AN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED DISH CROSS and a pair of electroplated salts with blue glass liners; the cross 12.4" (31.5 cms) long (3) £140-160
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A MODERN MOUNTED GREEN GLASS WINE BOTTLE maker's mark worn, London 1917; 9.4" (24 cms) high £100-150
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AMERICAN: A porringer with a single pierced handle, a set of six mounted wooden glass coasters, a pair of mounted glass small coasters & a mounted glass dish; the latter 6" (15 cms) diameter; 5.4 oz weighable silver (10) £180-220
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AN ART DECO REVIVAL THREE PIECE CONDIMENT SET the mustard with a glass liner, and spoon, maker's mark "ALD", Birmingham 1955; the casters 3.2" (8 cms) high; 3.6 oz (4) £60-80
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A LATE VICTORIAN MOUNTED CLEAR GLASS DECANTER & STOPPER with four pouring spouts & a waisted body, by J.T. Heath & J.H. Middleton, London 1896; 10.5" (26.8 cms) high £100-150
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AN EDWARDIAN MINIATURE MUG gilt interior, by G. Betjemann & Sons Ltd., London 1908, a ring tree, and a small paper knife by Mappin & Webb, London 1906; the knife 4.75" (12 cms) long; 3 oz (3) £180-220
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A GEORGE II SMALL PORRINGER with part-fluting, a moulded girdle & reeded scroll handles by Fuller White, London 1749; 2.4" (6 cms) high; 2.2 oz £300-400
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A LATE VICTORIAN CASED SET OF FOUR SHELL SALTS & SPOONS with gilt bowls by George Unite, Birmingham 1897; the salts 2.3" (6 cms) wide £150-180
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A GEORGE III WINE FUNNEL with reeded borders & a shaped tang, by Crispin Fuller, London 1795; 4.9" (12.5 cms) high; 2.4 oz £300-400
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A MODERN CASED PORCELAIN DEMI-TASSE COFFEE SET consisting of six cups, six saucers & six coffee spoons £100-120
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A GEORGE III NORTH COUNTRY PROVINCIAL MUSTARD POT oval with reeded borders, a reeded handle & a ball finial, blue glass liner (no date letter); 2.75" (7 cms) high; 3.4 oz weighable silver £200-250
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A MODERN CASED PORCELAIN DEMI TASSE COFFEE SET consisting of six cups, six saucers & six coffee spoons £100-120
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A SUITE OF ONE LARGE & TWO SMALLER GEORGE I CASTERS of vase form with pierced, high domed covers & ball knop finials, by Thomas Bamford, London 1724; the larger one 7.55" (19.2 cms) high; 19.3 oz (3) £1200-1500
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BY THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFTS: A pair of modern/contemporary handmade salts, boat-shaped, on domed oval bases with beaded rims & gilt interiors, London 1971 together with a pair of Old English pattern salt spoons, crested, by William Lister & Sons, London 1919; the salts 3.3" (8.5 cms) wide; 6.6 oz (4) £200-250
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AN INDIAN COLONIAL GOBLET with a part-fluted, campana-shaped bowl, with a foliate border around the foot, gilt interior, maker's mark of George Gordon & Co. of Madras; 6.25" (15.8 cms) high £200-250
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A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN MOUNTED CUT GLASS LIQUEUR DECANTERS & POINTED STOPPERS cut with bands of reedings with two pouring spouts, by J.T. Heath & J.H. Middleton, Birmingham 1908; 10" (25.5 cms) high (2) £150-200
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A GEORGE III BALUSTER CREAM JUG on a circular foot with a shaped rim, scratched initials "H" over "GA", by George Smith, London 1773; 4" (10 cms) high; 2.4 oz £150-200
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III PIERCED OVAL SALTS on ball & claw feet with fine-bead borders, engraving & blue glass liners, scratched initials "H" over "IM", by William Abdy, London 1808; 3.25" (8.4 cms) long; 3.2 oz weighable silver (2) £200-250
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH THREE PIECE TEA SET with pricked & engraved borders, consisting of tea pot (with a plated handle), swing handled sugar bowl & pedestal cream jug, maker's mark defaced, Edinburgh 1815; the jug 6.25" (16 cms) high; 30.6 oz (3) £1000-1300
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A 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL BOX opening to form a double, travelling candlestick; 2.75" (7 cms) diameter; 2.9 oz £80-120
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH WINE FUNNEL STAND with a domed centre & a reeded border, by George Fenwick, Edinburgh c.1810 (no date letter); 4.3" (11 cms) diameter; 1.75 oz £150-200
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A GEORGE II CASTER of baluster form with a high domed cover & a knop finial, by Samuel Wood, London c.1745 (date letter unclear); 6.5" (16.4 cms) high; 5.2 oz £200-250
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AN EDWARDIAN SANDWICH BOX of plain oblong form, gilt interior, by Messrs. Hutton & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1901; 6.1" (15.4 cms) long; 9.8 oz £250-300
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A VICTORIAN NATURALISTIC CREAM & SUGAR in the form of a pair of swimming swans with textured plumage & their beaks resting on their breasts, complete with matching cream ladle & sugar sifter ladle, each with bullrush terminals, all by John Tucker, London 1868; the swans 5.2" (13 cms) long; 18.8 oz (4) £1200-1500
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BY GERALD BENNEY: A modern contemporary three piece condiment set of baluster form with cone-shaped finials, the mustard with a blue glass liner (& later, non-matching spoon), London 1961; the salt & pepper 4" (10 cms) high; 12.25 oz weighable silver (4) £400-500
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A MODERN (WARTIME) HANDMADE THREE PIECE TEA SET of circular form with reeded borders, flat bases & c-shaped handles, by Sidney Hammond, London 1944; the tea pot 5.4" (13.6 cms) high; 37.8 oz (3) £500-700
*Sidney Hammond was an instructor at the Central School of Arts & Crafts, Southampton Row, London WC2.
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BY GERALD BENNEY: A modern/contemporary sugar caster of baluster form with a conical finial, London 1961; 5.7" (14.5 cms) high; 6.2 oz £300-400
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A RARE MODERN SILVERGILT EXHIBITION CUP & COVER with a squat circular bowl, decorated with a frieze of putti, corded borders & a wrythen fluted foot & cover, rising up to a finial in the form of seated naked girl looking wistful, struck with two sponsor's marks, for Roberts & Belk & R.G. Toms, London 1928, on a velvet-clad plinth with plaque, inscribed "This silvergilt cup & cover was designed in 1928 by Walter P. Belk and made in Furnival Works, Sheffield. It has been exhibited at Seaford House, Goldsmiths' Hall, London and in Canada"; 7.9" (20 cms) high; 24.6 oz £600-800
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FOUR SIMILAR FAR EASTERN BASE METAL MATCH BOX COVERS each with a gilt & patinated finish & relief decoration, c.1900; 3" (7.5 cms) long (4) £100-120
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FIVE VARIOUS CELLULOID COVERED MATCH BOX COVERS decorated with portraits of war leaders etc.; 2.5" (6 cms) long (5) £100-120
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BOOK MATCH COVERS: Two Chinese examples with dragons in relief, a Japanese pierced example, four various other late Victorian / Edwardian examples and a plated example pierced "matches", various sizes; 7.2 oz weighable silver (8) £240-300
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FIVE VARIOUS CHINESE ENAMELLED COPPER MATCH BOX COVERS and another enamelled brass example; 2.3" (6 cms) long approx. (6) £50-80
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TEN VARIOUS METAL "TRENCH ART" BOOK MATCH COVERS various sizes (10) £150-200
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FIVE VARIOUS CELLULOID COVERED, REGIMENTAL MATCH BOX COVERS Royal Artillery, Royal Army Medical Corps, Hampshire Regiment, Royal Engineers, and a Great War souvenir; 2.5" (6 cms) long (5) £100-120
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AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE & CIGAR CUTTER COMBINED monogrammed on one side & engraved with a crest & the motto "PRO REGE ET PATRIA" on the other, by H. Woodward & Co., Ltd. Birmingham 1904; 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 2.4 oz gross £400-500
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VESTA CASE set on the front with a pattern of green hardstones, by Randle Brothers, Chester 1900; 1.7" (4.2 cms) high; 0.8 oz £150-200
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AN UNUSUAL LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN METAL VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form, stamped with a multitude of textures, leaves, insects & two terrapins, maker's mark "Gorham & Co" c.1900; 2.6" (6.5 cms) long £100-150
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FIRST WORLD WAR: A novelty vesta case in the form of a First World War Howitzer shell, by W.H. Haseler, Birmingham 1915 with registered design no., the base stamped "With the compliments of Pinchin Johnson & Co., Ltd."; 2.5" (5.6 cms) high; 0.7 oz £400-500
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A RARE EDWARDIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of a stylised bulldog or boxer dog, the hinged neck with a rotating head, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London 1907; 2.5" (6.4 cms) long; 1 oz £800-1200
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE enamelled with yachting pennants & inscribed on the inside "COMBUSTIBLES", the reverse intialled, by F. Edmonds, London 1894; 1.9" (4.8 cms) high; 0.9 oz £300-350
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A MODERN VESTA CASE enamelled with two signalling flags & inscribed "I AM LOADED WITH COMBUSTIBLES" & intialled "H" & "P", maker's mark "JWB", Birmingham 1910; 2" (5 cms) high; 1.1 oz £300-350
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A LATE VICTORIAN MOUNTED GREEN GLASS NOVELTY VESTA HOLDER in the form of a starboard lamp, hinged cover, gilt interior & ribbed base, initialled, by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1893; 4.5" (11.5 cms) high £200-300
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A VICTORIAN WHISTLE & VINAIGRETTE COMBINED with profusely chased decoration & suspensory ring, the gilt interior lacking its grille, by George Unite, Birmingham 1876; 2.25" (5.8 cms) long; 0.64 oz £100-150
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of a leather football, suspensory ring, by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1905; 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter; 0.5 oz £100-150
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A SMALL VICTORIAN OBLONG VESTA CASE with a flip cover & diagonally reeded decoration, suspensory ring, by Sampson Mordan, London 1889; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 0.6 oz £100-130
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AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form with reeded & wave-like texturing, suspensory ring, by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1903; 2" (5 cms) wide; 0.6 oz £100-130
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE plump, rounded oblong form, inscribed "Thomas Fisher, 28 Arthur St. Belfast" by Sampson Mordan, London 1886; 2.25" (5.8 cms) long; 1.1 oz £90-120
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A VICTORIAN VESTA of rounded oblong form, enamelled "In me a match you'll always find" by Sampson Mordan, London 1886; 2" (5.1 cms) long; 0.9 oz £120-150
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AN EDWARDIAN CIRCULAR VESTA with vertical reeding, by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1904; 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter; 0.6 oz £60-80
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A VICTORIAN COMBINATION VESTA CASE pen knife (with two steel blades) & pencil, plain elongated oval form, initialled "JHP" on the reverse, suspensory ring, by Sampson Mordan, London 1887; 2.9" (7.5 cms) long; 1.8 oz gross £250-300
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