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A GEORGE II TANKARD slightly tapering with a skirted base, the large scroll handle with a scroll thumbpiece, engraved on the front with a coat of arms*, the base with scratchweight "27-12", by John Fossey, London 1733; 7.2" (18 cms) high; 27.4 oz £2000-2500
*Arms of Hyde, Nottinghamshire.
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A TWO HANDLED TROPHY CUP inscribed on one side "Q.O.R. Glasgow Yeomanry Squadron Shooting Challenge Cup - presented by Col. R.K. Stewart", by R. Martin & E. Hall, Sheffield 1910 and a similar smaller cup, inscribed "Synge Challenge Cup - 4th Batt. Royal Tank Corps...", by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London 1930; the former cup 13.8" (35 cms) wide overall; 61.5 oz (2) £500-600
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A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH TABLE LIGHTER in the form of a classical lamp on ivory ball rollers, the finial cast in the form of St. Andrew, engraved on one side with the badge of the Queens' Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry & inscribed "Presented by Richard McFarlane on joining the regiment 1878", inset metal base (lacking lighter nozzle), by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1877; 8.25" (21 cms) long £150-200
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A MODERN COFFEE POT & A HOT WATER JUG of similar design with circular bodies & feet, the coffee pot by Elkington & Co., Birmingham 1922, the jug by Atkin Bros., Sheffield 1933; the latter 8.5" (21.5 cms) high; 40.5 oz (2) £300-400
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A PAIR OF OBLONG ENTREE DISHES & COVERS with reeded borders and later, non-matching plated handles, each with a presentation inscription relating to the 3rd Tank Battalion, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.Ltd., London 1909/10; 10.3" (26.4 cms) long; 80.3 oz weighable silver (2) £650-750
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A PAIR OF HEXAGONAL CAPSTAN INKWELLS engraved with the badges of and inscribed "Presented to the officers of the 4th Battn. Royal Tank Corps by the officers of the 20th (Fife & Forfar Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company 1931" (later blue glass liners), by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1930/31 (loaded); 8.2" (20.5 cms) wide (2) £200-300
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A PAIR OF TAPERING HOT WATER JUGS with scroll handles & knop finials, each engraved with the badge of the Royal Tank Corps, by H.H. Plante, Birmingham 1937; 9" (23 cms) high; 52.7 oz (2) £400-500
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A SALVER of shaped circular outline with a moulded border & large scroll feet, engraved in the centre with the badge of the Royal Tank Regiment & a presentation inscription, by T. Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield 1920; 16" (41 cms) diameter; 64 oz £500-600
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AN ART DECO REVIVAL OCTAGONAL TRAY with two ivory handles, inscribed in the centre "Presented to the officers of 3rd Royal Tank Regiment by Lieut.Col. C.G. LOakin-Smith O.B.E..... 1959" by Garrard & Co., London 1959; 20.5" (52 cms) long; 68.5 oz £550-650
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED HOT WATER JUG/EWER in the form of a classical bottle with a flat base & cover, the central cartouche inscribed "Presented to Col. Cole & the officers of the 1st Battn. 15th Regt. by T. Rose Dyce, Deputy Inspector Genl. of Hospitals, late surgeon to the Regiment, Oct. 1864", by George Fox, London 1863; 9.8" (25 cms) high; 17.3 oz £200-300
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A SET OF FIVE SAUCE BOATS on oval bases with looped handles, each engraved with the badge of the 4th Battalion Royal Tank Corps, by H.H. Plante, Birmingham 1937; 8.25" (21 cms) long; 72.5 oz (5) £600-800
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A VICTORIAN CLARET JUG OR EWER of vase form with a slender neck, an oviform body with an engraved frieze of Greek-key work, inscribed "Presented to the Officers' Mess, 2nd Battn. 15th Regt., by Lieut. J.H. Hay Ruxton, 20th April 1866", by George Angell, London 1866; 12.3" (31.5 cms) high; 23.9 oz £180-220
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A PAIR OF SMALL OCTAGONAL WINE COASTERS with everting sides, gadrooned borders & wooden bases with inset bosses, each inscribed "To the Officers 5th Battn. Royal Tank Corps ..." (one from Capt. A.C. W.U Stanley, MC and one from Major E.C. Sotham M.C.), by H.H. Plante, London 1926; 5.3" (13.5 cms) diameter (2) £80-120
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A GEORGE IV IRISH COFFEE POT of baluster form with a flower finial, the body & foot profusely chased & embossed with floral scrolls, two eagles, fruit & two vacant cartouches, inscribed under the rim "Presented to the officers, 1st (light) Bn. Royal Tank Corps by the officers, 4th Bn. Royal Tank Corpos, March 1935", by Edward Power, Dublin 1826; 11.4" (29 cms) high; 32.9 oz £300-400
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A LATE VICTORIAN OCTAGONAL INKWELL on a dished base with ball feet, inscribed, by George Fox, London 1892 and a modern circular capstan inkwell, inscribed, (loaded); the latter 7" (18 cms) diameter; 18.9 oz weighable silver (2) £150-200
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN FIGURE OF A DANCING GIRL OR NAUTCH on a circular base, unmarked; 11" (28 cms) high; 13.2 oz £500-600
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN VASE-SHAPED EWER OR JUG with a scroll handle, profusely chased with an animal hunt & scrolls, vacant shield cartouche, bird finial, unmarked, Cutch c. 1890; 9.7" (25 cms) high; 16.7 oz £350-400
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THREE FIGURAL ITEMS with inscriptions relating to the Royal Tank Regiment: a cast bell, London 1965, an ash tray, London 1966 and a mounted wooden paperweight with the cast figure of an Argyll & Sutherland Highlander piper finial, London 1961; the latter 5.25" (13.4 cms) high; 10 oz weighable silver (3) £150-200
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A VICTORIAN LARGE CHALICE with a stepped hexagonal base & engraved decoration, gilt interior by Robert Stebbings, London 1885; 9.4" (23.8 cms) high; 14.6 oz £100-150
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A LARGE SUGAR CASTER of vase form by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London 1929, a "lighthouse" sugar caster with ribbed borders by Atkin Bros., Sheffield 1929 (both with Royal Tank Corps inscriptions) and a modern pepper caster engraved with the badge of the Royal Tank Corps; the largest one 9.1" (23 cms) high; 24.9 oz (3) £200-300
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THREE VARIOUS TWO HANDLED OCTAGONAL SUGAR BASINS and a pair of octagonal salts, each engraved with an inscription and badge relating either to the Armoured Car Company or the Royal Tank Corps, by various makers, mixed dates 1923/25/29; the salts 3" (7.5 cms) diameter; 34.25 oz (5) £250-300
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TWO SIMILAR NAVETTE-SHAPED BREAD BASKETS with pierced decoration, each inscribed "Presented to the officers 2nd Battn. Royal Tank Corps by Lieut. C.G. Oddy H.C.....", one by Barker Brothers Ltd. Chester 1924; the other by Barker Brothers Ltd., Birmingham 1927; 12" (30.5 cms) long; 25.6 oz (2) £200-300
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FOUR VARIOUS TWO HANDLED TROPHY CUPS each with an inscription relating to the Royal Tank Corps, various makers & dates, the largest one 10.6" (27 cms) high; 61.1 oz (4) £500-550
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TEN SIMILAR MODERN HEXAGONAL MUSTARD POTS AND SIX SALTS of similar design (no glass liners), the mustards engraved with the badge of the Royal Tank Corps & most of them inscribed, various makers & dates; 2.9" (7.5 cms) high overall; 37.9 oz (16) £250-300
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A 20TH CENTURY CAST MODEL OF A WOODCOCK OR SNIPE mounted on a wooden base with an inscribed plaque; 7.25" (19.5 cms) wingspan £80-120
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A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS CONDIMENTS: Eight mustard pots, six pepperettes, six salts & four mounted pepper mills (some items with glass liners); the mills 3.8" (9.7 cms) high; 32 oz weighable silver (lot) £200-250
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A MIXED LOT OF ITEMS each with an engraving or inscription relating to the Royal Tank Corps / Regiment: an Edwardian cigarette box, three "grenade" lighters, two tank shell table lighters, two small table bells, two other table lighters (incomplete) and a Chinese globular table lighter (lacking central nozzle); the cigarette box 9.25" (23.5 cms) long; 28 oz weighable silver (lot) £200-300
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A VICTORIAN SMALL SILVERGILT CHALICE on a polyfoil foot, with matching, engraved paten, by John Keith, London 1851, together with another small Victorian chalice engraved with the badge of the Royal Tank Regiment & inscribed on the foot, by Thomas Pratt, London 1886 (loaded base); the latter 4.9" (12.5 cms) high; 6.8 oz weighable silver (3) £150-200
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A MIXED LOT: A Victorian bonbon dish, inscribed, a Britannia Standard mug, initialled (fitted case), two mounted glass whisky tots with the engraved badge of the Royal Tank Corps, a Victorian engraved "challenge" goblet, a pair of vases, inscribed (loaded, & a single vase; the latter 7.5" (19 cms) high; 28 oz weighable silver (8) £300-350
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SEVEN SMALL "ARMADA" DISHES, A SMALL WAITER & A SMALL OCTAGONAL DISH each with an inscription relating to either the Royal Tank corps or the Tank Regiment, mixed makers & dates; the waiter 5.75" (14.5 cms) wide; 43.7 oz (9) £300-400
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A SET OF THREE LARGE, CIRCULAR CIGAR ASH TRAYS with inset glass bases, each inscribed "Presented to the officers 5th Battn. Royal Tank Corps.....", by H.H. Plante, London 1933; 7.75" (19.8 cms) diameter (3) £150-200
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SIX VARIOUS TABLE LIGHTERS each in the form of a classical lamp, all A/F, various makers & dates 1903-1927; the largest one 6.75" (17 cms) long; 39.8 oz (6) £300-350
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A PAIR OF SAUCE BOATS on three feet with shaped rims & flying scroll handles, each engraved with a pennant & inscribed "Presented to the officers 3rd Battn. Tank Corps by Capt. G.T. Lawden 1922", maker's mark "JW&T", Birmingham 1922; 7.25" (18.3 cms) long; 22.6 oz (2) £150-200
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THREE MODERN SQUAT CIRCULAR MUSTARD POTS on lion mask & paw feet (blue glass liners) by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London 1920/21, together with three non-matching salts of a similar design (two with liners); the mustards 3" (7.6 cms) diameter; 25.3 oz weighable silver (6) £200-300
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A SET OF THREE MODERN NUT DISHES of plain, compressed circular form, by Barker Brothers Ltd., Birmingham 1937; 4" (10 cms) diameter; 16.3 oz (3) £100-150
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A PAIR OF OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COASTERS with inset, turned wooden bases and borders of gadrooning & foliate scrolls, inset bosses c.1825; 7.75" (19.8 cms) diameter (2) £100-150
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AN INDIAN FOUR-PIECE TEA & COFFEE SERVICE with an Art Deco flavour, the conical bodies each chased profusely with formal foliage above & below a plain band, with London Assay Office Import marks for 1946; the coffee pot 6.7" (17 cms) high; 54 oz (4) £350-400
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A RARE OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED TAPERSTICK with a cluster column & a rising square base with masks, ovolo moulded borders & foliage in relief, detachable nozzle, unmarked c.1770; 7.75" (19.8 cms) high
*See Bradbury's History of S.S.P. for a similar example by Thomas Law. £100-150
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A MIXED LOT: An Old Sheffield Plated snuffer tray, a pair of close-plated snuffers, a plated Indian mug, a plated "barrel" pepper & a base metal circular box & cover with stone boss; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) diameter (5) £70-100
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A VICTORIAN GLOBULAR KETTLE ON STAND with an ivory handle and burner, the kettle by Francis Boone Thomas; the stand & burner by Charles Stuart Harris, all pieces London 1879; 13" (33 cms) high; 47.75 oz £350-400
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A MODERN SHAPED OVAL FRUIT DISH with a pierced & cast border of trailing & fruiting vines, maker's mark "F.C", Sheffield 1935; 12.5" (32 cms) long; 23 oz £150-200
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A PAIR OF MODERN CANDLESTICKS with knopped columns, canted square bases with "well" centres & detachable nozzles, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1938 (loaded); 7" (18 cms) high (2) £150-200
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A FULLY ILLUSTRATED VICTORIAN TRADE CATALOGUE: "Illustrated Pattern - Book of Silver Goods, Electro-Silver Plated Goods & Cutlery also of Japanned Goods, Bronze & Ormolu Goods, Ironmongery, Lamps etc.", 156 pages in total, from the manufacturers Silber & Fleming of 56 Wood St., Cheapside, London, EC, the front board gilt tooled with the name of the retailer "C. Bullock", c.1885; 15" (38 cms) high £250-350
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BY LIBERTY & CO: A pair of column candlesticks on round bases with a hammered finish and chased decoration around the bases, Birmingham 1920 (loaded); 8.25" (21 cms) high (2) £140-180
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A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN CANDLESTICKS on oval bases with fluted, tapering columns & vase-shaped capitals, detachable nozzles, by Willilam Hutton & Sons, London 1901 (loaded); 11.4" (29 cms) high (2) £150-200
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II IRISH BELLIED MUGS with leaf-capped, S-scroll handles & circular bases, crested & inscribed underneath, with the initials "C" over "IM", "M" over "SN" & the scratchweights "9-16" & "9-11" (respectively), maker's mark "GH", probably by George Hodder of Cork, with Dublin marks for c.1750; 4.8" (12.2 cms) high; 18.5 oz (2) £2500-2700
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A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN CANDLESTICKS on rising square bases with simulated, rivetted straps & square tapering columns, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1905 (loaded); 8.7" (22 cms) high (2) £300-500
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