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Three 18th Century Mote Spoons, maker's probably George Smith, Thomas Rush and Elizabeth Oldfield; Another, marks worn; and Another, engraved with the initials AM only, each with typically pierced oval bowl, 1oz 3dwt all in (5) £500 - 700
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A George III Silver Salver, Peter & Ann Bateman, London 1799, circular with an applied gadrooned border and three bracket feet, 43cm wide, 58oz £600 - 1000
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A Set of Six Provincial Silver 'Double Duty' Marked Teaspoons, Thomas Watson, Newcastle 1797, Old English pattern with bright cut decoration and initialled, 12.7cm long, 1oz 8dwt
Duty was doubled in July 1797 and certain provincial offices struck the duty mark twice as a temporary measure to show this new rate had been paid (this was only until they received a new punch from the Office for the Commissioner of Stamps). £200 - 300
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A George III Silver Hot Water Jug and Cover, Peter & Ann Bateman, London 1794, the urn shaped body on a slender pedestal foot, with fluted girdle and domed cover with ball knop, the wooden scroll handle with acanthus capped mounts, 33cm high, 24oz 2dwt £600 - 900
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A George III Silver Basting Spoon, Hester Bateman, London 1788, Old English pattern with bright cut edge, 29cm long; and A George III Silver Basting Spoon, maker's mark TC over WC for Thomas Chawner and William Chawner, Old English pattern with feathered edge, 29cm long, 5oz 6dwt all in (2) £250 - 400
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A Set of Six George III Provincial Silver Table Spoons, John Hampston & John Price, York 1783, Old English pattern with a feather-edge, 22cm long, 15oz 3dwt £500 - 800
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A George III Silver Cup and Cover, John Parker I & Edward Wakelin, London 1771, circular with a waisted and gadrooned body and acanthus capped scroll handles, the pull-off cover with gadrooned rim and squat acorn knop finial, engraved with quartered arms flanked by fronds, 30cm high, 38oz 9dwt (2) £2500 - 3000
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A Pair of George III Irish Silver Sauce Boats, Matthew West, Dublin circa 1770, each with a fluted and beaded border, beaded rim and scroll handle, on shell capped hoof feet, 21.5cm long, 23oz 4dwt all in £700 - 1000
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A George III Silver Coffee Pot, maker's mark worn, London 1766, the pear shaped body with spreading foot, stepped and domed cover, gadrooned borders to the base and rim, with wooden scroll handle, engraved with a crest, 26.5cm high, 28oz 5dwt £600 - 800
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A Pair of George III Silver Candlesticks, Elizabeth Cooke, London 1765, with fluted square bases, fluted columns and openwork Ionic capitals, 28cn high, loaded £500 - 800
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A George III Silver Cake Basket, William Plumber, London 1765, oval with pierced panels bordered by beaded flutes, cast leaf and bud border and swing handle, engraved with an armorial to the centre, 34cm wide, 27oz 9dwt £400 - 700
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A Set of Four George II Silver Meat Dishes, Alexander Johnston, London 1758, each oval with a shaped and gadrooned border, engraved with a beast passant holding a cross moline, the opposite side with a monogram, two 37cm wide, two 40cm wide, 112oz 5dwt all in £1500 - 2000
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A George II Silver Sauceboat, David Hennell I, London 1758, the bulbous body with three shell capped feet, scroll handle and gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat of arms and the motto DA GLORIAM DEO, 13cm high, 12oz 8dwt £300 - 400
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A George II Silver Gilt Bell, no maker's mark, London circa 1740, the waist with a border of four flowerheads, a continuous laurel motif border to the lip and engraved scrolls to the shoulder, with an octagonal inverted baluster screw-off handle with an acanthus knop, 12.2cm high, 4oz 5dwt £3000 - 5000
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A Queen Anne Silver Dog Nose Spoon, maker's mark not clear, London 1704; and A George II Hanoverian Pattern Spoon, maker's mark worn, London 1753, 3oz 6dwt gross (2) £150 - 250
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A William III Silver Trifid Spoon, maker's mark possibly GA below a lion rampant, London 1701, the top of the stem initialled KW, 20cm long, 1oz 9dwt £250 - 350
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A Charles II Silver Trifid Spoon, probably Lawrence Coles, London 1684, initialled M*C to back of stem and AA to front, 19cm long, 1oz 4dwt £250 - 350
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A Charles II Silver Lace Back Trifid Spoon, maker's mark worn, London 1683, the bowl with pointed rattail, lacing to the back of bowl and top of stem, back of stem initialled and dated W.E/E.B 1776, 19.5cm long, 1oz 3dwt £250 - 350
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An Early Scottish Provincial Silver Seal Top Spoon, maker's mark WM (unidentified see Jacksons p.614), Perth circa 1650, the fig shaped bowl with an hexagonal tapering stem and crude cast baluster knop, initialled 'AH', 16.5cm long, 1oz 3dwt £6000 - 8000
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A James I Provincial Silver Seal Top Spoon, maker's mark RC or PC within a rose device, previously attributed to Richmond, Yorkshire, circa 1615, the fig shaped bowl with an hexagonal tapering stem and cast baluster knop, prick engraved 1615 I*G I*I, later gilded and with a later monogram to the bowl, 17cm long, 1oz 5dwt
The previous attribution to Richmond appears in the Ellis Collection, 1935, lots 6 and 7. £1500 - 2000
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An Elizabeth II Silver Cased Singing Bird Automaton, import marks for Israel Freeman & Son Ltd, London 1960, the rectangular case with chased scroll, leaf and bird motifs, the oval cover opening to reveal automated singing bird with flapping wings, opening beak and turning action, 10cm wide £500 - 800
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A 20th Century 18ct Gold Mesh Purse, Sweden, the demi-lune frame inset on one side with an alternating border of old cut diamonds and calibré cut sapphires, the thumbpiece as two acorns with cabochon centres, with a cable link chain, total estimated diamond weight 1.00 carat approximately, 14cm wide across frame, 266g £3000 - 4000
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A 20th Century 18ct Gold Cigarette Case, Sweden 1945, rectangular with rounded corners, sides and simple thumbpiece, 10.5cm high, 239g £3000 - 4000
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A 9ct Gold Pill Box, Jacques Cartier, London 1935, rectangular with a ribbed body and triangular diamond set thumbpiece, 5cm wide, 30.9g £300 - 500
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WW1 Interest: A German Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, SY & Wagner, the rounded rectangular case enamelled to the cover with a signature and inset with a ruby, with sapphire cabochon press, inscribed to the interior Nach glucklicher
heimkehr von der Somme. Stenay, 8 October 1916, 9.5cm high, 3oz 8dwt, in an SY & Wagner fitted case,
The inscription translates as After a happy return from the Somme. Stenay is a commune in north-eastern France and was one of the last villages to experience fighting during WW1. £300 - 500
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A George V Novelty Silver Inkwell, Samuel Jacob, London 1911, in the form of a ship's port lantern, with a convex red glass panel and hinged top revealing a glass liner, 10cm high, 3oz 8dwt gross £200 - 300
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A Set of Four Sapphire Set Dice, each face set with round cut sapphires, signed Dianoor, 1.5cm wide £500 - 800
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An Early 19th Century Gold Vinaigrette, oval, the sides and base with an engraved border, the cover set with a hardstone cameo depicting two putti, the grille with a pierced border, 4cm wide £1000 - 1500
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An Early 19th Century Gold Vinaigrette, oval, the sides with a three colour gold scroll and flowerhead border over a matte background, with a quartz cover and base and a finely pierced and engraved grille, 3.6cm wide £1000 - 1500
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A 19th Century Novelty Gold and Enamel Seal Fob, unmarked, in the form of a sailor beside an anchor, wearing red stripped bell bottom trousers, blue jacket and brown hat, with a bloodstone matrix, 2.7cm high, 6.9g £200 - 400
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A French Empire Style Gilt Metal and Cut Glass Casket, early 19th century, in the form of two books, the covers inset with hobnail cut glass panels within a pierced border of lyres, scrolls and blossoming flowers, the spine chased with harps, anthemions and flaming torches, with a flowerhead press to the side, the interior with an applied label inscribed Grandcher Au Fecit Dunkerque Rue de Richelieu No. 91, 11.7cm long £300 - 500
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An 18th Century Gold Snuffbox and Hinged Cover, of oval form, the top and base engraved with monograms, unmarked, 7.3cm long, 81.2g £600 - 800
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A Set of Twelve 18th Century French Buttons, circa 1770-80, each circular with a painted with figures in a landscape, each 3.7cm wide £1000 - 2000
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A Queen Anne Silver Royal Commemorative Box, circa 1710, oval, the lid inset with a double sided silver gilt medallion of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria by Thomas Rawlins (circa 1620-1670), the underside engraved with a portrait of Queen Anne with angel supporters over St Paul's Cathedral and the date 1709, 8.2cm wide £4500 - 5500
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