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A Set of Five Scottish Provincial Silver Dessert Spoons, James Sturrock, Montrose circa 1860, Old English pattern, engraved with the initials JA, stamped thistle, JS, rose, 18cm long, 4oz 9dwt all in £200 - 300
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A Silver Composite Table Service of Flatware, Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater, London 1839 (forks), John Harris, London 1834 (spoons), Fiddle, Thread and Shell Pattern, comprising twelve each of table forks, side forks, dessert spoons, 102oz; and A Set of Twelve Kings Pattern Table and Side knives, C J Vander Ltd, London 1963 (qty) £800 - 1000
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A George IV Silver Patent Medicine Spoon, maker's mark WB, London 1827, of typical form with a gilt interior, inscribed Charles Gibson, Inventor, 1 Bishopsgate St. Wenthian, 14cm long, 37g £400 - 600
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A Set of Fourteen Scottish Silver Table Forks, David McDonald, Glasgow 1826, Fiddle pattern, initialled JA; Eighteen Side Forks En Suite, David McDonald , Glasgow 1827; and Five Table Spoons, David McDonald, Edinburgh 1814, initialled AA, 69oz all in (37) £500 - 700
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A Set of Six Scottish Silver Toddy Ladles, maker's mark AC, Edinburgh 1817, Oar pattern, initialled JA, marked AC, towers, thistle, date letter, duty mark, CD, 16.5cm long; and Two Others, David McDonald, Edinburgh 1815, oar pattern, initialled A, 8oz 3dwt all in (8) £200 - 300
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A Set of Seven Scottish Provincial Silver Tablespoons, James Wright, Perth circa 1810, Old English pattern, initialled JA, stamped JW, S, thistle, S, double headed eagle, 23.5cm long, 14oz 8dwt all in (7) £400 - 600
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A Set of Eleven George III Provincial Silver Tablespoons, Robert Cattle & James Barber, York 1808, Old English pattern, engraved with a ram couchant, 22cm long, 20ozt £600 - 900
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A Set of Twelve George III Provincial Silver Table Forks, Robert Cattle, York 1807, Old English pattern, engraved with a ram couchant, 20cm long, 28ozt £600 - 900
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A Set of Six George IV Silver Tablespoons, Richard Crossley, London 1783, Old English pattern, each engraved with crest of a talbot sejant supporting an escutcheon, 21.5cm long; and A Set of Twelve George IV Silver Dessert Spoons, Richard Crossley, London 1784, en suite with the above, no duty mark, 17cm long, 25ozt all in (18)The crest is probably that of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet (1795-1853) who was for over 40 years in the service of the East India Company. The only difference is that Metcalf's escutcheon in the crest being charged with a hand issuing from clouds in. The presence of a 'Grant mark' next to the hallmark adds credence to this. £300 - 500
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A Set of Seven Scottish Silver Tablespoons. Lothian & Robertson, Edinburgh probably 1762, Hanoverian pattern with rattail, engraved with a crest and motto, being cubit arm holding a crescent and I HOPE TO SPEED, 19.5cm long; and Three Other Engraved En Suite, probably Patrick Robertson, Edinburgh 1762, 21oz 5dwt all in (10)The crest is that of the Cathcart family. £300 - 500
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A James I Silver Seal Top Spoon, maker's mark a crescent enclosing a W, possibly William Cawdell, London circa 1610, with a fig shaped bowl, tapering hexagonal stem and a cast baluster terminal, 17cm long, 47g £600 - 900
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A Victorian Silver "Castle Top" Card Case, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1845, shaped rectangular, the front with a depiction of Melrose Abbey in deep relief, the remainder of the case with repoussé scrolls and foliage and a cartouche engraved Kate, 10cm high, 73g £1000 - 1500
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A Victorian Silver "Castle Top'' Vinaigrette, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838, rectangular, the hinged cover with a view of Windsor Castle, with reeded sides and engine turned base, the gilt interior with a pierced and engraved grille, 3.8cm long, 25g £800 - 1000
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A Victorian Silver Gilt "Castle Top'' Vinaigrette, Gervase Wheeler, Birmingham 1839, rectangular, the hinged cover with a view of Kenilworth Castle, engine turned sides and base, the gilt interior with a pierced and engraved grille, 3.9cm long, 24g £800 - 1000
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A Victorian Silver "Castle Top" Card Case, probably Taylor & Perry (John Taylor & John Perry), Birmingham circa 1840, rectangular, each side with a view of Abbotsford House, with a hinged cover, 9.6cm high, 84g £300 - 500
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A William IV Silver "Castle Top" Aide Memoire, Taylor & Perry (John Taylor & John Perry), Birmingham 1835, in the form of a book, each cover with a view of Newstead Abbey, the interior fitted with three ivory leaves, each engraved consecutively Monday - Saturday, with a propelling pencil acting as the closure, 9cm high £250 - 350
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A William IV Silver Gilt "Castle Top" Snuff Box, Taylor & Perry (John Taylor & John Perry), Birmingham circa 1835, rectangular, the hinged cover with a view of the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey, with engine turned sides and base, the base engraved EAGLE, 5.2cm wide, 49g £500 - 800
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A "Castle Top" Vinaigrette, unmarked, rectangular, the hinged cover with a view of Windsor Castle, the gilt interior with a pierced and engraved grille, 5.5cm wide, 55.4g £200 - 300
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A Novelty Silver Vinaigrette, marks obscured, in the form of an articulated fish, the hinged head opening to reveal a gilt interior with a pierced grille, finely engraved with naturalistic scales and fins, 8cm long, 12.6g £400 - 700
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A Collection of Five Seal Fobs, unmarked, 18th and 19th century, each with an engraved hardstone matrix bearing an armorial, two bearing the arms of either Evans, Gwyn, Herbert, Jones or Vaughan, another with the arms of Fielding impaling another (see online impressions of marks), together with A Gilt Suspension Pendant in the form of an eagle with a serpent in its beak, 59g all in (6)By family repute these were the property of Alleyne FitzHerbert, who was the UK ambassador to Catherine the Great from 1783-1787 and to Alexander I from 1801-1802, during which time he was created Lord St Helens. £500 - 800
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A Cased Set of Eight French Gold Napoleonic Charms, restricted warranty mark for gold, Paris 1809-19, each finely detailed charm with a suspension loop or chain, comprising: shako, frogged tunic, a foot in a Romanesque sandal, dress sword, flintlock musket, fiddle, cannon and a sabretache, in a fitted gilt tooled brown leather and velvet presentation case, the tunic charm 3cm long, 25.4g all in £1000 - 2000
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A Singing Bird Musical Automaton, late 19th century, the rectangular body of bombé profile, with engine turned and engraved geometric and floral decoration to all sides, the hinged cover enamelled with a racehorse to the top and a group of flowers to the underside, with a finely pierced and engraved grille, with a multi-coloured turning, flapping and tweeting bird, 10.5cm wide £2500 - 3500
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A Singing Bird Musical Automaton, late 19th century, the rectangular box decorated with applied with cast putti and garlands to the sides and geometric motifs to the top, the hinged cover enamelled with a shepherd and shepherdess to the top and a group of flowers to the underside, with a finely pierced grille, with a multi-coloured turning, flapping and tweeting bird, 9cm wide £2500 - 3500
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A Singing Bird Musical Automaton, 19th century, the plain rectangular tortoiseshell box with a flap to conceal a key (missing), the hinged cover foliate engraving, with an engraved grille, with a multi-coloured turning, flapping and tweeting bird, 9.2cm wide £1000 - 1500
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A Silver Mounted Book of Common Prayer, Wright & Davies (William Frederick Wright), London circa 1920, with plain silver spine and boards, the front with fifteen applied opals in the form of a crucifix, 8cm wide, in original fitted case £700 - 900
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A Coral Amulet, possibly 17th century, the deep red coral pendant of natural form, mounted in a gilt metal mount with castellated border and suspension loop, 7cm long, 36gFrom the Middle Ages coral has been used for amulets, as a medical remedy and was believed it had the power to detect poison in foods. £300 - 500
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A Fabergé Style Carved Agate Model of an Indian Rhinoceros, 20th century, realistically carved with skin and neck folds, standing four square, with cabochon sapphire eyes, 4cm high £700 - 1000
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