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A LATE VICTORIAN BACHELOR'S THREE-PIECE TEA SET with part-fluted, circular bodies, crested by Charles Stuart Harris, London 1887/88 and a salver of shaped circular outline, inscribed, by Adie Bros., Birmingham 1929; the salver 10.5" (26.5 cms) diameter; 34.3 oz (4) £270-300
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A SMALL EARLY 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN CIRCULAR PLATE with a tongue & dart border, the centre initialled "PG", maker's mark "F.B.Co", Milan 1820-40; 8.75" (22.5 cms) diameter; 9.8 oz £120-150
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A VICTORIAN CASED SET OF TWELVE PAIRS OF DESSERT KNIVES & FORKS with ivory handles, script monogram, maker's mark "J.G", Birmingham 1864 and an electroplated vegetable dish & cover with liner; the latter 10" (25 cms) diameter (2) £100-150
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A GEORGE IV SMALL CIRCULAR SALVER with a gadrooned border & bracket feet, the centre with an engraved wreath cartouche & the inscription "This salver with a cup was presented to Caroline Newman Brooks by her affectionate Godfather L.G. Newman", by Joseph Angell, London 1824; 8" (20 cms) diameter; 12.25 oz £250-300
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A 19TH CENTURY SOUTH AMERICAN CIRCULAR DISH with two drop ring handles, & the initials "MVs" engraved on the base, together with another slightly larger example of shaped circular outline, inscribed around the side "R.A 8.m by Media.Owzas", both unmarked; the latter 15.9" (44 cms) diameter; 112 oz (2) £800-900
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A LARGE 19TH CENTURY SOUTH AMERICAN LADLE with a circular bowl & a florally chased upper stem, unmarked; 16.75" (42.5 cms) long; 9.7 oz £70-100
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A 19TH CENTURY SOUTH AMERICAN MUG of lobed circular outline with a scroll handle & a small foot, with engraved initials underneath, unmarked, and a South American chamberstick with a pierced handle, maker's mark only "TORES", unascribed, early 19th century; the latter 5.5" (14 cms) diameter; 22.5 oz (2) £200-300
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A SMALL MODERN MOUNTED WOODEN TRAY with an oblong base, cut-out handles & bun feet, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Sheffield 1926 and a cased set of six tea spoons; the tray 16.25" (41.5 cms) long; 3 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150
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FOUR VARIOUS 19TH CENTURY SOUTH AMERICAN CLOAK / PONCHO CLASPS with chased decoration & spoon-shaped terminals, all unmarked; the longest one 12" (30.5 cms) long; 5.8 oz (4) £100-200
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III BOAT-SHAPED SALTS on oval pedestal bases with reeded borders & twin, loop handles, gilt interiors, by Henry Chawner, London 1790; 4.75" (12 cms) long; 10 oz (4) £200-250
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A MODERN PEDESTAL DISH of lobed circular form with gadrooned borders & a small inscription on the foot, by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1923; 8" (20 cms) diameter; 18 oz £140-180
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A MODERN CAST STIRRUP CUP in the form of a wild boar mask, plain rim & gilt interior, maker's mark "E.BS", London 1968; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long; 17.25 oz £600-800
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A MID 18TH CENTURY FRENCH BRAZIER of pierced circular form on three legs with a gadrooned border, turned wooden feet & a turned wooden handle, maker's mark "IG", Lille 1757; 6.25" (16 cms) diameter; 14.25 oz gross £200-300
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SUNDRY PLATED WARE including an Old Sheffield tea pot & basket, etc. (lot) £80-120
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A PLATED STAND OR TABLE on a triform iron base with a central column, the top section in the form of a basin with suspensory chains; 34.25" (87 cms) high £1200-1500
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH SWING HANDLED SUGAR BASKET with bright-engraved decoration & a polyfoil foot, initialled "C", by John McDonald, Edinburgh 1799; 6.7" (17 cms) long; 10.5 oz £400-500
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A VICTORIAN CAST STIRRUP CUP in the form of a hound mask, perhaps a whippet, realistically modelled & textured, gilt interior by Robert Hennell, London 1875; 6.5" (16.5 cms) long; 13.9 oz £4000-5000
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A VICTORIAN CAST STIRRUP CUP in the form of a hound mask, perhaps a deer or wolfhound, realistically modelled & textured, gilt interior, by Robert Hennell, London 1873; 6.75" (17 cms) long; 15.8 oz £5000-6000
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WELSH INTEREST: A set of four modern oval napkin rings made from Welsh silver, with sponsor's mark "AN" & hallmarks for London 1988, also struck with a maker's mark "CD" & another mark depicting a Welsh dragon; 2.25" (5.8 cms) long; 2.3 oz (4) £80-100
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TWENTY THREE VARIOUS MOUNTED STEEL BUTTON HOOKS (late Victorian & later), mixed designs, makers & dates; the longest one 8.8" (22.5 cms) long £100-150
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A SET OF SIX LATE VICTORIAN PLAIN CIRCULAR NAPKIN RINGS with convex sides, maker's mark "TH", Birmingham 1892 (contained in a box); 2.25" (5.5 cms) diameter; 5.4 oz £180-220
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AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH BEAKER of campana form with a collet foot, marks partially unclear, unascribed; 2.7" (6.6 cms) high; 2.5 oz £200-250
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A MID 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SQUAT CIRCULAR BOWL on a pedestal foot, with bead borders, stamped underneath "PURE SILVER COIN", by Jones, Ball & Co., Boston M.A.; 5.7" (14.5 cms) diameter; 9.1 oz £150-170
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED OVAL TEA POT with a domed cover, by Henry Chawner, London 1793; 5.7" (14.5 cms) high; 12.75 oz £100-150
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BALUSTER MUG decorated with fluting & chased scrollwork, scroll handle & gilt interior, post 1838; 4.7" (12 cms) high; 6.7 oz £180-200
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AN EDWARDIAN ART NOUVEAU DRESSING TABLE TRAY of narrow oblong form with shaped ends & a stamped design in the centre incorporating trefoil motifs & heightened with blue & green enamel, by Liberty & Co., Birmingham 1909; 11.75" (29.8 cms) long; 6.75 oz £100-150
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH WINE TASTER with serpent ring handle inscribed on the side, "A.BILLAUD", maker's mark "GB" 1819-1838; 3.3" (8.5 cms) diameter; 3.4 oz £200-250
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PIN CUSHION in the form of a pig by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1906, lined & loaded; 2.5" (6.5 cms) long £100-120
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A VICTORIAN EMBOSSED "CASTLETOP" CARD CASE oblong with a view of York Minster in relief, flanked by floral scrolls, the reverse centred by a cartouche, initialled, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1844; 3.3" (8.5 cms) high; 1.6 oz £500-600
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A LATE VICTORIAN MOUNTED CONNEMARA MARBLE PAPERWEIGHT with golden pheasant surmount, oval base by Sampson Mordan, London 1897; 5.3" (13.5 cms) long £150-180
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A GEORGE IV ENGRAVED OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with a simulated filigree grille, initialled by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1824, another George IV oblong vinaigrette with a raised border, Birmingham 1819 and a smaller Victorian oval vinaigrette; the latter 1.1" (2.8 cms) long; 1.1 oz (3) £170-200
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A RARE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED "CASTLETOP" VINAIGRETTE of shaped rectangular outline with rounded ends & a view of the old castle at Balmoral*, on the cover, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1851; 1.8" (4.8 cms) long; 0.6 oz £400-600
*Queen Victoria & Prince Albert bought the lease of the old castle in 1848 & purchased the property in 1852. Finding the residence too small, a new place (the current Balmoral) was built. Construction began in 1853 & was completed in 1856. Sold with a photocopy of an old print, formerly in the possession of the Farquharsons of Balmoral.
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THREE SMALL NOVELTY PIN CUSHIONS: An elephant by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1905, a hedgehog by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1904 and a slumbering pig, maker's mark worn, Birmingham 1910; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (3) £200-250
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A LATE VICTORIAN DUAL COMPARTMENT STAMP BOX with a gadrooned oblong base, gilt interior, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.Ltd., London 1899 and a novelty bookmark with an owl terminal, coloured glass eyes, by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1907; the latter 3.5" (9 cms) long; 0.3 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN SMALL COMBINATION BOX with a fold-out steel penknife blade & pencil, the cover inset with an enamelled plaque depicting a horse racing scene, gilt interior, by E.H. Watts, London 1885; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 2.4 oz gross £200-250
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A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE enamelled on the front in polychrome a hand of four playing cards, the reverse monogrammed, by W.H. Sparrow, Birmingham 1896; 1.75" (4.5 cms) high; 0.73 oz £200-250
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AN EDWARDIAN HEART-SHAPED SCENT BOTTLE CASE with cherub masks in low relief & a blue glass liner & stopper, gilt interior, inscribed "Florence" on the reverse, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1902; 3.25" (8.2 cms) high; 1.25 oz weighable silver £100-120
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A SMALL ENGRAVED "CASTLETOP" VINAIGRETTE of shaped oblong outline with engine-turned sides & base & a view of St. Paul's Cathedral on the cover, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1851; 1.25" (3.2 cms) long; 0.35 oz £400-450
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A PLAIN EDWARDIAN CIGAR CASE of rounded oblong form, gilt interior, by J. Gloster, Birmingham 1902 & another with scroll engraving & a vacant cartouche, maker's mark "T.B", Birmingham, same date; each one 4.75" (12 cms) long; 9.5 oz (2) £80-100
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVERGILT CHEROOT CASE, VESTA & SLOW MATCH HOLDER COMBINED of rounded oblong form with a gem-set thumbpiece, inscribed "Eugene", retailed by Leuchars & Son Paris", c.1890; 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 5 oz £100-150
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A GEORGE III MUSICAL SNUFF BOX plain rectangular with engine-turned decoration & a bevelled cover with a flush hinge & a vacant cartouche, gilt interior, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1819; 3.5" (9 cms) long £1000-1200
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A LATE VICTORIAN OBLONG VESTA CASE with "slow match" compartment & a part-concealed knurled wheel for withdrawing the taper, gilt interior & metal striker plate, by A & J. Zimmerman, Birmingham 1901; 1.8" (4.6 cms) long; 3.1 oz £60-80
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SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL INTEREST: An early Victorian oblong snuff box with an engine-turned base & reeded sides, inscribed on the cover "Presented to Mr. James Alexander, Edinburgh by a few of the Gardeners of Morayshire as a small token of their respect and esteem, Forres, July 1847", gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1846, struck also with the marks of William Ferguson of Elgin (WF, ELGIN), who must have retailed this box; 3.1" (8 cms) long; 3.1 oz £300-500
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN OBLONG VESTA CASE, PENKNIFE & TAPE HOLDER COMBINED by Georg Adam Scheid, Vienna c.1880; 2.2" (5.4 cms) long; 1.8 oz £60-80
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A VICTORIAN BRASS NOVELTY VESTA in the form of a violin case, a nickel-plated vesta in the form of a violin and a brass vesta with a seal terminal & Registered Design No. "603901" (3) £60-80
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A RARE LATE VICTORIAN PLATED BRASS VESTA CASE which on one side resembles the head of a donkey and on the other side also looks like a donkey's head but when rotated through 90 degrees clockwise, it reveals the figure of a man with a bottle in his pocket, with incuse Registered Design No. "214447"; 2.5" (6.4 cms) long £70-100
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE & SLOW MATCH HOLDER with a curved base & knurled wheel at one side, inscribed, gilt interior, by Thomas Johnson, London 1874 and two modern "drawer" type vesta cases, initialled and each stamped on the inside "WITH COMPLIMENTS JAMES MCLEAN, 12 WOODSIDE TERRACE, GLASGOW C3...", both Birmingham 1925; 4.1 oz (3) £70-80
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE with an applied coat of arms, enamelled blue in the centre, maker's mark "HJ", Birmingham 1883 & another with the applied enamelled badge of the "Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity", by S. Mordan & Co., London 1898, both with suspensory rings; 2.4 oz (2) £60-80
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TWO MODERN ENGINE-TURNED MATCHBOX HOLDERS of rhombic form (one with an applied gold monogram) and another of a similar form, varous makers & dates 1923-25; approx. 2.5" (6 cms) long; 4.75 oz (3) £50-80
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE with a vacant shield cartouche and an Austro-Hungarian oblong niellowork vesta & slow match holder combined, with an exposed knurled wheel, gilt interior, vacant circular cartouche, maker's mark unclear, Vienna c.1880; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 2.2 oz (2) £70-80
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