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A MIXED LOT: A George IV cruet frame, crested, a small toast rack, a card case, a cigarette case, crested, a matchbox holder, another card case, crested, a small circular bowl, and a Victorian engraved cream jug, various makers & dates; the latter 3.75" (9.5 cms) high; 27.7 oz £200-250
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A RARE GEORGE II ASCRIBED WEST COUNTRY CHOCOLATE POT of plain tapering form with a cushion-domed cover & removable knop finial, the spout with leaf wrapping, the handle carved with a leaf capping, engraved on one side with a crest & underneath with the initials "G.C", by Samuel Wilmot of Plymouth, hallmarked Exeter 1740; 9.5" (24.5 cms) high; 29.9 oz £1200-1600
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A PAIR OF CAST CANDLESTICKS on octagonal bases, with faceted, baluster columns, marks all but worn; 5.75" (14.8 cms) high; 20.42 oz (2) £500-700
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A GEORGE III SWING HANDLED CAKE BASKET with borders of piercing & beading and a deep, navette-shaped body, by Hester Bateman, London 1787; 14.5" (37 cms) long; 26.5 oz £700-900
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A GEORGE I LEMON STRAINER with a hemispherical bowl and two "cut-out" handles, crested & engraved on the underside of one handle with the scratchweight "3-17", fully marked, maker's mark "I.E" (crowned), probably by James Englie, London 1723; 6.85" (17.5 cms) long; 3.8 oz £1000-1200
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SMALL SALVERS of shaped circular outline with decorative foliate shell borders & shell & vine feet, the centres engraved with a coat of arms, by John Bridge, London 1824; 9" (23 cms) diameter; 32.6 oz (2) £600-800
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A GEORGE III PIERCED OVAL SWEETMEAT BASKET with a swing handle & bead borders, by Hester Bateman, London 1783; 6.7" (17 cms) long; 4.25 oz £300-400
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A GEORGE III TANKARD of tapering cylindrical form with an upper & lower band of reeding, a c-shaped handle & a flat cover with a volute thumbpiece, the base with scratchweight "16-12 & incised "No1", by Sebastian & James Crespell, London 1772; 5.5" (14 cms) high; 16.1 oz £800-900
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A GEORGE III BALUSTER PEPPER CASTER with bead borders & an urn finial, initialled, by William Turton, London 1780, and another pepper caster on a square pedestal foot, by Peter & Ann Bateman, London 1798; the latter 5.5" (14 cms) high; 4.9 oz (2) £150-200
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A MODERN, POST WAR INDIAN COLONIAL FRUIT DISH of plain shallow circular form with a lobed foot, by Hamilton & Co. of Calcutta; 12" (30.5 cms) diameter; 35.4 oz £500-550
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III / IV SALTS with ornate shell & foliate borders, paw feet & part-fluted sides, the interiors with traces of gilding and blue glass liners, by Solomon Royes, London 1820; 3.75" (9.5 cms) diameter; 7.9 oz (2) £100-150
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III PIERCED OVAL SALTS on oval pedestal bases with bead borders & glass liners, initialled, by Thomas Pratt & Arthur Humphreys, London 1783 and a George IV part-fluted mustard pot on ball feet with gilt interior & blue glass liner, by Richard Pearce, London 1823; the latter 4.3" (11 cms) wide; 9.1 oz weighable silver (3) £100-150
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A GEORGE III SWING HANDLED, BOAT-SHAPED SUGAR BASKET with bead borders, pierced & engraved decoration and a blue glass liner, initialled "J" on one side, by Thomas Pratt & Arthur Humphreys, London 1783; 5.75" (14.5 cms) wide; 6.25 oz weighable silver £150-200
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SALTS of shaped oblong outline with a gadroon & foliate border & blue glass liners, by Solomon Hougham, London 1811 and a mustard pot of similar form with a domed cover & ball finial, gilt interior & blue glass liner, maker's mark worn, London 1812; the latter 3.5" (9 cms) long; 9.9 oz weighable silver (3) £150-200
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV WINE COASTERS with gadroon & foliate borders & turned wooden bases with inset central bosses, the sides with a repeating pattern of arrowheads & part fluting, by John Roberts & Co., Sheffield 1826; 6.25" (15.8 cms) diameter (2) £400-500
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A PAIR OF MODERN BUN-TOP PEPPERETTES by C.J. Vander Ltd., London 1966/67, a sparrow-beak cream jug and a three-piece condiment set (two blue glass liners), by J.B. Chatterley & Sons, Birmingham 1967 and 1965 (respectively) and two spoons; the jug 3.5" (8.8 cms) high; 18.65 oz weighable silver (8) £200-300
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A PAIR OF LATE PERIOD DECORATIVE OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COASTERS with gadroon & foliate shell borders & inset, turned wooden bases with inset bosses, initialled "W" struck with three marks (two sunbursts & another mark) c.1825; 6.75" (17.2 cms) diameter (2) £100-150
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A GEORGE III PEDESTAL CREAM JUG with embossed & fluted decoration, initialled, London 1776, an early Victorian circular cream jug with chased floral decoration, London 1838 and a Victorian sauce boat with a swirl-fluted lower body & a leaf-capped scroll handle, London 1888; the latter 6" (15 cms) long; 18 oz (3) £200-250
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III BOAT-SHAPED SALTS on oval pedestal bases with reed borders & small scroll handles, glass liners, by Charles Aldridge, London 1794; 4.75" (12 cms) long; 11 oz (4) £150-200
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A MIXED LOT: An Edwardian mounted cut-glass inkwell, London 1902, an Old Sheffield plated snuffer stand & scissor snuffers, a mounted Cowrie shell snuff box, and a small mustard pot in the form of a tankard, initialled, by Elkington & Co., London 1911 (with matching spoon), blue glass liner; 3" (7.6 cms) high; 5 oz weighable silver (6) £170-200
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BY KARL FABERGÉ: A late 19th century Russian kettle on stand with burner, oval with a mounted ivory finial & swing handle, gilt interior, the body with bright-engraved friezes and a row of pointed lobes around the sides, centred each side with a shield cartouche, monogrammed, the reeded stand with pivot points (to allow the kettle to tilt for pouring), leafy scroll feet and a lift-out burner, with an ivory handly, fully marked, Moscow 1896; 14.9" (37.8 cms) high overall; 88.5 oz £3000-5000
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A PAIR OF MODERN CANTED OBLONG WINE LABELS pierced "PORT" & "VINTAGE PORT", maker's mark "JHT", London 1924; 1.5" (3.6 cms) long; 0.6 oz (2) £100-120
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVERGILT "STAMPED OUT" NECK COLLAR WINE LABELS embossed with fruiting vines, both incised "CLARET", by Samuel Jackson, London 1829; 5" (13 cms) diameter; 3.4 oz (2) £150-200
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A SET OF THREE GEORGE III WINE LABELS canted oblong with reeding & a surmount, initialled "A" & incised "RUM", "BRANDY" & "GIN", by Solomon Hougham, London 1810; 1.65" (4.2 cms) wide; 0.83 oz (3) £150-200
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A GEORGE III OBLONG WINE LABEL with a reeded border, pierced "HOCK", by Hester Bateman, London c.1780 (maker's mark & lion passant only); 1.75" (4.3 cms) wide; 0.3 oz £100-130
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A GEORGE III UNASCRIBED CRESCENT WINE LABEL incised "PORT", maker's mark only "J.L", c.1780; 1.55" (4.1 cms) wide; 0.25 oz £100-150
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A GEORGE III OBLONG WINE LABEL with a gadrooned border incised "WHITE-WINE", maker's mark only, by Sandilands Drinkwater, London c.1765; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.45 oz £100-150
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH "EMPIRE" WINE LABEL with a vacant title slot, maker's mark "LB", Paris 1819-1838; 1.9" (4.8 cms) wide; 0.17 oz £80-100
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A RARE GEORGE III SCOTTISH "PRIZE" WINE LABEL with an openwork Bacchanalian border, inscribed "To Mrs Rhind for excellent Gooseberry Wine, from the Cal: Hort: Soc: 1814", by William Peat, Edinburgh 1814; 3.1" (7.8 cms) long; 1.55 oz £750-1000
*Sold with original handwritten recipe for gooseberry wine in a letter to Mrs Rhind, dated 1808.
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SHIELD SHAPED WINE LABEL "B" (for brandy), heightened with enamel decoration & chased with three bats, Chinese character mark only struck once on the reverse, c.1870; 1.4" (3.6 cms) high; 0.4 oz £60-80
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A GEORGE III SMALL CRESCENT WINE LABEL incised "RUM", maker's mark only, by James Phipps, London c.1780; 1.3" (3.4 cms) wide; 0.2 oz £40-50
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AN UNUSUAL SET OF FIVE VICTORIAN CAST WINE LABELS with scroll borders and red-enamelled titles; "AQUA D'ORO", "ANACONDA", "MARASCHINO", "CURACOA" & "NOYEAU", by C. Rawlings & W. Summers, London 1861; 2.2" (5.5 cms) wide; 2.4 oz (5) £250-300
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| Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Miscellanea | A CHICK MENU HOLDER by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1913, a "Whisky" label, a small dish and a miniature nickel boxed set of dice; the dish 3.2" (8.2 cms) diameter (4) £50-100
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A WILLIAM IV REEDED OBLONG SNUFF BOX with a raised floral thumbpiece & a vacant cartouche on the cover, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1833; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 3.75 oz £200-250
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A GEORGE III SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX with engine-turned decoration & rounded corners, the cover inset with a plaque, chased with a hunting scene, partially marked & maker's mark mis-struck, London 1809; 3.2" (8 cms) long; 3.9 oz £300-350
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A WILLIAM IV ENGINE-TURNED SNUFF BOX oblong with slightly concaved sides and a large, raised floral border around the cover, crested, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1833; 2.5" (9 cms) long; 5.75 oz £300-400
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A PAIR OF NOVELTY CHICK CONDIMENTS (SALT & PEPPER) with textured plumage & pull-off heads, by S. Mordan & Co., Sheffield 1906; 1.6" (4 cms) high; 0.9 oz (2) £250-300
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A LARGE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED SNUFF BOX of shaped oblong outline with slightly concaved sides, the cover with a vacant central area, inscribed "Oh, What a Night!", gilt interior, maker's mark "RT", Birmingham 1872; 4.3" (11 cms) long; 9.4 oz £400-500
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TWO SIMILAR DECORATIVE LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL MINIATURE OR TOY SETTEES with doves & tied ribbon surmounts on their backs (one with an English import mark for Sheffield 1901); 2.75" (7 cms) wide; 2.5 oz (2) £150-200
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A GEORGE IV OBLONG SNUFF BOX with reeded sides & a raised floral border, the cover set with a plaque chased with a fox hunting scene, by E. Smith, Birmingham 1828; 2.9" (7.3 cms) long; 3.25 oz £200-250
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE IVORY VASE with engraved borders & inlaid mother of pearl, abalone & other shell birds & butterflies amongst flowering plants & tree branches, with character signature, c.1900; 6.25" (16 cms) high £400-500
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BY OMAR RAMSDEN & ALWYN CARR: An Edwardian dressing table box, oblong with embossed & chased borders of floral & leafy tendrils, gilt interior, London 1907; 4.3" (11 cms) long; 6.8 oz £600-800
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A MIXED LOT: A late Victorian oval tobacco "pebble", with an inscription relating to the House Surgeon "RT. Richmond Esq. of Salisbury Infirmary", by Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1900, two ash trays, a napkin ring, two cheroot holders, a small mounted scent, a Dutch Peppermint box & an enamelled badge relating to the "New Tea Buildings opened March 22nd 1897"; the tobacco box 4" (10 cms) long; 9 oz weighable silver (lot) £150-200
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMELLED COPPER SNUFF BOX circular, painted on the cover with a bird on a bracket with flowers against a white ground 1760-80; 2.7" (6.7 cms) diameter £120-150
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VESTA CASE with gold "striped" corners, initialled, by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1876 together with a Victorian engraved & fluted scent bottle inscribed "Flossie", a matchbox cover, initialled & a card case, monogrammed; the vesta 2" (5 cms) long; 3.25 oz (4) £140-160
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY PEPPERETTE in the form of a miniature Chinese vase with serpent handles, by E.H. Stockwell, London 1882; 3" (7.6 cms) high; 2.6 oz £120-160
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A GEORGE IV REEDED OBLONG SNUFF BOX with a vacant cartouche, raised floral borders & a gilt interior, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1827 together with a set of five modern oval spirit labels, an ivory toothpick box, an ivory novelty pencil in the form of a gavel, by S. Mordan & Co., and an ivory gavel (A/F); 5.8 oz weighable silver (9) £200-250
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A MODERN CAST NOVELTY MENU CARD HOLDER in the form of a cavalier figure, with sword drawn, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London 1932 (loaded base); 3.7" (9.2 cms) high £100-150
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A VICTORIAN THIMBLE stamped with an exhibition building around the sides & incised "INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1862"; 0.9" (2.4 cms) high; 0.1 oz £80-100
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A CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION OF MINIATURE OR TOY GARDENING TOOLS/IMPLEMENTS INCLUDING: a woven cane tower, a wheelbarrow, a trug, a fork, a rake, a hoe, a spade, a hand trowel & fork & a watering can (with a wooden display base), maker's mark "SJH", Sheffield 1997-2003; the wheelbarrow 2.6" (6.5 cms) long; 2.3 oz (10) £80-100
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