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A VICTORIAN KING'S PATTERN BASTING SPOON (diamond shell heel), crested, by George Adams, London 1845; 12.25" (31 cms) long; 6.75 oz £120-150
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV FIDDLE PATTERN BASTING SPOONS by William Sumner, London 1825; 11.55" (29.4 cms) long; 6.1 oz (2) £130-160
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AN EDWARDIAN CASED SET OF SIX ART NOUVEAU TEA SPOONS with enamelled pierced terminals, each stamped "CYMRIC" by Liberty & Co., Birmingham 1905; 2.6 oz £250-300
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A GEORGE IV PROVINCIAL SOUP LADLE Fiddle & Shell pattern, by John Walton, Newcastle 1824; 13" (33 cms) long; 7.8 oz £120-160
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A CHARLES I UNASCRIBED SEAL TOP SPOON (with a Salisbury group "A" type seal), the terminal indistinctly pricked & dated, crested, maker's mark "TB" struck once in the bowl, probably West Country c.1630; 6.6" (16.7 cms) long; 1.1 oz £600-800
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A GEORGE III PROVINCIAL SOUP LADLE crested, by John Hobson & James Hetherington of Newcastle c.1775 (A/F), a George III Irish sugar sifter ladle by John Kelly, Dublin 1786 and a Scottish toddy ladle by J. McKay, Edinburgh 1857; the latter 7.5" (19 cms) long; 5.1 oz weighable silver (3) £120-160
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A CHARLES II SILVERGILT SEAL TOP SPOON crested, by Stephen Venables, London c.1665 (marks worn); 6.8" (17.2 cms) long; 1.9 oz £300-500
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A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE IV HOURGLASS PATTERN TABLE FORKS and twelve dessert forks, by Messrs. William Eley & William Fearn, London 1822; 59.5 oz (24) £700-750
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A RARE "JOCKEY CAP" CADDY SPOON with engraved & pricked borders, by Joseph Taylor of Birmingham 1797*; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long; 0.15 oz £200-250
*Struck with the double-duty marks, only used during this particular year.
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A SET OF ELEVEN THREAD PATTERN TABLE KNIVES & ELEVEN SIDE KNIVES with steel blades, by Brookes & Crookes, Sheffield 1899-1905 and an earlier Victorian Thread pattern carving fork with steel tines; the latter 9.25" (23.5 cms) long (23) £150-250
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A GEORGE IV CANTEEN OF FIDDLE & THREAD PATTERN FLATWARE INCLUDING: Twelve table spoons, twelve table forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve dessert forks, & twelve tea spoons crested, all by Charles Eley, London 1825 (except for three table spoons by William Eley (II)), London 1826; 116.3 oz (60) £1500-1600
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A MIXED LOT: A set of four modern Fiddle & Thread pattern table forks & seven dessert forks, maker's mark "F.H & S LTD", London 1920 together with three American dessert spoons, four tea spoons, and eight plated table knives (all of the above crested to match), a small American fork, initialled, and a plated fish slice; 33.6 oz weighable silver (28) £250-300
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FIVE CASED SETS: A cased set of four late Victorian salts & spoons, a cased pair of plated salts & spoons, a cased spoon & fork, together with a cased set of six Norwegian enamelled coffee spoons (import marked) and a matching cased pair of sugar tongs; 7.5 oz weighable silver (5) £120-160
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A SET OF FIVE SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL TABLE SPOONS initialled, by James Erskine of Aberdeen 1800-1810, four items of Irish flatware & a pair of sugar tongs, unascribed; the latter 5.9" (15 cms) long; 13.1 oz (10) £100-150
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A RARE GEORGE III NORTH COUNTRY PROVINCIAL MEAT SKEWER crested by Richard Richardson of Chester, 1773; 11.5" (29 cms) long; 2.7 oz £400-500
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AN EARLY GEORGE III FEATHER-EDGE SOUP LADLE with a fluted bowl, initialled, maker's mark distorted, London 1761 together with a child's knife & fork with ivory handles by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1826 (in a fitted Morocco leather case); the ladle 13" (33 cms) long; 5.6 oz weighable silver (2) £120-160
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FIVE VARIOUS JAPANESE MIXED-METAL HANDLES (mostly fitted with plated blades), another handle, and a Victorian knife by Edward Hutton, London 1889 with a handle resembling a Japanese sword handle; the latter 7.5" (19 cms) long (7) £600-700
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A SET OF TWELVE PAIRS OF IVORY HANDLED DESSERT KNIVES & FORKS by William Hutton & Sons Ltd., Sheffield 1913 and a cased pair of plated fish servers with carved ivory handles; the serving slice 12.3" (31.2 cms) long (25) £100-150
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A VICTORIAN SPHERICAL TEA POT with a domed cover and a c-scroll handle, engraved on one side with a coat of arms & a crested helm and on the other side with a turret & a rampant lion, by Martin Goldstein, London 1879; 6" (15 cms) high; 15.2 oz £150-200
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A VICTORIAN ELECTROPLATED HOT WATER JUG AND MATCHING EWER in the classical style of vase form with an engraved frieze of warrior-like figures centred by a wreath cartouche, by Roberts & Belk, Sheffield c.1870; the hot water jug 13.3" (34 cms) high (2) £100-150
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A SMALL VICTORIAN BULLET TEA POT with engraved decoration, a c-scroll handle & a ball finial, by S. Roberts & C. Belk, Sheffield 1867; 4.95" (12.6 cms) high; 9.7 oz £150-200
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A PAIR OF MID 19TH CENTURY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVERGILT-MOUNTED ROSE COLOURED GLASS SALTS on domed pedestal bases with fluted bowls, maker's mark "JS", Budapest 1845; 3.4" (8.5 cms) high (2) £100-150
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AN EDWARDIAN "BRITANNIA STANDARD" PORRINGER & COVER in the style of a Charles II example, embossed with a lion, unicorn & foliage around the body, the cover with animals & flowers & a tiered knop finial, by Joshua Vander, London 1903; 7.2" (18 cms) wide overall; 19.3 oz £250-300
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A PAIR OF SMALL VICTORIAN SILVERGILT WINE GOBLETS with a chased frieze around the bowls, by Stephen Smith, London 1877; 4.3" (11 cms) high; 6.4 oz £150-200
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AN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED OCTAGONAL DINNER PLATE with a gadrooned border & central crest, by R. Gainsford c.1810 and a pair of Old Sheffield plated butter shells, crested; the plate 10" (25 cms) wide (3) £80-120
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A MODERN SCOTTISH POT-POURRI BOWL in the form of a quaich with a pierced grille, engraved with thistle seed heads & set with citrine (gilt interior), maker's mark "T.E"*, Edinburgh 1978; 7.5" (19 cms) long; 10.9 oz £200-250
*For T.K. Ebbutt, who were bought out by Hamilton & Inches in 1977.
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A PAIR OF MODERN CAST BUTTER DISHES in the form of scallop shells with textured undersides & periwinkle feet, by Walter Wilson, London 1968; 3.8" (9.8 cms) long; 10 oz £150-200
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LITERATURE: Hayward, J.F: Virtuoso Goldsmiths 1540-1620, 1976 and Snowman, A.K: Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, 1966 (both with dust wrappers) (2) £20-30
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LITERATURE: Penzer, N.M: Paul Storr 1771-1844 Silvesmith and Goldsmith, 1971 and Harrison, M: Exeter & West Country Silver 1700-1900, 2014 (both with dust wrappers) (2) £20-30
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LITERATURE: Lyons, H: Christopher Dresser, the people's designer 1834-1904, 2005, and Hughes, G: Gerald Benney goldsmith, the story of fifty years at the bench, 1998 (both with dust wrappers) (2) £20-30
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LITERATURE: Prideaux, W.S: Memorials of the Goldsmiths' company volumes I & II, printed for private circulation with gilt tooled velum boards 1896/97 together with two copies of the Plate of the Worshipful company of Goldsmiths, 1926 and other Goldsmiths' Hall related literature, including bound lists of the Assistants & Liverymen of the company (lot) £60-80
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LITERATURE: Bennett, D: Irish Georgian Silver 1973 (with dust wrapper) £50-80
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LITERATURE: Sotheby & Co. 13th & 14th November 1935 - catalogue of Provincial Silver Spoons incorporating the entire collection left by The late H.D. Ellis £40-50
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A MODERN TAPERING COFFEE POT with a domed cover, maker's mark "D.F", London 1931 and a hot water jug of similar form by another maker, (J.W.& Co), London 1938; each one 8" (20.3 cms) high; 25 oz (2) £170-200
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A MODERN THREE-PIECE TEA SET with angular handles and shaped & reeded borders, resting on four feet, by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1922; the tea pot 6.2" (15.8 cms) high; 43.7 oz (3) £300-400
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A ROSE BOWL embossed with tied ribbons & floral festoons, with London Assay Office marks for 1986 and a Victorian cream jug, gilt interior, by Francis Dexter, London 1845; the rose bowl 7.4" (18.7 cms) diameter; 26 oz (2) £150-200
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A MATCHED PAIR OF CONTEMPORARY WINE COASTERS with pierced sides & inset, turned wooden bases, by two makers, London 1982; 5" (12.5 cms) diameter (2) £100-150
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III/IV PROVINCIAL KNIFE RESTS with triangular ends, crested, by Joseph Hicks of Exeter c.1815-20 (no date letters); 2.9" (7.4 cms) long; 1.7 oz (2) £120-150
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN CREAM JUG & SUGAR BOWL with embossed, spherical bodies & simulated bamboo handles, each stamped "T.P90", Calcutta c.1900; the sugar 3.9" (9.7 cms) high; 18.3 oz (2) £250-300
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A MODERN TWO-HANDLED TROPHY CUP (fixed to a plastic plinth), inscribed "The Devon & Somerset News Challenge Cup...1950", by E. Viner, Sheffield 1933 and a smaller trophy cup, inscribed Tiverton & District Junior Association Football League...1920-21" by Charles Boyton & Sons, London 1909 (with wooden plinth); the larger cup 12" (31 cms) high overall; 11.8 oz weighable silver (2) £170-200
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A TWO-HANDLED SPORTING TROPHY CUP & COVER with a cast footballer finial, inscribed "Tiverton & District Association Football League Challenge Cup, presented by the Hon. Lionel Walrond. M.P. 1914", by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1914 (on a wooden plinth with applied plaques); 9.7" (24.5 cms) high; 35.6 oz £250-300
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A MODERN TROPHY CUP (FOR PIGEON FLYING) inscribed "Presented by J. Seward to the Tiverton Flying Club 1940", by S. Blackensee & Sons, Birmingham 1937 (loaded), on a wooden plinth with applied plaques and another pigeon flying trophy cup, inscribed, also on wooden plinth with applied plaques, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1936; the largest cup 9.3" (23.8 cms) high; 15.9 oz weighable silver (2) £170-200
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CONDIMENTS: A pair of urn-shaped pepperettes by Wakely & Wheeler, London 1884, a bun-top pepper by Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater, London 1919, a George II bun top pepper by George Greenhill Jones, London c.1730 and a vase-shaped example by John Emes, London 1805; the latter 3.75" (9.6 cms) high; 8.1 oz (5) £250-300
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AN EDWARDIAN GREEN LEATHER LADY'S TOILET/DRESSING CASE fitted with the following: Two brushes, two mounted glass flasks, a mounted glass jar, a mounted glass smelling salts bottle, a small round box, a spirit flask, a small mounted glass pot, a rectangular box, a mounted mirror, two mounted manicure items & a plated rasp, most pieces by Edwards & Sons, London & Birmingham 1907-1910; the case 8" (20.2 cms) long £300-350
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III NAVETTE-SHAPED SALTS on four legs with reeded borders & blue glass liners, by Crispin Fuller, London 1807; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 6.8 oz weighable silver (4) £150-200
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A LATE VICTORIAN CASED SET OF SIX NAPKIN RINGS with chased decoration & crimped borders, each initialled "E" & numbered (1 to 6), by H. Williamson, Birmingham 1892; the box 4.1" (10.5 cms) wide; 4 oz £150-200
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A SUITE OF ONE LARGE & TWO SMALLER VASES by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1910 (loaded); the large one 9.9" (25 cms) high (3) £80-100
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A MIXED LOT: A gentleman's cased set of four mounted brushes with engraved decoration & a comb, Birmingham 1925, a pierced mustard pot, Birmingham 1901, a George III silvergilt mounted glass bottle and a pair of vases (loaded), by J.B. Carrington, Birmingham 1892; the vases 6" (15 cms) high; 2.1 oz weighable silver (5) £150-200
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AN EARLY GEORGE I SMALL PORRINGER with a swirl-fluted lower body, a flat base & twin s-scroll handles, scratched on one side with the initials "M" over "IS", by Joseph Clare, London 1715; 2.3" (6 cms) diameter; 1.3 oz £400-500
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AN ART DECO SIX PIECE CONDIMENT SET with hexagonal bodies, decorated with a geometric pattern of engine-turning around the sides (the mustards & salts with blue glass liners), maker's mark "G.Ltd", Birmingham 1934/36, (three of the pieces with Irish import marks for Dublin 1936); the peppers 2.5" (6.5 cms) high; 9.9 oz weighable silver (6) £200-250
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