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A "PATENT" DUAL COMPARTMENT RECTANGULAR CIGAR BOX with engine-turned decoration and twin hinged covers, with lever opening (operated by pulling the central handle upwards), cedar wood lined, maker's mark "JBLTD", London 1921; 8.3" (21.1 cms) long £600-700
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A MID 18TH CENTURY GERMAN PARCELGILT BEAKER of tapering cylindrical form with chased fluting around the lower body, the base initialled & inscribed "1847 T. Deka.17", maker's mark "GFL", Breslau 1746-1758, struck also with later control marks ("1867" & "84"); 3.2" (8.2 cms) high; 3.1 oz £200-300
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE VASE & COVER with engraved decoration on three dragon-mask & paw legs with ball feet and two curved handles, each above an applied fantail carp, with a dog of Fo finial & a large panel of Chinese characters inscribed on one side, struck underneath with two character marks, unascribed 1920-40 (with carved wooden stand); 11.5" (29.2 cms) high £500-700
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A GEORGE III BADGE OR PLAQUE with an openwork border & a plain back plate, the centre embossed & chased with an image of St. George slaying the dragon, maker's mark only (struck thrice), by Edward Darvill, London c.1775; 5.3" (13.5 cms) high; 3.35 oz £400-500
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A LARGE OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED OVAL MEAT DISH with an integral warming base and a "tree & well" centre, initialled & crested, together with a pair of Old Sheffield plated wine coolers (lacking collars) with engraved armorials and a plated muffin dish & cover with liner; the meat dish 24.4" (62 cms) long (4) £150-200
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A CONTEMPORARY DANISH COFFEE POT Cosmos pattern (after a Johan Rohde design) with a lift-off cover and a reeded scroll handle, with English import marks for London 1990; 10.7" (27 cms) high; 30.4 oz £1000-1300
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A GRADUATED PAIR OF OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED OVAL MEAT DISH COVERS with a floral scroll border, detachable handles and an engraved coat of arms on each side; the larger one 18.4" (46.7 cms) long (2) £100-150
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AN ART DECO ENTREE DISH & COVER of elongated oblong form with incurved corners and applied borders, initialled, by the Alexander Clarke Manufacturing Co., Birmingham 1937; 40.9 oz £300-350
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A CASED MODERN SIX-PIECE CONDIMENT SET (the mustards & salts with blue glass liners), by Garrard & Co., Birmingham 1964 and four non-matching condiment spoons; the case 9.3" (23.8 cms) long; 7.6 oz weighable silver £80-120
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A MODERN ASPARAGUS SET in the form of a tray or dish with a wavy-edge & four feet, a grille & a pair of serving tongs, by the Alexander Clarke Manufacturing Co., Birmingham 1926; 12" (30.5 cms) long; 39.5 oz (3) £300-350
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A SMALL NAVETTE-SHAPED INKSTAND with a central mounted cut-glass bottle, initialled, by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1921, a jug, a sugar bowl on four legs and a mounted glass bottle; the latter 5.75" (14.5 cms) high; 11.6 oz weighable silver (4) £70-90
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A MODERN REPRODUCTION OF A GEORGE I TAPERSTICK with a hexagonal base & knopped, hexagonal column, by T. Bradbury & Sons, London 1937; 4.5" (11.5 cms) high; 4.85 oz £80-120
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A MODERN SUGAR CASTER inscribed, a small goblet, inscribed (loaded), a small sauce boat, a mug & a stand; the latter 5.4" (13.7 cms) diameter; 12.8 oz weighable silver (5) £100-130
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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) £120-160
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A GEORGE III PART-FLUTED OVAL CREAM JUG & MATCHING SUGAR BOWL each with an engraved, Greek key frieze & gilt interior, by George Ashworth & Co., Sheffield 1800/1802; the jug 4.2" (10.8 cms) high; 14.5 oz (2) £150-200
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A MINIATURE OR TRAVELLING COMMUNION CHALICE & PATEN with foliate engraving, by Messrs. Hutton & Sons Ltd., Sheffield 1917 and a Victorian miniature or travelling Communion goblet & paten, engraved with a sunburst & the initials "IHS", by Yapp & Woodward, Birmingham 1854; the paten 2.5" (6.5 cms) diameter; 4.9 oz (4) £100-150
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A MIXED LOT: A set of four mounted, cork bottle stoppers with game bird finials, by Asprey & Co.Ltd. , London 1951, another plated example, a miniature South American Llama group, a set of six buttons by J&W Deakin, Chester 1902 and three other similar smaller buttons; the Llama group 2.7" (6.8 cms) long; 2.5 oz weighable silver (15) £150-200
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A PLAIN RECTANGULAR PHOTOGRAPH FRAME Birmingham 1917, three small circular frames and a pair of Continental rectangular frames; the largest one 8.75" (22.2 cms) high (5) £150-160
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN CREAM JUG & HOT MILK JUG with embossed decoration and turned wooden handles, and a pair of plated table decorations in the form of a hen & a cock pheasant with detachable heads; the cock 13.6" (35 cms) long; 8.1 oz weighable silver (4) £150-200
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A MIXED LOT: A George III vinaigrette, a vesta case, three various mugs, a pepperette, a hand mirror, a mounted leather holder (containing a hymn book & a book of Common Prayer) and a mounted address box; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) long; 10.9 oz weighable silver (9) £240-260
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A GEORGE III TWO-HANDLED TEA TRAY of rounded oblong outline with a gadrooned border and an engraved coat of arms in the centre flanked by flat-chasing, by John Mewburn, London 1815; 23.75" (60.3 cms) long; 86.6 oz £800-850
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A GEORGE II SMALL SAUCE BOAT initialled "MS" underneath, maker's mark "W?", London 1755 and a soy frame to take four bottles, by Robert Garrard, London 1841; the latter 5" (12.7 cms) wide; 12 oz (2) £200-250
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A VICTORIAN CREAM JUG on three legs with embossed decoration & a beaded rim, the cartouche inscribed "Presented to Mrs F.J. Fry by the young women in her husband's employ as a small token of their Esteem & Regard Aug. 8th 1867", gilt interior, by Henry Holland, London 1865; 5.1" (13 cms) high; 4.9 oz
*This was presented to Elizabeth Fry, first wife of Francis James Fry of the confectionary dynasty, whose father, Francis Fry (1803-1886), was head of the firm when it started producing chocolate bars in 1847. £120-150
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NORWEGIAN FIVE-PIECE CONDIMENT SET including mustard (blue glass liner), pepper with bayonet fitting cover & three salts (clear glass liners), with lion feet & lion finials, the mustard initialled, by M. Hammer, Christiania 1900-1910; the mustard 2.95" (7.5 cms) high; 9.1 oz weighable silver (5) £100-150
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A GEORGE IV REPOUSSÉ-WORK FRUIT DISH of shaped circular outline, with script initials on the base, by S.C. Young & Co., Sheffield 1829, and a small modern two-handled cup; the dish 10.25" (26 cms) diameter; 20.6 oz (2) £150-200
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A MODERN OCTAGONAL COFFEE POT of tapering form with a domed cover & swan-neck spout, by Richard Comyns, London 1974; 9.8" (25 cms) high; 30.1 oz £600-800
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A MODERN OCTAGONAL SUGAR BOWL & COVER with a knop finial and a matching octagonal cream jug, by C J Vander Ltd., London 1985; the latter 4.7" (11.8 cms) high; 20.1 oz (2) £500-550
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A GEORGE III BALUSTER HOT WATER JUG on a circular pedestal foot with reeded borders & a bud finial, crested, by Edward Fernell, London 1790; 10.9" (27.8 cms) high; 23 oz £600-700
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A MIXED LOT: A 20th century square ash tray, the centre inset with a coloured enamel floral boss, maker's mark "J.F.G", London 1943, a pair of Edwardian vases (loaded bases), three various wine labels, two small forks, and a cased set of six bean-end coffee spoons; the ash tray 3.5" (9 cms) square; 6.4 oz weighable silver (9) £100-130
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A GEORGE IV BUTTER SHELL on two small cast periwinkle feet, engraved with two crests, by Paul Storr, London 1824 and another butter shell of similar form on three shell feet, also engraved with two crests (to match), by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham 1830; the latter 6" (15.2 cms) wide; 11.1 oz (2) £300-400
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A MIXED LOT INCLUDING: An early George III baluster hot water jug with embossed decoration, by Francis Crump, London 1762, a Victorian cream jug & sugar bowl, a small Edwardian tea pot, modern tea strainer & drip bowl and a pair of plated sugar tongs; the tea pot 4.75" (12 cms) high; 31.6 oz weighable silver (7) £200-300
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A MINIATURE VICTORIAN CREAM JUG of squat circular form with a c-scroll handle, by Robert Harper, London 1873; 2.45" (6.2 cms) diameter; 2.3 oz £80-120
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A MATCHED PAIR OR TWO SIMILAR, VICTORIAN MINIATURE PORRINGERS each one "Britannia Standard" with scroll handles & part-fluted lower bodies; one with a pricked monogram, by Alexander Macrae, London 1877; the other by Martin Goldstein, London 1878; 1.8" (4.5 cms) diameter each; 1.8 oz (2) £120-160
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A LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY MINIATURE OR TOY PORRINGER with twin, s-scroll handles, unmarked 1680-1710; 1.3" (3.4 cms) diameter; 0.4 oz £200-250
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A LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN "BRITANNIA STANDARD" PORRINGER in the style of a Charles II example with cast caryatid scroll handles, the lower body embossed with a lion, a unicorn & foliage by Joshua Vander, London 1901; 8" (20.5 cms) wide overall; 13.5 oz £150-200
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A LATE VICTORIAN, HANDMADE, "BRITANNIA STANDARD" REPRODUCTION OF A QUEEN ANNE PEPPER CASTER by Joshua Vander, London 1898 and a pair of bun top pepper casters by D&J Wellby, London 1915, the single pepper 5" (12.8 cms) high; 8 oz (3) £150-200
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A LATE VICTORIAN "BRITANNIA STANDARD" REPRODUCTION OF A WILLIAM III / QUEEN ANNE BLEEDING BOWL with an openwork handle, by Joshua Vander, London 1894; 6.3" (16 cms) long overall; 5.3 oz £120-150
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A RARE GEORGE III IRISH PROVINCIAL WINE LABEL of narrow oblong form with eye surmounts & an engraved border, incised "MADEIRA", maker's mark only, by Matthew Bellew of Belfast, c.1790; 1.6" (4.2 cms) long; 0.15 oz £600-800
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A GEORGE III OBLONG WINE LABEL with a reeded border, pierced "MADEIRA" by Hester Bateman, London c.1780 (maker's mark & lion passant only); 1.7" (4.3 cms) long; 0.25 oz £150-200
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A RARE GEORGE III IRISH PROVINCIAL WINE LABEL of narrow oblong form with "eye" surmounts & an engraved border, incised "CLARET", maker's mark only, by Matthew Bellew of Belfast, c.1790; 1.6" (4.1 cms) long; 0.14 oz £600-800
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FIVE BOTTLE LABELS: A canted oblong "SHERRY", by Messrs T & J Phipps & E. Robinson, London 1811, an engraved cut-out letter "B", Chester 1906, a canted oblong "BRANDY" by Thomas Wallis, London 1801, a vine leaf "SHERRY" by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1835, and a "HARVEY" sauce label by John Robins, London 1822; the latter 1.1" (3 cms) long; 1.4 oz (5) £150-200
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A RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY REGIMENTAL, CAST, OPENWORK WINE LABEL in the form of the badge of the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, bordered by leaves & scrolls, the title area pierced "BURGUNDY", unmarked, 1810-1830; 2.75" (6.8 cms) wide; 1.6 oz £300-500
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A GEORGE IV "SHERRY" WINE LABEL with a floral & foliate border by Mary & Charles Reily, London 1828, a kidney-shaped "GIN" label by Cocks & Bettridge, Birmingham 1814, a similar unmarked label, "HOLLANDS" and a canted oblong "RUM" label by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1826; the sherry label 2.5" (6.2 cms) long; 1.1 oz (4) £120-150
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN WINE LABELS with fruiting vine borders inscribed "SHERRY" & "PORT", by Roberts & Briggs, Sheffield 1850 and a "SHERRY" label by George Unite, Birmingham 1849; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 0.9 oz (3) £80-120
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THREE ANTIQUE WINE LABELS: A vine leaf "SHERRY" by J. Wilmore, Birmingham 1841, a George IV "SHERRY" by the Barnards, London c.1823 and a "stamped out" "RUM", by Abstainando King, London 1827; the latter 2.5" (6.4 cms) long; 1.5 oz (3) £180-200
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A GEORGE III NARROW OBLONG WINE LABEL incised "WHITE WINE", maker's mark only, by Margaret Binley, London c.1770; 1.65" (4.1 cms) long; 0.15 oz £120-140
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A MID 19TH CENTURY WINE LABEL with an engraved and pierced border, incised "MADEIRIA" *, maker's mark only "E&P", unascribed, possibly Colonial c.1850; 2.45" (6 cms) long; 0.3 oz £60-80
*A mis-spelling of "MADEIRA".
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A GEORGE III SCROLL-SHAPED WINE LABEL with feather-edging, incised "MADEIRA", by Hester Bateman, London c.1770 (maker's mark & lion passant only); 2.25" (5.8 cms) long; 0.25 oz £100-150
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PEN-WIPE in the form of an elephant, by Adie & Lovekin Ltd., Birmingham; 2.2" (5.4 cms) long £100-120
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED CIGARETTE BOX oblong with a button thumbpress, the cover inset with a printed scene (behind glass), heightened with watercolour depicting horse drawn & motorised traffic on a road (wood lined); 5.8" (15 cms) long £150-200
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