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A TEA STRAINER with a fret-pierced terminal by E. Viner, Sheffield 1946 and a Peruvian tea strainer with a drip stand; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) diameter; 5.8 oz (3) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III OVAL SALVER with a reeded border & bracket feet, the centre with a script monogram, by John Hutson, London 1797; 10.55" (27 cms) long; 16.3 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with beading and chasing by Thomas Wallis, London c.1770, a pair of close-plated shoe buckles c.1800, a single, close-plated shoe buckle, and six other single, late 18th century paste-set shoe buckles with steel chapes; the largest ones 3" (7.5 cms) long (11) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CASED PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY GILT METAL SHOE BUCKLES decorated in relief with roses, thistles and shamrock, with patent quick release steel chapes, a cased pair of early 19th century brass shoe buckles with jet borders & steel chapes, a single faceted steel shoe buckle and two single steel and pewter shoe buckles; the larger one 3.1" (8 cms) long (5) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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SHOE BUCKLES: A pair of George II brass buckles with steel chapes c.1745, a single pinchbeck buckle with piercing & a steel chape c.1785, a pair of plated & mother of pearl buckles with steel chapes c.1795 and seven other George III single shoe buckles, all with steel chapes (except one lacking a chape), mixed makers & dates, London c.1765-1798; the largest one 3" (7.6 cms) long (12) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES oval with a collet-set paste border, c.1785 (in fitted shagreen case); the case 4.5" (11.2 cms) long £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III PROVINCIAL MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with pierced and chased borders & steel chapes, probably by Francis Trowbridge (II) of Exeter, c.1784/85; 3" (7.5 cms) long (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with borders of reeding & fine beads, by William Sharp, London c.1780 and a cased pair of mounted steel shoe buckles with quick release chapes, by Thomas Eaton, London 17895; the latter pair 2.8" (7.3 cms) long (3) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL & PASTE-SET BREECHES BUCKLES circular with applied inner gold borders, c.1785 (cased) and two other cases pairs of plated paste-set shoe buckles; the breeches buckles 1.7" (4.2 cms) diameter (3) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CASED PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY GILT-METAL SHOE BUCKLES with quick-release, polished steel chapes, another cased pair of gilt-metal shoe buckles, and three cased pairs of late 19th century plated shoe buckles (two sets with paste); the first gilt-metal pair 2.3" (6 cms) long (5) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III CASED PAIR OF MOUNTED STEEL BREECHES BUCKLES with florets in each corner, by John Stainforth, London c.1784/85 together with a pair of George III borders, and a single mounted steel breeches buckle; the latter 1.75" (3.8 cms) long (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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VARIOUS BUCKLES: A pair of brass shoe buckles with quick release steel chapes and an indistinct Edinburgh maker's name, a single steel shoe buckle, stamped "PEARSON", a polished steel shoe buckle, a pair of close-plated buckles with steel chapes, three other single, metal shoe buckles and three similar paste-set shoe buckles with metal backs; the largest one 3" (7.5 cms) long (12) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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BREECHES BUCKLES: Twenty one various single buckles in a variety of designs & materials (including steel, silver mounted steel, gilt-metal & paste-set), dating from the late 18th - early 19th century; the smallest one 0.75" (2 cms) long (21) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE PAIR OF GEORGE III SCOTTISH MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with reeded and beaded borders, by James Gilsland, Edinburgh c.1790; 2.75" (7 cms) long (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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NINE VARIOUS GEORGE III MOUNTED-STEEL PASTE-SET SHOE BUCKLES in a variety of patterns, mixed dates 1770-1785; the largest one 2.25" (5.6 cms) long (9) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES of canted oblong form with pierced borders, by George Burrows, London 1791; 2.7" (6.6 cms) long (2) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with wavy, pierced borders, by William Eley, London 1785-90, and five other George III mounted steel, single shoe buckles; the largest one 3.3" (8.5 cms) long (7) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TEN VARIOUS LATE 18TH CENTURY PASTE-SET, SINGLE SHOE BUCKLES with steel chapes (two with added brooch pins) and either silver, nickel or steel backs, mixed dates 1775-1800; the heart-shaped one 2.6" (6.6 cms) long (10) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with chased floral borders, by either John Davis or John Davenport, London c.1790 together with a single mounted steel shoe buckle with a border of reeding & roundels by John Mousell, London 1784/85, another similar with a pierced border by William Harrison, London c.1780 and a George III single paste-set shoe buckle with a steel chape and an inner gold border, c.1785; the latter 2.5" (6.3 cms) long (5) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE PAIRS OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL & PASTE-SET SHOE BUCKLES mixed designs, 1775-1785; the largest pair 2.2" (5.5 cms) long (6) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE EARLY 19TH CENTURY CASED SETS OF BUCKLES each containing a pair of shoe buckles & a pair of breeches buckles, including two polished steel sets & a gilt-metal steel set; each case approx. 6.3" (16 cms) long (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE PAIRS OF LATE 18TH CENTURY PASTE-SET BUCKLES with steel chapes, mixed dates 1780-1790; the largest pair 2.7" (6.8 cms) long (6) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH HOT MILK JUG of baluster form on three legs, with a turned wooden handle, maker's mark "LJMB" or "LJBM", Paris c.1800; 8.2" (21 cms) high; 17.45 oz £300-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN CIGAR/PIPE REST & ASHTRAY COMBINED with a spring clip (for mounting it on a chair or table edge) by John Round & Sons Ltd., Sheffield 1905; 6" (15 cms) long; 5.25 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL CIRCULAR PHOTOGRAPH FRAME with a wooden easel back, by A & J. Zimmerman, Birmingham 1915 and a shaped rectangular photograph frame with a painted wooden back, by C.S. Green & Co., Birmingham 1917; the latter 7.75" (19.7 cms) high (2) £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT: A late 19th century Viennese enamelled scent bottle with internal glass liner & stopper, an enamelled powder compact, two napkin rings (one initialled), a set of six Scottish engraved tea spoons, initialled, a papier-mâché snuff box and a brass-mounted tortoiseshell snuff box; the latter 4" (10 cms) long; 8.8 oz weighable silver (lot) £150-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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PLATED WARE: A Victorian cased set of eighteen pairs of mother of pearl-handled dessert knives & forks, crested and a pair of three light candelabra with ornate borders; the latter 13.9" (35.3 cms) high (3) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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DUTCH SILVER: An 18th century bag mount with chain handle by Willem Tenkink, Amsterdam 1781, a pair of small plaques linked together, late 19th century, a belt buckle 1838, and another small plaque with an eye on the back; the bag mount 6" (15.5 cms) wide; 12 oz (4) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SEVEN BAR TOAST RACK with a beaded ring handle and four openwork scroll feet, maker's mark "J.G", Birmingham 1876 with retailer's mark of "W. Angus, 17 Lord St. Liverpool", together with a smaller, plated toast rack; the latter 4" (10 cms) long; 10.4 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN FOUR-PIECE TEA & COFFEE SERVICE with oval polyfoil bodies, engraved borders & c-shaped handles, crested, by Samuel Whitford, London 1865; the coffee pot 8.25" (21 cms) high; 50.9 oz (4) £500-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A TWO-HANDLED SUGAR BOWL with an engraved frieze around the rim, gilt interior and small inscription on the base, by Carrington & Co., London 1936 and a modern baluster sugar caster; the latter 7.7" (19.5 cms) high; 17.5 oz (2) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT: A Victorian tapering spirit flask with a pull-off drinking beaker, by Thomas Johnson, London 1869, a George III drop-shaped spirit flask with screw cover, a pair of small Art Deco triform toast racks by M. Hall & Co., Sheffield 1925, an octagonal sugar caster, and a plated mug; the Victorian flask 10.5" (26.8 cms) high; 20.2 oz weighable silver £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY TURKISH SILVERGILT BELT the buckle with a pierced trophy of arms, and niello toughra, struck with two celligraphic marks on the reverse; 35.3" (90 cms) long; 10 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWELVE VARIOUS NAPKIN RINGS some initialled, mixed makers & dates; 7.1 oz (12) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV OVIFORM CORD OR STRING BOX with chased stiff leaf borders & a circular pedestal foot, maker's mark partially worn, probably by Joseph Angell, London 1825; 4.3" (11 cms) high; 6.25 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN CASED PAIR OF SQUAT CIRCULAR SALTS with embossed decoration, vacant cartouches and tongue & dart borders (gilt interiors) by D & C. Houle, London 1849; 2.5" (6.5 cms) diameter; 3.8 oz £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN TABLE BELL with a tapering square body & a baluster handle, by J.B. Carrington & Co., London 1901; 5" (12.5 cms) high; 8.1 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN PLATED-MOUNTED CLEAR GLASS CLARET JUG with a baluster body, cut with a design of fruiting vines, the mount with traces of gilding, unmarked c.1860; 12" (30.8 cms) high £150-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT: Five various mounted glass dressing table bottles/jars, a vase-shaped épergne, (A/F), a mounted steel button hook, a paper knife by Mappin & Webb (in a fitted box), a Continental skewer, a modern ball point pen, a propelling pencil with a chain & a Maria Theresa thaler attached, a Swiss gold plated ballpoint pen (in a non-matching Cartier box), and a plated mounted glass scent flask; the latter 6.25" (16 cms) long; 17.5 oz weighable silver (lot) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN ELECTROPLATED & ADJUSTABLE LIBRARY LAMP on a part-fluted octagonal base with twin, fluted capitals (lacking glass shades), unmarked c.1890; 19.4" (49 cms) high £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF MOUNTED CUT-GLASS MALLET-SHAPED DECANTERS & STOPPERS with fruiting vines around the middle bodies and plain, flared collars, by J. Grinsell & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1932; 12" (30.7 cms) high (2) £150-170 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CONTEMPORARY CAST FIGURE OF A RACEHORSE & MOUNTED JOCKEY on a dark wooden plinth with a vacant plaque, by Wakely & Wheeler, London 1991 and a plated resin model of a racehorse head & neck (on a wooden base), hallmarked London 1999; the latter 7.2" (18 cms) high (2) £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF MODERN CANDLESTICKS on stepped and beaded square bases, with octagonal columns and detachable nozzles (also with later, plated extension sockets), maker's mark "AT&Son", London 1959 (loaded); 19.75" (27.3 cms) high (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT: A small contemporary "Armada" dish, two French wine tasters, a small late Victorian cream jug, crested, by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1897, two Dutch spoons (with English import marks 1896 and 1902) and a vesta case; the cream jug 2" (5 cms) high; 11.3 oz (7) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SMALL BRANDY SAUCEPAN with a turned ivory handle & stand, by W. Gibson & J. Langman, London 1896 together with a small burner which fits the stand well, by T. Bradbury, London 1899; 4.1" (10.2 cms) high overall; 5.5 oz (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT: A pair of square ashtrays with engine-turning, & a six-piece Britannia Standard engine-turned dressing table set, all London 1937 (the comb a later replacement), two modern cigarette cases, a cased pair of hair brushes & a circular powder compact, initialled "SG"; the latter 2.7" (7 cms) diameter; 10.9 oz weighable silver (12) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SET OF FIVE CROWN STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELAIN WINE LABELS together with a "Madeira" wine label with vine borders by J. Wilmore, Birmingham 1842 and another similar label by Yapp & Woodward, Birmingham 1849; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 0.8 oz weighable silver (7) £140-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN MOUNTED BOAR-TUSK WINE LABELS with chased end caps, incised & infilled "MADEIRA" & "SHERRY", the form with two small plaques inscribed & dated "THEUR"* & "16-3-02", unmarked c.1902; each approx. 4.75" (12 cms) wide (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Theur is in the Indian State of Maharashtra, 15 miles from Pune and is renowned for its Chintamari temple, an important Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesh, the elephant-headed God of Wisdom.
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A SET OF FIVE MID 19TH CENTURY WINE LABELS of escutcheon outline with a moulded wire border and pierced titles; "CONTREAU", "CHERRY", "BRANDY", "DOM", "EJAU" & "HIJAU", unmarked, probably Colonial; 2.25" (5.9 cms) wide; 2.4 oz (5) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED TWIN HANDLED WINE COOLERS with plain campana-shaped bodies, pedestal bases and decorative borders, each engraved on one side with a coat of arms, c.1820; 10.75" (27.4 cms) high (2) £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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