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Royal Horse Guards Interest: A Cast Silver Model of a Soldier Riding a Donkey, maker's mark RHC, London 1968, also signed with indistinct monogram and dated 1969, the male figure in combat uniform and beret, holding a pair of binoculars to his chest, on marble plinth base inscribed Blue on Bluesmoke to one side and Cyprus 1958 the other, the front hooves inscribed RHG and 1958, 31cm highThe cavalry unit was often to be seen on "Donkey Patrol" whilst deployed in Cyprus between 1956-59, managing to otherwise avoid alerting insurgents to their approach, rather than using the armoured vehicles provided. £400 - 600
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A George III Silver Three Piece Tea Service, Michael Starkey, London 1809/10, rounded rectangular and part fluted, with gadroon rim and foliate capped handles, engraved with initials, the teapot 25cm long, 37.5ozt (3) £350 - 500
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A George III Oval Silver Salver, William Bennett, London 1803, with reeded border and on four bracket feet, 25.5cm wide, 16.2ozt £200 - 300
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A Pair of George III Silver Twin-Handled Sauce Tureens and Covers, Robert Hennell, London 1783, oval with bead borders on pedestal foot, with all over ermine style decoration, bright engraved borders and reserves, engraved with a crest of a lion's gamb, out of a coronet, holding ostrich feathers, 23cm wide, over handles, 32.5ozt (2) £1000 - 1500
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A Service of French Silver Flatware, Charles Merité, Paris, 1st standard, circa 1890, the forks bearing maker's mark only, twelve place settings, comprising: table spoons; table forks; table knives (with steel blades); dessert forks; dessert knives (with steel blades); a soup ladle; and a serving fork (with electroplated tines), engraved with monogram, all housed in the original silk lined red leather canteen, weighable silver 86.3ozt (62) £1000 - 1500
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A William & Mary Silver Tankard, Anthony Nelme, London 1693, plain tapering with hinged cover and reeded borders, the scroll handle with prick dot initials O over BM within foliage, 16cm high, 23.9ozt £2000 - 3000
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An Edwardian Scottish Silver Tankard of William and Mary Style, Mackay & Chisholm, Edinburgh 1904, plain with scroll thumbpiece, the S shaped handle with heart terminal, the flat cover engraved with a crest of a hand holding a lance and motto scroll for Younger, the front with presentation inscription Harry George Younger, from his father 1st October 1904, 19cm high, 29.5ozt £400 - 600
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A Pair of Early George III Cast Silver Candlesticks, Elizabeth Cooke, London 1764, with wrythen foliate embellished knopped stem, shaped square base and with gadroon borders, detachable sconces, the base engraved with a crest of a horse passant, 27cm high, 44.9ozt (2) £1800 - 2500
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A George V Silver Inkstand, Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield 1926, rounded rectangular with gadroon border, reeded foliate twin handles and on foliate bracket feet, two detachable cut glass wells, a pen depression to each side, 29.5cm wide over handles, 19.5ozt £200 - 300
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A Victorian Silver Five Piece Tea and Coffee Service, Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1873, oval with bead borders, elaborate engraved borders and vacant oval reserves, the coffee pot 22.5cm high, 75.7ozt (5) £700 - 1000
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A George V Silver Centrepiece Epergne, Charles Stuart Harris & Sons, London 1911, of elaborate design in the 18th Century taste, with a central detachable bowl, and four arms supporting four smaller swing handled baskets of matching design, the oval base on pierced rococo scroll supports, 26.5cm high, 47cm wide, 73.2ozt £2500 - 3500
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A George V Silver Kettle on Stand, John & William Deakin, Sheffield 1911, with gadroon and shell border, foliate handle and part fluted body, the stand with four openwork scroll supports and detachable silver spirit burner, 46.6ozt, 31cm high £500 - 700
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An Early George III Silver Pedestal Coffee Pot, Jacob Marsh or John Moore (Grimwade unregistered 3658), London 1769, pear shaped with gadroon borders, the body later decorated with scrolling foliage, flowers, a farmyard scene with a cow, a deer and a lion rampant crest within a rococo reserve, 30cm high, 29.3ozt £300 - 500
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A Victorian Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service, A B Savory & Sons (marks of both Joseph & Albert Savory and William Smily), London 1853/56, of waisted circular form with spreading base, scroll borders and foliate engraving, the teapot with China man finial, the coffee pot with Arab finial, the coffee pot with later inscription Presented to Mr B Harper, as a mark of esteem by the inhabitants of Norton and the Division of Buckrose, East Riding, 1870, this and the remaining pieces initialled BH, the coffee pot 25.5cm high, 72.9ozt (4) £600 - 800
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A Pair of Early Victorian Silver Dishes and Covers of North East Interest, John Edward Terry, London 1845, the oval dish with scroll and foliate rim, the domed cover with shell and foliate loop handle, engraved to one side Presented to John Tinley Esq North Shields, by his Fellow Townsmen and Friends In Testimony of their Respect and Esteem 1845 and further inscribed to the other side G.A.Tinley to his Brother R.J.Tinley, 7th Decr 1864, the dishes 36cm wide, 149ozt (4) £2500 - 4000
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A Composite Service of Victorian and Later Silver Single Struck Queen's Pattern Flatware, almost all marks of Chawner & Co and Francis Higgins & Son, London 1854 and 1924 respectively, 24 place settings, comprising: table spoons (12 Francis Higgins, 1924; 12 Chawner & Co, 1854); table forks (Francis Higgins & Son, 1924); dessert spoons (12 Francis Higgins, 1924; 12 Chawner & Co, 1854); dessert forks (Francis Higgins, 1924); 2 basting spoons (William Eaton, 1842); a sauce ladle (Francis Higgins 1924); and 4 King's pattern salt spoons (James McKay Edinburgh 1853), engraved with either the initial M or the initials RC, housed in a fitted three tier oak canteen, 223ozt (103) £2000 - 3000
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A George IV Irish Silver Teapot and Sugar Bowl, James Scott, Dublin 1822/25, the teapot also marked for Alderman Jacob West, part fluted and decorated with a band of scrolling roses, thistles and shamrocks, gadroon and foliate borders, and on lion paw feet, the teapot 29.5cm long, 38.5ozt (2) £400 - 600
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A George III Silver Twin-Handled Tray, John Houle, London 1816, oval with gadroon border and acanthus capped reeded handles, 57cm wide over handles, 69.6ozt £1000 - 1500
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A George II/III Irish Silver Twin-Handled Cup, Michael Fowler, Dublin, no date letter, circa 1760, with central girdle, the body chased and engraved with C scrolls flowers and foliage, a vacant reserve to each side, gilt interior, 18cm high, 25.5cm wide over handles, 29.5ozt £500 - 800
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A George II Silver Mug, Richard Gurney & Thomas Cook, London 1736, baluster form on spreading foot, later chased and engraved with roses, other flowers and foliage on a matted ground, a vacant cartouche to the front, initials and date WT 1737 and an indistinct inscription dated 1739 to underside of base, 11.5cm high, 11.4ozt £200 - 300
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A George III Provincial Silver Tankard, John Langlands, Newcastle 1774, with reeded girdle and tucked in base, on circular foot, the domed hinged cover with openwork thumbpiece, the scroll handle with heart shaped terminal, engraved with initials to the front, 20cm high, 27.5ozt £1200 - 1800
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A George II Silver Mazarine, Paul de Lamerie, London 1745, oval, pierced and engraved with shells and scrolls, the centre coat of arms and motto scroll, inscribed No1 and scratch weight 27=9 to underside, 44.5cm wide, 27oz 6dwtThe arms are those of Duncombe impaling Campbell, probably for Octavius Duncombe (1817-1879) and his wife Lady Caroline Campbell, who were married in 1842.Provenance: Possibly Christie's, Myles Place Salisbury, 25-26 Oct 1992, Lot 589
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An Extensive Composite Service of George IV/William IV and Victorian Silver King's Pattern Flatware, various makers including: George Adams (Chawner & Co); Messrs Lias; John Samuel Hunt; Joseph & Albert Savory, London 1827-1873, comprising: 9 table spoons; 16 table forks; 15 dessert spoons; 15 dessert forks; 18 teaspoons; a pair of sauce ladles; and a sifter spoon, mostly all engraved with a crest or initial, the majority with a crest of a saracen's head, 173ozt (76) £1500 - 2000
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A Pair of Early George III Silver Twin-Handled Pedestal Sauce Tureens, makers mark IB (italics) untraced, London 1767, of ogee form with scroll handles, the shaped base with gadroon border, engraved with an armorial to one side and crest of a wolf's head erased and collared to the other, 19.5cm wide over handles, 17ozt (2) £350 - 500
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A George III Silver Teapot, William Burwash & Richard Sibley, London 1807, squat circular and part fluted, engraved with a crest of a running fox on a coronet, 27.5cm long, 24.1ozt £250 - 400
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A William IV Silver Teapot, Charles Fox, London 1830, squat circular melon fluted form with foliate embellishments, the hinged cover with melon finial, on shell bracket feet, 31cm long, 25.8ozt £250 - 400
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A William IV Silver Swing-Handled Pedestal Basket, James Charles Edington, London 1837, shaped circular lobed form, chased and engraved with a scroll border and foliate sprays, fruiting vine handle, 34cm diameter, 40.3ozt £400 - 600
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A George II Silver Coffee Pot, marks rubbed, London, circa 1755, tapering form with tucked in base, chased with flowerheads, a C scroll reserve to either side, one crested, 25cm high, 26.6ozt £300 - 500
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A George II Silver Coffee Pot, maker's mark rubbed, probably Thomas Whipham, London 1746, tapering form with tucked in base, later engraved with foliate swags, the initial H to one side, 21.5cm high, 21.3ozt £300 - 500
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An Extensive Modern Service of Silver King's Pattern Flatware,J B Chatterley & Sons, Sheffield 1965-70, 12 place settings: comprising: table forks; table knives (with stainless steel blades); dessert forks; dessert spoons; dessert knives (with stainless steel blades); fish knives; fish forks; soup spoons; fruit spoons; fruit forks (with stainless steel prongs); fruit knives (with stainless steel blades); grapefruit spoons; tea spoons; coffee spoons; pastry forks; 4 serving/table spoons; 2 large serving spoons; a pair of fish servers; 2 pickle/cold meat forks; 2 carving knives, 2 carving forks and a steel (all with stainless steel blades); 2 preserve spoons; 2 butter knives; a pair of salad servers; and a bread knife and cake slice (with stainless steel blades), all housed in a fitted three drawer freestanding canteen on cabriole supports, weighable silver 240ozt £3000 - 4000
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An American Aesthetic Silver and Mixed Metal Vase, Whiting Mfg Co, New York, last quarter 19th century, oval section with planished finish, decorated in the Japanese taste with blossoming prunus to one side and flowering foliage to the other, raised on four outswept feet, 18.5cm high, 9oz 14dwt £300 - 500
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A Very Large Twin-Handled Wine Cistern in the 18th Century Manner, James Robinson, New York, mid 20th century, marked "Sterling England", oval with reeded handles and bead rim, the body part fluted and chased with rococo C scroll and foliate decoration, on conforming fluted oval foot, 98cm wide over handles, 489ozt £18000 - 25000
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A Pair of Solid Cast Silver Shire Horses, commissioned late 20th century, later hallmarked for Sheffield Assay Office, 2012, realistically modelled with one foreleg raised, 18cm high, 22.5cm long, 208.8ozt (2) £2000 - 3000
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A Pair of Silver Models of Fighting Cockerels, Edward Barnard & Sons, London 1964, 22cm high, 39.6ozt (2) £800 - 1200
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A George IV Scottish Silver Salver, Adam Elder, Edinburgh 1827, also marked cm possibly for Charles Murray, Perth, circular with a flowerhead, scroll and shell border, the centre engraved with crest and motto Stand Fast for Grant, within flat chased decoration, on three foliate bracket feet, 23.5cm diameter, 17.4ozt £200 - 300
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A Large Late Victorian Scottish Silver Sideboard Dish or Charger, David & George Edward, Glasgow 1898, of Renaissance revival, the domed centre within multiple borders of stylised foliage, urns, scrolling foliage and flowerheads, the elaborate rim decorated alternating masks of ancient gods, griffin, dragon and other stylised beast and bird heads and scrolling strapwork, 56cm diameter, 115.2ozt £3000 - 4000
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A George III Silver Swing-Handled Cake Basket, William Plummer, London 1765, oval with foliate rim, the sides pierced with alternating patterns, on pierced foot with ropework borders, the centre engraved with a coat of arms for Swinton, likely for The Hon John Swinton, Lord Swinton (1723-1799) of Swinton, Berwickshire, 33cm wide, 27.8ozt £500 - 800
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An Edwardian Silver and Tortoiseshell Jewellery Box, Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1909, rectangular with reed and ribbon border, silver inlaid tortoiseshell hinged cover, and on four ball and claw feet, velvet lined interior, 18.5cm wide £200 - 300
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A William & Mary Provincial Silver Twin-Handled Wine Taster or Bowl, George Gibson, York 1677, the body chased and engraved with tulips, twin ropework handles and on three ball feet, engraved with initials RPE to the rim, 13cm wide over handles, 2.4ozt £3000 - 4000
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A Set of Seven Silver Champagne Saucers, Camelot Silverware, Sheffield 1977/78, with graduated diaper work decorated bowl on baluster knopped stem, gilt interiors, 13.5cm high, 50.5ozt (7) £700 - 1000
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A Service of Victorian Silver Fiddle Pattern Flatware, Samuel Smily for Goldsmiths Alliance, London 1869/70, comprising: 6 table spoons; 12 table forks; 12 dessert spoons; and 12 dessert forks, together with A Set of Four George III Fiddle Pattern Soup Ladles, Solomon Hougham, London 1816, all engraved with initials to match; and Twenty-Four Modern Resin-Handled Stainless Steel Knives, Copper Bros, Sheffield, in two sets of twelve, boxed, 91.1ozt (70) £800 - 1200
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A Victorian Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service, Mappin & Webb, London 1866, circular melon fluted form, on decorative bracket feet, the coffee pot and teapot with floral finial, the coffee pot 25cm high, 70.1ozt (4) £1000 - 1500
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A Shaped Square Silver Salver, Viners Ltd, Sheffield 1937, on four foliate scroll feet, 42cm square, 58.1ozt £700 - 1000
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A George IV Silver Teapot, Michael Starkey, London 1821, of circular part fluted form, with elaborate foliate, scroll and shell border, reeded handle and on foliate lion paw bracket feet, engraved with a crest of a demi-lion rampant holding a sword out of a tower and the motto scroll Neque Lux Sine Umber, 26.5cm long, 24.3ozt £250 - 400
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A George III Provincial Silver Coffee Pot, John Mitchison, Newcastle 1788, plain baluster form on pedestal foot, bead embellished spout and borders, the hinged cover with urn finial, one side with later crest of a lion rampant, 33cm high, 28.2ozt £600 - 800
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A Service of Silver Dubarry Pattern Flatware, J B Chatterley & Sons, Birmingham and Sheffield 1961/63, 12 place settings, comprising: table knives (with steel blades); table forks; soup spoons; fish knives (with silver blades); fish forks (with silver tines); dessert spoons; dessert knives (with steel blades); dessert forks; tea spoons; coffee spoons; 6 table/serving spoons; 2 sauce ladles; soup ladle; 2 carving knives; 2 carving forks and a steel, all housed in a fitted two drawer freestanding canteen, with serpentine front and on cabriole supports, 127.1ozt, (excluding fish cutlery; knives and carving pieces) (134) £1800 - 2500
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A Victorian Silver Three Piece Tea Service, Samuel Smily for Goldsmiths Alliance, London, 1869/70, oval with bead borders, elaborate engraved decoration featuring hanging baskets of flowers and fruit, a circular reserve to each side, one engraved with initials, the teapot 28.5cm long, 43.8ozt (3) £400 - 600
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A Chinese Export Silver Four Piece Tea Service, maker's mark KH, Hong Kong, 1st half 20th century, of oval form, decorated in relief with a trailing dragon, the covers engraved with a further dragon, the teapot 25.5cm long, 33.5ozt (4) £500 - 800
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A Victorian Aesthetic Movement Silver Coffee Pot, Edward Charles Brown, London 1880, the cylindrical tapering neck with multiple engraved borders, above an ovoid body engraved with birds, flowers, branches and butterflies in the typical Japanese taste, a monogram to one side and a crest of a hare courant and the motto scroll Spes Vincit Thronum for Winthrop to the other, bamboo moulded spout and handle, 25.5cm high, 23.2ozt £400 - 600
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A 9ct Gold Automatic Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, ref: 6564/6567, 1958, (calibre 1030) lever movement signed and numbered 844062, adjusted to five positions and temperature, honeycomb finished silvered dial with dagger and Arabic numerals, blued centre seconds hand, screw down crown, screw back stamped inside with maker's mark RWC Ltd, Glasgow import mark and 9k.0375, case serial number 449949, Rolex 9ct gold buckle, 34mm wide, with Rolex box £800 - 1200
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