A Stylized Pair of Sterling Silver Napkin Rings Formed as Horseshoes Hallmarked Sheffield, 1961

A Very Good Pair of ‘Old Sheffield Plate’ Candlesticks.

Each having baluster columns fitted with removable drip-pans rising from stepped bases. English, Circa 1820. Height - 9.5”

A Silverplated Decanting Cradle. 20th Century.

A Good Set of Ten Silverplated Underplates Sheffield, England. Mid 20th Century.

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A Very Good Pair of 19th Century Silverplated Candlesticks. Both showing tulip-shaped nozzles with removable bobeches, atop tapering columns rising from lobed and reeded bases. Height: 12”. Circa 1870. Makers marks for Cooper Brothers, Sheffield.

A Very Good George I Style Sterling Silver Coffee Pot. The flaring and octagonal-sided body showing a gooseneck spout and carved hardwood handle. Hallmarked Edinburgh 1909, makers marks for Hamilton & Inches. Height: 10”
Hamilton & Inches hold the Royal Warrant as Silversmiths to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. They are regarded as Scotland’s most prestigious retailer of fine silver, jewellery and luxury goods, maintaining locations in Edinburgh and London.

An Art-Deco Sterling Silver and Enamel Card Case. The machined exterior bordered by black enamel stringing, the corners engraved with rose-heads within red enamel spandrels, opening to a gilt washed interior. Made and retailed by Birk’s, Canada. Circa 1920. Weight: 76.2 grams.

A Silverplated Tastevin.
Makers marks for Christofle, France

A Very Good Set of Six Leather-Cased Sterling Silver Tumblers. The conical-shaped bodies showing ‘basket weave’ machined detail, each measuring 4.25” in height, one having a blank cartouche for monogramming. All contained within their original leather fitted case.India, Circa 1950. Total weight: 783 grams (25.7 oz).

An Important and Realistically Modelled 19th Century Danish Silver (.826 fine) Beaker by Dragsted. The flaring body fashioned in fine detail so as to resemble a wooden bucket constructed of ‘grained’ staves belted by a trio of reeded hoops. Made for and previously retailed by Dragsted of Copenhagen. The underside marked A Dragsted with town marks for Copenhagen and makers marks for Simon Groth (working 1863 -1904). Weight: 125 grams. Height: 3.25”

Dragsted Jewellers & Silversmiths of Copenhagen were established in 1854 and lists amongst its commissions the appointment to the Royal Court of Copenhagen and the Imperial Court of Russia.

A Suite of Four, 19th Century Sterling Silver Open Salts with Matching Spoons. The cauldron shaped bodies having gilt washed interiors and raised on ball shaped feet, complete with original spoons. Hallmarked London, 1887. Makers marks for Edward Hutton.

An Early 19th Century 1st Standard (.950 fine) Silver Beaker. France, Circa 1835. Height: 3.25”

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A Very Good Early 20th Century Double-Welled Standish in Silverplate. The rectangular body fitted with hinged compartments for pens, nibs, etc, including two original glass inkwells with plated collars. Raised upon compressed bun feet and fitted with a swing carrying handle.

Height: 2.5” Width: 8.25” Depth: 6”. Makers marks for Ellis-Barker, circa 1906.

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An Early 20th Century Hand Hammered Silver Mug (.900 fine). The barrel shaped body engraved with the initial V, its handle in the form of a serpent. Latin America, Circa 1920.

A Fine 18th Century Sterling Silver Sugar Basket by Noted British Silversmith Robert Hennell the 1st (1741-1811). The reeded swing-handle affixed to a scalloped body engraved with bright-cut decoration, the interior finished in a richly gilded wash, raised overall atop a waisted stem on a conforming scalloped foot. Hallmarked London, 1791. Length: 7” Width: 4”. Weight: 7.48 oz.

A Mid 18th Century Silver and Moss Agate Snuff Box of Rectangular Form. The hinged top and base inset with bevelled panels of moss agate within a line engraved silver body. Unmarked, most likely Scottish. Circa 1740. Dimensions: H -1.25” L - 2.75”

A Very Fine Art Deco Sterling Silver & Ivory Handled Café au Lait Service. The set consists of an octagonal sided hot milk and coffee pot, both fitted with finely sculpted ivory handles and finials, the matching sugar bowl of similar form. Hallmarked Sheffield, 1936. Makers marks for George Howson.  Total weight 963.8 grams, 30.98 troy ounces

A Rare George I Sterling Silver ‘Rat-Tail’ Marrow Scoop. Hallmarked London, 1721. Makers marks for William Street.

Four Rare 19th Century Anglo Colonial Silver Egg Cups. Makers marks for Richard Hamilton, Calcutta, 1808-1817

An Early 20th Century Riding Flask by James Dixon & Son’s. The tapering glass body having a hinged cap, and a detachable silverplated sleeve which serves as a drinking cup. Retaining its original fitted leather case. English, Circa 1900.

A George II Sterling Silver Coffee Pot of Baluster Form. The body with later engraved detail of swags & foliate motifs, the reverse showing a figural crest within an oval cartouche. Hallmarked London, 1758. Makers marks for Fuller White.

One of Two Very Good Pairs of 19th Century Silverplated Decanter Slides by Elkington & Company. The rolled, lobed rims above a turned wooden platform centred by a plated roundel, one pair bearing heraldic cresting. Date marks for 1846, and 1848.

A Rare Pair of 19th Century Russian ‘Samorodok’ Silver Sugar Tongs. Makers marks for Aleksandr Alekseev Mukhin. Circa 1870.

An Exceedingly Fine & Heavy Pair of Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Trumpet Vases. The bodies decorated with embossed organic & linear motifs rising from a waisted stem atop a circular spreading foot. Hallmarked London, date marks for 1902. Makers marks for Frederick Augustus Burridge. Total weight: 22 ounces.

A Fine 19th Century French Silver-Mounted Glass Claret Jug. The spiral-shaped glass body (probably Baccarat), encased within a foliate chased 1st standard (.950 fine) silver base, fitted with a similarly styled handle, collar and hinged spout. Previously retailed by Howard & Company of New York & Paris. Circa 1880.

Ref: An identical example illustrated in ‘The House Sale’ Christie’s New York, September 8th-9th, 2004 Lot #432.