Bachelor’s Tea Set, Lighthouse Caster, Victorian Dressing Table Candlesticks, London

January 15th, 2010

Bachelor’s Tea Set, Lighthouse Caster, Victorian Dressing Table Candlesticks, London

A three piece   Bachelor’s Tea Set, Sheffield, 1901, foliate scroll chased oval inverted pear shaped, pad supports, reverted collars, tries pot with composition handle and wood button, 25oz. (all in)    .

A William IV Cake Basket, Sheffield, 1835, waved circular, vine leaf and grape bunch applied border above a spreading foot, swing handle, 17oz., 9in.

A silver and enamel fitted Leather Travelling Dressing Case, Birmingham, 1939/40, comprising: hand mirror, hair brush, clothes brush and four bottles and boxes with glass bodies, blue enamel applied over engine-turned grounds    .

PROPERTY OF THE 5TH EARL OF ROSEBERY, HEIRLOOM TRUST

Two Cruet Frames, London, 1770 and Sheffield, 184IB, the former of Warwick type with five bottle rings and central handle above a cinquefoil base with shell supports, cartouche (some damage), 9in., the latter part pierced oblong above panel supports, with six bottle rings and central handle, Win., both initial and Coronet engraved, 34oz.

A large Lighthouse Caster, London, 1991, cylindrical, monogrammed R’ above an applied girdle and lobed foot, lattice and formal scroll pierced slip-lock cover with baluster finial, 18oz., 10in.
Another Lighthouse Caster, London, 1991, matching the preceding lot, 18oz., 10in.
Another Lighthouse Caster, London, 1991, cylindrical, monogrammed AR’ above an applied girdle and skirt foot, pale and drapery swag pierced and engraved slip-lock cover with baluster finial, 7in.

A George III Caster, London, 1789,
inverted pear shaped, monogrammed R’
above a spreading foot, pellet pierced cover
with acorn finial, 57Ain., and a small Souffle
Dish, London, 1821, plain slightly flared
cylindrical, with carved ivory shell lug side
handles, 4in., 8oz. (all in).

A Dish Cover, apparently unmarked,
19th Century, compressed pear shaped.
chased with two floral bands, crest and
Coronet engraved, flower finial, lin., and a
Dish, Swiss, circa 1920, oval, engraved R
Geneva’ within a receded border, 9′ sin.,
(of weighable silver)    .

A Hot Water Jug, London, 1991,
baluster, rustic scene chased in the manner of Teniers, inscribed and armorial engraved above a spreading foot, with flower cast spout, domed cover with china man finial and ebonised wood handle, 27oz. (all in), 10in.

The inscription reads, To Horatio Nelson from his devoted friend and well wisher, Jervis, 1797′.

Two pairs of Victorian Dressing Table Candlesticks, London and Sheffield, 1895, concave square bases, column stems, circular nozzles and beaded borders, one pair petered moulded on the bases (loaded), and 5in.

Assorted Silver, comprising: Mustard Pot, London, 1821, plain drum form, shell thumb piece, plated spoon (liner); Caster, circa 1770, inverted pear shaped, pellet pierced cover, 53Ain.; Brandy Saucepan, London, 1823, later monogrammed tapered cylindrical, later handle, with plated lamp stand  and burner, 14oz. (of silver, all in)

Assorted Silver, comprising: Teapot and Sugar Basin, London, part lobed compressed vase shaped, the pot with composition handle and button; Sugar Bowl, with Cream Jug and Sifter, London and Sheffield, 1895, flower chased circular (case); Trophy Bowl, 1899, initialled circular, flying scroll handles; Flame Extinguisher, Chester, 1907; small Brandy Saucepan, Sheffield, 1905, ivory handle; and a Milk Jug, Continental, circa 1840, baluster, 37oz.

A George III Teapot, Hester Bateman, London, 1788, later flower chased oval, beaded borders, straight spout, domed cover, composition handle and button.

A George II Milk Jug, London, 1757, fluted inverted pear shaped, similar spreading foot, scroll handle, 33Ain., and a Mustard Pot, London, 1805, later chased oval, domed cover, shell thumb piece, spoon (liner), 8oz.

Two George I Mugs, London, 1719/ 21, both tapered cylindrical, the earlier later flower chased above a skirt foot, double scroll handle, 33/sin., the other plain above a tuck-in foot, loop handle, 4in., 13oz.

A George III Toast rack, London, 1815, six compartment oblong, twin loop dividers and ring handle above gadroon base and panel supports, 6in.; pair of Salt Cellars, Newcastle, 1824, initialled oblong, spreading bases, gadroon rims and a Pap Boat, London, 1766, plain oval, 17oz.
Assorted Flatware, comprising: two Hanoverian pattern tablespoons, pair of sugar nips, mote skimmer, child’s fork, caddy spoon, two pairs of sugar tongs, two table knives and two forks with steel blades and tines, ail Georgian dates; two butter knives and a pair of sugar tongs, Victorian dates; two table knives and a poultry skewer, French, 19th Century, and a coffee spoon, Dutch, import marked, 14oz. (of weighable silver)  .

A Victorian silver-mounted Glass Claret Jug, Birmingham, 1897, attenuated tapered cylindrical with loop handle, simple silver rim and hinged flat cover with opening pull, 12in.

Assorted Silver, mostly post 1900 dates, comprising: two pairs of Bon-Bon Dishes, part pierced circular and boat shaped; Tea Caddy, Sheffield, 1899, scroll embossed oval; Cigarette Box, engine-turned oblong (lined); pair of Saint Cellars, leaf embossed circular; pair of Candlesticks (loaded), 5in.; Napkin Ring; pair of Knife Rests, London, 1811 (one foot wanting); glass Cruet Bottle with silver cover, Sheffield, 1818, and a plated Sauce Boat, 17oz. (of weighable silver).

A pair of George III Beaded pattern Serving Spoons, London, 1807, crested and later monogrammed, 7oz.

A Hot Water Jug, London, 1905, plain baluster in Georgian style, gadrooned spreading foot and rim, stepped domed cover with twist finial, leather covered strap handle, / 8oz. (all in), 10 m.

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Twelve Victorian Teaspoons, Victorian silver-fitted wood Travelling Dressing Case, Victorian two bottle Inkstand, London

January 15th, 2010

Twelve Victorian Teaspoons, Victorian silver-fitted wood Travelling Dressing Case, Victorian two bottle Inkstand, London

Twelve Victorian Teaspoons with Tongs, London, 1897, fluted bowls, pierced terminals (case); and a Christening Bowl with Spoon, London and Edinburgh, 1905106, monogrammed hemispherical (case).

Assorted Georgian Silver, all London,
comprising: Fiddle pattern Fish Slice, 1807; Old English pattern Sauce Ladle, 1796; small Cream Boat, 1774, plain oval, waved rim, leaf capped flying scroll handle; Mustard Pot, 1795, crested oval (captive liner), and a Peppertree, 1792, crested vase shaped (later loaded), 8oz. (of weighable silver).

A Salver, London, 1912, shaped
circular, plain within a gadroon border, pad supports, 31oz., 12in.

A George III Hot Water Jug,
London, 1768, baluster, chased with swirl
lobes and foliage above a ring foot, beaded
spout, similarly chased domed cover with bud
finial, leather covered strap handle, 22oz. (ail in), 10in.

A pair of Victorian silver-rimmed Horn Besters, London, 1880, flared cylindrical, glass bases, simple inscribed rims, 8in.

Commemorative Silver, modern dates, comprising: parcel-gilt plate, The College of Arms Coronation Jubilee, 10in.; three other examples, HM Queen Elizabeth and HRH Prince of Wales Jubilees and thirtieth birthday, Anionic portrait etched, 8 and 9in.; Replica Stamp, Coronation Jubilee, and a Billson & Battersea enamelled beaker, diamond jubilee Royal House of Windsor, 37Ain., 47oz. (of silver, various cases and documents)    .

Twelve pairs of Dessert Knives and Forks, Sheffield, 1929, silver blades and tines, mother o’ pearl handles (case).

A Victorian silver-fitted wood Travelling Dressing Case, London, 1860, comprising: ten cut-glass boxes and bottles with engine-turned and initialled silver covers, sundry assorted steel and mother o’ pearl manicure implements and leather fittings, 602. (of silver).
A nine piece   silver and enamel mounted Dressing Table Set, London, 1957/ 58, comprising: hand mirror, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes, comb, powder jar and two other bottles with cut-glass bodies, ail ivory coloured enamel applied over engine-turning and applied with marc site set bosses.

Assorted Silver, comprising: Novelty Table Bell, Birmingham, 1898, in the form of a scroll pierced and embossed spiked helmet (base metal mechanism), 43Ain.; Milk Jug, London, 1789, festoon bright-cut and initialled helmet shaped; Old English pattern Serving Spoon, London, 1799; three piece   Cruet Set (case), small model Stag, two handled Sugar Bowl, enamelled and Naval crown inset Cigarette Box, ail post 1900 dates; and twelve pairs of Dessert Knives and Forks (case), 16oz. (of weighable silver).

A George I Caster, London, 1724, vase shaped, later fluted and with vacant cartouche above a spreading foot, pierced cover with turned finial, 5oz., 6in.

Assorted Silver, post 1900 dates,
comprising: Teapot, circular, composition
handle and button; Cigarette Box, oblong
(lined); Bud Vase (loaded), 9in.; six
Teaspoons (case); six Tea Knives with plated
blades (case); pair of decorative Spoons (case);
four Tablespoons; two Trophy Spoons; pair
of Sugar Tongs; model Table and Chair;
foreign: four Peppertrees and a plated Teapot,
37oz. (of weighable silver).

A Victorian Mustard Pot, London, 1840, plain drum form, crested cover with shell thumb piece, angular handle, spoon, 1863 (liner), 4oz., 2in.

A George III Meat Skewer, London, 1805, crested; Vinaigrette, Birmingham, 1835, engine-turned oblong, gilt interior and grille, lin.; and two silver-banded ivory Pepper Mills, London, 1961, capstan form, 3oz. (of weighable silver).

A Coffee Pot, London, 1910, part lobed vase shaped, composition handle and button, 17oz. (all in).

A Victorian covered Jug,
Edinburgh, 1880, tankard style,
monogrammed cylindrical, with lobed girdle
and foot, scroll handle, domed cover with
volute thumb piece, gilt interior, 32oz.

An Entree Dish, Sheffield, 1927/28,
octagonal oblong, gadroon borders and ring
handle, monogram engraved, 55oz.

A Sauce Boat, Birmingham, 1910,
armorial engraved oval, gadroon border, pad supports, Aging scroll handle, 7oz., 7in.

Queens pattern Table Silver, London, 1825/26/47, comprising: fish slice, pair of sauce ladies and a soup ladle; three Carving Knives and two Forks, en suite, same pattern, Sheffield 1910, steel blades and tines; three Old English pattern Dessert Spoons and four Table Knives with steel blades, Georgian dates; and six Soup Spoons, London, circa 1925, 34oz. (of weighable silver)    .

Ten pairs of Sugar Tongs, comprising: five Fiddle pattern pairs, London, 1824-49; three Old English pattern pairs, London bf Newcastle, circa 1800; single pair, modem, and an Austrian pair, circa 1850, mask moulded.
Ten more pairs of Sugar Tongs, comprising: five Fiddle pattern pairs, London & Newcastle, 1805-1823; three Old English pattern pairs, London & Newcastle, 1792-1818; pierced pair, circa 1775 and another pair, modem, 12oz.

Eleven further pairs of Sugar Tongs, comprising: five Fiddle pattern pairs, London
Exeter, three Old English pattern pairs, London, 1807—31; pierced pair, circa 1770, and two small examples, modem, 12oz.

A Victorian two bottle Inkstand, London, 1899, oblong, with two oval wells with hinged covers and two pen depressions within receded borders, panel supports, monogram and date engraved, 32oz. (liners), 10in.

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A Victorian silver-mounted etched glass Claret Jug, Victorian four piece Tea and Coffee Set and Tea Kettle, Victorian three piece Tea Set

January 15th, 2010

A Victorian silver-mounted etched glass Claret Jug, Victorian four piece Tea and Coffee Set and Tea Kettle, Victorian three piece Tea Set

A Victorian silver-mounted etched glass Claret Jug, John Wildman Figg, London, 1858, the bulbous body and cylindrical neck trailing vine, hop and barley etched and applied with girdle, mask moulded collar-cum-spout, flat cover with lion rampant thumb piece and angular handle mounts, fully marked, 9′/2in. High.

A Victorian silver-fitted wood Travelling Dressing Case, maker’s mark JH, London, 1851,
comprising nine cut-glass bottles and
boxes with scroll engraved and initialled
silver covers, and the cover for another,
Woz. 18dwt. (of silver)    .

A Victorian three piece Tea Set,
William Hunter, London, 1846, the
compressed circular and baluster bodies fluted at intervals and scroll and lattice panel and vacant and crested cartouche engraved, on shell panel supports, with shaped collars and scroll handles, the pot with faceted spout, domed cover and melon finial, the basin and jug with gilt interiors, fully marked, 47oz. 18dwt. (all in).

A Victorian Soup Ladle,
Muirhead 8c Arthur, Glasgow, 1859, the
terminal leaf and vacant racially scroll
cartouche moulded, double struck,
9oz.

A pair of Victorian Table Candlesticks, William Hutton 8c Sons, London, 1899, the square bases urn and stiff leaf moulded below tapered stems featuring ram’s masks and pendant husks, festoon moulded vase shaped sconces with detachable circular nozzles, beaded borders throughout, fully marked (loaded), 12′in. High.

A Victorian Coffee Pot, maker’s mark WS, London, 1859, the baluster body flower chased incorporating initialled and vacant scroll cartouches, on slight ring foot, with scroll handle and curved spout, the domed cover with flower finial, fully marked, 24oz. 8dwt. (all in).High.

A Victorian four piece Tea and Coffee Set and Tea Kettle on Lamp stand, Gibson & Longman, London, 1898, the bulbous tapered cylindrical bodies monogram engraved above applied girdles and George I style vertical straps, on spreading bases, with scroll handles and faceted curved spouts, the pots and kettle with domed covers and button finials, the latter with scroll tripod stand on shaped triangular base and with swing handle, fully marked, part of kettle detached, the burner wanting, the tripod maker’s mark of Charles Stuart Harris, 150oz. 18dwt. (all in).

Victorian Kings pattern Table Silver, London and Dublin, 1830-69,
comprising: three tablespoons, seven table forks, nine dessert spoons, six
dessert forks, and three Queens pattern tablespoons, sixteen pieces George Adams,
1865/68/69/70, six pieces Dublin, 1830, the remainder various makers 1823/34/46/54/65;
and a five piece Husk pattern Carving Set, Sheffield, 1900, with steel blades and
tines (loaded, case), 74oz. (of weighable silver)    .

A Victorian three piece Tea Set,
Edward Barnard 8c Sons, London,
1880/81, the spherical bodies fern
engraved incorporating vacant areas
above ball supports, with vertical collars
and angular handles, the pot with flat
cover and button finial, the basin and jug
with gilt interiors, fully marked, the basin
the earliest date, 35oz. 16dwt. (all in).

A Victorian Sugar Basket, Joseph
& John Angell, London, 1848, the
reverted body cast and pierced with vertical scroll strap panels incorporating a vacant cartouche, on pierced skirt foot, with swing handle, fully marked, 7oz. 16dwt. (blue glass liner), 33in. High.

A Victorian Coffee Pot, Edward
Barnard & Sons, London, 1842, the
baluster body plain above a spreading
foot, with faceted curved spout and scroll
handle, the stepped domed cover with
melon finial, fully marked, 30oz. (all in),
High.

Victorian Fiddle Thread pattern
Table Silver, London, 1837-1865,
comprising: six tablespoons, six table
forks, six dessert spoons, and six dessert
forks, nineteen pieces Savoury 1837/38/39,
the remainder various makers 1831/51/52/65,
one date letter rubbed, and six table knives
and six cheese knives with plated Beaded
pattern handles and steel blades,
53oz. 16dwt. (of silver).

A Victorian Sugar Basket,
Frederick Ellington, Birmingham, 1885,
vase shaped, crest engraved and part lobed above a spreading foot, with swing handle and beaded borders, fully marked, 6oz. 12dwt. (amber glass liner), 5in. High.

A Victorian Covered Jug, the
Goldsmiths’ & Silversmiths’ Co. Ltd.,
London, 1899, the baluster body fluted
at intervals and chased with flower
clusters incorporating armorials, on leaf
headed scroll supports, the domed cover
with flower finial, leaf capped scroll
handle, fully marked, 24oz. (all in),High.

A Victorian silver-gilt Box, Hunt & Roswell, London, 1881, circular, the body and domed cover chased with scrolls and flowers on matted and lattice reserves, the latter monogrammed, marked on base and cover, diam.

A Victorian Mustard Pot, Edward Barnard & Sons, London, 1840, plain cylindrical, with flat cover and simple thumb piece and angular handle, marked on body and cover, 4oz. (blue glass liner), high.
A pair of George III Wine Coasters, John Roberts 8c Co., Sheffield, 1806/18, the circular bodies cast, pierced and chased with trailing vines and grape bunches below gadroon rims, with turned wood bases and central vacant bosses, diam.

A George III Tankard, Solomon Hough am, London, 1799, the tapered cylindrical body later monogram engraved between two bands of receding, the flat cover incised with reed border and with shaped peak and chair back thumb piece, angular handle, marked on body and cover, 25oz., high.

A matched George III three
piece Tea Set, London, 1810/13, the
oblong bodies moulded with receded
girdles above ball supports, with applied
gadroon rims, the basin and jug with
angular handles, the pot with later
composition handle and button, the pot
Alice & George Burrows, 1810, the basin
marks- rubbed, the jug maker’s mark rubbed,
1813, 34oz. 2dwt. (all in).

A pair of George III Wine Coasters, John Roberts & Co., Sheffield, 1809, the circular bodies plain below applied gadroon rims, with turned wood bases and central vacant bosses, 5%m. diam.

A pair of George III Salt Cellars, William Stephenson, London, 1786, the
oval bodies flower bright-cut and
initialled below a band of pierced
running scrolls and applied beaded rims,
on claw and ball supports, initialled on
the undersides, 3oz. 4dwt. (blue glass liners,
one damaged), Wide.

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