The Antique Silver Spoon Collectors’ Magazine …The Finial…
ISSN 1742-156X Volume 28/04 Where Sold £8.50 March/April 2018
‘The Silver Spoon Club’ OF GREAT BRITAIN ______5 Cecil Court, Covent Garden, London. WC2N 4EZ V.A.T. No. 658 1470 21
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Hon. President: Anthony Dove F.S.A.
Editor: Daniel Bexfield Volume 28/04 Photography: Charles Bexfield March/April 2018
CONTENTS
Introduction 3 Edinburgh 1797 duty marks by Anthony Dove 3 The mystery surrounding the Freedom of Pierre Harache by David McKinley 4 Connections by Paul Dudley 6 Obituary – Bill Brown (1928 – 2018) by Anthony Dove 7 A captain’s spoon with a pedigree by Robert Peveraro 8 Feedback 11 Advertisement – Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers 12 Results for the Club Postal Auction – 1st March 2018 13 Advertisement – Sworders Auctioneers 14 The Club Postal Auction 15 The next postal auction 39 Postal auction information 39
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COVER
A Rare Silver Acorn-Knop Spoon
Circa 1375 - 1425
See: The Postal Auction, page 31, Lot 155
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Introduction
In the previous issue I mentioned that some of Bill Brown’s collection was coming up for auction, however a couple of days later I heard the very sad news that Bill had just passed away. He will be much missed by all who knew him. Our Honorary President Anthony Dove has written a lovely obituary for him, on page 7. My deepest sympathies go his family.
This issue’s postal auction is looking very interesting. Amongst our customary selection of interesting spoons, we have a few early continental spoons from the 16th and 17th centuries. I am looking forward to seeing how much interest they receive in comparison to early British spoons. This we will of course find out in the next issue.
Wishing you all well, Daniel.
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Edinburgh 1797 Duty Marks
By Anthony Dove F.S.A.
The title of this paper should be ‘the one that got away’. In my previous research into the 1797 duty increase marks I sadly, (mea culpa) overlooked the possible ramifications in the hallmarking at Edinburgh. This assay office started its year in mid-September. The date letter ‘Q’ started in September 1796 and was used until September 1797.
Fig, 1
The increase in duty took place from 5th July 1797. Edinburgh’s records show that while being requested by London to strike the duty head twice, “the incorporation refuses to do so” [sic]. They preferred to wait until they had received the triple cusped duty punch in common with the other assay offices, some time later in the month.
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The marks in Figure 1 (date letter ‘Q’) show the plain oval cusp used from mid -September 1796 until July 1797 (exact date unknown at present). Figure 2 with the same date letter has the triple cusped duty mark used from July 1797 until mid-September. Figure 3 has the date letter ‘R’, which would have been used from September 1797 onwards.
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I am very grateful to Matthew Peppitt for drawing my attention to these marks.
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The Mystery Surrounding The Freedom Of Pierre Harache
By David McKinley
In 1462 the Wardens of the Goldsmiths’ Company of London were granted ‘Letters Patent’ which, among other things, gave them the right to enact byelaws and ordinances by which they could enforce their regulation of the craft and license foreign craftsmen working in gold and silver. These licensed foreign craftsmen were known as ‘Allowes’ but in 1574, by Act of Common Council, these Allowes were denied freedom of the Company and in 1668, following a petition from the native silversmiths, the Company forbade its own freemen to employ them. The newly arrived Huguenot craftsmen were therefore obliged to set up their own workshops and to do so outside the City limits since as non-freemen they also were denied freedom of the city.
In his The London Tradesman of 1747 Robert Campbell estimated that it could cost anything from £20 to £100 to set up a snuffbox maker’s workshop so that to establish a large worker’s workshop would have been prohibitive. That Pierre Harache, the first foreigner to gain freedom of the Goldsmiths’ Company did, it is believed, set up such a workshop is something of a mystery since he is known to have entered the country with very limited funds.
It is now well known that in July 1682 Pierre Harache was afforded the privilege of freedom of the Goldsmiths’ Company of London, followed immediately by freedom of the city. However, since this fact was established both it and the entire record of Harache’s arrival in this country, have been shrouded in mystery.
As, since the implementation of the Order in Council in 1574, and even before this date, foreigners working in precious metals had been denied freedom of the Company what circumstance obtained in the case of Pierre Harache that broke down this prejudice?
Why, according to a letter from the Treasury to his Majesty’s customs officials, was he given freedom from customs duty when he arrived here in October 1681 and how was he able to set up a workshop immediately since, according to that customs duty exemption, he came into the country with no more than £60 worth of old and new plate (238 ounces)1 which, presumably, he had smuggled out of France?
The answer to why Harache was given exemption from customs duty is now known although why the Treasury wrote to the Customs officials specifically about him is a little puzzling. In July 1681 King Charles II had issued an Order in Council part of which reads: ‘….the Lords Com'mrs of His Matys Treasury are to give orders to the Commrs of His Matys Customes to suffer the said Protestants to passe free with their goods and household stuffe, whether of a greater or a smaller value, together with their tooles and instruments belonging to their craffts or trades, and generally all what belongs to them that may be imported according to the Lawes now in force, without exacting any thing from them…’2.
The matter of his freedom of both the Company and the city and of his ability to set up a workshop with such restricted funds is more difficult to explain. There are two possible explanations and these are as follows: First, the workshop may have been in existence before his arrival and this would account for the fact that the earliest item of plate attributed to Peter Harache is hallmarked with the date letter for 16823. Given the attitude of the local silversmiths it is unlikely that one of them would have provided this facility and this means that the workshop must have been set up by a fellow Huguenot. The most likely candidate is the Peter Harache whose address is recorded as Little Newport Street, who traded with Hoare’s Bank and about whom nothing more is known at present. Secondly it is possible that Harache had Government sponsorship. The theory has been advanced that his admittance to the Goldsmiths’ Company and the finance needed to set up a largeworker’s
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There is an interesting circumstance that could lend some weight to this theory and this is to be found in the Treasury Books: At the time of Harache’s arrival in England the Treasury Secretary was one Henry Guy and his name appears many times in the records. On some of these occasions he is recorded as having been paid, under the Royal Sign Manual, sums of money ranging from £100 to £500 ‘for the secret service’.
For instance in Disposition Book 11, page 90 under the date Sept 5 the following is recorded: ‘Henry Guy to the Auditor of the Receipt to issue as follows out of such Excise money as is now in the Exchequer, viz: To me [Guy] for secret service ſ 200’.
And under the following references: Kings warrant book VIII p233, Money book III p140, order book XXXVIII p249 is the entry: ‘500 ſ to Henry Guy for secret service, without account to be issued ut supra Money warrant dated Sept 15 hereon. Money order dated Sept 17 hereon’.
Of course no names are mentioned in the Treasury books but it has to be assumed that some of this money was paid to Government agents and if Harache was indeed one of these he could certainly have received enough money to set up his workshop.
Could Peter Harache have enjoyed the patronage of the King himself? The order for him to be admitted to the freedom of the Goldsmiths’ Company came from the Court of Aldermen of the city and it is unlikely that they were acting on their own account. The likelihood is that they were acting under the instruction of a higher authority and there is a precedent for this.
In 1537 John Van de Antwerp, goldsmith, was made free of the city at the request of ‘the Lady Mary’, future Queen of England, so that it is altogether possible that Royal patronage was involved in Harache’s admittance to freedom of the Company and the city.
Either of these explanations is plausible but whatever the mysterious circumstances surrounding this particular Huguenot silversmith he must be looked on as the most important foreign member of his craft to have come to this country because, having broken down the barrier to freedom of the Goldsmiths’ Company, he paved the way for the acceptance of his fellow craftsmen who made such an important contribution to the production of silver plate here in the 18th century.
By the 18th century Huguenots were commonly admitted to freedom of the Goldsmiths’ Company but in the 17th only the two Peter Haraches and David Willaume were afforded this privilege and on all three occasions the instruction was given by the Court of Aldermen. If the theory expounded above was the reason for these freedoms then this suggests that both the younger Peter Harache and David Willaume were also in the pay of the British Secret Service!
It is likely that we will never know for sure what the answer to these mysteries is but current research has thrown some light on them and has, at least, given a plausible explanation.
Notes 1. In October 1664 Samuel Pypes had two flagons valued at 5/- the ounce and the 'fashion' the same. 2. HSQS 18, 124-5. 3. The earliest known plate by Peter Harache (a pair of candlesticks weighing 15 oz sold by Christies in 2001) is hallmarked for 1682. 4. See The First Huguenot Silversmiths of London. Privately published.
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Connections
By Paul Dudley
I have been collecting spoons for 25 years and I love researching their history. I have recently acquired three very well made spoons and after some research I have been able to connect them to each other, let me explain.
The three spoons are all unascribed, two are struck with tulip marks and the other with a crown mark.
Spoons 1, 2 & 3
Spoon 1, is a really fine well made spoon struck inside the bowl with a tulip mark; it also has the tulip struck three times on the handle plus a six circle mark made up of a flower-like punch, with decoration made up of the same punch on the front.
The spoon has a prick dot date of 1679. The tulip mark was on spoons sold at Woolley & Wallis in the How sale; Lot 82, also with a fleur de lys struck thrice, Lot 84 with ‘FDL’ struck four times and Lot 85 with ‘FDL’ struck four times. The decoration on the front of the spoon is identical to that shown in Ellis, Lot 126, but this spoon has a crown and anchor mark.
Spoon 2, this also has the tulip mark struck twice and an anchor struck once. It also has a very distinct embossed front finial and a plain bowl. It is prick dot dated 1686.
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Spoon 3, another really well made spoon struck with a crown mark three times. The crown mark matching the one shown on Lot 126 in Ellis with the same decoration as spoon 1. It is prick dot dated 1680. This spoon has a beautifully decorated bowl. What also connects it to spoon 2 is that it has the same embossed finial.
So as you can see all three spoons are linked by a combination of marks and decoration. I think we can assume they all were from the same location, possibly a family of silversmiths, so I end with two questions, where were they made and other than the spoons shown here and listed in How and Ellis have you got any more to add to the list?
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Obituary – Bill Brown (1928 – 2018)
By Anthony Dove F.S.A.
I have known Bill (‘the knife’, as he was affectionately known in the markets) for about fifty years. He was a man of great knowledge on his subject and happy to share this with others. He organised many exhibitions on his favourite topic of cutlery and wrote and contributed to many books and articles on the subject.
He was a member of the Silver Spoon Club and the Silver Society among other organisations and a regular attendee at the various Arms Fairs where he was a familiar sight among the dealers, always ready to give advice on relevant matters. When he had his stand in the Portobello Road (the site of which varied over the years) he was usually visited by members of the 11 o’clock Club, which met in the Road for coffee each Saturday.
In addition to mediaeval and later cutlery he also had a number of much earlier bronze items from China, the Middle East and elsewhere. He sometimes asked my opinion on these; together with any ideas I might have concerning obscure markings on certain silver items. Bill was always prepared to acknowledge credit where it was due.
I went to his house a number of times where he took great delight in showing his latest purchases and research. Having spent time examining recent (and not so recent) finds, his wife Barbara provided an excellent repast. Afterwards, having sated one’s appetite (albeit temporarily) for flatware, we had a tour of the garden. As well as an extensive knowledge of flatware, Bill was also a recognised authority on bonsai. He entered these in competitions over the years and won prizes for some of them.
Bill will be remembered by many and much missed both as an authority on his subject and also as a friend.
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A Captain’s Spoon with a Pedigree
By Robert Peveraro
We have seen in The Finial over past years several articles about Captain’s Spoons, the spoons given to ship’s captains by many merchant houses and ships’ agents in many ports of the Baltic after a successful voyage in the 19th century (see: A captain’s spoon from Pernau, Estonia? by Anne Graham, The Finial, Vol. 20/04, pp 12-13; Andreas Sperl, maker of captain’s spoons at Pärnu (Pernau) from 1802 to 1841 by Jürgen Beyer, The Finial, Vol. 21/02, pp. 9-11; Baltic ‘captains’ spoons by Robert Gutsell, The Finial, Vol. 26/04, p. 7).
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In the Postal Auction on 11th January 2018, Lot 147 was described as ‘Continental silver Old English pattern tablespoon, engraved ‘T. Clayhills & Son in Reval 1820’ circa 1820 by ‘HC’?. L – 22.2 cm; W – 64 g ~ reasonable marks, good engraving, bowl & condition’. Although the description does not say so, it is a Captain’s Spoon. Figure 1 shows the recto of the spoon, Figure 2 the verso of the spoon, Figure 3 the enlarged inscription and Figure 4 the enlarged maker’s mark, city mark and fineness.
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
The maker’s mark ‘HC’ is the mark for Hermann Georg Clemens, the Greek cross is the old city mark for Reval and 13 indicates the fineness of 13 Lot, or 0.812.5 (812.5/1000) silver content.
Hermann Georg Clemens was the son of the silversmith Carl Friedrich Clemens (also Clements) and was born in Reval on 14th January 1781. He was apprenticed to J. J. Krusemann in Riga and became a Master on 4th October 1806. After the death of his father in 1793 his mother had taken over the workshop and he had presided over it. After the death of his mother in January 1806 he inherited the workshop in his own right. He became a Burgess of Reval on 7th May 1807 and a Brother of the Guild of Silversmiths in the same year. He was an Alderman of the Guild between 1818 and 1843. Having successfully passed the required examinations in Saint Petersburg he th became on 26 April 1843 the first Assay Master in the recently established Assay Office for the Government of Estonia, remaining in office until 19th January 1846. Hermann Georg Clemens died on 19th October 1856.
The maker’s mark ‘HC’ shown on the spoon is his second mark. He had initially taken over one of his father’s maker’s marks, ‘CLEMENZ’, before depositing his own. He had also another maker’s mark, ‘HC’ in script letters, and finally his initials appear in Cyrillic letters in his mark during his time in office as Assay Master, ‘Г.К’.
The spoon is marked in the traditional way for all Baltic cities and towns from the beginning in the 13th or 14th century until the Imperial Russian Government introduced in the Baltic provinces around 1840 the form of marking that was to remain in use until late in the 19th century. The Greek cross was the city mark for Reval from the beginning and is derived from the city’s Minor Coat of Arms, a white cross in a red field, still used today. In the later marks the Greek cross was changed to three lions passant guardant from Reval’s Great Coat of Arms. Figure 5 shows the complete set of marks on a later object by H. G. Clemens, with the maker’s mark, the Assay Master’s mark and
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Fig. 5 Fig. 6
Finally, the silver content is indicated on the spoon as fineness in the old standard of Lot. Fine silver is expressed as 16 Lot and 13 Lot corresponds therefore to 13/16 or 0.8125 or 812.5/1000. When the Russian marking standard was introduced this also changed, as comparing Figure 4 and Figure 5 shows clearly. The Russian fineness is expressed in Zolotnik, where fine silver is 96 Zolotnik and therefore 84 Zolotnik is 84/96 or 0.875 or 875/1000.
It is also interesting to inspect the style of the engraving of the merchant house’s name. On the vast majority of captain’s spoons the name of the firm, of the city and the year are inscribed by pricking them and in general they don’t look very good or very professionally done: one of the minor points of discussion surfacing regularly is in fact whether these inscriptions were done by the silversmiths after the spoons had been made or by someone in the firm using whatever tools were available... Not so with this spoon: the inscription looks very neat and professional and was certainly done in the Clemens workshop. Furthermore, another spoon by H. Clemens for Th. Clayhills & Son is known, with the date of 1853 and shows a similar inscription. It is shown in Figure 6. The style of decoration of the spoon with the staff of Mercury showing the commercial connection is very common on captain’s spoons from Riga and Pernau but much less common on spoons from Reval.
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For contrast Figures 7 and 8 show the set of marks and the inscription for T. Clayhills & Sohn on a later spoon of 1872, made by Carl Reinhold Hefftler of Wesenberg (now Rakvere) with the city mark of Reval and the Assay Master's mark ‘B•X’ of Viktor A. Khatuntsev and fineness of 84 Zolotnik where the name of the firm, city and year have been pricked. It is better than many other examples but certainly not as good as the engravings.
The merchant house that gave the spoon to the captain is very interesting. It is Thomas Clayhills and Son, or to give it its correct name, Thomas Clayhills und Sohn. The firm was established around 1633 by a Reval merchant, Thomas von Drenteln. After his death the company was left to the Clayhills family, who originated from Dundee.
Thomas Clayhills was born as a merchant’s son in 1626 and the family went to Danzig and further on to Riga around 1639. His sons, Johann, Thomas and Hermann, moved in later years to Reval. Johann Clayhills, who had become Burgess of Reval in 1684, married the daughter of Thomas von Drenteln and inherited the company from his father-in-law. His son Thomas Clayhills, who had been elected in the meantime Bürgermeister (mayor) of Reval, left the company to his son Hermann Johann Clayhills (1719-1770), who gave the company its name ‘Thomas Clayhills & Sohn’. After the death of Hermann Johann Clayhills, the company went into the hands of his widow's relatives, the Girard family in 1782. It remained in the possession of the Girards until the early 20th century. In the late 18th century the company bought its first ships. It imported mostly salt, iron, herring (in particular the young spring herring from Western Norway), codfish, tobacco, hops and other wares, and exported flax, grain and timber products, later also asbestos and cement.
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The company developed strong business contacts with several cities in Germany (Hamburg, Lübeck), Denmark (Copenhagen), England (Liverpool) and Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg). Their business continued to grow and expand their areas of activity. In the second half of the 19th century a cement factory was set up in Kunda, and an oil-shale mine in Uppia (now Ubja) and a gypsum mine in Irboska (also called Izborsk) were also bought. The company made investments in many of the important industries in Estonia and Russia and had a very substantial part of the Estonian import and export business. The company was nationalised by the Soviets in 1940/1941 and disappeared as an independent firm. But this is not the end of Thomas Clayhills & Sohn: the name was resurrected and it is nowadays the well-known and successful gastropub ‘Clayhills’ in Tallinn on the 1729 premises of the original company!
The particular interest of this spoon is that it is the oldest known spoon for Thomas Clayhills & So(h)n. Three spoons of 1822 are known and the spoon of 1853 in Figure 5 is another relatively old spoon; all the other known spoons for the company are from the 1860-70s.
A question we would like to answer now is, to whom was the Clayhills spoon given? If we had a name it is then a simple matter to complete the picture but since we have not we must do something else.
To sail from Britain to the Baltic ships had to go through the Sound Strait between Denmark and South Sweden (Øresund in Danish, Öresund in Swedish). Passage through the Sound had been controlled for centuries by the Danish Crown, which had a Customs post at Kronborg Castle at Helsingør, the Elsinore of Hamlet. Each ship had to stop at the castle and pay passage toll and customs duties according to vessel type and cargo, even when under ballast only. The duties from Kronborg were a substantial source of income for the Danish Crown. The interesting thing is that Danish Customs kept a register of all ships through the Sound that stopped at Kronborg from 1497 until 1857, when the toll was abolished. The registers are kept in the Danish Historical Archives in Copenhagen. They have been photographed and all entries have been subsequently transcribed and eventually digitised in a database, searchable with different filters and criteria, e.g. year, port of departure and/or arrival, cargo, skipper’s name and home port. Access to the database is free and it is an incredibly valuable source of information.
We can search the Sound Toll Register for all the voyages originating in Reval and terminating in Great Britain for skippers with home port in Britain for the year 1820. If we knew a little more about the spoon, for example where it had been acquired, we could restrict the search: captain’s spoons are reasonably ‘local’ and if the original recipient was English his home port was likely to be in England and we could then eliminate all Scottish skippers with home port in Scotland.
In 1820 between March and September, 11 captains sailing from various ports in England and Scotland declared at the Customs post at Kronborg Castle that their destination was Reval. For the return journey we must search not only for Reval as port of departure but also for those ports in the vicinity, as the skippers tried to sail back with a full cargo, stopping at other ports if necessary. We find specific indications in the Sound Toll Register for voyages originating in Reval, Saint Petersburg and Vyborg, a port on the North side of the Gulf of Finland not far from the present-day border with Finland, with final destinations ports in England and Scotland. For all the voyages we know the name of the captains, of their vessels and their type and tonnage, the home ports, the composition of the cargo and the amount they paid as passage toll and customs fee. Additional information can be obtained by looking in the local newspapers of the day of the destination places: for example in certain cases we can learn the day of arrival and the name of the merchant or firm to whom the cargo was going to be delivered but unfortunately it does not help us to pinpoint the captain who received the spoon. The spoon was given to one of those 11 captains but without more information it is not possible to determine to whom.
In conclusion we can safely say that Captain’s Spoons, usually relatively plain at first glance, reveal to us with a little research the exciting side of their history about maritime trade, foreign ports and the adventurous life of the skippers and their ships.
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Feedback
Brian Wallace from the United States emails: I have a comment on the length of a tablespoon vs serving spoon. I have attached images of three pages from a book ‘Old London Silver, It's History, It's Makers and It's Marks’ by Montague Howard, published 1903.
I'm sure all are versed in this wealth of information. These three pages give the author thoughts on the subject on size compared to 1903 standards. Just for fun and to make it even more complex I included one more page. This page talks about how the turn of the 17th to 18th century started a whole host of change. We see the advent of the marrow spoon, mote spoon then caddy and we don’t see after dinner, mustard and ‘serving spoons’ till late in the 18th century so they did not really have a line in the sand whether 9” is table and longer is not. To me they used the table as their spoon to eat and serve, since their was no distinction. They were very happy to have dinner with a silver spoon in their mouth. I’m sure I made this grey area even muddier. And I am thoroughly enjoying being a member and reading The Finial.
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LYON & TURNBULL AUCTIONEERS SINCE 1826
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Results for the Club Postal Auction 1st March 2018
Please note that the results price does not include the 12.5% buyer’s premium.
Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £ Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £ 2. 15 15 15.00 80. 30 30 30.00 3. 25 37 31.00 81. 80 80; 90; 146 118.00 4. 30 55; 67; 86 76.50 83. 45 45; 48 46.50 5. 40 40 40.00 85. 60 60 60.00 9. 35 35 35.00 89. 125 125 125.00 11. 150 163; 170; 185; 220 202.50 92. 48 55 51.50 12. 50 55; 55; 75 65.00 93. 38 55; 65 60.00 14. 20 22 21.00 94. 35 40; 60 50.00 16. 40 41 40.50 98. 55 58 56.50 17. 45 47; 63 55.00 99. 140 140 140.00 18. 45 50 47.50 100. 50 66; 85; 90; 101; 103 102.00 20. 30 34 32.00 101. 40 44; 48; 48; 76; 86; 88; 21. 30 30; 31; 35 33.00 100 94.00 22. 20 23 21.50 102. 30 40; 76 58.00 23. 25 25; 33; 35 34.00 103. 20 22 21.00 24. 40 46; 53; 55; 56; 56; 65; 104. 20 22 21.00 78 71.50 105. 10 26 18.00 25. 35 40 37.50 106. 10 10 10.00 26. 35 61; 80 70.50 107. 55 60; 65; 82 73.50 27. 45 46; 56; 67; 108 87.50 108. 55 55; 55; 61; 105 83.00 28. 45 56 50.50 109. 55 66; 70; 118; 122 120.00 29. 45 57 51.00 110. 50 60; 120 90.00 30. 30 35; 48 41.50 111. 50 51; 62; 71 66.50 31. 125 125 125.00 112. 55 60 57.50 32. 140 140 140.00 113. 25 41; 45; 55; 60; 65 62.50 33. 70 82 76.00 114. 25 55; 60; 85; 90 87.50 34. 75 75; 78; 83; 87; 92 89.50 116. 60 67; 80; 82; 84; 100; 35. 40 40; 44 42.00 126 113.00 36. 30 58 44.00 119. 210 220 215.00 37. 8 10 9.00 120. 85 93; 95; 96 95.50 38. 50 160 105.00 121. 30 35; 46 40.50 40. 45 88 66.50 122. 180 180 180.00 42. 45 56; 76; 93 84.50 123. 295 322 308.50 43. 30 30 30.00 124. 160 160 160.00 46. 30 40 35.00 125. 50 81; 165 123.00 47. 40 43; 50 46.50 126. 50 72 61.00 48. 14 22 18.00 128. 30 37; 43; 65 54.00 49. 14 14; 17 15.50 129. 50 57; 65; 67 66.00 50. 15 16; 17 16.50 130. 25 26; 31; 35; 45 40.00 52. 12 15; 15 15.00 131. 25 36 30.50 53. 15 15; 16; 26 21.00 132. 40 40 40.00 54. 14 17 15.50 133. 25 37 31.00 58. 30 32; 40 36.00 134. 60 61; 87 74.00 60. 25 66 45.50 135. 15 17; 41 29.00 61. 15 15 15.00 136. 30 30 30.00 63. 25 25; 25 25.00 137. 20 28 24.00 64. 35 52 43.50 138. 12 12; 12 12.00 68. 20 25; 27; 36; 41; 60 50.50 139. 15 15; 27 21.00 70. 40 40; 45 42.50 141. 65 66 65.50 71. 30 30; 62 46.00 142. 150 156; 161; 225 193.00 72. 25 25; 33 29.00 143. 150 161 155.50 73. 20 20 20.00 144. 150 150; 220 185.00 75. 14 17; 21; 22 21.50 145. 130 130; 145 137.50 76. 14 14 14.00 147. 200 230 215.00 78. 35 42 38.50 148. 140 145 142.50 79. 30 35 32.50 150. 100 100; 101; 182 141.50
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Results for the Club Postal Auction (Continued)
Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £ Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £ 151. 250 250; 275; 425 350.00 189. 24 34; 57 45.50 155. 9 10 9.50 190. 25 25 25.00 156. 11 11 11.00 191. 35 35 35.00 160. 9 21 15.00 192. 12 65 38.50 161. 9 21 15.00 193. 12 12 12.00 166. 12 16 14.00 194. 15 15 15.00 168. 160 188; 230; 275 252.50 195. 10 10 10.00 169. 22 43; 36; 120; 150; 155; 196. 10 10 10.00 168; 210 189.00 197. 10 10 10.00 170 18 20; 40; 41; 45; 90 67.50 198. 12 36 24.00 173. 30 35; 40; 80 60.00 199. 15 21; 35; 40 37.50 174. 45 45; 65 55.00 200. 15 21; 35; 40; 48 44.00 175. 100 110; 160; 207 183.50 201. 14 14 14.00 176. 350 360 355.00 202. 10 10 10.00 177. 775 782; 1111; 1205; 1300 1252.50 203. 12 12 12.00 178. 45 47; 60 53.50 204. 140 144; 185; 201 193.00 179 45 50; 76; 95; 125 110.00 205. 60 66 63.00 180. 15 32; 35; 85 60.00 206. 24 26; 35 30.50 181. 20 25; 30; 32; 38; 40; 45; 207. 12 12 12.00 65 55.00 208. 45 45 45.00 182. 20 30; 37; 40; 45 42.50 209. 35 42; 53 47.50 183. 15 15; 20 17.50 210. 25 27; 31 29.00 184. 20 20; 20; 55 37.50 211. 24 25; 28; 32; 36; 36; 42; 185. 20 21; 30 25.50 45; 46 45.50 186. 8 10; 12; 16; 45 30.50 212. 15 20; 32; 42; 46 44.00 187. 8 11; 15 13.00 213. 24 27 25.50 188. 8 8 8.00 214. 22 24; 30 27.00
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‘The Silver Spoon Club’ OF GREAT BRITAIN ______5 Cecil Court, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4EZ V.A.T. No. 658 1470 21
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POSTAL AUCTION (For members and subscribers only)
To take place on Thursday 26th April 2018
Your written, emailed or telephoned bids are invited for the following Lots – bids to be with us by no later than 12.00pm, on the day of sale. Please note that purchase prices are subject to a 12.5% buyer’s premium, plus VAT on the premium and £8.50 for U.K. postage & packing per consignment, see page 39 for details.
Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot 4 Lot 5 Lot 6
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Lot Description Reserve 1. Catalogue: Highly Important English Silver, The Property of Mrs Fay Plohn of New York City by Sotheby’s, 16th July 1970. Hardback. ~ (Post £8.50). Est. £15-25. £8 2. Catalogue: Important English and Foreign Silver and Plate by Sotheby’s. 9th May 1974. ~ (Post 8.50). Est. £15-25. £8 3. Catalogue: Good Silver and Plate and a Collection of Early Spoons, Phillips, 27th February 1981. Est. £10- 20. £5 4. Catalogue: Fine Silver and Early Spoons, by Phillips, 29th My 1981. ~ Est. £10-20. £5 5. Catalogue: Fine Silver and Collectors’ Items by Phillips, 18th July 1997. ~ Est. £5-10. £3 6. Catalogue: Important Silver, The property of a European Collector, by Christie’s, 5th July 2005. ~ Est. £5- 10. £3
Lot 7 Lot 8 Lot 9 Lot 10 Lot 11 Lot 12
7. Catalogue: The Rothschild Faberge Egg, by Christie’s, 28th November 2007. ~ Est. £10-20. £8 8. Catalogue: Fine Silver and Vertu, by Bonhams, 29 November 2002. ~ (Post £8.50). Est. £5-10. £3 9. Catalogue: Important Silver, Gold Boxes and objects of vertu, by Sotheby’s, 29 November 2005. ~ (Post £8.50). Est. £5-10. £3 10. Catalogue: How of Edinburgh, by Woolley & Wallis, 30th October 2007. ~ (Post £8.50). Est. £10-20. £5 11. Catalogue: Early spoons, Fine Jewellery & Silver by Woolley & Wallis, 30th April 2003. ~ (Post £8.50). £5 12. Catalogue: A Private Collection of British Silver Snuff Boxes, by Woolley & Wallis, 25th April 2006. £3
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Lot 13 Lot 14 Lot 15 Lot 16 Lot 17 Lot Description Reserve 13. Catalogue: The John Norie Collection of Caddy Spoons – Part 1, by Woolley & Wallis, 20th April 2004. £5 14. Catalogue: The John Norie Collection of Caddy Spoons – Part 2, by Woolley & Wallis, 28th July 2004 £5 15. Catalogue: A Private Collection of Scottish Provincial Flatware, by Woolley & Wallis, 27th January 2009. £5 16. Book: Collecting Small Silverware by Stephen Helliwell. Hardback, DJ, 1988, pp 192. ~ (Post £12). £25-35 £25 17. Book: Fairbairn’s Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, revised by Laurence Butters. Hardback, DJ, 1986, pp 787. ~ (Post £14.00). Est. £20-30. £20
18. Silver Old English pattern ‘mint sauce’ straining/pouring ladle, Sheffield 1937 by E. Viner. L-12.5cm; W- 26g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £110-120. £110
19. Victorian silver Apostle spoon in the Dutch style, London 1898 by William Hutton & Sons. L-18.4cm; W-48g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £90-100. £90
20. A cased pair of Aesthetic style teaspoons, one engraved Harry the other Edgar, Birmingham 1890 by Elkington & Co. L-11cm; W-24g. ~ original case, good decoration, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £45-55. £45
21. Silver & enamel ‘RNLI’ teaspoon, London 1971 by John Pinches. L-12.3cm; W-23g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-35. £30
22. Edwardian Arts & Crafts silver Hammered Dognose Rattail dessert spoon, Birmingham 1905 by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes. L-15.6cm; W-34g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £30
23. Bristol, pair of Old English pattern ‘Berry’ tablespoons, by William Woodman with Exeter marks for 1818. L-22.3cm; W-89g. ~ later berried, reasonable condition and marks. Est. £90-100. £90
24. Indian? silver ‘Coimbatore Club’ teaspoon, circa 1920 by Barton. L-10.1cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-35. £30
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Lot Description Reserve 25. Set of 6 Victorian silver Princess No. 2 pattern teaspoons, London 1840 by Mary Chawner & George Adams. L-14.7cm; W-211g. ~ crisp detail, good gauge, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £200-240. £190
26. Victorian silver Straight Tudor pattern dessert spoon, London 1856 by George Adams. L-17.8cm; W-51g. ~ diamond registration mark, reasonable marks and condition. Est. £50-70. £50
27. George IV silver Trailing Vine pattern dessert spoon, London 1829 by Jonathan Hayne. L-17.8cm; W-68g. ~ good weight, reasonable marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £60
28. George IV silver Trailing Vine pattern dessert fork, London 1827 by Jonathan Hayne. L-17.6cm; W-69g. ~ slight wear to tines, otherwise good weight, reasonable marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £60
29. William IV silver Trailing Vine pattern tablespoon, London 1834 by Jonathan Hayne. L-23.1cm; W-104g. ~ good weight, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £120-140. £100
30. Canadian silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, Montreal c.1835 by George Savage & Sons. L-17.5cm; W-41g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £30
31. American silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, Albany, NY c.1800 by Isaac Hutton. L-17.1cm; W-26g. ~ wear & knocks to bowl, otherwise reasonable condition, good mark. Est. £25-35. £25
32. Spanish silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, Madrid 1850 by N. Soria. L-17.5cm; W-38g. ~ bruises to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £30
33. Sheffield, George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by Josiah Cawton or John Copper. L- 12.9cm; W-12g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £20
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Lot Description Reserve 34. Silver & enamel ‘Leeds Elementary Schools Athletic Association’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1930 by William Greenwood & Sons. L-12.1cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20
35. Edwardian silver & enamel ‘Stratford on Avon, Ann Hathaway’s Cottage’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1904 by Robert Chandler. L-11.8cm; W-14g. ~ small chip to enamel, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-20. £12
36. Edwardian silver & enamel ‘Southampton’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1905 by Robert Chandler. L-11.2cm; W- 11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
37. German gilded .800 silver & enamel ‘Hamburg’ teaspoon, circa 1900. L-13cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
38. Canadian silver ‘Papoose’ teaspoon, Quebec c.1920 by Breadner Manufacturing Co. L-10.1cm; W-17g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
39. Japanese, set of 6 silver Aesthetic pattern teaspoons with original wooden box, circa 1890. L-13.5cm; W-95g. ~ crisp detail, good bowls, marks and condition. Est. £60-90. £45
40. Irish silver Oar pattern teaspoon, Dublin 1819 by George Bayley, retailed by Brown. L-12cm; W-17g. ~ maker’s mark poorly struck, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £15
41. Irish silver Bright-cut pattern salt spoon, Dublin c.1790 by Michael Keating. L-10.1cm; W-8.7cm. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £10-20. £10
42. Irish silver Fiddle pattern mustard spoon, Dublin 1828 by Samuel Neville. L-10.3cm; W-9.3cm. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £10-20. £10
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Lot Description Reserve 43. Scottish silver Fiddle & Thread pattern oyster fork, Glasgow 1837 by Peter Aitken I. L-13.6cm; W-17g. ~ original scarf-joint to stem; slight kink to tines, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20
44. Victorian silver Victoria pattern child’s fork, London 1852 by George Hunter. L-14.6cm; W-22g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £20
45. George I silver Ribbed Hanoverian Rattail pattern teaspoon, London c.1725 by Hugh Arnett & Edward Pocock. L-11.4cm; W-9g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £15
46. George II silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c. 1730 by Humphrey Payne. L-11.3cm; W-10g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10
47. George III silver Hanoverian pattern dessert spoon, London 1767 by James Tookey. L-16.3cm; W-31g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £20
48. Aberdeen silver Celtic-point pattern dessert spoon, circa 1800 by James Erskine. L-18cm; W-24g. ~ few bruises to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £20
49. Irish silver Irish-Star Bright-cut Celtic-point pattern sauce ladle, Dublin 1795 by John Power. L-17.7cm; W- 38g. ~ reasonable bowl, marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £20
50. York, George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, 1812, by James Barber & William Whitwell. L- 21.8cm; W-64g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £75
51. Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1771 by Patrick Robertson. L-20.8cm; W-66g. ~ scratches to bowl, otherwise good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £80-100. £78
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Lot Description Reserve 52. Irish silver Bright-cut & Feather-edge Old English pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1778 by ‘IK’. L-22cm; W-68g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140. £85
53. Irish silver Bright-cut & Feather-edge Old English pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1778 by ‘IK’. L-22cm; W-63g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140. £85
54. George III silver Tall-Flower & Scroll-back Old English tablespoon, London 1784 (incuse duty) by William Sumner. L-20.1cm; W-41g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good picture, marks & condition. £100-140. £75
55. Irish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1765 by Francis Martin. L-21.7cm; W-65g. ~ wear and a few little knocks to bowl, otherwise good weight, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £80
56. Irish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1761 by Alexander Richards. L-20.7cm; W-64g. ~ bowl tip & maker’s mark worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £85-115. £85
57. Victorian silver Tudor pattern butter knife, London 1850 by George Adams. L-20/6cm; W-61g. ~ reasonable marks, good gauge and condition. Est. £70-90. £70
58. George III silver sugar tongs with cast pierced arms, London c.1775 by John Fox & George Love. L-13.6cm; W-33g. ~ good old strengthening repairs to arch, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £38
59. Victorian silver Queens pattern sugar tongs, London 1842 by Benjamin Smith III. L-14.8cm; W-74g. ~ good weight, marks and condition. Est. £70-80. £68
60. Dundee? silver sugar tongs by Thomas Stewart? Also with maker’s mark for Daniel McLean, circa 1820. L- 14cm; W-43g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £40-60. £30
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Lot Description Reserve 61. George III silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London 1790 by Peter & Jonathan Bateman. L-11.8cm; W-9g. ~ rare makers’ mark: 7th Dec. to 19th Apr; faint marks but readable, good bowl and condition. Est. £45-65. £25
62. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, engraved ‘Nursery’, London 1814 by Peter & William Bateman. L-13.7cm; W-16g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £25
63. Scottish silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh c.1800 by Robert Gray of Glasgow. L-12.9cm; W- 12g. ~ good marks, excellent condition. Est. £35-55. £25
64. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern toddy ladle, circa 1790 by John Ewan. L-15.2cm; W-20g. ~ good bowl, mark and condition. Est. £60-80. £40
65. George III silver Old English pattern condiment ladle, London 1799 by William Eley & William Fearn. L- 12cm; W-13g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £18
66. Victorian silver Queens pattern teaspoon, London 1866 by Henry Holland. L-14.5cm; W-37g. ~ crisp detail, good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20
67. George III silver Bright-cut pattern mustard/egg spoon, London 1786 by Stephen Adams. L-12cm; W-9g. ~ marks worn, otherwise good bowl and condition. Est. £20-30. £15
68. George IV silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon with shell bowl, London 1823 by John Edward Terry. L-14cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £15
69. German Art Nouveau .800 silver & enamel ‘Hotel De Ville, Lugano’ teaspoon, circa 1910. L-13cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £13
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Lot Description Reserve 70. French .800 silver & enamel ‘Cannes’ teaspoon, circa 1930 by ‘SM’. L-12.4cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £13
71. Silver & enamel ‘British Automobile Racing Club, Yorkshire Centre’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1965 by Vaughton & Sons. L-11.7cm; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35 £15
72. Silver & enamel ‘Terrier’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1927 by Israel Sigmund Greenberg. L-12.1cm; W-25g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £19
73. Edwardian silver ‘By Industry & Integrity, Nelson’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1908 by Spurrier & Co. L- 12.9cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £13
74. Edwardian silver & enamel ‘HMS Victory, Portsmouth’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1905 by Levi & Salaman. L- 11.1cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £15
75. Silver & enamel ‘Christ College Cambridge’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1936 by James Fenton. L-11.5cm; W- 14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £13
76. Silver & enamel ‘Toll Bar Gretna Green’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1928 by ‘G&B’. L-11.9cm; W-11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30 £14
77. Silver & enamel ‘Stranraer’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1910 by Robert Chandler. L-11.6cm; W-10g. ~ slight kink to bowl edge, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £13
78. Set of 6 silver ‘British Hall Marks’ Hanoverian Rattail teaspoons, cased, Lon, Birm, Shef, Glas, Edin & Chester 1960/2, by Roberts & Belk. L-10.9cm; W-77g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £65-85. £54
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Lot Description Reserve 79. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1800 by John Leslie. L-21.6cm; W-63g. ~ excellent marks, good bowl and condition. Est. £60-80 £45
80. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, circa 1780, by James Smith. L-16.8cm; W-34g. ~ signs of removed initial, otherwise reasonable mark and good condition. Est. £35-55. £25
81. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, by George Jamieson, with London marks for 1845 & makers mark for S. Hayne & D. Cater. L-22.3cm; W-73g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £30
82. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, by Peter Gill with Glasgow marks for 1821. L-18cm; W-29g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20
83. Aberdeen, pair of Fiddle pattern dessert spoons, circa 1840 by James Begg. L-16.9cm; W-49g. ~ good bowls, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £35
84. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern mustard/egg spoon, circa 1830, by George Booth. L-11.5cm; W-12g. ~ original gilding to bowl, good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £8
85. Norwegian silver sauce ladle, Bergen c.1820 by ‘NB’. L-16.3cm; W19g. ~ few bruises to bowl, good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £35-55. £30
86. Georgian silver sugar nips, circa 1750 by ‘IR’. L-11.8cm; W-40g. ~ a few old repairs, some a little crude, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £22
87. Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1753 by Lothian & Robinson. L-20.8cm; W-68g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £55
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Lot Description Reserve 88. Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Glasgow c.1863 by Adam Graham. L-20.5cm; W-60g. ~ bowl reshaped, wear to marks but readable, reasonable condition. Est. £40-50. £40
89. American? silver Celtic-point pattern small dessert or large teaspoon, circa 1785, by John Folsom of Albany, NY? L-16cm; W-30g. ~ split to bowl, otherwise reasonable condition, good gauge and marks. Est. £30-50, £22
90. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Glasgow 1819 (first year of official Glasgow assay office) by Duncan McFadyean. L-13.8cm; W-20g. ~ slight wear to bowl, good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £22
91. Scottish silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh c.1750 by William Gilcrist. L-12.9cm; W-10g. ~ good bowl, mark and condition. Est. £35-55. £25
92. Provincial silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, circa 1750 by ‘HG’. L-11.4cm; W-9g. ~ good mark and condition. Est. £35-55. £30
93. Exeter silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by Richard Jenkins. L-12.5cm; W-10g. ~ small dents to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £16
94. Silver ‘Inverness’ teaspoon, Chester 1929 by S. Blanckensee & Sons. L-11.8cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £8
95. Dutch silver spoon with embossed sailing ship to bowl, circa 1880. L-14.3cm; W-24g. ~ good cond. £20-30. £8
96. Exeter silver Old English pattern cream ladle, circa 1790, by Richard Jenkins. L-10.8cm; W-9g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £30
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Lot Description Reserve 97. Jersey silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, circa 1800, by Charles William Quesnel. L-12.6cm; W-10g. ~ couple of tiny dents to bowl, reasonable mark and condition. Est. £30-40. £30
98. Jersey silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, circa 1825 by Thomas de Gruchy. L-22.6cm; W-60g. ~ good bowl, mark and condition. Est. £50-75. £45
99. Jersey silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, circa 1835 by Thomas de Gruchy & John Le Gallais. L-13.4cm; W- 16g. ~ good bowl, mark and condition. Est. £45-55. £45
100. Jersey silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, circa 1845 by John Le Gallais. L-12.7cm; W-13g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £45-55. £45
101. Irish silver Celtic-point Thread pattern sweetmeat fork, Dublin 1791 by John Dalrymple. L-15.6cm; W-23g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20
102. Irish silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1802 by Michael Keating. L-22.3cm; W-61g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £50
103. Irish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1805 by William Ward. L-23.6cm; W-82g. ~ bowl slightly out of shape, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £40
104. Irish silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1806 by Arthur Murphy. L-23.6cm; W-64g. ~ good marks, reasonable bowl and condition. Est. £50-70. £50
105. George III silver Hanoverian pattern hash spoon, London 1762 by ‘R.B’. L-34.5cm; W-161g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £420-480. £420
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Lot Description Reserve 106. George II silver Basket of Flowers-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1759 by ‘R:?’. ~ reasonable picture, marks and condition. Est. £110-130. £110
107. Irish silver Ribbed Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1759 by Christopher Skinner. L-21.4cm; W-80g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £200-240. £180
108. Pair of George II silver Ribbed Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoons, London 1729 by John Bache. L- 20.2cm; W-117g. ~ marks very worn on one, otherwise reasonable marks, good bowls and condition. £160-180. £160
109. Irish, pair of Bright-cut Celtic-point pattern tablespoons, Dublin 1786/7 by Michael Keating. L-23cm; W- 129g. ~ good detail, marks and condition. Est. £180-220. £170
110. Set of 6 Victorian silver Wellington pattern tablespoons, London 1851 by George Adams. L-22.2cm; W-523g. ~ good weight, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £480-550. £460
111. Cork silver & wood toddy ladle, circa 1810 by Carden Terry & Jane Williams. L-19.5cm; W-28g. ~ replacement handle, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £225-275. £225
112. Cork silver & wood toddy ladle, circa 1810 by Carden Terry & Jane Williams. L-17.5cm; W-26g. ~ replacement handle, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £225-275. £225
113. Newcastle, George IV silver Fiddle pattern basting spoon, 1829 by Christian Ker Reid & David Reid. L- 30.1cm; W-136g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140. £70
114. Scottish silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, Edinburgh c.1784/5 (incuse duty) by Alexander Spence. L- 14.5cm; W-42g. ~ wear to marks but readable, otherwise good condition. Est. £35-55. £25
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Lot Description Reserve 115. Scottish silver Celtic-point pattern sauce ladle, Edinburgh 1794 by William & Patrick Cunningham. L-19.2cm; W-43g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £45
116. George II silver Hanoverian pattern sugar sifter, London 1740 by Sarah Hutton. L-17.7cm; W-59g. ~ later piercing, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-60. £50
117. George I silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1720 by Henry Miller I. L-20.2cm; W-48g. ~ bowl very polished & heat stain, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £40
118. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1747 by Marmaduke Daintrey. L-20.1cm; W-64g. ~ bowl slightly reshaped & heat stain, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £35-45. £35
119. George II silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1722 by Thomas Mann. L-20cm; W-50g. ~ bowl reshaped, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £40
120. George II silver Ribbed Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1738 by Jeremiah King. L-19.8cm; W-44g. ~ bowl reshaped, maker’s mark poorly struck, otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £35-45. £35
121. George II silver ‘Old English’ Rattail pattern tablespoon, London c.1730 by Andrew Archer. L-19.5cm; W- 52g. ~ poor repair to stem, stem turned (was an Hanoverian), otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £40-45. £40
122. American silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1830 by Lane Bailey & Co. L-16cm; W-17g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £15-25. £12
123. Aberdeen, pair of silver Old English pattern dessert spoons, circa 1795, by James Erskine. L-17.4cm; W-55g. ~ slight wear to bowls with a few little knocks, otherwise good marks. Est. £45-65. £40
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Lot Description Reserve 124. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by Nathaniel Gillot. L-12.3cm; W-10g. ~ good bowl, mark and condition. Est. £25-45. £18
125. Pair of Georgian silver Basket of Flowers-back Hanoverian teaspoons, London c.1760 by William Cripps. L- 10.8cm; W-22g. ~ maker’s mark poorly struck, wear to bowl tips, good pictures, reasonable condition. £65-85. £55
126. Georgian silver Basket of Flowers-back Hanoverian teaspoon, London c.1760 by William Cripps. L-10.8cm; W-10g. ~ maker’s mark poorly struck, otherwise good picture, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £30
127. Georgian silver Small-Basket of Flowers-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, circa 1760 by ‘H.B’. L-12cm; W-14g. ~ good picture, gauge, marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £35
128. Pair of Georgian silver Falstaff Mask-front and Shell & Scroll-back pattern teaspoons, circa 1760 by ‘R*B’. L-11.7cm; W-24g. ~ knocks to one bowl, otherwise good detail, maker’s marks and condition. Est. £65-85. £65
129. Pair of Georgian silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, circa 1755 by Ebenezer Coker. L-11.4cm; W-18g. ~ one stem repaired, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £15
130. Pair of Georgian silver Fancy-Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c.1760 by John Scofield. L- 11.1cm; W-14g. ~ bowl tips worn, otherwise good detail, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £35
131. Victorian silver Cherub with Garland of Flowers-front and Shell, Scroll & Flowers-back teaspoon with acorn shaped bowl, London 1844 by George Frederick Pinnell. L-10.5cm; W-14g. ~ good condition. £55-75. £50
132. Art Nouveau silver tea caddy spoon, Birmingham 1901 by John Heath & John Middleton. L-10.2cm; W-13g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £75-125. £35
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Lot Description Reserve 133. George II silver & steel Shell Pistol-grip pattern table knife, circa 1750. L-27cm. ~ very tiny split to silver, otherwise a useful knife, in good condition. Est. £30-50. £25
134. George II silver & steel 2-tined Shell Pistol-grip pattern table fork, circa 1750. L-20.4cm~ good cond. £30-50 £25
135. Perth silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, circa 1820 by Robert Keay. L-22.8cm; W-58g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £55
136. William IV silver Queens pattern dessert spoon with Husk-shell back, London 1836 by Aaron Hadfield of Sheffield. L-18.5cm; W-51g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £28
137. Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1751 by Ker & Dempster. L-20.6cm; W-68g. ~ Master’s mark poorly struck, otherwise good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £50
138. American silver Basket of Flowers-front Fiddle pattern teaspoon, New York c.1835 by Jared L Moore. L- 15cm; W-18g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £15-25. £10
139. French? silver Dognose pattern table fork, circa 1760. L-19.1cm; W-57g. ~ good gauge, tines, mark and condition. Est. £80-120. £40
140. Scottish silver Old English pattern tablespoon, Glasgow c.1780 by Robert Gray. L-21.3cm; W-67g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £50
141. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1742 by Jeremiah Lee. L-19.9cm; W-61g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £45
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Lot Description Reserve 142. German Art Deco .800 silver one-place setting for ‘Richard’, knife, fork & spoon, Bremen-Hemelingen c.1920 by M.H. Wilkens & Sohne. L-17.8cm (spoon); W-85g (sp & fork). ~ good marks and condition. £45-75. £34
143. George III silver ‘curved’ pocket snuff box, Birmingham 1810 by William Boot. L-7.2cm; W-46g. ~ original gilding inside, good marks and condition, tactile. Est. £140-180. £120
144. Georgian silver buckle, circa 1770 by ‘B.P’. L-3.3cm; W-4.1g. ~ good mark and condition. Est. £35-55. £30
145. Georgian silver engraved ‘Hunting’ large button, London c.1825 by Joseph Price. D-2.6cm; W-7.3g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £50
146. Perth silver medallion, circa 1836 by Robert Keay. D-4.7cm; W-23g. ~ ‘Presented at the Athole Gathering for length of Service and Fidelity 1836’ & ‘Awarded to John Forbes, Drumachory’; all good. Est. £275-325. £250
147. Dumfries silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1810 by J. Pearson. L-13.4cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £30
148. Montrose silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by Benjamin Lumsden. L-13cm; W-11g. ~ bowl slightly reshaped, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-75. £45
149. Paisley silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by William Hannay. L-13.5cm; W-12g. ~ bowl tidied up, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £120-140. £120
150. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern sugar spoon, circa 1820 by David Pirie. L-14.5cm; W-18g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £55-75. £45
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Lot Description Reserve 151. Montrose silver Oar pattern teaspoon, circa 1820 by William Mill. L-13.5cm; W-11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £55-75. £45
152. Elgin silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1820 by J. Pozzi. L-13.1cm; W-13g. ~ bowl reshaped, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-70. £50
153. Chinese Export silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern dessert spoon, engraved ‘Jerusalem House’, Canton c.1800 by Sunshing. L-18cm; W-61g. ~ good weight, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £45-75. £35
154. Exeter, 17th century silver Trefid spoon, with prick-dot decoration and ‘ID’ over ‘1673’ to back of bowl, circa 1670, town mark struck to bowl and three times to stem. L-19.7cm; W-57g. ~ later Georgian initials, otherwise good marks and superb bowl and condition, a satisfying spoon. Est. £800-1200. £600
155. A rare silver Acorn-knop spoon, circa 1375-1425. L-16.8cm; W-21g. ~ not marked, possibly East Anglian; most likely has been in a thatch fire, hence the distressed look; small hole to bowl, lovely acorn finial. £600-800 £480
156. George III silver Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, London 1787 by Thomas Wallis. L-22.8cm; W-60g. ~ excellent decoration, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £70
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Lot Description Reserve 157. Pair of George III silver Feather-edge pattern tablespoons, London 1782 by Thomas Tookey. L-22cm; W- 122g. ~ superb feather-edging, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £160-220. £140
158. George III silver large Dove & Olive Branch-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1771 by Stephen Adams I. L-19.4cm; W-30g. ~unusual size, good picture, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £240-300. £220
159. 9ct gold Bright Vine pattern coffee spoon, London 1933 by Mappin & Webb. L-9.9cm; W-11.8g. ~ rare to find gold spoons; initials to bowl; crisp detail, good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £200-300. £180
160. Victorian 9ct rose gold ‘Griffin’s Head & Coronet Crest’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1891 by Barnet Henry Joseph. L-12cm; W-15.8g. ~ rare to find gold spoons; plated in 18ct gold at time of manufacture which was a common occurrence; initials ‘WDB’ in bowl; good detail, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £250-350. £220
161. Victorian silver Military Thread & Shell pattern tablespoon, London 1843 by George Adams. L-22cm; W- 88g. ~ good weight, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £75
162. Exeter silver Kings Husk pattern tablespoon, 1846, by Robert, James & Josiah Williams. L-22.6cm; W-114g. ~ excellent weight, detail, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £80
163. William & Mary silver ‘Madonna & Children!’ rattail spoon, London 1691 by Lawrence Jones. L-19.2cm; W- 56g. ~ finial later altered; otherwise excellent marks and condition. Est. £160-180. £160
164. Late 17th century silver Lace-Front & Back Ribbed Rattail Trefid spoon, London c.1685 by Thomas Issod. L-19cm; W-39g. ~ possible later decoration, bowl slightly reshaped, only maker’s mark clear. Est. £160-200. £160
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Lot Description Reserve 165. German 17th century silver St Matthias Apostle spoon, Moers c.1675. L-18.5cm; W-39g. ~ see: Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons by Klaus Marquardt, No. 243 for a very similar spoon; good colour bowl and condition, a pleasing spoon. Est. £400-600. £75
166. Polish/Hungarian? late 16th century Apostle spoon. L-20.4cm; W-40g. ~ see: Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons by Klaus Marquardt, Nos.110 & 116 for rattail and bowl shape; old repair to rattail, later initials to bowl, traces of gilding to bowl, reasonable condition. Est. £300-500. £65
167. German/Polish? 17th century silver Apostle spoon, engraved with ‘prayer’ to back of bow. L-20.4cm; W-74g. ~ good weight, reasonable condition. Est. £200-300. £75
168. George III silver Old English pattern soup ladle, London 1770 by John Lampfert. L-32.7cm; W-133g. ~ with Prince of Wales crest; good marks and condition. Est. £200-250. £200
169. Chinese Export silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern pierced ‘Fish & Grape Vine’ fish slice, Canton c.1840 by Khecheong. L-34.3cm; W-203g. ~ a very large slice, good weight, marks and condition. Est. £275-325. £250
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Lot Description Reserve 170. Irish silver Bright-cut Celtic-point pattern basting spoon, Dublin 1786 by John Shields. L-31.1cm; W-106g. ~ good marks, excellent decoration, bowl and condition. Est. £200-250. £200
171. George III silver Fiddle & Thread pattern basting spoon, London 1818 by Robert Rutland. L- 31cm; W-147g. ~ good weight, marks and condition. Est. £120-160. £100
172. George III silver Old English Thread pattern ice spade, London 1807 by W. Eley, W. Fearn & W. Chawner. L-25.9cm; W-123g. ~ difficult items to find, excellent gauge, marks and condition. Est. £360-420. £350
173. George III silver meat skewer, London 1784 by Hester Bateman. L-35.3cm; W-108g. ~ good weight, marks and condition. Est. £240-280. £220
174. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1731 by Richard Scarlett. L-18.9cm; W-41g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £60
175. Hallmarking Interest: Re-import mark: William IV silver Fiddle pattern table fork with additional ‘Victoria’ duty mark, London 1834 by John, Henry & Charles Lias. L-20.3cm; W-79g. ~ see Anthony Dove’s excellent article in Silver Studies, The Journal of The Silver Society 2007, pages 105 to 114 for similar hallmarks; good gauge, tines, marks and condition. Est. £175-225. £150
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Lot Description Reserve 176. West Country? silver Seal-top spoon, circa 1695, with prick-dot ‘AM’ over ‘1695’ on the seal. L-16.9cm; W- 53g. ~ town or maker’s mark to bowl, good condition. Est. £450-550. £450
177. Perth silver Fiddle pattern tea caddy spoon, circa 1825 by James Stobie. L9.9cm; W-21g. ~ a rare Perth spoon; good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £340-380. £300
178. Canadian? pair of silver Fiddle pattern teaspoons, circa 1820 by ‘G.E’. L-14.9cm. ~right facing lion passant; good gauge, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £40
179. Silver Albany pattern teaspoon, Birmingham 1924 by ‘W.S&S’ L-10.8cm; W-8g. ~ small dent to bowl, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £5-10. £3
180. Silver teaspoon, Sheffield 1931 by Cooper Brothers & Sons. L-10.7cm; W-12g. ~ reasonable condition. £5-10. £3
181. Russian silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Don c.1908-1917. L-15.2cm; W-33g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
182. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern mustard/egg spoon, London 1837 by William Eaton. L-12cm; W-12g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10
183. York, George IV silver Old English pattern teaspoon, 1821, by James Barber & William Whitwell. L-12.6cm; W-11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £8
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Lot Description Reserve 184. Newcastle, George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1810, by Dorothy Langlands. L-13.6cm; W- 15g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £8
185. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London 1792 by Charles Hougham. L-13cm; W-12g. ~ slight wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £5-10. £4
186. Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1760 by John Cormick. L-11.4cm; W-11g. ~ marks faint but readable, otherwise good condition. Est. £15-25. £8
187. Set of 3 George III silver Old English pattern teaspoons, London 1784 by Hester Bateman. L-11.4cm; W-30g. ~ slight wear to bowl tips, marks a little faint but all readable, otherwise good condition. Est. £30-40. £14
188. Set of 4 George III silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, London 1785 (incuse duty) by Hester Bateman. L- 11.1cm; W-41g. ~ slight wear to bowl tips, maker’s mark worn but readable, otherwise good condition. £30-40. £15
189. Set of 6 George III silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, London 1785 (incuse duty) by George Smith. L- 12.9cm; W-104g ~ slight wear to bowl tips, some with small knocks, otherwise good marks & condition. £55-75 £45
190. George IV silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, London 1822 by William Eley & William Fearn. L-17.1cm; W- 39g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
191. George IV silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, London 1824 by William Bateman. L-18.1cm; W-34g. ~ maker’s mark worn but readable, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10
192. William IV silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, London 1835 by Charles Shipway. L-18.4cm; W-54g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £14
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Lot Description Reserve 193. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, London 1843 by Henry Holland. L-17.4cm; W-42g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £14
194. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, London 1844 by William Eaton. L-16.5cm; W-36g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
195. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1869 by MacKay, Cunningham & Co. L-18cm; W- 34g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10
196. Irish silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, Dublin 1871 by John Smith. L-18.5cm; W-43g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £14
197. George IV silver Fiddle & Thread pattern dessert spoon, London 1827 by John Harris. L-17.4cm; W-45g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
198. George III silver Feather-edge pattern dessert spoon, London c.1770 by Thomas & William Chawner. L- 17.4cm; W-35g. ~ slight wear to bowl tip, marks very worn, otherwise good condition. Est. £20-30. £10
199. George III silver Old English with Shoulders pattern dessert spoon, London 1771 by Thomas & William Chawner. L-17.1cm; W-38g. ~ bowl tip and makers’ mark worn, otherwise all good. Est. £20-30. £10
200. George III silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, London 1786 by George Smith & William Fearn. L- 17.3cm; W-32g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12
201. Irish silver Celtic-point pattern dessert spoon, Dublin 1785 by James Keating. L-16.4cm; W-26g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10
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Lot Description Reserve 202. Set of 4 George III silver Fiddle & Thread pattern tablespoons, London 1809 by W. Eley, W. Fearn & W. Chawner. L-21.9cm; W-326g. ~ excellent weight, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £175-225. £100
203. Pair of William IV silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, London 1833 by Jonathan Hayne. L-23.2cm; W-165g. ~ good gauge, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £45
204. Pair of Victorian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, London 1840 by William Eaton. L-22.6cm; W-150g. ~ good gauge, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £45
205. Pair of George III silver Old English pattern tablespoons, London 1776 by William Cripps. L-21.1cm; W- 120g. ~ good bowls, marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £45
206. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1787 by George Smith & William Fearn. L-22cm; W-60g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £15
207. Victorian silver Old English Thread pattern tablespoon, London 1839 by Charles Boyton. L-21.8cm; W-75g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £22
208. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1755 by Thomas Gilpin. L-20.5cm; W-76g. ~ good weight, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £25
209. Pair of George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoons, London 1757 by Thomas Devonshire & William Watkins. L-20.5cm; W-136g. ~ good gauge, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £45
210. George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1743 by Ebenezer Coker. L-20.3cm; W- 60g. ~ bowl reshaped, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £14
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Daniel Bexfield Antiques Fine Antique Silver & Objects of Vertu
A George IV Silver Snuff Box Depicting a country scene of cows, trees, farmers with sailing boats in the distance The thumb-piece cast as two hounds chasing a hare Made by John Jones III London 1824 Also with French import marks Length 2.75" (7cm); Weight 3.8 troy oz (118g) Price £2,350.00
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