SILVER & VERTU :
Elizabeth I / James I Scratch EngravedSilver Bodkin with Earspoon
England, c1600-1620,
The tapering stem with an ear-scoop wider end,
above a small round hole at the for threads as well as and hanging
and elongated hole for ribbons
both sides having rudimentary scratched engraving
with a tapering stem, a hole, a slot and an ear-scoop
3.75" Long / 0.125oz.
SOLD
Charles II Silver Child's Trefid Spoon
Steven Venables Junior, London, 1684
Of good gauge silver for the period,
the oval bowl with a raised rat-tail joined to flat shaft and trefid terminal,
the terminal reverse with scratch initials 'F*N'
5-5/8" Long /.7 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Rare William & Mary Silver Trefid Sweetmeat Fork
'TN Crowned', England, c1690
Engraved to each side with stylized foliage and an oval at the rounded-shoulder trefid terminal;
marked with TN crowned within a shaped punch;
the oval with possible remains of very small scratched initials
Comments to the rarity of the trefid forks appear in
Silver Flatware, English, Irish and Scottish, 1660-1980', (Ian Pickford), p.77 :
'These are very rare,
the fork only just coming into general use in England at the end of the 17th century..."
3-7/8in. Long / 0.25 oz.
SOLD
James II / William & Mary Small Silver 'Tumbler Cup'
Roger Strickland, London, c1690
A small cup of deep round form,
having a matted ('sharkskin') surface below a plain and reeded rim;
maker's mark struck thrice
1-1/8" High / 1-7/8" Wide / 0.6oz.
SOLD
William & Mary Silver Teardrop Nutmeg Grater,
England, c1690-1700, Unmarked
Of good gauge silver having a hinged opening to both the top and base,
the cover with scratched owner's initials "I T",
nut storage space inside and the hinged base opening to a metal rasp
1" High / 1.25" Long (closed) / 3.25" (fully open) / .7 oz.
SOLD
Rare Queen Anne Silver Child's 'Mug'
Matthew Cooper, London, 1705-6
Possibly a child's or christening mug,
the body centering a vacant cartouche within fish scale and scroll chasing,
sided by a gadrooned upper girdle between engraved vertical leaflets,
a lower band of chased upright lobes and flutes
between further engraved leaflets and trellis diapering
3.5" High / 2.5" Diameter (Top), 2.75" (Base) / 3.76ozs
In Stock, Linked
Queen Anne Britannia Standard Rattail Serving Spoon
Silver & Ivory Mounts, London, 1704-5, Without Maker's Mark
The ovoid serving spoon bowl with rattail attachment
above a finely reeded and beaded silver ferrule
and a well turned ivory handle
9.25" Long, The Bowl, 2.75" / 1.5oz. Total
In Stock, Linked
Rare George I Britannia Standard Marrow Spoon,
Andrew Archer, London,1718
Of heavy gauge silver, the ovoid bowl with rattail attachment to a long narrow scoop;
excellent marks to the verso (Grimwade, #84); the scoop end with remains of a crest :
a griffin's head erased, in mouth a branch
9" Long / 2 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Pair of George I 'Britannia' Silver Octagonal Casters
Thomas Bamford, London, 1722
Of heavy gauge silver, each unengraved caster of octagonal bellied form
raised on a conforming octagonal stepped foot,
the domed pierced octagonal covers surmounted by a knopped finial,
each with interior silver removable sleeve to regulate sifting flow;
fully marked verso, the covers with lions' heads erased
each with additional scratched N760 inventory marks
5.25" High / Foot Width, 2" / 11.5 oz.
SOLD
George I Engraved Silver Snuff Box
Unmarked, England, c1720-1725
Of very heavy gauge silver, the lift-off lid nicely engraved with
six draped figures and accompanied by a dog,
all dancing within classical ruins before a wooded landscape;
reeded base, sides and cover; gilt interior
2-5/8" Long / 2.3 oz.
In Stock, Linked
George I Silver 'Tumbler Cup'
James Goodwin, London, 1723
Of heavy gauge silver,
the small cup of deep circular form,
having a rolled and gilt rim with gilt interior;
with very good marks
1.5" High / 2" Wide / 1.4 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Scarce Early George II Silver "Tot Cup"
Thomas Parr II, London, 1730
The small silver tot cup with flaring folded rim and cast spreading foot;
marked verso; without engravings or erasures
1-7/8" High / 2" Wide / 1.2 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Scarce Early George II Silver Tot Cup
William Paradise, London, 1732
The small silver tot cup with flaring folded rim and cast spreading foot
the verso with contemporary scratch-engraved initials C over W.M;
marks verso : maker's mark (Grimwade #3250), date mark R, and lion passan
2.5" High, 2-3/8" Diameter (Rim) / 2.2 oz.
In Stock, Linked
George II Silver Armorinal Tobacco Box
England, c1730, Arms of the Earls of Ashburnham
The round silver tobacco box waisted circular form
having a detachable lid with reeded border and
engraved with the arms of the Earls of Ashburnham,
likely John Ashburnham, 1st Earl Ashburnham and Viscount St Asaph.
The chief seat of the Ashburnham family was Ashburnham Place, near Battle,
where they had been settled from about the end of the 12th century until 1953.
2.25" Diameter / 1.3oz.
SOLD
Rare George II Silver Saucer-Form Domed Wine Taster
Joseph Sanders, London, 1738
In the "Bordeaux" circular saucer form,
having a flared rim and high domed central section, the dome rising above the sides;
fully marked to the outer side;
this form considered by some to be the "only true early English silver wine taster".
4" Diameter / 3.2 oz.
SOLD
George II Irish Silver Embossed Helmet Cream Jug, c1750
Marks Beneath Handle Rubbed
Of heavy gauge silver with shaped rim over a body chased in the Rococo taste :
the upper section with long-necked birds among scrolls and flowers,
and lower section with scrolling leaves and shells,
the legs headed by lion masks and ending in paw feet
4.5" High / 5 oz.
In Stock, Linked
George II Silver Sexfoil Taperstick with Crested Bobeche
John Cafe, London, 1756
The a crested bobeche having a shell rim,
the shaped stem having shell decoration to the shoulders and a lower threaded knop,
the spreading foot edged by six stylized shells,
a crest appearing also at the base of the stem :
an ear of rye / a stalk of wheat (Fairbairns 154.1)
for Affleck, Auchenleek (Scotland), Horsman, and Johnson (Northumberland);
5.25" High / 5.5 oz.
SOLD
Early George III Cast Rococo Silver Taperstick
William Gould, 'Sexfoil' Shell Base, London, 1760
Of heavy gauge silver,
the spool form nozzle with removable "sexfoil" shell bobeche,
over a standard with shell and threaded knops,
resting on a "sexfoil" shell base;
fully marked to the verso
5.25" High / 5.7 oz
SOLD
Pair George III Silver Clustered-Column Candlesticks
William Cafe, London, 1768
with Jacobite Interest :
for the Dukes of Gordon, from Letterfourie House (by Robert Adam)
A truly impressive design reflecting 17th century Huguenot design,
the standards with five banded columns below cast upright acanthus sconces
and removable French gadrooned sconces,
each cast cinquefoil base with acanthus decoration within a gadrooned border
and an oval boss with engraved Gordon crest and motto:
'A Hart's Head Couped ppr.', and Motto : 'Dum Sisto Vigilo'
12" High / The Foot, 6.25" Wide
In Stock, Linked
Scarce George III Hanoverian Silver Two-Prong Serving Fork
John Lambe, London, 1787
The wide-spread tines with v-shape at their base,
the terminal upturned in the usual Hanoverian manner
Marks : I.L in a distinct oval, Grimwade #1473 registered 1782
8" Long / Width at end of tines, 1-7/8" / 2.1 oz.
SOLD
George III Silver 3-Part Wine Funnel, David Hennell II & Samuel Hennell
London, 1802,
together with a
George III Scottish Silver Wine Funnel Stand
Edward Livingstone of Dundee (active 1794-1824)
Edinburgh c1800
Each with reeded rims,
the funnel centering a deep strainer with flower-form piercing;
the push-on detachable curved spout with lower flutes and banded center;
also with detachable inner unmarked muslin ring
5" High / 3.35 oz.
The stand domed form, and arked verso with provincial maker's mark,
standard mark and duty mark only.
3.9" Wide / 1.5 oz.
SOLD
Georgian Provincial Silver "Reverse Scoop" Marrow Scoop
Marked twice 'A S', possibly Scottish
(Corresponding Mark to Alexander Stewart, Inverness, and Tain, c1800-1825)
Of rare elongated tapering form, the squared off bowls facing in opposite directions,
marked twice at the waist A S in a rectangular punch, the reverse side with contemporary
conjoined script monogram 'JWB' or 'TWB' with flourishes
8.5" Long / 1.8 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Very Scarcce Pair George III Silver Nutcrackers
Phipps & Robinson, London,1803
Of heavy gauge silver, the reversible nutcrackers with a central pivot
between ribbed paddles extending into tapering cylindrical and reeded handles
ending in reeded ball finials; fully marked
5.25" Long / 4.4 oz.
In Stock, Linked
George IV Silver Waiter
William Bateman, London 1825
Of quite heavy gauge silver, the round waiter (or small salver) with gadrooned rim
around a plain field centering the contemporary arms of Goodwyn :
raised on three paw feet issuing from acanthus leaves
7" Diameter / 10.4 oz.
In Stock, Linked
Fine William IV Silver Military Thread Basting Spoon
Paul Storr, London, 1835
Crested for the family of Astley
Of heavy gauge silver, as expected with Storr wares,
the rare 'Military' variant of 'Old English Thread',
having a strong threaded 'pip' at the terminal
12.5" Long / 6.1 oz
SOLD
Very Good Victorian Silver Flat-Lidded Tankard, in the Charles II Style,
William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman, London, 1898
Of heavy gauge silver,
with a broad tapering body sided by a scroll handle with thumb-piece,
the flat-lidded hinged cover with single step and reeded border,
the foot also reeded
6.5" High / 26.5oz.
In Stock, Linked
Fine Victorian Engraved Silver Hip Flask
Simon Greenberg,1860,
The ovoid flask richly engraved with scrolling leaf and strapwork decoration,
centering an equestrian or hunting scene below an unengraved shaped cartouche to one side,
the slightly concave reverse centering flowerheads among small leafy scrolls,
the sides and neck bordered with bright-cut zig-zag linear decoration siding continuous leafy sprays;
the round lid with screw action and a slender interior cork
5.75" Long x 3.25" Wide x 1" Deep / 4.1 oz.
SOLD
Fine Edwardian Silver Letter Clip Seal Mayor of Westbury
The large shaped clip of heavy gauge silver, engraved with
the seal and motto of the Mayor of Westbury (Wiltshire)
surrounded a circular border reading (in Lombardic) :
SIGILLUM MAIORIS ET BURGEN DE WESTBURIE
the open end with shaped and with suspensory ring,
crisp marks to the upper and lower surfaces
4.6" High x 3.25" Wide x 1.75" Deep / 3.9oz.
SOLD
Good Pair George V Silver Nutcracker
George Howson, London, 1926
The reversible nutcrackers with a central pivot between pierced and incised oval holders,
tapering reeded handles, one engraved with conjoined Gothic initials 'ASI',
each handle fully marked
6.5" Long / 7.8 oz.
In Stock, Linked
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ALSO RECENTLY IN STOCK OR INCOMING SHORTLY
(listed chronologically) :
Our recent acquisitions will be available soon.
A partial list is below.
James I / Charles I Carved & Marquetry Small Oak Joined Chest, Leeds, Yorkshire, c1610-30
In Stock (temporary image above in 'Furniture')
George II Small Baluster Wine Glass, inverted teared baluster, domed foot, c1730, In Stock
Good Set of Nine George III 3-Tine Dessert Forks, engraved in the 17th century sweetmeat manner
William Eley & William Fearn, London 1814, In Stock
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