fine arts sale

26th - 28th March 2025

Lot 501

A pair of Keswick School of Industrial Arts silver spoons, Birmingham 1903. Length 8.5 cm, weight 15 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 502

A silver Arts & Crafts quaiche, engraved John Patrick Waller December 1909, Sheffield 1910 maker William Hutton & Sons Ltd. Height 7.5 cm, bowl diameter 11 cm. Weight 284 grams.

Not Sold

Lot 503

A Britannia grade Armada dish.  diameter 9.5 cm, London 1977, together with two silver pierced dishes, a silver and enamel ashtray and a silver and enamel pill box.  Overall weight 165 grams.

Sold for £100

Lot 504

A silver baby teething ring, in the form of a rabbit with two bells, with mother of pearl at one end and plastic ring to other, Birmingham 1989 maker WW.

Not Sold

Lot 505

A hallmarked silver photo frame, together with various pieces of silver and silver plated spoons, sugar nips etc.

Sold for £50

Lot 506

A silver desk blotter, together with a silver Capstan inkwell, silver candlestick, silver handled glove stretcher and shoe horn, silver casket containing miniature playing cards, silver lidded box and a chromium plated Fortnum & Mason of Piccadilly hipflask.

Sold for £150

Lot 507

A pair of Victorian silver salts 1945, makers mark AM possibly Alexander McCrae, together with another silver salt and a silver pepperette. Overall weight 110 grams.

Sold for £65

Lot 508

A Russian silver Kvosch, hallmarked Zolotnik 84 mark St Petersburg, maker HU. 127 grams, length 12 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £800

Lot 509

An oval galleried tray, with two handles. 46 x 31 cm, together with a scalloped plated dish 27 cm diameter, a Walker & Hall ashtray, coal scuttle sugar bowl and three branch candelabra. Height 25 cm.

Sold for £18

Lot 510

Two vintage miniature penknives, one with a Sheffield silver blade hallmark rubbed, together with a mother of pearl buttonhook stamped silver. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £20

Lot 511

A collection of plated cutlery, 9 large knives, 9 smaller knives, 9 large forks, 9 smaller forks, 9 dessert spoons, 9 soup spoons, 2 service spoons and 6 teaspoons in silver, 7 silver fobs with blank gold central cartouche individually boxed.

Not Sold

Lot 512

A pair of cut glass handled silver salad servers, Chester 1903, a silver coloured metal horn spoon and a Kris horn handled letter knife in silver coloured metal scabbard stamped 1250.  This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Not Sold

Lot 513

A Mary Gregory style four piece condiment set in silver plated cruet, together with a Maple & Co mint sauce jar. Tallest 12 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 514

A silver bonbon dish, Sheffield 1956.  126 grams, together with a silver pierced bowl (AF), Birmingham 1912, 204 grams, together with a three piece EPNS tea service.

Sold for £180

Lot 515

A near pair of silver tankards, the first London 1839 maker Edward Junior John and William Barnard. Height +/- 9 cm, diameter 8 cm, weight 195 grams, the second London 1846 Joseph and albert Savory. Height 9 cm, diameter 8 cm.

Sold for £200

Lot 516

A three piece silver tea service, with teapot, cream jug and sugar, circa 1920 by Ernest Druiff & Co, the teapot with wicker wrapped handle and candle with tri pointed decoration to the top. Height including handle +/- 9 cm. Birmingham date letter V. Overall weight 472 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Lot 517

A collection of cutlery, to include Kings pattern knives and forks, spoons etc.

Sold for £25

Lot 518

Two silver photo frames, the first oval. Height 16 cm, width 12 cm, Birmingham 1916 and a rectangular frame, height 20 cm, width 16 cm Birmingham date letter M possibly 1886.

Sold for £110

Lot 519

Edward & Sons of Glasgow, a silver two handled pot engraved with a B London 1933, with a spoon Sheffield in an Edward & Sons box, together with an Edward & Sons three piece christening set with egg cup, napkin ring and spoon, all with engraved chick London 1932 and 1933, silver weight 264.4 grams.

Sold for £150

Lot 520

A Victorian lidded pot, the base stamped London 1887 maker Goldsmith & Silversmiths company William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman, the lid stamped O for 1889, together with an associated spoon with floral and shell shaped bowl, Sheffield 1902 maker Atkin Brothers. Height 10 cm, weight 197.3 grams.

Sold for £130

Lot 521

A Victorian silver plated Samovar, with foliate decoration engraved Xmas 1897. Height 55 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 522

A four piece silver tea service by Olivant & Botsford Birmingham, one piece marked 1937 three others 1938.  Overall weight 1454 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £800

Lot 523

A silver porringer Chester 1922, Barker Brothers (Herbert Edward Barker and Frank Ernest Barker). Height 5 cm, weight 200 grams.

Sold for £110

Lot 524

A silver teapot Birmingham 1917, possibly Joseph Gloster. Overall weight 593 grams.

Sold for £320

Lot 525

An Aynsley blue gilt and hallmarked silver cased coffee set, the box retailed by West & Son Dublin, cups and saucers all marked Aynsley England with silver mounts by Charles S Green & Co Ltd Birmingham 1923.

Sold for £80

Lot 526

A silver salver, raised on three feet.  Diameter 26.5 cm, maker William Hutton & Sons Ltd London 1906.  Weight 741 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 527

Five early silver hallmarked spoons, the first set possibly 1773 London, makers mark rubbed, engraved EB.  Length 21 cm, another pair marked ET.  Length 20.5 cm, and a single spoon engraved with an arm holding a baton, date letter U.  Length 23 cm, overall weight 300 grams.

Sold for £180

Lot 528

A quantity of hallmarked silver spoons, ladles etc, two sets of six and three ladles.  Overall weight 316 grams.

Sold for £170

Lot 529

A quantity of hallmarked silver spoons, forks etc, various makers and dated.  Weight 384 grams.

Sold for £220

Lot 530

A cased silver hallmarked salt pepper and mustard pot, Atkin Brothers Sheffield 1917, the box retailed by John Hall & Co Manchester and Liverpool.  Weight 207 grams.

Sold for £110

Lot 531

Three cased sets of silver spoons, forks etc, a pair of spoons with silver gilt bowls, makers mark DF Joshua Williams & Co London, date letter K 1925, fork and spoon engraved RM W S Savage & Co Sheffield date letter K 1902 and a fork and spoon with foliate engraving, makers mark CC possibly Colen Hewer Cheshire, Birmingham date letter X 1897.  Overall weight 201 grams.

Sold for £110

Lot 532

A Victorian cased silver fork spoon and napkin ring, makers Walter and John Barnard London 1883, together with a cased silver spoon by Hilliard & Thomason Birmingham, dated letter A 1900.  Weight 107 grams.

Sold for £65

Lot 533

A silver plated on copper chamber stick holder with snuffer, a Victorian plated presentation cup, sifter, bottle coaster, sugar basin, toast rack and six 1937 Coronation spoons.

Not Sold

Lot 534

An early 20th century silver tortoiseshell and picque work commemorative circular box.  Diameter 6.5 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 535

A pair of silver salad servers, with cut glass handles, London hallmark 1906.

Sold for £60

Lot 536

A silver plated on copper early 19th century half lobed teapot, together with a etched glass decanter with silver stopper.

Not Sold

Lot 537

Three George III Irish silver spoons, each with engraved Hawk and initials AK, 1795 makers Law and Bayly. Weight 195 grams.

Sold for £170

Lot 538

Irish and Scottish silverware, an 1836 silver spoon engraved with Eagles head and crown maker Philip Weekes, another spoon initialled MK for Michael Keating date letter N (possibly 1785), an Irish silver ladle initialled RWN 1811 maker JP (possibly John Power) and an Edinburgh silver spoon engraved WM CM 1820 makers mark GC. Weight 230 grams.

Sold for £140

Lot 539

A pair of silver fish servers, by Martin Hall & Co (Richard Martin and Ebenezer Hall) 1873. Weight 218 grams.

Sold for £80

Lot 540

A silver cased desk set, with pencil pen blotter and seal by Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollins Shepherd, Birmingham 1905/06 and an inkwell by the same maker but hallmarked Chester 1905.

Sold for £95

Lot 541

Three 2013 George & The Dragon silver £20 coins, 15.71 grams, together with various other coins to include 2018 sixpence, Sherlock Holmes 50 pence, Captain Cook £2 coin, The Queen Mother £5 coin etc.

Sold for £95

Lot 542

A pair of silver photo frames, date letter P (possibly 1914) makers mark WD probably William Devonport, frame size 24 x 18 cm, picture aperture 18 x 13 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 543

WITHDRAWN - A late 17th century Irish silver tray, marks rubbed, paper label P H Walker Dublin 1694 1704. Weight 332 grams.

Not Sold

Lot 544

A four piece silver tea service, with foliate engraving and pierced finials with ivory spacers. Coffeepot hallmark London 1882, Walter and John Barnard, height 22.5 cm, overall weight 1669 grams.  NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate number LWTMBHKQ (see illustration).

Sold for £1000

Lot 545

A hallmarked silver cigarette case, with line decoration and initialled JRS, opening to a silver gilt interior, Birmingham by Grant & Son, dated letter F 1930, weight 100 grams.

Sold for £55

Lot 546

A set of six liqueur goblets, James Dixon & Sons Sheffield, together with a cased set of silver handled butter knives, marks rubbed.  Overall weight 274 grams.

Sold for £160

Lot 547

A silver trophy, engraved Hoddam & Associated Parishes Ploughing Association Challenge Cup, presented by Sir J W Buchanan Jardine of Castle Milk Bart, Swing Class won by James Smith 1934 1935, Birmingham possibly 1912, William Hutton & Sons Ltd.  Weight 616 grams, height 15.5 cm.

Sold for £350

Lot 548

A collection of twelve antiquarian and vintage books "Plutarchs Lives", circa 1776, 6 volumes "Scenes of Mexican Life" by Gabrielle Ferry 1856, "History of a Modern Age" in two volumes by Emile Ruelle, circa 1849, "Epic Travels" by Paul Chack, circa 1938, "Niccolo de Lapi", circa 1931 and "Rayons du Soleil", circa 1955.

Sold for £20

Lot 549

Brown's bible, printed in Glasgow 1836, together with a 19th century comprehensive family bible, illustrated with metal clasps and corners.

Sold for £35

Lot 550

Nolan. E.H, "The Illustrated History of the War Against Russia" in two volumes, published by James Virtue circa 1855, with marbled edges and gilt decorated panels to the spines with raised bands.

Not Sold

Lot 551

Rennell James, "Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan", printed by Bulmer & Co 1793, with engraved maps (see illustration).

Sold for £160

Lot 552

Nolan. E.H, The Liberators of Italy or The Lives of General Garibaldi, Victor Emanuel King of Italy, Count Cavour, Napoleon III Emperor of The French. In five volumes, red and gilt boards, multiple illustrations and maps, circa 1870.

Sold for £30

Lot 553

Kelly's Directory of Northumberland, with coloured maps 1906.

Not Sold

Lot 554

Five antiquarian books, "The Law of Landlord and Tenant" by T Denman published by George Virtue London, together with "Edgeworth's Fashionable Tales and Patronage" by Miss Edgeworth, circa 1813, "A Memoir of Catherine and Craufurd Tait" by The Reverent Benham MacMillan Press 1879 and "The Land We Live In" a pictorial and literary sketchbook of the British Empire" printed by Tyler and Reed Volume I circa 1850.

Not Sold

Lot 555

The Annuls of Banff by William Cramond, two volume set publisher New Spalding Club, hard cover first editions 1891 and 1893 Number 70/525 copies printed, brown board with gilt crest.

Not Sold

Lot 556

"The Comprehensive History of England" published by Blackie & Son in four volumes 1861, leather spines with marbled page edges, together with "The Pictorial History of Scotland" by James Taylor in three volumes, published by James Virtue 1859, leather and gilt spines with marbled page edges.

Sold for £50

Lot 557

"The Argosy" by Mrs Henry Wood, published by Richard Bentley & Son 12 volumes, 1870's with leather spines, gilded raised decoration.

Not Sold

Lot 558

"The Campaigns of 1812/13 and 14", also the "Causes and Consequences of The French Revolution" by James McQueen, with second volume "A Narrative of the Political and Military Events of 1815", two volumes published 1815 and 1816 by Edward Khull & Co Glasgow.

Not Sold

Lot 559

Mixed selection of twelve antiquarian books, "Chambers Journal 1844", "Stories by Norman McCleod 1891", "A Short History of Art" by Francis C Turner 1891, "Histoire de France" one volume by Victor Duruy 1911, three volumes of "Moliere" in French published in Paris 1871, leather bound with gilt decoration to spines and three volumes of "Horae Subecivae" by John Brown, first series new edition in three volumes 1910 and "Titus Livius Roman History Translated by William Gorden 1783".

Not Sold

Lot 560

Six hardback books by Basil Lubbock, "The China Clippers 1914", "The Colonial Clipper 1921", "The Blackwall Frigates 1922","The Log of The Cutty Sark 1924", "The Opium Clippers 1946", "The Nitrate Clippers 1953", also "Cruises in Small Yachts " by H Fines Speed, second edition 1926 and "Salt Junk Naval Reminiscences" by Admiral Chambers 1927 (8).

Not Sold

Lot 561

Seven volumes of various Scottish Interest books, "Iona A History of The Islands" by Marion McNeill, hardback circa 1920, "Edinburgh" by Robert Louis Stevenson, soft back new edition 1910, "The Book of The Trotters Club" hardback 1901, "Roxborough Selkirk and Peebles" by Sir George Douglas Bart, "County Histories of Scotland" with separate pull out maps, hardback 1899, "The Bailies of Leith" by D Robertson, hardback 1915, "Lead of The Lighthouses", softback by John Rickman 1994 and "Life in The Atholl Glens" by John Kerr, hardback 1993.

Sold for £110

Lot 562

"Beyond The Border" by W D Campbell, published by Archibald Constable & Company 1898, first edition, pictorial gilt covers and spine.

Sold for £85

Lot 563

"The Flowerers, A Story of Ayrshire Needlework" by M H Swain, published by W & R Chambers London and Edinburgh, hard cover first edition with dust wrapper 1955, signed with dedication from the author.

Not Sold

Lot 564

"The Flowerers, A Story of Ayrshire Needlework" by M H Swain, published by W & R Chambers London and Edinburgh, hard cover first edition with dust wrapper 1955, with signed dedication to book and card from the author.

Sold for £42

Lot 565

Two books on "The History of Lace Seven Centuries of Lace" by Mrs John Hungerford Pollen published 1908 by MacMillan, and "A History of Lace" by Mrs Palliser published by Sampson Lowe & Company 1902.

Sold for £50

Lot 566

Two first edition books by Kathleen Fidler, "Mr Simister Appears Again", illustrated by Margaret Horder, signed by the author, together with "Mr Simister Is Unlucky", both volumes have dust wrappers.

Sold for £30

Lot 567

Fleming Ian "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", hard cover first edition, published by Jonathan Cape 1963, with dust cover, together with "The Spy Who Loved Me" 1964 sixth impression.

Sold for £75

Lot 568

Fleming Ian "You Only Live Twice", published by Jonathan Cape, first edition 1964 with dust wrapper.

Sold for £85

Lot 569

Fleming Ian "Man With The Golden Gun", published by Jonathan Cape 1965, first edition with dust wrapper.

Sold for £150

Lot 570

Fleming Ian "Thunderball", published by Jonathan Cape 1961, first edition with dust wrapper (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 571

Fleming Ian "Goldfinger", published by Jonathan Cape 1959, first edition with dust wrapper (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 572

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, book 1 The Eastern Fells, published in 1955 by Henry Marshall, dark green Rexine covers with rounded corners and gold lettering, issued without a dust wrapper, first edition.

Sold for £320

Lot 573

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, book 2 The Far Eastern Fells, published in 1955 by Henry Marshall, grey Rexine covers with rounded corners and red lettering, dust wrapper prices 12/6, first edition (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 574

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, book 3 The Central Fells published in 1958 by Henry Marshall, blue Rexine covers with rounded corners and silver lettering, dust wrapper priced 12/6, first edition.

Sold for £90

Lot 575

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, book 4 The Southern Fells, published in 1960 by Henry Marshall, brown Rexine covers with rounded corners and blue lettering, dust wrapper priced 12/6, first edition.

Sold for £100

Lot 576

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, book 5 The Northern Fells dark maroon Rexine covers with rounded corners and silver lettering, dust wrapper priced 12/6, first edition.

Sold for £70

Lot 577

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, book 6 published in 1964 by The Westmorland Gazette Limited, yellow Rexine covers with rounded corners and dark blue lettering, dust wrapper priced 12/6, first edition.

Sold for £130

Lot 578

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, book 7 The Western Fells, published in 1966 by The Westmorland Gazette Limited, light green Rexine covers with rounded corners and gold lettering, dust wrapper priced 15/, first edition.

Sold for £140

Lot 579

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a set of five Lakeland Mountain Drawings, volumes 1, 2 ,3, 4 and 5 and also Welsh Mountain Drawings, all with dust wrappers.

Sold for £55

Lot 580

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), set of five Lakeland Sketchbooks, 1-5, only one of these has a dust jacket, all look to be first editions with the correct coloured cloth covers and no later impression marks.

Not Sold

Lot 581

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), six sketchbooks with dust jackets, Eden Sketchbook, Lune Sketchbook, three Westmorland Rivers, a Peak District, a Furness and Second Furness Sketchbook.

Not Sold

Lot 582

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a collection of seven Sketchbooks, all with dust jackets, Dales Sketchbook, Second Dales Sketchbook, Ribble Sketchbook, Wyre, Bowland, South Wales and North Wales Sketchbooks

Sold for £85

Lot 583

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Scottish Mountain Drawings, seven volumes, Northern Highlands, North Western Highlands, Western Highlands, Central Highlands x 2, Eastern Highlands and Other Islands, all with dust wrappers.

Sold for £50

Lot 584

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Walks on The Howgill Fells and Walks in Limestone Country, both first editions with dust wrappers.

Not Sold

Lot 585

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Coast to Coast Walk Pictorial Guide, first edition with dust wrapper and Pennine Way Companion Pictorial Guide, first edition with dust wrapper, Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland and Walks From Ratty.

Not Sold

Lot 586

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Fell Wanderer, first edition with dust wrapper, Ex Fell Wanderer, with dust wrapper, Fell Walking With a Camera and The Outlying Fells of Lakeland A Pictorial Guide, no dust wrapper.

Not Sold

Lot 587

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Kendal In The 19th Century, first edition with dust wrapper.

Not Sold

Lot 588

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991),  Westmorland Heritage limited edition No. 248, signed with dust wrapper.

Not Sold

Lot 589

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Wainwright in Lakeland, signed first edition No. 250 with dust wrapper and includes folded map in rear sleeve.

Not Sold

Lot 590

Framed Map of Westmorland (1974) by Alfred Wainwright. 64 cm x 57 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 591

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), four Wainwright photographs taken by Ed Geldard for Lost Tour Book.

Sold for £25

Lot 592

A collection of climbing books and Ordnance Survey maps, to include "Climbing on The Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges" by J Norman Collie 1902, "Everest" with a typed and signed note to interior addressed to C Starkey Esq Honorable Secretary Association of British Members of The Swiss Alpine Club, stating The Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research in Zurich sent me a few copies of their book of pictures taken by The Swiss Everest Expeditions, I enclose a copy for your personal use and hope it will prove an interesting edition to you library, signed by Swiss Minister.  Plus "Escape To The Hills" by W A Poucher.

Sold for £350

Lot 593

Five antiquarian books, Kirk. Henry, "25 Years in British Guiana" published by Sampson Lowe, part cover leather bound with map stamped coat of arms to the front cover Grammar School Macclesfield in gilt, together with "Chemical Lecture Experiments" by G S Newth 1896, "Among The Stars" by Agnes Giberne 1892, "Th Common Objects of The Shore" by the Reverend J G Wood 1894 and "The New Pysiognomy" by Samuel Wells 1868.

Sold for £90

Lot 594

Three leather bound prize books, in good condition with gilded stamp of The Royal Air Force on front boards and Royal Air Force Halton Bucks July 1932, "The World Crisis 1911-1918" by Winston Churchill, "Metal Aircraft Construction" by MM Langley and "If It Had Happened Otherwise" by Winston Churchill, Ronald Knox, H Fisher etc published by Longmans & Green 1931.

Sold for £200

Lot 595

A collection of four books on ironmongery and transport, William Dibben & Sons Limited Builders Merchants and Ironmongers Southampton, catalogue No. 36 circa 1930, "Our Iron Roads" by F S Williams, published by Bemrose & Sons 1885 with numerous illustrations, "The Book of The Ford" by R T Nicholson fifth edition 1920, "The Locomotive Engine and Its Development" by Clement Stretton 1892.

Not Sold

Lot 596

"The New London Cookery and Complete Domestic Guide by a Lady", published by G Virtue, hard cover, half calf leather binding undated but circa 1827, boards and spine in poor condition but present and attached, the internal pages in fair to acceptable condition.

Not Sold

Lot 597

Two books on Gamebirds and Hunting, "Gamebirds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway" by L Lloyd, published by Frederick Warne & Company, hard cover first edition 1867, with green boards and gilded decoration, together with "The English Sportsman The Western Prairies" by Grantley Berkeley, published by Hurst & Blackett London 1861, rear board detached but still present and spine damaged top and bottom but still securely attached.

Sold for £85

Lot 598

Eight hardback volumes of "Round Carlisle Cross", authentic account of the occupation of Carlisle in 1745 by George Gill Mounsey 1846 and "Older Carlisle Local Worthies" by Mary Slee 1923.

Not Sold

Lot 599

A collection of Naturalist related books, "Flora Of the British Isles" in three volumes by Sybil J Rowles, published by Cambridge University Press, "Perry's Water Plant Manual" undated but early 20th century, four volumes of Familiar Garden Flowers" by F Edward Hulme, undated circa 1880, "Domestic Horticulture" by F W of Burbidge 1875 and "Half Hours with a Naturalist" by Reverend J G Wood 1889.

Sold for £40

Lot 600

A collection of twelve antiquarian books, "Model Tales", Church Sunday School Magazine 1890, "Salem Chapel" in two volumes 1870 etc.

Not Sold