home & garden sale - lorton street

19th November 2026

Viewing for the Thursday sales is always the Wednesday before from 10 am - 7 pm.  All sales commences at 10 am. You can bid on these sale online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email upto 9.30 am on the day of the sale (info@mitchellsantiques.co.uk) or by attending the saleroom and registering to bid.  You can live bid on The Saleroom and Easy Live.  CARD PAYMENT ONLY

Lot 600

A Victorian silver plated strawberry serving dish set, with two plates cream and sugar, each dish measuring width 25 cm, depth 16 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 601

A silver dish, with handle hallmarked London 1903, makers mark for Holland Aldwinkle and Slater. Diameter 23 cm, weight 774 grams.

Sold for £360

Lot 602

A Northern Goldsmiths three piece silver tea service, Birmingham 1913, weight 944 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £410

Lot 603

A George III Sheffield silver basket, with twist hinged handle, maker John & Thomas Settle 1818. Width 25 cm, depth 20 cm, weight 572 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £245

Lot 604

A Reid & Sons Chester silver Capstan inkwell, with internal ceramic pot, dated letter M 1937. Overall weight including liner 569 grams, diameter 16 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lot 605

Two silver Vesta cases, both with foliate decoration marked Birmingham, together with a silver coloured Vesta case decorated with birds, fish etc and marked to top EM to WF 1868.

Sold for £50

Lot 606

A set of silver postal scales. Height 8 cm and with ivorine scale, dated letter V 1920, makers Levi and Salaman. Overall weight 163 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Lot 607

A pair of silver toast racks, each with four apertures. Height 8 cm, date letter H 1932, makers mark R & S, probably Reid and Sons. Weight 158 grams.

Sold for £75

Lot 608

A silver cigarette box, with engine turned top initialled ESM. Height 3.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 9 cm. Chester hallmark date letter B 1927 makers mark EJ Trevitt & Sons, together with a similar Chester marked cigarette case and a Birmingham hallmarked cigarette case. Overall weight 495 grams.

Sold for £100

Lot 609

Three London silver christening mugs, the first decorated with fruiting vines and figures with silver gilt interior, date letter L 1846 maker Joseph Angell 1st and Joseph Angell 2nd. Height excluding handle 9.5 cm, together with another 1846 made by Edward Junior John and William Barnard, 7.5 cm and another stamped 1936 makers mark Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd. Overall weight 143 grams.

Sold for £200

Lot 610

A collection of silver plated flatware, spoons, toddy ladle etc.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 611

A cased set of six silver teaspoons and sugar nips, Birmingham 1910 maker AJ Bailey, together with a pair of silver wishbone shaped sugar nips, two silver spoons one with handle decorated with tennis rackets and a silver butter knife. Overall weight 127 grams.

Sold for £50

Lot 612

A cased silver christening set, with knife, fork spoon and napkin ring. Date letter E 1900 made by Josiah Williams & Co, the box retailed by MacKay & Chisholm Goldsmiths 57 Princes Street Edinburgh. Overall weight 173 grams.

Sold for £90

Lot 613

Two silver shell shaped butter dishes, the first by Collingwood & Sons Birmingham 1906, the case lid marked Collingwood & Son Ltd Middlesborough Stockton on Tees Sunderland and West Hartlepool, together with another James Deakin & Son Sheffield 1893, the knife stamped 1892. Overall weight 137 grams.

Sold for £70

Lot 614

A set of nine silver spoons, London 1886 makers mark GA possibly George Aldwinckle. Length 14.5 cm, weight 305 grams.

Sold for £170

Lot 615

A three piece condiment set Birmingham silver, two pieces date letter G 1931 and one piece dated 1933, all makers mark JR together with four silver napkin rings. Overall weight 184 grams.

Sold for £70

Lot 616

A cased set of six silver napkin rings, with foliate engraving London hallmark date letter S 1893, makers marks rubbed. Overall weight 170 grams.

Sold for £110

Lot 617

Six pieces of flatware, to include a Georgian silver ladle the bowl with silver gilt decoration and with pierced bowl, London date letter L probably 1826, an anointing spoon 1901, maker mark Wakely & Wheeler etc. Overall weight 180 grams.

Sold for £50

Lot 618

Sixteen teaspoons, six with Scottish hallmarks dated letter F maker possibly GE, four with Scottish hallmarks dated letter Z makers mark WA, two with Newcastle hallmarks makers mark CR, four with dated letter S makers mark WE, WF, WC. Overall weight 244 grams.

Sold for £110

Lot 619

A silver four piece tea service by Oldfield Ltd Liverpool, Birmingham hallmark date letter R 1916. Overall weight 2053 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Lot 620

A silver hot water jug by S Blanckensee & Son Ltd, Birmingham 1925. Overall weight 307 grams.

Sold for £95

Lot 621

The Churchill Centenary Trust John Pinches limited edition plate, issued in 1974 in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Winston Churchill, gold plate on sterling silver, stamped to the rear 925 Number 2097.

Sold for £110

Lot 622

An Edwardian silver two handled cup, with partially lobed and repousse body, Chester 1902. 158 grams, diameter 9.5 cm, maker George Nathan and Rively Hayes.

Sold for £70

Lot 623

A silver bottle coaster planished, Birmingham mark Birmingham 1927, maker JB Chatterley & Son. 505 grams, height 15 cm, base diameter 14 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 624

Two silver jewellery caskets, each with lining, oval Birmingham 1919, maker Alexander Clark & Company Limited. Length 12.5 cm, the other also Birmingham 1919 maker Henry Matthews. Length 104 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 625

Three silver dressing table jewellery caskets, large shaped and engine turned with Birmingham mark for Elkington & Co 1917, small oval Birmingham 1913, hexagonal mark rubbed, largest length 13.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 626

A silver muffin dish with liner and cover, by Adie Brothers Birmingham 1924. Diameter 17.5 cm. 1909 Mappin & Webb, 1906 combined weights 861 grams and two bowls.

Sold for £340

Lot 627

Two silver cream jugs and two small mugs, various makers, various marks. Tallest 9 cm, combined weight 262 grams.

Sold for £115

Lot 628

A pair of silver sweetmeat dishes, hexagonal with pierced body, Walker & Hall Sheffield 1918. Width 12 cm, weight 192 grams.

Sold for £70

Lot 629

A silver sugar basin and milk jug, Sheffield 1940, maker Cooper Brothers & Sons Limited. 355 grams.

Sold for £120

Lot 630

A silver plated snuff box or pill box, with mussel shell. Length 83 mm.

Sold for £28

Lot 631

Three silver mounted cut glass dressing table scent bottles, one London 1901 maker Walter Cross, another London 1892 makers mark rubbed, the third Birmingham mark hallmark rubbed, maker Miller Brothers. Tallest 14.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Lot 632

A collection of five silver mounted scent bottles, a pair with London marks 1901 and 1902 maker William Harrison Walter, another pair Birmingham Charles Edwin Turner 1911. Largest Birmingham 1901 maker William Devenport. Largest 13.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 633

A pair of silver mounted cut glass scent bottles by I Martin Hall & Company (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall) Birmingham 1903. Height 14.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Lot 634

Three cut glass silver mounted scent bottles, one Birmingham 1904 maker Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1901 makers mark rubbed and third with heart tortoiseshell mount London 1903 maker Collett & Anderson. Tallest 12 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 635

A pair of silver mounted cut glass scent bottles, with pineapple shaped stoppers, London hallmarks 1907 makers mark rubbed. Height 17 cm.

Sold for £38

Lot 636

A collection of four silver mounted cut glass scent bottles, various makers and marks. Tallest 17 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 637

Two silver plated trays, and a shaped entree dish. Largest tray length 69 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 638

A silver mounted cut and faceted glass decanter, Birmingham mark 1914. Height 24.5 cm, together with a silver cigarette case and tea straining spoon.

Sold for £70

Lot 639

A collection of silver medallions "The New Elizabethan Age", each encapsulated (28) and in stepped presentation case.

Sold for £350

Lot 640

A Victorian oil painting on canvas of a lady in mourning dress, with mirror reflection to background, unsigned. 100 x 75 cm in an ornate gilt frame.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Lot 641

Robert Harrington (1800-1882), an oil on canvas horse in stables, signed to right-hand side and dated 1826, the rug initialled PP. 44 x 60 cm, framed (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 642

A mid 19th century oil on board, depicting The Duke of Wellington on horseback. 27 x 21 cm in a gilt frame with label to rear for Charles Roberson & Co London with handwritten note Duke of Wellington The Last Return From Duty AD 1852 (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Lot 643

A 19th century oil on board, depicting three figures by a river with trees and mountainous background. 19 x 27 cm, unsigned.

Sold for £85

Lot 644

A mid 19th century oil on board, depicting Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbeytown, with various figures on their way to worship. 21 x 33 cm, framed and with painted note to rear Abbey Church Holme Cultram 1842.

Sold for £150

Lot 645

An early 20th century oil on canvas board "Filling The Water Barrels", farmer with two oxen, signed to bottom right ......Adam. 19 x 29 cm in a gilt frame (see illustration).

Sold for £50

Lot 646

John Speed a very early issue map of Cumberland circa 1614. 41 x 52 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 647

Three maps, one a map of Cumberland by Richard Blome circa 1673, 32 x 25 cm, a boundary map of Carlisle circa 1838 and a Thomas Moule map of Cumberland circa 1850.

Sold for £85

Lot 648

A map of Cumberland, engraved by William Hole and William Kipp, first issue 1607. 28 x 32 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 649

A map of Cumberland and Westmorland by Joan Jansson 1596-1664, the map circa 1647. 42 x 54 cm.

Sold for £80

Lot 650

An early 19th century oil on canvas, depicting a figure by river with large rocks, trees. 44 x 60 cm in a gilt frame.

Sold for £240

Lot 651

C Corbett an oil on canvas, depicting peasants with horse and cart. 75 cm x 100 cm in a gilt frame.

Sold for £85

Lot 652

A late 18th century English School oil on canvas, attributed to John Rising depicting Catherine Ashley aged 18 years, with remains of paper label to rear Catherine Ashley third daughter of Joseph Ashley by Mr Rising 83 Great Portland Street London and with Thomson Roddick & Lawrie Auction catalogue with picture illustrated as Lot 731. 75 x 62 cm in a gilt frame (see illustration).

Sold for £700

Lot 653

An early 20th century oil on canvas, depicting a mountainous landscape with waterfall, 74 x 44 cm in gilt frame.

Sold for £130

Lot 654

A Vermeer print, in an ornate early 20th century frame, frame measures 61.5 x 57 cm.

Sold for £220

Lot 655

Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869-1955), a watercolour "Blue April Day", signed and dated 1944. 16.5 x 23.5 cm, framed with label to rear The Fine Arts Society New Bond Street London by Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Mary.

Sold for £85

Lot 656

Alexander Nutter a watercolour, depicting Loweswater and Grasmoor from Fangs Brow, signed and dated 1937. 38 x 36 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 657

Thomas Bushby (1861-1918), a watercolour "Sam Boughs Birthplace Carlisle", signed and dated 1895. 25 x 33 cm, framed (see illustration).

Sold for £360

Lot 658

An early 20th century watercolour, depicting birch trees, unsigned. 25.5 x 19.5 cm.

Sold for £10

Lot 659

Rowland Hilder (1905-1993), a watercolour, signed to lower left-hand side. 23.5 x 33 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £100

Lot 660

An early 20th century watercolour, depicting bridge river and houses, unsigned. 24 x 34 cm, framed and mounted together with another picture by the same hand of farmhouse water butt, 39 x 28 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £20

Lot 661

An engraving "Northwest View of Carlisle" drawn by Joseph Farington RA, etched by Letitia Byrne 23 x 47 cm, framed and mounted together with an engraving Abbey Street Carlisle by F Sanderson.

Sold for £28

Lot 662

An Edwardian oil on canvas, of a fishing village with houses and sea beyond, unsigned. 43 x 39 cm in gilt frame and behind glass (see illustration).

Sold for £85

Lot 663

Christina Corbett (1873-1955), a late Victorian oil painting on canvas depicting fishing boats. 49 x 29 cm in ornate gilt frame (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 664

A Victorian oil painting on canvas, portrait of a girl in red hood with blue dress, unsigned. 38 x 31 cm, framed and behind glass.

Sold for £220

Lot 665

Attributed to Christina Corbett (1873-1955), an oil on canvas depicting an elderly woman in rocking chair with window and flowers. 50 x 43 cm framed and behind glass.

Sold for £65

Lot 666

A watercolour depicting a man with two horses and carriage in snow. 16 x 19.5 cm in gilt frame.

Sold for £50

Lot 667

Edward Bawden (1903-1989), a signed lino cut "Aesop's Fables an old crab and a young crab", signed and dated 1956 (see illustration).

Sold for £520

Lot 668

An early 20th century watercolour still life, flowers in blue vase. 51 x 37 cm, framed.

Sold for £120

Lot 669

Lorna Cassidy, a signed limited edition engraving "Bassenberg Mill 1964" 17/30. 22 x 27 cm, together with a Chris MacGregor engraving "Fresh Grass" and featuring two horses leaning over a fence.

Sold for £35

Lot 670

H E Stanley, a Victorian watercolour "Fishermen and Church", signed and dated 1880. 31 x 27 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £15

Lot 671

Christina Corbett (1873-1955), a watercolour "Wildfowl on the Solway". 25 x 35 cm, together with an oil on board loch scene. 16 x 35 cm and a river and cottage scene. 23 x 33 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 672

Attributed to Christina Corbett (1873-1955), a watercolour thought to be Ravenglass. 38 x 50 cm, together with a street scene (possibly Carlisle). 36 x 25 cm both framed and mounted.

Sold for £60

Lot 673

Clayton David Insley (Canadian 1908-1987), oil on board winter landscape. 29.5 cm x 39.5 cm, signed, framed (see illustration).

Estimated: £120 - £180

Lot 674

A 19th century oil on canvas, probably continental, gentleman with a flintlock pistol. 61 cm x 51 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 675

H B Windsor, oil on canvas pastoral scene. 29.5 cm x 39 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Lot 676

A 19th century oil painting on canvas, portrait of Henry Earl of Lonsdale, inked to the rear - belonging to Edward Stanley of Ponsonby Hall 1882. 73 cm x 66 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1800

Lot 677

Two oil paintings on canvas, each of a still life. 50 cm x 60 cm.

Sold for £10

Lot 678

A collection of antiquarian and later prints, including Charles Earl of Sunderland, James Stewart Duke of Richmond etc (10).

Sold for £120

Lot 679

A Dean, a pair of watercolours in the style of Birkett-Foster children playing, one signed with initials the other with signature, circa 1930. 12.5 cm x 18 cm in original gilt frames.

Sold for £40

Lot 680

F Muschamp, oil on canvas waterfall. 50 cm x 39 cm, indistinctly signed bottom left-hand corner, label verso.

Sold for £50

Lot 681

Thomas Spinks (exhibited 1880-1907), an oil painting on canvas, possibly North Wales "A Quiet Pool". 29 cm x 44 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £95

Lot 682

Theo Hines, oil on canvas "Near Blairgowrie". 29 cm x 39 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Lot 683

Alfred Wainwright 1907-1991, a pen and ink drawing Tryfan from Ogwen, signed. 16 x 21 cm framed and mounted. NOTE: This picture is pictured in Welsh Mountain Drawings No. 29. ARR

Sold for £780

Lot 684

Alfred Wainwright 1907-1991, a pen and ink drawing Bristly Ridge Glyder Fach, signed. 15 x 20 cm framed and mounted. NOTE: This picture is pictured in Welsh Mountain Drawings No. 26. ARR

Sold for £680

Lot 685

Alfred Wainwright 1907-1991, a pen and ink drawing Causey Pike (from the Newlands Valley) signed. 16.5 x 21 cm framed and mounted. NOTE: This picture is pictured in Lakeland Mountain Drawings volume II No. 173. (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £720

Lot 686

Alfred Wainwright 1907-1991, a pen and ink drawing Hindsgarth and Robinson (from the Newlands Valley) signed. 16.5 x 21 cm framed and mounted. NOTE: This picture is pictured in Lakeland Mountain Drawings volume II No. 171 (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £750

Lot 687

John Birney, a watercolour Loweswater (October), signed, 37 x 54 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £110

Lot 688

Karen Wallbank (20th century British), a watercolour gouache "The Family Portrait", depicting sheep, initialled KW and with Castlegate House Gallery label to the rear. 59 x 83 cm, framed (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £850

Lot 689

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour "A Summer Afternoon", depicting Derwentwater The Lodore Hotel and Borrowdale, signed and dated 1928. 31 x 46 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £520

Lot 690

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour "Thirlmere and Helvellyn". 30 x 45 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £580

Lot 691

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour "Brathay Hill Bassenthwaite Lake West Cumberland", signed and dated 1935, depicting farmhouse with chickens. 22 x 44 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £200

Lot 692

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour "Wastwater", signed and dated 1930. 29 x 34 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £250

Lot 693

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour depicting Thirlmere and Helvellyn, signed and dated 1925. 19.5 x 26 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £380

Lot 694

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour "Crummock and Buttermere" signed. 44 x 61 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £1600

Lot 695

Fred Tucker 1860-1935, large watercolour of a coastal cliff scene. 74 cm x 58 cm.

Sold for £110

Lot 696

Thomas Greenhalgh exhibited 1882-1897, watercolour view of a rural watermill, signed lower left. 66 x 45.5 cm.

Estimated: £80 - £100

Lot 697

Eugene Claude (French 1841-1922), oil on canvas still life with fruit and vegetables. 65 cm x 85 cm, frame 81 cm x 100 cm. NOTE: Sold with original catalogue from The Canon Gallery 1995 (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

Lot 698

Vernon Wethered (1865-1952), oil on canvas "The Timber Wagon". 44 cm x 61 cm, framed, signed and with giltwood and gesso frame.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lot 699

John William Buxton Knight RBS (1843-1908), oil on canvas "Evening High Eldwick". 44 cm x 59 cm, in good giltwood and gesso frame (see illustration).

Sold for £240