fine art

An Edwardian silver christening set, cased, comprising serviette ring, spoon and fork, London 1908, the case marked "Olivant & Botsford", together with a George III fork and spoon in case, London marks for 1801 and 1803 respectively.

Sold for £62

A seal topped spoon, a reproduction of a 1544 spoon, London mark modern, together with a Victorian silver topped dressing table jar, London 1844 and a cased silver serviette ring, Chester 1906.

Sold for £48

A Victorian christening set, comprising cup, saucer and spoon, Birmingham mark 1855, silver gilt and repousse with roses and foliate scrollwork, cased (see illustration).

Sold for £110

A silver porringer and spoon, cased, Birmingham 1913, 212 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A silver plated tankard, a pair of plated entree dishes and wine coaster.

Sold for £80

Two Victorian silver topped dressing table jars, foliate and scroll engraved and pierced, London 1844, together with a silver backed dressing table set, London 1916.

Sold for £85

A pair of silver serviette rings, boxed, Birmingham 1920, two silver mounted ebony dressing table accessories and a silver powder compact (AF).

Sold for £50

A set of twelve George IV silver handled and bladed knives, Kings pattern, Sheffield 1825 (see illustration).

Sold for £90

A pair of Chinese silver coloured salad servers, with ebony handles, chased with dragons and foliage (see illustration).

Sold for £90

A pair of silver plated fish servers, with ivorine handles, the blade etched with a fish, cased.

Sold for £38

A George V silver cake basket, scrolling loop handle, bellflower repousse body, pierced and with lobed edge, Sheffield 1926, 618 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £345

A George V silver salver, Sheffield 1913, with moulded edge and engraved shield to centre with classical bellflower urn and swag surround, approximately 600 grams. Diameter 10 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A George V silver salver, with moulded edge and foliate engraved centre, Sheffield mark 1912, approximately 610 grams. Diameter 11.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A three piece tea service, the sugar basin and cream jug matching and the teapot and cover of similar design but of Indian manufacture, the sugar basin and cream jug stamped "Munsey, Cambridge" with shell and foliate border and raised on ball feet, London 1889, the teapot bearing Indian hallmarks, approximately 1599 grams gross (see illustration).

Sold for £850

A set of four sauce boats, Sheffield 1913, each of faceted form with loop handle and octagonal foot, approximately 1000 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £530

A pair of Dublin silver Rats Tail tablespoons, maker James Le Bass, 1828, 135 grams. Length 8.25 ins.

Sold for £70

A George III Dublin silver bright cut tablespoon, bottom marked 1767, maker John Shields, together with a pair of George III Dublin silver sugar tongs with shell terminals, bright cut engraved, maker probably John Pittar, total weight approximately 110 grams.

Sold for £115

A George III silver berry spoon, dessert size, London 1784, and five Irish Silver teaspoons, Dublin 1812, maker RS possibly Richard Sawyer Jnr. or R. Smith, together with an early Victorian silver pickle fork, Dublin 1846.

Sold for £50

A George V christening tankard, Chester 1914, tapering cylindrical form with loop handle, inscribed, 153 grams.

Sold for £80

A silver mounted spirit flask, with detachable engine turned lower cover, London mark 1909.

Sold for £60

A George IV Dublin gravy spoon, with strainer and Rats Tail, 1826, also stamped "Stuart", makers mark for Charles Stuart, approximately 160 grams. Length 12.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £360

A silver cake slice, with pierced foliate blade and shell embossing, Sheffield mark 1910.

Sold for £150

A pair of toast racks, each with four divisions, one 1905, one 1906, approximately 148 grams.

Sold for £80

A silver sauce boat, Queen Anne design, with loop handle, three short cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet, 94 grams, Birmingham 1920.

Sold for £52

A set of four silver boat shaped salts, in the Adam style, with pierced bodies engraved with foliate swags and raised on four short feet, with Anthemion decoration, one blue glass liner missing, Birmingham 1894. Each length 3.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £115

A pair of Edwardian silver pepperettes, each with detachable lid to blue glass liner, with pierced and foliate engraved cylindrical bodies raised on short scroll and Anthemion feet. Height 4 ins.

Sold for £72

Three silver serviette rings, a silver ashtray, a mustard pot (liner missing) and pierced a coaster (liner missing), approximately 230 grams.

Sold for £75

A small silver rose bowl, 1966, 117 grams. Diameter 4 ins.

Sold for £68

A silver condiment set, partially cased and comprising four salts, pepperette and mustard, the case marked "Ainsworth & Son, Blackburn", the cased salt Birmingham 1911, the remainder Sheffield 1905.

Sold for £110

A canteen of silver plated fish cutlery, twelve place settings.

Sold for £22

A cased set of silver coffee bean spoons, Birmingham 1931.

Sold for £32

A pair of sterling silver "The Churchill Centenary Collection" coasters, number 30/100, cased and complete with Garrard Crown Jewellers certificate dated 1974 (see illustration).

Sold for £270

A silver and Connemara marble inset spoon, classical design, hallmarks for London 1968, the green marble cabochon rubover set to the knop. Length 95 mm.

Not Sold

A pair of silver and amber cigarette and cheroot holders, in original leather bound case, finely engraved scalloped rims in silver, hallmarked Birmingham 1906.

Sold for £80

A pair of stirrup cup measures, boot design by Grenadier.

Sold for £28

A wine tasters cup, French.

Sold for £23

A hand painted enamel and silver cigarette case, Swiss made, two finely painted English Terriers in alert pose, engine turned back, import marks for London 1903.

Not Sold

A pair of silver gilt and enamel lorgnettes, French, good working order, decorated with engine turning and blue enamel floral motifs.

Sold for £84

A silver plated three piece tea service, engraved in the Adam style with ribbons and bellflower ornament and comprising teapot, sugar basin and cream jug.

Sold for £40

A silver plated pierced fruit basket, with swing handle, together with a silver plated spirit kettle on stand, late Victorian, with burner.

Sold for £55

A Manor silver plated condiment set, complete with tray, stylised design, 1960.

Sold for £20

A canteen of silver plated and ivory fish knives and forks, twelve place settings.

Sold for £120

A case of six pairs of hors d'oeuvre knives and forks, with mother of pearl handles and silver plated blades and tines.

Sold for £55

An Edwardian silver cigar case, Birmingham 1904, 161 grams.

Sold for £80

A pair of silver candlesticks, with detachable sconces to shaped oval bases, weighted, Sheffield mark 1900. Height 3.75 ins.

Sold for £72

A continental silver coloured two branch candlestick, with integral sconces and circular base stamped "830S". Width 9 ins, height 6 ins.

Sold for £78

A pair of late Victorian silver bowls, repousse with Indian scenes, Glasgow mark 1895, maker George Edward & Son, 629 grams. Diameter 6.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £520

A three piece silver tea service, comprising teapot, sugar basin and cream jug, Birmingham mark 1929, 1010 grams gross (see illustration).

Sold for £530

A George IV silver caddy, Birmingham mark 1912, retail stamped for Edwards & Son, Glasgow, 270 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £270

An oak canteen of silver plated hors d'oeuvre knives and forks, by Alexander Scot, Silversmiths, 62 Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

Sold for £50

A collection of four silver topped dressing table jars, late Victorian, London mark for 1900.

Sold for £50

A silver christening set, Victorian 1848, together with a collection of three pieces of silver flatware and a silver plated butter knife and pickle fork.

Sold for £45

A silver plated wine waiter, in the form of a gun carriage. Length 12 ins.

Not Sold

A pair of Art Deco style candlesticks, with three candle holders to stepped stylised columns and square bases. Height 9 ins.

Sold for £220

A pair of plated four branch candelabra, with centre candle holder also, with simple cylindrical stem and circular spreading foot. Height 31.5 ins.

Sold for £160

A pair of Edwardian silver plated candlesticks, in the Adam style, with detachable sconces, faceted columns with rams mask, ribbon and bellflower ornament and raised on stepped beaded bases. Height 13 ins.

Sold for £100

An Edwardian silver mounted trinket box, in the Art Nouveau style, rectangular, with photographic panels to lid and lined interior, Birmingham mark 1904, maker W.J.H. Width 4 ins.

Sold for £170

A silver double hinged oval nutmeg grater, hallmarked London 1815, makers mark "TP.ER.IP."

Not Sold

A Victorian silver plated column oil lamp, with clear glass chimney, moulded glass shade with cut glass reservoir beneath, with fluted column raised on three angled legs terminating in hoof feet. Height including chimney 38 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £450

An Edwardian reptile skin travel case, fitted with a series of silver topped accessories, Birmingham mark 1906, and with ivorine accessories.

Sold for £180

A George V silver table centre, having a circular detachable bowl, with balustraded gallery to the centre column, with two hanging baskets, Sheffield mark 1922, approximately 1560 grams. Diameter 8.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £920

A George III chased acorn nutmeg grater, London 1765, David Field. PROVENANCE - Jean de Leeuw collection, The World's Finest Nutmeg Grater Collection. Length 2 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £800

An electroplated salver, foliate engraved, raised on four claw and ball feet, diameter 12 ins, together with a three piece Walker & Hall Hotel tea and coffee service and a Queen Anne style plated sauce boat.

Sold for £40

A set of six silver handled cake knives, Sheffield 1940, together with six pieces of silver plated cutlery, including bread knife, bun fork, two butter knives, salt spoon and sardine fork.

Sold for £18

Three silver serviette rings, various makers, various marks.

Sold for £32

A George V silver dressing table box, circular, engine turned, plush lined interior, wooden base and raised on three short legs, Birmingham 1923, diameter 3.5 ins, together with a silver backed dressing mirror.

Sold for £50

Two silver topped glass dressing table jars, one Birmingham 1919, height 3 ins, the other Birmingham 1925, diameter 5 ins.

Sold for £45

A George V foliate engraved silver cigarette case, together with a pair of silver plated tablespoons.

Sold for £32

A late Victorian/Edwardian foliate engraved silver Vesta case, with Albert chain and T Bar.

Sold for £58

A silver cigarette case, Birmingham 1919, together with a silver propelling pencil, Birmingham 1913.

Sold for £58

Foreign, various early to modern collections of France, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Russia, China, etc., in eight large stock books.

Sold for £70

World, three boxes of stamps, loose in packets, tins, bags and twenty albums or stock books, need checking.

Sold for £80

Foreign, box of loose stamps, mint and used, stock cards, French Colonies, approval books, Russian miniature sheets, covers, etc.

Sold for £60

Foreign, Germany collections, one album and two stock books, stock pages and cards, useful lot, viewing recommended.

Not Sold

Commonwealth, box with collections of Victorian to QEII, mint and used ranges in eight stock books, an album and stock sheets in folder.

Sold for £120

Commonwealth, blue spring back album with good lot of QEII Fiji mint, with sets to £1 and EDVII and GV St Helena values, Australian States, etc.

Sold for £100

Commonwealth, 1937-1951, Stanley Gibbons 'King George VI' special album with mint and used stamp ranges from most Commonwealth countries.

Sold for £180

Commonwealth, box with Victorian to QEII range of various mint and used stamps on stock cards and loose, with Hong Kong GVI Centenary to $1, fine 4d Cape of Good Hope triangle, few covers, etc.

Sold for £65

Commonwealth, useful collection of Ceylon, Victorian ranges to GVI on album pages and stock cards, with mint Victorian values to 2R 25c.

Sold for £70

Commonwealth, useful collection in eleven volumes, mint and used, early to QEII but mainly early QEII sets with many sets to high values, viewing recommended.

Sold for £200

Concorde, aviation collection of mint "Concorde" stamps in blue Linder album, miniatures sheets, covers, etc.

Sold for £35

Cover, shoebox of pre-stamp to QEII British, Colonial and foreign cover, postal stationery, 1d reds, etc., viewing recommended.

Sold for £150

Great Britain 1814, GV album of covers, pre-stamp, 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet unused, 1d black on cover Yarmouth of Saxmundham, later with 1d reds, 2d blue, T.P.O. Railway covers, etc. (Approx 39)

Sold for £80

Great Britain 1840 used 1d Mulready letter sheet, Cheltenham to Cirencester, red Maltese Cross cancel, reverse with A21 imprint (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Great Britain 1840 2d Mulready letter sheet, unused, clean item, with a 104 imprint to reverse (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Great Britain 1840 October 12th 1d Black, on printed letter sheet 'Dry Rot' Company, Liverpool to Chester, four margins, light red Maltese cross (see illustration).

Sold for £110

Great Britain 1840 1d Black on part letter Waterford, Ireland to Kilkenny, two strikes of the red Maltese Cross, four margins but small fault on bottom right hand corner square (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Great Britain 1840 2d Blue, fine four margin stamp, neat red Maltese Cross cancel, letter G/F.

Sold for £220

Great Britain 1840 2d Blue, fine used, with four margins, red Maltese Cross and letter E/K.

Sold for £75

Great Britain 1935, two complete GV silver Jubilee stamps booklets, numbered 302 and 303.

Sold for £50

Great Britain 1939-48 £1 Brown, (SG 478b), unmounted, mint, right hand side corner marginal black of ten.

Sold for £95

Great Britain 1948 £1 Silver Wedding stamps, two fine used, two unmounted mint and three hinged mint (7).

Sold for £40

Great Britain 1979 £1 Black Machin high value stamp, unused IMPERF block of four, unusual item.

Sold for £30

Great Britain 1840-1901 valuable Victorian collection in green Lighthouse album, with five 1d Blacks, two very fine, 1980 2d Blue, four margins, useful range of Imperf 1841 1d Reds, with pair and a fine block of four, 1841 2d Blue ranges with pairs and strip of four, 1d Red and 2d Blue perforated stamps, plate numbers to 224, 2d plates, 1/2d Red plates including mint, 6d and 10d embossed cut square, useful ranges of surface printed values to 10/-, Jubilee values to 1/-, good lot, worth careful inspection (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Great Britain 1840-1970 fine and valuable collection in Stanley Gibbons Windsor album, stamped mounted in Hawid mounts, starting with three 1d Blacks, 1840 2d Blue, 1841 Imperf 1d Reds and 2d Blues, fine range of 1d Red and 2d Blue perforated issued with good range of 1d Red plate numbers to the scarce 225, 1.5d Reds including plate 9, embossed issued 6d, 10d and 1/- cut square, fine range of surface printed issued and with 1867 5/- stamps, fine used £5-Orange, 1883-1884 2/6d to £1 Brown, 1887-92 Jubilee values to £1 green, 1902 EDVII ranges to £1-green, GV ranges to 10/- Seahorses, 1991 PUC £1-Black used, GVI to £1 values and QEII mint and used range to £1, Castle high values, phosphor and Graphite issues, complete range of commemorative stamps with 'Phosphors', etc. to 1970 followed by fine range of postage due official stamps, Victorian and EDVII to 1/- values and good range of Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey sets to £1, good lot worth careful inspection (see illustration).

Sold for £2800

Great Britain official stamps, quantity of mint and used in blue stock book, Army, Inland Revenue, Govt Parcels, Admiralty with values to 6d, heavy duplication, with pairs and strips, many with Irish or Welsh postmarks, useful lot.

Sold for £100

Great Britain 1840-1901, useful range in large red stock book, 1d Black, 1840 2d Blue, quantity of Imperf 1d reds, perforated 1d Reds, late surface printed and officials to 2.6d, viewing recommended.

Sold for £220

Great Britain 1902-1970, useful accumulation with heavy duplication of EDVII values to 2.6d, GV to 10/-, GVI to £1 and Silver Wedding, Channel Islands and postage dues, inspection recommended.

Sold for £100

Great Britain 1902-QE11, two old stock books crammed with duplicated stamps of EDVII to 1/-, GV to 2.6d, GVI to 2.6d, etc.

Sold for £45

Great Britain 1841-QEII, large green stock book with ranges of Victorian 1d Reds and other values to 1/-, EDVII, GV to 10/- seahorses, GV to QEII with unmounted mint, multiples, blocks, etc.

Sold for £60