antiques & fine art sale

A Nathaniel Mills Victorian silver card case, Birmingham 1855, foliate engraved. 100 mm x 70 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £480

A William IV silver snuffbox, circa 1835, Birmingham, foliate engraved. Width 74 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £120

A silver grenade mess lighter, Birmingham 1900, 229 grams. Height 90 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £120

A silver compact, circa 1930, with enamelled plaque of glamorous female figure, probably later. Width 63 mm.

Sold for £110

A George VI silver cigarette case, London 1940, with sliding action and with Varga style picture to lid.

Sold for £170

A pair of late Victorian silver specimen vases, London 1900, repousse with iris, weighted. Height 16 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £75

A pair of Victorian silver plated berry spoons, and a leather and silver plated cased hip flask.

Sold for £20

A set of four cold painted metal menu holders, each raised on circular onyx base with silver plated mount, penguin, woodcock, mallard and hare. Each height approximately 5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A miniature Sterling silver and enamel penknife and pencil, cased. Case length 82 mm.

Sold for £95

An 18th century Georgian tortoiseshell snuffbox, oval, engraved "Swete Wood, Parliament Street". NOTE - Swete Wood died in 1790 therefore the box predates this (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A silver and enamel mustard pot, and a silver coloured metal cylindrical pot repousse with scrollwork.

Sold for £50

A collection of miscellaneous silver items, including salts, golfing spoons, bonbon dish, silver mounted brush, etc.

Sold for £170

A 19th century Russian silver butlers bell, with folding handle and beaded foot. Diameter 57 mm.

Sold for £100

Six silver and plated propelling pencils.

Sold for £22

A cased set of six silver handled tea knives, a cased set of twelve ivory handled fruit knives and forks and six fish knives and forks.

Sold for £65

An Ingersoll Radiolite military travel pocket watch, in reptile skin and silver case by Walker & Hall, Birmingham 1912 (see illustration).
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Sold for £100

A collection of page markers, etc., including trowel, knife, dagger, spiders web, etc.

Sold for £110

A cut glass fruit bowl, with silver rim with Birmingham mark. Diameter 26 cm.

Sold for £25

A silver plated four piece tea service and plated tray.

Sold for £28

A small silver Capstan inkwell, Mappin & Webb ashtray, christening mug, dressing table set and propelling pencil.

Sold for £75

A silver backed dressing table set, repousse with flowers and foliage, Birmingham 1931 and 1932 and comprising four brushes and hand held mirror.

Sold for £80

Six Continental silver coloured metal pill and trinket boxes, four stamped "835", one "925" and the other unmarked. Sizes from 30 mm to 54 mm.

Sold for £85

Four Continental silver coloured metal pill and dressing table boxes, two stamped "835" and two unmarked. Sizes from 40 mm to 60 mm.

Sold for £70

Two Continental silver coloured metal tea strainers, each with stand, both stamped "835", and two silver coloured metal salts with glass liners and spoons.

Sold for £38

A pair of silver coloured metal condiments, stamped "925", two small silver coloured boxes stamped "925", silver coloured metal circular lidded casket stamped "835" and small circular pill box. Sizes from 30 mm to 52 mm.

Sold for £70

A Continental silver coloured metal oval pill box with cameo lid, length 52 mm, lidded casket with tongs stamped "835", two condiments and two open salts.

Sold for £85

A three piece silver tea service, shaped outline, the teapot with Birmingham hallmarks, the sugar basin and cream jug with Chester hallmarks, 1915-1916, 629 grams gross (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A Walker & Hall four piece silver tea service, Sheffield 1934, 1305 grams gross (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A silver condiment set, three piece, blue glass liners, Birmingham 1933, with mustard spoon Birmingham 1971 and salt spoon Birmingham 1931.

Sold for £65

A silver table cigarette box, Birmingham 1939, uninscribed. Width 12 cm.

Sold for £55

A silver table cigarette box, engine turned, Birmingham 1967, square form, uninscribed. Width 82 mm.

Sold for £45

A silver table cigarette box, with rounded corners, Birmingham 1911. Width 86 mm.

Sold for £65

A four piece silver condiment set, with pierced bodies and green glass liners, Chester 1910, two salt spoons Chester 1910 and three other condiment spoons (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A large silver snuffbox, engine turned and with foliate edge, rectangular, uninscribed, Birmingham 1835, maker Francis Clark. Length 80 mm, 98.7 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A Victorian silver snuffbox, Chester 1899, engine turned and foliate engraved. Width 52 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A late 19th century Sterling silver snuffbox, shaped outline, monogrammed to lid. Width 60 mm, 66 grams.

Sold for £38

An early Victorian silver snuffbox, Birmingham 1839, maker Thomas Shaw.

Sold for £90

Two silver sovereign cases, double Birmingham 1910, single Birmingham 1887 (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Two silver Vesta cases, large Birmingham 1905, small Chester 1903.

Sold for £65

Two small silver boxes, one with jewelled top London 1924, the other Birmingham 1911. Widths respectively 28 mm and 22 mm.

Sold for £70

Two silver lidded boxes, melon shaped Chester 1888, circular with repousse top Birmingham 1902. Diameters respectively 45 mm and 32 mm, combined weight 26 grams.

Sold for £80

A Victorian silver snuffbox, Birmingham 1888, bearing enamelled plaque of bird to top and coastal scene to base, with silver gilt interior. Length 60 mm, 47.9 grams(see illustration).

Sold for £100

A Victorian silver snuffbox, Birmingham 1850, monogrammed to lid, the edge of shaped outline, the base engine turned, maker Edward Smith. Width 62 mm, 68 grams.

Sold for £80

A silver snuffbox, plain form, Chester 1904. Width 55 mm, 37 grams.

Sold for £48

Two silver Vesta cases, large Birmingham 1905, small foliate engraved Birmingham 1919. Combined weight 71.4 grams.

Sold for £70

Five late Victorian and Edwardian silver plated snuffboxes and Vesta case.

Sold for £38

A silver snuffbox, bowed form, Birmingham 1900, width 50 mm, together with a silver matchbox case, London 1907.

Sold for £48

A large silver snuffbox, circular, Birmingham 1908, initialled to lid "DRM". Diameter 70 mm, 61 grams.

Sold for £40

Four silver pencils, one Chinese circa 1900 bearing character marks, one London 1912 and two others (see illustration).

Sold for £65

A pair of silver coloured metal open salts, with clear glass liners, two plated serviette rings, snuff spoon and five decanter labels, pair Sherry and Port, London 1916, three others Madeira, Brandy and Whisky.

Sold for £90

An Arts & Crafts pewter box, with cabochon to lid, probably for snuff, and another in the form of a horse hoof, silver plated. Each length 80 mm.

Sold for £45

A pair of silver candlesticks, detachable sconces, reeded columns and stepped beaded bases, Sheffield 1890. Height 13 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A silver decanter coaster, stamped "925" and Sheffield hallmark, modern, boxed.

Sold for £48

A pair of Royal Mint Sterling silver wine bottle coasters, one set with an original 1953 Coronation Crown, the other a newly struck 2003 Coronation Anniversary Crown.

Sold for £230

A pair of silver plated on copper candlesticks, late Victorian, detachable sconces. Height 22 cm.

Sold for £30

A case of silver coffee spoons, Sheffield 1929, and two cases of tea knives.

Sold for £48

A cased condiment set, three pieces, salt, mustard, pepper, Birmingham 1964.

Sold for £60

A pair of silver plated on copper chamber candlesticks, height 110 mm, and pair of silver candlesticks, loaded, Birmingham 1965, height 78 mm.

Sold for £35

A single silver candlestick, detachable sconce, fluted column and fan moulded base, London 1895. Height 14 cm.

Sold for £38

Five silver ashtrays, one with integral matchbox holder, Birmingham 1908, pair Birmingham 1959, square Sheffield 1958 and circular London 1971, 255 grams.

Sold for £40

A Victorian silver soup ladle, London 1844, maker John & Henry Lias, 279 grams. Length 33 cm.

Sold for £160

A pair of silver sauce ladles, Victorian, London 1845, maker William Eaton, 138 grams, length 184 mm, silver plated ladle and pair of silver plated bone handled fish servers.

Sold for £75

Five pairs of silver sugar tongs, London 1926, Edinburgh 1861 and three others, 159 grams.

Sold for £48

Four Victorian silver plated entree dishes, comprising a circular pair, two rectangular, open rectangular dish, open circular dish and heated open entree dish.

Sold for £60

A George V silver cased mantle clock, with French single-train movement, Birmingham 1922 and raised on short ball feet. Height 18.5 cm, width 14.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A silver cased Goliath travel clock, the timepiece being knob wind. Case diameter 68 mm, the case London 1900 (see illustration).

Sold for £85

A large Capstan silver inkwell, Birmingham 1928, loaded. Diameter 14 cm.

Sold for £55

A silver vase, faceted trumpet shape, London 1911, loaded. Height 19 cm.

Sold for £100

A silver mounted hair tidy, with cut glass base, by Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1924, diameter 11 cm, and a silver castor, Birmingham 1948, height 15 cm.

Sold for £38

A silver Vesta case, foliate engraved, Birmingham 1900, a cut glass scent bottle with silver coloured mount, two plated condiments and a silver lidded oval dressing table jar.

Sold for £25

Four silver serviette rings, various.

Sold for £45

A canteen of EPNS cutlery, Sheffield, Kings pattern, principally complete, twelve place settings with various extra pieces of flatware.

Sold for £220

A cased set of four cut glass butter dishes, with silver butter knives, Birmingham 1936, case marked "J.R. & W. Laing, Diamond Merchants, 10 Gordon Street, Glasgow, To The Admiralty".

Sold for £30

A silver Chatelaine clip, maker CS*FS, London 1899.

Sold for £140

A silver table cigarette box, hallmarks rubbed, length 6.25 ins, an Edwardian silver pierced and foliate bonbon dish, Birmingham 1904, length 8.25 ins, and EPNS plated cup.

Sold for £48

A small silver salver, London 1904. Diameter 15 cm.

Sold for £38

A silver butter dish, London 1923, two pierced bonbon dishes, cased serviette ring and butter knife.

Sold for £50

A cut glass inkwell, with silver mount Birmingham 1936.

Sold for £75

Two silver caddy spoons, William IV Birmingham 1834, London 1823.

Sold for £80

A silver presentation trowel, "Presented to The Right Honourable George Tomlinson 1948" with ivory handle, Sheffield 1936. Length 9 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £75

A late Victorian pair of silver plated fish servers.

Sold for £28

A part canteen of cutlery, comprising ten silver teaspoons, Old English pattern, Sheffield 1913, four silver salt spoons and other plated cutlery.

Sold for £28

A silver and enamel match case, Birmingham 1916, a moustache comb with mother of pearl handle, silver jam spoon and green enamelled spoon.

Sold for £80

A Sterling silver two branch candelabra by Elkington, hallmarked 1964/5.

Sold for £48

A pair of Sterling silver dwarf candlesticks, Birmingham 1981.

Sold for £30

An early Victorian silver flask and fitted cup, by John Tongue, the engraved feather plume patterning over a Scottish belted clan crest of boars head erased and Latin motto "Domat Omnia Virtus" (Virtue Overcomes All), Birmingham 1847 (see illustration).

Sold for £250

A Florentine pill box, small proportions, decorated with repousse work of classical scene. 40 mm x 18 mm x 15 mm.

Sold for £50

A Rococo influence silver magnifying glass, by Henry Greaves, London 1903/4.

Sold for £30

An Edwardian silver letter knife, German hallmarks.

Sold for £25

A silver chatelaine pencil holder by Sampson Mordan, Chester 1909/10.

Sold for £42

A bloodstone seal top gold sliding pencil, 1896 Sampson Mordan, complete with lead.

Sold for £80

An Art Deco card case, Birmingham 1933/4, maker Deakin & Harrison.

Sold for £55

A solid silver stylised model of an Arab stallion, 170 grams, Egyptian.

Sold for £75

An Edwardian silver handled shoehorn and buttonhook, in presentation case by L. Smith & Son, 1914/15.

Sold for £25

A boxed set of silver teaspoons, with bamboo design stems topped by various Oriental design finials, Japan circa 1910, impressed "Sterling".

Sold for £30

A presentation set of twelve Arts & crafts seal top spoons with sugar tongs, Charles Boynton & Son, London 1923/4.

Sold for £85

A three piece silver cruet set of simple design, by K.M.S., Birmingham 1995.

Sold for £38

A horn handled five piece carving set, by J.W. Potter, Cutler & Silversmiths, Sheffield, cased. Case width 20 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £85

A pair of Edinburgh silver salts, 1972, and a pair of goblets, Edinburgh 1972, maker DJH (see illustration).

Sold for £220

An Arts & Crafts silver vase, Birmingham 1903, with Prince of Wales plume and loop handle to either side, 80.5 grams. Height 9.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £75