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188* An English Silver Two-Handled Bowl and Cover Peter Guille Ltd., London, 1942 in late 17th century form, body and cover applied with foliate strapwork, hinged scroll handles, the domed cover with partly gadrooned knop finial centering conforming strapwork marked on underside and flange of cover 45 ozt Length over handles 8 3/4 inches Property from the Hugh Johnston Hubbard Trust, Lake Forest, Illinois $900-1,200



187 187 An English Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Set Barker Brothers Silver Ltd., Birmingham, 1947 comprising a teapot, coffee pot, creamer, and twohandled sugar bowl, all with lobed bodies chased with rococo cartouches and floral sprays, leaf-capped scroll handles, all raised on bracket feet decorated with shells each fully marked on undersides, covers with lion passant and date letter 102 ozt 3 dwt Height of coffee pot over handle 8 1/2 inches $1,500-2,500
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189 An English Silver Two-Handled Tray Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1933 rectangular with cut-corners and applied egg-anddart border, the angular handles springing from flowerheads marked on underside 91 ozt 10 dwt Length over handles 23 5/8 inches $2,000-4,000
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190* A Set of Six Large George V Silver Candlesticks and Two Matching Three-Light Branches C. Shapland & Co., London, 1933-34 faceted octagonal knopped stems and conforming campana form sconces, detachable nozzles with reeded rims, the detachable branches each with central octagonal baluster finial and three baluster scroll branches terminating in fixed drip pans and banded campana form sconces marked on base rims, nozzles and flanges of detachable branches 300 ozt Height of candlesticks 10 3/4 inches, with branches 15 1/2 inches Property from the Abbie R. Lukens Trust, Burr Ridge, Illinois $7,000-9,000 191* Two Similar English Silver Meat Platters Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London, 1931/ Peter Guille Ltd., London, 1939 both shaped oval with applied reeded rims, the borders engraved with script monograms EJH marked on bases, Bradbury platter retailed by Peter Guille Ltd. 79 ozt Lengths 16 1/2 inches, 14 5/8 inches Property from the Hugh Johnston Hubbard Trust, Lake Forest, Illinois $1,500-2,500


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194 192* An English Silver Three-Piece Coffee Set Adie Brothers Ltd., Birmingham, 1927 comprising a coffee pot, creamer and covered sugar bowl, of baluster form with molded girdles, faceted spout, capped scroll handles fully marked 39 ozt 15 dwt gross Height of coffee pot 9 1/2 inches Property from the Collection of Laura R. Fraser, St. Charles, Illinois $1,000-2,000
193* An Irish Silver Centerpiece Bowl Crichton Brothers, Dublin, 1912 the deep circular bowl pierced and chased with a farm scene including a barn, farmhouse, sheep, cows, maiden with a staff and a gentleman playing the flute, also with a laurel cartouche enclosing initials HS, raised on three dolphin feet marked on underside 30 ozt 9 dwt Diameter 9 inches Property from the Estate of Mary Anne Kirchschlager, Chicago, Illinois $700-900
194 An English Silver Coffee Pot Ellis Jacob Greenberg, London, 1925, Retailed by Tiffany & Co. of baluster form with faceted spout, the hinged domed cover with banded spherical finial, capped ebonized wood scroll handle fully marked on body near handle and flange of lid, underside engraved Tiffany & Co. England 23 ozt 3 dwt gross Height 9 inches $600-800
195 An English Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Set Robert F. Mosley & Co., Sheffield, 1913 comprising a teapot, coffee pot, creamer, and sugar bowl, teapot and coffee pot with ebonized leaf capped scroll handle each fully marked on body 59 ozt 2 dwt gross Height of teapot over handle 9 1/8 inches Property from an Important Chicago Area Collector $1,200-1,800
196* An Edwardian Silver Dish James Woods & Sons, Birmingham, 1910 circular, the wide upturned border pierced with scrolling foliage, raised on three scroll supports 13 ozt 7 dwt Diameter 9 7/8 inches Property from the Hugh Johnston Hubbard Trust, Lake Forest, Illinois $300-500
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197* A George V Five-Piece Silver Tea and Coffee Set Crichton Brothers, London, 1913 comprising a teapot, coffee pot, kettle on lampstand, hot milk jug and two-handled covered sugar bowl, globular with applied beaded borders, the domed covers with lobed baluster finials centered by beaded pendants, engraved on one side with stag head crest fully marked 177 ozt 4 dwt gross Height of kettle on lampstand 13 1/2 inches Property from the Estate of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

The crest is that of Rutherford. $3,600-4,600
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199* Two Matching English Silver Sauce Tureens and Covers Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London and Sheffield, 1902/1922 both of oval boat from with gadrooned rims and upswung reeded loop handles, on oval bases and with urn form finials marked on bodies near rims and flanges of covers 22 ozt 7 dwt Length over handles 9 inches Property from the Abbie R. Lukens Trust, Burr Ridge, Illinois $500-700

200* An English Silver Tazza William Aitken, Birmingham, 1908 circular with upswung handles, together with a large caster, Adie Bros., Birmingham, 1928 tazza marked inside bowl, caster marked on body and flange of cover 13 ozt 6 dwt Length over handles of first 8 1/4 inches Property from the Abbie R. Lukens Trust, Burr Ridge, Illinois $200-400
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198* A George V Silver Two-Handled Cup and Cover Crichton Bros., London, 1911 of urn form with fluted lower body and beaded borders, raised on a partly fluted spreading circular foot and shallow square plinth, with upswung reeded loop handles, the conforming cover with urn finial, the body bright-cut and engraved on one side with a oval reserve enclosing script monogram GAM and a crest all suspended by a ribbon and foliate swags, the plinth engraved “November 15th 1886-1911,” cover with matching crest fully marked on body and cover 84 ozt 10 dwt Height 19 3/4 inches Property from the Estate of Harold Hartshorne, Jr., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin $2,000-4,000
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201* A Continental Gold and Opal Casket Retailed by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Ltd., London, Late 19th/Early 20th Century rectangular, the sides and hinged cover formed of opal parquetry, the gold frame with foliate-wrapped columns at corners and borders of leaf-tips and flowers apparently unmarked Length 6 1/2 inches
Provenance: Christie’s, Paris, 24 June 2003, lot 118 Property from the Estate of Gerard L. Cafesjian, Naples, Florida $8,000-12,000 202* A Pair of Victorian Silver Large Sauce Boats Carrington & Co., London, 1894 oval with undulating lobed rim, the sides applied with scrollwork and foliate cartouches flanked by putti amongst chased acanthus, shells, and applied with floral garlands, the ends applied with fully modeled female caryatids springing from acanthus and presenting floral swags, the oval bases supported on lobed scroll feet capped with female heads fully marked on sides 74 ozt Length 12 inches Property from the Abbie R. Lukens Trust, Burr Ridge, Illinois $3,000-5,000
203 A Victorian Silver Tureen, Cover, and Stand Barnard Bros., London, 1877/79 the oval tureen with applied guilloche band enclosing flowerheads above chased drapery swags, with upturned reeded loop handles, the step domed cover partly gadrooned and with spirally chased bud final, raised on a detachable conforming oval base with gadrooned border, the well engraved with presentation inscription, the cover of the tureen with corresponding arms and supporters under an earl’s coronet and crest, with removable silver-plate liner marked on tureen, cover, finial and stand, tureen and cover 1877, stand 1879 130 ozt excluding liner Length over handles of tureen 18 inches, Length of stand 16 inches
Provenance: Henry Bentinck Boyle (1833-1890), 5th Earl Shannon N&I Franklin, London, 2000
The engraved inscription on the stand reads: “TO THE Earl of Shannon ON HIS RESIGNING THE MASTERSHIP OF THE V.W.H HOUNDS FROM SOME SINCERE FRIENDS JUNE 1879.” Henry Bentinck Boyle was born in London in 1833, son of Richard Boyle, 4th Earl Shannon and his wife Emily Henrietta Seymour. He was educated at Eaton College before serving as Attaché to the British envoy at Frankfurt am Main and to the British embassy at Vienna. In 1859 he married Blanche Emma Lascelles, daughter of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, and secondly in 1868 to Julia Charlotte Craddock-Hartopp. In the same year he inherited the earldom upon the death of his father. $10,000-12,000

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205 A Victorian Silver Bowl and Cover Maker’s Mark SW, London, 1874 of vase from with lobed lower body, pierced and applied with ribbon-tied laurel garlands, medallions enclosing cameos and rams’ heads, the cover chased with radiating acanthus and with bud finial, all raised on three pilaster supports and a triangular plinth centered by an engraved crest fully marked 21 ozt 15 dwt Height 9 inches $400-600



204 204 A Victorian Silver and Cut-Glass Inkstand Josiah Williams & Co., Exeter, 1874 the shaped rectangular base raised on four ball feet, bright-cut and engraved with guilloche borders and sprays of ivy, the corners applied with scrolling vine form pen holders, the center with detachable octagonal box with winged-lion finial, also fitted with two cut glass bottles mounted with hinged silver covers marked throughout, glass bottle mounts by Henry Manton, Birmingham, 1874 35 ozt 16 dwt weighable Length 11 3/8 inches $1,500-2,500
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206 A Victorian Silver-Plate Figural Centerpiece Elkington & Co., Birmingham, circa 1870 the rockwork base mounted with twisted palm trees and two Orientalist figures and a horse at a well, engraved with inscription dated 1870, supported on a conforming circular mirror plateau and with a matching figure of a palm tree marked on bases Height of tallest 20 1/2 inches $2,500-3,500
207 A Victorian Silver Basket Barnard Brothers, London, 1866 on a spreading circular base with beaded rims and chased with flutes, the bowl pierced and chased with scrolls and arabesques and sprays of flowers, swinging rope-twist handle fully marked on lower body 8 ozt 7 dwt Height over handle 8 inches $200-400
208 A Set of Twelve Victorian Silver Dinner Plates John S. Hunt and Robert Roskell, London, 1872 shaped circular with applied guilloche rims, the borders engraved one side with contemporary arms within a shellwork and scroll cartouches and on the other side with a crest fully marked on undersides and stamped HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR & MORTIMER 232 ozt 13 dwt Diameter 10 1/8 inches

Provenance: S.J. Shrubsole, New York, NY Property from a Private Collection $12,000-18,000

209 A Victorian Silver and Cut-Glass Four Basket Epergne John Kilpatrick, London, 1872 the domed base raised on four openwork bracket supports cast with leafy sprays, chased and applied with grapevine and four scroll cartouches, rising to a twisted vine form stem from which three scrolling branches extend and support removable cut-glass dishes, the top with a matching detachable large bowl, the circular glass bowls with scalloped rims, partly etched and decorated with stylized foliage marked on stand near lower rim 55 ozt excluding glass Height overall 20 1/8 inches $4,000-6,000
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211* A Pair of Victorian Silver Candlesticks Henry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield, 1855 on shaped circular bases with baluster stems, chased overall with sprays of flowers, rocaille and scrolls, conforming detachable nozzles, weighted fully marked on base rims and nozzles Height 10 1/2 inches Property from the Collection of Marilyn Karos, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin $700-900


212 210 210 A Victorian Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Set E & J Barnard, London, 1855 comprising a teapot, coffee pot, creamer, and twohandled sugar bowl, all of panelled baluster form engraved with scrolling foliage and flowers, raised on bracket scroll supports, capped scroll handles fully marked 68 ozt 8 dwt Height of coffee pot 11 1/4 inches $2,000-4,000

212 A George II Silver Large Tankard George Wickes, London, 1727 and with later additions of tall tapered cylindrical form, the body chased in high relief and applied with a forest scene of Actaeon as a stag being attacked by his hounds as Artemis and her nymphs attempt to rescue him above a band of sweeping leaf-tips and band of running flowers, applied in front with later spout with a female head issuing from a lion mask below, the hinged cover chased with a bird and snail amongst foliage and topped by a later finial fully modeled as a farmer with a sheath of wheat, the scroll handle with fluted scroll thumbpiece and terminating in a heart, applied with baluster drop below hinge and engraved with arms in a baroque cartouche marked right of handle and cover with maker’s mark, lion passant and city mark, handle with maker’s mark, base band and spout with addition marks for London, 1822, finial marked for Robert Garrard I 93 ozt 6 dwt Height 14 inches $6,000-8,000
213 A Set of Four George IV Silver Candlesticks Barak Mewburn, London, 1828 on stepped shaped square bases with shells at corners, engraved with a contemporary crest under a baron’s coronet and rising to knopped baluster stems, with shaped square shoulders cast with shells and campana form sconces, the detachable nozzles engraved to match fully marked on base rims and nozzles, sconces and nozzles notch numbered 129 ozt 10 dwt Height 11 1/4 inches Provenance: Charles Duncombe (1764-1841), 1st Baron Duncombe S.J. Shrubsole, New York, NY Property from a Private Collection
Provenance: The crest is that of Duncombe for Charles Duncombe (1764-1841), 1st Baron Duncombe, eldest son of Charles Slingsby Duncombe of Duncombe Park. He was educated at Harrow before becoming High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1790, the same year he was elected to the House of Commons for Shaftesbury. He was named a Baron in 1826. In 1795, he married Charlotte Legge, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth. He died in 1841, she in 1848. $10,000-15,000

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214 A George IV Silver Flatware Service William Chawner, London, 1819-24 Kings pattern, engraved with a contemporary crest, comprising 24 dinner knives 24 dinner forks 12 lunch knives 12 lunch forks 12 tablespoons 12 dessert spoons 12 teaspoons 1 soup ladle 2 serving spoons 111 pieces 188 ozt 17 ozt excluding knives in fitted wood chest
Provenance: S.J. Shrubsole, New York, NY Property from a Private Collection $10,000-15,000
215 A George III Silver-Gilt Dessert Flatware Service Eley, Fern & Chawner, London, 1808 Hourglass pattern, engraved with crest, comprising 18 fruit knives, Moses Brent, London, 1807 18 dessert forks 18 dessert spoons 2 ice spades 56 pieces 80 ozt excluding knives in fitted chest $2,000-4,000
216* Two George III Silver Sauce Ladles Paul Storr, London, 1816 Fiddle Thread Shell pattern, terminals engraved with a mount in flames crest above a badge enclosing initials AG; together with a William IV fish slice, William Knight II or William King, London, 1833 8 ozt 11 dwt Length of ladles 7 1/8 inches Property from the Abbie R. Lukens Trust, Burr Ridge, Illinois $300-500
217 A Regency Silver Meat Platter Paul Storr, London, 1813 shaped oval with gadrooned rim, the border engraved with wolf head crest, underside inscribed “Given by Countefs Fortescue to Lady Anne Wilbraham 1831” marked on underside of border 76 ozt 11 dwt Length 23 inches
The crest is that of Walbraham for Anne Wilbraham (d. 1864), wife of George Wilbraham (1779-1852), whom she married in 1814. She was the daughter of Hugh Fortescue (1753-1841), 1st Earl Fortescue and his wife Hester Grenville (1767-1847). Her maternal grandfather, George Grenville (1712-1770) served as MP for Buckingham, Treasurer of the Navy and later Prime Minister from 1763-1765). $6,000-8,000

218* Ormonde Service: A Regency Silver and CutGlass Cruet Set Paul Storr, London, 1811 the stand oval with gadrooned borders and upturned ends terminating in acanthus scrolls, raised on four lotus-capital feet, the center engraved with contemporary arms and an earl’s coronet flanked by supporters and with a later crest and initials BCW below, surmounted by a central handled raised on four pilaster supports terminating in paw feet and fitted for six cut-glass bottles with silver collars marked on underside of stand, central support and two collars 26 ozt 15 dwt Length 11 1/2 inches Property from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Gordon, Indianapolis, Indiana
The arms are those of Walter, 18th Earl of Ormonde. $5,000-7,000

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220 An Assembled Georgian and Victorian Silver Part Flatware Service Various Makers, London, 1805-61 King’s pattern, most engraved with crest or initial S, comprising 6 dinner forks, (1) William Eley, 1839, (2) Theobalds & Atkinson, (2) William Chawner, 1841, (1) HJ Lias & Son, 1860 9 dessert spoons, (7) Eley & Fearn, 1819-20, (1) William Eley 1822, (1) William Chawner 7 teaspoons, (2) Eley & Fearn, 1822, (5) Eley, Fearn & Chawner, 1826 12 tablespoons, Richard Crossley, 1805 34 pieces 78 ozt 12 dwt $1,500-2,500


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221 219 A George III Silver-Gilt Cake Basket Thomas Arden, London, 1805 circular, the openwork sides formed of grapevine and lattice, the conforming swing handle applied with a satyr head and springing from dolphins marked on base and handle 53 ozt 2 dwt Diameter 12 1/2 inches
Provenance: Harrods, London, 1986 $4,000-6,000
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221* A George III Silver Salver William Bennett, London, 1802 oval with applied gadrooned rim, raised on four conforming bracket supports terminating in scrolls marked on underside 50 ozt 14 dwt Length 16 inches Property from the Hugh Johnston Hubbard Trust, Lake Forest, Illinois $1,000-2,000
222* A George III Silver Sauce Tureen Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, 1809 of oval bombé form, the lid with reeded loop handle, lid and body engraved with crest fully marked on base rim and lip of lid 12 ozt 10 dwt Length 6 inches Property from the Estate of Ernest Wentcher, Chicago, Illinois $500-700
223 A George III Silver Hot Water Urn on Stand Maker’s Mark BS, London, 1795 of vase form with applied reeded borders, the swing handle covered in leather and springing from acanthus, supported on a slip-lock lampstand formed of four pilaster supports terminating in hoof feet and raised on a stepped circular plinth, the body engraved behind spout with arms in a shield, the cover, base and spirit lamp with corresponding crest marked on body, cover, spirit lamps and stand, body lacking maker’s mark 71 ozt 4 dwt gross Height over handle 16 1/4 inches $3,000-5,000


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224* A George IV Silver Three-Piece Tea Set Maker’s Mark TW, possibly Thomas Wallis II, London, 1810, 1813 comprising a teapot, creamer and sugar bowl, with gadrooned rims and lobed bodies, raised on ball feet each fully marked, creamer and sugar bowl 1810, teapot 1813 29 ozt 15 dwt gross Length of teapot 11 1/2 inches Property from the Hugh Johnston Hubbard Trust, Lake Forest, Illinois $700-900
225* A Set of Four George III Sheffield-Plate Candlesticks Circa 1800 on stepped square bases, engraved with foliate swags, rising to column stems, fixed square nozzles Height 11 1/4 inches Property from the Hugh Johnston Hubbard Trust, Lake Forest, Illinois $400-600


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228 226 A George III Silver Dish Cross Edward Aldridge I, London, Circa 1770 the central lamp chased with spiral lobes, foliage and a rococo cartouche, the four supports and matching feet terminating in openwork shells issuing from scrolls, the spirit lamp cover associated and later underside of lamp with maker’ mark four times, arms with maker’s mark and lion passant, supports with lion passant only, spirit lamp marked for London, 1814 23 ozt 5 dwt Length 13 5/8 inches $500-700
227* A George II Silver Cann Thomas Whipham & Charles Wright, London, 1759 of baluster form on a stepped spreading foot, the capped double-scroll handle engraved with contemporary block initials I.B marked on base and with scratch weight 11:5 10 ozt 17 dwt Height 5 inches Property from the Estate of Dr. Bartley R. Frueh, Ann Arbor, Michigan $500-700
228 A George II Silver Sugar Caster John Delmester, London, 1758 of baluster form, chased with spiralling lobes and rocaille cartouche, the cover with pierced spiralling panels of stylized flowers alternating with foliage fully marked on base, flange of cover with maker’s mark and lion passant 8 ozt 15 dwt Height 8 inches $300-500
229 A Pair of Irish Silver Salts Maker’s Mark R Pellet H in a Rectangle, Dublin, Circa 1760 formed as fluted shells with upswung terminals, supported on three scroll supports terminating in shells, interiors engraved with contemporary crest marked in bowls near rim with maker’s mark, harp crowned and Hibernia marks 5 ozt 12 dwt Length 3 1/2 inches $800-1,200
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230 A George II Silver Soup Tureen and Cover George Methuen, London, 1758 of bombé oval form with gadrooned borders, raised on four lobed scroll supports stemming from strapwork cartouches, and with conforming loop handles, the stepped domed cover with fully modeled pomegranate finial, tureen engraved on one side with contemporary arms within a rococo shellwork cartouche flanked by sprays of flowers, with later detachable liner fully marked on underside of tureen and flange of cover, liner by Robert Hennell III, London, 1840 122 ozt Length over handles 17 1/8 inches
Provenance: S.J. Shrubsole, New York, NY Property from a Private Collection $20,000-40,000

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232 A George II Silver Lady’s Tankard Robert Albion Cox, London, 1748 tapered cylindrical with applied mid-rim, the scroll handle with baluster drop and heart shaped terminal, stepped dome cover with loop thumbpiece, engraved in front with crest marked on base and underside of cover 16 ozt 4 dwt Height 6 1/4 inches $1,200-1,800


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233 231* A George II Silver Small Cann William Shaw & William Priest, London, 1757 of baluster form on a stepped spreading base, the leaf-capped double-scroll handle engraved with contemporary block monogram M/I.A marked on base 5 ozt 18 dwt Height 3 3/4 inches Property from the Estate of Dr. Bartley R. Frueh, Ann Arbor, Michigan $300-500

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233 A George II Silver Cann Richard Gurney & Thomas Cook, London, 1743 of baluster form with flaring rim and capped doublescroll handle, raised on a moulded foot rim, the underside with contemporary block monogram L/G*A marked on base and with engraved weight 15=1 14 ozt 6 dwt Height 4 7/8 inches $500-700
234* A Queen Anne Silver Cann Edward Penman, Edinburgh, 1713 tapered cylindrical with molded rims, capped scroll handle marked on base 5 ozt 2 dwt Height 3 1/2 inches Property from the Estate of Dr. Bartley R. Frueh, Ann Arbor, Michigan $1,000-2,000
235 A Charles II Silver Caudle Cup, Maker’s Mark TA a mullet between and star below in a heart (See Jackson’s, 2009 Edition, p. 126), London, 1670 the lower body embossed and chased with running tulips in full bloom, the double-scroll handles cast with foliage and beading marked on base 6 ozt 3 dwt Length over handles 6 1/4 inches
Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, 11 December 1985, lot 300 $4,000-6,000


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236 An Elizabethan Silver Seal-Top Spoon Maker’s Mark a Mullet over Annulet (See Jackson’s, 2009 Edition, p. 100), London, Late 16th Century reverse of handle with maker’s mark, lion passant and date letter unclear, bowl with leopard head crowned 1 ozt 10 dwt Length 6 5/8 inches $800-1,200 237 A James I Silver Seal-Top Spoon Maker’s Mark E Enclosing C (See Jackson’s, 2009 edition p. 110), London, 1608 with lobed baluster terminal engraved with block initials DS marked on reverse of handle and bowl 1 ozt 8 dwt Length 6 1/2 inches $800-1,200 238 A James I Silver-Gilt Apostle Spoon Maker’s Mark RW (See Jackson’s, 2009 Edition, p. 106), London, Early 17th Century with hexagonal handle, the circular terminal with pricked inscription “LB 1654 IW” marked on reverse of handle with maker’s mark three times, bowl with leopard’s head crowned 1 ozt 14 dwt Length 6 7/8 inches $800-1,200
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239 A Provincial James I or Charles I Silver-Gilt Seal Top Spoon Early 17th Century with fluted baluster handle and plain circular terminal marked in bowl with a five-petal rose within a ropetwist border 1 ozt 10 dwt Length 6 3/4 inches $1,000-2,000 240 A Dutch Silver-Gilt Apostle Spoon Maker’s Mark WE, Circa 1715 the twisted handle with terminal formed as St. Clement, the reverse of the bowl engraved “Jacob Doeckes 18 yeoooren D: 26 gber 1715” marked on reverse of bowl with maker’s mark 1 ozt 10 dwt Length 6 1/2 inches $400-600
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