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Silver, Works of Art & Objects of Vertu Tuesday 25th May 2010

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Front cover: Lot 34, 101 Back cover: Lot 12

Photography: Rolant Dafis

Matthew Barton Ltd SILVER, WORK S OF ART & OBJECTS OF V ERTU including a private collection of Stuart Devlin silver

TO BE SOL D BY AUCT ION AT Matthew Barton Ltd 25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD

P UBL IC EX HI BIT IO N Sunday 23rd May 12 noon to 4pm Monday 24th May 10am to 7pm Tuesday 25th May 10am to 1pm

DAY O F SA L E

Tuesday 25th May 2010 at 3pm, precisely This auction is conducted by Matthew Barton Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the back of this catalogue.

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1 1 A L ARG E I NDI AN - CO LO NI AL IVO RY I N LA ID W RI TI N G B OX, P RO BABLY HOS HIAR PU R, PU N JAB , SE CO N D HAL F 19 TH CENT U RY rectangular, with foliate panels within geometric borders and chequered bands, the slope front opening to two short drawers 58cm wide £800-1200

3 3 AN I N DI AN- CO LO N IAL SADEL I MO SAI C WO RKB OX, BO MBAY, EARLY 19 T H C ENT URY decorated with typical fine geometric patterning, the rectangular lid opening to a rosewood underside and compartmented sandalwood interior, below with a sandalwood fitted drawer with baize lined slope 46cm wide including drop loop handles £1000-1500

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2 2 AN IN DI AN CO LO NI AL EBO N Y DES K STAN D, CEY LON E SE, L AT E 19 TH CENT U RY the rectangular top with simulated bamboo rim centred by a box with urn-shaped turned finial flanked by pen rests, further fitted with four turned urns and covers, a pair of glass inkwells, a pair of trays with pen depression covers and a rule, below with line moulded frieze drawer and sides and shaped apron 38cm wide

4 A PAT I NATE D METAL AN D G REE N AN D W HI TE ST RI AT ED GL AS S BOX, T I FFAN Y ST UDI O S O F N E W YO R K, 1 89 9 -19 20 Grapevine pattern, rectangular, with beaded borders, underside stamped ‘TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/42’ 17cm wide £300-400

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5 LO U I S RI CHÉ ( FR EN CH 18 7 7-19 49 ) : ‘ CHAT S’ É TI RANT ’, CAST BY S US SE F RÈR ES O F PARI S, EAR LY 2 0T H CENT U RY patinated bronze, base inscribed ‘L. RICHÉ‘, with Susse circular foundry stamp, stamped ‘M’ and with inscription ‘Susse Fs Edt. Paris’, underside also stamped ‘SUSSE FRERES’ 18cm long Although Riché was also responsible for models of dogs and the human figure, his favourite theme was cats, both domestic and wild. This model (Cat Stretching Out in English) was also cast in 1912 by the Goldscheider foundry (see Pierre Kjellberg, Bronzes of the 19th Century, Atglen, 1994, p.570).

6 CLOV IS MASS ON (F RE N CH 18 38 - 19 13 ): A MATC H H OL DER MOD EL LE D AS A MO US E N IB BL IN G AT AN EG G patinated bronze, inscribed ‘C.MASSON’, mottled marble base with striker mounted to the side 10cm high overall This model is more commonly found in a version where the mouse nibbles at two marble sugar cubes (see Christie’s Amsterdam, 2nd April 2003, lot 383). £200-300

£400-600 7 A B RO NZ E MO DE L O F A C OW, PR OB ABLY F RE N CH, CI RCA 190 0 the yoked animal standing on elongated oval grassy base inscribed ‘Malide’ 21cm long £150-250

8 PI ERR E L E FAGU AYS (F RE N CH BO RN 18 92 ) : GI R L W IT H A H O OP a green patinated Art Deco spelter figure of a young athlete holding a large hoop, inscribed on the circular base ‘Fayral’ 40cm high excluding Belgian black marble base Fayral was a pseudonym often used by Le Faguays. The poses and draperies of his figures were apparently inspired by the Hellenistic terracotta Tanagra figurines. Max Le Verrier, the artist and founder, is reputed to have produced probably all of his friend’s work. £600-800

9 ANTO N N EL SO N (F L . 18 8 0- 1910 ) : SYLVI A an Art Nouveau patinated spelter bust, titled base 44cm high

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12 12 EDWARD FR AN CI S Mc CARTAN ( AMERI CAN 18 7 9- 194 7 ): A PAI R OF F IG U RAL CAN DLE STI CKS , CAST BY R OM AN BRO N ZE WO RKS, N EW YO RK, EAR LY 2 0 TH CENT U RY patinated bronze, each modelled as a young boy or girl holding aloft an amphora, base inscribed ‘© E. McCartan’ and stamped ‘ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.’ 42.5cm high (2) £4000-6000

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10 P IE RRE FE LI X F IX- MAS SEAU ( F REN CH 18 6 9- 193 7 ): L E SE CRE T, C AST BY S I OT- DECAUV I LL E, PAR IS , E ARLY 2 0 TH CE NTU RY gilt bronze, the draped mysterious female figure holding a casket below her face, base inscribed ‘Fix.Masseau’ and with foundry stamp 28cm high excluding red mottled marble square plinth Illustrated Pierre Kjellberg, Bronzes of the 19th Century, Atglen, 1994, p.319. £2000-3000

11 HE NRY ARN O LD ( FR EN CH 18 7 9- 194 5 ): PRE MI ERE OF F RAN DE, CAST BY S US SE F RER ES, PAR I S, 19 20 S patinated bronze figure of a young woman holding a dove in one hand, circular base inscribed ‘HENRY ARNOLD’ and with Susse Frères stamp and inscription 32cm high excluding mottled marble plinth

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Henry Arnold was a member of the ‘Bande à Schnegg’, a group of sculptors supported by Rodin, who wished to distance themselves from both the Academy and the avant-garde, pursuing simple and balanced forms.

13 WALTE R MET TL ER ( SW I SS 1 86 8 -19 42 ): YO U N G G I RL B LOW I N G ON A B OW L patinated bronze, circular base inscribed ‘W. Mettler’ and stamped ‘H. Moser/Bern’ 39.5cm high

£2500-3500

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14 A PAI R O F PARCE L-G I LT-BR O NZ E F IG U RAL WAL L L I G HTS, SW E DI SH, E ARLY 19 TH CE NTU RY each with a pair of scroll arms issuing from formal leafage and terminating in winged bird’s heads supporting the drip-pans and sconces, above with a patinated winged cherub holding aloft the third sconce 41cm high (2) £1200-1800

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15 A CARV ED I VO RY CHRI STO VI VO, PO SS IB LY ANT W ERP WO RKSHO P O F MAT THE US VAN B EVE RE N ( 16 30 - 169 0 ), F LE MI SH, LATE 17 TH CENT U RY the finely carved figure with rope tied perizonium, the head raised up to the left and speaking the last seven words, formerly mounted on a crucifix 48cm high The attenuated limbs and forceful expression of this figure show strong affinities with the works thought to be produced

by Mattheus van Beveren (Antwerp 1630 - Brussels 1690) and his workshop. Known for work in ivory, as well as stone and boxwood, the absence of signed or documented Corpus Christi by van Beveren makes attribution difficult. An ivory Pieta (Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, inv. no. 1754), attributed to van Beveren, shows similar elongation in the Christ figure. See also Sotheby’s London, The Barbara Piasecka Johnson Collection, 8 July 2009, lot 32, for a highly expressive boxwood crucifix attributed to van Beveren and Sotheby’s London, 22nd April 1982, lot 266 for an ivory Corpus Christi similarly attributed.

Literature: La sculpture au siècle de Rubens, Musée d’Art Ancien, Brussels, 15th July-2nd October, 1977, p.198-199 £3000-4000

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16 16 A CARV ED L IM EWOO D PA NE L, AN G LO -DU T CH, L AT E 17 TH CE NTU RY rectangular, openwork carved with auricular scrolls hung with floral swags and centred by a vacant shield supported by winged defaced cherubs above a pair of crossed muskets and below a pair of crossed pistols 72cm high, 89cm wide £700-1000

17 A PAI R OF SI LVER ED BR ASS B ARO QU E ST YL E ALTAR CAN DLE ST I CKS, PR O BABLY F L EMI SH , 19 TH CENT U RY the urns shaped sconces on fluted columnar stems, the triform bases with the Sacred Heart emblem and busts of the Virgin or Christ, on three scroll feet, 47cm high excluding prickets; together with another similar s i lv e re d b ra ss a l ta r c a nd le s ti ck , probably Flemish, 19th century, 60cm high excluding pricket (3) £150-200

18 A S ILV ER- MO UNT ED CARVED WO OD BU T TE NMAN N FI G U RE , SW I SS, MI D 19 TH CE NTU RY of typical form as an old peasant clasping a knarled stick in one hand and supporting the grape-basket strapped to his back with his other hand, the basket with silver hoops and straps and silvergilt lining engraved at the rim with scroll foliage, the domed base with silver-gilt leafy rim mount 25cm high These carved figures were apparently popular as drinking vessels with the wine guilds (Rebleutezuenfte) in Southern Germany, Switzerland and Alsace in the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Examples of this period can be found at the Basle Historisches Museum and the Zurich Landesmuseum. £1600-2000

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19 A LO U IS XV F RE N CH PROVI N CI AL S ILVE R SMAL L CI BO RI UM , MATHI E U BR UN OT, DI JO N , 1 73 6 /3 7 the circular wafer holder with the Christ head and rayed nimbus to either side and hinging open in the middle, surmounted by a cross, the bulbous stem and oval foot with lobed borders, inscribed within the foot rim ‘M. ROY. 1736’ 10.3cm high, 120gr (3oz) £2000-3000

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21 A G ERM AN SI LVE R DI SH, JO HAN N ES K IL I AN , AU G SB UR G, L AT E 17 TH CE NTU RY shaped oval, chased with a scene of a figure fishing beside a village within a punch and beaded border and scroll lobes, showing traces of gilding 14cm wide across small scroll handles, 83gr (2oz)

20 A G E RMAN PARC EL- GI LT-S ILV ER P EDESTAL BEAK ER, FI G U RATI VE MAK ER’ S MAR K, P O SSI BLY A BE AR, NU R E M B E R G , C IR C A 1 6 4 0 the bulbous bowl chased with leafy fruits and ribbon-tied swags, the hollow pedestal and bulbous base with scrolled foliage, 11.5cm high; together with an a s s oc i a te d G e rma n p ar c el - gi l tsi l v er c ov e r, mi d 17 t h c en tu ry, foliate chased, with ball finial 130gr (2oz) (2) £600-800

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22 A G ERM AN PARCE L-G I LT- SI LVE R DIS H, MAK ER’ S MARK IN DE CI PHE RABL E, AUG SB UR G , L AT E 17 TH CE NTU RY shaped oval, chased with a scene of a figure crossing a bridge beside a church within a scroll foliate border 12.5cm wide across small scroll handles, 62gr (1oz) £600-800

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29 24 23 A SO U TH AM ERI CAN SI LVER LAR GE BOW L , U N MARK ED, 19 TH CENT U RY circular, flat bottomed, with simply moulded rim 38.5cm diameter, 1033gr (33oz) £200-300 24 A SO U TH AM ERI CAN SI LVER MUG , 19T H CENT URY with tapering cylindrical and bellied body, initialled at the rim P.J.F., on spreading foot, with cast scroll handle, French import mark, 16cm high; together with a Sou th Ame ri c an s il v er ba s ti ng s po on , u nma rk e d, 19 t h c en tu ry, with hammered bowl and flattened terminal, 36cm long 745gr (23oz) (2) £150-250

28 27 part 27 A G E RMAN SI LV ER SALVER , P RO BABLY J.D. SC HLE I SSN ER & SO E HNE OF HAN AU, CI RCA 19 0 0 plain circular, with stamped palmette motif rim, reverse with pseudo marks, 28cm diameter; together with a C ont i ne nt a l s i l ve r cu p a nd sa u ce r, p ro ba bl y B el g ia n, c i rc a 19 0 0 , circular, with stamped palmette motif rim, saucer inscribed, 800 standard, 13cm diameter; a s et of t w el v e Du tch s il v e r c offe e sp oo ns , c ir c a 19 30 , with angular terminals, 835 standard; and a s e t o f e le v en Dut ch si l v er co ffe e s p oo ns , ea rl y 20 th c en tu ry, Beaded pattern, 835 standard 866gr (27oz) (26) £120-180 28 A DAN IS H ART N O U VEAU S ILV ER BOW L AND C OVE R, GR ANN & LAGLYE , CO P EN HAG EN , 1918 hammer finished, the compressed circular bowl with beaded rims and a band of stylised orotund symbols, the cover initialled EHC rising to a stylised patera with ebonised fillet 12cm diameter, 204gr (6oz) £150-250

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25 AN AU STR O- HU N GAR IAN SI LVE R DIS H, MAK ER’ S MAR K WH , VI E NN A, LATE 19 T H C ENT URY oval, stamped and pierced with scrolled fruiting foliage centred by a plain oval applied with a pear, 800 standard 32.5cm long across end scroll handles, 264gr (8oz)

29 AN AU ST RO -HU N G ARI AN S I LV ER CO F F EE P OT, MAX GE DLI T ZKA, VI EN N A, C I RCA 190 0 in Secessionist style, the tapering body with stylised floral pendant and initialled below a noble’s coronet, openwork silver scroll handle, 800 standard 19.5cm high, 485gr (15oz) £150-200

26 A CHI N ESE SI LVER THRE E- PI EC E T EA SE T, MAKE R ‘ KH’, S HAN GHAI , EARLY 2 0T H C ENT URY tapering cylindrical, each chased with a dragon against a matted ground and applied simulated bamboo handles, the teapot and sugar bowl cover with lobed button finials teapot 15cm high, 796gr (25oz) including ivory insulators (3)

30 A C OL L ECT I O N O F F I VE P I ECE S O F I N DIAN SI LVE R, UN MAR KED, L AT E 19T H OR E ARLY 20 TH CE NTU RY all profusely chased with foliage and/or figures, comprising: a compressed circular bowl and cover, on pad feet, a cylindrical box with domed cover, a circular bowl chased with stylised leaves, a circular bowl with waved rim, and a circular salver with pierced rim the salver 24cm diameter, 1019gr (32oz) (5)

£200-300

£320-380

£200-300

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31 A F REN CH PARCE L-G I LT- SI LVE R ART DECO ‘ TE TE A TE TE’ T EAPOT, JE AN E . P UI F O RCAT, PARI S, I MPO RT M ARKE D LO N DO N, 193 6 circular, with three gilt girdles, epsilon shaped rosewood handle, bayonet fitting cover with rosewood loop finial, stamped ‘JEAN E. PUIFORCAT / MADE IN FRANCE’ 10cm high, 366gr (11oz) Jean Puiforcat designed this pattern in 1936. For an entire ‘tête à tête’ or ‘tea for two’ set of this design, see Françoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Paris, 1986, p.131. £700-1000

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32 A J U GE N DST IL L EMO N ADE J UG , W MF ( W URTT EMB ERG I SCHE METAL LWARE N FABR IK ), E ARLY 2 0 TH CE NTU RY with ‘antique silver’ finished electroplated Britannia metal mounts, the simply cut clear glass with a star patterned girdle and neck and domed lid with linear decoration, interior complete with electroplate mounted glass ice reservoir, stamped factory marks 39cm high £150-200

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33 A BU RME SE S ILVE R F IG U RAL BOX AN D C OVE R, E ARLY 2 0 TH CE NTU RY finely chased as the monkey god Hanuman fighting Ravana’s elephant 17cm long, 286gr (9oz) £400-600

34 A G ERM AN SI LVE R MO DEL OF A CO CK ERE L , T HI RD QU ARTE R 19 TH CENT U RY modelled in a crowing stance, with detachable head and hung with three chains, on a domed circular base decorated with farmyard scenes, 812 standard 18.5cm high, 298gr (9oz) Il l us t ra t ed o n f ron t c ov e r

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A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF STUART DEVLIN SILVER (lots 35-73) Stuart Devlin, the enterprising gold and silversmith, has seen his role as ‘enriching the way people live’. Born in Geelong, Australia, in 1931, he trained at Melbourne college, winning scholarships to London and New York, before being chosen to design his country’s first decimal coinage in 1964. Moving to London a year later, he opened a small workshop in Clerkenwell, where he soon developed his own style.

Described by the Goldsmith’s Company as the designer with ‘the Midas touch’, he became very well known for his annual exhibitions, including his famous limited editions, first at Collingwood’s in Bond Street, then at his workshop, and between 1979 and 1985, at his own showroom in Conduit Street. The collection includes a rare run of all his ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ boxes, one brought out each year between 1969-1981, as well as a run of his ‘Surprise’ eggs from 1968-80. Devlin once described these as ‘objects which have no function whatever, except to delight, to surprise, to intrigue – made entirely for enjoyment’. Commissioned by institutions worldwide to produce ceremonial silver and gold, he was granted a Royal Warrant in 1982; additionally he has always been closely involved with Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, serving as Prime Warden 1996/97. Having closed his London premises, he continues to work from Littlehampton in West Sussex.

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35 A PAR CEL- G ILT- SI LVER C ANDE L ABRU M, ST UA RT DE VLI N , LO N DO N, 196 8 three trumpet form supports of differing heights joined by a textured stretcher and supporting irregularly soldered gilt wirework spherical shades 42cm high, 1248gr (40oz) including small wood feet The Pearson Silver Collection has a pair of candelabra of this pattern and date, see: www.pearsonsilvercollection.com/devlin

38 TWO T U RTL E DOVE S: A PARC EL- GI LT-S I LV ER ‘T W ELVE YEAR S O F CHR ISTM AS’ SU RP RI SE BOX, ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 7 1 the satin finished cylindrical cover lifting to reveal the birds in a gilded cage, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 9cm high £300-400

£1500-2500

36 A PAR CEL- G ILT- SI LVER C ANDL E S NU F F ER, ST U ART DE VL IN , LO N DO N, 196 9 the conical snuffer with a long plain stem and gilt pebble textured knob 26cm long, 99gr (3oz)

39 THRE E F REN CH HE NS : A PARC EL- GI LT-S ILV ER ‘T W ELVE YEA R S O F CHR ISTM AS’ SU RP RI SE BOX, ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 7 2 the ribbon-tied trapezoidal lid of irregular cagework sheltering the fowl, each nesting on an enamelled panel of the tricolore, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 11cm long

£80-120

£300-400

37 A PARTRI DG E I N A PE AR TR EE : A PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R ‘ TW E LVE Y EARS O F CHRI STMAS ’ S UR PRI SE BOX, STU ART DEVL I N, LO N DO N, 197 0 the ribbon-tied textured box opening to reveal the silver bird sitting on an oxidised tree hung with hardstone leaved gilt fruit, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 10cm high

40 FO U R CAL L IN G BI RDS: A PA RCEL-G I LT- SI LVER ‘T W ELVE YEAR S O F CHR ISTM AS’ SU RP RI SE BOX, ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 7 3 the hexagonal ribbon-tied and textured box opening to reveal four squawking chicks nestling on oxidised branches, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 8.3cm high

£300-400

£300-400

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41 F I VE G O LD RI N G S: A PARC EL- G ILT- SI LV ER ‘ TW E LVE Y EARS O F CHRI STMAS ’ S UR PRI SE BOX, STU ART D EVL I N, LO N DO N, 1974 the string-tied satin finished rectangular box concealing five assorted rings against a green velvet backing, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 11.5cm long

43 SEV EN SWAN S A-S WI MM IN G : A PARC EL- G ILT-S I LV ER ‘T W ELVE YEAR S O F CHR ISTM AS’ SU RP RI SE BOX, ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 76 the chequered satin finished rectangular box opening to reveal a swan and cygnets serenely swimming on blue guilloche enamel, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 8.5cm wide

£300-400

£300-400

42 SI X G EE SE A -L AYI N G : A PARCE L- GI LT-S ILVE R ‘ TW E LVE Y EARS O F CHRI STMAS ’ S UR PRI SE BOX, STU ART D EVL I N, LO N DO N, 197 5 with satin finished circular cover concealing the nesting scene, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 8.5cm diameter

44 EI G HT MAI DS A- MI LK IN G : A PAR CEL- G ILT- SI LVER ‘T W ELVE YEAR S O F CHR ISTM AS’ SU RP RI SE BOX, ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 7 7 with beehive-shaped circular cover over a scene of the milkmaids busy relieving a patient bovine’s swollen udder, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 9.2cm diameter

£300-400

£300-400

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45 N I NE LADI E S DAN CI N G : A PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R ‘ TW E LVE Y EARS O F CHRI STMAS ’ S UR PRI SE BOX, STU ART DEVL I N, LO N DO N, 197 8 the satin finished triform domed cover over a scene of a ring of can-can dancers energetically high-kicking on a red guilloche enamel ground, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 9cm wide

47 EL EVE N P I PE RS PI P IN G : A PARC EL- GI LT-S I LV ER ‘T W ELVE YEAR S O F CHR ISTM AS’ SU RP RI SE BOX, ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 8 0 the holly-sprigged plum pudding cover over a scene of bagpipers ceremoniously walking a ring of battlements, with guilloche enamel grounds in two tones of green, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 9cm diameter

£300-400

£300-400

46 T EN LOR DS A- LE API N G : A PARCE L- GI LT-S ILVE R ‘ TW E LVE Y EARS O F CHRI STMAS ’ S UR PRI SE BOX, STU ART DEVL I N, LO N DO N, 197 9 the cylindrical cover over a joyous scene of coroneted lords, their translucent red enamel cloaks flying, leap-frogging over their peers and the green guilloche enamel ground, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original box with booklet 9.3cm diameter

48 TW ELVE DRU MMER S DRU MMI N G : A PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R ‘T W ELVE YEAR S O F CH R ISTM AS’ SU RP RI SE BOX, ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 8 1 the domed circular cover over a scene of squatting African drummers about to thump the large drum, with green guilloche enamel ground, numbered 32 of an edition of 100, in original case with booklet 8.8cm diameter

£300-400

£300-400

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49 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEVL I N , LO N DO N, 196 8 with pebble-like texturing, the interior with three trembling and differently enamelled flowerheads, limited edition number 45 7cm high

51 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ E ASTER EGG , ST U ART DE VL IN , LON DO N , 19 7 0 with star-burst patterned texturing, interior with a trembling fish amidst oxidised coral, limited edition number 45 7cm high

£200-300

£200-300

50 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEVL I N , LO N DO N, 196 9 with vermiculated texturing, interior with the trembling silver head of a hare amidst an oxidised form, limited edition number 45 7cm high

52 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ E ASTER EGG , ST U ART DE VL IN , LON DO N , 19 7 1 with bark-like texturing, interior with a oxidised mouse trembling within a triangle of gilt cheese, limited edition number 45 7cm high

£200-300

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53 53 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEVL I N , LO N DO N, 197 2 with vermiculated texturing, interior with the trembling head of Punch bursting through a drum, limited edition number 45 7cm high £200-300

55 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ E ASTER EGG , ST U ART DE VL IN , LON DO N , 19 74 with swirled bark texturing, the interior with a kangaroo and its trembling silver joey on a patinated ground, limited edition number 45 7cm high £200-300

54 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEVL I N , LO N DO N, 197 3 with bark-like interior texturing, interior with a trembling patinated head of a hippopotamus with jaws agape, limited edition number 45 7cm high (2)

56 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ E ASTER EGG , ST U ART DE VL IN , LON DO N , 19 7 5 with linear bark texturing, interior with two enamelled butterflies, one trembling, on a patinated ground of flowers, limited edition number 45 7.5cm high

£200-300

£200-300

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57 57 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEV LI N , LO N DO N, 1976 honeycomb textured, interior with an oxidised trembling blackbird feeding two chicks a worm nestled within green enamel leaved branches, limited edition number 45 7.5cm high

59 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ CO MME MO RATI VE EGG , ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 7 7 satin finished, interior with the Royal crown inscribed at the rim ‘1977 SILVER JUBILEE‘, limited edition number 90 7cm high £180-220

£200-300 58 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEV LI N , LO N DO N, 197 7 with pock-marked texturing, interior with a trembling silver hummingbird feeding on an exotic pearl flowering plant, limited edition number 45 7.5cm high

60 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ E ASTER EGG , ST U ART DE VL IN , LON DO N , 19 7 8 star patterned on a matted ground, interior with a trembling frog leaping from an enamelled pad on a guilloche enamel pond, limited edition number 45 7cm high £200-300

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61 61 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEV LI N , LO N DO N, 197 9 with chequered texturing, interior with an articulated turtle swimming amidst oxidised rocks and an enamelled flower all on a translucent green enamel ground, limited edition number 45 7.5cm high

64 63 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ EG G , ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 7 1 with linear textured finish, interior with a squawking chick on an oxidised ground 7cm high £150-250

£200-300 62 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ EAST ER EG G , STU ART DEV LI N , LO N DO N, 198 0 vermiculate texturing, interior with a patinated trembling ‘Jack-in-the-Box’ on a blue translucent enamel ground, limited edition number 45 7cm high

64 A S ILV ER- G ILT ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ E ASTER EGG , ST U ART DE VL IN , LON DO N , 19 7 2 with linear textured finish, interior with a silver frog sitting on an oxidised pad beside an amethyst set flower, limited edition number 174 7cm high £200-300

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65 A PAR CEL- G ILT- SI LVER ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ EG G , ST UART DEV LI N , LO N DO N, 197 1 with irregular silver cagework over a gilt ground, hinging open to reveal four quartz set flowers on patinated pads 7cm long £200-300 66 A SI LVER -G I LT ‘ SU RPR IS E’ CO MMEMO R AT IV E EG G , STU ART D EVL I N, LO N DO N, 198 1 satin finished, interior with the Prince of Wales feathers surrounded by white and green enamelled foliage on a silver ground inscribed ‘1981 . H.R.H. PRINCE CHARLES AND LADY DIANA’, limited edition number 39 6cm high £180-220

67 A PARCE L-G I LT AN D OXI DI SE D SI LV ER ‘ SU RP RI SE ’ CO MMEMO RAT IV E EG G , STU ART DEVL I N , LO N DO N 19 86 the cover with silver wedding bells on a gilt matted ground, with oxidised foliate base, interior with a coroneted Cupid amidst enamelled thistles and a bee symbolising the recently granted arms of Ferguson, commemorating the marriage of H.R.H. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, limited edition number 39 6cm high £180-220 68 A PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R PE PP ER G RI N DER, STU ART DE VL I N, LON DO N , 19 6 8 the cylindrical matted body with plain rim below a gilt textured spherical knob 15cm high £300-400 69 A S ET O F FO U R PAR CEL- G ILT- SI LVER SALT O R PE PPE R SHAKE RS, ST U ART DE VL IN , LO NDO N , 19 6 9 conical, with a broad band of gilt pebble-like texturing below the plain tops 10cm high, 474gr (15oz) (4) £400-600

70 70 A PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R MU STAR D POT AN D SPO O N , ST UART DEV LI N , LON DO N , 19 7 1 tapering circular, with a broad band of gilt pebble-like texturing below the plain lid, the gilt spoon with textured stem 5.3cm diameter, 107gr (3oz) excluding blue glass liner (2)

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71 A SE T O F E IG HT PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R W IN E G O BL ET S, STU ART DEVL I N, LO N DO N, 196 8 tapering cylindrical, the hammer finished bowls with gilt interiors, the stems and spreading feet textured 18.5cm high, 1721gr (55oz) (8) £1000-1500

72 A PAR CEL- G ILT- SI LVER J U G W I TH STI RR ER, STU ART DEVL I N, LO N DO N, 196 9 of stylised tapering cylindrical form, applied below the plain slanted top with a broad band of irregular diaper patterned gilt wirework on a gilt matted ground, gilt interior, the stirrer parcel-gilt part textured jug 26cm high, stirrer 31cm long, 863gr (27oz) (2) Illustrated in Twenty-Five Years of Stuart Devlin in London, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1985, p.60 £800-1200

71 73 A SE T O F E IG HT PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R BE AKER S, STU ART DEVL I N, LO N DO N, 196 8 almost cylindrical, each applied with a broad band of irregular gilt wire over a matted gilt ground below a plain band, gilt interiors 14cm high, 2351gr (75oz) (8) £1200-1800

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74 A SI LVER SI X-P IE CE C ON DI ME NT SET, J. B. CHAT TE RL EY & SO N S LTD. , LON DO N , 19 37-4 1 circular, with waved gadroon rims, each on three hoof feet, mustard pots 8cm wide across handle; together with a s i lv e r t hre e -p i ec e c ond i men t s e t, Ma pp in & We bb Lt d. , She ffi e l d, 19 46, circular, with moulded rims, each on three hoof feet, mustard pot 7cm wide across handle 594gr (19oz) excluding blue glass liners (one missing) (9)

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77 A G E OR GE V SI LV ER SP I CE TOW ER , JO SE PH RO U N D & SO N LT D., LO N DO N, 192 3 the spire finial surmounted by a sphere, the spice box with filigree sides, hinged door and a bell suspended from each corner, on double knopped stem and spreading base 24.5cm, 216gr (6oz) £150-250

£220-280

75 A SI LVER MEN O RAH, A. TAI TE LB AU M & SO N , LON DO N , 19 4 9 of typical form, the tapered square stem with Star of David finial, the stepped base with beaded borders and a band of husk swags hung from ovals, 24cm high; together with a s e t o f s i x E d w a r d i a n s i l ve r K i d d u s h c u p s , Ja c o b Fe n i g s t e i n , Lo n d o n , 19 05, elongated baluster bodies with pricked decoration, with bulbous stems, 9cm high; and a pa i r of Ed wa r di an s il v e r Ki d dus h c ups , Ja c ob Fe ni g s te i n, Lon do n, 19 0 4, the bowls engraved with foilage around a vacant cartouche, knopped slender stem, with beaded borders, 8.5cm high 561gr (18oz) (9) £250-350

76 A SI LVER SALVE R, A. E. PO STO N & CO. LT D., BI RM IN G HAM, 19 3 7 shaped circular, plain except for a moulded rim, on four pad feet 25cm diameter, 508gr (16oz) £150-200

78 A PAI R OF ART N OU VE AU G EO RG E V SI LVE R BU D VAS ES, WI L L IAM S (BI RM IN G HAM) LT D., BI RMI N G HAM, 19 12 the slender waisted bodies of incurved square outline applied with pierced C-scroll handles, 11.5cm high, loaded (2) £80-120

79 A PAI R OF SI LVER VAS ES, MAPP I N & WE BB LTD. , SHEF F IE L D, 19 67 of slender cylindrical form on spreading bases, 18cm high, loaded; together with a s i lv e r c as t e r, Cha r le s S. Gr ee n & Co .

Lt d. , Bi rmi ng ha m, 19 7 1, of girdled baluster form with pointed cone finial, 16cm high, 84gr (2oz) (3) £100-150

80 A S ILV ER SU G AR BOW L AND PAIR O F SU G AR TO N GS , CHARL ES S . G RE EN & C O. LTD. , BI RMI N GHAM , 19 64 / 68 the oblong bowl with Celtic pattern rim, volute feet and serpent handles, the plain tongs with claw-like grips, bowl 17cm across end handles, 270gr (8oz); together with a s i l ve r w in e c o as t e r, mak e r ’s ma rk CSR L td . , L ond on , 19 70, circular, the sides pierced and engraved with a band of waved leafage, turned wood base, 13.5cm diameter; and a s i l ve r c i gar ett e b ox, Sa n de r s & Mack e nz ie , Bi rmi ng ha m, 19 6 4, rectangular, the engine-turned lid with vacant cartouche, cedar lined, 15cm long (4) £150-250

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81 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER TABL E BEL L , HO RTON & AL LDAY, B I R M IN G H A M , 1 8 9 2 the almost hemispherical scroll pierced body on three paw feet 12cm wide £200-300

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84 AN E DWAR DIAN SC OTT I SH SI LVER HOT MI L K J UG , EDWARDS & SO NS , G L ASG OW, 19 0 5 plain bulbous body with Green Man mask spout, coin-set lid with volute thumbpiece 11.5cm high, 319gr (10oz) including ivory insulators £100-150

82 A G EO RG E V SI LVE R POT PO U RRI BOAT O R BE SA MIM B OX, N AT HAN & HAYES, BI RMI N G HAM, 19 16 modelled as a medieval incense boat with scroll foliate pierced covers, one side hinged, terminating in rams heads, on spreading hexafoil foot 9cm long, 189gr (6oz)

85 A S ILV ER F O UR -P IE CE TEA SE T, ATKI N BROTHE RS (SI LVE RSMI T HS) LTD. , SHEF F I EL D, 19 41 the bulbous bodies with moulded rims, on scroll and bun feet, teapot and hot water jug with urn finials and ivory insulated silver handles, sugar bowl and milk jug with gilt interiors 1792gr (57oz) (4)

This boat appears to have been modelled after the Ramsey Abbey incense boat in the Victorian & Albert Museum (No. M.269-1923), a rare mid 14th century English silver-gilt object. According to The Watchmaker, Jeweller & Silversmiths’ Trade Journal of December 1912: ‘In the endeavour to produce goods of a special character, Mr George Nathan used to the utmost of his knowledge of styles and design, gathered from the various art collections... so that, today, one of the special features of Nathan and Hayes’ output is their clever reproductions of ancient classic cups, vases, etc.’

86 A G E OR GE IV SI LV ER MI L K J UG , MAKE RS MARK P O OR LY ST RU CK, PR OB ABLY JO SE PH A NG E LL , LON DO N , 18 2 6 compressed melon shaped, chased with matted ground panels of pheasants amidst foliage and a crested and a vacant cartouche, scroll handle, gilt interior 16cm wide, 229gr (7oz)

£80-120

£150-200

83 AN EDWARDI AN S I LV ER SU G AR BOW L, JAM ES CHAR LE S LOW E, LON DO N , 19 0 2 circular, pierced below the gadroon rim with scroll foliage, 17cm wide across handles; together with a Vi c to ri a n s il v e r mu s ta rd p ot , A. & J. Z i mme rma n, Bi rmi n gha m, 18 90, oval, decorated with bands of foliage, 7.5cm wide 204gr (6oz) excluding blue glass liners (2) £100-150

£500-700

87 A S ILV ER SW E ET MEAT DI SH, E. W. HAYWO OD , BI RM IN G HAM, 19 4 5 circular, applied at the rim with a shallow stylised gallery, on ribbed spreading foot 21.5cm wide, 341gr (10oz) £60-90 88 A PAI R OF G EO RG E V SI LVE R SALT C EL LAR S, JOS EP H R ODG E RS & SO NS LT D., SHE FF I EL D, 19 12 circular, with an openwork balustrade above plain sides, on four ball feet 6.5cm diameter, 108gr (3oz) excluding blue glass liners (2) £80-120

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89 A VI CTO RI AN SI LV ER E NTRE E DI SH, COVER AN D HAN DL E, MARTI N , HAL L & CO. LT D. , SHE F FI E LD, 18 99 elongated octagonal, crested cover, gadroon borders, with reeded loop handle 27.5cm long, 1198gr (38oz) £500-700

90 A PAI R O F S ILV ER ENT RE E DI SHES , C OVE RS AN D HAN DL ES, W I LL I AM HU TTO N & SO N S LTD. , SHEF F IE L D, 19 33 / 37 oval, with gadroon borders, covers initialled F 2902gr (93oz) (2) £700-900

91 A G EO RG E V SI LVE R TE APOT, THO MAS B RADBU RY & SO N S LTD. , SHEF F IE L D, 19 18 in George III style, shaped oblong, with a lobed girdle, on ball feet, 14.5cm high; together with a G eo rg e V s i lv e r ho t wa te r j ug , Re i d & So ns , Lon do n, 1910, oval baluster, on pad feet, 21.5cm high 1228gr (39oz) (2)

93 A PAI R OF VI CTO RI AN SI LVER S WE ET MEAT DI SHE S, HOR ACE WO O DWAR D & CO. LT D. , LO N DO N, 18 9 4 shaped circular, each pierced with diaper or foliate shaped panels below a foliate stamped rim, 16cm diameter; together with a Ge o r g e V s il v e r s w e e t m e a t d i s h , G o l d s m i t h s & S i lv e r s m i t h s Co. L td ., Sh eff ie l d, 192 1, shaped circular, moulded sides, on four pad feet, 19.5cm diameter 550gr (17oz) (3) £150-250

94 AN E DWAR DIAN SI LVE R TE APOT, E DWAR D BARN ARD & SO NS , LO N DO N, 19 04 the squat baluster body with swirled flutes at intervals, on four shell-headed pad feet, 15cm high; together with a n E dwa rd ia n si l v er te ap ot , J ame s Dea k i n & So ns , Che s t er, 19 0 2, with scroll and flowerhead decoration and gadroon rims, on a short pedestal foot, 15cm high; and a Vi c t ori a n s i l ve r Ch ri s te ni n g mu g, Edwa rd Ba rna rd & Son s , L on don , 1 88 8, part lobed, scroll handle, 9cm high 1135gr (36) (3) £250-300

£300-400

92 A SE T O F F O UR VI CTOR IA N SI LVE R SALT C EL LAR S, G EO RG E ALDW I N CK LE , LO N DO N, 18 7 2/ 18 8 0 circular, initialled, each on three rams headed paw feet, 5.5cm diameter; together with a s i l v er mu s ta rd po t, D. & J. We l l by L td . , Lo nd on , 19 13, tapering cylindrical, 7cm high; and a no th er s i l ve r mu s ta rd p ot , W i l li a m N ea l e & So n L td . , Bi r mi ngh a m, 19 26, faceted circular, 5cm high 395gr (12oz) excluding a blue glass liner (6) £120-160

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95 A VI CTOR I AN SI LVE R CRU E T STAN D, G EO RG E JO HN RI CHARDS, LO N DO N, 18 53 oval, engraved with scroll foliage, on openwork panel feet, wood base and central handle, the matched bottles with one original silver cover and two plated covers 29cm high £120-180

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96 A SI LVER MIL K J U G AND S UG AR BOW L , MAK ER’ S MAR K RCP, LO N DO N, 197 7 with reeded rims, baluster jug and hemispherical bowl jug 10cm high, 362gr (11oz) (2) £100-150

99 A G E OR GE V SI LV ER T HRE E- PI EC E TE A SET, S. J. P HI LL I PS , LON DO N , 19 2 4/ 2 5 comprising a teapot, hot water jug and sugar bowl, in George II style, flat-chased with a band of masks and foliate strap and diaperwork hot water jug 25cm high, 1675gr (53oz) including wood finials and handles (3) £500-700

97 A PAI R O F S ILV ER CAF E- AU - LAI T P OT S, C. J. VANDE R LTD. , LO N DO N, 196 9 plain tapered cylindrical 20cm high, 1101gr (35oz) including wood handles (2) £300-400

98 A PAI R O F G E OR GE V SI LV ER SAU CE BOATS , R. F. MO SL EY & CO. , SHEF F I EL D, 19 32 faceted oval, each with scroll handle and on three pad feet, 19cm long; together with another p a ir o f G e or ge V s i l ve r s a uc e bo at s , Vin er s L td . , Sh e ff i el d , 19 33, oval below shaped rims, each with plain pad feet and handles, 14cm long 697gr (22oz) (4) £180-220

100 A S ILV ER CI G ARE TTE BOX, A.E . P O STO N & C O. LTD. , BI RMI N GHAM , 19 47 rectangular, engine turned lid with a vacant cartouche, cedar lined, 14cm wide; together with a r os e wo od b ox w i th s i l v er el e c tr ot yp e s e t l i d, Con ti n en ta l , c i rc a 193 0 , rectangular, with a 17th century tavern scene, blue velvet lined, 13.5cm wide; a Dut ch si l v er pi l l b ox, e ar ly 2 0t h c e nt ury, oval, the lid with a tavern scene, 833 standard, 6.5cm wide; a Dut ch s i l v er p i ll box , ea rl y 20 th c en tu ry, engine-turned rectangular, 833 standard, 5cm wide; and a Vi c to ri a n s il v e r Ve s t a c a s e, He nry Po pe , B ir mi ng ha m, 189 9, scroll foliate engraved and initialled, 3.5cm high (5) £150-200

101 A S ILV ER MO DEL O F A G RO U SE , C ARRI N GTON & CO. LTD, LON DO N , 19 6 4 realistically modelled, underside stamped ‘CARRINGTON & CO. LTD. / LONDON / 190 REGENT STREET’ 13cm high, 614gr (19oz) I l l us t ra te d on fr on t c ove r £300-400

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102 A VI CTOR I AN SI LVE R STAN D AN D COVE R, HEN RY W IL KI N SO N & CO. , SHEF F I EL D, 1 86 7 with a later diaper cut glass cylindrical biscuit barrel, the foliate strapwork engraved silver cover with stamped flowerhead finial, the base with pierced scroll gallery, beaded rims and loop handles 14cm high, 353gr (11oz) cover and base only £400-600

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103 A G EO RG E V SI LVE R FO U R- PI EC E T EA SE T, JAM ES DI XO N & S ON S LTD. , SHEF F IE L D, 19 24 in Regency style, the almost hemispherical bodies with stiff leaf rims and short pedestal feet, with pine cone finials and cast lion mask roundel terminals to the handles hot water jug 19.5cm high, 1527gr (49oz) including ebonised handles (4)

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£500-700

104 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER TE APOT, JO HN NE W TO N M A P P I N F O R M A P P I N & W E B B , L ON D O N , 1 8 9 6 compressed circular, crested above a girdle, silver handle, domed lid with button finial, 23cm wide; together with a s i lv e r mi l k j u g, Si r Ri ch ar d Bu rbi d ge f or Ha rro ds Lt d. , Lo ndo n, 193 3, plain compressed circular, initialled C, 12.5cm wide 595gr (19oz) including ivory fillets (2) £150-200

105 104 105 A G EO RG E I V S ILVE R MI L K JU G , JO HN WALTO N , N E WC ASTL E, 18 26 compressed circular, with applied flowerhead and leaf rim, reeded handle, interior with traces of gilding 15cm wide, 197gr (6oz) £80-120

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106 AN EDWARDI AN S I LV ER BASKE T, C .S . HAR RI S & S ON S LTD. , LO N DO N, 190 7 in George III style, oval, bright-cut engraved and pierced with a band of husk swags and ovals set with alternate urns or star motifs, on a pierced rim foot, with openwork swing handle 35cm long, 752gr (24oz) £300-400

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107 A S ILVE R T RAY, MART I N, HAL L & CO. LT D. , S HEF F IE L D, 19 27 plain rounded oblong, with gadroon rim 67cm wide across end handles, 3515gr (113oz) £1000-1500

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108 A G EO RG E V SI LVE R SALVE R, MAPP I N & WE BB LTD. , LO N DO N, 1910 shaped circular, engraved with a band of scroll foliage, the moulded border cast and applied with a rim of scrolls and leafage, on three shaped panel feet 35.5cm diameter, 1168gr (37oz) £350-450

109 A G EO RG E V SI LVE R SALVE R, PAI RP OI NT B ROTHER S, LO N DO N, 192 5 shaped circular, plain excepting moulded rim, on three pad feet 31cm diameter, 1018gr (32oz) £300-400

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110 A M AG NI F YI N G G L ASS GLO BE DESK TI ME PI ECE , S W IS S, LATE 19 TH C ENTU RY, O N A V IC TO RI AN SI LVE R STAND, CHARL ES B OYTO N , LO N DO N, 18 9 2 the white enamel dial with Roman numerals interrupted by subsidiary moon phase seconds, day and date dials and month aperture, the eight-day single barrel keyless wind movement with lever escapement, 10.5cm high over suspension ring, the stand with crescent shaped support on a spreading circular base, 15.5cm high, loaded base (2) The present vendor inherited this timepiece and stand as a set and it is probable they were originally sold together, since Charles Boyton (later Charles Boyton & Son) were manufacturing wholesalers who supplied a variety of luxury retailers such as Harry Emmanuel of 18 New Bond Street and Mappin & Webb’s Poultry branch (John Culme, The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Woodbridge, 1987, Vol.1, p.55).

For a similar globe desk timepiece, with the subsidiary dials but without the month aperture, see Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 12th February 2008, lot 100, sold for a hammer price of £1,000. £800-1200

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111 111 A PAI R O F VI C TOR I AN E LE CTR OP L AT E T HREE -P I ECE C ON DI ME NT SE TS, DES IG N ED BY DR CHR ISTO PHE R DRE SSE R (18 3 4- 190 4 ) CI RC A 1 87 8 , F O R HU KI N & HEATH O F B IR MI NG HAM, CI RC A 1 88 2 each with plain cut-cornered triangular bases with a pair of plain supports at each corner, centred by a hemisphere topped handle, with faceted cut glass spherical containers, two with silver mounts for mustard, two with silver pepperette mounts, Hukin & Heath, London and Birmingham, 1884/1890, and two with electroplate pepperette mounts, stand undersides with P.O.D.R. lozenge for 1878, stamped ‘DESIGNED BY / DR C. DRESSER’, Hukin & Heath mark and numbered 1882, and retailers stamp ‘HARDY BROTHERS / SYDNEY’ 12cm wide (2) £800-1200

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112 A SE T O F E DWARD IAN SI LVE R PO STAL SCA LE S, G EO RG E B ETJE MAN & SO N S, LON DO N , 19 0 5 the rectangular base with canted sides, the balance pivoting on bell-shaped openwork supports behind the set of five silvered brass weights of 1/2 to 4 ounces 16cm wide, loaded

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Although silver Edwardian and Victorian spring operated postal scales appear quite regularly, balance type scales in silver are rarely seen.

For another set of balance scales on a glass base see Christie’s South Kensington, The James Walker Collection of Silver and Vertu, 13th July 2006, lot 341, sold for £1,800 hammer.

George Betjeman & Sons were perhaps the largest fancy goods manufacturers in the world at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th centuries. Supplying luxury goods traders such as Asprey, it is stated (The Stationery Trades Journal, 31st January 1894) ‘that Betjeman’s is one of the few firms possessing the necessary machinery for putting a log of wood in at one end of the factory and turning it out as a highly-finished dressing case at the other, every portion of it being manufactured by them’. Their large works in Pentonville Road (noted by a scion of the family, the late poet laureate Sir John Betjeman, in his blank verse autobiography ‘Summoned by Bells’) is listed as making a bewildering array of objects, often desk and dressing table accessories, including in 1879: blotting books, inkstands and letter balances. (John Culme, The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Woodbridge, 1987, Vol.1, pp.43/44) £800-1200

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113 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER S MOK ER’ S C OMP EN DI U M, HAR RI SO N B ROT HER S & HOW SO N , LO N DO N, 18 8 8 the rectangular body with a compartment for cigarettes set into the lid and a cedar lined compartment below, flanked by an oblong cigar lighter to one side and an open compartment for Vestas to the other, on ball feet 18cm wide £800-1200

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114 A G E OR GE V SI LV ER- G I LT TO IL ET SET, D. & J. W E LL BY LT D. , LON DO N , 19 16 / 19 / 26 flat chased with a variety of Chinoiserie scenes, comprising a large cut-cornered rectangular pin cushion on wrythen feet, an octagonal pot and cover, a cut-cornered rectangular box with hinged lid, a hand mirror, a pair hand brushes and a further brush, in original fitted case with ‘D. & J. Wellby Ltd/Garrick Street/London’ printed label pin cushion 19cm long, 529gr (17oz) pot and box only (7) £700-900

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115 A G E OR GE V SI LV ER- G I LT P O RRI N G ER AN D COVE R, D. & J. W EL L BY LTD ., LO N DON , 19 2 7 circular, flat-chased with Chinoiserie scenes, with bun finial, scroll handles and a rim foot 15.5cm wide, 431gr (13oz) £200-300 116 A PAI R OF G EO RG E V SI LVE R TO I LE T BOTT LE S, D. & J. W EL L BY LTD ., LO N DON , 19 13 / 15 the octagonal bodies flat-chased with chinoiserie scenes, with screw-in covers, sliding bases 16cm high, 743gr (23oz) including cork to covers but excluding glass liners (2) £600-800

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117 A VI CTOR I AN SI LVE R THR EE -P IE CE TEA S ET, WI L L IAM HU NT ER, LO N DON , 18 43 , W I TH MAT CHI NG CO F FE E POT, DA NI E L JO HN & CHAR LE S HO UL E, LO N DO N, 18 62 , AND A S MAL LE R POT, MARTI N , HAL L & CO. , SHEF F I EL D, 18 6 3 all chased with panels of a flower on a matted ground and one crested and one monogrammed panel, cast foliate rims, the pots with cast flower finials and ivory insulators to the silver handles coffee pot 25.5cm high, 2940gr (94oz) all in (5) £700-1000

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118 A PAI R O F VI C TOR I AN SI LVE R CAN DL ESTI CKS , HARR IS ON BR OT HERS & HOW S ON , SHE FF I EL D, 1 89 6 the square bases, flared square stems, urn shaped sconces and detachable nozzles with beaded borders and bands of husk hung paterae 29cm high, loaded (2) £700-900

119 A PAI R O F E DWARDI AN SI LVE R T WO - LI G HT CAN DE LAB RA, G O LDS MI THS & SI LVER SMI THS CO. LTD. , LON DO N , 19 09 stamped with borders of formal foliage and patera, each with twin scroll branches, the waisted square stems on spreading square bases 28cm high, loaded (2)

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120 A PAI R O F E DWARDI AN SI LVE R CAN DL ESTI CK S, E LKI N G TO N & CO. LT D. , BI R MIN G HAM, 190 2 in George II taste, square bases with in-curved corners and similarly profiled double knopped stems, detachable nozzles 20cm high, loaded

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121 121 A G EO RG E V SI LVE R SKI N N ERS C OM PAN Y CO MME MOR AT I VE SALT, CAR RI NG TO N & C O. , LO N DON , 19 10 modelled after the 17th century original salt, waisted octagonal, the rim with four volute supports and engraved ‘Coronation 1911 The Gift of the Skinners Company’, underside with ‘No. 216’ 14cm high, 497gr (16oz)

122 AN E DWAR DIAN SI LVE R MU FF I N DI SH, ATK IN BR OT HERS , SHEF F IE L D, 19 09 circular, the cover partially covered with swirled fluting, the base with built-in hot water reservoir and screw-in silver plug 19cm diameter, 847gr (27oz)

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123 A SE T O F F O UR W I L LI AM I V SI LVER SALT CE LL ARS , HE NRY W I L KI NS ON & CO. , SHE F FI E LD, 18 36 the openwork foliated ‘Gothick’ style bodies on similar spreading bases, 6.5cm high; together with fo ur Vi c t or ia n p ar c el - gi l t- s il v e r s a lt s po ons , Ya p p & Wo od war d, Bi rmi ng ha m, 18 48, in naturalistic style, with daisy flower bowls and stems terminating in a leaf 430gr (13oz) excluding shaped blue glass liners (8)

125 A PAI R OF G EO RG E I V SI LVE R SALT CE L LAR S, E M E S & B A R N A R D , L ON D O N , 1 8 2 8 circular, crested, with gadroon rims, each on three formal leaf headed anthemion decorated pad feet, interiors showing traces of gilding 8.5cm diameter, 204gr (6oz) (2) £300-400

£400-600

124 T WO G EO RG E I I I SI LVE R T EAPOT STAN DS, LON DO N , 1 78 4 /8 6 both oval with beaded rim and on panel feet, earlier example showing traces of a vacant cartouche, maker's mark indecipherable overstriking another, 19cm wide, the later example without maker's mark, 17.5cm wide, 325gr (10oz) (2)

126 A G E OR GE IV SI LV ER MU STARD POT, W I L LI AM EATO N , LON DO N , 1 82 1 with a part lobed compressed circular body and cover with shell and gadroon rim between, shell and formal foliate handle, gilt interior, 11cm wide; together with a Vi c to ri a n s i lv e r mu s ta rd sp oo n, W il l i am E at on , 1 83 8, Fiddle, Thread and Shell pattern 225gr (7oz) excluding clear glass liner (2) £250-350

£120-160

127 A VI CTOR I AN SI LVE R THR EE -P IE CE TEA S ET, HAYN E & CATE R, LON DO N , 1 85 2 the faceted baluster bodies engraved with strapwork panels including one crested and one vacant, on scroll and shell panel feet, the teapot with cast flowerhead finial and silver handle insulated by ivory fillets teapot 21.5cm high, 1426gr (45oz) all in (3) £400-600

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128 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R MU STARD POT, T HO MAS WALL I S, LO N DO N, 18 02 oval, part fluted, wrythen finial 10.5cm long, 132gr (4oz) excluding clear glass liner £200-300

129 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R MU STARD POT, HE ST ER B AT EMAN , LO N DO N, 17 86 plain oval except for bright-cut wrigglework borders and beaded rims 10.5cm long, 110gr (3oz) excluding blue glass liner £400-600

130 A G EO RG E V SI LVE R IN K WE L L, MAKE R’ S MARK R UB BED, BI RM IN G HAM, 19 2 2 of capstan form, with reeded borders, glass ink reservoir, loaded, 15cm diameter; together with a G e or ge V si l v er mil k j ug , He nr y Ma tth ew s , B ir mi ng ha m, 19 19, Queen Anne pattern, 14cm long; and a G e org e V s i l ve r s a uc e bo at , Al e xa nd er Cl ar k & Co . L td . , Bi rm in gh am , 19 34 , Art Deco oblong form, on spreading rim foot, 18.5cm long 343gr (11oz) excluding inkwell (3)

135 part 133 A PAI R OF G EO RG E I I I S HEF FI E LD P LATE SAUC E T UR EE NS AND COVE RS, CI RCA 18 15 , W I TH VI CTOR IAN SI LVE R LI N ER S, WAL KE R & HAL L , S HEF FI E LD, 18 97 oblong, with gadroon rims, scroll handles, bun feet and oval patera finials, the plain liners on quatrefoil pierced rims 22cm wide across handles, liners only 456gr (14oz) (2) £200-300

134 A S ET O F FO U R G EO RG E I I I S HEF FI E LD P LATE ENTR EE DIS HES, COVER S AN D HAN DLE S, CI RCA 18 10 cushion shaped, with gadroon rims, the covers initialled JJ, each piece numbered 30.5cm long (4) The initialls JJ are for Captain John Jones of the British East India Company. A native of Swansea, he retired there before 1792, building the mansion of St Helen’s, just to the west of the city centre. The house was later demolished and the site is now covered by the St Helen’s cricket ground. Archival material on the sea captain is held by Glamorgan Records Office. £300-500

£150-250

131 A PAI R O F G E OR GE II I SI LVER SALT CE LL ARS , MAKE R’ S MARK RU BBE D, LO N DO N, 17 7 0 circular, each with waved gadroon rim, on three pad feet 6cm diameter, 82gr (2oz) (2)

135 A S ET O F FO U R G EO RG E I I I S HEF FI E LD P LATE W I N E COASTE RS, CI RC A 1 82 0 circular, with a band of alternate flutes and lobes below an applied foliate rim, with turned wood bases 15cm diameter (4) £200-300

£100-150

132 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R WAX JACK , HE NRY C HAWN E R, LO N DO N, 17 93 with reeded rims, the almost spherical wirework body with detachable top section, on a spreading foot, with a detachable snuffer 278gr, 278gr (8oz) £800-1200

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136 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R T HREE -P I ECE SI LV ER T EA SE T, RO BE RT & SAMU EL HE N NE L L, LO ND ON , 18 11 the part lobed oblong bodies with gadroon rims and ball feet, teapot 26cm wide; together with a p a ir o f G e or ge I I I s il v er s ugar t ong s , Pe te r, An n & W i l l i am Ba t ema n , L ond on , 1 80 2 , wrigglework engraved 1120gr (36oz) including teapot handle and finial (4) £500-700

137 A G E OR GE II I PAR CEL- G ILT- SI LVER DI SH, W IL L I AM PI TT S, LON DO N , 1 815 circular, engraved with armorials within a gilt Rococo cartouche, the wide gilt rim chased with scrolled foliage on a matted ground in historicist Carolean style 22.7cm, 248gr (7oz) The arms are those of Lloyd quartering Graham, Ligonier and another for Lloyd of Leaton Knolls, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, for John Arthur Lloyd (1787-1864), second son of Edward Lloyd and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Arthur Graham of Hockley Lodge, co. Armagh, and co-heiress of her maternal grandfather, Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier (1680-1770).

John Arthur Lloyd succeeded to the Lloyd estates at Leaton Knolls and elsewhere upon the death of his elder brother Francis, building for himself a new house on the Shropshire estate. He was educated at Cambridge and his London residence was sometime at Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square. A serious collector of manuscripts and books, in 1822 he was elected a member of the exclusive Roxburghe Club, which boats only 40 members at any one time; it was founded in 1812 and is the oldest society of bibliophiles in the world. John Arthur Lloyd died unmarried in 1864, when he was succeeded by his brother Charles Spencer Lloyd (1789-1876).

The bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847) (Reminiscenes of a Literary Life, John Major, London, 1836, vol. I, p. 396), described Lloyd as ‘a gentleman in all respects qualified by his scholarship and attainments - and, above all, by his unwarped and unwarpable attachment to the Bibliomania...

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The grounds of the Leaton Knolls mansion were provided with pleasant walks and ‘in no place in the county [of Shropshire] is there to be seen such a fine collection of rare shrubs and choice forest trees [including] an extensive and valuable collection of the conifera tribe, with their curious and varied foliage’ (Samuel Bagshaw, History, gazetteer, and directory of Shropshire; comprising a general survey of the county, Samuel Harrison, Sheffield, 1851, pp. 141-142). The mansion was demolished as surplus to requirements in 1955. £500-700

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138 138 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R F OU R -PI E CE T EA AND CO F F EE S ET, W I LL I AM BU RWAS H, LO N DO N, 18 13 / 14 comprising a teapot on stand, a coffee biggin on stand with burner, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, part lobed crested bodies with gadroon rims, all pieces inscribed to underside coffee biggin on stand 27cm high, 2694gr (86oz) including wood handles and an ivory finial but excluding wood based teapot stand (6) The inscriptions read: ‘From Captn. & Mrs. Henry Matson to their Affectionate Friend Mrs. Woodhouse. Octr. 1814.’

140 A G E OR GE II I SI LVER TE A C ADDY, JO HN E MES, LO N DON , 17 98 of oval bucket form, engraved with wrigglework bands of formal foliage and two vacant ovals, with a reeded swing handle above the centrally flush hinged twin lids 16cm wide, 486gr (15oz) For a similar John Emes caddy of 1807, belonging to Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, fourth daughter of George III, see Christie’s, London, Property from the Estate of H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 26th January 2006, lot 60. £700-1000

The crest is that of Woodhouse.

Captain Henry Matson, RN, of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, London and Walmer, Kent, came from a naval family (brother of Rear Admiral Richard Matson and cousin to Vice Admiral John Harvey), entering the service in 1796. His successful career saw him capturing French ships in 1805 and 1807. He was put out of commission in 1810, retiring on half pay. His twenty-two year old wife died, shortly after the gift of this tea and coffee set had been made, on 18th March 1815. Henry Matson lived on until May or June, 1827 (The Gentleman’s Magazine, London, April 1815, p. 374 & Jan.-June 1827 Supplement, p.644/645). £2000-3000

139 A PAI R O F G E OR GE II I SI LVER PEP PE RET TE S, JABE Z DAN I EL L & JAME S MI NC E, LO NDO N , 176 7 baluster with reeded borders, one cover with missing finial, 11cm high; together with a G eo rg e V s i lv e r mus t a rd p ot , T ho ma s on & Ha s el e r Br ot he r s L t d. , L on do n, 19 11, cylindrical pale and diaperwork pierced body, blue glass liner, 7cm high; a pa i r of E dwa rdi a n s i l ve r s a lt c el l a r s , Fa ra da y & Da ve y, Lon do n, 190 3 , three footed cauldron form, blue glass liners, 5cm diameter; and a s i l ve r s a lt c el l a r, Jos e ph Gl o s te r L td ., Bi rm in gh am, 192 0, almost hemispherical, on stepped rim foot, 5.5cm diameter 333gr (10oz) (6)

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141 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R G O BLE T, JOHN DEN Z ILOE , LO N DO N , 17 7 8 the bowl later chased with scrolls, flowerheads and leafage on a matted ground surrounding a vacant cartouche, with a waisted stem and reeded spreading foot, gilt interior, 14.5cm high; together with a Vi c to ri an s il v e r go bl e t, Hen ry W i l k i ns on & Co . , Sh eff i el d, 18 6 9, the bowl chased with floral swags, scrolls and bosses and showing traces of an earlier inscription, the slender knopped stem spreading foot with beaded borders, 18cm high 397gr (12oz) (2)

143 A PAI R OF VI CTO RI AN SI LVER S WE ET MEAT DI SHE S, C. S. HARRI S & SO NS LT D., LO N DON , 18 97, O N E OVE RST RU CK R. & W. S OR LEY OF G LASG OW navette shaped, each decorated with husk swags over pale piercing below a foliate and stiff leaf rim, on a pierced spreading pedestal feet 18cm long, 383gr (12oz) (2)

£200-300

144 A PAI R OF AME RI CAN SI LVER S W EE TME AT DI SH ES, TI FFAN Y & C O. O F N E W YOR K, C I RCA 190 2 dished circular, hung with flowerheads over spiralling pale piercing, with bow-tied ribbon handles and stiff leaf borders, on spreading pedestal feet 12.5cm wide, 263gr (8oz) excluding blue glass liners (2)

142 A PAI R O F G E OR GE II I SI LVER G O BL ET S, PE TE R GI L LO IS , LO N DO N, 17 83 the crested bowls on knopped stems and spreading bases with beaded borders 15cm high, 356gr (11oz) (2)

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146 145 145 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R MI L K JU G , M AKER ’S M ARK RU BBE D, LO N DO N, 18 01 the part lobed oval body with two laurel wreath vacant cartouches, reeded rim and handle, gilt interior 11.5cm high, 208gr (6oz) £120-160

146 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R T EAP OT, CHARL ES C HESTE RMAN II , LO N DO N, 18 12 moulded oblong, bright-cut engraved with two vacant cartouches, a band of foliage, stiff leaf and wrigglework borders, on ball feet, with silver handle 28cm long, 607gr (19oz) including ivory fillets £250-350

147 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER C OF F EE P OT, JO HN E DWAR D BI NG HAM F O R WAL KER & HAL L , SHE FF I EL D, 18 88 the part lobed oval body with a band of formal bright-cutting below the waisted neck, silver handle 22.5cm high, 662gr (21oz) including ivory finial and fillets £180-220

148 A G EO RG E I I SI LV ER MI L K J UG , THO MAS HEMI N G , LO N DO N, 174 6 the baluster body engraved with armorials and exuberantly chased with scenes from Aesop‘s fables of the Bear and the Bees and the Dog in a Manger, with serpent entwined scroll handle, on a cast rocaille spreading foot, scratch weight ‘6=12’ 13cm high, 193gr (6oz)

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149 A SE T O F F O UR VI CTOR IA N SI LVE R CAN DL ESTI CKS , T. , J. & N . CRE SW I CK, SHE FF I EL D, 1 83 8 / 52 shell pattern, crested bases and detachable nozzles 28cm high, loaded but with silver underside (4) ÂŁ1800-2200

150 THRE E SI LVE R MU STAR D P OT S one plain oval with reeded rims, lid rising to an urn-shaped finial, angular handle, W.H. Haseler Ltd., London, 1901, 11cm long; one oval with two bands of palework piercing, domed lid, scroll handle, James Dixon & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, 1900, 11cm long; and one plain bell-shaped, lid with onion dome finial, angular handle, with loaded base and fixed blue glass liner, Sydney & Co., Birmingham, 1918, 9cm wide 225gr (7oz) excluding loaded example and two blue glass liners (3) ÂŁ150-250

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151 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER C ENTR EP IE CE CAN DE LAB RU M, E LK I NG TO N & CO. , B I R M IN G H A M , 1 8 5 6 the massive scroll triform base with testimonial inscription, the stem of two entwined vine branches supporting a central wirework bowl and three scrolled fruitladen arms terminating in candle sconces with detachable nozzles 61cm high, 3324gr (106oz) The inscription reads: Presented to Francis Wyley Esqr. of this City, as a mark of respect from the shareholders of the Coventry Corn Exchange and as a Testimony of his zeal and activity in performing the duties of Honourary Secretary to the said company, Coventry, January 19th, 1857.

Francis Wyley (1810-1888), was a well known business man in Coventry, an alderman and in 1860 mayor of the city, founder together with his brother of the manufacturing chemists Messrs Wyleys & Co. The family lived in the medieval Coventry Charterhouse, south of the city centre.

Following years of complaints about fairs and street markets in Coventry, in 1855 a council committee approved the founding of a company to build a covered exchange. A site in Hertford Street was found and the elaborate Italianate Corn Exchange opened in 1857. The building included a hall seating up to 2000 people and a series of popular concerts was started, including in its inaugural year Charles Dickens mounting the stage to read from his Christmas Carol. (W.B. Stephens (Editor), A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8, 1969 and British Medical Journal, 3rd November 1888, p.1027) ÂŁ1800-2200

152 T WO G EO RG E I I I SI LVE R PE PP ERE TT ES, BOTH T HOM AS SHE PHE RD, LON DO N , 1 77 8 & 17 7 9 the first of typical baluster form but with later foliate chasing, 15cm high; the second plain baluster, 13.5cm high 196gr (6oz) (2) ÂŁ150-200

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153 A PAI R O F G E OR GE II I SI LVER E NTR EE DI SHE S, COV ERS AN D HAN DL ES, W IL L I AM TRO BY, LON DO N , 1 811 oblong, crested, with gadroon borders, the bases with shells to the corners, with foliate and reeded loop handles, all components numbered 29.5cm long, 3803gr (122oz) (2) £2000-3000

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154 A PAI R OF G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R ENT RE E DI SHES , COVE RS AN D HANDL E S EN SU IT E W I TH T HE PR ECE DIN G LOT, W I LL I AM TRO BY, LO N DO N , 18 12 29.5cm long, 3824gr (122oz) (2) £2000-3000

155 A G EO RG E I I SI LV ER CO F F EE P OT, AYME VI DE AU, LO N DO N, 174 0 the tapering cylindrical body initialled ADC between bands of Rococo foliate flat chasing, the cover similarly decorated below a pine cone finial, with cast foliate spout 23cm high, 897gr (28oz) including contemporary fruitwood handle ÂŁ2000-3000

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156 A W I L LI AM I V SI LVE R TE APOT, W I L LI AM BATE MAN , LO NDO N , 183 4 circular, flat-chased with a band of anthemion motifs below a cast border of trailing convolvulus on a matted ground, the ivory handle with serpent supports 18cm high, 1022gr (32oz) all in £500-700

157 AN E DWA RDI AN SI LVE R SU G AR BOWL , THO MAS BRADB URY & SO N S, SHEF F I EL D, 19 03 of matching pattern to the preceding teapot, with entwined serpent handles 11cm high, 540gr (17oz) £150-200

158 A W I L LI AM I V SI LVE R MI LK J U G , W I LL I AM BATE MAN, LO N DO N, 18 37 of similar pattern to the preceding two lots but with differing cast border of leafage 10cm high, 386gr (12oz) £150-200

159 159 A GE O RG E I II SI LVE R BAS KET, AN N RO BERTSO N , N EW CAST LE , 1 810 oblong, bright-cut engraved with a band of stylised fruit-laden vines below wrigglework borders and a gadroon rim, with swing handle, on rim foot, scratch weight ‘25„18’ 31.4cm long, 781gr (25oz) £600-900

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160 A G EO RG E I I IR IS H S I LV ER SN U F FE RS T RAY, N O M AKER ’S MARK , DU BL I N , C IR CA 1745 elongated oval, crested, flat-chased with a band of scroll foliage below a fluted rim and scalloped edge 19cm long, 106gr (3oz) £350-450

161 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R TOAST RACK, BU RRAGE DAV EN PO RT, LO N DO N, 17 80 the oval base with beaded rim above a band of pierced guilloche, with five wirework longitudinal divisions centred by a beaded ring handle, on ball and claw feet 25cm long across looped end handles, 269gr (8oz) £350-450

162 A G EO RG E I V I RI SH SI LVE R MU G, EDWARD P OW ER , DU BL I N , 18 2 6, RE TAIL E D BY JO HN TW YCR OS S the bulbous body chased with a band of scrolls and foliage on a matted ground, scroll handle 9cm high, 213gr (6oz)

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Illustrated in Douglas Bennett, Collecting Irish Silver, Souvenir Press, London, 1984, p.96, pl.XIII At this date, the retailer John Twycross, is listed at 69 Dame Street, Dublin. Although this mark is also found ascribed to Edward Twycross, it appears that John Twycross was head of the firm, as well as being a Warden and sometime Master of the Dublin Goldsmiths Company. £500-800

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163 A G EO RG E I I SI LV ER SALVER , W I LL I AM PE ASTO N, LO N DO N, 17 50 shaped circular, engraved with armorials within a foliate Rococo cartouche, with moulded, scroll and shell rim, on four pad feet 34cm diameter, 994gr (31oz) The arms are those of Rogers of Netherthorpe, co. York impaling Hodgson. £1000-1500

163 165 A G E OR GE II I SI LVER P EP PE RET TE , E LI Z ABET H MO RLEY, LON DO N , 1 811 egg-cup shaped, reeded rims, domed cover with ball finial, 10.5cm high; together with a pa i r of Vi c to ri an s il v e r pe pp er ett es , Wi l l i am Ait k en , C he s te r, 190 0, oval baluster, the bellies with a band of leafy panels, 8cm high 144gr (4oz) (3) £120-180

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164 A QU EE N ANN E SI LV ER TAZ ZA, N AT HAN IE L LO CK , LO N DO N, 17 02 circular top and trumpet foot with embossed ropework rims, pricked to the centre with contemporary initials ‘EL / B / SA’, underside later engraved with the crest of Guinness 23.5cm diameter, 389gr (12oz) £2000-3000

166 A G E OR GE I S ILVE R KI TC HEN PE PPE R, THO MAS YO RKE , LON DO N , 1 72 1 of typical plain cylindrical form with scroll handle and simply pierced cover 8cm high, 77gr (2oz) £300-500

167 A Q UE EN AN N E SI LVE R KI TCHE N P EP PE R, W I L LI AM F LE MI N G, LON DO N , 1 710 of typical plain cylindrical form with ring handle and simply pierced cover 7.5cm high, 64gr (2oz) £300-500

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168 A CO MMO N W EALTH O R CHARL E S II SI LVE R SPO U T CU P, MAKER ’S M ARK O N LY CS TWO P EL LE TS ABOVE A N A RROW I N PAL E DOW NWARDS B ETW E EN , LO NDO N , C I RCA 16 60 plain slightly tapering cylindrical with fixed crescent shaped cover over half the top, broad scroll handle at right-angles to the curved spout, underside with probably contemporary initials WS, interior with four filtering holes at spout 7.5cm high, 178gr (5oz) Although this maker’s mark is unrecorded in Jackson, it has been found on a piece with marks for London, 1659, a repoussé decorated caudle cup and cover, with cast caryatid handles, noted as sold Sotheby’s London, 27 November 1941, lot 147 for £220.

See Michael Clayton, The Collector’s Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, World Publishing, 1971, figs.

567 & 569, p. 284, for similar spout cups and a reference to a 1689 cup with wicker-bound right-angled handle, where, as in this example, half the top has a simple fixed cover.

Probably used by invalids needing liquid sustenance, spout cups, also found made of pewter, glass or earthenware, are often thought in addition to have been used for consuming posset or syllabub. The posset, made with hot milk and spices, curdled with wine or ale, or the creamy syllabub flavoured with sack, would separate and the spout allows the user to enjoy the liquid lying at the bottom of the cup.

PROVENANCE: With H.R. Jessop Ltd., 3 Motcombe Street, London, January 1980. £3000-4000

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169 A C ASE D SET O F I TALI AN TABL E SI LVE R, MAKER ’ S MARK DM, VEN I CE , SE CO N D H ALF 18 TH CE NTU RY with trefid terminals, comprising six spoons, six knives, six three-pronged forks, three teaspoons, and three coffee spoons, in original tooled leather fitted box with sloped top and canted front lined with red baize and floral papers case 29cm high, 829gr (26oz) excluding steel bladed knives £1200-1800

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170 170 A SE T O F DAN I SH SI LVE R- CO LOU R ED- METAL FL ATWARE, CO HR, F REDE RI CI A, CI RCA 196 0 of plain modernist design, comprising eight of each of the following: tablespoons table forks (one missing) table knives with stainless steel blades dessert spoons dessert forks dessert knives with stainless steel blades large cake forks small cake forks butter knives pickle forks all stamped COHR STERLING DENMARK 2267gr (72oz) excluding all knives (79) £1000-1500 171 A CASED SE T O F TW ELVE FR EN CH PAR CEL- G I LT- SI LVER T EAS PO O NS AN D A PAI R O F S UG AR TON G S, E MIL E P U IF O RCAT, PARI S, L AT E 19T H CENT URY with gilt bowls, the openwork stems of husk drops, terminals with a grotesque mask and foliage, reverse with a mask applied to the bowl and terminal initialled NB, in original gilt tooled leather case with matching initials, trade label ‘MELLERIO / 2. BOULd. RASPAIL / PARIS’ case 31cm wide , 313gr (10oz)

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172 172 A SE T O F J ESM ON D PATT ER N TAB LE SI LVER , H. FI SHE R & C O. , SHE F FI EL D, 19 5 8 comprising: six tablespoons twelve table forks eleven table knives with stainless steel blades (plus one electroplate example) twelve dessert spoons twelve dessert forks twelve dessert knives with stainless steel blades twelve soup spoons twelve fish forks twelve fish knives twelve cake forks twelve cake knives twelve teaspoons twelve grapefruit spoons and two pairs of salad servers, a pair of fish servers and a pair of sauce ladles 6493gr (208oz) excluding steel bladed knives (158) £2500-3500

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173 A S ET O F CO NTI N ENTAL SI LV ER K NI VE S, MI DDLE EU RO PE , LATE 18T H CENT U RY the faceted handles with bun terminals, with modern stainless steel blades, comprising fourteen dinner knives and six dessert knives (20) £200-300

174 A S ET O F TE N F RE NC H SI LV ER T EASPO O N S AN D A PAI R SU GAR TO NG S , L AT E 19 TH CENT U RY with wrigglework decoration and slender square section stems, 800 standard; together with a s e t o f s i x G e rma n s i l ve r- gi l t i c e cr e am s hov e l s , c i rc a 19 0 0, with spiral twist stems, 800 standard; and s i x G e rma n s i l ve r t e a k ni ve s a nd s i x f or k s , e a rl y 2 0t h ce n tu ry, with bound reeding, 800 standard 573gr (18oz) (28) £120-180

175 175 A CO L LE CTI O N OF G EO RG I AN F I DDL E PATT ERN TAB LE SI LVE R, AS SO RTE D MAKE RS, LON DO N , 1 80 7- 18 24 crested, comprising six tablespoons, six table forks, six dessert spoons, a pair of sauce ladles, a salt spoon and an initialled basting spoon; together with a Vi c t or ia n s i l ve r s o up l a dl e , Lo nd on , 18 5 5, Fiddle pattern, crested 1613gr (51oz) (23) £500-700

176 177 A S ET O F SI X G E OR G E V SI LV ER F I SH KN I VES AN D S IX FO RK S, M APPI N & W E BB LTD. , S HEF FI E LD, 193 4 Old English Rat-tail pattern, in case; together with a s e t o f s i x Vi c to ri a n te a for k s a n d fi ve k ni ve s , El i zab e th E at on & Son , Lon do n, 18 56, with silver tines, blades and fillets and mother-ofpearl handles, in associated case; and a no th e r te a k n i fe, with close-plated blade and mother of pearl handle fish knives and forks only 507gr (16oz) (24) £200-300

176 A MATCHE D SET OF O LD E NG L I SH PATT ERN TABL E S ILV ER, LO N DO N AND P ROV IN CI AL , 180 4 -1 83 4 reconditioned, comprising: three tablespoons initialled B (Robert Gray & Son, Edinburgh, 1804), six table forks (William Eaton, London, 1833), six dessert spoons initialled B (Francis Howden, Edinburgh, 1809), six dessert forks (William Eaton, London, 1834) and six teaspoons (five Dorothy Langlands, Newcastle, circa 1810 and another maker’s mark overstruck, lacking town mark), in a modern fitted case 1213gr (38oz) (27) £300-500

178 AN E DWAR DIAN SI LVE R SO UP LADL E , HO L LAN D, ALDW I N CKL E & SL AT ER , LO N DO N, 190 7 Hanoverian pattern, crested, the stem later bent round into a C shape; together with a Vi ct or i an si l v er so up la dl e , m ak e r ’s mar k Ge o r g e A d a m s f o r C h a w n e r & C o . o f L o n d o n , r e m a i n i n g m a r k s al l ap pa re nt l y e ra s ed, Fiddle pattern, initialled, the stem similarly later bent right round; a Vi c to ri a n Sc o tti s h s i l ve r s tr a in er la d le , Joh n Mui r J nr. , G l a s gow, 18 41 , single struck Queens pattern; and t wo pa ir s o f F id dl e pa tt e rn s u ga r t on gs , bo th L on don , 1 811 an d 18 20, both pairs initialled 687gr (22oz) (5) £150-200

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179 A SE T O F SI X G ERM AN SI LVE R FI S H K NI VE S AN D SI X F OR KS, KOC H & BE RG F EL D, B REME N , E ARLY 2 0 TH CE NTU RY initialled W, with Jugendstil foliate stamped stems and engraved blades and tines; together with a p ai r o f G er ma n s i lv e r fi s h s e rv er s , e ar ly 2 0t h c e nt ury, similarly initialled, with geometric Jugendstil decoration; and a s et of t e n an d t wo s i mi l a r G er man s i l ve r c a k e fo rk s an d t wo c a k e s e rv er s , e ar ly 20 t h c e nt ury, with openwork rose leaf and flower stems,one snapped; all 800 standard 1068gr (34oz) (40) £180-220

180 A DAN I SH SI LVE R SERVI NG SP O ON , GE O RG JE NS EN , CO P EN HAG EN , 194 5 -19 51 Cactus pattern, designed by Gundorph Albertus; together with a D a n i s h s i l v e r s e r v i n g s p o o n , A . F l e r o n , C o p e n h a g e n , 1 8 9 7, with Viking inspired decoration; and a p ai r o f Da ni s h s i l ve r d ec o ra ti ve s po ons , V. Chr is t e se n , Co pe nh a ge n, 18 74 / 7 8, with stylised Aztec mask terminals 259gr (8oz) (4) £120-180

181 A SE T O F G ER MAN TABL E SI LVER , BR U CKMAN N & SO HN E, HE IL BR ON N , E ARLY 20 TH C ENTU RY decorated with stylised foliage and monogrammed AM, comprising twelve tablespoons, twelve table forks and eleven table knives with stainless steel blades, 800 standard 1780gr (57oz) excluding knives (35) £300-500

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182 A S ET O F EI G HT G EO RG E I V SI LVE R FR UI T F O RKS AN D SEV EN KN IV ES, AAR ON HATF I EL D, S HEF FI E LD, 18 20 with silver tines and blades and ivory handles; together with a ma tchi ng pa i r of G e or ge IV f ru i t k ni ve s , mak e r ’s ma rk T• R u nr ec o rde d , Sh e ff i el d , 18 2 4; and an unmarked matching fruit fork (18) £120-180

183 A S ET O F THI RT Y G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R PI STO L-HAN DL ED KN IV ES, MAKE R’ S MARK AG PE LL ET BET W EE N AND T G PEL L ET B ET W EEN ( SO ME OV ERST RU CK) , CI R CA 176 0 with leaf-capped filled handles engraved with two crests and scimitar type steel blades, ten with 10cm long handles, twenty with 9cm long handles; together with a pai r of G eo rge I II si l ve r pis t ol han dl ed ta bl e k ni v es and t we nty-s i x de s se rt k ni ve s, ci rc a 176 0, of similar form, some crested, one dessert blade missing (58) £600-900

184 A S ET O F SI X VI C TO RI AN SI LVE R TABL E SPO O N S, GE O RG E ADAMS F OR C HAW N E R & CO. , LO ND ON , 18 42 Fiddle Thread pattern, crested; together with a pa i r of W il l i am I V si l v er de s s ert s po on s , W i l li a m El e y, L ond on , 1 83 0, Fiddle Thread pattern, initialled A; and a pa i r of Vi c to ri a n s il v e r ta bl e s po ons a nd a pa i r of te a s poo ns , W il l i am Ra wl i ng s Sob e y, Ex et e r, 18 39 / 40, Fiddle pattern, initialled G 813gr (26oz) (12) £200-300

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186 AN E DWAR DIAN SI LVE R SO UP LADL E , W I LL I AM HU TTO N & SO NS LT D., LO N DON , 190 4 Old English pattern; together with a Vi c t ori a n s i l ve r c a k e k ni f e, Joh n G il b ert, Bi rmi n gh am, 18 5 3, the silver blade engraved with scrolled foliage and foliate stamped loaded handle, 28.5cm long; a pa ir of l a te r d ec o ra te d G e or ge I I I s il v er be rr y s p oon s , La ng l an ds & Ro be rt s on , N e wc a s tl e , 17 8 0, initialled A, typically decorated; and a s i l v er s t ra i ne r l ad l e, l at e 1 8t h c e nt ury, Old English pattern 427gr (13oz) (5) £180-220

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187 A CANT EEN O F DU BAR RY PATT ERN TABL E S ILV ER, ATKI N BROTHE RS ( SI LV ERS MI THS) LT D, S HEF FI E LD, 193 9 / 41 comprising: six table spoons twelve table forks twelve dessert spoons eleven dessert forks eight teaspoons twelve soup soups twelve ivory handled fish forks twelve ivory handled fish knives pair of ivory handled fish servers twelve mother-of-pearl handled tea forks (John Sanderson & Son Ltd.) twelve mother-of-pearl handled tea knives (John Sanderson & Son Ltd.) pair of sauce ladles a pair of sugar tongs; together with following with stainless steel blades and ivory handles: twelve dinner knives twelve dessert knives pair of meat carvers pair of game carvers a steel; and a set of nine electroplate coffee spoons all fitted in the original Queen Anne style walnut side table, bow fronted, with two drawers, on shell-headed cabriole legs, with ivorine trade label ‘Maple & Co. Ltd. / London, W.1.’ weighable silver 3770gr (121oz) (153) £2500-3500

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188 A G E OR GE II SI LVE R TO DDY L ADL E, MAKE R’ S MARK ? B, LON DO N , 1 75 2 with shaped and lipped bowl and turned fruitwood handle, 34cm long; together with a G e or ge II I s il v e r to dd y l ad l e, un ma rk ed ex c e pt f or l i on pa s s an t t o s te m, l at e 18 t h c en tu ry, with oval coin silver bowl set with a further coin and part twisted whalebone handle, 37.5cm long; and a not he r G e or ge I I I s il v er to ddy l ad l e, ma k e r ’s ma rk ? M, Lon do n, 17 89, with lipped circular bowl and part twisted whalebone handle, 20cm long (3) £80-120 189 A S ET O F NI N E E LE CTR OP L AT E F IG U RAL KN I FE R ESTS, PRO BAB LY F REN CH , E ARLY 2 0 TH CE NTU RY each formed as an elongated ram, goat, pig, cow, rabbit, fox, bear or two cats 9.5cm long (9) For a similar set of twelve knife rests, catalogued as in the manner of Christofle, see Christie’s South Kensington, 2nd March 2010, lot 130, sold for £250. £80-120

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193 AN E DWAR DIAN SI LVE R NOVE LT Y TR I NK ET B OX, WI L L IAM C OM YN S & SO N , LO NDO N , 19 01 in the form of a miniature Rococo table of serpentine outline, the top with an 18th century scene of lady in a swing chatting to two gentlemen under a tree, below with a frieze drawer opened by a hinged handle to reveal a blue velvet lined interior, on leaf capped cabriole legs 17.5cm wide, loaded £100-150

191 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER VE STA C ASE , W I LL I AM J. HO L MES , B I R M IN G H A M , 1 8 9 9 oblong, bright-cut scroll foliate engraved around a vacant cartouche, with suspension ring, 4.5cm long; together with a G e rma n s i lv e r pi l l box , J. D. Sch l ei s s ne r & So e hne of Han a u, e ar l y 2 0t h c e nt ur y, oval, decorated with floral filled baskets, gilt interior, 3.5cm long; a s i l ve r p il l box , e a rl y 2 0 th ce n tu ry, plain oblong with gilt interior, 4.3cm long; and a Vic t or i an p i er c ed s i l v e r d e c o r a t i v e s p o o n , W i ll i a m C o m y n s & S o n s , L o n d o n , 18 9 5, the bowl cast with openwork figures and scroll foliage, the stem with a similarly worked panel and a suspension hook, 19cm long 145gr (4oz) (4)

194 A G E OR GE II I SI LVER C O MFI T B OX, SAM UE L P EMB ERTO N , B I R M I N GH A M , 1 7 9 1 circular, the cover bright-cut engraved with a ribbon-tied lozenge, 2.3cm diameter; together with a s i l ve r t hr ea d b ox, pr ob ab l y Eng l is h , c i rc a 17 0 0, circular, with ropetwist rims, the cover with pierced rotating disc, 2cm; a G e or ge II I s mal l s il v e r box , Jo hn Sha w, B i rmi ng ha m, 1 80 7, plain oblong, hinged lid, gilt interior, 3cm long; a s i l ve r pi l l box , ma k er ’s m ar k r ub be d, Lo ndo n, 192 4 , circular, with piqué placé tortoiseshell set cover, 4cm diameter; and a Con ti n en ta l si l v er-c o lo ur ed -me t al pi l l box , l a te 20 t h ce n tu ry, hexagonal, hinged lid, stamped ‘925’, 3cm wide (5) £120-180

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192 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER N OVELTY VI N AI G RET TE , G ERVASE W HEE LE R , BI RMI N GHAM , 18 3 9 formed as a scroll foliate engraved bag with swing ropetwist handle, the lid also with initials ‘ASG’, gilt interior with scroll foliate grille 3.5cm wide £150-250

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195 A G RO UP O F SI X EN G L IS H S ILV ER SMAL LWO R KS comprising: a Vi c to ri a n ch amb er s t i ck , S. B la n ck e n se e & Son s L td . , Bi r min gh am , 18 9 4, plain sconce on a foliate stamped heartshaped base, 9.5cm wide; a Vi c t or ia n cha mbe r t ap er s t i ck , Sam ue l Jo s ep h, Lo ndo n, 18 92, openwork cast scroll foliate circular base on three ball feet, 8.5cm wide across ring handle; a Vic t or ia n mi n ia t ure ch am be r s ti ck , Wi l l i am Co my n s & So ns , Bi rm in gh am , 18 9 1, plain circular, 4.5cm wide across ring handle; a n Ed war di a n mi ni a tu re mi lk ch ur n pe pp e re tt e , Sau nd er s & Sh ep he rd Lt d. , Che s t er, 19 0 2, realistically modelled, 3cm high; a n Ed war di a n de s k s ea l , Sa mps o n Mor da n & Co. , Che s t er, 19 08, flared hexgonal, the canted top applied with an enamelled four-leaf clover, 5.5cm high; and a Vi c t or ia n a rchi te c t ura l in k we l l , Fra n c is Howa rd , S he ffi e ld , 1 89 4, modelled as a squat brickwork tower, with conical lid, 10.5cm high (6) £150-250

196 A PAI R OF VI CTO RI AN SI LVER DI CK EN S F IG U RE S OF MR PI CK WI CK AN D SAM W EL L ER, RO SE NTHAL , JAC OB & CO. , LON DO N , 1 88 9 each with a suspension ring and standing on an oval base 4.3cm high excluding ring (2) The figures are modelled as ‘Mr Pickwick Addresses the Club’ after the original magazine illustration by Robert Seymour and ‘The First Appearance of Mr Samuel Weller’ after the original magazine illustration by Phiz (Halbot K. Browne). £80-120

197 A DU T CH SI LVER MI N I AT U RE MO RTAR , ARN O LDU S VAN GE FF E N, AM ST ERDAM, C IR CA 174 0 of typical bucket form with twin lugs after the bronze full size examples, the sides with cast foliate decoration 2.7cm high £200-300

198 AN E DWAR DIAN SI LVE R NOVE LT Y BO O KMARK , CR IS FO RD & NO RR IS LT D. O F B IR MI NG HAM, CHE ST ER , 19 04 shaped and engraved as a hand with pointing finger, pierced with a heart-shaped page clip, the cuff hung with chains ending in a cross, anchor and heart symbolising respectively ‘Faith’, ‘Hope’ and ‘Charity’ 7cm long excluding chains £100-150

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199 199 A G E O R G E I I I G O L D - C A S E D P E R P E T U A L C A L E ND A R F O B S E A L , U N M A R K E D , E N GL I S H , C I R C A 1 8 0 0 the oval cushion engraved with the days of the week, the swiveling heptagonal cone above engraved with the days of the month secured by the screw-in suspension ring, with a grey chalcedony matrix initialled JM for Joseph Mellor of Hartshorne, Derbyshire, 3.8cm high; together with a black-edged handwritten copy of the ‘Preliminary Reference to the Death of Mr Joseph Mellor of Hartshorne, Written for the Funeral Sermon Preached at the Penn Lane Chapel, Melbourne, Derbyshire on Sunday Evening 17th November 1861’ by Henry Calloway, New Church Minister.

(2) Provenance: Joseph Mellor of Hartshorne (probably 1769/1771-1861).

The accompanying document sympathetically describes Mellor’s sudden death at an extremely advanced age, his spiritual life’s journey from birth in the Established Church, ‘domestic trials’ with Wesleyan Methodists and a final twenty years of happiness in the New Church only marred by difficulties of attendance because of lameness, deafness and the distance of the Chapel.

Thence by direct family descent. £800-1200

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201 A VI CTO RI AN SI LV ER G RE AT EXHI BI TI O N CO MME MO RATI VE N OTE BO OK , N ATHAN IEL MI LLS & SONS, BI RMING HAM, 185 0 the cover engraved with a view of the Crystal Palace on an engine-turned ground framed by scrolled foliage, the reverse inscribed ‘Annie / 9th July 1851’ against a geometric patterned ground, containing six ivory note sheaves, the first with contemporary inscriptions, attached contemporary silver propelling pencil 7cm wide excluding suspension chain The obverse of the first ivory sheaf inscribed in pencil: ‘With M Beachcrofts / best love / 10th July 1851’ and in smaller script between lines: ‘to annie hunter’, the reverse inscribed: ‘Anna Hunter Beachcroft / 21 Orsett Terrace / Hyde Park’ and to side: ‘Left Aps? 10th July 1851’ Anna (or Annie) Hunter Beachcroft, née Wood, was married to Robert Beachcroft on 6th July 1851 in her hometown of Ayr, Scotland. She must have come down to London shortly afterwards, staying in her father-in-law’s house in Orsett Terrace and visiting the exhibition on the 9th and/or 10th of July. Her husband was a solicitor, becoming a partner in Maberlys & Beachcroft, sometime of 17 Kings Road, Bedford Row, Holborn. It would appear that the notepad was a sweetly topical wedding present or memento from her new brother-in-law, Matthew Beachcroft.

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(National Archives, PROB 11/2238, National Archives, PROB 11/2259, and the International Genealogical Records) Something like 6 million people visited the exhibition (a third of Britain’s population at the time) - they had never seen the like and Charlotte Brontë describes the awe felt by many in a letter: ‘Yesterday I went for the second time to the Crystal Palace... It is a wonderful place - vast, strange, new and impossible to describe. Its grandeur does not consist in one thing, but in the unique assemblage of all things. Whatever human industry has created you find there, from the great compartments filled with railway engines and boilers, with mill machinery in full work, with splendid carriages of all kinds, with harness of every description, to the glass-covered and velvet-spread stands loaded with the most gorgeous work of the goldsmith and silversmith, and the carefully guarded caskets full of real diamonds and pearls worth hundreds of thousands of pounds... It seems as if only magic could have gathered this mass of wealth from all the ends of the earth - as if none but supernatural hands could have arranged it thus, with such a blaze and contrast of colours and marvellous power of effect. The multitude filling the great aisles seems ruled and subdued by some invisible influence. Amongst the thirty thousand souls that peopled it the day I was there not one loud noise was to be heard, not one irregular movement seen; the living tide rolls on quietly, with a deep hum like the sea heard from the distance.

Although items could not be bought at the exhibition itself, there was an emporium specially opened on Regents Street for the purpose and memorabilia must also have been available from other outlets. Vinaigrettes and card cases were also produced by a number of Birmingham firms before the exhibition opened, showing similar views of the Crystal Palace. £600-900

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202 A G EO RG E I I I S ILVE R- G ILT ME DAL L IO N , J OHN HO LLOWAY, LO N DO N, 17 91 the obverse with a relief bust of Edward VI wearing the Garter chain below the legend ‘EDWARDUS SEXTUS R’ and above the initials GS for the artist Guillaume Scrots, the reverse engraved with a presentation inscription 5.6cm high including fixed suspension ring

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The inscription reads: ‘Presented / BY / DAVID PIKE WATTS / ESQUIRE / to / MATTHEW COTTON / ESQUIRE’ David Pike Watts (1754-1816), a wealthy and philanthropic London vintner, was uncle to the artist John Constable. Residing in Portland Place, he was involved in a number of charitable works, including becoming a governor of Christ’s Hospital by the early 1790s. It is likely this medallion is connected with that institution, since the school was founded by Edward VI. In 1809 Watts purchased Ilam Hall in Derbyshire and a very fine posthumous monument to him

by Sir Francis Chantrey can still be seen in Ilam’s parish church.

Guilliaume (or William) Scrots (Flemish active 1537-53) worked for Henry VIII and his son, producing a variety of royal portraits. Many portraits of Edward VI are attributed to him. For a very similar depiction of Edward, see the miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, itself apparently after a portrait by Scrots, in the Royal Collections.

204 A G E OR GE II I SI LVER M EDAL , U NMAR KED, LO N DON , C I R C A 18 0 5 in the form of an artist’s palette, the obverse with stamped inscription within a berried laurel wreath, the reverse with an inscribed scroll laid over an artist’s implements, in original red leather covered and green velvet lined case 6.3cm high The inscriptions read: ‘TO / Miss Hellicar / MDCCCV / For a Drawing / of Flowers’ and: ‘THE / HONORARY / PALLET / OF THE SOCIETY / FOR PROMOTING / ARTS / MANUFACTURES / AND / COMMERCE’ £400-600

£300-400 205 A G E OR GE II I G ILT C OP PE R SN U FF BOX, LO N DO N O R B I R M I N GH A M , C I R C A 1 8 2 0 rounded rectangular, engine-turned, the lid applied with a roundel of hounds on a stag, applied foliate rims and thumbpiece, interior with pseudo marks 7cm long £200-300

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206 A PARCE L-G I LT-SI LVE R CHI L D’S W HI STL E, PRO B ABLY S PAN I SH CO LON I AL , L ATE 1 7T H C ENT URY O R E ARLY 1 8T H CENT URY the bowed whistle centred by a finely detailed mermaid blowing a horn above six rings for bells (bells missing) 10cm long Although similar whistles were produced in Naples, the weight and quality suggest a Spanish provenance, the lack of any marks pointing to a South American origin. £1200-1800

207 A C ONT I NE NTAL S ILV ER SC ENT B OTT L E O R MI NI ATU RE SCHRAU BF LASCHE , U N MARKE D, P RO BAB LY DU TCH O R BALT I C, PO SSI BLY HAMBU RG , LATE 17 TH CENT U RY the hexagonal canister engraved to each panel with a tulip, scrolled foliage or flowers, the screw-top with suspension ring, interior with additional screw-in dispenser 5.5cm high excluding ring £400-600

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208 A G EO RG E I I I TWO- CO LO U R G OL D TO OTHPI CK BOX, AL EXAN DE R JAME S ST RAC HAN, LO N DO N, 18 18 elongated rectangular, the lid chased with shells and flowerheads within a formal foliate border, the sides and base engine-turned 7.7cm long Stachan is held by many to have produced the best boxes in the Regency period and although gold (as well as silver) snuff boxes with Strachan’s mark appear reasonably regularly, gold toothpick boxes appear to be very rare. £1800-2200

209 AN ITALI AN SI LV ER- G I LT S N UF F B OX, VEN I CE , L AT E 18 TH/ E ARLY 19 TH CE NTU RY circular, the cover engraved with an architectural roundel surrounded by leafy sprigs within a guilloche border, with sides and base with wrigglework borders 6.7cm diameter £600-800

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210 T HREE C O NTI N ENTAL S I LV ER BOXES comprising: a Dut ch s p ic e box , l a t e 19t h c e nt ur y, rectangular with in-curved corners, filigree overlay lid and bright-cut sides, 833 standard, 3.7cm high; a G e rma n nov e l ty box , p ro ba bl y Ha na u, i mpo rt mar k e d E dwa rd Tho mps o n Br ya n t, Lon do n, 18 9 5, in the form of a salt box of hemispherical outline, die stamped decoration, 4.8cm high; and a G e rma n n ove l ty box , p rob ab l y Ha na u, i mpo rt mar k e d Sa mue l B oy c e L a nd eck, Sh eff i el d, 18 9 9, in the form of a cottage with hinged roof surrounded by a picket fence and a boy and a dog, 6.5cm high (3) £180-220

213 AN E DWAR DIAN SI LVE R SL IDI N G TAPE R HO LDE R, S. B LAN CK EN SE E & S ON S LTD. , BI RMI N G HAM, 19 04 the elongated cylinder with triangular foliate slider, terminating in a scroll finger ring, 20.5cm long; together with a n Ed war di a n th re e- pi e c e ma ni c u re s e t , Fr an c is Wa de , B ir mi ng ha m, 19 0 5, the steel nail file, tweezers and cuticle pusher with silver handles and scroll foliate engraved cylindrical covers all suspended from a ring, each 7cm long; a s ma l l c r oche t ho ok , Fra nc i s Wad e , Bi rmi ng ha m, 19 12 , 4 1/2 size, with silver handle and scroll foliate engraved cylindrical cover, 8cm long; and a Vi c to ri a n s i lv e r re tr ac t ab l e bu tto n ho ok , Ab ra ha m Dan zi ge r, Bi rm in gh am , 188 8 , in the form of a dumbbell, 4cm long (4) £100-150

211 F I VE CO NT IN E NTAL SI LVE R MI NI ATU RE S comprising: a G er man mod el of a s w in g, pr ob ab ly Ha na ue r Si l be rwa re n Ma n uf ak t ur, i mp ort ma rk ed Sa un de r s & S he ph er d L td . , Lo nd on , 19 06, with a winged cherub on the seat, 8cm high; a Ge rma n m ode l of a s ho e, pr ob ab l y Ha na u, i mpo rt mar k e d E dwa rd T ho mps o n Br ya nt , L on do n, 19 0 0, of 18th century inspiration, 12cm long; a G er ma n mod e l o f a n a rmch ai r, p rob ab l y Ha na u, i mpo rt mar k e d The o dor Hartm an n, Lo ndo n, 19 02, in 18th century style, 5.5cm high; a G e rma n mo de l o f a ch a ir, p ro ba bl y Han au , i mp ort ma rk e d Joh n G eo rg e Sm it h, Lo nd on , 18 9 8, in 18th century style, one leg missing, 6cm high; and a mo de l o f a ho r s e a nd c a rri ag e, pr ob ab l y Du tch , l a te 19t h c e nt ury, one wheel missing, 9cm long (5) £200-300 212 A VI CTO RI AN SI LV ER C HAT EL AI NE , L AW REN CE EMAN U EL , BI RM IN G HAM, 18 99 / 19 0 0 the openwork top section cast with a cherubim amidst scrolls and applied to rear with a hinged clip, with three chains,, 21.5cm long; together with a Vi c to ri an s il v e r s li d in g i mpl e me nt ca s e , ma k er ’s ma rk ru bb ed , B ir mi ng ha m, 1 89 8 , scroll foliate engraved, with pencil, button hook, cuticle pusher and folding steel blade, 5cm long excluding suspension ring; and a s i lv e r c omb i ne d pe n, p en c il a nd k n if e , Fr an c is Wa de of Bi rmi ng ha m, ci r c a 190 0 , the scroll foliate engraved cylinder with crown and Union Jack sliders, stamped ‘STERLING SILVER’, 8.2cm long (3) £150-200

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214 A G EO RG E I V SI LVE R W I N E L ABE L F O R CL ARET, JO HN R EI LY, LO N DO N, 18 25 escutcheon form, pierced designation, shell, foliage and scroll border, 5.5cm wide; together with a G eo rg e I I I s i l ve r w i ne la be l f or Ma de i ra , Jos e ph W i l lm ore , Bi rmi ng ha m, 18 18, oblong, engraved designation, diaperwork border, 4cm wide (2) £70-100

215 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER TRAV EL L IN G AP PL E CO RE R, J O S E P H W IL L M O R E , B I R M I N G H A M , 1 8 4 1 with an octagonally faceted screw-in handle 11cm long

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216 A VI CTO RI AN SI LVER E N GR AVE D ‘ CAST L E TO P’ VI N AIG RE TT E, N AT HAN I EL M IL L S & S ON S, BI RMI N G HAM, 185 4 shaped oblong, the lid engraved with the Scott Monument on an engine-turned ground, base with scroll foliage and a vacant cartouche, gilt interior with grille missing 4.8cm wide The memorial to Sir Walter Scott in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens was officially inaugurated in 1846. £300-400

217 A PAI R OF VI CTO RI AN SCOTT IS H S ILV ER CAR D HO L DER S, LI N DSAY & PAI SL EY, GL AS GOW, 19 0 0 each in the form of a crest of a hunting horn with triple bow tied cords on a banner motto ‘SPERNIT PERICULA VIRTUS’, engraved to reverse ‘18th. Nov. 1900.’

6.5cm wide (2) £100-150

218 A VI C TOR I A N SI LVE R BO ER WAR CO MME MO RAT I VE N OV ELTY CARD HO LDE R, SAU NDE RS & SHEP HER D LT D. O F LO N DO N , C H E S T E R , 18 99 finely modelled as three Lee-Metford rifles leant up against each other, each rifle stamped ‘LEE-METFORD’, with P.O.D.R. No. for 1899 8cm high At the outbreak of the Boer War, British manufacturers responded quickly to the patriotic fervour that gripped the country, producing a large variety of commemorative wares, often in ceramic. For an 1899 Saunders & Shepherd teaspoon with the same model of a Lee-Metford used as the stem and the bowl inscribed ‘Souvenir of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1900’, see Pieter Oosthuizen, Memorabilia of the Boer War, Ashanti Publishing, 1987, p.119.

Saunders & Shepherd Ltd. are also credited with a souvenir silver vesta case enamelled with ‘a Gentleman in Kharki’ (copywrited to the Daily Mail), Birmingham, 1899 (see John Culme, The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Woodbridge, 1987, Vol.1, p.404).

Although rapidly being replaced by the Lee-Enfield, the LeeMetford was still in service with many units during the Boer War. £100-150

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219 A PAI R O F VI CTO RI AN SI LVER -MO U NTE D IVO RY P EP PER GR IN DE RS, J O H N G R I N S E L L & S ON S , B I R M I N G H A M , 1 8 8 5 of typical waisted form with plain silver rim mounts 8cm high (2) ÂŁ600-800

E n d o f Sal e

N ext Sale N ovemb er 2010 Closing early October 2010

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Co n d i ti on s o f Bu s in e ss fo r B uy e r s 1.

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In tr oduc t io n (a) The contractual relationship of Matthew Barton Ltd and Sellers with prospective Buyers is governed by:(i) these Conditions of Business for Buyers; (ii) the Conditions of Business for Sellers displayed in the saleroom and available from Matthew Barton Ltd.; (iii) Matthew Barton Ltd.’s Authenticity Guarantee; (iv) Any additional notices and terms printed in the sale catalogue, in each case as amended by any saleroom notice or auctioneer’s announcement. (b) As auctioneer, Matthew Barton Ltd. acts as agent for the Seller.

Occasionally, Matthew Barton Ltd. may own or have a financial interest in a lot.

D ef ini ti ons “ Bi dder ” is any person making, attempting or considering making a bid, including Buyers; “ Bu ye r” is the person who makes the highest bid or offer accepted by the auctioneer, including a Buyer’s principal when bidding as agent; “ Sel ler ” is the person offering a lot for sale, including their agent or executors; “ MB L” means Matthew Barton Ltd., Auctioneers, 25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD, company number 6504692. “ Bu ye r ’s Exp ens e s ” are any costs or expenses due to Matthew Barton Ltd. from the Buyer; “Buyer ’s Premium” is the commission payable by the Buyer on the Hammer Price at the rates set out in the Guide for Prospective Buyers; “ Ha mmer Pric e” is the highest bid for the property accepted by the auctioneer at the auction or the post auction sale price; “ Pur cha s e Pr ic e” is the Hammer Price plus applicable Buyer’s Premium and Buyer’s Expenses; “ Res e rv e Pr ic e” (where applicable) is the minimum Hammer Price at which the Seller has agreed to sell the lot.

( c) Without prejudice to Condition 4(b), any claim against MBL and/or the Seller by a Bidder is limited to the Purchase Price for the relevant lot. Neither MBL nor the Seller shall be liable for any indirect or consequential losses. ( d) Nothing in Condition 4 shall exclude or limit the liability of MBL or the Seller for death or personal injury caused by the negligent acts or omissions of MBL or the Seller.

5.

B iddin g at Au ct io n (a ) MBL has absolute discretion to refuse admission to the auction.

Before sale, Bidders must complete a Registration Form and supply such information and references as MBL requires.

Bidders are personally liable for their bid and are jointly and severally liable with their principal, if bidding as agent (in which case MBL’s prior and express consent must be obtained). ( b) MBL advises Bidders to attend the auction, but MBL will endeavour to execute absentee written bids provided that they are, in MBL’s opinion, received in sufficient time and in legible form. ( c) When available, written and telephone bidding is offered as a free service at the Bidder’s risk and subject to MBL’s other commitments; MBL is therefore not liable for failure to execute such bids. Telephone bidding may be recorded.

6.

Import , E xport a nd C opy r ight Re s tr ic t ions MBL and the Seller make no representations or warranties as to whether any lot is subject to import, export or copyright restrictions.

It is the Buyer’s sole responsibility to obtain any copyright clearance or any necessary import, export or other licence required by law, including licenses required under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

7.

C o n d u c t o f t h e Au c t i o n (a ) The auctioneer has discretion to refuse bids, withdraw or reoffer lots for sale (including after the fall of the hammer) if (s)he believes that there may be an error or dispute, and may also take such other action as (s)he reasonably deems necessary. ( b) The auctioneer will commence and advance the bidding in such increments as (s)he considers appropriate and is entitled to place bids on the Seller’s behalf up to the Reserve Price for the lot, where applicable. ( c) Subject to Condition 7(a), the contract between the Buyer and the Seller is concluded on the striking of the auctioneer’s hammer. ( d) Any post-auction sale of lots shall incorporate these Conditions of Business.

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Pa yme nt an d C olle c t ion ( a) Unless otherwise agreed in advance, payment of the Purchase Price is due in pounds sterling immediately after the auction (the “Payment Date”). ( b) Title in a lot will not pass to the Buyer until MBL has received the Purchase Price in cleared funds. MBL will generally not release a lot to a Buyer before payment. Earlier release shall not affect passing of title or the Buyer’s obligation to pay the Purchase Price, as above. ( c) The refusal of any licence or permit required by law, as outlined in Condition 6, shall not affect the Buyer’s obligation to pay for the lot, as per Condition 8(a). ( d) The buyer must arrange collection of lots within 10 working days of the auction. Purchased lots are at the Buyers risk from the earlier of (i) collection or (ii) 10 working days after the auction. Until risk passes, MBL will compensate the Buyer for any loss or damage to the lot up to a maximum of the Purchase Price actually paid by the Buyer. MBL’s assumption of risk is subjected to the exclusions detailed in Condition 5(d) of the Conditions of Business Sellers (e) All packing and handling of lots is at the Buyer’s risk. MBL will not be liable for any acts or omissions of third party packers or shippers.

The B uy er ’s Pre mium , B uye r ’s Ex pen se s a nd H amme r Pr ic e a re s ubje c t to VAT, wh er e a ppli ca ble .

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4.

Ex am ina ti on of Lo ts ( a) MBL’s knowledge of lots is partly dependent on information provided by the Seller and MBL is unable to exercise exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Each lot is available for examination before sale. Bidders are responsible for carrying out examinations and research before sale to satisfy themselves over the condition of lots and accuracy of descriptions. ( b) All oral and/or written information provided to Bidders relating to lots, including descriptions in the catalogue, condition reports or elsewhere are statements of MBL’s opinion and not representations of fact. Estimates may not be relied on as a prediction of the selling price or value of the lot and may be revised from time to time at MBL’s absolute discretion.

Ex c lus ion s and limit a ti ons of li abil it y t o B uy er s ( a ) MBL shall refund the Purchase Price to the Buyer in circumstances where it deems that the lot is a counterfeit, subject to the terms of MBL’s Authenticity Guarantee. ( b) Subject to Condition 4(a), neither MBL nor the Seller:(i) is liable for any errors or omissions in any oral or written information provided to Bidders by MBL, whether negligent or otherwise; (ii) gives any guarantee or warranty to Bidders and any implied warranties and conditions are excluded (save in so far as such obligations can not be excluded by English law), other than the express warranties given by the Seller to the Buyer (for which the Seller is solely responsible) under the Conditions of Business for Sellers; (iii) accepts responsibility to Bidders for acts or omissions (whether negligent or otherwise) by MBL in connection with the conduct of auctions or for any matter relating to the sale of any lot.

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R em e d i e s f o r n o n - p ay m e n t Without prejudice to any rights that the Seller may have, if the Buyer without prior agreement fails to make payment for the lot within 5 working days of the auction, MBL may in its sole discretion exercise 1 or more of the following remedies:( a ) store the lot at its premises or elsewhere at the Buyer’s sole risk and expense; ( b) Cancel the sale of the lot; ( c ) Set off any amounts owed to the Buyer by MBL against any amounts owed to MBL by the Buyer for the lot; ( d) Reject future bids from the Buyer; ( e ) Charge interest at 4% per annum above HSBC Bank Plc base Rate from the Payment Date to the date that the Purchase Price is received in cleared funds; ( f ) Re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reserves at MBL’s discretion, in which case the Buyer will be liable for any shortfall between the original Purchase Price and the amount achieved on re-sale, including all costs incurred in such re-sale; ( g) Exercise a lien over any Buyer’s Property in MBL’s possession, applying the sale proceeds to any amounts owed by the Buyer to MBL. MBL shall give the Buyer 14 days written notice before exercising such lien; ( h) Commence legal proceedings to recover the Purchase Price for the lot, plus interest and legal costs; ( i) Disclose the Buyer’s details to the Seller to enable the Seller to commence legal proceedings.

10. Fa ilur e t o c olle ct p urchas e s ( a ) If the Buyer pays the Purchase Price but does not collect the lot within 20 working days of the auction, the lot will be stored at the buyer’s expense and risk at MBL’s premises or in independent storage.

( b) If a lot is paid for but uncollected within 6 months of the auction, following 60 days written notice to the buyer, MBL will re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reserves at MBL’s discretion. The sale proceeds, less all MBL’s costs, will be forfeited unless collected by the Buyer within 2 years of the original auction.

11. Da t a Pro te c t ion ( a) MBL will use information supplied by bidders or otherwise obtained lawfully by MBL for the provision of auction related services, client administration, marketing and as otherwise required by law. ( b) By agreeing to these Conditions of Business, the Bidder agrees to the processing of their personal information and to the disclosure of such information to third parties worldwide for the purpose outlined in Condition 11(a) and to Sellers as per Condition 9(i) 12. M i s c el l an e o u s ( a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other materials produced by MBL are the copyright of MBL. ( b) These Conditions of Business are not assignable by any Buyer without MBL’s prior consent, but are binding on Bidders’ successors, assignees and representatives. ( c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set out the entire agreement between the parties. ( d) If any part of these Conditions of Business be held unenforceable, the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect. ( e) These Conditions of Business shall be interpreted in accordance with English Law, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, in favour of MBL.

M a tt h e w B a rt o n L t d ’s A u t h e n t i c i t y G u a r a n t e e If Ma tt he w Ba rt on L td s ells a n i te m of Pro pert y wh ich i s lat e r s how n t o be a “c oun te rf e it ”, su bjec t t o the t e rms be low Ma tt he w B art o n Lt d . w i l l re s c i n d t h e s al e a n d r et u r n t h e B u ye r t h e t o t a l a mount pa id b y t he B uy er t o Ma tt hew B a rt on Lt d. fo r t ha t Prop ert y, up t o a ma xi mum of t he Purchas e Pric e .

The gua ra nt ee la s t s fo r on e ( 1 ) ye ar aft e r th e da t e o f th e r ele v ant a uc ti on, is for t he be nef it of t he B uy er only a nd is no nt ra ns f er able .

“C oun te r fe it ” means an item of Property that in Matthew Barton Ltd’s reasonable opinion is an imitation created with the intent to deceive over the authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source, where the correct description of such matters is not included in the catalogue description for the Property.

Property shall not be considered Counterfeit solely because of any damage and/or restoration and/or modification work (including, but not limited to, recolouring, tooling or repatinating).

Please note that this guarantee does not apply if either:(i) the catalogue description was in accordance with the generally accepted opinions of scholars and experts at the date of the sale, or the catalogue description indicated that there was a conflict of such opinions; (i) the only method of establishing at the date of the sale that the item was a Counterfeit would have been by means of processes not then generally available or accepted, unreasonably expensive or impractical; or likely to have caused damage to or loss in value to the Property (in Matthew Barton Ltd’s reasonable opinion); or

(i) there has been no material loss in value of the Property from its value had it accorded with its catalogue description.

To claim under this guarantee the Buyer must:(i) notify Matthew Barton Ltd in writing within one (1) month of receiving any information that causes the Buyer to question the authenticity or attribution of the Property, specifying the lot number, date of the auction at which it was purchased and the reasons why it is believed to be Counterfeit; and (i) return the Property to Matthew Barton Ltd in the same condition as at the date of sale and be able to transfer good title in the Property, free from any third party claims arising after the date of the sale.

Matthew Barton Ltd has discretion to waive any of the above requirements. Matthew Barton Ltd may require the Buyer to obtain at the Buyer's cost the reports of two independent and recognised experts in the relevant field and acceptable to Matthew Barton Ltd Matthew Barton Ltd shall not be bound by any reports produced by the Buyer, and reserves the right to seek additional expert advice at its own expense. In the event Matthew Barton Ltd decides to rescind the sale under this Guarantee, it may refund to the Buyer the reasonable costs of up to two mutually approved independent expert reports, provided always that the costs of such reports have been approved in advance and in writing by Matthew Barton Ltd.

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Matthew Barton Ltd

A b se nt ee B i d For m ( P l ea s e p r i n t o r t y p e )

Sale T itle Silver, Works of Art & Objects of Vertu Name

Date 25th May 2010

Address

Code: CHUCKIES Please mail, fax, or scan and ema il to: Matthew Barton Ltd 25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD Fax: +44 (0) 207 806 5546 Email: enquiries@matthewbartonltd.com

I m p o rt a n t Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the fol lowin g Lot(s) up to the h ammer pric e(s) men tione d op posit e. The se bids are to be exe cuted as cheap ly as is perm itted by o ther bids or reserves and in an amount up to but not exceeding the specified amount. The auctioneer may open the bidding on any l ot by placing a bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer may further bid on behalf of the selle r up to the amount of the reserve by placing responsive or consecutive bids for a lot.

I agree to be bound by Matthew Barton Ltd.’s Conditions of Business. If any bid is successful, I agree to pay a buyer’s premium on the hammer price at the rate stated in the front of the catalogue and any VAT, or amounts in lieu of VAT, which may be due on the buyer’s premium and the hammer price.

M e t h o d s o f P ay m e n t Matthew Barton Ltd. welcomes the following methods of payment, most of which will facilitate immediate release of your purchases.

W i re Tr an s fe r t o ou r Ba nk Electronic transfers may be sent directly to our Bank: HSBC Bank Plc 38 High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1DG P le a s e e ns u re a l l b a nk cha r ge s a re me t s o t ha t w e re c e i v e t he to ta l invo i ce d a mo un t

Postcode Telephone/Home

Business

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Date

Card type (Visa/Mastercard/AMEX/Debit) Card Number Cardholder Name Expiry Date

3 digit security code

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Cardholder Signature If yo u wi sh Matthew Barton Ltd. to s hip your purcha se s, ple as e tick

Lot

Description

I BAN No . : GB53MIDL40190491814001 BI C. : MIDLGB2128K Sort Co de : 40-19-04 Ac c ou nt No . : 91814001 Ac c ou nt Na me : Matthew Barton Ltd. C r ed i t / D e b i t C a r d A 3% surcharge is payable on all credit card transactions; there is no charge for debit cards. By singing this form you are authorising payment for this sale.

St e rl in g Ba n k e r s Dra ft Drawn on a recognised UK bank.

S t e r l in g C a s h o r C h e q u e Cheques must be drawn on a recognised UK bank. We require seven days to clear a cheque without a letter of guarantee from our bank.

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£ Bid Price

Matthew Barton Ltd

25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD Tel: +44 (0) 20 7806 5545 Fax: +44 (0) 207 806 5546 Email: enquiries@matthewbartonltd.com www.matthewbartonltd.com