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Silver
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2381.
: A Pair of Serving Spoons. P Hertz, Denmark, 1897.
c170 grams and 26 3/4 cm long, this beautifully balanced and very elegant pair of spoons is simply decorated with bright-cut leaves and border. There is a shield-shaped reserve at the end of each handle, surrounded by four rows of punched dots. There is some wear to the left top of each bowl, affecting the thickness of the edge, but not the shape of the bowl. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £145.00
2385.
: A Pair of Table Spoons. Goodman, Gainsford & Company, Sheffield, c1800.
c115 grams and c21 1/2 cm long, these two fiddle-pattern spoons, by these very-well-known makers, carry neither town mark nor date letter. They are, however, as one would expect from Goodman, Gainsford & Company, elegantly-proportioned and well-balanced, and have an elaborate monogram. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £95.00
2348.
: Coffee pot. Barker Brothers, Birmingham, 1933.
c290 grams, including handle and knop, 15 1/2 cm high, and 1 pint capacity. The 28-facetted body is complimented with an elegant ebonised handle.and reeded knop. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £155.00
2347.
: Coffee pot. Edward Barnard, London, 1923.
c290 grams, including handle, 18 cm high, and 3/4 pint capacity. A very elegant small coffee pot, with a beautifully-shaped, ebonised handle. Superb quality and lovely condition. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £325.00
2380.
: Five-piece condiment set. SD Neill of Belfast, hallmarked Dublin, 1918
Two salts, two peppers and a drum mustard, the total weight of silver is 160 grams, without liners, and the bodies of the salts and mustard are 5 1/2 cm across at the base, (8cm over the handles), while the peppers are 7 1/2 cm high. The classical simplicity of the shape is accentuated by the very elegant handles, and relieved by plain raised bands. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £395.00
2349.
: Oval box. Dutch, with London 1928 import mark.
Weighing c350 grams, and 14 1/2 cm across, the repousse-decorated, four-lobed, bombe-shaped box is a much older Dutch piece than the London hallmark suggests. The hinged lid is decorated with three putti gathering flowers in a richly floral-decorated ground and each of the four shaped panels on the sides of the box has two putti in similar grounds. The lid has a shell-shaped thumb-piece, and the interior retains much of its original gilding. A superb box, in lovely condition, in a modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £595.00
2353.
: Oval pierced salt. William Adby? London? c1800.
22 grams, without its liner, and 8 cm across, this beautiful salt has a very heavy blue-glass liner, star-cut on the outside bottom, and probably original. The pierced decoration comprises twin bands of horizontal piercing on either side of vertical rectangular piercing, separated by rows of punched dots. The base is a plain stepped base, while the top has an applied gadrooned border. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £95.00
2354.
: Oval salt on feet. JE? London, 1803.
45 grams, without its liner, and 9 cms across, this elegant boat-shaped salt is raised on four out-ward curving shaped feet. The body is decorated with a band of foliate engraving, between double rows of dots, following the top. There is an oval panel on the front, surrounded by foliate engraving: rows of punched dots round the base, and outlining the feet: and an applied reeded band round the top. There is a well-fitting blue glass liner, and the small tear under the base does not affect the usefullness of the salt. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £150.00
2352.
: Oval tea caddy. William Coymns, London, 1885.
163 grams and 10 cm wide this elegant caddy has a pie-crust edge to the base and to the hinged lid. The body is decorated with spiral fluting, sweeping up to a border of punched decoration. The same kind of spiral fluting sweeps round the slightly domed lid, between a plain central reserve and a punch-decorated border. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £295.00
2350.
: Pierced footed dish. Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London, 1900.
c150 grams and 16 cm across, this superb-quality dish is intricately pierced and festooned with raised swags of husks dependent from paterae. The edge is moulded as leaves, the four scallops of the edge meeting at further stylised leaves. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £295.00
2351.
: Pierced oval dish. Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London, 1900.
c100 grams and 16 1/4 cm across, this superb quality dish is designed with twelve panels, all with repousse floral decoration, alternate panels pierced. The panels are separated by borders of husks and stylised leaves and the scalloped edge alternates c-scrolls and flowers. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £275.00
2339.
: Teapot, jug, and basin. A Edward Jones, Birmingham, 1923.
c585 grams, including teapot handle and knop, the width across handle and spout is 24 cm, and the capacity of the teapot is 1 3/4 pints. Each of the three pieces has a planished finish and a raised border of bunches of grapes and vine leaves. The set was made for Debenhan's, one of the great London department stores. Superb condition. In modern, fitted, blue presentation case, with gold decoration and brass fittings, lined in blue velvet and white satin. £475.00
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