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Auction date Wednesday 13 September 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Wednesday 13th September at 10.30am

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Head of Jewellery, Watches and Coins

Julian Smith


Head of Silver

Michael Roberts

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 662

Lot 192 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE V SILVER GILT ANOINTING SPOONS
by Spink & Son, London 1936, 16cm long, 2 tr. ozs, cased, an Elizabeth II silver ‘Owl Knopped’ spoon by CJ Vander, 13cm long, 1 tr. oz, cased and a pair of silver handed scissors, 18.5cm long, cased (3)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 193 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER CIRCULAR SALVER
by John Crouch & Thomas Hannam, London 1781, with leaf cast rim, period leaf engraved centre, on three panel feet, 3.5cm high x 36cm diameter, 40 tr. ozs

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 194 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER MEAT SKEWER
by Eley & Fearn, London 1804, with reverse stamped maker’s mark, 32cm long, 3 tr. ozs

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 195 Sold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER SAUCE BOAT
by The Guild of Handicrafts, London 1906, of ‘Roman oil lamp’ shape, the planished body with bead mounts and wooden handle, handle height 6.5cm high x 15cm long x 7.5cm wide, 3 tr. ozs gross
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 196 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE V SILVER MINIATURE TOASTRACKS
by Henry Atkins, Sheffield 1920, 6cm high, a pair of George III silver candle snuffers (part of chambersticks), an Elizabeth II silver envelope form card case, two silver sconces and a white metal pap boat, 11.5 tr. ozs combined gross (7)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 197 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER THREE PIECE CHRISTENING SET
by Martin, Hall & Co, London 1884/5, comprising knife, fork and spoon engraved with swags, fans, and fluting, each with the letter ‘F’, contained in Morocco leather fitted case
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 198 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER FOUR PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE
by Joseph & Albert Savory, London 1851, with floral embossed bodies, comprising teapot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar basin, 72 tr. ozs combined gross, together with a similar silver plated cream jug (5)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent

Ivory submission reference: PD7NPU26
Hammer price: £920
Estimate: £600 - £800
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 199 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
by Bravingtons Ltd, Birmingham 1936, with engine turned ornament, 12.5cm x 8cm, a ditto silver ashtray by Roden & Son, Birmingham 1934, a Victorian embossed silver pill box, a silver cased pencil, a Victorian silver napkin ring and a Chinese white metal circular salt, 7 tr. ozs combined silver (6)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 200 Sold
A RARE VICTORIAN SILVER STAG HUNT PATTERN DESSERT SPOON
by Aldwinckle & Slater, London 1890, 18cm long, 2 tr. ozs

Note: The Stag Hunt pattern designed by Storhard for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell and first used by Paul Storr
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 201 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER HELMET SHAPE CREAM JUG
London 1793, with punched bead rim, gilded interior, the exterior with wrigglework and vacant cartouche, on square base, 3cm high, together with a George III silver cream jug, London 1780, with crimped rim, gilded interior, bulbous body on spreading foot, 11.5cm high, 5.5 tr. ozs combined (2)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 202 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER LIDDED MUSTARD
by Nathan & Hayes, Chester 1907, with bellflower mounted handle and pierced body, 7cm high, with blue glass liner, a George V silver pepperette by John Barnard, London 1935 with Jubilee mark, 7cm high, four other silver cruet items, a sterling silver and glass pepperette and a set of six George V silver handled tea knives, the silver by Yates Brothers, Sheffield 1919, cased
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 203 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER SUCRIERE
London 1809, of panelled oval shape, with folding bale handle, engraved with leaf scroll ornament, 13cm high x 14.5 wide x 10.5cm deep, 8.5 tr. ozs

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 204 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN SUGAR TONGS
by Solomon Hougham, London 1807, a Victorian silver fiddle pattern mustard spoon, London 1852, a William IV silver fiddle pattern salt spoon by Jonathan Hayne, London 1832, and two other silver salt spoons, 3 tr. ozs combined (5)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 205 Unsold
A VICTORIAN SILVER FRONTED HEART SHAPED MANTEL TIMEPIECE
the embossed silver bezel possibly by Charles Muston, London 1888, with engraved white metal face to a French spring driven movement, silver easel back, 10.5cm high x 9.5cm wide
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 206 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER HANOVERIAN PATTERN TABLE SPOONS
by Samuel Hitchcock, London 1724, bowls with extended rat tails, 20cm long, 5 tr. ozs combined, engraved stag crests to reverse of terminals
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 207 Sold
TWO GEORGE III SILVER BREAD OR HAM FORK BLADES
both by Moses Brent, London 1807/8 and a George V silver crumb tray blade by Viners, Sheffield 1932, 9 tr. ozs combined (3)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 208 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER OVAL BASKET
assayed for Elkington & Co, London, import mark for London 1898, with wheat ear and scrolled border, pierced sides, on four hoof feet, 17cm high x 34cm wide x 24cm deep, 14.5 tr. ozs, engraved with crest to centre

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 209 Sold
A SET OF TWELVE EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN 84 STANDARD SILVER SPOONS
with tapered faceted terminals, the pear shaped bowls gilded to interiors and engraved with leaf scrolls to back, 14.5 cm long, 7 tr. ozs combined, in original cream silk lined case
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 210 Sold
AN INDIAN EMBOSSED WHITE METAL MILK JUG
the sides embossed in relief with repeating Ganesha roundels, snake handle, 8.5cm high; an Eastern white metal pin dish; and a quantity of silver plated items (13)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 211 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER KINGS PATTERN PART CUTLERY SERVICE
by George Adams, London 1873, comprising three table forks, six dessert forks, three table spoons, one dessert spoon, and three teaspoons 14.5 cm, 37 tr. ozs combined (16)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 212 Unsold
A VICTORIAN SILVER LIDDED CIRCULAR MUSTARD
by Robert Harper, London 1864, with floral embossed body, 6cm high x 10cm diameter, two similar George III silver circular salts, hallmarks rubbed, and a pair of Victorian silver oval salts by Samuel Walter Smith, Birmingham 1888, 7.5 tr. ozs combined (5)
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 213 Sold
A LATE VICTORIAN SCOTTISH SILVER PAPER KNIFE
by Brook & Son, Edinburgh 1891, modelled as a sword, with basket hilt, 25.5cm long, a George V silver cream jug by Marples & Co, Chester 1934, a late Victorian silver sifter spoon by Nathan & Hayes, Birmingham 1895, five silver napkin rings and a pair of George V silver pepperettes by Barraclough & Sons, Sheffield 1927, 8 tr. ozs combined (10)
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 214 Sold
NINE GEORGE II AND LATER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN TABLE SPOONS
various dates and makers, mostly with Hanoverian marks and including one spoon by Elizabeth Jackson, London 1749 and one spoon by Elizabeth Tookey, London 1767, 17 tr. ozs combined
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 215 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER PEPPERETTE
probably by Hester Bateman, London 1784, with acorn finial and girdled body, 14cm high, engraved, a George III silver pepperette by George Knight, London 1818, with flower and shell cast shoulder, 9cm high and a Victorian embossed silver pepperette probably by Deely & Fisher, Birmingham 1892, 5 tr. ozs combined (3)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 216 Sold
A SET OF SIX GEORGE V SILVER COCKTAIL PICKS
by Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1927, each with red Bakelite ball tops, each 8cm long, cased
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 217 Sold
A PAIR OF EDWARD VII SILVER OVAL TWO HANDLED BASKETS
by William Comyns, London, 1907, with cast ribbon handles, pierced sides, beaded panel feet, each 11cm high x 29.5cm wide x 17.5cm deep, 38 tr. ozs combined

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 218 Sold
A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER AWARD PLAQUES
by Louis Simpson, London 1952 & 1962, each 11.5cm x 8cm, 3.5 tr. ozs combined, both engraved for London County Council Bowls Championships
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £20 - £40
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 219 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER SUGAR CASTER
by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1895, with spiralled leaf and floral embossed body, gilded interior, 18.5cm high, 7 tr. ozs
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 220 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN TEASPOONS
probably by William Johnson, London 1823 and a quantity of George III and later silver Old English pattern teaspoons, various dates and makers, 12 tr. ozs combined

Note: W.J mark not listed by Grimwade
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 221 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER WAITER
by Richard Rugg I, London 1771, with shaped pie crust rim, three hoof feet, 15cm diameter, 7.5 tr. ozs, engraved with stag armorial

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 222 Sold
THREE RUSSIAN 84 STANDARD SILVER ITEMS
each with niello decoration, comprising a spoon by Stefan Kozmick Levin, assay marks for Ivana Sergeevicha Lebokiva, Moscow 1899-1908, the reverse of bowl with niello decoration of St Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, one other spoon, Moscow c. 1840, the reverse of bowl with floral niello decoration, together with a circular salt, Moscow mark, 3cm high x 4.2cm diameter (3)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 223 Sold
A PART SET OF TEN ELIZABETH II SILVER APOSTLE SPOONS
by The Birmingham Mint, 197/8, 11 tr. ozs combined, in fitted wooden case
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 224 Unsold
A GEORGE III SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN BASTING SPOON
by William Sumner, London 1817, 29.5cm long, 3 tr. ozs, engraved
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 225 Sold
AN ELIZABETH II SILVER SAUCE BOAT
London 1971, a pair of George V silver candlesticks of Ionic column design and five small silver dishes, 14 tr. ozs combined (8)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 226 Sold
AN EDWARD VIII SILVER CASTER OF 18TH CENTURY DESIGN
by the Goldsmith’s & Silversmith’s Company, London, 1934, 17cm high x 7cm diameter, and an Elizabeth II silver caster by William Comyns, London 1971, 16.5cm high x 6.5cm diameter, 17 tr. ozs combined (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 227 Sold
TWENTY-TWO GEORGE III AND LATER OLD ENGLISH AND OLD ENGLISH RAT TAIL DESSERT SPOONS
various dates and makers, mostly with Hanoverian marks, including one by William Sumner, London 1798, 28 tr. ozs combined
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £120 - £150
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 228 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER CHRISTENING MUG
by Horace Woodward & Co, London 1911, with girdled body, 10.5cm high x 10.5cm wide, 7 tr. ozs, engraved

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 229 Sold
THREE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN 84 STANDARD SILVER SPOONS
the tear shaped bowls each with ornate engraved marks, longest 13.5cm, marks rubbed, 1.5 tr. oz combined
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 230 Sold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER DOLLS HOUSE TEA SERVICE
by Saunders & Hollins, Birmingham and Chester 1905, comprising coffee pot, two cups and saucers, milk jug, sugar basin, four spoons, three division cruet and oval tray with oak base, together with a pair of Edward VII silver miniature flour sifters, Birmingham 1902, a ditto miniature trophy by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1908 and a George V silver trowel form book mark (19)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 231 Sold
A LATE VICTORIAN OR EDWARDIAN IRISH SILVER SUGAR BOWL
by West & Son, Dublin, maker’s mark dating to 1897-1906, lacking date letter, with shaped rim, on three lion’s mask legs with paw feet, 6cm high x 12.5cm diameter, 4 tr. ozs, with blue glass liner
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 232 Unsold
A GEORGE III SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN LADLE
by Richard Crossley, London 1813, 32cm long, 5.5 tr. ozs, engraved
Estimate: £120 - £150
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 233 Unsold
A GEORGE III SILVER HOT WATER JUG
by Emick Romer, London 1771, with floral embossed body the handle with later raffia over binding, 26.5cm high x 17cm wide, 19.5 tr. ozs gross

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 234 Sold
AN ELIZABETH II SILVER MOUNTED CLARET JUG
the mount by C&C, Sheffield 1990, with hob nail cut glass body, 30cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 235 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER SALVER
by Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1931, with shaped shell capped pie crust rim, on three scrolled feet, 3cm x 27.5cm diameter, 23 tr. ozs

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 236 Sold
A SET OF TWELVE LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TEASPOONS
by Henry Atkin, Birmingham 1899, with scalloped bowls, each 11.5cm long, 5 tr. ozs combined, cased

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 237 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER CIRCULAR COMPACT
by Crisford & Norris, Birmingham 1920/1921, the circular example with yellow guilloche enamel cover, 5cm diameter, the hexagonal with purple guilloche enamel cover, 3.5cm wide, a similar miniature hand mirror by the same maker, a sterling silver and yellow guilloche enamel propelling pencil, a white metal ditto and four other silver/white metal objects (9)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 238 Sold
A GEORGE II SILVER CASTER
by Samuel Wood, London 1755, 15cm high, 4.5 tr. ozs
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 239 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN SILVER COMMEMORATIVE SPOON - ‘MIDWAY ISLAND’
by Shreve & Co, San Francisco, marked Sterling, 14.5cm long and a quantity of silver and white metal commemorative teaspoons, 10 tr. ozs gross
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023

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