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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

Page:

of 14

Lots per page:

Total lots: 662

Lot 240 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX
possibly by George Longstaffe, London 1800, with reeded body, the lid inset with gilded circular vacant cartouche, gilded interior, 1.5cm high x 6.5cm wide x 3.5cm deep, 1.5 tr. ozs
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 241 Sold
A CHINESE STERLING SILVER CAKE SLICE
the blade pierced and engraved with bamboo, a sterling silver handled cake slice by Birks, a George III silver marrow scoop with mother of pearl handle, London 1812 and a silver fish slice blade (4)

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: £60
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 242 Unsold
A GEORGE III SILVER SEAL TOP APOSTLE SPOON
by William Skeen, London 1770, the terminal cast with St Philip, pear shaped bowl, 17.5cm long, 1.5 tr. ozs
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 243 Sold
AN ELIZABETH II IRISH SILVER GOBLET
by the Royal Irish Silver Co., Dublin 1960, 15.5cm high, and an Elizabeth II silver goblet by Peter B Harwood, London 1970, 16.5cm high, 10.5 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: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 244 Sold
A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER WINE COASTERS
by Garrard & Co, Birmingham 1970, with gadrooned rims and wooden inserts, 4.5cm high x 13.5cm diameter, 11 tr. ozs combined gross (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: £100
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 245 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER CIRCULAR SALVER
by William Hutton, Sheffield 1930, with gadrooned pie crust rim, flattened ball feet, 25cm diameter, 18 tr. ozs
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 246 Unsold
A GEORGE III SILVER FIDDLE AND THREAD PATTERN MUSTARD SPOON
by Eley & Fearn, London 1799, one other George III silver fiddle pattern mustard spoon and a quantity of silver teaspoons

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 247 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER TABLE BELL
by Charles & Richard Comyns, London 1922, of 18th Century design, 13cm high, an Elizabeth II silver Armada dish by Richard Comyns, 10.5cm wide, 15 tr. ozs combined, and an Elizabeth II silver candle snuffer with wooden handle, 13.5cm long (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: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 248 Sold
AN ELIZABETH II ‘THIMBLE’ TOT MEASURE
by Tessiers, London 1963, engraved to rim ‘Just a Thimbleful’, 6cm high x 4.5cm diameter, two silver thimbles, an Edward VII silver oval snuff box by J. Jennings, Birmingham 1909, with fleur de lys engraved lid, an Edward VII silver matchbox holder, Chester 1907, and a pair of Victorian embossed silver pin trays by James Deakin, Chester 1898, 4 tr. ozs combined, together with two white metal thimbles
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 249 Unsold
A SET OF FOUR 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN SALTS
modelled as shells, the interiors painted with ivy leaves, together with four filigree white metal spoons, all contained in fitted red Morocco leather case

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 250 Sold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER DRESSING MIRROR
by Goldsmith’s & Silversmith’s Company, London 1902, with leaf scroll and reeded border on blue velvet, bevelled mirror plate, 56cm high x 38cm wide

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 251 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER FISH KNIFE BLADE
by Thomas Freeth II, London 1808, a ditto fish knife blade by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1819 and a quantity of mixed silver and other flatware
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 252 Sold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER CIRCULAR BON BON DISH
by Williams, Birmingham 1903, with gadrooned rim, pierced body, on three splayed feet, 6cm high x 15.5cm diameter, 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: £60
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 253 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER FOUR DIVISON TOAST RACK
by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1938, 9cm high x 7.5cm wide x 5cm deep, 4 tr. ozs, an Elizabeth II silver pepper mill by J. Chatterley & Sons, Birmingham 1971, 9.5cm high, an Edward VII silver trinket box of shaped outline, by Hazlewood & Co, Birmingham 1909 and a small pair of Elizabeth II silver candlesticks by Broadwey & Co, London 1978, 11cm high, loaded (5)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 254 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER CIRCULAR SALVER
by Robert Jones I, London 1778, with bead rim on four panel feet, period engraved shield armorial to centre, 3.5cm high x 36cm diameter, 42 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: £440
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 255 Unsold
A SET OF SIX 18TH CENTURY WHITE METAL OLD ENGLISH FEATHER EDGE PATTERN TEASPOONS
possibly by Philip Roker II, incompletely hallmarked with maker’s and lion passant marks only, each 12.5cm long, 3 tr. ozs combined, contained in 19th Century fitted Morocco leather case
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 256 Sold
A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SCALLOP SHAPED BUTTER DISHES
by Henry Atkin, Sheffield 1892, embossed with leaf ornament, ball feet, each 9.5cm x 8cm, an Elizabeth II silver three piece cruet by Roberts & Belk, Sheffield 1966/7, with matching silver tray, an Elizabeth II silver circular two handled butter dish by Liley & Co, Birmingham 1973, with glass liner, together with three silver napkin rings, 15 tr. ozs combined silver (10)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 257 Sold
A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER CASTERS
by Spink & Son, London 1967/8, of 18th Century design, 17cm high, 12 tr. ozs combined
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 258 Unsold
A GEORGE I SILVER SEAL TOP APOSTLE SPOON
maker’s mark rubbed but similar to second mark of Edward Bennett I, London 1723, the terminal cast with St. James The Elder, 17cm long, 1.2 tr. ozs

Note: Edward Bennet I’s second mark recorded as 1731-1737, which this spoon predates
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 259 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER TOPPED FIVE PIECE DRESSING TABLE SET
the silver by Thomas Whitehouse, London 1879, engraved with leaf scrolls, with cut glass bodies/bases, comprising three lidded boxes and two scent bottles, various sizes, 4 tr. ozs combined, engraved with initials (5)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 260 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER GILT VINAIGRETTE
possibly Thomas Wilkes Barker, London 1801, with diamond cross hatch engraved lid, ovolo ornament to sides and base, leaf grille, 1.5cm high x 2.7cm wide x 1.7cm deep, together with an Elizabeth II silver oval trinket box by WW, Birmingham 1973, with embossed scroll ornament, 1.5cm high x 4.5cm wide x 3.5cm deep
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 261 Sold
A SET OF TWELVE VICTORIAN SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN DESSERT FORKS
by Williams & Williams, Exeter 1861, 18cm long, 19 tr. ozs combined, engraved
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 262 Sold
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SAUCE BOAT
by Nathan & Hayes, Chester 1900, with leaf capped handle, on pad feet, 13cm high x 19cm long x 10cm deep, 10 tr. ozs
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 263 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY BACCARAT STYLE FRENCH SILVER GILT AND CUT GLASS SCENT BOTTLE
the tear shaped body gilded with stars, with inner stopper, contained in black leather covered case bearing label to underside for Maroquinerie Monnot, Palais Royale
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 264 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NORWEGIAN STERLING SILVER PEPPERETTE
in the manner of Theodor Ofsens Eftf, of drinking horn form, embossed with scrolled ornament, 6cm high x 3.5cm wide x 5.5cm deep; together with a Norwegian sterling silver longboat form salt, 4.5cm high, with blue glass liner and spoon
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 265 Unsold
A SET OF FOUR EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH WHITE METAL ‘CELTIC POINT’ TEASPOONS
bearing only Thistle and George III Duty Marks, each 14cm long, 1.5 tr. ozs combined, each with engraved initial ‘W’
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 266 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER CIGARETTE BOX
by Levi & Co, Birmingham 1923, the lid with engine turned ornament and cartouche engraved ‘Presented by the Makers of De Reszke Cigarettes’, 6.5cm high x 17.5cm wide x 8.5cm deep
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 267 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER FIVE PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE
by Goldsmith’s Alliance, London 1892, with part gadrooned bodies, comprising teapot, coffee pot, milk jug, cream jug and sugar basin, 60 tr. ozs combined gross, in fitted oak case, with engraved plaque to lid and flush handles to sides, 23cm high x 43cm wide x 32cm deep
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 268 Sold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER OWL MENU HOLDER
by Sampson Mordan, Chester 1908, with paste set eyes, 3cm high, a 925 silver Owl rattle, with mother of pearl teether bar, 9.5cm long, and four white metal Owl items (6)
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 269 Sold
SIX GEORGE III SILVER HANOVERIAN PATTERN TABLE FORKS
by William Sumner, London, two dated 1790, four for 1792, 21cm long, 13 tr. ozs combined, all with garter style engraved crest to reverse of terminals
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 270 Sold
THREE GEORGE III SILVER OVAL SALTS
by Richard Crossley, London 1794, with reeded rims, panelled bowls, gilded interiors on shaped bases, each 6.5cm high x 10.5cm wide x 5.5cm deep, 2.5 tr. ozs combined (3)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 271 Sold
THREE EARLY 20TH CENTURY OTTOMAN TURKISH SILVER SALTS
with Sultan Tughra mark dating up to 1923, embossed with architectural, leaf and swag motifs together with vacant cartouches, gilded interiors, each 4cm high x 5.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 272 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ‘BERRY’ SPOONS
by Charles Hougham, London 1792, 21.5cm long, together with a silver ‘Berry’ teaspoon, 13cm long, 4 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: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 273 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE V SILVER GRAPE SCISSORS
by George Hardisty, Sheffield 1918, with scrolled terminals, fitted case, a pair of George II silver hinged sugar tongs and a pair of George III silver fiddle pattern sugar tongs, 3.5 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: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 274 Sold
A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY WHITE METAL FEATHER EDGE SUGAR TONGS
incompletely hallmarked with lion passant only, 13.5cm long, together with a late Victorian silver two handled bulbous sucriere by Lines, Burns & Masons, Birmingham 1893, gilded interior, 7cm high, 3.5 tr. ozs combined (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 275 Unsold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER LIDDED MUSTARD
by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1906, the octagonal body with fan thumb piece and pierced sides, 7cm high, a George V silver rectangular lidded mustard by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1919, and a silver plated lidded mustard, all with blue glass liners
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 276 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER PEPPERETTES
London 1778, of pear shape, bodies with embossed mask and swag decoration, each 8cm high, 4 tr. ozs combined, engraved with griffin crests
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 277 Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER CADDY SPOON
by George Unite, Birmingham 1856, with pierced and engraved terminal, 9cm long, a William IV Scottish silver fish knife by Mackay & Chisholm, Edinburgh 1838, 19cm long, and a selection of silver and plated items
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 278 Sold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER ELEPHANT PIN CUSHION
by S. Blanckensee & Son, Birmingham 1906, 2.5cm high x 4cm wide, lacking cushion top, an Edward VII child’s silver mounted rattle with wooden teething ring and staff, Birmingham 1902, together with a silver violin brooch (3)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 279 Unsold
A 20TH CENTURY ITALIAN PAINTED ICON
depicting The Madonna and Christ Child in Hodigitria pose, 925 silver oklad, 21cm x 15cm, cased
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 280 Unsold
A GEORGE II SILVER OLD ENGLISH RAT TAIL PATTERN TABLE SPOON
by James Wilks, London 1725, Hanoverian style marks, together with seven George III and later silver table spoons, 15 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
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 281 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER MINIATURE TROPHY
by AJ Zimmerman, Birmingham 1906, with scrolled handles and reeded mounts, 10cm high x 10cm diameter, together with a ditto two handled tazza by Goldsmith’s & Silversmith’s, London 1907, 9cm high x 15.5cm diameter, 8 tr. ozs combined (2)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 282 Unsold
A. MICHELSEN: TWO DANISH ENAMELLED SILVER GILT CHRISTMAS SPOONS
dated 1949 & 1970, 16cm and 16.5cm long, 2.8 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
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 283 Sold
AN ELIZABETH II ENAMELLED SILVER SEVEN PIECE DRESSING SET
by Goldsmith’s & Silversmith’s Company, London 1948, with guilloche cinnamon enamel, in fitted brown leather case

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 284 Sold
A SET OF TWELVE ELIZABETH II SILVER INGOTS - ‘ROYAL PALACES’
issued by The Birmingham Mint, 1975, each 2.5cm x 5cm, 11 tr. ozs combined, in fitted case, together with accompanying book - Williams, Neville - ‘Royal Palaces’, 1976 reissue for Birmingham Mint
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 285 Sold
A VICTORIAN WHITE METAL 'SUB CAPTAIN'S' MEDALLION
engraved for the Vulcan Amateur Swimming Club 1887, 7cm high, together with an early 20th Century City & Guilds white metal Technological Examination medallion, engraved to rim 'Frank Nettleton Harrap, Dressing of Skins, 1st Prize 1916', 5cm diameter, both cased
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 286 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BROWN LEATHER VANITY CASE
9.5cm high x 21cm wide x 17cm deep, containing George V dressing set by W & G Neal, London 1910, the engine turned decoration with circular cartouches engraved ‘R’, comprising circular box, five silver lidded glass bottles, one spare silver lid, hair brush and clothes brush (9), 2 tr. ozs combined silver
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Lot 287 Sold
ROWAN OF GLASGOW: A WHITE METAL AND SHEEPSKIN SPORRAN
with pierced crowned thistle mount, hung with three tassels, 20cm x 16cm, with white metal and leather strap
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 September 2023
13 September 2023

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