Jun 27, 06:40 PM
Store Update Preview 27 June 2010
Full preview of todays store items going live at 20:00BST (19:00GMT):
PAIR MAPPIN & WEBB SILVER PLATED MILITARY TABLESPOONS A good pair of tablespoons used by the British Military, made by Mappin & Webb. Old English pattern. Both gleaming silver, no dents or damage, average but not excessive use marks GBP9.99 click here to view item in our store
UNUSUAL VINTAGE SILVER PLATED PUDDING SPOONS & SERVER This is a nice looking set by Francis Howard of Sheffield comprising of a main serving spoon and 8x pudding spoons. They have very unusual shaped bowls. All gleaming silver, no dents or damage, average but not excessive use marks. One bowl has some feint tarnish spots to interior. GBP17.99 click here to view item in our store
VINTAGE CASED OLD ENGLISH SILVER PLATED CAKE FORKS A good vintage cased set of 6 pastry forks in the Old English pattern. All gleaming silver and not heavily used. Case has some marks to lining and minor scuffs to exterior. GBP15.99 click here to view item in our store
LARGE GERMAN SILVER ON COPPER WINE COOLER BUCKET This is a larger than usual silver plated on copper wine/champagne cooler, early c.20th. Overall gleaming silver with some patchy plate wear. Some minor dents and a larger one at the footrim. Still a fairly good looking & functional large piece of plate. GBP29.99 click here to view item in our store
VINTAGE HALFMOON 6 PLACE CUTLERY FLATWARE CHEST CANTEEN This is a very nice shape early 1920’s empty flatware & cutlery chest for 6 place settings + carvers. All pieces are ‘easy fit’ as there are no fixed length slots, so it should suit most people. Has its key and the lock works fine. There are a few cosmetic cracks to the side veneer (main one is through the lock area) but they don’t detract too much. Interior is not bad with some slight staining to the felt at the carving set slots. GBP39.99 click here to view item in our store
VINTAGE DAVID-ANDERSEN SILVER ENAMEL GLASS CRUET SET A lovely looking vintage cruet set from Norway, the salt and pepper pots having guilloche enamel on sterling silver gilt in a nice eggshell blue and royal blue. The base tray is silver plated. One pot has a small corner chip to its base, the other a small chip to a vertical edge facet. Neither of these are that noticeable. The enamelwork is fine and intact, some tarnish to the silver. Base tray is gleaming silver with no dents or damage and just a few tiny plate spots. GBP99.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER CUT GLASS SHAKER CASTOR W&H 1950 A vintage cut glass and sterling silver sugar castor by Walker & Hall, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1950. Great for strawberries! No real damage to the glass just some tiny and insignificant fleabites. The silver lid does have some overall shallow dents but is still good and tight to the collar. GBP39.99 click here to view item in our store
SOLID STERLING SILVER CANDELABRA DUBLIN 1967 1904g This is a heavy sterling silver candelabra fully hallmarked for Dublin 1967-1968 and with import marks for Sheffield 1966-1967 and the Sheffield Assay Office’s sponsors mark. This is ‘real silver weight’ – i.e. it is not filled or weighted with lead etc. the drip trays and sconces unscrew and each removable part is hallmarked as it should be. No dents or damage, very good indeed. GBP1124.99 click here to view item in our store
PAIR STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS BIRMINGHAM 1919 A pair of sterling silver candlesticks of plain columnar form with weighted bases. One clearly fully hallmarked for 1919, to the other the hallmarks are rubbed. Some small knocks/shallow dents but both stand well enough and look very nice. The one with the worn hallmarks has a small hole to the silver at its pedestal and another at its upper section below the flared rim. GBP119.99 click here to view item in our store
SOLID STERLING SILVER HARRODS SALVER TRAY 1912 621g A good sterling silver salver fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1912 and made by Harrods Stores Ltd (Richard Burbridge). It has a small engraving to centre of a single initial ‘C’ and 1887-1912, so presumably was a silver wedding anniversary present. No dents or damage, very minor surface marks. Note that the ‘lines’ in the photos are just reflections from our light tent. GBP399.99 click here to view item in our store
LARGE ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER JEWELLERY BOX 1909 A very nice sized sterling silver jewellery box by Charles S Green & Co Ltd, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1909. The interior is lined in greed velvet. No monograms etc. Two feet have push dents but both are intact, this causes a slight wobble on the flat but its not a huge issue. Some shallow dents to lid. GBP159.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER LINDISFARNE SUGAR SPOON SHEFFIELD 1972 A nice looking piece in the Celtic ‘Lindisfarne’ pattern, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1972. No dents or damage, average but not excessive use marks. GBP14.99 click here to view item in our store
HEAVY STERLING SILVER TEASPOONS SHEFFIELD 1938 Here are 5 matching teaspoons by Cooper Bros, all are fully hallmarked for Sheffield with dates ranging 1934-1938. Average but not excessive use marks. Some minor tarnish spots to a couple of bowl interiors. GBP37.99 click here to view item in our store
ORNATE ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER CLOTHES BRUSH 1909 A nice looking antique sterling silver clothes brush fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1909 and made by Henry Matthews. The pattern incorporates a bird at each end Some holes to the silver. Bristles are very good. GBP14.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER FIDDLE SUGAR TONGS ‘M’ LONDON 1856 A good pair of tongs in the fiddle pattern, fully hallmarked for London 1856 maker ‘CB’, with a single initial ‘M’ to bow. No dents, a couple of minor digs to one of the nip end interiors. GBP24.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER PEDESTALLED BON BON DISH 1928 A nice looking piece by Emile Viner, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1928. Slight dent to the footrim and a very minor push mark visible to centre from above. Some minor tarnish spots to surface. GBP74.99 click here to view item in our store
SOLID STERLING SILVER LINDISFARNE SAUCE BOAT 1971 A very good looking piece in the Celtic ‘Lindisfarne’ pattern, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1971. Heavy gauge silver. No dents or damage, some feint tarnish. GBP119.99 click here to view item in our store
SOLID STERLING SILVER LINDISFARNE SUGAR BOWL 1972 A very good looking piece in the Celtic ‘Lindisfarne’ pattern, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1972. Heavy gauge silver. Gilt washed interior. No dents or damage. Minor surface marks to interior from use and a few surface scratches to exterior. GBP74.99 click here to view item in our store
ORNATE STERLING SILVER MOTHER OF PEARL FRUIT KNIFE A very nice looking folding fruit knife with mother of pearl handle, unengraved shield to one side and an ornately engraved blade fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1913. No dents or damage GBP24.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER PIN CUSHION BIRMINGHAM 1913 A larger sterling silver pin cushion fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1913, in need of some TLC. Filled base. The velvet obviously needs replacing and some of the cork is a little worn away. Some small dents to the silver. With a little work it will be a very nice piece. GBP39.99 click here to view item in our store
SUPERB ORNATE VICTORIAN 4 PIECE SILVER PLATED TEASET This is a very beautiful late Victorian 4 piece set made by Kleinwort & Peerless of London. Very nicely bright cut with classical wreath, foliate scrolls and wheelwork decoration and nicely fluted uppers and spouts. Gilt interiors to the bowl and milk jug. Teapot is approx 2 pints capacity. All are gleaming silver, one minor dent to the sugar bowl and one to the water pot. A couple of minor surface knocks elsewhere but no significant dents. Some tea tarnish to pot interior. Some extremely minor plate wear and some surface scratches but it doesn’t really notice much or detract. It’s a splendid looking and exceptional quality set. GBP119.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER SHOEHORN SHEFFIELD 1931 A good sterling silver shoehorn by the Northern Goldsmiths Co of Newcastle, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1931. No dents or damage, just very slightly out of perfect shape to one longer edge but it is very marginally. GBP24.99 click here to view item in our store
BEAUTIFUL STERLING SILVER MINIATURE BONBON BASKET 1911 This is a very fine looking piece of novelty silver by the Alexander Clark Co of Regent Street, London. Fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1911, raised on 4 ball feet with pierced work body and beaded rim decoration. The handle swings nicely and stays upright. No dents or damage. There is a possible historic solder repair to the underside of one of the handle hinges but it may just have been made that way – it isn’t visible unless you examine it thoroughly etc. GBP99.99 click here to view item in our store
SET STERLING SILVER COFFEE BEAN SPOONS 1925 A good set of 6 loose sterling silver coffee spoons with black enamel bean finials. Fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1925. No dents or damage, not heavily used. Some minor tarnish. GBP24.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER POSY VASE BIRMINGHAM 1915 A nice little posy vase fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1915, made by Henry Matthews. Weighted base. Has some dents but still looks good. GBP19.99 click here to view item in our store
CASED SET STERLING SILVER HANDLED TEA KNIVES 1918 A good cased set of 6 sterling silver handled tea knives by James Deakin & Sons, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1918. The blades are silver plated. Gleaming silver, not heavily used. The case lid has a slight warp and a tendency to pop open at its catch. GBP34.99 click here to view item in our store
ORNATE ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED 3 PIECE TEASET A very nice looking 3 piece set with bright cut decoration. The teapot is approx 1.5 pints capacity. Gleaming silver, one small insignificant knock to the milk jug at body below the spout area and a small knock to the teapot spot end otherwise no dents. The sugar bowl has a small patch of plate wear to body near a handle. The milk jug has some plate wear to interior. Teapot interior fairly clean. All pieces have some minor surface tarnish. GBP59.99 click here to view item in our store
STERLING SILVER SUGAR TONGS LONDON 1908 A nice looking pair of tongs fully hallmarked for London 1908. No dents or damage GBP14.99 click here to view item in our store
SILVER PLATED SERVING PLATTER CROWNED ARMORIALS A very fine looking and unusual serving platter by Roberts & Belk of Sheffield, incorporating a holder for a small sauce boat. It is nicely engraved with 2 armorial devices, a crowned castle keep and a crowned conjoined initials ‘LM’. No dents or damage, gleaming silver, no plate wear, minor surface marks. The sauce boat stand is missing one of its fixing nuts to underside but still stays in place nicely. GBP34.99 click here to view item in our store
VINTAGE SILVER PLATED LION MASK WINE BOTTLE HOLDER A nice looking vintage silver plated wine bottle holder with pierced work body and lion mask and ring handles. Will easily accommodate a standard sized wine/champagne bottle. Overall gleaming silver with some slight copper bleed mainly to the 2 lions and some minor surface marks to exterior. No dents. The interior base has some wear from use. Very nice looking. GBP24.99 click here to view item in our store
ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED WICKER HANDLED JUG A nice little piece made by the Potassi Silver Co of Birmingham. Late Victorian/Edwardian period. Good wicker work to the handle. Gleaming silver, no dents or damage, one small patch of plate wear near upper rim & a patch to the hinge area of lid. Interior has some tarnish. GBP14.99 click here to view item in our store
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