Feb 16, 07:58 PM
Auction Items Preview 16 February 2011
Items go live on ebay tomorrow for 10 day auction from, 20:15GMT onwards:
SUPERB HORSERACING STERLING SILVER VESTA CASE 1894 This is a splendid sterling silver vesta case by William Neale, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1894 and with a delightful raised scene of horseracing to front, the rear monogrammed ‘ASG’. No dents or damage, minor surface marks, good tight lid.
ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER SNUFF BOX MOSCOW 1845 A heavy solid silver snuff box bearing Moscow assay marks for 1845, assayer Andrei Kovalsky, maker unknown. Gilt washed interior. Lid depicts a scene of probably the Bronze Horseman statue at St Isaac’s cathedral and a harbour scene to the rear with sailing ship. Cross hatch decoration to the 4 sides. Decoration to lid is part rubbed, fairly clear to underside. Structurally fine with minor surface marks.
SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SOLID SILVER DUMFRIES TABLESPOONS Here are 4 rare matching ‘Scottish Fiddle’ pattern tablespoons by David Gray of Dumfries, c. 1810-1841. No monograms. Rare to find any tablespoons from Dumfries, let alone a set of 4. Comes with a ‘free’ David Gray teaspoon too! The teaspoon has a single letter ‘W’ monogram to handle. Overall very good, one has a slight dent to bowl from underside. Teaspoon has slight tip wear and a couple of small pinpricks to bowl. Some minor tarnish, we haven’t polished these.
SET 6 STERLING SILVER LARGE FIDDLE SALT SPOONS 1848 A rare set of 6 sterling silver fiddle shape salt spoons fully hallmarked for London 1848 maker William Robert Smily. Monogrammed with a single initial ‘W’. No dents, some very feint salt related tarnish marks to bowls.
WMF SECESSIONIST SILVER PLATED CANDLESTICK PATTERN 334A A good looking silver plated candlestick by WMF, very early c.20th. No dents or damage, gleaming silver with some quite minor plate wear
HEAVY LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE DRAGON BRASS BOWL SIGNED A very heavy large brass fruit bowl with chased decoration of a dragon and bird within Greek key borders. The underside is signed in raised Chinese characters inside a raised dragon device. International buyers please note that this has to come via Fedex due to its weight, it is too heavy for regular airmail when packed. No dents, some minor verdigris/pitting to interior
ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED COFFEE PERCOLATOR A c.19th silver plated on brass coffee percolator, probably French. Would originally have had a glass interior liner to the base cup and requires one if it is to be used. Gleaming silver with partial brass/copper bleed. One very minor dent to base rim of cup section.
GOOD ANTIQUE MINTON MAJOLICA CLARET JUG 1867 A very nice looking Minton’s piece with Bacchus type spout and raised quatrefoil and bead decoration on a cobalt blue and grey banded ground. Fully marked for 1867. No cracks, no real chips just some minor nibbles to the scrolled handle on one side. No repairs. In overall splendid condition for age.
GOOD ANTIQUE WMF SILVER PLATED WINE BOTTLE COASTER A very nice antique WMF silver plated and turned wood wine bottle coaster. Silver is gleaming, unworn. The wooden baize has some wear to its varnish. There is one fixing pin missing so the wood has some very slight movement in its base but still perfectly useable as is. No baize to underside.
LOVELY ANTIQUE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL DRAGON PLANTER A very nice looking older Chinese cloisonné enamel planter pot in a nice 2-tone blue and white with gold wirework depicting dragons above stylistic mountains. Some small pinpricks in the enamel but no major losses other than a small chip to the interior of the pot. No dents.
ANTIQUE JAPANESE MEIJI BRONZE SPELTER FLOWER VASE A nice Meiji period spelter vase with raised bird and floral decoration to each side. This has not been cleaned in many years and has a good bronze patina to its surface. Some minor surface marks and light surface verdigris, no dents other than a minor knock to base rim
VERY UNUSUAL ANTIQUE FIGURAL MAN FOOD MOULD A highly unusual mould in the form of a man with hat and fur trimmed jacket wearing boots, origin unknown but was found with some oriental items that we have on ebay this week. Appears to be made of a gun-metal or spelter. Overall good with the usual age related wear. Its original fixing pins are missing and it is currently held together with wire
SUPERB SOLID SILVER GILT THRONE ANOINTING SPOON 1901 A beautiful spoon made to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII. Silver gilt with throne finial, made by Saunders & Shepherd and fully hallmarked for London 1901. Comes in its original jewelers presentation case. Silver weight is 15g. Spoon is literally in excellent condition, case just has some very minor edge scuffs.
GOOD PAIR INDIAN SILVER NAPKIN RINGS A nice pair of early c.20th silver napkin rings with hand decorated scenes of huts and trees. Pacific rim origin. Technically sold as ‘white metal’ as have no markings. No damage
LARGE STERLING SILVER EASEL BACKED PHOTO FRAME 1922 A larger sized frame with wooden easel back and original glass. Fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1922. Visible photo area will be 142mm by 194mm. Some shallow dents to the silver but no splits. Missing one of its corner restrainers to rear and wood has some slight chipping at corners. Still stands as intended.
STERLING SILVER EASEL BACKED PHOTO FRAME 1918 A good sized frame with easel back, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1918. Has its glass. Visible photo area is 72mm by 120mm. Some dents to the silver but no splits. Scuffs to rear.
STERLING SILVER THREAD EASEL BACKED PHOTO FRAME 1918 A good sized frame with easel back, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1918. Has its glass. Thread and cross rim decoration. Visible photo area is 76mm by 127mm. Some minor knocks to the silver but no splits.
VERY LARGE STERLING SILVER PHOTO FRAME 1923 A good very large sized frame with a modern improvised easel back, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1923. Has its glass. Visible photo area is 182mm by 279mm. Some very minor knocks to the silver, no splits.
SHETLAND SILVER GALLOPING HORSE PENDANT ON CHAIN A vintage Shetland Silverware silver pendant of a galloping horse. On a 42cm sterling silver chain. See our other auction items this week for more vintage Scottish jewelry. No damage
STERLING SILVER CELTIC SHIELD PENDANT CHAIN EDINB 1976 A vintage sterling silver pendant of a Celtic shield. Fully hallmarked for Edinburgh 1976, maker ‘JCK’. On a 49cm sterling silver chain. See our other auction items this week for more vintage Scottish jewelry including more by this maker. No damage
STERLING SILVER VIKING SHIP PENDANT CHAIN EDINB 1978 A larger diameter vintage sterling silver pendant of a Viking Long ship. Fully hallmarked for Edinburgh 1978, maker ‘JCK’. On a 51cm sterling silver chain. See our other items for a very similar long ship bracelet. No damage
VINTAGE SCOTTISH SOLID SILVER VIKING LONGSHIP BRACELET A nice vintage silver bracelet depicting Viking Long ships. Simply marked ‘Silver’, probably from Shetland or Orkney. See our other items for a very similar long ship pendant on chain. No damage
OLA GORRIE STERLING SILVER ART NOUVEAU STYLE EARRINGS A very nice looking vintage art nouveau style pair of silver earrings by Ola Gorrie. See our other auction items this week for more vintage Scottish jewelry. One is missing its butterfly, otherwise fine
ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT SOLID SILVER SEDAN CHAIR A nice looking piece of antique Chinese silver filigree work formed as a sedan chair. No damage, some minor tarnish
ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT SOLID SILVER JUNK BOAT A nice looking piece of antique Chinese silver filigree work formed as a Junk Slight dig to underside, some minor tarnish
VINTAGE SOLID SILVER FILIGREE GONDOLA A nice looking piece of silver filigree work formed as a Gondola, the central cab is hinged and lifts up to reveal a chair. The door to the cab is also hinged. This is 800 standard silver. No damage, some minor tarnish
DUTCH NETHERLANDS SOLID SILVER MODEL CANON 1912 A solid silver (.835 standard) model of a canon with soldier. Hallmarked for 1912, maker ‘J.V’. The canon barrel is hinged and moves Very minor knocks to the corners of the plinth
WEDWOOD GUYATT CHIEF EXECUTIVES MUG 1 OF 225 MADE A good large Queens ware mug designed by Richard Guyatt for Wedgwood. This is to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the founding of Wedgwood and was made in a limited edition of 225 of which this is #173. Comes with certificate and in box. No damage. Some scuffs to box.
WEDWOOD GUYATT CHARLES & DI MUG 1 OF 250 MADE A good large Queens ware mug designed by Richard Guyatt for Wedgwood. This is to celebrate the wedding of Lady Di and Prince Charles in 1981 and was made in a limited edition of 250 of which this is #43. Comes with certificate. No damage.
ORNATE STERLING SILVER PHOTO FRAME CARRS SHEFFIELD 1993 A good frame by Carrs of Sheffield Ltd fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1993. Easel backed. Visible photo area is 62mm by 89mm. See our other items this week for a matching very large frame by Carrs. Some minor knocks to the silver but no significant damage.
ORNATE SILVER PLATED LARGE PHOTO FRAME CARRS SHEFFIELD A good very large frame by Carrs of Sheffield Ltd. Easel backed. Visible photo area is 203mm by 253mm (8 inch by 10 inch). See our other items this week for a matching small sterling silver frame by Carrs. Gleaming silver, no plate wear, no damage
STERLING SILVER IONA CELTIC DOVE SPOON 1960 A sterling silver spoon made on Iona and fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1960, sponsors mark of WHD (probably W H Darby & Sons Ltd). No dents, not perfectly finished but literally how it was made.
UNUSUAL ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER GATESHEAD SPOON 1904 A sterling silver spoon for Gateshead unusually imported from the USA and bearing import marks for London 1904. Slight kink to handle, slight wear to pattern.
3x SOLID SILVER ENAMEL SOUVENIR SPOONS SUISSE TURKEY Here are 3 spoons sold together – all are solid silver (800 standard). 2 from Switzerland, 1 from Turkey. The bright cut Salzburg spoon is particularly nice. No damage
ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER FRENCH BUTTER KNIFE INITIAL ‘E’ A lovely antique French solid silver (950 standard) butter knife with very ornate bright cut handle engraved with a single initial ‘E’. Slight gap at handle join but still good and sturdy. There is a cosmetic break at the top of the handle on one side, doesn’t cause any problems.
ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN STERLING SILVER KOOKABURRA SPOONS Here are 5 lovely sterling silver spoons with Kookaburra finials. Makers mark of a phoenix or dragon perhaps. All in good shape, no damage
STERLING SILVER ENAMEL GEORGE V JUBILEE SPOON 1934 A lovely sterling silver and blue enamel sugar spoon made for the silver jubilee of King George V in 1935, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1934 and made by W.H. Haseler, silversmiths to Liberty & Co. No dents, average use marks, no loss of enamel
ANTIQUE BRASS VIKING LONGSHIP BOOKENDS BOOK ENDS A lovely antique pair of book ends formed as Viking longships with dragons to their masts. No damage
GEORGE III BRIGHT CUT STERLING SILVER SUGAR TONGS 1800 A nice looking pair of tongs by Stephen Adams, bearing partial hallmarks for London 1800. No monogram. No dents or damage, no repairs
UNUSUAL EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED TOASTRACK 1844 A silver plated toast rack of unusual form and very early too – it bears diamond registration marks accurately dating its design to 1844. Gleaming silver with some minor plate wear and tarnish, slightly out of perfect shape at its base but for its 167 years age it is not bad at all.
ANTIQUE ORIENTAL SILVER MOUNTED BAMBOO HILT HANDLE An interesting piece – this is a handle made from bamboo and decorated with silver rings and a longer central panel of silver that also contains some ‘random’ small spots of what appears to be gold that may have been from original decoration or impurity in the silver. Nice end mount. Presumably it is Japanese or Chinese. There are no markings to the silver (it is definitely silver) so we technically have to sell it as ‘white metal’. As found – obviously whatever it is it is incomplete. There are creases, splits, some tarnish to silver and some missing silver etc.
ORNATE ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER NAPKIN RING ‘BV’ 1905 A nice looking antique sterling silver napkin ring fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1905, maker G E Walton & Co Ltd (George Edwin Walton). Engraved with initials ‘BV’. There is a small knock to one of the crimped rims but overall very nice.
HEAVY ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER NAPKIN RING ‘WHV’ 1905 A good antique sterling silver napkin ring fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1905, maker James Dixon & Sons. Engraved with initials ‘WHV’. No dents or damage
ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER NAPKIN RING INITIAL ‘B’ 1907 A good sterling silver napkin ring fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1907, maker J Sherwood & Sons. Engraved with a single initial ‘B’ to exterior. The interior has an engraved date ‘25th December 1909’. No dents or damage, the silver seam join is ‘visible’ slightly and there are a few small scratches.
ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER RING TREE BIRMINGHAM 1903 A lovely antique sterling silver ring tree fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1903, maker Hilliard & Thomason. Weighted base. No dents or damage
ORNATE ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER NAPKIN RING ‘MB’ 1910 A good looking antique sterling silver napkin ring fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1910, maker Martin Hall & Co. Engraved with initials ‘MB’. No dents or damage
ORNATE ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER NAPKIN RING LONDON 1873 A good looking antique sterling silver napkin ring fully hallmarked for London 1873, maker H J Lias & Son. Engraved with name ‘Amy Latimer’ No dents or damage, minor surface marks
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