FINE GEORGIAN SILVER CHAMBERSTICK BY WILLIAM ABDY ...
Item Ref
DEC99
This exquisite George III sterling silver chamber stick bears the marks of William Abdy II and is dated London 1794. The circular tray with central column, beaded edge and detachable hallmarked cone shaped snuffer.
The handle with thumb piece.
The tray engraved with family crest over initials.
Both snuffer and tray with matching hallmarks.
Hallmarks:
W.A for William Abdy II
London Assay mark.
Date letter "t" for 1794.
Lion Passant.
Duty Mark.
Condition:
Very good.
Dimensions:
Height: 10cm / 4 inches.
Diameter: 13.5cm / 5.2 inches.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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The handle with thumb piece.
The tray engraved with family crest over initials.
Both snuffer and tray with matching hallmarks.
Hallmarks:
W.A for William Abdy II
London Assay mark.
Date letter "t" for 1794.
Lion Passant.
Duty Mark.
Condition:
Very good.
Dimensions:
Height: 10cm / 4 inches.
Diameter: 13.5cm / 5.2 inches.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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£750
| $999 USD | €850 EUR
RARE EDWARDIAN SILVER TEDDY BEAR PIN CUSHION ...
Item Ref
FEV97
This is a truly delightful and very collectable pin cushion in the form of a seated teddy bear. It is dated Chester 1909 and bears the hallmarks of the BOots Pure Drug Company. The back fitted with then original purple velvet cushion.
Hallmarks:
BPDC for Boots Pure Drug Company
Chester assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Date letter "l" for 1909.
Dimensions:
Height: 4cm / 1.4 inches.
Condition:
Silver casing and cushion in very good condition.
Sits firmly on its legs.
No repairs.
Postage UK: £7 Special delivery next day.
Postage overseas: £10 International Signed For.
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Hallmarks:
BPDC for Boots Pure Drug Company
Chester assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Date letter "l" for 1909.
Dimensions:
Height: 4cm / 1.4 inches.
Condition:
Silver casing and cushion in very good condition.
Sits firmly on its legs.
No repairs.
Postage UK: £7 Special delivery next day.
Postage overseas: £10 International Signed For.
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£495
| $659 USD | €561 EUR
RARE ARTS & CRAFT SPOT-HAMMERED TEA CADDY ...
Item Ref
AVR97
This very elegant Arts & Craft movement solid silver tea caddy is a rare piece. It has a simple and beautiful oval outline and a pleasing hinged domed lid. The lid with stylised embossed diamond-shaped finial. It bears the hallmarks of the department store Debenhams and is most certainly an A E Jones piece
Debenhams traces its history back to 1778 and became Debenhams Limited in 1915. It has an excellent silver gauge and feels satisfyingly heavy when picked up. The images do not do it justice.
Both top and base with fine ovolo border.
The underside inscribed "Debenhams Ltd"
Good gauge and wonderful quality.
Hallmarks:
D LD for Debenhams Ltd.
Lion Passant.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Date letter "r" for 1916.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height up to finial: 10cm / 4 inches
Width: 9.5cm / 3.6 inches.
Depth: 6cm / 2.2 inches.
Weight: 182g / 6.3oz.
Condition
Excellent.
No dings. No dents. No repairs.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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Debenhams traces its history back to 1778 and became Debenhams Limited in 1915. It has an excellent silver gauge and feels satisfyingly heavy when picked up. The images do not do it justice.
Both top and base with fine ovolo border.
The underside inscribed "Debenhams Ltd"
Good gauge and wonderful quality.
Hallmarks:
D LD for Debenhams Ltd.
Lion Passant.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Date letter "r" for 1916.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height up to finial: 10cm / 4 inches
Width: 9.5cm / 3.6 inches.
Depth: 6cm / 2.2 inches.
Weight: 182g / 6.3oz.
Condition
Excellent.
No dings. No dents. No repairs.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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£495
| $659 USD | €561 EUR
PAIR OF AMERICAN STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS BY ...
Item Ref
AOUT79
This stunning pair of 9 inches high solid silver candlesticks is dated New York 1919 and bears the marks of the Whiting Manufacturing Company. Each hexagonal base with applied foliate motifs leading to a baluster column with conforming Art Nouveau stylised decorations. The generous circular sockets with fixed nozzles.
The initial "P" bright-engraved on one of the facets of each column.
The underside solid silver and engraved with a presentation date of "April 9 1921"
Hallmarks:
Impressed STERLING
Stamp number: 6641
"Square" shape Year Mark symbol dating the candlesticks to 1919 exactly.
Lion alongside "W" for the Whiting Manufacturing Company.
Condition:
Good
No dents but minor dIngs commensurate with age.
No pin holes.
Excellent set of marks.
Dimensions:
Height: 22 cm high / 9 inches.
Base: 10cm / 4 inches.
Postage UK: £10 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: from £20 International Signed For.
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The initial "P" bright-engraved on one of the facets of each column.
The underside solid silver and engraved with a presentation date of "April 9 1921"
Hallmarks:
Impressed STERLING
Stamp number: 6641
"Square" shape Year Mark symbol dating the candlesticks to 1919 exactly.
Lion alongside "W" for the Whiting Manufacturing Company.
Condition:
Good
No dents but minor dIngs commensurate with age.
No pin holes.
Excellent set of marks.
Dimensions:
Height: 22 cm high / 9 inches.
Base: 10cm / 4 inches.
Postage UK: £10 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: from £20 International Signed For.
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£475
| $632 USD | €538 EUR
GEORGIAN SILVER NUTMEG GRATER BY THOMAS WILLMORE, ...
Item Ref
JUIN98
This exquisite Georgian nutmeg grater bears the marks of the sought-after silversmith Thomas Willmore and is dated Birmingham 1801. Nutmeg graters are scarce and usually in poor condition. This one is in excellent order, is fully hallmarked, which is not always the case.
The bright-cut rectangular body is the perfect size to house a nutmeg, as can be seen on one of my images. The hinged cover opens to reveal the original steel grater. The inner lid is fully hallmarked.
Hallmarks:
TW for Thomas Willmore
Date letter "i" for 1806.
Birmingham Assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Duty mark.
Condition:
Excellent
No dings, repairs dents to the cover or main body.
Hinge in excellent condition.
Clear hallmarks.
Crisp decorations.
Postage UK: £7 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £10 International Signed For.
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The bright-cut rectangular body is the perfect size to house a nutmeg, as can be seen on one of my images. The hinged cover opens to reveal the original steel grater. The inner lid is fully hallmarked.
Hallmarks:
TW for Thomas Willmore
Date letter "i" for 1806.
Birmingham Assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Duty mark.
Condition:
Excellent
No dings, repairs dents to the cover or main body.
Hinge in excellent condition.
Clear hallmarks.
Crisp decorations.
Postage UK: £7 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £10 International Signed For.
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£475
| $632 USD | €538 EUR
RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO ENAMEL SNUFF BOX ...
Item Ref
OCTO79
This is a superb Russian silver and niello snuff box. The front hinged cover with niello work decoration featuring a bridge over a river with various buildings in the background. The back with a country mansion amongst trees and scrolls. The sides embellished with an elongated trellis pattern. The interior of the box retains the original gilding.
Hallmarks:
Maker's marks: Alexander Fuld, Moscow, 1862-1917.
Moscow city mark
84 zolotniki silver.
Date mark erased: - circa 1880.
Condition:
Fair.
Front and back panel in very good condition.
Sides with some losses to the niello decorations.
Interior gilding in very good condition.
Dimensions:
Length: 7.5cm / 3 inches.
Depth: 4.5cm / 1.6 inch.
Height: 2.5cm / 1 inch.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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Hallmarks:
Maker's marks: Alexander Fuld, Moscow, 1862-1917.
Moscow city mark
84 zolotniki silver.
Date mark erased: - circa 1880.
Condition:
Fair.
Front and back panel in very good condition.
Sides with some losses to the niello decorations.
Interior gilding in very good condition.
Dimensions:
Length: 7.5cm / 3 inches.
Depth: 4.5cm / 1.6 inch.
Height: 2.5cm / 1 inch.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £12 International Signed For.
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£425
| $566 USD | €482 EUR
VICTORIAN SILVER WHISKY FLASK BY CYRIL JAMES ...
Item Ref
AOUT60
This good size solid silver hip flask was made by Cyril James Frost and is hallmarked for London 1897. It has an unusual curved crescent form designed to fit comfortably in a pocket.
The hallmarked hinged domed lid with bayonet locking mechanism.
Excellent gauge of silver, it feels satisfyingly heavy.
Flat narrow pedestal base allowing the flask to stand upright.
All parts separately hallmarked.
Hallmarks:
CJF for Cyril James Frost
London Assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Date letter "b" for 1897.
Condition:
very good.
Small dent on top oif lid.
Minor dings on body, commensurate with age.
Good lid.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height: 12cm / 5 inches.
Width: 10.5cm / 4 inches.
Depth: 3 cm / 0.6 inches.
Weight: 6oz / 175g.
Postage UK: £8 Special delivery next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
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The hallmarked hinged domed lid with bayonet locking mechanism.
Excellent gauge of silver, it feels satisfyingly heavy.
Flat narrow pedestal base allowing the flask to stand upright.
All parts separately hallmarked.
Hallmarks:
CJF for Cyril James Frost
London Assay mark.
Lion Passant.
Date letter "b" for 1897.
Condition:
very good.
Small dent on top oif lid.
Minor dings on body, commensurate with age.
Good lid.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height: 12cm / 5 inches.
Width: 10.5cm / 4 inches.
Depth: 3 cm / 0.6 inches.
Weight: 6oz / 175g.
Postage UK: £8 Special delivery next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
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£395
| $526 USD | €448 EUR
CASED SET OF SIX VICTORIAN SILVER NUMBERED ...
Item Ref
SEPT85
This exquisite and unusual complete set of six Victorian silver napkin rings is hallmarked for Sheffield 1893 and was made by the renowned James Dixon & Sons. Each napkin ring of oval waisted form with central girdle and pinched borders. Numbered 1 to 6 and presented in the original leather box lined with fuchsia velvet and satin. They have an excellent silver gauge.
Hallmarks:
JD&S for James Dixon & Sons.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Lion passant.
Date letter "a" for 1893.
Dimensions and Weight:
Length: 5cm / 2 inches.
Width: 4.5cm / 1.4 inches.
Height: 3cm / 1.2 inch.
Combined weight: 156g / 5.4 oz.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
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Hallmarks:
JD&S for James Dixon & Sons.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Lion passant.
Date letter "a" for 1893.
Dimensions and Weight:
Length: 5cm / 2 inches.
Width: 4.5cm / 1.4 inches.
Height: 3cm / 1.2 inch.
Combined weight: 156g / 5.4 oz.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
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£365
| $486 USD | €414 EUR
EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH SILVER SNUFF MULL, ...
Item Ref
NOV97
This is a wonderful snuff mull* with a decorative silver mount. The ram's horn body with a plain unmarked silver neck. The hinged lid decorated with an engraved silver thistle.
*Snuff mull comes from a Scottish dialect word for "mill", where the snuff would have been ground to a powder, mulls came in a variety of shapes, the most common being fashioned from a ram's horn.
Hallmarks:
Unmarked as it was very often the case with snuff mulls but tested and guaranteed silver.
Dimensions:
Length: 8.5cm / 3 inches.
Lid diameter: 4cm / 1.4 inches.
Condition:
Body in excellent shiny condition.
Silver hinge and decorations in excellent condition.
Minor hairline crack to the lid, commensurate with age.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: from £12 International Signed For.
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*Snuff mull comes from a Scottish dialect word for "mill", where the snuff would have been ground to a powder, mulls came in a variety of shapes, the most common being fashioned from a ram's horn.
Hallmarks:
Unmarked as it was very often the case with snuff mulls but tested and guaranteed silver.
Dimensions:
Length: 8.5cm / 3 inches.
Lid diameter: 4cm / 1.4 inches.
Condition:
Body in excellent shiny condition.
Silver hinge and decorations in excellent condition.
Minor hairline crack to the lid, commensurate with age.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: from £12 International Signed For.
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£350
| $466 USD | €397 EUR
CASED SET OF SIX VICTORIAN SILVER NAPKIN ...
Item Ref
OCTO63
This exquisite and complete set of six Victorian silver napkin rings is hallmarked for Birmingham 1896. Each napkin ring of oval waisted form with embossed decorations surrounding a vacant reserve.Fine beaded borders. Presented in the original leather box lined with velvet and satin.
Hallmarks:
E.S.J for Edward Samuel Jones.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Lion passant.
Date letter "w" for 1896.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height: 2.5cm / 1 inch.
Combined weight: 72g / 2 oz.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
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Hallmarks:
E.S.J for Edward Samuel Jones.
Birmingham Assay Mark.
Lion passant.
Date letter "w" for 1896.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height: 2.5cm / 1 inch.
Combined weight: 72g / 2 oz.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £15 International Signed For.
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£325
| $433 USD | €368 EUR
CASED PAIR OF VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER ASPARAGUS ...
Item Ref
NOV79
These exquisite solid silver asparagus tongs are dated Birmingham 1900 and bear the marks of the reputed Hilliard & Thomason. The blades and the top handle are engraved with sprigs of foliage. No initials or inscriptions.
They are presented in their original Morocco leather case, a rare occurrence.
They have a good gauge of silver, a testimony of their quality.
Hallmarks:
H&T for Hilliard & Thomason.
Lion Passant.
Birmingham Assay mark.
Date letter "a" for 1900.
Condition:
Excellent.
No dings. No dents. No repairs.
Good set of marks.
Dimensions and Weight:
Length: 24cm / 9.4 inches
Height: 5cm / 2 inches
Width of blades: 3.5cm / 1.3 inches.
Weight: 173 g / 6.1 oz
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: from £15 International Signed For.
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They are presented in their original Morocco leather case, a rare occurrence.
They have a good gauge of silver, a testimony of their quality.
Hallmarks:
H&T for Hilliard & Thomason.
Lion Passant.
Birmingham Assay mark.
Date letter "a" for 1900.
Condition:
Excellent.
No dings. No dents. No repairs.
Good set of marks.
Dimensions and Weight:
Length: 24cm / 9.4 inches
Height: 5cm / 2 inches
Width of blades: 3.5cm / 1.3 inches.
Weight: 173 g / 6.1 oz
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: from £15 International Signed For.
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£325
| $433 USD | €368 EUR
MINIATURE VICTORIAN SILVER PATIENCE CARD BOX BY ...
Item Ref
OCTO86
This exquisite solid silver patience card box has very simple lines. The hinged domed cover opening to reveal a gilt interior divided in two to fit the pair of playing cards. Fitted with the original and complete set of cards.
Hallmarks:
N&H for Nathan & Hayes
Chester Assay Mark.
Lion Passant
Date letter "P" for 1898.
Condition:
Excellent.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height: 5cm / 2 inches.
Width: 3.5cm / 1.2 inches.
Depth: 3.5cm / 1.2 inches.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £25 International Signed For.
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Hallmarks:
N&H for Nathan & Hayes
Chester Assay Mark.
Lion Passant
Date letter "P" for 1898.
Condition:
Excellent.
Dimensions and Weight:
Height: 5cm / 2 inches.
Width: 3.5cm / 1.2 inches.
Depth: 3.5cm / 1.2 inches.
Postage UK: £8 Special Delivery Next day.
Postage overseas: £25 International Signed For.
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£325
| $433 USD | €368 EUR
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