Antiques & Collectors Items
The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, December 08 2009
Chistmas Auction of Fine Art,Antiques and Collectors Items
Viewing Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm, Monday 10am-7pm immediately prior to sale. Open on mornings of sale (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 8.30am until 10am for viewing. Sale starts promptly at 10am each day. Please remember that if you want to leave a commission bid or bid by telephone we need all instructions by Monday 6.30pm before sale.
Lot 196 SOLD FOR: £ 1650
A pair of early 20th Century Continental cast silver and carved ivory faced standing figures of Knights in armour, on pierced octagonal bases, 9.25ins high, by Bernard Muller, import mark for London 1911 ((gross weight 30ozs)
Guide Price: £1500-2000
An Italian silvery metal rectangular casket, the whole of serpentine outline, the lifting cover boldly embossed and chased with bold leaf scroll design, the lid with central lozenge shaped boss and set with a red stone, on four panel feet, 6.25ins x 5ins x 2.5ins high (weight 13ozs)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 198 SOLD FOR: £ 190
A 19th Century Continental silvery metal coffee pot of 18th Century design, the baluster shaped body embossed with figures and bold C and leaf scrolls and floral ornament, 6.75ins high (bears mark to base - thought to be Dutch - gross weight 11ozs)
Guide Price: £175-250
Lot 199 SOLD FOR: £ 230
A Continental silvery metal circular tray with cast and pierced fruiting vine pattern rim, the centre engraved with a band of leaf and floral ornament, on three cast paw feet, 15ins diameter x 2.25ins high (weight 44ozs)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 200 SOLD FOR: £ 350
A silver and cloisonne enamel circular snuff box of flattened bulbous form, the lid decorated with double headed eagle, the borders decorated with panels of leaf and floral ornament. 2.5ins diameter x 1.25ins high (bears standard .84 mark to base - weight 1.5ozs)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 201 SOLD FOR: £ 420
A Chinese silvery metal rectangular card case, the front embossed and chased with figures in garden scenes, and with bamboo and five Chinese characters to reverse, 4.5ins x 3ins (weight 2ozs)
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 202 SOLD FOR: £ 140
A 19th Century German silvery metal oval inkwell of shaped outline embossed with leaf ornament and surmounted by a figure of a setter with a hare in its mouth, 11ins x 8ins (weight 6.5ozs - with German inscription), complete with two slice cut octagonal inkwells for same
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 203 SOLD FOR: £ 240
A late Victorian Crown Staffordshire royal blue glazed eggshell porcelain coffee pot of tapered form decorated in gilt with floral sprays and with embossed and pierced silver mounts, the domed cover with flowerhead finial and cane bound handle, 7.75ins high, by William Comyns, London 1893
Guide Price: £175-250
Lot 204 SOLD FOR: £ 320
An Edward VII silver rectangular tray pattern inkstand, complete with two octagonal lidded inkwells and twin pen rest, on bun feet, 11.75ins x 6.75ins, by J.C. Vickery, 179-183 Regent Street, London, hallmarked Birmingham 1905 (weight 25ozs), and with presentation inscription"To Charles Stewart from Percy Meighar-Lovett...etc"
Guide Price: £175-250
Lot 205 SOLD FOR: £ 190
A Victorian silver prize cup, the body engraved in the Neo-classical manner with oval cartouches and leaf swags, and engraved with the Arms of the City of Rochester, on conforming circular base, 7ins high, London 1868 (weight 5ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
An unusual Victorian cast silver bottle stopper, cast with the crest of the Hussey-Freke Family of Hannngton Hall, Wiltshire, in the form of a heart held by two hands above a boot within rope pattern borders, 3.75ins high, by Barnards, London 1877 (lacking cork - weight 1.5ozs)
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 207 SOLD FOR: £ 220
A late Victorian silver rectangular Sovereign and Half Sovereign case, the exterior engraved with leaf ornament, 2.25ins x 1.25in, Birmingham 1897, and a Dutch silver scent bottle embossed with figures, animals and C-scroll ornament, and with cast finial, 2.75ins x 1.125in, import mark for London 1891
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 208 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A Victorian large size silver wine label for"Sherry" stamped in the form of a leaf, 3.25ins x 2.5ins, by Rawlings & Summers, London 1847, and a George IV cast silver wine label for"Sherry" of fruiting vine and scroll pattern, London 1828
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 209 SOLD FOR: £ 60
A George III silver octagonal wine label for"Hollands" within reeded borders, London 1816, and a George V small silver label for"Whiskey", Birmingham 1921
Guide Price: £70-100
Lot 210 SOLD FOR: £ 840
A silvery metal cylindrical"Royalist" box and cover, cast with head of Charles I, 1.25ins diameter x 1.125ins high, containing ten 17th/18th Century"Royalist" counters, variously engraved with the heads and profiles of Kings and Queens and various coats of arms, 1in diameter (one split, one holed, and some worn)
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 211 SOLD FOR: £ 220
An early Victorian silver christening mug, the cylindrical body boldly embossed with a landscape with two children playing with hoops, moulded footrim, and double scroll handle, 3.75ins high, London 1843 (weight 3.5oz - initialled JWP to LEP)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 212 SOLD FOR: £ 400
A George III silver wine funnel with reeded mounts and removable liner, 5.57ins high, probably by William Burch, London 1789 (weight 2ozs)
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 213 SOLD FOR: £ 140
A Victorian silver topped travelling inkwell, the top and screw-on cover boldly engraved with leaf scroll ornament, 1.75in square x 1.5in high, Samson Morden, London 1854
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 214 SOLD FOR: £ 90
A pair of Victorian silver circular salts of Georgian design with tongue pattern mounts to rim, each on three paw feet, 2.75ins diameter x 1.75in high, by B. & S. Edinburgh 1893, and two fiddle pattern salt spoons (various dates)
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 215 SOLD FOR: £ 180
A pair of Victorian silver oval James pattern sauce boats with shaped rims and leaf capped flying scroll handles, each on three pad feet, 7ins overall, by H.L. and H.L., London 1855 (weight 15ozs - with presentation inscription"To The Reverend Samuel Andrew, Headmaster of Truro Grammar School....etc September 18th 1850" - slightly dented)
Guide Price: £150-250
Lot 216 SOLD FOR: £ 400
A George II plain silver baluster shaped tankard with moulded footrim and double scroll handle, 4.75ins high, by Humphrey Payne, London 1742 (weight 10.5ozs, later initialled in script"J.R.")
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 217 SOLD FOR: £ 300
A George II plain silver baluster shaped tankard with moulded footrim and double scroll handle, 4.75ins high, by Thomas Cooke & Richard Gurney, London 1755 (weight 10.5ozs - footrim misshapen)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 218 SOLD FOR: £ 320
A George III plain silver baluster shaped tankard, with moulded footrim and leaf capped double scroll handle, 5ins high by William Tweedie, London 1776 (weight 10oz - later initialled)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 219 SOLD FOR: £ 320
A George III silver oval cylindrical teapot of Neo-classical design with bead mounts to rim and oval cast panels to front and reverse, the slightly domed cover embossed with leaf scroll ornament, 5ins high, by Andrew Fogelberg & Stephen Gilbert, London 1783 ((gross weight 16ozs)
Guide Price: £225-275
Lot 220 SOLD FOR: £ 400
A William IV silver circular teapot of squat lobed form, the cover with cast melon pattern finial, on leaf scroll panel feet, 6ins high, by Edward, Edward Junior, John and William Barnard, London 1835 ((gross weight 24ozs)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 221 SOLD FOR: £ 240
A Victorian silver circular teapot of squat bulbous form with bead mounts to the shaped rim and footrim, the domed cover with moulded finial and the body embossed and chased with leaf paterae and leaf scroll ornament, 7.25ins high, by E. & J. Barnard, London 1858 (gross weight 27ozs)
Guide Price: £250-300
Lot 222 SOLD FOR: £ 260
A Victorian silver coffee pot with plain urn pattern body and flat hinged lid with cast melon terminal, panelled spout and moulded handle, on cast scroll and panel feet, 9.5ins high, by George Burrows II and Richard Pearce, London 1847 (gross weight 27ozs - slight dent to body)
Guide Price: £275-350
Lot 223 SOLD FOR: £ 460
An early Victorian silver three piece tea service of circular baluster shape, engraved with vacant oval cartouches, leaf paterae, floral and scroll ornament, comprising - teapot with turned finial to flat lid and angular handle, 6ins high, two handled sugar basin and milk jug, by W.H., London 1857 (gross weight 38ozs)
Guide Price: £350-450
Lot 225 SOLD FOR: £ 1350
An early Victorian silver four piece tea and coffee service, the bulbous lobed bodies embossed and chased with leaf and flowerhead design, and with leaf capped double scroll handles, all on four panel feet, comprising - teapot, 7ins high, coffee pot, 9.75ins high, both with cast melon finials, sugar basin, and milk jug, by Joseph and Albert Savory, London 1850/51 (gross weight 72ozs)
Guide Price: £1000-1500
Lot 226 SOLD FOR: £ 210
Four early George III silver Old English pattern table spoons by E.T., London 1768 (weight 9ozs)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 227 SOLD FOR: £ 130
Eight George III silver Old English pattern table spoons (various dates and makers and variously initialled - weight 16ozs)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 228 SOLD FOR: £ 160
Eight George III silver fiddle pattern table forks (various dates and makers - weight 17ozs)
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 229 SOLD FOR: £ 170
Nine George III silver fiddle pattern dessert forks by Eley Fearn & Chawner, London 1811 (weight 12ozs - initialled and crested)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 230 SOLD FOR: £ 100
Nine Victorian silver fiddle pattern dessert forks, six by W.E., London 1844, three by H.H., London 1849 (weight 13ozs)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 231 SOLD FOR: £ 180
Eleven silver fiddle pattern dessert forks (various dates and makers - weight 18ozs)
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 232 SOLD FOR: £ 100
A Victorian silver Kings pattern fish slice, the shaped blade with pierced centre panel, by George Adams, London 1849 (weight 7ozs)
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 233 SOLD FOR: £ 210
A George III silver feather edged soup ladle with shell pattern bowl, 13ins overall, probably by William Taylor, London 1777 (weight 5ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 234 SOLD FOR: £ 200
A George III silver feather edged soup ladle with shell pattern bowl, 13.25ins overall, probably by Benjamin Brewood, London 1767 (weight 6ozs)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 235 SOLD FOR: £ 1500
A George III and George IV silver fiddle, thread and shell pattern table service, the majority by Eley & Fearn, some by Eley, Fearn & Chawner, London 1804-1821, comprising - twelve table spoons, twelve table forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve dessert forks, twelve tea spoons, pair of sauce ladles, pair of butter knives, and two gravy spoons (weight 148ozs - all engraved with crest of lion passant holding a cross), and with plated soup ladle, eight table knives and twelve dessert knives, all with later stainless steel blades and ivory handles engraved with similar crest
Guide Price: £1500-2000
A pair of William IV silver pillar candlesticks of 18th Century design, with square sconces and square moulded bases with bold anthemion ornament, and with multi knopped stems, 9.25ins high, by Henry Wilkinson & Co, Sheffield 1838 (bases loaded - engraved with dog crest)
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 237 SOLD FOR: £ 3800
A set of four George III cast silver pillar candlesticks with square fluted sconces, the multi knopped stems with gadroon mounts and the square stepped bases with gadroon borders, 10.75ins high, two probably by Thomas Hannam & John Cafe, London 1763, and two by John Cafe London 1767 (weight 92ozs - sconces apparently unmarked)
Guide Price: £4000-6000
Lot 238 SOLD FOR: £ 500
A pair of late Victorian plated oval entree dishes and covers with rope pattern borders, the lids engraved with a band of bold leaf scroll ornament, 11.5ins x 9ins, and stands for same in the Neo-classical manner cast with goats head and ribbon and acanthus leaf swags
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 239 SOLD FOR: £ 560
An early 19th Century Sheffield plate epergne or table centre, the circular framework with bead and tongue ornament and leaf capped moulded uprights, the four conforming circular brackets to hold heavy slice and fan cut dishes with serrated rims, centre dish 11ins diameter, smaller dishes 4.75ins diameter, 22ins diameter overall x 12.5ins high (glass dishes probably associated - centre dish chipped and smaller dishes chipped on rims)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 240 SOLD FOR: £ 260
A modern oak and plated three bottle tantalus inset with octagonal slice and star cut spirit decanters, 6.25ins high, and cut stoppers for same, the tantalus with shaped sides and shaped plated corner mounts, with set of three Elizabeth II silver wine labels for"Scotch","Gin" and"Brandy" with shell and leaf scroll borders, Birmingham 1970 and 1971
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 241 SOLD FOR: £ 300
An Edwardian oak framed and plated three bottle tantalus inset with octagonal slice and hobnail cut spirit decanters, 7ins high, and cut stoppers for same, contained in tantalus with plated top and handle, shaped sides with two lifting compartments, fitted with a games drawer below containing cribbage board, dominoes, packs of cards, whist marker, etc, 17ins x 12ins x 14ins high, by Walker & Hall, and presentation inscription"To Mr John Keir by a few friends on the occasion of his leaving Kelty District to take up farming in Kent, 30th October 1906"
Guide Price: £300-400
