Antiques & Collectors Items
The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, December 06 2011
Two Day Sale of Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables
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.
A good early George III silver two-handled tea urn of Neo-classical design, the lid with pineapple finial and with bead mounts to rim, reeded loop handles with leaf cappings, reeded spout and ivory tap, on square base with ball feet, 21.25ins high, by William Holmes, London 1764 (gross weight 102ozs), engraved with contemporary coat of arms within oval leaf pattern panel
Guide Price: £2500-3500
Lot 446 SOLD FOR: £ 700
An Edward VII silver three piece tea service of Georgian design, the rectangular squat bulbous bodies with gadroon and leaf mounts to rim, with partly reeded bodies, each on four paw feet, comprising - teapot with ebonised handle and finial, 6ins high, two-handled sugar basin and milk jug, by Mappin Bros, London 1906/1908 (gross weight 40ozs)
Guide Price: £700-900
Lot 447 SOLD FOR: £ 960
A George V silver four piece tea and coffee service, comprising - teapot, coffee pot, two-handled sugar basin and milk jug with bulbous part reeded bodies, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1917 (gross weight 65ozs - teapot dented)
Guide Price: £700-1000
Lot 448 SOLD FOR: £ 800
A George V silver four piece tea service with plain slightly bulbous oval bodies, by C.B. & S., Sheffield 1930/1932, comprising - teapot, 6ins high, two-handled sugar basin and milk jug (all Sheffield 1930), and matching hot water jug, 8.75ins high, Sheffield 1932 (gross weight 54ozs)
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 449 SOLD FOR: £ 700
A George VI silver four piece tea service, the plain squat bulbous bodies with cut-card work ornament, comprising - teapot, 4.75ins high, hot water jug, 9.75ins high, both with composition handles and finials, two-handled sugar basin and milk jug, by Alexander Clark & Co, London, hallmarked Birmingham 1938 (gross weight 46ozs)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 450 SOLD FOR: £ 500
A George V and George VI silver three piece tea service with squat bulbous bodies by S.B.& S. Ltd, the teapot and milk jug Birmingham 1935, the sugar basin Chester 1938 (gross weight 34ozs)
Guide Price: £450-600
Lot 451 SOLD FOR: £ 1150
A George V silver four piece tea service with bulbous panelled bodies, comprising - tea kettle with arched handle, and stand and burner for same, 12ins high, teapot, two-handled sugar basin and milk jug, by J.S., Sheffield 1930-1934 (gross weight 74ozs)
Guide Price: £1000-1500
Lot 452 SOLD FOR: £ 400
An Indian silvery metal three piece tea service, the bulbous panelled bodies engraved with leaf ornament (gross weight 28ozs)
Guide Price: £400-600
A George III silver oval teapot of Neo-classical design, engraved with leaf ornament and with shaped fruitwood handle, 5.75ins high, by Thomas Chawner, London 1785 (gross weight 13.5ozs - old repair to lid) and a similar George III silver oval teapot stand on four panel feet, 6.75ins x 5.25ins by Robert Hennell 1789 (weight 4ozs - later shield pattern cartouche)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 454 SOLD FOR: £ 280
A late Victorian silver baluster shaped coffee pot of Georgian design with partly reeded body, ebonised handle and finial, 10.75ins high, by E.H., London 1883 (gross weight 19ozs)
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 455 SOLD FOR: £ 500
An Edward VII silver oval serving plate with gadroon mounts to rim, 15.25ins x 8.25ins, by J.B.C., London 1902 (weight 32ozs)
Guide Price: £400-500
Lot 456 SOLD FOR: £ 240
A George VI silver circular salver with moulded rim, on three scroll and pad feet, 10ins diameter, by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1939 (weight 18ozs - with presentation inscription and copy signatures), six coffee spoons with pointed terminals, Sheffield 1944, a silver napkin ring, and two other silver spoons (weight 6ozs)
Guide Price: £250-300
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Lot 457 SOLD FOR: £ 220
A George III silver circular waiter with shell moulded piecrust border, on three pad feet, 7ins diameter, by Lothian Ann Robertson, Edinburgh 1762 (weight 8ozs - engraved to centre)
Guide Price: £250-300
Lot 458 SOLD FOR: £ 500
A pair of Elizabeth II cast silver pillar candlesticks of 18th Century design with scalloped mouldings and knopped stems, by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1971 (weight 35ozs)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 459 SOLD FOR: £ 360
A pair of Victorian silver circular chamber candlesticks with shaped rims, 4.5ins diameter by J.Chapple & J. Mantell, 32 Strand London 1882, four 18th Century silver ratail pattern table spoons (bottom marks indistinct) and three fiddle pattern salt spoons (weight 17ozs)
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 460 SOLD FOR: £ 360
An Indian silvery metal prize cup embossed throughout with animals and trees and with cartouche to front engraved "East Kent Canine Society Pekinese Cup", 7ins diameter x 10.5ins high (weight 24ozs - damaged to rim)
Guide Price: £250-300
An early 20th Century French cut-glass liqueur decanter, the bulbous body with facet cuttings and with silvery metal mounted rim, 9ins high, and stopper for same, and a set of six matching liqueur glasses with silvery metal mounts, each 3ins high
Guide Price: £200-300
An Edward VII silver rectangular cigar case, engraved throughout with leaf scrolls and engraved 'Presented to Mr McCulloch as a Souvenir of the Trial Trip of T.S.S. Oriana, June 1906', 4.75ins x 3.5ins, by Walker & Hall Sheffield 1902 (weight 5ozs), a Pacific Line luggage label recording Mr Ian McCulloch's voyage on 'Dunedin' from Sutton Valence, Kent, and a 19th Century Scottish silvery metal mounted snuff mull, 3.25ins overall (engraved to rim 'John McCulloch')
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 462 SOLD FOR: £ 240
A George V glass claret jug with plain bulbous body, silver mount and handle, 8ins high, by C. & S. Co Ltd, London 1930
Guide Price: £150-200
A late 19th/early 20th Century Persian silvery metal covered glass three sided flask with dimpled sides, finely pierced and engraved with figures and leaf scrolls, 11.75ins high, and cover for same (impressed mark to base)
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 464 SOLD FOR: £ 140
Six 20th Century Danish silvery metal table forks with scroll borders and hammered finish (weight 12ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 465 SOLD FOR: £ 180
A pair of Elizabeth II silver rectangular ashtrays, 3.5ins square, by Viners, Sheffield 1955 (weight 5ozs), a late Victorian silver rectangular vesta case engraved with leaf scrolls, 1.5ins x 1.25ins, Birmingham 1899, one other vesta case, and a selection of sundry silver items, various
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 466 SOLD FOR: £ 160
A late Victorian silver cruet with bead mounts and trefoil shaped base, on three bun feet, complete with circular salt, pepper pot and mustard pot with domed covers and slice cut bodies, 4.75ins x 4.75ins x 4.25ins high, by Garrards, London 1886 (weighable silver 7ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
An early 20th Century Russian silver rectangular cigar case of reeded form, the front applied with two pierced and engraved monograms, 4.5ins x 3.25ins, the interior engraved "Alma Racen" and dated 1911 (bears maker's mark "EC" and 84 Standard stamped to interior - weight 5ozs)
Guide Price: £200-300
A Victorian silver rectangular card case/note book with engine turned cover and engraved cartouche to front, with blue moire lined interior and ivory tablet notebook and pencil, 3.875ins x 2.75ins, by C.W.S.D., Birmingham 1862 (slightly dented and creased in places)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 469 SOLD FOR: £ 320
A pair of Indian silver mounted twin tiger's claw pattern menu holders with crossed rifles to front, 2.375ins wide x 2ins high, by Barton of Bangalore
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 470 SOLD FOR: £ 290
A Siamese silvery metal bulbous jardiniere embossed to sides with various figures, 7ins diameter x 5ins high (weight 18ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 471 SOLD FOR: £ 220
A Victorian Scottish Skean Dhu with 3.875ins silvery metal mounted steel blade and carved wood terminal, and silvery metal mounted black leather scabbard for same, 9ins overall (engraved to mount "J.S.F. from G.S.F. Red Deer, 14th October to 12th December 1857"), a George VI silver two-handled circular tea strainer and stand, 2ins high, by Mappin & Webb, London 1945 (slightly dented), and a small selection of silver and silvery metal items
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 472 SOLD FOR: £ 300
A George III silver teapot with rectangular partly reeded body and on ball feet, 5.5ins high, possibly by J. D. Exeter 1810 (gross weight 20ozs - slightly damaged)
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 473 SOLD FOR: £ 340
A Victorian silver dressing table mirror with pierced and embossed border, 11.75ins x 8.75ins, London 1888
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 474 SOLD FOR: £ 160
An Edward VII silver topped and cut glass oval dressing table box, the lid embossed with cherubs, 4.5ins x 2ins x 1.5ins high, Birmingham 1904, two similar smaller ditto, six other silver topped dressing table jars/bottles, and a small selection of sundry silver items
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 475 SOLD FOR: £ 270
A Chinese silvery metal three piece condiment set in the form of three rickshaws with detachable fitments, the rickshaws each 5.5ins overall
Guide Price: £120-160
A pair of George III silver candle snuffers engraved with leaf ornament, 6.5ins overall, possibly by Joseph Clare, London 1769 (weight 3oz - lacking one foot and worn), and an 18th Century silver punch ladle, the oval bowl set with Queen Anne 1712 shilling, and with twisted whale bone handle (worn to bowl and damaged to handle)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 477 SOLD FOR: £ 480
A George V silver six division rectangular toast rack, 6.5ins x 3ins x 5ins high, by R.M. and E.H., Sheffield 1910 (weight 8ozs), a George III silver oval milk jug with engraved borders, 4.5ins high (unmarked) and sundry silver items
Guide Price: £200-300
A George V silver "Chick" pincushion, 1.25ins high, by Samuel Morden & Co, Chester 1911 (worn to top), and two Edward VII silver "Cockerel" desk seals, each 1ins high, Chester 1907
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 479 SOLD FOR: £ 150
An Edward VII silver dressing table of Art Nouveau design and of shaped outline, embossed with leaf scroll ornament and with shaped bevelled mirror plate, 13ins x 9.5ins, by W.A.., Birmingham 1905 (slight damage)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 480 SOLD FOR: £ 210
A George III silver milk jug with gadrooned rim and bulbous part reeded body, 4ins high, London 1798 (weight 5ozs), an Edward VII silver pepper pot of 18th Century design with bulbous body, 5ins high, by J.D. & W.D., Chester 1906, two pairs of silver cruets, and three small silver pillar candlesticks (all loaded)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 481 SOLD FOR: £ 260
An Edward VII silver and blue enamelled rectangular cigarette case, 3.25ins x 2.5ins, Birmingham 1909, and two other cigarette cases with engine turned ornament (weight 9ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 482 SOLD FOR: £ 340
An Edward VII silver oval trinket tray embossed with birds, flowers and leafage, 9.5ins x 3.125ins, Chester 1903, a late Victorian silver cylindrical toilet jar embossed with floral and leaf scroll ornament, 3.25ins diameter x 3.5ins high, Chester 1898, a silver topped and hobnail cut-glass spherical scent bottle, 4.25ins high, Birmingham hallmark (rubbed - hinge broken), and a quantity of silver items, various
Guide Price: £175-250
Lot 483 SOLD FOR: £ 190
A Victorian silver rectangular snuff box of shaped outline with incurved sides and cast floral thumbpiece, 3.25ins x 2.25ins x .75ins high, by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1853 (weight 4ozs)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 484 SOLD FOR: £ 230
A George VI silver circular tazza with reeded and moulded border, 9.5ins diameter x 2ins high, by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1937 (weight 13ozs), and a George V silver milk jug, 3.25ins high, Birmingham 1919 (weight approximately 2ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 485 SOLD FOR: £ 220
An Edward VII silver rectangular dressing table tray of Art Nouveau design embossed with leaf ornament, 11ins x 7.5ins, Birmingham 1906 (weight 9ozs), and a Continental embossed silvery metal circular sugar bowl, 4.75in diameter x 2.75ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 486 SOLD FOR: £ 2000
A late 19th/early 20th Century Russian silver gilt and Plique a Jour enamel egg pattern cup and cover with bold cast silver gilt double headed eagle finial, the body with transluscent enamel in red, blue, green, mauve and turquoise bead enamel borders, 2.75ins (71mm high), though to be by Pavel Ovchinnikov (1853-1916) of Moscow (weight 210 grammes)
Guide Price: £2000-3000
A George V silver three piece cruet, comprising - salt, pepper and mustard (with blue glass liners and spoons), contained in fitted case, Birmingham 1933 (weight 6ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 488 SOLD FOR: £ 240
A George VI lady's silver and enamel compact, the face enamelled in colours with a hunting scene, the reverse with engine turning, 3.5ins diameter, by H.C.D., Birmingham 1951 (gross weight 5.5ozs)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 489 SOLD FOR: £ 70
An early Victorian silver caddy spoon with moulded terminal and oval bowl, London 1840, 3.75ins overall, la French silvery metal Kings pattern ladle, 12.5ins overall, a ditto fork and spoon, and a selection of sundry cutlery, various
Guide Price: £50-70
Lot 490 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A Victorian Scottish silver fiddle pattern caddy spoon with scallop moulded bowl, Glasgow 1854, and a William IV Scottish silver similar ditto, by William Pirrie, Edinburgh 1833 (both engraved to terminals)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 491 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A Victorian silver fiddle pattern caddy spoon, the circular bowl engraved with leaf scrolls, Birmingham 1869 (slight dent to terminal), a ditto silver caddy spoon with shaped terminal, by George Unite, Birmingham 1872, and a late Victorian silver caddy spoon with shaped terminal and scallop moulded bowl, by Macs????field & Son, Sheffield 1900
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 492 SOLD FOR: £ 130
A George III silver caddy spoon with engraved terminal and scallop moulded bowl, by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1802, a George III similar ditto, by John Shea, London 1800, and a George IV silver caddy spoon with pierced terminal and moulded and engraved circular bowl, by Ledsham & Vale, Birmingham 1821
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 493 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A George II silver Old English pattern gravy spoon, 12.5ins high, by E.C. (?), London possibly 1741 (date letter rubbed - weight 1oz)
Guide Price: £100-150
