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ISSN 1742-156X Volume 21/01 Where Sold £8.50 September/October 2010

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CONTENTS

A Lewis Discovery by Michael Baggott 3 Fakes & Forgeries Seminar 3 The Barncleuch Puritan spoon 4 Unusual town marks for Glasgow by Kenneth Reid 6 Three spoons for the 21st century by Anne Graham 8 First Tuesday 9 Back copies of The Finial 9 A furry ‘JS’ mark by Bruce Jones 11Feedback 12Review – Two Scottish sales by Mr M 14Results for the Club Postal Auction – 26th August 2010 16The Club Postal Auction 17The next postal auction – Thursday 14th October 43Postal auction information 43

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COVER

• A George IV Cast Silver-gilt ‘Adam & Eve’ Pattern Dessert Spoon & Fork. London 1825 by William Eley II.

See: The Postal Auction, Lot 213, page 39

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A Lewes Discovery

By Michael Baggott

Fig. 1

The Trefid spoon illustrated (Fig. 1) displays many of the features of late period examples (c.1690-1710), a plain bowl with a simple rattail and the close, almost rounded, notched stem. It is later initialled in script and is of a heavy gauge, the stem bearing three previously unrecorded marks, which I believe can be attributed to the Lewes goldsmith William Grover.

Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4

Beside the fact that the spoon is of the correct period and that the maker’s mark is the right set of initials, ‘WG’ (Fig. 2) the other two punches, a stylised five leaved rose (Fig. 3) and a fleur-de-lys (Fig. 4) reinforce the Lewes provenance.

Tim Kent suggests that Grover may well have been apprenticed to James Emery II1 who employed a leaved rose and fleur-de-lys mark (adopted from his father) alongside his maker’s mark. It follows that in the absence of any other influence Grover would have copied the style of his master’s punches, though it appears in a somewhat more rudimentary form. Hopefully more spoons bearing any or all of these particular punches will now come to light and be recognised as Grover’s work.

Notes: Sussex Silver and It's Makers' T.A.Kent, London, 2002, p.32

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Fakes and Forgeries Seminar London

– Monday 22nd November 2010 –

Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London EC2V 6BN

The Goldsmiths’ Company is holding a Fakes and Forgeries seminar at their Hall on 22nd November. These seminars have been running for many years and for those that have not been, it is a must; you will have a great time if you go. The day will start with an introduction from the Deputy Warden (The Assay Master) Dr Robert Organ, who will then go on to talk about The Ashley-Russell fake spoons case, followed by Alastair Dickenson. Then a superb lunch will be served in the Livery Hall. In the afternoon there will be a handling session of some of Company’s ‘black museum’ fakes and forgeries.

Also there on hand for discussion will be David Cawte, David Beasley, Henry Willis and Alex Butcher. And for those that have been before, the day will still be very interesting especially for the Ashley-Russell fakes are going to be discussed. Places do fill up quickly, so if you are interested in attending do not hang around. The cost for the seminar including lunch is £80.00 per person. Please contact Mrs Lynn Mills, Assay Office London, Goldsmiths’ Hall, Gutter Lane, London, EC2V 8AQ. Tel: 020 7367 9006.

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The ‘Barncleuch’ Puritan Spoon

An important Scottish 17th century puritan spoon

Sold for £34,800.00*

By Colin Fraser of Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers, Edinburgh on 16th August 2010

Description By George Cleghorne, Edinburgh 1653 - 1655, Deacon Andrew Burrell, the tapered stem with three V cut notches to terminal and incised decoration to stem above large oval bowl, the reverse with large zig zag assay scrape and bottom marked, the reverse of the bowl with short V shaped rat tail and engraved with contemporary initials 'QH / MD'. 19.2cm; 65g. Estimate: £12,000-15,000. Provenance • Reputedly found in the gardens of Barncleuch House. • Thence by descent. • Sotheby's Gleneagles, 30th August 1982 lot 483 (front and back illustrated). • How of Edinburgh, 1993. • Private Collection Exhibited • Silver; Made In Scotland item 3.47, National Museums of Scotland 2008 References • Compendium of Scottish Silver, volume 1 page 239, R & J Dietert. • Silver; Made In Scotland, page 52, item 3.47, piece and marks illustrated, G Dalgleish & H

Steuart Fothringham Notes The survival of Scottish Puritan spoons is surprisingly rare when compared to the same style and period of English examples. To date only nine hallmarked or provincial examples are known and this example being the earliest. It is unknown why this pattern should be so rare in Scotland when it is such a standard and comparably common pattern in English silver. It must be considered that a large number have been melted down and re-fashioned throughout their history or lost. However even when compared to the other patterns of early Scottish flatware their survival still seems remarkably small. Even within such a small survival fashions and trends can be noticed. While following the English examples the Scottish made pieces do show variation.

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Due to its early manufacture this piece must be considered one of the plainer examples, virtually without additional decoration to the stem, other than the almost standard three ‘V’ cut notches to terminal, the addition of the simple incised decoration above the bowl being its only additional adornment, unique to this spoon. For a full listing of currently recorded Scottish Puritan spoons see ‘An important new discovery in early Scottish silver’, The Finial September/October 2008. Another interesting angle to this spoon are the engraved owners initials to the reverse of the bowl; with the original source of Barncleuch, it does appear that the upper initials ‘QH’ stand for Quintin Hamilton of Barncleuch and it must be assumed the lower set ‘MD’ for Marion Denham his wife, the date of marriage so far remains untraced but is presumably roughly contemporary to the spoon. Little is known about Quintin Hamilton other than that he succeeded his father James Hamilton and took over the house and gardens at Barncleuch, which had been constructed by his grandfather John Hamilton of Barncleuch, Commissary of Hamilton and Campsie, in 1583. While the house at Barncleuch was of no great note within Scottish stately home architecture it was the gardens created by John Hamilton that really stood out. These terraced gardens he created with great vision and ambition, carving five terraces into the steep hillside from the house to the river Avon, and carried out large amounts of structural work. His visions and creations were no doubt inspired by his experiences travelling the world, which consumed a large part of his life. Quintin and Marion are believed to have had five children and upon Quintin’s death in circa 1680 he was succeeded by his eldest son John who in turn died on 21st February 1705 without direct heir. References • Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the Branches of the House of Hamilton, John Anderson 1825 pages 221 -

3 and supplement page 420 – 2.

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Unusual Town Marks for Glasgow

By Kenneth J Reid

The Arms of Glasgow (Fig. 1) are described as “Argent, on a mount in base an oak tree proper, the trunk surmounted by a salmon proper with a signet ring in its mouth, or, on the top of the tree a red breast, and on the sinister fess-point a hand-bell both proper”. All the components come from stories and legends associated with the city’s patron saint, St Kentigern, also known as St Mungo. Children would learn the rhyme to remind them of the city’s crest, “There's the tree that never grew. There's the bird that never flew. There's the fish that never swam. There's the bell that never rang” (No mention of the ring in the fish’s mouth). The actual tree associated with Mungo was hazel, but is described heraldically and depicted as an oak tree. The bird is a robin.

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silver hollowware, is modelled on a contemporary communion cup” (sic). Lyon & Turnbull’s catalogue of Scottish Silver and Accessories (August 2010) has one lot comprising another communion cup from the Barony Ramshorn church; this cup has a similar, but not identical, engraving and bears the date 1721. The maker is John Luke junior and the cup is described as having a “de structured” town mark. Close inspection revealed that the tree and bell had been interchanged (Fig. 9), the ring is present and the elements are in a circular punch. Thus these two marks would appear to be unique to their respective makers. In the same catalogue there is a very fine waiter by Robert Luke bearing his deconstructed town mark. Those unaware of the hazel branch association with St Mungo may not be surprised that the town’s coat of arms has always depicted an oak tree. However the mark (Fig. 10) that appears on a bottom-marked Old English tablespoon must also be considered unusual. The tree does not conform to any other representation of an oak tree; this mark too appears to be unrecorded. The individual branches can be seen and are bare, and the robin, although conventionally positioned centrally on top of the tree, is large and prominent. The sequence of marking on this spoon is not uncommon, that is, the town mark and the maker’s mark are each struck twice (Fig. 11). The maker’s mark, ‘PF’, is most likely to be that of Peter Frazer, a goldsmith who obtained his burgess ticket in 1781 and whose essay was a gold ring4. Turner5 also attributes the name Peter Frazer to the initials ‘PF’ in his directory, but no corresponding mark is illustrated on the accompanying disc.

Fig. 11 The Glasgow town mark (Fig. 12) which appears on a pair of sugar tongs is irregular. The ring is large and seems almost to be a separate element within the arms and the bird here no longer sits atop the tree. Otherwise the elements of bell and fish are similar to Figure 3, in which the coat of arms is a mirror image of that which is found conventionally. Stylistically the pair of sugar tongs (Fig. 13) is of late 18th century design with feather-edge, bright-cut decoration and circular shell bowls. For a pair of Scottish sugar tongs, the bow is characteristically broad and curved. The maker’s mark ‘BP’ (Fig. 14) may be that of Berry Parkhill, a jeweller and goldsmith who served his apprenticeship with Milne and Campbell and who was admitted as a burgess and guild brother of Glasgow on 18 Sept 1783.6

Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 14 It is no revelation that Scottish burgh silver offers a variety of marks from one location or even by one silversmith. Glasgow was a provincial burgh and its silver, prior to 1784, has been seen to bear different representations and adaptations of the town’s arms. However the marks illustrated above (Figs. 7, 9, 10 & 12) may augment what has previously been understood as the range of Glasgow town marks. Perhaps it is reassuring that the elements, even when arranged in a way that does not strictly conform to the arms of the burgh, are so distinctive that they can readily be attributed to Glasgow. It would be interesting to learn if any other unpublished representations of the arms exist as struck town marks. Acknowledgements I wish to thank and to acknowledge the permission given by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland to illustrate William Clerk’s marks from the mug within their collection. I am indebted to George Dalgleish of National Museums Scotland for his invaluable help especially for alerting me to the Barony/Ramshorn communion cups and in suggesting a possible attribution for the ‘BP’ maker’s mark. Thanks also to Shapes Auctioneers, Edinburgh for use of the image of the engraving (Fig. 8), to Lyon & Turnbull for the image of the town mark (Fig. 9) and to Colin Fraser for his encouragement. Notes 1. Silver: Made in Scotland, George Dalgleish and Henry Steuart Fothringham, 2008.J 2. Jackson’s Silver & Gold Marks, Revised by Ian Pickford, 3rd Edition, 1989. 3. Scottish Gold and Silver Work, Ian Finlay, Revised by Henry Steuart Fothringham, 1991. 4. History of the Hammermen of Glasgow, Lumsden & Aitken, 1912. 5. A Directory of Scottish Provincial Silversmiths & Their Marks, Richard W Turner, 2003. 6. Records of Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow 1751-1846.

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Three spoons for the 21st Century

By Anne Graham

Those who love modern silver will know that Goldsmiths’ Fair, held every autumn, is an excellent place to view contemporary design. Goldsmiths’ Hall is a stunning setting and hosts around 90 silversmiths and jewellery makers at a time over a two-week period. Visitors can browse and talk informally to both established and emerging silversmiths without pressure. These three spoons were purchased at the last two Goldsmiths Fairs and are truly spoons of the 21st century. A seedpod spoon by Kerry O’Connor

After a couple of years of just browsing at Goldsmiths’ Fair, I purchased this spoon because I felt it was of a design totally different from spoons of, say, the twentieth century. Kerry works in the Jewellery Quarter in Hockley, Birmingham, and often combines silver and ceramics. She studied at the Liverpool Hope University with specialised areas of ceramic and metal work. The seedpod spoon is marked with her maker’s mark ‘KLOC’ and the Birmingham anchor.

Kerry is influenced by plants and forms in the garden and the seed pod is, of course, immediately recognisable. When she was designing the spoon, she was inspired by, and looked into the different formations of seedpods, and how they encapsulate a “new beginning” within them. She wished to create something that indirectly represented this element, but she chose to simplify the beautiful contours and break them down so that both the inner and outer sections of nature’s creation can be seen. The design proved harder in the creation than she had first thought, as each pierced out and hand formed element had to be raised precisely to meet its partner. The long flowing handle is smooth and simple which complements the intricate bowl. Other examples of her work can be found on her website: www.kerryoconnor.co.uk. A small divided spoon by Heather O’Connor

The following year, I was attracted to this totally different spoon because of its clean lines. This spoon is marked with the London hallmark for 2009, and Heather’s maker’s mark ‘HOC’. Having completed an M.A. at the Royal College of Art, Heather set up a small studio in South London where she continues to develop her practice.

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She takes her influence from a number of sources, in particular garden design and architecture, exploring ideas of space and structure and the way structural elements support or intersect through areas of planting. The bowl sections of the spoon are viewed as the planted areas with the handle acting as a dividing section such as a wall or path. Heather regularly exhibits and her work can be viewed on her website at: www.heatheroconnor.com. A caddy spoon by Padgham & Putland

This caddy spoon cannot be appreciated by the viewing of photographs alone! It is immediately transformed when handled, it has substantial weight and feels very comfortable in the hand. It is marked with the London 2009 hallmark and the maker’s mark for Padgham & Putland.

Carl Padgham writes that having decided to design a new range of caddy spoons, he researched the new teas, which are currently very popular, and came across designs of very early bamboo spoons. He made his silver spoon very tactile and more sculptural in the shape and feel, and as I indicated earlier, it really is an experience to hold. Padgam & Putland Ltd came into being in July 1984 when Carl Padgam and Andrew Putland formed a partnership and opened a workshop in Kent. Both had been educated in silversmithing and design at Medway College of Design, now Kent Institute of Art and Design. Many commissions come from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of which both partners became Freemen of the Company and also Freemen of the City of London. The company has been involved in many prestigious projects that can be further explored on their website at: www.padghamandputland.com So, if you feel like looking at some modern silver for a change, why not visit Goldsmiths’ Fair near St. Paul’s. Silversmiths of the 21st century are always happy to discuss their work and there is plenty of innovative design to amaze you.

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First Tuesday On the first Tuesday of every month, members and friends are welcome to join us for tea & coffee upstairs at 26 Burlington Arcade between 3.00pm and 5.30pm. Come and meet other members and discuss the latest topics of the Finial and any new ones you may have.

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Back Copies of The Finial If anyone would like to see a list of back copies available, please contact us and we will send you a list or they can be seen on our website at www.bexfield.co.uk/thefinial (back copies are £6.00 each)

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A Fine Silver Sale

Tuesday 12th October 2010

10.30am

Approximately 800 Lots of Silver To include a private collection of early spoons and later flatware - some hundred or so lots,

20 Seal-tops, 20 Trefids, a dozen Wavy-ends, some very interesting marrow scoops & spoons, inscribed tablespoons, sifters and many interesting later oddities, Irish and Scottish too.

For enquiries please contact Alexis Butcher

Tel: 01460 73041 Fax: 01460 270799

Email: alex.butcher@lawrences.co.uk Mobile: 07772 503 144

Lawrences Auctioneers, The Linen Yard, South Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8AB www.lawrences.co.uk

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A Furry ‘JS’ Mark

By Bruce Jones

I have been following with considerable interest the discussion led by Jonathan and Laurence Joyce on ‘JS’ marks and their relationship to Dundee and Montrose. My personal interest lies not in a spoon with such marks but in a wine label with a ‘JS’ mark, both the label and the mark illustrated here.

Examining the marks in turn from the left, there are some similarities with this ‘JS’ mark on the wine label and the ‘JS’ mark illustrated in The Finial, in the shape of the letters and in the way the top of the ‘J’ touches the edge of the punch; however the ‘S’ looks somewhat different – and the ‘JS’ mark on the label appears to be ‘furry’, in contrast to the clarity of the ‘JS’ marks shown in The Finial. The next two marks on the label are also blurred and ‘furry’ and my initial thoughts that these might be versions of the mitre mark look pretty improbable. Finally and curiously there is a lower case ‘a’ mark, at least I think it is an ‘a’, in a fairly clearly defined (and not ‘furry’) punch. Richard Turner’s A Directory of Scottish Provincial Silversmiths and Their Marks shows the mark of John Sellar of Elgin with a lower case ‘b’ among several other marks, though that may or may not be relevant. Turning to the wine label itself, on a solid neck ring rather than the more usual chain, it has the title SHERRY on a narrow nameplate surmounted by an armorial crest. The label looks to date in the period 1800-1840, probably not earlier and could be later. The form of the crest puzzled me until I saw a similar label with more modern lettering and a more precisely defined crest, a label with the mark of Sebastian Garrard and London hallmarks for 1921/22. Fortunately Garrard ledgers for the 1920s have survived and are available for study at the V&A Archive at Blythe Road, Olympia, West London. Inspecting these ledgers revealed that the only person ordering such a label was Major CH Anderson-Pelham. In the Ledgers on 29th December 1920 there is an entry for “A silver wine label engraved ‘Port’ and with a crest above and suspended from a ring”. Then on 11th July 1921 and 29 November 1921 the same order is repeated. In Fairbairn’s Book of Crests the badge (described as a badge rather than a crest) of the Earl of Chichester, whose family name was Pelham, was a buckle. The Earl lived at Stanmer House, Lewes, Sussex and Fairbairn records that another Sussex based Pelham also bore this buckle crest or badge. So we know now that the armorial was a buckle and that there was a Pelham family connection to this design of wine label. As a family the Pelhams seem to have been associated very much with the Sussex area, though the second Earl of Chichester, MP for Sussex for many years, was Secretary of State for Ireland at the very end of the eighteenth century. Other Pelhams may have travelled more widely, particularly if they had, like Major CH Anderson-Pelham, been in the army. So the label has a link to the Pelham family but the identity of ‘JS’ is so far obscure.

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Feedback

David Orfeur writes: I am most grateful for, and interested by, the responses concerning the John Letablere and David Peter Dublin dessert spoon, from Luke Schrager and Walter Brown. I am intrigued by Luke’s comments that the original owner of the spoon was either Baron Callan 1790, or Baron Frankfort, 1800. The consensus of opinion seems to be that David Peter added the coronet upon the ennoblement of the owner, hence its appearance and positioning on the spoon stem. It is very interesting to hear that Walter has an identical piece. I must point out that I did not mean to suggest that the spoons were not fully hallmarked in Dublin, as indeed they should have been, because they were especially ordered by the Agars or the Evans families. There may be a small possibility of this, but I think it unlikely. However, I cannot think of a more plausible explanation! Walter makes the relevant point that Letableres’ mark is struck on the stem, further away from the bowl than one might expect. This gives me the feeling that he knew that the spoon was not going to the Hall when he applied his own mark. On the other hand, Peter subsequently, struck his mark in the customary position. Intriguing!

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Michael Baggott notes: Just a quick email to thank you for a lovely write-up for my book in the Jul/Aug ’10 Finial. There is one small correction my email should be baggottsilver@aol.com. (I cannot believe I missed the ‘@’ from the address, very sorry for that. I hope it going well, as I suspect – Ed.)

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Piers Percival contributes some feedback to David Orfeur’s interest in early Irish spoons: Not pre-1700 David, but a most elegant Hanoverian, dated 1706/7, which I am sure will be of general interest. Of note, are the long plain rattail, the exceedingly slim waist and the single curve to the stem end. Details of the marks show ‘DK’ for David King, a worn date letter ‘S’ and the Dublin crowned harp. The Hibernia mark (akin to Britannia) incidentally, did not commence until 1730 and was a duty mark; there was never any requirement here for Britannia standard.

David King himself is of interest and is another example of a top goldsmith who also made spoons. His ‘DK’ marks have been recorded on plate from 1688 until the year of his death, 1737. He had begun his seven-year apprenticeship in 1681 and gained freedom in 1690. He resided in Skinner’s Row (later named Christ Church Place) and was a warden of his company from 1696 until 1699 in which year he was then elected Master of the Company. In 1716 he was elected Sheriff, the same year that his fellow goldsmith Thomas Bolton was elected Lord Mayor. Both had streets named after them. I have noted one or two other spoons by King over the years and wonder whether the 16 mentioned by David includes any others?

It may also be noted that although styled ‘Hanoverian’, this spoon was made eight years before George I of the House of Hanover, ascended the throne!

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John Sutcliffe is looking for assistance identifying a maker: I recently acquired a Fiddle pattern teaspoon bearing the hallmarks as shown in the attached photo. My knowledge of Scottish

makers is at best a bit sparse and I rely upon both Ian Pickford’s Jackson and Richard Turner’s Directory of Scottish Provincial Silversmiths and Their Marks. The maker’s mark on the spoon does not resemble either the marks of Robert Stewart or Robert Scott working from Glasgow and indeed the ‘h’ date letter is not from Glasgow. There is no recorded

maker ‘RS’ mentioned in Jackson for Edinburgh. The only reference that I can find to a Scottish maker with ‘RS’ in an oblong shaped punch is that of Robert Stewart working at Forres (his mark being shown in both Jackson and Turner’s directory). This leads me to believe that the maker of this spoon may indeed be Robert Stewart whilst working at Forres. I would welcome any comments on my ascription, whether positive or negative.

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Dody Snowden comments: Many of the recommendations quoted in ‘Cleaning the Ship’s Silver’ (The Finial Jul/Aug ’10, page 3, by Aelred Tobin) still apply. Reference to the essential linen glass cloth is so true. However, there is quite a challenge in finding a 100% linen cloth of quality these days. (On a recent visit to the Queen’s Gallery gift shop at Buckingham Palace, I am sure that I saw 100% linen cloths emblazoned in gold ‘Buckingham Palace’, and they did look to be very good quality. It may be worth looking into, especially as The Finial has two new readers who are curators at the Gallery and all sales from the gift shop help them with their research – Ed.)

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Michael Goodden sends a request for help: Can any member help with information on Edward Hulse? All I have is the mark on page 49 of T A Kent’s London Silver Spoonmakers, with the addition of the Errata slip ascribing the mark (No 60) to Hulse. Apart from the fact that he was active in the 1680s I have nothing more. I should particularly like to know to whom he was apprenticed (with dates if possible) and whether he himself had identified apprentices. Any references to printed material would be very helpful.

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Kevin Brown emails: I am writing to let you know that Rod Dietert (co-author of The Compendium of Scottish Silver 2) and I have just published a feature article about Scottish silver in History Scotland Magazine, in the October/November issue. The article uses a statistical analysis to help interpret changes in decorative art styles in Scottish domestic silverwares, which is actually something of a first. We were able to achieve this only because of Rod's work over the past 25 years compiling his Compendiums of Scottish Silver.

By some really extraordinary oversight Rod is not properly credited as a co-author on the first page of the article, as should have happened (his byline is buried on the last page). I mention this in passing as you may notice it. This has taken some of the pleasure out of this event for both Rod and myself, but there you have it. (The magazine can be bought from www.historyscotland.com - Ed.)

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Miles Harrison requests: I would like to ask members for their help with my ongoing project on 18th and 19th century Exeter, Plymouth and other West Country silversmiths. I hope to produce a reference book on the subject, including a history of the trade and biographies of the silversmiths.

An important part of the book will be a photographic table of Exeter hallmarks from 1701-1882, with as many makers’ marks as possible. I would be very grateful if members with silver hallmarked at Exeter in the 18th century, or with a maker’s marks they consider to be West Country or unusual, would contact me at miles.harrison@ntlworld.com. Discretion is assured. I am also interested in seeing and illustrating the better and more interesting products of the silversmiths featured in my book and to that end would be very happy to receive images of such objects. (If any members wish to help, but stay anonymous, you are welcome to go through me. – Ed.)

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Review – Two Scottish Sales

By Mr M.

Lyon & Turnbull Sale, Edinburgh – 16th August 2010

When I looked at the catalogue for this sale there were two items that stood out as two of the rarest early pieces of Scottish silver to have come on to the market in recent years. First there was a Scottish George II coffee urn of uniquely Scottish design of which there are only fifteen recorded examples. Secondly, ‘The Barncleuch’ Puritan spoon. Puritan spoons that were made in Scotland are very rare, there being only nine known marked examples and another unmarked one that is possibly Scottish. Both these items were included in the ‘Silver, Made in Scotland’, exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in 2008. The Coffee Urn sold at below estimate for £8,000 against the estimate of £10-15,000. When this urn was last sold by Christie's Scotland in 1990 it sold for £1,400 hammer.

* Please note that prices exclude the buyer’s premium of 25% & VAT.

Lot Description Achieved £ 254 For description & pictures see page 4 & 5: “I recall sitting at the Sotheby’s sale at Gleneagles in

1982 when this spoon was last sold at auction, thinking what a price for a single silver spoon, £3,200 hammer (£3,568 inc). What would I have written about it if the ‘Silver Spoon Club’ had been in existence then? As I have said in the past, quality and rarity sell an item; this spoon having both. Considering its age this spoon had quality being in very good overall condition with good marks. However, the rarity value must be classified as extreme! Now, at £27,000 hammer (£34,800 approx. inc.) I feel I can say, with some certainty, it is the most expensive Scottish Silver Spoon. Whether this price, for a single spoon, has been surpassed elsewhere I cannot recollect. What an exceptional spoon to have in a collection, whether it be private or an institution’s”. 27,000

277. Glasgow - a pair of Scottish provincial tablespoons, James Glen, marked IG, Glasgow town marks, IG, S in shaped serrated punches, of ribbed Hanoverian pattern with wide terminals, the reverse engraved IC/MM, and the bowls with facetted heel (2) 21cm, 4.5oz Est. £400-600. ~ “These spoons were in very good overall condition with as good a set of John Glen's marks as one could hope for”. 360

Lot 277 Lot 295 295. Dundee - a Scottish provincial transitional tablespoon, by Charles Dickson I, marked CD in

monogram, pot of lilies, CD in monogram, the chamfered stem with shaped terminal of transitional spatula design, with engraved initials in contemporary script IT / MP to reverse and with long rattail to bowl. 20.5cm; 1.5oz. Est. £400-600. ~ “Indeed an extremely rare spoon. This is the first time I can recall having seen a spoon by Charles Dickson sold at auction. Unfortunately the bowl was in poor condition, being very worn, its saving grace being a very good set of marks which no doubt contributed to the excellent price obtained of £2,000, five times mid estimate”. 2000

301. An impressive early Queen Anne hash spoon by Colin McKenzie, Edinburgh 1703 - 1704, Assay Master James Penman, of transitional variant of Dog Nosed pattern with wide terminal with moulded central section, the obverse of the stem engraved 'M / NM/ LD' and the reverse engraved with script initial D, the large bowl with large slender pronounced rattail. 43.5cm; 12oz Est. £1,800-2,500. ~ “A really impressive Hash Spoon. At over 17" long and weighing 12oz it is one of the heaviest silver spoons that one is likely to see. Generally it was in good condition with only slight wear to the bowl and a worn date letter. This did not deter the bidding taking the hammer price to £5,000, over twice the top estimate”. 5,500

Lot 301 Lot 334 334. Canongate - an early Scottish provincial dognose tablespoon by David Dunlop, stem marked DD

(conjoined), stag’s head, DD (conjoined), gothic letter Y, the dognose terminal engraved to reverse with initials RG/HG with scratch weight '11o 5d' below, with plain thin rat tail to bowl. 19.2cm; 56.8g Est. £1,800-2,200. ~ “This spoon I would classify as in fair condition with some wear to the bowl and worn but at least legible marks”. 1,800

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341. Dundee - a Scottish provincial toddy ladle, by William Young marked WY, Pot of Lilies, WY, Pot

of Lilies, of Oar Pattern with engraved initial H and numbered 4 to terminal. 15.5cm; Est.£150-180. ~ “What an excellent set of marks. Particularly the pot of lilies marks which are as good as one is likely to find. I rated this ladle as greater than 9/9”. 230

Lot 341 Lot 358 Lot 374 358. Forres - a scarce Scottish provincial toddy ladle by J & P Riach, marked IPR, tower, of Old

English pattern with wide terminal and engraved initial C, 18cm; 45g Est. £1,000-1,200. ~ “Another ladle with an excellent set of marks, with the individual stones in the tower wall being very sharp, this pushing the hammer price up to £2,100 nearly twice top estimate”. 2100

374. Inverness / Tain - a Scottish provincial masking spoon by Alexander Stewart, bottom marked AS, A, with incised linear decoration to finial above part twisted stem. 18cm, 16g. Est. £350-400. ~ “A good example of a typically North East of Scotland style of masking”. 320

Overall I would suggest that this was a good sale. There was an offering from the Phoenix collection, which included an early Edinburgh tot cup (£1,600), a thistle mug (£7,800) and a lovely dolphin handled sauce boat (£3,600). In the separate section of Burgh (provincial) silver, were included, a Robb of Ballater, Royal presentation plaid brooch (£2,400), a Dundee mustard pot (£2,500), a very rare large Elgin mustard pot (£6,500) and an early 18th century Glasgow communion cup (£6,400). Bonhams ‘The Scottish Sale’, Edinburgh – 17th to 20th August 2010

This was the eleventh year of ‘The Scottish Sale’. Unlike in previous years there were not any major headline pieces included. However, there was a good offering of four Lots of Peterhead flatware. Amongst the approximately forty lots of provincial silver there were two Aberdeen salvers, which obtained the highest prices in the silver section excluding the Peterhead flatware. Both by George Cooper they fetched £2,800 and £1,800. The four lots of William S Ferguson of Peterhead silver were all matching from the same canteen of flatware. * Please note that these prices include the buyers premium of 20% (excluding VAT).

641. A rare set of six early 19th Century fiddle pattern tablespoons.By William S Ferguson of Peterhead, two marks; WF, PHD. Engraved with initial A. 13.7oz. ~ “This set of six tablespoons were in very good condition with only two spoons having very slightly worn bowls. Generally I marked them at 9/9. Selling at the bottom estimate of £4,000”. 4,800

642. A rare early 19th Century fiddle pattern soup ladle. By William S Ferguson of Peterhead, three marks; WF, PHD, WF. Engraved with initial A. 30cm; 5.8oz. ~ “A fine quality soup ladle with one very slight dent to the bowl. I thought that it may have gone higher than the £1,950 hammer price, which was well below the catalogue estimate”. 2,340

643. A rare early 19th Century basting spoon. By William S Ferguson of Peterhead, three marks; WF, PHD, WF. Engraved with initial A. 4.3oz. ~ “Of the four lots this Basting spoon was in top condition. Possibly unused, the bowl was as clean and sharp as one could hope for, possibly 'museum quality'. The best quality spoon in these four lots and a goad buy at £1,300”. 1,560

644. A rare early 19th Century set of four fiddle pattern dessert spoons. By William S Ferguson of Peterhead, three marks; WF, PHD, WF. Engraved with initial A. 4.2oz. ~ “Only four dessert spoons of which two had slightly worn bowls”. 2,160

Lot 641 Lot 642 Lot 643 Date For Your Diary: Thomson Roddick Scottish Auctions are holding a silver sale, which will include Scottish provincial items, the proposed date being 2nd December. For further information please phone 0131 440 2448 or go to www.thomsonroddick.com

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Results for the Club Postal Auction

26th August 2010 Please note that the results price does not include the 10% buyer’s premium.

Lot Result £ Lot Result £ Lot Result £ Lot Result £

1. 33.00 46. 23.00 93. 68.50 142. 21.002. 36.00 47. 10.00 94. 15.00 143. 29.003. 55.00 48. 10.00 95. 17.00 145. 26.004. 71.00 50. 10.50 96. 15.00 146. 78.505. 116.00 51. 81.00 97. 23.50 147. 19.006. 50.50 52. 16.50 98. 26.50 148. 16.507. 174.00 53. 53.00 99. 125.50 150. 24.508. 30.50 54. 10.00 100. 80.00 151. 23.009. 13.00 55. 54.00 101. 63.00 152. 16.5010. 8.00 56. 15.00 102. 41.00 153. 20.0011. 23.50 57. 11.00 103. 38.00 156. 65.5014. 50.00 58. 80.00 104. 120.00 158. 15.0015. 90.50 59. 58.50 106. 170.00 159. 83.0017. 37.00 60. 18.00 107. 136.50 160. 57.5018. 16.00 61. 52.50 108. 46.00 161. 52.5019. 55.50 62. 106.00 109. 107.50 163. 54.0020. 9.50 63. 47.50 111. 25.00 164. 23.0021. 9.50 64. 50.50 113. 91.50 165. 74.5022. 9.50 65. 25.50 116. 24.50 166. 54.0023. 9.50 66. 22.00 117. 35.50 171. 40.0024. 9.50 67. 33.00 118. 12.00 174. 45.0025. 28.00 68. 43.00 119. 37.50 176. 28.0026. 9.50 69. 28.50 120. 15.50 177. 21.5027. 46.50 72. 43.00 121. 12.00 182. 20.0028. 91.00 73. 38.00 123. 13.00 183. 42.0029. 75.00 75. 18.50 124. 44.50 184. 50.5030. 45.50 76. 95.00 125. 35.00 186. 34.0031. 270.50 78. 125.00 126. 525.00 188. 36.5034. 41.50 79. 44.00 127. 34.50 189. 24.0035. 75.50 80. 30.50 128. 23.50 192. 39.5036. 21.00 81. 66.00 129. 22.50 193. 39.5037. 18.00 82. 45.50 130. 17.00 194. 42.0038. 17.50 83 326.00 131. 46.50 195. 53.0039. 10.50 85. 146.00 133. 120.00 198. 1100.0040. 16.50 86. 130.00 135. 28.00 201. 48.5041. 17.50 88. 130.50 136. 57.50 203. 18.5042. 18.00 89. 115.50 138. 58.50 206. 96.0043. 19.00 90. 111.50 139. 55.00 207. 45.0044. 12.00 91. 110.50 140. 216.00 213. 31.5045. 26.50 92. 147.50 141. 85.00 214. 19.00 215. 75.00

Members are invited to submit their Lots (max. 10) for the next postal auction by posting or delivering by hand up until the 14th October. Please provide clearly a numbered list and comprehensive description, if possible, of your various Lots, remembering to note all relevant facts such as makers, dates and interesting features etc. and reserve. Also please clearly state your name, address and telephone number. Please never intentionally submit repaired, damaged, burnished or mediocre items, as such will not sell.

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POSTAL AUCTION (For members and subscribers only)

To take place on Thursday 14th October 2010 Your written, email or faxed bids are invited for the following lots – bids to be with us, please, by no later than 12.00pm, on the day of sale. Please note that purchase prices are subject to a 10% buyers premium, plus VAT on the premium and £6.00 for U.K. postage & packing per consignment, see page 43 for details.

Members are welcome to come and view the lots on offer at 26 Burlington Arcade (if you are making a special journey, please do check availability with us first to avoid disappointment).

Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot 4 Lot 5 Lot 6 Lot 7

• Please note: due to the weight of some books the postage, packing & insurance has been individually priced as opposed to the normal single cost of £6.00 per parcel, or, as always, they can be collected from Burlington Arcade. (Postage shown is within the UK, for overseas we can arrange separately).

Lot Description Reserve 1. Book: Gammelt Dansk Solv by Til Bordbrug. Hardback, DJ, 1948, pp 252. (Post £10.00). Est. £45-65. £25 2. Book: Dictionnaire des Poincons de Maitres-Orfeves Francais by E. Beuque & M. Frapsauce. Hardback,

1964, pp 342. (Post £10.00). Est. £45-65. £25 3. Book: Caroline Silver 1625 - 1688 by Charles Oman 1625 – 1688. Hardback, DJ, 1970, pp 159. (Post

£6.00). £25-45. £15 4. Book: Caroline Silver 1625 - 1688 by Charles Oman 1625 – 1688. Hardback, DJ, 1970, pp 159. (Post

£6.00). ~ ex Eric Smith library (Xmas 1970; a Christmas present from mother). £25-45. £15 5. Book: Adam Silver 1765 – 1795 by Robert Lowe. Hardback, DJ, 1965, pp 190. (Post £6.00). Est. £20-40. £15 6. Book: Adam Silver 1765 – 1795 by Robert Lowe. Hardback, DJ, 1965, pp 190. (Post £6.00). Est. £20-40. £15 7. Book: The English Silver in the Kremlin 1557 – 1663 by Charles Oman. Hardback, DJ, 1961, pp 142.

(Post £6.00). Est. £25-45. £15

Lot 8 Lot 9 Lot 10 Lot 11 Lot 12 Lot 13 Lot 14 8. Book: English Engraved Silver 1150 – 1900 by Charles Oman. Hardback, DJ, 1978, pp 158. (Post £6.00).

Est. £25-45. £15 9. Catalogue: V&A Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver by R.W. Lightbown. Paperback, 1975, pp

255. (Post £7.00). Est. £15-35. £10 10. Book: Old English Silver from the collection of the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Hardback, not dated

but probably c.1930, pp 24. Est. £20-30. £15 11. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Silver Plate belonging to the University and Colleges of Cambridge.

Paperback, 1931, pp 37. Est. £20-30. £10 12. Book: Anglican Church Plate by James Gilchrist. Hardback, DJ, 1967, pp 120. (Post £6.00). Est. £20-40. £8 13. Book: Silver Boxes by Eric Delieb. Hardback, DJ, 1968, pp 120. (Post £10.00). Est. £20-40. £10 14. Book: Silver by Philippa Glanville. Hardback, DJ, 1996, pp144. (Post £9.00). Est. £20-30. £8

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Lot 15 Lot 16 Lot 17 Lot 18 Lot 19 Lot 20

Lot Description Reserve 15. Exhibition Catalogue: Lynn Silver, forward by Lady Evershed. Paperback, date not known, would have

thought circa 1975, pp 52. Est. £10-20/ £5 16. Catalogue: Scottish Provincial Silver from the David Morris Collection by Christies, Paperback, July

1984, pp 60. Est. £20-40. £10 17. Book: Silver Boxes by Eric Delieb. Hardback, DJ, 1979, pp 120. (Post £10.00) Est. £20-40. £10 18. Book: Silver by Lucinda Fletcher. Hardback, DJ, 1975, pp 64. (Post £6.00). Est. £15-25. £9 19. Book: Silver, An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Silver by Margaret Holland. Hardback, DJ, 1973, pp144.

(Post £8.00). Est. £15-25. £9 20. Book: English Silver of The Eighteenth Century by Jonathan Stone. Hardback, DJ, 1965, pp 108. £15-25. £10

Lot 21 Lot 22 Lot 23 Lot 24 Lot25 Lot 26 21. Book: Norwich Silver and Its Marks 1565 – 1702, The Goldsmiths of Norwich 1141 – 1750 by G.N.

Barrett. Hardback, DJ, 1981, pp 112. Est. £30-50. £25 22. Book: York Assay Office & Silversmiths 1776-1858 by Martin Gubbins. Paperback, 1983, pp 77. £30-50 £25 23. Book: Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths c.1697-1837 by John Fallon. Hardback, DJ, 1988,

pp 460. Est. £20-30. £20 24. Book: Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths 1837 – 1914 by John Fallon. Hardback, DJ, 1992,

pp 390. (Post £7.00). Est. £25-45. £25 25. 2 Catalogues: The Chen Collection (part 1), Nov. 2008 & The Murray Collection of Silver & Sheffield

Plate, Aug. 2003 by Lyon & Turnbull. (Post £35-55). £35 26. 10 Catalogues: Various catalogues from Thomson Roddick Auctions, 2003-2009. (Post 12.00) £20-30. £10

Lot 27 Lot 28 Lot 29 Lot 30 Lot 31 Lot 32 Lot 33 27. Book: The Price Guide to Antique Silver by Peter Waldron. Hardback, DJ, 1982, pp 365. (Post £12.00).

Est. £35-75 £5 28. Book: The Great Silver Manufactory, Matthew Boulton & the Birmingham Silversmiths 1760 – 1790

by Eric Delieb & Michael Roberts. Hardback, DJ, 1971, pp 144. (Post £8.00). Est. £35-75. £15 29. Book: English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by Sir Charles Jackson. Hardback, DJ, 1964, pp 747. (Post

£18.00). Est. £30-40. £30 30. Book: Silver, An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Silver by Margaret Holland. Hardback, DJ, 1973, pp144.

(Post £8.00). Est. £15-25. £5 31. Book: Silver Flatware, English, Irish and Scottish 1660 – 1980 by Ian Pickford. Hardback, DJ, 1983, pp

231. (Post £10.00). Est. £45-75. £25 32. Book: Spoons by Gail Belden & Michael Snodin. Paperback, 1976, pp 112. Est. £10-20. £5 33. Book: Old English Plate by Wilfred Joseph Cripps. Hardback, DJ, 1968, pp 540. (Post £7.00). Est. £10-20. £5

34. Silver and green & black enamel ‘Lloyds Bank’ teaspoon, circa 1977? by Turner & Simpson. L-11cm; W-15g. ~ only marked ‘silver’ (for export); good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £12

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Lot Description Reserve 35. Edwardian silver ‘Calne’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1907 by G.W. Harvey & Co. L-11.4cm; W-13g. ~ good

gauge, marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £9

36. Silver & enamel Masonic ‘Roclyffe Lodge No. 5198, Founded 1930’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1935 by F. Fattorini & Son. L-11.4cm; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £10

37. Silver ‘Bowling’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1931 by Robert Pringle. L-10.6cm; W-14g. ~ needs a clean, good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £8

38. Silver & enamel ‘Dunoon’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1930 by Robert Pringle. L-10.2cm; W-11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £8

39. Set of 6 silver ‘crossed gold clubs’ teaspoons, Birmingham 1914/5 by Walker & Hall. L-10.9cm; W-81g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £35

40. Set of 6 silver Old English pattern coffee spoons, Sheffield 1914 by Cooper Brothers & Sons. L-10.7cm; W-72g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £35-55. £30

41. Silver & enamel ‘Great Britain’ teaspoon, engraved on back ‘Davis Cup v Yugoslavia 1971’, Birmingham 1969 by F. Fattorini & Son. L-11.8cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £12

42. Silver & enamel ‘Masonic Lodge No. 72’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1933 by ‘W&S’, with Dublin import marks for 1934. L-12.6cm; W-17g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £15

43. George III silver bright-cut pattern sugar tongs with acorn bowls, London c.1790 by Hester Bateman. L-14cm; W-32g. ~ good marks and condition, pleasing. Est. £60-90. £40

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Lot Description Reserve 44. Victorian silver Canova pattern dessert spoon, London 1862 by George Adams. L-18.3cm; W-61g. ~ good

gauge, marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £55

45. Scottish silver Oar pattern toddy ladle, Edinburgh 1819 by Alexander Henderson. L-15.3cm; W-24g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £40

46. Edwardian silver ‘Oak Wood Park’ teaspoon, Chester 1905 by John Millward Banks. L-12.4cm; W-18g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £18

47. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern sugar spoon, by George Sangster with Edinburgh marks for 1855. L-15.4cm; W-17g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £45-65. £45

48. Art Deco silver serving slice, London 1937 by ‘AEN’. L-20.7cm; W-60g. ~ good marks reasonable condition. Est. £45-65. £45

49. Victorian silver Kings pattern butter knife, London 1861 by George Adams. L-19.3cm; W-67g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £30

50. George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, London c.1780 by Hester Bateman. L-14.1cm; W-30g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-90. £60

51. Silver ‘Golf Ball’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1930 by Docker & Burn. L-11.5cm; W-19g. ~ good gauge, reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £15

52. Large silver ‘Girls’ Open Golf Championship, September 1926’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1926. L-17.1cm; W-38g. ~ maker’s mark unclear, otherwise good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £55-75. £45

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Lot Description Reserve 53. Victorian silver ‘Eastbourne’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1895 by Harry Atkins. L-11.7cm; W-21g. ~ good gauge,

marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20

54. Chinese Export silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern tablespoon, circa 1840 by Khecheong. L-22cm; W-97g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £60-90. £60

55. Chinese Export silver Old English Tread pattern condiment ladle, circa 1810 by Sunshing. L-9.7cm; W-17g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £40

56. Indian Colonial silver & baleen toddy ladle, Calcutta c.1830 by Hamilton & Co. L-14.8cm; W-19g. ~ replacement handle, otherwise good gauge (silver), marks and condition. Est. £70-90. £70

57. Indian Colonial silver Fiddle pattern mustard spoon, Calcutta c.1830 by Hamilton & Co. L-11.3cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £30

58. George III silver & agate fruit knife, London 1806 by Moses Brent. L-20.2cm. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £55-75. £45

59. George III silver Old English Military Thread & Shell pattern table fork, London 1789 by G. Smith & W. Fearn. L-19.5cm; W-77g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £75

60. George III silver Hanoverian pattern 4-tined dessert fork, London 1781 by W. Sumner & R. Crossley. L-16.3cm; W-39g. ~ rare bottom marked, good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £45

61. Victorian silver Queens pattern dessert spoon, London 1852 by James Whiting. L-17.7cm; W-66g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £30

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Lot Description Reserve 62. Edwardian silver ‘Plymouth, The Armada is in Sight’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1908 by Page, Keene & Page.

L-12.5cm; W-21g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20

63. Silver ‘Melrose’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1933 by D.V. Chapman. L-11.5cm; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £15

64. Pair of George III silver Fiddle pattern egg spoons, London 1818 by James Beebe. L-11.8cm; W-34g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20

65. George III silver Kings pattern tablespoon, London 1919 by Richard Pierce. L-22.4cm; W-87g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £35-55. £30

66. George III silver Hanoverian pattern dessert fork, London 1802 by ‘??’ over ‘WP’. L-17.2cm; W-38g. ~ later Victorian decoration but pleasing, worn tines, otherwise good condition. Est. £40-60. £35

67. George II silver Apollo?-front and basket of flowers-back teaspoon, London c. 1750. L-11.2cm; W-15g. ~ wear to bowl tip, picture-back and marks, otherwise good gauge and condition. Est. £30-50. £30

68. Russian silver teaspoon engraved with Kremlin to back of bowl, Moscow 1891 by ‘BA’. L-13.8cm; W-22g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £30-50. £20

69. Liverpool silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, by John Sutter with Chester marks for 1835. L-14.2cm; W-24g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £20

70. Silver & enamel ‘Banbury Cross’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1967 by A.J. Bailey. L-12.5cm; W-11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £10

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Lot Description Reserve 71. Pair of George III silver Bright-cut tablespoons, London 1790 by Peter & Jonathan Bateman. L-

22cm; W-122g. ~ rare makers’ mark, excellent marks, good decoration and condition. Est. £500-700. £450

72. Silver ‘Assam-Bengal Railway Battn’ teaspoon, and coffee spoon, Birmingham 1930 by James Fenton. L-12.7cm (tea); W-33g (both). ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £25

73. Continental silver die-struck ‘cherub-front & back’ pattern salt spoon, circa 1880?. L-7.5cm; W-8g. ~ a ‘pelleted star’ mark, good condition. Est. £20-40. £15

74. Pair of Scottish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, Glasgow 1836 by James Mitchell Jr. L-22.1cm; W-151g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £70-90. £68

75. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1805 by Peter, Ann & William Bateman. L-21.8cm; W-58g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £38

76. York, George IV silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, 1821, by James Barber & Co. L-22.6cm; W-75g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-90. £55

77. Set of 3 George III silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, London c. 1780. L-12.7cm; W-41g. ~ maker’s marks worn, otherwise good decoration and condition. Est. £25-45. £20

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Lot Description Reserve 78. William IV silver Fiddle pattern sugar spoon, London 1836 by S. Hayne & D, Cater. L-13.1cm; W-23g. ~

good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £35

79. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern pickle spoon, London 1847 by Elizabeth Eaton. L-14.8cm; W-29g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £35

80. George III silver Old English pattern salt shovel, London 1809 by George Smith. L-9.4cm; W-6g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £25-45. £17

81. Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern salt shovel, London c. 1775. L-8.7cm; W-5g. ~ marks worn, minor kink to shovel, otherwise reasonable condition, very useable. Est. £20-30. £12

82. George III silver scalloped-bowl Feather-edge pattern salt spoon, London c.1775 by William Cattell. L-9.7cm; W-8g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £25-45. £17

83. George III silver scalloped-bowl Feather-edge pattern salt spoon, London c.1775. L-9.6cm; W-7g. ~ marks worn, otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £20-40. £16

84. George III silver scalloped-bowl Old English pattern salt spoon, London 1792 by S. Godbehere & E. Wigan. L-9.9cm; W-8g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-40. £16

85. Edwardian silver salt spoon in 18th century style, Chester 1905 by G. Nathan & R. Hayes. L-10.1cm; W-14g. ~ will be difficult to clean well, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £14

86. Scottish silver Celtic-point pattern toddy ladle, Edinburgh 1840 by ‘J.McK’. L-17.5cm; W-30g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £40

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Lot Description Reserve 87. Falmouth, George I silver marrow scoop, circa 1725 by Sampson Bennett. L-21.6cm; W-30g. ~ rare

maker; a little de-lamination by mark with possible repair, otherwise good marks and condition. £400-500. £350

88. George I silver Ribbed Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1715 by Andrew Archer. L-19.8cm; W-48g. ~ wear to bowl and marks, otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £35-65. £30

89. Set of 4 George III silver Old English pattern salt spoons, London 1806 by Thomas Wallis. L-9.8cm; W-31g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £45-75. £20

90. Pair of George III silver Bright-cut pattern salt spoons, London 1795 by Duncan Urquhart & Napthali Hart. L-10.4cm; W-23g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £10

91. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by James Erskine. L-12.2cm; W-10g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £25-45. £20

92. Greenock? silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1780 by ‘BC’. L-11.7cm; W-11g. ~ naïve initials, kinks to bowl lip, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £25-45. £15

93. Dundee silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1825 by Alexander Cameron. L-13.5cm; W-14g. ~ wear & knocks to bowl, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £15

94. George III silver Shell-back marrow spoon, London 1766 by Thomas & William Chawner. L-20.5cm; W-33g. ~ light gauge, but excellent shell, marks and condition. Est. £125-175. £100

95. George III silver meat skewer, London 1787 by ‘IP’. L-30.5cm; W-70g. ~ typical scratches to skewer, marks worn, otherwise good condition. Est. £80-120. £80

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Lot Description Reserve 96. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, by Rettie & Son, with Edinburgh marks for 1842. L-9.6cm; W-

8g. ~ dent to bowl, reasonable marks and condition. Est. £22-30. £22

97. Silver ‘Roman replica’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1956 by Suckling Ltd. L-10.6cm; W-9g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £15

98. Newcastle silver Kings pattern teaspoon, 1861, by William, Clement & William II Lister. L-14.5cm; W-30g. ~ single-struck, soft knocks to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £18

99. Scottish silver Queens pattern teaspoon, Glasgow 1847 by J & W Mitchell. L-14.9cm; W-22g. ~ knocks to bowl, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £12

100. Jersey silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, by John Le Gallais, with London marks for 1863. L-13.9cm; W-19g. ~ maker’s mark over-striking another; good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £15

101. Scottish Provincial silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1770, by ‘PM’. L-12.2cm; W-14g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £22

102. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, Edinburgh 1821 by ‘JH’. L-16cm; W-23g. ~ small dent to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £35

103. Georgian silver & baleen toddy ladle, circa 1820. L-25.8cm; W-21g. ~ not marked, bowl good gauge, edge of bowl trying to simulated a coin-edged bowl or could be continental coin, good condition. Est. £45-65. £38

104. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, circa 1800 by Peter Lambert. L-17cm; W-31g. ~ excellent marks and condition. Est. £55-85. £50

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Lot Description Reserve 105. 6 pairs of silver fruit knives & forks, 5 knives London 1814 by WE, WF & WC; 1 x Lon. 1800 by Moses

Brent; 6 forks Sheffield 1897 by M&W. L-19.8cm (knife). ~ good condition. Est. £200-300. £175

106. Ivory, silver & steel table knife, circa 1700s. L-23.3cm. ~ very old crack to ivory, otherwise very good condition, very satisfying to hold. Est. £150-250. £50

107. Pair of ‘blind’ mote spoons, London 1860 by Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater. L-13.6cm; W-17g. ~ interesting spoons, probably made as mashing spoons; good marks and condition. Est. £150-250 100

108. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London 1805 by ‘TB’. L-13.6cm; W-16g. ~ hallmarks struck twice, first time almost missing the stem; good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20

109. Scottish silver Celtic-point pattern dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1793 by Alexander Henderson. L-19cm; W-33g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £30

110. Newcastle, pair of Fiddle pattern salt spoons, 1883 (last year of Assay), by Thomas Sewell. L-8.5cm; W-16g. ~ excellent marks and condition. Est. £60-90. £30

111. Irish silver Bright-cut Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1780 by John Power. L-13.8cm; W-13g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £25-45. £20

112. Scottish silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh c.1770 by William Drummond. L-11.5cm; W-12g. ~ bowl tip worn, reasonable maker’s mark, otherwise good condition. Est. £25-45. £20

113. Georgian silver sugar nips, circa 1750. L-11cm; W-25g ~ old repair, reasonable condition. Est. £40-60. £40

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Lot Description Reserve 114. Silver & enamel ‘Demerara’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1922 by Levi & Salaman. L-12.2cm; W-15g. ~ good

marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £9

115. Silver & enamel ‘London, Westminster Abbey’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1919 by Levi & Salaman. L-11.8cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £10

116. Silver & enamel ‘Greyfriar’s Bobby’ teaspoon, Edinburgh 1963 by ‘SKP’. L-11.7cm; W-11g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10

117. Silver & enamel ‘Westminster Borough Lawn Tennis Club’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1928 by James Fenton. L-12cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £9

118. Silver & enamel ‘Houses of Parliament’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1913 by Levi & Salaman. L-11.8cm; W-15g. ~ small dent to bowl, otherwise reasonable condition and marks. Est. £25-35. £10

119. Silver & enamel ‘Barnstaple’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1932 by Barker Brothers & sons. L-11.8cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £10

120. Silver & enamel ‘Ramsgate’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1920 by Robert Pringle. L-12cm; W-13g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £9

121. Silver & enamel ‘Newquay’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1916 by Sydney & Co. L-11cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £9

122. Canadian silver & enamel ‘Princess Victoria’ steam ship teaspoon, Toronto c.1910 by Dominion Jewelry Mfg. Co. L-13.1cm; W-20g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10

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Lot Description Reserve 123. George III silver Fiddle pattern basting spoon, London 1814 by John Jackson. L-29.3cm; W-98g. ~ good

bowl, marks and condition. Est. £140-180. £125

124. Indian Colonial silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Calcutta c.1820 by William Henry Twentyman. L-22cm; W-69g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £35

125. Indian Colonial, pair of silver Fiddle pattern teaspoons, Calcutta c.1820 by Twentyman & Co. L-13.8cm; W-47g. ~ wear to bowl tips and marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £40-60. £40

126. North American silver Coffin-end pattern teaspoon, circa 1820 by ‘RB’. L-14cm; W-12g. ~ very light, reasonable mark, good condition. Est. £30-40. £30

127. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1778 by Hester Bateman. L-21.5cm; W-52g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £45-65. £40

128. Pair of Edwardian silver Hanoverian pattern dessert forks & matching dessert spoon (not shown) engraved with the Royal crest of Edward VII, Edinburgh 1906 by Hamilton & Inches. L-17.5cm; W-152g. ~ good weight and marks, clear crest, but well used. Est. £100-200. £75

129. George I silver Ribbed Hanoverian Rattail pattern teaspoon, London c. 1725. L-11.5cm; W-9g. ~ kink to stem, worn marks, otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £20-30. £20

130. George I Britannia silver Ribbed Hanoverian Rattail pattern teaspoon, London c.1718 by Starling Wilford? L-11.3cm; W-9g. ~ bowl tip worn, otherwise good condition. Est. £30-40. £20

131. George III silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1770 by Nicholas Hearnden. L-12.1cm; W-12g. ~ knock to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20

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Lot Description Reserve 132. George III silver Old English with Shoulders Feather-edge pattern teaspoon, London c.1780 by John

Lamb. L-12.5cm; W-15g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £25

133. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London 1784 by Hester Bateman. L-12.8cm; W-13g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good condition. Est. £20-30. £20

134. Silver Shell-back mustard spoon, London 1935 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. L-10.3cm; W-17g. ~ thick gauge, excellent condition, good marks. Est. £30-40. £26

135. Victorian silver Albany pattern caddy spoon with shell bowl, London 1883 by David & George Sherwood Edward. L-9.7cm; W-19g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £58

136. Edwardian silver caddy spoon with engraved bowl, London 1907 by Sebastian Henry Garrard. L-8cm; W-10g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £48

137. George III silver Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, London 1789 by George Smith & William Fearn. L-21.8cm; W-61g. ~ good decoration, marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £38

138. George III silver & ivory caddy scoop, engraved to back of scoop ‘Elizth Lewis, 1861’, Birmingham 1802 by Cocks & Bettridge. L-8cm; W-8g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition, delightful. Est. £80-160. £58

139. Victorian silver Hanoverian Thread pattern tablespoon, London 1870 by George Adams. L-21.5cm; W-71g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £28

140. Liverpool silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, by John Sutter, with Chester marks for 1837. L-17.7cm; W-37g. ~ bowl battered, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £24

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Lot Description Reserve 141. Victorian silver christening spoon with engraved bowl and stem, London 1898 by William Hutton & Sons.

L-15.3cm; W-26g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £35

142. George IV silver Old English Thread pattern sugar tongs, London 1826 by William Bateman. L-14.3cm; W-30g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £24

143. Set of 6 Dutch silver naturalistic pattern teaspoons, Leeuwarden 1892 with London import marks for 1891, L-11.5cm; W-79g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-90. £45

144. George IV silver Old English pattern basting spoon, London 1825 by William Chawner. L-29cm; W-110g. ~ couple of soft knocks to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £130-170. £120

145. Provincial/Colonial silver Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1800 by ‘?W’ and ‘D’. L-22.7cm; W-49g. ~ wear to bowl tip and marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £40-80. £35

146. American silver ‘Kansas City’ jam spoon, circa 1920. L-13.7cm; W-15g. ~ cheaply made, reasonable condition, good marks. Est. £10-20. £8

147. American silver Celtic-point Thread pattern teaspoon, New York c.1840 by Robert Rait. L-15.5cm; W-23g. ~ couple of small dents to bowl, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £10-20. £7

148. Silver ‘George V Jubilee’ teaspoon, London 1935 by Northern Goldsmiths Co. L-10.6cm; W-10g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £10-20. £6

149. American silver ‘Colorado’ teaspoon, circa 1910 by William Rogers & Son. L-14.9cm; W-24g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10

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Lot Description Reserve 150. Silver ‘Leo – July’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1938 by Barker Brothers & Sons Ltd. L-10.3cm; W-10g. ~ good

marks, reasonable condition. Est. £15-25. £10

151. Irish silver Fiddle pattern dessert fork, Dublin 1860 by ‘J.S’. L-16,5cm; W-40g. ~ wear to tines, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10

152. Scottish, pair of silver Queens pattern dessert forks, Glasgow 1865 by William Cogshill. L-17.1cm; W-83g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £42

153. Greenock silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, by Heron, with Glasgow marks for 1826. L-14.5cm; W-21g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £20

154. Victorian silver Albert pattern child’s spoon with engraving to back of bowl, London 1869 by Thomas Smily. L-14.6cm; W-31g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40. £25

155. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern child’s/sweetmeat fork, Glasgow 1830 by ‘WM’ over ‘AM’. L-14.7cm; W-21g. ~ good marks and condition, pleasing. Est. £20-40. £10

156. Scottish silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1789 by Francis Howden. L-21.9cm; W-62g. ~ wear to bowl tip, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £20

157. Montrose silver Oar pattern teaspoon, circa 1835 by Peter Lambert. L-12.3cm; W-10g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise excellent condition. Est. £15-25. £5

158. Silver & paste (citrine) thistle butter/cocktail fork, Birmingham 1913 by Adie & Lovekin Ltd. L-12cm; W-7g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £20-40. £6

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Lot Description Reserve 159. Two silver-gilt & enamel ‘Year’ spoons (1975 & 1980) by Georg Jensen. L-15.1cm; W-89g. ~ in original

packaging and boxes, excellent marks and condition. Est. £45-85. £35

160. Silver ‘The Queen’s Silver Jubilee, 1952-1977’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1952 by Mappin & Webb. L-10.1cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £15

161. Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1771 by William Taylor. L-20.7cm; W-67g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140. £100

162. Scottish silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1780 by William & Patrick Cunningham. L-22.3cm; W-63g. ~ reasonable marks and good condition. Est. £100-140. £100

163. Indian silver ‘Golf Club’ teaspoon, in original box, Calcutta c.1930 by Dhiren Das & Sons. L-9.5cm; W-15g. ~ very thick gauge, good marks and condition. Est. £50-60. £50

164. Silver Dognose pattern child’s spoon, Birmingham 1946 by Elkington & Co. L-15.1cm; W-36g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20

165. Set of 12, George III silver Old English Thread pattern tablespoons, London 1817 by W. Eley & W. Fearn. L-22.2cm; W-848g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition, an excellent set. Est. £550-750. £540

166. Newcastle, George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, 1757, by John Langlands I. L-20.8cm; W-64g. ~ excellent marks, good condition. Est. £180-220. £180

167. Pair of George IV silver Queens pattern tablespoons, London 1825 by Charles Eley. L-22.2cm; W-222g. ~ good marks, excellent condition. Est. £140-180. £130

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Lot Description Reserve 168. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1751 by James Wilks. L-20.5cm; W-52g. ~ good

marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £55

169. Pair of heavy Irish Old English pattern sauce ladles, Dublin 1759 by J. Pittar?. L-18.3cm; W-166g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £400-500. £400

170. George I silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1724 by Paul Hanet. L-19.7cm; W-65g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £120-160. £120

171. Irish silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1789 by Michael Keating. L-20.8cm; W-44g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £60-80. £55

172. Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1765 by Kerr & Dempster. L-21.2cm; W-66g. ~ from Althorp House, with Earl Spencer’s crest; later ‘SR’ initials, reasonable marks and condition. £80-120. £70

173. Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1747 by E. Lothian. L-21cm; W-75g. ~ from Althorp House, with Earl Spencer’s crest; later ‘SR’ initials, reasonable marks and condition. £80-120. £80

174. York, George III silver meat skewer, 1804, by James Barber, George Cattle & William North. L-30.6cm: W-100g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £450-55. £400

175. George III silver meat skewer, London 1802 by William Sumner. L-33.6cm; W-94g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £180-220. £160

176. George III silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, London 1789 by Hester Bateman. L-12.5cm; W-14g. ~ needs a clean, excellent marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £20

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Lot Description Reserve 177. George III silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1761 by ‘W.C’? L-20.3cm; W-62g. ~ reasonable

marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £25

178. George III silver Feather-edge pattern sugar tongs, London c. 1775 by Thomas Chawner. L-13.5cm; W-32g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £24

179. George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, London 1808 by Alice & George Burrows. L-13.7cm; W-29g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £22

180. George III silver Thread pattern sugar tongs, London 1798 by George Nangle. L-13.8cm; W-32g. ~ arms slightly bent, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £18

181. George III silver Old English pattern mustard spoon, London c.1780 by Hester Bateman. L-10.5cm; W-10g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-40. £14

182. Chester silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, 1785 by Joseph Whalley. L-16.8cm; W-29g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £100-140. £100

183. Liverpool silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, by John Sutter, with Chester marks for 1836. L-14cm; W-15g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £15-25. £10

184. Liverpool silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon by John Sutter, with Chester marks for 1837. L-14cm; W-18g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £15-25. £10

185. Liverpool silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon by John Sutter, with Chester marks for 1839. L-14.6cm; W-25g. ~ tiny dent to bowl, otherwise good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10

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Lot Description Reserve 186. Irish silver Bright-cut Star Celtic-point pattern dessert spoon, Dublin 1795. L-16cm; W-18g. ~ maker’s

mark worn, bowl battered, otherwise good marks and decoration. Est. £50-75. £50

187. Irish silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, Dublin 1804 by John Power. L-16.3cm; W-23g. ~ light gauge, reasonable marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £30

188. Irish silver picture-front Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1750 by Michael Horner. L-12.7cm; W-11g. ~ rare’ish spoon, a bit battered all over, otherwise good marks. Est. £55-75. £50

189. Irish silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1770 by Michael Keating. L-11cm; W-10g. ~ signs of gilding, good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £25-45. £20

190. Aberdeen silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by James Erskine. L-13.6cm; W-13g. ~ wear & knocks to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-45. £20

191. Aberdeen silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by William Byres. L-13.2cm; W-11g. ~ slight kink to stem, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-40. £15

192. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, by George Sangster with Edinburgh marks for 1863. L-14.5cm; W-19g. ~ excellent marks and good condition. Est. £20-40. £15

193. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, circa 1830 by George & Alexander Booth. L-16.5cm; W-26g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £35

194. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, circa 1830 by James Robertson and marks for Aleaxander Mollison. L-21.1cm; W-62g. ~ bowl tip quite worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-75. £50

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Lot Description Reserve 195. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1780 by James Law. L-20.6cm; W-51g. ~ marks

worn, reasonable condition. Est. £50-60. £50

196. York (with Town Mark), William IV silver Fiddle pattern basting spoon, 1830, by James Barber, George Cattle & William North. L-30cm; W-109g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £950-1250. £950

197. Scottish silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1780 by ‘RG’. L-11.4cm; W-12g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £35

198. Scottish silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon with wriggle-work decoration, Edinburgh c.1770, by Alexander Aitchison. L-12.1cm; W-12g. ~ bowl battered & worn, otherwise reasonable. Est. £50-75. £50

199. Exeter, George III silver Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, 1791, by Thomas Eustace. L-21.2cm; W-59g. ~ reasonable marks and condition, good decoration. Est. £40-60. £35

200. Victorian silver jam spoon, London 1898 by John Heath & John Middleton. L-11.5cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-40. £18

201. Edwardian silver jam spoon, Birmingham 1909 by Synyer & Beddoes. L-14cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-40. £16

202. Victorian silver ‘Norwich’ teaspoon, Chester 1899 by Barnett Henry Joseph. L-11cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £12

203. Silver & enamel ‘Antigua’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1972 by Exquisite Ltd. L-11.3cm; W-13g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30. £10

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Lot Description Reserve 204. Sheffield, George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, 1797 (double duty marks) by T. Law. L-

14.2cm; W-28g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £290-320. £290

205. Victorian silver Kings pattern salt spoon, London 1859 by Charles Boyton. L-11cm; W-28g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £8

206. George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1756 by Robert Pertt. L-18.9cm; W-38g. ~ wear to bowl tip and shell-back, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £40-60. £32

207. George III silver Basket of Flowers-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1765 by James Tookey, L-20.2cm; W-61g. ~ wear to flowers, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £80

208. Pair of Georgian silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c.1760 by Ebenezer Coker. L-11.4cm; W-19g. ~ one stem repaired, otherwise reasonable. Est. £25-45. £24

209. Pair of Scroll-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c. 1770 by Hester Bateman. L-11.8cm; W-24g. ~ crisp scrolls, good marks, excellent condition. Est. £60-80. £60

210. George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1752 by Elizabeth Oldfield. L-20.2cm; W-57g. ~ wear to bowl tip and marks, otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £45-55. £42

211. Pair of Victorian silver salt spoons, London 1878 by William & John Barnard. L-7.6cm; W-15g. ~ unusual twist finial, good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £38

212. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1768 by ‘BB’. L-22cm; W-85g. ~ unusually crest upside down, needs a clean, good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £55-75. £45

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Lot Description Reserve 213. Superb very heavy and large George IV cast silver-gilt ‘Adam & Eve’ pattern dessert spoon & fork,

London 1825 by William Eley II. L-21.7cm (spoon); W-293g. ~ sort of item/pattern that one would expect to be made by Francis Higgins but 50 years later; have not seen before; makes you wonder whether they are one offs or there was a set?, minor signs of gilding wearing, superb quality, weight and condition, very rare, not cheap but one for the pension pot and to show off with. Est. £3500-4500. £2850

214. Victorian silver christening spoon & fork, engraved to back of bowl ‘From his Godmother, J. Charlotte Horn, 12th Nov. 1856’, London 1856 by Francis Higgins. L-16.1 (fork); W-84g. ~ good condition. £45-65. £40

215. Two York, George IV silver Old English pattern tablespoons, 1820/21, by James Barber & William Whitwell. L-22.5cm; W-152g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £80-120. £80

216. Victorian silver-gilt dessert spoon, Sheffield 1873 by Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall. L-18.5cm; W-77g (loaded handle). ~ quite ugly but unusual, good marks and condition. Est. £45-95. £35

217. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London c.1800 by W. Eley & W. Fearn. L-21.4cm; W-70g. ~ maker’s mark only; minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £35-55. £30

218. George IV silver Kings Shape Thread pattern tablespoon, London 1825 by William Chawner. L-22.3cm; W-76g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £50-75. £50

219. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1768 by Philip Roker. L-21cm; W-63g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £55-85. £45

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Lot Description Reserve 220. Victorian silver ‘Rococo style’ dessert spoon, London 1874 by George Adams. L-17.2cm; W-60g. ~

excellent gauge, good marks and condition. Est. £55-85. £45

221. Victorian silver parcel-gilt ‘Ecclesiastical Cross’ teaspoon, London 1877 by ‘??’ over ‘?C’. L-12.2cm; W-13g. ~ I do not think its a souvenir spoon!, maker’s mark worn, otherwise good condition. Est. £30-50. £20

222. Silver ‘Tower of London’ teaspoon with Festival of Britain finial, Birmingham 1950 by Turner & Simpson. L-9.7cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £15

223. Edwardian silver & agate ‘Limerick, Treaty Stone’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1906 by Spurrier & Co. L-11.4cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20

224. Victorian silver Fiddle & Thread pattern christening spoon & fork, both engraved ‘From his godpapa Uncle, Wm. Thorpe, April 26, 1840, Lon/Birm 1839 by Mary Chawner and George Unite. L-15.5cm; W-28g (fork). ~ knife handle separating from blade, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55. £25

225. George III silver Fiddle & Shell pattern dessert spoon, London 1813 by Solomon Hougham. L-16.7cm; W-36g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £3040. £25

226. Victorian silver ‘Sergeants’ Mess’ Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Sheffield 1899 by John Round. L-14.6cm; W-26g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £15

227. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1773 by George Smith III. L-21cm; W-61g. ~ bowl a bit out of shape and tip worn, otherwise good marks, pleasing crest. Est. £45-65. £35

228. George III silver Bead & Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, London c.1775 by Joseph Steward II. L-14.2cm; W-29. ~ repair to arch, a bit battered, otherwise good decoration and marks. Est. £20-30. £20

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Lot Description Reserve 229. Indian Colonial silver Fiddle pattern table fork, Madras c. 1817 by Robert Gordon II. L-20cm; W-67g. ~

tines very worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-35. £20

230. Exeter silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, 1857, by ‘JS’. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10

231. George IV silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, London 1827 by Adey Bellamy Savory. L-10.7cm; W-13g. ~ needs cleaning, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25. £10

232. Georgian silver filigree caddy spoon, circa 1780. L-7.8cm; W-7g. ~ not hallmarked, a rare caddy spoon, but repaired handle and some bits of filigree missing. Est. £65-95. £55

233. Victorian silver Tamworth pattern egg spoon, London.1868 by George Adams. L-12.4cm; W-25g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £30-50. £25

234. Silver child’s spoon, Sheffield 1920 by James & William Deakin. L-13.2cm; W-23g. ~ good gauge and marks, reasonable condition. Est. £20-30. £15

235. George III silver spoon, London 1807 by Richard Crossley & George Smith. L-15cm; W-36g. ~ I think that the spoon is wrong, but you make up your mind, good gauge, reasonable marks. Est. £30-50. £25

236. George III silver pierced Fiddle & Thread pattern fish slice, with Prince of Wales Feathers crest, London 1806 by W. Eley & W. Fearn. L-30.5cm; W-189g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £200-260. £180

237. York, George III silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, 1815, by James Barber & William Whitwell. L-21.3cm; W-79g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £65-95. £65

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Lot Description Reserve 238. George III silver Old English Feather-edge with Shoulders pattern teaspoon with shell bowl, London

c.1775 by Thomas Northcote. L-12.5cm; W-13g. ~ reasoanble marks, good gauge & condition. Est. £20-30. £15

239. Aberdeen silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by William Byres. L-13.4cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65. £45

240. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1810 by William Jameson. L-20.6cm; W-60g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140. £100

241. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1810 by James Erskine. L-21.8cm; W-57g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £90-120. £90

242. Aberdeen silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, circa 1800 by Nathaniel Gillet. L-22.7cm; W-59g. ~ excellent marks and bowl, good condition. Est. £130-170. £130

243. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by James Erskine. L-13cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £55-75. £55

244. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1805 by James Erskine. L-12.7cm; W-12g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good bowl and condition. Est. £50-60. £50

245. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1810 by James Erskine. L-14.3cm; W-17g. ~ bowl a bit battered, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £40-50. £40

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The next Club Postal Auction will take place

on Thursday 9th December 2010 Members are invited to submit their Lots (max. 10) for the next postal auction by posting or delivering by hand up until the 14th October. Please provide clearly a full and comprehensive description, if possible, of your various lots, remembering to note all relevant facts such as makers, dates and interesting features etc. and reserve. Also please clearly state your name, address and telephone number. Please never intentionally submit repaired, damaged, burnished or mediocre items, as such will not sell.

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POSTAL AUCTION INFORMATION Your written, email or faxed bids should be with us, please, by no later than 12.00pm, on the day of the sale. Please note that purchase prices are subject to a 10% buyers premium (plus VAT on the commission) and £6.00 for postage & packing per consignment. Members are welcome to come to view the lots on offer at 26 Burlington Arcade, London. Bidding The Lot is offered to the top bidder on approval, at a figure that is 50% the difference between that bid and the under bid or, where only one bid is received, at 50% the difference between that figure and the reserve. Should two or more members submit an identical top bid the Lot is offered to the member whose bid was received first, at that price. The Lot will be sent to you for approval where you can decide to either purchase or return the Lot. When submitting your bid(s) please make sure you clearly state the Lot number, a brief description, your bid (excluding premium), name & address and a telephone or fax number. If you are successful we will telephone you on the day of the sale from 6pm to confirm your purchase(s) and at what price. Also to confirm that someone will be at home the following Thursday morning, to receive the lot(s), sent by guaranteed delivery. We request payment within 48 hours of your receiving the lot(s), or their immediate return (together with a refund of the postal and packaging charges (£6.00) incurred in the failed transaction) should you decide not to take up your option to purchase. Overseas Based Bidders • If successful, we will notify you by fax or email. • Please note that Lots are not dispatched until payment in Sterling has been received, also that postage/ packing is

charged at £12.00 per package regardless of weight or destination. • Although every assistance will be provided to trace missing packages, please note that our responsibility ends once

a package leaves the United Kingdom. Vendors All members are invited to enter Lots (max. 10) for the Silver Spoon Club Postal Auction. • Commission is charged at 10% (plus VAT on the commission) of the sale price. • Vendors are paid when we have received payment; please note that there may be a delay in settlement where lots

have been purchased by overseas members, or where a lot has been rejected by a U.K. member thus necessitating a further offer to an under bidder.

• Items for which no bids have been received will be posted back to you, and charged £6.00 for postage & packaging.

General Information • The Auction results will be printed in the next Finial. • All measurements are approximate. • The Silver Spoon Club holds no responsibility for description. All purchasers must satisfy themselves on their

lot(s) prior to payment. • Members participating in the auction are deemed to have accepted that we are not to be held personally responsible

for any losses incurred by members, for whatsoever reason.

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Daniel Bexfield Antiques Fine Quality Silver

A Superb French Silver & Niello Card/Note Case Made Paris c.1840

Length (9.5cm)

Price £2,950.00

26 Burlington Arcade, Mayfair, London. W1J 0PU

Tel: 020 7491 1720 Fax: 020 7491 1730

E-mail: antiques@bexfield.co.uk Web: www.bexfield.co.uk