Silver
Commencing at 10.30am
on Friday 7th December 2001
The following lots (501-521) are being sold
on the instructions of the executors of the estate of the late
John Mather CBE
501
Suite of plated table cutlery,
with ‘pistol’ handled knives, fitted in an oak canteen
£50-80.200
502
Set of twelve plated fruit knives and forks,
with finely engraved blades and mother of pearl handles, in a
fitted wood case £150-200.210
503
Set of twelve plated fruit knives and forks,
with engraved blades and mother of pearl handles, in a fitted
wood case £80-120.190
504
Plated tea kettle on stand,
with ebony handle and a spirit lamp, 12in (30.5cm) high
£50-70.60
505
Sheffield Plate and glass biscuit barrel,
the etched glass section decorated with leafy festoons, the base
circular and raised on ball feet, 7 1/2in (19cm) high
£100-150.100
506
Plated shaped rectangular cake basket,
with pierced borders; and a plated and glass sardine dish with
cover (2) £50-70.70
507
Set of six plated napkin rings in a fitted case;
two cased sets of knives and a cased set of cake forks (4)
£30-50 .95
508
Plated tea service,
4 pieces; plated salver; and two stemmed comports (7)
£50-70.55
509
Three sets of plated serve-alls,
each in a fitted case
£50-70.40
510
Collection of cased cutlery sets,
including spoons and knives (10) £50-80.200
511
Set of six silver coffee spoons and six forks,
in a fitted case £50-70.105
512
Silver pin dish,
inscribed “Port of Cork”; silver vesta case; and
a silver-mounted wood quaich (3)
£40-60.90
513
Pair of plated candelabra;
two plated candlesticks; and a cocktail shaker with
presentation inscription (5) £40-60.70
514
Plated three tier cakestand;
and three sugar & cream sets on stands (4)
£40-60.65
515
Collection of various plated ware,
including a tray (a lot) £50-70.150
516
Collection of various plated ware,
(a lot) £30-50.90
517
Plated tea service,
comprising of a teapot, water jug, sugar and cream (4)
£50-70.110
518
Victorian silver cake slice,
maker GA, with an ivory handle and a presentation
inscription dated 1880, 13in (33cm) long
£100-150.240
519
Plated tea and coffee service,
4 pieces £50-70.70
520
Plated oval service tray,
with a pierced gallery; plated and glass hors d’ouevres
dish; cake basket; and three entrée dishes (6)
£60-80.130
521
Plated rectangular liqueur tray;
pair of sauceboats; and two pairs of pickle jars on stands (5)
£50-70.115
Various Properties
522
Set of nine silver teaspoons,
Sheffield marks; and a set of six others, contained in a fitted
case £40-60.90
523
Set of four silver open salt dishes,
with four spoons, Birmingham 1901, in a fitted case
£50-70.110
524
Set of six silver dessert forks;
and a pair of plated salt and pepper casters (8)
£40-60.5
525
Set of four silver napkin rings by Mappin & Webb;
and another (5) £40-60.85
526
Pair of silver sugar tongs;
another pair; and six forks (8)
£30-50.ns
527
Pair of plain silver circular bowls by Brook & Son of
Edinburgh,
each stamped “Traprain Treasure 1919 / Authorised
Reproduction” and inscribed “MM from Dr Peach’s
Family, 1932”, 8in (20.3cm) diameter, 34 ozs
£200-300.450
528
Pair of silver backed oval brushes
£20-30.12
529
Silver engine turned cigarette case,
with a presentation inscription for 1955; and another (2)
£30-50.35
530
Silver cigarette casket,
the engine turned hinged rectangular cover opening to reveal a
cedar-lined interior, with a presentation inscription for 1958, 6in
(15.2cm) wide £40-60.85
531
Silver circular card tray,
the raised border with scroll designs, Sheffield 1906, 8 1/4in (21cm)
diameter, 9 ozs £80-120.140
532
Silver tea service,
3 pieces, comprising of a teapot, sugar and cream, each of squat
circular form, the teapot with an ebonised scroll handle, London
1926, 14 ozs £100-150.150
533
Silver tea service,
3 pieces, comprising of a teapot, sugar and cream, each of shaped
oval form, the teapot with an ebonised scroll handle, Birmingham
1938, 34 ozs £250-350.310
534
Pair of silver table candlesticks,
each with reeded borders and circular base, Birmingham 1970, 10 1/2in
(26.7cm) high £200-300.150
535
Silver fruit comport,
circular in form with panels to the outside and on three feet,
London 1904, 7 1/2in (19cm) diameter, 14 ozs £100-150.210
536
Silver stemmed bonbon dish,
with two handles to the facetted body over a spreading column and
square foot, Sheffield 1929, 4in (10.2cm) high
£50-70.40
537
Pair of rare Scottish provincial silver mustard spoons,
very probably marked for Leith around 1800, with shell patterned
terminals and oval shaped bowls, maker EW £300-500
Literature: Jackson’s, page 558 (second edition),
where the marks on these spoons are shown and “suggested
that these are Leith marks”..ns
538
Victorian plated five light candelabrum,
formed with four reeded candle branches to a central column, each
with detachable sconces and urn shaped nozzles, the tapered
central column to a shaped square base, 19in (48.2cm) high
£200-300.ns
539
Pair of Sheffield Plate dwarf two light candelabra,
each with twin reeded candle branches and circular bases, 7 1/2in
(19cm) high £40-60.ns
540
Pair of plated table candlesticks,
with detachable oval nozzles and baluster shaped columns, on oval
bases, 11in (28cm) high
£25-35.28
541
Silver rectangular cigarette casket,
damaged; and a silver square cigarette casket (2) £30-40.28
542
Silver teapot and a sugar basin,
Sheffield 1917, 28 ozs (2)
£100-150.145
543
Plated rectangular tea tray,
with pierced raised border and two handles, 23in (58.4cm) wide
£60-90.140
544
Silver condiment set in a fitted case,
comprising of a pair of salt dishes, mustard pots and pepper
pots, Birmingham 1935
£70-90.140
545
Set of twelve Victorian silver teaspoons,
maker R. Stewart of Glasgow, with shell pattern, single struck
handles, Glasgow 1860 £80-120.120
546
Set of six silver grapefruit spoons in a fitted case,
by Elkington & Company, Birmingham 1934
£40-60.60
547
Silver circular card tray,
with a shaped raised border, on three feet, Sheffield 1930,
monogrammed, 8in (20.3cm) diameter, 10 ozs £70-90.110
548
Silver Christening spoon in a fitted case,
London 1907 £20-30.30
549
Silver circular fruit comport by R & W Sorley,
with a shaped rim and spreading circular foot, Chester 1932, 8in
(20.3cm) diameter, 8 ozs
£70-100.50
550
Pair of silver sauceboats,
with scroll handles and serrated rims and on three feet,
Birmingham 1935, 7 ozs £60-90.135
551
Pair of silver bonbon dishes,
with beaded rims and on four ball feet, maker Hamilton &
Inches, Edinburgh 1904
£50-80.105
552
Silver-mounted dressing set;
4 pieces; similar trinket box; silver pin tray; and two silver
boxes (a lot) £60-90.120
553
Pair of silver and blue enamel napkin rings in a fitted case,
each of hexagonal form and decorated with turquoise enamel,
Sheffield 1929 £50-80.40
554
Set of four small silver toastracks,
Birmingham 1935 £50-80.100
555
Silver partly-fluted bowl by R & W Sorley,
on a spreading foot, London 1901, 6in (15.2cm) diameter, 6 ozs
£40-60.105
556
Two pairs of plated anointing spoons,
with apostle figure terminals
£30-50.32
557
Silver spoon and push in a fitted case,
Sheffield 1907/8 £30-50.60
558
Suite of silver table cutlery,
comprising of eleven dinner forks, ten dessert forks, fourteen
dessert spoons and nine grapefruit spoons, 49 ozs (44)
£150-200.300
559
Pair of Sheffield Plate wine slides,
each cast in relief with borders of fruiting vines, 7in (17.8cm)
diameter £40-60.70
560
Silver napkin ring and another,
in a fitted case £20-30.18
561
Pair of silver casters;
silver sugar bowl; and a comport (4)
£50-80.45
562
Plated Corinthian pillar table lamp,
with a stepped square base, 21in (53.3cm) high £100-150.150
563
Foreign silver instrument,
engraved with a scale and pointer, possibly a postal scale, 19th
century £40-60.55
564
Silver shaped circular salver,
with a raised border and on three feet, Birmingham 1972, 14 1/2in
(36.8cm) diameter, 32 ozs £250-350.370
565
Plated oval service tray,
the raised border and twin handles cast in relief with scroll and
leaf forms, the main body with an oval of oval cartouches, 31in (79cm)
wide £100-150.90
566
Late Victorian silver biscuit barrel with a blue glass liner,
the hinged domed cover with a shell patterned finial, the body
richly pierced and cast with cherubs amongst scrolling foliage,
on a spreading foot, Birmingham 1899, 8in (20.3cm) high £300-500.620
567
Late Victorian silver cake/fruit basket,
richly embossed with foliage around cartouches spaced by pierced
panels, with a swing handle and domed circular foot, maker WP
& S, Sheffield 1896, 10 1/2in (26.7cm) diameter, 18 ozs £300-400.280
568
Art Nouveau easel dressing mirror,
the arched rectangular glass with a kneeling female figure in
relief amongst a wreath of flowers flanked by flowerheads, 15 1/2in
(39.4cm) high £200-300.190
569
Pair of plated Corinthian pillar table candlesticks,
with detachable nozzles over fluted columns and square bases cast
in relief with husk festoons and with borders of acanthus leaves,
7in (17.8cm) high £150-200.ns
570
Chinese silver toastrack,
modelled with a vine and leaves, 7in (17.8cm) long
£80-120.90
571
Set of six plated fish knives and forks in a fitted case,
with spiral turned mother of pearl handles £70-100.80
572
Plated fruit and nut set in a fitted case,
comprising of a pair of spoons, grape scissors and two pairs of
nutcrackers
£120-160.120
573
Silver-mounted smoker’s pipe in a fitted case £20-30.50
574
WMF plated circular fruit basket,
with a blue glass liner, pierced with stylised designs of
scrolling flowers, with a swing handle and on four pierced feet,
9in (22.8cm) diameter
£120-160.ns
575
Pair of silver-overlaid green pottery bonbon dishes,
4 1/4in (10.8cm) diameter
£40-60.40
576
Seven pieces of silver miniature furniture,
including a grand piano, chairs and a settee
£250-350.290
577
Set of six silver teaspoons and tongs in a fitted case
£30-50.55
578
Pair of plated jelly spoons in a fitted case
£40-60.50
579
Pair of silver candlesticks,
with circular bases, Birmingham 1929, 3 3/4in (9.5cm) high
£50-70.75
580
Pair of Sheffield Plate chamber candlesticks,
each of shaped circular form with detachable nozzles and cone-shaped
snuffers £60-90.60
581
Set of twelve Russian silver stemmed cups,
with engraved floral designs and gilt interiors
£100-150.160
Additional lots
582-700