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CONTENTS

The flatware of Robert & William Gray of Glasgow by Walter Brown 3 Scottish provincial silversmiths – an occasional series, no. 5 by E. Daw 11 Dessert or child’s spoon? By John Sutcliffe 12 Focus on John Parnell by Tim Kent 14 Feedback 16 Review – Thomson Roddick & Medcalf sale – 28th March ’06 by Mr M 17 Results for the Club Postal Auction for 21st April 2006 23 The Club Postal Auction 25 Postal auction information 51 The next postal auction – 25th August 2006 52 First Tuesday 52 Contributions 52 Back copies 52 Yearly subscriptions 52

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An 18th century silver Galleon picture-back Hanoverian pattern spoon. See ‘Dessert or Child’s Spoon’ by John Sutcliffe, page 41.

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The Flatware of Robert & William Gray of Glasgow

By Walter Brown

(This paper is an extended version of the presentation at the Finial meeting in the Hilton Hotel, Swindon, in May 2005)

Introduction

The firm of Robert Gray & Son is considered by many to be arguably the finest Scottish maker of the first half of the 19th Century. Unlike many English firms who were specialists (for example in flatware, salvers, candlesticks, etc) nearly all Scottish makers of this period were generalists; Gray was no exception, making pieces from humble teaspoons to magnificent presentation cups. It is sad, therefore, that little is known in any detail about this firm – no ledgers exist, nor firm’s order books, etc., although considerable general information on the extent of work produced can be found from the records of the Edinburgh Assay Office Registers. Gordon McFarlan published an extensive paper on the firm’s history and work in the Silver Society Journal in 19991 and, in giving brief historical details where appropriate, I acknowledge with gratitude the information in his paper. McFarlan concentrates on the many spectacular pieces produced, but acknowledges that the majority of the firm’s production was flatware; however, he only gives a few examples of this, and the aim of the present paper is to describe Gray’s flatware in much more detail; whilst far more limited in range of patterns than that from the main London specialists of the period (Chawner & Co, Lias Brothers, Higgins, etc) it is normally at least its equal in quality and provides some patterns not seen from any other maker. It is safe to assume that Robert Gray was born around 1755; it is impossible to be precise since his is not an uncommon name in Glasgow, and several possible candidates are found in the Registers. It can be assumed that he began his apprenticeship in 1769, first with the firm of Bayne & Napier, and subsequently with Milne & Campbell. McFarlan suggests that this change was because Gray was an ambitious young man, and Milne & Campbell were the leading goldsmiths in Glasgow at the time, responsible for many civic commissions. He obtained his freedom in 1776, paying his ‘freedom fine’ on 30th August to the Incorporation of Hammermen and was admitted as a burgess and one of the guild brethren.

The period from c1776 to 1784: Robert Gray (Glasgow provincial marks)

Gray’s flatware during this early period was usually of very good quality Old English pattern; the tablespoon in figure 1 is a typical example.

Fig. 1, Old English tablespoon, c.1780.

Already, however, he was beginning to show his intention to produce something rather more ambitious, and the sugar tongs from this period shown in Figure 2 are of a much more advanced design for the time.

Fig. 2, Decorated sugar tongs, c.1780.

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It is worth discussing briefly the marking system on flatware of this period. Glasgow was still in effect a relatively small Scottish provincial town, and the goldsmiths marked their work themselves, with their maker’s mark plus various combinations of the Glasgow town mark and rather mysterious capital letters. Jackson2 shows two maker’s marks for Gray, ‘RG’ in a rectangular punch or in a shaped punch. McFarlan quotes these two and adds a further mark, ‘RG’ in an oval punch. I have long been doubtful about the mark in a shaped punch, since I had only seen it on Hanoverian rattail spoons of various sizes, which had all the appearance of having been made around 1720-1730. Recently a serendipitous discovery has proved that I was correct, although at present I am not authorised to disclose the actual user of this punch – suffice it to say that it was not Robert Gray. I also have a few doubts over the oval punch and enlarge on these in the next section, since I have not actually seen it used during the early period being considered at present. Two typical examples of Gray’s marking on tablespoons of around 1780 are shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 3, Typical Glasgow provincial marking on flatware by Robert Gray.

On the personal side, on 6th August 1780 Robert Gray married Marion Auchencloss and on 14th June 1781 their son William was born, the first of nine children. The period from 1784 to 1802: Robert Gray (Edinburgh hallmarked)

With the reintroduction of plate duty in 1784, the provincial makers had to send their silver to Edinburgh for assay. It seems that Gray, unlike many provincial makers who carried on as before, complied with the requirement; hence, during this period, his silver carries Edinburgh hallmarks. It is now that the mark of ‘RG’ in an oval punch first appears, on a pair of sugar tongs shown in Figure 4. I have some doubts on whether this is actually Gray’s mark, since Jackson3 shows it on a teaspoon of 1806-07. As will be seen in the next section a mark of this date cannot be Robert Gray’s, although it is possible that there may be an error since this is carried forward from the earlier editions of Jackson where the mark is attributed to either R. Green or R. Grierson. As against this, the tongs in Figure 4 bear considerable similarities to those shown above in Figure 2, and are of exceptionally good quality; although not having a date letter they can be dated to c.1785 since they have an incuse duty mark; they could very easily be by Gray.

Fig. 4, Decorated sugar tongs, c.1785.

Generally flatware of this period continues to be of Old English pattern; a typical example is the extremely elegantly proportioned gravy spoon carrying the full Edinburgh hallmarks for 1798-99 and shown in Figure 5.

Fig. 5, Old English gravy spoon, 1798-99.

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Throughout this paper I use the term ‘Gravy Spoon’ for large spoons rather than the Scottish term ‘Hash Spoon’ which I consider to be more appropriate to those of Hanoverian Pattern. Gray, of course, made other items of flatware such as marrow scoops (Figure 6).

Fig. 6, Marrow scoop, 1801-02.

In around 1794 William Gray was apprenticed to his father; he completed his apprenticeship in 1802 and submitted his essay on 27th August of that year, although a William Gray consigned work to the Edinburgh Assay Office before this date and there is some evidence that it was the same William. However, after 1802, no further work is consigned in this name and at this time William joined his father in partnership. It appears that William was the only one of Robert’s nine children ever to have any position in the firm, whose name then becomes Robert Gray & Son. During this period Robert continues to strengthen his position within the Glasgow establishment, becoming a trustee of Anderson’s Institution, the forerunner of the University of Strathclyde. The period from 1802 to 1819: Robert Gray & Son (Edinburgh hallmarked)

When William joined his father in partnership in 1802 the firm’s mark was changed to ‘RG&S’ on two lines (‘RG’ over ‘&S’ in a square punch (see Fig. 7). This is the reason why I believe that Jackson’s ascription of the ‘RG’ mark in 1806-07 to Robert Gray must be incorrect. A further mark of ‘RG&S’ on a single line in a rectangular punch appears later and is described in the next section, since I have never seen it on a piece with Edinburgh hallmarks (I would welcome any evidence to the contrary of this!).

Fig. 7, Typical Edinburgh marks of Robert Gray & Son, 1807-08.

It is after William joined his father that we really begin to see the development of the firm as a leader in flatware production. Up until now most of the flatware had been Old English, but now fiddle pattern, fiddle and thread, and a number of variations of King’s Pattern peculiar to Robert Gray & Son make their appearance. Again, this work is of heavy gauge and even routine pieces often have magnificent thick bowls. Typical examples are the elegant fiddle pattern gravy spoon and the fiddle and thread tablespoon, both of 1807-08, and shown in Figures 8 & 9.

Fig. 8, Fiddle pattern gravy spoon, 1807-08.

Fig. 9, Fiddle & Thread tablespoon, 1807-08.


a (Type 1a) b (Type 1b) c (Type 2) a b

Fig. 10, Variants of King’s, Type 1 Fig. 11, Variants of King’s, Type 2 – front of handles. – back of handles

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Fig. 12, ‘Acorn’ fish slice, 1809-10.


Fig. 13, Skewer, 1818-19.

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Fig. 14, Butter knife, c1810.

It is also clear that the firm undertook specific commissions; a pair of completely ‘out-of-period’ Old English bead edge spoons of 1816-17 have been noted; these are identical to, and carry the same crest as, some London made spoons of the ‘correct’ period by George Smith III, hallmarked for 1781-82; they were probably made to replace missing pieces or increase a service (it is worth noting that the Gray spoons are of better quality than those by Smith!). Finally, in this section, a superb quality gravy spoon in King’s variant Type 2 pattern, shown in Figure 15 and weighing close to 8 troy ounces, shows that Gray & Son could and did achieve the very highest standards of manufacture.

Fig. 15, Very heavy gauge gravy spoon, 1817-18.

The period from 1819 to c1850: Robert Gray & Son (Glasgow hallmarked)

In 1819 an Assay Office opened in Glasgow, and it is clear that Robert Gray and Son lost no time in using it, as is shown by a pair of salt spoons in King’s variant Type 2 marked with the date letter ‘A’ (Fig. 16). These are also interesting in that they are the first examples I have seen of the second mark of the firm, ‘RG&S’ on a single line in a rectangular punch. It is tempting to conclude that this punch was used for small items; however I have seen an example of this mark being used on a tablespoon, and other examples where the square mark has been use on relatively small items. I have never seen the rectangular mark on an Edinburgh marked piece (pre-1819) (indeed I have seen Edinburgh marked mustard spoons where the square (‘RG’ over ‘&S’) mark overlaps both sides of the handle!) but I would welcome further input on this.

Fig. 16, Pair of salt spoons, 1819-20 (first year of the Glasgow Assay Office).

There appears to have been one further change at this time: most flatware by Robert Gray & Son after 1819 carries journeymen’s marks, whereas little prior to this date does (I have only seen two Edinburgh marked pieces of 1815-16, with two small dots, whereas many Glasgow marked pieces have journeymen’s marks which are quite distinct and varied). Typical Glasgow marks are: various small dots (1822-28), a hollow circle (1828-44), a ‘window”’(1834), and a six-pointed star (1836-40). A few are illustrated in Figure 17.

Fig. 17, Various journeymen’s marks, 1822-44.

Robert Gray himself seems to have retired from day to day involvement with the firm in around 1825, a well respected and successful businessman, and died in 1829, aged around 73. The firm continued to prosper under William, retained the same name of Robert Gray & Son and used the same marks.


Whilst the previous patterns were continued, some new varieties were introduced. Perhaps the most interesting and attractive is flatware struck from private dies (the earliest of which I have seen being on a fiddle and thread variant teaspoon of 1828-29. Most private dies were, however, based on the Type 2 King’s variant with a small modification to remove the shell on the front of the handle (to make room for the die struck crest). Two examples are shown in Figure 18a & b (teaspoons 1828 & 1838).

Fig. 18a Fig. 18b Fig. 19 One of the finest examples of a private die is from a service of 1844-45 with a crest possibly of Graham or Moir (an eagle preying on a heron)5. This is shown in Figure 19, from the top of the handle of a very heavy gauge sauce ladle. A very slightly smaller version occurs on each arm of an equally heavy gauge pair of sugar tongs. There must be some more pieces of this service around! I am also aware of (but do not have details of) a private die of a moor’s head on a spoon, which (most unusually for Gray & Son) also has decoration on the back of the bowl at the joint with the handle. Various fish slices have also been seen – Rabinovitch6 shows a severely plain example of 1830-31 with no engraving and very simple piercing of six square holes in a line; the handle is King’s Type 1 variant. Figure 20 shows a basically similar one of 1829-30 but with a King’s Type 2 variant handle, seven holes and a double reeded border to the top edge. A somewhat more interesting fish slice of 1835-6 with a plain fiddle handle and an un-pierced blade, engraved with various fabulous sea monsters, is shown in Figure 21.

Fig. 20, Fish slice of 1829-30. Fig. 21, Fish slice of 1835-36.

A double bowled spoon of dessert size has been noted and is shown in Figure 22. Commonly referred to as a medicine spoon there is now some doubt about this (particularly for the larger ones) and the suggestion has been made that they are travelling spoons. Scottish examples appear to be unusual.

Fig. 22, Medicine or travelling spoon of 1844-45.

Late in this period a quite different variation of King’s Pattern by Gray & Son made its appearance. Referred to as Scottish King’s shape (rococo end), it is double struck with rococo type decoration on both front and back of the handle, sometimes with a die struck crest (private die). The ends (back & front) of the handle of a typical dessert fork of 1838-39, with a simple private die struck shield,

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Fig. 23a (front) Fig. 23b (back)

Fig. 24, Hanoverian pattern gravy spoon, 1841-42.

The Final Stages

Conclusions




family, Mr Gray got together a collection of old fine pieces, and sent them to Inverary. But they were immediately returned to him by special messenger on horseback, with an indignant message from the Duke that he did not wish to insult Her Majesty by putting old second hand things before her, but required the newest and handsomest things that could be procured”.

Appendix B – A note on crests

Much of Robert Gray & Son’s flatware is crested; mention has been made of the superb private dies in which the firm specialised, where the crest is an integral part of the die. Many engraved crests of interest have also been seen, quite often with a coronet of rank engraved above them; as with much crested Scottish silver, a motto above the crest is sometimes present, thus easing the task of identifying the original owner. A particularly interesting example of an engraved crest appears on the butter knife of c1810 shown in Figure 14. The crest itself is described as ‘on a chapeau, a salamander in flames’8. This crest belongs to a number of Scottish families, but I believe that by far the most likely is Douglas, of which there are many branches including several peerages. Engraved below the crest, but quite separate from it, is a ducal coronet, this is shown in Figure 25.

Fig. 25, Crest on butter knife of c1810.

If the coronet had appeared above the crest, it would signify ownership by a duke; if the crest was attached to, but issuing from, a ducal coronet it would mean nothing in particular, except that the family might be aspiring to a position above their station! However, having a separate ducal coronet below the crest is unusual to say the least. The Duke of Hamilton’s family name is Douglas-Hamilton; although the crest is certainly not that of the Duke, I looked up some history in the splendid book The Dukes by Brian Masters9. The dukedom of Hamilton was unusual in that it could pass through the female line, and the 3rd duke (in the mid 17th century) was, in fact, a duchess (Anne). She further complicated matters by marrying William Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, and persuaded the king to grant him what we would now call a life peerage as Duke of Hamilton. So we have the beginning of the Douglas-Hamilton strain, but subsequent inheritors take their title from Duchess Anne rather than ‘life-Duke’ William. Hence, what I am now suggesting is that some past Duke of Hamilton (perhaps around the early 19th century) was visiting his lower ranking Douglas relatives, and decided he liked their butter knife and somehow came into possession of it. As befitted his station he had to engrave his ducal coronet on it but as can be seen there was no room in the proper place above the crest; moreover, as stated above, the crest is not even his. Therefore where better to put his coronet than below the crest? An interesting conjecture – comments please! Notes 1. McFarlan, Gordon: Robert Gray & Son Goldsmiths of Glasgow, The Silver Society Journal 11: Autumn 1999:

pp211-222. 2. Jackson’s Silver & Gold Marks, ed Ian Pickford, Antique Collectors’ Club 1989: p570. 3. Jackson, loc cit: p551. 4. Rabinovitch, Benton Seymour: Antique Silver Servers for the Dining Table, Joslin Hall Publishing, 1991: p234/5. 5. Fairbairn’s Book of Crests, 4th edition, 1905: plate 79, crest 7 (or “Butters” Edition, plate 17, crest 8). 6. Rabinovitch, loc cit: p 182/3. 7. Glasgow City Archives, T-TH 1/40/1. 8. Fairbairn, loc cit: plate 138, crest 2 (or “Butters” Edition, plate 86, crest 14). 9. Masters, Brian: The Dukes, Pimlico, 2nd Edition, 2001: p 261

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Scottish Provincial Silversmiths

An Occasional Series, No. 5

By Edward Daw James Walker, Aberdeen, 1847-1876 This maker had two distinctive marks: ‘J.W.’ (both Gothic) together with ‘WALKER’ over ‘ABERDEEN’, in Roman capitals (Fig. l) and also ‘J WALKER ABERDEEN’, all incuse (Fig. 2). Confusion has arisen as there are other similar named makers’ items in circulation (Figs. 3 & 4); ‘J’, ‘WA’, ‘LK’, ‘ER’ and also script ‘Wa’, ‘lk’, ‘er’. These are Australian, though the noted author Hawkins could not be certain whether they were by two people, or by one and the same! (Australian Silver, 1973; marks ref no. 40).

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Dr. James (‘Goldsmiths of Aberdeen’, page 139) also attributed ‘JW’, ‘ABD’ (Fig. 5) to James Walker, and explained the appearance of these marks on items dated 5 years after Walker's retirement, and one year after his death, as being ‘Old stock’, sold on!

Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 However, a recently acquired item, dated 1885, and in a named box (fig.6) shows ‘J.W’ to be James Wilson, (1847-1886) also mentioned by Dr. James (page 113). Although not a silversmith, he was Deacon of the Hammermen on several occasions. AM (incuse gothic). Items by this unnamed maker appear regularly, even with Edinburgh hallmarks (Fig. 7) even though he was not registered there. His marks are often over-striking other makers (Fig. 8) with uncertain ‘town’ marks, and/or unascribed makers (Figs. 9 & 10). These other makers, ‘NN’ and ‘TD’, narrow the area down to the Tayside/Fife region. In the old Jackson, ‘TD’ is recorded as a watchmaker of Dundee/Cupar (Thomas Dall). ‘NN’ has also been seen with the Dundee pot of lilies mark.

Fig, 7 Fig. 8 A receipt, recently seen with a set of tablespoons would make Andrew Murray, an ironmonger and jeweller, a candidate for the incuse gothic ‘AM’ mark. The question remains, however, did he overstrike articles or did he employ a journeyman, such as ‘NN.’ for repairs and silverwork?

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Dessert or Child's Spoon?

By John Sutcliffe

I recently acquired this spoon (Fig. 1) by ‘E.B’ (Fig. 2) and thought that it was a dessert spoon with an out of shape bowl, a wider than usual handle and with the date letter and assay office marks polished out (without trace). A little research has led me to believe that it may be a child’s spoon.

Fig. 1 (Length 153mm, bowl width 30mm, handle width 18mm) I was interested in the contemporary inscription (Fig. 3) and for sometime considered that the word above the date referred to the owner’s name. Then it occurred to me that perhaps the word was ‘Sund’, an abbreviation for Sunday. I entered ‘2nd October 1757’ into Google and was referred to the execution list at Tyburn on Wednesday 5th October. Therefore 2nd October 1757 was indeed a Sunday.

Fig. 2 Therefore this spoon might have been a gift at the christening or baptism of a baby. Then I considered the shape of the spoon. The bowl is more rectangular but narrower than a dessert spoon of the period and I have concluded that it was probably more appropriate for feeding a baby than a dessert spoon. Similarly the wider handle would have been a better shape for the mother to hold than the narrower handle of a dessert spoon of the period. I would be interested to learn from other members whether my conclusion is correct and also whether the Assay Offices considered child’s spoons to be teaspoons hence only the lion passant and the maker’s mark were struck.

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To the back of the bowl there is, as can be seen in Figure 4, a Galleon with what looks to be a flower at either side of the Galleon. Lot 178 in the Phillips Sale in January 1992 was a set of 6 teaspoons with an identical die cast of Galleon and flowers also by ‘E.B’ and the cataloguer made the comment “with possible Jacobean significance”. This comment almost certainly started out as Jacobite but was printed as Jacobean. Does any member know if this particular die cast has Jacobite significance because it does show the Galleon sailing away from the viewer who would have been in Britain and perhaps this is a representation of Bonnie Prince Charlie escaping to France? With so many parish records of births, christenings, marriages and deaths now available online I wish that the inscription also carried the child’s initials. If one or two of the initials had been unusual such as ‘Z’ or ‘Q’, I could have endeavoured to further my research of this spoon to its conclusion - the child’s identity. Acknowledgements I would like to thank Sophie for the production of the photographs.

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The next ones are three, (spice sifter) spoons made in Birmingham 1896/97 by J.Cooke & Sons, 8cm long and the bowl 2cm wide. Two have agate inserted in the handle and weigh 7.5g; the third has a fiddle pattern handle and weighs 6.2g. The holes in the bowls are quite large for sifting. One of the agate-handled spoons has ‘JERSEY’ across the silver band.

Then there is a marrow spoon? made in London 1813 by William Eley, William Fern and William Chawner. The spoon is 13cm long & 1cm wide, having an Old English pattern handle and weighs 16.9g.

The last spoon is a mustard type, bottom marked, marks not readable, 11cm long & 1.5cm wide. The bowl is longer and thinner than the normal mustard/egg spoons and my thoughts were ‘horse radish’. I would appreciate the views of readers of the Finial, on the possible reasons why they were designed.

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Focus on John Parnell

By Tim Kent, F.S.A.

The recent appearance, from a private source, of a very fine Apostle spoon (St. Peter), has inspired me to write about this leading West Country spoon maker in somewhat greater detail than I was able to provide in ‘West Country Silver Spoons and their Makers’ (p.117), although the biographical information does not need much expansion. That information is unusually full for his long life, from his birth at St. Breock in April 1582 through a long working career, Mayoralty of Truro in 1644, probable operation of the local Royalist mint, and finally burial there on 24th May 1666, having reached the age of 84.

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Old commentators such as Canon Chanter and the Hows (see the ‘Ellis catalogue’, Lots 200-207) sought to locate him at Barnstaple, probably through misreading a bowl mark, but the evidence establishes that he was exclusively a Truro man. This fact is underlined by the London Company Wardens’ visit to Bodmin Fair on Saturday 10th August 1633 when: “Findeinge a gouldsmith in a standinge there named John Parnell of Truro in the aforsaide Countie exposeinge to sale divers spoones and other gouldsmithes wares Mr Wardens accordinge to the Authoritie granted unto them by Charter made search thereof and tryed several parcells of the said workes viz: 12 headed spoones and 6 slipp spoones 10 bodkins and silver and gilte ringes and findeinge the same by the touch not agreeable to the King’s Majesty’s Standard… the said Parnell confessinge that hee was in a faulte for such his misworkeinge and that these wares were not soe good as they ought to bee was sorry therefore and submitted, Mr Wardens now fined him at iiii li which he nowe payd and doth faithfully promise that hereafter hee will worke agreeable to his Majesty’s Standard, and all his said wares were broken and deface and redelivered unto him againe wherein he confessed Mr Wardens favor unto him and was thankefull for the same and asked the Clerke if nowe hee would not stay for his gould weddinge ringe till Monday”.

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The raw material of history, this sort of evidence brings joy to the researcher’s heart. It tells us of Parnell’s place of residence and that he was a spoon maker selling to the public at a Fair (how like today). It shows how powerful the London Company was in destroying substandard goods and

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Feedback

David Orfeur writes: From conversations I have had since the last Finial, it would appear that my article on 15th century brass knife plates raised some interest. I notice that I was remiss in not drawing attention in that article to the plate in the middle of the central row. This is Saint Barbara, one of the 14 ‘auxiliary saints’, who was the patron saint of armourers, and who was thought to ward of sudden death, fire and thunderstorms. The decoration on these plates is very similar to that seen on swords and the pommels of daggers, and the engravers may well have been common.

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I was so pleased to read Gerald Benn’s article (The Finial, Mar/Apr ’06, page 16) and to learn that another spoon, a seal top by William Pearson of York, has appeared. The maker’s mark, ‘WP’, is very clear, and confirms that Pearson’s mark on my spoon is double struck, but still very clear. For the record, my baluster seal top is 175mm long, and weighs 65g. From the seal terminal on Gerald’s spoon, which appears to be hexagonal and of cushion type, I would date it to the middle of the 1570’s. The earliest date that I can find concerning William Pearson is 1573, when he was sworn in London. I now wait for another William Tallbott spoon to surface!

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Paul Holmes gives feedback: Graham Hodges’ article had me rushing to the silver drawer to see whether my bright-cut tongs were George Wintle! I was delighted to see that they were... I had remembered them to be particularly fine tongs with very good bright cutting, but my notes gave the date letter ‘C’ as 1818. Careful examination of the style of the date letter revealed the probability of it being 1798 instead; especially as the makers mark was of the bolder style in a longer and narrower punch. My tongs conformed to the conclusions of Graham. Further I had purchased a George Wintle bright-cut teaspoon from the postal auction last year. The assay date given was 1792 and the maker’s mark was exactly as it should be for that date - an oval with a pellet! As a fairly new collector specialising in bright-cut, this kind of information is especially useful in furthering our practical knowledge, thank you Graham.

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Walter Brown enquirers: You asked me at the BADA Fair if I had any knowledge of William Darby flatware with the duty drawback mark. I said no, and indeed the dates don’t seem to tie up – the mark was only used as you point out in The Finial auction (Lot 161, Mar/Apr ’06), between 1st December 1784 and 24th July 1785; Darby registered his patent on 6th December 1785. This does, however, give rise to a further question: I have never seen the drawback mark on silver from anywhere but London – has anybody seen it on any other? Incidentally, in my experience by far the commonest items to bear it are pieces of flatware by Hester Bateman (as Lot 161); the spoon shown there, the one in Ian Pickford’s book, and one which I own are all of Hanoverian pattern by Hester. Possibly she was trying to get rid of her out-of-date items by exporting them! I feel that an article on the drawback mark would go well in a future Finial but I am not volunteering my services – I don’t know enough about it!

(well I do not know about that! I think you would do a great article on the duty drawback, however, I would welcome an article from anyone who wishes to write it – Ed).

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Peter Beebe gives feedback on the last Postal Auction: Thank you for the latest ‘haul’. We are very impressed with the Plymouth/William Penn spoon (Lot 31), the manner in which it is part gilded is superb. I am currently preparing a talk for our local antique society on ‘American Spoons’. I think I shall include this one for its historical relevance. Lot 26 ‘Edward VII Coronation’ is Canadian. The ‘E’ following the sterling mark is in a maple leaf and was used by J.E Ellis & Co. and P.W Ellis who were related. James E Ellis was from Liverpool and both companies were based in Toronto.

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Review – Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Sale

Edinburgh, 28th March 2006

Report By Mr. M T.R.M. had once again put together a sale of varied examples of provincial silver, with a large proportion of the items apparently from a single source. This collection, of toward a hundred items, would appear to be the source of the large number of toddy, sauce and cream ladles on offer, the majority of which were in good collectable condition. Also another selection of matching tablespoons from the same collection of good quality and rare tablespoons that were sold at the five previous sales, were being offered for sale. Please note that the achieved price does not include the 17.62% buyers premium.

Lot Achieved £ Aberdeen 1. William Jamieson, circa 1820 - a fine and highly unusual punch ladle of heavy gauge, the shaped

silver lower stem with reeded bands and oval bowl, the upper stem of spiralled baleen with silver cap (five marks on stem - WJ twice; A; B; D) £300 - £500. ~ ‘This punch ladle was in very good condition. Considering the uncommon design of the stem and the interest shown during the viewing, I felt that it may well have gone to a higher hammer price’.

550 2. George Sangster, 1868 - a pair of fiddle pattern teaspoons, initialled IR (eight marks - GS; A; B;

D; and four Edinburgh marks) £20 – 30.

N/S 3. William Jamieson, circa 1820 - a fiddle pattern preserve or sugar spoon, initialled W (five marks -

WJ; A; B; D; WJ) £30 - 50.

35 4. George Booth, circa 1820 - a fiddle pattern sugar or preserve spoon, initialled M (five marks - GB;

A; B; D; N) £60 - 80

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Lot 1 Lot 6 Lot 9 6. John Allan (probably) circa 1810 - a scarce pair of oar pattern tablespoons, initialled B (three

marks - thistle; JA; thistle) £100 - 200.

110 7. George Booth, circa 1820 - a set of four fiddle pattern dessert spoons, engraved with dolphin crest

and motto of Smith (five marks - GB; A; B; D; N) £120 - 180.

130 8. James Pirie, circa 1825 - a fiddle pattern sugar or preserve spoon, initialled (six marks – JP thrice;

A; B; D) (slight wear to corner of bowl) £50 - 70.

50 9. William Whitecross, circa 1825 - an unusual fiddle pattern sugar or preserve spoon, initialled A

(five marks - WW; A; B; D; N) £100 - 150.

N/S 10. George & Alexander Booth, c. 1830 - four large fiddle pattern table forks, with crest & motto

(three marked - GB; ABD; AB the other by George Booth marked - GB; A; B; D; N) £200 - 300

210 12. James Rettie, circa 1845 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle with oval bowl, initialled M (four marks -

JR; A; B; D) £70.00 - £100.00 ~ A good clean toddy ladle.

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Lot 13 Lot 14 Lot 15 Lot 16 13. William Jamieson, circa 1820 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle with distinctive chamfered-edge stem,

engraved crest (seven marks - WJ four times; A; B; D) £80.00 - £120.00

150 14. William Whitecross, circa 1825 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle initialled G (five marks- WW; A; B;

D; N). £100 - 150.

N/S 15. Peter Ross, circa 1820 - a toddy ladle of long fiddle pattern with chamfered-edge stem, initialled

IRSG (maker's mark PR thrice) £100.00 - £150.00

N/S 16. John Barron (possibly), c.1810 - an oar pattern toddy ladle, initialled, (three marks - JB; sporran;

dog) (slight scratching inside bowl) £80 - 120. ~ ‘As well as the slight scratching inside the bowl, there was also slight crushing to the bowl, (so called drawer damage). However, having a sporran and a dog mark, was probably the reason that this ladle rose to above top estimate’.

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Lot 19 Lot 20 Lot 22 Lot 23 19. John Leslie, circa 1790 - an unusual Old English pattern toddy ladle initialled S (three marks - IL;

gothic U; thistle incuse) £150 - 200.

N/S 20. Nathaniel Gillet, circa 1810 - a pair of fiddle pattern toddy ladles, initialled W (four marks - NG;

gate; thistle; flowerhead) £150- 250.

150 21. Alexander Grant, circa 1830 - a fiddle pattern dessert spoon, initialled (five marks - AG twice;

gothic A twice; thistle) £30 - 50.

30 22. John Leslie, circa 1775 - a set of three tablespoons, Hanoverian pattern initialled T (three bottom

marks - IL; ABD; IL). £250 – 350.

250 23. William Jamieson, circa 1805 - a pair of tablespoons of pointed Old English pattern, initialled

RMF (three marks - WJ; gothic U; WJ) £100 - 150.

N/S 24. Peter Lambert, circa 1805 - a pair of Old English pattern tablespoons, initialled INA (five marks -

plant twice; thistle twice; PL) £100 - 150.

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Lot 24 Lot 35 Lot 37 35. Coline Allan, circa 1755 – Hanoverian tablespoon with double-drop heel, initialled H (marks -

CA; ABD) £100 - 150. ~ ‘Overall a good quality spoon with only minor wear to the marks’.

170 36. James Law, circa 1775 - a tablespoon, Hanoverian pattern with double-drop heel, initialled I (two

bottom marks - IL (script); ABD (script). £50 - £80.

N/S 37. George Cooper, circa 1745 – Hanoverian tablespoon, initialled D (bottom marks - GC; three

castles; gothic e) £120 - 180. ~ ‘Another very good spoon with only slight wear to the marks’.

140


Lot 41 Lot 42 Lot 45

Arbroath 41. Andrew Davidson, circa 1835 - a fine large tablespoon, fiddle pattern with crisp shell end (with an

unusual combination of five marks - AD; plant; portcullis; plant; flowerhead). £150 – 250. ~ ‘Being in good overall condition this tablespoon deserved its above estimate hammer price’.

280 42. Andrew Davidson, circa 1835 - a fiddle pattern tablespoon, initialled, (marks - AD; pot of lilies

thrice; portcullis) £120 - 180. ~ ‘With only slight wear to the marks this Davidson spoon also rose to above estimate’.

200 43. Andrew Davidson, circa 1835 - a fiddle pattern salt spoon with gilt bowl, initialled F (four marks -

AD; plant twice; portcullis). £40 - 60.

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Lot 47 Lot 48 Lot 50 Lot 51 Banff 44. John McQueen, circa 1825 - a masking spoon, Old English and shell pattern with spiral stem (four

marks - B; A; thistle; McQ) £80 - 120.

140 45. John Keith, circa 1810 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle, initialled W (four marks - R; IK; salmon; B)

£150 - 200.

160 46. William Simpson, circa 1830 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle, engraved crest and motto of Milne

(five marks - WS; e; thistle; B and a cross 'tally' mark) £120 - 180.

160 47. John Keith, circa 1800 - pointed-end toddy ladle (three marks - IK; B; H). £150 - 200. 150 48. William Simpson, circa 1830 - a pair of fiddle pattern toddy ladles, with chamfered-edge stems,

initialled, (WS; thistle; B) £300 - £500. ~ ‘These ladles were in excellent, near unused condition’.

440 49. David Izat (probably Aberdeen), circa 1800 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle (maker's mark DI only)

£100 - 150.

N/S 50. George Elder, circa 1820 - toddy ladle of long oar pattern (GE; mother & child; B) £120 - 180. ~

‘With a good example of the mother and child mark this toddy ladle sold at near top estimate’.

170 51. John McQueen, circa 1825 - a toddy ladle of long fiddle pattern, engraved with thistle crest and

initial M (four marks - B; A; thistle; McQ). £120 - 160. ~ ‘Being in excellent condition this ladle sold at top estimate’.

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52. John McQueen, circa 1825 - a toddy ladle, fiddle and shell pattern, initialled W (four marks - B;

A; thistle; McQ). £140 - 160.

150 53. William Simpson, circa 1830 - a fine fiddle pattern sauce ladle engraved crest and motto of Milne

(three marks - WS; H; B). £200 - 300.

220 54. John McQueen, circa 1825 - a large tablespoon of long oar pattern, initialled W (four marks - B;

A; thistle; McQ). £240 - 280.

N/S 55. Alexander Shirras, circa 1755 - an extremely rare tablespoon, Hanoverian pattern of heavy gauge,

initialled G above MG (four bottom marks - AS; BANF; AS; Hieroglyphics). £1000 – 1500. ~ ‘Number Six! The sixth matching spoon to be sold at consecutive sales. The condition of this one being very good apart from the slight wear to the Hieroglyphics mark. Was this the final spoon of a set of six? Could it be number six of a set of twelve? All we can do is 'watch this space!’.

1,400 56. John Keith, circa 1800 - a rare soup ladle, Old English pattern with oval bowl, initialled gothic W

(four marks - R; IK; salmon; B). £400 - 600. ~ ‘A fine soup ladle in very good condition’.

720

Lot 55 Lot 56 Lot 61 Canongate 61. Colin Mitchell, circa 1735 - an extremely rare tablespoon, Hanoverian pattern (four bottom marks

- CM; stag's head; CM; reversed F (?)). £600 – 800. ~ ‘Along with the slightly worn marks an inscription may have been erased from this spoon. This obviously did not deter a well above estimate hammer price. This spoon may be a matching spoon to one sold by T.R.&M. in March 2004, which had an illegible stags head mark’.

1,200 62. William Craw, circa 1770 - an unusual pair of sugar tong of Scottish type with shell bowls, (one

arm marked WC; the other with stylised thistle head) (old repair to one arm). £200 - 300.

140 Castle Douglas 63. Adam Burgess, circa 1835 (probably Castle Douglas) - a pair of fiddle pattern teaspoons initialled

MB (five mark - AB; ruined castle; thistle; gothic D; tree) (maker’s mark rubbed). £20 - 25.

45 Dumfries 70. David Gray, c. 1820 - an oar pattern teaspoon (unicorn's head twice; fouled anchor; DG). £30 - 40. 30 71. Joseph Pearson, circa 1810 - a large fiddle pattern tablespoon (four marks - wheatsheaf; IP; stag's

head; fouled anchor) £50.00 - £70.00

50 72. Mark Hinchsliffe, circa 1820 - set of six fiddle pattern dessert spoons, initialled K - (four marks -

four spoons - fouled anchor; K; unicorn's head; HINCHSLIFFE around M; two spoons; same maker's mark; X; crown; fouled anchor). £150 - 250.

190 74. Joseph Pearson, circa 1810 - an Old English pattern teaspoon, initialled IMT (four marks - IP;

fouled anchor; stag's head; e) - together with a David Gray example. £15 - 25.

30 75. Joseph Pearson, circa 1810 - a large fiddle pattern soup ladle initialled RIK (five marks - e; fouled

anchor; stag's head; fouled anchor; IP). £250 - 350. ~ ‘This Soup Ladle was in very good condition having a clear set of marks’.

420

Lot 75 Lot 84 Lot 88

Dundee 84. Alexander Cameron, circa 1820 - a fiddle pattern tablespoon engraved crest and motto (of Elliot)

(five marks - DUN over DEE; pot of lilies thrice; CAM over ERON). £60 - 80.

N/S 85. James Mills (probably), circa 1840 - a scarce fiddle pattern dessert spoon, initialled T (five marks -

JM; DUN over DEE; S; thistle; pot of lilies). £40 - 60.

40 88. John Austen, circa 1825 - a large fiddle pattern toddy ladle (AUS over TEN; pot of lilies thrice).

£100 - 150. ~ ‘I noted that there may have been an inscription erased from this Toddy Ladle’.

170 89. James Douglas, circa 1795 - a pointed-end teaspoon, initialled H (three marks - DOUGLAS

incuse; shield; crowned heart). £30 - 50.

35 90. Alexander Cameron, circa 1820 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle, initialled M (five marks - CAM over

ERON; C; thistle; pot of lilies; DUN over DEE). £60 - 90.

85 91. William Young, circa 1810 - an oar pattern teaspoon, initialled K (four marks - C; thistle; pot of

lilies; WY). £30 - 50.

40 92. Alexander Cameron, circa 1820 - a large fiddle pattern tablespoon, initialled REW (four marks -

C; thistle; pot of lilies; AC). £40 - 60.

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Edinburgh 124. Colin McKenzie, 1706 - assay-master James Penman - a very rare Queen Anne dog-nose pattern

tablespoon of heavy gauge, with rat-tail bowl, engraved with contemporary initial K (four bottom marks - MK conjoined; Edinburgh town mark; script P; B). A good example of McKenzie's maker's mark on a pre-Union spoon. £1000.00 - £1500.00 ~ A matching spoon to two examples sold at the previous two sales. In as good condition but with possibly slightly poorer marks, this early spoon still sold at above estimate. Another set of six or more rare spoons being sold individually?

1,650 125. William Aytoun, 1733 - assay master Archibald Ure, an unusual tablespoon of Scots fiddle pattern

(probably an early alteration from a Hanoverian pattern spoon), engraved sailing ship crest and motto (four bottom marks) £100.00 - £150.00

100 126. Neil Paton, 1783 - a tablespoon en-suite with the preceding and made to match, same crest and

motto (four bottom marks) £100.00 - £150.00

140 127. J McKay, 1834 - a pair of fiddle pattern toddy ladles. £50.00 - £70.00 70 128. AD, 1841 - a set of three fiddle pattern dessert spoons, initialled WMI. £60.00 - £80.00 60 129. Matthew Craw (probably), circa 1805 - a pair of Old English pattern sugar tongs, initialled C

(three marks - MC; thistle; Duty mark) £50.00 - £70.00

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Lot 124 Lot 126 Lot 131 Elgin 131. Charles Fowler, circa 1810 - an Old English pattern table fork, initialled Y (two marks - CF;

ELGIN). £100 - 150.

115 132. Thomas Stewart, circa 1815 – fiddle & shell pattern dessert spoon, initialled, (TS; ELN; Cathedral)

£200 - 300 ~ ‘A good example of Thomas Stewart's mark with the cathedral, no doubt being the reason for the excellent hammer price even although the bowl was of slightly thin gauge’.

360 133. Charles Fowler, circa 1810 - a fiddle pattern teaspoon, initialled WED (three marks -CF; ELN;

Bishop). £100 - 150.

N/S 134. Thomas Stewart, circa 1815 - a fiddle pattern teaspoon initialled and numbered (two marks - TS;

ELN). £100 - 150.

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Lot 132 Lot 133 Lot 134 Lot 147

137. Peter MacFarlane (probably), 1853 - set of five Queen's pattern teaspoons, initialled; together with

4 fiddle teaspoons, by D McDonald, 1824 and 2 further fiddle teaspoons, 1821 & 1840. £20 - 30.

50 138. George Edward & Sons, 1868 - an Old English pattern toddy ladle, engraved crest and motto

(maker's mark over striking another) £30.00 - £50.00

30 139. Jas Crichton, 1825 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle initialled S and numbered 11. £30.00 - £50.00 50 140. D McDonald, 1827 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle. £30.00 - £50.00 40 141. Alex Mitchell, 1833 - an attractive cream ladle in the Irish manner with star and navette bright

cutting and engraved crest, with spiral shell bowl (tiny split to edge of bowl) £60.00 - £80.00

100 142. Adam Graham (probably), circa 1770 - a Scots fiddle pattern teaspoon, initialled IY (maker's mark

AG only) £25.00 - £35.00

40 143. James Wright (probably), circa 1785 - a Scots fiddle pattern teaspoon, initialled IY (maker's mark

JW only) £25.00 - £35.00

35 144. David Dow, 1850 - a single struck Queen's pattern dessert spoon initialled REM. £15.00 - £20.00 15 145. J Neville, 1818 - a fiddle pattern sifter ladle, engraved with crest of Hamilton (hallmarked in

Edinburgh) £50.00 - £70.00

45 146. D McDonald, 1830 - a fiddle pattern fish slice, of heavy gauge, the shaped pierced blade with

reeded border (traces of erased initials) £120.00 - £180.00

N/S 147. James Glen, circa 1750 - a Hanoverian tablespoon, with faceted drop heel, initialled IC (four

boldly-punched bottom marks - IG twice; Glasgow town mark; S). £90 - 120 ~ ‘A very good spoon of good gauge with only slight scratching to the bowl and an excellent set of John Glen's marks’.

240 148. Milne & Campbell, circa 1765 - a Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, engraved with betrothal initials,

WA-E (four bottom marks) (slight bruise to bowl). £50 - 80.

80 149. Robert Luke, circa 1735 - a Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, initialled C (four bottom marks - RL

twice; Glasgow town mark; S) with unusual Tree, Bell and Salmon 'divided' town mark. £120 - 180. ~ ‘With only slight wear to the bowl this spoon sold well. The town mark, being of particular rarity, no doubt helping to raise the hammer price to well above top estimate’.

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Lot 149 Lot 154 Lot 161 Greenock 154. Alexander Campbell (possibly), circa 1800 - a large pointed-end tablespoon, initialled IM (four

marks - AC; tree; G; anchor). £120 - 180.

N/S 155. RG, circa 1815 - a set of four fiddle pattern teaspoons, initialled HD (three marks - RG; tree;

anchor) £100.00 - £150.00

N/S 156. Heron, 1824 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle, engraved crest and initial E (five marks - HERON; and

four Glasgow marks) £90.00 - £100.00

N/S 161. Charles Jameson, circa 1810 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle (three marks - CJ; INS; J). £120 - 160. 150 162. Charles Jameson, circa 1810 - an oar pattern toddy ladle, initialled (marks - CJ; INS; J). £100- 150. 150


Lot 163 Lot 164 Lot 166 Lot 175 163. Jameson & Naughten, circa 1815 - an oar pattern toddy ladle of upright form, initialled I (three

marks - J&N; INS; Cornucopia). £120 - 180.

150 164. Alexander McLeod, circa 1830 - a toddy ladle of long fiddle pattern with short stem (two marks -

AML; INS). £150 - 200.

160 165. Donald Fraser, circa 1820 - a large fiddle pattern tablespoon, initialled (marks - DF; INS). £70 - 90 100 166. Donald Fraser, circa 1820 - large fiddle pattern tablespoon, initialled (marks - DF; INS). £80 – 120 95 173. Alexander Stewart, circa 1810 - a pair of Old English pattern toddy ladles, initialled F and

retrospectively dated 1770 (three marks - AS; INS; C) £300.00 - £350.00

280 174. Robert Naughten, circa 1825 - a pair of large tablespoons, single struck King's pattern, engraved

with eagle displayed crest, (three marks - RN; thistle; cornucopia) £300.00 - £350.00

N/S 175. Thomas Borthwick, circa 1775 - a fine and rare tablespoon, Hanoverian pattern, engraved betrothal

initials WE over A (three bottom marks - JB; Batrian camel; INS) £200.00 - £300.00 ~ A tablespoon worthy of its over estimate price, with a good example of the camel mark.

340 176. Alexander McLeod, circa 1830 - a fine and rare fish slice, fiddle pattern, the pierced shaped blade

with reeded border, engraved with an urn of flowers issuing from scrolling foliage motifs, initialled AIMcE (five marks - AMcL; INS; disc thrice) £400.00 - £600.00 ~ A good quality fish slice with some nice engraving.

420 177. John McRae, circa 1830 - a fiddle pattern tablespoon, initialled, (three marks - JMcR; INS; thistle)

(with small split to bowl) £30.00 - £50.00

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Lot 176 Lot 183 Lot 185 Lot 188 Montrose 183. James Sturrock, circa 1860 - an oar pattern toddy ladle, (JS; Bishop's Mitre twice). £150 - 200 160 184. John Glenny, circa 1820 - an oar pattern teaspoon, Initialled G (four marks - IG twice; rose twice)

(marks slightly overstruck). £50 - 80.

N/S 185. William Mill, circa 1810 - an Old English pattern cream ladle, initialled (WM; rose thrice). £120 -

180. ~ ‘This cream ladle was in very good overall condition with a particularly crisp set of marks’.

220 186. Peter Lambert (possibly Berwick), 1840 - a set of twelve fiddle pattern teaspoons initialled F, (five

marks - PL over striking another; and four Edinburgh marks). £140 - 160.

150 187. John Glenny, circa 1820 - a fine and rare soup ladle, Old English pattern, initialled A (six marks -

JG twice; IG twice; rose twice) £800 - 1000. ~ ‘Of good gauge and quality this soup ladle struggled to make bottom estimate’.

800 188. Benjamin Lumsden, circa 1795 - a pointed-end tablespoon, initialled (rose; BL; rose) £200 - 300 200

Paisley 191. William Hannay, 1811- pair of fiddle pattern teaspoons (WH; three Edinburgh marks). £20 – 30. N/S 193. William Hannay, circa 1800 - a set of three Old English pattern teaspoons (three marks - WH

twice; anchor). £20 - 30.

340 194. John Allan, circa 1795 - an Old English pattern teaspoon, initialled IW (three marks - IA twice;

anchor). £40 - 60.

50 195. William Hannay, circa 1800 - an Old English pattern teaspoon (WH; anchor; WH). £20 - 30. 25 196. I & G H, circa 1810 - four fiddle pattern teaspoons, initialled (two marks - I & G H twice) (worn

bowls and one bowl holed); also three Edinburgh teaspoons - (worn bowls and one split). £20 - 30.

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Lot 202 Lot 209 Lot 210 Perth 202. David Greig, circa 1820 - a fiddle pattern toddy ladle, initialled R (four marks - DG twice; double-

headed eagle twice) £70 - 100.

70 203. John Pringle, circa 1830 - an unusual large fiddle pattern toddy ladle with chamfered-edge stem,

initialled A (four marks - JP twice; double-headed eagle twice). £100 - 150.

100 209. John Urquhart, circa 1820 - a rare oar pattern toddy ladle, initialled AH (four boldly punched

marks - JU; double- headed eagle thrice) £100 - 150 ~ ‘The relatively rare mark on this good quality toddy ladle helped to raise the hammer price to above top estimate’.

190 210. James Cornfute, circa 1785 - an unusual sauce ladle of slightly pointed Old English pattern with

large shallow circular bowl (three marks - IC twice; double-headed eagle). £150 - 200.

150 213. James Brown & Francis Brown, (Perth Area) circa 1745 - a rare tablespoon, Hanoverian pattern

engraved with contemporary script betrothal initials WU over McF? (three bottom marks -IB; FB; fleur de lis). £200 - 300. ~ ‘Being in worn condition and with the FB mark barely decipherable, kept the price to just over the bottom estimate’.

220 214. Robert Keay I, circa 1795 - a set of five Celtic point teaspoons, initialled MC (two marks - RK;

single-headed eagle). £100 - 140.

95 215. John Clark (possibly), circa 1760 - a fine Hanoverian pattern tablespoon with pronounced up-

turned broad end, with finely engraved monogram (four bottom marks - IC script twice; single-headed eagle twice). Probably by Clark rather than Cornfute in view of the script makers initials. Clark is listed in Jackson as earliest mention in 1779, though stylistically this spoon appears to date from 20 years earlier. £120 – 180. ~ ‘This fine tablespoon was in near unused condition with a crisp intertwined script monogram of JM MJ. A pair of similar quality spoons from the same set were sold at Bonhams Scottish sale in August 2003’.

300 216. Robert Keay, circa 1820 - a set of eight oar pattern dessert spoons, initialled N - (four marks - RK

twice; double-headed eagle twice) £150 - 200.

180 Stonehaven 217. Alexander Glenny, circa 1820 (probably Stonehaven) - a rare teaspoon of plain fiddle pattern

(three marks - AG; stylised quatrefoil; stylised plant). £100 - 200 ~ ‘Apart from probably having an erased inscription this teaspoon was in good overall condition. Unfortunately there would still appear to be no definitive attribution for these marks’.

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Wick 218. John Sellar, circa 1825 - a fine and extremely rare tablespoon, fiddle pattern with chamfered edge

stem, initialled TC (marks - JS; WICK; AF conjoined twice) For illustration of this rare set of marks, see Highland Gold and Silversmiths by Moss & Roe, page 178. £1000 - 1500 ~ ‘From records I believe that this is the sixth identical spoon offered at these T.R.&M. sales. Whereas the other five sold this similar condition example failed to fine a buyer being bought in at £780’.

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May I remind members that Lyon and Turnbull are holding a fine silver sale in their Edinburgh salesroom on Thursday 25th. May 2006. At the time of writing this report the only information is that there will be some Scottish Provincial flatware items included in this sale, three of which I have listed: Montrose - An Old English pattern soup ladle by Benjamin Lumsden; Perth - A composite set of twelve Celtic Point Tablespoons - nine by Robert Keay with Edinburgh marks and three by David Greig with Perth marks; Wick - A Fiddle pattern sauce ladle by John Sellar. For further information please contact Emma McMillan or Trevor Kyle on: Tel: 0131 5578844. email: [email protected]

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Members may also be interested to know that in Sotheby’s silver sale in London on the 1st June they will be offering two items of extremely rare and early Scottish Provincial Silver Hollowware. Lot 55 - The Rattray Arrow, A Scottish silver archery trophy. Maker: Thomas Ramsay, Perth, 1612. Lot 56 - The Mercer/Stewart Marriage Cups. An important pair of early Scottish silver wine cups. Maker: Robert Gairdyne, Dundee, circa 1660.

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Results for the Club Postal Auction

21st April 2006 Please note that the results price does not include the 10% buyer’s premium.

Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £ 4. 300 320 310.00 5. 25 25; 33; 36 34.50 6. 25 25; 29; 36; 40 38.00 9. 40 41 40.50 10. 40 45; 46 45.50 11. 40 40 40.00 14. 10 13; 15; 16; 20;

25 22.50

17. 40 56 48.00 19. 25 25 25.00 20. 30 32 31.00 21. 60 100 80.00 22. 40 51 45.50 26. 28 32; 33; 34; 39;

45 42.00

27. 25 30; 40 35.00 28. 18 23; 30 26.50 29. 15 18; 25; 28; 31 29.50 30. 13 13; 20; 35 27.50 31. 25 25; 27; 28; 35;

45; 52 48.50

34. 20 37; 41 39.00 35. 20 20; 37 28.50 36. 30 43 36.50 38. 15 20 17.50 39. 30 30 30.00 40. 12 25; 27 26.00 42. 10 11 10.50 43. 25 33; 81 57.00 44. 15 16; 25; 38 31.50 45. 25 28; 55 41.50 46. 10 12 11.00 47. 40 45; 46; 67 56.50 49. 35 41; 65; 65; 81 73.00 50. 80 158 119.00 52. 5 15; 18; 20; 30;

45 37.50

53. 5 11 8.00 56. 25 41 33.00 57. 35 38; 40 39.00 59. 48 66 57.00 60. 78 86 82.00 61. 85 125; 130 127.50 65. 30 30; 35; 35; 78 56.50 66. 40 75 57.50 67. 80 107 93.50 71. 30 45; 50; 50; 61 55.50

Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £ 72. 25 25 25.00 73. 10 10; 14; 22 18.00 74. 50 50; 50; 80; 110;

115 112.50

75. 10 10 10.00 76. 10 20; 23 21.50 77. 10 21; 26 23.50 78. 20 20 20.00 79. 15 15 15.00 80. 25 25; 55; 61 58.00 82. 5 6; 13; 18 15.50 92. 35 36; 40; 40; 56 48.00 93. 20 23 21.50 94. 7 7; 7; 9; 23 16.00 95. 25 31 28.00 97. 10 12 11.00 98. 30 30 30.00 99. 30 30; 30 30.00 100. 18 18; 20; 21; 25;

25; 56; 61 58.50

101. 30 30 30.00 104. 10 10; 16; 16 16.00 105. 8 10; 10; 12; 12 12.00 106. 8 9; 10; 12; 18 15.00 107. 10 21; 22; 30 26.00 108. 10 17; 30; 30; 35;

40; 48; 50; 57 53.50

109. 18 18; 30 24.00 110. 90 90 90.00 111. 40 40 40.00 112. 25 31; 45 38.00 114. 60 63 61.50 116. 12 15; 15; 28 21.50 118. 15 15; 20; 33; 37;

38; 45 41.50

119. 35 41; 63 52.00 120. 35 63 49.00 121. 35 63 49.00 122. 60 60; 62 61.00 123. 50 70; 102 86.00 124. 75 101 88.00 125. 75 95 85.00 126. 20 25; 28; 45 36.50 127. 30 51 40.50 128. 160 160 160.00 129. 35 46 40.50 130. 39 52 45.50


Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £

133. 19 21 20.00 134. 9 9; 48 28.50 137. 39 51 45.00 138. 45 48; 65; 105; 126 115.50 141. 65 65; 77; 100; 101;

127; 157 142.00

143. 35 35; 41; 48 44.50 144. 240 275; 285; 310;

311 310.50

145. 340 365; 411; 454; 520

487.00

148. 25 35 30.00 149. 24 26; 30; 33; 42 37.50 150. 18 20; 23 21.50 151. 15 20; 28; 38 33.00 153. 10 10 10.00 155. 38 50; 52 51.00 156. 15 16; 18; 30; 32;

50; 53; 57 55.00

157. 6 12 9.00 158. 8 12 10.00 159. 10 10 10.00 160. 8 11; 18 14.50 161. 575 605; 635; 675;

810; 900 855.00

Lot Reserve Bids received £ Result £

162. 45 50 47.50 163. 40 53 46.50 170. 100 126; 161; 180 170.50 171. 55 105 80.00 172. 95 131 113.00 174. 65 82; 95; 98; 120;

173; 202 187.50

161. 575 605; 635; 675; 810; 900

855.00

162. 45 50 47.50 175. 35 45 40.00 176. 15 15; 18; 27 22.50 179. 265 330 297.50 180. 170 233; 240; 301 270.50 184. 20 20; 38 29.00 185. 20 20 20.00 188. 55 55; 65; 75; 80 77.50 189. 50 62 56.00 190. 180 225 202.50 191. 18 21 19.50 193. 10 10; 25 17.50 195. 20 22; 36; 40 38.00 196. 25 30; 31; 32 31.50

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The next Club Postal Auction will take place on Friday 25th August 2006

Members are invited to submit their Lot(s) for the next postal auction by posting or delivering by hand up until the 19th June. 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. Vendors • Commissioned 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 £5.00 for postage & packing.

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‘The Silver Spoon Club’ OF GREAT BRITAIN

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26 Burlington Arcade, Mayfair, London. W1J 0PU Tel: 020 7491 1720 Fax: 020 7491 1730

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POSTAL AUCTION (For members and subscribers only)

To take place on Friday 23rd June 2006 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 £5.00 for postage & packing per consignment. See page 51 for details.

Members are welcome to come and view the lots on offer at 26 Burlington Arcade.

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

* 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 £5.00 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: Late Georgian and Regency Silver by Judith Banister. Hardback, DJ, 1971, pp 63. Est. £8-12.

£5

2. Book: Mid Georgian Silver by Judith Banister. Hardback, DJ, 1972, pp 63. Est. £8-12. £5 3. Book: Exeter and West Country Silver by Simon Hunt (Exeter Museum). Paperback, 1978,

pp 74. Est. £10-15.

£5 4. Book: Hall-Marks on Dublin Silver 1730-1772 by Kurt Ticher. Paperback, 1968, pp 26. Est.

Est. £10-15.

£5 5. Catalogue: Spoons 1399-1901, 6th September 1991 by Phillips, London. Paperback, pp 70. Est.

£10-15.

£5 6. Book: English Silver Spoons by Michael Snodin. Hardback, DJ, 1974, pp 79. Est. £10-15. £5 7. Book: Irish Silver, The Irish Heritage Series no. 7 by Douglas Bennett. Paperback, 1976, pp

28. Est. £10-15.

£5 8. Book: 5 booklets bound together in hardback: Norwich Silver 1565-1706; Oxfordshire

Church Plate; Church Treasures of West Suffolk at Ickworth; Victorian Treasures from English Churches; Lynn Silver. (Post £8) Est. £15-25.

£10 9. Book: The Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths by John P. Fallon. Hardback,

1972, pp 420. Est. £10-20.

£10 10. Book: A Guide to Collecting Silver by Elizabeth De Castres. Hardback, DJ, 1980, pp 160 &

Collecting Silver by E. De Castres, Hardback, DJ, 1986, pp 157. (Post £7). Est. £15-25.

£15

Lot 7 Lot 8 Lot 9 Lot 10

.25.

Lot 11 Lot 12 Lot 13 Lot 14 Lot Description Reserve 11. Book: European Spoons Before 1700 by John Emery. Hardback, DJ, 1976, pp 205. (Post £7).

Est. £15-25.

£15 12. Book: Collecting Small Silverware by Stephen Helliwell. Hardback, DJ, 1988, pp 192. (Post

£8). Est. £20-30.

£20 13. Book: Three Centuries of English Domestic Silver 1500 – 1820 by Bernard & Therle Hughes.

Hardback, DJ, 1963, pp 248. Est. £20-25.

£20 14. Book: English Silver by Judith Banister. Hardback, DJ, 1969, pp 251. Est. £10-15. £10

15. York silver Trefid Rattail spoon, circa 1680 by Robert Williamson II with a replacement bowl with L.A.O (London Assay Office) mark for 1998. L-18cm; W-46g. ~ wear to marks, but town and maker’s mark readable, reasonably well matched bowl, good cond. Est. £200-260.

£180

16. Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern table fork, circa 1810 by J. Ewen. L-20.5cm; W-59g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good condition. Est. £30-40.

£30

17. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh 1859 by A. Mossman. L-14.3cm; W-16g. ~ reasonable bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £10-20.

£10

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18. Pair of Scottish silver single struck Kings pattern teaspoons, Edinburgh 1840 by MacKay & Chisholm. L-14.3cm; W-44g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£30

19. York silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by Hampston, Prince & Cattle. L-12.5cm; W-11g. ~ bowl repaired & battered, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-35.

£30

20. Silver ‘I.C.I’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1934 by A. Price & Co. L-11.5cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-20.

£15

21. Newcastle silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern sauce ladle, 1854, by John Walton. L-16.5cm; W-91g. ~ heavy gauge, excellent marks and condition. Est. £60-80.

£50

22. Dundee silver-plated Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1920 by James Ramsay. L-21.7cm. ~ a few pit marks in bowl, otherwise good condition. Est. £25.

£25

23. Nova Scotia silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern dessert spoon, Halifax circa 1865 by R.H. Cogswell. L- 18cm; W-73g. ~ good marks, gauge & condition. Est. £40-50.

£40

24. Victorian silver ‘thistle’ teaspoon, London 1892 by Cornelius Saunders & Francis Shepherd. L-11.1cm; W-9g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £12-18.

£10

25. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1818 by Paul Storr. L-21.3cm; W-60g. ~ few knocks and wear to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £100-125.

£100

.27.


26. George III silver (Hanoverian) Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, London 1816 by T. Wallis & J. Hayne. L-17.9cm; W-49g. ~ excellent marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£15

27. George III silver Old English Thread pattern table fork, London 1792 by Thomas Northcote. L-20.2cm; W-68g. ~ good gauge marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£25

28. George III silver Old English pattern table fork, London 1801 by C & T.W. Barker. L-20.4cm; W-71g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£15

29. George III silver Old English pattern table fork, London 1787 by G. Smith & W. Fearn. L-20cm; W-55g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£20

30. George III silver Fiddle & Thread pattern table fork, London 1814 by J & G Piercy. L-20.1cm; W-63g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£25

31. Edwardian silver Princess No. 2 pattern dessert fork & spoon, London 1909 by Holland, Aldwinkle & Slater. L-18cm; W-124g. ~ good gauge, marks & condition. Est. £35-55.

£30

32. Aberdeen silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, circa 1810 by Peter Lambert. L-16.8cm; W-26g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-45.

£26

33. Indian Colonial silver Kings pattern dessert spoon, Calcutta c.1840 by Hamilton & Co. L-17.7cm; W-68g. ~ reasonable marks, good gauge and condition. Est. £30-40.

£25

.28.


34. Victorian silver Princess No. 2 pattern table fork, London 1849 by George Adams. L-21cm; W-97g. ~ good weight, marks and condition. Est. £35-45.

£26

35. Silver ‘Vintners’ Company’ tablespoon, Birmingham 1911 by Elkington & Co. L-22.7cm; W-103g. ~ good weight, marks and condition. Est. £55-75.

£45

36. Queen Anne silver Britannia silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London c.1710 by William Scarlett. L-20.4cm; W-60g. ~ date letter unreadable, wear to others but readable, otherwise good colour and condition, a pleasing spoon. Est. £100-125.

£100

37. Victorian silver Princess No. 2 pattern dessert fork, London 1849 by George Adams. L-17.6cm; W-58g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-45.

£15

38. Victorian silver-gilt condiment bottle spoon, London 1856 by ‘T’ over ‘G.?’. L-12.4cm; W-16g. ~ good marks (except maker’s), gauge and condition. Est. £30-50.

£15

39. 3 Victorian silver Queens pattern dessert spoons, London 1895 by Pringle & Sons. L-18.2cm; W-201g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £50-70.

£50

40. George II silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern teaspoon, London c. 1730. L-11.8cm; W-11g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good condition, a pleasing spoon. Est. £25-35.

£25

41. Victorian silver single struck Albert pattern mustard spoon, London 1843 by John James Whiting. L-13cm; W-20g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£20

.29.


42. Victorian silver Britannia silver Trefid Rattail pattern teaspoon, Birmingham 1883 by Harwood, Plante & Harrison. L-11.4cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£22

43. Victorian silver Britannia silver Trefid Rattail pattern teaspoon, Birm. 1883 by Harwood, Plante & Harrison. L-11.4cm; W-12g. ~as the previous lot, good marks & cond. Est. £25-35.

£22

44. Victorian silver Britannia silver sugar tongs, Birm. 1883 by Harwood, Plante & Harrison. L-10.3cm; W-18g. ~ matching the previous two lots, good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£22

45. Set of 12 Victorian silver & steel Private Die Kings pattern table knives, London 1837 by William Eaton. L-26.5cm. ~ the die is of an eagle attacking/over a heron over a knights helmet, handles are clearly made of thick gauge silver and are in good condition, the steel is also in good condition as are the hallmarks, an excellent set of knives, sensible reserve. Est. £700-900.

£580

46. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern sweetmeat fork, London 1844 by John Whiting. L-14.1cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition, a lovely fork. Est. £35-55.

£30

47. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern sweetmeat fork, London 1853 by George Adams. L-15cm; W-25g. ~ good marks and condition, a lovely fork. Est. £35-55.

£30

48. William IV silver Fiddle pattern sweetmeat fork, London 1836 by William Eaton. L-14cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition, another lovely fork. Est. £35-55.

£30

49. Pair of George III silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, Lon. c.1765 by Thomas Dealtry. L-11.2cm; W-17g. ~ heat stain to bowls, otherwise good shell & condition. Est. £30-40

£30

.30.


50. Silver & enamel ‘Bolton Rotary Club’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1935 by ‘P.L. Ltd’. L-9/9cm; W-9g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£20

51. Silver & enamel ‘Crieff’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1920 by Levi & Salaman. L-11.2cm; W-13g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£14

52. Silver ‘Largs’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1922 by ‘R.C’. L-12.5cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

53. Silver & enamel ‘King Edward’s School, Witley’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1920 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons. L-14cm; W-23g. ~ the spoon has been made by lead soldering a fob onto a spoon, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£14

54. French silver Fiddle without shoulders pattern dessert spoon, circa 1770. L-19.7cm; W-67g. ~ minor knock to bowl edge, wear to some marks, otherwise good gauge & condition. Est. £60-80

£60

55. French silver Fiddle without shoulders pattern dessert spoon, circa 1780. L-19.8cm; W-65g. ~ good gauge marks and condition. Est. £50-60.

£50

56. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1728 by possibly ‘SH’ over a pellet. L-20.1cm; W-53g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise in good condition. Est. £40-60.

£30

57. George III silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Lon. 1763 by ‘R ?’. L-19.8cm; W-55g. ~ wear & knocks to bowl, shell & mark worn, otherwise reasonable. Est. £20-30.

£20

.31.


58. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1735 by Starling Wilford. L-20cm; W-44g. ~ good marks and condition, needs a clean, a nice spoon. Est. £45-65.

£40

59. Edwardian silver & enamel ‘Lower Sandgate Road, Folkestone’ teaspoon, London 1903 by S. Blankensee & Sons. L-11.6cm, W-14g. ~ small chip to enamel, otherwise good. Est. £15-25.

£10

60. Silver teaspoon with a ‘Fox’ finial, London 1959 by ‘C&Co’. L-10.7cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and in reasonable condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

61. Silver & enamel ‘Tobermory’ teaspoon, London 1959 by ‘W.A.P.W’. L-11.5cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

62. Silver & enamel ‘Ranchi’ teaspoon, the finial as a lifebuoy, pennant and rope work, import mark for London 1930 by ‘G.S’. L-13.1cm; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£20

63. Set of 6 George IV silver Old English pattern teaspoons, numbered 1 to 6, London 1825 by Robert Rutland. L-13.4cm; W-76g. ~ excellent marks & condition. Est. £70-90.

£68

64. 6 George IV silver Old English pattern teaspoons, 1 Lon. 1823, 5 Lon. 1824, all by William Bateman I. L-13.5cm; W-110g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£40

65. Polish silver Fiddle pattern soup ladle, circa 1857 by Heeren. L-36.6cm; W-192g. ~ a large ladle, good marks and condition, low reserve. Est. £40-60.

£25

.32.


66. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1757 by J. Jones. L-20.4cm; W-60g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55.

£25

67. George III silver Feather-edge pattern tablespoon, London 1778 by ‘J*S’. L-21.1cm; W-56g. ~ wear to marks but easily readable, excellent condition, a pleasing spoon. Est. £40-60.

£34

68. Pair of Newcastle, George III silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, 1805 by Thomas Watson. L-13.1cm; W-22g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£21

69. Newcastle George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by Langlands & Robertson. L-12.1cm; W-14g. ~ from the kitchen draw!, reasonable condition. Est. £5-15.

£5

70. George III silver feather-edge pattern teaspoon, London c. 1780 by Hester Bateman. L-11.5cm; W-11g. ~ a well used spoon, worn all over. Est. £10-15.

£10

71. Exeter silver Old English Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by Robert Swanson. L-13.2cm; W-13g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £12-20.

£8

72. Victorian silver Urn & flowers picture-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London 1883 by Walter & John Barnard. L-10.4cm; W-9g. ~ good picture, marks & condition. Est. £15-25.

£6

73. Irish silver Celtic-point Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1795 by John Shiels. L-14.2cm; W-17g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip and marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £25-35.

£16

.33.


74. Silver & enamel ‘Clovelly’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1913 by Levi & Salaman. L-10.5cm; W-10g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£10

75. Scottish silver sugar tongs ‘shell’ type bowl, Edinburgh c. 1810 by Alexander Zeigler. L-13.8cm; W-37g. ~ good marks and condition, pleasing tongs. Est. £35-55.

£35

76. Scottish silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1798 by W & P Cunningham. L-18.2cm; W-33g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£24

77. Dundee, pair of Fiddle pattern dessert forks by Cameron with Edinburgh marks for 1833. L-16.5cm; W-100g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £80-100.

£70

78. Dundee silver Fiddle pattern dessert fork by Cameron with Edinburgh marks for 1833. L-16.5cm; W-48g. ~ good gauge & condition, reasonable marks. Est. £35-45.

£30

79. Greenock, Set of 6 silver Celtic-point pattern tablespoons, c. 1800 by John Heron. L-14.2cm; W-405g. ~ a little wear to some marks, excellent condition, a pleasing set. Est. £650-850.

£525

80. Inverness silver deer’s foot inkwell, circa 1890 by Fraser, Ferguson & MacBean. H-9.8cm. ~ 4 dents around lid (will come out with a bit of persuasion), otherwise in lovely condition with good marks, an unusual inkwell. Est. £550-750.

£450

.34.


81. Aberdeen, pair of Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1790 by James Erskine. L-21.7cm; W-110g. ~ good marks and condition, lovely spoons. Est. £150-200.

£125

82. Wavney Valley 17th century silver Lace-back Trefid spoon, circa 1699, no maker’s mark, prick dot initials ‘I.S’ over ‘1699’. L-18.8cm; W-49g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, initials quite faint but readable otherwise good colour, marks and condition. Est. £600-800.

£550

83. Georgian silver marrow scoop with reversed scoops, circa 1730, by ‘?.A’ above a star pellet. L-22.2cm; W-54g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise in good condition, unusual scoop. Est. £180-220.

£165

84. Jersey silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, circa 1790 by Jacques Quesnel. L-20.1cm; W-39g. ~ bowl quite battered, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £75-95.

£75

85. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1736, by ‘W.?’ L-19.9cm; W-57g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good colour, marks and condition. Est. £50-70.

£50

86. George III silver Coburg pattern table fork & spoon, Lon. 1813 by Paul Storr. L-22.2cm; W-217g. ~ minor wear to fork tines, outstanding quality, good marks & condition. Est.£450-550

£450

.35.


87. 17th century silver Trefid spoon with ribbed rattail, London c. 1680 by Thomas Issod. L-19.6cm; W-50g. ~ no date letter, good colour, marks & condition, a nice spoon. Est. £350-450.

£340

88. Pair of continental cast silver spoons, with London import mark for 1895. L-19.3cm; W-152g. ~ repair to one stem, otherwise heavy with good marks and condition. Est. £55-75.

£55

89. Danish .830 silver spoon with a cast top and planished bowl, circa 1900. L-18.5cm; W-60g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£20

90. Complete set of 10 silver & enamel ‘Queen’s Beast’ teaspoons, Birmingham 1977 by Toye Kenning & Spencer. L-13.5cm; W-484g. ~ all good marks and condition. Est. £250-350.

£200

91. Edwardian silver art nouveau teaspoon, Sheffield 1906 by Hawkesworth Eyre Ltd, L-11.2cm; W-12g & a teaspoon by Hukin & Heath, Birm. 1912. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£15

92. Dumfries silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon by Adam Burgess with Edinburgh marks for 1837. L-14.1cm; W-18g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £18-25.

£15

93. Perth, pair of Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoons, circa 1775 by James Cornfute. L-12.4cm; W-22g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£25

.36.


94. George III silver Shell-back Old English pattern tablespoon, London c.1765 by William Tant. L-20.6cm; W-60g. ~ wear to bowl tip & marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £20-30.

£18

95. George III silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1756 by Ebenezer Coker. L-20.8cm; W-55g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£20

96. George III silver Scroll-back Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1780 by William Chawner. L-20.1cm; W-47g. ~ few knocks to bowl, otherwise good marks & cond. Est. £20-30.

£20

97. Pair of Victorian silver knife rests, London 1900 by Robert Pringle. L-8cm; W-137g. ~ heavy gauge, good marks and condition. Est. £75-125.

£68

98. Dumfries silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1825 by David Gray. L-14.1cm; W-19g. ~ bowl quite battered, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-25.

£20

99. Dumfries silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1810 by Joseph Pearson. L-13.6cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£28

100. Scottish provincial silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1830 by ‘SY’. L-13.5cm; W-17g. ~ good condition, excellent marks. Est. £45-65.

£35

101. Paisley silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1810 by William Hannay. L-13.7cm; W-11g. ~ bowl a bit battered, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £35-40.

£32

.37.


102. Greenock silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, by Heron, with Glasgow marks for 1826. L-14.5cm; W-23g. ~ good marks and condition, a pleasing spoon. Est. £25-35.

£25

103. Perth silver Oar pattern salt spoon, circa 1810 by Robert Keay I. L-9.3cm; W-8g. ~ good marks and condition, a pleasing spoon. Est. £35-45.

£30

104. Edwardian silver Queens pattern dessert fork, London 1902 by G. Jackson & D. Fullerton. L-17.9cm; W-57g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£8

105. Victorian silver Kings pattern dessert fork, Lon. 1895 by Thomas and Walter Slater & Henry Holland. L-18cm; W-61g. ~ minor wear to tines, otherwise good marks & cond. Est. £15-25.

£10

106. Pair of Russian silver Fiddle & Shell pattern teaspoons, Moscow 1839 by ‘B.S’. L-13.5cm; W-39g. ~ goodmarks and condition. Est. £40-50.

£35

107. Pair of George III silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoons, London 1763 by William Withers. L-20.3cm; W-123g. ~ good marks and condition, lovely spoons. Est. £80-100.

£80

108. Newcastle silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, 1802 by John Langlands. L-12.8cm; W-70g. ~ good marks, excellent condition. Est. £55-75.

£55

109. Newcastle, set of 6 silver Old English Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, 1861 by John Walton. L-13cm; W-78g. ~ excellent marks and condition, a lovely set. Est. £80-100.

£77

.38.


110. Victorian silver butter spade with marine ivory handle, Birmingham 1891 by Hilliard & Thomason. L-13.5cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£42

111. Victorian silver Whiplash pattern salt spoon with shell bowl, London 1862 by Henry & Henry Lias. L-8.8cm; W-6g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-50.

£38

112. George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, London 1797 by George Burrows. L-13.6cm; W-36g. ~ good marks, excellent condition. Est. £45-65.

£44

113. Victorian silver Fiddle pattern caddy spoon with engraved with flowers in the bowl, London 1864 by Henry & Henry Lias. L-9.7cm; W-14g. ~ good marks, excellent condition. Est. £65-95

£52

114. Pair of George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, Lon. c.1745 by Ebenezer Coker. L-11.4cm; W-24g. ~ small old repair to one bowl, otherwise excellent. Est. £45-65.

£45

115. Silver ‘Plymouth’ Trefid pattern teaspoon, Sheffield 1929 by Page, Keen & Page. L-10.6cm; W-13g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60.

£36

116. George III silver & ivory butter knife, London 1801 by George Nangle. L-18.2cm. ~ tip tidied up (but well done), wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £30-40.

£28

117. Victorian silver & mother of pearl child’s knife & fork, Birmingham 1852 by George Unite. L-14.8cm.reasonable marks and condition. Est. £35-45.

£28

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118. William IV silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern caddy spoon with shell bowl, London 1837 by William Eaton. L-9.8cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £75-95.

£72

119. George I Britannia silver Dog-nose Rattail pattern tablespoon, Lon. 1714 by George Cox. L-20.3cm; W-53g. ~ few knocks to bowl, date letter rubbed, otherwise reasonable. Est. £160-180

£160

120. George I Britannia silver Rattail Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1714 by Nathaniel Roe. L-20cm; W-52g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise in good condition. Est. £110-125.

£105

121. George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1739 by James Wilks. L-20.6cm; W-65g. ~ good marks, excellent condition. Est. £100-120.

£85

122. George III silver Old English Shell-back pattern tablespoon, Lon. 1770 by William Penstone? III. L-20cm; W-46g. ~ a few knocks to bowl, otherwise good shell, marks & cond. Est. £45-65.

£40

123. Scottish silver punch ladle with twisted baleen handle, the bowl inset with a gold full sovereign (dated 1821), Glasgow 1829 by Daniel Robertson. L-38cm. ~ unusual to see a punch ladle set with a gold coin, good marks and condition. Est. £260-320.

£240

124. George III silver pap boat, London 1767 by Walter Brind. L11cm; W-66g. ~ wear to marks but enough to read, otherwise good size. Shape and condition. Est. £260-320.

£250

.40.


125. Sheffield silver Old English pattern basting spoon, 1826, by ‘RG’. L-31.3cm; W-100g. ~ a few knocks to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £110-130.

£110

126. Banff silver Fiddle pattern sugar spoon, circa 1820 by William Simpson I. L-15.2cm; W-24g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £140-180.

£140

127. Paisley silver Queens pattern sugar tongs, by William Hannay with Glasgow marks for 1850. L-15.4cm; W-47g. ~ good marks and excellent condition. Est. £35-55.

£35

128. George IV silver-gilt ‘berried’ teaspoon, London 1827 by G. Smith & W. Fearn. L-12.8cm; W-15g. ~ later decorated and gilded, good condition. Est. £12-15.

£12

129. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, Edinburgh 1821 by A. Wilkie. L-16cm; W-32g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£45

130. Scottish silver Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, Edinburgh 1803 by William Marshall, retailed by L. Law. L-15.6cm; W-30g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60.

£40

131. Scottish silver Old English pattern toddy ladle, Edinburgh 1805 by Robert Gray & Son. L-28g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£45

132. Indian Colonial silver marrow scoop, Calcutta c. 1850 by Hamilton & Co. L-22cm; W-53g. ~ very good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £140-160.

£120

.41.


133. Victorian silver game skewer, London 1893 by William Gibson & John Langman. L-20.1cm; W-42g. ~ scratches all over, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £70-90.

£70

134. George III silver meat skewer, London 1816 by William Eley & William Fearn. L-32.6cm; W-111g. ~ scratches all over, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £120-150.

£120

135. American coin silver bird picture-back Celtic-point pattern tablespoon, Philadelphia c. 1790 by John David. L-14.6cm; W-60g. ~ wear to bird, good marks and condition. Est. £180-220.

£175

136. George III silver Bougie Box with Bright-cut decoration, London 1792 by Susanna Barker. D-5.1cm; W-54g. ~ very minor knock to base, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £800-1200.

£800

137. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London c.1780 by Elizabeth Tookey. L-12.4cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£15

138. George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London c.1780 by Elizabeth Tookey. L-12.4cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£15

139. George III silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, London 1817 by Sarah & John Blake. L-10.5cm; W-12g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £8-12.

£8

140. Victorian silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern fish slice, London 1848 by Elizabeth Eaton. L-33.2cm; W-195g. ~ good gauge marks and condition. Est. £175-200.

£175

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141. Large bowled George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern basting spoon, London 1751 by Elizabeth Oldfield. L-34.4cm; W-150g. ~ marks typically squashed but quite readable, excellent shell and condition, a very pleasing spoon. Est. £550-750.

£500

142. George III silver meat skewer, London 1813 by Alice & George Burrows. L-35.6cm; W-76g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £120-140.

£100

143. George III silver Old English pattern basting spoon, London 1817 by Sarah & John Blake. L-30cm; W-121g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £80-100.

£55

144. George III silver Old English pattern basting spoon, London 1811 by Mary & Elizabeth Sumner. L-30.7cm; W-126g. ~ good marks, excellent condition. Est. £80-120.

£70

145. George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1784 (incuse duty) by Hester Bateman. L-21.1cm; W-62g. ~ excellent marks, good condition. Est. £80-100.

£80

146. Set of 6 George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, London c1780 by Phillip Roker. L-12.8cm; W-81g. ~ excellent marks & condition, lovely spoons. Est. £140-160.

£140

147. Banff silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1830 by George Elder. L-13.7cm; W-15g. ~ wear to marks, bowl battered around rim, good handle. Est. £25-35.

£25

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148. Elgin, pair of Fiddle pattern toddy ladles, circa 1830 by William Ferguson. L-15.7cm; W-65. ~ excellent colour, marks and condition, lovely ladles. Est. £700-900.

£650

149. Scottish set of 6 Celtic-point pattern teaspoons with matching masking spoon, Edinburgh c. 1790 by Alexander Zeigler. L-13.9cm (teaspoon); L-17.5cm (masking spoon); W-92g. ~ good marks and condition, very unusual to find a complete set. Est. £250-350.

£200

150. George III silver Old English pattern sauce ladle with shell bowl, London 1785 (incuse duty) by Richard Crossley. L-17.7cm; W-50g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £80-100.

£70

151. Chester silver Fiddle pattern oyster fork, 1842 by J. Lowe. L-13.7cm; W-20g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £100-125.

£95

152. Chester silver Fiddle pattern sweetmeat fork, circa 1800 by G. Lowe. L-11.9cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition, a lovely little fork. Est. £100-120.

£80

153. George I Britannia silver marrow scoop Rattail basting spoon, London 1716 by Edward Barnett. L-28.3cm; W-73g. ~ marks rubbed but readable, otherwise good condition, unusual sized marrow spoon. Est. £550-650.

£550

154. Irish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1804 by J. Power. L-23.1cm; W-75g. ~ few knock to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£45

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155. Perth silver Fiddle pattern sugar tongs with shell bowl, c. 1830 by C. Murray. L-15.4cm; W57g. ~ knocks inside one arm, wear to marks, otherwise good gauge & condition. £135-165.

£135

156. George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, London 1792 by G. Smith & W. Fearn. L-13.6cm; W-17g. ~ similar as Lot 108 in previous auction, good condition. Est. £30-60.

£15

157. George III silver sugar nips, London circa 1780 by ‘G.N’. L-11.4cm; W-31g. ~ several repairs throughout, reasonable marks. Est. £40-45.

£40

158. Exeter silver Fiddle pattern sugar spoon, 1874 by W.R. Sobey. L-13.3cm; W-22g. ~ a few soft knocks to bowl, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £45-55.

£45

159. George IV silver Fiddle pattern caddy spoon, London 1827 by William Traies. L-9cm; W-12g. ~ small dent to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £60-80.

£50

160. Victorian silver salt spoon, Birmingham 1872 by George Unite. L-8.2cm; W-6g. ~ typical light pitting to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25

£15

161. Georgian silver Rattail mote spoon, London circa 1730. L-14.2cm; W-6g. ~ only a ‘W’ can be seen of the maker’s mark, repairs to the piercing.

£60

162. George III silver Old English salt spoon with shaped bowl, London 1791 by Richard Crossley. L-10.4cm; W-9g. ~ typical light pitting to bowl, reasonable marks and condition. Est. £15-20.

£15

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163. Georgian silver Scroll & Flower-back and Shell & Scroll-front Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1760. L-11.6cm; W-11g. ~ wear to bowl tip and marks, good details & cond. £25-35.

£20

164. Georgian silver Dove & Olive Branch picture-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c. 1760 by ‘T.?’. L-10.9cm; W-7g. ~ reasonable picture, good condition. Est. £25-35.

£15

165. George III silver Urn of Flowers picture-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c. 1765 by ‘?.D’. L-11.8cm; W-10g. ~ good picture, reasonable condition. Est. £25-45.

£15

166. Pair of Russian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, St. Petersburg 1851, by Fredrik A. Fresen. L-21.7cm; W-136g. ~ knocks to bowls, good marks, excellent marks. Est. £100-125.

£100

167. Russian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Moscow 1870 by Pavel Fedorovich Sazikov. L-21.8cm; W-84g. ~ wear to bowl tip, kinks to stem, good gauge and marks. Est. £120-140.

£120

168. Russian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Moscow 1889 by I.P Khlebnikov. L-21.2cm; W-68g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good condition, excellent marks. Est. £100-125.

£100

169. Russian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Moscow circa 1880 by Peter Ovchinnikov. L-21.4cm; W-82g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £100-125.

£100

170. Russian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, St. Pertersburg 1861 by Fredrik A. Fresen. L-22cm; W-69g. ~ couple of small knocks to bowl, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £55-75.

£50

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171. Russian silver Fiddle tablespoon, Moscow c.1914, with commemorative mark for 15 years marriage of Nicholas II. L-20.6cm; W-73g. ~ wear to bowl tip, otherwise good. Est. £75-95.

£75

172. Russian silver Fiddle pattern table fork, Moscow 1881 by Peter Ovchinnikov. L-20.5cm; W-77g. ~ minor wear to tines, otherwise reasonable condition, good marks. Est. £70-80.

£70

173. Russian silver Fiddle pattern soup ladle, Moscow 1860 by Pavel Fedorovich Sazikov. L-32.5cm; W-299g. ~ wear to marks, heavy gauge, good condition. Est. £260-300.

£250

174. Russian silver teaspoon with decoration to back of bowl, Moscow 1883. L-13.2cm; W-12g. ~ good marks, reasonable condition. Est. £30-40.

£30

175. Russian silver teaspoon with monogram engraved to back of bowl, circa 1896-1908. L-14.3cm; W-21g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£20

176. French silver .950 private-die Old English pattern silver table fork, circa 1930. L-21.3cm; W-83g. ~ The private-die (initials ‘NT’) is for Nicolae Titulescu the well known Romanian diplomat and president of the League of Nations ~ minor wear to tines, good condition. £45-65.

£40

177. Russian silver Fiddle salt spoon with shell bowl, St. Petersburg 1836 by Henrik A. Lang, retailed by Nicols & Plinke. L-8.8cm; W-11g. ~ good gauge, marks & condition. Est. £45-65.

£25

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178. Silver parcel-gilt & enamel ‘Bournemouth’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1910 by Charles Wilkes. L-11.8cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£12

179. Edwardian silver ‘Lewes Castle’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1903 by Levi & Salaman. L-10cm; W-8g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

180. Victorian ’60 years Jubilee, 1837-97’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1896 by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd. L-12.1cm; W-11g. ~ bowl tip curled, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £20-25.

£20

181. Silver & enamel ‘Brandwood House Golf Club’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1932 by W.O Lewis. L-11.4cm; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£18

182. Silver ‘St. Barth’lem’s Gate’ mustard spoon, Birmingham 1913 by Henry Hodson Plante. L-7.3cm; W-8g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£20

183. Silver salt spoon, London 1935 by I. Freeman & Son. L-8.5cm; W-12g. ~ spoon has not been finished from being die struck, good marks and condition. Est. £15-20.

£15

184. Pair of George III silver Old English pattern snuff spoons, London 1811 by W. Eley, W. Fearn & W. Chawner. L-8.2cm; W-10g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £120-140.

£120

185. Provincial silver Old English Bright-cut pattern ‘berried’ tablespoon, circa 1800 by ‘GR’. L-21.2cm; W-63g. ~ later decoration, good mark and condition. Est. £35-45.

£35

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186. George III silver Fiddle pattern sugar tongs with engraved decoration, London 1812 by ‘TR’. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£28

187. Sterling silver serving spoon, circa 1930. L-21.4cm; W-89g. ~ maker’s mark of a crown encompassing a cross initialled ‘M’, good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£15

188. Silver ‘bullet/shell initialled ‘N’’ finial teaspoon, Birmingham 1927 by ‘T&Co’. L-11.6cm; W-12g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£18

189. George III silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, London 1806?, no maker’s mark. L-12.5cm; W-11g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£10

190. Victorian silver teaspoon with a ‘lion’ finial, Birmingham 1896 by Joseph Ridge. L-11.4cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. 315-25.

£10

191. Victorian silver unknown pattern dessert fork, Birmingham 1849 by ‘J.G’. L-18.2cm; W-55g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£25

192. Silver-gilt crossed anointing spoons brooch/pin, Birmingham 1910 by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd. L-3cm; W-3g. ~ needs a clean, good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£35

193. George I Britannia silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1718 by Richard Edwards. ~ wear to bowl tip & top of handle, otherwise very good marks & condition. £30-40.

£24

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194. Exeter silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, circa 1810 by Joseph Hicks. L-21.7cm; W-49g. ~ date letter unreadable, marks rubbed, repair to bowl, one to use in the kitchen. Est. £10-20.

£10

195. Newcastle, pair of Fiddle pattern tablespoons, 1807 by Alexander Kelty. L-22.7cm; W-118g. ~ marks very rubbed, bowls wobbly on rims, again ones to use in the kitchen. Est. £25-35.

£22

196. Newcastle silver Fiddle pattern dessert fork, 1852 by Reid & Sons. L-17.3cm; W-42g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£18

197. Birmingham, George IV silver-gilt child’s spoon, with shell & flower handle, 1822 by John Turton. L-16.2cm. ~ gilding good, as are the marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£40

198. Birmingham, George IV silver-gilt child’s knife & fork, circa 1822 by John Turtin, L-15cm. ~ matching the previous Lot, good marks and condition. Est. £60-80.

£50

199. Irish silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, Dublin 1825 by J. Buckton. L-17.9cm; W-33g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-45.

£24

200. Pair of George III silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoons, London 1777 by Walter Tweedie. L-22.5cm; W-120g. ~ good marks & condition, pleasing spoons. Est. £75-95.

£65

201. Chinese Export silver sugar tongs, engraved with bamboo leaves, circa 1890 by ‘HC’. L-12.6cm; W-42g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £35-55.

£25

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