SILVER & OBJECTS OF VERTU

28th & 29th April 2020

Now accepting consignments for the 14th & 15th July sale. Closing date for entries 22nd May.

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OPPOSITE. A pair of 17th century silvergilt German tazza tops with Victorian silver-gilt bases, the two detachable bases by Robert Hennell, London 1841, the tops Nürnberg, possibly by Johann Eißler, circa 1680, height 10.5cm. Estimate: £2,000 – 3,000

1. A James I West Country silver-gilt Barnstaple Decorated Seal-top spoon, by John Quick, Barnstaple circa 1620. Estimate: £6,000 – 8,000

3. A pair of Victorian novelty Eddystone Lighthouse pepper pots, by Deakin and Francis, Birmingham 1895, height 12cm. Estimate: £500 – 700

5. A rare Edwardian novelty silver Suffragette pepper pot, by Saunders and Shepherd, Chester 1908, height 8.3cm. Estimate: £1,000 – 1,500

7. By Omar Ramsden and Alywn Carr, an Arts and Crafts silver and enamel cigarette casket, London 1914, also engraved ‘OMAR RAMSDEN ET ALWYN CARR ME FECERUNT MCMXIV’, length 14cm. Estimate: £4,000 – 6,000

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Out of the twenty-seven items of silver and electroplate we are selling from Exbury House, one of the smallest has a great historical social interest. It is an Edwardian novelty Suffragette pepper pot, made by the Chester silversmiths Saunders and Shepherd in 1908. They made a series of novelty figural pepper pots around this period, and other characters included a chauffeur and a shepherd.

The pepper pot stands 8.3cm tall and her placards have worn lettering on them, but they read ‘Votes For Women’ and ‘We can make things hot for you’, a clever reference to the object holding pepper, and also to what the Suffragette movement was capable of.

Another item from Exbury that has an interesting story is a pair of silver-gilt tazzae. These are made up of Victorian bases and late 17th century German tops. When cataloguing the tazza we unscrewed the base found them to be fully marked for London 1841, by Robert Hennell. The tops are possibly by Johann Eißler, Nürnberg circa 1680.

The inscription reads: ‘Feb 10th 1842 This foot weighing 6oz 6dw was made to revive a dish of foreign manufacture and unknown assay’.

Our sale also includes an extensive collection of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau silver, being sold due to retirement. The collection of over 140 lots includes over 30 pieces by Omar Ramsden. Other leading silversmiths of the period in the collection include Leslie Durbin, Liberty and Co., H.G. Murphy and Bernard Instone. 4

Our early spoon section is led by a rare and sought-after spoon, the Barnstaple Decorated Seal-top spoon. This spoon is from the 1620s and is by the Barnstable maker John Quick. It is engraved on the stem with ‘Honour God’ and is expected to achieve £6,000-8,000 in the sale.

Our section of smaller silver items includes a private collection of vinaigrettes, all in particularly good condition, and with a variety of grille designs.

Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price. 6

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