SILVER & OBJECTS OF VERTU 2

OPPOSITE. 1. Lot 1910. A Victorian novelty silver owl sugar vase and cover, by Charles and George Fox, London 1847, height 22.5cm Estimate £4,000 – 6,000

2. Lots 1965-1969. A selection of rare silver artist’s paint boxes Estimates range from £400 – 1,000

3. Lot 1881. The Haig Toilet Service, a Fine 19th century French silver gentleman’s travelling toilet service, maker’s mark of J.D with a duck between, in a lozenge punch, Paris circa 1870, length 47.5cm Estimate £6,000 – 9,000

BELOW.

1. Lot 1800. By Gerald Benney, a modern silver and gold box, London 1966, length 29.7cm Estimate £2,500 – 3,000

2. Lot 1957. A rare late-Victorian novelty silver butt marker cane handle, by Hilliard and Thomason, Birmingham 1899, length of cartridge 5.7cm, total length 10.5cm Estimate £1,000 – 1,500

3. Lot 1879. A large and fine Edwardian silver inkstand, by Sebastian Garrard, London 1908, length 48cm Estimate £2,000 – 3,000

4. Lot 1890. A set of four George III silver salt cellars, by Robert Gainsford, Sheffield 1814, height 13.5cm Estimate £8,000 – 12,000

5. Lot 1980. A William IV silver ice pail / wine cooler, by Paul Storr, London 1830, height including handle 28cm Estimate £6,000 – 8,000

6. Lot 2004. A Queen Anne silver mug, by Paul de Lamerie, London 1713, height 10.8cm Estimate £5,000 – 8,000

In addition to early silver and caddy spoons the private collector also enjoyed purchasing silver butt markers or place finders for shooting. We have a varied number of these, and they will be offered in this sale as well as our Christmas online auction (see pages 27-30). The rarest is probably a late-Victorian example by Hilliard and Thomason, Birmingham 1899, which is modelled as a walking cane handle. The hinged cover opens to reveal a pull-out cartridge, which in turn opens to reveal ten ivorine numbered pegs. The estimate for this is £1,000-1,500.

We also have five rare silver paint boxes (opposite), one of which belonged to the artist Edward Duncan (1803-1882), and one that probably belonged to the architect Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726).

The sale will take place over two days and consists of 1050 lots. The collection will be sold on the second day. Other highlights of the sale include more early spoons from The David Constable Collection and three Chester spoons from the Richardson Collection.

The November Silver sale will also include a good and varied selection of mixed silver, collector’s items, foreign silver, flatware, and antique and modern silver, with a strong section of post-war silver. One highlight of this is a Gerald Benney gold and silver box, with London marks for 1966, estimate £2,500-3,000, and a Rod Kelly silver centrepiece and vase, London 1990, estimates £3,000-4,000 and £1,800-2,000.