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Meat skewers and letter openers
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A George II skewer, by John Hugh Le Sage London 1749 . Price:  |
7503 |
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A brightcut meat skewer, by IP (4 times) with duty mark - attributable to John Patrick of Plymouth Dock (d. 1846) who assayed items in Exeter between 1794 and 1809 , initialled {H} . Price: £415.00 |
5782 |
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A 13-inch long brightcut skewer by William Sumner, London 1790 crested with a demi-lion rampant grasping a fleur-de-lys. Price: £395.00 |
8653 |
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A George III 12 1/4 inch skewer with integral cartouche made in London in 1770 by Thomas Evans and George Smith, crested with a unicorn's head out of a coronet. Price: £375.00
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8796 |
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A 13" George III skewer, by WT in script (probably William Turner) London 1761, crested with a lion's head on the front and initialled {IR} on the back. The combination of the initials and crest on this piece would suggest a member of the Rylands or Renwick families. |
8123 |
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A 12" shell end skewer by George Smith London 1775, initialled {JEO}. Price: £360.00 |
5642 |
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A brightcut skewer by George Smith, London 1785 crested with a snarling lion erased. Price: £280.00 |
1590 |
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A skewer, by Richard Crossley London 1812 . Price: £250.00 |
6414 |
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A George III meat skewer (24.6 cm long) made in Dublin in 1811 by John Power, crested for Stanley. Price: £220.00
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9258 |
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A George III game skewer (14.1 cm long) by Oliver Lang of Plymouth Dock (active 1799-1830). Price: £210.00 Oliver Lang of Plymouth Dock is recorded in the Exeter Assay books between 1799 and 1811. The objects he assayed reflect his naval location- boatswain's calls and 1 pair of compasses. However he is also recorded as making 2 bowls, feeders, 1 spoon and skewers. Although Lang does not appear in the Assay Office records after 1811 he appears in a local trade directory as a silversmith of Boot Lane, Devonport (Plymouth Dock had been renamed Devonport in 1823).
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9499 |
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A game skewer, by GM (script)- probably an unregistered mark for George Morris or George Methuen of London. Price: £210.00 |
5676 |
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A George III skewer made in London in 1779 by John Lambe, initialled {JSM} Price:
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8795 |
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A 9.5 inch bright-cut skewer marked MK once only, possibly Danish circa 1820 by Morten Bjerring Knudsen of Vejle. Price: £195.00 |
9483 |
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A George III skewer (21.5 cm long) of slender proportions made in London in 1772 by TH, crested with a camel's head. Price: £185.00
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8913 |
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A George III game skewer (17.5 cm long) made in London in 1811 by William Eley, William Fearn and William Chawner. Price: £145.00
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9259 |
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A Victorian Fiddle pattern game skewer (12.3 cm long) made in London in 1845 by Elizabeth Eaton . Price:
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8664 |
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A George II game skewer with shell end unmarked, circa 1750. Price: £130.00
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9260 |
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A game skewer with a fretted terminal, by William Moulson London 1855 . Price: £110.00 |
6750 |
