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Pair George II Candlesticks London 1752 John Cafe

A George II pair of candlesticks (20 cm or just under 8" high) made of sterling silver in London in 1752 by John Cafe. They are fully hallmarked on the base and also with a lion passant near the sconce.

Price: £2,750.00

 


8588z
Queen Anne pair of snuffer scissors London 1702 John Fawdery A Queen Anne pair of scissor type candle snuffers, made in London in 1702 by John Fawdery (also struck with maker's mark twice on the cover) initialled {HB} and engraved with a scratchweight of 2 oz 18 dwt.
Price: £1995.00
8112
George III Rectangular snuffer tray London 1763 Ebenezer Coker

A George III rectangular snuffer tray made in London in 1763 by Ebenezer Coker, engraved with the original scratch weight of 9 Troy Ounces 15 dwt..
Price: £950.00

 


8401
Pierced basket A pierced circular silver basket with floral borders and a swing handle, by John Figg London 1835 .
Price: £850.00
6671

 

George III second course dish London 1772 Parker Wakelin Lewis

A George III circular second course dish with gadrooned borders (overall diameter 24 cm and weighing 17 troy ounces) made in London in 1772 by John Parker and Edward Wakelin, crested with a horse's head for a member of the Lewis family and also engraved with original inventory number and weight (along with some later unobtrusive scratched numbers).

Price: £795.00

The fact that this dish was number 72 in the service indicates that it was not only for a wealthy client but also one who is likely to have been a regular client of Parker and Wakelin. Although the crest could relate to a number of families the Parker and Wakelin records for 1770 show that 'William Lewis Esq" was a regular client that year and examination of some of the other ledgers (which are currently unavailable) would very likely to detail this dish. The Lewis family, but not William himself, also feature in the ledgers of Parker and Wakelin's successors- Wakelin and Tayler (1776-1792) and Wakelin and Garrard (1792-1801).

9321z
Pair George III silver-gilt egg cups London 1802 Richard Cooke

A pair of George III silver-gilt egg cups with basket-weave decoration made in London in 1802 by Richard Cooke.

Price: £795.00

 

8870

 

George IV dish wedge London 1823 John Reily

A George IV dish wedge made in London in 1823 by John Reily.

Price: SOLD

 

 

 

9093

George III toastrack London 1809 Story Elliott gadroon shell border

A George III 7 bar toastrack with gadroon and shell border and a shell handle made in London in 1809 by Joseph William Story and William Elliott.

Price: £625.00

Joseph William Story (active 1803-1813) and William Elliott (apprenticed in 1787, Free 1795 and known to be active 1809-1825) registered their mark in partnership from 25 Compton Street, Clerkenwell on 6th October 1809. William Elliott remained there, working alone, from 1813. This toast rack was therefore among the earliest works produced by the partnership- between its registration on 9th October 1809 and the end of the assay year on 30th May 1810.

 

9246
George III pen tray rococo border London 1813 William Bennett

A George III snuffer tray (weighing just over 10 Troy Ounces) with a rococo border made in London in 1813 by William Bennett, crested with five feathers out of a crest coronet.

Price: £550.00

 

 


8677
Victorian table bell London 1892 Francis Boone Thomas A Victorian table bell, by Francis Boone Thomas London 1892 .
Price:SOLD
8028
Epergne basket A neo-classical epergne basket, by Thomas Pitts London circa 1770 .
Price: £425.00
6501

 

George III silver-gilt dish small London 1818 Emes Barnard

A small George III silver-gilt rectangular dish (10.1 cm by 13 cm) with complex gadrooned border and the interior engraved with foliate engraving made in London in 1818 by Rebeccah Emes and Edward Barnard, initialled {WW}.

Price: £365.00

 

 

9378
George V toastrack lyre handles Sheffield 1917 James Dixon and Sons

A George V toast rack with lyre handles made in Sheffield in 1917 by James Dixon and Sons.

Price: £350.00

 

 


8649
Pair George III Old Sheffield Plate Candlesticks circa 1770

A pair of George III Old Sheffield Plate candlesticks (20cm or just under 8" high), circa 1770

Price:SOLD

 

 


8749
Pair Victorian menu holders London 1895 William Richard Corke Schroder

A Victorian pair of menu or place card holders made in London in 1895 by William Richard Corke, crested for Baron Sir John Schroder (1825-1910).
Price: SOLD

John Henry William Schroder (1825-1910) was the fourth of twelve children of Heinrich, Baron Schroder (1784-1883). The Schroder family were one of the leading merchant concerns in Hamburg and by the early nineteenth century had established both trading and banking links with Great Britain. In 1841 John Henry William Schroder joined his father's firm in London and watched it rise in importance. By the 1870s and 1880s John Henry William was taking a lead in the business and, among many important commercial transactions, he also began the family collection of renaissance silver and objects.

John Henry William was a prominent philanthropist (one obituary commented that John Henry William ''gave more in charity than all the rest of the Germans in this country put together'). He was also a prominent art collector, his collection raising £138,000 in 1910, and horticulturalist, winning three Royal Horticultural Society gold medals and ten silver medals between 1891 and 1904. He was entitled to the use the title Baron or Freiherr through his descent from Heinrich, Baron Schroder but in 1892 he was also created an English Baronet. On his death in 1910 Baron Sir John Schroder of the Dell (his baronetcy taking the name of his estate in Britain) the value of his estate was just over £2,000,000.


8356
double egg cup London 1824 Sebastian Crespell Earl Poulett

A George III double-ended egg cup, by Sebastian Crespell London 1824, crested for John Poulett, 5th Earl Poulett (1783-1864) .
Price: £285.00

John Poulett, 5th Earl Poulett (1783-1864) was educated at Harrow and Brasenose College, Oxford. He later held several positions in the Somerset Militia. In 1809, it was reported in the Gentleman's Magazine that he had married "the sister of Mrs. Farquharson" at Weymouth (although there seem to be no other references to this marriage) and in 1820 he married the Hon. Charlotte Portman at the British Embassy in Paris. He inherited the Earldom of Paulet in 1819, shortly before his second marriage, and is notable for being one of the 22 stalwarts who voted against the 3rd reading of the Reform Bill in 1832.

3 egg cups available

7027
Snuffer tray A navette-shaped snuffer tray with threaded border, by Peter Ann and William Bateman London 1804 (assayed between 30th May and 10th October), engraved {WB to EB}.
Price: £275.00
6058
George III Old Sheffield Plate sugar basket 1780 A George III Old Sheffield Plate sugar basket with foliate and pierced decoration, c. 1780.
Price: £220.00
8170
Napkin ring An Australian napkin ring with birds and a butterfly maker J.M. Wendt, Adelaide and Broken Hill circa 1890.
Price: £220.00
1662
Victorian egg cup engraved body beaded borders Edinburgh 1879 possibly William Marshall A Victorian egg cup with beaded rim and foot, made in Edinburgh in 1879, probably by William Marshall, crested for Robertson and Forbes (possibly for Forbes-Robertson) .
Price: £195.00
6973
Pair napkin rings A cased pair of napkin rings by Charles Stewart Harris, London 1889 initialled EDL and JDL in monograms.
Price: £195.00
9018

George III burner London 1792 Paul Storr

A George III burner (presumably from a tea kettle on stand) assayed in London in 1792-3 by Paul Storr (using his first maker's mark alone- therefore datable to 12th January 1793 to 27th April 1793). It is marked on both the lid and the base and crested with a griffin's head in beak a key and engraved with the letter E.

Price: £165.00

On page 90 of his book on Paul Storr (1954) Penzer illustrates a tea kettle on stand, marked in 1793,with a very similar burner.

Paul Storr was officially apprenticed to William Rock through the Vintners' Company in 1784 but was almost certainly trained by noted silversmith Andrew Fogelberg. Storr gained his freedom of the Vintners' Company in 1792 and immediately entered into a partnership with William Frisbee. However this partnership was brief and by January 1793 Storr was working alone, at the address of Andrew Fogelberg, and using the plain rectangular mark on this piece. On 27th April 1793 he registered his second mark alone in his distinctively shaped lobed punch. He retired in 1838 having been employed exclusively by Rundell Bridge and Rundell from 1807 to 1822 and in partnership with John Mortimer from 1822 to 1838. During his career he produced many important objects for the highest rank of society- including the Prince Regent, the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Egremont.

 

9374
Pair napkin rings A pair of heavy napkin rings by C. H. Cheshire, Birmingham 1881, the contemporary case by W.C. Travers,jeweller, silversmith and optician of Southport (retailer).
Price: £165.00
1778
George III Old Sheffield Plate fruit basket cica 1810 A George III Old Sheffield Plate fruit basket with swing handle and shell ends, c. 1810 .
Price: £135.00
8056

George III Old Sheffield Plate dinner plate gadrooned circa 1810

 

A George III Old Sheffield Plate Dinnerplate with gadrooned border circa 1810, crested with a lion's gamb holding 5 clover leaves on long stems.

Price: £110.00

 

 

 

9078
George III Old Sheffield Plate serving dish toaster 1800 Astley A George III Old Sheffield Plate heated serving dish or toasted cheese dish with bracket for a detachable handle, circa 1800, crested for Astley .
Price: £110.00
7331

Small Victorian toastrack Birmingham 1896 Grinsell and Sons

A small Victorian toast rack (7.5 cm long and 5.5 cm wide) made in Birmingham in 1896 by J. Grinsell and Sons.

Price: £95.00

 

 

9295
George III knife rest London 1811 A George III knife rest, made in London in 1811 by an unknown maker .
Price: £75.00
7859
Napkin ring A napkin ring engraved with flowers by Briddon Bros, London 1881.
Price: £75.00
1789
Napkin ring A napkin ring engraved with 2 parallel bands of decoration between 2 rows of dots by Gibson and Langmann, London 1886.
Price: £58.00
9461