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A George II cast taperstick made in London in 1754 by John Cafe, initialled {AG}.

Price: £1325.00

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

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).

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

Price: £795.00

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

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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.

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.

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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

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

Price: £350.00

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

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A George V dish with cast legs, gadrooned and floral border and four apertures made in Birmingham in 1918 by Elkington and Company.

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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

A Victorian double egg cup with ropework handle and embossed grotesques made in London in 1854 by Robert Hennell.

Price: £295.00

A George III egg cup with pierced border made in Birmingham in 1816 by Matthew Boulton, crested with a bird rising out of a tower.

Price: £265.00

2 egg cups available

A George III Old Sheffield Plate three piece teaset by Matthew Boulton of Soho (Birmingham), circa 1810, crested with a lion passant.

Price: £245.00

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.

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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.

A George III glass cruet bottle with silver lid made in Birmingham in 1778 by Samuel Baker.

Price: £155.00

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

A George III Old Sheffield oval basket (15.4 cm long) with pierced body and beaded border, circa 1780

Price: £95.00