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A set of six George III miniature Old English pattern spoons (7.5 cm in length) in excellent condition made in Newcastle circa 1790 by John Langlands and John Robertson, initialled {ER}. Price: £595.00 The size of these spoons would suggest that they were snuff spoons but it is unlikely one person would have had a set of six snuff spoons. They are, therefore, more likely to be toy spoons or made for a very specific purpose (the lack of gilding in the bowls precluding one involving salt). |
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A circular box with enamelled decoration and impressed with a rose , circa 1680. Inside are a collection of toys, minute replicas of dining wares ─ 4 dinner plates, a salt cellar and two trefid spoons. |
5535 |
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A toy circular platter, by John Clayton of London circa 1736-1737 . John Clayton is believed to be the son of David Clayton, arguably the leading specialist in silver toys in the late seventeenth century and the first quarter of the eighteenth. John Clayton registered his maker's mark as a smallworker at Goldsmiths' Hall on 2nd November 1736 from 'Flower de Luce Court Blackfriars' and a goldsmith of the same name was declared bankrupt in 1737. Another possibility is that John was a less successful relative of David Clayton as the goldsmithing partnership of John and Anthony Clayton is recorded at the Blackfriars address between 1704-1706. |
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A set of six George III Old English pattern toy spoons made in London in 1805 by William Eley, initialled {AR}. Price: £325.00 The size of these spoons would suggest that they were snuff spoons but it is unlikely one person would have had a set of over six snuff spoons. They are, therefore, more likely to be toy spoons or made for a very specific purpose (the lack of gilding in the bowls precluding one involving salt). 10 spoons available in total (including stock number 9391)
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Miniature fire-irons as depicted in Houart's (L'Argenterie Miniature Ill. 215) circa 1690 unmarked. Price: £220.00 |
1060 |
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A miniature Swedish dish stand, made in Skara 1838 by Jonas Nylander. Price: £195.00 |
4555 |
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A George II miniature or toy Hanoverian pattern spoon (4.1 cm long), unmarked circa 1740, initialled {AC} |
8294 |
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A William IV/Victorian toy porringer in the Queen Anne style, assayed by George Richards in London in 1833 (when it was a watchcase) and subsequently re-assayed in 1899 by the Parsons family (owners of Tessiers) including lions passant on the two handles added at this time. The lack of a Duty mark in the 1833 hallmarks on this piece, along with their configuration, indicate the original appearance and purpose of this piece as being a watchcase (an item specifically exempted from the payment of Duty). The appearance of the maker's mark of George Richards, a noted watchcase maker, makes this certain. When this piece was converted in 1899 the much smaller set of new hallmarks was placed in the space where the duty mark would have been on a piece of hollowware(along with the lion passant on each handle). In order to keep the piece as a legal one after the alteration was performed Tessiers hallmarked the handles as well. |
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A pair of George III Old English pattern toy spoons made in London in 1805 by William Eley, initialled {AR}. Price: £95.00 The size of these spoons would suggest that they were snuff spoons but it is unlikely one person would have had a set of over six snuff spoons. They are, therefore, more likely to be toy spoons or made for a very specific purpose (the lack of gilding in the bowls precluding one involving salt). 2 pairs available (10 spoons available in total including stock number 9390)
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A miniature oval filigree tray unmarked, nineteenth century. Price: £95.00 |
2168 |