211 |
FIVE CONTINENTAL SILVER MINIATURES
comprising: a German model of a swing, probably Hanauer Silberwaren Manufaktur, import marked Saunders & Shepherd Ltd., London, 1906, with a winged cherub on the seat, 8cm high; a German model of a shoe, probably Hanau, import marked Edward Thompson Bryant, London, 1900, of 18th century inspiration, 12cm long; a German model of an armchair, probably Hanau, import marked Theodor Hartmann, London, 1902, in 18th century style, 5.5cm high; a German model of a chair, probably Hanau, import marked John George Smith, London, 1898, in 18th century style, one leg missing, 6cm high; and a model of a horse and carriage, probably Dutch, late 19th century, one wheel missing, 9cm long
(5)
Estimate: 200-300 |
Nil |
|
200 |
212 |
A VICTORIAN SILVER CHATELAINE, LAWRENCE EMANUEL, BIRMINGHAM, 1899/1900
the openwork top section cast with a cherubim amidst scrolls and applied to rear with a hinged clip, with three chains, 21.5cm long; together with a Victorian silver sliding implement case, maker's mark rubbed, Birmingham, 1898, scroll foliate engraved, with pencil, button hook, cuticle pusher and folding steel blade, 5cm long excluding suspension ring; and a silver combined pen, pencil and knife, Francis Wade of Birmingham, circa 1900, the scroll foliate engraved cylinder with crown and Union Jack sliders, stamped 'STERLING SILVER', 8.2cm long
(3)
Estimate: 150-200 |
Nil |
|
|
213 |
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER SLIDING TAPER HOLDER, S. BLANCKENSEE & SONS LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1904
the elongated cylinder with triangular foliate slider, terminating in a scroll finger ring, 20.5cm long; together with an Edwardian three-piece manicure set, Francis Wade, Birmingham, 1905, the steel nail file, tweezers and cuticle pusher with silver handles and scroll foliate engraved cylindrical covers all suspended from a ring, each 7cm long; a small crochet hook, Francis Wade, Birmingham, 1912, 4 1/2 size, with silver handle and scroll foliate engraved cylindrical cover, 8cm long; and a Victorian silver retractable button hook, Abraham Danziger, Birmingham, 1888, in the form of a dumbbell, 4cm long
(4)
Estimate: 100-150 |
Nil |
|
|
214 |
A GEORGE IV SILVER WINE LABEL FOR CLARET, JOHN REILY, LONDON, 1825
escutcheon form, pierced designation, shell, foliage and scroll border, 5.5cm wide; together with a George III silver wine label for Madeira, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1818, oblong, engraved designation, diaperwork border, 4cm wide
(2)
Estimate: 70-100 |
Nil |
|
90 |
215 |
A VICTORIAN SILVER TRAVELLING APPLE CORER, JOSEPH WILLMORE, BIRMINGHAM, 1841
with an octagonally faceted screw-in handle
11cm long
Estimate: 300-400 |
Nil |
|
|
216 |
A VICTORIAN SILVER ENGRAVED 'CASTLE TOP' VINAIGRETTE, NATHANIEL MILLS & SONS, BIRMINGHAM, 1854
shaped oblong, the lid engraved with the Scott Monument on an engine-turned ground, base with scroll foliage and a vacant cartouche, gilt interior with grille missing
4.8cm wide
The memorial to Sir Walter Scott in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens was officially inaugurated in 1846.
Estimate: 300-400 |
Nil |
|
|
217 |
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SCOTTISH SILVER CARD HOLDERS, LINDSAY & PAISLEY, GLASGOW, 1900
each in the form of a crest of a hunting horn with triple bow tied cords on a banner motto 'SPERNIT PERICULA VIRTUS', engraved to reverse '18th. Nov. 1900.'
6.5cm wide
(2)
Estimate: 100-150 |
Nil |
|
260 |
218 |
A VICTORIAN SILVER BOER WAR COMMEMORATIVE NOVELTY CARD HOLDER, SAUNDERS & SHEPHERD LTD. OF LONDON, CHESTER, 1899
finely modelled as three Lee-Metford rifles leant up against each other, each rifle stamped 'LEE-METFORD', with P.O.D.R. No. for 1899
8cm high
At the outbreak of the Boer War, British manufacturers responded quickly to the patriotic fervour that gripped the country, producing a large variety of commemorative wares, often in ceramic. For an 1899 Saunders & Shepherd teaspoon with the same model of a Lee-Metford used as the stem and the bowl inscribed 'Souvenir of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1900', see Pieter Oosthuizen, Memorabilia of the Boer War, Ashanti Publishing, 1987, p.119. Saunders & Shepherd Ltd. are also credited with a souvenir silver vesta case enamelled with 'a Gentleman in Kharki' (copywrited to the Daily Mail), Birmingham, 1899 (see John Culme, The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Woodbridge, 1987, Vol.1, p.404). Although rapidly being replaced by the Lee-Enfield, the Lee-Metford was still in service with many units during the Boer War.
Estimate: 100-150 |
Nil |
|
290 |
219 |
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED IVORY PEPPER GRINDERS, JOHN GRINSELL & SONS, BIRMINGHAM, 1885
of typical waisted form with plain silver rim mounts
8cm high
(2)
Estimate: 600-800 |
Nil |
|
1800 |
