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Volume 18/03 January/February 2008

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Volume 18/03 January/February 2008

CONTENTS Introduction A curio from Croatia by Cathy Chivers Early caddy spoons – where are they? By David McKinley ‘Made In Scotland’ – A Scottish silver exhibition. The Scottish silver seminar Two important silver sales by Tim Kent Obituary – Terry Haines by Eric Smith Obituary – Terry Haines by Anthony Dove Obituary – Terry Haines by Chris Bell Bruce Russell of Guernsey by Richard Stagg A Preston commission? by Michael Baggott Feedback Finial members – private view by Colin Fraser Review – Bonhams – New Bond Street, 21st November 2007 Results for the Club Postal Auction – 13th December 2007 Paul de Lamerie in Australia The Club Postal Auction Postal auction information The next postal auction First Tuesday Contributions Back copies Yearly subscriptions

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Introduction It is with great sadness I have to report the bereavement of our founder, of The Silver Spoon Club of Great Britain, Terry Haines. Terry passed away on 18th December in Cornwall leaving behind his delightful wife Mary. I had only met Terry once but felt I knew him well, like so many of us, through our telephone conversations. Our one and only meeting occurred when I went to see Terry and Mary in St. Austell to pick up The Finial, back in August 2002; it was a glorious and relaxing summers day and we sat on their terrace toasting The Finial, it is a memory that I shall always keep with fondness. I know Mary is devastated by her loss with an aching void in her life, as they were everything to each other, but thankfully he suffers no more. Our condolences to you Mary. With Love, Daniel.

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A Curio From Croatia By Cathy Chivers. During last October I visited Croatia, spending a very enjoyable time in Dubrovnik. This UNESCO World Heritage site was a delight, and amongst the historical and cultural sights, I found a small unobtrusive 'antikviteti galerija, Moje tezoro'. They sold cheap collectables together with fabulous antique items. My purchase was this pleasantly coloured silver dessert spoon. It is a variant of the Scottish fiddle pattern, 17.6cm in length and weighs 33g. The bowl is slightly dented and the tip well worn.

Fig. 1, Viennese Spoon.

Hallmarks, on the front of the handle, I found out later (from Viennese gold and silversmiths Vol II, 18221850 Waltraud Neuwirth) were for Vienna 1864. The ‘13’ in the hallmark indicates the number of lothinge. A Loth or lot is equivalent to 6.25%. So refined silver contains 16 lothinge and 13 lothinge = 81.25% silver.

Fig. 2, maker’s mark & hallmark

Fig. 3, engraved initial.

A maker’s mark of ‘EK’ which with further research I believe is E. Klein, probably Elias Edvard. On the reverse is the engraved initial ‘M’. Confused at first, I thought this could be a ‘W’ as the engraving appeared to be upside down. However I have discovered Continental or European engravers placed the initial facing towards the sitter. English being in the opposite direction and I wondered why that was? This spoon is my souvenir spoon, I remember the fun I had in buying it, costing 8 Kuna =£7.50, and happy memories of the location. Now I need to investigate more into European silversmiths and the history of the region. I think a variety of nationalities and a number of generations would have handled my spoon.

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Early Caddy Spoons - Where Are They? By David McKinley It seems that the tea caddy came into use during the reign of Queen Anne1. The earliest I have come across is dated 1708 and early examples take the form of a square or octagonal bottle-like canister with a narrow neck having a cap, which it is believed, was used to transfer the tea from the caddy to the pot2. They usually have sliding shoulders or bases, which allow the tea to be put into them. Caddies of this design were still being produced at the beginning of the reign of George II but at about this time the more familiar design, which has either a hinged lid or a pull-off lid, was introduced and this caddy, if not its predecessor, would have needed some kind of spoon to dispense the tea. I am aware that some authorities hold that the mote spoon was, in fact, the spoon used as a caddy spoon during this period but there are several reasons for doubting this, not the least of which is the fact that the earliest caddies, which incidentally postdate mote spoons, are equipped with their own means of measuring the tea into the pot in the form of the pull off cap (see: note 2)3. Herbert Brunner in his book Old Table Silver states that “There was the little teaspoon, which was originally used to take the tea from the caddy and put it into the pot”4, this idea has merit. However early teaspoons, which also predate the caddy, were being made in sets and this would have been unnecessary if they were, in fact, made as caddy spoons. It has also been suggested that the medicine spoon was adapted for use as a caddy spoon5 but I have found no evidence to support this belief and, anyway, it postdates the caddy by several decades. The earliest of the caddy spoons with which we are familiar date from the 1770’s but there must have been some utensil used to convey the tea from caddy to pot before then and it is unlikely that silversmiths would not have taken the opportunity to produce a suitable spoon. What we now call cream jugs were common throughout the 18th century and as these are equipped with pouring lips they would hardly have needed ladles. There is ample evidence that milk was used in tea as can be seen from a record of 1702 in which Rachel, Lady Russell makes the statement “excellent green tea is good with milk”6 and although it is true that cream was also used in tea and coffee as reported by Per Kalm in his account of his visit to England in 1748 in which he states that “most people pour a little cream or sweet milk into the teacup when they are about to drink the tea”7, there is no evidence that it was dispensed by means of a ladle and, indeed, the word ‘pour’ is actually used. It is a fact however that ladles, which are widely accepted as cream ladles, were also being made during this period. These were made singly and would be ideal caddy spoons, which appear in numbers more commensurate with the production of caddies than of jugs. Michael Baggott in his article The Case for The Caddy Spoon’ on page 22 of the March/April 2004 issue of The Finial suggests the possibility that this is the case and I wonder, is it possible that they were used for this purpose, perhaps later having a dual role? It is true that by about the middle of the 18th century the cream pail had come into use and it is difficult to believe that this was not for the cream that gives it its name. Rachael Field, who in her book Buying Antique Silver casts doubt on the use of small jugs for dairy products8, does concede that milk or cream may have been added to both tea and coffee from the 1750’s and, as this falls in line with the introduction of these vessels, I feel that they were probably used as their name implies. The cream pail would certainly have required some sort of ladle and I have not, as yet, been able to establish whether the date of introduction of the ladle was commensurate with that of the cream pail but my belief is that it was probably commensurate with the introduction of the caddy with the lift off lid and, if anything, was used with the cream pail incidentally. .4.

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‘Made in Scotland’ – A Scottish Silver Exhibition National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh 25th January – 27th April 2008

This January the National Museum of Scotland is hosting the largest, most dazzling display of Scottish silver ever seen. For the first time Silver: Made in Scotland will bring together over 350 pieces spanning seven centuries, from a mazer linked with Robert the Bruce to a teapot made for Billy Connolly. The sparkling, star-studded exhibition will look at the glittering tradition of silversmithing and the way in which silver has symbolised wealth, power, high status and success throughout the ages. It will showcase a magnificent array of silver including trophies, candlesticks, ceremonial maces and communion cups. Highlights will include • A display of most of the known surviving pre 1660 Scottish spoons. Including three seal tops, over 20 disc-ends and five puritan spoons. • A 17th century suit made of silver thread • A metre-high solid silver model of the Scott Monument • Silver of the Stars: the first Scottish showing of contemporary silver designed for celebrities including Sean Connery, Ewan McGregor and Lulu. • Every surviving piece of the very earliest Scottish hallmarked silver • A selection from the Millennium Collection designed for Bute House • The first known coin minted for a Scottish king Silver: Made in Scotland, held in association with the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh, highlights the 550th anniversary of hallmarking in Scotland. The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh was founded by 1492 to look after the interests of the craft of goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewellers in Edinburgh and to regulate the workmanship of its members. The Incorporation of Goldsmiths administers the Edinburgh Assay Office, which tests precious metal and applies the globally recognised Scottish hallmark. Few pieces of early hallmarked silver survive because they were often melted down and remade to suit the fashions of the day, or to be converted into hard currency. Silver: Made in Scotland features every known surviving piece of hallmarked Scottish domestic silver made before 1660, including all nine surviving mazers (communal drinking cups). The role of different Scottish cities, towns and burghs in gold and silver is also examined, particularly Edinburgh, where more goldsmiths, jewellers and engravers worked than elsewhere in .6.

Scotland. They produced a staggering number of highly fashionable, opulent pieces, including candlesticks, teapots and cake baskets, as well as uniquely Scottish egg-shaped coffee pots found nowhere else in Europe. Silver has been used extensively for ceremonial, commemorative and presentation purposes, and the exhibition includes key examples such as the early 15th century maces of the University of St Andrews, which are the oldest in Britain, and the 16th century City of Edinburgh Mace, all of which are still in use today. A surprisingly high number of pieces of early Church silver have survived, mainly because they escaped the vagaries of fashion. Items on show include the The Fithie Basin from Dundee, a communion bread-plate which lay forgotten at the bottom of a tea-chest for over 100 years, and pieces of the Altar Plate from King James VII’s Chapel at Holyrood Palace which survived an Edinburgh mob. Scotland is exceptionally rich in early sporting prizes and trophies, and exhibits include a gold teapot which was the King’s Prize for the Leith Races, the most important and long-lived racing event in Scotland, and the earliest sporting trophy in the UK - a silver model gun of 1587 from Kirkcudbright. The story is brought up to date with a section on modern silver, showing how the main training ground for the silversmith has shifted from apprenticeship to the art school, and how the skill of the silversmith has become more valuable than the silver itself. Items include a cocktail shaker made by Marion Kane and pieces designed for the Millennium Collection for Bute House, which is used when the First Minister entertains. They demonstrate that silversmithing is still a flourishing and increasingly creative art. Admission prices Adult £6, concessions £5, children aged 12 and under free. For information and bookings please call 0131 247 4422

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The Scottish Silver Seminar At The National Museum of Scotland 11th –13th April 2008 The Scottish Silver Seminar is an exciting event that will bring together a wealth of knowledge and explore in depth the fascinating history of Scottish silver. Based around the current exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, ‘Silver: Made in Scotland’, the seminar features the most highly regarded experts on all aspects of Scottish silver from the earliest known pieces through to those of today. This seminar will be invaluable to anyone looking to further their knowledge and meet like-minded people. We hope the seminar will encourage new interest in Scottish silver in order to raise the profile of this important part of our heritage. • The seminar will be held at the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. • The cost of the three-day seminar is £120, or a daily rate of £40. This includes the lectures, tea and coffee served during morning and afternoon breaks, and entrance to the exhibition ‘Silver: Made in Scotland’. Those wishing to attend the whole seminar will receive priority; places are limited and we would advise early booking to avoid disappointment. For further information: [email protected] or write to: The Scottish Seminar, The Silver Society, Box 246, 2 Lansdowne Row, London W1J 6Hl

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Two Important Spoon Sales Woolley and Wallis (30th October 2007) & Bonhams (21st October 2007) By Tim Kent F.S.A. As the year 2007 draws to its close we can ponder the results of these two sales. They have something in common, namely that prices for the better spoons were healthy, in the light of strong competition, while the less good mainly sold, albeit at a more modest level, showing that there was something for everyone. Details of the Woolley & Wallis sale, featuring the residual stock of Messrs How of Edinburgh, have already been provided (The Finial, Nov/Dec 2007, pages 20-25) but a little further comment may be helpful. A correction needs to be made on page 22: the item shown as lot 150 is in fact lot 151, which was considered to be dubious and was withdrawn. The actual Lot 150 was also taken out, and did not sell for £840. These three spoons are illustrated in How, Vol. II pages 270-1, where fully discussed and said to have suffered “irreparable mutilation”. Lot 288 was also deleted, as was Lot 304 as an early 20th century Salisbury replica. Lot 141 (Charles II condiment spoon) was also withdrawn as it formed part of the Benson Collection, Mrs How’s private property, rather than business stock (see How, Vol. I pp.328-9). Quite a number of spoons caught my eye, not always for quality but often on account of significant provincial associations. Best spoon in the sale was undoubtedly the fine Bristol Apostle, Lot 290 with its well-cast figure of St. Paul, and its ascription to Thomas Goodyear can be taken as positive as its bowl-mark is identical to that on Lot 299, the excavated Maidenhead by his former apprentice, Richard Harsell, £7,800 reflected its merit. A number of the Laceback Trefids were in acceptable condition and of interest. The two John Elderton spoons (Lots 58 and 59) were exceptionally crisp, with 59 at £2,200 as good as 58. Elderton was identified by me as the maker as his ‘JE’ mark appears on the London Company’s copper plate for 1683, and a fullmarked London specimen has been noted struck in the same dies as 58 and 59. Lot 64 had ‘documentary’ Exeter marks for 1701 (first year of assay) but cannot relate to Edward Sweet of Crewkerne (d. 1684), rather to Edward of Dunston or perhaps another member of this extensive family. Some of the ‘shaded roundel’ Trefids, e.g. Lot 76, were attractive and it would be very welcome if we could identify the mid-Wessex maker who used the tulip and fleur-de-lys marks. Lot 84, bearing these marks, was of great interest as it has engraved terminal decoration (rather than roundels) and is illustrated and discussed in How, Vol. I pages 336-7, where said to have “a somewhat leaden appearance and may well be below standard”. None the worse for that, £1,100 seemed very modest for a spoon of such provenance.

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The illustrations on page 43 need correction, and from left to right should be numbered 99, 100, 101 & 98. The pick of the bunch was the Master spoon (Lot 100), in immaculate condition, ascribed to Evodias Irman, 1641, which I thought very reasonable at £6,200. By far the best lion sejeant was Lot 105, with finial in very crisp condition, from the Exeter workshop of the leading spoonmaker Edward Anthony. There were generous Commission bids for this fine mid 17th century spoon from more than one quarter, and a high figure of £6,500 won the day. The slip-top section produced some good early spoons, which were accorded the accolade of substantial prices. Lot 106, William Simpson 1515, made a vigorous £11,000, and Lot 107, which may bear the mark of Robert Amadas (a clearly-struck heart) fell not far short at £8,800. In many ways I thought Lot 109, though a little later (1539, maker’s mark a rose slipped and leaved), the best in this category – it made £8,500. Lot 110 was a late Elizabethan of 1596, ascribed to Thomas Benbowe, though this is one of sundry names within the Bartholomew/Bruce/Cawdell/Lovejoy nexus and cannot be more than speculation. A very decent buy, however, at £3,400. The remainder (lots 111-114) were not impressive, but the small slip-top, presumably for a child, by William Cary, 1657, had a lot of character. The seal-top group (Lots 116-125) was by and large somewhat impressive, though Lots 117 (1577) and 121 (East Anglia, circa 1600) had merit. The Puritans (lots 126-128) were less than brilliant, although Lot 28 (Stephen Venables, 1652) was a decent example which led the field at a substantial £3,000. The Trefids (Lots 129-137) were mainly of secondary quality. The real excitement came at the tail-end with Lot 138, an exceedingly rare Scottish notch-end Puritan, Aberdeen circa 1650, which had apparently been brought in together with some Scandinavian spoons, the owner thinking that the large assay - scribe placed it in this group. I think that a number of Commission bids were thinking of £10,000 or a bit more, but after a big tussle between a Scottish Institution and a keen private bidder, the latter triumphed at £17,000. Note All the above are Hammer prices, to which buyer’s premium (20% + VAT) and 5% import VAT (where applicable) have to be added.

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Obituary - Terry Haines 1933 - 2007 By Eric J. G. Smith.

With much sadness and dismay I have to relate that on the 18th December past, Terry Haines, aged 74, died at the local hospice where, showing great courage, he fought and finally lost against that most terrible of present day painful illnesses, malignant cancer; the horror and manner of Terry’s passing watched by his beloved wife Mary. I know every member of the Spoon Club will join with me in wishing her our sincere sympathy, and in the process express our enormous gratitude to Terry and Mary for their pioneering efforts in bringing to the forefront the now established virtually worldwide interest in spoons, ranging from Roman, Medieval and Tudor, up to the present, of all forms and uses. Before discussing how Terry and Mary brought about the publication of ‘The Finial’, it will interest our members to know of Terry’s quite remarkable life. Following on from his National Service in the 1950’s, during which time Terry served with the Ghurkhas in Malaya, fighting off the Communist attempts to take over the country, Terry became an industrial photographer with ‘International Nickel’, in Hereford. While staying in the County town Terry changed to lecturing on the whole subject of photography at the Hereford School of Arts. In 1979 Terry moved to the Isle of Wight and continued to teach and lecture at Mallinsons’ School of Photography, as well as starting the Solent Centre of Visual Arts in Newport; it was at the latter that he met Mary, who was one of the students. In time Terry and Mary married; after which Terry changed from photography (although, as I have seen, he continued to photograph landscapes) and with Mary, took to managing a touring and residential homes park at Sticker, in Cornwall. All went well until the new Sticker by-pass cut through the park, making it impossible for Terry and Mary to work, which as it turned out led to a new and remarkable career, one for which the Spoon Club members are most grateful! Both being self-employed, circumstances demanded that Terry and Mary sought out a new direction that could combine their respective interests and talents. According to Mary, one warm sunny afternoon seated outside, each with a drink, the couple discussed their mutual interests, including a love of antique silver, and in particular the silver spoons Mary collected. This interest, coupled with Terry’s excellent skills in writing, publishing and fine art photography, led them to pool their interests and establish a silver spoon club and publication entitled, aptly, ‘The Finial’. Their enterprise started in 1990 with the first issue of ‘The Finial’, which has grown from those early beginnings to one of the most respected world wide publications on the whole subject of silver and other spoons, British, American, European, Colonial and so forth. To a great extent Terry and Mary were inspired by the succession and success of the Phillips’ spoon sales, in both London and Leeds and by the remarkable Scottish Provincial spoon sales catalogued by the late and sadly missed Derek Graham. Such sales are now continued by Alexis Butcher at Woolley and Wallis, in Salisbury; Rupert Slingsby at Bonhams and Michael Prevezer at Christies’, South Kensington. The Silver Spoon Club now includes many members here and abroad; these include not only major collectors but, encouraged by Terry, small and ordinary interested collectors and people asking about a single precious heirloom, and now continued in the same manner by his very able successor, Daniel Bexfield. Importantly, Terry and Mary not only published a variety of articles on spoons, including members’

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responses, but listed illustrated results of spoon sales, along with members’ own auction sales, the latter catalogued and illustrated, inviting postal bids. We all owe so much to Terry and Mary. Dear Terry, you will not be forgotten. Thank you, and now may you rest in peace. Surely what the both of you achieved, Mary, will give you every reason to be proud.

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Obituary – Terry Haines By Anthony Dove F.S.A. Most collectors of silver have started with spoons, these being both plentiful and relatively inexpensive. In addition, their styles and variations in pattern are legion. Apart from the Society of Caddy Spoon collectors, which produce its own specialised Journal, there had been no such production dealing generally with flatware, until Terry and Mary Haines published the first issue of The Finial, in July 1990. It basically deals with spoons, although knives, forks and sugar tongs also appear occasionally as ‘honorary spoons’ especially in the postal auction, which is now a large part of each issue. The Finial has attracted among its regular contributors such established writers as Tim Kent, Eric Smith, Ian Pickford and Simon Moore. In addition, lesser-known writers like myself have found over the last 18 years that it was the perfect medium for the production of short papers, notes and queries on various aspects of spoons or hallmarks. The section on queries and feedback is very popular among members who can usually expect answers from the wide and varied knowledge of other members. In the first issue Terry stated “the club's avowed intention of gaining world-wide recognition for spoon collecting”. When Daniel Bexfield took over responsibility for Terry’s ‘baby’ in 2002 this had already been achieved, with an international membership that has increased steadily over the years, and the original aims as set by Terry have been well maintained. The word 'magazine' comes from an Arabic word, meaning storehouse. This can be used for storing ammunition etc., but its most common usage today is as a Journal or periodical containing a storehouse of information. In this latter sense The Finial can truly be called a magazine and is a fitting memorial to Terry.

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Obituary - Terry Haines By Chris Bell Alongside many fellow members of the Club, I was saddened to learn that Terry lost his valiant struggle against cancer just before Christmas. I feel privileged to have enjoyed the hospitality of Terry and Mary at their home in the far South West and to have learned first hand, a little of the birth of ‘our’ club through their own sheer effort and determination to provide and support this unique forum for all those interested in the humble spoon. Terry had a wit and a way with telling a story that provided much amusement. It is a pity that, due to sporadic poor health, Terry was never able to join members at Club meetings, the first of which was held in 2000 to honour their 10th Anniversary achievement of producing ‘The Finial’. A token of members’ great appreciation of their work that was to be presented at the 2000 meeting was finally presented, and accepted with some surprise and emotion, when they were waylaid during a holiday progress around the country that year. It was a great pleasure on that occasion again to discuss all things spoons, and many other topics, with Terry demonstrating his characteristic good humour. For the current and future members of the Club, now comprising an international community, ‘The Finial’ as Terry’s legacy to us, will continue as our tribute to him in reflecting his original aims for spoon collectors. Thank you Terry.

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Bruce Russell of Guernsey By Richard Stagg

There have been two items by this maker, Bruce Russell, in recent auctions, Lot 199 (Fig. 1) in March/April 2007 and Lot 73 in July/August 2007 (Fig. 2). On both occasions they were described as ‘Jersey’ made and given guestimate dates.

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In fact Bruce Russell is a Guernsey silversmith who has revived marking in the Channel Islands, including devising a dating system. I have been in touch with him recently and he has kindly sent me information about his marking system, which is reproduced below.

The marks on his pieces seem to have evolved a bit since he started the system in 1975 and include his sponsor's mark - the initials ‘BR’ or ‘SR’ (his son Simon) in an outline of the island of Guernsey; the Guernsey crest; a date stamp - the first series used capital letters from ‘A’ for 1975, to ‘Y’ for 1999. The second series from 2000 onwards has the year number superimposed on the Guernsey flag, with a similar design on the Jersey flag for Jersey silversmiths. The date on the flags changes every 1st January. There will be a purity mark. Again this has altered with time. Lot 73 (‘C’ for 1977) above is marked ‘sterling silver’ in incuse, while my 1985 (J) bottle ticket is stamped ‘SILVER’, also in incuse. Current practice has a square stamp .925 over SILVER. There may also be an individual craftsman's mark.

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A Preston Commission? By Michael Baggott

The teaspoon illustrated below (Fig. 1) is a recent discovery and bears the maker’s mark only of Peter Hopwood of Preston (Fig. 2)1. Only a handful of pieces survive bearing Hopwoods mark, though what is of greater interest is that whilst Hopwood began work in circa 1725 (after finishing his seven year apprenticeship with the Liverpool goldsmith Benjamin Brancker), the punch used on this teaspoon, of square rather than oval outline, began to be used circa 1729-32, seemingly at odds with the style of the spoon.

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Notes 1. For a full account of this silversmiths career, works and marks see: Silver Studies, Nos. 21, 2006 Peter Hopwood: a goldsmith in Preston, Cathlyn and Simon Davidson, pp.43-47. 2. Ibid pp.44 Fig. 4

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Feedback Charles Kewin emailing from Tanzania, has feedback to Aelred Tobin’s article on the I.P.G. mark (The Finial, Nov/Dec ’07, page 16). Very attractive treatment for a spoon, and what you say about Wayne Meeten’s products going to museums, galleries and private collectors makes me think that it would have been interesting to have an idea about his prices! Six marks is plenty, but Lot 37 of the Finial Auction of December 2007, a Newcastle tablespoon of 1785, also has six. I have a silver pill-box with no less than 9 marks on the base! All different - and 4 repeated on the lid. One of these days it will be the subject of an enquiry to my fellow members about a ‘Welsh dragon’ mark. Well, I’m drifting off the point of this note. The I.P.G. drill-stock mark is not of an Archimedean drill. That rotates by the vertical movement of a female-thread bobbin up and down a male-thread Archimedean screw stem. The illustration very much resembles a pump-drill, which has a small flywheel above the bit stock. Rotation is caused by two strings and a transverse pierced handle which runs up-and-down the drill stock, and the strings wrap/unwrap in opposite directions with each down-stroke. Easier to demonstrate than describe. Used for the same purpose as the Archimedean drill, i.e. small holes in thin materials, but much earlier in origin. Sorry to sound a bit of an anorak (probably most folk won’t care a whit), but attributions appearing in print tend to assume the mantle of truth. By the way, the knife on page 17: the handle and blade bolster seem to be mis-matched. Is one a replacement of a worn-out or broken original? Even if both are contemporary, as Anthony Dove states.

-o-o-o-o-o-oRichard Stagg writes: Regarding the ‘York’ Questions by Neil Callan (The Finial, Sep/Oct 2007, page 15) my answer to question 1 is that I saw the mark on a salver, but I do not now recollect its date. Re question 2, Martin Gubbins told me about this variation of the mark which he had obviously come across after he had published his book. His words were that occasionally one found ‘mullets instead of pellets’ between the letters. Personally I have yet to see them but am always looking. I fear that many mullets have worn away and have taken on the appearance of pellets with the passage of time. Incidentally can Neil tell us what was the piece that the marks in his Fig. 1 illustration were on? There is no date letter shown, but there is an example of the early town mark, so could this piece be predating the start of date letters in 1779? ______________________

William Blackburn asks about when fiddle pattern was introduced (The Finial, Sep/Oct 2007, page 21). English-made copies of French-style fiddle are found from various dates in the 18th century, e.g. lot 71 in Finial Auction April 2006. My earliest piece of English style fiddle is an Oar pattern oyster fork made by Hamptson and Prince, York, 1797. Pickford suggests the turn of the 18th/19th centuries as the starting time for the introduction of this pattern. Whatever the date, it obviously became an instant fashion hit as all the provincial centres were making it early in the 1800s.

-o-o-o-o-o-oDody Snowden asks: We are aware of the dictionary meaning of ‘defaced’, but I should like clarification on the interpretation when applied to silver marks. For instance, Culme records under Walter& John Barnard, "defaced 23.06.1896". If an article has already been included in the Finial, please advise me of the month/date (I do not recall that it has – Ed.). If not, perhaps one of the contributors to the magazine will explain the circumstances, reasons, and possibly Assay Office requirements, which lead to defaced marks.

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David Whitbread emails with feedback on several articles from the previous Finial: ‘Christopher Meade’s Hanoverian spoon, page 3’: There is some variety in the earliest Hanoverian spoons, e.g. a rattail rather than a ridge on the front of some stems, so I suppose an early version without either feature is also a possibility. Might it be relevant to try and establish the earliest date for an undoubted original Hanoverian spoon? The earliest I have is 1708 but I imagine there may well be earlier examples that club members may own or know of and which might help the spoon in question seem less out of period. __________________________

‘A Very Early Fiddle Pattern Spoon by Mark Nevard, page 10’: Another interesting spoon. I would think there must originally have been more of these and it is unlikely to have been made as a oneoff. Generally speaking, I am a little surprised that one does not come across more rococo table or dessert spoons. Were they prone to being re-cycled more quickly after going out of fashion? Or did folk tend to stick to the plainer patterns for basic flatware, reserving the rococo for teaspoons and serving pieces to accompany the more elaborate sauce boats, tureens and the like? __________________________

‘Jonathan Fennell's teaspoon, page 18’: The fact that the engraving shows through on the other side of the spoon would seem to me to suggest that it is later. A far as I can tell from the photograph, the bowl lacks a drop. This would suggest to me that it has been reworked. However, I think spoons that have been altered at some stage in their lives still have an interest and appeal. It is all part of the history. I am afraid I cannot help with the mark. __________________________

‘An Early Teaspoon, circa 1670, page 11 to 15’: No sooner had you printed my piece on the above than a relevant book was published: The History of the Aglionby Family by Henry Summerson. It doesn't throw any more light on the gift to the Aglionbys, but does reveal a couple of errors on my part. It was apparently Mary (not Margery) Aglionby who married Adam Craik, and James was her long-lived son, not her grandson. Also, in the confusion of email attachments as I submitted text and illustrations, the captions to the illustrations somehow disappeared. I don't think this should have caused too much difficulty in making sense of them, but just in case may I say that Figure 4 showed a John King sucket spoon of 1684 with a rattail that seems likely to be from the same die as was used for the teaspoon; Figure 5 showed a John King Trefid of 1666 and a Jeremy Johnson Puritan of 1661 with a slight curve to the stem end; and Figure 6 included, just for comparison, a teaspoon from the 1690’s and another from the 1680’s as well as a Stephen Venables 1651 ‘child's’ Puritan with the more usual straight top to the stem.

-o-o-o-o-o-oRoland Kirk writes: I was pleased to see that the old question of Dingwall and the sunburst is being re-examined (The Finial, Sep/Oct 2007, pages 6 & 7). I am a somewhat long in the tooth on/off Scottish Provincial collector and I purchased some 35 years ago a set of 5 Bright-cut Irish Pointed Old English teaspoons – as illustrated in Silver Flatware by Ian Pickford, figure 120. The only mark was ‘AR’ without a pellet, and with a poor leg to the ‘R’, which might suggest the punch had been altered at a later date. I also have a Fiddle pattern tablespoon with marks: Sunburst, Thistle, Sunburst, ‘EW’. I believe there are others around. What is the origin of the ‘S’ on its side? In Jackson’s, the ‘S’ upright appears as a date letter on several years between 1728 and 1784. I have a very worn tablespoon with the ‘S’ on it’s side and either side a ‘BP’ punch. The spoon is numbered 11, which might suggest a fairly large maker. The only similar ‘BP’ punch in Jackson’s is Benjamin Preston, 1827. Other readers possibly have more information to develop the discussion.

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Walter Brown writes: I have to take issue with you over the ascription of Lot 66 in The Finial October Auction, described as Edinburgh 1843 by Robert Gray of Glasgow – see figure below. In 1843 Robert Gray would have been dead for 14 years (see my paper in the May/June 2006 Finial). Certainly the firm he founded continued until the early 1850’s, but after his son William joined him in partnership in 1802 it was always known as Robert Gray & Son and used the ‘RG&S’ mark (on either one or two lines). Until 1819, when the Glasgow Assay Office opened, the firm’s silver would have been hallmarked in Edinburgh, but from 1819 was always, to the best of my knowledge, hallmarked in Glasgow. I believe that the mark at the top of page 551 of Pickford’s Jackson is also a wrong ascription. I have certainly seen no convincing evidence that the firm ever reverted to the ‘RG’ mark after 1802, or ever reverted to using the Edinburgh Assay Office after 1819. Furthermore, at a recent NEC Fair, I saw a spoon with similar marks to Lot 66 but dated (from memory) 1854. By this time the firm had closed completely and William Gray was also dead. This spoon was of ‘bog-standard’ single-struck King’s pattern, which, to the best of my knowledge, was never made by the Gray firm. Unfortunately, I cannot help on who actually used this later ‘RG’ mark - I would be delighted to hear suggestions from members. Perhaps there is even another Robert Gray, working in Edinburgh in the mid 19th century (after all, Robert Gray is not an uncommon Scottish name - I had a Scottish colleague called Robert Gray when I was involved in the construction of a dry dock in Ghana in the 1960’s) but the mark on Lot 66 is certainly not the mark of ‘the’ Robert Gray of Glasgow! _________________________

I was very interested in the questions posed by Christopher Meade on page 3 of the November/December 2007 Finial. Until a year or two ago, I was firmly of the opinion that Hanoverian Rattail pattern did not exist before about 1710. However a few earlier examples have recently come to light; interestingly all those that I have seen are by top quality Huguenot makers. The earliest I have seen is a superb basting spoon of 1702/03, weighing close to 9 troy ounces, with the maker's mark of David Willaume, arguably the finest maker of the period. Some dessert spoons of 1707/08 have the maker’s mark of Lewis Mettayer (Willaume’s brother-in-law), and some large table spoons of 1709/10 have the maker’s mark of Pierre Platel (Paul de Lamerie’s master). Certainly the basting spoon, at least, is very plain with no sign of a rib running down the top of the stem. One thing I would say is that the court hand alphabet is notoriously difficult to read unless the marks are near perfect - Christopher says that his spoon has a very clear London date mark for 1702/3, but it is a pity that he does not show an enlarged photograph of this, since the ‘G’ of 1702/03, the ‘O’ of 1709/10 and the ‘Q’ of 1711/12 are very similar, and 1711 would be a normal date for this pattern. I have not seen a spoon of this pattern as early as 1702/03 by anyone other than a Huguenot, which Lawrence Jones certainly was not. However, Jones was a very competent spoonmaker who had a long working life, and he might well have been tempted to copy a Huguenot example. It is quite possible that this design had been made in France before the Huguenots came over to England, since French designs often tended to be ‘ahead’ of English. All in all, therefore, I would be inclined (without looking at the spoon) to say it is probably original, but I would love to see it, if somehow this could be arranged!

-o-o-o-o-o-oMichael Baggott emails: Regarding Wynyard Wilkinson’s request for mark identification in the last issue, a likely candidate for the marks would be the short lived partnership of Eoff & Moore, New York, circa 1835.

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Mark Nevard responds with a few reactions to the various queries posed in the last Finial: Christopher Meade asks whether his spoon might be a transitional form between Dognose and Hanoverian (page 3). Having at first thought that it might be an early Hanoverian of perhaps 1709, given the difficulties of being absolutely sure of the date letters in that Court alphabet cycle of 1697-1715, I revised my ideas on noting that there was no trace of a ribbed stem. Accepting the date of 1702 I can see little reason to doubt that it is a Dognose spoon, a pattern that Lawrence Jones was making before and after this date, subsequently rounded to conform to the later fashion. The fact that it was well done, leaving no trace, is not surprising given that it is a simple operation and was probably done by a skilled craftsman nearly 200 years ago. The other examples quoted tend to confirm rather than refute the likelihood. _________________________

Jonathan Fennell’s spoon is interesting (page 18). The general shape is continental, not English, the decoration looks to me absolutely right as rococo of around 1750-60, contemporary with the spoon; I cannot see the eagle on the bowl but my comment applies whether it is there or is a misreading of the rococo flourishes. Without closer inspection I would hesitate to be more specific on the country of origin. _________________________

Martin Gazzard is being a bit hard on Grimwade in suggesting that he is not very helpful on tracing the owner of the ‘SM’ mark on his basting spoon (page 18). The first point to note is the obvious one that, being in the Britannia period, the letters are the first two of the maker’s surname. Grimwade offers 31 names, which fit this criterion, all but three of which are Smith. Of the three one, Smallwood, could not have gained his freedom by 1719, the other two, Smithsend and Smart, show no indication in apprenticeship or known oeuvre of spoonmaking, as far as I can trace. The racing certainty, then, is that your spoon's maker was named Smith. Of the 28 Smiths recorded only six at most are early enough to qualify. These are: Benjamin I, George I, John I, Joseph I, Samuel I and Samuel II. It now gets more speculative but in two cases there are indications of apprenticeships in spoonmaking. These are Joseph I, apprenticed to Benjamin Watts, a known spoonmaker, and Samuel I, who trained under John Jackson, apprenticed to John Spackman, a spoonmaker, and whose son John Jackson II followed the same specialism. Both Joseph I and Samuel I recorded their New Standard marks in 1707 and 1700 respectively and either could have decided to update his mark. Of the two, I incline to Joseph simply because his recorded mark shows some similarities. This is, of course, mainly based on probabilities but, remembering that we have no missing register at this period, I suggest that a bit more research concentrating on these two makers could give you the definitive answer.

-o-o-o-o-o-oWilliam Naesmyth enquires: Has anyone seen these marks before and can anyone add any comments? The spoon appears to be a standard fiddle pattern dessert spoon with London hallmarks for 1814 and maker’s mark ‘W.E’. However, it has two additional marks. From Tardy’s work one appears to be the cow’s head affronté of Norden, in the Netherlands and the other appears to be the crowned cross of Nice. Nice had been taken over by France from Savoy in 1792 and ceded to Piedmont in 1814.

A few weeks after I bought this spoon at my local flea market the stallholder showed me an Edwardian cream jug with one additional mark. As I did not need another cream jug I left it. But next time I called and showed more interest in it the stallholder told me that she had looked around, only to find it had gone - the distressing experience you said you had had earlier this year. So I missed the chance to check on something else unusual!

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Finial Members - Private View By Colin T Fraser FSA Scot.

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In conjunction with The Finial and Daniel Bexfield Antiques, Lyon & Turnbull would like to invite members to a Spoon Club of Great Britain Private View of our forthcoming sale of Fine Scottish Silver. Please note - it has been decided to change the monthly Finial open day to Wednesday the 6th February at Burlington Arcade. This is to coincide with the private view at Lyon & Turnbull's London gallery at 11 - 12 Pall Mall [no more than a five minute walk from Burlington Arcade!. These events will take the same form as usual; Daniel's doors will be open during regular business hours, and Lyon & Turnbull's viewing is from 2 - 5pm. On view at our gallery will be selected highlights from the forthcoming Fine Scottish Silver sale to be held on 13th February in Edinburgh. This sale will be the largest collection of Scottish silver to be sold at auction in many years and is the best representation of the variety of Scottish silver since the sale of the Morris collection in 1984. A good range of both hollow and flatware has been consigned, the earliest piece being an Edinburgh trefid spoon by William Law, with items of interest up to and including examples by Alexander Ritchie of lona. Furthermore, the provincial section is particularly strong with the most comprehensive selection of towns ever offered for sale, including very rare examples from Old Aberdeen, Nairn and Stonehaven. I look forward to welcoming you to our Gallery at Pall Mall on the 6th, however if you are not able to attend but would like to discuss any aspect of the forthcoming sale please do not hesitate to contact me on 0131 5578844. Figures 1. Rococo coffee pot by John MacKay, Edinburgh 1804, finely chased in the 18th century style. Height 28cm. 2. A late 17th century staved and mounted quaich, the engraved lugs and central boss with intricate engraved Jacobite symbolism. Diameter across lugs 27.5cm. 3. Highland dirk by Hodge of Inverness, circa 1880, applied with the Fraser crest and set ensuite with companion knife and fork. Length 46cm.

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Review – Bonhams – Fine Silver Sale 21st November 2007, New Bond Street. See Tim’s Kent ‘Two Important Spoon Sales’, pages 8 & 9, for his comments on this sale.

The Britton Smith Collection of Early Spoons - Part One Please note that the achieved price is inclusive of Buyer’s Premium and VAT.

Lot 86.

87.

Achieved £ A rare Edward IV/Richard III provincial silver maidenhead spoon, stamped once in the bowl with a five pointed star and once on the back of the stem with saltire (cross) attributed possibly to Bristol, second half of the 15th century, with an elongated fig-shaped bowl and faceted handle surmounted by a gilt and cast model of a maidenhead finial above a fluted section with fine reeded bands. For 14,400 detail of mark see Jackson's Revised, page 526. 15.5cm. £3,500 - 4,000. Edward IV/Richard III provincial silver maidenhead spoon, stamped once in the bowl with a five pointed star and once on the back of the with saltire (cross), possibly Bristol, second half the 15th century, with an elongated fig-shaped bowl and faceted handle surmounted by a finely cast model 4,800 of a maidenhead above a fluted section with fine reeded bands below. 16cm. £4,500 - 5,500.

Lots 86 & 87 88.

89. 90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

Lots 88, 89, 90 & 91

Lots 92, 93 & 94

A good Henry VIII silver virgin and heart spoon, by William Simpson, London 1516, with figshaped bowl, faceted stem and gilt finial, back of bowl engraved with contemporary initials ‘M’ and ‘E’ superimposing ‘D’ or ‘D’ superimposing ‘E’ forming ‘B’, 15.5cm. £4,000 - 4,500. A Henry VIII silver virgin & heart spoon, by William Simpson, London 1525, with fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, 15.5cm. £2,000 - 2,500. A Henry VIII silver maidenhead spoon, maker's mark a device, a stirrup(?) London 1532, with figshaped bowl, faceted stem and gilt finial. For detail of mark see ‘Silver Spoons & Hallmarks, by Commander G E P How R.N. (Ret), F.S.A (Scot) in collaboration Jane Penrice How’, London, Privately printed 1954, Vol III, p.79, twelfth entry, & p.100, ninth entry. Also see Jackson's Revised, p.91, ninth entry. 15.7cm. £4,500 - 5,500. A Mary I silver maidenhead spoon, by Nicholas Bartholomew, maker's mark a crescent enclosing a star (mullet), London 1557, with fig-shaped bowl, faceted stem and the finial with traces of gilding, 15.4cm. £1,800 - 2,200. An Elizabeth I silver maidenhead spoon, by Nicolas Bartholomew, maker's mark a crescent enclosing a star (mullet), London 1588, with fig-shaped bowl, faceted stem, the finial worn and with traces of gilding, 15.5cm. £1,500 - 2,000. A Charles I West Country silver maidenhead spoon, stamped once in the bowl with town mark and thrice to the stem with maker's mark, by Ralph Herman, Exeter circa 1620, with fig-shaped bowl, faceted stem and gilt finial, back of stem prick dot engraved ‘B’ over ‘GA’. See ‘West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers 1550 - 1750’, by Timothy Kent, published 1992, pp 98 – 99 for details of Ralph Herman. 16.7cm. £1,000 - 1,200. An Elizabeth I silver maidenhead spoon, by William Cawdell, London 1595, with fig-shaped bowl & faceted stem, finial with traces of gilding, back of bowl prick dot ‘II’, 16.2cm. £1,800 - 2,200.

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7,800 3,360

7,440

3,360

2,160

1,680 6,240

Lots 95, 96 & 97

Lots 98, 99, 100 & 101

95.

10,200 96. 3,840 97. 6,240 98. Please go to our Order Form to purchase a complete copy of this Finial 4,320 99. 4,560 100. 7,440 101.

6,960 102.

3,840 103.

104.

105.

An Elizabeth I silver lion sejant affronte spoon, stamped twice in bowl IS or SI in a petal-shaped punch, circa 1590, with fig-shaped bowl and tapering faceted stem, back of bowl engraved with contemporary initials ‘EA’, 16.1cm. £1,200 - 1,500. A mid 17th century West Country silver lion sejant affronte spoon, by Edward Antony; Exeter, circa 1651, with fig-shaped bowl and tapering stem, the finial with slight traces of gilding, back of bowl prick-dot engraved ‘1651’ over ‘GH’, 17.7cm. £1,500 - 2,000. A good early 17th century West Country silver lion sejant affronte spoon, by Edward Anthony; Exeter circa 1630 - 40, with fig-shaped bowl and tapering faceted stem, the cast and gilt finial finely modelled, back of stem engraved ‘GM’ and back of bock prick dot engraved ‘WN’ over ‘N’ or ‘M’ over ‘NM’, 17.3cm. £4,000 - 5,000.

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1,800

2,160

7,800

Lots 102, 103, 104 & 105

Lot 107 (detail)

Lots 106, 107, 108, 109 & 110

106. 13,200 107.

10,560 108. Please go to our Order Form to purchase a complete copy of this Finial

4,200

109. 10,200 110. 4,080 111.

960 112. 113. 114. 115. 116.

117.

118.

119.

A James I silver slip top spoon, by James Cluatt, London 1611, with fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, 14.5cm. £700 – 900. A Charles I silver slip top spoon, by Daniel Cary, London 1626, with fig-shaped bowl and tapering faceted stem, the terminal contemporary engraved ‘P’, 17.9cm. £900 - 1,100. Charles I silver child's slip top spoon, by Edward Hole (Holies), London 1631, with fig-shaped bowl (pitted) & short faceted stem, back of bowl & end of stem prick-dot ‘FA’, 12cm. £500 – 800 Commonwealth silver small slip top spoon, by William Cary, London 1657, with ovoid bowl & slender stem, the slip top engraved ‘GM’ to front & on the reverse side ‘GD’, 14.5cm. £600 – 800 An Elizabeth I silver seal top spoon, maker's mark a campanula, London 1561, the fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, the squat fluted finial with traces of gilding. For detail of mark see Jackson's Revised, page 96, third entry. 15.3cm. £600 – 800. An Elizabeth I silver seal top spoon, maker's mark probably a hand grasping a hammer, London 1577, with fig-shaped bowl, faceted stem and squat fluted finial, the disc scratched ‘X’. For detail of mark see Jackson's Revised, p. 97 third entry. 15.2cm. £900 - 1,100. A 16th century silver seal top spoon, stamped in the bowl with leopard's head mark only, second half of 16th century, with fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, the squat fluted and gilt finial having hexagonal disc with prick-dot engraved initials ‘IC', back of bowl later prick-dot engraved ‘1640’ over ‘GP’, 16.8cm. £1,500 - 1,800. A late 16th century East Anglian silver seal top spoon, stamped once in the bowl with an orb and cross, by a member of the Cobbold family, probably by William Cobbold, Norwich, last quarter of the 16th century, with fig-shaped bowl, tapering stem and a fluted and scroll finial with engraved initials to disc ‘TP’, the finial joint is crude and the bowl is repaired. 16.2cm. £800 - 1,200.

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1,560 1,320 600 1,800

2,160

3,120

N/S

1,320

Lots 116, 117, 118, 119 & 120 120.

121.

122.

123. 124.

125.

126.

127. 128. 129. 130.

Lots 126, 127, 127, 128

An Elizabeth I silver seal top spoon, maker's mark a cross couped, London 1602, incuse stamped on stem ‘Breadelbane’, with fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, the squat fluted finial with traces of gilding and the disc engraved ‘ER’. For detail of mark see Jackson's Revised, p. 105, ninth entry. 16.2cm. £400 – 500. An early 17th century unascribed silver seal top spoon, stamped with five petal/cinquefoil motif in a dotted circle, first quarter of 17th century, with fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, the squat and fluted finial with traces of gilding. For detail of mark see Jackson's Revised, p. 525, seventh & eighth entries. 15.5cm. £700 – 900. A Charles I West Country silver seal top spoon, stamped with town mark only to bowl, Exeter circa 1622, with fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, the fluted and scroll terminal prick-dot engraved ‘TR’ and the back of the bowl prick-dot engraved ‘TR’ over ‘1622’, 16.1cm. £600–800. A Charles I silver seal top spoon, by Daniel Cary, London 1632, with fig-shaped bowl and faceted stem, the fluted scroll finial with traces of gilding, 16.6cm. £700 – 800. A Charles I silver seal top spoon, by Robert Jygges, London 1635, with fig-shaped bowl, faceted stem and fluted and scroll finial with faint traces of prick dot engraved initials ‘N I’ or ‘IN’. See ‘London Silver Spoons, 1500 - 1697’, by Timothy Kent, published 1981, pp 43 - 44, for detailed discussion of Robert Jygges surname. 16.5cm. £700 – 900. Late 16th/early 17th century West Country silver seal top spoon, stamped in bowl with mark of a dotted circle, Salisbury circa 1600, fig-shaped bowl & faceted stem, the fluted & scroll finial with traces of gilding. For detail of mark see Jackson's Revised, p. 272, first entry 16.5cm. £900-1100. A late 17th century West Country silver puritan spoon, stamped once in the bowl with a cinquefoil, probably Barnstaple, circa 1676, with ovoid bowl, front of tapering stem naively engraved with a pendant flower and stalk issuing from a semi circle and linear motif, back of bowl prick dot engraved ‘1676’ over ‘D P’ over ‘E B’, and back of stem further prick dot engraved ‘IB’ over ‘SP’. £1,500 - 2,000. A pair of Charles II silver puritan spoons, by Stephan Venables, London 1662, with ovoid bowls, back of stems engraved with contemporary initials over ‘NM’, 17.8cm. (2) £2,200 - 2,500. A Commonwealth silver puritan spoon, by Stephan Venables, London 1652, with ovoid bowl and slightly tapering stem, 18cm. £800 - 1,000. Charles III silver trefid spoon, by John Smith, London 1671, ovoid bowl with ribbed rattail and the front of stem with guide lines, back of stem engraved ‘IH’ over ‘S’ over ‘T*M’, 18.3cm. £140-160 A late 17th century silver trefid spoon, by Thomas Tysoe, hallmarks lost due to repair, last quarter of 17th century, the ovoid bowl with ribbed and bead rat-tail, back of broad cleft prick dot engraved ‘BW’ over ‘MC’ over ‘1693’, front of stem prick dot engraved ‘M ‘, 19.5cm. £200–250..

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780

720 1,500

960

1,020

2,040 2,640 3,600 432

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131.

132. 133.

134.

A William & Mary silver trefid spoon, by Robert King, London 1692, with rat-tail bowl and broad cleft, front of stem prick-dot engraved ‘1672’ and the reverse engraved ‘EB’ over ‘E(?) O’ over a letter engraved with a crest of a lion on a ground of ermine, bowl worn, 19cm. £150 – 200. A William & Mary silver trefid spoon, by Lawrence Coles, London 1694, the ovoid bowl with ribbed rat-tail, with later all-over gilding, 19.3cm. £150 – 200. A late 17th century silver trefid spoon, stamped thrice with maker's mark TD in a scalloped-edged punch (one mark distorted), probably an alternative mark for Thomas Dare of Taunton, circa 1696, back of stem contemporary engraved with initials over ‘1696’ front of stem later engraved with prick dot initials ‘MPHF’ over ‘1880’, 20cm. £200 – 300. A George II silver rat-tail pattern tablespoon, by Joseph Healy, London 1727, with later gilt bowl, back of stem engraved ‘FB’, 19.2cm. £60 – 80.

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Other Properties

Lots 135, 136, 136, 137 (from the top)

Lot 138 (back & front view)

Lot 135.

Achieved £

1,200 136.

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1,140

137. 408 138. 20,400 264. 1,920

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Results for the Club Postal Auction 13th December 2007 Please note that the results price does not include the 10% buyer’s premium.

Lot

Reserve

Bids received £

1. 2.

30 6

3.

30

4.

40

35 6; 10; 16; 22; 32; 45; 50 30; 33; 42; 48; 62; 65; 70; 75; 85 40; 82; 88; 105; 120; 170 210 64 27; 27; 35 16 21 22; 22 25 15 26; 27; 28; 35; 38 35; 40 20; 22; 42; 55 61; 80 40 11 10; 15 15; 30 21 55 35; 43 70 52 95 31; 38 10 55; 56 45 20 50; 51 36; 51 35 50 65; 66 120; 127; 165 70 112 60; 68 99 20; 25 20; 21; 28; 30 20 26 18; 20; 22

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 45. 47. 48. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56.

110 50 22 10 12 15 25 15 20 20 15 50 40 10 10 15 20 40 30 70 40 50 15 10 50 45 20 45 25 28 50 50 100 70 105 58 75 20 20 15 22 15

Result £ 32.50 47.50 80.00 145.00 160.00 57.00 31.00 13.00 16.50 22.00 25.00 15.00 36.50 37.50 48.50 70.50 40.00 10.50 12.50 22.50 20.50 47.50 39.00 70.00 46.00 72.50 34.50 10.00 55.50 45.00 20.00 50.50 38.50 31.50 50.00 65.50 146.00 70.00 108.50 64.00 87.00 22.50 29.00 17.50 24.00 21.00

Lot

Reserve

Bids received £

57. 59. 62. 63. 64. 68. 70. 71. 75. 77. 79. 82. 83. 84. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 106. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 115. 118. 119. 122. 123. 124. 125. 127. 128. 129. 130. 132. 133. 136. 137.

15 30 28 77 90 77 33 80 10 24 32 12 12 20 20 15 70 60 60 24 15 15 25 45 18 22 28 135 20 5 0 125 180 480 120 125 150 50 45 30 35 18 18 18 75 10 10 20 30

24; 26; 32 33 31; 41; 47 78; 100; 111 90 80; 85; 90 70 92; 159 10; 10; 25 32; 45 38 12; 18 13; 18; 28 22 30 22 100 100 100 24 20; 22; 28 15 25; 27; 38 46; 61 20; 25 28; 31 29; 35 158 31; 40; 44 5; 21 9 140; 147; 175; 176 180; 230 580 120 146; 165 151; 205 61; 66; 90; 120 45 31; 55 50 19 23; 25; 28 23 75; 76; 175 18; 26 30 31; 47; 63 45; 45; 45; 60

Result £ 29.00 31.50 44.00 105.50 90.00 87.50 51.50 125.50 17.50 51.50 35.00 15.00 23.00 21.00 25.00 18.50 85.00 80.00 80.00 24.00 25.00 15.00 32.50 53.50 22.50 29.50 32.00 146.50 42.00 13.00 4.50 175.50 205.00 530.00 120.00 155.50 178.00 105.00 45.00 43.00 42.50 18.50 26.50 20.50 125.50 22.00 20.00 55.00 52.50

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Results for the Club Postal Auction 13th December 2007 (Continued) Please note that the results price does not include the 10% buyer’s premium.

Lot

Reserve Bids received £

138. 139. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148.

15 25 20 45 35 35 65

149. 150.

450 220

151. 152. 153. 154.

20 40 60 75

16 38 20 80 37; 50; 65; 65; 99 37; 50; 65; 65; 99 70; 75; 81; 85; 95; 100; 101; 110; 138; 175; 193; 210; 300 750 231; 282; 305; 350; 355 23; 28; 32; 33; 35; 52 51; 72 92 75

Result £ 15.50 31.50 20.00 62.50 82.00 82.00

255.00 600.00 352.50 43.50 61.50 76.00 75.00

Lot

Reserve

Bids received £

155. 157. 158. 159. 161. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173.

80 80 35 36 45 8 8 8 12 8 10 14 28 24 24 15

103; 108; 120 105; 112 38; 75 48 50 10; 10 19 10; 10; 11; 16 20; 21; 31; 45 8; 9; 12; 16 15; 36 15; 22; 30 31; 48; 63; 67 24; 36; 120 24; 36; 51; 120 15

Result £ 114.00 108.50 56.50 42.00 47.50 10.00 13.50 13.50 38.00 14.00 25.50 26.00 65.00 78.00 85.50 15.00

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Paul de Lamerie In Australia From 18th April 2008 to 22nd June 2008, the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia, is hosting a major international exhibition of masterpieces by Paul de Lamerie - England’s greatest 18th century silversmith. In conjunction with this exhibition, the museum are organising an international symposium entitled ‘Rococo silver in the 18th century: Paul de Lamerie and the Hugenots’. This will be held at the Powerhouse Museum on Saturday 19th April 2008 from 9.30am – 5.00pm. Together with the exhibition, this symposium brings to life the world of de Lamerie (1688-1751), England’s greatest 18th century silversmith and one of the first to adopt the Rococo style. Distinguished speakers will discuss de Lamerie’s masterpieces and provide insights into English high society at a time when the luxury market was flourishing. Expert speakers include the exhibition’s US-based curator Ellenor Alcorn, Dr Tessa Murdoch from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, and Robert Nash from the Huguenot Society of Australia. Plus, symposium participants can join exoerts to handle and discuss examples of de Lamerie silver at a special session hosted by collector Paul Cahn. For more about the Silver exhibition, symposium and events, visit powerhousemuseum.com or email [email protected]

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POSTAL AUCTION (For members and subscribers only)

To take place on Thursday 14th February 2008 Your written, email or faxed bids are invited for the following lots – bids to be with us, please, by no later than 12.00pm, on the day of sale. Please note that purchase prices are subject to a 10% buyers premium, plus VAT on the premium and £6.00 for postage & packing per consignment. See page 55 for details.

Members are welcome to come and view the lots on offer at 26 Burlington Arcade.

Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot 4 Lot 5A Lot 5B * Please note: due to the weight of some books the postage, packing & insurance has been individually priced as opposed to the normal single cost of £6.00 per parcel, or, as always, they can be collected from Burlington Arcade. (Postage shown is within the UK, for overseas we can arrange separately). Lot 1. 2. 3. 4. 5A. 5B.

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Description Reserve Book: Scottish Gold & Silver Work by Ian Finlay. Hardback, DJ, 1956, pp 178. Est. £15-25. £5 (Post £8.50). Book: Chester Silver 1727-1837 by Maurice H. Ridgway. Hardback, DJ, 1985, pp 237. Est. £6 £15-30. (Post £8.50). Book: The Sheffield Assay Office Register, 2nd edition. Hardback, DJ, 1989, pp129. Est. £3050. (Post £8.50). £20 Catalogue: Loan Exhibition of Tea-Caddy Spoons, Goldsmiths’ Hall. Paperback, 1965, pp33. Est. £20-40. £6 Book: Old Table Silver, a handbook for Collectors & Amateurs by Herbert Brunner. £6 Hardback, DJ, 1967, pp 225. Est. £10-20. (Post £8.50). Book: English Domestic Silver by Charles Oman. Hardback, DJ, 1962, pp 240. Est. £8-15. £6 (Post £6.00).

Set of 3 Irish silver Celtic-point Bright-cut salt spoons, Dublin 1852 by John Smith. L10.3cm; W-21g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-66.

£20

Georgian silver Feather-edge teaspoon with shell bowl, London by Thomas Chawner? L12.8cm; W-15g. ~ obscured maker, erased initials & feathering, otherwise good cond. £15-20.

£14

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Description Reserve Pair of Irish silver Fiddle Rattail pattern teaspoons, Dublin 1872 by ‘J.S’. L-15cm; W-44g. ~ £20 minor rubber burns to stem, otherwise very good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

York silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, 1828 by James Barber, George Cattle II & William North. L-14.2cm; W21g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£18

Irish silver Fiddle Rattail pattern teaspoon, Dublin 1825 by Samuel Neville. L-14.3cm; W20g. ~ small dents in bowl & wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks & condition Est. £10-20.

£8

York silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, 1829 by James Barber, George Cattle II & William North. L-14.2cm; W-20g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£18

York silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, 1828 by James Barber, George Cattle II & William North. L-22.1cm; W-72g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£35

Pair of George IV silver Fiddle pattern salt spoons, London 1823 by William Johnston. L10.2cm; W-28g. ~ 1 bowl gilded, 1 bowl bruised, otherwise good marks and cond. Est. £18-20.

£15

Pair of York silver Old English pattern teaspoons, 1799/1800 by Hampston, Prince and Cattles. L-2.4cm; W-24g. ~ reworked bowls, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £35-40.

£30

Newcastle silver Old English pattern table fork, 1829 by John Deas. L21.1cm; W-59g ~ wear to tine tips, otherwise reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £30-35.

£28

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Description Reserve George I silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1716 by William Scarlett. L-20cm; £35 W-60g. ~ worn but legible marks, reshaped bowl, otherwise good condition. Est. £40-55.

George III silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1761 by William Tant. L-20.3cm; W-54g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.

£30

Exeter silver Old English pattern tablespoon, 1778, by Thomas Eustace. L-22.1cm; W-76g. ~ very good marks and very good condition. Est. £65-85.

£55

Scottish silver Bright-cut Celtic-point pattern basting spoon, Edinburgh 1784 by James Hewitt. Crest of Alexander of Bog Hall, Edinburgh. L-31.3cm; W-84g. ~ good marks, excellent condition, an excellent example for the collection. Est. £420-£480.

£400

Set of 6, Irish silver Fiddle Rattail pattern teaspoons, Dublin 1819 by James Scott. L-14.5cm; W-146g. ~ small dent in 1 bowl, otherwise very good marks, good condition. Est. £75-99.

£60

Set of 4, Irish silver Fiddle Rattail pattern dessert spoons, Dublin 1819 by Patrick Moore. L7.2cm; W-152g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £130-160.

£120

6 Irish silver Fiddle pattern dessert forks, 4 x Dublin 1809 by Arthur Murphy & 2 x 1812 by Samuel Neville. L6.5cm; W-246g. ~ tines worn, otherwise good marks & cond. Est. £250-300.

£240

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Description Reserve Set of 8 Irish silver Fiddle pattern table forks, Dublin 1819 by James Scott. L-20.5cm; W568g. ~ wear to tines, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £350-400. £320

Continental silver tablespoon, Kronstadt? c. 1830 by ‘OL. WOLL’. Inscribed ‘Edw & Geo Hay Lloyds & Ship Agents Pillau’, i.e. Hays of Edinburgh from Pillau in Poland. L-22.5cm; W35g. ~ good marks and condition. Est.. £40-60.

£40

Pair of Scottish silver Kings pattern sugar tongs with shell bowls, Edinburgh 1866 by R. L. Christie. L-14.8cm; W-58g. ~ good gauge and marks, very good condition. Est. £40-60.

£40

Edwardian pierced silver napkin ring, Birmingham 1904 by Boots Pure Drug Co. D-4cm; W17g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55.

£25

Pair of American silver Celtic-point teaspoons, Philadelphia c.1860 by Samuel Richards. L15cm; W-31g. ~ small dent in one bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. £40-60.

£40

Pair of Dundee, Celtic-point Feather-edge teaspoons, by Edward Livingstone circa 1825. L13.1cm; W-23g. ~ 1 maker’s mark obscured, otherwise good marks, very good cond. £65-95.

£60

Irish silver Fiddle Rattail pattern teaspoon, Dublin 1855 by John Smith. L-14.2cm; W-20g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-50.

£38

Banff silver single-struck Kings pattern salt spoon, circa 1800 by John Argo. L-10.4cm; W11g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £55-85.

£50

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Description Reserve Aberdeen silver fiddle pattern table fork, by George Booth, 1800-1825. L-20.5cm; W-67g. ~ £40 very good marks, good condition. Est. £50-60.

Very large George I Britannia silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern basting spoon, London 1716 by William Street. L-38.1cm; W-178g. ~ soft knocks to bowl, maker’s mark slightly worn but legible, otherwise very good marks and condition. Assayed between maker entering his mark on 25th Feb 1717, and end of assay year 28th May 1717. A superb spoon. Est. £1400– 1800

£1,200

George III silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell table fork, London 1817 by Paul Storr. L-20.6cm; W-100g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks, gauge and condition. Est. £50-75.

£35

Pair of Russian silver & niello teaspoons, Moscow 1863 by ‘ФИ’. L-10.7cm, W-32g. ~ minor wear to niello, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. 65-85.

£50

Two George III silver Old English salt spoons, London 1789 by Smith & Fearn. L-9.7 & 9.9cm; W-20g. ~ minor salt damage to bowls, wear to marks, otherwise good cond. Est. £25-35.

£22

Dutch silver figural teaspoon, by Berthold Muller with import marks for London 1895. L11.7cm; W-13g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£14

George III silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, Birmingham 1811 by Joseph Taylor. L-8.8cm; W5g. ~ kink in stem, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

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Description Reserve Victorian silver Old English pattern mustard spoon, London 1899 by Charles Stuart Harris. £8 L-8.3cm; W-8g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-15

3 silver Old English pattern condiment spoons, 2 x Sheffield 1935 by G. Harrison, 1 x London 1903 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. L-8.5 & 9cm, W-25g. ~ good marks & cond. £15-30

£15

Silver & enamel ‘Whitby Abbey’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1912 by Charles Wilkes. L-11.6cm; W-15g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £15-25.

£15

Silver & enamel ‘Greenock’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1929 by Fenton & Co. L-11cm; W-14g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£10

Silver & enamel ‘Nairn’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1931 by ‘RB’. L-11cm; W-10g ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

Silver & enamel ‘Nairn’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1915 by William J. Holmes Ltd. L-11.5cm; W-10g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1774 by Thomas Chawner. L21.4cm; W-63g. ~ bump to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £40-60.

£35

Pair of George III silver Old English pattern tablespoons, London 1810 by Peter & William Bateman. L-21.2cm; W-114g. ~ minor dent to 1 bowl, otherwise good marks and cond. £45-65.

£38

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Description Reserve William IV silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern marrow scoop, London 1832 by William £130 Chawner. L-22.8cm; W-63g. ~ very good marks and very good condition. Est. £140-160.

Scottish silver Harlequin pattern sugar nips, Edinburgh c.1860. L-11.5cm; W-58g. ~ no maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £160-180.

£160

Irish silver Ribbed Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, Dublin 1763. L-20.3cm; W-63g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £100-140.

£90

Scottish silver Hanoverian with Shoulders pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1766 by ‘MK’. L21.7cm; W-75g. ~ good marks and very good condition. Est. £150-200.

£150

Victorian silver Old English tablespoon with Shell Bowl, London 1884 by J. Aldwinkle & T. Slater. L-21.9cm; W-76g. ~ part struck maker’s mark, otherwise good marks & cond. £40-55.

£35

Scottish silver Old English pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1754 by ‘McD’. L-21.7cm; W-71g. ~ very good marks, very good condition. Est. £80-120.

£75

Pair of Georgian silver ‘Basket of Flowers’ Hanoverian teaspoons, circa 1760 by ‘C.H’. L10.1cm; W-13g. ~ minor wear to flowers, marks legible, otherwise good condition. Est. £45-65.

£30

Georgian silver ‘Basket of Flowers’ Hanoverian teaspoon, London c.1770 by John Lampfert. L-11.3cm; W-14g. ~ wear to bowl tip, readable marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £25-35.

£15

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Description Reserve Georgian silver Old English caddy spoon with engraved bowl, London 1815 by James Beebe. £45 L-8.9cm; W-11g. ~ maker’s mark just decipherable, otherwise good marks & cond. Est. £50-70.

Victorian silver & ivory pickle fork, Birmingham c.1845 by Yapp & Woodward. L-14.8cm; W-17g. ~ split on handle, good maker’s mark only, otherwise good condition. Est. £15-20.

£15

Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern Scroll-back teaspoon, London c.1760 by Philip Roker. L11.6cm; W-13g. ~ minor wear to scroll and bowl tip, legible marks. Est. £25-35.

£20

Banff silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by John Keith. L-13.2cm; W-13g. ~ bruised bowl and wear to tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£30

Georgian silver Old English Feather-edge salt spoon with scallop bowl, London c.1776 by Hester Bateman. L-9.8cm; W-11g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £40-60

£40

Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern wavy edged salt shovel, London c.1760 by W? L-8cm; W-6g. ~ wear to bowl tip and maker’s mark worn, otherwise good condition. Est. £20-40.

£20

George II silver Hanoverian Rococo-front & shell-back teaspoon, London c.1750 by Ebenezer Coker. L-11.6cm; W-12g. ~ minor wear to shell, otherwise good condition. £20-30.

£20

Victorian silver Old English Bead pattern basting spoon, London 1886 by Holland, Aldwinkle & Slater. L-30.2cm; W-172g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £150-175.

£140

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Description Reserve Scottish silver single-struck Hourglass pattern basting spoon, Edinburgh 1819 by George £145 Fenwick. L-30.1cm; W-118g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £150-175.

Pair of Victorian silver Kings pattern tablespoons, London 1888 by Wakely and Wheeler. L22.4; W-225g. ~ good marks and very good condition. Est. £90-110.

£80

3 Georgian silver Kings pattern table forks, London 1821 by G. Turner & T. Biddel. L20.5cm; W-300g. ~ 1 leopard head crowned, 2 uncrowned, good marks & condition. £100-125.

£95

Irish silver Kings pattern table fork, Dublin 1823 by Stephen Bergin. L-20.7cm; W-108g. ~ also marked ‘LAW’, good marks, very good condition. Est. £40-60.

£35

Pair of Irish silver Kings pattern table fork, Dublin 1831 by Smith & Gamble? L-20.1cm; W200g. ~ slight wear to cut-down tines, otherwise good marks, good condition. Est. £75-100.

£60

Silver ‘Callander’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1919 by Sydney & Co. L-12cm; W-13.5g. ~ maker’s mark misstruck, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1820 by G. Booth. L-13.7cm; W-17g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£16

Silver & enamel ‘Lion Rampant’ teaspoon, import mark for London 1906 by Shepherd and Saunders. L13.7cm; W-23g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£18

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Description Reserve Victorian silver ‘fancy’ pattern dessert fork. London 1863 by Francis Higgins. L-14.8cm; W£24 34g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

Silver Trefid pattern salt spoon, London 1922 by Charles William Fletcher. L-7.5cm; W-7g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-20.

£12

Silver & enamel ‘Coronation’ teaspoon with gilt bowl. Birmingham 1901 by Gourdel, Vales & Co. L-10.5cm; W-9.5g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. 25-35.

£20

Exeter, Charles II silver Trefid spoon, circa 1680 by Daniel Slade. L-21.5cm; W-46g. ~ bowl delicately-pricked ‘A.P’ over ‘S,V’ over ‘1680’; stem pricked ‘EV’ over ‘MB’ over ‘1700’, a little wear to the mark in the bowl (as would be expected), other marks excellent, good colour, delightful ‘ears’ to the trefid, almost a heart shaped bowl, an excellent spoon. Est. £800-1,200.

£600

George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, London 1793 by Richard Crossley. L-21.4cm; W-54g. ~ faint maker’s mark, otherwise good marks & cond. Est. £60-70.

£55

Irish silver Old English pattern table fork, Dublin 1796 by James England. L-20cm; W-56g. ~ some wear to tines, maker mis-struck, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-60.

£45

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Description Reserve George IV silver & ivory dessert knife, Birmingham 1826 by T. Shaw. L-19.9cm; W-36g. ~ £12 crack to handle, loose ferrule, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

Pair of George III silver Old English pattern tablespoons, inscribed ‘M.T’ over ‘A.T’ over 1788’, London 1791 by Peter & Anne Bateman. L-22.5cm; W-128g. ~ soft knocks to bowls, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £70-90.

£65

George III silver Deep Bright-cut sugar tongs, London c.1775 by Thomas Wallis. ~ L-14.2cm; W- 48g. ~ old repair to one arm, otherwise good marks, gauge and condition. Est. £80-100.

£60

George III silver Coffin-end pattern teaspoon, London 1808 by Thomas Wallis II. ~ L13.4cm; W-17g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-25.

£18

Exeter George III silver Old English pattern snuff spoon, 1818 by John Osment. ~ L-9.2cm; W-6g. ~ pitted surface (indicative of burial), otherwise fairly good marks & condition. £60-75.

£50

George II silver ‘Basket of Flowers’ Hanoverian teaspoon, London c.1755. L-10.9cm; W-9g. ~ old repair to stem, wear to picture back, otherwise good mark & condition. Est. £15-25.

£10

George II silver Hanoverian pattern salt shovel, London c.1750. L-7.9cm; W-7g. ~ squashed mark, good condition and gauge. Est. £35-55.

£30

George III Old Sheffield Plate teaspoon, circa 1800. L-13cm; W-7g. ~ stamped to imitate bright-cutting, copper only visible on some edges, otherwise good condition. Est. £10-15.

£8

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Description Reserve George III silver Fiddle pattern caddy spoon with shell bowl, London 1816 by William Eley £72 & William Fearn. L-9cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and very good condition. Est. £80-120.

Victorian silver Kings pattern mustard spoon, London 1846 by George Adams. L-15.7cm; W37g. ~ marks obscured but readable, otherwise good gauge and condition. Est. £40-60.

£38

George IV silver Old English Thread pattern caddy spoon with deep shell bowl, London 1829 by Francis Higgins. L-8.6cm; W-18g. ~ good marks, gauge and condition. Est. £80-120.

£77

Victorian silver Napier pattern dessert spoon, London 1867 by George Adams. L-17.7cm; W54g. ~ registration mark, good marks and condition. Est. £35-45.

£33

George III silver Old English Feather-edge pattern tablespoon, London 1776 by Thomas Northcote. L-21.2cm; W-64g. ~ minor knock to bowl, otherwise good marks & cond. £50-65.

£48

George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, London 1783 by Richard Crossley. L-21.9cm; W-58g. ~ worn maker’s mark, otherwise good marks & condition. £45-65.

£42

Edwardian silver Old English Bright-cut salt spoon with scallop shell bowl, London 1911 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. L-9.3cm; W-10g. ~ good marks & condition. Est. £20-30.

£15

Victorian silver & ebony sweet meat fork, Birmingham 1845 by Yapp & Woodward. L5.2cm; W-15g. ~ handle replaced at some time, good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£20

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Description Reserve Queen Anne Britannia silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1713 by £85 Thomas Spackman. L-19.7cm; W-67g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £90-110

Exeter George II silver Hanoverian tablespoon with ribbed stem, 1734 by John Elston. L21.9cm; W-55g. ~ minor scratches to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £140-160.

£135

George III silver ‘Dove of Peace’ Hanoverian teaspoon, London c.1770 by William Fearn. L11.7cm; W-11g. ~ wear to picture-back, legible marks, otherwise good condition. £30-40.

£25

Set of 4 George III silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons London c.1760 by ‘I.T’. L11.5cm; W-39g. ~ worn shells, legible marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £30-50.

£10

Set of 6 Scottish silver single-struck Kings pattern teaspoons, Edinburgh 1824 by F&S. L13.8cm; W-111g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60.

£30

Set of 5 George III silver Floral picture-back Old English teaspoons, London 1785 (incuse duty) by Stephen Adams, L-12.9cm; W-77g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £70-90.

£60

Six matching George III silver Old English Feather-edge pattern teaspoons, London c.1775, five by Walter Tweedie (including two duty dodgers), and one by John Lambe? L-12cm; W77g. ~ marks reasonable to good , good condition. Est. £40-60.

£30

Paisley silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1820 by William Hannay. L18.1cm; W-29g. ~ slight wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-50.

£20

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Description Reserve Two Exeter Victorian silver Fiddle pattern salt spoons, 1846, one by ‘JO’ and one by R, J & J £8 Williams. L-9.6cm; W-17g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20.

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Scottish silver Celtic-point pattern dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1796 by ‘ID’. L-18.7cm; W-35g. ~ good marks and condition. £25-35.

£20

Set of 6 George III silver Old English tablespoons, London 1805 by A. & G Burrows. L22cm; W-379g. ~ minor dinks to two bowls, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £150-200.

£100

Set of 5 George III silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, London 1804 by William Eley & William Fearn. L-21.8; W-365g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £80-120.

£70

Set of 6 George III silver single-struck Fiddle, Thread & Shell dessert spoons, London 1809 by Ede and Hewat. L-17.3cm; W-266g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £80-120.

£70

Set of 6 William IV silver Fiddle Feather-edge pattern dessert spoons, London 1835 by William Traies. L-7.8cm; W- 305g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £120-150.

£100

Pair of Exeter George III silver Old English pattern sauce ladles, circa 1815 by Francis Parsons & Joseph Goss. L-17.3cm; W-86g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-75.

£50

Large Victorian silver-plated & ivory bread fork with silver ferrule & pommel, Sheffield 1893 by Harrison Brothers and Howson. L-24.5cm; W-182g.~ good marks & condition £80-120

£80

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Lot 109.

Description Reserve George III silver Hanoverian Shell-back tablespoon, London 1778 by Hester Bateman. L20.5cm; W-48g. ~ minor bumps to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £80-100. £75

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George III silver Hanoverian Scroll-back tablespoon, London 1770 by Stephen Adams. L20.3cm; W-57g. ~ wear to scroll, slight bruising to bowl, otherwise good marks & cond. £50-75

£45

George II silver Hanoverian Shell-back tablespoon with ribbed stem, London 1736 by Edward Bennett. L-21cm; W-52g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £100-125.

£95

George II silver Hanoverian Shell-back tablespoon, London 1754 by Ebenezer Coker. L19.9cm; W-46g. ~ slight wear to shell, legible marks, otherwise good condition. Est. £55-75.

£50

Portuguese silver Old English pattern tablespoon, Lisbon c.1800 by ‘AFC’. L-22.8cm; W68g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£16

Pair of Indian Colonial silver teaspoons with twisted stems and shield finial, Calcutta c.1900 by Hamilton & Co. L-11.3cm; W-31g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

Edwardian silver jam spoon, Birmingham 1904 by Norton & White. L-12.6cm; W-12g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £12-20.

£9

Pair of Continental silver ‘Hanoverian style’ teaspoons, Baltic States, circa 1790. L-11.2cm, W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£16

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Lot 117.

Description Reserve German silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1830-1860 by ‘IFK & Co.’, L-15cm; W14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-30. £25

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Pair of Victorian silver coffee spoons with decorated finials, Birmingham 1892 by Elkington & Co. Ltd. L-11.2cm; W-25g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

Silver & enamel ‘George V Coronation’ teaspoon with royal crest finial, import marks for London 1911 by H.C. Freeman L-13.3cm; W-17g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-90.

£60

Silver & enamel ‘Coronation’ teaspoon with Queen Mary in bowl and royal crest finial, London import 1911 by HCF L-13.3cm; W-17g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-90.

£60

Silver-gilt & enamel ‘Coronation’ teaspoon, boxed, Birmingham 1953 by Barker Brothers Silversmiths Ltd. L-2.6cm; W-17g. ~ box worn, otherwise good marks and condition. £20-30.

£15

Silver & enamel ‘Westminster Abbey’ teaspoon with decorated bowl, Birmingham 1907 by Levi and Salaman. L-11.9cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£15

Silver & enamel ‘Investiture of Prince Edward’ teaspoon with golf club stem, Birm. 1911 by Fattorini & Son. L-11.1cm; W-15g. ~ minor chip to, otherwise good marks & condition. £30-50

£28

Silver ‘B.F.G.C’ golf club teaspoon, Sheffield 1922 by Joseph Rodgers & Sons. L-10.7cm; W16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£18

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Lot 125.

Description Reserve Silver & enamel ‘St. Dunstan’s’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1931 by Alexander Clark & Co. L£20 11.9cm; W-21g. ~ minor wear to enamel, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-45.

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Silver ‘Belfast’ teaspoon, Chester 1902 by Stokes & Ireland Ltd. L-11.8cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£20

Perth silver Celtic-point teaspoon, circa 1780 by James Cornfute. L-14.2cm; W-11g. ~ slight bruise to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-50.

£28

Japanese spoon with silver & enamel chrysanthemum bowl and silver-plated stem!, unmarked circa 1900. L-12.5cm; W-14g. ~ good condition. Est. £25-30.

£22

Pair of Scottish silver & baleen toddy ladles, Glasgow 1819 by Robert Gray and Sons. L-20.2 and 20.4cm; W-42g. ~ one with worn but legible marks & damaged handle, the other with dent in terminal cap, otherwise in good condition. Est. £100-125.

£100

Scottish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1831 by R. & R. Keay. L-22cm; W-69g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-50.

£35

Scottish silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1818 by John Walker Hinchliffe and William Hannay. L-17.8cm; W-41g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £35-55.

£32

Set of 3 Scottish silver Old English pattern sauce ladles, Edinburgh 1830 by James McKenzie. L-15.2cm; W-68g. ~ only one hallmarked, one with split on bowl edge, one with bruised bowl, otherwise good condition. Est. £90-110.

£90

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Lot 133.

Description Reserve Perth silver Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, Edinburgh 1817 by Charles Murray. L-16cm. W-31g. £55 ~ good marks and condition. Est. £60-80.

134.

Continental silver ‘Oar’ pattern tablespoon, circa 1825, by ‘WW’. L-20cm; W-34g. ~ two bumps to bowl and wear to tip, dents to fiddle, otherwise good condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

German silver Old English pattern tablespoon, Hamburg c.1826 by ‘AS’. L-20.23; W-48g. ~ slight wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£12

Continental silver-gilt & enamel teaspoon with crossed Norwegian flags in bowl, marked ‘925 SD’. L-10.1cm; W-8g. ~ good condition. Est. £15-35.

£10

Victorian silver Old English pattern moustache dessert spoon, London 1844 by William Eaton. L-17.3cm; W-53g, ~ good marks, very good condition. Est. £75-100.

£65

George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1808 by Richard Crossley and George Smith. L-21.7cm; W-66g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-40.

£20

Greenock silver Fiddle pattern sugar tongs with shell bowls, circa 1830. L-16.5cm; W-51g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £100-150.

£80

York silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, 1821 by Edward Jackson, L-13.5cm; W-20g. ~ wear and teeth marks on bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£10

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.43.

Lot 141.

Description Reserve Irish silver Fiddle Rattail pattern teaspoon, Dublin 1870 by ‘P.W’, also marked ‘NEILL’, L£15 14.6; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

142.

George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, London c.1780 by Hester Bateman, L-12.6cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and good condition. Est. £15-30.

£10

Victorian silver ‘apostle’ sifter spoon of St. James the Greater with gilt bowl, Sheffield 1872 by Martin Hall & Co. L-16cm; W-49g. ~ good marks, gauge and condition. Est. £40-80.

£20

George III silver marrow scoop, London 1810 by Thomas Wallis & Jonathan Hayne. L-23cm. W-40g. ~ sterling lion partly worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £140-180.

£100

Victorian silver serving spoon with cast stem and gilt bowl, Sheffield 1899 by James Dixon & Son. L-20.8cm. W-54g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£20

Victorian silver & ivory serving fork with engraved decoration, Birmingham 1881 by George Unite. L-18.1cm; W-33g. ~ crack in ivory, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-20.

£10

Continental Silver & enamel ‘Egyptian’ teaspoon with picture bowl and removable enamelled mummy, circa 1920. L-12.7cm; W-14g. ~ good condition. Est. £40-60.

£12

Edwardian silver & enamel ‘Dublin Exhibition’ teaspoon with picture bowl and hardstone finial, Birmingham 1902 by W.H. Leatham. L-11.8cm; W-13g. ~ good marks and cond. £15-25.

£12

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Lot 149.

Description Reserve George II silver picture-front & scroll-back teaspoon, c.1750. L-11.5cm; W-14g. ~ bump to £10 bowl, wear to scroll otherwise good condition. Est. £15-25.

150.

Irish silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1800 by John Sheils. L-13.4cm; W-16g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£10

Irish silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1805 by Samuel Neville. L-13.4cm; W-16g. ~ hallmarks rubbed but readable, otherwise good condition. Est. £15-25.

£10

Pair of Exeter silver Old English with shoulders Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, c.1800 by Richard Ferris. L-12.1cm; W-25g.~ rubbed maker, otherwise good marks and condition. £30-40

£25

Pair of Exeter silver Old English with shoulders Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, circa 1795 by Richard Ferris. L-12.6cm; W-23g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£25

Pair of Exeter silver Old English with shoulders Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, 1816 by George Ferris. L-12.8cm; W-26g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£25

Pair of Victorian silver ‘Paul de Lamerie’ style dessert spoons, London 1894 by T. & W. Slater and H. Holland. L-16.4cm; W-85g. ~ good marks, gauge and condition. Est. £60-80.

£50

Pair of George II silver floral-back teaspoons, London c.1770 by George Smith. L-11.5cm; W-22g. ~ slight bruising to one bowl, legible marks and good condition. Est. £30-40.

£25

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.45.

Lot 157.

Description Reserve Pair of George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c.1760 by ‘?.W’. £25 L-11.3cm; W-23g. ~ clear shells, good condition. Est. £30-40.

158.

Pair of George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c.1760 by James Tookey. L-11.1cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£25

Newcastle silver Lace-back Trefid spoon, circa 1680 by William Ramsey I, later stamped ‘Breadalbane’ on back of stem. L-19.8cm; W-52g. ~ Presumably this spoon came from The Marquess of Breadalbane’s private collection (See: The Finial, Jan/Feb 2006, pages 10 to 16, for letters of correspondence between Charles Jackson and The Marquess): wear to lace decoration but clearly visible as with marks, reasonable colour and condition. Est. £650-750.

£650

Cork silver Hanoverian pattern dessert spoon, engraved ‘2nd Battn Dutch Lt Infant’ circa 1800 by Joseph Gibson. L-19.7cm; W-48g. ~ wear to bowl tip, good marks & cond. £200-300.

£150

William III Britannia silver Dognose spoon, London 1701 by Edward Gibson. L-19.1cm; W47g. ~ reshaped bowl, otherwise fairly good marks, good condition. Est. £200-250.

£200

Bristol, Britannia silver Trefid spoon, by John Cove of Bristol, London marks for 1697. L19.7cm; W-51g. ~ reshaped bowl with old repair, otherwise good marks & condition. £300-340.

£290

George I silver Hanoverian Rattail tablespoon, London 1725 by W?. L-19.9cm; W-42g. ~ reshaped bowl, part-struck maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-75.

£45

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Lot 165.

Description Reserve George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, London 1787 by Thomas Wallis £45 II. L-22.1cm; W-74g. ~ very good marks, good gauge and condition. Est. £50-70.

166.

George II silver Shell-back Hanoverian tablespoon, London 1756 by Hester Bateman. L21.6cm; W-58g. ~ minor wear to shell, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £60-80.

£45

George II silver Basket of Flowers Hanoverian tablespoon, London 1738 by Marmaduke Daintry. L-19.3cm. W-44g. ~ some wear to back, decipherable marks, good cond. £180-220.

£180

Set of 6 George III silver Old English pattern tablespoons, circa 1775 with pseudo maker’s marks. L-20.7cm; W-375g. ~ one with stem repair, otherwise good condition. Est. £180-220.

£180

Victorian silver Tudor pattern teaspoon, London 1850 by George Adams. L-14.6cm; W-36g. ~ 1850 registration mark, slight wear to heel, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-25.

£15

Britannia silver cased ‘Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee’ spoon, Birmingham 1977 by Perry Greaves. L-14cm. W-33g. ~ excellent marks and condition. Est. £30-40.

£20

Silver ‘Figural’ dessert spoon with cast finial of Nike and initials ‘SERC’, London 1911 by Stephen Garrard. L-18cm; W-57g. ~ very good marks and condition. Est. £40-60.

£20

Silver Seal-top spoon, London 1959 by C. J. Vander with terminal engraved ‘R.I over B.A’. L12.5cm; W-32g. ~ excellent marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£9

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.47.

Lot 173.

Description Reserve Pair of Victorian silver Albany pattern teaspoons with shell bowls, London 1889 by Wakely £7 & Wheeler. L-10.4cm; W-23g. ~ good marks & condition. Est. £15-25.

174.

Silver ‘Middlesex County Automobile Club’ teaspoon, London 1923 by Warrington & Co. L-11.7cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20.

£5

Silver & enamel ‘Oban’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1964 by William Bradbury L-10.9; W-14g. ~ very faint maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £10-20.

£3

Irish silver Fiddle pattern mustard spoon, Dublin c.1830 by John Power. L-10cm; W-9g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20.

£5

Scottish silver Fiddle pattern mustard spoon, Glasgow 1843 by J. Muir Junior. L-12.5cm; W14g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.

£10

Dumfries silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1830 by David Gray. L-13.9cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.

£20

George III silver Old English Bright-cut pattern tablespoon, London 1807 by Peter & William Bateman. L-21.7cm; W-59g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £50-70.

£48

Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1874 by Simpson & Son. L-21.6cm; W-78g. ~ reshaped bowl, otherwise very good marks, good condition. Est. £25-35.

£25

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Lot 181.

Description Reserve Dundee silver Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, circa 1830 by Alexander Cameron. L-16cm; W-32g. £70 ~ good marks and condition. Est. £75-90.

182.

Dundee silver Oar pattern toddy ladle, circa 1830 by William Constable. L-15cm; W-20g. ~ fairly good marks, good condition. Est. £80-100.

£80

Chester silver thimble, 1904 by Henry Griffith & Sons. Height-2cm; Diameter-1.7cm; W-4g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.

£15

Indian Colonial silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, Calcutta circa 1830 by G. Gordon & Co. 21.5cm; W-68g. ~ good mark and condition. Est. £35-50.

£25

Birmingham silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, 1775, by Edward Sawyer. L-20.9cm; W53g. ~ town mark worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £75-100.

£70

George II silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1784 by Thomas Wallis. L-21.7cm; W-61g. ~ slight bruising to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-45.

£25

Irish silver marrow scoop, Dublin c.1780 by J. E. Ash. L-22.3cm; W-33g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £300-350.

£280

Victorian silver Naturalistic pattern spoon, Birmingham 1842 by Joseph Willmore. L-13cm; W-31g. ~ reasonable marks and good condition. Est. £70-100.

£65

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Lot 189.

Description Reserve Paisley silver Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1810 by William Hannay. L-12.8cm; W£60 11g. ~ part-struck town mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £70-90.

190.

Set of 4 Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern teaspoons, by George Jamieson, with London marks for 1854. L-14.2cm; W-91g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £50-75.

£48

Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1825 by James Pirie. L-14cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-40.

£25

George III silver bright-cut caddy spoon with oval pierced bowl, London 1793 by George Burrows. L-7.7cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £120-160.

£100

George III silver engraved caddy spoon with oval star-pierced bowl, Birmingham 1805 by Joseph Taylor. L-6.1cm; W-7g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £100-150.

£100

Victorian silver engraved Hourglass pattern salt spoon, London 1856 by William Smily. L10.9cm; W-18g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £28-25.

£15

George III silver Old English pattern snuff spoon, London 1808 by Thomas Wallis. L-7.9cm; W-4g. ~ small kink in stem, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £45-60.

£45

William IV silver naturalistic teaspoon with gilded acorn bowl, London 1834 by ‘IA’? L11.2cm; W-17g. ~ maker’s mark lightly struck, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £25-35

£20

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Lot 197.

Description Reserve George III silver ‘I Love Liberty’ picture-back teaspoon, London c.1770 by ‘CH’? L-11.6; £70 W-11g. ~ maker’s marks indistinct, wear to picture, otherwise good condition. Est. £75-100.

198.

Rare George III silver ‘figure at lectern’ picture-back teaspoon, London c.1765 by ‘W.T’. L11.8cm; W-9g. ~ the lettering above the picture-back is quite worn but the last part reads ‘?????FORD ESQ’; the bowl has been re-shaped and polished, tiny split to bowl edge, otherwise good marks and condition, a very rare picture-back. Est. £200-300.

£90

Cork silver Bright-cut sugar tongs, circa 1790 by John & Samuel Nicholson. L-14.3cm; W32g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £450-550.

£450

York silver Fiddle pattern dessert fork, 1849 by James Barber. L-17cm; W-45g. ~ slight wear to tines, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-45.

£15

York silver Fiddle pattern dessert fork, 1841 by James Barber & William North. L-16.2cm; W-44g. ~ slight wear to tines, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-40.

£15

Scottish silver Old English pattern teaspoon with Jubilee mark, Glasgow 1935 by Roberts & Belk. L-12.2cm; W-14g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20.

£10

Scottish silver Scottish Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Glasgow circa 1760 by Bayne and Napier. L11.3cm; W-9g. ~ maker’s mark only, good condition. Est. £20-30.

£10

Scottish silver Old English pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh c.1806 by Robert Gray of Glasgow. L-12.5cm; W-10g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £10-20.

£6

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Lot 205.

Description Reserve Scottish silver Old English pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1781 by Patrick Robertson. L22.3cm; W-67g. ~ wear to bowl tip, maker lightly struck, otherwise good marks & cond. £30-45 £20

206.

Scottish silver Celtic-point dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1785 by James Gilsand. L-18.3cm; W33g. ~ reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £30-45.

£25

Scottish silver Fiddle pattern table fork, Edinburgh 1818 by James McKay. L-19.5cm; W-81g. ~ wear to tine tips, otherwise good marks & condition. Est. £20-30.

£18

Aberdeen silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, by George Sangster with Edinburgh marks for 1869 L-17.6cm; W-31g. ~ wear to ‘ABD’ marks, otherwise good marks & condition. £30-40

£25

Aberdeen silver Oar pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by John Leslie. L-15.6cm; W-21g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £55-75.

£50

Aberdeen silver Fiddle teaspoon, by John Robert Harris, retailed by G. Jamieson with London marks for 1846,. L-13.8cm; W-18g.~ ‘ABD’ marks light, otherwise good marks & cond. £20-25

£18

Set of 5, Dundee silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoons, circa 1865 by Thomas Shannon. L17.7cm; W-176g. ~ good marks, very good condition. Est. £175-225.

£150

Montrose silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, circa 1820 by John Glenny. L-8.9cm; W-4.5g. ~ lightly struck maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £40-60.

£30

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Lot 213.

Description Reserve Victorian set of six silver ‘monk finial’ teaspoons, with matching sugar sifter and tongs, cased, Birmingham 1895 by B.H.A. Teaspoon L-10cm; Sifter L-10.4cm; Tongs L-9.1cm; W£70 67g. ~ decrepit case but good spoons & tongs, good marks and condition. Est. £80-120.

214.

George III silver Old English Bright-cut teaspoon, London 1802 by Eley & Fearn. L-13.1cm; W-15.5g. ~ wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks, condition & cutting. Est. £15-25.

£12

Exeter George III silver Old English Bright-cut teaspoon, 1813, by George Turner. L-12.6cm; W-11g. ~ good marks, gauge and condition. Good example of bright-cutting. Est. £15-25.

£12

Exeter George IV silver Old English Bright-cut teaspoon, 1845, by W.R. Sobey. L-13cm; W13g. ~ good marks, gauge and condition. Good example of bright-cutting. Est. £15-25.

£12

Plymouth silver Old English Bright-cut teaspoon, by William Welch, with Exeter marks, circa 1800. L-12.8cm; W-9g.~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good condition & cutting. Est. £15-25

£12

George III silver Old English Bright-cut teaspoon, London c.1800 by Jonathan Hayne. L13cm; W-13g. ~ maker’s mark worn, otherwise good marks, condition & cutting. Est. £15-25.

£12

Five silver teaspoons with cast stems and shell bowls, London c.1740 by Francis Harache. L10.9cm; W-71g. ~ the two without repaired stems have best marks. Est. £80-120.

£65

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Lot 220.

Description Reserve Pair of Perth silver Fiddle pattern dessert forks, circa 1850 by Robert Keay II. L-17cm; W£40 115g. ~ wear to tines, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-80.

221.

Australian silver ‘Koala Bear’ teaspoon with gilded stem, cased, circa 1970, marked ‘STG SIL’. L-19.9cm; W-12g. ~ good condition and adorable ears. Est. £15-25.

£12

Irish silver Fiddle, Thread and Drop pattern dessert fork, Dublin 1880 by West & Son. L16.9cm; W-41g. ~ slight wear to tines, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £50-60.

£45

George III silver Old English Bright-cut tablespoon, London 1787 by Thomas Wallis II. L22.1cm; W-74g. ~ very good marks, good gauge and condition. Est. £50-70.

£45

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Lot 227

Lockable glass display cabinet with 3 shelves & sliding doors. H-87cm; W-43.5cm; D-32.5cm. ~ ideal for displaying that spoon collection! excellent condition. (not delivered)*. £100-150. Lockable glass display cabinet with 3 shelves & sliding doors. H-69cm; W-38.5cm; D-26.5cm. ~ ideal for displaying that spoon collection! excellent condition. (not delivered)*. £100-150. Lockable glass display cabinet with 3 shelves & sliding doors. H-69cm; W-38.5cm; D-26.5cm. ~ ideal for displaying that spoon collection! excellent condition. (not delivered)*. £100-150. Lockable glass display cabinet with 3 shelves & sliding doors. H-69cm; W-38.5cm; D-26.5cm. ~ ideal for displaying that spoon collection! excellent condition. (not delivered)*. £100-150.

£90 £80 £80 £80

*If you do decide to bid on one or all of the cabinets, please do remember that you will need to arrange delivery. They are not particularly heavy and if need be they can be dismantled into a flat pack. They all have two keys with them and the cabinets have only been used once.

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