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Ref 585 SOLD
A really lovely  cup and saucer in French silver, hallmarked, with a lover's message engraved in two parts, the saucer inscribed "If you have nothing better to do," and the cup, "Remember me."
The saucer diameter is 4 3/4" and the cup 2 1/2" - Saucer weight is 79g and the cup 91g
£135
896
A cased set of six solid silver Victorian teaspoons with sugar tongs, Hallmarked Sheffield 1899.
Weight 81g
Maker HA
In excellent condition with crisp foliate and floral engraving.
£85
789
Silver Scent Bottle (Hallmarked Edinburgh) with pierced central decoration 3" high, with bayonet fitting cap.
With white metal filling funnel.
£75
520
Iona Silver Thistle Teaspoon, by Robert Allison, hallmarked Glasgow 1955 (Wt 13g Length 4.25")
£25
Ref S478
Victorian Style Sterling Silver Vesta
This very nice reproduction reverts to the type of design used by Victorians as sports trophies.
Hinged sprung lid and match striker at the base. English Hallmarked JC Silver 925. Width approx 1 1/8" X 1 5/8"
Weighs approx 18.7 grams. In lovely condition. Anyone for tennis?
£45
Ref 880
Silver Victorian Table Lighter.
Hallmarked London 1891, this lighter in the shape of an 'Aladdin's lamp' is not to be confused with more modern types.
The handle terminates in the head of an eagle.
There is no flint mechanism, the idea in Victorian times being for a permanently lit wick to be placed on the table after dinner, to be passed around those gentlemen wishing to smoke.
This is a very nice example with just one or two small 'dings'.
5 1/2" in length. Weight 140g
£195
481
Antique Solid Silver Vesta Case
This beautiful case is marked with 3 heads in shield, lion passant, letter Q, W.A, so was made by William Allen in Chester 1899. In perfect condition. Hallmarked on inside rim and top lid, beautifully engraved A. Butler in a scroll, and nicely curved on back to fit in pocket. Perfect hinges shut tight. 2" x 1.5"
£75
895
A delightful solid silver Victorian mug by Roberts & Briggs
In very nice condition with only minor dints which are not easily seen due to the foliate and scroll relief. The circular base is slightly depressed on the side opposite the handle, and there is a dint just above it. With scroll monogram (WW?)
Hallmarked London 1864
Height 10 cm    Weight 85g
£175
474
Solid Silver Ashtray
Hallmarked with Netherlands assay marks. Raised design showing a family at table.
4" X 2.5"
£30
 
Ref 509
Solid Silver Inkwell
A very nice novelty inkwell in the shape of a bell standing 3 1/8" high and 2 3/4" in diameter.
Hallmarked Birmingham, this very attractive piece retains its glass well insert and is in exceptional condition.
£125
Ref 882
A cased set of Edward VII Teaspoons with rococo scroll handles, hallmarked Birmingham 1902
£125 


Ref 883
A cased set of six George V Teaspoons with shield terminals, hallmarked Sheffield 1919
£75
833
This silver buckle measures 1 1/2" X !2
Weight 0.23 ounce
Hallmarked Birmingham 1900.
Maker L Spiers
£25
 
482
Solid Silver Cigar Cutter
Hallmarked Birmingham 1924. Engine turned on both sides  and has the initials TM engraved on one side. It measures approximately 2.25".
£35
 
Ref 874
Chester Hallmarked Silver Bob-Bon Spoon
This is a very ornate silver bon-bon spoon, imported and bearing a Chester hallmark (1900).
The spoon bowl is of quite flat silhouette (almost shovel-like) and there appears evidence of possible repairs at the shoulders. These do not detract from the piece's appearance.
N.B. The orange tones in the photographs are reflections
Length 16cm
Width (at broadest point) 8cm
Weight 51.4g
£175
 
517
Solid Silver Inkwell
This inkwell is 5 1/2" in diameter and stands 2 1/4" tall.
It has a replacement glass insert and is hallmarked Birmingham.
In very good condition with minor 'dings' on bottom edge.
 £110
 
513
Three Piece Silver Plated Condiment Set
A delightfully unusual condiment set in the form of three thistle heads in very nice condition with just a little plate loss on the lid of the mustard container.
A breath of the highlands.
£45
 
573
A solid silver matchholder hallmarked London 1918.
Maker's mark HP&S - probably Henry Perkins & Sons. 2.75" in length. Weight 6 gr.
£35
 
511  
Silver Plated Circular Vesta
Profusely covered with ivy leaf engraving this unusual circular vesta
is in good condition with a vacant cartouche. 2" diameter.
£35
 
493
Solid Silver Vesta Case
A very attractive vesta with foliate engraving and a pleasing overall design. Size 1 3/4" X 1 1/8"
The cartouche contains lightly engraved initials, too stylised to be decipherable.
 £35
 
580
A pair of William IV Scottish Silver Ladles, by Mossman Edinburgh 1832 length 5.75"
(Wt each 1.02ozs)
£175
 
471
A Birmingham Hallmarked vesta (1908) with nice engraving and in very good condition.
The shield shaped cartouche is engraved with scrolled initials; the reverse has a slight depression but it does not detract from the piece.
Closes tight; good hinge
Weight 0.84 ounce
Size  1 3/4" X 1 1/4"
£45
 
504
Solid Silver Vesta Case, hallmarked Birmingham 1938
A good size (2" X 1 1/2") showing some wear and dents. Vacant escutcheon.
 £25
 
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802
9ct Gold Banded Cheroot Holder with Solid Silver Case
From its inscription, this item evidently commemorates some service given (perhaps by an army officer) to naval personnel in WWII.
It reads: CAPT CAIRNS from the Naval Boys of X2

HMS X2 was was originally an Italian Archimede class submarine, named Galileo Galilei. She served in the Regia Marina before and during World War II, before her capture by the Royal Navy in 1940.

The inscription may mark an army involvement when it docked in Aden, but this is just guess work.

Although the hallmarks and maker's name on the exterior of the case are rubbed and difficult to decypher, those inside the lid are very clear and show that when presented, the holder at least was already almost an antique and was made in London in 1918.

The Italian boat was stationed in the Red Sea in June 1940 as a unit of the Italian Red Sea Flotilla.
On 16 June 1940, she sank the Norwegian tanker James Stove approximately 12 miles south of Aden, following which aircraft from the cruiser HMS Leander carried out a search for her without success.

On 18 June, the Anti-submarine warfare trawler HMS Moonstone sighted the periscope of Galileo Galilei and carried out an attack with two depth charges, forcing the submarine to surface at the position 12°48′N 45°12′E / 12.8°N 45.2°E / 12.8; 45.2. The submarine surrendered after a brief engagement and was towed into Aden. Twelve members of the submarine's crew were killed during the action including the commanding officer, and four wounded. The submarine's codebooks and operational documents were captured intact by the Royal Navy, and revealed the exact position of other Italian naval units.

Galileo Galilei was commissioned into the Royal Navy in June 1942 as HMS X2 (later changed to P 711), and was operated as a training boat in the East. She was scrapped on 1 January 1946.

The Archimede class were a group of submarines built for the Italian Navy in the early 1930s. They fought in the Spanish Civil War (under nationalist flag) and in World War II. Under Spanish colors, these boats were known as the General Mola class, and remained in service until 1959.

The ships were designed by the firm Cavallini and were a partially double hulled design. Their deck armament consisting of two 100 mm guns and was conceived to deal with armed merchanment in surface combat.

 £125
475
An unusual 'Vesta' in that it is actually a silver match book cover.
Size 2 1/4" X 1 1/2"
Weight 0.74 ounce
Machined front with initialled circular cartouche; plain back
Hallmarked Birmingham 1930
£30
 794
George III Solid Silver Caddy Spoon
A Lovely Caddy Spoon with Shell Shaped Bowl by Wm Sumner of London. Bright cut engraved stem
Hallmarked London 1787
£135
829
Georgian Silver Toddy Ladle
  7" in length, the bowl has a diameter of 1 1/2" and the Weight is 25g.

The stem of this ladle is in excellent condition although the bowl has a number of 'dings.'

The hallmark on the stem shows the maker to be RG (a Robert Gray was active in Glasgow in 1806-07 and his works were assayed in Edinburgh); The Scottish thistle; the head of George.

There is neither date letter nor city mark, and for this reason we show the best photo of the markings that we can. If you are an expert on hallmarks we would be interested to hear any possible reasons for the absence of the city mark and date letter.
£155
742
A very nice, clean, attractively engraved vesta, with vacant cartouche.
Hallmarked Chester 1906
Closes tight; good hinge
Weight 1.09 ounces
Size 2" X 1 1/2"
£75
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Silver and Enamel (Eighth Army Commemorative) Beaker
Ref  903   £150
Hallmarked Birmingham 1972 this beaker commemorates the actions involving the Eighth Army between 1941 and 1945. The Eighth Army took part in the North Africa and Italian campaigns annd their victory under Montgomery at El Alamein is regarded as a major turning point of WWII.
The beaker is 4" high, contained in its original (distressed) case.
Flaring to the rim from a short stepped foot, it bears the emblem of the Eighth Army applied as a shield showing a cross in blue, white and yellow enamel.
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
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