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This is quite an interesting case - its is made from steel that has been deliberately burnished (fire blackened) and has a sapphire-opal coloured 'stone' set button in what appears to be a gold mount (untested). The interior is engraved 'F.E.ELLIOTT FROM CAPT THOMPSON THE CASTLE DOVER 1900-1906'.

A good larger sized oval tea tray with chased surface and swags to the pierced gallery. Sheffield made.

A nice small cigar/cheroot cutter with a gently planished (hand-hammered) surface. Simply marked '930S' - probably Norwegian (Marius Hammer in particular used this standard occasionally). The cutting aperture is quite small at 1cm.

Here are 2 nice pieces of vintage butter advertising, a New Zealand Butter 1925 empire exhibition one and an Anchor Butter logo handled one.

Here are 4 good looking trinket dishes with realistic looking reproduction Chinese 'dragon' and 'fat man' dollar coins. They have been XRF tested as copper. Slightly different sizes.

A good looking German 800 standard silver bon-bon dish, the central base depicting a group of cherubs in a landscape and with ornate pierced work and repousse swags etc to the main body.

A large job lot of 46 butter spreaders in assorted patterns. Includes some lovely larger Victorian ones. Mainly plated, a few Nickel Silver.

A very nice looking pair of open salt pots by James Dixon & Sons..

An early c.20th T338 Firth Staybrite Steel drinks tray by the Keswick School of Industrial Arts.

A nice looking pair of handled stem vases by Jorgen Th Steffenson of Denmark.

A gleaming silver plated sauce bottle coaster by Adie Bros

A Victorian large butter spade by Dixon

A long and narrow silver plated dish suitable for serving breadsticks/rolls etc. 'Restore Plate Service EPNS A1'.

A vintage silver plated sauce boat with pedestal base and ropetwist decoration together with a Viners lion mask & ring mini-urn toothpick holder complete with plastic liner, also having ropetwist style rim.

A good looking vintage silver plated butter curl dish complete with its original glass. Made by Francis Howard of Sheffield c. 1930.

A good looking vintage Russian silver gilt and enamel spoon. 875 standard.

Here are 3 nice spoons all with Masonic interest, including a boxed pair of larger teaspoons by Elkington with 1955 below the square & compass and a Walker & Hall grapefruit spoon.

Here are 4 vintage silver plated spoons with crossed rifles and a target to their handles. No award engravings etc. Made by Edwin Blyde & Co of Sheffield. In 3x card presentation boxes (one box contains 2 spoons).

A good antique Chinese export silver spoon by Wing Nam & Co c. 1900. Will be c. 900 standard. Gilt wash to bowl interior.

A gorgeous looking deco period cased set of 6 grapefruit spoons with elongated bowls.