Sold Items Archive - (3 months)

A suite of 12 tea knives with acetate faux bone handles and steel blades. Assorted Sheffield makers including John Barker, G. Lee, James Deakin etc. All roughly the same size and shape.

A very 'blingy' pair of bracelets with a multi-row hexagonal shape textured link, each having a clasp fitting and safety catch. They come in the CeaZaro branded pouch, so we presume this was the Italian jeweller/retailer of them. They have 18k gold markings, but are definitely plated.

Sold as scrap. A sterling silver tablespoon by George Adams for Chawners in Military Thread pattern, fully hallmarked for London 1873, a fiddle pattern dessert spoon by Sarah & John William Blake fully hallmarked for London 1820, and a fork scrolled intoa bangle shape, fully hallmarked for London 1825, William Chawner II.

Sold as scrap. All clean etc. Some of the smaller pieces are unmarked but are sterling.

Here are 2 longer length cake knives with mother of pearl handles and silver plated blades.

These really are fun, a graduating size set of bowls (1 larger, 2 smaller) each with 3 realistic looking seahorse legs. Made by Pinder Bros of Sheffield.

A lovely set of 3 small graduating size lidded tureens with tab handles. Made by Barker Bros. Really good quality pieces and heavy for size.

Here are 3 early c.20th green bean servers in different patterns namely Old English, Queen Anne and Gadroon. The OE one is marginally longer than the other 2.

A vintage trio of dinner knives by Harrods of Knightsbridge with acetate faux bone block shape handles and palette shape steel blades, early c.20th.

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 suite of 4 side/dessert knives with block shape acetate faux bone handles and palette shaped blades. Made good butter spreaders. 3 are by Frank Wood of Sheffield and 1 by Walker & Hall. Early c.20th. All roughly the same length.

A set of 4 side/dessert knives by Greene & Calvert of Sheffield with acetate faux bone handles and steel blades c.1930. These make great butter spreaders.

A lovely set of 5 candelabra in the same grapes & vines pattern, the tallest 4 of which (34cm) have removable arms so can also be used as single sticks if desired. Smaller one is 25cm high.

A set of 5 dinner knives with acetate faux bone handles and steel blades, Sheffield made.

A set of 5 dinner knives with acetate faux bone handles and steel blades. Made by Smith Seymour of Sheffield. Handles are a darker than normal shade.

A job lot of sterling silver including a James Swann thimble, a napkin ring without engraving and a childs spoon & fork, monogrammed 'L'.

A set of 6 dinner knives by Gladwin Ltd of Sheffield with acetate faux bone handles and steel palette shaped blades. C. 1930.

A set of 6 side/dessert knives by Gladwin Ltd of Sheffield with acetate faux bone handles and steel palette shaped blades. C. 1930. They make good butter spreaders.

A set of 6 side/dessert knives by Gladwin Ltd of Sheffield with acetate faux bone handles and steel palette shaped blades. C. 1930. They make good butter spreaders.

A set of 6 side/dessert knives with acetate faux bone handles and steel blades. Unity branded.

A suite of 6 dinner knives with acetate faux bone handles and steel blades. Sheffield made, 3 are S. Blaydon, 3 are Unity branded. More or less the same size.

A vintage 8 settings canteen of Bead pattern by Viners. These are silver plated on steel (not EPNS) and heavier than usual pieces, especially the knives. 58 pieces.

A good pepper pot by Theo Olsen of Norway.

A good looking case with profuse chased scroll decoration, the front monogrammed 'ALW' above the date 1897. Fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1896.

A pair of cauldron style salts on hoofed feet, by Alexander Macrae and fully hallmarked for London 1863. No engravings.

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

A lovely & cute set of 12 tiny demitasse spoons along with a sugar shovel. These will be a minimum 833 standard silver.

2 lovely pieces in the same pattern.

A 917 standard fiddle pattern teaspoon by Paolo Pace.

A good looking 3 light candelabra with urn style snuffer made by Hawksworth, Eyre & Co of Sheffield c. 1900.

A nice cased set of 6 coffee spoons and matching sugar spoon in fitted case, by Harrison Brothers & Howson of Sheffield.

A good Victorian Old English basting spoon by Joseph Gilbert of Sheffield.

A nice little Victorian sandwich box

A nice tea pot with Queen Anne fluting made by Barker Bros and engraved 'Adelaide from Captain & Mrs Lancaster January 22nd 1919'. Capacity c 1.5 pints.

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

A gorgeous piece with twining florals around the cream jug and stand handle.

A very fine looking roll-top by Elkington made in 1876 (!). Nicely chased decoration and a crest to top of a snake with branch in mouth coiled around a pillar / tower. Nice naturalistic form legs with paw feet. Has its original fat drip tray and pan.

A very unusual combination egg coddler with swing handle, burner and 4 egg cup cruet set with 2 open salt pots and spoons. Has its original 4 egg rack to interior. Made by Mappin & Webb.

A larger cased set of 6 pairs of fish eaters with acetate faux bone handles and silver plated uppers. The ferrules look to be unmarked sterling silver ones. Made by John Turton of Sheffield.

A pair of sterling silver bon-bon dishes by Crisford & Norris of square pierced form, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1927. In original presentation case by Miller & Co Ltd of Ceylon.

A nice cased set of 12 dessert knives and forks with MOP handles and silver plated uppers with bright cut work.

A cased set of 6 tea knives with acetate faux bone handles and EPNS blades. In mock-croc covered case.

A nice little trophy cup with a Lindisfarne pattern band to outer rim. Would also make a good sugar bowl etc. No engraving.

A vintage CRM pewter hip flask with plastic funnel in original box.

A vintage set of 6x 20cm long knives in the Hampton Court Pattern by Community.

A vintage set of 6 side knives by DeMontfort of Sheffield with silver plated handles and steel blades.

An early Victorian period dinner knife with silver handle and steel blade by Thornhill of London. Part rubbed crest to handle.

A lovely and early piece of electroplate by Elkington Mason with date mark for 1848. No monograms.

A worn but functional ex silver plated on copper wine bottle coaster.

A really good looking deco period 3 piece coffee set of faceted form, the milk jug and sugar bowl being tall and slender in shape. Pot is c. 2 pints capacity

A very funky pair of salad servers with ceramic handles in the form of lobster claws. Nice larger bowl ends. Made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, c. 1920-30

A set of 7 dessert forks in fiddle thread shell, made by Arthur Price.

A set of 7 dessert spoons in fiddle thread shell, made by Arthur Price.

A set of 8 dinner forks in fiddle thread shell, made by Arthur Price.

A set of 8 tea spoons in fiddle thread shell, made by Arthur Price.

A set of 4 tablespoons in fiddle thread shell, made by Arthur Price.

A super quality full size cocktail shaker by Ercuis of Paris, early c.20th.

A very good pre-owned sugar bowl and matching spoon in the Legacy design by Georg Jensen, Denmark

A silver handled and steel bladed knife made c. 1790 with pronounced scimitar shape blade, acanthus scroll to the pistol grip handle which bears a crest of the Trotter family (motto 'festina lente').

A fine looking cream/milk jug by Barker Bros with wicker clad handle and chased upper body. 1 pint capacity.

A nice sized ice bucket with swing handle. Stepped shape upper and footrim and single rib to body.

A fine looking and absolutely gleaming Old Sheffield Plate chamber stick with detachable wax drip pan and snuffer. Underside is also plated but it is definitely OSP as you can see from the underside rim seam.

A good looking pair of vintage candelabra

A good 3 light candelabra, silver on copper.

A good looking pair of fish servers with ornate handles and chased uppers.

A nice little cream jug by Cooper Bros of Sheffield with chased decoration and gilt wash to interior.

A vintage silver plated swing handled and pedestalled bowl by Lanson Ltd with pierced work interior. Made c. 1950.

A fine looking 12 piece set with mother of pearl handles, sterling silver ferrules fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1902 and chased silver plated uppers, in a larger sized case with presentation plaque dated 1909.

A lovely shape coffee pot by Thomas Wilkinson & Son of Sheffield raised on ornate paw feet, bright cut work to the ovoid body and a nice fruit finial to lid. Capacity c 1.5 pints.

A nice set of Grecian pattern fruit pudding spoons and larger server, the case bearing a Maltese retailers label to interior.

An antique pair of sugar spoons in rattail pattern, made by Wm Hutton & Sons of Sheffield.

A vintage set of 4 tablespoons in Rattail, made by J.B. Chatterley of Sheffield.

A vintage set of 4 table spoons in rattail pattern by K.Bright of Sheffield.

A set of 6 pairs of fish eating knives and forks in Harley made by J.B. Chatterley of Sheffield.

A vintage 8 settings EPNS canteen by Arthur Price in Harley pattern. The case has slots for up to 12 of each knife so can be expanded if desired. Contains 8x dinner knives, dinner forks, side knives, side forks, dessert spoons, soup spoons, teaspoons + 4 tablespoons. Total of 60 pieces. Obviously the knife blades are steel.

A very large galleried tray! Sorry but this is UK only ship due to its dimensions.

A very impressive sized flagon in pretty good shape for its age.

A set of 6 side/dessert knives by the prestigious Jays of Oxford St, early c.20th. They have acetate faux bone handles and stainless steel blades.

A set of 6 dinner knives by the prestigious Jays of Oxford St, early c.20th. They have acetate faux bone handles and stainless steel blades.

A set of 6 dinner knives by the prestigious Jays of Oxford St, early c.20th. They have acetate faux bone handles and stainless steel blades.

A nice boxed pair of butter spreader and jam spoon in Jesmond pattern. Early c.20th.

A good job lot which would could be used for wedding tables etc. Total of 17.

A job lot of tea knives, 3x sets of 6. All have sterling silver handles. The Queens patterns ones have silver on steel blades and are fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1911, the plainer style ones are Sheffield 1919 and have silver on steel blades and the more deco looking ones are Sheffield 1936/37, these have stainless steel blades.

A bulk lot of trays which would be useful for outdoor parties etc. No great quality.

A cake server made for the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana. Sheffield made.

A suite of 4 cake forks in Kings

A set of 6 side/dessert forks in Kings, Sheffield made.

A set of 6 side/dessert forks in Kings, Sheffield made.

A vintage suite of 8 dessert forks in Kings pattern.

A vintage suite of 8 dinner forks in Kings pattern.

A vintage suite of 8 soup spoons in Kings pattern.

A small assortment of 4 larger servers in Kings including a very wide bowled pudding server (7cm by 7.5cm bowl), a slatted server, tablespoon and a flatter ended bowl server

A vintage set of 6 pairs of fish knives and forks in Kings pattern.

A good vintage boxed set of 6 cake forks in Kings.

A vintage set of 6 coffee spoons in Kings pattern.

A vintage set of 6 dessert spoons in Kings pattern.

A vintage set of 6 grapefruit spoons in Kings pattern.

A vintage set of 8 dinner knives by Smith Seymour of Sheffield in Kings pattern. Silver plated handles and steel blades.

A vintage set of 8 dessert knives by Smith Seymour of Sheffield in Kings pattern. Silver plated handles and steel blades.

A vintage set of 6 pudding spoons and larger serving spoon in Kings pattern. EPNS A1.

A small assortment of 5 pieces in Kings including a jam spoon, cream spoon, berry bowl sauce ladle, sifting ladle and a pudding spoon (makes a good sugar/jam spoon).

A small assortment of Kings including 4x teaspoons, 3x coffee spoons and 2x demitasse coffee spoons.

3x dessert and 3x soup spoons in Kings, Sheffield made.

A lovely large sized silver plated grape dish with a tall overhead hanging handle, raised on 3 ball feet. Bears a design registration number for 1888.

An early c.20th large campaign style cutlery chest with brass carrying handles and vacant plaque to lid. Made for 12 settings + carvers/ladles etc. Could be up cycled into a very large jewellery box.

A bulk lot of assorted silver plated tableware

A bulk lot of 47 vintage mainly worn EPNS goblets / beer mugs in assorted sizes.

This is a large lot of vintage souvenir spoons etc from various ages and places, includes 30 boxed/cased examples including Exquisite branded pieces and lots of 185 others, many with enamel badges etc. Total of 215 items.

This is a nice job lot including a large jewellery box with brass fittings, decorated with applied geisha girls etc and includes its costume jewellery contents + a quantity of extras in several boxes and bags etc. A very heavy lot at over 11.6kg unpacked weight.

A nice and usual 3 tier graduating size bon-bon dish by GSW&S Ld (unknown). It dismantles for storage. Just don’t see these!

A fine looking early c.20th silver on copper siphon stand with lion mask and ring handles and fretworked body. Will easily take a champagne bottle and most wine bottles.

A large basting spoon in Old English pattern by Jays of Oxford St, London.

A gleaming stilton scoop in Old English pattern by Jays of Oxford St, London.

A chamberstick by Matthew Boulton c. 1790 bearing 'Soho Patent' marks to the unusual pull out drip pan. Tinned underside with Boulton's twin sunburst marks.

A good OSP wine bottle coaster with central spigot cap to the turned wooden base.

A good OSP chamberstick complete with its candle snuffer. Has a slot to take a pair of candle scissors below the stem. Tinned underside.

An interesting and unusual rotating 6 egg cup cruet - originally c. 1810 with some later adjustments. The swing handled pot to top is for salt. This piece screws onto the central column, it is not detachable.

A nice sized pair of serving bowls by BSL (Elkington) date marked 'e' for manufacture in 1965. These interestingly also bear a royal household St James Crown mark to their undersides and a '1967'. Possibly related to the launch of the Cunard QE2 ship in 1967.

A pair of OSP sticks of column form

A nice looking pair of cauldron style salts raised on 3 hoofed feet. They come with the 2 spoons shown.

A pair of silver plated jugs of c one half of a pint capacity, each with hand engraved chasing.

A very nice moules bowl, early c.20th.

A fine sterling silver handled bread knife in Queens pattern with steel blade, in its original box. Fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1971.

A sterling silver handled Pie server in Queens pattern with steel blade, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1963.

A nice looking set of fish eaters by Roberts & Belk, each monogrammed with a single initial 'R'. Very thickly plated pieces.

A nice looking Victorian roll-top breakfast dish, the lid engraved with a crest of a boar's head facing the sky and Latin motto 'Suaviter Fortiter' (Gently Strong).

An antique set of dessert cutlery with mother of pearl handles and close plated (silver on steel) uppers, each having a very ornate sterling silver ferrule fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1900. Made by Hukin & Heath.

A set of 6 800 standard silver & enamel souvenir demitasse spoons of Frankfurt by K.F. Kappler of Pforzheim, in presentation case. There are 2 spoons each of 3 varying designs.

A nice set of 8 sauce ladles made for the County Hotel Canterbury by Elkington. Old English pattern. Made in 1957.

An assortment of pieces with shells to handles. The long servers measures 28.3cm and the shortest fork 13.5cm

A good looking wine bottle coaster with pierced silver on copper gallery and bakelite 'faux wood' interior.

A vintage 4 egg cup set along with 4 matching spoons. Made by Manco

A gleaming vintage silver plated egg cup with spoon slot and an Old English spoon by Arthur Price.

A selection of 2 pairs of tablespoons in Old English (slightly different sizes, makers Walker & Hall and Kay & Co) and a large sauce ladle by Elkington dated 1853.

A silver plated wine bottle coaster with turned wooden base and baised underside.

A nice silver plated pickle jar frame with swing handle, shorter length pickle form and modern blue glass jar with a good tight plastic seal.

A nice little lot comprising 2x 925 standard Llama spoons from Peru, an 800 standard 'Goat' spoon from Lenserheide, a 925 Canadian Niagara Falls spoon with enamel bade, an 830 standard spoon with filigree work to handle and 2 unmarked silver Chinese spoons.

A fine and gleaming circular biscuit box by Mappin & Webb with engine turned lid and bands of decoration to top and base.

A really nice larger sized jam pot frame by Mappin & Webb complete with an early c.20th Frank Cooper's Oxford Seville Marmalade jar by Maling of Newcastle, and a fine looking larger jam spoon by Roberts & Belk. The ceramic jar is very collectable in its own right.

A sterling silver lidded glass vanity pot, the lid bearing enamel badge of the Royal Sussex Lodge, Portsmouth. Fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1927, maker John Thompson & Sons.

A fine looking frame by Keyford Frames Ltd, fully hallmarked for London 1987. Easel backed. Visible photo area at widest points is 79mm by 108mm.

A fine looking smaller frame by Carrs, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1997. Easel backed. Visible photo area is 56mm by 85mm.

A fine looking smaller frame by Keyford Frames Ltd, fully hallmarked for London 1987. Easel backed. Visible photo area at widest points is 65mm by 79mm.

A smaller frame by Keyford Frames Ltd, fully hallmarked for London 1987. Easel backed. Visible photo area is 50mm by 79mm.

A fine sterling silver wine bottle coaster with turned wooden base and baised underside. Fully hallmarked for London 1973, maker C S R Ltd.

A good looking deco period cake server with 950 standard silver handle and chrome plated upper.

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

A gorgeous looking bread fork with spiral caved mother of pearl handle surround by ornate ferrules and topped with a fluted ball terminal, the pronged area having chased florals.

A very fine quality communion chalice with engraved banding 'This Is My Blood'. Probably early c.20th.

A fantastic literally unused sterling silver mounted and blown glass decanter by J.A. Campbell, in its original box, retailed by the prestigious Searle & Co of London.

A splendid condition set of Old English by Viner & Hall of Sheffield for 12 settings with accompanying acetate faux bone handled cutlery. Comes in a large campaign style chest with brass carrying handles and vacant shield. Comprises 12 each of dinner knife, dinner fork, dessert knife, dessert fork, dessert spoon, teaspoon, egg (or coffee) spoon + 4x salt spoons, 2x mustard spoons (gilt wash to bowls), sugar tongs, 6x tablespoons, 2x large sauce ladles, 1x large soup ladle. 5 piece carving set. Total of 105 pieces.

A very fine looking cased set of 6 tea knives and large cake knife with carved mother of pearl 'Harley' style handles and steel blades, in presentation case. Made by Wm Hutton & Sons of Sheffield.

A very fine looking coffee pot by James Dixon & Son in Old Sheffield Plate with fruit finial, chasing to body and tinned interior. Capacity c. 2 pints. There is a slightly thicker layer of silver to the vacant central area of the chasing on one side, intended for engraving if desired.

A fine and very long length salt spoon by Wm Hutton & Sons of Sheffield in Old English with spiral twist handle. No monograms.

A very fine looking large basting spoon (these also make great serving spoons!)

An interesting piece - the bowl is not far off an average tablespoon in length but shallower and is nicely engraved with a flower. The bowl is silver soldered to the long twisted handle. There are absolutely no markings - it may be a student silversmiths piece or similar.

A nice and unusual frame to take a box of dates and side arm slots to hold a fork. Comes with the pickle fork shown which works well with it. Made by Thomas White of Birmingham, early c.20th

A nice little dish, the handle having supports for 2 picks (original) with ball finials.

Here are 2 nice pieces in Venetian, largest one is by Pinder Bros of Sheffield. Early c.20th.

This is a nice and unusual piece by Plato, the 2 holders to front are of slightly differing shape and height for some reason, we assume it was for holding pencils but could be wrong.

A vintage canteen of Viners Sandringham pattern for 6 settings, the pull out drawer hosting a set of fish eaters and the top layer comprising 6 each of dinner fork, side fork, dinner knife, side knife, large dessert spoon, soup spoon, teaspoon, coffee spoon. Total of 60 pieces. Knives are obviously steel bladed, fish set also has steel uppers and plated handles. Note that there are no tablespoons, nor is there a slot for them.

A set of 6 grapefruit spoons in the Silver Rose pattern by Viners.

A vintage set of 6 teaspoons by Viners in their Silver Rose pattern. Original card box.

A good looking 3 piece set, quite heavy, the pot having a carved wooden handle. Probably Indian origin but quite well made.

A vintage 3 piece by Wm Adams Inc of Birmingham, the pot capacity c. 1.5 pints.

A lovely vintage pair of feeding spoon and pusher with a rabbit to handle. Made by Yeoman of Hereford.

A lovely cased cheese knife by K. Bright of Sheffield in Hanoverian (to go with rattail pattern). Silver plated handle and steel blade.

A nice little castor with a part hobnail body.

A nice cased set of 6 silver plated coffee spoons.

A lovely heavyweight thick glass ice bucket by Orrefors designed by Olle Alberius, complete with original chunky chromed tongs and drip tray. 1970's.

A vintage cased set of 6 purple handled tea knives with nickel silver blades.

A vintage brown bakelite knife sharpener by Rotary in its original card box.

A good vintage stand for an 8 inch+ cake (will take up to 8.25 inch)

An early c.20th cased pair of fish servers with silver plated uppers and acetate faux bone handles.

A vintage silver plated tea pot with deco style finial, capacity c. 1.5 pints.

An early-mid c.20th heavy bronze figure of a tribal woman with basket.

A pair of Georgian style candelabra, a c. 1960's candelabra and a pair of Old Sheffield Plate extending candlesticks c. 1800.