Last amended 25th April 2023 at 21:30BST
We will be doing quite a few updates in the coming weeks, smaller but more regularly. This one has a ‘wine related’ tinge to it with bottle coasters, siphon stands, claret jugs, wine goblets, brandy pan warmer etc and some small silver including more tongs. Update should be at c. 21:30BST. (+/-)
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LARGE 38cm PERSIAN SILVER & COPPER INLAY BRASS CHARGER Item #58604
A good quality and heavy large brass charger with silver & copper inlay, Islamic text to the rim. Appears to be signed to edge of front rim and has an old inked number to rear near the hanging hook Fine with some surface marks. GBP49.99
VINTAGE WINE BOTTLE COASTER – SWAGS – SILVER PLATED – SMALL Item #58605
A vintage silver plated galleried wine bottle coaster with wooden base and baised underside. This is a smaller one but will take a modern 70cl standard shape bottle comfortably. Fine, gleaming silver, no damage. GBP15.99
VICTORIAN NOVELTY 6 BUCKET SALT POTS & SHOVELS – SILVER PLATED – ANTIQUE Item #58606
A Victorian set of 6 salt pots in the form of ‘peat buckets’ complete with 6 shovel shaped spoons. In their original William Lewin of St James St, London case (‘Jeweller & Silversmith to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge’) Pots are gleaming with minor marks to exteriors but have salt related wear to interiors, worse to some than others. 1 spoon is a similar replacement but has a ball finial rather than shovel handle. Again some salt related wear to some of the shovels. Case is in poor condition and has been re-taped at its hinge (lid was completely off) and no longer shuts at its front clasp. Some water related marks to the lining. Obviously the original elasticised spoon restrainers have long ago perished. GBP49.99
ANTIQUE WALKER & HALL SIPHON STAND WINE BOTTLE COASTER – SILVER PLATED Item #58607
An EPBM siphon stand by Walker & Hall with wooden interior base and freshly baised underside. These make great wine / champagne bottle coasters. Plating is overall gleaming silver but with some wear. Slight damage (loss) to the upper fretwork in a small section. Some general marks to interior base. GBP19.99
SUPERB WINE BOTTLE COASTER – ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED Item #58608
A really exceptionally fine looking larger silver on copper wine bottle coaster with very deep repousse decoration and taller gallery. Turned wooden base. Freshly baised underside. Plating is absolutely gleaming with minimal copper bleed. Cosmetic crack & some marks to the wooden interior base. GBP49.99
ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED WINE BOTTLE COASTER – FLARED RIM – OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE Item #58609
A good looking coaster with turned wooden base and flared rim. Silver seam join is just visible and you can see the silver overlap to underside of rim. Overall gleaming silver, some minor wear to the central spigot ‘button’. Slight wear to baise. GBP29.99
ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED WINE BOTTLE COASTER – PIECRUST RIM Item #58610
A silver plated wine bottle coaster with turned wooden base and piecrust style rim. Possibly Old Sheffield Plate that has been later replated. Overall gleaming silver with some slight exterior fine spotting in the plate, its not that noticeable. Slight marks to wood. Some wear to underside base. GBP24.99
PAIR OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE STYLE LARGER WINE BOTTLE COASTERS Item #58611
A good looking pair of coasters with pierced concave shape galleries and good turned wooden base. These appear to have a Walker & Hall re-plate punch mark for 1933 (date letter ‘E’). Both gleaming with some copper bleed and slight marks but look great. Slight knocks to underside rims but of no consequence. GBP49.99
SILVER PLATED SIPHON STAND WINE BOTTLE COASTER – DIXON – ANTIQUE Item #58612
A silver plated siphon stand with pierced body and curved upper rim, on a pedestal style base. Made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield. These make great wine bottle stands. Overall gleaming silver with some slight exterior wear and general wear to interior base. Still looks good in normal light. GBP24.99
TREFID SPOON ‘GAY HILL’ – STERLING SILVER BIRMINGHAM 1941 – VINTAGE Item #58613
A sterling silver trefid pattern coffee spoon by A.J. Bailey, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1941. The handle is engraved ‘Gay Hill’. No dents, some feint tarnish related marks to bowl. GBP15.99
GORGEOUS DANISH SOLID SILVER CHILDS SPON & FORK – 1946 – VINTAGE DENMARK Item #58614
Here are 2 lovely pieces by the same maker, both assayed in 1946. The fork depicts an angel in classical styling, the spoon with a girl on an a lily pad with a dragonfly. Fork has engraving and 1947 date to rear of handle. No engraving to the spoon. Fork: fine with use marks. Spoon: some slight ‘tooth’ indents to bowl and surface marks. GBP39.99
GEORGIAN LION CREST STERLING SILVER SUGAR TONGS – LONDON 1800 – ANTIQUE Item #58615
A good pair of plain tongs with a lion passant crest to bow. Made by Eley & Fearn and bearing partial hallmarks for London 1800. No dents or damage. Some surface marks. GBP29.99
GEORGIAN BRIGHT CUT SUGAR TONGS – LONDON 1801 – ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER Item #58616
A pair of bright cut sugar tongs bearing partial hallmarks for London 1801, maker Thomas Wallis II. No monograms. Overall good but with some pattern rub. GBP26.99
GEORGIAN BRIGHT CUT SUGAR TONGS LONDON 1813 – ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER Item #58617
A good looking pair of tongs by John Lias with an unusual bright cut floral pattern to arms. Partial hallmarks for London 1813. Monogrammed. Have been historically very well repaired to bow – it is as good as invisible at exterior, only visible when examining the interior. Other than that good with some minor bumps to arms. GBP32.99
BEAUTIFUL MINI BON-BON DISH – COMYNS BIRMINGHAM 1893 – ANTIQUE Item #58618
Such a gorgeous looking little piece by Comyns, with a cherub style tab handle and fret worked florals to the gallery. Lightly gilt washed. Fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1893. Does have a small break at one of the tab handle joins which ideally needs a tiny dab of solder to underside. Otherwise fine. GBP59.99
STERLING SILVER HUSH-A-BYE BABY CHILDS SPOON – GLASGOW 1930 – VINTAGE Item #58619
A sterling silver childs spoon with ‘Hush a bye baby’ below a baby in a crib to handle. Made by W H Collins & Co and fully hallmarked for Glasgow 1930. Some feint tarnish related marks to bowl and general scuffs from use. A very tiny knock to underside of the bowl. GBP19.99
STERLING SILVER CADDY SPOON – BIRMINGHAM 1931 – VINTAGE Item #58620
A good sterling silver caddy spoon fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1931, maker Barker Bros. No dents or damage. Makers marks are part rubbed. GBP24.99
VINTAGE NORWEGIAN COAT OF ARMS 830 SILVER CADDY / CHILDS SPOON – NORWAY Item #58621
A Norwegian caddy or childs spoon with stylised Norway coat of arms to handle. 830 standard silver. Makers mark indistinct. Overall surface marks from historical use / polishing. No dents. GBP23.99
FAB ART DECO COMBINATION MIRROR LIPSTICK HOLDER COMPACT STERLING 935 SILVER Item #58622
A great little piece, this is a combination small ‘handbag’ sized hand-mirror that flips open to reveal a compact compartment. The handle end pulls open to reveal a lipstick holder. Hungarian origin and marked ‘Sterling 935’ to interior. Some tiny dents, nothing that major. Both mirror glass silvering is a bit spotty but still useable. Some rust to the powder sifter frame. GBP99.99
GOOD 35cm DRINKS TRAY – WALKER & HALL SILVER PLATED – 1918 ANTIQUE Item #58623
A very nice looking larger drinks tray by Walker & Hall with chased decoration. Bearing original date letter for manufacture in 1918, and a later W&H date letter for re-plating in 1946. A small name ‘Rock Side’ is stamped to rear. Gleaming silver with some minor marks/light use scratches. There are a few tiny bumps which are more obvious when it is turned upside down, not at all distracting right side up and barely noticeable without looking for them. GBP24.99
1953 CORONATION ROYAL BLUE JASPER WARE WEDGWOOD JAR – RARE Item #58624
A scarce lidded jar produced for the 1953 Coronation in Royal Blue Jasper. Fine, no chips etc. Minor surface marks only. GBP34.99
BEAUTIFUL VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED CLARET / WATER JUG – DIXON – ANTIQUE Item #58625
A very fine looking c.19th EPBM jug by Dixon that would make a fine claret jug. Marked as ‘3’ capacity (equivalent to c. 1.5 pints). Absolutely gleaming with some minor wear but it doesn’t really detract. Some slight wear to interior base but quite clean. No dents. GBP39.99
LARGE SILVER PLATED 1.5pt EDRU COCKTAIL SHAKER C. 1930 – ADIE BROS – VINTAGE Item #58626
A large capacity (1.5 pints) cocktail shaker by Adie Bros made c. 1930. gleaming silver with just some very minimal wear in a couple of patches, a few small dents to the shoulder area & a slight dent to the aperture. Interior has slight wear to base. Note that this is not a ‘sectional’ one, i.e. you can only remove the lid, not the shoulder section which is all part of the main body on this example. GBP37.99
VINTAGE PHV BRANDY PAN WARMER WITH BURNER – SILVER PLATED Item #58627
A nice vintage silver plated brandy pan warmer by P.H.Vogel. Complete with a length of wick to the burner. Absolutely gleaming silver, some very slight knocks to the warming plate. GBP29.99
6X GLEAMING VINTAGE SILVER PLATED WINE GOBLETS Item #58628
A set of 4 and a pair of wine goblets. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. No dents. Interiors are very good and pretty much mirror-like to all. Any dark patches in the photos are just reflections. GBP29.99
SILVER PLATED SIPHON STAND / WINE BOTTLE COASTER – SHEFFIELD Item #58629
A vintage silver plated siphon stand by Wm Shirtcliffe of Sheffield c. 1920. These make great wine bottle stands. Absolutely gleaming silver with some slight exterior wear but doesn’t detract too much. Slight wear to interior. No dents. GBP24.99
VINTAGE WINE BOTTLE CRADLE BASKET – SILVER PLATED WIREWORK Item #58630
A nice vintage bottle cradle. Takes a standard shaped 70cl bottle. Fine with minor wear GBP24.99
VINTAGE ORNATE LARGER CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE STAND / COASTER – SILVER PLATED Item #58631
A silver plated (EPBM) larger diameter stand with repousse work to body. Overall gleaming silver but with some slightly darker wear patches, not as dark as usual with EPBM when it wears. Still looks good in normal light. GBP19.99
PAIR OF BACCHUS SPOUT SILVER PLATED & GLASS CLARET JUGS – VINTAGE Item #58632
Nice to get a pair of these – same design to the glass bodies too. No damage, both overall fine – plating to one is absolutely gleaming, to the other it is slightly darker due to some wear but still gleaming. Interiors are both fairly clean, some very slight residue to interior base of one. GBP59.99
