Silver & Objects of Vertu
Lots: 480
This summer silver sale contains the first part of a private London collection of Anglo - Indian silver. The collection includes fifteen lots from the famous workshop of Oomersi Mawji. These finely worked examples from Bhuj, the capital of Cutch, are admired for their beauty and accrue global interest as exemplary objects of Indian craftmanship.
Unusually, this sale also features examples of ecclesiastical silver, in the form of altar candlesticks.; a set of four from 18th century Augsburg, then a pair of 17th century examples from Utrecht. The British section has a variety of coconut cups, with a William III cup with cut-card work being the earliest example. Among the most sculptural pieces are a pair of Garrard bowls or sauce tureens each adorned with mythical drakes. These potentially being modelled by Edmund Cotterill, Garrard’s chief designer in the 1840s and 50’s.
Lot 1 - A cased George VI 9 carat gold cigarette case by Cartier, London circa 1950
Estimated at £5,000 - £8,000
Lot 3 - A Victorian 9 carat gold vesta case, Birmingham 1897 by Henry Matthews
Sold for £454
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Lot 4 - A George V 9 carat gold vesta case, Chester 1914 by Asprey
Sold for £454
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Lot 5 - An Edwardian 9 carat gold vesta case, Birmingham 1907 by Henry Matthews
Sold for £454
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Lot 6 - A George V 9 carat gold vesta case, Birmingham 1914 by Robert Chandler
Sold for £819
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Lot 7 - An early 20th century American 14 carat gold vesta case, circa 1930
Sold for £403
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Lot 8 - A George V 15 carat gold mounted agate cigarette case, London 1921 by George Betjemann
Sold for £479
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Lot 9 - A George V 9 carat gold and enamel masonic medal, London 1920 by George Kenning and Son
Sold for £1,417
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Lot 12 - A George I unmarked gold and tortoiseshell pique work snuff box, probably London circa 1720
Estimated at £3,500 - £5,500
Lot 15 - A George II large unmarked silver and tortoiseshell snuff box, circa 1730
Sold for £504
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Lot 16 - A George II unmarked silver gilt snuff box, probably London circa 1740
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 19 - A George III sterling silver gilt snuff box, London 1819 by Charles Rawlings
Sold for £504
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Lot 22 - An early Victorian sterling silver snuff box, Birmingham 1838 by Nathaniel Mills
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 25 - A George IV sterling silver snuff box, London 1821 by Edward Farrell (reg. 27th April 1813)
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 26 - A Victorian sterling silver cheroot case, Birmingham 1875 by Nathaniel Mills
Estimated at £350 - £550
Lot 27 - A Victorian sterling silver ‘castle top’ card case, Birmingham 1850 by Edward Smith
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 33 - A Victorian sterling silver wine label bottle collar, London 1866 by Henry John Lias
Sold for £189
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Lot 36 - A George III sterling silver wine label, London circa 1780 by Hester Bateman
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 37 - A George III sterling silver wine label, London circa 1780 by Hester Bateman
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 38 - A George III sterling silver wine label, London 1810 by Elizabeth Morley
Sold for £88
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Lot 41 - A set of three George III wine labels, Birmingham 1807 by Matthew Linwood
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 44 - A late Victorian Scottish silver mounted bog oak sgian-dubh knife, circa 1900
Sold for £693
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Lot 46 - An Edwardian sterling silver and hardstone vesta case, London 1910 by Harold Child
Sold for £101
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Lot 51 - A Victorian sterling silver seal, London 1889 by Sampson Mordan
Sold for £252
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Lot 52 - A Victorian sterling silver and bloodstone novelty seal, London 1879 by Thornhill and Co
Sold for £315
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Lot 53 - A Victorian sterling silver and bloodstone novelty seal, London 1871 by Henry WIlliam Dee
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 56 - A mid - 19th century German Stobwasser lacquered papier maché snuff box circa 1840
Sold for £1,134
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Lot 57 - A George V sterling silver cased barometer London 1925 by William Hornby
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 58 - A cased George V sterling silver pocket barometer, London 1911 by Albert Thomas Oliver
Sold for £126
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Lot 61 - A pair of Victorian sterling silver novelty pepper pots, London 1880 by Frederick Brasted
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 62 - A Victorian sterling silver novelty pepper pot, London 1874 by Edward Stockwell
Sold for £882
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Lot 63 - A George VI sterling silver hip or spirit flask, Birmingham 1939 by A Wilcox
Sold for £328
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Lot 67 - An Elizabeth II sterling silver model of a camel, London 1991 by BSE Products
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 68 - A Victorian sterling silver model of a dog, London 1899 by Sampson Mordan and Co
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 79 - An early 20th century German silver and enamel erotic cigarette case, Pforzheim circa 1920
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 80 - An early 20th century German silver and enamel erotic cigarette case, Pforzheim circa 1920
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 87 - A mid-20th century Indian silver model of a boat, Calcutta dated 1947 by Hamilton and Co
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 95 - A late 19th century Indian Colonial unmarked silver twin handled cup, Calcutta circa 1880
Sold for £630
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