This year represented continued progress for the silver department at Chiswick Auctions, with London’s most diverse silver sale. Competition for pieces was steep for items priced between £300 to £3000, and the house achieved its best silver result to date for Her Majesty’s Vase in March, reaching £32,000 hammer. This fantastically provenanced and impressive Warwick vase gained considerable press interest from local and international publications, including the BBC in Cornwall as the Vase was awarded to Sir John Barker-Mill at the Plymouth, Devonport and Cornwall horse races and passed down through his family, who later found the base and vase separated.
Results for fine Burmese silver maintains the increased demand in this area alongside a rise in appreciation for Thai and Cambodian silver. As the only silver department globally with a dedicated specialist approach to non-European silver be that Iraqi, Ceylonese or Persian, we see the top results for such wares. Following on from this we are pleased to announce that the first Silver sale of 2023 will be the Stewart Collection of Indian and Burmese Silver.
John's top lots from 2022
Her Majesty’s Vase – A Victorian sterling silver Royal presentation Warwick vase horse racing trophy, London 1845 by John Samuel Hunt
Sold for £40,000 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A fine late 19th century Burmese silver casket or box, Rangoon circa 1890
Sold for £4,500 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A pair of late 19th / early 20th century Siamese (Thai) silver bottles (Ratanakosin), probably Bangkok circa 1900
Sold for £4,000 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A large mid-20th century Iranian (Persian) 840 standard silver samovar set, Isfahan circa 1960 mark of Bagher Parvaresh (c.1910-1978, master 1928)
Sold for £5,000 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A large and fine Charles II sterling silver tankard, London 1677 by Arthur Manwaring (free 1643, d.1678)
Sold for £10,000 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A heavy graduated set of George II sterling silver casters, London 1736 by Paul Crespin
Sold for £6,250 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A rare Charles II East Anglian provincial sterling silver spoon, Norwich dated 1676 by Arthur Haslewood II (free. 26th March 1661, d. 1684)
Sold for £4,750 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A set of eight Elizabeth II modernist parcel gilt sterling silver goblets, London 1969 by Stuart Devlin (1931-2018)
Sold for £5,000 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A cased set of George II sterling silver tea caddies and sugar box, London 1755 by George Methuen (reg. 3rd Aug 1743)
Sold for £5,000 (Inc Buyers Premium)
A good Victorian sterling silver claret or wine drinking set, London 1877 by Elkington and Co
Sold for £4,125 (Inc Buyers Premium)
We are open to consignments of silver made from all over the globe, be that a 17th century tankard to high modernist pieces for our March 23rd Silver and Objects of Vertu sale, close of consignments Feburary 16th 2023
Contact John Rogers today for a free valuation
john.rogers@chiswickauctions.co.uk
