Silver & Objects of Vertu
Lots: 450
The summer silver sale at Chiswick Auctions contains some precious and captivating expressions that single out the silver department as one of the most prominent nationwide. The strength of the non-European section can be summarized through a group of spouted wares; a dragon handled tea service from Yokohama, a truly rare example of a Burmese service replete with kettle, a fantastic elephant handled service by the master of all Indian silversmithing Oomersi Mawji, a set never before seen on the market, and perhaps most appealing of all - a Thai silver gilt and niello water pot (Ka Nam). These rarified pieces of Thai silver work have a close association with the Royal court and are represented in major institutions worldwide; this example being presented to the open market for the first time since its purchase as base metal in the 1980’s.
British silver is best showcased by a breathtakingly singular example of 19th century naturalism, a gourd form tea caddy or biscuit box of 1843 by Benjamin Smith, demonstrating publication worthy detail across the surface. Other such rare items include a Victorian scale model of a violin, one of the largest of Omar Ramsden’s mazer bowls, which he likely worked upon himself, four cast candlesticks by Paul Storr, and then concluding the sale with a highly prized example of early Newcastle silver, a Charles II seal top spoon by William Ramsey I.
Lot 101 - Lucknow circa 1920 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver tray
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 102 - Lucknow circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver bowl
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 103 - Lucknow circa 1910 An early 20th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver bowl
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 104 - Lucknow circa 1910 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver bowl
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 105 - Calcutta circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver bowl
Sold for £227
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Lot 106 - Calcutta dated 1905 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver beaker
Sold for £882
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Lot 108 - Calcutta circa 1910 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver footed bowl
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 109 - Bombay circa 1910 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver christening small mug
Sold for £302
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Lot 110 - Bombay circa 1910 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver tray
Sold for £630
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Lot 111 - Bombay circa 1920 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver box
Sold for £176
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Lot 112 - Bombay circa 1920 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver teapot
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 113 - Bombay circa 1920 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver kettle on stand
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500
Lot 114 - Bangalore circa 1910 An early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver cigarette case
Sold for £189
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Lot 119 - Cutch circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver cruet set
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 121 - Cutch circa 1860 A pair of mid-19th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver salts
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 122 - Cutch circa 1890 A late 19th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver small mug
Sold for £378
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Lot 123 - Cutch circa 1870 A late 19th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver small mug
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 124 - Cutch circa 1890 A late 19th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver mug
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 125 - Cutch circa 1870 A late 19th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver vase
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 126 - Cutch circa 1870 A mid to late 19th century Anglo-Indian silver beaker
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 127 - Cutch circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver beaker
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 128 - Cutch circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Anglo-Indian unmarked silver beaker
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 129 - Cutch circa 1880 A late 19th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver goblet
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 130 - Cutch circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver teapot
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 139 - Madras circa 1800 A late 18th / early 19th century Indian colonial silver tankard
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Lot 143 - Rangoon circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Burmese cast silver figure
Sold for £202
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Lot 144 - Rangoon circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Burmese cast silver figure
Sold for £151
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Lot 145 - Rangoon circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Burmese cast silver figure
Sold for £315
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Lot 146 - Rangoon circa 1900 A pair of early 20th century Burmese silver menu holders
Sold for £277
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Lot 147 - Shan State circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Burmese silver lime box
Sold for £277
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Lot 148 - Shan States circa 1950 A mid-20th century Burmese silver betel box
Sold for £202
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Lot 149 - Mandalay circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Burmese unmarked silver buckle
Sold for £252
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Lot 150 - Northern Burma circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Burmese unmarked silver buckle
Sold for £403
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Lot 151 - Mandalay circa 1890 A late 19th century Burmese unmarked silver milk jug
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 152 - Thayetmyo or Upper Burma circa 1880 A late 19th century Burmese unmarked silver mug
Sold for £1,071
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Lot 153 - Rangoon circa 1910 An early 20th century Burmese silver cigarette or cigar box
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 154 - Mandalay circa 1880 A pair of late 19th century Burmese unmarked silver bowls
Sold for £1,890
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Lot 155 - Thayetmyo dated 1874-75 A late 19th century Burmese unmarked silver bowl
Sold for £1,638
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Lot 156 - Mandalay circa 1899 An exceptional late 19th century Burmese silver four-piece tea service
Estimated at £10,000 - £15,000
Lot 160 - Chiang Mai circa 1950 A mid-20th century Thai unmarked silver box
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 162 - Chiang Mai circa 1940 A mid-20th century Thai silver bowl
Sold for £2,268
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Lot 163 - Bangkok circa 1940, marked Exotic Siam A mid-20th century Thai silver bucket
Sold for £1,260
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Lot 166 - Riau, 19th century A Malaysian (Malay) silver gilt spitton
Sold for £1,512
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Lot 176 - Huế circa 1930, marked Da Fu An early 20th century Vietnamese silver box
Sold for £277
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Lot 177 - Huế circa 1930, marked Da Fu An early 20th century Vietnamese silver table box
Sold for £630
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Lot 179 - Japanese circa 1930 A cased early 20th century unmarked silver cigarette box
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 182 - Cairo circa 1980 A late 20th century Egyptian 900 standard silver jewellery box
Sold for £1,134
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Lot 183 - Cairo circa 1980 A late 20th century Egyptian 900 standard silver vase
Sold for £756
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Lot 184 - Cairo circa 1980 A late 20th century Egyptian 900 standard silver vase
Sold for £1,386
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Lot 185 - Cairo circa 1980 A late 20th century Egyptian 900 standard silver candlesticks
Sold for £819
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Lot 186 - Cairo circa 1980 A late 20th century Egyptian 900 standard silver table box
Sold for £756
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Lot 187 - Cairo circa 1980 A late 20th century Egyptian 900 standard silver table box
Sold for £1,134
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Lot 188 - Cairo circa 1900 A late 19th / early 20th century Egyptian silver tray
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,600
Lot 189 - Cairo circa 1980 A late 20th century Egyptian 900 standard silver marriage casket
Sold for £2,016
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Lot 190 - Cairo 1890 A late 19th century Egyptian 800 standard silver coffee pot
Sold for £882
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Lot 192 - Omdurman dated 1929 An early 20th century Sudanese silver cigarette box
Sold for £378
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