The October silver sale offers a previously unrecorded, interesting, and dated mid-19th century Chinese export silver mug, engraved for the Penang races of 1869. The date of 1869 is of note as this is the same year as the opening of the Suez Canal, which because of the considerable increase in trade in the years to follow saw the port of Penang grow to become the major entry port for British Malaya. Also offered is a very rare Irish Stuart period tankard, by the most prominent maker of late 17th and early 18th century Dublin, Thomas Bolton. In a private collection since 1982, it was subsequently recorded in Thomas Sweeney’s 1995 book Irish Stuart Silver, one of only 78 such tankards listed in the book and the earliest known for Bolton. There is also a 30-lot section of early spoons including several apostle examples, scarce pieces of pre-1800 continental silver including a Maltese teapot from the French Occupation period, one of the oldest teapots known from the island and a distinctly rare survivor in the French manner.
The October sale has a dedicated section for non-European silver, a category for which this department leads the UK market. Ranging from countries including India, China, Burma, Persia, Iraq, and Cambodia.
Lot 198 - A mid-20th century Italian 800 standard silver tray, Padova by Cappelletto
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 201 - An early 20th century Italian silver twin handled covered bowl, circa 1930
Sold for £625
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 205 - Two early 19th century French provincial 950 standard silver wine tasters
Sold for £112
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 206 - A Louis XV mid-18th century French silver and mother of pearl snuff box, Paris 1745 by JBC
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 217 - A late 17th century Norwegian unmarked silver gilt beaker, possibly Bergen circa 1690
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,600
Lot 237 - Seventeen early 19th century Maltese silver buttons, 1801-09
Sold for £625
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 243 - An early 20th century Swedish sterling silver cigarette box, Stockholm 1935 by Borgilla
Sold for £1,250
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 249 - A George VI 'Arts and Crafts' sterling silver bowl, Birmingham 1937 by A E Jones
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 255 - A George V ‘Arts and Crafts’ sterling silver tea caddy, London 1929 by Guild of Handicraft
Sold for £1,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 258 - An Edwardian ‘Art Nouveau’ sterling silver box, London 1904 by William Hutton and Sons
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 262 - An Elizabeth II modernist sterling silver spoon, London 1970 by Stuart Devlin (1931-2018)
Sold for £112
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 263 - An Elizabeth II hand-made sterling silver ox eye cup, London 1977 by Norman Victor Bassant
Sold for £212
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 279 - A George V Art Deco sterling silver twin handled tray, London 1934 by Charles Boyton
Sold for £1,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 282 - A pair of George IV sterling silver dessert spoons, London 1828 by Charles Eley
Sold for £212
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 283 - A part-set of Victorian sterling silver fruit eaters, Sheffield 1876 by Henry Holland
Sold for £400
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 285 - A Victorian sterling silver stilton cheese scoop, London 1852 by Francis Higgins
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 286 - A George IV sterling silver fish slice, London 1825 by John, Henry, Charles Lias
Estimated at £150 - £250