Silver & Objects of Vertu
Lots: 466
Encompassing an impressive seven centuries from the 15th to 21st, across Plantagenet spoons, Carolean dressing caskets, Victorian monumentalism, the Viennese Secession, to Dunhill enamels. The autumn Silver and Objects of Vertu sale is a serious offering for the established collector, institution, interior decorator, or budding enthusiast alike.
Rich in a tapestry of world arts the sale boasts one of the largest offerings of Iraqi nielloware in years, alongside choice pieces of Cambodian, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and Indian silversmithing. Detailed research is provided on a litany of previous owners from the wax seal of Sir Edward Michael Ryan awarded the Order of Maria Theresa for his gallantry, to the esteemed and renown art collector William Beckford. Across the inscriptions and heraldry, we encounter the earliest known engraved arms for British Honduras now Belize, a cup from the beginning of New York rowing regattas, a gift from the son of the prime minister and former regent of Thailand to a disastrous gruesome Atlantic shipwreck brought to Wales.
Silver has a commanding lineage within humanity, illuminating our financial prowess, demonstrating our propensity for design and innovation, as well as a vehicle to record and vivify our social histories. The silver sales at Chiswick continue to passionately display each corner of this hallowed craft.
Viewing of canteens is available by appointment only at 6 Roslin Square
Lot 193 - Omara or Basra circa 1940 A mid-20th century Iraqi silver dressing table box
Sold for £378
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 194 - Omara dated 1933 An early 20th century Iraqi silver and niello cigarette case
Sold for £479
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 195 - Omara circa 1940 A mid-20th century Iraqi silver and niello cigarette case
Sold for £428
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 196 - Omara circa 1930 signed Karim An early 20th century Iraqi silver and niello cigarette case
Sold for £454
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 198 - Basra or Omara circa 1940 A mid-20th century Iraqi silver and niello compact
Sold for £328
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 205 - Omara circa 1930 signed Barkeen An early 20th century Iraqi silver and niello sugar bowl
Sold for £378
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 206 - Omara circa 1920 An early 20th century Iraqi silver and niello sugar bowl
Sold for £819
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 207 - Omara circa 1930, signed Salih An early 20th century Iraqi silver and niello teapot
Sold for £1,512
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 208 - Omara circa 1930 An early 20th century Iraqi silver and niello three-piece coffee service
Sold for £2,268
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 220 - Ghent circa 1770 by DP (untraced) A late 18th century Belgian silver coffee pot stand
Sold for £504
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 221 - Belgian 1832-69 by JL (untraced) An early to mid- 19th century silver censor
Sold for £1,134
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 222 - Dutch circa 1750 A mid-18th century miniature or toy silver inkstand
Sold for £2,016
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 224 - Dutch circa 1860 A mid-19th century unmarked silver gilt mounted glass bottle
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 234 - German circa 1600 A late 16th / early 17th century unmarked parcel gilt silver pomander
Sold for £8,820
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 235 - Italian circa 1930 An early 20th century 900 standard silver box
Sold for £945
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 236 - Italian circa 1930 An early 20th century 800 standard silver twin handled tray
Sold for £1,701
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 238 - Barcelona circa 1780 by Juan Angeli A late 18th century Spanish silver sponge box
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 241 - Porto circa 1860 by JPL (unidentified) A mid-19th century Portuguese silver covered jug
Sold for £441
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 242 - Maltese circa 1790 A late 18th century silver scent flask (balsamina)
Sold for £756
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 245 - Lausanne circa 1790 by Wilhelm Brenner A late 18th century Swiss silver teapot
Sold for £403
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 255 - Copenhagen 1677 by Matthis Hjelm A Charles V late 17th century Danish silver spoon
Sold for £315
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 258 - Mexico City circa 1930 by Sanborns An early 20th century Mexican sterling silver tray
Sold for £1,134
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 263 - Bombay circa 1980 A late 20th century Indian silver table service of flatware / canteen
Sold for £1,890
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 274 - London 1792 by George Smith and William Fearn A George III sterling silver butter spade
Sold for £239
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 275 - London 1794 by George Smith and William Fearn A George III sterling silver straining spoon
Sold for £151
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 276 - Dublin 1790 by John Dalrymple A George III Irish sterling silver soup ladle
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 277 - London 1853 by Hayne and Cater A Victorian sterling silver soup ladle
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 281 - London 1790 by George Smith and William Fearn A George III sterling silver basting spoon
Sold for £252
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 283 - Sheffield 1920 by Thomas Bradbury and Sons A George V sterling silver cast caddy spoon
Sold for £76
Includes Buyer's Premium
Lot 287 - Probably London circa 1750 Five George II silver miniature or toy teaspoons
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 288 - London 1867 by Francis Higgins A Victorian sterling silver gilt tablespoon
Estimated at £300 - £500