Sep 5 2009

A Pair of Plant Holders

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A pair of late Victorian Plant Holders in silver, die stamped and decorated with birds flowers and foliage.
Bonhams Chelsea

2/12/97.
London 1891


Sep 5 2009

A silver box

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A silver box & cover of drum shape die stamped around the body with C scrolls and foiliage with one butterfly.The lid decorated with a lady fishing and a gentleman looking on.The lid and base with crimped edges.
London HM 1885


Sep 5 2009

A Tortoiseshell Inkstand with Pique Decoration

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A tortoiseshell inkstand on four bracket feet of curved galleried form.
The perimiter outlined with overlaid ropework tendrils in cast silver.The whole inlaid with a Pique decoration in Gold,Silver,Mother of Pearl and abalone.
Featuring a cornucopea,the basket inlaid with gold,the flowers MoP and abalone and the foiliage and sinuos stems in silver. The square glass bottles engraved with flower and swag motifs. The hinged pique lids inlaid with MOP flowers and silver sinuous stems,with square silver holders.
LONDON HM 1907
Width 12inches. Bottles 1,75 inches sq
Nicholas Shaw Antiques.Olympia. 18/11/97


Sep 5 2009

A Mantel Clock

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An Edwardian mantle clock of cartouche form with C scrolls and foiliage decoration featuring a vacant cartouche at the front,with shell motifs at the top and bottom.. With a cast silver cherub sitting ,playing the pipes at the top.Enamel dial with blue numerals.LONDON HM 1902 32,5cm.
Adrian Cohen Antiquarius 5/11/97


Sep 5 2009

An Art-Nouveau Belt

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An Art-Nouveau cast silver belt of openwork form decorated with seven panels of iris.With buckle terminals. RdNo 670707 stamped on reverse. 65cm long.
LONDON HM 1902
Sothebys Bond St.
Lot 107 23/10/97.


Sep 5 2009

A Match Box Holder

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A square match box holder/vesta on four ball feet with a vacant cartouche at the centre, surrounded by bird motifs and grotesque mask holding a swag.
LONDON HM 1891.
Hardys Perth.


Sep 5 2009

A Matchbox Holder

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A square matchbox holder/vesta die stamped and decorated with a piper and two onlookers under a tree,with a castle in the far distance.
LONDON HM 1902.
Hardys[Perth].


Sep 5 2009

A Tea Kettle Stand and Burner

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An Edwardian tea kettle,stand and burner,of lobed oval form,the lobes embossed in the late17C style style with flowers and birds against a and matted background. with a domed hinged cover,scroll handle the whole raised on four scroll legs.LONDON HM 1904.With a sugar bowl and cream jug of lobed oval form embossed with the same decoration.
LONDON HM 1914. 51oz.
Phillips Bond St Lot 36 10/10/97.


Sep 5 2009

A set of 6 silver mounted tots

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A set of 6 silver mounted liquor tots,the cast silver mounts with Bacchanalian scenes of cherubs amongst fruiting. vines BirminghamHM1896 Phillips[Chester].


Sep 5 2009

A Glass decanter

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A Glass liquor decanter with silver mounts.The decanter of Cluck-cluck style,silver mounted,top and bottom and decorated with C scrolls,foiliage and fretwork.London HM 1896. Phillips[Chester].