Sold Items (Collectors' Items, Tea Tongs, Sugar Tongs)

7380 - A PAIR OF EARLY GEO.III. TEA TONGS - IN FINE CONDITION WITH SCROLLED ARMS & 5 LOBED GRIPS - MARKED FOR THE PARTNERSHIP OF: 'JAMES STAMP & JOHN BAKER' - LONDON C1764. 12.4cm 30gms

SOLD

6984 - A PAIR OF 'V.GOOD' GEO.II. TEA TONGS - IN FINE ORIGINAL CONDITION - A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE 'CUTTER' FORM AND WITH AN ENGRAVED BOX HINGE - V.WELL MARKED FOR: 'HENRY PLUMPTON' - LONDON C1745. 12.6cm 42gms

6771 -  A CHARMING PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS - NICELY DECORATED OVERALL AND WITH STRONG SHELL DETAIL TO THE GRIPS - BY: 'GAWEN NASH' - LONDON C1735. 11.5cm 

6772 - A PAIR OF 'V.RARE' GEO.II. 'TOY' TEA TONGS - A MAKERS MARK IN THE SPOON GRIPS BUT UNCLEAR - C1740.  6cm 

6700 - A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH RING STOPS & WITH SHELL DECORATION TO THE BACKS OF THE SPADE GRIPS - BY: 'GAWEN NASH' C1735

(AN IDENTICAL PAIR ARE ILLUSTRATED ON PAGE 79 OF ' EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SILVER TEA TONGS')

6701 - A 'FINE' PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH ROCOCO DECORATION & WITH BROAD TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'ALEXANDER OSBORNE' C1750.

6560 - A V.GOOD PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF UNCOMMON FORM & WITH FINE CENTRE PIN HINGE - THE SCALLOP SHELL GRIPS EACH WELL MARKED: 'WP' POSSIBLY FOR 'WILLIAM PHELPS' - LONDON C1740.  

6578 - A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF HEAVY GAUGE - ELABORATELY DETAILED LIMBS AND SCALLOP SHELL GRIPS - BY: 'JOHN GORHAM'  - LONDON C1750.  50gms

(ONE MINOR REPAIR)

6553 - AN EARLY TRANSITIONAL TEA TONGS - BALUSTER ARMS WITH NARROW INTERLOCKING HINGE INSCRIBED: 'WG' & WITH SHALLOW SHELL GRIPS - 'UNMARKED' C1720

(UNUSUALLY! UN REPAIRED)

6554 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF GOOD GAUGE - ELABORATE CONSTRUCTION WITH THE CIRCULAR BOX HINGE INSCRIBED: 'B.C' - BROAD 5 LOBED GRIPS - EACH RING INTERESTINGLY MARKED BY AN UNRECORDED MAKER: 'mL' - C1755

(1 MINOR REPAIR)

B094 - A 'RARE' GEO.II. 'CHILD'S' TEA TONGS - MARKED TO EACH RING FOR 'HENRY PLUMPTON' - AN IDENTICAL PAIR IS ILLUSTRATED IN 'EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SILVER TEA TONGS' BY: DR.D.SHLOSBERG -  PAGE 162. C1740.  7.9cm  

(WITH REPAIRS)  

 
 

6521 -  A PAIR OF 'RARE' GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF SLENDER FORM WITH DBL 'C' SCROLL ARMS - THE GRIPS WITH VERY UNUSUAL BEADED DECORATION - MARKED TO EACH GRIP WITH A LION PASSANT - LONDON C1735

6533 -  A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF ORNATE CONSTRUCTION - THE LARGE BOX HINGE INSCRIBED 'M*S' - THE ELABORATE LOWER LIMBS WITH TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'RICHARD MILLS' - LONDON C1755. 

 6057 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH 'TARGET' HINGE - DBL 'C' SCROLL ARMS - ELABORATE LOWER LIMBS & WELL DETAILED BROAD '5' LOBED GRIPS - THE MARKS OBSCURED - LONDON C1755.

BST01 - A 'FINE & RARE' GEO.III. CRESTED '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS - SUPERB DECORATION & WITH FINELY DETAILED BOWLS - BY: 'JOHN FROST.I.' - LONDON C1770/5.

BST02 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. BRIGHT CUT '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS WITH BEADED & SCALLOPED ARMS WITH UNUSUAL & FINELY DECORATED BOWLS - INSCRIBED TO ONE ARM: 'M .T 1797' - BY: 'CHARLES HOUGHAM' - LONDON C1780.

BST04 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. ELABORATELY BRIGHT-CUT '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS WITH LONG OVAL BOWLS - SUPERB INCUSE DUTY MARK - STRUCK WITH A NEW DUTY PUNCH OF THAT YEAR - BY: 'CHARLES HOUGHAM' - LONDON 1784/5.

BST05 - A 'FINE & RARE' GEO.III. SUGAR TONGS IN A PATTERN TYPICAL THE MAKERS: 'PETER & JONATHAN BATEMAN' - LONDON 1790 .

(A SHORT PARTNERSHIP - 7/12/90 UNTIL JONATHAN'S DEATH 19/4/91 )

SK22 - A V.GOOD GEO.III. PEDESTAL CREAM JUG - BEADED TO THE RIM & TO THE CIRCULAR FOOT - A REEDED LOOP HANDLE - V.WELL MARKED FOR: 'HESTER BATEMAN' - LONDON 1787. 16Cm 110gms

SOLD

735X - A 'SUPERB' CHINESE EXPORT SILVER SHOE HORN - THE HANDLE WITH AN APPLIED & VERY FINELY DETAILED 'DRAGON' - V.WELL MARKED FOR: 'LUEN HING' OF SHANGHAI C1900. 21.5cm 80gms

SOLD

7249 - A 'RARE' EARLY C18TH GERMAN NEEDLE CASE WITH THREAD HOLDER & SCENT FLASK - UNSCREWS 3 TIMES BUT THE THIMBLE NOW ABSENT - ENGINE TURNED OVERALL - A MAKERS MARK: 'CD' UNIDENTIFIED - C1720. 8.3cm 30gms

SOLD

7245 - A SUBSTANTIAL SILVER PIN TRAY - EXHIBITION HALLMARKS FOR: 'PAYNE & SON' OF OXFORD - BIRMINGHAM 1963. 8cm 62gms

SOLD

7324 - A SUBSTANTIAL GEO.II. SUGAR CASTER - BALUSTER FORM WITH REEDED GIRDLE & STEPPED PEDESTAL FOOT - THE COVER FINELY PIERCED IN ALTERNATE PANELS & WITH A TURNED FINIAL - BY: 'SAMUEL WOOD' - LONDON 1739. 16cm 200Gms

 SOLD

MCB1 - A 'SUPERB' SET OF FOUR WLM.IV. FRUIT SERVING SPOONS - OF V.GOOD GAUGE - FINELY DECORATED & GILDED TO THE BOWLS AS 'BERRY SPOONS' - IN A FITTED PRESENTATION CASE - THE STEMS WITH THE INITIALS OF THE RECIPIENT 'W.P. WARNER' - EXCELLENT HALLMARKS FOR: 'MARY CHAWNER' - LONDON 1835.  22.3cm  275gms total  

   
 

6518 - A 'FINE' PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN GRAPE SHEARS - VERY WELL CAST IN THE FORM OF VINE BRANCHES WITH LEAVES & BUNCHES OF GRAPES - FULLY MARKED BY: 'YAPP & WOODWARD' - BIRMINGHAM 1848.  15cm  78gms 

(AN IDENTICAL PAIR BY JOSEPH WILLMORE ARE ILLUSTRATED IN: 'THE SILVERSMITHS OF BIRMINGHAM' - PLATE 18)

 
 

6222 -  A 'FINE & RARE' SET OF SIX NATURALISTIC TEA SPOONS - EACH WITH A FINELY DETAILED CAST TERMINAL & WITH DIFFERENT FLOWER HEAD BOWLS - FROM THE EARLY 'LIBERTY & CO' PERIOD, WHEN THE COMPANY  WERE EXPLORING MATERIALS FROM JAPAN & THE FAR EAST - THESE BY THE UNIDENTIFIED MAKER 'SM' AND FULLY MARKED FOR 'LIBERTY & CO' LONDON 1897.  

(THE ORIGINAL FITTED CASE IS NOW RATHER UNTIDY)

6218 - A GEO.IV. CADDY SPOON - THE BOWL NICELY ENGRAVED WITH A FLORAL MOTIF AND WELL MARKED FOR: 'JAMES HENRY DANIEL' - LONDON 1826.  

6205 - A CHARMING EDWARDIAN CADDY SPOON - THE FLUTED PETAL BOWL WITH SHELL END TO THE STEM - BY: 'THOMAS BRADBURY' - SHEFFIELD 1908

6540 - AN INTERESTING GEO.III. COPPER COUNTER BOX OF RIBBED OUTLINE - ENGRAVED AT EITHER END AND TO A BAND AT THE WAIST FOR: 'ESTHER JANE ROBERTS' & CONTAINING 8 GILT 'SPADE GUINEA' TOKENS C1800.  44 x 30 mm 

 
 

6199 - A 'V.GOOD' EARLY GEO.I. MINIATURE PORRINGER - PART FLUTED BODY WITH SCROLL HANDLES - BY: 'JAMES GOODWIN' - LONDON 1714.  3cm  22gms

B095 - AN C18TH ITEM FOR 'PERSONAL' USE - A SILVER TOOTHPICK & EAR SCOOP ON A SUSPENSE RING - UNMARKED C1750. 8cm  

 

6183 - A PAIR OF EARLY GEO.I. 'TRENCHER' SALTS - OCTAGONAL FORM WITH INCURVED SIDES - INSCRIBED: 'E OVER I * F' - THE MAKER: '?O' - LONDON 1716 77mm x 58mm x 26mm 110gms

(EARLY EXAMPLES OF THIS FORM)

B096 - A 'FINE & RARE' EARLY VICTORIAN LIFE MEMBERS IVORY PASS FOR THE 'NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION' - ISSUED TO 'G G. ADAMS' - A MEMBER FROM 1861 - 1896 AND LISTED IN 1890 AS COL.G.G.ADAMS - THE 'NRA' WAS FORMED IN 1860 INITIALLY ON WIMBLEDON COMMON - LATER MOVING TO 'BISLEY' - THE PASS IS SIGNED BY: CAPT. 'ST JOHN - MILDMAY' WHO WAS THEN SECRETARY OF THE 'NRA' IN ADDITION TO BEING INVOLVED IT'S FORMATION.  44mm  

(G.G. ADAMS IS NOT RECORDED IN THE PRIZE LIST'S DURING HIS MEMBERSHIP)  

 
 

5792 - A CHARMING 'SPARROW BEAK' CREAM JUG OF GOOD GAUGE IN C18TH STYLE BY: 'GARRARDS' - MARKED FOR: 'SEBASTIAN GARRARD' - LONDON 1920. 8.5cm 110gms

B097 - A 'FINE & RARE' 'BEETHOVEN QUARTETT SOCIETY' IVORY PASS - THE SOCIETY WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF THE COMPOSER WITH THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF A COMPLETE CYCLE OF QUARTETS TAKING PLACE IN 1845.- IT IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THIS PASS IS - 'NO.I'   36mm  

(A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THIS INTERESTING SOCIETY CAN BE PROVIDED)  

 
 

BW02 - A GEO.III. LEMON STRAINER WITH GEOMETRIC PIERCING - THE RIM CLIP INSCRIBED: 'A I W' - THE MAKERS MARK PIERCED, THE REMAINDER CLEAR FOR - LONDON 1772. d. 102mm

6924 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'PORT' - BY: 'SUSANNA BARKER' - LONDON C1780.

7323 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.IV. BOTTLE TICKET - WITH SHELLS & VINE DECORATION & ORIGINAL HEAVY CHAIN - PIERCED FOR 'PORT' - BY: 'REBECCAH EMES & EDWARD BARNARD' - LONDON 1821.

 SOLD

6925 - A 'FINE & SCARCE' PAIR OF WLM.IV.CAST BOTTLE TICKETS - PIERCED FOR 'MADEIRA & PORT' BY: 'CHARLES REILY & GEORGE STORER' MARKED FOR THE SHORT 3 WEEK PERIOD OF MAY 29TH TO JUNE 20TH 1837. 40gms

(THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA BEGAN ON JUNE 20TH 1837)

6829 - A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'GIN' - BY: 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON 1807

6829A - A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'RUM' - BY 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON - 1807

6830 -  A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'HOLLANDS' - BY: 'THOMAS HYDE' - LONDON 1791

6831 - A GEO.III. THREAD EDGE BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR: 'MARSALA' - UNMARKED C1800

5685B - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON C1800.

5944 - A GEO.III. SAUCE BOTTLE TICKET OF OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'KYAN' - BY: 'JOHN RICH' - LONDON 1807.

6194 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - RECTANGULAR WITH CUT CORNERS - PIERCED FOR 'RUM' - BY: THOMAS PHIPPS & EDWARD ROBINSON' - LONDON 1808. 

6193 - A GEO.III. KIDNEY SHAPED BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'SHERRY' - BY: 'JOSEPH WILMORE' BIRMINGHAM 1816

5647 - A GEO.IV. BOTTLE TICKET OF CURVED OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'GEORGE KNIGHT' - LONDON 1820.

5640A - AN EARLY VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR: 'BRANDY' ON A RIBBON WITH FRUITING VINE - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1856.

5640B - AN EARLY VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'HOLLANDS' ON A RIBBON WITH FRUITING VINE - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1856.

7382 - A CHARMING 'ARTS & CRAFTS' CONDIMENT SPOON - SHAPED SPOT HAMMERED BOWL WITH TRIFURCATED STEM - THE TERMINAL SET WITH BLUE ENAMEL - WELL MARKED WITH THE RARELY SEEN PARTNERSHIP MARK OF:'FLORENCE & LOUISA RIMMINGTON' - LONDON 1903

(THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS SHORT PARTNERSHIP) 9cm

SOLD

46J - A CHARMING & NICELY DETAILED 'LUCKENBOOTH' BROOCH - TYPICALLY UNMARKED BUT LATE C19TH. 5cm 10gms

SOLD

7005 - A SUBSTANTIAL EDWARDIAN SUGAR CASTER - OF URN FORM WITH A GIRDLE - THE UNUSUAL 'SCREW OFF' COVER NICELY PIERCED AND WITH AN URN FINIAL - WELL MARKED FOR: 'CHARLES & GEORGE ASPREY' - LONDON 1908. 16.4cm 144gms

SOLD

7244 - A SILVER 'BAKER'S PATENT' PERPETUAL CALENDAR PROPELLING PENCIL - BY: 'EDWARD BAKER' - BIRMINGHAM 1948. 11.5cm

7003 - A 'SUPERB' PAIR OF VICTORIAN SUGAR TONGS OF HEAVY GAUGE - VERY FINELY DETAILED WITH TRAILED OR CHASED VINE - BY: 'HENRY HOLLAND' - LONDON 1875. 15.5cm 90gms

7132 - A PAIR OF FINE & CHARMING NATURALISTIC SALT SPOONS - GILDED FLOWER BOWLS WITH CAST LEAF DECORATED HANDLES - WELL MARKED FOR: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1865.

GLA1 - A FINE PAIR OF GEO.IV. SCOTTISH SUGAR TONGS - THE BOWLS WITH BUNCHES OF GRAPES - THE SHOULDERS WITH ROSES & THISTLES - BY: AN UNIDENTIFIED MAKER 'GR' - GLASGOW 1824. 54gms

20J - A FINE EARLY VICTORIAN PIERCED BOWL OR SALT WITH SHELL & SCROLL BORDER & WITH SPREADING LEAF CAPPED FEET - ALL  IN ORIGINAL CONDITION INCLUDING THE BLUE GLASS LINER - VERY WELL MARKED FOR: 'EDWARD, JOHN & WILLIAM BARNARD' - LONDON 1843.  8 x 5cm  SILVER WEIGHT 85gms

7006 - A V.GOOD MID VICTORIAN PEPPER CASTER - FINELY CHASED IN THE GEORGIAN MANNER - THE PULL OFF COVER NICELY PIERCED & DECORATED - BY: 'LIAS BROTHERS' - LONDON 1870. 12cm 84gms

7007 - AN EDWARDIAN 'KITCHEN' PEPPER - PLAIN CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH LOOP HANDLE - THE PULL OFF COVER SIMPLY PIERCED - BY: 'T. H.HAZELWOOD' - BIRMINGHAM 1902. 6.5cm 31gms

 6946 - A GEO.I. SEALING WAX CASE OF TAPERING FORM - THE SPRUNG COVER RELEASED BY DEPRESSING A DISGUISED BUTTON - ONE OF THE 4 ROSETTES ENGRAVED TO EACH SIDE - NO READABLE MARKS BUT SIMILAR EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN DATED TO C1720. 8.5cm 34gms

6834 - A 'RARE' GEO.II. TUMBLER CUP - ORIGINAL LEMON GILDING TO THE INSIDE - BY:'RICHARD RICHARDSON.II.' - CHESTER 1741.  h 4.2cm d 5.5cm  60gms  

6577 - A PAIR OF RARE 'ANDIRON' TEA TONGS WITH BALUSTER ARMS BELOW A SWIVEL HINGE SURMOUNTED BY AN URN FINIAL - PLAIN FLAT OVAL GRIPS - UNMARKED  C1710 - 1720. 

(WITHOUT REPAIRS!)  

5723 - A RARE PAIR OF C18TH SILVER TWEEZERS - PROBABLY FOR USE WITH PATCHES & PATCH BOXES -  UNMARKED C1750

6531 - A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH GOOD 'TARGET' HINGE PLATES - WELL MARKED TO THE EARLY SHELL GRIPS FOR 'JOHN MANSFIELD' - LONDON C1735

JCK25 - A CHARMING EARLY VICTORIAN PEPPER CASTER OF 'GOTHIC' FORM & NICELY DECORATED & PIERCED - THE INTERIOR GILDED - BY: 'GEORGE RICHARDS' - LONDON 1844.  9.5cm   56gms

6176 - A 'FINE' VICTORIAN SUGAR SPOON OF NATURALISTIC FORM - THE GILDED BOWL EMBOSSED WITH FRUITING VINE - THE STEM FORMED AS LEAFY TENDRILS - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1859.   13.5cm 

  

6124 - A GEO.II. VASE SHAPED SUGAR CASTER OF GOOD SIZE & GAUGE - THE COVER WITH PIERCED DIAPER PANELS & URN FINIAL - BY: 'SAMUEL WOOD' - LONDON 1741. 17cm 230gms

BJ01 - A GEO.II. DBL CRESTED BALUSTER CASTER WITH REEDED BoRDERS & URN FINIAL - WELL MARKED FOR: 'JABEZ DANIEL' - LONDON 1755. 115mm

6331 - A 'FINE' EARLY GEO.I. SMALL PORRINGER - THE PART FLUTED BOWL WITH ROPE GIRDLE & PUNCHED DECORATION & WITH REEDED SCROLL HANDLES - BY: 'SETH LOFTHOUSE'  - LONDON 1714.  6cm  66gms   

6267 - A V.GOOD EARLY GEO.I. 'BUN' CASTER - THE BALUSTER BODY WITH CENTRAL GIRDLE & WITH AN ENGRAVED CYPHER - BY: 'WILLIAM LOOKER' - LONDON 1715.  10.5cm  100gms

6160 - A RARE EARLY GEO.I. TEA TONGS - PLAIN BALUSTER LIMBS WITH SPADE GRIPS - EACH INITIALLED 'I & M' - MARKED: 'SR' IN EACH GRIP FOR AN UNRECORDED MAKER C1725

6190 - A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS - SHAPED RINGS TO 'C' SCROLL ARMS - THE BOX HINGE INSCRIBED 'SMW' - SLENDER LOWER LIMBS TO SMALL 5 LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'WILLIAM CRIPPS' - LONDON C1755.  

(ONE SMALL EARLY REPAIR)

6195 - A 'SCARCE' GEO.III. SILVER MOUNTED SPIRIT CORK - THE REEDED CAP INCISED FOR 'RUM' - A SILVER CAP TO THE BASE - UNMARKED AS NOT A REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO 1791. C1780/90

(AN IDENTICAL EXAMPLE IS ILLUSTRATED & DESCRIBED IN 'WINE LABELS' - PAGE 327)

5686 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET OF CURVED OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'JOHN WHITTINGHAM' ? - LONDON 1796.

 

5122 - A GEO.III. DIE STAMPED BOTTLE TICKET WITH 'PUTTI GATHERING GRAPES WITH A BACCHUS MASK BENEATH' BY: 'COCKS & BETTRIDGE' - BIRMINGHAM 1810.

 

5976 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'PORT' - BY: 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON 1814.

 
 

6102 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - THE OVAL BOWL WITH CENTRAL FLOWER MOTIF & WITH A 'FRILLED' BORDER & LEAF ENGRAVED HOLLOW HANDLE - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1820.

6104 - A 'RARE' WLM.IV. CADDY SPOON OF UNUSUAL FORM - THE LARGE SCOOP WITH SHAPED SIDES - THE HANDLE WITH CHAMFERED BORDER - BY: 'WILLIAM EATON' - LONDON 1813. 10cm 21gms

6101 - A GEO.III. SILVER-GILT CADDY SPOON OF 'SCOOP' FORM WITH TURNED M.O.P HANDLE - BY: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1806.

 

6097 - A 'V. GOOD' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON FORMED AS A LEAF WITH STRONGLY EMBOSSED 'VEINS' & LOOP HANDLE - MARKED WITH THE LION PASSANT & A VERY GOOD DUTY PUNCH FOR - BIRMINGHAM 1797.

(AN IDENTICAL EXAMPLE IS ILLUSTRATED IN 'CADDY SPOONS' PLATE 59) 

5733 - A 'RARE' EARLY C18TH 'AND IRON' TONGS, HINGED WITH BALUSTER ARMS & FLAT OVAL GRIPS - UNMARKED C1710/20.

6058 - AN EARLY GEO.III. TEA TONGS OF GOOD GAUGE - THE BOX HINGE INSCRIBED: 'H' - ELABORATE LOWER LIMBS & BOLD TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'JAMES HARMER' - LONDON C1760.

6123 - A GOOD & 'V. SCARCE', EARLY GEO.II. 'SPARROW BEAK' CREAM JUG - OF BALUSTER FORM WITH SCROLL HANDLE & COLLET FOOT - THE MAKER UNCLEAR - POSSIBLY: 'JAMES GOODWIN' - WELL MARKED FOR LONDON 1728. 8.5cm 115gms

6016 - AN EARLY GEO.III. CREAM JUG WITH CUT RIM & LEAF CAPPED SCROLL HANDLE - VERY WELL MARKED FOR THE EARLY PARTNERSHIP OF: 'NATHANIEL APPLETON & ANNE SMITH' - LONDON 1768. 100mm

6096 - A 'FINE & SCARCE' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON FORMED AS A LEAF WITH NICELY ENGRAVED 'VEINS' & WITH A SMALL LEAF APPLIED TO THE LOOP HANDLE - BY: 'THOMAS WILMORE' - BIRMINGHAM 1804 .

5748 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH STURDY UPPER ARMS ABOVE A PLAIN BOX HINGE ABOVE 'CUTTER' SHAFTS & BROAD '5' LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'ABRAHAM BARRIER' C1755

6070 - A 'FINE& SCARCE' GEO.III. 3 PIECE SUGAR TONGS - THE CAST ARMS WITH 'JEWELLED' DECORATION - THE NICELY ENGRAVED BOW WITH: 'H * P' - WELL DETAILED SHELL BOWLS - BY: 'JOHN FAUX & GEORGE LOVE' - LONDON C1780.

BST03 - A DELIGHTFUL GEO.III. BRIGHT-CUT SUGAR TONGS - THE NARROW ARMS WITH SCALLOPED BOW - MARKED IN THE SMALL BOWLS FOR: 'THOMAS PRATT & ARTHUR HUMPHREYS' - LONDON C1780.

(IT IS PROBABLE THAT THIS WAS A SINGLE YEAR PARTNERSHIP - BEING REGISTERED IN 1780 & RECORDED BY 'HEAL' FOR THIS YEAR ONLY)

5351 - A GEO.II. EARLY 'ESCUTCHEON' BOTTLE TICKET - DECORATED WITH FRUITING VINE & INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'SANDYLANDS DRINKWATER' - LONDON C1745.

5637 - A FINE MID VICTORIAN CAKE KNIFE (WEDDING?) - THE BLADE FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED EACH SIDE - IN ORIGINAL FITTED MOROCCO CASE - BY: 'BROWN & CLARK' - BIRMINGHAM 1860. 300mm

5716 - A 'FINE' VICTORIAN CADDY SPOON - THE GILDED BOWL FINELY DECORATED WITH VARIOUS SHELLS - THE HANDLE NICELY FORMED AS A STALK WITH LILLY PADS - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1852.

(THESE WERE SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CADDY SPOONS TO PRODUCE REQUIRING A GREAT DEAL OF HAND FINISHING - THE SMALL SPLIT VISIBLE ON ONE SHOULDER PROBABLY RESULTING FROM THE STRESS CREATED BY THE FLY PRESS)

6069 - A 'FINE & SCARCE' GEO.III. BEAD EDGE SUGAR TONGS - NICELY DECORATED WITH FLOWERS - WELL ENGRAVED TO THE BOW: 'L OVER A.M' & WITH SUPERBLY DETAILED SMALL ACORN BOWLS - BY: 'JOSEPH STEWARD.II' - LONDON C1780.

6072 - A 'FINE' & UNUSUAL VICTORIAN SUGAR TONGS - IN A 'DOUBLE STRUCK' ELIZABETHAN PATTERN VARIANT & OF HEAVY GAUGE - BY: 'FRANCIS HIGGINS' - LONDON 1866.

5945 - A GEO.III. SAUCE BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'SOY' - BY: 'PETER & ANNE BATEMAN' - LONDON 1794.

6056 - A MID VICTORIAN CADDY SPOON - THE OVAL GILDED BOWL TO SHORT TWISTED STEM & 'FALSTAFF' MASK TERMINAL - THE REVERSE INSCRIBED: 'MARY' - BY: 'HENRY HOLLAND' - LONDON 1868.

5382 - A VICTORIAN PROVINCIAL CADDY SPOON - THE BOWL WITH DOUBLE SHELL DETAIL - THE SHAPED POINTED HANDLE WITH THREADED BORDER - BY: 'GALLIMORE & SONS' - SHEFFIELD 1891

5767 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH 'TARGET' HINGE INSCRIBED 'A R' ABOVE ELABORATE SCROLLED SHAFTS & BROAD '5' LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'THOMAS BAMFORD' C1755

5688 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - PIERCED FOR 'CLARET' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON 1800.

5831 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - THE OVAL BOWL WITH FLUTED BORDER & DECORATED WITH FLOWERS - THE HOLLOW HANDLE LIGHTLY ENGRAVED - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1793.

6014 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. SWING HANDLE CAKE BASKET OF WIRE WORK FORM WITH APPLIED TRAILING VINES - FLOWERS & EARS OF WHEAT - BY: 'WILLIAM VINCENT' - LONDON 1770. 30oz 35cm

S119 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH 'TARGET' HINGE SPURRED SHAFTS & WELL DETAILED '5' LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'JOHN ALLEN' C1740

PC126 - A SMALL GEO.III. SIFTER LADLE WITH CELTIC END & GEOMETRIC PIERCING - BY: 'FRANCIS HOWDEN' EDINBURGH 1792 14cm

S-114 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS, THE SHAPED SHAFTS WITH 'SPURS' A GOOD 'BULLSEYE' HINGE & WITH 5 LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'WILLIAM CHATTERTON' - LONDON C1755.
(illustrated on page 88 of: 'C18th. silver tea tongs')

S124 - AN EARLY GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH RING STOPS DBL 'C' SCROLLS AND A CHARMING SMALL RAISED BOX HINGE INSCRIBED 'E*W' AND WITH TINY SHELL GRIPS - BY: 'JOSEPH REASON' C1730

5837 - A 'CHINESE EXPORT' URN SHAPED CASTER WITH GADROONED BORDER & OF HEAVY GAUGE - THE SCREW ON COVER WITH ACORN FINIAL - THE BASE WITH A SET OF PSEUDO HALLMARKS - BY: 'CUTSHING' - CANTON C1860 95mm 120gms

 

5838 - A CHARLES.II / JAMES.II. TUMBLER CUP - THE SMALL PLAIN BOWL MARKED TO THE BASE WITH OLD STANDARD MARKS - THE DATE LETTER NOW LOST - THE MAKER: 'RS' A MULLET BELOW - WITHIN A HEART SHAPED PUNCH - LONDON C1685. 4cm 30gms ('JACKSON' PAGE 140, ILLUSTRATES THIS MARK)

5833 - A 'SCARCE' BOTTLE TICKET WITH CANTED CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR 'GENEVA' - BY: 'PETER & ANNE BATEMAN' - LONDON 1795. (THE TITLE 'GIN' NOT BEING USED IN 'POLITE SOCIETY' AT THIS DATE)

5834 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CANTED CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - PIERCED FOR 'CALCAVELLA' - BY: 'THOMAS & JAMES PHIPPS' - LONDON 1817

5660 - A SMALL VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET WITH CAST BORDER & PIERCED FOR: 'GIN' - BY: 'ALFRED TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1855.

3301 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - WITH CANTED CORNERS & REEDED BORDERS INCISED FOR 'WHISKEY' - BY: 'JOSEPH WILMORE' - BIRMINGHAM 1814.

5845 - A PAIR OF 'V.GOOD' EARLY GEO.II. OBLONG TRENCHER SALTS WITH INCURVED ANGLES & OF GOOD GAUGE - BY: 'EWARD WOOD' - LONDON 1728. 80mm x 64mm x 35mm 120gms

5455 - A RARE - QUEEN ANNE - MINIATURE PORRINGER OF V.GOOD GAUGE WITH WAISTED PART FLUTED BODY - BY: 'WILLIAM FLEMING' - LONDON 1704. 33mm 42gms ( ex cook collection)

1011 - A CHARMING PAIR OF MID VICTORIAN CRESTED SALTS DECORATED WITH ALTERNATING FLORAL BANDS WITH GILDED INTERIORS & SET ON PEDESTAL FEET - BY 'RICHARD SIBLEY' - LONDON 1866 44mm 100gms (a well regarded maker of the regency period)

5646 - A LARGE & UNUSUAL 'GORGET' SHAPED BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR:
'S. WHISKEY' - UNMARKED EARLY c19TH.

5699 - AN EARLY GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - IN CAST 'BACCUS MASK' FORM - INCISED FOR: 'WHITE WINE' - 'IR CROWNED' POSSIBY 'JOHN RICH' - LONDON C1765.

5773 - A 'SCARCE' GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - SHAPED & REEDED OUTLINE - INCISED FOR: 'SHRUB' - BY: 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON 1798.

5785 - A 'RARE' GEO.I. TEA TONGS WITH NARROW WAISTED BOX HINGE & MARKED IN THE SMALL 'SPOON' GRIPS FOR: 'FN' AN UN-RECORDED MAKER (PERHAPS 'FRANCIS NELME'?) C1725.

S-103 - A 'FINE' & 'UNUSUAL' GEO.II. TEA TONGS - SIMPLE 'S' SCROLLS & MARKED IN THE SMALL 'SPOON' GRIPS, A LION PASSANT C1740.

S-106 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF HEAVY GAUGE - THE FINGER RINGS WITH CUSHIONS - CUTTER SHAFTS & UNUSUAL TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'RICHARD MILLS' - LONDON C1755.

5751 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.II. TEA TONGS - SIMPLE 'S' SCROLLS - MARKED IN THE TRI LOBED GRIPS FOR A RARELY ENCOUNTERED MAKER: 'JOHN HAGUE' - LONDON C1760
(unusual as, by this date, marking was usually to the rings)

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