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Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver and clear glass claret jug. The body is of a rounded square form with indentations to all four sides. The glass is etched with hunting motifs, including a horseshoe, riding crop, foxes’ head and floral foliage. The base is cut and polished glass. The handle, spout and hinged lid are all solid silver.

Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1897 (x), Maker's mark S&Co (Skinner & Co)

Reference Number: D11663

Antique 19th Century European pair of five light solid silver candelabras in the nineteenth Century revival taste, combining Neo Classical and Baroque influences. The architectural diagonal base is richly decorated with portrait medallions, acanthus borders and scrolling ornament, while the elaborate central column supports boldly curved arms terminating in urn shaped sconces.

Particularly striking are the winged griffin supports beneath the central body, adding a dramatic sculptural quality associated with Victorian and Second Empire decorative arts. The mixture of classical motifs, heavy cast decoration and symmetrical form reflects the eclectic historicism popular across Continental Europe during the late nineteenth century. Hallmarked with German silver pseudo marks. 

Pseudo hallmarks from Germany are imitation silver marks used mainly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to resemble official British or European assay marks. Commonly associated with makers in Hanau, these fantasy marks were applied to decorative silver to give the appearance of age, quality, or prestige, although they were not official hallmarks.

Reference Number: J12120

An exquisite 20th Century Italian solid silver and lapis lazuli champagne / wine cooler. Generously sized with trophy-style handles, the top rim, handle sides, and stem are adorned with lapis lazuli inlays. The interior is richly gilt, and the cooler stands on a flared base. A striking statement piece, it enhances any barware collection, complements modern interiors, and is ideal for alfresco dining.

Hallmarked Italian silver (800 standard), 853*MI (Milan).

Reference Number: J11637

A 20th Century Thai solid silver tea and coffee service, richly worked throughout with high-relief repoussé decoration and presented complete on its matching tray. Comprising a coffee pot, tea pot, covered sugar bowl, creamer, pair of sugar tongs and a substantial serving tray, each piece is decorated with alternating panels of deities and scrolling foliate motifs within pointed cartouches. The figures are shown seated in traditional pose with hands held in prayer, set against finely textured grounds that emphasise the depth of the chasing. The coffee and tea pots are of baluster form, raised on circular stepped bases.

Both retain their domed covers with tiered finials and engraved borders. The spouts are formed as stylised mythological creatures with elongated necks and scaled detailing, and the scrolling handles are similarly ornamented. The sugar bowl and creamer repeat the same repoussé panels and shaped bodies, maintaining consistency across the service. The sugar tongs and the serving tray are also decorated, the tray with a broad border of scrolling foliage in keeping with the design of the set.

Each piece is hallmarked "THAILAND, STERLING". Items marked "THAILAND STERLING" were generally made from 1949 onwards, following the permanent name change from Siam to Thailand. Pieces stamped simply "SIAM STERLING" usually date from 1926 to 1949.

Reference Number: A00116

Antique early-19th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k gold & enamel music box, of elegant rectangular form, in the shape of an envelope, featuring convex front and rear sides. The cover and base are adorned with rectangular panels of translucent blue enamel over an engine-turned ground, framed by foliate taille d'épargne borders. The cover is further enhanced with an overlapping lyre-shaped, matted gold panel mimicking an envelope flap, intricately stamped with trailing foliage and embellished with split pearls and a central turquoise. The box incorporates a concealed musical movement, wound by a key and activated by a lever discreetly located at the rear.  

Hallmarked by renowned goldsmith GR for Jean-Georges Rémond, Geneva, and bears additional prestige marks, reflecting its superior craftsmanship and provenance. Numbered 949, the movement playing a tune, with original key, Movement attributed to Piguet & Capt, Isaac-Daniel Piguet (1775-1841) was born in Le Chenit (Vaud) and is said to have moved to Geneva before 1800. He entered into partnership with his brother-in-law Henri Capt, another mécanicien, on 10 February 1802. The firm was active for a short period from 1802 to 1811. Piguet & Capt, however, were the first to make objects that combined automata and music for use in luxury objects, such as snuff boxes, jewelry, and watches.

Reference Number: A10228

This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.

Antique 19th Century English William IV solid silver samovar / hot water kettle. This samovar is heavily worked and highly decorative. The compressed bell shaped lid has a floral and C-scroll border and is mounted with a large cast eagle finial with partially spread wings. The lid sits firmly over a spherical body divided into elaborately chased cartouches depicting hunting scenes, including stags, hounds and birds set among dense foliage.

On either side are acanthus capped double scroll handles, cast and symmetrical in form. The spigot is set centrally to the front, with an ornate mount and a wooden handle. The body rises from a knopped socle, which leads to a lobed base decorated in a similar manner to the main body, with further chased naturalistic panels. The samovar stands on four acanthus scrolled feet. The interior retains its original hot iron holder.

Hallmarked English solid silver (925 standard), London, year 1837 (B), Maker's mark sc (Sebastian Crespell II).

Reference Number: A00124

Antique early 20th Century pair of solid silver very large and impressive table ornaments modelled as a male and female pheasant. Each figure is finely detailed with naturalistic plumage and glass-set eyes. They make striking decorative pieces for a dining table or mantelpiece. Hallmarked Sterling (925 Standard), GERMANY.

Reference Number: A00050

A 20th Century English solid silver and shagreen cigar box, featuring a novelty artwork by H.M. Bateman set beneath glass and framed in silver on the lid. The illustration bears the inscription: 'Remember that it is no joke, If you should happen to revoke.' The box is enveloped in teal blue shagreen, and inside provides ample space for cigars. A distinctive piece, perfect for a personal collection.

Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1929 (o), Maker's mark. C B & S (unknown).

Reference Number: J11732

A pair of 20th Century English solid silver inkwells modelled as a ship’s port and starboard oil lamp lanterns. Each lantern features a curved coloured glass insert, one red and one green, mounted within the body.

The hinged lids are fitted with swing handles and open to reveal the concealed inkwells within. Hallmarked English Silver (925 Standard), London, year 1934, Maker's Mark H.B.S. (Herbert Simpson Benzie).

Reference Number: J12078

Antique late 18th Century Swiss gold, enamel, and seed pearl aide mémoire box, crafted in a tapering rectangular form with canted edges. The cover features a central translucent dark blue enamel panel, vivid in colour and decorated in gilt with the word “SOUVENIR” framed by laurel and berry paillons, bordered with colourful enamel and rows of split seed pearls.

The sides are painted in enamel with finely detailed scenes of Venus, one accompanied by Cupid, the other by a river, set against a translucent blue ground and enclosed within matching decorative borders. Undoubtedly made in Switzerland by one of the finest goldsmiths and enamelers of the period, the box bears hallmarks that, while present, now indistinct.

Reference Number: C00143

Antique 19th Century Indian (Kutch) solid silver dressing table set. Comprising a hand mirror, brush and oval tray, all richly worked in repoussé silver. Each piece displays high level craftsmanship and dense ornamental detail, characteristic of high quality Indian silver of the period. 

The solid silver brush is decorated with a repoussé scene depicting an elephant in combat with a lion, framed by dense floral and foliate ornament. The surrounding decoration is both repoussé and pierced, with a visible copper backing beneath; a rare and unusual feature in Indian silver, adding depth and contrast to the design. 

The hand mirror is worked in a closely related repoussé floral and foliate pattern. The central panel depicts a seated figure guru / sadhu beside a campfire, with palm trees in the background, creating a narrative scene within the decorative framework. 

The solid silver tray of an oval form is richly decorated with intricate repoussé work on a finely matted ground. The surface is covered with floral foliage with a blank centre oval cartouche. On the underneath, four spherical feet raise the tray. Marked to the base "MR". (Mawji Raghavji) an important Indian silversmith contemporary of the more prolific Oomersi Mawji, who perfectly demonstrates his rivaling ability in this magnificent piece. The brush and mirror are not hallmarked as if often the case for Indian silver, but acid tested 900+ grade silver.

Reference Number: A00117

Antique 20th Century French fine French solid silver butter service by Christofle & Cie, Paris, comprising four flower-form butter dishes with gilded interiors, accompanied by four matching solid silver & gilt butter knives. The dishes are beautifully modelled as open blossoms with radiating petal decoration and richly gilded centres, creating a striking contrast against the polished silver.

The set is presented in its original fitted case, lined in cream. The elegant naturalistic design reflects the refined French tableware produced by Christofle during the late 19th to early 20th century. A charming and decorative breakfast or luncheon service, combining sculptural floral design with practical use, and retaining its original presentation case.

Reference Number: J12127

Antique 20th Century Continental silver-plated hunting dog. Finely crafted and impressive in scale, this statue portrays a Setter on the hunt, poised mid-prowl. Setters were originally bred as gundogs, trained to locate game birds by scent and then “set” in a low crouch to signal their position to hunters. An ideal statement piece for an estate house, it serves equally well as a striking centrepiece for a mantel or table. Unmarked.

Reference Number: J11572

Antique 19th Century Austrian rare and unusual solid silver-gilt & enamel rock crystal ewer. The rock crystal engraved with chimeras among scrollwork, silver gilt mounts pierced and enamelled. The caryatid scroll handle with satyr head terminal. Hallmarked Austrian-Hungarian assay city letter A (Vienna), circa 1890, Makers mark RL (Rudolf Linke).

Reference Number: A9974

A 20th Century Art Deco French 18K gold and diamond compact. Circular in form with an all-over engine-turned decoration. The cover is set with a stylised "Shriners" logo accented with diamonds. Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, it is an American Masonic society. Founded in 1872 in New York City, it is now headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and has over 200 chapters across nine countries. The organization is known for its Middle Eastern theme, elaborate participation in parades and festivals. A diamond baguette push button opens the interior revealing a circular mirror and powder puff.

Hallmarked 18k gold (750 standard), London (import marks), year 1929 (o), Maker's mark "LPJV" (Unknown) & marked JC (Jacques Cartier). 

Reference Number: C00142

Antique 20th Century Chinese solid silver cigar box featuring a smooth, slightly textured hand hammered surface on all sides and a striking high-relief dragon on the lid and sides. On the front of the box a thumbpiece is mounted in the center. Upon opening the box, the interior is fully lined with dark wood, including the base.

Hallmarked on the base "ZEEWO" (Zee Wo & Company) originating from 370 Honan Road - Shanghai. 

Reference Number: J11517

Antique 19th Century Indian solid 22k gold bracelet, composed of six hinged panels, each decorated in repoussé with Hindu deities, including Sabaruthy, Cawlingamirthuwum, Kali, Soobramaniya, Gajenthramoatchum and Vanoogopaul, with the names engraved to the sides of each panel.

The reverse is smooth, and the clasp is hallmarked ‘ORR 22’.

Reference Number: A00131

Antique 20th Century English solid silver mounted agate smokers stand. Formed with two silver ashtrays either side of the lighter. Two pull out lighters and a central wick enables cigarettes or cigars to be lit, to stop the flame, a lid on chain is attached to the lighter. A green lapis and milky colour agate stand is what this set is mounted on, the base lined with felt.

Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1913 (s), Maker's mark CB & Sons (Charles Boyton).

Reference Number: J11518

Antique 19th Century Swiss 18k gold and enamel snuff box made for the Ottoman market, oval with scalloped edges, the lid painted with a bouquet of roses and peonies and other flowers, framed by pale blue, translucent green and white taille d'épargne enamel borders of scrolls and flowers, the sides with matching decoration.

Hallmarked with later French gold import mark “ET” on the inner rim.

Reference Number: A00026