SOLD - ODDITIES 3


  • The items below have been sold, and remain here for reference purposes only.


    No. G057
    French .950 Silver Asparagus Tongs.
    Made circa 1890.
    Length 4.75" (12cm). Weight 1.67 troy oz. (52g).
    Price £295.00



    No. G091
    George IV Silver Spectacles.
    Made by Joseph Willmore in Birmingham, 1820.
    Length of front 4.25" (10.5cm).
    Price £435.00



    No. G181
    Victorian Silver Sovereign Case With Pencil.
    Made by Deakin & Francis in Birmingham, 1899.
    Length 3.25" (8cm). Weight 3.34 troy oz. (104g).
    Price £895.00


    No. F028
    18th century silver & horn "erotic" pipe tamper.
    Made circa 1790.
    Length 3" (7.5cm).
    Price £645.00





    No. F430
    Cricket Ball With Silver Presentation.
    Inscription reads: Presented to H. G. Morley, by the Nott. Journal
    for taking 8 Wickets for 1 Run including Hat Trick. 7/5/25.
    Made circa 1925.
    Length 2.75" (7cm).
    Price £395.00


    No. G151
    Edwardian Silver Pencil & "Rota-Meter" Map Measurer.
    Made by Alfred Wigley in Chester, 1904.
    Length closed 3.25" (8.5cm).
    Price £565.00







    No. G152
    Silver Map Measurer, Magnifying Glass & Pencil.
    Made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths in London, 1911.
    Length 3.75" (9.5cm).
    Price £1,850.00


    No. E377
    Edwardian silver, enamel & stone-set "Bazique" pencil with trumps marker & scorer.
    Made by Edward Baker in Birmingham, 1902.
    Length open 4.5" (1.5cm).
    Price £2,450.00


    No. F436
    Edwardian Silver Moustache Brush.
    Made by E. S. Barnsley in Birmingham, 1904.
    Length 3.75" (9.5cm).
    Price £145.00


    No. F272
    French silver, gold & niello tobacco & vesta case.
    Made by A. Dubois, circa 1870.
    (There is some wear to the niello and some dents to the base of the case
    and the inside of the internal lid).

    Length 3.75" (9cm). Weight 4.72 troy oz. (147g).
    Price £1,750.00


    No. F445
    9ct Gold Pencil Top Letter Opener.
    Made by Asprey & Co. Ltd in London, 1912.
    Length 3" (7.5cm).
    Price £225.00


    No. F354
    Edwardian silver-gilt "Vaphic" cup.
    Made by G. Nathan & R. Hayes in Chester, 1902.
    Length 5.5" (14.5cm). Weight 9.48 troy oz. (295g).
    Price £795.00


    No. G076
    Asprey's Silver & Steel Table Vesta Box.
    Made by Frederick Buckthorpe in London, 1917.
    Length 2.25" (5.5cm). Weight 4.18 troy oz. (130g).
    Price £1,450.00



    No. F427
    Gentleman's 9ct Gold & Enamel Pocket Necessaire.
    Magnifying Glass, Perpetual Calendar, Penknife, Watch, Door Key & Pencil.
    Made by Sampson Mordan & Co. in London, 1937, retailed by Asprey.
    Length closed 3" (7cm).
    Price £3,250.00


    No. F344
    Silver "gardening tools" brooch.
    Made by M.J.D. in London, 1993.
    Height 4" (10cm).
    Price £435.00




    No. D949
    Victorian silver golf ball holder.
    Made by John Newton Mappin in London, 1888.
    (This would make an ideal salt cellar).
    Diameter of base 2.5" (6.5cm). Weight 2.64 troy oz. (82g).
    Price £435.00


    No. F409
    Victorian Silver Sealing Wax Holder & Vesta Case.
    Made by Henry Stuart Brown in London, 1900.
    Length 5.5" (14cm). Weight 1.84 troy oz. (57.5g)
    Price £645.00


    No. F420
    Silver Desk Vesta, Sealing Wax Holder & Night Light.
    Made by C. E. Turner in Birmingham, 1913.
    Length 3.5" (9cm).
    Price £475.00


    No. F429
    Silver Rowney Paint Box.
    Made by E.& M.R. in London, 1977.
    Length 2.75" (7cm). Weight 3.34 troy oz. (104g).
    Price £435.00


    No. F386
    Edwardian silver moustache clip.
    Made by Harry Atkin in Sheffield, 1905.
    Diameter 2.75" (7cm).
    Price £235.00


    No. F229
    Victorian silver & ivory sweet-meat fork & knife.
    Made circa 1840.
    Length of Knife 6" (15.5cm).
    Price £195.00


    No. F419
    Victorian Silver Money Box.
    Made by William & Henry Stratford in Sheffield, 1872.
    Height 3" (7.5cm). Weight 5.82 troy oz. (181g)
    Price £695.00


    No. D319
    Silver and bakelite knife sharpener.
    Made by C. Saunders and F. Shepherd in Birmingham, 1930.
    Price £395.00


    No. E073
    Victorian silver "apple" string box.
    Made by William & George Neal in London, 1900.
    Height 2.25" (5.5cm).
    Price £645.00


    No. 4305
    Victorian silver and wood diamond scoop.
    Made by F. Edmonds and E. Johnson in London, 1890.
    Price £895.00


    No. F374
    French silver "devil's head" go-to-bed match holder.
    Made circa 1880.
    Length 2.25" (5.5cm).
    Price £445.00


    No. F257
    Victorian silver ladies spectacle's case.
    Made by Deakin & Francis in Birmingham, 1899.
    Length of case only 5.9" (14.6cm).
    Length of case including clip and chain approx. 8.75" (22cm).
    Price £365.00


    No. E363
    Silver & steel carriage key.
    Made by Samuel & Ernest Drew in London, 1911.
    Length 3.5" (8.5cm).
    Price £645.00


    No. F144
    Silver sugar crusher & spoon.
    Made by Wakely & Wheeler in London, 1911.
    Length 7.5" (19cm). Weight 1.35 troy oz. (42g).
    Price £295.00


    No. F378
    Silver snail/escargot tongs.
    Made by Arthur & Frank Parsons in London, 1926.
    Length 6.25" (16cm). Weight 2.34 troy oz. (73g).
    Price £645.00


    No. E075
    Victorian silver & leather dog collar.
    Made by Edwin Henry Watts in London, 1885.
    Diameter approx. 5.5" (14cm).
    Price £2,450.00


    No. F035
    Silver & enamel "flower" glass markers.
    Made circa 1920.
    Length approx. 0.7" (1.25cm).
    Price £345.00


    No. F320
    Scottish silver, leather, wood, steel & foiled-back cairngorm dirk.
    Made by P. W., circa 1860.
    Length 17.75" (45cm).
    Price £2,350.00


    No. F241
    Victorian silver pencil with cup & ball game.
    Made by Thornhill, circa 1875.
    Registration mark for July 7th, 1875.
    Length 3.5" (9cm).
    Price £895.00


    No. B0205
    Hellenistic silver ladle with duck's head handle.
    Made circa, 200 BC.
    Price £1,650.00


    No. F369
    Portuguese .833 silver wire-work trinket tray.
    Gondonar, 1913-38.
    Length 6.5" (17cm). Weight 1.41 troy oz. (44g).
    Price £235.00


    No. F282
    French silver & enamel "Roulette wheel" aide memoir.
    Made circa 1900.
    Length 2.25" (5.5cm).
    Price £1,250.00



    No. F169
    Silver moustache clip.
    Made by Hammond, Turner & Sons Ltd. in Birminghamn, 1910.
    Length 2.75" (7cm).
    Price £225.00


    No. E198
    Victorian silver & tortoiseshell photo frame/paper clip.
    Made by William R. Cork in London, 1895.
    Length 1.75" (4.5cm).
    Price £345.00


    No. F300
    Silver & steel penknife & Yale door key holder.
    Made by William Needham in Sheffield, 1931.
    Length 2.5" (7cm).
    Price £325.00


    No. F298
    Victorian silver "posy vase" brooch.
    Made by Henry Hemming in Birmingham, 1882.
    Length 2.25" (5.5cm).
    Price £325.00



    No. F299
    Edwardian silver bookcase with two books.
    Made by Lawrence Emanuel in Birmingham, 1905.
    (The books are Shakespear's "Hamlet" & "King Richard II").
    Length 2.75" (7cm). Weight of silver 2.41 troy oz. (75g)
    Price £395.00


    No. F294
    Victorian silver pocket watch stand.
    Made by G. Nathan & R. Hayes in Chester, 1899.
    Diameter 3" (7.5cm). Weight 0.87 troy oz. (27g)
    Price £325.00


    No. F271
    Victorian silver & ivory cheese testing scoop.
    Made by Baker & Staniforth in Sheffield, 1900.
    Length 8.5" (21.5cm).
    Price £785.00


    No. F239
    Silver scent atomiser.
    Import mark for London, 1913 by P. M. M. & Co.
    Height extended 4" (10cm). Weight 1.47 troy oz. (46g).
    Price £395.00



    No. F176
    Victorian silver sovereign case/ calling card holder.
    Made by S. Blanckensee & Sons in Birmimgham, 1891.
    Length 2.5" (6cm). Weight 1.92 troy oz. (60g).
    Price £795.00


    No. F174
    Victorian silver tea ball in a leather case.
    Made by John Harris in London, 1855.
    (There is a split to the inner rim).
    Length 2.25" (5.5cm). Weight 1.22 troy oz. (38g).
    Price £695.00


    No. F044
    Silver "World Globe" Inkwell supported by 4 seated lions.
    From "The British Empire Exhibition 1924".

    Made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. in Birmingham, 1924.
    Length of base 3.5" (8.5cm). Weight 9.29 troy oz. (289g).
    Price £1,450.00


    No. B0403
    A silver glove stretchers.
    Made by Norman Marshall in London, 1913.
    Length 9" (23cm).
    Price £125.00


    No. F158
    Edwardian silver & steel glove stretchers.
    Made by A. W. Penningtom in Birmingham, 1904.
    Length 7.5" (19cm).
    Price £110.00 (reserved).


    No. F157
    Silver glove stretchers.
    Made by C. J. D. in London, 1917.
    Length 7" (18cm). Weight 2.7 troy oz. (84g).
    Price £165.00 (reserved).


    No. F153
    Edwardian silver cased barometer.
    Made by Andrew Barnett & Sons in London, 1908.
    Diameter 2.25" (5.6cm).
    Weight of silver case (without barometer) 3.15 troy oz. (98g).
    Price £895.00



    No. F115
    Edwardian silver hat pin stand.
    Made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd. in Birmingham, 1907.
    Height 3.4" (8.5cm).
    Price £175.00




    No. F026
    Chinese export silver opium pipe.
    Made circa 1900.
    Length 5" (12cm). Weight 1.28 troy oz. (40g).
    Price £325.00






    No. D172
    Silver "tank" pin.
    Made by H. F. C. Ltd. in Birmingham, 1916.
    Price £145.00


    No. D660
    Silver sauce bottle holder.
    Made by A. N. B. and T. H. B. in London, 1914.
    Length 3" (7.5cm). Weight 3.92 troy oz. (122g).
    Price £395.00




    No. D196
    Silver "rifle and Bayonet" pin.
    Made by Turner and Simpson in Birmingham, 1916.
    Price £165.00


    No. D160
    Victorian silver "harp" pencil.
    Made circa 1880.
    Price £765.00





    No. D467
    Silver container shaped like a weight.
    Made by Needham Brothers in London, 1910.
    Height 5.5" (14cm). Weight 10.38 Troy oz. (323g).
    Price £695.00



    No. D586
    Edwardian silver "barrel" box.
    Made by Charles and George Asprey in London, 1902.
    Height 2.5" (6.5cm). Weight 1.83 Troy oz. (57g).
    Price £475.00


    No. E381
    Silver Countess's Coronet.
    (Worn at Edward VII's & subsequent Coronations).
    Made by I. P. in London, 1901.
    Height approx. 5.25" (13cm).
    Diameter of base 6" (16cm), diameter of head space 4.75" (12cm).
    Price £6,450.00


    No. D806
    Victorian silver funnel.
    Made C. Saunders and F. Shepherd in London, 1894.
    Length open 3.25" (8cm). Weight 0.93 troy oz. (29g)
    Price £325.00



    No. E345
    Scottish silver "thistle" cruet set.
    Made by J. M. C. in Edinburgh, 1892.
    Length of base 5.5" (14cm).
    Total weight of silver 4.95 troy oz. (154g).
    Price £795.00


    No. E338
    Silver "razor" case.
    Made by Horton & Allday in Birmingham, 1919.
    Length 2" (5cm).
    Price £325.00



    No. E353
    Edwardian silver "Soette" pin cushion, needle & thimble case
    and cotton reel holder.

    Made circa 1905.
    Height 3.75" (9.5cm).
    Price £345.00





    No. D729
    Silver Champagne bottle swizzle stick.
    Made by C. and C. in Birmingham, 1963.
    Length open 4" (10cm).
    Price £295.00




    No. E217
    Silver & wood tipstaff.
    Made by W. O. Lewis in Birmingham, 1921.
    Length 4.5" (11.25cm).
    Price £295.00


    No. E285
    Edwardian silver gilt, steel & tortoiseshell curling tongs & heater.
    Made Samuel & Earnest Drew in London, 1908.
    (There are cracks to the tong's handles).
    Length of curling tongs open 9.75" (25cm).
    Price £645.00


    No. E026
    Edwardian silver & mother of pearl strawberry tongs.
    Made by William Hutton and Sons in London, 1901.
    Length 4.9" (12.5cm).
    Price £255.00


    No. 2419
    An Edwardian silver "lock" cigar cutter.
    Made by Charles Boyton & Sons in Birmingham, 1905. Width 1.75" (4.5cm).
    Price £595.00


    No. E214
    George III silver Bougie Box.
    Made by Henry Chawner in London, 1792.
    Diameter 2.1" (5.5cm).
    Weight of silver (without wax) 2.5 troy oz (78g).
    Price £3,295.00


    No. E179
    Victorian silver chamberstick and matchbox.
    Made by Samuel Jacob in London, 1897.
    Length from handle to candle holder 4" (10cm).
    Weight of silver 3.6 troy oz. (112g).
    Price £475.00


    No. D188
    .800 silver "gun ship" pin.
    Made circa 1916.
    Price £175.00


    No. E155
    Edwardian silver & steel curling tongs.
    Made by Charles & George Asprey in London, 1902.
    Length open 10" (25cm).
    Price £165.00


    No. D925
    A pair of William IV silver lorgnettes.
    Made by John Maratt in London, 1833.
    Length from glass to glass 4" (10cm).
    Price £435.00


    No. B860
    A silver and steel bottle opener, cased.
    Made by Suckling & Co. in Birmingham, 1933. Length 3.25" (8.5cm).
    Price £215.00


    No. B0597
    A Victorian silver giant thimble.
    Made by Hubert Thornhill in London, 1893.
    Price £345.00


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