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		THE BREADALBANE VASE £ price on application         NEW FROM THE 1862 EXHIBITION BY ANTOINE VECHTE FOR HUNT & ROSKELL A massive silver and gilt demascende two-handled vase mounted with 46 interior lit hardstone intaglios from the Poniatowski collection. 36 inches (91cm) tall Completed and hallmarked in 1862 Exhibited at the International Exhibition London 1862 Described in the art-journal catalogue of the international exhibition: 'Of the works of Hunt and Roskell we engrave the Breadalbane vase…, produced for the the Marquis of Breadalbane, as a fitting receptacle for the famous “Poniatowski Gems”…of Silver and Iron, richly damascened with gold, and is one of the admirable works of the renowned artist Vechte ' Code: breadvase		more photos make enquiry
		A fine Regency silvergilt presentation cup in the form of a Warwick vase wine cooler by Paul Storr London 1814 £ price on application      On a coppergilt plinth, the silvergilt vase cast with masks, vine tendril handles and two lion pelts with texturing below a frieze of fruiting vines, with lift-off collar and screw in liner, both crested, the foot engraved with a coat of arms and inscribed "Presented by the Officers of the 7th (Queens OWN) Hussars to Col. Edward Kerrison in token of the Respect excited by his Conduct At the Battle of Orthes 27th February 1814 and as a mark of the Regard & Esteem they feel towards him August 1814" the plinth with an upper border of tongue and dart. THE WARWICK VASE Created in ancient Rome, uncovered from the bottom of Lake Tivoli, near Hadrian's Villa in 1770. The vase features classical bacchal masks and associated emblems such as a pine-cone tip staff known as a thysrus, together with classical leaves and intertwined naturalistic handles, raised on a square plinth. Sir William Hamilton, the special consul to Naples, who was well known for his famous collection of antiquities including terra cotta vases and for a time owned the vase. Hamilton gave it to his nephew, the Earl of Warwick, and the original stood at Warwick Castle until the 1970s, when it was sold to the Burrell Collection in Glasgow, where it is now on display. There is an apocryphal story that the restorer changed one of the eight God's heads into a portrait of Lady Hamilton with a pointed devil's ear because she had offended him. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR EDWARD KERRISON, KNT. &. C.B. THIS officer was appointed Cornet in the 6th or Inniskilling dragoons the 23rd of June, 1796: Lieutenant in the same corps in 1798: Captain in the 47th the 18th of October, 1798, from which he was removed to a troop in the 7th Iight dragoons the 8th of November, 1798. He obtained a Majority in the latter corps in 1803, and was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in it the 4th of April, 1805; and Colonel in the army the 4th of June, 1813. He served with the 7th light dragoons in the expedition to the Jlelder in 1799, and was in the actions of the 19th of September, 2nd and 6th of October. He embarked with his regiment for Spain in October, 1808, and served with Sir John Moore's army during that campaign: upon this service he, with a part of his regiment, came up with an advance of the enemy's cavalry on the plains of Leon, where the officer was killed, and the men taken prisoners; Colonel Kerrison was severely wounded on this day, the 25th of December, 1808, his arm being broken in two places. In August, 1803, he landed at Bilboa: be commanded the 7th hussars at the passage of the Olerou, the action of Sauveterne, the 24th of February, and at the battles of Orthes and Toulouse. The 7th hussars bore a distinguished part in the battle of Orthps, as expressed in Lord Wellington's despatches follows:—" The 7th hussars distinguished themselves upon this occasion, and made many prisoners; their charges were highly meritorious." On the return of the regiment to England, the officers presented a piece of plate, value two hundred guineas, to Colonel Kerrison, in testimony of their consideration of his conduct. He served the ensuing campaign in the Netherlands, was slightly wounded at Waterloo, but continued with his regiment, and was present at the siege of Cambray, and the surrender of Paris. He has the honor of wearing a medal for the battle of Orthes, and of being a Companion of the Order of the Bath. His services have been further rewarded with the honor of Knighthood. The 12th of August, 1819, he received the rank of Major-General. Code: pswarvase		more photos make enquiry
		An Important Silver Tea Set by Odiot, Paris, Circa 1880. £ 65,000.00      In original fitted box, The set comprises, 33 1/2 inch (85cm) Tray, 18 inch (46cm) tall Kettle on stand, 8 inch (20cm) tall, 12 inch (30cm) wide Teapot, 12 inch (30cm) tall Hot Water Jug/Coffee Pot. 5 inch (13cm) tall Cream Jug, 4 1/2 inch (11.5cm) tall Waste Bowl, 7 inch (18cm) tall Sugar Bowl and Cover. e6918/1584 Code: impodiotts		more photos make enquiry
		Extremely Rare Pair of Austrian, Viennese Enamel Candelabra, Circa 1880 £ 48,000.00      Each 18 inches (48cm) tall e6996/1694 Code: vialab		more photos make enquiry
		A Comprehensive Tea and Coffee Service on Tray by Touron, Paris, Circa 1880. £ 45,000.00      of outstanding quailty. Comprising a 32 inch (81cm) tray, a 17 inch (43cm) Kettle, Stand and Burner, a 10 inch (25.5cm) Coffee Pot, a 6 inch tall Teapot, a 7 ½ inch (19cm) Sugar Bowl and Cover. A 5 inch (13cm) tall Cream Jug, and a 4 ¼ inch (11cm) tall, 5 ¾ inch (15cm) diameter Waste Bowl. e6920/1586 Code: touronts		more photos make enquiry
		A Monumental Silver Ewer by Samuel Hayne and Dudley Carter London 1850 £ 47,500.00      The scenes recall two episodes of the life of Alexander the Great, probably the submission of the king of Indias Porus after the battle of the river Hydaspe and the hunt of the lion of Macedonia, this last scene figures on the sarcophagus of Alexander in the museum of Istanbul. 26 ½ inches (67cm) tall 200oz (6230g) Code: giantewer		more photos make enquiry
		A Pair of French Silver, Parcel-Gilt Vases and Covers. From the collection of King George I of the Hellenes £ 32,000.00      In Original re-fitted case. By Placide Poussielgue-Rusand, Paris, Circa 1880 Each 17 1/2 inches (44cm) Tall The Maker Placide Poussielgue-Russand was one of the most important french nineteenth-century silversmiths. He exhibited and won awards at the Universal Exhibitions of 1878, 1889 and 1900. He often worked with Viollet le Duc and his work can be found in many important collections. important Pieces by Poussielgue-Russand include those in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. King George I of the Hellenes George I, King of the Hellenes (1845-1913) was King of the Hellenes (Greece) from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, when only 17-years old he was elected as King by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former King Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Second French Empire and the Russian Empire). As the first monarch of the new Greek dynasty, his 50-year reign (the longest in modern Greek history) was characterized by territorial gains as Greece established its place in pre-World War I Europe. Two weeks short of the fiftieth anniversary of his accession, and during the First Balkan War, he was assassinated. In sharp contrast to his reign, the reigns of his successors would prove short and insecure. He is the Great-Great Grand Father of Charles, Prince of Wales. e6621/905 Code: royalvases		more photos make enquiry
		A magnificent Solid Silver Sculpture of St Joan of Arc by Barbedienne, after the Bonze by P. Dubois. Circa 1900 £ price on application      48 inches (122cm) tall (on plinth) 32 inches (81cm) tall (off plinth) 31 inches (79cm) wide Silver weight. 679oz (21141g) This solid silver model by Barbedienne, made just 11 years after the Rheims original, was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900. Among Barbedienne's other rare castings in silver is Henri IV Enfant, now in the Louvre. Canonized in 1920, St Joan Of Arc has become a global symbol of courage and resistance in the face of tyranny, her image being used by the French Resistance in the Second World War as a representation of their struggle. Together with the Rheims original, this model has pride of place in front of the St Augustin Church Paris. e6471/770 Code: joa		more photos make enquiry
		An Excellent set of Four Salt Cellars by Paul Storr London 1837 £ 5,800.00      This fine set of four each measure 3 3/4 inches (9.5cm) in diameter, and 2 1/2 inches (6.5cm) tall. and weigh 24oz (750g) Each marked for Paul Storr, London 1837. (3 marked on the base, one on the side of the body.) Code: pssalts		more photos make enquiry
		Excellent George II Sugar Caster by Paul De Lamerie London 1736 £ 15,000.00      This handsom piece, by arguably the finest silversmith in history is in fine condition, the marks are clear as shown, retaining a beautiful patina. the contemporary coat of arms is clear and correct in style for the period. A fine collectors piece. 7oz (troy) 6 inches tall. Code: lamcast		more photos make enquiry
		Very Rare and Impressive George IV Silver Candelabrum Centrepiece £ 95,000.00      By Thomas Wimbush London 1831 43 1/2 inches (110cm) tall 28648g (920oz) approx Code: wimbushcp		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding Diamond Encrusted, Gold Mounted Ink Stand by Asprey £ 75,000.00      The stand, gold mounted in Nephrite. The wells in Rock Crystal, the bottle tops, further decorated with blue enamel. 14 3/8 inches (36.5cm) 7 1/4 inches (18.5cm) wide Code: aspink		more photos make enquiry
		A Handsome Silver Gilt Ink Stand by Froment meurice circa 1880 £ 22,000.00      15 inches (38cm) long 7 inches (18cm) wide 8 inches (20cm) tall Code: fmink		more photos make enquiry
		A Magnificent Gold, Diamond and Mineral Sculpture of a Fairytale Castle, Made by William Tolliday for Garrard, London circa 1985 £ price on application      Finely modeled in 18 carat Gold as a 19th century Fairytale castle and set with diamonds at the windows, finished with a Gold Three-Masted galleon sailing the quartz base. Height 39cm 15 1/2 inches Working from a small studio above Garrard's showrooms in Mayfair, the Goldsmith William Tolliday spent his Semi-retirement during the mid-1980s creating fantasy castles in Gold, Silver, minerals and gemstones. With the limited output of three or four pieces a year. e6235/285 Code: goldcastle		more photos make enquiry
		A Fine Chandelier £ 25,000.00      Empire Style in Gilt Bronze circa 1970 68 inch (173cm) drop 50 inch (127cm) diameter Code: chandeliers		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding and comprehensive silver dressing table set by Aucoc Paris Circa 1885 £ 108,000.00      Comprising 23 pieces, Silver mounted dressing table mirror 31 ¼ inches tall by 26 inches wide Pair flower vases with cut glass liners 12 inches tall 4 silver mounted cut glass bottles 8 inches tall 3 small round boxes 4 ½ inches tall 2 large round boxes 6 inches tall Large oblong Jewellery box 9 inches long by 7 inches wide 1 pair of long rectangular boxes 8 ½ inches long by 4 inches wide 1 pair of short rectangular boxes 5 ½ inches long by 4 ½ inches wide Hand bell 6 ¾ inches tall Goblet 5 ¾ inches tall 2 hair brushes 9 ½ inches long Hand mirror 10 inches long Chamber stick 9 ½ inches long Provenance, From the private collection of the descendants of Prince Hatzfeldt (1853-1910) of the Prussian royal family. e5738/9004 Code: dtableset		more photos make enquiry
		Fine Pair German Silver and Parcel-Gilt Tazzas Circa 1850 £ 28,000.00      Of excellent quality, stamped with Makers Mark and Town Mark, for Johann Friedrich Brahmfeld Hamburg 1845-1865 15 inches (38cm) tall 14 inches (35.5cm) across the handles Code: exgertaz		more photos make enquiry
		Excellent English Silver Gilt Trolley Coaster by Barnards London 1839 £ 24,500.00      20 1/2 inches (52cm) long 70oz e5963/9737 Code: trollycoaster		more photos make enquiry
		An Excellent 5-Section Gilt Bronze, Grape and Vine Surtout de table circa 1820 £ 42,000.00      The arms are those of John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), Lord Chief Justice of England 1880-94 and Baron of Ottery St Mary, Who on the 11th August 1846 married Jane Fortescue Seymour of Farringdon, Isle of White. The arms of Seymour are a quartering of an augmentation granted by Henry VIII on his marriage to Lady Jane Seymour and are representative of the Dukedom of Somerset. 100 inches long 23 ½ inches wide e5847/9412 Code: gvplat		more photos make enquiry
		A Rare and Unusual 18 Carat Gold Mounted Rock Crystal Vase and Cover Circa 1900 £ 25,000.00      Formed of Rock Crystal and Mounted In 18 Carat Gold, further decorated with enamelwork and encrusted with semi-precious stones. Slight restoration to the neck 11 inches, 28cm tall Code: dragrock		more photos make enquiry
		The Holford Candelabra, by Mortimer and Hunt London 1839. £ 285,000.00      A Pash and Sons are proud to offer this important pair of early Victorian candelabra by Mortimer and Hunt, London 1839. Each nine-light candelabrum cast and chased in naturalistic neo-rococo taste, the multi scrolling leaf capped branches and stems rising from tri-form bases which are applied with a serpent around each foot between cast and chased armorials. Further embellished with birds and insects and each with three cherubs, one on the upper central stem below the squirrel finial. The branches in three tiers of three both struck ‘147’, fully marked. One makers mark ISH engraved “published as the act directs Febr.3.1840 Mortimer and Hunt , 156 New Bond Street London.” The other makers mark IM&ISH (crown above) struck Mortimer and Hunt Originally made for Victorian eccentric Robert Stayner Holford who built both the The National Arboretum and the Dorchester House Park Lane. Height 93cm (36.5in) Total weight 28,650g (920oz troy) e5202/7396 Code: labra holford		more photos make enquiry
		A Large German Silver and Silver-gilt Jardiniere circa 1880 £ 45,000.00      A Magnificent German silver and silver-gilt jardinière by Royal Silversmith Schurmann, circa 1880. Schurmann were prolific manufacturers of silver in Frankfurt supplying amongst others the Prussian Royal Family. For further examples of Schurmann's work see: Christies, 'Silver, Porcelain and Glass from the Royal Prussian Collection' (Christies, 31st October 2002) 38 inches (97cm) long, 25 inches (64cm) wide. E5485/8259 Code: cp jard		more photos make enquiry
		The Uxbridge Candelabra, by Robert Garrard London 1827. £ price on application      A Pash and son are proud to offer these excellent candelabra. Standing an impressive 30 inches tall and are a combined weight of 730 oz. (troy) (22650g). Elaborately chased with flowers and scrolls, the asymmetrical design offers a unique view from all angles. The coat-of-arms applied to each face of the foot is that of the Paget family, personalised with the battle honours of the original owner, Henry William Paget, Field Marshal, Lord Uxbridge, Marques of Anglesey. After an Impressive military career, Henry Paget was asked by The Duke of Wellington to command the British and Allied cavalry and to act as Wellington’s second in command in the ‘100 days’ campaign and ultimately at Waterloo where Paget famously lost his leg. The candelabra London 1827 by Robert Garrard e4889/6355 Code: labra uxbridge		more photos make enquiry
		24 Carat Gold and Enamel Mounted Smokey Quartz Cup and Cover. £ 45,000.00      Pieces of this age, quality and size in rock crystal are rarely found given the fragile nature of the piece. We are therefore pleased to offer this excellent 19th century work of art in superb condition. On a shaped circular foot, surmounted by an eagle finial on the fluted cover. The body is caved with bands of overlapping shells, the heads of classical military figures flanking a central carved cartouche with a crest of a crown above a rampant lion. The gold mounts decorated with geometric enamelwork in blue black and white. 15 3/4 inches (40cm) tall. e3955/4215 Code: object rock		more photos make enquiry