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		An outstanding quality, very unusual silver-gilt and porcelain centerpiece. £ 75,000.00      The silver By Bointaburet, paris circa 1890 The Porcelain by Sèvres further embellished with translucent carved hard-stone to resemble wet rocks. 21 inches (53.3cm) long 15 inches (38cm) wide 14 inches (35.5cm) tall Code: boinsilpor		more photos make enquiry
		THE ANCIENT BRITONS £ price on application      A VICTORIAN SILVER AND PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURAL TROPHY, HANCOCKS & CO, FROM DESIGNS AND MODELS BY RAPHAEL MONTI, LONDON, 1875 the rocky bronze base applied with seven silver groups or figures, lapping waves and shrubs 60cm, 23 1/2 in high, 53cm, 21in wide approximately 9331gr, 300oz Code: acbgroup		more photos make enquiry
		THE QUEEN ADELAIDE GARNITURE DE TABLE. A MAGNIFICENT VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE GARNITURE BY ROBERT GARRARD £ 1,900,000.00      London, with marks for R and S Garrard and R and S Garrard and Co., 1839-40 and 1852 Comprising a large silver mounted mirror plateau, in four sections with two extra end sections, the boarder cast and chased and applied with vines and scrolls on massive scroll supports, embellished with the arms and supporters and cypher of Queen Adelaide a pair of matching seven-light candelabra with conforming trails of chased vine leaves and the cypher for Queen Adelaide and a ten light candelabrum with the arms of Curzon-Howe impaling Gore for 1st Earl Howe, on a massive scrolled oval base with coats of arms centered by a fountain. Including five oak and iron bound cases with brass labels engraved for queen Adelaide and Earl Howe. The Surtout, 318cm. long 70cm wide The candelabra 121cm and 84cm high respectively. It is very unusual to find a royal piece of this quality. This wonderful opulent and richly cast and chased table garniture has a fascinating history, The Mirror Plateau and the pair of seven light candelabra were given by Queen Adelaide to the firs Earl Howe born Richard William Penn Curzon on 11th December 1796. He later augmented the suite by adding a sumptuous ten light candelabrum in 1852 celebrating his new title and his ancestry with the arms of Curzon-Howe Impaling Gore. Having succeeded his grandfather as Viscount Curzon of Penn, he took his seat in the House of Lords on 26th April 1820 and was created Earl Howe on 15th July of the following year. As a prominent Conservative he was appointed as Lord of the Bedchamber in 1829 and in the subsequent two years was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide, the Queen Consort at the time of her Coronation and that of William IV on 8th September 1821. He was dismissed from this influential post later in the same year by the Prime Minister, Earl Grey, for refusing to support the passage of the Reform Bill through parliament. The Queen, who seems to have had something of a forceful character refused to accept that he was removed from this role and he continued to fill it unofficially before being reinstated in 1834; a position he retained until her death in 1849. This exceptionally generous gift marks the Queens devotion to her servant. Indeed their intimacy led to some scandal at the time although it is likely that this was put about by envious Whig ladies, who resented the Queen’s interference in affairs of state. Certainly her supposed interference in politics led to her widespread unpopularity following the passage of the Reform Bill. On one occasion she was attacked by an angry mob while in her carriage; her footmen beating off the assailants and she was seen as the prime mover behind the dismissal of lord Melbourne’s government in 1834 of which even The Times reported, “the Queen has done it all” After the death of William IV on 20th June 1837, she spent some time in Malta and Mederia and was granted a very generous settlement of £100,000 per annum. No doubt this enormous income allowed her to pursue charitable acts, amongst them paying for the construction of the anglican church in Valetta, which still survives today. She also subscribed as much as £20,000 annually to public institutions Acts of private generosity such as this gift to her long serving Chamberlain would have been possible with such a large income and relatively few responsibilities. By the time she died she had won universal esteem and her unpopularity and alleged interference was forgotten. This Exceptional gift was made shortly after a tour she made of the English provinces in the autumn of 1839. It was at that time that she visited Earl Howe at Gopsall Hall in Leicestershire as well as the Earl of Warwick at Warwick Castle the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle and the conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel at at Draycott Manor. It may have graced the table at any of the Earl’s residences, which include Curzon House in South Audley Street., Penn House Near Amersham or Gopsall or indeed all of them as the stout cases would allow for easy transportation. The Earls addition of a further candelabrum was made after the Queens death adding to the Splendor of an already distinguished piece. Garrard’s would have been an obvious choice of maker. They were established in 1735 and carried out numerous royal commissions as well as working for the nobility. They made extensive displays of silverware at both the great exhibition in london at the Crystal Palace in 1851 and later at the international exhibition of 1862. This wonderful work of art was sold by the family on the 6th of December at Christie’s in London in 1933 and has not often appeared on the market since. It is an extraordinary testament to the Generosity of a Queen, the Loyalty of a servant and the skills of great craftsmen and represents a rare opportunity to acquire such a piece. Code: Adelaid		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding sixteen-piece centerpiece and candelabra garniture £ 245,000.00      Silver-plated bronze. By Christofle Paris, Circa 1880 comprising: Four seven-light candelabra 26 inches (66cm) tall Four very large comports 18 1/4 inches (46 .5cm) tall pair large comports 12 1/2 inches (32cm) tall four medium comports 10 1/2 inches (27cm) tall pair two-tier dessert stands 21 1/2 inches (54.5cm) tall Code: christgarn		more photos make enquiry
		A very rare pair of 17th century Charles II period boxes £ price on application      London 1673 each measure: 9 inches long 3 1/4 inches tall 6 inches wide 73oz total weight Code: c2boxes		more photos make enquiry
		A magnificent and very unusual antique sterling silver serving table £ 350,000.00      Probably of german origin circa 1890. 38 1/2 inches (98cm) wide. 35 1/2 inches (90cm) tall. Code: gertable		more photos make enquiry
		PAUL STORR - An outstanding pair of Georgian comports £ price on application      By Paul Storr London 1808 Each measure 38 cm tall and weigh 263oz (8190g) combined. The Arms are those of PRITCHARD of Brosely, Shropshire, for John Pritchard, born 1760, died 1837. In 1654 a Welsh family named Ap Richard migrated into Shropshire where they were known as PRITCHARD. John and Ann Pritchard lived and died in Sutton Maddock and had 6 daughters and three sons. Born in 1760 the eldest of these boys was JOHN PRITCHARD who became a banker and solicitor at Bridgnorth and Broseley. He married Ann Cranage of Coalbrookdale, whose father and uncle had obtained a patent in 1766 for converting pig iron into bar iron by the use of raw pit coal instead of charcoal. John Pritchard died in 1837 having obtained the farm that had been in the Granage family possession for many years. John and Ann Pritchard evidently established themselves in the heart of the Shropshire establishment as their eldest and second sons became magistrates and Deputy Lieutenants for Shropshire. George, the elder of the two, served as High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1861 and John, the second son was a barrister who represented Bridgnorth in Parliament 1863-8. Code: pscomports		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding garniture of silver-gilt and green marble centerpieces. £ 245,000.00      Bointaburet, Paris circa 1890 Depicting the four seasons and aquatic motifs The centerpiece: 27 1/2 inches (70cm) long, 18 1/2 inches (47cm) wide, 17 1/2 inches (44.5cm) tall the two triform side pieces: 13 inches (33cm)wide, 15 inches (38cm) tall. Code: boincenter		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding George IV period silver vase by renowned silversmith Paul Storr £ 125,000.00      Mark of Paul Storr London 1828 202oz (6290) 13 1/2 inches (34cm) tall 17 inches (43cm) over the handles Code: psvase		more photos make enquiry
		AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA £ price on application      MARK OF PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1820, RETAILED BY RUNDELL, BRIDGE AND RUNDELL, BASED ON THE DESIGNS OF JOHN FLAXMAN, MODELLED BY EDWARD HODGES BAILY Each on circular base with fruiting grapevine border, the stem cast as Orpheus resting against fruiting grapvines as he is struck by Cupid with an arrow, the three branches each terminating in a grapevine cast socket and wax-pan, the base applied with a coat-of-arms, the sockets and wax-pans each engraved with two crests, marked on base, on branches, sockets, wax-pans and applied coats-of-arms, the bases further stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS LONDINI' 24 in. (61 cm.) high 423 oz. (13,151 gr.) The arms are those of Russell quartering Watts with those of Watts in pretence for Jesse Watts-Russell (1786-1875) of Ilam Hall, Staffordshire. Provenance Jesse Watts Russell M.P. (1786-1875), of Ilam Hall. The Eaton Family, Toronto, Canada. A Connecticut Collector; Phillip's, New York, 16 April 1982, lot 240. Literature J. B. Hawkins, The Al Tajir Collection of Silver and Gold, London, 1983, pp. 160-161. The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, p. 192. C. Hartop, Royal Goldmsiths, The Art of Rundell & Bridge 1797-1843, 2005, p. 73, fig 63, cat. no. 44 C. Hartop, "Royal Goldmsiths, The Art of Rundell & Bridge 1797-1843" The Magazine Antiques, June, 2005 Exhibited London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 147. London, Koopman Rare Art, Royal Goldmsiths, The Art of Rundell & Bridge 1797-1843, 2005, p. 73, fig 63, cat. no. 44 Jesse Watts-Russell Jesse Watts-Russell was the son of Jesse Russell (1743-1820) of Newcastle-under-Lyme, who had made a fortune through the manufacture of soap. He married as his first wife Mary (d.1840), daughter and heiress of David Pike Watts of Portland Place, London and cousin of John Constable, the artist. He subsequently assumed by Royal License in 1817 the additional surname and arms of Watts. He was to marry twice more, in 1843 Maria Ellen (d.1844), daughter of Peter Henry Barker of Bedford and in 1862 Martha, daughter of John Leech of Wexford. These candelabra would have been commissioned for use in the dining room of Ilam Hall, the large Gothic Revival house built for Watts-Russell by the builder and engineer James Trubshaw (1777-1853) to the designs of the architect John Shaw (1776-1832). The house was sold after Watts-Russell's death in 1875, but Biggin Hall in Northamptonshire, another of his houses, has remained in the family. Ilam Hall only survives in fragmentary form, as does the memorial cross in Ilam village, which imitates the Eleanor Crosses and which was raised in memory of Watts-Russell's first wife. Code: prlab		more photos make enquiry
		A Magnificent Silver-gilt Royal Presentation centerpiece:- ‘The White Horse of Hanover’ £ price on application      Presented by The People of Hanover to ‘The Princely Couple’ on the occasion of the marriage of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin and Princess Alexandra of Great Britain and Ireland, Hanover and Cumberland. Made by Wilhelm Lameyer & Soehne Hanover Circa 1904 NEC ASPERA TERRENT ‘Difficulty’s be Damned!’ The White Horse of Hanover on a shaped rectangular plinth, supported on four rectangular blocks each with scrolling acanthus feet surmounted by the heraldic bull of Mecklenburg, each side applied with festoons and cartouches, two depicting Cupid and Venus, one with a monogram beneath a crown, the other with an inscription, the realistically modeled ground under the horse inscribed with the motto NEC ASPERA TERRENT, the plateau shaped oval on acanthus and scroll feet, the border pierced with shamrocks, thistles and roses, two sides applied with the Royal arms of Mecklenburg impaling those of Hanover, two sides with applied cartouches, one with monogram beneath a crown and one engraved 7 June 1904, marked on plinth and on plateau, the plateau with wooden backing The plateau approx. 35 in. (89 cm.) long, 33 in. (84 cm.) high overall; 649 oz. (20,180 gr.) weighable silver This commemorative sculpture was presented to the Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as a wedding gift from the people of Hanover. The cartouche on the plinth reads, Dem Hohen Fürstenpaare zur Vermälungsfeier dargebracht von getreuen Hannoveranern 7. Juni 1904 (To the Princely couple on the occasion of their wedding celebration, offered by loyal Hanoverians, 7 June 1904). Code: Ghorcp		more photos make enquiry
		A royal charger and a matching victorian silver ewer £ price on application      The charger bearing the arms of Queen Victoria Robert Garrard London 1876 26 1/2 inches diameter. 210oz The Ewer Robert Garrard London 1868 17 1/2 inches tall 119oz (3705g) Code: royalchargerandjug		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding quality figural centerpiece. £ price on application      by Robert Garrard London 1835. Depicting Falconry. Of exceptional quality. The Coats of arms are those of Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, Marquess Ailsa. 24 1/2 inches tall by 16 inches wide. 450oz silver weight (approx). Code: garfig		more photos make enquiry
		A magnificent pair of Victorian silver-gilt sideboard tankards £ price on application      By C F Hancock London 1874 in the manner of Edward Farrell inspired by 17th Century German originals, richly cast and chased, with bodies and hinged covers decorated in relief with equestrian battles scenes between Romans and Barbarians, entwined satyr figure handles, gilt interiors, the base rims stamped HANCOCKS' & Co. 39, BRUTON St. LONDON T103 325oz 17 3/4 inches tall (45cm) Provenance: Henry Stapleton, 9th Baron Beaumont (1848-1892) J. M. Robinson, 'Carlton and the Stapletons: The History of a Recusant Family', The Connoisseur, Vol. 202, Septemebr 1979, p.19 Code: cfhtanks		more photos make enquiry
		An Outstanding George I Silver Flagon £ price on application      By Joseph Clarke London 1715 11 inches 28cm tall 40oz (1245g) Code: g1flagon		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding russian silver-gilt Cloisonné enamel bowl. £ 28,000.00      8 inches across the handles. Code: cloirussbowl		more photos make enquiry
		OF ROYAL IMPORTANCE, A MASSIVE FIVE-PIECE FRENCH SILVER CENTERPIECE AND CANDELABRA GARNITURE EXHIBITED AT THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1878. MARK OF ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1878 £ price on application      THE ROYAL HOUSES OF FRANCE AND DENMARK The wedding gift of François d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville, third son of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French to his Grandaughter; Princess Marie d'Orléans in honor of her marriage on 20 October 1885 to Prince Valdemar of Denmark , youngest son of King Christian IX of Denmark. OF ROYAL IMPORTANCE, A MASSIVE FIVE-PIECE FRENCH SILVER CENTERPIECE AND CANDELABRA GARNITURE EXHIBITED AT THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1878. MARK OF ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1878 The central centerpiece supporting cast figures of Flora and Zephyr, reclining among putto, the two smaller centerpieces each supporting cast putto at play, each applied with the Royal arms of Denmark accolé with the Royal arms of France, below cast crowns, Each thirteen-light candelabra applied with frolicking putto. The Centerpieces marked on bases, the bases further stamped 'ODIOT A PARIS' the candelabra fully marked also numbered 5416, 5417, 5418, 5419 and 5420 The centerpiece: 37½ in. (95 cm.) wide The two side pieces 13½ in. (34 cm.) wide The Candelabra 38¼ in. (97 cm.) high gross weight 2527 oz. (78690g) The arms are the Royal arms of Denmark accolé with the Royal arms of France with a label for difference, for Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1859-1939), youngest son of King Christian IX of Denmark, and his wife Princess Marie d'Orléans (1865-1909), eldest daughter of Robert, Duke de Chartres and his wife Princess Françoise d'Orleans (1844-1925), who he married in 1886. Purchased as part of a service for 40,293 French Francs from Odiot by François d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900) on 31 January 1886, Presented by him as a wedding gift to his granddaughter Princess Marie d'Orléans (1865-1909) in honor of her marriage on 20 October 1885 to Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1859-1939), youngest son of King Christian IX of Denmark. Literature 'Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition', The Art Journal, London, 1878, p.77. Le Nouveau Journal Republican, December 1878. Monde Illustre, December 1878. J. B. Hawkins, Masterpieces of English and European Silver and Gold, Sydney, 1979, p. 118-125. J. B. Hawkins, The Al Tajir Collection of Silver and Gold, London, 1983, pp. 197-203. J.-M. Pinçon and O. Gaube du Gers, Odiot l'Orfévre, Paris, 1990, p. 188. Exhibited Paris, Paris Universal Exhibition, 1878. Sydney, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Masterpieces of English and European Silver and Gold, January, 1980, no. 45. MAISON ODIOT While the Maison Odiot can trace its origins back to 1690, it was Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, the grandson of the founder, Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard Odiot, who brought the firm to the attention of the world. Born in 1763 and becoming a master in 1785, Odiot succeeded his father in the business, steadily building the firm's reputation, coming to a particular notice following the Exposition de l'industrie held in Paris in 1802. Following the bankruptcy, in 1809, of the celebrated neoclassical silversmith Henry Auguste, who at the time was the silversmith to Emperor Napoleon, Odiot was able to purchase many of his models and designs. Odiot, along with Martin-Guillaume Biennais, soon replaced Auguste as Emperor Napoleon's silversmiths ensuring the success of both firms. Soon Odiot was receiving orders from the French court, including a service made for Napoleon's mother, styled 'Madame Mère' and as well as from across Europe and beyond. The Russian Imperial court's love affair with French silver, most famously realised in the service made for Catherine the Great from the Parisian silversmith Jacques Roettiers and his son Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers in 1770 and subsequently presented to her lover Count Gregory Orloff, continued with commissions from the Russian court to Odiot. Among these important commissions were a massive service for Countess Branicki, the niece of Gregory Potemkin and Count Nikolai Demidoff. Odiot's work during this period is characterised by strong neoclassical forms, ornamented with cast figural elements, often attached not by the traditional soldering but with the use of bolts and rivets, a method he inherited from his collaboration with the bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843). Having survived the French Empire as well as the Bourbon monarchy, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot retired in 1823 passing the business to his son Charles-Nicolas, who continued to build on the firms success and to enhance their reputation and their list of Royal clients such as François d'Orleans, Prince de Joinville who purchased this magnificent suite which Odiot had exhibited at the 1878 Paris Universal Exposition. Code: roalodiot		more photos make enquiry
		The Beaufort Cup £ 125,000.00      A Victorian Silver Cup and Cover Mark of John Samuel Hunt and Robert Roskell London 1866, The design attributed to Thomas Brown Applied with the Beaufort arms, supporters, crest and coronet, the body cast and chased with a broad frieze depicting, on one side, King Charles I being greeted by Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester and on the other Henry Somerset being created 1st Duke of Beaufort by King Charles II, the detachable cover with a finial cast as John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, holding a shield engraved with the Royal arms with a label for difference, applied with two figures emblematic of Loyalty and Patriotism,' 33½ in. (85 cm.) high 305 oz. (9,481 gr.) The arms are those of France quartering England as borne by the Dukes of Beaufort. Code: beaufort Cup		more photos make enquiry
		An outstanding 19th century silver casket of massive proportions. £ 110,000.00      By J. C. Klinkosh Vienna circa 1890. 425oz. (13235g). 18 inches (49cm) long. 15 inches (38cm) wide. 12 1/2 inches (32cm) tall. Code: Klinkbox		more photos make enquiry
		A magnificent French silver-gilt mantle clock and barometer, retailed by Tiffany. £ 65,800.00      13 inches (33cm) tall. Signed 'Tiffany' on the case and movement Also signed 'Steiner' on the case Code: tiffclock		more photos make enquiry
		An excellent set of eighteen Georgian Silver dinner plates by Paul Storr £ 45,000.00      by Paul Storr, London 1813, 1814 & 1817 each 10 1/4 inches (25.5 diameter) 360oz (11210g) Total weight Code: psdinnerplates		more photos make enquiry
		An Outstanding Set of Four Entree Dishes, Paul Storr London 1815. £ 48,000.00      weight 264oz (8219g) The arms are those of Howard impaling Leveson-Gower for Henry Charles Howard, Earl of Surrey (1791-1856), who succeded as 13th Duke of Norfolk on the death of his father in 1842. He married in 1814 Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower (d. 1870), daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland Code: ps4entree		more photos make enquiry
		A Jewelled, Gold and Mineral Specimen Fairytale Castle £ 28,000.00      By William Tolliday for garrards London circa 1980 12 1/2 (32cm) tall Code: tolcastleamethist		more photos make enquiry
		THE VICTORIA BRIDGE TESTIMONIAL. £ 165,000.00      A Magnificent Sterling Silver six-light candelabrum centrepiece of massive proportion. Made by James & Nathaniel Creswick London 1854. 44 inches tall. 590oz (18375g) approximately. Depicting Victoria Bridge masterfully reproduced in minuture. also bearing original presentation inscription: PRESENTED TO William York Esqr by a few friends as an expression of their high estimate of his character & worth as a private gentleman, as deacon, convener of the trades house, as a member of the city council and as the successful builder of VICTORIA BRIDGE Glasgow 1854. e7627/2620 Code: victoriabridge		more photos make enquiry
		A Large and Unusual Norwegian Silver Centerpiece Circa 1900 £ price on application      30 inches (76cm) tall 23 inches (58cm) diamerter Code: norcp		more photos make enquiry
		A Massive Victorian Solid Silver-Gilt Ten Light Candelabrum Centerpiece. £ 125,000.00      By Elkington and Co. Birmingham 1859 38 inches tall 544 oz. (16900g) Code: palmtenlight		more photos make enquiry
		A fine George II silver gilt cup and cover with matching sideboard dish. £ price on application      Maker: John Swift, London 1738 The engraved arms are those of the Cope and of Calthorpe. The motto Rerum Tutela Mearum engraved on the stand translated as ‘ The protection of my objects’, suggesting that this substantial amount of silver was a gift from the one man to the other. Both Sir John Cope, 6th Bt. (1673-1749) of bramshill, Hampshire and Henry Calthorpe (c. 1717-1788) of Elvetham, Hampshire were members of parliament, although they served subsequent years, and this richly chased cup and stand may commemorate an important event between them or members of their family. The dish 20 inches (51cm) diameter The Cup and Cover 15 inches (38cm) tall, 14 inches (35.5 cm) over the handles. 210oz (6500g) approximately Fully marked under base, on cover bezel, under stand, and maker’s mark only under rim of stand. Code: giltcupdish		more photos make enquiry
		A Commemorative Oak Silver Mounted Wheelbarrow and Shovel Presented to William Gladstone MP Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94 £ 45,000.00      The Silver by Walker and Hall Sheffield 1892 The Wheelbarrow. 47 inches long, 18 inches wide, 17 inches tall The Shovel. 37 1/2 inches long. the inscription on both the Wheelbarrow and Shovel reads ' Presented by the Chairman and Directors of the Manchester, Sheffield and Linconshire Ry. Co. The Right Hon W.E. Gladstone MP .On the occasion of his cutting the first sod of the Wirral Railway from Hawarden Bridge to Birkenhead 21st October 1892.' e7172/2024 Code: gladstonebarrow		more photos make enquiry