English Silver: 20th Century Silver

Edwardian sterling silver box. Made by Walker & Hall in Chester in 1906. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover curved and hinged with double-scroll tabs. Box interior wood-lined. Cover interior gilt. Box underside leather-lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x W 6 1/4 x D 5 in. Gross weight: 21 troy ounces. #BS212

Edwardian Neoclassical sterling silver potpourri. Made by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes in Chester in 1904. Ovoid urn in tripod frame with ram’s head monopodium supports and pierced stretchers. Pierced sides and base fluting. Cover domed and pierced with acorn finial. Detachable cobalt glass liner. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight (without glass): 15.5 troy ounces. #BS157

Art Deco sterling silver cigarette case. Made by Joseph Gloster Ltd in Birmingham in 1919. Rectangular, hinged, and faceted. Allover engine-turned waving. Applied rectangular plate (vacant). Gilt interior. Fully marked. Fine condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x W 4 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BS560

Edward VIII sterling silver box. Made by Padgett & Braham in London in 1936. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged and flat cover. Allover engine turned ornament. Tapering gold tab with tooled floral ornament. Box interior cedar lined and partitioned. Cover interior gilt. Underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 7 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 20 troy ounces. #BS218

George V sterling silver box. Made by Richard Comyns in London in 1929. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover gently curved and hinged with linear tab. Interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Underside leather-lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 5 1/2 x D 3 5/8 in. Gross weight: 15 troy ounces. #BS222

George V sterling silver and leather safari flask. Made by Asprey in London in 1916. Flask is clear glass. Top part encased in leather with cutaway vertical windows to measure how much booze is left. Bottom is detachable and engine-turned sterling silver cup with circular mono plate (vacant). Hinged and cork-lined bayonet cover same with second mono plate (also vacant). A wonderful World War I-era gift for the adventurer in your life. Hallmarked. Very good condition with some nice rubbing and... Click for details

George V sterling silver trinker box. Made by William Comyns in London in 1912. Covered oval with chased and pierced ornament. Sides have meandering floral band on hammered ground. Overhanging cover with scrolls, flowers, and diaper, and cherubs on swings. A nice example of the lasting influence of French designer Jean Berain. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 4 3/8 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BS144

Edwardian sterling silver salver. Made by Charles Stuart Harris & Sons in London in 1908. Round with solid well. Tapering and pierced shoulder with applied swags, vases, and laurel-wreathed heads. Rim has applied Vitruvian scrollwork. Four supports same. A pretty piece in fashionable Regency Revival. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x D 12 in. Weight: 30.5 troy ounces. #BQ521

Traditional Georgian sterling silver salver. Made by Roberts & Belk in Sheffield in 1974. Round with undulating scrolled and gadrooned rim. Rests on 4 capped volute scrolls. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x D 12 1/2 in. Weight: 29 troy ounces. #BQ518

Edwardian sterling silver jewelry box. Made by William Comyns in London in 1905. Long and bombe with hinged cover. Chaste courting scenes in scrolled frames: Georgian ladies and gentlemen kneel, touch, and play. On cover the man pursues a woman who reclines in another woman’s arms. Sweet nostalgia. Interior gilt-lined. Underside leather lined. Fully marked. Good condition with a few minor dings on one end.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 10 x D 4 7/8 in. Gross weight: 38.3 troy ounces. #BQ816

George V sterling silver salver. Made by S. Blanckensee & Sons in Chester in 1926. Square with four curved sides and concave corners. Molded rim and four leaf-capped volute scroll supports. A great piece in perennially popular Georgian. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 9 x D 9 in. Weight: 17.5 troy ounces. #BQ634

Large and striking Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by AE Poston & Co., Ltd in Birmingham in 1933. Rectangular with straight sides and spread and stylized leaf-mounted volute-scroll corner supports. Cover hinged and raised. Allover engine-turned ornament set in plain frames. Cover has tooled rosette border. Tab scrolled with same. Cover top has central skyscraper motif (vacant) and graduated corner brackets of same inspiration. Box and cover interior wood-lined and partitioned. Box... Click for details