English Silver: 20th Century Silver

Victorian sterling silver ceremonial key. Made by James Fenton & Co. in Birmingham in 1900. Shaped and curvilinear double-sided head with chased leaves and flowers and armorial cartouches; fretwork bit. Engraved presentation. On front cartouche: "Presented / To / Mr. P. Howarth / On Opening / Of Canteen". On reverse: “At / Foundry Mills / Ltd. / Radcliffe / Feb. 22, 1951”.

Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x W 1 1/2 in. Weight: 1.7 troy ounces. #BM588

Edwardian glass and sterling silver match strike. Made by Grinsell & Sons in Birmingham in 1908. Globular with fine horizontal ribbing. Sterling silver collar and well. Glass is clear. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x D 2 3/8 in. #BN978

Victorian sterling silver playing cards box. Made by Grey & Co. in London in 1899. Horizontal and rectangular with hinged and tabbed cover, and splayed corner supports. Open sides faced with antique playing card, and glazed with beveled glass. Interior leather lined. Good condition with nice period patina. Cover has a few minor pings.

Overall dimensions: H 4 x W 4 1/8 x D 3 1/4 in. #BT708

George VI sterling silver box. Made by Wakely & Wheeler in London in 1950. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with reeded rim. Base rim same. Box interior cedar lined. Fully marked and numbered 41. Very good condition with crisp corners.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 4 7/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Gross weight: 10 troy ounces. #BT645

George V sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Ltd in Sheffield in 1926. Classical urn with capped and scrolled side handles and domed foot. Traditional with nice heft. Lots of room for engraving. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 x W 11 x D 6 1/8 in. Heavy weight: 29 troy ounces. #BR677

English sterling silver trophy cup, ca 1920. Urn with high-looping sides handles and raised foot. Cover domed with vase finial. Smallish. Traditional form. Fully marked including maker (Barker Bros) and assay (Chester) stamps, and worn date letter. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 10 x W 7 1/4 x D 3 7/8 in. Weight: 13.5 troy ounces. #BR675

George V sterling silver covered urn. Made by Charles & Richard Comyns in London in 1920. Ovoid body with leaf-mounted high-looping handles and raised foot. Cover domed with vase finial. Reeding. Traditional form with plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 x W 7 1/2 x D 4 1/8 in. Weight: 18 troy ounces. #BR674

Edwardian Classical sterling silver covered trophy cup. Made by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes in Chester in 1905. Girdled urn with leaf-capped double-scroll handles and stepped and domed foot. Cover double domed with vase finial. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: 13 3/4 x W 12 1/4 x D 6 3/4 in. Weight: 46 troy ounces. #BR672

English Georgian sterling silver coffee and tea set, 1918-9. This set comprises tea kettle on stand, coffeepot, teapot, hot water pot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.

Traditional with gadrooned bodies and squashed ball supports. Covers domed and hinged with stained-wood finial. Kettle handle fixed and scrolled; all other handles scroll bracket. Engraved single letter monogram (D).

Fully marked with Sheffield assay stamp, Mappin & Webb stamp, and date letters for 1918 and 1919. Maker’s... Click for details

Pair of George VI sterling silver sugar casters. Made by Jones & Son in London in 1937. Baluster body on stepped foot. Cover domed with reeded rim and ornamental piercing. Large and heavy with faceting from finial to foot. Engraved armorial. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/4 x D 3 3/8 in. Total weight: 40 troy ounces. #BT495

George V sterling silver footed tray. Made by William Comyns in London in 1912. Four scrolled sides with well and molded rim. Corners double scroll as are corner supports. A fancy piece with nice heft. English marks and Cartier retailer’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 14 3/8 x D 14 1/8 in. Heavy weight: 47 troy ounces. #BT157

George VI sterling silver salver. Made by Edward Viner in Sheffield in 1946. Four curved sides with molded rim and lobed corners. Leaf-capped volute-scroll corner supports. A traditional postwar piece with good heft. Full marks as well as stamp for Cheltenham & Co. Ltd, a Sheffield company that was a division of the National Silver Company in New York. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 5/8 x W 15 1/4 x D 15 1/8 in. Heavy weight: 61 troy ounces. #BT158