England

1707
Henry Greene
7413 Queen Anne Silver Marrow Scoop
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An early English silver marrow scoop of plain design with an engraved monogram under the bowl. Britannia standard silver*. These scoops were used to remove the marrow from the bone at the dining table. Weight 43 grams, 1.3 troy ounces. London 1707. Maker Henry Green.
1707
Charles Overing
7801 Queen Anne Antique Silver Salver
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An excellent early English antique silver tazza with reed border and pedestal foot. Britannia standard silver*. Beautiful plain style typical of the period. To the centre there is a hand engraved armorial within a decorative contemporary cartouche. Weight 522 grams, 16.7 troy ounces. Diameter 24 cms. Height 6.75 cms. Diameter of bottom foot 10 cms. Hallmarked on the top edge with clear crisp marks for London 1707. Maker Charles Overing.
1707
Thomas Folkingham
8034 Queen Anne Antique Silver Snuffers and Stand
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A very rare early English silver snuffers and stand with an octagonal stepped base and baluster stem. *Britannia standard silver. The cut corner square base has the typical style of the candlesticks of this period. The snuffer scissors, or wick trimmers, sit long ways in the stand. Both scissors and stand have identical hand engraved crests of a gauntlet holding up a crown. Total weight 317 grams, 10.2 troy ounces. Height 17.5 cms. Stand height 11.25 cms, base diameter 8 cms. Scissors length 14.25 cms. Both pieces have English silver hallmarks for London 1707. Maker Thomas Folkingham.
1707
Seth Lofthouse
9710 Queen Anne Silver Tankard
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A rare and very charming early English silver flat lidded tankard. Britannia standard silver*. Lovely plain design and hand beaten silver. The tankard has a simple flat sided form, with one coopered band to the body, and an S scroll handle finishing in a decorative thumb piece. Uninscribed. The handle has engraved owners initials. Good patina. Contains 1000 ml. Weight 838 grams, 26.9 troy ounces. Height 18.3cm (to top of thumb piece). Diameter 11.2cm (top), 9.7 cms (base). London 1707. Maker Seth Lofthouse.
1707
Thomas Merry
10131 Antique Queen Anne Silver Taperstick
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A charming little antique silver taperstick of plain early design with baluster stem and raised octagonal foot. Cast silver. Britannia standard silver*. Hand engraved on the foot is a lion crest. Weight 127 grams, 4.1 troy ounces. Height 11.8cm. Base diameter 7.7cm. London 1707. Maker Thomas Merry.
1708
Richard Syng
9180 Antique Queen Anne Silver Casters
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A matching pair of early English antique silver muffineers from the early 1700 Queen Anne period. Britannia standard silver*. Bayonet fitting and with the desirable octagonal panelled design. Incredible weight. These lovely castors are made of cast silver and feel good in the hand. The pull off tops are prettily pierced. Each has a hand engraved cartouche to the front containing 3 lions crowned. Total weight 554 grams, 17.8 troy ounces. Height 18.5 cms. London 1708. Makers mark for Richard Syng.
1708
John Hodson
9253 Queen Anne Tazzas
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A fine pair of early English silver footed salvers of plain form. Britannia standard silver*. Hand engraved to the centre of each is a crest within a decorative cartouche. Total weight 1374 grams, 44.1 troy ounces. Diameter 28.5 cm. Height 8 cm. London 1708. Maker John Hodson I.
Circa 1708
Geo Gillingham
6671 Large Queen Anne Footed Salver
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A handsome early English silver tazza of plain form on a shaped foot. Britannia standard silver*. Lovely simple styling typical of the period. Good coat of arms engraved to the top with birds either side. Excellent weight and patina. Weight 517 grams, 16.6 troy ounces. Height 5.5 cms. Diameter 23.25 cms. London 1708. Maker Geo Gillingham.
1708
John Hodson
7346 Queen Anne Silver Mug
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A handsome early English silver mug of plain straight sided form with banding. Britannia standard silver. Excellent colour. Uninscribed. A nice detail is the decorative ribbed spine to the top of the handle. Contains 650 ml. Weight 374 grams, 12 troy ounces. Height 13 cms. London 1708. Maker John Hodson.
1708
Thomas Holland I
7818 Antique Queen Anne Chinoiserie Silver Tankard
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A rare and very charming early English silver lidded tankard, hand engraved with Chinese figures and exotic birds and plants. Britannia standard silver*. To the front there is a vacant plumage cartouche. The tankard has a simple flat sided form and S scroll handle finishing in a decorative thumb piece. Good patina. The interior is gilded. Contains 900 ml. Weight 561 grams, 18 troy ounces. Height 17 cms (to top of thumb piece). Diameter 9.75 cms (top), 11 cms (base). London 1708. Maker Thomas Holland I.
1708
William Fleming
9443 Antique Miniature Silver Porringer
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A delightful little collector’s piece. A charming little antique silver cup with two side handles and the typical half ribbed decoration of the Queen Anne period. The body has a border of fish scale and engraved flower ornament. It looks like an exact copy of a full size original. Weight 19 grams, less than 1 troy ounce. Height 3.3cm. Spread 7.5cm. Diameter 4.5cm. London 1708. Maker William Fleming.
1708
Jacob Margas
9486 Antique Queen Anne Silver Cruet
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A rare early English antique silver cruet set with a matching set of 3 silver castors and 2 silver and faceted crystal oil and vinegar bottles. The cinquefoil frame has 4 ball feet. Britannia standard silver*. The first cruet stands had a much simpler design which evolved several years later into the more elaborate Warwick cruet shape with rococo cartouche and shell feet. Total weight of silver 1307 grams, 42 troy ounces. Castors height 16 and 10.5cm. Bottles height 17cm. Height to top of handle 16cm. London 1708. Maker Jacob Margas.
1708
John Tiffin
9727 Queen Anne Silver Spoon Tray
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A small antique silver dish of oval form with a ribbed and scalloped border. *Britannia standard silver. Hand engraved crest to the centre and owners initials to the reverse. Excellent colour. Weight 99 grams, 3.1 troy ounces. Top measures 16 x 9cm. Height 1.6cm. London 1708. Maker John Tiffin.
1708
Richard Bayley
10314 Queen Anne Antique Silver Mug
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A large antique silver mug with a plain, straight sided, tapering form having concentric reeded bands and a simple scroll handle. Very heavy gauge silver. To the front is an impressive hand engraved armorial with the crest of a deer enclosed within an expansive cartouche. Contains 1100ml. Weight 590 grams, 18.9 troy oz. Height 14.6cm. Spread 18.2cm. Diameter 10.7cm (top), 12.6cm (base). London 1708. Maker Richard Bayley. Britannia standard silver. 18th century.
1709
Joseph Sheene
8409 Queen Anne Silver Brandy Saucepan
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A rare early English silver brandy pan with wooden side handle. Britannia standard silver. Brandy saucepans first made an appearance during the reign of Queen Anne so this is a very early example. Good size and lovely hammered finish with good patina. Weight 332 grams, 10.6 troy ounces. Height 10 cms. Spread 22.5 cms. Diameter 9 cms (top), 11 cms (max). London 1709. Maker Joseph Sheene.
1709
Richard Gines
8557 Antique Queen Anne Silver Tankard
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A large early English silver lidded tankard with a simple flat sided form and shallow domed lid. The S scroll handle finishes in a decorative thumb piece and has ornamental strap work. Britannia standard silver*. Uninscribed. The handle has an interesting set of owner’s initials, obviously the tankard has been passed down through successive family members. Good patina. There is a presentation inscription underneath. Contains 1400 ml. Weight 865 grams, 27.8 troy ounces. Height 19 cms (to top of thumb piece). Diameter 11.5 cms (top), 13.5 cms (base). London 1709. Maker Richard Gines.
1709
Nathaniel Lock
8590 Antique Queen Anne Silver Strawberry Dish
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An early English antique silver strawberry or salad dish of circular form with a scalloped edge and shallow bowl. Britannia standard silver*. With a hand engraved crest to the centre. Excellent colour. Weight 409 grams, 13.1 troy ounces. Height 3 cms. Diameter 22 cms. Marked around the top rim for London 1709. Maker Nathaniel Lock.
1709

9051 Queen Anne Antique Silver Trencher Salts
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A handsome pair of early English silver trencher salts in a rare 12 sided version of the circular salt popular at the turn of the 1700’s. Britannia standard silver*. Total weight 218 grams, 7 troy ounces. Height 3.5 cms. Top 4.7 cms. Base 6.4 cms. Owners initials engraved to the underside. Marked underneath for London 1709. Maker indistinct.
1709
William Twell
6233 Queen Anne Silver Bowl by William Twell
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A fine early English silver bowl with gilt finish. Very pleasing proportions. Very simple design, typical of the period, with a semi fluted body topped by a chased band of scalloped decoration having a border of clover leaf punches to each side. To the front there is a decorative cartouche with a pretty engraved monogram. Weight 322 grams, 10.3 troy ounces. Diameter 17 cms. Height 7 cms. London 1709. Maker William Twell.
1709
Simon Pantin
7762 Queen Anne Silver Candlesticks by Simon Pantin
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A beautiful pair of rare early English silver candlesticks. Britannia standard silver*. Lovely plain style in keeping with the period. Very solid and heavy cast metal with knopped and baluster vase shaped stems and square hollowed out bases with canted corners. Traces of a crest. Excellent colour. Weight 795 grams, 25.5 troy ounces. Height 16.5cm. Base 10cm square. London 1709. Maker Simon Pantin.
1709
Robert Timbrell And Joseph Bell I
9821 Queen Anne Antique Silver Mug
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A handsome early English silver mug of plain straight sided form with banding. Britannia standard silver. Excellent colour. No inscription. A nice detail is the decorative ribbed spine to the top of the handle. Contains 650 ml. Weight 439 grams, 14.1 troy ounces. Height 13 cm (to top of handle). London 1709. Maker Robert Timbrell & Joseph Bell I.
Circa 1710
John Chartier
9020 Queen Anne Antique Silver Lemon Strainer
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A rare early English antique silver strainer of circular form with a turned over rim. *Britannia standard silver. The bowl has drilled pierced holes with a five-pointed star to the centre. The acanthus shaped handles have hand decoration. Weight 68 grams, 2.1 troy oz. Spread 18.5 cm, 7.5 inches. Marked to the reverse of handles with the Britannia standard mark for John Chartier and second makers mark, F R or IB in a shaped cartouche with two pellets above. London circa 1710-15.
1710
Richard Watts
9039 Antique Queen Anne Silver Tea Caddy
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A good quality early English silver caddy of plain rectangular design with canted corners. *Britannia standard silver. The lift off cap doubles as a tea measure. Hand engraved to one side with a crest, to the other there is a decorative monogram. Weight 118 grams, 3.7 troy ounces. Height 16.5 cms. Base 6.2 x 4.2 cms. London 1710. Maker Richard Watts. This box matches #9034 George III tea caddy.
Circa 1710

9091 Antique Queen Anne Silver Pilgrim Flask
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A rare early English silver drinks flask of small size in the form of a medieval pilgrim flask. Plain form and heavy gauge silver with a screw-on top and pendant chain. There is a large decorative cartouche hand engraved to both sides with an armorial to the front (probably for Underhill of Stratford-upon-Avon) and a crest of a stag to the reverse. Weight 173 grams, 5.5 troy ounces. Height 13 cms. Width 8 cms. Unmarked English silver. Circa 1710. Illustrated in Michael Clayton’s Pictorial History of English & American Silver (see photos).
1710
Samuel Lea
9324 Queen Anne Silver Snuffer Stand
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A rare early English silver snuffer tray of oval form with cast acorn handle and three ball feet, similar style to the early chambersticks of a contemporary date. Britannia standard silver*. Hand engraved to the centre with a family armorial contained within a large scroll cartouche. Weight 250 grams, 8 troy ounces. Spread 15.8 cm. Pan 18.6 x 9.2 cm. London 1710. Maker probably Samuel Lea (Charles J Jackson’s “English Goldsmiths and Their Marks”).
1710
Charles Overing
7709 Antique Queen Anne Silver Tumbler Cup
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An excellent early English sterling silver cup of simple plain design. A lovely piece of hand beaten silver. Britannia standard silver*. There is a hand engraved inscription to one side for De Maesmoy, probably from the Welsh village of this name. Good gauge silver. Contains 100 ml. Weight 58 grams, 1.8 troy ounces. Height 5 cms. Diameter 6 cms. London 1710. Maker possibly Overing.
1710
William Twell
7751 Antique Queen Anne Silver Taperstick
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A delightful little antique silver taper stick of plain early design with baluster stem and raised octagonal foot. Cast silver. Britannia standard silver*. Weight 115 grams, 3.6 troy ounces. Height 11.5 cms. Base diameter 7.6 cms. London 1710. Maker William Twell.
1710
Robert Cooper
9763 Queen Anne Silver Armorial Charger
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A fine early English silver charger, or sideboard dish, having a broad rim with applied gadroon border. Britannia standard silver*. Hand engraved to the centre is a magnificent and finely executed coat of arms. Weight 936 grams, 30 troy ounces. Diameter 33.5cm. Height 3cm. London 1710. Maker Robert Cooper.
1711
Nathaniel Lock
8315 Antique Queen Anne Silver Strawberry Dish
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An early English antique silver strawberry or salad dish of circular form with a scalloped edge and shallow bowl. Britannia standard silver*. Superb colour. Weight 483 grams, 15.5 troy ounces. Height 3.5 cms. Diameter 23 cms. Marked on the top rim for London 1711. Maker Nathaniel Lock.
1711
John Farnell
8751 Antique Queen Anne Silver Tea Caddy
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A good early English silver caddy of plain hexagonal design. With sliding top and lift off cap which doubles as a tea measure. Britannia standard silver*. Excellent patina and clear marks. To the base there are some hand engraved initials and the scratch weight. Weight 211 grams, 6.7 troy ounces. Height 13.5 cms. Base 8 x 6 cms. London 1711. Maker John Farnell.
1711
David Willaume
8936 Queen Anne Silver Shaving Jug
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An extremely rare early English silver jug of plain oval flattened design. Britannia standard silver*. To the front is a hand engraved armorial within a decorative cartouche. This form of jug was introduced in the late 17th century and would have been used together with a shaving basin. Contains 500 ml. Weight 702 grams, 22.5 troy ounces. Height 19.8 cms (to top of thumbpiece). Spread 14.5 cms. London 1711. Maker David Willaume.
1711
Richard Green
8966 Antique Queen Anne Silver Mug
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A fine early antique silver tankard of cylindrical form with coopered bands and a shaped handle. *Britannia standard silver. Excellent plain styling. To the front there is a good hand engraved armorial within a decorative cartouche. Good weight and colour. Contains 550 ml, 1 pint. Weight 372 grams, 11.9 troy ounces. Height 11.4 cms. Spread 13.2 cms. Diameter 8.5 cms (top). London 1711. Maker Richard Green.