Table Silver

1928
Harrison Brothers & Howson Ltd
6767 Antique Set of Nesting Platters
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An unusual set of sterling silver serving plates in 3 graduated sizes. Shaped oval form and gadroon borders. Weight 2512 grams, 80.77 troy ounces. Small 32 x 23 cms, medium 36 x 25 cms, large 40.5 x 29 cms. Sheffield 1928. Maker Harrison Brothers & Howson.
1928
Vander & Hedges
7426 Vintage Silver Tray
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An attractive antique sterling silver tray with side handles. Oval shaped with reed border and an engraved armorial to the centre. Weight 2075 grams, 66.7 troy ounces. Spread 53.5 cms. Length 45 cms. Width 35 cms. London 1928. Maker Vander & Hedges (later Tessiers).
Circa 1930

8957 Antique Silver Dog Pepper
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An attractive antique sterling silver condiment modelled as a dog with a curly tail. Detachable top. Good quality model in heavy cast silver. Weight 47 grams, 1.5 troy ounces. Height 5cm. Marked underneath “sterling” with makers mark “D & H”. Possibly American. Circa 1930.
1938
William Hutton
8655 Art Deco Silver Canteen of Cutlery for 12
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A comprehensive set of sterling silver cutlery in a stylish walnut wood veneer box. 12 place settings. 73 pieces in a stylish geometric pattern. Weight, excluding the 24 knives, 4877 grams, 156.8 troy ounces. Sheffield 1938 and 1941. Maker William Hutton and Sons, Sheffield. With a later set of matching silver handled dinner and dessert knives, Sheffield 1962, by John Turton.
1950
Goldsmiths And Silversmiths Co
8473 Georgian Style Silver Soup Tureen
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In the style of Paul de Lamerie. A handsome sterling silver tureen in the 18th century Huguenot style. Classic oval shape and excellent quality. Every attention has been paid to detail and the cast silver mounts are superbly executed. The body and lid are engraved with foliate, fish scale and shell friezes. Weight 2503 grams, 80.4 troy ounces. Height to top of finial 19 cms. Spread across the handles 32 cms. Top 25.5 x 19.5 cms. Birmingham 1950. Maker Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company.
1950
E.S & Co
7892 Art Deco Silver Tray
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An excellent plain styled sterling silver tray with art deco geometric shape and having a simple reed border and carrying handles.

Weight 2352 grams, 75.6 troy ounces.
Spread 54cm. Length 46cm. Width 33cm.
Sheffield 1950.
Maker E.S & Co.
1961
Richard Comyns
6548 Vintage Silver Penguin Cruet by Richard Comyns
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A quirky little sterling silver condiment set modelled as a family of penguins. Very charming, each piece has a good weight, lifelike plumage and glass eyes. The mustard pot has a hinged lid and a little spoon, with the handle formed as a fish, which rests under the penguin’s beak. Weight 329 grams, 10.5 troy ounces. Heights 6/7/7.5cm. London 1961. Maker William Comyns & Sons (Richard Comyns).
1965
T Boucher
5949 1960s Art Deco Style Silver Tray
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A vintage sterling silver tray with simple plain style and unusual circular form. It has a plain gallery border and side handles. To the centre there is a stylised 1965 presentation monogram. Weight 739 grams, 23.7 troy ounces. Diameter 30 cms. Spread across handles 38 cms. London 1965. Maker Thomas James Boucher.
Circa 1970

7577 Pair of Vintage Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers
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A quirky pair of sterling silver salt and pepper shakers in the form of penguins standing with their flippers outstretched. Pull off heads with black glass eyes. Excellent detail and heavy gauge silver. Gilt inside. Weight 210 grams, 6.7 troy ounces. Height 7cm
s. Marked on the flipper with “silver” and a makers mark. Possibly French. Circa 1970.
1971

8999 Silver Canteen of Cutlery for 8
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An excellent set of antique sterling silver cutlery in the popular Kings pattern. Total 58 pieces including 2 sets of silver handled knives with stainless steel blades. Weight excluding knives 2520 grams, 81 troy ounces (excluding the knives). Sheffield 1971. All flatware by maker Roberts & Dove, knives by FB.
1973
Nat Leslie Ltd
8643 Vintage Silver Knives
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A good set of 8 silver handled dinner knives with stainless steel blades. Smart plain styled handles. The silver handles are unfilled, weight (including steel blade) of each 59 grams. Length 24 cms cms. Sheffield 1973 and 1976. Maker Nat Leslie Ltd.
1973

8757 Vintage Silver Knives for 12
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A good set of 12 silver handled dinner and dessert knives with stainless steel blades. Smart plain styled handles. The silver handles are unfilled. Length 24.5/21.5 cms. Sheffield 1973. Please note that modern silver knives do not have a heavy weight.
1975 - 1976
James Dixon
8735 Silver Canteen of Cutlery in a Box
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A comprehensive set of sterling silver cutlery for 12 people in the elegant feather edge pattern. Total 129 pieces. All in a fitted wooden box. No crests or initials. Weight excluding knives and carving pieces 5503 grams, 166.9 troy ounces. All matching Sheffield 1975/76. Maker James Dixon & Sons.
1978
Garrard
9245 Sterling Silver Figural Salts
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A tall pair of antique style silver salts modelled as a young girl and boy wearing old fashioned clothing. Cast silver. Each is carrying a large straw basket which is gilded inside for the salt. Excellent quality and good heavy weight. 1152 grams, 37 troy ounces. Height 17.3cm. Base diameter 7.8cm. London 1978. Maker Garrard & Co.
1991 - 1994
William Hutton
8204 Vintage Silver Cutlery for 8
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A full set of sterling silver cutlery for 8 people in the popular Old English pattern. Good plain design. Total 64 pieces. Complete with 2 matching sets of sterling silver handled knives with stainless steel blades. Weight excluding knives 2591 grams, 83.3 troy ounces. All pieces matching Sheffield 1991, maker Henry Hutton & Sons (except for 4 of the large spoons which are Sheffield 1994, maker William Hutton & Son Ltd).
2005
William Comyns
7525 Novelty Silver Pig Cruet
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A delightful sterling silver condiment set consisting of two salt and pepper shakers in the form of a pig and a mustard server, with matching spade spoon, modelled as a pig trough. The quality of the workmanship is excellent. Heavy gauge silver. Original gilt to the mustard interior and spoon. Weight 616 grams, 19.8 troy ounces. Height of pigs 9/6cm. Height trough 4cm. London 2005. Maker William Comyns.