Strauss & co - 16 March 2015, Cape Town

108 A pair of George V silver entrée dishes and covers, D & J Wellby Ltd, London, 1918 each octagonal, the cover engraved with a crest, with detachable reeded handle, the bases, covers and handles marked 1 and 3 respectively, 3130g all in, 29,5cmwide (2) R12 000–15 000 109 A George V silver capstan inkstand, Birmingham, 1921, maker’s mark worn, possibly A & J Zimmerman with detachable cover, the hinged compartment with Goliath size nickel-cased watch, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds, lever movement, 5,5cm diameter , with later glass inkwell, the watch not in working order, the cover apparently unmarked, 9cm high R6 000–8 000 110 A George V silver covered flagon, Omar Ramsden, London, 1930 the tapering hammered body supported on a waisted band cast with six roses, on a stepped spreading foot, with triangular spout and angular handle, the hinged domed cover with six lattice-work panels divided by fretted ribs, with urn-shaped finial and silver-gilt interior, the base engraved OMAR RAMSDENME FECIT, exhibition paper label number ‘68’, 675g, 21,5cmhigh R60 000–80 000 exhibited City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, Omar Ramsden 1873-1939 Centenary Exhibition of Silver , 2 February - 18 March, No. 68 Goldsmith’s Hall, London, Omar Ramsden 1873- 1939 Centenary Exhibition of Silver , 26 June - 4 July 1973, No. 68 111 A Liberty pewter and enamelled two-handled vase, designed by Archibald Knox, circa 1910, No. 029 the sinuous handles with foliate terminals, the cup heightened with eight blue and green enamel medallions, some enamel loss, impressed ‘ENGLISH PEWTER MADE BY LIBERTY & CO, 029’, 24,6cm high R3 000–4 000 110 45