Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

409 An Edward VII silver tea caddy, Thomas Hayes, Birmingham, 1901 the hinged cover embossed with a pair of dancing cherubs, enclosed by a vine, the body embossed in relief with Neptune astride his seahorse attended by putti riding on the backs of dolphins, sirens, Salacia in a dolphin-drawn chariot, and further mythological figures, reeded borders, gilt interiors, 9cm high, 230g ; a late Victorian silver tea caddy, William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, 1899, the ovoid body with domed hinged cover, surmounted by an urn-shaped finial, 10cm high, 155g ; a George III silver caddy spoon, William Pugh, Birmingham, 1814, the rectangular bowl with canted corners, a stippled foliate border enclosing a rectangular vacant cartouche, foliate decorated handle engraved with the initials ‘ JBL’, 10g ; a George V silver caddy spoon, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1924, designed as a tea leaf, with ribbed socket, lacking handle, 10g ; a pair of George III silver sugar tongs, The Batemans, London, 1791, with bright-cut decoration enclosing a vacant cartouche, 27g ; a pair of George III silver sugar nips, London, maker’s initials possibly HP, date mark indistinct, 42g ; a pair of George III ‘Kings’pattern silver tongs, London 1809, William Ealey, 52g , and two further examples, 31g all in (9) R  -   410 A Sheffield electroplated hot water jug, Viners of Sheffield, 20th century the body with an inscription, applied with an ebonised harp-shaped handle, the hinged cover with an ebonised finial, 23,5cm high ; a Sheffield electroplated teapot, with associated burner and stand, 20th century, the hinged cover with an ebonised fixed handle, the stand fitted with a burner, dent to teapot, 26,5cm high ; a Sheffield electroplated biscuit barrel, late 19th/early 20th century, oval, the body embossed with vacant cartouches, foliage and flowerheads, 12cm high ; a George III style electroplated tea caddy, oval, with gadrooned borders, the sides applied with lion-and-ring- mask handles, 12,5cm high ; a silver-plated sugar castor, 20th century, the baluster body with pierced cover, raised on a domed circular foot, 18cm high ; a pair of electroplated sugar tongs, 20th century; an electroplated cream jug, 20th century, 8cm high ; and an electroplated tray, late 19th/early 20th century, circular engraved with foliate patterns, the rim moulded with vine leaves and branches, raised on three compressed bun feet, 46cm diameter (8) R  -   411 An Edward VII silver cream jug and sugar bowl, Levy & Salaman, Birmingham, 1906 each with reeded rim and handle, the cream jug 8,5cm high, 155g all in ; an Elizabeth II silver tea strainer, Adie Brothers Ltd, Birmingham, 1961, with pierced bowl and turned wooden handle, 16,5cm long, 30g all in ; a George VI silver tea strainer and bowl, William Suckling Ltd, Birmingham, 1939-1940, with pierced bowl, the sides applied with geometric-shaped handles, 10,5cmwide over handles, 80g all in ; a Victorian silver cream jug, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, 1896, the baluster-shaped body embossed with sprays of flowers and ribbons, raised on three shell-headed outswept feet, dents, splits, 8cm high, 65g ; a George V silver bon-bon basket, Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham, 1926, oval, the pierced body raised on four foliate-headed triford feet, 12,5cmwide, 60g ; a George V silver hot water jug, Henry H Matthews, Birmingham, 1912, the octagonal baluster body applied with an ebonised leaf-capped scroll handle, the conforming hinged domed cover surmounted by a shaped finial, dented, splits, 19,5cm high, 300g ; and an Edwardian electroplated gallery tray, of small proportions, oval, with wavy rim and pierced sides, raised on four bun feet, distress to one foot, 31,5cmwide (8) R  -   412 A pair of Victorian silver ‘King’s’ pattern grape scissors, William Summers, London, 1863 115g all in ; a pair of close-plated ‘King’s’pattern grape scissors, Sheffield, 19th century, plating worn ; a pair of George IV silver ‘King’s’pattern asparagus tongs, London, 1828, with pierced blades, the handle engraved with a crest, 245g ; a pair of George VI silver ‘King’s’pattern sugar tongs, Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, 1948, 100g ; a pair of silver-plated serving spoons, maker’s mark CBS, late 19th century; a William IV silver ‘King’s’pattern butter knife, George Unite, Birmingham, 1838, the handle engraved with initial ‘B’, 40g ; five further butter knives, various makers and dates, 65g all in ; a pair of Victorian silver ‘Fiddle’pattern spoons, John Todd, Glasgow, 1860, each with engraved terminals, 30g all in ; six further teaspoons, various makers and dates, 110g all in ; and three silver-plated meat skewers, The Barnards, mid 19th century (23) R  -   410 411 412 139