Saucière mit kleinem Schöpflöffel, Viners Ltd, Edward Viner, Sheffield, England, 1937 und 1949
Sauce boat with small ladle, Viners Ltd, Edward Viner, Sheffield, England, 1937 and 1949
Sterling Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 145 g; Saucière auf drei ausgestellten Standfüßen mit gebauchter Wandung, leicht ausgestelltem gezacktem und gewelltem Öffnungsrand, breitem Ausguss und rückseitigem Ohrenhenkel; Höhe: ca. 6,9 cm. 2) Kleiner Schöpflöffel mit kreisrunder Laffe und geschwungener Handhabe. Beides rückseitig der Laffe oder seitlich der Wandung gestempelt mit Lion Passant, Stadtmarke, Herstellerpunze und Jahresbuchstaben (Löffel: 1937, Saucière: 1949), Saucière unterseitig mit weiteren Punzen versehen; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren.
Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 145 g; sauce boat on three splayed feet with bulbous wall, slightly flared serrated and scalloped rim, wide spout and rear volute handle; height: approx. 6.9 cm. 2) Small ladle with circular bowl and curved handle. Both stamped on the back of the bowl or on the side of the wall with lion passant, city mark, maker’s mark and date letter (ladle: 1937, sauce boat: 1949), sauce boat additionally stamped on the underside; age-related signs of wear.
Sterling and 800/- silver; total weight: approx. 355 g; three-piece group comprising: 1) Boat-shaped bowl with pierced wall featuring ornamental and floral decoration and an oval well; underside stamped with lion passant, London town mark, date letter 1872 and struck maker’s mark; dimensions: approx. 13.2 x 7 cm. 2) Serving bowl with hammered decoration, scalloped rim with encircling festoon, vine and floral decoration, and a fine continuous beaded border to the edge; rim stamped with lion passant, London town mark, date letter 1914 and maker’s mark Philip Frederick Alexander; diameter: approx. 18.8 cm. 3) Oval miniature tray with slightly flared rim; well stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark “800” and unidentified maker’s mark; slightly indented rim over approx. 1 cm; dimensions: approx. 19.4 x 11.6 cm. All pieces with age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues.
Silver alloy; weight: approx. 224 g; chalice on a round, rising foot, short stem with nodus and chalice base in compressed globular form with conical upper section; encircling relief ornament and figural decoration to the body; remains of interior gilding; body stamped with a rampant lion within a shield and an unidentified maker’s mark; good condition consistent with age and use, with oxidation residues; height: approx. 15.6 cm.
Silver alloy; weight: approx. 73 g; coin bank with ten-lobed body on a round stepped base, with high-set volute handle and hinged lid with coin slot and folding bail clasp (loop restored), with detachable heart-shaped lock; key missing and not lockable; front finely chased with a depiction of a man playing a lute beside a woman with a flower basket, both surrounded by delicate floral and ornamental decoration; various dents and deformations and age-related signs of wear; underside stamped “C”; height: approx. 9.4 cm.
925/- silver, gilt; total weight: approx. 693 g; four-piece set with encircling floral and ornamental decoration, comprising: 1) mocha pot with pear-shaped body, low-set narrow spout in the form of a mythical creature’s head, side-hinged lid with handle in the form of a sculptural swan, and high-set ear handle made of ebonised wood; height: approx. 14.3 cm. 2) Small cream jug with conically bulging body, broad spout and centrally set ear handle; height: approx. 7.8 cm. 3) Sugar bowl with compressed globular body and drawn-in rim on an ovoid base; height: approx. 4.5 cm. 4) Oval serving tray with raised gallery; dimensions: approx. 27.4 x 19.8 cm. Age-related signs of wear and gilt loss; underside stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark and consecutive numbering.