The Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips, the renowned international silver and objects of vertu expert, heads to auction this Autumn in a single owner sale at Tennants. Having worked for Christie’s for 57 years, Phillips was a legend his field, admired for his curiosity and passion for his subject, his deep knowledge and his steadfast mentoring.
The sale will offer over 120 lots of rare and early silver, jewellery ancient world through to the early modern period, intricate objects of vertu and a selection of key reference books.
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Lot 2006
Two Medieval Rings Probably English, 14th or 15th Century
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 2012
An Amethyst Intaglio Ring The Intaglio Possibly Roman
Sold for £950
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 2013
A Renaissance Enamel Ring Late 16th/Early 17th Century
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 2015
A Gold and Enamel Crucifix Pendant Probably Spanish, First Half 17th Century
Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Lot 2016
A Silver-Mounted Rock Crystal Amulet or Pendant Italian or Spanish, Early 17th Century
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2017
A German Gold-Mounted Green Hardstone Etui Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1760
Not Sold
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2020
A George III Silver-Mounted Mother-of-Pearl Magnifying Glass Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1760
Sold for £90
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 2021
A Queen Anne Silver-Mounted Tortoiseshell Snuff-Box Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1710
Sold for £320
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2027
A Red Glass Signet Ring Circa 1800, The Glass Possibly Slightly Earlier
Sold for £650
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 2028
An Intaglio and Enamel Ring Early 18th Century, The Intaglio Probably Classical
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 2029
A Garnet Intaglio Ring The Garnet 17th Century, The Mount Early 18th Century
Sold for £700
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 2030
A Niello Ring Possibly North Italian, Late 15th Century
Sold for £750
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 2031
A Renaissance Turquoise and Enamel Ring Possibly Second Half 16th Century
Sold for £600
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2032
A Parcel Gilt Cut Steel Ring Italian or Dutch, Late 16th/Early 17th Century
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £500 - £700
Lot 2035
A Norwegian Silver Spoon by Herman Wickman, Bergen, Circa 1650
Sold for £500
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 2036
A Scandinavian Silver Spoon Maker's Mark N or Z Struck Twice, Mid-17th Century
Sold for £250
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 2041
A Swedish Silver Meat-Dish by Henrik Wittkopf the Elder, Stockholm, 1752
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 2042
A Danish Silver Box by Zønnik Hansen Buxlund, Aarhus, Circa 1715
Sold for £180
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 2043
A Swiss Parcel-Gilt Silver Spoon by Heinrich I Wirth, Zurich, Circa 1690
Sold for £300
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 2044
A Swiss Gold and Enamel Zarf, for the Turkish Market Apparently Unmarked, Geneva, Circa 1830
Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 2045
A Swiss Parcel-Gilt Silver Spoon Maker's Mark Indistinct, Perhaps Zurich, Circa 1690
Sold for £300
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 2057
A German Silver-Gilt Box Apparently Unmarked, Probably Augsburg or Nuremburg, Circa 1670
Sold for £550
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 2058
A German Silver Caster Maker's Mark HS or SH, Wolfenbüttel, First Quarter 18th Century
Sold for £140
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 2059
A German Silver Trefid Teaspoon by Johann Martin Schmidt, Augsburg, 1701-1705
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 2060
A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Apostle-Spoon by Gottfried Schmidt, Breslau, Circa 1700
Sold for £600
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 2061
A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Spoon Maker's Mark Indistinct, Liegnitz, Circa 1700
Sold for £600
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 2064
German Silver Reference Books - Rhineland, Westphalia & Hessen
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 2066
German Silver Reference Books - Braunschweig (Brunswick)
Sold for £100
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 2071
A German Silver-Gilt Salt-Spoon by Lewin Dedeke, Celle, Circa 1715
Sold for £380
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 2072
A German Silver Small Tray by Johann Conrad Otersen, Hamburg, Probably 1762-1769
Sold for £190
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 2073
A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Trencher-Salt by Carl Samuel Bettkober, Augsburg, 1765-1767
Sold for £170
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 2074
A German Silver and Wood Basting-Spoon Maker's Mark Probably GH, Emmerich, 1697
Sold for £380
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 2075
A German Silver Soup-Ladle Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1760
Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 2076
A German Silver Basting-Spoon by Albrecht Bernhard Muller, Augsburg, 1761-1763
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 2077
An Italian Silver Spoon With Indistinct Marks, First Half 18th Century
Sold for £90
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 2079
A Silver Reliquary Crucifix Pendant Probably Italian, 17th Century
Sold for £380
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 2080
A Gold Pendant Cruxifix Probably Spanish, Early 17th Century
Sold for £900
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 2081
An Italian Gilt-Metal Mounted and Coral-Set Pendant Probably 17th Century
Sold for £70
Estimated at £60 - £70
Lot 2082
A Glass Signet Ring The Glass 17th Century, The Mount Mid-18th Century
Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £400
Lot 2086
A Quartz Brooch and A Paste Brooch Early 19th Century
Sold for £120
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 2089
A George III Gold-Mounted Grey Agate Fob-Seal Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1780
Sold for £200
Estimated at £120 - £180
Lot 2092
A George I Silver-Gilt Plaque Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1725
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 2094
A German Silver Coffin-Shield Apparently Unmarked, Dated 1727
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 2095
Two Pairs of George III Cut-Steel Shoe-Buckles Apparently Unmarked, Circa 1900
Sold for £30
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 2097
A German Silvered Pendant The Chasing Signed With Initials 'TS', Perhaps 18th Century
Sold for £170
Estimated at £50 - £80