5th Jan, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
A Collection of Assorted Silver and Silver Plate, the silver comprising a George VI waiter, by Eugene Leclere, Sheffield, 1838, 20.5cm diameter, 11oz 4dwt, 348gr; a silver-mounted glass caster and a Victorian silver cased pocket watch, the silver plate comprising a part-fluted hot water jug; a wine-funnel and a Fiddle pattern soup-ladle (6)
Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250
There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There are some minor chips to the glass of the silver-mounted caster. There is some bruising to the silver plate wine funnel. The soup-ladle with obvious loss to the silver plating. The watch has not been tested to see if it functions. The glass not fixed to the watch.
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Auction: Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art, 5th Jan, 2024
The first Antiques & Interiors sale of 2024 comprises over 900 lots and includes a specialist section of Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art, and over 170 lots of Silver, including part of a collection of Regimental Silver, sold by order of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers to benefit the Fusiliers’ Aid Society. The second part of the Regimental Silver Collection will be included in the Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale on 13th January.
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