14th Nov, 2025 13:00 GMT/BST

Silver, Jewellery, Objects of Vertu and Books from the Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips

 
  Lot 2050
 

2050

Austrian Silver Reference Books

Neuwirth (Waltraud), Wiender Silber. 1524-1780 [and] 1781-1866, Vienna: Dr. Waltraud Neuwirth, 2002, two volumes, original boards, dust jackets;
Koeppe (Wolfram), Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Service Rediscovered, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010, original boards, dust jacket;
Three others.
(6)

Provenance:
The collection of the late Anthony Phillips (1945-2024).

Sold for £160
Estimated at £30 - £50


 

Auction: Silver, Jewellery, Objects of Vertu and Books from the Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips, 14th Nov, 2025

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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