Collectors Items - including caddy spoons, tea tongs, sugar tongs, bottle tickets

Collectible pieces from early date are presented below. In addition there are the following specific categories within this section for Caddy Spoons, Tea & Sugar Tongs and Bottle Tickets.  (click to go to the appropriate category).

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6331 - A 'FINE' EARLY GEO.I. SMALL PORRINGER - THE PART FLUTED BOWL WITH ROPE GIRDLE & PUNCHED DECORATION & WITH REEDED SCROLL HANDLES - BY: 'SETH LOFTHOUSE'  - LONDON 1714.  6cm  66gms   
£795
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6267 - A V.GOOD EARLY GEO.I. 'BUN' CASTER - THE BALUSTER BODY WITH CENTRAL GIRDLE & WITH AN ENGRAVED CYPHER - BY: 'WILLIAM LOOKER' - LONDON 1715.  10.5cm  100gms
£965
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6218 - A GEO.IV. CADDY SPOON - THE BOWL NICELY ENGRAVED WITH A FLORAL MOTIF AND WELL MARKED FOR: 'JAMES HENRY DANIEL' - LONDON 1826.  
£145
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6205 - A CHARMING EDWARDIAN CADDY SPOON - THE FLUTED PETAL BOWL WITH SHELL END TO THE STEM - BY: 'THOMAS BRADBURY' - SHEFFIELD 1908
£135
 
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JCK25 - A CHARMING EARLY VICTORIAN PEPPER CASTER OF 'GOTHIC' FORM & NICELY DECORATED & PIERCED - THE INTERIOR GILDED - BY: 'GEORGE RICHARDS' - LONDON 1844.  9.5cm   56gms
£155  
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6199 - A 'V.GOOD' EARLY GEO.I. MINIATURE PORRINGER - PART FLUTED BODY WITH SCROLL HANDLES - BY: 'JAMES GOODWIN' - LONDON 1714.  3cm  22gms
£690
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6176 - A 'FINE' VICTORIAN SUGAR SPOON OF NATURALISTIC FORM - THE GILDED BOWL EMBOSSED WITH FRUITING VINE - THE STEM FORMED AS LEAFY TENDRILS - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1859.   13.5cm   
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6183 - A PAIR OF EARLY GEO.I. 'TRENCHER' SALTS - OCTAGONAL FORM WITH INCURVED SIDES - INSCRIBED: 'E OVER I * F' - THE MAKER: '?O' - LONDON 1716 77mm x 58mm x 26mm 110gms
£1250
(EARLY EXAMPLES OF THIS FORM)
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6124 - A GEO.II. VASE SHAPED SUGAR CASTER OF GOOD SIZE & GAUGE - THE COVER WITH PIERCED DIAPER PANELS & URN FINIAL - BY: 'SAMUEL WOOD' - LONDON 1741. 17cm 230gms
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5792 - A CHARMING 'SPARROW BEAK' CREAM JUG OF GOOD GAUGE IN C18TH STYLE BY: 'GARRARDS' - MARKED FOR: 'SEBASTIAN GARRARD' - LONDON 1920. 8.5cm 110gms
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BJ01 - A GEO.II. DBL CRESTED BALUSTER CASTER WITH REEDED BoRDERS & URN FINIAL - WELL MARKED FOR: 'JABEZ DANIEL' - LONDON 1755. 115mm
£335
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5840 - A GEO.III. PEDESTAL CASTER OF TALL BALUSTER SHAPE - SET ON A SQUARE PEDESTAL FOOT - BY: 'PETER & ANNE BATEMAN' - LONDON 1799. 155mm
£495
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5527 - A GEO.V. CREAM JUG OF GEORGIAN 'HELMET' SHAPE WITH GADROONED BORDER & OF GOOD GAUGE - BY: 'THOMAS BRADBURY' - LONDON 1912. 95mm
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BW02 - A GEO.III. LEMON STRAINER WITH GEOMETRIC PIERCING - THE RIM CLIP INSCRIBED: 'A I W' - THE MAKERS MARK PIERCED, THE REMAINDER CLEAR FOR - LONDON 1772. d. 102mm
£335
 
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5772 - A SMALL & CHARMING, MID VICTORIAN SWING HANDLE BUCKET - PERHAPS A SALT - VERY WELL MARKED FOR THE UNCOMMON MAKERS - 'HIRONS PLANTE & CO.' - BIRMINGHAM 1865. 30mm
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CADDY SPOONS
5841 - A GEO.III. PROVINCIAL CADDY SPOON - THE PEAR SHAPED BOWL WITH BRIGHT ENGRAVED GRIP - BY: 'NATHANIEL SMITH & CO' - SHEFFIELD 1793.
(AN EARLY EXAMPLE IDENTICAL TO THE ILLUSTRATION - PLATE 29E - 'CADDY SPOONS' BY: JOHN NORIE)
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6188 -  A 'FINE' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - IN THE FORM OF A 'VEINED' LEAF - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1798  
(AN IDENTICAL SPOON FROM THE SAME DIE AND ALSO THIS DATE IS ILLUSTRATED IN 'CADDY SPOONS' BY: JOHN NORIE - PLATE 35)
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5287 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - SCALLOP SHELL BOWL WITH BRIGHT ENGRAVED HANDLE - INSCRIBED: 'XON' & V. WELL MARKED FOR: 'THOMAS WALLIS' - LONDON 1799.
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5693 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - THE SHIELD SHAPED BOWL ALSO NICELY ENGRAVED WITH A SHIELD & BRIGHT ENGRAVED HANDLE - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1801.
£245
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5830 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - THE HEART SHAPED BOWL WITH BIFURCATED HANDLE - INSCRIBED TO THE HANDLE: 'A SHIP' - BY: 'JOSIAH SNATT' - LONDON 1804.
(THE SHIP IS MOST LIKELY TO COMMEMORATE - 'NELSON & TRAFALGAR)

 

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5842 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - THE RECTANGULAR BOWL ENGRAVED WITH A FLORAL SPRAY - THE CURVED HANDLE BRIGHT ENGRAVED & WELL MARKED FOR: 'COCKS & BETTRIDGE' - BIRMINGHAM 1809.
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6187A - A 'FINE' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - FORMED AS A VINE LEAF WITH GRAPES - BY: 'JOSEPH WILLMORE' - BIRMINGHAM 1810  
£285     
(AN EXAMPLE FROM THE SAME DIE IS ILLUSTRATED IN 'CADDY SPOONS' BY: JOHN NORIE - PLATE 37)
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6098 - A 'V. GOOD' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON OF 'SHOVEL' FORM WITH CHEQUER WORK DECORATION & ELEGANT LONG POINTED HOLLOW HANDLE - BY: 'WILLIAM PUGH' - BIRMINGHAM 1810.
£285
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6099 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON OF 'SHOVEL' FORM WITH A SYMMETRICAL DECORATED BORDER - THE M.O.P HANDLE PROBABLY A REPLACEMENT - UNUSUALLY MARKED - A 2ND DUTY PUNCH IN PLACE OF THE ANCHOR - BY: 'WILLIAM PUGH' - BIRMINGHAM 1810.
£195
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6010 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - SCOOP SHAPED BOWL WITH SCALLOPED EDGE & NICELY ENGRAVED - THE HOLLOW HANDLE BRIGHT ENGRAVED - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1814.
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6100 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON OF 'SHOVEL' FORM - THE NICELY SHAPED BOWL WITH A FLORAL MOTIF & BRIGHT ENGRAVED HOLLOW HANDLE - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1816.
£225
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6178 - A 'FINE' WLM.IV. CADDY SPOON - THE SHAPED BOWL NICELY ENGRAVED - THE HOLLOW HANDLE WITH FLOWERS & FOLIAGE - BY: 'JOSEPH WILLMORE' - B'HAM 1834
 
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6177 - A CHARMING VICTORIAN CADDY SPOON OF NATURALISTIC SHELL & SCROLL FORM - BY: 'MARTIN & HALL' - SHEFFIELD 1881   
£225
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6051 - A VICTORIAN CADDY SPOON - THE SCOOP SHAPED BOWL WITH AN UNUSUAL 'FAN' SHAPED HANDLE - BY: 'NATHAN & HAYES' - BIRMINGHAM 1898.
£135
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5384 - A VICTORIAN CADDY SPOON WITH FLUTED SHELL BOWL - THE HANDLE WITH SCROLLED DECORATION - BY: 'JACKSON & FULLERTON' - LONDON 1899.
£110
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TEA TONGS AND SUGAR TONGS
6160 - A RARE EARLY GEO.I. TEA TONGS - PLAIN BALUSTER LIMBS WITH SPADE GRIPS - EACH INITIALLED 'I & M' - MARKED: 'SR' IN EACH GRIP FOR AN UNRECORDED MAKER C1725
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6190 - A PAIR OF GEO.II. TEA TONGS - SHAPED RINGS TO 'C' SCROLL ARMS - THE BOX HINGE INSCRIBED 'SMW' - SLENDER LOWER LIMBS TO SMALL 5 LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'WILLIAM CRIPPS' - LONDON C1755.  
(ONE SMALL EARLY REPAIR)
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6057 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH 'TARGET' HINGE - DBL 'C' SCROLL ARMS - ELABORATE LOWER LIMBS & WELL DETAILED BROAD '5' LOBED GRIPS - THE MARKS OBSCURED - LONDON C1755.
£155
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BST01 - A 'FINE & RARE' GEO.III. CRESTED '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS - SUPERB DECORATION & WITH FINELY DETAILED BOWLS - BY: 'JOHN FROST.I.' - LONDON C1770/5.
£195
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BST02 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. BRIGHT CUT '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS WITH BEADED & SCALLOPED ARMS WITH UNUSUAL & FINELY DECORATED BOWLS - INSCRIBED TO ONE ARM: 'M .T 1797' - BY: 'CHARLES HOUGHAM' - LONDON C1780.
£175
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BST04 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. ELABORATELY BRIGHT-CUT '3' PIECE SUGAR TONGS WITH LONG OVAL BOWLS - SUPERB INCUSE DUTY MARK - STRUCK WITH A NEW DUTY PUNCH OF THAT YEAR - BY: 'CHARLES HOUGHAM' - LONDON 1784/5.
£165
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BST05 - A 'FINE & RARE' GEO.III. SUGAR TONGS IN A PATTERN TYPICAL THE MAKERS: 'PETER & JONATHAN BATEMAN' - LONDON 1790 .
£235
(A SHORT PARTNERSHIP - 7/12/90 UNTIL JONATHAN'S DEATH 19/4/91 )
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BOTTLE TICKETS AND CORKS
6195 - A 'SCARCE' GEO.III. SILVER MOUNTED SPIRIT CORK - THE REEDED CAP INCISED FOR 'RUM' - A SILVER CAP TO THE BASE - UNMARKED AS NOT A REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO 1791. C1780/90
(AN IDENTICAL EXAMPLE IS ILLUSTRATED & DESCRIBED IN 'WINE LABELS' - PAGE 327)
 
 
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5686 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET OF CURVED OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'JOHN WHITTINGHAM' ? - LONDON 1796.
£120
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5685A - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'PORT' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON C1800.
£135
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5685B - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON C1800.
£115
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5685C - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'SHERRY' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON C1800.
£135
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5944 - A GEO.III. SAUCE BOTTLE TICKET OF OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'KYAN' - BY: 'JOHN RICH' - LONDON 1807.
£155
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6194 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - RECTANGULAR WITH CUT CORNERS - PIERCED FOR 'RUM' - BY: THOMAS PHIPPS & EDWARD ROBINSON' - LONDON 1808. 
£110  
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6193 - A GEO.III. KIDNEY SHAPED BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'SHERRY' - BY: 'JOSEPH WILMORE' BIRMINGHAM 1816
£110  
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5647 - A GEO.IV. BOTTLE TICKET OF CURVED OVAL FORM WITH REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'GEORGE KNIGHT' - LONDON 1820.
£110
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5640A - AN EARLY VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR: 'BRANDY' ON A RIBBON WITH FRUITING VINE - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1856.
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5640B - AN EARLY VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET - INCISED FOR 'HOLLANDS' ON A RIBBON WITH FRUITING VINE - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1856.
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5122 - A GEO.III. DIE STAMPED BOTTLE TICKET WITH 'PUTTI GATHERING GRAPES WITH A BACCHUS MASK BENEATH' BY: 'COCKS & BETTRIDGE' - BIRMINGHAM 1810.
 
 
5976 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'PORT' - BY: 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON 1814.
 
 
6102 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - THE OVAL BOWL WITH CENTRAL FLOWER MOTIF & WITH A 'FRILLED' BORDER & LEAF ENGRAVED HOLLOW HANDLE - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1820.
6104 - A 'RARE' WLM.IV. CADDY SPOON OF UNUSUAL FORM - THE LARGE SCOOP WITH SHAPED SIDES - THE HANDLE WITH CHAMFERED BORDER - BY: 'WILLIAM EATON' - LONDON 1813. 10cm 21gms
6101 - A GEO.III. SILVER-GILT CADDY SPOON OF 'SCOOP' FORM WITH TURNED M.O.P HANDLE - BY: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1806.
 
6097 - A 'V. GOOD' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON FORMED AS A LEAF WITH STRONGLY EMBOSSED 'VEINS' & LOOP HANDLE - MARKED WITH THE LION PASSANT & A VERY GOOD DUTY PUNCH FOR - BIRMINGHAM 1797.
(AN IDENTICAL EXAMPLE IS ILLUSTRATED IN 'CADDY SPOONS' PLATE 59) 
5733 - A 'RARE' EARLY C18TH 'AND IRON' TONGS, HINGED WITH BALUSTER ARMS & FLAT OVAL GRIPS - UNMARKED C1710/20.
6058 - AN EARLY GEO.III. TEA TONGS OF GOOD GAUGE - THE BOX HINGE INSCRIBED: 'H' - ELABORATE LOWER LIMBS & BOLD TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'JAMES HARMER' - LONDON C1760.
6123 - A GOOD & 'V. SCARCE', EARLY GEO.II. 'SPARROW BEAK' CREAM JUG - OF BALUSTER FORM WITH SCROLL HANDLE & COLLET FOOT - THE MAKER UNCLEAR - POSSIBLY: 'JAMES GOODWIN' - WELL MARKED FOR LONDON 1728. 8.5cm 115gms
6016 - AN EARLY GEO.III. CREAM JUG WITH CUT RIM & LEAF CAPPED SCROLL HANDLE - VERY WELL MARKED FOR THE EARLY PARTNERSHIP OF: 'NATHANIEL APPLETON & ANNE SMITH' - LONDON 1768. 100mm
6096 - A 'FINE & SCARCE' GEO.III. CADDY SPOON FORMED AS A LEAF WITH NICELY ENGRAVED 'VEINS' & WITH A SMALL LEAF APPLIED TO THE LOOP HANDLE - BY: 'THOMAS WILMORE' - BIRMINGHAM 1804 .
5748 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH STURDY UPPER ARMS ABOVE A PLAIN BOX HINGE ABOVE 'CUTTER' SHAFTS & BROAD '5' LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'ABRAHAM BARRIER' C1755
6070 - A 'FINE& SCARCE' GEO.III. 3 PIECE SUGAR TONGS - THE CAST ARMS WITH 'JEWELLED' DECORATION - THE NICELY ENGRAVED BOW WITH: 'H * P' - WELL DETAILED SHELL BOWLS - BY: 'JOHN FAUX & GEORGE LOVE' - LONDON C1780.
BST03 - A DELIGHTFUL GEO.III. BRIGHT-CUT SUGAR TONGS - THE NARROW ARMS WITH SCALLOPED BOW - MARKED IN THE SMALL BOWLS FOR: 'THOMAS PRATT & ARTHUR HUMPHREYS' - LONDON C1780.
(IT IS PROBABLE THAT THIS WAS A SINGLE YEAR PARTNERSHIP - BEING REGISTERED IN 1780 & RECORDED BY 'HEAL' FOR THIS YEAR ONLY)
5351 - A GEO.II. EARLY 'ESCUTCHEON' BOTTLE TICKET - DECORATED WITH FRUITING VINE & INCISED FOR: 'MADEIRA' - BY: 'SANDYLANDS DRINKWATER' - LONDON C1745.
5637 - A FINE MID VICTORIAN CAKE KNIFE (WEDDING?) - THE BLADE FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED EACH SIDE - IN ORIGINAL FITTED MOROCCO CASE - BY: 'BROWN & CLARK' - BIRMINGHAM 1860. 300mm
5716 - A 'FINE' VICTORIAN CADDY SPOON - THE GILDED BOWL FINELY DECORATED WITH VARIOUS SHELLS - THE HANDLE NICELY FORMED AS A STALK WITH LILLY PADS - BY: 'HILLIARD & THOMASON' - BIRMINGHAM 1852.
(THESE WERE SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CADDY SPOONS TO PRODUCE REQUIRING A GREAT DEAL OF HAND FINISHING - THE SMALL SPLIT VISIBLE ON ONE SHOULDER PROBABLY RESULTING FROM THE STRESS CREATED BY THE FLY PRESS)
6069 - A 'FINE & SCARCE' GEO.III. BEAD EDGE SUGAR TONGS - NICELY DECORATED WITH FLOWERS - WELL ENGRAVED TO THE BOW: 'L OVER A.M' & WITH SUPERBLY DETAILED SMALL ACORN BOWLS - BY: 'JOSEPH STEWARD.II' - LONDON C1780.
6072 - A 'FINE' & UNUSUAL VICTORIAN SUGAR TONGS - IN A 'DOUBLE STRUCK' ELIZABETHAN PATTERN VARIANT & OF HEAVY GAUGE - BY: 'FRANCIS HIGGINS' - LONDON 1866.
5945 - A GEO.III. SAUCE BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR: 'SOY' - BY: 'PETER & ANNE BATEMAN' - LONDON 1794.
6056 - A MID VICTORIAN CADDY SPOON - THE OVAL GILDED BOWL TO SHORT TWISTED STEM & 'FALSTAFF' MASK TERMINAL - THE REVERSE INSCRIBED: 'MARY' - BY: 'HENRY HOLLAND' - LONDON 1868.
5382 - A VICTORIAN PROVINCIAL CADDY SPOON - THE BOWL WITH DOUBLE SHELL DETAIL - THE SHAPED POINTED HANDLE WITH THREADED BORDER - BY: 'GALLIMORE & SONS' - SHEFFIELD 1891
5767 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH 'TARGET' HINGE INSCRIBED 'A R' ABOVE ELABORATE SCROLLED SHAFTS & BROAD '5' LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'THOMAS BAMFORD' C1755
5688 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CUT CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - PIERCED FOR 'CLARET' - BY: 'PHIPPS & ROBINSON' - LONDON 1800.
5831 - A GEO.III. CADDY SPOON - THE OVAL BOWL WITH FLUTED BORDER & DECORATED WITH FLOWERS - THE HOLLOW HANDLE LIGHTLY ENGRAVED - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1793.
6014 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. SWING HANDLE CAKE BASKET OF WIRE WORK FORM WITH APPLIED TRAILING VINES - FLOWERS & EARS OF WHEAT - BY: 'WILLIAM VINCENT' - LONDON 1770. 30oz 35cm
S119 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH 'TARGET' HINGE SPURRED SHAFTS & WELL DETAILED '5' LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'JOHN ALLEN' C1740
PC126 - A SMALL GEO.III. SIFTER LADLE WITH CELTIC END & GEOMETRIC PIERCING - BY: 'FRANCIS HOWDEN' EDINBURGH 1792 14cm
S-114 - A GEO.II. TEA TONGS, THE SHAPED SHAFTS WITH 'SPURS' A GOOD 'BULLSEYE' HINGE & WITH 5 LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'WILLIAM CHATTERTON' - LONDON C1755.
(illustrated on page 88 of: 'C18th. silver tea tongs')
S124 - AN EARLY GEO.II. TEA TONGS WITH RING STOPS DBL 'C' SCROLLS AND A CHARMING SMALL RAISED BOX HINGE INSCRIBED 'E*W' AND WITH TINY SHELL GRIPS - BY: 'JOSEPH REASON' C1730
5837 - A 'CHINESE EXPORT' URN SHAPED CASTER WITH GADROONED BORDER & OF HEAVY GAUGE - THE SCREW ON COVER WITH ACORN FINIAL - THE BASE WITH A SET OF PSEUDO HALLMARKS - BY: 'CUTSHING' - CANTON C1860 95mm 120gms

 

5838 - A CHARLES.II / JAMES.II. TUMBLER CUP - THE SMALL PLAIN BOWL MARKED TO THE BASE WITH OLD STANDARD MARKS - THE DATE LETTER NOW LOST - THE MAKER: 'RS' A MULLET BELOW - WITHIN A HEART SHAPED PUNCH - LONDON C1685. 4cm 30gms ('JACKSON' PAGE 140, ILLUSTRATES THIS MARK)
5833 - A 'SCARCE' BOTTLE TICKET WITH CANTED CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - INCISED FOR 'GENEVA' - BY: 'PETER & ANNE BATEMAN' - LONDON 1795. (THE TITLE 'GIN' NOT BEING USED IN 'POLITE SOCIETY' AT THIS DATE)
5834 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET WITH CANTED CORNERS & REEDED BORDER - PIERCED FOR 'CALCAVELLA' - BY: 'THOMAS & JAMES PHIPPS' - LONDON 1817
5660 - A SMALL VICTORIAN BOTTLE TICKET WITH CAST BORDER & PIERCED FOR: 'GIN' - BY: 'ALFRED TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1855.
3301 - A GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - WITH CANTED CORNERS & REEDED BORDERS INCISED FOR 'WHISKEY' - BY: 'JOSEPH WILMORE' - BIRMINGHAM 1814.
5845 - A PAIR OF 'V.GOOD' EARLY GEO.II. OBLONG TRENCHER SALTS WITH INCURVED ANGLES & OF GOOD GAUGE - BY: 'EWARD WOOD' - LONDON 1728. 80mm x 64mm x 35mm 120gms
5455 - A RARE - QUEEN ANNE - MINIATURE PORRINGER OF V.GOOD GAUGE WITH WAISTED PART FLUTED BODY - BY: 'WILLIAM FLEMING' - LONDON 1704. 33mm 42gms ( ex cook collection)
1011 - A CHARMING PAIR OF MID VICTORIAN CRESTED SALTS DECORATED WITH ALTERNATING FLORAL BANDS WITH GILDED INTERIORS & SET ON PEDESTAL FEET - BY 'RICHARD SIBLEY' - LONDON 1866 44mm 100gms (a well regarded maker of the regency period)
5646 - A LARGE & UNUSUAL 'GORGET' SHAPED BOTTLE TICKET INCISED FOR:
'S. WHISKEY' - UNMARKED EARLY c19TH.
5699 - AN EARLY GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - IN CAST 'BACCUS MASK' FORM - INCISED FOR: 'WHITE WINE' - 'IR CROWNED' POSSIBY 'JOHN RICH' - LONDON C1765.
5773 - A 'SCARCE' GEO.III. BOTTLE TICKET - SHAPED & REEDED OUTLINE - INCISED FOR: 'SHRUB' - BY: 'ELIZABETH MORLEY' - LONDON 1798.
5785 - A 'RARE' GEO.I. TEA TONGS WITH NARROW WAISTED BOX HINGE & MARKED IN THE SMALL 'SPOON' GRIPS FOR: 'FN' AN UN-RECORDED MAKER (PERHAPS 'FRANCIS NELME'?) C1725.
S-103 - A 'FINE' & 'UNUSUAL' GEO.II. TEA TONGS - SIMPLE 'S' SCROLLS & MARKED IN THE SMALL 'SPOON' GRIPS, A LION PASSANT C1740.
S-106 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.II. TEA TONGS OF HEAVY GAUGE - THE FINGER RINGS WITH CUSHIONS - CUTTER SHAFTS & UNUSUAL TRI LOBED GRIPS - BY: 'RICHARD MILLS' - LONDON C1755.
5751 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.II. TEA TONGS - SIMPLE 'S' SCROLLS - MARKED IN THE TRI LOBED GRIPS FOR A RARELY ENCOUNTERED MAKER: 'JOHN HAGUE' - LONDON C1760
(unusual as, by this date, marking was usually to the rings)

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