- BRITISH SOLID AGATEWARE JUG, CIRCA 1740
BRITISH SOLID AGATEWARE JUG, CIRCA 1740 HEIGHT: 6 3/4 IN. (17.1 CM.)BRITISH SOLID AGATEWARE JUG, CIRCA 1740, Staffordshire or Derbyshire, possibly from the Pomono Potworks under Samuel Bell, of modified pear shape with sparrow beak spout, the reeded strap handle with pinched kick, the folded clays in shades of red-brown and chocolate-brown, on a circular foot Dimensions: Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) Provenance: Micah Salt Collection, no. 159 (label). With Simon Westman, London, August 2008, 600 pounds ($1,170) From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 392 Catalogue note: Ceramics in America - 2003, by Chipstone, p. 195, fig. 12; Ceramics in America - 2003, p. 91, fig. 3. Samuel Bell of the Pomono Potworks in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire took out a patent in 1729 for "red marbled stoneware". Unfortunately the patent didn't hold making specific attribution difficult. Micah Salt (1847-1915) of Buxton, Derbyshire, was a tailor and amateur archaeologist. Much of his collection is retained at the Buxton Museum and the British Museum, London. His large pottery collection and furniture were also sold at auction, reference the Hanley Auction Catalogue,1927, Micah Salt Buxton - Pottery/Furniture.
- SILVER. VICTORIAN ENGLISH SILVER CIGAR
SILVER. VICTORIAN ENGLISH SILVER CIGAR CASE. A Victorian English silver cigar case with interior gold wash. With a city mark of London, maker's mark of James Samuel Bell & Louis Willmott, and a date stamp of 1895. Total approx. weight is 10.63 troy oz (gross). From a Delaware estate. Dimensions: case measures approx. 4.6" w x 0.75" d x 6.25" h. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
- A SILVER ROYAL PRESENTATION CIGARETTE
A SILVER ROYAL PRESENTATION CIGARETTE BOX by James Samuel Bell and Louis Willmott, London, 1897, of rectangular form with an inscription to the interior of the lid "In recollection of The Sheila from Beatrice Victoria and Louise Osborne 1898", 9cm long (c.129g)
- 12 BELL COIN SILVER SPOONS, KNOXVILLERare
12 BELL COIN SILVER SPOONS, KNOXVILLERare set of twelve Knoxville, Tennessee coin silver dessert spoons with downturned coffin handles having mid-rib backs, 7-1/4"L, all monogrammed AEN on front of handles and marked S. Bell in rectangle on reverse (Samuel Bell, b. 1797-d. 1881, working Knoxville, TN 1819-1852 and later,Texas). According to "Tennessee Silversmiths" by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., this mark is among those used by Bell during the time he worked in Knoxville. Bell also served two terms as Knoxville's mayor before migrating to Texas. 7-1/4"L, 12.355 oz troy. Circa 1825. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tenn.
Condition:
Overall very good condition with some tiny dents to bowls and light scratches.
- 6 SAMUEL BELL COIN SILVER SPOONS, TNSix
6 SAMUEL BELL COIN SILVER SPOONS, TNSix Knoxville, Tennessee coin silver teaspoons with oval tipt handles, monogrammed Florian in script, marked S. Bell in rectangle on reverse (Samuel Bell, b. 1797-d. 1881, working Knoxville, TN 1819-1852 and later,Texas). According to "Tennessee Silversmiths" by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., this mark is among those used by Bell during the time he worked in Knoxville. Bell also served two terms as Knoxville's mayor before migrating to Texas. 6"L, 5.17 oz troy. Circa 1825. Provenance: Private Arkansas Collection.
Condition:
Some wear to spoon ends and monograms, one spoon has a 1/2" tear to bowl.
- 3 SAMUEL BELL TN TABLESPOONSThree Knoxville,
3 SAMUEL BELL TN TABLESPOONSThree Knoxville, Tennessee coin silver tablespoons with downturned coffin handles having mid-rib backs, all marked S. Bell in rectangle on reverse with double sunburst marks on each side (Samuel Bell, b. 1797-d. 1881, working Knoxville, TN 1819-1852 and later,Texas). According to "Tennessee Silversmiths" by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., this mark is among those used by Bell during the time he worked in Knoxville (see p. 33, mark 35b). Bell also served two terms as Knoxville's mayor before migrating to Texas. All with varying monograms. 8-1/2" to 9"L, 4.34 oz troy combined weight. Circa 1825. Provenance: the collection of John Montague, Memphis, Tenn.
Condition:
All with wear and shallow dents to bowl; small loss to tip of bowl of one spoon.
- 6 PCS. TN COIN SILVER, S. BELLSix Tennessee
6 PCS. TN COIN SILVER, S. BELLSix Tennessee coin silver fiddle back spoons including 2 dessert spoons (6 3/4" L), 3 teaspoons (6 1/8" L) and 1 coffee spoon ( 5 1/8" L), all with marks for Knoxville silversmith Samuel Bell (1797-1881). All monogrammed. 3.64 total troy ounces. Note: Bell was active in Knoxville from 1819-1852, where he served two terms as mayor from 1840-42 and 1844-46. In 1852, Bell moved to San Antonio, Texas and continued his vocation as a silversmith. Provenance: Blount County, TN Living Estate.
Condition:
All spoons monogrammed with general wear, especially to smallest spoon.
- 4 PCS. EAST TN COIN SILVER, INCL. SAMUEL
4 PCS. EAST TN COIN SILVER, INCL. SAMUEL BELL & CAINFour (4) pieces of coin silver attributed to East Tennessee, including makers Samuel Bell, Thomas Cain, and William Hilliard. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) tablespoons with tipt handles and rounded fins, stamped S. BELL in rectangles for Samuel Bell, b. 1797-d. 1881, working Knoxville, TN 1819-1852 and later,Texas, including one (1) monogrammed M.A. Stith and one (1) monogrammed "WP". 8 3/4" L. Note: According to "Tennessee Silversmiths" by Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., this mark is among those used by Bell during the time he worked in Knoxville (see p. 33, mark 35a). Bell also served two terms as Knoxville's mayor before migrating to Texas. 3rd item: Dessert spoon with plain fiddle handle, stamped CAIN in rectangle, flanked by 2 Masonic emblems (Thomas Cain, working Knoxville, 1809-1813, ref. Tennessee Silversmiths p. 46), not monogrammed. 6 3/4" L. 4th item: Tablespoon, plain fiddle handle, stamped HILLIARD in rectangle, attrib. to William Hilliard, monogrammed JWH. 9" L. Note: "Tennessee Silversmiths" lists Hilliard working Fayetteville, NC in 1801; he was working in Jonesboro, Tennessee in 1804 but by Dec. 1805 had returned to North Carolina, where he remained until at least 1814. Combined weight: 7.02 oz troy.
Condition:
One Bell spoon has significant loss to end of bowl. Hilliard spoon also has loss to end of bowl. Other pieces with minor light denting, very good condition.
- 6 SAMUEL BELL COIN SILVER SPOONS PLUS
6 SAMUEL BELL COIN SILVER SPOONS PLUS 12 PCS ENGLISH ST...1st-6th items: Six (6) coin silver teaspoons, stamped S. BELL in rectangle for Samuel Bell (Tennessee/Texas/American 1797-1881), having rounded fiddle ends. 5 1/2" L. (Each pictured at left of grouping). 7th-12th items: Six (6) English Victorian sterling silver teaspoons, monogrammed LG, marked with illegible maker's mark and marked for London, Sterling, and 1852. 5 5/8" L. (Pictured at right of grouping, stacked). 3.01 total troy ounces coin silver. 4.48 total troy ounces sterling silver. Note: Samuel Bell was a silversmith in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1819-1852 before moving to Texas, where he resumed his silver work in San Antonio and expanded his operation to include members of his family.
Condition:
All items with minor scattered use wear. Some Bell spoons with wear to tips of bowls. Sterling spoons monogrammed.
- SAMUEL BELL TX COIN SILVER JULEP CUPSamuel
SAMUEL BELL TX COIN SILVER JULEP CUPSamuel Bell, Texas coin silver presentation julep cup or beaker, with distinctive broad rim over tapering sides and molded foot ring, stamped S BELL in rectangle. Engraved inscription, " Gustav Persch from Chas. Rossy / July 13, 1865". 3 5/8"H, 6.19 oz troy. Note: Samuel Bell (1797-1881) was a silversmith in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1819-1852 before moving to Texas, where he resumed his silver work in San Antonio and expanded his operation to include members of his family. Gustav Persch and Charles Rossy were both immigrants (Persch from Germany and Rossy from Austria) who came to the new world as young men and found success in Texas. Both appear in San Antonio tax records as property owners in 1860 and served as elected city officials during the Civil War. Gustav Persch, recipient of the cup, is listed in the 1860 census as a saloon owner, while Rossy, the giver of the cup, owned a confectionary business prior to the Civil War and later found success in the tobacco business. He is credited with the manufacture and first use of illuminating gas in San Antonio. According to his obituary, "He was a man of much learning, read a great deal and through many sterling traits of character endeared himself to a great number of people". (Source: the San Antonio Daily Light, Friday, June 8, 1900)." Rossy also seems to have been a friend of Emperor Maxmillian of Mexico, where he traveled extensively during the War, carrying a gift of a walking stick from the Emperor as a symbol of his "protected" status. (Ref. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Vol. I., as well as "Elected Officials of San Antonio" www.sanantonio.gov and Tax Assessments Bexar County, TX, Texas County Tax Rolls 1837-1910).
Condition:
Overall very good condition with a few minor short scratches and tiny dents and a few scattered tiny spots of pitting.
- EARLY DOCUMENTEarly Document, reading
EARLY DOCUMENTEarly Document, reading "Inquisition indented, taken at the dwelling house of Walter Brook, innkeeper, Scituate near City Hall in the fourth ward of the city of New York, Sept. in 9th year of the reign of Lord George the III", 12 signatures to include Samuel Bell, John Johnson, James Lawrence, etc., framed, sheet size 11 1/4" x 15". Provenance: Estate of Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut.
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- Samuel Bell Waugh (Pennsylvania / Wisconsin,
Samuel Bell Waugh (Pennsylvania / Wisconsin, 1814 - 1885) oil on canvas oval portrait of a young woman wearing a crown of ivy, signed lower right, mounted in an ornate gilt frame, sight 24"h x 20"w