A GEORGE III CARD TRAY Dorothy Mills, London 1753, of circular outline, cast shell and gadrooned border, engraved cartouche to centre, raised on three scroll feet; another modern small tray, Sheffield 1918, with cast shell border, raised on three bracket feet; together with two Georgian mustard pots, one London WS circa 1780 and the other by FH, Edinburgh, both with glass inserts; a pair of plated nutcrackers and a Georg Jensen blossom pattern spoon with London import marks 1927 and numbered 84(6)Diameter: 18cm, weighable silver: 26.9oz
Property from the Estate of Marvin C. Hockabout, Alameda, CA
Comprising: Hanoverian tablespoon, IW, Edinburgh, 1753, monogrammed on verso; Old English tablespoon, London, 1804, monogrammed; Old English bright cut teaspoon, WS, London, 1789, monogrammed; Old English bright cut teaspoon, SA, London, 1803, monogrammed; Fiddle teaspoon, JW, Exeter, 1881; (5 oz. 10 dwts.); cased set 6 coffee spoons, with novelty bean finials, A P & Co., Birmingham, 1940; a toddy ladle with expanded coin bowl and whalebone handle, circa 1800; and Victorian fruit set, MH&Co., Sheffield, monogrammed, 6 forks and 5 knives, silver handles with plated fittings.
*WINCHESTER MODEL 21 TOURNAMENT SKEET DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12ga. SN 3064. Fine skeet grade gun with 26" bbls, choked WS-1/WS-2. It has concave, tapered matted rib with red ivory Bradley front bead and center bead. It has a stepped side receiver with single selective trigger and ejectors. The wood is beautifully grained American walnut with large 3-panel checkered beavertail forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/4" over a checkered butt. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbls retain 96-97% strong original blue with light muzzle edge wear and a couple of small white spots elsewhere. Light wear under the forearm. Receiver retains 96-97% strong bright original blue and the floor plate about 35% original blue with the balance flaked to silver. Trigger guard retains about 70% thinning blue. Wood is sound with usual light nicks and scratches with the stock retaining about 90% original finish and the forearm 95-96%. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bores. 4-53690 JR998 (3,750-5,000)
William Spratling Silver & Amethyst Locket Pendant Silver and amethyst, Mexico, circa 1940s, the box-form pendant or large locket composed of two large amethyst cabochons in the form of rounded rectangles, connected by a wall of silver ribbon, a rope-twist punctuated by six silver knops laid along its equator, one of the cabochons mounted to it by a hinge; stamped inside with the 1940-44 marks, "WS" inside a circle of letters reading "Spratling/ Made in Mexico," alongside "Spratling Silver" in an oval; suspending from a later silver-plated chain. 1.625" H (includes loop for hanging as a pendant) X 1.125" W X 1.25" D; necklace: 23" L. Total weight (including stones, not including chain) approximately 1.5 troy ounces. Marks somewhat rubbed.
THREE SINGLE SHOT SHOTGUNS: "Newport" "model WN" 410 gauge, 26" barrel, hard rubber butt plate, serial A581411; "Paragon" "Model WS", 16 gauge, 30" barrel, hard rubber butt plate, serial A513568; Harrington & Richardson single shot, 44 shot caliber, takedown action, 26" barrel, serial #13193; All have wood stock and forend. Lot requires FFL or background check.
Winchester Model 1894 Rifle American, late 19th century, 26 in. barrel, half magazine, .32 WS, serial number 145028, (1898), take-down type with Lyman rear peep sight, shotgun style butt plate, no permit required,
*WONDERFUL WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DBL BBL SHOTGUN 2-BBL SET. Cal. 16 ga. SN 15505. Beautiful Model 21 with two sets of 26" bbls choked (1) FULL/MOD & (2) WS-1/WS-2. They have tapered concave matted ribs with Bradley white ivory front beads & metal middle beads, with ejectors & Winchester gold plated sgl selective trigger. Receiver is engraved in 21-5 style with a pheasant on left side, partridge on right side, two quail on trigger plate & a flying woodcock at front of trigger plate, surrounded by light foliate arabesque patterns. Trigger guard is engraved in large block letters "EAS". Mounted with extremely beautiful burled American walnut with beavertail forearm & straight stock, carved & checkered in 21-B style. Stock is 14-3/4" over a checkered butt. Stock & forearm are numbered to gun. Accompanied by a Browning 2-bbl case. Drop at heel: 2-1/4", drop at comb: 1-1/2". Bore restrictions: Bbl #1: left - .023, right - .010; Bbl #2: left - .008, right - .004. Wall thickness: Bbl #1: left - .029, right - .024; Bbl #2: left - .025, right - .029. Bore diameter: Bbl #1: left - .640, right - .660; Bbl #2: left - .661, right - .682. Weight: 6 lbs. 12.48 oz. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Overall retains about all of a fine professionally restored finish, probably by factory. All metal has a fine rust blue & wood a beautiful hand rubbed, extremely fine, professional finish. There are only a very few, very scattered, very fine light handling & storage marks. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. Case is fine. 4-56666 JR634 (8,500-12,500)
PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER SECOND COURSE PLATES WB/WS, LONDON 1842 of circular form, gadroon border, engraved crest to the bouge; and a TWO HANDLED SERVING DISH, makers mark erased, leaf clasped legs and handles (3) plates diameter: 24.5cm, weight: 18oz each Estimate £ 800-1,200 Provenance: Torridon House, Home of The Earls of Lovelace. Click here for further information: https://bit.ly/1MmigxQ. Sold for £1,500 (buyer's premium included)
Child's Taylor Smith Taylor china set including one covered tureen, four small bowls, four saucers, six (unmarked) cups, one creamer (marked WS), one sugar, six butter pats, five dinner plates and one individual vegetable bowl
GEORGE III CRESTED SILVER MEAT DISH Small WS in rectangle London 1809; the lobed oval gadroon rim centering a sejant lion holding a cross with scratch weight 68.3. 19 1/4 in. approx. 68 oz.
George III Sterling Silver Reticulated Dish, London, 1778-79, Robert Makepeace I & Richard Carter, makers, oval, with a flared rim, center pierced throughout with foliate shell and scrolls to edge and quatrefoils to center, on a later foot marked "WS," lg. 14 1/8 in., approx. 28.5 troy oz. Estimate $400-600 Minor usage wear abrasions to surface, rim and foot. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
(5) Majolica vases, plate, covered box to include late 19th c Gerbing and Stephan gadrooned and floral decorated vase in swag surround, flanked by dragon head handles, 9-1/2"H, Hugo Lonitz style majolica vase in winged and scaled maiden, frog and child decoration, with shell and scroll surround, repair at neck, 14"H, Wilhelm Schiller & Son (WS&S) covered trinket box, chip to rim, Czech art pottery Espana handled and scenic vase depicting Murillo and Rafael, 8-1/2"H and leaf and grape decorated plate, unsigned, 9" dia
A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ‘ORANGE FITZHUGH’ PART DINNER SERVICE
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
In the classic pattern, most with gilt 'WS' monogram, comprising:
Two oval soup tureens, covers and stands
An open vegetable dish
Two reticulated chestnut baskets and one stand
Two sauce tureens, covers and stands
A sauceboat
Two lozenge-shaped dishes
Two shell-shaped dishes
Twelve oval platters in six graduated sizes
Thirty-five soup plates
Thirty-eight dinner plates
Twenty-five bread and butter plates
Seventeen side plates
Seven shallow pudding dishes
Eighteen breakfast cups and sixteen saucers
Seventeen coffee-cups and saucers
Together with a pair of vases in the same pattern, mounted as lamps
14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm.) length over handles, the tureens
A William Spratling sterling silver table service for twelve Taxco 1962-64 Taxco 1962-64comprising 12 service plates 12 salad plates 12 bread and butter plates and 12 beakers impressed WS script circle and eagle 30 marksdiameter of service plates 11in (27.8cm); weight approximately 476 oz(48).
(24PC) ENGLISH SILVERPLATE FRUIT SETDESCRIPTION: English silver plated & mother of pearl handled fruit set. Hallmarked: "L&WS" Includes oak case with key. Composed of: (12Pc) Forks. (L: 6.5" x W: 0.75") (12Pc) Knifes. (L: 8" x W: 0.75") Case: (H: 2.5" x W: 9.5" x L: 11.5" CIRCA: Early 20th Century. ORIGIN: England DIMENSIONS: See Above. Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com. CONDITION: Crack in case lid. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."
(4) Inkstands and desk items to include gilt brass scroll angel and lion cast inkstand with raised covered inkwell at center, maiden finial, with glass liner, etched WS at underside, 5"H, 8-3/4"L, 7-1/2"W, Erhard Sohne gilt and silver tone repousse wood lined box, German, 5"L x 4"D x 2"H, bronze inkstand after Erhard Sohne with sphinx at either side of covered inkwell, pen rest at front, 8-3/4"L, 4-1/2"H and gilt brass dish, 7-1/2" dia
A William Spratling silver pendent/brooch, 1933-1939; First Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Stamped WS for William Spratling; Further stamped: Taxco / 980 The stylized eagle and serpent pendant, recalling the national icon of the Mexican flag, suspended on a chain 21.5" L x 3.25" H x 1.5" W 44.0 grams Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh Literature: This design illustrated: Stuart Hodosh, et al. "Silver Seduction: the Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda; from the Collection of Cindy Tietze and Stuart Hodosh," Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2008, pg. 33, plate 17. Phyllis M. Goddard, "Spratling Silver: a Field Guide: Recognizing a William Spratling Treasure," Keenan Tyler Paine, 2003, pg. 40, fig. 2-58 Dimensions: 21.5" L x 3.25" H x 1.5" W Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh
ENGLISH POTTERY PARTIAL SERVICEimpressed mark "WS and Co" (possibly Wiiiliam Smith and Co.); comprising six plates (7" dia.); one cup (2 1/4" dia.); and one saucer (4 1/8" dia.); each with neoclassical-style molded decoration, glazed in brown; Condition:
A William Spratling silver pendant necklace, 1933-1939; First Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Stamped WS For William Spratling The stylized hummingbird pendant in a circular frame suspended from an attached chain 18" L x 2.325" H x 1.625" W 25.0 grams Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh Literature: This design illustrated: Stuart Hodosh, et al. "Silver Seduction: the Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda; from the Collection of Cindy Tietze and Stuart Hodosh," Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2008, pg. 33, plate 20. Dimensions: 18" L x 2.325" H x 1.625" W Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh
Three English Silver Boxes, Birmingham, a George IV snuff box, 1827, maker's mark WS, oval with millegrained ground, lg. 3 1/4; a Victorian card case, c. 1843, maker's mark ES, with all-over leafy scroll engraving, lg. 3 1/8; and a George V cigarette case, 1933, Adie Bros, makers, rectangular, with rounded corners and millegrained surface, presentation engraving to interior, wd. 3 1/2 in., approx. 7 troy oz.; sold together with two small silver plated boxes, (5 items total).
Sale 378 Lot 170
* A German Art Nouveau Silver-Plate Prize Cup, wmf, circa 1905 the circular base cast and pierced with berried foliage, rising to a twisted vine form stem, the conforming tapered bowl engraved at rim with initials WS and German presentation inscription dated 1905, marked on underside of one foot WMF B I/O AS. Height 10 1/4 inches. condition
RARE NEW YORK COLONIAL SILVER PATTEN, TOBIAS STOUTENBURGH, CIRCA 1730.
The plain dish within a raised molded rim, above a flared foot with molded rim, engraved with the initials "BWA" and "WS" beneath top, marked twice on top "TSB" within rectangles. 7 oz. Height 1 ¾ inches, diameter 5 ½ inches.
Cockburn's Vintage Port19836 bottles4 into neck 2bn 4lbsl 2snl 4ssos 2sos''A big tough Port for long-term aging. It underlines what people mean when they say a great young vintage Port should overpower one's plate with fruit and tannin. Inky color with perfumed cherry and berry aromas full-bodied with tons of tannins intense cherry and berry flavors and a lingering finish...''(97pts WS)Acquired directly from the wine refrigerator units of a lifelong collector.
A collection of plated wares including a Walker & Hall teapot with gadrooned lower section together with a matching hot water jug, further tea wares comprising a teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl, a cased set of fish knives and forks and a pin cushion in the form of a laced shoe, also together with a pair of Georgian silver sugar tongs with engraved triple feather motif and makers mark WS (tongs displayed in cabinet adjacent)
An assembled group of silver flatwareEnglish makers, 19th-20th centuryKing's pattern variations
Comprising: with diamond heel, 3 tablespoons, Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1924; 2 tablespoons, MC, London, 1834; 2 tablespoons, Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1912; 1 tablespoon, with crest, George Adams, London, 1842; 3 table forks, with erasure on verso, Joseph & Albert Savory, London, 1839; 1 table fork, monogrammed: N on verso, WE, London, 1834; 3 dessert forks and 3 dessert spoons, Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1924; 2 dessert spoons, monogram on verso, WE, London, 1831; 2 dessert spoons, George Adams, London, 1848; another by the same maker with garter, 1843; 1 dessert spoon, with monogram and crest, HW, London, 1844; 1 dessert fork, with erasure, Elkington & Co., Ltd., Birmingham, 1897; 1 dessert fork, JW, Exeter, 1870; 1 dessert fork, crest on verso, MC, London, 1834; 1 child's fork, monogram on verso, WS, London, 1859; 3 teaspoons, EE/JE, London, 1859; 2 teaspoons, monogrammed, MC, London, 1834 and 1837; 1 teaspoon with monogram on verso, HA, Sheffield, 1900; 2 coffee spoons engraved: Eve in bowl, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Ltd., London, 1926 and 1928; 1 coffee spoon, William Hutton & Sons, Ltd., London, 1905; with Union shell: 3 table forks with erasure on verso, TB, London, 1824; 2 table forks, monogrammed N on verso, DP, London, 1845; another, as preceding, EE, London, 1845; (99 oz. 4 dwts.); together with plated set 6 table knives and 6 dessert knives. (55 pieces)
An unusual Victorian stoneware Arum lily shaped vase in the grotesque style the mask face crowned with laurel on tripod base impressed mark WS&S ht. 27 cm and a stoneware willow pattern meat dish 45 x 35 cm.
THREE SINGLE SHOT SHOTGUNSTHREE SINGLE SHOT SHOTGUNS: "Newport" "model WN" 410 gauge, 26" barrel, hard rubber butt plate, serial A581411; "Paragon" "Model WS", 16 gauge, 30" barrel, hard rubber butt plate, serial A513568; Harrington & Richardson single shot, 44 shot caliber, takedown action, 26" barrel, serial #13193; All have wood stock and forend. Lot requires FFL or background check.
St. Peter's College Oxford boat club trophy cup, "Trial Eights, 1. AJ Burton 2. GC Wilson 3. WS Goodfellow 4. J Smith 5. A Dey 6. W II Groome 7. GHM Hamilton, Sir E. Amphlett, Cox TX Whistler, Lent Term 1869" engraved on a double handled trophy cup, James Dixon & Sons 483, Munsey Cambridge, silver plate, with red cut to clear star patterned base, 7 1/8"H