Silver & Objects of Vertu

THE VIEWING AND SALE WILL TAKE PLACE AT OUR CASTLE STREET SALEROOM

Day 1 - Lot 1-323

Day 2 - Lot 324-633

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Day One of the sale includes a private collection of wine labels comprising 80 lots.  Silver labels became popular in the late 18^th century when glass decanters started to become part of the homes of the aristocracy. This necessitated a means of labelling the contents of the bottles.  Silversmiths quickly saw the opportunity, producing increasingly unique and intricate designs, incorporating incised or pierced titles. 

Popular designs and forms included Bacchanalian-inspired decoration, vine leaves, cut-out letters and bunches of grapes.  With estimates from £100, this is an ideal opportunity to start a collection.

Also in the first day of the 24^th and 25^th January sale is foreign silver, a highlight being an 18^th century Maltese silver coffee pot, makers mark possibly MP, Pinto Period, circa 1740, estimate £3,000-5,000.

Day Two starts with another private collection of over 130 lots of silver.  Formed over many years, and comprising mainly 18^th and 19th-century items, the collection includes a wide variety of hollowware and flatware.  A particular feature is a set of twelve George III silver plates, by Andrew Fogelberg & Stephen Gilbert, London 1784, estimate £5,000-7,000.

The final lot of the sale on Day Two of the sale is a late Elizabeth I / James I silver mounted coconut cup, circa 1600-1620, estimate £2,000-3,000.