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Click here to subscribeA group of small silver and a portrait miniature, comprising; a George III silver gilt propelling pocket knife engraved with matt panels, Birmingham 1972 by Mathew Linwood, 9 - 15cm (3.5 - 6 in), a rectangular snuff box, the cover with moulded border and a crest between initials 'E C', with a later added steel striker as a vesta/match case, London 1816 by John Death, 6.5cm (2.5 in), an oval foliate engraved small compact/patch box, Birmingham 1921 by Adie & Lovekin Ltd, 5.5cm (2.25 in), two inscribed ovoid decanter labels 'Sherry' and 'Gin', each chased with the Royal Coat of Arms to commemorate the Queens Silver Jubilee 1977, London 1977 by Roberts and Belk, and a portrait miniature on paper depicting a young lady in 18th century dress wearing a bonnet and a pearl choker (restored)
Pair of Regency Bristol blue glass spirit decanters, circa 1810-20, each of mallet form with a flattened pear shaped stopper, gilded with fruiting vine labels inscribed 'Brandy' and 'Rum' suspended from gilded neck chains, height 24cm, also a similar blue glass decanter with stopper and triple banded neck, inscribed 'Gin', height 24cm (3)
Commonplace book relating to a wide variety of subjects including recipes and general information, manuscript, in several hands, a few entries in German, c. 573pp. (including 7pp. of index), pen and ink illustrations of machines and industrial processes (including a churning machine), slightly browned, original half calf, corners bumped, spine repaired, 8th February 1787-23rd February 1834. ***Includes: "Origin of Honey Moon Bells"; "Making up Gin"; "A treatise of Dyeing Turkey Red"; preserving meat; "Martello Towers"; "Suicides"; "Livery Servants not entitled to keep their Clothes"; "Change of Climate"; "Method of Etching in Aqua Tinta"; "Excellent Tooth Tincture"; "Receipt for a Sore Throat"; "Method of preventing Vomiting in a Carriage or on the Sea"; "Profits of London Filth"; "A Cheap & Efficient method for destroying Rats and Mice"; "Receipt for making of Potted Cheese"; "Chemical Explosions"; "A Cure of the Yellow Fever"; "Political measures in England 1833-4"; "The Game of Papillon or Butterfly"; "A machine for washing goods"; "To make Scotch Bread"; "Opium Tincture"; "Experiments on the sugar extracted from the Beet Root"; "A Baltimore Clipper rapid sailing"; "Crossing Turnpike Roads"; "Observations containd in a Work titled Travels in Africa, Egypt & Syria... by W.G. Browne"; "Corn Law Tricks."
A mother-of-pearl handled silver folding fruit knife, Sheffield 1906, the handle marked F T Thomas, a plain silver pepperette, Birmingham 1900 and assorted flatware including five silver coffee spoons with apostle terminals, a silver sifting spoon, various teaspoons, salt spoons, pickle fork, electroplated sifting spoon, decanter label for Gin (quantity)
An attractive three bottle decanter stand, the circular receivers with gadrooned borders and embossed foliate designs on leaf cast feet with tall handle and loop terminal, complete with three cut glass ovoid shaped decanters with stoppers; and three leaf design decanter labels, marked 'Brandy', 'Gin' and 'Whiskey', 13.5in. (34.5cm).
A boxed set of Guinness buttons and other advertising wares: the six Guinness waistcoat buttons depicting the zoo keeper and his animals, mounted on original card inscribed "With the Compliments of Guinness" and in original box; also a Sandeman Port ashtray and two small Wilkinson "Seagers Gin" water jugs
Three silver decanter labels, Sheffield 1936, for whisky, brandy and gin, a celtic style bangle brooch, Chester 1948 with Viking ship cast terminals, a pair of bright cut sugar tongs, London 1897, a Georg Jensen teaspoon with inscription, a jam spoon, Sheffield 1917, a pair of spoons with ball finials, London 1908 and a selection of teaspoons, George III and later, various dates and makers, approx 10ozs
An EPNS curved rectangular hip flask with hinged screw cover, 4", two EPNS decanter labels for gin and whiskey 2.5", an electroplate swing handled lobed sugar bowl 4" diameter and a Regal Pottery Company pansy faces butter dish and EPNS cover 4" diameter, two preserve spoons and a knapkin ring (8)
THE CHARLES DICKENS PEWTER HOT WATER JUG AND COVER, mid 19th century, of squat bulbous and tapered form, with leather bound loop handle and hinged domed cover with thumb rest, the cover inscribed 'Purchased at the Sale at Gadshill August 11th 1870, Number 325 in Catalogue. This was constantly used by Charles Dicken in the preparation of his celebrated gin punch, brewed by the great author himself', above a CD monogram below the spout, dents, 8 in (20.32 cm) high
A MODERN TWO HANDLED PORRINGER of circular bellied form on a collet foot, bearing a presentation inscription, by Carrington & Co, London 1916, together with two further porringers, either initialled or inscribed, a bon-bon dish and four electroplated wine labels for "Brandy", "Whisky", "Vermouth" and "Gin" (8)