A Pair of Split Pearl and Amethyst Drop Earrings
First quarter 20th century
the split pearl within a surround of four pear-shaped amethysts in a floral formation, in yellow claw settings, with
hook fittings
(drop length 3.6cm)
£200-300
An Indian Colonial Silver Saucepan
by John Mair and Colin Robinson, Calcutta, 1799-1800
tapering cylindrical and with beak-form spout, with part turned wood handle, the detachable cover engraved with
a crest and with turned-wood finial
(27cm wide over handle, gross weight 19oz 3dwt, 595gr)
Provenance:
Presumably Sotheby's, possibly 1980s.
Literature:
W. Wilkinson, Indian Colonial Silver, European Silversmiths in India (1790-1860) and Their Marks, London,
1987, pp. 125-126.
The crest is probably that of Seton, most likely for William Dalrymple Seton (1774-1804). Seton was the second
son of the London Merchant Andrew Seton (d.1794) and his wife Margaret. Seton was described as "... a bold
and gallant man, whose short life was mostly spent at sea." (G. Seton, History of the Family of Seton During
Eight Centuries, Edinburgh, 1896, vol. I, p.302). He was to die in 1804 when the ship Marion sank on a voyage
from New York to Leghorn.
This would not be the only piece of silver connected to Seton. A bowl by Hugh Wishart, now in the collection of
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (accession number 1979.46), is engraved by William Rollinson with an
inscription recording its presentation to Seton by the President and Directors of the New York Insurance
Company commemorating his efforts in defending their ship, the Northern Liberties, against the French privateer
Malantic. The attack took place in the Bay of Bengal on 13 December 1799 which would place Seton in India
during the short partnership of Mair and Robinson.
£500-800
An Unusual Art Deco 9 Carat Gold Digital Display Wristwatch
1932
manual lever movement, silvered dial with hour/minute and second dial apertures, rectangular shaped case with
hinged back numbered 1144, case with a London hallmark for 1932
(22mm by 37mm)
£700-900
A Collection of Nineteen 19th Century and Early 20th Century Mourning Rings and A Locket on Chain
Displayed in a wooden sewing box, together with a Royal Worcester ceramic jar inscribed in gold '1871 FJH
May 26th 1911'
Consigned by the Executors of a Deceased Estate
£2,000-4,000
An Austrian Vari-Colour Gold Snuff-Box
Probably by Jakob Schütz, Vienna, Circa 1810
shaped oblong, the hinged cover decorated with two lions rampant among foliage and with a vase of flowers
between, all on a matted ground, with foliage scroll and flower border, the base similarly decorated with two
cornucopias among foliage and flowers
(78mm wide, 1oz 19dwt, 60.6gr)
It is unusual for Austrian gold or silver work from the 19th century to be lacking a town or standard mark,
however, the style of the maker's mark is consistent with a number of monogram marks used in Vienna in the
18th and 19th centuries. Waltraud Neuwirth illustrates a number of these marks (W. Neuwirth, Wiener Gold und
Silberschmiede Punzen 1781-1866, vol. I, Vienna, 1996, pp.143-148). The most likely candidate for the JS
monogram on the present box is Jakob Schütz, though his recorded mark is in a differing shaped shield (op cit.,
p. 59, no. II-2-22). His mark was entered in 1779 and he seems to be active into the first decade of the 19th
century.
£700-1,000
A Ruby Sapphire and Diamond Bar Brooch
First quarter 20th century
a clover motif centrally composed of a round cut sapphire, ruby and diamond, suspending three bears with
cabochon ruby eyes holding either a round cut sapphire, ruby and diamond, in yellow claw settings, total
estimated diamond weight 0.25 carat approximately
(measures 4.0cm by 2.5cm)
NB: Two ruby eyes deficient
£300-500
Geo Taylor: An Under Painted Horn Verge Pocket Watch
signed Geo Taylor, London, circa 1790
single chain fusee verge movement signed and numbered 7215, enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals,
outer painted horn case depicting a hunting scene of a Georgian gentleman holding dead game, inner gilt metal
case with maker's mark I.R
(46mm wide)
£200-300
A Diamond Solitaire 'Lucida' Ring
by Tiffany & Co.
the square cornered mixed cut diamond in a white four claw setting, to a plain polished shank
(finger size K1/2)
The ring is accompanied by a copy of a report from Tiffany & Co., numbered 31804515/N12270412, stating the
diamond weighs 0.94 carat, colour H, clarity VS1
£3,000-5,000
An Elizabeth II Silver Pedestal-Bowl
by Jack Spencer, Sheffield, 2003
the bowl shaped circular and on cast shaped foot
(13.8cm maximum height, 13.6cm diameter, 11oz, 342gr)
Provenance:
Tennants, 18 January 2019, lot 118.
£250-350
Omega: A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Centre Seconds Wristwatch
signed Omega, model: Seamaster, ref: 166010, 1967
(calibre 565) lever movement signed and numbered 25257714, silvered dial with baton markers, date aperture,
screw back with sea horse Seamaster emblem, inside back cover with maker's mark Omega Watch Co and
numbered 166010, Omega stainless steel bracelet with a deployant clasp numbered 1036, with Omega box
(35mm wide)
£500-700
