Rare and Very Fine George III Straining Spoon Made by Richard Crossley

The butter spade is of an unusually large size, the largest we have offered over the years. The spade is modelled in the Old English pattern and the triangular blade is unusually pie...

The jug stands on a stepped circular foot decorated with reeding. The baluster shaped body rises to an everted reed rim and the cast "sparrow beak" spout displays a drop below. The p...

The slice displays a triangular blade pierced with scroll work engraved with linear designs. The central section shows a large central fish, flanked by two smaller fish. The Hanoveri...

The fruit knife and fork have a silver blade and tines and reeded mounts. The mother-of-pearl handles are engraved with linear decoration and display silver stud work. Both are in ex...

The Salver stands on three cast panel feet with scroll ends, and a beaded border. The raised rim is also decorated with a beaded band and the centre is beautifully engraved with a co...

The Basket stands on an oval foot which is pierced with horizontal pails and roundels and displays an applied beaded rim. The arched swing handle and rim of the main body, are also d...

A very fine and rare 19th century flame mahogany cellerette with liner. The moulded, hand carved body of octagonal form with double brass banding detail, flanked with ring carrying handles to the sides, raised over reeded apron...

Each cistern is in the form of a fluted vase on a rectangular pedestal. The lead-lined vases have brass handles, removable lids with pineapple finials and taps. The crossbanded pedestals have cupboard doors enclosing slatted shelves for warming plates in one and a lead-lined slops drawers, a tambour fronted shelf and a cellaret in the other. Susan Stuart, 'Gillow of Lancaster and London', 2008 vol 1 p308-315 illustrates many pedestal urns including the drawings for Workington Hall, Cumbria, dated 1788. PLates 342 and 343 show pedestals with a similar arrangement of shelves and drawers. Thomas Sheraton explained the functions of dining room pedestals in his 'Drawing Book' of 1793: 'IN spacious dining rooms the sideboards are often made without drawers of any sort, having simply a rail, a little ornament...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of original George III plate buckets circa 1780 hand carved in mahogany with brass trim Highly collectable, handmade, these ...

A very Fine Meissen Rococo Ewer, c1745 Additional information: Date : c1745 Marks :Meissen crossed swords Origin : Meissen Saxony Colour : Pol...

An English Pewter Inkwell, 19th century, the dished rectangular tray with two cylindrical ink pots and a covered jar, raised on animal paw feet. Measures: Height 3 1/4 x length 11 x...

A very fine late 19th century beautifully figured mahogany sarcophogas shaped cellarette or wine cooler by Freeman's of Norwich. The hinged lid with gorgeous line inlay and a gadroon...