Two Georgian silver vinaigrettes, both very small in size, and both by Joseph Willmore. They are very attractive and dainty, less than half the size of most vinaigrettes, we love these boxes. The first (1813) is lozenge shaped, the concave base fits beautifully around the thumb, it is a delight to hold. The cover is engraved with flowers and prick work surrounding initials THC, the base has a different floral engraving. The grille is plain, the interior gilding and hallmarks are excellent. including JW makers mark in circular serrated punch, his first mark used between 1797 and 1834. The second (1821) is rectangular with canted corners, the cover engraved with an attractive wavy pattern around a vacant cartouche, the base with an engraved flower. The grille is also plain, the hallmarks are good, on both lid, base and grille. The corners have some oxidation, but it does not detract. Joseph Willmore, who worked between 1797 and 1843, is described by Eric Delieb as "a superlative silversmith, who produced some o...

A set of 12 Dutch silver grapefruit spoons (lemoenlepels), all in excellent condition, in original custom made mahogany box with inlaid marquetry on the lid, this is a well made, good quality and attractive box. The spoons were made in Amsterdam in 1807 by Paulus Esink, the spoons are thread pattern, with elongated bowls with sharp tips, and a triangular drop attaching the bowls to the handles. All 12 spoons are clearly hallmarked with makers mark PE, and Amsterdam town mark above date letter Y for 1807, some of the townmarks and date letters have some wear. Paulus Esink worked between 1788 and 1811. The box has it's original key, the lock still works, the wooden lid has a slight warp so you have to push down to enable it to lock. The box has 12 slots on both sides, the spoons fit exactly so cannot move about, this has helped preserve them in such wonderful condition, they could not be better. The spoons are suspended 2 cm above the base, so other items could also be stored in the box. Note - We also have a c...

An Irish Provincial silver serving spoon in the Fiddle pattern, made by Richard Garde of Cork, but hallmarked in Dublin in 1835. The spoon is engraved with original owners initials WMC in script. The hallmarks are clear, including makers mark R.G for Richard Garde, who worked from 1822 - 1838 in Broad Lane, Cork. Given it's large size we have classified this as a serving spoon, it is very suitable for use.

An Irish Provincial silver serving spoon made by Richard Garde of Cork, but hallmarked in Dublin in 1835. The spoon also has a rare retailers mark "R. CAVE", who is currently classified as unknown with location unknown, but as this mark has only been seen on silver by Richard Garde we can assume he was a Cork retailer. The spoon is Fiddle pattern with a Rat-tail, which is only seen on Irish silver during this period. The spoon is engraved with original owners initials WMC in script. The hallmarks are all very clear, the retailers mark could not be better. Given it's large size we have classified this spoon as a serving spoon, but it could have been a large tablespoon - it is certainly suitable for use as a serving spoon.

A Scottish Provincial silver toddy ladle in the Celtic Pointed pattern, which was only produced in Scotland and Ireland. The ladle is lovely, long elegant handle with circular bowl, and an original engraved family crest of a crescent. The ladle has 3 hallmarks, makers mark RK in rectanglar punch, Edinburgh 3 tower town mark, and a triple cusped Georgian duty mark. We are not sure if these are official or pseudo hallmarks, the Town mark looks a little suspicious, with irregular punch on top, and it should be accompanied by the thistle and date letter if it was struck in Edinburgh. The duty mark with triple cusp is a well made punch so could be genuine, and the makers mark looks a little crude. It could be Robert Keay of Perth but sent to Edinburgh for assay, but we feel these marks are suspicious, so possibly Robert Keay using pseudo marks or another silversmith altogether. Most Robert Keay silver has his eagle mark, but he did sent some silver to Edinburgh for assay. He is known to have used a triple cusp dut...