Set of 12 Early 18th Century Pistol Grip Table Knives

A superb 12 place silver canteen by Paul Storr. Double struck in the fiddle, thread and shell pattern with diamond and shell heel. London, 1813-1817. Most engraved with Identical cre...

A very good large silver swing handle basket of pierced oval form. The arched swing handle with two cast female busts arising from a leaf capped double C-scroll support. The cast and applied rim of shaped foliate and floral entwined decoration. The central bowl of the basket engraved with a rocaille cartouche containing an armorial. The top of the handle is decorated with a leaf form cartouche within which is the crest of a deer. The sides of the raised basket with hand cut pierced decoration. The whole standing on four cast and applied legs, decorated with a beautiful scrolling foliate design rising to high relief female faces, on leaf-form pad feet. Hallmarked to the underside for London 1747 by Edward Aldridge. The underside of the handle bears the lion passant and maker’s mark, both struck twice. This is a beautifully decorated and impressive piece of early Georgian silver...

England, circa 1860 A fine set of twelve pistol grip knives with silver handles and steel blades, six initialled with the letter H. Length 25.50cm Width of handle 3.00cm

A very fine & generously proportioned mid 18th century Georgian sterling silver gravy boat, showing foliate embossed motifs and a blank cartouche, affixed with an impressive double-s...