Silver and Plate

An early 18th century miniature toy silver tea caddy and domed cover of tapered octagonal form, London circa 1720 by David Clayton, weight 22g, height 4.7cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A mid-18th century Dutch miniature toy silver fritter pan of circular form with five circular recesses, fitted with a handle, Amsterdam 1746 by Daniel van Strant, weight 19.8g, length 9.4cm (missing wood section of handle). Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A George II miniature toy silver brandy pan of circular bombé form with pouring lip and turned bone handle, London circa 1730 by David Clayton, weight 15.1g, height 2.9cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A rare Queen Anne miniature toy silver teabowl and saucer, each piece later finely repoussé decorated, the bowl with flowers, leaves and rococo scrolls, the saucer with flowers, leaves, scrolls and a squirrel, London (no date letter) by Josiah Daniel, weight 16.3g, diameter of saucer 3.8cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A late 17th century miniature toy silver inkstand, fitted with a central integral candle holder, cylindrical pot and cover and rectangular box with foliate engraved hinged lid, flanked by an inkwell and removable pounce pot, on a shaped base and three ball feet, unmarked but probably London by George Manjoy, weight 49g, width 6.8cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins. Note: for a similar inkstand, see 'Miniature Silver Toys' by Victor Houart, Illustration 189.

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver wall sconce, the oval backplate embossed with foliate scrolls framing a vacant cartouche, above a single branch in the form of an arm holding a candleholder with beaded drip tray, Amsterdam 1725-1749 by Abraham Effermans, weight 20.4g, height 7.4cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A mid-18th century Dutch miniature toy silver milk jug of baluster form with shaped rim and scroll handle, on three scroll feet, Amsterdam 1757-1782 by Johannes van Geffen, weight 18g, height 4.2cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A mid-18th century Dutch miniature toy silver folding chair, the cast and pierced back with arch decoration, the folding 'X' frame legs with cast and pierced stretchers, Amsterdam 1642-1689 by Hendrik van der Star, weight 12.6g, height 5.2cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins, purchased from The Old Corkscrew in Franschoek, South Africa.

A late 17th/early 18th century miniature toy silver skillet, probably Dutch, the oval pan with pouring lip to each end, the side applied with a 'D' shaped handle with central barleytwist support and pierced terminal, unmarked, weight 7.5g, length 6.1cm, together with an 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver chafing dish with shaped rim, three scroll legs and turned handle, unmarked, weight 12.4g, length 7.6cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver hanging candlebox of rectangular form with hinged lid and arched back, Amsterdam 1706-1753 by Pieter van Somerwil I, weight 26g, length 4.7cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins, purchased from Venduehuis Auctions, Holland, 31st May 2018, Lot 1655.

A mid-18th century Dutch miniature toy silver chafing dish, the circular bowl with three reeded pan rests extending to reeded feet, fitted with an ebonized wood handle, Amsterdam 1727-42 by Willem van Strant, weight 18.1g, length 7cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An early to mid-18th century miniature toy silver chamberstick, the plain circular drip pan with cylindrical sconce, flanked by a flat handle with bulbous thumbpiece, London circa 1730 by David Clayton, weight 17.6g, length 9.4cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver floor spittoon of globular form with wide flared rim and cast scroll handle, Amsterdam 1737 by Frederik van Strant II, weight 14.9g, height 2.7cm, together with a pair of 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver table spittoons of globular form with shaped outswept rims, indistinct marks, total weight 16.3g, height 2cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins, the floor spittoon purchased from Sotheby's Amsterdam, 12th December 2001, Lot 248.

A 17th century Dutch miniature toy silver skimming spoon, the pierced circular bowl with engraved six-petalled flowerhead, the handle with elaborate spiral twist and foliate scroll finial, Amsterdam 1649-1689 by Boele Rijnhout, weight 7.7g, length 10cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A 19th century Japanese miniature toy silver and parcel gilt kodansu (table cabinet), of rectangular form with gilt corner mounts, strapwork and two carrying handles, the front with hinged door enclosing three drawers, Dutch dolphin duty marks to outer case and three drawers, weight 117.3g, length 3.7cm, height 3.5cm (section of strapwork missing to one side). Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century miniature toy silver brandy pan of flared circular form with reeded base, fitted with a turned wood handle, London circa 1730 by David Clayton, weight 11.6g, length 7.4cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A mid-18th century Dutch miniature toy silver chafing dish with shaped rim, on three scroll feet, fitted with a turned wooden handle, Amsterdam 1742 by Willem van Strant, weight 15.8g, length 9.1cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins, purchased from The Old Corkscrew in Franschoek, South Africa.

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver goblet, the lobed tapering bowl with alternating repoussé cartouches and scrolls, on a triple scrollwork stem and lobed circular base, Leeuwarden by Aene Feenstra, weight 27.5g, height 6.6cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century miniature toy silver fish grill of slightly tapering eight-bar form, applied with two fish, on three feet, with flat handle, indistinct mark to handle, weight 9.3g, length 6.8cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.