Silver and Plate

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver brandy bowl of circular hemispherical form, flanked by a pair of cast and pierced foliate scroll flat tab handles, weight 11.4g, length 6.9cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver carrying trivet with circular base and overhead handle, dolphin duty mark only, weight 10.3g, together with a Dutch miniature toy silver trivet, Amsterdam mark, weight 7.5g, length 5.8cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A late 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver butter dish and cover, the circular body with a pair of upright handles, the cover with shaped rim and bird finial, Amsterdam 1795 by Johannes van Geffen, weight 11.1g, height 2.2cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An early 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver oval tilt-top table, the birdcage mount with latch fastening, on a turned baluster column and tripod legs, various marks, weight 52.1g, length of table top 9.1cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins, purchased from Sotheby's Amsterdam, 12th December 2001, Lot 231.

A pair of Dutch miniature toy silver candlesticks, 18th century style and possibly recast, each with baluster stem and shaped circular base, weight 41.6g, height 5.2cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A George II miniature toy silver kettle, cover and stand, the globular body with scroll spout and overhead turned ebony swing handle, the stand with three scroll supports, united by an undertier (lacking burner), London 1751, later engraved 'Helen Tweed' to body, weight 63.5g, total height 8.5cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver water cistern, the bowfront and hinged lid engraved with scrolling foliage, unmarked, weight 9.6g, height 3.1cm, together with a Dutch miniature toy silver kettle and cover of flattened hexafoil circular form, duty mark to neck, weight 23g, height 3.4cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A mid-18th century German miniature toy silver oval fruit bowl with scalloped rim, on an oval foot, Augsburg 1747-49, weight 44g, length 8.9cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An Edwardian miniature toy silver oval bread basket with swing handle and pierced sides, Birmingham 1906 by Levi & Salaman, weight 6.9g, length 5.4cm, together with a Continental .800 silver miniature violin, weight 22g, length 9.7cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An early 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver fish grill, the five-bar grill applied with a finely modelled and engraved flat fish, the flat handle with pierced terminal, indistinct maker's mark to back of handle, weight 13.8g, length 6.4cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A late 19th century Dutch miniature toy silver tankard of tapered cylindrical form with domed hinged lid, weight 28.4g, height 4.3cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An early 20th century Swedish miniature toy silver beaker of tapering cylindrical form with domed foot, Linkoping 1904, weight 8.2g, height 4.3cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An early 19th century Dutch miniature toy silver counter box, of ribbed cylindrical form, the lid and base applied with Willem III 5 cents coins, containing three further Willem III 5 cents coins, length 2.1cm, total weight 9.3g, together with a Dutch miniature toy silver circular dish with wirework handles, on tripod legs, weight 7.8g, diameter 3.8cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A Dutch miniature toy salt cellar, probably 18th century, of two-tier triangular form with turned finials and central recess to top tier, above three turned columns and a cast putto, on beaded scroll feet, weight 33.1g, height 5cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century French miniature travelling inkwell, of oval form with hinged screw-top cover, weight 25.7g, length 3.2cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A near pair of Continental miniature toy silver teacups, probably late 18th/early 19th century, each flared urn shaped body with engraved band, flanked by a flowerhead and scroll handle, on a circular base, total weight 26.8g, height 4.4cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

An 18th century Dutch miniature toy silver gilt flat iron and stand, the iron with overhead handle and hinged cover with fastening latch, the stand with four bar supports, Amsterdam 1729-30, indistinct maker's mark, weight 42.9g, height 4.4cm. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A Dutch miniature toy silver fire tool stand with scalloped base, with a pair of matching fire tongs and shovel, height 6cm, together with a small group of other silver miniatures, including a chair, filigree spinning top, kettle, pair of tongs and cake slice. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.

A Dutch miniature toy silver kettle and stand, the kettle of compressed circular form with swing handle, the stand of pierced basket form with overhead swing handle, on a pedestal base and three ball feet, unmarked, weight 23.6g, total weight 23.7g. Provenance: the private collection of the late Guy and Sylvia Watkins.