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The Gentleman's Library Sale

Bonhams London, London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com

Date of the auction: 12.02.2020 - 13.02.2020

Lot number 1
A Victorian silver and enamel spirit flask

Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1882 Curved rectangular form, the front enamelled with a fox hunting...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,557
Price realised:
£1,083
ca. US$1,405
Lot number 2
A cased silver Churchill commemorative ruler

Richard Jarvis, London 2007 The ruler featuring Churchill's arms and important dates throughout his...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£956
ca. US$1,240
Lot number 3Y Ф
A French silver desk compendium

maker's mark 'LR', the timepiece signed 'Tiffany & Co', circa 1935 Formed as a cube revolving on a...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,557
Price realised:
£1,657
ca. US$2,150
Lot number 4
A George II silver inkstand

Samuel Herbert & Co, London 1756 Rectangular, with gadrooned borders, with three cut-glass bottles...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,557
Price realised:
£1,020
ca. US$1,323
Lot number 5
An Edwardian silver-mounted note box and blotting pad

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, London 1904 The silver mounts with floral engraving and cast...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,298
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 6
A Victorian silver bust of Queen Victoria

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, London 1900 Realistically modelled as Victoria in ceremonial...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,596 - US$3,894
Price realised:
£2,550
ca. US$3,309
Lot number 7Y
A Victorian silver and tortoiseshell photograph frame

circa 1890 The shaped-rectangular frame with a silver border, the silver inlay depicting birds...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,596 - US$3,894
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 8Y Ф
An extraordinary Victorian silver-mounted smoking compendium

Henry William Dee, London 1878 Rectangular, the top centred by a half-submerged hippopotamus, his...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£18,000 - £24,000
ca. US$23,364 - US$31,152
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 9Y Ф
A novelty Victorian silver-mounted page turner

William Harrison Walter, London 1893 The ivory blade with a handle shaped as an elephant's head with...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$778 - US$1,038
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 10
A Victorian silver-gilt-mounted claret jug

John Figg, London 1870 The glass body etched with stars, the silver mount with fruiting vine motifs...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$778 - US$1,038
Price realised:
£828
ca. US$1,074
Lot number 11†
A silver replica of the greyhound racing Springbok Trophy

J Taylor & Co, Birmingham 1937 The central pillar supporting a globe applied with the enamelled...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,298
Price realised:
£1,020
ca. US$1,323
Lot number 12
A silver model of a lion

London 2019 Realistically modelled with fur-effect chasing, length 26cm, weight 39.5oz...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$3,894 - US$5,192
Price realised:
£3,812
ca. US$4,948
Lot number 13
A silver three colour pencil

Sampson Mordan, circa 1900 Together with a Mordan combined pen and pencil; and nine further pencils...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 14Y Ф
A novelty Victorian silver 'pistol' pencil

Sampson Mordan, circa 1880 Together with a gold Mordan pencil; and fourteen further pencils...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£828
ca. US$1,074
Lot number 15
A 9 carat gold perpetual calendar pencil

J C Vickery, circa 1910 The lettering and numbering in blue and red enamel, length 7.7cm...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 16
A 9 carat gold pencil

Sampson Mordan, London 1928 Together with a Russian gold and enamel pencil; with twelve further...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£637
ca. US$826
Lot number 17
A novelty Victorian silver pencil

Sampson Mordan, circa 1880 The pencil attached to a magnifying glass, pulling out of the holder and...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 18
A novelty Victorian silver 'champagne' pencil; and twelve further pencils

maker's mark 'TA', Birmingham 1883 With an enamelled Mumm label; together with a Sampson Mordan gold...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£637
ca. US$826
Lot number 19
A Victorian gold pencil

Gowland Brothers, circa 1887 Celebrating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubliee; together with a Russian...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£510
ca. US$662
Lot number 20Y Ф
A novelty Victorian ivory 'gavel' pencil

Sampson Mordan, circa 1880 Together with two gold Mordan pencils; and twelve further pencils. (15...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£637
ca. US$826
Lot number 21Y Ф
A novelty French silver-gilt and enamel desk compendium

Paris circa 1910 Modelled as a book, with blue enamel front cover and inside front cover over an...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,947 - US$2,596
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 22
A French silver and enamel photograph frame

André Delpy, Paris circa 1920 The orange enamel over an engine-turned ground, with a wood easel...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,557
Price realised:
£1,020
ca. US$1,323
Lot number 23Y
A silver and enamel photograph frame

Finnigans Ltd, London 1919 The yellow enamel over an engine-turned ground, the easel back covered in...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,557
Price realised:
£1,211
ca. US$1,571
Lot number 24Y
An Edwardian silver and tortoiseshell box

maker's mark 'L&W', Birmingham 1909 Rectangular, the cover and sides set with tortoiseshell panels...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,557
Price realised:
£1,530
ca. US$1,985
Lot number 37
Two matched pairs of silver-plated plates

possibly Dutch 19th century Rounded with gadrooned rims, cased with scenes from Hogarth's Marriage...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £600
ca. US$649 - US$778
Price realised:
£573
ca. US$743
Lot number 38
A pair of large French silver-mounted claret jugs

Odiot, Paris late 19th century Tapering cylindrical form, with cut-glass bodies, the mounts with...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,894 - US$6,490
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 39
A George III silver wine funnel

Hester Bateman, London 1789 Conventional form, crested, length 12cm, weight 2.5oz...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£300 - £400
ca. US$389 - US$519
Price realised:
£382
ca. US$495
Lot number 40
A pair of large silver decanter coasters

Asprey, London 1986 The circular borders with wood bases and central bases, diameter 24.5cm...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,038 - US$1,298
Price realised:
£1,020
ca. US$1,323
Lot number 41
A novelty silver-plated cocktail shaker

Hukin & Heath, early 20th century Modelled as a bell, the handle unscrewing to allow the ingredients...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£637
ca. US$826
Lot number 42
A cased silver and glass cocktail set

Carr's and J A Campbell, London and Sheffield 2002 / 2003, retailed by Richard Jarvis Comprising a...

Bonhams London, 12 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2020
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$649 - US$908
Price realised:
£446
ca. US$578
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