Spoons sale is ‘Holy Grail’ for collectors 08 April 2013 Promising to rank among the auction highlights of the summer, Christie’s are to sell the fabled Benson collection of early spoons on June 4. Previews
Niche collection makes a case for silver 27 March 2013 Silver smallwork is a designated area of the silver market in its own right but even this particular sector has its own sub-divisions. Auction Reports
Edinburgh spoon scoops up £22,000 28 August 2012 This rare Charles I spoon topped the latest sale of Scottish silver held by Edinburgh auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull, selling for £22,000. Auction Reports
Andro Gilmour makes his mark 17 December 2011 ONLY two Scottish 17th century lace-back spoons are recorded by the National Museum of Scotland so this example offered by Dreweatts at Donnington Priory was quite a rarity. Auction Reports
Australian teaset brings £42,000 in Yorkshire 29 November 2011 It may look like a textbook early 19th century silver teaset, but this unprepossessing three-piece service seen at Tennants of Leyburn, North Yorkshire on November 17-19 carried marks later identified as those of the early Australian silversmith Alexander Dick (c.1791-1843).
Ashley-Russell centre stage at seminar 04 October 2010 THE Ashley-Russell case will be the focus of the next Fakes and Forgeries seminar at Goldsmiths' Hall in London on November 22.
Scottish Puritan scoops £27,000 23 August 2010 PURITAN spoons are not uncommon survivors in English silver but, for reasons still largely unknown, Scottish examples are very rare. To date, only nine hallmarked or provincial examples are known.
Limerick makes its mark 23 January 2010 IRISH silver carries its own cachet and, as in England and Scotland, pieces with rare provincial hallmarks are always more sought-after. Auction Reports
French State snaps up Renaissance silver hoard 16 November 2009 A “ONCE-in-a-century” discovery of Renaissance silver has been bought by the French State for 1.4m euros – less than a week before it was due to go on sale at Sotheby’s in Paris.
Master Butcher shows how to fillet Scottish silver 07 February 2009 WOOLLEY and Wallis silver specialist Alex Butcher is well known for his expertise in the spoon world, but his most recent offering at the Salisbury saleroom took the specialisation a step further. Auction Reports
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