Good quality silver plated items to include Barker Ellis: goblet 15cm, 2 x beakers, twin handled tray and a pair of candlesticks 52.5cm l, Mappin and Webb: tongs, raised salver on 3 feet 24.5cm d and a pair of fish servers in fitted case, together with others, a bread basket, a lidded butter dish, a raised salver 31.5cm and a French strawberry scoop (13).

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.