A group of British silver. Various dates and makers. The group comprising: a Victorian hot water pot, Birmingham, 1898, Thomas Hayes, of baluster form and raised on four foliate bracket feet, the lower body with lobed design and engraved initials, foliate finial to the hinged cover and ebonised scrolling handle, 20cm high (inc. handle); a further hot water pot, Birmingham, 1928, Asprey & Co., of baluster form and raised on a stepped circular foot, scrolling wooden handle and wooden finial to the hinged cover, 21cm high; a pair of candlesticks, Sheffield, 1927, William Hutton & Sons, with knopped stems to stepped shaped bases, filled, 18.5cm high; and a sugar caster, Birmingham, 1929, Adie Brothers, of baluster form and raised on a stepped circular foot, with knopped finial to cover, 19.5cm high, total weighable silver approx. 29.9ozt (5)

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