A group of silver including a Victorian silver cruet stand. William Evans, London, 1867. With stylised foliate handle and a gadrooned border, complete with one silver mounted glass cruet, the stand together with various other cruets and oddments including: a small, circular dish with grapevine handle, stamped 925, 6.5cm dia.; a pierced Victorian silver mustard with bird finial, liner deficient, London, 1890, George Fox, 8cm high; various small pepper shakers; a mustard with blue glass liner, raised on four ball feet, Birmingham, 1908, maker's mark rubbed; 8cmn high; and a small pin dish or ashtray with scalloped border, London, 1972, C&W, total weighable silver approx. 23.2ozt (a lot)

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