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A group of silver and white metal oddments. Various dates and makers. The group including: a propelling pencil by Samson Mordan & Co., decorated with agate terminal and scrolling foliate motifs, 11.8cm long; a Victorian silver pair of sugar tongs, Dublin, 1860, maker J S, initials engraved to bridge, 15.6cm long; a further Victorian silver pair, London, 1892, Haseler Brothers, the arms pierced with scrolling foliate motifs to shell-shaped terminals, 11.7cm long; a George III silver caddy spoon, 1798, possibly Elizabeth Morley, with shell-shaped bowl to handle decorated with reeded banding, 8.4cm long; a George IV silver Fiddle pattern caddy spoon, London, 1826, William Stroud, 9.5cm long; a Continental silver spoon, with pseudo Hanau marks for Karl Kurz and Edwardian import marks for Theodor Hartmann, London, 1901, the handle decorated with stylized dolphins to pierced terminal featuring St. George and the dragon, the circular bowl with crimped border and decorated with two peasants in the outdoors within scrolling foliate motifs, 12cm long; four George V silver napkin rings, Chester, three 1922 and one 1923, Payton, Pepper & Sons, each pierced to front with foliate motifs and vacant cartouche; an Edwardian silver napkin ring, Chester, 1908, Charles Horner, engraved with initials and with decorative bandings along the rims; a Victorian pocket knife with mother-of-pearl handle, Sheffield, 1870, Thomas Marples, the silver blade engraved with scrolling fruiting vine motifs, 15.4cm long when extended; and other silver items, together with a white metal box and two white metal spoons, total weighable silver approx. 11.8ozt (a lot)

london, United Kingdom