A group of silver and metal. Various dates and makers. The group comprising: a small silver salver, Sheffield, 1937, Walker & Hall, of shaped squared form, on four bracket feet, 21cm wide; a silver cigarette case, Birmingham, 1958, Harman Brothers, of rectangular form and with engine turned design, vacant cartouche to one side, 13.2cm x 8.5cm; a Portuguese silver dish, Porto, late 19th / early 20th century, 833 standard, of circular form, with reeded banding along the rim, 16.4cm dia.; and a metal folding cup by Dalvey of Scotland, 1988, in circular case with gilded oval cartouche reading The Dalvey Pocket Cup, serial number 1051939, the cup 4.9cm high, the case 7.3cm dia., total weighable silver approx. 25.2ozt (4)

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