Neal Auction Winter Estates January 2015

38 139. A Fine Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Cup and Cover , hallmarked John Samuel Hunt, London, 1849, mark reg. 1844, footrim marked “HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR MORTIMER & HUNT 4235, Nike finial, cartouches depicting Amazons battling Greeks, height 22 in., weight 87.90 troy ozs. $8000/12000 Provenance: Sold to Benefit the Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX. Note: Hunt & Roskell were silversmiths and jewelers to Queen Victoria. The firm was successor to Storr & Co., founded by Paul Storr in 1819, operating as Storr & Mortimer (1822-1838), Mortimer & Hunt (1838-1843) and the Hunt & Roskell (1843-1897). 139 140 141 142 143 140. A George II Sterling Silver Salver , London, 1746, maker JR untraced, piecrust border with shell motif, rococo engraved and flat chased well, with central boar’s head crest, diameter 10 in., weight 17.45 troy ozs. $1800/2500 Provenance: Drs. Arnold and Helen Gerall Collection, New Orleans, LA and Chapel Hill, NC. 141. An Edwardian Sterling Silver Kettle-on-Stand , Israel Sigmund Greenberg & Co., Birmingham, 1905, with rococo style hand-worked decoration against a stippled ground, ebonized wood handle, the stand with paw feet, height 12 1/4 in., weight 33.15 troy ozs. $700/900 Provenance: Collection of Drs. Arnold and Helene Gerall, New Orleans, LA and Chapel Hill, NC. 142. An Old Sheffield Plate Soup Tureen and Cover , 19th c., elaborate rococo floral decorated elliptical body on scroll supports, openwork handles, original liner, removable handle on cover, height 10 in., width 16 3/4 in., depth 10 1/4 in. $1500/2500 143. A Pair of Antique Silverplate Lyre-Form Candlesticks , with reeded stepped oval base, height 11 3/8 in. $700/900 Note: A similar example is in the Winterthur Museum collection, Delaware. W 144. A George IV Crested Sterling Silver Soup Ladle in the “King’s” Pattern , William Chawner, London, 1825, length 13 1/4 in., weight 9.95 troy ozs. $300/500