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The Principal Contents of Corby Castle, Cumbria

A group of silver and silver-plated bar equipment

No reserve

Live auction begins on:

November 19, 01:30 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Bid

1,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Comprising:


a large silver cocktail shaker with spout, Alexander Clark, Birmingham, 1934;

a further silver cocktail shaker, William Greenwood & Sons, Birmingham, 1935;

a silver-plated cocktail shaker in the form of a dumbbell, Asprey, circa 1930;

a silver-mounted glass decanter in the form of a comical bird, Heath & Middleton, Birmingham, 1894;

a large twin compartment silver-plate-mounted glass example with similar bird heads;

a French tin-mounted glass decanter;

a decanter modelled as a magnum champagne bottle;

a silver-mounted lemonade jug with central ice well, John Round & Son, Sheffield, 1905;

a silver-mounted basket, George Fox, London, 1864;

a silver-plated bottle holder, the sides pierced with the words 'SODA WATER';

six silver shot glasses, Dennison, Wigley & Co., Birmingham, 1935


height of champagne decanter 39cm, 15¼in.

weight of weighable silver 1683gr., 54oz


Please note that this lot will not be on public view in our New Bond Street galleries for the auction exhibition, but we would be more than happy to arrange a viewing by appointment at our warehouse in Greenford. To enquire, please contact miles.harrison@sothebys.com