Silver & Objects of Vertu

The 16^th July Silver & Objects of Vertu sale will include 722 lots of antique, modern, post war, Scottish and Irish silver, objects of vertu, mixed lots and flatware. Featured in the sale is a 19th century silver and mixed metals mokume tea caddy, by Tiffany & Co, Edward Moore period 1873-1891, estimate £800-1000.  The underside of the base is monogrammed for Mary Jane Morgan, second wife of Charles Morgan, a shipping, railroad and iron magnate, and was the cousin of J. Pierpoint Morgan. 

Also included in the sale is a small collection of rattles, with estimates from £100-300, and a George IV silver coffee pot and teapot, by Paul Storr, London 1826, estimate £2000-3000, and a modern three-piece silver coffee set and matching sugar spoon, by Leslie Durbin, London 1968, the spoon 1954, estimate £800-1200.