Auction Items June1

An extraordinary reliquary box of great historical importance — silver-mounted, with a body made from a beam of timber taken from Prince Rupert’s Cottage at Windsor. The cottage was demolished in the 1820s, and beams from the structure were fashioned into commemorative boxes. This example was acquired by a Hamilton family of the Western District…

A Superb Set of Rococo Silver Baskets An extraordinary set of four Rococo silver sweetmeat or epergne baskets — a rare survival of a complete set. Richly decorated with pierced openwork panels, applied cast ornament, and chased foliate scrollwork, these baskets embody the exuberant spirit of the Rococo period at its finest. The Hallmarks —…