Lichfield auction sees single-owner collection of silver total £6,050

Highlights included an Elizabeth II candelabrum at £1,150

AN impressive collection of silver has sold at auction in Lichfield for £6,050.

The single-owner collection was catalogued across 18 lots with Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre on Monday, May 19.

Highlights included Lot 503, an Elizabeth II twin-handled wine cooler of urn form, selling at £1,050, and Lot 504, an Elizabeth II five light candelabrum in late-George III neo-classical style, selling at £1,150.

The collection also had pieces from the reign of George III such as a William Pitts silver snuffer tray and a pair of candle snuffers by Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard I, selling at £400, and a two-bottle oil and vinegar cruet by Jabez Daniell and James Mince, which sold at £280.

A Victorian four-piece cruet by George Fox made £260 and a pair of William IV bottle coasters by Creswick & Co, Sheffield, sold at £340.

See our spotlight feature below for more results from this super single-owner collection.

Richard Winterton Auctioneers offers free valuations of silver at The Auction Café on Tuesdays – just drop in between 9.30am and 3pm.

Silver valuations are also available between 10am and 12.30pm at the café on Thursdays May 22 and 29 and auctioneer Richard Winterton will be at the Market Street premises between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Wednesday, June 25.

Valuations are also available by appointment on Thursdays at The Lichfield Auction Centre at Fradley Park. To book, or to arrange a free home visit to assess a large collection, call 01543 251081 or email office@richardwinterton.co.uk.