It is some years since we closed our retail shop in Dorking, Surrey. We no longer have a showroom. Sadly, Great Grooms antique centre in Dorking where we have had a showcase for the past seven years, has now closed, however we shall still be exhibiting from the same showcase in the same premises, 51/52 West Street, now trading under the name TALBOT HOUSE ANTIQUE CENTRE. There we offer a selection of antique sterling silver related items such as scent bottles, bookmarks, napkin hooks, pincushions and other sewing related items, spoons and other articles from the early 20th back to the 17th century. Our other interest is antique drinking glasses, and there is a small selection of those on show also. We also trade from our long established Fairs circuit in the South. and increasingly over the Web via our own website and other sites such as LAPADA and Selling Antiques. All goods are dispatched either by Special Delivery in the UK or International Signed For where applicable. Payment can be in cash (by registered post and at the sender's risk), GBPcheque, the usual credit cards ie.Visa, Mastercard etc. or via Paypal. We pack as carefully as we can but should an item fail to arrive or is damaged in transit it is the responsibility of the recipient to claim from the carriers as soon as possible. The satisfaction of our customers is very important to us and we do our best to maintain our standards in the quality both of our goods and our service. We are members of the London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association (LAPADA) and images and details of our stock are also to be found on our pages there.
In the course of buying and selling we see a wide range of stock. If you have any special interest and would like us to let you know if we see something suitable, let us have as many details as possible and we will try to help. You will find a form under "contact". Please describe the item/s wanted (type, material, age, design etc), approximate price range, and any other helpful information.
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Victorian silver sauce ladle Fiddle shell pattern Price: £110.00 A good antique silver sauce ladle hallmarked for London 1859 in fiddle shell pattern. Crested. Length 18cms. Weight 2ozs appr. Condition excellent [view] |
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4 cased Scottish antique silver menu holders Price: £380.00 4 cased Scottish silver menu holders, hallmarked for Edinburgh 1909. The crowned heart decorating these pieces is reminiscent of the Scottish LUCKENBOOTH. This was a Scottish wedding tradition. Luckenbooths were so called because they were sold from locked booths in the Royal Mile adjacent to St.Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. This type of love token goes back to the 1600s and was traditionally exchanged between lovers on betrothal. Possibly these particular menu holders were a most appropriate wedding present. [view] |
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Pair silver Queens pattern sauce ladles Price: £225.00 A very good pair of antique silver sauce ladles in Queen's pattern. Double st4ruck and hallmarkede for London 1845. Maker John James Whiting. Weight 7ozs. Length 17cms. Engraved initials on front (not very obvious). Condition excellent. [view] |
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Set 6 Victorian gilt-bronze Turkey menu holders Price: £330.00 Set of 6 unusual Victorian menu holders in the form of gilt bronze turkeys standing on circular marble bases. [view] |
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Victorian silver sugar sifter spoon Price: £75.00 A late Victorian silver sifter s;poon used for sprinkling sugar over soft fruit. With plain, curved handle and fluted, pierced bowl. Excellent hallmarks on back for Sheffield a899. Length 15cms. [view] |
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William IV Silver punch ladle Price: £450.00 A punch ladle from the reign of William IV. The oval, lipped silver bowl hallmarked for London 1831, Maker's mark WT (William Trace), is gilded inside and with a small engraved crest on the outside. Fitted with a carved marine ivory handle.. Length 41.5cms [view] |
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Small Victorian scent bottle with painted decoration and brass mount and finger ring Price: £220.00 A small late ictorian scent bottle. Of cylindrical shape, the clear body is painted on both sides with a stylized, red-painted flower head, surrounded by leaves outlined in white enamel and coloured gtold. A brass hiunged lid, chain and finger ring. Fitted with a stopper. Length 6cms without chanin & ring. No damage. [view] |
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Set of 6 exceptional 18 century shell back teaspoons Price: £365.00 A true set of very beautiful 18th century Hanovarian pattern silver teaspoons with shell backs. Marked only with the sterling lion and maker's mark as was quite usual at this date for this kind of article., the shell on the back of the bowl is not at all blurred. On the back of the handles there is a rather beautiful and decorative engraved 'EG'. Length 4.25ins. Condition unusuall good for spoons of this period. [view] |
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12 Victorian Sterling Kings pattern teaspoon by Francis Higgins Price: £300.00 A good set of twelve sterling silver large teaspoons hallmarked for London1861 and all with maker's mark for Francis Higgins. No monograme or initial. Length 5.75ins. Double struck. Weight 12ozs. [view] |
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17th century silver & mother o'pearl snuffbox inlaid with a hunting scene Price: £1,850.00 A most beautiful large, ovaL silver snuffbox, the hinged lid inlaid with tortoishell, silver & mother o'pearl to portray a man on horseback with dogs and another figure carrying a gun pursueing a deer. Unmarked but dating from the 17th centry. Size 8.5x6cms. A very small amount of the inlay on detail missing but does not detract from the beauty of the piece. [view] |
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18 century Dutch silver bodkin - sewing collectible Price: £180.00 A niceley made bodkin in heavy silver, topped with the figure of a bridled and saddled horse. Dutch. 18th century. From the Ruth Mann Collection. Length 10cms [view] |
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Geo II 3-prong pocket fruit fork Price: £340.00 A very nice 3-prong pocket fruit fork in steel, the handle overlaid with brass, green stained ivory and silver. Dating from the reign of Geo II c.1730 and of Continental origin. Length when open 15.5cms. [view] |
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William III silver pomander c.1695 Price: £1,100.00 A very nice small round silver pomander dating from c.1695, the reign of William III. With lift- off lid which is pierced with eight holes with a stylized leaf like cover which turns to cover the holes when the box is in use. Maker's mark inside on the base'WP'. Small suspension ring on the side, dia.3cms. In excellent condition. [view] |
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Queen Anne Dutch miniature silver replica porringer Price: £595.00 A silver miniature porringer dating from c1700 (Queen Anne) With one pierced handle, Weight approx. 0.5ozs. Dia.3cms. Marked underneath the handle but difficult to decipher because the piercing was done after the marking and cut through the marks. Believed to be Dutch since so many toys and miniature articles of this kind were produced in Holland at the time. [view] |
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Rare pattern early 18 century Irish silver teaspoon Price: £110.00 A silver Geo II teaspoon with an unusual tapering handle, reeded front and back and finishing with the point curled. Marks difficult to decipher because, as was usual in early spoons, they were individually struck and the stem then reshaped by the silversmith. Marked with the harp for Ireland and an indistinct Hibernia which appears to be the simple version in use 1731-2. The back of the bowl with an engraved memorial consisting of an arm holding a dagger, surrounded by the words 'PRO DEO ET REGE' . Length 11.8cm. [view] |
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Victorian cut crystal fruit stand Price: £695.00 A beautiful crystal fruit stand, with oval bowl delicately ciut with fans, small diamonds, hatched diamonds, standing on a shaped cut & knopped hollow stem on a circular stepped star cut hollow foot with as diamond cut rim. Height of bowl 20.5cms, width 28x19.5cms. Date c.1870 [view] |
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Pair of early 18th century 3-prong silver Hanoverian dessert forks Price: £300.00 A very good pair of silver Hanoverian pattern, bottom marked, three-prong dessert forks dating from the early 18th century. With a beautifully engraved armorial on the front of the handles in the apparent shape of a tree surrounded by scrolls, enclosing three left facing visored heads around a standing lion. On the back of the handles a crest of an antlered stag seated on a crown. Hallmarks deeply struck but illegible. Weight 3.5ozs approx. [view] |
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Unusal bottle shaped vinaigrette by Jos.Taylor Price: £850.00 A most unusual silver vinaigrette with very clear hallmarks in the gilded interior for Birmingham 1805, maker's mark for Joseph Taylor. Of rectangular form with a formal engraved design surrounding a vacant oval cartouche on the hinged lid. At one end there is a screw-on cap which when removed reveals perforations to allow the perfume from the inside to escape and enables the lid to open to refresh the scented element. Length 1.75ins (4.5cms). In excellent condition. [view] |
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Victorian Silver Thames Watermans Apprentice Prize arm badge Price: £3,500.00 A rare example in heavy, hallmarked silver of an arm badge (more widely known as a Doggett's badge) awarded to a Victorian Thames watermans apprentice in 1860. Of oval form, hallmarked for London 1860, with a heavy rope twist edge within which appears the following inscription 'GREENWICH WATERMANS APPRENTICES REGATTA WON AUGUST 6 1860' and 'PRIZE JOSEPH HEATH AGED 20'. Hallmarked on the back for London 1860, makers mark WN (probably William Neal). Size 7x5.75ins. NB. Until the mid 18 century London Bridge was the only crossing place for the River and Thames watermen provided a taxi service for travellers along and across the water. By the early 19 century, watermen who had served their apprenticeship were being issued with official numbered licence badges to wear on their coat sleeves thereby allowing passengers to identify properly trained professionals before risking a journey with them. [view] |
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Samson Morden mid Victorian gold pen pencil Price: £250.00 A very nice gold Pen Pencil by Samson Morden & Co. When fully extended an inscription as follows is revealed 'Julia Walford from Bella 9 June 1862'. Length when extended 4.25ins (11cms). Of excellent weight and condition - a lovely thing. [view] |
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An early 18th century silver bodkin Price: £260.00 A nice example of an early 18th century silver bodkin. Simply decorated with a criss cross design, and bearing the hatched Roman initials 'MP'. No other marks but of good heaqvy quality and an interesting article to own. Would have been worn on a chatelaine. Length 11cms [view] |
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Geo III silver sauce tureen Price: £1,650.00 A beautiful small silver tureen and cover from the reign of George III. In classical sarcophagus form, the rim of the base decorated with bold gadrooning and with two hinged handles. The lid with no decoration apart from the decorative handle also finished with gadrooning. Excellent hallmarks on both pieces for London 1808, maker's mark Thomas Robins. Size 6.5x4.5ins, weight of silver 15.5ozs. Condition and quality outstanding. [view] |
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Pair Geo III silver entree dishes & covers by William Fearn Price: £4,600.00 An outstanding pair of sterling silver entree dishes and covers hallmarked for London 1799 with maker's mark for William Fearn. Of rectangular form, each rim finished with restrained gadrooning. The lids have screw-in handles which, when removed, makes it possible to use them as extra serving dishes. Each piece has an engraved crest, untraced, resembling a bishop's mitre. Weight of each dish 49ozs. Condition excellent. Size 10.5x8.75ins (26.5x22cms). [view] |
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Pair antique cut glass rummers Price: £225.00 A pair of very beautiful antique rummers in heavy glass, each cut with a wide band of small diamonds. Each stands on a short bladed stem and thickish flat foot. Unground pontil. NB ANOTHER MATCHING PAIR AVAILABLE AT THE SAME PRICE or the glasses can be sold singly at £ 115.00 each. [view] |