As usual the Jacobs and Hunt Silver and Jewellery Specialist Sale was in excess of one thousand lots, split over two days. The one hundred and twenty lots of Modern Silver collectively sold well, with the scrap price still very high and collectors still looking for unusual items. The Antique Silver had its highlights with a Victorian silver three-piece tea set fetching £360, an Edwardian silver large table mirror fetching £400, an unusual George III sharkskin knife box fetching £800, a set of four Victorian silver table sticks fetching £1350, a William IV silver toast rack fetching £260, a William IV silver Warwick type cruet set fetching £400 and a George III Scottish silver three-piece tea set fetching £400. The Watch Section caused lots of interest with a Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT Master Chronometer fetching £1150, a Breitling Navitimer Gentleman’s Chronograph Wristwatch fetching £900 and a Jaeger LeCoultre gold cased backwind wristwatch fetching £400. The Jewellery was well contested, to include an 18ct.gold three-stone diamond ring fetching £2500, a private collection of gold fob seals including some very unusual ones and a gold cast seal winder mounted with two spaniels fetched £260. An unusual gold seal fob in the form of two cricket bats leaning against stumps fetched £260. An 18ct.gold and platinum set solitaire diamond ring fetched £1100. A 9ct.gold and amethyst suite of jewellery fetched £320, an 18ct.gold solitaire diamond ring, approximately 2.75cts, fetched £3300. Day Two began with the ceramics and glassware, highlights being a David Leach Studio Pottery vase fetching £1650, a Royal Dux comport fetching £150 and an early 19th Century English Stilton dish fetching £520. Highlights of the Works of Art Section were a Victorian walnut cased musical box fetching £420 and a Edelweiss miniature polyphon fetching £200. The first Sporting Sale held at Jacobs and Hunt was a very exciting section with the room filling up with collectors of football programmes and other sporting memorabilia. Collectively the section fetched in excess of £10,000. The Furniture Section reflected the improved and now stable furniture market.. Highlights included a walnut dome top bureau bookcase, fetching £1700, a set of eight William IV rosewood dining chairs made £1600, a mahogany six-division Canterbury fetched £950, a mahogany large four pillar dining table made £2100, a William IV mahogany linen press fetched £780, a George III oak chest on stand made £580. For local interest there was a pair of Barnsley Workshop side chairs which fetched £380. An Orkney high back chair fetched £440, an 18th Century walnut chest fetched £1100, a George III oak dresser fetched £800, an Edwardian mahogany double bow fronted marquetry inlaid display cabinet fetched £900. Undoubtedly the highlight of the day was a George III oak dresser which fetched £5400.

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