BIDDERS have forked out thousands of pounds to buy antique silver cutlery at a local auction.
The collection was sold across 68 lots at Richard Winterton Auctioneers, with the total price topping £9,160.
Highlights included a set of six Hester Bateman Old English feather patterned spoons, each hallmarked London 1777, eight Old English pattern dessert spoons and six matching forks hallmarked James Dixon & Sons Ltd Sheffield 1913, and six silver rat tail pattern soup spoons and six rat tail pattern dessert spoons hallmarked Josiah Williams & Co London 1923, 1926 and 1927.
Auctioneer Richard Winterton said:
“The client initially popped into The Auction Café in Lichfield to discuss this wonderful collection.
“As it was such a large amount of items, we advised them to come to see us at our headquarters in Fradley where the team could unpack everything and provide a comprehensive valuation.
“We were delighted to be trusted to bring this super collection to auction, where it attracted a lot of interest and fetched a well-deserved total hammer price of £9,160.”
Silver valuations are offered twice-weekly at The Auction Cafe in Market Street – between 10am and 3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
