Partial sterling silver cutlery set: International Silver Co.; 6 tea spoons; 2 dessert spoons, 6 dinner forks, 6 salad forks; 826 gr
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Partial sterling silver cutlery set - 20 pieces

Russian silver: four spoons and three forks; stamped 84 or 875.
Five dated: 18*5?, 1858, 1872, 1895, 1908; 
Spoon with inscription has second kokoshnik mark for Kiev; 
Spoon with niello and gilt bowl is stamped E*hammer and sickle in star*875 with a second stamp E103.   
410 gr
Dimensions:
Longest piece 8.5&#34; L
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Seven pieces antique/vintage Russian silver cutlery

Spoons, forks, <span style"background-color: rgb(255, 193, 7);">cutting utensils,&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;glove stretcher, salt and pepper set, salt spoon - all marked sterling or 925.  Photo with salt shaker caps shows only items which are fully silver and excludes glove stretcher and longer cutter,&nbsp;which have silver handles only. 251 grams at a minimum  (weight does not include glove stretcher and longer cutter or glass containers). Smallest spoon has damaged bowl.
Dimensions:
Longest spoon 8.5" L
                
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Mixed sterling silver lot

Anthony (Tony) Morse Urquhart.  
Signed: Urquhart 8 ’58.  
The label on the back reads: 
Greenwich Gallery, 736 Bay St Toronto.
Title:  Fan Rock.
Artist: Tony Urquhart.
Medium: Ink Drawing.
Price: Blank. 

Dimensions:
 Frame 16” X 20.5”
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Early ink drawing by Tony  Urquhart  

Largest spoon has Gdansk city mark and stamp  of Friedrich Wilhem Sponholtz 1730-1789; bowl is dented; the two spoons with Diana head in pentagon likely Austria-Hungary  1867-1872; Fourth spoon marked with a letter only. Dent in bowl. 152 gr  
Dimensions:
Longest spoon 8.5&#34; L
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Four antique continental silver spoons

Pair Birks sterling silver toothpick holders; dated 1943. Holders are not identical. Two Birks sterling silver spoons. One with monogram. Total weight 129 gr  
Dimensions:
Holders 3&#34; H
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Birks sterling silver - two toothpick holders and two spoons

Sugar caster; Birks sterling silver; monogram; 108  gr
Dimensions:
7&#34; H
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Birks sterling silver caster

Ghanaian cast brass/bronze container (kuduo) with lid. The body of the container is supported by human figures. Lid has a seated king with attendants. Acquired in Ghana mid-1960s. 

Dimensions:
12&#34; H
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Cast metal container (kuduo) from Ghana

Small sterling silver pierced work basket with handle; hallmarked Birmingham 1921: G. H. Inshaw; 78 gr  
Dimensions:
4&#34; D
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Sterling silver basket

2 single spout, 1 double spout and 1 with hinged lid
Dimensions:
Tallest is 7.5&#34; H
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Four stove top espresso pots

Boxed set of two sterling silver salts and pair of continental spoons;  salts hallmarked Chester 1907 Robert Pringle; gold washed interior; pair hoof spoons stamped 835;  Box marked J . Boseck & Co. Calcutta & Darjeeling; salts 37.5 gr; spoons 11.5 gr
Dimensions:
Box 6.5” X 4”. Each salt 2.5” X 2.5”
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Antique gold washed sterling silver salts and pair continental 835 silver salt spoons

 Believe this is from Thailand. No antlers. Low maintenance. Very heavy.
Dimensions:
31&#34; H; 24&#34; L
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Large cast bronze deer

Stamped sterling and with a thunderbird. The thunderbird stamp is associated with the workshop of Frank Patania Sr. of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Likely 1930-mid 1940s. 34 gr including inset stone.
Dimensions:
9&#34; L
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Sterling silver cocktail  spoon with turquoise inset

Title: Map shewing the discoveries made by British officers in the arctic regions from the year 1818 to 1826. 
Sub script: Published as the Act directs, April 1828, by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London……  J Walker Sculpt.
This map appeared in the first edition of Sir John Franklin&#39;s Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of The Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827, with the route from Lake Superior to the Arctic Sea noted in red.  
Some loss on the margin of the lower left side but the map and border are fully intact. The map is creased.



Dimensions:
Frame 24&#34; X 16&#34;; map 19&#34; X 15.5&#34;
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Antique map of Northern Canada backed with linen 

Two brooches and a pair of clip on earrings. Tiny pieces of coloured glass assembled to make floral patterns, set in a black resin with sections separated by twisted brass wires. All set in a brass base. No losses. No maker&#39;s marks. Almost certainly Italian.
Dimensions:
Larger brooch 1.25&#34; D
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 Four antique/vintage micro mosaic pieces of jewelry

The &#34;penca de balangandan&#34; is an Afro-Brazilian amulet likely from the Bahia region of Brazil. Consists of eleven amulets/talismans and a cast metal grip with screw fastener. Silvered (?) copper, brass and wood.  
 

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Balangandan - Afro-Brazilian amulet

Three-piece miniature handcrafted sitar and dholak (drum) set. White metal. Each drum has a copper insert on the head. Each instrument is also a container with a lid. 
One handcrafted dancing figure supporting a candle/incense holder. 
Hand worked white metal. Rajasthan, India



Dimensions:
Dancer 11&#34; H
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Indian musical instruments and a dancer

By Arthur. G. Grimwade, Faber and Faber, London, Second Revised Edition 1982, Hard cover. Dust jacket. Plastic wrapper
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London Goldsmiths 1697-1837 

Japanese champlevé bronze vase. Previously converted to a lamp base but expertly restored many years ago. No loss of metal or enamel.
 

Dimensions:
12&#34; H
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Japanese champlevé vase

Lee&#39;s Priceless Recipes: 3000 Secrets for the Home, Farm, Laboratory, Workshop and Every Department of Human Endeavor. Dr. N. T. Oliver, Laird & Lee Publishers, Chicago. 1985. Soft cover. 368 pages plus advertisements. Worn but intact with no losses.
The Wife&#39;s Indian Cookery Book by E.A. M. F. Wilson&#39;s Artistic Press, Vepery, Madras. 1931. Hard cover. No dust jacket. 208 pages. Worn and binding loose but intact with no losses.
Dimensions:
Larger book 5&#34; X 7&#34;
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Two antique recipe and instruction books from US and British India

Finn Family Moomintroll. Tove Jansson, Puffin Books, 1961. Paperback.
Comet in Moominland, Tove Jansson, Puffin Books, 1967. Paperback.
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Two vintage Moomintroll paperbacks

Moroccan brass tray with folding stand. Traditional geometric pattern. Workshop stamp to the back indicating made in Fes.  
 

Dimensions:
Tray 28” D, stand 17.5” H.
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Moroccan brass tray with stand

Brass taper candle holder marked Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Markaryd, Sweden; two piece sterling silver &#34;Norway&#34; salt and pepper set marked H.G. & S. (salt in shape of Viking longboat has gilt interior and glass liner - pepper has no cap); pewter salt in shape of longboat; alpaca salt spoon marked Nils Johan;   Dansk Design fork and spoon; two vintage Swedish match boxes (empty). Two pieces of sterling 30.5 gr
Dimensions:
 
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 Nordic lot

Sterling silver child&#39;s cup. Two round mother of pearl pacifiers, one with a sterling silver bell  attached. Both pieces of silver are Webster Company. Signs of use. Cup is 44 gr.
Dimensions:
Cup 2.5&#34; D; pacifiers 1.75&#34; D
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Sterling silver child&#39;s cup and two mother of pearl pacifiers

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Seven cast brass Ashanti-style figurative goldweights, approx 2.5 in tall; two brass wire balancing pieces with central figures, approx 7.5 in wide; softcover catalogue "Goldweights of the Ashanti", The Israel Museum, 1971,  with b/w and colour plates and fold-out page. All acquired in Ghana mid-1960s.

Cast brass goldweight figure with shield

Cast brass goldweight figure holding scroll

Cast brass goldweight figure with helmet

Cast brass goldweight figure with upraised object

Cast brass goldweight figure with curved staff

Cast brass goldweight figure, folded-arm pose

Cast brass zoomorphic goldweight figure on all fours

Brass wire balancing piece with central standing figure, weighted ends

Brass wire balancing piece with central bird figure, weighted ends

Softcover book "Goldweights of the Ashanti", 1971

Group view of seven brass figures, two wire balancing pieces, and book

Dark patinated brass lost-wax cast figures, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic forms; slender brass wire balancing pieces with weighted ends and central miniature figures; white softcover museum guide, 8vo format, illustrated.

Seven Ghanaian cast brass goldweights, two brass balancing pieces, Ashanti goldweights guide

Seven Ghanaian cast brass figures/goldweights and two weighted brass balancing pieces. Acquired in Ghana mid-1960s.  
Also Goldweights of the Ashanti by Nachum Tim Gidal, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1971. With b/w and colour plates and one fold out page illustrating lost wax technique. Soft cover.
It is not clear if the balancing pieces are related to the  figures but they are intended to balance on something!
 

Dimensions:
Figures approx. 2.5” H; balancing pieces approx.  7.5” across
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Bid Date	Bid Amount
Nov 22, 2025, 2:11:52 AM	$24.00
Nov 22, 2025, 2:11:52 AM	$21.00
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Nov 21, 2025, 10:23:54 PM	$15.00
Nov 21, 2025, 2:30:05 PM	$11.00
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Nov 20, 2025, 1:15:03 PM	$2.00
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Nov 15, 2025, 12:10:51 AM	$1.00

Lot #138: Cast brass figures/goldweights(?) from Ghana and a related museum guide

Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sun, November 23 2025

Category A: 10:00 AM - 12:45 PM
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Pickup Location: Floyd Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4J 2J2 View Map (opens in new window)

Lot #138: Cast brass figures/goldweights(?) from Ghana and a related museum guide

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sun, November 23 2025

Category A: 10:00 AM - 12:45 PMCategory B: 12:45 PM - 01:00 PM

Pickup Location: Floyd Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4J 2J2 View Map (opens in new window)

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