Celebrating Silver

Timed Online Auction, 10 - 29 October 2025

Celebrating Silver
About the Session

This auction showcases a diverse selection of silver from across the world, representing a wide range of makers, styles, and periods. Together, these pieces highlight the enduring beauty, craftsmanship, and versatility of silver in all its forms.

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ZAR 2 643
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  • A George V silver cigar box, Hemming & Walton, Birmingham, 1931
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ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
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ZAR 2 643
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Johannesburg

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Hemming & Walton
Birmingham
A George V silver cigar box, Hemming & Walton, Birmingham, 1931
rectangular, the hinged cover with a moulded thumbpiece, engraved 'T.C Skinner Esq. FROM THE EMPLOYEES OF THE S.U.C ON CHRISTMAS 1931', cedar-lined interior
height: 5cm; width 8,5cm

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The SU Carburettor Company (Skinner Union) was founded by George Herbert Skinner and later led by his younger brother, Thomas Carlyle (Carl) Skinner (whose cigar case is the present lot)

During the Second World War the Company produced aero-carburettors for the Rolls-Royce, Merlin and the Napier Sabre engines, which powered the RAF's aircrafts. Every Hurricane and Spitfire in action during the Battle of Britain in 1940 used the SU AVT aero-carburettor. A history of the SU Company and the Skinner family was recently published, written and compiled by Mike Harvey.

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