Kitchenalia

A substantial collection of 18th and 19th century Cape silver, made by European silversmiths practising in South Africa, is coming for sale at Strauss & Co in Johannesberg.

What is touted as the UK’s largest private collection of antique apothecary objects will be sold by the Cotswold Auction Company as part of a sale in Cirencester on June 24-25.

A Georgian silver coffee pot that once formed part of the silver at the White House has emerged for sale in Gloucestershire.

Old-fashioned contents sale from a château helped Drouot autumn season kick off with a strong start

Silver coffee pot with royal connection is just one of the many highlights at the Berkeley Square fair

On August 28, Glasgow auction house McTear’s is conducting a single-owner, single-subject sale titled The Art of the Biscuit Tin: The Lewis Collection.

The swan-form sad iron is a favourite of iron collectors and has been much reproduced.

The final tranche of items from the Tony Chapman collection of pewter offered at Bishop & Miller of Stowmarket on June 19 included this capacious Victorian lidded jug once owned by Charles Dickens (1812-70).

It has often been said that no other work of art encompasses the spirit of the Bauhaus more perfectly than Marianne Brandt’s tea-infuser or Teeextraktkännchen MT49, as it was officially called.

Chocolate moulds do not get much better than the two ‘showpiece’ models offered for sale at Leonard Auction in Addison, Illinois, on March 24.

In the world of kitchenalia, jelly moulds are in demand.

Eighteenth century coffee pot made on the Mediterranean island stands out as best-seller in an extensive and varied auction array.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

A large collection of corkscrews and all things vernacular were major features of the two-day sale held by Wilkinson’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Doncaster.

Specialist Bleasdale says his sewing antiques and Tunbridgeware timed online sales are working out well

Caroline Tremlett is a marketing and business development consultant and collects antique and vintage jelly moulds

The Oak Interior sale at Bishop & Miller in Stowmarket on June 1-2 includes this ‘important and exceptional’ Edward IV bronze measure.

This rare Victorian copper jelly mould shaped as a tortoise or turtle on rockwork sold for a remarkable £2000 at Brighton & Hove Auctions.