The highlight was a beaker on a stepped foot by the Jersey silversmith Thomas Cartault, c.1725-1736. The 3 1/2in (9cm) high vessel fetched £2900.
Two further Jersey beakers, one by Thomas Mauger, c.1730-1796, and the other by George Mauger, c.1776-1823, fetched £2600 and £2700 respectively while a local collector went to £1700 for a Guernsey silver christening mug by Pierre Mainguy, c.1739-1776.
However, the most expensive entry was a Danish silver five-piece tea service by Georg Jensen.
It was contested on the telephone from the £4000 mark by a Danish bidder and the London trade. It sold to the latter at a punchy £7200.
Channel Islands silver sells out on Guernsey
SMALL items in the form of a 100-lot silver and jewellery section were the backbone to the April 1 outing at Martel Maides Auctions (15% buyer's premium), in particular nine pieces of scarce Channel Island silver from a Jersey collection, all of which sold and most well above estimate.
