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A Late 19thC Silver Plated Brass Macabre Vesta Modelled As A Delineated Skull,
The Sunken Eye Sockets Enamelled Black And The Jaw Hinged With Striker.
45mm x 39mm
Circa 1880.
The Silver Plate Worn In Places, The Black Enamel Flaked, The Hinge Functional,
No Damage, No Repairs, Cool Item For Someone Of A Gothic Bent.
 

An Amusing Early 20thC Continental Engine Turned 9 Carat Gold Mounted Spar Striker,
In The Shape Of A Car Radiator With Suspension Ring.
40mm Wide x 25mm Deep x 6mm High.
19 Grams All In.
Continental Marks Together With Import Marks For London 1930.
Excellent Condition
 

An Early 19thC George III Gilt Metal Rectangular Snuff Box With Engine Turned Sides,
The Top And Bottom Mounted With Contrasting Faceted And Polished Agate Panels.
154mm Wide x 40mm Deep x 19mm High.
Circa 1820.
Base Panel With Small Unobtrusive Crack, Presents Very Well.
 

A Late 19thC Nickel Rectangular Match Safe With Sprung Hinged Cover,
Engined Turned Sides And Attractive Mounted Bevelled Edge Red Agate Sides,
The Serrated Agate Cover Mount Forming The Striker.
67mm Long x 25mm Wide x 14mm High
Circa 1880.
The Nickel A Little Rubbed, Nice Crisp Hinge, Both Agates In Lovely Condition With No Chips Or Cracks.
 

A Late 19thC Filigree Nickel Rectangular Match Safe With Sprung Hinged Cover,
Elaborate Filigree Nickel Work And Translucent Mounted Bevelled Edge Moss Agate Sides,
The Serrated Agate Cover Mount Forming The Striker.
69mm Wide x 26mm Deep x 12mm High
Circa 1880.
One Side With Stable Crack, Crisp Hinge, The Bevelled Moss Agate Of A Most Attractive Hue.
 

A Late Victorian Silver Plated Hinds Foot Vesta Case With Hinged Cover,
Simulated Coat And Striker Beneath.
77mm Long.
Stamped Mark, Circa 1880
The Plate Worn Here And There Otherwise Good Condition, Not Small.
 

A 17thC Continental Brass Free Standing Altar Crucifix With Applied Banner,
Corpus Christi And Skull Crossbones Above A Half Bell Shaped Base With Rudimentary Feet.
105mm Wide Across The Cross x 301mm High.
Probably French, Circa 1680.
Beautifully Worn, An Old Solder Repair Between Cross And Base.

An Early 18thC Continental Brass Free Standing Altar Crucifix
With Pierced And Engraved Extremities, Applied In Ri Banner,
Corpus Christi And Skull And Crossbones Above A Half Decagonal Stepped Base.
190mm Wide Across The Cross x 452mm High.
Probably French, Circa 1720.
Excellent Patination, Excellent Definition, An Old Reinforcing Plate To The Rear,
Slight Movement Of Cross In Base Although Totally Stable And Free Standing.

A 17thC European Carved Pine Figure Of A Saint With Folded Cloak And Outstretched Hand
Above A Stepped Rococo Scroll Carved Base.
277mm High, The Base 81mm Wide
Circa 1680.
Very Good Condition, Feet Extremities Possibly Missing,
Excellent Well Defined Carving, Great Colour.

A 17thC European Carved Pine Figure Of A Saint With Billowing Cloak And Right Hand
Across His Chest Above A Sphere, Featuring An Entwined Snake Devouring An Apple Above
A Stepped Rococo Scroll Carved Base; Fixing Device To Rear Of Base.
302mm High, The Base 110mm Wide.
Circa 1680.
Some Old Worm Damage, Lacks One Hand.
Side Of Robe Lacking, Old Repair To Shoulder.

 

A Victorian Carved Walking Stick Featuring A Knob Handle
Carved As A Grotesque Grinning Head With Glass Eyes And Bone Teeth,
Brass Ferrule. 807mm Long.
Circa 1860
Excellent Robust Functional Condition

A Victorian Carved Walking Stick Featuring A Knob Handle
Carved As A Benign Big Nosed Man With Glass Eyes; Brass Ferrule.
890mm Long
Circa 1880
Good Functional Condition.

A Victorian Carved Walking Stick Featuring A Right Angle Handle Carved
As A Shoe Featuring Stitching And Heel.
835mm Long.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Functional Condition.

An Early 20thC Pine CJ Jones's Patent 6 Tread Folding Ladder.
1485mm High Extended x 1695mm Closed
x 360mm Wide Top x 495mm Wide Bottom.
Some Paint Splattering.
 

A Victorian Gold Mounted Oval Black Cameo Brooch With Rope Twist Support,
The High Relief Cameo Carved With A Horse Head And Horse Shoe; Satety Chain
25mm x 21mm
Good Condition.
Nice Little Gift For Someone Of An Equestrian Bent.
 

A Most Decorative Late Victorian Shellwork Hinged Box With Domed Cover And Paper Lined Interior, The Cover Set With A Tight Array Of Various Shells Flanked By 2 Pink Silk Panels, The Everted Base With A Tight Double Line Of Repeating Periwinkles All Exhibiting An Attractive Lustrous Appearance
208mm Wide x 140mm Deep x 92mm High.
Circa 1880.
The Hinge A Little Deficient, Miraculously There Does Not Appear To Be A Single Shell Absent
 

A Most Decorative Pair Of Late Victorain Oval Shellwork Pin Cushions With Velvet Tops,
The Sides With A Tight Array Of Various Shells Above A Tight Double Line Of Repeating Periwinkles.
127mm Wide x 101mm Deep x 70mm High.
Circa 1880.
The Shells Essentially Intact With A Few Losses Mentioned For Accuracy Only
 

A Gorgeous Late Victorian Shellwork Heart Shape Easel Pin Cushion With Velvet Centre Surrounded By A Treble Line Of Symmetrically Mounted Shells Including A Periwinkle Border, The Reverse With Paper Simulating Wood Grain
142mm Wide x 160mm High.
Circa 1880.
Fantastic Condition, Miraculously There Does Not Appear To Be A Single Shell Absent
 

An Early 20thC Circular Shellwork Mirror Mounted With Numerous Specimens,
The Red Felt Lined Reverse With Suspension Device.
245mm Diameter.
Circa 1920.
Excellent Condition.
 

An Early Chinese Carved, Painted And Gilded Softwood Daoist Figure Of A Seated Figure Incorporating
A Throne And Stool With Buddhisic Lion Fittings.
100mm Wide x 89mm Deep x 161mm High.
18th Century Or Earlier.
The Paint Worn Through At High Points, Stable Base Crack, Extremities Intact.

An Early 20thC Cylindrical Ivory Box And Domed Cover With Thread.
100mm High x 67mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
A Couple Of  Insignificant And Stable Cracks To The Cover, Functioning Screw Action.
Very Nice Pronounced Matrix.

A Gorgeous Late 19thC Chinese, Canton,  Ivory Oval Easel Picture Frame With Filigree Carved Hinged Lotus Shape Shutters Enclosing An Oval Frame Carved In Relief With Dense Flowering Foliage; Easel Support.
85mm Wide x 109mm Deep.
Circa 1880.
Immaculate Condition.

An Extraordinary George III Pewter Circular Chaffing Dish With Rolled Rim And Canon Handle.
455mm Wide Across Handle x 305mm Diameter x 74mm High.
Circa 1800.

Fabulous London Touch Marks, Fabulous Well Oxidised Colour,
Evidence Of Old Repair Inside Bowl At Handle Junction - Who Cares!
If Slightly Battered Old Metalwork Is Your Thing Don't Miss This - Check The Dimensions -
Not Small! Not Light Either - 2.34 Kilos.

A Victorian Melon Shape Pewter Teapot With Flowerhead Finial, Scroll Moulded Spout And
Handle And Slightly Raised Scroll Feet.
290mm Wide Across Spout x 166mm High.
Stamped RF Sturges, 1852.
The Hinge Functioning But A Little Damaged, Nicely Oxidised, A Modestly Priced Decorators Item.
Richard Ford Sturges Of Birmingham  started out in partnership with his mother, Elizabeth,
in 1833 and continued on his own account from 1841 until his death in 1859.

A Pair Of Georgian Style Pewter Porringers With Pierced Handles, Another Pair Smaller And 2 Others.
The Largest 226mm Wide Across The Handles, The Smaller Pair 115mm Wide Across Handle.
All 20thC.

A Most Interesting And Decorative 19thC Mycenaean Rouge Marble Desk Weight
With Cavetto Moulded Edge And Applied Sterling Silver Plaque Inscribed "Tiryns."
144mm Wide x 90mm Deep x 25mm High.
The Plaque
London 1887,
Frederick Bradford McCrea.
Good Condition With A Few Minor Nibbles.

From Wikipedia:

Tiryns is a Mycenaean archaeological site in Argolis in the Peloponnese, and the location from which mythical hero Heracles performed his Twelve Labours.

Tiryns was a hill fort with occupation ranging back seven thousand years, from before the beginning of the Bronze Age.
It reached its height between 1400 and 1200 BC, when it was one of the most important centers of the Mycenaean world, and in particular in Argolis. Its most notable features were its palace, its Cyclopean tunnels and especially its walls, which gave the city its Homeric epithet of "mighty walled Tiryns". Tiryns is linked with the myths surrounding Heracles, as the city was the residence of the hero during his labors, and some sources even cite it as his birthplace.

The famous megaron of the palace of Tiryns has a large reception hall, the main room of which had a throne placed against the right wall and a central hearth bordered by four Minoan-style wooden columns that served as supports for the roof. Two of the three walls of the megaron were incorporated into an archaic temple of Hera.

The site went into decline at the end of the Mycenaean period, and was completely deserted by the time Pausanias visited in the 2nd century AD. This site was excavated by Heinrich Schliemann in 1884–1885, and is the subject of ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute at Athens and the University of Heidelberg. In 1300 BC the citadel and lower town had a population of 10,000 people covering 20–25 hectares. Despite the destruction of the palace in 1200 BC, the city population continued to increase and by 1150 BC it had a population of 15,000 people.

Tiryns was recognized as a World Heritage Site in 1999.

Noteworthy : The Plaque Is Hallmarked For The Same Time As Schliemann Was Excavating.

 

An Excellent Large Mid Victorian Derbyshire Rectangular Ashford Marble Pietra Dura Desk Weight
With Concave Finger Depressions And Polychrome Inlaid Work Featuring A Spray Of Lilies.
89mm Wide x 140mm Deep x 26mm High.
Scratches And Rim Nibbles Commensurate With Age, Fabulously Weighty In The Hand.
 

An Excellent Large Mid Victorian Derbyshire Rectangular White Marble Pietra Dura Desk Weight
With Concave Finger Depressions And Blue John And Green Hardstone Inlaid Work Featuring Flowering Violets.
144mm Wide x 95mm Deep x 26mm High.
Circa 1850.
Good Condition With A Few Minor Nibbles.
 

An Exceptional Large Victorian Tinned Copper Oval "Castle" Jelly Mould
With 8 Point Turreted Top Above Wide Plain Base.
173mm Wide x 119mm Deep x 112mm High
The Rim Stamped "52."
Circa 1860.
A Few Little External Lead Solder Repairs, 2 Internal Pin Prick Piercings Located.
 

An Attractive Victorian Tinned Copper Circular Jelly Mould Of Lobed Dodecagonal Form.
125mm Wide x 85mm High.
Circa 1850.
Good Original Condition, Not Holed, Repaired Or Damaged, Fabulous Colour.

 

A Graduated Pair Of Early Victorian Copper Slightly Flared Cylindrical Measures
With Plain Loop Handles And Exposed Rivets; Both With Stamped VR Verification Marks,
The Larger With Additional "1 pt" Mark.
145mm & 95mm Across Handles x 100mm x 61mm Diameter x 90mm x 61mm High.
Circa 1840.
Excellent Condition, A Little Dinged Around The Handles,
Fabulous Colour, Small And Decorative.

A Small George III Copper Chocolate Pot Of Typical Form With Right Angle Turned Wood Handle,
Exposed Rivets And Exposed Seam, Stepped Hinged Cover With Brass Finial,
Tapering Cylindrical Body And Everted Base With Folded Rim.
187mm Wide Across Handle x 95mm Diameter x 126mm High To Top Of Finial.
Circa 1800.
A Little Beaten About The Spout, Not Holed Or Ripped, Very Nice Colour,
Sensational Small Proportions, A Rare Little Beauty.

 

A Rare Little George III Circular Brandy Pan With Stepped Circular Cover
Featuring Plain Handle And Exposed Rivets, Turned Wood Handle,
Exposed Rivets And Exposed Seam And Base With Folded Rim.
210mm Wide Across Handle x 82mm Diameter x 89mm To Top Of Handle.
Circa 1800.
Good Condition, Wood Handle A Little Wobbly At The Sleeve,
No Damage Or Repair, Lovely Small Proportions.

 

A Small Proportion George III Copper Sauce Pan With Right Angle Hollow Copper Handle,
Exposed Rivets And Seam, Top Rim Folded With Pouring Lip And Everted Circular Base With Folded Rim.
195mm Wide Across Handle x 95mm Diameter x 79mm High To Top Of Rim.
Superb Colour, Excellent Condition, Small And Very Decorative.

 

A Most Decorative Quantity Of Victorian Pottery Carpet Bowls,
In Two Sizes, Painted In Bright Polychrome Colours, Housed In An Old Treen Sycamore Bowl
60mm And 75mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
The Bowl 280mm Diameter
Stunning! Decorators Delight.

 

An Interesting Full Length Portrait Miniature Of A Solemn Actor Clasping A Book, Entitled Bottom Right "Hamlet;" The Reverse Entitled "The Late Mr HB Irving as Hamlet" Together With "Aileen G Mules St Andrews," Within An Oval Gilt Metal Frame With Suspension Ring.
The Frame 73mm x 55mm.
Possibly Painted On Ivory, Good Condition.

Much Can Be Found On HB Iriving Including The Following:

Although, as a child, he appeared a couple of times in his father's productions, it was intended that he would become a lawyer. He attended Marlborough College and New College, Oxford where he studied law and appeared in some student productions. Afterwards, in 1894, he was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, but instead of pursuing a career as a barrister he decided to become an actor, taking the stage name H. B. Irving to distinguish himself from his father.

His first appearance on the stage, at age of twenty-one, was at the Garrick Theatre, London, in School. In 1906 he toured with success throughout the United States, appearing in plays made memorable by his father, The Lyons Mail, Charles I, and The Bells. In 1905 he gave a lecture, largely autobiographical, to the Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Inevitably, his early years as an actor were spent in the shadow of his father, especially as, at first, he was a member of Sir Henry Irving's Company.
In 1896, he married Dorothea Baird, who, after playing the part of Trilby the year before, was, at that time, the best known actress in Britain. HB and Dorothea had a son Laurence, who became a well known Hollywood art director, and a daughter Elizabeth. HB continued to be part of his father's company, but soon felt the need to branch out. In 1898, he joined George Alexander at the St James's Theatre where he played Don John in Much Ado About Nothing, and appeared in the surprising hit, The Ambassador, a play written by Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie.
For the following seven years, the couple, selecting the parts that appealed to them, moved between companies, sometimes together and sometimes separately. In 1900, they both appeared in Beerbohm Tree's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that ran for 153 performances at Her Majesty's Theatre.
In 1904, only a year before his father's sudden death on 13 October 1905, Irving played Hamlet for the first time. The production by Otho Stuart, which was a popular success, was presented at the Adelphi Theatre, with Oscar Asche as Claudius, Walter Hampden as Laertes and Lily Brayton as Ophelia.
After his father's death, he established his own company, that included his wife, and toured most provincial cities, playing mainly repeats of Sir Henry Irving's best remembered performances. For the opening night of the new King's Theatre in Southsea he presented Charles I, The Bells and The Lyons Mail. Occasionally, other plays were presented including, most successfully, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at the Queen's Theatre, London. Film historian Troy Howarth writes "Some sources credit (Irving), who played Jekyll and Hyde on stage, as the director of The Duality of Man (a 1910 British film adaptation of the Jekyll and Hyde story)....".[2][3]
In 1911, Irving, Baird and their London Company toured Australia, again presenting Hamlet. Two years later, Baird retired from the stage, while Irving kept on performing. In 1913 he visited South Africa, and a photograph records his dinner with the Owl Club in Cape Town. In 1914, he appeared with Basil Rathbone in The Sin of David at the Savoy Theatre.
During World War I, Irving withdrew from the theatre and returned to the law, writing the study for which he is now most famous, A Book of Remarkable Criminals, originally published in 1918, which examined the lives, motivations and crimes of some infamous murderers, Life of Judge Jeffreys, French Criminals of the 19th Century and other papers on the subject. After spending twenty years of his life dedicated to the theatre, his greatest success came from being what it was intended he should be, a legal expert.
H.B. Irving was also a founding member of Our Society with Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Diosy, J.B. Atlay, and the Coroner Ingleby Oddie (among others). Our Society is the still flourishing "Murder" Club in London, where old crimes are discussed at regularly held dinners.

No Further Information On The Artist, Aileen G Males, St Andrews.

 

A Pair Of Late 19thC French Sevres Style Oval Porcelain Plaques Painted With Particularly Hideous Saccarine Young Maidens, One Entitled Somewhat Appropriately IM BLUMENSCHMUCK, The Other With Faint Gilded Signature For L Jareckl (?); Both Within Gilded Frames With Suspension Devices.
The Frames 133mm x 117mm.
Circa 1890.
Good Condition
Someone Please Take These Away Before They Further Embarrass My Inventory.
 

A 19thC Portrait Miniature Of A Young Lady With Ringlets And Low Shoulder Straps, Contained Within A Fruitwood Frame.
Probably Continental, Circa 1900, Likely Painted On Ivory.
The Frame 109mm Square.
Good Condition.
 

An Edwardian Leather Cased Sterling Silver Mounted Ladies Dressing Table Manicure Set Comprising Of A Pair Of Ointment Jars, A Nail Buff, A Pair Of Scissors, A Shoe Horn, A Glove Stretcher, A Nail File And 3 Others.
Birmingham 1910,
G And C Hodgetts.
The Nail Buff A Little Dinged, Otherwise All Pieces Very Good Condition, The Leather Case With Some Distress.
 

A 19thC Silver Plate Ecclesiastical Chalice With Gilded Interior, Single Knop Stem And Domed Circular Foot With Engraved Cross.
82mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition
 

A Large 19thC Silver Plate Ecclesiastical Flagon With Hinged Domed Cover With Thumbpiece, Double Scroll Handle And Slightly Tapered Body On Stepped Circular Base.
290mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition
 

Two Pairs Of Late 19thC Ivory Glove Stretchers, Good Condition, A Carved Ivory Joint Holder, A Carved Ivory Wide Brooch, 2 Ivory Crochet Hooks And Another.
All In Good Condition.

 

A Victorian Small Gun Metal Mesh Purse And A Similar White Metal Purse.
67mm And 45mm Wide Respectively.
Circa 1900.
The Gun Metal Mesh A Tiny Bit Deficient Below The Mount.
 

An Early Long Rectangular Double Sided Gingerbread Mould Featuring On One Side Intaglio Carved Teapots,
Jugs, Cups And Saucers And On The Other Various Animals Including Sheep, Cattle And Pig;
Iron Pins At Each End.
543mm Long x 94mm Wide x 30mm Deep.
Circa 1800.
Probably European, Maybe Dutch, Nicely Detailed Carving, The Cat Has A Decent Size Sliver Missing,
Evidence Of Long Defunct Worm, The Iron Pins Will Facilitate A Suspension Wire So Can Be Hung,
Very Decorative.
 

An Early 20thC Treen Carved Wood Lemon Squeezer
With Turned Handle And Brass Suspension Device.
160mm Long.
Good Condition.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Large Rectangular Snuff Box,
The Red Ground Hinged Cover Decorated With Formal Designs In The Manner Of Christopher Dresser,
The Border Gilded.
111mm Wide x 66mm Deep x 33mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Functioning Hinge, Good Condition With Nominal Wear.

 

A Small Late 19thC Cut Crystal Flattened Oval Scent Bottle With Screw On Silver Cover.
54mm High.
Circa 1880.
The Cover Stamped "SILVER."
Good Condition, Interior A Bit Grubby, For Those Collectors Who Prefer Their Bottles To Display Upright This,
With It's Flattened Base, Will Do Just That.
 

A Small 19thC Flattened Long Rectangular Glass Scent Bottle With Screw On Cover
Together With Another With Brass Cover.
85mm And 55mm High.
Circa 1880.
The Silver Cover Extensively Dinged, Glass OK.
 

A Small 19thC Continental, Probably French, Spherical Porcelain Scent Bottle
With Hinged Gilt Metal Cover And Suspension Chain With Ring,
Finely Painted With Polychrome Flowering Foliage.
48mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Condition, The Suspension Ring Permits Vertical Display
 

An Exquisite 19thC Chinese Rectangular Ivory Cricket Cage
Finely Carved And Pierced With Flowers And Scrolling Tendrils,
The Slide Out Cover Additionally With Love Birds, Hearts And A Plinth;
Together With 4 Similarly Carved And Pierced Panels.
70mm Wide x 46mm Deep x 32mm High.
Circa 1860
I Can Not Find Any Damage Or Losses Whatsoever,
Breathtakingly Fine.
 

A George III Ivory Hinged Toothpick Box Of Typical Rounded Rectangular Form,
The Plush Lined Interior With Degraded Mirror.
76mm Wide x 25mm Deep x 7mm High.
Circa 1800.
OK Condition, The Blank Escutcheon Possibly Replaced.
 

A Gorgeous Small Early Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Corner Cabinet With Moulded Edges, Single Door And Original Brass Knob Handle And Hinges.
385mm Wide x 282mm Deep x 149mm High.
Circa 1840.
The Smallest Corner Cabinet I've Ever Seen.

 

An Early 19thC Chinese Brown Soapstone Figure Of A Seated Corpulent Buddha Clasping Beads,
A Lion At His Side.
102mm Wide x 117mm High.
Circa 1900.
Pretty Good Condition, A Couple Of Small Slivers Off At The Back, Nice Handling Colour To High Points And Reverse.

A Chinese Blanc De Chine Figure Of Kuan Yin, The Goddess Of Mercy Seated In Contemplation In Voluminous Robes On A Double Lotus Base, Her Legs Folded And Her Hands Resting On Her Lap.
217mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition With Minor Glaze Flakes At The Extremities Mentioned For Accuracy Only.

 

An Early 19thC Turned Wood Desk Seal, The Brass Matrix Entitled "CATALAN G.J. SHERRY."
94mm Long.
Good Well Used Condition.

A  Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rectangular Snuff Box,
The Hinged Cover With Exposed Screws And All Over Hatched Decoration.
62mm Wide x 35mm Deep x 17mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Functioning Hinge, The Cover With Some Distress With Numerous Losses At The Edges.

A George III Circular Tortoiseshell And Silvered Snuff Box, The Push-Cover Centred By An Arabesque Of Leafy Foliate Scrolls Within A Husk Border, The Interior Inscribed J Pollard, The Ebony Base Draught Turned.
55mm Diameter,
Circa 1800.
Pretty Good Condition, A Few Small Losses To The Inlay Work.

A Victorian Penwork Walking Stick, The Shaft With All Over Decoration
Featuring Soldier In Uniform, Crossed Swords, Bugle, Drums, Pistols, War Ship,
Flags, Peacocks, Beetles And Insects.
87mm Long.
Circa 1850.
Superb Original Condition With Excellent Colour And Patination.

A Macabre Victorian Holly Walking Cane
With Pronounced Knotty Nodules Projecting From The Shaft,
The Top Nodules Carved With Demonic Hooded Grotesque Masks.
97mm Long.
Circa 1860.
Brilliant Original Condition, Wear Commensurate With Age,
Totally Robust And Functional.

An Early 19thC Derbyshire Flurospar Compressed Urnular Scent Bottle And Stopper, The Red Veined Bottle Semi-Translucent, The Cork Stopper With Beaded Metal Mount And Deep Green Glass Finial.
58mm Diameter x 48mm High.
Circa 1840.
Small Chip To Everted Rim, Unusual.
 

A Hellenistic Terracotta Head Fragment Realistically Modelled As A Female With Diadem; Inscribed In Pencil To The Reverse "Tanagra 1925."
68mm Wide x 80mm High
Circa 200BC.
The Grey Surface Probably The Result Of Burial Encrustation, Now Flaking Here And There, Good Condition With Minor Imperfections Consistent With Great Age.

The ancient city of Tanagra, located near the eastern border of Boeotia, became famous in the early 1870s, when between 8000 and 10000 graves near the city were looted in search of terracotta figurines from the Hellenistic period, which subsequently became known as ‘Tanagra

A Hellenistic Terracotta  Fragment Realistically Modelled As A Female Bust With Braided Hair And Diadem.
72mm High.
Circa 200BC.
Nicely Defined With Scuffs And Abrasions Consistent With Great Age.
 

A Small Hellenistic Terracotta Head Fragment Realistically Modelled As A Female Head With Braided Hair And Diadem.
37mm High.
Circa 200BC.
Scuffs And Abrasions Consistent With Great Age.

A Massive 19th Century Country House Sycamore Chopping Board Carved With Edge Channels And Corner Well With Discharge Channel.
594mm Wide x 386mm Deep x 35mm High.
Circa 1880.

Quite Heavy, There Has To Be Plenty Of These In Existence But This Is The First In My 45 Years In The Trade. Sycamore Was Widely Used For Food Utensils Because It Is Apparently Without Flavour. When This Beauty Recently Surfaced In An English Country Auction I Had To Go Into Battle To Get It So Believe It Or Not This Exorbitant Price Is Yielding Insufficient Profit According To The Bean Counter. Suck It Up Or I'll Keep It.

A 19thC Silvered Bronze Figure Group Of Naked Playful Children, She Whispering A Secret To Him; On Raised Black Marble Base.
130mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition

A Pair Of Victorian Miniature Brass Cannons With Tapered Barrels, Extended Carriages And Spoked Wheels.
175mm Wide x 65mm Deep x 72mm High.
Circa 1900.
Good Original Grubby Condition.

A Victorian Brass Chestnut Roaster Of Typical Form With Pierced Handle
And Hinged Pierced Lockable Cage Featuring Fleur--De-Lys Work To The Rim;
Stamped RD Number.
408mm Long x 121mm Diameter.
Circa 1870.
Good Original Condition, The Cage With A Few Dents.

 

A Large Victorian Brass Chamber Candlestick Of Typical Form
With Upturned Circular Rim And Applied Ring Handle With Thumbpiece.
112mm High x 200mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition
 

A Mid 19thC Circular Bun Shape Papier Mache And Tortoiseshell Push Cover Table-Top Snuff Box,
The Cover Centred With An Inlaid White Metal And Abalone Shell Stylized Flower Head,
The Interior Totroiseshell Lined.
73mm Diameter x 28mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Victorian Cedar Hinged Rectangular Money Box With Exposed Dovetails, Double Apertures, Original Hinges, Functioning Lock And Key, The Top Stamped "RS."
228mm Wide x 125mm Deep x 75mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Original Condition With Excellent Colour And Patination.

A 19thC Colonial Kauri Hinged Rectangular Money Box With Exposed Dovetails,
Moulded Edges, Original Hinges, Functioning Lock And Key, The Bottom Hinged, The Top With Single Aperture.
274mm Wide x 172mm Deep x 120mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Original Condition With Excellent Colour And Patination.

A Small George III Mahogany Oval Drinks Tray With Shaped Gallery And Inlaid Conch Shell Within Oval Cartouche.
292mm Diameter s 202mm Wide.
Circa 1820
Couple Of Tiny Rim Nibbles, Small Burn Mark, Very Nice Colour.

A Small George III Mahogany Oval Drinks Tray With Shaped Gallery And Inlaid Conch Shell Within Oval Cartouche.
292mm Diameter s 200mm Wide.
Circa 1820
Small Rim And Moulded Edge Nibbles

 

A Collection Of Mid Century Aluminium Promotional Advertising Thimbles, Many With Coloured Bands,
Variously Advertising "Use Mankroft Flour," "Yorkshire Evening News The Ladies Favorite,"
"Whiteking Soap," "Lyons Green Label Tea," "Use Dr Lovelace's Soap," To Name A Few.
$30 Each Coloured, $20 Each Plain Plus $5 P&P If Posting.

 

A Late 19thC Nickel Silver Flattened Spherical Vesta Case With Side Suspension Ring, Formed As A Football Engraved To Each Side "Association." The Cover Hinged For The Matches And The Base For The Strike.
47mm Wide x 41mm Deep x 8mm High.
Circa 1880,
Good Original Condition.
 

A Late 19thC Gun Metal Rectangular Promotional Novelty Vesta Case With Rounded Edges, The Hinged Cover Chased With A Gentleman Riding A Penny Farthing Bicycle, Companions With A Tandem, On A Country Road With A Gate And Milestone, The Strike Base Advertising "Bryant & May's Wax Vestas."
Circa 1880.
46mm Wide x 34mm Deep x 12mm High.
Good Well Patinated Original Condition.

Bryant & May was a British company created in the mid-19th century specifically to make matches. Their original Bryant & May Factory was located in Bow, London. They later opened other match factories in the United Kingdom and Australia, such as the Bryant & May Factory, Melbourne, and owned match factories in other parts of the world.

Formed in 1843 by two Quakers, William Bryant and Francis May, Bryant & May survived as an independent company for over seventy years, but went through a series of mergers with other match companies and later with consumer products companies; and were taken over.

The registered trade name Bryant & May still exists and it is owned by Swedish Match, as are many of the other registered trade names of the other, formerly independent, companies within the Bryant & May group.
 

A Late 19thC Brass Figural Novelty Vesta Case Modelled As A Pig,
The Hinged Mouth Revealing The Opening For The Matches, The Belly For The Strike.
47mm Wide x 15mm Deep x 25mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Well Patinated Condition.
 

A Late 19thC Brassed Nickle Figural Novelty Vesta Case Modelled As A Tusk With Suspension Ring,
The Hinged Top With A Cast Pig, The Side Forming The Strike.
67mm Wide x 27mm Deep x 11mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Conditon, The Brass Wearing Thin In Parts.

 

A Late 19thC Brassed Nickle Novelty Vesta Case Modelled As A Horse Shoe With Sprung Cover And Top Strike.
44mm Wide x 32mm Deep x 13mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Condition, Brass Wearing Thin In Parts, Nice Crisp Mechanism.

 

A Late 19thC Brass Novelty Vesta Case Modelled As A Horse Shoe With Hinged Top And Side Strike.
35mm Wide x 40mm Deep x 11mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Condition.

 

An Amusing Early 19thC French Circular Papier Mache Push CoverTable-Top Snuff Box, The Cover Printed In Monochrome With Epicurean Rakes Enjoying The Pleasures Of The Table And Friendship, Inistincly Signed Within The Plate At Table Top Edge.
83mm Diameter.
Circa 1820.
Internal Flange With Loss, Otherwise Very Good Condition With Minor Edge Losses; Great Subject!


 

An Amusing Pair Of Early 19thC English Circular Papier Mache Push CoverTable-Top Snuff Boxes, The Covers Printed And Coloured With, Respectively, A Raucous Crowd Within A Tavern, Entitled "Padgers In The Back Slums," Together With Its Contrasting Companion Depicting A Soiree Featuring An Introduction Of Two Costumed Actors To Elegant Society Within A Sophisticaled Interior.
86mm Diameter.
Circa 1835.
One Internal Flange Chipped, Nominal Wear And Tear Commensurate With Age, Absolutely Fabulous!

 

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An Early 19thC French Comedic Circular Papier Mache Push CoverTable-Top Snuff Box, The Cover Printed In Monochrome With A Lady Brandishing A Broom In An Attempt At Shooing Cats Off A Rooftop Ertswhile Her Husband Empties The Marital Chamber Pot: Entitled " Le reveille-matin de milorde et milady."
90mm Diameter.
Circa 1830
External Flange Chip, Otherwise Very Nice Condition With Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.
 

An Early 19thC French Comedic Circular Papier Mache Push CoverTable-Top Snuff Box, The Cover Printed And Coloured With A Fisherman Before A Young Lady Crossing A Bridge, Trees And Buildings Beyond: Captioned:
Colin, "une anguille je vois!"
Lise, "autre chose l'appercois."
87mm Diameter.
Circa 1830.
Minor Edge Losses.

 

A Particularly Tactile Early 19thC Scottish Oval Horn Snuff Box With Rounded Push Cover.
76mm Wide x 42mm Deep x 22mm High.
Circa 1830.
Fabulous Colour, Glows With Age, Silky In The Hand.
 

An Excellent Early 19thC Scottish Oval Variegated Horn Snuff Box With Flat Push Cover.
87mm Wide x 50mm Deep x 18mm High.
Circa 1830.
Excellent Colour, Excellent Condition.

 

A Large And Rare Early Victorian Country House Plain Straight Sided Rectangular Tinned Copper Jelly Mould With Flat Top And Rounded Ends; Stamped "DBQ" Over "MH."
177mm Wide x 114mm Deep x 96mm High.
Circa 1840.
No Repairs Detected, Fabulous Original Condition, Satisfyingly Weighty In The Hand.

An Exceptional Victorian Tinned Copper Shaped Circular Jelly Mould With 5 Point Turreted Top Above Lobed Sides And Wide Plain Base.
133mm High x 140mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Original Condition With No Repairs Or Damage, Not Pierced, Heavy Thick Gauge, Fabulous Shape.

An Attractive Victorian Tinned Copper Plain Circular Jelly Mould With Central Opening.
100mm High x 122mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Good Original Condition, Not Repaired Or Damaged, A Few Dings Here And There.

An Early 19thC Treen Hollowed Beechwood Cylindrical Measure With Integral Double Aperture Handle.
109mm Diameter x 191mm High.
Circa 1840.
Faint "QUART" Verification Mark To The Exterior, Crowned VR Verification Mark To Interior.
Nicely Patinated Original Condition, Perfect Place For The Kitchen Wooden Spoons.
 

A Late Victorian Turned Beechwood Tapering Cylindrical Mug With Plain Scroll Handle And Rudimentary Thumbpiece, Intaglio Carved With "GTC" Within A Circular Cartouche. 95mm Diameter x 126mm High.
Circa 1900.
Good Colour, Good Condition,

An Edwardian Bentwood Half Pint Measure With Exposed Iron Rivets And Internal And External "ER" Verification Marks.
85mm Diameter x 78mm High.
Circa 1905
Great Condition, Small Long Defunct Worm In Base, Nice Colour.
 

A Large 19thC Lignum Vitae Fid Of Typical Tapering Cylindrical Form Or Sail Makers Tool.
431mm Long.
Circa 1850.
A Stable Crack Before The Tip, Nicely Worn With A Pleasing Colour.

A 19thC Treen Carved Elm Scoop.
130mm Wide x 344mm Deep Across Handle.
Circa 1860.
Small Nibble To Tip Otherwise Good Original Condition With Pleasing Well Patinated Colour

A Late 19thC Brass Rectangular Novelty Vesta Case, The Hinged Sprung Cover Cast In High Relief With Jumping Horses In A Wooded Landscape, The Rear With The Strike.
57mm Wide x 33mm Deep x 13mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Condition, Very Nice Crisp Mechanism.
 

A Charming Late 19thC Silvered Brass Rectangular Novelty Vesta Case With Rounded Sides And Oval Ends, The Sides Decorated With Naked Amorini Carvorting With A Floral Garland In A Country Lanscape, The End Hinged Cover Decorated In Relief With A Dove, The Base With The Striker.
51mm Wide x 27mm Deep x 14mm High.
Lovely Patinated Condition.
 

A Late 19thC Copper And Brass Rectangular Novelty Vesta Case With Rounded Sides And Oval Ends, The Copper Side Cast In Pronounced High Relief With Engergetic Country Couples Dancing And Embracing In A Country Landscape Accompanied By A Piper, One Oval End Hinged For The Matches, The Other For The Strike.
68mm Wide x 30mm Deep x 21mm High.
Circa 1880.
Great Original Condition With To Be Expected Wear Here And There Especially To The High Points, A Small Ding To The Brass Reverse.
 

An Intricate Late 19thC Multi Metal Small Rectangular Novelty Vesta Case, The Hinged Silvered Copper Cover Cast In High Relief With Horses And Hounds In A Wooded Landscape, The Silvered Brass Box Engraved With Scrollwork, The Gilded Interior With Fitted Compartments Ingeniously Utilising The Cast Thumbpiece As A Hinged Cover, The End With A Panatella Cutter?.
55mm Wide x 28mm Deep x 12mm High.
Good Original Conditon, A Little Wear Here And There, Satisfyingly Weighty In The Hand.

A 19thC Leather Cased 20 Metre Steel Surveyors Tape Measure With Brass Hardware, The Leather Case Embossed "Best Leather Case."
104mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Good Functioning Condition, Fabulously Weathered, Quite Weghty In The Hand.
 

An Early 20thC Leather Cased 66 Feet Fabric Surveyors Tape Measure, With Brass Hardware, The Leather Case Embossed "John Rabone & Sons Birmingham London," The Reverse "Rabones Rigida Tape Trade Mark."
120mm Diameter,
Circa 1900.
Good Functioning Condition, Nicely Weathered.
 

A Late Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover Inscribed In Gilt "Have A Pinch" Within A Cuvilinear Gilt Border.
69mm Wide x 39mm Deep x 18mm High.
Circa 1900.
Good Funcioning Hinge, Nice High Gloss Finish, Wear Commensurate With Age, No Damage Detected.

 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded And Waisted Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Thumbpiece And Line Inlaid Wrigglework About A Central White Metal Rococo Cartouche.
69mm Wide x 34mm Deep x 21mm High.
Good Functioning Hinge, Nice High Gloss Finish, Excellent Condition With Nominal Wear.

 

An Attractive Little Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With All Over Chequer Board Type Decoration.
53mm Wide x 33mm Deep x 21mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Functioning Hinge, Nice High Gloss Finish, Excellent Condition With Nominal Wear.

 

A Gorgeous Little Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With All Over Gold And Silver Mosaic Type Decoration Wihtin A Gilded Border.
50mm Wide x 25mm Deep x 22mm High.
Good Functioning Hinge, No Damage Detected, All Over Wear Commensurate With Age.

 

A Small Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Integral Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Thistle And Foliage Within A Notched Border.
45mm Diameter x 45mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Well Used Condition
 

A Small Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Integral Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With A Duck.
47mm Diameter x 67mm High.
Circa 1880.
A Significant Stable Crack.
 

A Small Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Integral Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Acorn And Foliage Within A Notched Border.
59mm Diameter x 59mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Well Used Condition
 

A Victorian Treen Carved Wood Butter Marker Fashioned As A Small Rolling Pin.
81mm Long.
Circa 1880.
Good Well Used Original Condition.
 

A 19thC Treen Carved Wood Pastry Roller Fashioned As A Rolling Wheel With Handle, The Matrix Deep Intaglio Carved With Pineapple.
137mm Wide Across Handle, The Wheel 60mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Nice Original Functioning Condition, The Wheel With A Stable Crack.

In Georgian Times The Pineapple Was A Rare And Prized Fruit. Only The Host With The Most Could Serve It. This Association With Luxurious Entertainment Propelled The Pineapple To Symbolic Status, The Symbol Of Hospitality.

As They Became More Common It Was The Custom Of Returning Mariners To Display A Pineapple On A Spike At The Gate - A Sign Of Celebration On His Safe Return

In USA Southern States Pineapples Are Often Hung Indoors, The Pervasive Scent Regarded As Welcoming.

On The Other Hand If You Should Find A Pineapple On Your Porch It Is An Invitation From A Neighbour To Swing!
 

A 19thC Treen Carved Wood Pastry Roller Fashioned As A Rolling Wheel With Handle, The Matrix Deep Intaglio Carved With Pineapple.
111mm Wide Across Handle, The Wheel 60mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Nice Original Bleached & Functioning Condition, A Small Section Of Filler.

In Georgian Times The Pineapple Was A Rare And Prized Fruit. Only The Host With The Most Could Serve It. This Association With Luxurious Entertainment Propelled The Pineapple To Symbolic Status, The Symbol Of Hospitality.

As They Became More Common It Was The Custom Of Returning Mariners To Display A Pineapple On A Spike At The Gate - A Sign Of Celebration On His Safe Return

In USA Southern States Pineapples Are Often Hung Indoors, The Pervasive Scent Regarded As Welcoming.

On The Other Hand If You Should Find A Pineapple On Your Porch It Is An Invitation From A Neighbour To Swing!

 

A 19thC Treen Carved Wood Pastry Roller Fashioned As A Rolling Wheel With Handle, The Matrix Deep Intaglio Carved With Pineapple.
115mm Wide Across Handle, The Wheel 48mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Nice Original Functioning Condition, The Wheel With A Stable Crack.

In Georgian Times The Pineapple Was A Rare And Prized Fruit. Only The Host With The Most Could Serve It. This Association With Luxurious Entertainment Propelled The Pineapple To Symbolic Status, The Symbol Of Hospitality.

As They Became More Common It Was The Custom Of Returning Mariners To Display A Pineapple On A Spike At The Gate - A Sign Of Celebration On His Safe Return

In USA Southern States Pineapples Are Often Hung Indoors, The Pervasive Scent Regarded As Welcoming.

On The Other Hand If You Should Find A Pineapple On Your Porch It Is An Invitation From A Neighbour To Swing!

 

A 19thC Treen Pestle Together With Two Treen Spoons And A Fork.
The Pestle 210mm Long.
The Pestle With Long Stable Cracks.
 

A Fabulous And Old Hand Hewn Thick Walled Wood Food Trough.
540mm Wide x 268mm Deep x 133mm High.
Purchased In Auction In Auckland Catalogued As Puriri,
Personally I Reckon It's Jarrah.
By The Look Of It Around 1860-1880. Really Rustic!

 

A Good Looking 19thC Fijian Large Kava Bowl Of Typical Deep Circular Form Raised On 4 Tapering Circular Section Legs And With Pierced Lug For Suspension.
543mm Wide x 171mm High.
Circa 1850
An Old Repair To The Rim - A Section Broken And Restuck - Beautifully Done, Fabulous Colour, Highly Decorative.

 

A Massive And Highly Decorative Early Victorian Sycamore Circular Dairy Bowl
With Wide Rim And Ring Turning.
443mm Diameter x 124mm High.
Circa 1840
Well Worn In The Bottom Of The Bowl, Traces Of Long Defunct Worm,
Gorgeous Well Patinated Colour.

A Most Decorative 19thC Sycamore Long Oval Dough Trough.
735mm Wide x 280mm Deep x 110mm High.
Circa 1850.
Good Well Worn Condition, Look Fantastic On A Country Table.
Provenance : Bowdon Old Hall, Cheshire.

 

A Victorian Dished Circular Elm Food Bowl.
180mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
Nice Well Weathered Condition - A Great Present For Fido.

A Victorian Dished Circular Elm Food Bowl.
180mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
Nice Well Weathered Condition - A Great Present For Felix.

A William IV Penwork Birch Rectangular Snuff Box With Rounded Sides, The Hinged Cover Painted En Grisaille With An Ardent Admirer And Demure Companion.
83mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 18mm High.
Circa 1830.
Pretty Good Condition, A Few Small Scratches And Dings Here And There, Cover Sits Fractionally Proud, Crucially The Hinge Is Very Good.

 

A Superb Late 18thC French Pressed Burr Maple And Tortoiseshell Push Cover Table-Top Snuff Box, The Titled Cover With Amorini Playing Within A Large Fecund Rose, The Interior Tortoiseshell Lined, The Base Simulating Textile Weave.
64mm Diameter x 18mm High.
Circa 1800
Superb Well Patinated Colour, A Few Minor Nicks Here And There, Essentially Good Condition.

The French Reads, Possibly,
"L'Opstaglia Irrile Les Desirs" And "La Rose Bien Garden."

 

A Gorgeous George III Rectangular Yew Snuff Box With Seductive Convex Sides, Subtle Rounded Surfaces, Raised Thumb Piece And Flush Hinge, The Cover With Sparse Formal Pen Work Foliage, The Reverse With Double Pen Line Edge, The Interior Tortoiseshell Lined.
66mm Wide x 42mm Deep x 16mm High.
Circa 1820.
Great Condition, A Joy In The Hand.

 

A Highly Decorative Early 19thC French Circular Papier Mache Push Cover Table-Top Snuff Box,
The Cover Printed And Coloured With Scantily Draped Amorini In The Manner Of Bartolozzi
87mm Diameter.
Circa 1840.
Miraculous Pristine Condition For Something Nigh On 200 Years Old.

An Early 19thC French Subdued Erotic Circular Papier Mache Push Cover Table-Top Snuff Box
The Cover Printed And Coloured With Scantily Draped Lovers
And A Pair Of Doves In A Walled Garden, After The Antique.
81mm Diameter.
Circa 1830.
Miraculous Pristine Condition.

A Most Decorative Early 19thC Continental Circular Papier Mache Push Cover Table-Top Snuff Box,
The Cover Painted With Young Ladies Reclining In A Country Landscape Enjoying The Fruits Of Nature.
86mm Diameter.
Circa 1825.
The Painting Stable With Some Craquelure, A Small Rim Sliver To The Base
Otherwise Good Original Condition With Signs Of Wear Commensurate With Age.

A Decorative 19thC Mahogany Spoon Rack With Pierced Terminal And 6 Suspension Hooks
Above A Single Carved Drawer On An Everted Base.
178mm Wide x 112mm Deep x 460mm High
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Worked Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Central Foliate Roundel Flanked By Curvilinear Sprigs, The Interior Foiled.
63mm Wide x 35mm Deep x 23mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With High Gloss Finish, Tiny Wear To Base And Rear Edges, Small Section Of Internal Flange Missing.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Narrow Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Worked Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Delicate Central Curvilinear Sprig And Wrigglework Border.
63mm Wide x 35mm Deep x 23mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With High Gloss Finish, Only On Close Scrutiny Of The Base Does 160 Years Of Existence Become Apparent, Otherwise Could Have Been Made Yesterday, Miraculous Pristine Condition.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Narrow Waisted Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Worked Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Delicate Central Star Centre Cartouche And Dot And Line Border.
66mm Wide x 33mm Deep x 22mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With Gloss Finish, Minor Wear To The Base.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Narrow Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Chip Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Wrigglework Outlined Central Star And Chip Inlaid Border.
62mm Wide x 31mm Deep x 20mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With Gloss Finish, Virtually No Apparent Wear.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Chip Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Central Cartouche And Wide Chip Inlaid Border.
89mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 23mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With High Gloss Finish, Only On Close Scrutiny Of The Base Does 160 Years Of Existence Become Apparent, Otherwise Could Have Been Made Yesterday, Miraculous Pristine Condition.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Chip Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Central Cartouche And Wide Chip Inlaid Border.
64mm Wide x 33mm Deep x 21mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With Gloss Finish, Very Little Wear.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Chip Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Kite Shape Lozenge And Spandrels With Wrigglework Border, The Interior Partially Foiled.
89mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 23mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Functioning Hinge, Good Condition With Light Signs Of Age.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Narrow Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Worked Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Central Florette, Spandrels And Wrigglework Border.
60mm Wide x 36mm Deep x 21mm High.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With High Gloss Finish, Virtually No Wear Detected.

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Narrow Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Worked Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Central Florette, Spandrels And Wrigglework Border.
60mm Wide x 36mm Deep x 21mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Good Condition With Gloss Finish, Wear At Edges And Base.
 

A Tiny Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Narrow Waisted Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With White Metal Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Central Escutcheon, Spandrels And Wrigglework Border.
45mm Wide x 26mm Deep x 16mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With High Gloss Finish, Virtually No Wear Detected.
 

An Unusual Late Victorian Aesthetic Movement Black Lacquered Toleware Rectangular Case, The Hinged Cover Profusely Inlaid With Abalone Shell Marquetry Featuring Oriental Crane And Blossoming Flowers Issuing From Rockwork, The Reverse With Scattered Flower Sprays.
124mm Wide x 81mm Deep x 17mm High.
Circa 1880.
Exceptional Condition With A Few Miniscule Nibbles Mentioned For Accuracy Only.
 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Waisted Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Chip Shell Marquetry Inlay And Wrigglework Border.
110mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 30mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Functioning Hinge, Good Condition Signs Of Age; Losses.
 

A Victorian Novelty Brass Vesta Case Formed As A Violin Case, The End Hinged And Formed As The Striker.
46mm Wide x 20mm Deep x 8mm High.
Circa 1880
Excellent Condition.
 

A Victorian Nickel Silver Novelty Vesta Case Formed As A Cello, Top With Suspension Ring, The Bottom Hinged And Forming The Striker.
63mm Wide x 24mm Wide x 13mm High
Circa 1880
Good Well Used Condition With A Nice Snap To The Hinge.
 

A Victorian Folk Art Novelty Copper Snuff Box Formed As A Brass Hinged Lover's Heart With Tinned Interior.
58mm Wide x 63mm Deep x 13mm High.
Circa 1850
Hinge Functioning But Slightly Deficient, Charming Little Object.
 

A George III Oval Copper Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover Inset With A William III Coin Within Beaded Cartouche, The Sides Similarly Beaded.
63mm Wide x 38mm Deep x 20mm High.
Circa 1820.
Good Well Patinated Condition.
 

An Early 19thC Oval Copper Miner's Pebble Snuff Box With Hinged Cover, Rounded Sides And Tinned Interior; Engraved "W Wright" Within Wrigglework Border.
87mm Wide x 51mm Deep x 33mm High.
Circa 1830.
Great Well Patinated Condition, Tactile In The Hand.

 

A Charming Victorian Brass Rectangular Vesta Case With Hinged Top, Base Strike And Folded Surface To Simulate A Stamp Box.
28mm Wide x 38mm Deep x 10mm High.
Good Well Patinated Condition.

 

A Charming Victorian Brass Heart Shape Vesta Case With Top Hinge, Suspension Ring And Side Strike.
38mm Wide x 49mm Deep x 14mm High.
Circa 1880.
OK Condition

 

A Small Danish Circular Pewter Bowl
Engraved With An Elephant And Palm Tree.
69mm Diameter.
Stamped Marks, Circa 1950,
 

A Small George III Circular Pewter Plate With Stamped Touch Marks.
100mm Diameter.
Circa 1780.
Good Used Condition.
 

A Small Pair Of George III Circular Pewter Plates With Stamped Touch Marks.
99mm Diameter.
Circa 1780.
Good Used Condition
 

A Small Pair Of George III Circular Pewter Plates With Stamped Touch Marks.
99mm Diameter.
Circa 1780.
Good Used Condition
 

A George III Circular Pewter Plate With Rolled Rim And Various Touch Marks.
227mm Diameter.
Circa 1800.
Good Condition.
 

A Victorian Broad Based Circular Pewter Inkwell
With Quill Apertures, Hinged Cover And Ceramic Liner.
156mm Diameter x 51mm High.
Circa 1850.
Good Used Condition.
 

A Victorian Broad Based Circular Pewter Inkwell
With Quill Apertures And Glass Liner.
165mm Diameter x 68mm High.
Circa 1850.
Lacks Cover, Good Used Condition.
 

A 20thC 17thC Style Pewter Pricket Candlestick With Spike,
Wide Drip Pan, Double Knop Stem And Domed Foot.
217mm High.
Modern, Functional.
 

A Large 18thC French Pewter Measure Of Tappit Hen Form With Hinged Cover
Featuring Twin Acorn Thumb Piece And Plain Handle Inscribed "P LA PUE."
135mm Diameter x 260mm High Including Thumbpiece.
Circa 1800.
Good Condition With Knocks And Dings Commensurate With Age.
 

A Charming Early 19thC English Cast Brass Desk Weight
Naturalistically Cast As A Recumbent Dog With Collar
On Two Tier Rectangular Baize Lined Plinth Base.
100mm Wide x 67mm Deep x 72mm High.
Circa 1840.
Probably End Tail Section Detached, Very Heavy In The Hand;
It Will Be Weighted Beneath The Baize, Crisply Modelled.

 

A Late 19thC Brass Vesta Case Of Typical Form With Rounded Corners,
Suspension Ring And Base Striker, Engraved With A Horse Head And Reins.
Circa 1900.
Very Good Condition.

 

A Late 19thC Brass Vesta Of Sleek Flattened Form With Base Striker,
Engraved In The Aesthetic Manner With A Dove And Foliage.
38mm x 45mm
Circa 1890.
Excellent Condition

 

A Rare Late 19thC Brass Vesta Case Of Typical Form With Rounded Corners, Suspension Ring And Base Striker, Decorated In Relief
With A Wide Eyed Cat With Green Glass Eyes.
48mm x 39mm.
Circa 1880.
Possibly French, Very Good Condition With Wear Commensurate With Age.

 

A Large 19thC Brass Plated Nickel Vesta Of Rounded Rectangular Form
Featuring A Top Strike And Pull Out Mechanism,
Engraved With The Head Of A Dog.
43mm x 62mm.
Circa 1900.
Nice Worn Condition, The Reverse With Loss Of Brass Plate.

 

A Most Decorative Late Victorian Circular Brass String Box With Slip On Cover And Aperture,
The Whole Decorated In Relief With Ribbon Tied Bows And Garlands.
85mm Diameter x 92mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Most Decorative Late Victorian Circular Brass String Box With Slip On Cover And Aperture,
The Whole Decorated In Relief With Ribbon Tied Bows And Garlands.
72mm Diameter x 78mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Short Early 20thC Hardwood Walking Stick, The Handle Formed As A Clenched Fist.
763mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Functional Condition, Suitable For A Short Person.
 

An Original Late 19th Century Novelty Cast Iron Figural Negro Mechanical Money Box With Unusual Pierced Work To The Head, Back And Base, Painted With Red Jacket And Blue Tie.
158mm High.
Circa 1890.
Knocks And Chips To The Paintwork Commensurate With Age.

An Early 20thC Carved Ivory Figure Of A Water Buffalo On Wooden Base.
The Buffalo 137mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 73mm High.
Probably Indian, Circa 1920.
Good Condition, Not Bad Carving, Quite A Decent Lump Of Ivory.
 

A Late 19thC Naturalistic Walking Stick Of Significant Girth Featuring A Curved Right Angle Handle.
895mm Long.
Excellent Functional Condition,
Very Weighty In The Hand - This Could Be A Weapon!
 

A Spectacular French Art Nouveau Gilded Bronze Belt Buckle Cast With A Profile Bust Of A Maiden,
Applied High Relief Flowering Foliage And A Dragonfly To The Rim.
85mm Wide x 70mm Deep.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

A Nicely Carved 20thC Japanese Ivory Netsuke Of A Rat, Peering Back Down The Length Of His Body To A Raised Curled Tail.
46mm Wide x 31mm High.
Incised And Stained Signature.
Maybe 50 Years Old, Beginnings Of Patination And Colour.

 

An Art Nouveau EPNS Belt With Pierced Curvilinear Foliate Links; Stamped "Patent."
Circa 1900.
Total Length 712mm - For A Very Narrow Waist!
Excellent Condition.
 

A Victorian Plated Pierced Rococ Scroll Cornucopia With Handle And Turquoise Glass Liner.
135mm Wide x 65mm High.
Unidentifiable Marks.
Deficient, Lacks A Part, Small And Decorative.
 

A Large Victorian EPNS Cylindrical Biscuit Barrel With Finial, Hinged Cover And Fixed Raised Stand With Beaded Feet, The Whole Engraved With Ferns And Flowering Foliage; Vacant Wreath Cartouches Front And Rear.
187mm Diameter x 196mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition, The Cover With Exposed Nickel, The Interior With Green Oxidation, Good For Keys, Loose Change Etc.
 

A Small Early 19thC Brass Cooking Pot On Domed Base With Long Iron Handle,
Suspension Hole And Exposed Rivets.
280mm Wide Across Handle x 113mm Diameter x 78mm High.
Circa 1800.
Good Condition.
 

A Cased Set Of 6 "Bone" Handle Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives,
The Blades Engraved "STAINLESS STEEL CHRISTR JOHNSON CUTLERS LTD SHEFFIELD ENGLAND."
201mm Long.
Mint Condition, Hardly Ever Used.

 

A Cased Set Of 6 "Bone" Handle Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives,
The Blades Engraved "STAINLESS STEEL JOHN MCLORY & SONS SHEFFIELD ENGLAND."
204mm Long.
Excellent Condition.

A Cased Set Of 6 "Bone" Handle Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives,
The Blades Engraved "STAINLESS STEEL CHRIS JOHNSON & CO SHEFFIELD ENGLAND."
201mm Long.
Good Condition, One Handle Stained Off Colour
 

A Cased Early 20thC "Bone" Handle 3 Piece Carving Set,
Engraved "THE INCOMPARABLE CARVER W.R.HUMPHRIES SHEFFIELD."
The Knife 350mm Long.
Good Condition, The Knife With A Few Stains, The Steel With Small Rust.
 

Of Scottish Interest : A 19thC Dome Top Leather Stationery Box With Fitted Interior,
The Cover Gilt Stamped "Auchentorlie," A Scottish Estate Known For Its Distillery, Littlemill;
Established By The Glaswegian Maltster George Buchanan.
239mm Wide x 154mm High.
Circa 1860.
Pretty Good Condition, The Leather A Little Loose Around The Base And Side.
 

 


A Victorian Boxwood Treen Pharmaceutical Cylindrical Bottle Case And Domed Cover With Thread Action.
145mm High x 72mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Pretty Good Condition, Couple Of Naturally Formed Small Cracks, Lacks Bottle.
A Similar Box Is Illustrated Plate 7, Pinto, "Treen And Other Wooden Bygones."
 

A Victorian Boxwood Treen Pharmaceutical Cylindrical Bottle Case And Bottle With Thread Action Domed Cover.
94mm High x 46mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Pretty Good Condition, Stable Crack To The Cover, Bottle Lacks Stopper.
A Similar Box Is Illustrated Plate 7, Pinto, "Treen And Other Wooden Bygones."
 

A Victorian Boxwood Treen Pharmaceutical Cylindrical Bottle Case And Domed Cover With Thread Action.
145mm High x 72mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Good Condition, Lacks Bottle.
A Similar Box Is Illustrated Plate 7, Pinto, "Treen And Other Wooden Bygones."
 

A Victorian Turned Sycamore Dairy Bowl; Old Crack With Metal Rivet Repair.
430mm Diameter.
Totally Original Condition - Charming On A Country Dining Table.

An Early 20thC Gentlemans Beaver Hair Top Hat Bearing Makers Mark ;
"CASH & CO 55 ST JAMES ST BURNLEY."
Good Condition.
 

A Stylish Art Deco Simulated Shagreen Plastic Hand Mirror Of Typical Form With Bevelled Glass.
215mm Long.
Circa 1935.
Good Condition

A Cute Little Victorian Treen Hand Mirror, The Handle Featuring A Carved And Pierced Mermaid.
207mm Wide.
Circa 1890.
Good Condition, Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.

A Georgian Ivory Ground Papier Mache Shaped Snuff Box Featuring A Rooster Reserved With Scrolling Foliage.
85mm Wide x 50mm Deep x 26mm High.
Circa 1800.
The Hinge Deficient, Small Loss To Cover Edge, The Decoration Rubbed In Parts, For All That A Charming Box. Cheap.
 

A Set Of Victorian Brass Mounted Extending Walnut Book Ends Of Typical Form With Engraved Brass Mounts And Projecting Base.
560mm Wide (Extended) x 375 Wide (Closed) x 165mm Deep x 188mm High.
Circa 1870.
Good Condition With Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.
 

A 19thC Silver Capped Tigers Claw With Suspension Rings.
50mm Across Tip To Opposing Corner.
Circa 1850.
Good Condition.

A 19thC Silver Capped Tigers Claw With Suspension Rings.
48mm Across Tip To Opposing Corner.
Circa 1850.
Good Condition.

A Victorian White Metal Circular Brooch Featuring Foliate Scrollwork And Pierced Border With Fleur-de-Lys.
40mm Diameter.
Not Marked, Almost Certainly Silver, Good Condition.
 

 

A Gorgeous Pair Of Early George V Sterling Silver Pickle Forks With Twist Stems,
Ferrules And Long Cylindrical Ivory Handles.
201mm Long.
Sheffield 1911,
Mappin & Webb.
A Small Totally Stable Split To The Tip Of One Handle Mentioned For Accuracy Only, Otherwise Excellent Condition.
 

A Small Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Integral Handle, The Matrix Carved With Thistle And Foliage.
48mm High x 48mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition

A Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Integral Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Oak Leaf And Acorn.
60mm High x 87mm Diameter.
Circa 1900,
Good Condition

A Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Screw In Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Thistle And Foliage Within A Notched Border.
86mm High x 89mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition

A Charming Small Early 20thC Lathe Turned Two Part Plunger Butter Stamp, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Pods Of Wheat.
70mm High x40mm Diameter.
Circa 1920.
Good Condition With Lovely Pale Washed Colour, Probably Sycamore.

A Victorian Plain Shaped Ivory Page Turner.
279mm Long.
Circa 1880.
Nicely Patinated Handle, Good Condition With Minor Shallow Chip To Tip.
 

A Charming Little Turn-Of-The-Century Scottish Wee Horn Dram Beaker Of Slightly Flaring Form.
57mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition
 

 


An Elegant Victorian Sprung Metal Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Nails, Knuckles, Ring And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate.
135mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Condition With Firm Functioning Spring.

A Set Of 6 Early 20thC "Bone" Square End Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives, The Blades Engraved "WESTALL RICHARDSON CAVENDISH WORKS SHEFFIELD."
198MM Long.
Circa 1920.
Used Condition With Some Discolouration Of The Handle

A Set Of 6 Early 20thC "Bone" Flat Side Slighty Rounded End Stainless Steel Table Knives,
The Blades Engraved "TAYLOR WITNESS SHEFFIELD."
229mm Long.
Circa 1920.
Good Used Condition, Slight Handle Separation To Some.

A Composite Set Of 8 Early 20thC "Bone" Square/Slightly Rounded End Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives,
The Blades Variously Engraved.
Average Around 200mm Long
Circa 1920.
OK Used Condition.

 

3 Various "Bone" Rounded Handle Stainless Steel Knives.
$10 Each

A Victorian Brass Extending Toasting Fork.
500mm Long Extended.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition