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A Good Looking Edwardian Brass Standard Lamp With Square Section Stem And Platform Base Featuring Garlands And Paw Feet; Height Adjustable..
Circa 1910.
Excellent Condition, Rewired, Adjustable Height A Bonus.

A Victorian Lignum Vitae Treen Tobacco Jar And Cover With Turned Finial, Gadrooned Edge And Spiral Twist Carved Cylindrical Body With Old Baized Base.
200mm High x 123mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition, Fabulously Weighty, Snug Cover, Lovely Dark Colour With The Beginnings Of Patination, Stylish Form.

A Victorian Oak Treen Carved Tobacco Jar And Cover With Finial, Shaped Octagonal Domed Cover, Pineapple Carved Cylindrical Body, Pedestal Base And Circular Foot; Complete With Original Internal Lead Weight.
265mm High x Base Diameter 114mm.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition, Make A Great Stash Jar, Too Small For Ruatoria.

A Stylish Elizabeth II Circular Horn Bon Bon Dish With Raised Sterling Silver Base.
105mm Diameter x 456mm High.
London 2001,
Braybrook & Britten.
Excellent Condition.

An Extremely Stylish 19thC Swedish Chandelier With Bronze Metal Frame Featuring Scroll Nozzles And Masks, The Suspended Cut Crystal Drops Forming A Canopy Above Tapering Central Section And Circular Base With Swags.
Approximately 810mm High Excluding Suspension Chain x 630mm Diameter At Widest Point.
Circa 1850.
Fitted For Electricity Around 1900, Recently Rewired And Fully Functioning.
Exquisite! Apologies For Images, Very Difficult To Shoot, You Need To See It In The Flesh!

A 19thC Pewter Glass Bottomed Pewter Tankard With Hinged Cover The Thumbpiece, Double Scroll Handle And Presentation Rowing Inscription Pertaining To Christchurch Scratch Eights, 1870.
158mm High.
James Dixon & Sons, Circa 1870.
Lovely Original Patinated Condition.

 
A Particularly Attractive 19thC Scottish Carved Treen Quaich With Star Cut Base, Interlocking Celtic Type Carved Sides And Shaped Handles Featuring Pierced Hearts.
150mm Wide x 70mm Deep x 40mm High.
Circa 1850.
Very Nice!

 
A 19thC Continental Turned Fruitwood Mortar And Pestle, The Mortar With Slightly Lipped Rim, Ribbed Shoulder And Reeded Domed Circualr Foot, The Pestle With Knob Handle And Well Worn Terminal.
The Mortar 127mm Diameter x 110mm High, The Pestle 193mm Long.
Circa 1850.
The Base With Early Stable Cracks, The Pestle With Lovely Handle Patination.

 
A Most Attractive Pair Of Victorian Treen Turned Oak Spill Vases Of Tapering Form With Everted Rims And Domed Feet.
166mm High.
Circa 1880.
Small Imperfection To Bottom Of Stem To One, These Are Not Watertight,

A George III Burr Yew Small Near Square Section Tea Caddy With Burr Top And Front, Ebonised Moulded Edge, Lightly Figured Sides And Back, Interior With Original Brass Hardware And Lock And Burr Cover With Finial.
121mm Wide x 106mm Deep x 111mm High.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Condition, Fabulous Colour.

 
A Spectacular French Art Nouveau Gilded Bronze Art Nouveau 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 Gorgeous Victorian Rectangular Agate Desk Weight With Chamfered Ends And Sides And Ball Finial.
120mm Wide x 72mm Deep x 20mm High.
Circa 1900.
Fabulous Figured Agate, Good Condition With Natural Fissures.

A Gorgeous Victorian Striated Agate Desk Weight Formed As A Book.
85mm Wide x 63mm Deep x 24mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition, Very Tactile, Heavy In The Hand.

 
A George III Scottish Documentary Broad Rim Circular Ecclesiastical Alms Dish, The Folded Rim Engraved
" BELONGING TO THE ASSOCIATE CONGREGATION OF EAST BARN 1763," The Touch Mark Of "BALLANTYNE" To The Reverse.
370mm Diameter.
Circa 1763

Much Used, Good Original Condition.

A William Ballantyne, Pewterer, Is Recorded As Working In Edinburgh In The Mid 18thC.

A Communion Cup In The National Museums Of Scotland Collection Has These Notes:

"This pewter communion cup is from the Associate Congregation Church of East Barns in East Lothian. It dates from 1781.

The inscription on the cup reads 'Belonging to the Associate Congregation of East Barns 1781'.

The Associate Congregation was one of the groups that broke from the established Church of Scotland at the original secession in 1733. Secessions and the Disruption of 1843 increased the need for communion cups, basins and lavers."

Elsewhere In Scottish Genealogy It Is Noted Of East Barns

"This congregation originated with members of the second congregation of Haddington, resident in Innerwick and adjoining parishes who applied to the General Associate Anti-burgher Presbytery to be formed into a separate congregation, which was done in 1760. They erected a place of worship at Eastbarns, a village 3 miles east of Dunbar, where they continued until 1820, when, finding most of their members’ resident in the town of Dunbar, they erected a place of worship in Dunbar and removed there."

 
A George III Copper Lined Horn Beaker With Beaded Rim.
99mm High.
Circa 1800.
The Folded Copper Rim A Little Worn In Places, Beautifylly Figured Horn.

 
A Nice Small And Compact George III Early 19thC Burr Wood Snuff Box With Flush Hinge, Mother-Of-Pearl Tablet And Tortoiseshell Lined Interior.
72mm x 43mm
Circa 1800.
Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age, Good Condition, Great Colour.

A 19thC Oval Wood Snuff Box Painted With A Mock Tortoishell Effect, The Interior Tinned.
97mm Wide x 70mm Deep.
Circa 1840.
Excellent Condition.

A Victorian Silvered Nickel Desk Seal With Double Matrix.
70mm Long.
Circa 1880.

A Large George III Scottish Provincial Sterling Silver Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box, The Hinged Lid Engraved "RB to JB."
95mm Wide x 62mm Deep.
Circa 1780.
Makers Mark Only, Possibly That Of James Smith, Aberdeen.
The Mount A Little Loose, One End Plug Missing, The Shell Pretty Good Condition.

An Unusual Early Victorian Rosewood Desk Mail Box With Hinged Slotted Cover Bearing Mother-Of-Pearl Tablets Entitled "Answered" And "Unanswered," Divided Interior And Bun Feet.
191mm Wide x 141mm Deep x 111m High.
Excellent Original Condition With Good Colour - We Could Clean And Wax This If Instructed.

An Early 20thC White Metal Mounted Double Hinged Square Agate Stamp Box With Striated Grain. Approximately 33mm Square.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

 
A Charming Victorian Burr Elm Circular Snuff Box With Lift Off Cover Mounted With A Silver Crest Of A Wild Boar Beneath A Tree And Above A Torse.
88mm Diameter.
Circa 1840
Excellent Condition.

 
An Old Papua New Guinea Dogs Tooth Necklace Formed From Over 100 Teeth Pierced And Strung On A Fibre Cord With To Be Expected Wear And Tear.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition.

 
A 19thC Olivewood Circular Plaque Carved In High Relief With The Church Of The Beatitudes, The Site Of The Sermon Of The Mount, The Border Painted With Jewish? Script, The Rim Formed From Original Bark.
110mm x 120mm
Circa 1900
Great Condition, Great Patina.
 

 
 A Very Stylish And Sleek Mid Century Shagreen Cigarette Case - Not Much Good For Fags But One Could Imagine Another Use.
88mm Wide x 63mm Deep.
Circa 1950.
Good Condition.

 
 A Very Nice Small Proportion George III Mahogany Cutlery Tray With Shaped Rim, Exposed Dovetails  And Divided Interior With Pierced Handle.
340mm Wide x 225mm Deep x 125mm High.
Circa 1800.
Small Chip To One Corner, Lovely Patination And Colour.

 
For The Man With A Sense Of History : A Decorative Small Pair Of Victorian Bronze Busts Featuring The Duke Of Wellington And Admiral Lord Nelson, Each Raised On Fluted Brass Column And Stepped Fruitwood Base.
134mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition, Small Scale Makes These Perfect For A Desk, Occasional Table Or Mantlepiece.

 

A Fabulous George III Early 19thC Gilt Metal Vinaigrette Mounted With Chamfered Agate Slabs, The Top Of Particularly Nice Colour, The Internal Grill Engraved And Pierced.
46mm Wide x 35mm Deep x 19mm High.
Excellent Condition.
 

 
A 19thC Silver Mounted Bears Claw Brooch.
Approximately 90mm Across Tip To Opposing Corner.
Circa 1850.
Good Condition.

 
A Set Of 6 Early 20thC "Bone" Square End Stainless Steel Table Knives, The Blades Engraved "BENNETT & HERON MADE IN SHEFFIELD ENGLAND."
233mm Long.
Circa 1920.
Good Used Condition; Small Variation In Size.

A Small Victorian Circular Treen Pill Box, The Screw On Cover With Tunbridge Style Inlay.
31mm Diameter x 15mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Used Condition.

A Monumental Late 17thC Carved Oak Figure Of A Classical Male Figure With Long Wavy Hair, Outstretched Arms And Fingers And Naked Feet Surfacing From A Draped Robe; On 19thC Ebonised And Fluted Pedestal Stand.
1400cm High x 500cm Wide, The Base 380cm Diameter x 965cm High.
Circa 1700.
Excellent Carving, Fabulous Colour And Patination, If You’re After A Significant Statement You Need Look No Further. Gorgeous!

An Excellent 19rhC Scottish Horn Snuff Mull With Hinged Silver Cover Mounted With A Large Faceted Cairngorm And Relief Scrolling Foliage, The Mount Engraved John Bishop, The Horn With Nice Pronounced Double Curl.
Approximately 95mm Across Widest Point.
Circa 1830.
Excellent Condition, An Excellent Example.

 
A Set Of 6 Early 20thC "Bone" Square/Slightly Rounded End Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives, The Blades Engraved "GR JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS CUTLERS TO HIS MAJESTY."
205mm Long.
Circa 1920.

A Superb 19thC Colonial Walking Stick With Simulated Rosewood Shaft, 18 Carat Gold Mount With Repousse Scrolling Foliage And Blank Cartouche And Carved Ivory Handle With Lappets And Spiral Twist.
870mm Long.
The Mount Stamped "18C."
Tasmanian Provenance, Possibly Australian, Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.

A Good Edwardian Walking Stick With Ebonised Shaft, Sterling Silver Mount With Repousse Scrolling Foliage And Blank Cartouche And Shaped Circular Section Horn Handle.
915mm Long.
London 1902,
Makers Mark Rubbed.
Good Condition, The Lower Half Of The Shaft Showing Signs Of Wear.

A Good Edwardian Briarwood Walking Stick With Typically Gnarled Shaft And Loop Handle, The Shaft And Handle Terminal Both With Silver Mounts Engraved With Scrolling Foliage.
Birmingham 1904,
"F" Mark, Designating Foreign Origin But Hallmarked In Birmingham In 1904.
905mm Long.
Good Condition, The Mounts With Small Dings Here And There.

An Extraordinary Late Victorian Massive Agate Seal With Plain Octagonal Face And Striated Grain With Crystalline Inclusions.
126mm Wide.
Circa 1900.
Cleanly Broken And Restuck At The Waist, Not Readily Obvious, Very Heavy In The Hand.
 

A Superb Continental Late 17thC Pierced And Carved Fruitwood Seal Featuring Scantily Draped Amorini With Bows, Arrows And Quivers, The Terminal Intaglio Carved With An Armorial Device Incorporating Initials And A Double Headed Eagle.
102mm Long.
Circa 1700.
Fabulous Colour And Patination, Excellent Condition, Worthy Of A Connoisseur.

 
A Pair Of 18thC Engravings Of Classical Ruins, Inscribed On Reverse "Balbeck Lebanon Temple Of Bacchus And Venus."
152mm x 212mm Dimensions Of Modern Frames

 
An 18thC Engraving Of Cupid Tying The Legs Of A Supine Putti.
176mm x 227mm Dimensions Of Frame
Modern Gilded Frame.
Attributed To Piranesi On Reverse.

 
A Small 18thC Engraving Of Seated Cupid With Martial Trophys.
187mm x 217mm Dimensions Of Modern Gilt Frame

 
A Small 18thC Engraving Of Winged And Draped Putti With Wreaths.
186mm x 196mm Dimensions Of Modern Frame

 
An Antique Engraving Of Seated Naked Characters With Lions And Lioness, After Parmigianino.
182mm x 245mm Dimensions Of Modern Frame.

An Extremely Rare Victorian "Castle Top" Tortoiseshell Card Case Moulded Both Sides In High Relief With, Respectively, The Façade Of Newstead Abbey, Swans In A Lake Before, The Ancestral Home Of Home Of Lord Byron And Abbotsford House, Both Within Borders Of Scrolling Foliage; Blank Applied White Metal Cartouche To The Cover.
105mm x 82mm.
Circa 1850.
Small Losses To The Silver Stringing, Tiny Loss To Tortoiseshell Above The Hinge, The Hinge A Little Loose, Tiny Loss To Interior Ivory Fascia, The Tortoiseshell Relief Decoration In Excellent Condition.

A Small Late 19thC  Cold Painted Bronze Figure Of A Dog, Forepaws Down, Arched Back  Long Tail And With Ruffled Collar.
44mm Long x 33mm High To Top Of Tail.
Probably Viennese, Circa 1900.
Is This A Pekinese?

 
A Small Victorian Octagonal Agate Bowl With Faceted Sides, Even Grey Colour With A Rust Colour Inclusion.
64mm Wide x 29mm High.
Excellent Condition, Nice And Weighty In The Hand.

 
An Early 19thC Marine Ivory Pipe Tamper Carved As A Leg With Lace Up Boot, The Top Cross-Hatched.
50mm Long.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Condition

 
A Late Victorian Shaped Wood Childs Shoe Last With Metal Mounts - Stamped And Stencilled Numbers.
163mm Long.
Circa 1890.
Good Condition.

 
A Regency Gilt Metal Desk Paperweight Cast As A Swan With Neck Curled On A Rectangular Verte Antico Marble Base.
88mm Wide x 51mm Deep x 51mm High.
Circa 1825.
Excellent Condition, Very Decorative.

 
A Regency Bronze Desk Paperweight Cast As A Recumbent Hound On A Rectangular Base.
141mm Wide x 74mm Deep x 72mm High.
Circa 1825.
Excellent Condition.

 
A George IV Scottish Baluster 1 Gill Measure With Hinged Cover, Thumbpiece And Double Scroll Handle, The Rim With Various Touchmarks, The Lid Marked "GILL IMPERIAL A RAMAGE 1826."
90mm High.
Circa 1826.
Great Original Condition With Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.
A Ramage Is Recorded As Working In Edinburgh From 1812-1850.

 
Here's A Great Piece Of Kitchenalia, A Late Victorian Tinned Basting Spoon With Moulded Curvilinear Ornament And Hole For Suspension.
342mm Long.
Circa 1900.

 
A George III Oval Enamel Patch Box Of Typical Form With Well Oxidised Copper Hinge And Mount, Cover Inscribed "A Friends Gift" And Turquoise Base.
44mm Wide x 36mm Deep x 24mm High.
Circa 1780.
The Cover Cracked, The Interior Mirror Cracked,

 
A Charming 18thC English, Bilston, Enamel Snuff Box Of Typical Oval Form With Blue Base, Metal Mounts And White Cover Decorated With A Fisherman And The Motto "No Toil is Pain When Love's The Gain."
40mm Wide.
Circa 1770.
Couple Of Large Chips To Cover And Also To Base. Great Subject!.

 
A Good Looking Georgian Oval Horn Snuff Box With Slip On Cover Decorated With Inlaid Mother-Of-Pearl Featuring An Insect And Flowering Foliage.
110mm Wide x 70mm Deep x 36mm High.
Circa 1820.
Excellent Conditioin.

 
A Curious Little Late Victorian Ensemble Consisting Of A Gold Cased Propelling Glove Hook And Pincer Grip With Handle -Perhaps For Gripping A Pince Nez? Suspended Together On A Fine Gold Chain, The Clasp Stamped "9CT."
The Grip 76mm Long, The Hook 81mm Extended.
Weight : 14 Grams
The Hook Engraved
PAT SEPT 21 75?
The Grip Stamped 9C With Something Else?
A Brave Girl Might Wear This - It'd Be Extremely Conversational.

 
An Early Victorian Fruitwood Hinged Rectangular Snuff Box With Finely Cross Hatched Sides, The Penwork Cover Minutely Observed With A Horse Drawn Coach, Coachmen And Passengers In A Country Landscape Under A Fair Sky, The Coach Emblazoned "London Exeter Barber & Co Wellington."
81mm Wide x 40mm Deep x 21mm High.
Circa 1850.
This Is A Very Nice Box! The Hinge Is Deficient So That The Cover Totally Detaches When Opened. Priced Accordingly.

 
A Late 19thC Sino-Tibetan Cast Bronze Figure Of Manjusri Seated In Dhyanasana, The Left Hand In Vitarka Mudra, The Right Hand Holding A Sword, On Double Lotus Throne, The Base With Stamped Symbol Mark.
215mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

 
A Large Early 20thC Double Leaf Form Brass Belt Buckle With Turquoise Chip Inlaid Surface.
114mm Wide.
Circa 1900.
Pencilled On Reverse 3/-.
Good Condition, Good Looking.

 
An Early 20thC Celluloid Mock Tortoiseshell Cigarette Case.
81mm x 79mm.
Circa 1920.
Immaculate Condition.

 
A Charming Litlle Late Victorian Turned Wood Pill Box With Domed Cover Painted With Holly, A Robin And "A Joyous Christmas."
33mm Diameter.
Excellent Condition

 
An 18thC Dutch Engraved Brass Hinged Oval Tobacco Box Decorated With Biblical Scenes Including Text - Probably Of Noah's Ark Inspiration.
130mm Wide.
Circa 1750.
Excellent Original Condition, Minor Loss To The Hinge Pin.

 
An Attractive Edwardian Sheraton Style Mahogany Oval Jewellery Box With Inlaid Lid, Original Lock (No Key), Fitted Tray And Projecting Parquetry Base.
215mm Wide x 123mm High.
An Ideal Present For A Girl Who Likes Her Jewellery.

 
A 19thC European White Metal Circular Medallion Modelled In Relief With The Madonna And Child Christ, Both Crowned, Flanked By Script, Within A Soft Wood Frame Carved With A Crowned Eagle With Outstretched Wings And Pronounced Talons.
220mm High x 132mm Wide.
Probably Central European, Possibly Polish.
Circa 1880.
Small Damage To Wing Extremities.

 
An Excellent Victorian Mother-Of-Pearl Inlaid Rectangular Tortoiseshell Card Case Decorated Both Sides With Flowering Foliage, The Cover With Silver Escutcheon Monogramed "SB."
890mm High x 65mm Wide.
These Things Almost Invariably Have Condition Issues - This One Doesn't, Immaculate Original Condition!

 
A 19thC European, Probably Italian, Souvenir Tortoiseshell Mandolin With Abalone Inlaid Border And Bone Fretboard And Tuning Pegs.
135mm Long.
Circa 1900.
OK Condition, 2 Pegs Missing.

 
A 19thC Maritime Wood Case Compass With Domed Cover, The Paper Dial With A Fleur De Lys.
145mm Diameter x 128mm High.
In Good Original Untouched Condition.

 
An Incomplete Set Of 19thC Brass Troy Cup Weights Comprising Of The Two Large Outer Weights Of 16 Troy Oz And 8 Troy Oz, Each Appropriately Stamped.
71mm Diameter x 44mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Unpolished Original Condition - A Nice Desk Weight

 
A Victorian Mahogany Weight Box With Moulded Edge, Hinged Cover, Functiioning Clasp And Fitted Interior With A Quantity Of Various Victorian Weights.
The Box 203mm Wide x 100mm Deep x 30mm Deep.
The Box With Nice Original Colour.

 
A Victorian Mini Brass Telescope Single Pull Telescope.
109mm Extended.
Circa 1850.
Lens Cracked.

 
A 19thC Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of A Near 850.850.Naked Male Athlete With Outstretched Arms On A Sphere Above A Circular Stepped Oak Base.
193mm Wide x 175 High.
Indecipherable Signature.
Circa 1850.
Good Condition.

A Large 19thC Chinese Sectional Carved Rootwood Figure Of A Fisherman And Companion, The Rootwood Forming The Hat, Garments And Base, Faces And Limbs Carved, The Larger Older Figure With A Cheerful Countenance, His Younger Companion With A Similarly Happy Expression.
950mm High To Top Of Head (Excluding Fishing Rod) x 550mm Wide At Widest Point Of Base.
Circa 1880.

Provenance : Perrine Moncrief

For nearly 50 years Perrine Moncrieff was this country's foremost female conservationist. Born into an upper-class British family, she immigrated to New Zealand in 1921, settled in Nelson and bought land on the shores of Tasman Bay, which became a scenic reserve in the 1930s. In 1942, to celebrate the three-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of New Zealand by Abel Tasman, the reserve was designated as Abel Tasman National Park. This was Moncrieff's greatest conservation achievement. She served on the park board until being required to stand down at age 81. A founding member of the New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society (1923) and the New Zealand Ornithological Society (1940), she campaigned successfully for reservation of land at Lake Rotoroa and Maruia Springs, and for designation of Farewell Spit as a bird sanctuary. She also donated a large area of coastal bush at Okiwi to the Crown as a reserve. Her popular guide to the identification of New Zealand birds, published in 1925, was a standard reference for some 40 years. She was an honorary wildlife ranger for 15 years, tramped extensively in the Nelson region and elsewhere in the South Island, and she wrote many articles at home and abroad. (See also her biography on the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography website.)

 
A Victorian Copper Pot With Cover, Heavy Duty Side Lifting Handles, Exposed Rivets And Seam.
205mm High x 232mm Diameter
Circa 1850.
Good Well Used Condition.

 
A Victorian Pewter One Pint Tapering Cylindrical Mug With Plain Scroll Capped Handle, Rolled Rim And Girdle.
112mm High.
Stamped VR And Other Touch Marks, Circa 1`850.
Good Condition, Good Colour, Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age, Local Estate, Cheap.

 
A Georgian Pewter Baluster 1/2 Pint Measure With Capped Double Scroll Handle And Spreading Circular Foot.
78mm High.
Circa 1830.
Touch Marks, Mishapen Rim, Original Condition With Good Colour, Cheap.

 
An Exceptionally Large Victorian Beech Butter Mould Of Conventional Form With The Scots Thistle Carved Mould Encased Within An Outer Cylinder.
132mm Diameter x 137mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Condition With Traces Of Old Defunct Borer And A Shallow Totally Stable Crack.This Is Really Large, Never Seen One This Size.

 
An Early 19thC Dollond Brass And Mahogany 3 Pull Navigational Achromatic Telescope.
648mm Extended.
Stamped "Dollond London Day Or Night."
Circa 1820.
Well Patinated Condition, Lacks Lens And Eye Covers So Modestly Priced.
Dollond Are Recognised As Being Makers Of Fine Quality Telescopes.

 
A Rare Pair Of George III 18thC Squat Brass Candlesticks With Knopped Stems And Spreading Shaped Circular Feet; Faint Seams.
140mm High.
Circa 1760.
Good Condition.

 
Hall Thorpe, Australian, 1874-1947.
A Pair Of Coloured Art Deco Woodblock Prints Featuring Yellow Cowslips In A Grey Vase And Primulas In A Blue Vase.
190mm x 170mm
Ebonised Frames.
Both Signed Bottom Right.


John Hall Thorpe (29 April 1874 – 8 October 1947), invariably known as Hall Thorpe, was an Australian artist who achieved considerable success in England with his decorative prints of flowers, fruit and landscapes.
Thorpe was born in Sandridge, Victoria and when quite young the family moved to New South Wales, finally settled in Sydney, where he was educated at St John's Grammar School, Parramatta. He studied at the Society of Arts and was briefly employed at the Illustrated Sydney News. He learned the trade or craft of woodblock engraving as an apprentice on John Fairfax's Sydney Mail from 1891. When zinc replaced wood as the engraving medium, he became a staff artist, succeeding Norman Hardy as their principal artist in 1897.He was a member of the (Sydney) Society of Artists, and showed successfully alongside the likes of G. W. Lambert, Sid Long, Dattilo-Rubbo, J. S. Watkins, Edith Loudon, Mildred Rivett, Tom Roberts, W. F. Hughes, C. Lloyd Jones and Howard Ashton.

In 1898 he had several paintings shown at the Grafton Galleries' "Exhibition of Australian Art" in London, and in May 1900 left for England, his position on the Mail having become tenuous with the advent of photo-engraving.He attended Heatherley’s School of Art and developed a distinctive style of colored woodcut prints. He exhibited at the Royal Academy's Colonial Exhibition in 1906 alongside Arthur Streeton, G. W. Lambert, Albert Tucker, Edith Lumley and Hayley Lever. A breakthrough came when he received a favorable notice from eminent critic M. Camille Mauclair. Around this time he changed direction and resuscitated his hard-won skills as a woodblock engraver, producing the large, bold bright colorful prints for which he became famous. One of these, A Country Bunch, at 25 by 30 inches (64 by 76 cm) was possibly the largest woodblock color art print ever published. He took control of the whole process; engraving, printing and publishing from his studio at 36 Redcliffe Square, and gallery at 32 Sussex Place, South Kensington, and the results found their way into many homes on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as art collections of the Contemporary Art Society, British Royalty, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The response to his designs could by summarised by a couple of American critics:

"They are not great works of art; they are intimate pictures. They sing out from a white wall, recalling a walk through a garden or a day with Nature" and "His work is consistent in its dignity, its strength, and its happy related colour ... He is never abstruse nor exaggerated, but he emphasises the grace of forms and the joyousness of pure fresh colour."

Thorpe became a household name in the field of home decoration and was a strong influence on fashions in wallpaper design. Over time his work fell out of fashion but a revival from the 1980s has renewed interest in his work.

He caught pneumonia and died at Bexhill-on-Sea in 1947.

 
A Charming Pair Of Late Victorian Gilt Metal Water Nymph Figures With Entwined Leaf Headdresses, Each Clutching A Cornucopia And Raised On A Rectangular Rouge Marble Plinth Base.
90mm Wide x 62mm Deep x 95mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition

 
A Victorian Rosewood Hinged Box With Metal And Mother-Of-Pearl Stringing And Brass Lock With Ivory Escutcheon, The Interior Later Fitted For Jewellery With Lift Out Tray.
275mm Wide x 179mm Deep x 103mm High.
Circa 1870.
Good Condition

 
An 18th Century Dutch Brass And Copper Shaped Rectangular Hinged Tobacco Box, The Well Patinated Cover And Base Engraved With Well Worn Scenes Of Biblical Inspiration Including Christ With Cross On The Road To Calvary Together With Dutch Script.
134mm Wide x 59mm Deep x 44mm High.
OK Condition With Couple Of Pin Prick Holes And Old Leaded Repair To The Interior.

 
An Early 20thC Tudric Pewter Hinged Rectangular Table Cigarette Box With Hammered Domed Cover, Thumb Piece And Cedar Lined Interior.
173mm Wide x 90mm Deep x 70mm High.
Stamped "English Pewter Made By Liberty & Co." And Numbered 01021.
Good Condition, Nice Original Colour - Why People Buff And Polish Old Pewter Is Beyond Me, Ideal Gents Box For Cufflinks, Change Etc.

 
A Plain George III Mahogany Truncheon With Ring Turned Handle.
434mm Long.
Circa 1800.
Brilliant Colour.

 
A 19thC Builders Boxwood Two Fold 24 Inch Ruler With Brass Mounts And Iron Tips: Stamped "Sampson Aston Maker Birm* Warranted Best Box."
Excellent Original Untouched Condition.

 
A Set Of Victorian Brass Postal Scales And Weights On Mahogany And Ebony Stained Base.
168mm Wide x 102mm Deep x 98mm High.
Circa 1890.
Complete Weights, Original Untouched Grubby Condition.

An Elegant Victorian Sprung Brass Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Knuckles, Ring And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate.
132mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Condition With Firm Sprung Mechanism.

An Elegant Victorian Sprung Nickle Plated Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Nails, Knuckles, And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Iron Plate.
109mm Long.
Circa 1870.
The Plate Marked "The City Clip JW&Co Ltd London."
Excellent Condition With Wear Commensurate With Age.

An Elegant Small Victorian Sprung Brass Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Nails, Knuckles, Ring And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate
82mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Condition With Firm Spring.

An Elegant Small Victorian Sprung Gilt Metal Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Nails, Knuckles, Ring And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate.
97mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Condition With Firm Spring.

An Elegant Victorian Sprung Brass Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Nails, Knuckles, Ring And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate.
133mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Condition With Firm Functioning Spring.

At Victorian Sprung Brass Letter Clip Modelled As A Hand Featuring A Cuff On A Plain Plate.
131mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Good Condition With Firm Spring.

An Elegant Victorian Painted Metal Small Sprung Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Nails, Ring And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate.
93mm Long.
Circa 1870.
The Paint Worn, Firm Spring.

A Most Decorative Victorian Sprung Cast Brass Letter Clip Modelled In Relief With The Royal Arms, The Registration Date For 1843 And Makers Mark Of Merry, Phipson & Parkers With Hobnail Back Plate.
181mm Long.
Excellent Condition.

An Early 19thC Continental, Probably Swiss, Treen Screw Action Nut Cracker Carved As A Scowling Gentleman Wearing A Jacket And Hat.
140mm Long.
Circa 1830.
Small Losses To Terminal, Stable Splits Along The Grain, Great Colour.

An Early Victorian Burr Elm Puzzle Snuff Box Of Rounded Rectangular Form With Double Swivelling Top And Button Agate Pin.
108mm x 54mm x 31mm.
Circa 1840.
Excellent Condition, Great Patination.

A Victorian Mahogany Puzzle Snuff Box Of Rectangular Boat Form With Double Swivelling Lid, Metal Pin And Boxwood Cross.
99mm Wide x 38mm Deep x 55mm high.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Original Condition.

 
A Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope With Simulated Brass Mounts And Brass Escutcheon.
294mm Wide x 198mm Deep x 106mm High.
Circa 1860.
Lacks Key, Good Condition, Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.

 
A Roman Bronze Mask Of The God Cupid With Round Cherub Like Features, Probably A Furniture Mount.
42mm Wide x 40mm Across.
Circa 150 AD
Excellent Condition, Good Green Patina, Good Facial And Hair Details.
Provenance : English Private Collection.

 
A Roman Bronze Phallus.
47mm Long.
Circa 100 AD.
Good Condition, Lacks Suspension Loop.
Provenance : Purchased On The European Market In The 1930s.

 
A Small Viking Medieval Period Bronze Cruciform Pendant With Suspension Ring.
33mm Long x 26mm Wide.
Circa 1100 AD.
Good Well Condition.

 
A Very Smart Early Victorian Tortoiseshell Sewing Box Of Shaped Rectangular Form With Hinged Top, Ivory Mounted Vacant Interior With Mirror, Shield Shape Nickel Silver Escutcheon Engraved "Maggie Clow Aug 3 1865," Nickel Silver Escutcheon And Raised Squat Bun Feet.
225mm Wide x 165mm Deep x 115mm High.
The Lock Lacking, The Interior Formerly With A Lift Out Tray, Original Brass Hinges, An Old Repair To The Reverse, Very Attractive Well Figured Tortoiseshell Which Is Essentially In Good Condition With Very Good Colour.

 
A Nest Of 3 Victorian Pewter Game Covers With Beaded Handles And Rims And Suspension Rings.
403mm, 316mm And 260mm Wide Respectively.
Maker JG Graves, Sheffield.
Circa 1860.
Couple Of Dings To The Large One, Otherwise Pretty Good Condition, Great Colour, Useful To Have The Suspension Rings - Look Great On A Kitchen/Dining Wall.

 
A Victorian Pond Yacht, The Elfin, Planked With Keel And Fully Rigged With Original Hardware; Additional Rigging In Canvas Bag, Rudimentary Stand.
1435mm Wide x 310mm Deep x 1680mm High.
Circa 1900.

 


A Massive Victorian Copper Stewing Pot With Cover With Two Handles And Further Handles To The Body With Exposed Rivets.
313mm High x 300mm Diameter.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Well Used Condition.

 
A Pair Of Late 17thC English Carved Oak Panels, Formed As One, Carved With Draped Voluminous Lady Figures Framed With Leafy Scrollwork, One Holding Naked Children, Probably Emblematic Of Charity, The Other With Open Book And Long Quill, Possibly Emblematic Of Literature.
530mm x 239mm.
Circa 1680.
Excellent Condition, Extremely Decorative.

 
A George III Late 18thC Horn And Brass Oval Eye Glass, The Brass Mounted Pinned Glass With Swivel Action.
59mm Wide x 52mm Deep.
Circa 1790,
The Glass Scratched, Otherwise Excellent Original Condition.

 
A Victorian Walnut Octagonal Snuff Box With Unusual Sliding Action.
67mm Long.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Original Condition.

 
A Victorian Navette Shape Treen Puzzle Snuff Box With Double Sliding Pinned Cover Enclosing An Interior With A Puzzle Written On Paper.
97mm Wide x 47mm Deep x 29mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Original Untouched Condition.

A 19thC Treen Turned Cherry Wood Cup On Squat Pedestal And Domed Circular Base.
101mm High.
Good Condition.

A Victorian Treen Turned Fruitwood Cylindrical 2 Section Cannister With Screw Thread; Retains Original Glass Bottle.
57mm Diameter x 110mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Condition.

A Victorian Fruitwood Treen 2 Section Barrel Shape Cannister With Twist Action Cover.
44mm Diameter x 73mm High.
Circa 1860.
Couple Of Minor Rim Nibbles Otherwise Great Condition With Good Colour.

An Early 20thC Archibald Knox Design Tudric Pewter Jug Of Tapering Cylindrical Form, With Hinged Cover, Rattan Cane Handle And Relief Asymetric Art Nouveau Design.
203mm High To Top Of Handle.
Stamped "Tudric 0307 Rd 427010."
Original Colour, A Few Dings.

A Good 19thC Chinese Brass Tapering Square Section Inkwell With Hinged Cover Featuring A Cast Dragon, Brass Liner And Engraved Dragons.
60mm Square x 88mm High.
Circa 1880.

Price: $160.00

An Unusual 19thC Japanese Pierced Wood Knife Block Decorated In Low Relief With An Enchanting Gold Lacquered Cicada, The Block With 8 Steel Bladed Knives With Carved Ivory Handles; One Knife A 19thC English Replacement.
The Block 118mm Wide x 57mm Deep x 131mm High, The Knives About 206mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition, The Knife Handles With To Be Expected Cracks, The Blades Clean And Very Sharp.

 
A George III 1 Quart Baluster Pewter Tankard With Cappped Double Scroll Handle And Domed Spreading Circular Foot; Mongogramed And With Owners Name Under - Not Deciphered.
162mm High.
Circa 1820.
Grubby Original Condition With Slightly Misshapen Rim.

 
A Victorian Pint Baluster Mug With Capped Double Scroll Handle And Domed Circular Foot; Various Touch Marks
118mm High.
Circa 1850.
Grubby Original Condition.

 
An Edwardian Pint Baluster Mug With Capped Double Scroll Handle.
122mm High.
Circa 1910.
The Rim A Bit Misshapen.

 
An Early 20thC Pint Pewter Mug Of Tapering Cylindrical Form With Plain Handle.
125mm High
Circa 1920.

 
A 20thC Half Pint Tapering Cylindrical Pewter Mug Inscribed "Londonderry Cup 1961-62 International Sportmens Club."
95mm High.

A Pair Of Victorian 3 Piece Copper And Brass Ice Cream Moulds With Fitted Lid, Copper Strap Handle And Removable Brass Base.
Each Piece With Stamped Makers Mark For "James Bros Down St W."
112mm High.
Circa 1870.
Good Condition.

After Freezing The Ice Cream Mix In The Mould By Removing The Brass Foot The Ice Cream Bombe Is Released.

Traditional English three-piece ice cream bombe mold with fitted lid and copper strap handle with attached copper ring, and brass removable bottom. After freezing the ice cream mixture in the mold, by removing the brass foot the ice cream bombe is released. Stamped to both the mould and lid “Jones Bros, Down St, W” for its maker. They were considered good quality ironmongers from c. 1832- c 1900.

c. 1860

A Victorian Rectangular Brass Hinged Snuff Box With Inset Green Agate Cover And Base.
72mm Wide x 51mm Deep x 21mm High.
Circa 1860.
A Small Repair To The Base Agate, Otherwise Good Condition, Gorgeous Colour.

A Pair Of Early 18thC English Seamed Brass Candlesticks With Ejector Holes, Multi Knop Stems And Domed Octagonal Bases.
181mm High.
Circa 1720.
One OK, The Other With Torn Foot; Modestly Priced For The Aficiando Who Is Quite Happy To Accept Visible Damage From Something Made About 50 Years Before Captain Cook Sighted These Shores.

A Good George III Mahogany Cheese Coaster With Scroll Ends Featuring Carve Worls, Single Division And Original Brass Casters.
397mm Wide x 238mm Deep x 208mm High.
Circa 1800.
Couple Of Totally Stable Cracks, Very Good Colour.

A Delightful 19thC Continental Gilt Bronze Figure Group Of Pugs, One Seated And His Companion On Haunches.
85mm Wide x 69mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition
 

A Rare Set Of 4 Victorian Milk Glass Ceiling Light Shades Painted With Roses And With Original Brass Fittings.
176mm diameter.
Circa 1900.
A rare survival.

RARE AND DECORATIVE.
A fine and original George III mahogany cheese coaster of typical boat shaped form with scrolling ends, turned boss decoration and origianl brass casters - hardly ever do we find these with their original casters.
Superb original colour.
Circa 1810
39cm wide

A George III Sterling Silver Mounted Horn Beaker Engraved With Mounted Huntsmen, Hounds, Fox, Gate And Buildings In A Country Landscape; The Mounts Apparently Not Marked.
Circa 1800.
Not Marked.

A Very Rare Late Victorian 9 Carat Gold Mounted Watch Case With Rococo Trellis Work To The Spandrels, Leather Case With Pull Out Easel With Gilt Tooled Label For "Wilson & Sharp Goldsmiths 139 Princes Street Edinburgh."
Full 9 Carat Gold Hallmarks For Birmingham 1900.
The Gold Case In Excellent Condition, Well Hinged With A Nice Crisp Action, A Little Minor Distress To The Velvet And Plush Lined Interior, An Ideal Case For An Heirloom Gold Watch.

A Late Victorian Copper Framed Hexagonal Leaded Glass Hall Lantern With Pierced Rim And Base, Coloured Glass Panels And Original Suspension Chains.
230mm Wide x 327mm High.
Circa 1890.
One Glass Panel With Small Loss, One Small Section Of Rim Missing, When It's Hanging You Will Not Notice A Thing.

A Pair Of George III Seamed Brass Ejector Candlesticks On Shaped Octagonal Bases; Lack Ejectors.
165mm High.
Circa 1780.

A Single George III Tall Brass Candlestick with Multi-Knop Stem And Gadrooned Square Base With Sunken Well.
237mm High.
Circa 1765.
Good Condition

An Exquisite Late 19thC Ivory Shoe Horn Of Typical Form.
191mm Long.
Gorgeous Matrix Grain, The Handle With Beginnings Of Patination, Excellent Condition.

A Near Pair Of 19thC Continental Pewter Circular Bowls With Rolled Rims And Wide Everted Handles.
260mm Across The Handles.
Circa 1850

A George III Pewter Plate With Flat Folded Rim; Touch Marks To Rear.
231mm Diameter.
A Bit Degraded.

A Victorian Mahogany Travelling Hinged And Folding Combination Chess And Backgammon Board With Backgammon Counters.
256mm Wide x 245mm Deep Unfolded.
Lacks Clasp, A Bit Rough Showing Signs Of Age, Quite Functional.

A Late Victorian Black Enamelled and Lacquered Brass Monocular Compound "Army"Microscope by J Swift & Son, with rack and pinion coarse and fine focusing, three objectives to the swivel turret, mechanical stage, mirror, on a swept U shaped base, with additional lense cases (lacking lenses) in a fitted case.

A Most Unusual Victorian Brass And Leather Bound Box With Blue Plush Lined Interior, Engraved Brass Mounts And Painted Porcelain Inset Top Formed As Pink Flowering Roses.
359mm Wide x 273mm Deep x 132mm High
Circa 1860.
Pretty Good Condition, One Section Of Rose Cracked.

A Decorative 19th Century Continental, Probably German, Enamelled Iron Ink Stand, The Inkwell Formed As A Carved Wood Spaniel, With Original Glass Liner.
370mW x 303mD x 133mH
Canine lovers delight.

A Silver Mounted Vellum Pocket Book Of Common Prayer, Formerly Sold By Philip Yeo Of Exeter, Carrying The Initials GH For The Original Owner Grace Harris, As Inscribed And Dated 1722; Published 1712.
One Silver Hasp Missing, Otherwise Not Bad Condition.

A 1712 silver mounted pocket Book of Common Prayer, by the University Printers, Oxford, sold by Philip Yeo of Exeter, owner's initials 'GH' (Grace Harris), 1722, subsequently in the Pidsley family

A Smart Victorian Rosewood Dome Top Stationery Box With Fitted Interior, Original Lock And Key; Bears Inset Brass Plaque For "Howell James & Co Regent Street London."
217mm Wide 115mm Deep x 162mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Condition.

Howell James & Company were a firm of jewellers and silversmiths based in Regent Street in London which operated between 1819 and 1911.

The firm Howell and James was founded in 1819 by James Howell and Isaac James who were originally silk mercers and retail jewellers. The company had premises at 5, 7 and 9 Regent Street and was noted for the variety and quality of its stock. In 1838 James left the business and the partnership then became known as Howell James & Co. By 1865 the firm employed over 140 women, most of whom lived above the shop.[1]

The firm exhibited in London, at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and at the 1862 International Exhibition, and in Paris and the International Exposition of 1867. It sold items by students and designers of the South Kensington School.[2]

Price: $240.00

Price: $240.00

An Early 20thC Mahogany Cotton Reel Stand With Turned Handle, 6 Spool Stand And Ridged Circular Base.
271mm High.
The Handle Broken And Restuck.

A Good 19thC Cairo Ware Silver And Copper Inlaid Brass Dish Decorated With Islamic Script.
216mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.

A Late Victorian Mahogany Monaural Stethoscope.
173mm Long.
Chipped

A 19thC Cairo Ware Rectangular Brass Dish With Folded Rim And Islamic Script.
256mm x 102mm
Circa 1880.
Good Condition

A Pair Of Edwardian Monogramed Ivory Clothes Brushes.
The Brushes Worn But Still Nice And Tight With Life Left In Them

An 18th Century English Pewter Plate With Folded Rim; Touch Mark To Rear.
247mm Diameter,
Very Nice Colour, Wear Commensurate With Age.

A George III Circular Pewter Plate With Rolled Rim; Touch Mark To Rear.
238mm Diameter.

A George III Pewter Plate With Flat Folded Rim; Touch Marks To Rear Including Quasi Hallmarks.
214mm Diameter.
A Bit Degraded.

A Late Victorian Tartan Ware "Prince Charlie" Hinged Rectangular Thread Box With Crib Board Top And Pape Label Inside For Clark & Co Anchor Thread, Paisley.
264mmW x 90mD x 41mH
Circa 1900, a little worn

Price: $160.00

An Exceptional 19thC Brass Furniture Handle Cast With Masks And Dolphins And Formed As A Plate And Drop Handle.
83mm Long.
 

A Large Victorian Mahogany Acorn Shape 2 Section String Holder With Thread Action And Wide Circular Foot.
Circa 1860
205mm High.
Old Repair To Foot; Colour To Die For.

A Rare Late 19thC Fruitwood Domestic Roulette Wheel With Ivory Spinner And Ebonised Bun Feet.
191mm Diameter x 84mm High.
Circa 1900.
Lacks Marbles.

A Tibetan Rectangular Prayer Book Cover Carved With Buddhas Within Niches; Traces Of Gilding.
409mm x 91mm
Circa 1900.
Good Condition.

An Early 20thC Tibetan Prayer Book With Painted Wood Boards And Pages Of Illuminated Text.
246mm x 86mm

An Early 20thC Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Hexagonal Work Box With Brass Lifting Handle, Ivory Inlaid Ebony Carcass, The Interior Featuring "Ceylon" And An Elephant.
89mm Wide x 95mm High.
A Few Small Pieces Missing From Base Corners.

A Late Victorian Tartan Ware Hinged Square Box, The Small Brass Clasp Lacking Hasp.
108mm Square x 50mm High.
Circa 1900.

Price: $60.00

A George III Black Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box With Faux Tortoiseshell Hinged Cover.
93mm Wide x 44mm Deep x 30mm High.
Excellent Condition.

A Vintage Mock Tortoiseshell Paper Knife Featuring An African Woman.
93mm Long.

A Tiny 19thC Fruitwood Seal Box Together With Another Larger Rosewood Seal Box

Four Various Early 19thC Cut Amber Glass Seals
Naked Apollo : $80
Mercury : $60
Seated Man : $40
Clear Glass : $30

A Victorian Common Prayer Book With Ivory Boards And Gilt Metal Mounts And Latch, The Cover With Applied Cross And Entwinded "h" - With Original Leather Case.
The Case 105mm x 72mm.
Dedicated To Queen Victoria, Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition

An Early 20thC Circular Ivory Bangle With Pronounced Grain.
Internal Diameter Approximately 63mm.
Tiny Internal Chip.

A Large 19th Century Flaring Cylindrical Horn Tumbler With Well Figured Grain And Turned Horn Base.
134mm High.
Circa 1850.

A 19th Century Variegated Horn Flaring Cylindrical Tumbler With Glass Bottom.
100mm High.
Circa 1860.
Cracked.

A 19th Century Variegated Horn Flaring Cylindrical Tumbler With Glass Bottom.
101mmm High.
Circa 1860.

Price: $95.00

Price: $385.00

A Decorative 19thC American, Cape Cod, Cast Iron 2 Handle Cauldron Shape Fire Starter With Brass Swing Handle, Domed Brass Cover And Wand.
195mm Across Handles x 205mm High.
Circa 1900.
Apparently The Cauldron Is Filled With Kerosene, The Wand Is Left Standing In The Kerosene, The Wand Is Lit And Inserted In The Fire! Original Condition.

A Victorian Cased 3 Piece Antler Handle Carving Set, The Steel Blade Knife Marked "Joseph Elliot & Sons Cutlers Sheffield."
Circa 1860.
OK Condition, The Knife Well Used.

A Very Rare Pair Of Early 19thC Circular Pressed Horn Snuff Boxes And Covers Decorated With Scenes Of Dandies Riding "The Hobby Horse" Or Velocipede, The Bases With A Circular Design Of Petals; Both Signed Bottom Left "Bradwell."
79mm Diameter.
Circa 1820.
Both In Pretty Good Condition Displaying Little Knocks And Scratches Commensurate With Age, One With A Small Section Of The Bottom Edge Of The Cover Missing. Very Rare To Find A Pair Of Snuffboxes.

A Mounted Assembly Of Georgian Red Wax Armorial Seals In Modern Octagonal Frame.
The frame 282mm diameter.

Price: $125.00

An early 19th Century English Silver Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Flush Hinge And Engraved Monogramme.
The Silver Mount Not Marked.
Circa 1820.

Price: $480.00

A George III Early 19thC Silver Gilt Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Flush Hinge, Engraved With A Bowl Of Fruit And A Bird Above Scrollwork; Monogrammed
"TE," "JE" And "NME."
66mm x 56mm.
The Silver Not Marked, The Interior Gilded.
Circa 1800.
A Small Tear To The Silver Mount Otherwise Pretty Good Condition.
These Silver Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Boxes Are Usually Associated With Mariners Returnig From The Tropics With A Treasure To Be Mounted By The Local Silversmith - The Really Desirable Examples Are Hallmarked With Scottish And Irish Provincial Marks. It Is Tempting To Think Of The Engraved Monograms Referring To The Mariner Husband, His Wife And Their Child - Perhaps Born Whilst He Was Overseas!

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Small Hinged Crib Board With Brass Hasp, Burr Totara Sides, The Top With Various Woods Including Rewa Rewa And Perhaps Black Mairi And Puriri.
130mm Wide x 89mm Deep x 37mm Deep.
Circa 1880.

A Good Looking 19thC Mahogany Hinged Rectangular Surgeons Box Set With A Brass Escutcheon Engraved "Wm A Perston MD Surgeon;" Original Brass Latches, Hinges Escutcheon And Lock.
500mm Wide x 188mm Deep x 100mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition, Attractive Figured Mahogany.

An Interesting Rimu Cheque For The Bank Of Australasia, Made Out For 1 Pound, Dated 29th July 1928, And Signed By Paul Verschaffeldt, Commissioner Of The Civil Service.
285mm x 77mm
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

Price: $350.00

A Late Victorian Barrel Shape Treen Money Box With Applied Photographic Print Of "Union St Aberdeen Looking E."
80mm High.

A Gorgeous Early 19thC Treen Baluster Pepper Shaker With Nice Tight Thread.
132mm High.
Excellent Condition.
 

An Early 19thC Treen Dice Shaker Of Hour Glass Form.
81mm High.

A Pair Of George III Early 19thC Bone Handle Iron Riding Boot Hooks Of Very Sturdy Construction.
226mm Long.
Circa 1800.
OK Condition, The Bone Handles With Age Cracks And Little Chips But Totally Stable.

A Superb Pair Of Edwardian Rectangualr Shape Glass Scent Bottles With Faceted Shoulders, Sterling Silver Mounts And Screw On Gold Inlaid Ivory Cover With Corked Interiors, Monogramed EJB?
London Circa 1900 (No Date Mark)
Andrew Barret & Sons, Piccadilly, London.
Excellent Condition.

On the subject of destroying all object d'art made from ivory, and in particular portrait miniatures painted on ivory, television presenter and antiques expert Philip Mould said: "The thought that, say, some of our most emotive miniature portraits of Nelson, Byron and the young Queen Victoria become persona non grata - artworks of shame for which there is no market - is up there with book-burning and recent cultural vengeance meted out on the buildings of ancient Syria."

An Exquisite Set Of 3 Late 19thC Graduated Cylindrical Ivory Boxes With Domed Circular Screw On Covers Featuring Gold Inlaid Monogram EJB? Within A Lozenge.
90mm, 65mm, 55mm Diameter x 108mm, 75mm, 65mm High.
Circa
Pristine Condition.

We Hope The Slaughter Of Elephants Will Cease Immediately, It Is A Scourge On Humanity, But Nonetheless Cannot Help But Be Entranced By The Seductive Power Of The Ivory Matrix, The Wavy Grain Clearly Visible To The Naked Eye, The Colour So Ivory. Exquisite!

A Totally Gorgeous Late 19thC Turned Ivory Hat Pin Stand With Central Slender Baluster Stem, Pierced Apertures, Fabric Covered Cork Mound And Weighted Circular Base; Marked "Hardy Bros Ltd Sydney Made In England."
156mm High.
Circa 1900.
The Ivory In Excellent Condition; The Fabric Distressed.

Yes, We All Know There Should Be Nothing That Encourages The Slaughter Of Elephants For Their Tusks, Deplorable In The Extreme, But To Our Mind That Policy Should In No Way Extinguish The Appreciation Of Old Worked Ivory Such As This. We Feel Prince William, Admirable Though His Campaign To Save The Elephants Is, Was Misinformed When He Declared All The Ivory In Buckingham Palace Should Be Heaped Into A Pile And Turned Into A Bonfire! Are We Going To Burn 13thc Islamic Chess Pieces, 18thC Japanese Netsuke, 19thC Dieppe Mirrors, Medievil German Saints? Of Course Not! Old Ivory Is Wonderful.

A Pair Of Late 19th Ivory Handled Glove Stretchers Together With A Matching Shoe Hook.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

A Decorative And Large 19thC Horn Handle Bronzed Copper Magnifying Glass.
291mm Long.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Condition.

A Good Looking 19thC Australian Marquetry Inlaid Box, The Top With Radiating Design And The Sides With Lozenges, Featuring Many Different Timbers, The Back With Well Figured Cedar.
300mm Wide x 227mm Deep x 144mm High.
Original Brass Hinges, Lock And Key, Pretty Good Condition With Minor Losses To the Back And Some White Filler To The Interior

Michelangelo Meucci,
Florence, 1840-1890,
A Pair Of Oval Oils On Board Of Still Life Game Birds Tacked To Trompe L'oeil Pine Panels.
One Signed "M Meucci Firenze."
Both Approx. 200mm x 158mm.
Both With Original Carved Giltwood Oak Leaf Frames.
Small Crack To Top Of One Frame, The Paintings In Immaculate Original Condition, The Paint As Bright And Fresh As The Day It Was Applied.

A Very Rare 19thC Pollard Oak Apprentice Piece Tea Caddy In The Form Of A Break-Front Sideboard, Having A Stipple Carved And Scrolled Raised Back, The Hinged Top Lifting To Reveal Two Lidded Compartments, The Break-Front Facia With Applied Half Columns, On A Plinth Base.
25.5cm High x 30cm Wide x 20cm Deep

A Late Victorian Brass Wall Sconce With Milkglass Shade With Frilled Rim.
313mm Wide.

A Plain Early English Bronze Mortar.
106mm high x 130mm diameter
Circa 1800

An Early 20thC Treen Salt Pig With Back Shaped Back Board, Hinged Lid And Stave Front.
251mm high

A Small 19thC Circular Metal Seal Box, The Cover Cast With Musical Instruments, Sheet Music? And A Mask, Probably Emblematic Of The Performing Arts.
30mm Diameter.

An Attractive Early 19rhC Oval Snuff Box With Tooled Gilt Metal Mounts And Agate Cover And Base.
67mm Diameter

A Very Smart Pair Of Late Victorian Georgian Style Turned Mahogany Candlesticks With Detatchable Brass Sconces, Slender Baluster Stems, Carved Lower Knops, Circular Feet With Sunken Wells And Baized Bases.
345mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition With Great Colour.

A 19thC Fijian Sperm Whale Tooth, Tabua, Pierced For Suspension.
125mm Wide.
Original Suspension Hole Broken, A Later Old Replacement Hole Drilled To The Other Side, Especially Good Colour And Patination.

A Late 19thC Chinese Bronze And Champleve Enamel Vase Of Archaic Inspiration With Animal Head Handles, Taotie Masks And Bands Of Polychrome Champleve Enamel.
240mm High.
Good Colour, Good Condition;
Associated Pierced Wood Stand.

A Set Of 3 Victorian Cardboard Cut-Outs Of Young Victorian Girls Painted In Pastels, Two Seated And The Other Standing With A Wheat Sheaf; All On Gilded And Ebonised Stepped Stands.
All Signed To The Reverse Geo Smith.
188mm Wide x 45mm Deep x 222mm High (The Tallest)

A Victorian Milchglass Cornucopia Vase With Brass Hand Shape Terminal And Cream Alabaster Base.
142mm Wide x 76mm Deep x 170mm High.
Couple Of Miniscule Nibbles to the Rim, The Base One Corner Slightly Chipped.

An Unusual George III Pierced Spherical Brass String Box With Overhead Cutting Blade And Domed Foot.
122mm High.
Circa 1800.
Good Condition
 

A 19thC Indian Bronze Horse On Oval Mound Base With Detatchable Lotus Leaf Sconce.
90mm Wide x 122mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition

Treen : A Good Victorian Mahogany Double Ogee Bowl On Squat Pedestal And Circular Foot.
135mm Diameter x 103mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.

Treen : A Good Pair Of Victorian Mahogany Circlular Bowls With Slightly Everted Rims And Slightly Raised Bases.
177mm Diameter x 61mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.

Treen : An Unusual Set Of 6 Victorian Mahogany Cups And Covers With Tall Domed Covers, Squat Stems And Circular Feet.
192mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.

Treen : An Unusual Pair Of Victorian Chestnut Cups And Covers With Tall Domed Covers, Squat Stems And Circular Feet.
203mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition

Treen : An Unusual Victorian Oak Cup And Cover With Tall Domed Cover, Squat Stem And Circular Foot.
193mm High.
Circa 1880.
A Small Ding To The Cover

Treen : A Strange Set Of 3 Victorian Cylindrical Vessels With Internal Nozzzles, Squat Stems, Circualr Feet And Stands.
116mm High.
Possibly Candlesticks Although They Would Be Impossible To Clean Of Wax - They Certainly Have Been Turned By Someone Very Competent But What He Intended I'm Not Sure.
Excellent Condition

A Georgian Rolled Gold Seal With Blank Carnelian, Pierced Vase Shape Mount And Split Suspension Ring.
32mm High Excluding Suspension Ring x 201mm Wide.
Lovely Worn Original Appearance Showing Age With No Condition Issues.

A Mid 20thC Glazed Rectangular Box Shape 9 Carat Gold Charm With Enclosed 10 Shilling Note, Inscribed "In Emergecy Break Glass."
9 Carat And 375 Marks Together With Makers Mark.
23mm Wide x 14mm Deep x 5mm High.
Weight : 2 Grams All In.
Excellent Condition

A Mid 20thC Rectangular Box Shape 9 Carat Gold Charm Modelled As A Match Box With Slide Out Drawer Containing Wax Matches, The Yellow Enamelled Cover With "British Made Matches."
18mm Wide x 13mm Deep x 6mm High.
Weight : 5 Grams All In.
Good Condition.

An Interesting 18thC Islamic Domed Metal Candlestick With Engraved Boteh And Drapery Ornament.
136mm High.

This Original 19th Century Quality Coffee Grinder Was Manufactured By Kenrick & Son Of West Bromwich Staffordshire. This Model Is The Rare Square Grinder No. 2, Made Of Cast Iron With A Brass Decorated Hopper And A Turned Exotic Wood Knob On The Grinding Handle. The Ground Coffee Is Collected In A Slide Out Drawer With A Brass Knob. An Oval Pressed Brass Nameplate Plaque Is Affixed To The Front Of The Mill And Reads: ‘A. Kenrick & Sons’, Above The English Coat of Arms And ‘Patent Coffee Mill’ Beneath. The Grind Size Can Be Adjusted By Turning The Regulator Screw (after removing the drawer and using a screw driver from the underside). The Archibald Kenrick & Sons Company Was Established In 1791 In Spons Lane, West Bromwich As a Quality Iron Foundry. It Is A Family Firm In Which Six Kenrick Generations Were Named As Directors. The founder Was Archibald Kenrick (1760 - 1835) And The Younger DIrector Is Martin John Kenrick (Born 1940).
104mm Square.
 

A Pair Of Early 20thC Brass Cased Port Bow Lights With Red Glass; Stamped "Port Bow Light Patt 2200 Birmingham Eng. Co. Ltd."
Circa 1900.
120mm Wide x 95mm Deep x 115mm High.
One With Cracked Glass.

A Small Georgian Bronze Mortar And Pestle Of Typical Form With Good Original Colour.
The Mortar 91mm High x 113mm Diameter.
Circa 1800.

A Small Georgian Bronze Mortar And Pestle Of Typical Form With Good Original Colour.
The Mortar 97mm High x 116mm Diameter.
Circa 1800.
 

A Most Decorative 19thC Rectangular Box And Lift Off Cover, The Whole Mounted With Collection Of Various 18th And 19thC Red Wax Seals Featuring Armorial Crests, Classical Portraits, Animals, Insects Etc, The Interior With A Further Collection Of Loose Wax Seals, Some Labelled And Of Classical Inspiration One With A Bust Of Lord Byron.
154mm Wide x 102mm Deep x 49mm High.
Very Decorative, Good Condition.

A Gorgeous, Well Patinated And Totally Original Victorian Iron Hand Bell With Clanger And Turned Mahogany Handle; Not Touched.
268mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Condition.

An Enchanting Pair Of Regency Period Carved Limewood Demure Sphinxes, The Well Endowed Figures Seated On
Hindquarters; Originally Furniture Mounts.
Approximately 265mm Wide x 285mm High.
A Few Old Knocks And Splits, Nothing Serious, Unique And Very Decorative.

A Victorian Cast Silvered Metal Figural Tobacco Jar And Cover Modelled As A Severe Man With A Large Nose, His Hat Forming The Cover.
116mm High.

An Early 19thC Red Painted Lead Tobacco Jar With Domed Cover And Ball Finial.
203mm High.

A Dated George III Octagonal Lead Tobacco Jar, The Domed Cover With Acorn Finial, Monogramed WF And Dated 1805; Traces Of Old Paint.
143mm Wide x 93mm Deep x 163mm High

A Statuesque Early 19thC Iron Pedestal Urn Tobacco Jar And Domed Cover With Acorn Finial.
205mm High.