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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.

 

An Early 19thC Oval Copper Miner's Pebble Snuff Box With Hinged Cover, Pronounced Rounded Sides And Tinned Interior, The Hinge And Edges Brass.
75mm Wide x 49mm Deep x 38mm High.
Circa 1830.
Excellent Well Patinated Condition, Particularly Tactile And Sensual 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 Complete Graduated Set Of 6 Edwardian Brass Pharmaceutical Bell Weights,
1lb To 1/2oz, Of Typical Bell Form With Stamped Handles, On Mahogany Stand.
The Stand 278mm x 89mm.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

 

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 Late Victorian Brass Circular String Box With Slip On Cover And Aperture, The Whole Decorated In High Relief With Acanthus Scrollwork, The Reverse Mounted With Steel Blade Scissors In Sheath.
168mm Diameter x 89mm High x 154mm High To Top Of Scissors.
Circa 1880.
The Aperture Rudimentary, 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.
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 19thC French Prayer Book With Ivory Boards, Spine And Clasp.
105mm x 73mm
Circa 1900
The Cover Beginning To Detach.

A Long Victorian Malacca Walking Stick Featuring An Embossed Brass Mushroom Form Handle Decorated With Flowering Foliage And A Long Copper Ferrule.
1080mm Long.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functional Condition, Suit A Tall Man.

An Early 20thC Bone Inlaid Malacca Walking Stick Featuring A Knob Handle And A Horn Ferrule.
873mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Functional 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!
 

An Early 20thC Walking Stick Featuring A Parquetry Inlaid Knob Handle And A Brass Ferrule.
909mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Robust Functional Condition.
 

A Victorian Carved Malacca Walking Stick Featuring A Right Angle Handle Carved As A Horse Head With An Inscribed Banner "Kepkupa" And A Carved Mask.
750mm Long.
Circa 1880.
A Functional Stick.
 

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 Fine 19thC Japanese Meiji Period Carved And Stained Ivory Figure Of An Artisan With The Tools Of His Trade, Possibly A Rat Catcher, With A Child On His Back, The Oval Base With Inlaid Signed Red Tablet.
177mm High x 70mm Wide Across The Base.
Circa 1880.
Quality Single Piece Carving.

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 Exceptional Victorian Tinned Copper Circular Jelly Mould With 5 Point Turreted Top Above Castellated Lobed Sides And Wide Plain Base.
153mm High x 124mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
The Rim Stamped With Benham & Froud Orb And Cross Mark And Numbered "66."
Exceptional Original Condition, Great Colour, Not Pierced, Couple Of Minor Dings To The Extremities.

Benham And Froud, 1855-1924, Metal Workers Of Chandos Street London Were The Preeminent Victorian Mould Makers. The Famous Orb Mark Was Adopted Because The Firm Made The Present Cross On The Dome Of St Pauls In 1821 And It Could Be Seen Through The Windows Of The London Shop..

An Exceptional Victorian Tinned Copper Circular Jelly Mould With 5 Point Turreted Top Above Castellated Lobed Sides And Wide Plain Base.
141mm High x 124mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
The Rim Stamped With Benham & Froud Orb And Cross Mark And Numbered "478."
Exceptional Original Condition, Great Colour, Not Pierced.

Benham And Froud, 1855-1924, Metal Workers Of Chandos Street London Were The Preeminent Victorian Mould Makers. The Famous Orb Mark Was Adopted Because The Firm Made The Present Cross On The Dome Of St Pauls In 1821 And It Could Be Seen Through The Windows Of The London Shop.

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.
 

An Early Victorian EPNS Domed Oval Butter Tub Cover With Cow Finial; Monogramed "AEL." And Engraved With Scrolling Foliage.
150mm Wide x 105mm Deep.
Circa 1840.
Good Condition.
 

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 George III Early 19thC Conical Copper Ale Warmer With Exposed Rivets And Turned Ebonised Handle.
116mm Diameter x 3124mm High.
Circa 1820.
Well Worn Original Condition.
 

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 Victorian Steel Two Piece Carving Set With Fluted Ivory Handles.
The Knife 360mm Long.
Circa 1860.
Knife Blade Needs A Clean And Sharpen. Then It Will Be Bloody Sharp - Can't Beat This Old Steel, Ivory Handles Pretty Gorgeous Too.
 

An Early 19thC English Brass Syringe With Ivory Handle, The Barrel Engraved "Laundy. Maker St Thomas's St Southward.
310mm Long Unextended.
Circa 1815.
Research Suggests A Part Is Missing.

The Following Was Found On Google:

Anesthesiologists may administer blood transfusions during surgery. The first scientific blood transfusions were performed in the 17th Century, but complications that were not yet understood caused the technique to be abandoned. Nearly 150 years later, English physician James Blundell, M.D. (1790-1877) brought the method back to notice. Blundell was a successful obstetrician, lecturer, researcher and inventor. He hoped that transfusions would save the lives of many women who would otherwise die from hemorrhage (loss of blood) following childbirth. He is credited with realizing that air must be excluded from the blood that is administered, and with performing the first successful human-to-human transfusions. Many followed Blundell's lead, but it was not until the early 20th Century, with the discovery of human blood types and the use of anticoagulants, that successful transfusions became common.

Blundell introduced his first transfusion apparatus in 1818. It was made for him by the instrument maker, Laundy, of St. Thomas Street, Southwark, London. Laundy was acquired by Bigg, which did business at the same address in the 1840s and 1850s.

In the Royal College of Surgeons in London, there is a
copy of a catalogue entitled 'Laundy, Surgeon's Instrumentmaker
to StThomas's and Guy's Hospital' which is inscribed
'Higgins, pupil to St Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals, I 795'.

Laundy was listed as a Surgeon's Instrument-maker, 12 St Thomas's Street Borough, in Kent's Directory for 1794 and his catalogue was a 14-page pamphlet, without illustrations.
Unlike Savigny's catalogue, it gives the price of every item.

 


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 19thC Ivory Bookmark With Carved Flowering Foliage Terminal.
106mm Long.
Possibly Dieppe, Circa 1900.
Excellent 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 Two Part Plunger Butter Stamp, The Matrix Carved With Leaf And Thistle.
71mm High x 35mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
Good 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 Screw In Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Thistle And Foliage Within A Notched Border.
98mm High x 101mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Small Old Long Defunct Worm, 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 Integral Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With A Cow And Gate.
64mm High x 83mm 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
 

A Victorian Brass Extending Toasting Fork.
530mm Long Extended.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition
 

A Victorian Brass Toasing Fork With Cast Cockerel Finial.
332mm Long.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition.
 

A Victorian Brass Toasting Fork With Indented Stem And Handle Cast As A Cat With An Arched Back.
495mm Long.
Circa 1890.

An Early 19thC Steel Hinged Two Handle Sugar Nip With Scissor Type Sprung Pinser Action And Locking Clip.
224mm Long.
Circa 1820.
Excellent Condition, A Bonus To Still Have The Locking Clip And Spring Which Are Often Missing.

These Were Used In The Kitchen To Cut The Cones Of Sugar Before Granulated Sugar.

A 19thC Scandinavian Treen Circular Pedestal Bowl Roughly Hewn Out Of A Single Piece Of Wood.
296mm Diameter x 77mm High.
Good Used Condition.
 

A Rare Victorian Collins "Bockett" Brass Microscope Lamp With Extending Parts; Lacks Lamp And Shade.
Circa 1870.

A Victorian Desk Magnifying Glass With Adjustable Parts.
Circa 1870

An Early 20thC New Zealand Interest Brass Plate Wind Fishing Reel With Retailers Marks Stamped To The Face Plate For "A&W McCarthy Dunedin & Invercargill."
72mm Diameter x 31mm Deep.
Circa 1900.
Original Condition, Functioning Action.

Two Old Brass Plate Wind Fishing Reels.
Both About 62mm Diameter.
Both Original Untouched Condition

A Most Handsome Pair Of Early 19thC Quart Copper Mugs With Simple Scroll Handles With Heart Terminals, Tapering Bodies, Low Girdles And Slightly Everted Bases.
171mm High.
Stamped WR And Crown Touch Marks, William IV, Circa 1830.
Gorgeous Original Well Oxidised Condition, The Base Of One Handle Separated From The Body, The Other With Early Pin Repair At The Same Point, A Large And Imposing Pair.
 

An Early 20thC Barker & Dobson Viking Toffee Box Formed As A Bucket With Swing Handle And Lid, The Sides And Cover Decorated With Lithographic Prints Of Vikings And Long Ships.
95mm Diameter x 95mm High.
Very Good Condition.
 

Two Early 20thC Bournville Cocoa Promotional Pencil Sharpeners Formed As Cocoa Cans With Lithographic Decoration Of Bournville Logos.
19mm Diameter x 27mm High.
Very Good Condition

 

In The Manner Of Grinling Gibbons : A 17thC English  Oak Pendant Hanging Carved In Deep Relief With Fruit, Erupting Seed Pod, Wheat And Foliage; With Suspension Device.
560mm High x 180mm Wide At Widest Point.
Circa 1650.
Gorgeous! Stunning Colour. Crisp Carving. Highly Decorative.

A Pair Of George III Early 19thC Sheffield Plate Candlesticks With Detachable Sconces, Tapering Stems And Domed Circular Feet.
196mm High.
Circa 1820.
Good Condition With "Bleeding" At The High Points, A Characteristic Of Sheffield Plate.

A Pair Of 20thC English Army Leather Shot Buckets With Brass Fittings; Printed And Painted With The Royal Arms.
287mm High x 160mm High
Some Distress, Straps Lacking, Make Decorative Lamp Bases.

A 19thC Gilt Metal Figure Of A Kneeling Scantily Draped Putti, Electrified And Fitted As A Lamp Base.
290mm High.
Excellent Original Condition.
 

A Small Bronze Grand Tour Style Figure Of A Seated Naked Mercury With Winged Sandals On A Rocky Mound Base.
86mm Wide x 54mm Deep x 104mm High.
Early 20th Century.
Good Condition.

A Fabulous 19thC Gnarled "Grotesque" Wood Walking Stick Of Natural Form With Bulbous Root Handle.
930mm Long
Circa 1850
A Delight To Handle, Solid And Functional, Superb Patination.

An Extraordinary 19thC "Grotesque" Wood Walking Stick Of Natural Form With Gnarled Tapering Stem And Horn Ferrule.
945mm Long.
Circa 1850.
Unbelievable Wear And Patination, A Joy To Handle, Visually Riveting, Extremely Sturdy And Functional.

A 19thC "Grotesque" Wood Walking Stick Of Natural Form With Gnarled Tapering Stem And Well Worn Knob Handle.
934mm Long.
Circa 1850.
Fabulous Patination, Sturdy And Functional.

A 19thC Twisted Dark Wood Walking Stick, The Handle Carved With The Initials JT And Dated 1894.
895mm Long.
Robust And Functional.
Illustrated: "Fascinating Walking Sticks" By A. E. Boothroyd, Plate 11

A Curious 19thC Entwined Honeysuckle Walking Stick With Knob Handle.
980mm Long.
Good Colour, Functional.

A Late Victorian Novelty "Frigger" Glass Walking Stick With Hook Handle And Twisted Stem.
927mm Long.
Good Condition, Not Recommended As A Functional Stick!

A Decorative Late Victorian Novelty "Candy Cane" Glass Walking Stick With Hook Handle And Colour Twist Stem.
974mm Long.
Good Condition, Not Recommended As A Functional Stick!

A Cased  Edwardian Presentation Ebonised Sterling Silver Mounted Baton, The Mounts Engraved With Scrolling Foliage; Engraved : "Presented To Mr Lloyd Huws By The Fernhead Male Choir."
516mm Long.
London 1906,
Maker Not Identified.
The Baton In Good Condition, The Case Functional But Lacking A Hasp And Also Pierced At The Narrow End.
 

A Small Collection Of Victorian Hand Tools Featuring A Spatula With Brass Mounted Mahogany Handle, The Blade Engraved "Helmet Brand;" A Small Screwdriver With Brass Mounted Mahogany Handle And Stamped Makers Device; Another Smaller Screw Driver With Steel Mounted Wooden Handle And 3 Various Glass Cutters With Brass Mounted Turned Mahogany Handles - One Diamond Tipped And Stamped "SHARRATT NEWTH PATENT LONDON," Contained Wihin A Hinged Victorian Box.
The Box With A Couple Of Minor Deficiencies, The Tools In Good Nick.

A Turn-of-the-Century set of 7 Japanese black lacquer circular bowls and 3 covers, plain except for the inside of the covers which are red ground with gilded decoration of flying cranes; original pine case with
painted characeter marks.
Diameter of bowls 135mm

A George III 18thC Circular Pewter Plate With Folded Rim, Touch Marks And Stamped Owners Initials.
243mm Diameter.
Circa 1760.
Good Original Condition.

A Stalactite.
514mm Long.
Many Millions Of Years Old.

Stalactite and stalagmite are both nouns. They each refer to mineral deposits in a cave, but stalactites form on the ceilings of caves, while stalagmites are found on the ground. ... Stalactite contains the letter c, like in ceiling which is where stalactites form.

A Victorian Gilt Metal Lorgnette With Typical Folding Sprung Action.
106mm Long Folded.
Circa 1880.
One Lens With Two Small Chips Otherwise Good Condition.

A Pair Of Victorian Mahogany Revolving Circular Lazy Susans With Dished Rims.
234mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
One With A Couple Of Old Rim Repairs, The Other Good Condition.

 
An Early 20thC Buchanan & Brothers Trapezium Shape Biscuit Tin With Hinged And Pierced Suspension Plate, Simulated Wood Grain Finish Featuring Mahogany Cover And Sheraton Inspired Marquetry Inlaid Sides.
186mm Wide x 142mm Wide x275mm High (Back Up) x 170mm High (Back Down)
Weathered But Undamaged Functional Condition.

A Fabulous Late 17thC English Carved Oak Pilaster Formed As A Bearded Figure Above Mask,
Fruit And Thistle.
479mm High.
Circa 1680.
Traces Of Old Wood Worm, Now Long Defunct, Very Decorative.

A Fabulous Late 17thC English Carved Oak Pilaster Formed As A Cherub Above Scrollwork And Fruit.
453mm High.
Circa 1680.
Very Decorative.
 

A Fabulous Late 17thC English Carved Oak Pilaster Formed As A Draped Man Clasping A Staff, Probably Of Biblical Inspiration.
406mm High.
Circa 1680.
Very Decorative.
 

 


A Fabulous Late 17thC English Carved Oak Pilaster Formed As A Scantily Draped Man Clasping A Mallet, Perhaps Embematic Of Carpentry.
402mm High.
Circa 1680.
 

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 Set Of George III Pocket Brass Guinea Scales, Mahogany Cased With Ingenious Rising Mechanism Triggered By Opening The Case; Original Paper Label For "A Wilkinson Ormskirk Lancashire."
Circa 1790.
Excellent Condition, One Only Of 3 Weights, The Case With Lovely Patination.

 


A Small George 111 Pewter Baluster Measure With Plain Scroll Handle, The Rim Stamped 1/12 Pint.
55mm High.
Circa 1820.
Good Condition, Lovely Colour, Small Dings And Knocks Commensurate With Age.

 

A Small George 111 Pewter Baluster Measure With Plain Scroll Handle, The Rim With Indecipherable Marks.
48mm High.
Circa 1820.
Good Condition, Lovely Colour, Small Dings And Knocks Commensurate With Age.
 

A Small George 111 Pewter Baluster Measure With Plain Scroll Handle, The Body Stamped 1/4 Gill
48mm High.
Circa 1820.
Rim Repair, Misshapen Foot Rim, Good Original Colour, Weighted For Some Reason - Feels Like A Little Canon Ball In The Hand.

 

A Small George 111 Pewter Baluster Measure With Plain Scroll Handle, The Rim With Indecipherable Marks
61mm High.
Circa 1820.
A Chunk Of The Footrim Missing, Lovely Colour.

A Small George 111 Pewter Tappit Hen Measure With Double Scroll Handle, The Rim With Indecipherable Mars.
48mm High.
Circa 1820.
Good Condition, Lovely Colour, Small Dings And Knocks Commensurate With Age, Lacks Cover.

A William IV Pewter Narrow Baluster Quart Mug With Double Scroll Handle, Girdle And Domed Circular Foot; The Rim With Makers Touch Marks For Yates & Birch Of Birmingham
164mm High.
Circa 1835.
Good Condition, Uneven Colour.

An Early Victorian Pewter Inkwell With Everted Rim And 5 Pierced Quill Apertures: Lacks Liner.
96mm Diameter x 54mm High.
Circa 1850.
The Rim A Little Misshapen.

A Victorian Circular Pewter Chamber Candlestick With Beaded Edges And Handle With Thumbpiece; Bears Makers Mark For "James Dixon & Sons Sheffield."
133mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Good Condition, Wear And Tear Commensurate With Age.
 

A Good Victorian Tin Lined Copper Oval Jelly Mould With Overlapping Coin Top, Stepped Fluted Sides And Plain Base; Stamped Benham & Froud Orb And Cross Marks.
171mm Wide x 116mm Deep x 90mm High.
Circa 1850
Excellent Condition.

Benham & Froud c1855-1924, flourished at Chandos St, London, described in the local registry as general metal workers, art metal workers and lamp manufacturers. The famous 'orb' was adopted because the firm made the present cross on the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in 1821 and it could be seen from the shop in London. An orb may also have been used by other makers. Interestingly, it also represents and inverted 'ankh', the Greek symbol for copper.

The following brief notes are derived from work by John Hardcastle:

In 1785 John Kepp set up as a coppersmith and brazier in Chandos Street, London. Around 1818 the company was in the names of Richard and Edward Kepp. In 1821 they made the replacement orb and cross for St. Pauls Cathedral 23ft high and weighing seven tons. The orb and cross trademark was used from 1855 to 1924. In 1855 the company was taken over by Herbert Augustus Benham, Joseph Froud and four others, becoming known as Benham & Froud. In 1906 it was reformed as Herbert Benham & Co. in Marlborough Mews, Great Marlborough Street London W., moving to Ramillies Place, London in 1920 and not found in directories after 1924.

An Unusual Victorian Tinned Copper Oval Jelly Mould With Domed Top Featuring Interlocking Design Above Castelated Lobed Sides; Numbered "2" And Stamped "CM 192 1/2."
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition

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 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 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 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.

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 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.

 

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 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!

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.

 
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 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 Condition.

 
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 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.

 
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 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 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

 
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.

 
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 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 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 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 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.