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

 

A Charming Small George III Mahogany Rectangular Hanging Candle Box With Shaped Back Incorporating Hanging Aperture, Original Exposed Brass Hinges, Slope Front And Moulded Edge.
316mm Wide x 121mm Deep x 158mm High
A Small Bruise To The Slope Front, Couple Little Slivers Out Of The Back, Great Colour, Still Totally Functional For The Storage Of Candles!

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

A Very Cool Late 19thC Treen Travelling Inkwell Formed As A Khaki Hat With Feather;
Retains Original Glass Liner, Possibly Australian Boer War Period.
95mm Wide x 90mm Deep.
Circa 1900.
Good Original Untouched Condition.


 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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


 

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

A Rare Late Victorian Tinned Copper Oval Jelly Mould Featuring A Recumbent Lion Above Fluted Sides.
182mm Wide x 112mm Deep x 133mm High.
Circa 1900.
Good Well Used Original Condition, Not Pierced, Light In Weight Compared To Earlier Examples.


 

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

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

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

An Early Victorian Copper Oval Chamber Candlestick With High Sides, Rolled Rim And Plain Loop Handle.
206mm Wide x 150mm Deep x 65mm High.
Circa 1840.
OK Condition, Visible Solder.
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 


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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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.
 

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.

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.
 

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 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.

 
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 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 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 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 Early Victorian Pollard Oak 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, The Silver Not Marked.
 

 
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.