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A 19thC French Nickel Silver Mounted Ebonised Rectangular Hinged Snuff Box With Oval Ends,
The High Gloss Cover Featuring A Blank Shaped Escutcheon And A Pronounced Thumb Piece.
74mm Wide x 42mm Deep x 20mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, No Damage Detected, Nominal Wear.
 

 

A 19thC Parquetry Inlaid Specimen Wood Octagonal Snuff Box And Push Cover
Featuring A Geometric Star Design In Unidentified Woods; Perhaps Indian.
75mm Diameter x 25mm High.
Circa 1860.
Quite Nice Colour, OK Condition With Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.

A Most Attractive Victorian Hinged Rectangular Brass Mounted Tortoiseshell Spectacle Case
With Rounded Ends, Elaborate Silver Inlaid Pierced Rococo Escutcheon Monogramed "RJC"? And Fitted Interior.
144mm Wide x 74mm Deep x 17mm High.
Circa 1870.
Lovely Original Condition, Very Firm Snap Action, Superb Colour With Just The Right Amount Of Wear To Demonstrate Antiquity.
Zero Deficiencies.
 

A Small Antique Bronze Figure Of A Crouching Toad.
45mm Wide x 31mm Deep x 19mm High.
Period And Origin Unknown, Perhaps Chinese.
Good Condition.
 

 

A Lovely Little Early 19thC Rectangular Rosewood Hinged Homeopaths Box With Flush Brass Screws, Original Brass Lock (No Key),
Brass Shield Shape Escutcheon And Open Upper Portion Above A Fully Fitted Drawer Featuring A Sophisticated Military Style
Flush Brass Handle, The Leather Lined Cover Featuring A Gilded Label For "ASHTON & PARSONS THE CITY HEMEOPATHIC PHARMACY LONDON."
204mm Wide x 156mm Deep x 142mm High.
Circa 1830.
Lovely Original Condition, Upper Section Formerly Fitted, Super Small Proportions.
 

A 19thC Chinese White Metal Mounted Shagreen Chop Stick And Knife Case With A Pair Of Ivory Chop Sticks,
Knife With Green Stained Ivory Handle And Suspension Ring, The White Metal Chased With Dense Scrolls And Key Pattern.
The Case 301mm Long.
Circa 1850.
Pretty Good Condition, Tiny Shagreen Loss About The Let In Ivory Duo, Probably Hung By Suspension Ring In The Past Resulting
In Well Faded Shagreen To The Exposed Surface. A Very Nice Thing For The Collector Of Chinese Objects.
 

 

A pair of Victorian brass squat candlesticks with single knop stems and oval bases.
161mm high.
Circa 1850.

Price:  SOLD

An Original 19thC Quality Coffee Grinder Manufactured By Kenrick & Son Of West Bromwich Staffordshire.
Cast Iron With A Brass Decorated Hopper And A Turned Exotic Wood Knob On The Grinding Handle.
The Ground Coffee Is Collected In A Slide Out Drawer With A Brass Knob.
An Oval Pressed Brass Nameplate Plaque Is Affixed To The Front Of The Mill And Reads:
‘A. Kenrick & Sons’, Above The English Coat Of Arms And ‘Patent Coffee Mill’ Beneath.
104mm Square x 133mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Functional Well Used Condition.

The grind size can be adjusted by turning the regulator screw (after removing the drawer and using a screw driver from the underside).

The Archibald Kenrick & Sons Company was established in 1791 in Spons Lane, West Bromwich as a quality iron foundry.
It is a family firm in which six Kenricks generations were named as directors.
The founder was Archibald Kenrick (1760 - 1835) and the younger director is Martin John Kenrick (born 1940).
104mm Square.
 

A Decorative 19thC Continental Brass Inlaid Ebony Serpentine Front Decanter And Glass Box On Raised Feet,
The Interior Now Converted With Drawers To Form A Jewellery Box.
275mm Wide x 202mm Deep x 208mm High.
Probably French, Circa 1850.
Quite A Sophisticated Box, Good Looking And Now Highly Functional.
 

A Good Looking 19thC Chinese Malacca Stick With Silver Knob Handle
Decorated In Repousse Relief With Flowering Foliage, The Stem With Subtle Chamfer And Brass Ferrule.
917mm Long.
Apparently Not Marked, Circa 1880.
Good Original Condition.
 

A Good Looking 19thC Chinese Malacca Stick With Silver Knob Handle Decorated In High Repousse Relief
With Character Marks And A 3 Clawed Dragon Pursuing A Flaming Pearl, The Stem With Subtle Chamfer And Brass Ferrule.
905mm Long.
Stamped Marks Including Indecipherable Makers Mark, Circa 1850.
The Knob Handle With A Few Dings Mentioned For Accuracy Only, A Good Looking Stick.
 

A Most Elegant And Fine 19thC Chinese Walking Stick With Right Angle Silver Handle Featuring Four Clawed Dragon,
The Slightly Tapering Simulated Bamboo Shaft With Brass Ferrule. The Silver Stamped In Separate Punches
With Chinese Character Marks And "CS," Probably The Mark Of Cumshing, Canton, Circa 1850.
847mm Long.
Totally Functional, The Slender Shaft Is Extremely Rigid, Make An Excellent Stick For A Formidable Dowager.
 

An Immaculate Late 19thC Japanese Black Lacquered Hinged Rectangular Biscuit Box
Gilded And Painted With Buildings And Boats In River Landscapes Featuring Children At Play; Labelled "Biscuits Olibet."
149mm Wide x 111mm Deep x 57mm High.
Circa 1880.
This Sort Of Lacquer Is Almost Invariably Knocked About A Bit, I Don't Know Where This Box Has Been For The Last 100+ Years
But It Is In Unbelievably Pristine Condition, It Even Closes With A Crisp Snap Like It Was Made Yesterday. Gorgeous!

A Promotional Item Commissioned From Japanese Lacquer Merchants To Promote French Biscuits.

There Is Quite A Lot To Be Said On The Net About "BISCUITS OLIBET," The Following A Sample.

Around 1840, Jean-Honoré Olibet (1817-1891) moved into the Saint-Pierre neighbourhood of Bordeaux and
started producing handmade dry biscuits. They were very popular with the seafarers of those days,
as these biscuits could keep for a long time.  But the young entrepreneur also started to produce fancy biscuits,
to meet the demand from the middle classes.

A few years later, Jean-Honoré’s son Eugène (1844-1915), joined the business. Following a one-year stay in the United Kingdom around 1860,
he persuaded his father to import some manufacturing equipment, notably a chain oven,
commonly known as an “English oven”. And so Olibet “the Young & Son” pioneered their way to coverage of the whole French market,
offering a wide range of biscuits with an “absolutely inimitable” taste…

 

A Pair Of Mid Century Small Treen Rectangular Ginger Bread Moulds,
Intaglio Carved With Birds And Flowerheads.
123mm Wide x 50mm Deep
 

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 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 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.
 

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

A Good Looking Victorian Copper Teapot And Domed Cover With Brass Scroll Handle,
The Base Stamped "GILL" Together With Makers Stamp.
245mm Wide Across Spout And Handle x 170mm High To Top Of Finial.
Circa 1850.
Good Used Condition, A Cut Above The Ordinary.
 

A Most Handsome George III Copper Ale Jug With Domed Cover Featuring A Coin Dated 1807,
Bulbous Body Engraved With A Crest, Stepped Circular Foot And Fabulous
Silver Shape Scroll Handle With Thumbpiece And Heart Terminal.
180mm High.
Circa 1807.
Nice And Weighty In The Hand, Fantastic Shape, The Crest Very Nicely Engraved
Although I Haven't Been Able To Get To The Bottom Of It - "RE NACEN TUR?"
Whatever, This Is A Splendid Example Of Georgian Copper.
 

A Graduated Set Of 6 19thC Thai Bronze Opium Weights Cast As Tusked Elephants On Stepped Rectangular Bases.
The Largest 55mm Wide x 28mm Deep x 56mm High.
Good Used Condition
 

 
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 Victorian Complete Set Of 28 Domino Counter Stored In A Parquetry Inlaid Hinged Rectangular Box,
The Top Formed As AA Cribbage Board.
The Box 272mm Wide x 86mm Deep x 46mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Well Used Condition, The Box Lacks Hasp.
 

 
 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.

An Extremely Rare 18thC English Enamel Bird's Egg Shaped Nutmeg Grater And Cover Realistically Marbled On A Pale Pink Ground,
The Domed Lid Printed "A Token OF REGARD" On A White Ground Within A Lightly Jewelled Border,
The Gilt Metal Screw Action Revealing The Original Pierced Tin Plate Rasp.
Probably South Staffordshire, Circa 1770.
1he Thing About English Georgian Small Boxes Like Bodkins, Patch Boxes And Graters Like This Is That They Are Almost Invariably Damaged With Losses To The Enamel. Examples In Good Condition Are Rare Which Makes This Nutmeg Grater Especially Desirable Because Not Only Is It A Rare Item But Also Because It Is In Close To Impeccable Condition - One Miniscule Glaze Flake Detected Towards The Base, So Other Than The To Be Expected Slight Rubbing To The Inscription And To The Gilt Meatal Mounts - Both Features To Be Regarded As Honest Wear,
Not Damage, This Is About A Good Example As One Could Reasonably Expect To Find.
Queen Mary, Consort Of George V, Was A Great Collector Of 18thC English Enamel.

Much Has Been Written About Nutmeg And Nutmeg Graters Including These Two Quotes Which I've Plucked From Uncle Google

"It was a status symbol of extreme wealth to have a nutmeg grater and it was fashionable for gentlemen to carry a personal supply of the spice and a small grater tucked into a vest pocket, which also showed off their sophistication. When he wanted to flavour something, a gentleman would simply unscrew the two pieces of the grater and grate the seed against the steel teeth, shaking some of the spice into his food or drink — and likely impressing any ladies watching"

“A cut-throat competition for both the lucrative spice trade, and for possession of the spice plant itself, led to terrifying acts of piracy, murder and maritime smuggling. First the French, and then the English, successfully transplanted sapling nutmeg trees, initiating nutmeg plantations throughout the Indian Ocean and Caribbean. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Dutch spice monopoly faltered."

If You Are Interested In The History Of Trade Here Is A Sensational Book "Nathaniel's Nutmeg" By Giles Milton.

 

An Early 19thC English Portrait Miniature Of A Young Lady Front On In Elaborate Bonnet,
Collar With Bow And Draped Red Dress; Original Ebonised Frame With Gilt Metal Suspension Device Of Thistle And Rose.
The Frame 145mm x 122mm
Good Condition With Minor Knocks And Oxidisation To The Mounts & Frame Commensurate With Age.
 

A Good Looking Victorian 15ct Gold Curb Link Bracelet With Cabochon Turquoise,
Satety Chain And Clasp Marked "15CT" Together With "JG & HNW 7/3/97."
Weight : 9 Grams
Circa 1890.
Good Condition, Links Not Worn, Nice Crisp Clasp.
 

A Late 19thC 18 Carat Gold 3 Stone Sapphire And Diamond Ring - Not Marked.
Ths Sapphire A Very Nice Colour, Probably Ceylonese, The Diamonds Very Bright.
Very Reasonably Priced

An Attractive Late Victorian 9 Carat Gold Mounted Compass Fob With Agate Back,
Chain Link Edge And Suspension Ring.
20mm Diameter Across Chain Link.
Various Hallmarks Including "9" "375" And Makerrs Mark" WJP."
Circa 1900.
Good Condition

A Large Late 16thC Circular Lead Plaque Cast In High Relief With The Judgment Of Solomon,
Featuring Solomon Suspending A Naked Child By The Ankle, Sword In Other Hand, Confronted By Two Women,
One Distraught The Other Composed, With Other Characters Including The Smothered Child And A Dog,
All Before Buildings; Pierced For Suspension.
136mm Diameter.
Netherlands Or Southern Germany, Circa 1600.
Fabulous!

1 Kings 3:16–28 recounts that two mothers living in the same house, each the mother of an infant son, came to Solomon.
One of the babies had been smothered, and each claimed the remaining boy as her own. Calling for a sword,
Solomon declared his judgment: the baby would be cut in two, each woman to receive half.
One mother did not contest the ruling, declaring that if she could not have the baby then neither of them could,
but the other begged Solomon, "Give the baby to her, just don't kill him!"

The king declared the second woman the true mother, as a mother would even give up her baby if that was necessary to save its life, and
awarded her custody. This judgment became known throughout all of Israel and was considered an example of profound wisdom.

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

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 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.

A Delightful And Totally Tiny Georgian Gilt Metal Seal
With Fixed Suspension Ring And Dark Agate Matrix Carved With A Moth/Butterfly?
19mm High.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Condition, Fixed Ring Without Wear, Can Be Worn On A Chain No Problem.
 

A 19thC Oval Engraved Brass Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover Set With Turquoise Chips.
94mm Wide x 57mm Deep x 28mm High.
Probably Middle Eastern,
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Pair Of Highly Decorative Early Victorian Newtons Terrestrial And Celestial Globes, The Spheres Applied With 12 Coloured Gores,
The Terrestrial Globe Printed "Newtons New And Improved Terrestrial Globe Containing The Latest Discoveries 66 Chancery Lane London," The Celestial Globe Similarly Printed But Also Dated 1846, Supported Via The Poles Within Brass Meridian Arcs
On Turned Mahogany Uprights With Moulded Disc Shaped Feet.
192mm High.
Circa 1845.
Some Small Old Damage, If You're After The Gentleman’s Library Look, Look No Further Further. Perfect!
 

An Early 20thC Stained Pine "Jones's Patent" 5 Tread Step Ladder With Sliding Hinge And Cross Member Supports.
1295mm High Extended x 1475mm High Closed x 365mm Wide Top x 472mm Wide Bottom
 

A Lovely Little Early 19thC Rectangular Rosewood Hinged Homeopaths Box With Flush Brass Screws, Original Brass Lock (No Key),
Brass Shield Shape Escutcheon And Open Upper Portion Above A Fully Fitted Drawer Featuring A Sophisticated Military Style
Flush Brass Handle, The Leather Lined Cover Featuring A Gilded Label For "ASHTON & PARSONS THE CITY HEMEOPATHIC PHARMACY LONDON."
204mm Wide x 156mm Deep x 142mm High.
Circa 1830.
Lovely Original Condition, Upper Section Formerly Fitted, Super Small Proportions.
 

A Most Unusual Set Of 19thC Anglo-Indian Army Nesting Brass Weights Of Square Section With Rounded Corners
Comprising 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz 4oz And 2oz, - Each Stamped "Not For Trade" And "Eyres Bombay."
Circa 1880.
Stamped Arrow Device Indicates Official Indian Army Weights, Hence The Not For Trade Stamp.
A Very Unusual And Attractive Set Of Weights. Quite Rare, Never Seen Any Like This Till Now.

 

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

A Very Nice Little Compact Early Victorian Hinged Rectangular Horn Snuff Box
With Waisted Sides And White Metal Inlaid Tortoiseshell Cover With Thumbpiece.
63mm Wide x 32mm Wide x 18mm High.
Circa 1840.
Excellent Condition With Tight Functioning Hinge And Zero Defects.
 

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

A Sensational William IV Pagoda Top Rectangular Burr Elm Tea Caddy With Tablet Top,
Fitted Interior Retaining Two Original Cross Banded Burr Elm Hinged Boxes, Original Brass Hinges, Shaped Sides And Squat But Feet.
364mm Wide x 211mm Deep x 229mm High.
Circa 1830.
Lacks Glass Liner, Large With Significant Decorative Impact, To Die For Colour.

 

An Early Victorian Birch 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 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.

 

A 19thC French Brass And Champleve Enamel Hinged Inkwell With Finial On Fixed Circular Stand With Two Handles, The Blue Ground Enamel Decoration Of Islamic Inspiration; Original Glass Liner.
123mm Wide x 98mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition.
 

An Early 20thC Walking Stick With Right Angle Antler Handle.
Circa 1920.
Good Functional Condition.
985mm Long
 

A Quality English Made Shooting Stick With Stitched Leather Fold Down Seat, Mahogany Shaft And Metal Tip;
Stamped Registration Number, "Made In England" And Makers Mark For "Wm.MILLS (S'LAND) LTD BIRMINGHAM."
88mm Long.
Circa 1950.
Wm Mills The Preeminent Maker Of Shooting Sticks, Excellent Used Condition.
 

An Early Chinese Bronze Beaker With Slightly Flared Rim,
Decorated With Silver Inlaid Wire With Key Pattern,
Bamboo And Various Character Marks, The Base With Further Character Marks.
63mm Diameter At The Rim x 86mm High.
Not Sure Of The Period Of This Piece;
Could Be A Few Hundred Years Old,Could Be 19thC.
Provenance : The Property Of A Well Travelled Manawatu Collector, Now Deceased.
 

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

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.

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 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.

A Small Victorian Bone And Metal Seal, The Intaglio Featuring A Turreted Country House.
46mm High.
Old String At Junction, Possibly An Old Repair?
 

Price: SOLD

An Attractive 19thC SE Asian, Probably Cambodian/Burmese, Sandalwood Rectangular Box
Carved In Deep Relief With A Buddha Like Character Beneath A Temple Arch Surrounded With Scrolling Fruiting Foliage.
293mm Wide x 115mm Deep x 74mm High.
Quality Carving, Fabulous Colour, Original Hinges And Lock, A Very Nice Box!
 

A Good Pair Of George III Mid 18thC Multi Knop Brass Candlesticks On Shaped Circular Bases.
192mm high.
Circa 1760.

Price:  SOLD

 
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.

A Charming Early 20thC 2 Section Hollow Pencil Box Modelled As A Large Pencil
210mm High.
Circa 1900.
What A Neat Thing!
 

A Nice Little Lot For The Collector Of Old Copper - A Pair Of Early 19thC Copper Half Pint Mugs,
With Plain Strap Handles, Rolled Rims And Raised Bases; Stamped "1/2 PINT" Together With Verification Marks.
98mm High.
Well Used Good Condition, One With Small Loss To Rolled Rim.
 

A George III Burr Yew Plain Rectangular Tea Caddy With Fitted Interior
Featuring 2 Hinged Boxes Flanking A Glass Mixing Bowl, Original Brass Hinges And Lock.
294mm Wide x 145mm Deep x 147mm High.
Circa 1810.
Good Colour, The Glass Mixing Bowl Not Original, Damaged And Slightly Il-Fitting.
 

A Gorgeous Victorian Semi Spherical Copper Circular Whisking Bowl With 2 Handles And Exposed Rivets, Stamped "15."
350mm Diameter x 160mm High.
Circa 1850.
Good Used Condition.
These Are Rare, You Just Can't Go Out And Whisk One Of These Up,
Probably The Only Antique Whisking Bowl For Sale In This Country,
Highly Decorative, Could Be Priced A Lot Higher.
 

A Luxury Victorian Brass Mounted Coromandel Ladies Toilet/Jewellery Box,
The Lid Opening To A Fitted Interior With Spring Loaded Drawer To The Side And Velvet Lined Jewellery Tray Drawer To Base
With Foliate Engraved Hinges And Lockplate Inscribed "PATENT BRAMAH LONDON."
311mm Wide x 235mm Deep x 192mm High.
Circa 1860.
Although Not Pristine With Signs Of Age Presents Extremely Well, Functioning Original Lock And Key To Top, Bottom Lacks Key -
Drawer Can Be Opened By Inserting Top Key Which Will Not Work The Lock But Will Allow Opening Of Drawer,
A Top Quality Luxurious Box.
 

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 19thC Oval Black Papier Mache Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover Decorated With 2 Chinese Characters In A Fenced Garden.
75mm Wide x 43mm Deep x 25mm High.
Charming If A Little Worn Decoration, No Damage Detected.
 

A Most Decorative And Functional Victorian Canine Cast Iron Flat Back Door Stop Modelled As A Pointer.
230mm Wide x 85mm Deep At Deepest Point x 362mm High.
Cast Registration Diamond To Reverse, Circa 1860.
Very Good Well Used Condition.

 

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 Fine 19thC Scale Model Naval Bronze Pivot Gun With Barrel, Carriage, Slide And Brass Inlaid Pivot Tracked Mahogany Base;
The Canon Inscribed "MODEL OF CSP Pivot Gun H.M.S. ALGIERS,"
The Mahogany Base With Brass Plaque Inscribed;
"MODEL OF CSPr Pivot Gun, Carriage & Slide, H.M.S. ALGIERS,
Made from a Chinese Gingall, Bayrout, Coast of Syria, 1861. W. HARWOOD."
520mm Wide x 335mm Deep x 103mm High.

Wikipedia has this to say:

HMS Algiers was a 91-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

She was initially ordered from Pembroke Dockyard on 3 October 1833 as a 110-gun first rate to a design by Sir William Symonds.
On 10 December 1834, the order for Algiers was changed to a 74-gun two decker, but this was changed once more to a
110-gun ship on 5 February 1839. The order was amended once more, to complete her as a 90-gun Albion-class ship of the line on 26 December 1840, and she was laid down at Plymouth Dockyard on 10 July 1843. Her designs were amended once more, and she was re-ordered on 25 April 1847 to a lengthened design. The Admiralty ordered that she be fitted with screw propulsion while under construction in 1852.

In May 1855, she took part in the capture of Kerch and Yenikale during the Crimean War. Afterwards,
she saw service in Malta and was later a depot ship for the gunboat flotilla at Portsmouth.
She was present at the 1856 Fleet Review at Spithead.
 

An Attractive Set Of 5 Victorian Graduated Copper Haystack Measures Of Typical Sloping Form, Each With Verification Stamps, From Half Pint To 1 Gallon.
The Gallon 293mm High To Top Of Handle x 252mm Diameter, The Half Pint 105mm x 103mm.
Circa 1850.
All In Good Polished Used Condition. Very Competitively Priced For A Complete Set.
 

An Early 19thC Five Tier Sycamore Sussex Spice Tower,
With Thread Action, Each Container Labelled For "MACE, NUTMEG, CLOVES" And Two Others Labels Lacking.
259mm High.
Very Well Used Condition, Several Chips To Base, Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Use And Age.
These Are Very Popular These Days With Collectors Of Kitchenalia,
So Much So That There Are Many Reproductions On The Market Which This Example Is Definitely Not!
On Account Of Condition Modestly Priced.
 

A Particularly Nice Small Proportion George III Octagonal Lead Tobacco Jar And Stepped Cover,
Featuring Prince Of Wales Feathers, The Sides Moulded In Relief With Cornucopia And Wheat Sheaves,
The Inside Retaining The Original Weight.
103mm Wide x 75mm Deep x 84mm High.
Satisfyingly Weighty In The Hand, Traces Of Old Blue Paint, Lovely Well Used Good Condition.
 

An Exceptional Early 20thC Mosaic Polychrome Parquetry Inlaid Small Rectangular Box With Sliding Cover
Enclosing A Complete Set Bakelite Dominos Simulating Ivory And Green Stained Ivory.
126mm Wide x 45mm Deep x 48mm High.
Circa 1910.
Not Sure Of The Origin Of The Box, Perhaps Middle Eastern - Maybe Syrian? Whatever The Origin This Is A Very Nice Box!
 

An Elaborate And Large Early 18thC Gilt Metal Seal With Suspension Ring, Scrollwork And Foliage, The Agate Blank.
27mm Wide x 23mm Deep x 39mm High.
Circa 1820.
Lovely Colour, The Gilding Pleasantly Rubbed, A Narrow Totally Stable Split To The Suspension Ring;
Nothing To Worry About - This Can Be Worn
 

John Hall Thorpe, Australia, (29 April 1874 – 8 October 1947), Invariably Referred To As Hall Thorpe.
Wood Cut Print..
Marigolds On A Black Ground.
Signed Bottom Right, Entitled Bottom Left, Centre With "PUBLISHED BY HALL THORPE LONDON, COPYRIGHT U.S.A 1922."
Original Ebonised Frame.
The Print 229mm x 291mm.
The Frame 367mm x 416mm

There Is A Fair Amount On Wikipedia Which Includes The Following

"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."[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Thorpe

 

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.

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

A Fabulous Regency Pollard Oak Rectangular Caddy With Hinged Cover Featuring Bevelled Sides,
2 Division Interior With Original Covers And Slightly Sloping Sides Above Narrow Plinth Base.
215mm Wide At Top x 205mm Wide At Base x 34mm Deep At Top x 124mm Wide At Base x 143mm High.
Circa 1820.
Original Brass Hinges And Lock, No Key, Superb Colour
 

A 19thC Treen Folk Art Carved Hardwood Pinch Of Snuff Counter Top Advertising Device
Carved In The Form Of A Hand Taking A Pinch Of Snuff.
52mm Wide x 132mm High.
Circa 1840.
Lovely Patinated Condition, Quite Weighty In The Hand.

 

A Particularly Attractive Victorian Tortoiseshell Card Case
With Ivory Stringing And Inlaid Abalone Flowering Foliage.
104mm x 74mm
Excellent Condition With Very Nicely Figured Tortoiseshell
 

A Pair Of Early 19thC Chinese Black Lacquer Circular Counter Dishes Gilded With Characters In A Walled Garden.
161mm Diameter.
Circa 1820.
Highly Decorative, Excellent Condition, One With Small Rim Flake Mentioned For Accuracy Only.
 

An Early 19thC Chinese Black Lacquer Circular Counter Dish
Gilded With Characters Before A Building In A Verdant Garden.
170mm Diameter.
Circa 1820.
Very Decorative, Excellent Condition.
 

A Highly Decorative 19thC Brass Mounted Sectional Mirror With Sloping Sides And Hinged Central Mirror,
The Repousse Brass Crest With Scrolling Foliage And The Borders With Anthemion, The Interior With Suspended Brushes.
618mm High x 352mm Wide x 72mm Deep.
Possibly Dutch, Circa 1880.
Excellent Original Condition.
 

John Hall Thorpe, Australia, (29 April 1874 – 8 October 1947), Invariably Referred To As Hall Thorpe.
Wood Cut Print..
Crocuses On A Black Ground.
Signed Bottom Right.
Original Ebonised Frame.
The Print 165mm x 151mm.
The Frame 416mm x 311mm
 

There Is A Fair Amount On Wikipedia Which Includes The Following

"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."[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_Thorpe

A Group Of 3 19thC Agate Snuff Boxes And A Similar Vesta, The Snuff Boxes All Oval, The Vesta Rectangular,
All With Polished Agate Surfaces.
Oval 67mm, 61mm & 45mm Wide, Vesta 39mm
Circa 1850.
All Damaged As Follows:
Large Oval Both Panels Cracked And Small Section Missing; Oval Tigers Eye One Panel Cracked,
The Other OK - In Other Words One Side Displays Well; Small Oval Banded Agate, Both Sides Cracked;
Vesta With Hinged Striker, One Side Cracked, The Other OK So Displays Well One Side.
 

A 19thC Continental, Probably French, Rectangular Tea Caddy With Kingwood And Rosewood Parquetry Inlaid Top And Sides,
Rosewood Banded Edges, Original Brass Escutcheon, Original Brass Lock And Hinges And Original Cover To The Interior.
126mm Wide x 111mm High x 104mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Original Condition With Signs Of Use, Very Attractive Appearance.
 

A Victorian Pewter 2 Handle Tapering Cylindrical Glass Bottom Cup
ith Double Scroll Handles And Ruby Flash Glass Base, Stamped "JAMES DIXON & SONS."
171mm High x 122mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Well Used Good Condition.
 

An Early Victorian Cross Stitch Silk On Cotton Needlework Sampler,
The Work Of Harriet Holmes, Dated 1849, Featuring Alphabet And Numbers Together With Potted Urns, Animals And Buildings.
Approximately 307mm Square.
Unusually Framed With Glass Each Side, Pretty Good Condition, Faded But With Reasonably Strong Colour Contrasts.
 

Price: SOLD

A Most Stylish Pair Of Regency Treen Classical Shape Tazza
With Dished Circular Bowls On Turned Pedestal Stems And Domed Circular Feet.
196mm Diameter x 140mm High
Circa 1820.
Excellent Condition With Marvellous Colour.

 

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

A Decorative Pair Of Victorian Carved Fruitwood Shoes With Chiselled Toes, Stitching And Heels.
169mm Wide x 64mm High.
Good Condition.

An Amusing Victorian Gentleman's Ebonised Novelty Tipple Walking Cane With Screw And Thread Action Brass Mounts,
The Shaft Concealing A Glass Tube And The Pommel The Drinking Glass; Steel Ferrule.
93mm Long.
Good Functioning Condition, Tube Lacks Cork Stopper.
 

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

A Good Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box With Engraved And Pierced Brass Mounts With Ivory Inserts And Fitted Lift Out Tray.
276mm Wide x 202mm Deep x 108mm High.
Circa 1880.
The Interior A Little Worn. For Every 100 Writing Slopes We See We Might See 1 Jewellery Box - They Are Scarce.

A Victorian Mahogany Weight Box With Moulded Edge, Hinged Cover,
Functioning 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 Copper Bed Warmer Of Typical Form With Hinged Cover And Long Turned Wood Handle.
Circa 1850.
1042mm Long.
Good Condition.
 

A Rare George III Pewter Pap Boat Of Typical Tub Shape With Elongated Spout,
The Rim Gadrooned; Bears X And Crown Touch Marks To The Bowl.
126mm Wide x 71mm Deep x 25mm High.
Circa 1800.
Paper Label Beneath With Erroneous Date. Pap Boats, Or Baby Feeders, Are Usually Silver And Are Almost Invariably Georgian,
Being Surpassed By Feeding Bottles In Victorian Times.
 

Four Various Early 19thC Cut Amber Glass Seals;
Naked Apollo, Mercury , Seated Man & Clear Glass.

A Large Georgian Base Metal Seal, The Octagonal Base Mounted With An Intaglio Carved Wheat Sheath,
The Mount Featuring Acorns.
34mm High x 27mm Wide
Circa 1800.
Good Condition.

A Gorgeous Little Georgian Set Of Mahogany Cased Guinea Scales With Ingenious Collapsing Device,
The Case Bearing Makers Label For "J Barned & Co…..Liverpool."
The Case 135mm Wide x 25mm Deep x 18mm High.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Functioning Condition, The Case With Superb Well Patinated Colour.
 

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

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

An Interesting Georgian Utensil Of Unknown Function, Perhaps Medical,
With Turned Mahogany Handle, Ivory Finial And Brass Terminal With Comb Like Features.
136mm Long.
Circa 1800.
Good Condition.
 

An Early 20thC Walnut Bridge Companion Fashioned As A Partitioned Tray With Central Lifting Handle,
Each Partition Accommodating A Playing Card Box With Lift Off Cover Featuring A Small Glass Disc
Painted With The 4 Suits, The Edge With Brass Stringing.
The Tray 225mm Wide x 170mm Deep x 73mm High To Top Of Handle.
Circa 1900.
Playing Cards Absent, Pretty Good Original Condition.
 

An Early 19thC Copper Brandy Warmer Of Typical Circular Form With Exposed Seam,
Rolled Rim, Rivets And Right Angle Wooden Handle.
107mm Wide Across Spout x 92mm High To Top Of Rim.
Good Used Condition
 

A Victorian Oregon Pine Concertina Action Clothes Dryer With Pinned Spindles.
Dimensions : 1035mm Wide x 675mm Deep x 1375mm High.
Circa 1880.
Quite Statuesque And No Doubt Totally Functional!
 

A Victorian Brass Chestnut Roaster Of Typical Form With Hinged Pierced Cover And Long Handle Pierced For Suspension.
125mm Diameter x 400mm Long.
Circa 1850
Good Used 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.

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 Standard Victorian Copper Kettle With Fixed Overhead Brass And Copper Handle.
233mm Wide Across Handle x 215mm High To Top Of Handle.
Circa 1860
Great Condition With Exposed Seam.
 

A Large 19thC Copper Oval Salmon Kettle And Cover With Side And Cover Handles And Exposed Seam.
405mm Wide x 257mm Deep x 183mm High To Top Of Kettle.
Circa 1850.
Fabulously Decorative, Like All The Copper In This Flyer, Of A Superior Type,
Not Your Boring Old Standard Stuff, Collected By A Connoisseur Who Bought The Best. For What It Is, Cheap!
 

A Large 19thC Copper Oval Salmon Kettle With Handles, Rolled Rim, Exposed Rivets And Seam.
550mm Wide Across Handles x 299mm Deep x 148mm High To Top Of Handles.
Circa 1850.
This Is Big! Over Half A Meter Wide. Very Decorative. Good Quality. Not A Lot Of Money.
 

A Tall Victorian Copper Pot And Cover, The Cover With Fixed Handle, The Pot With Swing Iron Handle.
175mm Diameter x 210mm High To Top Of Fixed Handle.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Large 19thC French Dark Stained Carved Wood Figure Of The Virgin Mary And Child.
With Pierced Crown And Extensive Drapery, The Reverse Rudimentary.
595mm High.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition With No Damage Or Restoration Detected.
 

An Attractive Little Pair Of Victorian Copper Beaker Measures With Exposed Seams, One Stamped "ASL."
53mm Diameter At Rim x 48mm High.
Circa 1850.
Good Used Condition
 

A 20thC Russian Brass And Coloured Enamel Square Icon With The Madonna And Child, Both With Halos.
56mm x 54mm
 

A 20thC Russian Brass And Coloured Enamel Square Icon With The Madonna And Centered Child.
56mm x 54mm
 

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

 

An Early 19thC Biedermeier Circular Burr Wood And Tortoiseshell Push Cover Table-Top Snuff Box,
The Cover With A Stipple Engraved Lady Clasping A Mask, The Top Edge With Rosewood Cross Banding About A Horn Band,
The Interior Tortoiseshell And Mock Tortoiseshell, The Burr Wood Base With An Arrangement Of Inlaid Wire Interlocking Spheres.
77mm Diameter x 23mm High.
Circa 1830.
The Horn Band With A Stable Split, Otherwise Exceptionally Good Condition.
 

An Unusual Early 19thC English Armorial And Verre Eglomise Papier Mache Circular Push Cover Table Top Snuff Box,
The Cover Featuring A Silver Foil Profile Portrait Bust Of A Gentleman,
The Base Painted In Colours With The Coat Of Arms Of The Royal House Of Stuart, The Sides Painted With Palm Fronds And Stars,
The Interior With Scrumbled Faux Tortoiseshell.
86mm Diameter.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Condition, The Portrait Not Identified, Doesn't Look Like A Stuart To Me.

 

An Early 19thC English Portrait Miniature Of A Carousing Gentleman In Profile
With Churchwarden Clay Pipe And Extended Hand Offering Him A Drink:
Original Ebonised Frame With Gilt Metal Suspension Device Of Acorn And Leaves.
The Frame 141mm Square.
Good Condition With Minor Knocks And Oxidisation To The Mounts & Frame Commensurate With Age.
 

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

An Early 20thC Brass Cased Rubber Stamp With Wood Handle
Made For "Collector Of Taxes" With Stamped Government Cypher.
92mm High.
Circa 1920.
 

An Extremely Decorative Black Painted Victorian Cast Iron Stick Stand,
With Elaborate Decoration Of Spindles, Entwined Foliage And A Full Length Figure Of A Scantily Draped Putti,
The Drip Pan Detachable.
482mm Wide x 247mm Deep Across Base x 821mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent 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 Tiny Victorian Nickel Mounted Magnifying Glass With Finely Turned Ivory Handle Pierced For Suspension.
52mm Long.

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 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.

 

A Late Victorian Walking Stick With Right Angle Wood Handle,
White Metal Mount And Rubber Tip; The Mount Monogrammed "CU."
818mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Good Functional Condition.
 

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 x 150mm High Including Totara Base.
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 ‘Tanagras’
 

A Hellenistic Terracotta Fragment Realistically Modelled
As A Female Bust With Braided Hair And Diadem.
72mm High x 122mm High Including Totara Base
Circa 200BC.
Nicely Defined With Scuffs And Abrasions Consistent With Great Age.

 

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.

An Early 20thC Gnarled Hickory Walking Stick   With Wood Capped Right Angle Antler Handle And Copper Ferrule.
Circa 1920.
Good Functional Condition.
1050mm Long.
 

A Charming Victorian Treen Hinged Pocket Watch Case,
The Hinged Cover Carved With Fruiting Vine; Monogrammed RI GI.
95mm Wide x 62mm Deep.
Circa 1860.
The Rule Joint Hinge With Small Loss
 

A Decorative Early 20thC Chinese Rectangular Rosewood Box And Slip On Cover,
The Cover Mounted With A Carved And Pierced Jade Plaque Featuring A Duck And Lotus Flowers.
115mm Wide x 93mm Deep x 45mm High.
Circa 1910.
Good Condition, The Jade Plaque With Possibly A Few Small Losses.

 

A Turn-Of-The Century English Tudric Art Nouveau Jug Designed By Archibald Knox
Of Typical Form With Hinged Cover, Thumbpiece And Raised Asymmetric Ornament.
149mm High To Top Of Thumbpiece.
Stamped "TUDRIC" Together With Registration Number And Also "278"
Attractive Well Oxidised Appearance, The Handle May Have Been Caned.

 

An Architectural Early 19thC Faceted Hexagonal Tobacco Box And Cover With Complimentary Finial, Stem And Base.
109mm Wide x 184mm High.
A Terrific, If Somewhat Lopsided, Shape.

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

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

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

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

A Victorian Stuart Tartan Ware Cylindrical Box And Domed Cover.
66mm diameter x 64mm high.
Circa 1890.

A Decorative Pair Of 19thC English Mahogany Bobbin Turned Candlesticks On Circular Bases.
229mm High.
Circa 1850.

Price: SOLD

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.

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

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

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

A 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.

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.


 

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

 


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 20thC Georgian Style Heavy Brass Door Stop
Cast As A Ribbon Tied Wheat Sheath With Elongated Handle.
394mm High.
Good Weight, Functional In A Wellington Southerly.

 

A Victorian Carved Malacca Walking Stick
Featuring A Right Angle Handle Carved As A Horse Head,
With An Inscribed Banner "Kepkupa" And A Brass Ferrule.
875mm Long.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition, Robust And Functional.
 

A Victorian Carved Walking Stick Featuring A Right Angle Knob Handle
Carved As A Crouching Lion With Glass Eyes.
845mm Long.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Functional Condition.
 

A Victorian Carved Walking Stick Featuring A Knob Handle
Carved As A Beaked Bird And Twist Stem.
845mm Long.
Circa 1880
Excellent Functional Condition.
 

An Early 19thC Cross Stitch On Linen Sampler Featuring A Rhyme Of Christian Inspiration,
Vases Of Flowers, Birds, Lions, A Pair Of Conifers And Stags; Entitled "Mary Ann Hunt Aged 12 Years 1836."
439mm x 352mm.
The Sampler Has Been Out Of The Frame And Possibly Conserved - The Previous Owner Inherited It And Has No Knowledge Of Its Prior Life, Regardless Presents Well With A Couple Of Tiny Holes,
The Colours Somewhat Muted, The Frame May Be Original,
Pretty Reasonable Price For A Sampler Of This Period.
 

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

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

 
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!.

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 Pair Of Victorian Heavy Brass Candlesticks With Multi-Knop Stems And Plungers,
Together With A Single Larger Similar Stick.
252mm And 300mm High Respectively.
One Of The Pair Sits With A Bit Of A Wobble, Otherwise OK Condition, Cheap As Chips.

 

A Quantity Of Antique Brass Including A Circular Chamber Candlestick With Off Snuffer, A Narrow Rectangular Tray, An Ashtray, A Mortar And Pestle And A Small Nest Of 3 Chinese Leaf Shape Dishes; All Housed In A Vintage Kodak Wood Hinged Box.
The Tray 240mm x 67mm, The Box 258mm Wide x 159mm Deep x 146mm High.
All Good Condition.
 

A Victorian Cast Iron Four Division Stick Stand With Acanthus Capped Column Above Oval Dished Base.
730mm High
Circa 1880.
Perfect for those dripping umbrellas.
 

A George III Small Ivory Folding 6 Inch Pocket Ruler.
Circa 1800.
One Small End Section Taped, Otherwise OK Condition.
 

A Victorian Beaded Misers Purse - Intact But Distress At Seams,
Together With A Early 20thC Brass Mesh Purse With Concertina Action - OK Condition
 

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.
 

A Pair Of Victorian Small Brass Gothic Revival Candlesticks With Everted Castellated Sconces,
Slender Single Knop Stems And Domed Circular Bases.
165mm High.
Good Condition.
 

6 Early 20thC Bakelite Crochet Tools (?) Together With A Quantity Of Novelty Wood Pencils Painted And Applied In Relief With Roses And Flowering Foliage - 10+ Charming Little Xmas Presents In One Swoop.
A Fun Lot.

A George V Fruitwood Capstan Shape Pepper Mill With Sterling Silver Mounts,
The Mechanism Stamped "Park Green & Co Made In England."
100mm High.
London 1950,
Collett & Anderson.
Good Functioning Condition.
 

A Charming Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Large Rectangular Snuff Box,
The Hinged Cover Decorated In A Bright Palette Of Red Blue And Yellow
With Oval Cartouche And Foliate Scrollwork.
96mm Wide x 60mm Deep x 33mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Functioning Hinge, Not Damaged, Well Worn With Significant Signs Of Age.

 

An Unusual Victorian Oxidised Brass Hinged Circular Snuff Box
With Thumb Piece And Mother-Of-Pearl Mounts, The Base Domino Turned.
60mm Diameter x 21mm High.
Circa 1860.
Exellent Condition, Nice And Weighty In The Hand.

 

A Massive And Most Decorative Early 19thC Circular Copper Pot
With Applied Wide Brass Rim And Iron Swing Handle With Brass Mounts, Each Mount Stamped "48."
436mm Diameter x 307mm High x 550mm High To Top Of Handle.
Circa 1820.
If This Is The Big Copper Vessel You've Been Waiting To Put The Pine Cones In Get It!
There Is Only One.