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


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

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

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

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

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

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

A Victorian Desk Magnifying Glass With Adjustable Parts.
Circa 1870

An Extremely Decorative 19th Century Large Yellow Ground Embroidered Panel Decorated With Scrolling Foliage, A Peacock And Other Exotic Birds, The Border With A Mounted Horseman And Animals.
2900mm x 1850mm
Indo-Persian? Anglo-Indian?

A Chinese Pale Green Jade Bangle.
75mm Diameter.
Notoriously Difficult To Date, Probably Early 20thC.
Good Condition.

An Early 19thC French Subdued Erotic Circular Papier Mache Push CoverTable-Top Snuff Box, The Cover Printed In Monochrome With Young Naked Lovers Loosley Embraced In A Forested Landscape Featuring Two Goats, A Sheep, A Basket Of Fruit, Buildings Beyond And A Tantalising Poised Hand Before; Entitled "ll'Age d'Or" From Ovid's Metamorphoses.
87mm Diameter.
Circa 1820.
Couple Of Minor Rim Nibbles. Breathtaking.

 

An Unusual And Attractive Early Victorian Papier Mache Rounded Rectangular Snuff Box
Marbled In Imitation Of Cornish Serpentine,
The Hinged Cover With Central Monogramed Silver Cartouche And Cast Brass Rococo Scrollwork Thumb Piece.
103mm Wide x 36mm Deep x 34mm High.
Circa 1840.
Very Tidy Condition, Tiny Little Chip To One Corner Of The Cover, Super Decorative.
 

 


A 19thC Ivory Bookmark With Carved Flowering Foliage Terminal.
106mm Long.
Possibly Dieppe, Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

A Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Screw In Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Thistle And Foliage Within A Notched Border.
98mm High x 101mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Small Old Long Defunct Worm, Good Condition

A 19thC French Prayer Book With Ivory Boards, Spine And Clasp.
105mm x 73mm
Circa 1900
The Cover Beginning To Detach.

A Small Victorian Circular Snuff Box And Push Cover Decorated With Formal Tunbridge Style Parquetry Inlay.
55mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Good Condition. Scratches And Wear Commensurate With Age.

 

A Good Little George III Mahogany Dome Top Tea Caddy
With Boxwood Strung Edges And Escutcheon, Original Hinges And Lock,
The Interior With Parquetry Inlaid Cover.
118mm Square x 130mm High.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Original Condition With Great Colour.

 

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

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

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

A George III Octagonal Lead Tobacco Jar And Stepped Cover With Internal Cover.
135mm Wide x 82mm Deep x 176mm High.
Very Heavy In The Hand.

A Small Georgian Sarcophagus Shape Iron Tobacco Box, The Cover With Acorn Finial.
129mm Wide x 76mm Deep x 104mm High.

A George III Painted Lead Octagonal Tobacco Jar With Slightly Domed Cover, Negroid Finial And Internal Cover.
160mm Wide x 90mm Deep x 133mm High.

A Stunning Victorian Burr Yew Rounded Rectangular Snuff Box,
The Cover With Flush Hinge, Abalone Escutcheon And Raised Thumb Piece, The Interior Tortoiseshell Lined.
105mm Wide x 62mm Deep x 24mm High.
Circa 1860.
The Interior With Printed Label For "Broadheads Watch Specialist And Jeweller Wanganui N.Z."
This Has To Be Rare, A New Zealand Retailers Label On An Imported Snuff Box.

 

A Good Pair Of George III Mid 18thC Multi Knop Brass Candlesticks On Shaped Square Bases.
184mm high.
Circa 1760.
Good Condition, Prominent Seams.

 

An Elaborate Victorian Shaped Lead Tobacco Box Cast With Bust And Scroll Supports, The Cover With Swan Finial.
149mm Wide x 73mm Deep x 165mm High.

A Georgian Sarcophagus Shape Lead Tobacco Bow With Shaped Apron, The Cover With Complimentary Finial.
106mm Wide x 85mm Deep x 135mm High.

An Early 19thC Cast Lead Circular Tobacco Jar And Domed Cover With Negroid Finial And Traces Of Green Paint.
119mm Diameter x 115mm High.

A Small 19thC Octagonal Cast Iron Tobacco Jar With Slightly Domed Cover, Cherubic Mask And Everted Raised Feet.
86mm Wide x 75mm Deep x 100mm High.

A George III Painted Lead Oval Tobacco Jar With Domed Cover, Finial And Foliate Ornament, The Sides With Cast Ribbon Tied Garlands Featuring Neptune And A Sailing Ship Flanking A Shield With A Hung Horse.
147mm Wide x 97mm Deep x 145mm High.
Old Repairs And Damage, The Cover Ill Fitting.

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

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

A Victorian Baluster Copper Jug With Double Scroll Handle And Mask Spout.
151mm High.
Circa 1860.
Original Condition.
 

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

An Early 19thC Oval Copper Miner's Pebble Snuff Box With Hinged Cover, Pronounced Rounded Sides And Tinned Interior, The Hinge And Edges Brass.
75mm Wide x 49mm Deep x 38mm High.
Circa 1830.
Excellent Well Patinated Condition, Particularly Tactile And Sensual In The Hand.

 

A Stunning Small Victorian Burr Mulberry Rectangular Snuff Box With Rounded Sides, The Cover With Flush Hinge And Raised Thumb Piece, The Interior Tortoiseshell Lined.
49mm Wide x 30mm Deep x 5mm High.

 

A Victorian Ivory Cigar Knife With Blank Cartouche, Cutting Aperture, Steel Blade And Pricker; The Steel Pricker Stamped "Cigar Knife."

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

A 19thC Small Iron Circular Tobacco Box And Cover With Brass Finial.
100mm Diameter x 115mm High.

A 19thC Square Lead Tobacco Box Cast In Relief With Horses And Hounds, The Cover With Pineapple Finial.
903mm Square x 130mm High

A Georgian Rectangular Iron Tobacco Box With Canted Sides, Base With Shaped Apron And Domed Cover With Circular Finial.
105mm Wide x 82mm Deep x 142mm High.

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

 

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

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

An Early 20thC Treen Souvenir Spool Case With Thread Action Revealing 3 Spools, The Exterior Painted With" Ville Franche", The Finial Inserted With A Tiny Viewer Depicting Yachts.
86mm Long.
Good Condition.

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

A 19thC 2 Section Thread Action Cylindrical Bone Needle Case Carved In Relief With Dragons.
Circa 1900.
157mm Long.
A Couple Of Small Losses And Some Small But Stable Cracks.

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

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

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

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

A Victorian Carved And Turned Oak Box, Constructed From A Piece Of Kings College Chapel Old Roof 1513.
125mm Diameter.

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

An Early 20thC Turned Wood Acorn Shape Needle Case With Beginnings Of Good Patination.
45mm Long.
Excellent Condition.

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

A Victorian Bentwood Pint Measure With Exposed Iron Rivets And Internal And External "VR" Verification Marks.
102mm Diameter x 96mm High.
Circa 1880.
Great Condition, Nice Colour.
 

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

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

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

A Gorgeous Early 19thC Treen Fruitwood 3 Section Baluster Powder Shaker With Nice Tight Threads; Weighted.
132mm High.
Circa 1840.
Excellent Condition, Lovely Colour.
 

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

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

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

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

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

A Good Victorian Tinned Copper Oval Jelly Mould With Stepped Top
Featuring Batwing Crest Above 12 Point Fluted Base.
162mm Wide x 113mm Deep x 107mm High.
Circa 1860.
The Rim Stamped "124."
A Few Tiny Lead Solder Repairs To The Crest, The Interior Very Crisply Delineated.
 

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

A Good Looking Victorian Copper Oval Dish With Iron Handles And Exposed Rivets.
360mm Wide x 255mm Deep.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Original Well Used Condition.

 

A Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Integral Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With A Cow And Gate.
64mm High x 83mm Diameter.
Circa 1900,
Good Condition

A Large Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Rectangular Table-Top Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover Inscribed In Gilt "TAKE A PINCH."
129mm Wide x 80mm Deep x 46mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Functioning Hinge, No Damage Detected, Wear Commensurate With Use.
 

A Gorgeous Little Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover And Sides Decorated With Radiating Gold Foil.
50mm Wide x 30mm Deep x 16mm High.
Circa 1869.
Good Functioning Hinge, Brilliant High Gloss Finish, Excellent Condition With Nominal Wear.

 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Rounded Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover Inscribed In Gilt Beneath A Royal Crown "PRINCE ROYAL SNUFF" Within Gilt Lined Edge.
70mm Wide x 39mm Deep x 19mm High.
Good Functioning Hinge, Nice High Gloss Finish, Wear Commensurate With Age, No Damage.

 

An Early 20thC Leather Cased 50 Feet Fabric Surveyors Tape Measure, With Brass Hardware, The Leather Case Embossed "John Rabone & Sons Birmingham London," The Reverse "Rabones Rigida Tape Trade Mark."
109mm Diameter,
Circa 1900.
Good Functioning Condition, Nicely Weathered.

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

A Small Victorian Lathe Turned Two Part Plunger Butter Stamp, The Matrix Carved With Leaf And Thistle.
71mm High x 35mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition

 

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

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

 

A Mid Victorian Black Papier Mache Narrow Rectangular Snuff Box, The Hinged Cover With Abalone Chip Shell Marquetry Inlay Featuring A Central Butterfly And Wrigglework Border; The Interior Foiled.
64mm Wide x 36mm Deep x 19mm High.
Circa 1860.
Excellent Functioning Hinge, The Cover Pristine With High Gloss Finish, Virtually No Wear Detected.
 

A Victorian Novelty Brass Vesta Case Formed As A Boot With Hobnails, The Heel Hinged To Accommodate The Matches And The Filled Top The Striker; Suspension Ring To Rear.
56mm Wide x 22mm Deep x 35mm High.
Circa 1880
Excellent Condition.
 

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

The Following Was Found On Google:

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

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

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

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

A Complete Graduated Set Of 6 Edwardian Brass Pharmaceutical Bell Weights,
1lb To 1/2oz, Of Typical Bell Form With Stamped Handles, On Mahogany Stand.
The Stand 278mm x 89mm.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

 

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

A Late Victorian Brass Circular String Box With Slip On Cover And Aperture, The Whole Decorated In High Relief With Acanthus Scrollwork, The Reverse Mounted With Steel Blade Scissors In Sheath.
168mm Diameter x 89mm High x 154mm High To Top Of Scissors.
Circa 1880.
The Aperture Rudimentary, Excellent Condition.

 

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

 


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

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

Provenance : Perrine Moncrief

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

 

A Victorian Cased Draughtsmans Box, The Fitted Interior With A Quantity Of Instruments Including 3 Ivory Rulers, Some Instruments With Ivory Handles Marked "ELIOTT."

An Immaculate 19thC Leather Cased "The Book Of Common Prayer"
With Brass Mounts, Ivory Boards And Tooled Leather Spine.
The Case 104mm x 70mm.

A Small 19thC Alabaster Holy Water Stoup Mounted With A Champleve Enamel Cross And Bowl,
The Brass Back With Suspension Loop.
103mm High x 62mm Wide
Circa 1900.
A Couple Of Tiny Rim Nibbles, Otherwise Good Condition.

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

A Nicely Carved 20thC Japanese Ivory Netsuke Of A Crouching Toad With Young Toad Astride, Featuring Inlaid Coloured Eyes, The Base Formed As Textured Leaves.
35mm Wide x 22mm High.

 

A Small Victorian Brass Jewellers Anvil Of Typical Form On Splayed Rectangular Foot.
86mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 68mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Unpolished Condition, Great Paperweight.

An English Art Nouveau Copper Watering Can With Fixed Overhead Handle, Hinged Fixed Cover, Plain Scroll Handle And Extended Spout, The Sides Moulded In Relief With Asymmetric Art Nouveau Flowering Foliage.
285mm Wide Across Handle And Spout x 126mm Deep x 230mm High Across Handle.
Circa 1900
Stamped Makers Mark "JS&S."
Good Functional Condition, Great Original Untouched Colour, Little Bit Of Lead Solder In The Side Suggests And Early Repair.

The Mark Is For Joseph Sankey & Son Bilston, Wolverhampton (in The Black Country, Near Birmingham), 1890-1932 For Copper And Brassware, Especially In The Art Nouveau Style.
 

A Victorian Coquilla Nut Seal Formed From Threaded Sections, The Brass Matrix With Fine Hob Nail Finish.
87mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Good Set Of Victorian Brass Fire Irons Comprising Of Tongs, Shovel And Poker, each piece with ball handle, together with a pair of Victorian Brass Fire Dogs cast with exotic Egyptian style masks.
A good quality set.

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

A Particularly Smart Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Sewing Box Of Sarcophagus Form Featuring Scrollwork, Shaped Escutcheon, Everted Carved Base With Repeating Crosses And Drop Ring Handles, The Interior With Original Lock, Original Velvet Lining And Lift Out Partitioned Tray - Lacks Contents, A Wee Bonus In The Form Of A Victorian Pin Container.
340mm Wide x 233mm Deep x 125mm High.
Circa 1820.
Fabulous Original Condition, With 1995 English Receipt For 317 Pound.

 

A Good Victorian Tin Lined Copper Circular Jelly Mould With Central Opening And 7 Point Castellated Turrets: Stamped THE ALBION.
140mm Diameter x 105mm High.
Circa 1850.
A Few Old Solder Repairs To The Tips, 3 Tiny Piercings.
 

A Charming Small Victorian Brass Mounted Shell Purse.
51mm Wide x 45mm Deep.
Good Condition

A Small Victorian Brass Jewellers Anvil Of Typical Form On Splayed Rectangular Foot.
86mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 68mm High.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Unpolished Condition, Great Paperweight.

A Victorian Pewter Food Mould In 3 Sections With Domed Cover, Fluted Interior And Circular Base: The Base With Registration Diamond, No 20 And 1 Quart.
177mm high x 105mm diameter.
A quality weighty mould.

Price: SOLD

An Exceptionally Large Victorian Pewter Meat Warming Dish With Hot Water Cavity And Screw In Plug, Juice Channels And Wells, Reeded Handles And Rococo Scroll Feet; Bears Registration Diamond And Makers Details: "Shaw & Fisher Registered Article Of Utility Oct 1st 1849.
628mmW x 435mmD x 103mH

Price: SOLD

A Turn Of The Century Archibald Knox Design Tudric Pewter 3 Piece Coffee Service With Typical Art Nouveau Relief Work Of Entwined Tendrils, The Coffee Pot With Caned Handle
The Coffee Pot 222mm High Including Thumbpiece.
Stamped Tudric Marks, Numbered 231, Circa 1905.
Excellent Original Condition, Good Even Colour.

A Victorian Pewter Inkwell With Original Glazed Earthenware Pot, Pierced Inner Rim For Quills And Wide Flat Circular Base Presumably For Stability - Difficult To See This Inkwell Overturning.
198mm Diameter.
Circa 1870.
The Pot With Not Visible Under Rim Chip, Otherwise Nice Original Patinated Condition.
 

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

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

An Early Victorian Tapering Cylindrical Pewter String Box With Domed Cover; Stamped Touch Marks Below Rim.
129mm High.
Circa 1840.
Probably Originally A Tobacco Jar, Finial Removed And Converted To A String Box, Excellent Even Colour.

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

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

An Early 20thC Russian Siberian Polished Nephrite Rectangular Desk Weight With Bevelled Edges And Rounded Corners.
63mm Wide x 37mm Deep x 5mm High.
Circa 1900.
Plain, Smooth And Weighty In The Hand. Gorgeous!
Faberge Was Fond Of Siberian Nephrite.

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

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

A Splendid George IV Pewter Narrow Baluster Quart Mug With Double Scroll Handle, Girdle And Domed Circular Foot; The Body Stamped With "IMPERIAL" And "G IV", The Rim With Further Makers Marks For Ingram and Hunt Of Bewdley, Worcestershire.
168mm High.
Circa 1825.
Excellent Original Condition, Superb Even Colour.

A Late Victorian Pewter Ewer With Scroll Handle With Thumbpiece And Acanthus Terminal, Hinged Cover With Finial, Narrow Neck, Oviform Body And Domed Circular Foot.
236mm High.
Stamped Marks, Circa 1900.

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

A Victorian Shaped Circular Pewter Chamber Candlestick With Pie Crust Rim, Knopped Stem With Detachable Sconce And Scroll Handle With Acanthus Thumb-piece.
146mm Diameter x 83mm High.
England Marks, Circa 1890.
The Well And Sconce A Bit Misshaped.

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

A Good Looking Large Scottish Pewter Quaich With The Arms Of The University Of Glasgow To The Bowl Featuring The Motto "Via Veritas Vita - The Way The Truth And The Life". The Rim And Handles With Relief Interlaced Celtic Ornament.
245mm Across Handles x 172mm Diameter x 81mm High.
Circa 1910.
Excellent Original Condition With A Few Little Dings Commensurate With Age, Lovely Colour!

A Cased Set Of Early 20thC Sheffield Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives With Flattened Straight Sided “Ivory” Handles And Slightly Rounded Ends.
210mm Long.
The Blades Stamped
"L.Harrison Cutlers Sheffield Eng."
Excellent Condition.


 

A Set Of 11 Early 20thC Stainless Steel Dinner Knives With Flattened “Ivory” Handles, The Blades Engraved "Bastet Niet Rostend," Together With A Set Of 5 Similar Bread And Butter Knives.
Dutch, Circa 1920.
Excellent Condition.

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

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

A Graduated Pair Of Early Victorian Small Brass Preserve Pans With Fixed Handles And Exposed Copper Rivets; Very Weighty Thick Gauge, Charming Small Proportions - These Are Not Your Commonplace Pans.
Small : 206mm Diameter x 104mm High.
Large : 292mm Diameter x 145mm High
Very Decorative, Excellent Condition.

A Set Of Victorian Avery Dismantling Brass Beam Scales On A Single Drawer Mahogany Base With Assorted Weights And A Pair Of Tweezers.
Base 255mm Wide x 132mm Deep x 52mm High, x Total Height 365mm High.
Circa 1860.
The Glass Pan A Replacement.

A Victorian Hinged Folding Games Box With Chess And Draughts To The Exterior And Backgammon To The Interior Together With Full Sets Of Backgammon And Draughts Counters And Dice.

A 19thC Scottish Horn Snuff Mull With Brass Mounted Hinged Cover, Original Cork And Double Twirl Terminal, The Mount Engraved "A Mc N."
Approximately 75mm Wide.
Pretty Good Condition, The Hinge A Little Loose.

A Small Bronze Grand Tour Style Figure Of A Naked Classical Athlete On Rectangular Base.
72mm Wide x 34mm Deep x 123mm High.
Early 20th Century.
Good Condition.

A Most Decorative Edwardian Serpentine Cased Aneroid Barometer With Circular Face, Knopped Pedestal And Stepped Circular Base.
264mm High.
Circa 1910.
Some Old Repairs To The Base Which Are Totally Stable And Not Visible When Viewed From The Front.

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

Price: SOLD

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

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

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

A 19th Century Brass Coopered Oval Oak Kitchen Tub, Lacks Metal Liner.
496mmW x 392mmD x 160mmH
Circa 1850.
Nice Beside The Fire Place With Pine Cones.
 

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

A Decorative George III Oak Candle Box With Pierced Back, Leather Hinged Cover And Single Drawer.
331mmW x 187mmD x 413mmH
Circa 1800

Price: SOLD

A Good Large Victorian Tin Lined Copper Circular Jelly Mould With Central Opening And 8 Point Swirled Turrets: Monogramed "TR" And Stamped "358 X".
144mm Diameter x 125mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition, Possibly Retinned.

A Victorian Tinned Copper Shaped Circular Jelly Mould With 8 Point Turreted Top Above Castelated Lobed Sides;
Stamped "R5" And "CHW."
147mm Diameter x 102mm High
Circa 1860.
A Few Small Unobtrusive Pin Pricks.

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

A Set Of 4 Mid Century Stained Oak Heraldic Shields Painted With Various University Of Cambridge Arms - viz Clare, Christ & St John's, Kings And Trinity Colleges: All Bearing AW Crisp & Co., Paper Labels Verso.

153mm Wide x 200mm High.

Together With A Related Text.

Good Condition.

A Small Georgian Sarcophagus Shape Iron Tobacco Box On Raised Feet, The Cover With Stepped Finial.
115mm Wide x 66mm Deep x 90mm High

An Early Victorian Mortgage Written In Ink On Vellum For 1250 Sterling With Original Wax Seal, Signed Charles Dendney And Dated 1857.
Excellent Condition.

Price: SOLD

A Victorian Mortgage Written In Ink On Vellum For 900 Sterling With Original Wax Seals, Signed Edmund Perry And Dated 1894
Excellent Condition.

Price: SOLD

An Early 20th Century Sectional Wood Walking Stick With Ebonised Rings And Knob Handle.
910mm long.
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

A pair of 19th Century French, Barbedienne, gilt bronze oil lamps and covers of Classical inspiration.
133mm Wide.

A Set Of 4 Early 19thC English Coloured Steel Caricature Engravings After Rowlandson Of Somerset House - The Royal Academy, The Admiralty, Christie's And Bank Of England In Gilded Ebonised Frames.
All Approx. 190mm x 250mm.
Faded.

A George III Pewter Candlestick With Beaded Edges And Domed Circular Foot.
233mm High
Circa 1800.
Lovely Original Patinated Colour, Been In The Wars, Two Old Repairs, Sconce Awry, Charming And Cheap As Chips.

A Turn-of-the-Century set of 10 Japanese black lacquered circular bowls and covers, plain except for the inside of the covers which are red ground with gilded decoration of flying cranes; original pine case with painted character marks.
Diameter of bowls 135mm

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

 


A Set Of 3 19thC French Pewter Tappit Hen Slender Baluster Measures With Flat Hinged Covers Featuring Acorn Thumb Pieces And Scroll Handles.
127mm, 92mm And 65mm High.
Various Touch Marks, Circa 1850.
Good Condition.

 

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

A George IV Mahogany Small Tabletop Chest With Reeded Edge, 2 Short Over 2 Long Drawers, Replaced Brass Drop Ring Handles And Bun Feet.
415mm Wide x 225mm Deep x 370mm High.
Circa 1835.
Small Damage To Back Corner, Otherwise OK.

A Highly Decorative Early Victorian Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Domed Rectangular Stationery Box Featuring Densley Carved Flowrheads Within Grids And Palmettes; Original Brass Hinges, Lock And Escutcheon - Lacks Key.
250mm Wide x 114mm Deep x 170mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition, Great Price For A Decorator On A Shoe String.

A Very Smart George III Oval Mahogany Two Handle Tray With Inlaid Fan Marquetry And Gallery Formed From Alternating Pale And Dark Panels, The Handles Shaped Brass.
590mm x 400mm.
Circa 1800.
Good Condition.

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

A Rare And Unusual 19thC Novelty Pewter Spoon Warmer Modelled In The Form Of A Siege Mortar On Trolley With Wheels; Stamped "Royal Letters Patent Registered."
155mm Wide x 115mm Deep x 140mm High.
Circa 1890.
A Few Minor Dings, Essentially Good Condition.

A WWI Model Cast Brass Tank With Moving Machine Guns And Steering Tail Wheels.
48mm Wide x 128mm Long x 40mm High.
Good Condition

A 19thC Bronze Signal Cannon With Front And Rear Sights, On A Solid Wood Static Carriage.
Barrel Length 160mm x Bore Diameter Approximately 6mm.
Circa 1860.
The Two Side Fixing Devices A Bit Rudimentary, OK Condition.

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

 
A Bizarre Little 19thC French Cigar Horn Toothpick Figure Of A Priest With Articulated Head And Legs.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition.

A Victorian Tinned Copper Circular Jelly Mould With Swirled 6 Point Turret Top And Stepped Plain Base; Numbered "448." 134mm Diameter x 110mm High
Circa 1860.
Excellent Condition.

A Rare Victorian Tin Lined Copper Oval Jelly Mould With Domed Top Featuring A Cornucopia Above Spiral Lobed Sides; Stamped "2334."
176mm Wide x 98mm Deep x 119mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.

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

A 19th century horn beaker, possibly Scottish.
Circa 1850.
117mm high.
Looks great on old oak or country pine furniture.

Price: SOLD

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

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

 
A 19thC German Pewter Tet-a-Tet Teapot Of Compressed Oviform Shape With Ebonised Wood Handle With Thumbpiece.
176mm Wide Across Handle And Spout x 85mm High.
The Base Stamped "BASSE & FISCHER."
A Bit Knocked About, Nice Little Decorators Item. Cheap

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

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

A Victorian Lathe Turned Two Part Plunger Butter Stamp, The Matrix Carved With Oak Leaf And Acorn.
90mm High x 60mm Diameter.
Circa 1900.
Good Conditon.

A Victorian Lathe Turned Butter Stamp With Integral Handle, The Matrix Crisply Carved With Thistle And Foliage.
73mm High x 67mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition

 
A Cased Set Of 6 "Bone" Handle Stainless Steel Bread And Butter Knives, The Blades Engraved "STAINLESS STEEL LATHAM & JONES SHEFFIELD ENGLAND."
207mm Long.
Mint Condition, Hardly Ever Used.

 
A Cased Set Of 6 "Bone" Handle Stainless Steel Table Knives, The Blades Engraved "STAINLESS STEEL CHRIS JOHNSON & CO SHEFFIELD ENGLAND."
230mm Long.
Good Condition, 3 Handles Stained Off Colour.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Price: SOLD

An Appealing 18thC French Sepia Engraving Of A Lady.

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

Price: SOLD

Price: SOLD

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

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

A Small 19thC Circular Ivory Vinaigrette With Screw On Cover And Pierced Grill.
19mm Diameter

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

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

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

 
A Gorgeous Victorian Marbleised Aubergine Flaring Cylindrical Beaker With Lemon Squeezer Base.
122mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition.

A 19thC Sword Stick With Malacca Shaft, Tapering Steel Blade And Marine Ivory Handle Carved With A Simulated Belt.
The Blade 748mm Long.The Stiick 856mm Long.
Circa 1850.
Pretty Good Condition With Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.

 
A Good Set Of 6 Early 20thC "Bone" Rounded Stainless Steel Table Knives, The Blades Engraved 'BY APPOINTMENT THOMAS TURNER & CO TO THE LATE KING GEORGE V." Together A Similar Set Of 5 Bread And Butter Knives, The Blades Engraved "F BLAYDON SHEFFIELD FIRTH BREARLEY STAINLESS."
237mm & 180mm Long.
Circa 1940.
Good Used Condition

 
An Early 20thC French Cylindrical Pewter Measure With Numerous Verification Stamps And Angular Handle Stamped "2 DECIL."
121mm High.
Circa 1900.

 
A 19thC Chinese Gold Brooch Fashioned As A Fish Formed From Gold Mounted Ivory With A Ruby Eye.
46mm Long.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition, Unmarked But Tests

 
A Chinese Carved Ivory Brooch Formed As A Cicada.
46mm Wide.
Circa 1920.
Good Condition

 
A George III Early 19thC Set Of Brass Nesting Weights, The Large Weights Each Stamped On The Inside With A Coffee Pot, The Symbol Of The City Of London.
Complete, Circa 1820.
Fabulous Patination, Lovely Weight In The Hand.

 
A George III Early 19thC Complete Set Of Brass Cup Weights, Each Stamped Not Only With Its Weight But Also On The Inside With A Coffee Pot, The Symbol Of The City Of London.
Complete, Circa 1820.
Fabulous Patination, Lovely Weight In The Hand.

After The Antique : A Most Stylish Pair Of Framed Cast Plaster Profile Portrait Busts In The Grand Tour Manner Of Various Roman Emperors, Each Framed As 6 Portraits Within Gilded Roundels On A Black Mount Within Contemporary Double Ebonised And Gilded Frame.
402mm x 368.
Without Blemish, Very Stylish, Very Versace. Modern.