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A Victorian Carved Walking Stick Featuring A Knob Handle
Carved As A Benign Big Nosed Man With Glass Eyes; Brass Ferrule.
890mm Long
Circa 1880
Good Functional Condition.

A Large 19thC Chinese Brass Vase With Slightly Waisted Neck,
Everted Rim And Slender Oviform Body On Circular Foot, Relief Cast All Over
With Dragons Between Lappets At The Rim And Stiff Leaves At The Base; Square Seal Mark Under.
381mm High x 181mm Diameter Across Neck.
Weight : 7.02 Kilos
Circa 1850.
Totally Original Unpolished Condition, Not Small, Makes Quite A Statement.

 

 

A Pair Of 19thC Continental Ornate Cast Gilt Metal Candlesticks With Detachable Scones,
Baluster Stems Decorated In High Relief With Flowering Foliage And Bases Decorated In High Relief With Insects,
Butterflies And Bees Above Raised Rococo Scroll Bases.
313mm High, The Bases 175mm Diameter.
Probably French, Circa 1850.
Both Stems Free Wheel, Very Heavy, Totally Stable, Highly Decorative.

 

 

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

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

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

A 19thC Bronze Grand Tour Askos Wine Ewer Of Typical Form
With Elaborate Cast Goats At The Rim And Acanthus Capped Handle With Winged Naked Putto Terminal.
240mm Wide x 133mm Deep x 250mm High.
Quite Heavy At 3.6 Kilos.
Circa 1850
Good Original Unpolished Condition.

An Askos is the traditional ancient Greek term for a wine skin referring to a sack of leather that contained the wine for pouring at festivities. Many ancient examples exist in fine pottery. The Victorians liked to make them in sterling silver.

 

 

3 Various Rings Variously Marked 18ct, 18k And SSIL, All With Zircon Type Stones.
Not Tested.
 

ZC514 Assorted Weights

A Quantity Of 19th/Early 20thC Brass Weights.
 

ZC500 Victorian Treen Shoe Snuff Box

An Enchanting Victorian Black Papier Mache Snuff Box Modelled As A Shoe With Hinged Cover And Silver Wire Inlay Featuring Tied Ribbon.
81mm Wide x 21mm Deep x 35mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Used Condition.
 

ZC498 Novelty Vesta Mouse

A Cool Little 19thC German Silvered Metal Vesta Modelled As A Recumbent Mouse With Hinged Head, The Striker Beneath Struck "DEPONIRT."
56mm Wide x 25mm Deep x 23mm High.
Circa 1890.
Good Well Worn Condition - Not Much Silver Left.
 

An Attractive 19thC Japanese Hinged Rectangular Box With Slightly Domed Cover Gilded And Lacquered
With Characters Kneeling Before A Single Seated Character - Perhaps A Performance?
180mm Wide x149mmmm Deep x 65mm High.
Meiji Period, Circa 1880.
The Cream Masks And Hands Against The Black Ground Most Expressive.
Structurally Sound With No Visible Defects Except For The Almost Totally Absent Rubbed Gilded Decoration.
 

A Good 19thC Japanese Black Lacquer Flattened Square Box And Slip On Cover, Decorated With Outside Characters At Leisure
192mm Square x 38mm High.
Meiji Period, Circa 1880.
The Gilded And Red Lacquer Decoration Well Faded Behind The Cream Lacquer Hands And Faces.
A Very Lovely Box And The Go To Of Many Decorators Over The Years Wanting
To Make Their Occasional Tables Sing With Conversational Delight.
 

 

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.

A Decorative Pair Of 18thC Engravings Of Minerva In Fantastic Helmets, In Modern Gilt Frames.
The Frames 180mm x 150mm

 
A George III Hinged Rectangular Mahogany Tea Caddy With Brass Lifting Handle, Pierced Brass Corner Mounts, Brass Ball Feet And A Fitted 2 Bay Interior, The Covers With Turned Ivory Handles.
220mm Wide x 130mm Deep x 132mm High.
Circa 1770.
The Brass All Original, Excellent Colour, A Good Looking Caddy

Price: SOLD

 
A Victorian Rectangular Translucent Pale Green Agate Brooch With Unmarked Silver Mount.
27mm Wide x 21mm Deep.
Probably Scottish,
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition

An Amusing Victorian EPNS Novelty Vesta Case Modelled As A Cello With Suspension Ring.
64mm Long.
Not Marked, Circa 1890.
Good Condition.

 
A Decorative Early 20thC German, WMF, Art Nouveau Easel Table Mirror Of Rectangular Arched Form Supported By A Gesticulating Draped Lady, The Base With Pieced Repousse Decoration Of A Dove, Cornucopia And Flaming Torches.
392mm High x 257mm Wide.
Stamped WMF Marks To Lower Edge, Circa 1900.
Pretty Good Condition, Slight Ding To Top, Nicely Oxidised Colour.

 
A Graduated Pair Of Early 20thC Copper Jugs On Conical Form With Seams, Exposed Rivets And Plain Scroll Handles.
The Tallest 263mm High.
Circa 1920.
Stamped JS&S Marks For
Joseph Sankey & Sons, Bilston, Wolverhampton.
The Larger With Soldered Repair To The Base Plate, Otherwise Good Condition.

 
A Most Attractive Luristan 1st Millenium BC Deep Bronze Bowl With Everted Sides And Rounded Base, Probably Used For Drinking Wine.
136mm Diameter x 71mm High.
Circa 500 BC.
Excellent Condition, Great Burial Oxidation.
Provenance : German Private Collection.

 
A Victorian Tunbridge Style Parquetry Inlaid Rosewood Dome Top Statiionery Box With Cube Style Decoration, Typical Tunbridge Borders, Fitted Interior And Original Registered Brass Hardware; Lacks Key.
225mm Wide x 105mm Deep x 160mm High.
Excellent Condition, Great Colour, Decorative.

 
A Victorian Long Rectangular Mahogany Hinged Gun Box With Original Brass Hardware; Metal Fittings And Straps Absent.
924mm Wide x 150mm Deep x 100mm High.
Original Condition, Recently Waxed.
 

A Small 19thC Chinese Carved Ivory Card Case Similarly Carved Each Side With Characters Beneath Full Foliage Trees Within Arabesques.
85mm x 46mm
Circa 1860.
Good Condition

A Well Carved 19thC Meiji Period Japanese Boxwood Netsuke Formed As A Kneeling Man In Loin Cloth, A Rat Perched On His Shoulder.
33mm Across Base x 44mm High.
Signed.
Exceptional Patination, Excellent Condition.

 An Attractive Victorian Brass Door Stop Modelled As A 12 Point Stag; Very Heavy Weighted Metal Base.
184mm Wide x 77mm Deep x 402mm High.
Circa 1860.
Good Condition, And Functional - A Big Canterbury Nor Wester Will Not Blow This Boy Over!
 

 
A Good Edwardian Malacca Cane With Sterling Silver Mount Decorated With Repousse Scrolling Foliage.
920mm Long.
London 1904,
Henry Perkins & Sons.
Excellent Condition

 
A George III Pewter Baluster Half Gill Measure With Doulbe Scroll Handle, The Rim With Various Touch Marks.
57mm High.
Circa 1800.
The Footrim A Bit Bent, Otherwise Good Condition And Colour With Knocks Commensurate With Age.

 
A George III Pewter Baluster Half Gill Measure With Doulbe Scroll Handle, The Rim With Various Touch Marks.
55mm High.
Circa 1800.
A Little Knocked About, The Foot Rim Bent And Pierced

A Stunning Georgian Treen Fruitwood And Elm Toddy Ladle With Bone Finial, Turned Tapering Handle And Waisted Bowl.
374mm Long.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Original Condition With No Apparent Defects.

This Print Is Catalogued In The British Museum As

The Rape of Proserpina; Pluto Carrying The Young Girl Away On His Horse-Driven Chariot; With Engraved Text Below; After Lambert Sustris. 1786-1804

Etching And Engraving

Dimensions Of Modern Gilded Frame 261mm x 311mm

 
An 18thC Engraving Of A Protesting Cupid Having His Hair Inspected By A Scantily Draped Character, Quiver At His Feet.
250mm x 210mm Dimensions Of Period Frame

 
A Stylish Early 20thC Walnut Hinged Rectangular Table Cigarette Box With Rounded Edges, Subtle Thumb Piece And Sophisticated Flush Hinge.
168mm Wide x 88mm Deep x 46mm High.
Excellent Condition, A Perfect Cuff Link Box.

A Victorian Spherical Ivory Sewing Weight With Thread Action Cover And Pierced Suspension Device.
Sphere 34mm Diameter.
Gorgeous Well Patinated Ivory.

 
An Exceptional Late Victorian Small French 4 Glass Brass Cased Repeater Carriage Clock Striking On The Hour And Half Hour With White Dial, Roman Numerals, Blue Steel Hands And Retailers Mark For T Martin & Co., 151 Regent Street, The Movement Stamped Aiguilles, The Case Dated August 1st 1899 And Both The Base And The Leather Case Numbered 482 Under; Original Key And Original Leather Case
116mm High Handle Raised x 93mm High Handle Lowered x 79mm Wide At The Base.
Circa 1899.
In Good Original Untouched Conditon, Movement Appears To Be In Good Working Order Keeping Good Time And Striking On Both The Half And The Hour.
The Leather Case A Bit Distressed - Both Handles Broken Off But Retained Within The Case - Otherwise OK With Functioning Hinged Cover Displaying A Nice Crisp Closing Action.

T Martin & Co Were Noted London Makers Retailing Not Only Their Own Work But Also Prestigious French Clocks, Notably Klaftenberger Of Paris.

 
A Decorative George III Bleached Oak Carved Shield Shape Armorial Device Carved With Scroll Work, The Centre With A Generous Wheat Sheath.
275mm Wide x 268mm High.
Circa 1820.
Suspension Rope To Reverse, This Will Look Stunning On A White Wall.

A Mid 20thC Rewa Rewa Cased Ebonised Conductors Baton With Engraved Metal Mounts; Presentation Inscription "To Martin Wesley 1958."
The Baton 535mm Long.
Excellent Condition.
The Mounts Probably Unmarked Silver.

 
A Glorious Set Of 6 Edwardian Composed Pinned Rounded Ivory Handle Stainless Steel Table Knives, Engraved " HARRODS LIMITED KNIGHTSBRIDGE SW FIRTH STAINLESS," And "WALKER & HALL NON-STAIN STEEL SHEFFIELD, Together With A Similar Set Of 5 Bread And Butter Knives Engraved "ALPHA HARRODS LTD BROMPTON ROAD SW FIRTH STAINLESS."
The Table Kniives 245mm Long,
The Bread/Butter Knives 208.
Circa 1910.
Good Used Condition, The Ivory Handles Beginning To Patinate Nicely. Really Good In The Hand.

A Victorian Carved Ivory Miniature Cricket Bat With Black Ribbed Handle.
98mm Long.
For The Man Who Has Everything!

 
A Fabulously Patinated 17th/18thC Chinese Tibetan Carved Stone Head Of A Buddha With Typical Serene Expression.
130mm High.
Over 1.7 Kilos
Palpable Glow Of Age

A Pair Of 18thC French Equestrian, Dressage, Copper Plate Engravings In Modern Burr Wood Frames.

This pair of 18thC French equestrian engravings originates from: 'The Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une Societe de Gens de lettres.' which was published under the direction of Diderot and d'Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopedia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well as a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightenment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.

Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. These plates are engraved by J.A.Defehrt and Bonaventure/Benoit-Louis Prevost after J.R Lucotte or Goussier.

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Price: SOLD

 
A Late 19thC Italian Small Rectangular Strawwork Box, Entitled On Bottom "Lugano," Enclosing A Set Of Small Bone Dominoes.
The Box 81mm Wide x 33mm Deep x 22mm High.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition.

Price: SOLD

 
A Victorian Mahogany And Brass 3 Pull Telescope, The Draw Tubel Engraved "Cox Devonport Optician To The RWYC.
733mm Extended.
Circa 1850.
Lacks Cap And Lens Protector

The Royal Western Yacht Club was founded in 1827

The firm of Cox was founded by William Cox in 1806 with premises at Fore Street, Plymouth Dock. On the 1st January 1824 Plymouth Dock was renamed Devonport, the firm continued in business as William Cox until about 1882 when it became Cox and Coombes and then later in 1889 to just Coombes until 1939.

 
A Pleasing 19thC Japanese Carved Ivory Figure Of A Seated Monkey Clasping His Foot.
64mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition.

 
A Decorative Pair Of Victorian Shaped Wood Childs Shoe Lasts With Metal Fittings.
142mm Long.
Circa 1860.
Good Well Used Condition Exhibiting The Glow Of Age.

 
An Exceptional Edwardian Engraved Circular 9 Carat Rose Gold Sovereign Case With Suspension Ring And Blank Escutcheon.
30mm Diameter
Weight : 15 Grams All In.
Birmingham 1905
Samuel M Levi.
Very Clear Marks Inside, Ring Clearly Marked. Nicely Rounded And Wide In The Girth. I've Seen A Lot Of These - You Just Do Not See Them In Such Pristine Condition, This Is A Really Good Sovereign Case.

 
A George V 1912 Half Sovereign In Good Condition

 
A Pre-European Columbian Red Terracotta Pot With Metal Stand.
380mm High x 450mm High In Stand.
Circa 1400.
Stable Crack, A Few Rim Chips, Decent Size, A Useful Decorative Item For A Country Interior.

 
A George III Desk Seal With Carved Agate Handle And Metal Mount With Intaglio Perched Bird.
75mm High.
Circa 1820.
Excellent Condition.

 
A Late Victorian Figure Of A Naked Crouched Athlete On A Rectangular Stand Above A Shaped Rectangular Alabaster Base.
130mm Wide x 146mm High.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition.

 
A Decorative Regency Chinoisserie Hinged Rectangular Jewellery Box With Fitted Interior, Gilded And Lacquered With Chinese Characters In A Fenced Garden With An Exotic Bird And An Urn.
290mm Wide x 165mm Deep x 60mm High.
Circa 1820.
Structurally Sound, The Decoration With Some Distress, What The Americans Fondly Refer To As Shabby Chic.

 
A 19thC Rosewood And Steel Direct Pull Corkscrew With Turned Barrel Grip, Brush And Suspension Ring.
136mm Long To End Of Worm.
Circa 1850.
Good Condition, Very Nicely Figured Rosewood.

 
A Green Nephrite Bangle With Engraved Sterling Silver Clasp; The Engraved Clasp Stamped "Sterling."

 
A Victorian Mahogany And Brass 3 Pull Telescope, The Draw Tube Engraved "Spencer Browning & Rust London;" With Lens Cap And Protector.
564mm Extended.
Circa 1850.
Good Condition

 
A Victorian Cylindrical Brass 500 Gram Weight, Appropriately Stamped, Together With A Crown Under.
61mm High x 40mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Good Original Unpolished Condition - A Nice Paper Weight.

A Small 18th/19thC French Watercolour Of S Regina In A Gilded Frame.
The Frame 155mm x 128mm.
A Decorative Little Painting.

 
A Most Decorative Pair Of 19thC Large Mother-Of-Pearl Natural Form Dishes With Chinese Silver Mounts Formed As Butterflys And Ball Feet.
193mm Wide x 31mm High.
Excellent Condition.

 
An Impressive Pair Of Large Victorian Brass Door Knobs Of Domed Dodecagonal Form With Circular Plates Featuring Gadrooned Edges, Both With Original Iron Square Section Pins.
The Knob Handle 107mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.
Perfect For A Large Pair Of Front Doors.

An Early 20thC French Brass Cased Circular Pocket Compass With Suspension Loop; Marked "Made In France."
44mm Diameter.

 
An Art Deco Gent's Wrist Watch In Nickel Case With Leather Case.
Not Going

 
A Victorian Hinged And Folding Mahogany Cased Carved Bone Travelling Chess Set.
The Case 252mm Wide x 125mm Deep x 68mm High Folded.
The Case In Excellent Condition With Original Brass Hardware, Lackiing 3 Red Pawns And 4 White Pawns.

A Victorian Brass 3 Pull Telescope With Lens Cover.
155mm Long x 420mm Long Extended.
Circa 1860.
Good Colour And Patination.

 
Hall Thorpe, Australian, 1874-1947.
A Coloured Art Deco Woodblock Print Of Orange And Yellow Marigolds With A Ladybird In A Green Vase.
245mm x 300mm
Signed In Pencil Bottom Right, Additional Printed Copyright Information Centre Dated 1925.

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 Victorian Brass And Leather 3 Pull Telescope With Lens And Eyepiece Covers.
156mm Long x 422mm Long Extended.
Circa 1860.
Good Colour And Patination.

 
A Most Decorative Pair Of Victorian Bronzed Metal Classical Busts Of Bearded Scholars, Each With Pensive Features And Raised On Black Slate And Red Marble Socle Base.
The Base 120mm Wide x 92mm Deep; Overall Height 268mm.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition, One With Traces Of Removed Baize To The Rear. If It Is The Ambience Of A Gentleman's Library You Wish To Create These Are Perfect.

 
An Early 20thC "Smith Empire" Circular Mahogany Wall Clock With Subsidiary Seconds Dial, The Enamelled Face With Roman Numberals.
278mm Diameter.
Excellent Working Order With Key.

An Early 20thC Cased Mahjong Set, With 4 Internal Trays, The Counters Made From Plastic And Bamboo.
Complete.
The Case 240mm Wide x 152mm Deep x 110mm High.

A Victorian Sprung Brass Letter Clip Modelled As A Cuffed Hand On A Textured Iron Plate.
112mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Good Condition With Firm Spring.

A Victorian Sprung Brass Letter Clip Modelled As A Cuffed Hand On A Textured Iron Plate.
112mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Good Condition With Firm Spring.

A Nicely Patinated 18thC Dutch Copper Oval Tobacco Box With Hinged Cover, Each Side Engraved And Entitled With Moses Old Testament Stories - Moses With Snake And Moses About To Be Placed In The Papyrus Basket, Flanked By Scantily Draped Figures And Scrolling Foliage.
130mm Wide x 78mm Deep x 37mm High.
Circa 1750.
Excellent Untouched Condition, A Tiny Hole
 

 
An Attractive Victorian Circular Brass Cased Drum Mantle Clock With Suspension Ring, Ball Feet And White Enamelled Face With Roman Numerals, The Back Plate Engraved "IT" - Probably The Makers Monogram.
96mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
The Enamel Dial With Shallow Inconspicuous Cracks, Keeping Good Time, With Key.
 

A Victorian Brass Letter Clip Formed As A Cast Bounding Squirrel With Outstretched Tail On A Raised Oval Base.
The Base 147mm x 108mm
Circa 1870.
Nicely Patinated Good Condition, The Spring Slack.

An Elegant Victorian Sprung Gilt Metal Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Knuckles, Ring And A Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate, The Plate Marked " J & E Ratcliff Patentee Birmingham."
139mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Condition With Firm Spring And Wear To The Gilding Commensurate With Age.
 

 
A Crusader Period Bronze Cross With Suspension Ring, The Cross Featuring A Crucified Christ.
71mm Long x 52mm Wide.
Circa 1300 AD.
Suspension Ring Slightly Pierced, Good Patination, Remarkably Good Condition For A Cross Of This Period.
Provenance : Property Of A European Private Collection

 
A Rare Crusaders Period Lead Alloy Double Sided Hinged Reliquary Cross With Swivelling Suspension Device, The Cross Featuring A Crucified Christ.
65mm Long x 40mm Wide.
Circa 1300 AD.
The Suspension Device A Little Pierced, Beautifully Worn Smooth Patination.
Provenance : Property Of A Private European Collection.

 
A Roman Bronze Terminal From A Patera Handle In The Form Of A Ram's Head With Horns Curving Around The Ears And Suspension Hole At The Tip.
49mm Long.
Circa 100 AD.
Provenance : Private English Collection.
Good Green Patina, Good Detail, Excellent Condition.
 

 
An Unusual Medieval Bronze Dagger Pommel Of A Gloved Hand With Small Lug, Probably From The Dagger Of A Falconer - The Sport Of Kings.
57mm Long x 31mm Wide Across Base.
Well Constructed With Good Detail And Separation Between The Fingers And Thumb, Good Dark Green/Brown Patina, Excellent Condition.
Provenance : Private English Collection

 
A Good George III Mahogany Apprentice Chest With Moulded Edge, 4 Graduated Long Drawers, Brass Keyhole Escutcheons, Key, Turned Wood Handles And Bracket Feet With Shaped Apron.
326mm Wide x 196mm Deep x 348mm High.
Good Colour, Nicely Figured Top And Drawer Fronts, Good Condition.

A Victorian Set Of Gaming Counters Contained In A Hinged Mahogany Box.

Price:  SOLD

Price: SOLD

 
A Victorian Copper Tall Cylindrical Fish Kettle With Heavy Duty Brass Lifting Handles, Exposed Rivets And Seam; Stamped "SC."
258mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Well Used Condition.

 
A Favourite Souvenir From A 19thC Grand Tour - A Small Bronze Figure Of The Naked Classical Athlete Picking A Prickle From His Foot, After Spinario.
64mm High.
Circa 1840.
Good Condition.

 
A 19thC Scottish Treen Carved Butter Stamp Of Typical Form With Handle And Circular Face Carved Intaglio With A Cow Amongst Grass, A Wheat Sheaf Above, The Border Notched.
102mm Diameter.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Original Condition.

An Early 20thC French Walnut And Iron Coffee Grinder With Drawer And Brass Plaque Featruring The Famous French Clock Maker Japy Freres.
Circa 1920.
145mm Square.
A Moulded Edge Restuck, Small Losses To 2 Back Corners.

A Heavy Victorian Cast Iron Sprung Letter Clip Modelled As A Well Defined Hand Featuring Nails, Ring And Braceleted Cuff On A Textured Plate.
172mm Long.
Circa 1870.
Excellent Condition With Very Firm Spring.

 
An Exceptional, Rare And Large 19thC Folk Art Treen Fruitwood Hinged Snuff Box Formed As A Crouching Frog With Folded Hind And Stretched Front Legs.
Across Base 120mm x 68mm
Circa 1850.
One Tiny Nibble To A Paw, Patination And Colour Of Draw Dropping Quality.

 
A George III Mahogany Apothecary Cabinet With Recessed Military Style Brass Lifting Handle, Hinged Doors Exposing Fitting Interior Featuring Bottle Compartments And Drawers With Ivory Handles, Brass Escutcheons With Original Lock And Key, Lower Drawer With Recessed Brass Handle And Secret Reverse Compartments With Sliding Panel.
328mm Wide x 208mm Deep x 387mm High.
Circa 1810.
Lacks Contents, Pretty Good Condition, Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.

 
An Unusual George III Oval Wooden Snuff Box Clad In Tooled Leather Featuring Huntsmen With Horn And Hounds Pursuing A Stag, The Sides With Diaper Work.
98mm Wide x 43mm Deep x 29mm High.
Circa 1810.
Very Good Condition.

An Early Victorian Weighted Brass Desk Weight Cast As A Squirrel On Haunches With Upturned Bushy Tail On Rectangular Base.
Circa 1840
85mm Wide x 54mm Deep x 70mm High.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Good Looking Victorian Oak Cased 6 Piece Antler Horn Carving Set With Plush And Velvet Lined Interior, Bread Knife, Two Carving Knives And Forks And A Steel, Stamped Marks "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers To Her Majesty:" The Case With Monogramed Escutcheon.
A Little Rust Here And There, Otherwise Excellent Functional Condition.

A 19thC Continental Rectangular Plaster Plaque Moulded In Relief With Cavorting Naked Putti And A Goat, One Clasping A Demonic Mask, Within A Picture Style Frame.
175mm x 132mm
Circa 1880.

A Victorian Iron Bound Stained Wood Strong Box.
With Brass Lifting Handle And Brass Lock; Monogrammed EFH.
398mm Wide x 322mm Deep x 360mm High.
Circa 1870.

Price: SOLD

 
An Early 19thC 1 Quart Measuring Jug Of Cylindrical Form With Pouring Spout, Plain Loop Handle Domed Circular Foot; Quart And VR Touch Marks; Monogramed And "New Inn" Marks Under.
160mm High.
Circa 1850.
Grubby Original Condition

Part Of A Victorian Microscope Lamp : A Circular Brass Stand With Upright And Arm With Magnifying Glass On Ball And Socket Joint; Lacks Glass Lamp
The Stand Marked "Collins London Bocket Microscope Lamp."

A Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Gents Campaign Case With Fitted Interior For Boot Pulls And Razors, The Cover With Inset Brass Tablet Bearing An Armorial.
243mmW x 115D x 79mmH
Circa 1820.
A gorgeous box!

Price:  SOLD

An Exquisite Set Of 2 Pairs Of 19thC Ivory Backed Brushes Featuring Gold Inlaid Monogram EJB? Within A Lozenge.
Circa 1900.
235mm And 165mm Long.
Excellent Condition.

A 19th Century Flaring Cylindrical Dark Horn Tumbler With Tranluscent Horn Base.
113mm high.
Circa 1850.

Price: SOLD

A 19th century dark horn flaring cylindrical tumbler.
114mm high.
Circa 1860.

Price: SOLD

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

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

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

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

Price: SOLD

A 19thC White Metal Mounted Nut Vesta With Hinged Cover, Monogramed Shield And Striker.
53mm Wide.

A Pair Of Early Victorian Pewter Multi-Knop Candlesticks
With Everted Sconces And Domed Circular Feet.
257mm High.
Circa 1840.
Robust Candlesticks In Good Condition Showing  Normal Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age - Perfect On A Country Dining Table.
 

A Good Looking Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Oval Drinks Tray With Plain Gallery, Inlaid Conch Shell And Brass Handles.
565mm Wide x 207mm Deep.
An Unusual Shape, Excellent Condition.

A Good Early 19th Century Dutch Treen Carved Wood Shoe Snuff Box With Hinged Cover. Excellent Patination.

Price:  SOLD

A Charming Early 19th Century Dutch Treen Carved Wood Shoe Snuff Box With Lift Off Bone Mounted Cover, The Soles Similarly Bone Mounted.

Price:  SOLD

3 Early 19thC Leather Worker Wood Handled And Brass Mounted Burnishing Tools, Two Finished With Agate The Other With Ivory.
The Longest 220mm.
Circa 1820.

2 Pairs Of Mid 20thC Chinese Ivory Chop Sticks, Each Pair With Finely Engraved And Coloured Pictorial Ornament Forming A Complete Image Over The 2 Sticks, One Pair With A Green Tailed Dragon, The Other With A Phoenix Perched On A Pine Tree, Both Bearing Character Marks; Glazed Case.
277mm Long.
Mint Unused Condition.

A 19thC Bronze Figure Of Hermes,  After The Antique, Modelled As The Naked God
With Winged Feet Seated On A Rocky Outcrop.
88mm Wide x 102mm High.
Circa 1850.
Good Patinated Condition.

An Art Deco Burr Walnut Playing Card Table Box With Slip On Cover And Divided Interior.
89mm Wide x 72mm Deep x 100mm High.

An Early 20thC Cairo Ware Copper Dish With Silver Inlaid Entwined Arabesques And Raised Ball Feet.
226mm Diameter.

A Curious Little Victorian Morocco Cased Pocket Hydrometer Or "Damp Detector."
44mm Diameter Including Case.
Circa 1850.
The Case Damaged - Broken At Hinge.FDFS

Price: SOLD

A Most Decorative Early/Mid 20thC Mock Malachite Table Box With Slightly Domed Hinged Cover And Partitioned Interior, Probably For Playing Cards But Good For Jewellery Or Small Items.
149mm Wide x 106mm Deep x 46mm High.
Excellent Condition

Antiquities : A Graeco-Roman Pottery Head Of A Lady With Headdress.
110mm High.

Price: SOLD

Price: SOLD

Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne (British, 1884-1967), "That Far, Far- Away Echo", Print with sporting and World War I interest, signed lower right in pencil to the margin, signed on the mount, pencil vignette to top left.
242mm x 352mm.
Not framed, laid down, pretty good condition, the mount with small foxing.

A Piece Of Gold Bearing Quartz.

Price: SOLD

A Gorgeous Tiny 19thC Yellow Metal Seal Set With Cabochon Turquoise And Small Faceted Rubys?, The Faceted Amethyst Face Intaglio Carved With Script (Not Deciphered).
19mm High.
Excellent Condition, If A Little Dust Encrusted.

A Fabulous Small Early 19thC Crocodile Skin Attache Case With Functioning English Patent Nickel Lock, The Interior Bearing A Card For Captain RD Cooper, BJM Service Club, India.
328mm Wide x 209mm Deep x 81mm Deep.
Circa 1880.
Pretty Good Condition

Price: SOLD

A Pair Of Early 20thC Mother-Of-Pearl Souvenir Menu Holders With Sprung Brass Holders, Each Shell Cameo Carved With A Fisherman And A Lady With Rake Respectively And Inscribed "Mont St Michel."
100mm Diameter.
Good Condition.
The Benedictine Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel is one of the most remarkable examples of mediaeval religious and military architecture and was one of Christianity's most important pilgrimage sites from the 8th to the 18th century.

A 19thC English Leather Covered Extending Telescope With Brass End Pieces, Lens Cover And Sliding Eye Piece Cover; Signed On The Focus Tube Worthington And Allan, London.
Well Used Original Working Condition.

Folk Art : Two Old Sperm Whale Teeth Mounted On Wood To Form Bookends, The Wood Painted Red With Applied Metal Strips Stamped "Whales Tooth," The Teeth Sparingly Painted To Suggest An Animal Head, Perhaps A Sea Lion?
88mm Wide x 122mm Deep x 142mm High.
Very Quirky!

Price: SOLD
Stock Number: J583

Price: SOLD

A George III Sterling Silver Mounted Horn Beaker Engraved With A Horse Drawn Coach, Coachman And Groomsmen Before Buildings; Named "Russell."
The Hallmarks With George Head And Lion Passant Only, Date Stamp Illegible, No Town Or Makers Mark.
Good Condition
 

A Nicely Patinated Early 19thC Turned Mahogany Table Top Wig Stand On Pedestal Stem And Lead Weighted Sepped Circular Base With Flattend Feet.
234mm High.
Circa 1830.
Excellent Untouched Original Condition With One Small Chip To The Neck Turning And A Minute Ding To The Base.

A Small 19thC Ethnic Head Rest With Bent Iron Handle, Shaped Rest And Domed Base.
178mm Wide x 97mm Deep x 180mm High.
Probably African, Circa 1850.
The Top Restuck, Nice Patination And Colour.

A Late 19th Leather Cased Ivory Comb
Featuring Gold Inlaid Monogram EJB? Within A Lozenge.
213mm Long Cased.
Circa 1900.
3 Teeth Chipped

An Exquisite Late 19thC Ivory Hand Mirror Of Typical Circular Form With Bevelled Glass And Gold Inlaid Monogram Within A Lozenge.
279mm Wide.
Circa 1900.
The Reverse Edges Crazed Along The Grain, In Two Instances Travelling Across The Edge To The Glass, One Hesitates To Call These Imperfections Cracks But Nonetheless They Are Clearly Visible To The Naked Eye, A Tiny Separation To the Moulded Edge At The Bottom Of The Mirror, Gorgeous Patination To The Handle.

The British Museum said it supported any efforts to protect elephants and to curb the illegal trade and export of ivory, but stressed this should not include antiques.

"There is no public benefit in restricting the display or movement of ivory works of art made before 1947 and legislation should not extend to cover actions carried out before that date," a spokesman said.

A Good 19thC Chinese Carved Ivory Card Case Decorated One Side With Figures, Buildings And Trees Within A Cross And On The Other 2 Lotus Shaped Panels With Similar Carving.
113mm x 73mm.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition

Price: SOLD
Stock Number: R476

WW May, 1831-1896.
Pair Of Watercolours On Paper.
Fishing Boats With Sails Up.
Signed Bottom Right.
118mm x 172mm
Original Moulded Gilt Frames.
The Paintings In Pretty Good Condition With Tiny Foxing, The Frames With Minor Losses.

Walter William May was a British visual artist who was born in 1831. Many works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Tall Ship Foundering in Arctic Waters, Franklin Expedition' sold at Heffel Vancouver 'Auction ' in 2010 for $22,042. The artist died in 1896.

A 19thC Tibetan Cylindrical Copper Vessel And Cover With Various Applied Buddha Figures And Buddhistic Emblems, The Border With Key Pattern.
234mm High.

A Weighty Pair Of Late 19thC Chinese Brass Bookends Modelled As Seated Scholars.
141mm High.

An Early 20thC Indian Brass Candlestick Figure On Chamfered Rectangular Base, Modelled As A Naked Winged Figure With Snakes Before A Separate Candlestick.
83mm Wide x 52mm Deep x 103mm High.
Good Condition

A 19thC Spanish Miniature Mandolin Veneered With Ivory And Tortoiseshell, Abalone Inlaid Edge And Ivory Tuning Keys.
Circa 1900.
Pretty Good Condition, Complete With 5 Strings, A Few Pieces Of Abalone Missing.
Typically Purchased By Victorian Grand Tour Travellers

Price: SOLD

A Victorian Mourning Device Skilfully Worked In Human Hair With A Cross, Scrolls, Wheat Sheaths And The Monogram "EB"; In Oval Ebonised Frame.
178mm x 152mm.
Circa 1860.

A Good 19thC Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of The Boy With A Thorn, After The Classical Figure By Spinario.
112mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition And Colour.

A 19thC Chinese Black Lacquered Shaped Rectangular Box With Gilded Decoration Of Chinese Characters At Various Pursuits; Fitted Internal Tray.
318mm Wide x 140mm Deep x 127mm High.
Circa 1850.
Brass Escutcheon With Loss, Gilded Decoration Rubbed, Decorative And Useful.

Price: SOLD

A Superb Mid Victorian Mahogany Sarcophagus Shape Hinged Sweethearts Box With Moulded Edge, Ebonised Heart Shape Escutcheon And Internal Drawer.
Possibly Welsh, Circa 1850.
334mm Wide x 218mm Deep x 140mm High.
Very Lovely Well Figured Mahogany.

A Victorian Carved Bone Macrame Shuttle With A Crochet Hook And 2 Further Pierced Devices.
57mm Long.

A 19thC Thai Bronze Opium Weight Of Typical Stylised Bird Form On Mound Base.
66mm High.
Excellent Condition.
Quite Heavy, An Excellent Paper Weight.

A Good Looking Victorian Brass Cased Circular Aneroid Barometer With Exposed Mechanism And Ebonised Stand With Roundels And Fluted Curvilinear Work, The Face Inscribed "Gold Medal Exhibition 1849 Bourdon And Richards Patent Paris" With Another Similar.
The Barometer 100mm Diameter x 177mm High In Stand To Top Of Knob.
Smart Looking Thing, Great Desk Ornament For A Man.

Price:  SOLD

A Good Looking George III Early 19thC Mahogany Apothecary Box With Hinged Cover, Lifting Handle, Fitted Interior For Bottles And Lower Fitted Drawer With Ivory Escutcheon And Recessed Brass Handle.
210mm Wide x 162mm Deep x 205mm High.
Circa 1810.
Lacks Contents, Original Brass Hardware, Gorgeous Colour.

A Teeny Victorian Steel Scent Bottle Cork Screw With Turned Ivory Handle.
55mm Long

A Tiny Vicorian Gilt Metal Glove Hook With Faceted Agate Handle.
61mm Long.

A Cute Little Victorian Mini Brass Jam Pan With Iron Handle.
185mm Diameter.
Circa 1880.
Never Seen A Jam Pan This Size!

A Good 19thC German, Probably Brunswick, Papier Mache Spectacle Case With Leather Sides, The Top Painted With A Charming Scene Of Lovers Asleep In A Corn Field, Trees And Horizon Beyond.
139mm Wide x 69mm Deep.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Original Condition.
 

A 19thC Fijian Sperm Whale Tooth, Tabua, Pierced For Suspension.
140mm Wide.
Especially Good Colour And Patination.

A Good 19thC Japanese Ivory Netsuke Of A Karashishi, The Shaggy Maned Beast Leaning Forward Over A Ball, His Paws Jealously Guarding The Sphere.
32mm High.
Not Signed, Good Condition And Good Colour.

A Georgian Gold Seal With Carnelian Bird Intaglio, Suspension Ring And Pendant Oak Leaf.
Intaglio Stable But Cracked, Sheet Gold Wrapped About A Metal Core.
30mm High x 21mm Across.
A Nice Looking Seal For A Chain, Not A Lot Of Money; Original Uncleaned Condition.

A Late Victorian Pewter Caddy Spoon Decorated With A Bird And Foliage In The Aesthetic Manner.
Circa 1880.
75mm Long.
Good Condition.

An Art Nouveau Brass And Polychrome Enamel Double Buckle Formed As Pierced Sinuous Foliage And Flowers.
Stamped Marks Not Identified.
Circa 1900.
85mm Wide
Excellent Condition.

An Unusual Early 20thC Sculpted Bronze Paperweight Modelled As A Scale Model The Matterhorn; Inscribed On The Edges "Matterhorn 1: 40,000 4505 Meter Vertag Scholl Zurich H Imfeld fecit Gesttzilch Gesch" Which I Think Loosely Translates As Made By Scholl Of Zurich, Sculpted By H Imfeld With Some Sort Of Legal Copyright.
80mm Square x 55mm High.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition With Felted Base.

A Good Early Victorian Small Brass Bound Rosewood Travelling Toilet Box With Fitted Interior Featuring Ivory Handled Corkscrew And Other Ivory Implements Together With 5 Various Sterling Silver Mounted Glass Jars, Each With Engraved Armorial Device, The Rosewood Lid With Brass Escutcheon Similarly Engraved.
269mm Wide x 197mm Deep x 65mm High.
London 1837,
Frances Douglas.
Excellent Condition.

An Early 20thC Chinese Ivory Cigarette Holder
Engraved And Stained With A Peacock, Pine And Minute Character Marks.
129mm Long.

Price: SOLD

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

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

A Good Large George III Pewter Baluster Caster Shaker With Pierced Screw Cover Featuring Acorn Finial And Domed Circular Foot; London Touch Marks.
190mm High.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Original Condition With Knocks And Scuffs Commensurate With Age.
 

A Pair Of George III Pewter Oval Meat Plates With Rolled Rims.
406mm Wide.
London Touch Marks, Circa 1800.
Good Original Condition

Two Victorian Brass Preserve Pans, The Smaller With Swing Handle,
The Larger With Fixed Side Handles (One Missing).
468 And 411mm Diameter Respectively.
Original Well Used Functional Condition, Cheap As Chips,

An Early 20thC Pewter Folk Art Triangular Section Lamp Base Decorated In Relief With Full Length
Dutch Children In Traditional Costume, With Later Cylindrical Shade, The Base Weighted.
280mm High Excluding Shade, 580mm Including Shade.
Wired And Functioning, Cute Little Lamp For Someone Of Dutch Heritage.
 

An Early 19th Century Gentleman's Sycamore Table Snuff Box Of Maritime Interest, The Triangular Form Top Decorated With Pen And Ink Drawings Of A Sailor With His Son, Inscribed "Chip Off The Old Block"

A 19thC Cast Iron Humpty Dumpty Mechanical Money Box, Modelled After The Pantomine Clown Of The Fox's 1868 Theatrical Production; Marked To The Reverse And Also To The Base With Various Patent Information.
190mm High.
Good Condition With Original Distressed Paint.

A 19thC Lignum Vitae Desk Seal With Monogrammed Brass Matrix.
92mm High.
Circa 1850.
Excellent Condition.

A Most Attractive George III Early 19thC Pressed Horn Snuff Box With Basket Weave Top And Ribbed Base.
95mm Diameter.
Circa 1800.
Excellent Condition.

An English 1797 "Cartwheel" 2 Pence Copper Coin In Pretty Good Condition But With The Usual Rim Knocks Associated With Heaviest British Coin Ever Minted; The Soho Mark Of Mathew Boultons Factory Perfectly Legible Under The Shield.

A 19thC Ostrich Egg Painted With A Profile Of A Young Lady Wearing Pearls.
125mm Wide.
Circa 1880.
Good Condition.

A Large 19thC Lignum Vitae Whalers Fid, Or Sail Makers Tool, Of Typical Tapering Cylindrical Form.
55mm Long.
Nice And Weighty In The Hand.