A Fabulous Pair of Late 19th Century Hand Made Miniature Wooden Cannons

A very rare pair of 19th Century finely cast bronze barrelled signal cannons of exceptional quality with fabulous detail and rich patination. This very fine pair of cannons have fla...

A very rare pair of 19th Century finely cast bronze barrelled signal cannons of exceptional quality with gorgeous detail and rich patination. This fabulous pair of cannons have tape...

A fabulous late 19th Century inlaid mahogany five foot wide bed, finely hand carved, richly patinated and inlaid with stunning detail throughout. The moulded foot and headboard both feature a centred broken swan neck pediment flanked with carved scroll and finial detail to the sides, raised over a series of four arc's, all intricately inlaid with exquisite marquetry panels, depicting scrolling foliate and flowerhead motifs. The foot board also has a further series of an arrangement of beautifully hand carved pierced panels...

A fabulous pair of 19th Century oak hall chairs of superb quality and finely hand carved with gorgeously rich patination and grain. The well figured shaped, panelled and pierced shi...

A fabulous late 19th Century giltwood overmantle compartmental mirror in the manner of Adams. The finely hand carved, moulded and fluted giltwood frame with applied flowerhead pater...

A fabulous late 19th Century mahogany sofa or lamp table of neat proportions, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality with rich patination, grain and with beautifully delicate ...

lovely collection of small cannons from the end of the 19th century. All the canons have different dimensions

A 19th century miniature wooden bookcase An oak miniature bookcase, raised on plinth and 2 charming shelves. (2 loose shelves) Decorated at the fron...

A late 19th century scale model of field cannon, the barrel with a flared muzzle on an oak carriage with twin twelve spoke steel rimmed wheels and steel mounted body, a single ammuni...

Pair 19th Century decorative desktop cast iron signalling cannons set on carriages with working wheels.

A delightful Regency Period burr oak miniature chest having Superbly figured top above two short & three long drawers with Original brass knobs flanked by elegant fluted stiles raised on Original brass ball feet (Often much debate is had as to whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as scale models in advance of a road trip during which the salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and take orders from. This particular miniature chest of drawers is probably the latter and would have been made as a sample piece. The construction is exquisite and the attention to tiny detail phenomenal in all honesty. They work that would have gone into constructing this with all of its fine details would actually have been more of a challenge and taken a more skilled craftsmen than its full size counterparts would have done. It is also super quality and unusual being constructed from burr oak which has taken on an exceptional rich colour and patina over the years of its life. A really quite charming piece of antique miniature furniture...

Charming child's sofa with hand-carved and gilded frame. Cut velvet and silk upholstery.