Fine William IV Silver Mounted Travelling Inkwell Made by Archibald Douglas

A William IV silver gilt Vinaigrette of unusually small size, probably for a child. Made in Birmingham in 1831 by Thomas Shaw. The Vinaigrette is silver gilt and is modelled as a po...

The wine label is plain in design and is finely modelled as the letter S. Measures: Length 1.1 inches.

The saucepan is of a small size and has a baluster shaped body rising to an everted rim. The sparrow beak spout is decorated with a double drop below and the silver section of the ha...

The label is unusually modelled as a large plain disc and is engraved for Port. This piece also has an exceptionally long chain. This is the first time we have seen this rare design....

A rare William IV card case depicting Abbotsford House made in Birmingham in 1835 by Taylor & Perry. This early example of a card case is rectangu...

The snuff box is of slender broad rectangular form. The cover and base are decorated with engine turned designs and the sides with reeding. This example displays a floral and foliate...

The lid and underside showing a fine engine-turned surface, the hinged lid decorated with a foliate cast border opening to a richly gilded interior housing an exceptionally fine hand-pierced & foliate engraved hinged grille. The interior bearing impressed Birmingham hallmark, date mark for 1835 & makers marks for Joseph Willmore...

These interesting inkwells were crafted in Britain between the Victorian period and early to mid-20th century. The works have been created from horse hooves, applied with sterling silver mounts. Each hoof has been set onto a silver horseshoe and features a silver top and lid. Two of the tops have been engraved to imitate real horse hair, while the third is more simple, with banded ornament. All three have been given covers, two of which feature commemorative inscriptions. One lid states, ‘The Grey/1907-1917’ — presumably the name of the favourite racehorse, whose hoof this is — and another reads, ‘Mavourneen/ Died June 29th / Aged 53’. ‘Mavourneen’ is an Irish Gaelic word meaning ‘my beloved’. The dedicatee’s age of 53 implies that they were a human, perhaps a jokey, or racehorse owner. The lids open up onto a silver-lined interior, intended to be used for storing ink as part of a desk arrangement. The inkwells are stamped, on their underside, with silver hallmarks and maker’s marks, ‘J.T.’ and ‘C & CS’. This set of three horse hoof inkwells...

A Fine Silver Mounted Hunting Hanger The pommel mounted with a silver gilt recumbent lion Steel, silver, agate, leather England Late 17th Century Size: 74cm long - 29¼ ins long / 77cm long - 30¼ ins long (with leather scabbard) Provenance: Ex Private collection cf: For two similar hunting hangers see Finch and Co, catalogue number 25, winter 2015, item number 37 a. and b. The hunting hanger was also a status symbol. Sometimes their ivory or agate handles would be richly embellished with jewels proudly displayed in sets of engraved steel hunting accessories and worn at the belt by European princes. Hunting and forestry officials could be distinguished by the design of their hunting swords...

A William IV plum-pudding mahogany cellaret of sarcophagus form with a hinged lid, surmounted by an apple and grape finial, the interior with fitted bottle compartments.

A William IV Policeman’s truncheon A great piece of social history, the baton has a shaped handle, the lower part is ebonised and the upper part has a blue background with the cro...

Very finely made likely by Gillow. Using finely figured rosewood. The drawer finely constructed including a key. Unusual form transitioning from the classical Regency to Victorian.