Antique Spill Holders

-like holders, ready to spill golden candlelight across any grand salon. Every inch is a celebration of

single curved carrying handle, a pen tray, two cut glass inkbottles, two spill holders and a candle with

back to the 15th century, as do the vases that held them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of

1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and even wall paper. There

them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and even wall

posies or spills. Spill vases have a cylindrical holder for containing splints or rolled paper tapers

. Called spill holders or tidy boxes these pieces were often placed by fireplaces and used to keep matches

that held them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and

them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and even wall

Pair of Handblown Glass Vases or Spill Holders made by the Cambridge and Boston Glass Co. Each

; the candle arm incorporating spill holders, and the decorated candle holders terminating with

both decorate a shrine as well as act as a joss-stick or spill holder, as well as for the export market

Pair of Staffordshire pottery quill holder spill vases, c. 1860. Well modelled as two dogs, wearing

An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...

Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...

At once strong and sensuous, this large bronze of a fully nude triton figure, his right arm raised high with his trident, ready to strike, was sculpted in the 1920s by Hubert Netzer....

This early and ambitious watercolor painting by John B. Lear shows the growing scale and detail of his best work, here incorporating three nude and semi-nude male figures in a surrea...

A silvered bronze vase with a frieze of prancing horses, bears incised monogram of French foundry Valsuani. Signed M Divani. Marcello Valsuani emigrated from Italy to France and wor...

Although John Lear entitled this drawing "Confrontation," the half-nude male figure and the falcon on the other end of his bright red leash are contemplating each other with placidit...

Made as a slant lid desk with fold down writing lid opening to a fitted interior. Two drawers below and bracket feet. Bone is white and tinted green. Carved details.

This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and has ve...

This exquisite Swedish coffee table from the 1940s is a true masterpiece of mid-century design, combining elegance with innovative craftsmanship. The table features a raw glass top, ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, collectable circa 1840-1860 English Victorian hand carved Mahogany framed Library reading armch...

Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...

Staffordshire spill vase with a hunting theme which features an otter hunter, his dogs and an otter impaled on his spear. Multi-coloured with underglaze blue version. Dull gilt base ...

One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...

A charming and rare antique English creamware pottery fox head stirrup cup probably dating from around 1800. The lightly potted large cup is modelled as a fox head with molded featur...

An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude m...

A walnut "Colosseum" cabinet designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s.