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A pair of Turkish 19th century antique Ottoman embroideries Turkey, 19th century Small: height 31cm, width 37cm, depth 0.5cm Large: heigh...

An antique wooden Wright & Ditson The Hub tennis racket and yellow and green hand-embroidered racket cover. This tennis racket is unique in that it is mar...

Similar pair of antique wood cello cases on custom-made modern stands, placed as sculptures.

Outstanding pair of Venetian carved and pierced wood grotto style side chairs. Beautifully painted by an artisan featuring faux marble seat supported by a garden urn. A very unique p...

Pair of antique brass scales standing on a mahogany base. A brass centre column having a shaped arm to the left holding a removable brass bowl. Th...

The Great Book of Post-Impressionism by Diane Kelder, In this splendid sequel to The Great Book of French Impressionism, Diane K...

Rare pair of antique Regency period brass chamber sticks with handles in the shape of dolphins jumping out of stylized waves. Measures: Width with handle 5.5 inches.

Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800. Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle. The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’. Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96. Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century. HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...

These two authentic cast iron antique still banks depict a large reindeer and a smaller one standing nearby. Together, they make a wonderful Christ...

Pair of gold gilt Roman reliquaries from the 1800s.

A pair of ship's navigational brass post lights with fresnel lens mounted on a teak base with an on/off switch on the base. Polished and rewired for American use and takes a standar...

Antique Pair of English Maritime Colored Etchings 1806. English hand-colored etchings of a 90 Gun Ship at Spithead and a Collier with a view of the S...