Bentleys

Keyring featuring a sterling silver miniature late 19th century tennis racket on an oval sterling silver disc with hand chased decorative finish. Hallmarked Birmingham 1995. Bentley...

Set of three cast solid bronze models airplanes that make up the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. An Avro Lancaster, a Hawker Hurricane and a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft. With ne...

A wonderfully detailed carved fruitwood case modelled as a leather trunk, showing straps, buckles and even stitching. With original purple velvet to the interior. Containis two hand ...

A stylish leather hat case, with original silk lining to the interior and brass fittings. Securing the lid of the case is a central catch, accompanied by two additional latches. Circ...

A stunning Louis Vuitton trunk circa 1935 with LV monogram pattern canvas, lozine trim, brass fittings and leather handles. Has original painted initials, N.G.P, on the ends of the trunk. The interior has the original lining, with cage and tray. The Louis Vuitton label is also present. From humble beginnings, Louis Vuitton laid the foundations for a luggage enterprise serving the upper echelons of 19th-century society. His son, Georges, expanded on his father’s work throughout the 20th century. Louis Vuitton was born on 4 August 1821 in Anchay, a rural village in Eastern France. His father, Xavier Vuitton, was a farmer, his mother, Coronne Gaillard, a milliner. In 1835, aged 13, Vuitton left Anchay on foot for his two-year journey to Paris. He found work as a layetier – a maker of wooden boxes and cases for transporting travelers’ possessions – and was selected as the personal layetier to Empress Eugénie de Montijo, a Spanish Countess and wife of Napoleon III. In 1854, at 4 Rue Neuve de Capucines, Paris, Vuitton launched his enterprise, gaining recognition among Parisian nobility. A second Parisian store opened at 1, Rue Scribe, after the 1871 Siege of Paris. Striped “Rayée” canvas and the first Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk arrived in the 1870s, expanding abroad to 289 Oxford Street, London, and introducing the Damier canvas in the 1880s. Louis Vuitton passed away in 1892, leaving the business to his son, Georges. He set about expanding the family firm even further, selling out at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. J.P. Morgan and family became valued clients, and Georges patented the iconic LV monogram design in 1896, paying homage to a medieval Franc box rosette motif from his personal collection. The early 1900s saw the Steamer Bag launch and new premises on the Champs Élysées. Georges was never one to shy away from a bespoke order; customers could, and regularly did, request whatever their heart desired. Legendary commissions included a “Malle Lit” explorer’s camp bed trunk...

Stylish green lacquer picture frame using a typical Gucci Horsebit equestrian theme for decoration. Stamped Gucci, made in Italy, circa 1965. The sign of the foot on the back of the ...

A beautiful red oak grain leather covered box with silk lining to the interior of the lid. Containing a set of celluloid gambling chips in various colours, denoting pre-decimalisatio...

A wonderful boxed set of celluloid gambling chips in various colours, sizes and shapes, denoting pre-decimalisation denominations in pounds, shillings and pence. With baize lining to...

A small English silver plated dish with an integral set of 6 cocktail cherry sticks. The underside of the rim has the makers mark for PH Vogel & Co, Birmingham, circa 1945. Bent...

A fine engine turned silver plated Dunhill lighter for table or desk; circa 1948. The 'Giant' lighter was first seen in the Dunhill catalogue in 1929 and...

An unusual Victorian silver-mounted large jar, modelled in the form of a pumpkin. With hand blown glass body and detachable silver lid. Hallmarked Birmingham 1895. Maker's mark for s...

Superb weighty cut crystal and silver plate champagne bucket or wine cooler with elegant vertical fluted design and silver plated handles (model: 'Harmonie'). By world renowned maker...