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Cartier Paris, Sterling Silver ‘Street Lamp’ Table Lighter, 1930s
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier, Paris
A remarkable and most likely unique Sterling silver table lighter in the form of a 1930s gas street lamp. The tapering lantern reflector with blue and frosted glass panes, holds the wick which is revealed by removing the chained silver finial...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
'Artillery Shell' Cocktail Shaker Sets by Gorham, USA
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in London, GB
Gorham, USA
A complete pair of 'Artillery Shell' cocktail shakers by American maker Gorham, in copper, brass and silver plate, made to resemble 18lb artillery shells.
The top section is the cocktail shaker, with pull-off cap for filling with an integral strainer. The heavy base in polished brass, and houses a pull-out silver-plated framework for four clear glass shot glasses...
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Barware
Materials
Copper, Brass, Silver Plate
Novelty Sterling Silver 'King & Queen' Salt and Pepper Set, Hallmarked, 1969
By Albion Craft Company
Located in London, GB
A characterful pair of extremely heavy-cast Sterling silver salt and pepper pots in the form of a King (salt) and his Queen (pepper), each character is wearing a long cloak, embellis...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Medieval Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Novelty Italian Silver 'Pineapple' lidded box, circa 1970
By Alessandria
Located in London, GB
Alessandria, Italy
An extremely unusual and decorative silver pineapple-form lidded box, or perhaps can be used as a personal bucket for ice cubes, w...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Cartier Paris 18 Ct Gold 'Golf' Tie Clip, Circa 1940s
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier, Paris
An 18 carat gold tie clip in the form of a stylized 'Wedge' golf club, with twisted rope-style grip. Hand engraved 'Cartier Paris' to the reverse and twice struck w...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Very Rare, Hand Painted Alfred Dunhill 'Aquarium' Cigar Humidor, 1950s
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in London, GB
Alfred Dunhill, London
Of extraordinary quality, this beautifully hand-painted 'Aquarium' humidor was a special order collaboration for Dunhill, between Ben Shillingford and watercolour artist Margaret Bennett and features beautifully painted pink lotus flowers being circled by koi carp to the heavy Plexiglas lid.
All four sides of the box are profusely decorated with shoals of freshwater fish...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass, Cedar
Art Deco Sterling Silver Champagne Coolers by Cardeilhac, 1930s
By Cardeilhac
Located in London, GB
Cardeilhac, Paris
A showstopping pair of Sterling silver Art Deco Champagne coolers by renowned Parisian silversmiths Cardeilhac. Each geometric cooler has eight sides and a deep...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1941 Sterling Silver 'Grenade' Table Lighter by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Goldsmith’s and Silversmith’s Company, hallmarked 1941
A fine and unusual novelty Sterling silver regimental table lighter, realistically modelled as a Mills ‘No.5’ grenade...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Bronze Elephant by Jean de la Fontinelle, 1930
By Jean de la Fontinelle
Located in London, GB
Jean de la Fontinelle (French, 1900-1974)
A beautifully modelled Art Deco silvered bronze sculpture in the form of an elephant, with trunk aloft and legs resting on a heptagonal plinth as if performing in the circus. The bronze is mounted on a rectangular green marble base, and the silvered plinth is signed L FONTINELLE.
de la Fontinelle exhibited at the Exposition des Artistes Animaliers in Paris in 1929, and was a contemporary of Paul Jouve, André Margat...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze 'Skull' Radiator Mascot by Emile Brégeon
By Emile Brégeon
Located in London, GB
Emile Brégeon (French, active 1890-1930)
A large, specialty ‘Doctor’s’ car mascot in patinated bronze, the heavy-cast skull and crossbones with origin...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze 'Child Motorist' mascot bookends by Jean Verschneider, 1910
By Jean Verschneider
Located in London, GB
Jean Verschneider (French, 1872-1943)
Of motoring interest, a pair of charming patinated bronze radiator mascots, known as ‘Le Chauffeur Râleur’ a...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Edwardian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sterling Silver 'Drum' Boxes by Cartier, New York, circa 1940s
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
This is an unusual matched pair of very usable cylindrical boxes in the form of drums, made by Cartier, New York. Realistically modelled and complete with applied twisted ropes held by stylized silver ‘straps’. The lift-off lids are each mounted with a crossed pair...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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