Pushkin Antiques Ltd Collectibles and Curiosities

Antique 20th Century English cast iron desk bell crafted in the form of a tortoise. The bell mechanism beneath, once wound up, can be rung by pressing either the head or tail, and it...

A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill lighter, featuring an Italian pink marble body and a chromed brass mechanism. Stamped with the classic Dunhill name on the side and underneath. Made ...

A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill table lighter, crafted with an Italian white onyx body and fitted with a gold plated mechanism. Stamped with the classic Dunhill name on the gold pla...

A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill table lighter, featuring a silver plated mechanism and a striking cream-coloured snakeskin covered body. Stamped to the underneath "Dunhill". Made in...

A wonderful 20th Century Dunhill table lighter, featuring a silver plated mechanism and a black ostrich leather covered body. Stamped to the underneath "Dunhill". Made in England. ...

A 21st Century contemporary model of a Cadillac, hand-carved in wood with white-painted detailing. A striking piece that complements both classic and modern interiors. CONDITION In ...

An antique early 20th Century cast iron government royal warrant, likely from a magistrate court or government building. Beautifully cast and hand-painted. A remarkable piece of hist...

A fantastic vintage 20th Century sloop pond yacht, featuring original canvas sails. The yacht is an example of British pond racing yacht and would have raced against similar yachts i...

A 20th Century articulated wooden horse on a brass stand with a wooden base, featuring movement in all four legs, head, and neck. Its timeless design makes it a perfect addition to b...

A mid 20th Century polished cast aluminium twin-bladed propeller, complete with a polished central cone and metal wall mounting. A superb and characterful piece, certain to spark end...

Antique 20th Century English wooden dairy cow, intricately carved and hand-painted. This delightful piece would have been displayed alongside butter, cream, and cheese in a local dai...

Vintage 20th Century Italian pine horse sculpture, created using the layered wood technique, where individual pieces are stacked to form the curves of the horse’s body. This piece or...

Antique 19th Century life-sized plaster model of a human leg, attributed to Bock Steger, Leipzig. Made for medical instruction, it displays muscle, tendon, and bone in detail. Number...

These exceptional WWII-era German steel observation binoculars by Joseph Schneider offer a fascinating glimpse into military history while serving as a striking decorative piece. Ori...

A 20th Century tooled leather Western horse saddle, featuring intricate patterns around the seat and straps. The saddle includes boot cups, a martingale, and a bridle, all crafted in...

A 20th Century Scottish solid silver fly fishing case. Of a rectangular form with rounded corners, depicting a trout fish swimming through long water grass. Upon opening the case, tw...

Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar case, of rounded rectangular form with a hinged lid. The outside of the case is covered in an engine turned decoration. On one side ...

Antique 19th Century Russian solid silver book cover, featuring velvet and leather. The front is adorned with burgundy velvet and intricate silver de...

A superb 20th Century American silver plated cigarette case and lighter. Designed to resemble a $100 note, the case features Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) who was an American polyma...

Antique 19th Century Victorian games compendium featuring intricate brass applied decorations throughout the exterior. At the centre, a card press is displayed, with two compartments...

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian solid silver cigarette box with a removable double sided cigarette holder. The lid is set with a porcelain plaque depicting a very unusual erotic...

Antique early 20th Century German solid silver, ceramic, and boar tusk ashtray with a large match box holder. Circular in form, featuring a dark red ceramic ashtray and tray, with si...

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian English oak and brass magnifying glass. A practical desk or household accessory, ideal for reading. CONDITION In Great Condition - Wear expected...

A superb and very rare 19th Century Chinese lacquered games box, dating to around 1890. Decorated with intricate traditional scenes and a fin...

Antique 20th Century leather-cased collection of Bartholomew British road maps by Edward Stanford Ltd of London. One volume features a map of the entire British Isles, divided into n...

Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver mounted on sumptuous crocodile leather cigar case. It is of rounded rectangular form, with a pull off lid and interior that is sufficient ...

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian oak and metal storage box, modelled as a coal wagon tender for a locomotive. The wood and the metal are beautifully patinated and the top of the ...

Superb 20th Century English solid silver ingots of "A Hundred Greatest Cars" collection by John Pinches. This collectable set is perfect for classic car enthusiasts. Each ingot weigh...

Vintage mid 20th Century Dunhill Half-Giant Aquarium table lighter. Crafted in a curved rectangular shape with silver-plated mounts, this piece features four Lucite panels engraved a...

Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian style 18k gold mounted nephrite cane handle, applied with nineteen round cut Peridots around the white enamel base. Cane handles crafted f...

Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian gun metal cane handle, mounted with approximately 100 small old cut diamonds which spiral around the cane handle.The diamonds turn a simpl...

Antique early-20th Century American Art Deco 14k gold vanity case, of elegant rectangular form with gracefully rounded sides, this exquisite vanity case exemplifies fine craftsmanshi...

Antique early 19th Century Austrian three colour gold mounted with diamonds and rock crystal toothpick case, styled in a shape of a torch. The hinged lid mounted with a slightly opaq...

Antique 20th Century enamelled London street sign, crafted for Harley Street, W1 (Central London). This sign features the classic red and bla...

Antique 20th Century framed enamelled London street sign, created for Strand, WC2 (Central London, Westminster). This sign showcases the icon...

A composite model of a Concorde in full Virgin Atlantic livery mounted on a tripod stand, circa 1992. This scaled down aircraft model was presented to one of Virgin's top travel agen...

Mid 20th Century cutaway model of the TEE (Trans Europ Express), which first graced European tracks in 1957 and completed its journey in 1995. During its...

The Brionvega RR-126 is an icon of Pop design. It was conceived as an anthropomorphic ‘musical pet’, with speakers for ears and control dials for its face. It could be moved around e...

A rare 20th Century set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cleaned...

Antique 20th Century British silver plated mounted match striker featuring textured, ribbed glass. The round glass body is engraved with the word "Cigarettes" on the side and fitted ...

An extremely rare elephant bird egg, complete albeit with only minor damage. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird native to Ma...

A really eye-catching sautoir (or long necklace) finished in twisted gold coloured metal chains, faux pearls and white wool. A lovely vintage piece of costume jewellery, extremely en...

Antique 19th Century Victorian silver plated Elkington made parade shield, made after the 1552 original by Jorg Sigman. This shield is a work o...

Antique late 19th Century Victorian solid silver bookmark. The bookmark is in the shape of a bottle, with an unusual cut out section within that says "HERE I STOPPED". A wonderful ad...

Modern 21st Century solid silver book shaped cigar box. Elegantly crafted, this box has a solid silver body shaped like a book. The lid opens to reveal a mirror-like polish, while th...

Antique 20th Century Edwardian solid silver large table matchbox holder. Made in a simple, elegant style featuring a smooth body throughout, with a small tray either side for spent m...

Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar box. Elegantly crafted, this box features a shaped central handle and two hinged lids that open to reveal a divided compartment and ...

Antique 20th Century possibly French 14ct gold retractible pencil. Designed to be attached to a key chain or as a pendant, this pencil features a blue cabochon sapphire decorative ti...

Antique mid-19th Century very rare Victorian solid silver vesta case and lighter, in a shape of a horseshoe, opening on both sides, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the lighter wick, one side is applied with initials "E.H". Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), London, year 1853 (S), Maker's mark H.W.D (Henry William Dee...

Antique late-19th century Victorian solid silver & horn mounted table "gimble" cigar lighter. The large Blackbuck antelope horn is mounted with a silver orb-shaped burner on gimble w...

An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the admiral's brother, ordered 58 mourning rings for family and friends and every admiral and post-captain who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar . The ring is inscribed on the bezel ‘Trafalgar’; outside the hoop with Nelson’s motto in Latin, ‘Let him who earned it bear the palm [of victory]’, adopted by Nelson from a poem ‘Ad Ventos’ written in 1727 by John Jortin (1698-1770). Inside is the inscription ‘Lost to his country 21 October 1805, aged 47’. The initials N and B stand for Nelson and Bronte. Admiral Nelson was given the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of Sicily and in 1801 became a Viscount. The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after the Battle of the Nile. Nelson was buried with full honours in St Paul's Cathedral. His cortege consisted of 32 admirals, over a hundred captains, and an escort of 10,000 soldiers. This ring is an example of only fifty-eight that were made by Nelson's jeweller John Salter in 1806. Thirty-one were for Nelson's close family and friends, the rest for pall-bearers and other dignitaries (see The Nelson Dispatch, vol.3 pt.XII, oct.1990). Three similar examples of this ring are held extremely prestigious museums in the capital. One is in the Greenwich National Maritime Museum in London, another in The British Museum in London and another in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, exhibited in the Jewellery Gallery, case 23, no. 8. The ring has a particularly special provenance, arguably like no other mourning ring of Admiral Nelson’s. The ring belonged to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The Reverend Alexander John Scott (1768-1840) was a British naval chaplain. He was appointed to the flagship H.M.S. Victory in 1803 where he served as private secretary to Lord Nelson. He was with Nelson when when he was shot on the quarter-deck of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805. Scott attended his dying chief in the cockpit of the flagship, receiving his last wishes. He refused to leave Nelson's body until it was brought back to England and placed in the coffin to lie in the Painted Hall Greenwich. The ring, lock of hair and music book were passed down by the direct descendants of the Reverend Alexander John Scott's family and eventually gifted to the previous owners. The music book was a personal possession of the Reverend which gives watertight provenance of the person who owned the ring. It is not clear exactly what Admiral Nelson’s last words really were although Scott documents Nelson’s last words to be “God and my country“. However, it is also recorded that a statement during his last hours was "Thank God I have done my duty.” Perhaps these two statements uttered in the last moments sound similar when mumbled by a feeble dying man. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy is that Scott remained by Admiral Nelson’s side as he died and his version is probably the most reliable. The lock of hair is reputedly that of Lord Admiral Nelson. Without a DNA test there can be no conclusive proof of such. However, given that Reverend Alexander John Scott was with Nelson from the moment he was shot on the quarter-deck of H.M.S. Victory until the moment he was placed in his coffin, there is no reason to believe it is not a lock of Nelson’s hair. It is difficult to overstate the significance and rarity of Nelson’s mourning rings. With only fifty-eight made, the vast majority of them were given to close family members and only a few were given to close friends. A close friend who receives a morning ring...

Antique 19th Century Victorian pair of cast brass desk cannons. Mounted on large spoked wheels, these canons feature a long barrel and chassis. A wonderful...

A rare mid 20th Century set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cle...

A beautiful Amboyna Bur veneered cigar box with ebony edging and sterling silver mounts, hinges, escutcheon and mounts. Made for a Jaguar advertising campaign for the millennium by s...

A scale model of a Riva Tritone speedboat. Crafted from fine wood, soft leather, and chrome details. It features a two-tone finish with natural lacquered wood and white below the wat...

A stylish 20th Century 9k gold mounted on sumptuous black crocodile leather cigar case. Made by Alfred Dunhill in the 1990's, the perfect way to carry a small selection of your favou...

Antique early-20th Century English solid silver magnifying glass, of large size, with plain silver mounts and a smooth handle. An ideal desk accessory or for the household, perfect f...

Antique early-20th Century Canadian solid silver playing cards case. This box features a smooth outer case, flared base which holds a cabinet-shaped...

Antique 19th century Victorian novelty solid silver table lighter, unusually shaped as a "guard tower", realistically modelled with simulated brick-work, door and archers windows, wi...

20th Century English silver bridge gaming box, the plain silver box applied to the lid with a stylised Bridge plaque, inside lined with leather and contain...