Fine and Rare 17th Century Charles II Lignum Vitae Wassail Bowl, Museum Grade

An extremely rare pair of 17th century cast miniature trumpet form silver candlesticks from circa 1660. England. Each candlestick is raised on a sectioned trumpet base, Solomonic...

A superb and original carved Wainscot armchair, circa 1660. Yorkshire This superb Wainscot chair dates from the middle of the 17th century and is most likely from the Leeds area of ...

Floral marquetry inlaid olive oyster and ebony side table, attributed to Gerrit Jensen (fl.1667-1715), London, circa 1680. Incorporating Olive Oyster,...

A superb Charles II month duration floral marquetry longcase clock by the well-known maker John Wise, c. 1680-85. Measure: 10". The case is of the highest quality and decorated throughout in very attractive floral marquetry depicting spring flowers and birds showing a high level of sophistication with a glazed circular lenticle to the door. Similarly, the rising hood is decorated with blind frets around the top and surmounted by a shallow caddy decorated by five gilt wooden ball finials. It is flanked by prominent gilt brass-capped solid barley twist columns, with blind fretted panels to the sides. The month-going nicely finned and knopped five pillar movement has reversed going and striking trains, the striking train (on the right) being regulated by a small outside countwheel. The going train has anchor escapement and a seconds pendulum. The movement is fronted by a 10-inch brass dial with an unusual narrow silvered chapter ring, seconds ring and date aperture. It has elaborate cherub-head spandrels in the corners and is signed along the bottom John Wise Londini Fecit. The middle is finely matted, whilst the time is indicated by a fine pair of blued-steel hands, the hour hand richly pierced. The maker John Wise was born in Banbury shortly before 17 March 1624, the date of his baptism. He was the son of John and Ann Wise and a cousin of Joseph Knibb...

A William and Mary walnut floral marquetry chest, circa 1690. The rectangular ogee moulded top with a central banded oval inlaid with spring flowers, birds and scrolls of acanthus...

A rare, early English eight-day longcase clock signed on the chapter ring Aynsworth London, dating to the period c.1690-1700. The elegantly proportioned ebonised case, formerly wit...

A wonderful and large turned lignum vitae wassail bowl.

An incredible 17th century English mortar and pestle made from turned lignum vitae, an extremely dense hardwood found in parts of the Caribbean and South America, with incised and ra...

17th century rare Tibetan silver mounted brul covered bowl with coral bottom, the repousse and domed cover inset with Cora and lapis, big 3cm diameter red coral bottom, some tarnish,...

Very impressive and unusual boldly decorated Nevers footed bowl. In its original condition, showing chips and losses that we purposely did not have restored? For further informatio...

Early 17th century Negoro lacquer footed bowl, Edo period (1603-1868) round bowl with tripod cabriole style legs. Negoro lacquer (monk's lacquer in r...

This good sized bowl is a great example of the majolica wares produced in Italy throughout the 15th, 16th, 17, and 18th centuries. Humble and simple but highly decorative and enterta...