English Shagreen Desk Folio with Silver Mounts by C.C.

A naïve rounded coconut shell “bugbear” powder flask with silver mounts, carved with a native face at the end and three ovals showing an officer, a gentleman and his lady, circa 1805...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique PH Vogel & Co silver and gold gilt cigarette case A very rare good looking and functional piece of...

These interesting inkwells were crafted in Britain between the Victorian period and early to mid-20th century. The works have been created from horse hooves, applied with sterling silver mounts. Each hoof has been set onto a silver horseshoe and features a silver top and lid. Two of the tops have been engraved to imitate real horse hair, while the third is more simple, with banded ornament. All three have been given covers, two of which feature commemorative inscriptions. One lid states, ‘The Grey/1907-1917’ — presumably the name of the favourite racehorse, whose hoof this is — and another reads, ‘Mavourneen/ Died June 29th / Aged 53’. ‘Mavourneen’ is an Irish Gaelic word meaning ‘my beloved’. The dedicatee’s age of 53 implies that they were a human, perhaps a jokey, or racehorse owner. The lids open up onto a silver-lined interior, intended to be used for storing ink as part of a desk arrangement. The inkwells are stamped, on their underside, with silver hallmarks and maker’s marks, ‘J.T.’ and ‘C & CS’. This set of three horse hoof inkwells...

Antique 19th century Victorian silver mounted and textured glass match striker. Of round shape, mounted with a plane silver collar. A must for any collector of Tabacconalia or just a...

Secessionist sterling silver cigarette / match holder, desk accessory, attributed to Josef Hoffmann, Stunning design, superior quality, hand executed, stamped sterling, also retains ...

Antique 19th century Victorian rare & unusual jumbo sized silver mounted and textured glass match striker. Of round shape, mounted with a plane silver collar. Hallmarked English silv...