British Decorative Objects

Of rounded flaring form with five concentric brass bands; with removable lid with molded edge surmounted by a centered brass knob with star-form backplate.

English early large and beautifully decorated tea cadd with its compartments lids with ivory knobs top on the lids. Beautifully inlaid on the front of the escutcheon. The interior me...

Pair of Georgian Antique Brass Candlesticks A more unusual fine pair of English solid brass candle holder. 19th century Pair of English antique brass candlesticks that have square ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver combination snuff and pill box; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. This exceptional an...

Pair of Neo Gothic Vases, Bronze and Gilt Bronze, England 1830, Ram Heads These Neo Gothic vases, crafted in England in 1830, exemplify the intricate artistry and opulence character...

'Abstracted Land Yellow over Steel Blue' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones. In the artist's own words: “This new body o...

This antique sterling silver and enamel frame features a beautiful, almost pearl-like translucent lilac enamel decoration. Fully hallmarked as shown, the maker is Herbert Scott Mur...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique red glass and silver scent bottle - boxed; an addition to our military collectables collection. This exceptional antique Victorian ...

A handsome mid-20th-century English cachepot worked in richly embossed brass with a continuous pattern of full-blown roses, leaves, and curling stems. Beaded borders frame the decora...

For your consideration is this extremely stylish Art Deco cut glass scent bottle, dating to the 1930's and originating from England we believe. Fabu...

A beautifully preserved early 19th century Coade stone style column fragment mounted on a bespoke steel stand. Showcasing superb craftsmanship, this te...

A gothic revival bronze and brass bracket clock with a 5-inch silvered convex Roman dial. The twin fusee movement strikes on a bell, with a heavy high quality pendulum and hold fast...

Historic antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century. English grandfather clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with b...

A Fine English Tripod Table Regulator Clock by Thomas Cole, With Integral Thermometer and Barometer, Retailed by Hunt & Roskell, London Signed to the dial for the retailer ‘Hunt & Roskell, London.’ No. 1318 /38 The circular six-inch silvered dial with cast bezel, signed ‘Hunt & Roskell, London’, above Roman chapters and blued steel spade hands, set with a large subsidiary seconds dial below XII, the centre finely engraved with scrolling strapwork decoration. The steel winding square protruding through an engraved and shaped plate immediately below 6 o'clock with handset achieved by adjustment to the rear. The movement with tapered plates joined by cylindrical screwed pillars, a two-part backplate, a going barrel, and deadbeat escapement. The pendulum suspended from the apex of the tripod from a G-bracket, with plumb line above, fine regulation achieved by a sliding cylindrical weight on the rod, terminating in a heavy silvered spherical bob secured via Cole's pendulum-locking system. The case formed of three cylindrical rods set on a gilt and stepped circular base engraved with scrolling foliage, the recessed centre with a semi-circular glazed barometer with silvered register scale, blued steel hand and manually adjustable gilt recording hand. The tilted thermometer within an engraved and gilded surround. Below the tip of the pendulum is a beat scale resting on a bimetallic bar providing thermal compensation, the base resting on three adjustable gilt-metal levelling nuts. Retaining its original glass dome and brass winding key. England, Circa 1855. This fine and rare timepiece by Thomas Cole is a masterpiece of design. Described by Hawkins in 'Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking' as “the first English table regulator for a gentleman’s library table,” Cole’s strut clock underwent over eight iterations before achieving a design that combined precision with extraordinary elegance. The use of a tripod to determine the optimal pendulum suspension point is just one of several ingenious mechanisms Cole employed. Three adjustable nuts serving as feet allow for effective levelling of the clock, while a plumb line and bob ensure precise vertical alignment. Relocating the winding square directly beneath the dial eliminates the risk of scratching the surface or damaging the hands, while the inclusion of a thermometer, angled at 45 degrees, effectively conceals the beat scale and pendulum locking mechanism. Ingeniously designed, the locking mechanism positioned just below the pendulum’s tip includes a beat scale resting on a brass bar that can be raised to secure the pendulum in place. This mechanism also provides thermal compensation through a bi-metallic strip, which automatically raises or lowers the bob in response to temperature fluctuations. Both inventive and aesthetically striking, this rare clock exemplifies the highly ornamental Victorian timepieces...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique George V English sterling silver presentation bowl; an addition to our ornamental silver...

P0121 A superb Victorian bird's-eye maple and tulipwood jewellery or sewing box, dating to circa 1860. This exquisite piece boasts a finely inlaid front and lid, showcasing beautiful...

Quality antique Staffordshire flat back castle, having a quality antique Victorian Staffordshire figure of a castle hand painted in wonderful brown, green, white and red colours, wit...

'Tempo Allegro' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson. Trapped inside the outer shape are a multitude of...

Tortolina 1 - One of a kind decorative sculptural bowl, hand crafted, moulded and cast in bronze in the lost wax process. Intricately crafted leaving the artist delicately imprints ...

English wicker basket from a fabric mill. Would make a wonderful log basket. 1900. Basket reference: L Code: 9218 Dimensions: W: 36" (91.4 cm) H: 24" (61 cm) D: 29" (73.7 cm)

This substantial one of a kind abstract sculpture depicts a seated woman, hand crafted, molded and cast in stone resin. The piece features a beautiful patina in shades of mossy grey...

From West Boltsburn Mine, Rockhope District, Weardale, England Beautiful specimen of purple fluorite crystals covered with overgrowth of siderite crystals with siderite. The specim...

Victorian Glossy Black Leather Extending Correspondence Box / Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior SLOPE 30 Inside the slope there is a leather bound blotting sheet, le...

A mid-19th century model of the Uffizi Boar, called 'Il Porcellino', by Austin & Seeley, the seated figure of the boar on an integral square plinth. This cast stone model of the Uffizi Boar takes its name from a 17th-century bronze fountain by sculptor Pietro Tacca, made for Cosimo II de' Medici and originally placed in the Loggia at the Mercato Nuovo in Florence. This civic space was also known as the Loggia del Porcellino, named after the boar as rubbing the statue's nose is said to bring great wealth. Made in the 1630s, it was modelled after an earlier marble version (Italian, 2nd-1st century BC) discovered in Rome in 1556 on the slopes of the Esquiline Hill, itself thought to be based on a lost Greek Hellenistic bronze version. After restoration, the marble statue was brought to Florence in 1568 as a gift from Pope Pius IV to Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, initially placed in the Pitti Palace. Both this marble and the 17th-century bronze versions are now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It remained an immensely popular subject for Grand Tourists, who collected their own versions. It is a testament to the commercial prowess of Austin and Seeley...

For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930s Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from porcelain with a vibrantly colored painted finish. There is m...

Magnificent pair of English neoclassical revival garden urns or jardinières crafted from cast iron. The urns are decorated with Greco-Roman figures with a fluted column base. Beautif...

18th century Baroque/Rococo english glazed painted porcelain of a goat-riding tailor by Chelsea Pottery By: Chelsea Pottery, Meissen Porcelain (in the style of) Material: porcelain,...

Vintage 20th Century chrome plated novelty duck paint box with a cleverly concealed interior, twist the head and lift the wings to reveal a hidden painting ...

Fine pair of Wedgwood jasperware candleholder, neoclassical style item decorated with white flowers and leaves friezes on a sky-blue background. Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type...

A fine quality brass and copper coal hod. Classical design, English, late 19th century. Original lift-out handled liner. Associated shovel. The repouss...

'Monochromatic Fold VIII' is a unique sculptural vessel by the British artist Steven Edwards, created from white and coloured parian porcelain. Steven Edwards is a ceramic artist wh...

Rare antique Royal Crown Derby footed dish / bowl / compote featuring the vibrant Olde Avesbury pattern with Phoenix birds and floral accents. The dish has two handles with a reticu...

The antique silver-on-copper and crystal pen and ink desk set is composed a footed tray with two indentations for feathered pens or writing instruments, two l...

This is a contemporary jardiniere stand. An English, beech side table in Cotswold School taste. Beautifully presented stand with fascinating curvature Displays a desirable contempo...

An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls to the underside, a carved ‘Dragonfly’ Marble 16th / 17th Century England Size: 36cm high, 28cm w...

A superb antique Sowerby Gryphon vase in an unusual colourway marbled slag glass molded with three chained swans with lion paws dating from around 1880. The vase is crisply molded wi...

This is an antique dome top tea caddy. An English, burr walnut and brass capped loose leaf box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Wonderful Gothic revival finish to ...

Holiday Gift Idea! This is a late 19th century English tortoise shell desk box paired with a set of three Italian faux tortoise leather notebooks. The notebooks have not been used. T...

Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1844 & 1845 by Walter Knowle & Co., this stylish, and large pair of Antique Sterling Silver Candelabra, are in the '4 shell' style, and will hold 4...

- A wonderful double sided hanging copper clock by renowned manufacturers 'Ferranti', England circa 1930. - Beautiful aged condition, the clock encompasses two worn painted faces wit...

A stunning quality sterling silver & enamel picture or photo frame. The enamel colour could be described as a deep and rich amethyst. The enamel remains bright and clean with no not...

This is an exquisite early 20th century crystal jar with a silver lid and spoon. The lid's top is fashioned after a cricket wicket. The jar sits on a round silver base with decorativ...

P0126 An exceptional 19th-century Victorian copper and brass vessel of grand and impressive proportions. This striking antique jardinière features a beautifully tapered copper body a...

An English gilt brass chronometer carriage timepiece with original travelling case, key and bill of sale. The grained gilt tapering case has a folding handle with bevelled glass panel to the top, bevelled glass panels to the sides and a solid rear plate with hand setting function and start/stop lever, signed Thomas Mercer and numbered 1184, dating from 1974 The silvered dial signed Thomas Mercer, with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and a state of wind indicator. Blued steel hands. The substantial eight day chain fusee movement with maintaining power, Earnshaw type detent escapement with a free-sprung palladium helical balance spring and heavy bimetallic balance. The original black leather tooled travelling case with lift out front cover is lined in blue velvet and the original safety winding key is stored in the top. Thomas Mercer was founded in 1858, and became one of the greatest chronometer makers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Ernest Shakleton used a Mercer chronometer on the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antartic Expedition, after the Endurance became trapped and destroyed in the pack ice, he heroically journeyed in a whaleboat, the James Caird, to South Georgia to get help for his stranded compatriots. He navigated with a Thomas Mercer chronometer...

A mounted antique carved composite scroll mould from the Tucker collection. This is one of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up artist, C...

Elegant little carved wooden horse from the 19th century in polychrome wood Very beautiful polychromy which has a lot of charm Old child's toy with the front wheels which moves ...

A large antique carved York stone sculpture of a Greek god. This Victorian carved stone bust of a bearded man is thought to be Poseidon, the Greek God of the sea, earthquakes, and h...

Edwardian period mahogany planter inlaid with boxwood string inlay and copper liner. England c.1890

#3817 A pair of Bakelite Vintage Gents Of Leicester Wall Clocks. English 1940’s. Gents of Leicester’s were a well renown manufacturer of electric clocks & were used in railway stat...

A set of seven antique carved wooden cartouche moulds from the Tucker collection. This is one of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up art...

Large 24" Tall Burmantofts Blue Glaze Terracotta Ceramic Urn Style Vase w/ Lid

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this medium sized Antique cut glass Crystal Perfume bottle flask A very good looking well made and decorati...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver tea caddy has a cylindrical form. The upper and lower portions of this Aesthetic style silver tea caddy is embellished with bands of bright cut engraved floral bud designs; further vertical bands segment the body into five equal portions, each encompassed with undulating wrigglework borders. The anterior portion of the body is ornamented with a bright cut engraved rectangular cut cornered cartouche encompassed with a radiating simplified floral and scrolling foliate decoration and featuring the contemporary engraved crest of a lion's head collared and erased. The further four segments bear Chinoiserie bright cut engraved Chinese symbols representing the four seasons: spring (? / chun), summer (? / xia), autumn (? / qiu) and winter (? / dong). This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece. The cover is encompassed with further bands of bright cut engraved decoration, reflecting the designs to the body. This impressive cover is surmounted with the original, exceptional carved wood and sterling silver pineapple...

A fine early 19th Century Regency period campana-shaped figured mahogany Cellarette/Jardiniere in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster constructed in solid end grain section, raised on...

'Vug in Gold Topaz & Rauch Topaz' is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist, Samantha Donaldson. Created by layers of coloured glass, the transparent colours merge a...

A large George IV silver sideboard dish, made by Joseph Angell II, 1828 English, early 19th century Diameter 75cm, depth 10cm This magnifice...

18th Century Welsh strong box with carved detail.  

Beautiful Art Deco footed pewter jar with lid from England, 1930s. Hand hammered pewter jar and lid with ball handle. Lovely stepped detail on feet. Original finish shows nice age an...

Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Tea Caddies with Tin Linings, England, c. 1880 A handsome and uncommon pair of late 19th-century English tea caddies in cylindrical canister form, ...

A large antique oval lead trough planter; a suitably stylish addition to any garden. Lightly weathered from exposure to the element through time, this lead planter dates from the ear...