Georgian Decorative Objects

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver and glass ladies inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique George III sterling silver desk Standish has a navette shaped form onto four bracket feet. This inkstand is encompassed with an applied thread decorated border, in addition to the contemporary engraved initials 'WW'. The rim of the body of the sterling silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied reed decorated border. The internal wirework style frame of the stand is divided into three rounded supports. Each internal compartment retains the original rounded glass bottles with cut glass ornamentation in addition to impressive scalloped bases. The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles retain the original plain silver cylindrical mounts fitted with push fit hallmarked covers. The rim of each circular cover is encircled with applied moulded borders and bears the corresponding functional pierced decorated holes. This large silver ink Standish was crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Henry Chawner. Such original ladies examples, in perfect condition, are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Condition This antique inkstand...

Pair of English Georgian style (19th Cent) tall silver plated narrow classic vases with handles and floral design.

A fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver sweetmeat basket; part of our Georgian silverware collection. This antique Georgian sterling silver sweetmeat basket has an oval navette form onto a collet foot. The body of this sterling silver basket is embellished with a band of pierced decorated vertical pales accented with four foliate motifs. The basket is further ornamented with two bands of pierced evolute scrolling decoration with a scallop and circular motif decorated border. The upper rim and foot of the basket are encircled with applied bead decorated borders. This George III sterling silver basket is fitted with an applied bead decorated swing handle. The well of the basket is embellished with a bright cut engraved crest depicting out of a ducal coronet a wolf's head. The foot of the basket is encompassed with horizontal pierced pale decoration incorporating circular motifs. This antique silver basket with handle...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English 9 karat yellow gold vesta case; an addition to our boxes and cases collection. This exceptional antique George V English...

Curved ribbed silver-gilt pocket snuff box - 19th century George III - John Turner Sterling - Early 19th century Dimensions: 9 x 5 cm (3.5 x 2 in) H: 2 cm (0.8 in) Material: Silver R...

Pair Antique 18th Century English Sterling Silver Candlesticks Hallmarked William Cafe of London, 1758.

This is a single English Candlestick, hand cast and seemed, dating to the English George 11nd period, Circa 1835 or possibly earlier in the 18th Century. This candlestick has all th...

Large Georgian Copper Saucepan with Lid Circular Dish top lid with Rivited Iron Handle. Saucepan with cast brass handle rivited at front Long Iron Handle Rivited at back, back of sau...

Fine quality antique English "Old Sheffield Plate" George III thread border, twisted arm 2 light candelabra. Handsome "Adam" style urn central motif and looping arms similar to thos...

A lovely late George III single pad ebonized eight-day, twin fusee table clock with original verge escapement and rack striking by O. Hamley, circa 1800-1815. The moulded single pad ebonized domed top case with original carrying handle is raised on all four of its original ogee bracket feet onto a detailed base moulding. Gilt-brass sound frets adorn the sides and front in a 'fish scale' pattern backed with bright burgundy silk. The enameled white dial displays Roman numerals, minute and quarter-hour markers housed inside a gilt-brass bezel and domed glass, signed Hamley, Warwick Place, London. The clock features a strike/silent switch on the front dial and a repeat to the right-hand-side. The backplate has border engraving and a short pendulum. Date: 1800-1815 O. Hamley is recorded in Loomes (2006) as being active, circa 1811. He also worked at Bedford Row...

A mahogany dressing table on stand, the hinged top opening to reveal a beveled mirror back, with bowed and square swing panels revealing a fitted interior, with a drawer below and a ...

A fine 18th century George III period ebonized striking bracket clock of rarer, smaller size. The well proportioned bell-top ebonized case is surmounted by a cast brass carrying handle and four pine cone finials. The 6 inch signed, brass dial has twin subsidiary dials for strike or silent and for slow or fast regulation. There are mock pendulum and date apertures within the matted centre of the dial. The five pillar fusee movement has an engraved, signed backplate with verge escapement...

English mahogany wine cellarette with inlaid Satinwood conch shell, hinged top revealing a compartmentalized fitted interior, and terminating on the original turned legs with brass c...

English cast brass woodsman doorstop leaning against tree with axe, hatchet under belt , and his canine companion . Mid-19th Century.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English 9-carat yellow gold vesta case; an addition to our boxes and cases collection. This exceptiona...

A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique English sterling silver fox boxes; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection...

With arched bonnet with glazed door enclosing a brass clock face. Waisted burl walnut pendulum door and conforming base and ending on bracket feet. With weights and pendulum. Key.

A pair of Georgian design brass bound mahogany peat buckets, spirally carved with an inset shell motif, twist grip brass loop handle and brass liner. Can ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver tea caddies; an addition to our silver teaware collection. These exceptional antique George II sterling silver tea caddies have a circular baluster shaped form. The surface of each antique tea caddy is embellished with very sharp, finely chased floral and foliate decoration, incorporating a scroll bordered vacant cartouche to either side. The ornamentation to the body of each piece incorporates a plain applied moulded girdle. These caddies are fitted with a cylindrical push fit covers encircled with leaf decorated textures. The covers are surmounted with the original cast sterling silver leaf decorated finials. These impressive antique tea caddies...

A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique George II English sterling silver toilet boxes; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. These...

Mahogany longcase by Thomas Morgan, Edinburgh Fine mahogany case standing on bracket feet with canted reeded corners. Long break arch trunk door, swan neck pediment, reeded pillar...

Pair 19th Century Revere Silversmiths Weighted Sterling Silver and Hurricane Crystal Shade Candle Holders. Measure 4.5" in diameter and stand 15.5" tall. Sterling base is 5.75" tall.

Outstanding quality antique George III oak and burr oak brass face longcase clock by William Frening, Suning having an outstanding quality case with a long door, turned columns to ...

Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA Very rare 19th century George III to Victorian coco nut “Coco de Me...

This beautiful ornamental urn is carved of rare Blue John Derbyshire spar, taken from the now-extinct Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire, England. Crafted in a classically-inspired shape, this closed urn evokes the elegance of the Georgian period. Since the Roman era, Blue John was used to create fine decorative wares. This intriguing stone demands a great deal of skill in its handling and was the material most favored by silversmith Matthew Boulton, especially for the creation of his stoneware vases. A soft and brittle stone, it responds very quickly to heat, and must be carefully dried in order to retain its original color. This urn is wonderful example of Blue John artistry, circa 1810 Measures: 11 5/8" high Discovered by the Romans over 2,000 years ago, Blue John stone...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver strawberry dishes; an addition to our ornamental silverware coll...

Hallmarked in London in 1720 by George Boothby, these very handsome, early George I period, Antique Brittania Standard Silver Candlesticks, are cast and octagonal in shape, each engr...

Antique statuary Carrara marble bust depicting a male in the classical Roman portrait style. Life-sized and beautifully carved in the purest of white statuary marble. The bust is of Sir Aubrey DeVere Hunt, 2nd Baronet (1788-1846), with stylized beard and wearing a Roman toga. Hunt was an Anglo-Irish...

A most charming estate made country house letter box with delicately inlaid LETTER BOX to front. English, George III H 27 x W 23 x D 15 cms

An early 19th century English carved mahogany sculpture of a griffin, circa 1820; one of two similar we have for sale. This piece is prominently in the style of the late 18th/early ...

A pair of Georgian candlestick the gilt lacquered bases with ball bead knurl mounting white porcelain drums with gilt decoration this supporting d...

A Late Georgian Musical Table Clock By Thomas Roskell The well patinated carved mahogany case having a fluted and foliate carved pagoda top su...

Antique George III oak eight day longcase clock having a well proportioned oak longcase with a painted enamel dial depicting pretty roses in bloom, elegantly designed hands, an 8 day...

An antique Delft tile of a woman in Turkish dress manufactured by Ravesteijn of Utrecht after an original 16th century drawing titled 'Donna Dell'isola di Malta' by French geographer...

An important pair of English George III period cut-glass and brass-mounted two-light candelabra by Lafount, the candelabra supported by cut square bases with lemon squeezer inset below, the candle branches and central shepherd’s crook of ribbed section and of typical scrolling form, the branches supporting van dyke drip pans and thistle shaped candle nozzles, all draped with round double pointed spangles and finial drops, the mounts stamped LAFOUNT PATENT. For similar pair of candelabra see plate 66, page 122; The English Glass Chandelier by Martin Mortimer (The Corning Museum of Glass) MOSES LAFOUNT Pleasant Row, Pentonville, in the county of Middlesex, lustre maker. On 19TH December 1796, Moses Lafount and Alexander Thomas and James Cox...

A Regulator clock by William Chisholm, London. Baillie has no record of the maker but by the design of its original case, we believe it to be late 18th century circa 1790. The 8 day ...

Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock with Rocking Ship Automation, Joseph Kent, London. Fine flame mahogany case with break arch hood, reeded pillars with...

A rare pair of George II English cut-glass two-light candelabra attributed to Christopher Haedy the diamond-cut bases with baluster stem and all in one containers these centred by triangularly notched spires these surmounted by a drop hung step cut scallop edged canopy and a star cut finial the container plates supporting a notched cut snake arm and two slip over candle arms unusual mounted with triangularly spires these arms with star cut slip over drop hung drip pans. The candelabra hung with notched cut kite shaped drops and lapidary cut wasted ball drops all if the finest quality. For similar candelabra see The English Glass Chandelier...

An important, and extremely rare, early George III Gold & Enamel Magnifying Glass, with original red leather case. Made almost certainly in London circa 1770. The Gold case is of sh...

This very large and substantial antique wine bottle's exact origins are unknown, but it is presumed to be English or possibly Dutch and dating from the early 1700's. The bottle was hand blown and formed and uses a very thick deep olive green glass. The slightly bent neck has a very thick stem and top which leads to a large bulbous or flask shaped base. The front and back sides have been slightly flattened which was likely done for packing and stability during shipping. The capacity of this bottle has not been tested, but presumed to be in the 2 Imperial gallon...

A pair of Antique Irish Georgian Cast Silver Candlesticks in a classic six shell design with removable nozzles featuring a complementary six shell design. The 18th century Irish Silv...

Sterling silver gold plated snuff box with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and monochrome blue hand-painted miniatures on five sides and fine hand engravings on all edges. Eng...

An important pair of two light cut glass brass mounted George III candelabra attributed to the celebrated maker William Parker, Each raised on a cut baluster and square base supporting two candle arms with hung drip pans and sconces, also with two complimenting arms terminating to canopied spires and centred by a large triangular spire supporting a canopy with an urn shaped finial, the whole beautifully draped with lustrous swags, pendants and drops all of the highest quality cut glass. PROVENANCE: original bill of sale M. Harris and Sons Sold: Nov 2. 1945, 165 pounds sterling...

A George III Longcase clock by Jonathan Storr of York. The mahogany case with long door featuring flame mahogany and Sheraton fan inlay to the arch top with Porcupine decorati...

An antique 6-inch glazed tile by W. T. Copeland (stamped) depicting a handpainted blue-grey Delft style illustration of a Cavalier soldier on horseback. Ex. British collection, this...

Oval hinged top over a conforming brass strapped case with brass handles, raised on square tapered legs with casters. Ex Naill Smith Antiques.

Each with deep brown patinated surface and in the form of a column from the composite order which combines the volutes of the ionic order with the foliate capital of the Corinthian; ...

Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box. A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Bat...

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.

20th Century (Early) Pair English Royal Crown Derby Covered Urns Tiffany & CO. Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questi...

A good early 18th century bracket timepiece with quarter – repeat by this well-known London clockmaker. The well proportioned compact ebonized inverted bell-top case has a brass carrying handle with pierced wood frets to the front and rear doors. The attractive brass dial has date and mock pendulum apertures with signed shallow arch. The movement with verge escapement...

A good quality antique, ebonized brass dial bracket clock by this 18th century 'maker of repute'. The moulded and veneered case has an inverted bell top, which is surmounted by five ...

First Period Worcester Leaf Dish, 1765-1770 These large vine leaf shaped dishes were made as a component within a dessert service to serve sweetme...

A case of exquisite porphyry and doré bronze houses the verge movement of this rare clock by eminent English clock and watch maker John Ellicott. Ellicott's...

Georgian Longcase clock by John Taylor, London Finely figured flame mahogany case with stepped shaped plinth and inset panel to the bas...

An antique George II period patinated, walnut longcase clock by James Blackborow of London. This finely figured veneered clock with elegant propo...

Pair of 19th Century Georgian mahogany candlesticks with adjustable height. With brass capitals, reeded stems and stepped bases.

This important set of George V silver candelabra by famed English silversmiths Thomas Bradbury & Sons are some of the finest the firm ever created. A high level of refinement is ...

Fine quality antiques George III figured mahogany writing box crafted from beautifully figured mahogany with a rich patina. The hinged lid opens to reveal a black leather writing sur...

A very handsome and rare pair of mid 18th century bell-metal candlesticks, showing flaring seamed columns with cylindrical nozzles and flattened drip pans rising from stepped circular bases that retain their original & functioning push-rods. Both exhibiting an exceptionally warm pinkish patina due to the higher ratio of copper used in...