French Multicoloured Enamel and Silver Buckle, Paris, France, circa 1880

Ornamental Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Serving Spoon Circa 1950 This beautiful spoon measures 8 inches long and has a des...

Yellow Enamel and Silver Childs Hairbrush with Comb, Dated 1927, Birmingham The brush is fitted with pure bristle. The comb is hallmarked for the same year. The leather covered box is missing the front clip...

Oval black and green enamel silver box with marcasite, London, 1930. Silver gilt inside with engine turning underneath.  

Art Nouveau French silver handbag purse dated circa 1900 Very pretty chainmail purse, probably for gold coins with two compartments inside. Really he...

An exceptional and stunning Art Nouveau silver buckle inset with guilloche enamels made by W E Patterson, Birmingham and dated 1908. The rect...

Late 19th century French 800. silver and blue enamel belt buckle. Hallmarked with French boar head mark and French maker's mark. Maker unidentified. The measurements: Length x wid...

A very fine antique Austrian Viennese Secessionist silver guilloche enamel belt buckle by renowned silversmith Georg Anton Scheid (Austrian, 1838-1921) and dating from around 1900. T...

A remarkable intricately designed, handcrafted silver box, circa 1880s. We were told that this box is sterling silver and that the makers mark "M" is that of "M. Mayer". Maurice MAYER was a very prestigious silversmith. Research shows that he was an "Orfèvre de l'Empereur", Napoleon Bonaparte, 1860-1870. The Minerva hallmarks are not visible, may have been rubbed off from use and cleaning. No documentation. This intricately carved box depicts the romantic poem of Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose). Comes with the original lock and key. Le Roman de la Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris circa 1230 and completed, in a different style, circa 1270-1280, by Jean de Meun, builds on the concept of courtly love found in the poetry of the troubadours. The authors create a complex allegory of the romance between the Lover and the Rose. In the quest to pick the Rose (to achieve the conquest of love), the flower and its attendants represent the Lady and her sentiments while being wooed. In the first part of the poem, written by de Lorris, the Lover recounts his dream, ending with the winning of a kiss from the Lady. In the dream, the Lover discovers a walled garden and gains entrance thanks to a beautiful young woman. He meets Diversion and dancers who represent courtly values such as Beauty and Generosity. A tour of the garden brings him to a beautiful bed of roses by the Fountain of Love...