British Vintage Charge of the Scots Greys 1815 Weapons Case on Stand

English 1950s Pegasus Leather Armchair on Four Castors

French 19th century oil on canvas with carved wood frame.

This is an unique example of decorative are work on furniture in the 1960s. This is a 2 drawer bow fronted small chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style with the cabroile shaped fron...

French 1940s Crystal and Glass Chandelier on Iron Frame with Six Outer Lights

Antique print titled 'Military Costume of the Gothic Nations on the Western Coasts of the Baltic'. Old print of Baltic military costumes. Originates from 'The costume of the origin...

Lot of 61 circa 1960s - 1970s Deetail plastic toy soldiers by Britain Ltd. Lot includes Royal Canadian Mounties (two on horseback), Scots Guards, Scottish Highlanders including pipes and drums (one on horseback), and seven guardhouses. "The "W. Britain" brand name of toy and collectable soldiers is derived from a company founded by William Britain Jr., a British toy manufacturer, who in 1893 invented the process of hollow casting in lead, and revolutionized the production of toy soldiers. In 1907 the family proprietorship, William Britain & Sons, incorporated as "Britains, Ltd". The Britain family controlled the firm until 1984 when it was sold to a British conglomerate, Dobson Park Industries. They combined the operations with an existing line of toys and renamed the company Britains Petite, Ltd. In the early 1950s Britains was associated with W. Horton Toys and Games which made the die-cast Lilliput ranges of small-scale, rather generic, cars and trucks and other vehicles. In 1959, Britains acquired Herald Miniatures which produced plastic figures designed by Roy Selwyn-Smith. In the 1950s, besides soldiers, a variety of vehicles began to appear, mostly in the military field. In 1966 safety regulations in the United Kingdom combined with rising costs halted the production of lead toy soldiers. Britains shifted most production of Herald plastic to Hong Kong from 1966. In 1971 Britains started Deetail plastic figures with metal bases that were initially manufactured in England but later outsourced to China. In 1973 Britains introduced New Metal models, which are die cast in a durable alloy. Initially these sets were aimed at the British souvenir market. In 1983 Britains responded to a growing collectors' market by introducing additional models and limited edition sets. In 1997, Britains Petite, Ltd was bought by Ertl Company of Iowa, a maker of die-cast toys. Ertl was subsequently bought by RC2 LLC, another American die-cast miniature and plastic kit maker. At this time, production of toy soldiers was moved to China. In 2011, Japanese-headquartered toy company Tomy acquired RC2 which included the Britains die-cast farm miniatures range. In 2005, the W. Britains brand was acquired by First Gear...

Antique print titled 'A Mounted British Warrior'. Old print of a British Warrior. Originates from 'Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Brita...

Antique print titled 'Armes des Tatares Tunguts et des Samojedes'. Copper engraving of weapons, like arrowheads, of the Tartar Tanguts and the Samoyeds. This print originates from vo...