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Material: Metal
1930s Mole-Richardson, Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487, Restored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1930s Mole-Richardson-Hollywood CA, Movie Set Light, Model 210, #2487 -Professionally Restored, Made in Hollywood, Ca, 1930s
An original, exemplary, example of the rare Model 210, numbered 2487, film studio light made by Mole Richardson, Inc. of Hollywood, CA,
We are offering a professionally restored, remarkably intact version, including the the sliding interior lighting mechanism, the orignal porthole glass shade and rubber lighting cord. The high quality of casting of the brass and chrome parts , many of them with the enameled Mole Richardson logo.
The brass company identification tag is retained, the flood and spot light and the on and off switches are operational.
The lamp is raised on a wheeled tripartite base, with an adjustable height from 4' to 8' feet. Moves easily.
This is a rare opportunity to own the 'Rolls Royce' of movie studio lights, from the golden era of American film.
Overall measurements:
80-inches high, diameter of base 33-inches
The brass and chrome lantern /porthole light...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Library Telescope, United Kingdom, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable telescope came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023). While best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the resto...
Category
20th Century British Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American
By Kyser & Rex Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This American cast iron bank known as "Organ Bank" (Cat and Dog), was manufactured by Kyser & Rex Company, Frankford, Pennsylvania in 1882. It conforms exac...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Grand Tour Roman Micromosaic Crucifix, Italy, c. 1900
Located in London, GB
A fine quality Grand Tour Roman micromosaic crucifix, made in Italy in the early part of the 20th century and attributed to Josef Anton Stocker.
The design of this crucifix is inspi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wooden Sled, 1930s-1940s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Wooden sled with metal runners under the rockers. The legs and rockers have the original red paint and the seat has its original dark stained wood with ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1930s Racing Car Black and Red Scale Model, Highly Detailed, Medium Size
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning contemporary reproduction of a vintage racing car from the 1930s. The streamlined body, exhaust pipes, wheels and dashboard are all faithfully reproduced and highly detailed...
Category
2010s European Art Deco Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
$706 Sale Price
20% Off
Viennese Bronze Miniature Cold-Painted Dog Figurine
Located in Delft, NL
A Viennese bronze miniature cold-painted dog figurine
A bronze miniature dog figurine. Cold painted bronze, signed and numbered on the belly...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Genuine Blue Ridge Coral (25", 24 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality natural flat bladed (laminar) formation of blue ridge coral. Heliopora coerulea is a unique species of coral in the wild and great to use in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Other
Art Deco Old Pilot Table Radio, Model 203
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Old Pilot table radio, model 203. Old Pilot table radio, model 203. With a compact structure in dark bakelite, with a finish characteristic of the period. The front features an Art D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 19th century brass surveyor's level with compass
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century brass surveyor's level with telescope, compass and spirit level.
With original brass mounted pine case.
Telescope length: 18 1/4 inches. - 46.5 cm.
Fitting for tripod mount, now re-mounted on a modern brass plate for desk top display.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,217 Sale Price
20% Off
Murals of Tibet. Limited, signed by HH The Dalai Lama with Shigeru Ban bookstand
By Thomas Laird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SUMO-sized Collector’s Edition limited to 918 copies (No. 81–998), each signed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, with a bookstand designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tibetan Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Asian Heavy Silver Tribal Bracelet Indian Rajasthan Vintage Tribal Jewellery
Located in London, GB
A heavy antique Indian tribal bracelet or armlet from Rajasthan made from twisted silver wire in strikingly simple but highly stylistic zigzag form.
Traditionally its worn on the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Model of the 4-6-0 steam locomotive the Black Knight
Located in London, GB
3 ½ inch gauge model of the 4-6-0 steam locomotive the Black Knight. Circa 1955.
Mounted on a display track.
Length of Locomotive: 31 inches - 79 cm.
Length of Tender: 19 inches -...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
$8,229 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Nouveau Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand, Vintage, German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Art nouveau green and golden color cast iron Christmas tree stand, was made in Germany, in the 1910s. A nice addition for your Christmas decoration. It holds a stem up...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Shooting Lodge Dinner Gong, Victorian, Scottish Brass Chime, Oak, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a distinguished late Victorian dinner gong, evoking the grandeur of a Scottish Highland country estate, circa 1880. This superb antique chime fe...
Category
1880s Scottish Late Victorian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Antique Silverplate Barrel “Match Safe” Cane Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VICTORIAN SILVERPLATE BARREL-FORM "MATCH SAFE" HANDLED EBONIZED CANE
Underside of screw-on lid hallmarked with serial numbering "C 4071"
Probably English, circa 1870s
35 1/2" H x s...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
1 Large Mounted Sable Antelope Skull with Large Curved Ringed Horns / Antlers
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent, stunning African sable antelope with large curved ringed horns or antlers mounted on a wrought iron stand. The piece is mounted as a scul...
Category
20th Century African British Colonial Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Rare Antique 19th C Reuben Sutcliffe English Nickel Plated Hanging Balance Scale
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental 19th century English general store balance by Reuben Sutcliffe of Manchester. Made from Iron with a rich nickel plated finish. The company traded on Thomas Street, Manches...
Category
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Nickel
$2,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Dunhill London Silver Plate Rollalite Petrol Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Dunhill London Silver Rollagas Lighter: This wonderful vintage Silver plate Alfred Dunhill Lighter is called a Rollagas inscribed with the initi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Moroccan Khoumya Tribal Dagger, 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moroccan Khoumya Tribal hand -crafted and hand-carved dagger with brass scabbard and a chiseled wooden grip.
Hand made by Moroccan artisans and is one-of-a-kind.
Good condition wit...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Hanau Silver and Silver-Gilt Nef
Located in London, GB
Antique Hanau silver and silver-gilt nef
German, Early 20th Century
Height 68.5cm, width 55cm, depth 16cm
Weight 4260g
This nef is a remarkable example of the antique Hanau style, c...
Category
Early 20th Century German Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
New York 'World's Fair' Bamboo Lamp with Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The World’s Fair Collection is a family of fixtures handmade from sustainably sourced materials and upcycled antique paper parasols given to visitors at ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cement, Brass
Persian Engraved Iron and Brass Shield Astrological Symbols with Starburst
Located in Rochester, NY
Persian brass and iron shield. Engraved with signs of the zodiac. Hide interior. Early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair Of Vintage Decorative Prayer Figures, Bronze Thai Deity, Bookends, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative prayer figures. An Oriental, gilt bronze cast iron statue of two kneeling Thai deities, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Appealin...
Category
1940s Thai Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
20th Century Pair Of German Anti-Aircraft Binoculars c.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
These exceptional WWII-era German steel observation binoculars by Joseph Schneider offer a fascinating glimpse into military history while serving as a striking decorative piece. Ori...
Category
20th Century German Other Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Madonna Carved Wood Sculpture Gold Leaf and Polychrome, Spain, Mid-18th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A wood sculpture wonderfully carved depiction of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child gilded with gold leaf and polychrome painted, Spain, mid-18th century...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,219 Sale Price
30% Off
Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle.
If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your credenza or side table then this unique and top quality made specimen in the Gothic style could be perfect. Gothic Revival boxes are very hard to find and we have never seen one with such prodigious carvings on all sides. The unique and cat-like dragon gargoyles (with fangs) that look like they are carrying this casket, are just some of the stunningly carved and detailed sculptures that make this antique rarity even more artistic and impressive.
Another great feature are the peacock sculptures. In Christianity the peacock is the symbol of purity. Christians believe that once someone has passed their soul rises and goes to heaven. This is why in earlier times Christians would spread the feathers of a peacock over the deceased since it symbolized a pure soul that was immune to corruption. The peacock also represents immortality, resurrection, and the spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ and the Christian church.
Have you also noticed the top quality details on both ends of the bronze handle on top? The quality of that ornamental work is of the absolute highest standard also. There are many more incredibly beautiful, hand carved details and together they show that no expense was spared to create one of the most amazing Gothic caskets...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Group of Ancient Roman Bronze Tools & Hair Pins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine group of ancient Roman bronze implements and artifacts.
Consisting of pins & several small scale tools.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Large Monumental Aluminum Munich TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Munich television tower. Hand-spun in metal. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or mans room. Also nice to display at your desk like seen in pictures...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Mughal Style Indian Brass Cigarette Holder / Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
Indian brass lidded cigarette holder / trinket box, with hand engraved Mughal floral designs all around. Completely hand wrought piece with exquisite detail. Hand crafted in India, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cased Monocular, French, Field Viewing Scope, Optical Interest, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cased monocular. A French, enamelled brass and leather viewing scope, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Delightful field monocular, with 8 x 30 magnificat...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Crown Tiara Bandeau by Jacques Esterel unique piece signed, numbered 1/1, 1957
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Wonderful unique piece made by hand by one of the most relevant fashion designers of the mid-century, Jacques Esterel, showing inside the signature, name of the piece, numbering 1/1 and creation date 57, a sublime work worthy of belong to any of the best fashion and design museums in the world given its relevance as the only known piece of this type that has been handcrafted and signed by Jacque Esterel himself. This fantastic rigid brass band shows beautiful acid etchings of Roman horse chariots and linear ornaments with three closing positions for different sizes. This band was placed on the head as a decorative accessory or crown known as a tiara...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$2,865 Sale Price
20% Off
Pewter enema syringe with piston action, 19th century
Located in Delft, NL
Pewter enema syringe with piston action, 19th century
Five enema syringes made of pewter, one of which has a wooden handle. Two pieces marked with the German brand Hauptner of 30 gr...
Category
19th Century European Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pewter
Yellow Ground Incense Burner with Flowers and Birds Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality incense burner
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal
Primary Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$3,528 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Silver & Malacca Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver pommel and Malacca walking stick, circa 1880 in date.
This decorative walking cane features an exquisite Chinese silver pomme...
Category
1880s Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Bronze Porthole With Mesh Screen #1
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Industrial Age Bronze Porthole With good weight, glass cover with screen and working hatch dogs. There are two accompanying bronze bolts. The Bronze has a great age patina and fine N...
Category
20th Century Industrial Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Singing Bird Box by Rochat in Tortoiseshell, Gold and enamel
Located in London, GB
An early Rochat singing bird box with fusee automaton movement numbered 316 and with stamped three tulip mark in the top plate of the movement. The tortoiseshell case with hinged snuff ( or key) compartment to the rear of the box. The gold lid is finely hand painted in enamel with an excellent alpine scene with a mountain in the background, a lake in the forground. The bezel surrounding the grille through which the bird pops up and down is also of gold. The underside of the lid is also beautifully painted with a posie of flowers on a light blue background. The bird, typically for Rochat, is of a large size for a singing bird box and the grille is typical of Rochat's work rather than Bruguier's. The top of the case with a fine border made from gold. The key wound chain driven fusee movement working the bellows & driving multiple cams that on sliding the operating lever to the front, the lid opens and the bird pops up, sings its head off and 1/ turns its head from left to right, 2/ flaps the wings and finally 3/ pirouettes left and right. On completion of his 20 second performance he drops through the superbly pierced silver gilt grille and the lid closes after him. All fusee movements allow the bird a longer performance than the later spring barrel movements but more importantly one extra manipulation, the movement of the head from left to right. Frères Rochat...
Category
1820s Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
Silvered Sea Shell Cymbiola
Located in New York, NY
Cymbiola silvered shell 8". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has been operate...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$675 / item
Nikon WWII Naval destroyer Binoculars.
By Nikon
Located in Aspen, CO
One pair of WWII Naval Binoculars with a magnification of 20 x 120. Mounted on a period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a distinctly Japanese...
Category
1930s Japanese Other Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Cigar Striker Bergman Style Cold Painted Art Deco Arabian Carpet Trader
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Unusal Cigar Striker In The Franz Xaver Bergman Style Art Deco Cold Painted Vienna Bronze, Arabian Carpet Trader With Camel Mounted on a Black Glaze...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Spelter
$3,181 Sale Price
50% Off
Costumes of Spain – ILLUSTRATED by Antonio Rodríguez, 1803
Located in Middletown, NY
Colección General de los Trajes que en la actualidad se usan en España: principiada en el año 1801
Madrid: Librarias de Castillo, 1801.
First Edition
8vo (12mo?); 6 1/2 4 1/8 inche...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set Of Late 19th Century Biedermeier Brass Goblets/ Cups/ Vases, AT ca. 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Elaborately handcrafted, intricately decorated set of two late Biedermeier brass goblets/ mugs from the so-called "second period" aorund 1860 in Austria. This artfully made antique B...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Silvered Sea Shell Chamelea
Located in New York, NY
Chamelea silvered shell 4". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has been operate...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$150 / item
Brass Gregorian refractor telescope circa 1750 attributed to James Short
Located in Milan, IT
Antique mid-18th-century brass Gregorian refractor telescope, almost certainly made by James Short (1710-1768). Good condition, replaced eyepiece and missing lens, lathe rebuilt the ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Bdg, Vintage 10k Gold Frameless Child's Eyeglasses, United States, circa 1948
Located in Chatham, ON
BDG - vintage 10k yellow gold child's eyeglasses - featuring rimless prescription lenses - Fine quality frames with Edwardian details - signed 10K BDG (unknown / unidentified maker -...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Pair of ww2 polished steel German rangefinder flak binoculars
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of ww2 polished steel german rangefinder flak binoculars circa 1941.
Good quality pair of binoculars used in the second world war for directing accurate flak fire for anti airc...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
RONSON 1939 Art Deco Dureum Brass Nautica Desk Touch-Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Dureum brass desk Nautica lighter designed by Ronson.
This very rare Ronson Nautica Classic Touch-Tip lighter was made in 1938 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,118 Sale Price
30% Off
Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Buckle, 1902
By Gorham
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Gorham Art Nouveau sterling buckle, 1902. Marks for Gorham Sterling and B1949 copyrighted with 1902 (year). Beautiful open floral nouveau whiplash des...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$475 Sale Price
26% Off
Rare Hi-Lo Collapsible Modernist Bicycle by Cleveland Company MDT
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Hi-Lo Collapsible modernist streamline bicycle by Cleveland Company,, M D T,, Amazing design and condition, bike comes apart for easy compact transport and storage, Retains all ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Large Antique English "Bartlett & Son, " Goose Neck Merchant's Scale, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Antique English goose neck merchant's scale signed "Bartlett & Sons" of Bristol, England, circa 1880.
Heavy Brass Commodity Scale with Weights Included
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette Holder Case
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Art Deco period sterling silver tobacco cigarette holder case, circa early-20th century, England. Marked 'Sterling' on inside...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Dunhill Palladium Plated Rollagas Pocket Cigarette Lighter With Original Box
By Dunhill
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Dunhill Palladium Plated Rollagas Pocket Cigarette Lighter With Original Box.
Dunhill Booklet - Purchased December 2007 at Selfridges, London.
This lighter is a beautiful example...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the admiral's brother, ordered 58 mourning rings for family and friends and every admiral and post-captain who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar . The ring is inscribed on the bezel ‘Trafalgar’; outside the hoop with Nelson’s motto in Latin, ‘Let him who earned it bear the palm [of victory]’, adopted by Nelson from a poem ‘Ad Ventos’ written in 1727 by John Jortin (1698-1770). Inside is the inscription ‘Lost to his country 21 October 1805, aged 47’. The initials N and B stand for Nelson and Bronte.
Admiral Nelson was given the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of Sicily and in 1801 became a Viscount. The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after the Battle of the Nile. Nelson was buried with full honours in St Paul's Cathedral. His cortege consisted of 32 admirals, over a hundred captains, and an escort of 10,000 soldiers.
This ring is an example of only fifty-eight that were made by Nelson's jeweller John Salter in 1806. Thirty-one were for Nelson's close family and friends, the rest for pall-bearers and other dignitaries (see The Nelson Dispatch, vol.3 pt.XII, oct.1990). Three similar examples of this ring are held extremely prestigious museums in the capital. One is in the Greenwich National Maritime Museum in London, another in The British Museum in London and another in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, exhibited in the Jewellery Gallery, case 23, no. 8.
The ring has a particularly special provenance, arguably like no other mourning ring of Admiral Nelson’s. The ring belonged to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The Reverend Alexander John Scott (1768-1840) was a British naval chaplain. He was appointed to the flagship H.M.S. Victory in 1803 where he served as private secretary to Lord Nelson. He was with Nelson when when he was shot on the quarter-deck of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805. Scott attended his dying chief in the cockpit of the flagship, receiving his last wishes. He refused to leave Nelson's body until it was brought back to England and placed in the coffin to lie in the Painted Hall Greenwich.
The ring, lock of hair and music book were passed down by the direct descendants of the Reverend Alexander John Scott's family and eventually gifted to the previous owners. The music book was a personal possession of the Reverend which gives watertight provenance of the person who owned the ring.
It is not clear exactly what Admiral Nelson’s last words really were although Scott documents Nelson’s last words to be “God and my country“. However, it is also recorded that a statement during his last hours was "Thank God I have done my duty.” Perhaps these two statements uttered in the last moments sound similar when mumbled by a feeble dying man. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy is that Scott remained by Admiral Nelson’s side as he died and his version is probably the most reliable.
The lock of hair is reputedly that of Lord Admiral Nelson. Without a DNA test there can be no conclusive proof of such. However, given that Reverend Alexander John Scott was with Nelson from the moment he was shot on the quarter-deck of H.M.S. Victory until the moment he was placed in his coffin, there is no reason to believe it is not a lock of Nelson’s hair.
It is difficult to overstate the significance and rarity of Nelson’s mourning rings. With only fifty-eight made, the vast majority of them were given to close family members and only a few were given to close friends. A close friend who receives a morning ring...
Category
19th Century English Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Lighter & Vesta Case
Located in Bilzen, BE
A silver very rare horseshoe shaped vesta case decorated with niello inlays opening on 2 sides, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the lighter wick
the ...
Category
19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pair of steel bookends depicting sailboat sailing circa 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends made of steel and depicting a sailboat sailing upwind.
English manufacture of the 1950s.
Bon état. Measures 11.5x8x15.5 cm - inches4.5x3.2x6.2.
The last photo is the...
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Silver Necklace designed by Björn Weckström for Lapponia, 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Silver Necklace designed by Björn Weckström for Lapponia, 1960s
A silver pendant with link chain designed by Björn Weckström for Lapponia. Fully hallmarked with the Finnish silver h...
Category
20th Century Finnish Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Jansen: Decoration (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A very scarce book printed in 1971, now long out of print, but still held to be one of the Classic books on interior decoration and design. The book covers a period of approximately one hundred years from 1880 to the year of printing. During this time Jansen expanded...
Category
20th Century Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Iconic Orgreen Titanium Frame Sunglasses, Vintage Eyewear Made in Italy
By Orgreen Optics
Located in Buffalo, NY
lconic Orgreen titanium frame sunglasses. Vintage new old stock eyewear, handmade in Italy, early 1990s vintage featuring blue anodized titanium frame,...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Titanium
Gold Fishing Brooch With Trout And Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Gold, Silver & Enamel Rainbow Trout Fishing Brooch.
An exquisite 9 Carat gold fishing brooch by Alabaster & Wilson, Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter (established in 1887). The fishing ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This
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Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
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Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.
Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane
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