A late Georgian brass bound mahogany oyster bucket

The stand for two decanters is modelled in the form of a Royal Naval ship with the original gilt gun ports. It has two circular apertures cut into the deck for a pair of cut-glass de...

A late 18th century bronze Lantaka cannon, the slightly tapering barrel cast with flanges and set on a hinged pin. With a modern black S-scroll Stand. D...

A rare late 18th-early 19th century silver Dutch perpetual calendar.

A mahogany miniature hull model of a galleon, on a mahogany stand, late 19th century, circa 1890.

A late 18th century mahogany miniature chest retaining good colour throughout, with rectangular top over four well figured long drawers having...

A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Chest, Having Well Figured Top Over Three Long Drawers With Original Brass Knobs And Boxwood Inlaid Escutcheons, Over Elegant Shaped Apron With Original Splayed Bracket Feet.  There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue in advance of a travelling salesman’s road trip around the country, for him to use to try and fill his order book with full size counterparts. We believe that this particular little Georgian Miniature Chest was probably made as an apprentice piece, due to the relative simplicity of it, combined with the exceptional execution, which maybe suggests that somebody was very much trying to impress somebody else. It is also slightly unusual in form, which again suggests it was made more as a one off item with a specific purpose, as opposed to a scale model of other items. It is certainly a charming piece of antique miniature furniture...

About A late 19th century balance scale. The body is Mahogany with two brass trays, brass and glass window and bronze inner mechanism. Th...

Set of three vintage leather-bound books. The smaller pair is French editions of "Mon petit Trott" and the sequel "La Petite Soeur de Trott" by André Lichtenberger. Each book has a b...