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Period: Early 20th Century
Place of Origin: British
Large Antique Library Telescope, English, Starboy, Astronomical, Broadhurst & Co
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique library telescope. An English, brass 'Starboy' astronomical mounted refractor by Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co, dating to the early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Philip the King by John Masefield, from Nelson Doubleday's Estate, #365/365
Located in valatie, NY
Philip the King by John Masefield and Illustrated by Laurence Irving. Published by Heinemann, London, 1927. 1st Limited Ed hardcover #360/360. With 12 tipped in illustrations printed on Japan paper. The book is set in a dark cell in Philip's palace in late September of 1588. The characters are; Philip the Second of Spain, his daughter, the Infanta, an English Prisoner, A Spanish Captain, and the Guards. The spirits are; Indians, Don John...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Fine Model of a 19th C. British 24-Pounder Muzzle-Loading Smoothbore Cannon
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely cast model of an early 19th century British 24-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery cannon, together with its garrison style carriage.
Both cast in heavy gauge 'bell...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Large Original Vintage Map of Mexico, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great maps of Mexico.
Unframed.
Original color.
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute.
Published, circa 1920.
Free shipping.
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Billiard Table snooker Pool Table Magnificent Exhibition Quality
Located in Radstock, GB
A wonderful Exhibition Quality English billiard or snooker table By Orme and Sons of Manchester and London.
Probably the finest billiard - snooker table...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Works of Robert Browning-10 Vols-Leather Bound-the Centenary Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Browning, Robert.
Title: The Works of Robert Browning.
Publisher: London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1912.
Description: The Centenary Edition. 10 vols., 8-7/8" x 6", limited to 500 numbered copies on Antique Laid Paper...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Pollard ( Arthur Rackham ) the Romance of King Arthur First Trade Edition - 1917
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POLLARD, Alfred W. ( Arthur Rackham ).
TITLE: The Romance of King Arthur And His Knights of The Round table.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1917.
DESCRIP...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
John Holland Rose, the Life of Napoleon I, Third Edition, 1903, 2 Volumes
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Rose, John Holland
Title: The Life of Napoleon I Including New Materials From The British Official Records.
Publisher: London: George Bell & Sons, 1903.
Description:...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Miniature Antique Comb Back Windsor Armchair Based on the 18th Century Design
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely miniature antique 18th century style Windsor Comb back armchair
A good looking and decorative piece, most likely a salesman sample ...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Edwardian Art Nouveau Style Set of Six Sterling Silver Buttons
By Robert Friederich 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six antique Edwardian English sterling silver buttons made in the Art Nouveau style - boxed; an addi...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Large Original Vintage Map of Alberta & Saskatchewan, Canada, C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great maps of Alberta and Saskatchewan
Unframed
Original color
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, circa 1920
Free shipping.
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Edward FITZGERALD, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Golden Treasury Series, 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam)
Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse.
Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Lawn Tennis Racket, the Premier, Kertesz Todor, Budapest
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Imported lawn tennis racket, Kertész T?dor, Budapest.
A wooden lawn tennis racket 'The Premier'. A nice ash framed racket with convex wedge. The walnut wedge is embossed 'The Premie...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash, Cedar
Edgar Allan Poe, 'Edmund Dulac', The Bells & Other Poems. 1ST TRADE EDITION 1912
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POE, Edgar Allan ( Edmund Dulac ).
Title: The Bells and Other Poems.
Publisher: London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d., (1912).
FIRST TRADE ...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Fine Shipyard half hull model of the "Caldy Light" in its original wood case
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fine Shipyard half hull model of the "Caldy Light" in its original wood case.
Built in 1913
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Fourteen black Bakelite Burroughs Wellcome & Co of London medicine bottles.
Medicine bottles like these where used on the British Terra Nova Antarctic...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Rare Early 20th Century Opticians English Enamel Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Rare early 20th century opticians English enamel trade sign
A rare example of an early 20th century opticians English enamel trade sign. With highly decorative graphics, stating ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
First International Foursome, Vintage Golf Print, Leith Links 1862
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
First International Foursome after Allen Stewart.
A rare original photolithograph print titled 'The First International Foursome, Played on Leith Links, 1682'. The print is taken fr...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Original Vintage Map of Manitoba, Canada, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Manitoba and part of Ontario
Unframed
Original color
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, circa 1920
Free shipping.
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
W.& T. Avery Brass/ Cast Iron Beam Scale
By W & T Avery
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a W & T Avery makers brass and cast iron beam scale. The top of the pillar, is adorned with cast iron scrolls and a heart. There is one brass pan a...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mary Dunhill English Sterling Silver Funnel
By Dunhill
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful sterling silver funnel from luxury maker Dunhill, by Mary Dunhill, circa early-20th century, London, England. As marked: "Mary Dunhill", "Ste...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of WW1 British Brass Artillery Shells Dated 1917
Located in Dallas, TX
Take a piece of history into your home with these authentic English bombshells from the First World War (WWI 1914-1918). Made of brass, the impressive pieces of artillery are round i...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Brass Ship's Inclinometer, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
A brass ship's inclinometer, circa 1910.
Scale in degrees from the vertical to 40° of tilt/list.
An inclinometer, or clinometer, is an instrument used for measuring angles of s...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A. A. Milne, Collected Plays, All First Editions Each Inscribed to His Brother
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Milne. A. A..
Title: [Collected Plays], First Plays; Second Plays; Three Plays; and Four Plays.
Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus, 1919, 21, 23, 26.
Description: a...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POTTER, Beatrix.
TITLE: The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
PUBLISHER: London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, [after 1918],
DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATION COPY LATER EDITION. 1 vol., inscribed on the half-title by the author 'To Elizabeth Todhunter from Beatrix Potter...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Original Vintage Map of the Great Lakes, Canada, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The Great Lakes.
Unframed.
Original color.
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, circa 1920
...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Ross Telescope, English, 3 Draw, Terrestrial Refractor, Early 20th, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Ross of London telescope. An English, brass three draw terrestrial refractor, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Perfect for bird watching, landscape...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Scratch Built English Paddle Boat Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch built English paddle boat model
A wonderful object, scratch built from found objects and consisting mainly of brass and copper ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
Beatrix Potter, Tailor of Gloucester, Privately Printed, First Edition, 1902
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POTTER, Beatrix.
Title: The Tailor of Gloucester.
Publisher: London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902.
PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED TO 500...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
First Century of English Porcelain by Binns, 1906, in a Beautiful Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Binns, W. Moore
Title: The first century of English porcelain.
Publisher: London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., 1906.
1 volume, small folio, 1...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Copper Ship's Masthead Lantern by Meteorite "A11680"
By Meteorite
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid copper and brass ships masthead lantern by the venerable English firm Meteorite. With brass makers badge and serial number. Interior has been fitted with an electric socket but...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Fouque, De La Motte: 'Rackham, Arthur', Undine, Limited Signed Edition, 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Fouque, De La Motte: (Rackham, Arthur).
Title: Undine.
Publisher: London: William Heinmann, 1909.
Description: Limited signed edition. 1 ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Builder’s Model of the Brazilian Passenger Paddle Steamer Caxias
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A builder’s model of the Brazilian passenger paddle steamer Caxias built by Hepple, South Shields, 1912, with a 24in. laminated and carved hull finished...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Mahogany
1 Volume. Marcus B. Huish, LL.B. Happy England
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Marcus B. Huish LL.B., Happy England. Bound in 1/2 brown morocco. Top edges gilt. Raised bands with gilt. Gilt labels on spine. Marbled endpapers. Published: London; Adam &...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Large Original Vintage Map of Quebec & Ontario, Canada, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Quebec and Ontario.
Unframed
Original color
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, circa 1920
...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Original Vintage Map of Western Canada, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Western Canada
Unframed
Original color
By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Published, circa 1920
Fr...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Walnut Cased Barograph
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut Cased Barograph, having five glazed removable lid. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fitted with a seven-day chart that covers one full rotation of the ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Wooden Lawn Tennis Racket, the Service, Ltc
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage wooden Lawn Tennis racket, The Service.
A fine Lawn Tennis racket in excellent original condition. The convex walnut wedge stamped "The Service" with LTC inside a circle. Th...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ash
Vintage Fox Hunting Print, Amorous Huntsman by Cecil Aldin
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage hunting print
An original fox hunting lithograph print 'The Amorous Huntsman' depicting a huntsman flirting with a serving girl throug...
Category
Early 1900s Sporting Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Nineteenth Century Small Ship's Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique boat wheel from a yacht circa 1890. With highly polished brasses, six turned spokes, the outer ring is heavy brass. This is an exceptional h...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, Import Marked London 1927
By Israel Segalov
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1927 by Israel Segalov, this wonderful pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, are handsomely modelled. Each measures roughly 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 12.5"(32cm) wide, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 96 troy ounces.
The design for the Knights is taken from a relief which can be found at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the 'Hofkirche' of Innsbruck in Germany. The relief shows Emperor Maximilian I at the Battle of the Spurs (also known as the (second) Battle of the Guinegate), and was created by Albrecht Durer.
The knights are believed to depict Emperor Maximilian I & King Ferdinand I.
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Nautical Log in Its Wooden Box to Measure Boats Speed Walker Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Log of brass signed Walker’s Excelsior IV Patent Log, For Yacht, Motor Launches and Fishing Craft from the early 1900s.
It is an ancient nautical instrumen...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Bronze Rudder Tiller Arm with Rope Twist Handle
Located in London, GB
A bronze rudder tiller arm with carved rope twist handle. circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Every now and again something truly amazing comes along, this is true in this amazing collection of...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
England Early 1900 Brass Galvanometer Antique Physic Measuring Instrument
By Philip Harris Ltd.
Located in Milan, IT
Moving coil brass galvanometer with three-screw base, instrument signed Philip Harris Ltd Birmingham England n. 19402, made in the early 1900, a tool used as a detector of direct cur...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Framed Cyprus Tourist Poster by Baynard Press of England
By Baynard Press, London
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This poster was made by the Baynard Press of London, England in approximately 1920 and issued by the Government of Cyprus to promote travel to Cyprus in the period Art Deco style. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Art Deco Marigold Carnival Glass Rolls Royce or Packard Bud Vases
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of automobile bud vases are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in approximately 1920 in the period Art Deco style. The vases are done with a thick clear glass in a fluted form, with marigold iridescent or carnival glass accents around the bulbous tops. These bud vases were used in luxury cars, and these came from an automotive collector with various Rolls Royce items, which these were included in. The Rolls Royce ashtray...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Three Draw Telescope, English, Brass, Terrestrial, Ross, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique three draw telescope. An English, brass terrestrial refractor by Ross of London, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Perfe...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ship's Copper Anchor Lantern from Early Twentieth Century by R.C. Murray
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's anchor lantern of polished brass and copper. Maker is R.C. Murray Limited, 37 Cavendish St, Glasgow. Meticulously polished and lacquered, this has been completely restored by ...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Rowland Ward Glazed Case with Flamingo in a Naturalistic Setting
Located in Leuven , BE
Paper trade label present to the back of case.
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Organic Material
Early 20th Century Auntie Sally English Parlour Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Auntie Sally English parlour game
A rare early 20th Century example of an English hand-crafted Aunt Sally parlour game. Made from pine wood this item has 22 wooden throwing sticks, 1 aunt sally figure, several clay pipes...
Category
1920s Late Victorian Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Antique Pair of Sterling Silver Rimonim, London 1916 Morris Salkind
By Morris Salkind
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1916 by Morris Salkind, this elegant pair of Antique Sterling Silver Rimonim, feature floral chasing, eagle finials, lions, hanging bells, and beaded bases. E...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Oilcan or Cannister of Steel and Brass by Braime
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English automotive oil can (also known as an oiler or oil tin) of steel and brass from the early 20th century - the Golden Age of automobiles.
Featuring a Braime nameplate in...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel, Metal
20th Century English Theodolite by W.F. Stanley London in Original Wooden Box
By W. F. Stanley
Located in Sofia, BG
20th century English surveyor's theodolite or transit instrument of brass by W.F. Stanley (Optical, Philosophical & Mathematical Instrument Manufacturer, London), circa 1930, in orig...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Polished Steel Ship's Masthead Lantern with Fresnel Lens by Meteorite "C20696"
By Meteorite
Located in Norwell, MA
Awesome antique ship's masthead lantern with Fresnel glass lens. Hinged and vented top. Brass makers badge with serial number C20696 from English Maker Meteorite. Sturdy hoisting han...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Mahogany Cased Barograph and Barometer by Negretti & Zambra
Located in Cheshire, GB
Unusual mahogany-cased barograph and barometer by Negretti & Zambra, having five glazed removable lid. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fitted with a seven-day chart that covers one full rotation of the drum. The ink trace, or barogram, on the recording paper, is a visual record of changes in pressure. The aneroid barometer mechanism has eleven stacked vacuum capsules and utilizes a gate suspension, with an unusual half-round barometer...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Prestwich Fluid Gauge, English, Aeronautical, Scientific Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Prestwich fluid gauge. An English, cased aeronautical scientific instrument for display, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Early 20th century fluid ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Ahmad-ul-umri - the Lady of the Lotus Rup Mati Queen of Mandu - First Edition!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Ahmad-ul-umri: (L.M.Crump - translator)
Title: The Lady of The Lotus Rup Mati Queen of Mandu A Strange Tale of Faithfulness.
Publisher: London: Oxford University Press,...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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