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Place of Origin: British
The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris, 1892
Located in Middletown, NY
Villon, François, John Payne [translator/editor].
The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris; now first done into English verse, in the original forms, with a biographical and cri...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Snooker billiard pool table refectory jacobean oak
By Burroughes & Watts
Located in Radstock, GB
A rare solid oak full size billiard or snooker table of refectory or Jacobean form by the "original" Burroughes and Watts of London.
The cushion friezes are fitted with ebony and fr...
Category
1910s Jacobean Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Poems of Samuel Taylor COLERIDGE, Third Edition, 1803
Located in Middletown, NY
London: T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803.
Third Edition.
12mo, 6 1/4 x 4 inches (160 x 114 mm); pp. xii + 202. Half-bound in tan calf with raised bands and gilt decorations, black l...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
SHELLEY/COOKE Presumption Or The Fate of Frankenstein. 1833 AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PEAKE, Richard Brinsley (Mary W. Shelley).
TITLE: Presumption! Or The Fate of Frankenstein. Last Night... Of Mr. T. P. Cooke. This Present Evening, Saturday, March 9, 1833, will be performed the Celebrated Romance... Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh.
PUBLISHER: Edinburgh, 1833.
DESCRIPTION: THE LAST PERFORMANCE BY COOKE AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL EDINBURGH FOR 1833. Printed letterpress playbill/broadside, 11-3/16" x 7-5/8", laid down on early cardstock.
CONDITION: Toning heaver around edges, all broadsides mentioning Cooke playing the Monster are scarce.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The play's author, Richard Brinsley Peake (1792-1847), was a prolific dramatist of the London popular theatre from 1818 until the time of his death. Presumption! appeared at the Lyceum (the English Opera House) in the late summer of 1823. During the autumn of the same year, other serious adaptations of Frankenstein appeared at the Royalty and the Coburg. The part of the Monster was taken by Thomas Potter...
Category
1830s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Collector's Dome, English, Glass, Taxidermy, Botany, Showcase, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique collector's dome. An English, glass and ebonised mahogany taxidermy or specimen showcase, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Appealing Edwardian example...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
Small Antique English Brass Magnifying Glass c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely little magnifying glass made from solid brass with a handle; the perfect size to pop in the pocket or bag.
Dating to c.1910, Edwardian in era, the magnifier works well and ...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Life in Paris – ILLUSTRATED by George Cruikshank, text by David Carey - 1822
Located in Middletown, NY
Life in Paris; comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours, of Dick Wildfire of Corinthian Celebrity, and his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O Shuttleton....
London: ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Micro-Barograph by Short & Mason of London
By Short & Mason
Located in London, GB
An open scale Micro-barograph by Short & Mason of London in enameled glass case.
Number: 551/41
Seven day clockwork drive by Horstmann Gear Co Ltd, of Bath. Serial number: 7027/59
With Meteorological Office “MO” logo.
Meteorological Office calibration certificate dated 27.6.96
Literature: Barometers - Aneroid and Barographs, Edwin Banfield, 1985. page 131 fig. 116.
Short and Mason...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1970's British Ultimate Gray /Monochrome Black AC GMT Co. Classic Wall Clock
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in ultimate gray pantone 17-5104
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert...
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Antique Officer of the Watch Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Astronomical, Ross
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique officer of the watch telescope. An English, leather and nickel silver single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use, by Ross of London, circa 1920.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique English Weighted Boxwood Chess Set c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A good antique English chess set dating to c.1920 in excellent condition with minor wear commensurate with age and use, one fine hairline.
The king ...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood
George Bussey Automaton Caddie Golf Bag
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Caddie Golf Bag, George Bussey Automaton Caddie.
A wonderful example of an early auto caddy by George Bussey. This is a rare find indeed as very few of these bags have surviv...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Pepared Fish in Bow Fronted Case, Bream
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Taxidermy, Preserved Fish, Cased Bream.
A cased bream by Frederick William Anstiss (1864 - 1936) in a nice bow fronted case with gilt lines. The case contains a cleverly modelled br...
Category
1890s Sporting Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
19th Century Unique Folk Art Guernsey Shell Diorama Display
Located in London, GB
19th century unique Folk Art Guernsey shell diorama display
We are proud to offer a unique folk-art hand-crafted example of a seashell diorama. Display...
Category
1880s Folk Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rare English Queen Anne Antique Miniature Salesman Sample Tilt-Top Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY MINIATURE SALESMAN'S SAMPLE TILT-TOP CANDLESTAND
England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
Item # 403RPJ02P
An exceedingly fine and rare salesman's sample of a perfectly scaled-down tilting top candlestand, it is crafted from dense mahogany and retains a rather early finish. The surface glows brilliantly under the old oxidized shellac, this turning nearly black in some areas with rich ruby hues coming through as rubbing and handling have worn it. The table is an exact replica of what a client would expect to receive in full size, a piece that would likely have been created for salesmen to take to prospective buyers to showcase what their shops could achieve in wood. The table retains its original battens on the underside, these flanking the original latch and catch that allow the top to easily rotate for storage. It is raised on a turned column with a swollen vasiform baluster over the curvy cabriole legs.
Measurements: 12 1/2" H x 11 7/8" diameter
Condition Report:
Old finish with exceedingly fine silky surface patina throughout, old scuffs and abrasions that have oxidized, minor scars, a large stain (likely ink) to the top; old repaired break to one ankle; one screw missing from catch on underside of table; original hardware, original butterfly iron...
Category
18th Century Queen Anne Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Reference Book, Wild Flowers of the Wayside, English, Botanical Guide
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage reference book 'Wild Flowers of the Wayside and Woodland' by Scott and Stokoe. An English, bound botanical interest guide, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1936.
Charmingly illustrative small reference guide to wild flowers
Bound in green cloth with embossed titling in contrasting black
Presented in good vintage order, pages intact
Published in English across 352 pages
Superb colour and monochrome illustrations throughout
This is delightful vintage wild flower...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
12 Volumes. Charles Lamb, The Life and Works.
Located in New York, NY
12 Volumes. Charles Lamb, The Life and Works. Bound by Birdsall in full red morocco. Edition de Luxe. Each volume features a scene depicted in multicolored onlays, set within a singl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique Telescope, Large, Single Draw Refractor, Cary London, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique telescope, a large single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use. An English, late Georgian piece dating to circa 1820.
Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, wildlife, or maritime observation. Equally suitable for observing the night sky. Supplied ready to enjoy; Fully inspected and lenses cleaned by our in-house restorer.
Larger than most presenting a clear, sharp optical performance
Tapered, original painted, primary barrel in good order
Draw tube in good order with smooth action
56mm, 2.25" objective lens
Presents a good, sharp and bright image
Engraved 'Cary, London'
Complete with lens CAP and swivel dust cover
Supplied with an London Fine oak and brass 'Captain's Stand' for display
An historic, period piece as good to use today as it was two hundred years ago.
Dimensions:
Max Drawn Length: 112cm (44''
Closed Length: 76cm (30'')
Objective Glass Diameter: 5.6cm (2.25'')
About Cary, The Stand, London
William Cary was born in 1759, the third of four brothers to George and Mary Cary. The eldest, George, was a haberdasher, John a map maker and the youngest, Francis, an engraver.
William served his apprenticeship under Jesse Ramsden, arguably one of the finest instrument makers in England, and went on to produce Fine instruments himself, working alongside his brother John. They produced telescopes, microscopes, navigation and surveying equipment, mechanical calculators...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Her Majesty’s Vase: A horse racing trophy by John Samuel Hunt
By John Samuel Hunt
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This silver presentation vase is a small replica of the classical Roman ‘Warwick Vase’. The body is cast and chased with fruiting vines below the rim. The central field has a continuous band with bearded Bacchic heads floating above a lion’s mask and pelt. The applied handles comprise gnarled twisted vine stems. The spreading stem is set on a square foot which in turn sits on an ebonised wooden plinth base. The plinth is applied with two vacant laurel wreath cartouches and two rectangular plaques, one finely engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms and the other inscribed “Plymouth, Devonport and Cornwall Races 1845, the gift of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Augustus Coryton Esqr, W. R. Fortescue Esqr, Stewards” and “Her Majesty’s Vase, value 100gs., for three-year-old and upwards – Heats, about two miles, starting at the T.Y.C. Starting-post, once round, to the Grand Stand Winning-post.” Fully marked and stamped on the side of the foot ‘Hunt & Roskell Late Storr & Mortimer 2225’. English, assayed for London 1845.
Provenance: Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Sir John Barker-Mill, Baronet of Mottisfont.Thence by descent.
John Barker (1803-1860) was created 1st Baronet ‘of Mottisfont in the County of Southampton’ on 16 March 1836. A noted racehorse owner, Barker won numerous prestigious trophies with Giantess, Cymba, Miss Ellis and Pugilist. His most prestigious horse, Leviathan, sire of Giantess, won 16 of 21 starts and was sold to George IV for 2,000 guineas.
Plymouth, Devonport and Cornwall Races were held from 1828 until 1930. The racecourse was a flat, oval course of 12 furlongs with a straight run-in of 2 ½ furlongs. ‘Royal Plates...
Category
1840s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Some Poems by Robert Browning - ERAGNY PRESS
Located in Middletown, NY
Hammersmith: Eragny Press, 1903.
First, Limited Edition.
Octavo, 8 x 5.25 in (203 x 133 mm), pp.64 [2] + contents + colophon + blank + press-mark, Limited Edition. One of 215 copie...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Grafonola the Dulceola with Wooden Case
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Grafonola, the Dulceola, with wooden case. With a classic and elegant design, the device is made of varnished wood, with a refined finish and well-crafted details. The lid is open, r...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Gymnasium Bench, English, Pine, Suede, Window Seat, Dining Room, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage gymnasium bench. An English, pine and suede window seat, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Versatile bench graced with character, quality and nostalgic appeal
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Pine stocks lightly time worn with rich caramel hues
Stencilled manufacturer's mark and label for G. Henshall Davies & Son of Manchester
Quality suede cushion, thickly stuffed at 7.5cm (3'')
Presenting a fine appearance commensurate with age and use
Ideal for use as a window seat, weights bench or alongside a dining table
Raised upon a quartet of stile feet, following the tapered form of the frame
Open space below the bench useful for storing shoes in a hallway
This is a charming vintage gymnasium bench, with a fine appearance making it suitable throughout the home. Solid joints and construction, delivered ready to enjoy
Dimensions:
Max Width: 146cm (57.5'')
Max Depth: 53cm (20.75'')
Max Height: 47cm (18.5'')
Under Bench...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Suede, Pine
Christie's Champalimaud Collection London, 6 & 7 July 2005, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: The Champalimaud Collection: London, 6 & 7 July 2005. First Edition softcovers with slip-case. Consists of 2 oversize catalogs from the auction. The 2 catalogs and their ...
Category
Early 2000s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Cambridge Scouts Rowing Oar, 1925
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Cambridge Scouts 1st Boat Presentation Rowing Oar.
The full-length oar is an original traditional presentation rowing oar with gilt calligraphy, the crew's names and weights and the Scouts emblem. The Cambridge Scout Boat Club was formed in 1923 and was successful from the start, they were Head of the River on three occasions.
The blade reads:-
Cambridge Scouts 1st Boat 1925.
Bow. E.C. Faircliff, 9.8.
2. E.G. Collins. 10.0.
3. G.E.P. Elwood. 9.8.
4. R. Middleton. 10.11.
5. G.C. Pinney. 9.12.
6. H.L. Gittus. 10.11.
7. S.A. Elwood. 10.7.
Str. A.W. Sirett. 9.13.
Cox. P.H.W. German. 7.0.
Coaches A.B. Stephen, J.A. Pocock.
Bumped:- Town II, Old Choristers II, Y.M.C.A I, Old Choristers I.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SHIPPING.
As the oar is full length (12 foot) shipping can be quite expensive. We have come up with an ingenious way to cut the oar so as to make shipping cheaper, the oar can then be easily reassembled. One of the images shows different images of an oar that has been cut down. It is cut by the leather sleeve so the joint is less visible or obvious. The oar can then be bolted together to make the oar one solid piece.
Please do enquire about the different shipping options.
The Cambridge Scout Boat Club was formed in 1923 on CC Charlie Wood's advice. It was thought to be the only such club in the country. C T Wood had rowed at Shrewsbury School and was treasurer for '99 rowing club in its early days.
'There are three particular things we owe to C.T.Wood;… in 1923 he urged the formation of the Scout Boat Club, of which Fred Feary was the first Captain, and I a humble non-rowing member'. WTT Archaeology 1978
The club was for Scout Masters, Scouts and Rovers over 16.
The club was successful from the start and the first boat sat in the top three for a quarter of time it raced and the top five for half the time. Scouts I reached 3rd position by the end of their fourth years racing and was only out if the top 5 for one year in the next quarter of a century.
In some years it put out four boats in the town bumps and four in the Time Race, the only two events for which we have most of the results It was Head of the River on three occasions.
Scouts I had the rare distinction of starting from last boat and reaching Head of the River in the town bumps without being bumped.
The Scouts' Debut
'In 1923 a new club, known as the Cambridge Scouts Boat Club, was formed. It became affiliated with the Cambridge Rowing...
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Antique Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, English, Bronze, Beech, Chemist, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique apothecary mortar and pestle. An English, bronze and beech chemist's aid, dating to the Victorian period and later, ci...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
A Double Barrel Flintlock Sporting Gun
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a double barrel flintlock sporting gun by Probin, London. The browned barrels and the locks are both signed, good colour walnut stock. circa 1795
Barrel length 83c...
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Late 18th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Antique Lithography Map, Oxfordshire, English, Framed Cartography, Robert Morden
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Oxfordshire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest by Robert Morden, dating to the late 17th century and later.
Superb l...
Category
Late 17th Century William and Mary Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Valperga, First Edition of Her Second Novel, 1823
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft.
Title: Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca.
Publisher: London: for G....
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1820s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Port & starboard dredge control by Simons Lobnitz of Renfrew
Located in London, GB
Double port and starboard dredge pumping control by Simons Lobnitz Ltd of Renfrew. Circa 1960.
Two 12 ½ inch dials, and two 4 ¼ dials, with internal lights.
Simons-Lobnitz Ltd of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Britwell House: The David Hicks Residence. Sotheby's (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The sale catalogue for the contents of Britwell House, sold by direction of Mr David and Lady Pamela Hicks. A collection put together between 1960 and 1979, while they owned and live...
Category
1970s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Egg Timer, English, Brass, Glass, 3 Minute Sand Countdown, Mid-Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage egg timer. An English, brass and glass 3 minute sand countdown, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Charming vintage timer set w...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Green Painted Antique Wood Boat Rudder on Iron Stand
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1900 wooden boat rudder is mounted on an iron display stand. Rudder found painted as shown - we do not know if the green paint is original. Very good ove...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
"The Wrong Man" Original British Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for Alfred Hitchcock's 1957 film.
This Hitchcock drama stars Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, and is based on a true story of an innocent man charged with a ...
Category
1950s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 4 Vols, Waverley Novels, Walter Scott, Scottish, Literary Set, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 4 volume set of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. A Scottish, bound collection of literary interest, dating to the Victorian period, published 1868.
A pro...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brampton Salt Glazed Jesus College Cambridge Presentation Pottery Tyg
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Jesus College, Cambridge University Rowing Presentation salt glazed pottery tyg by Brampton dated 1869. The large stoneware tyg is of cylindrical shape standin...
Category
1860s High Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, or What You Will; engravings by Eric Ravilious
Located in Middletown, NY
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1932.
Limited Edition.
Small folio, 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in (330 x 235 mm); pp. v +76 + colophon. This in no. 94 of 275 copies printed on B...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Left Handed Golf Club, Smooth Face Iron
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Willie Park Left Handed Smooth Face Golf Club.
This early Willie Park Jr. hickory shafted lofting iron has a smooth face, original hickory shaft and the remains of the original sheep...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
London Mid-19th Century Vanity Kit Set Sterling Silver
Located in Brescia, IT
Not easy to find this original box, with this kit set composed of 8 pieces for nail manicure. A piece to collect or to add in a wunderkammer.
In sterling silver, all marked.
With ce...
Category
Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This scale model of a Hastings lugger is very similar to the one described in E.W. White’s book as typical of this type of fishing vessel. She has an extremely wide beam, centreboard...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Antique County Map, Sussex, English, Framed Lithography, Cartography, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Sussex. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century and later.
Superb lithography of Sussex an...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp.
Direct from England, just arrived in our most recent container, we have several of these one-of-a-kind Eng...
Category
1930s Other Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
18th Century Walnut Miniature Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and charming 18th century, George II Period, walnut and oak miniature bureau, having elegant inlaid decoration and original brasswea...
Category
Early 18th Century George II Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique billiard snooker pool table in stock inlaid marquetry
By Cox & Yeman
Located in Radstock, GB
A fabulous full size 12ft x 6ft mahogany and ebony marquetry billiard table, English circa 1875.
The side frame is embellished with decorative marquetry roundels and flowing symmetrical fauna of Boxwood and Amboyna, the cushions sides follow this repeating marquetry pattern on a smaller scale with further ebony roundels.
The bold gadrooned legs are complimented with scroll brackets and fitted with a vine leaf marquetry motif within a diamond of walnut and Amboyna.
Made by Cox & Yeman of London.
The table has been tastefully restored by hand with English handmade cotton nets, cushion rubbers, leathers and cloth.
Mr Henry Cox and Mr Edward Yeman joined forces at some time in the 1850s to form their own billiard table company, It would appear that Mr Cox was already building tables but needed the expertise of Mr Yeman and his sister who were trained by Burroughes and Watts stuffing cushions and making Holland covers respectively.
By 1864 they were fully fledged manufacturers of billiard tables and supplied specially made competition tables for the 1866 Oxford vs Cambridge match, Dufton’s ‘Great Handicap’ and the hotly contested Roberts and Cook championships. By 1873 the company was located at 184 Brompton Road and listed over fifty titled gentleman as customers including: The Duke of Richmond, The Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Jersey, the Nwab Nizam of Bengal, H.M. the King of Siam...
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19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Amboyna
Pair of Late 19th Century English Riding Boots
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking pair of late 19th-century English black leather riding boots is a handsome relic of the sporting life. Crafted with exceptional care, the boots retain their original fo...
Category
Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Leather Football 'winner'
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage 12 Panel Leather Soccer Ball.
A great vintage No.5 leather football ball with twelve guaranteed hand sewn leather panels. The ball stencilled 'WINNER' and has a lace-up slit ...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Norman Adams Auction Catalogue from Sotheby's London
Located in valatie, NY
The Norman Adams Legacy 1923-2009 auction catalogue from Sotheby's London of Classic English Furniture London held 21 April 2009. London: Sotheby's, 2009....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Johnnie Walker Memorabilia Set, circa 1950
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
The world-famous and iconic figure – Johnnie Walker’s “The Striding Man” who walks energetically and purposefully, wearing his eye-catching red jacket, white riding breeches...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800.
Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle.
The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’.
Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96.
Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century.
HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE
In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...
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Early 1800s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Victorian sterling silver travelling communion set made in 1894
By Henry Wilkinson & Co.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1894 by Henry Wilkinson, with pieces also made by Walker & Hall, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Travelling Communion Set, is in the Goth...
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1890s Gothic Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Joy Division Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Edinburgh, 1980
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original concert poster for a planned performance by influential British post-punk rock band Joy Division at the Astoria, Edinburgh, on Thursday 8th May 1980. The concert was cancelled due to the ill health of lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis...
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Venezuela by Montanus, 1671
By Arnoldus Montanus
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Venezuela cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae'. The map extends from Coquibocoa to the Orinoque River, centered on Bariquicemento and Cape de Curiacao. Large cart...
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Mid-17th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Bronze Thunder Mug Signal Cannon with Original Side Handle, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English bronze thunder mug signal cannon with decorative central ring, original side handle, lower fuse port, and resting on circular ringed base. Late 18t...
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1770s George III Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A 19th Century, Late Regency Period, Mahogany Miniature Chest Of Drawers Of Attractive Small Proportions, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Two Short And Two Long Drawers, Ret...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
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.
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1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two Typed Letters Signed (TLS) by T. S. Eliot
Located in Middletown, NY
Two one-page letters on Faber & Faber stationery, SIGNED by T. S. Eliot. The first, dated 1 December 1949 is double sided, 10 1/4 x 8 inches (266 x 204 mm) in envelope 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (110 x 133 mm). The second is dated 23 August 1950, one sided, 8 x 6 7.8 inches (204 x 174 mm) in envelope 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (110 x 133 mm). Typed in black and red ink, central vertical and horizontal folds, with no sign of wear. The accompanying envelopes show minor signs of wear and the back flap of the first envelope is partially torn. Fine.
These two typewritten letters were addressed to Robert Cecil Bald (1901 – 1965), an Australian scholar of English Literature, who taught at Cornell University starting in 1937 and then at the University of Chicago from 1952 to 1965. They attest to a cordial exchange between a poet and a scholar, and the rich network of contacts that Eliot had both as an author and as the long-time editorial director at Faber & Faber in London (1925-1965).
In the first letter, dated 1 December 1949 with a Cornell University address, Eliot declines an offer...
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Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century antique Snuff Box Made in a Horse's Hoof with Horn Lid
Located in Milan, IT
Snuff box made in the late 19th century in a horse's hoof and horn lid, horseshoe base of chromed metal. Metal label on the lid engraved with the owner's initials MB...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Horn
English Gothic Oak Altar
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic style (19th Cent) dark oak table top altar with a filigree shelf under 3 tracery carved panels with an open lattice gallery
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19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
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