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The Making of Medieval Rome by Hendrik Dey, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Making of Medieval Rome by Hendrik Dey. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2021. Integrating the written sources with Rome's surviving re...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Collection of Faux Antique Books
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular 6m total run of late 20th century faux antique books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as picture...
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Late 20th Century Georgian British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Composition

U.S. Navy Steel and Brass Quadrant, First Half of the 20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique steel and brass quadrant, first half of the 20th century, made in London for the U.S. Navy, in very good condition with lenses, shades and scale. The essential mariner's navi...
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Early 20th Century Other British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass, Steel

Stunning Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Rimonim - made in London in 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Arthur Bowe trading as Noble & Co., this attractive pair of George V, sterling silver Rimonim have ornate lattice work throughout the bodies and featu...
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1920s Baroque Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

19th Century Victorian Great Western Railway Company Painted Coach Panel, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19thC Victorian coach panel, hand painted, showing the emblem of The Great Western Railway Company. Founded in Bristol by Isambard Kingdom Brun...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Urbino, Venice Italian Renaissance Ceramics, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Urbino - Venice Italian Renaissance Ceramics, Feu et Talent This catalogue has been published on the occasion of Frieze Masters 2016 Regents Park, London From 6-9th of October 2016. The Maiolica of Renaissance Venice...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Large Original Vintage Map of The Pacific Islands Including Hawaii
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The Pacific Islands Unframed Original color By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute Published, circa 1...
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1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

1M Marquetry Pintail Longboard
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The w o o d p o p pintail longboards are handcrafted in workshops on either side of the Welsh/English border the UK. Each one is made from best quality Finnish Birch and vacuum lamin...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

1M Marquetry Pintail Longboard
1M Marquetry Pintail Longboard
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Traditional Antique Sterling Silver Breastplate, Judaica, London 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Morris Solovitch, this striking, Sterling Silver Breastplate, features decoration depiction the tablets with the engraved Ten Commandments in Hebrew, ...
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1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer
Located in Middletown, NY
Chaucer, Geoffrey The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Newly Printed London: Adam Islip, 1602. Second Edition. Folio, 13 x 8 3/4 inches (328 x 223 ...
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Early 17th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Pair of Binoculars, Scottish, Racecourse Spotter's Glasses, Leather Case
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage pair of binoculars. A Scottish, enamelled brass racecourse spotter's binocular with leather case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Fascinating set of ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

GEISEL - Suess - Chuck Jones - ORIGINAL 1966 ANIMATION DRAWING FOR THE GRINCH !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GEISEL, Theodore: (Dr. Seuss) (Chuck Jones). TITLE: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Original 1966 Animation Production Drawing). PUBLISHER: MGM - Turner Entertainment Co.,...
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1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Silver salver of a Hero of Trafalgar: Captain Pryce Cumby London, circa 1836
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV silver salver with shellwork and scroll border, on four feet, profusely chased and engraved with foliate decoration and inscribed in the centre beneath a widow’s coat of...
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1830s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Antique Smooth Face Left Handed Golf Club, Lofting Iron
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Early left hand hickory golf club. This early large head hickory shafted lofting iron has a smooth face, hickory shaft and the remains of the original sheepskin grip. This is a fine...
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1890s Sporting Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Christie's Two Late Regency Collectors, Philip Miles & George Byng, 1814-1845
Located in valatie, NY
Two late Regency collectors - Philip John Miles and George Byng 1814-1845 Thursday 9 June 2005. Softcover auction catalog. A great look at the interiors of great houses in the Regenc...
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Early 2000s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670. Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith. The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...
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1670s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Agate, Gold

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure
Located in Burton, TX
Telescoping surveyors measuring staff made of wood with brass fittings. Marked 'Houghton-Butcher Mfg. Co. Ltd., London 1918 No. 1.173'. Lovingly care...
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Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Archibald Knox for Liberty and Co Silver Buckle, Birmingham, 1902 - 3
By Archibald Knox
Located in Central England, GB
A Rare Archibald Knox for Liberty and Co Silver Buckle A rare silver buckle designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty and Co’s Cymric range. It appears in Dr. Stephen Martin's book, Archibald Knox second edition, page 270. It is probably one of Knox’s most desirable and accomplished buckle designs and shows the influence of Talwin Morris...
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20th Century Art Nouveau British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Pair of English Silver and Silver Gilt Rimonim
By Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co
Located in London, GB
Pair of English silver and silver gilt rimonim English, c. 1920 Height 37cm, diameter 10cm Forged from luminous silver and enhanced with elegant silver gilt accents, this refined p...
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Early 20th Century Other British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

A 19th Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Keen and Frodsham
Located in Pewsey, GB
A 19th Century Mahogany stick Barometer by Keen and Frodsham, South Castle Street, Liverpool . "Keen and Frodsham" refers to a partnership between renowned clockmaker Henry Frodsha...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass

Victorian "9-Spot" Dominoe Game 55 Piece Set in Jointed Hardwood Box, 19th C.
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare and original '9 Spot' Dominoe game of 55 individual dominoes, coming complete with its jointed wooden box or case. Dominoe sets are normally six-spot sets giving a to...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bone, Wood

Pair 19th Century Decorative Desktop Signalling Cannons
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th Century decorative desktop cast iron signalling cannons set on carriages with working wheels.
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron

Carved and Painted Model of Hms Emerald, 1811 and ‘Hms Emerald & Hms Amethyst
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A carved and painted model of HMS Emerald, 1811, the frigate finely modelled and painted with a white hull, black plimsole line, yellow topsides and red cannon ports, raised on the original mahogany stand with turned feet and a plaque reading ‘HMSEmerald, 36 Gun Frigate. Launched on the Thames in 1795. A scale model ½”-1’ made for Captain F. L .Maitland, her Commander 1806-1911 together with a painting of H.M.S. Emerald by Nicholas Pocock...
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19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paint

20th Century Brass Model GNR Atlantic 3 1/2 Inch Gauge Steam Locomotive c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Early 20th Century brass model, showcasing the GNR Atlantic locomotive 251 and its three-axle tender. Crafted to a 3 1/2 inch gauge, the model gleams with polished brass, copper, and...
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1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Large Set of 8 Vintage Lab Sieves, English, Brass, Stacking, Scientific, C.1965
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large set of 8 vintage laboratory sieves. An English, brass stacking scientific apparatus, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1965. Fascinating set with superb period a...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Long Nose Golf Club By Jamie Anderson Of St Andrews
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique, Scared Head , Long Nose Golf Club by J. Anderson. An elegant scared head long nose play club by Jamie Anderson of St Andrews. This great looking club is also known as a driv...
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1860s Sporting Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fruitwood

The large and interesting silver gilt trophy of Captain George
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The large and interesting silver gilt trophy of Captain George Welstead, purchased with prize money from the East India Company, 1805, in the form of a footed cup with a separate cov...
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18th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

An Arts and Crafts silver and moonstone brooch circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
A most beautiful and fine silver arts and crafts brooch, unmarked (tested). This fine bar brooch is set with seven good sized moonstones, it ha...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Edwardian Mahogany Barograph by Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh
By Hamilton & Inches Ltd.
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian Mahogany Barograph by Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh Edwardian mahogany Barograph housed in a bevelled glass display case with satin...
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1910s Edwardian Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
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Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Rudyard KIPLING. Plain Tales From The Hills. THIRD EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIPLING, Rudyard. TITLE: Plain Tales From The Hills. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., 1890. DESCRIPTION: THIRD EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed on the titl...
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1890s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Fabric

Royal Silver Calcutta Races Trophy
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning piece of horseracing history was presented to the winner of the 1933-1934 Calcutta Races on behalf of King George V. The Calcutta Races was the premier horseracing event in Asia of the period, and its prestige is reflected in this trophy, crafted by the silversmithing firm Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company...
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20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Silver

Antique Victorian Silver Wager Cups Modelled as a Lady & Gentleman in Costume
By Martin Sugar
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1891 by Martin Sugar, this striking pair of antique sterling silver wager cups, are modelled as a gentlem...
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1890s Baroque Revival Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Original Antique Map of the American State of Missouri ( Southern part ), 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Missouri ( Southern Part ) Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping
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Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Half Beam Steam Engine Model
Located in Miami, FL
Scale model of motor engine designed by Stuart Turner Limited. This is a scale model of a steam engine created in England by the Stuart Turner company in the beginning of the 20th century. A very well-engineered model of a rotative beam steam Engine. This antique model is a miniature of the real one, manufactured to be installed during the British Industrial Revolution. Masterfully crafted with beautiful details and great materials, such; bronze, iron and steel. The model is mount in a customized mahogany wood base from the same period, for display. This so-called adult’s toys are highly collectable and display very well, a great conversation pieces. Recently cleaned and oiled for sharp function. The company of Stuart Turner Ltd was incorporated in 1906 and started to produce model steam engines...
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1890s Industrial Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze, Copper, Steel, Iron

Marquetry Balance Board
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Large Original Vintage Map of the South Eastern States Inc. Florida, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The South Eastern States Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.
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1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Brass Handled Aspersory Holy Water Container
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique brass handled aspersory or holy water container dating from the 18th or 19th century. Probably British, the aspersory is made in solid b...
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19th Century Georgian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Christie's Part I & II, Childwick Bury, Objects, Fine French & English Furniture
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Part I & II, Childwick Bury, St. Albans, Hertfordshire Objects of Art, Fine French and Important English Furniture. Christie's May 15, 1978. 1345 Lots with B&W photos with estimates and descriptions. Childwickbury Manor is a manor house in the hamlet of Childwickbury, Hertfordshire, England, between St Albans and Harpenden. The Lomax family bought the house in 1666 and lived there until 1854 when Joshua Lomax sold it to Henry Hayman Toulmin, a wealthy ship owner, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire and mayor of St Albans. Toulmin left the property to Sir John Blundell Maple around 20 years later. Toulmin's granddaughter, the author Mary Carbery, was born at the house. Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet bred and raced thoroughbreds and built Childwickbury Stud into a very successful horse breeding operation. Another prominent racehorse owner, Jack Barnato Joel, bought the estate including the stud farm in 1906. On his death in 1940, his son Jim Joel took over the operation. He too became a successful racehorse owner and breeder and maintained the property until 1978 when the stud and the manor were sold separately. Film director Stanley Kubrick bought the manor in 1978. He used the estate as both a home and a nerve centre for his film productions. He lived there until his death in 1999 and is interred in its grounds together with his eldest daughter Anya Kubrick, who died in 2009. His widow, Christiane Kubrick...
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1970s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Dumbell Lignum Vitae Weight Training Fixed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare piece of weightlifting memorabilia. Unusual conversation piece for use or as a collectors piece Beautiful, tactile lustrous patina. Lignum vitae is sought after for the beauty of its grain, coloring, patina, density and toughness The dumbbell is a free weight...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Christie's Review of the Season, 1986, Mark Wrey 'Editor', 1st Ed
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's Review of the Season, 1986, Mark Wrey (editor). 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Phaidon & Christie's, Oxford, 1986. 504 pp. Dense review of a very busy yea...
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1980s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880-1890.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

19th Century Antique Hardwood Inlaid Banjo Barometer
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is a 19th century antique hardwood inlaid banjo barometer with a thermometer and a 10' silvered dial, brass bezel with convex glass. It is a very...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Hardwood

Montague J Dawson, ‘Valetta Harbour’
By Montague Dawson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Montague J Dawson (1895-1973), ‘Valetta Harbour’, oil on board, painted in a grisaille palette with a British Hunt Class Type II destroyer in Valetta Harbour, Malta, signed ‘Montague Dawson’, English, 1940. Footnote: Montague Dawson RMSA, FRSA (1890–1973) was born in West London, in Chiswick in 1895, Montague Dawson was the grandson of Victorian landscape painter Henry Dawson. He studied under the seascape artist Charles Napier Hemy...
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1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paint

19th Century Scottish Horn, Banded Agate & Solid Silver Table Snuff Mull, c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century rare Scottish very large table snuff mull. The name "mull" is dialect for "mill" and some snuff mulls featured divices for smashing snuff, this typical scotish d...
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19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Agate, Silver

Fine Pair of Floor Globes by J & G Cary, Dated 1820 and 1833
By George & John Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of 15 inch floor globes by J & G Cary, dated 1820 and 1833, each set into a mahogany stand with a vase shaped support and three legs centred on a compass, one with a labe...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Carved Antique Limestone Window Fragment
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A richly carved antique limestone window fragment, reclaimed from a church in Shropshire. Dating from the mid 19th century, this carved stone fragment...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Stone, Limestone

Victorian Period Unusual Sterling Silver-Mounted Cut Crystal Match Striker
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, unusual sterling silver-mounted cut crystal match striker, having a full sterling silver match cup/holder, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1895, John Grins...
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1890s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Large Set of Faux Book Props
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive 6.8m total run of late 20th century faux book props, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of 24 books, one of which is designed in a sloping diagonal. Imitating old antique books...
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Late 20th Century Georgian British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Resin, Wood

Winston CHURCHILL. Marlborough His Life and Times - ALL 1ST EDITIONS - 4 VOLS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S. TITLE: Marlborough His Life and Times. PUBLISHER: London: George G. Harrap, 1933, 34, 36, 38. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols., 9" x 6-1/4",...
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1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Charles Dixon R.A. for King George V, Royal Yacht Britannia
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This ‘en grisaille’ watercolour on paper is Charles Dixon’s preparatory sketch for a proposed but apparently uncompleted painting of the royal racing yacht Britannia...
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1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of the American State of Kentucky, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Kentucky Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping
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Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Unusual Art Deco Sterling Silver-Mounted Royal Doulton Pottery Match Striker
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted Royal Doulton pottery match striker, Birmingham, England, 1927, J. Grinsell & Sons - silversmiths. Removable match "cup." Three large openings on sides of Royal Doulton striker for ashes, used matches...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

Original Antique Map of the American State of New York ( Southern Part ) 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of New York ( Southern Part ) Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping
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Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Presentation Model of America’s Cup Winner America by G. L. Watson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This cased presentation half hull model is of the first winner of the America’s Cup, the schooner America. The copper coloured bottom is painted with black topsides and has a finely carved garland around the bow. There are two stump masts, a caprail and bowsprit. It is set on a mahogany backboard with a Bakelite name plaque engraved ‘Schooner Yacht ‘America’ Scale ¼ = 1 foot to W.G.J. from G.L.W’. A label identifies the case maker as ‘Lambert Picture Frame Manufacturer, 34 Albert Gate, Hyde Park, S.W.’ and another describes the model, including the fact that the case was added in 1903. It then explains the initials W.G.J. and G.L.W. ‘This model was presented by G.L.Watson to W.G.Jameson. George L.Watson was one of England’s leading yacht designers. He designed four America’s Cup Challengers which included: Thistle, Valkyrie, Valkyrie II and Shamrock II. He also designed the King’s Britannia, and the Kaiser’s Meteor. William G.Jameson was probably the most successful amateur helmsman in the U K in the 1880’s and the 1890’s. Jameson introduced Lord Dunraven to yacht racing in 1887. Dunraven was to build three challengers for the America’s Cup, all designed by G.L.Watson. Jameson in 1892 acted as an adviser to the Prince of Wales and introduced him to Watson who designed his Britannia. Jameson also advised Thomas Lipton in his Shamrock II challenge. Clearly, Watson and Jameson worked closely throughout their careers. Scottish, 1887. Provenance: 1887 George L. Watson presented this half hull to William G. Jamieson 1903 Unknown owner(s) thence The Glen Foster Collection 1999 Hyland Granby Antiques, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts 2002 The Kelton Collection of Maritime Art & Artifacts Probably the most famous racing yacht ever built, and the first winner of the America’s Cup, this schooner, designed by James and George Steers, was built by a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members to sail to England. The purpose of this visit was twofold: to show off U.S. shipbuilding skills and make money through competing in regattas. Only launched on 3rd May 1851, she had crossed the Atlantic and won the 53-mile race around the Isle of Wight by 22nd August that same year. America was captained by Richard Brown, who was a skilled member of the Sandy Hook Pilots group, renowned worldwide for their expertise and speed in manoeuvering schooner-rigged pilot boats...
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1880s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

Large George II Antique Sterling Silver Flagon, London 1730, Thomas Tearle
By Thomas Tearle
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1730 by Thomas Tearle, this handsome, George II, antique silver flagon, stands on a flared base, and features a wonderfully engraved coat of arms. The flagon ...
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1730s George II Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver

1M Marquetry Pintail Longboard
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The w o o d p o p pintail longboards are handcrafted in workshops on either side of the Welsh/English border the UK. Each one is made from best quality Finnish Birch and vacuum lamin...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Lord St. Helens & Sir William Fitzherbert. January 22, 2009. Christie's
By Christie's
Located in valatie, NY
Lord St. Helens & Sir William Fitzherbert. January 22, 2009. Christie's (London). 1st Ed softcover auction catalog. 682 lots in color and fully described and with results. NPT Books...
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Early 2000s British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Victorian Honey Glazed Pottery Boot Pin Cushion
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and large Victorian, probably Staffordshire, honey glazed pottery boot pin cushion dating from the 19th century. The large boot is well potted c...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pottery, Velvet

Great Collectors of Our Time: Art Collecting Since 1945 by James Stourton
Located in valatie, NY
Great Collectors of Our Time: Art Collecting Since 1945 by James Stourton. Publisher; Scala Books, London, 2008. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. "Great Collectors of Our Time" is the first major survey of contemporary collecting and collectors since Douglas Cooper's "Great Private Collections," published in 1963. It examines many of the greatest collectors of our time in Europe, North America and the Far East, and follows their tastes - whether in the Old Masters or the avant garde - from the 20th century into the 21st. In 1945, Paris was still the cultural capital of the world, but its culture was being increasingly challenged by America. American collecting was soon to pull up its European anchor and move across the Atlantic, in growing acceptance of America's own art, the decline in the domination of three European schools of art - Italian Renaissance, English 18th century and French 19th...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

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