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Place of Origin: British
19th Century English Oak Miniature Presentation Wheelbarrow
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century oak presentation wheelbarrow
Commemorating the Great Western Railway Extension
The presentation wheelbarrow carved from oak with finely carved ivy leaves and ...
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19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Staffordshire Portrait Figure of Standing Franklin, Circa 1850
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Staffordshire portrait figure of standing Franklin, Circa 1850
Depicting Ben Franklin before a tree-stump, holding a tricorne hat against his left hip, a document in his right hand,...
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Mid-19th Century High Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Dendy Sadler, "The Royal and Ancient" Golf Print
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf print 'The Royal and Ancient' after Dendy Sadler.
A good oak framed artist proof golf etching by James Dobie after the painting by Dendy Sadler. The ...
Category
1910s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
Real Tennis Print, Ed Barre by W. Bromley
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A wonderful and extremely rare real tennis, Royal Tennis, Jeu de Paume, Court Tennis Picture, J. Edmond Barre By W. Bromley.
An exceptionally rare mid-19t...
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Mid-19th Century Sporting Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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, ...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian, Archery Arrow Belt Quiver in Green Leather
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A Victorian leather archery hip quiver.
An unusual small green leather archery arrow side hip quiver. The quiver comes with a selection of four arrows, three are target arrows. Two ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Softwood
Original Antique Decorative Map of South America-West Coast, Fullarton, C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Chili, Peru and part of Bolivia
Wonderful figural border
From the celebrated Royal Illustrated Atlas
Lithograph. Original color.
Published by Fullarton, Edi...
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1870s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Equestrian Book, Prints, The Passing Seasons by Lionel Edwards
By Lionel Edwards
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Lionel Edwards Book - The Passing Seasons.
Very rare limited edition book depicted by Lionel Edwards, The Passing Seasons. This edition is limited to 150 copies for sale at home, numbered 1 to 150, and 100 for sale abroad, numbered 151 to 250, this in No. 59. This large hard bound book is complete with the 18 mounted colour plates on thick hand made paper, each signed in pencil on the mount by the artist, Lionel Edwards. Black and white vignettes throughout the book, fleeting thoughts of Crascredo, printed in Great Britain. Text and plates are very clean. Bound in publisher's light brown cloth cover with gilt title to front, The Passing Seasons, Lionel Edwards (slight damage to spine). List of coloured plates 1, The First Snow (frontispiece). 2, The Water. 3, The Mockers. 4, Cub Hunting. 5, The Evening Rise. 6, Where Bright Waters Meet. 7, A May Morning...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century John Cary Map of North Part of West Riding of Yorkshire, C.1805
By John Cary
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century British original John Cary sr (1755-1835) map of North part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, From the beft Authorities. Engraved J Car...
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner 'SS Empress of Britain'
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. An important armchair.
Brangwyn's last interior designs were for the Canadian Pacific Liner; 'The SS Empress of Britain', which was launched in 1931 by the Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII who renounced his throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1930.
These armchairs were designed for the 1st class dining room; 'The Salle Jacque Cartier' (see last image) and they were made by H.H. Martyn and Co. Cheltenham. The 1st class dining room was described in the Bulletin of The Decorative Arts Society 1890-1940 as 'In the fully fledge modern restaurant and cinema style of the 1930s'. The Studio in a long article on the liner, discusses and illustrates Brangwyn's Salle Jacques Cartier: 'So architectural it is, so true proportion, so devoid of Extraneous ornament. In contrast to this austerity of line, hue and colour, his great wall paintings are rich in colour; composed in the bold, yet intricate pattern of figure, fruit and flowers that characterizes Mr Brangwyn's decorative works'.
Tragically the liner was sunk in 1940 by a U-boat. Brangwyn also designed marquetry panels for the private dining rooms and they were executed by the Rowley Gallery, he also designed a frieze carved in wood for their gallery façade in 1936.
The armchair has a central under bar below the seat which still has the original bolt and eye to secure the chain to and then to the floor, that would prevent all the chairs from sliding around in stormy weather.
It is lacking ivorene numbered disc which would have sat in the very top of the head rail.
In October 1940 the most famous of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners and flagship of the company's Atlantic Fleet, the Empress of Britain, was attacked and sunk. She was travelling to Glasgow from Suez via South Africa, where she was bombed near the north-west coast of Ireland by a German Focke Wulf Condor plane. When the Condor attacked the Empress of Britain the ship's crew couldn't shoot the plane down and soon the Empress was burning out of control and the Captain C.H. Sapsworth gave the order to abandon ship. 45 people died and the remaining survivors including women and children, were later rescued that day by the British destroyer HMS Echo and the Polish destroyer Burza and 3 British naval trawlers Paynter, Cape Agona and Drangey. The Empress still burning managed to stay afloat and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort ships around her but in spite of the protection she was given from the escort ships on October 28th, a German U-boat, U-32, managed to get by the escorts un-noticed and torpedoed the crippled Empress. She sank within ten minutes. The Empress of Britain was the largest Allied passenger liner to be sunk and weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had travelled aboard Empress of Britain after their 1939 Royal Tour...
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1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Alpine Ski Photograph, 'SAFETY FIRST' Taken from Original 1930s Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alpine Ski photograph.
'SAFETY FIRST', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s mountaineering photograph. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of travelling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s. The price displayed is for the mounted photo only.
Image size 25.5cm x 40cm = 10 X 15 ½" ".
The alpine photograph...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage, Antique Alpine Ski Photograph, 'NOSE DIVE'
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alpine Ski photograph. Taken from original 1930s photograph
'NOSE DIVE', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
'The English Glass Chandelier' by Martin Mortimer, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
‘The English Glass Chandelier’ by Martin Mortimer. Antique Collectors' Club, Suffolk, 2000. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 199pp. "...
Category
Early 2000s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for Steven Spielberg's 1981 blockbuster adventure film starring Harrison Ford.
This poster is the rare Review style poster it is in excellent condition ...
Category
1980s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Frank Lloyd Wright by Marco Dezzi Bardeschi
Located in valatie, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright (20th Century Masters Series) by MarCo Dezzi Bardeschi. Hardcover with dust jacket. 94 pp. 44 color illustrations on double sided plates and 33 b/w illustrations. ...
Category
1970s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco 1930s-1940s Stylish Pyramid Shaped Box Bag
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly stylish and rare 1930s Art Deco pyramid box bag, a beautiful design. I can't sing the praises of this bag enough, it's an absolute delight. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Victorian Oak Billiard, Lifepool Scoreboard with Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Snooker, Billiards & Life pool scoreboard attributed to Thurston & Co.
A nice combined Victorian billiards and life pool scoreboard made of light oak. The billiard scorer sits upon a lockable ball cabinet that can house 32 balls, which then sits upon a cupboard. The cupboard comprises of two drawers, a pair of panelled doors enclosing a shelf, the cupboard raised on a plinth base. The scorer comprises of two blue rollers with gilt painted numbers, 0 to 20 / 20 to 40 / 40 to 60 / 60 to 80 / 80 to 100, with two ebony slides to mark your score, one spot and one plain. The Life Pool board consists of 12 slides with coloured discs, each colour representing the player's cue ball and the order of play. The colours of the discs being blue, brown, green, white, red, yellow, black, pink, spot orange, spot white, spot red and spot yellow. When each slide is pulled back 3 boxwood discs are revealed, one for each life of the player. There are also "stars" hiding, and these are used as extra lives. In the middle of the scoreboard there is a slate board for keeping scores etc.
The game of Life Pool can be played by a number of players, a maximum of 12 players with this scoreboard, who form the pool. Each player has their own coloured ball and loses a life each time the ball is potted by an opponent. When three lives...
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1880s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
18-inch Globe, Cary's, London, 1840
By Cary’s
Located in Milano, IT
John and William Cary
Updated by George and John Cary
Terrestrial Globe
London, 1840
lb 22 (kg 10)
Slight surface abrasions due to use. A small crack on the horizon circle.
The globe rests in its original Dutch style stand with four supporting turned wood columns.
It measures 26 in in height x 23.6 in in diameter with the diameter of the sphere measuring 18 in; 66 cm in height x 60 cm in diameter with the diameter of the sphere measuring 45.72 cm.
The 18 inch...
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1840s Early Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique English Victorian Rosewood with Inlay Games Table, Circa 1870-1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superb quality antique English Victorian rosewood with inlay games table, Circa 1870-1880.
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
Grand Panorama of London, the City Seen from the Thames, Evans & Whitelaw, 1849
Located in Milan, IT
Grand Panorama of London, a very special map of London seen from the Thames, published by Charles Evans and I. Whitelaw in 1849, realized on a long ...
Category
1840s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Painted Pine Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive mid-19th century painted pine
miniature chest of two short and two long
drawers having original brass knob handles
raised on original shaped bracket feet
(The...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Adrian Alan Catalog, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Adrian Alan Catalog. First edition hardcover. Adrian Alan was established in 1964, Adrian Alan is an international family run business and one of the world...
Category
1990s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Nautical Brass Parallels Original Mahogany Box made in Plymouth, 1860
By W. Heath, Plymouth 1
Located in Milan, IT
Brass parallels signed W. Heath Plymouth, optical and scientific instruments maker active since 1860. Complete with original mahogany box. Parallel measures cm 46.2 x 6.2 x 2 (H).
W....
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Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
'Jean Paul Gaultier' by Colin McDowell First Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jean Paul Gaultier' by Colin McDowell. Published by Cassell & Co. London, 2000. First edition hardback in dust jacket.
Celebrating the life and work of the larger than life French ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Captain Sir George Collier’s Presentation Silver Entree Dishes by Richard Cooke
By Richard Cooke
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Captain Sir George Collier’s presentation silver entree dishes and covers by Richard Cooke, London 1803, each plain rectangular with gadroon borders, covers with detachable vine twist handles, the covers engraved: ‘Presented by the Old Madras Insurance Company to Captn. Collier, Commander of His Majestys Sloop ‘Victor’, for his persevering & gallant conduct in chasing for two days, partially engaging & ultimately sinking the French National Corvette ‘La Fleche’ of superior force while advantageously anchored at the Mahé Islands.’
Dimensions approx.: 150 x 290 x 200mm / 6 x 11 ½ x 8 inches
Total weight approx.: 3513 grams / 112 oz. troy.
Footnotes: These silver dishes were presented to Captain Sir George Collier KCB (1774-1824) for destroying the 22-gun French corvette La Flèche whilst commanding Victor, 18 guns, in the Seychelles on 5 September 1801. After escorting troop transports into the Red Sea ahead of the British invasion of Egypt, Victor fell in with La Flèche off Diego Garcia. After an initial engagement, the corvette escaped to windward only to be found again four days later. A short but fierce action ensued during which the corvette caught fire, grounded on a coral reef and sank before a prize crew could secure the ship. As reward, the Admiralty made Collier post captain and gave him command of Leopard, 50 guns.
Born in London, Collier entered the Royal Navy in 1784. As a midshipman, he was wrecked off Madagascar in 1792 surviving among the natives of that island for six months before being rescued by a passing Portuguese brig. Unfortunately, the brig was immediately captured by a French privateer and for two more years, Collier was confined as a prisoner of war on Mauritius. Returning to service in 1795, he was given his first command in Suffolk Tender.
Following the Peace of Amiens, Collier commanded the Sea Fencibles at Liverpool. After accompanying the expedition to Copenhagen in 1808, for which he was knighted for delivering the admiral’s dispatches, he saw action, and was wounded, supporting the military Campaign in Spain.
After the war, Collier was made commodore on the African station where he was employed suppressing the slave trade with such rigour that he was elected an honorary member of the African Institution, founded by William Wilberforce...
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19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Alfred Dunhill Sterling Silver 'Club Clock' Lighter, 1929
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in London, GB
Alfred Dunhill, London
A very scarce Sterling silver table lighter with clock, the body with fine linear pattern is complete with Dunhill’s trademark signed, ‘lift-arm’. The Club ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Madonna Original 1990 Blonde Ambition Signed Basque
Located in Jersey, GB
A Madonna signed basque used during rehearsals for her famous 1990 Blonde Ambition world tour
Madonna (1958-) is a globally-successful singer, toppling the music charts internationa...
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20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century Scratch Built Galleon Ship Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch built galleon ship model
An extraordinary early 20th century example of a handcrafted scratch-built galleon ship model, ...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
George Cohen Signed 1966 World Cup Photograph Black and White
Located in Jersey, GB
A signed photograph of retired English footballer and 1966 World Cup winner George Cohen
George Cohen (1939 -) is an English former professional footballer who won the World Cup with England in 1966.
Cohen played his entire 13-year club career with Fulham before retiring due to injury in 1969. He is regarded by many as the greatest right-back in English football history.
An almost full length, black and white photograph of Cohen on the Wembley pitch being prevented by Alf Ramsey from swapping shirts with an Argentina player at the end of their 1966 quarter final match. The contest had been hugely bad tempered...
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20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Large Brass Key in Walnut Wood Flat Box Shaped as a Door
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty and heavy vintage brass 'front door' key in a box made of walnut wood, shaped as a flat door with little brass hinges, little fake keyhole and doorknob.
I have no idea what or who this novelty object...
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Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Dave Scott Apollo 15 Signed 1971 Photograph Black and White
Located in Jersey, GB
A signed photograph of Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott, the seventh man on the moon
David Scott (1932 -) is an American aviator and NASA astronaut who beca...
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20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Miniature Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century well-figured and faded mahogany miniature bowfront Chest of 2 short and 3 long graduated drawers. The Chest retaining original brass handles, with crosshatched ...
Category
Early 19th Century Sheraton Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Emanuel Bowen Map of County of York, c.1740
By Emanuel Bowen
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th century British rare and original Emanuel Bowen (1694-1767) map of the County of York divided into its Ridings and subdivided into wapontakes, mounted in solid wood fram...
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Early 18th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Brass Salmon Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A beautiful salmon fishing reel by Cummings of Bishop Auckland. This brass or gun metal reel is a very nice original example with the original coating. ...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Model of an Electric Powered Road Vehicle
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century brass model of an electric powered road locomotive.
4 inch rear wheels with gear drive from electric motor, front 4 inch wheels w...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Glasshouse by John Hix – Phaidon Architecture History and Garden Photo Book
By Phaidon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Glasshouse traces the evolution of glass enclosures from the mid-17th century when the desire to nurture exotic plants in a foreign climate led to the development of the glasshou...
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20th Century International Style British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
17th Century John Speed Map of Kent with Her Cities & Earles Described, C.1676
By John Speed
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 17th century British very rare and original John Speed (1551-1629) map of Kent with her Cities and Earles described and observed, Thomas Bassett & ...
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17th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Highland Scene, Gamekeeper with Setters by Alfred Strutt, Game Picture
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alfred Strutt game picture, Gamekeeper's Highland Repast.
The picture is framed in an old oak frame and shows a young Gamekeeper in the Highlands with his two companions (two setter...
Category
Early 1900s Sporting Art Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
'Book Sets' 6 Volumes, William Baxter, British Phaenogamous Botany
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. William Baxter. British Phaenogamous Botany or Figures & Descriptions of the Genera of British Flowering Plants. Bound in 3/4 green calf, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers...
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19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Pair of Miniature Globes Lane’s on Tripod Bases, London post 1833, ante 1858
By Lane's
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of miniature globes
Lane’s, London, post 1833, ante 1858
Papier-mâché, wood and paper
They measure:
Height 9.44 in (24 cm);
Sphere diameter 2.75 in (7 cm);
Diameter of t...
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1840s Early Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Wood
Two Volume Set on European Ceramic Art, Pair of 1st Ed's Books
By W.B. Honey
Located in valatie, NY
A two volume set on European Ceramic Art. 1.) European Ceramic Art from the end of the Middle Ages to circa 1815. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1952. 1st Ed hardcover with no dust jacket. 788 pp. A comprehensive dictionary of European ceramic art including extensive information on factories, artists, technical terms, and much more. 2.) European Ceramic Art by W...
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20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare antiquarian book from 1791, namely, Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition.
Leather Spine in very good condition. Leathe...
Category
18th Century Classical Greek Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
George III Banjo Mahogany Barometer by R. Taylor, Chepstow, England c. 1820
By R. Taylow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Four-dial Barometer/Thermometer in Mahogany, dating from the George III period, and English in origin. Signed at the base "R. Taylor Chepstow". The barometer with swan neck pedim...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ski Photograph, 'On the Alpspitze with Zugspitze Behind', from Original, 1930s
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage, antique alpine ski photograph. 'On the Alpspitze with Zugspitze Behind', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s m...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy Miniature Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A rare and very good quality English Regency period
mahogany tea caddy in the form of a miniature serpentine
sideboard with lift up hinged lid and carved decoration
(This unusua...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
English Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Leather and Camphor Wood, circa 1820
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome small-sized British officer's military Campaign camphor trunk or chest of brass-bound and studded leather over camphor wood, circa 1820.
Manufactured by the British East India...
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Early 19th Century Campaign Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Metal
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Stonemason's Mallet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and one-of-a-kind wooden mallet commemorates the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, which occurred on February 10, 1840. Exqu...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Taylor's Dummy for Young Gentleman Children's Fashion
Located in Munich, DE
This very rare early 19th century tailor's dummy for a young boy has been hand crafted out of painted papier maché and wood.
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1810s George III Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
MacIntyre Moorcroft 'Poppy' Patterned Art Pottery Tobacco or Dresser Jar
By James Macintyre & Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique art pottery covered tobacco or dresser jar was made by the James MacIntyre company of England, under the design direction of William Moorcroft...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
Thomas Bewick Graphic Worlds by Nigel Tattersfield, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Thomas Bewick: Graphic Worlds by Nigel Tattersfield. British Museum Press, 2014. 1st Ed paperback. Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was the foremost wood engrav...
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2010s British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Captain Hood’s Gold and Hardstone Armorial Fob Seal
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The openwork gold fluted pendent mount is channel set with an oval cornelian seal engraved with the coat of arms and crest of Hood with the arms of Periam in pretence for Captain Alexander Hood RN (1758-1798) who married Elizabeth Periam of Butleigh. English, circa 1790.
Captain Hood (1758-1798) was a cousin of Samuel Hood, Viscount Hood, and of Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport. His younger brother was Sir Samuel Hood who captained Zealous at the Battle of the Nile...
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1790s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
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
Materials
Paint
The Georgian House by Steven Parissien
By Steven Parissien
Located in valatie, NY
The Georgian House by Steven Parissien. London: Aurum Press Limited, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket. 240 pp. A book on the architecture of the English Georgian house that claims th...
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20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Two English Art Deco Silver-Plated Tennis Racket Ashtrays
Located in New York, NY
Two 1920's or 1930's English Art Deco ashtrays composed of silver plated metal, each with a spherical top resting upon three tennis racket supports.
Category
1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Young Americans New American Art in the Saatchi Collection
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Young Americans: New American Art in the Saatchi Collection
Book by Jeffrey Deitch
Published to accompany exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London; 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young
Located in Norwich, GB
Oxidised surveyors level by Reid and Young
Mounted on a circular base with threaded aperture or tripod mounting with four holding rings. Thirteen an...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Cruise Liner Dining Chimes from Cunard RMS Aquitania
Located in Miami, FL
Very interesting lot. From the Aquitania cruise liner. In very good original condition. Aquitania was the third in Cunard Line's grand trio of express liners, preceded by RMS...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1930 Royal Automobile Club Associate British Enameled Radiator Cap Car Badge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Royal Automobile Club Associate car badge was made by the Patent Die Assoc. Co. of London in presumably 1929 in London England in the period...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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From Spanish-style courtyards to fanciful fountains, these acclaimed structures abound in surprising and elegant details.