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Place of Origin: British
Brass Chart Divider-Replicate of One Recovered From Wreck
Located in Den Haag, NL
CHART DIVIDER-REPLICATE OF ONE RECOVERED FROM WRECK OF HMS ASSOCIATION, 1697-1707. Very good condition, comes complete in
wooden box
Category
1970s Edwardian Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Hat Block By W. Plant & Son, Manchester, England
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Made in two parts with a broad thick brim. Several marks including W. Plant & Son, Rochdale Road (location of plant from 1850 to 1947) Manchester, 6 Happ St. and numbers 27 and 25 (p...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
The Works Of Alexander Pope. 10 VOLUMES - NEW EDITION - 1871 - IN FULL TAN CALF
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POPE, Alexander.
TITLE: The Works Of Alexander Pope. Includes Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials.
PUBLISHER: London: John Murray, 1871.
DESCRIPT...
Category
1870s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Vintage, Hickory Golf Club, Deep Face Mashie by Gamage
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Gamage Mashie, Hickory Golf Club.
A good looking deep faced Mashie retailed by A.W. Gamage Ltd. The hickory shaft with a polished leather grip, the club head is stamped 'Warranted Ha...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Barnabae Itenerarium, or Barnabee's Journal. 1820 - 2 vols - BOUND BY DE COVERLY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BRATHWAIT, Richard (Joseph Haslewood - editor).
TITLE: Barnabae Itenerarium, or Barnabee's Journal.
PUBLISHER: London: Np, 1820.
DESCRIPTION: 2 vols., l6mo, 5-1/8" - 4-1/...
Category
1820s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Signed, Handwritten Letter from Winston Churchill dated 1950 with Envelope.
By Winston Churchill
Located in Tetbury, GB
A rare letter signed by Winston Churchill dated March 1950.
The letter reads:
“Thank you so much for your message of goodwill at this anxious time for our country.”
This letter i...
Category
1950s Edwardian Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
MAHON, Lord. The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope. 5 vols. 1892 IN FULL LEATHER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MAHON, Lord.
TITLE: The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl Of Chesterfield; Including Numerous Letters Now First Published From The Original Manuscripts.
PUBLISHER: L...
Category
1890s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Original Antique Map of The United States of America, circa 1890
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of the USA
By The Stanford's Geographical Establishment
Original colour
Unframed.
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Needlework Encyclopaedia, English, Embroidery, Pattern Guide, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique needlework encyclopaedia. An English language, embroidery technique and pattern guide, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Beginning in the Als...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique English Victorian Golden Oak and Brass Gong, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small Antique English Victorian Golden Oak and Brass Gong, Circa 1880-1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage 9K Gold 'Paper Clip' Money Clip, London, c.1974
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century British 9k gold 'paper clip' money clip. Hallmarked English 9k gold (375 standard), London, year 1974.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 6...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
HMV Model 2107 (RCA 45-J) 45 rpm record player turntable, bakelite 1950s classic
By RCA Victor, HMV
Located in London, GB
His Masters Voice (HMV), UK (manufacturer)
Model 2107A (RCA 45-J equivalent) 45rpm record player with record-changer facility
Manufactured under licence from RCA Victor
Designed 1949...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Antique 19thC Victorian Solid Silver & Enamel 'The Four Vices' Ashtray c.1898
By William Hair Haseler
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Victorian solid silver & enamel ashtray depicting 'the four vices', Of round shape, pierced and beaded boarder, mounted with plaques depicting a woman, drin...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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
Display Model of a Russian Harbor Patrol Ship
Located in Woodbury, CT
Model of an Imperial Russian harbor patrol ship, Commander Bering (1905) modeled by G. Cheikhet. Carved and painted hull with brass strap-work, planked decks outfitted with detailed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Charles London 1947 Pocket Petrol Lighter Guilloche Plated Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
The Charles petrol lighter designed by Meyer Maximilian Levene
An exceptional and rare silver-plated 'The Charles' petrol pocket lighter stamped 'The Charles Lighter', made in London England, back in the 1947. It was rafted with slim rectangular form, decorated with engine-turned casing, double entry hinged lids with innovative internal mechanical features, including a revolving flint tube to provide even wear to the flint, and a rear barrel containing spare flint chambers so that semi-automatic loading of the spare flint can be undertaken. The Charles Lighter has an extremely complicated mechanism. The flint rotates while grinded by the friction wheel. Also interesting is the revolving magazine for spare flints. A fine example of complete over-engineering. This was made only for a very short period and was patented by Meyer Maximilian Levene in 1949.
Weight: 70.50 Grams, (45.19 Dwt).
Measurements: 48 mm by 43 mm by 12 mm (1.89 x 1.69 x 0.77 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed in full, "THE CHARLES LIGHTER MADE IN ENGLAND BRITISH & DOMINION & FOREIGN PAT GRANTED.".
Literature: Stuart Schneider and Ira Pilossof, The Handbook of Vintage Cigarette Lighters...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Frank BROOMHEAD. The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947). FIRST EDITION - LTD SIGNED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BROOMHEAD, Frank.
TITLE: The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947).
PUBLISHER: Ravelston: Private Libraries Association / Zaehnsdorf Limited, 1986
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 1...
Category
1980s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Antique English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Telescope, London, circa 1850
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb large antique English mahogany and brass nautical maritime telescope or spyglass, London, circa 1850. Inscribed "G. Bracher, London, Day or...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Scratch Built Model of Montacute House
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique scratch built model of Montacute House, in Somerset, dating to the early 20th century. The Elizabethan mansion was built from local ham stone in the late 16th century by S...
Category
Early 20th Century Elizabethan British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Pine
Antique Victorian Vintage Chinese Ivory Bovine Walking Stick Cane Carved Dragon
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Example of a Chinese Export Hand Carved Bovine Ivory Walking Stick of small proportions, last quarter of the Nineteenth Centu...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn, Ebony
Vintage 9kt. yellow gold pen knife, Sheffield, 1960
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage 9kt. yellow gold pen knife, Sheffield, 1960
Made in England, Sheffield, 1960
Fully hallmarked.
This 9kt. yellow gold pocketknife has a nigger b...
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
A Union Jack from Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Union Jack from Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917
This small handmade silk Union Jack Flag was carried by Dr Robert Selbie Clark (1882-1950). It is frame...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
England 1900 Victorian Army Officer Travel Chest In Leather And Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A military officer chest.
Exceptional square British military officer's travel trunk chest, from the late Victorian era, circa 1900. It was superbly rebuilt and refurbished in beaut...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Wood And Brass Folding Ruler By E.Preston. English, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wood and brass folding ruler
Lovely colour of wood. Probably boxwood.
Makers mark of E.Preston & Sons, Birmingham, England
A couple of tiny nicks which can be seen in the images
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage 20th Century English Made Large Mahogany Pond Yacht c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A fantastic Gaff Cutter pond yacht, lovely “bread and butter“ wood hull construction dating to the first part of the 20th Century. Bread and butter construction is when planks of woo...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Badminton Library Book, Fishing, Reference, English, Sporting Interest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Badminton Library Book. An English language, hard bound reference title on fishing by Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Solid Silver Mounted Auctioneers Gavel, London c.1989
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
20th Century solid silver mounted on mahogany auctioneers gavel and stand, comes in the original retail case. Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1989 (P), Maker P...
Category
1980s Other Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Set of Seven Leather Volumes of Daniel De Foe's Works
By George Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare set of Daniel Defoe's works published in 1878 by George Bell & son's in London. George Bell & Sons was a reputable publisher in the 19th century, known for producing high-qua...
Category
1870s Other Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Golf Club, Long Nose Mills Putter.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hickory Golf Club, Braid Mills Long Nose Putter.
A good example of an aluminium longnose Braid Mills putter by the Standard Golf Co. The top of the head is stamped 'STANDARD GOLF Co., MILLS' 47254, PATENT, SUNDERLAND', whilst the underside is stamped 'The MILLS, L MODEL, Upright Lie, 9 ozs 14 drs. The club is in excellent condition with original hickory shaft with full length leather grip, stamped just below 'R Forgan...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Original Antique Map of the American State of Washington, 1889
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Washington
Drawn and Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston
Published By A & C Black, Edinburgh.
Original colour
Unframed.
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Brass Folding Ruler. English, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Brass folding ruler.
Folds out to a maximum of 24 inches
Finely engraved numerals
Original patina
No makers mark
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1872 Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive and Entertaining Tracts - 8 Volumes
By William Chambers 1
Located in Morristown, NJ
8 of 10 volumes (2-7 and 9-10) Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts New and Revised Edition, printed 1872 by W. & R. Chambers, Edinburgh. Uniformly bound in hal...
Category
1870s Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Small Black Leather Incased Box of Dominos Board Game, 28 pieces
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small 28 Pieces Dominos Travel Size Board Game in Small Black Leather Incased Box.
Each piece measures 1.1 by 0.6 by 0.2 inches.
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Pair Of Antique Ornithology Books, English, 2 Vols, Hummingbirds, Circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique ornithology books. An English language, 2 volume Hummingbird reference guide, dating to the William IV period, published 1833.
Utterly fascinating with col...
Category
Mid-19th Century William IV Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Memoirs Of Giocomo Casanova. 12 vols. - 1922 - LTD EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CASANOVA (Arthur Machen - translator).
TITLE: The Memoirs Of Giocomo Casanova Di Seingalt.
PUBLISHER: London: Privately Printed for The Casanova Society, 1922.
DESCRIPTIO...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Red Ibis old taxidermy mount in preening position, United Kingdom
Located in Leuven , BE
Collection Peter Farrlington , Wilmslow
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Sailing ship's pulley fiddle block
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Naval oak fiddle pulley block, with two wood sheaves.
Marked with Roman Numerals: XXVIIII
In sailing, a block is a single or multiple pulley. One or a number ...
Category
Early 19th Century Industrial Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Very Rare English Antique Sterling Silver Monkey Pepper Pot - London 1881
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1881, this charming and very rare, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Pepper Pot, is modelled as a Monkey.
The pepper pot measures 2.75"(7cm) tall, by 1.25"...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Solid Silver Novelty Bookmark Of Samuel Pickwick, London, c.1975
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb late 20th Century English solid silver novelty bookmark. This bookmark depicts a gentleman called Samuel Pickwick. Samuel Pickwick is a fictional character and the main prot...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Wooden Walking Stick Cane Bone Crook Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Dark Brown Malacca Wood and Sectional Horn Crook Handle in colours Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Stick or Cane with Traditional ornately cast Crook shaped hand...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
English Porcelain Mortar and Pestle #7
Located in Garnerville, NY
Porcelain mortar and pestle. Signed on the underside with the size #7, Acid Proof, Made in England. Wood handled pestle. Great for use in the kitchen, artist's studio or office. It d...
Category
1950s Rustic Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Gorgeous Emerald and gold plated silver beaded necklace
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Emerald and gold plated silver beaded necklace
Unfaceted Zambian Emerald beads with gold plated silver beads
4-5 mm Emerald beads
5 mm gold plated silver beads
Necklace 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Antique Book, The Life of Charles Dickens, Biography, English, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster. An English language biographical account of the Victorian author, dating to the late 19th century, published c...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster
By Negretti & Zambra
Located in Norwich, GB
19th century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster.
Housed in a black metal case with a cream coloured bakelite front plate.
The dial with barometer scale, hand turned ind...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
Antique Brass Club Fender
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Brass Club Fender.
A wonderful club fender with an open front, brass uprights and a shaped brass base. The upholstered seat is 20 cm wide with the measurements inside the sea...
Category
Late 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Watch Hutch in the Form of a Columned Portico
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III mahogany watch hutch of architectural form having fluted columns on a stepped base and supporting a gabled roof. The setback facade with a double door below a circular "wi...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
George Stubbs - Anatomy of the Horse 1938
Located in Pewsey, GB
George Stubbs - The Anatomy of the Horse - Heywood Hill, London 1938 - Brown Boards and Cloth. lettering in Gilt on brown leather on spine. Something for every library and a large b...
Category
1930s Early Victorian Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Relics of Bonnie Prince Charlie. C.1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of relics belonging to Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie
Fine steel engraving by Charles Lawrie
Published by Blackie, Edinburgh,Circa 1880
Unframed.
Category
1880s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ronson England 1929 Deco RonDeLight Steel Table Lighter Black & Cream Lacquer
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful RonDeLight Junior desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, b...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Carved oak dinner gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved oak dinner gong, the oak frame with mask pediment above a leaf-carved scroll decorated frame supporting the original brass gong. All raised on scrolling legs.
Dimensions
Heigh...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Jacques Staunton Chess Set
By Jaques of London
Located in Flower Mound, TX
Jaques of London. Original Staunton limited edition chess set, no. 035184 (kings 9cm), in original box with key.
Staunton chess pieces are the most common and familiar pieces today. ...
Category
20th Century Other British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Boxwood
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pair of Golf Clubs by R. Forgan. Scotia, Mashie and Niblick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pair Of R. Forgan Scotia Golf Clubs, Mashie And Niblick.
A good usable pair of hickory shafted 'Scotia' branded golf clubs by Robert Forgan & Son Ltd. of St Andrews. The two clubs, M...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Large Antique Double Barel Victorian Brass Tripod Telescope London 1915
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century large antique double barel Victorian brass telescope raised on a foldable wooden tripod made in London in 1915.
Very good original condition.
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Model Tristar Jetplane With A British Airways "Landor" Livery, England
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning vintage fibreglass and plastic composite model of a Concorde in full British Airways livery mounted on a tripod stand by Space Models, circa 1990. This 1:36 scale aircraft...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Large Original Vintage Map of The World, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The World
Original color.
Good condition / minor foxing
Published by Alexander Gross
Unframed.
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art jigger doll
A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art handcrafted jigger doll we have lovingly ...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine, Paint
MOORHOUSE. Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587-1808. IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MOORHOUSE, E. Hallam.
TITLE: Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587 - 1808.
PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1910.
DESCRIPTION: A COSWAY BINDING. 1 vol., octavo., 8-7/16" ...
Category
1910s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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