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Period: Mid-20th Century
Place of Origin: British
Vintage Golf Print, Come to Britain for Golf by Roland Hilder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage golfing travel poster, 'Come to Britain for Golf' by Roland Hilder.
A striking golfing poster by Rowland Hilder entitled 'Come to Bri...
Category
1950s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Original 1930s Vintage Black Leather and Chrome Ladies Bag
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly stylish 1930s vintage leather and chrome trim ladies handbag, the size and color are an absolute dream, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First UK Edition, 1966
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First UK edition. Octavo. Rebound in full leather with gilt facsimi...
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Brewer's Thermometer, Dairy, Scientific Instrument, Zeal of London, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage brewer's thermometer. An English, cased brew or dairy scientific instrument by GH Zeal of London, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1960.
Fascinating sheathed thermometer
Displays a desirable aged patina
Wooden case with beveled CAP in dark caramel hues
Long glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Vintage 1948 Sterling Silver 'Tennis' Presentation Trophy
By Joseph Gloster
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage George VI English cast sterling silver presentation trophy in the form of a tennis player; an addition to our diverse presentation silverware collection.
This fine vintage George VI cast sterling silver presentation piece has a circular waisted form to a circular domed spreading base.
The surface of the cup is plain and unembellished.
This vintage tennis trophy...
Category
1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Old English Leather Rhino Made in the 1950s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
This is a rhino made in England sometime in the 1950's.
The rhinoceros is covered with real leather, presumably bovine leather, beautiful brown in color.
This is a nice item to...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Large Antique English Silver Plated Military Photograph / Picture Frame c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A large and grand silver plated photograph frame with military / Royal Artillary interest dating to c.1910.
The top of the frame is mounted with a gilded Royal Artillary cap badge...
Category
1950s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Cricket Weathervane, Lords Father Time
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Lords old father time weather vane.
A vintage replica of the father time cricket weather vane that can be found at Lord's Cricket Ground, London. The weath...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
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
Vintage Army Metal Petrol Can
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
An original WWII ex-military war department 2 gallon petrol can complete with original brass screw CAP. The gasoline can has been repainted at some stage, t...
Category
1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
World War 2 / WWII Era Wooden Airplane Propeller Folk Art Mantel Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This wooden Folk Art made propeller clock is presumed to have originated in England and fashioned into a mantel clock in North America in circa 1960. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Handley Page Victor "V-Bomber" Model
Located in London, GB
A 1-30 scale model of a RAF Handley Page Victor V-Bomber.
The Handley Page Victor is a British jet-powered strategic bomber, developed and produced by the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
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
Vintage George VI Arts & Crafts Style English Sterling Silver Chalice
By J. Wippell & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver chalice in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our religious silverware collection.
This exceptio...
Category
1940s Arts and Crafts Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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...
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
1930s Art Deco Gents's Skyscraper Enamel Cufflinks
Located in Devon, England
A rare find are these totally original enamel gents matching cufflinks dating from the 1930s. Great Art Deco geometric styling and color, can't be confused with any other era can the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1964 Raleigh RM4 49CC Moped
Located in Houston, TX
This is a 1964 Raleigh RM4 moped. The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle manufacturer founded in 1885, it is one of the oldest and largest, b...
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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
The English House Through Seven Centuries by Olive Cook, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The English House Through Seven Traces by Olive Cook. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1968. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. A history of English d...
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Style Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Bend Zie Knees
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'BEND ZIE KNEES', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+ premium synthetic glass. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Rare Antique English Mammoth Map or Library Magnifying Glass, circa 1930
Located in Bath, GB
Wow, you need to hands to lift this mammoth magnifying glass, a great look for the library and a real talking point.
The handle is made from cast brass and the frame for the glass...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
"Blow Up" Original Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original film poster for Michelangelo Antonioni's mystery thriller staring Vanessa Redgrave, David Hemmings. This poster was printed to me used at London's
ABC Cinema it was also i...
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Leather Medicine Ball
Located in London, GB
Vintage leather medicine ball, with minor stitched repair, which in our opinion adds to the character of the piece. This ball is structurally sound, with wonderful patina that only c...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Model RAF Vickers Valliant ‘V’ Bomber Aircraft, circa 1955
By Westway Aircraft Models
Located in London, GB
Magnificent painted cast metal alloy Vickers Valliant ‘V’ bomber in RAF ‘anti-flash white’ livery, on original stand. By the renowned UK model making firm of Westway Models, circa 1955.
Dimensions: 27.5 cm/10? inches (length) x 29.5 cm/11? inches (wing span) x 16.5 cm/6½ inches (maximum height on stand).
The Vickers-Armstrongs valiant was a British high-altitude jet bomber, and was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" nuclear weapon equipped strategic deterrent in the 1950s and 1960s. It was developed by Vickers in response to a specification issued by the Air Ministry for a nuclear-armed jet-powered bomber. The Valiant was the first of the three types of V bomber to become operational, and was followed by the Handley Page Victor and the Avro Vulcan...
Category
1950s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1930s Antique Brass Paperweight Depicting a Horse's Head
Located in Milan, IT
Paperweight made of lost wax casting brass depicting a horse's head, English manufacture of the 1930s. Good condition. Measures: cm 10 x 10 H 5.
Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London...
Category
1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Royal Air Force Hastings Model Airplane, circa 1940s
Located in London, GB
A splendid enamel painted cast aluminum model of a Handley Page Hastings on newly made polished aluminum stand. This model was originally made for the Air Ministry at the end of the 1940s when the Hastings was first introduced.
Dimensions: 52 cm/20½ inches (length) x 571.75 cm/28? inches (wing span) x 31.25 cm/12? inches (maximum height on stand).
Designed and manufactured by aviation company Handley Page for the Royal Air Force...
Category
1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Fishing Book, Golden Days by Romilly Fedden
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage fishing book, golden days by Romilly Fedden
A good 1949 (2nd edition) angling book by Romilly Fedden entitled 'Golden Days' and printed in Grea...
Category
1940s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
More
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for 1969 Drama, Exploitation film More.
This film, which received critical acclaim when released, was written and directed by the multi-talented Barbet ...
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Silver Cigars Case by Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham, 1949
By Joseph Gloster
Located in Delft, NL
English silver cigars case by Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham, 1949
Silver cigars case with gilded interior
For small thin and long cigars, approximate 1 cm diagonal fits
Hall...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modern British Ilford Selo Photography Film Store Display
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This store display was made for the English film manufacturer, Ilford to advertise their Selo film line during the 1960s in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The frame of the disp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Royal Brighton Pavilion Matchstick Architectural Model by Bernard Martell
By Bernard Martell
Located in New York, NY
Made in the 1960s from over 40,000 matchsticks by Bernard Martell. The artist spent over 1700 hours meticulously reproducing the architectural splendor of the Brighton Royal Pavilion in a 1:100 scale model. It was first exhibited at Marlborough House and then for many years alongside the Pavilion, in the town of Brighton, England.
The Royal Pavilion was built as seaside palace for King George IV by the architect John Nash in the Anglo-Raj style, very much in vogue in the English Regency period with its domes, minarets and intricate embellishments, inspired by the architecture in Colonial India. The building with its lavishly decorated interiors was finally completed in 1823 and remains very much intact to this day due to ongoing important preservation work.
This unique architectural model is presented in a custom made glass case and mounted on a black lacquered Parsons...
Category
1960s Anglo Raj Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
St Andrews Golf Club, Bicentenary Etching, Ltd Edition 10/75
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
St Andrews golf club bicentenary etching.
A rare etching of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club St Andrews Clubhouse, produced as Ltd. edition for the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sporting Art British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Folk Art Church Model
Located in London, GB
Folk Art Church Model
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-20th Century folk-art church model. Built from scratch using various material...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Imperial Sand & Ballast Measure by De Grave Short & Co Ltd of London
By De Grave Short, Fanner & Co.
Located in London, GB
A rare sand and ballast measure by De Grave Short & Co Ltd of London, circa 1940.
Measures one, three-quarters, and half cubic foot.
Made for Monmouthshire County Council.
P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, hallmarked 1935
Located in London, GB
Fine silver cigarette box with enamel St Andrews flag to the top showing a field of blue with a yellow saltire. Original cedar lining to the interior. Hallmarked London 1935 and engr...
Category
1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
"Can-Can" Original British Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original British movie poster for the 1960 musical starring Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier.
Category
1960s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Large, Art Deco, Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By Henry Perkins & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Large, Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, London, 1931, Henry Perkins and Sons - makers. Measures 2 3/4 inches high x 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Dark sp...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1930s Nautical Old Ship Project Ortac Morgan Giles shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class.
Me...
Category
1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Niels Larsen & Sons Suede Pommel Horse
By Niels Larsen
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare original early 20th century vaulting pommel horse in brown suede leather by Niels Larsen & Sons. The original suede has a wonderful, warm brown col...
Category
1930s Industrial Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Midcentury Sterling Silver West Indies Cricket Control Board Presentation Tray
By Barker Ellis Silver Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver footed presentation tray was made by the well-known English maker, Barker Ellis in circa 1967 in an Edwardian style. The tray is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Edwardian British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Stereoscope Bar Parallax, Scientific Instrument, JM Glauser, London
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage stereoscope bar parallax. An English, brass scientific instrument for measuring depth in aerial photographs or maps, by JM Glauser & Sons of London, dating to the m...
Category
1950s Other Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Hawker Hunter Model, circa 1955
Located in London, GB
A painted carved wooden model of a Hawker Hunter in RAF livery with an interesting provenance, circa 1955. The model is mounted on a wood and acrylic sta...
Category
1950s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Midcentury Era White Jade and 14-Karat Yellow Gold Chinoiserie Styled Pendant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This jade and yellow gold pendant is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, likely England, in circa 1965 in a Chinese inspir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Multi-gemstone, Gold
English Boat Shelf
Located in Wilson, NC
English boat shelf is made from an old boat hull with oars. It is signed by R. Lower and Sons boat builders, Newhaven.
Category
1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
English Art Deco Men’s Cufflinks
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous pair of matching Art Deco men’s cufflinks with a great geometric pattern. Silver toned metal with engined turned decoration. Condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Paris Photographs by Brassai text by John Russell 1st Edtion 1960
By John Russell, George Brassaï
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Batsford, 1960.
Braissais's mesmeric photographs captures the everyday essence of Paris lead by John Russelli's elegant and erudite tour of the city, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Super King 3-Wheel Roller Skates
Located in Peekskill, NY
This pair of rare midcentury English 3 wheel street skates were produced for only a short time by Davies Steel specialities. They date to the 1960s. This designs advantage is the low centre of gravity, 3 wheel balance...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for the 1949 adventure, fantasy science film Tarzan's Magic Fountain.
The film was directed by Lee Sholem and starred Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, ...
Category
1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1949 Nautical Project of the Northele Sailing Boat by Berthon Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project coming from the archives of Uffa Fox and never entered the commercial circuit depicting Northele, a sloop 14 m long, made by Berthon Boats in Lymington Dorset in 1949 accordi...
Category
1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Art Deco Men’s Enamel Pair of Cuff Links
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous pair of matching Art Deco men’s cuff links with a great geometric pattern. Silver toned metal with blue and white enamel decoration. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
1930s Vintage Project of the Ship Ortac Morgan Giles shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class. Mea...
Category
1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1930s English Solid Bronze Urn by George Adlam & Sons
By George Adlam & Sons
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Arts & Crafts heavy lidded urn of solid bronze.
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1949s Antique Northele Nautical Ship Project by Berthon Boats Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Northele is a sloop, length 14 m, made by Berthon Boats in Lymington Dorset in 1949 on shipyard project. Measures: 103.5 x 61.3 (H) cm, inches 40.74 x 24.13 (H).
Project coming from ...
Category
1940s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1930s Antique Project of the Ship Ortac Morgan Giles Shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class. Mea...
Category
1930s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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