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Place of Origin: British
Antique, Snooker, Billiard Cue Rack
By Orme & Sons 1
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Orme & Sons Mahogany Cue Stand.
A fine quality mahogany billiard / snooker cue rack raised on three bun feet with a central turned pillar. The stand is designed to hold twelve cues, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Large and Extremely Rare Terrestrial Globe by Newton
By Newton Globes - Planer & Newton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and extremely rare 24-inch terrestrial globe by Newton
Our most magnificent and rare globes were a pair of 24-inch Newton globes.
These too were updated in 1852 (terre...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
DC-3 Dakota Aircraft Reduced Model Scale, Model 1936
Located in Paris, FR
DC-3, Dakota aircraft reduced model scale model.
Handcrafted in aluminium foil,
with engraved metal rivets, 1936.
.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian Collection. A fascinating selection of exquisite treasures from both the Western and Oriental worlds reveal Ni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print, Portrait of Lord Nelson, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Lord Nelson
Fine steel engraving by H.Robinson
After J.Hoppner
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Book Set, 13 Vols Charles Dickens Novels, English, Fiction, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of 13 Charles Dickens novels. An English language, comprehensive library of fiction books, dating to the Victorian period, published 1866 to 1868.
Synonymous...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Miniature Salesman's Sample of Neoclassical Inlaid Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature salesman's sample of cabinet with two doors and four drawers. Beautifully made with inlaid banding details. Would make a sweet little Jewelry box for keepsakes.
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France, October 2006
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France: Important Gothic and Renaissance Furniture, Works of Art & Textiles. London: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. 126 pp. Château de Cornillon i...
Category
Late 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
An English Nottingham Alabaster of St Erasmus
Located in London, GB
An English Nottingham Alabaster of St Erasmus
Alabaster, polychrome
England
15th Century
SIZE: 14cm high, 12cm wide, 5.5cm deep - 5½ ins high, 4¾ ins wide, 2¼ ins deep
From the lat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage English Brass, Copper, and Pewter Chess Set
By Harrods
Located in Skokie, IL
Vintage English Brass, Copper, and Pewter Chess Set
This is a very fine English brass, copper, and pewter gaming set, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. The chess board is...
Category
1980s British Colonial Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, Having Rectangular Top Over Superbly Figured Panelled Doors, Enclosing Four Concealed ...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Iron Cannon with Great Patina
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful English iron cannon, monogrammed RM1 on one side, with great overall patina and lichen growth from exterior display. Dates to the 19th century in good overall condition a...
Category
19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Ford Aircraft Model Trimotor in Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
Trimotor aircraft model Ford handcrafted in aluminum.
Manufactured between 1926 and 1933 by Ford's own
factory. Wingspan: 102cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Shagreen and Silver Cigarette / Small Cigar Case
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Exquisite shagreen cigar case with silver collar. Expands for differing lengths of small cigar or cigarettes.
Made in the U.K. in the 1900-1920´s. It has the stamp of the retail sho...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shagreen
1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Lewis Carroll, The Works. First Nonesuch Edition. Bound in 3/4 green calf and linen boards. The covers and raised band spine are gilt-tooled with a tan morocco label. The t...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and green morocc...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1947 Hand Painted Premier British Royal Airforce Drum with Royal Coat of Arms
Located in Morristown, NJ
1947 England, a hand painted Premier Percussion British Royal Air Force drum. The drum has been painted with a black main body, a richly colored royal coat of arms and the motto of t...
Category
1940s Campaign Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Rope, Leather
English Jockey Scale By Pooly & Son
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome English jockey scale comes from Pooly & Son of Liverpool, one of the leading manufacturers of weighing machines in the 19th century. These ingenious scales were used at...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Yates Gold Cup
By Hannah Northcote
Located in New Orleans, LA
Remarkable in scale and artistry, this George III-style cup and cover was created by the famed London silversmith Hannah Northcote. Set on a circular foot and taking the form of a vase, the cup features two leaf-capped handles and a detachable domed cover crowned with a bud finial. Astounding in craftsmanship given the scarcity of gold at the time of its creation, the sentimental message engraved within the frontal cartouche indicates the prestigious provenance that further distinguishes this cup.
Originally commissioned by Robert Peel, the father of 19th century British Prime Minister Robert Peel, the gold cup...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880's.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
Category
Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, circa 1900.
This piece is all handmade. The chess set is complete with 32 wood chess pieces. The box is also handmade of wood, opening up to make a pokerwork chess board with further pokerwork design to the sides. All the pieces are hand carved, probably from boxwood with the black ones stained . The box has metal hinges and a brass fastener to keep the lid securely closed, with the pieces inside.
Overall a quality antique handmade, complete, travelling chess set...
Category
Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Price Guide to Victorian Silver by Ian Harris, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Price Guide to Victorian Silver by Ian Harris. Clopton Woodbridge: The Antique Collectors' Club, 1971. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 275 pp. A guid...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of 4 Blue Leather Bound Books. The Works of J.M Barrie, C.1924
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice set of The Works of J.M Barrie
Published C.1924
Blue leather with gilt tooling
Gilt facsimile monogram of Barrie on the fronts of 3 of the volumes
Good condition/ minor chip...
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Victorian Taxidermy Bird of Paradise Attributed to Rowland Ward, 1848-1916
By Rowland Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A taxidermy case with Raggiana’s bird of paradise (Paradiseae raggiana) with trade label to the underside reading ‘The Jungle, Rowland Ward’ London, circa 1900-1910
With a collector’s label, centre bottom reading: No. 153, Bird of Paradise (Paradise Raggiana). The Peter Farrington...
Category
19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
19th Century Louis XIV Style Marquetry Baby Grand Piano by Collard & Collard
By Collard & Collard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Anglo-French 19th century rosewood, palisander, amboyna and satinwood marquetry (inlaid) art-case baby grand piano, the works by "Collard & Collard". The intricately deco...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Mid-19th Century High Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Buckle, History of Civilization In England, 3 Vols, In A Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Buckle, Henry Thomas.
Title: History of Civilization In England.
Publisher: London: Longmans, green, and co., 1885.
New Edition. 3 vols., 7-3/16" x 5-1/8", bound in...
Category
1880s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
ARP Gas Rattle, Football Rattle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Second World War wooden ARP gas rattle.
An air raid warden's wooden gas rattle, later Boston United football rattle. This gas rattle is made from beechwood with a turned handle and ...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and etched 24¬Ω-inch three segment iron blade.
Category
20th Century Northern Renaissance British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
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
5 dial Elegant Victorian Barometer First half of 19th century by P Corti Exeter
Located in Sweden, SE
Literally “Weather Station” (known as a '5 dial' type wheel barometer) incorporates, wheel Barometer with silvered barometer dial finely engraved, encased in a cast bezel and covered...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage Cigarette Case
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage cigarette case in gold plate with a white synthetic top, circa 1940s. The case is in very good vintage condition and measures 4"W x 3"D x .5"H. #3651
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
A very large vintage 1920s Stirling silver and marcasite snake brooch
Located in Central England, GB
This stunning very large oversized piece of jewellery is finely made in silver marked 925 for Stirling quality. It is made in the form of a snake and is beautifully hand set in marc...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Art Deco English Hat Mold on Stand
Located in Houston, TX
English wood hat mold on wood stand.
Men’s brimmed hat with leather and rope detail
circa 1910-1920
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1998 Philip Treacy Bespoke Unused Pheasant Feather Fascinator Hat
Located in London, GB
A stunning bespoke and never worn Philip Treacy fascinator in its original blue box. Original receipt available. The hat is secured onto the head via two metal clips and an elastic...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Brass Salmon Fly Fishing Reel By Farlow, London
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Brass Fishing Reel By Farlows.
A very good 3 inch brass fishing reel by Farlow, London. The reel has a lovely patina, brass foot plate (stamped with farlow's 'fish' logo) and a singl...
Category
20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Gutta Percha, Mesh Pattern Golf Ball. The Mascot
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The Mascot, Antique Gutta Percha Golf Ball.
A good example of a moulded mesh patterned Victorian gutta percha golf ball. The ball is marked ''The Mascot 27' on a raised circular band...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
20 Vol. Leatherbound Set- Bell's Edition, Dramatik Writings Of Will. Shakespeare
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Published London, 1788, John Bell. Nicely leather bound in brown with fine tan, brown and gilt spines. Watery green inside the boards.
5 3/4" H x 3 7/8" W x 1" D
Condition: the spi...
Category
18th Century Georgian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Leicestershire Map, English, Framed Cartographic Interest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lithography map of Leicestershire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest, dating to the mid 19th century and later.
Superb lithography of Le...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique English Hat Mold on Stand
Located in Houston, TX
English wood hat mold on wood stand.
Men’s brimmed hat with leather detail
circa 1910-1920
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Lacrosse Stick, Circa 1920's
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's lacrosse stick made form hickory. The net is woven from leather and twine. This is a beautifully formed bentwood stick that would look great in any room of the house!
Category
1920s Vintage British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Hickory
Set of Three Victorian Set Squares, C. 1880
Located in High Point, NC
This is a set of three antique shipwright's set squares. The squares are made from rosewood and have brass caps. They are right-angled tools, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
8 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Bound in full brown calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with purple and blue morocco labels. A...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England. Bound in full tree calf. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with red and green morocco labels. All the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. Joseph Ritson, Robin Hood.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Joseph Ritson, Robin Hood. Bound by Birdsall in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards. The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled. The top edges are gilt with marbled en...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Fourteen black Bakelite Burroughs Wellcome & Co of London medicine bottles.
Medicine bottles like these where used on the British Terra Nova Antarctic...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bakelite
4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. W.H. Ireland, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Bound by Bayntun in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines decorated in ornate gilt-tooling. All of the edges ar...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations. Bound in full brown calf. The Raised band spines display gilt-tooling with red and black morocco labels. All of the edges are tinted yel...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The Second World War.
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The Second World War. First Edition. Bound in full purple morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt-tooling. All edges are gilt wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe. Bound by Morrell in full marbled calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooling with brown morocco labels. All the edges are g...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life & Times.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Winston Churchill, Marlborough: His Life & Times. First Edition. Bound by Frost & Co. in 3/4 blue morocco and linen boards with the raised band spines gilt-tooled. The tip...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. James Logan & Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands. Illustrated by appropriate figures displaying their dress, tartans,arms, armorial insignia and Social ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. H. Noel Williams, The Fascinating Duc de Richelieu.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. H. Noel Williams, The Fascinating Duc de Richelieu. Bound by Bayntun in 3/4 wine morocco and marbled boards with the covers and raised band spine decorated with gilt-toolin...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Flavius Josephus, Complete Works. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display open and gilt-tooling with green and black morocco labels. All of the e...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. George Long, The Discourses of Epictetus.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. George Long, The Discourses of Epictetus. Limited Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. The raised band spines are decorated in gi...
Category
Early 20th Century British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Thomas Campbell, Life of Petrarch. Bound in full tan calf. The covers and raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing with red and green morocco labels. All of the ed...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Arthur Gilman, History of Rome.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Arthur Gilman, History of Rome. Bound in hand-painted decorated vellum with a front cover floral motif with raised gold decorations. The spine is hand-lettered in black and...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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