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Place of Origin: English
RONSON England 1929 Art Deco RonDeLight Table Lighter In Steel And Leather
By Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
A ball table-desk lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful and extremely rare RonDeLight desk lighter, created in England by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, bac...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare 12 inches terrestrial globe signed Cary, London United Kingdom 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
Large 12" terrestrial globe made by the famous Cary brothers, made with a wooden frame, refined plaster polished to perfection, and colored paper gores. The globe is supported by a f...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited Edition Number 77
By William Shakespeare
Located in North Hollywood, CA
William Shakespeare 15 Volumes Limited edition Number 77
Circa 1912.
Leatherbound. 15 volumes.
Printed on handmade paper, burgundy Moroccan leather bound volumes of "The Works of Wil...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Circa 1900 or Earlier Anglo-European Ship's Wheel
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 or earlier antique ship's wheel, Anglo-European. Teak, iron & brass. Marked by hand: BK 100. Brass plaque on spoke appears to be a later addition: Electr. Model Makerij & ...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Sailing Steam Boat, Antique Yacht Model, Prince Albert Steam Yacht
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Probably a boat builders model of S.Y. Prince Albert Steam Yacht.
An exceptional museum-quality model of the steam yacht, Prince Albert'. The fine shipbuilder's model is outfitted with a raised paneled mahogany cabin with glazing with working hatch and door. The interior of the cabin is with a mahogany table, two benches, steps and a brass stove...
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Dunhill Short Automatique "Rollalite" Chrome Pocket Lighter
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Dunhill automatic short Rollalite Lighter, features a unique rolling ignition mechanism. Known for its sleek design and craftsmanship, it remains a classic collectible from Dunhi...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Trophy Horns, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Trophy Horns, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
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 English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Two Volume Set, First (Thus) Edition, 1790
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived eight & twenty years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates. Written by himself. Vol I. [With:] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; being The Second and Last Part of his Life, And of the Strange Surprizing Account of his Travels Round three parts of the Globe. Written by Himself. Vol II. [With:] George Chalmer's "Life of Daniel Defoe". London: John Stockdale, 1790. First (Thus) Edition. Two Volumes, Octavo. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Meland. Rebound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, blind embossing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, and a new archival slipcase.
Presented is the first (thus) edition of John Stockdale’s 1790 edition of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale of adventure. This two volume edition is beautifully illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and twelve full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard and engraved by Meland. It is presented here rebound in full brown and tan calf, with intricate blind embossing to the front and back panels, raised bands, gilt tooling and gilt titles to the spine.
Defoe’s first long work of fiction, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe introduced two of the most-enduring characters in English literature, Robinson Crusoe and Friday. Defoe based part of Robinson Crusoe on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor...
Category
1790s Georgian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider HAGGARD
Located in Middletown, NY
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION / FIRST ISSUE
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1887.
8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 31, ii advert.; two color lithographs facing one another on a sin...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique English Walking Stick
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique English walking stick with silver handle and mother of pearl, from late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The city stamps and the date are not well legible: may be Birmi...
Category
Early 20th Century Other English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Very Rare 19th Century Cast Iron Jockey Hitching Post
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th century cast iron equine hitching post in the form of a jock-ey. The jockey is classically dressed in the 19th century riding attire, com-prising of a black riding hat, red jacket and cream jodhpurs. The jockey is poised on a moulded blue plinth...
Category
19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Unforgiven by Alan Le May, First British Edition, 1957
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Le May, Alan. The Unforgiven. London: Collins, 1958. First British edition. Octavo. In original publisher's dark blue hardback boards and pictorial dust jacket. New archival cloth sl...
Category
1950s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
English Edwardian Set of Eight Decorative Game Pieces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing group of eight English game pieces crafted in wood in bowling pin form, clad in paper with decorative printed letters now aged to perfection.
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
English Mahogany 19th Century Stick Barometer by Tarone
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Mahogany 19th Century Stick Barometer by Tarone
Classic traditional English mahogany stick Barometer. Excellent and original feat...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Set of 6 Leather Bound Faux Dummy/Faux English Library Book Fronts, 20th C
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 6 Leather Bound Faux Dummy/Faux English Library Book Fronts, England, Later 20th Century
This set of six leather-bound faux dummy English library book fronts from the late 20...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pocket Globe, Nicholas Lane, London, post 1779
By Nicholas Lane
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket Globe
Nicholas Lane
London, post 1779
The globe is contained in its original case, which is covered in leather.
The sphere measures 2.75 in (6.9 cm) whereas the case measure...
Category
1780s Other Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Hardy Split Cane Fishing Rod, The Perfection.
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
The "Perfection" Hardy Palakona Fishing Rod.
A beautifully 2 piece 8' split cane fly fishing rod by Hardy of Alnwick. The rod is in very good condition with the registration number H...
Category
20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890-1900.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
John Keats – Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of Saint Agners & Other Poems
Located in Middletown, NY
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS / Keats, John
Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of Saint Agners & Other Poems; with Engravings by Robert Gibbins
Waltham St.Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1928.
Limited Edition.
Quarto, 12 x 7 1/2 inches (305 x 190mm); pp. 104; with nineteen wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings (1889-1958); copy 178 of 345 copies printed Batchelor hand-made paper, special Cockerel watermark; red ink on title page, red and blue ink for incidental initials by Eric Gill and David Jones's colophon device; 1/4 brown sharkskin and green cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London; gilt titling; top edge gilt, others uncut; slight staining to head of spine, clean, fresh, and bright inside and out.
[Chanticleer 62; Ransom p. 298, no. 60].
An elegant and beautifully proportioned and illustrated version of John Keat's (1795-1825) famous poems, which constitute the final volume Keats lived to see, published in July 1820. From the Oxford text edited by H. Buxton Forman.
Robert Gibbings (1889-1958) was and Irish wood...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
King Edward V111 Royal Commemorative Pottery Beaker, May 12th 1937
By Staffordshire
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a royal commemorative earthenware (pottery) beaker celebrating the planned coronation of King Edward V111th on May 12th 1937.
The tapering...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Earthenware
Original Antique Map of the American State of Maine, 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Maine
Published By A & C Black. 1903
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
Early 1900s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1997-1998 Edited by Emma Lawson, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1997-1998 Edited by Emma Lawson. Published by Sotheby's, London, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This annual reference...
Category
1990s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1954 Vol 2 and 1956 Vol 1 Vol 2 Set of 3 Books
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1954 Vol 2 and 1956 Vol 1 Vol 2 Set of 3 Books.
Each book stamped: "Malcolm Forbes Esqu." see picture attached.
Probably from the estate of the Library of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the American State of California ( Southern Part ), 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of California ( Southern part )
Published By A & C Black. 1903
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
Early 1900s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Huge 19th Century Moose Mount
Located in Lymington, GB
A huge, 19th century taxidermy moose mount, on its original wooden shield.
The moose is in excellent condition and has been professionally and sympathetically restored.
The moose has...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Kinora Monochrome Motion Picture Viewer
Located in London, GB
A rare model of a Kinora monochrome motion picture viewer on folding base. Light oak lens holder and base, with the circular Kinora badge, circa 1905.
...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak, Paper
TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Steam engine train locomotive desk lighter
This is a very nice trench art petrol table lighter of a steam engine locomotive created between the WWI and WWII. The elusive locomotive has been crafted by a talented artisan and assembled with parts made up in copper, brass Steel. Trench art lighters...
Category
1930s Industrial Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Set of Four Vintage Golf Clubs, Circa 1930-1940's
Located in High Point, NC
Set of four vintage golf woods, circa 1930-1940's. The clubs are each unique and have been used well throughout the years, giving them a wonderful color and use pattern. The shafts...
Category
1930s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hickory
Circa 1860 English Diorama of Stanfield Hall
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A wonderful c. 1860 English diorama of Stanfield Hall, even the original case & glass in outstanding condition. Note the wonderful use of shells, dried flowers & grasses for landscap...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
English Regency Style Mahogany Miniature 5 Drawer Chest with Brass Knobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality English mahogany miniature chest with 2 short over 3 long drawers, each retaining their original brass knobs, supported on a plinth base. Very attractive color and fi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Regency Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, With Essays, in Two Volumes, 1796
By Benjamin Franklin
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of His Life Written by Himself together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of t...
Category
1790s Federal Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Dunhill S-Type Gold Plated "Rollagas" Lighter, Circa 1970
By Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original S Type "Rollagas" pocket lighter by Dunhill of England, circa 1970, with a serial number of C80994. The lighter features a 14kt 20 microns gold plate and a mixed surface tex...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Gold
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and elegant Regency Satinwood and parcel-gilt double action Harp from the workshop of the famous harp and piano maker Sebastian Erard (1752-1831), decorated in the Grecia...
Category
Early 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Odd Whims and Miscellanies by H. Repton – First Edition, 1804, illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
London: William Miller, 1804.
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes
Small 8vo.; 9 x 5 3/8 (226 x 140 mm); vol. 1: xii, [2], 171 [1 blank]; vol. 2: iv, 164, [1 blank] pp.; large paper copy. Ten h...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Human Life by Samuel Rogers in a stunning "à la cathedrale" binding
Located in Middletown, NY
London: John Murray, 1819.
First Edition.
4to, 8 3/4 x 7 inches (220 x 180 mm); 100 pp with "1819" watermark clearly visible on many pages. Contemporary straight-grained crimson mor...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Making of Medieval Rome by Hendrik Dey, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Making of Medieval Rome by Hendrik Dey. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2021. Integrating the written sources with Rome's surviving re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
Located in Middletown, NY
Rider, Cardanus
Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register
London: R. and M. Brown / Company of Stationers & J. Jolliffe, G. Woodfall, an...
Category
18th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
ANTIQUE FORTNUM & MASON BACKGAMMON SET IN ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE WiTH DICE
By Fortnum & Mason
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original circa 1920’s Fortnum & Mason Backgammon Set in period leather and velvet c...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Bakelite, Oak
Late 18th Century Lacquered Brass Table Telescope
Located in Huntington, NY
Late 18th century lacquered brass table telescope.
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the admiral's brother, ordered 58 mourning rings for family and friends and every admiral and post-captain who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar . The ring is inscribed on the bezel ‘Trafalgar’; outside the hoop with Nelson’s motto in Latin, ‘Let him who earned it bear the palm [of victory]’, adopted by Nelson from a poem ‘Ad Ventos’ written in 1727 by John Jortin (1698-1770). Inside is the inscription ‘Lost to his country 21 October 1805, aged 47’. The initials N and B stand for Nelson and Bronte.
Admiral Nelson was given the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of Sicily and in 1801 became a Viscount. The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after the Battle of the Nile. Nelson was buried with full honours in St Paul's Cathedral. His cortege consisted of 32 admirals, over a hundred captains, and an escort of 10,000 soldiers.
This ring is an example of only fifty-eight that were made by Nelson's jeweller John Salter in 1806. Thirty-one were for Nelson's close family and friends, the rest for pall-bearers and other dignitaries (see The Nelson Dispatch, vol.3 pt.XII, oct.1990). Three similar examples of this ring are held extremely prestigious museums in the capital. One is in the Greenwich National Maritime Museum in London, another in The British Museum in London and another in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, exhibited in the Jewellery Gallery, case 23, no. 8.
The ring has a particularly special provenance, arguably like no other mourning ring of Admiral Nelson’s. The ring belonged to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The Reverend Alexander John Scott (1768-1840) was a British naval chaplain. He was appointed to the flagship H.M.S. Victory in 1803 where he served as private secretary to Lord Nelson. He was with Nelson when when he was shot on the quarter-deck of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805. Scott attended his dying chief in the cockpit of the flagship, receiving his last wishes. He refused to leave Nelson's body until it was brought back to England and placed in the coffin to lie in the Painted Hall Greenwich.
The ring, lock of hair and music book were passed down by the direct descendants of the Reverend Alexander John Scott's family and eventually gifted to the previous owners. The music book was a personal possession of the Reverend which gives watertight provenance of the person who owned the ring.
It is not clear exactly what Admiral Nelson’s last words really were although Scott documents Nelson’s last words to be “God and my country“. However, it is also recorded that a statement during his last hours was "Thank God I have done my duty.” Perhaps these two statements uttered in the last moments sound similar when mumbled by a feeble dying man. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy is that Scott remained by Admiral Nelson’s side as he died and his version is probably the most reliable.
The lock of hair is reputedly that of Lord Admiral Nelson. Without a DNA test there can be no conclusive proof of such. However, given that Reverend Alexander John Scott was with Nelson from the moment he was shot on the quarter-deck of H.M.S. Victory until the moment he was placed in his coffin, there is no reason to believe it is not a lock of Nelson’s hair.
It is difficult to overstate the significance and rarity of Nelson’s mourning rings. With only fifty-eight made, the vast majority of them were given to close family members and only a few were given to close friends. A close friend who receives a morning ring...
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19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Rustic English Wooden Barrel with Metal Straps from the Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming English wooden barrel from the late 19th century showcases rustic elegance with its sturdy construction. Likely crafted from vertical wooden slats, possibly oak, this b...
Category
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A Rare 19th Century Carved Bamboo Walking Stick Which Extends To A Fishing Rod
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century well figured elegant walking stick which extends to a fishing rod. This unique item is of exceptional quality and finely hand carved with a beautifully shap...
Category
19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Large Original Antique Map of The Canary Islands. 1894
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb Antique map of The Canary Islands
Published Edward Stanford, Charing Cross, London 1894
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
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1890s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Rare Bronze Gavel in the Form of a Fist Dated 1603, England
Located in Doha, QA
EVERY LAWYER AND JUDGE MUST HAVE! This extraordinary bronze gavel, dated 1603 and weights 1,3 kg. It is a rare and evocative example of early ceremonial instruments. Cast in the form of a clenched fist- symbolising authority, resolve, and order- it is mounted on a worn, aged wooden handle that enhances its historic character. The craftsmanship and materials suggest it originated in medieval or early Stuart England, a period when guilds, courts, and civic bodies often used symbolic tools to assert power and structure in meetings and proceedings.
While the term “gavel” became widely recognised in the 18th and 19th centuries, mallet-like instruments were used much earlier, particularly in English trade guilds and legal contexts, where they served as emblems of control and decision-making. The clenched fist design is highly unusual, possibly denoting a unique ceremonial role or elevated authority within a guild or council.
This piece is not only a striking object of early design but also a rare surviving example from the transitional period between the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras...
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Early 17th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
The Ring of the Niblung by Richard Wagner, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Ring of the Niblung", "The Rhinegold: Prelude; The Valkyrie: First Day of the Trilogy; Siegfried: Second Day of the Trilogy; The Twilight of the Gods: Third Day of the Trilogy" ...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
19th Century Oak, Brass Rum Tub with Nautical History - The Queen God Bless Her
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th Century oak and brass Royal Navy “The Queen God Bless Her” rum tub. This 19th-century Royal Navy oak and brass rum tub, inscribed with "The Queen God Bless Her," captures a pi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York
By John Bliss & Co.
Located in Norwich, GB
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By John Bliss and Co, New York. No.3068
Two day marine chromometer by John Bliss and Co housed in a beautiful three tier brass bound box with brass carrying handles to the sides, brass push button knob opening to a third tier. The box has a wonderful rich patina and retains it’s original solid brass Tipsy key.
The movement is housed within a gimballed brass surround which is stamped H.M.I and marked with the ordnance arrow
The high quality 56 hour chain fusee movement has full brass plates joined by four ringed pillars, an Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement with maintaining power, split bi-metallic balance and cylindrical shaped temperature compensation weights, polished steel helical balance and faceted endstone.
The silvered dial signed ‘John Bliss & Co, New York No 3068 with subsidiary dial below XII for ‘state of wind’ and subsidiary seconds dial above the VI, original ‘blued’ steel hands. C.1890
John Bliss & Co worked at 128 Front Street, New York between 1880 and 1929 and then 84 Pearl Street, New York from 1934 to 1939. Front Street runs from the Brooklyn Bridge to Hudson Ave. and Navy Street, close to the Docks area. On the death of John Bliss, his sons John and George carried on the business. Their chronometers were placed 3rd, 6th and 8th at the Washington Observatory Trials in 1886. They became suppliers to the US Navy and also made meteorological instruments and devised an original way of making mainsprings. Many of their movements were supplied by makers in England, particularly Victor Kullberg.
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1890s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Sotheby's Art at Auction, the Art Market in Review 1993-94 by Sotheby's, 1st Ed
By Sotheby's
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Art at Auction - The Art Market in Review 1993-1994 by Sotheby's. Hightlights: "The Property of a Lady" by Ian Fleming a James Bond short story (commissioned by Sotheby's in 1963), Klimt (Dame mit Facher), David Smith (Cubi V), Harry Winston diamond necklace...
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1990s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1869
By Vago
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A tactile plaster cast phrenology head, primitively produced yet highly decorative and a obvious rare survivor. A inscribed label of the maker Vago alo...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Paper
1500s Elizabethan Sterling Silver Communion Chalice and Paten
By Robert Medley
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Elizabethan English sterling silver communion chalice and paten; an addition to our diverse religious silverware collection.
This exceptional two piece antique Elizabethan sterling silver communion set consists of a chalice and paten/diskos.
The chalice has a cylindrical tapering shaped form onto a plain knapped pedestal and spreading circular foot.
The body of this sterling silver communion cup...
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16th Century Elizabethan Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Allbrit Polar Planimeter, English, Scientific Instrument, Stanley, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Allbrit polar planimeter. An English, adjustable scientific instrument by Stanley, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950.
Comprehensive scientific instrument set
Displays a desirable aged patina
Presented in a carry case with a rich blue velour lining
Ideal for measuring on maps or drawings
Rotating measurement scales in good order
Replete with small magnifying loupe...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Wedgwood Jasperware Dish with Scallop Seashell Design
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware plate or dish with scallop seashell design, circa 20th century, England. This piece is a matte stonew...
Category
20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Billiard Score Board
Located in London, GB
Antique Billiard Scoreboard
Lovely Aged Patina
Brass Pointers
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion by D. T. Egerton - Illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Thomas M'Lean, Repository of Wit and Humour, 1823.
FIRST EDITION
Oblong folio, 10 x 13 3/4 inches (250 x 345 mm); 12 hand-colored engraved plates on watermarked 1824 paper, t...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paint, Paper
Sunshine Recorder by Casella of London
Located in London, GB
A Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder, attributed to Casella & Co, circa 1910.
Mounted on a later wooden display plinth.
Marked with serial number...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Original Antique Map of the American State of Illinois ( Northern Part ), 1903
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Antique map of Illinois ( Northern part )
Published By A & C Black. 1903
Original colour
Good condition
Unframed.
Free shipping
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Early 1900s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Sailor's Woolwork Large Picture of Fifteen Ships in Chatham on The River Medway
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Ships on The River Medway, Chatham,
Circa 1865-75
The remarkable maple-framed woolie depicts the River Medway at Chatham with a full river scene...
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1860s Folk Art Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch
Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.
The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time
A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.
What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?
The world’s most opulent chess set, weighing in at 513 carats, is literally fit for a king and queen.