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Place of Origin: English
William IV Silver Gilt Vinaigrette by Thomas Shaw, 1831
By Thomas Shaw
Located in London, GB
A William IV silver gilt Vinaigrette of unusually small size, probably for a child. Made in Birmingham in 1831 by Thomas Shaw.
The Vinaigrette is silver gilt and is modelled as a po...
Category
19th Century William IV Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th century croquet set in pine box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
1920's croquet set in pine box.
Set comprises of six 34 1/4 inch mallets, 4 balls and 3 pegs. No hoops.
Obvious signs of use. Presented in a lightly polished pine box.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
19th C Scientific James DeVille L N Fowler Phrenology Plaster Bust Head Curio
By L. N. Fowler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A larger than the normal plaster cast phrenology head, with its original painted finish and paper labels.
The original makers label is partially missing leaving it a bit of a myster...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Vintage English Pond Yacht "Otter" with Cream Hull
Located in Port Chester, NY
The largest vintage model yacht we have ever had in the store! Christened "Otter" on both sides of the cream hull. Sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand ...
Category
1930s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Victoria era gold and Sciacca coral long chain, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian era necklace in gold and Sciacca coral. The long chain is in 8 Kt yellow gold, with quarter-turn links, with a smooth body. Finally with lobster clasp. the necklace is enri...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
A Fine Silver Mounted Hunting Hanger
Located in London, GB
A Fine Silver Mounted Hunting Hanger
The pommel mounted with a silver gilt recumbent lion
Steel, silver, agate, leather
England
Late 17th Century
Size: 74cm long - 29¼ ins long / 77cm long - 30¼ ins long (with leather scabbard)
Provenance:
Ex Private collection
cf:
For two similar hunting hangers see Finch and Co, catalogue number 25, winter 2015, item number 37 a. and b.
The hunting hanger was also a status symbol. Sometimes their ivory or agate handles would be richly embellished with jewels proudly displayed in sets of engraved steel hunting accessories and worn at the belt by European princes. Hunting and forestry officials could be distinguished by the design of their hunting swords...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Silver, Steel
Microscope cloth counting glass by Casartelli
Located in London, GB
Microscope cloth counting glass by J. Casartelli & Son of Manchester. Circa 1910.
In original black leather case with satin and velvet lining.
Marked: J. CASARTELLI & SON SALFORD.6...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by Edward Smith in 1845
By Edward Smith
Located in London, GB
A very fine & unusual cased vinaigrette made in Birmingham in 1845 by Edward Smith
This exceptional example is modelled in an unusual, almost square, form with a cast foliate frame ...
Category
19th Century Early Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son in 4 Volumes Published 1787
Located in San Francisco, CA
Earl of Chesterfield's letters to his son and luminaries of the day in 4 volumes in their original full leather bindings, published London J. Dodsley 1787. The spines have raised ban...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Leather
English Barometer of Brass in Wood Housing
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English barometer of brass with a glass facing and wood casing - with ring top for display.
Reads Stormy - Rain - Change - Fair - Very Dry
Category
20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare 1950s Dunhill Aquarium Service Lighter, Gold Plated, Made in England
By Dunhill
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill Aquarium table lighter (made in England) with silver-plated metal work
Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
C R Ashbee. Made by The Guild of Handicrafts. An Arts and Crafts Copper chalice.
By The Guild of Handicraft, Charles Robert Ashbee
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee. Made by The Guild of Handicrafts. An Arts and Crafts Copper chalice. The lid with semi-precious red stone to the wirework handle rising from...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Vintage English Brown Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand.
Category
1930s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art
By Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
Foundational text of twentieth century modernism in art, architecture, town planning, housing, interior design, and design; edited by Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo, and J.L. Martin. Layou...
Category
1930s Machine Age Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Edwardian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1910, J. Grinsell and Sons - makers. Measures 2 inches high x 2 inc...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
A Fine and Rare Silver Mounted Hunting Hanger
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Rare Silver Mounted Hunting Hanger
Displaying a ‘blackamoor’ head to the pommel
Steel, silver, stag horn
England
Late 17th Century
Size: 61cm long - 24 ins long
Pr...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Steel
Edwardian Rare Large Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By A&J Zimmerman Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
Rare, large, Edwardian sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker having a full sterling silver match cup, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1915. Measures 3 1/2...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Victorian Carved Walnut Figural Tobacco Box
Located in Essex, MA
Standing figure of a gentleman wearing a hat, holding a pipe and holding a cane by his side.Hinged and opening to a humidor. Rectangular base. From an Amherst Mass estate.
Category
1850s Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
A Fine and Rare English Silver Mounted ‘Hanger’
Located in London, GB
Indistinct silver hallmarks for 1691
Silver, gilt, steel, agate
England
Late 17th century
Size: 58cm long - 22¾ ins long
Provenance:
Ex Private English collection, Mrs How, ren...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Silver, Steel
Quad Esl 63 Speakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Quad ESL 63 Speakers: Timeless Elegance, Unrivaled Sound
Key Features:
Electrostatic Purity: Immerse yourself in sound like never before. The ESL 63 employs advance...
Category
1980s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
George III Purse Vinaigrtte Made in Birmingham by John Shaw, 1819
By John Shaw
Located in London, GB
A very fine George III Purse Vinaigrtte made in Birmingham in 1819 by John Shaw.
This very fine piece is realistically modelled as a purse or satchel with raised clasp and side bord...
Category
19th Century George III Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Cross necklace. Mediterranean coral from Sciacca, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A thin and long necklace constructed from fragments of Sciacca (Sicily) coral perforated in an irregular sequence is closed by a low-carat gold clasp with an elongated barrel. A regu...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
An antique silver vesta case of extra small proportions by William Hair Haseler
Located in Central England, GB
This fine silver vesta case is of an unusual rare small size. It measures Height 3.7cm x width 2.7cm x depth 1cm. It is a high quality very solidly made example. Hallmarked for Birm...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, Later Printing, 1891
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1891. 12mo. Rebound in 1/.4 black leather and green marbled boards, with raised bands, gilt...
Category
1890s Gothic Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique English Brass & Glass Elegant Compass by Spencer & Co London
By Spencer & Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant compass circa 1970's in solid brass with glass bt spencer & Co.
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
A Finely Carved High Relief of St John
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved High Relief of St John
Shown holding a candle together with a book
Superb colour and patina
Oak
England
17th Century
Size: 32.5cm high, 30cm wide, 11cm deep - 12¾...
Category
17th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
19th Century Early Victorian Tortoise Mount On Oak Oval Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful and totally original early Victorian taxidermy tortoise, mounted on a thick oval oak board with decorative chamfered edge with brass han...
Category
19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Natural Fiber, Oak
Mid 20th Century Folk Art Pug Bull Dog Leather Coin Purse Bag
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful leather coin purse, with what appears to be bull dog possibly a pug.
Pressed leather front with its original applied eyes, nickel plated metal wear.
The exterior is in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A Victorian gold necklace with a pietradura medallion pendant. England, 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian gold necklace with pendant. The chain link, in 14 Kt gold, alternates simple circular beads with double ones crossed with hollow section circles. The firmness is twisted sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
FULLY RESTORED ANTiQUE VICTORIAN BURROUGHES & WATTS LONDON SNOOKER SCOREBOARD
By Burroughes & Watts
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite fully restored Burroughes & Watts London Mahogany Snooker scoreboard
A truly stunning example of Victorian Snooker...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Miniature Wellington Chest
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique miniature Victorian Wellington chest of drawers in burr walnut. This dates from around the 1860-1880 period & is quite a rare item.
It is a charming little item,...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
Set of Red Deer Antlers on Oak Shield by Spicer of Leamington
By Peter Spicer
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Set Of Mounted Spicer Red Deer Antlers.
A pair of 11 point red deer antlers with skull cap, mounted onto a shaped back board by British taxidermist, Peter Spicer. These stag ...
Category
1920s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Original Antique Map of South East Asia, Arrowsmith, 1820
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of South East Asia
Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith
Copper-plate engraving
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820
Unframed.
Category
1820s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A charming Taxidermy Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
19th century
The animal with the remarkable long snout lined with spikey teeth, with a nice overall dark patina of age.
L. 105 cm
Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom
Category
19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
Antique Snooker Table or Billiard Pool Table Mahogany in Stock
By John Thurston
Located in Radstock, GB
Antique Snooker table or Antique billiard table by Thurston London England.
A very good quality 'Country House" mahogany Snooker table or bill...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Collector's Item Historic 19th Century English Knife Cleaner
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous kitchen accessory, a rare Kent's London, England knife cleaner dated 1865-1870 with original porcelain label. An amazing historical piece inve...
Category
19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage English Wide Hull Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand. ...
Category
1930s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Map of India. C.1780
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of India
Copper-plate engraving
Published C.1780
Three small worm holes to right side of map and one bottom left corner
Unframed.
Category
Early 1800s Georgian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A fine model of sailing ship Vimiera built for Duncan Dunbar, 1851
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This wooden model is painted in both light and dark grey with a white gunport band and faux gunports, a golden lion figurehead and the name Vimiera in applied gold lettering on the b...
Category
19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
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 English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Victorian earrings in gold and Sciacca coral. England, 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian earrings in gold and coral. A smooth shank gold hook supports a connecting ring, to which the pendant is connected. Supported by a double chiselled gold leaf motif, the pen...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
Wall mounted bell
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century wall mounted bell, with brass bracket.
Projection from wall: 15 inches.
Original iron ball clapper.
The bell has a nice rin...
Category
Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century Decorative Desktop Signalling Cannons
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th Century decorative desktop cast iron signalling cannons set on carriages with working wheels.
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Liberty & Co attr Arts and Crafts silver & enamel hat pin with Celtic decoration
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, attributed in the style of Archibald Knox. An Arts and Crafts silver hat pin with Celtic decoration touched with blue, orange, and green...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1879 The Chronicles of Barsetshire
By Anthony Trollope
Located in Bath, GB
A fine Bayntun-Riviere set of Anthony Trollope's noted series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire'.
With an illustrated frontispiece to all volumes.
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an...
Category
1870s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A late Georgian brass bound mahogany oyster bucket
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Georgian brass bound mahogany oyster bucket, of oval form with three brass bands, wooden volute handles and the original brass liner. English, 1810.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass on Stand by Cassens and Plath, English
Located in Nantucket, MA
A ship's brass English compass from a decommissioned lifeboat. This is made by Cassens and Plath, an English company. An important nautical navigational instrument used when underw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Keating, William. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River
Located in Middletown, NY
Keating William H
Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St Peter's River Lake Winnipeek Lake of the Woods &C Performed in the Year 1823 by Order of the Hon J C Calhoun Secretary of War Under the Command of Stephen H Long U S T E
London, Geo B Whittaker, 1825.
First English Edition Two volumes 8vo 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 220 x 140 mm. Vol. 1 pp. xvi, 458; Vol. 2 pp. vi, 248, 156, Appendix. Contemporary half calf with marbled boards; five raised bands, gilt rules, decorative motifs, and title on black morocco label spine; hinges and edges rubbed; front hinge of Volume 1 cracked internally; t .e. g., rest uncut. Pages are bright and bindings tight, light foxing on a few pages and typical offset opposite plates.
Vol. 1 includes 3 copper engravings etched by R Fenner, a large folded map 12 3/8 x 21 in / 313 x 534 mm, engraved by R Penny. Two-inch tear to one fold, otherwise solid and some offset; and a page of sheet music with "Dog Dance of the Sioux" and "Chippewa Scalp Dance" Map of the Country Embracing the Oute of the Expedition of 1823, Commanded by Major S H Long. Vol. 2 includes four engravings by R Fenner, 2 of waterfalls and 2 of shells, plus three fold-out calendars and a 9-page "Vocabulary of Indian Languages" in the Appendix.
Bookplate of William B Claflin Jr in both volumes with ink inscription "Legacy Grace E Reed Dec 20 1921"
(Sabin 37137; Howes 5570; Field 949)
The book is dedicated to James Monroe, 4th President of the United States, and its outstanding plates depict Native Americans their environment and customs. "The work is almost a cyclopædia of material relating to the Indians of the explored Territory Nothing escaped the attention or record of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition and their statement regarding the customs character and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes are among the most valuable we have of those people Six of the plates are representations of their practices habitations or features includes comparative vocabulary of the Sawk Sioux Chippeway and Cree languages. – Thomas W Field...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Vintage White and Black English Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand.
Category
1930s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Red and Brown Vintage English Pond Yacht
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming vintage model yacht with sails made from old sail cloth and original brass accents. Stand is recent to hold the ship upright and stabile. Measurements include the stand.
Category
1930s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Victorian gold brooch-pendant with topaz. England, 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A thin gold necklace with elongated links and a circular lobster clasp holds a pendant brooch with a central body and oblong sides. Made of 14 Kt go...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Kinora monochrome motion picture viewer, circa 1905.
Located in London, GB
A Kinora monochrome motion picture viewer on folding dark oak base. Circa 1905.
Marked: THE KINORA REGISTERED TRADE MARK PATENTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Optical Glass, Oak
A Victorian gold and coral set from Sciacca, brooch and earrings. England, 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Set of pendant earrings and brooch in 14 Kt gold and coral. The set consists of three pieces, a brooch and a pair of simple hook earrings. The earrings reproduce similar but not iden...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
Early 19th century brass surveyor's level with compass
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century brass surveyor's level with telescope, compass and spirit level.
With original brass mounted pine case.
Telescope length: 18 1/4 inches. - 46.5 cm.
Fitting for tripod mount, now re-mounted on a modern brass plate for desk top display.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Victorian bracelet in gold and Sciacca coral. England, 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
The bracelet is made of 14 kt gold and has a rigid structure, made up of three parallel bands joined by spacer bridges. The shape widens in the center of the top. On the sides there ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Gold
Signed 19th Century Mahogany and Brass Telescope on Custom Oak Wall Mount
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English mahogany and brass single draw telescope made and signed by William Bruce, Kings Head Court Shoe Lane London, circa 1830. This handsom...
Category
1830s Georgian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Original Vintage Map of Greece, circa 1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Greece
Original color.
Good condition
Published by Alexander Gross
Unframed.
Category
1920s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Martins 'Zodiac' Bramble Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Martins Bramble 'Zodiac' Golf Ball.
A good example of a 'Zodiac' bramble patterned rubber core golf ball. The golf ball is in fair condition and is manufactured by Martins, England, ...
Category
20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
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