1980s Collectibles and Curiosities

Impressive mid-20th century British one of a kind military centerpieces, each modelled as a quiver of arrows supporting a laurel wreath, on a recumbent writhen dragon, mounted to an ...

The sextant is an instrument that allows to measure angles between two objects such as two points of a coast or a star, traditionally the sun of the earth and the horizon. Knowing th...

Vintage charm bracelet featuring an Elco sterling double link chain and open box clasp. Charms include a plastic globe with sterling stand, 800 silver bell with enamel Luzern shield, unmarked bidet, 800 silver Pallazzo Vecchio tower marked Firenze (Florence), HCU 800 silver and enamel shield with painted cityscape, unmarked Hillsdale College silver and enamel crest, unmarked skier, mini signet ring with eagles marked 18+, and a sterling by Jewel Art capitol building...

Beautiful game box, hand made by Ottaviani in Italy Rocanati, this box has R mark and also shows 925 sterling mark on side of the R. All chips and card seem to be in the box and some...

This large antique ladies dresser or vanity set is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from the United States and da...

Antique early 20th Century Victorian solid silver domino game. Comes in a rectangular box with slide off lid, engraved Dominoes, containing bone carved domino pieces. Hallmarked Engl...

Continental 800 standard silver purse, late 19th-early 20th century. Reticulated entwined leaves & flowers supporting the woven silver mech bag with suede liner. Contains and as foun...

This vintage miniature trophy has no maker's mark, but is presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1959 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The trophy is composed of sterling silver and features three cast figural golf...

Antique early-20th Century British solid silver magnifying glass & ruler, with engraved silver mounts and a handle terminating with a finger loop. Hallmarked English silver (925 stan...

Italian sterling silver Chalice finely embossed and chiselled 800 punch at the base. cup in golden bath. Excellent condition with its original packaging.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver christening set in the Art Deco style, boxed; an addition to our collection of silver christening gifts. This exceptional antique George VI sterling silver christening set consists of a napkin ring, an egg cup and a spoon. The surfaces of the napkin ring and egg cup are plain and embellished with applied crown motifs incorporating the date ‘1937’ and initials ‘GVI’*. The plain rounded egg cup is ornamented with an elongated indented border to the pedestal and is supported by a stepped octagonal foot, all in the Art Deco style. The napkin ring has a plain quadrilateral shaped form with a convex curved anterior surface, bearing the aforementioned motif. The spoon is embellished with the engraved initials ‘GVI’ amidst collared bands to the stem and features an impressive crown shaped terminal. The reverse surface of the spoon is plain and features a tapering heel to the bowl. The pieces of this antique Art Deco style christening set are fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with a push fit catch. The anterior maroon leatherette surface of the box cover is embellished with a central cream panel encompassed with a gold scrolling border and accented with the royal cypher depicting ‘GVIR, 1937’ below the royal coronet. The interior of the cover bears the retailer’s mark ‘By appointment to H.M The King, The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London, W.1’. This impressive christening set was crafted by the renowned and highly collectable silversmith Robert Edgar Stone; the posterior surface of the napkin ring bears R. E. Stone’s signature in addition to the full hallmarks. Each component of this set will have been crafted in the same year but due to the hallmarking system the egg cup and napkin ring are struck with the date letter ‘b’ and the spoon bears ‘a’. This set was crafted to commemorate the coronation of George VI (1895-1952), which took place at Westminster Abbey in London on 12th May 1937 Condition This antique christening...

German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth German, c. 1760 Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...