Large Dryad Wooden Paper Guillotine

19th century box wood and iron paper guillotine  Well used and still working well, the makers name in the centre of the chopping platform is too wo...

19th century shop double paper roll cutter dispenser This is a rare and very unusual paper roll cutter, the stand is made in Beech and Iron, it ho...

An incredible and extremely rare artifact of world history, this mutton bone model of a guillotine was created during the Napoleonic wars by a French prisoner of war. Many of the inmates at the prisoner of war camps were skilled artisans long before they were soldiers, and because of the long duration of the conflict and cost of care, their captors encouraged detainees to use their skills to create objects to be sold at civilian open markets. Because of the intricacy of these fascinating objets d'art, very few of these models have survived the test of time. This masterpiece is impeccably detailed with soldiers and cannons lining the platforms. Adding to the rarity of this piece is that it has moving parts, as only a scant few model carvings were ever created with such mechanical accuracy. The soldiers have movable arms, while the guillotine features a movable "blade" for added authenticity. By many accounts, Napoleonic prisoners of war...

Large wooden screw of a wine press, Italy, 1900s. A walnut sculpture. Really nice.