Silver Matchstick Cover, England 1912

Pair of small obelisks out of red serpentine with hieroglyph decor (North side Cleopatra's Needle, today Central Park, NY - and Lateranobelisk situated o...

So-called Bankes obelisk made of black marble ("Ashford Black"), after the obelisk of Philae, which William John Bankes acquired shortly afterwards after...

Menagerie with silver mount with goat buck engraving and two glass bottles. Stamped England, circa 1770.

Painting of Frederick II., the Great, in oil on carton, in an oval gilt frame.

Rectangular miniature painting of a gentleman in Biedermeier clothes, with brown curly hair in front of a grey background. Brass frame.

Detailed model ship of the galleon Löwe with three masts and single-row arrangement of the guns.

Turkey red bandanna, made for the 1912 presidential campaign of teddy Roosevelt, when he ran on the independent, progressive party (bull moose) ticket Printed cotton kerchief, made for the 1912 presidential campaign of Theodore Roosevelt when he ran on the Progressive Party ticket (a.k.a., the Bull Moose campaign). This graphic textile, in a classic, western style, typical of the iconic red bandanna, is indicative of both the Republican Party in the late 19th century, and T.R.’s love of the American West. In this example, a geometric design with diamonds, surrounded by multiple, linear borders, is accompanied by the following text along the top and bottom that reads: “The Roosevelt Bandanna” and “Progressive Party,” respectively. A maker’s mark in the lower right corner reads “Cochranes Mfg. Co.” Cochrane’s was known for their long-lasting, red dye process, called “Cochrane’s Turkey Red.”. It was really a process, as opposed to a dye itself, to which the name applied. The dye was actually a derived from a synthetic colorant called “alizarin,” imported by Alexander Cochrane’s family, who emigrated to the United States from 1847, and owned a chemical company in Massachusetts that produced the dye. The fabrics were produced by the family of John Cochrane, who emigrated from Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1844. Both families, who resided in Malden, Massachusetts initially, traced their ancestry to Barrhead, Scotland, in the heart of the textile-producing region, near Glasgow and Paisley. It was in Glascow that Turkey Red printed bandannas are said to have originated, in the shop of Henry Monteith & Company, in 1802.* TR's decision to enter the 1912 election was not exactly popular among many of his friends and former supporters. His participation manifested into a unique political incident, in which the independent, Roosevelt, beat out a major party ticket, garnering 27.4% of the vote. At the same time, however, he lost the White House, not only for himself, but for his former Republican friends as well, by dividing support between his own candidacy and that of incumbent President William Howard Taft...

A beautiful Italian leather and gold embossed matchstick holder box and match striker, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This Italian leather piece has gold embossed detail on top lid a...

Silver Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Austrian Jugendstil Embossed Leaves 1912 Josef Hoffmann, a member of the Vienna Secession, was both the co-founder and one of the mo...

Hallmarked in London in 1912 by Joseph Zweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box, or Spice Tower, is of a traditional Eastern European form. The Havdalah box measures 9.75"(25...

Early 20th Century engraved Indian colonial unmarked silver and steel presentation padlock 1912. Engraved “Kasiram . Das, Institution Katwa 1912 FCR” ...

Heritage of England: Silver Through Ten Reigns by James Charles. London: Asprey and Co., 1983. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Exhibit...