George III Cast Wine Label Made in London, circa 1824

Hester Bateman. A Very Rare George III Wine Label Made by Hester Bateman in London circa 1780. The Label is modelled in a Hester Bateman design, being of crescent form, with a prett...

The label is narrow rectangular in form with a bright cut zig zag border and domed section above, pierced and engraved with scroll work. The label is engraved for HOLLANDS. Measu...

A Fine George III Wine Label Made in London circa 1785 by Susanna Barker. The Wine Label has a curved, narrow rectangular, form with raised eyelets and a bright cut border. The face...

A Very Rare George III Wine Label Made in London circa 1786-90 by James Hyde. The Label is of broad rectangular form with cut corners and a reeded edge. T...

A fine and rare 3" celestial pocket globe by G & W Cary, Strand, London circa 1791, housed in its original sharkskin case. A companion globe to terrestrial globes of this type we...

This turned commemorative oak bowl is of deep cylindrical form applied with a silver shield-shaped plaque inscribed ‘H.M.S. Royal George. (108 Guns) Capsised 29th Augst. 1782. This P...

Each cistern is in the form of a fluted vase on a rectangular pedestal. The lead-lined vases have brass handles, removable lids with pineapple finials and taps. The crossbanded pedestals have cupboard doors enclosing slatted shelves for warming plates in one and a lead-lined slops drawers, a tambour fronted shelf and a cellaret in the other. Susan Stuart, 'Gillow of Lancaster and London', 2008 vol 1 p308-315 illustrates many pedestal urns including the drawings for Workington Hall, Cumbria, dated 1788. PLates 342 and 343 show pedestals with a similar arrangement of shelves and drawers. Thomas Sheraton explained the functions of dining room pedestals in his 'Drawing Book' of 1793: 'IN spacious dining rooms the sideboards are often made without drawers of any sort, having simply a rail, a little ornament...

George III Oversized Magnifying Glass Late Circa 1790. Comprised of a turned mahogany surround holding 20 cm lens with a turned mahogany handle connected by a generous brass ferrule ...