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Period: 1880s
Mark TWAIN. The Prince and the Pauper. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE - 1882
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Clemens).
TITLE: The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages.
PUBLISHER: Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION ...
Category
British Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Large Antique East Indian Brass Hindu Altar Temple Statue Shrine Mandir 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good & large 19th century antique brass Hindu temple altar shrine, circa 1880.
The shrine in two sections with a domed top and a turned & pointed finial, below is a shaped gallery ...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Antique Extending Book Slide, English, Novel Rest, Home Library, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming antique extending book slide. An English, rosewood novel rest, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Elegantly crafted with fine materials and tasteful fretw...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Burmese Silver Ebonised Walking Stick Cane 19th C 91cm/36inches
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Burmese silver handled walking cane, Circa 1880 in date.
With chased scrolling foliate decoration above figures in ogee niches, on an ebonised shaft.
This deco...
Category
Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane Dragon Handle 19th Century 92cm/36inch
Located in London, GB
This is a very beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver mounted walking stick, circa 1880 in date and bearing the impressed Chinese makers marks.
The exquisite hook-shaped Chine...
Category
Chinese Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
Antique Swiss 10 Air Musical Box Langdorff & Fils 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 10 airs Gonçalo Alves cylinder music box, manufactured by Langdorff & Fils, circa 1880.
The case is inlaid and crossbanded with floral marquetry and banded decoration. The lid opens to reveal an ebonised interior with a glazed hinged cover showing the comb, and a paper label to the underside of the lid stating 'Fabrique De Geneve' Langdorff & Fils, Fabricants
The music box has got its original tune sheet which is stamped:
"No 24017 Fabrique de Geneve" and lists the ten tunes and composers.
Condition:
It is is in excellent condition and in working order.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 18 cm x Width 69 cm x Depth 27 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 7 inches x Width 2 foot, 3 inches x Depth 11 inches
Music box
(also musical box) is a 19th/20th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique...
Category
Swiss Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Other
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Full Size Headboard, Circa 1880
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding antique Eastlake Victorian monumental full size headboard
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved solid walnut, with burled walnut panels.
Measure...
Category
American Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut, Burl
French Inlaid Carved Walnut Mother of Pearl Bed Attributed to R.J. Horner
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
French Carved inlaid Mother of Pearl Bed Attributed to Horner. Carved walnut. Inlaid Mother of Pearl. This bed may be close to queen in width but n...
Category
American Louis XV Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
European Miniature Jewelry Multi-Drawer Cabinet Chest of Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A European late 19th Century 11-drawer chest or cabinet with a series of small drawers inside. Original antique bronze handles. This piece would be perfect as a jewelry case. This m...
Category
European Baroque Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Sterling Silver Equestrian Horseshoe Vesta Case Match Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th Century English sterling silver equestrian horseshoe vesta case match box and striker. Hallmarked, Birmingham, England 1887. Acquired from a collector's estate ...
Category
English Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Complete Works Of Benjamin Franklin. LETTER-PRESS EDITION. 10 VOLUMES - 1887
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FRANKLIN, Benjamin (John Bigelow - editor).
TITLE: The Complete Works Of Benjamin Franklin.
PUBLISHER: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887.
DESCRIPTION: LETTER-PRESS EDITION. 1...
Category
American Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Emile Hurtre an Art Nouveau Billiard Table Made by E. Gueret Médaille d’Or, 1889
Located in London, GB
Emile Hurtré French Art Nouveau Billiard table.
Made by award-winning artisan E. Gueret (Médaille d’Or 1889).
Hurtré is best known for h...
Category
European Art Nouveau Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
Italian Telegraph in Solid Brass, 1880
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Telegraph in solid brass, 1880.
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
Located in London, GB
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake book document boxes. Hand crafted individually and painted with dates and the name Roq...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pine
SHELLEY, Mary. Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus - 1888
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHELLEY, Mary.
TITLE: Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus.
PUBLISHER: London: George Routledge And Sons, 1888.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 5-1/4" x 3-7/8", (xv)317pp.(i), boun...
Category
British Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Art Nouveau Bentwood Wall Coat Rack Thonet Vienna, 1879-1887
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau bentwood wall coat rack to Thonet, Vienna,
Viennese wall hanger Thonet was included in the production program of the company Gebrüder Thonet around the Year 1879. Origi...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bentwood
5ft Wide Cast Iron Four Poster Antique Bed with Arched Canopy, M4P54
Located in Wrexham, GB
An antique cast iron four poster bed from the late Nineteenth Century, circa 1880. This magnificent piece of furniture was originally manufactured in the UK for export to North Afric...
Category
Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass, Iron
Three Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Gilded Boxed Medallions
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming set of three boxed coin shaped medallions celebrating the silver jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The medallions of rounded shape are each contained in a turned boxwood ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Bentwood Large Coat Rack /Umbrella Thonet Vienna, 1879-1887
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau bentwood coat rack attributed to Thonet, Vienna,
Viennese coat/Umbrella hanger Thonet was included in the production program of the company Gebrüder Thonet around the Y...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bentwood, Beech
Antique Walking Silve Plated Cane Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique English silver plated pommel walking stick, circa 1880 in date.
The striking stick features an ornate silver plated ornate tree trunk pommel having on a...
Category
English Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair 19th Century Victorian Eastlake Free Mason Throne Chairs w/ Symbolism
Located in Savannah, GA
Victorian Eastlake large upholstered solid oak throne chairs from Masonic Lodge with lots of detailed carving. The pair consists of one with the plumb bob sy...
Category
American Eastlake Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Velvet, Oak
$895 Sale Price / set
68% Off
Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English Brass, Terrestrial Instrument, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, wildlife, or maritime observation. Equally suitable for observing the night sky.
This is an antique 3-draw telescope. An English, ...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Silver & Malacca Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver pommel and Malacca walking stick, circa 1880 in date.
This decorative walking cane features an exquisite Chinese silver pomme...
Category
Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
Fine Victorian Walking Stick; Bone Carved Dog Head Handle; Cherrywood Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality cherry wood 19th century rare bone carved dog head handle walking stick from the fabulous collection of Prince Moritz (1926-2013) who was well known for his extensive co...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bone, Cherry
Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear.
Located in London, GB
Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear.
A rare Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear. This item is very rare due to its subject matter, presentation and accompanying Cites Article 10 certificate. The framed artifact...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Natural Fiber
Gold Leaf Footstool with Hand Embroidery
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful footstool is in great condition with hand embroidery and original beautiful gold leaf gilt work over hand carvings. Circa 1880.
Footstools have evolved throughout ...
Category
Swedish Neoclassical Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ash
Antique French Silver Walking Cane Stick 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique sterling silver pommel walking stick circa 1880 in date
The striking stick features an ornate silver chequered pommel on a gentle tapering ebonized shaft...
Category
English Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
ANTiQUE 1880 HARDWOOD REVOLVING SNOOKER CUE STAND 18 CUES SIR WILLIAM BENTLEY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian Circa 1880 Mahogany Revolving Snooker cue stand with 18 cues some stamped Sir ...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Hardwood
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
19thC. Walking Stick With Sterling Silver Horn Simulated Handle American Ca 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality hand made craftsmanship to this 19th century Victorian walking stick; hand carved of premium hardwood (possibly pecan), with a continuous twist design. The top is decora...
Category
American Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beacon Lights of History by John Lord in 5 volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord
published in New York in 1884 by Fords, Howard and Hulbert profiling various historical luminaries from...
Category
American Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
Large Original Antique Map of the Environs of Cork, Ireland, circa 1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of The Environs of Cork
Published circa 1880
Unframed
Free shipping.
Category
Scottish Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
19th Century German Miniature Pocket Terrestrial Globe
Located in Essex, MA
A miniature 19th century 3.5 inch diameter pocket terrestrial globe by C. Abel-Klinger, Nuremberg, Germany, in English for the English speaking markets. Signed with cartouche reading...
Category
German Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
$1,230 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Working English Cast Iron Cheese Press Thomas Corbett of Shrewsbury 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique and all original fully functioning cast iron English cheese press, by Thomas Corbett of Shrewsbury, circa 1880. This cheese press has just ...
Category
English Industrial Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
$3,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleon III sword
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A Napoleon III sword in gilt brass. Handle is decorated with 2 mother of pearl plates. Urn shaped pommel. Knuckle guard transitioning into cross guard.
Guard plate with eagle. Black ...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass, Steel
$1,193
Tenting on the Plains, or General Custer in Kansas and Texas, First Edition 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Custer, Elizabeth B. Tenting on the Plains or General Custer in Kansas and Texas. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887. First edition. Octavo. Original brown cloth boards, em...
Category
American High Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric, Paper
19th C Walking Stick With Silver Plate Handle Top Above Hand Carved Cane
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage fine quality American hand crafted silver plated handle top walking stick; the top is meticulously decorated in repousse motifs with great attention to detail. The completely...
Category
American Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, circa 1880
Located in Milano, IT
Atelier mannequin
graven and carved stone pine wood
Italy, late 19th century
Measures: H 102 cm x 25 cm x 14 cm
H 40.15 in x 9.84 in x 5.51 in
Weight: circa kg 4
State of conse...
Category
Italian Other Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Antique Ornate Stick Stand, English, Umbrella Loop, Victorian, Jacobean Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornate stick stand. An English, cast iron umbrella loop, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. A wonderfully decorative and practical hallway piece with deli...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Bible. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorized Versions. With an Introduction: Marginal References and Readings; Explanatory Notes and Reflections. By the Rev. John Brown, of Haddington. And Many Thousand Additional Notes by the Rev. Henry Cooke, D.D., LL.D., President, Assembly’s College, Belfast. Re-Edited, with Considerable Additions by the Rev. J. L. Porter, D.D., LL.D., Professor of Biblical Criticism, Assembly’s College, Belfast. Illustrated by Historical Designs and Scenes from Bible Lands. London: The Gresham Publishing Company, circa 1880s. Large quarto, with original full leather carved and gilt tooled boards, all edges gilt, and metal clasps. Presented with a custom-made archival clamshell box with gilt tooling.
Presented is a beautifully restored and exquisitely bound Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible. Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible was first published in 1778 in two volumes in Edinburgh. The Self-Interpreting Bible was Reverend Brown's most significant work and it remained in print well into the twentieth century. Although undated, this family bible was published by The Gresham Publishing Company, in London, circa 1880.
Reverend John Brown (1722-1787) was a Scottish Minister of the Gospel at Haddington. He wrote numerous works on the bible, including The Dictionary of the Bible, A General History of the Christian Church, and Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible, as seen here.
The design of the Self-Interpreting Bible, Brown explained in the original preface, was “to present the labours of the best commentators in a manner that might best comport with the ability and leisure of the poorer and labouring part of mankind, and especially to render the oracles of God their own interpreter.” Thus, the work contains a thorough history, chronology, geography, and summary, as well as explanatory notes and reflections, on the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments. As this was printed as a “self-interpreting” bible, many of these notes occur in the margins, next to the pertaining scripture. This bible is further elucidated by upwards of eight thousand explanatory and critical notes by the Reverend Henry Cooke, D.D., LL.D., a minister of the Presbyterian Church and President of Assembly’s College in Belfast. It was further edited and notated by Reverend J. L. Porter, D.D., LL.D., a Professor of Biblical Criticism at Assembly’s College in Belfast.
A publisher’s advertisement for Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible was printed in the January-July 1880 issue of The American Bookseller journal. The advertisement claims, “Brown’s Self-Interpreting Bible is widely and most favorably known on both sides of the Atlantic. It is pre-eminently A Family Bible, suitable alike for all the members of the household and particularly Helpful in explaining difficult passages, and admirably adapted to promote a Devotional spirit. Also, its unusually Clear Type makes it an excellent Book for Pulpit use...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
Procession banner with Maria and Child
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Procession banner from the German pilgrimage site Kevelaar (near the Dutch boarder). The banner, in blue, red and beige silk with brocade, hangs from a wood carved and gilded pendant...
Category
German Gothic Revival Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brocade, Canvas, Silk, Giltwood
Carved Wood Salmon, Fish Model
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Salmon Trophy Fish Model
A nice carved wooden half block salmon carved with teeth, dorsal fin, adipose fin, pectoral fin, pelvic fin, anal fin and tail fin, the eye also carved out i...
Category
Scottish Sporting Art Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
DODGSON (Lewis Carroll). Through The Looking-Glass. SIGNED BY ALICE HARGREAVES
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge: ( Lewis Carroll ).
TITLE: Through The Looking-Glass, And What Alice Found There.
PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan and Co., 1882.
DESCRIPTION: SIGNE...
Category
British Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century. Impressive book
Works illustrated with gorgeous stickers and engravings depicting historical and mythological scenes momuments and copied art objects of the most auth...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
19Thc Original Blue Painted Child's Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1 9Thc Original Blue painted children's blanket chest with mustard trim crown molding and trim.The turned feet are all original.The inside till is in gre...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
THONET Bentwood Magazine Rack, ca.1880
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bentwood magazine rack by THONET GEBRÜDER (Vienna), Austria, ca.1880. Beechwood). Height : 24"(61cm), Width : 16.5"(42cm), Depth : 22"(56cm). In stunning original condition.
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Beech
Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, First UK Edition, Original Boards, 1883
By Mark Twain
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. With over 300 illustrations. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. First UK Edition. 8vo. Original red pictorial cloth boards, embossed in black and le...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric, Paper
A Large Antique 'Black Forest' carved wood Bear Hall Coat Stick Stand Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This exquisite coat stand is a true masterpiece of antique woodenware.
Crafted from high-quality wood, this coat stand features three beautifully carved bear figures, showcasing the...
Category
Swiss Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Antique Burr Walnut Bedside Cabinets
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Antique Bedside Cabinets
These quality pair of late 19th century bedside cabinets, crafted in England around 1880. Each cabinet has exceptional blonde colour and intricate grain pat...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
Snooker billlard pool table victorian complete set circa 1890 free shipping
Located in Radstock, GB
FREE SHIPPING UK AND EUROPE
This full-sized antique billiard or snooker table, crafted from solid English oak circa 1890, boasts exquisite detailing. It stands proudly on eight finely carved column legs, each adorned with decorative panels and motifs.
The table features patented steel vacuum cushions, ensuring optimal playability, and is enhanced by friezes with roundel fittings.
Accompanying the table is a matching scoring cabinet and a freestanding revolving cue stand. It is exceptionally rare to find a complete set like this, with all original accessories intact. The quality of the timber is remarkable, showcasing solid English oak throughout.
This piece was likely commissioned for a grand county house of its era, making it a truly special find.
English oak refers to a species of oak native to the British Isles, scientifically known as Quercus robur. It's highly valued for its durability, strength, and beautiful grain patterns. The wood has a light to medium brown colour, often with a slightly reddish or golden hue, and it darkens over time, developing a rich patina.
In furniture making, English oak is prized for its ability to age gracefully and its resistance to wear and tear, making it ideal for creating long-lasting, sturdy pieces like antique billiard tables...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Oak
A fabulous quality 19th Century French plum pudding mahogany and brass bed in th
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th Century French plum pudding mahogany and brass bed in the Neoclassical style, the tall headboard having a shaped and reeded top with ormolu decoration, the si...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
England 1880 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Polished Brass
Located in Miami, FL
British two-Draws Monocular Telescope.
Beautiful monocular telescope, created in England during the Victorian era, in the last three-quarters of the 19th century, circa 1880. This i...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$478 Sale Price
20% Off
Bruce Talbert for Gillow. A Walnut, Amboyna, Ebonized and Gilt Bedroom Suite.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert (1838-1881) for Gillow and co., a rare and important walnut, amboyna, ebonized, and gilt bedroom suite, each with differing carved rosettes, comprising: a triple mirror door wardrobe, 208cm high, 208cm wide, 58cm deep; a pair of bedside lockers, 85cm high, 38cm wide; and a pair of single bedsteads, 124cm wide Provenance: The famous Argentinian writer and suffragette Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979), bought from her estate and shipped back from Argentina. Bruce James Talbert originally trained as a carver and then an architect, and he became an influential and very successful furniture designer. He served an apprenticeship in Dundee and had his own carving business for two years where he learned the skills to apply carved details to furniture and then joined the architectural offices of Charles Edward. In 1856 he moved to Glasgow and worked for the architects W. N. Tait and Campbell Douglas. He moved to Manchester in the early 1860s, where he gained employment with the cabinetmakers Doveston, Bird, and Hull, which was short-lived, then moved to Coventry gaining work with Skidmore's Art Manufactures. In 1863 he won the competition to design the masthead for 'The Building News and in the mid-1860s moved to London, where he started designing furniture for Holland and Sons. His 'Pericles' Gothic sideboard was displayed on their stand at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1867 where it was the Grand Prix winner. It was at this point that his most prolific period began and also when he started designing furniture for Gillows of Lancaster in 1868. in the same year, he published his very influential first book 'Gothic Forms Applied to Furniture, Metal Work and Decoration for Domestic Purposes', which he dedicated to George Edmund Street. This was followed in 1876 by 'Examples of Ancient and Modern Furniture, Metalwork, Tapestries and Modern Furniture' and in 1881 by 'Fashionable Furniture. Other companies he designed for were Marsh, Jones and Cribb, Jackson and Graham, and for a short time, was a partner with Daniel Cottier. He designed textiles for Templeton's, Warner's, Cowlishaw, and Barbour and Miller; carpet designs for Templeton's and Brinton and Co.; and his wallpaper designs were printed by Jeffrey and Co. He also designed church metalwork and furniture for Cox and Sons...
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large volume antique copy of Faust by Goethe. A German, bound fiction book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a G...
Category
German Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Table Croquet Set on Stand
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Original Table Top Miniature Croquet Set.
An original parlour game of miniature croquet displayed on it's original mahogany stand and complete with all the fittings for a table. The ...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Very Heavy Old Gothic Pierced Wrought Iron Fire Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very Heavy Old Gothic Pierced Wrought Iron Fire Screen
This is a very attractive piece, the wrought iron work is superbly executed forming a heavy weight stand it has pierced iron i...
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
19thC Cast Iron Mechanical Owl Bank with a Turning Head and Glass Eyes, 1880
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron Owl bank with a turning head coin lever and glass eyes. Lot of the original paint still intact. Missing the lock on the underside, not visi...
Category
American American Classical Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Antique Beaded Handbag with Silvered Clasp and Swan Detail, circa 1880
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite antique beaded handbag dates back to the Historicism period around 1880 and is a remarkable example of 19th-century craftsmanship...
Category
German Belle Époque Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Glass
Antique Teak and Brass Set 4ft 8-Spoke Ships Wheel, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant and large antique Victorian teak and brass set ships wheel, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid nautical collectable features eight stylish turn king cylindrical spokes ending in handles, and is made from beautiful high-quality solid teak which displays a gorgeous and prominent patina.
It has wonderful brass mounts around the circumference on both sides as well as on the hub, which add an extra touch of luxury and redefined style to the entire piece.
It is in truly excellent condition and highly decorative, making it perfect as a sumptuous home wall decor...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
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