Large Ornamental Casket Made from the Oak and Copper of HMS Foudroyant

An HMS Bellerophon oak armchair, 1805. This oak chair was commissioned by Captain Cumby from the timbers of his famous ship Bellerophon. It is of rectangular form with an upright ba...

This reverse glass painting shows the silhouettes of three British naval ships of the line within a ropework border, their outlines inside the glass casting shadows on the cream grou...

A framed Gelatin photograph of the crew of HMS Dido on deck, circa 1880.

This fine box is one of a small number of souvenir pieces of this kind made from timbers salvaged during the refurbishment of Windsor Castle in the 1820s. What makes this piece parti...

A beautiful and robust Spanish trunk, the carvings on the front façade are large and vibrant, accented by a deep brown patina. The trunk was hand-carved in the 1600s by a master craftsman, using both oak and walnut woods. Large dovetail joineries, visible on the sides, add character to the trunk, without taking away from the magnificent carvings. Two large, pierced iron straps support the massive trunk lid, which is embellished with several thin moldings. Both sides have an ovate handle affixed by a pierced floral mount, above an arbalete apron. The sinuosity continues on the front apron, but in more dramatic fashion, with a series of counter curves. Above the apron is a raised area (also seen on the sides) adorned with a winged angel mascaron inside of a shaped console, flanked by a large rosette atop a vine that is surrounded by a foliate border. A similar foliate carving can be seen on the recessed section of the façade, encircling another well-carved cartouche. The upper scene consists of a heart surmounting flowering leaves (beneath a shaped escutcheon), flanked by a pair of niches filled with sunbursts over flowering vines, which are in turn flanked by larger sunbursts personified with a mascaron center. All four sunbursts are incorporated with a cross, which, when depicted with the heart, symbolizes “love for all mankind”. Our richly carved Spanish trunk...

England, circa 1950 A large mid-20th Century folk art shell encrusted chest, to include native and Indo-Pacific shells arranged profusely in a geometric display. Height 45.00cm ...

Lovely little English chest from the 18th century in oak Very nice little chest with very interesting dimensions and a superb sculpted face This chest has two drawers at the bottom...

Absolute beautiful 18th century continental carved oak coffer. Fine quality continental carved oak coffer from Germany, Free of any inscription. Beautifully carved arcaded front, co...