British Desk Accessories

Cartier Foldable Gold (9k) Photo Frame A beautiful travelling Cartier photo frame featuring four foldable portraits, with reeded exterior. The por...

This exquisite museum-quality fob seal, crafted in 15-carat gold, is a magnificent example of 19th-century British military commemoration. Commissioned in 1834 to honor Waterloo Day,...

This remarkably large desk seal dates to the Victorian period and has been crafted from a single piece of carved rock crystal. The piece is finely engraved with acanthus leaf detailing and ribbing, and the matrix is engraved with the crest of the Townsend...

Georgian Silver travelling Inkwell London 1814 prob John Douglas. Small rectangular inkwell plain with moulded borders and a hinged screw-down cover surmounted by a folding shaped an...

Rare Sampson Mordan Sterling Silver four slide Pencil case C.1890. Stamped Mordan & Co. This sliding pencil would have probably attached to a watch chain....

Antique Silver Sampson Mordan Ink Pen wipe London 1893 original brushes. Unusual to find with original good condition brushes and silver hinged handles. Measures: 2.05 x 2.00 inches....

Asprey Jeweled Egg An incredible multi gem desk object set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, onyx and pearls. Includes a stand made with 18K Gol...

Vesta cigar cutter box designed by Mapping & Webb. Fabulous matches vesta and cigar cutter case box, created in London England by the goldsmiths Mapping & Webb Limited, back in the 1911. Crafted during the late Edwardian period in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. Embellished with engine turned guilloche, which is topped with gray-green glass enamel all framed with a white enamel border. Fitted with hinged compartments and push buttons; one for the matches and the other for the cigar cutter with a sharp guillotine blade. A superb luxury item in pristine condition with gorgeous craftsmanship. The enamel is extremely well executed with a reminiscence to the Russian enamellers from the same period. Weight: 47.40 Grams, (30.38 Dwt). Measurements: 59 mm by 38 mm by 5 mm (2.32 x 1.50 x 0.19Inches). Hallmarks Stamped with British marks, for the city of London, the maker's mark Mn&Wb associated to Mapping & Webb, the mark for the assay of the gold, the serial number, the letter q for the year 1911 and signed, "MAPPING & WEBB 18KT Q REG NO 582.955". In addition is stamped at the edge, with two French eagle head importation marks. Mappin & Webb The company traces its origins to 1775, when Jonathan Mappin opened a silver workshop in Sheffield, then as now a major center of the English silver trade. The business eventually became Mappin Brothers. Mappin House on Oxford Street, as rebuilt in 1906-8. One of Jonathan Mappin's great-grandsons, John Mappin, started his own business in London, Mappin & Company, in 1860, which became Mappin, Webb & Co. in 1862 after John Mappin was joined by his brother-in-law George Webb. The first Mappin & Webb store opened in 1860 at 77–78 Oxford Street, London, and the company's candelabras, fine silverware, and vanity products swiftly gained renown. As a natural progression from silverware, Mappin & Webb began designing jewelry. Mappin, Webb & Co. acquired Mappin Brothers in 1903. Three years later the premises on Oxford Street were rebuilt to designs by Belcher & Joass. Joass also rebuilt the Regent Street store (inherited from Mappin Brothers), in 1914. By the 1950s the latter store was proving more successful than the former, and in 1956 the company moved its headquarters from Oxford Street to Regent Street. Mappin & Webb expanded internationally beginning in the 1890s. Its first overseas store was established in Johannesburg, and stores soon followed in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Biarritz, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Cairo, and Bombay. However, the family lost control of the business in the 1950s, when it was the subject of a hostile takeover (through the acquisition of privately owned shares). Subsequently, all international stores closed in the second half of the 20th century. Since then, it has changed ownership many times. Mappin & Webb has created jewelry for royalty and high society; both in the United Kingdom, and internationally. Patrons have included Queen of France Marie-Antoinette, the Empress of Russia, and Princess Grace of Monaco. The company historically held Royal Warrants to both the Russian Empire and the Japanese Royal Household. Queen Victoria was the first British monarch to commission Mappin & Webb. Victoria's Golden Jubilee necklace was created by the house in 1888, and was designated by the Queen as an heirloom of the Crown. Mappin & Webb has held Royal Warrants in the UK since 1897. Today, Mappin & Webb holds warrants to both Queen Elizabeth II, and the Prince of Wales. Mappin & Webb's master craftsman Martin Swift was appointed in 2012 to the position of Crown Jeweler...

A charming set of three turtles set in 22k yellow gold. The family of turtles consist of large, medium and small turtles. The large turtle measures 7.9mm in...

Asprey Gem Set Gold Bird Clock A gold clock set between two birds on a branch, breathtakingly adorned with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, amet...

A fine miniature silver picture or photo frame. In sterling silver. With a red wooden easel back. Marked to the base with Asprey / Asprey's makers mark / 925 and English hallmarks...

A gorgeous antique, Victorian sterling silver handled magnifying glass. It has a decorative repousse pattern handle with hallmarks stamped to both sides, the handle is hollow. It h...