British Objets d'Art and Vertu

Fine British Edwardian period Cigarette or cigar box, with rounded corners, ergonomically convex shapes and gilt interior. Hand - engraved with with floral ornaments on both sides an...

This is a vintage Stratton mother-of-pearl compact. We are so excited to find this great condition English compact with 60 years of life! It is small with a scalloped edge and the to...

A spectacular Georgian tiara, gorgeously crafted and fitted in a royal blue velvet box. Its composed of countless natural and seed pearls, I can't imagi...

A cute tiny little sterling silver and blue enamel cross charm. This does not have a pendant bale and was probably kept as a protective charm or as a bible marker. It is beaded aro...

This fantastic Louis Vuitton travel case dating from the 1920's. Used in our office, we placed a piece of glass over the top, using it as a coffee table and later a television stand....

Rare Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated Red Marble Lacquer Lighter, Original Sky Case In a Super Mint Condition. Circa 1970 Rare Vintage Dunhill gold plated Red Marble lacquer Swiss Made ...

Made in England, 1976 A charming and highly collectible limited-edition enamel trinket box created for Cartier. This elegant objet d’art exemplifies Cartier’s tradition of refined seasonal collectibles, combining exceptional English enamel craftsmanship with a meaningful inscription and timeless decorative appeal. Key Features Limited-Edition Cartier Collectible • Created for Cartier’s 1976 commemorative seasonal release • Increasingly scarce and highly sought after by collectors of vintage Cartier objets d’art and luxury memorabilia Elegant Enamel Design • Beautifully finished enamel exterior with rich coloration and fine detailing • Classic festive composition conveying warmth, peace, and enduring tradition • Designed to complement both holiday and year-round display Marked • “CARTIER – Made in England” • A symbolic expression of celebration, harmony, and Cartier’s refined aesthetic Exceptional Craftsmanship • Crafted to Cartier’s exacting standards • A fine example of the brand’s decorative arts from the mid-1970s Dimensions • Height: 2.28 inches • Width: 1.7 inches Collectible Value Vintage Cartier enamel boxes...

A fine antique sterling silver pot with a domed lid, detailed with an engraved foliate and dotted border framed by a delicate beaded rim. The interior is richly silver-gilt, offering...

A Charming Glimpse into Early 20th-Century Beauty and Craftsmanship Step back in time with this Antique Art Deco Rouge Compact, marked “Belais 14K White Gold Front”, showcasing a st...

Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated Rare Cognac Marble Lacquer Lighter Original Case Circa 1970 Rare Vintage Dunhill gold plated lacquer Swiss Made lighter In mint condition. Works perfectl...

British Jewelry Box, round-shaped on cabriole legs, interior lined with dark blue colored textile. Lid with a mounted bone plate decorated with ornamental inlay in Silver. Made in ...

Rare Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated Black Lacquer Lighter Original Sky Case In a Super Mint Condition. Circa 1970 Rare Vintage Dunhill gold plated Black lacquer Swiss Made lighter In ...

A beautiful antique Victorian scent bottle crafted from clear glass with a sterling silver hinged lid. The bottle retains its original tiny glass stopper, which reveals cotton wool i...

British Jewelry Box on cabriole legs, interior lined with beige colored textile.Lid with a mounted bone plate decorated with ornamental inlay in Silver. Made in England. The item is...

The urn-shaped handle and cast and chased with two sporting dogs , the carnelian matrix without engraved. English, circa 1870 Height 3cm Weight: 14.40gr.

This charming Victorian era scent bottle features a lovely charm to the silver top. "This Be Your Lucky Star" is displayed in dark blue enamel, with a red guilloché enamel background...

A small antique gold mesh purse, crafted in 9 carat yellow gold and dating to the early 1910s. The purse features an intricately woven mesh body, formed entirely from fine gold link...

Rare Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated Blue Marble Lacquer Lighter Original Sky Case In a Super Mint Condition. Circa 1970 Rare Vintage Dunhill gold plated Blue Marble lacquer Swiss Made...

Antique Gold Thimble 15ct Yellow Gold Circa 1880 *Box not included This Victorian thimble is not only a practical sewing tool but also a stunning work of art that captures the e...

This fantastic, bold double sided desk seal dates from the Victorian period, circa 1860. Its modelled as the hands clasped motif, and in rich 18 karat gold throughout. At each end, t...

This elegant pair of Art Deco jewellery pots date to 1920, beautifully combining fine cut glass with sterling silver lids. Each lid is fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1920, featuring...

Ronson Black Bound lather lighter A lovely vintage Ronson gas leather bound lighter, it has been used and we would say no more than a few times as this is in super condition, leathe...

Very decorative Silver Pill Box with thick walls and internal gilding. Identical cast decorations on both sides. Hallmarked with clear British marks, created in 1812 at the workshop...

Antique Gold Thimble 15ct Yellow Gold Circa 1860 This Victorian thimble is not only a practical sewing tool but also a stunning work of art that captures the essence of the era....

Vintage Wedgwood British Royal Gold Plate & Jasper Tie Clip In Original Case Nautical Vintage Wedgwood British Royal Tie Clip Original Gray...

This extravagant tiara in the Arts and Crafts taste was created out of silver plated copper in the last decade of the nineteenth century out of silver plated copper. The metal shows ...

Rare Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated Light Cognac Marble Lacquer Lighter Original Sky Case In a Super Mint Condition. Circa 1960 Limited Edition Rare Vintage Dunhill gold plated Cogna...

PARKER - VICTORY Model - Vintage black plastic fountain pen with gold tone clip and double stripes to the cap - featuring a 14K yellow gold nib (Newhaven, England) - screw on cap and...

A charming and highly collectible Victorian sterling silver and enamel vesta case, featuring a whimsical hand-painted enamel panel depicting a humorous scene with the caption: "Home ...

Rare Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated Dark Cognac Marble Lacquer Lighter Original Sky Case In a Super Mint Condition. Circa 1960 Limited Edition Rare Vintage Dunhill gold plated Cognac...

This set of six unusual buttons was created in the 1880s in England. The buttons are carved out of different coloured marble. Each button is decorated with a coiled snake. The snake’...

An antique yellow gold propelling pencil and dip pen, in 9 karat yellow gold. My favourite thing about this Antique Yellow Gold Pencil and Dip Pen is the elegant floral design. Wha...

The Victorians believed Coral would protect you from evil, traditionally children would wear coral necklaces and it was thought to ward off diseases, illnesses, evil spirits and dang...

This charming hair ornament was handcrafted in the second quarter of the 19th century. The hairpin is decorated with a butterfly made from small facetted steel nails that were rivete...

Pair of 18th c Georgian Navette Shaped Jeweled Shoe Buckles, late 18th c. Georgian shoe buckles were a prominent and often opulent fashion statement thro...

This charming little scarf clip has been created in the Japanese taste popular in 1875 ca. The front of the scarf clip is decorated with animals and flowers in relief. Three differen...

A fine and rare antique English Georgian sterling silver box. In the rare figural form of a snail shell or seashell. The interior of the box is gilt. It was made by Matthew Linwood...

Vintage Burberry Steel & Gold Tie Clip n Original Case, “Circa 1990s” This stunning set features Steel and Gold Plate fittings with a vintage look. Stylish, Chic and Timeless. The p...

A fantastic antique pietra dura panel... Pietra Dura- precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set wit...

This set of six buttons was designed in the Arts & Crafts taste of the last decades of the 19th century. The buttons are made out of sterling silver and are impressed with the Britis...

COX's celestial pocket globe made up of twelve gores and laid to the ecliptic poles, the axis through the celestial poles, the equatorial graduated in degrees, hours and minutes, the...

A rare Early Victorian sterling silver inkstand or standish by Henry Wilkinson. Retaining its original bottles, lids, taper stick, snuffer and a quill or wafer compartment. The body...

A gorgeous antique Victorian era hair comb. It is a two pronged celluloid hair comb in a yellow shade. The top is adorned with a pretty cut steel...

George V sterling silver and pink guilloche enamel vanity set. Made by Charles S. Green & Co., Ltd in Birmingham in 1927-8. This set comprises 4 piec...

This Antique Edwardian set of vanity tools - Shoe Horn & Button Hook - is a rare find and a fascinating piece of the early XX century history of England They feature sterling silv...

Antique swivel seal pendant set with Carnelian and Blood-Stone set in 9-carat rose gold, British Hallmarked Birmingham 1900, Sponsor mark "M&M". Could ...

This charming little cut steel hair pin has been hand crafted in the second quarter of the 19th century. It is made from facetted steel nails riveted ont...

A rare and delightfully whimsical Victorian-era sterling silver vesta case, dated 1887, showcasing a unique blend of satire and fine craftsmanship. This collectible piece, both funct...

Young British artist (YBA) Philippe Bradshaw (1965-2005) was represented by blue-chip international art galleries when he was the first to reimagine iconic-art images as tapestry-like metal-chain installations in evolving multimedia environments. He is best known for transforming hand-assembled colorful anodized-aluminum links into shimmering semi-transparent layered curtains, whose hanging metallic strands uniquely dispersed the light of his camcorder-video projections and the club-house music from records that he deejayed. In Bradshaw's first American exhibition "Disco Damage" in 2001 at New York City's legendary avant-garde art gallery, Deitch Projects, this jewelry-costume sculpture became part of the artist's live-in evolving studio installation. While later celebrating 15 years of art happenings that had occurred at that Soho exhibition space, its gallerist-cum-museum-director Jeffrey Deitch--who was physically scarred during this unforgettable chaotic several-month experience orchestrated by Bradshaw--recounted this show in his retrospective hardcover book "Live The Art". When Bradshaw drowned in the Parisian-river Seine in August 2005 while living the high life of his skyrocketing success in Europe, he left a small body of large installations that is mostly distributed among the world's top private art collections. Notably, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has acquired one of his multimedia works. More recently, another assembly of his chain curtains made a rare public appearance at new modern-art museum, Heidi Horten Collection, during its inaugural exhibition in Vienna. Since winning a major British visual-art prize in 2000 that marked Bradshaw's art-world ascent following fellow Goldsmiths College YBAs who were close friends, this sculpture evolved from one of his most elaborate jewelry costumes that he created in London while seducing the American who became his girlfriend. Unlike other pieces of jewelry that he made as gifts to participating acquaintances while video taping...

An antique agate, and yellow gold propelling pencil, comprising one round panel of white agate, in 14 karat and 10 karat yellow gold. My favourite thing about this Antique Yellow G...

An Edwardian diamond and pearl-set tiara/necklace, consisting of eleven knife-edge bars graduating from the centre, each embellished with old-cut diamonds in cut-down collet settings...

An antique bloodstone, and yellow gold propelling pencil, in 14 karat yellow gold. My favourite thing about this Antique Yellow Gold Pencil is the elegant floral and engine turned ...

This charming antique brooch was created in the Edwardian era around 1900. It was handcrafted out of 15 carat gold and platinum. The little fox in the center of the crop is made out ...

A fine and rare Cartier platinum and diamond comb and case, ca. 1925s, signed Cartier London and numbered 8789, in its original suede pouch. A fine examp...

This striking hair comb was made at the beginning of the 1920's. The comb is cut out of two layered celluloid, one layer is bottle green, one layer a kind of light stone grey. The ha...

Introducing a true piece of history, an authentic Late Victorian sovereign vesta case and coin holder, beautifully crafted in soft 9 carat rose gold - a perfect blend of practicality...

We love our wonderfully esoteric Grotesque man (or "other") crafted by a talented unknown carver in the 19th century from a chunk of the most desirable orange-red toned coral. Connoisseurs of literature or theater or the arts understand the term Grotesque as referring to fantastical, exaggerated or distorted representations, usually of the human face or figure. (The word "grotesque" originates from the Italian "grottesca", meaning of a cave" (grotto = cave in Italian) and refers to doubled, metamorphosed, or altered forms). Originally Italian, the concept of the Grotesque was used in French and German literature as well, and is a an integral part of English literature and theatre (The Theatre of the Grotesque preceded the Theatre of the Absurd) today. We find our Grotesque stickpin guy (gal) to be not grotesque at all but endearing, with his (or her) exaggerated features and droopy skin folds. And as a reference to classic theatre, this coral stickpin...

A fine Georgian vinaigrette. In sterling silver. By John Munslow of Birmingham. With ribbed decoration to the body, a finely decorated, pierced grille hinged to the side, and a gi...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, super collectable solid Sterling Silver fully hallmarked scent bottle with the original perio...

Antique Silver travelling Inkwell London 1839 prob Thomas Diller. Vermeuil Silver rectangular inkwell plain with moulded borders and a hinged screw-down cover surmounted by a folding...