British Objets d'Art and Vertu

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...

A fine vintage English silver & enamel cigarette case. In sterling silver. By the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd. of London, England. The firm exhibited internationally multip...

A vintage Harvey and Gore cufflink presentation box. Rectangular form in red leather with fine gilt tooled border, satin lined lid with the original Harvey and Gore retailer mark, fi...

A sophisticated antique Victorian small box, masterfully crafted from a genuine green turbo shell. Unlike common mother-of-pearl items, this piece is carved from a high-density marin...

Antique Silver Card Case in form of purse, Birmingham 1910, Adie & Lovekin Ltd. The case of hinge and thumb piece design, richly engraved scro...

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...

The ultimate desktop accessory: This is a rare English first edition of Vanity Fair (1848), William Makepeace Thackeray’s enduring masterpiece and one of the cornerstones of 19th-cen...

Finds such as these are rare, as it’s a fascinating piece of the early XIX century history of England The vinaigrette is nearly 210 years old, yet it’s in beautiful original condit...

Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Solid Sterling Silver The Northern Goldsmiths Newcastle upon tyne 1927 engine turned cigarette cas...

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 imagery 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...

This set of six sterling silver buttons are decorated with a Tudor rose on turquoise ground surrounded by a turquoise circle. Each button is impressed with the left facing lion for s...

A charming trio of early 20th-century nursery items that embody the artistry and craftsmanship of a bygone era. Featuring a mother-of-pearl rattle with sterling embellishments, a sterling food push (circa 1904), and a baby brush with a sterling floral top, this set captures both historical appeal and timeless design. 1. Mother-of-Pearl Baby Rattle with Sterling Floral Design Elegant Mother-of-Pearl Handle The handle’s thick, lustrous mother-of-pearl adds a luxurious sheen, contrasting beautifully with the sterling silver accents. Floral Sterling Ornamentation & Three Bells A delicately detailed sterling silver top showcases intricate floral motifs, complete with three small bells that jingle softly, reflecting traditional baby-rattle styling. 2. Sterling Silver Food Push (Circa 1904) Floral Motif Measuring approximately 3 3/4 inches in length, the push features an ornate sterling silver handle adorned with a floral pattern typical of early 20th-century silverwork. Functional Design Designed to help guide food onto a baby’s spoon or fork, this once-essential nursery tool now serves as both a collectible piece and a whimsical addition to baby’s mealtime tradition. 3. Baby Brush with Sterling Floral Top Sterling Floral Top Measuring around 4 1/4 inches long, the brush’s top is crafted in sterling silver with an elegant floral relief, mirroring the style and quality found in the rattle and food push. Nylon Bristles The brush’s new nylon bristles blend practicality with an antique setting, ensuring a gentle and hygienic grooming experience for baby while maintaining the set’s vintage charm. Why Choose This Antique Baby Set? Historic Craftsmanship Each piece reflects the fine artistry of sterling silver from the early 1900s, featuring distinctive floral motifs and refined attention to detail. Collectible Appeal Antique baby items...

This Antique Edwardian set of hand-held Mirror & Brush is a rare find and a fascinating piece of the early XX century history of England Both items feature a sterling silver mounte...

This exceptional, weighty Georgian seal showcases intricate swags and exquisite embossed details. The base is adorned with a luminous white chalcedony and displays a family coat of a...

Elegant Pen in 830 silver with sleek machine engraved body for conventional graphite rods. Made in Germany in ca 1930s. Swedish customs hallmarks, bail with original German 800 hallm...

Classic Early 20th century Lady's platinum and diamond evening purse. The clasp set with circular- cut and baguette diamonds, to a curb link chain, measuring approximately 170 x 140...

An antique ring box covered with the original brown tortoiseshell effect paper, with gold floral tooling, and linear dashed border to the top. It is square in shape, which by way of ...

An antique ring box covered with the original rich brown leather, with swagged gold tooling to the top, with a linear border. It is square in shape, which by way of a push button, op...

There is a name which jewellery enthusiasts adore hearing, and that is Cartier, especially 'Cartier London', and when you combine that with the term 'Art Deco' they might just melt d...

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...

Rare Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated Tie Clip With Original Dunhill Case Circa 1960 Retro, Chic, Art Deco, Classic Elegant Vintage Dunhill Gold Plated “Circa 1960” With original Dunhi...

This rare and beautifully crafted antique jewellery box dates to the very start of Queen Victoria’s reign in 1837. The domed lid is made of sterling silver, intricately adorned with ...

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...

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 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...

A Victorian Holbeinesque emerald, diamond and pearl suite, consisting of a necklace and a pair of earrings, the necklace with five octagonal-cu...

Georgian Silver Box Birmingham 1793 Joseph Taylor. Wonderful little box originally for patches but ideal today as a pill box with nice tight fitting cover. Pin pricked engraved folia...

An original antique jewellery box by Hamilton & Inches, dating to the early 20th century. The box is finished in brown leather with gilt decorative tooling to the edges and a fit...

Alfred Dunhill of London has stood for refined gentlemen's accessories since the early twentieth century, and its lighters are among the most respected of the era. The Rollagas, intr...

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...

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’...

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...

This beautiful antique buckle dates from the Edwardian period, circa 1905, and showcases the refined artistry of early 20th-century enamel work. Crafted in sterling silver, the buckl...

An elegant antique jewellery box by R.W. Sorley, 93 St Vincent St., Glasgow, appointed By Royal Warrant to H.M. The King. Crafted in rich burgundy leather with gold tooling, this lon...

A simple and elegant antique silver pot featuring a soft domed lid and a warm gilt interior. The design is minimal yet timeless, allowing the craftsmanship to speak for itself. Altho...

A refined vintage jewellery box by Garrard, finished in green leather with gilt detailing along the edges. The interior is lined in dark velvet with a ...

Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this sublime 1911 Sterling silver handled with mother of pearl Baptismal shell ...

Antique Silver Table or Desk Cigar Cutter London 1903 W. H. Webber. Adjustable screw to allow access to cigar clippings. Cutting mechanism activated when pressed down from the top. F...

Vintage Royal British Gold Plated Coin Neck Tie Clip In Original Case Circa 1970 The tie clip in is a vintage gold-toned piece featuring a coin-style medallion with the profile of Q...

An Edwardian guilloche enamel coins purse made by E. J. Houlston. Very rare early 20th century enamel oval coin purse, created in Birmingham England...

This elegant pair of clasps are designed as peacocks with their fan. The peacocks are made out of Pinchbeck and mounted in metal clasps with a rose gold gilding. The peacocks's fans ...

A Georgian gold, enamel and agate needle case or etui, comprising a needle case in polished grey agate, with an inscription in white enamel, with floral detailing in 18 karat yellow ...

TO U.S.A BUYERS: DON’T SWEAT ABOUT 15% TRUMP’S TARIFF - WE COVER IT BY GIVING YOU 15% DISCOUNT! Mid-XIXc Victorian Police Constable's Painted Truncheon by Field, Holborn (London) ...

This is a Museum piece, an Edwardian Silver and Hardstone-mounted Snuff Box marked for Aide & Lovekin Ltd., Birmingham, 1908, from the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. ...

An antique ring box covered with the original floral printed paper, in green and pink. It is rectangular shaped, and the lid lifts off, revealing the interior. The outside top of th...

An antique ring box covered with the original brown leather, with gold swagged tooling to the top. It is square in shape, which by way of a push button, opens on a hinge, and flips u...

An antique ring box covered with the original grey leather effect paper. It is square in shape, which by way of a push button, opens on a hinge, and flips up from front to back, reve...

Elizabeth II English sterling silver and enamel mirror compact, an addition to our ornamental equestrian silverware collection. The subtly convex anterior surface is embellished with...

This sterling silver Georgian vinaigrette has a bas relief floral design on its lid of a three-leaf clover with a bloom in the center. Around the ...

Unusual silver matchbox holder or small card case or money clip Deakin & Francis Birmingham 1931. The case is vermeil engine turned design with a spring-loaded hinge function which i...

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

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...

This beautiful set of three ornamental gold egg boxes are truly novel and symbolise good fortune, prosperity and love. Each egg was fine crafted in 18K gold with screw fittings in th...

Alfred Dunhill of London has stood for refined gentlemen's accessories since the early twentieth century, and its lighters are among the most respected of the era. The Rollagas, intr...

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 ...

THIS IS A WONDERFUL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN HEART SHAPE LOCKET, MATCH HOLDER STRIKER OR PERFUME VINAIGRETTE BY THE ESTEEMED BRITISH SILVERSMITH WILLIAM HAIR HASELER. HASELER WAS FAMED FOR PARTNERING WITH LIBERTY & CO. OF LONDON AND PRODUCING THE WORKS DESIGNED BY ARCHIBALD KNOX. THE SILVER LOCKET PENDANT IS IN THE FORM OF A HEART. IT HAS BEAUTIFUL ACANTHUS LEAF SCROLL MOTIF ENGRAVING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LOCKET. ON ONE SIDE ARE THREE VICTORIAN INITIALS AT THE BOTTOM. THE LOCKET HAS A MATCH STRIKER ON ONE SIDE. THE HEART MOTIF IS BEAUTIFULLY RENDERED IN THIS ANTIQUE JEWEL. THE LOCKET IS ALSO A WONDERFUL PIECE OF TOBACCIANA WITH ITS MATCH HOLDER AND STRIKER DESIGN. THE HEART LOCKET DATES TO CIRCA 1870-1900. William Hair Haseler was born to John and Sarah Evett (Hair) Haseler in 1821/1822 in Birmingham, England. In 1870, Haseler founded the company, W. H. Haseler & Co., specializing in gold and silver work, and jewelry. Five years later, Arthur Lasenby Liberty (1843-1917) started a small shop on the corner of Regent Street in London. Specializing in exotic goods from Japan and the Far East, his business thrived and he became a leading merchant to the upper classes, including famous members of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. The store soon became the most fashionable place to shop in London, featuring luxurious wares including fabrics, clothing, furniture, clocks, jewelry, wallpapers and decorative objects of all kinds. His efforts to promote the Art Nouveau style, with its depiction of leaves and flowers in flowing ornamental lines, were so influential that the term “Stile Liberty” became the accepted term for the style in Italy. During the 1890s, Liberty formed relationships with many leading English designers. In 1898, Liberty and Haseler created a formal partnership to launch the Cymric silver...

An antique banded agate, and yellow gold propelling pencil, in 9 karat yellow gold. My favourite thing about this Antique Yellow Gold Pencil is the elegant floral design. What’s yo...

This Victorian Silver Gilt butterfly brooch is crafted with beautiful gem-set wings and body. Colorful and delightful, it's set with sapphires, rubies, rose-cut diamonds, and seed pe...

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...

A fine pair of antique Scottish pepperettes. By J. W. Kirwan & Co. of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the form of miniature tankards. Center-set with diamond shaped agate stones that are f...