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Item Ships From: England
Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Descent in Powder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'DESCENT IN POWDER', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+ premium synthetic glass. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos...
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1930s British Sporting Art Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Wood
Cast Iron Personal Weighing Scales by JARASO
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Cast Iron Personal Weighing Scales by JARASO
Quirky scales to keep your weight personal, the weight registered by the scales can only be correctly vie...
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Early 20th Century Industrial England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th C Wax F.Ziegler Anatomical Models Studies Embryo Plant Scientific Medical
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare pair of wax studies by F.Ziegler taken from the imagery of F.Keibel
We believe the larger of the two models to be off a human embryo and the other to be of a plant.
The ...
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1890s German Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1853-1863 The Works of Thomas De Quincey
By Thomas De Quincey
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound full calf fifteen volume set of the works of English writer, essayist, and literary critic Thomas De Quincey.
Uniformly bound in full calf signed bindings by M. ...
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19th Century British Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Virgin Atlantic Concorde Model, England c.1992
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A composite model of a Concorde in full Virgin Atlantic livery mounted on a tripod stand, circa 1992. This scaled down aircraft model was presented to one of Virgin's top travel agen...
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20th Century British Other England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Red Seal Hockey Balls, Set of Six.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Chingford Red Seal Hockey Balls.
Six Chingford Red Seal hockey balls in excellent condition. The balls were retailed by A. Reader & Co., Teston Kent. According to 'Hockey News' in Ap...
Category
1960s Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
$255 / set
Box Tobacco 17 Century Friesland Baroque Birch Sliding Lid Love Heart Horse Lady
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This romantic and charming box has characteristic carving from the area.
With chip-carved geometric decoration to the sliding lid and sides, carved with a horse, two hearts and a...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birch
Antique Austrian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case c. 1890 Erotic
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Silver Cigarette Case decorated with a beautiful Enamel Image on the front of the case. The Image shows a woman with rich golden brow hair covered in part with a diaphano...
Category
19th Century German Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$2,433 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Fairground Knock Down Figure
Located in London, GB
Jeu De Massacre Fairground Figure
One of the finest examples of a late 19th Century fairground knock down figure we have had the pleasure to obtain, in ...
Category
Early 1900s French Folk Art Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Pair of Early Nordic Cross Country Skis, Museum Piece
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pair of Early Scandinavian cross country skis.
A pair of early long slender Swedish ridge top cross country ski's with tapered tips and wedge tai...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Maple
1967 Andy Warhol's Index (Book)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition, first impression of Andy Warhol's iconic pop-up book offering a glimpse into Warhol's world.
The first edition, first impression.
Bound in the publisher's origin...
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1960s American Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lamp Table Mandolin Francesco Perretti & Figli, Napoli Early-20 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Early-20th century, Francesco Perretti & Figli, mandolin upcycled into a table lamp, 29” high
A fun piece of signature and conversation mood lighting which can also be played
Injec...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Spruce
Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1918, Søren Jensen model D butterfly grand piano with a polished, maple case. The gilt music desk is in an openwork, scrolling design featuring flowers, shells amd swags. Piano sits on three square, tapered legs with bronze female nude, caryatids adorning the top. The piano lyre features gilted, carved detail of foliage and berries. The pedals are in a spiral design. Carved, gilt, filgree panels featuring shells, foliage and scrolls adorn the piano cheeks.
Cabinet features hand-painted ovals by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze.
Oval 1 - A fair haired maiden, vested in blue with a golden belt holds a dagger aloft.
Oval 2 - A man flees a crowd of gnomes with a barrow filled with gold, urged on by a seated woman.
Oval 3 - A nurse snoozes next to a cot as a baby is stolen
Oval 4 - A seated maiden offers a scarlet clad man a golden cup...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Fabric Sample Book Dated 1835 from Dollfus Mieg Et Compagnie (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautiful and historic fabric sample book dated from 1835 (as can be seen on the front cover), which was produced by Dollfus Mieg and Comp...
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19th Century Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
1907 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By Edward Fitzgerald
Located in Bath, GB
A sumptuously bound copy of this noted work, presented here in a highly decorative Bumpus binding, with exquisite gilt detail and watered silk pastedowns.
The 1907 edition of the wo...
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Early 1900s British Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1966 I Go By Sea, I Go By Land
By P. L. Travers
Located in Bath, GB
An uncommon to see signed novel by P. L. Travers, a touching war novel inscribed by Travers.
The author's presentation copy, signed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Mary Cadogan...
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1960s British Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of 11 19th Century Bois Durci Portrait Roundels
By François Charles Lepage
Located in London, GB
Set of 11 19th century Bois Durci portrait roundels
French, 19th Century
Largest: Height 1.5cm, diameter 15.5cm
Smallest: Height 1cm, diameter 11.5cm
This set of 11 panels depicts ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Cricket Bat, Made From Hardwood
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Hardwood Cricket Bat.
An unusual, beautiful cricket bat made with a hardwood blade and ash handle. The blade with a curved profile front and back and great curved shoulders. ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Large Dryad Wooden Paper Guillotine
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large dryad wooden paper Guillotine
Well used and still working well, the makers name is in the centre of the front, all in good used condition,
...
Category
Early 20th Century International Style England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beech
Regency Mahogany Apprentice Chest
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A small Regency mahogany table top apprentice or collectors chest.
The top drawer is an arrangement of four smaller ones, with further drawers below and brass knobs.
The top has a re...
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1820s English Regency Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Art Deco Silver Presentation Casket
Located in London, GB
This Anglo-Indian silver casket is inscribed on a central panel to the front with the following: 'Presented to / Mr. A. L. Guildford, B.Sc. M.I.E....
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Silver Besamim Spice Box for Havdalah
Located in London, GB
This beautifully decorated besamim, a decorative spice box used in the weekly Jewish ceremony of Havdalah, marking the conclusion of Shabbat (the Sabbath) - is a fine piece of antiqu...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Brass Electric Fan, by Frost & Co
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early 20th century brass electric fan, by Frost & Co
A very stylish good looking piece, with aluminium blades and metal cage
This piece looks to be...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1960 French Provincial Cooking
By Elizabeth David
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound first edition of this illustrated cookery book on French provincial cooking, housed in a slip case.
A first edition of the work, rebound in a beautiful dark blue...
Category
1960s European Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Owl smoking pipe made from burr briar wood, French circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This very pleasing object is a rare piece of smoking history which would benefit any collection.
It is a novelty smoking pipe produced by the high quality French firm of Butz Choquin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Police Booking Photographs Portraits Mug Shots Criminals
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 27 police booking photographs, male and female detainees in typical profile and straight-on poses, some with contemporary manuscript name and dates.
The majority cap...
Category
Early 20th Century European England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Stunning Faux Books Walnut & Satinwood Smoking Pipe Rack Holder with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Walnut & Satinwood Faux books pipe rack with internal drawers
A very good looking and decorative piece, its designed to hold three pipes in t...
Category
20th Century English Edwardian England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
$700 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Georgian Newcastle Sterling Silver Meat Skewer / Letter Opener
By John Langlands I
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian Newcastle sterling silver meat skewer/letter opener; an addition to our diverse 18th century flatware ...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mounted Bronze Ships Bell from Mv Erimus 1922, Thornaby on Tees
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mounted bronze ships bell from MV Erimus 1922, Thornaby on Tees.
Bronze Ships Bell with purpose made Mounting Bracket from MV ERIMUS which was lau...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1802, Richmond “Gold Cup”, by Robert Adam, Paul Storr and Robert Makepeace
By Paul Storr, Robert Adam, Robert Makepeace I
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This exceptional silver-gilt trophy was made by Paul Storr in 1802, by arrangement with the London retailer Robert Makepeace. It is in the form of a classi...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1778-84 Present State of Husbandry in Scotland
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce six volume collection regarding agriculture in Scotland during the eighteenth century, with delightful gilt spines.
ESTC Citation No. T103102.
This work examines agricultu...
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Late 18th Century European Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tiffany Heart Bracelet Sterling Silver, Stamped Tiffany & Co In Original Box
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Tiffany Heart Bracelet Sterling Silver T Bar Stamped Tiffany & Co In Box
41g
Category
20th Century American Art Deco England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage, Antique Alpine Ski Photograph, 'NOSE DIVE'
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alpine Ski photograph. Taken from original 1930s photograph
'NOSE DIVE', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930...
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1962 A Clockwork Orange
By Anthony Burgess
Located in Bath, GB
A smartly bound, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange'. With a signed letter from the author loo...
Category
1960s English Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$5,461
Edwardian Diamond & Sapphire Gold Hunting Horn Brooch
Located in Worcester, GB
Edwardian Sapphire & Diamond Hunting Horn Brooch in Gold, England, circa 1905
A fine Edwardian brooch in the form of a coiled hunting horn, centrally adorned with a horseshoe motif —...
Category
Early 20th Century European England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Elvis Costello Stiff Records UK Tour Poster by Barney Bubbles, 1977
By Barney Bubbles
Located in Devon, GB
One of a series of five oversized posters produced by innovative Stiff Records design director Barney Bubbles to promote the first Stiff Records tour, which was known as the Live Sti...
Category
1970s British Post-Modern Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Canadian Solid Silver & Enamel Playing Cards Box, Toronto c.1920
By Ellis Bros.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Canadian solid silver playing cards case. This box features a smooth outer case, flared base which holds a cabinet-shaped...
Category
20th Century Canadian Other England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamelled Metal London Street Sign For Harley Street c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century enamelled London street sign, crafted for Harley Street, W1 (Central London). This sign features the classic red and bla...
Category
20th Century British Other England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
9'2 "High Roller Gun" Custom Wooden Marquetry Surfboard feat 24 Carat Gold
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This is a unique custom surfboard featuring a marquetry deck incorporating 24 carat gold leaf, designed and hand-crafted by the w o o d p o p studio which specialises in marquetry an...
Category
2010s British England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
$16,039 Sale Price
20% Off
U S Navy Mark V Diving Helmet Military Prototype The Helmet is a replica model
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
U S Navy Mark V Diving Helmet Military Prototype
The Helmet is a replica model of US Navy equipment, the helmet is a full size piece made in chrome brass...
Category
1960s American Craftsman Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
1979 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas Adams
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this incredibly popular science fiction novel, a smart copy in the original second state dust wrapper.
The first edition, first impression. Uncommon to see the first U.K. edition.
In the original unclipped second state dust wrapper, without the advert to the rear wrap.
'The Hitch Hiker's Guide to...
Category
1970s British Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Winter Landscape, Matterhorn Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Ski Photography, antique Alpine Ski Photograph.
'MATTERHORN', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930's skiing photograph. Black & white alpi...
Category
20th Century Swiss Sporting Art England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Barcelona Olympic Boxing Mascot Cobi (1992) by Javier Mariscal
By Javier Mariscal
Located in London, GB
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. Commonly referred to as Barcelona '92, these games were notable for being the last Summer and Winter Olympics to be held in the same year, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided thereafter to alternate the events in separate even-numbered years, starting in 1994. This was a pivotal moment in Olympic history, as the Barcelona Games marked the first Summer Olympics held in the post-Cold War era and were free from the boycotts that had plagued previous events, a situation not seen since the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Barcelona '92 is widely regarded as one of the most successful Olympic Games, contributing significantly to the modernization and global image of the city. It was also a Games of many firsts: the debut of the "Dream Team" in basketball, which featured NBA players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, and the reintegration of South Africa into the international sports community after a 32-year ban due to apartheid. The participation of a unified German team following the reunification of East and West Germany, and the absence of the Soviet Union (though its former republics competed as the Unified Team), further emphasized the geopolitical shifts of the time.
The official mascot for the 1992 Barcelona Games was *Cobi*, a stylized sheepdog designed by Catalan artist and designer Javier Mariscal. Mariscal, already a significant figure in contemporary design, was known for his eclectic and playful style, often blending comic art with a modernist sensibility. His creation of Cobi was a departure from previous Olympic mascots...
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1990s Spanish Post-Modern England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond
By Dollond, London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A bow-front marine barometer by John Dollond It is of slender cylindrical form with a silvered register plate enclosed by a hinged thermometer flap an...
Category
1820s English Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Walnut Games Compendium
Located in London, GB
The ‘Royal Cabinet of Games’ by Charles Henry, 22 King Street, Manchester, constructed in figured walnut with coromandel edging, enclosing various games including chess, backgammon &...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut
1815 Robinson Crusoe
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce and sought after 'academic edition' of Robinson Crusoe, an extensively annotated edition with footnotes on a wide variety of subjects.
A very unusual and scarce edition of ...
Category
1810s British Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,763
Pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, Import Marked London 1927
By Israel Segalov
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1927 by Israel Segalov, this wonderful pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, are handsomely modelled. Each measures roughly 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 12.5"(32cm) wide, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 96 troy ounces.
The design for the Knights is taken from a relief which can be found at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the 'Hofkirche' of Innsbruck in Germany. The relief shows Emperor Maximilian I at the Battle of the Spurs (also known as the (second) Battle of the Guinegate), and was created by Albrecht Durer.
The knights are believed to depict Emperor Maximilian I & King Ferdinand I.
Category
1920s English Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Regency Mahogany Miniature Childs Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality, 19th Century, Late Regency Period, Mahogany Miniature, Or Childs, Chest Having Inverted Breakfront Top Over Exceptionally Well Figured Frieze And Four Long...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
$3,566 Sale Price
30% Off
Batman
Located in London, GB
Original Lebanese film poster for Tim Burton's 1989 Batman staring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger. The artwork on this poster is very dif...
Category
1980s Lebanese Vintage England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$829 Sale Price
20% Off
Heavy Duty Industrial Trimming Crates
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th C Industrial trimming crates, wonderful patina and very useful. 1920
Category
20th Century English England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$276 / item
Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880
By Japy Frères
Located in London, GB
A fine quality and rare music box made by Ami Rivenc of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1880, featuring the beautiful combination of 9 engraved bells and an 8-day French clock inside a ser...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
French Wooden Table Top Football Soccer Game
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French wooden table top football soccer game
This is one for the Boys, it is a 1930s table football game from France, the game has the players in white ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Snooker or Billiard Scoring Board Superb Colour
By John Thurston
Located in Radstock, GB
A mahogany framed billiards or snooker scoring board by Thurston of London circa 1895 with a shaped pediment.
A very nice cut of mahogany with boxwood slid...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Bow Front Barometer by J. Somalvico & Co of London
Located in Devon, GB
A good William IV period rosewood and mother-of-pearl bow fronted stick barometer with its original bowed glass thermometer by this fine London make...
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19th Century English William IV Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Antique Hardwood Inlaid Banjo Barometer
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is a 19th century antique hardwood inlaid banjo barometer with a thermometer and a 10' silvered dial, brass bezel with convex glass. It is a very...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
20thC Leather Cased Collection Of Bartholomew Maps Of Great Britain c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century leather-cased collection of Bartholomew British road maps by Edward Stanford Ltd of London. One volume features a map of the entire British Isles, divided into n...
Category
20th Century British Other England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
A shipyard model of the liner Nippon Moru, dated 1898
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A shipyard model of the liner Nippon Moru, dated 1898. This shipbuilder’s model has a pink hull, black topsides and two black funnels. It is executed in meticulous detail with two c...
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Late 19th Century English Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Large Chinese Agate and Nephrite Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Basket
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese agate and nephrite flower model in a cloisonné enamel basket
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 29cm, width 40cm, depth 29cm
This elegant 20th century Chinese creation fe...
Category
20th Century Chinese England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Agate, Metal, Enamel
1860 Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon, Marble Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for auction this stunning antique circa 1860 Grand Tour bronze statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon on top in so...
Category
1860s Italian Grand Tour Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$2,420 Sale Price
30% Off
A relic from the family of Bounty Mutineer John Adams: documented piece of Bark
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A relic from the family of Bounty Mutineer John Adams: An exceptionally rare documented piece of Bark Cloth from the Pitcairn Islands, with a fragment of paper pinned to it stating ‘Manufactured at Pitcairn’s Island, by the descendants of John Adams the Mutineer, from the bark of a tree.’
Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire
For similar examples see the collection of the British Museum (Oc1937,0308.1 and Oc1937,0308.2) each with the same handwriting as the example offered here, but signed ‘H. Porter’ and dated 1837 and another in the National Martime Museum, Greenwich.
John Adams (1767-1829)
John Adams (known as Alexander Smith) was the last survivor of the Bounty Mutineers, the disaffected crewmen, who, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship’s open launch.
After a sojourn in Tahiti, Christian, the remaining mutineers and some native Tahitians, mainly women forcibly abducted, left on 22nd September 1799 in search of safe haven. He then formed the idea of settling on Pitcairn Island, far to the east of Tahiti; the island had been reported in 1767, but its exact location was never verified. After months of searching, Christian rediscovered the island on 15 January 1790, 188 nautical miles east of its recorded position. This longitudinal error contributed to the mutineers’ decision to settle on Pitcairn in the hope they would be undetected. On arrival the Bounty was unloaded and stripped of most of its masts and spars, for use on the island. It was set ablaze and destroyed on 23rd January 1790.
Although the settlers were able to survive by farming and fishing, the initial period of settlement was marked by serious tensions among the settlers. Alcoholism, murder, disease and other ills had taken the lives of most of the mutineers and Tahitian men. John Adams, Ned Young, and Matthew Quintal were the last three mutineers surviving in 1799 when the thuggish Quintal, while drunk, reportedly threatened to kill the entire community if he could not have Fletcher Christian’s widow as his own consort, and in response Adams and Young lured him to Young’s house and killed him with a hatchet. Having taken effective control of the 19-member strong colony after the 1793 massacre, Adams and Young then turned to the Scriptures using the ship’s Bible as their guide for a new and peaceful society. As a result, Adams and Young embraced Christianity and taught the children to read and write using the Bible. Young eventually died of an asthmatic infection in 1800, but Adams continued his work of educating the women and children. The Pitcairners also converted to Christianity. The Pitcairners would later convert from their existing form of Christianity to Adventism after a successful Adventist mission in the 1890s.
The American sailing ship Topaz was the first to rediscover Pitcairn in 1808. Adams was eventually granted amnesty for the mutiny...
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19th Century British Antique England - Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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