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Art Deco Eastman Kodak Jiffy Kodak Six-20 Strut Folding Camera Rochester NY 30's
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Lovely Little Art Deco Kodak Eastman Jiffy Six-20 Folding Rollfilm Camera
Styled by Walter Dorwin Teague Made in Rochester NY, USA between 1933 & 1937
Takes 620 roll film
Classi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Victorian Glossy Extending Black Leather Stationary Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Glossy Black Leather Extending Correspondence Box / Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior
SLOPE 30
Inside the slope there is a leather bound blotting sheet, le...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera With Meniscus Lens & Rotary Shutter Made in the UK 1930's
Constructed from brown bakelite moulded co...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen With Box & Cartridges
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen Red Cartier Presentation Box & Ink Cartridges
This Must de Cartier fountain pen has a body in silver metal with gadroon mo...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Gold Plate
Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Late Victorian Chinoiserie decorated Letter rack
Black Laquered Background with gold detail
Depicting Figures bedside river scenes
foliage & leaf decoration
urn with flowers,
Sitting...
Category
Late 19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Stationery Set
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Stationery Set.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, l...
Category
1960s Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian inkstand...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Grand Tour Victorian Classical Marble & Bronze Three Piece Desk Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful 19th Century Classical Marble & Bronze Mounted Three Piece Grand Tour Desk Set
Three piece set includes a letter rack, an ink blotter, & an exquisite pen tray with a cen...
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Cow Horn Table Gong
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Cow Horn Table Gong. Lovely quality original brass circular gong flanked by a pair of cow horns with silver plated mounts standing on a qualit...
Category
Early 20th Century United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Oak
Stunning quality antique Victorian French Ormolu desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning quality antique Victorian French Ormolu desk set, having a figure to the top on a desert island surrounded by foliage, having a shaped tray...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu
1940's New Old Stock Vintage Button Cards - Pack Of Ten
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's New Old Stock Vintage Button Cards- Pack Of Ten. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched since the 1940...
Category
1940s French Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Art Deco Lacquered Calendar Desk Set, Two Inkwells With Retractable Lids 1930's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Art Deco 1930's Monochrome Desk Set.
Befit With Two Engine Turned Inkwells with one Glass Lining and Lids That Retract. Fixed Pen Tidy and A Central Calendar.
With A Green ...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Extra Large Size - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Extra Large Size - Good Quantity Available.
Sourced from Hungarian and Romanian street markets, crudely made and well used small chopping boards ma...
Category
1950s Hungarian Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Beech
19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Extremely Good Quality Mid 19th Century Rosewood Letter Tray, Of Unusually Diminutive Proportions, Having Exceptionally Well...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Walker & Hall Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Glass Desk Standish
By Walker & Hall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver and glass desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent antique silver desk...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century metamorphic camphor writing slope circa 1890.
Here we have a fine quality campaign tambour table top desk made in camphor wood.
Many features to this brass bound desk....
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Campaign Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Rene Lalique Black Glass Glass 'Tete D'aigle' Cachet
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique black glass 'Tete D'aigle' cachet. Engraved makers mark, 'R Lalique France No. 175'. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE Catalogue Raisonné De ...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Onyx "Ormolu Cassolettes"
Located in London, GB
"Ormolu Cassolettes"
A highly attractive pair of late 19th Century gilt bronze and onyx cassolettes. The onyx cassolette pots raised on gilt bronze tripod decorated with raised faces and acorns exhibiting excellent hand finished detail
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze & Onyx
SKU: 9167
ABOUT
Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way.The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of mercuric nitrate is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze; followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item is then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury vaporizes and the gold remains, adhering to the metal object...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Vintage Antique Industrial Millinery Hat Shop Display Block Stand Sculpture
Located in Sale, GB
- An original vintage wooden round millinery hat block with removable stand, England Circa 1950.
- This block has been recently waxed and left in i...
Category
Mid-20th Century British United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Hardwood
1950's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Plane Whistles - Bundle Of Ten
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Plane Whistles - Bundle Of Ten. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched si...
Category
1950s Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
1950’s Earth Geography Rotating Teaching Globe
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's Earth Geography Rotating Teaching Globe.
Sourced from a Czech collector this rare globe was used as a teaching aid to explain the position of the earths longitude and latitu...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique Tiffany Studios Bronze Doré Pen Tray Neoclassical Taste
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Norwich, GB
Antique Tiffany Studios New York gilt bronze pen tray/desk tidy. Neoclassical Taste. Maker's Stamp. Circa 1900.
The tray has a lovely patina, commensurate with age and use. Showing ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated & Red Lacquered Ballpoint With Red Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated & Red Lacquered Ballpoint With Red Cartier Box
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier ballpoint pen, featuring the classic trinity rings and an enamel ident ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Gold Plate
German Art Deco Rally Car Desk Compendium by WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Newark, England
From our Collectables category, we are thrilled to offer to the market this rare example Art Deco Rally Car Desk Compendium by WMF (Württembergische Metallwar...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, City of London, circa 1830s
Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast or London historian.
Item has lever action hidden compartment.
Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift.
Comes with the original heavy metal topped inkwells and notepad, modern quill and stand.Other items are shown for illustrative purposes.
Alderman John Joseph Mechi (1802–1880) was a silversmith, banker, inventor and Alderman of the City of London. He experimented with new farming methods on his estate at Tiptree in Essex.
Mechi was born in London 22 May 1802, the third son of Giacomo Mechi, a citizen of Bologna, who had settled in England early in life, was naturalised, and obtained a post at Kensington Palace in the household of George III. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of J. Beyer of Poland Street, London. John at the age of sixteen was placed as a clerk in a house in Walbrook, trading with Newfoundland, a job he had for ten years. In 1828 he set up on his own account as a cutler in a small workshop at 130 Leadenhall Street, from where he removed to No. 4 in the same street in 1830. Between 1830 and 1840 he made his fortune through the 'magic razor strop' which bears his name After the Crimean war and a fashion for beards, sales declined. On 10 November 1840 he took out a patent for 'improvements in apparatus to be applied to lamps in order to carry off heat and the products of consumption'. This was for the external shop-window lamps...
Category
19th Century British Campaign Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane A super piece and a grea
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Desk Ornament World Globe with Chrome Model Aeroplane
A super piece and a great desk ornament for the desk that has everything else
This small globe is set on a chrome stand benea...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
21stC Solid Silver Envelope Desk Card Holder & Pocket Case, Asprey & Co c.2006
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A set of solid silver card holders by Asprey & Co Ltd, both featuring a distinctive design. The first piece is a solid silver pocket card holder, de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Other United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Cartier Trinity Ribbed Silver Plated Pen With Red Cartier Box & Red Enamel Clip
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Trinity Ribbed Silver Plated Ballpoint Pen With Red Cartier Box & Enamel Clip
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier ballpoint pen, featuring the classic trinity rings and an...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Oak Desk Top Book Trough
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oak Desk Top Book Trough
A useful piece made in dark oak and ideal to hold a few books on your desk or bedside
The trough is 6” high, 18” wide and 9” deep
NG287
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Oak
Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Inkstand / Desk Standish
By Walter and John Barnard
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass inkstand / desk standish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular shaped form.
This Victorian inkstand...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Small Graphics Drinks Tray - By Ton
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Mid Century Small Graphics Drinks Tray - By Ton.
Reminiscent of Marimekko who used bold floral graphics to reinvent their Finnish oil cloth factory, but the trays were made by Czec...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Laminate, Beech
Vintage Pair Decorative 6ft Bronze Artillery Cannons 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an interesting vintage pair of French bronze cannons dating from the late 20th century.
The cannons have highly decorative barrels and splendid openwork carriages.
They ar...
Category
Late 20th Century United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
William Hornby - Patented Silver Seal Stamp - Retailed by Asprey in 1902
By Asprey International Limited, WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON (1898-1913)
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by William Hornby, and retailed originally by Asprey of London, this handsome, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Seal Stamp, i...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Large Size - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Vintage Wooden Chopping Boards - Large Size - Good Quantity Available.
Sourced from Hungarian and Romanian street markets, crudely made and well used small chopping boards made mai...
Category
1950s Hungarian Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Beech
Original Vintage Fly Sprayers - Small Batch Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Original Vintage Fly Sprayers - Small Batch Available.
We love the graphics on these and have been collecting them for several years now. Sold as a decorative item only, they do no...
Category
1950s Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Sheet Metal
1940's Mouthblown Hungarian Storage Storage Jars, Large
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Mouthblown Hungarian storage storage jars – large
1940’s Mouthblown Hungarian storage Storage jars – large. Traditional handmade storage jars made in small workshops in Hungary these are beautiful vintage storage jars...
Category
1940s Hungarian Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Art Glass
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Police Whistle And Badge Set
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Police Whistle And Badge Set.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched si...
Category
1960s Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
19th Century French University Teaching Shapes - Collection
Located in Hook, Hampshire
19th Century French University Teaching Shapes - Collection.
We know little of the history or use of this collection but they are from the late 19th Century and came from a French ...
Category
19th Century French Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Beech
1940's New Old Stock Shoe Laces - Large Bundle
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's New Old Stock Shoe Laces - Large Bundle.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched since the 1940's and...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Paper
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Decorated White
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Decorated White.
Classic multi compartment tiffin carrier. An original 1940's well loved and used decorated enamel tiffin from India. Used d...
Category
1940s Indian Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
A Rare C19th Anglo Indian Antler And Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in London, GB
A Rare Anglo-Indian Stag Antler Writing Slope Table Top Desk. Late 19th century. The whole veneered in stag antler. The top section opens to reveal a fitted area with pen tray and an...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
English Victorian horseracing desk set
Located in London, GB
Antique English Victorian horseracing desk set. A lovely set on stamped leather covered base with horse bridle decoration and jockeys cap inkwell in cut glass and ormolu. A lovely qu...
Category
1880s English Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu
Very Rare Edwardian Sterling Silver & Shagreen Desk Set, London, 1910
By Samuel Jacob
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1910 by Samuel Jacob, this incredible antique sterling silver & Shagreen desk set, comprises a pair of candlesticks, an ink stand and a pen tray, all featurin...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Desk Drawer, Japanese Ebonised Pine Desktop Folio, Victorian, Edo Period
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk drawer. A Japanese, ebonised pine desktop folio, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Attractive desk tidy with appealing hand-finished charm
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Ebonised pine frame presents dark tonality
Accentuated to the top with a saffron yellow hatched border
Hand-painted Japanese motif adds a flourish to the front and sides
Useful drawer dressed with a small brass pull for ease of opening
Light crimson interior with remnants of a decorative lining
Later faux crocodile dressing to the top surface and base
This is a charming antique desk...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Pine
Antique Grand Tour Victorian Classical Marble & Bronze Three Piece Desk Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful 19th Century Classical Marble & Bronze Mounted Three Piece Grand Tour Desk Set
Six piece set includes a letter rack, an ink blotter, & an exquisite pen tray with a central female bronze bust of classical form, paired by two marble inkwells, raised on four brass feet and vintage ink pen...
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1930's Set Of Balance Scale Validation Weights - Small Set
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1930's Set Of Balance Scale Validation Weights - Small Set.
Rare and unusual 1930's set of weights used to set a validation standard for industrial balance scales. Set as photograp...
Category
1930s Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1930's Set Of Balance Scale Validation Weights - Large Set
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1930's Set Of Balance Scale Validation Weights - Large Set.
Rare and unusual 1930's set of weights used to set a validation standard for industrial balance scales. Set as photograp...
Category
1930s European Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Unusual Victorian Oak Desk Slope In The Shape of a Book With Internal Divisional Sections Complete With With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Bound With Silver Plate Decorative Idents
Inkwel...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Chalcedony and Gilded Bronze Desk Set from the Duke of St. Albans
Located in London, GB
A finely cased desk set in Chalcedony and the very finest gilt bronze. Made up of a letter opener, a seal and a pen. The leather case is lined in its original velvet and silk. The en...
Category
1850s English Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oval Pen Tray
Located in London, GB
An attractive early 19th century Regency period bronze and Ormolu oval Pen Tray, with thistle, fruit and flower handles, having cut-glass inkwells, quill holders, candleholder and ce...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Sterling Silver Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Fountain Pen A Haviland-Nye
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Sterling Silver A Haviland-Nye Hallmarked Fountain Pen With A Schmidt Medium Nib, With A Black Tooled Leather Box
Hallmarked A Haviland-Nye 2002 London Made Specially for H.R.H Qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Deep Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Deep Blue.
Classic multi compartment tiffin carrier. An original 1940's well loved and used deep blue enamel tiffin from India. Used daily t...
Category
1940s Indian Vintage United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Stitched Leather Desk Set Attributed to Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A classic stitched leather desk set in dark green leather, attributed to Jacques Adnet. The set comprises a clock with wind up mechanism and nickel plated stylized numbers on the fac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
RESTORED ANTiQUE ART NOUVEAU STATIONERY WRITING CABINET WITH CALENDAR & KEy
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, Art Nouveau, fully restored stationary writing cabinet with date func...
Category
19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Russian Antique Desk Set in Guilloche Enamel with Diamonds
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Russian desk set features glittering rose diamonds and silver gilt. The set comprises a stamp, two inkwells, a letter holder and a picture frame, which all sit on a St...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Victorian Brass Inlaid Ebonised Wood Boulle Inkstand
Located in London, GB
Victorian brass inlaid ebonised wood Boulle inkstand
English, 19th century
Measures: height 12.5cm, width 38cm, depth 23.5cm
Made from ebonised wo...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Silver Dog Pen Tray - Dachshunds c.1968
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely charming desk-top pen tray made from solid Italian silver (800/1000) in Venice by Rossi & Arcandi in the late 1960's.
A wonderful subject, the tray is has the front wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Twelve 19th Century Painted and Gilt Metal Desk Accessories
Located in London, GB
In a time of computers and technology, this antique desk set harks back to a more romantic period when people read letters at their desks by candlelig...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique United Kingdom Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
