Rare Victorian Fairground Sign in Two Parts: 'Patronized by Royalty'
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 268 x 74 x 6 Year: 1870 The concept of the English general public going to forms of mass entertainment started in the 18th century with pleasure gardens such as Vauxhall and Ranelagh in London, which were the forerunners of Fairgrounds and Circuses, whose popularity peaked in the Victorian period. These signs date from the late 19th century and would have been proudly displayed by their owners as a means of publicity. Bar Code: 10146
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Small Victorian Brass Dog Collar
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 14.5 x 3.5 Year: 1920's Dog Collars in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries were largely made of leather, nickel, brass, or latterly, Old Sheffield Plate. Brass and Old Sheffield plated examples survive in greater numbers due to their durability. However, antique leather Dog Collars do not survive in any great numbers due to the...
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1880's Hallmarked Silver Timepiece of Horse Interest with Roman Numerals
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 16 x 16 x 8 Year: 1880 Winding desk timepiece of equestrian inspiration. Includes original winding key. Hallmarked silver main body with three hallmarked silver horsewhips. Small details include a hallmarked silver belt and spurs, a white dial with roman numerals and the maker's mark: "A. Thomas, London Old Bond Street 39 B, Paris Boissy...
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1910's Dunhill Compendium
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 40 x 30 x 23 Year: 1910 Box made of Burr Walnut with ivory trims and a bird's eye surface mounted on the top of the lid. Includes (all complete) a chess game, checkers game, mah jong, dominos, chips and dice. Made of fine Burr Walnut with ivory edging. Alfred Dunhill Ltd is a British-based...
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1930's Pair of Art Deco Shagreen and Ivory Photograph Frames
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 35 x 25 x 2 Year: 1930 A pair of 1930's Art Deco shagreen and ivory photograph frames, the inner and outer edges in ivory contrasting with the bright green shagreen, with mahogany linings and back, the tops with silver monograms below Coronets, the metal stands with retailers' mark for 'Goldsmiths & Silversmiths company Ltd,...
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1920's Large Alligator Hip Flask With Silver Plated Top
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 13 x 24 x 6.5 Year: 1920's Imposing hip-flask covered in alligator leather, with clutch to control the alcohol level. The lid is carved and plated in silver. Bar Code: 10154
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1960's 19" Illuminated Globe by Georama Limited
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 48 x 55 x 57 Year: 1960's Lit map globe signed by George Philip & Sons Ltd showing principal steamship routes with distance in nautical miles & principal transcontinental railways. Also shows the scale 1:26,000,000. George Philip, (1800-1882) was a cartographer and map publisher. He had one son, also George (1823-1902), who was admitted to...
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1900's Spanish Medical Wall Board
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 39 x 94 x 4 Year: 1900 A Spanish Medical Example, for use by students. Bar Code: 10152
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1860's Silver Box Crest Top
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 4 x 13 x 16.5 Year: 1860's Mounted with a printing of the Royal Coat of Arms with the British Royal motto "Dieu et Mon Droit" and the motto of the Order of the Garter "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense". The printing dates 1862 for the London International Exhibition during which many silversmiths participated....
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1880's Louis Vuitton Chequered Aviette Trunk
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 50 x 35 x 90 Year: 1880's The Chequered canvas appeared in 1880\\. This motif, first a woven design, was made in a printed version at the beginning of the following century with the advent of coated canvas. The printed version preserved a trompe-l'oeil aspect of woven fabric, while evoking the words "L.Vuitton Registered Trademark....
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1950's Pair of Louis Vuitton Suitcases
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 71 x 23 x 45 Year: 1950 The canvas body with all over Louis Vuitton monogram and flowers with brass-studded poplar bands to the top, front and back of the trunk, the lock engraved 'Bte S.G.D.G. patent, Louis Vuitton, 1 Rue Scribe, Paris, 149 New Bond Street, London, Made in France'. Interior lined with beige...
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Large Clam Shell
Price On Request Size (cm): 62 x 35 x 27 Year: 1890 Over-sized Clam shells. Beautiful add-ons to a nautical themed room, on a terrace or even as a garden decoration. Bar Code: 10163
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1940's Double-lifesize Training Model of a Browning M1919 A4 .30 Calibre Machine Gun
Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 200 x 55 x 31 Year: 1940's The model was made in the 1940's by J.H. Keeney & Co of Chicago, and used to train UNited Sates military personnel in the use of this weapon. The model has all the same moving parts as the original machine gun and is cutaway so these parts can...
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