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1800's Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Stringing Lines and Ivory Bands

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 26 x 11 x 14.5 Year: 1800 A Regency tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with silver stringing lines and ivory bands, the domed top centred by a silver rectangular plaque, over a domed front with canted sides, the interior with two tortoiseshell lidded compartments with ivory finials, on silver plated ball feet. Two features of this delightful tea caddy make it stand out from others of the Regency period: the combination of domed top, domed front and canted angles combine to make a complicated shape to make; the delicate silver stringing lines combined with the white ivory to form a colored contrast to the mottled tortoiseshell. The overall effect is one of elegance and quiet sophistication. Bar Code: 10188

1900's Pocket Watch in Alligator Case

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 10.5 x 12.5 x 4 Year: 1900 Set in silver with a white enamel face and black dials. The pocket watch lies in a brown velvet backing. They were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I during which a transitional design,...

1900's Rare Tortoiseshell 'Swiss Army' Pen Knife

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 9 x 2.5 x 2 Year: 1900 A rare early tortoiseshell 'Swiss Army' pen knife. The Swiss Army knife (German: Schweizer Offiziersmesser) is a pocket knife or multi-tool manufactured by Victorinox AG (and up to 2005 Wenger SA). The term 'Swiss Army knife' was coined by US soldiers after World War II due to the...

1930's Art Deco Satinwood Cigar Box

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 10 x 19 x 6 Year: 1930 An Art Deco satinwood Cigar Box of rectangular form, the hinged cover with a quarter-veneered satinwood panel within an ivory strung line, with a shagreen and wider ivory outer band, with a fruitwood-lined interior. Bar Code: 10197

1890's Ivory and Brass Mounted Folding Ruler

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 16 x 1.5 Year: 1890 An ivory and brass mounted folding ruler in four sections, with detailed measurements on all sides, with maker's mark for 'Rabone & Son'. John Rabone & Sons have been making rulers and tools since 1780\\. Based in Birmingham, they are now known as Rabone Chesterman. Rulers, also known as rules,...

1900's Large Leather and Silver Plated Hip Flask

Price On Request DImensions (cm): 13 x 21 x 5.5 Year: 1900 These classic 1930's objects show the lifestyle of the time. Gentlemen used to carry their own liquor in flasks like this to the parties they were attending, the silver & crocodile skin were used for the top-end lines, inducing that these flasks were owned by gentlemen of a...

1930's Pair of Art Deco Shagreen and Silver Plated Candlesticks

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 31.5 x 12.5 Year: 1930 A pair of Art Deco shagreen and silver plated candlesticks formed as ionic columns with foliate swags hanging from the scrolled capitals, with detachable drip pans, on spreading square bases. Shagreen is a type of rawhide consisting of untanned animal skin, commonly from sharks or rayfish, which is dyed with...

Late 19th Century Carved and Painted Wood Model of the Royal Coat of Arms

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 125 x 110 x 10 Year: 1900 The central shield painted with the Royal Motto 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense' held by supporting Lion and Unicorn, with helmet, scrolling acanthus leaves and lion above, inscribed 'Dieu Et Mon Droit'. This large representation of the Royal Coat of Arms was used by shops and traders...

Early 20th Century Crocodile Skin Jewellery Box

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 33.5 x 24 x 8 Year: 1900 An early 20th century Crocodile skin jewellery box formed as a small suitcase with brass fittings, the 15-lugged hinge opening to reveal one long compartmentalized section and two fold-out sections, with narrow ring-holders, the lock stamped 'Bramah, London'. Originally a cabinet maker, Joseph Bramah (1748 - 1814) patented...

1980's Silver Decanter Realistically Modelled as A Johnnie Walker Black Label Whisky Bottle

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 29 x 8 Year: 1980 A silver Decanter realistically modelled as a Johnnie Walker Black Label Whisky Bottle. Complete with labelling, marked 'Silver' underneath. Walker & Hall were a well-known large firm of manufacturing silversmiths founded in 1845 in Sheffield. They produced a wide variety of objects in silver and silver plate, expanding to become...

Large 1900's Cut Glass Inkwell

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 10 x 12.5 Year: 1900 A large early 20th century cut glass Inkwell with a circular facet-cut gilt metal-mounted lid and square cut glass body. Bar Code: 10209

1910's Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 12.5 x 14 Year: 1910 Tortoiseshell was a popular material used for more photograph frames in the Edwardian period. Likewise, leather backings were more expensive than the more commonly used wood, and red is the most sought after colour. Bar Code: 10208

Large Early 20th Century Crocodile Jewellery Box

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 23 x 31 Year: 1910 A large early 20th century crocodile Jewellery Box of rectangular form,. The hinged lid centred by flush brass-sunk carrying handle, initialled 'C.A.R.', opening to reveal an aubergine-coloured silk and leather interior with three compartmented lift-out trays, each with different sections for a variety of jewellery items, with a...

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