Stunning Antique Victorian Walnut Veneer Box with Marquetry Banding Containing a Beautiful Display of Sea Shells
Here on offer is a stunning antique Victorian walnut veneer box with marquetry banding, containing a beautiful display of sea shells, circa 1850.
Victorian sailors brought back intricate "sailors' valentines", which were elaborate shell-art souvenirs, as tokens of love for their sweethearts and family members. These were typically octagonal, glass-fronted wooden boxes filled with... read more
150.00 GBP
Antique Brass-Bound Walnut Military Campaign Writing Slope with Key and Inkwell c1860
Here on offer is an antique brass-bound walnut campaign writing slope, with key and inkwell, circa 1860.
This is a fine example of an antique military campaign writing slope.
It has been made from fine grained English walnut and has inset brass banding around all the outer edges in a campaign manner.
There is also a blank brass name plaque set into ... read more
75.00 GBP
Large Antique Georgian Inlaid Wooden Jewellery Box
Here on offer is a large antique Georgian inlaid wooden jewellery box.
This beautiful box seems to have been made from rosewood and has been inlaid, mainly on the lid, with some unique and ornate designs, using various coloured African and fruit woods. It has a image of a box inlaid on the front edge.
I think this may well have been made back in the Georgian period... read more
75.00 GBP
Genuine WW1 1914 Princess Mary Christmas Tin
Here on offer is a genuine WW1 1914 Princess Mary Christmas tin that is now empty of its original contents.
This tin is in good condition retaining the fine detail to the lid and it now has a polished brass finish. The lid hinge still works as originally designed and there are light dents on the base of the tin. There are also small splits to all four corners of the base (see my ... read more
30.00 GBP
Collector’s Lockback Knife by Frost Cutlery with Custom Scrimshaw of a Bald Eagle by O.D.
Here on offer is a is a beautiful single blade locking knife made by Frost Cutlery when they were still getting knives from Seki City in Japan, an area famed for making some of the best blade steels.
It has a 2.75” blade with a razor sharp 2.1” cutting edge. The ricasso is stamped with the Frost Cutlery logo of a flying eagle and the words:
SURGICAL STEEL
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45.00 GBP
Stunning Antique Mother of Pearl and Hallmarked Silver Pedestal Caviar Dish by Mappin & Webb 1923
Here on offer is a truly stunning antique mother of pearl and hallmarked silver pedestal caviar dish by Mappin & Webb, dated to 1923.
The beautiful polished natural mother of pearl shell or nacre shell dish, has been fitted to a sterling silver pedestal that has pleasing curved and raised edges crafted by the famous silversmith Mappin & Webb of London.
The pedesta... read more
95.00 GBP
Silver ERII Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 with NEAR EAST clasp for Operation Musketeer - Suez Crisis 1956
Here on offer is a fine example of a ERII Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 with a NEAR EAST clasp issued for Operation Musketeer, Suez Crisis 1956
It is named to D.P. CASTLE who served in the Royal Navy as an able seaman.
Awarded for service in support of ‘Operation Musketeer’, a conflict often referred to as the ‘Suez Crisis’ that took place between 31st Octobe... read more
125.00 GBP
Unusual British WW1 Bullet Trench Art Letter Opener in the Shape of a Lady’s Leg with an Engaved Shoe and Garter
Here on offer is an unusual British WW1 bullet trench art letter opener in the shape of a lady’s leg with a shoe and leg garter.
The brass blade of the letter opener has been cut out in the shape of a lady’s leg. It has then been hand engraved with the image of a lady’s shoe and a leg garter on both sides.
The blade that fits securely to an inert British .303 type... read more