Inlaid Mahogany Display Table
Original, quality circa 1900 / 1920's Edwardian inlaid mahogany glazed display cabinet / table. This clean and dainty example has square tapered legs with a shaped cross stretcher layout beneath, a lift up hinged glazed top lid with a lock and key, four glazed side panels and faded lime green shot silk lining to the interior. The original finish is faded overall but is generally in good order with the odd old repair to the veneer and cross stretcher. All now complete and in good and working order.
Top 20.75" x 14.25".
Total 29.25" tall.
Feet at floor 19.5" x 12.5".
Art Nouveau Brass Wall Light with Vaseline Shade
Original, quality 1920's cast brass wall mounted gas bracket converted to electricity. This exceptional wall light has a serious Art Nouveau design of sinuous stems and a shaped backplate and can be purchased with or without the original vaseline gas shade and shade holder. Has been wired with modern three core flex and a new brass UK bulb holder. The gas tap, as seen, is now fixed to permit the electric conversion. Fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Complete and in good and working order.
For the light bracket only £350.
Backplate 12.5" x 3.5".
Total excluding shade 14.75" tall x 3.5" x 12.75" front to back.
Total including shade 14.75" tall x 8.5" wide x 16" front to back.
Price is for light fitting with shade.
Brass Electric Wall Light
Original, quality late 19th century cast brass wall mounted gas bracket converted to electricity. This unusual example has a swivel arm mounted on a cast brass wall bracket with four countersunk screw holes for fixing to the wall. The embossed detail in relief has acanthus leaves and ribbing and has a dragon mounted to the top. Wired with modern three core flex and a new brass UK bulb holder. The gas tap, as seen, is now fixed to permit the electric conversion. Fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. The shade is not included in the price, but may be available; see our "Lamp Shades" section, item code: S231
Backplate 7.5"x 4".
Total 10.25" tall.
13.75" front to back excluding shade.
Cast Iron Door Porter
Original, quality larger than average late 19th century cast iron door porter with a blacksmith made wrought iron stem and loop grip handle. This plain but unusual example has the old black paintwork, is good and heavy and is complete and in good and working order. The first we have seen of this model.
20" tall x 6" x 4.5" front to back at base.
Brass Stamp Machine Front
Exterior 16" x 6".
3" front to back at hood.
Bolts 1" long.
Colmans Mustard Enamel Sign
Original, quality very clean horizontal enamel advertising sign detailing "Colman's Mustard" in dark blue text on a yellow background. This bright enamel sign has six screw holes for mounting and is printed below the bottom line "July 05" for the year of manufacture 1905 and "Patent Enamel Co Ltd Birmingham" for the manufacturer of the sign. Some very minor rust marks and complete and in good order.
18" x 8".
Rowland Ward Cased Otter
24" tall x 34" x 14".
Holcroft Cast Iron Aga Frypan
Original, quality unused cast iron circular frying pan with a pouring lip to the front, an integral curved side handle and a lifting grip to the opposite side. This pan was manufactured for "AGA" and is embossed to the side along with UK patent numbers and the date of manufacture "1932". All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order.
Base 10" diam.
Top rim 11.5" diam.
Total including handles 18.5" x 12.5" plus 2.75" tall.
Sealed Tin of Ripolin Paint
7" tall.
5.5" diam.
Cranberry Font Oil Side Lamp
Original, quality late 19th century oil side lamp with a cranberry glass font mounted on a pressed brass neck on a circular black finished terracotta plinth. This good example has a brass twin wick duplex burner and gallery and all fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good and working order. The chimney is included although the shade is not but may be available ref code: OS160.
13.5" tall excluding chimney.
22" with.
Base 7.25" diam.
Cranberry Tinted Oil Lamp Shade
Original, quality late 19th century cranberry tinted glass oil lamp shade. This super example has a cranberry tint fading down to clear at the base with floral decoration in panels and an eight pointed top flare. Will fit a standard, duplex double wick burner gallery and complete and in good and working order.
6.75" tall.
8.25" widest.
Brass and Beaded Footstool
Body diam 10".
Total 11.5" diam.
5.75" tall including feet.
Brass Door Knob and Cranked Handle
Original, quality late 19th century spherical shaped brass door knob with a smaller cranked brass turning knob and a standard square bar to fit a thin surface mounted door lock. Most unusual to find these and this example appears unused. Complete and in good and working order.
Knob 2" diam.
1.75" front to back.
Cranked handle 2.5" x 1".
Small knob 1.25" diam.
Flat Sided Copper Kettle
Original, quality late 19th century very narrow all copper kettle. This unusual example that looks ridiculous, has a tinned interior, a long pouring spout, a side handle and long narrow hinged lid with a thumb grip impressed "L". These were designed to stand on a ledge against the grille on the front of a kitchen range or similar and would boil a small amount of water very quickly. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
6.25" tall x body 2" x 7.25" at base.
Body 1.5" x 5.5" at lid.
Total 9.5" x 3.5".
Huge 'Hove' Ginger Beer Bottle
Original, quality late 19th century / circa 1900, huge Shop Counter, two tone glazed stoneware ginger beer dispenser. This superb example, one of the largest we have seen, is perfect to scale in proportion and the cup handles to the shoulder is another first. The front is transfer printed for the supplier of the original contents "Abbot Bros. Hove". Some minor chips to the stopper, otherwise complete and in good order.
24" x 9.75".
Brass Trench Gas Alarm Horn
Original, quality First World War twin branch brass trench gas alarm horn. This very unusual example has twin flared and curved trumpet horns with a single mouthpiece and a ring for a lanyard mount, one flared end is stamped "D.R.G.M" and 'Signal' with an arrow through its logo. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost, in super condition and complete, when blown a loud twin note is sounded.
5.75" x 3.5" x 1.5".
Cast Iron 'Gryphons' Bootscraper
Original, quality late 19th century heavy cast iron bootscraper of the pan style with a rectangular shaped tray with four countersunk holes, two for drainage and two for fixing if required. The actual scraper has Mythical Gryphon shaped figures as supports. All is in the old weathered paint finish and is complete and in good and working order.
13" tall.
Base 14.25" x 11" x 2".
Wellbanks Boilerette Cookpot
Original, quality late 19th century oval shaped copper cooking pot with the original oval tinsmith made lid and wrought iron side handles. This example has a bain-marie facility to fill the cavity with water hence the inner pan will sit surrounded by the boiling water only. The screw-on brass filler cap has a safety chain to retain the cap to hand. If required for use the inner surface would need to be re-tinned. The label to the handle on the lid is missing, otherwise all is complete and in good order and has been cleaned and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost.
15" x 10.5" plus 10.5" tall including lid.
Inner lining 11" x 8.5" x 6.5" deep.
Swan Vestas Matches Enamel Sign
Original, quality 1920's double sided very clean rectangular shaped enamel advertising sign with a mounting flange to one end. This colourful example is detailed "Swan Vestas the smoker's match, British made by Bryant and May" to both sides. The mounting flange has four screw holes and both sides of the sign has some damage to the enamel but only minor, otherwise all is complete and in good order.
18" x 12".
1.5" flange.
Vaseline / Opaline Striped Glass Lamp Shade
Original, quality circa 1900 / 1920's glass gas light shade, fitted with a replacement, lacquered brass shade holder to fit a standard, modern, UK electric bulb holder. This super example has diagonal opaline stripes a frilly and flared outer rim and an overlaid cranberry glass inner rim. A larger than average shade with an exciting array of colours. Perfect and complete.
6.75" tall including holder.
Top ring on shade 2 5/8".
9.25" widest.
Cased Pair of Kingfishers with 6 Chicks
Original, quality and exceptional pair of adult Kingfishers with six young as a nest scene in a glass fronted cabinet on bun feet mounted by Joseph Travis of Saffron Waldren circa 1900. This most unusual example is in wonderful condition with good groundwork, very clean interior paintwork, realistic presentation and an assortment of labels. We have cleaned the inside of the glass applied crystals to keep away the mite and retaped where necessary and repainted the exterior leaving the label remains to be visible. Again an exceptional example by this skilled Taxidermist.
12.5" tall x 14" x 6.75" front to back.
Mounted Gemsbuck Horns
Original, quality, late 19th century, pair of 'Gemsbuck' horns and part front skull on the original oak shield detailed "Gemsbuck" to the front. This shield is the 'Roland Ward' shape but it is not marked to that effect. All is complete and in good order. A substantial pair of horns even for a gemsbuck.
Total 46.5" tall x 22.5" widest and 15" front.
Shield 12" x 10.5" and 1".
Wrought Iron Flesh Fork
Original, quality mid 19th century blacksmith made wrought iron Flesh Fork or perhaps a muffin fork. This super example has a punch decorated top loop and neck, punch dot lines down the shaft and decorative four tined fork. Cleaned and waxed and complete and in good and working order.
23" x 2" x 0.75".
Copper Copper
15" tall x 21" exterior diam.
Interior diam 19".
Sheep Bell on Yew Wood Yoke
Original, quality mid to late 19th century blacksmith made wrought iron 'Clucket' bell on the original Yew wood Yoke suspended with old leather harness and wedges, one in Yew the other in bone. Worn by sheep on the downs. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is good and working order with a great distinctive sound.
Bell 5.5" x 3" x 4.5".
Total 10.5" x 8.5" x 3".
Brass & Mahogany Fireside Bellows
Original, quality pair of late 19th century fireside bellows in superb condition. This example appears to have been fully refurbished with new leather and brass studs, although it's hard to decide, they may just have been well looked after and all be original. Nevertheless, the quality of the leather and brass is faultless. The brass top plate has an embossed design of song birds on branches and the spout is in cast brass. The brass is polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order with a serious puff.
17" x 5.5" x 2.25" front to back.
Sealed Tin of Ripolin Paint
7" tall.
5.5" diam.
Oak Railway Tender Smokers Cabinet
Original, quality late 19th century superb oak coal tender with the original finish, the original faux on the coal lid and cast brass carriage wheels and axles in the unpolished green colour. The sides of this example are detailed "G.N.R", "1741" and the registration number for the year of manufacture 1894. The lid has a lock and key and will lift to reveal oak lined compartments for cigarettes, perhaps cheroots and matches also the match striker. All is complete and in superb original condition with all the wheels moving well. These were often mounted on mini rail tracks down the centre of the huge banqueting tables along with a Tantalus or two, on wheels for wine and a coaster for cheeses. Complete and in good and working order.
Body 11" long x 6.25" tall x 6.5" wide.
Total length including buffers 13".
Width between wheels 5.5".
Holcroft Cast Iron Aga Frypan
Original, quality unused cast iron circular frying pan with a pouring lip to the front, an integral curved side handle and a lifting grip to the opposite side. This pan was manufactured for "AGA" and is embossed to the side along with UK patent numbers and the date of manufacture "1932". All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order.
Base 10" diam.
Top rim 11.5" diam.
Total including handles 18.5" x 12.5" plus 2.75" tall.
Parrot Head Letter Clip
Original, quality circa 1900, Novelty letter clip with a cold painted colourful parrot's head with glass eyes and a nickel plated clip action, all mounted on an ash backboard. Probably continental we believe the head to be made of spelter but who knows, it could well be cold painted bronze. All very clean with slight bleeding of the brass through the nickel plating. The first we have seen of this model and complete and in good and working order.
Backboard 5.5" x 3.5".
Total 1.75" tall.
Bismark Carved Wooden Nutcracker
Original, quality late 19th century, Swiss carved "Black Forest" nutcracker in the form of the head of 'Otto Von Bismark' (1815 to 1898) a prominent Prussian Statesman, Prince of Bismark, Duke of Leunburg and First Chancellor of Germany. A super example with a wonderfully detailed head and face and a good colour. Complete and in good and working order. The first we have seen of Bismark.
8.5" x 3" x 2".
Triple Nickel Coathook
Original, quality late 19th century heavy duty triple wall mounted coat hooks in nickel, mounted on a shield shaped cast nickel backplate with four countersunk screw holes for mounting. Impressed for the manufacturer "W. Mc Geoch & Co Glasgow". Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. The first we have seen this large and probably made for use on board a ship.
Backplate 4" x 2.5".
Total 4" x 6" x 1.5" front to back closed.
6" front to back open.
Benson Copper and Brass Chamberstick
Original, quality brass and copper chamberstick with snuffer, circa 1900, stamped to the underside "W.A.S Benson". This super example has an unpolished copper underside to the pan, a copper sconce with brass fittings and a brass side handle and snuffer stand with a brass snuffer. The outer rim to the pan and sconce are both petal shaped. All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good and working order. The first we have seen.
6.5" diam.
3" tall.
8" wide including handle.
Little's Fluid Sheep Dip Enamel Sign
Original, quality 1920's bright and clean white on blue rectangular shaped enamel advertising sign detailing "Littles Fluid Powder & Paste Sheep Dips" with a circular central black and white illustration of a ram's head. Also detailed to the lower edge for the manufacturer "Morris Little & Son Ltd Doncaster" and "The Patent Enamel Comp Ltd B.H" for the sign manufacturer of Birmingham. This exciting example has eight holes for mounting and has old restoration, mainly to the outer edges with the central cameo of the rams head and surrounding areas without restoration. A great find of a good subject matter but it comes at a cost. The first sign of this example we have had to date.
36" x 24".
WT&S Brass Dinner Gong
Original, quality late 19th century brass table dinner gong with a decorative cast brass stand with a circular brass gong suspended within, all on a pierced brass plinth with supports for the gong hammer. A replacement oak base has been fitted and the brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. The underside of the plinth is impressed with the sun logo and "WT&S" for the manufacturer 'William Tonks & Son of Birmingham'. The gong hammer has a light oak stem matching the base of the stand and the gong frame has acanthus leaf and floral decoration in great detail and a winged cherub or imp to the top. A most unusual table gong, the first we have seen of this model.
17" tall.
Base 13.5" x 7.5".
Gong 6.75" diam x 1".
Hammer 11".
Price: £350.00
Arts & Crafts Copper Hot Water Jug
Original, quality late 19th century copper hot water jug with a hinged "Stein" type lid, a pouring lip, an ebony side handle, a tinned interior and a super decorative side seam. The underside is impressed with the trademark for the manufacturer Henry Loveridge & Co of Wolverhampton. Loveridge's designs were very often very similar to those of Dr Christopher Dresser, nevertheless, this example has a strong Art & Crafts or Aesthetic Movement influence. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
8" tall x 6.5" front to back including handle.
Base 5.25" diam.
2 Gallon Galvanised Watering Can
Original, quality very clean 1940's galvanised watering can embossed "2.G" for the two gallon capacity. This example has a handle over the top, one to the rear and pouring neck to the front with the original brass perforated rose. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order.
Body 10" tall x 9" diam.
Total 16" tall.
9.5" wide.
22" front to back including spout.
Silver Plated Corinthian Column Oil Side Lamp
Original, quality late 19th century Corinthian Column oil side lamp with a tapered column and an elaborate cut glass font. This example has all the original fittings with a Messengers' patent twin 1" wick burner with a snuffer lever and lifting key for the gallery to enable the lamp to be lit without removing the shade and chimney. The burner has both the wick controls on one stem and is impressed "Hinks Duplex Patent". Fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order, with no wear to the silver plating, a superb example. The chimney is included in the price, the shade is not, but may be available; see our "Lamp Shades" section, item code: OS158.
32.5" tall with chimney.
24" without chimney.
Font 6" wide.
Plinth 6" x 6".
Cranberry Font Oil Side Lamp
Original, quality late 19th century oil side lamp with a cranberry glass font mounted on a pressed brass neck on a circular black finished terracotta plinth. This good example has a brass twin wick duplex burner and gallery and all fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good and working order. The chimney is included although the shade is not but may be available ref code: OS160.
13.5" tall excluding chimney.
22" with.
Base 7.25" diam.
Cranberry Tinted Etched Glass Oil Lamp Shade
Original, quality late 19th century beehive shaped cranberry tinted glass oil lamp globe with an overall acid etched design of passion fruit, flowers and leaves. Will fit a standard, duplex double wick burner gallery. Absolutely perfect.
7.5" tall x 8" widest.
Lower aperture 4" diam.
Animal Feed Cast Iron Trough
Original, quality small mate 19th century cast iron animal feed trough. This good trough has shaped sides and bars over the top forming section to prevent animals from fighting over the food and from treading through it an unusually small example. All is complete and in good and working order.
32" x 10" x 8" tall.
Brass Pig Vesta Case
Original, quality late 19th century brass vesta case in the realistic form of a pig. This example has the striker ribbing to the underside and the head is hinged to access the matches. Most unusually this pig has a hole to the top of the snout for use as a "Go to bed" match holder, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Complete and in good order.
2" x 0.5" x 1" tall.
Jubilee Vesta Case
Original, quality nickel plated advertising Vesta case manufactured by "Perry & Co. Steel Pen Makers", to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. This unusual item was probably given away or sold with Perry pen nibs and with a secondary use as a Vesta case, hence the ribbed striking surface to the top of the lid. All is complete and in good and working order.
2.5" x 1.25" x 0.5"
Bruce Bairnsfather Cartoon Plate
10" diam.
0.75" front to back.
Grocers Shop Treacle Dispenser
12.5" tall including knob x 12" wide.
12.75" front to back including spout and cutter.
Apothecary Cabinet with 33 Drawers
Original, quality late 19th century chemist shop run of 33 mahogany fronted drawers taken from a larger run of drawers and re-covered in mahogany top, plinth and sides. Each drawer has the original moulded clear glass knob (all matching), a mahogany front and original pine to the sides, floor and back, no plywood to be seen. Complete and in good and working order.
Top 60" x 10.25"
Base 60" x 10.25"
Body 59" x 9.25"
28 x drawers 7.75" x 4.75" x 8.5" front to back
5 x drawers 11" x 6.75" x 8.5" front to back
Mahogany Unusual Buffet / Dumb Waiter
Original, quality mid to late 19th century, all mahogany buffet / dumb waiter side unit. Each shelf has a shaped gallery to three sides and bevelled edges. The four columns are reeded and all stands on four bun feet. A most unusual layout of shelves, all original, with a good grain and colour and complete and in good and working order.
50.5" tall x 48" x12" front to back.
Height between each shelf 4.5", 16" and 16".
Brass and Cast Iron Fender
Original, quality late 19th century cast iron fender with brass fittings and rails. This clean example has an 'Art Nouveau' detail in relief to the cast iron body and the original steel floor. The cast iron has been cleaned and lacquered, the floor cleaned and repainted black and the brass polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Some minor dents to the brass ball finials otherwise all is complete and in good and working order.
Exterior 41.5" x 9.5" and 5" tall.
Interior 37.5" x 7.5".
Huge Marble Mortar
Original, quality early 19th century or earlier huge white marble mortar with four shaped outer lugs and an old paint finish, a hole has been drilled to the floor for use as a planter, otherwise complete and in good order.
Vesta Case Black Cat Cigarettes
Original, quality patented 1912 nickel vesta case, for early waxed matches. This unusual example has a celluloid panel to the hinged lid with a picture of a large open top motor car of the time with five black cats aboard and advertising "Black Cat Cigarettes" and detailing also "Carreras Ltd" the cigarette manufacturer. This box has a concealed release for the spring catch on the lid, push the middle hinge at the back inwards and the lid will spring open. Overall a good clean case although the picture has a few minor and small brown stains but otherwise all is in good and working order and a very unusual item.
2.5" x 1 7/8" x 0.5".
