Kenrick ½ Pint Cast Iron Saucepan
Original, quality late 19th century small cast iron saucepan in the original paint finish with a tapered tubular steel handle and the original tinsmith made lid. This delightful example the smallest size we have had, is clearly impressed to the underside "A K & Sons ½ Pint" and "Patent No 2/0" for the manufacturer A Kenrick & Son of West Bromwich. This is unused although the paintwork is rubbed and the lid is a little weathered. All is complete and in good usable condition if required.
Body of pan 2.25" tall excluding lid.
Base 3.25" wide.
Total 5.25" tall plus 7.75" long.
Near Pair of Large Brass Ring Door Handles
Pair of original, quality mid 19th century, superb cast brass drop ring door pulls, with the original circular backplates, each with four screw holes for mounting. This near pair of handles were originally on strongroom fireproof doors and have now been fitted with threaded square bars, with a plate and nut adjustment system to enable these to fit as door pulls or to turn a pair of standard rim or mortice locks in conjunction with other handles. A stunning near pair of handles. Complete and in good and working order.
Backplates 3" diameter.
Handles 3.75" wide x 5" drop.
1.5" front to back.
Huge Brass Tailors Shears
Original, quality late 19th century, huge cast brass handled tailors shears, with very large fitted finger guards. The brass is stamped near to the large bolt and caps, for the manufacturer " T Wilkinson and Son makers, Sheffield " and " Warranted " to the other side. Appears unused and is complete and in good and working order, fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. This the largest pair we have seen.
16" long.
4.5" wide.
3" front to back.
Librarians Book Grab
49.5" long x 4" plus 1.5".
Brass and Frosted Glass Electric Light Fitting
Original, quality 1920's hanging frosted glass electric light bowl mounted within a decorative brass circular frame, with embossed roses and cast brass swags of roses, and other flowers beneath. All is suspended on four replacement brass chains. The centre of the frosted bowl is star cut decorated and the brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. A new brass bulb holder is included, wired with new silk covered, three core flex and an old brass ceiling rose. A super most unusual light fitting, complete and in good and working order.
15.5" diam plus 7" tall bowl and frame tall.
21" total with chains as in picture.
Plus 2.5" tall ceiling rose x 4" diam.
Orange Bitters Glass Spirit Urn
14.5" tall x 5" wide.
7" front to back including tap.
5 Piece Jug and Basin Set
Five piece, original quality, superb, Art Nouveau decorated wash basin set comprising ewer, basin, chamberpot, slops pail and soap dish. The exteriors of all the pieces are decorated with anenomes in pastel green and yellow colours. Most pieces are transfer printed to the underside "Aundel" for the pattern and "FW&Co" for the manufacturer 'F Winkle and Co of Staffordshire'. The soap dish base is impressed with the registration number for the year 1903. All pieces included are perfect, with just a faint star knock to the inside only of the slops pail, it is hardly visible, is surface only and does not appear to the outside. This set has two pieces to the soap dish and the slops pail does not have a lid, but it does have its cane swing handle. A great looking set, with a serious Art Nouveau design in shape and decoration. Some other matching, but well damaged pieces can be included if required.
Bowl 16.5" diameter plus5" tall.
Jug 9" wide including handle x 14" tall.
Slops pail 11.5" tall x 11" top diameter.
Chamber pot 5" tall x 9" top diameter.
Price is for the set.
Lebus Stacking Oak Bookcase
Original, quality 1920's honey coloured oak stacking bookcase with four glazed sections, a plinth and a top pediment. Each section locks onto dowels in the section beneath and the glazed doors pull out and up and will slide in at the top of each section. Each door has the original brass keyhole surround detailed 'Lebus' for the manufacturer, and all have the original brass knobs and locks with a replacement key made to fit. All is complete and in good and working order with a few minor splits to the grain. This is the first stacking bookcase we have seen manufactured by this company 'Lebus'. Will dismantle into six pieces plus the doors to ease removal and other matching sections can be added when available.
60" tall at back.
34.75" wide.
14.5" front to back deepest.
Cabinets 11" front to back internal.
Sycamore Butter Stamp
Original, quality, late 19th century, large carved sycamore butter stamp with the original turned cover, stamp and beech handle. This well carved stamp is in the form of a rose with leaves and all is complete and in a good used condition.
Stamp 3.75" diameter.
Total 4.5" diameter x 7.5" tallest.
6" with stamp punched down.
Brass Fishing Gaff
Original quality 1920's extending brass fishing gaff for landing Salmon or Pike. This example has a brass body mounted with a ribbed mahogany grip, an extending gaff hook in brass and steel sections and a hinged guard for safety. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer can be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
Closed 14.5 " long.
Extended 34" long.
Grip 1.25" wide.
Hook 2.75" wide.
Pair of Pendant Electric Light Fittings
Original, quality pair of cut glass pendant electric light fittings with brass shade holders and the original matching ceiling roses stamped with the registration number for the year 1910. Have been rewired with modern three core silk covered flex and new brass UK bulb holders with olive grip fittings. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost, fully overhauled and complete and in good and working order. A most unusual example of pendant lights, the first we have seen.
Shade with holder 10" x 4.5" widest.
Ceiling rose 4" x 1.25".
Engraved Copper Kettle
Original, quality large, very clean, copper kettle circa 1900, with a circular copper lid with an acorn shaped finial, a shaped spout to the front and a cast brass handle over the top with a tubular copper grip. Most exciting though is the punch engraved detail to the shoulder, "The Jolly Anglers", with a fishing creel embossed and fish on the bank freshly caught. The underside of the kettle is stamped for the manufacturer "W.Souter and Sons of Birmingham". All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. A most unusual kettle with great dovetailed seams and condition and good tinning to interior.
13" tall.
9" wide.
13.25" front to back including spout.
Copper and Wrought Iron Coal Bin
Original, quality 1920's, copper coal bin with the original, blacksmith made wrought iron basket with a swing over handle and an old replacement copper and steel shovel with a turned wooden grip. The copper bin has an Art and Crafts feel with the scalloped and folded over corners and the style of the decorative wrought iron work. The ironwork has been cleaned and repainted matt black and the copper has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. A most unusual coal bin complete and in good order.
15.5" tall with handle up plus shovel.
16" plus 11" handle down.
13.5" wide plus 18" front to back.
Set of 3 Burnished Steel Fire Irons
Original, quality late 19th century three piece set of burnished steel fire irons comprising shovel, tongs and poker. This set has ribbed and shaped grips to the top part and rope twisted stems. The poker has a good long tip, and the shovel has the piercing that was to sift through the embers and put back onto the fire all but the ash. Cleaned and waxed and are complete and in good and working order.
Shovel 30" x 5.5".
Tongs 27" x 3" x 1.25".
Poker 28" x 1.25".
Price is for the set.
Pair of Huge Brass Door Handles
Original, quality pair of late 19th century huge octagonal shaped brass door knobs with matching backplates and with a threaded standard square bar and grub screw adjustment system to fit both mortice and rim locks and latches. Each backplate has two countersunk screw holes for mounting and all is complete and in good and working order. A super large pair of door knobs ideal for the front door.
Backplate 3" diam.
Knob 2.75" diam.
3" front to back.
Brass Door Knocker
Original, quality, mid 19th century, superb cast brass door knocker of a most unusual form, difficult to describe, but perhaps with the appearance of a drape hanging over a horizontal pole. This is the first we have seen of this model and with a very visible registration lozenge mark for the year 1850 impressed to the upper front. The knocking stud is an old one and both the knocker and stud have replacement threaded bars, nuts and washers. All has been polished and is complete and in good and working order.
Knocker 10.5" x 5.5".
2.25" front to back.
Stud 1.5" diameter.
Cast Iron Conservatory Heater
27" tall.
Body 8" square.
Base 11.5" square.
Saddler made Miniature Leather Saddle
Original, quality pre-war saddler made miniature, all leather saddle, complete with side straps and stirrups. Made by a saddler and harness maker in Cirencester, Glos. A good piece of craftsmanship to scale. Complete and in good order.
When flat 14" wide.
9.5" front to back.
3.5" tall.
Six Tier Wrought Iron Saucepan Stand
Top shelf access 6.75".
Second shelf access 7.75" x 6.5" tall.
Third shelf access 8.5" x 7.5" tall.
Fourth shelf access 9.5" x 8" tall.
Fifth shelf access 10.5" x 8.5" tall.
Sixth shelf access 11.75" x 8.75" tall.
Total 48" tall plus base widest 25.5".
Tea Leaf Dispenser
Original, quality circa 1900 / 1920's wall mounted tea leaf dispenser with much of the original green and gold lined paintwork. This most unusual machine was used in a café / tea shop environment with the hopper filled with loose tea leaves and each time the handle was turned forward and back the counter to the left would increase by one. I assume each portion would be equivalent to a teaspoon. The machine is mounted to two decorative cast iron wall brackets each with two screw holes for fixing. The tin hopper has a glass window to the front to view the tea leaves and the lid on top has a turned wooden knob and a brass hasp for a padlock, as has the cover to the counter control. The brass plaque to the front details the manufacturer "Sumerling and Co Ltd Manufacturers and Patentees, Bunhill Row and Old St London EC1". The paintwork has been cleaned and waxed and the brass mounts polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Appears complete and in good and working order. This is a first for us.
Total height 16".
Total width 15" including handle plus small cover.
10" front to back when mounted on wall.
School Teachers Clicker
Original, quality late 19th century school teachers 'clicker' turned in boxwood. These 'clickers' were used to keep school children in order, if they were too noisy, the click would soon quieten them down and when entering the classroom the click would set the orderly pace. Most hard to find these in good order.
9" x 1.5" plus 2.5" to include lever.
Pearl Barley Stoneware Storage Jar
Original, quality, late 19th century, two tone glazed stoneware storage jar, with a band of impressed designs, a pair of side handles and transfer printed to the front "Pl. Barley" in a ribbon swag for pearl barley. This super example also has the impressed maker's mark for "Buchan of Potabello, Scotland" and was originally supplied with a muslin cover tied down with string. A most unusual jar in super condition.
7.75" tall x 5" base diameter.
Pair of Trench Art Shell Cases
Pair of original, quality, superb brass shell cases with hand beaten and punch decorated trench art designs in deep relief. The front depicts three large tulip flower heads with leaves and the rest overall is punch line shaded in. The undersides are stamped for "1916", "18pf" and various others. Quite the best decorated shell cases we have seen for a long time. Complete and in good order. 11.5" tall, 3.25" top diameter, 4" base diameter.
Heavy Horse Martingale
Original, quality, leather heavy horse 'Martingale' with three brass faceplates and other brass mounts. This example was originally worn down the front of horse's chest and is now missing the lower strap for fixings, nevertheless a good example and in good order. The centre brass faceplate with the crown and was issued to commemorate the Coronation of King George V in 1912 and the brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. 20.5" x 3.75" and 1" front to back.
1914 Princess Mary Brass Box with Contents
Original, quality pressed brass tin in the original unpolished matt gilt finish with the embossed hinged lid bearing the camoe of Princess Mary, two 'M' monograms and panels around it with the names of countries allied to Great Britain in the 1st World War; Belgium, Japan, Russia, Monte Negro, Sierra and France. Complete and in good order. These brass tins, containing a variety of items dependant on the recipient, were given to all British troops serving overseas for Christmas 1914. The funds for these were raised by Princess Mary, daughter of King George V. Most but not all of the tins were issued with a pack of cigarettes, a pack of tobacco, a Christmas card in an envelope, a printed photo of Princess Mary and a silver tipped brass shell case with a pencil inside, but this one did and still does contain all the listed items and all are marked with the monogram 'M' with a crown over. All items are very clean and complete apart from the pack of cigarettes; this has been opened, but seventeen cigarettes remain, again each printed with the monogram. 5" x 3.25" x 1.25".
Circular Bevelled Wall Mirror
Original, quality 1920's / 30's, frameless circular bevelled wall mirror with a thick multi plywood backing and four brass clip mounts. This super mirror has concave stud detail decorations in a circle of 16 mini mirrors. Some minor blemishes but otherwise in great condition and fitted with a length of the original chromed chain. 11.75" x 0.75" front to back.
Pair of Flying/Motoring Goggles
Mirrored Shade Light Fitting
Original, quality 1920's unused octagonal shaped electric light shade with a painted tin upper surface lined with eight wedge shaped mirror panels, although unused the mirrors have blemishes consistent with the age but no chips or cracks. We have fitted this shade with a new wired brass bulb holder and a new brass ceiling rose both with an olive grip fitting. This is the first we have seen of this model, it should be in a museum. Shade 7.5" diam and 2.5" tall.
Set of 5 Cranberry Tinted Glass Lamp Shades
Set of five original, quality 1920's bell shaped cranberry tinted electric light shades. To fit standard, modern, UK electric bulb holders. Complete and in good order. 5.25" tall and 5.5" widest. Price is for the set.
Pair of Candle Coach Lamps
Original, quality pair of steel and brass mounted candle coach lamps with the original wrought iron brackets. This super pair are stamped to the interior for the maker "Raydyot, made in England" with a patent number for 1927. Complete and original and in very bright and clean condition, ready to work on a horse drawn gig or trap or similar or could be converted to electricity for porch lights. The ironwork has been cleaned and repainted black and the nickel interior and exterior brass trims have been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. We can convert these to electricity on request for a small extra charge without spoiling them. This pair of lamps were purchased during the filming of Dickinson's Real Deal series 14 on location in Warwick. 17" tall plus 1.5" folding ring. 4.75" wide and 6.5" front to back. Bezel 6.25" x 4.75".
Huge Steel Dairy Can
Original, quality huge late 19th century oval shaped steel dairy can, as used on milk delivery prams and floats when delivering door to door straight from the churn. This example has a steel swing handle, with a wooden grip and large brass mounts to the top and hinge. The central brass plaque to the lid details the dairy supplying the milk "J Bunchevsky 65 Byron St Leeds" and the other plaque for the maker of the can "J Stanhope 16 Rutland Terrace, Burley Rd Leeds". All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good order. This is probably the cleanest dairy can we have had to date, the internal tinning needs to be seen to be believed. 14" tall x 14" x 9.5" with handle down.
Brass Doctors Door Knocker
Original, quality late 19th century cast brass good sized door knocker of the style referred to as a Doctor's Knocker. These were typical of the type used on the Manor Houses often the residences of Doctors, Solicitors and the like. A super example with the original steel nut and threads and the original matching knocking stud. Complete and in good and working order. Total length 8", 3.5" front to back and backplate 3" diam.
Bread Knife with Corn On Cob Handle
Original, quality, mid to late 19th century, bread knife with a steel blade and an ivorine handle in the form of a corn on the cob detailed to both sides. The handle is very realistic and the blade is marked "VR" with a crown for the reign of Queen Victoria and for the maker "Joseph Rodger and Son, Cutler to Her Majesty". This knife is steel, not stainless steel, and will keep a very sharp edge, but it does not like water or moisture; just wipe and dry it thoroughly. A super example complete and in good order. 13" long x 1.25" and 0.75".
Arts and Crafts Electric Hall Lantern
Original, quality cylindrical shaped brass electric hall lantern vaseline glass cylinder shade, with in the old patinated finish and with a superb diagonal opaline tube lining. This superb lantern has been fitted with a replacement brass top hanging ring, a length of new bronze finish chain and a replacement ceiling rose in the same colour. Has been rewired with modern three core flex and new brass UK bulb holder and all has been fully overhauled is complete and in good and working order. Lantern 10.5" tall and 7.5" widest, chain 20" and rose 2" tall and 2.5" diam.
Stone Sundial
Brass Corinthian Column Electric Standard Lamp
Original, quality post war, probably 1940's/50's, Corinthian column electric standard lamp in the original patinated unpolished finish. This super quality heavy example has good cast brass feet and capitol and is fully adjustable. All has been rewired with modern three core silk covered flex, a new brass UK bulb holder and a three pin plug, fully overhauled and complete and in good and working order. This lamp can be polished back to a bright brass colour and lacquered on request for a small extra charge. Excluding shade, adjustable up to 74" tall, 55" min height excluding shade, and base 15" square including feet.
Bakelite Loudspeaker
Cooper Bow Front Trout
Original, quality, splendid Brown Trout mounted in a bow fronted glazed cabinet with glass panel sides. This speciman was mounted by "J Cooper and Sons of 26 Radnor Street, St Lukes, London EC" and his label is to the inside top right of the back panel. A detailed label is also fixed to the inside front of the cabinet with "Caught By C. A. Oakley at Fordingbridge May 27th 1919", " Weight 4.34lbs, length 21" and girth 12". A super mount all round with good groundwork as expected from this renowned taxidermist famous for his fish. We have retaped the case and repainted the exterior only, otherwise all is original. 27.5" x 13.5" tall and 5.5" front to back at centre
Mounted Police Truncheon
Original, quality 1920's long police truncheon as issued to mounted police, turned in boxwood with an ebonised stem with a ribbed boxwood grip. This super clean example has retained the original brown leather wrist strap and is complete and in good order. 27" x 1.5" and wrist strap 9".
Toogood Championship Shield
Original, quality 1920's, copper Toogood championship shield mounted on a dark blue velvet covered, shaped backboard, with an easel backstand. The reverse is covered in a black leather-look paper and has a hanging ring to the top. The shield has embossed detail of vegetables to the left and flowers to the right and a lion leaning on a world globe to the top. The inscription reads 'Toogood Championship Shield Presented by Toogood & Sons Southampton, Seedsmen to The King and for 50 Years to The Late Queen Victoria'. There is also space for an inscription under 'Won by', but this example was never engraved and presumably never presented. All is complete and in superb condition. Flat 6.75" tall x 6.75" wide + 0.5".
Shapland and Petter Oak Wardrobe
Original, quality late 19th century large single wardrobe in honey coloured oak. This super clean example, by this sought after cabinet maker from Barnstable in Devon, has three sections; the base unit with the drawer, the main body and the lift off cornice. The brass handles are the original and in an Arts and Crafts style and the two carved panels to the front of the hanging section are in great detail. The original green cloth lining has been left to the inside back panel and the back inner panels and drawer bottoms have been replaced due to worm damage. A pull out central front to back rail has been fitted, and six of the original coat hooks remain fitted to the back panel. All is now complete and in good and working order.Total height 80.5 and body width 47" exterior. Plinth 48" x 18.5" front to back and interior 17.5" deep. Cornice 51" x 20.5" front to back and open door space 23" wide.
Skeletal Pony Lower Leg
Brass Fingerplate
Original, quality late 19th century pressed brass door fingerplate, with a super detailed design of a gent in a frock coat with a tricorn hat in his hand. This vertical rectangular shaped plate has the top and bottom with shaped points in the rococo manner with bunches of fruit. This is the first we have seen of this model, and these are in super condition each with six screw holes for mounting. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good order. 12.25" x 3" wide.
Brass Electric Desk/ Wall Light
Original, quality 1920's cast brass electric desk / reading lamp with the facility for alternative use as a wall light. This Arts and Crafts example has a shaped base, an arched over arm and a swivel joint for the bulb holder. A very stylish side lamp. Has been rewired with modern three core silk covered flex, a new brass UK bulb holder, in-line switch and a three pin plug. The shade is not included in the price, but may be available; see our "Lamp Shades" section, item code S795. Fully overhauled and polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order. As desk lamp, 14" tall and base 5.25" wide and 6.25" front to back.
Pair of Vaseline and Cranberry Glass Lamp Shades
Original, quality late 19th century superb vaseline glass gas shades with replacement brass shade holders to fit standard, modern, UK electric bulb holders. The brass shade holders have been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. These wonderful shades have vertical ribbing in the green vaseline base colour with opaline additions and an outer rim of cranberry colour, the opaline flows into the vaseline with random blobs above. Complete and in good and working order. 5.25" tall including holder and 5.25" widest.
Vaseline Glass Electric Pendant Light
Original, quality 1920's Art and Crafts onion shaped vaseline glass light shade with vertical stripes, probably manufacturer by Powell of Whitefriars glass. This shade has been fitted with a brass, lantern shaped shade holder and a replacement brass ceiling rose, both with olive grip fitting. Has been rewired with modern three core silk covered flex and a new brass UK bulb holder. The brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost, fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. A serious Arts and Crafts shade very difficult to find these days and perfect. Glass shade only 6.5" x 4.5" and 3.25" top rim. With shade holder 9" tall, rose 1.5" tall.
8 Tier Wrought Iron Saucepan Stand
Cast Iron Civil War Memorial Door Porter
Original, quality, superbly detailed, cast iron door porter, we think issued to commemorate the end of the US Civil War; for the registration lozenge mark to the reverse is for the year 1865, and the Civil War was 1854 to 1865. The detail includes a sabre, a musket with bayonet, cannons and balls, flags and pennant lances and various other items, all mounted on a plinth with a wreath of laurel leaves to the top, in the form of a memorial. The reverse is impressed with the registration lozenge mark for the year 1865, 'No 183575' and '670'. Several very minor repairs have been made, all has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in superb order. 17.5" high, 9.5" wide at base and 5" front to back at base.
Horse Shoe Shaped Crib Board
Original, quality late 19th century brass horse shoe shaped crib board mounted on a mahogany backboard also horse shoe shaped, with four replacement brass pegs made to suit. The brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order. 7" x 6.25" and 1" front to back.
Whittingham Fireproof Safe
Original, quality late 19th century small fireproof safe, sand blasted and stove enamelled black to the exterior and cold painted primer grey to the inside. This example has a lockable drawer to the interior and all the original brass fittings to the door and drawer. The plaque is embossed "Whittingham and Co Safe Makers' Birmingham" and the keyhole cover "Wrought Iron, Fire Resisting Safe". The door lock has two keys and the drawer has one, the brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order. Exterior 21.75" tall x 14.75" wide and 14.25" front to back. Interior 13" tall x 9.25" wide and 8" front to back plus the drawers.
