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$110 USD Offers ConsideredRabbit Book-mark in Silver - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Reading Related
This .925 marked 3 1/2" white metal book-mark is topped by a neat example of bunnykins. 1905ish modelling good. Quality good. Worldwide insured air shipping included in listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$225 USDHair Picture from France - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:In Memorium Souvenir
This "in memorium" display is well documented being described (behind the glass) in French as being a "Souvenir to our good mother" who "Died 22nd July 1861". The neat arrangement of blonde tresses is interspersed with small wild flowers. and is contained within a 6 1/2" by 5 1/2" black mourning frame Worldwide insured air shipping included in lis price. Nothing else to pay
$275 USDTrump Indicator on Dog - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Card Game Related
This impressive trump indicator dates from the early days of bridge. It is carried on the back of a sturdy die-cast model of a German Shepherd dog, 4" in length and 3 1/2" in height. Well coloured in brown & black, the dog is excellently modelled and a realistic replica of the breed. Circa 1910. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing else to pay.
$345 USD"Jade" Glass tobacco Jar - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Smoking
The furled tobacco leaf in pewter that decorates the top of this jar is a clue to its purpose. Its rich jade-like green barrel 4 1/2" high and approx 3 1/2" in diameter once housed quite a goodly supply of the then popular weed. Condition perfect Wordwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing extra to pay.
$215 USDAngler Vesta - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Smoking
This vesta, decorated by a figure of a well equipped fisherman in relief, dates from the last decade of Victoria's reign. He is carrying a gaff, wicker basket and fish but, strangely, no rod, although there is no doubt about his pastime. Condition good. Worldwide insured air shipping included in listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$345 USDBear in Gilded Bronze - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Model
The unusual flecked finish on the 4 1/2" long figure of a burly bear enhances the sheen of the applied gilding. The excellent modelling of the circa 1905 piece emphasizes the menace of the big beast. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in listed price.
$100 USDHand Stanhope - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Souvenir
This diminutive hand (3/4" in length) is carved in bone. Formed as a fist it is grasping a tiny Stanhope lens. Skillful screwing up of one eye will disclose that, through the 1/8" diameter lens, can be viewed an image of the top of Victorian Mount Snowdon. The 1890ish souvenir reminder of an early tourist's visit remains in good condition. Included in the list price is worldwide insured air shipping. Nothing else to pay.
$235 USDGilded Bronze Bear & Cub - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Model
In this charming 3" composit figure of a bear cub on the back of its mother, the cuteness of the tableau belies the natural menace of mother bear. A flecked finish reflects the gilding applied to the circa 1905 bronze. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in the list price. Nothing extra to pay.
$150 USDQuimper Madonna & Child - Late Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Devotional Domestic Display Piece
This devotional figure from the south coast of Brittany is just six inches tall. It is a typical piece of faiance statuary from the Henriot factory in the first quarter of C20th. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing extra to pay
$100 USDMonocular Stanhope Featuring Victoria - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Souvenir
Within this tiny replica of a monocular is concealed a minuscule (1/8" in diameter) Stanhope lens displaying pictures of a youngish Queen Victoria. From around 1875, the 3/4" long piece remains in excellent condition. Included in the list price is worldwide insured air shipping. Nothing extra to pay.
$135 USDGolfing Buttons, Set of Six - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Sporting Related
Immortalised in pewter for evermore was the stylish driver (golf) featured on this late Victorian set of 3/4" pewter buttons. They were cast in the Birmingham area around 1890. They have been well protected by their slightly worn 6" by 1 1/2" leather covered case. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing extra to add.
$245 USDDog Tobacco Jar - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Smoking
If proof were ever needed that the Edwardians had a sense of humour then this 1905 Staffordshire tobacco jar would provide it. The 5" high jar on a base of roughly 3" The dog, with its pipe in mouth is designed to amuse. The breed of dog is indeterminate - the Hat suggests aTyrolean something or other. A good model in excellent condition. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing extra to pay.
$185 USDShagreen Covered Cigar Cutter - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Smoking
As well as its more decorative uses, sharkskin was also employed as an abrasive. In this case its use is both decorative and functional. Just under 6" in length its "V" cutter remains an effective tool for the cigar smoker. It looks good too. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing else to pay.
$135 USDPreserve Dish in Pink Overlay with Silver Plate Lid - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Breakfast Table Accessory
Five inches in diameter and two and a half inches in height (the handle adds a further 2 1/2") leaves room for a plentiful supply of jam or breakfast marmalade in this 1890ish dish. Its a pretty piece too, with its colourful enamelling nourishing the eye as well as the stomach. Undamaged and in excellent condition. Worldwide insured air shipping included in listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$425 USDCollection of Over 200 Letter Tiles - Mid Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Educational
Dating from between 1860 & 1870, this collection comprises over two hundred antique bone letter tiles (including four complete alphabets) of the "nannies for teaching kiddies their letters" type. Each of them measures 11/16" by 1/2" and is 1/8" thick. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing extra to pay.
$110 USD Offers ConsideredBook Mark in Silver Plate & Jet - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Reading Related
Just 4" long is this jet-handled trowel-shaped book mark. Jet is a black coal-type mineral treated as a minor gem. Victoria popularized its use for funeral jewellery. The silver plated blade is engraved and the handle carving shows a couple of ecclesiastical buildings. World-wide insured air shipping included in listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$375 USDBrass Bull Cigar/Cheroot Cutter - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Smoking
This winsome 1875ish miniature of a standing bull (2 1/2" in length, 2" high) performs a useful purpose in being a cutter of small cigars. The basic operation is carried out just about where the rump steaks come from with the hinge being found at the "shoulder of beef" site. A neat and well-modelled compact piece of Victoriana. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing extra to pay.
$100 USDStanhope Cross Featuring Knock Shrine - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Souvenir
One rainy evening in August 1879 a vision of the Virgin Mary accompanied by Saints John & Joseph revealed itself at the to fifteen locals at the Parish Church. It has since been venerated and has attracted many pilgrims. This 1 3/4" by 1" cross in bone from around 1890 will have been carried away from an early souvenir shop at the site. Scenes of Knock can be viewed through the central 1/8" diameter lens. Condition good. Worldwide insured air shipping included in the list price. Nothing extra to ...
$100 USD Offers ConsideredA Pair of Equestrian "Good Luck" Dishes - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Equestrian
Every so often a run-of-the-mill, often inexpensive, item catches the eye of the enthusiast and its popularity soars. One such is this 4 1/2" sweetmeat dish covered in horsey symbols such as hunting horns, crops riding hats and many horseshoes, and made from the cheapest pressed glass from the north east. Condition good. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing else to pay.
$105 USDGoss Souvenir Jug - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Souvenir
Some of the best Victorian porcelain was souvenir ware from the factory of William Goss of Stoke on Trent. This 4" tall jug dates from late in C19th - but no later than 1891, after which date it would have "England" appended to its signature. The item shows the crest of the channel port of Newhaven from where a keen Victorian visitor would have carried it home. Quality and condition perfect. Worldwide insured air shipping included. Nothing extra to pay.
$125 USDGoss Souvenir Tea Pot - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Souvenir
Some of the best Victorian porcelain was souvenir ware from the factory of William Goss of Stoke on Trent. The quality of the manufacture and decoration of Goss pieces has been responsible for the enthusiastic collecting community which has built up over the years. This 4 1/2" tea pot dates from late in C19th. But is not later than 1891, after which it would have "England" appended to its signature. The item shows the crest of historic Hackney (Hackney had its best days when the Romans were ...
$125 USDMiniature Shoe in Parian Ware - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Model
At 5" long and 2" high the maker of this miniature Edwardian shoe had plenty of scope to demonstrate their modelling skills. All the leather work is fashioned and reproduced faithfully in fine unglazed Parian ware. The only thing not down to the modeller's skills is the shoelace in real fabric. Condition immaculate. Worldwide insured air shipping included in listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$115 USDFigural Vesta; Football (Soccer) - Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Smoking
Made in Birmingham, the brass centre of the UK, around 1905 this slim little match safe (in the shape of a flat football)approx 1 3/4" diameter ) fits snugly into a waistcoat pocket. Made of brass, some vestiges of its original silver plating remain. In date, is the early panelling of the ball. Condition; good. Worldwide insured air shipping included in the listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$110 USD Offers ConsideredPapier Mache Snuff Box - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Snuff Box
This 1" high snuff box is a rounded quadrilateral in shape measuring 2 1/4" by 1 1/4". Decorated in a dark mottled enamelled finish the stylish piece retains a strong spring. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in the listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$110 USDBoxed Set of Bone Letters - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Educational
This 27-letter harlequin alphabet (it includes an ampersand) is contained within a bevelled-mirror topped celluloid box. Each of the 3/4" letters was carved from the solid bone around 1850 (maybe earlier) and are all undamaged. Worldwide insured air shipping included in listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$175 USDMauchline Photo Album in Floral White Ware - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Souvenir
This is a family album to feature only the most loved. Measuring 5" by 3 1/2", each of its six pages of sturdy board has room for a single picture on each side. It is attractively jacketed in one of the rarer of Mauchline's finishes - floral white ware. Dating from circa 1875, it is in perfect condition apart from some minor and acceptable tears. Worldwide insured air shipping included in list price. Nothing extra to pay.
$100 USD Offers ConsideredTravelling Medicine Glass; Cased in Mauchline - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Medical/Cosmetic Related
The snug-fitting tapered medicine glass has been well protected for the last 125 or years by its matching shaped sycamore case. A line transfer of Chester Cathedral decorates the exterior of this 3" tall high quality Mauchline piece. Condition excellent. Worldwide insured air shipping included in the listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$225 USDMauchline Photo Album - Mid Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Souvenir
The decoration of this six-leaved 5" by 3 1/2" album was entirely due to the fashion effect brought about by Queen Victoria's fascination with "seabed marine". Mauchline of Ayreshire, home of Smiths, the popular makers of Victorian souvenir ware, was, between 1850 and 1875, the source of much of the Shell Ware / Seaweed Ware production. This neat gilt - edged piece remains in good condition. It still contains seven contemporary portraits originating in Cork, Ireland. Worldwide insured air ...
$125 USD Offers ConsideredMauchline Snuff Box With Dog - Victorian
Antiques:Accessories:Snuff Box
Snuff boxes were foundation of the box business in the west of Scotland town of Mauchline. They were originally the mainstay of the town's eponymous industry in hand -decorated, transfer printed and tartan ware in particular. The line drawing on this one, with its integral hinge, features an aborigine (??) sitting on a rock, taunting a tied-up dog with a stick.. "Dont you wish you may get it". Condition good. Worldwide insured air shipping included in listed price. Nothing extra to pay.
$425 USDShooting Butt Markers - Victorian/Edwardian
Antiques:Accessories:Sporting Related
Over a century ago this high status lottery (for a position to shoot from) normally required as a qualification for entry either a fortune or a title. The leather case ( a rare complete survivor ) contains a set of bone pegs numbered one to eight. They were used by the invitees to a country house shoot to determine their position when the shooting butts were allocated. With numbers obscured the case would be offered to "guns" and their choice would decide their position in the line when the ...
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