Rare brass and bronze quintant with divided silver limb and vernier. Complete with optics and filters. Signed « Cary London ». In its original box. Dimensions: length of 32,8 cm x height of 12,5[...]
Pair of stable balls in gilded brass, on a long threaded rod which allows their attachment, wear and tear over time, patina, a very slight dent barely perceptible to the touch, haloed
English miner's safety lamp. Manufacturer Hailwood & Ackroyd. The lamp is in good overall condition, with slight wear and patina due to age and use, small dent to the glass. Same number 244 on the bas[...]
Royan souvenir depicting Avenue de Fonaillon and Avenue de Pontaillac in a transfer image affixed to this sycamore needle holder turned into the shape of an umbrella. A charming little object made in [...]
Made of turned sycamore wood on a pedestal, here are two souvenirs from Cherbourg with supporting images. However, these 19th-century pieces were made in the small town of Mauchline in Scotland, which[...]
Early 19th Century England This rare early 19th century pewter snuffbox takes the unusual form of a double-barrelled flintlock pistol. Popularly known as a 'pistol snuffbox', it faithfully reproduces [...]
Old Sheep Force, marked IHS surmounted by two Royal Crowns of England. Good general condition. Length 34 cm. late 19th or early 20th century.
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Exceptional Book of Human Anatomy – Sir Richard Quain & Joseph Maclise (1844)
We are privileged to offer for sale a rare work of exceptional heritage value: The Anatomy of the Arteries of the Human[...]
Oval shaped box for snuff. This snuffbox, in solid silver, is decorated on its lid with a scene of pipe smokers seated at a table in an inn or a café, treated as a classical genre scene with many de[...]
Curious little set of 19th century display cabinet living room furniture including a pair of chairs and a pedestal table Victorian period Good used condition
This 65-page hardback album entitled "La lanterne magique" by J. Levoisin is illustrated by Kate Grenaway, the famous 19th-century British illustrator. This French version was published by Hachette ar[...]
This 54-page hardback album entitled "Mother Goose" is illustrated by Kate Grenaway, the famous 19th-century British cartoonist. It was published in London and New York in 1881 by Frederick Warnes & C[...]
This 48-page hardback album entitled "Scènes familieres" by J. Girardin is illustrated by Kate Grenaway, the famous 19th-century British illustrator. This is the French version published around 1885 b[...]
Trebuchet, confectioner's scale
Brass
19th century
Victorian Period
Very good condition
Complete
Stamped "W&T Averly LTD Birmingham
Complete set of weights in ounces 8,4,2,1,1/2 and 1/4 ounces
[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Section of submarine telegraph cable with base, most likely from the[...]
Box With Two Portraits Carved In Relief In Boxwood - English - 18th Century/19th Century ?
Portraits: 10 x 8 cm
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588), usually ca[...]
Magnificent canoe tiller in worked mahogany, monoxyl and brass.
The wood is carved with a towline knot at its end, a braided rope and a decoration of three different fishes.
Dimensions: length 7[...]
Pocket compass probably intended for the English navy of the Victorian period in a mahogany box. Engraved and laminated paper representing a compass rose, with a fleur-de-lys to the North. In working [...]
Magnificent embroidered souvenir coat of arms on silk "God is my right" English 19th century with English flag crowned lion unicorn and three-masted boat crowned central coat of arms "Honi soit qu mal[...]
Vintage papier mache shoe or hat box with Victorian style collages. Made by "The Indestructible Trunk and Container Co.", mid 20th century. The lid rim has suffered a little in one place but good cond[...]
This sterling silver cigarette case, dated 1899, is a beautifully crafted piece exemplifying the elegance of the Victorian era. The exterior features intricate floral and scroll engravings, showcasing[...]
In solid mahogany, brass grip. Beautiful testimony to the know-how of the time. Small repair of use below. Good general condition. From the 19th century Dimensions: 37 x 31 cm H: 34 cm
Signed 'Regnas' [London - UK], c. 1900-1920. Cardboard case lined with green long grain morocco, interior lined with red and green paper, glass containers with engraved and painted measurements. A del[...]
2 old late 19th century bouligrin balls mounted as bookends. In good condition of conservation, traces of use, nice patina of time. H17.5 cm. W15 cm. D17.5 cm.
Rare Benson & Hedge cigar humidor, having belonged to the goldsmith François Victor Hugo, Monogrammed FVH. Rio rosewood and brass, removable tank. Missing the lock. Provenance: Hugo family Dimensions:[...]
A pair of fine quality 19th-century William IV period rosewood piano or duet stools. Each features an adjustable-height round seat, recently reupholstered, positioned above a finely shaped tripod base[...]
Made of turned mahogany, here is a decanter for Burgundy-sized bottles. Once the bottle is placed in its receptacle, simply turn the round button which activates the decanting thanks to the wire attac[...]
A fine example of the famous No.18 'Unbreakable' miners torch produced in the late 19th century by AC Wells and Co in Manchester.
It is typical of the style that predominated before the introduction [...]
rare small snuff box signed "Hamilton Calcutta", Victorian punches and others to identify, made in India, an English colony in the 19th century or in the United Kingdom? The Latin motto encourages the[...]
Marine Hourglass
England, 18th century
Wood, glass, sand and wax
H. 20.2 cm, diameter 9.5 cm
(restoration)
Hourglass consisting of a two-bulb flask in lightly tinted bubble glass, combined wi[...]
British Airways bronze sign/plaque. Probably from the early years of the company. Circa 1974-1985. Made by a Dutch company. Beautiful patina and colour. Very good condition. Dimensions: 40w x 20h
Baleen busk engraved on one side.From top to bottom: a half sun, three filled flower pots, foliage, two English flags and a half sun.Note: Similar models at the "New Bedford Whaling Museum" in Massach[...]
A 19th-century children's rattle and whistle with bells, likely a Chinese export. Marked "97". Tested as high-grade silver.
Dimensions:
Length: 12 cm
Width: 6 cm
Weight: 42.78 grams
Condit[...]
I offer you this figure of "Prince Charlie", a character from the 18th century. It is made of papier-mâché, in the 1960s, he is dressed as a Scotsman to praise the merits of the English whisky liqueur[...]
Period - 1894
Measurement - Height 10cm Width 10cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
It is possible to pay in installments.
On parle français. Wij spreken Nederlands
If you ha[...]
ENT Doctor's Medical Curiosity Cabinet: Vintage OTOSCOPE / OPHTHALMOSCOPE & ENT box, made in England by Gowllands circa 1950/60. In good general condition, complete with these instruments, black bakel[...]
Marsh and Rippingale: “Cone shells of the world”, Jacaranda, first edition 1964, with 24 color plates, bound, dust jacket with scratches and gaps with tape repairs. Still a current reference work on t[...]
English Pyrogen matchbox in silver and vermeil with engraved initials (FSB6) and dated 1909. The hallmarks are visible in the photos (including on the vermeil).
Weight: 30g
Dimensions:
Height: [...]
Pyrogen matchbox in english silver with lion hallmark dating from the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century. The hallmark is visible in the photos.
Weight: 22g
Dimensions:
Heig[...]
Signed 'Dollond London. Day or Night', circa 1830, brass barrel sheathed in mahogany, on turned wooden base painted black, with 2 walnut adjustment pegs, with leather fastener. The signature of the fa[...]
[London] - "Professor EWING'S - Sole Agents ELLIOTT BR[other]s", 1895, Brass, cast iron, metal on marble base.
Very rare galvanometer, serial number 39. This "magnetic tester" was designed by Profess[...]
Sailboats, boats, ports, views and lochs of Scotland around 1890, this is what this old and beautiful leather-bound album (but formerly covered in fabric) contains, with gilded edges, and bearing the [...]
Unsigned, [UK], Circa 1820-1840, Mahogany box trimmed with crimson red satin, microscope and accessories in brass, copper, bone, glass and wood.
This type of microscope was invented in 1738 by Benjam[...]
Rare hunting cup in solid silver with vermeil interior, 19th century Origin England Hallmark of London 1839 and goldsmith's hallmark of William Knight Decor of flowers and scrolls on the body Sculpted[...]
This beautiful English hotel counter bell on a contral base is mounted on a round oak wood top resting on three legs crossing the wood and which finish above with three oak acorn decorations. The meta[...]
English silver match pyrogen in the shape of a heart. The English silver lion hallmark is visible in the photos.
Dimensions:
Height: 5.2cm
Width: 4.3cm
Depth: 1cm Weight: 24g
Pyrogenic matchbox or Nibs box in gold metal D. Leonart & Co Birmingham dating from the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century.
Dimensions:
Height: 6.3cm
Width: 5.4cm
Depth: 2.3cm
Pyrogenic silver english matchbox with hammered finishes dating from the end og the 19th, beginning of the 20th century. The lion hallmark is visible in the photos.
Weight: 27g
Dimensions:
Heig[...]
Swivel Walnut Wood Piano Stool Ottoman. It features a richly carved base.
Origin: English
Period: Second half of the 19th century
Style: Victorian
Dimensions: 34x34 h.51
England 19th century: rare Pedal dentist's gallows with its Mat circa 1880 to mount as a lamp for a beautiful decoration very rare unusual object for a cabinet of curiosities h120 x 50 x 30
HANDKERCHIEF
Hobday & Co.
London, England, 19th century
Steel
Length: 17.5 cm
(age-related wear)
Also known as a candle snuffer, this pair of polished steel candle wick scissors resting on thr[...]
Large wooden table snuff box (“timber” from the Royal George ship 100 guns) in the shape of a shoe (right foot).
Various decorations stitched in brass with 5 bone buttons.
Presence of an old pap[...]
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