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19th century mounted Coco de Mer
Located in London, GB
19th century mounted Coco de Mer
Dimensions in inches: H 17” x W 12” x D 7.5”
Age: 1890 - 1900
Origin: Unknown
Condition: Aged
Overview
A great example of a 19th Century hand forg...
Category
Antique 1880s French Victorian Mounted Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Late 20th Century encased art installation entitled “Heart Ache”
Located in London, GB
Late 20th Century encased art installation entitled “Heart Ache”
Dimensions in inches: H 24” x W 24” x D 19”
Age: Late 20th Century
Origin: Unknown
Condition: Good
Overview
An unu...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Pine
A set of seventeen mid-20th century hand crafted mushroom scientific/botanical
Located in London, GB
A set of seventeen mid-20th century hand crafted mushroom scientific/botanical specimens
Dimensions in inches: H 6” x W 4.5” x D 4.5”
Age: Mid-20th century
Origin: Unknown
Condit...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Plaster, Pine
19th Century Hand Carved Clock of the Universe Château de Vitrey sur Mance
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand-Carved “Clock of the Universe” – Château de Vitrey-sur-Mance, France
Price: £18,000
Dimensions: H 54” x W 38” x D 11”
Weight: 80 KG
Date: Circa 1860–1870
Origin: Fr...
Category
Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Rare Vintage set of Electrolux Kitchen Prop Display Items
Located in London, GB
A Rare Vintage set of Electrolux Kitchen Prop Display Items
Used in the mid-20th century by Electrolux Corporation these rare survivors are in the form of hand painted hardened Ru...
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rubber
WW2 Sterling bomber Radio Compass Loop Antenna
Located in London, GB
WW2 Sterling bomber Radio Compass Loop Antenna
Rare, unusual and very sculptural. This item has it all, it may remind you of an alien’s head or model of a Zeppelin. When actually a...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Late Victorian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Indian Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Indian Figure
A hand carved figure dated from the mid-20th Century originating from north India. The carved figure of an Indian prince sat on a well de...
Category
Vintage 1940s Indian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
$997 / item
Elephant Ear
Located in London, GB
Rare Victorian Taxidermy framed bull elephant ear (Licensed)
This lot is a rare Victorian taxidermy ebonised mounted elephant ear. This item is very r...
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Mounted Objects
Materials
Leather
$3,301
Early 20th Century French Clock Tower Automaton Figures
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century French Clock Tower Automaton Figures
A rare matched pair of French (Paris) clock tower automaton figures, in the form of oriental male dressed dancing figures. Dat...
Category
Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Early 20th century hand carved pine architectural model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved pine architectural model
A well modelled early 20th century hand carved pine architectural model of a rooftop corner. Showing natural age and minor lo...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Late Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model
An incredibly detailed diorama of a feather and down processing machine. Reinigungsmaschine fur federn model um G...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Victorian Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid 19th Century French Processional Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid 19th Century French Processional Figure
A wonderful example of a mid 19th Century hand carved processional figure of a well dressed lady. All with original clothing intact inclu...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Rare 19th Century Kashmir Hand Painted Inkwell and Boxes Set
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Kashmir Hand Painted Inkwell and Boxes Set
A highly decorative and rare example of a late 19th Century hand painted Kashmir inkwell and boxes set.
Size: (inkwel...
Category
Antique 1870s Indian Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Early 20th century terracotta Paris shop display mannequin
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century terracotta Paris shop display mannequin
A rare survivor, in the form of a life size terracotta Paris display boy mannequin. With inserted glass eyes and central ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19TH Century artist male lay figure form
Located in London, GB
19TH Century artist male lay figure form
This hand carved pine artists lay figure is untouched in form and shows lots of natural age.
Dimensions in inches: H 12” x W 3” x D 1.5”
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Category
Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette
Located in London, GB
19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette
In the rare form of an Arabic clothed gentle with long turned up moustache. The head, hands and feet are all h...
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Early 20th century section hand carved fairground octopus illuminated figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century section hand carved fairground octopus illuminated figure
Due to the construction and metal hanging hooks on this hand carved fairground figure, we believe it wou...
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Rare 19th Century German Artists Sculptors Studios Model
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century German Artists Sculptors Studios Model
Never seen the like in such original condition. A highly decorative and sculptural form of a 19th Century German artist’s st...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Early Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Huge English Illuminated advertising clock by Smiths of London
Located in London, GB
Huge English Illuminated advertising clock by Smiths of London
“Time stands still for no one” as the saying goes.
A colossal example of an Illuminated advertising clock by Smiths ...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Late Victorian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Gents Station Clock from London St. Pancras Station
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Gents Station Clock from London St. Pancras Station
A One-off example of an early 20th Century four-sided Gents of Leicester station clock. A true monster of a...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Late Victorian Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Gents of Leicester English Double Sided Station Clock
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Gents of Leicester English Double Sided Station Clock
A larger than life square example of an original early 20th century Gents of Lei...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...
Materials
Metal
19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel
A stylish late 19th Century hand painted Kashmiri vessel. Covered in intricate painted flowers a...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
A good example of an early 20th century articulated artists lay figure. With brass and spring joints that allow this figure to move into ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Late Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box
A rare survivor from the 1st world war in the form of a hand carved Kashmiri cigar box. Covered in ornate relief flora...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust
A rare and very unusual example dated from mid to late 19th Century, hand crafted papier Mache. In the form of a Fr...
Category
Antique 1840s French Early Victorian Busts
Materials
Paper
Rare 19th Century Hoshiarpur Hand Crafted Vessel
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Hoshiarpur Hand Crafted Vessel
A rare example of a late 19th century hand crafted Indian Hoshiarpur inlayed vessel of sorts. The refined detail and placement of pat...
Category
Antique 1880s Indian Early Victorian Bottles
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Terracotta Italian Dog Statue
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Terracotta Italian Dog Statue
A slender and refined shape, this hand-crafted early 20th century terracotta dog statue would hav...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Early Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$3,233 / item
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
A larger than normal example of an early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign, in the form of a quirky pair of spectacles. M...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection
Located in London, GB
18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection
A rare collection of five museum quality late 18th / early 19th Century hand carved Neapolitan crib figures...
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Huge English Early 20th Century Papier Mache Bull Figure
Located in London, GB
Huge English Early 20th century Papier Mache Bull Figure
Firmly attached to a section pine wheeled base, this hand-crafted papier Mache bull is h...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Collection of 19th Century Kashmiri Papier Mache Boxes
Located in London, GB
Collection of 19th century Kashmiri items
A highly decorative collection of 19th Century hand crafted Kashmiri objects including 6 different shaped boxes, a working lamp and urn....
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century Kashmiri Hand Painted Trinket Box
Located in London, GB
19th century Kashmiri Hand Painted Trinket Box
A true work of art, this mid-19th century Kashmiri handcrafted trinket box is covered in beautiful detail.
Including peacocks, birds, flowers, and foliage. The hand painted detail is raised from the box with gold gilded paint and vibrant colours. The box is hinged with its original key and painted orange inside, this example would likely have been owner by a wealthy individual considering the amount of detail and craftsmanship that has gone into creating it, A rare survivor.
Size of inches approx.: H 4” x W 11.5” x D 4.5”
Completely solid in structure and form, with natural wear, loss of surface detail, the paint has worn away over years with damage in areas and loss of detail, The key is present however the lock does not close.
The House of...
Category
Antique 1880s Indian Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century American Double Sided Whirligig Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century American double sided whirligig figure
A brilliant example of early 20th century American Folk Art. In the form of a hand carved wooden double sided whirligig f...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
19th Century Hand Carved Gold Gilt Cherub/Putti Fragment
Located in London, GB
19th century hand carved gold gilt cherub/putti fragment
A high-quality hand carved 19th century gold gilt paint over sectioned pine example. This wonderful piece details realistic human features, which suggests it was carved for a special interior section of sorts. Likely to have been part of a larger collective at some point. It would look delightful and highly decorative positioned over a doorway entrance.
Size in inches: H 10” x W 15” x D 5”
Origin: France
Material: Pine
Date: 1850 - 1880
Completely solid in structure and form without any breaks. Detail loss across the painted surface as shown. We sell antique...
Category
Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Busts
Materials
Pine
Early 20th century London News advertising figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century London News advertising figure
We share what we love, and we love this rare example of a first quarter English London News advertising figure in the form of a beefeater. Produced by Pytram Limited of New Malden Surrey England. This figure is made of composite form and would have sat on the shop counter. A rare example in this condition and size.
unusual fully articulated Edwardian prosthetic leg...
Category
Early 20th Century British Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
19th Century Terracotta Portuguese Figures
Located in London, GB
19th century Terracotta Portuguese figures
We share what we love, and we love this pair of hand-crafted 19th Century terracotta Portuguese ...
Category
Antique 1850s Portuguese Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
We share what we love, and we love this charming and naively formed early 20th century hand craved fairground ride figure. With a de...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
A hand crafted Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten butchers trade sign. A highly decorative wall hanging in untouched condition with or...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Signs
Materials
Zinc
19th Century Austrian Terracotta Pug
Located in London, GB
19th century Austrian terracotta pug
Hand crafted in the late 19th century, a fine figure of a recumbent terracotta pug with glass eyes. Stamped at ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art model
'EST-CE UN PIETON OU UNE VOITURE?' (IS IT A PEDESTRIAN OR A CAR?)
An Early 20th century French hand carved folk art model, depicting a police...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Boucherie Chevaline French Tradesign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline
We are proud to offer a late 19th century Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten butchers advertising trade sign. These items have become rare over the years especially the original gold leaf finished examples. Untouched in form in very presentable condition, with age related wear you may come to expect from an item of its age. This highly decorative object comes with its own bespoke cast iron display...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Vases
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century ceremonial vases
We are proud to offer a rare example of a matched pair of ceremonial decorative vases dated 1948. Hand painted leather forms covered in floral motifs, and with a central coat of arms (DTO FAVENE) stating “To General J.H Marden & Mrs Marden, Frum Officers & Men of BTC. ESP, Dated The 22 Sep 1948.
History: The Remarkable O.B.E. Group of 20 awarded Lieutenant-General John Harold Marden, O.B.E., Commander-in-Chief of Bahawalpur State Forces, late 2nd / 76th Punjabis. Having served as a Second Lieutenant late on in the Great War, and on the North West Frontier in 1919-21 with the forces of the Maharajah of Nabha. Some years later in the 1930s he joined the Army of Bahawalpur, becoming its Commander-in-Chief, and serving (and being wounded) during the periods of unrest leading up to and after the partition of India and the creation of the Dominion of Pakistan in 1947. He served as a Personal Aide to the Amir of Bahawalpur until his death in 1974, and features heavily in the book ‘Divide...
Category
Vintage 1940s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Leather
19th Century Santos Head
Located in London, GB
19th Century Santos Head
We are proud to offer a rare example of a religious 19th Century hand carved Santos head. With polychrome paint still intact in...
Category
Antique 1850s French Edwardian Religious Items
Materials
Pine
$2,331
19th Century Country House Dinner Gong Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century country house dinner gong figure
We are proud to offer an exceptional 55-inch-tall fine figural country house dinner gong figure in the form of an oriental man which is hand carved pine with gesso detail. All section carved body, shaped bamboo legs and midsection detail with glass eyes. With long ponytail real hair detail. Wearing its original 19th century Chinese court official's winter hat made of soft black velvet and is covered with red silk fringe and hand-crafted brass and wood knob. The green colour knob on the top of the hat indicates that this hat was a Qing official's hat, and the knob is an imperial court cap knob button antique...
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gesso, Silk, Velvet, Bamboo, Glass, Pine
19th Century Austrian Carved Pine Folk Art Farmer and His Oxen Model
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine folk art farmer and his oxen model
We are proud to offer a unique example of a late 19th century hand carved pine folk art model of a farmer and his oxen. R...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
19th Century German Carved Wooden Deers Head
Located in London, GB
19th century carved wooden deer’s head
We are proud to offer a delightful example of a 19th century hand carved German deer’s head. This ite...
Category
Antique 1880s German Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Hand Carved German Apothecary Shop Display Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century hand carved apothecary shop display figure.
A rare hand carved 19th century apothecary shop display figure. Of German origin this figure would likely have sat either on...
Category
Antique 1880s German Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Huge Illuminated Advertising Clock by Gensign
Located in London, GB
A huge Illuminated Advertising clock by Gensign
We are proud to offer a rare and remarkable double-sided ironmongers advertising Gensign Clock. The ...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Victorian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
19th Century Life-Size Corpus Christi Figure Leg
Located in London, GB
19th century life-size corpus Christi figure leg
We are proud to offer a very unusual religious artifact, dating from early to mid-19th century and either Spanish or Italian in orig...
Category
Antique 1850s Spanish Early Victorian Religious Items
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century Carved Walnut Effeminacy Male Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century carved walnut effeminacy male figure
We are proud to offer a unique and highly decorative 19th century hand carved walnut figure of an effeminacy male form. Unusual in its figurative posture and detail. This includes the figure standing in a side on pose with flirtatious gesture, a loosely draped over shoulder silk sheet, female form breasts and overly masculine facial details. This item is heavily patinated due to its age. This figure may have at some point in its lifetime have been part for a larger wall carving...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Walnut
Antique 1930s Judge Theatre Papier Mâché Head from Paris
Located in London, GB
Antique 1930s judge theatre papier mâché head from Paris
This lot is a rare original 1930s papier mâché French theatre heads. This item was obtain...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Primitive Whirligig
Located in London, GB
Folk Art Primitive whirligig, circa 19th century
(Working moving item)
This lot is a very rare and unique handmade functioning 19th century Folk Art whirligig. The item in unique and very rare to market, it’s completely handmade, with cast iron cogs, hand carved wooden figures and the item works smoothly when the main cog is turned to animated the item. Once the main cog is turned the hand carved figure of the man moves forward to turn the main central function of the whirligig. The item still has all its original primitive handmade art features including, a moving saw, moving wooden pump, cogs, pulleys, central rope wheel, main 2 hand carved figures (one is missing its head).
In conclusion this is an original very rare to market functioning 19th century Folk Art primitive whirligig, It’s simply a piece of art and highly desirable. We have never seen a complete item...
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Antique 1870s European Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
