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Place of Origin: English
Brass Ship s Inclinometer, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
A brass ship's inclinometer, circa 1910. Scale in degrees from the vertical to 40° of tilt/list. An inclinometer, or clinometer, is an instrument used for measuring angles of s...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

English Pottery by Griselda Lewis, First Edition
By Griselda Lewis
Located in valatie, NY
A picture history of English pottery by Griselda Lewis. London: Hulton Press, 1956. First edition hardcover with no dust jacket. A history of pottery in England with 418 illustrated examples. It includes pieces with a simple crudity and rustic simplicity to pieces of extreme sophistication. The book covers periods from the first Bronze Age to post WWII with an emphasis on the humorous quality of many. There are medieval jugs...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

John Keats – Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of Saint Agners Other Poems
Located in Middletown, NY
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS / Keats, John Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of Saint Agners & Other Poems; with Engravings by Robert Gibbins Waltham St.Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. Limited Edition. Quarto, 12 x 7 1/2 inches (305 x 190mm); pp. 104; with nineteen wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings (1889-1958); copy 178 of 345 copies printed Batchelor hand-made paper, special Cockerel watermark; red ink on title page, red and blue ink for incidental initials by Eric Gill and David Jones's colophon device; 1/4 brown sharkskin and green cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London; gilt titling; top edge gilt, others uncut; slight staining to head of spine, clean, fresh, and bright inside and out. [Chanticleer 62; Ransom p. 298, no. 60]. An elegant and beautifully proportioned and illustrated version of John Keat's (1795-1825) famous poems, which constitute the final volume Keats lived to see, published in July 1820. From the Oxford text edited by H. Buxton Forman. Robert Gibbings (1889-1958) was and Irish wood...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

2 Volumes. Lt.Col. Andrew Haggard. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. First Edition
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Lt.Col. Andrew Haggard.Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. With Photogravure plates and other illustrations. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco by Bayntun, linen boards, top edges gilt...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

20 Vol. William Shakespeare, The Friendly Edition: Shakespeare s Works
Located in New York, NY
20 Vol. William Shakespeare, The Friendly Edition: Shakespeare's Works. Edited by William J. Rolfe. Illustrated frontispiece with Shakespeare's signature. Illustrated with engravings...
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19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Joan Miró I m Going to Smash Their Guitar by Agnes De La Beaumelle
Located in valatie, NY
Joan Miró 1917–1934: I'm Going to Smash Their Guitar by Agnes De La Beaumelle. Published by Paul Holberton Publishing, DACS London, and Paris: Editions du Centre Pompidou, 2004. 1st ...
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Early 2000s English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

English Camphor Wood Sea Captain s Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original mounted braided beckets, and terminating on the original rectangular molded edge base....
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1770s George III Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood, Rope

Christie s The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A. London
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A. London 9/18/13 Sale #1186. 1st Ed. softcover auction catalog. 401 pages with 635 lots illustrated in color and al...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century Silver Gilt Presentation Casket Awarded to Alderman Abel Heywood
By Elkington Co.
Located in London, GB
An Elkington & Company Silver Gilt Presentation Casket Hall Marked for Birmingham, 1891 and the maker; the casket, in the Victorian Gothic manner, with cluster columns at the angles...
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1890s Gothic Revival Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Vermeil

Charles Dickens First Edition Dombey Son Bradbury Evans Whitefriars Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique 1st Edition book titled Dombey & Son was authored by Charles Dickens and published by Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars of England in 1848 in the period Victorian style with etchings by Hablot Knight Browne...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paper

DUNHILL London Art Deco Green Black Enamel Desk Lighter In 925 Sterling Silver
By Alfred Dunhill, Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
Desk butane lighter designed by Dunhill. This is an exceptional beautiful lift arm butane desk lighter, created in London England by the Alfred Dunhill Company, back in the 1980-199...
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1980s Art Deco Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Rare 19th Century Folding Pew, Altar, Desk from Regency Period, England or U.S.
Located in Lomita, CA
Form and function make this piece of furniture unique. If a piece of furniture could be clever, this desk, bench, altar, pew, would go to the head of the Sunday School class. It is v...
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Late 19th Century Regency Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Burl

Two Volume Set on European Ceramic Art, Pair of 1st Ed s Books
By W.B. Honey
Located in valatie, NY
A two volume set on European Ceramic Art. 1.) European Ceramic Art from the end of the Middle Ages to circa 1815. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1952. 1st Ed hardcover with no dust jacket. 788 pp. A comprehensive dictionary of European ceramic art including extensive information on factories, artists, technical terms, and much more. 2.) European Ceramic Art by W...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Christie s: 2011, Duarte Pinto Coelho Collection, Madrid Trujillo, Spain
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: 2011, Duarte Pinto Coelho Collection, Madrid & Trujillo, Spain. 1st Ed auction catalog with 753 lots all photographed in color and fully descr...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1796
Located in Middletown, NY
London, 1796. 64mo, 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (57 x 33 mm), 24pp. Very beautiful publisher's Venetian style mosaic style inlaid morocco in green, red, and blue, with gilt decorations, centr...
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18th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

Italian Master Drawings: Wolfgang Ratjen Collection Property of Herbert Kasper
Located in valatie, NY
Italian Master Drawings: From the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection 1525--1835, Personal Property of Herbert Kasper. Published by Paul Holberton Publis...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1910
Located in valatie, NY
Guide to The Victoria and Albert Museum. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910. Moroccan leather and green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and no dust jacket as issued. 62 pp. An antique guide to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, England. The guide includes the museum's hours, a list of rooms and galleries. Departments include Architecture and Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, and Enamels, Engraving, Illustration, and Design, Library and Book Production, Metal Work, Paintings, Textiles, Woodwork, Furniture, and Leather. With 30+ illustrations in black and white with four fold-out floor plan maps in color. The binding is labeled and by Jas. Truscott & Sons, Book Binders...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Ronson Limited Vintage Chrome Lighter Tripod Stand England
By Ronson
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1950s Ronson Limited Vintage Chrome Lighter on Tripod stand from England. Vintage lighter with tripod shape, chrome pl...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Chrome

The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos - ILLUSTRATED
Located in Middletown, NY
Combe, William (Dr. Syntax), & George Cruikshank The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos London: T. Tegg, 1817. George Cruikshank. First Edition, Second Printing...
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Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Half Hours by J. M. Barrie, the creator of PETER PAN
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. FIRST EDITION Small 8vo., 7 3/8 x 5 inches (188 x 127 mm), pp. vi + 207. Beautiful red calf binding Red calf binding by Root & Son, with gold fill...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

Victoria and Albert Museum, the Panelled Rooms Complete Set of Six Volumes
By Victoria and Albert Museum
Located in valatie, NY
Victoria and Albert Museum, the panelled rooms complete set of six volumes. Hardcovers consisting of Three 1st Editions and Three 2nd Editions. Volume 1....
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by Sir Charles J. Jackson
By Sir Charles J. Jackson
Located in valatie, NY
English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by Sir Charles J. Jackson. London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1921. Second edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 747 pp. A history of goldsmiths and ...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Christie s: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: West East The Niall Hobhouse Collection, 2008, Anglo Indian Collection. A fascinating selection of exquisite treasures from both the West...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rare Very Large Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By Stuart Clifford
Located in New York, NY
Rare, unusual, very, very large sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, London, England, year-hallmarked for 1905, Stuart Clifford/S. Clifford and Co. - makers. The s...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Mahogany Small Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Small Late 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Minaiture Chest Of Three Long Drawers, With Boxwood Strung Decoration, Brass Handles And Elegant Original Splayed Brac...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

1 Vol. Dante Alighieri, The Vision of Dante, The Albion Edition
Located in New York, NY
1 Vol. Dante Alighieri, The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante. The Albion Edition. Translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary A.M. With a life of Dante, chronological ...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Pair of Early 20th Century Gardening Books
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
One need not have a green thumb to appreciate the beautiful floral illustrations within this two-volume set of Amateur Gardening newsletters from 1907. Published in England from the ...
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20th Century Other English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Britwell House: The David Hicks Residence. Sotheby s (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The sale catalogue for the contents of Britwell House, sold by direction of Mr David and Lady Pamela Hicks. A collection put together between 1960 and 1979, while they owned and live...
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1970s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Rare Antique Print of an Arabian Man Playing a Violin or Kamanche in Cairo, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of a man from Cairo, Egypt. The man is playing an (music) instrument. This print originates from 'Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn, door de vermaardste deelen van Klein As...
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17th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Odd Fellow / Mason Pearlware Lustre Painted Plate – a
By Sunderland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce Odd Fellow or Mason themed Pearlware plate, from the Staffordshire region of England, attributed to Sunderland Potteries, circa 1820 – 1830. One of a pair, this is plate A....
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Early 19th Century Romantic Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pearlware

Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Crystal Match Striker on Sterling Silver Base
By Mappin Webb
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted crystal match striker, Birmingha,. England, year-hallmarked for 1911, Mappin and Webb - makers. Measures 4 1/2 inches high x 3 3/4 inches di...
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1910s Edwardian Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

1 vol. William Shakespeare, The Tempest. Signed by Arthur Rackham. Limited Ed.
Located in New York, NY
1 vol. William Shakespeare, The Tempest. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Limited Edition, limited to 520 copies numbered and signed by artist Rackham, No. 314/ 520. Illustrated in col...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Vintage Motoring Braime s Oiler
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Braime's Force Feed Oil Can. A superb piece of vintage motoring ephemera, this Braime's automotive oil can (oiler) is both functional history and collectible treasure. The ov...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Nickel

19th Century Glazed Specimen Box Containing Wheat Agricultural Scientific Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rustically produced 19th century glazed specimen box containing wheat and grain hybrids. The pine hinged box opens to reveal two glazed and segmented sections, with a painted blue...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

John Bull Original Annuals from 1820-1829
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a set of 9 volumes, leather bound John Bull yearly annuals. All the weekly newspaper publications of John Bull for the years 1820-1829 (Inclusi...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Seven Men by Max Beerbohm – FIRST EDITiON
Located in Middletown, NY
London: William Heinemann, 1919. First Edition. 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (190 x 140 mm); 219. [4 publisher ads]. Publisher's navy blue cloth with gilt title on cover and spine in ...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

Small Black Leather Incased Box of Dominos Board Game, 28 pieces
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small 28 Pieces Dominos Travel Size Board Game in Small Black Leather Incased Box. Each piece measures 1.1 by 0.6 by 0.2 inches.
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Plastic

Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France – Rowlandson
Located in Middletown, NY
Combe, William (uncredited). Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France Shortly Before the Revolution; Embellished with Seve...
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Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Sotheby s London, Highlights from an Important Private European Collection
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's London; Highlights From an Important Private European Collection. London: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. 158 pp. The single-owner sale includes Old Master paintings, important...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Micro-Barograph by Short Mason of London
By Short Mason
Located in London, GB
An open scale Micro-barograph by Short & Mason of London in enameled glass case. Number: 551/41 Seven day clockwork drive by Horstmann Gear Co Ltd, of Bath. Serial number: 7027/59 With Meteorological Office “MO” logo. Meteorological Office calibration certificate dated 27.6.96 Literature: Barometers - Aneroid and Barographs, Edwin Banfield, 1985. page 131 fig. 116. Short and Mason...
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Early 20th Century Industrial English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Old Engraving of Foremarke Hall, a Manor House in Derbyshire, England, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'North Front of Foremark (..)'. Old engraving of Foremarke Hall, a Georgian-Palladian country house and manor house. This print originates from 'V...
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1770s Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

JUMBO JAQUES LTD EDiTION 1850 STAUNTON CHESSMAN CHESS SET INC CERTIFCATES ETC
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, extra large, weighted, Limited Edition 093 / 250 pattern Jaques Staunton Chessman ...
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20th Century Victorian English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather, Boxwood

English Furniture With Furniture of Other Countries in the Untermeyer Collection
Located in valatie, NY
English Furniture With Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Untermyer Collection by John Gloat. London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. First edition hardcover, no dust jacket. 358+...
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20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Sotheby s Haute Epoque-Important Early Furniture, Works of Art First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Haute Epoque-Important Early Furniture, Works of Art & Tapestries Including Property From a Cabinet De Curiosité, Sotheby's London-31 October 2007. 417 lo...
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Early 2000s English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Taxidermy Sea Eagles by Henry Ward, Father of Roland Ward
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pair of sea eagles by Henry Ward. Father of Roland Ward. An exceptional pair of cased sea eagles by Henry Ward. The case contains a cleverly modelled pair...
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1880s Sporting Art Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Other

4 Vol. Sir George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Located in New York, NY
4 Vol. Sir George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Illustrations and musical scales throughout. Crest frontispiece. Red Morocco leather bound. Gilt ornate engravings on sp...
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19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

"Christie s, The Wildenstein Collection, December 2005" Book
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's, The Wildenstein Collection, December 2005. New York: Christie's, 2005. Softcover. 180 pp. The majority of the works were undisturbed since their acquisition up to one hun...
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Late 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century Circa 1860 Victorian Miniature English White Terrier Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very rare Victorian taxidermy dog, often scaled down by the best naturalist of the period. Also could be the extinct English White Terrier circa 1860 ...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Federico Fellini s 8 1/2
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare original British film poster for the 1963 drama director Federico Fellini he used the title 8 1/2 as this was his 8 1/2 film projec...
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1960s Vintage English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Victorian Ladies Leather Piedmont Shoes Boots Mercantile Store Display
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of antique Victorian ladies high boots constructed of brown leather and used as mercantile models for a store display. Each sole has an impressed mark of "Piedmont" in script an...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Rare Solid Bronze Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Lovely Verdigris Patination
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique solid bronze coat of arms armorial crest with lovely natural verdigris patina This is a very good looking and well made coa...
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20th Century Post-Modern English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

History of the War in the Peninsula by W.F.P. Napier with Lord Elgin Provenance
By W.F.P. Napier, C.B.
Located in valatie, NY
A complete set of "History of the War in the Peninsula" by W.F.P. Napier, in 6 volumes, numbered 1-6. London: Thomas & William Boone all volumes are published in different years from 1828-1840 and are all 1st Ed's. 3/4 leather and marbled board hard covers. The history of the war in the Iberian Peninsula and in the South of France, from 1807 to the 1846 written by W.F.P. Napier, C.B., Colonel H.P. Forty-Third Regiment, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Sciences. The wars describe the military conflict between Napoleon's Empire and Bourbon Spain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland allied with the Kingdom of Portugal, for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic wars. The volumes have illustrated fold out maps portraying various battles. The set was owned originally by Colonel Thomas Bruce (Lord Elgin) the 7th Earl of Elgin. He sold the "Elgin Marbles" taken from the Parthenon to the British government in 1816. The books were later owned by George Woods...
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Early 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

7 Vol. Currer Bell (Bronte), Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters
Located in New York, NY
7 Vol. Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte), Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters. Illustrated Edition. Illustrated frontispiece. Marbled endpapers. 3/4 red Morocco leather, ...
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19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather

Antique Map of the Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway by Wyld 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway'. Original antique map of the Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. This map originates from 'An Atlas of the World, Comprehending Separate...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Monsieur Tonson by J. Taylor, illustrations by Robert CRUIKSHANK
Located in Middletown, NY
Beautiful illustrated Edition of this humorous short story in verse with Cruikshank's illustrations including frontispiece. This second edition was issued the same year as the first, with the imprint Alfred Miller...
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Early 20th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

Monogrammed Oak and Silver Plate Tobacco Jar or Ice Bucket with Shield Cartouche
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Elevate your collection with this superb Victorian-era English tobacco jar, expertly crafted from richly grained solid oak and adorned with a silver-plated lid and handle. The cylind...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century. Perfect as a jewelry or collector’s box. Wear consistent with age and use
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Walnut

Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt
Located in valatie, NY
The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David C. Thomson. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1892. First Edition Thus. Inscribed by the author to Thomas J. Barratt. Ba...
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19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
Allan Quatermain; Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries, etc. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1887. 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 280; 20 wood engr...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Gold Leaf

Antique Cast Metal Figural Mechanical Robed Woman Dinner or Service Bell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique dinner or service counter bell is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edwardian style. The bell features a cast metal robed female holding up and two piece plated bell. The bell functions by turning the knob at the top which spins back and forth. This sculptural bell stands...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal, Silver Plate, Steel

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