Early 1900s More Furniture and Collectibles

Sterling, gold & amethyst locket, Continental, circa 1900. Elaborately worked overall. Oxidation enhances every detail. 1.25" x 1" x 0.25". We are a family business that has been a ...

Late 19th Century French Decorators Ladder This is a beautifully designed piece, it would make a superb decorative display piece. The Ladder is made in Beech which has darkened with...

Wonderful and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau coat rack. Attributed to A.J. Kropholler. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak with five original bronze hooks. Please not...

Liberty & Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak double wardrobe with stylized cut-outs to the shaped top and an unusual open display area above, retaining the original beveled mirror ...

Antique Black Forest Tobacco Pipe with Chamois Horn around 1900 This unique antique Bavarian hunter's pipe with fine carved chamois on the carved horn lid, adorned with natural mate...

Late Victorian era Aesthetic Movement Bamboo and Grassmat Hall Tree with Mirror & Umbrella Stand features graceful, sinuous curves in its bamboo frame adding an elegant and unique to...

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...

Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mounted on an ebonized wooden turned base. Derived from the biol...

Single pillow made of antique hand silk embroidery Suzani textile, beautiful vine and flowers motifs. Fresh quality insert, fine cotton backing. Some missing embroidery due to age an...

Single pillow made of antique hand silk embroidery Suzani textile, beautiful vine and flowers motifs. Fresh quality insert, silk backing. Some missing embroidery due to age and oxidi...

Stunning and rare Art Nouveau wall coat rack. Striking Belgium design from the 1900s. Solid oak with four original ceramic tiles. In very good condition with a beautiful patina.

A mechanical vesta case designed by Georg Adam Scheid. This is a fabulous mechanical vesta case, created in Vienna Austria at the workshop of the silversmith Georg Adam Scheid, back...

Early 19th century Art Deco pair nightstands in walnut with black marble top polished to wax Measure cm: H 86\66, W 42, D 34.

Antique print titled 'Hechtfang im Winter'. Original antique print of ice fishing. Published circa 1900. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Condition:...

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: Liberalism And The Social Problem. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in ...

Two lovely stylish cufflinks in original old box. Made in Germany, circa 1900. Each is marked with a manufactory mark and "amerikaner". Thats probably the mark for american double. ...

Oak easel with an antique patina. When it is completely opened it is 27 inches and the horizontal piece can be adjusted. This easel can be used as well in a room as a stand for a pa...

The uploaded image is a historical map of the Beira Baixa region in Portugal. The map details the topography, including mountain ranges and river systems, as well as the transportati...

The print is a historical map of the province of Toledo from 1902. It's a detailed, colored map, highlighting topographical features, such as mountain ranges and rivers, as well as i...

Author: Rose, John Holland Title: The Life of Napoleon I Including New Materials From The British Official Records. Publisher: London: George Bell & Sons, 1903. Description:...

Original antique map of Teruel in Spain, with highlighted gold. The province of Teruel, located in the region of Aragon in eastern Spain, is known for several unique features: 1. **Mudejar Architecture**: Teruel is famous for its well-preserved Mudejar architecture, which is a style that is a fusion of Christian and Islamic design. This includes notable examples like the Tower of El Salvador and the Teruel Cathedral, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. 2. **Dinopolis**: It hosts Dinópolis, a paleontological park that is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, featuring dinosaur fossils and interactive...

A wonderful and still bright japanned finish. This is one of the larger sizes, just over 14 inches high. This is example is free of holes or tears, just scuffs and denting from over ...

Cased extending brass telescope. U.K circa 1900. Case - H 26cm x W 6cm x D 6cm. Scope H 5cm x W 74cm x D 5cm

Ca. 1900 Antique Ikat Tapestry Pillow

Magnetic topographer compass from the early 1900s, brass and bakelite base; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking with its tip th...

Adolf Loos for Thonet Shoe Rest circa 1905, constructed of black stained steamed beech. "By beauty we understand the highest degree of perfection. For this reason it is completely o...

A lovely wooden chair for children by Thonet Vienna, dated around 1900. In good, original condition with nice patina. Labelled and stamped.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Arts & Crafts Shapland & Petter Hall stand with hand hammered Copper panels over a Walnut frame with inset sheild mirror Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price A very good looking well made and decorative hat glove coat and scarf rack, this one is rare as it has the central mirror and its an earlier than usual example circa 1900 Made by Shapland & Petter, a full blub on their life and works can be found below In terms of the condition it is straight and solid, the piece sits well in any setting and looks decorative and very English country house, we have cleaned waxed and polished the timber, there is one hook slightly bent, otherwise its in fine order Dimensions Height:- 205cm Width:- 113cm Depth:- 40cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple Introduction This Barnstaple based company manufactured some of the finest pieces of furniture in Arts and Crafts style but very little has been written about the company or the pieces they produced. It a great shame that whilst Shapland and Petter pieces have been illustrated in books and auction catalogues they are invariably attributed to other makers such as Liberty and Co in London or Wylie and Lochhead in Glasgow. With this feature, we intend to inspire a more thorough appreciation of the work of the company; readers are invited to help with the task by sending photographs and information. Collectors and auction houses are now showing significantly more interest in Shapland and Petter pieces. The company, based in Barnstaple, England produced a very wide range of furniture in several different styles including many pieces in period reproduction and municipal style for town halls and commercial premises alongside their superb Arts and Crafts range Distinctive features of their superb Arts and Crafts style are the use of heart shaped piercing, geometric shapes with angled arches and the application of repousse copper panels. Decoration with marquetry, metal inlay, mounting of ceramic and enamel cabochons were techniques which they mastered with a combination of state of the art technology and traditional craftsmanship. Most distinctively, the pieces were extremely well made, with care and very best quality materials The growing interest in Shapland and Petter has raised many questions about the origins of the firm, and the sources of influence on their designs, some of which resemble designs by Ashbee, Ballie Scott, Voysey and Talwin Morris. Links have been assumed with Liberty and Co with the supposition Shapland and Petter worked on commissions for Liberty. There appears to be little evidence to support many of the assumptions which have developed around the company and this article is intended to help to start the discussion and to stimulate research The History of Shapland and Petter The Museum of North Devon in Barnstaple have an archive of Shapland and Petter which includes some company records and a small display of furniture and related items. The following text gives history of the company and is reproduced from the display boards in the museum with kind permission of North Devon Museums For over 100 years the Shapland and Petter factory has stood at the end of Barnstaple Long Bridge. Manufacturers of doors, door sets, and custom wood interiors, NT Shapland and Petter Ltd are still one of the towns largest employers. The company was established by Henry Shapland (b. 1823), a cabinet maker by trade. He embarked on a voyage to America in 1848, where he was inspired by an invention for a wave-moulding machine. He was only allowed to see it if he left the country immediately. Returning home with only rough notes, he reproduced the machine and in 1854 began a cabinet making business in one room at the Raleigh woolen mill in Pilton. Later the firm moved to Bear Street in Barnstaple. Henry Petter was an accountant who entered into partnership with Mr Shapland. The business progressed and in 1864 they bought the Raleigh Factory where Shapland first began his work. Success was rapid, but in 1888 the building burnt down. Immediately work began on a bigger and better factory - their present site by the Long Bridge - which included many modern inventions The two Henrys died within two years of each other - Petter in 1907 and Shapland in 1909. In 1924 Shapland and Petter merged with the Barnstaple Cabinet Company, producing North Devon's biggest industry. During the First World War Shapland and Petter's skilled craftsmen turned their hands to wooden propellers for the aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps. After the war, public tastes changed, and hand carved furniture was too expensive for many. Shapland and Petter's output now included elegant veneered pieces with smooth Art Deco lines. The company fitted out Pullman carriages and ocean liners and made hand-carved church furniture. The famous England Rugby Captain W. W. Wakefield was appointed Company Director in 1927. Throughout the depression of the late 1920's and early 1930's the company still managed to produce high quality work Furniture manufacturing continued until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Many workers left to fight, while the factory worked on Air Ministry contracts for ammunition boxes. After the war came radio cabinets and laboratory and contract furniture, until eventually large quantities of doors were being produced for hospitals, hotels, schools, offices and other buildings. Examples of Shapland and Petter's work can be seen all over North Devon. In Barnstaple, the shop front at 109 High Street is a good example, and the interior of the old Lloyd's Bank, now Chamber's Brasserie, was also Shapland's work. Examples of carving by Shapland's men can be seen in two chairs and a reading desk in Barnstaple Parish Church As cabinet makers, Shapland and Petter employed up to 350 people at a time. There were designers, carvers, cabinet makers, machinists, polishers, and labourers. The company was one of the first to install American labour-saving devices and was keen to adopt the most up-to-date machinery The fire of 1888 at the Raleigh Cabinet Works was a huge loss for the company. However, it resulted in a new factory which was altogether more modern and better equipped. The new building by the river was arranged into blocks. The production line began with the saw mills and ended with the finishing rooms. There was modern machinery in every department - one of their saws was the first of its kind in Britain. Water sprinklers and electric lights were a necessity - this factory would not burn down As well as the furniture production, Shapland and Petter imported timber by sea and rail. The new factory 's facilities were exceptional Shapland and Petter were renowned for excellent design and workmanship. The carvers were highly skilled, serving seven year apprenticeships and attending classes at the Barnstaple School of Art. Ornately carved furniture required up to a hundred tools The factory produced made to order woodwork for banks, hotels, and shops; mantelpieces, paneling and staircases. They fitted out Pullman railway carriages, the London Guildhall, and Edgar Wallace 's dining room as well as houses like Tapeley Park in North Devon Much of the work involved intricate leaded glass panels, or inlaid fruitwood designs, like the white bedroom suite shown in the exhibition here. This type of work is typical of Art Nouveau 1895 to 1910, inspired by the fluid shapes of plants and flowers Many pieces were made from standard designs. There were hundreds to choose from, and a selection could be seen in local and London showrooms and in catalogues. Although mass-produced, this furniture was well-made by skilled technicians and modern machinery Arts and Crafts designs of Shapland and Petter The development of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the South West of England has not been written up in any detail though we do know of the Art Potters of Barnstaple from the excellent book of this name by Audrey Edgeler. Less is known of the Barnstaple Guild of Metal Workers. We know of the Bath Cabinet Makers and the Newlyn School of Industrial Art in Cornwall but very little has been written about the furniture makers of Barnstaple in Devon The establishment of a large cabinet making firm in Barnstaple is not remarkable in itself; there were several cabinet makers in the area. What is interesting is that this particular Barnstaple firm should become a leading maker of Arts and Crafts furniture, copying the styles of the leading Architect designers and creating their own unique style Critics may point out that as their work was commercially driven and reliant upon machines it therefore does not really qualify as Arts and Crafts. Whilst the company was highly innovative in machine technology, they also employed many craftsmen who worked with their hands in woodcarving, marquetry work, design and application of decorative copperwork and other artistic embellishment in the true Arts and Crafts tradition. Anyone who has experience of Shapland and Petter workmanship knows the level of craftsmanship invested in each piece Sources of inspiration There appears to be no evidence to link any known architect, artist or designer to the Shapland and Petter company. Their designs appear to have been created solely by their own internal design staff none of whom appear to have published or registered their work in any other context C. R. Ashbee who established the Guild of Handicrafts visited Barnstaple in 1893 and provided a twelve week course on the design and decoration of furniture. It is presumed that this visit was hosted by Shapland and Petter, and that their own staff and those from other local furniture makers attended the course. Ashbee appears to have been unimpressed by the commercial attitudes he encountered and apparently disappointed at the lack of interest in his (high minded) lectures. What is interesting however is the similarity between some of his designs and those used by Shapland and Petter, particularly in respect to inlaid floral design. Perhaps he left a lasting influence which has not yet been verified There has been some speculation on the influence of Scottish designers, particularly because of the use of Glasgow rose designs which are typical of the Glasgow School, and particularly of Talwin Morris. There are also several designs which use similar motifs to those used by Baillie Scott, the use of two doves in flight for example. More research is needed to trace possible links here. One thing that is clear is that there was a great deal of copying and selling designs in the furniture industry at the time and a nineteenth century survey on the furniture trade recorded that '' Barnstaple pays the best prices for designs ..'' Collaboration with other companies There is evidence that Shapland and Petter organised a wide network of companies to retail their products and hence many pieces have the labels of retail furnishers added. Little is known of their marketing in Europe and America but it may be that many Arts and Crafts pieces were sold abroad. Shapland and Petter had excellent access to rail and shipping lines for importing timber and presumably for exporting their finished products The extent of their collaboration with other companies is yet to be ascertained but there is evidence that their suppliers included the Della Robbia Pottery, Pilkingtons Tile...

Antique English Edwardian Towel Rail C.1910 A handsome example. presented in good condition commensurate with age. Please message for a shipping quote.

Antique Indonesian Four Panel Screen converted to wall art. Each panel with hand carved designs depicting mythical figures. Carved panels accented with gilt and painted highlights. E...

A large and very rare silver-inlaid antique Judaica tray Jerusalem, c.1900 Height 2.5cm, diameter 62cm This large and remarkable work is a copper and silver-inlaid antique Jewish tray, featuring meticulous and exceptional metalwork, and was made in Jerusalem around the turn of the twentieth century. It features a twelve-fold repeating pictorial decoration, which is set between two circles, that of the central ring in which a large menorah...

Shapland and Petter, in the style of C.F.A. Voysey A good quality Arts & Crafts solid quarter sawn oak double bed with wonderful figuring to the oak pa...

France / 1900 / umbrella stand / copper / Rustic / Mid-Century An antique rustic ornate umbrella stand in copper. Crafted in France around 1900. This exceptional piece has an embo...

A beautiful antique holy water font. Made of red onyx and a bronze palquette with a corpus Christi representation. The water bowl is made of crystal. Originating from France, around ...

Large and handsome antique church candelabra, beautifully decorated with opal glass and brass lilies, as well as large bunches of grapes and ...

Single pillow made of antique hand silk embroidery Suzani textile, beautiful vine and flowers motifs. Fresh quality insert, fine cotton backing. Some missing embroidery due to age an...

Circa 1900 period Edwardian oak still or umbrella stand that fits in a corner. The top is decorated with finials and a curved front rail and simple side rails. The top is supported...

Author: POTTER, Beatrix. Title: The Tailor of Gloucester. Publisher: London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902. PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED TO 500...

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A RARE JUGENDSTIL CIGARETTE CASE BY WMF FEATURING A DETAILED BERLIN SKATING SCENE, CIRCA 1903 TO 1910. From our Cigarette Cases collection, we are pleased ...

Beautiful authentic Amish quilt from Holmes Co., Ohio, circa 1930s The baskets are treadle machine, pieced in various shades of blue, green, pink and purple. Set with black cotton ...

Very Unusual Painted 3 Fold Screen, Gilt Fire Screen This is an attractive Piece on a seafaring theme, each of the 3 folds has an oil painting inset panel, each panel is painted wi...

Author: Binns, W. Moore Title: The first century of English porcelain. Publisher: London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., 1906. 1 volume, small folio, 1...

Gorgeous antique French circa 1900 clothes rack in elegantly shaped chrome with beautiful details. The clothes rack has a height adjustable bar to allow more room for shorter items. ...

Gorham Art Nouveau sterling buckle, 1902. Marks for Gorham Sterling and B1949 copyrighted with 1902 (year). Beautiful open floral nouveau whiplash des...

Sturdy yet Slim Early 20th Century Gold Painted Iron Coat Stand A beautiful example of early 20th century functional design, this iron coat and hat stand combines strength, simplici...

A wonderful turn of the century gilt bronze mounted Louis XVI style six-leg Grand Erard piano Beautiful satinwood veneer, bronze mounts, standing on six legs centered by a stretcher. The movement stamped with Erard serial number 93712 and patent stamps, the interior of the case further stamped F. TURBEC/A LEMOINE, and M. BECKER. Erard is the oldest and most prestigious French piano manufacturer. The firm was founded by Sebastian Erard...

Wooden Lawn Tennis Racket, WONDER A nice ash frame lawn tennis racket with unusual long and narrow shape head, with convex walnut wedge. The wedge ...

A finely crafted antique French cabinetmaker’s wood sampler, presented as a sphere mounted on a square pedestal base. The base features a custom metal plaque identifying each wood sp...

Fit for a princess French screen with applied oval mezzotint engraved cartouche in a laurel leaf carved surround flanked by mirrors. Upholstery is a soft green brocade front and back...

This French bentwood cradle made by Thonet circa late 1900s. The cradle is in very good working order.

Beautiful Handmade Religious Ex-Voto A striking and delicately crafted religious Ex-Voto, sourced from an estate sale in Parma, Italy. The piece appears to be made from thin, lightw...

Scale model of motor engine designed by Doll & Co. This is a model of a mill engine created in Nuremberg Germany by the Doll & Co. in the beginning of the 20th century. This is a horizontal twin engine machine, painted, nickel plated guard rail, belt operated ball governor, on custom shaped wooden base. This antique model is a miniature of the real one, manufactured to be installed in farms and factories and was masterfully crafted with beautiful details and great materials, such; bronze, iron and steel. The model is mount in a wood base for display. This so-called adult’s toys are highly collectable and display very well, a great conversation pieces. Recently cleaned and oiled for sharp function. Doll & Co. Doll & Co. was founded in 1898 in Nuremburg, Germany by tinsmith Peter Doll & John Sondheim with Max Bein (Sondheim’s nephew) joining as a third partner just before WWI. Doll & Co. specialized in steam toys and steam engines. The company made and sold model steam engines...

A small Chinese chatelaine tool set strung with petite wire charms and two brass spoons. Suspended from one's clothing at the shoulder, back, or waist, a tool set such as this was us...

A pair of antique Persian saraband carpet pillows ; size 2'0” x 1'2” each. An antique decorative pillows with floral elements allover a red central field, size 2'0” x 1'2” each. T...

Antique Sunday Club, Golf Club Walking Stick. A desirable walking cane with the handle in the shape of a golf club head. The gentleman's walking stick has a persimmon socket head han...

Liberty & Co, in the Glasgow Style. A small trunk or toybox with floral copper panels to the front and sides that are in the style of C R Mackintosh.

This elegant Italian artist's mannequin from approximately 1900 is a beautiful representation of craftsmanship from the 19th century. Crafted from solid fruitwood, it stands as a tes...

Pair of antique Art Deco nightstands

Author: FITZGERALD, Edward. (Omar Khayyam) Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English verse. Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd....

A superb antique French faux bamboo carved wood coat and hat rack, circa 1900. This fine coat rack retains the lovely original surface and patina with hand turned coat pegs and curve...