1910s Desk Accessories

1916 rare sterling silver Wahl Eversharp pencil, hand-engraved, 5.25 Inches, 20.5 Gr, works and has lead. Made in the USA, trowel clip, and in nice condition, the first Wahl producti...

Silver Wahl Eversharp vintage pencil, dating back to the early 1900s. The pencil measures 4 inches in length, 8 mm in width, and is stamped with "Wahl Eversharp." It features a hand-...

Antique Waterman's Ideal 14K, 585, gold fountain pen made at the beginning of the 20th century, c. 1915. This fountain pen is in fine condition and probably never used. It comes wi...

Vesta cigar cutter box designed by Mapping & Webb. Fabulous matches vesta and cigar cutter case box, created in London England by the goldsmiths Mapping & Webb Limited, back in the 1911. Crafted during the late Edwardian period in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. Embellished with engine turned guilloche, which is topped with gray-green glass enamel all framed with a white enamel border. Fitted with hinged compartments and push buttons; one for the matches and the other for the cigar cutter with a sharp guillotine blade. A superb luxury item in pristine condition with gorgeous craftsmanship. The enamel is extremely well executed with a reminiscence to the Russian enamellers from the same period. Weight: 47.40 Grams, (30.38 Dwt). Measurements: 59 mm by 38 mm by 5 mm (2.32 x 1.50 x 0.19Inches). Hallmarks Stamped with British marks, for the city of London, the maker's mark Mn&Wb associated to Mapping & Webb, the mark for the assay of the gold, the serial number, the letter q for the year 1911 and signed, "MAPPING & WEBB 18KT Q REG NO 582.955". In addition is stamped at the edge, with two French eagle head importation marks. Mappin & Webb The company traces its origins to 1775, when Jonathan Mappin opened a silver workshop in Sheffield, then as now a major center of the English silver trade. The business eventually became Mappin Brothers. Mappin House on Oxford Street, as rebuilt in 1906-8. One of Jonathan Mappin's great-grandsons, John Mappin, started his own business in London, Mappin & Company, in 1860, which became Mappin, Webb & Co. in 1862 after John Mappin was joined by his brother-in-law George Webb. The first Mappin & Webb store opened in 1860 at 77–78 Oxford Street, London, and the company's candelabras, fine silverware, and vanity products swiftly gained renown. As a natural progression from silverware, Mappin & Webb began designing jewelry. Mappin, Webb & Co. acquired Mappin Brothers in 1903. Three years later the premises on Oxford Street were rebuilt to designs by Belcher & Joass. Joass also rebuilt the Regent Street store (inherited from Mappin Brothers), in 1914. By the 1950s the latter store was proving more successful than the former, and in 1956 the company moved its headquarters from Oxford Street to Regent Street. Mappin & Webb expanded internationally beginning in the 1890s. Its first overseas store was established in Johannesburg, and stores soon followed in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Biarritz, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Cairo, and Bombay. However, the family lost control of the business in the 1950s, when it was the subject of a hostile takeover (through the acquisition of privately owned shares). Subsequently, all international stores closed in the second half of the 20th century. Since then, it has changed ownership many times. Mappin & Webb has created jewelry for royalty and high society; both in the United Kingdom, and internationally. Patrons have included Queen of France Marie-Antoinette, the Empress of Russia, and Princess Grace of Monaco. The company historically held Royal Warrants to both the Russian Empire and the Japanese Royal Household. Queen Victoria was the first British monarch to commission Mappin & Webb. Victoria's Golden Jubilee necklace was created by the house in 1888, and was designated by the Queen as an heirloom of the Crown. Mappin & Webb has held Royal Warrants in the UK since 1897. Today, Mappin & Webb holds warrants to both Queen Elizabeth II, and the Prince of Wales. Mappin & Webb's master craftsman Martin Swift was appointed in 2012 to the position of Crown Jeweler...

Presentation picture frame from the imperial Russia. Beautiful neo classic picture desk frame, created in Moscow Russia, back in the 1910's. It was carefully crafted in the Russian imperial and Louis XVI courts style, with tassels bows and garlands made up in silver. The silver elements are treated with three colors of gilding and is embellished with a guilloche panel with vivid red enamel. Fitted at the reverse with a hinged retractable stand and four screws to open the back part. The glass is oval with flat uneven borders. Diamonds: Mount with a pair of old European rose cut diamonds Weight: 74.95 Grams, (48.04 Dwt). Measurements: 70 mm by 47 mm by 7.1 mm (2.76 x 1.85 x 0.28 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped on several parts with Russian marks; the kokoshnik post 1908 mark with the letter a...

Circa 1910 - 1920 Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Bell push, measuring 1 1/2 inches in diameter X 1 1/4 inches in height. Centrally set with a Cabochon domed Nephrite s...

A Faberge' jewelled and enamelled gold and hardstone seal, the flat oval handle inset at both sides with a moss agate panel over sunburst engine-turning within a rose-cut diamond-set border, the mount enamelled in opaque white, the collar with swirled fluting within further diamonds, blank nephrite matrix, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, circa 1910. Should you choose to make this purchase we would be delighted to send it to you in a Bentley & Skinner handmade leather case packed in a gift-wrapped Bentley & Skinner black and gold presentation box. Shortly afterwards we will send you on a valuation for insurance purposes for your reference and safekeeping. This exquisite hardstone seal was made by Fabergé and comes from the Fabergé collection of Bentley & Skinner, the London jewellers by appointment to both Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Fabergé was established in St Petersburg in 1842, and by the late nineteenth century, was Russia’s largest and best-known jewellery house. The house has become known for their royal commissions and their close ties to the family of Tsar Nicholas II. This seal features a flat oval handle with a gorgeous dendritic agate panel inset. This particular agate has the natural appearance of a miniature treecape, adding fine detail to this piece. Surrounding the handle is a frame of glittering rose-cut diamonds. The mount features white enamel and a fluted design set with diamonds, culminating in a blank matrix made from vibrant nephrite. This piece bears the marks of workmaster Henrik Wigström, who was head workmaster at Fabergé from 1903 onwards. This antique Fabergé seal...

Large Sterling Silver Desk Seal with Cherub or angelic figure in a Finger Ring engraved with crest of a cat at the base. Unusual nude figure balancing on the...

FACTORY / HOUSE: French Keywind Carriage Clock by Japy STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: Gild and Nickel Finish CIRCA / YEAR: 1910 / 1920 DIMENSIONS / SIZE; 5 Inches by ...