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Item Ships From: England
Rare Early 20th Century Opticians English Enamel Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Rare early 20th century opticians English enamel trade sign
A rare example of an early 20th century opticians English enamel trade sign. With highly decorative graphics, stating ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Enamel
Antique Bootmaker’s Display, English, Leather, Boot Stretcher Set, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bootmaker’s display. An English, leather over ash riding boot and stretcher set, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A delightful piece of traditional shop...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Ash
Le Mepris
Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Georges Allard, 1963
By Georges Allard
Located in Devon, GB
At the height of her fame, Brigitte Bardot is every inch the devastating screen siren on Georges Allard's sumptuous and sought after poster for the country of origin release of Jean-Luc Godard's masterful New Wave drama 'Le Mépris...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19Th Century York Archaeology Society Musuem Oak Collectors Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming little oak collectors box inscribed 'YORK ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY'
Paper label ink inscription GB GV, the hinged lid and drawer with old shards of pottery, pipes
11cm high, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Oak
Deep Throat
Original Vintage Movie Poster by Studio Lem, French, 1975
Located in Devon, GB
Perhaps the most popular X-rated movie of all time, Gerard Damiano's 1972 sexploitation classic 'Deep Throat' was one of the first pornographic films to in...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Hawaiian Chief Staffs in a Glass Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of four Hawaiian chief staffs each supported by a carved wooden bird.
The cabinet was made to hold the staffs in the 1930s as a prize for an Austrian archery tournament.
Category
20th Century England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Feathers
Rare Menier Chocolatier Salesman Sample Sweets Suitcase
Located in London, GB
Rare Menier Chocolatier Salesman Sample Sweets Suitcase
Dimensions in inches: H 8.5” x W 12.5” x D 4.5”
Age: Mid-20th century
Origin: France (Paris)
Condition: Aged
Overview
A one-...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
19th Century Pair of Clowns Leather Tap Shoes Dan Leno, George Wild Galvin
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of elongated tap dancing clown shoes, leather uppers and soles with metal taps on the heals, the shoes come with a large account of ephemera related to Dan Leno, by repute the...
Category
19th Century English Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Pair of Rare Important Statues Signed Faberge 1912 Russian Kamer Kazak Bodyguard
By Fabergé
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, very rare and highly collectible pair of Faberge signed cast and cold painted bronze statues of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov, personal Kamer-Kazak bodyguards of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
A little history, the original sold at auction in 2013 for $5,200,000, I’ll include further information below which came from Sotheby’s
These expertly made statues are as mentioned of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov in dress parade uniforms with badges and medals, the coats trimmed with Imperial eagles, the cockaded fleece hats with gold braid, inscribed in Russian on the heels and soles of the boots 'Kamer-Kazak since 1894/A.A. Kudinov/Fabergé/1912'
History
The precise origin of these figures, which appear to be copies of – or models for – the well-known Fabergé hardstone...
Category
1910s European Edwardian Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Antique Irish Sterling Silver Cup
By Matthew West
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century Irish sterling silver cup; an addition to our 17th century silverware collection
This e...
Category
18th Century English Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Casablanca
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1946
Located in Devon, GB
An exceedingly rare and attractive poster for the first Postwar release of 'Casablanca' in Japan, printed only for use in the three theatres where the film premiered on 13th June 194...
Category
1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
The Shining
Original Vintage British Quad Film Poster, 1980
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce and unusual 'Weekend Mirror' style teaser quad for the British release of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 modern horror masterpiece 'The Shining,' starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, the seminal psychological horror initially opened to mixed reviews, before growing momentum over the summer of 1980 to become an American box-office success. With anticipation building for the October 1980 British release, Warner Bros. made the canny marketing decision to reproduce a tabloid newspaper spread from the Saturday, August 30, 1980, edition of the Daily Mirror, on "the tide...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
20th Century American Massive Training Garand M1 Model Rifle, C.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Garand M1 model rifle of enormous proportions, these rifles were made as “training guns“ as demonstrators for troops. Rather than showing individuals how ...
Category
20th Century American England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$12,773 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Art deco Peugeot Freres Coffee Grinder
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Vintage Art deco Peugeot Freres Coffee Grinder
This Vintage Peugeot Freres Bakelite manual coffee grinder an art deco classic from Peugeot brand. The hand crank mechanism perfect f...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bakelite
Matched Pair of Edwardian Milk Glass Shop Signs
Located in London, GB
Matched pair of Edwardian milk glass shop signs.
We share what we love, and we love this rare, matched pair of Edwardian milk glass shop signs. One stating “All kinds of repairs” ...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Milk Glass
20000 Leagues Under The Sea
Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1955
Located in Devon, GB
A rare British quad poster for the first UK release of Walt Disney's 1954 live-action sci-fi adventure '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. From th...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
A Fistful of Dollars
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
Featuring a stylish photomontage with Clint Eastwood’s surly stare front and centre, this scarce B2 poster advertised the first Japanese release of Sergio Leone's 1964 Spaghetti Western ‘A Fistful of Dollars.’ First released in Italy as ‘Per un pugno...
Category
1960s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
The Life of a Forgotten Magicians
Located in London, GB
The Life of a Forgotten Magicians
We are proud to offer a unique collection of one of London’s most unquestionably entertaining magicians known as Bernard and Ms Radar. A fascinating collection of 1940s-1960s items relating to the telepathic magic act 'Bernard and Miss Radar', a mind reading husband and wife duo, who extensively toured British theatres performing their telepathy based act and who were apparently the recipients of the 'World Convention of Magicians Award', which they received at the Magic Circle Convention in London in 1955. The collection comprises the basis for their act; 2 large handmade jigsaw puzzles, a “Radar” hat, top hat and other associated items with which they performed. There is also a large quantity (over 1000) of publicity photographs, theatre contracts, Magic Circle programmes, scrapbooks and other ephemera relating to their career, plus approximately fifteen original 1940s and 1950s theatre and other posters and several hand bills and flyers, all including Bernard and Miss Radar on the billing, along with other variety acts of the period. Some of the theatre posters included are; The Hippodrome, Eastbourne, Arcadia Theatre, Skegness, Commodore, Ryde, The Knightstone, Weston-Super-Mare and The Palace Theatre, Reading, which now all been framed to preserve them for display.
Dimensions in inches: (Poster sizes) H 32” x W 22” x D 2”
Origin: England
Condition: Aged through wear and tear is present across all the item, some fading across the posters however they are not torn or damp. Some of the hand painted items also show aged wear and light discolouration. Please take note that these items are over 70 years old and would have been used as part of this magician’s act, therefore its safe to say these items all show age, however, are very well preserved. Please review all the photos and propose questions were unsure of the condition to avoid any disappointment.
Over 1000 artifacts - most not pictured due to volume of items. Postage cost is high due to the weight (30kg) and volume of items in this lot, 10 posts mounted, 1 full box of archived material, top hat box...
Category
1940s British Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19thC Timber Corner Cabinet, Oak From HMS Foudroyant, Lord Nelson
s Flagship
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A 19th Century rare timber corner cabinet, made from the oak salvaged from the Foudroyant, Lord Nelson’s flagship. A lead glazed door with maker's copper plate for 'Goodall, Lamb & H...
Category
19th Century British Other Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Oak
Heavy Antique Book Press, English Cast Iron, Bronze, Industrial Binder, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique book press. An English, cast iron industrial binder or flower press dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Delightfully robust and tactile, this piece de...
Category
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Breakfast at Tiffany
s
Original Vintage US Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1961
By Robert E. McGinnis
Located in Devon, GB
Lobby Cards were designed for display in a cinema lobby to lure the movie-going public. Typically released in sets of 8, each card depicted a different scene from the film. This charming US lobby card for 'Breakfast At Tiffany's,' number 7 of the set, depicts Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and George Peppard as Paul Varjak sipping coffee against a backdrop of Manhattan. Featuring a miniature version of Robert McGinnis' iconic artwork used for the US insert, the lobby cards offer a bit of Tiffany's magic at a more affordable price point than the larger and highly sought after US Campaign posters.
Holly Golightly would be Audrey Hepburn’s defining role, establishing her status as one of the greatest screen legends and style icons of all time. It seems unbelievable now that Truman Capote, author of the novella on which the movie was based, had his heart set on Marilyn Monroe for the part. Monroe pulled out of the running when her acting coach advised her not to play a lady of the night...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Complete Set of Six Graduated Copper Haystack Measures, English, Early Victorian
Located in Worcester, GB
Complete Set of Six Graduated Copper Haystack Measures, English, Early Victorian
An exceptional and complete set of six antique graduated copper haystack measures, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1830–1860. These traditional English measures range from 1 gallon down to ⅛ gill and retain their classic conical 'haystack' form, each with a bold flared rim and side handle.
Each vessel is fitted with a lead verification plug stamped by a local authority, affirming their use as standardised liquid measures. The set exhibits a handsome warm patina with polished surfaces, highlighting the rich pink hue of the copper. Some historical repairs and light dinks are visible, consistent with age and practical use.
Volumes:
1 Gallon
1 Pint
½ Pint
1 Gill
½ Gill
⅛ Gill
Heights: From approximately 10 cm to 29 cm.
A fine and increasingly scarce complete set, ideal for collectors of antique weights and measures...
Category
19th Century British Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
James Bond
Goldfinger
Original Vintage Film Poster, Swedish, 1965
By Gosta Aberg
Located in Devon, GB
Considered the quintessential and definitive Bond film, the third instalment in EON Productions' James Bond series set the template for many of the subsequent films, with its tongue ...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Framed Set of Eleven Micromosaic Plaques of Italian Monuments
Located in London, GB
A framed set of eleven micromosaic plaques of Italian monuments
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Height 22cm, width 21.5cm, depth 2.5cm
Made du...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Giltwood
Pink Floyd Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Queen
s Hall, Leeds, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
A striking day-glo silkscreen concert poster for the All Night Garden Party headlined by Pink Floyd at Queen's Hall in Leeds on Friday 17th November 1967. Pink Floyd appeared at this...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
An American in Paris
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this scarce Australian Daybill poster joyfully declared the original Australian release of MGM's 'An American in Paris' as "the gayest, the most gorgeous, the greatest musical ever." Inspired by a 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, the classic 1951 musical starred Gene Kelly as an American ex-GI who remains in Paris after the war to become an artist and falls for a gamine Parisienne played by a nineteen year old Leslie Caron, who Kelly had spotted performing with the Ballets des Champs-Élysées two years previously. Following the devastation and trauma of the Second World War, producer Arthur Freed...
Category
1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
The Birds
Original Vintage Movie Poster by Boris Grinsson, French, 1963
By Boris Grinsson
Located in Devon, GB
A spooky French moyenne poster by prolific French poster artist Boris Grinsson for the original release of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 psychological masterpiece 'The Birds,' starring blonde beauty Tippi Hendren in her debut role. Based on Daphne du Maurier...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Manhattan
Original Vintage Us Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1979
Located in Devon, GB
An international style US lobby card for Woody Allen's 1979 romantic comedy "Manhattan," starring co-writer and director Allen as a twice-divorced middle-aged comedy writer dating a ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Miniature Brass Cannon in a Presentation Case
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A miniature brass cannon in a presentation case, the 5-stage cannon and carriage in a rectangular, glazed presentation case, raised upon tiers of reeded, ...
Category
1910s British Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Pink Floyd
The Wall
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1982
By Gerald Scarfe
Located in Devon, GB
Based on Pink Floyd's 1979 narrative concept album of the same name, "The Wall" follows the descent into madness of Bob Geldof's troubled rock star Pink as he constructs a metaphoric...
Category
1980s Australian Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
20th Century Solid Silver
Leather Huge Hip Flask, Sheffield, c.1907
By Hawksley London
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Edwardian solid silver, blown glass and bound in sumptuous crocodile leather hip flask, unusually large, of rounded rectangular form, with a pull off cup, ...
Category
20th Century British Edwardian England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
James Bond
Dr. No
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Yugoslavian, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
Based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the 1962 release of 'Dr. No' first introduced the world to one of the most enduring characters in Western cinema and kicked off one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Suave British spy James Bond travels to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent, where he battles a megalomaniac scientist bent on disrupting the US space programme. In the same way that the first film established many of the themes and visual aspects that came to be associated with the James Bond series, the first film posters set a template for the visual representation of Bond that has seen little deviation over the past 60 years. Based on a design by David Chasman, illustrator Mitchell Hooks...
Category
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
20th Century Enamelled Metal London Street Sign For Harley Street c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century enamelled London street sign, crafted for Harley Street, W1 (Central London). This sign features the classic red and bla...
Category
20th Century British Other England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Enamel
FRENCH SILVER Carving Knife Exclusive Royal Cutlery Sterling Silver Fork
Knife
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare case of antique valuable royal sterling silver makers mark for Henry Soufflot (1884-1910), the foliate cast handles monogrammed GM, the fork with hinged long-tailed bird to th...
Category
1880s French Art Deco Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,755 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Antique 20th Century Victorian Cast Iron Royal Warrant c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An antique early 20th Century cast iron government royal warrant, likely from a magistrate court or government building. Beautifully cast and hand-painted. A remarkable piece of hist...
Category
20th Century British Other England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Audrey Hepburn, Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Ro...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Not of This Earth
Original Us One Sheet Movie Poster by Albert Kallis, 1957
By Albert Kallis
Located in Devon, GB
A Classic US one sheet poster for the 1957 B-movie thriller 'Not Of This Earth,' one of the earliest sci-fi movies made by prolific low-budget producer/director Roger Corman in what ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
$2,506 Sale Price
30% Off
Mont Blanc Fountain Pen and CD Set Homage to Frederic Chopin
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, GB
The Mont Blanc Homage to Frederic Chopin Fountain Pen is a vintage collectable item that pays tribute to the renowned composer. This fountain pen features a sleek design and a black ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold Plate
To Kill a Mockingbird
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original stone lithograph poster for the first Australian release of the 1962 American film adaptation of Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning ...
Category
1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Batman
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
"For the first time on the motion picture screen in color!" Printed in stunning stone lithography, this fabulously kitsch and colourful Australian Daybill...
Category
1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Please, Not Now!
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
A sultry Brigitte Bardot sizzles on this striking stone lithography poster for the French screwball rom-com 'La Bride sur le cou,' released in Australia and the UK as 'Please, Not Now!' and in the US as 'Only For Love'. Bardot starred as the saucy young model who enlists a handsome doctor in a zany plan to make her boyfriend jealous when he goes off with an American heiress. Directed by Bardot''s former husband Roger Vadim...
Category
1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Audrey Hepburn, Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
From the personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Royal Southampton Yacht Club Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This pair of early Victorian three-stage bronze signal cannon are set on elm carriages with bronze fittings.
Each 39 inch tapering barrel has one reduction and a ball cascabel. Th...
Category
1840s English Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Original Vintage Japanese Movie Poster, 1982
Located in Devon, GB
Steven Spielberg's timeless tear jerking tale of a young boy's friendship with a stranded extraterrestrial was both widely critically acclaimed and enormously commercially successful...
Category
1980s Japanese Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Mad Max
Original Vintage Movie Poster by Tom Beauvais, Belgian, 1982
By Tom Beauvais
Located in Devon, GB
Making a bold visual statement with a clean and straightforward design, this small-format poster for the first Belgian release of George Miller's groundbreaking 1979 pre-apocalyptic action thriller 'Mad Max' utilises the same superb Tom Beauvais artwork created for the British campaign posters, which draws us in as we look down the twin-barrels of a shotgun. As noted by Sim Brannaghan in his 2006 book on 'British Film Posters,' the Beauvais design strips "the film down to its basic elements of cop, the car & the road". Set in a bleak dystopian near-future Australia veering towards societal collapse due to critical petrol shortages, the influential film starred a little-known Mel Gibson in the titular role as a police officer turned vigilante when his family are murdered by a sadistic biker gang. Essentially a revenge western meets apocalyptic road movie, the film's sparse dialogue made way for a kinetic combination of visceral action sequences, chaotic car chases and an other-worldly visual style, hinting at the barren wastelands we would see in later films. Shot on a shoestring budget of $400,000 Australian dollars...
Category
1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19th Century Italian Sedan Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Italian Sedan Chair
This is a mid 19th Century piece, it is the Rococo style, in Green and Gold and upholstered inside in a heavy gold brocade, complete with cushion ...
Category
1850s Baroque Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Police Booking Photographs Portraits Mug Shots Criminals
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 27 police booking photographs, male and female detainees in typical profile and straight-on poses, some with contemporary manuscript name and dates.
The majority cap...
Category
Early 20th Century European England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
The Man with the Golden Arm
Original Movie Poster by Saul Bass, British, 1956
By Saul Bass
Located in Devon, GB
Based on a novel by Nelson Algren, Otto Preminger's controversial and groundbreaking 1955 drama "The Man with the Golden Arm" starred Frank Sinatra in an...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Hungarian, 1984
Located in Devon, GB
Twenty one colourful pups perch playfully in four rows on this jolly poster by Hajnal Gabriella for a 1984 Hungarian re-release of Walt Disney's animated adventure 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians.' Based on the 1956 novel 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians' by Dodie Smith, Disney's seventeenth animated feature film followed the dognap of a litter of Dalmatian puppies by the fur-crazed Cruella de Vil...
Category
1980s Hungarian Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Hold Your Man
Original Vintage Movie Poster by Eric Rohman, Swedish, 1933
By Eric Rohman
Located in Devon, GB
A splendid stone lithograph poster with bold Art Deco artwork by noted Swedish designer Eric Rohman for the Swedish release of MGM's 1933 pre-Code rom...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Edward VII Commemorative Bronze Fountain Plaque by William Silver Frith (c.1910)
Located in Alton, GB
This exceptional cast bronze relief plaque depicts His Majesty King Edward VII in high profile, majestically attired in the full regalia of the Order of the Garter, encircled by a la...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
Alien
Original Vintage Film Poster by Zdenek Ziegler, Czech, 1982
By Zdenek Ziegler
Located in Devon, GB
Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total...
Category
1980s Czech Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
For Heaven
s Sake
Original Vintage Movie Poster by Eric Rohman, Swedish, 1926
By Eric Rohman
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this extremely rare poster was designed by prolific poster artist Eric Rohman for the original Swedish release of the action-packed 1926 American silent comedy 'For Heaven's Sake,' starring Harold Lloyd - one of the biggest stars of the silent era. After several years at Pathé, Lloyd made his debut at Paramount with this delightful slapstick classic, in which his trademark go-getting 'glasses' character appears as Uptown Boy J. Harold Manners, a millionaire playboy who falls for a Downtown Girl. With a dazzling finale featuring a double-decker bus careering through the city streets, the comedy of thrills was one of Lloyd's most successful films and the 12th highest grossing film of the silent era.
Rohman's whimsical lunar poster design was inspired by a charming scene in which Harold woos his Downtown Girl (Jobyna Ralston) by the romantic light of a crescent moon - which is then revealed to be part of a neon sign for Crescent Laundry! Lushly printed in lapis blue, black and a contrasting orange, the enchanting Art Deco style artwork pictures the loved up...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
"Once Upon a Time in America" Original Vintage Movie Poster, Hungarian, 1988
Located in Devon, GB
Artist Ferenc Molnár confronts us with a gun-toting gangster in triplicate on his splattered monochrome poster for the first Hungarian release of the sprawling 1984 crime epic 'Once ...
Category
1980s Hungarian Post-Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Mon Oncle
Original Vintage Movie Poster by Olle Olsson Hagalund, Swedish, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Swedish release of the 1958 Classic French slapstick comedy "Mon Oncle", written, directed, produced by and starring Jacques Tati as the eccentric hero Monsieur Hulot, struggling to fit into an increasingly modern and mechanised France. Tati's satire of Postwar consumer society was popular even in the US, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Olle Olsson...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
James Dean
East of Eden
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Romanian, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
A dark and moody photomontage teases the love triangle at the centre of the drama on this rare poster for the first Romanian release of Elia Kazan's 1955 adaptation of John Steinbeck...
Category
1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Her Majesty’s Vase: A horse racing trophy by John Samuel Hunt
By John Samuel Hunt
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This silver presentation vase is a small replica of the classical Roman ‘Warwick Vase’. The body is cast and chased with fruiting vines below the rim. The central field has a continuous band with bearded Bacchic heads floating above a lion’s mask and pelt. The applied handles comprise gnarled twisted vine stems. The spreading stem is set on a square foot which in turn sits on an ebonised wooden plinth base. The plinth is applied with two vacant laurel wreath cartouches and two rectangular plaques, one finely engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms and the other inscribed “Plymouth, Devonport and Cornwall Races 1845, the gift of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Augustus Coryton Esqr, W. R. Fortescue Esqr, Stewards” and “Her Majesty’s Vase, value 100gs., for three-year-old and upwards – Heats, about two miles, starting at the T.Y.C. Starting-post, once round, to the Grand Stand Winning-post.” Fully marked and stamped on the side of the foot ‘Hunt & Roskell Late Storr & Mortimer 2225’. English, assayed for London 1845.
Provenance: Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Sir John Barker-Mill, Baronet of Mottisfont.Thence by descent.
John Barker (1803-1860) was created 1st Baronet ‘of Mottisfont in the County of Southampton’ on 16 March 1836. A noted racehorse owner, Barker won numerous prestigious trophies with Giantess, Cymba, Miss Ellis and Pugilist. His most prestigious horse, Leviathan, sire of Giantess, won 16 of 21 starts and was sold to George IV for 2,000 guineas.
Plymouth, Devonport and Cornwall Races were held from 1828 until 1930. The racecourse was a flat, oval course of 12 furlongs with a straight run-in of 2 ½ furlongs. ‘Royal Plates...
Category
1840s English Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Medieval Egyptian Mamluk Brass Tray Stand with Silver Inlay
Located in London, GB
This exceptionally beautiful and rare silver-inlaid brass tray stand dates from the medieval period, when the Mamluks ruled Egypt and Syria (1250-1517). The Mamluks originated as slave-soldiers, who served the Muslim caliphs and Ottoman Empire. With time, the Mamluks became a powerful military caste, and they managed to take control and establish themselves as rulers of certain areas within the Abbasid caliphate. The Mamluk dynasty commissioned great works of art and architecture, particularly in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, which was described in the 14th Century as ‘the centre of the universe and garden of the world’ (Ibn Khaldun, 1382).
This tray stand is of biconical form, with a raised central band and flared base and rim. It is decorated with scrolling vines, overlaid with Thuluth inscriptions and roundels. On the lower body, the roundels contain floral motifs, and in the upper, stylised depictions of birds. The Thuluth inscriptions praise the patron, referring to him as ‘The High authority, the Lordly, the Possessor’, and ‘the learned’. The underside of the rim is engraved with a heraldic medallion, possibly the patron’s symbol.
In the middle ages, when this piece was made, this item would have stood in a grand interior, supporting a tray full of fruit and fine food. The owner of this lavish piece which still bears traces of its original silver inlay would likely have been an Amir (prince) or some other important figure who was close to the Sultan in the Mamluk court.
Mamluk tray...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Islamic Antique England Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Silver
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