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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
This engraved glass was crafted to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Sixteen years following the coronation of her father, King George VI, the official coronation of Queen Elizabeth II represented a fascinating mix of tradition and modernity. Held at Westminster Abbey, it was the first official celebration of its kind ever to be televised — approximately 27 million people in the United Kingdom alone tuned in to watch their new Queen don her crown for the first time. Considering the widespread popularity of the event, commemorative objects such as this became highly desirable, as people around the world sought remembrances of the joyous occasion.
This glass is an exceptional example of its type that remains in excellent condition. One side reads "The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 1953," while the other displays the initials "ER II...
Category
20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
From The Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn, Photo by Vincent Rossell, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's credit stamp, Au...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Pulp Fiction
Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994
Located in Devon, GB
Widely regarded as Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece, the ultra-violent comedic crime thriller 'Pulp Fiction' followed the intertwining tales of Los Angeles oddballs John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Thunderbirds Are Go
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this explosive Australian Daybill poster advertised the first full length feature film based on the British sci-fi Supermarionation television series 'Thunderbirds.' Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' combined a form of electronic marionette puppetry, which they named "Supermarionation," with scale model special effects sequences. Set in the 2060s, 'Thunderbirds' followed on from the Anderson's earlier Supermarionation productions including 'Fireball XL5' and 'Stingray.' The series followed the exploits of International Rescue, a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically-advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft headed by a fleet of five vehicles named the Thunderbirds and launched from the organisation's secret base of operations in the Pacific Ocean. 'Thunderbirds Are Go...
Category
Vintage 1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Antique Scottish Sterling Silver Gilt Medallion
By George Edward
Sons 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver gilt medallion; an addition to our ornamental presentation collection.
This exceptional antique George V cast sterling silver medallion has a circular form.
The anterior surface of this antique silver medallion...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Cheaper by the Dozen
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Danish, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
With it's twelve jolly little hats, this charming poster by Klitgaard advertised the first Danish release of the fun-filled 1950 family comedy 'Cheaper by the Dozen,' starring Clifto...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Audrey Hepburn, Original 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 c...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Superman Flies Again
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1954
Located in Devon, GB
Superman jets off on this super rare stone lithography daybill poster for the Australian release of 'Superman Flies Again,' a 1954 compilation of three episodes of the hit US televis...
Category
Vintage 1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
James Dean
Rebel Without a Cause
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Finnish, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Finnish release of the Classic 1955 teenage drama "Rebel Without A Cause," with artwork by Engel. Starring James Dean in his most celebrated role as a tro...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris,...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver prin...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
One Flew Over the Cuckoo
s Nest
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Czech, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A fantastically bizarre poster by Jan Weber for the first Czech release of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." 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 creative freedom from the demands of the big Hollywood studios, offering quirky and sometimes surreal interpretations which often had little reference to the film. Weber's intense halftone design featuring a triplicate of manic Jack Nicholson faces is presumably a nod to insanity and multiple personality disorders. Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn, Photo by Vincent Rossell, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's credit stamp, Audrey Hepburn collection stamp and numerical notations verso
From the Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Agnes Varda
s
Lions Love
Original Vintage Movie Poster, French, 1969
Located in Devon, GB
Silkscreen printed in glorious day-glo orange and mauve, this rare half-grande poster for the French release of art-house icon Agnès Varda’s 'Lions Love' p...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
An Antique American Hand-Carved Wood and Silver Seal
Located in New York, NY
A rare and beautifully crafted example of early American Judaica, this hand-carved wood and silver seal is notable for its exceptional artistry and symbolic detail. The prominent han...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
$4,000 / item
Audrey Hepburn, Original 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 g...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
By Vincent Rossell
Located in Devon, GB
From the personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's credit stamp, Audrey Hepburn collection stamp and numerical notations verso.
From 'The Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn,' Christie's, September 2017
Born in Barcelona in 1924, Vincent Rossell worked as a set photographer on over 90 films from 1956 to 1998. He would photograph Audrey Hepburn during filming of 'Paris When It Sizzles' in Paris in the summer of 1962, along with 'Charade' later the same year and 'How To Steal A Million' in 1965.
Following the success of 'Breakfast At Tiffany's,' Paramount asked screenwriter George Axelrod to come up with a script to reunite Hepburn with her old flame William Holden in Paris. Released in 1964, 'Paris When It Sizzles' followed the unfolding romance between playboy screenwriter Richard Benson...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
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 in the bathtub on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Antique Georgian Newcastle Sterling Silver Meat Skewer / Letter Opener
By John Langlands I
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian Newcastle sterling silver meat skewer/letter opener; an addition to our diverse 18th century flatware ...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Hebrew word "Hanukkah" written across oil jug between two flames. Cast with green patina overlay with gilded accents.
Marked on the bottom "M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
A Charity Container For Jewish Institute for the Blind by Alfred Saltzman, 1930
Located in New York, NY
A charity container for the Jewish Institute for the Blind by Alfred Saltzman from Jerusalem in 1930 reflects the efforts to support education and welfare for visually impaired indiv...
Category
Vintage 1930s Israeli Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
A Wooden Gavel Presented to Chebra Rofei Cholim Krakauer Society, New York, 1884
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Wooden Gavel, Presented to Chebra Rofei Cholim Krakauer Society in New York, 1884.
This wooden Gavel has a long baluster handle and a thick circular body with a dedicatory ...
Category
Antique 1880s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Silver Wager Cups Modelled as a Lady
Gentleman in Costume
By Martin Sugar
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1891 by Martin Sugar, this striking pair of antique sterling silver wager cups, are modelled as a gentlem...
Category
Antique 1890s English Baroque Revival Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swiss Nema Cipher Machine
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Swiss-engineered cipher machine is a fascinating piece of 20th-century military and engineering history, and this particular example is one of the ...
Category
20th Century Swiss Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$34,500
George Harrison "The Concert For Bangladesh" Post Concert Program August 1, 1971
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered here is the paper bound program for the August 1st, 1971 iconic charity concert, put on by famous Beatle band member, George Harrison,and produced by world renowned music producer, Phil Spector; to raise money for the impoverished people of Bangladesh impacted by flood devastation created by a typhoon at the time. It was the first fund raising concert of its kind, to be followed in later years by Willie Nelson and Neil Young's Farm Aid concerts.
George Harrison was joined by other famous rock n' roll celebrities such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hand hammed and hand engraved brass Hanukkah lamp, Morrocco, 19th century stands with oil fonts with pinched spouts attached to the back plate. Han...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Set of 11 19th Century Bois Durci Portrait Roundels
By François Charles Lepage
Located in London, GB
Set of 11 19th century Bois Durci portrait roundels
French, 19th Century
Largest: Height 1.5cm, diameter 15.5cm
Smallest: Height 1cm, diameter 11.5cm
This set of 11 panels depicts ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
An Early 20th Century Sign for Rav Naftali Horowitz , Boro Park, New York
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century sign for Rav Naftali Horowitz in Boro Park, New York for the diverse Jewish population who emigrated to New York in that period.
Painted in green, black, and o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Hardwood
A Rare Collection of Seven Slave ‘Prisoner’ Tokens
Located in London, GB
A Rare Collection of Seven Slave ‘Prisoner’ Tokens
Metal, coins
Australia
19th Century
Size: circular: 3.4cm dia. - 1¼ ins diameter. (max) / 2.5cm dia. - 1 ins dia. (min)
cross:...
Category
Antique 19th Century Australian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$10,750 / set
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Decorated with Hanukkah song "Maoz Tzur Yeshuati" with gilded cast. Depiction of musical notes with children beside to commemorate the festival...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
A wooden Eiffel Tower with a barometer and a thermometer, late 19th c.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A intricately crafted miniature wooden Eiffel Tower, designed to evoke the elegance of Parisian architecture while serving as a functional weather station. This piece combines fine c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Sterling Silver Citrine
Bog Oak Dirk
By-Knife
Fork Set, Highland Line
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1978 by Tony Michael Holland, trading as Highland Line, this wonderful, Sterling Silver Dirk & By-Knife & Fork Set, features a ful...
Category
Vintage 1970s Scottish Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Tin Charity Container by Alfred Zaltsman, Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
The front of the box is inscribed with Hebrew and German: "Rabbi Meir Baal Ha' Ness charity collecting funds for Shomrei Ha' Chomot Kolel" and decorated with two images; Hatam Sofer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Irish Silver Cup
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 20th Century Irish silver cup, made by Alwright & Marshall Ltd of Dublin, featuring a Celtic design to banding and handles. Raised on a turned wooden pedestal.
Category
Early 20th Century Irish Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Collection of Framed Antique Italian Plaster Intaglios
Located in London, GB
Collection of framed antique Italian plaster intaglios
Italian, Early 19th Century
Height 34cm, width 34cm, depth 4cm
This exquisite collection of eighteen plaster intaglios was cr...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Early 20th Century French Silver Schnapps Cup
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver Zionist Schnapps cup, France, circa 1920.
This shot cup is decorated with a Star of David enclosed in a wreath with a bow, and the word “Zion” in Hebrew. Marked with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Vintage Israeli Street Sign - "Rehov Yirméya" (Jeremiah Street), 1948
Located in New York, NY
his is an original enamel-on-iron street sign from Israel, dating to 1948. The sign bears the name "Rehov Yirméya" in both Hebrew (רחוב ירמיה) and its transliteration into Latin scri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Joe DiMaggio Silver Presentation Tray by Cartier
By Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Made for one of the most celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, this incredible Cartier presentation tray was gifted to the baseball star Joe DiMaggio...
Category
20th Century French Other Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Commemorative King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation Goblet
By T. Goode
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegantly formed glass goblet was crafted specifically to celebrate the coronation of Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The cup's bowl ...
Category
20th Century English Other Glass
Materials
Glass
Late 19th Century American Jewish Themed Caricature
Located in New York, NY
American cartoon, USA, 1895.
Caption reads: 'A Natural Mistake. Ikenstein: "I vould like to ged a cheap drunk." Salesman: "Next door.'"
The cartoon is framed with American frame of t...
Category
Antique 1890s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Face/Off
Original British Double Crown Movie Poster, 1997
Located in Devon, GB
A rare British advance Double Crown poster for John Woo's 1997 face-swapping sci-fi action thriller 'Face/Off,' starring John Travolta and Nicholas Cage as arch enemies who undergo e...
Category
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
A Gold Cantor Brooch from the Independent Order B
nai Abraham, 1904
Located in New York, NY
A Gold Cantor Brooch from the Independent Order B'nai Abraham dating back to 1904 is a piece of historical and cultural significance.
Independent Order B'nai Abraham (IOBA) was fou...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold
Sha
arei Tzedek Hospital Charity Container , by Alfred Saltzman Jerusalem, 1930
Located in New York, NY
A charity container for the Sha'arei Tzedek Hospital designed by Alfred Saltzman from Jerusalem in 1930 reflects the efforts to support healthcare and charitable initiatives in the e...
Category
Vintage 1930s Israeli Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Tin
Count Gleichen’s shrapnel paperweight. Russian and English, 1854
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Count Gleichen’s Russian shell paperweight, the tooth shaped fragment of a Russian armament shell set above another of rectangular form both raised on a silver mount on an ebonized rectangular plinth, applied with a plaque reading ‘Two fragments of a Russian shell fired at Mr Fred Burne assist.t paymaster and Mr Henry Crave St John midshipman of H.M.S. Cumberland in Aug.t 1854 from Tsee Fort Bonarsund whilst conveying refreshments to the English camp – for their messmate – H.S.H. Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Midshipman landed with the Naval Brigade in 1854’. With a framed caricature of Count Gleichen inscribed Vanity Fair, London, July 5, 1884. Vice Admiral H.S.H Count Gleichen – the Queen’s Nephew.Russian and English, 1854.
The print has the following biography on the reverse and on the mount ‘His Serene Highness Prince Victor …. of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is better known in England as Count Gleichen and as the Queen’s nephew. Born fifty years ago, he was sent to school at Dresden; but at the age of fourteen he conceived ideas not to be bounded within the confines of the small life of a German principality. So he ran away from school to go to sea, and his aunt the Queen of England, being informed of the fact, proposed to her sister to let her adventurous nephew become naturalised as an Englishman and enter the English Navy. This was accordingly done, and Prince Victor, as he was then called, was appointed to the Powerful on the Mediterranean Station, in 1848. He served in the Crimean War and in the operations in China he proved a popular officer and a good sailor-man, and was three times wounded in battle. In 1861 he married the daughter of Admiral Sir George Seymour, sister of the fifth Marquis of Hertford on which occasion it was that he put down his title of Prince and took up for future use that of Count. He became, in due course a Vice-Admiral, and in the meantime he also became a sculptor. It is in the latter art that he now mainly busies himself, and he has created many pleasing busts of his royal relatives and some works of greater pretensions than family portraits. An Alfred the Great, a Beaconsfield, and a Prince Imperial...
Category
Antique 1880s English Paperweights
Materials
Metal, Silver
Elizabeth II Commemorative Coronation and Accession Goblet
By Thomas Goode
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impressive engraved goblet was created to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of England and coronation. Crafted by Thomas Goode & Co. around the coronation on June 2nd 1953, this vessel would have been a treasured souvenir of the joyous occasions. The historic events are marked by an engraving around the rim of the glass, which reads: "The Coronation of Queen...
Category
20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah lamp, Israel, circa 1950.
Covered with beautiful original green patina, bearing in gold Hebrew letters the word: "Hanukkah".
Fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Bronze of a Bearded Jew
Located in New York, NY
Extremely well cast, with very fine details, bronze bust of a bearded Jew, Austria ,circa 1880.
The bust is screwed on a marble base, and measures 3.25 inches high, 2.5 inches wide,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Joe DiMaggio’s Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very few athletes reach the level of fame and recognition as Yankee center fielder Joe DiMaggio. One of the most recognizable icons of the mid-20th century, the Yankee Clipper is regarded among America's most enduring intergenerational heroes. This award — the Jim Thorpe...
Category
20th Century North American Other Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Crystal
Early 20th Century Israeli Iron and Enamel Street Sign
Located in New York, NY
Three languages iron and enamel street sign, circa 1920.
The sign was made for 58 street in the city of Haifa. The three languages indicate the sig...
Category
Vintage 1920s Decorative Art
Materials
Iron, Enamel
19th Century English Oak Miniature Presentation Wheelbarrow
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century oak presentation wheelbarrow
Commemorating the Great Western Railway Extension
The presentation wheelbarrow carved from oak with finely carved ivy leaves and ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
King Edward VIII Abdication Cup
By T. Goode
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This limited edition glass cup memorializes the accession and imminent abdication of King Edward VIII. Titled the Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, Edward was crowned King of England in January 1936, but famously and scandalously abdicated his throne after less than a year in order to marry the American divorcee and socialite Wallis Simpson...
Category
20th Century English Other Glass
Materials
Glass
George VI Coin Coronation Goblet
By T. Goode
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
A special silver coin commemorating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth is inset into the base of this limited edition glass goblet. Crafted...
Category
20th Century English Other Glass
Materials
Glass
Duchesse de Richmond
French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque
Located in London, GB
'Duchesse de Richmond' French Limoges enamel portrait plaque
French 19th century
Height 22cm, width 16cm, depth 2cm
This exquisite Limoges enamel plaque is based on a painting of the Duchess of Richmond by the 17th century French artist, Henri Gascar...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Carved and Shaped Teak Seat Back from the Launch of Minesweeper H M S Bluebell
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A carved and shaped teak seat back from the launch of minesweeper H M S Bluebell, of shaped rectangular form with a central panel with 3in brass lettering HMS Bluebell, with braced b...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Teak
Portrait Mezzotint of Admiral Viscount Duncan
By John Raphael Smith
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This fine impression of the celebrated print engraved by mezzotint engraver John Raphael Smith after a painting by Henry Danloux shows the subject on the deck of a ship in the heat of the Battle Camperdown. It is framed in an ornate giltwood frame with a paper label on the reverse showing a coat of arms flanked by the inscription ‘Admiral Lord Viscount Duncan when Victorious off Camperdown, is by permission most humbly dedicated to the Hon. Miss Jane Duncan by her most obedient Servant H.P.Danloux London. Published by H. P. Danloux No 11 Charles Street, Middlesex Hospital...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Prints
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Wilson Chilton’s mahogany Naval Architects/draughtsman box of curves/templates
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Wilson Chilton’s mahogany Naval Architects/Naval draughtsman box of curves and templates, probably by Gillows still retaining around 100 superb quality...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Mahogany
Captain Sir George Collier’s Presentation Silver Entree Dishes by Richard Cooke
By Richard Cooke
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Captain Sir George Collier’s presentation silver entree dishes and covers by Richard Cooke, London 1803, each plain rectangular with gadroon borders, covers with detachable vine twist handles, the covers engraved: ‘Presented by the Old Madras Insurance Company to Captn. Collier, Commander of His Majestys Sloop ‘Victor’, for his persevering & gallant conduct in chasing for two days, partially engaging & ultimately sinking the French National Corvette ‘La Fleche’ of superior force while advantageously anchored at the Mahé Islands.’
Dimensions approx.: 150 x 290 x 200mm / 6 x 11 ½ x 8 inches
Total weight approx.: 3513 grams / 112 oz. troy.
Footnotes: These silver dishes were presented to Captain Sir George Collier KCB (1774-1824) for destroying the 22-gun French corvette La Flèche whilst commanding Victor, 18 guns, in the Seychelles on 5 September 1801. After escorting troop transports into the Red Sea ahead of the British invasion of Egypt, Victor fell in with La Flèche off Diego Garcia. After an initial engagement, the corvette escaped to windward only to be found again four days later. A short but fierce action ensued during which the corvette caught fire, grounded on a coral reef and sank before a prize crew could secure the ship. As reward, the Admiralty made Collier post captain and gave him command of Leopard, 50 guns.
Born in London, Collier entered the Royal Navy in 1784. As a midshipman, he was wrecked off Madagascar in 1792 surviving among the natives of that island for six months before being rescued by a passing Portuguese brig. Unfortunately, the brig was immediately captured by a French privateer and for two more years, Collier was confined as a prisoner of war on Mauritius. Returning to service in 1795, he was given his first command in Suffolk Tender.
Following the Peace of Amiens, Collier commanded the Sea Fencibles at Liverpool. After accompanying the expedition to Copenhagen in 1808, for which he was knighted for delivering the admiral’s dispatches, he saw action, and was wounded, supporting the military Campaign in Spain.
After the war, Collier was made commodore on the African station where he was employed suppressing the slave trade with such rigour that he was elected an honorary member of the African Institution, founded by William Wilberforce...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
‘Royal’ Barometer by John Russell, Watchmaker to the Prince Regent
By John Russell
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This superbly crafted wheel barometer and thermometer has a mahogany case surrounded by twisted brass stringing and central panels of foliate tendrils above Russell’s signature thistle motif in black and gilt verre églomisé. It is surmounted by a brass Prince of Wales feather finial. The long, rectangular thermometer plate is inscribed ‘Thermometers: Beaumar, Fahrenheit, Royal Society of London’, the latter being an early attempt to standardise temperature measurement. The circular dial is inscribed ‘Changeable, Fair, Settled Fair, Much Rain’ and ‘Rain’ and signed across the centre ‘J Russell, Falkirk, Invt et Fecit, Watch Maker to his R.H the Prince Regent’. The reverse has a paper label ‘Russell, Iden Collection Inventory 1896’. Scottish, circa 1815.
Provenance: Mr Walter Iden.
Published: Percy G. Dawson, The Iden Clock Collection, Woodbridge, 1987. No.125, p.280.
These ‘royal barometers’ were so named because John Russell of Falkirk...
Category
Antique 1810s Scottish Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’
By George Ashdown Audsley
James Lord Bowes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’, Liverpool and London, Henry Sotheran, 1875. 2 volumes, first edition hardback folio including 41 coloured an...
Category
Antique 1870s English Books
Materials
Paper
