Sphinx Bookends

Sphinx Bookends

Art Deco pair of silvered bronze sphinx book-ends by Charles dating from around 1925.  Depicting the full face of the sphinx complete with ornate headdress, these are extremely eye-catching.  The silvered finish contrasts beautifully with…

Brass Coal Scuttle

Very fine old brass coal scuttle complete with its original fitted shovel. Seated on a round base, the body is pleasingly shaped with a wide front opening and a rope patterned swing handle for carrying…

Hammered Silver Box

Rectangular evenly hammered silver box with simple but elegant lines made by William Comyns & Sons, then of Beak Street in London and hallmarked for 1903. With curved edges to the lid but otherwise ‘straight…

Copper Galleon Bookends

Pair of Arts & Crafts copper and ebonised wood bookends, each depicting a highly stylised galleon sailing on the high seas. Fully rigged and showing a rose motif on the largest central sail and a…

Copper Arts & Crafts Chamber Stick

Arts & Crafts in the true meaning of the term – if this great little chamber stick wasn’t made with simple tools by a traditional old craftsman in his small workshop, then ‘eggs is not…

‘Young Man Reading a Letter’ by Dietz Edzard*

Oil painting on canvas by the French artist Dietz Edzard (1893-1963). The subject is a somewhat serious looking young man, seated at a café table, reading a letter.  Wearing a brown jacket and a smart…

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Pair of Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Fine pair of late 19th. century Austrian or Bohemian vases secured in dark patinated metal mounts with handles at each side.  Made of colourless frosted glass with the top section overlaid inside and out with…

Légras ‘Egg’ Vase

French Art Nouveau enamelled glass landscape vase from Auguste Légras with a scene of sailing boats on a tree lined river, the evening sun giving a pinky-orange glow to the sky and the water.  This…

Oil on Canvas by Guglielmo Ciardi*

Framed oil on canvas of a balcony scene with a view of a tranquil bay in the background together with a hillside village close to the edge of the shore. Scarlet coloured flowers grow among…

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Drypoint Etching of a Fashionable Young Couple*

French Art Deco era drypoint and aquatint etching of an extravagantly dressed young couple enjoying a night out on the town. The top-hatted and dark suited gentleman is paying attention to the young lady who…

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Antique Bishop’s Ring*

Bishop’s ring in 18ct. gold featuring a large claw-set oval amethyst stone surrounded by an octagonal ring of old-cut diamonds. Ornately crafted, as is the custom with rings of this sort, and richly decorated with…

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James Fenton Pendant Necklace*

Distinctive silver and enamel pendant necklace by James Fenton complete with a pair of side attachments and three drops, that we’ve not come across before. A sweeping design in landscape orientation with the central area…

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Jugendstil Pendant by Martin Mayer*

Jugendstil pendant in 18 ct. gold from the Pforzheim maker Martin Mayer. An approximately oval, openwork and fluid design with the outer gold ring enclosing sprays of pale green enamelled leaves of mistletoe that emerge…

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Child & Child Enamelled Wings Brooch*

A silver brooch by Child & Child in the form of a pair of open wings, enamelled in shades of blue and green with additional touches of silvery highlights. Beautifully detailed with the wings being…

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Child & Child Heart Shaped Wings Brooch*

Delightful little Arts & Crafts enamelled brooch from Child & Child. Fashioned in silver into a pair of overlapping wings forming a heart shape and enamelled over the entire surface in graduated shades of blue.…

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Silver and Swiss Lapis Necklace*

Long silver necklace with a diamond shaped Swiss Lapis pendant and beads set at intervals along the distinctive silver chain. The strong variegated blue colour is achieved by dying jasper to imitate Lapis Lazuli and…

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