Beautiful Seven-String Silver & Enamel Victorian Period French Albertina Pocket Watch Chain

Here on offer is a beautiful seven-string silver and enamel Victorian period Albertina pocket watch chain, which I believe was made in France. There are four herringbone and three thicker square section chains that glide through the rectangular slider.

It has a detailed raised image of an early steam ship on the front of the slider and an engraved anchor on the reverse.
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Code: 50751

Vintage Regwell Control Desk Thermometer - Horse Stirrup

Here on offer is a vintage Regwell Control desk thermometer, in the form of a horse stirrup ornament.

It is in excellent condition and full working order. The dial is printed with the maker’s name, MADE IN ENGLAND, REGWELL CONTROL and the temperature scale is in Fahrenheit, ranging from -20 to 120.

The thermometer itself has been set into a leather flap that hang...  read more

Code: 50911

Very Rare George V Coronation Commemorative Gilt Engraved Glass Decanter with Stopper 1911

Here on offer is a very rare George V Coronation commemorative gilt engraved glass decanter with stopper.

My understanding is only a small number of these decanters where ever made and they were given as commemorative gifts to senior dignities of the royal court, by the King.

The only example I can find of a commemorative glass decanter was slightly taller and thin...  read more

Code: 51580

Beautifully Engraved Victorian Hallmarked Silver Triple Cigar Case by Thomas Acott & Co. 1894

Here on offer a beautifully engraved Victorian solid silver triple cigar case, by Thomas Acott & Co., of Birmingham, England and dates to 1894.

The case has been skilfully made and is perfectly shaped to hold up to three cigars. The outer surfaces have been hand engraved with floral leaves and scrolls and it has a cartouche on the top, engraved with the initials LL in a Victorian...  read more

Code: 51579

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Code: 51578

Rare Original Vintage Advertising Display Box of PLAZA “Blue Steel Blades” with 20 x 5 packs of Blades c1950

Here on offer is an original vintage shop display box for PLAZA “Blue Steel Blades” that still contains the 20 unopened packs of 5 razor blades.

These are rare and really impossible to find these days!

The box is made from card and when the top is raised it folds back to form a display advert for the razor blades, that originally sold at 5 for 1 shilling back in ci...  read more

Code: 51572

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN ENGLISH HALLMARKED SILVER SNUFFBOX BY JOHN SHAW c1819

Here on offer is a beautiful antique Georgian English hallmarked silver Snuffbox by John Shaw circa 1819.

This pocket Snuffbox is a finely made quality piece and has a crosshatched pattern over the centrally raised lid and a slightly different cross hatch pattern on the central section of the base.

There is a small rectangular cartouche in the centre of the lid, w...  read more

Code: 50248

Original Napoleonic Era British Royal Navy Whalebone & Lead Bosun’s Cosh circa 1800

Here on offer is a rare early 19th century Royal Navy weapon known as a “bosun's cosh”.

It consists of a metal shaft that is bound in twisted whalebone (baleen) with weighted ends made of lead that are covered in twine knot work.

Baleen is a whale product best known for its use in ladies’ corsets where it is usually referred to as ‘whalebone’.

This t...  read more

Code: 50964

Antique ‘Duke of Wellington’ Staffordshire Pottery Character Jug, circa 1830

Here on offer is a fine example of an antique ‘Duke of Wellington’ Staffordshire Pottery Character Jug, circa 1830.

After the Duke of Wellington’s victory at Waterloo in 1815, a number of commemorative souvenir items where made and these finely detailed character jugs where made depicting the Duke in his uniform.

They where all hand painted in a number of different...  read more

Code: 50229

Vintage Gilt Metal and Bevelled Glass “Locking” Compass No. 440 with Metal Dial by G. LUFFT c1930

Here on offer is a scarce vintage gilt metal and bevelled glass “locking” compass with metal dial by G. LUFFT, of Stuttgart, Germany, circa 1930.

The compass has a gilt metal case with a suspension ring and a sliding locking mechanism, that works perfectly.

It has a steel grey metal dial that is finely stamped with the black compass points and on the outer edge, t...  read more

Code: 51567