The Collector's Grand Tour: Curated Objects, Interior Design, Curiosities and Works from the Library

A 19th century Grand Tour brown patinated bronze model, of the Arc de Triomphe, rectangular marble base, 15.5cm high, c.1860

A late 19th/early 20th century antiquarian's facsimile triptych, after the Ghent altarpiece, the panels printed after Jan van Eyck with The Adorat...

A 10" terrestrial globe, by George Phillip & Son Ltd, London, geometric base, 34cm high, published 1959

A 10" terrestrial globe, The Challenge Globe, by George Phillip & Son, London, geometric base, 34cm high, published 1958

A 10” terrestrial globe, Philips’ Challenge Globe, turned base, 48cm high

A Regency mahogany and brass marquetry rectangular writing box, outlined with inlaid bands of leafy scrolls, hinged cover enclosing a fitted inter...

A 12" terrestrial globe, by W & A.K. Johnson & G W Bacon Ltd, Edinburgh & London, 38cm high, mid-20th century

A 13” terrestrial Worldmaster globe, by George Phillip & Son Ltd, London, gilt horizon ring, hardwood X-shaped base, 50cm high overall, c.1963

A 16th/17th century oak Romayne panel, carved in relief with a portrait bust, scrolls and strapwork, 47cm high, 22cm wide, c.1600

Friendly Society, Trade Union and Masonic Interest - a large early 20th century marching banner, Sheffield Equalized Independent Druids, Hardwick ...

A 19" Phillips' Terrestrial Globe, by George Phillip & Son Ltd, London, 64cm high, chrome horizon ring and stand, published 1970

A 19th century agate and gilt bronze Grand Tour library obelisk, square black marble base, 21cm high, c.1860

A 19th century armorial coconut cup, carved with a coat of arms and motto, conforming to verso, 9cm highHeraldry: Arms of Bliss impaling Barnard, ...

A 19th century banded agate bead necklace, 25.5cm drop

An interesting early 20th century reference collection of exotic wood specimens, numbered one to sixteen, the box with sliding cover with brass pl...

A 19th century bas relief, depicting a Continental harbour scene, gilt frame, 8.5cm x 16.5cm overall

A 19th century bosun’s persuader cosh, ring turned handle, ovoid end, 26.cm long

A 19th century brass and cast iron door stop or Porter, cast with lotus and scrolls, posted handle, 38cm high

A 19th century brass combination snuff box, the hinged cover with three faux dials, 7.5cm wide

A 19th century brass desk top match striker, cast in the Grand Tour taste as St Peter, after the statue in St Peter’s Basilica attributed to Arnol...

A 19th century brass mounted coconut cup, decorated with alternating hobnail roundels and lozenges, domed foot, 16cm high

A 19th century brass mounted tooled and gilt morocco leather family Bible, 33cm high

A 19th century brass pocket watch stand, cast throughout with leafy scrolls, shaped oval base, 24.5cm high, c.1860

A George III silver coloured metal mounted coconut, crested shield shaped cartouche, 11cm high, c.1820

A 19th century brass pocket watch stand, incorporating a Chinese jade roundel, pierced and carved in the Archaic taste with a dragon and a phoenix...

A 19th century brass travelling or campaign folding tripod trivet, circular plateau, ball feet, 32cm high, c.1890

A 19th century brass two-draw telescope, signed Alfred J Natalis & Co, London, leather bound, 36.5cm extending to 97cm long

A 19th century bronze figural so-to-bed, cast as a gentleman holding a campana sconce, loop handle, shaped base, 10.5cm high, c.1850

A 19th century turned treen dairy bowl, 24cm in diameter, c.1850

A 19th century bronze novelty pastille burner, cast as a bird and a nest of chicks, hinged cover, 15cm long, c.1860

A Victorian rectangular embossed Morocco leather patent document box, with Royal coat of arms in gilt, inscribed 'HER MAJESTY'S PATENT', slide loc...

A 19th century cabinet bronze, of a gnome, 11.5cm high

A 19th century carved tobacconists advertising figure as a native American, standing wearing feathered headdress and smoking a pipe, 78cm high, c....

A 19th century Classical Revival oak roundel, centred by a bust-length profile of Athena, ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, turned dished border, 2...

A 19th century coconut bugbear, carved with a grotesque face, 12cm long, c.1870

A 19th century coconut cup, carved with a pineapple, coconut trees and leaves, 12cm high

A 19th century Continental oak wall hanging hall cabinet, in the Renaissance Revival taste, shaped apron above a door enclosing collector’s pigeon...

A 19th century copper lustre jug, printed in polychrome with a mother and child at play, in a Regency interior, 16.5cm high, c.1840

A 19th century country house library or wine cellar trolley, the shaped back with pierced handle, the base with three quarter gallery, brass caste...

A 19th century cylindrical salt glazed stoneware snuff jar, pewter collar and detachable cover, the sides applied with snuff takers within sprigge...

A 19th century dark patinated cabinet bronze, of Napoleon Bonaparte, square base, lotus border, 10cm high, c.1860

A 19th century dark-patinated bronze, of a swan on the water, oval Noir Belge base, 11cm wide

A 19th century Derbyshire Ashford marble circular ink stand, glass well with specimen stone cover, the circular base inlaid with a band of malachi...

A 19th century Derbyshire Ashford marble desk thermometer, the ivorine scale inscribed R Hartle, Matlock, inlaid with panels of malachite, fossil ...

A 19th century folk art page turner, carved in relief with a meandering plant in a vase, 39cm long; a Victorian promotional advertising cartograph...

A 19th century German pressed birch bark rectangular snuff box, hinged cover with narrative scene, Zu Spat [Too Late], 9cm wide, c.1850

A 19th century gilt brass portrait plaque, depicting Sir Anthony Van Dyke (1599 - 1641), oval white marble mount, 29.5cm x 19.5cm

A 19th century gilt brass rounded rectangular pendant picture or photograph frame, the rope-twist border set with turquoise cabochons, 12cm long, ...

A 19th century gilt damascened steel armorial book cover, centred by a heraldic crest, on a ground of dense scrolling foliage in the Indian or Per...

A 19th century gilt metal and enamel table bell, cast and embossed with a profusion of flowers and leafy scrolls, 11cm high

A 19th century gilt metal fob seal, goldstone matrix, 2cm wide, c.1870

A 19th century gilt metal fob seal, the carnelian matrix intaglio inscribed Hancock & Co, Govt. Merchants, Poole, 3cm wide

A 19th century gilt metal fob, set with an amethyst, 2.5cm long; another; a gilt metal pocket watch key, 3.5cm long (3)

A 19th century giltwood and painted rattle, possibly a royal commemorative or coronation item, applied with a gilt metal crown, 20cm long

A 19th century Grand Tour bronze lamp, after the Antique, tall fluted pillar, tripod base with hoof feet, 41cm high

A 19th century Grand Tour bronze obelisk desk thermometer, stepped square ebonised base, 23cm high

A 19th century Grand Tour panel, carved after Bertel Thorvaldsen with the Lion of Lucerne, 14.5cm x 20cm

A 19th century Grecian Revival two-handled ovoid vase, decorated after the Antique in the Grand Tour taste, 23.5cm high, c.1880

A 19th century hardwood club, possibly worked from a sailor’s fid, bound and weighted with lead and copper bands, the grip faintly carved with not...