Fine and Decorative Arts, Curated Objects, Connoisseur Collections, Country House & Interior Design, including the Library of a Derbyshire Gentl

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 20cm high

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 20cm high

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 22.5cm high

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 22cm high

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 22cm high

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 23cm high

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 24cm high

Natural History - Mycology - a painted model of fungus specimen, mounted for display, 25.5cm high

Natural History - Palaeontology - a fossilized whale's ear drum, 7cm long

Natural History - Palaeontology - a pearly ammonite fossil, mounted for display, 10cm high overall

Natural History - Palaeontology - an ammonite fossil, bisected and polished, mounted for display, 11cm highn overall

Natural History - Palaeontology - an ammonite fossil, mounted for display, 12.5cm high

Natural History, Conchology - Interior Decoration - a large table top wunderkammer, containing an arrangement of six exotic seashells, ebonised ca...

Natural History, Conchology - Interior Decoration - an arrangement of seashells, the table-top or wall mounted display case 66.5cm x 66.5cm

Natural History, Ornithology - a collection of museum-type birds' egg replicas, Galapagos Finch (discovered by Charles Darwin), labelled, the glaz...

Natural History, Ornithology - a museum-type birds' egg replica, Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), the ebonised glazed case 29cm high, 23cm wide, ...

Natural History, Ornithology and Curiosities - a table top wunderkammer, containing an arrangement of three copies of eggs laid by the Great Auk (...

Natural History, Palaeontology - a table-top wunderkammer, enclosing an arrangement of five museum-type replicas of Tyrannosaurus Rex teeth, as di...

Champagne - An ebonised and nickel plated brass two-piece Holborn type champagne tap, the handle with screw spike; three chrome and ebonised two-p...

Helixophilia - A steel magic leaver cork drawer, square head shaft, patent applied for; another similar; An American Cornelius T Williamson patent...

Helixophilia - An American sterling silver and silver plate funnel and cup corkscrew and bottle opener, 16cm long extended; an American sterling s...

Helixophilia - A Bremen key silver plated corkscrew, 13cm long; an English Britannia key corkscrew, the lion and unicorn handle centered with a ca...

Helixophilia - A George III miniature cut steel folding bow corkscrew, with suspension loop, 4.5cm long, c.1790; another without suspension, 3.5cm...

A 19th century mother of pearl and steel six blade folding multi tool, 5.5cm long closed; another four blade, 5.5cm long closed; another five blad...

A 19th century cellar or bar tool, by Joseph Rodgers, Sheffield, hooked blade, brush to terminal, 20.5cm long; a 19th century steel cork extractor...

Helixophilia - a 19th century all-steel T-type direct pull corkscrew, 12cm long; another, similar; another, brass handle, by Farrow & Jackson, 10....

Helixophilia - a 19th century American Charles Chinnock's patent self-pulling corkscrew, the brass barrel inscribed Apollinaris, turned rosewood h...

Helixophilia - a 19th century American direct-pull corkscrew, by R Murphy, Boston, stout radial cork grip button, turned handle, 12cm long; others...

Helixophilia - a 19th century American William Bennit type direct-pull corkscrew, brass bell cap, turned handle, 15cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century American Woodward patent multi-tool, 15cm long, patented June 29th 1880; Clough wire travelling pocket corkscrews; o...

Helixophilia - a 19th century Baker's patent mechanical double-lever corkscrew, marked James Heeley & Sons A1 Patent, copper varnish, 17cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century bow pocket multi-tool corkscrew, with seven implements, including hammer and screwdrivers, 9.5cm long (folded); othe...

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass and steel lever-pull corkscrew, the Holborn Signet, turned rosewood handle, 14.5cm long; others, direct-pull a...

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass Coney & Co patent mechanical corkscrew, The King, no. 6064, turned rosewood handle, 18cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass Dowler patent Thomason King's screw mechanical corkscrew, turned bone handlke, 20cm long, c.1860

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass Dowler patent Thomason King's screw mechanical corkscrew, turned rosewood handle with brush, 18.5cm long, c.18...

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass Edwin Cotterill's 1842 patent mechanical corkscrew, turned handle with brush, 21.5cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass Mabson's patent mechanical corkscrew, turned rosewood handle, 18.5cm long; others, Thomason's 1802 patent (3)

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass mechanical stirrup corkscrew, possibly Italian, turned rosewood handle with brush, 16.5cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass patent mechanical corkscrew, by Robert Jones & Son, Birmingham, the slender barrel signed and marked Registere...

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass Thomason patent double action mechanical corkscrew, turned bone handle, 18.5cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century brass, and nickel plated King's screw narrow rack mechanical corkscrew, turned bone handle, 19cm long, c.1860

Helixophilia - a 19th century direct-pull corkscrew, unusual ropetwist stem, turned rosewood handle, plain button, 14cm long; another, nickel plat...

Helixophilia - a 19th century direct-pull variant corkscrew, Frederick Whelan's 1881 patent, copper varnish, 13cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century English nickel plated four-pillar King's screw corkscrew, turned vegetable ivory handle with brush, 21cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century English steel two-pillar fly-nut corkscrew, 14.5cm long overall; an early 20th century nickel plated fly-nut mechani...

Helixophilia - a 19th century French nickel plated mechanical corkscrew, pierced handle terminating in spheres, 17.5cm long, marked Diamant, JP, P...

Helixophilia - a 19th century French nickel plated mechanical corkscrew, turned handle, 19.5cm long, marked Diamant, JP, Paris

Helixophilia - a 19th century French steel direct-pull corkscrew, curved mother of pearl handle, 11.5cm long; a German bone and steel pocket corks...

Helixophilia - a 19th century French steel mechanical corkscrew, concealed spring to shaft, the shaped handle terminating in dogs' heads, 19.5cm l...

Helixophilia - a 19th century French steel two-pillar mechanical corkscrew, 15cm long; others (3)

Helixophilia - a 19th century German Freidrich Kummer patent mechanical corkscrew, turned handle, 17.5cm long, c.1904

Helixophilia - a 19th century German Freidrich Kummer patent mechanical corkscrew, turned rosewoode handle, 20cm long, c.1904

Helixophilia - a 19th century Italian brass two-pillar mechanical corkscrew, turned rosewood handle, 19.5cm long

Helixophilia - a 19th century Lund's Patent London Rack mechanical corkscrew, by Lund, Maker, Cornhill and Fleet St London, bottle grip to lower s...

Helixophilia - a 19th century Lund's Patent London Rack mechanical corkscrew, by Lund, Maker, Cornhill and Fleet St London, turned rosewood handle...

Helixophilia - a 19th century Matt Perkins Coney's patent codd bottle opening direct-pull corkscrew, turned rosewood handle, 16cm long; a 19th cen...

Helixophilia - a 19th century McBride's patent direct-pull champagne corkscrew, the handle as a cork, stamped Dry Monopol, Patent No.7431, 11cm lo...

Helixophilia - a 19th century mechanical corkscrew, the A1 Double Lever, by James Heeley & Sons Ltd, copper varnish, 17cm long; another, similar; ...

Helixophilia - a 19th century mechanical corkscrew, The Empire patent, by James Heeley & Sons, copper finish, 14.5cm long