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Click here to subscribeTitanic interest, rare and original `Titanic Disaster` advert? for Prudential Assurance Company, Ltd, the advert reading `Titanic Disaster, 14th April 1912, Claims have already been paid by this company in respect of 292 persons, (262 of the crew and 30 passengers), who lost their lives in this disaster, the total amount paid to date is £12,834.` printed in red lettering, 20cm wide x 13cm high
PATEK PHILIPPE (Ellipse Or réf. 3948 J), vers 1987 Montre classique de la manufacture dans une rare version avec petite trotteuse. Boîtier en or jaune de forme ovale à anses étrier sous le boîtier (poinçonnée, signée, n° 2.847.205) et dos clippé. Cadran porcelaine laqué blanc à chiffres romains, petit compteur seconde à 6h et aiguille lance en acier bleui. Bracelet de crocodile Bauer et boucle en or jaune Ellipse Patek Philippe. Extrait des archives Patek Philippe. Mouvement : Calibre mécanique remontage manuel signé PATEK PHILIPPE / 215 PS - N° 1811367 Swiss. Dim. 32 x 28 mm. État : Très bon état. (Écrin d’époque) (Poids brut 37,9 g). Merci à la maison Patek Philippe pour nous avoir ouvert leurs archives.
Rare Semer Tone resonator guitar by Selmer, made in France, circa 1953, the open peg box with SB tuning pegs, 20 fret rosewood fingerboard with dot position markers, single cone spider configuration resonator, hard case *One of only six known to have been made by the Selmer company in Paris. Note the same machines fitted on many Maccaferi models. Formerly owned by Brendan Crocker of the Notting Hillbillies.
A RARE CHARLES II PEWTER ARMORIAL BROAD RIMMED CHARGER OF NOTTINGHAM INTERESTengraved with contemporary armorials and scroll mantling, 60cm diam, two pseudo hallmarks on the rim, c1675Provenance: The arms are those of Musters impaled with Mundy for John Musters (1648-1685) eldest son of Sir John Musters of Hornsey and Colwick and Millicent (1655-1739) daughter and co-heir of Adryan Mundy of Quarndon, Derbyshire. They were married on 24 June 1675. Mrs Musters remarried in 1691. Their son, Mundy Musters of Colwick (1676-1750) was ancestor of the family of Chaworth-Musters of Colwick and Annesley, Nottinghamshire.Not split or otherwise fractured, some localised scaling. In the present local private ownership for several generations
A RARE COALBROOKDALE CAST IRON PASSION FLOWER PATTERN GARDEN SEAT187cm w, registration mark, other marks painted over, c1860 The design, no 149230 was registered at the PODR on 8 February 1862. It is seat no 32 in the Coalbrookdale Company`s Castings Catalogue, 1875.Back damaged, unrestored, heavily encrusted in old paint
A RARE SWANSEA WHITE EARTHENWARE ARMORIAL PLATE, HAYNES, DILLWYN & COfinely enamelled and gilt, probably by Thomas Pardoe, with a coat of arms in green husk and floral medallion surrounded by four evenly spaced flowers, the shell moulded border with sepia urns alternating with rose buds, gilt rim, 24.5cm diam, diamond presser`s mark, 1802-1810A plate from the same service, given by J H Fitzhenry to the Victoria & Albert Museum (604-1906), is illustrated Nance (E Morton), The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea and Nantgarw ,1942, plt XXXA. In a footnote, the author observes that Bernard Rackham was of the opinion that the fine quality decoration was probably added in London, in which case it would have had to have been decorated before the Cambrian Warehouse closed in 1807 (Nance p64 and footnote 2) Small flat rim chip at 8 o`clock, one or two spots of wear on the edge of the rim, no restoration
A RARE WEDGWOOD SOLID PALE BLUE AND WHITE JASPER TEA CANISTERthe cover with flattened knop, sprigged with Amorini at Play beneath a border of stiff leaves, 14.5cm h, impressed mark, c1790 (2)Pinhead sized rim nick and extremely fine approx 1cm hairline crack in the neck. Pinhead sized rim graze on the foot, no restoration. The stopper cover original
A RARE AND EARLY NOTTINGHAM SALTGLAZED BROWN STONEWARE PUZZLE JUG DATED 1717the globular body beneath a flared neck pierced with two rows of holes divided by a corrugated band and joined by the spouted handle, incised with a tulip flanked by the date 1717 and berried foliage, covered in a lustrous brown glaze, on stout turned foot, 12cm hThe present newly discovered puzzle jug is the second earliest dated example so far recorded. Made at John Morley`s Beck Barns Pottery the well potted, lightweight jug and its pleasing incised decoration are wholly in keeping and are seen on a number of other mugs and loving cups. The much more plain example dated 1713 or 15, which may be ascribed to Nottingham, is illustrated in the catalogue of the exhibition Nottingham Saltglazed Stoneware 1690-1800, Nottingham City Museums and Galleries, 2010, No145.Damaged around the rim, lacking tip of the spout, minor chip on the foot.
A COALPORT MOULDED BOTANICAL PLATEpainted with a passion flower, the border with single flowers and fruit in gilt dentil rim, 22cm diam, title in red script, c1815 and a Charles Bourne moulded dessert plate, boldly painted with three flower sprays in lobed gilt rim, rare painted mark Charles Bourne F...by Potteries Staffordshire in red script, c1817-25 (2)Coalport plate in fine condition, Charles Bourne plate also fine with slight localised stacking wear
A RARE FREDERICK PEOVER BOTANICAL DESSERT DISH AND PAIR OF PLATESpainted with a poppy, rose or tulip, plate 22cm diam, one plate impressed PEOVER, painted No 20 and tally mark in puce, c1818-22Provenance: (the dish) J H Yates Collection.Illustrated: (the dish) Godden (Geoffrey), Staffordshire Porcelain, 1983, fig 625.Products of the factory of Frederick Peover and his Wife, of High Street, Hanley are rare as it seems to have been in existence for a period of only four years.All in fine condition and interesting
A RARE CHAMBERLAIN`S WORCESTER JAPAN PATTERN TAPERSTICK AND BASEthe base in the form of a spill vase with gilt scroll handle, 11.5cm h, puce script mark, 1816-c1825 and a Derby miniature vase of trumpet shape, enamelled and richly gilt with anthemia, red painted mark, c1820 (3)Spill vase of taperstick with descending hairline crack. Derby vase with minor crack
A Spode & Copeland hand painted portrait plaque of the Duke of Wellington, rare Copeland & Spode mark written in red to reverse together with 'Marquis Wellington from an original painting in the possession of the Countess of Mornington' written in script. First quarter of 19thC, 4.5" x 5.25" (illustrated in Spode by Leonard Whiter, page 171, plate 173)
Tribal - A rare Yoruba Egungun costume decorated with different coloured panels with circular sequins, cowrie shells, beaded chains and wooden toggles - on fitted stand. Nigeria The Egungun is a secret voodoo society among the Yoruba people of Ede, Oyo State, Nigeria. The major Egungun festival takes place in June, when members of the society come to the market place and perform masked dances. The masks they wear represent ancestral spirits and may cover the whole body or just the face. It is considered dangerous to see any part of the man who is wearing the mask - an offense that was at one time punishable by death. The masqueraders all dance simultaneously, although each has his own drum accompaniment and entourage of chanting women and girls. The festival climaxes with the appearance of Andu, the most powerful mask. It is believed that the spirits of the deceased possess the masqueraders while they are dancing, and although it promotes a feeling of oneness between the living and the dead, the festival also inspires a certain amount of fear.
A rare early 19th Century East India (John) Company ivory part chess set, probably Berhampore, one side representing the East Indian Company with dark brown stained bases, comprising a pair of figures on horseback, height approx 6.9cm, a pair of oxen, a pair of castellated turrets with cannon and eight soldier pawns, the other side representing Indian troops with green stained bases, comprising a pair of figures on camels, a pair of castellated turrets and eight soldier pawns (one pawn with un-stained base, faults).
Sampson Mordan & Co., a rare set of gilt metal postal scales, with matching inkwell, mid 19th century, stamped to the beam for retailer 'Howell James & Co, Regents Street, London', inset with florally arranged relief hard stones against a white marble ground and with engraved scrolling decoration to the metalwork (five associated weights only), 15.5 and 13.5cm respectively Sampson Mordan & Co. (working 1815-1941) trained under Bramah, engineers, machinists, & makers of high quality deskiana, City Road, Finsbury & latterly in Paris. Makers of pencils, pens, locks and ink stands etc, in brass & silver. They made huge numbers of postal scales of various types, all beautifully made and immensely varied, for British and foreign post. Howell, James & C., (working 1832-1883) retailers of highest quality fancy goods & silks at 5, 7 & 9 Regent St. Made items for Queen Victoria. Became a Limited company in 1884.
Sampson Mordan & Co., a rare gilt brass postal scale, 19th century, stamped to the beam 'S. Mordan & Co, London', the foliate engraved oval pans inset with a Jasperware medallion with beaded frame upon an oval base and with four later weights, ½oz - 2oz, 8cm high Mordan bought blue and white plaques from Wedgwood, the firm sending pairs of plaques with similar but different designs to London to be incorporated into Mordan's scales. Mordan must have specified the size of his plaques to a sixteenth of an inch and ordered many diameters of round and oval plaques. CONDITION REPORT: One plaque cracked
Sampson Mordan & Co., a rare set of postal scales, c.1865, the beams engraved for retailer 'Baxter, 16 Cockspur St', the oval pans inset with Limoges porcelain panels, upon an oval base with two gilded Mordan weights, 7cm high Edward Baxter, London, dressing case & travelling bag maker & importer of fancy goods. He was at 16 Cockspur St between 1859-1877.
Sampson Mordan & Co., a rare brass postal scale, c.1880, the beam stamped 'S. Mordan & Co, London', having a circular stepped pan and oval plate, upon a walnut quatreform base with plush lined drawer, housing six brass weights, 1P - 8P, 2 x F weights (for the Universal Postal Union), 20.5cm diameter, 15cm high
Sampson Mordan & Co., a rare brass postal scale, c.1870, the beam stamped 'S. Mordan & Co, London', the oval pans with monogrammed initials 'E A B' upon a claret upholstered stepped base with chain link decoration and central well housing five associated Mordan weights, ½oz - 4oz, 18cm wide, 9cm high
A rare George V silver postal scale, Charles Boyton & Sons, London 1918, having rectangular pans above an open bell shaped 'A' frame, upon a rectangular tortoiseshell veneered base with five Mordan gilt brass weights, 4oz - ½oz, 16cm wide, 7.5cm high Charles Boyton & Sons, silversmiths, possibly working for S Mordan & Co.
Blews & Sons, a rare gilt metal and opaline glass postal scale, c.1840-1871, the gilt circular pan embossed 'W. Blews & Sons, Birmingham - Warranted Correct', with a gilt metal foliate capped opaline pillar and foot, with polychrome enamel floral decorated base and gilt metal foot, capacity 4oz, 17.5cm William Blews & Sons, established 1782, bell & brass founders, Britannia metal casters, scales, weights and weighing machine makers (working 1851-1882). Showrooms in London. Exhibited at the Great Exhibition 1851. Registered design for rimmed weights in 1865. CONDITION REPORT: there is a thumbnail sized blister restuck to base of gilt scale in centre of glass pillar and small nick missing, there is a stress crack from base of foot about 3cm spreading horizontally 1.5cm
Ball and Rod maker, a rare cast and gilded brass decorative steelyard postal scale, 19th century, the poise modelled as baskets of grapes upon a graduated scale, supported by a satyr, the decorative cast letter tray depicting Bacchus amongst fruiting vines, upon a rectangular marble base, capacity 16oz, 22cm wide, 15.5cm high Ball & Rod maker. This maker remains anonymous, but his products can be identified by his use of figures as pillars, and identical letter racks on many of the letter scales with a rod & ball poise sitting in a decorative cup. This example is his most elaborate.
Meriden SX, a rare American decorative silver plated spelter steelyard, late 19th century, the beam struck 'Fairbanks', with decorative sliding poise, supported within an ornate foliate decorated frame, upon three feet, struck to the underside 'Meriden SX 672 USA', capacity 5oz with ½oz increments
Thomas Weeks, a rare ball and rod ornamental postal scale, c.1840, the gilded letter rack stamped 'Weeks's R', Mech', Museum, Tichborne St', the gilded beam cast as a mythical bird upon a patinated brass column opposing an ornamental hollow gilt ball and rod, upon a gilt metal applied marble base Thomas Weeks employed James Wyatt to design his Tichborne St Emporium, which he named The Royal Mechanical Museum' The museum opened in 1797, the Emporium attractions included a mechanical spider, automated models of birds and chamber horses, gouty chairs, metamorphic library chairs etc. He bought many items in J. J. Merlin's auction. Although Weeks died in 1834, the museum continued to retail items bearing his name posthumously.
W. Poupard & Co., a rare patinated brass rocker type letter balance, c.1840-1871, with three letter slots marked ½oz - 2oz, the counter weight cast 'W. Poupard & Co, Inventors and Makers, 30 Wych Street', 17cm W Poupard, scale maker, 'patentee and manufacturer of every description of scales, weights, platform and other weighing machines, etc'. From a large family of scale makers, not always successful. He went bankrupt in 1848, worked as a polishing powder maker as W Poupard & Co and occasionally as a coal dealer. He recovered and took his sons into the business in 1874.
Sampson Mordan & Co., a rare sterling silver set of miniature coin scales and weights, late 19th century, modelled as a roberval postal scale, with decorative pierced 'A' frame and central weight aperture upon a raised oval base with applied rope twist rim, the beam stamped 'STER-NG', with three original pennyweights, 3 and 2 penny weights and a 10 gram knobbed weight, 5cm wide, 5cm high
Benjamin Martin, a rare ivory and silver plated hydrostatic Steelyard, c.1773, the beam inscribed 'Martin Fecit, No.3380', the silver end with two positions for the suspension clip, with a blued steel pointer, the ivory beam with a scale to each side, one for weighing guineas, the other graduated to thirty-six shillings for Portuguese money current in Britain, all housed within a cardboard and shagreen cap end case, 16.3cm Benjamin Martin, leading scientific instrument maker (working 1738-1777) in Fleet St, London. Lecturer, author, inventor of superb dividing engine. His scales retailed by booksellers in Colchester and Bury in 1773. CONDITION REPORT: suspension clip and sliding weight missing
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