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A selection of antiques from our current stock.

We are always happy to supply further information, p&p quotes and extra photos without any obligation. We understand that the extra information may preclude the purchase of the item but please let us know.

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Furniture and large items can be collected from us in Suffolk, near Bury St Edmunds, or arrangements can be made for delivery or possible collection in London.  Get in touch to discuss details.

 

Pair of brass candlesticks dating from about 1740. Seamed construction.  Good overall condition, small crack in wax depression of left hand 'stick, (see at about 7 o/clock position on base.)  Approx 7" high.  £88 pair.

Rectangular copper and brass tobacco box dating from about 1750.. good unworn engraving.  patinated copper with bright brass lid and base.  61/4" long. Dutch.  £130

A pair of steel ember, or pipe, tongs with pipe tamper at the pivot and acorn knop finial. 18th century. 17 1/2" long. £185

Pair of Sheffield Plate wine coasters in good overall condition with only light wear, or bleeding, to highlights. circa 1810-20. 6 1/2" diameter overall, 5" internally. £115

3 brass candlesticks dating from about 1740. Left, six sided base, seamed £68, centre, 'petal' base with side ejector, seamed. £60. Right, cut corner base, seamed, £68. tallest 7 1/4".

Oval brass tobacco box engraved scenes of men drinking beer and Women drinking wine!  Good condition.  4 3/4" long. Mid 18th century, Dutch.  £125

Elm and Ash child's windsor armchair. Good old colour and surface. Mid 19th century. 27" high overall. £165

A good late 17th century  'frying pan' chamberstick. circa1690-1700.  Dutch. approx 6 3/4" diameter pan, overall length 14".  £125

Dutch pewter coffee pot on stand, turned wood feet and finial, brass tap. Late 18th century. 17" high overall. £85

Unusual Tunbridge ware oval cribbage board with enamel plaque reading 'A gift from Brighton'. Unfortunately the lettering is rather worn. Brian Austen's book on Tunbridge ware mentions (p 35) one other similar example). c 1800. 5 1/2" wide. SOLD

Circular burr wood box, pressed decoration 'The return of the labourer' French, early 19th century, 3 3/8" diameter. £125

Small Sheffield plate chamberstick with chained cone extinguisher. (not part of an inkstand!). only slight wear to plate. approx. 3 1/4" diameter circa 1810-20. SOLD.    A standard size OSP chamberstick in good overall state, slight wear to highlights. c.1820. 5 3/4" diameter. £42

Fine quality Sheffield plate basket with swing handle. Rococo revival applied decoration.  Only very minor wear and tear. Approx. 11" diameter. circa 1830-40. £115

Fine copper gilt snuff box with mother of pearl backing to lid and base.. The gilding worn and MOP panel behind lid broken but barely showing to front(see middle aperture at bottom of lid).. Probably Sheffield, circa 1760-70. 2 3/4" diameter.  £195

Arts and Crafts steel toasting fork with 'Gimson' style copper circular heatshield. Unresearched initials, visible in pic. circa 1910. 24" long. £140 

Silk work picture of a  spaniel's head in gilt frame. Belgian. circa 1900.. 16 1/2" wide x 13 1/2" high overall. (7749) £125

Queen Anne period domed top box in veneered walnut with 'herringbone' banding.  Original escutcheon. Old/original(?) red paint to interior. circa 1710-20. 11 3/4" wide x 9" deep.  £235

Pair of Regency period Sheffield plate chambersticks in good overall condition.  Only very slight wear to highlights.  circa 1810-20.  5" diameter pans. £98

Early 19th century pastille burner in the form of a church.  Evidently it had  a problem in the kiln. We think it is great like this but maybe we should start a church tower restoration fund!  6 1/4" wide x 6" high. £110

Mahogany tea caddy box (no interior fittings) with brass mounts.  circa 1750.  8 3/4" wide.  £145

Pair of Louis XVI period brass candlesticks  circa 1760-70.  9 3/4" high.  £110

Sheffield Plate chamberstick, 'strawberry dish' pattern. Marked with 2 suns for Matthew Boulton's Soho works. Good condition with only minor wear to the highlights. circa 1780-1800. 6" diameter. £78

On the left a sheet iron 4 wick lamp with wick  adjusting tool. On the right a cast bronze 3 wick lamp. Both Continental, Central/Southern Europe. 18th or possibly early 19th century. £68 each.

Regency period, domed top box veneered with burr yew-wood.  Recently relined to make a good jewellery box. circa 1810.  8" wide.  £120.

Brass 'alms' dish dating from the 17th century, depicting a vase of flowers surrounded by fruiting vines. It is somewhat worn, as usual, but not unduly so. Not a religious subject for a change! Dutch, circa 1650. 17 1/4" diameter. £245

Small 'lacquer', or japanned, wooden tray.  Green ground with chinoiserie decoration in good unrestored state. Early 19th century. 10" x 7".  £130

Fine and rare toleware coffee perculator with original decoration in good state. It is complete with strainers etc and the charcoal burning heater base. Probably Dutch, circa 1810. Height overall 15". £295

18th/early19th century leather fire bucket. Good old patina. 10 3/4" high plus strap.Similar example now in stock. £185

Pressed horn door, or drawer knob  marked J & T Deakin of Sheffield.

J & T Deakin registered a patent for working horn in 1829.  In 1833 they advertised " East india buffalo horn knobs."

circa 1830-40. 2 1/4" diameter. £48

 The candlestick on the left retaining some of it's original gilding. 10 1/4" high. circa 1740-50. £88.  On  the right a similar example with much of it's 'French Plate' silvering remaining.. 9 1/4" high. circa 1740-50. £88.

Both are very rare survivors in this condition. 

A rare early 19th century snuff box marked inside the lid; Smith, Mauchline, manufacturers to his majesty.  The decoration in excellent state. circa 1820-30.  3 3/8"  x 2". (7684)  £160

Ormolu and bronze  two branch wall light dating from about 1820.  French. 8 1/2" across candle arms, protrudes 8 1/2" from wall.  £135.

Finely modelled cast iron door knocker in the form of a dolphin. Early 19th century. 7" long. £145

A brass and iron spit engine dating from the 18th century.  Good original condition. 13 1/2" high overall. £1495

19th century pewter horse and jockey figure. 12" wide x 10" high. (7665) £195

Victorian staved salt box. 10 1/2" high. Slight shrinkage gap , visible in photo. 

£115

A knitting stick, or sheath, with chip carved decoration. 19th century. 6 1/2" long. (7561) £135

Small, early 19th century brass and pierced iron fender probably for a bedroom, only 25" long x 9" high.  £115

A similarly small set of steel firetools with brass finials, the tongs  24" long. Early 19th century, SOLD

Two 19th century brass door stops, or door porters as they were called in Victorian times. Both retain their original lacquered finish.  The smaller one is 13" high and 2 3/4" deep.  The larger is 16 1/2" high and 3" deep. Smaller, £110,  Larger, SOLD

A 19th century (or earlier) bone apple corer or possibly marrow scoop.  4 1/2" long. (7519) £48

18th century ember tongs in brass and steel.

Top)  Brass example with pipe tamper finial. Not the usual Pearson-Page repro! approx.12" long. £68

Bottom)  Early steel example, 13 1/2" long. SOLD

Regency period Sheffield plate chamberstick with push-up  'ejector' mechanism (actually for pushing up candle stub to burn down  to the end).

Associated  contemporary cone extinguisher.. Light wear, or bleeding to plate. circa 1810-20. Base approx. 6" diameter.  SOLD

19th century horn powder flask with naive 'folk art' decoration incised to both sides. Sorry, it is difficult to photograph but I hope the image gives an idea..  10" long overall. (7198) £165

17th century oak panel with carving of a griffon holding a bunch of grapes in its mouth. 12" x 9" (6981) £245

Large, 18th century blue and white delft bowl, 11 3/4" diameter. One large rim chip (visible in photo) and minor ones to rim and footrim. (7469)SOLD

 Left, a chamberstick with spring candle action whereby the candle is held within a tube with a spring keeping it pushed to the top so that the flame stays at a constant height. An early example of this  type, especially rare in Sheffield plate. Good condition with only light wear and retaining original tinned finish underneath. 6" diameter. circa 1810-20. £78

  Right an equally rare example of 'fused' plating on nickel alloy rather than copper.  This occurred for a very short period in the 1830s after the perfection of nickel alloys and before the introduction of electroplate in the early 1840s . The plating and the ornate edging is in excellent condition with hardly any wear. 6 1/2" diameter, circa 1835-40.  £68

Pottery money box, the blue glaze incised section with incised name and date; Annie McFarlane, 1903.     6 1/2" high. Finial restuck. £110

Mid 18th century blue and white delft plate, chips to edge. painted flowers on back. 9" diameter. English.  (7078)  £105

Close plating was a method of plating silver on to steel. It was a difficult and highly skilled process involving fusing silver foil onto a finished steel object. Although known and used for hundreds of years it became  popular in the late Georgian era through to early Victorian times. The survival rate of these pieces is very low as when exposed to damp, the steel can start to rust and lift the siver plating.

   These three items are in very good condition. A sifter spoon marked for Jones, listed in Bradbury for 1825, 6 1/2" long. £35,  A stilton scoop by Prime, a well known maker of these wares, The engraved crest has a slight loss of plate as can be seen in the photo.8 1/2" long. £35.  Finally, the asparagus tongs by Gilbert, also a prominent maker of close plated items, 12 1/2" long. £48.

Turned wood child's chair dating from the early 19th century. The seat has a hole for a potty which is covered by a little cushion made from an old piece of needlework.22" high overall. (6739) £110

A brass jack rack, or crane arm, for suspending a bottle jack in front of a fire. This example is particularly decorative having scrolls and anchor motifs. It is an almost identical model to the one shown in Peter Hornsby's book 'Collecting antique copper and brass', page148, except that this example has 1897 stamped on it. Generally reckoned to be from much earlier in the century it may be that the date was added later. Backplate 4" wide x 4 1/2" high, protrudes about 9 1/2" £95

A late victorian pottery money box with the name James Godsel. Good condition. 6 1/2" high. £110

18th century English delft plate. 9 1/2" diameter. Some glaze chips to edge, visible in photo. (7145A)  £100

Two pieces of Arts & Crafts ware, a hearth brush and a poker, each with distinctive decoration of the 1900 era. Approx. 18 1/2" long.  £50 each

Small oak longcase clock with brass dial by John Boreham of Shimpling, a tiny village near Long Melford in Suffolk. He is listed in Suffolk clocks and clockmakers (Haggar & Miller) as having died in 1777. Rope driven '30 hour' movement which actually runs about 24-26 hours due to slight reduction in height of the case which is only 6ft 3 inches high. circa 1760.  £425.  
 Delivery and set up within 50 miles of Bury st Edmunds can be arranged for a small charge.

An 18th century cutlery box in finely figured mahogany. unusually shallow proportions being only 7" deep.  Now converted for use with stationery. 13 1/2" high, 9" wide. Good old colour and surface. circa 1770-80.  £295

A rare small tinware chamberstick with original glass 'peg' fitting for a nightlight. unretouched decoration. The candlesocket section is slightly loose on the base. circa 1830-40. 5" diameter. £145 

Small late 17th century carved oak 'bible box. The inside lined with Victorian newspaper. Hasp stuck in lock and disconnected from lid so that it opens. 23"  x 14 1/2" x 7 1/2" high. (7446) £310

An interesting and unusual, early 19th century, small oak longcase clock with a painted dial depicting a hot air balloonn in the arch. The 'thirty hour' movement is running well and keeping good time. The oak case has mahogany banding and inlaid oval shell motifs to the trunk door and base. The dial is signed for A Fenton Mansfield. Though not listed in Baillie's, a similar clock by a James Fenton of Mansfield was sold at Bonhams Chester in 2007.   circa 1800-20. 7ft high.    £475.   

     Delivery and set-up can be arranged within a 50 mile radius of Bury St Edmunds at a small extra charge.

Polychrome Delft plate, Anne Gomme pattern. Lambeth. Late 18th century. 9" diameter. Cracked, visible in photo, top of plate, not loose. (7312). £105

These are sold but we often have similar in stock, please enquire.

The bed is sold and Biggles is not for sale, and he isn't a puppy any more, but we do now have another puppy called Rowley. He isn't for sale either.

So now biggles is grown up (9) we have Rowley.  I don't think we will manage to find a little bed like that for him