Nymphs and Shepherds, Rococo in the manner of Rex Whistler, small Huntley and Palmer biscuit tin or tea caddy
A pretty little tin in near perfect condition but with signs of age, mid C20th, 'baby' blue with vignettes of amorous eighteenth century types in flowery-bowery surroundings, pastorals and idylls galore, 15 x 10 x 10h.
SOLD : Genuine and Original hand painted fairground signboard, ‘3 shots 50p,’1970s
'KNOCK 3 DOWN TO WIN.' Handpainted showman's fairground sign. Red, yellow, black and green on cream ground. Painted on hardboard with two string fastenings. The 50 pence piece was introduced in to the coinage in 1969, so this fairground sign probably dates from the 1970s, and would have become obsolete once prices increased with inflation. 24 x 14.5 ins. UK Carrier charged at cost or buyer collects from NW5.
SOLD : Wedgwood black basalt teapot, sugar bowl and jug (set of 3)
NOW SOLD Black basalt ware ribbed teapot and lidded sugar bowl by Wedgwood, both with Sibyl finials to lids, matching milk jug, the teapot with an extraordinarily long spout, in perfect condition, probably C20th, UK Carrier charged at cost, or buyer collects from London NW5
SOLD: ‘Festival of Britain, 1951.’ A vividly coloured needlework map of Great Britain mounted on board.
'Festival of Britain, 1951.' A vividly coloured needlework map of Great Britain mounted on board, featuring Scotsman with bagpipes, a Welsh Harpist, A Cornish fisherman smoking, a mermaid and other jollities. The festival was a national exhibition held in Britain in the summer of 1951; it was organised by the government to give Britons a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote the British contribution to science, technology, industrial design, architecture and the arts. One of the national newspapers had the idea of giving away a free sampler pattern to its readers, a map of Britain designed all over with emblems and symbols of national products, local characters, famous landmarks etc. Many of these were worked up in bright embroidery silks and frames. This example has been stitch mounted onto cardboard by the original maker. 24 x 36 cm. UK Postage and packing £6.99
SOLD: Birds of Britain, (set of 6) brush, pen and cache pots by Portmerion Pottery,
SOLD. Birds of Britain series, Goldfinch, Nightingale, Blue Tit, Robin, Willow/Sedge Warbler, Linnet, the illustrations for this range were taken from the book Natural History of British Birds by Edward Donovan, published in 1794. Forty birds were featured in the collection, which was not fashionable in the sense of the following trend, but this probably helped its longevity as it did not date and look old fashioned. Lovely bright, characterful pictures: each cache pot measures 10cm tall x 8cm diameter. Sold as a set of 6, UK Carrier/ Postage and packing charged at cost or buyer collects from London NW5.
SOLD: Covered ceramic dish or cache-pot, with the crest of Clare College Cambridge
Pretty late Victorian or Edwardian soap, muffin, or covered dish in 2 pieces, both perfect, with foliate pattern of flowers and tendrils in russet reds highlighted with gold. Relic, theft or liberated keepsake of some long-gone alumni of Clare College Cambridge in the days when undergraduates enjoyed the upper-middle-class, serviced and monogrammed style of college life, a useful souvenir? Measures approx. 18 cm in diameter.
SOLD: Folk art, unique engraved 3 mast schooner after alfred wallis, signed and dated 1978.
A marvelous, unique thing, bought many years ago in a Lewes junk shop, provenance unknown. Masts, rigging, lifeboats, sails and textures all finely delineated on a pillowy sea. Made to stand on a window sill or mantelpiece, a Pop Art interpretation of one of Laurence Whistler's etched glass masterworks, but on a perspex block? Signed bottom right corner, 'OX 78'. Measures 7.5 x6 ins. on a heavy, chunky block approx. 2 ins. thick. UK Carriage /postage charged at cost or buyer collects from London NW5.
SOLD: Midget Staffordshire pottery spaniels, a hunting pair and a single sitting dog
A matching pair and a single, liver brown colouring, small area of damage on the back, tail area of one of the pair, see photo, scuffs and marks to face of the sitting dog, very sweet group ! each approx 10 cm high. Found in Cardigan, south Wales.
SOLD: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, 1970s Pop art mirror glass picture and looking glass
'Iconic' in the best sense of the word, this black and silver royal portrait holograph-style mirror glass looking glass dates from the groovy 70's when 'QEII celebrated her Silver Jubilee and the country - and the Sex Pistols - celebrated with her, in very good condition with just a few minor scratches, see photos. God Save the Queen. Measures 10 ins x 13 ins in wooden frame.
SOLD: White cotton hanging with four lace panels of a fawn in a forest
In good condition, hanging or window curtain, measures 84 x 84 cm.
SOLD. A stylised swan, carved in relief, chocolate or butter mould, folk art, C19th
Carved from a smooth block of pale yellowish pear or fruit wood, small traces of old worm damage to back and edges of block, a beautifully hand made thing, 8 x 12 cm.
SOLD. Pair of white opaline Egyptian Revival pressed glass Obelisks
Pressed glass was a popular nineteenth century technique, molten glass was literally pressed into a mould to create decorative shapes and surface relief patterns. This pair of obelisks, patterned all over with hieroglyphics, was designed to commemorate the arrival of the gigantic Egyptian hieroglyph-carved marble obelisk presented to the British people in 1819 by the ruler of Egypt and Sudan, Muhammad Ali, erected on the Victorian Embankment by the Thames in London, marking the victories of Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. Hollow, Pressed and moulded glass, 21.5cm high Minor wear and tear concomitant with age, minute surface fissures created during the original manufacturing process, see photographs for close-ups. For sale as a pair, UK postage and packing charged at cost or buyer collects from London NW5.
