Collectibles

Silver Plated Hip Flask with Alligator Leather

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 10 x 16 x 3.5 Year: 1900's These classic 1930's objects show the lifestyle of the time. Gentlemen used to carry their own liquor in flasks like this to the parties they were attending, the silver & crocodile skin were used for the top-end lines, inducing that these flasks were owned by gentlemen of a certain social status. Bar Code: 10186

1890's Two-Part Amberg File Cabinet

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 36 x 76 x 210 Year: 1890 Letter filing cabinets have file drawers in which papers were stored horizontally, that is, lying flat. Drawers contained metal devices to hold papers in place as well as alphabetical dividers, e.g., the A drawer would have a divider for Aa to Ac followed by a divider for Ad...

1830's Anglo Indian Horn and Ivory Table Box

Price On Request DImensions (cm): 37 x 18 x 24 Year: 1830 A rare Anglo Indian horn and ivory table box, the hinged lid with alternating radiating segments of ivory and horn below a horn finial, opening to reveal a beige suede leather interior, with ribbed sides, on ball feet. Bar Code: 10181

Late Victorian Novelty Oak Cigar Box in the Form of a Carriage

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 30 x 18 x 22 Year: 1900 A late Victorian novelty oak cigar box in the form of a carriage with polished brass roof rack, the front grille forming a match striker lid to a match safe, with brass lanterns and wheels, the hinged top enclosing a cigar box, with a pipe rack underneath. Bar...

1800's Tortoiseshell and Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Single 'Harlequin' Tea Caddy

Price On Request DImensions (cm): 10 x 10 x 7.5 Year: 1800 A Regency tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlaid single 'Harlequin' Tea Caddy, first quarter 19th century, of canted rectangular form, the top and front with a chequered design, the front with a lozenge-shaped panel below the escutcheon initialled 'D'. The canted angles, side and back all of tortoiseshell banded in...

Large Silver Plated Cup and Base Alligator Hip Flask

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 13 x 21 x 5.5 Year: 1900's These classic 1930's objects show the lifestyle of the time. Gentlemen used to carry their own liquor in flasks like this to the parties they were attending, the silver & crocodile skin were used for the top-end lines, inducing that these flasks were owned by gentlemen of a...

1800's Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Stringing Lines and Ivory Bands

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 26 x 11 x 14.5 Year: 1800 A Regency tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with silver stringing lines and ivory bands, the domed top centred by a silver rectangular plaque, over a domed front with canted sides, the interior with two tortoiseshell lidded compartments with ivory finials, on silver plated ball feet. Two features of this delightful...

1900's Pocket Watch in Alligator Case

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 10.5 x 12.5 x 4 Year: 1900 Set in silver with a white enamel face and black dials. The pocket watch lies in a brown velvet backing. They were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I during which a transitional design,...

1900's Rare Tortoiseshell 'Swiss Army' Pen Knife

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 9 x 2.5 x 2 Year: 1900 A rare early tortoiseshell 'Swiss Army' pen knife. The Swiss Army knife (German: Schweizer Offiziersmesser) is a pocket knife or multi-tool manufactured by Victorinox AG (and up to 2005 Wenger SA). The term 'Swiss Army knife' was coined by US soldiers after World War II due to the...

1930's Art Deco Satinwood Cigar Box

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 10 x 19 x 6 Year: 1930 An Art Deco satinwood Cigar Box of rectangular form, the hinged cover with a quarter-veneered satinwood panel within an ivory strung line, with a shagreen and wider ivory outer band, with a fruitwood-lined interior. Bar Code: 10197

1890's Ivory and Brass Mounted Folding Ruler

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 16 x 1.5 Year: 1890 An ivory and brass mounted folding ruler in four sections, with detailed measurements on all sides, with maker's mark for 'Rabone & Son'. John Rabone & Sons have been making rulers and tools since 1780\\. Based in Birmingham, they are now known as Rabone Chesterman. Rulers, also known as rules,...

1900's Large Leather and Silver Plated Hip Flask

Price On Request DImensions (cm): 13 x 21 x 5.5 Year: 1900 These classic 1930's objects show the lifestyle of the time. Gentlemen used to carry their own liquor in flasks like this to the parties they were attending, the silver & crocodile skin were used for the top-end lines, inducing that these flasks were owned by gentlemen of a...

1930's Pair of Art Deco Shagreen and Silver Plated Candlesticks

Price On Request Dimensions (cm): 31.5 x 12.5 Year: 1930 A pair of Art Deco shagreen and silver plated candlesticks formed as ionic columns with foliate swags hanging from the scrolled capitals, with detachable drip pans, on spreading square bases. Shagreen is a type of rawhide consisting of untanned animal skin, commonly from sharks or rayfish, which is dyed with...

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