1920's Pool Table triple light fixture, touching back on Victorian with scrolling arms and floral accents. This light would have originally been used for a billiard table,  More »

1920's Pool Table triple light fixture, touching back on Victorian with scrolling arms and floral accents. This light would have originally been used for a billiard table, but it is equally elegant across a kitchen counter or island. Original darkened finish with brass accents. The three green cased cone shades are white on the inside, so the reflective light is not green. Measurements: •Height: 42 ½" •Spread: 42 ½" • Depth: 8" Due to the size and delicate design of this item, it must be shipped by freight. Freight costs will be invoiced separately after purchase. If you would like a freight quote before purchase, please contact us...we would be happy to provide one!   « Less

Chicory, Pasta, and Flour (only in French) - three enamel kitchen tins with hinged lids. All three tins are the same size, 15 cm by 13 cm by 9 cm deep. They all have some  More »

Chicory, Pasta, and Flour (only in French) - three enamel kitchen tins with hinged lids. All three tins are the same size, 15 cm by 13 cm by 9 cm deep. They all have some chips to the paint, and some rust inside - to the bottom mainly, none rusted through though, just stained. A liner on the bottom would sort this out. Very 1950s with Deco style geometric design on the lid, and a stylised foal on the sides, presumably the logo of Pulverise Poulain which I think is a soluble chocolate powder. Advertising tins. Great for the Provencal style kitchen or a shabby chic decor.   « Less

Sheffield Plate coaster - large enough for a decanter, and could also be used for a modern bottle. Cockbeading edge, turned wooden base with silver plated centre plug..  More »

Sheffield Plate coaster - large enough for a decanter, and could also be used for a modern bottle. Cockbeading edge, turned wooden base with silver plated centre plug.. Measures 4.3 cm high by 13.4 cm diameter. Some copper bleed showing on the high points, mainly around the top inside rim. Very good condition though. It has a family crest engraved to the side: a little cornucopia of flowers and a pitchfork. Circa mid 19th century.   « Less

Very pretty cake knife with one serrated and one plain edge. Silver plate blade engraved with ornamental scrolls. Handle is mother-of-pearl. Made by Jonathan Bell & Son,  More »

Very pretty cake knife with one serrated and one plain edge. Silver plate blade engraved with ornamental scrolls. Handle is mother-of-pearl. Made by Jonathan Bell & Son, Sheffield, late 19th to very early 20th century.Knife measures 25 cm long. Some scuffs on the surface of the plate commensurate with use, but very good condition overall.   « Less

These sconces have simple lines, but a fascinating angular deco shade. The backplates are MATTE brass finished...not glary shine...and have a gentle appearance. The  More »

These sconces have simple lines, but a fascinating angular deco shade. The backplates are MATTE brass finished...not glary shine...and have a gentle appearance. The shades are amber colored, and are both designed and shaped in the deco manner. They are in good condition. The sconces could be used as shown, or also with the opening of the shade pointing upwards. Measurements: •Height: 8" •Width: 4 3/8" overall, which is the maximum diameter of the shade. •Projection: 6" from the wall into the room. •Backplate Footprint: 7 ¼" tall x 3 ¾" wide. Totally rewired in our UL licensed lamp shop with a new socket and new rotary switch (just like original). Price: $324.50 for the pair, plus $25.00 for Ground Shipping within the contiguous 48 states. Residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and International Customers: We gladly ship our listings to customers worldwide. Shipping costs are calculated and invoiced separately on a per-order basis. We complete the necessary paperwork to export our products. You are responsible for any additional paperwork required and any duty or customs fees. If you would like a shipping quote before purchase, please contact us...we would be happy to provide one!   « Less

Truly an unusual pair of Art Deco sconces. Different from the normal slip shade sconces that were made during the 20's and 30's, as these have more scrolls and  More »

Truly an unusual pair of Art Deco sconces. Different from the normal slip shade sconces that were made during the 20's and 30's, as these have more scrolls and details. The frames are just a wonderful scroll design that remind you of the Paris exposition of Art Decoratifs in 1925 when Edgar Brandt did all the iron work for this important expo, which ended up giving the name to the design of Art Deco. Completely rewired to UL standards in our UL shop with new sockets and rotary switches identical to the original types. Measurements: •Height: 10" •Width: 7" •Projection: 4 ¼" from the wall into the room. Sold as a pair, complete with Mica shades as shown. $605.00 for the complete pair, with mounting hardware supplied. Shipping is $25.00 to addresses within the contiguous 48 states. Residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and International Customers: We gladly ship our listings to customers worldwide. Shipping costs are calculated and invoiced separately on a per-order basis. We complete the necessary paperwork to export our products. You are responsible for any additional paperwork required and any duty or customs fees. If you would like a shipping quote before purchase, please contact us...we would be happy to provide one!   « Less

Antique Silhouette : A fine Georgian bronzed portrait of a Gentleman - C. early 19thC An attractive and fine early 19th century Georgian bronzed Silhouette of a gentleman in  More »

Antique Silhouette : A fine Georgian bronzed portrait of a Gentleman - C. early 19thC An attractive and fine early 19th century Georgian bronzed Silhouette of a gentleman in original maple frame having framers listing on back for William Brooks (a number of his frames in famous Collections) Circa: 1820 - 1835 Good Antique Condition - please see images - light reflections in images (including close up where you can see the camera lens reflected) 7 inches (18cm) height X 6 inches (15.5cm) width approx Portrait; 4.5 inches (11.5cm) height X 3.5 inches (9cm) width approx From a small private Collection fresh to the market Please scroll down for high resolution images *William Brooks 1828-1865, W. Brooks & Son 1866-1904. At 19 Little Wild St, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London 1828-1831, 14 Great Queen St, Lincoln’s Inn Fields 1831-1904. Carvers and gilders, picture frame and looking glass makers, printsellers. William Brooks (c.1799-1871 or later) was in business by the late 1820s. As William Brooks, picture framemaker, he took out insurance at 19 Little Wild St with the Sun Fire Office in 1828, and then as picture framemaker and dealer in pictures and prints, and as carver, gilder and picture framemaker, at 14 Great Queen St in 1831 and 1835 (London Metropolitan Archives, Sun Fire Office policy registers, vols 516, 528, 545). He was a customer of the composition ornament maker, George Jackson & Sons (qv), 1836-42 (see Jackson account book, V&A Archive of Art and Design, AAD/2012/1/2/3). He was declared bankrupt in 1848 (London Gazette 14 November 1848). In the 1851 census Brooks was listed as a picture framemaker, age 52, employing four men, in 1861 as a carver and gilder with a son, William Elliott Brooks (c.1833-1914), age 28, picture framemaker, and in 1871 again as a carver and gilder. In 1862 the business was listed in trade directories as carver, gilder, composition ornament, fancy wood, glass and picture framemaker. William Brooks received an appointment as a carver and gilder to Queen Victoria in 1863, an appointment which was regranted to his son, William Elliott Brooks, trading as W. Brooks & Son, in 1884 (National Archives, LC 5/244 p.225, 5/246 p.27). The business was listed in 1884 as carvers and gilders to the Queen and the Prince of Wales and in 1903 Brooks & Son advertised as ‘Carvers and Gilders to the King… Established 80 Years’, offering ‘Frames to Artists’ Designs. Plastic work out of gelatine moulds. Wood moulding to any pattern. Gilding and colour work.’ (The Year’s Art 1903). In the 1901 census William E. Brooks was listed as a picture framemaker, age 68, at 13 & 14 Great Queen St, and it was presumably on his retirement that the business closed in about 1904. He died in 1914, leaving effects worth only £15. The business was extensively employed by Queen Victoria, for many years and certainly 1865-85 (Joy 1969 p.684). It supplied ‘Lawrence’ frames in 1865 and an ‘Alhambra gold frame’ in 1868 (National Archives, PP2/98, 9474 and PP2/125, 13375). Many works framed by Brooks are identified in the catalogue of Victorian pictures in the Royal Collection (Millar 1992). These include Scottish landscapes by August Becker, framed in gold ‘Lawrence’ frames in 1865 (nos 151-3, 158), portraits of dogs by Thomas Musgrove Joy of 1843-5 (nos 352, 354-5, 357-8), portraits by George Koberwein, 1873 (nos 386, 389), animal portraits by George Morley, 1837, 1841 (nos 503, 508-10), John Partridge's Queen Victoria, 1840 (no.532), portraits by James Sant, 1872 (nos 603, 605-6), portraits by Rudolph Swoboda, 1888-1900 (nos 667-72, 674, 676, 729, 737, 739, 743, 745, 747-9, 751, 753-6) and Franz Xaver Winterhalter's Louisa Duchess of Manchester, 1859 (no.925).   « Less

Antique Silhouette : A good Georgian bronzed portrait of a Gentleman - C. early 19thC An good early 19th century Georgian bronzed Silhouette of a gentleman in original  More »

Antique Silhouette : A good Georgian bronzed portrait of a Gentleman - C. early 19thC An good early 19th century Georgian bronzed Silhouette of a gentleman in original ebonized frame Circa: 1820 - 1830 Good Antique Condition - please see images - light reflections in images 5 inches (12.75cm) height X 4.25 inches (11cm) width approx Portrait; 3.25 inches (8.5cm) height X 2.5 inches (6.5cm) width approx From a small private Collection fresh to the market   « Less

Antique Silhouette : A Military cut out Silhouette - Duke of Wellington An unusual and rare, probably 19th century cut out Silhouette showing the Duke of Wellington on  More »

Antique Silhouette : A Military cut out Silhouette - Duke of Wellington An unusual and rare, probably 19th century cut out Silhouette showing the Duke of Wellington on horseback leading his troops Circa: probably 19th century in a later contemporary frame - please see images - this is an unusual cut out Silhouette, the frame is clearly modern so please make up your own mind as to the age of the Silhouette (we add this note because we are only interested in happy repeat customers) - we have others Silhouettes listed and they all came in together from the same good vendor. Good Antique Condition - please see images 8 inches (20cm) height X 6.25 inches (16cm) width approx From a small private Collection fresh to the market   « Less

Antique Royal Commemorative : An unusual Reverse painted on glass Silhouette - Queen Victoria An unusual antique Royal Commemorative reverse painted on convex glass of Queen  More »

Antique Royal Commemorative : An unusual Reverse painted on glass Silhouette - Queen Victoria An unusual antique Royal Commemorative reverse painted on convex glass of Queen Victoria - written in pencil on back Queen Victoria about 1873 Circa: 19th century Good Antique Condition - frame has a little paint loss commensurate with age and as expected and mentioned for accuracy 4 inches (10cm) dia approx Camera flash in images Fresh to the market from a small private Collection (see other listing) We always combine shipping   « Less