A hand-forged small teaspoon with a Ruskin blue cabochon set into the pierced circular finial

The cradled oval bowl is gently planished and has good clear makers marks to the back for 1908

£145.00

A lovely example of a Marotte or wig-makers display prop for the shop counter with hand-painted face and hair, complete with ringlets and long neck 

Circa 1960

Good condition, minor surface wear

Approx 13 inches high

£135

A crested brown velvet cap with the motto 'Nil Sine Labore" embroidered on the front which translates to "Nothing without Effort" from Baines School of Lancashire, founded in 1717 by James Baines

There is a large original gold silk tassel and the pleated lining is intact, no label present

Size seven and a quarter, good condition and no splits or fraying

£75

Made of papered card with a central cartouche of a young girl surrounded by roses & ribbons 

Circa 1920, Paris 

£45

Lucky to find another, these beautiful convex metal heart lockets were made for the four day event to celebrate King Louis XIII lifetime devotion to the church of France and were displayed along the wide fishing nets of the Basilica.

The interior is a shiny brass colour and does not contain anything

Some outer wear, clean interior & single jump ring

Measures 2.5" x 2" x 1" (thick) 

£70

These fabulous wooden articulated clown dolls are part of the larger Humpty Dumpty  Circus Collection from 1911 by  German wood carver, Albert Frederick Schoenhut who migrated to Philadelphia in 1872 to set up his own toy company.

Each one is spring jointed, hand-painted and has his own personality with original printed cotton costume 

There are three original wooden chairs, a ladder and one un-painted barrel

The clowns are 8 inches high and 4.5 inches wide at the shoulder, each one stands correctly

Clowns are £130 each (one sold)

Chairs are £28 each

Ladder is £32 (sold)

Barrel is £20

Superb and early paint on canvas, these two banners are from France. The faded palette of pale pink, green and gold is beautifully aged and each one has a central cartouche/shield of a male & female god surrounded by acanthus leaves, ribbons & borders

Some gentle restoration to tears and losses 

Measure 6ft x 28"

£390

A beautiful Arts & Crafts sideboard created by the highly regarded woodsmanThomas Whittaker of Littlebeck, also known as Gnomeman. 

Designed out of oak with the unmistakeable scooped or 'adzed' surface so synonymous with the Yorkshire studios of Robert Thompson, who he studied under in the 1960's. Instead of the signature carved mouse, a  little gnome is recessed  into one of the legs. 

This is a piece of quality craftmanship from the period and becoming increasingly 

scarce  

Condition is good with some light wear to the surface

Measuring 106 cms x 38 cms, 77cms high

£595

A collection of six charming felt and knitted wool figures in the original box from France. Each character has lovely detailing and hand crafted skills from the early C20th including a priest and his congregation 

Each figure approx measures 8cms tall 

£130 for the set

A beautiful example of the 'Holy Ghost' or 'Spirito Santi' from The Netherlands. She is hand-chiselled in three sections of wood (body, two wings) with lovely detail especially on the wings and painted in white gesso, faded over time and possibly gilded at some stage of her life. High- lighted in red on her feet and crest.  Some evidence of old treated worm holes

measures approx 30 cms x 19 cms

£390

A scare pair of canjoined wooden dolls from Nuremberg, Germany. Hand-painted and hinged with twisted wire, these two beautiful folkart boy & girl can be put into many playful positions, back to front, upside down or facing each other. Charming faces and traditional dress, the girl still retains a fragment of red fabric as a skirt and both really are very sweet

Measures approx 5.5 inches high when standing

£155

An antique collection of silver hollow charms each depicting a fruit or item that brings good fortune. Collectively these were referred to as a 'Penca de Balangandan' which roughly translates as 'a bouquet of sounds'  Originally from Bahia and associated with the slave trade 

This has 8 charms (including a wooden figa or clenched fist) on a hinged amulet and hangs from a detachable long double linked chain but can also be worn as a brooch

£195

A beautiful and rare piece of the Alice in Wonderland series from a toy firm based in Reigate, Surrey

This silver-faced 'Fish Footman' in his green and yellow tail coat is one of 28 hand-cut and hand-painted plywood characters, articulated by metal pins. 

He is the creation of two sisters who formed the Talfourd Toy Company from 1920

The sisters based their toys upon the illustrations of John Tenniel, a political cartoonist and graphic humourist who studied at the Royal Academy of Arts. He was knighted in 1893, the first such honour for artistic achievement. 

The Victoria and Albert Museum displays 22 of these scarce and charming characters, including The Griffin, The March Hare and of course, Alice 

11cms high

In good condition with some very minor surface wear 

£135

A rare first edition of Mother Goose with nursery rhymes and verse chosen &  illustrated by Arthur Rackham  

Published by William Heinemann, London

Circa 1913.

Born in Lambeth, London on September 19, 1867, Arthur Rackham was a prolific artist from a young age. Sneaking pencils into his bed to draw under the covers, he eventually resorted to drawing on his pillow case when paper was taken from him. Largely influenced by Aubrey Beardsley, George Cruikshank, Randolph Caldecott, and Richard Doyle during the beginning and height of his career, Rackham’s whimsical style remained unique and set him apart from contemporaries and competitors. 

Linen bound with twelve tissue guards over coloured pen, ink and water colour illustrations in exceptional detail. Also black and white illustrations throughout 160 pages

Good condition with minor foxing & wear to the cover edges, binding good 

8.25 x 7.5 inches

£ POA

Three scarce little books with superb illustrations and writing by Ms Catherine (Kate) Greenaway, an artist and writer  from Hoxton, Middlesex

Ms Greenaway studied at South Kensington and Slade School of Art and went on to become one of the best childrens' book illustrators in the late half of the nineteenth century. Her publication of  'Under The Window' became an instant best-seller

These three little pocket-sized Almanacks were produced between 1884-1927, engraved and coloured by Edmund Evans with whom she collaborated with since producing greetings cards at his printing and wood block studio in 1879  

Although her books were C19th 'her children' were clothed in C18th Queen Anne style, becoming extremely popular internationally and subsequently imitated in the USA

Soft copy 1884- some wear & slight detachment of front cover   

£70

Hard cover 1885 with newspaper insert

good condition, minimal wear   

 £75- sold

Hard copy 1927 Good condition 

 £85

Originating from the Milagros of Mexico, these silver offerings are called Ex Voto from the latin 'ex voto suscepto' meaning 

'from the vow made'

These examples are made from thin repousse tin, coated in 800 silver and are a variation of many forms offered to hang in a church or shrine to give thanks for a miracle received. The miracle could be anything from the gift of a child to the saving of a limb and the public gifting of these items affirms a vow absolut to the church.

All are quite large measuring upto 10.5 inches

Priced individually as follows:

Large Hand £180.00  SOLD 

Boy Child £150.00

Large Leg £150.00

Lady in Dress £140.00

Medium Leg £120.00 SOLD

Medium Leg £120.00

Man w/ Sash £90.00 

Five insect specimens in lovely condition and in original glass fronted card boxes

Largest measuring 7.5 x 5 x 2.5cms

Dark Clouded Yellow Butterfly sold

Small Emperor Moth £38.00

Red Underwing Moth sold

Peacock Butterfly   sold

Blue Green Stag Beetle  sold

Trio of lithographed clowns on plywood cut outs supported on small silver painted plinths. Each one with a qurky cheeky character and brightly coloured on one side

These are part of a larger collection of circus characters including horses, elephants and seals, all from the 1920's 

Measures approx 5 inches high

£45

An un-usual gold tinged netted tiara with wax flowers and golden linen rose leaves on silken wire with long embroidered net train. There is some damage which has been sympathically restored and is 

considerd a display item only due to it's fragility.  A rare &  beautiful 'Miss Haversham'  piece from 1920

approx 56 inches long

£78

A naively carved wooden doll of an early 19th century sailor boy in typical 'monkey jacket' uniform & beret. With metal pinned articulated limbs, chipped paint and a handsome face, he's a rare find and totally original 

Paint losses to back & front and evidence of past restoration

measures 7 cms in length

£125

Made of individual wood & papered sections which slot together, this charming table top theatre is a lovely example of social entertainment in the early twentieth century. The theme is Peter And The Wolf with two card backdrops of the forest and wall featururing two articulated & painted marionettes, a Peter and a wolf. The front fascia of the stage has harlequin clowns and masks as part of the decor

The thin red linen curtain falls manually with the use of strings and a bar behing the stage

The whole piece can be packed away into the base of the stage with sliding lids

Made in Germany 

 £295

Three elaborate presentation pillows made of velvet for the 'Globe de Marie', a traditional glass domed wedding gift in nineteenth century France.

In wonderfully faded hues of Crimson, Red, Royal Purple & Cobalt Blue adorned with passementarie tassels, braiding and wreaths, these horse hair or straw-filled pillows would have cushioned items from the wedding trouseau such as the tiara or wax crowns for the very finest aristocratic weddings

All three are in good condition, time worn to the velvet surface with original braiding intact. One small pin hole to the top of the blue pillow

Each one measure approx 24 cms square. 

and weighs 600g each

£150 each (blue one sold)

A poignant & moving reminder of British wartime between 1914-1918. Carved from scraps of wood & leather by soldiers in the trenches, these items were often referred  to as 'trench art'

The leather tooled belt has a large and small wooden pack and a gun holster with a matching satchel on a small chained strap. All made for a young child to play with as a toy. 

All pieces are solid wood, painted black with silver front buttons

£68

Rare and perfectly formed house of card and split straw in the form of a country house with pitched roof porch & good detailing

Made by soldiers of war and this one probably USA 

Un-signed except for 33 written on the papered underside with minor loss to the back wall

Measures 9 x 8 cms

£78.00

Early card game called 'The Queen' with armorial detail and a young Queen Victoria from 1837

incomplete 

£34.00

Made of bronze and beautifully embossed with the image of Emperor Bonaparte Napoleon (1769-1821)   with a cotton fragment of French ribbon

Marked 'Royal'

approx 3.5 x 2 cms

£58.00

C19th piggy bank with single penny slot and no trapdoor with great expression and good colour 

Very slight wobble

£68.00

Exceptional beadwork in this long border style sautoir with tassels in black & white 

£180.00

Novelty solid silver watch chain with bar & key under the chin of a chimpanzee

Each link is stamped as silver and although the monkey is not marked it is of good quality & casting

£175.00

Two rare & exceptional early nineteenth century embroidered ladies caps from Germany/Bavaria

These are both in lovely original condition heavily covered in silver and dark gold thread on linen with inticate woven ribbons and entwinned with antique sequins and foils.  

£125.00 each

silver one sold

Miniature (Piccolo series) articulated teddy in golden mohair from the famous German toy manufacturers, Schuco 

His torso is made of metal and he has tiny glass eyes & embroidered nose

Fair condition with some wear to the back of his head and scuffed ears 

Measures at 3.5 inches high

Circa 1940

£110.00

These un usual pair of hair pins are faux tortoise shell with good quality damascene work. Each pin is crafted with a mythical dragon to the centre surrounded by ornate scrollwork & border

Damascene is a highly skilled craft, originating in Damascus, Syria. Silver or gold is inlayed into a black enamel or steel surface, them intricatley engraved , similiar to the far eastern art of Niello 

This process originating as far back as 700s AD & these are most probably from Toledo when the Arabs introduced this art during the Moorish Conquests

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These are identical and measure approx 

11 cms long & 4 cms at widest point 

£210.00

An antique Nandi on plinth, hand-painted with traditional Ebu hump on her back and pretty red, yellow and green blanket saddle 

Lord Shiva rides on Nandi and according to Hindu dharma, the bull or holy cow is considered sacred, holding truth and righteousness at the heart of it's culture

These Nandis would have been sold as toys

and carved out of a single piece of teak hardwood, painted with natural dyes from turmeric & vegetable extracts 

Circa 1920

£90.00

Porcelain lustre finish with hand painted maiden on one side in an ovoid diamond shape with metal collar and small chatelaine link chain 

Cork lined interior to the cap

 £130.00

Vintage mohair & velvet soft toy with embroidered pink silk nose, paws & lashes 

Circa 1940

Measures approx 21cms long

and in excellent condition 

£68.00

Carre 90 (90 x 90 cms) Square silk scarf by Hermes with a wide orange border, stirrup and bridle detailing on a coral/salmon pink background and iconic Hermes cartouche with the words 'Etriers Hermes Paris' 

Hand-stitched folded edge and in lovely condition.

sold

Small pinchbeck etched brooch married with a moth illustration

Sold

A scarce lithographed four sided dollshouse made of tin, based upon the royal dollshouse of 1924.  With a locked panel and coin slit this would have been used as a novelty money box

Made by the great locksmiths of Queen Victoria Street, London, Chubb and Sons were most famed for strong hold vaults & safes, including the one in the Tower of London, protecting the Queens jewels

11 x 6.5 x 8 cms

some stratches and minor wear

SOLD

Soft pink childrens slippers with steel buckles, faded ribbon & porcelain buttons

Circa 1900

sold

A polychrome example of an articulated jigger doll carved in wood and jointed with steel pins from the late nineteenth century. He wears the hat typical of a English countryman with lace up boots and red painted bib

Stick is a later addition which may be detached 

Jig or Jigger dolls were popular street entertainment on the streets of Victorian London. The figure, more often male and with loose limbs would step dance or 'jig' on the end of a flexible board when vibrated up and down, the busker holding his back rod. During the Great War many ex soldiers would supplement their war pensions by performing with them an dwould make them out of pine of hedgerow wood

He measures 27cms

SOLD

A beautifully boned bodice in rich Prussian blue velvet with black lace & glass beads sewn into the front & back panels, collar and cuffs.

The pleated silk cummerband nips in the waist and completes the tailored style of a wealthy woman of Victorian England

Condition is good throughout with a few loose beads and some fading 

SOLD

A pair of beeswax Easter themed molds for making the popular gingerbread biscuit in nineteenth century Germany

A hare and a roosterl, these make wonderful gifts and have a wonderful tactile patina

measure 5 x 4 cms, 2 cms deep

SOLD

Rare example of the small articulated monkey in a black top hat, red jacket & trousers.

Some wear to the felt and a small felt foot missing, but an exceptional early survivor 

c 1920

measures 9 cms

SOLD

A charming scene of a young shepherdess and her faithful dog and a lamb with some background trees. The entire scene is hand moulded from beeswax and then captured in a small hand blown glass dome and sealed card base

Made popular in the 1800's as a Valentine gift, they are a beautiful forever keepsake

Condition is good with slight separation of card band at the base

approx 10 cms high, 9cms across the base

SOLD

A beautiful music book of rhymes and illustrations by Walter Crane

Circa 1877

A lovely hard back edition of whimsical music sheets illustrated with charming coloured scences of children, animals and full page pictures 

7.5 inches square and in good condition

Some light foxing and wear, no splits or 

tears

SOLD

A lovely example from the 1920's of a clockwork tin toy by the German company Schuco of Nuremburg. 

Founded in 1912 by Heinrich Muller & Heinrich Schreyer, originally known as Spielzeugfirma Schreyer & Co, they quickly changed the name to the more succinct Schuco and became notably famous for novelty wind-up toys and cars

This little Dutch violinist has his original key and works well, playing his violin and turning at the same time. His clothing is made of faded felt with some wear and he would have had clogs which he has lost along the way

measures 12 cms high

SOLD

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