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Silver and Guilloche enamel Cigar or Cigarette Humidor or box by Albert Carter
Located in London, GB
A fine and good sized George VI silver and guilloche enamel cigar or cigarette humidor or case by Albert Carter. Superb green guilloche enamel with gold fleur de lys. The engine turn...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair of Palais Royal Ring Stands Depicting Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday
Located in London, GB
A very rare and fine Charles X period pair of mother of pearl and ormolu ring stands, depicting Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday. Set upon wooden bases with e...
Category
Antique 1820s French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Ormolu
Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key
Located in London, GB
A sublime silver gilt and full radial guilloche enamel with highlights, singing bird box, with original silver and enamel key and original leather carry case. When wound and the bird-form start/stop button actuated, the magic starts immediately with the bird lid...
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
French Empire Gout d'Egypt Mantle Clock Depicting the Goddess Isis
Located in London, GB
A rare French Empire Gout d'Egypt mantle clock depiciting the Goddess Isis, in ormolu, red or rouge griotte marble and patinated bronze, known as the Thomas Hope Clock. This very rar...
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French enamel, brass and mother of pearl Opera Glasses
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of French enamel, brass and mother of pearl opera glasses, pink enamelled and jewelled barrels, with mother of pearl caps. Go...
Category
Antique 1880s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Silver and Purple Guilloche enamel Snuff or Card box by George Stockwell & Co
Located in London, GB
A quite superb silver and purple, engine turned, guilloche enamel snuff or card box. This Art Deco box, set with pink faceted stone and marcasite's, stamped '935', London import mark...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair Charles X ormolu candelabra held by oriental figures
Located in London, GB
An attractive true pair of chinoiserie French Charles X period ormolu candelabra. Set upon six sides bases with florally decorated six sided stems. On one stem stands the figure of a...
Category
Antique 1820s French Candelabras
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock of Aurora in Her Chariot Pulled by Her Winged
Located in London, GB
Fine antique French Empire Ormolu mantel clock of a chariot drawn by two winged horses carrying the chariot with a female figure. Thi...
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Pair of ormolu figural two branch candelabra
Located in London, GB
An impressive pair of early 19th century French Empire ormolu candelabra, in the form of winged figures of standing ladies, holding aloft flowerhead decorated nozzles, linked by flor...
Category
Antique 1810s Candelabras
Materials
Ormolu
Miniature Silver Piquet and Tortoiseshell Carriage Clock by William Comyns
Located in London, GB
A very fine silver piquet and tortoiseshell miniature carriage clock by William Comyns, in original leather case. Fine quality tortoiseshell carriage clock in perfect condition and ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver
Louis XVI Miniature Ormolu Mantle Clock of a Lion by Philippe Pajot
Located in London, GB
A rare 18th century to early 19th century Louis XVI miniature ormolu mantle or table clock depicting a lion. The piece is surprising heavy for such a small clock, which is always a s...
Category
Antique 1780s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
A stunning Hexagonal shaped, gilt bronze and Sevres Singing Cage by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very fine Hexagonal gilt bronze and Sevres plaque single singing bird-in-cage, by Bontems,
Going-barrel movement,
When wound with the key and start/stop lever actuated, the large and perfectly perched red thrush begins to sing his chorus, moving naturalistic beak, tailfeather and head from side-to-side to continuous birdsong.
One of the most sought after and most looked forward to models ever made by Bontems, this example is offered in pristine original condition. Hexagonal shaped, which is one of the rarer models you'll be lucky to come across, with 8 seperate porcelain plaques depicting lovers alternating with song birds within tooled gilt and bleu céleste borders
Gilt bronze singing bird cages, usually with stained glass, or fine porcelain panel inserts, were made in limited numbers during the 19th century to commission orders. The first maker to offer a bird cage to this design was Jacquet Droz in about 1798 with his large singing bird in cage, fusee-driven with a clock to the underside so when hung up, its use was three-dimensional.
Bontems created this with the past in mind and was no doubt the only maker...
Category
Antique 1880s Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Grand tour Patinated bronze figure of Chronos, Father Time on Sienna marble base
Located in London, GB
A fine and impressive sized patinated bronze figure of Chronos, set upon a sienna marble base. A finely cast bronze figure of Chronos, the Greek personification of time. The detaile...
Category
Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Silver plate and Shagreen Cigarettte Case
Located in London, GB
A fine and unusual silver plate and shagreen cigarette case. Shagreen was a popular but rare material used in the 19th century on certain fine pieces, such as clocks and cases. Its b...
Category
Antique 1890s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Miniature Silver gilt and Pink Guilloche enamel Sub miniature Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
A superb silver gilt and pink guilloche enamel carriage or boudoir clock with overpainted swags of flowers. Superb engine turned design is highlighted over the hand painted swags of ...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Silver and Turquoise Guilloche Enamel sub Miniature Carriage or Boudoir Clock
Located in London, GB
Silver and turquoise guilloche enamel sub miniature carriage or boudoir clock. Set upon four feet, the engine turned design highlighted by the turquoise enamel. The gilt bronze dial ...
Category
Vintage 1910s Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Early Nineteenth Century Ormolu and Carrera Marble Cassoulettes
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of early nineteenth century ormolu and white carrera marble cassolettes. In superb condition, the top unscrews and is reversible, screwing in to reveal candlestick hold...
Category
Antique 1820s French Candlesticks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Silver Shibayama Matchstick or small Cigarette Case
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare silver Shibayama matchstick or small cigarette case. Silver hallmarks for Birmingham 1925, and makers mark for Henry Williamson Lt...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Silver and Shibayama tobacco box with combination vesta case lid
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare silver shibayama tobacco and combination vesta case lid and strikers on pot. Decorated with individual hand crafted insects in semi precious stones. The Shiba...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Silver Shibayama Cigarette Case
Located in London, GB
A fabulous and rare silver Shibayama cigarette case, exquisitely decorated with 19 individual hand crafted insects in semi precious stones. This superb piece bares silver hallmark...
Category
Vintage 1910s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Silver Shibayama Cigarette Case
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare silver Shibayama cigarette case, exquisitely decorated with 18 individual hand crafted insects in semi precious stones. This superb piece bares silver hallmark...
Category
Vintage 1910s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Sub Miniature Silver and Guilloche enamel boudoir clock in original case
Located in London, GB
A very pretty and unusual sub miniature silver and guilloche enamel carriage or boudoir clock, with overpainted swags of flowers and in its original leather case. The gilt dial with ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Silver and Purple Guilloche Enamel Sub miniature Carriage Alarm Clock by Eterna
Located in London, GB
A fine silver and purple guilloche enamel sub miniature carriage or boudoir clock with alarm. This extremely chic and pretty clock, in superb condition, the superb engine turned star...
Category
Vintage 1910s Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying time
Located in London, GB
Fabulous antique French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying off time. This has to be one of my all time favourite French Empire or Charles X period mantel clocks. Enti...
Category
Antique 1820s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Singing Bird Box by Rochat in Tortoiseshell, Gold and enamel
Located in London, GB
An early Rochat singing bird box with fusee automaton movement numbered 316 and with stamped three tulip mark in the top plate of the movement. The tortoiseshell case with hinged snuff ( or key) compartment to the rear of the box. The gold lid is finely hand painted in enamel with an excellent alpine scene with a mountain in the background, a lake in the forground. The bezel surrounding the grille through which the bird pops up and down is also of gold. The underside of the lid is also beautifully painted with a posie of flowers on a light blue background. The bird, typically for Rochat, is of a large size for a singing bird box and the grille is typical of Rochat's work rather than Bruguier's. The top of the case with a fine border made from gold. The key wound chain driven fusee movement working the bellows & driving multiple cams that on sliding the operating lever to the front, the lid opens and the bird pops up, sings its head off and 1/ turns its head from left to right, 2/ flaps the wings and finally 3/ pirouettes left and right. On completion of his 20 second performance he drops through the superbly pierced silver gilt grille and the lid closes after him. All fusee movements allow the bird a longer performance than the later spring barrel movements but more importantly one extra manipulation, the movement of the head from left to right. Frères Rochat...
Category
Antique 1820s Musical Instruments
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Pair of French Empire Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
French Empire ormolu candlesticks of outstanding quality. Set on a circular base with unusually a decorated band around the top outside edge of the base comprising dots within diamon...
Category
Antique 1820s Candlesticks
Materials
Ormolu
Russian, silver gilt mounted agate urn
Located in London, GB
A most attractive agate urn. Decorated at the rim and foot with hatched decoration in silver gilt. Around the body of the vase are five swags of flowers and ribbons held in place by ...
Category
20th Century Russian Urns
Materials
Agate, Silver
Owl hand carved in Tigers Eye
Located in London, GB
A beautifully carved model of an owl entirely carved from the solid in Tigers Eye (which is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky luster, a member o...
Category
20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Agate
Austrian cold painted bronze cheroot cutter
Located in London, GB
A most unusual Austrian polychrome cold painted bronze of a boy with cheroot cutter. The boy lying down and having a wide brimmed hat on his head and knee length britches. In his mou...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair antique English pietra dura obelisks
Located in London, GB
A good pair of English Derbyshire black marble and pietra dura candlesticks. On square moulded bases the front of each obelisk is decorated in leaves and flowers inlaid with marble i...
Category
Antique 1840s Garniture
Materials
Marble
Pietra Dura obelisks, Derbyshire , England circa 1840
Located in London, GB
A pair of English Derbyshire Pietra Dura obelisks. Specimen stones have been inlaid into the Derbyshire black marble in the form of flowers and leaves. Set on a stepped black marble ...
Category
Antique 1840s English Garniture
Materials
Marble
French bronze of Napoleon standing on a column incorporating a thermometer
Located in London, GB
A large and unusual antique French thermometer incorporating a bronze of Napoleon standing upon a silvered bronze column. The base of patinated bron...
Category
Antique 1850s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine antique paperweight with cut steel (possibly Russian, Tula)
Located in London, GB
Fine early 19th century paperweight with highly polished green wooden base giving the impression of marble. Fine interior decoration under glass with cut steel bezel and a fine twist...
Category
Antique 1830s Russian Paperweights
Materials
Cut Steel
English Victorian horseracing desk set
Located in London, GB
Antique English Victorian horseracing desk set. A lovely set on stamped leather covered base with horse bridle decoration and jockeys cap inkwell in cut glass and ormolu. A lovely qu...
Category
Antique 1880s English Desk Sets
Materials
Ormolu
Silver & glass box with inset miniature by Georg Adam Scheid
Located in London, GB
A beautiful silver box with blue glass liner & with fine miniature in watercolour of a young woman. The miniature surrounded with silver swags & wreaths & the cover with engine turn...
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian silver gilt and enamel card case with fine watercolour
Located in London, GB
Italian silver gilt and enamel card case with fine watercolour. Beautifully engraved silver case with exceptional silver work on the bottom. The top and sides are mottled with enamel...
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Charles Bruguier singing bird box, fusee movement, silver gilt and enamel case
Located in London, GB
Antique Bruguier fusee singing bird box in silver gilt and enamel. First quality Swiss fusee singing bird box by Bruguier in silver gilt and hand painted enamel in perfect condition....
Category
Antique 1830s Musical Instruments
Materials
Silver, Enamel
French Empire mantel clock of the Astronomy Lesson by Jean-Andre Reiche
Located in London, GB
French Empire Antique ormolu & verd antico marble mantel clock of "The Astronomy Lesson" by Jean-Andre Reiche. The fire and mercury gilt ormolu is in excellent condition and is entir...
Category
Antique 1810s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Antique French Charles X period "Au bon Sauvage" mantel clock. Very rare, this is not a model we have ever seen before, possibly a one off. Set upon f...
Category
Antique 1820s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire ormolu and bronze Pendule au Bon Sauvage clock signed Alibert
Located in London, GB
French Empire pendule au bon sauvage mantel clock in ormolu and bronze. The clock is in extremely good condition. Entirely original gilding. A particularly fine convex white enamel dial with Roman numerals. The figure with original white enamel eyes, sits on the case of the clock, foot resting on a barrel, and pipe in hand. To the other side of the clock rests a ships anchor. The back of the ormolu case is signed Alibert a Paris, for the maker. Tardy has Francois Alibert working in Paris, Rue J.J. Rouseau from 1812 -30 The clock driven by 30 hour chain fusee watch...
Category
Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare French Empire ormolu and patinated bronze portefaix clock signed Alibert
Located in London, GB
Extremely rare antique French Empire ormolu and patinated bronze portefaix mantel clock signed in the bronze Alibert with two tune musical base also signed Alibert. This model is bas...
Category
Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large triple antique singing bird-in-cage, by Phallibois
Located in London, GB
Threes a crowd and a good sound...
When wound and actuated by start/stop lever to side, the three birds take turns to sing passages of the sequential birdsong, moving beaks, heads a...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique large double singing bird-in-cage, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
Double the fun...
When wound and actuation lever set to continuous position, the pair of full taxidermy perched birds take turns to sing the continuous phrases, by opening and closi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
good antique gilt bronze singing bird box, by Flajoulot
Located in London, GB
A good antique gilt bronze singing bird box, by Flajoulot,
Circa 1910,
Going barrel movement,
Typical Flajoulet, clever design...
When wound and start/stop button sli...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Sevres plaque depicting nobles in Gilt wood frame signed Vinea
Located in London, GB
A beautiful hand painted Sevres porcelain plaque depicting a court scene, involving 3 young noble ladies and an older lady, greeting two gentlemen visitors. Set behind them is a beau...
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Gesso
Italian Grand Tour bronze of wolf and Romulus & Remus, the "Lupa Capitolina"
Located in London, GB
Antique grand tour patinated bronze model of the She Wolf feeding the twins Romulus and Remus who were to become the founders of the city of Rome, the "Lupa Capitolina". The original...
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Siena Marble, Bronze
Pair Louis XVIth transitional ormolu and white marble figural candelabra
Located in London, GB
A quite superb pair of French Louis XVIth transitional ormolu and white marble figural candelabra. Set on a square ormolu base with white marble socle. Each figure beautifully sculpted and hand finished by the Graveur after the fire gilding process. Both boy and girl hold an ormolu flower pot in which are two ormolu candle holders in the form of tulips. While unsigned, the form may be attributed to Prieur . Very fine condition with superb and original fire/mercury gilt ormolu and retaining hand cut screws and threads. Circa 1770. 16 inches tall by 4 inches square at base. JEAN LOUIS PRIER (le vieux) b Paris, 1732–6; d Paris, 6 May 1795). French sculptor, bronze-caster, designer and engraver. He may have been trained by his cousin JEAN-JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN. Prieur was accepted as a sculptor in the Académie de Saint-Luc, Paris, in 1765 and became a master bronze-caster and chaser in 1769. In 1766 he collaborated with Victor Louis and Philippe Caffiéri.
Category
Antique 1770s French Candelabras
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French Empire ormolu clock of Cupid carrying time by Le Roy Hr du Roi
Located in London, GB
A Fine Ormolu mantle Clock after a Design by Thomire. This theme is constantly repeated during the Directoire & Empire period. Thomire is known to have used this model. The quality ...
Category
Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Patinated Bronze model of a huntsman and a stag by Holme Cardwell
Located in London, GB
Patinated Bronze model of a huntsman and a stag, possibly Hercules and the Ceryneian stag by Holme Cardwell. Depicting a Classical figure wearing a flow...
Category
Antique 1850s English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
George III Thomas Weeks Paperweight of Cupid Riding a Lion
Located in London, GB
A magnificent quality and very rare English George III or Regency white marble, patinated bronze and ormolu paperweight by the eminent maker Thomas Weeks of Tichborne St. London. On ...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Sub Miniature Silver and Blue Guilloche enamel Carriage Clock in Case
Located in London, GB
A superb sub miniature silver and light blue guilloche enamel carriage or boudoir clock by Juvenia, in leather carry case. The superb engine turned enamel, which is even applied to both sides of the handle. White enamel dial with arabic numerals and cut gilt hands. The inside of the back door marked 'Sterling silver Swiss, silver content 0.935, Aristo Import Co., argent dore...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique coin-operated large double singing birds-in-cage, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
An antique coin-operated large double singing birds-in-cage, by Bontems,
French
circa 1900
Spend a penny in style
When wound and a 1d. coin inse...
Category
Antique 1810s French Musical Instruments
Materials
Gesso
Miniature Silver and Blue Guilloche enamel Borne Carriage or Travel Clock
Located in London, GB
A silver and blue guilloche enamel borne shaped boudoir or miniature carriage clock, in its original leather case. The white enamel dial marked '8 jours', with arabic numerals and cu...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A very fine silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece, by C. A. Marguerat, with a Nightingale on the lid. The Nightingale has appeared in many...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair of 18th century Louis XVth ormolu chenets with parrots
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XVth rococco ormolu chenets. The fire/mercury gilt ormolu in magnificent original condition, shewn unfortunately in these photos uncleaned. Fabulous C scr...
Category
Antique 1750s Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Ormolu
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box,
German
circa 1900
Going-barrel movement
Setting the birds free...
When wound and the sta...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Circa 1890,
Going-barrel movement,
Motor-view light anomaly...
When wound and start/...
Category
Antique 1890s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A fine antique pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box,
Circa 1910,
Going-barrel movement,
Soft streaks of light throughout this fabulous case...
When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird emerges through the pierced and tooled gilt grille, moving bone beak, wings and body from side-to-side to continuous synchronized birdsong.
With the bird displaying...
Category
Antique 1890s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Modern Sculpture school bronze by Charles Leonard Hartwell RA
Located in London, GB
Fine bronze by "New Sculpture" artist Charles Leonard Hartwell RA entitled " Call of the Sea". The bronze with excellent patination and on a marble base. Charles Leonard Hartwell studied at the South London Technical School of Art under William Silver Frith and then at the Royal Academy Schools from 1896. Hartwell also worked as an assistant to Edward Onslow Ford...
Category
Vintage 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French patinated bronze group of woman and cupid by Jean Jules Salmson
Located in London, GB
An antique French patinated bronze group of a classical woman seated on a chair and spinning thread. She has a basket of spun thread to her side. Holding a thread at her feet is the ...
Category
Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
