Showing posts with label decorative arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorative arts. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

LARGE OVAL STRUT CLOCK BY T COLE

As found.
case and movement both stamped with serial no 1452
9 inches high, 8 day, silver dial untouched.
Several assembly screws and the minute hand is missing but clock runs
gilding is in great condition.
engraved on back
"Remodeled by C Frodsham, 1904"
I think the strut may have been modified but I can not see anything else which is missing or changed
A good project for someone


Sunday, October 3, 2010

CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND GILT BRONZE CLOCK GARNITURE

A Fine Napoleon III Champleve Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture, late 19th, the large domical and columned clock case with cylindrical body, the works marked "Marti Paris"; together with a pair of columned temples (en suite), clock height 19 1/2 in., diameter 10 in.; temples height 14 1/2 in., diameter 6 1/2 in.
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz


sold thanks Auckland

HORN AND SILVER TABLE SNUFF MULL

Unusual sterling silver mounted horn table snuff mull in the shape of a Scottish powder horn engraved Edward and Emanuel, Silversmiths to the Queen, The Hard, Portsea.
hallmarked London 1852, 13 inches wide
for more information
pomailto:portobello@woosh.co.nz

sold thanks Holland

Sunday, September 19, 2010

A PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED RHINOCEROS HORN AND HIDE TANKARDS


A pair of silver mounted tankards with  Rhinoceros horn handles and Rhinoceros hide covered bodies, Ca 1930, 5 1/2 inches high
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz

Thursday, August 19, 2010

UNUSUAL ORPHANGE SAMPLER, HARRIET BARNABY 1860

Unusual sampler by Harriet Barnaby,Royal Freemasons School For Females, 1860.
19 by 16 inches
The Royal Freemasons School was an orphanage for
the daughters of Freemasons in Wandsworth London.
The school admitted up to 65 girls between the ages of
8 and 11 .
The children, daughters of masons of at least three years' standing, entered the school between the ages of 8 and 10. They were taught needlework and domestic subjects and every effort was made "to impress strongly on their minds a due sense of subordination, in true humility and obedience to their superiors." No child who had not had the smallpox or who had any defect or infirmity was admitted. The girls were apprenticed out at the age of 15
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz

Thursday, August 12, 2010

ANTWERP MAIOLICA TUREEN



14 inches wide 11 inches high ,Antwerp Maiolica, tinglaze
circa 1560, Magnificent!!!

or more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz

MAGNIFICENT ANGLO INDIAN WORK BOX CA1870



























Solid Anglo-Indian Coromandel wood
work box, with fitted specimen woods
and ivory interior 17 inches wide by 12
inches deep by 7 inches high. Complete
and in perfect condition

SOLD THANKS CHRISTCHURCH