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

An extraordinary example of a reinforced wax doll in ruched full length champagne silk dress and shoes. Her eyes are glass & she has real blond hair. She has some evidence of age related cracking but no losses and comes with a Victorian glass dome to keep her safe. This doll is all original and dates from 1870-1890, most probably from Germany 

A 'reinforced' doll has a thin layer of wax poured into a mold, then the interior is filled with plaster as opposed to a poured wax doll which has a thicker outer layer of wax and left hollow

Over the years the layers contract which cause the cracking to the surface

£165.00

Silken slippers made from white and natural leather uppers with bow detail and milk glass stud button

Stamped  63 D to the underside, some silk shattered to the sides Circa 1920 

£125

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

A survivor from the clockwork toy world, most probably French as an additional pet to a doll because of the collar and chain with loop in gilded metal. 

Obvious mohair loss and bare sprung tail but quite charming in his well loved appearance. 

No key 

Small Santos brass crown is an addition and may be sold separately 

£145 with crown

(crown £40)

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

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

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

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 SOLD 

Boy Child SOLD

Large Leg £90.00

Lady in Dress £90.00

Medium Leg £70.00 

Man w/ Sash £60.00 

We have to thanks Miss Margarete Cohn, a Jewish German spinster, born in 1894 for creating the Grecon Doll.

She took the name from her shortened first name Grete and her surname Cohn to start a little shop in Prager Strasse, Berlin after attending an Arts & Crafts college

When she brought her craft to Britain in 1936, after fleeing from the Nazis, by 1940 she had registered and resumed production to eventually sell her dolls in Harrods and Hamleys of London by the 1980's and beyond, exported all over the world

'Connie' made it to 96 and died in Sussex. Her last doll was hand-made by her when she was 92

The dolls are made of wire frames and cast lead feet. This frame is then padded with cotton waste and bound with thread or wool to give it form. This is then clothed in felt or fabric clothing and facial features are  hand-painted

Grecon Grandma still has her little trademark label stitched to her skirt and both dolls are in fairly good condition with a few small holes

£95 the pair

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

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

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

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 (two sold)

Chairs are £28 each (one sold)

Ladder is £32 (sold)

Barrel is £20

A stunning example of a wax boudoir dolls head and décolletage  from France with removable silken hair and the teeniest floral headband

Good condition with makers stamp

£68.00

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

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

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

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

incomplete 

£34.00

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

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

Very slight wobble

£68.00

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

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

£165.00

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

SOLD

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 scarce pair of Vue d'Optique. These are old etchings which are hand painted & perforated or cut out to view through a optical lens called a Zograscope to capture a 3D effect.

These artworks became very popular as a glimpse into the New World of European cities without having to travel.

The first is of Porte St Denis on the outskirts of Paris and the second is Roma Palais de Papes in Italy. Both have torn margins and surface wear so a little sympathetic restoration is required and sold with two plain cut-out back papers to each image

Measuring 40 x 30 cms

SOLD 

A superb example of a rabbit in winter with grasses & painted background. The bowed case is banded in gold paper and inside you can see the original makers label 

Overall in good condition 

More images available on request

SOLD

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

SOLD