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Cast Iron Bespoke Hand Crafted Piglet.
Ref 501 £85.00
Approx Max. Sizes: 17.5” Long; 6.5” Wide; 8” High.

Pair Treen Turned Lidded Spice Pots.
Ref 516 £40.00
19th Century Style. Lovely colour and patina.
Approx Sizes: 2” Dia; 4” High.

Coloured Vintage Chinese Style Oval Ceramic Bowl
Ref 418 £25.00
VGC. Very little age, just pretty.
Approx Sizes: 8.5" Long; 6.75" Wide; 3.5" High.


19th C Papier Mache Lacquer Tea Caddy
Ref 463 £65.00
With Painted Troika Scene to the Lid.
Makers mark on the inside of the lid.
Approx Sizes: 4.75” Dia; 4.25” High.

Mahogany Victorian Housemaid’s Cutlery Tray on Stand.
Ref 473 £80.00
Approx Sizes: 16” Wide; 8.5” Deep; 12.25” High (max).

Small 1800’s Wooden Leather Covered
Brass Studded Trunk.
Ref 477 £90.00
The leather has long gone from the polished top.
Working Key. Relined interior.
Approx Sizes: 10” Wide; 7” Deep; 8” High.

Pair Resin Gilt Table Lamps
Converted from Alter Pricket Sticks.
Ref 461 £225.00
PAT Tested. Shades included.
Approx Sizes Overall: 34” High; 14" Dia.

Pair Wood Gilt Table Lamps.
Ref 485 £115.00
PAT Tested. Shades included.
Approx Sizes Overall: 22” High; 10" Dia.


Rustic 19th C. Animal Yoke with Decorative Iron Ends. Ref 482 £120.00
Hardwood. Converted to a saucepan rack with iron hooks. Set of 6 20th C. copper saucepans with brass handles included.
Approx Size: 58" Long

Top Shelf Left to Right:
579a Antique Bentwood ½ Pint Grain measures 3 x 3 £48.00
417d Pair Imari Plates Warm Terracotta colours. GC £20.00
311d Pewter Pepper pot slim Georgian £50.00
311e Pewter Pepper pot small £30.00
326d Pewter sm single handled porringer £55.00
311b Pewter Pepper pot Victorian Large £20.00
311c Pewter Pepper pot Ornate Small £20.00
579b Antique ½ Pint Bentwood Grain Measure 3.5 x 3 £40.00
Lower Shelf Left to Right:
Ref 536 Set 7 Bellied Pewter Measures 19th C. Quart - 1.4 Gill. Mark SD (?) in Shield. 2 Large W/F £50.00
417c Gaudyware Plate in Imari Colours. £8.00
602 Faience Plate Dated 1792 Probably late 1800's. £48.00
417c Gaudyware Plate in Imari Colours. £8.00

Early 18th Century Georgian Leather Fire Bucket
Ref 392 £125.00
Metal studs. Iron Hoops connect the leather strap.
Heavy wear, as expected with an antique piece of leather with cracking throughout including to the strap handle.
This is NOT waterproof (I have used a large glass jar to hold water for the flowers).
Ideal for magazines, flowers or waste paper.
Approx sizes: 10”/11” Dia;
11” High, plus rings and strap handle.

Oversized and Heavy Urn Shaped Mortar and Pestle.
Ref 369. £145.00
Rough Hewn out of a single piece of Hardwood.
Showing signs of wear from years of use. 19th/20th C.
Signs of long dead woodworm.
Approx Sizes Mortar: 10” Dia; 17” High.

Large 19th Century Papier Mache Lacquer Tray.
Ref 278. £145.00
Beautiful Victorian tray decorated with rococo motifs and flowers, including roses, tulips, morning glory, fuschias and bluebells.
Raised and shaped moulded rim with some wear to the gilt decoration.
A lovely decorative tray that would look fabulous as a wall decoration or in use.
Approx Sizes: 25” Wide; 18” High.

Collection of Gooses/Gull Wing Knitting Sheaths/Sticks
Priced Individually Ref 582a - g ......
a: Rustic Marked MH 12.5 £25.00
b: Ashe Rustic Shaped End 12” £25.00
c: Beech? 11” £65.00
d: 11” £65.00
e: 11.5" £65.00
f: Decorated/carved 9” £95.00
g: Fruitwood. Bone End Infill. 10” £75.00
Please ask for individal photos..

Lacquered snuff box. Late 18th / early 19th century
Ref 508 £99.00
Hand painted papier mache circular box painted
with a Miser after the school of Rembrandt.
With accompanying early 20th century letter.
Approx Sizes: 4” Dia; 0.75” High.

Small Lacquer Georgian Painted Wooden Snuff Box
Ref 426 £88.00
Is he in uniform? Good condition.
The photograph has highlighted the crazing to the paint,
not noticeable to my naked eye!
Approx Sizes: 2.5" Dia; 0.75" High

Papier Mache Lacquer Snuff Box.
Ref 555a £99.00
French. 18th C.
Approx 3.5" Dia

Papier Mache Lacquer Snuff Box.
Ref 555b £110.00
French. 18th C. With Translated Information.
Approx 3.5" Dia

Small Georgian Pine Treen Cutlery Tray
Ref 453 £145.00
With a Very Fine Handle. Superb colour and patination.
Approx Sizes: 13.25" Long; 8.75" Wide; 4" High

Treen Screwtop Container with Leather Tooling Wheel
Ref 449c £35.00
Very Good Condition, the screw top works perfectly.
Approx Size Case: 6.5" Long

18th Century Octagonal Wooden PaintedTray.
Ref 464 £395.00
I just love this!
Polychrome Painted Decoration of Ships in a Harbour. Possibly Italian? Minor damage to the painting.
From the Late George Withers Collection
Approx Sizes: 23.5” Long; 16” Wide; 1.25” High.

Late 18th/ Early 19th Century Oak Treen
Merels/Nine Man Morris Board.
Ref 461 £225.00
A simple country made gaming board.
Popular in medieval times, with stone "boards" found in abbeys and castles, even on wooden pews in some churches!
A game for two players. A clear board to start, with counters placed on in turn. The aim is to make a "Mill", three in a row, by moving counters to adjoining holes.
An opponents piece is removed for every Mill made.
A forerunner to Noughts and Crosses?
9 black + 9 white "Marbles" included, not contemporary to the board.
Approx Sizes: 14" Long (max); 9" Wide; 0.5" Thick

Georgian Leather Covered Studded Wooden Domed Box. Ref 446 £145.00
Original lining and label. W. Webber, 52 Kingsland Road. W.F. The skin has been worn away in places.
The brass handle on the top is not original, and the clasp on the front has also been added, both many years ago.
The original lining is grubby and has some wear,
but the original label is still intact.
More images available, please ask.
No working lock or key.
Approx Sizes: 18” Wide; 11” Deep; 10” High.

Domed Bombe Leather Covered Studded Wooden Box. Ref 454a £125.00
Possibly French or Moroccan?
Showy box with etched brass embelishments
and intricate shapes to the brass studwork.
The interior has been relined with linen.
Some fairly minor wear to the leather
which has dried out in time.
Replaced lock with key.
Approx sizes: 15.25” Wide; 9” Deep; 13.5” High.



Vintage Surveyor's /Gunter's Chain.
J.C. Chesterman of Sheffield. Collectors Item.
Ref 500 £25.00
A old method of measuring distance and area in both UK and America.
These chains provided a simple and easy method for accurate measurement and were very robust and transportable.
An example in very good condition with two Brass Handles, both marked 4P denoting a full chain of 66 foot, 100 Links. All the intermediate brass tags/flags are present at 10 link intervals (1, 2 3 and 4 splits plus circle for mid-way), used to quickly identify intermediate measurements.
See more information here.....
https://www.rushdenheartsandsoles.co.uk/land/gunterchain.html
Condition: Rusty, but sound. We have not cleaned the brass.

Red Afghan Rug Ref 505 £120.00
Great Condition. As New
Approx: 61” x 41” plus fringe

Primitive Spring Rake.
Ref 535 £28.00
Wood and Metal.
Approx Sizes 54" x 24".

Dugout Tree Food Container. 19th C.
Ref 588 £185.00
Approx Sizes 16 x 31.


Primitive Bee Skep
Hand Woven Reeds and Mud. Early 20th C.
Ref 593 £140.00
Converted into a Hanging Light. PAT Tested
16 x 26.5 inc hook

Vintage Gilt Table Lamp. PAT tested. Shade inc.
Ref 568 £135.00 Complete
Converted from a French Candle Alter Stick.
Overall H 30.5; To shade carrier 23.5; Shade 14”.

589a Brass Candle Stick with Pusher. 4.25 x 7.5 £28.00
589b Brass Candle Stick with pusher. 3.5 x 6.5 £22.00
540 Early Victorian Chamberstick W/F 6.25 x 6 x 4.75 £24.00

Copper Beer Warmer with Forged Metal Handle.
Ref 577 £55.00
C. 19th C.
Approx Sizes 14.25 x 10

Pewter Quart Measuring Tankard/Jug.
Ref 548 £38.00
VR Victoria Regina (1837 - 1901). 30, maybe batch no.. WGM. Barked on bottom Edward V1 “Parkfield


Vintage Richer’s Anchor Stone Building Blocks.
Ref 565 £65.00
Original Box No 10A. Late 19th - Early 20th C.

Opium Scales (Mah?) Case.
Ref 547 £48.00
Brass Dish Ebony Marked Balance.
Approx Sizes 16.5 x 4.5 x 1.25

Glaziers Boxwood 4’ Marking T Rule.
Ref 541 £35.00
Rabone NE1147
Approx Sizes 49.75 x 11

Vintage Malatya Runner Ref 506 £195.00
Good Condition
Approx: 113" x 35” plus fringe

Vintage Eastern Prayer Rug
Ref 504 £45.00
Thick pile.
Approx 27” x 43” plus fringe

Set of 3 Graduated Red Lacquer Vintage Covered Pots.
Ref 416 £75.00
The large having a brass knob and the 2 smaller
bone knobs.
The lid of the middle size has been repaired.
Approx Size of the Largest Pot: 2.75" Dia; 6" High max.

Heavy Brass Pestle and Mortar.
Ref 091. £55.00
Bought separately, they compliment each other well.
Approx Sizes: Overall Height as shown 8.75".
Mortar 6" High; 6.75" Dia... Pestle 8.75" Long, 1.75" Dia. max.

Flax Break.
Rf 562 £50.00
Flax fibers grow around a cellulose core.
To separate the spinnable flax fibers from the core
a flax break was used.
Put the bundle of retted flax on the horizontal board and break it with the handle along all the length of the fibers. 40.5 long when closed x 3 x 2.75
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