We specialize in items with a British accent from antiques to fun typically English pieces. We love Shelley, Royal Doulton, knife rests, open salts, Dunoon mugs,victoriana, estate jewelry, teapots, teacups, ANYTHING for the tea table and anything BrillianT!
This is a wonderful antique french part frosted or satin glass figural fish shape knife rest or knife holder dating to 1890-1915. The fish measures 1 inch high by 3.5 inches long by .5 wide and is marked on the foot Depose YER. Depose was not used in France after 1915. The fish is in excellent, mint condition. It has a blown bubble in it's mouth which I could not photograph successfully and is an elegant and whimsical way to keep your dirty knife off the table and keep your tablecloth clean. ...click for details
This is a vintage dress clip or fur clip of morning glories with a rope border and tear drop shape. The 3 dimensional design is a transitional design from art nouveau to English Arts And Crafts. The spring loaded dress clip or fur clip measures 2 inches high by 1.25 inches wide, is made of gold plated metal and is in excellent condition. A lovely piece that can be clipped to a neckline, lapel or scarf. Shipping in the US by USPS first class insured.
This is a John Maddock and Sons Ltd, England crescent bone dish in the Hamilton pattern made 1896-1906. The pattern on a molded and scalloped semi porcelain, a type of ironstone, is a green floral transfer or transferware with a gold star or snowflake and gold trim. The crescent dish or bone dish measures 1.15 inches high by 5.74 inches long by 4 inches wide and is in very good +++ condition with no chips or cracks and only minor gold wear.
Crescent dishes were developed by the victorians to ...click for details
This is a really attractive antique victorian silver plated knife rest I brought back from England recently. It measures 4.25 inches long and stands 1.75 inches high. It has ball ends rather like a sputnik satellite and a center bar like a turned banister. The knife rest dates to 1890-1910. Knife rests were a victorian invention to keep the table cloth clean. It is really cute and quite collectible. Shipping in the US by USPS Priority.
This is a J G Meakin, England crescent bone dish or curved salad dish made 1907-1912. The crescent salad or bone dish is a molded ironstone with a sepia transfer or transferware floral with hand painted accents and gold foliage and trim. The crescent dish or bone dish measures .8 inch high by 6.5 inches long by 4 inches wide and is in very good +++ condition. There are no chips or cracks and only very minor gold wear and a few bits of kiln dust which is normal in ironstone of this age.
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This is a gorgeous antique victorian cut crystal squared barbell knife rest or knife holder with hallmarked sterling silver rings for WHS London 1864. The waffle, diamond and star cut crystal knife rest measures 3.75 inches high by 1 inch square ends with a tapered middle. The knife rest is in very good +++ condition with very minor facet chipping and some dents on the sterling silver rings at each end around the star cut ends. Knife rests were developed to showcase wealth on a victorian table a ...click for details
This is a wonderful pair of vases or spill vases made to hold flowers or paper match tapers made in the Staffordshire area of England during the Victorian era from 1870-1890 and could possibly be classed as a fairing meaning given out as a prize at a fair or fete and are definitely victorian English souvenir items. They bear the inscription A Present From Margate which is a seaside resort in Kent, England, in gold victorian script. The pair is a couple, a girl and a boy, sitting on a fence under ...click for details
This is a lovely antique English teacup trio or cup and saucer with matching plate made in Staffordshire England 1870-1880s. The victorian porcelain cup, saucer and plate has a fancy molded scalloped shape with peach colored ribbons and wild flower bouquets with gold trim on white. The cup is 2.5 inches high, the saucer is 5.5 in diameter and the plate is 7 inches in diameter. The cup and saucer with plate are in very good +++ condition with no chips or cracks. There is some minor gold wear, and ...click for details
This is a great pair of sterling silver sugar tongs with claw ends made by Wm.B.Durgin of Concord, New Hampshire USA. I believe the pattern is called Chatham. The marks or the D for Durgin, Sterling Pat'd and the tongs date 1900-1920. The box has a gothic engraved initial C, I think. The tongs measure 3.75 inches long and would add elegance to any tea table. Shipping in the US by USPS priority insured is $8.90.
This carpet ball or carpet bowl is over 100 years old and is of original glazed hard fired clay. The design is an interesting one of white and black plaid. Plaid was a favorite of Queen Victoria. The carpet ball is about 3.5 inches in diameter. It is quite heavy. The condition is good. It has been used, and has 1 hole and 1 repaired hole, but as these balls go it's in good condition. There are the usual tiny circle dents where the ball has been hit hard. Carpet balls were developed during th ...click for details
