Objects
Fifteenth century ivory Pax
ca 1480 ivory pax, French. Measurements: 12.5 cm x 9.5 cm
Medieval silver seal
Small shield shaped medieval silver seal, English ca 1200 Measurements: 19.4 x 16 mm
18 cent silver gilt pomander
Silver gilt pomander, probably north India,ca 1780.
Terrapin snuff bottle
Small silver mounted terrapin snuff bottle, probably English ca 1720. Measurements:75 x 55 mm
Marine ivory box
Antique ca 1760 marine ivory box, probably Russian.The box is pierced and engraved with figures. Measurements: 87 x 50 x 30 mm
1500 crucifix
“small” altar crucifix, probably Italian ca 1480-1520 with pink agate and gilt copper mounts, set with table cut garnets and a painted rockcrystal mid section. […]
Silver gilt pendant with enamel
“Large” silver gilt pendant with enamel on both side. Probably made for ceremonial processions. Spanish ca 1600. Measurements:12 x 12 cm
“No Servants without their Masters” key to Hyde Park
Ca 1840 key to Hyde Park with the engraved inscription ” No Servants without their Masters”. On the reverse side: Hyde Park Barrs. / meaning […]
Freemason pocket watch
Triangular gilt metal pocketwatch with painted dial. English ca 1900.Working.
Ancient Roman amethyst amulet
Ancient Roman amethyst amulet in the form of a fish. The body of the fish is drilled through to facilitate wearing. These amulets appear in […]
Silver child’s rattle
Antique silver childs rattle, hallmarked , Ghent with maker’s mark crowned AJG. The rattle has six bells all marked with the original maker’s mark.The teether […]
Silver pomander
“Large” antique silver pomander, unmarked, German or Swiss ca 1690-1700. T has 5 dechable / all unscrews/ parts for the different solid scent. Excentric lathe […]
Gold reliquarie
7-8 century gold reliquarie, encompassing a piece of early wood fragment. The back is with an early Greek engraved text. Measurement; 20 mm horizontal
1600 engraved rock crystal cross
Probably Italian ca 1600 cross, engraved with the tools of the crucifixion. Measurements: 105 mm x 65 mm
Ancient green chalcedony cameo of Medusa
ca 300 A.D. cameo of Medusa, in original gold frame. The mineral is green chalcedony. Measurements:22x 20 mm / without the loop on top
agate and silver snuff box
Silver snuff box ca 1730-40 with agate lid with the original fire gilding inside. Unmarked probably English. Measurements :`75 x 58 mm “height” 18 mm
Seventeenth century knife
ca 1680 knife with carved ivory mermaid as the handle. The blade has been “reduced” substantially. Dutch. Measurement of handle / ivory part only / […]
Silver gilt and cold painted statue of Saint
Silver figure, not cast but “constructed” from sheet, with the face and hands “cold painted”. Probably German ca 1500-1550. The wooden stand is later. These […]
Large table tobacco box
Ca 1770 silver mounted shell table tobacco box. The inside of the lid is engraved with monogram. Unmarked, probably Dutch or Belgian….
1740 silver mounted terrapin snuff box
Probably english ca 1740 silver mounted terrapin snuff box. Fully silver lined inside with the original fire gilding .
Sixteenth Century Gilt Bronze Plaque
Gilt bronze plaque of a biblical scene depicting the infant Jesus and Mary , Italian ca 1500 Original mercury gilding Size : 19 1/2 x […]
Eighteenth century carved ivory figure
Carved ivory figure of a mendicant friar, probably German ca 1730. Mendicant orders are religious orders which depend directly on charity for their livelihood. Christian […]
Memento Mori seal
“Large” gold and carnelian fob seal ca 1800. The engraving of the seal is of a skull and a Latin motto is a quotation from […]
Agate Cameo and Lapis Box
antique gold mounted lapis lazuli box with a carved agate cameo. The gold rim is marked with the mark of the Vatican and the Makers […]
Turned ivory and gilt metal snuff box
ca 1750 probably German turned ivory and gilt metal snuffbox. Measurements :62 mm x 50 mm x 28 mm Turning of wood and ivory started […]
Antique Perpetual Calendar
A late 17th century antique perpetual calendar made from silver with ivory sleeves. Circa 1690. German.
Amulet
Eaily nineteeth century amulet, of a /probably a ferret/ jaw and teeth set in silver.
Silver mounted ivory flask
“Large” ivory flask, mounted in silver. Probably German ca 1680. The mounts are period, and have had fire gilding. Height:12 cm
Eighteenth century snuffbox
“large” oval tortoise shell snuffbox, inlaid with a silver armorial. Probably Spanish ca. 1720. Measuremens 11 x 9 cm
Seventeenth century carved steel thimble.
“Large ” antique , ca 1660 carved steel thimble, probably for a man. The deep floral carving is very unusual. Probably English. Height: 28 mm
Seventeenth century Mexican casket
“Small” casket ca 1660-80, of wood, mother of pearl, whale bone, tortoise shell wiht silver mounts an original lock plate and key.Typical Spanish colonial. Measurements:20 […]
Pendant with The Madonna of Guadalupe, Mexico
“Large” pendant in silver gilt and rock crystal. The miniature is on one side the Madonna of Guadalupe and on the reverse side is Saint […]
Glass cameo of Pope Pius X
Large multicoloured glass cameo of Pope Pius X. Measurements : 73 x 58 mm
Russian two coloured gold cigarette case
Russian two coloured gold cigarette case with sapphire thumbpiece. Marked in base and lid. Inside lid with 1914 inscription. Weight :163.2 grams
Three hunting amulets
Three hunting amulets. I understand these are upper jaws of hunting ferrets, encased in silver. South Tyrol, ca 1840 Largest; 30 mm smallest 25 mm
Byzantine silver cross
Silver / with remnants of gilding visible in some areas/ cross ca 1000 A.D. One side is Christ and on the other side a Byzantine […]
Herrendgrund barrel
Herrendgrund pair of drinking cups ,”locked” into one as a barrel. Ca 1720.These drinking cups, in the shape of a barrel were rather popular in […]
“Large” micro-mosaic picture in original frame
Italian / probably Rome / ca 1820-30 Grand Tour micro mosaic of the Foro Romano, in original gilt wooden frame. The mosaic is in copper […]
Pair of silver mounted ruby glass bottles
Pair of German ca 1710 silver mounted ruby glass bottles. Probably coming out of a large traveling toilet service. The silver mounts have their original […]
Memento Mori rosary bead
Seventeeth century lignum rosary bead, one side is the face of Christ and a scull on the other side. The hill where Christ was crucified […]
Engraved Reliquary
“Large” engraved silver reliquary, ca 1700 probably German. Measurements: 58 x 48 mm “Thickness” : 14 mm
Silver pomander
“Turned ” decoration silver pomander, ca 1700. Probably German.This particular example was to be worn around the neck, probably on a chain. Measurements: 50 mm
Seventeenth century ivory box
Circular ivory box with a carved lid. Probably Dutch ca 1690-1700.These carved boxes were very popular in the second half of the seventeenth century, and […]
Silver Scissors Case
Silver scissors case ca 1710-20. Dutch or English. In the late seventeenth century 500 000 French Protestants left France fleeing religious persecution. Many of them […]
Ancient Roman Lapis Intaglio in Eighteenth cent. fob seal
Ancient Roman Lapis lazuli intaglio of a goat and a horn of plenty in a high carat eighteenth century Italian fob seal.The intaglio is Roman […]
Seventeenth century gilt bronze medal
Octagonal gilt bronze medal ca 1640 Italian. The medal is cast with a loop to facilitate wearing, so it might have been a “pilgrim’s medallion”. […]
South American Tobacco Box
Probably Peruvian tobacco pouch, armadillo tail mounted in silver. Ca 1800-1830. Measurements: 65 mm across and 65 mm vertical
Masonic silver medal
Finely engraved silver masonic medal. English ca 1796. Measurements:60 x 48 mm
15 th century Islamic pottery fragment
Round blue and white glazed pottery fragment of a Mameluk bowl, encased in a sixteenth-seventeenth century, probably Ottoman egraved copper frame.There are three pieces of […]
Eighteenth century Russian nielloed silver snuffbox
Roend partially gilt Russian silver snuffbox. Nielloed medalios on both sides. The nielloed medallion on the top of the box seem to be a semi […]
Amethyst bust
seventeenth/eighteenth century cameo carving of a bust of a young woman with dove. probably Italian ca 1700. Height:5.5 cm
Ivory bottle
Seventeenth century ivory bottle, probably German ca 1690-1700 with silver neck and silver pull off lid. Figures are carved in high relief. Measurement: 60 mm
Eighteenth century French gold box
French gold box in mint condition. Marked inside on base and lid. Paris 1789 Measurements :49 mm in diameter 19 mm in height weight : […]
Pair of shoe buckles
Pair of silver and gold and paste shoe buckles. Probably English ca 1800.Perfect condition.
1680 silver gilt Figa amulet
Italian , ca 1650-1680 gilt silver amulet/charm to deflect and protect the wearer from the “evil eye”.The mano fico, also called figa, is an Italian […]
Micro mosaic panel in gold frame
Larger than normal micro mosaic panel in enamelled gold frame. Most probably from a box. Depicting Pliny’s doves. The origin of the design is probably […]
Pomander
Antique silver and agate pomander. Probably German ca 1700. Measurements : 32 mm
1700 silver gilt tooth pick
Original and very rare gilt silver tooth pick. The figure of a “black amore” was very popular at the end of the seventeenth century as […]
silver mounted amber snuff box
ca 1740 silver mounted amber snuff box, probably German. The mounts are silver gilt, with most of the original fire gilding left.
Early Reliquary
“Large” gold mounted reliquary in pressed tortoise shell. An engraved steel dye was used to manufacture these artifacts. The steel was engraved with the image […]