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All our stock is old, original, in excellent order and ready for use. We carry no modern or reproductions. We welcome your telephone calls +44 (0)1488 682317 or by email to hofgartner@belowstairs.co.uk for further information on any of the catalogue items or your other requirements or if you have any difficulties ordering through our system.

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	Brass Matchbox Holder MS17 Original, quality, pressed brass matchbox holder, circa 1900/20's. The detail to the top is a stylised Welsh dragon in deep relief. All has been polished and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 3" x 2" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00


Silver Mounted Horse's Hoof Matchstriker MS14 Original, quality hallmarked silver mounted horse's hoof fashioned for a matchstriker. The top is engraved 'Sambo 1874' and both the top mount and the silver horse shoe to the base are hallmarked to include 'S&C' for the maker. The store for the matches is recessed into the simulated horse hair. All is very realistic, of great quality and complete and in good order. 4.5" x 5.5" and 3.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £265.00


	Brass Match Holder MS13 Original, quality sheet brass match holder with striker pad, in a shoe horn shape with a hole for wall hanging on a nail. Impressed with the registration number for the year 1895. Complete and in good order. 7" x 2" + 1" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Prince Albert's Safety Vesta Box MS1 Original, quality, 19th century, brass tub with original green swirl decoration to sides, embossed cherub and birds design to the top and ribbed under base for striking matches. Marked 'Prince Albert's Safety Box, 150 Patent Vesta Lights.' Small finial to take single match on top. Complete and in good order. 2.25" tall, 1.5" diameter of base. Click on photo for a larger view Price: £85.00


	Brass Matchbox Cover M36 Original, quality, 1920's, sheet brass matchbox cover mounted with a military epaulette badge. Although the cover is complete and in good order the badge is well rubbed and is barely visible but it may be a 'C' and a 'S' entwined with a crown above all on an eight sided star. 2.5" x 1.5" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


Trench Art RAF Brass Ashtray TA1 Original, quality 1930's, brass ashtray with a matchbox holder to the centre, all trench art worked from brass with punch engraved decoration to the base and 'RAF' and 'ADEN' to the sides of the match holder. Polished, lacquered and complete and in good order. 4.5" x 3" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


	Pair of Trench Art Ashtrays SC64 Pair of original, quality, brass ashtrays fashioned from 1st world war shellcase nose cones with applied 'grenade' epaulette badges. The bases have been filled with plaster for counter weight and all has been polished and lacquered and is in good order. Base 2.5" diameter + 2" tall. Price is for the pair. Click on photo for a larger or other views. Price: £75.00


AA Ashtray M42 Original, quality, nickel plated ashtray with a winged 'AA' badge mounted vertically. This model was mass produced during the 1920's and 30's and again in 1950, to commemorate the first million members in the Automobile Association. This example was the earlier issue and is impressed to one side 'Telephone Regent 300' and 'Telegrams Fanum London'. All is complete and in good order. Another similar, but of the 1950 issue, may well be available, reference code M30. 4" base diameter and 4" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £125.00


	AA Ashtray M30 Original, quality chromed metal ashtray with a winged 'AA' badge mounted vertically. This model was mass produced during the 1920's and 1930's and again in 1950 to commemorate the first milliion members in the 'Automobile Association'. Complete and in superb order with just some wear to the underside. This one was probably a 1950's issue; another similar, but not identical, may be available, reference code M42. 4" tall and 4" in diameter. Click on photo for lager and other views. Price: £125.00


Copper Advert Ashtray A24 Original, quality, 1930's, circular copper ashtray with four cigarette rests, an embossed logo to the centre of a feather and "C + J" and details for the supplier to the outer rim "The Builders Copper Tube Co Ltd" "14 Norfolk St WC2 Phone Templebar 4696" and "Copper Tubes, Fittings and Cylinders for Domestic Water Services" A good clean example with no dents. 5" x 0.5" Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £65.00


	Duport Foundries Cast Iron Ashtray A23 Original, quality, cast iron circular ashtray embossed to the top 'Duport Foundries Ltd Dudley Port Staffs' Probably a give away, advertising the manufacturing company. Has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good order. 4.25" x 1" Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £45.00


Copper 'Crocodile' Ashtray A22 Original, quality, 1920's, rectangular shaped copper ashtray with a pressed crocodile skin design. No maker's reference, but all is complete and in good order. 5" x 4" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £23.00


	Richmond Hill Hotel Copper Ashtray A20 Original, quality, pre-war, square shaped, sheet copper ashtray. Impressed 'Richmond Hill Hotel' and 'Richmond 2247/8/9' for the telephone numbers. An unusual item, complete and in good and working order. 4.75" square x 0.75" deep. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


Bravingtons Brass Ashtray A18 Original, qaulity, 1920's/30's, square brass ashtray advertising "Bravingtons Watches and Rings, Kings Cross and Ludgate Hill" Complete and in good order. 4.25" square x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £30.00


	1937 Commemorative Glass Ashtray A13 Original, quality moulded clear glass square shaped deep ashtray with a cigarette groove to each corner and silver painted cameo to the bottom of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Presumably issued as a souvenir for the coronation in 1937. A little discolouration to the underside but no chips or cracks and all is complete and in good order. 3.75" square x 2" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


Phillips Lamps Ashtray A6 Original, quality, 1920's, large brass deep ashtray with 'Philips Lamps' embossed to the top service. Complete and in good order. 7.5" diameter x 1.5". Click on photo for larger view Price: £58.00


	Johnnie Walker Copper Ashtray A2 Original, quality, 1920's, oval pressed copper ashtray with 'Johnnie Walker' (Scotch Whisky) around the edge with a pictorial of the same dressed in a top hat and cane with the words 'Born 1820 Still Going Strong'. Complete and in good order. 5" x 4". Click on photo for larger view Price: £30.00


Brass Ashes Pan SA20 Original, quality 1920's / 30's ? brass corner shaped pan, with a cast brass front, mounted with a ribbon shaped plaque detailing 'Ashes'. The floor and sides are in sheet brass, one side has two slotted holes to slide over screw heads and the base is impressed 'Frascati'. A great quality piece of work, but what is it for? Polished and lacquered and complete and in good order. 5" x 5" x 2.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


	Ceramic Tobacco Jar SA19 Original, quality 1920's Carlton Ware, two tone green ceramic tobacco jar with lid. Transfer printed to the front 'Tobacco' in Gothic type and with the 'Swallow Trademark and W&R' for the manufacturer and 'Carlton Ware'. Two very, very tiny chips to the lid, otherwise complete and in good order. Base 5" diameter and 5" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Hammonds Bentley & Shaw Ashtray SA16 Original, quality, 1920/30's, copper ashtray advertising Hammonds, Bentley & Shaw with a wheel logo to the centre with 'HUB' under. Complete and in good order. 4.5" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Ship's Wheel Cigar Cutter SA7 Original, quality brass 'Ship's Wheel' cigar cutter on a repainted steel base, circa 1880/ 1900 and marked underneath the steel base; 'Made in Germany'. 4.5" tall. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £75.00


Capstan Cigarettes Advertising Mirror A33* Original, quality, 1920's/30's, cigarette advertising mirror in the original oak frame and original card backing board. The mirror details "Wills's Capstan Navy Cut Cigarettes", the backboard details "British Made" and "This Mirror is fitted up for inside use only (ITC 6448)". Complete and in good order. 19.5" x 9.5" x 1" frame exterior. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


	Westward Ho Tobacco Mirror A22* Original, quality, pre war, tobacconists' shop advertising mirror of a super small size in the original oak frame. This example details 'Westward Ho Smoking Mixtures', also in small text to the lower edge of the mirror, 'Issued by the Imperial Tobacco Co (of Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd'. The mirror has some blemishes but is bright in colour. The original frame has been cleaned and the ply backing board has been replaced with similar. All is now complete and in good order. 26.25" x 9.25" x 1". Two other matching advertising mirrors for different brands may be available, ref codes A20 & A21. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £270.00


St Julien Tobacco Enamel Sign S97 Original, quality, 1920's enamel advertising sign, detailing 'St Julien Tobacco Empire Blend', in yellow on red and blue letters on a dark blue background and to the centre a pictorial of the tobacco packet. Although there is damage to the enamel around the screw holes, the packet is perfect and the sign, generally, is in super condition and very bright and shiney. 36" x 24". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


	De Reszke Enamel Sign S81 Original, quality, 1920's yellow enamel sign with black text detailing "De Reszke" (cigarettes). A little edge damage to the top and some rust stains to the edges. This sign has no holes for fixing it therefore originally had its own frame and it has retained a good sharp colour, not faded. 18" x 6". Click on photo for a larger and other views Price: £125.00


Oak Cigarette Box CB6 Original, quality, late 19th century, superb oak cigarette casket with a lock and key and brass decorative mounts to the top of the hinged lid. The quality brass mounts are in the form of a horse shoe, a stirrup and a riding crop. The brass has been lacquered, the lock fully overhauled and all is now complete and in good and working order. A wonderful example with a removable central dividing panel. Base 9.5" x 7.25" x 5.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £485.00


	Copper Pipe Rack PR4 Original, quality, embossed sheet copper, wall mounted pipe rack of a serious Art Nouveau form, circa 1900. This example has two holes for mounting, six holes for the pipes and a deep embossed Art Nouveau poppy seed head detail, with a hammered finish. A good, old repair to the pipe holes and all is complete and in good and working order. 7.5" x 4.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


Brass Pipe Rack PR1 Original, quality, late 19th century, fretted brass wall mounted pipe rack to take five pipes. A very decorative design with three countersunk screw holes for mounting. The underside and back have not been polished, all has been lacquered and is complete and in good order. 15" x 6" high and 2.25" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £60.00

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Many more items are available from the shop so if you cannot find what you want, please email us. We also maintain a very successful customer requirements file. Email us on hofgartner@belowstairs.co.uk or telephone +44(0)1488 682317.