Pooley 14lb Brass Weight
Original, quality 1920's 14lb bell shaped cast brass Grocers' / Butchers' Shop Counter weight stamped "14lb" to the top and "H.Pooley & Sons Ltd" to the shoulder. A very clean weight and not easy to find anything above 7lbs. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good order.
9" tall.
4.5" widest.
Leather Covered Chesterman 66ft Tape Measure
Original, quality pre-war 66ft surveyors tape measure in a leather cover with a polished fabric covered tape and brass mounts. The stitched leather case is embossed "Chesterman Constantia Sheffield England" for the manufacturer and the folding brass winding handle is stamped "66ft". One side is calibrated in feet and inches and the other in Links and Poles. Complete and in good and working order.
Case 5" x 1.25".
Price: £65.00
Oak Filing Cabinet
Original, quality 1920's oak and oak veneered floor standing filing cabinet with five slide out trays with open fronts and a 'tambour' shutter. The key will release the shutter from top to bottom, and the shutter will push shut and lock without the key. All in the original finish and complete and in good and working order. A brass retailer's plate is fixed to the reverse for "Cooke's of Finsbury Ltd". Complete and in good and working order.
31" tall.
19.75" x 16.5" top.
Body 18.25" x 14.75".
Blue and White Ceramic Bedpan
15" long.
11" wide pan.
3.5" tall.
Total height 4.5".
Price is for each blue and white.
Leather 75 Cartridge Bag
Bag 8" tall x 9" wide plus 2.5" front to back.
Approx strap 48" total length plus 2" wide.
Galvanised Feed Bin
29.5" tall.
Lid 27.5" x 18".
Body 26" x 17".
Huntley and Palmers Mini Biscuit Tin
Original, quality Huntley and Palmers cube shaped miniature biscuit tin, in superb condition and originally containing biscuits in the shape of letters. Several models of this size tin were issued over the years and this one has John Ginger to each panel and 'Ginger Nuts' and was manufactured in 1933. Complete and in good order.
1.5" square.
1.75" tall.
Tooth Soap Pot and Lid
Original, quality late 19th century rectangular shaped white ceramic pot with lid, detailed to the lid in black transfer "Edward Cooks Hygienic Tooth Soap recommended by the Dental Profession". Most unusual to find and perfect.
2.5" x 1.75" x 1.25".
Pair of Gibbons Octagonal Brass Door Handles
Original, quality, pair of circa 1900, cast pink brass octagonal shaped door knobs with matching backplates, and a square bar included to fit standard mortice locks and latches. Each backplate has four countersunk screw holes for mounting, and the reverse is impressed for the manufacturer "Gibbons Wolverhampton". Good sized pair of turning handles for this octagonal shape, complete and in good and working order.
Backplate 2.5" diam.
Knob 2.5".
2.75" front to back.
Brass Oyster Box
12" x 12" x 3".
Copper and Brass Letter Opener
Original, quality 1920's brass letter opener, with a very detailed copper handle all in the oriental style. The scimitar shaped blade is engraved with various sea fish and creatures and the copper grip is embossed with the most highly detailed assortment of sea creatures in deep relief. The main base could be a ' Coelacanth ', with a lobster and other fish to one side and an octopus and other fish to the other side, I cannot emphasize the detail enough. All has been cleaned and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good and working order.
11.75" x 1.25" x 0.5".
Newlyn Oval Copper Tray
Original, quality 1920's oval copper galleried tray, with deep embossed detail of fruit and leaves in a border to the base and a pierced gallery raised at both ends with cut out handle holds. This super tray is stamped to one end 'Newlyn' for the maker and all is in superb condition. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost.
20" x 12" and 2" tallest.
Pink Brass Doctors Door Knocker
Original, quality late 19th century cast pink brass larger than average 'Doctors' Door Knocker. This example has replacement nuts and threaded bars fitted and the circular backplate is a replacement made to suit copied from the original knocking stud. A great looking knocker and rare to find one in pink brass. Complete and in good and working order.
Total height 7.75" x 2.75" plus 3.5" front to back.
Half Bushel Corn Measure
Original, quality 1920's unused bentwood corn measure in unbelievable mint condition, as clean as the day it was made. Not a split or a worm hole. This example is branded with a 'GR' custom and excise mark with a Kings Crown between and '587' beneath, to the front above "Half Bushel" and to the inside floor. All has been cleaned, waxed and really is the best we have seen and indeed the best you could ever find. Complete and in mint condition.
11.5" tall.
15.5" widest including handles.
Body 11.5" diam.
Miniature Kitchen Range
Total height including chimney 16".
8" height to worktop.
15.5" wide including rail.
12" front to back including chimney and rail.
Single Candle Coach Lamp
Original, quality late 19th century superb single candle coach lamp with the original bracket. This example is grander than most and would have been used on a Landau or a liveried coach rather than a wagon or gig etc. The two larger shaped bevelled glass panels are separated with three slim panels, each having copper beaded edges. The interior is in nickel plate, as is the candle tube / grip and the decorative most to the top and mount is bleeding through to the copper. The candle holder to the inside is stamped "John and Hen Lowe". All is complete and in good and working order and in superb condition throughout. The black metalwork has been cleaned and repainted and the nickel plated and copper mounts have been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost.
19" tall.
Body 6.5" square.
9.5" front to back including mount for bracket.
Huge Chubb Rim Lock
Original, quality mid 19th century wrought iron surface mounted door lock with the original keep and key and a super manufacturers brass plaque to the front detailing "Chubb and Son Makers to Her Majesty" and "Chubbs Patent, 57 St Pauls Churchyard London". Will take a standard modern square bar for the handles. This lock has the provision for a handle turn, a key lock and a security slide on the inside of the room, which overrides the handles and the key lock. This superb example has seven levers and a very smooth action despite its age and size, only to be expected from this top lock manufacturer. The original key is marked for Chubb and the ring grip has had repairs over the years. All has been cleaned and lacquered and fully overhauled and is complete and in good and working order. Originally fitted to the door of a Barclays Bank.
Lock 9" x 7" x 1.5".
3 Piece Set of Burnished Steel Fire Irons
Set of three matching mid 19th century burnished steel fire irons comprising shovel, tongs and poker each with pistol grip handles. The tongs have shield shaped covers to the hinge, the poker has a super waisted square section tip and the shovel is pierced for sifting over the ashes in the grate. All have been burnished and waxed and are complete and in good and working order. Most unusual to find the pistol grips, this is the first we have had.
Shovel 30.5" x 6" x 1.5".
Tongs 30" x 3" x 1.5".
Poker 29" x 1" x 1.5".
Price is for the set.
Cast Iron Window Sill Rails
Original, quality late 19th century decorative cast iron three sided window box mounts for window sills, in an art nouveau style. The short side sections are designed with protroding lugs to mount in the wall. All is in the old paint needing a clean and repaint but otherwise complete and in good and working order.
54.5" wide.
10" front to back plus the mounting lugs.
12.75" tallest including feet and finials.
Cased Marsh Harrier by Thomas of Gloucester
Original, quality late 19th century superb cased Marsh Harrier mounted by Alfred Thomas of Gloucester with good groundwork, a pale blue wash backboard and an ivorine name plaque to the lower left front corner of the backboard. Complete and in good order.
25" tall x 24.5".
10" front to back.
Cased Buzzard by Hutchins of Aberystwyth
riginal, quality cased Buzzard, circa 1900/1920's mounted by Hutchins of Aberystwyth. This superb example has all the special qualities of the Hutchins cases, the realistic paper mache rockwork, the pastel wash colours to the backboard, the typical grasses and ferns, the gilded inner beading and the block feet to each corner. In outstanding condition and complete.
24.75" tall x 21".
8.5" front to back.
Coco De Mer
11" x 10" x 7".
Ferret Spade
34.5" long.
Spade 5" wide.
'T' handle 5" wide.
Blue and White Ceramic Drainer Insert
14.25" x 10.25".
1.75" front to back.
Copper Ring Photograph Frame
Original, quality late 19th century copper photograph frame with a fold flat easel style back stand. This good example has a wide frame of interlocking copper rings with a copper inner border and the original panel of bevelled clear glass. The front has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and the reverse has the old unpolished patina. Will take a photo 6" x 4.25" with 5.5" x 4.75" visible from the front. Complete and in good and working order. Unusual for this model to be copper.
8" x 6.5" plus 3.5" front to back when open.
Post Office Brass Plaque
Original, quality 1920's / 30's, large cast brass plaque detailing "Postal Orders, Pensions and Allowances" to one side and "P.O. PSNS. & ALLCES" to the other in inlaid white enamel upper cased text. This plaque is in the old unpolished 'bronze' colour, but can be polished back to the pink brass on request at no extra cost. This sign would have been slotted in above a teller on a post office counter and the abbreviated version to the reverse was for the tellers information. A super clean sign of great quality, complete and in good order.
22" x 4".
Holborn Foster Mother
Original, quality 1920's two colour glazed stoneware "Holborn Foster Mother". This example shaped like a water filled footwarmer is used to suckle piglets or similar when not suitable for the mother to do so. Rubber teats would be fitted and the tank filled with the required liquid food. One neck is chipped otherwise all is in good order and only needing the teats to be complete.
14" long x 6" wide.
8" tall including stopper.
Servants Intercom Bell
Original, quality late 19th century brass intercom bell with brass mounts, steel springs, two decorative brass bosses and a swinging room number. This most unusual example can be pulled from either left or right and is for use with a tight wire, non-electrical bell system, with other parts required to operate this system usually available in stock. Often now referred to as 'Downton Abbey' bells. Many other bell fittings of differing types may also be available. The ironwork has been repainted, and the brass polished and lacquered. Other similar bells may be available on request. The white ceramic (pendulum) will continue swinging as an indicator long after the bell has stopped ringing and the '64' has been painted on and can be removed or changed with ease. Fully overhauled and complete and in good and working order.
Total drop including pendulum 18" x 6" widest.
Drop excluding pendulum 11" plus 5" front to back.
Matching Set of Brass Fender and Fire Irons
Original, quality late 19th century pierced brass fender with a sheet steel floor, three brass lions paw feet to the front, the original side poker stands and the original matching brass fire irons comprising: shovel, tongs and poker. All six pieces, the fender and the fire irons are all the original matching with the same shaped finials. The steel floor has been cleaned and repainted black and all the brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. The shovel is pierced to sift through the embers and put back onto the fire all but the ash.
Exterior 51" x 12" front to back plus 8.5" tall.
Interior 50" x 10.5" front to back.
With side mounted fire iron stands 26.5" tall.
Shovel 27.5" x 5.5" x 1.5".
Tongs 27" x 4.5" x 1.5".
Poker 26.75" x 1.5" x 1.5".
Price is for the set of six pieces.
Cased Corncrake by Allen of York
Original, quality, Corncrake mounted by Edward Allen of York, circa1900. This unusual example in a glass fronted case has superb groundwork, and foliage and all is in super condition. The lifelike pose of the bird in flight is clever and natural. All is completely original and has the bonus of the Taxidermist's well detailed label to the reverse. A very very clean example.
14.5" tall x 15.75" wide.
13" front to back.
Brass and Copper Food Warmer
Original, quality 1920's brass and copper food warmer / hotplate for the dining table. This super example has a lift out copper top on an art nouveau brass frame, with two methylated spirit burners beneath with decorative frames, wick controls and covers all standing on six black ceramic bun feet. The top tray has a dimpled finish and the burners, with their own stands can be used away from the whole hotplate, if so desired. Both the copper trays are impressed " British make ". All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Fully overhauled and complete and in good and working order. A serious Art Nouveau item, a great looker and very usable.
Top 24" x 9".
Total including handle 26.5" x 6.5" tall.
9" front to back.
Cranberry Glass Hyacinth Bulb Vase
Original, quality 1920's free blown cranberry glass short hyacinth bulb vase, with good wear to the underside. The good news is cranberry examples are hard to find and this is the first we have seen. The bad news is the 1" hairline crack from top to nearly the waisted pinching. There are also a few very very minor chips to the top ground edge, a real beauty otherwise.
4.5" tall.
4.5" widest.
Pair of Amber Cut Glass Door Handles
Pair of original, quality, superb amber coloured cut glass door knobs, circa 1900, with a square bar included to fit a standard mortice lock and latch. Each circular cast brass backplate has a decoration in relief and three countersunk screw holes for mounting. Each knob has one minor chip to the high point and one knob has a blemish to the background, otherwise all are complete and in good and working order. These handles are the best of their type that you could wish for.
Backplate 2.5".
Knob 2.5" diameter.
2.25" front to back.
Pair of Cast Iron Stags Mantel Ornaments
Original, quality pair of late 19ht century cast iron mantel ornaments in the form of stags with an array of antlers and foliage around the feet. Cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good order.
8.5" tall.
7.5" widest.
1.5" front to back.
Cast Iron Down Pipe Bracket
Original, quality late 19th century, cast iron bracket, to mount a 4.75" circular drainpipe or soil pipe to the wall. This example has two large circular backplates for mounting, each with one bolt hole set within a floral motif in relief, either side of the central strap for holding the down pipe in postion. Has been sandblasted and painted in red primer. Complete and in good and working order.
16.75" wide.
4" tall.
Central strap 5.25" front to back.
Peach Glass Wall Mirror
Original, quality 1920's / 30's art deco bevelled wall mirror, in the shape of a four petal flower, with peach coloured mirror glass to the petals and a circular clear mirror glass centre. All is mounted on the original thick multi - ply backboard, with small chrome mounts. In superb order with no chips or blemishes. A most unusual shape.
21.5" square.
30" point to point x 0.75" front to back.
Murattis Cigarette Cabinet
32.5" tall.
19.25" wide.
4.75" front to back.
Huge Garden Line Reel & Stake
Original quality, 19th century, blacksmith made, wrought iron, revolving garden line reel with a replacement wrought iron stake. A much larger than normal example. All has been cleaned and lacquered and is complete and in good and working order.
24" long x 14.5".
4 Stoneware Spirit Flasks in Fitted Basket
Set of four late 19th century square two tone stoneware spirit flasks in the original fitted basket. Each flask has a strap handle with a decorative mount at the end, the original brass mounted cork in the original colour, an impressed lozenge mark for the year 1877 and the name of the original contents "Scotch Whiskey", "Irish Whiskey", "Gin" and "Brandy". The flasks are all perfect and complete but the basket is a little shakey and the worst for wear.
Each flask 8" tall including stopper plus 3.5" square.
Basket 9" square.
5.5" tall plus 3" handle.
Price is for the set.
Horses Head Brass Dinner Gong
Original, quality 1920's wall mounted cast brass on oak dinner gong. This example has a cast brass horses head with a brass horseshoe surround mounted on an oval shaped honey coloured light oak backboard with an old brass handled beater sitting on two brass hooks above. The circular brass gong is suspended from behind the ears of the horse and has a textured front. The brass has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and all is complete and in good and working order with a good tone and resonance.
Total drop 16".
Gong 7" x 1.25".
Backboard 10.5" x 6".
Beater 9" x 1.5".
Set of 4 Brass Electric Cinema Wall Lights
Original, quality set of four matching 1920's / 30's cast brass electric wall lights of the flaming torch form, referred to as cinema lights. This super heavy quality set of four lights are impressed to the reverse of the backplates "GEC" for the General Electric Company, "A578" and "Made in England". Each backplate has four screw holes for mounting, although we have added a bar to the reverse to hook over a screw or similar if needed, this is easily removed if not wanted. The flame shaped shades are probably the originals if not, they are a good set. All have been rewired with modern three core silk covered flex and new brass UK bulb holders.Fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
Backplate 12.25" x 3.
Total height including shade 19.75" x 4.5".
8.5" front to back.
Price is for the set.
Batey Blue Glass Soda Syphon
Original, quality 1920's / 30's deep blue glass soda syphon with an old replacement nylon top mount and etched to the front of the glass "This syphon is the property of Batey & Co Ltd London". A super example in super condition but not suitable for use. A great colour to find.
12.5" tall x 4" diam.
Brass Electric Reading Lamp
Original, quality 1920's brass electric desk lamp with the original but repainted steel trough shade. This super example has a tapered tubular stem mounted on a circular base with a heavy cast iron weight underneath. Has been rewired with modern three core silk covered flex, a new brass UK bulb holder, in-line switch and a three pin plug. Fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
18.5" tall.
Base 6" diam.
Shade 8.75" x 2.75" tall x 5" front to back.
Glass Cucumber Straightener
18.25" x 3.75".
Hudsons Soap Enamel Advert
Original, quality small enamel sign advertising "Hudsons Soap" with the cycle lamp logo and beam of light. This most unusual example is bright and glossy but it does have chips to the edges and around the four screw holes. The lower edge is printed for the sign manufacturer "Stainton & Hulme Ltd Birmingham" and "3/05" for 1905 the year of manufacture.
10" x 7".
Pair of Mahogany Coat Racks
Ten matching original quality 1920's brass hat and coat hooks with white ceramic finials all mounted on two matching mahogany backboards made to suit. Each hook has a plain tubular stem on a shaped backplates each with four countersunk screw holes for mountin and have been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. Fix to wall by removing the end hooks, use the holes provided, then refit the coat hooks to conceal the wall screws. Complete and in good and working order.
Backboard 35.5" x 5.5" x 0.75" each.
Total 9.5" tall x 6.25" front to back each.
Price is for the pair.
Brass Door Knocker
Original, quality early to mid 19th century cast brass door knocker of a super Georgian design with the original wrought iron bolts cast in. The elegant front has a drop loop knocker, with a shell shape behind, a shaped stem above and a flat plate for engraving if required. The hexagonal nuts are replacements, but all the rest is original and complete and in superb working order. One of the finest brass door knockers we have seen.
8.5" tall, 4" wide.
1" front to back.
Copper and Wrought Iron Cakestand
Original, quality, late 19th century, wrought iron and copper three tier cakestand stamped to the underside "Acanthus" for the pattern, "Townshend and Co" for the maker and with the registration number for the year 1891. This super example has three copper trays graduated in size and shape all with a rolled wavy outer gallery and an overall impressed abstract pattern. The larger lower tray is circular, the middle kidney shape and the upper a small oval. The blacksmith made wrought iron stand has three legs with curled over feet, twisted supports and decoration and a basket grip handle to the top. All has been cleaned / polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. A most unusual cakestand in the Arts and Crafts style.
34" tall.
18" widest.
16" front to back.
Telephone Enamel Sign
Original, quality 1920's / 30's double sided enamel directional arrow detailing 'Telephone' in red upper cased text on cream, with a red border all round. This sign, in mint unused condition, has two holes to the top for mounting on a bracket and is as clean and bright as the day it was made. Two minuscule chips only and complete.
23" x 5.5".
Pair of Greyhound Mantel Ornaments
Pair of original, quality, late 19th century, cast brass mantel ornaments in the form of two greyhounds, one facing left and the other to the right. One is detailed to the lower front in upper cased embossed text "Col. North's Fullerton" and the other "Farndon Farry". All has been polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and are complete and in good order.
Bases 11" x 1.5".
Total height 8.25".
