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| LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY PITCAIRN CARVED FLYING FISH |
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF A LARGE CARVED WOOD FLYING FISH FROM PITCAIRN ISLAND IN THE REMOTE CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN (ONCE REFUGE OF INFAMOUS 'THE BOUNTY ' MUTINEERS IN THE 18TH CENTURY,).
BEAUTIFULLY CURVED SHAPED TORSO WITH INSET INLAID EYES AND SHARP TEETH, APPLIED FLYING FIN WITH BRASS SCREW, THE REVERSE STAMPED PITCAIRN ISLAND. NICE FIGURED TIMBER AND OLD AMBER VARNISH PATINA. OLD HOOK TO THE REVERSE,NICE DECORATIVE PIECE LOOKS SUPERB 'IN FLIGHT ON THE WALL..
DIMENSIONS:
58CM LONG
11CM WIDE
11CM DEEP |
| Ref: PITCAIRN FISH |
Price:
£480
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| LATE 17TH /EARLY 18TH CENTURY CARVED WALNUT FIGURE OF A SAINT |
RATHER CHARMING POLYCHROME FIGURE OF A RELIGIOUS FIGURE GIVING A SERMON FROM THE BIBLE,STANDING ABOUT 15" TALL WITH DARK BLUE /BLACK ROBE, TRACES OF GILT ON HIS TUNIC. VARIOUS OLD WEAR COMPOSITE WITH AGE, STOOD ON LATER BROWN BASE.
DIMENSIONS:
38CM TALL
12CM WIDE
15CM DEEP |
| Ref: POLYCHROME MONK |
Price:
£450
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| 19TH CENTURY WELSH FOLK ART SLATE INKWELL |
AN UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY WELSH FOLK ART HAND CRAFTED INKWELL WITH SHAPED REMOVABLE LIDS FOR THE INKWELLS, LARGE SOLID BRASS CARRYING HANDLE FINIAL WITH BRASS PAD FEET.
(SLATE FOLK ART LIKE THIS WAS OFTEN MADE BY THE QUARRYMEN OF THE SLATE QUARRIES OF WALES AS GIFTS OR AS AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF INCOME).
DIMENSIONS:
12CM TALL
23CM DEEP
16CM WIDE
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Price:
£350
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| GOOD 19TH CENTURY WELSH FRUITWOOD SALT |
A LOVELY HONEST EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRUITWOOD SALT,LIKELY APPLE WOOD- WITH UPPER RIM & CENTRAL DECORATIVE RING. A PIECE SUCH AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO HOLD SALT IN THE DOMESTIC SETTING OF HOUSEHOLD.LOVELY RICH COLOUR AND PATINATION, HOLE WHERE LATER HANDLE POSSIBLY PLACED NOW REMOVED OR POSSIBLY A LOOSENED TWIG KNOT IN THE TIMBER. BOUGHT PRIVATELY.
DIMENSIONS: |
| Ref: WELSH SALT FRUITWOOD DISH |
Price:
£350
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| FINE 19TH CENTURY WELSH FIRESIDE FOOTMAN & TRIVET |
SUPERB EXAMPLE OF A PIERCED BRASS & IRON FOOTMAN & ADJUSTABLE TRIVET, EVEN INITIALED 'B-J'.
BOTH IN CLEANED CONDITION. ONCE A MAINSTAY OF THE HEARTHSIDE IN DOMESTIC SETTINGS FOR SHOW AS WELL AS FUNCTIONALITY- A LOT OF LOVE AND EFFORT GONE INTO THESE PIECES.
DIMENSOSIONS:
33CM TALL
34CM WIDE
36CM DEEP |
Price:
£275
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| SUPERB LATE 19TH CENTURY FRUITWOOD LOVESPOON |
A GOOD FLATBACK STYLE CARVED CONTINENTAL LOVESPOON WITH DEEP RELIEF CARVED FLORAL DESIGN, DEEP ELONGATED BOWL, NICE RICH COLOUR FRUITWOOD & DENSE GRAIN.
DIMENSIONS:
27CM LONG
5CM DEEP
2CM DEEP |
| Ref: SPOON |
Price:
£220
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| LATE 19TH CENTURY CARVED FRUITWOOD LOVESPOON |
A FINELY CARVED FLATBACK STYLE LOVESPOON WITH RELIEF FLORAL OF DAFFODILS AND WILD ROSE DESIGN AND DEEP SHAPED DISH, LOVELY DENSE NUTTY BROWN GRAIN AND COLOUR.
DIMENSIONS:
27CM LONG
5CM WIDE
2.5CM DEEP |
| Ref: NUT BROWN FLORAL LOVESPOON |
Price:
£200
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| UNUSUAL EARLY 19TH CENTURY MARINERS COCONUT SHELL DRINKING VESSEL |
A RELIEF CARVED COCONUT DRINKING VESSEL OF PRIMITIVE FORM, CARVED OF THREE PIECES , LOVELY DARK POLISHED PATINATION, FIXED WITH BRASS INSET SCREW.IN ORIGINAL UNTOUCHED CONDITION. PIECES LIKE THIS WERE SOMETIMES BROUGHT BACK BY MARINERS AS FUNCTIONAL NOVELTY GIFTS AFTER TRAVELLING ON VOYAGES OVERSEAS .BOUGHT PRIVATELY.
DIMENSIONS:
14CM TALL
10CM WIDE
10CM DEEP |
| Ref: COCONUT VESSEL |
Price:
£195
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| RARE 19TH CENTURY WELSH CARVED SLATE FOLK ART ROUNDEL DISPLAY |
A MOST UNUSUAL CARVED WELSH SLATE 'FAN' STYLE PIECE OF FOLK ARTWORK, WITH GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS CARVED INTO THE INTERIOR, STOOD ON CARVED SLATE STAND FIXED BY BRASS SCREW.
PIECES SUCH AS THIS WERE MADE BY THE QUARRYMEN OF WALES IN THEIR SPARE TIME AS GIFTS AND TO SUBSIDISE THEIR INCOMES, ALL UNIQUE ONE OFF PIECES USUALLY. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE RIM TO THE BASE AS PER PHOTO, LOVELY POLISHED PATINATION. GOOD SCULPTURAL LOOKING PIECE.
DIMENSIONS:
30CM TALL
30CM WIDE
17CM DEEP |
| Ref: SLATE CARVED DISPLAY DISC |
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| 19th CENTURY WELSH SLATE FOLK ART BUREAU WITH RARE TRACES OF SCUMBLE |
LOVELY EXAMPLE OF A 19TH CENTURY QUARRYMANS FOLK ART SLATE BUREAU, WELL CARVED DETAIL TO THE FRONT WITH OLD BRASS HANDLES, SHAPED SWEPT BASE. PIECES SUCH AS THIS WERE MADE BY THE QUARRYMEN AS GIFTS AND TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOMES. THIS EXAMPLE HAS THE UNUSUAL TRACES OF OLD MAHOGANY COLOURED SCUMBLE PAINTWORK , LIKELY PROVIDING A MORE DECORATIVE WOOD EFFECT FINISH.
DIMENSIONS:
13CM TALL
15CM WIDE
7CM DEEP |
| Ref: RED SLATE BUREAU |
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