Victorian Decorative Objects

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Cover with a berlin woolwork floral mosaic within keylines bordered by v...

Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box Date : c1840 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central perspective cube patte...

Vintage English Automobile Touring Picnic Set in Leather Hard Case Trunk. Item features "GDS" gold leaf monogram to case, 4 sterling silver spoons (other flatware appears to be silve...

A quarter striking bracket clock in a fine figured burr walnut case with ormolu mounts and sound frets backed in sage green silk. A gilded dial with silvered chapter ring, roman nume...

Antique Victorian quality carved oak Vienna wall clock having a quality carved oak case with turned columns, original finales, shaped top and bottom, single oak and glazed door openi...

Late 19th century brass milk bucket, English. Brass riveted fixed position iron handle. 11 7/8" over handle, 12.75" h. Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major ...

Fine quality antique Victorian silver plated candelabra having a quality ornate base and a shaped reeded column with a two branch candelabra with a center candle holder with a remova...

Rectangular Solid Bevelled Iron and Brass Knob Paper Weight, Mid 19th Century. This truly charming Victorian desk accessory is very decorative and functional.

A most unusual pair of late 19th century bronze figures depicting caricatures of a jackdaw and crow, each with human bodies including torso, legs and arms, and tail feathers with a ...

Vintage Victorian Silver Plated Handkerchief Candy Dish Fruit Bowl with Berry Design. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 3" H x 10.5" W x 10.5" D.

Outstanding quality antique Victorian French mantle clock garniture set having a quality 19th century antique French clock garniture set, with fant...

A fine antique engraved sterling silver vinaigrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1839. The vinaigrette is finely engine turned to the hinged top and the undersaide, the lid is monogram...

Beautiful bronze statue "Valentin". Nicely chiseled and wonderfully gilded, in a very good condition. Depiction of an aristocratic man with a sabre in his hand.

Dynamic French 19th-century bronze sculpture of a Greek warrior in action. An exquisitely naturalistic rendering of an athletic physique, the figure is dramatically caught in action....

This is an early pair of petite Victorian style English staffordshire spaniel dogs. The pair are unmarked.

Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock having a quality brass case with bevelled edge glass panels, 8 day French movement, white enamel dial with original hands, perfect work...

Beautiful snuffbox made of pressed horn. The lid depicts a song for cupid The mechanism plays 2 melodies as written on the original melody sheet. It is signed on the melody sheet on...

A pair of late Staffordshire figures of a School Boy carrying a satchel, and a girl carrying a book, Circa: 1870 Size: 12" H x 3-3/4" W X 3-3/4" deep

Beautiful Porcelain Inkwell from France, 1880s. Wonderfully hand-painted with brass lid.

Heading : Tunbridge ware work box Date : c1850 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent . Almost certainly early Edmund Nye or George Burrows. Decoration : Central stylised f...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2023 Period : Charles III Origin : Essex Decoration : Central painted lady butterfly within keylines and a geometric border. The box con...

Unusual Antique Victorian quality mahogany brass inlaid desk clock by Dent London having a quality mahogany brass inlaid case with five bevelled edge glass...

A fine antique sterling silver-gilt early 19th century Vinaigrette, Birmingham, by Gervase Wheeler, 1839. This beautiful vinaigrette having f...

Beautiful, rare antique early Venetian pink with gold leaf Italian art glass sea serpent or dragon mini vase. The piece is attributed to the Salviati Dott. Company, mid-1800s. The su...

A pair of finely molded and hand painted English Staffordshire dogs. This pair features full body reclining hounds with the most charming of hand painted faces and colors. On their o...

A late 19th century glazed buff terracotta mask head of a putto or cherub by Lipscombe & Co, modelled after Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643). The expressive face of this antique sculp...

Pair of mid 20th century cut glass and marble candelabra circa 1960. Main red plastic stem with a brass figure of boy in the centre.  2 brass arms with 2 candle fittings. Cut glass ...

This fabulous rectangular sterling silver box was made in 1887 by English silversmiths William Thomas Wright and Frederick Davies and has been fitted with a hand painted enamel plaque on the lid that features a genre scene. The delightful image is set within an elegantly appointed salon and depicts an artist seated in front of a gilt-framed canvas that bears a partially completed portrait of a baby. The painter is surrounded by an entourage of sumptuously attired women who are attempting to capture the baby's attention and direct it toward the artist. The lid opens with a tapering tab at the front. The child's nurse holds her charge upright on a table that is covered by an ornate embroidered cloth trimmed in fringe. A lady dressed in purple stands next to her and leans toward the child in an attempt to cajole the baby into cooperating with the task at hand. The artist is seated opposite the child on an upholstered bench and holds his paintbrush in his right hand while simultaneously pointing up to a cluster of fruit. The fruit cluster is dangled by a lady dressed in a patterned yellow gown who wears a bemused expression on her face as she attempts to focus the baby's attention. Another woman dressed in blue and pink is seated in a green upholstered chair...

Rare marquetry cocktail bar with Charles X-inspired motifs or Victorian-style opening onto an interior with spaces for seven glasses, a shaker, two carafes, a mixing spoon holder, tw...

Pair Antique English Victorian Brass Openwork Candles, Circa 1865.

Heading : Tunbridge ware book tray Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells Kent. Decoration : Central foliate mosaic within a foliate border with keylines. THere is i...

Later 19th century Korean brazier (Hibachi), brass on three legs. Heavy spun brass. The cartouche & cabriole molded shaped legs applied to the body with mostly copper rivets. Asian c...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box by Robert Vorley Date : 2023 Period : Charles III Origin : Essex Decoration : Perspective cube pattern to the cover within keylines. Geometric ...

eautiful, large and early music box. This box has a thick (about 8m diameter) cylinder and plays 2 melodies per rotation of the cylinder. The box is simple fruitwood, without mar...

Pair of good quality cut glass candlebra circa 1960. Brass frame with fluted column which links to the cobalt blue shaped base.  Twin brass holders for small candles.  Adorned with ...

This is a small pair of Aesthetic Period candlesticks. An English, brass and cast iron candle stand, dating to the late Victorian period, circa ...

This is an antique decorative jardiniere. A Chinese, ceramic planter, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightful decorative interest with rich colour and Oriental t...

Victorian Classical sterling silver paper knife. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1885. Serpentine and integral with hollow handle tapering into flat blade. Handle has allover f...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2022 Period : Elizabeth II Origin : Essex Decoration : Central mosaic of a dragonfly within keylines, geometric border to cover. Side pa...

An exquisite brass bound oak jardinieres / plant stand made in a barrel construction standing on square legs. Made around the turn of the 20th century in an arts and Crafts style, th...

Antique Western Union, Naval Observatory Time, self winding clock. Features a tall wooden case with carved corners and pediment mounted with tin sign reading "Naval Observatory Time Hourly By Western Union. White metal face with black Roman numerals and hands. Interior of case labeled "Property of Self-Winging Clock Co New York" and serial number on metal tag as well as on works. F Style / Vibrator movement, Serial Number 92630 (likely manufactured before 1917). Patented Oct. 4, 1898 by the Self Winding Clock Company. Fitted with Archer AC Adapter. "The Self Winding Clock Company (SWCC) of New York began business in 1886 marketing their own electro-mechanical clocks based on the 1884 electro-mechanical clock patent of one of the company founders, Chester Pond (1844-1912). The innovative principle of this clock mechanism was the incorporation of a small electric winding motor that automatically rewound the mainspring after the clock ran for one hour. The clocks were powered by batteries. The batteries would last at least one year. By being automatically rewound each hour, the strain on the mechanism was kept to a minimum, resulting in a very accurate timepiece. At about the same time SWCC began selling clocks, Pond was developing an electro-mechanical synchronizer attached to the clock movement that could synchronize the clock hands to an accurate time source. The synchronization occurs when a remote, precisely timed, electrical impulse is sent via wires connected to the individual clocks. By 1887 the synchronizers had been so improved that the Self Winding Clock Company could not only market individual clocks but also sell entire synchronized clock systems. By the 1960’s the days of individual elegant mechanical timepieces and synchronized time systems were over. SWCC ceased operations in the late 1960’s. All company records and inventories were relegated to the trash pile. The STYLE “F”, or as commonly referred to, the VIBRATOR movement was developed by Frederick M. Schmidt in the late 1890’s. By 1898 the “F” movement was being installed in almost all SWCC clocks. The movement has a Graham dead beat escapement. The “F” movement incorporates both the time train and winding motor in one set of plates. The motor used a single pair of coils. It was more reliable and easier to service than the rotary movement. The mainspring is re-wound after running for one hour. The vibrating armature oscillates up and down carrying a winding lever with a pawl that turns the winding wheel. The “F” movement was used in individual clocks and in clocks that were part of synchronized systems. It was made in 60, 80,120 and 140 beat versions. There were virtually no changes to the movement in 60 plus years the movement was in production. Almost all Style “F” movements wound on 3 volts DC. Style “F” movement serial numbers started in the 33,000’s and the first movements were probably made in 1898. The earliest plates had patent dates of 1891, 1892 & 1898. Serial numbers with these patent dates go up to the 63,000’s and were made before 1908. By 1908 the plates only had the 1898 patent date. By using catalog images of movement serial numbers it can be concluded that movements with serial numbers up to 112,000 were made in or before 1917. Movements with serial numbers up to 196,000’s were made in or before 1929. The single patent date serial numbers go as high as 220,000’s. Then there appears to be a large numbering gap. Finally, movements appear with no patent dates and serial numbers with the prefix FR. These numbers start at 300,000 but only continue to about 302,000. Start again at 400,000 and continue to about 402,000. Based on the large serial number gaps, the total number of “F” movements manufactured is probably around 200,000. They were manufactured between 1898 and possibly as late as the 1950’s. SWCC both sold clocks to and partnered with their biggest customer, Western Union in a nationwide distribution of precisely accurate “Naval Observatory Time” clocks. These either 120 or 140 beat Naval Observatory clocks...

Pair of 19th century brass nautical / maritime / marine / railway / sailing ship's swiveling / gimbal wall sconce pair. Simple column design with pointed / weighted bases that can be...

This is a small antique desk tray. A Scottish, leather compact desktop tidy by W & J Milne of Edinburgh, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1...

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box Date : c1840 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Three geometric stickware designs to cover with keyline border. Internal...

A reclaimed Victorian style cast bronze planter. This impressive ornament was a one off commission for a designer, but unfortunately was never used. This elegant and eye-catching pla...

This is an antique serpentine paperweight. A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Distinctive...

Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box having a quality antique Victorian work box with stunning mother of pearl inlay, with a lift up lid o...

Early Fad Cylinder music box made in Geneva by Nicole Freres. This is a good example of those early music boxes. The mechanisme has a fad cylinder and plays 8 tunes in a 2 per turn...

A wonderful and very large example of a figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with a beautiful bright patina. He retains his original large glass eyes, without d...

This good quality ladies table compendium houses a number functions that a lady would need during the day. Under the hinged lid is a sewing box with compa...

Music box made in Switzerland in the mid-19th century. This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a comb made of several small parts. (Until the mid-19th century, it was not yet possib...

Antique 19th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head. The detail is of exceptional quality, featuring glass eyes and a leather collar around t...

A handsome Victorian era burl wood tea caddy retaining much of its interior silvering. The exterior is adorned with ornamental brass strapwork elements, studs and an escutcheon, the ...

Wonderful recreation of François Auguste Rodin's world-renowned French impressionist sculpture, "Young Girl with Roses on Her Hat" (1865-1870) produced by New York's Austin Productio...

Beautiful snuff box made of pressed horn. The lid depicts "Palais de l'Institut" from Paris. So the box was a souvenir box. The mechanism plays 3 melodies and is signed on the com...

Antique Carved La Favola Della Nonna Italian Alabaster Statue Sculpture "Tale of Grandma" by Eugene Battiglia. Item features Ornate details, entitled "La Favola Della Nonna" which lo...

Small English Majolica basket with shells circa 1890.

A handsome, stately desk calendar and letter holder from the Victorian era. It's hand-forged from solid brass, which one can feel from the weight of the piece. The antique brass has...