Gallery items of all clasifications
This brass knitting sheath originates from the Durham or North Yorkshire region. In his excellent book ‘North Country Folk Art’, Peter Brears gives detailed information and fine drawings of knitting sheaths, most of which were...
Materials: Examples in iron, brass and copper. Dimensions: Iron example: 33cm, 12.75in. Brass example: 44cm, 17 in. Copper example:43cm, 16.75in.s Place of Origin: Believed UK. Date: 18th/19th centuries. Maker: unknown. Present Location: private collection....
Materials: Sheet iron, originally black lacquered. Dimensions: Height 6 cm (2.5 inches); width 2 cm (0.75 inch). Place of Origin: Probably Liverpool or London, UK. Date: Believed 1890 – 1910. Maker/retailer: Price’s Patent Candles...
Materials: Sheet iron, tin plated. Dimensions: Max height 30 cm (12 inches); max width of cone 12 cm (4.75 inches). Place of Origin: Worcester, UK. Date: Appx second quarter of the 20th century. Maker/retailer:...
Materials: Copper. Dimensions: Length 50cm, depth 42cm, height 23cm (excluding handle attachments). Place of Origin: English/Dutch. Date: c1700. Maker/retailer: Probable maker’s mark of EB or ER (unidentified). Present Location: Unknown. Explanation: The traces of...
Materials: leaded bronze. Dimensions: height 15.25 cm / 6 in, diameter 13.5 cm / 5 ¼ in. Place of Origin: Low Countries. Date: circa 1660. Maker: unknown. Present Location: private collection. Explanation Unlike the...
Material: Cast iron. Dimensions: Width 47.5cm (1ft 6½ in) Height 72cm (2 ft 4 in) Thickness: 3.5cm (1½ in). Place of origin: Ashburnham Furnace, East Sussex, England. Date: 18th to early-19th century (before 1813)....
Material: Leaded bronze. Dimensions: Height: 5 5/8″ (14.3cm), Diameter: 6 7/8″ (17.5cm). Place of Origin: England. Date: circa 1550-1600. Maker or Retailer: Unknown. Present Location: Private Collection. Explanation: The simplicity of decoration and the...
