This is a solid silver christening set in it's original fitted case, made up by the retailer from various Birmingham silversmiths, & all pieces fully hallmarked for Birmingham c1938.
This is a stunning & original Art Deco period bronze patinated spelter & ivorine figure of a seated lady, mounted on a marble desk tray or pin dish, & dating to the 1920's.
The figure is very much in the style of the chryselephantine figures of Chipar ...click for details
This is a little alabaster ashtray (or pin dish) mounted with a cold painted spelter group of a Blue Tit & her 2 chicks, similar in style & construction to the Art Deco period Spelter figure trays, but perhaps a little later, circa late 1930's / 40's.
This is a large Art Deco period ashtray (or pin dish), made of alabaster and mounted with a cold painted spelter figure of a Terrier, & dating to around the 1920's / 30's.
The base is oval in form, with a bowl & two concave rests at one end. The actua ...click for details
This is a large cut glass perfume bottle mounted with a Silver hinged top & collar, by the silversmith Albert Carter, & fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1943.
The bottle, in the form of a globe, has a diamond & octagonal facet cut decoration to the body &a ...click for details