Victorian Mahagany Cutlery Box. Beautiful cutlery box - mahogany with brass inlaid presentation shield panel in lid (blank) and brass lock escutcheon. There is a band of satinwood around the lip and the interior is lined in intricately rouched silk with velvet ends. It has 12 inserts for cutlery 16.5 cm long, and 12 inserts for cutlery approx. 19 cm long (6.1/2 inches and 7.1/2 inches). Probably once housed a dessert knife and fork set, or fish knives and forks. Box measures 5.9 cm high by 30 cm wide and 24 cm deep (2.5/16 inch by 11.3/4 inches by 9.1/2 inches). Excellent condition.
Circa: Late 19th Century
Condition: Very Good
 

Victorian Glass Jewellery Box. Pretty little glass box, made with metal frame and thick bevelled glass panels. The panels have a leaves etched on them at the sides, and a bird and vines on the top. Inside is a little gimp-trimmed cushion, over an ornately moulded Art Nouveau patterned base. There are a couple of faults - the little prong which would keep the lid closed has broken off, so lid cannot be clicked shut. The brass plate inside the base is sitting loose instead of being tucked under some little corner flanges. Otherwise very good condition. Measures 7.5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide and 7.2 cm deep (3 inches, 3 inches and 2.7/8 inches).
Circa: Late 19th Century
Condition: Faulted catch - see description
 

Wooden Rolling Pin, 19th Century. Early 19th century wooden rolling pin. It has a narrow roll area, so may have been for fancy pastry. Measures 29 cm long and is 5.3 cm diameter in the centre (11.1/2 inches and 2.1/8 inches). One end has a scribed and turned knob, the other is much cruder. It has a few dings in the wood, but over all, very good condition for the age and usage. Origin is England or Europe.
Circa: 19th Century
Condition: Very good
 

Lime Box, Cylindrical Carved Wood. Old carved wood lime box - cylinder with foot and lid, decorated with a tight pattern of dots shaped into sort of geometric hearts. The lid is a carved head with a collar. Box measures 15.5 cm high and 5.2 cm diameter (about 6 inches by 2 inches). (Lime boxes were used in mostly South East Asia, as lime is an ingredient used in betel nut chewing). Very good condition.
Circa: 19th to early 20th Century
Condition: Very Good
 

Large 1930s Wooden Fairy Tales Vase. Possibly Kauri, this large solid turned wooden vase (small cavity 9 cm deep at top) is decorated with a scene of castles and medieval lady with dolls and small child. Ink drawing with red and grey colours. Vase would have been made circa 1930, and measures 33.5 cm high and about 12 cm diameter at the base (13.1/4 inches by 4.3/4 inches). Aged condition with some scratches and scuffs. Could be renovated though, and its a pretty picture.
Circa: 1920s-30s
Condition: Some faults, see description
Country of Origin: NZ
 

Turned Wooden Dumbell. Looks like a dumbbell, but has no weight - there are incised bands around the top, possibly one had lead bands inserted here. Otherwise, its the biggest two-ended darning egg I’ve ever come across!
Measures 20 cm long (8 inches) and 7 cm diameter (2.3/4 inches). Some bruises and small wood splits, but very good vintage condition.
Circa: Very Early 20th Century
Condition: Very Good - see description
 

New Zealand Woods Napkin Ring. Vintage wooden napkin ring, made from inlay of various New Zealand woods. Probably originally a souvenir. Bevelled shape, measures 5.5 cm diameter and 2.7 cm high (2.1/8 inches by 1.1/8 inches). Very good condition.
Circa: Mid 20th Century
Condition: Very Good
Country of Origin: NZ
 

Edwardian Inlaid Cribbage Box. Early 20th century Edwardian-period cribbage box. Stained pine, with lid inlaid with different woods to create the board. Interior is divided into three compartments. Box measures 6 cm high, 28.5 cm long and 9 cm deep (about 2.1/2 inches by 11.1/4 inches by 3.1/2 inches). Has some loss of varnish to the lid, commensurate with age and use, but is in very good sound condition. Would take repolishing well, but is still a lovely item just as it is.
Circa: Circa 1900-1910
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: GB
 

Victorian Leather Large Writing Box. Beautifully fitted with ivory ruler and two page turners or paper knives, this superior writing box is in very complete and excellent condition. Large size, it measures (closed) 16.5 cm high by 37 cm wide and 27 cm deep (6.1/2 inches by 14.1/2 inches by 10.1/2 inches). It has a carry handle on the lid, engraved with the two initials C entwined. Box opens to reveal three white panels of what could be mica - cold and hard to the touch. On these you could write yourself notes, and clean them off when dealt with. (Two of these have cracks, but still very usable). At the rear of these is a lift-out pen tray with further pen compartment underneath. One side of the pen tray has a square leather cased lift-out inkwell with spring top (some corrosion to the lid interior of the actual bottle). The other side houses an identical case, but this is labelled "Light" and houses a striker for a match with a lid to the match keep underneath. There is a little brass mounted holder, in which you could prop the lit match while you melted your wax for the seal on your letter.
The lower base lid folds open for the writing slope, and underneath the slope are further compartments for letter storage etc.
The top lid has compartments for unused letterheads and envelopes. The back compartment houses a matching folder, probably for blotting paper and half-finished letters. There are three ivory implements housed here - one ruler, with the name of Parkins & Gotto, Oxford Street, London on it. One short page turner, and one large paperknife - probably to slit your newspapers open, as they used to be folded uncut. Beautiful item all round.
Circa: Mid to Late 19th Century
Condition: Very Good
Country of Origin: GB
Manufacturer: Parkins & Gotto, London.  

Tartanware Treen Barrel. Large size treen barrel, tartanware pattern. The top has the remains of a poem on it " This dear Friend is thy natal day, And as years do pass away, Many a birthday mayst thou see, Still in friendship linked with me".
Barrel opens at centre. It stands 13 cm high and 10.5 cm diameter (5.1/8 inches by 4.1/4 inches). Basically very good condition, although some of the Tartanware paper has come off. Someone has coloured one area where it has come astray (see photos).
Circa: Mid to Late 19th Century
Condition: Very good - some faults
Country of Origin: GB
 

Pair Pokerwork and Painted Napkin Rings. Napkin rings, with little stand feet. Made in wood, with pokerwork finish and painted flowers. Very folk art. One has pansies, one has New Zealand kowhai blossom. The each measure 8 cm high and 5 cm diameter (3.1/8 inches by just under 2 inches). Excellent condition. Early 20th Century.
Circa: Early 20th Century
Condition: Excellent
Country of Origin: NZ
 

Oak Pipe Rack, Emmanuel College. Edwardian period pipe rack, made in oak and bearing the painted crests of Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, England. Three shields top this pipe rack - the central one is the Emmanuel crest, not sure what the other two are. Pipe rack is made to hang on a wall - it measures 18.5 cm high and 29.5 cm wide (7.1/4 inches by 11.3/4 inches). Excellent condition. Circa 1900-1910.
Circa: Circa 1900-1910
Condition: Excellent
Country of Origin: GB
 

Treen Paperknife. Old treen paperknife or letter opener. Sadly there is a large chip off the blade - but this could be sanded off to a new shape. Beautiful mellow wood - not sure what it is, could be fruit wood or olive wood. The handle has a pewter cap and knob. Knife measures 19 cm long (7.1/2 inches).
Circa: Very early 20th Century
Condition: Fault - see description
 

Very Large New Zealand Rimu Wooden Urn. A beautiful piece - a large urn/vase made of turned New Zealand rimu wood. Made by Paul Beckett some 15 years ago, this piece is a tour de force of wood turning. It stands 58cm (just under 23 inches) high and is 35cm (13.3/4 inches) wide at its widest point. The inside has also been hollowed out, and as a result, the vase is wonderfully light. Rimu has a rich red grain, and this piece looks right at home sitting on an antique cabinet or pedestal. It has a waxed finish. Many hours of patient work have gone into turning a piece this delicate and large. It is in very good condition - there is a straight crack on the base, but it is a closed one, and has always been there.
Circa: 1980s
Condition: Used, very good
Country of Origin: NZ
Manufacturer: Paul Beckett  

Vintage Stampware Treen Lidded Container. A little old stampware lidded pot - stampware is brother to tartanware and mauchlineware). Pot measures 7 cm high (2.3/4 inches) and about 7.7 cm diameter (about 3 inches). Condition is very good - a few little areas of design loss around the bottom rim otherwise very sound.
Circa: Early 20th Century
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: GB