VICTORIAN bog oak shamrock shaped hand carved perpetual calendar with all it's celluloid leaves, circa 1880,  measures 3-1/2" by 3-1/4". The design is scrolls and shamrocks, typical pf the era. BOG OAK is fossilized wood or peat found in Ireland.  View   #V35666

VICTORIAN mother-of-pearl boxed writing set, French circa 1880, 6-1/4" letter opener, 7-3/4" pin, 3-1/3" seal stamp in original box 8-1/4" by 3-1/4".   View   View   #V33577

VICTORIAN bog oak hand carved whist stand with harp and shamrocks designs, circa 1880,  measures 2-1/4" by 2-5/8". It has all it's 5 celluloid leaves. BOG OAK is fossilized wood or peat found in Ireland.  #V35665

VICTORIAN Elf and flowers motif rocker blotter done in rolled tin work with aqua glass accents, circa 1900, 5" by 2-3/4" and 1-5/8" tall. This reminds me of turn-of-the-century fairy tale book illustrations with both the charm and the gothic flavor that they had.    View   View   View   View   View   View      #V70015

   VICTORIAN rocker blotter, enameled in bronze, an Egyptian Sphinx motif with classical lady head, 5-1/2" by 2-1/2" and 3" tall. The finish reminds me of Tiffany desk accessories and it has a nice quality weight as well.    View   View   View   #V70017

   VICTORIAN rocker blotter with a cast iron oak leaves design, 4-5/8" by 2" by 2" high. The color of paper used on the blotter shows through the cast iron design on the top so that it could be changed to another color to coordinate with any decor.   View   View   View   #V70018

GORHAM sterling rocker blotter with beaded edge, reversible engraved initials "WBM", 5" by 2-3/4" by 2-1/4" tall. American sterling in a classic style.   View   View   View   #V70019

ART NOUVEAU metal rocker blotter with scrolls and berries design in matte gold tone, marked on the bottom "JB 1608" probably for Jennings Brothers circa 1900, 4-1/2" by 2-1/3" by 1-1/2".   View   View   View  #V70016

MARBLE rocker blotter with the worn blotter paper dated 1953, as is with small chips at corners which do not detract from the beautiful marbling, 4-1/2" by 2-1/2" and 2-7/8".   View   View   View   #V70020

DRAMATIC bronze mask desk ornament on a pink marble base,   View   View   #V26108

HEINTZ Arts & Crafts bronze and sterling desk clip engraved initials "EKC" on the bottom portion, circa 1905, 5" by b3".   View   #V33768

   BOOK box in bronze and marble with buckle motif.    View   View   View   View   #a32884

TIFFANY  "Pine Needle" pattern inkwell in the smooth gold finish (24 karat electro-plated) and Favrile glass, marked "Tiffany Studios New York, 845", engraved initials "DS", 3" square, contains original glass insert. This pattern was introduced 1899 and made for about two decades.    View   View   View   #V32949

TIFFANY desk set in the "Pine Needle" pattern, smooth gold finish (24 karat electro-plate). All pieces marked "Tiffany Studios New York". Sizes: note pad 7-1/2" by 4-3/4", 1022, engraved with the initials "MVL"; blotter ends 12" by 2-1/8", 998, engraved initials "DS"; inkwell 3" square 845; rocker blotter 5-7/8" by 3", 995; pin tray 9-1/2" by 2-7/8"; letter opener in Grapevine pattern, 9-1/2", 989. This pattern was introduced 1899 and made for about two decades.     View   View   View    View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View   View    #a32847

TIFFANY "Pine Needle" pattern rocker blotter in the smooth gold finish (24 karat electro-plated) and Favrile glass,  marked "Tiffany Studios New York, 995", engraved initials "MVL", 5-7/8" by 3". This pattern was introduced 1899 and made for about two decades.   View   View   View   #V32951

TIFFANY "Pine Needle" pattern pen tray in the smooth gold finish (24 karat electro-plated) and Favrile glass, marked "Tiffany Studios New York, 1004", 9-1/2" by 2-7/8". This pattern was introduced 1899 and made for about two decades.    View   View   View    #V32952

 TIFFANY "Pine Needle" pattern notepad holder in the smooth gold finish (24 karat electro-plate) and Favrile glass, engraved initials "MVL" at bottom front, marked "Tiffany Studios New York, 1022", 7-1/2" by 4-3/4". This pattern was introduced 1899 and made for about two decades.  View   View   View    View   View   #V32950

TIFFANY "Pine Needle" pattern rocker blotter in the smooth gold finish (24 karat electro-plated) and Favrile glass,  marked "Tiffany Studios New York, 995", engraved initials "MVL", 5-7/8" by 3". This pattern was introduced 1899 and made for about two decades.   View   View   View   #V32951

SILVER perpetual calendar.

ARTS & CRAFTS silver plated desk  with foliate designs, set marked with a "KO & Co" in an oval,: perpetual calendar 3"; rocker ink blotter 4"; pen tray 7-7/8" by 2-1/3"; inkwell 3" by 2-1/3".  KO& Co is Kronheimer Oldenbusch Co, New York, NY 1900-1922 as listed in Schiffer's "Silver Encyclopedia". Elsewhere on line it says they closed in 1949.  View   View   View   View   View   View   View   #a32868

SILVER inkwell.

VICTORIAN Meridian silver plate bicycle trophy showing a man riding a velocipede, 3-1/2" wide, 10" tall. Marked on the bottom "Meridian B. Co., 1000S", plate wear on about 1/3 of this unusual piece.    View   View   View   View   View   #V4248   $195.00

VICTORIAN slate and bronzed metal clock mantle with engraved brass, "Awarded to S. H. Fremantle for winning the Oxford Mile race at Oxford Univ., 1888". From the  Today University Magazine article by Richard Holt, 2005:  "The Amateur Athletic Association" was founded... at the Randolph Hotel, Oxford, 24 April 1880.  For over a century, the AAA held sway over English athletics and and provided a model for amateur sporting organizations elsewhere in Britain and around the world, including the Olympic Movement."  This clock was awarded at Oxford only 8 years after this historic meeting. The base is 8" by 5-5/8" and it is 10" high.
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VICTORIAN "Cyclist's Cup" a collapsible cup which accordions down into a flattened compact with an embossed picture of a couple riding a bicycle built for two, worn at edges, 2-1/2" wide, 1" high collapsed, 2-3/4" tall open.     View   View   #V4589   $58.00

  STERLING wax stamp with embossed floral, scroll and dots design, 2-5/8", circa 1900. #A50355

  STERLING sterling handled ink roller, dings in handle, 5-1/2". A similar roller can be seen in the Benjamin Allen Catalogue, 1902.   View     View   #a51004

   STERLING repousse owl on a tree limb needle case with red cabochon eyes, 3-1/3". View View #a23558