Powder horn, unusual item - looks like a powder flask for a musket, and has a belt hook for a horseman. Heavy metal, with appearance of bronze, or maybe patinated brass. Not  More »

Powder horn, unusual item - looks like a powder flask for a musket, and has a belt hook for a horseman. Heavy metal, with appearance of bronze, or maybe patinated brass. Not sure how you actually get the powder into it though, as the only opening is the narrow end for loading. It has Arabic script on it, and several other Middle Eastern motifs. Hinged cap holds in place by gravity when worn with the hook. Lever to open. Will leave the collectors to decide whether this is the real thing or not. Measures about 16 cm wide and 2.5 cm thick at the thickest part (6.1/4 inches by 1 inch).   « Less

Vintage shipping mug with crest of the M.V. Westralia. The "Westralia" was Huddart Parker line, 1929 to 1960. Used as a convey escort ship around Australia and New Zealand, a  More »

Vintage shipping mug with crest of the M.V. Westralia. The "Westralia" was Huddart Parker line, 1929 to 1960. Used as a convey escort ship around Australia and New Zealand, a landing ship during WWII, and serviced the Australian occupation forces in Japan. Reeded handle, pedestal base. Measures 11.5 cm high (4.1/2 inches). Excellent condition. No maker's marks.   « Less

SOLD A superb antique 17th -19th century Hungarian – Polish Nobleman's silver-gilt mounted sword belt, made in the characteristic Transylvanian manner of belts produced in  More »

SOLD A superb antique 17th -19th century Hungarian – Polish Nobleman's silver-gilt mounted sword belt, made in the characteristic Transylvanian manner of belts produced in Hermannstadt - Nagyszeben, present-day Romanian city Sibiu, which was an important goldsmith center, and the producer of weapons and military equipment, not only for Hungary, but also for Central and Eastern Europe. Many of these types of Transylvanian belts were exported to the Kingdom of Poland due to the fact that the costumes and weapons of Hungarian Nobleman were similar to the Polish Nobleman's. Because the belts from Transylvania were very expensive, these types of belts were frequently copied by Polish craftsmen, so sometimes it is difficult to determine if a belt is an actual Transylvanian product, or made in Poland, but in the Transylvanian style. Some of the belts have been described in Polish museums as Hungarian-Transylvanian, or Polish made in the Transylvanian style. In the Ukrainian museums in Lwow these types of belts are described as Ukrainian belts. DETAILS: The terminals fitted with two large solid silver gilt buckles composed from two elements connected by the chinch, each decorated with a broad panel in repousse work, chased and pierced with baroque ornaments and scrolling foliage against a silver gilt panel within a ropework frame, fitted at the end with a serpent head hook on one side and with a silver chain for closure on the other, decorated in roped pattern. Both buckles fully hallmarked on the back with assay office mark and with the silversmith mark. The belt is made of leather with the exterior covered with beige fabric finely embroidered with floral design in silver-wrapped thread with roped border. The back of the belt is finished with a blue velvet lining. CONDITION: The belt is overall in good condition showing its age and usage, some wear and loss to silver embroidery and roped border, the blue velvet lining has some holes. MEASUREMENTS: Overall length including chain: 114.3 cm (45 inches). Overall length without the chain: 132 cm (52 inches). Width: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in). Dimensions of the individually single silver buckle: Overall length: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in). Width: 5.5 cm (2 1/8 in). Total weight of the belt: 560 grams (19.7534 Ounce). REFERENCES: A similar example is preserved in the Magyar Nemzeti Museum Budapest. 1. Five examples of these rare belts are in the collection of the Museum national in Krakow - Please see the attached pictures. 2. Also two very similar belts have been presented at the exhibition - A Passion for Collecting - The Collection of Ryszard Z.Janiak, in the Royal Castle in Warsaw 2007 and are published in the catalogue from the exhibition on pages 454 -- 455. 3. Another is in the book "Poradnik Polskiego Kolekcjonera, page 12. 4. Baroque Splendor --The Art of the Hungarian Goldsmith. 5.Pasy metalowe Polskie i obce w zbiorach Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie. 6. Encyclopaedia of Ukraine." 7. Pasja Zbierania Kolekcja Ryszarda Z.Janiaka. 8. Poradnik Polskiego Kolekcjonera. The buyer will be provided with a copy of the pages from the mentioned references, together with the certificate of authenticity. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC ANTIQUES, AND NOT REPRODUCTIONS. ALL OUR ARTIFACTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. WE SHIP INTERNATIONALLY   « Less

Size 9 condition good all buttons present very old and collectable.

Size 9 condition good all buttons present very old and collectable.   « Less

American Revolutionary War era military style wooden canteen. Hand carved staves held together by four horizontal hand forged iron bands and two vertical bands; two iron  More »

American Revolutionary War era military style wooden canteen. Hand carved staves held together by four horizontal hand forged iron bands and two vertical bands; two iron rings and hand forged nails. A keg form canteen with two holes in the top; carved wooden plug and a corn cob plug; and with two iron carrying rings with leather sling. Condition is good, metal bands loose. 10 1/2 in. tall / 6in.x10in. width   « Less

SOLD Antique, late 16th - early 17th Century, European Horseman's war Axe, possibly German, or Italian. The hand forge steel head, with angular cutting blade, and slightly  More »

SOLD Antique, late 16th - early 17th Century, European Horseman's war Axe, possibly German, or Italian. The hand forge steel head, with angular cutting blade, and slightly curved cutting edge with tapering beak-shaped rear-fluke of flattened square section, mounted on the hardwood haft circular section with a mushroom shaped pommel. MEASUREMENTS: Overall length; 41 cm (16 1/8 in), length of the head; 16 cm (6 1/4 in). CONDITION: In good condition considering its age, showing the age and usage, surface of the head slightly pitted, the wooden haft, loose, due to shrinkage of the wood. The wooden haft is a later replacement, the original haft was much longer than the present one. Free of any repairs or restoration. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC ANTIQUES AND NOT REPRODUCTIONS ALL OUR ARTIFACTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WE SHIP INTERNATIONALLY   « Less

A regimental badge of the New Zealand Artillery, made as a sweetheart brooch, mounted on mother-of-pearl and framed in silver. The rear is brass, stamped "Sterling Silver  More »

A regimental badge of the New Zealand Artillery, made as a sweetheart brooch, mounted on mother-of-pearl and framed in silver. The rear is brass, stamped "Sterling Silver Rim". Brooch measures 29 mm diameter. Excellent condition. Early 20th century.   « Less

SOLD Antique circa 1800 A.D. French Napoleonic Line Infantry Officer's Sword – Epee. Details: The gold gilt brass hilt comprising a boat shaped guard decorated with shell a  More »

SOLD Antique circa 1800 A.D. French Napoleonic Line Infantry Officer's Sword – Epee. Details: The gold gilt brass hilt comprising a boat shaped guard decorated with shell a pair of straight swelling quillons, knuckle – guard, and typical plumed helmet pommel ' retaining its original wooden grip bound with finely twisted copper wire, with sturdy straight single edged blade with a fuller engraved with martial trophies and foliage, marked at the ricasso with the maker initials. REFERENCES: 1.Les tresors de l'emperi, l'armee de napoleon by Vincent Bourgeot. Page 160-161 2. Des Sabres Et Des Epees by Michel Petard, Tome Troisieme page 158-159. CONDITION: The sword is in good condition considering its age, with signs of usage, gold gilding worn. MEASUREMENTS: Overall length: 99cm (39 1/2 inches), length of the blade: 83 cm (32 1/2 inches). ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE AUTHENTIC ANTIQUES AND NOT REPRODUCTIONS ALL OUR ARTIFACTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WE SHIP INTERNATIONALLY   « Less

SORRY, SOLD

SORRY, SOLD   « Less

Life in the Trenches, during WWI. Tommy humour from Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather in a series of cartoons from the Front. "Fragments from France No. 7". Owner's name on the  More »

Life in the Trenches, during WWI. Tommy humour from Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather in a series of cartoons from the Front. "Fragments from France No. 7". Owner's name on the frontis piece, dated 20/9/16. 32 pages. Overall condition excellent. Soft paper covers in very good condition, a few small wear bits to bottom and top of spine. Magazine measures 30 cm by 20.5 cm. Owners name inside, dated 1919.   « Less