About Claire Jones

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Claire Jones has created 72 blog entries.

Item of the Month: Snaffles ‘Sport in the Shiney’

June's Item of the Month is ‘Sport in the Shiney’, a rare picture by Charlie Johnson Payne, Snaffles (British, 1884-1967), circa 1913, signed, titled and inscribed in watercolour, printed and heavily hand coloured, in a later ebonised frame. Footnote Snaffles was born Charlie Johnson Payne in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire into a family of eight children. Although [...]

2026-06-22T15:01:26+01:00June 22nd, 2026|

New Works of Art in stock

We currently have a really interesting and varied selection of Works of Art in stock, with numerous recent additions, including various mini but mighty marble items; a couple of striking portraits; a smart plaster bust; a blond turtle shell; an amusing 'bug bear' and a notelet case that belonged to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. [...]

2026-06-15T15:03:20+01:00June 15th, 2026|

Item of the Month: The Queen Mother’s Notelet Case

May's Item of the Month is a silver and gold mounted notelet case owned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, by Cartier, hallmarked ‘J.C’ for Cartier, London, 1936, 6oz total, the gold cypher unmarked, in its original red Morocco leather case; with a related letter, hand written in black ink, from Queen Elizabeth II to Norman [...]

2026-05-18T13:42:08+01:00May 18th, 2026|

Item of the Month: Pair of Bright And Sons Alabaster Dogs

April's Item of the Month is a rare pair of carved Derbyshire veined alabaster spaniels by Bright And Sons of Buxton, circa 1835, of small size, on Ashford black marble plinths, each with a very rare printed paper label for ‘Bright And Sons’, Fancy Marble And Spar Manufactory, Centre Of The Crescent, Buxton, Inlaid Tables, [...]

2026-04-20T15:23:16+01:00April 20th, 2026|

Item of the Month: Seuffert Box

February's item of the month is an exceptional New Zealand dome top glove box, circa 1900, by William Seuffert, unlabelled, inlaid with flowering Manuka stems. Reference: Peet (B.): The Seuffert Legacy, New Zealand Colonial Master Craftsmen, The craft of Anton Seuffert & his sons William, Albert & Carl; particularly pages 137 & 138. There are [...]

2026-02-16T22:00:14+00:00February 16th, 2026|

Item of the Month: Large Bronze Abduction of a Sabine Woman

Happy New Year from Mark Jones Antiques! January's Item of the Month is a large Grand Tour patinated bronze figure group The Abduction or Rape of a Sabine Woman, after the Antique by Giambologna, Italy, circa 1830, on a separate Cipollino mandolato verde marble socle base, the bronze finely cast and with a good colour [...]

2026-01-12T12:34:27+00:00January 12th, 2026|

Item of the Month: Large Hoshiarpur Mirror

November's Item of the Month is an unusually large Indian shisham, ivory and ebony inlaid wall mirror, Hoshiarpur, North India, circa 1880. Hoshiarpur, a town in the Punjab region of India, was renowned for its inlay work in ivory, ebony and brass. W. Coldstream, Deputy Commissioner of the District from 1880 to 1883, encouraged Hoshiarpur [...]

2025-11-10T15:42:52+00:00November 10th, 2025|

Item of the Month: Large Boschetti Tazza

October's Item of the Month is an exceptional and large carved Giallo Antico Tazza, after the Antique, Rome, Italy, circa 1840, attributed to Benedetto Boschetti, on a pedestal composed of Verde Antico, Giallo Antico and Nero Portoro marbles. Provenance: Private European Collection The workshops of Benedetto Boschetti (circa 1820-1879) based at 74 via Condotti, Rome, [...]

2025-10-06T16:37:45+01:00October 6th, 2025|
Go to Top