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 [...]
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, [...]
March's Item of the Month is a large patinated electrotype bronze bust of Juno Ludovisi, England, circa 1870, after the Antique, attributed to Elkington & Co., finely cast and with a good patina. The Juno Ludovisi is a colossal Roman marble head of the 1st century, in the collection of the Palazzo Altemps, Museo Nazionale Romano, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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, [...]
September's Item of the Month is a fine carved Giallo Antico bath model, after the Antique, Rome, Italy, circa 1820, on a Verde Antico plinth. The Grand Tour of the late 17th, 18th and 19th centuries saw many upper class, wealthy and aristocratic gentlemen travel to Italy and Europe, particularly Rome, Venice and Florence, for pleasure, education [...]
July's Item of the Month is a small mahogany cabinet on integral stand by Jeremy Green, signed and dated 1979, with pear wood panels and chequer line inlays. Provenance: Private Collection, Cotswolds, UK. Jeremy Green, born 1951 the year of The Festival of Britain, grew up in Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds. Despite his surroundings and [...]
