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British vintage and antiques for the English house: enamel signs, lighting, pictures, instruments, furniture and curious objects. Every piece is one of a kind.

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Signs & advertising

Colman’s Mustard enamel sign

A bold shop enamel in mustard and navy, graphic enough to hold a kitchen wall.

£890
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Objects & curiosities

Engraved brass bowl

A heavy, quietly decorated bowl: the sort of object that holds a table.

£320
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Pictures

Still life with fruit and flowers

English school, oil on canvas: a quiet table piece for a dining room.

£1,850
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Lighting

Dutch brass chandelier

A many-armed hanging lamp, the sort of piece that holds a hall or a dining room.

£3,400
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Signs & advertising

Golden Shred enamel sign

Mustard yellow and tomato red: the sort of shop sign that holds a wall.

£740
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Instruments

George Adams sextant, London, c.1785

A serious instrument in its keystone case, currently held for a client.

£2,200
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Signs & advertising

Fry’s Chocolate enamel sign

A tall early-20th-century advertising enamel, weathered and still graphic.

£1,250
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Signs & advertising

Cadbury’s Chocolates enamel sign

A monumental Cadbury’s enamel from a village shop front.

£1,450
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Enquire: Cadbury’s Chocolates enamel sign
Reserved

Signs & advertising

Puritan Soap enamel sign

A crisp soap advertisement in blue and white, currently held for a client.

£680
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Signs & advertising

Dominion Guaranteed enamel plaque

A small, handsome plaque: easy to hang in a hall or a back kitchen.

£420
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Signs & advertising

James Phillips & Sons of Bristol sign

A merchant’s enamel sign with good lettering and an honest surface.

£950
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Signs & advertising

Village post office sign

A painted Cotswold post office sign, the kind that once hung beside the door.

£1,100
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UK delivery

Mainland delivery arranged for large pieces. Signs and smaller objects go by insured courier.

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One of a kind

When it is gone, it is gone. Sold pieces remain in the archive.

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