Here you’ll find objects that trace the material history of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Georgian ceramics, Arts & Crafts metalwork, Victorian domestic pieces, enamel signs and early advertising tins sit alongside miners’ lamps, maritime and military artefacts, and tools of trade from Britain’s workshops and factories.
Folk carvings, painted pub mirrors, early stoneware, railway memorabilia, and regional crafts all have their place here. This is the physical memory of British life - handmade, functional, and often beautifully imperfect.
Pair Black-glazed English raven figures, gothic Jackfield style, circa 1900
Edward Elliott oil painting of St Paul’s from the Thames, British 20th century
Victorian purple malachite slag glass trio, Sowerby and Davidson circa 1880
Pair of British School Victorian marine oil paintings on board, coast scenes, 1876
Original pencil drawing of Llanbradach Colliery by John Phillips, South Wales, 1952
Michele Tramontana watercolour of Ramsey quayside boats, Isle of Man, 1975
Michele Tramontana watercolour of Ramsey Harbour, Isle of Man, 1975
Vintage wooden stationery cabinet in bookcase form with faux book spines
Alberta Frank Victorian oil portrait of a peasant girl with corn sheaves, circa 1880
Joseph Sankey lizard skin copper tray with Neptune mark, circa 1910, Arts & Crafts
Perthshire PP19 Gridel scramble millefiori paperweight, Scotland 1998, limited edition
Victorian cast iron post finials with Morton Liverpool mark, circa 1880
Original Finchingfield Essex oil on board village painting with St John the Baptist church
Original Finchingfield Essex oil on board village painting
Original Fair Head and Ballycastle beach oil on board landscape, dated 1972, Irish School
Newlyn School style copper tray with sailing ships, Cornwall, c. 1900, Arts and Crafts
Cut glass ships decanter with silver collar, label and coaster, England 1995
Early 19th century cut glass water jug, England or Ireland circa 1830
Pair of heavy brass Gothic Revival candlesticks with hexagonal stems, circa 1880
Industrial articulated machinist lamp with green enamel shade, circa 1930s
Corbell & Co. silver-plated sugar sifter with pierced cap
Late Victorian cut crystal biscuit barrel with strawberry diamonds, circa 1900
Archibald Thorburn signed 'Driven Partridge' photogravure, Lawrence and Bullen 1899
Decoro Pottery Art Deco vase with hand-painted flowers, 1930s
Pair of English brass open barley twist candlesticks, late 19th century
Stuart Strathearn 'Impressions' glass vase by Iestyn Davies, Scotland 1986
Whitefriars Baxter blue cased glass ovoid vase, pattern 9585, 1960s
Victorian Stourbridge opalescent vaseline glass basket, late 19th century
