Note From Luke
cecil-beaton-signed-coronation-photograph
Big fan of Beaton. The style reminds me of those wonderful Powell & Pressburger films; in a way we’re in Red Shoes territory here: the theatrical Neo-Romanticsm of the late...
cecil-beaton-signed-coronation-photograph
Big fan of Beaton. The style reminds me of those wonderful Powell & Pressburger films; in a way we’re in Red Shoes territory here: the theatrical Neo-Romanticsm of the late...
antique-phrenology-head-circa-1855
The iconic Phrenologist's head. Phrenology was a Victorian pseudo-science which studied the relationship between a person's character and the bumps on their skull. Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1811-1887) was the famous...
antique-phrenology-head-circa-1855
The iconic Phrenologist's head. Phrenology was a Victorian pseudo-science which studied the relationship between a person's character and the bumps on their skull. Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1811-1887) was the famous...
king-edward-viii-signed-photograph-1919
Charming presentation photograph signed by HRH Edward, Prince of Wales, later HM King Edward VIII (1894-1972). in 1936, Edward abdicated the throne to marry the American divorcée, Mrs Simpson. This...
king-edward-viii-signed-photograph-1919
Charming presentation photograph signed by HRH Edward, Prince of Wales, later HM King Edward VIII (1894-1972). in 1936, Edward abdicated the throne to marry the American divorcée, Mrs Simpson. This...
stylish-backgammon-counters
Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856...
stylish-backgammon-counters
Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856...
a-german-selenus-polished-bone-chess-set-circa-...
The "Selenus" style was popular in Central Europe during the Biedermeier period of the early to mid 19th century. In 1616 Augustus, the Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, published the first German...
a-german-selenus-polished-bone-chess-set-circa-...
The "Selenus" style was popular in Central Europe during the Biedermeier period of the early to mid 19th century. In 1616 Augustus, the Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, published the first German...
british-chess-company-royal-set
Another rare BCC chess set from a choice private collection which I’ve had the honour of selling over the last few weeks. This is the last one from the collection...
british-chess-company-royal-set
Another rare BCC chess set from a choice private collection which I’ve had the honour of selling over the last few weeks. This is the last one from the collection...