Note From Luke
joshua-dighton-fathers-of-the-turf
The Dightons were a well known family of caricaturists working during the late 18th and 19th centuries: Robert Dighton (1751-1814), Richard Dighton (1796-1880), Richard Dighton Jr (1823-91) and Joshua Dighton...
joshua-dighton-fathers-of-the-turf
The Dightons were a well known family of caricaturists working during the late 18th and 19th centuries: Robert Dighton (1751-1814), Richard Dighton (1796-1880), Richard Dighton Jr (1823-91) and Joshua Dighton...
unusual-staunton-chess-set-for-the-blind
Fascinating and most unusual antique chess set, designed for the use of a blind person. The chess squares (in two different shades of rosewood) are raised, so that they can...
unusual-staunton-chess-set-for-the-blind
Fascinating and most unusual antique chess set, designed for the use of a blind person. The chess squares (in two different shades of rosewood) are raised, so that they can...
ivory-gambling-or-lotto-ball-early-19th-century
An unusual ivory teetotum or gambling ball. The ball has 12 sides, so when thrown or rolled will come to rest on a single number. Teetotum is mentioned in Lewis...
ivory-gambling-or-lotto-ball-early-19th-century
An unusual ivory teetotum or gambling ball. The ball has 12 sides, so when thrown or rolled will come to rest on a single number. Teetotum is mentioned in Lewis...
a-geographia-10-inch-terrestrial-globe
Stylish table globe from Geographia, the well known English company based in Fleet Street. The desiralble Deco-style stepped (or ‘jelly mould’) base is relatively scarce in red, the standard colour...
a-geographia-10-inch-terrestrial-globe
Stylish table globe from Geographia, the well known English company based in Fleet Street. The desiralble Deco-style stepped (or ‘jelly mould’) base is relatively scarce in red, the standard colour...
a-british-chess-company-staunton-set-no-1-s
Another genuinely rare set from the British Chess Company of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The British Chess Company (BCC) was founded by William Moffatt (1843-1918) and William Hughes and began manufacturing...
a-british-chess-company-staunton-set-no-1-s
Another genuinely rare set from the British Chess Company of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The British Chess Company (BCC) was founded by William Moffatt (1843-1918) and William Hughes and began manufacturing...
products/british-chess-company-staunton-club-se...
Genuinely rare set from the British Chess Company of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The British Chess Company (BCC) was founded by William Moffatt (1843-1918) and William Hughes and began manufacturing chess pieces...
products/british-chess-company-staunton-club-se...
Genuinely rare set from the British Chess Company of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The British Chess Company (BCC) was founded by William Moffatt (1843-1918) and William Hughes and began manufacturing chess pieces...