From what I was able to learn about this piece, this is a Mahogany Angle Barometer by Charles Howorth, England, with two-part engraved paper scale with credit Charles Howorth, Fecit, Halifax with fleur-de-lis markers Charles Howorth was working in Halifax from 1823 to 1852. I was surprised to see this is from 1830’s. The top…
Purchased most likely sometime in the 70’s. When I found them they were in the basement and were very dusty with quite a bit of wear. We were able to clean them up somewhat but there is some rusty bits on the white metal portion (see pictures). The bottom red felt is a bit worn…
IMPRESSIVE Tall gilt bronze statute signed LaPorte. A very handsome warrior that at first, I thought was Mercury or Hermes. Measuring 30″ tall the details are very finely done. Signed on the base LaPorte. A beautiful statue that was purchased many years ago in Europe.
A used but in excellent condition 14K Gold mechanical wide lead pencil from Tiffany & Co. No box or slip cover. The pencil lead is a wide large graphite that was given to a friend as a gift. The original owner was an artist that did a lot of work in graphite. He never used…
The round top measures 25 1/2″ across. It looks as if it had a pedestal base as there is only one place for a screw and that is in the middle of the top. This is a well used top and not sure what happened to the base. There are a lot of scratches and…