A variety of Fresh items have just been released on Moorabool.com –
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Coalport plate, outside decorated, monogram LJ, c. 1810$140.00 AUD -
Copeland & Garrett plate with flower sprigs, C. 1840$280.00 AUD -
Hicks & Meigh plate, flowers including an Iris, circa 1820Sold -
Davenport Tea Cup & Saucer, green leaf pattern, circa 1830$120.00 AUD -
Spode ‘New Stone’ dish, ‘Chinese Flowers’ pattern, c.1820Sold -
Victorian glass vase, orange swirl with raised gilt scrollwork, c.1890Sold -
Turned elm pricket candle stick, 19th century$125.00 AUD -
Staffordshire Circus Stage figure of John Gilpin galloping, c.1860$295.00 AUD -
Staffordshire Theatrical figure of Falstaff & friend, from ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’, c. 1860$265.00 AUD -
Etruscan shape slop bowl, rosehead pattern, Davenport c.1815$165.00 AUD -
Small Derby vase in Imari pattern, c. 1820$280.00 AUD -
Staffordshire figure of red riding hood & wolf, c. 1860$265.00 AUD -
Staffordshire pottery quill holder, pheasant, c. 1860$280.00 AUD -
Staffordshire spill vase figure of a peacock, C. 1850$580.00 AUD -
Cow creamer, white with reddish spots, gilt horns c. 1880Sold -
Staffordshire group- rustic couple & dog by river, c.1860Sold -
Staffordshire figure of a couple, ‘umbrella’ group, c. 1850.Sold -
Sterling silver dessert spoon, George Smith III + William Fearn London 1809$65.00 AUD -
English oak dropside table with turned legs and single drawer, c.1830Sold
“The Diverting History of John Gilpin Shewing how he went Farther than he intended, and came safe Home again ” was a poem penned by William Cowper in 1783, which rapidly became ‘the most popular poem in England’.
It told the tale of a certain London draper named Beyer, re-named by Cowper to ‘John Gilpin’, and follows the series of unfortunate incidents that befell him when he attempted to ride the 10 miles to an inn in Edmonton, to celebrate his 20th wedding anniversary. As his family took up the entire carriage, he borrowed a horse… which was too lively for him and would not stop!
It was adapted into a stage play at Astley’s Theatre, London (remembered as ‘the first modern circus ring’), and published as a children’s book; this figure dates to this period.
Here’s the relevant verses from what is a rather long original poem:
(Line 97)"...But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands And eke with all his might.
His horse who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin neck or nought, Away went hat and wig, He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig. The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer long and gay, 'Till loop and button failing both At last it flew away
Antique cutlery is a fascinating – and useful – collecting field. There were many different makers, creating many variations, all beautiful. And still very usable! The 200 year old steel of the Georgian implements is incredibly fine quality, and super-sharp after all those years – even without sharpening.
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Georgian Silver handled knife, scimitar blade with pistol grip, c. 1780Sold -
Georgian silver handled fork, makers mark ‘TS’, Settle, Sheffield c. 1785Sold -
Sterling Silver set of 6 ‘rat-tail’ coffeespoons, Sheffield 1919Sold -
Silverplate ‘Gin’ decanter label, 20th centurySold -
Fused plate wine decanter label, ‘MADEIRA’, circa 1820Sold -
Pair of Sterling silver sugar tongs, ‘TP/AH’, Thomas Pratt & Arthur Humphries C. 1780$340.00 AUD
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French Silver-handled knife with steel blade, by Joyant, Paris, 19th c.Sold -
Set of four Christofle .800 silver handled knives, 19th century$185.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver table spoon with ‘Moor’s Head’ crest, Richard Crosley, London 1786$165.00 AUD -
William IV Sterling Silver sugar tongs, hallmarked London 1834$135.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver fork, Richard Crosley & George Smith, London 1808$155.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver tablespoon, Thomas Oliphant, London 1794$165.00 AUD -
Sterling silver tablespoon, William Bateman, London 1819Sold -
Sterling Silver spoon, unknown maker ‘EO’ circa 1750$245.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver teaspoon, Thomas Oliphant, London 1797$85.00 AUD -
Victorian steel knife by BLAYDES of Sheffield, c. 1875$45.00 AUD
Antiquities, freshly mounted, including a group of American Indian stone arrowheads (one is 10,000 years old!), a small Egyptian bronze Osiris, a Greco-Roman head of Harpocrates, plus more.
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Bronze Pennanula Fibula with coiled terminals, Northern Europe 5th-8th century AD$395.00 AUD -
American Indian stone arrowhead, Woodland PeriodSold -
Small Egyptian bronze Osiris figure, Late Period, 700-300 BC$365.00 AUD -
Indus Valley Culture Fertility figure, ‘Avian’ goddess, 3,000-2,500 BC$595.00 AUD -
Indian bronze fish shape coin box, Dhokra type, 19th century or earlier$580.00 AUD -
Indian bronze rattle, peacocks, 19th centurySold -
Greco-Roman Egyptian fragmentary head of Harpocrates, Ptolemaic, 1c. Ad / BC$395.00 AUD -
Ancient Romano-Egyptian terracotta fragmentary head of Harpocrates, 1c. BC / AD$485.00 AUD -
Indian Dhokra bronze horse & rider censor, Khandoba / Shiva, 19th century$395.00 AUD -
Indus Valley Culture Fertility figure, ‘Avian’ goddess, 3,000-2,500 BCSold -
Indian steel buckle, lotus decoration, 19th century$185.00 AUD