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Oxfam shop lytham the parlour song book: a casquet of vocal gems vgc this is a collection of victoria parlour songs with music and lyrics and a short introduction: jeanie with the light-brown hair; love's old sweet song; the last rose of summer; beautiful dreamer; dixue's land; sweet and low; and many others signed inside see oxfam website for delivery information read more
10 €
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3 deep drawers in the compact unit measuring 62x50x41cm (hxwxd) the only noticeable marks are the scorch marks on the top from a set of hair straightenersa sand down and re-varnish would bring this back to lifesmall bedside chest of drawers made of pineit would make an ideal upcycling project
15 €
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The way the material is, it does collect a lot of hair and fluffit has a hood and a large front pocketit has an elastic band around the sleevesthe jumper is a size adults united kingdom size large however it fits as if it was a medium on methis jumper is a plain black hoodie made from wool i bought maybe about a year ago off of sheinplease can it be collection only, message me to find out where to collect from:) read morethe material is very soft and very thick
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Tommy's story continues with boy number 26 - also available nowduring this single year before his family implodes and his world changes forever, young tommy almost falls foul of the school welfare officers, the nuns, the police, and myra hindley and ian bradyit will stay with me forever''a must-read''a wonderfully atmospheric and emotive story''so sad and still hilariously funny'real reader reviews from goodreadsalongside his siblings he begs or steals a few pennies to bring home to his parents to avoid a beating, while looking for something to eat and a little adventure along the wayhe moves us through his daily struggle with poverty and neglect in s manchester like it's the most natural thing in the world' daily mirroramid the derelict terraced houses of manchester's hulme, one boy experiences adventures, abuse, crippling poverty and an encounter with the moors murderersdeeply flawed they may be, but amongst the violence, grinding poverty and distinct lack of hygiene and morality lies a strong sense of loyalty and, above all, a spirit of survivalcom see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham ***the sunday times bestseller***'tommy's book is a stark but funny and heartwarming snapshot of one year growing up in crippling poverty in an irish traveller family ruled by an abusive, alcoholic father and a drunken, neglectful mothera raw and often funny snapshot of 7-year-old tommy's brutal young lifewith an unlikely sense of fun and a huge dose of good humour, tommy introduces us to his foul-mouthed and chaotic family memberstommy lives at the heart of a large irish family in derelict hulme, ruled by an abusive and alcoholic father and a drunk, negligent motherreaders love : a slice of bread and jam:'a beautiful book, humbling, sad and funny all at the same time
3 €
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Corrected and much enlarged by the author himselfe in his life time: together with his own addition of explaining the tearms of haw|king and hunting, for the use and delight of gentlemeninterlaced with much variety of history, suitable to the severall occasions or subjectsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteas also a true register of the blazons of all the knights of the garter, from the first installment to the last: and also of all the baronets from their first creation to the lastcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebookplate on the back of the front edgeestc: r read morewoodcut brand on the cover page, numerous coats of arms, some coloured by hand, woodcut historiated initials and woodcut headpiecesfaithfully collested by francis novver arms-painter (and student in heraldry) in bartholomew lane, london?nius labor multorum laborem allevatstill an important source of study enriched by hundreds of illustrations of coats of arms and blazonscoeval full leather bindingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikispine restored later, with gold title on a dark moroccan leather labelmanuscript on the first blank sheet that does not affect the texta heraldry work, considered fundamental to the study of the connections through which the british aristocracy developed, from the early years of the kingdom until the seventeenth centurycoeval handwritten notesa very good copy of john guillim's work () on heraldry, which "would remain the standard textbook on english heraldry until the second half of the 18th century, and is still regularly used by heralds in the 21st century" (odnb)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store[pp, [pp, pp, pp, pquod quisque privatim accipit, tenetur in communem usum depromeregeneral wear on the outsidelondon, printed by tfull title: a display of heraldrie: manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge ther|of then hath hitherto been published by any, through the benefit of method; wherein it is now reduced by the study and industry of john guillim late pursuivant at armesadded about three hundred new coats and bearings of eminent families, in their proper sections, never before insertedcover page restored with vintage paperthis heraldry treatise is beautifully illustrated by dozens of large tipped-in plates, some hand-coloured, depicting the blazons of the most important families of the english nobilitybright pages with large tipped-in plates, some coloured by hand, depicting the coats of arms of english aristocratic familiesfor jacob blome
440 €
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It looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tillthe book itself though is in very good conditiona cellarful of noise brian epstein this is a book by the beatles iconic manager 'brian epstein' it charts the story of the most famous band in the world, through just some of their ups and downs and the journey they undertookthis is one of the first editions printed inthe dust cover is showing a few signs of age, but is still in very good condtion for a 49 year old publication
100 €
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A pair of unique hand carved wooden carp sculptures one of a kind mirror carp measurements tail to nose 21 and a half inches floor to top of tail 14 in width of carp body 2 and a half inches width of base 5 and a half inches length of base 14 inches height of base 2 inches common carp measurements tail to nose 20 in floor to top of tail 15 in and a half width of carp body 3 inches width of base 5 and a half inches length of base 14 inches height of base 2 inches
145 €
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It is a transcript of a series of eleven preparatory talks given by sayādaw u jotika of burma prior to a meditation retreat held in australiathe sayādaw illustrates this with many stories from his own practice and from his many teachersa map of the journey is an orginial, never previously published workbook is in excellent condition comes with a map of the journey bookmarkpublisher: inward path place of publication: malaysia format: paperback publication year: subject: buddhism language: english a map of the journey by sayādaw u jotika is over 400 pages long introduction to insight meditationthis book gives a thorough background to the path with much detail about the various insight stages
3 €
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Game of thrones - paperback box set - as new unreadcollect or will deliver within a reasonable distance the box set includes: a game of thrones a clash of kings a storm of swords, 1: steel and snow a storm of swords, 2: blood and gold a feast for crows a dance with dragons, 1: dreams and dust a dance with dragons, 2: after the feast read more
30 €
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Nevertheless, they feel that they and their two daughters are living in a self-made paradiseoxfam bookshop cheltenham because alice and howard goodwin run a small dairy farm in the midst of encroaching suburbia, and because their whimsical ways betray their city origins, they are shunned as 'that hippie couple', outsiders in the small midwestern town of prairie centerbut alice has always believed that all it would take to fall from grace is 'one stupendous error, or else an unfortunate accident'spellbinding, lyrical, and universal in its themes, this powerful, emotional page-turner shows that jane hamilton is a writer of exceptional talentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand one morning, while alice is babysitting her neighbour's children, a tragic accident does occur on the farmthis sets into motion a devastating and irrevocable string of events that will change the goodwins' lives for ever as they find themselves trapped in a nightmare from which they cannot escapea map of the worldis a harrowing tale of guilt, betrayal and the loss of innocence
2 €
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The reason? his cold war past has come back to claim himpeter guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of george smiley of the british secret service, otherwise known as the circus, has retired to his family farmstead on the south coast of brittany when a letter from his old service summons him to londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music durham penguin presents the unabridged, audiobook cd edition of a legacy of spies by john le carréinterweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, john le carré has given us a novel of superb and enduring qualityintelligence operations that were once the toast of secret london are to be scrutinised by a generation with no memory of the cold warsomebody must be made to pay for innocent blood once spilt in the name of the greater good
14 €
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(hong kong: the club, )eastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred years1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course aheadwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianintroduction by vic locke, commodorein excellent, hardly-read used conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinewith bibliography and lots of photographsforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong konga huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht club
17 €
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And louis farrakhan, to make our world anew is an unforgettable portrait of a people"to make our world anew" reconstructs u the book is in very good condition with near pristine pages but it's dust-jacket does have a small amount of wearthe hard back has little to no signs of usage otherwisehistory through the experiences and struggles of black americanssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom harriet tubman and frederick douglass to martin luther king, jroxfam bookshop victoria road used: very good conditionwritten by a team of 11 pf the most renown historians on the subject, this volume offers a panoramic view of black life, rich with first-person accounts that invite readers to view the past through the eyes of african americans
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34 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe coat of arms is attached to a red velvet-lined wooden panelthe casings for the lights can be removed after which they are suitable for thick candles with a diameter of up to 4 cm (see 9 and 10)a very distinct coat of arms, gold colour painted with 2 light pointsthe electrical wiring is old of course and no longer according to today's requirementsoriginally these were holders for candlesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm width: 35 cm depth: 20 cm in good, used condition with some visible wear
190 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexecutive producer jim beachthe copyright of this video recording is owned by queen films every time queen goes on tour, they always produce the most spectacular shows of their timethe construction of this massive set was filmed using a 35mm time lapse photograph during the week before the showthis was the case in july when they first played at wembley stadium on a tour of the united kingdom that played for people, breaking all previous attendance recordsthe set was so large that the supports had to be drilled in the concrete foundations of the stadiumthe result is an impressive record of one of the best rock bands of all timethe cameras covered all angles of the stadium, including aerial shots taken from a helicopterqueen ?– at wembley label: picture music international ?– mvp format: vhs, pal, stereo country: uk & europe released: genre: rock style: arena rock in ex condition queen ?– a kind of magic label: virgin emi records ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered, 180 gram, gatefold country: uk & europe released: 25 sep genre: rock, pop style: hard rock, pop rock, arena rock in mint & sealed condition directed and produced by gavin taylorwembley alone played for people for two nightsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe copyright of this video recording is owned by queen films vhs queen at wembley lp queen a kind of magic directed and produced by gavin taylorthe show itself incorporated the largest lighting ever assembled for a live show and featured the largest space; 160 feet wide and capable of filling an entire end of wembley stadiuma shipment will be made with tracking number, with a very resistant tube that guarantees the arrival of the package in excellent conditionscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
35 €
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A feast of crowsa game of thronesdancing dragons part 1 & 2a song of ice and firethey are as good as new so could be given as a birthday or christmas presenta clash of kingsstorm of swords part 1 & 2a set of 7 paper backs by george r
10 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiantique silver pair of corinthian style candlesticks with removable nozzles and beaded bordersthe dimensions of this fine pair of hand-made antique silver candlesticks are: length 12made in sheffield made by thomas a scott fully english hallmarked for sterling silver5 oz / weighted) (nozzles 48 grams together)bit of scratching on the top of a scone5 cm wide at base 8condition: very good conditionlook at my other adverts for more quality silverwhen buying more items from me, you only pay once for postage costsfluted columns and square bases with hand-chased swags of acornsone tiny dent to a corner and a couple of tiny pinprick indentations here and thereplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storei will post from the netherlandscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableacorns really jump out of it, very much detail in it
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320 €
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It weighs 120 gramsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good conditiondimensions: it has a length of 88 cmit holds a wrist strap in the hole belowthe wood is special as it has the spots of a pantheri think the wood has been lacquered or treated as the base seems to be made of a bamboo-like wooddepicted is an arabian man wearing a fez (moroccan hat)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe has a beard and has a sour lookthe cane will be properly packaged and shipped with insurance and registrationyou are bidding on a wonderful walking cane carved from a single piece of woodit light in weight and splits easilycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
135 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilt illustration of a ship to the front boardbound in green linen boardsnewspaper cutting stuck to the title pageillustration of queen victoria is stuck to the title versothe ends of the spine are worn, and the board corners are bumpedpencil inscription to the inside of the front boardillustrated throughout with many sketch maps, and it has 5 full page plates plus a huge fold out map at the back of the booka history of newfoundland from the english, colonial, and foreign records by dplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis second edition was published in by eyre & spotiswoodegilt title lettering to the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis book is in good condition, the pages are clean and bright, and tightly bound with no loose or missing pages 634pp 25cm x 17cm
61 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias one can see, i used a chiaroscuro technique for the preparation of the photos, to try to make the audience understand and above all see the absolute homogeneous brilliance / shine that is present in the gold used to illuminate this type of manuscripthowever, there might be some slight signs of ageing or marginal dirt that do not damage anything at alltotal size of the handwritten parchment: 11size of the handwritten part: 6 x 4illuminated manuscript on parchment, xv century ( circa), written most likely in a scriptorium in central-northern francethis handwritten parchment is in rather good condition, considering its nearly 600 years of ageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetext in latin and sometimes in french, liturgical manuscript in elegant gothich-batarde style, a classic of the xv centuryhandwritten text on one column of 16 lines with the use of a pale dark brown ink and annotated with pale red inkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
61 €
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The magical creation theory story of love, death and resurrection snakes and ladders was also a performance, entwining the disinterment of oliver cromwell and elizabeth siddal, the visionary nature of arthur machen's experiences after the death of his wife and alan moore's magical traveller, john constantinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham originally a performance piece by alan moore and tim perkins, the birth caul is a shamanism of childhood, a journey from the present to the past, back into the womb and beyond
5 €
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This work is in the public domain in the united states of america, and possibly other nationsthis work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possibletherefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the workscholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the publicwe appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevantwithin the united states, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the worksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know itas a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc
25 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii have here a rare set of four books entitled a history of travel in america showing the development of travel and transportation from the crude methods of the canoe and the dog-sled to the highly organized railway systems of the present, together with a narrative of the human experiences and changing social conditions that accompanied this economic conquest of the continent vols i-iv by seymour dunbarfirst edition published in by the bobbs-merrill company, indianapolisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe set features 12 full page colour plates, 400 b/w plates and 2 folding maps, one showing travel and transportation system of the pioneers through the wilderness between the atlantic coast and missouri; and the other showing the itineraries described in capt marcy's prairie traveller, edited by capt r burtonin very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pageslight blue hardboards with cream cloth spinescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
74 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonea large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillssome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriaone of the most popular watermarks aftersoftcover, oblong, 99 ppcovering the period 15th - 19th centuryit stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centurythis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this cataloguesome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcsize of the paper samples: caplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copieswith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarkscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
85 €
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But the spine is good with no loose pages or markings content pages fair to gooda must for those who collect british political ephemeracontains political cartoons from the period, with easily recognisable personages, de gaulle, krushchev, macmillan, wilson etcgiven the flimsy nature of the publication it is a remarkable survivorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea rare copy of the issue of vicky's cartoonscover is poor, with a cut section and yellowing cellotape on the reverseoxfam shop balham home and abroad: a selection of evening standard cartoons by vicky, with a foreword by osbert lancaster softcover publisher: an evening standard publication used
14 €
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This gentle inquisitive breed of poultry is ideal to add to a flock there friendly and docile and love to free rangethey lay a chocolate coloured egg 3-4 per weekplease bring a suitable carrierthe photos are of my adult chickens so you can see the variety of colours of barnevelder poultrybarnevelder have a beautiful patterning on their feathersa trio of barnevelder (1 male, 2 females) 14 weeks old
100 €
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A year of marvellous ways is a glorious, life-affirming story about the magic in everyday life and the pull of the sea, the healing powers of storytelling and sloe gin, love and death and how we carry on when grief comes snapping at our heelslately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescopedrake is a young soldier left reeling by the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees itmarvellous ways is eighty-nine years old and has lived alone in a remote cornish creek for nearly all her lifeoxfam shop pershore *a richard & judy bookclub pick spring *a year of marvellous ways is the unforgettable and completely captivating new novel from sarah winman, author of the international bestseller when god was a rabbit and a sunday times top ten bestsellerwhen his promise to fulfil a dying man's last wish sees him wash up in marvellous' creek, broken in body and spirit, the old woman comes to his aid
1 €
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Ndukaku amankulorpovey, thomas knipp, and j in african francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the french assimilationist system and those influenced by negritude, the african-culture affirmation movement this study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portugueseafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell gpeters, arlene aoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (edrobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literatures carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans mcontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricard" african writers must struggle constantly to define for themselves and other just what "africa" is and who they are in a continent constructed as a geographic and cultural entity largely by europeanssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewriters from east africa are also represented, as are those from south africacontributors for this section include jonathan azell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organizationforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinka) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universe
29 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition - good condition, light scratches and areas of discoloration to the black lacquer, one small repair to the corner, please see picturesdescription - a pair of mahogany wood wall plaques of rectangular shape with canted corners, hand painted bleached and dyed wood figure portraits on black lacquer background of dutch girl carrying water buckets and young boy as a fish seller smoking a pipe both wearing traditional folk clothes, circapackaging and delivery - item will be securely packed, insured and sent by tracked and proof of signature delivery2cm, weight both 2measurements - length/width 56x30please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available4cm, thickness 1
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59 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione candlestick has a slight leanthey both have a decorated crest on the base in the shape of a birdan antique georgian sterling silver pair of large table candlesticks, in a neoclassical style, having round bodies, removable nozzle (one is stuck), bead-edged borders and a blue velvet baseone scone is stuck4 inch) base diameter 14please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe dimensions of these fine pair of hand-made silver candlesticks are: length 29 cm (11grams ( troy ounce / weighted) (one scone weights 33 grams) they are in very good condition! it is not possible to believe that they are 204 years old and in such good conditionclick on my name silversale and click the button follow to keep in touch with my other quality auctions, read moremade in sheffield made by john & thomas settle fully english hallmarked, very good visiblenext to that a couple of tiny pinprick indentations and small dents here and therecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelook at my other adverts for more quality silver
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603 €