What is a silver vinaigrette used for?

A silver vinaigrette held a sponge soaked in scented vinegar or ammonia salts. People carried these small boxes in pockets or reticules to counter foul odours in public spaces. During the Georgian period, they served as both functional personal accessories and status symbols, often exhibiting intricate pierce-work grilles inside.

How do I identify treen items?

Treen items are identified by their wooden construction, handmade lathe-turned forms, or carved surfaces. They include everyday domestic objects like mortars, pestles, and lemon squeezers. Most pieces display the natural grain of timbers such as fruitwood, boxwood, or oak, showing tool marks from early woodworking techniques.

What distinguishes Tunbridge ware?

Tunbridge ware is distinguished by its mosaic surface decoration created from tiny wood blocks of various natural colours. These geometric or pictorial designs cover boxes, mirrors, and small containers. The technique originated in Kent and required immense patience to arrange thousands of timber segments into intricate patterns.

Were flintlock pistols used in combat?

Flintlock pistols served as personal defence weapons for travellers, officers, and civilians during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. They relied on mechanical flint ignition to fire lead ball ammunition. Many surviving examples include pocket-sized overcoat pistols or boxlock variations designed for concealment.

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Georgian collectables span small portable treasures from silver vinaigrettes to flintlock pistols, offering tangible links to eighteenth and nineteenth-century daily life.

19th century

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A Lovely Mid 19th Century Tortoiseshell Snuff Box

From Jeff Sims Antiques

£125

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boxes

19th century

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6 19th Century Shot or Powder Flasks

From Treehouse Antiques

£160

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Antique Coquilla Snuff Box - Nicely Carved

19th century

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Antique Coquilla Snuff Box - Nicely Carved

From Opus Antiques

£265

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boxes

Flintlock Brass Cannon Barrel Overcoat Pistol

18th century

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Flintlock Brass Cannon Barrel Overcoat Pistol

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£745

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Liverpool Painted Dial Pocket Watch with Ship Leaving Port

19th century

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Liverpool Painted Dial Pocket Watch with Ship Leaving Port

From Hansord Antiques

£1,100

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Worcester Porcelain Cup and Saucer in Dragon in Compartments Pattern, Flight Barr & Barr, C.1815

18th century

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Worcester Porcelain Cup and Saucer in Dragon in Compartments Pattern, Flight Barr & Barr, C.1815

From Ritas Bazaar

£600

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19th century

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An English Silver Marrow Scoop

From Baggott & Co.

£345

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silver

Derby Porcelain Pair of Wild Boars Model B1 C.1755

18th century

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Derby Porcelain Pair of Wild Boars Model B1 C.1755

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£7,500

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1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Flintlock Pistol by Henry Nock – 12 Bore, Regulation Military Example.

18th century

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1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Flintlock Pistol by Henry Nock – 12 Bore, Regulation Military Example.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£1,850

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Stunning Derby Porcelain Dessert Plate Fruit Painted by Thomas Steele C.1820

18th century

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Stunning Derby Porcelain Dessert Plate Fruit Painted by Thomas Steele C.1820

From The Fancy Fox

£385

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plates

Listings feature eighteenth and nineteenth-century periods, utilising materials from sterling silver and porcelain to tortoiseshell, walnut, and enamel.

19th century

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George III Silver Caddy Spoon

From Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge

£135

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A Georgian Verge Pocket Watch, Rentnor, London

18th century

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A Georgian Verge Pocket Watch, Rentnor, London

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

£575

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watches

Stunning Regency Minton Porcelain Apple Green & Floral Dessert Plate Patt. 1732 C.1825-1830

18th century

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Stunning Regency Minton Porcelain Apple Green & Floral Dessert Plate Patt. 1732 C.1825-1830

From The Fancy Fox

£100

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An Antique Pen Work Snuff Box - By G Cobb

19th century

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An Antique Pen Work Snuff Box - By G Cobb

From Opus Antiques

£390

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boxes

19th century

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19th Century Napoleonic War Prisoner of War Straw Work Box

From Earl and Rymer

£375

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Edward Roberts Boxwood Excise Officer's Slide Rule

18th century

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Edward Roberts Boxwood Excise Officer's Slide Rule

From Hobson May Collection

£745

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Georgian Collectables

A Lovely Mid 19th Century Tortoiseshell Snuff Box

6 19th Century Shot or Powder Flasks

Antique Coquilla Snuff Box - Nicely Carved

Flintlock Brass Cannon Barrel Overcoat Pistol

Liverpool Painted Dial Pocket Watch with Ship Leaving Port

Worcester Porcelain Cup and Saucer in Dragon in Compartments Pattern, Flight Barr & Barr, C.1815

An English Silver Marrow Scoop

Derby Porcelain Pair of Wild Boars Model B1 C.1755

1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Flintlock Pistol by Henry Nock – 12 Bore, Regulation Military Example.

Stunning Derby Porcelain Dessert Plate Fruit Painted by Thomas Steele C.1820

George III Silver Caddy Spoon

A Georgian Verge Pocket Watch, Rentnor, London

Stunning Regency Minton Porcelain Apple Green & Floral Dessert Plate Patt. 1732 C.1825-1830

An Antique Pen Work Snuff Box - By G Cobb

19th Century Napoleonic War Prisoner of War Straw Work Box

Edward Roberts Boxwood Excise Officer's Slide Rule

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