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.

18th century

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18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780

From Treaders Collectables

£900

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Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Cottage Pastille Burner C1820

18th century

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Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Cottage Pastille Burner C1820

From Shaun King Antiques

£165

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Antique English Pewter Spire Flagon of Small Size by Robert Iles of London, Circa 1720.

18th century

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Antique English Pewter Spire Flagon of Small Size by Robert Iles of London, Circa 1720.

From Antique Pewter

£1,250

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A Quality Pair of Silver Salt & Pepper Casters

1900 - 1920

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A Quality Pair of Silver Salt & Pepper Casters

From Andrew Cox Antiques

£225

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Antique Derby Porcelain Figure Girl in Chair C.1790

18th century

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Antique Derby Porcelain Figure Girl in Chair C.1790

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£500

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Unusual Early 19th Century Mariners Coconut Shell Drinking Vessel

18th century

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Unusual Early 19th Century Mariners Coconut Shell Drinking Vessel

From Abersoch Antiques

£195

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A Superb English Porcelain Davenport Early 19th C Cabinet Trio

19th century

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A Superb English Porcelain Davenport Early 19th C Cabinet Trio

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£225

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19th century

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18th Century Percussion Pistol

From Highmeads Antiques

£275

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19th century

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An Early 19th Century English Ridgeway Porcelain Cabinet Cup and Saucer

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£195

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cups

18th century

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Irish Silver-mounted Flintlock Pistol by Timothy Hughes, Cork. 18-Bore, Mid-18th Century, with Figured Walnut Stock.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£1,650

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

18th century

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Officers/duelling Flintlock Pistol by Barber of Newark. 18th Century.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£1,450

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18th century

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Two Small Early Staffordshire Figures

From Prometheus Antiques

£125

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ceramics

German Concealed Erotic Snuff Box in the Manner of Stobwasser C.1820

18th century

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German Concealed Erotic Snuff Box in the Manner of Stobwasser C.1820

From Puckerings

£1,500

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boxes

Antique Apothecary Cork Compressor, English, Oak, Wine Bottle, Press, Georgian

18th century

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Antique Apothecary Cork Compressor, English, Oak, Wine Bottle, Press, Georgian

From London Fine Antiques

£695

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Antique Derby Figurines of Young Gardeners, C.1784-1825.

18th century

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Antique Derby Figurines of Young Gardeners, C.1784-1825.

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£500

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18th century

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Portrait Miniature of a Naval Officer

From Wigs on the Green

£650

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Georgian Collectables

18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780

Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Cottage Pastille Burner C1820

Antique English Pewter Spire Flagon of Small Size by Robert Iles of London, Circa 1720.

A Quality Pair of Silver Salt & Pepper Casters

Antique Derby Porcelain Figure Girl in Chair C.1790

Unusual Early 19th Century Mariners Coconut Shell Drinking Vessel

A Superb English Porcelain Davenport Early 19th C Cabinet Trio

18th Century Percussion Pistol

An Early 19th Century English Ridgeway Porcelain Cabinet Cup and Saucer

Irish Silver-mounted Flintlock Pistol by Timothy Hughes, Cork. 18-Bore, Mid-18th Century, with Figured Walnut Stock.

Officers/duelling Flintlock Pistol by Barber of Newark. 18th Century.

Two Small Early Staffordshire Figures

German Concealed Erotic Snuff Box in the Manner of Stobwasser C.1820

Antique Apothecary Cork Compressor, English, Oak, Wine Bottle, Press, Georgian

Antique Derby Figurines of Young Gardeners, C.1784-1825.

Portrait Miniature of a Naval Officer

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