were an interesting firm that sold second-hand skeletons and surgical instruments and hired out magic lanterns and entertainers such as conjurors
The mid Victorian chair is revitalised with two tones of paint and then distressed
bird or in this case monkey’s heads commonly featuring as the terminal
ivory and stone with running dog borders and ten half lozenges giving an overall geometrical effect
this is a large and lustrous runner with good width and a thick pile
An Arts and Crafts Hammered Copper Tray by John Pearson sub-Antiques were an interesting firm thatOrigin: English Period: Arts and Crafts Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Length: 16. 5 inches Width: 11 inches A large, bright, and impressive rectangular copper tray, hammered from a single sheet by the master coppersmith John Pearson, and with his mark 'J. P' stamped on the underside, indicating that this piece was probably made at his workshop in Hanway Street, London, on or just after 1901. There is a small hook soldered onto the back of the