Commemorative medal for the Tercentenary, 1864
A large bronze medal commemorating the 1864 Tercentenary. Designed by J (ohn) Bell, sculpted by L.C. Wyon, Hunt and Roskill dir.?
Inscription.
Obverse: bust of Shakespeare to left, surrounded by titles ...
Copper Kettle
This copper kettle is decorated with moulded foliage to the upper body and has a handle made of wood and twisted brass. It is supported by a twisted brass stand. The oil burner beneath the kettle would ...
Copper Trade Token
These tokens were used as a form of substitute currency in the last quarter of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century, due to insufficient availability of official copper coinage. ...
Copper Trade Token
These tokens were used as a form of substitute currency in the last quarter of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century, due to insufficient availability of official copper coinage. ...
Curry Dish
A brass curry dish with a rounded bottom. There are traces of Indian writing in ink on the underside.
Cypriot One Piastre
Cypriot bronze piastre, 1879 Diameter 32mm The obverse features the bust of Queen Victoria facing left. The inscription reads 'VICTORIA QUEEN' and the date is below. The reverse features the denomination ...
Czechoslovakian Quatercentenary Medal
This medal was struck in Czechoslovakia to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 1964 of Shakespeare's birth. Designed by M. Knobloch. Presented by a delegate to the 11th International Shakespeare Conference ...
Czechoslovakian Quatercentenary Medal
This medal was struck in Czechoslovakia to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 1964 of Shakespeare's birth. Designed by M. Knobloch. Presented by a delegate to the 11th International Shakespeare Conference ...
Dagger
This is a Japanese dagger. It has a long, thin blade and a bronze handle. The handle is decorated with a cast and gilded dragon. The blade is engraved with Japanese script.
Dagger
This is one of a pair of daggers. It has a curving blade and a brass sheath decorated with moulded lines and shapes. The handle of the dagger has lines of ebony and ivory, with red and white dotted inlay. ...
Dagger
This is one of a pair of daggers. It has a curving blade and a brass sheath decorated with moulded lines and shapes. The handle of the dagger has lines of ebony and ivory, with red and white dotted inlay. ...
Dagger
This is an Arabic dagger from Palestine. It has a curved metal blade and a brass handle and sheath. The handle and sheath are both decoarated with red and turquoise drops.
Dagger
This double curved dagger is from India. It has a brass sheath that is decorated with red fabric panels. The metal strap on the handle fits across the back of the hand.
Dagger
An ornamental, bronze, three edged blade dagger from the borders of Tibet, 1890. The dagger has an ornately cast handle formed by three faces, said to be the 'Dorje' or sacred thunderbolt. The dagger ...
Danzig Five Pfennig
Danzig aluminium-bronze 5 pfennig, 1932 Diameter 17mm The seaport of Danzig in Poland was established as a Free City at the end of World War I and remained so until Nazi occupation in 1939. The obverse ...
Davy Lamp used by Coal Miners
The top half of a miner's Davy lamp with a brass base and fixings. The lamp has a thick glass surround for the flame and a fine metal mesh cylinder. There is a hook on the top of the lamp.
Decorated Pewter Beaker
This pewter beaker is richly decorated with moulded scenes of a church, a monument and portraits. The beaker has: 'Freiburg / Breisgau' moulded on the side and is possibly a souvenir from Freiburg in ...
Decorative Fixing
This decorative fixing is from Japan. It is made of two pressed metal and bronze plates. The fixing is in the shape of a Samurai warrior and decorated with gilding.