Ikon
This ikon is from Russia. The ikon features Saint Nicholas of Myra and cyrillic text. The ikon has been painted and gilded on a rectangular wooden block.
Ikon
This ikon is from Russia. The ikon features an unidentified Russian saint. The ikon has been painted and gilded on wooden. It has a metal cover and a ring at the top.
Ink Stand
This is an ink stand from India. It is made from from carved and polished stone that is decorated with carved leaves. The ink stand is contained within a wooden box.
Jet Jewellery
Jet is a form of coal, which was formed from the compressed and chemically altered remains of plants that lived 170 million years ago.
The north eastern town of Whitby, Yorkshire, became the centre, ...
Jewellery Box
This is an Oriental building shaped box. The front of the house opens to reveal four removable boxes inside. The lid is in the shape of a roof, and can be removed to make two trays. There are also two ...
Jigsaw Puzzle
A Eurograph jigsaw depicting a map of Europe during World War I. It includes details of trenches and some of the pieces are in the shape of army equipment. The pieces are stored in a calico bag.
Kingsbury. Holt Hall staircase
Staircase in Holt Hall, Kingsbury. 1935
Knife
This is a wooden knife. It is decorated with scorched lines and shapes.
Knob-Kerri
A wooden stick with a large knob handle.
Knob-Kerri
A wooden stick with a large knob handle.
Knob-Kerri
A wooden stick with a large knob handle.
Kreiss Knife
A knife, from Kelatan, which has an ornately carved wooden handle. The knife has a brass fixing at the top, a decorated oval shaft, and a curving metal blade. The knife has a simplified Jawa Demam type ...
Kreiss Knife
A knife with an ornately carved wooden handle which has a brass fixing at the top. The knife has a decorated oval shaft and a straight metal blade. It has a Straits type sheath and a Jawa Demam type handle. ...
Kukri
This Gurkha's knife with sheath is known as a kukri. The knife has a curving metal blade and a carved wooden handle. There is an engraved decoration along the blunt edge of the knife, and an embossed ...
Kukri
This Gurkha's knife with sheath is known as a kukri. The knife has a curving metal blade and a wooden handle. It has engraved decoration along the blunt edge and on a metal plate at the end of the handle. ...
Lace Box - open
This wooden box was used to store lace by local author George Eliot. In common with many Victorian ladies George Eliot adorned her clothing with lace.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local ...
Lace Box - sale label
Interesting provenance label on the lid of the lace box. This refers to the sale by the estate of Mrs Charles Lee Lewes at Sotheby's 27 June 1923. [see Painting of Dante for another item from this sale].
This ...
Lace-making Stool
A wooden stool, part of a lace making model.