The decorative section covers a vast array of antiques from sewing items, writing and desk requisites, so you will find inkwells & desk items, blotters, pens, calendars along with sewing and writing boxes and cases.
Antique writing boxes and slopes
Collecting antique writing accessories is an interesting part of social history. The writing paraphanalia used includes pen knives, blotters, ink wells, penstands and ink stands as well as antique pens and antique writing cases, boxes and writing slopes.
Decoration will include shagreen, toleware, ormolu, Tunbridgeware, marquetry, parquetry and inlay. The Victorians used all manner of decorative materials from Papier Mache to porcupine quills, mother of pearl and gold leaf to embellish and enhance their collectables, whereas the Georgian and Regency periods relied more upon the shape and form of an item which may have been made in oak, mahogany, rosewood, walnut or more exotic and rare woods
Collectors have a choice of subjects and can limit their specialism to a sport such as golf or horse racing, or a theme like a particular maker, or area such as Scottish or Welsh antiques.
Decorative antiques will include metal ware including brass, copper and iron. In this section you will find vintage toys, treen and boxes.
Antique boxes make up a section on their own with work boxes, sewing boxes, writing boxes, musical boxes, games compendiums, candle boxes and jewellery boxes. The Victorians in particular loved ornate boxes. We can find a wide variety of tea caddies through the antique search service.
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