John Speed - 1610 - County Map - Bedford Shire

"Performed by John Speed...Are to be sold at Pope's-Head Alley, against the Exchange by George Humble...Cum Privilegio"

Framed and glazed 16 1/4  x  21 1/2 inches
Probably later hand colouring...plan of Bedforde to upper right corner
decorated coats of arms - Dukes of Bedford - Bedfordshire

Priced  at  £ 550-00

Geometric design British Butterflies and Moths
late Victorian or Edwardian

Framed and glazed in currently wall hanging display cabinet
18 inches square - two inches deep  

In very good condition - many different varieties
many dozens of exhibits

*SOLD*

Original Poster for "Das Magazin" weekly magazine

dating from late 1920's Germany
very minor wear - few drawing pin holes - crease centrefold
colours bright and clear 

19  x  13 1/4 inchs

***SOLD***

STUNNING ITALIAN MICRO-MOSAIC PHOTO FRAME

This beautiful example is 7 1/2 inchs deep and  6 1/4 inchs wide

Probably Victorian. The frame was recently professionally cleaned however, no restoration has been undertaken.

Top wire ropework slightly  loose and the back hanging clip has long since been missing.

Keeble receives plenty of criticism for the grissly Captain, I have to admit that a pretty child would enhance this frame

Assembled from very small pieces of glass, the variegation and colour co-ordination adds to the effectiveness.

Only a few minor pieces are missing, this would readily lend to restoration. if required.

PRICED AT A REALISTIC £650

PLAN OF SHERBORNE. Originally published Oct 1st 1814

Quality facsimile limited to 200 copies   16  x  19 inch identical size
Originally printed for Hutchins "Sherborne"  -  seldom found nowadays

PRINTED ON TEXTURED PAPER

Watercolour wash to highlight rivers and focal points
The 1814 plan was drawn and reduced in 1802 by Jos Ayres,
from Sherborne plan taken from the survey by J.Ladd in 1735
The plan is of particular interest as it pre- dates the railway line,
"New Road" for Sherborne Castle and development of lower town

Published by  Keeble Antiques Dec 2000

PRICED AT £ 20

Lower image Cheap Street and Abbey detail 

ATTRACTIVE CHESS BOARD

This very interesting example was probably Victorian.

It is believed that the outer small fruitwood pieces were re-laid ,on the pine wood base to which the centre pieces were then added.

The outer pieces indicate that they could easily have previously been part of an 18th  Italian piece of furntiure.

Presumably designed as a board, at some stage legs were fitted.

Then horror of horrors, a plant pot was left on. This has caused the inner surface to raise - but restoration would be readily possible.

Outer dimensions 23 inches square - few minor outer pieces missing.

PRICED AT A VERY REALISTIC £300