We'll start 2023 with a duck
A late Qing Republic Chinese cloisonne box and cover in the form of a duck, 25 x 18cm, with wonderful enamel colours. A very splendid...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
5% discount is available for the rest of January.
For administrative ease, we will refund the 5% immediately on acquisition. Thank you and Happy New Year
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Dec 17, 20222 min read
What can we find for you?
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? 1. So, you might just be looking at the website in the hope of finding something you want, without knowing...
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Dec 15, 20221 min read
A silver ruler, perfect !!!
A splendid heavy solid silver ruler made in 1991, 73.2 grams, inscribed 1975, 1995, 29 June, with hallmarks, makers mark RC, 6 inches/15...
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Dec 15, 20221 min read
A simple silver box maybe?
J C Vickery were gold and silversmith retailers based in Regent Street, London from 1890. The company held a large number of Royal...
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pluperfectpresents
Dec 14, 20221 min read
So, you think they have everything? Wrong!
An ancient Roman toothpick in the form of a serpent, 5cm Quite hard to compute at all, let alone to date precisely but concertina time...
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Dec 13, 20222 min read
What else can we do !
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? 1. So, you might just be looking at the website in the hope of finding something you want, without knowing...
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pluperfectpresents
Dec 12, 20221 min read
A charming Autumnal picture
accepting that it is not winter!! An evocative and charming Bryan Conway signed watercolour, 52.7 x 34.2, framed and glazed. This looks...
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pluperfectpresents
Dec 11, 20221 min read
LOOK AT THE DETAIL
You can read the story on the website. But, just look at the detail. The expression on the camels' faces. and the guy being lowered...
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pluperfectpresents
Dec 10, 20221 min read
So, you think they have everything?
You are quite wrong! See the website for, you've guessed it, a Roman toothpick. Quite hard to compute at all, let alone to date precisely...
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pluperfectpresents
Dec 7, 20222 min read
A supernatural Tibetan Dzi bead
These natural agates bear an extraordinary weight of myth and fable that makes them an irresistible amulet for the only slightly...
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pluperfectpresents
Dec 6, 20222 min read
Not what it seems !
Sadly we fear this fascinating collage, 29.5 x 27cm ex frame and mount, is a contemporaneous homage in the style of the important...
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pluperfectpresents
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Very typical of Munthe
Gergard Arij Ludwig Morgenstjerne Munthe 1875-1927 was originally from Norway, educated at the art school in Dusseldorf.He was the nephew...
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pluperfectpresents
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Scent Bottles with our bath oil!!
We have a stock of early 20th century cut glass scent decanters, approx 10-14cm high, which we are selling with 30 mls of our Pluperfect...
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pluperfectpresents
Nov 29, 20222 min read
How to survive as a Dispatch Clerk
A DISPATCH CLERK’S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL IN TWELVE CRITICAL POINTS 1. Make sure you have a big, solid Sellotape dispenser. Getting a...
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pluperfectpresents
Nov 24, 20221 min read
Dinosaur tooth?
Well, probably not......but a pretty impressive 20cms tall fossil spike. This curious fossil spike has yet to be identified by the...
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pluperfectpresents
Nov 24, 20221 min read
A Horse. Overweight, possibly?!
Chinese filled gilt bronze Chi Lin, 16.5cm long This Chi Lin is more horse than dragon, slightly embarrassed perhaps by the added charm...
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pluperfectpresents
Nov 22, 20221 min read
A proper boot jack
Good working order but some damage to wood commensurate with age We remember boot jacks like these by the back doors of grandparents’...
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pluperfectpresents
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Various Scent bottles, with scent!!
Cut glass scent decanters with Pluperfect essential oil We have a stock of early 20th century cut glass scent decanters, approx 10-14cm...
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pluperfectpresents
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Sourcing: what is the secret?
1. The trick is to buy what you like. But make sure it is sellable at a reasonable price. After buyers commission (30%?), possible...
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