Glass
Glass

17 Products

Art
Art

10 Products

Silver
Silver

240 Products

Clocks
Clocks

11 Products

Corkscrews
Corkscrews

50 Products

Copper/Brass
Copper/Brass

17 Products

Collectables
Collectables

43 Products

The Old Corkscrew is currently exhibiting at the ART & ANTIQUES FAIR

Olympia 2016 – 27 June – 3 July 2016.

Olympia, London, Hammersmith Road, W148UX
Gallery Stand 8

Please click on the pictures below to take you directly to the fair and view our stock.

The Old Corkscrew is based in Franschhoek, South Africa. This picturesque town which is nestled in the winelands of the Western Cape is a comfortable fifty minute drive from Cape Town. Franschhoek known as the ’Food and Wine Capital’ of South Africa, boasts more than thirty five restaurants many situated on award winning wine farms.

Opened in 1994 this unique shop is one of the premier antique dealerships in the country. It specialises in exceptional pieces covering silver, decorative arts and the unusual. A strong emphasis on wine related antiques, including Africa’s largest collection of antique corkscrews has ensured it is a firm favourite with both local and international visitors.

Exceptional Pieces

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Victorian silver mounted porcelain scent bottle marked for Birmingham 1900, the silver by Henry Bushell & Co and the Porcelain by Lock & Co.

R8,950.00
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A Scottish silver mounted Highlander’s Dress Dirk ensuite with its matching knife and fork, all set with carved ebony grips in the traditional Celtic weave pattern and mounted with amethyst coloured glass terminals, Circa 1870.

R29,500.00

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Art Deco silver christening cup marked for Birmingham 1934 by Charles S Green & Co Ltd.

R6,950.00
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Art Deco silver sugar spoon marked for London 1930 by H.G. Murphy.

R9,900.00
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Arts & Crafts silver beaker marked for Birmingham 1922 by Albert Edward Jones.

R12,500.00
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Victorian silver mounted porcelain scent bottle marked for Birmingham 1900, the silver by Henry Bushell & Co and the Porcelain by Lock & Co.

R8,950.00
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Victorian silver crimped rim sugar dish marked for London 1884 showing the influence of Christopher Dresser by Hukin & Heath.

R29,500.00
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Art Deco silver trophy marked for Birmingham 1939 by C T Burrows & Sons.

R5,950.00
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Victorian silver sweet dish marked for London 1894 by John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater.

R28,500.00
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 Art Deco silver gravy boat marked for Sheffield 1940 by Stower & Wragg Ltd.

R9,950.00
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Victorian silver milk jug marked for Chester 1900 by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes.

R8,950.00
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Art Deco silver beer mug marked for Sheffield 1946 by H. Fisher & Co.

R14,500.00
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George III silver milk jug marked for London 1810 by Duncan Urquhart & Naphtali Hart.

R6,950.00
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Victorian silver sweet basket marked for Sheffield 1897 by James Dixon & Sons Ltd.

R24,500.00
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Early 20th century American sterling silver posy holder marked on both sides ‘STERLING’.

R9,950.00
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Art Deco silver rose bowl marked for Birmingham 1927 by Alexander Clark & Co Ltd.

R29,500.00
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Arts & Crafts silver caddy spoon marked for Birmingham 1918 by Albert Edward Jones.

R16,500.00
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Scottish Provincial silver mounted deer hoof inkwell by Ferguson and Macbean of Inverness with hallmarks for Edinburgh 1891.

R27,800.00
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Victorian silver tazza marked for Birmingham 1884 by Elkington & Co.

R29,500.00
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Russian ‘84’ silver Ethrog box marked for Moscow 1908-1917 by Vasily Pulyartky.

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Russian silver trompe l’oeil tea glass holder with a basket weave pattern probably by Alexander Stromov (1865-1875). Marked for St. Petersburg 1880 by an unknown Assay master 1877-1891.

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Victorian cast silver christening set in original case marked for London 1858 by Francis Higgins II.

R17,500.00
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Pair of Victorian silver sweet dishes with a nautical theme marked for Sheffield 1892 by Atkin Brothers.

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Five piece Scottish Victorian silver tea service in the Indian style marked for Glasgow 1871, 1888 and 1898 by James Murray.

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Pair of Victorian cast silver dessert stands marked for London 1864 /1879 by Robert Garrard II.

R245,000.00
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William IV silver tea pot marked for London 1831 by Paul Storr.

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Art Deco sterling silver, single wheel Dunhill watch lighter. The watch signed ‘DUNHILL FAB. SUISSE’ and the case ‘ALFRED DUNHILL PARIS PAT. NO.143752’.

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Pair of small Edwardian cast silver candlesticks marked for London 1907 by George Fox.

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Edwardian novelty silver letter opener marked for London 1903 in the form of an Indian kukri by Edwin Henry Watts.

R17,500.00
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Art

A French Napoleon III (1852-1870) parcel-gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock cast from the model by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887).

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A carved stone pendant marking the Rand Rebellion, an armed uprising of white miners in the Witwatersrand in 1922. Inscribed to the front ‘F. Hiles’ alongside an applied red glass bead and on the back ‘Red Revolt 1922’. 

R4,950.00
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Art Deco silver and enamel travelling strut clock marked for Birmingham 1926 by Walker & Hall (overstriking another maker).

R19,500.00
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Silver presentation salver marked for Birmingham 1971, Presented to Paramount Chief Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima by Sir Alec Douglas-Home by Asprey & Co Ltd.

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Art deco silver and enamel travelling clock marked for Birmingham 1928 by Henry Matthews.

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Victorian silver cigar case marked for Birmingham 1894 and presented to Jack G. Curry from Sir Abe Bailey, Xmas 1895 by George Unite.

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Rare South African Sterling Silver Presentation trowel inscribed ‘Presented to His Excellency The Hon: Sir Walter Francis Hely Hutchinson KCMG, On his laying the foundation Stone of, New Colonial Offices, Pietermaritzburg Mar 1897’

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Russian ‘84’ silver and enamel salt spoon marked for Moscow, circa 1880.

R7,800.00
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Two cased sets of six Japanese Sterling silver teaspoons by Sadajiro (of) Musashiya. Import marks for London 1893 & 1894 by Liberty & Co.

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English Victorian gold plated posy holder. Circa 1890.

R4,500.00
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A late 19th century French gilt bronze and porcelain mounted eight-day mantel clock.

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Indian silver goblet in the “Coriander flower pattern” Lucknow. Circa 1870.

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American Sterling silver sovereign case by Tiffany & Co, embossed ‘Rosina Clay 8th October 1888’ 

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Set of four silver and enamel artist palette menu holders marked for Birmingham 1904 by Harry Emmanuel. Marked to the back with a British Registered design- Rd 432750. 

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Victorian silver pocket barometer marked for London 1895 by Thomas Wheeler.

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Edwardian silver epergne marked for Birmingham 1909 by Elkington & Co Ltd.

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Pair of Victorian silver chocolate moulds marked for Birmingham 1896, with Rd number 191501 by John William Caldicott.

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Augustus William Enness (British 1876-1948) Oil on canvas signed A. W. Enness. London – Hyde Park looking across South Carriage Drive with Wellington Arch in the distance.

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Tennyson Cole (British 1862 – September 1939) Mrs Dorothy Parker, Watercolour/gouache on paper signed Tennyson Cole.

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Rene Lalique ‘SOUDAN No. 1016’ vase. Circa 1930.

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Victorian silver and cut glass Claret Jug marked for London 1894, by Charles Edwards.

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A Rare Transvaal Brass Imperial Half Bushel Measure dated 1889. Inscribed: IMPERIAL HALF BUSHEL, GOVt OF THE TRANSVAAL,1889.

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Pair of Victorian silver chamber candlesticks by Paul Storr marked for London 1838.

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A William IV silver caster marked for London 1836 by Paul Storr for Robert Henry Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke and 9th Earl of Montgomery (1791-1862).

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Pair of William IV silver salvers by Paul Storr marked for London 1837, with engraved arms for the Campbell family.

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George III silver chamber candlestick marked for London 1819 by Edward Farrell.

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Victorian silver “Skyphos” cup marked for London 1899 by Edward Barnard & Sons.

R48,500.00
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Arts & Crafts silver beaker marked for London 1911 by the Guild of Handicraft.

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Elizabeth II silver stirrup cup with riding whip handle marked for Birmingham 1967 by Deakin & Francis Ltd.

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Art Deco silver Cocktail shaker and six cups marked for Sheffield 1938 by Frank Cobb & Co.

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Arts & Crafts silver bowl marked for London 1906 by the Guild of Handicraft.

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Russian silver gilt Empress Anna Ioanovna (1730-1740) beaker, marked for Moscow 1734.

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Rene Lalique ‘RAMPILLON’ vase. Circa 1927.

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Rene Lalique ‘LIERRE’ ‘Gobelet porte-cigarettes’. Circa 1920.

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Pair of Victorian silver wager cups marked for London 1893 by George Lambert (Lambert & Co)

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Rare Silver mounted glass decanter marked for Birmingham 1891, showing the influence of Christopher Dresser by Heath & Middleton.

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George III silver two handled tray marked for London 1805 by Thomas Hannam & John Crouch II.

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Victorian silver fruit / rose bowl marked for London 1890 by James Wakely & Frank Wheeler.

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George IV silver wine funnel marked for London 1829 by Edward, Edward junior, John & William Barnard.

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Pair of parcel gilt silver candelabra, London 1975 by Stuart Devlin.

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Victorian cast silver fox head stirrup cup, London 1867 by Edward Stockwell.

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Edwardian silver mounted tortoise table bell, Birmingham 1908.

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