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Corkscrews
A German steel open frame corkscrew with side rack. The handle with a hanging ring leads to a threaded shank, and the second shaft has a machined side rack. Once the cork is penetrated the flat steel side wind raising handle pulls the cork from the bottle. This design has a cork ejector, the claws on the base of the second shaft, which helps eject the drawn cork from the perfect centre cut bladed worm by turning the handle in the opposite direction, without having to hold the cork. This example is marked “F OTTO MULLER” on the frame.
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An all-steel James Heeley & Sons double lever corkscrew with the original copper bronze wash. This example marked “JAMES HEELEY & SONS 6006 PATENT DOUBLE LEVER” on the handle and ‘A 1 PATENT’ on the arms. Neville Smith Heeley trading as James Heeley and Sons of Graham Street, Birmingham was granted a patent No. 6,006 on the 23rd of April 1888 for this design.
A rare sliding frame version of Edwin Wolverson’s ‘Signet’ corkscrew. This simple open frame mounted on the shank allows for centering the perfect Archimedean worm. This example is marked with a British registered design lozenge for 14 January 1876 number 297635. This was granted to Edwin Wolverson 131½, Gt. Hampton Street, Birmingham.
A Scandinavian straight pull cast pewter corkscrew with a representation of Ivan Bratt (1878- 1956) holding a bottle and glass in his outstretched arms. He was a Swedish politician who introduced the state – owned alcohol monopoly in 1917. He was detested for the introduction of the S. C. Bratt system which limited the purchase of no more than four litres of alcohol per month per person. This example marked “SWENSKIT TENN” (Swedish Pewter) under the back.
A chrome plated all steel mechanical corkscrew known as the ‘Bodega’. This was after Ernst Scharff’s 1899 German patent. This example marked “MADE ITALY” on the frame.
An American hollow brass handled bell cap corkscrew by Reed & Barton with internal rolling ball, the bell cap designed by Walker. The handle moulded with a figure of Baccus and grape vines and is marked “REED & BARTON’ on one side and “42 BN” on the other.
A Swedish straight pull corkscrew with a representation of a nude woman seductively eating grapes. This is marked “C.V.H” on the shank for the firm of Carl Victor Heljestrand (1816-1861).
Glass
Victorian parcel gilt silver mounted, cut glass claret jug marked for London 1868 by George Fox.
Continental ‘800’ silver mounted, cut glass claret jug stamped with four French import marks in use from 1st July 1864 until 30th June 1893 for imported articles.
Early 20th century Tiffany Favrile glass vase by Louis Comfort Tiffany inscribed “1529-43832 L C Tiffany – Favrile” to the base.
Silver
Pair of silver Sabbath candlesticks marked for London 1924 by Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co.
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Victorian silver novelty Owl mustard pot marked for London 1859 by Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox.
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A magnificent two pillar cast brass corkscrew surmounted with a satyr embracing the handle. The two columns are caryatids and they stand on the bottle collar that allows centering of the perfect centre cut bladed worm. In Italian representations of a satyr as a man, he has a goat’s ears, tail, legs and horns. This may suggest Italy as the source for this design. Circa 1860.
A magnificent mid-19th century English cast brass and steel corkscrew with a serpent design handle.
A French straight pull cast brass corkscrew with the handle in the form of a revolver.
A rare English straight pull brass and steel corkscrew marked “THE UNION”.
A Swedish straight pull corkscrew with a representation of Bacchus squeezing a bunch of grapes by the firm of Carl Victor Heljestrand (1816-1861).
A rare French straight pull corkscrew with a folding handle containing a cork press. This example is marked “PORT ?? B SGDG” on the top.
A magnificent mid-19th century English cast brass and steel corkscrew with an Indian lion head handle. Probably made as part of a travelling set, this is one of the finest examples we have come across. Perfect centre cut bladed worm with point. Circa 1860. (Provenance: Bert Giulian Collection 2024).
A German chrome plated cast decorative corkscrew with two girls forming the frame, having a swivel-over collar on the revolving handle. This is shown in the Thuringian catalogues as Reissmann’s patent.
A Swedish cast bronze straight pull corkscrew with a representation of a Dutch man wearing clogs with his head stuck in a barrel.
A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides.
German open framed steel corkscrew by Valentin Rasch of Zella St. Blasii and this was his German Patent No. 20,803 granted on the 14th of March 1882.
A French chrome plated corkscrew marked “THE BUTLER”, TRADE MARK, MADE IN FRANCE”
A French mechanical all steel propeller type corkscrew known as the ‘Aero’.
An English open frame two pillar corkscrew with a fixed wing nut handle retailed by B B WELLS of 431 WEST ST STRAND.
A rare German ‘Waiters Friend’ corkscrew with celluloid scales in the form of an Art Nouveau styled mermaid by GRAEFT & SCHMIDT.
An all-steel example of Stephen Plant’s 1884 corkscrew marked “WULFRUNA”.
An Italian mechanical brass, two pillar open frame, rack corkscrew marked “A. BARLACCHI FIRENZE” on the frame.
A magnificent English all-steel multi-tool folding bow containing eleven tools marked “C BARRETT 144 FLEET ST”.
An Italian steel slotted closed barrel frame corkscrew marked “F TONELLI PARMA”.
An Italian two pillar brass corkscrew with turned wooden handle.
A bronze straight pull corkscrew with a representation of Bacchus squeezing a bunch of grapes.
