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Some antiques are difficult to classify or could easily be classified in several different categories. It is possible that when looking in one categ…

Some antiques are difficult to classify or could easily be classified in several different categories. It is possible that when looking in one category the item you are looking for may be hiding away in another category and you may miss it.

These pages are the secret place that we use to keep all of those items that are difficult to categorise and which should be browsed regularly in the tradition of visiting an antiques fair or arcade where the items on offer are often presented in no particular order.

Regent Antiques always offers a fine range of collectables and other items such as military memorabilia, autographs and prints, sporting memorabilia, scientific instruments, and so on.

If you were taking a leisurely stroll around our London showroom you would of course see our huge range of antiques and collectable items all laid out before you in no particular order. A journey of discovery where you might see something you didn’t even know you wanted - or existed. In this category we have tried to recreate that experience - we hope you enjoy it and that you visit it regularly.

This is one category of our website where collectors really should visit often as we are constantly replacing sold items with new ones and no-one ever knows with any certainty what will be coming into stock next. Expect to see such things as binoculars, telescopes, signed prints, musical instruments and quirky storage boxes.

Here are just a few items that may not have dedicated categories of their own but which might still be of interest to you:

Hats, including antique top hats, gloves and other interesting items of clothing.

Fancy a top hat? We often have several examples of antique top hats and other items of headgear for you to peruse.

Antique Gramophones & Musical Instruments

Of course we stock the iconic HMV gramophones that adorn many a music room, bar, hotel lobby or in fact anywhere that people congregate and take time to consider just how much the art, (or is it a science?) of sound reproduction has evolved over the last century or so. We also put the methods of making that sound, well music to be precise, into this category as well and you will find many examples of antique musical instruments here for you to enjoy.

Rugs, Boxes, Taxidermy and How about a Silver Skull?

Yes, at the time of writing we did have a skull up for sale - not a real one through! This one is much nicer. This is also the place to find antique rugs and antique taxidermy items.

If You Can’t Visit Our Showroom, Please Take the Time to Check This Category and Take a Look at Our Range of Unusual and Rare Antique Items

If you see an antique rug, antique top hat, antique musical instrument or any of the unusual items we offer for sale on our website and would like to see them in person, then a visit to our north London showrooms is a must. But if you cannot visit and collect the item you want in person, please rest assured that our specialist team will pack it carefully and ship it to almost any destination worldwide.

We would however ask you to obtain a shipping quotation before making a purchase, quoting the unique reference number on the item’s description page. If you are located in the UK mainland you will be pleased to discover that we can ship your purchases to you free of charge.

Our large North London showroom is open to the public for viewing every weekday between 10am to 5pm and if weekdays are a problem for you then please also be aware that we also open occasionally on Saturdays so that you can see the antique items you are interested in. Please see the homepage of this website for our current opening hours including up-to-date Saturday opening arrangements as we do not open on Saturday every week.

You don’t need an appointment to come and view our range of antiques or other items but if you need to speak to one of our in house experts then it is worth calling in advance to make sure that there is someone on hand to answer your questions and help you when you make your visit.

Our north London showroom is very easy to find and it is conveniently located close to public transport links, including Manor House tube station which is on the Piccadilly Line and which is just a stone’s throw away. You will often find many examples of antique musical instruments, antique gramophones, antique top hats and other antique items on display, but if you are travelling to see a particular item please call first to make sure that it is still available for viewing as we would not want you to make a wasted journey.

If you cannot visit the showroom and you have questions about any of our fascinating and unusual items or any of our other antique and collectable pieces then you are always welcome to contact us by telephone or email using the contact details found at the top of every product description page.

Please also be sure to quote the unique item reference number when contacting us in order to avoid confusion as we stock many items that are similar and could be mistaken for one another.

Please also be sure to check our notes as to the condition and dimensions of the item you wish to buy before purchasing to ensure that it meets your expectations and that it will fit into the space you have in mind for it.

We would ask you please to also study carefully the gallery of photographs that we provide with each item description in order to fully satisfy yourself as to its condition. If in doubt please contact us for an appraisal of the piece in question.

Finally, please remember to sign up for our free new item notification service which ensures that we will send to you weekly notifications of any fresh arrivals that appear in your categories of interest, giving you an edge over our other customers when you are looking for items which are in great demand. Please click HERE to receive these notifications. After all, you don’t want to miss finding that special or unusual item that you’ve been searching for and which may not come up for sale again in the future!

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Ref: A5084
Antique Art Deco Drakes Silver Plated Beef Carving Trolley C1930

Antique Art Deco Drakes Silver Plated Beef Carving Trolley C1930

A magnificent and rare fully restored antique Art Deco silver plate meat serving cart, by Drakes of Brewer Street, London, circa 1930 in date.  Serve your roast beef in style!! This stunning trolley is suitable for serving cooked meats such as roast beef, lamb, and turkey. It features a vented silver plated locking retractable revolving dome which opens to a detachable well and water tank over a spirit burner. The trolley has as an aluminium carving board for meat, this can be removed to reveal a silver plated fitted salver for serving meat and fish. It has a vented screw knob for filling the tank with water  and for steam to escape. The sides are fitted with handles and a detachable plate holder, set upon an oval cabriole leg base.   The center shelf is fitted with an oval silver plated utensil tray mounted on four rubberized wheels along with original castors. This superb piece was crafted by perhaps London's finest silversmith of the time, Drakes Silversmiths of Brewer Street, London W1. It is a Drakes model MINI, No: 1729, one if the most desirable models that they made, with the revolving dome which makes it very easy to use. This truly exceptional piece is offered in superb fully restored overall condition. Condition: In really excellent condition the showwood having been beautifully repolished in our workshops, the silver plated parts have all been beautifully replated by a top London silversmith, please see photos for confirmation.  

Dimensions in cm:

Height 119 x Width 97 x Depth 53

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 foot, 11 inches x Width 3 foot, 2 inches x Depth 1 foot, 9 inches

£10,500.00
Ref: 08143 x
Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour C1860 19th C

Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour C1860 19th C

This is a gorgeous Victorian Grand Tour amboyna, ebonised and ormolu mounted Bonheur Du Jour or Ladies Writing Desk, circa 1860 in date. This superb cabinet would have been used to display and highlight items purchased on the Grand Tour, a  traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means.  Surmounted by decorative pierced brass galleries, it is made from amboyna and rare thuya wood, the whole decorated throughout with hand painted Sevres porcelain plaques depicting Madam Dubarry and Madam De Montesson, and floral sprays, with exquisite ormolu mounts and king wood crossbanding , it is an example of superb quality and design.  This desk has a large central  drawer which is also has a pull out slide  that is fitted with an inset gold tooled burgundy leather writing surface. It is flanked by two further drawers,  over a mirror backed two shelf undertier and raised on elegant turned feet. The gorgeous grain and colour  of the amboyna and the thuya,  the multitude of hand painted Sevres porcelain plaques ensures that this cabinet will get noticed wherever it is placed.  The interior of the central drawer bears  an enamel plaque inscribed   “Manufactured by Druce & Co, 68,69 & 58 Baker Street,  Portman Square" Druce & Co were a London based cabinet makers and sellers of high quality furniture in Baker Street. They were established in the 1840s and in the Marylebone Trade Directory of 1853 listed themselves as ‘Furnishers, Upholsterers and Upholders for clients of discernment’ An almost identical piece is illustrated in 19th Century European Furniture by Christopher Payne, page 313   Condition: In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.  

Dimensions in cm:

Height 145 x Width 132 x Depth 53

Height 64 - Kneehole

Dimensions in inches:

Height 4 foot, 9 inches x Width 4 foot, 4 inches x Depth 1 foot, 9 inches

Height 2 feet, 1 inch - Kneehole

£6,750.00
Ref: A5163
Antique Victorian Att Thurston Billiard Snooker and Life Pool Scoreboard 19thC

Antique Victorian Att Thurston Billiard Snooker and Life Pool Scoreboard 19thC

A fine and rare Antique Victorian Mahogany Billiard, Snooker and Life Pool wall mounted Scoreboard, attributed to Thurston & Co. London, circa 1880 in date.   The combined billiards, snooker and life pool scoreboard has many features including: Two glazed lockable cupboards for the balls. The billiard scorer has rollers with gold painted numbers, 0 to 100, and two slides to mark your score. The life pool board consists of 12 slides with coloured discs, each colour representing the player's cue ball, the colours being white, red, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black, spot white, spot red, spot yellow and spot green. Each slide when pulled out reveals three discs, one for each life. There are also 'stars' hidden, to mark extra lives. Fitted central to the scoreboard is a slate for keeping scores. Between the ball cupboards are 12 glazed compartments for each player to place their stake money for the game of life pool.  Once the money has been placed into the slots it cannot be retrieved until the game is over and the drawer is unlocked and opened. Upon opening the drawer the stake money drops into it to be collected.   The game of Life Pool can be played by a number of players, who form the pool. Each player has their own coloured ball and loses a life each time the ball is potted by an opponent. When a player loses all of his lives he is out of the game. Complete with working lock and key. Perfect for yur man cave!! Condition: In really good condition. As an antique item, the piece shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, it displays beautifully.  

Dimensions in cm:

Height 84 x Width 117 x Depth 17

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 3 foot, 10 inches x Depth 7 inches

£1,760.00
Ref: A5079
Antique Clydesdale Stud book collection and walnut open bookcase 20th C

Antique Clydesdale Stud book collection and walnut open bookcase 20th C

The Clydesdale Stud book. A collection of 67 Victorian and later hardback books  dating from 1885 to 1943 and a walnut and inlaid open bookcase. The bookcase has  two adjustable shelves, is made from burr walnut and has superb satin wood inlaid decoration. Passports and Registrations Pedigree Rules and Breeding Programme Introduction to our Rules and Breeding Programme   The Clydesdale Horse Society is constituted as a Limited Company, Limited by Guarantee.  It operates under a Memorandum and Articles of Association.  For the purposes of Breeding, historically it has produced a Stud Book which operates under rules of stet down and approved by it's Editing Committee. The Society's pedigree rules (updated in October 2020 at paragraph 1 specifically for the non discrimination statement included therein) are set out below.   Following the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union for all practical purposed effective from 1 January 2021, in conjunction with the Scottish Government and its application for Scotland to receive accreditation of third Country Listing following Brexit, the Society has created a new document entitled its Breeding Programme.   Dated: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952-1953. Inculding: The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume IX The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume VL Second Edition The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume XLVI  The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume Second Edition The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume X The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume XI The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume XLV The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume XLVI The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume 75 The Clydesdale Stud Book Volume 76 The Clydesdale Stud Book Retrospective Volume Condition: Good - consistent with age.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 22 x Width 7 x Depth 16 - Largest Book

Height 101 x Width 100 x Depth 32 - Bookcase

Dimensions in inches:

Height 9 inches x Width 3 inches x Depth 6 inches - Largest Book

Height 3 foot, 4 inches x Width 3 foot, 3 inches x Depth 1 foot, 1 inch - Bookcase

£1,750.00
Ref: A4752
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Pop Up Davenport Desk 19th C

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Pop Up Davenport Desk 19th C

This is a gorgeous and rare antique Victorian piano front burr walnut and marquetry inlaid  Davenport Desk, Circa 1870 in date. It is crafted from fabulous burr walnut and the hinged pull out writing slope features an inset gilt tooled green leather writing surface  and pen tray.   It has been wonderfully  made by a master craftsman, the quality of the work is breathtaking, and the burr walnut and boxwood inlaid decoration is of the highest quality. It is finished on all sides so that it can stand freely in the middle of a room, making it extremely versatile.   The Davenport has a door on one side that opens to reveal four satin wood drawers. They are perfectly sized for all the stationary you could possibly need, and ther are dummy drawers on the other side, making it not just a symbol of refinement but a practical furnishing as well.   The main talking point when showing it to friends is the  secret compartment at the rear on top  for letters, stamps, etc,. It rises up by itself when a hidden catch is pressed by an ingenious system of pulleys and a hidden weight.   It stands on its original brass and porcelain castors.   It is an absolutely beautiful and perfectly formed piece of furniture which could be placed almost anywhere.   Complete with working locks and key. Condition:   In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed, in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.    

Dimensions in cm:

Height 90 x Width 57 x Depth 56

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

£3,200.00
Ref: A4755
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk C1860 19th C

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk C1860 19th C

This is a gorgeous antique Victorian piano front Davenport Desk, Circa 1860 in date. It is crafted from fabulous burr walnut and the hinged pull out writing slope features an inset gilt tooled green leather writing surface, space for ink bottles and the pen tray.   It has been wonderfully  made by a master craftsman, the quality of the work is breathtaking, and the burr walnut is of the highest quality. It is finished on all sides so that it can stand freely in the middle of a room, making it extremely versatile.   The Davenport has four drawers on one side, perfectly sized for all the stationary you could possibly need, and dummy drawers on the other, making it not just a symbol of refinement but a practical furnishing as well.   The main talking point when showing it to friends is the  secret compartment at the rear on top  for stationary, letters, stamps, etc,. It rises up by itself when a hidden catch is pressed by an ingenious system of pulleys and a hidden weight.   It stands on its original bun feet fitted with recessed brass and porcelain castors.   It is an absolutely beautiful and perfectly formed piece of furniture which could be placed almost anywhere.   Complete with working locks and key. Condition:   In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed, in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.    

Dimensions in cm:

Height 92 x Width 57 x Depth 60

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 foot x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 2 feet

£3,200.00

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