M.Goldstein

Horse skull wearing the kind of bridle mask pit ponies wore for protection in the mid 19th Century.

Despite its workaday or utilitarian origins, the head casts quite a dark, tortured figure.  Almost a ceremonial mask and when mounted on this bespoke stand it has a dignified presence.

Cast iron early 20th Century eagles. Each is heavy enough to be a very effective doorstop. Very regal.

Two-colour screenprint onto brown cardboard. By overlapping the colours to create shadows and even mixing them for the logo, this piece of packaging from the 1960’s illustrates the beauty of simplicity in design.

Original Pop Art.

1930s fine lace négligée in pale pink with delicate ribbon detail.

Flattering sheer capped sleeves, unusual rosette detail and pouch pocket.

Boudoir attire or racy daywear.

Wooden folk art clogs. Early 20th Century French. The strange thing about them is that they are subtly carved to suggest a traditional English Oxford shoe.

Clever clogs.

An oil painting on canvas, early 1950s, signed ‘Bridge’ of an American Indian chief.

A strong profile, vividly painted head dress and optimistic feeling in a cartoon-esque style.

Wooh wooh wooh wooh wooh!!

Two mid-twentieth century needlepoint samplers by Enid Stewart.

Instead of enjoying in the traditional way behind glass we have transformed them into soft furnishing folk art. Lovely duck down filling means you can enjoy these one-offs in comfort and place as you please to best display the fine needlework.

But where’s the J?

Up until the twentieth century in Europe and North America, male and female children were often dressed alike in petticoats with long hair, until “breeching” occurred when boys between the age of 3 and 7 would wear their first masculine clothes.

This solemn little boy is oil on canvas in the Flemish 17th Century style, painted more recently, possibly early 20th Century.

Nice pair of legs. Delicate glazed porcelain pins poured into faded gilt high heels.

Mounted on a gilt chain these cheeky legs nestled in your decolletage would catch the eye. Edwardian sauce.

Super giant “O”.

The joy of the “O” is that it can represent a hole, a circle, an initial, an exclamation…it’s symmetrical which is always a good thing aesthetically…and this one is a biggie at 96cm.

More “O” to love.