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.

Three hand-embroidered linen drawstring bags which are unused. Perhaps mid-40’s, they’re too good to hide away. Keep your smalls inside. Very washday chic.

The obsession with rare hats continues at M.Goldstein…

This 19th Century Billingsgate Fish Market porter’s hat is our most recent acquisition. Wood, leather and hobnail in construction, it is certainly a heavy hat. The flat top was so that cases of fish could be carried on top of the head and the wide brim directed fish guts away from the face. An interesting and rare artefact. Despite the fact of it’s Victorian London history, in look and construction it has the appearance of primitive headwear.

Hard hats must be worn.

A utilitarian object transformed into Pop Art. A well-used, obviously very handy working oversized bulldog clip. A really unique object for creative display but also in it’s own right has the presence of a Readymade.

As soon as we brought this screen into the shop yesterday it transformed the space. A woven reproduction of artist Marchetti’s late 18th Century interior scene has an air of grandeur and the scale alone adds drama to a space. Very theatrical.
Fin.

Announcing M.Goldstein’s latest acquisition: The fitted interior of Bates gentlemen’s hatters, formerly at 21a Jermyn Street, St James. The reason we have been closed for two weeks is for the removing of this Victorian mahogany interior from the original location and then relocating it to our Hackney Road premises. Already it looks like it’s always been here.