Antique French Brass and Ebonised Wood Crucifix – Cast Corpus Christi and Sacred Heart Motifs (c.19th Century) antique oriental vase with attractive figuring to the

with attractive figuring to the beech and rich colour throughout

but with the advent of the ballpoint pen in the 60s and a shift towards making budget pens meant the company fell on hard times

Small Smiths astral ladies English watch face 1

making this tin not just a charming storage solution but a wonderful decorative talking point

a pretty twisted metal handle to the top

Antique French Brass and Ebonised Wood Crucifix – Cast Corpus Christi and Sacred Heart Motifs (c.19th Century) antique oriental vase with attractive figuring to theA 19th century French wall crucifix constructed in ebonised wood with a brass outer frame, fitted with a cast brass corpus and devotional emblems. The cross has brass terminals and small fixing pins typical of period French workshop manufacture. The centre is decorated with a pierced Sacred Heart motif, and above the corpus is an applied brass INRI scroll and radiant sunburst. The corpus itself is well modelled with pronounced detailing to the anatomy