RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 31st January, 2022
A lovey cast iron fire proof safe in good working order. Complete with its key, it is as fit for purpose today as it was the day it was made. Showing great patina, these safes now make lovely side tables in an industrial style interior or as a stand-alone talking point in any room.
Reference Number: B7682
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird native to Madagascar. Standing as high as 3.4 metres and weighing up to 500kg, the Elephant Bird was undoubtedly the largest bird ever to have lived. Compared to even the largest modern ostrich (up to 8 feet high and weighing 300lbs) it was far taller and thicker-set with its far more muscular legs. A comparable species in terms of size is the Moa of New Zealand, which are also now extinct. The Elephant Bird roamed the plateaus and forest of Madagascar until their extinction sometime between the 14th and 17th centuries.
Reference Number: B7680/G2166
A superb three-piece sideboard consisting of two cabinets and one bank of drawers designed by Guido Faleschini for Hermes, France, circa 1970. Hermes barely needs any introduction: it is probably the most famous firm in the world known principally for its workmanship of leather goods of the highest quality. The French luxury goods manufacturer established in 1837 specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewellery, watches and ready-to-wear items. It has had a string of notable designers over the years, including household names like Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Reference Number: B7685