Sterling Silver Toast Rack by Carrington & Co, 1923. Boxes

Sterling Silver Toast Rack by Carrington & Co, 1923. BoxesA charming sterling silver toast rack, fully hallmarked for Carrington & Co, Birmingham, 1923. The firm of Carrington was named after its founder John Bodman Carrington who established his manufacturing business at 130 Regent Street, London. He was listed as a silversmith, goldsmith and jeweller working from the London premises of the Birmingham silversmiths G. R. Collis & Co. The business was re styled Carrington & Co in 1880 and the firm specialised

A charming 19th century oak milking stool of rectangular form with four turned legs

The veneered front lifts to reveal a swing mirror

Rowland Ward developed a treatment for rhino skins which turned them into semi-opaque material that could be polished

London in 1885

seducing women through his cunning and charm

A stunning walnut and coromandel writing slope by Betjemann & Sons

depicting Romeo & Juliet on the balcony after a theatrical lithograph advertising a performance of the play

The box remains in a very good condition with only light scratches consistent with age

Tight binding

The pull-out map remains present

Weight: 43 grams

19th century