Yoxall Antiques

27/09/2026

Item of the Week🥂

It’s been a few weeks since our last Item of the Week! We’ve had a wedding in the family, so between the build-up, the celebrations and the recovery afterwards🥴, the page has had to take a bit of a step back!

However, we’re back now – and the wedding leads us rather nicely into this week’s piece…

This beautiful silver wedding cup, hallmarked Sheffield 1901, has origins dating back to late 16th-century Germany, where examples were known as Jungfrauenbecher, or “maiden cups”.

The lady’s skirt forms one drinking vessel, with another smaller vessel pivoting between her raised arms. They later became commonly known as wager cups, with the challenge being to drink from both without spilling a drop!

They also had a long association with marriage, traditionally allowing the groom to drink from the skirt and the bride from the smaller vessel. Following a revival in the late 19th century, they became increasingly known as wedding cups – as we know them today.

This Sheffield example dates to 1901 and, at around 125 years old, remains in beautiful condition, with wonderful detail throughout.

Measurements:
Height – 10¼ inches
Width across the arms – 6½ inches
Diameter of base – 4¾ inches

Quite a fitting piece for our return after a wedding!💒

31/08/2026

Item of the Week 🕰️

This week’s piece is a beautiful late 19th-century Boulle clock, of classic balloon shape.

The front is finished with a rich red tortoiseshell veneer, beautifully contrasted by scrolling gilt bronze ormolu mounts. These ornate mounts frame the perimeter of the clock and continue down to form its decorative feet, giving the piece its distinctive and elegant appearance.

At the centre is a white enamel dial, with Roman numerals marking the hours and smaller Arabic numerals indicating the minutes. The clock is fitted with an eight-day key-wind movement and retains its original winding key.

Measurements:
Overall height, including ormolu – 12 inches
Width at widest point, including ormolu – 6 inches
Depth at widest point, including ormolu – 3 inches

A beautiful statement piece, full of character and detail.

23/08/2026

Item of the Week🐒

Something a little unusual this week - a scarcely seen 1950s monkey wall clock, full of character and charm.

Made from pine wood, the clock features a particularly quirky detail: the monkey’s moving eyes mark the passing seconds, while its tail acts as the pendulum.

The clock has a 30-hour, chain-wound movement, powered by a single weight in the form of a pine cone.

Over 70 years on, the clock remains in excellent working order, with its quirky features still working beautifully today.

Measurements:
Height: 7½ inches
Width: 4 inches
Depth: 1¾ inches

A wonderfully unusual little timepiece and a great example of the playful designs you occasionally come across from the 1950s.

Further photos in the comments👇

16/08/2026

Item of the Week

This unique aeroplane table lamp dates to around 1960 and is a wonderful example of quirky mid-century design.

Made from beech and brass, the lamp is cleverly incorporated into the plane itself, with textured wings forming the illuminated shades. It features brass details and three portholes along both sides of the fuselage, complemented by a brass tail fin and exhaust. An angled brass support sits on a stepped beech base with a contrasting ebonized rim, finished with it’s original Bakelite on/off switch.

It looks brilliant from every angle, but really comes to life when switched on, with the two wings giving off a lovely warm glow.

Measurements:
Length (tip to tail): 18 inches
Wingspan: 17 inches
Height at tail end: 3¼ inches
Height at nose end: 16 inches
Base diameter: 7 inches

A wonderfully unusual and decorative piece - and certainly not your everyday table lamp! ✈️

09/08/2026

Item of the Week

Elegance captured in Bronze.

This beautiful Art Deco figure of a dancer, gracefully carrying a garland of flowers, was created after the work of renowned French sculptor Pierre Le Faguays (1892–1935).

Mounted on its original black marble base and bearing the Bronze Garanti Paris foundry mark, it is a wonderful example of the refined elegance and movement that defined the Art Deco period.

Standing approximately 21½ inches high, this striking sculpture is as impressive today as it would have been when first produced.

26/07/2026

Item of the Week - A remarkable piece of military history.

This 12¼-inch London hallmarked Silver study of Second Lieutenant S.W. “Sam” Boast MC stands on its original oak plinth and was commissioned in the late 1920s as a memorial to officers of the 2nd Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment who lost their lives in the Great War.

Completed in 1930 by renowned sculptor Ried Dick, Sam Boast was chosen as the model because he embodied the Regiment’s traditions of courage, service and comradeship. Awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in 1918, his story is as remarkable as the sculpture itself.

A fascinating piece of British military history with a story worth remembering.

19/07/2026

Every Antique has a story to tell, and we thought it was time we started sharing a few of them.

From today, we’ll be featuring an ‘Item of the Week’ every Sunday evening, showcasing some of the interesting Antiques that pass through our shop.

To begin, we’d like to share this wonderful Edwardian walking cane.

Over 120 years old and still turning heads.

This elegant 35-inch walking cane features a hallmarked Silver Duck’s head handle with vivid red glass eyes, assayed in London in 1905.

Presented in totally original condition, with its original ebonized shaft and brass ferrule, it is a wonderful example of Edwardian craftsmanship and a true collector’s piece.

A piece that’s as decorative today as it was practical then.

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