Amused this afternoon to come across this image on Google …

especially when the said Google juxtaposes it with …

We’ve not had a selection of the eccentric and downright weird auction items recently. This is mainly because the last couple of sales at our local auction house have been on the dull side. However here is a selection of the best oddities from the March and April sales.

A charming set of eight buttons, each styled as a Victorian watch face, the numerals linked by swags of flowers, each button 2.6 cm Image

A collection of wooden plucked musical instruments Image

A Royal Albert Flowers of the Month part tea service, an orange lustre tea service decorated with romantic couples, a Royal Doulton toby jug The Walrus and the Carpenter D6600, a small quantity of souvenir ware, a Japanese vase and a safety deposit box and contents

A Victorian entomology cased and glazed set of pinned moths Image
As so often that isn’t quite what they mean!

A nice collection of mainly wood and metal ware including cased set of chessmen and dominoes, 19th century wooden box present from Loch Fyne, 19th century hand painted tea caddy, a collection of alabaster eggs in wicker basket, religious wares, 19th century inlaid stoneware desk paperweight and candlestick, set of three hand painted wooden candlesticks, wooden bowls, letter racks, milking stool, a box of hand tools, brushes, two copper jelly moulds, etc.

An old red plastic telephone, a box of tea and magazine cards including Valiant, old magazines including Rin Tin Tin, Tweety, Sylvester, Look and Learn, and a signed card from Dave Clark of “Time, The Musical”

A mixed lot including a 1906 copy of The Temperance Party paper, a fashion print, cigarette cards, silhouettes, two folders of official slides of medieval frescoes in Yugoslavia, a quantity of silver-plated commemorative spoons, miniature porcelain and a 1938 copy of The Daily Telegraph, etc.

A green plastic carton containing a miniature horse and trap, powder boxes, a decorative spoon, hat pins, a pair of stylish early 20th century door handles, a shell purse, lighters, a model alpine house, photo album, etc.

No allocated
But it has an Image!

A child’s vintage Lilliput typewriter, cased men’s grooming sets, a ladies vintage shoe stretcher, a silver plated sugar sifter, a cased set of M Dobson binoculars, a cased Greenkat telescope and a decorative horn

A good lot of pewter in three boxes comprising a 17th century style candle wall sconce, table wares, tureens, dishes and bowls, steins, an art nouveau butter dish with liner, a jelly mould, toast rack, a pair of pricket candlesticks, coffee pot, etc., a box of reference books on collecting including pewter and money boxes, and a Victorian folding deckchair

Not Allocated
Another which also has an Image!

A most interesting collection of 38 Friendly Society ceremonial staff heads in brass, mounted on wooden stands

A Victorian pottery jardiniere stand supporting the bust of a lady
That could have been better phrased!

An old metal trunk with labels containing blankets
I’m still puzzled as to how to get a blanket in a label

A vintage Nativity set, a pair of vintage scales, two large table lamps, a small oak stool, a vintage record holder and a large vase

Three bamboo and rattan tables, a wickerwork basket, three towel rails, a lampstand, a rocking horse and a glass-fibre boot stick stand

As so often it is the odd juxtapositions that make many of these stand out, despite the lack of crap taxidermy.

More anon!