A Wonderful 19thC Mahogany Handheld Kaleidoscope sub-Antiques He did much to popularise

He did much to popularise steel pens with his patented Perryian pens

This rug has come directly from Ashford Hall

though as designs for shakers are more diverse they are the choice of many more a collector

Whilst the work this piece would have seen could have been on the macabre side

that has quality oozing from its very weave

A Wonderful 19thC Mahogany Handheld Kaleidoscope sub-Antiques He did much to populariseOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Length: 11. 5 inches Diameter: 3. 5 inches (glass end) Of octagonal form, with eyepiece hole to one end and frosted glass to the other, the quality made five point symmetry kaleidoscope is in original condition. Instead of turning pegs, this example needs to be physically turned as a whole, using gravity to change the images; thus the attractive and useful octagonal form