Crystal Daisy Pin
Online Price : £59

A stylish and eye catching brooch in the form of a daisy. Made from pink enamelled pewter plated with antiqued bronze and set with Austrian crystals, this is a stunner! For impact and wow factor this is the brooch you cannot afford to be without!

Ornate Brass Firescreen Dress up your fireplace with this elegant and practical three fold firescreen this winter. Enhanced with polished brass details this is a really good looking screen which because of its design, will stop those stray sparks escaping around the side and thus protect your carpet and home.
Cost : £ 165

Jewelled Handbag Mirror Dazzling crystals enhance the cover of this charming mirror for your handbag. Neat as anything it provides loads of glamour when tweaking in the "Ladies".
Cost : £ 28

Don’t mistake endurance Cushion Give this to your hostess who will make a wry face remembering those past guests who hung on after weekends, brought their bitch in season into a house full of dogs and announced on Friday night that they were vegan. A great weekend present!
Cost : £ 32

Faux Lead Planter - Poppy Design A superb choice of fibreglass square planters in three different attractive designs. Whether you veer towards the art nouveau look (poppies) or feel comfortable with the Regency or Griffin approach, you can be confident that each of these is good looking, easy to pick up and carry and amazingly like the lead they are reproducing.Regency planter now discontinued
Cost : £ 59

Blue Alpaca Cover With Hot Water Bottle Bring comforting style to your tootsies with this matching set of softest alpaca bedsocks and the toning hottie cover in pink or blue. The cuddle factor is tremendous and warm toes are a must, go on! Treat yourself!
Cost : £ 39

Black Sweetie Bag Who could resist these seductive little bags, hung about with bright candies and all sorts of glamorous bits and pieces and with the neatest metal handles! These are real stars and everyone will want one for Christmas it is such fun! In black & Lilac.
Cost : £ 30

Leather Tray This genuine leather tray is handy for carrying drinks and is so very smart with meticulous stitching along all the seams that it could revolutionise your desk when used for papers/invoices etc.
Cost : £ 65

Pink Leather Jewellery Box Made from the softest leather, this finely worked jewel box will keep all your precious possessions safely. Fully lined and padded velvet interior with divisions and ring racks. Available in pink or blue. Unfortunately we are not allowed to display its design on our website. Listed to enable catalogue readers to purchase more easily.
Cost : £ 69

Set of Four Paradise Lanterns Four assorted funky colours make these tea light holders a must for a summer evening's entertaining. Hang them from branches of trees and shrubs and see your garden come to life.
Cost : £ 39

Limoges White and Gold Heart Box For a dear friend, what could be nicer than a gift of this beautiful porcelain box, made and painted in the Limoges workshops. If you are not in a generous mood, keep the little treasure for yourself!
Cost : £ 126

Silver Plate Handled Folding Walking Stick Of all the folding sticks we have come across, this has to be the smartest. The handle is formed from repousse silver plate fixed onto a polished shaft with a sturdy rubber ferrule. Easily transportable in its own waterproof protective carry bag this makes a terrific gift for a friend.
Cost : £ 59

Strawberry Jam Spoon These spoons will cheer up your breakfast table and enable you to extract the last delicous morsel from those maddeningly designed tall jars with ease. The honey spoon is amusingly designed with a little bee on the handle and the jam spoon prepares you for the summer fruit fest with a strawberry finial.
Cost : £ 16

Veni, Vidi, Visa: Shopping Cushion What lady can resist a wry smile at this cushion? Men smile too but wince… A perfect gift for a shopaholic friend.
Cost : £ 42

Cockerel Cushion Here is a cheery pair of cushions! Featuring the ever popular theme of chickens, these two are such fun and come with removable feather pads, rather suitable given the subject matter of the design.
Cost : £ 37

Hydrangea Wall Hanging Bring summer style into your home with these very chic wall hangings. Superb blooms of pink hydrangeas and lilies on an ivory woven ground create a calm and welcoming ambience. Please note: hanging rod not included.
Cost : £ 105

Nesting Box with Camera What a wonderful idea! A tiny camera which records activity inside a nest box. You can sit in your favourite chair checking up on eggs hatching and baby birds feeding without having to disturb the nestlings. The box is made from sturdy good looking timber and the camera comes to you complete with a 40' lead and a transformer plus full instructions. Installation is simple, you plug the transformer into the wall, plug the connection into your television and run the cable to the camera and away you go! Happy viewing!
Cost : £ 245

Large Garden Wall Pot Stand For the larger garden, this plant stand is superbly suited to make a visual impact during summer months. Pleasingly heavily constructed, the very attractive cast iron is finished in a rusty metal effect which suits all seasons and which looks suitably aged when full or empty.
Cost : £ 59

Limoges Red Wine Case with 6 Bottles Six tiny Limoges wine bottles fit neatly inside this amusing little wine case. Easier to place this on the shelf than stagger in from the supermarket with a load of liquid headache… This is a limited edition specially numbered for collectors.
Cost : £ 125

Roederer Champagne Cooler One of the great names in the world of champagne, Louis Roederer has created some fabulous wines, anyone lucky enough to partake of his vintage "Crystal" will salivate at the very memory. To help you recall those momentous occasions we bring you a Louis Roederer silver plated champagne cooler. Even the supermarket special offer will taste better cooled in this!Not suitable for dishwashers, treat as silver and use a silver cloth.
Cost : £ 95

Luggage Stand Without doubt the most practical and useful addition to every home that we have found. Not, of course, a new idea but one that takes a lot of beating. To carry suitcases at the end of a bed, to hold a tray for the fireside, this is a must for modern living where space is at a premium and foldaway furniture is essential. We have chosen a pretty and sturdy braid to enhance the simple appeal of the bamboo style frame, this item would look as well in a studio flat as a stately home.
Cost : £ 99

Silver Plated Fruit Bowl Display your bananas in a classy fashion with this shaped and wood handled silver plated fruit bowl. Use it as a glamorous flower container for parties if you wish. It is an outstanding item, raised from the table surface on small feet and elegantly formed, altogether tremendous value for money.Not suitable for dishwashers, treat as silver and use a silver cloth.
Cost : £ 45

Purple/Pink/Blue Wool Shawl Three glamorous shades in pure wool bring high summer fashion to your shawl selection this spring. The pashmina craze has had us enthralled for years now and shows no sign of fading. A shawl or throw in a vibrant summer shade will lift an outfit and cheer you up.
Cost : £ 60

Bracelet Watch with Tiger Eye Tell the time and help keep aches and pains at bay with this tiger eye and haematite bracelet watch. Neatly made to expand to your wrist size, this may bring therapeutic help to aching joints and will certainly look stylish. Alternative red agate example available.Red Agate now discontinued
Cost : £ 27

Floral Tapestry Footstool Identical in height and shape to the footstool on page 21 but this time rendered in traditional wood with a delicately shaded floral tapestry as the covering. As with its brother, the higher format brings benefits to legs or ankles that tend to swell.
Cost : £ 175

Pink Toile Heart Doorstop Here is a clever idea, a pink toile draught excluder which will actually fit your door! The excluder is carefully fashioned with both a large and slimmer side. Place the slim side under the door and it will fit snugly in the gap. This matches the heart doorstop for the complete look!
Cost : £ 39

Mohair Throw (discontinued) Here is a fresh new look for a summer bedroom, a marcella throw and pillowcase. Quilted cotton has a lovely solid feel and the blue and green topiary design is reminiscent of New England patterns, popular for generations. Alongside these, we bring you a fabulous light and warm mohair throw, just the thing for summer nights and the odd nap in the middle of the day.Mohair Throw and Ceramic Planter now discontinued
Cost : £ 38

Faux Lead Goblet Planter Made from well replicated faux lead, this goblet planter is a terrific shape for any bushy plant which needs height to show it off. Light to handle and well coloured, this is a handsome addition for your garden or home.
Cost : £ 55

Crystal Candelabra Reminiscent of Baccarat crystal, this glorious stylish three light table candelabra is just the bees knees. Superb for accenting a table and excellent when catching the sun on a windowsill, this is a really pretty thing.
Cost : £ 42

Jadeite Paper Knife Open your bills in style with this very smart Chinese jade and metal paper knife. There is no reason why paper knives should not be as glamorous as jewellery and we feel that this carved decorative example is not only attractive but extremely practical. Anyone who has sliced their finger on an envelope should wield one of these to prevent more bloodshed at breakfast.
Cost : £ 12

Blue Leather Jewellery Box Made from the softest leather, this finely worked jewel box will keep all your precious possessions safely. Fully lined and padded velvet interior with divisions and ring racks. Available in pink or blue. Unfortunately we are not allowed to display its design on our website. Listed to enable catalogue readers to purchase more easily.
Cost : £ 69

Raffia Black Bag with Raffia Rose Mat In cool black woven straw this excellent black bag and its matching rose pink mat for beach use, make an irresistible pair for the summer. So easy, so chic so…cool!
Cost : £ 39

Heart Necklace Attract admiring glances wherever you go wearing this fashionable heart necklace. Made for us in America this is the height of chic and the blue semi precious stones and crystals make a wonderful combination.
Cost : £ 99

Decoupage Chicken Egg Rack The best free range Maran eggs deserve a holder like this! Amusingly garnished with an auricular on the end this is a lovely kitchen item. Holds twelve eggs.
Cost : £ 39

Ice Blue Leather Laptop Case House your laptop in the luxury it deserves within this ice blue or rose pink leather carrying case. There is no reason on earth why all electronics have to be black or porridge coloured, and equally no reason why cases should look industrial. Bring style to the office and set a trend!
Cost : £ 105

Two Tier Metal Plant Stand Give your house plants the setting they deserve with this charming bronzed plant stand. Made from sturdy metal this will support a heavy pot of 5" diameter on the stylish slatted shelves. Try a trailing geranium above and a variegated ivy below, stunning!
Cost : £ 31

Blue Enamel Photograph Frame (discontinued) We bring you this delicious enamel and gilt bedside clock, and its matching photograph frame. Secure in the knowledge that you will appreciate them as much as we do! So pretty and smart for a bedroom table, and the clock has a quartz movement that won’t let you down. For the photograph of a loved one, what could be nicer than this Russian inspired enamelled and gilt frame. These are real treasures! Photograph Frame now discontinued
Cost : £ 85

Burghley Book Seldom does an author get the chance to comment on her own work! However it is really the ancestors and the house itself that deserve any credit - this is not a heavyweight history number but an amusing look at the past, through only marginally rose tinted spectacles! Signed by Lady Victoria Leatham
Cost : £ 25

Forest Blackberry Brooch Autumn is encapsulated in this wonderful pure silver and gold plated brooch! The blackberries look almost good enough to eat and the realistically observed bramble leaves and spiny stalk remind me only too well of untamed parts of my garden!
Cost : £ 59

Limoges Handbag The Ab Fab ladies would go for this! A wacky hand painted porcelain representation of a trendy handbag containing a tiny porcelain credit card. If you are brand crazy then this is the box for you!
Cost : £ 99

Red Leather Handbag Mirror Carry your phone in style! French in design and manufacture and so smart, this phone holder means you can access the beastly thing easily and not suffer the indignity of a ringing handbag. Made from real leather.
Cost : £ 27

Two Tier Oval Cat Basket High style living for your pussy! A two storey woven wicker dwelling for top cats with a cosy basket underneath and a daytime sitting area with a fleecy cushion included. No feline could resist the allure of such luxury accommodation, can you?
Cost : £ 90

Wine Staff Keep this elegant wine staff in the ice box. When cold wine is required, remove one glassful then plunge it into the bottle and maintain the chill that is so necessary for that refreshing lunchtime tipple. When you wish for a top up, simply slide the top of the staff sideways and pour the wine from the bottle. This device also acts as a sealant for the wine so you can put the bottle back into the fridge with the staff in position. A member of the Ancestral team has tried the wine staff out and swears by it.
Cost : £ 59

Hand Painted Porcelain Parrot Vase At first glance you are looking at a stupendous piece of Derby 18th century porcelain! Beautifully gilded and hand painted with exotic fowl, this is a superb large and important vase. Whether you choose to fill it with blooms or use it for effect on its own, this really is a tremendous item and one that is not available anywhere else.
Cost : £ 195

Art Noveau Vase Enjoy this magnificent art nouveau vase! Bearing all the water lilies and scrolling foliage associated with this period, this vase is really something, looking for all the world like bronze, but made of a lightweight moulded material that will hold water for large flower arrangements or stand catching all eyes in the corner of a room as a focal point.
Cost : £ 99

Stainless Steel Cat Bowl Any pet lover who feeds animals on a stone or tiled floor will bless these bowls. No more of that agonising screeching sound as the dear creature pushes its dish trying to glean the last tasty morsel from the bowl. Two good products here, the dog version larger but both easily cleaned and attractive to look at with amusing engraved sketches around the circumference.
Cost : £ 11

Pink Venezia Handbag A suite of leather treasures for the summer. In a choice of ice blue or rose pink, a handbag beautifully fitted with zipped pockets and a mobile telephone pouch, is offered alongside the matching jewellery roll. For the business woman, we bring fashion to the boardroom with a document case which is perfect for presentations and which accommodates A4 files, has card slots and three pockets for papers. All these wonderful leather goods are fully lined and have good quality zips. Highly recommended!
Cost : £ 79

Leather Tissue Box Holder Ideal for a man's office or dressing room, this smart stitched real leather tissue box makes a mundane item into a fashion statement!
Cost : £ 65

Silver Plated Pen Sign cheques in style with this silver plated pen made for us in America. A quirky and attractive gift for the desk that has everything!
Cost : £ 35

Fishing Reel Bookends Here is a whimsical pair of bookends for the keen fisherman! Beautifully conceived and finished in leather look resin, these will be the most popular of gifts and do a practical job as well.
Cost : £ 150

Reuben Pheasant Doorstop How can you resist this perfectly ridiculous pheasant! Charming in the extreme he will banish boredom from your door and hold it open at the same time.
Cost : £ 33

Needlepoint Fire Screen Hide an empty hearth with this delightful fire screen. A needlepoint panel is set into a carved frame nicely detailed in faux limed oak. So much nicer than a black hole in the wall during the spring and summer. This is not fireproof!
Cost : £ 135

Magnetic Hermatite Watch A glamorous summer watch with the added benefit of hematite. Magnetic devices are gaining in popularity as we try to find cures for our aching joints. With this watch you will look so stylish and the fresh colours of pink and green enamel will tone with your summer outfits. The hematite beads provide the magnetism and the watch itself is in a robust steel case. Supplied with battery.
Cost : £ 35

Silver Plated Sauce-Boat Good gravy demands the best! This elegant footed silver plated sauce-boat will grace your table in use and look wonderful on the sideboard between meals. Heavy in the hand and practical as well as beautiful, this is a charming article. Holds 4.75 fl oz.
Cost : £ 31

Reindeer Stocking Hook At last! Someone has come up with a really practical idea! Stocking hooks to suspend the hopeful stocking from the mantelpiece. It saves no end of bother with tacks and hammers and so on, made from silver plated metal it will become an essential part of your Christmas, wait and see!
Cost : £ 35

Engraved Glass Bowl Dress up your table with a pair of these delicate engraved glass bowls. Just the right size for a few peaches or other summer fruit and equally at home holding nuts and sweets at Christmas. Glass is readily available nowadays but this bowl is that much more special and with the leafy engraved design looks well with Georgian style table settings as well as with contemporary pieces.REDUCED PRICE: Was £29 - Now £20
Cost : £ 20

Silk Georgette Shawl Tread the light fantastic wearing this outstanding silk georgette shawl. Involving a coloured palette of the utmost sophistication, this gossamer fine garment with its luxurious deep fringe, is the perfect accessory for a night out.
Cost : £ 115

Limoges Ship in a Bottle With the recent memories of Lord Nelson's 200th celebration in our minds, why not indulge in a little naval nostalgia and acquire this enchanting Limoges ship in a bottle. Opening to reveal a rope garnished anchor, this is a very pretty box.
Cost : £ 139

Rudolph The Reindeer Doorstop Say a big welcome to a new member of your family! This delightful Rudolph reindeer is immaculately turned out, in a crimson and gold damask jacket trimmed with faux fur. He is made of the softest velvet and his antlers are silk. Filled weightily with sand he will hold open the heaviest door with much charm and with his legs spread in a rather indecorous pose will double up as a draught excluder
Cost : £ 41

Loo Brush Holder Red Originally designed as an artillery shell case carrier, here is an article to be proud of; practical, colourful and certainly a talking point for guests. Hand crafted from waterproof resin in Military scarlet, Greenjacket green or Midnight blue it boasts a gilt crest, stitched hide carrying handle and brush with hand-turned wooden handle and nylon bristles.
Cost : £ 65

Aert Shouman Gilded Tray Handmade for us in Italy, this wood waste basket and tray are decorated with colourful panels and incised gilding. Wonderful pieces for bedrooms and sitting rooms, these are real eye catchers and so practical.
Cost : £ 59

Cranberry Glass Cruet Set Set your dining table with this stylish retro cruet set and see the impact it gives! Cranberry glass is always popular and seen here as oil and vinegar bottles with salt, pepper and mustard containers neatly fitted alongside within the antiqued frame, you can really see the effect in all its glory.
Cost : £ 115

Ceramic Rose Planter - Circular Ceramic Rose Planter - OvalTry this little ceramic sweetie in your bathroom or bedroom to hold such essentials as cotton wool or a posy of fresh garden flowers. The oval shape is unusual and eye catching and will make itself useful in so many ways.Ceramic Rose Planter -CircularUse this delicate little planter to hide an ugly plastic flower pot from the garden centre and enjoy the fresh overall rosebud design in your sitting room. This is a ceramic gem which lends itself to so many rooms in the house and will enhance them all.
Cost : £ 32

Gold Jewelled Bag A superb bag for the party season, skillfully created from the finest embroidered and beaded antique gold crepe lined with satin, a slender beaded wrist chain and antiqued effect metallic click fastening.
Cost : £ 20

Refillable Silver BallpointPen Refillable Silver BallpointPenSubtle, neatly made and something that will become an indispensable part of your handbag! This silver ballpoint pen is a sturdy and useful item, perfect for a lady or a man and being of such heavy silver you miss it when it is not around. It takes a standard refill too!Silver and Mop letter openerYou might as well enjoy opening letters from your bank, even if the contents are not up to much. This delightfully styled silver hall marked letter opener is an elegant reminder of how breakfast used to be in the great houses, the post delivered on a silver tray, a butler discreetly preferring such a letter opener to his employer. Kedgeree anyone?
Cost : £ 29

Limoges Wheelbarrow For spring, a porcelain wheelbarrow with a tiny gilt oakleaf as a fastener. Made in Limoges and painted with the usual skill to be found there, this is a great gift for a keen gardener.
Cost : £ 125

Crystal Morning Glory Earrings Beautifully crafted from crystals and satin finish metal, this superb brooch really makes a fashion statement. Wear it with the stunning earrings en suite and you will look a million dollars. All the little flower heads are joined to the body of the brooch individually so that when you move they do too! This creates life and sparkle amongst the stones and makes the whole piece come alive.Please note: For health and hygiene reasons earrings are non-returnable
Cost : £ 65

Set of Four Storage Jars Superb acrylic storage jars with seeds and grains sealed in the lids make your kitchen shelf into a thing of beauty. Airtight and elegant these are great items.
Cost : £ 45

Wine Bottle Holder A neat bottle holder for that essential refreshment moment. Rustic without being clumsy and a nicely patinated finish. Although it has a handle you would have had to eat a great many Shredded Wheats before picking it up once charged with bottles.
Cost : £ 25

Tea Caddy Debora Sears has worked her artistic magic and made for us a superb delft ware Tea Caddy with a sterling cover. She has condensed so many elements specific to Burghley that it is truly a snapshot of a great house in ceramic. Everyone feels comfortable with blue and white and what could be more comforting than a superb cup of tea?
Cost : £ 125

Chinoiserie Table Mirror Black and gold chinoiserie decoration covers this wooden table mirror. Just the smartest thing we had seen for ages and we felt so strongly that you would like it that we added a clock in the same range AJE536. At last designers are abandoning minimalism and realising that most of us live in the real world where pretty and smart accessories are what we want in our homes. This mirror is wonderful on a table in the sitting room with a candle reflected in it and equally good as a dressing table mirror. Quite simply a beautiful object!
Cost : £ 225

Bronze Whippet Replicating a well known model by an animalier artist of the late 19th century, this charming bronze study of a whippet turning is a most delightful and tenderly observed model. A bronze animal figure is always the crowning point of a desk and for a whippet devotee what better Christmas gift?
Cost : £ 165

Mosaic Tray (discontinued) Life can be fun and it can be full of colour and your patio needs these jolly items to cheer you up! A table and two chairs, and for even greater effect a mirror for the pool changing room perhaps, or a tray (discontinued) for the odd glass of wine. Such fun, so nicely made by hand, using pretty ceramic tiles set into plaster supported with cream painted metal. These would also delight a young girl in her bedroom or create a happy mood in the bathroom, the choice is yours.Mosaic Tray now discontinued
Cost : £ 46

Honey Dipper Set Honey fans will love this, a twisty honey holding dipper with its own holder to stop your table becoming festooned with drips.
Cost : £ 13

Ceramic Nibbles Dishes A charming set of brightly coloured ceramic dishes on a tray for the serving of tidbits before meals. Perfect for olives or nuts and of course for dips as well. Ideal for alfresco enetertaining or supper indoors, a really versatile and well priced set.
Cost : £ 35

Blue Genova Jewellery Roll A suite of leather treasures for the summer. In a choice of ice blue or rose pink, a handbag beautifully fitted with zipped pockets and a mobile telephone pouch, is offered alongside the matching jewellery roll. For the business woman, we bring fashion to the boardroom with a document case which is perfect for presentations and which accommodates A4 files, has card slots and three pockets for papers. All these wonderful leather goods are fully lined and have good quality zips. Highly recommended!
Cost : £ 39

Toile Tissue Box Cover - Blue (discontinued) For a really feminine bedroom you can’t beat toile de jouy. Enjoying a complete renaissance at present and featured in dozens of home improvement magazines these French country patterns are used to great effect here in the matching waste bin and tissue box cover. Applied to the surface and then sealed, these charming designs will never date. Available in blue or pink.REDUCED PRICES: Waste Bins - Were £99 - Now £75Tissue Box Covers - Were £61 - Now £45Blue Waste Bin and Blue Tissue Box Cover now discontinued
Cost : £ 45

Jumbo Ladle Hard to find and well nigh impossible to do without, ladles are the cinderellas of the spoon world and most are only fit for use in the kitchen. This elegant silver plated version is very much front of house and looks excellent next to a good tureen full of delicious home made soup.
Cost : £ 20

Jubilee Hair Slide A sweeping sleek design characterises this charming silver plated hair slide. With a robust mechanism this fashionable item is perfect for long hair.REDUCED PRICES:Hair Slides Were £17 - Now £11
Cost : £ 11

Decorative Door Mat What an ingenious design this is! Coir in the centre where you wipe your feet, and flexible heavy rubber forming the surround. Looking for all the world like cast iron this will not slip around or scratch floor surfaces.
Cost : £ 33

Crystal Daisy Pin A stylish and eye catching brooch in the form of a daisy. Made from pink enamelled pewter plated with antiqued bronze and set with Austrian crystals, this is a stunner! For impact and wow factor this is the brooch you cannot afford to be without!
Cost : £ 59