Out of the Ordinary

'The Luck of Eden Hall' a group of fairies dancing around an oak tree unsigned, watercolour, with a photocopy of a verse affixed to the back: 'Th...

... Biljon (20th century) 'Phantasmagoria', a surreal image with the devil holding a book titled 'The Magic Key of Solomon', surrounded by lemur-...

Charles Turner (1774–1857), after John James Halls A witch sailing to Aleppo in a sieve mezzotint, published in London, 1807 image 54 x 45.5cm T...

Two large mercury glass witches' balls, late 19th/early 20th century, the largest with a brass beehive finial, the other with a metal finial, 30 ...

G D S Henderson (20th century) A shrouded monster in a forest with a castle beyond signed and dated 'G.D.S Henderson 1945' l.l., pen and ink 46.5...

Henry ... (20th century) 'Jealousy, Lurking with gnawing hate to strike success' signed and inscribed with title verso, pen and ink with bodycolo...

Two bound volumes of the 'Occult Gazette', 120 editions, Volume I from September 1960 to August 1965, and Volume II from September 1965 to August...

A group of spirit/ghost photographic slides, 1920s or 30s, a rare group of four spirit/ghost photographic magic lantern slides, various sitters a...

A Czechoslovakian carved and articulated wooden devil, a cold-painted, detailed carving of a grotesque devil, c.1960s, 62cm high Condition R...

'Fallen Angel' etching by Alméry Lobel-Riche, 1910, etching/print 'Fallen Angel' etching by Lobel-Riche, depicting an image of a naked bat-like w...

'Blossom and Decay' lithograph, 1860, an optical illusion lithograph print, after Ignatius Krausz Defeher, of two lovers with the illusion of a s...

'The Prince's Quest, A Fairy Race Game', 1890s, a board for 'The Prince's Quest - A Fairy Race Game', a wonderful lithograph design with witches,...

'Fulham Witches posing at St Dionis Church SW6', 1960s/1970s, an unusual oil painting on board, depicting naked witches conducting a witchcraft c...

A late 18th-century portrait of Daniel Lambert, the heaviest man in England oil on canvas 76 x 64cm, unframed Daniel Lambert (1770-1809) was an ...

A 'Witchfinder General' screenprint poster, 21st century, a two-colour screenprint by Sin Eater, 24 of 125 printed on 270gsm accent smooth paper,...

A gilt-bronze and patinated Bergman-style desk stand, modern, modelled as an owl with glass eyes, standing on a hinged book, 27cm high Condit...

Three hand-painted Masonic Freemasonry tracing boards, early 20th century, each with stylised imagery, painted on board, 84 x 46cm each (3) Trac...

A Knights Templar Masonic sword, late 19th/early 20th century, a Knights Templar Freemasonry bronze and silvered-metal sword, with sheath and bel...

Taxidermy: a stoat, 20th century, a stoat (Mustela erminea) mounted and stuffed, modelled pushing a bicycle, on an oval plinth, 29cm wide 21cm ...

A pair of large dinosaur brass nutcrackers, early 20th century, the dinosaurs similar to those in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, 35cm long...

A witchcraft coffee tin, early 20th century, an Art Nouveau-style 'Ariel Coffee Mixture' tin, depicting a witch riding a large bat, 13cm square 2...

Taxidermy: a Jacob's ram head mount, 20th century, a taxidermy Jacob's ram (Ovis aries) head mount, 83cm high Condition Reportno damage detecte...

A brass spider desk stand or inkwell, late 19th century, with a hinged abdomen, with a cast registration mark 'Rd no 717644', 16cm wide 19.5cm d...

A carved 'window' surmounted with a skull, the window carved with a figure and a grotesque, in three sections, the frame with carved vines, 38cm...

▲ Louis de Wet (South African-British, 1930-2018) 'Vampire: Have You A Room To Let?' signed with monogram, and inscribed 'Louis de Wet drew this ...

An unusual ghost puppet, early 20th century, a carved wooden hand puppet, modelled as a scary ghost, fitted with wooden elements that help to mov...

An English National Opera headless lady statue, late 20th century, a large, ghost-like, fabric and plaster English National Opera House headless ...

Two crystal balls, early 20th century, a crystal/glass ball with an ornate plated stand,21cm high,together with another crystal/glass ball held by...

A carved oak sculpture of Quasimodo, early 20th century, French, with Quasimodo tied to a stake, allegedly carved in the shadow of Notre Dame, ca...

Taxidermy: a 'Gentleman Fox', 20th century, a mounted and stuffed taxidermy fox (Vulpes vulpes), wearing a flat cap, a scarf and holding a walkin...

Two sorcerers' mirrors, early 20th century, both with convex cut circles around the edge, one circular, the other oblong, largest 60 x 31cm (2) ...

Two sorcerers' mirrors, late 19th/early 20th century, each of circular form, the plate with concave inclusions, with flaking, 20.5 and 23cm diame...

Two sorcerers' mirrors, early 20th century, both circular, one cut with convex circles around the edge of the mirror, 20cm diameter, the other cu...

A sorcerer's mirror, early 20th century, of circular form, with a rim of concave inclusions, mounted on a metal dish, 33cm diameter Condition Re...

A large sorcerer’s mirror, 19th century, with eleven graduated mirrored convex roundels, within an ebony frame, mirror plate 33cm diameter 51cm ...

A pair of unusual tinted sorcerers' mirrors, 20th century, each circular and dark-tinted mirror with a rim of concave inclusions, set in a thick ...

A rare pair of circular distortion mirrors, 19th century, one is horizontally convex, and the other is vertically concave, making them a true pai...

A European bronze copy of a devil aquamanile, late 19th century, the bronze ewer with a hinged lid, dated 'MLCXXV' (1625) with the text 'Devs et ...

Taxidermy: a crocodile candleholder, early 20th century, the antique taxidermy crocodile (Crocodylidae) with glass eyes and a pair of gilt-metal ...

A Ticuna/Tikuna tribal mask, 20th century, Ticuna/Tikuna people, north-western Amazon, Brazil, the light wood frame covered in pounded bark, 39c...

A gilt-metal buckle, an Art Nouveau gilt-metal buckle cast with a devil-like head and mounted with two blue glass stones and a blister pearl, unt...

An Art Deco black cat door knocker, 1920s, the cast iron and cold-painted door knocker modelled as a stylish black cat, with moulded mark 'Iris C...

A plaster mould of an angel's wing, 19th century, tan, with some repairs, 42.5cm wide ...[more]

A Mexican silver plaque, 20th century, the mask mounted with marble, turquoise and enamelled panels, stamped marks and '825', on a wooden quatrefo...

Taxidermy: a 'gentleman badger', 20th century, the badger stuffed and mounted, wearing a miniature top hat, with a monocle and chain wrapped arou...

A rare set of hydrostatic bubbles by A Galletti of Glasgow, early 19th century, a scientific instrument for determining the strength of whisky, b...

▲ Gerald Reitlinger (1900-1978) The devil watches on with Reitlinger Estate stamp on the stretcher verso, oil on canvas 61 x 40cm, unframed Co...

A mummified cat, 17th century, of typical form, 40cm long It was the custom in Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries to place the dried or desi...

A mummified cat, probably 17th century, of small size and of typical form, 26cm long It was the custom in Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries...

A witch and spider photograph, 1947, a large witchcraft photograph by Edgar Wrather, of the actress Colette Melville posing as a witch, with a la...

The witch's curse photograph, 1957, a witchcraft photograph by Chas A Hill for the Dover Camera Club, of a young woman holding a 'love potions' b...

Taxidermy: a smartly dressed white rabbit, 20th century, a taxidermy rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a gentleman's study, cased, 56cm wide 30cm...

A collection of five esoteric 1930s news stand posters, 1930s, featuring sensational, spiritual and religious headlines, including 'Spiritism - I...

A shrunken head, mid-20th century, a well-modelled skin and animal hair replica shrunken head, with a handmade vintage wooden box, 34cm long incl...

Books on phrenology and palmistry, 'Heads and How to Read Them', by Stackpool E O'Dell, printed by C Arthur Pearson Ltd., London, and 'Hands and...

A carved Dayak peoples' house post, 20th century, a Dayek peoples' house post, with elaborate carving of grotesque faces, a snake sitting at the ...

A model child's skeleton in a coffin, late 20th century, a macabre hoax Victorian-style coffin with an oval window, containing a resin model of a...

A replica Egyptian mummy's head, late 20th century, a novelty hoax Egyptian mummy's resin head, mounted in a glass case with a beetle and a repli...

Taxidermy: a freak bulldog/calf, late 19th century, a rare Victorian taxidermy bulldog/calf, mounted in a standing pose, 52cm long 26cm wide 27cm...

A replica shrunken head, 20th century, a papier mâché head with human hair, decorated with beads and feathers, mounted in a tall Victorian glass ...