Out of the Ordinary

A Dark Ages pentagram protection or magic ring, possibly 5th/6th century AD, the bronze ring with an engraved pentagram to the bezel, the band wit...

An enamelled Evil Eye pendant, 19th century, decorated with enamelled evil eyes and similar blue circular drops, 3cm wideCondition Reportno damag...

Hamlet on Trial by Witches, a rare 1870s lithograph, probably by Godefroy Durand (1833-1896), depicting Hamlet on trial by witches, with the jury...

A 'protection from evil' slingshot, 18th/19th century, a personal 'protection from evil' apotropaic slingshot, with a wooden treen frame, the grip...

Early Cinderella puppets, 1950s, a group of early Pelham Cinderella puppets, including the ugly sisters, prince charming, the fairy godmother, Ci...

A witches coven or cult grimoire manuscript book, late 20th century, a pigskin-bound notebook with brass hinge, with notes, diagrams and drawings...

Occult interest: A large collection of 'Fortean Times', early copies of 'Fortean Times', 26-30 bound copies, 31-48 loose, 51-59 loose,together wit...

Georgie Hobson (19th century) 'The Phantom Guests' - a group of ghost or spirit party guests descending a staircase signed 'Georgie Hobson' l.l., ...

A witch's bottle, 19th century, a witch's bottle filled with snakes, bottle moulded with 'B & Co. Ltd.' under the base, 22cm high A witch bottle...

A pair of superstitious chimney kittens, 17th century, petrified/mummified kittens, largest 12cm long (2)It was customary in Britain in the 16th a...

▲ Nick Knight (b.1958) Burning Triptych, 1996three large-format colour prints on mountboardeach 238.5 x 116.5cm241 x 119cm overall, in Perspex box...

A petrified child's chimney shoe, 19th century or earlier, a superstitious child's petrified leather chimney shoe removed from a chimney in Norfo...

A Grecian-style brass ewer, depicting the Rights of Pan, with a signature incised 'Aleister Crowley 666' on the internal body (revealed by unscre...

An oval sorcerer's mirror, late 19th century, with cast iron mount, moulded with ivy leaves and berries, with a Victorian diamond registration mar...

A pair of sorcerers' mirrors, late 19th century, a pair of Victorian witches'/sorcerers' scrying mirrors, with Egyptian Revival, Christopher Dress...

A sorcerer's mirror, a superb large Victorian witch's/sorcerer's scrying mirror, the plate with eight roundels within an engraved border of flower...

A voodoo (voudon) carved wood altarpiece, West African, shaped as a monkey's skull, used as a living vessel for spirits,27cm high

A 'Voodoo' poster, 1960, theatre poster for the controversial production of 'Authentic Haitian Voodoo' at the Westminster Theatre, London, starri...

A shellwork figure, a shell figure of a bearded fisherman, holding a rod and basket, the ‘grotesque’ grotto figure fashioned in Archimboldesque st...

A Victorian grotto shell mirror, late 19th century, with two mirror plates surrounded by encrusted seashells, 23cm wide8cm deep21.5cm highConditio...

A shell diorama/valentine grotto, late 19th century, with shells, pine cones, seaweed, dried flowers and bead jewellery, enclosed in its original ...

An unusual Masonic box, 1860s, a rare and unusual mid-Victorian papier mâché box, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and abalone shell, the centre of th...

A hand-painted Masonic apron, late 19th century, with an unusual painted design, signed, 54 x 46cmCondition Reportcracks to the paint, however gen...

A pair of unusual Masonic tracing boards, early 20th century, each with stylised imagery, printed on board, 38 x 28.5cm (2)Tracing boards are mean...

An unusual silvered glass ball, probably 19th century, a completely spherical, silvered glass ball on a wood stand, 9cm diameterCondition Reportst...

A cobalt-blue witch's ball, late 19th century, a Victorian blue mercury glass witch's ball with a black metal hanger, 18cm diameterCondition Repor...

A 'glass' crystal ball on a period wood stand, 19th century,10.5cm diameterCondition Reportvery minor scratches

A 'Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil' monkey glass globe, 20th century, the glass globe being supported by three monkeys, representing 'hea...

'The Inevitable Journey' - the grim reaper triptych, oil on board111 x 90cm overall, in a carved wooden classical painted frameCondition ReportPre...

'Heavenly Apparition' oil on board78 x 43cm119 x 70cm overall, in a carved wooden polychrome frameCondition ReportPresents well overall.

'Gargoyle in Thought' oil on board95 x 39cm 150 x 64.5cm overall, in a carved wooden polychrome frameCondition ReportPresents well overall.

'The Greek God Pan' oil on board78 x 45cm119 x 70cm overall, in a carved wooden polychrome frameCondition ReportPresents well overall.

'Walsingham Holy Water', early 20th century, from the Walsingham Well in Norfolk, a glass pilgrim's flask with original label, apparently containi...

A 1920s portrait of ghostly women back-to-back, with an archway and a shadowy figure in the distance oil on board en grisaille 41 x 29.5cm Cond...

'All Is Vanity', early 20th century, a rare large-size period photographic print of 'All is Vanity' by Charles Allan Gilbert, on board,image size ...

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

Folk Art Interest: A Dick Turpin carved panel, mid-20th century, a naive folk art carved wooden panel, depicting the story of the infamous Dick Tu...

A mummified horse foetus, possibly 18th/19th century, on a wooden plinth base, 41cm wide17.2cm deep26cm high

A brass weather vane, early 20th century, handmade folk art, depicting Old Father Time or the Grim Reaper,78cm long

A pair of serpent and lion curtain tie-backs, c.1900, brass and bronze, each with a serpent, held within a lion's mouth,9cm wide8cm deep11cm high ...

A strange group of papier mâché masks, 1960s or 70s, a spooky and strange group of life-size face masks, possibly illustrating the evolution of ma...

A carved oak lizard handle cane, the lizard with painted white and red bead eyes, surmounting the natural knopped cane, with metal-rimmed handle h...

A carved folk art walking stick, early 19th century, carved in the witchcraft style with figures and a snake in relief, possibly depicting Adam an...

A terracotta gargoyle attributed to Compton Pottery, c.1890, an unusual Arts and Crafts/Art Nouveau terracotta gargoyle, modelled with a naked imp...

An antique box of oddities, box possibly 18th century, to include two miniature horns, rosary beads, an antique key, bones, nails, memory cards, ...

A bronze Mask of Tragedy from the London Opera House, early 20th century, with flared headdress and scrolling details to the sides, 23.5cm wide17c...

Margaret M'Avoy, a British imposter, mid-19th century, two engravings of Margaret M'Avoy, who could distinguish colours by touch, two prints attac...

A folk art devil mask, early to mid-20th century, crafted from copper with green glass eyes, a hanging strap to the reverse, 37cm high

A carved oak corbel of a satyr or green man, 16th century, with a carved face and beard,12cm wide14cm deep24cm highCondition ReportRe-varnished at...

J... M... C... (20th century) Nymphs and panssigned with initials 'JMC' and dated '1954' l.r., gouache21 x 31cmCondition ReportFramed: 30.5 x 42.5...

A 'Gorgar' pinball scoreboard, late 20th century, for keeping count of 1-4 players, originally designed by Barry Oursler, with a depiction of the ...

A pair of Brighton West Pier tintypes, late 19th century, two tintypes showing a couple with their heads underneath a peep board, the back of one ...

A taxidermy Fijian-style 'mermaid', 20th century, consisting of a composition human head with fish gills and an aquatic body, exhibited at Moyse's...

Two ladies in a wig boutique with flying skeletons and a skull, early 20th century, watercolour over pencil with gold paint, arched top,32 x 50cmC...

An oak Arts & Crafts carved wall bracket, early 20th century, carved with a winged dragon holding a plaque,42.5cm wide20.5cm deep50cm highConditio...

A carved oak Arts & Crafts wall bracket, early 20th century, carved with a dragon with feathery wings and an open mouth revealing a pointed tongue...

William Mitcheson Timlin (British-South African 1892-1943) 'The Fairy Post' - fairies and goblins signed and dated ‘WILLIAM.M/TIMLIN/'24' with mo...