In private collections

Exquisite carving, and lush undercarving. A masterpiece. Belonging to a French collector – complete with snail, but no frog!

 

Miki’s board, rare, possibly a George Wing creation given the styling of the capitals.

 

Lush, deep carved harvest board including sweetcorn, painted strikingly, courtesy of Marina Anderson.

 

Australian painted, with insert, mid 1900s

Pretty escutcheon with letter ‘B’ and ribbons, renaissance style

Dutch wedding board, 1909

Fine harvest board, with hops, wheat and vine, courtesy of Marina Anderson

Possibly Swiss, with ivy laurel and oak, naturalistically carved

 

Prattware bread dish, mid 1900s, with Dickensian scene, motto around the border

 

Elizabeth’s mum’s board by Bramhall, England.

 

Uncle Wolf’s platter in Germany

Hugh’s Winchester board, passed down from his father who was a Wykemist, with the motto of William of Wykham; ‘Manners Makyth Man’.

 

John’s wife’s Grandmother’s board – must be 110 years old they calculated.

 

Roddy and Michiko’s boards, again by George Wing of Sheffield, the most prolific breadboard maker in late Victorian times

Shelia’s Anchor Butter advertising board – a prototype and the only one in existence

 

Sue’s mum’s board, with  fretted silver plated surround.