Ornaments & Vases

Telescopes were an essential part of sea travel in the 18th century and were used to navigate ships into port. Our brass telescope recalls original nautical telescopes.

Features

• Brass telescope with faux leather cover
• Retractable
• xx magnification
• Sheesham wood box
• Inlaid brass anchor
• Baize lined

Dimensions (cm) 6.5h x 11.5w
Code 74587

Cicely Mary Barker's Red Clover Fairy first appeared in Flower Fairies of the Wayside, published in 1948. In the accompanying poem the fairy is visited by a bee, and exclaims O, what a great big bee/Has come to visit me! .

Features

• Resin base and glass dome
• Winds up to play Mozart's The Magic Flute
• ©Estate Cicely Mary Barker 2009
• Gift boxed
• Exclusive

Dimensions (cm) 24h x 10w
Code 822076

A traditional Noah's Ark musical ornament that would make a perfect gift for a Christening or to celebrate the birth of a new baby.

Features

• Silver-plated
• Winds up to play Rock-A-Bye Baby
• Ideal gift for a Christening or birth

Dimensions (cm) 5h x 6w
Code 69110

Art Nouveau designers drew on the natural beauty of the female form for their inspiration. Our card tray features a characteristically langurous maiden with flowing hair that recalls the sculptors of such Art Nouveau designers as Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Gurschner.

Features

• Pewter effect resin
• Baize base
• A stylish place to keep your business cards

Dimensions (cm) 6h x 10w
Code 803237

Celebrate a birth or christening with our traditional waterglobe featuring a charming teddy bear.

Features

• Silver-plated
• Winds up to play 'Hush Little Baby'
• Exclusive to Past Times
• For decorative use only
• Gift boxed
• UK DELIVERY ONLY

Dimensions (cm) 14h
Code 818271

The 1920s was the decade of travel, speed and newly emancipated women. Our figurine is based on the sculpture Breasting the Tape by German Art Deco sculptor Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943).

Features

• Crafted in bronze effect resin
• Baize base
• Exclusive to Past Times

Dimensions (cm) 24h x 22w
Code 817262.

In many Art Nouveau designs the central motif is used to form the organic shape of the piece. In our Art Nouveau Lily Jug the swirling leaves of the iris have been moulded to create the sinuous neck and handle of the jug.

Features

• Bronze effect polyresin
• Raised painted decoration
• Baize base

Dimensions (cm) 37h x 14w
Code 805804

Our domed paperweight features the image The Backless Dress produced in 1920 by French Art Deco artist, illustrator and fashion designer, George Barbier (1882-1932).

Features

• Glass paperweight
• Gift boxed
• Image courtesy of Bridgeman Art Gallery
• Exclusive to Past Times

Dimensions (cm) 4h x 8w
Code 819466

The natural beauty of the lily made it a key decorative motif for Art Nouveau designers. Typically on our vase the flower seems to be evolving from the piece.

Features

• Crafted in bronze effect resin
• Baize base
• Relief decoration
• Exclusive to Past Times

Dimensions (cm) 33.5h x 13w
Code 808651

Our charming waterglobe features Cicely Mary Barker's (1895-1973) Sweet Pea Fairies. She modelled many of her fairies on real children from her sister's kindergarten and each one is shown with the flower defining its name.

Features

• Crafted in resin and glass
• Winds up to play 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'
• Gift boxed
• Exclusive to Past Times

ONLY AVAILABLE TO SHIP WITHIN THE UK

Dimensions (cm) 14h x 11 di

An exquisitely crafted waterglobe featuring a charming depiction of Noah's animal-filled ark.

Features

• Glass globe on a resin base
• Winds up to play Leslie Bricusse's Talk to the Animals from the film Doctor Dolittle
• Scene rotates as the music plays
• Turn upside down to see the glitter fall
• Exclusive to Past Times
• Gift boxed

Dimensions (cm) 14h x 10w
Code 821057

Waterglobes were inspired by glass paperweights produced in France at the beginning of the 19th century. Our waterglobe is based on leading Art Deco illustrator George Barbier's illustration 'Le Grand Décolletage' (1924).

Features

• Resin base
• Winds up to play 'Fur Elise'
• Gift boxed
• Exclusive to Past Times
• UK DELIVERY ONLY

Dimensions (cm) 14h
Code 805444

Our waterglobe winds up to play Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, which in collaboration with Arthur C. Benson became one of England's greatest patriotic songs, Land of Hope and Glory, the coronation song for Edward VII in 1902 and also for George V in 1911.

Features

• Glass globe and resin base
• Turn upside down to see glitter fall
• Plays Pomp and Circumstance
• Gift boxed

Dimensions (cm) 14h x 10w
Code 822079

The scene inside our waterglobe is based on 'Reverie', originally created by Alphonse Mucha for a calendar in 1897. Tip the globe to activate the `snow.

Features

• Winds up to play `Claire de Lune by Debussy
• Gift boxed
• Exclusive to Past Times
• ©Mucha Trust 2009
• For decorative use only

Dimensions (cm) 14h x 10diam.
Code 818270

The scene inside our Waterglobe is taken from the Frederic Lord Leighton's painting `The Music Lesson, painted in 1877. The young girl was the popular child dancer and actress Connie Gilchrist.

Features

• Turn the globe upside down to make the sparkles fall
• Crafted in resin
• Gift boxed
• Exclusive to Past Times

Dimensions (cm) 16h x 12diam.
Code 818269

The perfect gift for a new baby or christening, our waterglobe features two classic teddy bears and has a stand modelled on traditional wooden counting bricks.

Features

• Crafted in resin
• Winds up to play Mozart's Lullaby
• Gift boxed
• Exclusive to Past Times

Dimensions (cm) 15h x 10w
Code 818947

Our Art Nouveau Dragonfly Vase is inspired by the ceramics and glassware produced by French designers such as Emile Gallé and the Daum brothers towards the end of the 19th century.

Features

• Bronze-effect polyresin

Dimensions (cm) 32h x 11w
Code 72025

The langurous lady featured in our waterglobe is based on Poetry, one of four lithographs on the arts produced by Art Nouveau designer Alphonse Mucha in 1898.

Features

• Pewter effect resin
• Winds up to play Moon River
• This is not a toy
• ©Mucha Trust 2008

Dimensions (cm) 13h x10w
Code 66018

Romain de Tirtoff, known as Erté, was one of the leading graphic artists and fashion designers of the '20s. Our waterglobe is inspired by Erté's serigraph, The Balcony.

Features

• Crafted in resin and glass
• Plays 'Putting on the Ritz'
• Not suitable as a toy
• Gift boxed

ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE UK