Portable altar in the form of an ebonised triptych with silver reliefs of the Annunciation, St Michael overcoming the Devil and the Martyrdom of St Sebastian: German, Augsburg, by Jakob Anthoni, 1608 - 1615

House altar with silver reliefs of the Annunciation, Adoration of the Shepherds, Crucifixion, Resurrection and the Four Evangelists: German, Augsburg, workshop of Matthias Walbaum or Wallbaum, early 17th century

Japanese-inspired electroplated teapot, drum-shaped with small hinged lid, angular spout and ebonised rod handle, supported on six small peg feet: English, Sheffield, by James Dixon and Sons, designed by Dr Christopher Dresser, c. 1879

Circular cover with ebonised knap for a silver teapot said to have been owned by Marshal Blucher: Danish, Copenhagen, by Marcus Pipgros, 1726

Silver-gilt teapot with flat hinged lid with ebonised wood knob, engraved with cinquefoils and crosses as heraldic devices of William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey: English, London, by Peter Podio, 1802 - 1803

Stereo-graphoscope, ebonised wood, with painted floral decoration, by an unknown maker, probably made in Birmingham, 1860s - 1870s