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My wife and I have combined Art History/Education degrees. After living in the UK teaching and doing charity work, we enjoy selling historical items from Britain/France we have collected. Thumbnail image above titled,'Christmas Blessings.'

We sell Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian antiquarian books, porcelain and jewellery primarily from England, Scotland and Ireland: AEI gold lockets, Agate(Scottish)Brooches, Albert & Albertina chains, Almandine garnet brooches, American Silver, Amethyst pins, Aventurine, Belcher chains, Blister pearls, Blue John jewellery, Cairngorm Scottish brooches, Chalcedony brooches, Chatelaines, Citrine brooches, Collet-set Amethysts, Corbeille bride jewels, Curb, Filigree, 9, 10, 12, 18kt Gold, Hallmarked Silver, Intaglio, Malachite brooches, Manchette cuff bracelets, Micro-Mosaic Jewelry, Muff chains, Moonstone, Mourning Pins, Pinchbeck, Ribbon & Star brooches, Stickpins, Queen Victoria Jubilee pins, Victorian Lockets, Whitby Jet, -ALL affordable antiques!

Photography, writing.

'Franklin and Winston' by Jon Meachum, 'John Adams' by David McCullough

Warwick Castle was voted 'Best Castle in England' in 2004. Home of the famous 'Kingmaker'-and the place where young Winston Churchill came to talk and smoke his cigars in the upper apartments. In the 1990's, a delightful secret garden outside the castle walls was dedicated by Princess Diana. On display are fragrant English roses in a Victorian arrangement of formal, but small parterres. Warwick Castle is also a great 'Leisure Centre' workout! Climb all 528 stairs in the 3 towers (including the famous Beauchamp Tower) and parapets and you will see what we mean.

'The Sterling Lion Collectibles Store' is a state approved, tax-licensed and tax-paying business founded in 2005. We report all taxes to state and federal institutions, including the United Kingdom. The name 'Everyman's Castle' is taken from the title of the ancient English manuscript-book 'Everyman' by John Skot, 1591.

Payment to 'Sterling Lion Collectibles' is accepted through PAYPAL. We happily accept credit cards through PayPal as well. All records are kept of transactions and tracking numbers are kept with Ebay, PayPal and the Postal Service. Sorry, we do not accept Money Orders, Cashier's Cheques or personal cheques.

All shipping at this time, unless otherwise noted, is through the United States Postal Service-(U.S.P.S.) Combined purchases must be won and paid for within ONE WEEK ( 7 days) to qualify for combined shipment. Additional purchases outside of that time will be paid for seperately and postage alloted separately. Residents in the U.K. will be responsible for any V.A.T. should it be incurred on shipments.

All items are sold as is. We accept returns only if the item was not as described in the auction. Please notify within 3 days if item is not as described. Return item within 7 days in original condition with tracking number.

Do not assume anything about items or procedure--please contact us with questions about items, descriptions, payment, posting and multiple purchases-before bidding. Use the 'Ask the Seller' link.

Every antique is a piece of history-with a story to tell. Last year we bought an 1840 Victorian Hair Necklace that came with a cryptic note written in faded calligraphy. In the note were tiny bits of clues-no names except a reference to a 'Lady X' whose hair it was-woven for her daughters upon her death. If the item didn't sell on Ebay-we intended to find the family this belonged to-with God's help. With ideas from TV's 'History Detectives' we closed in on a possible geneology match-an English aristocratic family. But did they have any living relatives? RESULT: The necklace never sold on Ebay. AND, we were blessed with a trip to England on our anniversary. In answer to prayer we found the family and presented the necklace as a gift to relatives living on the same estate where Lady X had once lived. They were thrilled! In return, we were shown paintings of the woman (& daughters) whose hair it once belonged to. We'll never forget the amazing story of this necklace and its journey home!

We use the most accurate, top model of electronic acid testing devices known to jewellers, auctioneers and metallurgists. It can distinguish if there is gold present in an item and its karat value. Often Victorian jewellery makers combined different metals in one piece - even different gold colours, such as rose gold and yellow gold together. That is why we double test, even triple test each piece in different places to determine if there is gold present. The combinations do not devalue an antique piece, but may enhance the pleasure of collecting it. Victorians were an eclectic lot and often loved combining different kinds of stones and metals together. We will supply video/digitals of our testing results for asking. Let us know, before you bid and win an item in order for us to email you the results.