Shackleton Fox

Shackleton Fox Antique Collections and Personal Sourcing Service
Husband and wife team based in rural Lincolnshire. Collecting is the ultimate bespoke pleasure.

Shackleton Fox Antiques is led by the husband-and-wife team, Jackie and Jonathan, who originally hailed from Yorkshire, often referred to as “God’s own country.” They now reside in the tranquil countryside of Lincolnshire, where they continue the family legacy in the antiques business as the second generation. Jackie’s father owned an antiques shop, and her uncle, John Fox, was a renowned antiques

dealer and furniture restorer. Captivated by the rich history and artistry of antiques, Jackie and Jonathan have devoted their lives to the enchanting world of unique decorative interior objets d’art. With a shared passion for sourcing remarkable antiques, they meticulously restore each piece and present their curated collection to a discerning global audience. Our philosophy is to provide access to quality objets d’art that reflect our personal tastes and passions. We believe that the art of collecting is a unique pursuit that enriches and informs, broadening our perspective and offering glimpses of the world while allowing us to curate and express our identity.

🎨 French Louis XV Jeweller’s Carriage Design, Dated 1769A vanishingly rare, archival-tier piece of Ancien Régime social ...
05/06/2026

🎨 French Louis XV Jeweller’s Carriage Design, Dated 1769

A vanishingly rare, archival-tier piece of Ancien Régime social history. Painted in gouache and ink, this original 18th-century coachbuilder’s master design depicts a luxury commercial carriage for an elite Parisian jewelry and goldsmithing workshop.

Dated 1769—the landmark year Louis XV appointed his new Crown Jeweler—the drawing features explicit script reading "French Jewelry 1769" alongside the jeweler-goldsmith guild's technical tools. It proves that even the delivery vehicles of Paris's top craftsmen had to look as magnificent as the treasures inside. Professionally housed in a bespoke exhibition frame with premium museum UV art glass.

Medium: Gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper.

Dimensions: 50cm x 44cm (Framed) | 46cm x 40cm (Artwork)

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18th century drawing, French Louis XV design, antique coachbuilder design, jewelry trade history, antique gouache painting, Parisian social history, archival art, luxury carriage design, rare French antiques.

A magnificent late Victorian Cobalt Porcelain & Ormolu Table Lamp by the prestigious London retailer C.R. Dibben of Sloa...
04/06/2026

A magnificent late Victorian Cobalt Porcelain & Ormolu Table Lamp by the prestigious London retailer C.R. Dibben of Sloane Street (c. 1880–1900).

Originally conceived as a grand oil lamp, this imposing piece features a monumental baluster body in a rich, mirror-finish Cobalt Blue glaze. It is beautifully framed by exceptional Aesthetic Movement gilt-brass mounts, showcasing a finely cast "bundled reed" Japonisme gallery on a heavy plinth.

Stamped proudly on the neck with the maker's mark, this is a quintessential piece of high-end "London Maker Lamp" history.

Dimensions: H: 43cm | W: 15cm | D: 15cm (Weight: 3.9kg)

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A magnificent late Victorian Cobalt Porcelain & Ormolu Table Lamp by the prestigious London retailer C.R. Dibben of Sloa...
04/06/2026

A magnificent late Victorian Cobalt Porcelain & Ormolu Table Lamp by the prestigious London retailer C.R. Dibben of Sloane Street (c. 1880–1900).

Originally conceived as a grand oil lamp, this imposing piece features a monumental baluster body in a rich, mirror-finish Cobalt Blue glaze. It is beautifully framed by exceptional Aesthetic Movement gilt-brass mounts, showcasing a finely cast "bundled reed" Japonisme gallery on a heavy plinth.

Stamped proudly on the neck with the maker's mark, this is a quintessential piece of high-end "London Style" history.

Dimensions: H: 43cm | W: 15cm | D: 15cm (Weight: 3.9kg)

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✨ Mid-Century British Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Dated 1966An absolute masterclass in post-war British Modernist form. M...
04/06/2026

✨ Mid-Century British Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Dated 1966

An absolute masterclass in post-war British Modernist form. Monogrammed with the artist's initials ‘WD’ and dated ‘/66’

Cast in heavy, solid bronze, its fluid, undulating curves and clever use of pierced negative space create a beautifully tactile form. Finished in a glorious, luminous gold patina that catches the light from every angle, this sculpture brings an immediate intellectual edge and sophisticated presence to a mid-century sideboard, library desk, or minimalist mantlepiece.

Artist: Monogrammed 'WD' (British School)

Medium: Solid bronze with a polished gold patina

Dimensions: 15cm x 26cm x 18cm (7.4kg)

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Mid-century modern bronze, British modernist sculpture, abstract bronze sculpture, 1966 art, biomorphic abstraction, Henry Moore style, post-war British art, studio bronze, luxury interior accessories.

19th-Century French Orientalist Lion Study, c.1870–1890An absolute powerhouse of a drawing. Sourced from France, this ex...
03/06/2026

19th-Century French Orientalist Lion Study, c.1870–1890

An absolute powerhouse of a drawing. Sourced from France, this exceptional mid-to-late 19th-century original colored pencil work captures a majestic lion crouched within a dense, moody palm jungle.

The anonymous master hand demonstrates spectacular technical skill, heavily layering rich tones to create incredible depth, shadow, and tension. It has a magnificent, stately presence—perfect for a library, main hallway, or a sophisticated gallery wall looking for a touch of grand country-house aesthetic. Newly framed.

Medium: Original colored pencil and graphite on heavy paper.

Dimensions: 26cm x 39cm

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French orientalist drawing, animalier school, 19th century art, original lion sketch, antique fine art, country house aesthetic, colored pencil study, botanical jungle art, antique gallery wall.

✨ Regency Revival Egyptian Revival Pier Mirror, c.1930–1950A statement piece with absolute, unadulterated "wall power." ...
02/06/2026

✨ Regency Revival Egyptian Revival Pier Mirror, c.1930–1950

A statement piece with absolute, unadulterated "wall power." Sourced from a private country house in the South of England, this grand pier mirror beautifully captures the opulent, exotic neoclassical designs popularized by Thomas Hope in the early 19th century.

The architecturally tapered giltwood frame features a warm country-house patination, magnificently contrasted by two masterfully cast, dark patinated bronze pharaoh herms. It offers the exact same grand, stately presence and architectural weight as a five-figure 1810 original, making it the ultimate trophy piece to anchor a hallway, formal dining room, or drawing room.

Materials: Giltwood, patinated cast bronze mountings, original heavy mirror plate.

Dimensions: 83cm x 66cm x 14cm

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Regency Revival mirror, Egyptian Revival, pier mirror, giltwood wall mirror, Thomas Hope style, country house antiques, antique gilt mirror, architectural statement piece, luxury interior design.

Victorian Horse Boot Scraper, c.1890Authentic country-house soul to your doorstep or garden. This late 19th-century eque...
01/06/2026

Victorian Horse Boot Scraper, c.1890

Authentic country-house soul to your doorstep or garden. This late 19th-century equestrian scraper features a striking folk-art silhouette, completely undisturbed on its massive, original hand-dressed Yorkshire stone base.

Weighing a heavy 35kg, it won't budge an inch during use. Perfect for a porch, greenhouse entrance, or formal garden path.

Dimensions: 45cm x 45cm x 22cm (35kg)

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Victorian boot scraper, antique garden ornament, equestrian antiques, Yorkshire stone, country house style, English folk art, architectural salvage, rustic garden design.

01/06/2026

Fresh from its London Exhibition Debut ✨

Introducing an exceptionally rare and captivating 2026 double-sided (recto/verso) masterpiece by British contemporary artist Harry Charles Tim.

🎨 The Recto: ‘Pony Tail Jess’
The primary painting is an important, beautifully resolved inclusion in the artist’s definitive 'Longhead' series. Utilizing a striking, stylized elongation of the head and neck—a sophisticated dialogue with Modigliani’s anatomical modernism—Jess is isolated against a deep, dramatic black void. Tim’s masterful use of a restricted palette illuminates the face with a rich patchwork of ochres, sulfurous yellows, and gestural skin tones, anchored by a brilliant shock of crimson on the lips.

💼 The Verso:
Turning the board reveals an entirely separate, fully realized painting on the reverse. Introducing a wonderful touch of sharp British humor, ‘The Tax Man’ is executed with a frantic, angular, and imposing geometry. It captures the stern, bureaucratic essence of its title, providing a magnificent thematic foil to the serene lines of Jess on the front.

Sourced directly from the artist, this unique double-sided work was a major talking point when recently exhibited at the prestigious Battersea Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London. It is quite literally two incredible masterpieces in one bespoke, double-sided showroom frame.

Artist: Harry Charles Tim (Signed)

Title: Pony Tail Jess

Date of Creation: 2026

Medium: Double-sided acrylic on board

Measurements: H: 61cm × W: 51cm × D: 7cm

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01/06/2026

Authentic French Country Charm & Apothecary History ✨

Introducing an exceptional 19th-Century French Faience Blue & White Ceramic To***co Jar (Circa 1860–1880). Sourced from France and designed in a classic, heavy-set barrel form, this historic vessel features the hand-painted inscription ‘Tabac’ set within an ornate, scrolling rococo cartouche.

Representing the peak of French commercial and apothecary ceramics from famed regional production centers like Rouen or Nevers, this tin-glazed earthenware jar boasts a rich cobalt blue underglaze decoration against a milky ground.

Counter jars of this scale, clarity, and condition are incredibly hard to find intact because they were genuine working pieces on 19th-century French shop counters. It provides that perfect, honest "found object" texture that interior designers use to inject immediate warmth and narrative into a kitchen, library, or rustic mantle presentation.

Period: 19th Century (Circa 1860–1880)

Origin: France

Measurements: Total H: 43cm (H: 28cm without brass lid) × W: 24cm | Opening W: 13cm

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31/05/2026

Introducing an exceptionally scarce and highly decorative Late 19th-Century French Grand Tour Architectural Orrery Base (c.1880). Sourced from France and dating to the elegant Napoleon III era, this structure was engineered to serve as a high-luxury salon centerpiece.

This piece is pure 19th-century French theater. It features a classical four-column colonnade hand-painted with flawless precision to mimic highly prized architectural marble (faux marbre), with each column crowned by finely cast gilt metal capitals. These support a substantial upper platform decorated to simulate the rich, figured grain of premium walnut wood (faux bois). At its heart, the base retains its original, intricate mechanical gear system finished in a rich, radiant period gilding.

While it would have originally held a complex rotating planetary model under a glass dome in a grand Parisian salon, today it reads as a powerful piece of classical architectural sculpture. It fits perfectly into that high-end "Cabinet of Curiosities" aesthetic, adding immediate narrative weight and texture to a library, study, or living room scheme.

Period: Late 19th Century / Napoleon III Era (Circa 1870–1890)

Origin: France

Materials: Hand-painted faux marbre and faux bois over timber/composition, heavily gilt-metal capitals and gears

Measurements: H: 55cm × W: 44cm × D: 47cm

Condition: Very good antique condition; hand-painted finishes exceptionally well-preserved with a deep, historic wax patination. Presented as a magnificent decorative scientific art object.

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