Antique Copper Ship’s Lantern – German ‘Ankerlicht’ Anchor Light with Glass Lens (c.1930s–40s) midcentury homeware Fantastically colourful hand painted piece

Fantastically colourful hand painted piece with quite some age we suspect but difficult to target an era

Britton was born in a room above the Trocadero public house in Temple Street

the anchor (Birmingham)

this solid brass coin bank captures the famous nursery rhyme character with charming detail — a broad smile

Antique Copper Ship’s Lantern – German ‘Ankerlicht’ Anchor Light with Glass Lens (c.1930s–40s) midcentury homeware Fantastically colourful hand painted pieceA characterful antique German Ankerlicht (anchor light), crafted in copper with its original thick ribbed glass lens and internal burner still intact. These compact working lights were designed for small vessels and harbour craft, made to emit a steady 360 glow while anchored at night. This example retains a wonderful untouched patina, with natural verdigris around the joints and a deep, warm glow to the copper surface. The embossed ANKERLICHT