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... of strange and unique specimens, artifacts, and objet d’art from all over the unknown world. Sculpted eggsEach piece being made with the finest Craftsmanship and Ingenuity. Being most cunningly wrought, by artificers in the county of Somersetshire.

"a goodly, huge cabinet, wherein whatsoever the hand of man by exquisite art or engine has made rare in stuff, form or motion; whatsoever singularity, chance and the shuffle of things hath produced; whatsoever Nature has wrought in things that want life and may be kept; shall be sorted and included." Francis Bacon

Non semper ea sunt quae videntur. We are a small band of craftsmen creating unique items, and selling them to folk who we hope are eccentric enough to like what we make. Bernard Pearson (formerly of Clarecraft) has been creating odd things for close to thirty years. Finding himself somewhat ancient and in need of constant care & attention, he is now sharing his studio with Ian Mitchell, a bright and talented young graduate who shares his taste for the absurd. Together they are creating some of the finest, and we may say, strangest, objet d’art, to be put before collectors old and new. Historical Montages and Encapsulated Curiosities that have some historical significance.
  • The Bullet with Your Name OnBullet back detail

    Old soldiers will tell you that ‘if a bullet has your name on it, it will never miss’. It is our privilege to offer to our most valued customers the opportunity to ensure that that very bullet is already in your possession.
    This handsome frame contains three of these very bullets, inscribed with the […]