More than just play objects, these games are curious records of 19th-century British beliefs and prejudices, reflecting the attitudes of a growing empire towards its own society as well as towards ...

The top seller was a late 19th-century German composition and wood French Napoleonic Cavalry, which went for £10,912 to a US collector. Other notable sales included a mechanical shepherdess toy ...

During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.