A finely potted Chinese porcelain, famille verte enamelled Qianlong period jardinere. The sides decorated with green enamels of Ho Ho birds in exotic landscapes, peonies & the seasons in arabesque panels. Old English tinker repairs to the body. Canton, for the export market c 1780. Ht 260mm x 230mm diameter.
English Regency Mahogany Campaign Bookcase c1820
A rare and elegant English Regency period campaign bookcase, formed as a hinged locked mahogany box, opening flat to make a bookcase. With inset plaque for the owner’s name, opening to reveal a useful small bookcase, with the original woven wire grilles & mahogany edged adjustable shelves. Size closed 75cmH x 45cm W x 46cm D. Size open 75cm H x 90cm W x 23cm D. UK origin c 1820.
An exceptionally rare Anglo-Cantonese Marriage Portrait c 1825
An exceptionally rare Anglo-Cantonese Bride Portrait c 1825, contained in the original carved camphor frame. Oils on fine linen.
English made Mahogany Campaign Chest c1830
An English made brass bound mahogany two part military or campaign chest of small proportions. With good original patina, iron carrying handles and removeable feet, of excellent size and proportions. About as original an example as could survive & rare in this virtually untouched condition. The drawers have dust liners between & are finely dovetailed, the edges scribed with a bead for strength. It is a well made piece of furniture. 102cm H x 101cm.W x 48cm D. UK origin c 1830.
A very large Brain Coral (platygyra),
A very large example of Brain Coral (platygyra), Collected from the Gold Coast, Qld, c 1950. Specimens typically live up to 900 years, amongst the oldest living creatures. 25cm.H x 37cm x 38cm
Savoy Table 1932
An original AG Mobelfabrik Horgen Glarus, Savoy table, Swiss c1932 in oak & cast iron. This table specified by architect Le Courbusier, as ideal work / dining tables for his model housing units in Nice, France – l Unites d’habitation.
It is comfortable, strong & flat packs.
Le Courbusier exhibited furniture made by Horgen Glarus in his “Pavillion de l’Esprit Nouveau” at the Exposition internationale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, as exemplars of functional modernity.
[The iron ends cast with the maker’s name]. 75.5cm H x 130cmW x 80cmD
Price inc GST $4,400
Anglo Indian Campaign Chest c 1830
A well proportioned example of an officer’s brass bound two part teak campaign chest. Made in India, with fine English made cut brass handles, rosewood escutcheons, for the inter-Colonial market. A wonderful example, in Tasmania since the 19th century, of a two part campaign chest, with elegant cut back handles, cross-banded edge to the jointed top, with original iron lug handles, turned feet and terrific colour and patination.
A Spanish Dancer in a Mantilla by Philippe Swyncop 1943
Philippe SWYNCOP(Belgian 1878 – 1949).
William IV period Bergere Library Chair c1830
An elegant & comfortable mahogany library ‘bergere’ chair, with deep ‘Grecian’ overscrolled back, fully hand caned, with scrolled arms & turned forelegs. Great colour. The squab cushion upholstered in Pierre Frey 1820s pattern linen. The chair in excellent original condition. UK c 1830
Queen Anne Walnut Candlestand c1720
A rare & finely turned English walnut candlestand. The octagonal top with oyster cut veneered top & quartered mouldings to the edges. The shaft with fine baluster turning of ‘inverted cup & trumpet’ form on three small columns, supported on cabriole legs ending in pad feet. Original finish & excellent patina. From c1680 – 1740 English timber hand lathe turning achieved an artistic & technical height not matched. This is a perfect example of period & type. It originally would have been one of a pair, supporting candlesticks. UK c1720. Ht 109cm
Straits Chinese Campaign Chest c 1840
A rare Anglo Cantonese two part, brass bound campaign chest, with original brass inlaid lock board covers. Made of highly figured camphor, & of the highest Chinese cabinet making quality, the back is also polished and mitred, the board covers inlaid with brass fleur- de- lys. Original turned removeable feet, lacquer to brass inset flush handles, substantial carrying handles & keys. Straits Chinese, c 1840. 111cm H x 92cm.W x 47cm.D
Pair of Magnum Coasters UK c1811
A large & good quality pair of Old Sheffield plate magnum wine coasters. The borders of anthemions, the body worked up as grapevines & leaves, with turned timber disc bases, and felt under. With cross hatched stamp to underside of rims for specialist old Sheffied plate makers, T&J Creswick, 1811. In excellent original condition – lightly bled, original finish to timber, remains of old British Antique Dealer’s Association label. Ht 60mm x 170mm
Tibetan Silver Mounted Trunk c 1880
A wonderful repousse silver mounted, fur, vellum & iron bound trunk onto a timber carcass. Tibetan, 19th century.
49cm H x 110cm.W x 48cm.D
Price inc GST $950
Regency Reproducing Machine Writing Box c1810
A rare English Regency period reproducing machine / writing box, inlaid with ebony & brass stars & Greek key fret. UK c 1810. 23 x 28 x 46cm
DM.for $
With secret compartments & an early type of reproducing / letter copier. Sensitised paper was placed between two layers of felt over which a small roller was passed. Variants were developed in the 18th century by industrialist James Watt, and Thomas Jefferson.
Cork Picture of Arcadia UK.c1840
A rare picture made of cork, from a cork tree, with watercolour background, of an Arcadian scene with tower lake & verdant foliage. Related examples in the collection of the Regency architect Sir John Soane’s Museum, London. Excellent condition.
U.Kc 1840
51cm × 54cm o/a. frame width3cm
Price inc GST $950
Huon Pine Dining Table c1990
A well designed & beautiully made Tasmanian Huon pine dining table, of rectangular form, slowly maturing to a good colour. The whole of the same timber, the top in two ancient boards each approx 500 years old. With the stopping of all commercial felling of Huon pine, this table has a great future.
The table c1990 very comfortably seats 8
Ht 78cm x 190cm W x 105cm.D
Price inc GST $3,300
Six Gillows ‘Hackwood Park’ type Dining Chairs c 1815
A rare set of six Gillows of Lancaster mahogany dining chairs, with reeded legs & pierced & upholstered backs, closely related to a set of 18 supplied for Lord Bolton of Hackwood Park, UK in 1813, demonstrating the advanced nature of the firm’s designs. UK c 1815 -20.
The third image from Susan E Stuart’s ‘Gillows of Lancaster & London 1730-1840’ of the Hackwood Park chairs.
With a great patina & really comfortable.
Price inc GST $3,700/set
French Boulle Mirror c1850
A super quality French engraved brass & red tortoiseshell boulle mirror, in excellent original condition. c 1850.
64cm H x 60cm
Price inc GST $3,700
Mughal Manuscript Leaf c1780
A fine Mughal manuscript leaf illustrating a scene from Akbar’s Adventures with the Elephant Hawa’i.
Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad or Akbar the Great (1543-1605) , was the third Mughal Emperor. The drawing is allegorical, from the book The Life of Akbar.
Northern India c1780
230mm x 130mm
Frame size 340mm x 230mm
Price inc GST $850
Queen Anne period Walnut Longcase Clock London c1710
A fine example of a London made, walnut cased Queen Anne period longcase clock, by Samuel Ogborn (active 1698 -1722), c1710.
Eight day, hour striking with 5 finely turned pillars, subsidiary seconds dial & date aperature, 12″ square dial with crowned angel spandrels to the corners & finely matted dial. Original hands, brass cased weights, iron bell & pendulum. Accurate to 3 minutes a week.
The original case veneered onto oak with quartered walnut veneers to the trunk & sides & lovely patina. The plinth not reduced & original hood. Quartered veneers to trunk & sides.
Newly cleaned, serviced & warranted for 2years.
Ht 255cm
Regency Egyptomania Chest of Drawers c1825
A really stylish & useful English Regency chest of drawers, in mahogany with cast iron heads of Isis mounts & temples to the handles. Ex Cintra Galleries.
U.Kc 1820
90cm H x 126cm W x 56cm D
Irish Chippendale Armchair c1765
,A magnificent Irish Georgian armchair, of very large proportions,in richly carved mahogany. The carving with typically Irish punched ground & leafy front seat rail. 98cm H x 77cm W x 68cm D
With a great patina & really comfortable.
Price inc GST $3,300
Pair of Egyptian Regency Fire Dogs c1825
A rare & large pair of English late Regency period fireirons in retour d’Egypte taste, cast with a nice mix of Sphinx heads, acanthus leaf & dog paw feet, by Edingtons of Glasgow. An identical pair supplied to Clarendon, on the River Nile,Tasmania c 1835.
61cm H x 32cm W x 42cm D
Winter Exhibition Open from Saturday 3rd August
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Plus many more items, and daily new additions
Regency rosewood brass inlaid Grecian sofa
A beautiful example of a Regency period ‘Grecian’ sofa, made of rosewood, inlaid with brass. Supported on sabre legs, with anthemion cast sabots to the brass casters. Good original colour & finish, newly re-upholstered, and very comfortable. UK origin c1810. Ht 89cm x 204cm W x 62cmD Price inc GST $6,750
Regency sabre leg card table c1810
An elegant English Regency period mahogany card table supported on sabre legs. The top finely reeded, when closed a useful sidetable of rounded rectangular form, opening with double hinged back legs, to form a square card table,for four. Red leather interior & good patina to the polish. 74cmH x 90cm x 42cm closed. 73cm.H x 90cm × 90cm open . UK origin c1810
George IV Irish Dining Table c1825
A magnificent Irish George IV period mahogany dining table with solid top, reeded edge, on the most wonderful carved & triple ring turned column, leaf carved legs & massive paw feet.
Great colour & finish.
Reasonably by Mack, Williams & Gibton of Dublin.
c1825.
144cm dia x 74cm H
Price inc GST $3,800
Regency Griffin Tea Urn c1815
A wonderful example of a Regency bronze tea urn, with traces of gilt. Topped by a Sphinx vent, with Griffin to base, gilt feet, eagle handles, Greek key borders & lioness bosses. Complete. U.K c1815.
Ht 35cm x 35cm w x 32cm D
Price inc GST $1,200
Regency Brass Inlaid Bracket Clock c1815
A terrific quality large English Regency period bracket clock
London c 1820
In best quality mahogany case, with ebony & brass inlay & fish scale silk backed sound frets. 8 day hour striking movement, twin fusee powered with substantial plates & bob pendulum.
Retailed by Streeter New Bond St London.
430mmH x 29mm W x 184mm D
Price inc GST $3,750
Pair of Australian Villa Dioramas c1880
A wonderful & rare pair of Australian Victorian period crushed glass & timber dioramas of model suburban villas.
One with corrugated iron verandah, the other with slate & Italianate loggia. c 1870.
Ex Josef Lebovic’s private Collection of Australian Folk Art.