A rare and very decorative English Regency revival green lacquered, red lacquer, silvered & gilt Chinoiserie lowbookcase,in excellent condition. The doors with astragal glazing, reeded columns and glazed lattice panels to the corners. Original reeded shelves and deep enough for modern art books. UK origin c1880. 112cm H x 144cm W x 44cm.D.
Pair of Chamois Horn Whip Hooks c1880
A rare pair of chamois horn whip hooks,beautifully taxidermied with ivory and walnut mounts. Minor losses to mount edges, the horns mint. Bavaria c1880. 13cm x 12cm x 3cm
Charles II Oak Joynt Stool c 1680
A late 17th century oak ‘joynt’ stool, joined in splayed form for strength with mortise & tenons by an arkwright / joynter – a timber worker able to make timber joins & the precursor to a cabinet-maker. Well turned baluster legs & well formed seat rails. The top replaced as is usual with stools of this age. Excellent patina. UK c1680.
Charles II Oak Gateleg Table c1680
An excellent example of a late 17th century English oak gateleg table, with an end drawer, well turned baluster legs & good old patina.
c 1680 – 1700.
75cm H x 124cm x 105cm
Price inc GST $3,300
Pine Serving Table c1810
An elegant & useful serpentine front George III period painted pine serving table, in nice original condition. The surface with remains of the original tan paint, original reeded handle & a great form. 72cm H x 110cm W x 60cm D
c UK. 1810.
Regency Rosewood Dwarf Bookcase c1815
A fine & useful English Regency period dwarf bookcase, Indian rosewood inlaid with sycamore of stars, geometric lines & paterea. With the original gilt brass grilles to door, shelves & parcel gilt persic columns to ends. The form favoured by Regency cabinet maker George Bullock. Ex John Dunn Antiques Melbourne. Illustrated Australian Antique Collector 1973. 83cm H x 97m W x 39cm D
Regency Drum Library Table c1810
A rare & stylish English Regency period revolving drum library table, of handy small size. Brazillian rosewood, inlaid with satinwood, oak lined drawers, original key. Faded green leather top. UK c1810.
Ex Stair Gallery, Mayfair London. Ht 79cm x 92cm diameter.
Grecian Bronze Inkwell UK c 1825
A beautifully cast & patinated English George IV period bronze inkwell, with original cut glass liner. The lid in the form of a pine cone, egg and dart vase shaped well, supported on tripartite winged fauns with lion paw feet. After designs by C.H. Tatham, taken from ancient oiginals. Ht 115mm. UK c1825.
Regency Harp Chair c 1820
A rare English Regency period, brass inlaid mahogany harpist’s chair. The seat raises on a timber thread, the back supports a musician whilst tilting the harp backwards. Original horsehair stitched uoholstery form & nice untouched old patina. UK c1820. 84cm H x 44cm W x 37cm D.
Tole Ware Tea Caddy UK c1790
A very rare English George III tole ware (painted tin) dome top tea caddy, in excellent original condition. Midlands or Monmouthshire, UK c1790. Painted & gilded with wheatsheafs, Greek key borders and flowers, in imitation of Japanese e-nashiji lacquer. A wheatsheaf decorated tole ware tea caddy by the same maker is illustrated fig 15.15 in Stevens, Rickenburg & Walkling The Story of British Tea Chests & Caddies. 125mm H x 145mm w x 85mm D.
Sun Lounge c 1920
A rare cane armchair with pivoting back, and extending footrest. With woven striped sections of red, green & natural cane, in imitation of Venetian striped canvas. Includes two Indian silk cushions.
Price inc GST $650
Scottish Regency Cylinder Bureau Bookcase c1810
Edinburgh c 1810.
Regency Greek Revival Tea Urn c1815
A magnificent old Sheffield plate tea urn, complete with original interior insulator, lids and ivory mounted tap. Of lobed urn form, the body with a band of raised Grecian fret motif, with cornucopia handles. In almost mint condition, the borders lightly ‘bled’. Ht 42cm x 31cm x 31cm
Tasmanian Early Colonial Chest of Drawers c1835
A Tasmanian early Colonial period cedar chest of drawers. Hobart c1835.
Raingo of Paris Mantel Clock c1830
A superb quality French thuyawood, ebony & bronze mounted mantel clock by the esteemed Raingo of Paris, makers of patent planet pendulum & orrery clocks to King George IV of England & Louis Phillippe of France.
Paris c1830
Thuya wood, an astonishingly rare wood, is found only in Morocco, here veneered onto oak & bronze mounted.
8 day, half hour bell striking with key wind & regulation.
Ht 334mm x 210mm 110mm
Newly serviced.
Price inc GST $4,250
Georgian old Sheffield plate Ale Mugs c1810
Four old Sheffield plate large ale mugs UK origin c 1810. With seamed borders, spun brass bases. Great with flowers, or beer.
15.5cm left height, 13.5cm Ht others.
South German Walnut Travelling Cabinet c1740
A South German marquetry cabinet c 1740. In finely figured walnut, onto oak & poplar with a good old patina. The doors with contrasting panels and quadrants of dark walnut, the top with geometric marquetry. Mounted with blued steel carrying handles, and fine original lock, hinges & key. The brass escutcheons with engraved faces & remains of gilding. The interior with original decoration painted in cobalt of clouds.
On new lucite stand.For a collection of wonders, or a snazzy drinks cabinet?
George III period Oval Wine Cooler c1800
A very elegant & virtually untouched George III period wine cooler, for storing cool whites on ice, with a bung hole to the base. Of tight oval form, the flat top with a good patina, handy as a wine table in itself. In wonderful heavy Cuban mahogany, with brass brass bindings & original ogee lug handles to the ends, on original tapering leg stand & trail casters.
French Art Deco Amboyna Writing Table c1920
A fine quality French Art Deco period writing table, mounted with bronze. The inset leathered top with gilt Greek key stamped border, the edges crossbanded in palisander, the large drawer to the front, sides & back veneered in amboyna & ebony allowing it to stand centred in a room. On solid amboyna bronze mounted legs. Good patina & mint condition. A stylish addition to any room. French c1920. 750mm H x 980mm W x 600mm D.
Decoupage Screen c1847
A stylish & very decorative French 1840s two fold decoupage screen, of cut out, overgilded and painted prints on the original timber & canvas frame. Signed and dated, by Mrs Hipp Lallemonde 1847 (nee Adele Secobellier). As good as a vase of fresh flowers to a room! 1100m H x 800mm wide x 30mm D.
Pair of Argand Reading Lamps c1820
A rare pair of Argand lamps c 1815 in cast bronze of extraordinary form, in the Roman Revival taste as promoted by Thomas Hope. For burning whale or colza oil, they are in the form of Roman cruzie oil lamps, suported on triform bases, with lion paw feet & winged harpies, the sides of the burners with winged grotesque theatrical masks, the handles serpents. Good colour & condition. Reasonably attributed to the specialist bronze caster & lamp maker James DeVille of London (1777-1846). Ht 42cm x 39cm W x 19cm D.
Huon Pine Farmhouse Bed c1850
A wonderfully plump Tasmanian Huon pine farmhouse bed, with exuberantly scrolled Thomas Hope back & generously turned Huon pine posts. Rich original finish & good colour. With new steel frame base making a modern English double 135 x 190cm x 122 High. This is the nicest example so far seen of this model. Tasmanian c 1840-1850.
Tasmanian Huon Pine Corner Cabinet c1850
A rare and really useful Tasmanian Colonial period Huon pine corner cabinet, in two parts. With finely moulded removeable pediment, the carcass in two sections. The huon door panels screwed on to prevent warping. The backboards single slabs of Kauri pine. Untouched original condition & metalware.
Hobart c 1850
207 x 115 x 55cm D.
No other examples are known in Huon pine.
(Great drinks cupboard!)
William IV Hall Table c1830
An elegant 1830s hall table, or dining room serving table, in excellent original condition, original Grecian back, handy concealed deep drawer & nice patina.
UK origin. 95cmH x 122W x 49cm D
Pair of George IV Bronze Argand Lamps c1825
A rare pair of patent Argand lamps, the bases with heavy lion paw feet and masks of Bacchus, for burning whale or colza oil, by the leading maker of the day, Thomas Messenger. Cast signature to bases ‘Published as The Act Directs, Messenger & Sons, London & Birmingham’. New English National Trust issue ground & polished glass Argand flask shades. Height each 53cm x width 35cm x 23cm deep.
Tasmanian Early Colonial Chest of Drawers c 1830
Cedar, huon pine, blackwood
handles, original finish.
TasmanianShipmodel of the Trading Schooner Thelma D c1920
A fine & large fully rigged model of the Tasmanian four masted, iron hulled trading schooner, the Thelma D, named after the wife of the Hobart boat builder. These were the largest & fastest of the age of sail , square rigged trading vessels, used until the mid 20th century. Contained in the original.bluegum case. Hobart c 1920. 69cm.h x 127cm W X 31cm D
Set of Ten Regency Gillows Dining Chairs c1805
A rare set of ten English Regency ‘Grecian’ dining chairs in best mahogany with saddle seats, sabre legs & original leather upholstery, with new slip covers. With broad seats & splayed backs, they are very strong & comfortable. Stamped by the Bristol journeyman chairmaker T Driver, to a pattern designed & supplied for Gillows of Lancaster. UK c1802-1810.
Portrait bust of Joseph Hawley
Edward Davis, sculptor, London 1870. Statuary marble. Signed, titled & dated. 65cm H x 40cm w x 28cm D
Irish Regency Sideboard c1815
A magificent Cork Regency mahogany tray top sideboard from Lee Mount, Coolymurraghue, Cork c1815. The tray back with grooved recess for displaying silver, with a central carved laurel wreath. The top above four acanthus leaf topped buttresses, central drawer, with concealed drawer under, the right hand a cellarette, the left a cupboard. The whole with reel carved edges