A rare labelled Anglo Chinese harlequin top tambour campaign writing box, Hong Kong c1850.
Made of brass bound teak,with brass flush campaign handles, with horn inlay to the front & Persian lilac wood interior.
When the drawer is unlocked & pulled the tambour top retreats revealing lidded compartments & rosewood ruler. This rises to reveal pigeon holes & compartments as 18th century English harlequin desks. Labelled by the Hong Kong cabinet maker Ah Foo,who was active from 1846, supplying to the export market, with the British administration of the Island from 1841.
Pushing a lever behind Ah Foo’s label reveals three more secret drawers. Mint condition.
The design first illustrated 1788 in Thomas Shearer’s ‘The Cabinet Maker’s London Book of Prices’.
44cm H x 54cm W x 70cm D open
28cm H x 54cm W x 43cm D closed.
Price inc GST $1,750
Harlequin Top Campaign Box Hong Kong c1850
RW Winfield Campaign Rocking Chair c1845
A forged strap iron rocking chair, that dismantles for travel, with ornamental brass nuts & the original red mohair velvet upholstery in good condition. The green paint a close approximation of the original. The design illustrated c1833 & similar examples exhibited by RW Winfield in the 1851 Great Exhibition. 105 H x 65 Wx 85 D
Rosewood Campaign Table U.K c1840
A good quality solid black rosewood campaign supper / serving table. Typically called coaching tables, this example has a large timber turning block underneath to fix the folding top firmly in place. The base shaped to form a neo-classical X, with well turned stretchers. U.K origin c1840. 71cm h x 101cm w x 53cm D
Regency Chamber Organ UK c1810
Southwell & White (organ builders)
Liverpool & London.
Winged Hermes Plaster Bust by D Brucciani c1850
Dominico Brucciani
Boxwood Crucifix Flemish c1680
A late Baroque domestic crucifix, the body of Christ in boxwood, on a cross of ebony inlaid with ivory lines. The base of ogee Gothic form, veneered with red tortoiseshell and ripple moulded ebony. The body of Christ sensitively carved, with a fine patina. Examples of this age are rare. 57cm H x 19cm L x 10cm W.
Chinese Porcelain Vase c1760
Canton, of archaic bronze form, decorated in famille rose enamels, with underglaze cobalt blue enamels of butterflies. Damaged. 37cm H x 19.5cm W. Price inc GST $350
Egyptian Revived Brolly or Stick Stand c1840
Cast iron. 44cm W x 79cm H. Price inc GST $1,400
Irish Chippendale Chair c1760
Dublin c 1760. / Mahogany, pine Closely following the Chinoiserie back English types of the period, the hairy carved paw feet are finely carved and typical of Dublin, and much rarer than English furniture. 95cm H x 60cm L x 60cm W. price inc GST $2,750
Regency Hanging Shelf UK c1820
Mahogany, of elegant form and good patina.
109cm H x 88cm L x 14.5cm W.
Price inc GST. $1,450
Rare Silver Shaving Brush U.K. c1830
9.5cm L x 2.5cm W. Price inc GST $175.
Plaster Library Bust of poet Robert Burns c1840
A rather nice, large (life size) plaster library bust of the Scottish Regency period poet & national hero of the day, Robbie (Robert) Burns, by Agostini, of the marvellously named Liquorpond St London. With many layers of later white paint, original circular socle. The back of the bust with makers name & address inscribed ‘Agostini, Liquorpond St London‘ . The street, once a hive for artists, no longer exists. Large period plaster busts in good condition are rare.
Ht 75cm
UK c 1840
Price inc GST $1,850
Barkcloth Tonga: Haveluliku c1970.
An exceptional example, in mint condition of a barkcloth. Made from beaten mulberry tree bark, dyed with koka tree bark brown dye. Divided into 5 sections, it is of the same size and design as another in British museum, arrived 1972. The largest ever made 2m x 4m. Price inc GST $1,400
Ivory Bust, As A Seal of Schiller c1830
Ivory, steel. Russian c 1830. Friederich Schiller was a German philosopher and playwright, considered the poet of Youth. An identical seal in a Russian literary museum. 7cm H x 2.5cm W. Price inc GST $850
Regency Tortoiseshell, Ivory and Silver Card Case c1810
A good quality regency tortoiseshell, ivory and silver card case. Engine turned faces. 8.5cm H x 6cm L x 1.2cm W. Price Inc GST $725
Cedar Fish Spear. Early 20th Century.
Australian, early 20th century .Western Australia – North Queensland.With fine bindings. 135cm H. Price inc GST $240
Model Of An Inuit Canoe With Oars c1910
The making of timber accurate scaled canoes by first Inuit people was both a teaching aid, anthropological object and item for sale.They are rare to survive, this example with an old collection note helps with the dating. 64cm L x 13cm W x 7cm H. Price Inc GST $850.
Pair Of Moderator Lamps c1850
French, with Cantonese famille verte export-ware porcelain fonts, bronzeA very pair of whale or colza oil lamps, with integral clockwork pumps and original wick raisers and burners. The pumps pushed a piston to raise the low ignition fuel, to a circular wick, without shadow. The circular chimney multiplied the flame by four, the outer flask shaped shade by another four. The making of lamps with Canton porcelain is rare. 65 H x 13cm W. Price inc GST $2,800
Venice St Mark’s Square, Carlo Ponti c1855
Photographer (Swiss / Italian 1822 1893) Albumen paper print from a mammoth glass plate. Origional Tasmanian Blackwood frame & glass. Ponti was a Swiss born photographer / chemist active in selling his works from St Mark’s square from 1848. 74cm H x 54cm L. Price inc GST $350.
Large Regency period Convex Mirror c1820
A rare English Regency period convex mirror of large size & in good original condition,
With original gilding & mercury silvered plate, no evidence of ever being fitted with candle arms. The carved elements original to the frame, with richly carved acanthus, topped by an Eagle in flight, pairs of anthemions and a deep moulded frame with inset reeded ebony slip & the mirror in excellent antique condition. UK origin c1815 -20. Ht 148cm x 78cm W x 25cm D. PRICE inc GST $8,800
Welsh Oak Dresser c1820
A very original Welsh oak dresser c1820
Terrific patina & storage/ display. Original stained pine backboards. The base, wrack sides & pediment all with curved lambrequin borders. Original turned fruitwod knobs, with three drawers to the base
Ht 217cm x Wd 180cm x Dp50cm
Tibetan Silk Vevet Saddlecloth c1750
A rare 18th century Tibetan silk velvet saddle cloth. Woven in orange saffron silk with auspicious symbols of Dharma, the flame of Buddha’s teachings and the colour used by monks for their robes to symbolize purity. The quality of the weave would suggest a Buddhist High Monk or Lama, as the original owner. The reverse in faded blue cotton with tying straps. 79cm x 64cm C1750 -1800.
George IV Mahogany Serving or Hall Table U.K c1825
An elegant 1830s hall table, or dining room serving table, in heavy mahogany in excellent original condition. With Grecian back & a handy pair of oak lined drawers on good reeded legs.
95cmH x 122W x 49cm D
Price inc GST $2,450
Campaign Document Box UK c1810
A good quality English Regency period campaign document box, in heavy mahogany, brass bound for travel. The interior containing the original morocco leather. With skeletal flush handles for transport, to the ends. Original interior containing two secret drawers. UK origin c1810. 14cm.H x 42cm x 31cm D
Oak Corinthian Capital UK c1740
A vigorously carved Corinthian capital in English oak, once part of a fitted room. On acrylic mount. 170mm H x 400mm x 120mm inc mount. U.K. c 1740
Bengali Terracotta Figures c1880
Three rare Bengali terracotta figures, Krisnanagar, c1880.
Representing the trades & castes of India – a civil servant, a tailor & possibly a carpenter.
Beautifully modelled, examples of these figures, much in the spirit of Company School caste portraits on mica, offered a unique small work of art, easily transported.
Examples were sent to all the 19th century inter- colonial Exhibitions.
Regency Secretaire Bookcase c1815
Spring / Summer Exhibition of new discoveries.
A fine quality English Regency period secretaire bookcase, with Greek key pattern carved pediment & feet, well fitted writing interior & original ivory knobs to drawers & inkwells.
With extra shelf if needed, and deep enough for big art books. One large drawer fitted as a wine cellarette for your wine pets. 253cm H x 133cm W x 58cm D
UK c1815
Price inc GST $8,500
Irish Regency Sideboard c1820
An elegant Irish Regency period serving table in best mahogany with raised ebony inlay sans traverse to the drawer front & sides. Untouched original condition & mirror gallery back. All on well carved large paw feet. HT 151cm x 146cm W x 68cm D
Cork c1820.
Price inc GST $12,500
Regency Four Bottle Decanter Cruet c1820
A rare English Regency period four bottle decanter set, of excellent quality, with original acanthus leaf mounted Sheffield plate frame, in original condition. The decanters hob nail cut, hand ground & polished, star cut bases, with original stoppers & star cut bases. 260mmH x 200mm x 200mm. UK c 1820.
Pair of Regency Brass inlaid Carvers UKc1810
A fine & elegant pair of English Regency period mahogany carver chairs, with gilded brass inlay to the backs & midrails. The backs with finely figured inlaid panels of flame mahogany, with reeded arms supported by turned vases & ring turned legs to the front. In excellent original condition, with a wonderful patina. New fine linen upholstery. 84cm H x 54cm W x 54cmD. UK origin c1810.