14.5cm L x 9cm W x 9cm H. Price inc GST $350
‘Grecian’ Library Bookcase UK c1830
Mahogany, cedar of Lebanon, oak, pine, steel. Of tall, elegant, low waisted form, the glazing bars in the form of flowering honeysuckle. The lower section with fitted writing door and useful large cupboards. Original glass and shelves. Price includes minor repairs. 245cm H x 125.5cm L x 55cm W. Price inc GST $5,500
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
Silver Mounted Clam Shell c1960
15cm L x 10cm W x 5cm H. Price inc GST $275
Blue John Mounted Tray
James Edwards (maker) Bronze, blue relapse quartz, mahogany. 57.5cm L x 38cm W x 6.5cm H. Price inc GST $375
Australian Cedar Dining Table in ‘Roman Revival’ Taste c1840
With an excellent colour & patina. The top of richly figured NSW cedar. Original metalware & condition.
Good Quality Iron & Steel Bound & Zinc Lined Campaign Travel Trunk c1880
Great coffee / end table.
68.5cm L x 45cm W x 51cm H price inc GST $950
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
Regency Rosewood & Australian Cedar, Brass Inlaid Card Table c1820
No English timbers. Origin unknown.
Folded: 91.5cm L x 45cm W x 74cm H.
Unfolded: 91.5cm L x 91cm W x 72cm H.
Price inc GST $1,950
Rare Edwardian Silver Toothbrush c1912
9cm L x 1cm W. Price inc GST $70
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
Bronze Nandi Bull c1700-20
The vehicle of Vishnu. Very nice small image with evidence of a lot of use, exhibiting good vibes. Southern India – early 18th century 3.5cm W x 5.5cm L x 7.5cm H. 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
Hermes of Paris ‘Cheval d’Orient’ Porcelain dish c1990
(Small chip corner) 23cm L x 23cm W. Price inc GST. $60.
Regency Lustre Ware ‘Hope’ & ‘Faith’ Flower Vase c1820
12cm H x 11cm W. Price in GST $375.
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.
George IV Mahogany Library Bergere Chair c1830
An elegantly formed & very comfortable English George IV/ William IV period mahogany library bergere chair. With recently re hand caned seat, back and sides, overscrolled arms, centurion skirt carved front legs & rectangular back. The back arched backwards, forwards & with sabre legs to achieve a wonderfully elegant profile in a room. Duck down cushion seat & good original patina. U.K c 1830. 110cm H x 65cm W.
Balinese Stirring Paddle c1900
39cm L x 11cm W. Price inc GST $140
Bayer Leather Satchel German c1980
37cm L x 26cm W. Price inc GST $80
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
Portrait Of An Algerian Hussar c1890
Oil on canvas, origional water gilded frame. French c1890. A finely painted orientalist portrait of a French Hussar of the 11th regiment, possibly in Algeria or Egypt. 59cm H x 41cm W. Price inc GST $1,500.
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.
1920s Library Armchair
An extraordinarily comfortable 1920s easy chair, newly upholstered in greige fluffy wool, the stuffings & cushion all new duck down feather filled. 85cm H x 85cm.W x 105cm D. Price inc GST $2,200
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.