An elegant English George IV period mahogany two part campaign chest, for military or navy travel, in excellent original condition. Original finish, now with a warm faded patina. The acorn shaped feet unscrew on steel threads, the two sections bolt together with steel plates. Double pin brass locks, concealed joints to corners. The skeletal campaign handles are the earliest type. c 1820-30.
110cm H x 91cm W x 48cm D
George IV Mahogany Campaign Chest c1825
Goan Rosewood Tea or Coffee Table c1880
A richly carved Goan low square table with pierced & fretted frieze, the legs terminating in mythical dragon headed creatures, with entwined tails. The borders in the form of fruiting exotic vines. Wonderful lightly faded colour & fine patina. No losses or damage. 65cm x 65cm.x 65cm. C1880.
Tonga Bark Cloth c1972
Tonga [Haveluliku]. 1972. An exceptional example- in size, quality, condition and history. Made from the beaten bark of mulberry tree, with koko tree bark dye paint. Divided into 5 sections, including numbered seating positions. The panels with the Coat of Arms of Tonga. Made and documented by the BBC with others in the numbered group, as the largest examples ever to leave the Island. Another from the documented set in the British Museum (#2013.2015.1). 196cm size m x 397cm
Irish Chippendale Mahogany Chair c1780
A magnificent Irish ‘Chippendale’ mahogany chair, with entwined lattice carved back and hairy paw feet. The carving of the highest quality, with good patina & old wear. The carving of the knee & hairy dog paw feet typical of Dublin carvers. 98cmH x 64cmW x 58cm.D
Dublin c1760 – 80
Price inc GST $2,750
Coalbrookdale Cast Iron Neo-classical Dish c1845
A rare Coalbrookdale cast iron dish, of the finest quality, designed by the leading German neo-classical architect and designer, Karl Friederich Schinkel,
U.K c 1830 -40
Schinkel visited the UK in 1826 to study British industry & production technology.
The design for this fruit dish was first produced about 1820 for the Prussian Royal Foundry and manufactured at the Berlin Ironworks. It uses the same frieze of hippocamps and mermen that appears on the iron balustrade for the Schlossbrücke in Berlin (1819-24).
Another in the Victorian and Albert Museum, London. 29cm dia x 4.5cm H.
Ivory Seal of Schiller c1830
IVORY BUST, A SEAL OF SCHILLER
Autumn or The Harvest by Hans Jamnitzer II c1590
AUTUMN (The Harvest) c 1590
Neolithic Shell Bracelet c2200 – 200BCE
Neolithic Shell Bracelet. Thailand (Ban Chiang Culture). Circa 2,200 – 200 BCE. Tridacna Giganta (giant clamshell). Incised with mostly worn auspicious symbols, the bracelets were both worn in life, and in death. 110mm dia x 4mm. Old wear, lateral repair. A finely formed example.
Regency Tortoiseshell Card Case UK c1810
A fine quality English Regency period card case, the front & rear faces with engine engraved tortoiseshell, inlaid with silver lines,the interior in velvet & ivory. Mint original condition. 86mm H x 60mm W x 12mmD U.K origin c1810.
Georgian Revival Highback Sofa c1900
An appealing Georgian Revival highback two seater sofa, perfect for Winter nights by the fire. Of nice slim proportions, the narrow arms allowing extra space in a room. Sporting its original silk brocade & horsehair filled seat. UK c1900.
123cm H x 140W x 78cm D
Price inc GST $2,750
Pair of Moderator Lamps Paris c1845
A rare pair of French, Canton porcelain mounted, gilt bronze ‘moderator’ lamps, c 1850.
Invented in 1837, running on whale or colza oil, with double piston integral clockwork pumps and original wick raisers , keys and burners, never drilled or wired for electricity. The pumps pushed two pistons into the cisterns, to raise the low ignition fuel, to a circular wick, without shadow. The circular chimney multiplied the flame, the outer globe shaped shade aiding in drawing the air through the pierced sleeve, the circular wick also drawing air up the cente, aided by the tall chimneys. They became unfashionable c1860 with the invention of shale oil kerosene, a high ignition, thin fuel that would explode such compressive devices.
Life size Portrait Bust of Robert Burns c1840
A rather nice, large painted plaster library bust of Robbie Burns, by Agostini, of the marvellously named Liquorpond St London.
Sadly the street, once a hive for artists, no longer exists. The bust with original socle & nicely signed & inscribed to the reverse.
Ht 75cm
UK c 1840
Price inc GST $1,850
Regency Mahogany Hanging Shelf c1820
A Regency mahogany hanging shelf of elegant form with a good patina c 1810. 115cm H x 89cm x15cm
Price inc GST $1,450
Victorian Wire Work Circular Plant Stand c1870
A rare 19th century circular three tier wire plant stand for your flower pets, typically for a sunny bay window or verandah, with the unusual feature of a wire basket for a central pot down below. Remains of original paint,in excellent condition.
Australian or U.K c 1870, 110cm x 62cm .
Price inc GST $2,650
Harlequin Top Campaign Box Hong Kong c1850
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
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.
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.