A beautiful example of a grand English Regency period mahogany secretaire bookcase. With wonderful rich patina, all original glass, finely reeded astragals to the glazing, and reeding to the drawer and cupboard fronts. The pediment with ebony spear inlay, the secretaire finely fitted, one drawer with original inkwell, the base with original sliding trays, on swept ‘French’ feet. With keys. UK origin c1815
George III Satinwood Chest of Drawers c1790
A rare English George III period chest of drawers, veneered with West Indian satinwood, banded in rosewood, with oval rosewood inlay to the top. The handles Bilston enamel. Oak lined & of the highest quality. The use of dark oval inlays onto a satinwood field similar to the work of George Simson, cabinet maker of London and John Cobb, cabinet maker of St Martin’s Lane, London.
Cantonese Exportware Enamel Dish c 1790
A rare Canton enamel dish, made for the Western export trade, representing a Western woman & her suitors getting very jolly & bare breasted in a garden party, with a melon in her arms.
Signed by the enameller verso.
Chinese, c 1790
98mmx 102mm x 8mm
Price inc GST $475
French Empire toleware Arcadian Tea and Coffee set c1810
A rare complete French Empire period morning tea & coffee set, in tin (tole). Well painted with ‘Arcadian” views in the manner of Gaspard Dughet or Nicholas Poussin, French artists working in Italy, of a century before, then back in collecting vogue.
c 1810.
Tray width 42cm. Coffee pot 19.5cm high
Price inc GST $2,750
Regency Mahogany Card Table c1815
A fine quality Regency period card tabe, with reeded edge, double hinged back legs, chevron banded panels & raised Greek key reeding. Lovely colour & patina. Size 73cm h x 91cm widr x 44deep (closed) x 88 deep (open)
Regency Three Burner Argand Chandelier c 1825
A rare hanging Argand lamp, in gilt bronze and bronze, with original cut glass dish, chains & corona. The font, font ring and rim with gilt bronze anthemion borders. For burning whale or colza oil. UK c 1830.
Clan Leslie Cabinet c 1700 and 1830
CLAN LESLIE CABINET
Scottish c.1700 & 1830.
Leather,
steel, brass, pine
[perfect for
Scotch Whiskey]
A delightful Scots Baronial leather covered cabinet, on an 1830s Gothic stand. The top with family crest & armorial ‘Hold Fast’.
William IV mahogany Library Bookcase c 1835
A grand and beautifully made English William IV period library bookcase. The upper section with four fully adjustable original sheles, finely moulded pediment, lotus flower ends to the glazing bars and original glass. The base with two freize drawers, a pair of cupboards with adjustable shelves, the doors with well carved Louis Revival panels. All with Horne Patent metalware, supported on massive steel revolving Hobbs patent casters. Original polish & surface finish in mint condition.
Pair of Wax Miniature Portraits c1830
A handsome pair of wax portrait profiles of two fashionable men,facing to sinister & dexter. Signed to truncation of each indistinctly. Profiles 68mm x 72mm high. Gilt frames 140mm diameter.
Regency Yew Tea Caddy c1805
A rare English Regency burr yew wood veneered tea caddy, with original interior lids & key. Of diminutively small size, reflecting the age of the tea caddy (the smaller the caddy, the earlier, as tea was very expensive during the late 18th century until the end of the Napoleonic wars in 1815). UK c.1805
Secretaire Clothes Press c 1790
A fine quality English George III period best mahogany clothes press, the doors and drawer front with rosewood bandings & strung edges and original handles. Original oak lined trays, keys & a secret compartment.
Scottish Horn Snuff box c 1810
A finely carved Scottish Regency horn snuff box, in excellent condition, with reeded body & base.Nice patina. c 1810
George IV Penwork Chess Table c1825
A delicious English George IV period penwork decorated chess / wine table.
The top decorated with butterflies, flowers and shells,on a palm frond column.
UK c 1825
Height 67cm x 51cm x 54cm
Price inc GST $3,700
Tasmanian Colonial Stone Corinthian buttresses c 1840
A pair of Tasmanian Colonial period carved stone Corinthian brackets, with old limewashed paint, for an entry doorcase or window lintel. Nice for a library or bookcase.
Hobart c 1840
43cm H x 13cm W x 22cm D
Price inc GST $650 / pair
Lead Tobacco Box c 1810
A Regency period lead tobacco box,for keeping it cool, of canted rectangular form. Original lid in the form of a hound & polychrome paint. Cast with merry making scenes to each side.
UK c 1820
13cm H x 13cm w x 10cm deep.
Price inc GST $450
Library Chair c 1825
An English George IV period mahogany mechanical library chair in late Greek revival taste, with richly carved lion paw feet, dolphin brackets and paterae to the seat rail. Terrific quality and patina.
c 1825
Price inc GST $6,250
Grecian rosewood chaise longue c1825
A beautifully carved ‘Grecian’ George IV period chaise longue, in best solid black Brazillian rosewood.
UK c 1825.
With the original engine turned casters, bolster & good patina.
200cm x 66cm x 96cm high
Price inc GST $6,500
Paperclip chair 1985
A chic chromed steel & suede chair, Paperclip, designed & made 17th April 1985 in Adelaide, South Australia by TubeMasters of Magill. (label & date stamp under).
Price inc GST $650
Gillows 1765 model Bureau
An untouched George III period bureau with original interior ‘prospect’, with clam shell carved door, gilded lead Corinthian columns & 5 secret compartments. A near identical example, signed & dated 1765 illustrated in Susan E Stuart’s Gillows of Lancaster & London 1730 – 1840.
Made of lead heavy Cuban mahogany. Original handles, locks, keys, feet & dry waxed surface finish. UK c 1760
11th Century AD Coptic Christian robe
An Egyptian Christian (Coptic) yellow wool jacket, largely complete. Finely woven, including inserts of designs of birds on water. These finely woven bands and mons, were often removed when the garment wore out. The yellow identified the wearer as Christian. The purple woven inserts dyed with murex shells.
c 11th Century A.D
Full robes such as this are rare.
L. Approx 96cm
Price inc GST $2,200
William IV Polished Steel Fire Fender c1835
A heavy quality cast & burnished steel fire fender, the frieze of scrolled acanthus leaves. UK c 1835
Architectural Drawings by George Edwards 1825
- Three framed pencil drawings of nice quality by George Edwards.
Price inc GST $325 ea (framed).
Bronze Infant Hercules c 1745
A well cast & patinated bronze of the Infant Hercules. He is draped in the Nemean Lion skin, & leaning of the Bow of Apollo. Originally a finial & with traces of gilt all over.
French Empire period vase clock c 1825
A beautifully carved French Empire period ormolu mounted alabaster vase clock, Signed to the enamel dial by the esteemed maker, L. Simon of Paris (active c1794 – 1822). The vase for flowers, the column with garlands of roses & oak leaves, in mint condition. The now the most beautiful colour.
Pair of Regence bronze candlesticks c1730
A lovely pair of coppery bronze candlesticks in the Regence manner. Remnants of gilding to underside and softly worn with many a night of good fun.
French c 1730.
Height 24cm
PRICE inc GST $1,250
A NUREMBERG GILT COPPER MOUNTED COCONUT CUP c1580
Coconut was prized not only because of its exoticism, but also for its purported medical properties. Coconut milk alleviated, among other things, tapeworm, fever, kidney and bladder afflictions and served as an aphrodisiac as well. The nut’s shell was rumoured to possess the ability to reveal poisons. This particular attribute of the fruit of the coconut palm predetermined its use as the cup element in drinking vessels. The design of this standing cup, with lion & lambrequin straps, is typical of southern Germany in the second half of the sixteenth century.
Height 223mm
Wedgwood Rosso Antico vase c 1805
REGENCY! Day 11 of 21,
Wedgwood rosso antico red unglazed dry body stoneware ‘Egyptian’ vase, with black basaltes decoration of Aswan lions, Nile crocodiles, winged Horus & Anubis.
Another in the Wedgwood Museum, UK.
impressed mark
Size 290mm x 140mm
Regency zebrawood Grecian writing cabinet c 1810
A lovely English Regency Zebrawod (calamander), ebony and ormolu mounted Grecian writing cabinet / bookcase. The interior lined in West Indian satinwood & ebony, with original ormolu inkwells & keys,all on concealed revolving casters.
Terrific original colour & finish.
Reasonably by the elusive & elegant cabinet maker, George Oakley.
79cm high x 49cm x 162cm high
UK c 1810
PRICE INC GST $23,000.
The Whaler South Carolina
The wrecked hulk of the Whale Boat, South Carolina in Risdon Cove, looking to Hobart, Tasmania c 1880.
Rare albumen paper photograph from a mammoth glass plate c 1880 in original frame, glass & mount.
Image size 56cm x 40cm
Frame size 67cm x 83cm