A superb quality set of eight English George IV period dining chairs, in well figured Honduras mahogany. With reeded & panelled concave Klismos backs, after similar models illustrated in ancient Greek vases paintings. Supported by pairs of carved clamshells. The seats with original horsehair fillings, on reeded front legs & swept rear legs. Scrolled Grecian buttresses to chair rail / uprights. Excellent patina & no damages. They are very comfortable. Sets of eight of this form & quality are rare.
Ships Table c1870
A rare ship’s serving / narrow dining table, in a honey coloured faded teak, the ends of the legs fitted with brass plates for fixing to the ship’s deck.
UK c 1870
Of narrow space saving form, perfect for behind a sofa, as a servery or hall table.
75cm.H x 159cm Wd x 46cm.D
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Tasmanian Native Timbers Exhibition Bookcase c1895
A rare Tasmanian exhibition quality native timbers small bookcase. A celebration of the finest cuts of tiger / fiddleback blackwood, musk, with Huon pine shelves, faced in blackwood. With finely cut & moulded pieces of solid fiddleback blackwood to the front & sides,the drawer face and fielded door panels in the finest cuts of burl musk. Original glass knobs, locks & hardware. Possibly made on the eve of the Federation of the Australian states, when Tasmania feared its idiosyncratic identity, and unique botanical treaures, exemplified in this bookcase, may have become lost to the bigger Australian whole. Excellent quality & untouched patina. Possibly made for an exhibition. C1895.
192cm.H x 104cm W x 49cm D
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Meissen Serving Dish German c1780
A large, 18th century Meissen porcelain deep serving plate, with woven basket Ozier pattern rim. Beautifully painted with naturalistic sprays of wildflowers in the Rococo taste for Rustic & a return to the natural world. 18th century Meissen porcelain is a rare & wondrous subject.
German c1780. 31cm dia, 7cm D
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Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy U.K c1820
A stylish English Regency tea-caddy, UK c1820.
Of unusual canted square form. The lid & front richly inlaid with brass into rosewood, with brass lug handles The interior lined in mahogany & zinc paper.
132mm H x 150mm x 150m
The earlier the tea caddy, generally the smaller, & more likely to have only one cannister for tea – reflecting the expense & honour with which it was regarded. 132mm H x 150mm x 150mm
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Cavalry Model Campaign Chest U.K c1870
A very rare Cavalry Model, top of the range, English campaign chest c 1870.
The top unfolds to produce hinged bookshelves, an adjustable dressing mirror, with fitted writing & stationery boxes that also unfold. In two sections for ease of transport for military campaign travel. Untouched excellent original condition with good colour & patina. Mahogany veneered with walnut to the drawer fronts, original lacquer to brass, leather, mirror, Bramah & Lever locks, & removable feet. After 150 years the drawers still move like silk. 163cm H x 100cm W x 51cm D.
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Viennese Neo-classical Drinks Cabinet c1920
Fancy a cocktail? Try this chic Danish 1920s neo-classical drinks cabinet, with an extra shelf & drawers, plus slide out servery.
Satinbirch with original gilt hardware, key & now a warm honey patina. 142cm H x 135cm W x 51cm D
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Collectors Cabinet Chiffoniere c1830
An excellent quality & very handy English William IV period rosewood chiffoniere / collector’scabinet, c1830. Original brass gallery & elliptical grilles, backed by faded orange pleated silk. The interior fitted to one side with a collector’s cabinet. All in original condition..
115cm H x 105cm W x 37cm D
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Grecian Library Chair UK c1825
Spring / Summer Exhibition of new discoveries. A rare English late Regency/ George IV period library chair of Greek revival ‘curule’ form. With deep solid mahogany carved back, the returns carved with anthemions. New burgundy leather seat over the original horsehair stuffings with French stitched edges. Fluted legs & brass casters. The form was known from 1st century BCE Greek vase paintings & revived in the early nineteenth century. H75cm x W65cm × D55cm
UK c1825
Price inc GST $3,750
Regency Rosewood Brass Inlaid Tea Caddy c 1820
A stylish English Regency period tea caddy of sarcophagus form, in rosewood inlaid with brass. The top and front inlaid with neo classical motifs. The top opening to reveal the original interior with a pair of rosewood caddies, zinc lined & original glass central sugar bowl. All in excellent original condition. 20cm H x 33cm x 18cm D.