An elegant & comfortable English Regency period sofa, with finely reeded back & scrolled arms, on reeded legs to the front and swept legs to the rear. The form & quality suggests the maker as Gillows of Lancaster. Newly reupholstered with duck down fillings & linen / viscose fabric. 88cm high x 190cm W x 70cm deep.
Tasmanian Aboriginal Shell Necklace
Tasmanian rice shell and marineer shell necklace by Lola Greeno (1946 – artist / maker). Lola is the living link with Tasmanian first peoples’ making of shell necklaces, on Flinders Island. She is the leading & most highly skilled artist in the medium, actively teaching other Flinders women in the ancient preparation and threading art. Her work is in the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery, QAGOMA and Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Length 2′.
Pair of Archaeological Revival Bronze Candelabra c1870
A beautifully cast pair of bronze candelabra in ‘archaeological revival’ taste, each for six candles, all with original sconces, on three hoof feet. After a bronze original Roman lamp of the 1st century A.D, found at Pompeii. Ht 67cm Dia. 30cm
George III period Welsh Dresser c 1780
A rare 18th century Welsh dresser in fruitwood, with great colour. Original wrack, of small size, with pad feet to the front & three cockbeaded drawers. Replaced (antique) handles. The wrack with well shaped cornice & uprights, the base with finely moulded ogee edges. Wales c 1780
Regency Cast Iron Bootscraper c 1820
A stylish Regency period leopard form cast iron bootscraper in untouched condition.
U.K origin c1815
Turkoman Rug c 1880
A fine Turkoman rug from Turkmenistan woven by Tekke tribesmen with a classic all over Gül (elephant’s foot) design. On a rich red ground colour and with soft lustrous wool c1880. 86cm x 142cm
The Return of Odysseus clock Paris c1815
A superb quality French First Empire period cast & mercury gilt bronze mantel clock emblematic of The Return of Odysseús, hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey.
Signed to the enamel dial. Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier a’ Paris. 11 day half hour bell striking movement with regulation to dial.
Paris c.1815.
Ht 44cm.
Tasmanian Studio Pottery c1970
The Tasmanian modernist / brutalist pottery collection of artist Patricia Giles ( 1932 – 2021).
Anglo Indian Teak Almirrah c1850
An elegant Anglo Indian teak cupboard / wardrobe (or in Indian, almirah). With rounded pediment, fielded panel doors with pegged joints & nicely shaped bracket foot base. Southern India c 1850.
Art Nouveau Oval Bentwood Table c 1880
A wonderful Art Nouveau bentwood oval table in excellent original condition. The base of laminated steam bent birch. Vienna c 1890. 76cm H x 115cm W x 75cm deep. Price inc GST SOLD