A handsome & good quality, small, English Regency period bracket clock in brass inlaid mahogany case. The twin fusee movement with painted dial, adjustable large bob pendulum & lock, striking the hours on a bell. The dial & movement unsigned, though almost certainly by Thwaites & Reed of London, with signature ‘eared’ fixing wings to the rear movement plate. With original lion mask carrying handles. Newly serviced & warranted for 2 years. UK origin c 1815. 43cm H x 25cm.x 16cm.
Victorian Wirework Plant Stand c1880
A nice quality large three tier Victorian period woven wire plant stand, in original faux wicker paint. Australian or UK? c1880.
Victorian Cast Iron Griffin Gardenseat c1860
A stylish Victorian double cast iron garden seat with griffin ends,in terrific condition & nice old paint. 74cm H x 134cm W x 64cm.D
UK c 1860.
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The Audience with The Emperor c 1690
THE AUDIENCE WITH THE EMPEROR from the series The Story of the Emperor of China. c1687 – 1700.
Syrinx Aruanus c1920
Syrinx Aruanus (Australian trumpet shell). The world’s largest snail (gastropod). A nice large unpolished specimen, about 50 years at time of collection. 53cm L x 24cm.dia.
Tent Bands (baskur or iolam) Uzbek c1880
The girths that encircle the trellis wall of the nomad’s tent. Densely woven with warp faces, in vegetable dyed wool on a home loom, in geometric forms. Two lengths from the same piece, 250cm x 27cm, 107cm.x 27cm. Excellent unfaded old state.
Regency Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase c1810
A handsome English Regency library secretaire bookcase, with a wonderful patina. It is a large & good quality example, perfectly in proportion. The upper bookcase with finely reeded margin glazing bars, with original adjustable shelves. The base with turned reeded paterae to the corners of the doors & secretaire, all with reeded edges. The secretaire drawer with original fitted satinbirch interior & ivory knobs. UK c 1810.
Scottish Sideboard c1830
A nice quality Scottish George IV period sideboard in well patinated mahogany. With raised ends for knife boxes or candelabra, fitted with three freize drawers, two large lined cellarettes & two cupboards. On well turned reeded feet..c 1830.
William IV Corinthian Mantel Mirror c 1835
A good quality carved timber mantel mirror, of a type made by Gillows of Lancaster & Fentham of London. Original mercury silvered thin plate in nice condition. The acanthus leaf columns taken from antiquity & the leaf modillions of the Corinthian order. In Colonial slang, a Corinthian was a leader in taste & style, vis Sir John Jamieson & Captain Piper were the ‘first Corinthians of the Colony’. Carved pine. UK c 1835. 93cm H x 110cmW x 7cmD
Regency Silhouette c 1810
A finely drawn, painted & cut portrait silhouette of a young man in a frock coat, contained in the original gilt copper frame & glass. UK c 1810