A rare English Regency period reproducing machine / writing box, inlaid with ebony & brass stars & Greek key fret. UK c 1810. 23 x 28 x 46cm
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With secret compartments & an early type of reproducing / letter copier. Sensitised paper was placed between two layers of felt over which a small roller was passed. Variants were developed in the 18th century by industrialist James Watt, and Thomas Jefferson.
Regency Reproducing Machine Writing Box c1810
Cork Picture of Arcadia UK.c1840
A rare picture made of cork, from a cork tree, with watercolour background, of an Arcadian scene with tower lake & verdant foliage. Related examples in the collection of the Regency architect Sir John Soane’s Museum, London. Excellent condition.
U.Kc 1840
51cm × 54cm o/a. frame width3cm
Price inc GST $950
Queen Anne period Walnut Longcase Clock London c1710
A fine example of a London made, walnut cased Queen Anne period longcase clock, by Samuel Ogborn (active 1698 -1722), c1710.
Eight day, hour striking with 5 finely turned pillars, subsidiary seconds dial & date aperature, 12″ square dial with crowned angel spandrels to the corners & finely matted dial. Original hands, brass cased weights, iron bell & pendulum. Accurate to 3 minutes a week.
The original case veneered onto oak with quartered walnut veneers to the trunk & sides & lovely patina. The plinth not reduced & original hood. Quartered veneers to trunk & sides.
Newly cleaned, serviced & warranted for 2years.
Ht 255cm
Regency Egyptomania Chest of Drawers c1825
A really stylish & useful English Regency chest of drawers, in mahogany with cast iron heads of Isis mounts & temples to the handles. Ex Cintra Galleries.
U.Kc 1820
90cm H x 126cm W x 56cm D
Irish Chippendale Armchair c1765
,A magnificent Irish Georgian armchair, of very large proportions,in richly carved mahogany. The carving with typically Irish punched ground & leafy front seat rail. 98cm H x 77cm W x 68cm D
With a great patina & really comfortable.
Price inc GST $3,300
George IV Irish Dining Table c1825
A magnificent Irish George IV period mahogany dining table with solid top, reeded edge, on the most wonderful carved & triple ring turned column, leaf carved legs & massive paw feet.
Great colour & finish.
Reasonably by Mack, Williams & Gibton of Dublin.
c1825.
144cm dia x 74cm H
Price inc GST $3,800
Regency Griffin Tea Urn c1815
A wonderful example of a Regency bronze tea urn, with traces of gilt. Topped by a Sphinx vent, with Griffin to base, gilt feet, eagle handles, Greek key borders & lioness bosses. Complete. U.K c1815.
Ht 35cm x 35cm w x 32cm D
Price inc GST $1,200
Renaissance Lead Tondo c1620
A fine Renaissance cast lead tondo of Minerva Presenting the Personification of Painting to the Seven Liberal Arts
from the workshop of Hans Jacob Bayr (Germany 1574-1628).
German, c1620
Cast lead, traces of gilt. The casting in lead allowed detail finer than bronze.
155mm dia x 20mm.
Price inc GST $950
Irish Georgian Serving or Lobby Table c1780
A rare Irish Georgian serving / lobby table c 1780, of terrific scale & quality, great for a grand entry or drinks station behind a sofa. Mahogany onto white pine, with rough dressed framing under, later marble.
82cm H x 71cm D x 158cm W
Price inc GST $3,500
Regency Greek Revival Tea Urn c1815
A magnificent old Sheffield plate tea urn, complete with original interior insulator, lids and ivory mounted tap. Of lobed urn form, the body with a band of raised Grecian fret motif, with cornucopia handles. In almost mint condition, the borders lightly ‘bled’. Ht 42cm x 31cm x 31cm
South German Walnut Travelling Cabinet c1740
A South German marquetry cabinet c 1740. In finely figured walnut, onto oak & poplar with a good old patina. The doors with contrasting panels and quadrants of dark walnut, the top with geometric marquetry. Mounted with blued steel carrying handles, and fine original lock, hinges & key. The brass escutcheons with engraved faces & remains of gilding. The interior with original decoration painted in cobalt of clouds.
On new lucite stand.For a collection of wonders, or a snazzy drinks cabinet?
George III period Oval Wine Cooler c1800
A very elegant & virtually untouched George III period wine cooler, for storing cool whites on ice, with a bung hole to the base. Of tight oval form, the flat top with a good patina, handy as a wine table in itself. In wonderful heavy Cuban mahogany, with brass brass bindings & original ogee lug handles to the ends, on original tapering leg stand & trail casters.
Scottish Regency Sofa Table c1820
An elegant & rare Scottish Regency ormolu mounted, lyre end sofa table in Brazillian rosewood, in excellent original condition wuth a finely figured top, patina & no repairs to the sabre legs.
George III Silver Caster London 1783
A fine quality London made George III period sterling silver caster for pepper. With finely raised domed foot & baluster shaped body, with reeded bands. The tight fitting lid of bell shape, finely pierced, in engraved diagonal panels. Mint condition & good patina & marks.
Danish Neo Classical Pier Mirror c 1815
An elegant & very original Danish neo-classical pier mirror, c 1810 with mahogany marquetry lunette top and verre – eglomise (reverse painted & gilded glass) tablet of The Three Graces. Original divided mirror plates (allowing greater safety rather than a single long mirror plate).
151cm H x 58cm.W 8cm D
Price inc GST $2,200
Viennese Neo Classical Secretaire Commode c1815
A neo-classical Viennese secretaire – commode c 1815.
In richly figured walnut, flanked by female Egyptian terms. Fantastic colour, originality & provenance.
100 x 126 x 62cm
Price inc GST $4,200
German Ebony & Deer Antler Box c 1750
A beautifully made ebony & engraved deer antler box, probably originally for a pair of hunting pistols. The top and sides of geometric ebony marquetry, the front & back with inset panels of finely engraved deer antler, of hunting scenes. Southern German c1750. 55mmH x 310mm W x 130mmD
Regency Bronze NeoClassical Inkwell c 1825
A beautifully cast English Regency inkwell, with palmette lid containing the original ceramic well, four quill holders to the corners and a cast clam shell for nibs. Good original condition & patina. c 1820
George IV Grecian chiffoniere c1830
An elegant & useful English George IV period chiffoniere, with nicely fitted interior, the doors, front and pediment in best mahogany,in the Greek revival style. Good rich colour & original finish. The Grecian taste was The fashionable egalitarian taste of the 1830s – the ‘Greek sympathy’ of Lord Byron et al. 125cmH x 116cmW x 43cmD
French Empire Mantel Clock c 1815
A terrific quality French Empire period gilt bronze & bronze mantel clock, emblematic of Athena, Goddess of the Arts.
Eight day silk suspension movement, striking the hours & half hours on a bell. The case in untouched old state.
c 1815. Height 65cm
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