William and Mary oyster veneered walnut & laburnum lace makers-trinket box. The hinged moulded top with oyster walnut veneers and geometric satinwood stringing with laburnum cross banding. Having an early red interior, the exterior is sections of vertical laburnum on a thumb moulded laburnum plinth base. 1680-1710
Early 19th Century English mahogany on oak trinket box. The lid having a brass angled handle and well worn inlaid edges. Above a decorative but later brass escutcheon. Note: this box has a lot of wear and tear but has much charm and good patina.
The hinged top with an ebony and bone central motif concealing a wonderful fitted interior. Including the original hand cut glass mixing bowl, flanked by two yew wood removable tea canisters.
This painting describes the search for bush tucker across the Central Desert landscape which is an important part of Aboriginal life.
Gracie (born 1956) specializes in painting the Bush Plum Dreaming, also known to the Alyawarre as Arnwekety. Her style of painting is distinctively minimalist and she uses a very delicate dotting technique and traditional colours, which derive from the colours of natural ochres.
19th Century Australian cedar shop display cupboard, made for the “Old Adaminaby” general store in 1861.
Having two glass panelled doors and a centre glass panel enclosing a central shelf, above three deep drawers with brass swan neck handles then a shaped hinged door to a storage compartment with shaped panels to the sides, resting on a shaped plinth base.
Note: The entire construction is from cedar, the carved and gold painted highlights are possibly of German influence, with iron handles to both sides. The piece was sold in 1950 when the town became part of the Snowy River Mountain Scheme and has been garaged since.
An exceptional 19th Century Australian eucalyptus stool. The thick plank top having good faded colour and patination (note the fiddle back grain to the sides). Supported by four original turned outswept ash legs.
A rare 19th Century Australian Cedar Gothic Revival Armchair
The moulded arched cathedral back housing a deep single plank of fret carved cedar, flanked by two square block side supports, flowing into the rear sabre legs, joined to the supports are the carved shaped arms terminating into a circle with a deep fret carved shaped clover on a triangular shaped support, the large single plank seat, above a shaped moulded frieze, resting on square block chamfered legs.
Good overall colour and patination.
Note: The deep planks of cedar have been taken from a huge cedar tree and the carved detail is exceptional.
Also the turned finials above the upright side supports are missing.