Late 19th Century Colonial Portuguese plant stand / jardiniere. The removable carved square top section with foliage and and faces, above another open section with floral inlaid sides supported by six men and women in native and formal wear. Resting on heavy circular base and pegged feet. Note: The timbers due to over waxing and polishing with time are not recognizable. (restorations)
Mixed media (oil on low saturation printed canvas, the print simply acts as a sketch). The original watercolour painting is a life size depiction of an endemic Australian lily named Doryanthes Palmeri.
This painting won the Focus on Nature Purchase Award in 2006, the first Australian artist to do so. It is now part of a permanent collection of the New York State Museum, USA
A decorative early 20th Century French teak library ladder.
A good height with beautiful patina of varnishes, polishes and waxes. With original brass treads and appealing long brass hand rail, on a steel mount, with a turned teak wooden knob.
An interesting 19th Century English printed ship’s davenport.
The brass turned finial gallery above a hinged writing slope with ‘H.M.S. Bellerophan’ painted. The front panel having an anchor and English flag, and the left side dated ‘1815 A.D.’, housing three painted drawers. The right side having a crown and the initials ‘G. III R.’, and the rear panel having ‘Royal Navy’. (Restorations)
An Outstanding Early 19th Century English standing mortar. The original white marble, well worn mortar inserted to an incredible thick piece of turned elm. (Imagine the lathe) Also having a thick iron band to the top with natural splits and knots overall.