Mid to late 19th Century Australian carved sandstone water trough.
Carved sometime in the 1800’s, it was used as a horse water trough outside the stables of a property called “Mount Morriston” at Ross in the days when there were teams of draught horses. When draught horses were no longer needed it was used as a water trough in the shearing shed paddock up until about 1985 when it was moved into the garden at the homestead outside the front door and used for plants. Then moved to Mt Eliza and used for the same purpose.
A mid 20th Century Italian composition satyr figure.
During the excavation of Pompeii, the lost Italian city, where the original of this statue was excavated identified the actual property – ‘The Satyr Statue’.
A decorative first quarter 19th Century French Comptoise longcase clock.
The well patinated waisted shaped pine case, with a circular hood with hinged glass door, housing a white enamel painted dial flowing to the waist shaped trunk with a long shaped door having a pendulum looking glass and a bombe shaped base.
Dated 1822 (inside trunk door)
H: 208 cm
W: 50 cm
D: 22 cm
Clock serviced several years ago by Bairnsdale Clocks.
The Hood with original brass capitols supporting turned columns, the original brass hinged door housing an attractive country hand painted floral and bird decoration with traces of the original gilt and roman numerals. The Trunk having scratch carved reeded sides and an arched door iwth a fruitwood diamond shaped escutcheon, resting on a shaped apron and bracket feet.
The deep cantered pediment, above an ogee shaped tulip headed top-rail.
Then three shelves, flanked by Pollard Oak uprights, with the original wide painted back planks.
The figured Oak single plank top, above a central moulded Oak drawer with brass swan-neck handles and applied ogee shaped lower mouldings.
Framing a matching, painted open central display space, flanked by two upright Pollard Oak paneled doors, resting on shaped bracket feet.
Good overall polished and wax patination.
C.1880
Note: Having all the original brass hanging hooks. Each shelf has two points of perching, to hold ceramic plates and pewter chargers. This dresser is unusually small in proportions, the narrow depth and width of the base is very desirable in a period home or a modern setting. At times we re-paint the rear planks to match the off-white walls, in a contempary setting.
A rare mid 18th Century English elm low dresser, having an applied rear plate. Above an attractive ogee cut apron housing three field frieze drawers with brass swan neck handles raised on long cabriole legs terminating on a pad foot, ownership initial on one. I photographed the original single plank ‘adze’ finished backboard, as it is outstanding! (I could look at it all day)
Adze: form of an axe in which the blade is set at a right angle to the handle, used for dressing timber. Required skill. To use the cutting adze requires standing astride or on top of the log to be hewn.
Note: 35 years in the trade and this is only the second elm dresser I have stocked, as elm being such a soft timber rarely survives in such good condition.
