Last night I delivered this decorative French walnut petrin to one of my favourite customers.
Not the best lit apartment, so I included a photo from showroom. The piece certainly lifted her living room. Especially when we placed the two rare Masons plates I sold to her recently.
FYI, paintings above, Bowna NSW, Hilary Jackman 1989 Australia Club, 110 William St, Melbourne. Dora Wilson Girl With Dog,
Septimus Power (My favourite) love this one. In the entrance her portrait painted aged 23, by Paul Fitzgerald 1960
Had to share this, ‘with permission’ Such a wonderful painting.
I love seeing customers homes, you’d be amazed at how many beautiful, rare pieces I see throughout Australia.
18th century French walnut jardinier/Petrin/dough bin. The serpentine moulded sliding top, above the canted dough-bin.
The base having a long floral carved secret drawer, with matching carved lower stretcher and shaped side and rear stretchers.
Joined by turned legs, resting on scroll carved cabriole legs.
Fantastic overall faded colours and wonderful patination.
The three plank front cross-banded top, probably taken from a front or top panel of an 18th century coffer or mule chest. In the country they made do with the materials they had on hand. That’s why some pieces are constructed using three – four different timbers. That’s what I love about country furniture, so many individual pieces.
The rectangular top, above a typically second half 19th century deep frieze, housing a think timbered pine lined drawer, with later but appropriate brass shield plate handles, covering the holes where the original turned wooden handles sat.
Resting on a square slight tapered leg.
H.77cm
W.78cm
D.49cm
Above,
Basil Besler
Preudo Struthium
First edition 1613
An exceptional 18th Century English Oak dresser base.
Having a boarded crossbanded top above a shallow central drawer above two short drawers, flanked by two deep drawers, all crossbanded.
With a shaped apron, raised on five attractive cabriole legs with applied side panels.
The shaped top rail having Chippendale style ears, above a wide plain vase shaped upright centre splat, flanked by two tapered side supports.
The attractive plain moulded figured Elm seat, resting on inner-chamfered square legs, joined by an ‘H’ and rear stretcher.
Fantastic overall colour and deep patination.
The oval thumb-moulded drop side top, above a beautifully turned double gate-leg base, having mirrored-turned stretchers.
Closed as side/sofa table
H.75cm W.125cm D.59cm
Opened W.153cm
In first stages of restoration was very dark. Cleaned back ready for re-waxing.
Useful as a Side table,
Sofa table, Breakfast table (with one d-end up) or a dining table.
Also as a centre table opened with a vase of flowers.
I look forward to cleaning this table up and re posting…
