After many years enjoying this easel in my apartment, I’ve decided to finally sell. However I can’t remember so many that expressed interest, apologies. Photos in my showroom 2018, when first in my pre renovated apartment then in my entrance the past few years. Has done me well. Note, everything on my un restored apartment photo has since sold, art, farmhouse table and dining chairs, chinoiserie Deco clock, except the 18th century yew-wood table, see on my website. I’ve always used my home, then apartment as showrooms. Attractive lines with soft black tones and softened shine to the brass The easel stands gracefully in the corner with your art placed, complimenting your painting, not competing. Placed today is a rare foggy Buckmaster with hints of green on the grasses’ edge H.170cm W.65cm D.56cm AA2047
The well patinated circular top, above a well turned central support column, joined to refined out swept cabriole legs, terminating on a stylish pad-foot. Beautifully worn and well patinated. Other than a later replaced catch and a type of stain applied behind, revealing the untouched elm block. H.68cm W.76cm
19th century English green majolica plate decorated with an embossed grape and vine leaf pattern. Earthenware pottery with a clear lead glaze. Having an embossed or moulded relief pattern of grape clusters and leaves. Majolica of this style was produced during the Victorian era (1837-1900). Mostly made in made in England and France, including Europe and the US, with many pieces being unmarked. Perfect for the Christmas display. Dia: 23cm I have sold many hundreds of this style of Majolica over the years. Search my website and all will show..
The French always add their little touch of unique shape and style to anything they made. Even something as simple as a spoon has its own personal style. I love mixing pewter with green majolica, something I’ve done from when I first opened showroom in 1990. If searching through English Dressers in ‘archives’, you’ll see several examples. This set of ten I found in my storeroom recently, I remember buying them from another dealer long ago and never used in my displays, not unusual!!! Anyway, they’re for sale now and half price. They’re now in my warehouse in Fitzroy North. 20cm – 8”
Over the past few years since selling our family home and sizing down to an apartment, I’ve sold much of my private collection. Some I sold long before I moved, and since I moved, that’s progression and continually upgrading my surroundings. These are a few pieces I’ve reduced to under 50% of their value. Now in my warehouse and only a small display area for private viewings, I’ve made the decision to let a lot go, even the rest of my private collection Before I moved shop in June, I even sold my complete Draakestein collection, ten in total went back to the UK, as much of my stock has over the decades, as dealing in rare items there’s always an international demand. Note: the surrounding pieces and art in my home and showroom have all sold, even the ceramics!! The very long French buffet below the Atamja painting, the farmhouse table, harlequin set of country chippendale chairs and pair of bog-oak side chairs all sold within weeks of placing onto the market. Also the Besler 1613 and olive wood wine table in bedroom. An exciting enamelled mixed media on canvas – 2012. By Ngurah Atamja 200 cm x 300 Late 18th Century French chestnut and oak armoire 1780 – 1800 H: 7’ 4” – 223 cm W: 4’ 10” – 147 cm D: 1’ 9” – 54 cm A rare George III solid yew-wood pembroke table – H: 3’ 4” – 102 cm W: 6’ 11” – 211 cm D: 2’ – 61 cm Last quarter 19th Century French serpentine rosewood sideboard. H: 3’ 4” – 102 cm W: 6’ 11” – 211 cm D: 2’ – 61 cm 19th Century French Burr Elm open shelf bookcase. Fantastic overall colour and patination. C.1840 H.226cm W.146cm D.56cm
Happily selling this screen on consignment for a customer I’ve worked with over the past few years. So No GST! Beautifully carved precious stones, including Jade, Ivory, and marble. H. 183cm W. 164cm The right screen on a wall can look better than a lot of terribly expensive contemporary art. Far more unique and individual. Would look amazing hanging spotlighted, take a look on my website, type “Chinese screen” to see the last four panel screen I sold, posted under media, looks outstanding when hung well. I have a professional picture hanger to recommend if you need one.
SOLD the first positioned English oak low dresser within hours of display set.
So yay!
While I’m here until my final departure from retail over the next year or less, I’ll enjoy creating displays and selling the main item or at times the entire display.
Something I’ve worked on a lot over the years. Create the look and it sells itself ✨
I’m about to frame the majority of these rare 19th century hand coloured palm family botanicals.
Unusual late 19th century lithographs dedicated to the palm family.
A pair of late 17th Century oak side chairs, North West England.
Each with rectangular scroll carved panelled back with scroll cut and guilloche, carved cresting embraced by pyramid finial surmounted uprights, solid seat on block and turned supports. Jointed by a turned front stretcher and multiple side stretchers.
Hadn’t restored one myself since the early 90s, when they were selling between $5,000 – $9,000, remarkable!
We restored this for a customer I’ve been doing business with for a many years. I helped re furnish and re style her Mothers room at Mecwacare Malvern, great memories ✨
Sadly I didn’t take any before photos, just a few parts of. You’ll notice the thick dark varnished surface. Took three coats of paint stripper!!!
The piece needed a lot of repairing and re gluing. Also the stripper dissolved what was left of the fabric holding the roll top together. Anyway after all the work, Eddie and I are very satisfied with the end result.
This desk was dated 1914. Started out its life in her family and has been handed down from great grandfather, grandfather to father, now to her son, who will enjoy this beauty for the rest of his life.
One thing about roll top desks, they hold a lot of documents and files. Very functional. They also have a very clever locking system (that we also had to repair) once locked, quite impossible to enter, now will last another 100 years…
Very happy customers ✨
My friend Mali Moir produced these masterpieces in 2017 and had The Metro Gallery representing her.
I was at the opening with a few close friends, was a great evening.
Prior to the opening I had been in re dressing Dee and Peter’s beautiful homes walls. I had the pleasure seeing Mali create these in her home, so when I saw their wall space, I already knew which two would be perfect, so SOLD!
The wide four plank book-matched figured cherry wood top, above a serpentine shaped moulded skirt, resting on long stylish cabriole legs.
Arrived to storeroom today. Needs a little touching out of minor damages and a good overall wax.
20th Century
H.76 W.335 D.113cm
14 seater. 6 well sized chairs to each side.
About as deep as I’d go on a dining table. Any larger and you’re too far away from each other.
In 2015 Jola from Luxurysqft magazine, Dubai contacted me regarding a story Kelly Crane wanted to write about my styling of several properties she had viewed on my website.
I was quite flattered, so agreed. She particularly liked my friends home I’d recently re dressed in Brighton, Victoria, so these are the photos she chose and the story written.
