Richard Felton Outcault – Poor lil’ mose and his hatchet
Stock AA0987-4
‘Poor lil’ mose and his hatchet poor lil’ mose’
Richard Felton Outcault
One of five early 20th Century American cartoons from the New York Herald
1901
27 cm x 36.5 cm
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19th Century English spirit flask with original leather holster
Stock CJT501
A 19th Century English sterling silver and blown glass campaign spirit flask. An original military issue leather holster.
C. 1860
Length: 26 cm
Restoration and French Polish Services
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Jamie Allpress and Shane Smith have been bringing pre-loved fine furniture back to life for 80 years between them. Restoring furniture in the correct way is very important.
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Why Antiques?
Article by Henry Buckenham – Allpress Inc – Australian Period Home Style Magazine.
Cover photo and photos by Russell Winnell of Jamie Allpress’ rearrangement of the William Johnston Collection 2010
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To Frame or Not to Frame by Jamie Allpress
Written by Jamie Allpress
“Keep it simple when framing period art so that the frame doesn’t take away from the art itself”
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AAADA Melbourne Antiques 2014
This fair had the largest participating list of antique dealers we have ever gathered together.
The opening night had all proceeds going to UNICEF Australia.
I had many beautiful items prepared for the fair including dressers, wine tables, chairs, botanicals and period to contemporary art.
The fair also showcased an exciting new concept by myself and Mali Moir (artist)
“beautiful drawings of objects of virtu”
First half 20th Century French Maria Theresa 12 branch Crystal Chandelier.
This chandelier is unusual as it doesn’t have a central column. The joined frame supports all rather than a central column with branches.
Having brass body and crystal mounts and drops
Dia. 90cm H. 80cm
C. 1920 – 1930
Contemporary Retro Inspired Collection by Allpress/Van Kaathoven 2018
Dealing in antiques for the past 30 years and being in the trade now for 40 years, I have started to add a few contemporary pieces we create for Australian Interior Designers, Architects and Private Customers. Sometimes a customer needs something that has never been made before. The majority of my stock has always been quite unique, so why not provide a modern option of the same quality.
Take a look at mine and Andrews modern creations and consider a unique contemporary piece to mix with your beautiful antiques.
This collection immediately captures your attention with their unquestionable class, elegance, style and clean lines.
Verona Table:
H.750cm W.2.4m D.1100cm
Desk:
H.750cm W.2m D.90cm
Oak parquetry top trestle style dining table
H.750cm W.2.7m D.1m
An Exceptionally Rare 19th Century French Gothic Revival Solid Pollard Oak Poudreuse – AA1867
The moulded cantered hinged top, having a deep leaf carved Oak centre plaque, lifting to reveal a silk-lined interior (once divided).
A hinged mirror opening to reveal a burgundy leatherette storage area.
The base having Gothic style carvings overall, resting on rectangular block feet, having the original inverted steel rotating castors.
1860 – 1890 H. 86cm W. 45cm D. 39cm Box dimensions: Depth 16 cm L. 27cm W. 33cm
First half of 20th Century French Bronze of Elephants
An exceptional first half 20th Century French Bronze of Elephants
Mother and Calf on slanted marble base.
Having a stamp to the bottom of the calf.
1930.
H.53.5 D.19.5 W.64cm
Early 20th Century Australian Photo Lithograph of Melbourne Treasury Building
In a beautiful birds eye maple frame.
1900
62.5 cm x 63 cm
Mali Moir – Hypotype – Cape Warthog Charcoal
THE RED LIST
Hypotype – Cape Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus IUCN Extinct
Charcoal on cotton canvas
122 x 190 cm
$ 11,500
Recently on exhibition at Melbournes Metro Gallery, now displayed at Allpress inc
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus, originally native to South Africa, this subspecies became extinct around 1871. Cape warthog specimens held in museums lack locality records and the full extent of the Cape warthog’s former distribution remains unknown. There is no mention of this subspecies being obtained after 1860. The Cape warthog and the Dessert warthog are very similar in appearance, one difference is a lack of functional incisors.
Redoute – Early 19th Century Redoute hand coloured figs – CGW381535/2
Early 19th Century Redoute hand coloured figs.
C.1830
Pierre-Joseph Redouté, (10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de Malmaison, many of which were published as large, coloured stipple engravings.
He was nicknamed “the Raphael of flowers” and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time.
In 1786, Redouté began to work at the National Museum of Natural History cataloguing the collections of flora and fauna and participating in botanical expeditions. In 1787, he left France to study plants at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew near London, returning the following year. In 1792 he was employed by the French Academy of Sciences. In 1798, Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, became his patron and, some years later, he became her official artist. In 1809, Redouté taught painting to Princess Adélaïde of Orléans.
In the 20th and 21st century, numerous exhibitions in Europe, the Americas and Australia have been devoted to the work of Redouté. The Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Library of Congress and other libraries have made many of his works accessible online and reproductions of his prints are available from virtually all print and poster shops.
Principle Works,
Geraniologia, ed Petri-Francisci Didot (1787–88)
Traité des arbres et arbustes que l’on cultive en France, par Duhamel. Nouvelle édition, avec des figures, d’après les dessins de P. J. Redouté, 7 vols. (1800–1819)
Les Liliacées, 8 vols (1802–1816)
Les Roses,3 vols (1817–1824)
(1817–1824 from Library of Congress) or Rare Book Room (1817 from The Warnock Library). Taschen has also published this as part of its 25th Anniversary series.
Redouté, Pierre-Joseph; with Candolle, Augustin Pyramus (1790). Plantes grasses. Levrault.
Choix des plus belles fleurs et de quelques branches des plus beaux fruits. Dédié à LL. AA. RR. les princesses Louise et Marie d’Orléans (1827) Online facsimile – Biodiversity Heritage Library
Catalogue de 486 liliacées et de 168 roses peintes par P.-J. Redouté (1829)
Alphabet Flore (1835)
Categories: Botanicals, Latest Additions, Works of Arts
Redoute – A decorative framed arrangement of three early 19th Century Redoute hand coloured prints – 1820 – CGW500
Redoute – A decorative framed arrangement of three early 19th Century Redoute hand coloured prints.
C.1820
Pierre-Joseph Redouté, (10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de Malmaison, many of which were published as large, coloured stipple engravings.
He was nicknamed “the Raphael of flowers” and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time.
In 1786, Redouté began to work at the National Museum of Natural History cataloguing the collections of flora and fauna and participating in botanical expeditions. In 1787, he left France to study plants at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew near London, returning the following year. In 1792 he was employed by the French Academy of Sciences. In 1798, Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, became his patron and, some years later, he became her official artist. In 1809, Redouté taught painting to Princess Adélaïde of Orléans.
In the 20th and 21st century, numerous exhibitions in Europe, the Americas and Australia have been devoted to the work of Redouté. The Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Library of Congress and other libraries have made many of his works accessible online and reproductions of his prints are available from virtually all print and poster shops.
Principle Works,
Geraniologia, ed Petri-Francisci Didot (1787–88)
Traité des arbres et arbustes que l’on cultive en France, par Duhamel. Nouvelle édition, avec des figures, d’après les dessins de P. J. Redouté, 7 vols. (1800–1819)
Les Liliacées, 8 vols (1802–1816)
Les Roses,3 vols (1817–1824)
(1817–1824 from Library of Congress) or Rare Book Room (1817 from The Warnock Library). Taschen has also published this as part of its 25th Anniversary series.
Redouté, Pierre-Joseph; with Candolle, Augustin Pyramus (1790). Plantes grasses. Levrault.
Choix des plus belles fleurs et de quelques branches des plus beaux fruits. Dédié à LL. AA. RR. les princesses Louise et Marie d’Orléans (1827) Online facsimile – Biodiversity Heritage Library
Catalogue de 486 liliacées et de 168 roses peintes par P.-J. Redouté (1829)
Alphabet Flore (1835)
Categories: Botanicals, Latest Additions, Works of Arts
Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse *36
Pages of ‘Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse’.
No. 36 – Perdrix, male et female, de la Californie – California Male and Female Partridge Birds.
La Perouse set sail from France in 1785 to continue discoveries of Captain Cook.
He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narratives, maps and views survived and were published in 1797.
73 cm x 54 cm
Elizabeth Blackwell Framed ‘Wall Flower’ 1730
Elizabeth Blackwell (nee Blachrie) was among the first women to achieve fame as a botanical illustrator.
She was born in Aberdeen in about 1700, but moved to London after she married. She undertook an ambitious project to raise money to pay her husband’s debts and release him from debtors’ prison.
Her project was a book called ‘A Curious Herbal’. She learned that physicians required a reference book which documented the medicinal qualities of plants and herbs.
In order to develop the publication she examined and drew specimens of plants available in the Chelsea Physic Garden. Sir Hans Sloane provided financial support to publish ‘A Curious Herbal’.
Elizabeth Blackwell is notable for being one of the first botanical artists to personally etch and engrave her own designs. This saved the expense of hiring a professional engraver.
In total, the enterprise took Blackwell six full years to complete and in the end she was able to release her husband from prison. ‘A Curious Herbal’ was published between 1737 and 1739.
The book contained the first illustrations of many odd-looking, unknown plants from the New World.
H. 55cm W. 45cm