First half 19th Century English cut glass whisky jug and a separate rummer

First half 19th Century English cut glass whisky jug and a separate rummer

First half 19th Century English cut glass whisky jug , the pourer above cut tapered panels having a diamond cut band to the shoulder . The separate rummer has a diamond cut band to the shoulder above shaped cut tapered panels on short baluster support on a wide circular base.

1820 – 1850

Whisky Jug – H: 15.5 cm

Rummer – H: 13.5 cm

Restoration and French Polish Services

Restoration and French Polish Services

More ‘Before and After’ photos coming soon

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.

If you would like some advice or an idea on how much a piece would cost to restore you can visit us at our store, call 9824 8551 or email with photos of the piece – jamie@allpress-antiques.com.au Read More

Why Antiques?

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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AAADA Melbourne Antiques 2014

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”

Contemporary Retro Inspired Collection by Allpress/Van Kaathoven 2018

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

Mali Moir - Hypotype - Cape Warthog Charcoal

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

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)

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