Letter From Queen Victoria

Letter From Queen Victoria

Stock AA0966

April 13, 1862

Gentlemen,

I beg to acknowledge your letter with the accompanying photograph & letter of description of the carriage which you propose to exhibit at the approaching International Exhibition. I have not failed to submit these to Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty has been pleased to accept the photograph.

I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,

your most obedient humble servant,

C.B.Phipps.

Phelps, Stevenson & Elliot.

Coachmakers Stirling.

This is a letter from Queen Victoria’s secretary to the coachbuilding firm of Stevenson & Elliot thanking them for a gift of a coach to the Queen.

Stevenson & Elliot was established in Stirling, Scotland and later opened branches in Calcutta and Melbourne. George Elliot migrated to Australia from Scotland around the time of the gold rush established the Melbourne business. The factory was in King Street and the showroom was at the corner of Latrobe and Swanston Streets.

A Very Decorative George III Mahogany Wheel Barometer of Large Proportions

A Very Decorative George III Mahogany Wheel Barometer of Large Proportions

Stock SST501

A Very Decorative George III Mahogany Wheel Barometer of Large Proportions. Having an attractive engraved metal face, surrounded by a moulded brass rim. The case, figured mahogany with ebony and boxwood stringing. By F. Pastorelli

Hatn Garden, London

C. 1810

H: 3’ 9” – 115 cm

W: 1’ 2” – 35.5 cm

The Sirens - Ryan Ponsford

The Sirens – Ryan Ponsford

The Sirens

Ryan Ponsford

Three pigment ink prints of Ravens on archival bamboo rag paper

2011

H 168cm W 75cm D 5.5cm

Crows

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

Buckmaster - Breaking Fog

Buckmaster – Breaking Fog

Stock AA1639

‘Breaking Fog’

Goulburn River, Molesworth

Ernest Buckmaster

1897 – 1968

Oil on canvas

61 cm x 72 cm

Children playing in field

Children playing in field

Stock AA1635

‘Children playing in field’

Australian School

Oil on canvas

20th Century

91.5 cm x 182 cm