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Silver mixed media painting on canvas with bronze resting in the centre Pind Kongklom 2013

Silver mixed media painting on canvas with bronze resting in the centre Pind Kongklom 2013

This piece of art is quite unique, I purchased two paintings from this artist at an overseas gallery 2013, kept this and sold the other, that you can see on an earlier post, including all the other pieces of art they purchased.

I enjoy the unique methods the artist created, certainly creates a mood wherever he hangs.
You’ll notice in my photos, how the piece changes in different lighting, I love the effects that vary.
For the past few years in the living room of my apartment, I’ve had both retro lamps either side, I love the more dramatic effects.

I’ve enjoyed having this painting since 2013. It’s featured in shows, window and shop displays and spent the past six years on my apartment.

I’ve decided to change a few pieces, this is one.

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150 cm x 145 cm

I still have over 100 framed paintings, hand painted copper engravings, botanicals, architectural, natural history in my storeroom

I still have over 100 framed paintings, hand painted copper engravings, botanicals, architectural, natural history in my storeroom

Plus many unframed botanicals etc…
These are the remaining bird watercolours, 198 years old.

All reduced by 50%

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A rare suite of early 19th Century Regency period watercolours of Indian birds – AA1830
Nineteen exquisite ornithological subjects, painted by a visitor to the sub-continent in the 1820’s. The representations are anatomically correct and accurate in scale, yet all of these finely executed watercolours – by an unknown but clearly gifted artist – manage to display strong individual character, painstakingly cut as silhouettes and laid down on eleven contemporary folio album pages (510 x 290 mm each) in the style of decoupage, all but three of the specimens with an accompanying contemporary manuscript label cut and pasted onto the page beside it, all the illustrations in an excellent state of preservation, the colours still vibrant, the paper stable, some residual tape marks to corners and margins of the sheets which do not detract, one of the captions identifying a location (Bellary, in Karnataka, southwest India) and a date (January 1828).
The manuscript labels read as follows:
Black-headed Oriole Mango bird. Lark. Alanda sp. The birds appear in October in immense flocks and depart in March – often mistaken for Ortolans.Plover. Water Wagtail. Eagle. Shot at Bellany Jan 1828. Breadth from Wing to Wing 6 feet. Half size. Falco Sp. Chysactos. Spur Foul: Tetrao sp. Partridge. Short tail Tern. Water Wagtail. Bansputtah or Bamboo Frequenter. Common Florican. Stone Chat. Malacilla Rubicola. Three-toed Quail (male and female). Golden Oriole. Female. Golden Oriole. Male. Grey Shrike. Female. Lanius Sinerius.

Dressing customers walls, first peices

Dressing customers walls, first peices

Last night after closing shop I visited my customers home, they recently purchased some beautiful art from me, as Julian Stafford, Picture Rail Systems hung them yesterday.

They look perfect for the spaces intended and Julian did a fantastic job!

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Mali Moir - WW1 Waler with Bradshaw 1915 - Charcoal

Mali Moir – WW1 Waler with Bradshaw 1915 – Charcoal

Mali Moir – WW1 Waler with Bradshaw 1915 – Charcoal

Our collective pride of the ledgendary Australian Light Horse is immense.

Austalia sent more than 120,000 horses overseas during the first world war, only one returned.

Walers began as a nickname for ‘New South Waler’s where horse breeding began by Early Settlers using several imported breeds.

The selective breeding program of our great Australian Waler had similar principles as Isaac Asimovs first law of robotics, ‘thou shall not harm a human’.

“This painting was inspired through the ABC radio interveiw by Richard Fiddler on Janet Lane and Ros Sexton’s quest to save the Waler.

The astonishing quality of Waler’s became apparent and my deep admiration and respect for both soldiers and horses was immediate.

During the drawing process of this artwork, I listened to over thirty hours on the history of WW1, I am sorry to say I was mostly unaware of the intensity and horror of this ‘war to end all wars’.”

This wonderful piece of art is for sale.

I look forward to seeing where this piece will sit and shine bright.

Mali Moir

Charcoal on canvas

H 1.8m W 1.4m

Everything reduced by 60% to clear all…

Everything reduced by 60% to clear all…

I can’t take it with me.

40 relief chromo lithographs of English fern leaves, having raised print on branches.
C.1870
23cm x 15cm

“Picasso Toros Y Toreros” Editions Published by Cercle d’ Art, Paris 1961
I recently contacted my friend and European art supplier and have purchased the last Picasso’s he had.
Unframed limited edition lithographs
Printed in France
73 cm x 58 cm

Early 20th Century Australian Photo Lithograph of Melbourne Treasury Building
In a beautiful birds eye maple frame.
1900
62.5 cm x 63

A Collection of Rare Mid 19th Century French, Hand Coloured Wood Engravings
Watercolours and vegetable dye inks.
1855 France

‘Goody Two Shoes, Aladdin & The Yellow Dwarf’

From the best wood engraver of the 19th century.
Artist-Designer Walter Crane (1845-1915)
Printed and Engraved by Edmund Evans (1826-1905)
Extremely rare.
28x23cm – 45x27cm

Willughby Fish – Mola Salu – 1680
Francis Willughby (1635-1672)
From the first large work on fishes in England, marking a new era in ichthyology that clearly described and classified fishes according to nature and based on their characteristics drawn only from their structure.
Framed H. 46.5 cm W. 49 cm

Natural History – Dumond D’ Urville
Insectes Coleopetres by C.E. Blanchard
Hand coloured steel engravings of beetle specimens from Ambon (Moluccas), New Zealand and Tonga.

From the Atlas volume of Dumont d’Urville’s Voyage au Pole Sud et dans I’Oceanie sur les Corvettes I’Astrolabe et la Zelee, pendant les annees, 1837-40 (Paris’ Hombron et Jacquinot, 1842)

The Exercise of Armes – de Gheyn
An important and early work on military arms commissioned by Maurice of Orange
1607

“Divini Amoris Embelata”
Otto Van Veen also so known as Octavius Vaenius (1556-1629)
A Dutch painter and humanist who is well known for his Emblem books.
1615

Longmate – Seals of Nobility & Great Men of Scotland
Guache hand coloured medallion engravings
75 cm x  57 cm

All stock reduced by 60% to clear

All stock reduced by 60% to clear

I have over 100 framed botanicals, engravings, paintings, charcoals, oils, watercolours, drawings, also many unframed.
I’ll remain in this warehouse for under one year now, so I’ve reduced everything by 60% to clear all…
I can’t take it with me.

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Pair of 17th century botanical engravings by Jan Jansson
Hand coloured in walnut frames
Leuconium & Hyacinth
Framed 63 x 47cm

Below, Early 19th century English oak lowboy.
The three plank top above a deep moulded ogee-shaped frieze, with stepped narrow drawers with brass drop handles to the front.

Resting on slender turned legs, joined by a bold central “H” stretcher.
C.1800
H.74cm W.90cm D.65cm

Original hand coloured copper engravings by Elizabeth Blackwell
‘A Curious Herbal’ 1737
The book contained the first illustrations of many odd-looking, unknown plants from the New World.

Unusual late 19th century lithographs dedicated to the palm family.
Finished by hand in watercolour.

A rare collection of 18th – 19th century floral hand coloured copper engravings.
From an illustrated publication which began in 1787.

ALLPRESS :: MOIR Birds Revisited
Watercolour on 100% Arches cotton paper.
rough cut ‘deckle’ edges.
50 x 63cm

Fifteen early 20th century Japanese water coloured woodblock prints.
By Tanigami Konan

The work celebrates the seasons so there is a wide variety of both native Japanese plants and many from the Western World.

Seiyo Soda Tofu (Pictorial Book of Western Flowers) 1917

One of Three bright, attractive Sunflower paintings, recently found in my storeroom.

A Recent Sale of Eighteen ‘Elizabeth Blackwells’

A Recent Sale of Eighteen ‘Elizabeth Blackwells’

Yet to be professionally photgraphed, these are iPhone photos.

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.

Picasso Rare publication by Cercle d’ Art, Paris 1961

Picasso Rare publication by Cercle d’ Art, Paris 1961

I recently contacted my friend and European art supplier and have purchased his latest find of Picasso’s. Unframed limited edition lithographs Printed in France 1961 73 cm x 58 cm Remaining at half my retail price, as all of my art and furniture since closing June 2025. I have a handful remaining from my previous shipment some years ago. The first five group shots are coming soon… Message me for availability. Note: a few are double sided, but same price.

A few pieces from my private collection, reduced to under 50% of their value.

A few pieces from my private collection, reduced to under 50% of their value.

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

Unusual late 19th century lithographs dedicated to the palm family.

Unusual late 19th century lithographs dedicated to the palm family.

Playing with newly painted display wall in warehouse. Was like a child entering a lolly shop after being locked out for months!!!!

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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.

Finished by hand in watercolour.

“Calamus”

50cm x 34cm unframed.

Mali Moir, Hypotype, Cape Warthog 'THE RED LIST'.

Mali Moir, Hypotype, Cape Warthog ‘THE RED LIST’.

THE RED LIST

Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus IUCN Extinct

Charcoal on cotton canvas

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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!

A rare collection of 18th - 19th century floral hand coloured copper engravings.

A rare collection of 18th – 19th century floral hand coloured copper engravings.

The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787.
The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis’s Botanical Magazine.
Each of the issues contains a description, in formal yet accessible language, and is renowned for featuring the work of two centuries of botanical illustrators
Many plants received their first publication on the pages, and the description given was enhanced by the keenly detailed illustrations.
24 x 15xm
Botanicals & Charcoals by Mali Moir

Botanicals & Charcoals by Mali Moir

Visiting some of my favourite customers recently, I enjoyed seeing art I sold them a few years ago.

(First four Mali’s) Mali came to see them in place 2018, so posted her with two of them.

The exceptional “Lotus’s” are also by Mali Moir, her attention to detail on another level!

Gracie Pwerl Morton – Bush Plum Dreaming, I sold from my living room wall, as I still do!
Silver mixed media with resting puti bronze, purchased two pieces from the same artist while overseas, the other remains in my apartment.
Thought I’d share these photos.