Rare pair of 18th century English country Chippendale high back oak side chairs.

Rare pair of 18th century English country Chippendale high back oak side chairs.

The shaped top rail, terminating in out-swept classic Chippendale ears. The beautifully grained vase shaped central splat, flanked by tapered uprights joined to a two plank seat. With later cushion.
The base having an unusually deep top rail, resting on Queen Anne style turned tapered legs and a bold pad foot.

C.1780

Still in need of re waxing.

18th century English country Chippendale oak side chair.

18th century English country Chippendale oak side chair.

The central bowed top rail flowing into out-swept ears. The bold shaped central splat, flanked by tapered uprights joined to a two plank seat. With later cushion.
The base with square outer moulded legs, joined by a rectangular “H” stretcher.
C.1770
Good overall colour and patination.
Still in need of re waxing.

18th century English country Hepplewhite elm and ash side chair.

18th century English country Hepplewhite elm and ash side chair.

The ogee shaped top rail above a goblet shaped upright centre splat.

The base having a single plank seat with later cushion, resting on square inner chamfered lags, joined by rectangular stretchers.

Fantastic overall faded patina.

Still awaiting a good re waxing.

C.1780

18th century English country Hepplewhite ash and elm side chair.

18th century English country Hepplewhite ash and elm side chair.

The ogee shaped top rail above a simple scratch-moulded shaped upright centre splat.
The base having a three plank seat with later cushion, resting on turned front legs,
joined by well worn turned front stretcher and twin rectangular side stretchers.

I love how country furniture at times combines several different styles and timbers. Such individuality and uniqueness indeed!

Still awaiting a good re waxing.

C.1780

Orthoceras Fossil

Orthoceras Fossil

Dating back to the Ordovician period.
Orthoceras was an ancient cephalopod that lived about 370 million years ago.

The name means straight horn, referring to the characteristic long, straight, conical shell.

The preserved shell is all that remains of this ancestor of our modern-day squid.

20 x 32cm

Approx 370 million years old.

Arts & crafts period side table Restoration.

Arts & crafts period side table Restoration.

We restored this arts & crafts period side table for a customer recently.

Thought it was worth showing photos from finished to damaged in reverse..

The square cross-banded top badly broken due to being dropped.

A large bronze two-tier 16 branch Flemish electrolier

A large bronze two-tier 16 branch Flemish electrolier

 

THIS ITEM IS SOLD

A large bronze two-tier 16 branch Flemish electrolier.

Cleaned and completely rewired to Australian standards.

H. 125 cm Dia. 130 cm excluding cup and chain (may be extended to any height)

19th Century Style Flemish Brass Electrolier of Wide Proportions

19th Century Style Flemish Brass Electrolier of Wide Proportions

THIS ITEM IS SOLD

19th Century Style Flemish Brass Electrolier of Wide Proportions

A double headed Eagle, above a beautifully turned coloumn, having eight scrolled arms.

‘One of the most intriguing and powerful ancient symbols is the mysterious double-headed eagle that has been with us for millennia. It is believed to be one of the world’s oldest symbols used by a number of diffrent ancient cultures. The earliest depiction of the double-headed eagle can be found on ancient Hittite monuments in central Anatolia. In the early 19th century, in Boğazkale, an old Hittite capital in modern-day Turkey Charles Texier discovered cylindric seals with clearly visible two-headed eagle with spread wings. The double-headed eagle motif originally dates from c. 3800 BC. The Hittites had worshipped the double headed eagle as the King of Heaven, who was also called the Hittite Bird of the Sun. The bird was their symbol to signify Hittite military power’ -messagetoeagle.com

H.140cm Dia.120cm