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Small Wooden Items — Philips Auctions Australia
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| Philips Auctions Australia | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 82 |
| Lots with images: | 82 |
| Prices available: | 82 |
Category:
Small Wooden Items
- Apprentice Furniture (10)
- Boxes - Writing, Sewing, etc. (133)
- Frames (4)
- Mulga Wood (1)
- Pokerwork (4)
- Racks (9)
- Trays, Plates & Comports (7)
- Zother (10)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A Victorian burr walnut and brass book slide in the Gothic manner, circa 1860s, of typical form with inward folding hinged flaps and a sliding base, the flaps with pierced and engraved scrolled brass plates with prominent studding and ivory motifs. Length… | *** |  |
| *** | A small Sorrento Ware burr walnut inlaid box, late 19th century, the octagonal box inlaid with boxwood stringing and intricate arabesques and fantastic creatures to the lid, with key, label for Sorrento Italy underside, height 5 cm, length 15 cm, width 10… | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam sandalwood sewing box, mid 19th century, the casket shaped box finely carved in relief with animals and foliate motifs in low relief between bone and sadeli mosaic borders, the complete compartmentalised interior with petite… | *** |  |
| *** | A French ebonised box, circa 1880s, with a brass inlaid cartouche and surround, engraved 'Luie' and with brass stringing, the interior with a textured bone silk lining; with key. Height 7.5 cm. Length 16.5 cm. Width 11.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A French timber inlaid tray in the manner of Emile Galle, circa 1920s, the rectangular tray with a simple timber gallery with pierced handles at each end, decorated with inlaid flora and a flying dragonfly in the Art Nouveau style, with inlaid signature… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique timber apprentice chest, 19th century, with an extended top above two short drawers and two long drawers with pairs of turned handles, upon an extended base, height 40.5 cm, width 37.5 cm, depth 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut box, circa 1860s, the rectangular box with a flat domed lid, in finely figured timber of warm amber tones, the lid centred with an hexagonal cartouche and conforming escutcheon of mother-of-pearl with a parquetry surround, the interior… | *** |  |
| *** | A small burr walnut inlaid box, early 20th century, the shallow hinged box with a gently arched profile, delicately inlaid with neoclassical style decoration in satinwood and darker timber with a central image of Boadicea with her chariot, with satinwood… | *** |  |
| *** | Four antique wooden treen kitchenalia objects, a salt box, butter mould, two, other boxes, in mixed timbers including oak, elm, 19th century, a half barrel shaped hinged salt box, a press out butter mould with thistle, and crimped edge decoration, a ring… | *** |  |
| *** | A rosewood sewing box, 19th century, of rectangular form with cross banded edges in walnut, a plain shield plaque to lid, opening to a removable partitioned tray with compartments for sewing accoutrements, vintage sewing items enclosed. Height 14 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A rosewood work box, circa 1890, the hinged lid above a white satin lined interior, the front set with a square brass escutcheon, height 12 cm. Length 25 cm. Width 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Georgian revival mahogany apprentice cupboard, early 20th century, the Georgian style cupboard with broken arched pediment above panelled double doors opening to an interior fitted with velvet lined shelves and bottom drawer, on plinth. Height 56 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century of typical rectangular form, with shaped brass capping to the corners and banding to the edges, brass inset swing handles, long side drawer to the bottom, the hinged top opening to a later… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Victorian Tunbridgeware box, circa 1860s, the finely worked parquetry box, with a large diamond set within borders to the lid intricately decorated with a tapestry style floral mosaic in natural wood tones and soft colours against a darker ground,… | *** |  |
| *** | An early Victorian mourning picture, circa 1840, designed from hair and seed pearls, in memory of Anne Probert who died in December of that year, and comprising a funerary urn upon a plinth beneath a tree with weeping branches, a small dedication plaque… | *** |  |
| *** | A mahogany tambour front document box, early 20th century, the arched front box with a pair of a small brass pull handles and a shield escutcheon, with four terraced shelves and a small drawer. Height 27 cm. Width 38 cm. Depth 31.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Five Mauchline wares and two Tunbridgeware items, 19th century, comprising a small box, a small hinged notebook, a silk lined pins and needles book, a pot with handle thimble holder (and thimble), a table type hinged box, a rosewood trinket box with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century, the brass trimmed slope with a monogrammed cartouche opening to a blue tooled leather slope and compartments for ink bottles and writing implements, height 12.5 cm, width 35 cm, depth 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A timber bible box, 18th century oak (with stained pine replacement top, 20th century), the bible box in oak except the hinged top, with carved front panel, metal lock, plain sides, height 22 cm, length 60 cm, width 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century, a brass trimmed slope with shield cartouche and matching escutcheon opening to a tooled black leather slope and fitted compartments for pens and inks, height 13 cm, width 40 cm, depth 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian figured walnut and inlaid box, latter half 19th century, rectangular with a hinged arched top enclosing a fabric-lined interior, the top and front with bands of Tunbridge ware-type geometric decoration flanking in inlaid mother-of-pearl… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut Tunbridge ware box, circa 1880s, with mosaic patterned bands in colours around the box and with a hexagonal cartouche and matching escutcheon, and having black silk lining; with key. Height 10 cm. Length 19.5 cm. Width 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian Tunbridgeware box, later 19th century, the rectangular box in walnut with broad key fret borders to the lid and front in various coloured timbers having ebonised edges and a decorative diamond to the lid; lined to the interior in a self… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique walnut bone and brass-decorated walnut book slide, last quarter 19th century, the rectangular base with arched folding and sliding burr walnut ends pierced with finger holes and decorated with brass studs and cut bone. Height 17 cm. (ends… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian mahogany writing slope, circa 1880, the rectangular top opening to reveal a writing slope with a pair of ink wells and a purple leather writing surface. Height 14.5 cm. Length 30 cm. Width 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut Tunbridge ware box, circa 1880, the hinged lid set with a central medallion of a light house upon a rocky outcrop surrounded by a flower head border. Height 9.5 cm. Length 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A marquetry inlaid jewellery box, circa 1890, the inlayed top set to the centre with a rosewood and box geometric pattern surrounded by a multi banded border, the interior set with a single mirror. Height 12 cm. Length 29 cm. Width 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Sorrento Ware marquetry frame with mirror, late 19th century, in mixed timbers, with Tunbridgeware style borders and grotesque motifs, demi-figures and fantastic beasts on an olive wood back. Height 26 cm, width 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut Tunbridge ware sewing box, later 19th century, the well figured box with patterned strapwork, ebonised edges and an octagonal cartouche with mother-of-pearl medallion, with the original compartmentalised interior with tray lined in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian tessellated Tunbridge ware box, late 19th century, resembling petit point, the finely tessellated box having floral and patterned veneer borders to the sides and lid, the centre with a similarly worked floral spray upon a blonde wood panel;… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian mahogany work box, circa 1860, the sarcophagus shaped box standing on flattened bun feet set with box wood string inlay and diamond shaped bone escutcheon, the interior sympathetically re lined. Height 14.5 cm. Length 20 cm. Depth 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian mahogany jewellery or ladies dressing box, late 19th century, the rectangular box decorated with mother of pearl shield to the hinged lid and to the key escutcheon, opening to a plum velvet lined interior and fitted with secretive lower side… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian mahogany and burr walnut writing slope, 19th century, of typical box form with brass strapping and banding to the edges, and a vacant shield cartouche and conforming escutcheon, opening to a tan leather writing plane and compartments for pens… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut Tunbridge ware box, 19th century, rectangular with twin straps to the lid and front with coloured chevron borders, with cross banding and stringing, with key; the interior with black fabric lining, height 10.5 cm, length 17.5 cm, width… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian campaign style writing slope, 19th century of typical rectangular form, with shaped brass capping to the corners and banding to the edges, brass inset swing handles, long side drawer to the bottom, the hinged top opening to a faded baize slope… | *** |  |
| *** | Three carved ivory items, late 19th century. Comprising a Japanese Meiji period Tokyo school carving of a male lion, raised on a wooden fitted stand, a Japanese Meiji period figure of a woman dressed in patterned kimono and obi, with two character mark… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique mahogany and bird's eye maple glove box, late 19th to early 20th century, the rectangular box with a lozenge quarter veneer panelled decoration to the lid surrounded by bird's eye maple, the sides with feather banding, opening to a bird's eye… | *** |  |
| *** | An Edwardian mahogany stationery compendium, early 20th century, the fall front box with an inlaid boxwood batwing motif opening to a fitted, interior with tiers of shaped racks, sterling silver name plaque to front, height 25.5 cm, width 34.5 cm, depth… | *** |  |
| *** | An early Victorian rosewood work box, circa 1840, the sarcophagus shaped box standing on flattened bun feet with beaded top and set with bone escutcheon, the interior sympathetically re lined. Height 16 cm. Length 27 cm. Depth 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A walnut sewing box, late 19th century the small rectangular sewing box in well figured walnut with boxwood stringing to the hinged lid and brass carry handle, with a plain interior. Height 7.5 cm, length 21.5 cm, width 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut and Tunbridge Ware box, late 19th century, the rectangular box with rounded corners in well figured walnut with patterned borders in coloured veneers and a lozenge shaped cartouche and escutcheon, with mother-of-pearl detailing, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian mahogany and Tunbridge Ware box, late 19th century, the rectangular box with rounded long edges to the lid, with patterned straps in coloured veneers and a lozenge shaped checkered cartouche, the interior relined in striped fabric. Height 13… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Indian Vizagapatam style carved glove box, 19th century, the long box with relief carving to the lid and sides, edged with bone and sadeli mosaic borders, enclosing a pair of long cream kid gloves, height 7 cm, length 28 cm, width 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian ebonised sewing box with satinwood, burr walnut, and brass and Mother-of-Pearl inlay, 19th century, the large box with a shaped inlaid brass and mother of pearl cartouche to a brass strung walnut lozenge upon a blonde satinwood ground, with… | *** |  |
| *** | A late Victorian burr walnut veneer work box, late 19th century, the rectangular box with hinged lid, burr walnut veneered, empty interior, with lock and no key. Height 13 cm, length 25.5 cm, width 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small inlaid Victorian fruit wood box, 19th century, the slender rectangular box inlaid to the lid with a floral arrangement in mixed timbers upon a dark ground enclosed by stringing, height 5.5 cm, length 23 cm, width 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A late Victorian walnut inlaid jewellery box, late 19th century, the top and front inlaid with a border pattern, mother-of-pearl hexagonal shields to the lid and keyhole escutcheon, interior fittings missing, no key, with a group of modern jewellery boxes… | *** |  |
| *** | A William IV rosewood work box, circa 1830s, of sarcophagus shape with beaded borders and a shaped mother-of-pearl cartouche to the lid, the original interior with tray and compartments lined in red silk and papers; one ring to the side absent, height 15… | *** |  |
| *** | A small Victorian brass studded rosewood casket, 19th century, the box with a slightly domed and angled lid, with applied pierced brasswork motifs and escutcheon, with twin borders of target buttons flanked by bands of small brass studs, with key; the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Royal Doulton 'Wild rose' fruit bowl, 1949, also known as roses G pattern D 6627, the broad bowl with a flaring serpentine rim, pattern 8206A decorated in amber, yellow, and maroon colours with green accents upon a mottled sky to deeper blue ground;… | *** |  |
| *** | A mahogany and rosewood veneer wall rack, later 19th century, the graduated three tier rack with battens and pierced scrolling fretwork to the sides, height 76 cm, width 82 cm, depth 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature drop side hardwood table, early 20th century, the mahogany top with rectangular sides supported on pull out lopers, raised on a turned pedestal and four splayed cabriole legs terminating in brass paw feet, height 52 cm, extended length 90 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A burr walnut veneer writing box, late 19th century, with walnut banding to the lid and sides with contrasting edges, the sloped lid with a brass shield decoration and a conforming escutcheon, opening to an arrangement of ink wells, two small drawers, and… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique timber and leather tobacco chest, 19th century, of possibly Hispanic origin, the splayed hinged box, leather clad and studded to the lid with lightly engraved and poker worked floral designs throughout, with a shaped apron to the sides,… | *** |  |
| *** | A rosewood work box, circa 1870, adorned with mother of pearl inlay depicting silhouettes of flowers and vines, the interior sympathetically restored. Height 10.5 cm. Width 25 cm. Depth 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian rosewood inlaid work box, early 19th century the small rectangular box with mother-of-pearl buttons, conforming cartouche to the strung lid and a carved mother of pearl escutcheon, opening to a paper lined interior in purple tones with a lift… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian Tunbridge ware burr elm writing slope, 19th century, in light honey tones with a fine and tight burr, with a compartment in a grained finish for pens and a fold down velvet covered slope, the surface decorated with twin bands of slanted tiles… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique timber sugar Firkin bucket, 19th century the simply constructed softwood bucket with bands and bail handle, missing the lid, with three Victorian wooden clothes pegs inside. Height 28 cm, diameter 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian flame mahogany writing slope, second half 19th century, the campaign style writing slope with brass tipped corners to the lid and a cartouche, small straps to the edges, opening to a black leather tooled slope with a compartment for pens and… | *** |  |
| *** | A late Victorian walnut inlaid jewellery box, late 19th century the top inlaid with a border pattern, with brass scrolled keyhole escutcheon, interior fittings missing, with mirror underside lid and key. Height 12 cm, length 26 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A vase, a bowl and a cakestand all by Orrefors, later 20th century, including a straightsided navette shaped clear vase with a handpainted blue crocus; a 'Corona' crystal bowl designed by Lars Hellsten; and a clear glass cakestand with a tapering stem… | *** |  |
| *** | A walnut sewing box, late 19th century the small rectangular sewing box in well figured walnut with boxwood stringing to the hinged lid, opening to a fitted interior with lift out tray and pin cushion. Height 10 cm, length 27 cm, width 18.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Swedish treen Hops ladle, 19th century made from a single piece of birch, the large ladle with an oval rounded bowl and an integral handle with a hook on the rear for hanging or resting on the side of a barrel, with pleasant grain of honey tone… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique mahogany Tunbridge ware casket, 19th to early 20th century, the small domed casket with a diamond motif in mixed timbers and decorative banding to the lid, the escutcheon similar, with key. Height 10.5 cm. Width 17.5 cm. Depth 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A black forest carved floral glove box, circa 1900, the rectangular dresser or glove box with serpentine hinged cover and base, carved in openwork to the top with scrolling branches upon an incised and dotted ground, the interior lined with patterned… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau coloured timber glove box, circa 1900, a sycamore lined box, probably cherrywood, of typical long hinged form, the top with floral decoration emulating pyrography with black outlines and pale foliage with tinted pink flowers, with key,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian lacquer and tartan Ware writing slope, 19th century, the black lacquer Ware slope with tartan Ware borders and embellishments to the lid, centred with a mother-of-pearl cartouche, the interior with partitions and the original red velvet… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut and Tunbridge ware sewing box, 19th century, the rectangular box with rounded long edges to the lid, in well figured walnut with patterned straps in coloured veneers and a lozenge shaped cartouche and escutcheon, the interior with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Moorcroft Trial 'Lone Pine' pin tray and a 'Frangipani' tray, the 780/4 shape round pin trays, comprising a Trial 'Lone Pine' tray (des. Nicola Slaney c2015), named after the Turkish sandy cove which became the main base for Anzac troops during the… | *** |  |
| *** | Two antique treen boxes, one English, beech, rectangular with hinged inlaid cover; the other boxwood, egg-shaped, in halves screwing together, geometrically carved and pierced, width 10.5 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | An Edwardian mahogany writing slope, circa 1900, the plain slope with a vacant brass shield cartouche and matching escutcheon, with key, a gilt tooled green leather writing surface and compartments to the interior, with a presentation label to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian figured walnut box, mid 19th century, height 17.5 cm, length 25.5 cm, width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese elm rice bucket, early 20th century the rustic square section rice bucket with tapering sides, top handle, with inscription to the side of the handle. Height 63 cm, length 44 cm, width 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian burr walnut writing slope, 19th century of typical box form with brass strapping to, the sides and corners, with restoration to, the cartouche and escutcheon, opening to a writing plane and compartments for pens and inks, restored. Height 14.5… | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal Mulga wood carving, the curved section of wood relief carved with stylised kangaroo and snake motifs. Length 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two George III style mahogany dressing mirrors, both circa 1900, each with an oval plate within a serpentine frame, height 49 cm, width 49 cm, depth 21 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A group of three poker work items, a candlestick, tazza and a nutcracker bowl, circa 1920s, the candlestick with a textured scale finish decorated with painted poinsettia; the tazza with a beaten finish embellished with fruit and foliage to the foot and… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four poker work items, a tazza, trivet, bowl and a stand, circa 1920s, the trivet with a partly textured finish with a leaf and nut design raised on a flame decorated base; a small trivet with a little painted kookaburra; a fruit bowl with… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four poker work vases, circa 1920s. Four baluster shaped vases each with small textured rims and two with tin liners, all decorated in typical autumnal tonings with flora and foliage. Heights: 30.5 cm., 23 cm and 15.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian rosewood writing box, 19th century, the rectangular box with a mother-of-pearl cartouche to the lid and a matching escutcheon, with white metal stringing to the edges and mother-of-pearl eyelet motifs. Height 12.5 cm. Width 30 cm. Depth 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian rosewood writing box, 19th century, the rectangular box with a mother-of-pearl cartouche to the lid and a matching escutcheon, with white metal stringing and paper lined to the interior. Height 14 cm. Width 35.5 cm. Depth 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian mahogany writing box, 19th century, the hinged box simply adorned with white metal stringing and mother-of-pearl button embellishments and a conforming escutcheon, the interior with paper lining. Height 10.5 cm. Width 25.5 cm. Depth 17.5 cm | *** |  |