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Small Wooden Items — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Auction House:
| Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd. | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Small Wooden Items
- Apprentice Furniture (80)
- Boxes - Writing, Sewing, etc. (275)
- Frames (75)
- Mauchline Ware (2)
- Mulga Wood (4)
- Pokerwork (33)
- Racks (21)
- Trays, Plates & Comports (46)
- Zother (51)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Robert Prenzel rare and important koala panel, carved white cedar and mountain ash, signed lower right 'R. Prenzel, 1917'. One of only two known examples, the other is well held in a private collection in Victoria and was used as the cover-piece for the… | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning Colonial Australian apprentice chest of drawers crafted in huon and kauri pine secondary timbers with exceptionally well selected birdseye huon pine, the drawers with cockbeaded decoration and the front stiles with musk panels and huon lozenge… | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Dowling, stunning dressing-case box, blackwood, huon pine, cedar, myrtle, celery pine and exotic timbers, interior fitted compartment lined in original blue velvet. Bearing an intriguing pencil inscription under the drawer 'John Martin Maker,… | *** |  |
| *** | John Wilson Carey stunning Queensland specimen wood writing box with fitted interior, handsomely inlaid with starburst top in tulip wood, water gum, scrub ebony, breadfruit tree, forest oak, deep yellow wood, pale yellow wood, cypress pine, scented | *** |  |
| *** | Robin Hood, early Tasmanian sewing work box, huon pine and plum pudding blackwood with ebony escutcheon. Interior fitted with huon pine tray and velvet lining, housing a variety of whalebone implements and thread winders made from musk, banksia and myrtle… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Colonial Australian cedar and whalebone book box case containing a set of miniature dominoes made from whalebone, most likely Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 9 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, pukatea, rewarewa, white maire and others. Interior fitted with two lift out trays with original red cloth… | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning New Zealand apprentice chest of drawers, burl totara, rimu, kahikate and other native timbers, circa 1870, 46 cm high, 42 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional Anglo-Indian box, carved ebony with silver escutcheon, inscribed inside lid read 'Abdullah Muhammad, Jubnah', made in Nagina, a town in the Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), circa 1866. Extremely rare, a remarkably similar example is held at the… | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, pukatea, rewarewa, white maire and others. Interior fitted with two lift out trays with original blue cloth… | *** |  |
| *** | A Regency miniature table workbox with sample wood top, circa 1820, 21 cm high, 26 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning Colonial sewing box, cedar and pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, circa 1885, interior fitted with intricate checkerboard compartments and lift out tray with lockable drawer, 18 cm high, 33 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Early Australian Colonial cedar workbox, New South Wales origin, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 24 cm deep, Note a near identical example is illustrated in: 'Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture' by Fahy, Simpson & Simpson, Plate 234, Page 397. | *** |  |
| *** | H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, Queensland timbers, circa 1920 stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Australia', together with a brochure with pencil inscription detailing the various timbers 22 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Rare pair of Colonial boxes, solid Tasmanian musk with myrtle secondary timbers, interior fitted with compartments, and bottles, pencil inscription on both reads 'F.B. Dale, Sydney, 1844'. Colonial born Dale worked as a cabinet maker in Sydney, New South… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian exhibition sample wood double sided circular table top, inlaid with predominantly Tasmanian timbers including huon pine, musk, myrtle, blackwood and cedar, 19th century, 60 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | S. P. Charteris of Collingwood, Melbourne handsome fiddleback blackwood box, lined with huon pine, impressed maker's mark to the inner edge, 19th century, 15 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 18 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Italian miniature cabinet in the Renaissance style, timber and metal, early to mid 19th century, 62 cm high, 34 cm wide, 14 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian workbox, native tulipwood and cedar, Queensland origin, 19th century. Note: tulipwood boxes are extremely scarce, this being only one of a handful seen at our rooms. 11 cm high, 31 cm wide, 22 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths book box playing card casket, North Tamborine, Queensland, circa 1925 inlaid with palm wood, blackbean, Queensland maple, casuarina, ebony, pine and Queensland walnut with original business card 'From Thos. Griffiths. Maker of the… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Australian timber inlaid box with sunburst lid and tumbling box design, cedar, huon pine, blackwood, kauri and Baltic pine, 19th century, fitted with lift-out cedar tray, 21 cm high, 31 cm wide, 26 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Dowling (attributed) workbox, blackwood, huon pine, myrtle, musk and cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 12.5 cm high, 31 cm wide, 23 cm deep. Illustrated in Richard Dowling: The elusive cabinetmaker of O'Brien's Bridge, VDL, page 45, Australiana… | *** |  |
| *** | The 'Somersetshire' marquetry workbox with ship portrait inlaid on the lid, interior fitted with tray and compartments, circa 1870, The Somersetshire was built by Money Wigram & Sons and launched in 1867 and played a significant role in the story of… | *** |  |
| *** | An inlaid timber bookbox, 19th century, 12.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A timber box on Integral stand presented to Lt. General Sir John Monash, 1924 a superbly crafted timber box, the removable top with inlaid silver plaque depicting Japanese war Cruiser H.I.J.M.S. 'Ibuki' on top; the inside with another inlaid plaque with… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian apprentice chest of four drawers, birdseye huon pine and cedar with kauri pine secondary timbers, circa 1875, 35 cm high, 39 cm wide, 28 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | August Schramm (attributed), superb fiddleback blackwood antique picture frame with kookaburra print, Melbourne, Victorian origin, late 19th century. August Schramm operated from 38 Kerr Street Fitzroy from 1891-1904, and then moved to 60 Westgarth Street… | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths book box, Queensland specimen timbers, mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, fitted with velvet lined lidded drawer containing original 'Griffiths Scorer' booklet and playing cards, drawer lid crisply marked with oval makers… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Australian timber inlaid box with sunburst lid and tumbling box design, cedar, huon pine, blackwood, kauri and Baltic pine, 19th century, fitted with lift-out cedar tray, 21 cm high, 31 cm wide, 26 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Tasmanian deed box, huon pine, cedar, blackwood and pine, attributed to Richard Dowling, O'Briens Bridge, circa 1850 13 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature chest of drawers, huon pine, 44 cm high, 40 cm wide, 28 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A rare 18th century Belgium pen-work box, interior fitted with four additional boxes, inscribed 'La Place De Sea Et La Fountaine Du Pounon, 1773'. Pouhon was famed for its mineral springs and associated spas visited by the aristocracy and wealthy middle… | *** |  |
| *** | H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, Queensland timbers, circa 1920, stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Australia', accompanied by brochure with pencil inscription detailing the various timbers, 21 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian cedar apprentice chest of four drawers with full cedar secondary timbers, 19th century, 40 cm high, 40 cm wide, 20 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian tabletop cabinet with removeable panelled front, huon pine and cedar, 19th century, interior fitted with six compartments, 45 cm high, 42 cm wide, 31 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian timber workbox, impressively crafted with inlaid top and serpentine profile, interior fitted with lift out tray and compartments with fine inlay work, cedar, musk, huon pine, blackwood and pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, 19th century,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian colonial marquetry writing slope made from Queensland rain forest native specimen timbers with cedar and pine secondary timbers, most likely the work of John Wilson Carey of William Street, Brisbane, circa 1860s;the long side drawer with… | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths of Tamborine mountain, antique Australian book box, handsomely crafted in native Queensland rain forest timbers, early 20th century, 20.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie antique New Zealand timber box, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, rewarewa, maire and others, late 19th century. Fitted with two lift out trays adorned with original blue velvet lining. Norrie was one of New Zealand's most successful… | *** |  |
| *** | William Cawston Tasmanian Colonial picture frame, musk with gilt slip and glass, housing a Baxter print of a girl, circa 1860, label verso reads 'W. Cawston, carver, Gilder & picture frame maker, Paterson Street Launceston (near the post Office)...'.… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Colonial Australian workbox, impressively constructed using different timbers on each side comprising musk, fiddleback blackwood, tulip wood and huon pine, beautifully inlaid with starbursts in tulip wood and other native timbers. Interior fitted… | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian campaign writing slope, ebony, camphor and walnut with brass mounts, tambour roll-top with embossed leather interior with hidden compartments, mid 19th century, 22 cm high, 49 cm wide, 38 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Rare and early Colonial Australian writing slope, musk with ebony string inlay and flush carry handles, Tasmanian origin circa 1840, fitted interior with crown top ink bottles, 17 cm high, 52 cm wide, 27.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A book box by H. A. Nielsen, Port Douglas, North Queensland, circa 1920, Queensland maple, blackbean, palmwood and Queensland walnut, stamped 'H. A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, Nq, Australia, 22 cm high, 15 cm wide, 5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A bookbox, cedar, musk, walnut and pine, 19th century, 19.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Federation handsome standing coat of arms carved in solid fiddleback blackwood, late 19th century, 26 cm high, 46.5 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Dowling (attributed), O'Brien's Bridge, Tasmanian inlaid timber deed box, circa 1850, cedar, musk, blackwood, ebony and pine, 11.5 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | James Annear glove box with marquetry New Zealand timbers, bearing original paper label 'James Annear, Maker, Sydney-Street, Wellington, New Zealand', 19th century, 28 cm across | *** |  |
| *** | An antique New Zealand timber deed box, totara, mottled kauri, rimu, maire and others, 19th century, 14 cm high, 33 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive 'Advance Australia' oak glory box, profusely carved with kookaburras, snakes, kangaroo and emu flanking a monogrammed crest 'J.M.', the interior handsomely adorned with carved bird and swag emblazoned 'With best Wishes', circa 1880, 95 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian casket, wood, bone and brass inlaid with turquoise and coral, 19th century, 50 cm high, 68 cm wide, 37 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A carved blackwood lidded pot, with silver plaque affixed under the lid: 'General Sir John Monash, G.C.M.G., K.C.B. From the Council of the working mens College. 23 - 7 - 31.', 17 cm high, 16 cm wide. | *** |  |
| *** | Robin Hood antique musk picture frame with needlework tapestry, mid 19th century, 40.5 x 40.5 cm, (29 x 29 cm internal) | *** |  |
| *** | Box-Table antique French walnut games table with flip top and casino top interior, 19th/20th century, fitted with three drawers with sliding lids containing numerous gaming pieces. Bearing Parisian maker's label. 74 cm high, 90 cm wide, 51 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Windsor & Newton antique English mahogany artist's box with contents including original business card, 19th century, 29.5 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Rudolph W. Unger (Germany, South Australia, 1846-1927), rare carved wooden jewellery box in the black forest style with unusual pivot swinging compartments, South Australian origin, late 19th century, signed 'R. Unger', 14 cm high, 18 cm wide, 10 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian workbox, superbly carved on all sides, with claw feet and compartmented lift out tray fitted with lids, early to mid 19th century, 18 cm high, 32.5 cm wide, 25.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Large Huon Pine frame (90 x 137.5 cm), late 19th Century, with original gilt slip, containing a hand-coloured limited edition (#82/150) facsimile of Eugen von Guerard's 'Ballarat from the Fire Brigade Tower (Looking East) 1870'. | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian jewellery casket with cabriole legs and bombe faceted sides, adorned with parquetry and marquetry decoration. Timbers include blackwood, maple and walnut, early 20th century, 17 cm high, 28 cm wide, 18 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A apprentice chest of three drawers, cedar and huon pine with red pine secondary timbers, South Australian origin, 19th century, 30 cm high, 29 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial cedar and pine jewellery box with fitted interior, gilt transfer decoration and secret lock mechanism, circa 1900, 28 cm high, 28 cm wide, 19 cm deep. | *** |  |
| *** | An ecclesiastical box, casuarina, huon pine and ebony, Tasmanian origin, 19th century fitted with lift out compartment tray and inlaid cross inside the lid 18 cm high, 25.5 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths book box, Queensland and exotic specimen timbers, Mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, fitted with velvet lined drawer with makers ink stamp, 20 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, Queensland rain forest timbers, circa 1920, stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Art Cabinetmaker', 21 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie antique New Zealand box inlaid with various native New Zealand timbers, late 19th century, together with a William Norrie business card with hand-drawn key to the timbers on the reverse, 10 cm high, 30 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian spice box, padouk and sandalwood sumptuously inlaid with brass, bone, silver and ebony, interior fitted with seven staggered drawers, with original key, late 18th early 19th century, 13 cm high, 19 cm wide, 13 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Colonial Australian workbox, musk, myrtle, huon pine, cedar and ebony, circa 1850, ownership inscription under lid 'G. Fryed, 6 Albert Street, Auburn', Note: Missing lift-out tray, 11 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian cedar four drawer apprentice chest, 19th century, 40.5 cm x 34.5 cm x 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Colonial Australian cedar picture frames, mid 19th century, 50 x 43.5 cm each overall, 38 x 31 cm internal measurement | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian cedar apprentice chest of five drawers with full cedar secondary timbers, circa 1870, 49 cm high, 49 cm wide, 26 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Paul Sormani writing compendium, kingwood and amboyna with ormolu trim, interior fitted with compartment, writing slope and original gold plated ink bottles, signed 'P. Sormani, 10 r. Charlot. 25th December, 1867' with additional monogram, 21 cm high, 39… | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial violin case, kauri pine inlaid with cedar, myrtle and huon pine, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, attractively fitted interior with original velvet lining, 15 cm high, 79 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An apprentice chest, Australian cedar, 19th century 60 cm high, 59 cm wide, 33 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial Australian butler's table, cedar, 19th century, 86 cm high, 75 cm wide, 47 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Georgian oak tabletop book stand with two drawers, original brass handles and castors, circa 1800, 28 cm high, 71 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning antique English coromandel writing box with beautifully engraved gothic hinges, interior fitted with original bottles and tooled blue velvet slope, mid 19th century, 12 cm high, 39.5 cm wide, 27 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Napoleonic prisoner of war antique straw-work box, early 19th century, 7.5 cm high, 26 cm wide, 17 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A superb quality writing box compendium, coromandel with brass fittings, interior sumptuously fitted in oak with original gilt embossed calendar and details, fitted with original Braman English lock, mid 19th century, 28 cm high, 42.5 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An apprentice bureau, mahogany, cedar, oak and pine, 20th century, 31 cm high, 28 cm wide, 20 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths (attributed) book box, assorted Australian timbers, Mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, fitted with velvet lined compartment, 18 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature chest of drawers, Tasmanian huon pine and pine, 20th century 40 cm high, 40 cm wide, 16 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie antique specimen timber jewellery box, New Zealand origin, late 19th century, 10 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Of Bank of New South Wales interest. Fine antique writing box, polished pine with impressively fitted leather interior and original key brass inscription plate reads 'Presented To Mr George Eddington By His Brother Officers In The Bank Of New South Wales,… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine pair of Colonial Australian picture frames, musk with original gilt slip and glass, circa 1845, 28 x 24 cm overall, internal slip size 14.5 x 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial campaign writing box, circa 1835 brass bound with inset swing handles (one damaged) interior fitted with pen tray and bottle holders 14 cm high, 52 cm wide, 35 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Folk Art kookaburra statue comprising of two kookaburras eating a worm, painted pinecones, gum nuts and blackwood, early 20th century, 36 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Anglo-Ceylonese box with specimen timber tumbling box motif, early 19th century, 20 cm high, 45 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Pugin Gothic two door miniature cabinet, 19th century, 65 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam work box, porcupine quill, bone, ebony, horn and ivory on sandalwood, interior handsomely fitted with compartments and pin cushions, early 19th century. With accompanying contemporaneous note saying it was left to S. Shotton in… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian cedar and pine book box, 19th century 27 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An antique box with starburst top, various timbers including casuarina beefwood, musk, mottled kauri, cedar, ebony, acacia and marri, 19th century 12.5 cm high, 28 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An inlaid timber box, Australian cedar, pine, silky oak, ebony and pollard oak, early 20th century 14 cm high, 38.5 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning French Palais Royale casket, satinwood with polished steel inlay, interior lined in blue silk, circa 1810, 30 cm high, 49 cm wide, 34 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A French apprentice miniature chest of drawers, kingwood veneer on pine with barber pole inlay, early 19th century, rare, 28 cm high, 38 cm wide, 22 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Apprentice bookcase, Australian cedar and pine, circa 1875 full cabinet maker construction with nice attention to details finish worn and untouched, 58 cm high, 33.5 cm wide, 17 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | James Sherwin antique mahogany brass bound writing box with owner's name plate on the lid 'Jas. Sherwin, 1814'. Born in 1788 in the rich pottery district of Staffordshire where he learnt his craft, Sherwin moved to St Petersburg in Russia in the early… | *** |  |