An excellent quality & very handy English William IV period rosewood chiffoniere / collector’scabinet, c1830. Original brass gallery & elliptical grilles, backed by faded orange pleated silk. The interior fitted to one side with a collector’s cabinet. All in original condition..
115cm H x 105cm W x 37cm D
$3,300.
Collectors Cabinet Chiffoniere c1830
Bengali Terracotta Figures c1880
Three rare Bengali terracotta figures, Krisnanagar, c1880.
Representing the trades & castes of India – a civil servant, a tailor & possibly a carpenter.
Beautifully modelled, examples of these figures, much in the spirit of Company School caste portraits on mica, offered a unique small work of art, easily transported.
Examples were sent to all the 19th century inter- colonial Exhibitions.
18cm H, tailor 15cm H.
Price inc GST $330ea
Grecian Library Chair UK c1825
Spring / Summer Exhibition of new discoveries. A rare English late Regency/ George IV period library chair of Greek revival ‘curule’ form. With deep solid mahogany carved back, the returns carved with anthemions. New burgundy leather seat over the original horsehair stuffings with French stitched edges. Fluted legs & brass casters. The form was known from 1st century BCE Greek vase paintings & revived in the early nineteenth century. H75cm x W65cm × D55cm
UK c1825
Price inc GST $3,750
Regency Secretaire Bookcase c1815
Spring / Summer Exhibition of new discoveries.
A fine quality English Regency period secretaire bookcase, with Greek key pattern carved pediment & feet, well fitted writing interior & original ivory knobs to drawers & inkwells.
With extra shelf if needed, and deep enough for big art books. One large drawer fitted as a wine cellarette for your wine pets. 253cm H x 133cm W x 58cm D
UK c1815
Price inc GST $8,500
Warwick Oakman is delighted to invite you to a Spring / Summer Exhibition of rare and curious treasures, at Richmond, Tasmania.
Opening this Saturday 25th October at 10am, the Exhibition coincides with the Tasmania Chamber Music Festival in Richmond this weekend. Adding to the content of a wonderful series of events in this beautiful town. A joyful day out.
Irish Regency Sideboard c1820
An elegant Irish Regency period serving table in best mahogany with raised ebony inlay sans traverse to the drawer front & sides. Untouched original condition & mirror gallery back. All on well carved large paw feet. HT 151cm x 146cm W x 68cm D
Cork c1820.
Price inc GST $12,500
Regency Rosewood Brass Inlaid Tea Caddy c 1820
A stylish English Regency period tea caddy of sarcophagus form, in rosewood inlaid with brass. The top and front inlaid with neo classical motifs. The top opening to reveal the original interior with a pair of rosewood caddies, zinc lined & original glass central sugar bowl. All in excellent original condition. 20cm H x 33cm x 18cm D.
Regency Campaign Document Box c1820
A heavy quality English Regency period mahogany brass bound document box. With skeletal brass carrying handles to the ends, all bound in brass to the edges for durability in travel. The interior with original red morocco leather paper compartment & fittings in the form of box shaped wells. Underneath the pen tray is a further void, with secret release micro drawers. 12cm H x 37cmW x 25cm. UK c 1820.
Chinese Rosewood Jardinere or Vase Stand c1880
A well carved Chinese padouk jardinere or vase stand of tri-lobed form. The top inset with the original rose coloured Chinese marble, on three lotus carved legs with lion heads to the tops. Good patina & original condition. Qing Dynasty, c1880. 79cm H x 33cm Dia.
Dwarf Breakfront Bookcase UK c1840
An elegant & very useful low or dwarf bookcase, with lambs tongue edge, of breakfront form, with adjustable shelves & deep enough for modern art books. Dwarf bookcases were a fashionable Regency design allowing pictures to be hung above – a useful format that fits small rooms & modern decorating. They are suprisingly hard to find. 85cmH x 145cmW x 40cm D.
Scottish Regency Elbow Chair c 1810
An elegant Scottish Regency period mahogany elbow chair with Greek key inlaid back and trellis carved rail, and triple ring turned arms.
Upholsteted in herringbone weave wool suiting.
Good colour & patina.
84cm H x 55cm.W x 52cm D
C 1810.
Price inc GST $1,400
Regency Four Bottle Decanter Cruet c1820
A rare English Regency period four bottle decanter set, of excellent quality, with original acanthus leaf mounted Sheffield plate frame, in original condition. The decanters hob nail cut, hand ground & polished, star cut bases, with original stoppers & star cut bases. 260mmH x 200mm x 200mm. UK c 1820.
Elizabethan Revival Armchair UK c1835
An English William IV period ‘Elizabethan’ turned beech chair, with rush seat in mint condition, with a great patina c 1835.
Harking back to the ancient turned, black stained chairs of Elizabeth 1st (1533 -1603), whose origins were actually far more exotic, in collecting vogue from c 1770. Chairs of this type are spotted in 1830s English interiors, & conversely, contemporary spaces by the London trad decorator, Robert Kime. (98 x 58 x 47cm)
Price inc GST $1,100
Pair of Regency Brass inlaid Carvers UKc1810
A fine & elegant pair of English Regency period mahogany carver chairs, with gilded brass inlay to the backs & midrails. The backs with finely figured inlaid panels of flame mahogany, with reeded arms supported by turned vases & ring turned legs to the front. In excellent original condition, with a wonderful patina. New fine linen upholstery. 84cm H x 54cm W x 54cmD. UK origin c1810.
Charles X Rosewood Mantel Clock c1830
A fine quality French Charles X period mantel clock, the Brazilian rosewood case with satinwood marquetry, with original turned rosewood boxwood inlaid vase to the top. The dial with the original convex glass, silvered & engine turned with fine ‘Breguet’ type blued steel hands, regulation & 8 day 1/2 hour bell striking with silk suspension. Apparently unsigned. The whole with an excellent original patina. Newly cleaned & warranted for 2 years. 43cm H x 21cm W x 14cmD.
Irish William IV Overmantle Mirror c1830
A wonderfully original Irish William IV period overmantle mirror, sporting the original gilding
& hand bevelled mirror plate. C1830
Similar to work by James DelVecchio of Dublin
86cm H x 140cm X 10cm
Price inc GST $1,600
French Empire Mantel clock c1812
A fine French Empire period mercury gilt & bronze mantel clock c 1812-1815, the case cast with emblems of The Arts.
8 day, 1 /2 hour bell striking, silk suspension movement with outside count wheel, signed to the enamel dial, Thomas Scettot of Paris, [active c1812-1815].
The case by Antoine Ravrio of Paris, the foremost bronze case maker of the day.
Ht 360mm x 170mm W x 110mm D
Ref: G.H. Billie, Watch & Clock Makers of the World p.283.
Newly cleaned & serviced & warranted for 2 years.
Price inc GST $4,750
Arcadian Painted Tin Tray c1830
A beautifully painted, gilded & ‘japanned’ tin tray, of shaped oval form. The central oval finely painted in oils of an idyllic rural scene with figures beside an ancient bridge. The convex border with rolled edge forming a strong handle, decorated with gilding on a red painted ground. Excellent original decorative condition.. 77cm x 62cm x 5cm UK. c1830.
Set of Eight French Empire Style Dining Chairs c1950
A very chic set of 8 French Empire style dining chairs in black lacquer, silver & gold leaf.
The form closely follows ‘Roman’ back chairs made by Jacob Frères of Paris c 1805.
French c1950.
PRICE INC GST $3,200/set
George II period Walnut Stool c 1745
A handsome quality English walnut stool, with quarter crossbanded & face veneered skirt, onto a well patinated oak carcass. Supported on four beautifully carved legs, with carved harebells & clam shell to the knees, supported on claw & ball feet – the pearl in the eagle’s claw. Excellent original colour, marks, rough carved blocking to the frame & rich red brown old patina. Original drop in seat frame upholstered in coarse linen. Perfect for putting feet up on, or a tray of snacks. 47cm H x 57cm W x 47cm D
Anglo Indian Teak Campaign Chest c1820
An elegant & finely made Anglo Indian Regency period two part campaign chest, for a military officer on the move, or exotic travel. Of rectangular form, the two parts resting on lugs, with inset flush brass carrying handles, inlaid rosewood escutcheons, the drawers with dust liners between & fine dovetail joining. Supported on 19th century teak bracket feet, the semi – circular fretted brass ‘moustache’ type handles the rarest & most expensive form. Good colour & original finish. India, with English labour.102cm H x 107cm W x 50cm D.
Anglo Indian Campaign Chest with Secretaire c1860
,a wonderfully evocative two part Anglo-Indian narrawood & Chinese elm secretaire – campaign chest of drawers for military use or exotic travel, of good smallish size. Made in an Indian run workshop for the UK / European market of Straits Chinese timbers. The original feet unscrew, the top drawer fitted as a writing desk, with original wool felt, key to inner door, & nice old paperwork / ephemera inside c1860.
Mahogany Bureau Bookcase c1780 attributed to the Workshop of Thomas Chippendale
An exciting example of an 18th century mahogany bureau bookcase c 1780. Beautifully proportioned & sporting the original acanthus enriched cast brass swan neck handles, the drawers fully lined in mahogany. With fine cavetto moulded pediment, over a pair of astragal glazed doors. The interior with mahogany grooves for the mahogany faced shelves, all with original pink wash interior. The bureau base with beautifully figured best Spanish mahogany fall, original four pinned brass lock & typically simple, high quality fitted interior of drawers & ink / quill compartment. Over four graduated drawers -entirely of best mahogany. On the original bracket feet, the backs of the feet with laminated pine blocks & pink wash to the backings etc
English Chinoiserie Overmantel or Pier Mirror c1920
A stylish English Edwardian period red, black & gilt lacquer pier or overmantel mirror c1920. The carved pine frame in black & gilt, the front in dark red ‘Chinese’ lacquer, with gilt scrolls & peonies, the corners carved as HoHo birds. With original mirror plate, in excellent original decorative condition. A wonderful addition to any room. 150cm H x 97cm W x 7cm D
Savoy Table 1932
An original AG Mobelfabrik Horgen Glarus, Savoy table, Swiss c1932 in oak & cast iron. This table specified by architect Le Courbusier, as ideal work / dining tables for his model housing units in Nice, France – l Unites d’habitation.
It is comfortable, strong & flat packs.
Le Courbusier exhibited furniture made by Horgen Glarus in his “Pavillion de l’Esprit Nouveau” at the Exposition internationale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, as exemplars of functional modernity.
[The iron ends cast with the maker’s name]. 75.5cm H x 130cmW x 80cmD
Price inc GST $4,400
Anglo Indian Campaign Chest c 1830
A well proportioned example of an officer’s brass bound two part teak campaign chest. Made in India, with fine English made cut brass handles, rosewood escutcheons, for the inter-Colonial market. A wonderful example, in Tasmania since the 19th century, of a two part campaign chest, with elegant cut back handles, cross-banded edge to the jointed top, with original iron lug handles, turned feet and terrific colour and patination.
Regency Reproducing Machine Writing Box c1810
A rare English Regency period reproducing machine / writing box, inlaid with ebony & brass stars & Greek key fret. UK c 1810. 23 x 28 x 46cm
DM.for $
With secret compartments & an early type of reproducing / letter copier. Sensitised paper was placed between two layers of felt over which a small roller was passed. Variants were developed in the 18th century by industrialist James Watt, and Thomas Jefferson.
Cork Picture of Arcadia UK.c1840
A rare picture made of cork, from a cork tree, with watercolour background, of an Arcadian scene with tower lake & verdant foliage. Related examples in the collection of the Regency architect Sir John Soane’s Museum, London. Excellent condition.
U.Kc 1840
51cm × 54cm o/a. frame width3cm
Price inc GST $950
Mughal Manuscript Leaf c1780
A fine Mughal manuscript leaf illustrating a scene from Akbar’s Adventures with the Elephant Hawa’i.
Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad or Akbar the Great (1543-1605) , was the third Mughal Emperor. The drawing is allegorical, from the book The Life of Akbar.
Northern India c1780
230mm x 130mm
Frame size 340mm x 230mm
Price inc GST $850