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Auction House:Vickers & Hoad AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:258
Sale Title:Directors Selection, Day 1Lots with images:258
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:188
Date:11-Nov-2013
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Antique French Louis XVI style cylinder desk, with upper glazed two door cupboard, applied carved decoration, 143 cm high, 113 cm wide
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Five rare English coloured engravings circa 1750's. Titles include - Sayer, Robert, A North View of London Vue Septentrionale de La Ville de Londres, London, c.1753, coloured, 265 x 405 mm. An attractive view of London as seen from Islington, after a drawing by Canaletto, with St Pauls dominating the skyline and all the city church steeples visible. When Canaletto returned to London in the middle of 1751 after some months in Venice, he was commissioned by Robert Sayer to produce drawings for a series of…
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Antique 19th century mahogany teapoy, the canted box held by a turned support, on a circular tri leg base, fitted with original tin canisters and wine cooling tray, 83 cm high, 39.5 cm wide
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'G'day' aluminium chair, designed by Brian Sayer/Christopher Connell, manufacturer central foundry, mascot, New South Wales, April 1988. Under Creative Commons license: Attribution Non-Commercial, recycled aluminium, cast in one piece, the back rest formed from the letters 'G' and 'D', back legs form a letter 'A' and front support a 'Y'. Solid circular seat. 'Made in Australia' impressed in upper back, designer and manufacturers information impressed to underside of seat
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Antique Georgian tray top nightstand, standing channelled chamfered legs, two doors to the upper and single shaped front drawer below
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Rare set of twelve antique Victorian Queensland maple balloon back dining chairs, believed to be the chairs from Old Government House Qld, circa 1860's (12)
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Fine antique English Regency brass bound rosewood secretaire chiffonier, fitted with a two tiered back, brass grill doors below with pleated material, 145 cm x 82 cm
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