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Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts — Bonhams & Goodman

Auction House: Bonhams & Goodman Number of lots recorded: 201
Sale Title: Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Lots with images: 194
Auction Location: Sydney Prices available: 134
Date: 18/05/2009









Lot Description Price Image
*** A fine 19th century Australian 'Exhibition' specimen wood and tilt top centre table, Tasmania, Circa 1880, the oval top with a central leaf marquetry medallion within a parquetry spiral circular decoration and further flower head border all of native Australian timbers including huon pine, musk, cedar, blackwood, banksia and she oak, on a baluster support and four stylised cabriole legs with inlaid decoration, 105 cm wide, 68 cm deep, 76 cm high, Provenance:, Sotheby's, Australian Colonial Furniture, Europe… ***
*** A 19th century Australian rose mahogany and cedar four poster bed, Circa 1840, with a moulded full tester canopy (un-illustrated), four posts, the front two of tapering turned form with spiral twisted reeded decoration, the rear two are similarly turned bu… *** N/A 
*** An early 19th century Australian full cedar pembroke table, Circa 1820, the rectangular top with moulded edges and drop leaves above a single drawer, supported on a ring turned column and raised on a platform base with four out swept legs and brass castors, re-finished, 113 cm wide, 103 cm deep, 76 cm high ***
*** An early 20th century cedar commemorative table, relating to Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911 - 1914), the circular top with a cross-banded decoration, the edge carved with acorn leaves and acorns and two shields each with an igloo above a three mast ship (the Aurora), raised on an associated turned column and quatreform base, 58 cm dia, 65 cm high, Note: Douglas Mawson (1882 - 1958) was a geologist who was among the first scientists to explore the continent of Antarctica.… ***
*** A highly important early Colonial Australian cedar longcase clock by James Oatley, Sydney 1820, the dial inscribed 'Oatley Sydney 1820', the hood with a swan neck pediment over a circular casuarina veneered door, flanked by freestanding twisted reeded columns, the trunk with a casuarina and panel within a pine stringing above a long door with a double curve to the top flanked by matching quarter columns on a square base with bracket feet to the front and sides, the 12 inch silvered copper dial with Roman nu… ***
*** A 19th century Australian rose mahogany and cedar four poster, Circa 1840, with a moulded full tester canopy (un-illustrated), four posts, the front two of tapering turned form with spiral twisted reeded decoration, the rear two are similarly turned but undecorated as they would have been concealed by the curtains, the head board and foot board both carved with scrolls and stylised flower and fan motifs, raised on turned feet, lacking slats and bolt covers, 215 cm long, 169 cm wide, 217 cm high ***
*** An early Colonial cedar and beefwood bow fronted sideboard, the bowfronted fiddleback cedar top with later beefwood (casuarina) cross-banding, above a central drawer and arch, with two short drawers to one side and one deep drawer to the other, all veneered with beefwood cross-banded panels with pine stringing, later brass lion mask handles, raised on square tapering legs, alterations and refinished, 180 cm wide, 64 cm deep, 101 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.… ***
*** An Australian trophy vase, by Fischer of Geelong, Circa 1880, the circular section bowl-shaped body on a knopped stem with spreading moulded circular foot, the shoulders and upper body moulded and rising to a neck with everted rim either side of which a leaf/foliate bracket connected to the shoulders and neck and linked to each other by leaf/foliate work, the body applied either side with a ram's head on a shield, engraved to the foot, neck and body, the latter with two cartouches with erased inscriptions, … ***
*** A Hardy Brothers silver plate centrepiece, Circa 1911, the oval pierced stand raised on scrolling legs with foliate feet with two scrolled and acanthus leaf decorated arms holding removable pierced baskets, with a larger central basket, the central panel engraved 'Presented to / Alfred Saunders, Esq. J.P. / as a mark of esteem / by his employees / of / 815 George St, Sydney / 24.6.… ***
*** An Australian emu paperweight, by Drummond of Melbourne, Circa 1880, cast from Australian silver, realistically modelled and on an oval base, marked underneath 'Drummond', Melbourne', 'Pure Australian' and 'Silver', 65gm, 3.5 cm high ***
*** An interesting Tasmanian souvenir rattle confection by Golding, early 20th century, the terminal modelled as a map of Tasmania and inscribed 'Tasmania' and 'Hobart', resting on a ball on a moulded collar above a plain rod stem terminating in a matching collar with, in series, three rings of various sizes, a pierced motif, an amber coloured ball and a stylised figure, arguably a teddy bear, 16gm, 18 cm long ***
*** A Grace Seccombe dish 'Seven Little Australians', Circa 1935, inscribed Grace Seccombe to base, minor restoration, 14 cm wide, Reference: For a similar example see 'Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950', Casuarina Press, p. 330, pl.438. ***
*** A George II mahogany drop leaf dining table, the rectangular hinged top with rounded corners above a plain frieze with a single drawer to one end, raised on elegant cabriole legs with claw and ball feet and brass castors, 136 cm wide, 98 cm deep, 74 cm high ***
*** A George III mahogany armchair, the curved top rail above a pierced splat, shaped arms with scrolled ends on curved supports over a drop in seat and raised on reeded square legs joined by a H-stretcher, legs reduced ***
*** A George III mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a brushing slide and four long graduated drawers flanked by reeded canted corners, raised on bracket feet, 86 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 82 cm high ***
*** A George III oak and rosewood banded longcase clock, by George Weaver, Droitwich, the broken pediment top surmounted with brass finials above a pair of turned columns, a short rosewood cross-banded door flanked by reeded half columns, over a square base on a plinth base, the painted dial with Roman numerals and an 8 day verge movement striking on the hour on a bell, back of plate stamped Flanemore & Son, 50.5 cm wide, 25 cm deep, 210 cm high ***
*** A George III mahogany chest on chest, the stepped dentil moulded cornice with egg and dart decoration above two short and three long graduated drawers flanked by blind fretwork canted corners above a brushing slide and three further graduated drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet, 115 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 183 cm high ***
*** A George III mahogany chest on chest, in the Chippendale taste, the dentil moulded cornice above a blind fretwork carved frieze above three short and three long graduated drawers, flanked by canted corners with blind fretwork decoration, the lower section with brushing slide and three long graduated drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet, 113.5 cm wide, 59 cm deep, 191 cm high ***
*** A George III fiddle back mahogany toilet mirror, of Sheraton design, Circa 1790, 37.5 cm wide, 19 cm deep, 48 cm high ***
*** A George III mahogany chest of drawers, of small proportions, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a brushing slide and three long graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet, 73 cm wide, 46 cm deep, 79 cm high ***

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