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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** A fine and important Australian specimen wood box by August Schramm (act. 1881-1924), Melbourne, circa 1900. Together with the original three original design plans in pencil by the cabinet-maker, one signed A. Schramm Melbourne. with four removable glazed… ***
*** An Tasmanian specimen wood inlaid writing slope, labelled R. Dowling Maker, O'Briens Bridge, Van Diemen's Land, circa 1850, specimen woods include; cedar, huon pine, blackwood, birdseye maple and possible myrtle, 17 cm high, 13 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep.… ***
*** A very fine Regency brass inlaid mahogany portable desk, English, circa 1810 in the style of George Bullock, with ivory boxes and fitments inside, all of the highest quality. ***
*** A rare pair of Anglo-Indian book holders, India or Ceylon, circa 1850 ***
*** An engraved portrait of John Franklin in an ornate huon pine frame with applied gilt decoration (damaged), Frame 56 x 43 cm ***
*** A good Colonial birds-eye huon-pine writing compendium, Tasmanian, circa 1850 with some ebony inlay 29 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 17 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Hobart, Tasmania ***
*** Tasmanian centre piece. Huon pine, casuarina, blackwood, King Billy pine & whale bone. Mid 19th century. 56 cm ***
*** A brass mounted cedar butlers tray and stand, Tasmanian, circa 1850, 83.5 cm high, 91 cm wide, 71 cm deep (extended). Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd,… ***
*** Wood Box: Impressively carved blackwood in the Arts & Crafts manner adorned with 4 panels of gumnuts & leaves. c1910 Adelaide most likely from the Adelaide School of Arts & Crafts. Illustrated in 'Australian Furniture Pictorial History & Dictionary… ***
*** An early colonial Australian mortar carved with the initials & date 'G.F. 1823'. Eucalypt possibly stringybark. Height 12 cm, width 32 cm. Provenance: Ex Jane Thomas collection ***
*** An ebony inlaid huon pine sewing box, Tasmanian, circa 1860, 12.5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra plate 80… ***
*** A very good specimen woodwork box Tasmanian, or earlier, intricately inlaid with steamer ships, schooners, dogs birds, kangaroos emus, crowns, and Tunbridge ware type banding in various Australian native timbers on a core base of cedar, 18.5 x 38 x 31 cm ***
*** A fine Tasmanian work box, huon pine, musk, casuarina, blackwood, pine and dogwood, fitted huon pine interior with whalebone handles, circa 1850, 12.5 cm high, 30 cm wide, 20.5 cm deep ***
*** A muskwood, cedar and huon pine leather inset writing slope, Tasmanian, circa 1850, 18 cm high, 46 cm wide, 26 cm deep ***
*** A superb Tasmanian timber writing box, huon pine, musk, cedar, blackwood, myrtle, beefwood, honeysuckle and casuarina, cedar secondary timbers, fitted with slope and drawer compartments, circa 1850, 18 cm high, 61 cm wide, 31 cm deep ***
*** A pair of George III flamed mahogany knife boxes English, circa 1770, 36 x 23 x 23 cm ***
*** A pokerwork plate with two kookaburras on a wattle branch, souvenir of Jenolan Caves, 24 cm diameter ***
*** An Australian cedar apprentice chest, 19th century, faint inscription on back partially legible 'Mithell....Grattan street Carlton('), 36 cm high, 36 cm wide, 25 cm deep ***
*** Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794-1847) (Attrib), Portrait of a young man, pencil and watercolour, Huon pine frame, 14 x 10 cm. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner at Edwards and Windsor first National Auction, Hobart, Wednesday December 11th,… ***
*** A rare pair of George III period black leather and polychrome decorated fire buckets, late 18th century 30 cm high, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's New York, 15 April 2005, Lot 10 ($6,000US) ***
*** A Norwegian floral carved peg tankard or tyg, 17th/18th century, 26 cm high ***
*** A Tasmanian writing slope box, fiddleback blackwood, musk and huon pine stringing, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 46.5 cm wide, 26 cm deep ***
*** A miniature timber staircase, 35 cm high ***
*** Tasmanian work box, circa 1850, musk, huon pine, beefwood, fiddleback blackwood, myrtle & cedar, with original bun feet. Width 29 cm, depth 22 cm, height 13 cm. ***
*** Samuel Thomas Gill (Britain, Australia, 1818-1880), Old Colonist's Festival, on stone by S.T.Gill, Printed and Published by Penman & Galbraith, Adelaide. Held at the rear of the City-Bridge Hotel Morphett Street Adelaide South Australia on Thursday the… ***
*** A fine Sadelli writing box, Anglo-Indian mid 19th century. 16 cm high, 44 cm wide and 30 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne ***
*** A pokerwork vase decorated with kookaburras, 24 cm high ***
*** A good quality brass bound mahogany peat or plate bucket, possibly Irish, circa 1800 ***
*** An inlaid Tasmanian timber box, blackwood, casuarina, huon pine, musk, myrtle and cedar with whalebone handle, 19th century, 10 cm tall, 33 cm wide, 25 cm deep ***
*** An Australian picture frame, carved Queensland maple with Aborigine and kangaroo, late 19th century, overall size 33 x 26.5 cm (internal size 19 x 13 cm) ***
*** Australian Arts & Crafts box. Jarrah, copper & enamel. Lid beautifully carved with gum blossoms, leaves & nuts with a circular hand beaten copper panel adorned with a jade green enamel disc. Stamped on the base 'W.Howitt. Art Worker'. Carver endorsement… ***
*** A pair of gilt-wood wall decorations of the form of folded and pierce-work linen ***
*** A George III mahogany bucket with brass banded plate, English or Irish, circa 1760. 41 x 38 cm. Height 41 cm 38 cm diameter ***
*** An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam sadeli work sewing case, circa 1840, 8.5 x 25.5 x 17.5 cm ***
*** An Anglo-Indian carved and sadeli work jewelry casket, circa 1860 10 x 18 cm, with fitted interior ***
*** An Anglo-Indian ivory, horn and sandalwood work box, circa 1880 10 x 23 cm, with fitted interior ***
*** A near pair of huon pine and flame cedar boxes, with attached dated note inside lid 1863, boxes circa 1850, largest: 13 cm high, 35 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** A Japanese parquetry miniature chest of drawers, circa 1900. 45 cm high, 45 cm wide ***
*** A blackwood sarcophagus top sewing box, 19th century, 18 cm high, 34 cm wide, 26 cm deep ***
*** A coopered wine bucket on iron carriage, French, 19th century. The carriage 148 cm high, The wine bucket 48 cm high, 67 cm wide, 58 cm deep ***
*** A Tasmanian blackwood, musk and huon pine sewing box, Australian, circa 1860. Width 31 cm. Depth 24 cm. Height 11.5 cm ***
*** Robin Hood Pair of huon pine frames with Liverpool Street Hobart address labels verso, 19th century, 23 x 29 cm ***
*** A 'Tramp Art' Crown of Thorns mirror frame with a carved Australian crest armorial panel, 148 cm high, 105 cm wide ***
*** A fine parcel gilt and carved document or bible box, Italian 17/18th century ***
*** George III mahogany knife box ***
*** A good quality mahogany butlers tray on stand, circa 1820. Tray. Width 90 cm x. Depth 60 cm, stand. Height 82 cm ***
*** A miniature roll top desk with inlaid timbers, 19th century, 28.5 cm high, 27.5 cm wide, 18 cm deep ***
*** An Australian specimen wood inlaid sewing box, 19th century and later, 12.5 cm high, 33.5 cm wide, 25 cm deep ***
*** A Colonial Tasmanian huon pine fitted sewing box, Tasmanian, circa 1880. 16 cm high, 26 cm wide ***
*** A huon pine six drawer apprentice chest. 36 cm high, 34 cm wide, 17 cm deep ***
*** Two Anglo-Indian quill-work boxes, 19th century 15 cm and 11 cm high, 42 cm and 26.5 cm wide, 28 cm and 18 cm deep ***
*** A pair Georgian mahogany knife boxes, English, 18th century ***
*** Three Australian timber book boxes, 19th/20th century, Largest 23 x 24 cm ***
*** A huon pine apprentice chest, late 19th century, 28 cm high, 31 cm wide, 20 cm deep ***
*** An Australian cedar and pine deed box inlaid with Aboriginal weapon motif, Queensland origin, 19th century, 20 cm high, 36 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep ***
*** A fine George III mahogany and satinwood cross-banded cutlery urn and cover, English, circa 1810. 55.9 cm high ***
*** Muskwood Frame: A Regency Tasmanian musk picture frame with slip, c1825. Original patina. Provenance: George Burrows Collection. 78 x 91 cm ***
*** A pair of George III style mahogany urns, English, 19th century. 60 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne ***
*** A Tasmanian huon pine picture frame with gilt slip, 19th century, 72 x 82 cm ***
*** A Tasmanian huon pine apprentice chest with blackwood knobs and feet, 29 cm high, 24.5 cm wide, 21 cm deep ***
*** A James II oak Bible box on stand, English, late 17th/early 18th century, later stand, possibly George II, 97 cm high, 68 cm wide, 46 cm deep ***
*** William Norrie jewel box fitted with two lift out velvet lined trays, New Zealand specimen timbers, two original maker's labels with hand written pencil key on reverse, circa 1890, 16 cm high, 34 cm wide, 20 cm deep ***
*** Miniature chest of 5 drawers, late 19th century with inscription 'These chest of drawers was made by my father in the year 1899 at Castlemaine Vic. Aust. out of some poplar trees which were growing in our garden for a great many years, father was 73 years… ***
*** A mahogany butlers tray table, English, 19th century 93.5 cm long, 73 cm wide, 43.5 cm high ***
*** Australian timber sewing box, musk, burr myrtle, silky oak, casuarina, blackwood, cedar and Tasmanian oak, fitted with lift out compartment tray, 19th century, 11 cm high, 30 cm wide, 26 cm deep ***
*** A large and impressive birds eye maple and rosewood cross banded casket, English, circa 1830 ***
*** An Australian folk art sewing box carved with waratahs, wattle, banksia, Sturt desert pea, gum blossoms etc. Late 19th century. 29 cm high, 59 cm wide, 30 cm deep ***
*** A porcupine quill and ebony writing box, Anglo-Indian, circa 1900, 38 cm wide, 26 cm deep ***
*** A rare Australian pokerwork vase decorated with hand painted kookaburra and koala amongst gum leaves, 40 cm high ***
*** A compendium, Tasmanian huon pine with whalebone and shell pen, circa 1850, 23 cm high, 41 cm wide, 18 cm deep ***
*** An Australian timber writing box, cedar, fiddleback blackwood, pine, Tasmanian oak and casuarina, circa 1860, 16 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 26 cm deep ***
*** A rare miniature wardrobe from Tanunda (South Australia), 19th century, eleborately chip carved in various patterns including The Tree of Life and the Distelfinks, original finish and meteal work, decorated on the top and back, 35 cm high, 22 cm across,… ***
*** A carved oak panelled deed box, English, late 17th century, 23 cm high, 82 cm wide, 44 cm deep ***
*** A mahogany and brass peat bucket with liner, 31.5 cm diameter, 37.5 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's, The Estate of Dame Nellie Melba ***
*** An Australian fiddleback blackwood and specimen wood inlaid panel, 40 cm high, 55 cm wide ***
*** A substantial brass bound casuarina campaign writing slope, Australian, 1840, 23 cm high, 61 cm wide, 31 cm deep ***
*** A fine ivory and sadeli rectangular work box, Anglo-Indian, mid 19th century 9 cm high, 34 cm wide, 24 cm deep ***
*** A fine George III mahogany and satinwood cross-banded knife urn and cover, English, circa 1810 ***
*** A fine teak fruit bowl, designed by Fionn Juhl in 1951, stamped Bruunn Rasmussen, Danish, circa 1950 ***
*** A matched pair of early colonial musk wood frames Australian, 44 x 35 cm excellent patina ***
*** A Tasmanian cedar writing box, Australian, circa 1850. Width 31 cm. Depth 20 cm. Height 15 cm ***
*** A fine Anglo-Indian porcupine quill and ebony box with ivory inlay, circa 1840 16 x 43 x 25 cm ***
*** A Tasmanian cedar box decorated with a Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) and applied silver map of Tasmania, 12.5 cm high, 28.5 cm wide, 21 cm deep ***
*** A pokerwork fire screen decorated with parrots, early 20th century, 67 cm high, 61 cm wide ***
*** A pair of Tasmanian huon pine frames. 48 x 56.5 x 8.5 cm ***
*** A brass bound oak water keg from the Lahloo, Sydney, circa 1895, the keg inscribed R.S.Y.S Lahloo, 38 cm high, 28 cm diameter ***
*** A Victorian rosewood revolving miniature bookcase of square form, circa 1880, 59 cm high, 45 cm square ***
*** A carved cedar document box, Australian, circa 1860, 32 cm high, 31 cm wide, 29 cm deep. ***
*** New Zealand Jewel box. Solid mottled kauri fitted with compartments & original blue silk lining. Height 13 cm, width 30 cm, depth 20 cm ***
*** William Norrie New Zealand inlaid timber glove box, mottled kauri, puriri, rewa rewa, burr totara and maire, c1890. 11 cm high, 33 cm wide, 14 cm deep ***
*** An Australian inlaid timber serving tray, Queensland origin with makers label 'Thos. Griffith, Nth Tamborine', early 20th century. 56 x 37 cm ***
*** A pokerwork picture of kookaburras, 33 x 64 cm, framed 51 x 82 cm ***
*** Thomas Griffiths Inlaid timber serving tray, Mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, 62 x 36 cm ***
*** Nicholas Chevalier, hand coloured lithograph, 'Review and Encampment of Victorian Volunteers at The Werribee 1861', engraved by R.Shepard, maple frame, 44 x 64 cm ***
*** A Victorian mahogany games box including bone and ebony dominos, chess, cards, draughts, backgammon, croquet, horse racing etc. Provenance: George Lansell Collection Bendigo from the Fortuna mansion, by direct family descent. 24 cm high, 27 cm deep, 39 cm… ***
*** An Anglo-Indian sandalwood and brass writing slope, 19th century, size 23 x 46 cm ***