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Small Wooden Items — Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

$25,875
A Nicole Freres Interchangeable Cylinder Music Box On 'Writing' …
$603
Antique Writing Slope c1855, English Walnut with cross banding, …
$517
Antique Australian Ceder Writing Slope c1865, including original…
$322
Australian Furniture Makers Timber Sample Kit c1875, including o…








Auction House: Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 7
Lots with images: 7
Prices available: 7
Category: Small Wooden Items




Lot Description Price Image
*** A Nicole Freres Interchangeable Cylinder Music Box On 'Writing' Desk c1870. Nicole Freres, serial number 46627, made in Geneva. The music box is designed to sit on top of a superbly constructed base unit; the entire piece, when assembled, appearing to be a single unit. Accompanied by the original six large music cylinders [41 cm x 9 cm] playing, in total, 28 overtures and airs each in a mandolin arrangement. The combs are on a ribbed brass plate each with 159 teeth.… ***
*** Antique Writing Slope c1855, English Walnut with cross banding, brass inlay (front and back), original lock and two secret drawers, green & gold gilt leather writing surface. Fine condition ***
*** Antique Australian Ceder Writing Slope c1865, including original, new brown and gold gilt writing surface ***
*** Australian Furniture Makers Timber Sample Kit c1875, including original dove tailed multi wood box, high grade samples include Red Gum (Victoria), Kauri Gum (New Zealand), Fiddle-Back Blackwood (Beech Forest,Vic.), Olive (Beech Forest, Vic.), Sheoak (Western Australia), and many others. Included are a few samples of imported timbers. (30+ items) ***
*** Black Forest Bear Carving c1900, a large carving of a bear with a fish on his back. Very large at 33 cm, in very good condition ***
*** Burr Walnut Writing Slope c1865, all parts present, ink wells, pens, nibs, original green material trimmed in gold tooled leather. Needs some minor Tlc but otherwise in fine original condition. Brass cartouche & lock plate not engraved ***
*** Group of Western Australian mulga wood boomerangs; circa 1960s. (3 items) ***

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