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Small Wooden Items — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

$31,200
An Important Australian Carved Eucalypt Panel Signed John K.…
$27,600
A Finely Carved Cedar Panel Signed John K.…
$24,150
An Impressive Robert Prenzel Carved Eucalypt Panel Signed Robert…
$18,000
Robert Prenzel (1866-1941) A rare relief carved panel depicting …








Auction House: Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 44
Lots with images: 44
Prices available: 44
Category: Small Wooden Items




Lot Description Price Image
*** An Important Australian Carved Eucalypt Panel Signed John K. Blogg 1915 The rectangular panel finely carved in high relief with a flowering Golden Wattle branch inscribed signature and date 138 x 40 cm. ***
*** A Finely Carved Cedar Panel Signed John K. Blogg 1928 The rectangular panel finely carved in high relief with a leafy Eucalyptus branch and gum nuts within a hardwood surround incised signature and date the panel 60 x 30 cm; the surround 78 x 48 cm. ***
*** An Impressive Robert Prenzel Carved Eucalypt Panel Signed Robert Prenzel, 1931 Of rectangular form, showing a finely carved image of two Kookaburras perched on a leafing Eucalyptus branch with gum nuts and blossom, within a rough-hewn frame, incised signature and date lower right, the panel 49.5 cm high x 28.5 cm wide; the frame 60 cm high x 42 cm wide. See back cover Provenance: Leonard Joel 17th October 1988, Lot 77, illustrated in sale catalogue p. 14. ***
*** Robert Prenzel (1866-1941) A rare relief carved panel depicting kangaroos, signed and dated 1930 The rectangular panel with later applied paint and lacquer showing a kangaroo standing in the foreground beneath a tree, another kangaroo in the back ground, a kookaburra looking on from a tree branch on the left side of the scene, incised signature and date lower left, housed within a rough-hewn frame, the panel 56.5 x 25.5 cm; the frame 68.5 x 36 cm ***
*** A Fine Robert Prenzel Carved Panel Signed R. Prenzel The elongated rectangular panel showing a Kookaburra perched on a leafing Eucalyptus branch with gum nuts and blossoms, stamped signature lower right and further stamp to reverse, Robert Prenzel, Toorak Road, South Yarra, European Labour Only, 37 x 94 cm ***
*** A Robert Prenzel Carved Cedar Panel Signed Robert Prenzel, 1912 The high relief carved panel showing a cockatoo perched on a leafy branch, within a rough-hewn frame, inscribed Robert Prenzel 1912 lower right, the panel measuring 56.5 cm high x 27.5 cm wide; the frame 73 cm high x 44.5 cm wide. ***
*** A Rare 19th Century Huon Pine Sewing Box Geelong, Circa 1850 Of sarcophagus form, the stepped, hinged lid opening to an interior with a fitted tray and storage compartment, raised on bun feet, the apron inscribed Bowden in pencil with indistinct initials, 36 x 24 x 26.5 cm. Provenance: Family history supplied with the sewing box indicates that it was made by John Honeychurch Down, his wife was Elizabeth Booth. Their only daughter was Matilda Down who married John Bowden.… ***
*** A Fine Carved Eucalypt Panel Singed John K. Blogg dated 1930 Finely carved on the vertical plane with a leafy Eucalypt branch and gum nuts within a later hardwood and material frame incised signature and date the panel 49 x 25 cm. Provenance: private collection Sydney. ***
*** A Fine Australian Carved Eucalypt Panel Signed John K Blogg, 1925 The elongated panel showing an intricately carved flowering Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) branch, incised signature and date, 50.5 cm high x 29.5 cm wide. Provenance: The present owner's husband was a life long friend and served with John Blogg at the Raaf Air base, Point Cook, bomber command. ***
*** An Australian Carved Cedar Photograph Frame Stamped R. Prenzel Of shaped rectangular outline with an oval cartouche housing a black and white photograph of a young sailor, the frame finely carved with Golden Wattle blooms on a leafy branch and a kookaburra perched amongst the foliage, stippled ground, stamped signature, 48 x 29 cm ***
*** An Australian Carved Blackwood Box Signed John K. Blogg, 1917 The rounded rectangular cover finely relief carved with a leafing Eucalyptus branch and gum nuts and bearing the inscription 'Haecolim meminisse juvabit, Virgil', the sides decorated with recessed carved cartouches, the front inscribed 'My Dugout', incised signature and date, 35.5 x 11.5 x 27.5 cm. Provenance: The present owner's husband was a life long friend and served with John Blogg at the Raaf Air base, Point Cook, bomber command. ***
*** A quill work sewing box late 18th century, the rectangular lidded box set with fine brown and gilt edged paper quill work, internally segmented to store sewing equipment including a netting winder and a Tunbridge house tape marked in nails, 21.5 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 572, p. 310. ***
*** A rare miniature straw work bureau, circa 1800, the complex shaped writing box decorated to all exterior and interior surfaces with coloured straw laid down in multiple tessellated patterns, with fold down front revealing a series of drawers, above a roll top door revealing further fitted compartments and recessed stage with miniature centurion standing guard, the upper most configuration again revealing similar styled compartments, (restoration to decoration of roll top; curtains replaced; hairline to inne… ***
*** An Unusual Specimen Wood Inlaid Sewing Box of Yachting Interest, last quarter 19th century Rectangular, veneered in woods including burr walnut, ash and mahogany, the cover inlaid with a central cartouche depicting Queen Victoria's Royal yacht, H. M.… ***
*** A miniature burr walnut sewing/writing table late 19th century, the scaled version duplicating a ladies sewing table with lift top lid revealing a fitted surface, a lower drawer segmented and containing tiny bobbins and complete with a slide out work basket below all raised on a turned stretcher base, 30 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 625, p. 337 ***
*** An Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory sewing basket 19th century, the low basket veneered in ivory with black lac decoration throughout, beneath a central high set swing handle flanked by twin sloping lids, each opening to individual storage compartments below, raised on carved ivory paw feet, 30 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 585, p. 316. ***

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