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Boxes — Writing, Sewing, etc. - Small Wooden Items - Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
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| Prices available: | 96 |
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Boxes - Writing, Sewing, etc.
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| *** | Richard Dowling, stunning dressing-case box, blackwood, huon pine, cedar, myrtle, celery pine and exotic timbers, interior fitted compartment lined in original blue velvet. Bearing an intriguing pencil inscription under the drawer 'John Martin Maker,… | *** |  |
| *** | John Wilson Carey stunning Queensland specimen wood writing box with fitted interior, handsomely inlaid with starburst top in tulip wood, water gum, scrub ebony, breadfruit tree, forest oak, deep yellow wood, pale yellow wood, cypress pine, scented | *** |  |
| *** | Robin Hood, early Tasmanian sewing work box, huon pine and plum pudding blackwood with ebony escutcheon. Interior fitted with huon pine tray and velvet lining, housing a variety of whalebone implements and thread winders made from musk, banksia and myrtle… | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, pukatea, rewarewa, white maire and others. Interior fitted with two lift out trays with original red cloth… | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional Anglo-Indian box, carved ebony with silver escutcheon, inscribed inside lid read 'Abdullah Muhammad, Jubnah', made in Nagina, a town in the Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), circa 1866. Extremely rare, a remarkably similar example is held at the… | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, pukatea, rewarewa, white maire and others. Interior fitted with two lift out trays with original blue cloth… | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning Colonial sewing box, cedar and pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, circa 1885, interior fitted with intricate checkerboard compartments and lift out tray with lockable drawer, 18 cm high, 33 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Early Australian Colonial cedar workbox, New South Wales origin, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 24 cm deep, Note a near identical example is illustrated in: 'Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture' by Fahy, Simpson & Simpson, Plate 234, Page 397. | *** |  |
| *** | H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, Queensland timbers, circa 1920 stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Australia', together with a brochure with pencil inscription detailing the various timbers 22 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Rare pair of Colonial boxes, solid Tasmanian musk with myrtle secondary timbers, interior fitted with compartments, and bottles, pencil inscription on both reads 'F.B. Dale, Sydney, 1844'. Colonial born Dale worked as a cabinet maker in Sydney, New South… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian exhibition sample wood double sided circular table top, inlaid with predominantly Tasmanian timbers including huon pine, musk, myrtle, blackwood and cedar, 19th century, 60 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | S. P. Charteris of Collingwood, Melbourne handsome fiddleback blackwood box, lined with huon pine, impressed maker's mark to the inner edge, 19th century, 15 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 18 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian workbox, native tulipwood and cedar, Queensland origin, 19th century. Note: tulipwood boxes are extremely scarce, this being only one of a handful seen at our rooms. 11 cm high, 31 cm wide, 22 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths book box playing card casket, North Tamborine, Queensland, circa 1925 inlaid with palm wood, blackbean, Queensland maple, casuarina, ebony, pine and Queensland walnut with original business card 'From Thos. Griffiths. Maker of the… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Australian timber inlaid box with sunburst lid and tumbling box design, cedar, huon pine, blackwood, kauri and Baltic pine, 19th century, fitted with lift-out cedar tray, 21 cm high, 31 cm wide, 26 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Dowling (attributed) workbox, blackwood, huon pine, myrtle, musk and cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 12.5 cm high, 31 cm wide, 23 cm deep. Illustrated in Richard Dowling: The elusive cabinetmaker of O'Brien's Bridge, VDL, page 45, Australiana… | *** |  |
| *** | The 'Somersetshire' marquetry workbox with ship portrait inlaid on the lid, interior fitted with tray and compartments, circa 1870, The Somersetshire was built by Money Wigram & Sons and launched in 1867 and played a significant role in the story of… | *** |  |
| *** | An inlaid timber bookbox, 19th century, 12.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths book box, Queensland specimen timbers, mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, fitted with velvet lined lidded drawer containing original 'Griffiths Scorer' booklet and playing cards, drawer lid crisply marked with oval makers… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Australian timber inlaid box with sunburst lid and tumbling box design, cedar, huon pine, blackwood, kauri and Baltic pine, 19th century, fitted with lift-out cedar tray, 21 cm high, 31 cm wide, 26 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Tasmanian deed box, huon pine, cedar, blackwood and pine, attributed to Richard Dowling, O'Briens Bridge, circa 1850 13 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A rare 18th century Belgium pen-work box, interior fitted with four additional boxes, inscribed 'La Place De Sea Et La Fountaine Du Pounon, 1773'. Pouhon was famed for its mineral springs and associated spas visited by the aristocracy and wealthy middle… | *** |  |
| *** | H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, Queensland timbers, circa 1920, stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Australia', accompanied by brochure with pencil inscription detailing the various timbers, 21 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian tabletop cabinet with removeable panelled front, huon pine and cedar, 19th century, interior fitted with six compartments, 45 cm high, 42 cm wide, 31 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian timber workbox, impressively crafted with inlaid top and serpentine profile, interior fitted with lift out tray and compartments with fine inlay work, cedar, musk, huon pine, blackwood and pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, 19th century,… | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie antique New Zealand timber box, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, rewarewa, maire and others, late 19th century. Fitted with two lift out trays adorned with original blue velvet lining. Norrie was one of New Zealand's most successful… | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian campaign writing slope, ebony, camphor and walnut with brass mounts, tambour roll-top with embossed leather interior with hidden compartments, mid 19th century, 22 cm high, 49 cm wide, 38 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Rare and early Colonial Australian writing slope, musk with ebony string inlay and flush carry handles, Tasmanian origin circa 1840, fitted interior with crown top ink bottles, 17 cm high, 52 cm wide, 27.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A book box by H. A. Nielsen, Port Douglas, North Queensland, circa 1920, Queensland maple, blackbean, palmwood and Queensland walnut, stamped 'H. A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, Nq, Australia, 22 cm high, 15 cm wide, 5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A bookbox, cedar, musk, walnut and pine, 19th century, 19.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Dowling (attributed), O'Brien's Bridge, Tasmanian inlaid timber deed box, circa 1850, cedar, musk, blackwood, ebony and pine, 11.5 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | James Annear glove box with marquetry New Zealand timbers, bearing original paper label 'James Annear, Maker, Sydney-Street, Wellington, New Zealand', 19th century, 28 cm across | *** |  |
| *** | An antique New Zealand timber deed box, totara, mottled kauri, rimu, maire and others, 19th century, 14 cm high, 33 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive 'Advance Australia' oak glory box, profusely carved with kookaburras, snakes, kangaroo and emu flanking a monogrammed crest 'J.M.', the interior handsomely adorned with carved bird and swag emblazoned 'With best Wishes', circa 1880, 95 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian casket, wood, bone and brass inlaid with turquoise and coral, 19th century, 50 cm high, 68 cm wide, 37 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Box-Table antique French walnut games table with flip top and casino top interior, 19th/20th century, fitted with three drawers with sliding lids containing numerous gaming pieces. Bearing Parisian maker's label. 74 cm high, 90 cm wide, 51 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Rudolph W. Unger (Germany, South Australia, 1846-1927), rare carved wooden jewellery box in the black forest style with unusual pivot swinging compartments, South Australian origin, late 19th century, signed 'R. Unger', 14 cm high, 18 cm wide, 10 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian workbox, superbly carved on all sides, with claw feet and compartmented lift out tray fitted with lids, early to mid 19th century, 18 cm high, 32.5 cm wide, 25.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian jewellery casket with cabriole legs and bombe faceted sides, adorned with parquetry and marquetry decoration. Timbers include blackwood, maple and walnut, early 20th century, 17 cm high, 28 cm wide, 18 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial cedar and pine jewellery box with fitted interior, gilt transfer decoration and secret lock mechanism, circa 1900, 28 cm high, 28 cm wide, 19 cm deep. | *** |  |
| *** | An ecclesiastical box, casuarina, huon pine and ebony, Tasmanian origin, 19th century fitted with lift out compartment tray and inlaid cross inside the lid 18 cm high, 25.5 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths book box, Queensland and exotic specimen timbers, Mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, fitted with velvet lined drawer with makers ink stamp, 20 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, Queensland rain forest timbers, circa 1920, stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Art Cabinetmaker', 21 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian spice box, padouk and sandalwood sumptuously inlaid with brass, bone, silver and ebony, interior fitted with seven staggered drawers, with original key, late 18th early 19th century, 13 cm high, 19 cm wide, 13 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Colonial Australian workbox, musk, myrtle, huon pine, cedar and ebony, circa 1850, ownership inscription under lid 'G. Fryed, 6 Albert Street, Auburn', Note: Missing lift-out tray, 11 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Paul Sormani writing compendium, kingwood and amboyna with ormolu trim, interior fitted with compartment, writing slope and original gold plated ink bottles, signed 'P. Sormani, 10 r. Charlot. 25th December, 1867' with additional monogram, 21 cm high, 39… | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial violin case, kauri pine inlaid with cedar, myrtle and huon pine, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, attractively fitted interior with original velvet lining, 15 cm high, 79 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning antique English coromandel writing box with beautifully engraved gothic hinges, interior fitted with original bottles and tooled blue velvet slope, mid 19th century, 12 cm high, 39.5 cm wide, 27 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Napoleonic prisoner of war antique straw-work box, early 19th century, 7.5 cm high, 26 cm wide, 17 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A superb quality writing box compendium, coromandel with brass fittings, interior sumptuously fitted in oak with original gilt embossed calendar and details, fitted with original Braman English lock, mid 19th century, 28 cm high, 42.5 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Griffiths (attributed) book box, assorted Australian timbers, Mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, fitted with velvet lined compartment, 18 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | William Norrie antique specimen timber jewellery box, New Zealand origin, late 19th century, 10 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Of Bank of New South Wales interest. Fine antique writing box, polished pine with impressively fitted leather interior and original key brass inscription plate reads 'Presented To Mr George Eddington By His Brother Officers In The Bank Of New South Wales,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial campaign writing box, circa 1835 brass bound with inset swing handles (one damaged) interior fitted with pen tray and bottle holders 14 cm high, 52 cm wide, 35 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Anglo-Ceylonese box with specimen timber tumbling box motif, early 19th century, 20 cm high, 45 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam work box, porcupine quill, bone, ebony, horn and ivory on sandalwood, interior handsomely fitted with compartments and pin cushions, early 19th century. With accompanying contemporaneous note saying it was left to S. Shotton in… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian cedar and pine book box, 19th century 27 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An antique box with starburst top, various timbers including casuarina beefwood, musk, mottled kauri, cedar, ebony, acacia and marri, 19th century 12.5 cm high, 28 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An inlaid timber box, Australian cedar, pine, silky oak, ebony and pollard oak, early 20th century 14 cm high, 38.5 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A stunning French Palais Royale casket, satinwood with polished steel inlay, interior lined in blue silk, circa 1810, 30 cm high, 49 cm wide, 34 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | James Sherwin antique mahogany brass bound writing box with owner's name plate on the lid 'Jas. Sherwin, 1814'. Born in 1788 in the rich pottery district of Staffordshire where he learnt his craft, Sherwin moved to St Petersburg in Russia in the early… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian book box, silky oak, Queensland walnut and pine, Queensland origin, 19th century, 19.5 cm high, 13 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Napoleonic French prisoner of war straw work box with carved bone handles, circa 1805. Straw work and bone carving was a way of prisoners earning some extra money that could purchase them more favourable food and conditions. 20.5 cm high, 24.5 cm wide, 17… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian deed box with hand-painted scene, 19th century, 7 cm high, 27 cm wide, 21.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Anglo-Indian Sideli workbox, sandalwood, silver, bone and ivory, interior fitted with compartments, thimble and jars, late 18th early 19th century. 8 cm high, 26 cm wide, 19 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial jewellery box, ornately inlaid with native and exotic timbers, Barossa valley, South Australian origin, 19th century, interior fitted with lift-out tray and green velvet lining, 18 cm high, 34 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A fine French glove box, kingwood and amboyna inlaid with brass and mother of pearl with ebony stringing, interior sumptuously upholstered in diamond studded blue silk, with original key, circa 1870, 9 cm high, 30 cm wide, 10 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian timber book box with handpainted parrot scene, 19th/20th century, 22 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A fine antique travelling writing box, brass bound coromandel with mahogany fitted interior, embossed and gilt tool leather slope and original silver gilt inkwells. Also includes a secret compartment, mid 19th century, 22 cm high, 45 cm wide, 28 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique French Palais Royale satinwood sewing casket, beautifully fitted with lift-out tray and sewing implements, 19th century, 9 cm high, 20 cm wide, 14 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A rare specimen wood box with four marquetry panels of maritime scenes, English, 19th century, including cartouche of Queen Victoria's Royal yacht Hmy Alberta viewing America's cup competitors off the Isle of Wight, 14 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial Tasmanian deed box, musk, cedar and fiddleback blackwood, 19th century, 10 cm high28 cm wide, 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique jarrah box with ebony oval inlay to top, interior fitted with three velvet lined compartments, Western Australian origin, 19th century 12 cm high, 33.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial writing box compendium, cedar and fiddleback blackwood with a central huon pine monogram surrounded by quartered panels, fitted interior with ebony trim on cedar with leathered writing slope, Tasmanian origin, mid 19th century, 16 cm high, 36… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian cedar writing box compendium, Melbourne origin, circa 1880 21.5 cm high, 47 cm wide, 30 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Mary Miers, fine antique English rosewood sewing box, attractively inlaid with mother of pearl, interior beautifully fitted and in lovely condition, 19th century. With accompanying ownership family history. 12 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, 21.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional Tunbridge ware lace maker's box with drop-front spindle and compartments, a fine and early example most likely from the workshop of James Burrows, circa 1820, 12 cm high, 29 cm wide, 12 cm deep. Provenance: The Jason E. Sprague collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Colonial writing slope box, blackwood, huon pine, tulip wood, cedar, pine and fiddleback blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 16.5 cm high, 45.5 cm wide, 46 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | New Zealand antique kauri pine box with inlaid specimen wood top, 19h century, 12 cm high, 27 cm wide, 18 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, an early example with cedar spine, stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Art Cabinetmaker', 21 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An antique burl timber box, interior fitted with cedar secondary lid, 19th century 11.5 cm high, 30.5 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Australian sewing box with nautical themed inlay, cedar and pine, Tasmanian origin, 19th century interior with lift out tray fitted with compartments 16.5 cm high, 31 cm wide, 27 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique English coromandel travel box fitted with silver plated bottles and mother of pearl vanity set, 19th century, 17 cm high, 29 cm wide, 21 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam jewellery box, tortoiseshell, ivory and bone, circa 1840, 8 cm high, 19 cm wide, 13 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian work box, houn pine and cedar with whale baleen inlay. Interior fitted with lift out compartment tray and two secret drawers. Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 10 cm high, 27 cm wide, 18 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique English mahogany humidor box with brass recessed fittings, lift out cedar tray with compartments, 19th century, 22 cm high, 38 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian teak travel trunk, interior attractively fitted with lift-out tray and carved compartments, with original brass escutcheons and bindings, a very attractive piece, early 19th century. 50 cm high, 82 cm wide, 48 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | The Sobraon workbox with silver plaque 'Constructed Of Timber From Sobraon, Built In 1866 (Renamed HMAS Tingira in 1911)'. The Sobraon a fine large clipper played a significant role in the story of migration to Australia in the post convict 19th century… | *** |  |
| *** | A Black Forest jewellery box, ornately carved wood with fox and pheasants, 19th century, 21 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique French musical glove box, gilt bronze with hand-painted miniature top, 19th century, 10 cm high, 32 cm wide, 12 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial cutlery box with lift tops, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 19 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian writing box, burl musk and cedar, Tasmanian origin, 19th century 15 cm high, 35.5 cm wide, 26.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | British Minister's Despatch Box: belonging to Sir Anthony Bevir (private secretary to Winston Churchill 1940-45 & 1951-55 and permanent secretary to Clement Attlee 1947), manufactured in pine by John Peck & Son for His Majesty's Stationery Office,… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique book box, Queensland walnut and black bean, early 20th century, 24.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A fine English writing box, oak with brass mounts, interior sumptuously fitted in coromandel and purple velvet with gilded ink pots, circa 1860, 11.5 cm high, 35.5 cm wide, 25.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A jewellery box, myrtle, blackwood, cedar and Queensland maple, 19th century red leatherette interior 9.5 cm high, 33 cm high, 19 cm deep | *** |  |