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Furniture — Sotheby's Australia

$600,000
An important Australian cedar and specimen wood sideboard of gra…
$204,000
An important early Australian cedar and casuarina cross banded b…
$192,000
Robert Prenzel (1866 - 1941) The Janet Lady Clarke Chair the sty…
$108,000
An important early Australian cedar sofa table, circa 1820, the …








Auction House: Sotheby's Australia
Number of lots recorded: 665
Lots with images: 664
Prices available: 665
Category: Furniture




Lot Description Price Image
*** An important Australian cedar and specimen wood sideboard of grand proportions carved with the pictorial history of the foundation and progress of the colony of Victoria, circa 1860 - 1873, by Peter McLean, 340 cm wide, 92.5 cm deep, 351 cm high, Provenance: Peter McLean; James Wright Ferguson; purchased 1927; Elias Baitz, Parkville; purchased with house at 90 The Avenue; Private Collection, Melbourne, since 1944.… ***
*** An important early Australian cedar and casuarina cross banded bow fronted six legged sideboard of grand proportions, attributed to lawrence butler, circa 1805, the rectangular single panel cedar top with casuarina cross-banding within pine stringing with a later brass gallery (removable), above a central drawer and cupboard doors enclosing a deep shelf to hold a china chamber pot, with single curved drawers above deep drawers to either side, divided vertically by four square tapering legs inlaid with line … ***
*** Robert Prenzel (1866 - 1941) The Janet Lady Clarke Chair the stylized art nouveau Australian chair, carved 'in memory of Janet Lady Clarke the First President', surmounted by a domed cover relief carved ' for God and Country ' surmounted by a shield with the stars of the Southern Cross and a crown flanked by sprays of carved wattle, the side panels carved with a possum in an alcove above chamfered arms, the supports modelled as long stemmed Waratah boughs surmounted by flowerheads and leaves on a shaped pla… ***
*** An important early Australian cedar sofa table, circa 1820, the rectangular top with matching cedar panels and a thumb moulded edge with drop leaf flaps above a pair of drawers with line inlaid decoration and conforming dummy drawers to the back, above a tapering square column with double knulled back on a quatreform platform, raised on four reeded legs with prominent knees terminating in ornate cast brass castors; 102. ***
*** An important early Australian cedar secretaire bookcase, NSW, circa 1830, the ogee moulded pediment with cross-banded decoration above a pair of geometrically glazed doors enclosing two shelves, flanked by a pair of columns with acanthus leaf capitals and tulip bases, above a secretaire drawer enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers veneered in Brazilian rosewood with turned ebony handles, flanked by conforming columns and raised on large lobed feet; 137 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 251 cm high; Note T… ***
*** An Australian cedar bookcase, circa 1835, the ogee moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors, each with three horizontal bars decorated with foliate scrolled ends, with further foliate scrolled spandres, above a pair of well figured flame cedar cupboard doors with sunburst carved decoration to the corners, enclosing two shelves, raised on turned feet; 112 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 211 cm high; Reference For a similar bookcase see 19th century Australian Furniture, plate 38; Literature Australian Colonial Furn… ***
*** A rare large Australian cedar dresser, circa 1830, the upper section with a moulded cornice above three shelves with faux cock beading and fitted with plate racks, the lower section with two long and one central short drawer with matching faux cock-beading above an open pot stand, raised on a plinth base; 202 cm wide, 68 cm deep, 227 cm high; Note The base had at some time been enclosed by cupboard doors like those seen in later Colonial dressers made from pine, but originally it looked like this. ***
*** An Important George II Padouk Wood Architectural Cabinet On Stand, 18th Century the broken pediment with central cartouche above blind fret work frieze, the doors opening to reveal an arrangement of applied architectural columns, pigeon holes and drawers, flanked by sets of serpentine shaped drawers, and sliding surface, on a stand with slim central drawer and long drawer either side on finely carved acanthus knees and claw and ball feet A similar cabinet can be seen at Temple Newsan, Leeds 95 cm wide, 49 c… ***
*** An important and rare Tasmanian flame cedar, casuarina, musk, and oyster bay pine tambour-front desk in the form of a boston secretary, attributed to Edward augustus wilson circa 1845, the rectangular cedar top above a pair of fitted tambour doors enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers decorated with Tasmanian native cherry crossbanded veneers and turned whale tooth knobs (two replaced), above a fold out writing surface and a single long drawer with book-matched tiger musk veneers and casuarin… ***
*** An impressive black and gold lacquer double- dome cabinet on painted gilt stand, 18th century and later, the top section with domed doors opening to reveal an arrangement of ten finely painted gilt drawers depicting oriental figures and birds on a black ground, above an elaborately pierced and carved silver stand; 97 cm wide, 51 cm deep, 206 cm high ***
*** An Impressive Pair of Mid 19th Century French Ebonised and Ormolu Mounted Meuble D'Appui, Louis Philippe Period (1830 - 1848) each with a rectangular black marble top situated over an ornate frieze with pietre dura plaques depicting fruits and flanked by ormolu floliate garlands, leaf and scroll borders, above a single door with central marble panel overlaid with polychrome flowers in variegated hardstones including lapis lazuli, agate, jasper, cornelian and chalcedony, within multiple ormolu borders and ma… ***
*** An important and unusual cabinet, decorated in the Chinoisserie manner, French, signed Linke, 19th century, the everted pediment decorated with fine gilt bronze mounts above two doors, highly decorative with oriental inspired scenes, supported on four shaped feet, 126 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 185 cm high. Provenance: Francois Linke was undoubtedly the most important Parisian ebeniste of his time.… ***
*** A Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Rosewood, Amaranth, Tulipwood and Parquetry Marble Top Commode, French, 18th Century the serpentine shaped mottle white marble, above a frieze with two short drawers, centered by a square drawer above two long drawers each with crisp foliate scroll gilt bronze handles and escutcheons on canted legs 130 cm wide ***
*** A rare Tasmanian cedar serving table, attributed to whiteside, cabinet maker from Perth, tasmania, circa 1830, the rectangular top with stepped protruding edge above a pair of double ogee decorated frieze drawers, one fitted for cutlery, supported on a pair of magnificent S-scroll legs with acanthus leaf carved decoration to the knees and feet, the back legs of turned tapering form with inverted tulip decoration; 167 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 89 cm high ***
*** A fine black and gilt Japanned chest on stand, English, 18th century and later, 97 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 172 cm high ***
*** A Walnut Vargueno, Spanish, 19th Century the top decorated with applied geometric iron mounts and other exotic materials above two short drawers and two cupboard doors 118 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 154 cm high ***

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