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Small Wooden Items — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.
Auction House:
| Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd. | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Small Wooden Items
- Apprentice Furniture (15)
- Boxes - Writing, Sewing, etc. (104)
- Frames (31)
- Mulga Wood (2)
- Pokerwork (47)
- Racks (5)
- Trays, Plates & Comports (22)
- Zother (36)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Important carved eucalypt panel, finely carved in high relief with a flowering golden wattle branch and an inscribed signature and date, 'John K. Blogg, 1915' | *** |  |
| *** | Finely carved cedar panel in high relief with a leafy eucalyptus branch and gum nuts, a hardwood surround and an incised signature and date 'John K. Blogg, 1928' | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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,… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Robert Prenzel carved panel featuring a kookaburra perched on a leafing eucalyptus branch with gum nuts and blossoms, a stamped 'R. Prenzel' signature to the lower right and a further stamp to the reverse, 'Robert Prenzel, Toorak Road, south Yarra,… | *** |  |
| *** | 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. Height 56.5 cm x. Width… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century huon pine sewing box of sarcophagus form with a stepped, hinged lid, a fitted interior, a storage compartment, bun feet and the apron inscribed 'Bowden' in pencil with indistinct initials. Provenance: Family history supplied with the sewing… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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. Height 50.5 cm x. Width 29.5 cm. Provenance: The present… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 'Hic Olim Meminisse Juvabit, Virgil', the sides decorated with… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and monumental pokerwork vase baluster, finely painted with koalas and kookaburras perched amongst gum leaves in a eucalypt tree 61 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive pair of 18th century Italian walnut corbels, each carved to the centre with a putto, standing with arms raised, supporting a capital, the lower section with bold leaf carved decoration. Height 102 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Tasmanian specimen wood and whale bone display tray, of shaped outline with raised back, inlaid in various Australian timbers in geometric patterns, within a pierced whalebone gallery border, late 19th century, height 28 cm, width 34 cm, depth 21 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | 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. Y… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian pokerwork vase large and important huon pine vase painted and incised with a river red gum 49 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian amboyna cased fully fitted travelling box, F.L. Hausburg, Liverpool, the brass-bound rectangular case with a hinged top enclosing a stationery folio concealed within the top above a toiletry compartment and removable tray fitted with various… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Sheraton period George III knife box, the 'Fold-front' case in flame mahogany veneers inlaid with boxwood, satinwood and ebony, with paktong metal mounts and feet and a silver shield-shaped armorial. Paktong is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc… | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Ceylonese calamander and specimen wood travelling box, of rectangular form, the sides gently carved in a linenfold pattern. The interior fitted with a mechanical cabinet and two tiers of tray compartments. The drawers and the lids in different… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Australian specimen wood boxes in the form of books, by Thomas Griffiths, Queensland, each with a geometric inlay in various timbers and having a concealed drawer to interior, stamped, early 20th century, height 20 cm, width 13 cm, depth 5 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved cedar frame in the form of a dragon by Margaret peacock, containing a watercolour of a bush creek attributed to Norman Lindsay, late 19th century, 41 x 22 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005 | *** |  |
| *** | A George III mahogany 'Chippendale' tray on a later stand, 18th century and later, of typical form, the tray lifting off to expose a green baize topped stand, 53 cm total height, 69.5 cm wide, 47.5 cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, 'The… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Regency period Anglo-Indian rosewood 'Ladies Companion' box, Scarcophagus form with ring handles and carved feet, inlaid with exotic patterns in mother-of-pearl. The interior fitted with drawers including a silk lined jewellery compartment, a… | *** |  |
| *** | An English George IV brass bound mahogany lap desk artists box, circa 1825, on later stand, with inset tooled leather top opening to vacant compartment with adjustable brass arms, the side with inset brass handle of fitted drawer containing compartments… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Australian full cedar apprentice chest, with seven drawers above turned legs, lacking two drawer knobs, 64 x 65.5 x 25.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of George III satinwood and inlaid knife boxes, each of serpentine outline crossbanded in kingwood, the sloped covers with an oval inlaid with a spray of flowers, opening to reveal cutlery fittings, with silver shield shaped escutcheons. Height 38… | *** |  |
| *** | Lewis Jarvis Harvey (1871-1949), the letter, hardwood, carved in sunken relief, within a stained border (part of the same block) with the carved title lower centre, incised signature and date to the reverse: L.J. Harvey / 1940, 50 x 33.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A New Zealand specimen wood apprentice chest 19th century, the miniature chest with carved corbels to each side framing the double pair of short drawers with central deep drawer above three full width drawers each with glass handles, the specimens… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian burr walnut canterbury, the square three quarter gallery edged top above a single secretaire frieze drawer opening to a fitted interior with a hinged tooled leather inset writing slope, the openwork lower section raised on turned and tapering… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian beech framed photo of an unknown World War I Solder by John K. Blogg, the Oxford type frame with an oval slip, deeply carved with sprays of wattle, centred with a shield and a 'Rising sun' Australian Commonwealth military Forces badge,… | *** |  |
| *** | A bible together with a carved box, the bible 16th century, the box 19th century, the rectangular pine box richly carved with a scene of birds amongst foliage to the lid, opening to reveal a fitted red and gilt lacquered interior, above a single drawer… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Victorian gilt metal-mounted coromandel writing slope, by or in the manner of Betjemann & Sons, London, the hinged top with richly-engraved mounts and Bramah lock enclosing a purple velvet writing surface and fitted compartments, 10.5 cm high, 35.5… | *** |  |
| *** | Three lithographs from 'Birds of Australia' after G. J. Broinowski, in blackwood and musk frames, comprising 1) Allied Flycatcher and other flycatchers, 2) white backed Crow Shrike and Piping Crow Shrike, 3) long Tailed superb Warbler and other warblers,… | *** |  |
| *** | An architectural set of mid century spiral stairs, circa 1950s. 122 cm high, 80 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Robert Prenzel (attributed) A picture frame carved with acorns and oak leaves, surmounted by a gryphon with a portrait of Frederic John Clendinnen 59 x 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian horn sewing box, mid 19th century, of sarcophagus form, covered in reeded and radiating pieces of horn, supported on bun feet. The domed lid surmounted with a flower finial, enclosing a fitted sandalwood interior with a various… | *** |  |
| *** | An Irish Killarney arbutus and yew wood marquetry box, circa 1890, the central raised panel with an Abbey roundel embossed Killarney Lakes within a cross banded and shamrock bordered rectangular top the box with a continuous shamrock marquetry band… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Italian miniature drop front bureau, rectangular, with a drop front above a sham front rectangular door opening to a storage compartment, bracket supports, 70 x 57 x 38 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Three huon pine veneered picture frames, 19th century, each with a rectangular body, the two smaller frames 48 x 58 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A New Zealand specimen wood box William Norrie, late 19th century, the rectangular totara box with bevel edged lid inlaid with fancy timbers, featuring a central eight pointed star framed by a Vandyked border, with specimens including totara burr, mottled… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved casuarina frame, of shaped outline with designs of an eagle, cockatoo, swan and birds amidst stylised foliage in low relief, early 20th century, 54 x 39 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005 | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Victorian Mauchline and Tartan Ware, landscape painted fitted box, by C.Stiven & Co., with Royal Warrant, the cover painted with panel depicting a country manor opening to reveal fitted tray with compartments in sychamore with ivory handles, the… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian pokerwork tray painted and incised with three kookaburras perched in a eucalypt tree paper label inscribed Humphrey, 57 cm wide across the handles | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian Vizagapatam bone jewellery box, 18th early 19th century, decorated with black-stained incised intricate scrolling foliage and foliate motifs to the sides and an oval cartouche containing a mansion to the top. Later red velvet lining. 9.5 cm high… | *** |  |
| *** | A George III mahogany 'Chippendale' tray on a later stand, 18th century and later, of typical form, the tray lifting lined with green biaze to underside, 56.5 cm high, 66 cm wide, 49 cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, 'The Connoisseur's Collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | A George III brass-bound mahogany bucket, latter half 18th century, circular of typical form with three brass bands, a pair of heavy brass loop handles affixed to the upper band, the interior lead lined, 30 cm high, 35 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A huon pine miniature apprentice chest, the tall chest with cotton reel carved columns to each side, an ogee fronted full width drawer, below a false fronted deep drawer, second deep drawer and two short drawers, with a further three full width drawers,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian specimen wood box in the form of a book, by Thomas Griffiths, Queensland, the cover with geometric inlay in various timbers and having a concealed drawer to interior, stamped mark, early 20th century, height 20 cm, width 13 cm, depth 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Continental walnut picture frame of rectangular form, the chamfered corners decorated with gothic pendant decoration, enclosing an elaborate centrepiece carved in the form of a scrolling manuscript with leaf and branch embellishment, centred by… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian carved oak picture frame by John K. Blogg rectangular, relief carved with a stylised scrolling foliate design on a stippled ground with an oval picture aperture, engraved to the reverse J.K.B., 1903, 30.5 high x. Width 24.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Australian marquetry trays, one inlaid with two kookaburras, chrome gallery, the other with a map of Australia, U.S. And Australian flags and Australian fauna. | *** |  |
| *** | A glazed Noticeboard from the Supreme court of New South Wales, rectangular with a pediment top with gilt lettering and green baize lining. Height 108 cm, width 66 cm, depth 10.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two early photographic views, Pott's point from the Domain by Henry King, and Double Bay from Darling point, oak frames, late 19th century. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005 | *** |  |
| *** | An early 19th century mahogany miniature chest, the grape, vine & wolf relief carved front doors opening to seven drawers. An elaborate geometric design carved to each side of the cabinet, with key. 38 x 34 x 28 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | British Colonial school, 19th century, portrait of a girl, watercolour, birdseye maple frame, 22.5 x 18 cm, together with a framed 19th century silhouette depicting a boy in side profile, signed Frith dated possibly 1848, 20 x 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A good 19th century writing slope rectangular, opening to a leather inset writing surface and three small compartments, the exterior with flush brass strapwork and handles. Width 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian rosewood stationery box, early 19th century, the hinged top enclosing a compartment, the two doors enclosing three drawers on reeded bun feet, 33 cm high, 30 cm wide, overall 23 cm deep. | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo-Indian ebony sewing box, mid 19th century, comprised of carved reeded ebony panels, enclosing a fitted interior with various compartments with decorative bone and tortoiseshell patterned covers., 13.5 cm high, 38 cm long, 23 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century mahogany knife box, the sloping top above a serpentine front with central brass lock plate, flanked by drop handles. Height 36 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Australian pokerwork bookends, each painted and incised with two kookaburras, 17.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An antler veneered Anglo Indian document box mid 19th century, the shallow rectangular box with stepped lid and circular carved finial all veneered in panelled antler with velvet lined interior, 34 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., antique boxes:… | *** |  |
| *** | A Camphorwood bone inlaid document box, rectangular with a hinged cover the exterior with foliate marquetry inlay 44. 5 x 13. 5 x 31 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Victorian mahogany knife boxes, each tall rectangular with chamfered lids inlaId with a basket motif, internally fitted with five compartments, 34. 5 cm high. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century pine document box, the hinged rectangular lid opening to an interior fitted with two small drawers and an open storage compartment 36.5 x 21 x 24.5 cm. Note: accompanied by two hand written pieces of paper attached to the underside of the… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of Vizagapatam inlaid boxes and card cases together with one other card case, 19th century, comprising two boxes, three card cases, each with Vizagapatam inlay and a heavily carved and inlaid card case., largest 5.5 cm high, 28.5 cm long, 11… | *** |  |
| *** | A good 19th century English butlers tray on stand 72 cm high 87 cm wide 67 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Austrian box decorated with traditional pokerwork, circa 1800s. 38 cm high, 60 cm wide, 38 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Australian pokerwork vases hand painted and incised with Australian bower birds amongst Australian flora, 30 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian pokerwork vase painted and incised decoration of koalas in a gum tree with a mottled brown background, 30 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt Gothic frame | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature model of a rustic pine kitchen dresser and a miniature model of a Victorian chest of drawers, 19th century and later, the rustic dresser with two drawers, the Victorian chest of typical design, the pine kitchen dresser 42.5 cm high, 32.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique hand carved Deers head trophy sculpture, in the Black Forest manner, circa 1890. 51 cm high, 46 cm wide, 27 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Regency brass bound rosewood writing slope with a hinged rectangular top, a fitted interior, a leather inset writing slope, ink and pen wells, a concealed drawer, brass stringing and inlaid decorations | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian carved stationery holder with presentation plaque, rectangular with a moulded base carved with gum leaves and grapes, with plaque engraved: 'Presented to Dr D. C. Worch by B. C. Haines Caulfield military Hospital 1.5.22', dated 1922. | *** |  |
| *** | A Regency mahogany box on stand, circa 1810, the hinged top enclosing an open interior (previously fitted with divisions, possibly as a sewing box), raised on turned and tapering supports with brass caps and casters, with a gilt metal carrying handle to… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian club voting box 19th century, the rectangular box with central circular void and twin drawers below, the top painted 'Yes' 'No', 29 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk,… | *** |  |
| *** | A New Zealand specimen wood inlaid document box and cover by William Norrie rectangular in form, diamond shaped marquetry panels inlaid to front, 16 point star inlaid to the lid, standing on four feet, 20 x 41 x 23 cm (wood panel borders to lid buckling) | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo Indian inlaid sewing box rectangular the whole ornately carved and inlaid with ivory and horn opening to a fitted interior with a mirror and lidded compartments raised on ivory bun feet 32 cm wide. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine pair of Australian pokerwork vases, circa 1900, each finely painted and incised with an Australian parrot, within a border of Australian native flora including Fuschia, heath and flannel flower 26 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian specimen wood box and a novelty money box in the form of a top hat, the box with a star and geometric pattern in huon pine, casuarina, cedar and blackwood, the hat in Australian oak, early 20th century. (2), height of the box 13 cm, width 29… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of vintage toys, comprising a wooden steam engine, a wooden aeroplane, two tin plate cars, a tin plate motorcyclist, a tin plate yacht hull, and a cast aluminium racing car. (7) | *** |  |
| *** | A New Zealand specimen wood box by William Norrie, late 19th century, rectangular, the slightly cushioned cover geometrically-veneered in various New Zealand woods including burr totara, rewa rewa, puriri, rata, and mottled kauri above the sides in… | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo Indian brass bound rosewood correspondence trunk, second half 19th century the rising top revealing an interior tray with various compartments, brass handles to either side. Height 33 cm, width 58 cm, depth 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A George III flame mahogany and satinwood knife box, the sloping serpentine hinged cover opening to an interior fitted with apertures for flatware, crossbanded borders and satinwood string inlay to the whole, 36 x 41.5 x 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian carved oak picture frame by John K. Blogg rectangular, relief carved with a shell and scrolling acanthus leaf design on a stippled ground with an oval picture aperture. Height 30 cm. Width 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Regency rosewood brass inlaid sarcophagus work box, fitted silk interior. Gadrooned base in four winged griffin feet. English circa 1815. 15 x 26.5 x 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A hand carved blackwood 1920s clock case, carved by William Rowe, South Australia (slight losses) | *** |  |
| *** | An antique French satinwood casket, featuring very rare facet cut steel ornamentation. 28 cm high, 49 cm wide, 35.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Vizagapatam ivory and penwork box, late 19th early 20th, depicting buildings amongst trees with floral motif borders | *** |  |
| *** | An antique outdoor setting, comprising two settees and a dining table, composed of painted metal frames with wooden slats. Provenance: The contents from the Peninsula home of Sir Ian Potter and Lady Potter AC. The settees 74.5 cm high, 126 cm wide, 58 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved oak storage box or bible box; 17th century and later, the moulded and incised rising top above a relief carved front with a stylised scrolling tendril design. Height 25 cm, width 62 cm, depth 39 cm. Provenance: Elizabethan village, Armadale WA.… | *** |  |
| *** | Three treen cutlery trays 19th century, of typical form, each with a handle, the largest 16 cm x 28 cm x 40 cm. Provenance: The John Hurlston Collection. | *** |  |