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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:67
Lots with images:67
Prices available:67
Category:
Whatnots & Music Canterburies/Cabinets
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*** A William IV rosewood whatnot, circa 1830, the four tiered shelf supported by four slender turned columns with brass gallery to the top and to the lower section a single draw all raised on four segmented bun feet. Height 109 cm. Length 52 cm. Width 42 cm. ***
*** A Victorian burr walnut music cabinet, circa 1870, the brass galleried rectangular string inlaid top over a single glazed door opening to a fitted interior flanked by reeded and acanthus leaf pillars on a plinth base. Height 102 cm ***
*** Rosewood canterbury of serpentine form, divided into four sections with turned spindles, a secondary shelf and small brass castors ***
*** A fine Sheraton Revival burr walnut whatnot canterbury, late 19th century, the canterbury with a book end veneer top and a three quarter pierced gallery, with slender turned supports to a partitioned pierced lower section and a full width drawer, raised… ***
*** An Anglo-Indian carved corner whatnot, late 19th early 20th century the tapered and four tiered shelf with heavily carved and reticulated decorative fretwork, raised on short cabriole legs. Height 144 cm, width 75 cm, depth 49 cm ***
*** A Victorian burr walnut three tier what not, circa 1860, the floral pierced back above the serpentine fronted shelf supported on turned pillars to the front and flattened architectural style supports to the rear, each tier fitted with pierced backs and… ***
*** An arts and craft walnut music cabinet, circa 1890, the unusual tapered cabinet with decorative fretwork rails to top and gallery over a pull down glass fronted door revealing storage shelves within above a final tier with stretcher base on the four… ***
*** A Victorian cedar whatnot, circa 1880, the serpentine fronted four tier whatnot with barley twist pillars and a scrolling carved back. Height 123 cm ***
*** A unusual walnut canterbury, circa 1870, the low rectangular base with single internal drawer above which four curved fretwork panels stand vertically supporting a rectangular canopy above, with a small fretwork facade to the rear, all raised below upon… ***
*** A good Victorian walnut music canterbury, circa 1860s, of fine warm colouring and good figuration, having a shaped top with bookend walnut veneer panels, a pierced and scrolled gallery, turned and twist carved supports to a lower pierced and partitioned… ***
*** A Victorian burr walnut whatnot canterbury, mid 19th century, the shaped tiered whatnot of typical form with spindles, finials, ribbon twist supports and fretwork embellishments, the lower tier with pierced compartments above an apron drawer and raised on… ***
*** A Sheraton Revival walnut whatnot, circa 1900, the four tier whatnot of typical cascading form with fretwork, twist and turned supports and raised on toupie feet, well embellished with Sheraton urns and arabesque forms in ebony and satinwood inlay to each… ***
*** A Victorian burr walnut revolving music canterbury and stand, circa 1860s, purchased from acorn Antiques, Melbourne, a highly decorative canterbury in beautifully figured burr timbers featuring a small adjustable shaped table which converts to a music… ***
*** A Victorian walnut What not, later 19th century, a rectangular three tier whatnot with a pierced three-quarter timber gallery, and spindles, turned supports and raised on toupie feet, height 96 cm, width 56 cm, depth 37 cm ***
*** A Victorian three tier walnut whatnot, circa 1870, the rectangular shaped top with pierced fretwork gallery and turned knops over two further shelves separated by turned columns on spiral fluting all on four slender turned legs. Height 102 cm. Width 60 cm… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany whatnot, circa 1870, the rectangular top with clubbed corners and timber gallery to each side sits above a second shaped serving tier and below the skirted base all supported via four spiral carved supports. Height 97 cm. Width 61 cm.… ***
*** A Victorian walnut music canterbury, second half 19th century, with a pierced arching back above a shallow serpentine shelf with shaped pierced supports to an extended base, finely pierced and arching music partitions above an ogee shaped drawer and… ***
*** A burr walnut three tier What not, in the Victorian style with graduated shaped tiers, rear fretwork galleries and turned supports, raised on toupie feet with brass casters, height 95 cm, width 73 cm, depth 32 cm ***
*** A Victorian burr walnut music whatnot, circa 1860s, having an upper shelf supporting a mirrored and pierced upstand, an extended lower section on turned supports also with a mirrored back, the tops of each with canted corners, ebony and satinwood… ***
*** A refined mid Victorian burr walnut Etagere, circa 1860, the small rectangular etagere with a serpentine front, having a three quarter fretwork gallery, turned supports with finials, the lower register with a single drawer with pull handles, raised on… ***
*** An inlaid rosewood and gilded bronze etagere, later 19th century. The delightful etagere with a shaped quarter veneer top trimmed with a pierced gallery with a reserved floral spray in blonde timbers, turned and fluted ebonised supports to a conforming… ***
*** A Victorian demi-lune whatnot, late 19th century, with four tiers, each with a delicate inlaid urn and scroll design with stringing, and supported by turned and twist carved legs with finials, the top tier surmounted by a pierced and curvaceous gallery;… ***
*** A mid Victorian burr walnut music canterbury circa 1870, with a scroll and foliate pierced gallery and conforming vasiform side supports, the lower section with turned and horizontal dividers over a concave base drawer and upon small capped legs and brass… ***
*** A Victorian rosewood whatnot canterbury, 19th century, the whatnot with a canterbury base, fretted rails to the top shelf and matching side fretwork panels, with a concealed drawer in the plinth, supported on turned legs terminating in brass casters.… ***
*** A Victorian figured walnut canterbury, with a galleried upper tier above an open central section (lacking internal dividers), the base with a drawer, on turned feet with castors, with inlaid boxwood decoration. Height 94 cm. Width 56 cm. Depth 40 cm ***
*** A Victorian rosewood music canterbury, 19th century, with a fretwork gallery above long turned supports to a compartment with shaped partitions, the facade with a relief carved floral design, a concealed ogee shaped lower drawer and raised on turned and… ***
*** A Victorian burr walnut whatnot with parquetry detail, 19th century, a fine three shelf whatnot with a three quarter fret gallery with finials, spiral carved and turned supports to a lower drawer and raised on bun and blade toupie feet with petite brass… ***
*** A French walnut music cabinet, early 20th century, the cabinet with a relief carved cornice and floral details to the upper curved edges, five shaped vertical partitions, a shallow open compartment and a cupboard with relief carved festoons, raised on… ***
*** A French Galleried and tiered etagere in fine timbers, circa 1890, kidney shaped and finely embellished with rosewood, kingwood and satinwood in a fan shaped foliate inlay to both tiers on ebonized, reeded and turned tapering legs. Height 78 cm. Width 46… ***
*** A Victorian burr walnut whatnot, 19th century, of rectangular profile with a small oval mirror in a carved surround above a small shelf, three shelves of even size with spiral turned supports and raised on turned feet with porcelain casters, height 136 cm… ***
*** A Victorian walnut and inlaid whatnot, circa 1890, with a small mirrored and pierced gallery above three cascading shaped shelves with turned supports and delicate stringing, ebony, satinwood and burr walnut marquetry, a pair of cupboards below with… ***
*** A large Victorian burr walnut barley twist whatnot, 19th century, the two tier whatnot of generous form with a pierced three quarter gallery, finials, bold barley twist supports, and raised on toupie feet with petite brass casters. Height 116 cm. Width 56… ***
*** A Victorian figured walnut canterbury with a galleried upper tier above an open central section (lacking internal dividers), the base with a drawer, on turned feet with castors, with inlaid boxwood decoration. Height 94 cm. Width 56 cm. Depth 40 cm ***
*** A Victorian walnut canterbury whatnot, circa 1860s. The well figured book end veneer top with stringing, Sheraton style floral inlay and finials, with turned supports to a tri-partitioned lower section above an inlaid single drawer, and raised on turned… ***
*** A Victorian walnut music canterbury, circa 1860s, the canterbury with a distinctive burr walnut top surrounded by a three quarter fretwork gallery, a partitioned section below, a single drawer to the concave shaped base, raised on toupie feet and… ***
*** A Victorian figured walnut music canterbury, 19th century, the galleried upper tier with turned supports to a tri-partitioned lower section, the base with a single drawer, on turned feet with porcelain castors. Height 98 cm, width 60 cm, depth 38 cm ***
*** An antique inlaid etagere in tulipwood and burr walnut, later 19th century, with a serpentine rectangular profile, the three tiers with quarter veneer walnut panels surrounded by wide tulipwood cross banded borders with gilt bronze trims, the top inlaid… ***
*** A Victorian walnut whatnot canterbury, mid 19th century, in well-figured walnut, having a pierced three-quarter gallery, the top with cross banding and ebony and boxwood stringing, with turned supports to a partitioned lower section with fretwork sides… ***
*** A Victorian walnut music cabinet, 19th century, with a pierced brass gallery above a single glazed door enclosing two, shelves, the edges faced with tooled leather denoting 'Songs' and 'Sacred, the cabinet with canted edges, burr walnut banding, stringing… ***
*** A three tier occasional Yew Etagere, of serpentine shape with wavy edged galleries to each tier, the angled legs with sabre feet, height 66 cm length 35 cm width 27 cm ***
*** A Victorian two tier burr walnut whatnot, 19th century, of serpentine shape with an arched fretwork rear gallery, turned and relief carved supports with finials, delicate arabesque inlay and stringing, raised on toupie feet, height 59 cm, width 77 cm,… ***
*** A French walnut marble top Desserte table, circa 1900 the desserte table or etagere with a well-figured Sienna marble rectangular top with rounded corners surrounded by a three quarter brass fretted gallery and raised on slender round tapering fluted legs… ***
*** A French three tier inlaid whatnot, late 19th century, with a pierced three quarter gallery and hand coloured inlay to each tier, ebonised rod style timber supports and gently curved splayed legs, height 81 cm, width 45 cm, depth 37 cm ***
*** A Victorian walnut inlaid music canterbury, later 19th century, the canterbury of serpentine form with a spindle and partitioned upper section and turned finials to the corners, a satinwood and ebony inlaid drawer below and raised on toupie feet with… ***
*** An oak music cabinet, early 20th century, having a galleried back and a single cupboard with a foliate and lyre carved panel enclosing a partitioned interior for sheet music, shaped and flared side supports with channel grooving to curvaceous legs, height… ***
*** A Victorian corner whatnot, late 19th century, with four graduated shaped tiers, each with a delicate inlaid urn and scroll design with stringing, and supported by turned and twist carved legs with finials, the top tier surmounted by a pierced and… ***
*** A Victorian inlaid burl walnut whatnot music cabinet, 19th century, the three tier whatnot with glazed music cabinet below, with classical floral inlay, turned column supports, standing on short turned legs with original porcelain casters. Height 124 cm,… ***
*** A late Victorian walnut veneer music cabinet, late 19th century, the small music cabinet with a single glazed door and two shelves, raised on a plinth base and decorated with boxwood stringing and delicate arabesques, with key, height 87 cm, width 53 cm,… ***
*** A Victorian inlaid walnut whatnot, later 19th century, with a three quarter fretwork gallery, twin pierced brackets and turned supports to a lower section with a glass top above a single drawer, raised on mushroom shaped feet with porcelain casters,… ***
*** A Victorian mahogany whatnot, 19th century, a five tier whatnot with a pierced arched crest and turned supports and finials raised on small turned and knopped legs. Height 131.5 cm. Width 66 cm. Depth 23.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian walnut corner whatnot. Later 19th century, of four tier graduating form with turned and spiral carved supports, finials and fretwork, each shelf inlaid with ebony and satinwood in the Sheraton manner, raised on ball and squashed bun feet.… ***
*** A Victorian cedar whatnot, late 19th century, delicately crafted with a pierced gallery, above four serpentine shelves supported by slender spiral curved and knopped spindles. Height 113 cm. Width 50 cm. Depth 33 cm ***
*** An Edwardian four tier what not, early 20th century With a fretwork crest to the rear and cascading tiers supported by turned spindles with finials and raised upon toupie feet, each rectangular shelf with inlaid embellishments in boxwood and ebony, height… ***
*** A small Regence style oak etagere, circa 1930s, the three tier etagere of narrow profile raised on small whorl feet, height 81 cm, width 45 cm, depth 30 cm ***
*** A late Victorian ebonized music cabinet, the rectangular top with a low back above a glazed door enclosing movable shelves, on tapering feet. Height 112 cm. Width 56 cm. Depth 42 cm ***
*** A marquetry etagere, later 19th century, with three fan shaped shelves of equal depth inlaid with bold floral motifs in various timbers, with ebonised curvaceous supports and brass ribbon trims, height 79 cm, width 46 cm, depth 34 cm ***
*** A Victorian three tier inlaid walnut whatnot, 19th century, with shaped shelves of graduating depth supported by turned and spiral twist spindles with finials and raised upon toupie feet, each shelf with inlaid embellishments in satinwood and ebony.… ***
*** A Victorian walnut whatnot, 19th century, the three-tier whatnot of rectangular form with a serpentine profile front, having a foliate carved rear gallery, with turned supports and finials and raised on short turned legs with toupie feet and brass casters… ***
*** A Victorian two tier inlaid walnut whatnot, 19th century supported by turned and spiral twist spindles with finials and raised upon toupie feet, each rectangular shelf with inlaid embellishments in satinwood and ebony. Height 68 cm, length 55 cm, width 35… ***
*** A Victorian cedar corner whatnot, second half 19th century, the five tier whatnot with shaped shelves of typical graduating waterfall form with a pierced shaped gallery, and bobbin style supports with finials. Height 138 cm. Width 61 cm. Depth 39 cm. ***
*** A mahogany music cabinet, early 20th century, comprising five fall front drawers of a width suitable for sheet music, each with brass swag handles mounted on circular plates, a lower open shelf, and raised on tapering squared legs, 85.5 cm. Width 52.5 cm.… ***
*** An Edwardian corner whatnot, early 20th century, the graduated four tier mahogany corner whatnot, a fretwork gallery to the upper tier, turned and spiral twist supports and finials upon turned ball feet. Height 153 cm, width 58 cm, depth 36 cm ***
*** A Victorian walnut whatnot, second half 19th century, the corner quarter circle whatnot of three tiered form with fretwork galleries, boxwood inlay, spindle supports and raised on turned legs, height 98 cm, width 56 cm, depth 37 cm ***
*** An Edwardian three tier walnut corner whatnot, early 20th century, the shaped tiers with boxwood and ebony inlay, a fretwork gallery to the upper tier, turned and spiral twist supports and finials upon turned ball feet, height 110 cm ***
*** An Edwardian four tier walnut corner whatnot, early 20th century, the tiers of graduating shape with boxwood and ebony inlay, having turned and spiral carved twist supports with finials, height 147 cm ***
*** An Edwardian four tier whatnot, early 20th century, with a fretwork crest to the rear and pentagon shaped cascading tiers each inlaid with boxwood vegetal motifs and having turned supports and feet, height 139 cm, width 67 cm, depth 28 cm ***
*** An antique stained pine corner etagere, late 19th / early 20th century the six-tiered stained pine bow front corner shelf unit on square supports, each shelf with bamboo front, possibly Japanese. Height 185 cm, width 37 cm, depth 37 cm ***