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Boxes — Writing, Sewing, etc. - Small Wooden Items

Lots 1—96 Found 2,490

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William Seuffert, rare writing compendium, composed of specimen native timbers with traditional European parquetry and New…
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A magnificent fern box by Anton Seuffert, (1815-1887). This Anton Seuffert fern box is one of only seven known examples of this…
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Late circa 19th New Zealand Colonial specimen wood box by William Norrie rectangular shape, the hinged burr totara lid with…
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A magnificent, very large Anton Seuffert parquetry writing slope made of various New Zealand inlaid timbers. The top inlaid…
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A desktop writing compendium of New Zealand native timbers by Anton Seuffert This unusual compendium (or escritoire, as it was…
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A superb handkerchief box by Anton Seuffert. This Seuffert handkerchief box was returned from England after remaining within…
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An impressive Anton Seuffert desktop writing compendium of New Zealand native timbers, including totara, rewa rewa, rimu and…
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The Kotahitanga Settlements Maori Parliamentary cabinet box. This cabinet was the original debating box for Maori speakers of…
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A rare bird's eye huon pine writing box, circa 1885, the rectangular shaped box inlaid with brass marquetry, huon pine, pauwa…
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An Anglo-Indian ivory and lac-engraved sewing box, Vizagapatam, second quarter 19th century, the domed and fluted hinged top…
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Richard Dowling, stunning dressing-case box, blackwood, huon pine, cedar, myrtle, celery pine and exotic timbers, interior…
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A stunning Anton Seuffert jewellery box, inlaid with various New Zealand timbers, this early example is decorated with a unique…
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An outstanding Anton Seuffert New Zealand inlaid jewellery box, the lid decorated with inlaid ferns, clematis and central…
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A fine and important Australian specimen wood box by August Schramm (act. 1881-1924), Melbourne, circa 1900. Together with the…
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John Wilson Carey stunning Queensland specimen wood writing box with fitted interior, handsomely inlaid with starburst top in…
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19th century huon pine sewing box of sarcophagus form with a stepped, hinged lid, a fitted interior, a storage compartment, bun…
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A superb early Anton Seuffert marquetry fern box, the top inlaid with a design of two ferns to the centre framed by an unusual…
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An Tasmanian specimen wood inlaid writing slope, labelled R. Dowling Maker, O'Briens Bridge, Van Diemen's Land, circa 1850,…
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A superb Anton Seuffert domed glove box, burr totara with native timber inlay, pink label attached underneath. Width 29.5 cm.…
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Cedar games box with a hinged rectangular lid, fine stringing throughout, a central oval recesses to the top and front encasing…
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Robin Hood, early Tasmanian sewing work box, huon pine and plum pudding blackwood with ebony escutcheon. Interior fitted with…
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An Australian carved blackwood box signed John K. Blogg, 1917, the rounded rectangular cover finely relief carved with a…
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An elegant William Seuffert domed glove box incorporating a range of patterns used on other Seuffert pieces but never…
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William Norrie (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri,…
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A superb Anton Seuffert domed lid glove box in New Zealand native timbers, burr totara ends, the rest in striped inlay with…
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Colonial birdseye huon pine and casuarina writing box
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A fine Anton Seuffert Colonial inlaid glove box, kauri with veneered indigenous burr woods and rewarewa domed lid, ivory…
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A Spanish colonial writing box, cedar with tortoiseshell and bone inlay, 18th century, supported on a 19th century European…
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A very fine Regency brass inlaid mahogany portable desk, English, circa 1810 in the style of George Bullock, with ivory boxes…
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A Northern Italian walnut and parquetry cassone, 18th century the hinged planked top above two recessed panels centered with a…
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A New Zealand native timber handkerchief box by Anton Seuffert, the top finely inlaid with a central cartouche depicting…
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Pair of George III mahogany telescopic urn shaped knife boxes, c. 1810, each of classical covered vase form with boxwood string…
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An Australian, possibly Tasmanian sarcophagus shaped timber inlay work box with fitted interior, c.1850, interior lid inlaid…
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Anton Seuffert (1815 - 1887) New Zealand woods glove box, of traditional long rectangular form, the mildly domed lid inlaid…
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An exceptional Anglo-Indian box, carved ebony with silver escutcheon, inscribed inside lid read 'Abdullah Muhammad, Jubnah',…
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A good Colonial birds-eye huon-pine writing compendium, Tasmanian, circa 1850 with some ebony inlay 29 cm high, 40.5 cm wide,…
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A late 19th century New Zealand totara and specimen wood parquetry box made by William Norrie, the top and front inlaid with…
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William Norrie (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri,…
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A fine native timbers jewel box, by Alexander Leith (b.1880), Dunedin, winner of 1st Award, Court of Education, Home Industries…
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A good New Zealand woods William Seuffert glove box of traditional long rectangular form, the mildly domed lid with multiple…
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Anton Seuffert domed glove box made of burr totara with native timber inlays and a black label inside indicating construction…
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Tea caddy inlaid with various indigenous Australian timbers, the top enclosing compartments
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Wood Box: Impressively carved blackwood in the Arts & Crafts manner adorned with 4 panels of gumnuts & leaves. c1910 Adelaide…
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A stunning Colonial sewing box, cedar and pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, circa 1885, interior fitted with intricate…
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Early Australian Colonial cedar workbox, New South Wales origin, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 24 cm deep, Note a near…
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H.A. Nielsen antique Australian book box, Queensland timbers, circa 1920 stamped 'H.A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, N.Q. Australia',…
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An ebony inlaid huon pine sewing box, Tasmanian, circa 1860, 12.5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep. Literature: Australian…
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A quill work sewing box late 18th century, the rectangular lidded box set with fine brown and gilt edged paper quill work,…
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A rare miniature straw work bureau, circa 1800, the complex shaped writing box decorated to all exterior and interior surfaces…
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A late Victorian stained pine and mahogany collector's cabinet, containing ‘The Cyril Petch collection of Indian and South…
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A very good specimen woodwork box Tasmanian, or earlier, intricately inlaid with steamer ships, schooners, dogs birds,…
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Rare pair of Colonial boxes, solid Tasmanian musk with myrtle secondary timbers, interior fitted with compartments, and bottles…
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An Australian exhibition sample wood double sided circular table top, inlaid with predominantly Tasmanian timbers including…
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A fine Tasmanian work box, huon pine, musk, casuarina, blackwood, pine and dogwood, fitted huon pine interior with whalebone…
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An unusual specimen wood inlaid sewing box of Yachting Interest, last quarter 19th century rectangular, veneered in woods…
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A muskwood, cedar and huon pine leather inset writing slope, Tasmanian, circa 1850, 18 cm high, 46 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A good William Norrie New Zealand woods work box, rectangular form, the hinged lid with 16 point star within a diamond panel,…
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Farthing and Thornhill, Makers 42 Cornhill Victorian coromandel cased ladies travelling compendium, c1860 having silver gilt…
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An extensively inlaid writing compendium, Tasmanian most probably by the hand of Richard Dowling
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A superb Tasmanian timber writing box, huon pine, musk, cedar, blackwood, myrtle, beefwood, honeysuckle and casuarina, cedar…
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S. P. Charteris of Collingwood, Melbourne handsome fiddleback blackwood box, lined with huon pine, impressed maker's mark to…
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Exquisite 19th century rosewood sewing box, of rectangular form with a hinged cover, wide fluting and serpentine edging and…
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Writing slope, c.1880 burr maple and burr walnut, with string and marquetry inlay, drop front writing surface with fitted…
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A large and impressive William Norrie New Zealand Timbers jewellery box on ball feet, the hinged lid revealing two fitted…
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An antique Australian workbox, native tulipwood and cedar, Queensland origin, 19th century. Note: tulipwood boxes are extremely…
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A mid 19th century thuya wood and boulle work/presentation box in the form of an album, with a coat of arms and motto 'Sola…
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Thomas Griffiths book box playing card casket, North Tamborine, Queensland, circa 1925 inlaid with palm wood, blackbean,…
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19th century writing box constructed from cedar huon pine and blackwood with a later Reconstructed tooled leather interior.…
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An Australian cedar, pine and ebony inlaid document box, attributed to t. William, cabinetmaker, 26 chapel road, Sydney, circa…
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A rare Australian timber inlaid box with sunburst lid and tumbling box design, cedar, huon pine, blackwood, kauri and Baltic…
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A pair of George III flamed mahogany knife boxes English, circa 1770, 36 x 23 x 23 cm
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Richard Dowling (attributed) workbox, blackwood, huon pine, myrtle, musk and cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 12.5 cm high,…
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An Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory sewing basket 19th century, the low basket veneered in ivory with black lac decoration…
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Large 19th century Anglo Indian ivory, ebony and sadeli mosaic writing slope, c.1840, of deep rectangular form, set with…
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The 'Somersetshire' marquetry workbox with ship portrait inlaid on the lid, interior fitted with tray and compartments, circa…
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A Victorian ebonised and silver bound jewellery casket by Ld, London 1884, with sterling silver handles and featuring applied…
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A Victorian amboyna cased fully fitted travelling box, F.L. Hausburg, Liverpool, the brass-bound rectangular case with a hinged…
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Victorian coromandel writing box, by Betjemann & Sons, London, with 18ct gold plated mounts and mahogany interior, 35.5 cm x 26…
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An inlaid timber bookbox, 19th century, 12.5 cm high
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Tasmanian huon pine and blackwood parquetry writing box, fitted inside, 37 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 13.5 cm high
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A large Jane Brenkley storage box, the exterior deeply and profusely carved with roses and leaves, painted in yellow, red and…
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19th century musk & huon pine writing box
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A matched pair of early Australian cedar bottle holders, circa 1830-42, with cross banded top edge and cut out for holding wine…
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Tasmanian writing box iInlaid with various timbers including bird's eye figured huon pine, cedar, blackwood, beefwood and musk,…
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A 19th century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam rectangular sewing box, with domed canted cover with sunburst of ivory and horn panels,…
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Thomas Griffiths book box, Queensland specimen timbers, mount Tamborine, Queensland, early 20th century, fitted with velvet…
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Superb New Zealand timber Colonial glove box by Anton Seuffert. the domed lid with fern and banded box pattern inlay. Banded…
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A Tasmanian writing slope box, fiddleback blackwood, musk and huon pine stringing, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 46.5 cm wide, 26 cm…
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A fine Sheraton period George III knife box, the 'Fold-front' case in flame mahogany veneers inlaid with boxwood, satinwood and…
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An Anglo-Ceylonese calamander and specimen wood travelling box, of rectangular form, the sides gently carved in a linenfold…
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A boulle decorated stationery box with domed hinged cover opening to reveal fitted interior 20 cm high, 25.5 cm wide, ensuite.
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A rare Australian timber inlaid box with sunburst lid and tumbling box design, cedar, huon pine, blackwood, kauri and Baltic…
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Rare antique 17th century Indo-Portuguese rosewood contador box. The fall front revealing a fitted interior with a faux three…
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A pair of Australian specimen wood boxes in the form of books, by Thomas Griffiths, Queensland, each with a geometric inlay in…
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A relief carved bone panelled casket, with patterns and borders of primitive maskheads in low relief and raised on scroll feet,…
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Interesting Australian huon pine and multi timber writing slope