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Auction House:
Bonhams
Number of lots recorded:23
Lots with images:23
Prices available:23
Category:
Boxes - Writing, Sewing, etc.
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A late 19th century New Zealand totara and specimen wood parquetry box made by William Norrie, the top and front inlaid with various native timbers including rewa rewa, maire, pukatea, rata and kauri, enclosing a void interior on bun feet, together with… ***
*** 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 Nobilitas Virtus' surrounded by inlaid cut brass and silvered metal and Marquess's coronets to the corners, opening to reveal a… ***
*** A 19th century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam rectangular sewing box, with domed canted cover with sunburst of ivory and horn panels, and porcupine quill body opening to reveal compartments and some fittings, a drawer below and on ivory feet. Width 33 cm. Depth… ***
*** A boulle decorated stationery box with domed hinged cover opening to reveal fitted interior 20 cm high, 25.5 cm wide, ensuite. ***
*** A George III mahogany and satinwood fitted knife box with a harlequin suite of English silver flatware, with a cross-banded string inlaid sloping lid and arc-en-arbalette shaped front with a silvered plaque and escutcheon, the hinged cover opening to a… ***
*** A rare early Australian cedar and brass bound writing box, circa 1820, the rectangular flamed cedar top with brass fittings and central plain plaque, opening to a writing slope with fitted compartments, ink wells and pen holder, with brass handles to the… ***
*** A late 19th century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam sewing box, the sandalwood cover and sides carved with elephants in foliage within tinted ivory and metal mosaic bands, opening to reveal compartments and some fittings, the interior with ink inscription… ***
*** A Victorian thuya wood and stained maple lap desk, with pierced metal gallery and a drawer below, 42 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 10 cm high ***
*** A Victorian mother of pearl inlaid rosewood jewel cabinet, with hinged sarcophagus top opening to reveal fitted lidded compartments above doors opening to reveal drawers, on melon feet, 34 cm wide, 24 cm deep, 35 cm high ***
*** A New Zealand colonial parquetry specimen wood sewing box, circa 1860, of rectangular form, the hinged lid with star inlay including Puriri, Rewarewa, mottled Kauri, Maire and other New Zealand timbers, with burr totara to each corner, dovetail joints and… ***
*** A George III mahogany knife box, of rounded form, the sloped hinged top enclosing an inlaid fitted interior, with brass handles to either side and raised on silver claw and ball feet, 23 cm wide, 20 cm deep, 34 cm high ***
*** An interesting fruitwood and bone marquetry domed top casket, possibly north Italian mounted with brass strapwork and bronze mounts of classical figures to the ends, the front with coronet mounted crest, the cover with kneeling figures, the sides with… ***
*** An Australian Arts & Crafts carved oak box, the hinged top carved with gumnuts and leaves, the front carved with two owls on a branch with gumnuts and the carrying handles on either side carved with gumnuts and leaves, raised on later bun feet, with plain… ***
*** A 19th century Australian cedar candle box, of rectangular form with a panelled sliding top, 13 cm wide, 36 cm high. ***
*** A 19th century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam horn sarcophagus box, the cover with sunburst sections of horn and vertical sections to the body, 12 cm high 4.5' high) . ***
*** An Australian parquetry specimen wood box, of rectangular form with a hinged cover, finely inlaid with a double star motif and dual edge banding, 29 cm wide, x 26 cm deep, 15 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne ***
*** An Australia cedar brass-bound writing box, the hinged top opening to a fitted interior, the sides with recessed brass handles ***
*** A late 17th century carved oak bible box, the sloping hinged top enclosing three pigeon holes, the front carved with foliage, 79 cm wide, x 48 cm deep, 31 cm high ***
*** Two Australian pine tramp art carved boxes, 19th century, each of rectangular form with stylised carved decoration, one with an Australian pre-federation coat-of-arms to the top, the largest, 31 cm wide, 15 cm deep, 13 cm high ***
*** A Victorian walnut writing box, with rosewood and satinwood inlay and stringing, opening to a fitted interior with a leather inset writing surface, 30 cm wide, 24 cm deep, 14 cm high ***
*** A Regency brass inlaid mahogany writing slope, the top with brass cartouche engraved 'From Rachel B Hendry to Jane Turnbull', the sides with concealed ring handles 40 cm ***
*** A burl card games box, fitted with four decks and four scoring blocks marked 'Honours' and 'Tricks' stamped to base 'Hardy Bros, made in England' 26.5 cm wide, 14 cm deep, 7.5 cm high ***
*** A Victorian brass bound walnut writing box, 40 cm wide, 25 cm deep, 18 cm high ***