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Victorian Walking Cane with Silver Collar Item number: 8836 Date: 1898 Price: NZ$78.00 Elegant and slim tapering walking cane – ebonised wood (possibly rosewood). It has part of the handle broken off (see photos), but still has enough to grasp. There is a silver collar in the form of a buckle with hallmarks for Birmingham 1898. Not a heavy cane, more decorative and elegant. Think Hercule Poirot. Has some scuffs to the finish (just age wear) and a few dents to the collar. Measures 87 cm long and the diameter tapers from 2 cm just under the handle to 1 cm at the tip. Handle is 5.65 cm wide. |
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Sturdy Vintage Walking Stick Item number: 8897 Date: early to mid 20th century Price: NZ$68.00 Old tree–style walking stick. It has deep grain, and three knots, the topmost one forming the handle. It has been carefully squared off and is very solid and heavy. Measures 81.25 cm long and 3.4 cm diameter (32 inches by 1.5/16 inch). Missing it’s rubber tip (these are replaceable anyway). Very good vintage condition. |
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Vintage Wooden Vesta Case (Match Safe) Book Item number: 9064 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$99.00 Vesta case (match safe in the USA) in the form of a book. Front face of pages is the striker for the match – although this has worn rather smooth. Both top and bottom page edges of the book open for access. The wood appears to be fruitwood, or could be olive wood. Design of matches to front cover, now seen only in outline. Case measures 70 mm by 45 mm (2.3/4 inches by 1.3/4 inches). A few scuffs, but in very good original condition. |
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Treen Glove Darner, Early 20th Century Item number: C12376 Date:early 20th century Price: NZ$75.00 Very nice example of treen – a glove darner, double ended so you can darn either the finger or the palm. Unscrews for travelling. Probably Edwardian. Measures 14 cm long and the thick end is 2.5 cm diameter. Excellent condition. |
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Acorn Thimble Holder, Mauchlinware Item number: 8455 Date:late 19th century Price: NZ$79.00 Thimble case with turned foot – Mauchlineware, the scene is Trafalgar Square. Measures 71 mm high and 29 mm diameter. Top screws off – there are signs of glue on the inside base – maybe there was once a small silk–covered pad on which the thimble sat. Underneath the foot is a small sticker saying “Patent No. 26392”. Condition is very sound – no splits or breaks, but the very top surface of the dome is a little dirty – probably the result of being displayed for years without a lot of dusting being done..... |
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Mauchlineware Needle Book, Penmaenmawr Item number: 8960 Date:late 19th century Price: NZ$120.00 Quaint little Victorian needle book, with Mauchlineware covers – the front cover is a scene of Penmaenmawr. The spine is dark burgundy velvet with a brown tape loop. Inside is blue silk with two little pockets for holding packet needles. In one pocket is an old packet entitled H.Milward & Sons Best Nickel Plated Crewel Needles. No. 4/8. Inside this there are only two needles, both of different sizes, presumably not original to the packet. Case measures 75 mm by 74 mm and 15 mm thick. A few scratches to the wood of the cover and scene (see extreme closeup photo), but inside is excellent. |
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Cribbage Board and Counters Item number: C11921 Date: circa mid 20th century Price: NZ$20.00 1950s–60s cribbage board, with three counters each, black and white. Counters are stored in holes drilled in each side of board, and are kept there by swivel metal catch. Board measures 6.8 cm wide and 25 cm long. Has been well used, but in very good overall condition. |
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Vintage Chip Carved Trinket Box Item number: C12053 Date: circa mid 20th century Price: NZ$24.00 Vintage hinged–lid trinket box, with copper plaque on the lid with a stylised deer in the woods. Chip carved surround and sides. Rounded interior, ideal or studs or jewellery. Box measures 4.5 cm high, and 11.5 cm by 12 cm. Excellent condition. Probably mid 20th century. |
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Tray, Inlaid Mahogany Sheraton Revival Item number: 2167 Date: circa 1901–1910 Price: NZ$376.00 Edwardian inlaid kidney-shaped mahogany tray, in the Sheraton Revival style, with centre shell motif, wooden gallery and brass handles. It measures 60 cm wide by 37 cm deep. It has had two small repairs to the gallery and is in excellent condition. Circa 1900–1910. These can look very good mounted on a wall if you don’t want to actually use them as a tray. |
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Mauchlineware Lidded Round Pot, Lovers Seat Item number: c10979 Date: late 19th to early 20th century Price: NZ$165.00 Small Mauchlineware circular lidded box, with scene of the “Lovers’ Seat” on the lid. Seat on craggy mountain overlooks valley below. Rounded inside, so could be for stamps, or collar studs or rings. Measures 2.7 cm high and 6.9 cm diameter. Very good condition. |
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Mauchlineware Needle Case Item number: c10896 Date: late 19th to early 20th century Price: NZ$185.00 Mauchlineware cylindrical needle case - quite a large one, measuring 14.2 cm high and 3 cm diameter (5.5/8 inches by 1.3/16 inches). The decoration is Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight. Circa late 19th century to early 20th century. Some marks on rear, either original to the wood, or ink stain. Otherwise, excellent. |
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Mauchlineware Small Domed Box Item number: C10244 Date: late 19th to early 20th century Price: NZ$165.00 Lovely little Mauchlineware box – it has a domed lid, decorated with a picture titled “Windermere Lake”. Box measures 4 cm high, 7.8 cm wide and 4 cm deep . Excellent condition. |
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19th Century Carved Wood German Glove Box Item number: C10711 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$135.00 Black Forest carving to this 19th century glove box. It measures 6.5 cm high and 25.5 cm by 10.5 cm. Carved in a log pattern with carved bands to emulate iron strapping, and a central high relief flower. Dark blue fabric and paper inside. Some age wear to the inside, but in excellent condition. No key. |
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Very Large New Zealand Rimu Wooden Urn Item number: C3831 Date: 1980s Country of origin: New Zealand Price: NZ$1300.00 A beautiful piece — a large urn/vase made of turned New Zealand rimu wood. Made by Paul Beckett some 15 years ago, this piece is a tour de force of wood turning. It stands 58 cm high and is 35 cm wide at its widest point. The inside has also been hollowed out, and as a result, the vase is wonderfully light. Rimu has a rich red grain, and this piece looks right at home sitting on an antique cabinet or pedestal. It has a waxed finish. Many hours of patient work have gone into turning a piece this delicate and large. It is in very good condition — there is a straight crack on the base, but it is a closed one, and has always been there. |
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Exotic & New Zealand Timber Bowl Item number: C3858 Date: 1970s–early 80s Country of origin: New Zealand Price: NZ$650.00 A wooden craftsman-made bowl, by Paul Mason — Jarra timber inlaid with various exotic and New Zealand timbers, including honeysuckle (rewa rewa), birdseye maple, and coconut. There are tiny slivers of New Zealand Paua shell inlaid in two areas of the rim. What appears in the photos to be a crack in the rim is actually the top shape of a knot in the jarra side of the bowl. In excellent condition. Would be about 15 years old. Measures 26 cm in diameter, and stands 8 cm high. |
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Vintage Pokerwork Strawberry Bookends Item number: 2471 Date: 1930s-50s Country of origin: New Zealand Price: NZ$35.00 A pair of pokerwork bookends — homemade folk art from the 1930s–50s. The wooden ends are circular, and have a strawberry pattern, with berries, leaves and flowers. The timber is New Zealand kauri. The ends are mounted to brown hardboard (Masonite) for the part that slides under the books, but this is probably not original. They have been finished in a gloss varnish. A pretty set though, would look great on a pretty bedroom windowsill or dresser. Ends measure 16.25 cm high and 13.5cm wide . Very good usable condition. |
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Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope Item number: 0274 Date: 19th century Country of origin: New Zealand Price: NZ$890.00 A large, Victorian period, brass-bound, burr walnut writing box of oblong shape, with fitted interior, and drawer in the base. The interior is fitted with a set of three secret drawers, hidden behind a sprung panel. These have little fabric ribbon pull handles. The writing slope is leather-covered, with gold tooling. One original ink bottle, although the cap is a probably not original. The edges of the box are bound in bevelled brass, and there is a line of double fine brass stringing inside this on all sides. It has a brass lock and escutcheon plate, and also a brass presentation panel on the lid (unengraved). The box measures 45 cm wide, 27 cm deep and 21 cm high. The condition is basically sound — the top has a crack through the veneer across one corner (see photos of lid). There is a round veneer repair on one side (old), and various small bubbles, etc. The brass stringing has some lengths absent. Inside, the leather to the slope is split along the join of the two sections. There is chipping to the black veneer interior edges and the tag which pulls up the slope surface to access the interior of the box has been reglued. The spring to the hidden drawers is accessed by pulling up the partition next to the inkwell, and works extremely well. Basically, all wear is commensurate with the age of the box, and with use. It is a handsome item, and burr walnut is a very attractive finish. We have further photos available if you email us. |
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Pair of Limewood Well-Carved Napkin Rings Item number: C8210 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$65.00 Lovely pair of late 19th or very early 20th century napkin rings. They are made in limewood, and are beautifully carved with folded ribbon design around a concave central section. One has the number 2 carved into it, and the other has number 5. Rings are 3.2 cm high and 6 cm diameter. Both are in excellent condition, although number 5 is a little more worn. |
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Antique Whist Counter or Marker Item number: C8557 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$55.00 Made in rosewood and satinwood, this Victorian whist counter measures 9.1 cm by 5.8 cm. The rosewood stops hinge up to mark the counting. Underneath is an old label reading “The Camden Whist Marker. Goodall & Son, London.” In very good working condition. A few scuffs and scratches, but a lovely piece of woodwork. |
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Victorian Small Jewellery Box Item number: C7945 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$35.00 Small Victorian or Edwardian jewellery box, dating late 19th or very early 20th century. It is basically wooden, covered with a fine Morocco leather — this leather has cracked and worn on the lid. (It is often better to peel it off, until you have a lovely little wooden box with handle.) Inside is a lift out tray for smaller items, including a round well in the middle for your fob watch. Tray has gilded edges, and is covered in green velvet. Inside lid and lower part of box are covered in green silk. Inside is in very good condition. No key. Box measures 15.25 cm wide and 11.5 cm deep. It stands about 7.5 cm high. Metal key plate and handle. These boxes were frequently used as travelling cases, hence the exterior damage. |
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Victorian Leather Large Writing Box Item number: C9678 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$900.00 Beautifully fitted with ivory ruler and two page turners or paper knives, this writing box is in very complete and excellent condition. Large size, it measures (closed) 16.5 cm high by 37 cm wide and 27 cm deep. It has a carry handle on the lid, engraved with the two initials C entwined. Box opens to reveal three white panels of what could be mica — cold and hard to the touch. On these you could write yourself notes, and clean them off when dealt with. (Two of these have cracks, but still very usable.) At the rear of these is a lift-out pen tray with further pen compartment underneath. One side of the pen tray has a square leather cased lift-out inkwell with a spring top (some corrosion to the lid interior of the actual bottle). The other side houses an identical case, but this is labelled “Light” and houses a striker for a match with a lid to the match keep underneath. There is a little brass mounted holder in which you could prop the lit match while you melted your wax for the seal on your letter. The lower base lid folds open for the writing slope, and underneath the slope are further compartments for letter storage, etc. The top lid has compartments for unused letterhead and envelopes. The back compartment houses a matching folder, probably for blotting paper and half-finished letters. There are three ivory implements housed here — one ruler, with the name of Parkins & Gotto of Oxford Street, London on it, one short page turner, and one large paperknife — probably to slit your newspapers open, as they used to be folded uncut. Beautiful item all round. |
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Pair of Pokerwork and Painted Napkin Rings Item number: C9652 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$85.00 Napkin rings, with little stand feet. Made in wood, with pokerwork finish and painted flowers. Very folk art. One has pansies, one has New Zealand kowhai blossom. The each measure 8 cm high and 5 cm diameter. Excellent condition. Early 20th century. |
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Malacca Cane with Horn Handle Item number: C9380 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$135.00 Vintage malacca walking stick, with handle of shaped antler horn. Walking stick measures 72.5 cm long. Cane is a little speckled of finish at the lower end. There is an old rubber tip in place. Metal band where cane and horn meet — looks like silver, but isn’t hallmarked. Some dents. Overall, good solid stick. |
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Pair of 1930s Kitsch Candlesticks Item number: 3034 Date: 1930s Price: NZ$65.00 A great pair of candlesticks, black lacquered turned wood, with applied decoration of hammered pewter flowers, coloured with green and peach tones. Sticks measure 21 cm high and the bases are 10 cm diameter. Excellent condition. |
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Pair Victorian Dumbbells Item number: C7360 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$150.00 Pair of Victorian-period dumbbells, made in wood, with lead weights inserted. Dumbbells are each 18.5 cm long. They each weigh approx 780 grams. Condition is good — a few splits, etc, in the turned ends, but very good for their age! Very decorative. |
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Large 1930s Wooden Fairy Tales Vase Item number: 5545 Date: circa 1920s–30s Price: NZ$44.00 Possibly kauri, this large solid turned wooden vase (small cavity 9 cm deep at top) is decorated with a scene of castles and medieval lady with dolls and small child. Ink drawing with red and grey colours. Vase would have been made circa 1920s–1930s, and measures 33.5 cm high and about 12 cm diameter at the base. Aged condition with some scratches and scuffs. Could be renovated though, andthe decoration is pretty. |
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Vintage Wooden Rudder for Boat Item number: C9383 Date: 1930s–50s Price: NZ$120.00 Use this for real or as a decorative item on a wall. Old wooden rudder, measuring about 53 cm by 58.5 cm. Very good original condition, but if you want to fully restore it, it would take a sanding and re-varnishing very well. |
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Turned Wooden Dumbbell Item number: C10217 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$18.00 Looks like a dumbbell, but has no weight. There are incised bands around the top, possibly one had lead bands inserted here. Otherwise, it′s the biggest two-ended darning egg I′ve ever come across! Measures 20 cm long and 7 cm diameter. Some bruises and small wood splits, but very good vintage condition. |
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Treen Paperknife Item number: 7512 Date: late 19th to early 20th century Price: NZ$16.00 Old treen paperknife or letter opener. Sadly there is a large chip off the blade - but this could be sanded off to a new shape. Beautiful mellow wood — not sure what it is, could be fruit wood or olive wood. The handle has a pewter cap and knob. Knife measures 19 cm long. |
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Small Turned Wood Barrel Item number: 7813 Date: unknown Price: NZ$12.00 Lidded barrel, turned natural wood, unsealed. Measures 56 mm high and 35 mm diameter. Very good condition, a few small ink spots. Might have once had a label on the top. Source and age unknown. |