Mughal Sarpech set with uncut diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, now mounted as a brooch. 4 3/4 inches long, very impressive !
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
INDIAN TURBAN ORNAMENT
Mughal Sarpech set with uncut diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, now mounted as a brooch. 4 3/4 inches long, very impressive !
Monday, May 10, 2010
MEDICAL INDUCTION COIL CA1845
By Benjamin Pike, New York
for more information
pomailto:portobello@woosh.co.nz
SOLD THANKS CHRISTCHURCH
Thursday, April 29, 2010
UZBEK LAKAI FELT TENT BAG
Central Asian Felt Tent Bag Second half 20thC UZBEK LAKAI FELT TENT BAG or OK BASH
Felted wool, flatwoven wool (inner), goat hair
Uzbekistan, Central Asia 39 inches long
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portobello@woosh.co.nz
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA SILKWORK
Very cute, note the elephant instead of a sheep and the very rat like kangaroo
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portobello@woosh.co.nz
Monday, April 26, 2010
ANGLO INDIAN CHILDS ELBOW CHAIR CA 1800
Anglo Indian, Sheraton child's elbow chair ca 1800
wonderful patina and color 25 inches high 18 inches wide
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz
Thursday, April 22, 2010
SAILORS WOOLWORK OR "WOOLIE"
19th century, the card de visite of the sailor is stamped "Ouless Jersey" 21 inches by 17 inches
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portobello@woosh.co.nz
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
VICTORIAN PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS
Magnificent original paint 115cm wide 106cm high 56cm deep Ca 1860
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
LARGE MOSER INTAGLIO BOWL
Magnificent wheel cut intaglio bowl by Moser, 13inches in diameter, perfect condition.
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
LARGE CARVED MAORI SERVING TRAY CA 1900
Carved bread tray by John Henry Menzies1840 -1919
of Menzies Bay Banks Peninsular
Kauri 24 inches x 16 1/2 2nches signed JHM in four places
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portobello@woosh.co.nz
sold thanks Christchurch
PAIR OF MINTON MAJOLICA WALL POCKETS
Pair of Minton Majolica wall pockets with Minton date code for 1872 10 inches by 5 inches no restoration 1 small chip to back
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portobello@woosh.co.nz
ONE DESTROYED
Monday, March 8, 2010
MILITARY DESK CA 1860
MAGNIFICENT CAMPAIGN DESK IN ORIGINAL CONDITION,PATENT ACTION REVEALS STUNNING FITTED INTERIOR, LEGS UNSCREW ON LARGE BRASS THREADS, BRASS CUP CASTERS, 34 INCHES DEEP BY 54 INCHES WIDE, 33 INCHES HIGH
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portobello@woosh.co.nz
Thursday, February 18, 2010
FERN ALBUM BY ERIC CRAIG Ca1880
An large impressive album of 117 different New Zealand Ferns collected and compiled by Eric Craig Ca 1880.Mottled Kauri boards, 61 pages of pressed ferns each measuring 18" x 10 1/2 inches,
- Mr Eric Craig of Princes St, Auckland. Eric Craig (1829-1923) was a collector, publisher and dealer of natural history and ethnography, who ran a curio business called “The Fern and Curiosity Shop” near to the old Auckland museum.
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz
sold thanks Christchurch
Monday, February 15, 2010
NAIVE PAINTINGS OF AKAROA
" Cygnet" and "Ruahine" at Wainui,44cm x 40cm
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portobello@woosh.co.nz
"Regatta Akaroa 1907" 73cm x 42 cm
both painted from postcards by Ray Bisman, Lyttleton
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