Antique Reproductions and Fine Furniture in Australian timbers |
| Commissions are welcome, telephone me on (02) 6672 4629 or send an enquiry for more information. |
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Title: Thomas Hope Style 1840's Sideboard | |
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| Original: Sold, Sydney | ||
| Materials: Red Cedar (Toona Australias). | ||
| Finish: French Polish | ||
| Size: 1475mm H x 1155mm W x 490mm D | ||
| Reproductions: - Available to your specifications, contact Michael for more information. My love of Australian Colonial Antique furniture was the inspiration for this piece. I wanted to test my skills at making a piece to the high standards of cabinetmakers of the past. With this cabinet I did not wish to copy an original piece by piece. Instead I drew a number of elements from photos of originals I have in books in my library. |
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| I used all the original joinery techniques including hand cut dovetails to the carcass and drawer, panelled back, hand turned columns and feet. Old timber moulding planes were used to mould the ogee shaped front to the drawer and all the carvings were done by hand. The French Polish was also finished in the traditional way. |
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Title: Sheraton Style Desk | |
| Original: Sold at Exhibition | ||
| Materials: Red Cedar (Toona australis) | ||
| Finish: Satin Precatalysed Laquer or French Polish | ||
| Size: 750mm H x 900mm W x 425mm D | ||
| Reproductions: Available to your specifications, contact Michael for more information. |
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| This fine piece is constructed using the traditional methods of mortise & tenoned rails with hand cut dovetail joints to the drawers and top rails. The top and drawer fronts have been cross banded. Carvings, inlays and stringing are available on request. |
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Title: Stylized Sheraton Side Table | |
| Original: For Sale - contact Michael for more information. | ||
| Materials: Jarrah, African Ebony stringing, Jarrah Burl new age veneer. (Place your mouse over the table to see the inlaid drawer.) View a matching Sheraton chair and Decorative Mirror. | ||
| Finish: Precatalysed laquer | ||
| Size: 760mm H x 1500mm W x 470 D | ||
| Reproductions: Available to your specifications, on request, contact Michael for more information. | ||
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Title: 1860's Style Red Cedar Bookcase | |
| Original: SOLD | ||
| Materials: Red Cedar (Toona australis) | ||
| Finish: Coating is shellac, lacquer and wax buff | ||
| Size: 2100mm H X 1070mm W X 300mm D | ||
| Reproductions: Available to your specifications, contact Michael for more information. The joinery in this bookcase is a reproduction of the 1860's period with the exception of the modern glue used. All shelves are adjustable, sitting on a sawtooth system. The carved columns on either side are reeded with a Tudor rose carving top and bottom. The columns have been designed to take a pair of glass doors if required. |
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| Commissions are welcome, telephone me on (02) 6672 4629 or send an enquiry for more information. | ||
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