Veneer Decorative Objects

Awarded at Fernhill 18th August 1843 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are thrilled to offer this Ebonised Tea Chest given as a Royal Prize is 1843. The Tea Chest of rectangular for...

A rare and magnificent fine quality antique French gilt bronze ormolu mounted André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) style marquetry inlaid tortoise-shell sculptural encrier (inkstand). G...

Beautiful Cigar humidor, stamped by Charles Guillaume DIEHL (1811 - 1885), in ebony with inlaid decoration of friezes of scrolls, fleurons and lanceolate leaves, inside with five dra...

Beautiful, unadorned Biedermeier casket box in amazing walnut veneer from Austria, circa 1840. Very nicely grained walnut veneer on solid maple wood. In the lid is a mirror glass inl...

A wonderful small bowl, seems turned and also veneered.

Impressive French mahogany barometer and thermometer from the Louis-Philippe period (Circa 1840), by Jean Gabriel Augustin Chevalliier. The barometer features an indicator arrow adju...

Unique antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century. English floor clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with root wood...

A 19th century French Empire miniature commode. A well executed miniature chest made of walnut and veneer of walnut with two large drawers below a smaller top drawer and with solid walnut columns. Inscription written in ink on the back of each of the large drawers: Don D...

Antique Wooden Vanity or Jewellery Box From the Early 20th Century A small-sized vanity or Jewellery box veneered with walnut burl. It features a lid with a gently rounded shape and...

X4 is an ongoing series of simple graphic forms that create timeless and enduring designs. The handcrafted wooden pieces sit somewhere between furniture, objects and sculpture. The c...

This intriguing box of drawers has four very secret, independent, opening mechanisms and provides storage for watches, jewellery including rings, cufflinks and earrings. It was cre...

Featuring Inlaid Hearts and Diamonds From our Tea Caddy collection we a pleased to offer this unusual Victorian Marquetry Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of unusual form with two outer Tea...

Late 18th Century George III English Box. Veneered in beautifully highly figured burled ash with small inlaid shield shapes. Made in England circa 1790. A beautifully crafted late 1...

Very pretty Art Deco love letter box in carved walnut wood, would also be great to keep jewellery in. Two detailed carved doves lying in an amorous em...

“The Foursquare Staircase” introduces a new typology of vertical communication in architecture. The model is part of an innovative approach to the staircase, where four spirals allow...

An elegant late 19th-century French dome-top box, made circa 1900 and constructed from beautifully burled amboyna wood. Renowned for its striking grain and warm, glowing patina, the ...

Marri Large Vase in Silver-Plated Brass & Cornelian Stone by Marau Dimensions: D 17 x W 17 x H 12 cm. Materials: Silver-plated brass and Cornelian stone. Available in two different ...

Secret Pen Box “There’s something deep inside my psyche that is fascinated with secret compartments. Perhaps it has to do with my childhood on the farm. It was a time of constant discovery. Being free to roam over hundreds of acres of rugged bushland, I was forever discovering the secret places where the small birds, animals and insects of the bush hid from prying eyes. Discovering them took many hours and sometimes days of patience and skill. Just like discovering where we have placed secret compartments within our pieces. This box has been made with great skill and passion. And it is very difficult to discover it’s secrets. I know this unique treasure will become a well-loved family heirloom. Please enjoy it, and all the joy and intrigue it will bring you”…David Boucher This intriguing box of drawers provides storage for up to thirty-one pens and features five very secret opening mechanisms. It was created in its entirety in our workrooms in Toowoomba, Australia. The attention to detail is meticulous. There’s a concealed top tray along with four ‘hidden’ drawers that have no obvious way of opening. Each item of material was painstakingly selected. Macassar Ebony, North Queensland Figured Butt Maple (It’s amazing story can be read below) red Shagreen and Italian leather. The very intricate drawer-opening mechanisms and the nickel-plated brass feet have been custom made for this piece. Drawer sides are made from quarter-sawn solid Queensland Silver Ash and feature very fine, hand-cut dovetails. Each drawer is precision fitted with fine red Italian leather. There are even protective leather pads with intricately folded edges under each foot. The box is beautifully hand finished with a durable satin lacquer. Signed and engraved with the registered number. PLEASE NOTE : Maximum pen diameter capacity • Top opening compartment -Maximum Pen diameter - 23mm • 3 drawers – Maximum Pen diameter - 25mm A video explaining how to access each of the secret opening systems will be supplied to the purchaser. (The story of this North Queensland figured Butt Maple that has been used inside the lid of the Secret Pen Box. “The figure and colour of this amazing piece timber is the result of a rare trick of nature. Some 200 years ago, a large North Queensland Maple tree fell victim to the destructive force of a Pacific Ocean cyclone. Few trees survived the storm, but this tree was different. It was destined for much bigger things. The tree was crushed, bent and twisted by the massive cyclonic winds, but when all fell calm, it was still standing. Over the next 100 years, the bent and heavily leaning tree grew to become a massive giant. The timber grain inside became wrinkled from the compression and slowly developed into a treasure box of colour and figure. When the tree finally died, it was recovered and taken to an old country sawmill in the high country inland from Cairns in North Queensland in 1901. At the mill it was in the process of being sawn into house framing when the incredible figure of the wood's grain was exposed. The alert mill owner stopped the saw, seeing a far bigger purpose for the amazing timber in the log. His decision to have the timber cut into veneers was to have far reaching implications. The log was taken by bullock wagon to Cairns, …an amazing journey in those days. The wagon was precariously winched down the treacherous tracks over the side of the Great Dividing Range. This was done in short stages with a series of large pulley blocks and ropes tied to trees along the hillside, using the bullock team to counterbalance the weight of the wagon and its load. From there it was hauled to Cairns harbour and floated out to be winched aboard a waiting sailing ship for the long trip to Sydney, some three thousand kilometres away. There an old German veneer maker had a small veneer factory where the log was cut into the spectacular veneers you see here today. The old man was so amazed with the pattern, that he took them home and secreted them away in his wine cellar, there to be kept in storage waiting for a "special purpose", worthy of their extreme rarity. Upon his death, the veneers were passed into the safe keeping of his daughter and her husband, and subsequently, after a four year negotiation, were obtained by David Boucher on the promise that his amazing designs would properly fulfil the "special purpose" that her father had wished for them. This is the same timber that was used to make a beautiful Writing Compendium...

Wall Clock in the Biedermeier Style, 19th Century Presenting a truly unique and original wall clock from the first half of the 19th century, crafted in the elegant Biedermeier style...

Victorian Kingwood Jewellery Box - with ormolu mounted decoration opening to a pink fabric lined interior - French Import for the UK market - 14.5 x 11.5 x 7"h

Small writing casket with thuja root veneer and surrounding steel-cut decoration. The casket is lockable and features an interior compartment for an inkwell, blotting sand, and a qui...

English Victorian-style (20th Century) oval veneer bone box with silver cover with fluted design and finial top. (label: Royal House-Collection Sheffield)

Anglo Indian (19th Century) antler veneered sandalwood writing box of rectangular form with 2 glass inkwells above a drawer (Vizigapatam).   

This large and stylish 19th century French ecritoire is made of a beautiful burl elm veneer and ebonized wood with an intricate applique design to the top. An ecritoire is typical...

Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is upholstered in orange ...

Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is available in two diffe...

Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is available in two diffe...

Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the Ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...

A simple but very elegant chair with a plywood shell, available upholstered in different fabric or leather variations, or in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the Golden legs suggests interesting and dynamic effects, displayed around a table. Fabric lining: C.O.M fabric); cotton, mix cotton-linen, felt; wool, velvet. Leather: natural or black. Veneered: natural oak, lacquered white, black, red open pore. Legs in metal in three optional finishings: Black epoxy...

Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the Ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...

This beautiful and very handsome William and Mary Style lace box was designed from old oak timber and then sympathetically covered in an olive oyster veneer. The box would have origi...

Cigar case, veneered wood, 20th century. Cigar case, veneered wood, 20th century. H: 9cm, W: 39cm, D: 27cm

Set Of 2 Marri Trays in Silver-Plated Brass & Alpi Oak Veneer by Marau Dimensions: Small: D 25 x W 35 x H 6 cm. Large: D 35 x W 45 x H 6 cm. Materials: Silver-plated brass and oak ve...

Late 18th century, English George III mahogany knife box fitted out for letters / ballots. The interior voided of the old knife compartments. One small remov...

Biedermeier Box, Ash Veneer, South Germany circa 1830 Ash veneered on softwood. Original brass handle and pressed brass fitting Restored and shellac hand-polished Dimensions: H 12....

Beautiful restored Historicism Box or small Chest, Floral Ash Veneer from Austria, Vienna Late 19th Century, circa 1880 Flower ash veneered on softwood with rosewood inlays. Ebonized...

Beautiful antique writing box from the historicism / Victorian style from England, 2nd half of the 19th century. Walnut veneered inlaid with various colored woods. Can be opened ...

A stunning mid-20th-century box veneered in rich Brazilian Rosewood, dating to circa 1940. The hinged lid is framed by a striking Dutch ripple-style molding, expertly carved from sol...

This pair of bowls made of lapis lazuli in the 20th century are set up on older gilded bronze stands. They are made not from the solid but veneered in the manner of Russian furniture, urns or columns and other table top accessories...

Beech wood and oak veneer vase holder with brass ferrules; a special piece of furniture with lines typical of the 1950s, a touch of elegance with a taste of yesteryear.

Large early Victorian box, Mahogany on oak, England circa 1840 Large body in mahogany veneered on oak. In the lid with fan inlay work in maple. Standing on 4 carved feet. Inside with 1 brass...

Neoclassical Louis XVI period French mantel clock French, late 18th century Dimensions: Height 56cm, width 33cm, depth 9.5cm Crafted from o...

This mantel clock is a truly beautiful piece of design, crafted by the leading early 19th century French clock-maker, Pierre-César Honoré Pons. Honoré Pons...

This little neoclassical style gilt bronze and marble candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi would be ideal to be placed on a bedside table. Even if it features classical shape, overa...

Antique 19th Century Bourbon restauration malachite and gilt bronze mantel clock French, 1827 Dimensions: Height 65cm, width 32cm, depth 20cm This beautiful early 19th Century m...

Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Large Robert Vorley Stationery Document Box, 1978 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A very Large Robert Vorley Stationery/Document Box Date : 1978 Period : late 20th century Origin : Essex; England. Description : Rectangular box with curved, square-ended lid; opens to reveal four stepped document trays, a curved pen tray and three compartments for business cards or similar. Decoration : To the lid, a central butterfly mosaic...

English floor clock from the 19th century, mahogany with defects, hand painted dial with Roman numerals and polychrome painting with vedute painting. The ...

Antique jewelry box wood star inlaid. The casket was high quality processed Octagonal body with inlaid lid with mirror Box is loc...

This Grecian style mantel clock was crafted at the end of the 19th century and retailed by the acclaimed Maison Marnyhac, which was based on the Rue de la Paix in Paris. Founded ...