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Australian, English & Continental Antiques and Collectors' Items

Auction: Saturday 30th April at 12.00pm
On View: Friday April 29th 9am - 4pm, Saturday April 30th from 9am
At: Millpond Farm, 660 Majors Creek Road, Braidwood NSW 2622

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A good selection of around 350 lots of privately consigned antiques and collectors' items. Sale includes a magnificent mahogany and satinwood travelling dressing table made by George Betjeman in London in 1920 with comprehensive sterling silver and cut crystal fittings (Estimate $15,000/18,000, one of six known, all bespoke made for opera singers), a rare English coin-in-the-slot barrel piano circa 1870 playing ten tunes, a fine cast iron mantelpiece attributed to Coalbrookdale, three beautiful early and mid 19th century cedar Miners Sofas, Cedar 1840s corner chair, cedar commodes, mahogany 1840s Loudin pattern Childs' Highchair, cedar church pews, cedar chairs by Braidwood cabinetmaker Roderick McDonald c.1860, waxed pine display cases and buffet, 1840s cedar hall table with barley twist legs, sterling silver, ceramics, Double flight full cedar staircase from "Allenbrook", a Water Resources Building in Leeton, Cedar salvaged from Dock Number Two at Parramatta Courthouse, Stunning quality rosewood Tantalus, Victorian Writing cases, Georgian Silver & plate, Pictures, Horse drawn Sleigh, Two cedar & blackwood Four Post beds, small kitchen dresser, 1840s mahogany half tester double bed, bentwood dining chairs, Australian pine and cedar kitchen tables, gateleg tables, Cedar cottage chairs, Walnut loo table, Mahogany Half tester bed, Edwardian dining chairs, wardrobes, French, English & Australian Colonial furniture, toys and garden & architectural antiques, cast iron pots and fountains, magnificent 1880s waxed pine entrance hall room divider. General Lots include antique iron Shearer's beds, two brass mounted double beds, vintage workbench, plenty of interesting sundry items.

Fine antiques spanning three centuries. Many lots unreserved.

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Millpond Farm 2009

IMPORTANT SALE NOTES:
NO DOGS PLEASE.
Millpond Farm is an operating rural property and whilst we love dogs, please do not bring any to the farm as we have Alpaca crias and numerous other animals near the sale location.
RAIN:
The unusually wet year has left all our paddocks muddy. If the driveway becomes impassable parking will be about 300m from the auction site, please be prepared to bring boots and an umbrella. Obviously we will help however we can.

PAYMENT TERMS:
Payments on the day by Mastercard, VISA, EFT, Cash or Cheque with ID. Other terms by arrangement before the sale day.
Buyers' Premium of 15% is added to the hammer price of each Lot.
Please see Sale Terms at the base of the Auctions page. Full Terms & Conditions are posted in the saleroom.

Items are sold as-is where-is. If in doubt please ask.
CONDITION REPORTS:

Condition reports for any item are available on request.
BIDDING:
ID is required to register to bid. Registration is free. Bidding is by numbered paddle.

You may attend the auction in person, send a bid via email or bid by telephone, but to bid you are required to register and provide suitable ID (and credit card details for absentee bidding).

DIRECTIONS to the Sale: Please see the map on our Contact page.

A short catalogue is available by clicking here.

As many items are still arriving and have yet to be listed, please check on the sale day and confirm the Lot number on each item before bidding. Photographs of some of the major Lots are included below for your interest:

George Betjeman, London, 1920, sterling silver & cut glass fitted travelling dressing table Estimate $8,000-12,000
Four nearly identical cases are known and have been sold in London & in New York recently, all for more than A$20,000 and one for nearly $45,000. This example is to be sold unreserved.
Victorian Pine Entrance Arch $1,500-2,000 Leeton Cedar Staircase c 1915 $1,500-1,800 Antique Sleigh $2,000-3,000

Huge iron garden urn $800-1,200 Pair antique iron stable mangers $800-1,200 Cedar from Parramatta Courthouse $500-600

Many iron & brass beds Enamel Sign $500-600 Cedar Dining Table $800-1,200 Bentwood chairs $300-400

Vintage Workbench $200-300 Cedar Spindle-back Settle $4,000-4,500 Early scroll-end Day Bed or Miners' Couch $3,000-3,500

Large collection of furniture Mahogany Half Tester bed $800-1,200 Antique Chinese Marriage Chest $800-1,200

Large cedar & pine Kitchen Table $800-1,200 Cedar pews $800-1,200 Pine Dresser $800-1,200 Early cedar corner chair $800-1,200

Pine display cabinet $700-800 8 Roderick McDonald cedar chairs, Braidwood 1860s $5,000-6,000 Early cedar side table $3,000-4,000

Papier mache fans $200-300 German musical clock $400-500 Seagrass chair $150-200 Cedar cupboard $500-800

Cedar side table $400-600 Set Fowler Cannisters $500-800 Cedar Victorian High Chair $800-1,200

Cedar Scroll-end Day Bed $1,200-1,800 Cedar Four post bed with tester frame $3,000-4,000 Cedar tilt-top table 1860s $1,000-1,200

Cedar four post bed with spiral posts $3,000-4,000 Cedar tilt-top table $1,000-1,500 Georgian chairs $200-300

1840s Iron Fireplace attributed to Coalbrookdale $2,000-3,000
English Coin in the slot Barrel Piano playing ten tunes $8,000-12,000, Rosewood Tantalus $1,000-1,200