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23.01.2022 Secretaire Chest Sir Walter Watson Hughes’ cedar secretaire chest is in original condition and was most likely made in Sydney between 1835 and 1840. This secretaire chest was purchased at auction by Peter Jenkinson and after conservation it was sold to the Art Gallery of South Australia, where it is currently on display in Gallery 1. Read more here: http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au/news.html

23.01.2022 Leadlight windows from St. Michael's Church in Clare, South Australia The windows were provided by the members of the church and of stained glass and quite in harmony with the structure. St Michaels was considered to be magnificent . and one of the best outside Adelaide. The windows were of an unusual design, featuring a series of ascending linked circles of frosted glass with a further series of smaller glass rings moving up within these in alternating colours of dee...p ruby red and Bristol blue flashed glass that was so arranged as to suggest a helix or spiral. The edges of the windows are of the same red and blue, in panels, alternating with a mid green and a warm orange/yellow. A sacred purple exists as two panels of glass at the base of each window. Read more: http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au//st-michael-s-church-c

18.01.2022 New painting in our catalogue: Oil painting of the jetty at Second Valley by Gertrude Florence Yeates, circa 1920 The Yeates painting shows a stormy day at the jetty, with the cliffs shrouded in mist and just a hint of sunshine. The green on the hill- top also suggests it is winter. ... Read more: http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au//second-valley-jetty-p

13.01.2022 Two Everett's glass plates $295.00 This pair of glass advertising plaques date from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century. They are of a domed circular shape with reverse painted artwork that features the British Royal Warrant. (indicating royal patronage)... These plaques were used as as wall-mounted display, probably in circular wooden frames. ( We can supply and fit to new turned wooden frames, painted black, at cost, should they be required) There are minor paint losses but they are otherwise in good condition. The glass is 2050 mm in diameter and sits up about 20 mm off a flat surface. http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au//two-everett-s-glass-p

09.01.2022 Servants' bells signal station C.1910 This unusual bell signal station from c.1910 has 8 signals that indicate where the servant is needed. The system has a series of electrical circuits that open as a number in a "window" on the gilt glass frame. The fittings are all in good order and the internal workings are of handsome brass details. More information: http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au//servants-bells-c-1910

07.01.2022 Secretaire Chest Sir Walter Watson Hughes cedar secretaire chest is in original condition and was most likely made in Sydney between 1835 and 1840. This secretaire chest was purchased at auction by Peter Jenkinson and after conservation it was sold to the Art Gallery of South Australia, where it is currently on display in Gallery 1. Read more here: http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au/news.html

07.01.2022 "Speed Empire Trade" - a British Empire marketing board The Empire Marketing Board (EMB) was established as a British government department in 1926 and abolished in 1933. Its work as the promotional body for the economic products of Empire was often controversial, but the enduring legacy was recorded in the high quality posters created to advertise these products. Art for political purposes was not new in 1926, but the new profession of commercial artist coupled with offset ...rotary presses meant that long runs of high quality colour lithographs could be produced during what came to be known as "the golden age of advertising" These posters were widely displayed in commercial buildings and on specially erected hoardings (designed by EMB) in public places. These posters were well designed and executed by leading artists and painstakingly reproduced by dedicated printers. The message was to influence the imperial citizens and consumers of the day and also those in the future. The themes were patriotic, expressing integration of Empire: and empire builders from the labourers upwards were pictorially accorded the dignity to be found in this democratic, egalitarian union. The iconography of battle and conquest were (mercifully) avoided in EMB products. The poster we have for sale was made as 2 plates and measures H x L = 765 x 3050 mm (and as such is one of the longest vintage posters available today) The poster shows good bright colours and well-defined images. The poster is in good condition. It is rolled up as one piece of paper. The poster emphasizes the (then) new idea of rapid travel (and thereby transit of goods) from one part of the Empire to another, by listing the fastest flying times between countries. The 20th C. obsession with speed was well underway-the message was that consumer gratification was closer than ever before. See more: http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au//british-empire-market

03.01.2022 Mawson's mineral specimen boxes from the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-09; formerly the property of the University of Adelaide Geology and Geophysics Department, and housed in the Tate Museum at the Mawson building at the University; complete with certificates of authenticity from the Department. Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958) was lecturing at Adelaide University in 1907 when Ernest Shackleton visited Adelaide on his way South to Antarctica, and after meeting together and consulting with Edgeworth David, also on the expedition, Shackleton appointed Mawson "physicist" for the expedition that sailed in the Nimrod to the Antarctic. http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au//mawson-specimen-boxes

02.01.2022 Now on ebay: THE ENTRANCING WORLD OF CLASSICAL WEST JAVANESE PUPPET THEATRE by Peter Buurman Wayang Golek - The author provides an introduction to the general history of the Javanese puppet theatre and provides special attention to the special form, wayang golek - found exclusively in West Java or Sunda. Wayang golek is performed with three-dimensional wooden rod-puppets.... After introducing the reader to the history of wayang in general and to its various forms, the author writes about the carving of wayang golek puppets and the features that contribute to variations in style, in particular the face and head-dress. Other chapters describe how the puppet drama is conducted and how it is structured, and synopses are provided of the Indian epics. Uniquely, the book includes a register of nearly 200 different wayang golek puppets, with their names and synonyms. This catalogue contains 160 pages, including more than 100 illustrations with 78 in color and 50 in black-and-white, a glossary and a selected bibliography. Also included is a register of nearly 200 different wayang golek puppets with their names and synonyms. This softcover book is used and is in good condition. This book is clean and the interior is unmarked. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181397129664

02.01.2022 Now on Ebay: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND BY LEWIS CARROLL... WITH 42 ILLUSTRATIONS by John Tenniel Printed 1917 by MACMILLAN AND CO, LONDON http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181397281506

01.01.2022 Inlaid writing slope The top of the box consists of a central panel of a dark walnut-like timber which has been inlaid with ebony leaves that have been scratch carved and inlaid with white enamel. There are ivory flowers that are ink decorated in black and inlaid with pauri shell. There are also 9 flower buds in ivory and one flower bud in New Zealand jade. Read more:... http://www.jenkinsonantiques.com.au//fe/writing-slope.html Price on application