Small Australian blackwood or part-blackwood sewing, writing and other boxes

Colonial Australian writing box with whalebone escutcheon, Tasmanian origin, 1850

A rare Colonial Australian writing box, musk, cedar and fiddleback blackwood with whalebone escutcheon, interior fitted with fiddleback blackwood writing slope, compartments and green baize, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 15 cm high, 39 cm wide, 23 cm deep

Rare Colonial Australian Workbox with Inlaid Starbursts and Silk Interior

A rare Colonial Australian workbox, impressively constructed using different timbers on each side comprising musk, fiddleback blackwood, tulip wood and huon pine, beautifully inlaid with starbursts in tulip wood and other native timbers. Interior fitted…

Antique Musk Trinket Box and Tasmanian Blackwood Map Set

An antique solid musk trinket box with cedar lined interior, stamped 'D. White', together with a Tasmanian blackwood timber map of Tasmania with hand-painted oil scene, signed 'H. B. Rollings', 19th and 20th century, the box 7 cm high, 18 cm wide, 10 cm…

Tasmanian Woodcraft Trinket Box: Handmade with Local Timbers

Woodcraft Tasmanian trinket box, handmade in Richmond Tasmania locally sourced timbers including huon pine Sassafras, blackwood and myrtle

Australian Jewellery Casket with Cabriole Legs and Marquetry Decoration

An Australian jewellery casket with cabriole legs and bombe faceted sides, adorned with parquetry and marquetry decoration. Timbers include blackwood, maple and walnut, early 20th century, 17 cm high, 28 cm wide, 18 cm deep

Fiddleback Blackwood Jewellery Casket with Cabriole Legs, Early 20th Century

An Australian fiddleback blackwood jewellery casket with cabriole legs, finely crafted with choice cuts of timber, early 20th century, 15 cm high, 31 cm wide, 18 cm deep

Australian Fiddleback Blackwood Jewellery Casket with Ebony Inlay

An antique Australian fiddleback blackwood jewellery casket with ebony string inlay and cedar secondary timbers, interior lined with original blue velvet, early 20th century, 7 cm high, 25.5 cm wide, 13.5 cm deep

Australian Blackwood Fuel Box with Carved Griffin Panels, Early 20th Century

An Australian blackwood fuel box with sloping lift-top, four carved griffin panels and makers ink stamp 'J. Fraser, Hyde St. Sth Adelaide', early 20th century, 48.5 cm high, 65 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep

19th Century Fiddleback Blackwood Box with Huon Pine Lining

S. P. Charteris of Collingwood, Melbourne handsome fiddleback blackwood box, lined with huon pine, impressed maker's mark to the inner edge, 19th century, 15 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 18 cm deep

Robin Hood Sewing Box with Whalebone Implements

Robin Hood, early Tasmanian sewing work box, huon pine and plum pudding blackwood with ebony escutcheon. Interior fitted with huon pine tray and velvet lining, housing a variety of whalebone implements and thread winders made from musk, banksia and myrtle…

Antique Dressing Case Box with Intriguing Inscription

Richard Dowling, stunning dressing-case box, blackwood, huon pine, cedar, myrtle, celery pine and exotic timbers, interior fitted compartment lined in original blue velvet. Bearing an intriguing pencil inscription under the drawer 'John Martin Maker,…

Tasmanian Colonial Writing Box

An antique Colonial writing slope box, blackwood, huon pine, tulip wood, cedar, pine and fiddleback blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 16.5 cm high, 45.5 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Tasmanian Workbox by Richard Dowling

Richard Dowling (attributed) workbox, blackwood, huon pine, myrtle, musk and cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 12.5 cm high, 31 cm wide, 23 cm deep. Illustrated in Richard Dowling: The elusive cabinetmaker of O'Brien's Bridge, VDL, page 45, Australiana…

Australian Fiddleback Blackwood Jewellery Box, 1900

An Australian jewellery box, finely selected fiddleback blackwood with tumbling box top, circa 1900, interior lined with pink velvet, 7.5 cm high, 23 cm wide, 10 cm deep

Australian Cribbage Games Box, 1900

An Australian cribbage top games box, fiddleback blackwood, musk, ebony and pine, circa 1900, 6 cm high, 24 cm wide, 11 cm deep

Timber Boxes and Letter Rack with Maps

A blackwood jewellery box, burl timber canister and map of Australia box and huon pine letter rack with map of Tasmania, 20th century, (4 items), the largest 28 cm wide

Fiddleback Blackwood Workbox with Lift-Out Tray

An Australian workbox made from slabs of fiddleback blackwood with lift out tray, 20th century, 14 cm high, 29.5 cm wide, 19 cm wide

Tasmanian Timber Inlaid Double Sided Circular Table Top

An Australian exhibition sample wood double sided circular table top, inlaid with predominantly Tasmanian timbers including huon pine, musk, myrtle, blackwood and cedar, 19th century, 60 cm diameter

Australian Wood Box and Top Hat Money Box

An Australian specimen wood box and a novelty money box in the form of a top hat, the box with a star and geometric pattern in huon pine, casuarina, cedar and blackwood, the hat in Australian oak, early 20th century. (2), height of the box 13 cm, width 29…

Inlaid Wood and Metal Box with Geometric Design

A specimen wood and metal inlaid box, with rising top, inlaid all over with casuarina, blackwood, cedar, huon pine and other timbers within a geometric design of steel lines, late 19th century, height 14 cm, width 27.5 cm, depth 21 cm. Provenance: The…

Tasmanian Musk and Fiddleback Blackwood Jewellery Boxes

A Tasmanian musk jewellery box together with a fiddleback blackwood box, 19th and early 20th century, (2 items), the musk box 9.5 cm high, 18.5 cm wide, 12 cm deep

Australian Coat of Arms Workbox

Australiana workbox with inlaid coat of arms, cedar, blackwood and pine with blue silk lined interior and lift out cedar tray, late 19th century, 17 cm high, 29 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep

Tasmanian Blackwood and Cedar Book Box

An Australian timber book box, blackwood and cedar, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 20.5 cm high

Tasmanian Deed Box, Fiddleback Blackwood & Huon Pine Interior

A deed box, fiddleback blackwood with huon pine interior, Tasmanian origin, circa 1900, 10 cm high, 33 cm wide, 24 cm deep

Australian Inlaid Timber Workbox with Lift-Out Tray

An Australian timber workbox, impressively crafted with inlaid top and serpentine profile, interior fitted with lift out tray and compartments with fine inlay work, cedar, musk, huon pine, blackwood and pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, 19th century,…

Huon Pine & Blackwood Parquetry Writing Box

Tasmanian huon pine and blackwood parquetry writing box, fitted inside, 37 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 13.5 cm high

Colonial Musk Writing Compendium with Thyra Inlay

Colonial musk inlaid writing compendium with fiddleback blackwood interior, thyra inlaid to top, 22 cm high, 38 cm wide, 30.5 cm deep

Australian Cedar Writing Box, 19th Century

An Australian writing box. cedar, fiddleback blackwood and huon pine, 19th century, 12 cm high, 35 cm wide, 22 cm deep

Colonial Tasmanian Deed Box, 19th Century

A Colonial Tasmanian deed box, musk, cedar and fiddleback blackwood, 19th century, 10 cm high28 cm wide, 24 cm deep

Tasmanian Parquetry Writing Box, 19th Century

A fine Tasmanian huon pine and blackwood parquetry writing box, Australian 19th century height 13.5 cm, width 37.5 cm, depth 31.5 cm

Tasmanian Colonial Writing Box Compendium

A Colonial writing box compendium, cedar and fiddleback blackwood with a central huon pine monogram surrounded by quartered panels, fitted interior with ebony trim on cedar with leathered writing slope, Tasmanian origin, mid 19th century, 16 cm high, 36…

Australian Timber Inlaid Box with Sunburst Lid and Tumbling Design

A rare Australian timber inlaid box with sunburst lid and tumbling box design, cedar, huon pine, blackwood, kauri and Baltic pine, 19th century, fitted with lift-out cedar tray, 21 cm high, 31 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Tasmanian Inlaid Timber Deed Box, 1850

Richard Dowling (attributed), O'Brien's Bridge, Tasmanian inlaid timber deed box, circa 1850, cedar, musk, blackwood, ebony and pine, 11.5 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep

19th Century Fretwork Cedar Glove Box and Rack

A fret work glove box and a hanging rack, cedar, pine and blackwood, 19th century the box 6 cm high, 28 cm wide, 13 cm deep

Australian Wood Book Boxes

Two Australian book boxes, cedar, blackwood, huon pine, myrtle and pine, 19th century 18 cm and 19 cm high

Antique Myrtle and Blackwood Jewellery Box

A jewellery box, myrtle, blackwood, cedar and Queensland maple, 19th century red leatherette interior 9.5 cm high, 33 cm high, 19 cm deep

1850 Tasmanian Deed Box by Richard Dowling

A Tasmanian deed box, huon pine, cedar, blackwood and pine, attributed to Richard Dowling, O'Briens Bridge, circa 1850 13 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23 cm deep

Wooden Deed Boxes: Tasmanian Blackwood and Walnut

A Tasmanian blackwood deed box and walnut deed box. 20 cm wide and 16.5 cm wide.

Inlaid Australian Timber Work Box, Late 19th Century

An Australian timber work box, fiddleback blackwood with inlaid huon pine star, late 19th century, fitted interior painted blue, 13 cm high, 35 cm wide, 23 cm deep

Australian Cedar Writing Box, 1860

An Australian timber writing box, cedar, fiddleback blackwood, pine, Tasmanian oak and casuarina, circa 1860, 16 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Blackwood and Musk Glove Box with Spatter Work Jewel Box

A Tasmanian blackwood and musk glove box, together with a spatter work jewel box, late 19th century, largest 6 cm high, 30 cm wide, 11 cm deep

19th Century Tasmanian Musk & Blackwood Jewel Box

A Tasmanian musk and blackwood jewel box, 19th century, 8.5 cm high, 20 cm wide, 12 cm deep

Tasmanian Timber Inlaid Box with Whalebone Handle

An inlaid Tasmanian timber box, blackwood, casuarina, huon pine, musk, myrtle and cedar with whalebone handle, 19th century, 10 cm tall, 33 cm wide, 25 cm deep

Tasmanian Inlaid Timber Box from 19th Century

An inlaid Tasmanian timber box, cedar, blackwood, huon pine, celery pine on huon pine carcass, 19th century, 13 cm high, 28 cm wide, 20 cm deep

Tasmanian Blackwood Writing Slope, 19th Century

A writing slope, Tasmanian blackwood, mid 19th century, 17.5 cm high, 46 cm wide, 31 cm deep

Tasmanian Timber Jewel Box with Albert Fob Chain

A Tasmanian timber jewel box, huon pine, fiddleback blackwood, beefwood, she oak and burr totara (New Zealand), circa 1900, with accompanying letter and Albert fob chain, high, 18 cm wide, 18 cm deep

Tasmanian Writing Slope Box, 1840

A Tasmanian writing slope box, fiddleback blackwood, musk and huon pine stringing, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 46.5 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Antique Tasmanian Writing Box, Circa 1850

A superb Tasmanian timber writing box, huon pine, musk, cedar, blackwood, myrtle, beefwood, honeysuckle and casuarina, cedar secondary timbers, fitted with slope and drawer compartments, circa 1850, 18 cm high, 61 cm wide, 31 cm deep

Tasmanian Work Box, 1850

A fine Tasmanian work box, huon pine, musk, casuarina, blackwood, pine and dogwood, fitted huon pine interior with whalebone handles, circa 1850, 12.5 cm high, 30 cm wide, 20.5 cm deep

Antique Australian Timber Sewing Box with Lift-Out Tray

Australian timber sewing box, musk, burr myrtle, silky oak, casuarina, blackwood, cedar and Tasmanian oak, fitted with lift out compartment tray, 19th century, 11 cm high, 30 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Australian Timber Games Box, 1900

An Australian timber games box, silky oak, cedar, pine and blackwood, monogrammed 'P.D.W' on the drawer front, circa 1900. 8 cm high, 39 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep

19th Century Blackwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box

A blackwood sarcophagus top sewing box, 19th century, 18 cm high, 34 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Tasmanian Wood Inlaid Writing Slope, 1850

An Tasmanian specimen wood inlaid writing slope, labelled R. Dowling Maker, O'Briens Bridge, Van Diemen's Land, circa 1850, specimen woods include; cedar, huon pine, blackwood, birdseye maple and possible myrtle, 17 cm high, 13 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep.…