43 Results: New & Used in mrs secondhand in Victoria

Antique Victorian campaign chest of drawers. $999 Hand built solid wood construction in excellent condition. measurements : Width 106 cm, Height 96 cm, Depth 50cm, Drawer Height 18cm. We can deliver - let us know your suburb for delivery price. We are a shop, mrs.secondhand OPEN: Friday 12-5 or Saturday 11-3 7/188 Plenty Rd, Preston All goods are secondhand unless stated. Strictly NO change of mind refunds. Follow us on Instagram for more items

Hand carved wood carving $40 Lovely, unique wood carving depicting a pair of lions Measurements: Width 40 cm and height 50 cm WE CAN DELIVER by post or van, let us know suburb and we’ll let you know a price We are a shop, mrs.secondhand - 7/188 Plenty Rd, Preston OPEN; Friday 12-5, Saturday 11-3 All items are secondhand unless stated, strictly NO REFUNDS

Offered for sale is this high-quality antique early 20th Century German photolithographic sepia print of English artist Edmund Blair Leighton’s ‘A summer shower’ (1896). Research indicates this was produced in December 1905 as a supplement to ‘Weldon’s Illustrated Dressmaker’ magazine (the printer is most likely Neue Photographise Gesellschaft A.G. - which operated from 1862 to 1921). Weldon’s is famous as being the first large-scale English commercial fashion pattern-making company, operating

Offered for sale is this large vintage 20th Century Papua New Guinea (Massim/Trobriand Islands) carved hardwood bowl, made post-WW2 and most likely dating from 1950’s to 1970’s. Given the scarcity of native tropical hardwoods through over-logging, pieces of this size (and depth) are now extremely hard to find as materials are very limited. Before collectors recognise this rarity and prices jump (as they should for such interesting work) the time to buy good pieces such as this example is now!

Offered for sale is this rare vintage 20th Century English glazed art pottery pitcher/jug, possibly made by Wade and dating from 1941 to 1952. This piece was made under the WW2 Wartime Concentration Scheme (WCS) and as such is an extremely rare item (especially in Australia). During this period, production limits were imposed upon English manufacturers for items non-essential to the war effort (or immediate post-war recovery) so output of ‘art pottery’ was very limited. The attribution to Wade

Offered for sale is this original Chinese-brush and ink painting, created by Robyn Cameron and dating from 2004. Despite extensive attribution research (and Robyn being an obviously talented artist) am currently unable to offer further information on her at this time. Anyone who’s ever attempted working with Chinese brushes will appreciate the difficulty in mastering these unique artist’s tools. What may appear simple, humble brushstrokes takes many years to learn - this piece demonstrates Rob

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century Japanese studio/art ‘handkerchief’ glass bowl, most likely made by Iwatsu Glass (Osaka) from their ‘Hineri’ range and dating from the 1970’s. The high quality of pieces from this factory mean they are often mistaken for Murano. Created in amber and clear glass. On a heavy base five upswept pulls have been executed to form an organic, open shape. Tongs have then been used to add a slight frill to the overall design. A smart and satisfying piece of

Offered for sale is this antique/vintage 20th Century silverplate wine coaster with glass liner, most likely English in origin and dating from the 1920’s to 1930’s. Hallmarked ‘EPNS A1’. The elegant design features a broad, curving base rising to an upper pierced gallery that holds the liner. As well as for its original purpose you could also use this for displaying/highlighting small collectables, statuettes, posy vases etc. The plating is in very good condition overall, with one very small

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century English ‘Regis Plate’ silverplate trivet/display stand, made by William Suckling & Sons (Birmingham) and most likely dating from the 1930’s to 1950’s. Founded in 1895, the company made a wide range of domestic and decorative silverplate items before closing in 1965. The charming Art Deco-style design features an outer ring of stylised/minimal trailing and fruiting grape vines. The middle circle showcases six larger fruiting vines with the central b

Offered for sale is this antique/vintage 20th Century Australian hand-painted decorative item, most likely dating from 1919 to 1939. Despite extensive research am currently unable to offer further information on the artist (M G Davis), however given the style and subject matter it appears their artwork may have been inspired by Jonathan A Crisp’s ‘kookaburra’ range of plates issued by Royal Staffordshire. This one-off piece is a wonderful example an original item being repurposed to create som

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century Japanese manual-wind mantle-clock, most likely dating from the 1960’s to 1970’s. Made by ‘Rhythm’ (design No. 3RA027). A funky design that features a copper sunburst dial with fancy hands. The resin case has a faux-wood finish with matching scalloped ends. The mechanism works and takes a wind, running strongly (the alarm works as well) and keeps relatively good time over 24 hours. Please note like any vintage clock it will eventually require a ser

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century hand-embossed copper art plaque, most likely Indonesian-made and dating from the 1960’s to 1970’s. The one-off design features a group of four stylised ‘Rumah Gadang’, classical longhouses found in West Sumatra. The double-pointed gable-ends are culturally endemic to the Minangkabau people and are meant to represent bulls horns. Surrounding the houses are palm trees and a full moon. The cute thing about this artwork is that the two plants at the b

Offered for sale is this ‘NSW Rail’ cast and plated metal luggage rack. Made as a reproduction of an original (which probably would have dated from the late 1800’s/early 1900’s). The design features two cast-metal ends, with supporting plated rods and square wire mesh infill. Would look great in the man/lady-cave, boho greengrocers/provedores or as a useful item in the laundry/wetroom/shed for hats, boots, gardening tools etc. Both ends are in excellent condition, the rods and mesh has patin

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century Japanese ‘The Franken Stein’ novelty pottery mug, made by Fitz and Floyd Incorporated and dating from 1978. Produced mainly for the American market, this company created a wide variety of practical dinnerware as well as comical mugs. Factory marked underneath and with its original paper ‘FF Japan’ label. A rare find in Australia. The incredibly-detailed modelling of this design showcases a caricature of Mary Shelly’s reanimated monster Frankenstei

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century Australian hand-decorated and glazed pottery art/studio bowl by Charles Wilton, most likely dating from the 1960’s to 1992. Scottish born (in 1916), Charles emigrated to Australia at Melbourne Technical College in the 1930’s (then working with Eric Juckert) before establishing his own pottery. After serving in WW2, he moved to Warrandyte where he was a founding member of the Potters’ Cottage in 1958 (which played an important role in the development

Offered for sale is this antique 20th Century Australian hand-decorated and glazed porcelain posy art vase by David Geschke, most likely dating from 1980’s to 1990’s. David’s work is categorised by the use of rich glazes and fineness of his potting. The perfectly-balanced form of this posy vase is reflected in the thinness of the lip - incredibly fine, with the quality of detail you’d expect to find on high-end Japanese art pottery. The body carries a speckled-brown, soft pink and white glaze

Offered for sale is this rare vintage 20th Century Solomon Islands carved hardwood and mother-of-pearl slit drum, most likely dating from the 1950’s to 1970’s. Very few examples in this intriguing form have come onto the open market (and are especially hard to find in this size, given the scarcity of native hardwoods). The powerful design features a double-ended (and double-sided) abstract anthropomorphic representation of either a fish (possibly a dolphin) or (given a drum means communicatio

Offered for sale is this sweet vintage 20th Century Dutch hand-painted Delft porcelain small trinket/flower basket, made post-WW2 and most likely dating from the 1950’s to 1970’s. The artist is unknown but the piece is marked ‘Handpainted by’ (the last bit is hard to distinguish but might possibly read: ‘blue Delft Holland’ or ‘Delft (something something)’. The classic blue-and-white design features four hand-painted roses in bloom, with separate leaf sprays on the sides and handle. Perfect a

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century USA celluloid wind-up Donald Duck, made by MARX Toys and dating from the late 1940's. Opening in 1919 and closing in 1980, Louis Marx and Company made a wide variety of toys for children over the 60 years of its existence. They offered several variations of a wind-up Donald Duck. The design features a standing Donald complete with umbrella - and tail set with a red bow (that spins when wound). No cracks, chipping or loses to the figure. The origin

Offered for sale is this stunning antique late-19th/early-20th Century mother-of-pearl and olive wood ‘Last Supper’ shadow box, most likely dating from 1875 to 1910 and made in (what would then have been called) Palestine during the Ottoman Empire period. An extremely rare item to be offered onto the Australian market. The intricate design (consisting of almost 200 individually carved and/or pierced pieces) is probably modelled on Leonardo Da Vinci’s representation of this seminal event in th

Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century printed glass spaghetti jar, most likely dating from the 1970’s to 1980’s. The maker is unknown. ‘Le Cyclone’ bicycles were manufactured by Milders Brothers in Paris (a rare surviving example exists in the Sterba Bicycle Collection, Czech Republic). Based on an original 1893 French lithograph poster, the stylised designed features a wonderfully moustachioed and tweed-caped cyclist holding a ‘Cyclone’ chainless single-speed safety bicycle. This may

Offered for sale is this fun vintage-20th Century Japanese glass-box diorama, most likely dating from the 1950’s. What may at first appear a simple tourist item actually captures a miniature slice of Japanese culture: Zen meditation, geisha, tea ceremony and Shinto (nature worship). This very clever design begins with the printed mirror background, one half featuring flowers, a flowing stream, bridge and distant mountains. Contrasting this is a tea-house (chashitsu 茶室), with the backing mirror

Offered for sale is this rare and highly-collectable antique late-19th Century Swiss ‘Chocolat Tobler’ embossed leather decorated presentation box, most likely dating from the 1890’s. Research indicates the company offered a range of chocolates (in differing boxes) which were issued as promotional releases before creating the ‘Toblerone’ brand as we know it today. This example is called the ‘Florence’ pattern. The embossed design features a central heraldic shield with lion rampant, grasping a

Offered for sale is this unique vintage 20th Century Australian ‘Maverick Marshal’ comic (No. 30), printed by Page Publications (Sydney) and dating from 1972. This example would appear to be an Australian reprint of an earlier US version (published during the 1950’s) with the original comic inspired by the American Western television show ‘Maverick’. Am not a professional comic grader but would estimate this as an 8.5 (very fine plus) – it is a good, clean copy. All pages are present, the inte