Thread: Huon and Blackwood cabinet

Clinton, likewise I saw it briefly and it was such an unusual piece that it has stuck in my mind too. What a spectacular piece and being Australian made just adds to the interest. If there are photos could I see them too?
Fletty

Totally unrelated, but an ordinary looking 6 legged blackwood cabinet sold at auction here the other day for $94,000. Descripiton said something like ' two locks not working, light damage'. Cor.

BTW - What has 6 legs and runs around in the paddock doing 'u'-ies?

















































A ram. Boom boom.

Bugger.... spent some time over the weekend looking for info on the piece and could not find any.
The bad thing is that I can't quite picture the detail of the blackwood carving.

I cross my fingers and hope that a forumite has a starting point for tracking this thing down.

As a starting point the abc might send you a pic of the piece or put a pic on their website etc.

Originally Posted by TassieKiwi

Totally unrelated, but an ordinary looking 6 legged blackwood cabinet sold at auction here the other day for $94,000. Descripiton said something like ' two locks not working, light damage'. Cor.

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Jeepers TassieKiwi! I take it that that piece wasn't made by by "joe" down the road...

Magpie Boy

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This forum never ceases to amaze me.
Lignum, how on Earth did you do that?
Fletty

That's a chest-of-drawers, or more specifically a tallboy. I agree it's interesting, and perhaps spectacular, but am I alone in also finding it somewhat ugly? Judging only by a photo of course.

Originally Posted by JB

...... perhaps spectacular, but am I alone in also finding it somewhat ugly? Judging only by a photo of course.

One man's meat...........

Look at it this way - it may be a bit over-done, but it's a challenge! And where would we get to without setting a few goals?? Go for it, Clinton!
Cheers,

Lignum - you the champ!

I really liked the blackwood "framing", although I think I might be making assumptions as to how it was done. I really didn't see enough of the tallboy - so little, in fact, that I thought it was a fireplace surround.


So good to see a good Aussie design piece.
I thought it was much larger - I agree its a bit 'overdone' to todays standards of 'minimilisation'. The blackwood carving 'framing' would please me more if it were a little less - spread over a larger area.
Its very interesting though.

Originally Posted by JB

am I alone in also finding it somewhat ugly?

Nope.

it is weird but very interesting none the less......

Yer Tassie Kiwi was that the blackwood piece that was in the examiner the other day..
I was shocked when i read that it sold for 94 grand!!!geeezzz you could buy i nice car for that much..lol

well get practisin and sell a piece of furniture ter buy yer car!!