Pokerwork refers to a method of decorating wood or leather by burning a design into it, using a technique known as pyrography.. Even if the wooden object has very little burnt design, with most of the design having been painted, it is still called pokerwork. Thus, a vase may have a very small area at the top with a burnt design, and though the rest of the vase may be painted, it is still classified as pokerwork. Pokerwork as a technique is not restricted to wood, although wooden objects predominate. The technique is straightforward: a piece of metal is heated at its tip and pressed onto or drawn across the wooden surface. Repeated application produces a pattern. Pokerwork may have irregular burn marks as it  was very much a 'cottage industry'. Asian pokerwork copies that are available on the folk art market, have more regular burn marks.

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A pair of Australian pokerwork candlesticks, circa 1920s, 31.5…

1920s Australian Pokerwork Candlesticks, 31.5cm High

A pair of Australian pokerwork candlesticks, circa 1920s, 31.5 cm high

A poker work fire screen, signed and titled lower left 'The…

"The Lake" by M. Norris - Poker Work Fire Screen

A poker work fire screen, signed and titled lower left 'The Lake,..M. Norris', circa 1920, 65 cm high, 70 cm wide

Oval pokerwork kookaburra and Gumleaves two handled tray, 53 cm…

Oval Kookaburra and Gumleaves Tray

Oval pokerwork kookaburra and Gumleaves two handled tray, 53 cm wide, 35 cm deep,

An Australian pokerwork lampbase, of elongated ovoid outline,…

Waratah Pokerwork Lampbase, Mid 20th Century

An Australian pokerwork lampbase, of elongated ovoid outline, with a repeated design of waratahs, mid 20th century, height 42 cm

A pair of Australian pokerwork trays, each pyrographically…

Australian Pyrography Koala & Kookaburra Decorated Trays

A pair of Australian pokerwork trays, each pyrographically decorated to the centre with three koalas or three kookaburras in eucalyptus boughs, glazed top, woven handles and borders, first half 20th century, 32 x 48 cm

Two Australian pokerwork tea trays, a circular tray with a pair…

Glazed Pokerwork Kookaburra Tea Trays with Handles

Two Australian pokerwork tea trays, a circular tray with a pair of kookaburras on a wintry branch, and an oval tray with a single kookaburra on a eucalypt branch, both glazed, with woven handles and edges, first half 20th century, diameter of circular…

A pokerwork box by Alice Mary Parsons, the hinged top centred…

Alice Mary Parsons Pokerwork Box with Stylised Grove Design

A pokerwork box by Alice Mary Parsons, the hinged top centred with a roundel of a stylised grove of trees with a landscape beyond, signed to the base, first quarter 20th century, height 5.5 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 18 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon…

Pokerwork box with decoration of Fort Denison, Sydney

Fort Denison Pokerwork Box

Pokerwork box with decoration of Fort Denison, Sydney

Vintage wood framed pokerwork tray blossom decorated pokerwork,…

Vintage Blossom Pokerwork Tray in Wood Frame (8 words)

Vintage wood framed pokerwork tray blossom decorated pokerwork, under glass, within wood framed tray, length 60 cm

New Zealand kauri poker work folk art glove box decorated with…

Kauri Poker Work Glove Box with Floral Decorations

New Zealand kauri poker work folk art glove box decorated with roses and leaves in the style of Jane Brenkley, the base signed J Vickery, Sunshine Studio, N.P. (new Plymouth?) c1950-60, 30.5 cm width

H.M.A.S. Sydney Australian pokerwork waratah plate by Frank…

HMAS Sydney Waratah Plate by F.W. Cuneo, 1914

H.M.A.S. Sydney Australian pokerwork waratah plate by Frank Walter Cuneo, emblazoned on the front 'H.M.A.S. Sydney Destroyed Emden 1914', and further noted verso 'Timber out of H.M.A.S. Sydney. Destroyed Emden 1914. F.W.C.', 22 cm diameter

Vintage Australian pokerwork tray 62 x 38 cm

Australian Vintage Pokerwork Tray - 62x38 cm

Vintage Australian pokerwork tray 62 x 38 cm

An antique Australian folk art picture frame with pokerwork…

19th Century Australian Pokerwork Christmas Picture Frame

An antique Australian folk art picture frame with pokerwork decoration and Christmas inscription, 19th century, 71 cm x 60 cm, internal 55 cm x 43 cm

A folk art pokerwork circular plaque, circa 1910, 61 cm diameter

Circa 1910 Folk Art Pokerwork Circular Plaque - 61cm

A folk art pokerwork circular plaque, circa 1910, 61 cm diameter

Cascade Beer Tasmanian souvenir turned timber beer barrel with…

Cascade Beer Tasmanian Souvenir Timber Barrel with Hastings Caves Inscription

Cascade Beer Tasmanian souvenir turned timber beer barrel with pokerwork inscription 'Greetings from Hastings Caves Tasmania', 19th/20th century, 10 cm high

An Australiana pokerwork tray with hand-painted rosellas in…

1920s Australiana Pokerwork Tray with Hand-Painted Rosellas in Foliate Design

An Australiana pokerwork tray with hand-painted rosellas in foliate design, circa 1920s, 54 cm wide

Pokerwork breadboard and a pair of pokerwork bookends, early…

Early 20th Century Pokerwork Breadboard and Bookends Set

Pokerwork breadboard and a pair of pokerwork bookends, early 20th century, the breadboard 29 cm diameter

Schatz anniversary clock, 'Flying Pendulum' clock, and a…

Schatz anniversary clock, 'Flying Pendulum' clock, and a pokerwork cased timepiece, (3 items), the largest 47 cm high

Australian pokerwork pedestal bowl. Made from wood from the…

Australian pokerwork pedestal bowl. Made from wood from the ship HMAS Encounter. Inscribed on base 'Wood out of HMAS Encounter, fired first shot at sea in the great war, 1914. F.G.' (Dia.21 cm

Australian pokerwork tray with kookaburra and gumnut tree…

Australian pokerwork tray with kookaburra and gumnut tree centre made from an early packing crate, 61 cm x 33 cm

An antique kauri pine games table, pokerwork chessboard…

An antique kauri pine games table, pokerwork chessboard decorated top supported on scalloped bracket legs with card game decoration. 19th, 20th century, 77 cm high,65 cm wide, 64 cm deep.