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The Graham Geddes Collection, Part 1 — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:695
Sale Title:The Graham Geddes Collection, Part 1Lots with images:660
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:212
Date:15-Sep-2012
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A French crystal and brass chandelier, the open work body with six sconces hung with clear and mauve glass prisms and a pendant drop, 80 cm high.
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A pair of Napoleonic bronze and ormolu banquet lamps, 19th century, each raised on a tripod base, with an acanthus leaf trimmed columnar standard, 92 cm total height.
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A Spanish walnut side table, rectangular, with two panelled drawers above ring turned supports united by cross stretchers, 100 x 74 x 68 cm. Provenance: Jose Maria Del Rey collection, Madrid.
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A Louis XV style serpentine top kingwood commode, rectangular top above a bombe base with two drawers inlaid with foliate marquetry, the whole with gilt metal mounts, raised on cabriole legs, 100 x 88 x 51 cm.
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A mid 19th century Louis XV style scarlet tortoiseshell and gilt metal mounted bracket clock and bracket, with a count wheel strike anchor escapement on one bell, the dial with enamelled Roman numeral lozenges and Arabic seconds, on an embossed brass ground within a waisted case applied with leaf cast gilt metal mounts, the separate bracket with conforming decoration, the clock; 82 cm high, the bracket; 32 cm high.
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A large marble specimen inset centre table, rectangular, with a central pattern of repeating squares within dual borders, raised on a wrought iron base, 242 x 76 x 120 cm.
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A pair of gilt metal mounted rock crystal lamps, each with a faceted stem on a stepped square foot, together with a silk shade, each lamp base 45 cm high.
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A Louis XV style gilt metal mounted bracket clock and bracket mid 19th century, the eight day bell striking movement with an anchor escapement and a Roman numeral enamelled dial, housed within a waisted case with foliate gilt metal mounts and painted with rose cartouches, the bracket of conforming design, the clock; 94 cm high, the bracket; 35 cm high.
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A 17th century walnut drop side dining table, rectangular, each drop side supported by two gate legs with a central frieze drawer, turned supports, 104 x 78 x 160 cm. Provenance: Jose Maria Del Rey collection, Madrid.
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An important 19th century Italian walnut, bone and ebonised side cabinet, the broken arched pediment above a reverse break front with two panelled doors and a further two lower panelled doors, the whole finely inlaid with repeating roundels string inlay and geometric patterns, 143 x 284 x 64 cm. Provenance: de-accessioned from the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria; acquired at Sotheby's Melbourne. The Collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, October 30th 2007, lot 14, illustrated…
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A Louis XV style gilt metal and tortoiseshell mounted mantel clock, with an enamelled Roman numeral dial and Arabic seconds, housed in a waisted case with foliate mounts, 51 cm high.
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A 17th century Spanish Carlos II walnut side table, rectangular, with three frieze drawers carved with corn husk and scroll motifs, raised on shaped supports, 207. 5 x 88 x 76 cm. Provenance: Jose Maria Del Rey collection, Madrid.
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An 18th century Dutch brass chandelier, with a turned and lobed stem emanating eight scroll arms with turned sconces with drip pans, 65 cm high.
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A French provincial style fruitwood commode serpentine, the bombe base with three full length drawers with gilt metal handles above cabriole supports, 120 x 90 x 58 cm.
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A 19th century French brass cartel clock, the eight day count wheel strike movement and enamelled Roman numeral dial housed within an architectural cast body applied with lion mask head, swags and a variform finial, 77 cm high.
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A 19th century Chinoiserie black lacquered desk, rectangular, with a tooled leather inset top, above a central drawer and a further two drawers to either side, raised on ball and claw feet, 137 x 77 x 71 cm.
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A French giltwood wall mirror, the bevelled rectangular plate within mirrored and foliate gilt wood surrounds, beneath a leaf carved crest, 160 x 91. 5 cm.
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An 18th century French walnut framed armchair, with a rectangular back above padded arms and a fitted seat upholstered in antique landscape tapestry, above reeded scroll supports united by a cross stretcher.
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An early 18th century wrought iron candle stand, the leaf cast stem rising to circular sconce and drip pan raised on a square base and square feet, 139 cm high.
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An 18th century French walnut side cabinet, the stepped cornice above a panelled frieze applied with cherub mask heads and two panelled doors, the projecting lower section with a further two panelled doors, block supports, 132 x 174 x 59. 5 cm.
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A Flemish brass mounted and ebonised cushion front mirror, the bevelled rectangular plate within mirrored and foliate embossed brass surrounds beneath a foliate crest, (hairline crack to one mirrored panel), 195 x 100 cm.
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A pair of brass framed street lights, each with a domed top above a tapering octagonal body, 80 cm high.
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A Queen Anne style bronze lamp base, with a facetted knopped stem, raised on four lions paw feet and concave plinth base, 72 cm high.
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A Louis XVI style painted commode, with a serpentine marble top above two foliate carved and panelled full length drawers with gilt metal handles raised on square tapering legs, 135 x 92. 5 x 61 cm.
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An 18th century Italian walnut and marquetry serpentine top commode, with three full length drawers, the top inlaid with an allegorical figure representing justice, the drawers and sides inlaid with foliate marquetry panels, raised on bracket supports, depicting figural scenes and architectural monuments, 130 x 230 x 68 cm.
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A 17th century Spanish chestnut refectory table planked rectangular top above canted shaped rectangular supports united by interlaced wrought iron stretchers 266 x 75. 5 x 93 cm.
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A Louis XV style gilt metal mounted kingwood commode, with a serpentine marble top above two parquetry inlaid drawers with gilt metal handles and escutcheons, raised on cabriole supports, 83 x 81. 5 x 40 cm.
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A Regency style mahogany framed bergere, with a rectangular back, padded arms and a fitted seat upholstered in green fabric raised, on fluted legs united by a cross stretcher.
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A Flemish embossed brass and ebonised cushion front mirror, the projecting bevelled rectangular plate within mirrored and foliate brass borders beneath an acanthus leaf crest, 170 x 110 cm.
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A specimen marble inlaid and bone veneered centre table, circular, with a radiating multi coloured geometric pattern above a fluted tapering bone veered standard, square foot, 106 cm diameter x 80 cm high.
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Three taxidermied alligators, of various sizes, the largest, 172 cm long.
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A Gr'co-Roman marble Stele, circa 1st century B. C - 1st century A. D, squared, with a recessed area carved in low relief a figurative scene, raised on supportive rods above a tall rectangular plinth, the plaque 45 cm wide. Published: Bonhams London, 15th October 2008, lot 60. Published: Christie's South Kensington, Antiquities, 20th October 1999, lot 140. Provenance: Acquired at Christie's South Kensington, 20th October 1999. Exhibited: on loan to the Museum of Mediterranean Antiquities, Monash University…
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A pair of columnar crystal lamp bases, each with a faceted stem raised on a square foot, together with a shade, each lamp base 46. 5 cm high.
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A large marble bust of a warrior, possibly 16th century, the figure carved with his head turned slightly to the right, classically draped and wearing a close fitting skull cap, together with a plinth, the bust 79 cm high, the plinth; 113 cm high. Provenance: formerly in the Cesare della Seta collection, 1975. Published: Bonham's London, 22nd April 2009, lot 69. Exhibited: on loan to the University of Melbourne, Australia, 1981 - February 1993.
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A pair of faux marble and gilt wood lamps campana, carved with leafed tips and swags on a circular foot, together with a pleated silk shade, each base 52. 5 cm high.
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A pair of wrought iron street light frames, each with a hexagonal body enclosing six sconces (no glazing), unelectrified, each frame, 96 cm high.
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A set of four French Empire style walnut framed armchairs, each with a spade back above a pierced vase splat and bowed arms with a rush seat raised on turned supports with cross stretchers.
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A pair of decorative framed painted panels, each of shaped rectangular outline painted with a floral arrangement and an urn reserved on a green border, 138 x 133 cm.
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A Louis XV walnut commode, with a serpentine top above two short and two long drawers carved with recessed panels, cabriole supports, 135 x 82 x 67 cm.
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A yellow marble fire surround, with a shaped rectangular mantel piece above a recessed panelled and foliate carved apron and supports, 130 x 101 x 23 cm.
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An 18th century French painted pine armoire, with an arched cornice above two panelled doors enclosing three full length drawers, painted with classical trophies on an ivory ground with yellow highlights, plinth base, 170 x 276. 5 x 68 cm.
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A Persian elephants foot pattern floor rug, with a repeating geometric pattern on a red ground (faults), 356 x 250 cm.
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A French provincial style walnut commode, with a serpentine top above two full length drawers with carved panels and gilt metal mounts, cabriole supports, 117 x 85 x 59 cm.
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A 17th century Spanish chestnut centre table, rectangular, with three carved panelled drawers applied with iron escutcheons and drop handles, raised on turned legs united by cross stretchers, 210 x 80 x 103 cm. Provenance: Jose Maria Del Rey collection, Madrid.
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two similar George II style leather upholstered wing back armchairs, each with a shaped rectangular back above roll over arms and a fitted cushion upholstered in green leather, rectangular supports united by cross stretchers.
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A breche marble fire surround, with a shaped mantel piece above a recessed panelled frieze and supports, 141 x 109 x 27 cm.
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A Flemish brass mounted and ebonised cushion front mirror, the bevelled rectangular plate within mirrored and foliate embossed brass surrounds beneath a foliate crest, 160 x 110 cm.
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A French provincial style bureau plat, rounded rectangular, with a shaped apron and two drawers raised on cabriole supports, 160 x 77 x 80 cm.
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An Anglo Indian ebonised armchair, with a spade back above a horizontal splat and scroll arms, the caned seat above a leaf tipped carved rail, fluted supports.
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A Variegated marble fire surround, with a serpentine rectangular mantel piece above a shaped and reeded apron and supports, 116 x 102 x 35 cm.
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A pair of gilt brass chenets, each with a rectangular body applied with rosettes, rising to a vasiform finial and a naturalistically cast figure of a hound, 23 x 28 cm.
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A pair of floor standing eight branch candle stands, each fashioned from an octagonal column support below a cast iron six branch structure with a further five candle pans, 125 cm diameter x 265 cm high
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A taxidermied sea turtle, the full bodied sea creature with shell complete, 58 cm long.
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A 19th century French provincial style oak dresser, with a break front top above four central full length drawers and two cupboard doors to either side, above a shaped apron and cabriole legs, 260 x 98 x 65 cm.
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A taxidermied sea turtle, the full bodied sea creature with shell complete, 60 cm long.
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A taxidermied parrot on stand 28 cm high.
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A taxidermied male redcap parrot on stand 31 cm high.
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A 19th century French fruitwood armoire, with a double arched cornice above mirror panelled doors, carved with floral sprigs inscribed Fait an 1833 Par Jean mahe, cabriole supports, 140 x 250 x 460 cm.
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An 18th century Swiss walnut refectory table, circa 1730, the rectangular fold over top with inlaid borders above full length frieze drawer dated 1760, raised on turned legs united by stretchers, bun feet, together with the original cast iron support for the table 156 x 80 x 62 cm, the support 76. 5 x 62. 5 cm.
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A 19th century segmented cushion front wall mirror, the projecting rectangular plate comprising multiple panels within a mirrored surround, 152 x 101. 5 cm.
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A set of ten leather upholstered dining chairs, each with a rounded rectangular back and fitted seat upholstered in olive green Mimosa leather, raised on cabriole supports.
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A French provincial style refectory table, rectangular, with a parquetry inlaid top and a cross banded border above baluster supports united by a cross stretcher, 300 x 78 x 110 cm.
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A pair of gilt metal mounted crystal lamp bases, each with a faceted stem raised on a circular foot, together with a shade, each base 48 cm high.
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A pair of Italian gilt wood wall mirrors in the rococo style, each with a rectangular plate within foliate pierced and carved surrounds, beneath a crest and a mirrored cartouche, 145 x 83 cm.
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A French crystal and brass chandelier, with an open work body and nine sconces high with prism drops, 110 cm high.
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An early 19th century French painted pine commode, with a shaped rectangular top painted with a simulated marble finish above three full length draw and brass handles and escutcheons raised on cabriole supports, 135 x 87 x 58. 5 cm.
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A Louis XVI style gilt bronze and marble gueridon, the circular marble top with an egg and dart gilt bronze surround above a single shelf, raised on slender supports with ram's head terminals united by concave stretchers, 77 cm diameter x 74 cm high.
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A Flemish embossed brass and ebonised cushion front mirror, the projecting bevelled rectangular plate within mirrored and foliate brass borders beneath an acanthus leaf crest, 115 x 72 cm.
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A composite fire surround, with a rounded rectangular mantel piece above a recessed panelled apron and supports, 148 x 113 x 30 cm.
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A specimen marble inlaid centre table, circular, inlaid with a bacchanalian scene depicting a cherub seated on a carriage being drawn by two fawns within grape and vine borders raised on four shaped supports and a circular plinth, bun feet, 130 cm diameter.
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A limed oak hall chair, with a solid panelled back carved with gothic arched decoration above a solid seat raised on turned supports.
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A limed oak court cabinet, rectangular, with carved panelled doors and steel fixtures above two frieze drawers raised on rectangular supports with a plinth base, 167 x 153 x 53 cm.
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A pair of Louis XV style silver foil overlaid bergeres, each with a shaped rectangular back above padded arms and a fitted cushion upholstered in flocked velvet fabric on a calico ground, cabriole supports.
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A pair of patinated bronze coursing hounds, each standing animal naturalistically cast, 75. 5 cm high.
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A 17th century Spanish walnut bench, with a solid back and seat raised on canted rectangular supports, 236 x 94. 5 x 50 cm.
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A George III oak coffer, with a hinged panelled rectangular top above panelled sides, block supports, 61. 5 x 58 x 37 cm.
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A specimen marble inset centre table, circular, with a radiating geometric pattern above a wrought iron tripod base, 91. 5 cm diameter x 73 cm high.
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A four piece Indian marble salon suite, comprising a settee, two arm chairs and a coffee table each with foliate arabesque decoration raised on turned supports, the settee; 150 cm length of back.
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A 17th century French oak armoire, with a rounded rectangular dentil cornice above a foliate carved frieze and two doors with pierced lattice panels raised on scroll supports, 160 x 209 x 49 cm.
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A 19th century four panel painted leather screen, each panel richly painted with foliate designs in autumnal tones, (repairs), 198 x 224 cm.
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An Italian Renaissance style centre table, rectangular, with two panelled frieze drawers above shaped supports and lions paw feet united by a stretcher, 230 x 80 x 82 cm.
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A pair of George II style wing backed chairs, with domed backs, short wings and scroll arms and carved walnut legs supported on hoof feet, both upholstered in red and black Persian tribal carpet.
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A small Jacobean style stool, the rectangular top over a recessed body, supported by four barley twist legs with connecting stretchers and resting on squat, bun feet, 46 x 50 x 28 cm
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A large 18th/19th century oval mirror, the plate surmounted by a continuous moulded edge and further gilded frame, with losses to both, 99 x 120 cm
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A Turkomen hall runner, with continuous geometric medallions, 260 x 82 cm
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An 'X' framed ceremonial chair, the frame being entirely upholstered, with acorn finals over a loose back and seat, with drop in cushion, on 'X' supports joined by a stretcher, worn upholstery.
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A Spanish iron armada chest, with iron bindings to each side, fastened with studs, flanked by iron ring handles and with a hinged lid, 55 x 26 x 29 cm
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An 18th century Italian painted bookcase, with dentil moulding over two glazed doors, opening to three shelves, flanked by columns with painted faux marble, continuing to the lower cabinet, 145 x 263 x 43 cm
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A specimen marble inlaid centre table, circular, with a radiating scalloped and geometric design above a wrought iron tripod base, 153 cm diameter x 77 cm high.
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A Persian floor runner, with a dark blue central field and continuous geometric floral medallions, 115 x 315 cm
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A Spanish oak table, rectangular, raised on twisted supports united by a knopped iron stretcher, 210 x 77 x 53 cm
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A Persian Kilim hall runner, continuous geometric pattern, in terracotta, green and dark blue 92 x 307 cm
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A Persian Kilim, with repeating tribal geometric patterns, in muted brown and blue tones, 250 x 135 cm.
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A Turkoman floor runner red field with continuous geometric pattern in navy blue, flanked by narrow guards, (areas of heavy wear), 110 x 750 cm.
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An Italian marble figure on a black Granite base, 19th century, depicting a crying putto, restoration to foot, raised on a square column base, 42 cm total height.
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