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The Connoisseur's Collection - Part 1 — Sotheby's

Auction House:Sotheby'sNumber of lots recorded:330
Sale Title:The Connoisseur's Collection - Part 1Lots with images:288
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:219
Date:27-May-2008
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A pair of impressive walnut throne chairs, Italian, 19th century
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A large and impressive walnut armoire, Dutch, 17th century, 197 cm wide, 72 cm deep, 240 cm high Purchased from John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne
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A French Louis XV style walnut fauteuil, late 19th century. Provenance: Sotheby's Fraser Antiques sale May 1997
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An Italian walnut cassone, 18th century and later, 160 cm wide, 65 cm deep, 70 cm high. Provenance: Christies Sale, Amsterdam, 3rd April 2007, Lot 1004
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A pair of Louis XVI style bergeres, the shaped back, seat and arms upholstered in soft olive leather hide, on a finely carved cherrywood frame
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A micromosaic table, Italian, 19th century, the circular micromosaic table top depicting 'Romulas and Remus', showing the female wolf nurturing two small naked babies amongst river rushes on the edge of a flowing stream, the outer circle inlaid with a selection of highly decorative hardstones, the frieze with an oval plaque inscribed 'Ballarat Agricultural and Pastorial Society for a Prize winning Ram, Tam O Shanter 1885' supported on a finely carved mahogany tripod base, 92 cm diameter, 75 cm high
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A good spanish chestnut chest of drawers, Carlos II, 125 cm wide, 55 cm deep, 92 cm high. Provenance: from the collection of Jose Maria del Rey, Madrid
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A pair of Italianate marble garden urns, 105 cm high
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A kingwood and ormolu mounted secretaire, French, 19th century, with fine marquetry throughout, the fall front opening to reveal an arragement of drawers and leather writing surface, above a shaped frieze and cabriole legs, 98 cm wide, 55 cm deep, 91 cm high
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A pair of Italian gilt gesso standard lamps, 19th century, each lamp with a fluted classical column, fitted for electricity, with matching cream shades, 183.5 cm high
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A Georg Jensen, fruit bowl, designed by henning koppel 1965, of circular form and restrained design, stamped, design number 1131A, 976gms total weight, 28 cm. Provenance: Henning Koppel was a native of Copenhagen and joined the Georg Jensen Company when he was 27. He had just returned to Denmark from Sweden where he, a Jew, had fled to escape the German occupation of Denmark. He was trained as an artist, particularly in drawing and sculpture and studied at the Kunstakademiet (Royal Danish Academy of Fine…
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A Georg Jensen 'Acorn' pattern flatware service, designed by Johan Rhode, post 1945 marks, a setting for ten with extra pieces comprising; 10 soup spoons, 10 fish knives, 10 fish forks, 10,dessert spoons, 10 entree forks,10 dinner forks, 10 teaspoons,10 cake forks, 10 entree knives,10 dinner knives, large soup ladle, large carving fork, large fish knife, pair of secateurs, large carving knife, large pear shaped serving spoon, two pairs of salad servers, a candle snuffer, and two sauce ladles
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An enamel and silver bowl designed by Inger Hanmann 1968, for Anton Michelsen (merged with Georg Jensen in 1971), the circular bowl with a drip glazed enamel overlay, stamped marks, 21 cm diameter. Provenance: Inger Hanmann's work is distinquished by its decoration. Her pieces use enamel on silver with the enamel in bold swirling colors in an abstract style. She is a painter, sculptor and ceramicist and one of the foremost enamelists in Scandinavia. Her early eduction was in applied art at the Tegne-og…
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A pair of Georg Jensen silver gilt bowls designed by henning koppel, 1978, of circular form, stamped, 16 cm diameter
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A pair of Georg Jensen sterling silver salts designed by allan scharff, of stylised form, stamped Swedish or Danish date mark, the other dish with London date mark 1995, 13.5 cm long
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A Georg Jensen silver tazza, post 1945, grapevine pattern, marked to base and numbered 263A, 19 cm high, 684gms total weight
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A Georg Jensen lidded dish with ebony handle designed by Sigvard Bernadotte 1945-1951, of circular form, the base with fine diamond motif engraving and ebony ribbed handle and finial, 540gms, 16 cm diameter. Provenance: Reference: Bernadotte was the son of Gustav Adolf VI, king of Sweden and Brother of Ingrid, queen mother of Denmark. As a young man he wanted to become an actor but his father and grandfather didn't approve so he studied art history at Sweden's Uppsala University. He attended the School of…
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An Italian Art Deco silver tea set and tray by Luigi Genazzi Di Eros, circa 1940, comprising a teapot, hot water pot, creamer and sugar bowl of stylised form with serpentine ebonised handles, together with a conforming dual handled oval tray, the teapot 15 cm high, 4666gms total weight
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A sterling silver stelton tray designed by Arne Jacobsen 1964-71, of circular form, stamped, weight 1188gms, 34 cm diameter
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A pair of Sydney Opera House silver commemorative goblets by Stuart Devlin
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Franz Hagenauer (Austrian 1906 - 1986) A pair of large silvered metal heads in profile, circa 1930, one a stylised depiction of a male face in profile and the other depicting a female head in profile, with applied mouth, eyes and hair features, each 50 cm high. Provenance: Christies Melbourne 10 September 1995 lot 69
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A Rene Lalique blue 'Ronces' vase, circa 1930, the electric blue ovoid body moulded with entwined branches of thorny briar, 23.5 cm high
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A Rene Lalique Serpent vase the brown stained opaque milk glass body moulded in the shape of a coiled snake with open mouth and exposed fangs
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Rene Lalique Archers vase, the amber glass body moulded with a continuous frieze of classical male archers and swooping birds
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A Lalique opalescent glass 'Ceylan' vase, circa 1924, of tapering cylindrical form moulded with pairs of budgerigars and stylised foliage, 23.5 cm high
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A Rene Lalique 'Oleron' vase, circa 1930, the ovoid opaque glass body moulded with a continuous frieze of schooling fish, 9 cm high
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Rene Lalique 'Figurines' decanter set, comprising a decanter and six matching tumblers, each with stained brown glass bodies decorated with panels of nymphs
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Rene Lalique Ormeaux vase of globular form, the green glass body moulded with a continuous pattern of over lapping leaves
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A small Rene Lalique 'Tournai' vase, circa 1930, the ovoid grey glass body moulded with a continuous frieze of vertical leaf pattern panels, 12.5 cm high
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Rene Lalique Ronces vase, with an ovoid amber glass body moulded with a continuous frieze of entwined briar
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Rene Lalique Six Figurines Et Masque vase, the lobed ovoid body moulded with panels of standing nymphs above a frieze of Bacchanalian masks
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Rene Lalique 'Douze Figurines Avec Bouchon' frosted glass decanter, the baluster bottle with a continuous frieze of nymphs in relief, the stopper modelled as a kneeling nymph
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A Rene Lalique opalescent 'Calypso' dish, the swirling figures moulded in high relief
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A Rene Lalique Formose vase, the globular opalescent glass body moulded with a continuous frieze of fan tailed gold fish
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A Gabriel Argy Rousseau pate-de-verre 'Faunes et Nymphs' glass vase, circa 1920, of tapering cylindrical form decorated with the head of a nymph and a faun on a floriate moulded ground, 23 cm high
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A Rene Lalique Mures vase', circa 1930, the ovoid body decorated with a continuous frieze of thistle flower heads and foliage, 23 cm high
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A Gabriel Argy-Rousseau pate-de-verre glass vase, of tapering cylindrical form delicately moulded with a continuous frieze of gum nuts and gum leaves
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A Daum lamp, French, the domed shade with textured vertical stripes and a geometric motifs, the base with repeated design motifs and original metal fittings, fitted for electricity
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Tiffany Studios table lamp, the shade decorated with a central band of circular scroll-work on a geometric designed ground, with a bronze gilt column and a stylised rockwork base
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A silvered bronze figure of a dancer by Lorenzl, a naked girl dancing with silk a scarf, 26 cm high
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A Derez red cameo glass bell, circa 1900, of slightly serpentine outline, carved with red floriate and foliate decoration on a stippled orange and yellow ground, 25 cm high
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A Loetz irridescent glass bowl on a bronze stand, circa 1900, the square serpentine blue glass body overlaid in colours of irridescent purple and green, within a foliate and floriate decorated stand, 15 cm high
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Demeter H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947), 'The Little Sad One', ivory and gilt bronze modelled as a young girl with down cast eyes holding her negligee to her cheek, on a faceted black and brown veined marble base. Literature: For a similar example see Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other figures
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Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet 'Egyptian Dancer' gilt bronze and ivory on onyx base, circa 1930, the young semi draped female wearing an egyptian head dress with enamelled decoration, posed with her leg raised and one arm outstretched before her, on a tiered onyx base, 34.5 cm high
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Prof. Otto Poertzel (1876 - 1963) 'Snake Charmer' silvered and cold painted bronze and ivory on onyx base, the young dancer with arched back in a pirouette position above entwined snakes, raised on a stepped green onyx base
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Pierre le faguays (1892 - 1938) 'Tireuse A L'arc' bronze figure of an archer, circa 1925, Modelled as a female archer wearing a short tunic, holding aloft her stretched bow, on naturalistic base, 50 cm high
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'Hindu Dancer' cast from a model by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet, modelled as a young woman with elaborate headress and bodice, swirling skirt and poised on one leg in a dance mode, on waisted socle, cast with figurative subjects and a rouge marble base, 37.5 cm high
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Paul Philippe 'Russian Dancer' bronze and ivory figure, early 20th century, 50 cm the female dancer with outstretched arms amd one leg raised, on a circular onyx marble base For a similar example see Bryan Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, Woodbridge, 1978, p. 251
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Demeter H. Chiparus (Roumanian, 1886-1947) 'After Reading', patinated bronze and ivory, modelled as a young woman clasping her closed book after reading, dressed in an elaborate Preraphaelite costume with cold painted details, raised on stepped brown onyx base, 32 cm high 37 cm including base. Provenance: Literature: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, pub 2003 page 103
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Julius Schmidt-Felling (wk : c1895 - 1930) 'peasant girl' bronze and ivory on marble base, 25.5 cm high the windswept female figure with her shawl wrapped closely around her face, on a square marble plinth
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A pair of Italian bronze figures by Ferdinando De Luca, early 20th century, each modelled as a scantily clad dancer holding a champagne glass seated on a stylised base, 80 cm high. Provenance: ReferenceForrest, M., Art Bronzes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Pennsylvania, USA, illustrated p. 457, plate no. 10.99.
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A pair of Art Deco club chairs, French circa 1920. Provenance: by repute from the collection of Douglas Bader, London
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A Grant Featherston chaise longue, upholstered in hot pink wool with a matching bolster, 180 cm long
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A circular marble table by Angelo Mangiarotti (1921,), table designed in 1968 with circular pedestal and top in soft granite mottled marble, 73 cm high, 138 cm diameter
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Jeffrey Mincham, (1950 - ), two large 'Neoteric' covered vessels, 39 cm diameter and 33 cm diameter
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Pair of Marea Gazzard (1928- ) terracotta vases
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A sculpture by Megan Campbell 'Planet Shoes', 120 cm high. Provenance: Megan Campbell has exhibited widely throughout Australia, including Bendigo Art Gallery, Noosa Art gallery, Ararat Art Gallery and with private galleries. She currently lectures at Victoria University while she continues to practice her own art
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Martin Brothers miniature stoneware vase, depicting grotesque fish on a pale cream ground
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A Martin Brothers stoneware vase, the unusual shaped vase bearing inscription 'marred in the hand of the potter' Jer. XVIII.4, 19 cm high
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A Martin Brothers bird jar and cover, dated 1901, decorated on a cream and brown mottled ground, 22 cm high
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Martin Brothers double faced jug, decorated with two amusing faces on a mottled brown ground
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A Martin Brothers miniature bird jar and cover, 9.5 cm high decorated in slate and brown mottled tones
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A Martin Brothers vase decorated with stylized fish, of rectangular form, decorated with grotesque marine life on a cream ground, 23 cm high
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A Martin Brothers bird jar and cover, dated 1909, decorated in a deep blue and brown mottled glaze, 24 cm high
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A Weymss bulldog, decorated with large cabbage roses, 22 cm high
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A Weymss biscuit barrel, the base and cover decorated with wild dog roses throughout, 10 cm high
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A Weymss pig decorated with cabbage roses, stamped Weymss Exon, 19 cm high
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A Weymss pig, thistle decoration, seated, decorated with five thistles throughout, 10 cm high
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A Weymss pig, black and white, decorated with black daubs on a white ground, 10 cm high
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A Martin Brothers bird jar and cover, decorated in brown, sage green and blue tones, 23 cm high
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A Weymss pig, in reclining position decorated with cabbage roses, 16 cm long
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A Plitcha pot pourri pig, 12 cm high an elongated nose and piercing to the body, decorated with strawberries
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A Weymss style cat, seated and decorated with strawberry motifs throughout, 27 cm high
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A Weymss cat, seated and decorated throughout with large cabbage roses and small dog roses, 32 cm high
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A Plichta cat, seated, decorated with large cabbage roses and small rose buds. Height 26 cm
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A Royal Worcester pot pourri vase and cover by John Stinton, the ovoid form pot decorated with highland cattle in a landscape with pierced gilt lid and finial
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A Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis, of squat ovoid form, depicting sheep grazing in a tranquil landscape
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A pair of Royal Worcester vases by Charles Baldwyn, of slender baluster form, decorated with white swans in flight on a sky blue ground, 24 cm high
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A large pot pourri vase and cover by John Stinton, decorated with highland cattle in a landscape, 37 cm high
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Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis, of baluster form depicting sheep in a tranquil landscape setting
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A Royal Worcester pot pourri jar and cover by Freeman, the ovoid body decorated with luscious peaches and berries, with an internal lid beneath a pierced gilt cover and finial
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A large Royal Worcester vase by John Stinton, of baluster form with scroll handles and a gadrooned foot and everted rim, the body painted with a scene of highland cattle in a landscape, 40.5 cm high
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A Royal Worcester vase by Roberts, of baluster form, decorated with finely painted white blooms on a pale sage green ground
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A of six Royal Worcester coffee cups and saucers by W. H. Austin and W. Hale, profusely decorated with berries, peaches, pears and grapes on a gilt and neutral ground, in a fitted case retailed by Brook and Son, 87 George Street, Edinburgh, cups 6 cm diameter, saucer 9.5 cm
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Moorcroft 'Waratah' patterned vase of squat baluster form, the body decorated with seven waratahs on a deep blue ground, the reverse with a spray of red anemone like wild flowers
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Large 19th century Crown Derby covered vase decorated in 'Imari' style colours, with pierced work and applied decorative motifs
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Iimpressive Moorcroft Limited Edition Australiana vase, of baluster form decorated with flowering gum nuts and gum leaves on a pale blue ground
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A large Sevres style ormolu mounted vase and cover, late 19th century, of baluster form with a chamfered foot and knopped standard, the body painted in pastel tones with a scene of a nymph and cherubs, surmounted by a domed cover with a pine cone finialsigned A. Magolin. Height 80 cm
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A pair of gilt bronze mounted Sevres style porcelain vases and covers, each of cylindrical form with a painted cartouche of lovers in a landscape, the opposing panel with a spray of flowers, within gilt borders, reserved on a blue ground, flanked by mask head handles rising to a domed cover and pine cone finialsigned Phillipot, 47 cm high
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A pair of ormolu mounted Paris Porcelain urns, 19th century, each of campana form with beaded handles, one decorated with a cartouche of a duck in a landscape, the other showing hunting dogs pouncing on a deer, within gilt borders on a blue ground. Height 20 cm
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A pair of Meissen white glazed figures, 19th century, 31 cm high each raised on a rocaille decorated base, modelled as a young male and female in rustic dressunderglaze blue crossed swords mark
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Gilt metal mounted Sevres style platter with a pink ground oval dish centred by a cartouche painted with frolicking putti, within a grape leaf moulded rim with dual scrolling acanthus leaf handles
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Pair of large Sevres style ormolu mounted vases, each of baluster form, painted and gilt with a scene of lovers in a landscape, the reverse with a lesser vignette of a waterscape, on a bleu de roi ground, and flanked by beaded bird mask handles
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A pair of small Sevres style ormolu mounted vases and covers
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Large Sevres style bleu celeste vase, 19th century
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A pair of continental porcelain birds with ormolu stands, 29 cm high
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A pair of large Sevres style ormolu mounted baluster vases and covers, late 19th century. Height 54 cm
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A German porcelain plaque, 19th century, the oval plaque painted with the upper torso of a semi-draped female with long auburn hair, within an ornate pierced and carved scrolling acanthus leaf frame, 38 cm high
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A Sevres parian ware figure group of 'Diane Au Bain', 19th century, the semi-draped central figure of Diane surrounded by three female attendants with hounds at her feet, on a naturalistic baseinscribed Diane, 38 cm high
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A pair of Meissen cockatoos, 19th century, each modelled as a white cockatoo with orange and yellow markings, perched on a naturalistic tree stump basecrossed swords mark to base, 25 cm high
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