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Antiques & Interiors including Taxidermy and Wine — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:769
Sale Title:Antiques & Interiors including Taxidermy and WineLots with images:764
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:632
Date:21-Apr-2013
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A Chinese porcelain bowl, Ming Dynasty decorated with repeating circular pattern in blue & white, 16th century, 14 cm diameter
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A deep Chinese porcelain bowl with peach bats amongst blue clouds the bats decorated in iron red, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to base, 19 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's
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A Chinese saucer dish in underglaze blue and iron red decorated with five claw dragons chasing flaming pearls. Jiaqing seal mark to base. Diameter 18.5 cm
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A small Chinese porcelain bowl painted with coral coloured bats amongst blue & white clouds, six character apocryphal Kangxi mark to base, Qing Dynasty, chips around foot rim, 10 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's
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A Chinese pottery brushwasher, Yuan Dynasty of bulbous form, 6 cm high
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A fine Chinese porcelain dish in underglaze-blue, the central design of a gnarled pine, flowering hawthorn, lingzhi & rocks. The exterior cavetto painted with figures in a garden, underglaze blue six character mark Qianlong to base. Diameter 19 cm
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Three blue and white Chinese plates assorted sizes and marks to base
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A blue and white Qing Dynasty JI Qu period plate some cracks 19.5 cm dia
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A collection of Imari porcelain two square form dishes, and eight boat form table dishes each with mark to base (10) decorated with various underglaze and overglaze enamels, Meiji period ( 20 ) Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's 15 cm sqr & 19 cm long
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A Japanese 19th century Imari ware blue & white plate, C1850 Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt 31 cm diam
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A Japanese 19/20th century Sometsuke blue & white plate Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt 29 cm diam
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Two early 20th century Japanese Imari bowls, with marks to base both decorated in traditional Imari palette, largest 25 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt
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Early 19th century Japanese Arita blue & white porcelain Sometsuke shallow bowls, Bunka-Bunsei period, set of eight, each bowl decorated with various panels, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt
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A set of sixteen Arita Kraak style blue & white plates, each decorated with traditional kraak patterns, 24 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt
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A set of eight Japanese Imari lobed bowls, with Anei period mark and probably of that period, each bowl decorated with panels to the borders and central octagonal motif, 19 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt
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A set of eight 19th century Japanese Imari lobed desert dishes Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt
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A Japanese 19/20th century set of eight blue & white bowls, signed with six character mark to base and seal mark to front Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt 15.5 cm diam
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A set of four 19th century Japanese Imari rose bowls one with chip to rim. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto
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A fine coffee glazed stem cup cracked, six character mark to base
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A Chinese porcelain Narcissus bowl enamel decorated with bright flowers and exotic birds, 24 cm length. 24.5 cm wide
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A fine Chinese blue and white stem cup
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A set of eight Meiji period bowls & covers, together with four tea bowls and a large bowl (13) decorated with under and overglaze Imari palette enamels Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's
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A good Japanese 19th century Imari ware blue & white plate, possibly Bunka-Bunsei period Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt 30 cm diam
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A set of Northern Burmese Kammavaca text panels 2nd half 19th century, block mounted and presented in two frames. These panels are made from monk's robes and are heavily coated then the gilded script is applied using a tamarind based dye together with the head and back board panels
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A group of 19th century Japanese red Kutani porcelain, comprising; three bowls two tea cups & saucers and tea pot (6) tea pot with restored cover Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt
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A set of ten 19/20th century Imari bowls Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's
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A set of eight 19th century Japanese Imari bowls, with mark to base enamelled in traditional Imari palette enamels, 14.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt
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A group of Asian items, including a 19th century Imari charger- repaired, a metal toggle, a small betel box and a group of miniature mud men, (5)
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A Chinese porcelain bowl the well decorated in enamels depicting a girl with a basket of peaches, circa 20th century, 25 cm diameter
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A Chinese celadon tripod censor with carved decoration in the Ming style, modern, 25 cm diameter
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Two Asian deep Japanese red lacquer graduated bowls, the circular form unadorned & flat base. Early 20th century. Large bowl Diameter 32x18
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A carved Indian wooden manuscript support the upper section carved depicting Ganesh with an attendant standing either side the base resembling a lyre, 19th century
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Two Chinese watercolours signed by the artist
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A Chinese scroll painting of mountain scene with signature to top right corner 129 x 63 cm
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A group of Japanese ivory, comprising snuff bottle and others
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A group of four various Chinese stone carvings, including an image of a buddha, intertwined chilong, a pebble and an archaistic dragon. Width 7 cm. Height 6 cm
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Two stone thumb guards both in mottled green coloured stone
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Three bone thumb guards, each with various decoration
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A pair of white jade Pixiu toggle with green inclusions, each having intricate detail. 3 cm
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A Chinese finely carved miniature jade vase in pale celadon green of elegant form. The oval mouth flaring, double key handles narrowing down on tall raised on a deep foot. Height 6.3 cm
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A Chinese celadon hardstone recumbent ram with long horns sweeping around behind the jaw line with the mouth slightly open. The hoofed legs neatly folded under the resting body. Length 8 cm
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Two Chinese jade carvings the first of archaistic disk form, the other a pebble with an image of guanyin, highest 8 cm
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Two carved hardstone belt buckles with iron red natural inclusions. One with a dragon head hook the other with bats. Length 10 cm and 5 cm
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A carved Chinese green jade lion. 20th century. The lion seated, with an open mouth and upturned nose. Attached to a plaited silk cord with another green jade been and small disk. Length 8.5 cm
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Three Chinese jade plaques, each plaque reticulated depicting figures and mythical creatures, 11 cm high largest
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A carved jade pendant decorated with figures and miniature style calligraphy, height 7 cm
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A group of Chinese jade pendants carved in various forms together with a silver coloured coin, 3 cm high
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Five Chinese jade carvings, including a lotus spray, crab, chilong disk, recumbent ram and young and a figural adorned elephant, 7 cm longest (5)
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A carved jade pendant together with a stem bowl the pendant with calligraphy, the stem bowl with dragon interior,height bowl 10 cm
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Two jade items the first carved as a gourd the other of pebble form with carving to one side, 7.5 cm length
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A large archaistic Chinese jade carving of an elegant and fine dragon. Height 23 cm. Width 16 cm
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A Chinese box of bamboo & bone mahjong tablets, marked with figures and characters 20th century
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A Chinese overlay glass snuff bottle (missing stopper) Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's
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A glass snuff bottle depicting scholars at leisure, 7 cm high
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A Chinese snuff bottle of agate colour, with green glass stopper, 7 cm high
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Two Chinese snuff bottles, one opaque glass the other porcelain, hand painted with figures and peach blossom, both with character marks to base
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A fine Chinese lapis covered vase, Qing Dynasty of flattened hu-form, the body carved with archaic style taotie masks on a liewen ground, the body supporting two scrolling handles, the lid with matching handles and central peach form finial, 9.5 cm high
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A Chinese Doucai small vase of squat ovoid form decorated with dragons six character marks to the base 5.2 cm high
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Five groups of opium weights south East Asian, the motifs including elephants, dragons, bulls, dogs and cockerels, largest height 4 cm. (22)
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A Japanese brass lotus form lamp base 58 cm high
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A Chinese wooden rice/grain basket 26 cm high
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Three Japanese framed woodblock prints two depicting geisha after Harunabu one after Hiroshige and one small folio (4)
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A Chinese Mao tambour hanging depicting a young Mao holding an umbrella, dated 1969, 210 cm high
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A set of two blue Chinese prints framed, 57 cm high
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A set of four Vietnamese panels together with an equestrian sculpture the panels lacquered and inlaid with mother of pearl, the equestrian sculpture lacquered and gilded, height panels 89 cm
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A large Tibetan bronze of Avalokiteshvara the standing multi-armed and multi headed deity holding various attributes, the rear arms fanning out at the flanks, 104 cm high
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A large Kutani charger signed Dai Nihon Kutani Zo painted with a panel of a samurai on horseback crossing a river and panels of birds amongst blossom, wooden stand 45 cm(18') diameter
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A Chinese famille rose porcelain basin the deep well prolifically enamelled with the one thoUSAnd butterflies pattern, 19th century, restored
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A 20th century Chinese four panel screen
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A large Tibetan bronze figure of green Tara wearing ornate jewellery and Crown seated on separately cast double lotus pedestal 35 cm high
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A Sri Lankan bronze Buddha sitting in meditative position, on a double lotus base, 28 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of green Tara, modelled with an ornate headdress and seated upon a double lotus base, 19 cm high. 19 cm high
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A fine Chinese bronze figure of Guanyin, Yuan - Ming Dynasty the Bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana, the hands in vitarka mudra, the body supporting a tassel-hung beaded necklace, the Crown pierced, 14th / 15th century, 23 cm high
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An unusually green glaze double Layer covered tea pot together with two tea cups decorated with reticulated cranes deer and other animals, 14 cm high. Tea pot 14 cm high
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A blue and white lidded jar and bowl of shipwreck style, the jar with floral decoration, the bowl with repeating foliage, height, 17 cm
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A blue and white lidded box of shipwreck style, the base and lid with panelled decoration, 10 cm diameter
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A Thai bronze Buddha with serene facial gesture in seated position on double throne, 36 cm high
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A group of Sawankhalok Kilns objects Consisting of four boxes ( one missing lid ) three with blue & white decoration, one of buff colour, 14th-16th century, highest 10 cm
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Two Sawankhalok Kilns lidded boxes, each decorated in blue & white, one of faceted form, 14th / 15th century, 9 cm tallest
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A Chinese red copper glazed vase decorated with dragons six character mark to base 33.8 cm high
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A bronze censer on stand of compressed form with raised handles, the stand with four bracket feet, six character mark to base, 12 cm across
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A large bronze double handled incense burner, with incised decoration on three legs with four character mark to base 27 cm
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A bronze double handled incense burner, with squirrel form handles and archaistic decoration with two character mark to base, 16 cm high. 16 cm
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A bronze censor with twin bat head handles four character marks to base 17 cm wide, 10 cm high
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A Chinese tea Dust glazed vase with Garlic neck vase decorated with dragon decoration with six character mark to base 20.89 cm high
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Celadon style fish shallow dish, together with a Larger fish bowl and two smaller fish decorated bowls all decorated in blue & white, modern, largest diameter 30 cm. ( 4 )
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Six Chinese export porcelain bowls, each with scalloped rim and brightly enamelled, Qing Dynasty, 17 cm diameter
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Four Chinese export porcelain bowls, each with scalloped rim and brightly enamelled, Qing Dynasty, 13 cm diameter
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A group of four Chinese porcelain dishes, each decorated in blue & white including 18th century style export plate, and other Qing dishes
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Four Chinese Scrolls depicting the four seasons with birds each 132 x 22 cm (image size)
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A Chinese Soft stone seal in the form of a Buddhist lion four character seal carved to base. Width 8.2 cm height 13.2 cm
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A Chinese bronze figure of Guanyin in seated position, supporting an infant on one leg, 25 cm high
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An interesting composite 17/18th century Buddha with remnants of gilding, restoration to base & neck south East Asian Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's 23 cm high
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An antique Thai enclosed elephant bell well cast, supported on a teak and bamboo stand, 45 cm high
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A pair of small Chinese porcelain vases both decorated with famille rose enamels on a yellow ground, each vase with two panels depicting birds amongst rockwork and foliage, late Qing Dynasty, 15 cm high
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A Japanese Kutani vase profusely decorated in bright enamels, Meiji period, some faults, 25 cm high
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12 cm Chinese pot with leaf handle lid
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A Chinese porcelain crackle glaze vase the shoulders supporting drop loop handles, 22 cm high
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A Chinese bronze mirror with dragon relief and natural Patina 18.2 cm dia
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A Chinese ceramic charger decorated with sancai type colourway depicting warriors, 33 cm diameter
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