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Estate & Collector Auction — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:279
Sale Title:Estate & Collector AuctionLots with images:275
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:193
Date:13-Jul-2013
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Angolan Chokwe ceremonial chair. Carved figure decorated with copper embellishments. Loss of one figure to back rail carved wood and metal. Height 93 cm
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Northern Australian Didgeridoo. Gulf marine life decoration. Collected N.T. c.1970. Natural earth pigments on wood. Length 122 cm
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Two Aboriginal carvings of goannas. Pyrographed decoration. Lengths 157 cm and 66 cm
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Various Wood and Bamboo Pacific and SE Asian Items. Incl Dyak quiver; Admiralty Island obsidian dagger; Trobriand carved head; gourd lime container; SE Asian lime pot; and Timorese lime pot.
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Massim Carved Ceremonial Bowl. Carved, extended planar ends. Length 103 cm
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Dembulupuy, Freddy Ashley Diwaik (Burdekin Duck). Tribal Group Wagilal, N.T. ochres and carved wood. Height 27 cm
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Groote Eylandt carved canoe. Painted chevron; turtle decoration. Damage to prow. Probably mid 20th century. Length 56 cm
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Two Aboriginal artefacts. Woomera and boomerang. Lengths 35 cm and 25 cm
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Aboriginal stone worked shield. Ochre and incised decoration. Length 61 cm
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Aboriginal hardwood fighting stick. Incised dec. Length 87 cm
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Two Australian Aboriginal items. Hooked hunting boomerang (ribbed to one side); and twilled hair circular head-pad with grass stuffing. Length 65 cm, diameter 13 cm
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Nine various Buka baskets
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Three Ethnographic Books, 'Journey in Time [Rock Art]', George Chaloupka;, 'Australian Aboriginal Heritage,', Berndt and Phillips; and 'Te Arawa - a History of the Arawa People,', D. M. Stafford
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10 Thai wooden silk weaving shuttles. Some with incised decoration. Well used. Length 60 cm (longest)
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7 Various Aboriginal etc. items. Incl. Yolngnu Mokoy figure, Eastern Arnhemland; clap sticks; older carved message stick; and 2 small tapa cloths
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Maireener shell necklace. Length 75 cm
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West Irian pig bone belt and gourd phallocrypt. Old belt strung on cane with actual use patina. Lengths 74 cm and 16 cm
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Four Papua New Guinea Highland Items. Ceremonial axe with wooden blade (actual use patination); Boars tooth ornament; Cowrie shell necklace (actual use patination); and Kina shell breast ornament with wealth shell insert. Length 52 cm (axe)
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Various shell, bone, teeth and seed ornaments. Incl 2 metre long cowrie belt; crocodile teeth Sepik necklace; snake vertebrae; and woven leather armband. Various
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Book, 'The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay' by Lin Bloomfield. First Edition, 1998. Pub. Odana Editions
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Three Chinese hand painted porcelain tiles, after Sheng Mao. Landscapes (3), originating from Jingdezhen in the Guiwei Cyclical year. 72 x 21 cm (each)
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Chinese school river with boats. Possibly circa 1920. Watercolour 62 x 120 cm
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Chinese school (2) pair 19th century Chinese reverse paintings on glass. Woman in an interior. 44 x 29 cm (image), 50 x 35 cm (framed)
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Chinese school 19th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. English bucolic scene, after Hogarth. 34 x 51 cm (image)
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Chinese school 19th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. Duke of Wellington. 49 x 34 cm
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Chinese school 19th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. Georgian monarch. 49 x 34 cm
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Chinese school 19th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. Elizabethan lady with ruff. 49 x 34 cm
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Chinese school (2) mountain scene; and fishing village. Watercolour on fans 44 x 76 cm (each)
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Suarsa, I Made (Indonesian b.1965) Gathering fruit gouache on canvas 31 x 41 cm
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Budiana (Balinese school) 'Batuan, Bali [Barong masks].' hand-drawn stamp verso 'Badung sang Teleka Baduan.' ink and wash 51 x 76 cm
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Swinyatana, M (Indonesian school) birds in Rainforest oil 58 x 49 cm
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Oriental school (3) Chinese school, Egrets; Banadji Indonesian harvest scene; Hiroshige from Tokaido series. Watercolour (2) and woodblock (1) 41 x 21 cm; 33 x 40 cm; 22 x 35 cm
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Kasamatsu, Shiro (1898-1991) (2) Snow covered Roofs at night; and three soldiers. Woodcut (2) 36 x 24 cm each
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Southern Sumatran long Ship cloth or Palepai. Lampong region. 61 x 195 cm
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Southern Sumatran gilt embellished wedding cloth. Lampong region; earlier example (possibly 19th century); lead-backed mirror pieces. 54 x 209 cm
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Chinese blue and white ceramic bowl. Lotus blossoms and Buddhist symbols dec. Double ring mark to base, circa 18th century, cracked - as inspected. Height 10.5 cm, diameter21 cm
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Famille verte rouleau vase. Kangxi mark but late 19th century. Hairline to side. Height 46 cm
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Chinese cloisonne tray. Bird decoration. L 41 cm
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Chinese cloisonne and ivory female figure. Ivory face. Turquoise and coral inset. Height 24 cm
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Pair Chinese cloisonne vases. Bird on blue ground decorations; with brass embellishments, with plinths. Height 31 cm (including plinths)
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Chinese octagonal ceramic bowl. Scholars among mountain landscape decoration. 6 character mark to base, circa 19th century. Hairline and rim chip. Height 7.5 cm. Diameter 13 cm
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Chinese blue crackle glaze bowl. Height 8 cm, diameter21 cm
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Tibetan burr wood and brass ceremonial vessel. Wooden body, brass fittings, probably 18th/19th century, base deteriorated. Height 32 cm
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Peranakan/Straits Chinese famille rose basin. Birds and peonies decoration, circa 19th century. Height 9.5 cm, diameter28 cm
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Chinese yellow hardwood folding book stand. Carved dragon head dec. Height 30 cm
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Chinese wooden Abacus. Maker's label attached. 35 x 17 cm
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Four Chinese Republic period panels. Fish and poems dec. Iron red seal marks. 29 x 17 cm (each)
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Chinese scholars rock. Customised wooden base. Height 24 cm (total)
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Chinese Straw glaze bowl. Height 6 cm, diameter29 cm
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Chinese hardwood tray. Inlaid bone decoration to outside of gallery. 24 x 35 cm
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Chinese scholars rock. Customised wooden base. Height 17 cm (total)
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Chinese ceramic vase. Baluster shape; blossom decoration; 6 character mark to neck. Height 24 cm
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Chinese zitan scholars tray. Pierced gallery; four shallow feet. Height 4 cm. Diameter 24 cm. Weight 33 cm
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Chinese ceramic vase. Dragon and blossom decoration. Height 32 cm
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Four matching Chinese silver comports. Applied decoration to rims; engraved with mythical figures. Character marks to bases. Total weight 734g. Weight 734g. Height 10 cm (each)
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Chinese ceramic vase. Dual handled. Traditional decoration in four cartouches on blue and yellow ground. Red seal mark to base. Restoration to upper rim. Height 37 cm
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Three various Chinese greenstone figures. Including 2 female deities, and phoenix, each on wooden plinth. Height 27 cm (average)
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Chinese greenstone mythical beast vase. Height 23 cm
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Chinese famille rose hexagonal lidded bowl. Traditional court scenes. Character marks to base. Diameter 30 cm. Height 19 cm
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Chinese bronze censer. Lion head handles. Peaches and pomegranates decoration. 6 character mark to base. Height 7 cm
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Peranakan/Straits Chinese Kamcheng/pot. Butterflies and floral decoration on yellow ground. Dog of Fo finial, circa 19th century. Height 16 cm (total)
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Japanese Kawato porcelain platter. Village, lake and figure scene. Signed to underside in Japanese: 'Nippon, Yokahama.' early 1900s. One small rim chip. Length 46 cm
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Plaster Buddha bust on wooden base. Height 31 cm (total)
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Chinese folding screen, three panels; Buddha and attendants decorations. Possibly early. 17 x 21 cm (expanded)
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Chinese zitan opium pipe and ceramic lamp. Opium pipe with celadon mouthpiece and stopper, coral and turquoise studs with silver fittings. Lamp brass trimmed. Length 54 cm (pipe)
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Four various Chinese bronze scroll weights. Monkey, and three various human figures. Height 5 cm (average)
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Early Chinese bone scroll weight. Engraved dec of sages, and poem attrib to LI Bai in characters. Signed. Length 24 cm
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Japanese Gonda Hirosuke cloisonne vase. Decorated with camellia blossom on brown ground. Marked to base. Restored - as inspected. Height 19 cm
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Chinese Wah Hing silver overlay perfume bottle. Green glass, with pierced blossom overlay. Marked WH/90 to underside. 2 chips to glass. Height 15 cm
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Japanese Gonda Hirosuke cloisonne vase. Yellow blossoms on green ground. Marked to base. Cracks - as inspected. Height 19 cm
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Chinese carved red lead glass Unicorn figure. Height 6 cm
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Chinese bronze and white brass (Haitong) snuff box. Cicada form, three character mark to base. Length 7 cm
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Eastern ivory ladies powder compact. Carved tiger's head to face. Mirrored interior. Diameter 6.5 cm
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Three various Chinese carved hardstone figures. Including amber coloured mythical lion; bird; and small plaque with dragon dec. Length 7 cm (average)
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Two various ivory items. Knife form letter opener; and draftman's pen. Length 20 cm (knife)
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Chinese jade carving of dragon. Possibly early. Length 6.5 cm
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Chinese white and russet hardstone tortoise. Carved simulated carapace. Length 9 cm
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Chinese hardstone carving. Archaic style figures to face. Crosshatching to reverse. Length 18 cm
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Two various Chinese jade pieces. Including rabbit; and monkey with peaches. Height 2.5 cm (average)
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Chinese hardstone seal. Red and grey. Not engraved. Height 9 cm
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Two various Chinese bronze figures. Guan Yin; and Shakyamuni. Height 10 cm (average)
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Chinese painted bowl. Children in garden, with peach painted to interior. 6 character mark to base. Height 5.5 cm, diameter10 cm
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Chinese blue and white tea bowl. Blossom dec. 6 character mark to base. Height 8 cm
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Chinese greenstone vase. Flared rim, with double key handles. Height 6 cm
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Chinese silver belt buckle. Beaten dec. Character mark to underside. Length 6.5 cm
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Chinese white jade carving. Dragon decoration. Length 4.5 cm
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Chinese miniature bronze seal. Dog with tail raised. Gilded square seal with four characters. Possibly Han Dynasty. Height 2 cm
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Chinese carved jade plaque. Carved Qilong and Shou characters to both sides. Bronze frame (fractured to one corner). 9.5 x 7 cm
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Chinese carved jade plaque. Dancing figures to each side. Bronze frame. 8 x 8.5 cm
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Burmese silver belt buckle. Two sections. Beaten decoration. Length 8 cm
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Chinese school album of 8 watercolours. Birds and foliage subjects, probably early 20th century Ink and watercolour (8) 30 x 18 cm each
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Chinese brown nephrite snuff bottle. Blue glass stopper. Chinese export seal attached. Height 6 cm
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Three various Chinese snuff bottles. Including red overlay glass, Shou characters; white glass; and red on pink glass. 2 with stoppers. Height 6 cm (average)
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Chinese overlay glass snuff bottle. Orange on blue. Carved gourds, vines and tendrils. Russet stopper. Height 7 cm
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Chinese carved jade snuff bottle. Carved erotic scene to one side. four character mark to reverse. Red stopper. Height 5 cm
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Three various Chinese glass snuff bottles. Including yellow; opaque pink; and fish overlay. All with stoppers. Height 7 cm (average)
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Chinese overlay glass snuff bottle. Red on snowflake glass. Carved fish decoration. No stopper. Height 6 cm
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Chinese hair crystal snuff bottle. Opaque stone with golden needles. Agate stopper. Height 7 cm
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Chinese overlay glass snuff bottle. Double overlay, blue on pink on white. Carved Chou Ko and Liang with attendants under willow tree. No stopper. Height 6 cm
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Chinese glass snuff bottle. Mottled yellow and pink. Carved in relief with animals in a forest. Pale green stopper. Height 6 cm
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