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Oriental Decorative Arts and Militaria — Raffan Kelaher & Thomas

Auction House:Raffan Kelaher & ThomasNumber of lots recorded:96
Sale Title:Oriental Decorative Arts and MilitariaLots with images:93
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:76
Date:24-Feb-2014
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Bertram Mackennal (1863-1931), a bronze resin figure of 'Circe', A.G.NSW edition 99/100, inscribed and numbered on base. Height 57.5 cm
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A Moorcroft dish, pansy pattern. Diameter 22 cm
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A Charles Lemanceau ceramic goose
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A French Art Deco opal glass vase, with high relief frieze depicting neo-Babylonian hunting scene. Height 35 cm
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A Chinese 'Blanc de chine' figure of Guan Yin, on wooden base. Figure height 22 cm
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A Chinese ivory puzzle ball on stand (Af)
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A Chinese ivory carving, 'Lady with Fish' on hardwood stand. Figure height 18 cm
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A Japanese Satsuma cream jug, finely painted with landscape and floral design. Height 10 cm
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A Chinese Yeching silver bon bon dish, rim pierced with dragons chasing pearls. Diameter 19.5 cm
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A Chinese silver cigarette case, engraved with writhing dragon. 18 x 8 cm
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A German bastard sword, circa 1600, with half basket guard and thumb ring, twin fullered blade with double struck makers mark and spear point tip. Length 110 cm
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A Southern Indian axe, eighteenth century, with silver and copper floral inlay to head and brass rosettes to haft
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An Indian Matchlock Musket (Jezail) circa 1800, with silver sheet wrapped butt, bone inlaid stock. Length 176 cm
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A carved tobacco tamper, Victoria and Albert medallion to lid. Height 10 cm
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A pair of French Le Jan ceramic fish. Height 37 cm
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C. Bean's 'Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18' Angus & Robertson edition, twelve volumes
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A Chinese carved wooden sage, holding a staff and peach, with inlaid eyes and teeth
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Five Satsuma buttons
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A Japanese bronze vase, inlaid with silver and shakado red-Crowned cranes. Height 14.5 cm
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A Chinese ivory carving, two fishermen on boat, on stand (Af)
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Two Chinese silver cake Trowles, with pierced blades. Length 28 cm
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A pair of Chinese silver pin dishes, each inset with Sun Yat-sen 'Junk' one dollar coins
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A Moorcroft comport, signed. Height 9.5 cm. Diameter 8.4 cm
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A Clarice Cliff 'Rhodanthe' pattern cauldron vase. Height 7 cm
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An Etling Art Deco glass charger. Diameter 30.5 cm
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A Le Jan ceramic fish. Height 30 cm
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An Art Nouveau 'Flower bud' lamp. Height 43 cm
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A nineteenth century bronze desk standish, with two ink wells and filigree border. 23.6 x 13 cm
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A Chinese ivory carving 'Fishermen with Catch', signed; on hardwood stand. Figure height 14 cm
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A Chinese ivory carving 'Sage and Attendant boy with fish', signed; on hardwood stand. Height 30 cm
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Two Satsuma miniature posie vases
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An Indo-Persian travelling candlestick, with integral inkwell and pen rest. Steel with silver and gold Koftgari inlay. Height 21.5 cm
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A cast iron cabaset helmet, 19th century museum copy of a 15th century parade helmet, with high relief classical figures. Height 37 cm
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A Chinese carved wooden figure of an immortal. Height 47 cm
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A Chinese silver cake dish. Diameter 25 cm
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A Chinese silver overlayed decanter, and six licquor glasses (af). Decanter height 18 cm
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A Chinese silver 'Water Buffalo and Child' water dropper, with enamelled details to child. Some losses to enamel. Length 14 cm
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Twelve Chinese silver teaspoons, with Quanyin finials. Length 13 cm
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A Chinese ivory carving of Quanyin. Height 11.5 cm
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A Chinese Republic period export ware vase, famille rose peacock design. Height 35.5 cm
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A Japanese woven cane Ikebana vase, signed. Height 45 cm
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A Japanese carved bamboo vase, depictng mounted Samurai. Height 46 cm
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A Murano art glass clown decanter. Height 35 cm
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A Murano art glass lady figure, aqua and white, with adventurine. Height 24 cm
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A pair of Murano art glass figures, lady and gentleman in pink and adventurine. Height 35 cm (approx)
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A Satsuma double handled vase, signed. Height 31 cm (Af)
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A pair of Chinese bronze bookends, depicting scholars. Height 18 cm
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A Clarice Cliff 'Age of Jazz' figure, 'Dancing couple'. Height 19 cm
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A Clarice Cliff 'Age of Jazz' figure, 'Musicians'. Height 13.5 cm
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A Doulton Lambeth wine jug, with Bacchanalian frieze and silver rim. Height 20.5 cm
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A Doulton Lambeth stoneware commemorative jug, William Gladstone. Height 23 cm
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A 19th century Malay kris. Length 45 cm
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A 19th century Balinese kris, with twenty five waves, carved lion to forte and gilt Rakshasa demon hilt. Length 56 cm
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A Balinese kris, 18th/19th century. Length 41 cm
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An Indo-Persian bronze pen case, pierced. Length 31 cm
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A 19th century Indo-Persian bronze hookah base, with incised floral design. Height 19 cm
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Two 19th century Copeland plates and a Spode plate, 'Chase after a Wolf' and 'Common wolf trap'
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A Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' trio
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A 19th century Chinoiserie jewellery and sewing casket, with ivory and bone inserts (Af)
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A 19th century Indo-Persian powder horn, brass mounts with incised floral decoration. Length 40 cm
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A 19th century Indo-Persian steel shield, chiselled decoration of Royal figures, hunting animals and a band of calligraphic script. Re-enforcing band to rim. Diameter 44 cm
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A German rapier sword, c. 1600. By Wolfgang Statler, with original wire bound grip. Length 107 cm
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A German 'Bastard' sword, c. 1550, 'hand and a half' leather bound grip, two ring side guards, Passau 'Running Wolf' mark. Length 103 cm
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A Tiffany style Art Nouveau vase, irridescent green glass body with pewter overlay. Height 14 cm
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A Japanese silver, ivory and enamelled vase, Meiji period, with ivory body decorated with three dragons fighting in the waves, twin silver dragon handles and enamelled silver foot and top. Minor losses and repairs. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese bronze temple dog, on carved wooden stand. Height 19 cm (on stand)
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A pair of Chinese dogs of fo. Green and tan glaze. Length 31 cm approx
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A Lladro figure of a flower seller. Height 25 cm
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A Royal Copenhagen figure group, 'Reaper and Wife at Rest'. Height 44 cm
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A Crown Derby tea bowl and saucer, circa 1782-1825. With puce mark
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A Worcester Dr Wall period teapot, 'Mansfield' blue underglaze pattern, with crescent mark to base. Height 14 cm
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A Worcester sparrow beak jug, ribbed body with hand painted floral sprays. Height 10.5 cm
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A Worcester tea bowl and saucer, circa 1755-75. Hand painted floral sprays, underglazed with blue fret mark. Diameter 12 cm (saucer)
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Two early tea cups and saucers, one with gilt vine and leaf decoration, marked 'Fbb' for Flight, Barr & Barr, the other hand painted floral and butterfly decoration, unmarked
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A Worcester blue and white sucrier and cover, circa 1770, decorated in the 'Fence' pattern, open crescent mark. Height 14 cm
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A Satsuma miniature vase, supported by Shishi. Minor chips. Height 11.5 cm
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A pair of Royal Worcester figures, 'Joy' and 'Sorrow', in gilt robes, date mark 1923. Minor loss to beak of bird held by sorrow. Height 25 cm
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A Japanese blue and white vase, with blue underglaze, Kirin decoration. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese famille rose floor vase, with two Pheonix in the forest. Height 62 cm
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Chinese calligraphy inkstone, with dragon chasing pearl to lid. Length 20 cm
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A Chinese sea urchin tea pot, with Kangxsi mark to base. Diameter 12.5 cm
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A Japanese woven bronze tray, with soft metal inlaid panel depicting two monks. Signed verso. 36.5 cm x 42.5 cm
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A Japanese carved ivory vase, one panel showing pheasant on rocky outcrop in bamboo grove, the other depicting two song birds in a prunus tree. Height 22.5 cm
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A Japanese hibachi, formed from a natural tree root. Height 21 cm
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A Japanese free form tree root sculpture. Height 100 cm
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A lidded vase
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A 16th or 17th century Indo-Persian mail and plate shirt (Kavach). Shirt of riveted mail set with plates, the two front plates fitted with three buckles. Devanagari inscriptions to the front right plate of the Deccani honorific 'Davish Sahib' and the 'Adoni' inscription. This proclaims that the shirt was captured as booty by the Maharajah of Bikaner at the siege of Adoni in 1689. Ref. 'The Art of War' the Nasser Khalili collection, pg 160, 'Islamic and Oriental arms and armour' Robert Hales pg 299
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A Chinese knife trousse, knife and chopsticks in bronze mounted scabbard. Length 36 cm
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A 19th century Russian Kindjal, with black Khorasan Damascus blade. Horn hilt with gold koftgari inlay. Length 54 cm
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A 19th century Indian tulwar, with silver koftgari hilt. Length 90 cm
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A Chinese cloisonne vase, gourd form, with twin handles. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese lidded jar, with enamelled glaze of leaves and insects. Height 22 cm
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A Satsuma footed dish, four shell form feet supporting oval dish with interior scene of a mage summoning a dragon. 15.5 cm x 20 cm
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A Japanese carved box wood netsuke, figure holding begging bowl
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A Japanese carved bone netsuke, carved as an old man huddling
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A Japanese carved bone netsuke
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