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Auction House:McKenzies AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:216
Sale Title:Decorative Arts, Furniture, Rugs, Clocks, Collectables & OrientalLots with images:203
Auction Location:PerthPrices available:142
Date:3-Jun-2015
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A Victorian burr walnut and inlay veneer davenport, by Robert Strahan, Dublin, mid 19th century, with single door side cupboard containing 4 pullout drawers; opposite side single door cupboard with one interior shelf; the cabinet base upon ceramic castors. The upper desk has a slide-out action tooled leather writing slope, with side compartments for an inkbottle and writing accessories. The desk top has a stationery compartment box with pierced brass gallery surround; the interior with segregated letter…
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A Victorian teak, officers campaign secretaire bureau. Late 19th century, with retailers plaque 'Army & Navy C.S.L. Makers'. The desk comes in two separate sections with lower part two drawers upon turned bun feet. The upper section has two drawers; the top drawer a pull-out secretaire with fold down flap with tooled leather writing surface and drawers veneered in birds eye maple and with brass drop handles. Height 108 cm; width 98.5 cm; Depth 48 cm
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A Dutch walnut glazed display cabinet. Late 19th century. The lower section has two drawers, over two door cupboard with carved ball and claw feet. The upper has two astraugal glazed doors with carved embellishments, three interior shelves and carved shell and scrolling motif pediment. Height 2.5 cm; width 1.8 cm; Depth 51 cm
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A William IV mahogany, bookcase secretaire, early 19th century, with two door astral glaze top and adjustable interior shelves. The base has a pullout secretaire drawer, with foldout tolled leather writing surface, rear interior stationery drawers, with turned ivory knob handles, letter rack compartments, over three full size drawers upon turned bun feet base. Height 218 cm; width 120 cm; Depth 54 cm
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A Victorian mahogany twin pedestal partners desk, mid 19th century, with tooled red leather writing surface, three long drawers over twin pedestal bases. One pedestal with three graduated drawers and single door cupboard verso; other pedestal with false drawer front door, with two interior drawers and single door cupboard verso. Height 78 cm; top 145 x 75 cm
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A Chinese elm Concierge, two drawer counter cabinet, c.1890-1910. The front section juxtaposition side pillars, with carved upper corbels, and three carved panels decorated with a combination of Victorian and Oriental motifs Provenance: Purportedly English Embassy Beijing, bought to Perth by a Perth diplomat. Height 94 cm; width 112.5 cm; Depth 54.5 cm
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A Georgian style mahogany wall mirror, early 19th century, with bevelled glass mirror framed inside boxwood inlay stringing, and veneered continuous leafy border. The top and bottom mirror decorated with inlay work depicting sea shells. Height 101 cm; width 61 cm
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A Victorian inlay rosewood side cabinet. Late 19th century, each side having a single drawer, over single door full size side cupboard, and astral-glazed two door lower central cupboard. The cabinet top has a single shelf with architectural 'Gothic arch' style decoration, with makers label verso: 'Christian Pratt & Sons, cabinet maker & Upholsterer, Bradford'. Height 131 cm; width 142 cm; Depth 44 cm
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An Edwardian mahogany display parlour cabinet, early 20th century, with oval shaped bevelled glass mirror upper half, over a single glazed door lower cupboard, and juxtaposition side shelves. Height 198 cm; width 117 cm; Depth 41 cm
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A pair of Edwardian inlay mahogany corner chairs, c.1900-1910. The chair back splats and upper back rail are, decorated with mythical birds, bows and tulip motif inlay work. Height 71 cm
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A mahogany Art Deco style, leadlight door, table top display cabinet, with two doors and single interior shelf. Height 59 cm; width 71 cm; Depth 24 cm
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Niels Thorsson for Haslev Møbelfabrik, and Royal Copenhagen: trolley with service tray mahogany finish frame with metal castors, removable mosaic ceramic tray top and lower single shelf. Height 48 cm; width 49.5 cm; Depth 37.5 cm
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An Arabian style studded teak blanket chest, early to mid 20th century, decorated in Eastern style studded geometric designs to top and front panel chest interior has a candle box to one side; lower underneath is a secret hidden compartment chamber. Height 52 cm; width 105 cm; Depth 46 cm
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A Victorian Rotherham, cast iron, two tier garden fountain, mid to late 19th century, with foundry mark in cast '. Rotherham'. Height 195 cm
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A three door room Dividing screen. Late 19th / early 20th century, each door constructed from mahogany with lower panelled half. The upper doors are in the Aesthetic style, with embossed painted designs, depicting floral motifs, acanthus leaves and scrolls. Height 197 cm; width 70 cm
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A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers, c.1860-1880. The chest is a three drawer bow front design, with cockbeaded edge and turned knob handles, with turned bun feet base. Height 91.5 cm; width 94 cm; Depth 51.5 cm
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A Georgian oak chest of drawers. Late 17th / early 18th century, having two half drawers over three full size drawers, brass escutcheons, and handles with engraved back plates. The full sized drawer ends, are decorated with feature geometric design mouldings. The base has front and side edge mouldings upon turned bun feet. Height 91 cm; width 93 cm; Depth 57.5 cm
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A Georgian mahogany drop-front bureau, early 19th century and later. The bureau has an interior secretaire with a variety of drawers, stationery pigeon holes and document compartments, over two half size drawers and two full size drawers upon a bracket feet plinth type base. Height 112.5 cm; width 104 cm; Depth 57 cm
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A Victorian mahogany, two handled serving tray, mid 19th century, with central inlay veneer 'Seashell' decoration width 50 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut, brass bound, ladies accoutrements box, mid to late 19th century. The top has a blue and white Wedgwood Jasper Ware plaque, set inside gothic style, brass studded mounts. The interior has a removable lift out shelf with silk covered and open compartments. The top verso has a silk lined fold-out flap for letters and writing paper storage. Height 13 cm; width 28 cm; Depth 20.5 cm
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A Victorian mahogany and walnut, adjustable reading table, Lectern stand, c.1880's; Makers label 'Leveson & Sons London', with turned central column upon platform base. Height 114 cm
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A Continental walnut upholstered armchair 18th / 19th century, probably Italian, with traces of old gilding and upholstered in pictorial needlework fabrics. Height 112 cm
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An Arne Jacobsen 100 Years Centenary Package 2002, limited and numbered edition 1337, marking 100 years celebration of Arne Jacobsen's birthday. The Arne Jacobsen Centenary package from Louis Poulsen and Fritz Hansen comprising of: i) an egg shaped, three Legged table, with a thin top in black lazured ash veneer on angle chrome steel legs. Height 70 cm; top: 114.5 x 84 cm; ii) 3 x three-legged Ant chairs. In black lazured laminated moulded veneer with chromed steel legs. Height 77 cm; iii) A Stelling…
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A Catt jarrah Modular System attributed to David Phillips Foulkes Taylor manufactured by Catt furniture Perth, W.A. 1972 constructed with jarrah, jarrah veneer particle board. Height 84 cm; length 240 cm; Depth 88 cm
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A West Australian casuarina wood Sheoak, table top curio display cabinet glazed top and all four sides, with fold down rear doors. Height 22.5 cm; width 126 cm; Depth 58 cm
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A West Australian Colonial jarrah tilt-top table, c.1870-1880's. In the Victorian style, with turned central bulbous column, and four turned supporting spindles. The lower base has four scrolling style cabriole legs. Height 70 cm; top: 142 x 85 cm
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A West Australian Colonial Sheoak and jarrah, turned leg, 6 seater dining table, c.1880 and later. The top sheoak with applied jarrah moulded outer edge. Height 77 cm; top: 86 x 167 cm
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A West Australian Colonial jarrah chiffonier, c.1880's and later two drawer over two door lower cupboard upon a plinth type base. The upper cabinet with later mirrored backboard, with attached single shelf, supported by turned spindles Provenance: Broomehill (Previous Massey family). Height 152 cm; width 122 cm; Depth 55 cm
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A West Australian Colonial jarrah, turned spindle hallstand, c.1880-1890's. The upper spindles with wrought iron cloak hanging hooks. The lower stand with segregated sections, for walking sticks and umbrellas Provenance: Ex Henry Prinsep collection. Height 200 cm; width 76 cm; Depth 40.5 cm
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A West Australian Colonial jarrah and cedar dumb waiter, c.1880's and later two tier type with turned spindle legs upon castors Provenance: Chiritta home, peppermint Grove, which was originally built by Augustus Roe (Son of J. S. Roe). Height 84 cm; top: 100 x 45 cm
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An unusual colour, West Australian Wembley Ware kookaburra figure, c.1950's, manufactured Perth, modelled by John Tribe, painted and glazed ceramic stamped with printed Wembley Ware mark to base. Height 29 cm
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i) A 'Johnson's Australia' framed map, c.1864, by Johnson & Ward hand coloured engraved print. 32 x 40 cm (image); ii) 'The world on Mercator's Projection' framed map Published 1816 London, by C.S. Smith hand coloured engraved print note: showing Capt. Cooks voyage routes, with landing and departure dates. 26.8 x 35.5 cm (image)
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A Victorian rosewood, brass bound writing slope, with interesting West Australian Provenance. Late 19th century belonging Sir John Patrick Dwyer K cmG. The box has a fold-out writing slope with green tooled leather writing surface, with internal compartments for stationery storage and ink bottle Provenance: Inherited by descent; J. Dwyer's name on brass plaque. Height 15 cm; width 29.5 cm; Depth 22.5 cm. Note: Sir John Patrick (Jack) Dwyer K cmG (24 June 1879-25 August 1966) was Chief Justice and…
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A 1957, West Australian Turf club, 'Oaks Stakes' horse racing trophy silver plated tray with engraved presentation: 'The Western Australian Turf club Oaks Stakes 1957 Won by Mr. E. S. Hester's b.f. 'Fairflow' Filipino- Fairyette', jockey H.McCloud, Time 2mins 9secs'. Diameter 44.5 cm. Note: the Western Australian Oaks is a Perth racing group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies at set weights run over 2400 metres, held at Ascot Racecourse
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A rare West Australian Possum skin rug or quilt c.1910-1913 Tambellup, south West, W.A. Plus two spare smaller skins, all in excellent condition. 180 x 145 cm Provenance: The possums were caught by school-boy, William (bill) Rourke, aged 12-15, who was living with his uncle in the bush some miles from Tambellup young bill caught and skinned the possums and undertook a rough type of 'Bushman's tanning' to preserve the skins bill's uncle then took them to someone who tanned and stitched them more…
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Pair enamelled opera glasses, with J. R. Rowland Melbourne, retailers name, third quarter 19th century decorated with champleve enamel scenes, M.O. Pearl inscribed 'J.R. Rowland, Melb.' width 11 cm note: J.R. Rowland is recorded as a Victorian exhibitor at the Melbourne international Exhibition 1880: '87 and 91 little Collins-St East Melbourne. – enamelled gold and silver Ware; the enamelling Champleve' reference: page 41, Melbourne international Exhibition 1880, official catalogue of the Exhibits'
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J. A . Linton, sterling silver Arts & Crafts style, spoon and applied Gumnuts napkin holder, hammered surface with rope twist borders. Signed 'JAL, STG. SILVER & Gumnuts' mark spoon length 14 cm; napkin length 6 cm
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A rare and impressive size, painted leather black Jack, Bombard. The black Jack dates from circa 16th century, and painted decorated later, likely in the 17th century, with a snuff taking theme illustration, depicting a variety of satirical characters and phrases associated with snuff taking. The base has painted phrase '_ _ _ ike my pipe before the chew and as to snuff that’s all tish shue'. The base underneath has a painted scroll motto with partial letters shown and initials 'R H' in the centre. Height…
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i) A German World War I Era, Hitler youth dagger with scabbard blade marked: 'G. Felix Solingen, Gloriawerk, Ges. Geschultz' length 25.8 cm; ii) pair African arm Daggers with ivory Pommels, early 20th century; probably Sudan or lower Nile region Lengths 28 cm & 28.5 cm (AF-one dagger handle); ii) two Eastern - tribal style Daggers, mid 20th century one decorated with animal skin sheath handle and scabbard; other with wooden and brass bound scabbard
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i) A Tapio Wirkkala Puukko knife, c.1960's-1970's manufactured by Hackland Finland length 20 cm; ii) three Finland Puukko knives, c.1960's-1970's various engraved makers marks on blades Lengths 15.5 cm-33 cm; ii) two Swedish knives, c.1960's-1970's, with makers marks stamped on blades Lengths 21.5 cm & 24 cm
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A Qantas Empire Airways, Lockheed L-188 Electra 1:100 Desktop scale model, circa 1950's; metal and paint manufactured by W. Osgaard & Company, Charlottenlund, Denmark. Height 35 cm; length 46.5 cm
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A 12 bolt C. E. Heinke & Co. Ltd London Divers helmet manufactured from circa 1922 copper and brass construction, with central front screw mount circular window, and two fixed circular side windows, with makers plate 'C. E. Heinke & Co. Ltd, Submarine engineers, BT Grange road London SE1' note: two serial numbers H61 & H55. Height 48 cm
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A 12 bolt C. E. Heinke & Co. Ltd London divers helmet manufactured from circa 1922 copper and brass construction, with central front screw mount circular window, and two fixed circular side windows base plate stamped 'C. E. Heinke & Co. Ltd London 2194'. Provenance: Owner recalls purchased Gregsons' Auctions Perth, circa 1980's. Height 46 cm
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A 12 bolt Japanese divers helmet, c.1940's, by T.O.A. Of Minamisenji, Japan, with one air intake and one exhaust; criss-cross side windows and original valves, with original name plate Provenance: Purportedly purchased from a diver, Roebuck Bay c.1950's. Height 41.5 cm
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A 12 bolt Japanese Divers helmet, c.1940's, by the Kimura Tetsukizyo works, Nagasaki Japan, with criss-cross side window guards and internal telephone and split cock all valves complete and with original marked name plate on front breast plate. Height 41 cm
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A World War I officers Gallantry group of 7 medals, comprising of: military cross (in box of issue) World War I pair correctly impressed 'Capt. B.B. Hill', 1939/45 star, war medal (un-named as issued), Efficiency decoration engraved 'T/Maj. Basil B. Hill, M.C.' Zimbabwe Independence medal Also comes with Order of the British Empire Certficate to the same man and World War Queen Mary tin
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A World War I Era, German P.O.W. Carved oak box, circa post 1945, decorated with carved scenic panels depicting various animal wildlife / hunting themes note: with paper label to base 'Box Tom had made by German craftsman for his birthday, when they were DP's in Europe-paid for by cigarettes received when he worked for the American forces coaching sports...'. Height 12 cm; length 38.5 cm; Depth 21 cm
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A collection of 4 Javanese silver and diamond Kraton (Palace) belt buckles 19th century; Indonesia. The buckles are pierced silver (tested) with metal back brackets, with bezel set rose-cut diamonds. Stamped with makers or owners initials: 'SH' & 'WT'. Note: buckles as these were worn in the Palaces and part of court dress for male courtiers. Heights: 8.8 cm-9.3 cm
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A Henry Picard French bronze urn with Wedgwood style mounted plaques, third quarter 19th century, decorated with Wedgwood style plaques depicting portraits and bird subjects. Signed base 'PICARD Fes', with restoration - one plaque replaced with shell cameo. Height 29 cm
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A Russian ships marine Chronometer with fitted outer case, mid 20th century, manufactured USSR, with makers label plaque on case. In brass corner bound and fitted wooden case with outer fitted wooden case dial diameter 12 cm. Height 20 cm; 19 x 19 cm (chronometer case)
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A Royal Copenhagen porcelain lamp with shade, early to mid 20th century, decorated with hand painted Maritime sailing ship and harbour scene, with painted three blue lines and printed marks to base. Height 50 cm (with shade)
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A Royal Copenhagen figure group, early to mid 20th century depicting a Victorian couple, dressed in 19th century attire, with painted three blue lines and printed marks to base. Height 29 cm
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A 6pcs collection of Danish porcelain wares, early to mid 20th century, including figures, figure groups, bear and 1981 commemorative year mug stamped with various makers marks including Royal Copenhagen, Dahl Jensen and Bing and Grondahl. Height 18.5 cm (tallest figure)
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A 50pcs Royal Crown Derby Imari dinner and coffee part service, mid 20th century; pattern #1128, comprising of 6 dinner plates, 6 entree plates, 6 side plates, 6 soup bowls and 6 bowl dishes, 6 coffee cups, 6 coffee-cup saucers, gravy boat and stand, 1 platter, 2 lidded tureens and coffee pot coffee pot height 22 cm
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A William Moorcroft Claremont Toadstool squat vase (AF) - restored, c.1903 - 1913 painted green signature with 'Made for Liberty' mark. Height 7.5 cm; diameter 19 cm
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A pair William Moorcroft, for James McIntyre, Aurelian Ware vases, c.1904-1913 printed and painted factory marks, REG. No. 314901. Height 21.5 cm
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A William Moorcroft, for James McIntyre, Aurelian Ware, two handled vase, c.1904-1913 printed and painted factory marks. Height 20 cm
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A William Moorcroft open pomegranate compote, c.1918-1926 painted blue/green signature, with impressed factory marks. Height 11.3 cm; diameter 20.5 cm
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A William Moorcroft, for James McIntyre, Swags, roses and Forget-Me-Not, teapot and stand, c.1918-1926 printed and painted factory marks. Height 16.5 cm (with stand)
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A William Moorcroft open pomegranate lidded jar, c.1918-1929 painted green signature, with impressed factory mark note: slight AF to lid knob. Height 12.8 cm; diameter 14 cm
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