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Antiques & Interiors — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:744
Sale Title:Antiques & InteriorsLots with images:101
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:610
Date:27-Sep-2015
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A Chinese painted pottery Jar, decorated with geometric shapes and fire breathing dragons, two mythical beast lug handles to shoulder. Height 38 cm
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A Chinese blue and white floor vase decorated with dragons chasing flaming pearl in the clouds motif. Height 63 cm
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A Chinese vase with irridescent glaze and gilt highlights decorated with dragons, clouds and lotus flowers. Marks to base. Height 42 cm
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A Japanese Satsuma floor vase, decorated with figural groups, signed to lower side. Chip to rim. Height 58 cm
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A pair of Satsuma vases. Height 26 cm
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A Japanese burgundy and gold lacquer tea set including two trays, six cups, saucers and spoons, teapot, sugar and creamer (23)
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A Japanese crackle glaze teacup with lid decorated with a blue and yellow bird among flowers, signed to base. Height 10 cm. Diameter 12 cm
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A Chinese famille rose vase decorated with children celebrating and calligraphy, marks to base. Height 18 cm
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A Chinese exportware jug, hand painted in the traditional republic period exportware style with a phoenix to one side and figural group painted to the other. Small chips to rim along the pouring spout. Height 13 cm
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A Chinese brushpot, decorated with a scholar overlooking a bridge and field scene, marks to base. Height 6.5 cm. Diameter 8 cm
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Two Chinese Straits porcelain bowls with phoenix and peony design, the overglaze enamel design in hues of pink, green and yellow. Rim frits and a short hairline crack. Provenance: tan Soo hock and thence by descent. Diameter 11 cm. Height 5.5 cm
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A Chinese famille verte charger, Republic period decorated with a central floral garden design and gilt rim, marks to base. Diameter 32 cm
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A Chinese hand painted dish, central decoration of maidens in a garden, inner rim decorated with various flowers, four character marks to base. Diameter 19 cm
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A Chinese charger, decorated with a dragon holding a flaming pearl to inner centre, the rim with butterfly and floral motifs, marks to base. Diameter 36 cm
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A Chinese hand painted bowl, green ground decorated with Chrysanthemums and various other flowers, mark to base. Diameter 11.5 cm. Height 6 cm
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A Chinese double gourd double vase, green ground decorated with pink, yellow and blue floral motifs, gold handles forming bat wings meeting between the necks to create the bat's face, with a stylised ribbon joining in a bow at waist, the central gold decoration at top showing two birds in flight. Marked to both bases. Height 22 cm
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A pair of Chinese blue and white pots, decorated with warriors bidding farewell to maiden, each with a different border to rim, double circle mark to base. Height 22 cm. Diameter 21 cm (each)
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A Chinese blue and white planter pot, with mountain and garden scenes. Height 20 cm. Length 23 cm. Width 13 cm
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A Chinese blue and white pot, decorated with falling leaves and large character marks. Height 24 cm
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A Chinese blue and white ceramic Pillow in the form of a boy. Height 23 cm. Length 34 cm
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A Chinese blue and white octagonal pot decorated with robed figures in a garden scene. Height 10 cm
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A Chinese blue and white moon shaped vase, underglazed blue phoenix decoration and solid blue handles to shoulder. Height 15.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white vase, decorated with a bird in a tree scene, marked to side and marks to base. Height 21 cm
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A Chinese blue and white bowl, Qing Dynasty, decorated with phoenixes in flight, six character mark to base. Diameter 17 cm. Height 8 cm
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Three Chinese celadon glaze saucer ishes, with blue underglaze butterfly decoration, symbol to base Provenance: tan Soo hock and thence by descent. Diameter 11 cm, 11 cm, 15 cm
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A Chinese blue and white Gu-shaped vase, decorated with a lake and fishermen in small boats, restored crack through the entire body. Marks to base. Height 29 cm
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Three porcelain ginger jars light blue glaze with white flowers, famille rose with figural decoration marked to base, and a blue and white with double circle mark to base (no lid). Height 12 cm, 13 cm, 9 cm
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A Chinese lidded urn, with shield, fan and flowers decorations and gilt highlights on raised foot. Height 27 cm. Diameter 20 cm
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A white ground cloisonne vase on stand. Height 13 cm
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A green ground cloisonne vase on stand. Height 17 cm
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A Chinese porcelain yellow glazed bowl, decorated with blue dragons and cranes, marks to base within double circle. Height 15.5 cm. Diameter 35 cm
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A Chinese yellow ground bowl, with blue dragon decoration, six character mark to base. Height 8 cm. Diameter 16 cm
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An Oxblood glaze pottery bowl with blue glaze highlights to rim and ribbing. Height 18 cm. Diameter 24 cm
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A sang de boeuf conical shaped bowl with studio mark to base D 16 cm
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A sang de boeuf cup, studio marks to base. Height 7 cm. Diameter 9 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain vases decorated with cherry blossom trees, marks to base. Height 23 cm
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An irridescent coffee glaze bowl with six characters within double circle to base. Height 18 cm. Diameter 13 cm
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A Vietnamese commemorative display plate of Chu Tich HO Chi Minh, (1890-1969). Diameter 23 cm
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A Chinese opaque glass bowl with flower and butterfly motifs, blue mark to base. Height 6 cm. Diameter 11 cm
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A pair of miniature vases plus one other, the pair with deep green ground glaze and gold coloured wire couching decoration depicting a crane on a prunis tree, marks to front in high relief painted in gold, Made in China to base. The other a blue and white vase decorated with a flowering tree, double circle mark to baser pair: Height 13 cm, blue: Height 14 cm
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A pair of cloisonne vases on wooden stands. Height 10 cm
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A glazed pottery vase the mixed green and white glaze giving a pleasing patinaed bronze effect, two lion face lug handles to shoulder. Small chip to rim. Height 36 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze moon shaped vase, with two handles to shoulder and neck, decorated with scroll work designs and a central medallion with two bats on either side. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze pottery bowl, Qing Dynasty. Provenance: Private Collection of an Australian Diplomat. Height 6.5 cm, Diameter 17 cm
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A celadon glaze censer, with two mythical beast lug handles to shoulder and on three clawed feet, the crackled glaze pooling to lower inner centre. Height 14 cm. Diameter 12.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain celadon glazed planter, 20th century octagonal shape with panels representing three friends of winter, bamboo, pine and plum. Height 11 cm. Diameter 20 cm
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A large pair of dark celadon glazed bottle vases a fine crackle under the clear glaze on the bulbous body, impressed manufacturers mark to base. On wooden stands. Height 50 cm
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A pair of Chinese Sancai glaze pottery vases, with two handles, decorated with floral, butterfly and leafy motifs. Height 28 cm
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A Chinese painted pottery water jug with blue water symbols painted to sides and white decorated borders to lower edge of body. Height 20 cm
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A Yixing teapot, with tree and squirrel decoration in high relief, chop to inner lid, base, and bottom handle L16 cm. Height 12 cm
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A Yixing teapot, with floral decoration, marks to base. Height 10 cm. Length 17 cm
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A Yixing teapot with dragon spout decoration, stamped made in China inner lid L16 cm. Height 8 cm
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A Yixing teapot, on three feet, decorated with poetry and ships in harbour scenes, the handle in a stylised dragon with it's mouth joining to the body, chop to inner lid, stamp to base with calligraphy to either side of stamp. Height 12 cm. Length 18 cm
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A Yixing teapot, with cloud decoration and cicada to handle, artist chops to inner lid and marks to base. Height 9 cm, Length 18 cm
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A Chinese miniature Yixing teapot with interesting male and female figural and floral decoration, marks to base. Height 7 cm. Length 11 cm
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A carved green stone figure of a boy riding a carp. Height 24 cm
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A carved Flourite figure of a boy on a carp. Height 15 cm. Length 19 cm
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A carved Sodalite figure of Guanyin. Height 12.5 cm. Length 17 cm
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A jade carving of a Happy immortal with a bat and carp beneath a tree, rope cord attached L9 cm
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A soapstone carving of mythical Beasts fighting over food above a pot, with etched calligraphy marks to pot. Height 16 cm. Length 17 cm
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A carved ruby crystal in Zoistite Figue of Guanyin. Height 21 cm
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A small carved amethyst Buddha. Height 14 cm
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A carved amethyst standing Happy Buddha. Height 23 cm
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A Chinese jade rectangular planter, 19th/20th century set with a floral arrangement in semi-precious stones of turquoise, rose quartz and carnelian now faded, on silk and wire stems. Height 28, W 8 cm
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An Indian ivory and garnet necklace, with gold plated clasp, each ivory bead carved with Ganesha to front and a flower to back
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Two ivory pieces, a pocket utensil kit decorated with calligraphy and a monkey 6 cm, 3 cm
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Two Chinese bone carved figures of an Emperor and Emperess, affixed to wooden stands. Height 23 cm (each)
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A moulded figure of a lady, with lovely painted decorated robes, holding a calligraphy panel and brush, with a gold phoenix headdress in her elaborately styled hair. Height 18 cm
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Two Thai bone carved figures of deities. Height 22 cm, 26 cm
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Two Chinese blackwood figures, Republic period inlaid with silver wire in a cloud design, some cracks with age and damage to staffs. Height 47 cm
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A pair of Burmese seated Monks, wood carved with red lacquer, decorated with coloured glass, one with cracks to both arms. Height 26 cm (each)
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A Chinese snuff bottle, red resin with detailed incised figural group, signed front face top right and left. Height 8 cm
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A blue and white snuff bottle. Height 7.5 cm
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A Chinese moulded Buddha seated in meditation on a double lotus pedestal. Height 16 cm
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Two Balinese wooden hand carved busts one signed, 'MD.Panti.WT (Bali)' etched to base. Height 27 cm & 34 cm
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A pair of carved wooden south Indian deities, early 20th century, of hardwood, with a nice patina. Height 23 cm each (2)
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A Vietnamese carved and Lacqured figure wearing a Crown, 19th/20th century, standing front on to the viewer on a square base, his shoes peeping out from the long flowing robes belted in the middle. Crackling to lacquer and small chip to Crown. Provenance: Private Collection of an Australian Diplomat. Height 54 cm
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Two Thai carvings one bone and one wood. Height 24 cm, 13 cm
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Three Chinese glove puppets wearing opera masks the wooden heads carved and painted, the costumes in silk. Height 47 cm each
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Four silver pendants on leather straps with some beading.
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A collection of Japanese items, including two wooden picture stands, a small porcelain trinket box, a text book and an oil lantern (5)
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Two Folios of giant Panda stamp first day covers, gold and silver stamps within
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A Korean double jewellery box black lacquer sides, the front and top decorated with cranes and mother of pearl and brass inlay, two cubes hinged together with a metal latch, four small inner drawers 19 x 17 x 9 cm
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Two wooden betel nut trays, Thai and Indonesian 23 cm x 23 cm x 19 cm & 22 cm x 16 cm x 17 cm
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A Chinese metal scholars Item calligraphy in raised characters 46 cm x 6 cm x 1 cm
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A Chinese brass seal with six seal changeable insert. Height 6 cm
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A Chinese white metal ball on stand, with open work decoration depicting dragons surrounding a temple to one side and dragons chasing flaming pearl to the other with a large pearl to apex, the fitted stand with five feet shaped as lions and various medallions depicting mythical creatures. Height 16 cm
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Three old Indian bronze pieces, including an oil pot, an incense pot, and a box
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A Chinese silver salt on three splayed feet, the repousse design of bamboo fronds, marked to base Provenance: tan Soo hock and thence by descent. Diameter 5.5 cm
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A modern Bhutanese portable altar, blonde wood with polychrome paint, open work decoration and phoenix motif 83 cm x 38 cm x 35 cm
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A collection of Asian wooden display stands various shapes, styles and sizes (20)
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A collection of small Asian wooden display stands various styles, shapes and sizes (8)
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A collection of Asian wooden display stands various shapes, styles and sizes (20)
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A collection of Asian wooden display stands various shapes, styles and sizes (18)
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A pair of large rosewood fish bowl stands, 20th century resting on five stylized dragon legs, some wear with use, on with crack to lower circle. Diameter 42 cm
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A pair of Afghani Kilim bags, early 20th century, brown, blue and yellow wool, with supplement weave geometric designs 67 cm x 59 cm
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A contemporary Bhutanese Raw silk Textile, together with a Loas weaving implement converted to textile hanger, textile with tied dyed motif, and supplement weave geometric designs to bottom end and side borders, with slightly frayed ends L 530 cm, W 114 cm
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Two Pakistan Patchwork quilted Textiles together with an Indian embroidered textile 142 cm x 217 cm, 85 cm x 48 cm (3)
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A Persian Kilim brown wool, two panels stitched together and yellow supplement weave triangular decoration to side borders and wool tassles to ends 146 cm x 152 cm
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A framed Chinese Embroidery, depicting phoenix and flowers in a bamboo style frame 33 x 16 cm (including frame)
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