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Antiques & Interiors — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:1,086
Sale Title:Antiques & InteriorsLots with images:1,069
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:841
Date:29-Nov-2015
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A Chinese Sancai glaze pottery storage jar, with six lug handles to shoulder and single dragon decoration in high relief. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 53 cm. Diameter 22 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, brown glaze, with six stylised dragon lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 54 cm. Diameter 16 cm (at top)
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A Chinese pottery jar, recovered from a shipwreck, heavily covered in coral and barnacles. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 39 cm. Diameter 17 cm (at top)
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A Chinese pottery jar, brown glaze, with four lug handles to shoulder, chip to body and glaze. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 33 cm. Diameter 13 cm (at top)
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A Chinese storage jar, Ming Dynasty or earlier, brown glaze with four lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 31 cm. Diameter 15 cm (at top)
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A Chinese pottery vase, Ming Dynasty or earlier, dark brown crackle glaze, incised design to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 42 cm
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, amber glazed, decorated with four dragons and two lotus in high relief, incised border, six lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 30 cm. Diameter 21 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, light amber glaze, decorated with two dragons chasing the flaming pearl in high relief and incised designs, four lug handles to shoulder with impressed floral design. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 32 cm. Diameter 13 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, celadon glaze with incised lotus and line designs, six lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 27 cm. Diameter 20 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Martaban jar, Ming Dynasty, dark celadon splash glaze with incised wave designs, six lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 27 cm. Diameter 17 cm (at top)
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A Chinese Burial pot, Han Dynasty, cylindrical form, on three feet, with incised line decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 31 cm. Diameter 16.5 cm (at base)
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A Chinese pottery vase, with incised geometric designs, crack to lower body. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 29 cm. Diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese conical shaped pottery jar, unglazed, with repaired neck and crack to lower body. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 29 cm
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A Chinese Mantabar jar, Ming Dynasty, four lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 22 cm
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A Chinese pottery vase, Ming Dynasty or earlier, dark green glaze with two shoulder handles. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 36 cm
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A Chinese iron glaze water jug, with attached floral decoration and incised line decoration to body, long tapering spout, unglazed base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 19 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze water jug, two small lug handle decorations, wide opening to top and curved tapering spout. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 20 cm
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A Chinese yellow glaze pottery jug, three lug handles and short spout. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 19 cm
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A Chinese Sancai glaze pottery jug, with tapering spout, no handle. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 16 cm
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A Chinese Sancai glaze jug, Ming Dynasty or earlier, with four small lug handles to shoulder, and one large handle stylised dragon, long tapering spout. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 33 cm
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A Chinese pottery vase, Ming Dynasty or earlier, dark celadon and amber glaze with six small lug handles to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese dark celadon glaze pot, Han Dynasty, of simple form with three small feet to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 13 cm. Diameter 17 cm
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A Chinese crackle glaze pottery teapot, apple green glaze, signed to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 11 cm
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A pair of Chinese Sancai glaze vases, Ming Dynasty or earlier, double handled, with floral decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 23.5 cm (each)
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A Chinese Longquan bowl, Ming Dynasty, dark celadon glaze with scalloped sides and smooth rim, central floral decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 35 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze charger, Ming Dynasty, with central dragon decoration, scalloped outer body. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 36 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze charger, Ming Dynasty, crackle glaze, with central two fish decoration and incised scroll designs to inner sides, lotus petal design to outer sides. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 35 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze deep bowl, Ming Dynasty or earlier, with scalloped rim and outer edge, inner sides with a smooth band of incised scroll work decoration, the glaze shows slight orange tinge from firing. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 9.5 cm. Diameter 22 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze shallow bowl, crackle glaze, with central medallion decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita, 25 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze dish and deep bowl. Philippines Museum sticker affixed to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Dish: diameter 23.5 cm, bowl height 11.5 cm. Diameter 15 cm (at top)
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A Chinese celadon glaze ewer, Ming Dynasty or earlier, with two small lug handle decoration to shoulder, and curved tapering spout. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 21.5 cm
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A Chinese celadon crackle glaze storage jar, with four lug handles to shoulder, incised decorative panel with geometric designs. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 20.5 cm
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A Chinese Qingbai ewer, song Dynasty, pale blue/green glaze with fu dog to top lid, and lotus petal decorations to upper body, incised leaf decoration to body at spout and handle. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 20 cm
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A Chinese Qingbai lidded pot, song Dynasty, pale blue/green glaze with ribbed sides to body and mythical beast and bird decorations in high relief to top body, graduated lid. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 18 cm
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A Chinese crackle glaze ceramic bowl, Ming Dynasty or earlier, light celadon glaze with dark iron glaze rim, smooth conical shape body with straight high rim. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 9 cm. Diameter 18.5 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze charger, Ming Dynasty, crackle glaze with blue underglaze floral decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 31.5 cm
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A Chinese celadon glaze deep bowl, Ming Dynasty, crackle glaze with blue underglaze floral decoration to inner centre and outer sides, geometric decoration along rim edge. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 11 cm. Diameter 26 cm
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A Chinese charger, Ming Dynasty, underglaze blue with central female in garden decoration, floral designs to inner sides and geometric designs to rim edge. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 38.5 cm
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A Chinese Swatow charger, Ming Dynasty, underglaze blue with ocean and land motifs, bird and flower decorations to inner body and fish medallions to inner centre, the outer body with phoenix in garden decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 33 cm
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A Chinese blue and white Swatow dish, Ming Dynasty, heavily decorated with scroll work to inner and outer sides, with mythical beast central medallion, and peony to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 31 cm
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Two Chinese blue and white Swatow dishes, Ming Dynasty, with phoenix decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 23.5 cm, 27 cm
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Two Chinese Swatow dishes, Ming Dynasty, with phoenix decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 26 cm, 25.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese blue and white Swatow dishes, Ming Dynasty, with double phoenix decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 27 cm (each)
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A pair of Chinese Swatow dishes, Ming Dynasty, with double phoenix decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Diameter 26 cm (each)
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A Chinese blue and white vase, decorated with figures of immortals to body sides and phoenixes to top shoulder, possibly Ming Dynasty, four character marks to base. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 37 cm
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A Chinese blue and white vase, Ming Dynasty, with leafy and floral decorations. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 28 cm
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A Chinese blue and white vase, Ming Dynasty, with crane decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 32 cm
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A Chinese blue and white vase, Ming Dynasty, figural decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese blue and white jug, Ming Dynasty, single handle and thin curved spout, with floral decoration to main body. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 15.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white kendi pot, Ming Dynasty, with flower and duck decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 16 cm
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A Chinese blue and white kendi pot, Ming Dynasty, with flower and duck decoration and crayfish in high relief to shoulder. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 16 cm
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Nine Chinese ceramic Jarlets, Ming Dynasty or earlier, most with blue and white floral decoration. Private collection, Perth. Purchased V.M Antiques, Ermita. Height 7 cm - 9 cm
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Three Chinese blue and white plates, Qing Dynasty or earlier, one decorated with a phoenix, one with a dragon and on with a character mark to centre. All three marked to base and on wire brackets for hanging. Diameter 18.5 cm, 18 cm & 17.5 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 hexagonal shaped vase, decorated with dragons, six character mark to base. Height 25 cm
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A pair of Chinese blue and white ceramic stands, decorated with lotus flowers and key fret borders, six character marks to foot rim. Height 21.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white Swatow dish, with phoenix decoration, Christies sticker affixed to front, chip to rim. Diameter 26 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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Five Chinese ceramic items, including two brush pots, one plate, on jarlet and one vase
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A white Ding, conical shaped dish
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A Chinese ceramic bowl, with persimmon glaze. Height 8.5 cm
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A Chinese ceramic ewer, with dragon form handle and short spout. Height 22 cm
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A Chinese flambe glaze vase, with attractive lilac-blue mottle glaze to body. Height 29 cm
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A pair of Chinese celadon crackle glaze vases. Height 31.5 cm
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A Thai celadon glaze vase and Jarlet. Height 42 cm, 12 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 lilac-celadon Mottle glazed vase, with small garlic shaped mouth. Height 27 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 collection of four Chinese ceramic boxes, Republic period, with lid, on wooden stand. Height 15 cm. Diameter 13 cm
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A Chinese blue ground dish, decorated with central figural group, bordered with bats and peaches. Diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese vase, Republic period, mark to base. Height 34 cm
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A Chinese vase, Republic period, on stand, with butterfly decoration, marked to base. Height 52 cm
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A Chinese lidded pot, with figural decoration, chips to rim. Height 13 cm. Diameter 14 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 Chinese Doucai cup, mark to base. Height 4 cm. Diameter 7 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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A Chinese famille rose vase, decorated with children celebrating and calligraphy, marks to base. Height 18 cm
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Five Chinese Ceramics, Republic period, including three pots, a lidded jar, and a vase
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A pair of Chinese display plates, decorated with a woman in a garden scene, in original box. Diameter 21.5 cm
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A Chinese yellow ground bowl, marks to base. Diameter 14 cm
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A Satsuma Sake jar, decorated with gilt highlights, marked to base. Height 17 cm
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A Chinese glass snuff bottle, or large proportions with agate stopper and bone scoop, on custom lacquered wood stand. Decorated with bird and floral motifs. Height 15 cm
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A natural ruby statue of Ganesh, with certificate. 742.85ct in total
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A jade pendant, with certificate. Length 5 cm
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A collection of coral, jade and stone items, including, bangles, seals, carvings, and an opium pipe
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A collection of Asian items, including ivory seals, bone prayer beads, green glass buddha, metal buddha, etc
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Eight Chinese metal items, including paperweights, coin dishes etc
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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 decent., . Diameter 5.5 cm
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An ink stone and a ceramic lidded pot, 15 cm, 17 cm
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A Chinese-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, seated on a lotus platform, right hand raised in Karana Mudra, the left hand resting in his lap holding a lotus pod, a seal mark on the back. Height 28 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 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 Chinese Sancai glaze figure. Height 36 cm
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A bone carving of children, holding peaches, on wooden stand. Height 9 cm
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A collection of Asian wooden items, including Japanese food bowl, two Chinese fu dog supports, an Indian carved elephant stand with coconut bowl, a carved bowl and a Dayak figure
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A Huanghuali brush pot. Height 23.5 cm
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A zitan brushpot. Height 13.5 cm
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A pair of Huanghuali scroll weights, cut from a single piece. Length 30.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese Huanghuali jewellery boxes, with round metal clasp, attractive guilian grain, 24.5 x 15 x 9.5 cm
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An Indonesian wooden lidded box, oval shaped intricately carved scroll work designs. Height 18 cm, L. 31 cm
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