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The Spring Auction Series, Day 2 — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:395
Sale Title:The Spring Auction Series, Day 2Lots with images:395
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:235
Date:17-Nov-2015
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A Japanese Satsuma foliate-rimmed bowl, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with figures and flowers, signed, 7.2 x 15.5 cm
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A Japanese Tanto, blade made by Taikei Naotane, 19th century, Kozuka made by Kanesada of Seki, minuki made of Shakudo with gold inlaid dragons with silver foiled habaki, gold dragon pattern inlaid to the Fuchi and Kashira, the tsuba with floral designs, lacquered wood Saya carved in Bamboo patterns with tiger motif., Tanto: 40 cm long, Blade: 31 cm long. Provenance: An old New Zealand private collection
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A Japanese gold lacquer box, early 20th century, the cover decorated with a group of seated figures, prunus blossoms around the sides, some silver inlay, the interior with nashiji lacquer, 10.4 cm high, 9.6 cm wide, 3.2 cm deep. Provenance: from the Estate of John Bleakley
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A Japanese four case lacquer inro, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated in raised gold and silver lacquer with brown lacquer background, depicting a group of men pulling a cart with ropes, polychrome lacquer ojime, the interior with nashiji., 8.4 x 6.2 cm. Provenance: from the Estate of John Bleakley
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A fine Japanese lacquer Suzuribako, Meiji period, 19th century, decorated in gold with highlights in sliver and red and sprinkled with nashiji, on a brown lacquer ground, the cover with a large pine and other trees in the foreground, look back on a mountain range, the inside of the cover with butterflies hovering over grasses and shrubs, with inkstone and silver water dropper., inscribed wooden box, 28 x 26 x 5 cm (all variable
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A Chinese painted scroll of a seated Bodhidharma and a heart sutra, attributed to 'Pu Ru (1896-1963)', ink on paper, year of the work: 1/4/1947. Inscribed: Signed 'Pu Ru' and two seals of the artist, 194.5 x 65 cm. Provenance: Canberra private collection
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A Chinese hanging scroll painting 'Monk and flower', attributed Huang Yongyu (1924-), ink and colour on paper, signed Huang Yongyu, eight seals of the artist, year of work: 1989, 137 x 75 cm. Provenance: An old Melbourne private collection
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A set of six Chinese rice paper paintings, late Qing dynasty, each one with a figure of a seated dignitary, polychrome on pith, 31.8 x 18.5 cm each. Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection
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A Chinese hanging scroll painting 'Portrait of a lady', Yang Shanshen (1913-2004), ink and colour on paper, signed Shanshen with one seal of the artist, 107 x 40 cm, Literature, Yiyuan Duoying: lingnan huapai Zhao Shaoang, Yang Shanshen, Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai Zuopingji, Shanghai: 2005, p.44, pl. 65. Provenance: An old Melbourne private collection, (1913-2004)
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A Chinese hanging scroll painting 'River Landscape', Li Xiongcai (1910-2001), ink on paper, signed Xiongcai, and one seal of the artist, year of work: 1985, 134 x 33 cm. Provenance: An old Melbourne private collection. Literature, Yiyuan Duoying: lingnan huapai Zhao Shaoang, Yang Shanshen, Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai Zuopingji, Shanghai: 2005, p.76, pl.96
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A Chinese hanging scroll painting 'River and Mountain Landscape', Zhao Shaoang (1905-1998), ink and colour on paper, signed Zhao Shaoang, with three seals of the artist, year of work: 1984, 138 x 67.5 cm. Provenance: A old Melbourne private collection. Literature, Yiyuan Duoying: lingnan huapai Zhao Shaoang, Yang Shanshen, Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai Zuopingji, Shanghai: 2005, p.38, pl.58
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Arie Smit (Indonesian, Born 1916), Painitng, Bali, 1960, oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated lower left: arie, Bali '60, 35 x 47 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, c.1960, Private Collection, Queensland
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Arie Smit (Indonesian, Born 1916), Painting, Untitled (Bali), oil on canvas, 28 x 47.5 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, c.1960 Private Collection, Queensland, 1916
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Chen Yifei (Chinese, 1946-2005), Painting, Evening Feast 1994, oil on canvas, bears artist's seal, date and title in Chinese verso: X75.5 x 99 cm. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist in Hong Kong in 1994
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A large fruitwood cassone, Italian, 17th/18th century, 73 cm high, 150 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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A Venetian marquetry inlaid serpentine top walnut bureau plat, 19th century, 80 cm high, 132 cm wide, 76 cm deep
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A large Louis XV style giltwood pier mirror, 19th century, 245 cm high, 170 cm wide
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A large Sicilian hand thrown terracotta olive oil storage jar, 19th century, 115 cm high
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A pair of Japanese Kutani vases, late Meiji period, early 20th century, 46 cm high
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A large Sicilian hand thrown terracotta olive oil storage jar, 19th century, 105 cm high
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A Japanese woodblock print signed and inscribed lower left and right, 23 x 34 cm. Provenance: Chapelle Galleries labelled verso
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A Japanese woodblock print signed and chop sealed lower left and right, 33 x 2 3 cm
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A large Japanese black lacquer and gilded shrine cabinet on stand, Taisho Period, 175 cm high, 128 cm wide, 88 cm deep
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European School, Christ resurrected, oil on canvas, 100 x 131 cm
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Pre-Rapaelite School, The blessing of the children, oil on canvas, inscribed May 8, 1919 lower left, 120 x 150 cm
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Louis L'Allemandi (attrib), The washer women of Venice, 19th century, oil on canvas laid down on board, signed lower right L. L'Allemandi, 100 x 72 cm
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A pair of Renaissance painted angel panels, probably Spanish,17th century, 112 cm high, 47 cm wide
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A large Italian oak parquetry top extension dining table, 20th century, 77 cm high, 400 cm wide, (not including the extension leaves), 120 cm deep
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French School, Pastoral scene with shepherd and waterfall (19th cenutury), oil on canvas, 96 x 126 cm
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A pair of large bronze elephants, possibly Indian, late 19th/20th century, 52 cm high, 60 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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Adrian Kerfoot (1956-2009), Abstract Landscape, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 182 x 244 cm. Provenance: Purchased Christine Abraham's gallery circa
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A. Giovagnoli, Italian domestic scene, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right
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Artist Known, Still Life with Fruit, Acrylic on paper, signed illegibly lower right, 22 x 32 cm
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An Italian carved walnut cabinet on stand, 19th century, 173 cm high, 85 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A Louis XV style pierced and carved giltwood serpentine console, 19th century, 88 cm high, 120 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A pair of impressive Louis XV style carved giltwood throne chairs, French, 19th century
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Tomas McAULAY (B. 1946), Big Blacks Gift, oil on canvas board, signed and dated 73 lower right, 62 x 75 cm
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Andreas Tesch (b. 1957), Three ceramic sculptural bone forms, the largest 27 cm
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A collection of three painted papier mache bird carnival masks, probably Italian, 20th century, the largest 30 cm high, 45 wide, 22 cm deep
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A Japanese painted and gilded wooden inn sign, late 19th/20th century, 46 x 90 cm
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Melchior Paul Von Deschwanden (1811 - 1881), Altarpiece I, Clergyman with choristers 1874, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left: M Paul Deschwanden 1874, 170 x 105 cm
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Melchior Paul Von Deschwanden (1811 - 1881), Altarpiece II, Communion 1874, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left: M Paul Deschwanden 1874, 170 x 105 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style walnut armchairs, 19th century
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A pair of carved and painted cherub figures, German 19th century, 36 cm high
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A pair of Japanese fluted gilded lacquer candlesticks, Meiji period (1868-1912), 75 cm high
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A George III style cherrywood oval dropside supper table, Late 19th/20th century, 74 cm high, 150 cm wide, 102 cm deep
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A pair of upholstered walnut elbow chairs, probably French, first half 20th century
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A large gilt-edged cream ware platter, impressed Turner, late 18th/19th century, Further impressed 'Rd. 204276', 63 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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A Chinese carved spinach jade bowl, 20th century, 14 cm diameter. Provenance: Gifted to the present owner by the Chinese government
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Artist Unknown, Woman with children and barrow, oil on canvas, monogramed lower right A.P., 124 x 88 cm
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Two small giltwood mirrors, 20th century, 97 x 77 cm
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A Japanese crackle glaze platter, 20th century, 40 cm diameter
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A large leather elephant, 117 cm high, 89 cm wide
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A large fruitwood brass bound bowl on stand, possibly Italian, 18th century, 48 cm high, 65 cm diameter
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A pair of Chinese red lacquer emperor chairs, 20th century
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A full length fox fur coat, designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Fendi, 1978, Purchased in Rome
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A Rococo style carved giltwood five piece suite, Italian, 19th century, comprising a settee, two armchairs and two matching ottomans, length of back to the settee 160 cm
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A Japanese carved ivory and wood figure of a deity, Meiji period, signed, 23 cm high
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A Japanese Negoro lacquer and gilt decorated folding chair, 20th century, with chased metal mounts
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A large Chinese eight panel, double sided, gold leaf screen, each panel 214 cm high, 40 cm wide
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A English mahogany tea caddy, 19th century, 16 cm high, 26 cm wide. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A harp hand crafted by Peter Roberts, Geelong, Victoria, 20th century, 154 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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Gordon Taylor, Devil's Peak, oil on canvas, signed lower right: Gordon Taylor, 50 x 60 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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An Arts & Crafts rush seated chair, 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A Dutch marquetry bureau, early 19th century, 180 cm high, 94 cm wide, 54 cm deep. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A pair of Louis XVI style giltwood fauteuils, French, 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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An oak wine table, English, early 19th century, 66 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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J.P. McL. Watters, The Village, oil on canvas, 44 x 60 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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After the Antique, Italian, 19th century, Male Athlete, bronze, 46 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A bone inlaid walnut vargueno cabinet, Spanish, 17th/18th century, with an arrangement of drawers and secret compartments decorated with applied bone embellishments, 150 cm high, 108 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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After Peter Lely, Portrait of 'Miss Grimstone afterward Lady Halifax, oil on canvas, bears artist's name, title and cat. no. 57 on label verso, 95 x 130 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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Charles Lazar, Carting the Hay, oil on canvas, 27 x 44 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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J.P. McL. Watters, Hay Stacks, oil on panel, 24 x 34 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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After Peter Lely, Portrait of Henrietta Maria, oil on canvas, bears artist's name, title and cat. no. 109 on label verso, 75 x 62 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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English School (in the 17th century Style), Portrait of a Young Girl, oil on canvas, 75 x 62 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan. Purchased at the sale of Sir James Horlick
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After Zoffany, Portrait of Mozart, oil on panel, bears artist's name, title and cat. no. 19 on label verso, 16 x 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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Artist Unknown (20th Century), Figure by the Port, oil on canvas, 48 x 62 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A small hand crafted harp by Peter Roberts, Geelong, Victoria, 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A string inlaid mahogany and satinwood side table, late 19th century, 75 cm high, 60 cm, wide 41 cm deep
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A painted satinwood Pembroke table, English, late 19th century, 74 cm high, 92 cm wide, 65 cm deep. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A painted satinwood bow front commode, English, 19th century, with concealed central aperture flanked with two shelved compartments, 90 cm high, 102 cm wide, 65 cm deep. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A brass doorstop modelled as a small fox, 19th/20th century, 40 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A pair of sterling silver and ivory figures of knights in armour by Berthold Muller, Hanau marks, import marks for Chester, 1907, 28 and 24 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A collection of Sheffield plated silverware, comprising a pair of three branch candelabra, two single branch candelabras and one other, 34 cm high, 40 cm wide, 18 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A Continental mahogany side chair, 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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An unusual mahogany cane back chair, Continental, 19th century. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A Chinese blue gilded vase with 'Chilong' handles, 20th century, 42 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A George III mahogany wine table, 68 cm high, 65 cm diameter. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A Chinese famille rose baluster vase with figural decoration, 20th century, 47 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A porcelain hinged casket, German, 19th century, 13 cm high, 18 cm wide. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A Chinese blue and white baluster vase and cover, early 20th century, 44 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A Chinese famille rose vase with flowers and rocks, and with a pierced wooden cover, early 20th century, 36 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan
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A large bronze jardiniere, late Meiji period, early 20th century, 31 cm high, 53 cm diameter
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A pair of bronze figures of tigers by Gyokko, Meiji/Taisho period, early 20th century, 29.5 cm high
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A Wedgwood blue lustre dragon bowl designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, circa 1920, 13 cm high, 28 cm diameter
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A massive Imari charger, late Meiji period, early 20th century, 8 cm high, 63 cm diameter
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A group of Canton famille rose wares, Qing dynasty, 19th century
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A Royal Doulton 'Issac Newton' ware planter, 24.5 cm high, 27 cm diameter
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A Steinway & Sons mahogany baby grand piano, 1911, with ebonised and simulated ivory keys, serial no. 151664, 180 cm long. Provenance: The Collection of Sir Tristan and Lady Antico, Sydney
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A bronze mounted mahogany pedestal desk, French, 19th century, with a hidden slide each pedestal, 76 cm high, 123 cm wide, 72 cm deep. Provenance: The Collection of Sir Tristan and Lady Antico, Sydney
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