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Fine Furniture, Paintings, Silver, Asian Arts — Shapiro Auctioneers

Auction House:Shapiro AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:347
Sale Title:Fine Furniture, Paintings, Silver, Asian ArtsLots with images:332
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:269
Date:9-Feb-2016
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Large Chinese bronze and cloisonne vase. Decorated with geometric designs and mythical beasts, with elephant head twin handle, on wooden base. Height 47 cm
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Pair of Chinese blue and white fish bowls. Decorated with dragons in clouds and mythical beasts (2). Height 40 cm. Diameter 46 cm
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Chinese blue and white charger. Decorated with dragons. Diameter 65 cm
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Chinese blue and white moon flask vase. Decorated with two temple dogs, together with a blue vase and a blue and white ginger jar (3). Height 25.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Nancy Melick, NSW
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Chinese famille Noire fish bowl. Together with a famille rose cylindrical floor vase (2). Height 36 cm. Diameter 42 cm, height 45 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Nancy Melick, NSW
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Chinese export blue and white Teapots. Decorated with Chinese characters and floral designs, with export approval seal marks (2). Approx. Height 23 cm
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Chinese porcelain footed dish. Decorated with flowers and foliage. Height 20 cm
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Chinese table screen, with marble panel dream stone, on carved wooden stand. Height 83 cm
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Near pair of Chinese soapstone vases, carved with flowers (2). Approx. Height 25 cm
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Two Chinese opium pipes. Inlaid with bronze and mother-of-pearl, together with a Chinese wooden tea caddy inlaid with mother-of-pearl (3). Approx. Height 21 cm
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Thai red lacquer head of Buddha. Height 40 cm
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Sandstone sculpture of a deity. Possibly Cham period, Vietnam, 16th/17th century. His ascetics hair tied up and decorated with three rosette-style crests, adorned with earrings and a large necklace. Height 53 cm
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Sandstone sculpture of a deity. Possibly Cham period, Vietnam, 16th/17th century. Wearing a short dhoti and holding a sword. Height 49 cm
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Eastern Indian sculpture of Buddha, the Buddha Shakyamuni seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus base, his hands in Dyana mudra (A/F). Height 39 cm
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Two Sukhothai dishes. 14th/15th century. Iron-brown glaze with a freely drawn fish in a central medallion, together with five Chinese Ming Dynasty rice bowls (7). Approx. Diameter 26.5 cm. Labels: Cf. For comparison a similar dish illustrated in Bluett & Sons Ltd, the Legacy of Phra Ruang, 1974, cat. No. 1
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Collection of south East Asian Buddha figures, comprising a Thai gilt wood reclining figure of Buddha, a Thai gilded bronze figure of Buddha, a Burmese bronze figure and two Thai bronze busts of Buddha (5). Approx. Height 30 cm. Provenance: Purchased c. 1980
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Southeast Asian bronze head of Buddha, probably 19th century, with export seal. Height 11 cm
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Collection of Chinese seals. Jade, ivory, soapstone and hardstone (11). Provenance: Purchased c. 1980
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Butterscotch amber bead necklace, comprising twenty-nine butterscotch amber beads and nine amber beads. Approx. Length 37 cm
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Indian ivory carved figure group. Showing a procession of six figures and a dignitary seated in a sedan chair, on a rectangular base (A/F)
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Carved ivory tusk. Depicting two elephants and two hippopotamus, on carved wooden stand (A/F). Height 13 cm. Length 23 cm
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African carved ivory figure of an elephant. Together with a crocodile and a sculptural bridge of elephants (3). Height 6 cm
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Assorted carved ivory animals. (A/F) (7). Approx. Height 10.5 cm
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Chinese carved ivory opium box. Decorated with ladies in garden and flowers, together with a Chinese porcelain brush rest (2). Height 4.3 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Schoeni, Hong Kong, 1982
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Chinese carved ivory figure of Guanyin, with polychrome highlight, on a lotus base, together with a carved ivory figure of a musician, a carved ivory Buddha, a carved ivory figure of a lady and a carved ivory floral brooch (A/F) (5)
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Chinese ivory carving of a maiden. On wooden base. Height 22 cm
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Japanese ivory okimono of the three Wise Monkeys, with incised hair pattern, signed (A/F). Height 3.4 cm. Length 7.4 cm
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Japanese carved ivory figure group. Depicting a mother and her child, together with a Japanese carved seed and a netsuke depicting two frogs on lily pads (3). Height 12.5 cm
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Japanese carved ivory figure group. Depicting a woman with three children, signed, together with a carved ivory netsuke of a man in yukata, and three carved bone netsuke (A/F) (5). Height 11 cm
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Ivory Manju netsuke, probably Edo period, carved as a Chrysanthemum, unsigned. Diameter 4.2 cm. Provenance: Purchased from curio shop & opal stone, Sydney, 11/07/1973
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Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a Kabuki dancer, with rotating face, signed. Height 6.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased from A. Buxton Pty. Limited, Sydney, 1986
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Ivory okimono netsuke. Depicting two rats with incised hairwork and inlaid glass eyes, on a cage enclosing two love birds, signed. Height 3.8 cm
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Ivory netsuke of a swan, with amber inlaid eyes, signed 'Gyoku Rou. Height 2.7 cm
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Netsuke of a reclining ox, Tokyo, mid-19th century, in the style of Minko, highly finished black ebony body, with carved ivory horns and brass eyes, the two himotoshi consist of large oval holes ringed with ivory, unsigned. Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Hurtig, 14/03/1980. Part of the netsuke Collection of Rino Ferrari
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Japanese Kashira. Decorated with an eagle. Length 3.3 cm
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Japanese tortoise shell plate, with gilt decoration. Diameter 14.5 cm
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Japanese Kutani Koro. Taisho period. Decorated with ships and European figures, raised on four feet decorated with masks, the lid surmounted by a temple dog, mark to base. Height 30 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Kalinka gallery, 2000
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Pair of Satsuma vases. Painted panels with winter scenes, on a blue ground with gilt decoration (2). Height 32 cm
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Japanese Imari bowl. Decorated with mythical beasts, with petal rim. Height 8 cm. Diameter 19 cm
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Japanese Imari plate. Decorated with cranes, together with a gourd shaped vase, decorated with birds and insects (2). Diameter 25 cm
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Large Japanese cloisonne vase. Polychrome enamel with copper wire work on dark blue ground, losses to the enamel. Height 91 cm
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Japanese bi-folding screen. Paper mounted on gold-leaf board, depicting gnarled wood stump with cherry blossoms. Height 172.5 cm. Width 189 cm
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Japanese scroll painting. Paper mounted on board, with black and red ink calligraphic decoration. Height 131.5 cm. Width 59.5 cm
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Katsushika Hokusai, the great wave. Print, together with another print, 'Sudden Shower on the great bridge near Atake' by Ando Hiroshige (2). 26.5 x 39 cm
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Phillips tea pictorial enamel advertising sign. There's no tea like Phillip's. Framed. 92 x 124 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late Alida Haskins widow of Sam Haskins
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Artist Palettes used by Margaret Olley. 47 x 68 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, Margaret Olley - an Artist's life (Art lots only), Sydney, 30/06/2013, Lot no. 125
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Les Petites Barnett poster. Operette en 3 actes, paroles de Gavault, musique de Varney', printed by Charles Levy, 4 rue Martel, Paris. 56 x 77 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late Alida Haskins widow of Sam Haskins
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