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Estate & Collector — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:414
Sale Title:Estate & CollectorLots with images:393
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:338
Date:15-May-2016
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Two various Chinese snuff bottles. Including bone, with figures decoration (with stopper); & agate, with agate- topped stopper. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 6 cm (each)
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Two various Chinese snuff bottles. Including amber coloured agate, matching stopper; & glass, painted bird & fruit decoration, red stone stopper. Height 6 cm & 7.5 cm
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Chinese greenstone set jewellery box & two bone snuff bottles. Jewellery box with fitted interior. Engraved dec to both snuff bottles with stoppers. Height 9 cm. Width 17 cm. Diameter 11 cm (bo x ) &. Height 8 cm &9 cm (snuff bottles)
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Early Chinese crystal inside painted snuff bottle. Crystal stopper. Signed in characters. Purchased Beijing 1980s. Height 10 cm
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Japanese ivory netsuke. Man with beard holding a vessel. Signed to base. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Wt. 17g. Height four cm
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Early Chinese carved jade frog. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 5 cm
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Early Chinese hardstone carved sage figure. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Height 5 cm
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Early Chinese carved brown hardstone animal figure. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 7 cm
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Early Chinese carved mutton fat jade frog. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Height three cm. Length 5 cm
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Early Chinese green jade Contemplation beads. Strung with pear shaped bead & 6 small round beads. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Height 5 cm (pear shaped bead)
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Chinese jade pendant. Carved & pierced decoration. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. 4.5 x four cm
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Pair of 18ct yellow gold & jade set cuff links. Gold framed square jade inserts. C.1970s. Wt. 12.7g (total)
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Early Chinese jade carving. Dragon decoration to each side. Likely late 19th century.gilt chain. Length 5.5 cm (jade)
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Early Chinese jade carving. Phoenix & blossoms. Likely late 19th or early 20th century. Pierced, gilt chain. Length 3.5 cm (jade)
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Antique Chinese jade bangle. Wt. 65g
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Chinese jade bangle.
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22ct yellow gold Chinese ring, with Chinese happiness symbol. Shank fractured. Wt. 13g
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Two various Chinese' bronze opium weights. In the form of Sages. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 5 cm (average)
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Two various Egyptian Antiquities. Including Ushabti; & heart shaped engraved token. Length 8 cm (ushabti)
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Chinese' greenstone Buddha. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Height 8 cm
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C.1880 Chinese Thai Benjarong covered bowl. Images of Buddha painted on black & green ground. Height 13 cm (total). Diameter 11 cm
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Pair of Chinese Swatow dishes. Chrysanthemum design & gritty bases. Cracks to 1. Provenance: Australian collector. Diameter 18 cm (each)
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Three various Chinese blue & white dishes etc, probably Qing 17th/18th century.Provenance: Australian collector. Diameter 17 cm (average)
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Two various Chinese Kangxi blue & white dishes. Character marks to base. Provenance: Australian collector. Diameter 12 cm (each)
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Three various Chinese blue & white dishes. Provenance: Australian collector. Diameter 14 cm (average)
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Three various Chinese blue & white dishes. Including two various Swatow; & one late Ming. All as inspected. Provenance: Australian collector. Diameter 16 cm (average)
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Two various Chinese blue & white dishes. Mythical bird design. Early Qing. Provenance: Australian collector. Diameter 16 cm (each)
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Three various Chinese porcelain items, including wine pot; fish shaped water dropper; & blue & white ink pot. Height 11 cm (wine pot)
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Pair of Japanese Satsuma bowls & miniature vase. Bowls, bird & blossom decoration on blue ground. Miniature vase, figure & blossom decoration on cream ground. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 7 cm (vase). Diameter 6 cm (bowls, each)
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Three Chinese Plique a jour items. two cups & one bowl. Floral decoration to each. (Copies of receipts available). Height 4.5 cm (cups). Diameter 10 cm (bowl)
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Two various Chinese porcelain bowls. Green glaze on figured decoration; & tri-footed, green & blue drip glaze. Diameter 10 cm & 11 cm
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Three Chinese one dollar coins.
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Boxed set Chinese carved stone miniature animals. Total 12 animal miniatures. Height two cm (each) (average)
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Late 19th century Japanese Tanto. Intricately carved bone hilt & scabbard featuring children, scribes & woman with fan. Length 39 cm (total)
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Boxed Chinese' two piece green hardstone letter opener & glass. Gilded blade to letter opener. Green hardstone handles to letter opener & magnifying glass. Length 17 cm (opener)
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Oriental silver belt. Nine rectangular sections with bells suspended. Possibly Tibetan. Length 71 cm
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Three matching woven Ersari Tent band Sections. Length 80 cm (average)
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Three various Chinese hardstone Chops. Including greenstone, carved dog of fo to top; green & brown stone; & freeform greenstone. Height 9 cm (average)
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Three various Chinese jade wine cups. C.1930s. Height 10 cm (each)
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Boxed Chinese porcelain tea bowl & stand. Cream porcelain. Inscribed decoration. Carved wooden stand. Mark to base. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 5 cm. Diameter 10 cm (bowl)
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Early Chinese brass dragon incense holder. On wooden stand. Length 18 cm
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Large Chinese cloisonne vase. Hexagonal, with panels depicting birds & blossoms. Height 77 cm
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Chinese rosewood 12 piece dining room suite. Including sideboard with four drawers above four carved door cupboard; extendable table with two additional leaves, on pedestal stands; & 10 matching chairs, each with fitted brocade cushions & carved backs. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 86 cm. Width 180 cm. Diameter 51 cm (sideboard) &. Height 78 cm. Width 162 cm. Depth 105 cm (table une x tended)
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Pair of Chinese rosewood display cabinets, each with three open shelves over two drawers & two door cupboard with brass fittings. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 162 cm. Width 49 cm. Diameter 34 cm
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Pair of Korean hardwood Chests. Stylised bamboo decoration, two short drawers above two door cupboard, brass plate & bindings to each. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 57 cm. Width 61 cm. Depth 44 cm (each)
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Japanese black lacquer tray on Japanned stand. Black lacquer tray with gilded central motif. Stand with brocade top & japanned legs with brass fittings. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 53 cm. Width 58 cm. Diameter 40 cm (total dimensions)
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Two matching Chinese wall display Units, & carved stand. Display units with segmented shelves. Carved stand with removable top. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. 40 x 20 cm & 44 x 25 cm (units). Height 30 cm (stand)
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Pair of early Chinese hardstone table lamps etc. Carved hardstone bases, on wooden plinth. Possibly 1920s/30s; plus one other. Lamp shades available. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 53 cm (each-lamp base)
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Chinese carved Camphorwood chest. Carved to top & all sides. Provenance: Estate of Australian collector. Height 61 cm. Width 104 cm. Depth 52 cm
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Book, 'Chinese Domestic furniture,' Gustave Ecke. Pub. Tuttle & Co. & Hong Kong University press, 1963 - a facsimile of the original 1944 book published in Peking.
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Chinese long Quang sword. Shagreen covered hilt & sheath. Bronze fittings. Length 104 cm
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Chinese double sword. Shagreen covered hilt & sheath. Brass fittings, with stand. Length 88 cm
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Sumba sword. two Dutch coins inset to scabbard. Woven cane bindings. C 1920s. Provenance: Lawson's Auctions 1983. Length 53 cm
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Early Northern Indian Kukri. Incised decoration of elephants & tiger. Likely 19th century.Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 54 cm
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19th century African Congo Ngala Executioners sword. Brass & steel bound handle, chiselled blade, wooden pommel. Some pitting. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 54 cm
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Early Indo-Persian Kora sword. Nepal/Northern India. Decorated with angel to one side, tiger & deer to the other. Likely 19th century.Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 75 cm
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18th or 19th century Indo-Persian Shamshir sword. Tulwar hilt. Good quality blade. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 83 cm
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19th century Indo-Persian Shamshir sword. Reverse serrated Damascus blade (repair to same). Handle with ram's head cast bronze pommel. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 68 cm
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Indian/Moghul Zulfikir sword. Likely 18th century.Bifurcated & serrated blade. Delhi Eyelash makers mark. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 79 cm
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Early Sumatran Podang sword. 19th century European trade blade, with Indonesian bronze hilt. Blade pitted. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 81 cm
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Victorian highland regimental sword, with basket guard. Blade inscribed 'Gardiner & Co, Argyll St. Glasgow.'. Length 104 cm
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19th century Indo-Persian Bullova axe. Cast brass Islamic motif mounts, & wooden shaft. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 102 cm
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Early 19th century Indo-Persian brass shield, four bosses, inlaid foliage design. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Diameter ia 37 cm
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Early Indo-Persian shield. Silver Koftgari inlaid foliage decoration. Reinforced steel rim. Likely 18th century.as inspected - one boss missing. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Diameter ia 30 cm
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19th century Indo-Persian fine chain mail helmet. Incised Islamic motifs, with nose guard & spike. Presented to Adolph Albers by Gerald Strickland (Prime Minister of Malta 1927-1930). Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 56 cm
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Six boxed Austrains HO scale Locomotives. two Freightrail blue, two candy, two Tuscan.
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17 assorted Lima HO scale train sets. 7 carriage cars, four locomotives, one cushioned car, one diesel 48 Class locomotive, & four alternating hard points.
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Various Hornby O gauge rolling Stock. Including Mo locomotive, two Tipping wagons, shell tank & crane. Also, small platform, signal tower & three other rolling stock. Lot incl. 'Ocean' childs stamp set.
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Two Trax HO scale model Railway sets. Including 333 cm of railway tracks, two locomotives, 8 cars/carriages & a transformer for each set.
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Quantity boxed Hornby etc carriages & Track. 11 Hornby; two Southern rail edition modern country link Xplorer; Lima etc. Carriages, & locomotives; & tracks.
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Various carriages, Locomotives & Railway Track. four carriages, two locomotives.
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Boxed four Eureka model HO scale carriage set.
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Three early Australian advertising paddle fans. two Arnotts Famous Biscuits, illustrated with rosella; & fairies with children; & Narm Sand shoes. Length 28 cm (largest)
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Quantity watercolour Illustrations. Including 'Famous Detective Stories.' Subjects include aviation, sailing, circus etc. Approx. 30 sheets in total. Artist unknown.
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Cased Zeiss head Magnifiers.
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Schatz dual mounted Royal Mariner clock / barometer. 8 day marine clock with bell on silent function. Oxidised casings. Clock running, unserviced.
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Three cased binoculars. Yashica 12x50; Hoya 7x25; & Super Zenith 7x50.
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Early European violin. Fully equipped with old case. Unbranded bow. Violin has many old repairs.
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World War I leather travelling case. Travelling case bears stencilled inscription 'Lieut. [Aylmer] green 12th Battalion 3rd Inf. Brigade 1st Australian division A.I.F.' including file containing copies of Lieut. Green's war service details and photographs. Length 67 cm. Diameter 27 cm
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Original 1933 P & O calendar of British India steam Navigation Companies. Depicting P & O Turbo-electric ship Strathhaird. Lithograph. 74 x 48 cm
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1950s Grafton beer Advert painting. Ex Commercial Hotel, Mullumbimby. Oil on metal painting of cattle grazing in rolling hills, initialled 'Es.' 'Grafton,' sandblasted onto the (cracked) glazing. Grafton beer was established in 1952 & absorbed by Tooheys in 1962. Oil on metal under glass. 66 x 97 cm
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Large original poster 'Autant en Emporte le Vent (Gone with the wind)'. Artwork by Roger Soubie (1898-1984). Lithograph on linen Backing. 160 x 238 cm (French two panel, 63 x 94 inch)
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NSW Government seal Maquette. NSW water Conservation & Irrigation Commission, showing a Jabiru under the Crown. (Shipping, nett weight 13.5kg.) some losses. Plaster of Paris. Height 68 cm
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Victorian walnut canterbury. Turned columns & legs to porcelain castors. Small losses. Height 96 cm. Diameter 38 cm &. Wt. 60 cm
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Georgian style twin pedestal desk. three drawers to top & three drawers to each pedestal. Leather insert to top (worn). Height 78 cm. Width 138 cm. Depth 75 cm
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Mahogany Sheraton style tea table. Top opens to hexagonal surface. Height 72 cm. Diameter 90 cm (e x panded)
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Early Persian woollen carpet. Nobleman with mother, daughter & wife motif. Length 175 cm. Width 110 cm
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Persian woollen rug. Traditional pattern on red & blue ground. 190 x 120 cm
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Early Eastern tribal woollen rug. Traditional pattern on maroon ground. 164 x 110 cm
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Persian Shah Abas rug. Traditional blue motif on cream ground. 406 x 310 cm
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Persian Nain wool carpet. Traditional motifs on blue ground. 205 x 290 cm
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World globe on wooden stand. Possibly Italian c.1950s /60s. Height 82 cm (total)
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Pair of early Burmantofts Majolica heater covers. Lidded, with pierced decoration. C.1890. Some small chips. Height 89 cm (each)
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Early Thorens music box. Floral marquetry to lid. 6 airs. Functional. Provenance: Australian collector. Length 45 cm
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French spelter Panther figure. Incised 'Cartier' & with medallion stamp. Might have originally been attached to another item - attachment holes. Height 24 cm. Length 30 cm
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Pair of Berlin porcelain mantel vases, each with ram's head handles & courting couples depicted in cartouches on green ground. Chip to base column of 1, & some small petal chips. Height 35 cm (each)
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Two various Continental porcelain mantel vases. Including blossom decoration on blue ground, marked 'Cf' to base; & figure & blossom decoration in cartouches on blue ground. Ormolu mounts. (Sevres type mark to base). Height 33 cm & 27 cm
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Victorian Wedgwood earthenware flagon. Silver plated overlay by William & George Sissons 1859-1891. Height 30 cm
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Three NR matching Royal Dux figurines. three women with fans. Height 23 cm (each)
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Early European' parian group. Soldier & elderly man. Some losses to fingers etc. Height 40 cm
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