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The Estate of the Late Graham Cornall; Fine Decorative Arts From Various Sources — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:185
Sale Title:The Estate of the Late Graham Cornall; Fine Decorative Arts From Various SourcesLots with images:176
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:34
Date:25-Nov-2008
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A longxuan celadon jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th century, divided into eight vertical panels with moulded alternate designs of flower heads and characters beneath a good thick glaze. 22 cm high, 20 cm diameter at mouth. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 23rd November 2006, Lot 405
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A longxuan celadon dish, Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century, th barbed rim a flower head in the centre, the cavetto in the form of a band of petals, a burnt orange ring under the base. 31 cm diameter
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A Longxuan celadon dish, Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century, with foliate rim, a moulded floral design in the centre, ribbed cavetto, an unglazed burnt orange ring on the base. 33 cm diameter. Provenance: Joshua McClelland print Room, October 2000
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A large Longxuan celadon dish, Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century, with a moulded flower design in the centre beneath a good even green glaze, a burnt orange ring under the base. 39.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Sotheby's, Lot 380. Sydney L Moss limited, London
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A large Chinese Yueyao ovoid vase, 10th century, with two lug handles, the body divided by five vertical bands, modelled and combed with large peony flowers. Height 31 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 17th May 2004, John Kenny collection, Lot 27. Exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria, Chinese Ceramics from. Private Collections, 1974, cat No. 259. Reference. See William Willletts, Foundations of Chinese Art, figure 164
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A rare large Yueyao celadon Kundika, 10th century, incised with a floral design, 33 cm high
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A large ovoid celadon funerary vase and cover, Song Dynasty, 960/1279, with five certical spouts at the shoulder. Height 28.5 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 17th May 2004, the John Kenny collection, Lot 28. Literature. Rose Kerr, Longquan Ware, Northern Sung, page 90, plate 91
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A longxuan celadon dish, Ming Dynasty, 15th century with barbed rim and moulded cavetto around a central lotus, a burnt orange ring under the base. 31.7 cm diameter. Provenance: John D Dunn Antiques, 5th October 1998
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A large blue and white saucer dish, 17th/18th century, freely painted with scrolling design, a single character in the centre, together with a small Ming blue and white dish with biscuit fish, 16th/17th century. 31.2 cm & 12.4 cm diameter. Provenance: The Bernard Smith collection (second dish)
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A longxuan celadon bowl, 14th/15th century, thickly glazed, with a broad crackle together with a longxuan tripod censor and a Longxuan ribbed celadon jarlet 14th/15th century (3). 15.5 cm diameter (bowl). 8.8 cm diameter (censor). 5.7 cm high (jarlet)
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An oil spot stoneware tea bowl together with a crackle glazed censer-a celadon glazed dragon bowl, a Korean celadon water dropper and a Chinese teapot (5)
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A celadon crackle-glazed stem cup, circa 18th century, with lobbed rim and pale grey green glaze, 9.5 cm diameter, 5.3 cm high
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A Qin GBai stem cup and stand, Song Dynasty, 12th/13th century, both covered with a greenish white glaze. SeeRose Kerr, Song Dynasty Ceramics, pl 99. Height 14.7 cm
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A Yaozhou conical bowl, Song Dynasty, 960/1279, carved on the interior with a flower scroll under a dark olive green glaze, 19.3 cm diameter
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A Sawankalok celadon faceted globular vase, 14th/15th century, covered with a greenish blue glaze; together with a Sawankalok celadon bowl and brown glazed jarlet, 16 cm high (vase), 11.5 cm. Diameter (bowl)
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A celadon jade belt hook, an apple green and celadon jade duck and lily group
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A Chinese silver slipper, impressed marks, 13 cm long
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A gold and red lacquered wooden lion dog 14.5 cm high
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquer box, late Qing Dynasty, carved with figures in a landscape, 15.3 x 9 cm
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A pumpkin shape box and cover, Northern Song, 960/1127, with a good opaque greenish white glaze over a white body. SeeRose Kerr, Song Ceramics, pl 106 for a similar example, 8.8 cm diameter
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A Qingbai double-handled fluted vase, Southern Song, 1127/1279, the body divided into vertical ribs, covered in a greenish white glaze, deeply recessed base; together with a small Qingbai bowl 21.7 cm high (vase), 9.6 cm diameter (bowl) Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 11h November 2002, Lot 529 (Vase)
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A Longxuan celadon fish dish, Southern Sung/Yuan Dynasty, 13th/14th century, with two raised fish in the centre and greenish-brown glaze; together with a small Song Dynasty twin fish plate, 21.3 cm & 12 cm. Diameter Provenance: Joshua McClelland print room, 6th June 2000
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A Longxuan celadon lotus bowl, Song Dynasty, 960/1279, covered in a pale green glaze, the exterior carved with lotus petals, 17 cm. Diameter Provenance: Joshua McClelland print room, 10th December 1999
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Two Longxuan celadon jars, 14th/15th century, the first well carved with scrolling chrysanthemums, peony and lotus, under a good even glaze; the second with a heavily crackled soft grey-green glaze Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 17th May 2004, the John Kenny collection, Lot 21 (first jar). Shapiro, 21st September 2004, the Bernard Smith collection, Lot 211 (second jar)
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A crackle glaze Longxuan brush-washer, late Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, of compressed ovoid form, the unglazed recessed base with an inscription in black ink, wooden stand, 10 cm wide, 4 cm high Provenance: Joshua McClelland Print Room, 17th December 2002
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A good Ge-style tripod bombe form censer, circa 18th century, the pale green glaze with a double crackle, 12.4 cm diameter
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A good Longxuan lotus bowl, Southern Song, 1127/1279, covered in an unctuous greenish blue, widely crackled glaze, the exterior carved with a series of petals, burnt orange foot. Diameter 14.8 cm. Provenance: Connor Galleries, Mossvale. See Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Serai Museum, Istanbul, 1, 1986, colour pl 1, for a very similar example
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A good Longxuan ribbed ovoid jar, Yua/early Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century, covered inside and out in an unctuous crackled bluish glaze, the foot rim burnt reddish brown, 12.4 cm diameter at rim 12.8 cm high Provenance: Connor Galleries, Mossvale, 16th April 2003 Exhibited: Ccs, Sydney, 1985, Number 58
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A Cizhou squat ovoid jar, Jin Dynasty, 1115/1234, the body carved with a series of vertical ribs and covered in a good brownish black glaze, stopping unevenly above the buff stoneware foot. Diameter 8.5 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 30th November 2004, Lot 1138. SeeHeaven and Earth Seen within, the Robert Barron collection, new Orleans Museum of Art, 2000, cat No. 2
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A Jianyao hare's fur tea bowl, Northern Song, 960/1127, the good even bluish black glaze, draining from the russet rim and unevenly stopped above the reddish brown foot together with a persimmon glazed small bowl, 12.2 cm. Diameter Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 23rd November 2006, Lot 406
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A Jianyao hare's fur teabowl, Northern Song, 960/1127, the yellowish-brown striated glaze pooling in the centre to bluish back and stopping unevenly around the reddish brown foot, 12.9 cm. Diameter Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 17h May 2004, the John Kenny collection, Lot 44 Exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria, Chinese Ceramics from
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A Jizhou conical tea bowl, Southern Sung Dynasty, 1127-1279, covered with a good tortoiseshell glaze, lipped rim, Jiangxi Provenance: 12.2 cm diameter Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 30th November 2004, Lot 1139
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A Junyao bowl, Jin/Yuan Dynasty, 13th/14th century, with a good speckled peacock blue glaze stopped unevenly above the brown foot. Provenance: Joshua McClelland print Room, 8/11/2006, 17.5 cm
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A large Junyao bowl, Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1367, covered with a good light blue glaze polling in the centre and stopped unevenly above the buff foot. Diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 23rd November 2006, Lot 415
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A small pumpkin shaped water pot, 18th century or earlier, with a good even greenish glaze, four spur marks to base, converted to a water-dropper with mounted copper spout. 6 cm diameter
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A Chinese Imari square tray; together with a pair of small Chinese Imari cups, Kangxi, early 18th century
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A large Yaozhou celadon lipped dish, Northern Sung, 960-1127, carved in a central medallion with a bird, surrounded by a lotus band, pale olive green glaze, 26.4 cm diameter Provenance: The Bernard Smith Collection
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A Giingbai Meiping vase, Song Dynasty, 12th century, of melon form, divided into six vertical lobes, bluish-green glaze. Tl Oxford test certificate no P106k21. Height 28 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 2nd May 2007, Lot 257
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A Korean stoneware Meiping vase, Koryo Dynasty, painted in iron brown with chrysanthemum scrolls and three large flower heads between radiating bands. Height 24 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 30th November 2004, Lot 935
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A Qingbai ovoid vase, Northern Song, 960/1127, the cup shaped mouth supported on the ring neck, covered with a good greenish blue, glaze. Height 20 cm. Provenance: The Connoisseurs Store, Melbourne, 1998
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A Yaozhou celadon conical bowl, Northern Song, 960/1279, well carved with a peany scroll and covered in a good olive green glaze, 17.5 cm Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 11th November 2002, Lot 530
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A fine small Qingbai lobed dish, Northern Sung, 960-1127, finely potted, the sides divided into five segments, covered in a pale green glaze apart the recessed foot, 10.2 cm diameter Provenance: Sotheby's, 17 - 18th/May/2006, Lot 335 Duncan McIntosh Collection, London. SeeSotheby's, Edward T. Chow Collection, Part 2, 1980, lot 280
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A fine Ge-style five lobed brush-washer, 18th Century, thinly potted, with a good double-crackled pale green glaze, 12.5 cm diameter Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 29h November 2005, Lot 666, The E T Hall Collection, Christie's, London, 7th June 2004, Lot 214
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A small Dingyao bowl, Northern Sung, 960-1127, thinly potted and covered with an ivory white glaze, 10.8 cm diameter Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 29h November 2005, Lot 545
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A large and heavy Chinese bronze censor, circa 17th Century, in the form of a Buddha's hand citron, supported on three naturalistic legs, the handle in the form of a smaller citron, 30 cm length, 24 cm high
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A Japanese bronze seated figure of a hare, 19th century, with long ears, the fur finely detailed, three character mark, Cast by Hoju; together with a second recumbent bronze hare, 10.5 cm & 6.8 cm high Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 17th May 2004, Lot 222 (1only)
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A 16th Century Iznik ceramic tile, 13 x 8 cm
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A Japanese six panel folding screen, Edo period, 18th/19th century, ink and colour on gold fleck paper, decorated with a mythical scene of a precession, Kano school 170 cm high, 375 cm wide
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A Chinese painted fan, 19th century, ink and colour on silk, with bird and peony, inscription and seal, mounted and framed, 27.6 x 25.5 cm (fan)
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An Indo-Persian Image of Polo Players. Gouache on paper, 20 x 8.5 cm approximately (image size)
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A Yueyao celadon ovoid jar, 10th Century, with four shoulder lugs, covered in a bluish-green glaze, concentric rings around the shoulder; together with a Qingpai ribbed ovoid jar, Yuan Dynasty, with four lug handles, crackled greenish white glaze, 13 cm & 14 cmhigh Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 30th November 2005, Lot 539 (First jar)
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A mustard yellow bottle vase, 19th century, covered with a finely crackled glaze, 21 cm high. Provenance: The Connoisseurs Store, Melbourne, 1998. Eisenbach-Erie Collection Number 255
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A bluish green-glazed squat ovoid jar, contemporary 10.8 cm high
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Hiroshige, Two woodblock prints, Oban size, later editions, framed and glazed
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A Gashgaie geometric rug, South West Persia late 19th century, 202 x 135 cm
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A Baku geometric rug, Caucasion, late 19th century. With small white central medallion and hooked cross design on a blue ground white blue and red banded border, 172 x 110 cm
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A Malayer rug, Circa 1930. Central white small medallion and massed gul designs on a red ground and a wide multi banded border in orange red purple, 200 x 120 cm
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A Seneh rug, North West Persia, Circa 1920. Blue red and cream lobed medallion on a dark blue main field and mustard red and blue banded border, 205 x 140 cm
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A large and decorative Turkish carpet with massed floral designs, 485 x 365 cm
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An Afghan tekke style rug, Circa 1930, 176 x 98 cm
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A large Turkoman rug of Tekke design, Central Asia Circa 1930, 260 x 198 cm
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An Anatolian prayer Rug, Turkish Circa 1920. With orange medallion on a faded blue and purple ground and wide border, 165 x 122 cm
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A Balouchi prayer rug, North east Persia Circa 1900. Three blue outlined medallions, mustard red and blue border, 171 x 72 cm
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A Khamseh rug, Southern Persia, Circa 1930-40, 150 x 98 cm
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A small Afghan rug, Circa 1940, stylised animal design, 110 x 88 cm
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A Malayer three lozenge prayer rug Hamadan region, Circa 1900-1920. Two cream and one red medallion on a blue main field,red and blue border, 200 x 130 cm
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A geometric design rug Southern Caucus, Circa 1900. Central red hooked medallion and abstract designs on a royal blue ground, 205 x 150 cm
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A Turkoman bagface, central Asian Circa 1920, 160 x 110 cm
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A red ground runner, North West Persia, Circa 1930. Six hooked medallions and scattered guls, 335 x 94 cm
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A Mazhlagan cream ground prayer rug Hamadan region, Circa 1920, 120 x 79 cm
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A Turkoman red ground Tekke style rug Central Asia, Circa 1930, 145 x 107 cm
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A Shiraz blue ground three lozenge prayer rug, Circa 1940, 152 x 120 cm
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A medallion rug from the Haji Jalili workshop, Tabriz, Circa 1900. Lobed white medallion on a faded red ground fringed border, 197 x 130 cm
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A large faded Tabriz carpet, Circa 1920, 385 x 288 cm
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Zanjan Rug, North West Persia. Circa 1940, 195 x 138 cm
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A Queen Anne walnut lowboy, English, Circa 1710, 69 cm high, 70 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A Queen Anne walnut tallboy, English early 18th Century 102 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 159 cm high
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A George III elm armchair, English, 18th Century
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A George III mahogany commode cupboard, English, 18th Century, 76 cm high, 52.5 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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An 18th century French walnut stool, 50 cm wide, 38 cm deep, 38 cm high
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An 18th Century Elm side table, 90 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 75 cm high
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An early 18th Century English oak Tridarn 195 cm high, 130 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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An Italian walnut provincial bureau, 18th Century 110 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 107 cm high
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A Queen Anne mahogany wing armchair, English 18th Century 113 cm high, 80 cm wide
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A George III Mahogany circular topped tea table, English, Circa 1765, 89 cm diameter, 70 cm high
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A George I oak lowboy, English, Circa 1710, 75 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 70 cm high
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A harlequin set of eight George III Mahogany dining chairs with woolwork seats, English, Circa 1800
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A George I oak drop leaf dining table, English, Circa 1720, 168 cm long, 91 cm wide, 70 cm high
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A provincial 18th Century dresser, 97 cm wide, 33 cm deep and 164 cm high
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An Italian walnut cassone, 16th /17th Century 108 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 72 cm high
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An English oak joint stool, 17th Century, 52 cm high, 27 cm deep, 50 cm wide
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An elm bench, Circa 1800, 186 cm long, 50 cm high
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A yew wood and Windsor armchair and two other ash and elm Windsor armchairs, English Early 19th century
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A pair of cast iron fern pattern garden seats and a cast iron table
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A provincial 18th Century walnut armchair, 60 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 85 cm high
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A Georgian mahogany dressing cabinet, English 18th Century, 49 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 93.5 cm high
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A Louis XV walnut side cabinet, French, 18th Century 125 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 102 cm high
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A Japanese Hibachi, with metal liner. Diameter - 33 cm, 35 cm high
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A Regency mahogany double pedestal sideboard, English Circa 1820 140 cm wide, 64 cm deep, 120 cm high
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A George III Mahogany fold over tea table, English, Circa 1770, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 73 cm high
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