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End of Year Collection — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:845
Sale Title:End of Year CollectionLots with images:811
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:697
Date:13-Dec-2008
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Fine Bamboo and Zitan Scholar's Double Cricket Cage. Sides finely carved with archaic characters. Velvet cover. Height 1.5 cm Width 6 cm Depth 8.5 cm
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Cabbage Form Jadeite Snuff Bottle. Brown stone stopper, some small rim chips. Length 9 cm
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Two Early Bone Bottles, one Fo dog, the other a fisherman, each with bone stopper. Height 7 cm (Average)
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Three Various Carved Ivories. 3 children climbing a wall, monk and horse, and scholar carrying child. All with same signature. Height 5 cm
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Early Japanese Ivory Netsuke. Man holding Nao mask with brass carrying ring attached. Height 3.5 cm
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19th century Thai Gilt Bronze Figure of Buddha. Seated on an ornate throne. Height 11 cm
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Carved ivory handle in the form of a deer sheltering under a tree, on a lotus base
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White Jade Snuff Bottle. Engraved cloud design to one side, with mask head handles and brown stone stopper. Height 7.5 cm
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Tibetan Black stone Figure of Mahakala. In flowing robe on a lotus base, 18th century. Provenance: Galerie Koller, Switzerland. Height 8 cm
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Japanese Silver Spoon. Blossom and leaf form.
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Two Chinese Yellow Soapstone Steles. Carved design. Height 12 cm and 8 cm
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Black Jade Snuff Bottle. Height 6 cm
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Carved Ivory. Monkey Clambering. Piece from larger work. Height 3.5 cm
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Floating Agate Snuff Bottle. Inside painted Chinese figures to each side with brown stone stopper. Height 8 cm
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Tortoiseshell Snuff Bottle. Reticulated design of cranes among clouds. Red coral stopper. Height 7 cm
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Honey agate snuff bottle. Carved flora design with grey/brown agate stopper. Height 6.5 cm
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Celadon Jade bi. Reverse carved with Buddhist trigrams, 19th century. Diameter 5 cm
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Sterling Silver Miniature Footed Dish. Chinese character marks to base. Height 3 cm
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Pierced Circular Celadon Jade Medallion. Carved on both sides with stylised lotus floral spray, 19th century. Diameter 5 cm
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Honey Agate Snuff Bottle. Imperial style with honey agate stopper. Height 7 cm
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Ivory netsuke lion, signed to to the reverse
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Three Oriental Items, including one Japanese wooden netsuke depicting a bear; a Japanese ivory netsuke shell; and a small wooden Buddha figure.
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Yellow Soapstone Stele. Front finely carved with a laughing Buddha, and reverse carved with a Chinese pavilion on a mountainside. Height 8 cm
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Carved jade decorative bangle. Running dragon carving. Diameter 11.5 cm
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White Jade Pichu Figure. Length 10 cm
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Enamelled Glass Snuff Bottle. Workshop signed base. Height 6 cm
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Veined jade lucky pig. Length 12 cm
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Chinese scroll. Gentleman and his Consort in the garden. Possibly 19th century, some insect damage/tears to edges. Length 152 cm. Width 86 cm (image)
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Chinese Embroidery Diptych. Dragons on blue ground. 55 x 53.5 cm (Each)
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Balinese School Village Scene, c.1971. 96.5 x 126 cm Gouache on Canvas
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Japanese School Cat, 1984. 23.5 x 54 cm Woodblock 12/200
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Early Chinese Silk Embroidery. Sage with stag and staff. 125 x 64.5 cm
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Japanese School (2) Group of Geishas after Shunsho; and Dancer. Both 20th century editions. 41 x 16 cm and 35.5 x 17.5 cm Woodblock (2)
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Japanese School Figures on a Bridge in a River Landscape 11 x 30 cm Oil on Board
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Kunisada (1786-1865) Samurai on Bridge. Pub. Iwatoya Genpachi (?) 1849-1853(?). Insert damage top left. 37 x 24.5 cm Woodblock
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Beck, Frank (1906-1986) Qantas Poster. 'Japan Pottery Village of the Mishiko.' Linen backed and framed. 76 x 50 cm Print
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Chinese School Galloping Horse 24.5 x 29 cm Ink on Paper
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Japanese school c.1920's figures walking in Gardens 36 x 23.5 cm woodblock
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Two Various Japanese Woodblocks. Geisha, and Woman with Lamp. 29 x 21.5 cm and 28.5 x 21.5 cm
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Chinese school lady and her Attendant 108 x 44.5 cm watercolour on fabric
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Large Cotton Tambour Hanging of Chairman Mao Amongst Comrades, including Zhou Enlai, his right hand raised, dated August 1967. Height 230 cm Width 260 cm
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Japanese School (Pair) Kabuki Warriors 25 x 18 cm Woodblock (2)
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Jacquard Portrait of Chairman Mao, 1970s. Height 122 cm Width 85 cm
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Chinese school scroll of a Mountainous landscape. Stamped with numerous seals. Inscribed to top in modern hand Zhao Yong. 217 x 76 cm (Overall) 137 x 62 cm (image)
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Toyokuni (1796-1820) two Geisha in Strong Winds under a Blossoming Tree 37 x 25 cm Woodblock
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Archaic Bronze Hu. Finely cast with bands of stylised figures and mythical animals. Qing Dynasty or earlier. Hole with restoration to side. Provenance: Miklos Grunberg Collection, Mossgreen Auctions, 2nd June 2008, lot 119. Height 33 cm
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Pair Chinese cloisonne vases. Zou Qi Lei design made by Beijing enamel plant. Peony and blossoms, on blue patterned ground, each vase on black plinth. Sales brochure available. Height 31.5 cm
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Indian ivory figure. Deity and his Consort. Height 30.5 cm
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Carved Jade Fish and Dragon Gate. Hairlines and cracks. Height 22.5 cm
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Chinese White Jade Bowl. Engraved design to exterior. Height 7.5 cm Diameter 16.5 cm
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Sino-Tibetan Gilt Figure of Green Tara. Seated on a double lotus pedestal, right leg stepping on a lotus blossom, 18th/19th century . Provenance: est. late Dr Paul Otto Taubert, ref. similar example in Galerie Koller, 24th March, 2007, Lot #232. Height 28 cm
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Early Japanese Satsuma Vase. Decorated with bamboo with gold embellishment to neck. Height 16 cm
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Sino-Tibetan Gilt Crowned Buddha. Wearing a flowing robe, decorated with jewellery, hands holding a lotus shaped bowl. Incised six character marks to top of throne. Height 22 cm
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Qian Long bottle shaped vase with a flaring lip, an incised pattern of peonies, leaves and plaintain leaves, a pale celadon glaze and an unglazed base, from the 18th reign of Qian Long (1736-1795). This piece was exhibited at the Ceramic Collectors Society in 1982
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Taihu stone scholar's rock with hardwood stand. Height 43 cm
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Chinese blue and white ceramic brush pot. Continuous design of figures in court. Kangxi period. Height 16 cm diameter 19 cm
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Zitan wood brush pot. Height 15 cm
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Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Vase. two handled, with dynastic faces, base with curling dragon. Lid missing(?). Height 13.5 cm
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Chinese Blue and White Vase. Decorated with scholar and motto. Height 17.5 cm
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Chinese Carved Wood Brush Washer. Height 9.5 cm Width 17 cm
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Carved jade teapot. Decorated with bamboo spout handle and knob. Height 10 cm. Length 10 cm
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Chinese Han Dynasty Lidded Jade Vase. Double handled engraved design. Height 20 cm
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Gilt bronze figure of Jambola (God of Wealth) and Consort, in Yan Yum, seated on a lotus throne with a detachable mandala
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Chinese Ducai brush pot. Enamelled floral design. Qianlung stamp to base. Height 18 cm. Diameter 20 cm
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Chinese Dog of Fo Bronze Censer. Ming mark. Height 9.5 cm
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Pair Decorative Yellow Canary Bird Figures. Athcon, Japan printed marks to bases. Height 19 cm
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Chinese Teadust Glazed Porcelain Censer. Qianlung mark to base. Height 10 cm (Inc) Depth 15 cm (Handles)
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Brass Buddha Figure on Lotus Dais. Height 18 cm
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Chinese charger/bowl. Imari design. Kangxi mark with floral decoration. Diameter 45.5 cm
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Qing Dynasty Gilt Wood Carving of Quails Amongst Rockeries and Plants, 19th century. Height 50 cm Width 19 cm
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Chinese Lidded Food Bowl. Character marks to side of bowl and lid, and also to base. Diameter 27 cm
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Embroidered Indo-Persian Throw. Hunt scene. 188 x 240 cm
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Chinese School Ancestor Portrait of a Gentleman. Chinese character marks to reverse. Insect damage etc. 56 x 38 cm Watercolour
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Chinese School Ancestor Portrait of a Gentleman. Chinese character marks to reverse. Insect damage etc. 56 x 38 cm Watercolour
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Chinese School Ancestor Portrait of Gentleman. Chinese character marks to reverse. Insect damage etc. 56 x 38 cm Watercolour
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Chinese School Ancestor Portrait of a Gentleman. Chinese character marks to reverse. Insect damage etc. 56 x 38 cm Watercolour
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11 Oriental Antiques Auction Catalogues, Plus Books on Snuff Bottles and Cloisonne.
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Indo Persian School, (2), Polo panel with engrossed surround; and Indian Domestic scene. 25 x 15 and 19 x 9 cm gouache (2)
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Japanese School Man Outside Cottage in Japanese River Landscape. Signed 'Toranchi (?).' 27 x 18 cm Watercolour
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Set four Framed 19th century Chinese Pith Paintings. Depicting various forms of judicial punishment scenes Height 32 cm Width 41 cm Watercolour
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Book: 'Mao and China's 10 Year Anniversary, 1959.' 545 pages, many tipped in plates on the Revolution and Cultural items. 39 x 32 cm
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Chinese Export Laquer Gilt Sewing Table Top. Containing ivory lace making tools, ivory containers and sewing implements. Intricately lined in red silk. Provenance: P Leyne, Goulburn Nsw and 'Woodlawn' in Tarago, c. 1840. Newspaper cuttings and hand written not Height 14 cm Width 61 cm Depth 42 cm
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Huanghuali Scholars Chest. two front doors opening to reveal four short and one long drawer. Flip top lid and brass accents, hinges and handles. Height 36 cm Width 35 cm Depth 25 cm
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Five Metal Plaques of Chairman Mao, including two with Tibetan writings, 1970s. Lithographed tin. Height 45 cm Width 33 cm
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Early papier mache tea caddy. Gold Chinoiserie decoration, two internal pewter canisters, missing lids and A/F. Missing one side handle. Length 28 cm height 15 cm
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Terracotta Tang Style Horse. Legs restored, and other faults including broken pieces. Height 48 cm
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Pair Chinese jadeite flower Displays. in marble flowerpots. Height 46 cm
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Pair Oriental Brass Dynastic Lion Figures. Height 27 cm
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Pair of Huanghuali Tapered Cabinets. Top of doors in open carving of stylised qilong. One with a shelf inside, and one with a pair of drawers. Both with brass mountings. Height 85 cm Width 62 cm Depth 36 cm
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Three pieces Satsuma ware, including dish, and two vases. Traditional Samurai decorated. Height 25 cm (Average)
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Chinese Blue and White Lidded Jar. Massed peonies design with ceramic lid (rim chips) topped with lion finial, four lion's head handles. Height 42 cm (Total)
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Zitan Scholar's Stationery Tray. Top with lattice railing, and two bottom drawers. Height 16 cm Width 34.5 cm Depth 34.5 cm
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Two Chinese Brass Bowls. On raised bases. Engraved decoration. Diameter 29 cm Diameter 30.5 cm
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Chinese famille rose charger. Decorated with Mandarin ducks in a lotus pond. Decorated to underside, bears underglaze blue marks to base, c. 19th century. Diameter 39.5 cm
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Large Lidded Ginger Jar c.1890. Peony and waterlily decorated. Height 31 cm
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Gold Painted Buddha. Wooden form. Height 43 cm
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Blue and white 'Double Happiness' dowry Jar with a timber lid, a timber plinth, Chinese characters highlighted at four sides, a stylised floral setting and four character marks to the base, from the Tung Chi period, Ching dynasty
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12 various Oriental blue and white jars etc.
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Chinese Wooden Barrel Form Jar. Brass mounted and marked to base 'Shanghai Chang Yin Chee Co.' Height 15.5 cm
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Eastern Gilded Ceramic Elephant. Carrying propitious luck charm on back, c.1910. Height 27 cm
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