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The Collection of Michael Ball AO — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
| Auction House: | Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading) | Number of lots recorded: | 399 |
| Sale Title: | The Collection of Michael Ball AO | Lots with images: | 399 |
| Auction Location: | Sydney | Prices available: | 363 |
| Date: | 5-Feb-2017 |
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A Nordic Neolithic (Danish) black fine-grained rock battle axe. 4,000 - 2000 BC., 13.8 cm long. Provenance: The Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green (M1620). Purchased by Lord McAlpine in Copenhagen, Literature: 'Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green', Ashmolean Museam, Oxford, 1987 (No. 4.174 p.74)
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A Nordic Neolithic unpolished grey-brown lunate sickle flint of plano-convex outline, bearing paper label of Ball Collection. 4000 - 2000 BC., 16.5 cm Length. Provenance: The Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green (M45)., Literature: 'Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green', Ashmolean Museam, Oxford, 1987 (No. 4.229 p.81)
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A collection of sixteen various obsidian and flint arrow head and cutting implements, various sizes: largest 16 cm long. smallest 3 cm long
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Collection of three earthenware jars, including two Thai Ban Chiang buff pottery vessel decorated in umber, circa 4000 BC, A pre-Columbian terracotta stem-cup with transprent brown glaze, circa 1300 AD, 13.5 cm high, 22 cm high and 15.5 cm high, respectively
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Fijian Walking stick of black palm, of spiral design, together with a fist handled walking sick, silver collar, black palm: 89 cm long. fist handled: 87 cm long
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Cast iron garden seat, 19th century, back moulded in the Napoleon III taste, with four medallions of enfants jardiniers, 180 cm long
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Pair of Chinese Qing carved stone lions, male and female figures with well-moulded whorls of hair and extended claws, the bases moulded with hare and deer in high relief against ground chiselled with cloud pattern, 18th century, 101 cm high. Provenance: Lynette Cunnington Asian Art, Sydney
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An Australian bush craft meat safe, with zinc mesh doors and panels, 161 cm high, 112 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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Metal and wood grain measure, together with a brass Edwardian watering can, grain measure: 34 cm high. can: 24 cm high
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Carved wooden dish containing a collection boulle balls, bowling balls and others, 12 cm high, 66 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A small rustic iron and fruitwood table, English, 18th century, 80 cm high, 107 cm wide, 69 cm deep
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Carved Carrara marble octagonal pedestal font, French, 19th century, 30 cm wide, 46 cm high
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A small english country elm cricket table with three legs and central shelf, 20th century, 57 cm high, 60 cm diameter
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