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The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens — E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:241
Sale Title:The Estate of Stanley Crawford StevensLots with images:239
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:218
Date:11-Dec-2016
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A Kashmar Iranian carpet with central medallion on a deep blue field, with a floral border, 390 x 290 cm.
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A circa 1930 carved blackwood side table, with carved foliate decoration, 69 cm high.
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A French spelter sculpture of an athlete on marble base, 61 cm high.
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A small jade, silver mounted brooch, 5.5 cm diameter.
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A French cut crystal urn shaped vase, lozenge cut on a star cut base, 32 cm high.
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A French bronze harp shaped chandelier with facetted tear drop prisms. 70 cm high, 52 cm wide, 8 branches.
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A set of three late Regency rosewood fit in tables. Provenance: Parker Brother's, London. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A Mashad floral design rug with central medallion on a red ground with navy border, circa 1960, 383 x 300 cm.
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A Persian rug, circa 1900, 186 x 134 cm. Provenance: The Connoisseur's Store. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A George III mahogany wine table with piecrust edge, tilt top with a birdcage on cylindrical column with out swept legs terminating in pad feet, 77 cm diameter, 69 cm high. Provenance: Parker Brother's, London, The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A fine 19th century kingwood etagere, kidney shape with parquetry decoration, with a raised and pierced brass gallery, and fine ormolu mounts, 80 cm high, 51 cm wide, 31 cm deep.
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A fine pair of mid 19th century Sevres style celeste bleu vases, with an ormolu base and handles, and gilt decoration.
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A Khorasan rug with central medallion, on a deep pink ground with navy border, 367 x 294 cm.
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A Marie Theresa crystal harp shaped chandelier with twelve branches, each with drop prisms. 90 cm high, 75 cm wide, two tiers with 4 branches at the top and 8 below. (Restored)
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A modernist Italian art glass vase, in the style of Venini.
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Nineteen Roger Kerverne catalogues and various other antique trading catalogues. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A Marie Theresa crystal harp shaped chandelier with eight branches, each with facetted drop prisms. 90 cm high 55 cm wide.
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A silver plated wine bucket, 64 cm high.
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A French gilt wood framed cushion front mirror, the bevelled plate within a foliate etched mirrored surround, surmounted pierced crest.
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A pair of silver plated ducks, 29 cm high.
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A Tabriz Iranian rug with floral design on a red field with a blue border, circa 1940, 367 x 297 cm.
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A 19th century Chinese wall carving, gilt with pagoda and figures, 38 x 17 cm. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A George III inverted breakfront bookcase, the cornice with moulded Chinese Chippendale decoration, above astral glazed doors, below four panelled doors, 255 cm wide approx., 40 cm deep. Provenance: Connoisseurs Stores. Melbourne, The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A 17th century Dutch oak draw leaf refectory table, rectangular form with extensions at either end, on turned baluster legs united by stretchers. 79 cm high, 233 cm long extended,134 cm closed, 74 cm deep.
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A set of seven Yorkshire oak and elm Windsor chairs mid-19th century, each with the arched spindle back with central pierced splat, above a saddle seat and raised on turned tapering legs joined by stretchers. The Estate of Wolfe, being a bequest from Yorkshire forbears.
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A Fine Marie Theresa crystal chandelier with ten branches, rose designed interior shades, and facetted prisms. 75 cm high, 60 cm wide.
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An pair of English silver plated punchbowls with grapevine border, 24 cm high, 36 cm diameter.
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A Classical figured mahogany 2nd Empire settee, with a raised back rail, scrolled ends, foliate capped and claw feet.
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An English silver plated champagne bucket, decorated with stag's head, marked Royal Castle Sheffield, 23.5 cm high.
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A Kashmar Iranian carpet, Persian Empire design, with mythological medallions and animal scene border, circa 1930, 393 x 290 cm.
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A British school watercolour of an 18th century farmhouse scene. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A set of three mid 20th century Chinese fit-in tables, inlaid with carved bone foliate and bird decoration.
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An English Queen's Burmese vase, 10 cm high.
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A fine signed Italian hand sculptured marble statue of a maiden water carrier standing by a well. 63 cm high.
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An early 20th century French Mazarine bronze electrolier with eight branches and floral decoration. 130 cm high, 80 cm wide.
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A large American Art-Nouveau satin glass vase with finely cast bronze mounts, 41 cm high.
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A Yazd Iranian rug with floral design and central blue medallion, on a deep red field with a navy border, 383 x 283 cm.
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Three Australian school paintings, still life of flowers, oil on canvas, initialled DC, and painted by a family forebear, 76 x 30 cm, 62 x 43 cm, and 56 x 38 cm. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A large collection of shells, including Paper Nautilus, conch, mother of pearl, and other shells. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.
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A palisander centre table on ebonised fluted supports with x stretcher.
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A late 19th century Spanish mahogany dressing mirror, the rectangular mirror surmounted by carved birds and flanked by foliate, below a long drawer in turned feet, 65 cm high, 65 cm wide, 26 cm deep.
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A pair of Austrian carvings, one of a gnome supporting bowl, 21 cm high, the other a dog decorated inkwell, 22.5 cm high.
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A 19th century continental hearth stool carved with c scrolls on cabriole legs with cartouches, 40 cm high, 37 cm deep, and 147 cm long.
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A Marand Iranian rug on a red floral field with a cream and mint green border, 380 x 305 cm.
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A French cut crystal overlay bowl circa 1920s, 13 cm high, 24.5 cm diameter.
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A mother of pearl and tortoise shell snuff box, decorated with a finely carved rural scene, 3 cm high, 11 cm long.
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A miniature French silver demitasse and saucer with chased decoration, 4 cm high.
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An Impressive antique French walnut Henry II style hunting buffet, carved in high relief with a central hunting scene, and various other designs, of breakfront shape, approx. cm high, cm wide, deep.
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A Meiji Period Satsuma tea service, with tea cups sugar bowl and cover and a conforming jug each deep blue with cartouches of figures in landscape, and signed on base
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A George V silver and tortoise shell lidded ring box, maker John Round & Son Ltd (Joseph Ridge) Sheffield 1912.
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A fine Kashan Iranian rug with a central navy and cream medallion, on a red field with a navy blue border, 382 x 292 cm.
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A small collection of six silver plated reticulated fish spice containers the longest measuring 18 cm.
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A French gilt wood framed bronze plaque, signed to base, 17 cm diameter.
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Three silver plate fish with ornate reticulation and moveable body, the longest measuring 47 cm.
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A French brass candle lamp originally fitted for electricity with painted tin shade.
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A child's miniature armchair with carved floral decoration and floral upholstery.
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A New Guinea Mt. Hagen ceremonial axe, handle with rattan strip binding, blade stone, 25 cm long, together with three Islander Stone axes, 30 cm long.
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An Aboriginal Boomerang decorated with red ochre, with at each end a lozenge stone 60 cm, together with Aboriginal Coolamon 47 x 21 and a carved bird 24 cm long.
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Two Aboriginal woomeras, Central Australia, wood, reddish brown patina, leaf-shaped flat springboard incised decoration, 81 cm and 61 cm long.
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Three early Aboriginal Didgeridoo with ochre pigment, 131 cm.
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An Aboriginal ancestral figure decorated with ochre stripes, Northern Australia 120 cm high.
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A Wedgwood black and white urn vase and cover with rams head handles, early 20th century, unglazed stoneware, England and initialled AW. 21.5 cm high.
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A Staffordshire white stoneware sugar bowl and cover with moulded decoration., Circa 1810, 13 cm high.
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A pair of Chinese vases, Jiaqing 1796-1820 marks each of bulbous form with landscapes and four-character mark. 19 cm high
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A Central Australian Coolamon 51 cm collected mid-20th century and a digging stick 40 cm. Together with Aboriginal child's hardwood coolamon, of deep long oval form, incised exterior with narrow parallel grooves, painted in red ochre, and a child's canoe 24 cm long.
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An unusual western desert Aboriginal Woomera, 120 cm long, together with an Aboriginal ochre painted shield, Central Australian. 109 x 16 cm.
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Three Tjuringas and a digging stick together with two wooden spear sticks with ochre pigments, 41 cm long.
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A boomerang with red ochre, fine incised meandering decoration decorated with stone, Central Australia, 74 cm long, together with three Central Australian, one covered with ochre.
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A large New Guinea axe 73 cm long, together with two children's axes.
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An aboriginal spear with glass spear point, 300 cm long and two further spears together with two glass spear points.
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New Guinea Axe heads, the largest 30 cm.
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Ten spear arrows and one bow arrow and an ancient wood bow; these arrows are of the highest quality; collected by Ms McCook in 1955.
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Two New Guinea waste bands 10 cm wide, together with a painted and shell set Sepik mask, New Guinea, 64 cm high.
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A New Guinea drum of wood in classic hourglass form, decorated with snake skin top, 64 cm high.
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Five Aboriginal spears
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An Aboriginal child's canoe 100 cm painted with ochre together with fine carved hardwood Coolamon, with natural earth pigments, Central Australia, 60 cm long, collected mid-20th century.
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A Papua New Guinea buka-Ware flower basket, 49 cm long, together with Papua New Guinea covered basket 39 cm high, 33 cm wide.
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Three Papua New Guinea woven baskets.
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A late 19th century rectangular Boulle jardiniere stand having ormolu mounts. 83 cm high, 59 cm wide, 41 cm deep.
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A pair Belleek Seahorses and flower holders, first black mark (1863-1890) and Impressed mark. 8.5 cm high, 13 cm wide.
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A Wedgwood jasper pot pourri with applied decoration of acanthus leaf friezes and classical maidens, the cylindrical base with applied swag decoration. 53 cm high.
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A 19th century ebonised wall shelf with three shelves and Dresden porcelain pillars .
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Pair of Dutch silver commemorative spoons with English assay marks George V. Maker B. Neresheimer & Sohne, Year: 1911, 273gm each, 23 cm long.
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A Victorian silver cup, with C scroll and flower decoration. Maker Edward, Edward junior, John & William Barnard (1829-1846) London 1844, 359gm,18 cm high.
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A bronze figure head of Buddha. From the First capital of Thais. Sukhethai Period 14th-15th century AD. 17 cm overall, bronze 10 cm high. Certificate of authenticity in office.
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A bronze figure head of crowned Buddha. From Northern part of Chiang Saen Empire. Chiang Saen Period 14-15 century AD. 19 cm overall, bronze 6 cm high. Certificate of authenticity in office.
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An 18th century enamel box and cover with reserves of flower. 10 cm long.
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A pair of Chinese vases Jiaqing 1796-1820, marks each of cylindrical form with pagodas and blossom with four character mark. 19 cm high, 16 cm high.
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An early Victorian tilt top parquetry lamp table, of hexagonal form with gadrooned edge with out swept legs. 73 cm high, 49 cm wide.
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A George II walnut knee hole desk with three drawers on cabriole legs. 71 cm high, 71 cm wide, 45 cm deep.
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Papua New Guinea crocodile, 137 cm long, together with a smaller crocodile and a crocodile walking stick.
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13 New Guinea arrows, 144 cm long.
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A New Guinea artefact stone, bamboo knives, hair comb, ogre stain fan, mask bottle gourd and a necklace, collected 1955.
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A New Guinea ancestor mask, 33 cm together with two early 20th century Papua highlands clay pots. Collected 1955.
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An Aboriginal boomerang 101 cm long, together with two metal spear heads.
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Four Qing Dynasty period tea bowls each with painted courtiers.
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A Venetian ruby glass vase, of globular form with gilt and white painted vine leaves. approx. 20 cm high
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A matched set of ten early 19th century English ash ladder back dining chairs, west midlands, together with two elbow chairs (12). Each with a shaped top rail with elm rush seats on turned legs and stretchers.
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A mid-19th century German flame mahogany bureau with cylinder shaped front with a writing surface.
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A pair of Grainger Worcester reticulated vases and covers, with turquoise gilt jewelling. Approx. 25 cm high
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