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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:417
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:417
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:278
Date:28-Oct-2018
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A framed antique Russian Railway Scrip certificate, Obligation De la compagnie du chemin De fer De Riazan-Ouralsk', a 1903 bond, for the Riazan -Ouralsk railway, in Russian, French and Dutch, height 68.5 cm, width 61 cm
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A male lion skin rug (Panthera Leo), a full skin with head mounted on black felt, with associated paperwork, length 340 cm, width 207 cm
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A vintage tortoise shell, 1940s, sourced Papua New, Guinea, length 50 cm, width 42 cm
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A taxidermic New Zealand red deer (Cervus Elaphus), a magnificent shoulder mounted stag with record twenty point antlers, length 145 cm, width 90 cm
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A fine portrait miniature of lady Harrington, 19th century, unsigned, a rectangular half portrait of the aristocratic sitter attired in a white, ruffled gown and strands of pearls, in watercolours on ivory, and housed in a brass easel back frame with title engraved verso, inscription on card beneath, miniature also cites title, and the artist as Richard Cosway (but after), height 17 cm, width 14 cm
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A portrait miniature of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 20th century, an oval half portrait of the Empress in a white dress, her long hair dressed, with flowers or jewels, in watercolour on cellulose, and housed in an ivorine, octagonal frame, height 10.5 cm, width 9 cm
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A Victorian three bottle tantalus, 19th century, with maker's marks to mounts for Walker & Hall, the oak stand with a bar bell handle and silver-plated mounts in the Gothic, revival manner, housing the original cut crystal spirit decanters with, faceted globe stoppers, each with white metal wine labels, without key, height 34.5 cm, length 36.5 cm, width 13.5 cm
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Treasures of the Renaissance' sterling silver medal collection, 1975-1982, issued by Franklin Mint, one hundred medals depicting master works by noted Renaissance artists in low, relief, with artist's name, work title and original date to the reverse, accompanied by an informative book and housed in a four drawer neoclassical, style cabinet, silver weight 3000 gr approximately height 62 cm, width 55 cm, depth 40 cm
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An antique portrait miniature of Lord Nelson, late 19th century, a typical half portrait of the Nelson as vice Admiral wearing the medal of the Nile, in watercolour on ivory signed Smith to left of image, additionally, signed in pencil, apparently 'Cleal', housed in an antique gilded frame and with, annotations verso, height 14 cm, width 11 cm
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A promotional pen knife issued by the Hapag Shipping Company, circa 1900, maker's mark of Balke & Schaaf Solingen, a promotional item for Hapag - Hamburg-American Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft, founded by Albert Ballin (1857-1918), featuring mercury standing on a globe, with the Company motto, 'Mein Feld ist Die Welt', symbols of industry to the reverse, maker's mark to one blade, housed in a kid purse, length 8.5 cm
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An 1867 French silver five Franc coin manicure set, a Napoleon III coin, divided and converted to a folding manicure set, with, rubbed maker's mark to both sides, diameter 3.5 cm
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A Melbourne international Exhibition, bronze prize medal, 1880, with maker's mark, twice, for Harry Stokes, the obverse depicting Queen Victoria, in profile, the reverse with a Latin inscription within a laurel wreath, diameter 7.5 cm
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An alabaster figure of a small child on a stool, early 20th century, unmarked, a charming study of a young boy child toying with his clothes while perched, on a tall squared stool, height 33.5 cm
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A Victorian silver gilt green glass double-ended scent bottle, second half 19th century, the faceted bottle for use with scent and smelling salts, with foliate, engraved turban type lids, one of mechanical hinged form with a glass lined, interior, the other screw top lid with cork, unmarked to mounts, length 13.5 cm
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A rare French cut crystal and gold mounted scent bottle, circa 1880, the high shouldered clear rectangular bottle with formal floral, embellishments to the body, with a plain mount and pommel type hinged cap, marked 18ct to the mount, height 10 cm
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A fine green glass scent bottle with yellow gold cagework, circa 1820s, France, x-ray tested for 14 carat gold, the high shouldered rectangular flask with fine facet cuts overlaid with gilt, trellis style scrolls and flora, with original stopper and screw top spiral, twist lid, hallmarked to rim of lid, height 7.5 cm
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A fine Continental gold mounted pictorial enamel snuff box, 19th century, French with hallmark, x-ray tested for 18 carat gold, the oval box with finely cast multiple floral borders, a cushion form Italian, scene to the lid, the sides and base in deep amethyst glass, height 2.5 cm, length 6 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A tortoiseshell and pique aide-de-memoire cigarette case, 19th century, probably French, daintily decorated with floral arabesques, pendant flora and two tiny moths, in silver and gold, an initialled shield surmounted by a fancy bird to one, corner, the interior with hinged ivory page and an attached slender engine, turned .800 silver pencil, length 10.5 cm, width 7 cm
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A Colonial walking cane and a cane with a Dog's head handle, early 20th century, and later, an Indian Lucknow, style cane with a silver-plated pommel handle, relief cast with scenes of village life, and a modern brass mounted wooden stick with a striking, silvered whippet head screw top handle and plaited leather strap, length 92 cm, and 84 cm
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A sterling silver mounted walking cane with a telescopic handle, 1907 London, with maker's mark for J. Howell & Co, cane and stick, manufacturers, old Street London Ec, of classic 'T' shape, the handle with engraved silver mounts, leather, covering and an operational three section telescope, a screw cap to one end, with a rose gold shield cartouche, engraved 'A', and a capped ebonised handle, length 84 cm
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A Russian.875 silver and rock crystal letter opener by Faberge, 1894 Moscow, assay master A.C., zolotniki 84 standard, with mark of K., Faberge in Cyrillic with double-headed eagle Imperial warrant, dagger shaped, with a finely cast horse's head in profile above a reeded, collar with gold horseshoe embellishments to both sides, the blade in rock, crystal with natural inflections, hallmarked to collar, length 20.5 cm
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A small bronze and mirrored wall sconce, in the rococo manner, a rectangular mirror framed by a pierced ornate frame, with a mascaron and acanthus crest, the lower frame issuing scrolling arms, with urn form sconces and drip trays, height 41 cm, width 25 cm, depth 8 cm
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A pair of brass candlesticks, 19th century, ribbed pillar sticks with sconces and raised on stepped circular bases, height 23.5 cm
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An alabaster figure of a child with a ball, the animated figure of a young child in a flowing dress and a pair of socks, a small ball at her feet, raised on a waisted base, height 33 cm
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A carved wooden box, a shaped rectangular box with relief carved borders, scrolls and vegetal, motifs, having an ornate lift off lid with handle, a removable tray and a partitioned section within, height 25.5 cm, length 30.5 cm, width 18 cm
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A modern brass and alabaster lamp, with a mushroom style white alabaster shade upon a brass stem with an applied, leaf motif and twin tapering spiral supports to a composite stone base, height 57 cm, diameter 36 cm
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An Art Deco pheasant table lamp, circa 1920s-30s, a pheasant in brightly coloured and lustred spelter beside a mottled pink, glass globular shade and raised on a veined cream marble base, height 13 cm, width 26 cm, depth 9.5 cm
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An Art Deco Seagull table lamp, circa 1920s-30s, a spelter seagull in full flight over waves in dark pewter colours beside a mottled pink globular shade, on a mottled grey and white marble base, height 16 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 9 cm
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An Art Deco bird table lamp, circa 1920s-30s, a gold toned bird with an upright tail beside a frosted cracked ice shade, upon a rouge and cream marble base, height 17 cm, width 21 cm, depth 9 cm
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A French Industrial style Jielde desk lamp, post 1950, original design by Jean Louis Domecq, in pale olive with brushed white metal, having a helmet type shade with an outer ring, two folding arms with ball joints and raised on a heavy circular, base, with applied maker's label to shade, height 120 cm, (fully extended)
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An antique elm dough trencher, a bowl and six decoy ducks, early 19th century to 20th century, a long shallow trencher with a fine patina, of rectangular form with rounded, ends and integral handles, a dark wooden oval bow, a collection of painted, decoy ducks in various sizes and colours, vintage and later, height 10.5 cm, length 59 cm, width 28 cm
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A pewter plate, wooden pipe rack, two wooden shoe lasts, 19th century, a plain pewter plate of 1819-44 period, with a foldover rim to the reverse, marked with two 'X' marks centred with a touch mark for Cocks of London, Susannah Cocks, with four marks below, an antique stepped pipe rack with, provision for twelve pipes, and two elm shoe lasts with metal plates, height 31.5 cm, width 33 cm, depth 16 cm
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A group of thirteen pieces of treen, 19th to 20th century, in a variety of timbers comprising barrels (one with a silver map of Tasmania), a range of circular lidded boxes, a butter stamp, a turned stamp, a mauchline ware needle tube, and an unusual mallet shaped object with a 1903, sterling silver plaque marking the Elgin place church memorial (Glasgow), height 19 cm, and smaller
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Four antique wooden treen kitchenalia objects, a salt box, butter mould, two, other boxes, in mixed timbers including oak, elm, 19th century, a half barrel shaped hinged salt box, a press out butter mould with thistle, and crimped edge decoration, a ring turned canister having a lovely patina, with a domed lid and pointed finial, and a square carved oak lidded box, height 26 cm, and smaller
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A fine Victorian inlaid papier mache lady's compendium, 19th century, the shaped black lacquer box inlaid with pearl and abalone shell enhanced, with gilt and painted decoration, beautifully fitted with a paper and silk, lined jewellery tray, four partitioned drawers with pearl handles behind a pair of doors, the lower drawer serving as a removable velvet lined writing, slope, height 29.5 cm, width 39.5 cm, depth 34.5 cm
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A French brass carriage clock by Duverdrey & Bloquel, 20th century, with lion passant trademark to mechanism, with corniche style case and swing handle, visible escapement and glazed to, four sides, the face with Roman numerals, with key, height 12 cm
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An Art Deco figural clock, circa 1920s, a dramatically posed 'Diana' in silver and gold colours to spear a fleeing deer upon a bold geometric shaped case faced with marble and onyx fan, patterns, a lozenge shaped dial with Roman numerals and rubbed marks, and raised on a portoro and coffee coloured marble plinth, with key and pendulum, height 49 cm, width 710 cm, depth 20 cm
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A fine Empire style annular bronze clock with Serpents, early 19th century, engraved 'Bouchet h'er du Roy, Paris, a gilt bronze urn with cover and a bursting fruit finial, entwined with two, serpents, their tongues marking time on the annular sections set with enamel, number cartouches, angular high set handles with a laurel leaf festoon and pendants above a fabric draped fluted pillar, upon a square base and stand, height 64.5 cm, width 28 cm, depth 28 cm
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A gilt bronze cartel clock in the Louis XVI style, 19th century, mark of Gerbe D'or H Chapus Fils, Rue De Rivoli, Paris to dial, the well cast clock surmounted by an urn with flame finial, draped with, pendant fruits and flora and framed by bold acanthus and laurel leaves, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic minute markings, key and pendulum, length 63 cm, width 31 cm
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An Art Deco bronze bird figure by Irinee Rochard (1906-1984), depicting a silvered crane in full flight flying across vegetation, in textured well patinated colours and raised on a two tone portoro and cream, marble base, etched mark of Rochard to base, and maker's mark in relief to, tail of bird, also marked Made in France, height 49 cm
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A French Renaissance revival bronze clock garniture, 19th century, with maker's cartouche of Raingo Freres Paris to dial, Lavishly cast and embellished with architectural and decorative elements in contrasting gold and silvered bronze, the dial with enamel cartouches and Roman numerals flanked by caryatids, an ornamented surmount with buttress, type scrolls and conforming five light candelabra, with key and pendulum, height 47 cm, width 27.5 cm, depth 15 cm
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A classical revival marble and bronze clock, 1880s, marked Japy Freres to works, W. Batty & Sons, Paris, to dial, a Renaissance basilica inspired clock with dome surmounted by three rearing, horses and a chariot in cast bronze, the body with bas relief Roman scenes, and flanked by four column onion domed porticos, Roman numerals and delicate, pierced work to the dial, striking on a gong, with key and pendulum, height 45 cm, width 40 cm, depth 22 cm
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A boulle mantel clock on stand, 19th century, the ebonised timber cased clock with Berainesque brass inlay upon a scarlet, ground to the face framed by formal cast and applied rococo elements, a pagoda top with floral finial, the decorative pressed dial with enamel, cartouches with Roman numerals, upon a separate stand, with key and pendulum, height 35 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 13.5. Cm
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A box of mixed clock keys and Pendulums, other, 19th to early 20th century, a collection of some fifteen clock keys of various types, one other key, ten, pendulums and a small turn screw tool
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An Art Deco cold painted spelter figure of a woman, circa 1930s, apparently signed Baleste, an athletic young woman draped only in a cloth to the hips, striking a pose, on one leg and holding a ball aloft, in gold colours with a silver and green, cloth, and raised on a two tone marble plinth, inscribed signature to hem, height 54 cm
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A bronze statue after Michael Clodion (1738-1814), 19th century, depicting a nymph cavorting with the bust of a satyr on a pedestal, inscribed, mark of Clodion to base, height 53 cm
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An unusual antique music box photograph album, circa 1881, with handwritten dated inscription to the fly leaf, with embossed and tooled brown leather covers, a brass clasp and enclosing, pages with a range of Victorian family photographs, the back cover housing, the mechanism and playing two airs, by Offenbach and Lecocq, with key, length 21.5 cm, width 15 cm
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A fine antique table music box with an inlaid walnut case, 19th century, a crank and cylinder operated music box, playing twelve airs and having six, ornate bells with enamel bee and butterfly strikers, play list to the lid. Provenance: retailed through Keith Harding Antiques, London, 'Music Box, Specialists', sold at Christies 17th September 2002 as lot 238, height 23 cm, width 60 cm, depth 30 cm
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A Swiss table top music box by Bremond, circa 1870-75, Geneva, Serial number 36566, a crank operated cylinder music box playing eight airs, with dual combs, marked G.I. Geneve, a lozenge shaped tune list to the interior lid as used, exclusively by Bremond, and housed in fine rosewood case, delicately inlaid, with a musical trophy cartouche in mixed timbers to the lid, height 27 cm, width 61 cm, depth 29 cm
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A Swiss Nicole Freres table top music box, 19th century, distributed by Keith Prowse & Co London, the music box with six bells and typical crank and cylinder operation, marked, Nicole Freres to the comb and playing twelve airs with original play list to, the lid, housed in a rosewood case with a decorative mixed timber and coloured cartouche to the lid and face, further trimmed with cross banding, and stringing, height 31 cm, width 68 cm, depth 39 cm
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A small vintage brass desk clock by Lancel, a small square quartz movement clock with a matt black dial with Roman, numerals, a ring handle and a rotating base, cased, height 9.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 6.5 cm
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A Danish painted long case clock, 18th century, painted in red and gold colours with roses and foliage decoration, the green, painted dial with ornaments and a pewter chapter ring with Roman and Arab, numerals, bearing a signature and dated R. Kjaer 1770, height 206 cm, width 45 cm, depth 25 cm
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A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain bowl, Edo period, 18th to 19th century, the lobed circular body with reserves of prunus blossom and pine trees around, a rosette to the interior, scrolling tendrils to the exterior, six character, Chenghua period mark to base, height 6.5 cm, diameter 16 cm
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A Chinese timber jewellery box, of cabinet form with fielded panels to the sides, top and the arrangement of ten small drawers, each with cast brass ball knop handles and carved orange, stone backplates, raised on short shaped stile legs, height 40.5 cm, width 32 cm, depth 22 cm
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A Chinese polychrome decorated porcelain bowl, finely decorated with phoenix perched on a rock amidst flowering tree peony, and prunus blossoms on a mottled cobalt ground, teal glazed to the interior, bearing apocryphal Yongzheng characters within concentric rings underside, with display stand, height 8.5 cm, diameter 18 cm
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Three snuff bottles, an antique square section porcelain bottle underglaze decorated in blue with, a pig dressed in robes and holding a fan, and two modern era interior, painted glass bottles, height 9.5 cm, and smaller
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A blanc de chine Dehua porcelain figural group, probably Republic period, 20th century, slip moulded and depicting a rotund male figure standing next to a seated, ascetic upon a rockwork base, height 16 cm, width 11 cm
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An exquisite signed Satsuma bowl by master maker, Kaizan, Meiji period, 1868-1912, mark of Kaizan Sei-Zo in a brocaded border, a finely detailed bowl depicting a temple scene with worshippers before a golden Buddha surrounded by butterflies and brocaded shapes and borders, a lavish processional scene to the exterior with myriad figures, cartouche, underside, see similar in T.S. Kiernan, best book of Satsuma', pp 74-75, height 6.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm
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An antique blue and white double gourd vase, Ming Dynasty, 1403-1643, with wooden display stand, freely decorated with figures engaged in pursuits in a fenced garden beneath, a willow tree, the upper register decorated with auspicious peach fruits and foliage, unglazed to the base. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, height 22 cm
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An antique Dehua figure of a Guanyin, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the hand pressed model of a contemplative seated Guanyin, with finely combed, and dressed hair, necklace and enveloping robes, and holding a scroll in her, right hand, with applied cartouche to the interior, an early professional, repair to the right hand, height 22.5 cm
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An antique polychrome brush pot, Qing Dynasty, probably Daoguang period, 1821-1850, with wooden stand, in a famille rose palette and decorated with a deity figure upon a lotus, throne flanked by attendants and warriors gazing upon four figures, including, a beast, emerging from frothing waves. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, height 13.5 cm, diameter 12 cm
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Two Indian Ganesh figures, in bronze and white metal, a miniscule bronze Ganesh and a miniature white metal three section Ganesh, height 4.5 cm, and smaller
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A signed antique ivory netsuke, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a carved and inked Noh mask, himatoshi and signature verso, length 4.5 cm, width 4 cm
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A novelty Japanese Kobe Ningyo Daruma doll, Meiji to Taisho period, late 19th to early 20th century, Made as tourist toys in the port, of Kobe, the small, carved wooden toy with an ivory or celluloid mask face with amusing, retractable eyes and tongue, height 4.5 cm
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A blue and white fluted dish, Qing Dynasty, probably Kangxi period 18th century, the small dish with lotus petal moulding, decorated with a crab to a roundel, surrounded by four carp and aquatic plants, flower heads to an arching border, and vegetal motifs to the rim, a pictorial lingzhi fungus mark within, concentric rings underside, diameter 13.5 cm
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A blue and white kendi ewer, Qing Dynasty, in the 18th century manner, of typical bulbous form with a long neck, foldover rim, and mammary pouring spout, decorated with flower stems to the neck and profuse floral decoration to the body below a diaper patterned, collar, with repairs, height 21 cm
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A large bronze vase or umbrella stand, realistically cast as a bamboo culm, upon a timber stand, height 45 cm, diameter 20.5 cm
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A finely carved antique mammoth tusk, Qing Dynasty, a delightful scene of village life depicting figures engaged in everyday, activities, with houses, temples, bridges and auspicious foliage, displayed, on a fitted carved stand. Provenance: Property of a gentleman, acquired while, living in Nanjing, and reportedly rescued from a fire during the cultural, Revolution, width 37 cm
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A small blue and white footed vase, Qing Dynasty, an ovoid vase with six petal lobes decorated in the Kangxi manner with figures, and flowers in pots, with a ringed neck and a matching ringed pedestal base, decorated with sprigs and scrollwork, height 12.5 cm
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A small blue and white covered jar, Qing Dynasty, baluster shaped with a domed cover, delightfully decorated with 'Hundred, boys' figures, bearing Kangxi underglaze characters underside, height 8.5 cm
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A monochrome porcelain censer, possibly Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century, a small moulded basin in mid blue colour with high set loop handles, archaistic and zoomorphic motifs and raised on shaped cabriole legs, with, underglaze Xianfeng seal script in low relief underside. Provenance: private, collection, Melbourne, height 11.5 cm
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A 'Clair De Lune' porcelain tripod censer bowl, of compressed bronze shape with a waisted neck and twin applied chilong, creatures to the rim, decorated to the collar with a continuous border of archaistic motifs and shou medallions in lighter hues in low relief, bearing, apocryphal Yongzheng seal mark underside. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, height 9.5 cm, diameter 14.5 cm
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An antique 'Clair-De-Lune' vase, Qing Dynasty, a bottle vase in a light blue glaze with a flaring rim, an unglazed foot ring, and underglaze character marks. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, height 18.5 cm
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An antique monochrome vase, Qing Dynasty, 1800, with wooden display stand, the baluster vase with a flaring neck, finely glazed in rich mottled cobalt, concentric rings underside. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, height 25.5 cm
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An antique Arita plate, Edo period, circa 1750, in underglaze blue and enamel decorated in an elegant iron red, green and gilt palette, depicting a fenced garden in the kakiemon manner, prunus, blossom decoration to the exterior, with concentric blue rings and kiln spurs, diameter 20.5 cm
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An antique blue and white chrysanthemum plate, Qing Dynasty, circa 1800, freely underglaze decorated with outline and wash and centred with a chrysanthemum head surrounded by foliage within concentric rings, the rim, with a painting scrolling floral border, bordered mark underside, with stand, height 4 cm, diameter 26 cm
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A Chinese blue and white shipwreck basin bowl, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, the deep body with everted rim, painted underglaze with mirror shaped, cartouches of peonies, bamboo and cane baskets around a similar panel, all on a chequered ground, the rim with peonies, blossom and bamboo among fences, the reverse with small cartouches and scrolls. Provenance: The Binh Thuan, shipwreck, height 9 cm, diameter 29.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white shipwreck plate, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, painted underglaze with a bird in flight surrounded by flowering plants, a border of fish scale decoration and five oval cartouches, each with sprays of flowers and blossom. Provenance: The Binh Thuan shipwreck, height 4 cm, diameter 25.5 cm
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A Chinese pottery figure of a temple warrior, probably Tang Dynasty, the standing, alert figure with clenched fist, knotted hair and moustache, dressed in armour and robe with traces of pigment, height 38 cm
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An Imari charger, Meiji period, 1868-1912, with scalloped edging with a pomegranate and reserved border enclosing four, reserves between diaper patterned bands with pairs of floral designs and landscape scenes with flowering trees, a pot of flowers to a central roundel, height 5 cm, diameter 39.5 cm
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A vintage hand stitched Oriental silk on linen embroidery, mid 20th century, stencil maker's stamp to fabric for Le Yan Tro, a large scale work on fine linen hand stitched in muted colours with red, crested cranes feeding in a water garden, a small flock flying in the distance, length 188 cm, width 126 cm
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An antique French and Japanese bronze banquet lamp, 19th century, the Meiji bronze baluster vase with relief decorated with birds in a pine, tree, having a Renaissance revival cast base, brass mounts, frosted chimney, and a delicately etched glass shade, with electrical conversion, height 70 cm
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A large modern Chinese vase and stand, of tapering form with a drip bamboo foliage design in rich red underglaze, with a carved stand, height 45.5 cm, diameter 19 cm
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An antique Oriental rosewood make up mirror and box, early 20th century, rectangular and of plain form with brass swing handles to the long sides and white metal engraved bat shaped hardware, with a framed stand up mirror with, the original silvered glass and a small drawer, height 10 cm, width 21 cm, depth 27 cm
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A large blue and white vase, of ovoid form with a broad neck, and continuously decorated with arabesques, and chrysanthemum type heads centred with shou medallions between ruyi and key fret borders and a band of lappets to the base, upon a rotating stand, height 46 cm
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A vintage Chinese hanging scroll, delicately decorated with a pair of Meiren (beauties) before a rock with a trailing pink flowering tree, script and seals to right hand margin, length 80 cm, width 25 cm
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A vintage Chinese hanging scroll, in watercolours and ink, depicting a man riding a mule in a mountainous, landscape, script and seals upper right, length 68 cm, width 27.5 cm
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A vintage Chinese hanging scroll, Boldly rendered in ink wash and restrained colours, with figures in a boat, and a house amidst vegetation in the foreground, with red seal lower right, and seal and script to left hand margin, length 76 cm, width 31 cm
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Ten reference books relating to the identification and collecting of Chinese porcelain, jade and bronze, including eight books relating to porcelain including two books on export, porcelain, one by H.P & N Schiffer, Christian Beydier's text on Chinese, Bronzes, and S.C. Nott's text on Chinese jade through the Ages
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A fine antique Chinese watercolour decorated folding fan, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century, delicately painted in soft pastel colours with an elder figure and two others, apparently cooking on a stove in a pine grove in a sublime mountain and lakeside setting, with script and seal, height 23 cm, width 50 cm
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Wo Yue Kee, Henry (B. 1927, Chinese American School), fisherman beneath an autumn tree, watercolour roundel, signed with characters and red seal upper right. Provenance: Purchased at the artist's solo exhibition held at the Hamilton, regional Art gallery, Victoria, diameter 43 cm
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A framed Chinese export 'Mandarin' fan, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, finely painted in rich blue, green and red gouache colours with a continuous, panel of figures engaged in narratives in pavilion and garden settings, with, floral and gilt edged borders and carved sandalwood sticks, some as found, in a box frame, height 27 cm, width 50 cm
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A Japanese painted figural fan panel, Showa period, 20th century, four figures in a prunus blossom landscape upon a gilded and coral pink, ground, height 29 cm, width 64 cm
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Yao Zhihua (B.1932), red trees, watercolour, ink and wash on paper, with seals upper left and lower right, accompanied by the catalogue, 'Contemporary Chinese Paintings', published, 1990, and illustrated plate 49 with artist's biographical information, pp, 102-103, height 81 cm, width 94 cm
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Yide, Jin (B. 1935), Chinese canal scene, oil on canvas, signed in characters and dated 1990 lower right, with gallery, label in Chinese verso, height 48.5 cm, width 58.5 cm
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An antique pierced and carved jade three part censer, probably Ming Dynasty or earlier, in richly mottled cream to dark chocolate colours, of quatrefoil form carved, with archaistic motifs in low relief, with ornamented loop handles and loose, rings, a similar pierced cover with a long neck and capped cover, and raised, on a pierced and shaped base. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, height 15.5 cm
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An opposite pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, early to mid 20th century, lemon yellow baluster vases with waisted necks and silver-plated rims, decorated with silver wire worked bamboo foliage in modulating shades of green, unmarked, height 18 cm
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A Qianlong period Mandarin rose porcelain tankard, Qing Dynasty, mid 18th century, with wooden display stand, Straight-sided with a bifurcated handle, decorated with figures engaged in an interior narrative, and various scholarly objects, vases and rabbits, with, decorative gilded borders and iron red leaves, a 1901 label to base by Ella, Dawkins noting receipt of the tankard from Mr Henry Willett, height 11 cm
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A pair of Chinese Imari covered vases, high shouldered vases with domed lids and finials decorated with floral, designs to the body between patterned reserved borders, red tripod pot mark, underside, height 34 cm
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A signed bronze figural group of a lion Subduing a tiger, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a tense and animated depiction in deep smooth chocolate tones, the tiger with, deep red stripes, a cartouche with characters in relief to the belly of the lion, height 12.5 cm, width 25 cm
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