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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:247
Date:2-Dec-2018
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A mahogany set of four nesting tables, early 20th century, kidney shaped with blonde stringing, with trestle ends and stretchers, height 58 cm, length 57 cm, width 35 cm, and smaller
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A twin pedestal plum pudding mahogany desk, 19th century, with a tooled tan leather top with side slides above a frieze drawer and pedestals each with four drawers and central turned timber knobs in recessed, target style mounts, upon a plinth base, height 77 cm, width 142 cm, depth 77 cm
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A fine Art Nouveau mahogany suite servery and buffet, a three leaf, extension table, seven cane chairs plus one, circa 1900, maker's stamps Gn (George Nowack), 'Janiaud Jeune' store labels, with sweeping but restrained lines well carved with panelled doors, bunches, of grapes and foliage, having cast ormolu hardware and shaped block feet, a stretcher based table with carved details to base, and hole to hole cane, chairs, height 75 cm, extended length 288 cm, width 128 cm, (table) height 94 cm, (chair),…
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A vintage French wrought iron and glass shelf, circa 1930s, the single wall mounted shelf with scrolling iron work, the frame enclosing a pane of textured glass, height 15 cm, width 95 cm, depth 30 cm
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A marquetry etagere, factory of Emile Galle, circa 1930, the rectangular table with rounded corners inlaid with a dragonfly and lily, pads in exotic timbers upon a vigorously figured tulipwood ground, with, shaped walnut legs united by an undertier, bearing the inlaid signature of Galle, height 77 cm, width 61 cm, depth 33 cm
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An vintage roll top desk in Victorian ash, early to mid 20th century, a tambour top desk opening to a baize interior and an arrangement of pigeon, holes, rail and stile side panels and an arched kneehole flanked by pillars, with three drawers, the lower of double depth with rectangular and cupped, pull handles, height 106 cm, width 122 cm, depth 65 cm
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A fine antique marble topped cherry wood Regence style sideboard, early 20th century, the beautifully figured marble top above three drawers and cupboards with, shaped fielded panels, a curvaceous apron with floral carved trims and raised, on small cabriole legs, with long brass hinges, pierced escutcheons and swing, handles, height 106 cm, width 190 cm, depth 51 cm
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A fine French mahogany transitional style cabinet, late 19th century, Paris maker's stamp verso, Haentges Freres, a scroll and rocaille pierced arching crest above a central cupboard with, relief carved trophies flanked by panelled glazed doors, the extended breakfront, base with oak lined drawers and cupboards with fielded panels above a shaped, apron, with short cabriole legs, cast escutcheons and foliate pull handles, height 283 cm, width 158 cm, depth 60 cm
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A Louis XVI style mahogany bedside table, late 19th century, with a flecked grey marble top above a single drawer and a marble lined, cupboard, raised on tapering supports to an undertier, with restrained cast, classical anthemion, paterae and diamond decorations, height 85 cm, width 38 cm, depth 38 cm
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A Louis XV style marble topped tulipwood commode, circa 1930s, of serpentine profile with bookend veneer and strung reserves with floral, inlay to three long drawers, similar to the sides, a shaped apron and raised, on short cabriole legs, with cast mounts, foliate handles and sabots, height 76 cm, width 97 cm, depth 45 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style tulipwood and mahogany inlaid bedside tables, mid 20th century, with three quarter shaped timber galleries, a single drawer and pair of cupboard doors decorated with quarter veneer panels, stringing and rose, inlay, raised on cabriole legs, height 75 cm, width 39 cm, depth 30 cm
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An Empire style mahogany desk, late 19th century, with maker's stamp for a. Britz, Paris, with a deep brown tooled leather top and matching extension slides, a central, drawer with a cast winged maiden escutcheon flanked by smaller drawers, faux, to the reverse, raised on square section tapering legs with proud lion's head, mounts terminating in paw feet, restrained neoclassical trims throughout, height 76 cm, length 150 cm, width 75 cm
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A Louis XVI style inlaid tulipwood six drawer commode, early 20th century, a breche D'Alep marble top of bowed profile, part ebonised canted edges and quarter veneer panelled drawers with floral inlay, cast foliate pull handles, and raised on small cabriole legs with sabots, height 132 cm, width 69 cm, depth 40 cm
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A fine kingwood and ormolu Louis XV drinks cabinet, later 19th century, the marble topped cabinet inlaid and ormolu trimmed to the long sides to, represent a faux three drawer cabinet but having four fold down sides of slightly bombe profile to reveal a mirror lined interior, with a shaped apron, and raised on slender curvaceous legs, with cast decorations to the knees and sabots, height 72 cm, width 60 cm, depth 46 cm
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A Directoire style mahogany commode, late 19th century, with a white marble top with ear form extensions above extended fluted, pillars, three long drawers with flame mahogany bookend reserves and raised, on tapering legs, with brass escutcheons and square bracket swing handles, height 83 cm, width 92 cm, depth 50 cm
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A signed Louis Majorelle palisander display armoire, circa 1900, with Louis Majorelle signature to an inlaid scallop shell, the armoire with a stepped cornice above a central open compartment and a bow, front glazed door with a decorative wrought iron frame work, flanked by two, plain cupboards with cast bronze backplates with pull handles, shelves to the interior, a plinth style base with bracket feet, signed to right side, height 200 cm, width 185 cm, depth 60 cm
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A Victorian three tier mahogany dumb waiter, second half 19th century, the extended top above turned supports, a pair of drawers to the mid section, with pierced brass backplates and swing handles, raised on turned legs and porcelain casters, height 116 cm, length 135 cm, width 53 cm
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