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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:358
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:358
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:226
Date:1-Dec-2019
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A vintage wooden rocking horse, the painted horse in a distressed finish with a sisal tail, with movable iron, work supports to a timber base, height 81 cm, length 110 cm, width 51 cm
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A pair of Georgian portrait miniatures, Charles and Anne Harwood, 1823 and 1824, description of sitters in contemporary hand with dates verso, both portraits in watercolour on ivory panels against russet brown and ochre, backgrounds, apparently unsigned but by the same hand, housed in identical, ebonised frames with cast rose, thistle and shamrock mounts and hanging rings, height 16 cm, width 14.5 cm
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A fine group of four Georgian silhouettes, early 19th century, a paper profile of 'Sarah Harwood 1824', a paper profile of a woman with a ruffled collar, a fine painted silhouette of a woman with a contrasting, ruffled collar and delicate black on black details, and a painted profile of a gentleman, with gum Arabic details, in ebonised frames with cast vegetal, mounts and rings, height 14 cm, width 12.5 cm, and smaller
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A portrait miniature of a woman in a mauve dress, early 19th century, an elegant study of a modish woman with long curled hair in a straw hat with mauve ribbons, in an ebonised frame with a cast acorn mount with hanging ring, height 13 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A Lehmann-Gross-Bahn boxed train set - the big train, 'Passenger train, West Germany, design 22301, a never used mint-in-box set comprising a 5003 transformer (240 volt), an engine, two carriages, commuters, lengths of track, vegetation including fir, trees and Christmas baubles and two horses, height 14 cm, width 21.5 cm, (engine)
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A Lehmann-Gross-Bahn boxed train set - the big train, 'Circus, West Germany, design 21988, a never used mint-in-box set comprising an engine, rolling stock with a circus, track and a cage, an assortment of animals (zebras, lion, chimpanzee), lion, tamer, lengths of track, page of decals and booklet, height 14 cm, width 21.5 cm, (engine)
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A German rococo style Symphonion music box and eight Disks, circa 1890s, marked made in Germany, Schutz-Mark, in a pressed walnut bombe case embellished with a romantic couple to the lid, surrounded by a border of rocaille forms and trophies, the interior velvet, lined lid with a figural silk roundel, crank operated and in full working, order with a complete duplex comb mechanism and having a fine sonorous tone, height 31.5 cm, length 50.5 cm, width 41.5 cm
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A small inlaid Victorian fruit wood box, 19th century, the slender rectangular box inlaid to the lid with a floral arrangement in mixed timbers upon a dark ground enclosed by stringing, height 5.5 cm, length 23 cm, width 6.5 cm
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A Victorian rosewood campaign style shaving or cosmetics box, 19th century, rectangular with mellowed brass riveted strapping, a single formal inlaid, brass embellishment to the lid with a strung surround, an easel mirror to the interior, a range of lidded and pierced compartments and trays, including a hidden secret drawer, lock by E.J Myatt & Co and raised on petite brass, feet, height 15.5 cm, width 28 cm, depth 33.5 cm
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A Victorian rosewood box, 19th century, of plain rectangular form having brass stringing to the lid with white metal, medallions to the corners with a conforming cartouche and escutcheon, height 9.5 cm, length 23.5 cm, width 15 cm
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A Victorian mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood box, 19th century, the rectangular box scattered with inlaid and pierced mother-of -pearl, vegetal motifs, the interior refurbished and lined with maroon patterned, fabric, height 10.5 cm, length 25 cm, width 17.5 cm
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A Georgian satinwood tea caddy, early 19th century, of sarcophagus shape with a diamond point lid and an applied bronze basket of flowers motif, lion's head mounts with rings to the sides, an ivory, escutcheon and two internal compartments with blonde wood covers, height 16 cm, length 18 cm, width 10.5 cm
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An antique miniature oak bookcase with 40 original 'The People's library, Editions, an Arts & Crafts magazine rack, circa 1895, awarded as a school prize to the vendor's grandmother, a small portable bookshelf complete with red and green leather bound and tooled 'The People's Library' classics issued by Cassell && Co. And an oak magazine rack of slightly everted form with pierced handles and rod style, splats, height 44 cm, width 51 cm, depth 13 cm, (bookcase)
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A vintage set of seven all copper saucepans, a nesting set of straight-sided pans with riveted steel handles, height 10 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A vintage set of six copper saucepans, a nesting set comprising straight-sided pans each with size markings stamped, to the exterior, with brass riveted handles, height 12 cm, diameter 22 cm, and smaller
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A vintage set of five heavy gauge copper saucepans, a nesting set of tapering form with a fine hammered finish and riveted steel, handles, height 9 cm, diameter 21 cm
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Two French copper cooking pots, late 19th to 20th century, a straight-sided pot with dove tail joins to the base and a wrought iron, swing handle, and a later lidded pot of similar style, tin lined having twin, handles, mark of Borgeat to the base, height 19.5 cm, diameter 22.5 cm, and smaller
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A verdure tapestry style Wallhanging, 20th century, in the antique manner, machine woven in a textured finish and depicting a traditional French landscape scene with swans on a lake, in a rich Prussian, blue and green palette with shades of cream, cotton backed, length 160 cm, width 241 cm
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A Lithuanian Orthodox icon, mother of God of the three hands, early 20th century, a portrayal of the mother of God with Christ child in a brown, orange and ochre tempera palette with gilt enrichments within a recessed ark on a prepared timber panel with battens, framed and housed in a glazed timber, case, reverse of icon with 1940 paper export label permitting item to leave, Lithuania, height 29 cm, width 25 cm
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Keith Johnston's Royal atlas of modern Geography, 1884 edition, a red leather bound and tooled volume by Alexander Keith Johnston, Geographer, to the Queen for Scotland, published by W & A.K. Johnston, Easter Road, Edinburgh, length 51 cm, width 35 cm
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A Russian Orthodox icon of mother of God Kazanskaya, 18th century, a highly stylised image of the mother of God gazing at the Christ child who, stares directly forward, with right hand raised in blessing, surrounded by a pierced, embossed and tooled brass oklad upon a single timber panel with batten inserts to the short ends, antique incised lettering verso, height 32 cm, width 27 cm
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An Orthodox panel of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, 18th to 19th century, a naturalistic study of the saint holding the gospels and with his right hand, in a sign of benediction, in tempera colours upon a prepared wooden panel, with battens inserted into slots along the short ends, height 28.5 cm, width 23.5 cm
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An Orthodox icon, possibly Baltic, depicting two female Saints, 18th to19th century, the elongated figures of Saint Barbara and one other with child saint in attendance, in a simple orange, blue, white and russet palette with bold, black outlines, Cyrillic script and a broad painted border, upon a prepared, wooden panel with battens, height 26.5 cm, width 22 cm
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An Orthodox panel of Christ at the Last supper, 18th century, naturalistically modelled with Christ holding the bread with a chalice of wine before him, and raising his right hand in blessing, in tempera colours, upon a gesso prepared wooden panel with battens inserted into slots along the short ends, framed and housed in a glazed wooden case, height 17 cm, width 13.5 cm
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An Orthodox icon, possibly Baltic, 18th to 19th century, five saints including Peter with John, and Mary gesturing to two others, with smaller panels featuring St Nicholas, and mother of God and child, and another depicting three archangels, in a simple orange, ochre and brown, palette in tempera with sgraffito upon a prepared wooden panel with battens, inserted into slots along the short ends, height 27 cm, width 21 cm
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A Russian Orthodox icon of St Nicholas with Saint Queen Alexandria, 17th century, depicting Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker with gospels standing beside a jewelled, Queen, Christ behind holding two crowns, in tempera colours upon gesso, prepared linen on a wooden panel supported by battens, sgraffito borders and Slavonic church script, height 55.5 cm, width 43.5 cm
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A Russian Orthodox icon of four 'Chosen Saints Martyr Herman, Johan, Slatoust (John Chrysostom), Evdokjia, Mary Magdalene, 19th century, in tempera colours against a finely tooled gilded ground with intricate, borders with coloured enrichments, upon a gesso prepared wooden panel with single batten, Slavonic church script to lower border, with 1971 Moscow, export licence, in Cyrillic and German attached verso with title of work, height 35.5 cm, width 31 cm
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A large scale Art Deco spelter Alsatian dog figure, circa 1930, the recumbent alert dog in gold bronze colours upon a monumental two tone, marble base, height 34 cm, length 65 cm, width 20 cm
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A French brass carriage clock, 20th century, by Duverdrey & Bloquel, with lion passant trademark to mechanism, marked to dial, Frank Buller, Salisbury Rhodesia (jeweller), with a corniche style case and swing handle, visible escapement and glazed to four sides, the face with Roman numerals, associated key, height 11 cm, width 8 cm, depth 6.5 cm
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Vozzo, Vince (B.1954), two figures, solid black bronze, signed Vozzo to foot, exhibited in 'Mind & body Dualism, Eastgate gallery October/November 1998, as catalogue entry 3, illustrated to cover of exhibition brochure, height 12.5 cm, width 12 cm
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Vozzo, Vince (B. 1954), female nude, cast golden bronze, incised signature Vozzo inside base, and editioned 3/6, exhibited in 'Mind & body Dualism', Eastgate gallery October/November, 1998, as catalogue entry 2 illustrated to inside cover of exhibition, brochure, height 18.5 cm
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An Austrian gilt bronze figure by P. Tereszczuk (1875-1963), early 20th century, depicting a young woman in a crinoline and a bonnet carrying a parasol and a book, standing upon the edge of a Blue John basin in grey black colours with vigorous banding and blooms, height 23 cm, diameter 21.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figural group by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), circa 1930s, depicting a kneeling female figure in a Grecian grown and cloche cap in cold, painted colours gesturing towards a gilded fawn, raised on a marble and figured brown onyx base, inscribed mark of D.H. Chiparus to base, height 40 cm, width 48.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figure by Jean de Roncourt, circa 1930, a powerful study of a triangular and tautly posed man holding a spear, in dark bronze colours and raised on a stepped and shaped black marble base, incised, signature to base, height 42.5 cm, width 62.5 cm, depth 22 cm
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A large Art Deco spelter, marble and onyx figural clock, circa 1920s, with winding mechanism, depicting a silvered Diana dressed in a girdle, kneeling and poised with her, ivorine bow aiming at two deer, against two rounded panels in black marble, and veined green onyx and housing the fan shaped dial, raised on a rectangular two tone base with ribbed ornaments, height 40 cm, length 80 cm, width 26 cm
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A signed spelter figure by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), 1906, with copyright mark for that year, Paris foundry stamp, signature, the large animated figure of a small child wrestling with an alarmed, squawking duck, in cold painted colours upon a rocky base, various impressed, and applied marks verso, height 55 cm
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A fine gilt bronze figure by Claire-Jeanne-Roberte Colinet (1880-1950), girl with a Rope', finely cast as a joyful and animated running girl with flowing robes playing with a rope, one foot poised on a naturalistic base, with signature, C.J.R. Colinet, and foundry mark, above a waisted marble, stand, height 40 cm
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A spelter pair of rustic boy and girl figures by a. Rucho, early 20th century, Fileuse' and 'Attillio in muted cold painted tones depicting a boy with a fiddle and a girl with her staff and spinning wheel, raised on waisted bases, impressed signature and title plaques to bases, height 31 cm
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A signed Art Deco bronze dancing girl, the figure of a young girl holding out her ballet skirt, raised on a mottled, green marble plinth, with incised mark of F. Paris to base and foundry stamp, height 32 cm
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An Art Deco spelter female figure on a multi-coloured marble and onyx, base, circa 1920s-30s, the cold painted figure of a woman descending a marble step dressed in a long, green and gold flowing gown and holding a bird, another perched on a globe, and plinth beside her, height 32 cm, length 29c width 15.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter dog group, circa 1920s, two realistically modelled Alsatian dogs in deep bronze tones, one seated, the other recumbent and mounted on an onyx and marble base faced with contrasting brown and green onyx panels, height 35 cm, length 63 cm, width 11 cm
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An Art Deco spelter dog and duck figural group, circa 1920s, signed M. Font, in bronze colours with a verdigris finish, a recumbent Alsatian dog and a standing duck, both mounted on a long coffee coloured marble base, signature, to tail of dog, height 23 cm, length 60 cm, width 12 cm
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A spelter model of a dog, circa 1920s-30s, the cold painted model of a flexed and alert dog with its forelegs positioned, on a rock, with a portoro marble sphere and raised upon a black marble, ellipse shaped base, height 27 cm, length 50 cm, width 15 cm
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A Grand Tour bronze figure of Diana the huntress, after Jean-Antoine, Houdon (1741-1828), 19th century, after the 1777 original now housed in the Louvre, Paris, depicting the nude Diana posed on one foot holding her bow in her left hand, and an arrow in her right, inscribed Houdon to base, height 61.5 cm
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An Art Deco white marble figural group by Huguenin Dumittan (1888-1975), a female nude figure cradling her child, faint incised signature lower right, to base, height 44 cm, length 47 cm, width 12 cm
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A pair of French five light Renaissance revival brass candelabra, late 19th century, highly ornate with a urn form stem issuing scrolling arms supporting dishes, and sconces, raised on a pedestal to a shaped and pierced square form base, height 46 cm
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An Empire style bronze table lamp with tole shade, the elegant cast stem with a pair of swans bearing sconces and having a conical oval black metal shade, with electrical fittings, height 74 cm
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A French Louis XVI style bronze Boulliotte lamp, circa 1920s, of typical form with an adjustable tole shade in soft green colours with applied rosettes, three scrolling gilt bronze arms supporting electric, candles, with a cast stem to a floral decorated base and a conforming green, metal well with pierced gallery, raised on cast feet, height 90 cm
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A fine pair of five light ormolu Louis XV style candelabra, 19th century, finely cast and pierced, the stems richly decorated with vegetal and shell, forms, issuing four leafy arms supporting pierced dishes embellished with crystal prisms and supporting vegetal sconces, raised on triform pierced, bases, height 55 cm
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A fine pair of Empire style bronze lamps with shades, later 19th century, tapering reeded columns to waisted acanthus decorated sconces above three, claw foot legs and triform bases, with conical large weave linen look taupe, shades, height 74 cm
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An Art Deco spelter clock with dove motifs, 1920s, with maker's mark for Marti et Cie, an arching portico type clock with fluted pillars and floral capitals, supporting a faceted floral and fabric draped case housing the enamel dial, with Arabic numerals, raised on a bow front two tone marble base with a pair, of nesting doves perched in a basket, key and floral decorated pendulum, height 36 cm, width 42 cm, depth 20 cm
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A Napoleon III black marble mantle clock, 1850-1870, with maker's mark for S. Marti et Cie, the elegant plinth style case enclosing an enamel chapter ring with Roman, numerals and a visible escapement, raised upon an extended base with verde, antico decoration to the cusped edges, with key and pendulum, height 33 cm, width 28 cm, depth 14.5 cm
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A rococo revival ormolu mantle clock, later 19th century, with maker's mark of Japy Freres, an eight-day bell strike clock of waisted form with floral pendants and leafy, embellishments, a pierced crest and trellis decoration to the lower border, above acanthus feet, the enamel dial beneath a domed glass with Roman, numerals, Arabic minute marks and pierced hands, key and pendulum, height 41 cm, width 25 cm, depth 16 cm
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A Louis XV style ormolu mantle clock, 19th century, with maker's mark for Vincenti, key and pendulum, the well cast waisted clock with an extravagant rocaille crest housing an enamel dial with Roman numerals, minute markings and delicate pierced hands, acanthus decoration throughout and raised on leafy splayed feet, height 47 cm, width 28 cm, depth 16 cm
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An Art Deco clock garniture, circa 1930, with maker's mark for Lardot et Boydon Paris, in onyx and portoro marble, a glazed cabinet housing the dial with Arabic, numerals and flanked by stylised pheasants upon a shaped base, the accompanying tazze of conforming design, with key and pendulum, height 34 cm, width 39 cm, depth 13 cm
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A striking Egyptian inspired Art Deco clock garniture, circa 1920s, with maker's mark of Lardot et Boyon Paris, a portico style clock in contrasting portoro marble and white onyx having an encased octagonal dial with Arabic numerals with stepped supports and kneeling polished bronze caryatids above a two-tone base, a pair of tazze, with conforming caryatid stems, with key and pendulum, height 36.5 cm, width 32 cm, depth 12.5 cm, (clock)
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A French marble clock garniture, circa 1920s, a triangular mantle clock with a white veined marble case faced in grey green, marble with bead decoration and a cast bronze floral embellishment, the enamel, dial with Arabic numerals and enamel festoons, accompanied by shallow cup, form tazze on conforming triangular bases, with key and pendulum, height 28 cm, width 31 cm, depth 11.5 cm
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A fine Louis XVI style ormolu mantle clock, 19th century, with key and pendulum, having an enamel dial with Roman numerals and minute markings set within an arched architectural style body, with pendant husks and acanthus flourishes, to the sides, applied vegetal motifs, pine cone finials and surmounted by an urn with lion head mounts, raised on an extended base with waisted column, style front legs, height 50 cm, width 35 cm, depth 13 cm
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A Napoleon III three piece marble clock garniture, circa 1870, with maker's mark of A.D Mougin to mechanism, a glazed portico clock with fluted Corinthian columns surmounted by a bronze, lion with ball and enclosing a bronze engine turned dial with enamel chapter, ring and Arabic numerals, raised on a stepped and shaped base, accompanied by a pair of urn form vases with high set handles, with key and pendulum, height 48 cm, width 35 cm, depth 18.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter Pierrot and Columbine mantle clock, circa 1920s, with mark of Societe Clusiennes, Cluses France to mechanism, sculpture marked Limousin France to rear, with key and pendulum, an enamel dial with Arabic numerals housed within a shaped and picket crested, frame flanked by the seated figures of Columbine and Pierrot in cold painted, verdigris colours, upon a shaped portoro and cream marble base, height 32.5 cm, width 55.5 cm
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An Arts & Crafts oak 'Faux' long case clock, early 20th century, winding mechanism, mock weights and pendulum, the flat topped clock with an extended cornice, a brushed white metal dial, with Roman numerals and brass strapped spandrels, a six pane bevelled glass, door above an extended base with fielded panels and delicate ebonised, decorations, with keys, apparently unmarked, height 206 cm, width 50 cm, depth 24 cm
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A bronze amphora urn vase with stand, 19th century, the amphora with pointed foot and a decorated border in relief set within an integral pierced tripod stand with floral and creature motifs, height 51 cm
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A Napoleon III black marble regulator mantle clock, 1850-1870, with key and mercury regulator pendulum, the drum head clock with an enamelled chapter ring with Roman numerals and visible escapement above a glazed case and flanked by ribbed pilasters and volutes to an extended base, with contrasting granitic trims, height 47 cm, width 38 cm, depth 17 cm
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A Louis XV style ormolu mantle clock, 19th century, with maker's mark for Japy Freres, the waisted clock housing a floral painted enamel dial with Arabic numerals, a scrolling acanthus leaf finial, and rocaille shell, lattice and leafy forms, throughout, the sinuous pierced base incorporating Art Nouveau elements, with key and pendulum, height 35 cm, width 26 cm, depth 14.5 cm
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A Louis XVI style ormolu cartel clock, mid 19th century, with maker's mark for S. Marti, finely cast and pierced with neoclassical ornament throughout, surmounted by an urn with flame finial, centred with an enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minute markings below a glass dome, with key and pendulum, length 55 cm, width 27 cm
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A fine jade carving of a woman with a dragon, People's Republic of China era, 1970s, a finely carved classically dressed lady in light green colours with a billowing, ribbon of drapery around her and holding ruyi clouds aloft in her left hand, surmounted by a writhing dragon in speckled grey colours, on a carved wooden, stand, height 24.5 cm
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A bronze water dropper, the petite lobed 'Teapot' shaped dropper with an arching handle, a small, aperture to the top and tiny spout, engraved kakiemon branch details and script, three character mark underside, length 8 cm, width 6 cm
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A Tokyo school ivory okimono of a Fishergirl, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a finely carved study of a girl with plaited hair holding her catch and fishing poles with netting, her straw hat tied to the end, upon an integral, naturalistic base, carved from a single piece of ivory and signed underside, in painted characters, height 23 cm
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An exquisite blanc-de-chine figure of a Courtly lady, People's Republic of China, era, 1970s, the finely modelled and immaculate figure of a classically dressed lady with flowers in her coiffed hair posed holding a fan, with billowing drapery, her and raised on a rockwork base, height 25.5 cm
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A vintage export ware cased Mah Jong set, 20th century, a complete set of bamboo backed bone tiles and two die, without counters or, wind discs, booklet of 'Standard Rules for the Chinese Domino game of Mah, Jong', in a wooden case, length 36 cm, width 18 cm, (box)
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A celadon jade brush wash, the straight-sided slanted brush wash with canted corners raised on petite, feet, in creamy celadon colours suffused with paler colours, height 9 cm
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An antique ivory cigarette holder, probably Taisho period, 1920s, a slender tapering holder lightly engraved and inked with the image of a prowling tiger, length 20 cm
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An antique signed ivory netsuke of a frog and a turtle, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the figure of a small turtle clambering upon the back of a frog, himatoshi, and characters underside, width 5 cm
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An antique signed netsuke of a pair of faces, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a double-sided portrait of a young person transformed into an elderly person, to the reverse, himatoshi to the head, characters underside, height 3 cm
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An antique ivory netsuke of a Chimp and a rabbit, Meiji period, 1868-1912, an unusual composition of a chimp standing upon the back of a rabbit, his, left foot on one ear and tugging at the other, himatoshi underside, height 5.5 cm
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An antique signed ivory netsuke figure of an elder, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the figure of an elder with long beard, and carrying a gnarled crook, lightly, engraved and inked, characters underside, height 5.5 cm
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A large vintage signed ivory netsuke of a boat, early to mid 20th century, a boat on waves populated with seven figures, carved in high relief with engraved and inked decoration, characters to sail and to cartouche on stern, with a wooden stand, height 9 cm
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A matching pair of famille rose beakers, the beakers of gently everted form with small foot rings depicting, an elder and a child upon a bridge in an auspicious landscape setting, with apocryphal red painted Daoguang seal marks underside, height 7.5 cm
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A carved and coloured vintage ivory model of Shouxing, mid 20th century, the deity typically depicted with an enlarged cranium and carrying his attributes, a branch of peaches and a craggy staff, a small child beside him, raised on a well carved and pierced wooden base carved with pine tree foliage, height 28 cm
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A series of four Cantonese pith paintings, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, four small panels painted in bright gouache colours, each depicting figures, engaged in pursuits table games, and processionals, height 9.5 cm, width 7 cm, (per panel)
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A carved animal soapstone group, in celadon and russet stone, pierced and carved with monkeys, deer and bird, life surrounding a brush wash basin, against a pierced rockwork background, height 16 cm, width 23 cm
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Shiga, Shigeo (1928-2011) (active in Australia 1966-1979), a stoneware ovoid vase with a waisted neck, in burnt russet brown glaze with circular shapes decorated in brown and tan colours upon a speckled grey, ground, seal mark and personal stamp to foot rim, height 21 cm
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Shiga, Shigeo (1928-2011) (active in Australia 1966-1979), a stoneware ovoid vase with a short neck, in burnt russet brown glaze with circular, shapes decorated in brown and tan colours upon a speckled grey ground, seal, mark and personal stamp to foot rim, height 18.5 cm
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A twenty piece export ware Japanese tea service, plus other, early to mid 20th century, Nippon, and one piece by I E & Co, the service for six with a teapot, creamer and covered sugar bowl of compressed form decorated with patterned and pendant borders in raised gilt, and enamel colours upon a cream field, cherry blossom stamp underside, and a small I.E & Co bowl with moriage gilt, hand painted with iris blooms, as found, height 16 cm, (teapot)
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An antique cloisonne vase, the baluster brass vase with a waisted neck, decorated throughout with flowers and tendrils in colours upon a teal ground, height 24.5 cm
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An antique pewter Casting of a man on horseback, a rustic group with an elder figure riding a horse, upon a shaped leaf form base, in distressed red enamel colours, as found, height 18.5 cm
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A cast bronze Nepalese Buddha figure, the contemplative seated figure with hands in Vitarka mudra, with tightly, coiled hair, pendulous lobes and dressed in a dhoti, raised upon a lotus base, height 21.5 cm
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A hardwood brushpot, hewn from a single branch or trunk and utilising the characteristics of the bark, and knotted but smoothed texture of the natural timber, height 19 cm, length 24 cm, width 20 cm
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Two Satsuma wares a plate and a small vase, Meiji period, late 19th century, with jinzan marks, the plate decorated with warrior figures engaged in a narrative in a landscape setting, and a baluster vase with a continuous design of bijin in decorated kimonos in a landscape beneath pendant foliage and a brocade, border, marks to red cartouches underside to both, diameter 21.5 cm, (plate) height 12 cm, (vase)
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A large scale bi disk, decorated to both sides and embellished to the centre with a pierced stylised, dragon, the broad rims relief carved with further dragon imagery in the archaistic manner, diameter 29.5 cm
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A rock crystal snuff bottle, with case, early 20th century, the large cushion profile snuff bottle with natural inflections to the body, decorated to one face with a fish leaping from waves, height 8.5 cm
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A Longquan type celadon bowl on stand, a small olive green bowl with external vertical lines and concentric rings to the external body, the interior embossed with a faint underglaze lotus head, height 6 cm, diameter 11.5 cm
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A carved and coloured vintage ivory horse with stand, mid 20th century, a part recumbent and calling caparisoned horse engraved and coloured in chocolate brown colours, with tiny coral and turquoise cabochon, embellishments, on a timber stand, height 10.5 cm, width 19 cm
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An elegant Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji period 1868-1912, the slender ovoid vase with a long neck, embellished in tan and green colours, with stylised formal floral friezes and deep lappets with alternate phoenix and dragon motifs punctuated by pendants, with aventurine type inflections, the neck and lower register in speckled black, white metal mounts to rims, height 25 cm
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An antique polychrome wood Guanyin, seated in Royal ease position upon a large pierced rocky throne, the serene, Guanyin holding a small vessel, decorated with remnant gauze and deep cream, polychrome colours with flecks of red and gold, height 24 cm
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A Shuangxi blue and white jar, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, a wedding jar with three double happiness symbols and freely executed, scrolling sweet pea motifs throughout between concentric ring borders, a key, fret border to the neck, height 20 cm
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An antique ivory study of a lion, early 20th century, depicting a realistically modelled recumbent growing male lion, height 5.5 cm, width 13.5 cm
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An Imari double gourd vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, profusely decorated throughout in the typical Imari palette of underglaze, blue with trailing flora in coral red and orange colours with gilt, enrichments, concentric blue bands to the waist and foot, height 18 cm
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A pair of Fantastic creature soapstone vase ornaments, a pair of addorsed Pixiu creatures of archaic form supporting a libation cup, within their antlers, and a stylised fantastic bird of prey with a libration, cup to its back, height 22 cm, and 19.5 cm
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A six piece famille rose dragon and phoenix serving set, probably Republic era, mid 20th century, comprising two bowls, two spoons, and two plates, all overglaze decorated, with phoenix and dragons chasing flaming pearls within polychrome key fret, borders, with four character painted marks underside, height 8 cm, diameter 18 cm, (bowl)
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