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Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts — Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)

Auction House:Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:255
Sale Title:Fine Furniture & Decorative ArtsLots with images:253
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:114
Date:20-Oct-2009
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A late 19th century Russian silver kovsh by Grachev, the classic boat-shaped bowl richly decorated with repousse scrolling flowers and foliage, the shaped handle attenuated by a fan-shaped panel from which issue scrolled motifs, impressed marks Moscow, Grachev in Cyrillic, workmaster A. P//1885, 84 with Kokoshnik. Width 24 cm. Depth 15 cm. Height 16 cm
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A late 19th century Russian twin handled caviar server in silver with a banded agate bowl and cover, the stand with twin scrolled handles on a waisted footed base with cast panels of framed rosettes and swags on four splayed feet, the cover surmounted by a silver mounted finial decorated in like manner, impressed marks to the base Moscow Faberge in Cyrillic, 1887-1918, 84 with kokoshnik, restoration to both handles. Height 20 cm
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A fine late 19th century Russian bowl and cover, in French Empire taste the glass tapered ovoid bowl with cut sunburst decoration issuing from the base mounted on an elegant silver stand with four curved arms supporting the beaded band and terminating in acanthus panels on a shaped quatrefoil base, the conical silver cover with lobed sunburst surmounted by an acanthus finial, impressed marks to stand and cover Wh, 84 with kokoshnik, 46 cm high
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A late 19th century Russian silver capped drinking horn of small proportions, the rim with crudely etched stylised floral vine decoration, the tip with stylised bird's head, both marked, one with a star and '87', the other '51xk', 21 cm long
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A Russian Alpine silver birch and pressed cork Crimean Prisoner of War snuff box of rectangular form, the hinged cover carved with a view of the 'Gasthaus Auf Dem Rigi Kulm' or the Rigi Kulm Hotel within an Alpine setting with border of thirty-two stars, the sides with trailing branches and roses, the base with an indistinct Crimean War inscription in ink, 9.5 cm wide, 5
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An Edwardian gentleman's library necessaire by Pw, London 1909, in silver gilt, by Alexander Clarke manufacturing Company and featuring an arrow-shaped case with a hinged pair of magnifying lenses and bookmark with cast Royal coat of arms on a royal blue enamelled base, patent numbers 22 and 60 the Alexander Clark Manufacturing Company, complete in original fitted case, 13
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A fine George III silver gilt snuff box by Jl, London 1779, the hinged cover with a well chased scene of a hunter with dogs in a landscape setting within a scrolled cartouche, the sides and base with engine-turned decoration, together with fitted case, 7.2 cm wide, 4.8 cm deep, 1.8 cm high
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A fine French 18 carat yellow gold oval snuff/pill box, 1798-1809, with cockle-shell patterned engine-turned decoration within foliate borders, 6.5 cm wide
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A fine sterling silver vinaigrette by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1827, the cover chased and engraved with an imposing manor house opening to a gilded interior with hinged pierced liner, with original morocco case, 4.2 cm wide, 3 cm deep, 1.2 cm high
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A fine George IV sterling silver snuff box by Nathaniel Mills, London 1834, with striated decoration to the sides and base, the hinged top opening to a gilded interior and featuring an engraved dedication 'From Lord Balgray and Mrs Robertson Williamson of Lawers to James McCulloch Forrester, Lawers, a testimony of their gratitude for being the means of saving the life of their valuable overseer Thomas Biccarton 1836', 8
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A fine William IV sterling silver nutmeg grater by Ip, possibly John Pringle, Perth 1830 of oval form, with engraved monogram to the hinged cover, opening to the grater, 5.5 cm wide, 3.5 cm deep, 2.5 cm high
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A fine scent bottle with hinged cover and internal stopper in yellow gold inlaid with turquoise beads of graduated size, 5 cm high
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A Victorian porcelain and silver gilt mounted scent bottle the silver by Samuel Mordan, London 1871, painted with a roundel depicting a dog to each side on a turquoise ground with gilded accents, with original chain, 6 cm diameter 7.5 cm high
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A gold mounted scent bottle and shell-form stopper mid 19th century, featuring swags and scrolling lattice, with a fitted box, 6 cm high
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A Georgian tortoiseshell etui inlaid with silver floral sprays, the hinged cover opening to reveal a fitted interior complete with its inclusions in silver, tortoiseshell, bone, ivory and glass, 6.5 cm high
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A fine early Victorian cut glass salts bottle by Thomas Johnson, London 1859, with finely etched silver gilt mount and sprung hinged top, the base mounted with a silver gilt vinaigrette complete with pierced liner, the interior of the cap featuring an engraved coronet, with original Hancock morocco case, 10 cm long
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A Georgian Irish pedestal bowl the bowl cut with two bands of circles either side banded decoration, mounted on a tapered facetted pedestal on a circular foot, 17 cm diameter 25 cm high
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A Thomas Webb sterling silver mounted scent bottle Circa 1885, in two-colour cameo glass decorated with a spray of flowers, the spherical hinged top opening to reveal the original glass stopper, the silver hallmarked Jnm for John Newton Mappin, London 1885, complete in original Mappin & Webb case, 16 cm long
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A set of four George III pedestal salt cellars by Rs, London 1831, with gilded interiors and gadrooned borders, raised on circular bases, 10 cm diameter 6 cm high, 980gm total weight (4)
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A pair of Georgian pedestal decanters of tulip form, each with a fine diamond cut band above the facetted based bowl mounted on a knopped pedestal on a circular foot, 15.2 cm high (2)
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An Australian glass ovoid shaped decanter early 20th century, engraved with a frieze of native fauna and birds in an Australian landscape of gum trees and flowering grasses, together with a facetted jug engraved with kookaburra and flannel flowers beneath a scalloped border, the decanter 17.5 cm high, the jug 21 cm high (2)
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A fine pair of Georgian Irish glass pedestal goblets with elegant tapered bowls raised on a tapered pedestal on a stepped circular foot. Height 25 cm (2)
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A pair of Georgian Irish glass pedestal bowls the bowl cut with a band of roundels, mounted on a knopped pedestal on a circular foot, 19 cm wide, 26 cm high (2)
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A Georgian thistle-shaped pedestal vase, with cut beaded everted lip above the long facetted neck and diamond-cut base, mounted on a cut spherical pedestal on a stepped circular foot with cut radiating sunburst, 26 cm high
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A fine Georgian Irish glass pedestal punch bowl with cut petal decoration to the base of the bowl mounted on a tapered facetted pedestal on a circular foot, 25 cm high
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A William Moorcroft 'Moonlit blue' vase, circa 1925, of bottle shape, decorated with stylised trees on a bright blue ground, signed in green, impressed mark. Height 23.5 cm
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A pair of William Moorcroft 'Poppy' blue ground vases, circa 1925, of shouldered tapering form with everted rim, decorated with a band of flowers on a blue/green ground, signed in blue, impressed mark, 18 cm and. Height 18.5 cm (2)
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A William Moorcroft MacIntyre 'Cornflower' jardiniere, circa 1912, of squat baluster form with elongated neck with a flared quatrilobed rim, the mottled green ground decorated with a sinuous pattern, signed in green, brown printed mark, hairline to base. Height 17 cm
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A William Moorcroft 'Waratah' vase, circa 1932, of slightly waisted ovoid form, the cobalt blue ground with a band of waratahs in soft tones of red, coral and green, signed in blue, impressed mark. Height 24 cm
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A Royal Doulton 'The Sesqui-Centenary jug' by Charles Noke, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the colony of NSW, Captain Arthur Phillip landing at Sydney Cove 26th January 1788, number 3 in a limited edition of 350, together with certificate. Height 24.4 cm. Provenance: The Shorter collection
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A Royal Doulton Captain Cook commemorative loving cup by Charles Noke and Harry Fenton, moulded with a scene showing Captain James Cook landing at Botany Bay in 1770, number 4 in a limited edition of 350, together with certificate, 24.5 cm high. Provenance: The Shorter Collection
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A Wedgwood 'Imps on a bridge' Fairyland lustre Lincoln plate by daisy Makeig-Jones, circa 1920, painted in colours and gilt, the border of tendril-like foliage on a luminous yellow ground, gilt printed mark. Diameter 27 cm
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A Rene Lalique L'Elegance perfume bottle and stopper for D'Orsay in moulded and pressed clear and lightly frosted colourless glass, moulded mark, minute nick to one corner, 9.9 cm high. Reference: Marcilhac, p.930
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A Clarice Cliff 'Orange Trees and House' octagonal plate Circa 1930, printed mark, 24 cm wide
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A Clarice Cliff 'Orange Trees and House' bowl Circa 1930, the decoration to the interior of the bowl, printed mark, 18 cm diameter
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A Galle baluster vase in three colour cameo glass cut with a continuous landscape of trees beside a lake in tones of soft brown and green on a suffused sunset pink ground, signed in cameo, 26 cm high
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A Galle oval vase of rippled tapered form on a spreading base, in three colour cameo glass cup with violets in tones of mauve and soft green on a blushed creamy pink ground, signed in cameo, 25.5 cm high
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A Galle pear shaped posy vase in two colour cameo glass cut with a branches of gumnuts and blossom in tones of greenish brown on soft grey-green ground, signed in cameo, 15.5 cm high
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A Galle ovoid vase in three colour cameo glass cut with cyclamens in tones of rich burgundy and pink on a yellow flushed cream ground, signed in cameo, 20 cm high
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A collection of six Venini toasting goblets by Alessandro Mendini, with variously shaped bowls in clear and coloured glass on tall coloured pedestals, engraved signatures 'A. Mendini' and 'Venini', some limited editions and variously dated (19)93 and (19)94, together with three circular bases in black glass with engraved signatures and dates (6)
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A Chinese famille vert baluster vase brightly enamelled with alternating rectangular panels and roundels depicting landscapes, carp and ritual objects on a brocade ground, Kangxi mark, 44.5 cm high
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A carved zitan brush pot, bitong in the form of a gnarled tree trunk, incised mark. Height 16 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase of baluster form with pronounced shoulders richly decorated and enamelled with a gilded figure of a rampant five-claw dragon on an enamelled mille fleur ground within borders of gilded palmettes, impressed Qianlong mark to base, 30 cm high
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A Chinese flambe glazed bottle vase the elegantly rounded body giving rise to the tall cylindrical neck on a recessed base, covered overall with a rich red glaze, highlighted with deep purple streaks, thinning towards the rim to reveal a pale mushroom colour, crack to base and chips to inner foot, with a carved circular wooden stand. Height 37 cm
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A Satsuma baluster shaped vase Meiji period, with large panels painted with figures in gardens and geishas beside streams on a rich gilded cobalt ground, gilded marks and signature, Hozan, 30 cm high
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A fine Chinese table screen in zitan with a figured mountain landscape marble panel, the stand with delicately pierced oval panels, scalloped apron on four splayed feet, 59 cm wide, 23 cm deep, 56 cm high
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A Chinese dragon robe (jifu)19th century, worked in silk with eight rampant five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls on a blue ground with brocade panels and propitious symbols and a deep border of foaming and rolling waves, 132 cm long
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A celadon-glazed deep bowl with a raised lip, the bulbous body moulded with lotus flowers and leaves above a row of lotus petals, all in a pale green glaze, the foot rim revealing the iron red body, 22 cm diameter 23 cm high. Provenance: David Henwood Collection
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A celadon tripod narcissus bowl with a band of floral studs about the inverted lip, the bulbous sides incised with a band of stylised lotus flowers and leaves, the whole on three mask-shaped feet all in an even pale green-grey glaze, 31 cm diameter. Provenance: David Henwood Collection
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An unglazed pottery figure of a camel and cameleer the kneeling camel with well modelled head and naturalistically defined body with a well-shaped saddle and accoutrements between its humps, the cameleers standing on the left side, the whole on a shaped base, minor restorations, 33 cm long, 28 cm high. Apparent age 600-650 AD and Tang
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A Chinese hand scroll painting of horses and grooms after Zhou Xun (1649-1729), late 19th century, ink and colour on paper, with five-character inscription of 'Song Shan Zhou Xun XIe' and one 'Shong Shan' seal, 226 cm long and 27 cm high
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An Indian khatar late 18th century, in wootz steel with inlaid floral and geometric koftgari decoration and gem set accents to the sides in semi precious stones, the forte with an elephant head to each side, 46 cm long
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A Japanese katana/surrender sword World War II Rabaul Ng the signed forged blade within a sharkskin and twin strapped handle complete with sheath, bronze tsuba and a pair of three chrysanthemum flowered menuki, the blade 65.5 cm long
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A fine pottery figure of a horse standing with his front right leg raised, the well formed head slightly turned to the left, with mouth open, the muscular body naturalistically defined beneath the bridle and saddle, evidence of original polychrome, on a triangular base, 65 cm long, 50 cm high. Provenance: David Henwood Collection. Together with a University of Wollongong thermoluminescence report W2634
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A fine pair of late 19th century Chinese carved stone figures depicted in intricately carved decorative dress with faces looking forward and bodies slightly rotated, raised on square bases, one cracked and raised on later plinths, 43 cm wide, 43 cm deep, 144 cm high (2). Note: These figures have been carved through 360 degrees and they both show evidence of at least two different colours on the surface suggesting that they were previously painted
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