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Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:310
Sale Title:Decorative ArtsLots with images:301
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:178
Date:10-Oct-2007
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A 19th century Wemyss Ware Cabbage Roses Painted Oblong Tray Dish painted with two reddish pink cabbage roses and brown spotted leaf foliage on a white ground, aquamarine trims. Impressed Wemyss Ware R.H. & S. Note; some rust stains to the white ground.
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A rare Staffordshire early 19th century (Napoleon) Bonaparte bust the face modelled with a pensive expression, black/brown painted moulded hair, wearing a blue tunic uniform with yellow leaf patterned 'Gold' braid and buttons, impressed 'Bonaparte' to the rear, and supported on painted marbled-effect shaped plinth. Note; some paint flakes
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A Chinese Earthenware Blue and White Crackle Glazed Tall Vase of tall tapering cylindrical form with wide short neck and everted rim, painted with figures and trees in deep blue, under a coarsely crackled glaze. Note; some loss spots of crackle glaze.
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A Chinese porcelain pair blue and white vases each similarly painted in a continuous frieze of a herd of stylised deer, a pine tree, butterflies and rockwork, in underglaze blue. Four character marks. Note; rim chip
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A Chinese porcelain pair blue and white vases each of tapering cylindrical form with waisted neck, the rim border frieze painted with Chinese fret pattern, the two panels each with figures, pagodas, bridges, trees and mountains within reserves prunus sprays, underglaze blue painted. Four character marks
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white footed beaker bowl with footed cover with underglaze blue design of rampant dragons chasing gems. Four character marks. Note; both with chipping faults
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A Chinese porcelain pair blue and white Imperial figures their robes with underglaze blue designs of rampant dragons chasing flaming gems, he holds a joo-l, she, a fan. Impressed character marks. Note; the male figure with glaze hairlines
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white ginger jar cover absent, under-glaze blue painted with a landscape, diaper frieze encircling the shoulder
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white ginger jar cover absent, underglaze blue painted with a landscape, diaper frieze encircling the shoulder. Note; small rim chip
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A Chinese porcelain pair blue and white beaker shaped vases each with a bulging centre and raised on a short ring foot, the body with three continuous friezes of rural dwellings, lakes, fishing boats, trees and mountains, in underglaze blue. Note; rim chip to one vase, base rim chip to the other
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A Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Beaker Shaped Tall Vase with bulging centre and supported on a large ring foot, the wide trumpet mouth rim encased in matt finished metal, the body upper two thirds painted in a continuous frieze of farmers and buffalo, pagodas and dwellings, trees, birds and mountains, the lower third similarly painted with fishermen, boats, dwellings and willows, in underglaze blue. Four character marks. Note; some rim chips to the flared base.
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An old gilt wood carved seated Buddha figure on a lotus throne with gilt remnants; his hands rest upon his lap forming the heart calming mudra of meditation. note; some loss to lotus throne supports.
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A Chinese Red Ware Seated Smiling Buddha Figure with finely modelled details, old chip beneath robe .
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513 a Chinese early 20th century table top brass bell on wood carved figures and bat stand the robes and mask with fine brass ling-zhi design inlay, surmounted with bat in flight and foliage sprigs, the cast bell with a dragon in pursuit of a flaming gem in relief. Note; some minor loss with repair on foliage sprig
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A Chinese Yixing Red ware Plant Decorated Teapot the red body modelled as a pomegranate with a mushroom lid, the buff clay spout as a bamboo section, and embellished with well-modelled nuts, beans, seed pods in buff and red clay, encircling the shoulder, supported on three modelled feet inc. a lotus pod and a walnut. Note; old repair.
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A Chinese carved wood female acupuncture figure the painted surface with calligraphy markings. Height 86 cm
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A Pair of Blue and White Export Ware Small Circular Dishes the larger (diam.158) and smaller (diam.10.8 cm0 shallow dish each similarly decorated with underglaze blue design of plants and rockwork. Note; firing stress crack to well centre of smaller dish which also has a star crack.
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Four Cased Japanese Paintings
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white small cup and two matching small dishes with underglaze blue design of dragons and ling-zhi fungus, the cup and one dish with metal encased rims, cracks to both. Two character marks
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A Child's Vintage Kimono all over floral and geometric reserves in bold colours. Note; some staining, some wear to lining.
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An Antique Oriental Cylindrical Tea Tin in red with butterfly and flowers design.
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A group of five Chinese porcelain red dragon decorated small bowls including a small bowl and footed cover, two shallow wide bowls and a footed wine cup: the red painted rampant dragons chasing flaming gems amongst the clouds, two shallow bowls with a flower motif in the well, gilded effects. Note; some faults
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A Chinese porcelain pair lattice Diaper design footed small bowls reserves of small flower heads in enamels and gilded lattice design, blue character painted oval four panels. Note; rim chip to both
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Four Oriental Porcelain and Enamel Decorated Bowls one with a footed cover, two bowls and the cover with old repairs; gilded lattice design with enamelled stylised flower heads.
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A Chinese porcelain pair blue and white small Dipping bowls underglaze blue continuous frieze design of farmers and fishermen, dwellings and trees, river and rock work. Four character marks
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A Chinese Antique Wood Fibre Carved Decorative Part Tea set comprising of a lidded teapot with round shou devices, prunus sprigs and bamboo in relief, the metal lined four cups and six saucers with long shou and other devises in relief. Note; some faults inc.the teapot with loss to the spout and to the side.
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A Japanese Woodblock by Utagawa Kunisada woman with curious cat. Image Height 36 cm Width 25 cm
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A Japanese Woodblock by Utagawa Kunisada Sake party - burning autumn leaves. Image size Height 37 cm Width 25 cm
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A Japanese Woodblock Diptych by Utagawa Kunisada of a domestic scene. Image Height 35 cm Width 49 cm
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A Japanese Woodblock by Utagawa Kunisada ( 1786 - 1864) of a kneeling woman. Image size Height 34 cm Width 25 cm
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A Chinese porcelain yellow Crackled vase of oval section with conforming flared mouth, and on a conforming shaped small foot. Note; old rim and base rim chips
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A blanc de chine seated Laughing Buddha figure moulded, a suspended Buddhist rosary from his right hand
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An Oriental Vegetable Ivory Carved Apple with a Peeled Section C.1900 with age related stress wall fracture.
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Two Early 20th century Pairs of Chop Sticks one pair plain bone carved, the other of wood carved ebony.
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An Early Pair Thai Elephant Tusks with decorative embossed metal mounts.
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A pair of Oriental Bronze Censors on turned wooden stands, the body decorated with interior scenes, moulded handles to the side. Faults. Height 23 cm Width 27 cm
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A Late 19th/Early 20th century Thai Cast Metal Seated Buddha on Shaped Wooden Base Sukhotai style, Bhumisparsamudra, 'Touching the Earth' position on a lotus plinth, the simple robe cold painted, typically adorned with no jewels, the chignon knots end in a flame surmounted ushnisha, and supported on shaped hardwood base.
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A Chinese Late 19th century/Early 20th century Bamboo and Mosaic Opium Pipe the pipe section pitch covered and inlaid with an assortment of small decorative items inc.oriental buttons, Mop pieces, old coins. Note; some losses.
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A Thai late 19th/early 20th century cast bronze gilded Sukhotai style walking Buddha with an ornately patterned costume, the hand gestures symbolizing 'Protection, Benevolence, Peace', the hair chignon is topped with a flame ushnisha, raised on octagonal tiered plinth
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A Treen Urn Shaped Box with Pierced Stopper the wood turned base with old restoration.
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A treen naive carved box with sliding lid notched designs decorated, with good age patination
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A treen castle turret shaped money box with harebell sprigs on an old yellow painted ground
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A Wood Carved Naïve Shaped and Handled Scoop with two compartments, good patination. Note; old wood split.
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A treen stick measure with satinwood inlay the tapering length of rectangular section with a shaped handle, eight regular markers of 6.8 cm each
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A Treen Lidded Small Box in Burwood of square section. Note: small wood loss to rear.
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An antique lacquer table snuff with Saint decoration the circular lid rim gilded metal mounted. Note; some age related lacquer surface loss to base
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A horn beaker with Scottish silver mount 1908 Edinburgh, makers marks W&D Co. with an initial engraved shield 'E Ade C', dated 1921, and a glass well.
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A Folk Art Wood Carved and Painted African Male Figure the tall slender figure with an angular featured face, wearing a painted red shirt, blue trousers, standing on a yellow painted wood plinth.
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A wood turned graduated barley twist candlestick unusual fat and twin twists
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A Fine late Georgian Cruet stand in ebony and silver. The revolving tray bordered by a pierced upstand, the central turned pillar surmounted with a scroll decorated silver handle. Indistinct marks to handle. Height 26.5 cm
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An Antique Green Painted Spice Tin the drum shaped canister with a hinged lid and latched fastening, small flip handle to the top.
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A European Carved Wood Crucifix in pine. Height 73 cm
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A Tribal Carved Seed Pod Scoop with ancestral mask carved handle.
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A String of Egyptian Terracotta Crouching Dog Amulets the six quadrupeds separated by elongated faience and modern glass small beads. Note; some frits to ears.
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A treen and ivory/bone small Gavel the head with some rim loss.
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An Early 19th century Rummer the bucket shaped bowl raised on a plain stem and circular foot. Height 12 cm
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A late 18th century ale glass with swirling decoration to the bowl and short stem. Height 11.5 cm
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A Late 18th century Goblet the waisted bowl raised on a plain stem and circular foot. Chip to foot rim. Height 18 cm
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A late 18th century ale glass engraved with hops and barley standing on a circular foot. Height 14 cm
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A Sweetmeat or champagne Glass on tiered knop and circular foot. Height 8.5 cm
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An Early 19th century Rummer the bucket shaped bowl raised on a capstan stem. Height 12 cm
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An 18th century wine glass with gadrooned lower part and ogee bowl on the centre, knopped multiple spiral twist stem. Height 15 cm
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A silver plate tantalus with three cut crystal decanters standing on bun feet. Some faults. Width 38 cm
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An Early Victorian Pair Ringed Glass Decanters with Stoppers fashioned in the style of George III, each hand cut decanter with applied rings on the neck and facetted panels on the sloping shoulder and straight sides, star cut to the bottom.
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A Smoked Glass Wrythen Fluted Pedestal Urn with Cover on a square section base. Note; base rim chip.
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A Smoked glass two-handled large amphora shaped urn the bulbous rim with a chip above the handle
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A Smoked Glass Wrythen Fluted Vase with octagonal facet short neck.
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An Opalescent Bowl moulded as a birds nest with three pairs of birds, moulded mark Ezan France. Width 250 Height 60
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A Regency style tea set in sterling silver, comprising teapot stand, sugar basin, creamer with bright cut bands of stylised floral decoration, the teapot with ebony handle and pineapple knob.sugar, creamer Birmingham 1926, teapot and stand Birmingham 1924, makers mark EJG
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A Latticino glass small vase fine pale blue ribbon and gold flecked white latticino, dimpled walls
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A Handkerchief Small Vase vertical alternate coloured spirals within clear glass and fine white latticino panels.
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A three piece cruet set in sterling silver, comprising two covered pots with blue glass liners and a pepper pot Birmingham 1919, sold with a sterling salt spoon, Birmingham 1918
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A Sheffield plate pair of branched baluster candelabras the two urn nozzles on sinuous reeded branches, the central nozzle with optional cap surmounting the feather edge embellished knopped stem raised on a spreading circular base, similarly patterned. Note some copper bleeding to the silver plate
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A sterling silver sauce ladle in fiddle and thread pattern. London 1850 engraved initial B to handle. Length 18 cm
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An Early 19th century tumbler on tea caddy glass, engraved with a band of stars and vine pattern to top and reeding to the base. Small chips. Height 10 cm
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A sterling silver and crystal inkwell the ornate tray decorated with shells and foliate scrolls, supporting a cut crystal, silver topped well with original glass liner. Birmingham 1894. Width 17 cm
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An Art Deco Opalescent Vase with Stylised floral decoration, indistinct moulded name to the vase. Height 29 cm
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A Large hand knotted Turkish Carpet the central field with extensive stylised floral pattern on a burgundy ground framed with patterned border. Some wear to pile Length 319 cm Width 300 cm
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A Hand Knotted Afshar Rug Geometric lozenge and stylised floral decoration on a red ground. Total Length 200 cm Width 156 cm
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A Hand knotted Ardabil Runner traditional pattern, lozenges on a rose pink ground. Length 330 cm Width 113 cm
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A hand knotted Hamadan runner in reds and navy blue. Length 380 cm width 108 cm
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A hand Knotted Kerman Rug of traditional design on a rose red field Length 180 cm Width 120 cm
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A Hand Knotted Ardebil Rug in wool and silk, the rich geometric design in blues greens, tan and cream. Length 195 cm Height 140 cm
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A Victorian Linen Press in mahogany. The plane panelled doors above three full width drawers and shaped bracket feet, brass swan necked handles and escutcheons. Height 209 cm Depth 57 cm Width 123 cm
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A 19th century oak fall front bureau with distinctively fielded front panels in the 17th century manner, the fitted interior with a slide covered well, the base with two half width and two full width drawers. Width 98 cm. Depth 54 cm
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A Set of Four 19th century Provincial Dining chairs in oak and mahogany, the back rail and rectangular entablature back stretcher with inlaid details, upholstered seats above inlaid legs.
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A 19th century Octagonal Walnut Centre Table the octagonal top inlaid with foliate decoration, the birdcage base standing on four carved legs terminating in porcelain castors. Width 73 cm Length 70 cm
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A Book Press in Cast Iron and Brass black Japaned Finish. Height 35 cm
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A book press in cast iron and brass with distressed original finish. Height 35 cm
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A Georgian mahogany tray topped commode with a cupboard above a shaped drawer, period brass handles. Height 76 cm. Width 46 cm. Depth 44 cm
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A Good Georgian Tip Top Table in mahogany with ring turned pedestal and pad foot legs decorated with acanthus carving. Old repair to one leg. Height 71 cm Width 80 cm
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A Victorian mahogany chest of small proportions, comprising two half drawers over two full, standing on bracket feet, the top cross banded and edged in satinwood with brass ring handles and escutcheons. Width 84 cm. Height 78.5 cm. Depth 40.5 cm
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A set of William IV rosewood dining chairs, the open backs with a carved horizontal bar, the drop in seats above turned front legs. Height 8.5 cm
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An Impressive French Empire Style Fruitwood Cabinet The two glazed and panelled doors flanked by turned columns with ormolu bases and capitals. The whole surmounted by a coved and inverse broken pediment. H.220 cm W.147 cm Depth 55 cm
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A French Provincial Style Fruitwood Buffet of large proportions comprising two panelled doors below two shaped drawers. The whole raised on shaped feet with good colour and condition. W.188 cm Depth 56 cm Height 118 cm
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A Victorian walnut display cabinet the two glazed doors and front decorated with veneers and stylised foliate inlays. Gilt metal mounts and escutcheons and a blue velvet lined interior
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A Pastel Portrait of a Young Woman in 18th Century Style presented in an ornate period gilt frame. Late 19th /early 20th Century.
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A Late 19th/Early 20th century Ming Style Chinese Desk/Table with a central shallow drawer flanked by two smaller and deeper drawers, fitted with brass bale handles. Width 111.4 cm. Depth 55 cm. Height 83.2 cm.
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A decorative pair of Czechoslovakian basket chandeliers in glass and chrome. C1920
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An Ornate Portuguese Bed the head comprising bands of carving, barley twists and spindles, the original base with barley twist posts, ebonised finish. Early 20th Century, some losses. Width 110 cm Height 180 cm
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