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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:410
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:410
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:340
Date:16-Feb-2020
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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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A monumental hardstone rhinoceros, a stylised oriental floor decoration in heavily veined multicoloured cream, stone, height 32 cm, width 60 cm
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A collection of thirty six Oriental wooden stands, in mixed timbers and shapes, length 20.5 cm, width 12.5 cm (leaf tray)
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A fine pair of Chinese enamel lamp bases, Republic era, mid 20th century, hexagonal baluster vases with waisted necks, decorated to each facet with scenes, auspicious foliage and bird life including red crested cranes, lotus, and other blooms, tendrils in colours to the teal neck and waisted foot, with stands and pull chain switches, height 61.5 cm
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A large bronze teapot in the antique Oriental manner, of compressed ovoid form with a pierced waisted base, an applied dragon motif, to the body, a procession of six lion pups to the collar, the cast lid with a larger lion bearing a surprised expression, the swing handle with lizard, decoration and a small frog to the hinged spout, height 31 cm, width 32 cm
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An archaic Chinese bronze bowl, with patination and encrustation, the broad shallow bowl with band to upper, body and narrow everted rim, with dragon mounts and small ring lugs, height 7 cm, diameter 26 cm
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A vintage Nepalese or Tibetan bronze Buddha figure, the simple stylised figure with tightly coiled hair and pendulous lobes, seated in padmasana with the right hand raised in the karana mudra to ward, off evil, a flaming mandorla surrounding the Buddha's head and raised on an ebonised base, height 45 cm, width 26 cm, depth 19 cm
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A pair of Japanese bronze vases, Meiji period (1868-1912)., the tall vases with baluster bodies and conical necks, decorated with shaped, panels of birds in relief, lappets to the neck and fantastic creature handles, height 47 cm
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A vintage Nepalese bronze green Tara figure, seated in lalitasana position upon a double lotus throne the traditionally, robed and jewelled tara wearing a pointed, crown, with her left hand holding a lotus stem and raised in the gesture of teaching, the right demonstrating the mudra of charity, height 34 cm
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A Chinese polychrome enamel decorated plate, 20th century, decorated to the centre with sages, scholars and a tiger, with four floral, reserves to the rim interspersed with pairs of grape eating squirrels, rubbed, four character painted marks underside, diameter 26 cm
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An Anglo Indian 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 group of four cinnabar and enamel wares, a pair of small baluster vases and a cylindrical box well carved with a landscape scene, the foot rim and cover in silver gilt filigree with raised, enamel floral decorations, a pierced jade medallion to the cover, (marked, silver to base) and a black enamel bowl with a relief carved rosewood cover, decorated throughout with a formal and tight arrangement of wired floral, decorations, height 12 cm and smaller
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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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An exquisite petite Japanese cloisonne cup and saucer, Meiji period, 1868-1912, with mark of the Inaba cloisonne Co (est. 1887), a straight-sided cup with bracket handle and saucer all finely wire worked, and decorated with roundels containing little birds on a navy ground, decorated with blue flora and tendrils, refined scroll and scale form borders, to the rim and base, the cup with removable liner, Inaba trademark to both, diameter 10.5 cm (saucer) height 4.5 cm (cup)
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A Sino-Thai Thepanon-Ware Bencharong bowl, 18th-19th century, a covered bowl in bright enamel colours, greens, red, turquoise, yellow and white, and depicting fans of leaves, scrolls, fruits and white oriental tree, squirrels upon a pink ground, with a yellow floral border to the foot and collar, unmarked, height 16 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
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A famille rose cylindrical vase or brush pot, mid 20th century, decorated with the eight immortals on a raft between floral borders, bright, gilt to the rim and lappets to the foot, bordered four character mark, underside, height 23.5 cm
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A Sino-Thai Thepanon-Ware Bencharong bowl, 18th-19th century, a covered bowl in bright enamel colours, principally orange, yellow, turquoise, pink and green and depicting the worshipping Thepanon and hybrid, Norasingh upon a typical black ground strewn with flying bats, unmarked, height 21.5 cm, diameter 21 cm
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A Chinese jade tea set, a compressed gourd shaped teapot and six petite tea bowls and a shaped stand, in deep green jade and housed in a fitted box, height 7 cm, width 17.5 cm (teapot)
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A fine petite Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a slender necked bottle vase finely decorated with an animated wire worked, and scaly dragon flying through fiery clouds upon a rust coloured ground, with lappet and patterned borders to the rim and foot, height 13 cm
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A silver bowl in the Burmese manner, 19th/early 20th century, of compressed form with a domed lid and profusely repousse worked throughout, with arabesque borders and figural narratives within frame and floral work to the body, the lid featuring figures in a landscape setting, unmarked, silver weight 334gr, height 10.5 cm, diameter 14.5 cm
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A Satsuma vase, Taisho to Showa period, circa 1920s, signed, a baluster vase with a carinate collar and waisted neck, decorated with a continuous scene of colourful birds in a flowering landscape upon a suffused, ground, gilt chevron borders to the collar neck and foot, bordered cartouche, underside, height 19 cm
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A finely decorated Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, unmarked, a wide necked bottle vase exquisitely decorated to the body with children, engaged in games including dragon 'Dress ups' and blind man's bluff, the neck, with two figural narratives, in muted tones with raised gilt enrichments and finely brocaded borders and moriage bands, height 17 cm
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A Japanese Fukagawa bowl, Meiji to Taisho period, 1910-1920, a compressed ovoid bowl with an inverted rim finely decorated with a dragon, flying through clouds upon a richly mottled cobalt ground enhanced with tight, scrolling giltwork, underglaze four character marks of Fukagawa underside, height 10.5 cm, diameter 18.5 cm
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A vintage Japanese ivory okimono of a Sow, and a pair of Chopsticks, early to mid 20th century, finely carved as a corpulent sow with black bead eyes, and a pair of plain, ivory chopsticks, length 17.5 cm (chopsticks) width 6.5 cm (sow)
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A pair of antique Japanese ivory whist Counters, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the pair delightfully engraved and relief carved with comical macaque monkeys, engaged in squabbles and play, length 9 cm, width 5.5 cm
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Six Miscellaneous Chinese jade items, comprising a pair of miniature chalices, a pair of white jade cylindrical, seals with dog of fo finials, an archaic style buckle, and a quaint carved, figural 'Character' jug, height 6.5 cm (cups)
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Three Chinese jade pendant ornaments, a large pendant of pierced and archaistic design, a near rectangular plaque, pierced and carved with a dragon and phoenix design, and a translucent, pendant featuring two figures, diameter 9 cm and smaller
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A miscellany of eight Oriental hardstone, bronze and glass ornaments, an archaic style jade buckle, a lapis lazuli rabbit, an oval plaque with bat, motif, a quartz monkey, a grey glass dog of fo, a black glass buddha, an amber glass dragon and a bronze seated buddha, height 10.5 cm (monkey) width 15 cm (dragon)
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four vintage Oriental ivory items: two ornaments, a dagger and a trinket, box, mid 20th century, a Japanese group of six monkeys, an oriental fishing boat with figures, a ring handled dagger with green stone terminal, and a small circular box with a copper rim, engraved and inked with hippopotamus, signature only to the monkey group, length 28 cm (dagger)
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A finely carved Japanese thirteen face ivory okimono, Meiji period, 1868-1912, carved in the round from a single piece of ivory, inked and engraved with an arrangement of varied faces and masks, unmarked, length 4 cm, width 4 cm
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A richly carved and ornamented Oriental ivory elephant and figure, early 20th century. Provenance: Purchased by vendor from Sotheby's 1976, a caparisoned elephant with carved, inked and beaded dress, surmounted by a small standing figure holding drumsticks, a two character signature and mother-of-pearl flower motif underside, height 8 cm
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A refined Japanese ivory and shibayama Shoehorn, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a small shoehorn of typical form featuring a skull entwined with a snake, and finely decorated with a gilt bird and pendant flora, length 13 cm
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A fine gilt mounted jade export ware box, Republic era, 20th century, in celadon jade with prolific blooming, with a mother and child in ivory to the lid, the borders finely decorated with floral enamels upon a textured, gilt ground, marked made in China underside, height 5.5 cm, length 13 cm, width 9.5 cm
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An antique okimono of a figure Castigating an Oni, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a gesticulating figure in a kimono with arm raised and a cowering oni, protecting his head, height 8 cm, width 7.5 cm
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A refined antique Chinese rosewood carved figure of an elder, 19th to 20th century, acquired by vendor from East West Art, 1970s, an elegantly attired elder figure with a long combed beard and decorated hair, piece with embellishments and turquoise cabochons, decorated hems and tassels, to the costume, holding a similarly decorated small child, height 43.5 cm
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Three vintage Oriental ivory figures, mid 20th century, an elegant Chinese lady in a serpentine pose, having inked hair and carrying, a fan, a small Japanese lady in kimono carrying a parasol, and a seated, meditative Buddha with tightly coiled hair, pendulous lobes, and hands in dhyana mudra, raised on a double lotus base, height 21 cm and smaller
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Three jade figural pendants and a fish pendant, a pendant in dark jade colours featuring Buddha motifs in low relief, a celadon green carved figure pendant, a translucent figure of a deity, and an archaic style fish motif, length 7 cm and smaller
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four Chinese jade or hardstone pendants, one fashioned as a fruit, an octagonal pendant with an articulated central, motif and ivory bead attachments, a pendant featuring the Buddha in relief, and a dragon pendant, diameter 5 cm and smaller
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Two vintage ivory netsuke or ornaments, mid 20th century, a seated Macaque monkey, signed to base, and a head of maize with trailing, foliage and a small spider, height 4 cm and smaller
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A vintage signed boxwood netsuke of a monkey, Showa period, mid 20th century, depicting a crouching monkey guarding a fruit, signed to inlaid cartouche, underside, height 3.5 cm
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A group of five vintage Indian ivory figures and animal groups, mid 20th century, small figurines comprising three elephant groups, an ascetic, and an animated, figure brandishing a stick, height 7.5 cm and smaller
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A Chinese enamel and silver red-crested crane with stand, mid 20th century, finely made with silver gilt filigree and enamel colours, the body with white, gold and black feathers and accent colours to the wings, the crest, with a cabochon stone, raised on a timber stand, height 16.5 cm
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A Chinese enamel and silver phoenix ornament with stand, mid 20th century, an exquisitely made phoenix with silver gilt filigree body feathers and long, tail plumes embellished with enamel colours and pronounced 'Eyes', accent, feathers in shades of blue and russet to the body and head, upon a timber, stand, height 15.5 cm, width 26.5 cm
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A book of antique pith paintings of Chinese Punishments, late Qing Dynasty, 19th to 20th century, in vibrant gouache colours depicting twelve scenes of criminals and their, tormentors and executioners, on pith paper with later applied decorative, paper mounts and housed in a silk covered folio, length 21.5 cm, width 34 cm
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A thirteen piece famille rose dragon and phoenix serving set, Republic era, probably 1930s, comprising six bowls and dishes and a large covered tureen, all overglaze, decorated with phoenix and dragons chasing flaming pearls within polychrome, key fret borders, with four character painted marks underside, diameter 14 cm (small plate)
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A fine antique jade libation cup on stand in the Ming manner, in finely mottled jade with dark flecks and modelled as a peach, a generous, pierced and floral carved handle, further carved with fruits, flowers and tendrils in relief to the body and raised on a small floriform foot, with a finely pierced and carved fitted display stand, height 4.5 cm, width 12.5 cm
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A Thai bronze head of Buddha in the antique manner, the Buddha with a serene countenance, downcast eyes and pendulous jewelled, lobes, wearing a jewelled and pattern head dress with dome, raised on a wooden plinth, height 24 cm
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Two Oriental jade figures, a celadon jade figure of a traditionally attired lady carrying a lotus, sceptre, and a creamy jade figure of a trumpeting elephant with a corkscrew, trunk, both on fitted wooden stands, Heights: 19 cm and 11 cm
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An opposite pair of Satsuma vases, Meiji period, with marked cartouche and shimazu crest, rouleau shaped vases with two panels depicting Kannon and deity figures and beautiful ladies in a pleasure garden setting, in muted cream, red and blue, grey tones between brocaded borders, similarly decorated to the waisted neck, red cartouche underside, height 19 cm
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A framed vintage Chinese embroidery, probably early 20th century, in silk and metallic thread depicting the fabled dragon horse, Longma, with its fish scale body in blue colours amidst flaming clouds and Daoist symbols, and dragons, key fret and flower head motifs, in silk and metallic thread, upon a rust silk field, height 46 cm, width 77 cm
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A framed and mounted Chinese folding fan, 20th century, Delightfully hand painted in gouache colours with myriad birdlife including, mythical phoenix, red crested cranes and other auspicious birds upon a gold, coloured ground, height 22 cm, width 48.5 cm
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Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995), half moon bridge, Lifetime edition printed at Yoshida studio 1941, title in English and signed, Toshi Yoshida in pencil below image, characters to left margin, height 17 cm, width 24 cm
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Two vintage Japanese lacquerware boxes, Showa period, mid 20th century, one box finely engraved to the lid with a bird of prey with talons spread in pewter and gold colours, the other with an applied border enclosing a scene, of a woman in a rickshaw, length 24 cm, width 18 cm and smaller
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Two Chinese cinnabar boxes and an inlaid lacquerware box, 20th century, a small peony decorated rectangular box and a kite shaped box with dragon, motif, and a lacquerware jewellery box with peony decoration in mother-of-pearl and coloured stone to the lid, height 8.5 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 15.5 cm and smaller
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A Japanese lacquerware box and one other timber box, Showa period, probably 1930s to later 20th century, a near black lacquerware box with rounded edges decorated to the lid with maki-e designs of red crested cranes in a pine forest, and a blonde wood, jewellery box with a fitted interior, a transfer print to the lid, length 20.5 cm, width 26.5 cm and smaller
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Five wooden boxes, four for jewellery, one for cigarettes, two oriental tiered and fitted boxes, one in light coloured elm, the other, with a Burgundy finish, a smaller oriental box, a carved Indian box and a smaller partitioned cigarette box, height 60 cm, width 35 cm, depth 23 cm and smaller
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A pair of antique yellow ground green dragon Chinese bowls, Qing Dynasty, with Daoguang reign marks 1821-1850, continuously decorated with writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst, fiery clouds, similarly decorated to a central roundel, reign marks within, concentric rings, height 6.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm
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A small vintage ivory okimono of a sleeping figure, with much patination, an older male figure curled in his robe, signed, underside, height 3.5 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke of two figures and a lion, early 20th century, intricately carved and depicting a standing figure with an archer's bow and fly whisk and a crouching figure stabbing the grimacing lion, with himatoshi, and signature underside, height 4 cm
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A fine antique ivory okimono of figures in a canoe, Meiji period, 1868-1912, an animated group of figures including musicians, scholars, figures pouring, drinks, an oarsman, a figure catching a fish and another holding a tortoise, all tightly fitted into a narrow woven canoe upon choppy waves, unmarked, height 4 cm, width 18 cm
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A vintage ivory ornament of a mask, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a serene mask figure with inked hair and facial features, hollowed to the rear with ring and signature, length 4.5 cm
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A finely carved ivory okimono of many faces, Meiji period, 1868-1912, seven conjoined and individually carved faces each with happy dispositions, length 4 cm
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A fine Chinese malachite figural group, utilising the natural inflections and patterns of the stone and depicting a standing figure holding large stems of lotus and a crouching figure trying to contain the contents of a spilling bowl, on a fitted mahogany stand, height 18 cm, width 16 cm
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A Chinese coral lady, the finely carved figure traditionally attired in a serpentine pose and holding long stems of lotus, upon a fitted wooden stand, height 13 cm
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A vintage ivory okimono of a Buddha face, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the jovial well detailed face with pendulous lobes, signed to the reverse, length 4.5 cm
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A Chinese carved turquoise figure of Liu Haichan, depicting an animated male figure, probably Liu Haichan playing with a string, of money and accompanied by Jin Chan, the three legged money toad, upon a wooden base, height 10 cm
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Two small Satsuma bowls, Meiji period, 1868-1912, one depicting immortals and a dragon to the interior and decorated with a dragon and shimazu crests to the exterior, signature to cartouche underside, and a miniature 'Thousand flowers' bowl in colours with gilt enrichments, indistinctly signed to black cartouche underside, height 4.5 cm, diameter 8 cm and smaller
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A vintage Japanese ivory erotic group, Showa period early to mid 20th century, two engrossed figures with incised and inked attire, signed to the kimono, height 5.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke of a Shi Shi, Showa period, early 20th century, the lion dog with boldly inked and engraved fur with an articulated ball in its mouth and grasping a ball, unmarked and with himatoshi, height 5 cm
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A petite vintage ivory okimono figure, Showa period, mid 20th century, a hunched male figure who appears to be smoking a pipe, in well engraved and inked clothing and carrying a range of tools, signature underside, height 4.5 cm
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A large vintage ivory netsuke of an animal group, Showa period, mid 20th century, featuring two monkeys, the larger one supporting a rat on its head surmounted, by a rooster with its claws around the rodent, unsigned and with himatoshi, height 10 cm
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A vintage ivory Oni face, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the mythical horned devilish figure with a broad grimace, signed to the reverse, length 4.5 cm
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A vintage ivory mask figure, early 20th century, a devilish figure with a long nose and frowning expression, incised, characters to the reverse, length 5 cm
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A finely carved ivory okimono of many faces, Meiji period, 1868-1912, seven conjoined and individually carved faces each with happy dispositions, width 4 cm
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A Chinese jade bird, in celadon jade and depicting a long tailed bird, mounted on a 'Gnarled root, wooden stand, width 13.5 cm
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A large agate snuff bottle, in rich modulating shades of amber stone with marked striations and blooms, of cushion profile with archaic medallions to the sides, the copper stopper, with filigree and turquoise cabochons, height 10 cm
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A Chinese yellow ground green dragon stem cup, of ogee profile and raise on a tapering stem, with dragons to the exterior, chasing a flaming pearl amidst fiery clouds, a phoenix to the interior, the foot decorated with waves, apocryphal Ming Chenghua marks underside, height 10 cm
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A vintage ivory okimono of a Buddha face, mid 20th century, the jovial well detailed face with pendulous lobes, signed to the reverse, length 4.5 cm
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A Chinese coral workman, a delightful study of a cheerful corpulent figure holding a mallet over his, shoulder, upon a small fitted wooden stand, height 8.5 cm
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A carved ivory okimono of six figures in a circular boat, probably Taisho to Showa period 20th century, richly carved in high relief with figures carrying auspicious peaches, pouring drinks from a gourd, and holding fans, their wooden boat upon, cresting waves, signed underside, height 6 cm, diameter 6 cm
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A Satsuma bowl, probably Taisho to Showa period 20th century, depicting a pavilion in a sublime landscape to the interior and two scenic, panels to the exterior, with cobalt borders and panels with gilt enrichments, indistinct signature to cartouche underside, height 6.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
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A Chinese Sodalite lady, traditionally attired with a flowing scarf and elegantly coiffed hair, on a wooden stand, height 13.5 cm
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A Chinese jade lady, in translucent celadon jade and depicting an elegant lady in flowing robes, and scarves holding a staff, as found, with a fitted wooden stand, height 24 cm
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A Chinese jade bird group, in olive jade colours and depicting two pheasants on a tree stump, on a fitted and well carved and pierced wooden base, height 16.5 cm, width 13.5 cm
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An antique jade two handled libation cup in the Ming manner, in celadon colours, of low bowl shape with solid square topped ring handles, decorated to the body with incised and spot patterns replicating antique, bronze form, bearing BADA label, and label for Sydney L. Moss of London, numbered 4876, height 4.5 cm, diameter 8.5 cm, width 13.5 cm
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A Satsuma bowl, Taisho to Showa period, early to mid 20th century, signed Ushida, a gently lobed bowl finely decorated to the interior with pheasants in a sublime landscape setting with pavilions and flowering blossom trees, red, maples and chrysanthemum flowers, similarly decorated to the exterior, two character signature to red cartouche underside, height 6.5 cm, diameter 15 cm
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A Japanese bronze censer lamp, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the lamp with a waisted base embellished with cast dragons in high relief and borders of turtles and other animals, a pierced censer globe with small door, and a shapely domed cover with saw tooth motifs hung with five articulated, flower-like bells, height 47.5 cm
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An antique Chinese jade page turner, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the long blade decorated with engraved floral decoration to the handle with remnant black ink and gilt colours, length 33 cm
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A Chinese bronze and cloisonne enamel guanyin and elephant, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, depicting the bodhisattva of compassion seated in Royal ease side saddle upon, a caparisoned elephant, wearing an enamelled cloak and a flowing scarf, her, finely coiffed hair secured with a gemstone, her left hand holding a scroll, and her right raised in vitarka mudra, reign mark to belly of elephant, height 38 cm, width 29 cm
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A finely cast Chinese bronze elephant Joss stick holder, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, a richly adorned caparisoned elephant standing four square and surmounted by a large lotus and a flared rim vase with zoomorphic handles, reign mark to belly, height 21 cm
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A Chinese cast bronze figure of Pu Tai, the laughing Buddha, possibly Ming. Provenance: Christies Australia 1991, the well patinated seated corpulent figure with pendulous lobes and holding a sack in his left hand, height 13.5 cm 15.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm
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Two antique polychrome enamel figural Joss stick holders, late Qing Dynasty, 1900. Provenance: Mossgreen 2011, in a predominantly yellow, turquoise and rust coloured palette featuring two boys, one a half figure, the other seated and holding a ruyi sceptre and an auspicious peach, each with drilled holes to the heads to hold incense, Heights: 16 cm and 14 cm
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An antique brass oil lamp with an Imari base, later 19th century, mark of Hugo to mechanism, the Imari vase base decorated with fan shaped reserves with bird decoration, upon a floral strewn and underglaze cobalt ground, mounted in a bronze, coloured brass base and collar, full mechanism and chimney, height 60 cm
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A group of ten carved jade animal figures, in variously coloured jade comprising: two tortoises, a snake, two pigs, a lion, a rooster, a rabbit, an oxen and a swan, height 7 cm (swan) and smaller
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A group of three jade mythological guardian animals, a walking lion dog looking over its shoulder and with an upturned claw like, tail, a lion dog and pup playing with a ball, and a winged pixiu figure, all in green jade and raised on fitted wooden stands, width 20.5 cm (lions)
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A pair of rose quartz dogs of fo, of typical stylised and seated form with tightly coiled fur, one with its paw, upon a ball, the companion with its paw upon a pup, raised on pierced wooden, cushion stands, height 15.5 cm
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Two opposite pairs of soapstone dogs of fo, both pairs in mottled grey stone and of typical stylised, seated form and affecting a traditional pose, one with its paw upon a ball, the companion, with its paw upon a pup, one pair on timber stands, height 16 cm and 13 cm
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An opposite pair of jade dogs of fo, in rich mottled green colours and of typical stylised and seated form with tightly coiled fur, one with its paw upon a ball, the companion with its paw, upon a pup, raised on pierced wooden cushion stands, height 19.5 cm
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A green jade bird and lotus ornament, depicting a long beaked bird upon a rock in a lotus flower garden, height 27 cm
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