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

Auction House:Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:230
Sale Title:Fine Furniture & Decorative ArtsLots with images:225
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:130
Date:20-Nov-2007
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Marguerite Mahood 'Frolic', a reticulated circular wall plate, in earthenware, with central roundel of a lizard playing with a butterfly within a border of scalloped reticulated scrolling panels, signed, dated and inscribed C.,490/monogram/Marguerite Mahood/1933 verso, together with original paper label and price £1-15-0, 21 cm diamProvenance:Purchased by Private Collection, Melbourne in 1938 and thence by descent
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William Ricketts (1899-1993), an earthenware figural group, circa 1946, modelled as an Aboriginal Elder and four children,inscribed signature to reverse, some damage, 27 cm high
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A Rene Lalique 'Cacao' opalescent glass bowl, etched mark R. Lalique France, 18. 5 cm diam. Notes: Marcilhac no 3256
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A Rene Lalique 'Chicoree' glass bowl, moulded with radiating leaves heightened with blue staining, moulded 'R. Lalique France', some scratches to base of interior, 24 cm diamNotes:Marcilhac no 3213
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A Rene Lalique 'Nemours' frosted glass bowl, decorated with inverted flowers with black centre, moulded R. Lalique France, some surface scratches to interior, 25. 5 cm diamNotes:Marcilhac no 404
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A Rene Lalique 'Volutes' Glass dish, clear and opalescent with spiral bead decoration, etched mark R. Lalique France, 25 cm diamNotes:Marcilhac no 10-395
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An Art Nouveau favrile vase, with original bronze twin-handled mount in Greek revival taste, incised signature to base L. C. Tiffany Favrile, 17 cm high
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A Rosenthal glass plaque 'Pegasus', designed by Ernst Fuchs, etched signature and rim acid stamp seal Ernst Fuchs 3000/85 Jahresteller 19080 Rosenthal Limitierte Kunstreihen, 40. 5 cm diam
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A cameo glass table lamp, early 20th century, signed Galle, the pointed domed shade raised on three curving brass supports above a tapering cylindrical base, each piece overlaid in vivid blue-purple trailing morning glory on a yellow background, 60 cm high
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A nesting pair of Kelo vases, by Timo Sarpaneva (Finnish b. 1926) 1990, executed by Venini, Murano, blown glass cased red and black, engraved maker's mark and dated '90' underside (2), 47 cm high
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A pair of African bull elephant tusks, first half 20th century,together with wrought iron display chains, 155 cm and 160 cm long
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An Italian alabaster figure of 'Innocence', late 19th / early 20th century, the figure standing with one arm holding a bird, the other leaning against a stump above a nest of birds, with a snake at his feet, on a moulded socle base, together with a carved oak pedestal, the figure 78 cm high
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A 20th century alabaster group of the three graces, in typical pose standing by a tree stump on a naturalistic base, 56 cm high
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A French late 19th/early 20th century bronze group of a pair of hounds, after P. J. Mene, stamped with foundry number 55/395 and mounted on a green marble plinth, 22 cm wide, 10 cm diameter, 22 cm high
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A French footed jewellery casket in Baroque taste, in gilded metal, featuring oval panels to cover and sides of French landmarks on ivory, including Versailles, L'arch de Triomphe and Tulleries. Width 15 cm, 9 cm deep, 9 cmhigh
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An Industrial clock/barometer in brass, in the form of a steam driven boiler with twin dials, one a clock and the other a barometer raised on a brescia marble base on four brass feet, wired for electricity, 35. 5 cm wide, 18. 5 cm deep, 46. 5 cm high
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A fine French Empire gilt bronze figural mantel clock, by Deniere & Matelin, Paristhe 4inch diameter white enamel dial with Roman numerals inscribed Deniere & Matelin, De Bronze a Paris, with Breguet style moon hands, eight day movement striking on the hour and half hour with silk suspension above a beautiful cast figure of a cockerel between flaming torches, with a standing female allegorical figure of science above a cast panel depicting the sciences, raised on chased bun feet, 34 cm wide, 14 cm deep, 53…
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A French early 20th century bronze group of a pair of hunting dogs, after a model by J. Moigniez, 23 cm wide, 9 cm deep, 11 cm high
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A fine Dieppe commemorative mirror, 19th century, in richly carved ivory in Louis XV style surmounted by a crowned panel of conjoined armorials of the Houses of Louis X and his Consort Marie Leszcynska Princess of Poland held by a pair of royal guards carrying banners, the shaped sides featuring scrolling foliage and masks to each side above putti carrying baskets offruit, the base featuring a carved double portrait panel of Louis XV and hisConsort facing each other flanked by panels of helmeted guards,…
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An impressive late 19th/ early 20th century bronze figure of the Furietti Centaur, after the antique, of typical form with hands behind his back, mounted by a winged putto and supported on a tree trunk rising from a naturalistic base featuring foliage and a lizard, mounted on a granite plinth, 78 cm wide, 38 cm deep, 105 cm highNote:This bronze represents one of the Furietti centaurs, originally discovered by Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti (Bergamo 1684 - 1764 Rome) during excavations at Hadrian's villa in…
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Royal Worcester twin handled tulip vase, dated 1919, painted by William Ricketts, with apples, grapes, cherries and blossoms on a mossy woodland floor, signed with the puce mark (shape 1926)
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A Royal Worcester twin-handled vase, dated 1951, painted by Harry Ayrton, with peaches and grapes, of ovoid footed shape with gilded handles and foot, signed, black mark, shape 2701, faint hairline to rim, 17 cm high
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A Royal Worcester twin-handled vase, dated 1954, painted by Harry Aynton, with peaches and grapes, of footed ovoid form with scroll acanthus leaf handles, signed, black mark, shape 1969. Height 31 cm
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Royal Worcester pot pourri vase with a cover, an inner cover, painted with peaches, apples and grapes on a mossy forest floor, a bulbous shape, the domed cover and lower section basket-weave moulded and the cover pierced, signed with the black mark (shape 1286), dated 1956 and painted by John Freeman
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A pair of Royal Worcester vases, dated 1923, painted by John Stinton, of baluster form with four scroll feet, the body with two highland cattle grazing on a mountainside, signed, puce mark, shape H/F106, brown retailer's mark 'Townsend & Co Newcastle-on -Tyne', one with restored foot (2). Height 25 cm
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Pair of Royal Worcester covered vases, dated 1954, painted by Harry Stinton, with grazing highland cattle, slender ovoid form, angular gilt handles, gilt feet and domed covers, signed with the black mark (shape 2713)
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A Royal Worcester trumpet small vase, dated 1966, painted by Harry Stinton, painted with highland cattle, signed, black mark, shape G923. Height 12 cm
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A Royal Worcester trumpet vase, dated 1956, painted by Harry Stinton, with highland cattle, signed, black mark, shape G923. Height 15 cm
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A Royal Worcester cylindrical vase, dated 1923, painted by John Stinton, with highland cattle in a glen, a small cottage depicted to the right, signed, puce mark, shape 2510, 23. Height 3 cm
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A Royal Worcester twin-handled vase, dated 1952, painted by Harry Stinton, with highland cattle before a loch, the reverse with a loch vignette, moulded with classical ornament, the scrolling handles with mask terminals, signed, black mark, shape 1572, cover damaged. Height 22 cm without cover
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A Royal Worcester cylindrical vase, dated 1956, painted by Harry Stinton, with two grazing highland cattle, raised on a gilded pierced scroll base, signed, black mark, shape 6/161, 15. Height 6 cm
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A Royal Worcester bud vase, dated 1956, painted by Harry Stinton, with two highland cattle grazing, signed, black mark, shape 2491, minute nick to underside of base, 7. 5 cm high
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A Royal Worcester twin-handled vase, dated 1965, painted by Harry Stinton, with highland cattle in a heathland, of slender ovoid footed form, signed, black mark, shape 2710, 22. Height 5 cm
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A Royal Worcester twin-handled vase and cover, dated 1956, painted by John Freeman, with peaches, grapes, cherries and a raspberry on a mossy forest floor, with gilded lion mask and acanthus handles, signed, black mark, shape 1691. Height 35 cm
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A pair of Royal Worcester models of Siam and Bali, Bali dated 1956 and Siam 1959, modelled by Agnes Pinder Davis, as dancers wearing traditional dress, from an edition of 25, Siam with certificate No. 21, shapes 3474 and 3473 respectively, gilt mark and signature, with circular wooden bases (2)
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A Royal Worcester pot pourri vase and cover, dated 1914, painted by Walter Sedgley, with pink roses in full bloom, of ovoid form, the gilt decorated pierced cover in the form of a crown, signed, puce mark, shape 2048, lacking inner cover. Height 44 cm
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A pair of Hadley Royal Worcester bud vases, dated 1914, painted by James Stinton, each with a pheasant and grouse, signed, puce mark, shape H158 (2). Height 8 cm
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A Royal Worcester trumpet vase, dated 1929, painted by James Stinton, with a pheasant and grouse in a clearing, signed, puce mark, shape G923, 11. 5 cm high
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A Royal Worcester twin-handled vase, dated 1909, painted by James Stinton, with a pheasant in a clearing, a bird in flight above, signed, green mark, shape G995. Height 15 cm
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A Royal Worcester miniature tea set, dated 1952 and 1954, painted with fruits on a forest floor, comprising coffee pot and cover, teapot and cover, sucrier and cover, cream jug, two tea cups, two saucers and two plates, signature undecipherable, black mark, teapot cover with hairline with associated chip (10)
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A pair of Royal Worcester ring-necked pheasants, introduced 1968, from the American game bird series modelled by Ronald van Ruyckevelt, standing proudly among ferns, on wooden plinths, issued in a limited edition of 500 with certificate number 284 (minor damage to fern to each) (2), 30. 5 cm and. Height 36 cm
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A pair of Royal Worcester models of Siam and Bali, dated 1959, modelled by Agnes Pinder Davis, as dancers wearing traditional dress, from an edition of 25, shapes 3474 and 3473 respectively, gilt mark and signature, the figure of Bali lacking removable headdress flowers and damage to one ribbon to costume (2)
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A large Royal Worcester twin-handled vase and matched cover, dated 1911, painted by John Stinton, with two highland cattle grazing beside a loch, the neck and foot with moulded acanthus leaf and scrollwork picked out in gilt, the handles with acanthus leaf moulding terminating in lion masks, signed, puce mark, shape 1722. Height 50 cm
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Royal Worcester vase, dated 1904, painted by Charley Baldwyn, with a narrow neck, pierced angular handles, an ovoid body, painted with swans in flight, reeds and a sky blue ground, signed with the puce mark (shape 1539)
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A Royal Worcester 'Blush ivory' twin-handled vase, dated 1899, printed and painted with thistles and wild flowers, of tapered ovoid form with gilt highlighted acanthus moulded detail to neck, handles and foot, green mark, shape 2033. Height 58 cm
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A Royal Worcester 'Cricklite', dated 1898, the base of slender ovoid form with mask head handles raised on a square footed base, painted and gilded with pink clematis, brown mark, shape 1410, the vase. Height 60 cm
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A Royal Worcester ornamental ewer and cover, dated 1884, designed by W. Moore Binns, in Persian style, green mark, minor rubbing to gilding. Height 33 cm
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A Royal Worcester model of a highland bull, modelled by Doris Lindner, with a hardwood oval base, issued in a limited edition of 500 with certificate number 268. Height 20 cm
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A Royal Worcester model of a Brahman bull, modelled by Doris Lindner, with a hardwood oval base, issued in a limited edition of 500 with certificate number 444. Height 21 cm
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A Royal Worcester vase and cover, dated 1910, of globular shape with twin handles and a domed cover surmounted by a pointed finial, the neck finely pierced with scrollwork and applied with neoclassical ornament, painted by John Stinton, with three highland cattle, the reverse with a seascape vignette, signed, puce mark, shape 1428, chip to one ribbon, finial to cover restored and some rubbing to gilding. Height 30 cm
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Pair of Royal Worcester vases, dated 1954, painted by Harry Stinton, with two grazing highland cattle, slender ovoid form, angular gilt handles, gilt feet and one with domed cover, the other with matched pierced cover, signed, black mark, shape 2713, foot to one vase restored (2)
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Royal Worcester twin handled green ground vase, dated 1913, painted by Frank Roberts, with yellow and pink roses and a leaf scroll cartouche, signed with the puce mark (shape 2194)
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A Royal Worcester posy vase, dated 1937, painted by Kitty Blake, with blackberries and blossom, of ovoid shape, signed, puce mark, shape G461, 10 cm high
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A Royal Worcester trumpet vase, dated 1955, of pears and grapes on a woodland floor, signed, black mark, shape G923, 19 cm high
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Pair of Royal Worcester vases, dated 1878, with sky blue grounds, painted bouquets of flowers, rings of white beadings and gilt bands on the necks, closed ring handles, acanthus leaves, green marks and one vase with its original paper label to the base 'The Worcester Royal porcelain works'
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A collection of five Royal Worcester plaques, mid 20th century, painted by Peter Platt, comprising a pair with highland cattle, pair with pheasant and grouse and one with fruit on a mossy bank, signed (5), with frames
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A Hadley Royal Worcester jardiniere, dated 1908, painted by Arthur Chidley with full blown roses within moulded borders, signed, green mark, shape H/276, 20. Height 5 cm
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A Hadley Royal Worcester jardiniere, dated 1911, painted by Harry Martin, with pierced scrolled lip, painted with a profusion of full blown roses, within moulded and gilded acanthus borders, signed, green mark, shape H127. 54, 22. Height 5 cm
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Royal Worcester reticulated vase of ovoid form with a short averted neck, the outer wall delicately pierced with honeycomb and picked out with raised gilt dots, three larger quatrilobed panels revealing gilded landscapes on the inner wall, and with the puce mark
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A Royal Worcester vase, dated 1919, painted by George Johnson, with a continuous powder blue ground and glazed painted desert landscape scene with palm trees and storks in an oasis amidst rocks and reeds, the shoulders with pierced decoration below a slender neck with everted rim, raised on circular foot, signed, puce mark, shape G991, 18
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Royal Worcester reticulated cabinet cup and saucer, cup dated 1884, saucer dated 1882, the double-walled cups with a honeycomb pierced green ground frieze around the body with shield motifs picked out in red and gold, with contrasting pink border enriched with gilt ribbons with jewelled enamel dots in turquoise and white, the matching saucer with similar honeycomb piercing, the cup with green mark, the saucer with puce mark
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A Royal Worcester reticulated cabinet plate, dated 1877, a central roundel gilded with a stork taking flight midst palm trees, with a honeycomb pierced green ground frieze with four circular roundels containing either a stork or butterfly in gilt and shield motifs picked out in red and gold, the pink border with gilt ribbons with jewelled enamel dots in turquoise and white, green and impressed mark, some rubbing to gilt and loss to beading, 21 cm diam
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A Dresden porcelain monkey band, comprising fifteen instrumentalists and a bewigged conductor, some damage (16)
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A Meissen figure of a girl with lap dog, circa 1880, the lady wearing plumed bonnet and lace trimmed dress, modelled seated with the dog on her lap looking into a mirror held in her left hand, on a circular base, blue crossed swords, impressed no, 122, incised F. 50, 14. 5 cm high
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Meissen figurine of a lady holding a tennis racket, modelled standing in a yellow ground floral decorated dress with a pink apron, lace detail and a plumed straw hat, with blue crossed swords, impressed numerals '122' and incised 'F. 31'
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A large Sevres style pedestal vase and cover, painted with a French battle scene and a moated chateau verso, within gilded laurel wreath and fleur-de-lys borders, the neck and pedestal painted with cartouches of floral bouquets, helmets and banners, mounted of a shaped square form ormolu base, painted faux mark. Height 81 cm
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A late 19th century French porcelain mantel clock, the 4. 5inch brass dial with Roman numerals and Breguet style moon hands, eight day striking movement within a green ground case painted with a scene of cherry pickers and floral reserves, movement by Stevenard a Boulogne, 26 cm wide, 14 cm deep, 43 cm high
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A pair of Sevres style twin-handled pedestal vases and covers, painted with scenes of courting lovers in a rustic landscape and provincial scene verso on gilded cobalt blue ground, fitted with ormolu handles and mounted on a shaped ormolu base, painted marks and faux Chateau de Vincennes mark (2), 62 cm high
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A Royal Crown Derby twin handled urn and cover, dated 1905, painted by Charles Gresley, with floral bouquet on a gilded apple green ground, signed, iron red marks, 12. 5 cm high
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A Coalport jardiniere, circa 1820, of campana form, each side painted with a panel of fruit and flowers, an applied putto and a bird either side and a bird's nest to the front, the scroll-moulded rim applied with flowers, raised on a scroll-moulded foot and square base, blue crossed swords mark, some losses and restoration. Height 36 cm
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A Coalport twin-handled pot pourri vase and cover, circa 1820, the flared vase moulded and pierced with leaf decoration and encrusted with polychrome flowers, blue script mark, some loss to encrustations, 19. Height 5 cm
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A Japanese ivory figure group of an egg merchant, last quarter of 19th century, modelled inspecting an egg and carrying a basket of eggs with another at his feet with a chick perched on top, incised signature onred panel to base, 17. 5 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figure group of an entertainer, last quarter of 19th century, playing a gong with a child playing at his feet midst masks and musical instruments, 8 cm high
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A Japanese ivory netsuke of a seated demon eating a cob of corn, last quarter of 19th century, 5 cm high
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A Japanese ivory okimono of a group of performing players surrounded by musicalinstruments and masks, last quarter of 19th century, incised signature to base, 5 cm high, 6 cm long
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A Japanese ivory okimono depicting a man with a rifle acting as a look out, last quarter of 19th century, incised signature verso, 8 cm high
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A Japanese ivory netsuke of a man carrying a bucket and staff, last quarter of 19th century, 5 cm high
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A Japanese small ivory figure of seated gentleman, last quarter of 19th century, with a moveable head and holding a fan, incised signature on red reserve to base, 5 cm high
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A Japanese small ivory figural group of warrior followed by a demon, last quarter of 19th century, incised signature to base, 4 cm high
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A Japanese ivory okimono of a sea demon hauling a barrel as he runs over waves, last quarter of 19th century, incised signature, 3 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figure group of a seated street vendor, last quarter of 19th century, modelled with a basket of eggs and hatched quails about his feet, incised signature to base, 15. 5 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figure group of a fisherman with a captured cormorant and two young boys, last quarter of 19th century, incised signature on red cartouche to base, 18. 5 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figure of a hunter, last quarter of 19th century, his catch attached to his belt and a pipe in his hand, incised signature on red cartouche tobase, 20 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figure of a castle guard, last quarter of 19th century, in ceremonial dress striking a gong, incised signature to red panel cartouche, 11 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figural group of a seated fruit vendor and his son on a rocky mound, last quarter of 19th century, evidence of polychrome to the lips, incised signature to base, 12. 5 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figure of an armour maker, last quarter of 19th century, surrounded by his tools and fashioning a helmet, incised signature on red reserve to base, 6 cm high, 9 cm long
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A Japanese ivory figural group of two men, last quarter of 19th century, one a gardener holding a pumpkin and leaning on a hoe as another holds a pipe and looks on incised signature to red lozenge to base, 13 cm high
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A Japanese ivory figure group of a man with a nest of eggs and a small child on aladder to his back, last quarter of 19th century, incised signature to red cartouche to base, 14. 5 cm high
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A pair of Satsuma vases, of tapered ovoid form, painted and gilded with a geisha and attendants walking through a garden, and verso with a dancer midst wisteria, gilded signature (2), 22 cm high
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Lacquered and gilt timber from the Edo period, with a figure of Amida Buddha, serpentine doors, the original engraved metal hinges and mounts, a double lotus base, a mandorla with scrolling clouds about the inserted cast silver bronze medallion, the whole on a gilded stepped square form pedestal
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A fine Japanese cigarette and cigar box in silver, the hinged cover decorated with a panel of a landscape scene of Mount Fuji and lake in bronze and silver with gilded accents, incised signature lower right, 21 cm wide, 14 cm deep, 8 cm high
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A pair of Satsuma vases, enamelled and gilded with panels of figures in a landscapes and in pavilionson rich brocade ground with panels of bamboo and blossom, gilded signature to base (2), 25 cm high
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An Arritaware footed offering bowl, with scalloped border, the central roundel featuring a noble horse carrying ahowdah surmounted by an Imperialphoenix, the whole within a border of stylised lanterns, flowers and gilded foliage, inscribed signature to basein over glaze red, 21. 5 cm diam
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Manjusri, 18th/19th century, seated in dhyanasana, wearing an ornate Crown and body jewellery, the sword of wisdom in his right hand, a lotus issuing from his left shoulder, raised on a double lotus base, 11 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, 18th/19th century, depicted with eight arms and three heads each wearing a Crown, seated in dhyanasana, on a double lotus base, 10 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tara, 18th /19th century, seated in dhyanasana with a lotus issuing from the left shoulder, raised on a double lotus base, 11 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Lama, 17th/18th century, seated in bhumisparsha, his hands in bhusmiparsha mudra, with inlaid silver to the border of his dhoti, seated on a double lotus base, 13 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Buddha, 19th century, seated in dhyanasana, his hands in bhusmiparsha, dressed in a dhoti and raised on a double lotus base, 13 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, depicted with eight arms and three heads,seated in dhyasansa and wearing jewelled crowns and princely robes with appliedaccents in coloured stones, raised on a double lotus base. Height 23 cm
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A fine Peking glass vase and cover, in green overlay on white, cut and etched with repeating lotus and butterflies, 24. 5 cm high
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