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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:361
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:359
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:247
Date:14-Jun-2020
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A marble statue of a classical maiden, circa 1900, a cool and refined model in Carrara marble of a seated nude figure upon a stony outcrop with drapery and holding an amphora, above a veined marble base with canted corners, height 38 cm, length 34 cm, width 17 cm
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A pair of antique pietra dura photograph frames, late 19th century, in black Belgian marble and both in the shape of a painter's palette inlaid with coloured stone, one palette depicting a spray of white iris, the other with a pink rose and accompanying white flowers, length 27 cm, width 19.5 cm
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An icon in the traditional Orthodox manner, 20th century, a mother and child icon with Byzantine style painted faces, an embossed .950 silver oklad, stamped to base and mounted within a timber frame, height 21 cm, width 15 cm
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An antique English embroidery, early 20th century, an oval scene, 'Spring, New Forest', with silk thread in long and short filling stitches and knots, on a painted silk ground, label verso, height 11.5 cm, width 17.5 cm
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A pair of Jugendstil copper and brass steins, circa 1900-1910, conical tin lined steins with embossed stylised flora and geometric designs to the body, with stepped brass lids with thumbpieces, bracket handles, spout and bases, impressed 'D' marks only to bases, height 29 cm
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An antique Orthodox icon of three hierarchs, possibly 18th century. Provenance: Lebanon, an icon on a long timber panel depicting half portraits of John, Basil and Gregory each holding scrolls with script, in tempera colours upon a gold ground, height 19.5 cm, width 58.5 cm
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A framed antique plaster cast of the Assumption of the Virgin, circa 1900, the casting of the Virgin raised upon a cloud and surrounded by winged cherub heads, housed in an ebonised oval moulded frame with bombe glass, height 40 cm, width 31 cm
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A delightful Meerschaum and amber cheroot holder, second half 20th century, in the form of a hand with an ornate cuff and housed in a fitted case, length 12.5 cm
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A miscellany of antique and vintage petite pill boxes and a compact, sterling and Continental silver, late 19th century to 1930, two floral enamel ware boxes, a nut shaped mother-of-pearl hinged box, an .800 silver agate topped box, a 1908 Birmingham silver and green enamel box, and; a 1930 Birmingham guilloche enamel silver gilt compact; hallmarked to silver items, diameter: 4.5 cm, and smaller
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A vintage set of five French copper pots, a tin lined nesting set with riveted brass handles, height 10 cm, diameter: 20 cm, and smaller
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A vintage set of five French copper pots, a tin lined copper nesting set with riveted steel handles, height 8.5 cm, diameter: 18 cm, and smaller
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An Art Nouveau pewter serving dish, circa 1900, fashioned as conjoined leaves with entwined stem handles, signed indistinctly underside, length 43 cm, width 27 cm
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A Zimbabwean Shona stone sculpture, 'Twins', late 20th century, a stylised figural group of entwined twins in contrasting smooth polished and rough hewn stone, signed C Jaendas 42, height 80 cm, width 60 cm
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A Zimbabwean Shona stone bust of a Ndebele woman, 1994, a bold portrait bust of a woman in striking green serpentine stone, signed Josh Chikumbirike and dated verso. Provenance: Nhombe Arts Harare, height 56 cm, width 47 cm
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An antique French ceramic fuel lamp, late 19th century, with mechanism by Kosmos Brenner, the cream ceramic base transfer decorated with flora and a petite figure in a tree house, with burner mechanism, glass chimney and a white mushroom cap shade, height 52 cm
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An antique French ceramic fuel lamp, late 19th century, the baluster base with transferware decoration featuring a maroon bird and trailing floral, with brass mechanism, a glass chimney and a white mushroom cap shade, height 54 cm
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An antique bronze gas lamp with a pink glass shade, late 19th century, the slender candlestick style stem upon a spreading base with the original attachments, with a ribbed mushroom cap shade housed in a trellis style gallery, height 54 cm
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An antique French milk glass fuel lamp, late 19th century, with mechanism by gladiator, a floral sprigged shaped font upon a waisted and cup form stem to a broad base, with brass mechanism, and a conical pink and white glass shade with rose and ribbon festoons, height 58 cm
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An antique French ceramic fuel lamp, late 19th century, the ovoid cream base transferware decorated with birds and flora, with brass mounts and base, a glass chimney and a fluted cream opalescent floriform shade, height 56 cm
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A striking Egyptian inspired Art Deco clock garniture, circa 1920s, with maker's mark of Lardot et Boyon Paris, a portico style clock in contrasting portoro marble and white onyx having an encased octagonal dial with Arabic numerals with stepped supports and kneeling polished bronze caryatids above a two-tone base, a pair of tazze with conforming caryatid stems; with key and pendulum, height 36.5 cm, width 32 cm, depth 12.5 cm, (clock)
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An Art Deco marble and onyx clock garniture, circa 1920s, with key and pendulum, in veined cream marble and vigorously mottled red and ochre onyx featuring an arched plinth enclosing an enamel dial with Arabic numerals, surmounted by bowl of flowers and flanked by mirror image deer, with conforming side tazze, height 32 cm, width 48 cm, depth 13.5 cm
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A pair of Art Deco spelter greyhound book ends, circa 1920s, pairs of hurdling naturalistic greyhounds in brown and copper lustre colours raised on metal stands and blush coloured marble bases, height 11 cm, length 15 cm, width 7.5 cm
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A pair of Art Deco spelter swallow book ends, circa 1920s, the birds in lustrous brown colours with wings at full spread and perched in grasslands, raised on cream marble bases, height 11 cm, length 11 cm, width 7 cm
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A pair of Art Deco spelter rearing horse book ends, circa 1920s, the pair in a verdigris finish raised on black marble bases, height 16 cm, length 14 cm, width 8 cm
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A pair of Art Deco spelter stag book ends, circa 1920s, a pair of stags in lustrous gold and brown tones, standing four square upon portoro marble bases, height 15.5 cm, length 14 cm, width 9 cm
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A pair of Art Deco spelter kid book ends, circa 1920s, a pair of frolicking kids leaping out of foliage, in lustrous gold colours and raised on veined cream marble bases, height 16 cm, length 12 cm, width 8 cm
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A pair of Art Deco spelter squirrel book ends, circa 1920s, a pair of squirrels nibbling on nuts, in lustrous gold brown colours above cold painted green foliage, raised on mottled grey marble bases, height 12 cm, length 11 cm, width 7.5 cm
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A spelter model of a pheasant, circa 1930, the elegant model of pheasant in lustrous brown and gold colours, raised on a small veined black marble base, height 31 cm, width 46 cm
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A spelter figure of 'Cossette' by Auguste Moreau (1855-1919), circa 1900, the water carrier figure with flower adorned hair and holding flowers in her apron, raised on integral base featuring a pair of doves, embossed mark of Aug Moreau to base and title plaque, height 48 cm
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A spelter model of a stag, circa 1930, the naturalistic model standing four square, in lustrous brown and gold colours, raised upon a veined marble base faced with contrasting black and white onyx, height 36 cm, length 50 cm, width 13.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter gazelle group, circa 1920s, a pair of male and female recumbent gazelles, in satin brown colours and raised upon a boldly veined grey black marble base, height 20 cm, length 50 cm, width 12.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figural group, circa 1920s, featuring a kneeling female figure striking a pose, a fanned cape behind her and flanked by a pair of prowling panthers, in lustrous gold colours and raised on a long veined rouge base with rounded ends, height 22 cm, length 48 cm, width 12.5 cm
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A bronze model of a sheep, 19th century, a naturalistic model of a recumbent sheep, with aged patina, height 5.5 cm, width 7 cm
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A spelter stag group by Irenee Rochard (1906-1984), circa 1920s, realistically modelled as two fighting stags, one in a commanding position with head down, the other fallen, raised on a long mottled marble base, mark of I. Rochard to base of statue, height 28 cm, width 76 cm, depth 17 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figure of a gazelle by Limousin, circa 1920s, a leaping gazelle in bronze and copper lustre colours raised on a veined black marble base faced with onyx and trims, inscribed maker's mark to base of figure, height 25 cm, length 55 cm, width 12 cm
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An Art Deco clock garniture, circa 1930, with maker's mark for Lardot et Boydon Paris, in onyx and portoro marble, a glazed cabinet housing the dial with Arabic numerals and flanked by stylised pheasants upon a shaped base, the accompanying tazze of conforming design, with key and pendulum, height 34 cm, width 39 cm, depth 13 cm
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An Art Deco marble clock garniture, circa 1920s, in striking yellow marble with black strap trims, the arching breakfront plinth with sloping shoulder buttresses, Arabic numerals and pierced hands to the floral enamel dial, with a pair of conforming side tazze; with key and pendulum, height 24.5 cm, width 32.5 cm, depth 10.5 cm
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A French marble clock garniture, circa 1920s, a triangular mantle clock with a white veined marble case faced in grey green marble with bead decoration and a cast bronze floral embellishment, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and enamel festoons, accompanied by shallow cup form tazze on conforming triangular bases, with key and pendulum, height 28 cm, width 31 cm, depth 11.5 cm
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A pair of antique brass candlesticks, late 19th century, the Louis XV inspired sticks with removable dishes above baluster stems with shell and leaf details to spiral moulded cups and shaped spreading bases, height 26 cm
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An Art Deco spelter deer desk lamp, circa 1920s, a recumbent deer in lustrous colours beside a pale pink spherical shade with concentric gilt bands and raised on a mottled rouge marble base, height 13.5 cm, length 23 cm, width 9 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figural lamp, circa 1920s, an elegantly seated female figure in a lustrous gold and green gown beside a beehive shaped frosted shade with contrasting green bands and concentric gilt rings, raised on a veined grey marble base, height 17 cm, length 35.5 cm, width 10 cm
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A spelter model of a pointer by Clovis-Edmund Masson (1838-1913), realistically modelled as a pointer following a scent, in matte bronze colours and raised on a portoro marble base, signed C. Masson to plinth, height 19.5 cm, length 42 cm, width 12.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter dancing figure, circa 1930, signed Fayral (Max Le Verrier), modelled as a young woman in a short Greco Roman tunic dancing with cymbals, in a deep olive patinated finish and raised on a portoro marble plinth, signed to lower image, height 26.5 cm
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A spelter Alsatian group, circa 1930, one seated, the other recumbent, in bronze with hints of copper lustre and raised on a veined black marble base faced with contrasting panels of onyx and marble, height 19.5 cm, length 45.5 cm, width 10 cm
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An Art Deco bronze dancing figure after Pierre Laurel, the cold painted figure of the rose dancer in patinated green colours raised on a tiered brown onyx demi-lune base, unsigned but numbered 45, height 26.5 cm
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A striking pair of Art Deco gazelle bookends, circa 1930, prancing gazelles amidst stylised feathery foliage, in pewter and gold lustre colours and raised on veined black marble bases, height 20.5 cm, length 15 cm, width 7 cm
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A pair of spelter gazelle bookends, circa 1930, the matching pair standing four square with heads raised, in bronze and gold lustre colours and raised on shaped mottled terracotta marble bases, height 14.5 cm, length 13 cm, width 8 cm
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A pair of cold painted spelter penguin bookends, circa 1930s, little black penguins with spread wings and raised on shaped mottled taupe marble bases, height 12 cm, length 13 cm, width 9.5 cm
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An Art Deco marble and spelter bird clock garniture, circa 1920s, of stepped pyramid form in mottled cream and peach marble with contrasting verde antico trims, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, fancy long tailed birds to the sides and surmounted by a moulded basket of flowers, with cup and floral cover side pieces, height 33 cm, width 33 cm, depth 11.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter group of a woman with a fawn by Menneville, circa 1930, a cold painted female figure languorously seated on a stone style bridge displaying her gold patterned black dress and tempting a golden fawn, raised on an interesting shaped black marble base with a stylised onyx 'River', height 37 cm, width 79 cm, depth 16 cm
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A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze sconces, circa 1900, each of fluted columnar form with husk swags and a draped urn with flame finial, two scrolling vegetal arms supporting dishes and sconces, length 43 cm, width 27 cm
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An Art Deco spelter deer group, circa 1920s, a naturalistically modelled stag and hind in lustrous bronze colours raised on a shaped and geometrically stepped marble base faced with black and cream tiles, height 41 cm, length 55 cm, width 15 cm
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A signed spelter figure by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), 1906, with copyright mark for that year, Paris foundry stamp, signature, the large animated figure of a small child wrestling with an alarmed squawking duck, in cold painted colours upon a rocky base, various impressed and applied marks verso, height 55 cm
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A Louis XVI style ormolu cartel clock, mid 19th century, with maker's mark for S. Marti, finely cast and pierced with neoclassical ornament throughout, surmounted by an urn with flame finial, centred with an enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minute markings below a glass dome, with key and pendulum, length 55 cm, width 27 cm
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A signed Art Deco spelter figural group of a lady and hounds, circa 1930s, an elegant lady in a glamorous cold painted long gown with voluminous sleeves accompanied by a pair of large hounds, raised on a two tone onyx ellipse shaped base, signed Scali, height 47 cm, length 68 cm, width 20 cm
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A fine Mongolian silvered copper censer with jade plaques and semi precious agate and turquoise jewels, 19th to early 20th century, a large three piece pagoda style censer with a canopied two tier upper register with a pierced body, a dragon handled bowl with archaic motifs in relief and zoomorphic feet, and raised on a decorative base above a carved wooden stand, height 105 cm, diameter: 40 cm
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A pair of Dehua porcelain cabbage vases with stands, 20th century, delicately moulded white porcelain vases in the form of baluster cabbages supported on cushion shaped wavy bases issuing cavorting fish, height 42 cm
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A pair of Cantonese vase mounted banquet lamps, 19th century, the Qing Dynasty rose medallion vases reserved with figures, flora and birds within brocaded borders, applied chilongs to the collars and dogs of fo handles, housed in cast brass mounts, the neck with burner mechanism, and with the original long glass chimneys, height 49 cm, (73 cm, includes flue)
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A Chinese enamel vase, mid 20th century, a cylindrical vase porcelain vase with an allover design of flora and fruits in bright enamel colours, bordered seal mark underside, height 28 cm
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A famille rose vase, mid 20th century, a trumpet necked baluster vase with applied dogs of fo lug handles decorated with a pair of figural narrative panels, shaped cartouches to the neck and borders enclosing flower and butterfly designs, scenes and auspicious objects, a scattering of peony blooms and fruits throughout; bordered printed mark underside, height 35 cm
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A rose medallion vase, mid 20th century, a broad necked baluster vase decorated with alternating panels of figures and birds and floral designs, the neck conforming, within decorated borders, a bordered printed mark underside, height 36 cm
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A pair of Satsuma vases, Showa period, early 1920s, mark of Kinkozan Tsukuru, baluster vases with waisted necks decorated with Kannon and rakan in muted colours, with bright gilt and moriage enamels upon a matte brown ground, bordered black characters underside, height 30.5 cm
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A blanc-de-chine guanyin riding an elephant, Qing Dynasty, the guanyin seated in 'Royal ease' and holding a scroll, positioned sideways upon a well modelled caparisoned elephant standing four square with raised trunk. Provenance: Christie's Australia, lot 522, sale 0135, 21/9/1998, height 24.5 cm, width 29 cm
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A pair of glazed dogs of fo incense stick holders, Qing Dynasty, probably 19th century, the opposite pair well modelled in the round depicting tall seated dogs with tightly coiled manes and glazed in aubergine and turquoise colours, raised on porcelain boxes and stands, as found. Provenance: Mossgreen, lot 115, sale 22/8/2011, height 23.5 cm
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A large single export Satsuma vase, early 20th century, Meiji to Taisho period, a moriage enamel vase in a dark palette featuring three sages against a scenic village background, a honeycomb border to the neck with shimazu crest, bright gilded highlights throughout and two-character marks underside, height 32 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 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 famille rose covered jar, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the baluster jar with a fitted lid enamel decorated with vases of flowers and fruits, scholars' materials, daoist symbols and other auspicious objects between lappet and ruyi borders, script to the lid, height 33 cm
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An antique Chinese export ware plate in the Yongzheng manner, Qing Dynasty, the famille rose plate in the 18th century manner depicting western style figures at leisure in a verdant landscape setting within a black diaper border embellished with gilded and shaped reserves enclosing puce and iron red landscape scenes, diameter: 23 cm
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A pair of Chinese polychrome enamel octagonal plates, early 20th century, with floral borders and figural narrative scenes, one with ladies taking tea in a fenced garden, the other depicting two ladies with young children in an auspicious garden setting, in a predominantly pink, mauve and blue palette, length 24.5 cm, width 24.5 cm
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Two rectangular jade pendants, a celadon jade pendant engraved with auspicious flora and having a carved and pierced dragon surmount, and a bright green enhanced pendant relief carved to one face with a pair of birds, script to the reverse, length 6 cm, width 4 cm, and smaller
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Two jade figures, a reclining nude figure upon a leaf, in rose and russet tones, with an accompanying timber stand, and a opaque rough carved figure of a man handling a large fish, height 4.5 cm, (man) length 5 cm, (woman)
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A refined celadon jade model of a horse and monkey, a recumbent horse gazing back at a monkey, emblematic of rising to power, in creamy celadon jade, height 3.5 cm, width 5 cm
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A refined white jade model of a horse and monkey, a recumbent horse gazing back at a small monkey clambering on its back, emblematic of rising to power, height 4 cm, width 5.5 cm
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A refined model of a celadon jade horse, a recumbent horse resting its head upon its back, one foreleg tinged with tan tones, height 4 cm, width 6 cm
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A jade pendant and a jade model of a monkey with a peach, a rough stone pendant depicting a small figure in a cave, with a small shrine to an alcove and a gnarled tree, and; a russet toned monkey on top of celadon toned peach, length 5 cm, and 6 cm
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A Japanese porcelain tea service in the Chinese manner, probably early Showa period, 1920s, with Dai Nippon marks, comprising a teapot, covered sugar basin, a creamer and nine bute shaped cups with associated saucers (one cup as found), all decorated with Chinese style figural narratives set in garden settings, in a pink, mauve, emerald and pale green palette; unidentified red diamond factory lozenge and characters underside, height 19.5 cm, (teapot)
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A Cantonese rose medallion lotus bowl, 1960s-70s PRC era, Guangdong factory, Canton, possibly Hong Kong decorated, the bowl of six petal form with a barbed scallop rim, decorated internally and externally with alternating reserves of figures and flowers and birds, enclosed by floral and scrolling borders with gilt enrichments; four character bordered stamp underside, height 9 cm, diameter: 20 cm
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A large jade bi disc in the archaistic manner, a green and tan jade disc relief carved to a wide border with scroll motifs, ruyi and hook motifs, an inner border with raised nodules, diameter: 28 cm
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A large jade female figure on stand, a pale celadon jade seated figure holding a lotus leaf, simply carved and engraved and raised on a fitted timber base, height 13 cm, width 17 cm
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A Japanese Arita charger, Edo-Meiji period, 19th century, the scallop edged charger with a lattice diaper pattern rim enclosing a bold arrangement of figures, flowers and foliage, spur marks underside, with mountains and castle imagery to the exterior, height 5 cm, diameter: 37 cm
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A tagua nut netsuke of a group of mice, a close cluster of mice eating grain from a wicker basket, himatoshi and signed underside, height 3.5 cm, width 4 cm
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A tagua nut netsuke of a red crested crane, the recumbent bird with finely delineated feathers, himatoshi and signed underside, height 3.5 cm, width 5 cm
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A tagua nut netsuke of two rats with a sack, a rat on top of a sack and another peeping from within, himatoshi and signed underside, height 3 cm, width 4 cm
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A tagua nut netsuke of a group of mice, a close cluster of mice eating grain from a wicker basket, himatoshi and signed underside, height 3.5 cm, width 4 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke or ornament of two frogs, two frogs in stained colours perched upon a lotus leaf, one gorging on a dragon fly, height 1.5 cm, width 4 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke of a figure in a canoe, a contemplative seated figure holding a scroll in a leaf form canoe, in lightly engraved and inked colours, signature underside, himatoshi to reverse, height 3.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
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A large scale cloisonne laughing Buddha on stand, Republic era, 20th century, a bronzed copper figure with pendulous lobes dangling coins and wearing a loosely fitted cloisonne robe in blue colours embellished with auspicious peaches and calligraphic motifs; raised on a timber stand, height 120 cm, width 55 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the charger with fan shaped panels of red crested cranes and cartouches of feather and vegetal motifs, and repeat diaper, feather and lattice patterns enclosing a floral roundel, height 7 cm, diameter: 46 cm
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A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the charger with fan shaped panels featuring birds in landscape settings and embellished with variously shaped and brocaded panels, centred with a roundel with blue aquatic vegetation, height 8.5 cm, diameter: 54.5 cm
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A large Chinese mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood coffee table, later 20th century, a traditional style rectangular table with rounded corners, embellished with archaic relief fret ornament and piercings to the apron, raised on angled square section legs with block feet, finely decorated to the top with birds and butterflies perching and flitting among branching prunus and peony flowers issuing from rockwork, height 47 cm, length 136 cm, width 80 cm
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A pair of Chinese mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood armchairs, later 20th century, traditional style armchairs with archaic relief fret ornament and piercings to the sides and apron, raised on angled square section legs with block feet, the splats, cresting rails and arms decorated with auspicious flora in vases, one chair with prunus emblematic of winter the other with spring peony, accompanied by fitted purple silk cushions, height 92 cm, width 66 cm, depth 71 cm
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A pair of Chinese mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood side tables, later 20th century, traditional style square tables with rounded corners, both embellished with archaic relief fret ornament and piercings to the aprons, raised on angled square section legs with block feet, decorated to the tops with birds and flowers in rockwork, height 57 cm, length 55 cm, width 55 cm
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Three bowls in jade and onyx, a spinach jade bowl of ogee profile with a small foot rim, a small striated onyx bowl in celadon colours, and a petite light green mottled jade cup, height 5.5 cm, diameter: 12.5 cm, and smaller
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A carved celadon jade ornament, a well carved and pierced study of two chilongs biting a coin, height 4.5 cm, length 6.5 cm, width 6 cm
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An archaistic jade dragon ornament, in mottled and russet tones, carved and pierced depicting a serpentine dragon lightly carved with arabesques and patterns, length 22 cm, width 8.5 cm
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A vintage bone Inro with tagua nut netsuke, a four section inro inlaid with green speckled ducks swimming within lightly engraved and inked lotus pads, with a tagua nut netsuke featuring conjoined fish, signed, length 8 cm, width 6 cm
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A pink quartz scent bottle, a scent bottle in the form of an partly unfurled lotus bud with two chilongs and a small flower head carved in relief to the body, a tight bud form stopper to the top, height 6.5 cm, length 8 cm, width 6 cm
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A jade censer, in bright glassy green colours, depicting a footed bowl with panels of lotus and bamboo within rockwork, a domed cover and a pair of finely carved and pierced dragon heads issuing flaring scrolls and holding attached rings, height 10 cm, width 21 cm
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A fine Satsuma Koro, late Edo/ Meiji period, 1860-70, mark of Dai Nippon (great Japan), signature, the censer with lion head ring handles and fantastic creature tripod feet, a well modelled shi shi lion dog to the cover, decorated to the body with four figural panels in a refined light palette with accents of gosu blue and turquoise, and delicate brocade and moriage enhancements, character marks to banner, height 25 cm
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