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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 large vintage brass hall lantern, early 20th century, a heavy gauge lantern, the frame with twelve closely arranged vertical straps, the stem supporting four electric candles, length 63 cm, diameter: 29 cm
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A converted Victorian three light gas chandelier, 19th century, with an ornate pierced petal form ceiling cup, a square section stem and shaped supports with applied fantastic creature embellishments to a circular pierced gallery enclosing a frosted shade, and a pair of side lights, length 110 cm, diameter: 77 cm
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A converted Victorian gas chandelier, 19th century, with a cast petal form ceiling cup, ribbed stem and a pair of shaped supports embellished with applied leaf and berry motifs to a circular pierced boss holding a deep emerald glass domed shade, length 101 cm, diameter: 50 cm
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A Louis XVI style walnut sideboard, circa 1900, with five keys, the mirror backed sideboard of breakfront form with twin glazed display cabinets, a mottled marble surface, three drawers above cupboards, the central cupboard with a fine radiating veneer design, embellished throughout with gilt bronze mounts and trims, and raised on conical feet, height 189 cm, width 186 cm, depth 60 cm
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A transitional style semainier in mahogany and other timbers, early 20th century, a eight drawer variation on the traditional semainier, each with marquetry and strung borders, brass wreath handles, fielded side panels and pronounced short cabriole legs, height 151 cm, width 55 cm, depth 41 cm
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A transitional style parquetry gueridon in mixed timbers, circa 1930, the oval table with a trophy decoration to the surface, straight fluted supports to an undertier and raised on cabriole legs, with ormolu ram's head motifs and hoof sabots, height 84 cm, length 48 cm, width 38 cm
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A late Victorian/Edwardian mahogany display sideboard, circa 1900, the mirrored sideboard with a raised central section, open side display cabinets with spindle galleries, the extended lower section with glazed cabinets flanked by open compartments above a long undertier and raised on long turned supports and legs, decorated with relief carved rosettes and fluted motifs, height 211 cm, width 137 cm, depth 44 cm
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A French three tier inlaid whatnot, late 19th century, with a pierced three quarter gallery and hand coloured inlay to each tier, ebonised rod style timber supports and gently curved splayed legs, height 81 cm, width 45 cm, depth 37 cm
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A set of six Louis XVI style walnut and cane dining chairs, circa 1900, with shaped arched frames, hole to hole cane backs and seats and raised on fluted legs, with well cast gilt bronze pendant trims and other decorations, height 98 cm, width 45 cm, depth 53 cm
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A retro style white tulip table and four fibreglass swivel chairs, 1970s, of Eero Saarinen inspiration, the circular table with a pedestal base accompanied by four moulded open arm dining chairs on pedestals with splayed leg bases, height 72 cm, diameter: 115 cm, extended length 162 cm
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A wrought iron coat rack with matching umbrella stand, circa 1930, a rack with four twist and scroll hooks and an umbrella stand of simple Art Deco design, without drip tray, in a vintage green painted finish, width 69 cm
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A Roger Feraud 'Cle de Sol' hall stand, circa 1950s, a black lacquered metal rod stand of criss cross form with multi-coloured ball hangers, height 178 cm
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A set of four Victorian mahogany dining chairs, mid 19th century, with kidney shaped frames, drop in seats, ogee seating rails and raised on faceted baluster legs with toupie feet, upholstered in green, lemon and floral striped damask, height 85 cm, width 47 cm, depth 54 cm
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A tulipwood Directoire style side table, circa 1930, in blonde colours with a quarter veneer panelled surface and stringing, with tapering square section legs united by a square undertier, height 75 cm, diameter: 60 cm
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A small Regence style table in mixed timbers, circa 1930, circular with a shaped apron with relief carved floral motifs, raised on channel grooved cabriole legs with whorl feet
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A pair of Louis XV style cherry wood occasional tables, with a lightly distressed finish, the tables with sliding leather top, and a single drawer to the short side, raised on cabriole legs united by an undertier, height 56 cm, length 41 cm, width 30 cm
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A small two drawer stretcher based console table, a Spanish revival table with two drawers with fielded panels, side ornaments and raised on boldly shaped trestle ends, height 76 cm, width 59 cm, depth 30 cm
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A Directoire style kingwood poudreuse, circa 1930, in light tones with stringing, a central lift up section revealing a mirror, with side compartments, an arrangement of long and short drawers and a slide with a leather writing surface, raised on tapering square section legs, height 75 cm, width 79 cm, depth 45 cm
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A pair of walnut quartz top side cabinets, mid 20th century, in the French Louis XVI manner having pale crystalline tops with canted corners, one cabinet with three drawers, the companion with a single cupboard, with fluted details to the upper register and skirt, lattice inlay between, and raised on hipped cabriole legs with bronze mounts and sabots, height 65 cm, width 46 cm, depth 35 cm
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A Georgian oak corner cabinet, circa 1800, with an extended cornice above two rail and stile doors with brass 'H' form brass hinges, knob and escutcheon, plain shelves to the interior, height 106 cm, width 88 cm, depth 46 cm
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A Regence style oak display cabinet, circa 1930, in light honey tones, having an extended top, a bevelled glass arched door and glazed side panels, the mirror backed interior with three glass shelves, a concealed cupboard cabinet to the lower register and raised on cabriole feet, height 158 cm, width 90 cm, depth 44 cm
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An unusual Neoclasscial casket style display cabinet, early 20th century, with curved shoulders dressed with gilt bronze pendant husks, a single bevel glazed door with a lower marquetry panel, the mirror backed interior with glass shelves, gilt bronze trims to the skirt and raised on square section legs, height 184 cm, width 90 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Victorian cedar pedestal table, circa 1870, an oval table with a thumbnail edge and shallow apron raised on a turned pedestal with splayed and relief carved cabriole legs with whorl terminals and porcelain casters, height 70 cm, length 115 cm, width 84 cm
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A Louis XVI revival walnut and marble cabinet, 19th century, having a strongly veined white marble top above a pair of drawers and cupboards, fluted urn form supports to an open full length compartment, raised on carved toupie feet, embellished with rosettes, pendant husks, floral festoons, and relief decorated borders, height 108 cm, width 126 cm, depth 50 cm
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A Regence style walnut chiffonier, mid 20th century, with a parquetry top of serpentine and barbed profile, having six bow front drawers with relief carved vegetal motifs and iron swing handles, cathedral arch fielded panels to the sides, a shaped apron and raised on short cabriole legs terminating in whorl feet, height 106 cm, width 64 cm, depth 40 cm
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A tulipwood and walnut floral inlaid poudreuse, circa 1930, the table with a central lift up mirror revealing a compartment flanked by hinged side compartments, a central slide and drawer, and pairs of small drawers on either side, raised on elegant and slender tapering cabriole legs, with key, height 76 cm, width 75 cm, depth 44 cm
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A Victorian mahogany hall table, 19th century, with a triangular back with applied shield motif, rectangular top with bullnose edge, the deep skirt with a hidden drawer to one short end and raised on turned legs, height 100 cm, width 105 cm, depth 40 cm
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A pair of antique French giltwood marble top Consoles, 19th century, Consoles with vivid rosso francia marble tops of curvaceous profile above a shaped apron with carved floral decorations, cabriole legs with leafy carved knees and mounts and decorated stretchers united by an urn form finial, height 79 cm, width 149 cm, depth 43 cm
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A walnut Baroque style commode, circa 1930, with a plain rectangular top with rounded corners, three drawers of ogee and bombe profile, the edges with pronounced hips and knees, a deep shaped apron and raised on stocky cabriole legs, the drawers with twin swing handles with bold demi-figure mounts, height 81 cm, width 104 cm, depth 52 cm
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A refined Art Deco rosewood enfilade in the manner Jules Leleu, circa 1930s, with a shaped top above a pair of cupboards with diagonal parquetry flanked by cupboards of serpentine profile of similar design enhanced by blonde stringing and petite stars, a fitted blondewood interior, and raised on unusual curved and tapering block form feet with brass caps, height 98 cm, width 220 cm, depth 52 cm
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A Louis XVI revival walnut and marble sideboard, 19th century, a shaped and framed marble back with a festoon decorated oval panel, a pierced and carved floral trophy crest, the shaped veined white marble top above a pair of drawers and cupboards embellished with rosettes, pendant husks and trophies, open compartments to the sides, height 170 cm, width 182 cm, depth 60 cm
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A quality pair of Victorian style timber bookcase cabinets, circa 1980, Melbourne made, plain elegant cabinets with extended everted cornices, twin glazed cupboards above extended bases with pairs of cupboards and plinth bases; with keys, height 235 cm, width 92 cm, depth 50 cm
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A Victorian walnut fold over card table in the French manner, 19th century, a shaped top with bookend veneers above a curvaceous apron with a carved fruit and floral embellishment, raised on leafy hipped cabriole legs with porcelain castors, green baize to the interior, height 74 cm, width 85 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Victorian inlaid oval walnut wine table, 19th century, delicately inlaid to the top with boxwood and ebony decoration and stringing, a turned and knopped pedestal to a tripod base with carved cabriole legs and whorl terminals, height 69 cm, length 62 cm, width 44 cm
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A late Victorian mahogany display cabinet, late 19th century, an arching pediment with relief carved details above a dentil cornice and arcaded portico, a long spindle embellished gallery and a central mirror below with shaped astragal glazed cabinets, the breakfront lower register with carved side cupboards, glazed cabinets and an open compartment, raised on tapering square section legs, height 235 cm, width 175 cm, depth 49 cm
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A Victorian mahogany Two-Door bookcase, late 19th century, with an extended cornice, press moulded borders to the upper and lower cupboards with similar decoration to the edges of the three interior shelves, raised on a plinth base, height 231 cm, width 131 cm, depth 39 cm
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A Victorian walnut chaise longue, later 19th century, with an arched timber framed back with delicate stringing in chain formation, buttoned to the back and rollover ends, with turned supports, a stuffover seat and raised on conforming turned short legs with porcelain casters, upholstered in deep forest green velvet, bearing a presentation plaque in memory of Victorian artist's Society member, Nornie Gude, height 97 cm, width 199 cm, depth 76 cm
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A Victorian mahogany four leaf extension table, leaf stand, six antique and six later cedar chairs including carvers, 19th century, second half 20th century, the table with reeded ball and baluster legs with toupie feet and brass castors, cedar balloon back chairs and carvers all with stuffover seats in pale green lattice jacquard, a four leaf vertical leaf stand, height 73 cm, length 180 cm, 426 cm, (extended) width 144 cm, (table); height 90 cm, (carver)
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An antique walnut easel, later 19th century, of traditional triangular form with hinged back sliding through a brass blade and secured by a nut and bolt, an adjustable shelf, embellished in the neoclassical manner with a pierced gallery, carved finials, dentil and relief carved guilloche borders, height 183 cm, width 63 cm
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A George III mahogany drop side table, early 19th century, the oval table with oak cross banding, hinged fold out timber lopers and raised on slender and tapering square section legs terminating in petite brass castors, height 71 cm, length 76 cm, width 57 cm, extended width 108 cm
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A pair of Victorian cedar gentleman's and lady's chairs, 19th century, with pierced and carved show frames, spoon shaped button backs, rollover arms and stuffover seats upholstered in pale green lattice jacquard, curvaceous supports with whorl terminals and cabriole legs, height 101 cm, width 73 cm, depth 81 cm, (gent's chair)
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A transitional style Vernis Martin mahogany vitrine, late 19th century, a marble top vitrine with a three quarter pierced brass gallery, of bow profile having a single glass shelf to the ice blue fabric lined interior, raised on cabriole legs with gilt bronze mounts and trims, height 138 cm, width 62 cm, depth 30 cm
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A fine inlaid kingwood double door vitrine, late 19th century, with a grey marble top of arbalete profile with cartouches and panels throughout embellished with refined and elegant inlaid floral sprays, having a shaped apron and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze trims throughout, demi-figure mounts to the upper edges and sabots, height 161 cm, width 87 cm, depth 35 cm
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A pair of Louis XIII style walnut arm chairs, 19th century, of generous proportions, the high square back chairs with curved acanthus embellished arms to turned supports, with stuffover seats and raised on turned legs with conforming H-form stretchers, upholstered in period style figural tapestry with a nail trim, height 115 cm, width 67 cm, depth 82 cm
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A refined Victorian burr walnut davenport, 1860s, a presentation piece with plaque in exquisite burr walnut with a galleried writing instrument compartment, a gilt tooled green leather slope and a bird's eye maple lined interior with compartments, raised on scrolling supports, with side panels, one opening to reveal four concealed drawers, embellished throughout with boxwood inlay featuring trailing ivy leaves and other motifs, height 91 cm, width 56 cm, depth 56 cm
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A Victorian black leather mahogany gentleman's chair, 19th century, with a channel grooved show frame, button back and a serpentine stuffover seat, padded arms with scrolling supports with whorl terminals flowing to cabriole legs with whorl feet and brass casters, height 97 cm, width 69 cm, depth 85 cm
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A small Regence style oak commode, early 20th century, with four panelled drawers having foliate metal handles, a shaped apron with shell motifs and raised on cabriole legs with shell form knees and whorl feet, height 82 cm, Width63 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Victorian walnut sofa-style foldover games table, 19th century, a burr walnut quarter veneer panels to the rectangular top with rounded and barbed corners, a baize interior with gilt tooled leather trim, a fluted and reeded bulb birdcage base with ornate finial and four splayed pierced and relief carved legs with vegetal motifs, whorl terminals and porcelain casters, height 77 cm, length 101 cm, width 50 cm, extended length 100 cm
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A Louis XV style walnut vitrine with Art Nouveau Influences, circa 1900, the marble top vitrine of serpentine profile with three glass shelves, a full length glass door and conforming sides, raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet, finely embellished with well carved leaf and floral motifs, height 151 cm, width 78 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Regency-Style mahogany extension table and ten chairs, 19th century and after, two leaves, six matching chairs of later manufacture, the dark mahogany top with a fine patina, with twin ringed pedestals with sabre legs, the spade back chairs with threaded details, stuffover seats and sabre legs, carvers with scrolling supports, upholstered in russet lattice damask, height 72 cm, length 171 cm, 287 cm, (extended) width 122 cm, height 85 cm, (carver)
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An antique English oak mule chest, circa 1700, a simple rectangular casket with much patina, having a single plank top, plank body and raised on full length short sides, with original iron hardware, carved details to the facade marked H. W and dated 1700, adorned with a simple stylised floral motif, height 52 cm, length 106 cm, width 36 cm
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A fine George III mahogany cellarette, circa 1800, a beautiful octagonal cellarette, triple brass strapped to the body, original hardware and lead lining with timber divider, raised on slightly splayed tapering square section legs with restrained engraved details, terminating in brass caps and petite casters, height 71 cm, width 46 cm, depth 46 cm
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A half oval burr walnut pedestal games table, 1860s, a beautifully figured table with a trailing border of boxwood ivy leaves, opening to a gilt tooled green baize interior, with a bulbous pedestal and four cabriole legs relief carved with vegetal designs upon a textured ground, terminating in scrolling ball feet and porcelain casters, height 77 cm, width 92 cm, depth 53 cm, extended length 106 cm
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An antique tulipwood drum style salon games table, late 19th century, probably Italian, in tulipwood veneer and contrasting mixed timbers with parquetry details, the table with two small drawers and slides to the skirt, the removable table top with an inlaid village scene with figures to one face, a games table to the underside, and the table top proper of tooled tan leather, height 76 cm, diameter: 80 cm
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A Louis XV style marble top tulipwood bombe commode, circa 1930, with a shaped top above two long drawers with floral inlay to bookend strung reserves, raised on hipped cabriole legs and embellished throughout with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 86 cm, width 132 cm, depth 52 cm
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An unusual industrial style wood screw floor lamp, 19th to 20th century, the oak pedestal in the form of a monumental turned screw raised on an antique gnarled square base with drilled holes, height 144 cm
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A Regence style oak desk, circa 1930, in honey tones with vigorous medullary rays, having a central drawer and twin side drawers all with brass swing handles and raised on cabriole legs, height 77 cm, width 150 cm, depth 80 cm
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A Victorian mahogany and cedar pedestal sideboard, Circa1880, a breakfront sideboard featuring a raised scalloped back with crest, three frieze drawers of ogee profile, including fitted cutlery drawers, pedestals with moulding and flanked by corbels, one with drawers, a cellarette to the other, and raised upon a plinth base, height 120 cm, width 184 cm, depth 64 cm
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A Louis XVI style mahogany bouillotte table, mid 20th century, the circular table with a white marble top, brass pierced gallery and raised on slender fluted legs, height 50 cm, diameter: 61 cm
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A Louis XV style tulipwood desk, 20th century, having a tooled leather writing surface, three drawers, and raised on hipped cabriole legs, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 77 cm, length 115 cm, width 63 cm
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A small mahogany table in the Victorian style, 20th century, with a drawer to the short end with twin turned knobs and raised on turned legs, height 78 cm, width 114 cm, depth 76 cm
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