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Property From The Estates of Martyn Cook, Judith Hoyle and Andrew Pratten, Artworks and Statuary from The Hermitage, Vaucluse — Shapiro Auctioneers

Auction House:Shapiro AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:477
Sale Title:Property From The Estates of Martyn Cook, Judith Hoyle and Andrew Pratten, Artworks and Statuary from The Hermitage, VaucluseLots with images:472
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:457
Date:9-Aug-2020
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Chinese blue and white porcelain teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), c. 1750, with high arched handle and sprout decorated with clouds, the body with foliate and sprays of flowers, height 23 cm. Provenance: The Michael Hatcher collection, Christie's the Nanking cargo, Amsterdam, April-May 1986, lot 816, Sotheby's Sydney, 21st November 1995, lot 39. Private collection, Sydney
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Chinese blue and white porcelain chamber pot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), c. 1750, decorated with peonies, retains Christie's the Nanking cargo label, height 8.5 cm, width 16 cm. Provenance: The Michael Hatcher collection, Christie's the Nanking cargo, Amsterdam, April-May 1986, lot 1146, Sotheby's Sydney, 21st November 1995, lot 10. Private collection, Sydney
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Victorian silver plated Jubilee punch bowl, c. 1887, the circular bowl with a fine hammered finish, featuring two lion heads handles and insert coins, raised on a circular stepped foot, height 29.5 cm, diameter 43 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Pair of George III sterling silver two-light candelabra, mark of John Schofield, London, 1787, each with spiral-fluted base and facetted stem, the detachable branches with central vase finial and two leaf-capped branches, terminating in part-fluted sockets with detachable nozzles, wax pans and nozzles engraved with sunburst, raised on a circular foot similarly decorated, hallmaked on base, branch, sockets and nozzles (2) weight 2761 grams, height 43 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Just Anderson for Georg Jensen, Danish sterling silver cutlery service, Copenhagen, post 1945, Acadia Blok pattern, comprising sixteen dinner forks, twelve dinner knives, sixteen salad forks, twelve table spoons, eight soup spoons, twelve tea spoons, twelve bouillon spoons, twelve cocktail forks, twelve fruit forks, eleven fruit knives, twelve butter spreaders, one cold meat fork and one berry spoon (137) total weight 4785 grams (excluding knives)
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Georg Jensen, sterling silver part cutlery service, Copenhagen, post 1945, 'Acorn' pattern, comprising twelve fish knives, twelve fruit forks, eight dessert spoons, four dessert forks, four parfait spoons, five butter knives, marked (45) total weight 1514 grams
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Georg Jensen, three sterling silver serving pieces, Copenhagen, post 1945, 'Acorn' pattern, comprising salad servers, and a cake slice, marked (3) weight 203 grams (servers), 121 grams (cake)
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Pair of Danish sterling silver candlesticks, mark of Peter Hertz, Copenhagen, c. 1832, each with a baluster form stem chased with leaves, raised on a shaped circular foot, hallmarked, weighted (2), height 26 cm. Provenance: Dekker Antiques, Amsterdam, December 20004. Private collection, Sydney
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Edwardian sterling silver flask, mark of Marples & Beasley, Chester, 1903, together with a late Victorian sterling silver cigar case, mark of William hair Haseler, Birmingham, 1900, a George IV sterling silver mounted smoking pipe, two English sterling silver cigarette cases, an English sterling silver note case, and an English silver plate flask (7) weight 278 grams (flask), 94 grams (case), length 42 cm, (pipe), total weight 332 grams (cases), height 11 cm, (silver plate flask). Provenance: Private…
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Collection of English sterling silver and tortoiseshell pieces, mark of various silversmiths, comprising a tortoiseshell covered box, a sterling silver and tortoiseshell pill box, a sterling silver napkin ring, a Victorian sterling silver floral embossed pin box, a Victorian sterling silver tobacco box, together with a middle Eastern silver cigarette case and a silver pin box (7), height 7 cm, (box), weight 48 cm, (pill box), 14 grams (napkin ring), 65 grams (pin box), 109 grams (tobacco box), 133 grams…
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Collection of English sterling silver cases, mark of various silversmiths, comprising six vesta cases, four sovereign cases, and two pill boxes (12) total weight 308 grams. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Victorian sterling silver snuff box, mark of George Unite, Birmingham, 1900, of rectangular shape with floral engraved border and gilded interior, together with a French sterling silver snuff box, and an Edwardian sterling silver snuff box, hallmarked (3) weight 103 grams, 43 grams, 29 grams. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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George IV sterling silver and tortoiseshell snuff box, mark of Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1828, of rectangular shape with engine-turned base, the lid decorated with pique scene, gilded interior, hallmarked, lid (A/F) weight 124 grams. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Collection of sterling silver pieces, mark of various silversmiths, comprising a sterling silver purse, two sterling silver whistles, three mother-of-pearl and sterling silver fruit knives, five silver pen holders, a Victorian sterling silver bible case, a sterling silver compact, a sterling silver notebook case and two silver thimbles (15) approx. Total weight 370 grams. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Victorian sterling silver box, mark of William & George Neal, London, 1891, of rectangular shape, with honeycomb surface, interior with three compartments, together with a Victorian sterling silver card case, hallmarked (2) weight 110 grams, 68 grams. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Victorian sterling silver shovel spoon, mark of George William Adams, London, 1869, thread and shell pattern, hallmarked, together with a sterling silver seal top spoon, marked 'Aec 925' (2) weight 115 grams length 23 cm, 53 grams length 17 cm
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Collection of six walking sticks, 19th century, comprising four silver mounted walking sticks, one with a silver handle modelled as wolf, marked '800', another with a silver plate handle modelled as hound', lacking one eye (A/F), one walking stick with hidden sword (6) approx., height 92 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Two Victorian walking sticks, 19th century, with carved ivory dog head handles and silver mounts, on Malacca shafts, lacking one eye (2), height 86 cm, 82 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Collection of five walking sticks, 19th century and later, with carved wood, horn, and bone handles, two walking sticks with silver mounts(5) approx., height 92 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Collection of nine walking sticks, 19th century and later, Chinese, Japanese and South-East Asian, with carved wood, horn, silver, ivory and bone handles (9) approx., height 97 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Collection of seven walking sticks, 19th century and later, with carved wood, horn, bamboo and ostrich leather handles (7) approx., height 93 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Collection of five walking sticks, 19th century and later, with carved wood and horn dog head handles (5) approx., height 95 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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The 'Cointreau' cane, early 20th century, with hidden drinking glass and flask, inscribed 'R. A. Wickers, the Cointreau Cane', retains makers' label 'Rcm 1867' for Ravarini Castoldi, together with three other walking sticks (4), height 91 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Victorian papier mache stereoscope, c. 1860, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and abalone, one lens (A/F) with four stereo cards (5), height 19.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Victorian cast iron door knocker, mid 19th century, cast as a lion's head. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917), two young maidens, c. 1900, patinated and cold painted bronze, signed 'Aug Moreau', on circular marble base, height 80 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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After Wilhelm Wandschneider (German, 1866-1942), Achilles, bronze with golden patina, helmet and shield with silvered finish, signed 'W. Wandschneider', together with after Rudolf Kaesbach (German, 1873-1955) Archer, bronze with golden patina, signed 'R. Kaesbach' (2), height 43 cm, 37 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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After Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909), Broncho Buster, patinated bronze, signed Frederic Remington, on green marble base, height 60 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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Austrian bronze bust of female peasant, c. 1900, her hair in a scarf, on a white marble base, signed, height 44 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Meissen, white porcelain 'Drummer Boy' mantel clock, 19th century, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, set into a kettle drum beside a large figure of cupid with a drumstick, musical instruments at his feet, blue crossed sword marks to base, missing drumstick(A/F), height 36 cm. Provenance: The collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW
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Marble sculpture of two Nymphs, c. 1900, white marble, the two nude figures standing on a rectangular base, base chipped, height 99 cm, width 60 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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19th century Italian school, after Raphael, Madonna della Sedia, oil on canvas, in giltwood frame 76 cm, diameter, 150 x 120 cm, (frame). Provenance: The collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW labels: identical painted copies in the collection of the National Trust of England. The Art Gallery of New South Wales and Elizabeth bay house, NSW
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20th century Danish school, interior scene - entrance hall, oil on canvas, signed indistinctly lower left corner 54 x 64 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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19th century European school, mother and child in the garden, oil on canvas 29 x 26 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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20th century European school, farmer, oil on canvas on board 58 x 45 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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20th century European school, forest, oil on canvas, signed below image lower left corner 'Reacuit?' 38 x 48 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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Adrien-Hubert Brue (French, 1786-1832), Carte de L'Australie', 1826, published by Charles Piquet, Paris, 1835, hand coloured, framed, together with a map of 'France Politique', published by J. Migeon imp., Paris (2) 40 x 56 cm, 38 x 51 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Ida S Rentoul (Outhwaite) (1888-1960) and Annie R. Rentoul, Mollies Bunyip, 1904, first edition, published by Robert Jolley Melbourne, bound in original illustrated green wrappers and ties, plates and sepia illustrations throughout. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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The studio, an illustrated magazine of fine and applied Arts, 18 bound volumes and approx 90 unbound issues (quantity). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry secretaire a Abattant, late 19th century, variegated rouge marble top above a fall front enclosing a fitted interior, with three drawers below, front and sides decorated with sprays of flowers, raised on tapered legs with sabots, height 130 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Louis XV style giltwood mirror, 19th century, of rectangular shape, with moulded scrolls, shells and flowers, later mirror plate 108 x 84 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Louis XV giltwood fauteuil a la Reine, late 18th century, the channelled frame carved with foliate, the waved toprail centred by scrolled S clasp, the padded back, outswept C-scroll and padded arms and seat upholstered in two tone velvet fabric, raised on cabriole legs, height 107 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Chinese black lacquer console table, 20th century, the rectangular top above an intricate reticulated base, height 91 cm, width 225 cm, depth 38 cm. Provenance: Maning & Maning, Sydney, April 2005. Private collection, Sydney
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Paul Bruce (Australian), shell mirror, white painted shells 95 x 70 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Argand Sinumbra hanging light, c. 1840, cast with scrolling vines and daffodils, with frosted bell shape glass shade, height 130 cm. Provenance: John Hawkins Antiques, Tasmania. Private collection, Sydney
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Italian provincial fruitwood and marquetry writing desk, late 18th century, the rectangular top with green tooled leather insert, above five drawers flanked by two candle slides, raised on cabriole legs, height 79 cm, width 105 cm, depth 62 cm. Provenance: Purchased from the Claudio Alcorso family, Hobart, Tas.., c. 1960. Private collection, Sydney
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Pair of Italian polychromed painted torcheres, 19th century, each carved with acanthus leaves and floral motifs, raised on platform with three scrolled feet (2), height 167 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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George III style mahogany wingback armchair, upholstered with two tone red floral fabric, raised on square section legs joined by stretcher, height 113 cm
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Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, mahogany card table, 19th century, the rectangular top with rounded corners, opens to reveal a red tooled leather surface, on four turned and fluted legs, stamped 'Gillow', height 74 cm, width 42.5 cm, depth 85 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Irish Regency mahogany chest of drawers, c. 1820, the bow-front with two short drawers and three long drawers, the apron embellished with bow and arrows central cartouche flanked by two paterae, raised on bracket feet, height 92.5 cm, width 92 cm, depth 51 cm. Provenance: John Wilson Antiques. Private collection, Sydney
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George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, 19th century, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed glass doors, with a fall front drawer enclosing a fitted interior with writing surface and four long drawers below, raised on bracket feet. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Regency mahogany and ebony string inlay Pembroke table, 19th century, with two drop leaves, two end drawers with brass ram head pulls, above a turned column with four down swept legs terminating in brass ram head caps and castors, height 67 cm, width 102 cm, depth 92 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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William IV mahogany sofa table, 19th century, with two drop leaves, one end drawer, above a turned column with four down swept legs with castors, height 72 cm, width 105 cm, depth 91 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Victorian four panel folding screen, 19th century, hand printed floral decoration on cotton, hinges (A/F) 192 x 208 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Walnut balloon back armchair, 19th century, the padded back, seat and armrests upholstered in peach silk fabric, raised on carved tapering legs with castors, height 96 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Chippendale style mahogany and parcel-gilt mirror, 19th century, the scrolled frame with a rectangular mirror plate, surmounted by a giltwood phoenix (A/F) 93.5 x 53 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Regency mahogany tea table, 19th century, fold over top above a long drawer with string inlay decoration, raised on tapering legs, height 76 cm, width 99 cm, depth 99 cm, (open). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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George III mahogany bookcase, 19th century, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed glass doors enclosing shelves, with a sliding board, three short drawers and a pair of panelled doors below, raised on a plinth base, height 220 cm, width 111 cm, depth 62 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Louis XV style painted console table, 20th century, the serpentine marble top above a shaped apron carved with scrolls and shells, raised on cabriole legs, height 95 cm, width 126 cm, depth 64 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Pair of Venetian glass mirrors, first half 20th century, each scroll form frame with applied flowers and leaves, minor loss to applied decoration (A/F) (2), height 100 cm, width 62 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Florentine polychrome painted and parcel-gilt table, 19th century, the rectangular top above a two frieze drawer centred by a dog's head, raised on carved fluted legs (A/F), height 76 cm, width 103 cm, depth 61.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Italian gilt and painted torchere, 18th century, surmounted with vase shaped top raised on a fluted column and tripod base with laurel swags, height 140 cm. Provenance: The collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW
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Italian painted demi-lune console table, early 20th century, the white demi-lune top painted with bands of grey, above a frieze with further painted decoration, on three tapering square legs, height 72 cm, width 121 cm, depth 58 cm. Provenance: Colefax and Fowler. The collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW
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Arts & Crafts oak fire screen, c. 1900, the rectangular screen with silk embroidered panel, height 109 cm, width 56 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Dutch marquetry armchair, 19th century, inlaid throughout with tulips and scrolling leaves, needlepoint seat, on saber legs, height 92 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Georgian mahogany commode cabinet, 19th century, the gallery top with pierced handles and two panelled cupboard doors above a commode drawer, on square legs, height 76 cm, width 47 cm, depth 47 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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George IV oak hanging cabinet, first half 19th century, moulded cornice above a single panelled door enclosing shelves, height 110 cm, width 81 cm, depth 44 cm. Provenance: The collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW
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Hepplewhite style mahogany armchair, c. 1790, with paisley fabric upholstered drop-seat, raised on cabriole legs, height 100 cm. Provenance: Waren de Maria, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney
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Kettle drum with circular glass top, 20th century, converted to form a coffee table, height 38 cm, diameter 40 cm. Provenance: The collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW
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Mahogany ship table, early 20th century, with two drop leaves and central compartment, height 74 cm, width 95.5 cm, depth 107 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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Mahogany and brass ship chair, early 20th century, with swivel base, height 80 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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Victorian mahogany banjo wheel barometer, late 19th century, with mercury thermometer, the silvered dial signed 'J. Comitti', cracked glass (A/F), together with a pair of brass candlesticks, with etched glass shades (3), height 97 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Yvette Mansson, Sydney
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Elephant foot waste paper bin, early 20th century, with metal mounts, together with a carved wood elephant head (2), height 35 cm, (bin), 48 cm, (head). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Carved and polychromed painted Santos figure, 18th century, lacking one arm (A/F), height 68 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Two giant clam shells, lengths 43 cm, 40 cm
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Pair of Japanese embroidered panels, late Meiji period, c. 1900, depicting samurais in a rocky landscape, framed (2) 210 x 137 cm, (framed). Provenance: Purchased in Japan by Cav. Pietro Savio (1838-1904) who took part to the first Italian official mission from Piedmont to Japan in 1869, thence by descent. Private collection, Sydney
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South-East Asian Pottery storage vessel, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), brown glaze with flat rim, shoulders embellished with five lion heads, body incised with dragons and lions, height 57 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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