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The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:400
Sale Title:The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AOLots with images:400
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:307
Date:25-Aug-2020
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A bronze model of a roaring lion, the King of the Beasts on a black marble plinth, height 23 cm, width 42 cm, depth 17 cm
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A Wedgwood Majolica figure of Bacchus, last quarter 19th century, the running god in a goatskin with crossed thyrsoi over his shoulders with game birds, impressed mark, restorations, height 41 cm. Provenance: Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A, 18-19 September 2013, lot 525. Purchased from the above
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A Victorian plaster cast of an Ionic pilaster capital after a design by Scamozzi, incised HM2569, the volutes issuing from a band of egg and dart with central acanthus bud, height 26 cm, width 50 cm, depth 13 cm. Other Notes: this version of the ionic order was devised by Vincenzo Scamozzi (1552-1616) a pupil of Palladio, and was popular with the English Palladian architects of the early 18th century.
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A collection of six plaster casts, signed A.W.R. Macdonald, 1944, comprising the eye, nose and lips of Michelangelo's David, a foot, and ear and a hand holding a scroll (6).
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A painted plaster model of a pomegranate, naturalistically modelled and coloured, height 12 cm
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A pair of antique Italian marble lion's paws, each with a square back panel issuing four talons, height 10 cm, width 12 cm, depth 13 cm
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A Victorian Gothic brass framed mirror, the bevelled plate in a pierced surround composed of trefoils with foliate clasps to the corners, 34 x 24 cm
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A pair of Victorian Aesthetic movement brass framed mirrors, each bevelled plate in an openwork surround of circles and rope twist, height 31 cm, width 31 cm
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A set of French beech folding steps, height 154 cm
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A large Victorian mahogany and brass bellows camera by G. Hare, 26 Calthorpe St London, height 40 cm, width 37 cm, depth 49 cm
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A Victorian mahogany and brass bellows camera, late 19th century, with ground glass panel to rear standard, leather strap handle, height 24 cm, depth 31.5 cm, width 21 cm
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A vintage strand electric tripod spotlight, with accessories, on a brass mounted tripod stand, height 173 cm
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A general electric searchlight, the swivel lamp supported by an adjustable tripod base, height 200 cm
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A Gothic revival gilt metal aspersorium, and an associated aspergillum, the hexagonal bucket cast with Gothic tracery, zinc lined, the silver plated, baluster shaped sprinkler with pierced end, height 37 cm
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An early Victorian miniature baptismal font by Minton & Co, cast all over with Gothic tracery, the removable cover with gable finial, the base with panels of trefoils, on stepped octagonal base, impressed 'Magdalen' in a cartouche and Minton to base, height 32 cm. Other Notes: see an identical example illustrated in 'A.W.N. Pugin: master of Gothic Revival' 1996 published by the Bard Graduate Center for studies in the decorative Arts, page 250, designed to be used for children who were too ill to be…
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An iron model of a striding horse, adapted from a model by Pierre-Jules Mene, 19th century. Naturalistically modelled, unsigned, height 27 cm, length 41 cm. Provenance: Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A, 18-19 September 2013, lot 491
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An antique oak foliate carved crocket, late 19th century, height 36 cm, width 26 cm, depth 5 cm
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A William IV bronze twin light argand lamp, the facetted urn shaped reservoir above a pair of foliate scrolled arms with frosted shades, on a pedestal base with recessed panels and quatrefoils, electrified, height 47 cm, width 47 cm
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Two late Victorian brass frames, a Liberty style hammered brass frame having applied roundel with enamel fleur de lys, traces of silver plate, and a strut frame in the form of an easel, artist's palette and brushes engraved with a ploughman (2).
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A French Majolica model of a cockerel, circa 1880, black painted mark for Delphin Massier, Vallauris, the crowing bird standing by a bundle of maize, height 68 cm. Provenance: Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A.18 & 19 September 2013, lot 487
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A Victorian boxwood spoon of historical interest, the fiddle pattern spoon with paper label 'Spoon used by an officer thro Crimea', length 20 cm
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A group of five Victorian Greek revival ceramics, a Samuel Alcock orange ground jug, a similar mauve ground vase, two jugs, one with a silver-plate rim, and a pewter lidded jug with transfer printed scenes day and night after Thorwaldsen (5).
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A pair of French bronze ewers, attributed to Jean-Jacques Feuchere (1807-1852), each with an ovoid body cast with bats surmounted by a winged demon grasping a tropical flower, on a snake entwined socle, the integral fluted plinth cast with beads and bands of laurel (2), height 36.5 cm. Provenance: Christie's Australia, the collection of John Schaeffer at Rona, 15-16 May, 2004, lot 354. Purchased from the above
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A pair of Napoleon III ormolu small candelabra by Victor Paillard, Paris, each stamped VR beneath a crown, in the Louis XVI style having a pine cone and acanthus cast finial, issuing four fluted supports and two candle branches with urn shaped nozzles, central spirally reeded pedestal on a shaped quatreform base, indistinct maker's stamp to underside, height 23 cm. Provenance: Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A, 18-19 September 2013, part of lot 412. Other Notes:…
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A bronze tazza, the shallow dish with a relief of Phoebus Apollo, flanked by mask handles, supported by a winged Egyptian sphinx on a rectangular plinth, height 39 cm, width 42 cm (across handles)
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Reproduction of Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), The Thinker, resin (bronzed), stamp: Reproduction/ Musee Rodin/ Procede/ Giraudon, 37.5 x 27 x 18 cm
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A pair of modern neoclassical bronze table lamps, each with urn shaped nozzle on fluted shaft supported by three lion paw feet on a plinth base, height 48 cm (excluding shades). Provenance: Christie's Australia, the collection of John Schaeffer at Rona, 15-16 May, 2004, lot 330. Purchased from the above
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A large collection of seashells, including, abalone, murex, conch and others.
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A fossil fish plaque, in two pieces, 25 x 15 cm
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A gilt Gothic frame
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A 19th century glass dome, on an ebonised turned wooden base, dome: height 57 cm, diameter 29 cm, base: height 3.5 cm, diameter 36 cm
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A large antique cast cement dovecote, circular with a conical roof, and faux brickwork sides, height 112 cm. Provenance: Parterre, Ocean Street Woollahra, Sydney
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A pair of antique marble columns, in grey veined white marble, moulded foot (2), height 98 cm
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A large pair of antique stone finials, height 88 cm. Provenance: Parterre, Ocean Street Woollahra, Sydney
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A composition stone pedestal, moulded to each side with a swag on a fluted panel, with an associated white marble top, height 56 cm, width 45 cm, depth 45 cm
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An antique French tavern sign, in the form of a carved, gilt and polychromed oak bunch of grapes, iron suspension ring. End of 18th century, height 66 cm
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A cranberry glass vase, urn shaped on a spreading foot, height 36 cm
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A large Bourne Denby 'Danesby Ware' ovoid vase, having an everted rim and overall intense blue streaked gaze, printed mark, height 38 cm
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A small malachite glass vase, moulded in relief with a continuous frieze of dancing maenads, height 12 cm
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A Victorian pink vaseline glass trumpet vase, the fluted frilled neck issuing from a globular base, height 29 cm
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An Elizabeth II limed-oak Coronation chair 1953, by North & Sons, Wycombe, covered with blue velvet bearing the monogram E R II beneath a crown, stamped 'North & Sons Wycombe, 1953' and branded 'ER Coronation', with a label '114', height 85 cm, width 49.5 cm, depth 43 cm
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A George VI limed and stained oak Coronation stool 1938, by Maple & Co Ltd, London, covered with blue velvet on square chamfered legs, stamped GRVI under a crown and coronation, and Maple & Co Ltd London, height 49 cm, width 46 cm, depth 32 cm
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A vintage glass Arnott's Biscuit globe, with aluminium cover and foot, enamelled to the glass 'Arnotts famous Biscuits', height 30 cm
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A German gilt sunburst convex mirror, modern, diameter 81 cm
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A pair Dutch repousse brass wall lights, 18th century, each oval the shell shaped candle holder below the dished reflector in a surround of scrolling flowerheads, with conforming cresting, 88 x 53 cm
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A giltwood sunburst mirror, the convex plate in a carved lappeted frame with radiating flames, diameter 72 cm
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A small convex mirror in a giltwood sunburst frame, modern, diameter 54 cm
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A pair of modern convex mirrors in giltmetal stiff leaf frames, by Pigott's Store, Woollahra (2), diameter 40 cm
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A Capodimonte porcelain figure of flora, underglaze blue crowned N mark, the classically draped woman in a gold lustre robe with red flowes, on a circular base, height 25 cm
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A Clarice Cliff wall mask, circa 1928, wearing a moulded radiating headdress and earrings, printed marks, Clarice Cliff Wilkinson Ltd England, height 18 cm
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A Hutschenreuther porcelain figure of a dancer, green transfer underglaze mark, the striding woman in a revealing bodice and skirt, height 21 cm
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An Art Deco bronze figure of a faun on an onyx and marble base, bronze, onyx, marble, 35 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm
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An Austrian chrome model of a tennis player by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, stamped 'Whw made in Austria', height 26 cm
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Gerhard Schliepstein (German, 1886-1963), Verklarung (Transfiguration) c.1926, white glazed porcelain, ed. Rosenthal, signed, incised to base with makers name: G. Schliepstein, stamped with Ed Rosenthal, Bavaria, no 403, height 45 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, 24 August 2014, Melbourne, lot 51
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A Lalique frosted glass Bacchantes vase, with a continuous frieze of naked maenads and engraved 'Lalique France', height 24 cm
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A Continental Majolica cockatoo, 19th century, naturalistially modelled and coloured perched in a circular hanging frame (repairs), height of bird 50 cm. Provenance: Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A, 18-19 September 2013, lot 488
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A pair of Art Deco frosted glass and iron wall lights, each in the form of a stylised basket of flowers in textured iron mount with wrought leaves, height 23 cm, width 23 cm, depth 7 cm
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A Meissen porcelain Wally bird, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, and pressnummer W149, the bird standing on a triangular base with foliage, height 20.5 cm
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A Murano glass vase for Armani Casa, 2014, ovoid dark blue glass with an oil spot design, height 23 cm
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A pair of Art Deco style chromium plated wall lights, with opalescent glass shades (2), length 16 cm, diameter of shades 18.5 cm
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An Art Deco bronzed beech standard lamp, the bell shaped shade painted with sprays of roses, on a pedestal carved with rose garlands and a pair of draped maidens to either side, on four shaped feet, height 183 cm
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A pair of Scandinavian beech framed armchairs, with cut out top rail above the padded back and seat, flanked by shaped arms, on square tapering legs united by an H stretcher (2), height 94 cm, width 66 cm, depth 66 cm
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A modern green marble topped table, on a brushed chrome square legged base, height 71 cm, length 161 cm, width 100 cm. Provenance: Berman house, NSW designed by Harry Seidler and Associates, 1996. Shapiro, studio ceramics, 2021C design, vintage Couture & Jewellery, 1 November 2009, lot 237. Purchased from the above
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A Venetian style wall mirror, the bevelled mirrored borders with chromium clasps and etched stylised flower sprays, 165 x 105 cm
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A German Art Deco oak long case clock, the arched top with carved stylised leaf and flower ornament, the silvered dial with Arabic numerals, the glazed trunk on a pedestal base and turned feet, height 196 cm, width 52 cm, depth 27 cm
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A Danish mid century rosewood mirror by Aksel Kjaersgaard, circa 1955, the rectangular plate within narrow uprights, stamped to verso, 120.5 x 51 cm
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A Glasgow Arts & Crafts silvered brass mirror, the design attributed to Margaret Gilmour (1860-1942), shaped oval the repousse frame with a pair of stylised peacocks and fruiting tendrils, 40 x 89 cm
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An antique brass framed mirror, 50 x 35.5 cm
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A large Venetian overmantel mirror, the arched bevelled plate with incuse corners having mirrored borders incised with flowers and foliage, 181 x 151 cm. Provenance: Robert Morrison, Queen Street Woollahra, Sydney
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A Chinese cloisonne enamel table mirror, the circular plate in a stand decorated with chrysanthemums and peonies, diameter 20 cm, height 38 cm
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A Japanese bronze vase, Meiji period, the squat baluster body with low relief designs of Shi Shi dogs, on three scrolled feet, having a removable liner with broad rim, signed to base, diameter 30.5 cm, height 27 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen Sydney, the Estate of Leslie Walford, 18 November 2012, lot 357
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Two antique Indonesian brass betel nut boxes, each with loop carrying handles and moulded edges, the larger with engraved foliate decoration and a pierced liner (2), the largest: height 15 cm, width 31 cm, depth 17 cm
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A Chinese porcelain baluster vase, late Qing Dynasty, moulded all over and enamelled with birds and sprays of flowers on a celadon ground, two stylised dragon handles, height 63 cm
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A stoneware oil vessel, of ovoid outline with four lug handles and brown glaze, height 62 cm
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A pair of Chinese Junyao Narcissus pots, each of lobate outline (2), height 17 cm, diameter 27 cm
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A Japanese white glazed porcelain figure of a seated tiger, late Edo period C. 1850, height 15.5 cm. Provenance: David Bluford collection and the Estate of John Lane, Elizabeth bay Sydney. Shapiro, SH111, 27 July 2015, lot 63. Purchased from the above
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A Chinese porcelain incense burner, late 19th century, rectangular with a pierced cover surmounted by a Shi Shi dog, painted with courtly ladies in a garden, height 15 cm
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A Chinese porcelain square tea canister, with cylindrical cover, decorated all over with gilt chinoiseries on a black ground, width 23 cm, depth 23 cm, height 38 cm
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A Chinese scholar's rock, dragon shaped, on a carved rosewood stand, width 70 cm
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An antique Islamic tile, painted in colours with a horseman with falcon and hound', box mount, 31 x 22 cm (tile)
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A Mughal brass and gilt brass protective mirror, late 18th century, circular with a pierced foliate and sunburst design over the mottled glass, diameter 26 cm
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A Chinese cloisonne enamel moonflask, Qing Dynasty, enamelled in colours with peonies, having a pair of well cast dragon handles flanking the bulbous neck, height 51 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain erotic tiles, each painted in colours with an amorous couple in an interior (2), 18 x 12 cm
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An Art Nouveau brass framed vitrine, having glazed sides and shelves, the arched front panel with headlight upper section, height 70 cm, width 42 cm, depth 27 cm
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An Italian specimen marble and giltwood centre table, early 19th century, the radially inlaid top with 168 specimens, within a white and green border, on an urn pedestal, octagonal moulded base with lion paw feet, diameter 80 cm, height 83 cm. Provenance: Martyn Cook Antiques, Queen Street Woollahra, Sydney
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A Victorian brass and pink vaseline glass table lamp, having pressed glass lobate reservoir and shade with flowers and scrolls, the Aesthetic movement pedestal with two spheres and spreading foot, height 68 cm (overall)
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A Victorian brass and pink vaseline glass table lamp, the tapering pedestal cast in low relief with dolphins and compasses amidst foliate scroll, the cylindrical reservoir and frilled shade with tendrils and flowerheads, height 60 cm
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A William IV porcelain table kerosene lamp, the square moulded foot rising to pedestal and a leaf moulded socle, the columnar shaft moulded with hops and decorated gilt and cream on a crimson ground, with a gilt metal foliate mount and cut glass reservoir, electrified, height 64 cm
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A Continental marble topped circular occasional table, the green and white inlaid top with pierced brass border, on slender cabriole legs with paw feet, diameter 31 cm, height 68 cm
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A pair of Gothic revival brass candlesticks, mid 19th century, each on an octagonal quatrefoil cast base rising to a spirally fluted knopped shaft and pierced drip tray (2), height 52 cm. Provenance: Christie's Australia, the collection of John Schaeffer at Rona, 15-16 May, 2004, lot 572
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A small William IV box ottoman, the rising top with woolwork panel of stag and doe, concave sides on mahogany reeded bun feet, height 41 cm, width 38, depth 38 cm
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A Victorian mahogany firescreen, rectangular with a scroll carved cresting in shaped strut supports with a needlework scene of two huntsmen, a boy and a hound', height 68 cm, width 49 cm, depth 25 cm
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A Victorian red velvet circular table cloth, having a gros point needlework border of flowers and fringed edge, diameter 110 cm
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A novelty cased decanter and glasses set, in the form of a stack of four antique bindings, the uppermost with the French Imperial eagle, opening to reveal two decanters and five glasses, height 13 cm, width 20 cm, depth 14 cm
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A Victorian ebonised and painted child's chair, with spindle turned back splats, upholstered seat and turned legs, height 70 cm, width 38 cm, depth 35 cm
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A Victorian walnut occasional table, the oval glazed top enclosing a panel of Berlin woolwork of roses and foliage, on a spirally carved tapering pedestal and three leaf carved swept feet, height 72 cm, width 52 cm
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A Victorian Gothic brass book stand, originally part of a lectern, the solid slope on ogee arched sides, height 22.5 cm, width 40.5 cm, depth 24 cm
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A Victorian Gothic revival oak Kneeler, the sloped needlework top on a frame composed of trefoil arches with pierced spandrels and carved to the side panels with oak and vine leaves, having a pen inscription to the underside 'Worked by Ruth Harly 1868', height 32 cm, width 47 cm, depth 29 cm
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A parian figure, Jeanne D'Arc a Domremy, cast after the model by Henri Chapu (1833-1891), the Maid of Orleans depicted in peasant garb, kneeling on the ground receiving her visions, signed 'D'apres Chapus', on ebonised wood base, height 46 cm (overall)
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A set of Victorian Aesthetic brass fire tools and a pair of fire dogs, comprising poker, tongs and shovel all with spiral twist shaft and copper flowerhead finials, the fire dogs with triangular end supports and stylised fleur de lys finials (5). Provenance: with Haslam & Whiteway Ltd, London
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