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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:350
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:350
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:192
Date:22-Sep-2020
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A Victorian huon pine chest of drawers, later 19th century, a five drawer chest with a bullnose edge to the top above two short drawers and three long drawers of graduated depth, all with turned knob handles, raised on ball and cone feet, height 107 cm, width 104 cm, depth 46 cm
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A stained cedar and pine chest of drawers, 19th century, a cherry coloured chest with a serpentine top comprising a central hat drawer, flanked by a pair of short drawers and a deep drawer with a faux front, three long drawers of graduated depth all with turned knob handles, with bobbin turned supports to the sides and raised on squashed bun feet, height 120 cm, width 117 cm, depth 56 cm
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A refined dressing table in mixed timbers with Louis XV and Art Nouveau Influences, early 20th century, a bevelled glass between shaped side supports embellished with cast bronze candle sconces, two convex profile small drawers, the bow front table with bullnose edging and three drawers above cabriole legs, in Karelian birch with walnut and kingwood cross banding, gilt bronze cast trims and sabots, height 150 cm, width 128 cm, depth 61 cm
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A pair of French occasional chairs in mahogany and mixed timbers, early 20th century, arch backed chairs with os-de-mouton mid rails and baluster splats with mixed timber veneer reserves and crossbanded decoration, shaped seats with padded tops upholstered in shell pink jacquard silk, shaped aprons and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze mounts and lion's paw sabots, height 99 cm, width 48 cm, depth 48 cm
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A fine William IV rosewood tilt top centre table, circa 1830, with a figured top with gadrooned edge, the plain tapering pedestal with gadroons and well with beading to the base, the triform platform raised on impressive claw feet with scroll and vegetal motifs, height 75 cm, diameter 136 cm
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An Edwardian mahogany dressing table, early 20th century, a framed rectangular mirror between pillar supports with urn form finials, a shelf and two petite drawers and compartments, the table with two drawers above tapering square section legs to an undertier and terminating in porcelain casters, with restrained crossbanding, stringing and small spandrels to the skirt, height 150 cm, width 107 cm, depth 56 cm
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A Regency mahogany tripod based wine table, probably Indian Colonial, circa 1820s, a square tilt top with reeded edges above a tapering reeded stem to a baluster form with stiff leaf designs to a concave tripod base raised on claw feet with acanthus spandrels and applied pierced brass florets, height 79 cm, length 47 cm, width 47 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 fine Victorian marquetry and Vernis Martin rosewood bonheur de jour in the French manner by James Shoolbred, 19th century, with plaque of James Shoolbred Tottenham house London, the diamond pattern desk with three drawers above a Vernis Martin roll top with romantic figures in a landscape, a piano fall front opening to a fitted satinwood interior surface, raised on cabriole legs, with bronze trims, sabots, height 106 cm, width 80 cm, depth 56 cm
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A set of six Louis XVI style carved giltwood salon chairs, 19th century, square back chairs with ribbon, bead and berry carved cresting rails, a stuffover seats upon a ribbon carved seating rails and raised on knopped and fluted tapering legs with rosettes and pendant vegetal motifs, restored and upholstered in delicate shell pink jacquard silk, height 98 cm, width 50 cm, depth 57 cm
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A petite Louis XVI style salon chaise, 19th century, the chaise with a curved shaped back with a ribbon, bead and berry carved cresting rail, a stuffover seat and a ribbon carved seating rail raised on knopped and fluted tapering legs with rosettes and pendant vegetal motifs, restored and upholstered in delicate shell pink jacquard silk, height 91 cm, length 82 cm, width 50 cm
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A Louis XV style cherry wood dining table, the long rectangular table of serpentine profile with parquet surface, shaped apron with relief carved vegetal and shell motifs and raised on curvaceous legs, height 78 cm, length 243 cm, width 110 cm
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A mahogany Regency style round extension table, 20th century, with one leaf, the circular table with a reeded edge raised on a turned and ringed column to four sabre legs terminating in lion's paw feet with brass casters, height 78 cm, length 109 cm, width 106 cm, extended length 155 cm
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An early Victorian mahogany four drawer washstand, circa 1840, the deep chest with a three quarter shaped gallery and bullnose edge above two short and two long drawers with cockbeading, a shaped apron with drop and raised on gently splayed bracket feet, height 104 cm, width 98 cm, depth 55 cm
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A Victorian mahogany Mirror-Backed breakfront sideboard, 19th century, with a framed triple glass back with a pierced carved vegetal crest and other decorations, a serpentine centre drawer above a recessed cupboard flanked by long cupboards with bead framework, one with shallow drawers and shelf, the other with a single shelf and cellarette, raised on a plinth base, height 177 cm, width 151 cm, depth 48 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style tulipwood marble topped bedside tables, circa 1930s, with shaped purple veined yellow marble tops above three floral inlaid drawers to feather bookend veneers, similar feathered designs to the sides, shaped aprons with ornamented drops and raised on angled and hipped cabriole legs, with gilt bronze cast handles and sabots, height 74 cm, width 42 cm, depth 27 cm
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A fine Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine, later 19th century, with key, with a three quarter brass gallery enclosing a red-veined marble top, a single glazed door flanked by fluted stiles and trimmed with plain brass beading, three brass trimmed internal shelves and raised on toupie feet, height 141 cm, width 70 cm, depth 37 cm
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A slender Victorian mahogany bookcase, 19th century, with key, with an extended cornice above a single glazed door with four timber shelves raised on an extended base with a thumbnail edge top, the cupboard door with a recessed panel above a plinth base, height 231 cm, width 57 cm, depth 38 cm
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A set of six hardwood chairs and two matching carvers, modern era, square back framed chairs with pierced knot designs, drop in seats upholstered in coarse weave amber fabric with thistle designs and raised on tapering square section legs united by side stretchers, height 92 cm, width 60 cm, depth 58 cm
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An early Victorian mahogany chest, 19th century, in rich light tones with flame mahogany veneers, the low chest with a bullnose edge above two short cockbeaded drawers and three long drawers of graduated depth, the turned handles centred with mother-of-pearl buttons, raised on a plinth base, height 99 cm, width 112 cm, depth 50 cm
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A Georgian mahogany shaving mirror, circa 1800, of typical rectangular profile with cross banding and boxwood edging to the glass, the base with two drawers and shaped brass pull handles and raised on shaped bracket feet, height 48 cm, width 46.5 cm, depth 20 cm
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A Victorian pale mahogany secretaire, late 19th century, the secretaire of good depth with fall front, well fitted with cloth covered writing surface, ten small drawers and small compartments with shaped arches, two short drawers below and three long drawers of graduated depth with turned handles, height 98 cm, width 111 cm, depth 59 cm
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A pair of Italian Arper Catifa 80 lounge chairs, designed by Lievore Altherr Molina 2006, low horizontal profile chairs upon a chrome four way base with return swivel mechanism (Art. 2028), with the original wool upholstery featuring a repeat circular design in coral, pink, citrus green and chocolate colours, height 68 cm, width 79 cm, depth 70 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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A Louis Philippe style mahogany demi-lune console, 19th century, with a Saint Anne de Pyrenees marble top above a single turned, fluted and lobed leg, with twin supports to the rear and united by a triform shaped base, height 72 cm, width 89 cm, depth 45 cm
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A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood tea table, early 20th century, the table with a shaped top and a conforming but larger undertier both with floral inlay, raised on shaped supports and cabriole legs, decorated with brass edging, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 82 cm, length 67 cm, width 47 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style oak bedside tables, mid 20th century, both of serpentine profile with three quarter galleries, a single drawer and open compartment to one, three drawers to the other, with dropped aprons and raised on angled tapering cabriole legs, height 73 cm, width 36 cm, depth 28 cm
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An Art Nouveau mahogany dressing table, circa 1900, with an arched mirror back, and supporting side panels with small shelves and twin extended drawers, a vigorously veined yellow and red marble surface above a long drawer and raised on tapering square section legs with splayed feet, decorated throughout with pen and ink floral decoration imitating inlay, height 138 cm, width 90 cm, depth 50 cm
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A Georgian mahogany foldover table, early 19th century, rectangular and of plain form with a mechanical concertina back leg, all legs of straight and chamfered triangular form, height 73 cm, width 84 cm, depth 39 cm, extended length 78 cm
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A Regence style oak bookcase, circa 1930, in honey oak colour and having an extended cornice, long twin doors with shaped glazed panes and fielded panels to the lower register, the skirt with drop and carved vegetal and shell motif, raised on short cabriole legs with whorl feet, height 180 cm, width 120 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Louis XVI style mahogany telescopic extension dining table, circa 1900, with four plain extensions, rectangular with rounded ends and supported on tapering fluted legs with block and conical feet, united by twin 'U' shaped stretchers, with restrained vegetal ornaments and rosettes; table with telescopic extensions, height 74 cm, length 130 cm, width 115 cm, extended length 330 cm
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A pair of Victorian mahogany chairs in the French manner, circa 1850, balloon back chairs with carved mid rails, serpentine stuffover seats with pale tapestry weave fabric and raised on tapering French cabriole legs, height 83 cm, width 46 cm, depth 51 cm
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A set of four early Victorian mahogany balloon back chairs, circa 1840s, oval backed chairs with pierced and carved mid rails, stuffover seats in delicate floral upholstery and raised on slender turned legs, height 88 cm, width 45 cm, depth 56 cm
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A small tulipwood table style desk in the Louis XVI manner, circa 1900, of elegant proportions, the top with quarter veneer panels, cross banding, ebony stringing and a wide burr walnut band and a thumb nail edge, a long frieze drawer with cast drop handles and raised on conical legs with neoclassical ornament and capped feet, height 81 cm, width 101 cm, depth 60 cm
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A Louis XVI style inlaid kingwood bonheur-de-jour, 19th century, with a three quarter brass gallery above a fall front with an ebonised floral marquetry reserve upon quarter veneer panels embellished with kingwood scrollwork, similar to the sides and shaped apron, the interior with small drawers and a slide concealed compartment, raised on hipped cabriole legs with bronze espagnolettes terminating in sabots, height 95 cm, width 79 cm, depth 45 cm
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A William IV rosewood lady's trestle end desk, circa 1830, the desk with rounded corners, a tooled pale olive leather writing surface enclosed by crossbanding, two relined shallow drawers with gadrooned knob handles, faux drawers to the reverse, and raised on neoclassical supports with scrolling capitals, tapering reeded stems and splayed legs with ball and claw feet and casters, height 72 cm, width 102 cm, depth 60 cm
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A petite Georgian mahogany drop side table, early 19th century, with key, the table with two drop sides supported on fold out timber hinged lopers, a single cockbeaded drawer, matching faux drawer to the reverse, and raised on turned and tapering reeded legs with brass capped feet and casters, height 73 cm, extended width 71 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Georgian mahogany bookcase secretaire, circa 1810, an extended cornice with a moulded lambrequin border above a pair of astragal glazed doors with central roundels, the lower register with fall front revealing writing surface and fitted interior, three long drawers with bat shaped back plates and swing brass handles, and raised on shaped bracket legs, height 212 cm, width 1101 cm, depth 51 cm
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An antique French radio cabinet in tulipwood and mixed timbers, circa 1920s-30s, a slender cabinet with front and rear fold down doors, a lower deep cupboard, each door decorated with a striking burr timber diamond upon quarter veneer panels enclosed by blonde borders, height 133 cm, width 56 cm, depth 40 cm
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A striking flame mahogany Empire style display cabinet, late 19th century, a mirror backed display cabinet with glass shelves, a single door flanked by pilasters with bronze stiff leaf mounts, the pair of doors to the lower register embellished with a sweeping bronze vegetal ornament centred with a tall torch, raised on short square section tapering legs with stiff leaf sabots, height 191 cm, width 115 cm, depth 48 cm
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A small mahogany hall table in the Georgian manner, circa 1900, of plain form, with three frieze drawers with cast foliate wreath handles and raised on tapering square section legs with brass casters, height 76 cm, width 106 cm, depth 60 cm
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A William IV mahogany tilt top centre table, circa 1830, the circular top supported on a faceted swollen pedestal to a triform platform base with saucer style feet and casters, height 75 cm, diameter 129 cm
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A set of six William IV cedar chairs, circa 1830, kidney backed chairs with drop in seats covered in tangerine upholstery and raised on turned and waisted faceted legs with toupie feet, height 90 cm, width 47 cm, depth 51 cm
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A Regence style oak desk, circa 1930, of slightly serpentine profile with cross strapping to the surface, the central drawer flanked by pairs of side drawers all with recessed panels with relief carved detail and single knob handles, hipped cabriole legs with whorl ends, height 76 cm, width 134 cm, depth 74 cm
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A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood bombe commode, circa 1930, with a mottled yellow ochre top of serpentine profile, two long drawers with floral inlay to quarter veneer panels, the sides conforming, a shaped apron with drop and hipped edges flowing to cabriole legs, dressed with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 86 cm, width 122 cm, depth 52 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood bombe bedside tables, mid 20th century, with ochre and purple mottled marble tops of serpentine profile, two drawers with floral inlay to bookend veneer panels, the sides conforming, a shaped apron with drop, hipped edges in contrasting timber flowing to cabriole legs with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 73 cm, width 41 cm, depth 32 cm
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A pair of Regence style oak bedside tables, mid 20th century, both of arbalete profile with a scallop and barbed three quarter gallery, a single drawer with recessed panel and open compartment, raised on hipped cabriole legs with whorl terminals, height 71 cm, width 41 cm, depth 30 cm
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A Louis XV style tulipwood occasional table, mid 20th century, with a rectangular top of serpentine profile floral inlaid to quarter veneer reserves, the deep skirt conforming, raised on tapering slender cabriole legs united by an undertier, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 67 cm, length 44 cm, width 34 cm
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A Regence style oak extension dining table, circa 1930, the rectangular parquetry surface of serpentine profile and ear form corners above a curvaceous skirt with relief carved leaf and shell ornaments to the drops, raised on angled cabriole legs with whorl terminals, height 76 cm, length 159 cm, width 98 cm, extended length 255 cm
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An antique Swiss 'Mandolin, Guitar, Tremolo, Zither' music box, later 19th century, by P.V.F (Paillard Vaucher Fils)., St Croix, the table top music box of typical crank and twelve inch cylinder operation, in working order playing eight airs with original play list to the lid and numbered 24400, housed in a burr walnut casket with tulipwood cross banding and boxwood stringing
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