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Estate & Collector — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:336
Sale Title:Estate & CollectorLots with images:336
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:285
Date:18-Oct-2020
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Two early miniatures, one Initialled 'Al,' young ladies. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. 8 x 6.5 cm image
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Fleischmann, Arthur 1896-1990 'Violinist with Admirer,' 1944. Signed 'A Fleishmann 1944' incised front at base. Unique edition. Acquired: 1998 from Joe Lebovic Gallery. Terracotta height 38 cm, width 74 cm, depth 33 cm
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Vanderlugt, Adriaan 'Pelican with Fish,' 1992. Chillagoe white marble, suitable as garden-outdoor sculpture some weathering. Unique edition. Acquired: 1993 from private collector. Height 31 cm, width 40 cm, depth 25 cm
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Hand modelled lion head fountain. Buff stoneware with carved and incised details, deep red flambe glaze. Incised signature and date to mane, possibly 'Graeme Lowe 1943.' height 25 cm
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Female bust on black marble pedestal. Stamped 'Muci-Austin Prod Inc 1987' to rear of bust. Polyresin height 58 cm, width 39 cm, depth 19 cm bust height 70 cm, width 24 cm, depth 24 cm pedestal
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1963 Fred Ward writing table and return. Original office set comprising 'TWO2' writing table and 'SL06' storage unit. Queensland maple construction with 'Floating' top and exposed square dovetails, width 183 cm, height 74 cm, depth 92 cm. Storage unit of matching construction with two drawers and shelved cupboard height 67 cm, width 77 cm, depth 44 cm. Lot includes three original Fred Ward blueprints of both pieces plus oblique projection of the set. Provenance: H C Nugget Coombs; Janet Coombs, Sydney.
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Two matching Fred Ward chairs. Queensland maple framed client chair and similar desk chair in blue vinyl. Provenance: H C Nugget Coombs; Janet Coombs, Sydney. Height 89 cm each
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1963 Fred Ward blue vinyl upholstered swivel armchair #Ca 07. Lot includes hand drawn plans by Fred Ward, signed and dated 1963. Provenance: H C Nugget Coombs; Janet Coombs, Sydney. Height 89 cm
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Fred Ward Lectern. Queensland maple, galleried top. Provenance: H C Nugget Coombs; Janet Coombs, Sydney. Height 1108 cm, width 69 cm, depth 56 cm
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Hermann Ohme modernist chess set. With original card chess board and box.
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Bronze figure of a harvest girl. Bare footed and carrying a sheaf of wheat. Signed 'Jitze.' height 16 cm
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Schmidt-Hofer, Otto German 1873-1925 figure of a small boy playing with cat. On a stone base. Cast bronze height 15 cm
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Keck, Hans German 1875-1942, bronze sculpture girl in scarf with muff. Signed 'H Keck.' height 12.5 cm
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Three small bronze figures. Bronze boy clown on a green stone base height 12 cm; Tyrolean boy playing guitar height 11 cm; and a figure of a woman in medieval robe and wimple height 12.5 cm
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Bronze sculpture Fisher girl. Barefoot and carrying a furled net. On a wooden base. Signed 'T Blard.' height 28 cm
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After Gaudez, Adrien Etienne 1845-1902, 'Bucheron.' spelter figure of a woodcutter at rest. With bronzed finish. Height 49 cm
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Well cast Victorian bronze figural bell. In the form of a young lady height 12 cm, together with a Swedish bronze figure of a pilgrim height 27 cm; and a spelter figural thermometer height 19 cm.
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Rare Marigold carnival glass 'Kiwi' Nappy bowl. Diameter 14 cm
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Three Marigold carnival glass footed bowls. Pair bowls with rose and wyvern interior decoration, one with rim chip diameter 20 cm; and fruit bowl with leaf and berry decoration. Diameter 23 cm
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Lalique amber glass turtle. Engraved 'Lalique France' to base. Length 15 cm
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Lalique crystal Ariane doves sculpture. Engraved 'Lalique France' to base. Height 21 cm
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Lalique crystal Nasturtium bowl. With everted moulded nasturtium leaf rim. Engraved 'Lalique France' to base. Diameter 27 cm
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French moulded opalescent glass jar. The rim with 3 fugural gnomes. Lid missing, minor rim chip. Unsigned. Height 12 cm diameter 10 cm
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Five various art glass objects. Italian millefiori and aventurine bowl diameter 14 cm; signed Anne Clifton perfume bottle impact mark to shoulder height 17 cm; and three paperweights.
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Three various Waterford Crystal items. 'Marquis' comport diameter 17.5 cm, height 14.5 cm; crystal picture frame 20 x 17 cm; and seated dove length 13 cm.
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19th century Bohemian cased glass perfume bottle. White on ruby cased, with red and blue floral, and gilt decoration. Internal crack. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 16 cm
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Three various cut crystal Whisky decanters. Stuart Crystal with mushroom stopper height 22 cm; Edinburgh Crystal square decanter height 24 cm; and fluted decanter with silver collar height 26 cm, and a silver plate ' Scotch' label.
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Four fine cut crystal items. Fancy cut oval tray length 55 cm; Bohemian crystal decanter height 31 cm; water jug height 27 cm; and a fine cut oval bowl length 25 cm. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney.
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Two Royal Doulton cut crystal decanters. Including. Neptune decanter; and ship's decanter. Height 36 cm and height 28 cm
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Various cut crystal items. Fancy cut crystal ovoid vase height 25 cm; oval bowl with rose decoration length 20 cm; and pr crystal cantlesticks height 24 cm
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Yellow art glass Speciman vase. Ovoid body and tapering neck. Control bubble decoration. Height 52 cm
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Chelsea-Derby figure of Count Bruhl's Tailor. Late 18th century porcelain figure of count von Bruhl's tailor riding a goat. Gold anchor mark to base. Several small losses including. Tip of right ram's horn, tip of scabbard and scissors in right hand. Height 20 cm
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Chinese style ginger jar. Lidded jar surmounted by a lion. Baluster form and octagonal section. Chip to gilt lion tail. Height 37 cm
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Green milk glass brandy balloon. Height 33 cm
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Herend 'Queen Victoria' candelabra. Twin branch candlestick, decorated with butterflies and floral branches. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 27 cm
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Royal Dux Art Deco 'Dancer' figure. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 24 cm
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Five various ruby and cranberry glass items. Ruby decanter with clear stopper height 26 cm; ruby flashed and wheel cut vase height 18 cm; cranberry glass vase height 21 cm; lidded bon-bon dish diameter 10 cm; and small cranberry jug with clear applied handle height 16 cm.
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Lladro goose girl figurine. Gres finish figure 'Goose pulling Girl's Pigtail.', height 25 cm
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Dutton, Ninette 1923-2007 Burgundy enamel charger. Stylised floral design to centre; original label verso. Diameter 35.5 cm
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Harvey, Lewis Jarvis 1871-1949, plaster 1/2 bust of an old woman. With gold paint finish. Incised 'L J Harvey, 1944.' Provenance: The artist Allan Waite gift from Rubery and VI Bennett; Cynthia Waite, NSW. Height 25 cm
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Newtone Pottery jug. Attributed to daisy Merton. Hand painted in tones of blue with Australian rural bush scene. Internal rim chip. Height 16.5 cm
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Studio Anna display charger. Green ground with hand-painted Australian outback scene. Diameter 31 cm
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Murphy, Maysie rose, 'Blue Hollyhock Vase,' circa 1936-1946. studio pottery with blue external and cream internal glaze, with honeysuckle relief. Signed 'M M' and 'Adelaide' incised on underside. Exhibited: Art Gallery of South Australia source Lawson catalogue. Aquired: circa 1994 from Lawsons Auctioneers. Height 14 cm, width 16.5 cm, depth 10 cm
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Three Australian Pottery vases. 2 Regal Mashman brown drip glazed vases with impressed mark to base vand a signed John Campbell green and brown glazed vase. Height 19.5 cm, 17 cm and 10 cm
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Two various Australian Pottery items. Bendigo Pottery globose vase, with impressed mark to base; and an old Ballarat Pottery tea-pot height 16.5 cm.
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19th century Bohemian ruby glass vase. Trumpet vase with everted rim on a circular foot. Ruby flashed on clear. With fine painted enamel florals. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 18 cm
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Large Italian Majolica urn by Ginori. Ginori mark for Capodimonte to base. The twin handles with putti and satyr masks. The whole, painted with grotesques and foliate tendrils. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 40 cm
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Hutschenreuther porcelain figure group. Nude woman with fawn. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 23 cm
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Large amethyst carnival glass vase. Fluted, waisted form with everted rim and iridescent finish. Height 33 cm
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Two Herend porcelain figures. Both in traditional peasant dress, one dancing. Height 30 cm each
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Victorian amethyst satin glass vase. By John Derbyshire. Tapering vase with swags and fruit. Moulded 'Jd' and anchor, and registration diamond, dated April 1876. Height 14.5 cm
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Seguso Viro Murano art glass vase. Oval form vase, signed to base. Height 9 cm, length 26.5 cm
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Murano Seguso art glass figure. Grey glass figure of a seated Mexican in a sombrero. Unsigned. Height 18 cm
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Villeroy and Boch 'Acapulco' platter. Together with a Figgjo flint 'Saga' design bowl. Diameter 32 cm platter height 13 cm bowl
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Pair Murano art glass table Centres. Both in green and yellow tones. Length 45 cm each
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Pair Satsuma cobalt ground Pottery vases. Each decorated with 2 panels depicting Japanese ladies and children in a garden. Satsuma mark to base. Height 22 cm
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Four various art glass vases. Victorian vaseline glass vase height 24 cm; Jack-in-the-Pulpit vase height 20 cm; and 2 iridescent glass posy vases height 13 cm and 10 cm
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Three freeform art glass bowls. In blue and pink tones. Height 15 cm, largest
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Bing and Grondahl ovoid vase. Blue and white decoration of a sailing yacht and with an underglaze blue factory mark to base height 17.5 cm. Together with a Dutch baluster-shaped vase with faux Chinese mark to base height 25 cm
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Three Royal Doulton lady figures. 'The last Waltz' HN2315 height 20 cm; 'My best Friend' HN3011 20 cm; and 'Sandra' HN2275 height 20.5 cm.
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Bohemian cut crystal decanter. With six matching goblets. Ruby flashed and etched. Height 31 cm decanter
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Schliepstein, Gerhard German 1886-1963, porcelain figure group of mother and child, designed for Rosenthal. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 18 cm
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Dresden porcelain Carl Thieme table centre. Late 19th century rococo style comport. Reticulated bowl with applied flowers supported by three putti. Height 44.5 cm
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Large Egg-Form art glass sculpture. With controlled bubble internal twist and aubergine cased exterior. Signed illeg. Possibly 'Yans' Lillian-Ho' 2013.' height 19 cm diameter 10 cm
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Lladro figurine of a Llama resting. Sculpted by Vicente Martinez, height 23 cm
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Early 20th century Wedgwood basalt Arcadian spill vase. Cylindrical vase decorated with swags and acanthus leaves. Impressed marks to base. Height 19 cm
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Three Hungarian porcelain items. Aquincum porcelain figure of a man in a fur cape height 15 cm; Hollohaza young woman with pillow 29 cm; and a Herend leaf dish length 23 cm.
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art glass table comport. With everted rim, in tones of blue, green and yellow. Height 10 cm diameter 22 cm
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Zsolnay porcelain figure. A kneeling nude young woman. Height 22.5 cm
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Royal Doulton 'Owd Willum' figure. HN2042, height 18 cm.
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Val St Lambert crystal Madonna and Child. Etched factory mark to base. Height 26.5 cm
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Meissen cylindrical spill vase. White ground with cobalt bands and hand painted floral decoration. Based on four feet, on round base. Height 14.5 cm
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Three Royal Doulton 'Images' series figure groups. 'Mother and Son' HN4680 height 28 cm; 'Sisters' HN3078 height 23 cm; and 'Kindred Spirits' HN4077. Height 18 cm
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Meissen porcelain cabinet plate. With hand-painted floral rondel. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Diameter 29.5 cm
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German porcelain cabinet plate. Hand painted central floral rondel, with three reserves of floral decoration to rim. Puce ground with gilt. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Diameter 29.5 cm
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Meissen porcelain cabinet plate. With central hand-painted floral decoration. Cobalt and low relief gilt floral border. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Diameter 27 cm
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Aynsley Tea-Cup set. Fruit pattern tea-cup saucer, underplate and twin handled serving plate. 4 pieces
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Royal Albert porcelain 'Winsome' coffee service. Comprising coffee pot, sugar bowl, cream jug, six coffee cups and saucers. One cup with hairline crack. 15 pieces.
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Three Royal Worcester painted cabinet plates. 2 signed 'R[aymond] Rushton,' one unsigned. Central hand-painted cottage and garden. Dated 1919, one with hairline crack. Diameter 23 cm each
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Sumatran filigree necklace. From the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra. Length 42 cm approx
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Five antique Chinese ceramic jars and pots. Three registered with the National Museum, Philippines. Height 11.5 cm tallest
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Sumerian Cuneiform tablet fragment. Clay fragment with incised cuneiform script. 3.5 x 3 cm
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Crocoite mineral specimen. Dundas, Tasmania, length 2.5 cm
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Four various beads. One double-sided intaglio seal diameter 2.9 cm; lapis lazuli oval bead length 2.7 cm; and two terracotta beads diameter 2.5 cm
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Ohlfsen, Dora 1869-1948 'Cardinal William Henry O'Connell Boston' 1911. High relief bronze. Signed 'Gvlielmvs Archiepiscopvs Bostoniensis MCMVII; Anno Centesimo Dioeceseos Feliciter Peracto / Vigor in Ardvis.' Provenance: Art Gallery of NSW; Gardner Museum USA; Yale University; Harvard Art Museum. Aquired: from private collector, 2000. Diameter 6 cm
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Four Indonesian snuff bottles. Together with a bone and brass match container. Height 7 cm average
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Five Art Deco brown Bakelite Switch covers. Four matching. 11.5 x 6.7 cm each
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Two early 20th century German Harmonicas. Boxed 'La Traviata' harmonica and 'Federal Band' harmonica, by Johann Schultz.
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Wood cased canteen Grosvenor cutlery. Placing for eight. Complete.
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Victorian kerosene lamp. With brass font, etched glass shade. Height 58 cm
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Mary Gregory blown glass decanter jug and stopper. Clear glass with white enamelled girl. Height 28 cm
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19th century Bohemian cased vase garniture. Large trumpet vase on a circular foot, with a matching pair of candle sticks; and a table centre float bowl. White cased on clear with floral and gilt decoration. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 32.5 cm vase
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Art Nouveau pewter ewer. Figural handle of a young woman with thistle branch. Silver plated planished finish. Possibly by Kayserzinn. Height 30 cm
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Murano art glass tropical fish. Bears label for 'V. Nason & Co.', height 15.5 cm
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Japanese Arita porcelain coffee set. Eleven coffee cups and saucers, with iron red, cobalt and gilt decoration. Faux Chinese mark 'Great Ming Dynasty Chenghua period 1465-1487 make.'
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Two porcelain horse figures and horse figure group. Height 25 cm tallest
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Bohemian milk glass stem vase. With applied flowers, together with four similar blue Bohemian brandy balloons. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Height 31 cm vase
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Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug. Commemorating the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria 1837-1897, height 16 cm. Together with Royal Doulton bleed blue biscuit barrel, with silver plated lid and bail handle height 23 cm; and Royal Doulton Stoneware 'Pots' tankard, height 12 cm.
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Royal Doulton part tea set. Cake plate, sugar bowl, cream jug, six cups, saucers and under plates. 'V1566'
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Quantity Chinese blue, white and red porcelain. Late 19th to early 20th century. Twenty seven pieces including eight covered bowls and nineteen plates and dishes. Some with chips or restoration. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney.
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