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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:498
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:497
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:318
Date:23-Nov-2020
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A vintage set of brass balance weights and a small 'Donkey Engine', early 20th century, a set of postal brass balance weights on a hardwood base with a partial set of nine weights; three part mechanical steam donkey engine comprising a small copper boiler, and brass and white metal components, height 10 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 12 cm, and smaller
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A Victorian Gothic revival burr walnut casket, 19th century, with key, the deep toned box with good figuration, well decorated with engraved brass strap work with studs and shaped ivory plaques, well restored and lined with black lattice style damask with gold accents., height 10 cm, length 20 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A Victorian bird's eye maple box, 9th century, with key, the light honey toned box with an aged patina, formerly a tea caddy, with rosewood edges and a simple round mother-of-pearl escutcheon, well restored with black moire taffeta lining, height 10.5 cm, length 19 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A Victorian mahogany box, 19th century, with key, the box simply adorned with a brass cartouche of a basket of flowers to the lid and floral escutcheon, raised on squashed bun feet, well restored with fabric lining, height 14 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 16 cm
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A Victorian oak and silver plate tantalus, late 19th century, the oak case with Gothic strapwork and a barbell handle supporting three matching square section cut glass decanters, height 32 cm, length 40 cm, width 15.5 cm, bottle height 23 cm
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A group of four mixed gilt metal photo frames, early to mid 20th century, a refined arch form frame with engine turning and applied grape vine motifs, an oval Louis XVI style mirror with ribbons, a German made rectangular frame of similar design, and a frame with a laurel leaf border, height 13 cm, width 9 cm, and smaller
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A pair of framed antique miniature portraits, 19th century, delicate water colour portraits of ladies in antique dress enclosed by pinchbeck engine turned mounts and frames, housed in tooled and decoratively pressed cases, height 12 cm, width 9.5 cm
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A sterling silver mounted timber smokers cabinet, 1904 London, with maker's marks for George Betjemann & Sons, with a bevel glass top, the interior with two main compartments divided by a slender compartment, the exterior with sterling silver studded strapwork to the corners, a white metal shaped cartouche, hallmarked to each strap, height 12 cm, length 29 cm, width 15.5 cm
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A vintage Dutch style brass candelabrum, a generously knopped tall stem issuing four curvaceous arms with stylised leafy details and supporting shallow dishes and slender urn form sconces, height 63 cm
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A group of two African wooden busts and one full length figure, in solid wood, probably rosewood, and carved in the traditional manner, height 31 cm, and smaller
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A cased Victorian portrait miniature, 19th century, the oval portrait bust of a woman fashionably dressed and coiffed in the Empire manner, housed in a gilt metal frame within a decorative pressed book form cover with an embossed velvet pad, some losses to case, length 10 cm, width 9 cm
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A fine pair of Regency ormolu and glass candlesticks, circa 1820, with cut glass and hobnail sconces and spiral cut dishes hung with prisms, probably later, above a basket of cast flowers on three bronze griffin supports to a triangular ormolu base with neoclassical trims and zoomorphic scroll feet, height 26.5 cm
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A Nikon Fe SLR camera with two lenses, 1978-1984 period, marked Fe 4262015, the camera fitted with a Marumi 80 mm - 200 mm zoom lens, a Tokina 28 mm lens additional, all Japanese made
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A pair of Georgian brass candlesticks, circa 1820, spun brass knopped and turned sticks with thread details, raised on squared bases, height 17.5 cm
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An antique English embroidery, early 20th century, an oval scene, 'Spring, new Forest', with silk thread in long and short filling stitches and knots, on a painted silk ground, label verso, height 11.5 cm, width 17.5 cm
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A sterling silver pill box with enamel lid, and a Desna glass pin dish, 20th century, the sterling hinged pill box featuring an enamel reproduction of Adolphe Bouguereau's 'Italian girl drawing Water' to the lid, hallmarked, and; a Desna Bohemia frosted pin dish depicting a nude female, stencil mark and decal underside, length 8.5 cm, width 4.5 cm, and smaller
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An antique portrait miniature of Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe, after the 1828 portrait of the writer and statesman by Joseph Karl Stieler, and housed in a ivory tile and ebonised timber frame, miniature also signed Stieler, but later, height 14 cm, width 12.5 cm
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A pair of portrait miniatures of Fashionable ladies, early to mid 20th century, featuring half length portraits of ladies in 18th century Gainsborough style dress with splendidly adorned hats, in matching dish form ebonised frames, height 12 cm, width 10.5 cm
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Three vintage portrait miniatures of Fashionable ladies, mid 20th century, a portrait of a lady in 17th century dress with a high lace collar and pearl necklace, and two 18th century Gainsborough-style ladies with silver curled wigs adorned with roses and feathers, all in ivory veneer frames, height 10.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, and smaller
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An ancient bead necklace, cylindrical beads of slightly uneven size comprising probably shell, stone, pottery, the main bead in the form of a faience urn or flask with remnant turquoise glaze, length 24.5 cm
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Two ecclesiastical chalices with two Patens, modern era, comprising a gilt metal chalice with a faux stone coloured knop to a spreading base with an applied cross, and a brushed white metal chalice with a thirteen cast saints to the base, a tray style paten with cast handles, the other in the form of a shallow bowl, height 18.5 cm, and smaller
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A Georgian mahogany box, early 19th century, the restored tea caddy of pleasingly plain design with simple boxwood stringing, ebonised edges and an arrow head escutcheon, fabric lined, height 11 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A Victorian set of Mathematical drawing instruments, later 19th century, with maker's mark for Archbutt & Sons, Lambeth, the set housed in a hardwood and burr walnut case with brass cartouche and key comprising a lift out tray housing various compasses and other instruments in white metal, brass, some with ivory handles, an ebonised parallel rule and an ivory protractor rule, height 5.5 cm, length 19.5 cm, width 17.5 cm
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A vintage mahogany tambour front humidor cabinet, early 20th century, the upright cabinet with a roll up front revealing five shallow drawers with fitted shelving to house cigars above a lower drawer with two compartments, height 27 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 21 cm
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A Victorian Gothic revival burr walnut casket, 19th century, with key, the deep toned box with good figuration, well decorated with engraved brass strap work with studs and shaped ivory plaques, well restored and lined with black lattice style damask with gold accents, height 15 cm, length 30.5 cm, width 22.5 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut casket with Tunbridge Ware inlay, mid 19th century, the restored box having a fine aged patina, with blonde burr walnut to the lid and long sides, grain walnut to the short sides, with stringing, cross banding and patterned strap borders, a mother of pearl cartouche to the lid within a shaped frame, a similar escutcheon, lined with straw coloured lattice damask, height 14.5 cm, length 25 cm, width 17.5 cm
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Victorian the golden: scenes, Sketches and Jottings from Nature by William Strutt, Melbourne, Victoria 1850-1862, a fine facsimile edition with a narrative by Marjorie Tipping, published by the library Committee, Parliament of Victoria 1980, with dust cover and cardboard case, width 51 cm, length 36.5 cm
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A pair of vintage gilt metal photo frames, early 20th century, the easel back frames with reeded and ribbon edges, cast ribbons to the crest, one with the original cushion form glass, height 16.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
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An Art Nouveau pewter serving dish, circa 1900, fashioned as conjoined leaves with entwined stem handles, signed indistinctly underside, length 43 cm, width 27 cm
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A Georgian mahogany tea caddy and a pewter tobacco box, early 19th century, a small mahogany caddy with boxwood edging and a shell cartouche to the lid, the interior with lid and tin lined compartments (fault to hinge), and; a pewter tobacco box with deep horizontal fluted bands to the lower body, and a stepped, lift-off lid, unmarked, height 12.5 cm, length 19 cm, width 10.5 cm, and smaller
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An English pewter caddy, circa 1920-30s, by Craftsman, Sheffield, a faceted straight-sided caddy in a hammered finish with rectangular bracket handles and a domed lid with conforming handle, engraved stamp underside, height 18 cm
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Two carved sandalwood and sadeli Indian boxes, with carved lids featuring the Taj Mahal, micro mosaic decorative borders in bone and other colours, foliate carved motifs to the sides, some trim losses to both, felt lined, height 7 cm, length 19 cm, width 13 cm, and smaller
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A pair of Indian miniature portraits and a Full-Length miniature portrait, two small oval portrait busts depicting courtly male and female figures, and a full-length Regal gentleman posing in a garden setting, in gouache colours enhanced with gilt, famed, height 13.5 cm, width 8 cm, and smaller
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A set of five copper saucepans, 20th century, the tin lined nesting set with rivet joined brass handles, height 10.5 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A set of five copper saucepans, 19th to early 20th century, with good patina, the harlequin nesting with rivet joined iron handles, height 15 cm, diameter 28 cm, and smaller
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A set of five all copper saucepans, early 20th century, the heavy nesting set with rivet joined iron handles, height 9.5 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A vintage set of eight French copper pots, an all copper nesting set with riveted brass handles, height 9.5 cm, diameter 20 cm, and smaller
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A pair of vintage French wirework basket Bins, diamond pattern conical baskets with flat bases and scalloped edges; provenance: Miguel Meirelles Antiques, Melbourne, height 35 cm, diameter 32 cm
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An antique Neapolitan (Presepio) creche doll, 18th century, the figure with finely modelled painted face and hair, with realistic glassy eyes beautifully delineated painted hands and large feet on sandal bases, the bodies and limbs in hemp wrapped wire, the figure dressed in exquisite brocaded silks and lace, displayed on a later timber display stand, height 40 cm
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A WMF Secessionist copper centrepiece bowl, 1909, with ostrich in beehive mark with town letter 'G' for Geislingen, the low shallow bowl of hammered finish with a rich patina and decorated with a frieze of stylised rosettes with brass 'Eyes', raised on three whorl top buttress style legs spreading at the foot, marked to base, height 8.5 cm, diameter 26 cm
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Two antique miniature portraits in wooden frames, early 20th century, a portrait of Queen Henrietta, wife of Charles I in an ebonised dish form frame, pencil inscription to reverse of image, and; a small, signed, half length portrait of a woman in a rose adorned hat and dress, also in a dish form frame, height 12.5 cm, width 12.5 cm, and smaller
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Two heavy gauge copper saucepans, 1890-1910, a shallow pan stamped J. Jacquotot, 128-130 Rue de Grenelle, Paris and a slightly tapering pan, stamped Dehillerin 18 Rue de Coquillerie (also Paris); both with rivet joined iron handles, height 6.5 cm, diameter 22 cm, and smaller
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An antique copper fish basin and a brass wine bottle holder, 19th to early 20th century, the fish basin with rolled edges, strapped short ends and an iron handle, and a textured finish brass bottle holder with a wrought iron handle and support, height 13 cm, length 60 cm, width 17 cm, (fish pan)
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A set of five all copper saucepans, 20th century, the nesting set with rivet joined iron handles, height 10.5 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A fine Art Deco figural group, 'The Guardians' by G. Gori, circa 1920s, in patinated spelter, featuring an elegantly clad woman in a flowing medieval inspired dress with a jewelled hem, matching drop sleeves and a cloche, with ivorine hands and face, and walking two imposing dogs, signed G. Gori to the tan and cream Brazilian onyx base, height 53 cm, length 71 cm, width 22 cm
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A fine Victorian William & Mary style ebonised chiming mantle clock, second half 19th century, by Payne & Co, 163 New Bond Street, London, having an elaborately cast gilt bronze basket top, the square case with pierced decorations and foliate paw feet enclosing a brushed steel chapter ring with Roman numerals, cherub spandrels, striking on a double gong, with presentation plaque dated 1871, maker's mark to dial and mechanism, numbered 2399, in working order and with three keys, height 44 cm, width 33 cm,…
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An Art Deco bronze dancing figure after Pierre laurel, the cold painted figure of the rose dancer in patinated green colours raised on a tiered brown onyx demi-lune base, unsigned but numbered 45, height 26.5 cm
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An Art Deco marble and onyx clock garniture, circa 1920s, with key and pendulum, in veined cream marble and vigorously mottled red and ochre onyx featuring an arched plinth enclosing an enamel dial with Arabic numerals, surmounted by bowl of flowers and flanked by mirror image deer, with conforming side tazze, height 32 cm, width 48 cm, depth 13.5 cm
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An Art Deco marble clock garniture, circa 1920s, in striking yellow marble with black strap trims, the arching breakfront plinth with sloping shoulder buttresses, Arabic numerals and pierced hands to the floral enamel dial, with a pair of conforming side tazze; with key and pendulum, height 24.5 cm, width 32.5 cm, depth 10.5 cm
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An Art Deco marble and spelter bird clock garniture, circa 1920s, of stepped pyramid form in mottled cream and peach marble with contrasting verde antico trims, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, fancy long tailed birds to the sides and surmounted by a moulded basket of flowers, with cup and floral cover side pieces, height 33 cm, width 33 cm, depth 11.5 cm
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A four hundred day Torsion clock with dome, early 20th century, with Drp stamp 144688 & US patent number 751680, in brass with an enamel Arabic dial, the case supported on columns above a spreading base, with tall dome, in working order and serviced by canterbury clocks Melbourne, 2020, with key, height 29 cm
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A three piece neoclassical ormolu and SÈVres clock garniture, 19th century, with maker's mark for Vincenti Et Cie, an architectural style clock with gong strike, having a stepped pediment and porcelain columns, the enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals to cartouches, centred with a painted figural medallion, ormolu mounted vases decorated with a lady in 18th century dress to one vase, a courting gentleman to the other, height 32 cm, width 20 cm, depth 14 cm
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A black marble mantle clock with mercury regulator pendulum, 19th century, with maker's mark for Vincenti Et Cie, the handsome drum head clock enclosing a moulded and gilded bezel, a white enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and visible escapement, with bold supporting volutes above a long plinth, with delicate floral carved details throughout with gilt enrichments, with key, height 30 cm, length 54 cm, width 15 cm
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A Restauration bronze figural clock, circa 1820s, with maker's mark for Legras Et Cie, Paris, with key, the dial with Roman numerals enclosed by an engine turned bezel and set into a rocky base surmounted by the imposing figure of the club bearing Hercules dressed in Nemean lion skin and carrying a maiden, raised on a gilded plinth with acanthus leaf decorations, the base supported on entwined serpents, height 57 cm, width 35.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm
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A bronze figure of a poacher boy, 19th century, with signature of a. Moreau (Auguste Moreau 1834-1917), the naturalistic study of a lad in a hat with a long shoulder bag, dead game attached to his belt and holding a dead hare; signature to rocky base, raised on a marble plinth, height 51 cm
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A signed spelter figure by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), 1906, with copyright mark for that year, Paris foundry stamp, signature, the large animated figure of a small child wrestling with an alarmed squawking duck, in cold painted colours upon a rocky base, various impressed and applied marks verso, height 55 cm
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A blue and white Delft porcelain mantle clock, later 19th century, with French mechanism by Japy Frères, the moulded rectangular clock with domed top, extended foliate corners, a compressed lower section and scrolling feet, an Arabic chapter ring and visible escapement within an ornamented bezel, raised on scrolling feet, with gong strike and key; in working order and serviced by canterbury clocks Melbourne, 2019, height 32 cm, width 18 cm, depth 13 cm
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An Art Nouveau mantle clock, early 20th century, probably American, the matte gold metal frame with tendrils and whiplash motifs surmounted by a female bust with flowing hair, the enamel dial with Roman numerals enclosed in a butterfly adorned and floral frame, upon shaped supports and a perch with a parliament of owls, with key and pendulum, height 33.5 cm, width 19.5 cm
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A small antique gilded and distressed mantle mirror, 19th century, a moulded and channel grooved frame with a floral engraved cushion profile order, beading to the interior frame, the original glass with aged related distress, length 99 cm, width 72 cm
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An Art Deco wrought iron wall mirror, circa 1930, the lozenge shaped octagonal frame housing a bevelled glass, the frame of textured square section form, with a floral motif to the crest and twin scrolls to the base, length 72 cm, width 37.5 cm
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A rococo style gilt mirror, 20th century, a waisted wall mirror in a moulded frame, length 88 cm, width 52 cm
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A French Louis XV style brass hanging mirror, circa 1930s, the shaped rectangular mirror with an arching crest and mirror image lower register, the frame of embossed reeded profile with shell and leaf embellishments to the crest and base, and bursting fruit details to the sides, length 76 cm, width 44 cm
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A signed Japanese Takaoka bronze vase, Showa period, 20th century, a baluster vase depicting auspicious flying cranes with Mt Fuji in the distance, incised and inlaid in silver, gold and varied hues of bronze colours upon a modulating gunmetal grey ground, two character incised signature to lower body, height 21 cm
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A Chinese bronze vase and a small bowl, a pear shaped pedestal vase with elephant head handles, with raised peony and bird motifs to the body, together with a small cauldron with pairs of mask prunts and two gold coloured shou medallions, Heights: 15 cm, and 5 cm
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A jade censer and a reclining jade figure, in bright glassy green colours, depicting a footed bowl with panels of lotus and bamboo within rockwork, a domed cover and a pair of dragon heads with attached rings; and a pale celadon figure holding a lotus leaf, in a fitted base, height 10 cm, width 21 cm, (censer)
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A signed Japanese Takaoka bronze vase with original case, Showa period, 20th century, a baluster vase depicting a village scene with a figure walking a horse, Mt Fuji in the background, incised and inlaid in silver and gold colours upon a silvery black hematite type ground, two character incised signature to lower body, height 18 cm
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A Cantonese rose medallion lotus bowl, 1960s-70s Prc era, Guangdong factory, Canton, possibly Hong Kong decorated, the bowl of six petal form with a barbed scallop rim, decorated internally and externally with alternating reserves of figures and flowers and birds, enclosed by floral and scrolling borders with gilt enrichments; four character bordered stamp underside, height 9 cm, diameter 20 cm
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An antique Chinese Minyao blue and white dish, Qing Dynasty, decorated with peony and other flora and a phoenix in flight, areas of indigo blue with heaping and piling, the flowers executed with a simple drawn technique, unglazed broad foot rim, double bordered underglaze mark underside, and etched family name, Jian ding wax seal, height 5 cm, diameter 25 cm
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A group of five Satsuma belt Buckles/Brooches, 19th to 20th century, a delightful mixed group of cushion profile buckles and brooch conversions, decorated with flowers picked out in gilt, some signed to brass backs, length 5.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A round Satsuma lidded box, Meiji period, 1868-1912, signed but illegible, delicately decorated to a shaped cartouche with seated ladies and gentlemen enclosed by brocaded borders in a muted palette of iron red, various greens and lilac with gilt enrichments, the interior embellished to both the base and lid with red crested cranes in flight, bordered black cartouche underside, diameter 8 cm
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A small bronze Tibetan Buddha, a small bronze Tibetan Buddha, the Buddha with pendulous lobes and coiffed coiled hair seated in padmasana with hands in the mirror image position of healing, raised on lotus throne, height 7.5 cm
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A Ming type Wucai pot, of ovoid form with a waisted neck, decorated throughout with a writhing dragon and phoenix chasing a flaming pearl amidst coloured flaming clouds and above jagged waves, in deep ink underglaze blue, iron red, teal and various shades of grey
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A Chinese jade covered Hu vase, a Chinese jade covered Hu vase, the brown flecked celadon jade vessel of bronze archaic form with lightly incised body decoration, zoomorphic handles supporting rings and other pierced motifs below, the flat domed cover with lion finial, height 36 cm
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A song type Longquan celadon bottle vase, the pale celadon vase with craquelure, small twin handles to the neck, carved to the body with phoenix and flowers and a stiff leaf design to the lower register, raised on a slightly flaring lipped foot with the glaze terminating shy of the base, height 22 cm
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A small Chinese Qingbai porcelain bowl, the white porcelain bowl of delicately lobed form, lightly incised with floral forms to the interior, raised on a petite foot ring, height 6 cm, diameter 13 cm
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Two exquisite Japanese cloisonne censers, Meiji period, late 19th century, two compressed pots with domed lids, one with lobed decorations to the collar and lappets with lambrequins, the other with mon decorated shaped borders and embellished to the body with flowers and butterflies upon a tan ground with metallic inclusions, height 12 cm, 9.5 cm
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A rose medallion vase, mid 20th century, a broad necked baluster vase decorated with alternating panels of figures and birds and floral designs, the neck conforming, within decorated borders, a bordered printed mark underside, height 36 cm
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A famille rose vase, mid 20th century, a trumpet necked baluster vase with applied dogs of fo lug handles decorated with a pair of figural narrative panels, shaped cartouches to the neck and borders enclosing flower and butterfly designs, scenes and auspicious objects, a scattering of peony blooms and fruits throughout; bordered printed mark underside, height 35 cm
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A Chinese polychrome porcelain vase or brush pot, mid 20th century, Cyllindrical with an allover design of flora and fruits in bright enamel colours, bordered seal mark underside, height 28 cm
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A famille rose bottle vase, early 20th century, bearing Tongzhi mark but probably later, finely decorated to the body with six figures engaged in various narratives in a fenced landscape setting including the deity Shouxing bearing his attributes of a peach, staff and a pronounced cranium, dotted with auspicious bats to the neck, double bordered seal mark underside, height 26.5 cm
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An antique Chinese Imari plate, Qing Dynasty, probably Kangxi period, 1662-1772, floral decorated with underglaze blue and iron red and gold colours to the centre and rim divided by a diaper border, edged with brown glaze, diameter 22 cm
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A Chinese Straits charger, Qing Dynasty, later 19th century, the famille rose charger with key fret and ruyi borders enclosing a shaped roundel and three cloud shaped reserves decorated with Buddhist objects upon a navy ground with teal tendrils and white flowers, height 8 cm, diameter 48 cm
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A pair of Dehua porcelain cabbage vases with stands, 20th century, delicately moulded white porcelain vases in the form of baluster cabbages supported on cushion shaped wavy bases issuing cavorting fish, height 42 cm
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An archaistic jade ornament and a bi disk, an ornament in mottled olive green, tan and russet tones depicting a geometric dragon type figure; a green and tan jade disc relief carved to a wide border with scroll motifs, ruyi and hook motifs, diameter 28 cm, and smaller
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Three famille rose export baluster vases, two with crackle glaze, 1900-1920, and later Republic era, mid 20th century, two polychrome decorated Nanking crackleware vases with peacocks and peonies to one, battle scenes to the other, between glazed 'Bronze' bands with applied motifs, incised brown glazed characters underside, and; a rose Canton vase with applied dog of fo lug handles and chilongs, unmarked, height 29.5 cm, and smaller
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A famille rose covered jar with stand, Republic era, mid 20th century, an ovoid jar with low domed lid enamel decorated to two main reserves and shaped cartouches with figures engaged in pursuits upon a diaper ground, contrasting turquoise diaper and chrysanthemum bands to the shoulder and lappets to the base; four character painted mark underside, height 26 cm
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A vintage ivory pagoda, mid 20th century, the relief carved pagoda with inked lotus flower, leaf, bird and figural motifs, a pair of doors opening to reveal a Buddha within, height 34 cm
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A pair of vintage ivory emperor and Empress figures, the figures in full Imperial regalia seated upon elaborately carved dragon and phoenix thrones, with lightly engraved and inked decoration, raised on wooden stands, height 19.5 cm
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A vintage coloured ivory decoration of a pot of flowers, mid 20th century, a pot plant with blooming crocus flowers in purple, yellow and white colours with green foliage, height 16 cm
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An antique okimono of a man with a basket, Meiji period, circa 1900, the middle aged figure holding a shell and a wicker basket with produce, lightly engraved and inked to the tunic, cipher mark underside, height 14 cm
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A vintage ivory okimono of cranes and Aquatic life, exquisitely carved featuring swaying water plants and choppy waters, cranes squabbling over a fish, other birds looking on, and a lattice fishing trap with a large crab on the side, unmarked, height 16 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A pair of vintage Oriental ivory bird carvings, mid 20th century, the mirror pair of crested birds posing on tree stumps with plum blossom decoration, raised on wooden stands, height 15 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke of a woman riding a bullock, the woman carrying a basket over her shoulder while riding a bullock, lightly engraved and inked upon a 'Tea stained' ground, signed underside, height 5 cm
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A small antique ivory okimono of a man, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the expressive figure of a seated man in a lightly engraved and inked robe, unsigned, as found, height 6 cm
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A coloured ivory netsuke of a farmer, Meiji period, 19th to 20th century, signed, the jovial male figure in lightly engraved and olive and aubergine coloured clothing hold a farm tool and a cloth bag, signed underside, height 5 cm
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An ivory netsuke of a man sitting in a basket, Meiji period, circa 1900, the contemplative elder figure in lightly engraved and inked attire sitting in a large wicker basket, height 5 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke of a man carrying nunchucks, the older figure in a lightly engraved and inked robe carrying a basket and two square section poles joined by a rope, signed underside, height 5.5 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke of a man carrying a lantern, a jovial middle aged figure holding a book and a red lantern upon a stick, lightly engraved and coloured with deep petrol blue and grey colours to the robe, red to the lantern, character marks to the lantern and signed underside, height 5.5 cm
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A vintage ivory netsuke of a seated official, the figure wearing an ornamented coat and hat, lightly inked and coloured in green and brown colours, signed to cartouche underside, height 5.5 cm
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A pair of vintage ivory figures, a lady with finely coiffed hair and elegant robes and an elderly fisherman, holding his catch and with a fishing pole over his shoulder, height 18 cm, and smaller
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