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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:403
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:384
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:263
Date:19-Apr-2021
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A pair of large cut crystal scent bottles with sterling mounts, 1926 London, with maker's marks for Walter Gardener Groves, globular bottles with faceted stoppers, strawberry cut hexagonal motifs to the body within triangular arrangements, the plain silver mounts with rollover rims and single cushion profile bands, hallmarked, height 16.5 cm
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A pair of cut glass ship's decanters, 20th century, with cross hatch and wheat sheaf designs to the body, slice cuts to the neck and surmounted by cut globe stoppers, height 29.5 cm
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A satin glass fairy lamp table centrepiece, 19th century and later, three dome shaped aqua satin shades and holders with a quilted decor held in a later gilt metal twig form stand above an ivy leaf bevelled mirror, height 17 cm, length 31 cm, width 28 cm
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An Art Deco opalescent glass vase by Verlys, circa 1930s, the tapering vase with twin faceted 'C' scroll handles, decorated with flowers in relief to the body, Verlys France mark in relief to interior base, height 20 cm
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A pair of Victorian ruby lustres, 19th century, the large pair with everted petal form rims above broad fonts richly decorated with polychrome swags, gilt borders, patterns and decorations, a knopped stem to a spreading base, hung with two tiers of prisms with spear and faceted terminals, height 37 cm
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An amethyst 'Biches' vase by Lalique, design introduced 1932, this model post 1989, the baluster vase moulded throughout with does in a woodland setting, etched mark of Lalique France with registration mark underside, decal to rim, height 17.5 cm
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A Waterford Crystal 'Lume' bowl and a matching vase, designed by John Rocha, the twelve inch heavy gauge bowl and a slender barrel shaped vase, both with a broad hobnail border, stencil mark of John Rocha Waterford underside, height 33 cm, (vase) height 15 cm, diameter 30.5 cm, (bowl)
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An Orrefors Stenhammar crystal bowl, second half 20th century, B-4360 - 121, designed by Gunnar Cyren, the heavy gauge oval bowl with a series of gently everted cut panels above a thick base, etched Orrefors and pattern numbers underside, height 10.5 cm, length 23.5 cm, width 16.5 cm
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Eight assorted mostly Georgian glasses, early 19th century and after, comprising a bucket bowl rummer, a large tumbler with basal slice cuts, two small wine glass, one with oval lenticles, and both raised on ball knop stems, two small flute cut tumblers, one with a deceptive base, and two tiny deceptive stem glasses, height 12.5 cm, and smaller
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A mixed group of Lalique crystal: a pair of flutes, five liqueur glasses and a petite 'L'Air du Temps' scent bottle, a pair of 'Ange' champagne flutes with frosted angel faces and etched designs, etched marks underside, five 'Bourgueil' pattern glasses of conical form with serrated chevron borders, stencil marks underside, and a petite Nina Ricci scent bottle with a frosted dove stopper, height 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A pair of antique enamel decorated opaline vases, plus other, 19th to early 20th century, baluster vases with flowers and grasses in muted colours picked out in gilt on an olive ground, and a turquoise crackle Bohemian type glass jar with a dome top and conical handle, decorated with white enamel flora, height 34 cm, and smaller
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A large W & R Carlton Ware vase, 1894-1927 stamp, pattern 3027 post 1923, the temple pattern baluster vase with trumpet neck featuring Chinoiserie scenes of figures in pavilion and lakeside pleasure gardens in enamel colours upon an ivory ground, with matt black brocaded borders, cracked ice bands and designs to the collar, neck and base, backstamp underside, height 48.5 cm
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A Charles Field Haviland (Limoges) bottle vase and cover, late 19th century, an oriental inspired vase in deep Prussian blue with a moulded frieze of chrysanthemum and vegetal motifs amidst a loose arrangement of trailing gilded foliage, the cover of conforming design, stamp of Cfh/Gdm underside, height 33 cm
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A pair of signed French neoclassical style porcelain urns, circa 1930s, marked Tours, probably Jaget et Pinon, pedestal urns with ram's head handles, domed covers with flame finials, and raised on square bases, both finely painted to gilt embellished cartouches with pairs of rustic lovers, signed A. Le Jeune, festoons and sprigs throughout upon a rich cobalt ground, marked Tours underside, height 41 cm
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A fine pair of hand painted Sevres style vases, later 19th century, elegant spiral fluted and stiff leaf moulded urns with waisted necks and domed covers with bronze pineapple finials, exquisitely and individually hand-painted with posies, sprigs and garlands of summer blooms enclosed by finely gilded rococo borders upon a white and pale olive ground, Sevres marks to bases and lids, height 38.5 cm
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A Moorcroft anemone pedestal bowl, 1947-1953 period, Tube-lined and glazed in maroon pink, cobalt, and green colours upon a washed Prussian blue green ground, rich modulating glaze to the interior, impressed marks underside and Walter Moorcroft signature, height 12 cm, diameter 16 cm
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A Royal Worcester Australian wild flower series vase, 1914, design 175/H, signed by Reginald Austin, a globular lobed vase with a moulded border with pendants in shot gilt colours, decorated throughout with soft sprays of yellow wattle upon a suffused ground, signed to upper image, puce backstamp underside, made for Thomas Webb & Sons, Melbourne, height 8.5 cm
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A pair of vintage Royal Doulton Staffordshire dogs, post 1930 mark, the mirror image pair of cream cavaliers with bright gilded collars, lockets and chains, models 1388/3, backstamp underside, one as found, height 25.5 cm
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A Royal Worcester Australian wild flower series vase, 1914, design G 42, signed by Reginald Austin, a slender cylindrical vase with a reticulated gilded neck and raised on four petite moulded feet, finely decorated with pink and white heath on a suffused ground, signed to lower image, green backstamp underside, made for Thomas Webb & Sons, Melbourne, height 14.5 cm
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A fine pair of Masons Ironstone soup plates, 1830-1848 period, marked with differing pattern numbers 3286 and 3235, featuring Chinese vases and symbols surrounded by a cobalt border populated by boldly coloured stylized flowers and lions (after Chamberlain Worcester's 'Dragons in Compartments'), with backstamp underside, height 5 cm, diameter 26 cm
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A group of four Miscellaneous vintage porcelain wares: a plaque, novelty napkin ring and bottle stopper, and a light pull, circa 1930-1950S, a studio pottery moulded wall plaque with a light painted glaze featuring a boy in a yellow hat with his spotted dog, unmarked, a Japanese 'Mum' napkin ring, a figural cork stopper/pourer featuring a smiling man with blue glasses, probably German, and an old Tupton ware tube-lined hibiscus light pull, length 13 cm, width 15 cm, (plaque) and smaller
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A pair of porcelain gentleman and lady Companion figurines, early 20th century, probably German, slip moulded figures featuring figures against small bocages and dressed in 18th century attire, as found and unmarked, height 15.5 cm
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A delightful pair of miniature porcelain figures after Derby, late 19th to 20th century, the polychrome hard paste figures seated within bocages and raised on rococo bases, bearing red 1780s-style Derby marks underside, possibly Samson of Paris, height 7.5 cm
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A pair of porcelain cupids after Chelsea, 19th century, probably Samson of Paris, hard paste Chelsea Derby-type cupid figures holding baskets of flowers and wearing wreaths, bearing gold anchor marks and swastika emblems verso, one item marked with a small painted 'D' underside, height 10.5 cm
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A pottery Majolica jardiniere, early 20th century, mark of Bristol, moulded with a floral border, anthemion and a lower border of acanthus in a lavender blue glaze, Bristol made in England ... In relief underside, height 22 cm, diameter 25.5 cm
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A Doulton Slaters patent jardiniere, circa 1900, pattern 4996, with Doulton Lambeth and Slater's patent stamp, ovoid with a ruffled mottle glazed rim with textured floral designs in teal, gilt and white, various impressed, incised and painted marks underside, height 21 cm, diameter 26 cm
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A Doulton Burslem porcelain basin, 1886-1902 mark, with US patent number 314.002, a large tapering rectangular basin with a flat rim, decorated to the outer body with iris blooms in colours upon a buff lace impressed ground, the rim with an intaglio floral border and a rope twist band upon a conforming ground, backstamp underside with patent number, height 13 cm, length 42.5 cm, width 35 cm
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A pair of Doulton Slaters patent vases, circa 1900, with Doulton Lambeth and Slater's patent stamp, vases of exotic Eastern shape with trumpet rims and slender baluster moulded majolica necks to broad baluster bodies with textured floral designs in iron red, gilt and white, various impressed, incised and painted marks underside, height 41 cm
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Three bone china ladies by Royal Doulton and Coalport, comprising: Coalport's 'Gail', from ladies of fashion, issued 1994, Royal Doulton's 'Claudia' from the in Vogue series HN 4320 issued 2000, and 'Summer fragrance, from the Impressions series HN 4195 issued 1999, backstamps to all, height 27.5 cm, and smaller
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A Meissen-Type porcelain vendor figure, 19th to 20th century, with crossed feather batons mark, a female vendor figure in 18th century costume with a pink bonnet, amber jacket, yellow pinafore and blue striped dress, holding a basket over her left arm, with tree trunk support to rear and raised on a rococo style moulded base picked out in gilt, with slip moulded base and faint crossed batons mark verso, height 18.5 cm
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A Lladro porcelain group, 'Anniversary Waltz', issued 1978, retired 2004, design 1372 designed by Antonio Ballester, an elegant dancing couple in Lladro's typical soft grey and mushroom palette, impressed marks and blue backstamps underside, height 31.5 cm
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A pair of flower encrusted rococo style Coalport vases, circa 1820s, moulded pedestal urns in the manner of Coalbrookdale, decorated to one face with a landscape view, and a loose arrangement of flowers to the other, in apple green colours on white picked out in gilt and richly encrusted with polychrome flowers, tiny underglaze mark, 'Coalport', to bases, height 15.5 cm
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A Hutschenreuter porcelain vase, mid 20th century, with 1939-1965 Hutschenreuter Selb Bavaria Germany mark, a pale teal baluster vase with a wide frieze featuring transfer panels of rococo romantic scenes, with neoclassical and Art Nouveau style borders, gilt bands to the body, backstamps underside, height 32 cm
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A Victorian Mason's Ironstone Japan pattern jug, later 19th century, the octagonal jug with a shaped upper body and a bracket handle, decorated with lappets enclosing lotus flowers in iron red, green and bright gilt upon a flow blue body, iron red backstamp underside, height 18 cm
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A Doulton Lambeth loving cup, 1879, with decoration by Hannah Barlow, the large saltglazed cup decorated with impressed and applied borders, with continuous incised decoration to the body featuring frolicking and grazing goats, impressed marks underside, and Hannah Barlow monogram, as found, height 16 cm
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A pair of Czechoslovakian porcelain cabinet plates, 1940s, made at Fischern, Karlsbad, with stamp of Epiag, an association of porcelain companies, ink blue plates with formal neoclassical gilded borders, a brown cavetto centred with allegorical scenes, backstamps underside, diameter 19.5 cm
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Three West German ceramic wall masks, 1950s, Cortendorf (two) and Goldscheider, in biscuit terracotta and glazed colours comprising a young woman with a ponytail in a light blue headscarf, and a mother and child group wrapped in a blue shawl, pattern 491, both Cortendorf, marks to one, partial to the other, and a Goldscheider girl with scarf, pattern 8810, backstamp, incised marks 264/11, height 17 cm, width 14 cm, and smaller
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Two Bing & Grondahl porcelain baby figures and three Royal Copenhagen angels, 20th century, two S V Lindhart 'Ache Baby' figures and a trio of 'Heavenly Music' angel figures designed by Sven Vestergaard, all with white glaze, backstamps and impressed marks underside, height 12 cm, and smaller
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A Continental porcelain gentleman & a Dresden figural group, late 19th to 20th century, an 18th century gentleman in a frock coat and breeches supported by a tree trunk above a circular plinth, repair to hand, unmarked but with partial paper label, and rococo lovers, he in an emerald frock coat and she in a flower sprigged porcelain lace dress, small losses, raised on a moulded base, backstamps underside, height 22 cm, and smaller
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A Royal Worcester covered box from the Mrs Ellis Rowan series, 1921, design D 546, signed Reginald Austin, the circular cushion form box with a waisted lid having a matte border, decorated in orange red waratah blooms and foliage upon a cream ground, puce backstamp underside and to lid, series title and retailer's mark for Prouds Ltd, height 11.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm
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A twenty piece Shelley bone china tea set, 1925-1945 period, the white setting of moulded petal form, comprising six cups (one as found) and associated saucers and side plates, a sandwich plate and creamer, green backstamp underside, length 24.5 cm, width 21 cm, (large plate)
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A thirty seven piece Regency Coalport tea service, circa 1820, pattern 830, provenance: by descent, the lavishly decorated service with Empire shaped cups and high looping handles, having Nantgarw-type floral designs within finely gilded borders and patterns, comprising a teapot, sugar basin, creamer, slop bowl, two large plates, twelve tea and six coffee cups, and twelve saucers, two items A/F, six pieces with some wear, some items marked underside 830 in gilt, height 15 cm, width 26 cm, (teapot) diameter…
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A vintage white Arzberg dinner set for six place settings, second half 20th century, Germany, thirty one pieces comprising dinner, side plates, bowls, conical cups and associated saucers plus a coffee pot, green backstamp underside, diameter 26 cm, (plate)
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An eighteen piece suite of Wedgwood emerald Majolica cabbage plates, 20th century, English made, comprising two large moulded bowls, eight smaller bowls and eight matching plates, each marked underside Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston, height 8.5 cm, diameter 28 cm, and smaller
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A Continental Majolica plate and a Majolica vase, 20th century, a baluster vase with high set handles decorated with an imaginary crest upon a crackleware ground (as found), painted marks to base and a large dish featuring an Italian scene and centred with a portrait of Leonard da Vinci, signed, unmarked to base but with spur marks, Diameter34 cm, (plate) height 22 cm, (vase)
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A Lladro porcelain reclining clown figure, issued 1970, now retired, designed by Salvador Furio, the clown with one exaggerated clown shoe upon a beach ball, and his chin resting upon his hand, in a typical muted grey and buff palette, blue backstamps and incised markings underside, height 16 cm, width 38 cm
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A set of four trios by various English makers, and a creamer, early 20th century to 1950, a phoenix ware trio with iron red transferware patterns, a Royal Doulton willow pattern trio, a Crown Staffordshire trio in a white and gold floral design on maroon, a 'Garland' pattern trio by Roslyn, and a small unmarked Deltware type creamer with a Royal Copenhagen style design, diameter 18 cm, and smaller height 6.5 cm, (jug)
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A Royal Worcester plate and a petite cup and saucer, 1913 (plate) with retailer's stamp for Flavelle Brothers Ltd, and 1919, a pale teal plate decorated with eucalyptus flowers and foliage, signed a Shuck, with hairlines to glaze, and a petite conical cup with a '7' shaped handle, with a gumnut blossom border to the rim upon an ombre brown ground, puce backstamps underside, diameter 23 cm, (plate)
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A set of six Victorian Mintons side plates and one other, probably Coalport, 19th century, (Coalport plate) and 1902-1912 period, pattern 3084, an unmarked moulded plate with gilt scroll edges, a cobalt border and a hand painted posy, and Mintons plates in 'Cuckoo' design with a bird perched in an oriental style flowering branch enclosed by grey scroll work and teal patterned borders, backstamp underside, diameter 22.5 cm, and 15 cm
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A pair of ceramic Conta & Boehme Pug dogs, and a pair of Plasterware Ndebele women wall plaques, late 19th century, mid 20th century, a pair of cropped ear seated pug dogs with bells and bows to their collars, one bearing incised numerals, 35, and a pair of bronze and copper painted stylised busts with decoratively coiffed hair and neck rings, length 19 cm, and smaller
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'Lofty' Bardayal Nadjamerrek Ao (C.1926-2009), mimi spirits, natural ochres on Arches paper, 2007, provenance: Aboriginal fine Arts gallery Darwin, catalogue number A10076, the artist is represented in national, state and private collections, with associated paperwork and the book, 'Bardayal 'Lofty' Nadjamerrek Ao', Mca, to accompany a 2010 solo exhibition, length 107 cm, width 75 cm
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Djardi Ashley (C.1950-2007), stone spearheads, from the story, Wagilag sisters of the dreamtime, acrylic on Arches paper, 2007, provenance: Aboriginal fine Arts gallery Darwin, catalogue number A10059, Djardi Ashley is represented in national, state and private collections, with associated paperwork and the book, 'The native born: objects and Representations from Ramingining, Arnhem Land', Mca, 1996, length 96 cm, width 75 cm
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Ekholm, Agneta (contemporary Australian school), untitled, acrylic and sand on canvas, signed and dated Agneta Ekholm '04 verso, height 101 cm, width 70 cm
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Ekholm, Agneta (contemporary Australian school), untitled, acrylic and sand on canvas, signed and dated Agneta Ekholm '04 verso, height 101 cm, width 70 cm
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Ekholm, Agneta (contemporary Australian school), untitled, acrylic and sand on canvas, signed and dated Agneta Ekholm '02 verso, also includes purchase label, $2,200, height 101 cm, width 71 cm
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Ekholm, Agneta (contemporary Australian school), untitled, acrylic and sand on canvas, signed and dated Agneta Ekholm '02 verso, height 101 cm, width 71 cm
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Johnson, Heather Belle (1929-2011), five Enders, acrylic on canvas, title, artist's monogram and signature verso, height 130 cm, width 168 cm
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Johnson, Heather Belle (1929-2011), Vibes on purple, acrylic on canvas, monogram of artist verso and title to swing tag, height 130 cm, width 75 cm
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Johnson, Heather Belle (1929-2011), Polygons at play, acrylic on canvas, monogram of artist verso and title to swing tag, height 75 cm, width 54 cm
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Johnson, Heather Belle (1929-2011), twist n' stripe, acrylic on canvas, title, monogram and artist's name verso, height 110 cm, width 110 cm
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Boyd, David (1924 - 2011), the Joy of the Sunflower, oil on canvas, signed lower left, height 35 cm, width 45 cm
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East, Alfred (1844-1913), Presbyterian church Echuca, watercolour on paper, initialled and titled lower image, housed in a quality frame, height 20.5 cm, width 27 cm
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East, Alfred (1844-1913), Murray river, watercolour on paper, initialled Ae lower right, title to window verso, also handwritten letter by East attached dated 1892, housed in a quality frame, height 13.5 cm, width 20.5 cm
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Desmond, Nerine (1908-1993, South African school), Skewbald horses in stalls, gouache on cardboard, signed Nerine Desmond lower right, height 29 cm, width 42 cm
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Deeves, R.S (mid 20th century South African school), Deeves, R.S (mid 20th century South African school), Dutch cape house, watercolour on paper, signed R.S Deeves lower right, height 37 cm, width 44 cm
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Friend, Donald Stuart Leslie (1915-1989), the Barmaid, ink on paper initialled upper right, includes receipt and description from the Salamanca collection, Hobart, height 19.5 cm, width 12 cm
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Colville, George garden (1887-1970), blossom trees, oil on board, signed geo. Colville lower centre left, height 30 cm, width 26 cm
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Richardson, Charles Douglas (1853-1932), the old farm, watercolour on paper, signed and dated C. Douglas Richardson '06 lower left, height 11.5 cm, width 25 cm
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A framed pair of antique botanical prints, 1820s, Polygala Grandiflora and Acer Hybridum, hand coloured etchings, marked G.C fecit, labels of Spencer Scott Sandilands verso, height 18 cm, width 11 cm
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Thornhill, Dorothy (1910-1987), four works: female torso advancing, woman resting, Fleeting moment, torso with arms upraised, pencil on paper, all initialled Dt and one dated '73, all with the Macquarie Galleries, Sydney labels verso with titles and stock numbers, height 23 cm, width 15 cm
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Early 20th century Australian school, cows beneath a dead tree, oil on composition board, unsigned, housed in an antique giltwood frame, height 23 cm, width 28.5 cm
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Stokes, George Vernon (1873-1954), gun dogs with game, Drypoint on paper, signed G. Vernon Stokes in pencil below image, and to plate lower left
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Aulton, Margaret (active 1920-1935), Fondamante Nuovo (evening) (sic), Drypoint on paper, signed Margaret Aulton in pencil lower right below image, with monogram to plate, title in pencil lower left
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Two Australian etchings, Victoria Zelman (1877-1958), 'Old gum at Carlsruhe' signed with title in pencil below image, and John Shirlow (1869-1936), river scene, signed in pencil below image and also to plate, 'Shirlow 1900', height 11.5 cm, width 14.5 cm, and smaller
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Solomon, Lance Vaiben (1913-1989), country driveway, moss Vale, oil on masonite board, unsigned, label with title and artist's name verso, height 19.5 cm, width 14.5 cm
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Muntz-Adams, Josephine Mary (1862-1949), Wintery city scene, oil on composition board, signed J. Muntz-Adams lower left, height 24.5 cm, width 17 cm
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Solomon, Lance Vaiben (1913-1989), rural scene, oil on hardboard, signed Lance Solomon lower left, height 14 cm, width 19.5 cm
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Raborn, J. (19th - early 20th century school), attle in landscape, watercolour on paper, signed J. Raborn lower right, bearing label for Arthur Tuckett & Son, Art Auctioneer and Valuers, 359 Collins Street Melbourne verso, height 26.5 cm, width 41.5 cm
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Roch, Kordian (20th century school), Hamlet scene, oil on timber panel, signed Kordian Roch lower right, height 21 cm, width 53 cm
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Fitzpatrick, Carolyn (B.1949), figure group, wax, wash, and crayon on paper, signed and dated 'Fitz' '84 lower image, Manuka gallery ACT label verso with title, height 40 cm, width 31.5 cm
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Roncola (20th century Australian school), model resting, watercolour on paper, signed Roncola lower left, height 54 cm, width 36 cm
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O'Connor, Victor George (Vic..) (1918-2010), the Yarra valley near Bulleen, watercolour on paper, signed and dated Vic. G. O'Connor '50 lower left, title to card verso, housed in a Jarman frame, height 32.5 cm, width 37 cm
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Schmeisser, Jorg (1942-2012), figure in blue, etching in colours, signed, editioned 14/40 and dated '84 in pencil below image, Schmeisser is represented in all major Australian galleries and internationally including: the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, and in various major European collections, height 49 cm, width 32 cm
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A vintage print of Santa Maria de Perpetuo Succursu, 'Our lady of perpetual Help', a print after an 1870 lithograph of the same subject based on a Renaissance painting of the Virgin and child with angels, with title and further descriptions below image, height 60 cm, width 40 cm
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Fitzpatrick, Carolyn (B.1949), young woman, wax crayon, pastel and ink wash on paper, signed and dated 'Fitz' '84 lower image, label verso, height 70 cm, width 37 cm
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Rech-Cassarino, Severa (B.1950), Chameleon and tropical foliage, watercolour and gouache on paper, signed S. Rech-Cassarino lower left, height 77 cm, width 58 cm
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