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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:236
Sale Title:The Collector's AuctionLots with images:236
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:207
Date:19-Apr-2021
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Three pieces of Chinese ceramic, comprising a famille rose four compartment food container, a saucer dish painted with carp and lotus and a terracotta courtier, height of food container 22 cm
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An antique south East Asian bronze fertility vessel, in the form of a shell, cast with a relief of Shiva amid scrolls, on stand.
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A pair of modern Howard style sofas, each upholstered in red boucle wool, with eight printed fabric cushions, width 155 cm. Provenance: Ros Palmer interiors, Woollahra
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A William IV mahogany hall chair, the shaped panel back centred by a painted crest, the solid seat above turned and lappeted front legs.
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A pair of Howard style armchairs, each on turned oak front legs and brass castors, in olive green gingham slip covers, each with three tribal weave cushions.. Provenance: Ros Palmer interiors, Woollahra
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An early George III mahogany chest, of four graduated drawers, with rocaille cast handles, beneath a slide having carved mouldings and bracket feet, height 92 cm, width 84 cm, depth 44 cm
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A pair of Welsh George III oak side chairs, the shaped top rail above a splat centred by a heart, the panelled seat above square sectioned legs united by stretchers.
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A George I walnut chest of drawers, having four small above four long graduated drawers, all with cross and feather banding, on bun feet, height 125 cm, width 98 cm, depth 50 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style beech fauteuils, late 19th century, each with a moulded cartouche shaped back centred by scrolls and flower heads, the shaped arms flanking the padded seat on cabriole legs, condition: in good condition consistent with age and use, front legs have been re-toed, possibly originally decorated in gilt or ebonised
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A French provincial oak bureau plat, the shaped moulded top above three drawers with carved fronts on square cabriole legs, makers stamp Blondelon/Meubles/Montlucon, height 75 cm, width 100 cm, depth 60 cm
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Two Persian mats, the larger with a pink field and all-over flower head and lozenge design within triple border, the other tribal mat with a hooked central medallion and multiple borders, the larger 94 x 90 cm
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A Hereke garden carpet, the navy field with all-over pattern of cartouches containing various flowers, the red border with flower scrolls and triple borders, 370 x 235 cm
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A Continental polychrome and carved limewood cherub, possibly Austrian, mid 18th century, the draped putto holding a scrolled candle holder, height 31 cm. Provenance: Robert Morrison Antiques, Woollahra
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A pair of antique wine glass rinsers, a covered comport and a pair of finger bowls, the rinsers with half fluted decoration, the footed comport with faceted decoration and the bowls of square outline. (5)
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A group of four Victorian individual glass carafes and a pair of liqueur jugs, one with moulded ribbed decoration, the other three with wheel-cut facets, the square liqueur jugs each with a handle and star-cut base. (6)
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A group of antique glassware, comprising four faceted champagne flutes, three bistro glasses with baluster stem and faceted decoration, two further bistro glasses with faceted decoration and a plain bistro glass. (10)
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A group of four silver tablespoons and three sauce ladles, all Old English pattern, comprising spoons London 1817, 1820, 1831, 1833, two sauce ladles London 1824 and 1825, the third sauce ladle Dublin 1811. (7), combined weight 478g
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Four items of silver, comprising an Edward VII salver, London 1903, a Victorian rose bowl, Sheffield 1895, a George V bowl, Birmingham 1919, and a hemispherical bowl on disc feet, combined weight 1,154g
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An Elizabeth II silver vesta case, maker's mark of David a Bowles, London 1989, in the form of a seated pig holding a bladder with hinged head, weight 32g, height 45 mm
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A pair of Irish George III silver tablespoons, maker's mark of Jonas Osbourne, Dublin 1796, of plain design engraved with a crest, weight 21g
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A William IV silver mounted carving set and other Tablewares, the carving set with bone handles, the silver mounts marked Birmingham 1839, together with a French manche a gigot, two silver plated soup ladles, two chocolate moulds and a stamp. (8)
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A George II silver caster, maker's mark possibly that of Jabez Daniel, London 1754, of baluster form with pierced cover and acorn finial, engraved with a crest, weight 86g, height 13 cm
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A collection of silver plated tableware and wine Accoutrements, comprising a pair of Victorian candlesticks, a salver by Fairfax & Roberts, Sydney, an octagonal rose bowl, a French champagne bucket, a wine funnel, a wine coaster, a corkscrew, a bottle opener, a champagne cork puller and a wine stopper. (11)
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Four engravings of old Testament scenes after G. Freman, the friendship of David and Jonathan, 40 x 25 cm, Gideons soldiers, 40 x 25.5 cm, the taking of Jerico, 40 x 25 cm, Rohoboams Couniellors, 38.5 x 25 cm, engraved by J Kip and others, condition: the prints are in condition, consistent with the age, materials and techniques used by the artist. Sheet discolouration consistent with light and/or acid exposure. Staining to sheets as viewed, most notably in margins. Buckling to sheets. Minor foxing marks.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), the temple of Concordia at Agrigento, engraving, together with another of differing Roman column capitals (2), 45 x 30 cm
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Les Satyres de Guillaume Hogarth Published by Robert Sayer, 1768, first edition featuring 81 engraved plates after Hogarth's famous series including the Rake's progress, the Times of the day and Marriage a-la-Mode, height 47 cm, width 30 cm. Other Notes: one of the first authorised editions of Hogarth's works after his death in 1764, using his original metal plates. The plates were used for a number of later publications resulting in a progressive loss of definition and quality of the impressions.…
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A plaster bust of Napoleon, after the bronze by Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850), the emperor wearing a victor's laurel wreath, height 63 cm
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Eugene-Antoine Aizelin (French, 1821-1902), Nymphe de Diane, bronze, signed lower right: Eug Aizelin, titled to base: Nymphe de Diane, foundry mark to rear base F. Barbedienne / Fondeur. Paris, height 57 cm
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A cased pair of Victorian taxidermy Shieldrakes, naturalistically posed on rocks and seaweed, signed Thomas Elliss, Swaffham, March 23rd 1855, height 48 cm, width 82 cm, depth 22 cm
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A pair of Napoleon III Sevres pattern vases, adapted as table lamps, each ovoid body with an oval reserve painted with a scene after Greuze, the dark blue ground with gold scrolls, masks and fluted socle, on a circular base, pleated shades, height including shades 58 cm, condition: one finial repaired, the other missing, losses to the gilt decoration on the sides and framing the painted reserves.
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A Surveyor's cylindrical Fuller calculator, by Stanley, with wooden handle, in case with retailer's label for E. Esdaile & Sons, Sydney, condition: Serial number is 7767 41, the inner ring paper is in reasonably good condition but has lots of overall browning and the outer ring has small areas of spotting and is slightly yellowed, otherwise in good original condition
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A collection of 19th century Japanese Imari porcelain, comprising two plates, a smaller plate, a dish and a cup, all decorated in various typical Imari patterns in blue, red, gold and green. (5), diameter of largest plate 20 cm
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An 18ct gold gem-set swivel fob, the triple face swivel decorated with an amethyst, white agate and blood stone intaglio mounted in 18ct gold, Gross weight approximately 31.72gms
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A matched set of six George III silver table spoons and four forks, the spoons with maker's mark of William Cattell, London 1786 and 1787, the forks with maker's mark of Chawner & Co., George William Adams, London 1846, in King's/Hourglass pattern, the spoons engraved with initial to front and forks engraved with initials to back. (10), combined weight 1,147g
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A set of six George IV silver dessert forks, maker's mark of Richard Pearce or possibly Richard Pouldon, London 1822, in Queen's/Hourglass pattern, engraved with crests to reverse of handle, combined weight 398g
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A German Art Deco silver twin handled tray, maker's mark of Wilhelm binder, of rectangular canted corner design with moulded border, weight 1325gm, width across handles 56 cm
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A pair of Victorian silver dwarf Corinthian column candlesticks, London 1898, the foliate capital on stop-fluted shaft and stepped and beaded base, height 16 cm
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An Edward VII silver coffee pot, makers mark of Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London 1906, of tapering cylindrical form on moulded circular foot, scroll spout, double scroll wooden handle, height 22.6 cm
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A set of five George IV silver dessert forks, maker's mark of Sarah & John William Blake, London 1819, in King's/Hourglass pattern, engraved with crests, combined weight 350g
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A matched set of eighteen Victorian silver dessert forks, four with maker's mark of Chawner & Co., London 1859, in fiddle and shell pattern, combined weight 1,119g
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A George VI silver coffee pot, maker's mark of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1939, in the early 18th century style of tapering cylindrical form on moulded foot, weight 691g, height 22.5 cm
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A George III Old Sheffield Plate twin handled tray, of rounded rectangular outline with gadrooned border, having a pair of dolphin and shell handles, engraved to the centre with the initials Ed in a lozenge within an oak wreath, on gadrooned scroll feet, width 77 cm, depth 48 cm, height 3 cm
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A pair of Victorian silver mounted claret jugs, maker's mark of James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1899, with elaborate hobnail and lattice cut crystal bodies, height 28 cm
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A pair of Irish Georgian hobnail cut decanters and a smaller example similar, each with a cut mushroom stopper. (3), height of pair 26 cm
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A group of three Victorian glass carafes and two decanters, comprising two faceted and a plain carafe, a conical decanter with mushroom stopper and a square lattice cut whisky decanter with spherical stopper, height of tallest 30 cm
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Two Georgian cut glass decanters, each with facetted and fluted cut decoration, one with a tear drop stopper, the other with gourd shaped stopper, height of tallest 33 cm
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A Victorian silver plate and coloured glass decanter set and stand, the stand with leaf cast and snake handle supporting a red and blue globular decanter, height 30 cm
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An Art Nouveau figural jardiniere, late 19th century, the oval white metal body with copper liner, richly cast with scroll handles, stylised waves, foliage and a figure of Psyche to either side, width across handles 42 cm
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An Art Nouveau silvered spelter vase, the 'Mermaid Pool' after a design by Karel Opatrny (Czech, 1881-1961), of baluster form decorated with two applied mermaids and various sea creatures, inscribed 'Manche-Paris' to base, height 60 cm, diameter 31 cm
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A pair of Royal Worcester white Chinoiserie figures modelled by a. Azori, titled 'Le Panier' and 'Le Miroir', both seated on plinths above square bases, printed factory marks, shape 3585 and 3588, height 29 cm
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A Wedgwood Art Deco figure of a fallow deer after a design by John Skeaping, on matte cream ground, printed and impressed marks Skeaping and Wedgwood, height 19 cm
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A pate de verre vase by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (French, 1885-1953), circa 1919, modelled with three chrysanthemums in purple, signed 'G Argy-Rousseau' and numbered '6940' to base, height 14.5 cm. Literature: Janine Bloch-Dermant, G. Argy-Rousseau, Les Pates de verre - catalogue Raisonne, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990, p. 47 et 180, n. 19.01
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An Art Deco bronze 'Vivienne' by Josef Lorenzl (Austrian, 1892-1950), of a female nude on an onyx plinth and marble base, signed in the bronze 'Lorenzl', height including base 19.5 cm
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A rare Patek Philippe gilt brass rectangular Solar-Powered desk clock, with Brazilian rosewood panelled dial and sides, gilt baton numerals, signed Patek Philippe Geneve and numbered 1086, height 14 cm, width 20 cm, depth 9 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Sir George and lady proud, condition: gilt on case tarnished and worn in places. Movement has been adapted to take a battery but according to the owner the solar panel still works.
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A pair of Danish mid-century silver candelabra, maker's mark of Cohr, each on a circular foot issuing five branches terminating in a tapering nozzle, fully marked, height 16.5 cm, diameter 24 cm
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An Elizabeth II parcel gilt silver beaker by Stuart Devlin, London 1970, of tall tapering form below a section with a vermiculated design, height 11 cm
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Peter Rushforth (1920-2015), bowl circa 1985, stoneware, tenmoku and Jun glazes, artist's stamp to base, height 11 cm, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: David Jones Art gallery, Sydney
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