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Decorative Arts, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:779
Sale Title:Decorative Arts, Day 2Lots with images:710
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:698
Date:7-Nov-2021
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Unicorn gold cased lady's watch, a Rolex copy wristwatch, and a silver gilt leaf brooch set with costume pearls, (3 items).
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Hugo Boss tan leather vintage handbag; together with a snakeskin satchel, (2 items), the satchel 28 x 33 cm
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A vintage three quarter length fur coat, mid 20th century
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Antique pocket lorgnette, late 19th century
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An antique fan, mother of pearl and lace with gilded highlights in original silk lined box bearing Scottish retailer's label, 19th century, the fan 25 cm high, 45 cm wide
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An antique Chinese carved ivory fan,19th century, 19 cm high
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Louis Vuitton wallet set in original box, Kate spade of New York leather purse, and a Burberrys bucket hat, (3 items)
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An antique leather bound jewellery box with Royal Blue velvet lift-out interior, 19th century, 11 cm high, 19 cm wide, 4 cm deep
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Antique tortoiseshell lorgnette with original black silk lanyard, late 19th century, the handle 23 cm long
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A Victorian shawl, black velvet and silk with embroidered and beadwork decoration, 19th century
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Rivana antique 9ct gold lady's watch, cigarette holder with gold fittings in original leather case, gilt metal and enamel antique photo locket, silver pen (incomplete), 19th and early 20th century, (4 items)
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A Queen Elizabeth II period 9ct gold cigarette holder, circa 1960s, stamped '375' with Queens head and London leopard mark, 10 cm long, 7.7 grams including mouth piece
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Vintage fur jacket and stole, early to mid 20th century, (2 items).
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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669), bust of a man wearing a high cap, three-quarters right [The artist's father?], etching, initialled and dated '1630' at top left, 10 x 8.4 cm (paper size 11 x 9 cm.)
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Adam, (French school), miniature portrait of a lady, watercolours and white highlights, signed and dated 'Adam, 1743' at lower left, 7 cm diameter.
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W. Ward, after George Morland (1763 - 1804), Hand-coloured engravings titled 'The Thatcher' (published 1783), 'The dairy Farm' (1788) and 'Cottagers' (1791), all framed (2 glazed), each overall 63 x 80 cm (approx.). . Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection
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A set of six framed 18th century English engravings of country seats and houses including: I.) 'Sherborn, the seat of Sir Ralph Dutton Bar.t' II.) 'Wotton, the seat of Tho. Horton Esq.' III.) 'Kempsford, the seat of the Lord Viscount Weymouth' IV.) 'Leckhampton, the seat of the Rev.d Thomas Norwood' V.) 'Hullal's hill, the seat of Sir Edward Furst Bartt' VI.) 'Southam, the seat of Kinard de la Bere Esq.' 37 x 47 cm each
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Various unknown artists, watercolours and pen on paper, early 1800s, (4 items), the largest 29.5 x 25 cm.
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Artist unknown, (portrait of a lady), oil on canvas, late 18th/early 19th century, 91 x 71 cm. . Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection
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Various unknown artists, I.) 'Barques sur la Douro' 1854 (signed indistinctly), II.) head of a girl 1820 (signed H. Vilett?), III.) head of a young woman (unsigned), IV.) profile portrait of a woman (unsigned), mixed media and sizes, the largest 18.5 x 25 cm.
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Italian Renaissance artists: group of three hand-coloured copper engraved portraits: Domenico Passignano, Pietro Perugino and Federico Zuccaro, all framed and glazed individually, c1820s, each approx. 32 x 24 cm overall.
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Italian Post-Renaissance artists: group of three hand-coloured copper engraved portraits: Annibale Carracci, Francesco Primaticcio & Pietro Dandini, all framed and glazed individually, c1820s, each approx. 32 x 24 cm overall.
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Artist unknown, (portrait of a girl), oil on canvas, late 18th/early 19th century, 96 x 66 cm. . Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection
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John James Audubon (1785 – 1851), Scolopaceus Courlan (plate Ccclxxvii), from Audubon's 'The birds of America', hand-coloured engraved plate, 1837 by Robert Havell after John James Audubon, image 48 x 77 cm. (75.5 x 106 cm frame). Framed and glazed in New York. With certificate of Provenance dated October 1985 and signed by Edward Koch, then Mayor of New York. The certificate States 'This engraving was purchased by the city of New York in 1850 from the family of John Kames Audubon to acknowledge his…
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John James Audubon (1785 – 1851), white heron (plate Ccclxxxvi), from Audubon's 'The birds of America', hand-coloured engraved plate, 1837 by Robert Havell after John James Audubon, image 58 x 90 cm. (92 x 121 cm frame). From the same collection as the previous item.
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Six assorted English antique coloured engravings, 19th century, the largest 16 x 20 cm
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Spanish school, (a pensive moment), oil on canvas, circa 1850s, 42.5 x 29 cm.
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European school, (Street scene), oil on canvas, mid 19th century, signed (indistinctly) lower right, 45 x 33 cm.
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John T. Parry (active 1860s), landscape with stone bridge, watercolour, signed lower right, 30 x 48 cm.
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European school, (mountain village), watercolour, 19th century, signed (indistinctly) lower right, 37 x 27 cm.
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George dance, (British, 19th century), portrait of a gentleman, pastel on paper, signed lower right 'Geo. Dance', 32 x 23 cm
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George Baxter, 'The Parting Look', chromolithograph, blind embossed seal and stamp verso, note: this is the largest format of Baxter prints, 69 x 47 cm
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Allan Ramsay (Scotland), on the Noran [Water], oil on board, 1876, with monogram 'Ar' at left, dated and titled verso, 24 x 33 cm.
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Artist unknown (European school, 19th century), (sheep herders), oil on canvas, 22 x 29 cm
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European school, Venetian Canal scene, oil on canvas, circa 1890s, signed (indistinctly) lower right, 35.5 x 25.5 cm. Also, boats in Venice Lagoon, watercolour, 28 x 48 cm.
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A pair of antique hand-coloured engravings of rural family scenes, 19th century, both attractively framed and mounted, 63 x 74 cm overall
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J (?) McGREGOR, (lake and mountain landscape), oil on board, late 19th century, signed lower left, 15.5 x 46.5 cm.
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English school, (landscape), 19th century, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 cm.
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S. Johnston, (Ruined castle on a Cliff), mixed media, signed and dated '1890' lower right, 76 x 54 cm.
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Louis van Staaten (1836 - 1909), (Dutch river scene), watercolour, circa 1890, signed lower left, 40 x 60 cm.
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Daniel Sherrin (English, 1868 - 1940), a river landscape, oil on canvas, 60 x 101 cm.
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G. Malcolm (New Zealand), lake scene, oil on board, signed and dated 1900 lower right, 30 x 44 cm.
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Carl Brennir (1850 - 1920), landscape with sheep at sunset, oil on board, signed and dated 1906 lower right, 40 x 60 cm.
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Bertha Rhodes, Haymaking, watercolour, signed and dated 1908 lower right, 17 x 25 cm. . Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection
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G. Rowe (British), Thames near Somerset house, watercolour, artist details and title verso, 14 x 19 cm
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Frederick James Aldridge (1850 - 1933), Squally weather, Shoreham harbour, watercolour, circa 1910, signed lower right, 37 x 54 cm.
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T. Dingley (after Frans Hals), the laughing Cavalier, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1919 lower right, 56 x 40 cm.
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Bessie Pease Gutmann (American, 1876-1960), I.) a little Bit of Heaven, II.) Awakening, chromolithographs, signed and titled in plates, fine period oval frames and mountings, 55 x 66 cm each overall
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A large folio containing a range of etchings, engravings, linocuts and lithographs; various sizes and mixed condition. Almost all are signed and dated in the 1920s-30s and appear to be by European artists. (30+). Mixed condition.
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Jules Pascin (1885-1930), Nathalie 1924, pencil, signed lower left, 25 x 20 cm. Bears Theo Waddington gallery (25 cork St., London) label verso. Born Julius Mordechai Pincas in Bulgaria, Pascin became a U.S. Citizen in 1920, living in Brooklyn. He returned to Paris shortly after, and on the eve of a prestigious solo show committed suicide by slitting his wrists and hanging himself.
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Jacques Padrot-Bouisset (1888 - 1977), a shaded corner, hand-coloured engraving, signed lower right, numbered '41' lower left, 51 x 54 cm.
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Joseph Zbukvic (1952 -), Clarence river, 8am Sunday, watercolour on paper, titled lower margin, 27 x 20 cm
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Cam Knuckey (Australian), blue bowl Anemones, hand coloured silkscreen 7/10, signed and titled lower margin, 35 x 33 cm
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Allene Lamours, message of the roses, Art Deco lithograph, signed and titled in the lower margin, 50 x 40 cm
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (after), the Fisherman's hut, oil on canvas, 15.5 x 23 cm.
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Alain Bonnefoit (1937 - ), Esharpe orange, lithograph, edition 109/220, signed in the margin lower right in pencil 'A. Bonnefoit, '72', title label verso, 56 x 43 cm
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Mark Payne (1955 - ), the Fissures of men, oil on canvas, signed and titled verso, 122 x 169 cm
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Mark Payne (1955 - ), Charlotte Plays the Sousaphone, acrylic on canvas, signed and titled verso, 153 x 102 cm
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European school, (landscape), oil on board, dated '55 and signed (indistinctly) lower left, 30 x 40 cm.
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Artist unknown, (swirling abstract, circa 1960s), acrylic on board, 55 x 85 cm
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George Baxter (1804-1867), Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, circa 1860, oil prints, framed together, 31 x 38 cm overall
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Artist unknown, the Coronation of the Pope, oil on board, signed indistinctly at upper right, 45 x 64 cm. Frame bears label of Hans Irlbacher, Munich.
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Javier Vilato Ruiz (1921-2000), untitled (nude by the sea), watercolour, c.1960s, signed 'Javier Vilato' at base, 16.5 x 17.5 cm. Vilato Ruiz was a nephew of Picasso.
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Fernand Guignier (1902 - 1980), Montmartre, watercolour, signed and dated 1963 lower right, 24 x 36 cm.
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Javanese school, Island scene, circa 1975, acrylics on canvas, 68 x 78 cm.
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Balinese school, traditional festival scene, oil paints and inks on canvas, 112 x 188 cm.
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Jeihan Sukmantoro (Indonesian, 1938 - 2019), Calon Penyan, (the dream of becoming a singer), oil on canvas, signed 'Jeihan' and dated 1977 lower right, titled and signed verso, 70 x 79 cm.
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Jmd. Atal (Bali), birds of the forest, watercolour on canvas, signed lower left, 119 x 158 cm.
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Conrad Fenwick (U.S.A., 1948 - 1996), Self portrait, 1995, pastel and charcoal, 98 x 75 cm. With a letter from the artist.
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A pair of antique style architectural prints in ebonised frames, 20th century, 43 x 33 cm overall
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R. Glen (Australian), set of 4 miniature landscapes, oil on board, signed '?R. Glen', 15 x 20 cm each
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Aldo Luongo (Argentina, 1940 - ), two vintage prints, both framed, 93 x 87 cm and 75 x 60 cm overall
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A pair of antique French fashion prints,19th century, framed 34 x 27 cm overall
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Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) after, portrait of a man, facsimile print, framed 61 x 56 cm overall
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An Egyptian sarcophagus male face mummy mask, carved wood and pigment, late period 600 - 300 B.C. 66 cm high. . Provenance: The S. Kovar collection.
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An Egyptian azure faience Ushabtis, late period, 660-33- B.C. With a certificate of authenticity from B.C. Galleries, Armadale, Melbourne. 16 cm high.
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Two Roman bronze artefacts comprising a Phallerae amulet and a belt plate, Roman Britain, 2nd to 3rd century A.D. With CofA from Halcyon Antiques and Antiquities, Newcastle, Australia. 4.5 cm and 3.5 cm wide
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A small terracotta votive oil lamp, Palestine, Roman period, 1st century A.D. With CofA from Halcyon Antiques and Antiquities, Newcastle, Australia. 9 cm wide
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A fine South Indian granite statue of the goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva. Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Vijayanagar period, late 16 th to 17 th century. . Provenance: C. Gruttmann collection.
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A Mongolian bronze dagger with curved leaf form blade and flared handle, Central Asia, Ilkhanate period (1256-1335 A.D.), 29.5 cm long
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Pre-Columbian pottery dish with hand-painted designs in red, black and white pigments, Capuli culture, highland Narino region, Columbia, circa 1200 A.D. 4 cm high, 18 cm diameter. . Provenance: The William Bowmore collection, Mossgreen Auctions, 2008.
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A fine carved greenstone metate, rectangular form with tripod base, west coast Mexico, 650-1000 A.D. 4 cm high, 31x cm wide, 20 cm deep. . Provenance: Dr. Giuliana Zanetti, La Balaustra, Bologna, Italy.
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An Amlash burnished black earthenware libation vessel with zoomorphic spout, and single lug handle, West Asian origin, 8th century B.C. 20 cm high, 24 cm wide. . Provenance: Graham Cornell collection, Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne.
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A Chinese silk route bronze dagger with stylized bear handle, Han Dynasty (220 B.C.- 206A. D.), 23.5 cm long
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A Ghaznavid bronze oil lamp with lid, Central Asia, Ghaznavid Empire, circa 11th century, 13 cm high, 15 cm wide
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A Sassanian glass bottle, Central Asia, 3rd to 7th century A.D. 8 cm high, 13 cm diameter. Note: a near identical example is illustrated 'Sassanian and post Sassanian in the Corning Museum of Glass', page 17.
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An Egyptian limestone hieroglyph fragment, 'The house Of' and 'The Lady', late period. Mounted on board for wall display, 9 x 11 cm, 18 x 20 cm overall
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A Khmer bronze statue of Lord Ganesh, Cambodia, 13th century, 12 cm high
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Three assorted pre-Columbian statues, terracotta, Mexico and Central America, 13 cm, 12.5 cm and 9 cm high. Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection
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A large pair of cylindrical French glass domes on ebonised ogee moulded timber bases with three squat bun feet, 19th century. Dome measurements 49 cm high, 19 cm diameter. (2 items)
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Two mythological animals, fired clay with incised decoration, Biwat river, lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 11 cm and 10 cm long
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Male and female figures, fired clay with incised decoration, Biwat river, lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, (2 items), 25.5 cm and 24.5 cm high
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Baby Jesus in a manger, fired clay, Yuat river, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 27 cm long
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An early mask, woven fibre board, feather, shell and clay with earth pigment decoration, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 38 cm high
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Ancestral mask, carved wood, clay and shell with remains of fibre, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 34 cm high
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An ancestral figure, fired clay with piped clay decoration, Aibom village, Chambri lakes, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 25 cm high
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An ancestral mask, carved wood and natural fibre with feather fringe, Biwat river, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 53 cm high overall
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A cooking pot, incised and fired clay with ochre decoration, Wosera region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 16 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Fighting axe and two knobkerries (one with wirework hand grip), Zulu tribe, South Africa, late 19th and early 20th century, the largest 69 cm long
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A pig killing hammer, carved wood with face decoration, Vanuatu, late 19th century, 56 cm long
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