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Fine & Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:318
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:318
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:268
Date:1-Oct-2021
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A folio of over forty Australian state maps, antique and vintage maps showing mostly Eastern Australia, including cold regions of Australia, Norfolk Island (one), settlement districts, folio excerpts from 'Modern Geography'
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A folio of ten Queensland maps together with antique Clippings and Excerpts, antique maps showing Queensland and Gulf of Carpentaria, and a large lot of mostly pictorial items including excerpts from, 'Illustrated London News', 'The Graphic', 'Australasian Sketches', large format book extracts with chapters 'Historical Sketches' and 'Topography' of Queensland, 1905 pamphlet, 'Queensland Handbook' issued by the Emigrants' Information Office
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A folio of over fifty maps of Australia, mostly 19th century maps, including maps showing British settlements, coloured geological maps, explorer and rail and proposed rail route maps
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A folio of Nineteen maps of New South Wales, antique and vintage maps including territorial and land districts, rainfall maps
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A Vast lot of antique Clippings and Excerpts with Australian state interest, all 19th century from 1830s onwards, Folios of mostly pictorial items with state interest (except Queensland) including excerpts from, 'Illustrated London News', 'Guide to knowledge', 'The Australasian Sketcher', 'Pinnock's Guide to Knowledge', a range of decorative plates, engravings
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A folio of antique Clippings and Excerpts: Australian, Oceanic, exploration interest, mostly pictorial items including excerpts from: 'Booklet on Oceania', 'Pinnock's Guide to Knowledge', Cassell's 'Picturesque Atlas of Australia', 'Illustrated London News', antique exploration engravings, colour plates from Leipzig Bibliogr. Inst., six Italian Australian theme trade cards promoting the Liebig 'Extract of Meat Company'
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A folio of over fifty mostly Australian maps, Oceania, New Zealand, Blackie's atlas, antique maps including two copies of Blackie's 'Atlas and Geography of the World', Stieler's Hand -Atlas, French map by Henri Plon, Pacific Ocean on Mercators Projection published by Thomas Kelly
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An antique framed French map of the English Channel by Theodorum Danckers, circa 1790, with a decorative title cartouche 'Normandiae Ducatus Tabula' with Latin inscription showing 'La Manche Canal' with some hand colouring; Antique Maps and Print Shoppe, 8 Market Street Melbourne label verso, height: 49 cm, width 57 cm
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Banks' Florilegium - part VII Australia, 1980-1990, Part VII numbered 62 /100, plates 136-157, copperplate engravings issued by Alecto Historical Editions in association with the British Museum; the cloth bound folio being part of the complete full colour edition of the Florilegium, engravings of specimens collected on Capt. James Cook's first voyage around the world in H.M.S Endeavour 1768-1771. Provenance: Editions Alecto, London 1989 for £6185, length 78.5 cm, width 61 cm
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Thirteen Australian books including natural history, cassell's 'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia', Vols 1&2, 1889, 1890; E.C Booth, 'Australia Illustrated' 8 vols, Virtue & Co London, n.d; R. Lydekker, 'A Handbook to the Marsupialia and Monotremata', edward Lloyd London 1896; George Bennett, 'Gatherings of A Naturalist in Australasia' John Van Voorst London, 1860; R. Semon, 'In the Australian Bush and on the Coast of the Coral Sea', McMillan & Co, London 1899
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Ten Australian books: Empire, travel & Exploration, gold rush, harold Finch-Hatton, 'Advance Australia!'; Fitzpatrice, 'The British Empire in Australia'; G.H. Wathen, 'Golden Colony or Victoria in 1854' 1855; Fox and Percy Spence, 'Australia'; Charles H. Holmes, 'We Find Australia'; B.A Heywood, a Vacation Tour at the Antipodes' 1863; John Sherer, 'The Life and Adventures of a Gold-Digger' 1853; 'Her Majesty's Colonies' 1886; A.R Wallace, Australasia, 1888; James Ross, 'The Settler in Van Dieman's Land'…
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Sixteen Australian books including classic novels, poetry, including: 'The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh', 'Babes in the Bush', 'Flynn of the Inland', 'We of the Never Never', 'Glen Eyre, 'The Wattle and the Rowan' (John White); 'Reminiscences', Rev. Thomas Akins, 'Bush Ballads' (selected by Bertran Stevens) (A/F), others
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Six Australian books: state Themes, lieut. Breton, 'Excursions in New South Wales, Western Australia & Van Dieman's Land', Richard Bentley, London, 1833; W. Harcus, ed. 'South Australia - its history, resources...', Sampson Low & Co, 1876; J.B Walker, 'Early Tasmania, Royal Soc.of Tasmania, 1902; 'The Rise and Progress of Australia, Tasmania and NZ', Saunders & Otley, London 1857; Francis Nixon 'The Cruise of the Beacon', Bell & Daldy, London, 1857; Union Steam Ship Company's 'Tasmanian Guide' 1891
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Twenty nine books of mixed interest, including novels, including: 'Excursions in the County of Cornwall', 1824; 'Cobbett's Register' 1824; 'The life of William Cobbett', 1835; 'Ladies' Cabinet', 1836, 'New Week's Preparation for a worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper' 1805; 'Lady Russell's Letters' 1826; 'Ivanhoe', 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', 'Captain Courageous'; 'Swiss Family Robinson', Stephanie Glenis, 'Tales of the Castle' (five volumes), others
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Clark, Macinnes, Robertson, 'Sidney Nolan', authored by Kenneth Clark, Colin MacInnes and Bryan Robertson, published by Thames & Hudson, London 1961, number 49 from an edition of 60 copies, signed by Sidney Nolan and the authors (original monotype now absent); with colour and monochrome illustrations; linen and leather bound with shell cover
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Hodgkinson, Clement, 'Australia from port Macquarie to Moreton Bay', with description of the natives, their manners and customs; the geology, natural productions, fertility, and resources of that region' published by T and W Boone, London, 1845, stamped cloth cover with gilt title and wallaby vignette decoration to the spine
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Two Queensland themed books: 'A history of Bundaberg' and 'Tom Petrie's Reminiscences', j.Y Walker, 'The History of Bundaberg: A typical Queensland Agricultural Settlement' published by W.C Aiken, Bundaberg, Gordon and Gotch 1890; and Constance Campbell Petrie, 'Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland' Watson, published by Ferguson & Co, Brisbane, 1904
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Eight books: mostly English Verse and Epic poetry, 'The Poetical works of S.T Coleridge' & 'The Poetical Works Henry Wadsworth Longfellow', the Chandos Classics, n.d, 1886; 'The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith', Oxford ed. 1906; 'The Poetical Works of Lord Byron' The Chandos Poets; 'The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley' Albion ed 1892; 'The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Oxford, 1894; 'The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse', OUP 1918; Edmund Spenser, 1758 ed. of 'Fairy Queen' - 1 vol.
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Wilson, Hardy, 'The cow Pasture Road', published by Art in Australia, Sydney 1920, with coloured frontispiece and eleven tipped in colour and sepia plates; limited edition publication of 600 copies, cloth spine and brown coloured boards with illustrated cover
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Wentworth, W.C, 'Description of the Colony of NSW', printed for G. and W.B Whittaker, 1819, copy owned by James Macarthur, paperbound hard covers with Macarthur signature to cover, paper title to spine, housed in a half bound leather and cloth shell case with gilt title 'Wentworth's New South Wales' and 'James Macarthur's Copy' to spine. Provenance: Sotheby's 25 June 1992, the Longueville Collection of Voyages and Travels to Australia and the South Seas, Lot 181, for £1564.50
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Tangye, Richard, 'Reminiscences of travel in Australia, America and Egypt', first edition, published at Herald Press, Birmingham, 1883, with illustrations throughout by E.C Mountfort; with illustration to frontispiece, chapter and end of chapter ornaments and decorative dropped capitals; bound in gilt tooled green leather with title and lyre bird decoration to spine, title and sunset roundel to cover
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King, Phillip P. Capt, 'Narrative of a survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Austalia Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822', in two volumes, published by John Murray, London, 1827, (small damage to frontispiece of Vol 1); with engraved and sepia plates, half green leather bound with French curl marbled covers and endpapers; gilt tooled title to spines
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Westgarth, william, 'Half a century of Australian Progress', published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London 1889, first edition, with three folding maps, uncut edges, with later quarter half binding with marbled boards. Provenance: Ash Rare Books, London for £150
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Sidney, Samuel, 'The three Colonies of Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia' (two first, one second Ed.), published by Ingram Cooke & Co 1852 and 1853; the first editions, with 'numerous engravings', half red leather bound with gilt title to spine and marbled covers to one, other with stamped cloth cover and gilt spine (Illustrated London Library); revised second edition with James Wyld supplementary map by to inside back cover, half tan leather bound with marbled covers
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'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (Cook's Voyages) volumes 1-2, 3-4, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke & Gore, in the years 1776, 7, 8, 9, 80; compiled from various accounts of that voyage hitherto published', J. Fairbairn Edinburgh, 1805; frontispiece portrait of Cook, fold out chart showing Cook's three voyages to Volume 1-2, and fold out illustration, the Death of Cook, in Volume 3-4; half bound editions with gilt titles to spines,…
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Spencer, Sir Baldwin K.C.M.G., F.R.S and the late F.J. Gillen, 'The Arunta: a study of a stone age People' in two volumes, published by Macmillan and Co., Ltd London, 1927, photographic and pen illustrations; olive cloth covers with gilt title and author details to spines
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Dampier, William, 'A new voyage round the World', 'Voyages and Descriptions' (two volumes), printed for James Knapton at the Crown, London, 1697 and 1699, 'Voyages and Descriptions' Vol II in three parts being a supplement of the 'Voyage round the World', both 'illustrated with particular maps and draughts' (sic); three fold out charts to both; late 18th century binding in tan leather with gilt titles and decorations to spines
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Egan, Pierce, 'Book of sports, and mirror of life: embracing the Turf, the chase, the ring and the stage interspersed with original Memoirs of sporting men Etc', printed for T.T. and T.J. Tegg, London and R.Griffin and Co. Glasgow 1832, title and chapter illustrations; half bound in tan leather with a gilt tooled spine with title and decorations, marbled hard covers
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Iota (Pseud.) 'Kooroona: a Tale of South Australia', published by A.R. Mowbray & Co, Oxford, and Simpkin, Marshall & Co, London, 1871; with chapter and end of chapter ornaments and decorative dropped capitals, purple cloth bound with tooled gilt title to spine and cover
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Kippis, Andrew, D.D.F.R.S and S.A, 'The life of Captain James Cook', first Dublin edition, 1788, printed for H. Chamberlain, W. Colles... and B. Dornin; original half binding in red leather with blue paper board covers, paper title to spine
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Backhouse, James, 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian Colonies', published by Hamilton, Adams and Co. London, 1843, some illustrations, including a fold out illustration and three fold out maps to inside back cover, half bound in tan leather with gilt tooled title to spine, marbled covers
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Rowcroft, Charles, 'Fanny, the little Milliner' or, 'The Rich and the Poor', published by Smith, elder and Co, London 1846; illustrated with engraved plates, illustration opposite frontispiece; with red blind stamped boards and gilt title and illustration to spine and cover, uncut edges
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Mundy, Godfrey Charles, 'Our Antipodes', three volumes, or, 'Residence and Rambles in the Australasian Colonies. With a Glimpse of the Gold Fields', second edition, revised, published by Richard Bentley, London, 1852, some illustrations, half bound in dark green and black leather with gilt title to worn spines, combed marble board covers. Provenance: Hamptons Fine Art Auctioneers, Surrey, UK, 2000 for £138
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'Parts of the Pacific' by a Peripatetic Parson, Swan Sonnenhein & Co, Limited, London, 1896; an anonymously published account, some pen and ink and photographic illustrations, with the original red cloth over boards with gilt title and native fishing boat vignette to cover enclosed by a black bamboo style frame
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A collection of eight antique cast iron seal presses, 19th century to early 20th century, lever presses of varying sizes, one without a die, two presses with gold mark of P.J King, Collins Street; working embossing dies include: Dalmayne Collieries; City Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd, 1877; Sydney Fire Office Ltd; Melbourne Fire Office Ltd; Equality Proprietary Ltd; Theat Investments Proprietary Ltd; Associated Freeholds Proprietary Ltd, height: 37.5 cm, width 23.5 cm and smaller
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A set of seven French all copper saucepans, a nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height: 10 cm, diameter 20 cm and smaller
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A set of five French all copper saucepans, a nesting set with rivet joined textured brass handles, height: 10 cm, diameter 20.5 cm and smaller
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A set of five French all copper saucepans, a nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height: 10 cm, diameter 20 cm and smaller
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A set of five French tin lined copper saucepans, a nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height: 8.5 cm, diameter 18 cm and smaller
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A set of five French tin lined copper saucepans, a nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height: 10.5 cm, diameter 20 cm and smaller
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A set of five tin lined copper saucepans, a nesting set with rivet joined brass handles, with stamp, Metaus Ouvres-Vesoul, height: 10 cm, diameter 20 cm and smaller
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A set of six French tin lined copper saucepans, a nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, with French manufacturing stamp, height: 10.5 cm, diameter 20 cm and smaller
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An Art Deco wrought iron and glass desk lamp by Degue circa 1930, the lamp stand comprising twin tapering straps with a bark like texture to an oval ring base decorated with applied metalwork flowers and leaves, surmounted by a frosted, moulded shade with stylised flower heads, mark of Degue in relief to shade, height: 52 cm
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An Art Deco cast iron and glass desk lamp by Degue, circa 1930, with a rustic notched square section stem to a square base with a radiating bark like texture and raised on faceted ball feet, with a bright heavy gauge conical shade in mottled yellow, orange and dark blue colours, signed Degue, height: 42 cm
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An antique 15 inch 'Matador' fuel lamp, late 19th century, the ovoid cream ceramic font with a transferware design featuring birds on a frame surrounding a village scene, with pierced and cast brass mounts, chimney and original burner mechanism and dial, height: 31 cm
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An antique framed Corpus Christi, early 20th century, an arched giltwood frame on red bole enclosing a gilded crucifix and ivorine figure mounted on tan silk damask, fabric as found, length 47.5 cm, width 31.5 cm
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Creswick, thomas, R.A (1811-1869), figures with cattle, Watercolour and gouache on paper, a shaped panel set within a painted floral matboard with gilded paper cutout motifs, signed Thos. Creswick and dated 1851 (probably) lower left, height: 33.5 cm, width 43.5 cm
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A group of 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games ephemera, comprising a souvenir envelope with reservations for the main stadium (MCG) and the Olympic Park swimming stadium, the 24th November 1956 Athletics program booklet, the 7th December 1956 Swimming program booklet, the official Opening Ceremony souvenir booklet and the Official souvenir recording of the Opening Ceremony - highlights from the historic A.B.C broadcast, 22 November 1956, issued by Radiola Records
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A Victorian carnelian agate and gilt Ladies' Bramah Nib, 19th century, with a Corinthian capital seal top with shield shaped face, a slender faceted agate stem, and an engine turned nib with decorative locking ring, length 12.5 cm
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An Austrian cold painted bronze dog ashtray, circa 1920, a study of a seated pale coloured spaniel raised on a square pink cream onyx base with a shallow well, length 12 cm, width 10 cm
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An Austrian cold painted bronze dog and onyx ashtray, circa 1920, a delightful study of two terriers, one sleeping, the other scratching and raised on a round well figured green onyx base with a shallow well, diameter 16 cm
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Two vintage Continental miniature paintings of bucolic scenes, 20th century, Circular watercolours depicting a watermill scene, signed Grim, and two figures with a donkey signed Lancret, in matching wooden frames, height: 12.5 cm, width 12.5 cm
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A Georgian rosewood box, early 19th century, the small rectangular box with good patina, with boxwood stringing, mother-of-pearl buttons and conforming cartouche to the lid, a carved mother of pearl escutcheon, the refurbished interior lined with black moire taffeta, height: 10 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 11 cm
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A Georgian rosewood box, early 19th century, the box having blonde wood stringing and white metal buttons and cartouche to the lid, with a conforming escutcheon, the refurbished interior lined with cream and maroon fabric, height: 9.5 cm, length 23.5 cm, width 15 cm
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A fine Victorian coromandel vanity, jewellery and stationery box, circa 1870s, a brass strapped box with striped veneers, having gothic spandrels, a concealed stationery compartment to the lid, compartments for assorted bottles (mixed and incomplete), removable tray and secret jewellery drawer to the short end, finely crafted throughout with Bramah lock and arched brass quadrant stays, with key (concealed mirror A/F), height: 18 cm, length 31 cm, width 22 cm
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A beautiful coromandel vanity, jewellery and stationery box, circa 1870s, Vibrantly figured with brass strapping and a monogrammed shield cartouche and banner, having a concealed stationery compartment to the lid, compartments for eight original bottles and boxes all similarly monogrammed to the finely engraved silver plated lids, two long drawers behind a fall front with engraved escutcheons, one with fitted jewellery compartments, height: 20.5 cm, length 30.5 cm, width 23 cm
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A set of three antique hand coloured engravings, probably 17th century, with later hand colouring, european figural narrative scenes comprising a courtly scene, battle encampment with regal or papal figure, and figures lowering a man into a well, height: 11.5 cm, width 15.5 cm
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A Le Must de Cartier alarm clock, 1980s, numbered 7504 13397, an eight day movement gold lacquered clock with self winding mechanism, housed in the original red leather box with outer cardboard sleeve, together with associated Cartier documentation in folder; service required, height: 8 cm, width 7.5 cm
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A Coalport rococo style floral encrusted clock, circa 1830s, Coalbrookdale manufactory, lavishly moulded in the French manner with scrollwork, lattice and leafy forms in turquoise and white colours picked out in gilt and finely encrusted with varieties of flowers in polychrome colours, a Roman enamel dial with Arab minute markings set within a gilded bezel, with key, height: 30 cm, width 19 cm, depth 14.5 cm
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A three piece maroon porcelain clock garniture in the manner of Sevres, 19th century, with maker's mark for A.D Mougin, the architecturally inspired clock with an arching top with urn form finial supported on porcelain pillars and enclosing a painted porcelain Roman dial set within a gilded bezel, a painted trophy panel below and raised on a cast base with shield and cabochon forms and scroll feet, with conforming urn form sidepieces with village scenes and wreath form handles, with pendulum, height: 23 cm…
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An Art Deco marble and spelter mantle clock, circa 1930, with maker's mark for Pierre Megnin, Seloncourt, with a rectangular white metal dial with Arabic numerals, marked Salamon, Noyon, set within a rectangular multi-coloured marble case and flanked by a pair of Alsatian dogs, raised on a long marble base, with key and pendulum, height: 25 cm, width 46 cm, depth 11 cm
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A striking Art Deco figural clock by Menneville, circa 1930, signed to base, a cold painted spelter woman in an elegantly draping dress accompanied by a lustrous bronze greyhound beside an arching Arabic dial clock in black marble and fine pale celadon Brazilian onyx, raised on a bold chevron patterned angled rectangular base, with key, height: 58 cm, length 82 cm, width 18 cm
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A spelter bust of a Belle Epoque lady by Auguste Moreau, circa 1900, the pedestal bust in bronze colours featuring a fashionably attired young woman in a tightly laced frilled bodice, her coiffed hair dressed with a ribbon, inscribed Aug. Moreau to base, height: 31 cm
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A silvered bronze maiden figure by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), depicting a reclining maiden partially clad in enveloping drapery and holding a conch shell to her ear, raised on a long black marble base, signed D.H. Chiparus, height: 32 cm, length 75 cm, width 15.5 cm
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A pair of neoclassical bronze mounted marble lamp bases, 19th century, the converted urn vases in cream marble upon shaped bases, with ram's head mounts and well cast festoons, stiff leaf, acanthus and acorn borders, height: 47 cm
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A George III flame mahogany long case clock, early 19th century, with a broken pediment with rosette decorations above an arched door flanked by slender pillars, a painted metal Roman dial with flora and bird motifs and two subsidiary dials, the trunk with a rich flame veneers with an inlaid shell motif to an extended base with a pen work triangular design, raised on petite shaped bracket feet, eight day movement, with twin weights and keys, height: 216 cm, width 58 cm, depth 25 cm
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A finely woven large Chinese wedding basket, early 20th century, the three-tier rattan basket with intricate patterned borders and woven script to the lid, with rattan strapping and an overarching handle with decorative brass plaques, height: 59 cm, diameter 43 cm
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A Thai polychrome wood standing Buddha, early 20th century, the serene figure in subdued red tones with some remnant gilt standing on a lotus dais above a flat plinth, the figure with tightly coiffed hair, pendulous lobes and painted eyes, one hand holding a small object, the other lifting gathered vestments, the hems with relief decorations and glass mirror floral embellishments, a glass bead headband to the forehead, height: 108 cm, width 50 cm
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A small Chinese altar style table, of pegged construction with a solid plank top and vigorous graining, two drawers with oval brass backplates and swing handles, angular spandrels and a shaped skirt raised on bold square section cabriole legs with side stretchers, height: 94 cm, length 140 cm, width 35 cm
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A Chinese hardwood twin door cabinet, the peg joined cabinet with a mitre framed top, the doors with traditional brass target escutcheons and a pin lock, two lower drawers and raised on bracket feet, height: 115 cm, width 88 cm, depth 52 cm
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A Chinese hardwood twin door cabinet, the peg joined cabinet with a mitre framed top, the doors with traditional brass target escutcheons and a pin lock, two lower drawers and raised on bracket feet, height: 115 cm, width 88 cm, depth 52 cm
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A Chinese blondewood cabinet, the cabinet with a mitre framed top, a pair cupboards with pairs of matching drawers above and below all with brass hardware, pin locks and swing handles to the drawers, raised on block feet, black painted to the interior, height: 88 cm, width 94 cm, depth 56 cm
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A vintage Japanese wooden table, probably Taisho/early Showa period, a circular occasional table with a key fret design to the waisted top, richly carved and pierced to the skirt and raised on bold dragon carved hipped cabriole legs, height: 77 cm, diameter 95 cm
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A mixed collection of vintage ivory cigarette holders, napkin rings, an antique seal, knife rests, vase and spoon, 19th century to 1960s, twenty one items, Seven assorted oriental carved and engraved cigarette holders, seven carved elephant napkin rings plus two others, a small carved vase and a spoon, a pair of miniature tusk knife rests, a turned antique seal, length 13 cm (spoon)
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A collection of vintage Oriental ivory animal figurines, circa 1960s, nine small elephants of descending size, two horse figures and a prowling tiger, with three wooden stands, height: 4 cm, width 13 cm and smaller
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A vintage Chinese coloured ivory carving of a grasshopper on a radish, republic period, 20th century, exquisitely carved as a realistic and very detailed insect perched on a long radish, with vibrant and natural coloration, cradled on a fabric covered display stand, length 15.5 cm
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A vintage Chinese coloured ivory carving of a grasshopper on a cabbage, Republic period, 20th century, exquisitely carved as a realistic and very detailed insect upon a leafy elongated cabbage, with natural colouration and a cherry resting on the stalk, cradled on a fabric covered display stand, length 17 cm
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A small Oriental carving of a man riding a koi carp, mid 20th century, the figure of a man carrying a ruyi upon his back and riding a thrashing koi, lightly engraved with colouring, raised on small wooden display stand, height: 5 cm, width 5 cm
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A carved and signed okimono of a man accompanied by a crane, early 20th century, a bearded figure in a kimono holding a fan and a broomstick accompanied by a red crested crane, lightly engraved with touches of colour, two character signature to base, with a wooden display stand, height: 8 cm
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A Chinese export style famille rose punch bowl, 20th century, In the Qianlong/Jiaqing manner with two large shaped cartouches featuring figural narratives with a dog, lion and fighting cocks in pavilion settings and small mirror shaped cartouches with figures upon a cellular diaper ground, the interior rim with an iron red cell border above a gilded fleur-de-lis border, a sprig to the centre, height: 16.5 cm, diameter 36 cm
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A pair of Chinese teal ground vases, faceted baluster vases with waisted necks decorated with birds, coral coloured peony and wisteria vines on a pale teal ground, with decorative cartouche medallion to neck, character script to body and Guangxu seal marks underside, height: 35 cm
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A famille verte rouleau vase, the body decorated with figural vignettes and narratives in a fenced garden setting, with sublime mountain landscapes to the neck, the collar with Daoist symbols to cartouches upon a scrolling ground, unmarked, height: 42.5 cm
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A pair of celadon Peking glass bowls, the bowls of ogee profile with foot rims, highly glazed to the interior with satin glazed exteriors, height: 6 cm, diameter 11 cm
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A beautiful emerald green Peking glass bowl, of ogee profile and raised on a solid round foot, height: 8.5 cm, diameter 17.5 cm
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Two Chinese spinach jade bowls, both of ogee profile and raised on a small foot rims, translucent and vigorously figured, height: 5.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm and smaller
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A Chinese silver chatelaine, late 19th to early 20th century, factory mark of Wing Nam & Co, Hong Kong, some components with Chester and Birmingham hallmarks, some items unmarked, a complete chatelaine with belt clip medallion marked 'luck', link chain attachments to implements including a button hook, scissors, bottle opening/pocket knife, retractable pencil, other; some components hallmarked, Total weight: 151gr Length 34 cm
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An antique famille verte baluster vase, later Qing Dynasty, the waisted tapering vase with a carinate collar, decorated to the body with figural narratives set within garden and sublime landscape settings, diaper patterns and borders punctuated with cartouches and Daoist symbols to the collar and neck, height: 25 cm
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A blue and white pedestal bowl or large goblet, the ovoid body decorated with writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst fungus and flaming clouds, lappets and key fret patterns to the base, a chevron design to the rim with apocryphal Ming (Xuande) marks, height: 16.5 cm
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An antique ivory okimono of a Comical figure with a fly Whisk, meiji period, 1868-1912, a round faced gloomy figure wrapped in a cloak holding a fly whisk, a small crouching child at his side, with lightly engraved patterns and inked enrichments, character mark underside, with a wooden display stand, height: 12.5 cm
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An antique ivory okimono of a fisherman and attendant, meiji period, 1868-1912, a figure in a headscarf holding his catch, with a small boy beside him holding a basket of fish, both standing on a woven basket, another lidded basket to the side, with lightly engraved and inked clothing and facial features, unmarked, with a wooden display stand, height: 17 cm
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A blue and white bottle vase, the pear-shaped bottle with small semi-circular handles to the neck, raised on a conical base, decorated throughout with twin dragons contesting a flaming pearl and flying through ruyi and flaming clouds accompanied by a turtle and a phoenix, fungus and lappet borders to the base, apocryphal Ming (Jiaqing) marks to rim, height: 19 cm
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Two jade items: a seal and a bird ornament, a chilong carved seal raised on a square base, in green and mottled brown colours, four character seal mark underside, and a stylised bird like creature in deep celadon green colours flecked with blood red, height: 4.5 cm, length 8.5 cm and smaller
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A jade pendant, in sage to celadon tones depicting auspicious peaches, with cord attachment, length 4.5 cm
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A vintage pair of ivory figures, mid 20th century, elegant mirror image lady figures holding fans, with dark coiffed hair and remnant colouring to the clothing, raised upon wooden stands, height: 19.5 cm
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A petite blue and white cabbage bowl, the everted ogee profile bowl with a small foot rim decorated with three Chinese cabbage plants, four character mark underside, height: 3.5 cm
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A sky blue porcelain brush wash, a small pleasingly plain ovoid pot, pale to the rims, double bordered four-character mark underside, height: 8 cm
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A jade libation cup on stand, of traditional archaic form and in glassy celadon colours, with a chilong handle and a ram's head below the spout, both with ring attachments, archaic designs in low relief to the body and raised on a decorated wooden base, height: 12.5 cm, width 11.5 cm
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An antique ivory netsuke, meiji period, 19th century, the figure of a seated woman with a large wrapped bundle upon her back and eating a bun, with engraving and brown coloration, himatoshi underside, unsigned, height: 3.5 cm
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An antique blue and white figural cup, qing Dynasty, Continuously decorated with narrative scenes in a landscape featuring lovely ladies and a young boy coaxing a reluctant pack horse, unidentified double bordered seal mark underside, height: 7 cm
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A pair of porcelain wine cups, beautifully decorated with writhing dragons and lotus flower heads in flaming clouds, lappet borders to the base in deep plum colours and finely picked out in gilt, with apocryphal 15th century Chenghua character marks within double borders underside, height: 4 cm, diameter 8 cm
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