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The Collector's Auction — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:221
Sale Title:The Collector's AuctionLots with images:220
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:168
Date:29-Mar-2022
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A set of eight William IV mahogany dining chairs, each with a plain shaped top rail with moulded uprights and plain back rail, the padded seat on turned tapering front legs.
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A pair of William IV mahogany elbow chairs and another similar, the pair with curved solid top rail and back rail, the padded seat flanked by scrolled arms on turned and faceted front legs, the other of slightly smaller size with plain turned front legs.
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An important George III mahogany twin pedestal dining table by Morgan & Sanders, London, the rounded rectangular top with reeded edge on conforming frieze with brass handles to either end, one engraved 'Patent / Morgan & Sanders / Inventors & Manufacturers / 16 & 17 / Catherine Street strand / London', on ebony inlaid swept supports with brass caps and wooden castors, extending to take six leaves, depth 150 cm, length 188 cm, length 362.5 cm (extended), height 72 cm. Other Notes: Morgan & Sanders…
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A George III mahogany elbow chair, after a design by George Hepplewhite, the moulded shield shaped back carved with wheat ears having three leaf and patera carved splats, the padded seat flanked by curved moulded arms on reeded tapering supports joined by an H-stretcher.
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A George IV rosewood centre table, the circular tilt top on a leaf carved pedestal, the triform base with scroll and lion paw feet, diameter 120 cm, height 75 cm. Provenance: Acquired in London 1974
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An Anglo-Indian carved ebony armchair, mid 19th century, the relief carved top rail centred with an anthemion flanked by leaf scrolls and a pair of volutes, the moulded uprights descending to scrolled arms terminating in a patera, the seat rail with conforming carving, having caned seat and back, on winged lion paw carved front legs. Provenance: Hunter Valley Fine Arts, acquired from the above 1973
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An Anglo-Indian carved ebony armchair, mid 19th century, the relief carved top rail centred with a scallop shell and scrolling acanthus between leaf carved uprights descending to scroll carved arms and seat rail, having caned seat and back on winged lion paw carved front legs, the rear legs with brass castors. Provenance: Spink & Son, London. Peter Lane Antiques, Sydney, acquired from the above
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A George III mahogany, boxwood, rosewood and satinwood crossbanded sofa table, of small proportions, the twin flap top above two frieze drawers one with fitted interior on reeded end supports and swept legs with brass castors, height 70 cm, width (extended) 120 cm, depth 50 cm
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A pair of Anglo Indian solid ebony elbow chairs, each with a reeded top rail centred with a carved palmette, the pierced back rail with central palmette roundel flanked by lotus flowers, having scrolled arms on reeded baluster supports, cane seat and reeded inverted baluster legs, the cane seat with a loose squab cushion upholstered in antique French brocade.
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A George IV mahogany library/reading table, the rising top with book rest above a plain frieze with an end drawer and slide to opposite end on ring turned legs and brass castors, height 74.5 cm, width 91 cm, depth 50 cm
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A George III mahogany open armchair, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the upswept leaf carved top rail above a pierced splat, the shaped arms flanking a drop in seat on square sectioned supports.
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A Dutch style brass eight light chandelier, surmounted by a double headed eagle, the central stem issuing eight scrolled branches with spherical base. Height 90 cm
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A bronze figure of Adonis, after the antique, second-half 19th century, the naked youth sporting a fig leaf standing by a stump, height 60 cm
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A Tuscan walnut amoire, early 18th century, the deeply moulded cornice above frieze and a pair of panel doors flanked by panelled uprights, the moulded base standing on scrolled bracket feet, height 215 cm, width 157 cm, depth 65 cm
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An Italian bronze of King Vittorio Emanuele II, late 19th century, after the original by Antonio Pandiani (1838-1928), the King dressed in hunting clothes, plumed hat and holding a rifle, on an integral moulded plinth, height 48 cm
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An Italian walnut cassone, late 17th century, with rising top above panelled sides and moulded base standing on lion paw feet, height 60 cm, width 185 cm, depth 61.5 cm. Provenance: di Clemente, Florence, Italy
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A large pair of Italian Majolica Istoriato vases, 19th century, both with handles formed as entwined snakes issuing from a mask, painted in colours with oval reserves, one vase depicting Tarquin and Lucretia and a battle scene verso, the other Coriolanus, Act V, scene III and a biblical scene verso, height 60 cm. Provenance: Bonhams, Sydney, 'Fairwater: The Collection of Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax', 22 September 2019, lot 240. Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
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A Napoleon III satinwood and plum pudding mahogany cabinet, the moulded top above a frieze drawer, the cupboard door inlaid with six false drawers, enclosing shelves, and a further drawer below all with satinwood banding, and flanked by inlaid uprights, on toupie feet, height 159 cm, width 90 cm, depth 49.5 cm
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A French lacquered brass clock garniture by E. Lohse, late 19th century, in the manner of Viardot or Lievre, the clock with white enamelled dial having Roman numerals and signed '.. Lemaire / E. Lohse SUCr / 71 Rue Vieille-Du-Temple', in the Henri II style, the case cast with strapwork and grotesque masks flanked by a pair of matching five light candelabra, height of clock 49 cm
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A Napoleon III style boulle and gilt metal bureau plat, the leather lined surface within red tortoiseshell borders, having three drawers on cabriole legs with espagnolette chutes and rocaille sabots, height 83 cm, width 158 cm, depth 82 cm
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A Biedermeier satinwood parcel-gilt and ebonised occasional table, the circular marble top on a plain frieze and column pedestal with leaf carved band on triform platform base, height 72 cm, diameter 56 cm
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A Biedermeier satinwood and ebonised display cabinet, mid 19th century, the flattened pediment top above a plain frieze supported by a pair of engaged columns flanking the central arched and panelled door enclosing shelves, on square tapering legs, height 176 cm, width 103 cm, depth 53 cm
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A German terracotta statue of the goddess Demeter, Second-half 19th century, the classically draped goddess wearing a wreath of fruit and wheatears holding a cornucopia and (replaced) sickle, standing on a flowerhead moulded square plinth, signed 'Greulich' and stamped to base: E. March Sohne Charlottenburg Berlin, height 210 cm, base 51 cm square. Provenance: The Estate of Martyn Cook, Sydney. Shapiro Auctions, Sydney, 'SH183 - Property from the Estates of Martyn Cook, Judith Hoyle and Andrew Pratten,…
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A Russian icon of Saint Innocent of Irkutsk, second half 19th century, oil on wood in a silver and gilt oklad contained within a gilt wood and brass mounted kiot, height 28 cm, width 18 cm, depth 6 cm
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A Russian icon of Christ Pantokrator, late 19th century, oil on wood in silver gilt oklad and ebonised and gilt wood kiot, height 31 cm, width 26 cm, depth 7 cm
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A Russian icon of the Vladimirskaya mother of God, late 19th century, oil on wood in silver gilt oklad and gilt wood and ebonised kiot, height 29 cm, width 25 cm, depth 7 cm
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An Italian walnut cassettone, 17th century, the moulded rectangular top above three long double panelled drawers with brass handles and escutcheons, flanked by carved uprights terminating in putto herms above a panel of zecchini, the moulded base with carved bracket feet, height 94 cm, width 99 cm, depth 40 cm. Other Notes: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (the world's oldest or second oldest bank) label to interior of top drawer.
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A cold painted bronze eagle, possibly Vienna, early 20th century, naturalistically modelled and painted with spread wings standing on a rock base, height 26 cm
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An Italian inlaid walnut cassettone, 17th century, the rectangular top with ovolo carved moulded edge, above three panelled drawers inlaid in fruitwood with scrolling tendrils within checkered borders, and a further concealed base drawer, on moulded plinth, height 91 cm, width 77 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Louis XIV walnut fauteuil, the upholstered shaped back flanked by moulded and scrolled arms on turned and faceted uprights and front supports united by moulded strapwork stretchers on bun feet, height 108 cm
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A marble bust of a woman, modern, in the classical Greek style, on cast iron plinth, height 33 cm (excluding plinth)
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A Continental mahogany secretaire a Abattant, early 19th century, probably Dutch, the moulded top above a frieze drawer and fall-front revealing pigeon holes and drawers around a central cupboard, with two cupboards below, inlaid with oval satinwood paterae and with checkered stringing throughout, the canted angles terminating in tapering legs, height 148 cm, width 90 cm, depth 43 cm. Provenance: Jane Marshall, Balmain, acquired from the above 1977
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A Victorian green serpentine pedestal, the revolving top on a spirally carved shaft and octagonal plinth, height 116 cm
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A bronze figure of the flying mercury, late 19th century, after the original by Giambologna, holding the caduceus and standing on the breath of a zephyr mask, on black marble pedestal, height 68.5 cm
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A Sevres porcelain double confiturier, first half 19th century, the oval stand with a pair of fluted handles supporting the integral urn shaped pots each with a pine cone finial cover, decorated in dark blue and gilt with bands of flowers, enamelled 'Sevres' to base, height 13 cm
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A French Empire style centre table by Delmas, last quarter 19th century, the onyx top above a laurel and patera frieze on female herm monopodia supports joined by patera mounted stretchers, signed to base, height 76 cm, width 125 cm, depth 75 cm
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A Louis XV style fauteuil a L'Oreilles, late 19th century, the moulded beech frame carved with scrolls, rocaille and flowerheads on cabriole legs, height 98 cm
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Two French brass bouillotte lamps, one with three arms formed as hunting horns, the other with two scrolled arms, both with pained tole adjustable shades, height 55 cm
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A Napoleon III giltmetal and rouge marble mantel clock, the fluted column base supporting a figure of Eros drawing his bow, the enamelled dial with Arabic numerals and pierced hands, raised on leaf cast lion paw feet, height 42 cm
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A Grand Tour bronze of the Borghese gladiator, after the antique, 19th century, on associated white marble base, height excluding base 29 cm
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A Napoleon III bronze mounted and inlaid centre table, in the Louis XVI style, the circular top inlaid with a lattice of box wood and mother of pearl on a thuya wood ground, the frieze with mounts of interlacing laurel and ivy, the fluted leaf carved legs with musical trophy headers united by an undertier on toupie feet with brass castors, height 73 cm, diameter 76 cm
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A Louis XV style boulle bracket clock, mid 19th century, the domed arched case surmounted by a figure of cupid, the front with the winged head of father time on leaf scroll and claw feet, the circular gilt relief patterned dial with blue and white enamel Roman numerals and signed Pia. A Paris, the case veneered in brown tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, height 60 cm
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A pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils, each with a moulded frame, the arched padded back and seat flanked by scrolled arms and reeded padded armrest supports, on turned and fluted legs in check cotton upholstery, height 86 cm. Provenance: Acquired in Paris 1990
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A Louis XV style ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat, French, third quarter 19th century, the leather lined top with foliate clasps to the corners above three drawers quarter veneered in tulipwood, the cabriole legs mounted with scrolled chutes with a martial bust and terminating in rocaille sabots, height 79 cm, width 135 cm, depth 72 cm. Provenance: Dickinson and Howarth, Cheshire, acquired from the above circa 1979
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A Louis XVI style gilt bronze cartel clock, second half 19th century, the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, the case surmounted by a fluted and leaf cast urn, and cast with guilloche, acanthus and berried laurel swags, height 86 cm
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A Neapolitan Grand Tour bronze of Narcissus, late 19th century, stamped with foundry mark on base of Francesco de Luca, Napoli, height 63 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style walnut side chairs, French, late 19th century, each with moulded frame, the cartouche shaped back with rocaille and flowerhead cresting, on cabriole legs with scroll toes. Provenance: Acquired in Paris
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A French gilt metal clock garniture, late 19th century, the clock with steel suspension and count wheel striking on the hour and half hour, the gilt metal dial with enamel chapter ring having Roman numerals in an arched pierced case of elaborate Renaissance revival design surmounted by an urn, flanked by matching five light candelabra, height of candelabra 53 cm
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A Louis XVI style giltwood jardiniere stand, early 20th century, decorated with carved swags to the caned sides standing on moulded and carved legs with swag and ram's head headers, caned undertier, height 110 cm
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A Victorian gilt composition pier table and mirror, in the revived Louis XVI style, the oval mirror with shell swag scroll and pendant laurel cresting within a moulded berried leaf frame and issuing six candle sconces, flanked by scrolls on a marble topped console with conforming frieze and apron on four fluted tapering legs joined by shaped stretchers with a central wreathed urn, mirror: height 225 cm, width 180 cm, table: height 83 cm, width 183 cm, depth 51 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style three light appliques, each with a foliate backplate issuing three leaf cast arms, electrified, height 37 cm, width 30 cm, depth 19 cm. Provenance: Acquired in Paris 1990
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A Grand Tour bronze of the dancing faun of Pompeii, late 19th century, height 33 cm
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A French bronze bust, late 19th century, the bearded young man with a felt cap on his wavy hair, wearing a heavy chain on his striped doublet, height 42 cm
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Louis Chalon (French, 1866-1940), La Mer, bronze, parcel gilt bronze, verde green marble, signed in bronze: Louis Chalon, height 79 cm. Provenance: gallery 63 Antiques, New York, John Schaeffer, acquired from the above, Christie's, Sydney, 'The John Schaeffer collection at Rona', 15-16 May 2004, lot 454. Private Collection, Sydney. Smith & Singer, Sydney, 'Important Jewels, Watches & Objects of Virtu', 12 May 2021, lot 152, acquired from the above
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A Caucasian Mafrash panel, woven with lines of repeating geometric decoration, 140 x 93 cm
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A Northern New Ireland Tatanua helmet mask, early 20th century, alstonia wood, shell, bark, cloth, cane, chalk and pigments, modern metal stand, height 44 cm excluding stand. Provenance: Hurst gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA (gallery number to the inside of the mask HI593), acquired from the above. Other Notes: Norman Hurst (1944- 2011) was a pioneer of the thematic exhibition, who always published informed and well researched catalogues to accompany the many important pieces he collected.
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A carved and polychrome New Guinea ancestor figure, Sepik River, of a man in a bird headdress, height 128 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen Sydney, 'Margaret Olley AC (1923-2011) an artist's Life', 30 June 2013, lot 162, acquired from the above
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A framed Papua New Guinea tapa cloth, with all over geometric design, 205 x 57 cm
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A north Indian black stone torso of Vishnu, 10th-12th century, the god with downcast expression, wearing earrings and a fragmentary diadem, draped loincloth, and flanked by Varaha in the form of a boar, on modern metal stand, height 61 cm excluding stand. Provenance: Christpher and Anna Thorpe, Sydney
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An Indian white marble statue of a celestial dancer, 18th century, the smiling boy wearing necklaces and gardlands wearing trousers and a sash, height including base 41.5 cm
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A Burmese white marble Buddha, late 19th century, shown seated in bhumisparsha mudra with serene expression and elongated earlobes, height 30 cm
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A pair of Tibetan pillar carpets, each woven with an upper border of geometric meandering scrolls, pearls and pendant lanterns, the blue field with a figure of a monk blowing a conch shell, each 217 x 73 cm
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A Chinese red lacquered centre table, the square top above a fretwork frieze on square sectioned legs joined by stretchers, decorated in red, green and yellow lacquer, height 88 cm, width 92 cm, depth 92 cm
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A four panel Chinese screen, 19th century, each panel with a section of geometric fretwork above a panel with a still life painting, the mouldings painted red and green, each 207 x 55 x 6 cm
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Zhao Zong Zao (China, b. 1931), lantern festival 1984, woodblock print, ed. 1/20, signed and dated lower right, editioned lower left, 70 x 45 cm (95 x 73 cm framed). Provenance: The Australian National University Institute of Arts, Canberra. Private Collection, NSW, thence by descent, Exhibitions: 'Zhao Zong Zao', the Australian National University Institute of the Arts, 20-28 May 1992, no. 20. Other Notes: Professor Zhao Zong Zao was the head of Printmaking at the Zheijang Institute of fine Art in…
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A Japanese brass mounted red lacquer lantern, mounted with foliate designs and engraved brass mon, the red lacquer top and base opening to a concertina rice paper shade painted with a black mon, diameter 35 cm, height (closed) 32 cm
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A Japanese black lacquered cypress travel trunk (Nagamochi), the double hinged top with iron hardware, the panelled front lacquered in red with two mon, height 76 cm, width 137 cm, depth 60 cm
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A Chinese lacquered altar table, second half 19th century, the narrow top with scrolled ends standing on cabriole front legs with leaf carved toes, height 102 cm, length 205 cm, depth 42 cm
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A massive Chinese blue and white porcelain charger, the barbed rim with design of stylised waves, painted to the centre with a five clawed dragon within a border of dragons, diameter 79 cm
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A massive Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with overall fretwork pattern on yellow ground having square reserves to the neck and oval reserves to the body all decorated with multicoloured dragons chasing flaming pearls, height 57 cm
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A Chinese Sancai pottery figure of a caparisoned horse, standing foursquare with mottled saddle cloth, height 77 cm
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A pair of Chinese Marble-Inlaid hardwood armchairs, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th/Early 20th century, the pierced backs inlaid with rectangular marble plaques, purchased Sotheby's Australia, lot 173, height 106 cm, width 62 cm, depth 46 cm
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A pair of Chinese Dreamstone Marble-Inset hardwood circular tables, intricately carved with cloud collar motif and other designs, and inset with circular dreamstone marble panels, height 79 cm, diameter 59 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia
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A Chinese porcelain famille vert baluster vase, late 19th century, with overall pattern of stylised chrysanthemums in iron red enamel, the square reserves painted with birds and flowers, height 36.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose Plaque-Inset hardwood table screen, 20th century, the plaque decorated with two scholars playing weiqi, the stand intricately carved with scrolling foliage.
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A Chinese famille rose plaque-inset circular low table, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or later, the plaque decorated with scrolling lotus against a turquoise blue ground, diameter 80 cm, height 36.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese horseshoe-back armchairs, late Qing Dynasty, the backsplats carved in relief with a ruyi shape enclosing a 'Shou' character, height 98 cm
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A Vietnamese iron-decorated stoneware jar, Ly (1009-1225) or Tran Dynasty (1225-1400), circa 13th century, of tall cylindrical form, decorated with carved lotus petals to the rim, lug handles, and incised decoration of scrolling lotus and clouds to the sides, the lotus and clouds in an iron brown glaze against an off white glazed ground, height 36 cm
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A Vietnamese iron-decorated stoneware jar, Ly (1009-1225) or Tran Dynasty (1225-1400), circa 13th century, of tall cylindrical form, decorated with carved lotus petals to the rim, lug handles, and incised decoration of scrolling lotus and clouds to the sides, the lotus and clouds in an off white glaze against an iron brown ground, height 42 cm
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A Burmese lacquer food container, the domed top painted in gilt lacquer on a red ground with quatrefoil reserves painted with maidens at various pursuits on a ground of scrolling foliage, height 43 cm, diameter 49 cm
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A Japanese black lacquer Buddhist altar (Butsudan), having double hinged doors opening to reveal gilt lacquered interior with further double hinged lattice doors below a chrystanthemum carved frieze opening to reveal a tripartite architectural interior above four small drawers, a further long drawer on a base with sliding cupboard doors, height 149 cm, width 64 cm, depth 54 cm. Provenance: Shapiro Auctions, Sydney
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A Japanese Satsuma vase, signed Kinkozan, Meiji period circa 1890, of globular form, the body of the vase exhibits a very fine crackle, the decoration of overglaze enamelling and gilding of superior quality featuring a long and detailed Sankinkotai procession amongst mist and clouds with neck and base decoration of flowers and repeated geometric patterns, height 30 cm. Other Notes: Sankinkotai was a system of compulsory biennial attendance the Edo shogunate enforced on the powerful daimyo of Japan.…
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A Japanese Okegawa-Do Tosei Gusoku armour, Meiji period (1603-1868), 19th century, the eight-plate iron and silk lined suji-bachi kabuto (helmet) with a three-stage tehen kanamono (ornamental ring on topside), on the front, gilt kuwagata-dai supporting a Kirimon (Paulownia) maedate and leather-clad fukigaeshi (turnbacks) and four-plate itazane manju shikoro (rounded neck-guard), the black lacquered ressei menpo (mask with fierce expression) with hair moustache and red pigment on the interior, a four-lame…
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A Japanese Boy's sword (Wakizashi), late Muromachi period, the blade signed 'Hiro Tsugu', with shark skin and gilt metal mounted handle and tsuba, the lacquer scabbard with inset dagger, length 60 cm
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Six Japanese woodblock prints, 20th century, after original works by Tsukimaro Kiltagawa, Sukenobu Nishikawa, Kuninao Utagawa, Eish Chobunsai, Kuniyasu Utagawa, and Eisen Keisai, depicting Japanese ladies at various pursuits, each 33 x 26.5 cm
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A Japanese wedding kimono, 20th century, richly embroidered all over with flowers in gold and silver thread on a red ground.
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A pair of Japanese shibayama panels, late 19th century, each inlaid in bone and mother of pearl on a lacquered ground, one with a peony and birds and the other a chrysanthemum and dragonfly, signed lower right on each, 59 x 35 cm. Provenance: Buxton Antiques, acquired from the above 1980.
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A Chinese hardwood writing table, 19th century, the rectangular top above two deep and two narrow drawers with a pierced and carved apron on square tapering legs with scroll toes, height 82 cm, width 120 cm, depth 63 cm
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A Chinese mother of Pearl-Inlaid Hongmu mirror screen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or later, the screen and stand inlaid with intricate mother of pearl flowers and foliage, height 74 cm, width 80 cm, depth 26 cm
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A Chinese white jade inlaid gilt bronze ruyi sceptre, 20th century, naturalistically cast as a gnarled peach branch bearing two jade peaches at the sceptre head, length 30 cm
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A Chinese jade blade, the mottled green stone of quadrilateral outline with three holes to one side, on wooden stand, length 25 cm
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A Chinese jade carving of a sleeping horse, the bluey grey stone with mottled russet inclusions, length 10 cm. Provenance: Galerie Asboth, Vienna (accompanied by certificate). Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
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A Chinese jade carving of a recumbent ox, the grey blue stone with brown inclusions, length 13.5 cm. Provenance: Galerie Asboth, Vienna (accompanied by certificate). Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
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A Chinese jade carving of a recumbent dragon, well carved, the stone of a greyish greeny hue, length 11 cm. Provenance: Galerie Asboth, Vienna (accompanied by certificate). Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
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A white jade medallion, Qing Dynasty, pierced and carved with peaches, finger citron and foliage, diameter 7.3 cm
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A Chinese bronze tiger, Zhou Dynasty, standing foursquare with openwork mouth and incised decoration to the body, on wooden stand, length 21 cm. Provenance: Lord Byron Architecture D'Interieur Antiquities, Nice, France. Literature: William Willetts, 'Chinese Art', 1958. Other Notes: The hollow cast body indicates it was a fitting of some sort, possibly a handle.
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A Japanese cast bronze circular mirror, Edo period (1603-1868), cast with a design of cranes and pine trees, diameter 12.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose brush pot, 20th century, decorated with quails and chrysanthemum, bearing a four character mark in iron red to the base, height 12.5 cm, diameter 10 cm
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A pair of Chinese famille rose footed dishes, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, each decorated with a design of peonies and rocks, width of largest 22 cm
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A Chinese Ge-Type Hu-Form vase, 20th century, of classic fang hu-form with squared ear to either side of the neck, bearing a Guangxu mark in underglaze blue to the base, height 30 cm.
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