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Decorative Arts, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:842
Sale Title:Decorative Arts, Day 1Lots with images:842
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:682
Date:26-Mar-2022
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Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain charger, Kangxi period, 17th century, 38 cm diameter
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Two antique Chinese porcelain graduated serving platters, circa 1740, the larger 32.5 cm wide
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Swatow Chinese ceramic bowl with floral decoration, late Ming, 9.5 cm high, 19.5 cm diameter
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An antique Chinese double gourd shaped porcelain vase with enamel floral decoration and tiger head handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, with carved wooden stand, iron red seal mark to base, 31.5 cm high overall. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne with Joshua McCLELLAND print room Melbourne insurance valuation circa 1982.
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A Chinese spherical porcelain vase with floral enamel decoration on black ground, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, six character Ch'ien-lung mark to base, 15 cm high, 24 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne with Joshua McCLELLAND print room Melbourne insurance valuation circa 1982.
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An antique Chinese blue and white porcelain headrest, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, underglaze blue four character mark to base, 14 cm high
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Binh Thuan shipwreck Chinese porcelain serving bowl, Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, 37.5 cm diameter
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A pair of antique Chinese chairs with yoke backs and carved splats, 18th/19th century, 117 cm high, 63 cm across the arms
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An antique Chinese horseshoe back chair, 19th century, 88 cm high, 59 cm across the arms
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A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with painted domestic scene of ladies, 20th century, red seal mark to base, 62 cm high
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar with brown lid together with a blue and white porcelain vase, 20th century, 14 cm and 19 cm high
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A Chinese Canton porcelain plate and a celadon jug, 20th century, the plate 26 cm diameter
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A Chinese archaic style bronze censer resting on three feet, (missing one handle), 22.3 cm high
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An antique Chinese blue and white porcelain dish, Ming Dynasty, underglaze four character mark to base, 15.5 cm diameter
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An antique Chinese red lacquered bowl with gilt dragon decoration, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 30.5 cm diameter
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Palki or Tonjon antique Anglo-Indian sedan chair, circa 1800, rare, 85 cm high, 112 cm wide, 70 cm, Provenance: The Judith Heaven and the late Barrie Heaven collection, South Australia.
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A Chinese ceramic two handled vase, late 18th century, underglaze blue seal mark to base, 24.5 cm high
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Four Chinese carved soapstone statues, 19th/20th century, the largest 14 cm high
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A Chinese porcelain flask with iron red decoration, Qing Dynasty, circa 1800, 17 cm high
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An antique Chinese porcelain dish and vase, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century, (2 items), the vase 13 cm high
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Set of five graduated Chinese porcelain bowls, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, iron red seal mark to bases, the largest 6 cm high, 11 cm diameter
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An antique Chinese carver chair with carved dragon motif, 19th century, 104 cm high, 65 cm across the arms
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A Sino-Tibetan Buddhist alter, carved wood with polychrome finish, 18th/19th century, 25 cm high, 74 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A Chinese carved hardstone censer with dragon decoration, 18 cm high, 20 cm wide
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A Chinese cast bronze statue of a boy sitting on a recumbent bull, 19th /20th century, 26 cm high, 61 cm long
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Vintage Mah-Jong set in cardboard box, early 20th century
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A Chinese porcelain teapot with enamel decoration on salmon ground with dragon handle, Republic period, underglaze four character mark to base, 17 cm high, 24 cm wide
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A Chinese bronze vase in the archaic style, early 20th century, 24.5 cm high
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An ancient Chinese Neolithic pottery deity statue, 5000 B.C, 16.5 cm high
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An antique Chinese cricket cage, carved and turned bone, 19th century, 7.5 cm wide
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Two Chinese black slate ink stones, 19th,20th century, 11 cm and 17 cm wide
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An antique Chinese armchair, carved and ebonized wood with dragon decoration, 19th century, 88 cm high, 69 cm across the arms
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A pair of Chinese bronze mantel vases with phoenix handles, 19th/20th century, 38 cm high
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Ming Dynasty Chinese porcelain fragment jewellery box with silver finished mount, 7 cm high, 13 cm wide, 21.5 cm deep
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A Chinese Tang style pottery horse with rider, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 37 cm high
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A Chinese lotus shaped porcelain serving bowl with dragon decoration, 19th/20th century, six character mark to base, 32 cm wide
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An antique Chinese bronze and cloisonne vase, 19th century, 30 cm high
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An antique Chinese dragon stand, carved and lacquered wood with gilded highlights, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, 101 cm high
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A Chinese cast bronze Buddhist statue, 20th century, 44 cm high
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An antique Chinese pedestal, carved wood with rouge marble top, 19th/20th century, 47 cm high
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A Chinese snuff bottle and snuff box, 19th/20th century, (2 items), the box 6.5 cm wide
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A pair of hand painted Chinese porcelain vases showing mirrored scenes of an ocean liner at sunset with the inscription 'Sailing the seas depends on a Helmsman, making revolution depends on Mao Zedong thought'. Smaller paintings of the ship on reverse, early 1970s, hand-painted on base 'Jiangxi porcelain Company', 27.5 cm high, Provenance: Bloomsbury Auctions, London, November 2009 'Mao and the arts of new China'.
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Cylindrical vase, decorated with Cultural Revolution transfer prints of paramount leader Mao Zedong and Lin Biao, his then second-in-command and designated successor but who died in a plane crash in September 1971 in Mongolia after the discovery of a plot to remove Mao. He was posthumously condemned as a traitor. Beneath the image of the pair it reads 'Chairman Mao and his close comrade Lin Biao inspect the army of the Cultural Revolution'. On the reverse it reads 'Chairman Mao quotation / Grasp the…
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A circular porcelain Maoist box decorated with Cultural Revolution transfer prints of paramount leader Mao Zedong and Lin Biao, his then second-in-command and designated successor but who died in a plane crash in September 1971 in Mongolia after the discovery of a plot to remove Mao; he was posthumously condemned as a traitor. Beneath the image of the pair on the lid it reads 'Chairman Mao and his close comrade Lin Biao inspect the army of the Cultural Revolution'. The interior of the base reads 'Great…
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An unusual garlic head-style porcelain vase decorated with transfer prints celebrating the Cultural Revolution, with a portrait of the young Mao Zedong and a number of his quotations. Around the mouth of the vase reads 'Great leader, teacher, helmsman and commander-in-chief', and around the shoulder 'Top instruction: must not forget war of classes'. Around the main body of the vase it reads great Helmsman, great Commander in chief, great Leader, great Teacher, Lin Biao' and 'Sailing the seas requires a…
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A portrait poster of Chairman Mao in green uniform against a red background with white border. This is generally believed to be the earliest official portrait of Chairman Mao after the foundation of the People's Republic of China. It carries a stamp in the lower right corner on the reverse which translates 'Free copy given by the Editing and Publishing unit, All-China Federation of trade Unions'. Printed by Shanghai Xu Sheng Ji Printing factory for Beijing Worker's Publishing house. Not dated. Size: 78 cm…
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A pair of Cultural Revolution Banners with Quotes of Chairman Mao: each with a quotation in yellow on a red background, and headed by a woodcut style portrait image of Mao. 'Determined, not afraid to sacrifice to overcome all difficulties to win' and 'Without a correct political opinion, there is no soul', printing details and date at lower edge. Shandong People's Publishing house, March, 1967. 76 cm x 26 cm each.
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Poster with quotation from Chairman Mao in yellow font on a crimson red background with yellow border. Headed by a woodcut style portrait image of Mao, 'The people, only the people, are the driving force behind the creation of world history', with print details and date at lower edge. Shanxi People's Publishing house, February, 1968. 74 cm x 32 cm.
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Book: the Romance of the thirteen Dynasties of the Qing Palace, by Xu Xiaotian, 1925, in 6 softcover volumes.
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A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with scene of women in a garden setting, with carved wooden stand, 20th century, seal mark to base, 34 cm high
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A Chinese cloisonne lidded box with dragon decoration, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, 4 cm high, 7 cm diameter
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An antique Chinese carved ivory figural scent bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 12 cm high
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A Chinese carved marble portrait plaque in timber frame, late Qing Dynasty, 27 x 23 cm overall
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A pair of Chinese brass finger bowls with dragon motifs, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, 4 cm high, 11 cm diameter
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Sang de boeuf Chinese porcelain dish 19th/20th century, underglaze blue seal mark to base, 4.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter
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An antique Chinese Straits porcelain dish with turquoise ground, iron red four character mark to base, 4 cm high, 10 cm diameter
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A Chinese porcelain dish with floral enamel decoration, 19th/20th century, iron red seal mark to bases, 3.5 cm high, 9.5 cm diameter
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An antique Korean bowl, carved wood with iron strapping, 19th century, 18 cm high, 54 cm wide
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A Chinese silver finished opium pipe, 19th/20th century, 48 cm long
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A monumental Chinese porcelain vase with enamel and gilt decoration on turquoise ground, 20th century, 94 cm high
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A monumental Chinese porcelain vase with enamel and gilt decoration on blue and Burgundy ground, 20th century, 113 cm high
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A monumental Chinese porcelain vase with enamel and gilt decoration on blue ground, 20th century, 94 cm high
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Set of eight Chinese carved bone spoons, 19th century, 11 cm long
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An antique carved ivory statue of a standing female nude with dog, 19th century, 9 cm high
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A Chinese silver finished bird cage with cloisonne and yellow bead decoration, 20th century, 40 cm high
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A Chinese porcelain vase with enamel decoration of birds, fruit and blossoms, 20th century, 20.5 cm high
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A Chinese carved jade guanyin with child statue, 19th/20th century, 31 cm high
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A Chinese carved jade fisherman ornament, 19th/20th century, 21 cm high, 27 cm wide
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A group of antique and vintage Chinese and Japanese ceramics, 19th and 20th century, the largest plate 31 cm diameter
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A Chinese cloisonne circular box, 20th century, 7 cm high, 11 cm diameter
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An impressive Chinese mirror, carved and lacquered wood with gilded highlights, circa 1920s, 148 x 216 cm
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A Chinese cloisonne bowl on stand, 20th century, 10.5 cm high, 18 cm diameter
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A Chinese statue of a seated man, carved wood with polychrome finish, 20th century, 40 cm high
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Two Chinese carved stone chop seals, a copper vessel, carved jade rooster statue and two wooden vases, 20th century, (6 items), the largest 27 cm high
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Chinese porcelain scent bottle, carved coral lion and assorted stone ornaments, 19th and 20th century, (8 items), the bottles 8 cm high
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An archaic style Chinese bronze pot, 20th century, 34 cm high
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An archaic style Chinese bronze lidded vessel, 35 cm high
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The phases of Chinese cloisonne in three vases, 20th century, 6 cm high
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A Chinese carved jade scholars ornament, 20th century, 13.5 cm long
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic vase spectacularly decorated in high relief with superbly gilded highlights, Meiji period, marks obscured by most likely Kinkozan, 19 cm high
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A fine antique Japanese lacquer ware box, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 8 cm high
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic circular lidded box with geisha scene, Meiji period, Ryozan Meizan mark, 12.5 cm diameter
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic vase with scenes of Samurai and Geishas, Meiji period, Toyama or Yuzan seal mark, 12.5 cm high
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic incense burner, Meiji period, Gyokushin Zan six character mark, 7.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic octagonal bowl, Meiji period, Kinkozan seal mark, 6 cm high, 11 cm wide
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic baluster shaped vase, Meiji period, Hododa seal mark, 16.5 cm high
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic Shinto shrine sake offering pot, Meiji period, Kinkozan Zo mark, 18 cm high
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic circular bowl with millefiori design, Showa period, Koshida mark, 5 cm high, 12.5 cm diameter
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic lidded jar with unusual minimalist gilt decoration, Meiji period, Kinkozan mark, 9 cm high, 10 cm wide
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic cup and saucer, Meiji period, (2 items), impressed Kinkozan mark, the saucer 10.5 cm diameter
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic miniature double gourd vase, Meiji period, Seikozan seal mark, 6.5 cm high
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic vase with millefiori design, late Meiji/Showa period, seal mark to base, 12 cm high, 14 cm wide
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Satsuma Japanese ceramic saucer with wisteria decoration, Meiji period with Kinkozan mark to base; together with a Japanese cigarette case with burnished gold dragon decoration, early 20th century, (2 items), the saucer 11 cm diameter
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Satsuma pair of Japanese ceramic vases with 'Thousand Butterflies' design, Meiji period, late 19th century, seal mark to base, 15 cm high
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Satsuma two Japanese miniature pottery vases, Meiji period, 20th century, 5.5 cm and 6 cm high
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Kiyomizu Japanese ceramic pot with lid, Showa period, 20th century, 22 cm high
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A Japanese carved amber netsuke in the form of a sitting dog, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 4 cm high, 5 cm long
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Kutani Ware Japanese porcelain vase, Meiji period, 19th century, early seal mark to base, 25 cm high
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Kutani Ware pair of fine miniature Japanese porcelain vases, Meiji period, 19th century, six character mark to base, 9.5 cm high
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Satsuma export ware Japanese lidded jug and bowl, Meiji period, 20th century, the larger 15 cm high
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