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The Collector's Auction; Bradman “Australia vs. The Rest” Cricket Bat, 1938 — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:233
Sale Title:The Collector's Auction; Bradman “Australia vs. The Rest” Cricket Bat, 1938Lots with images:233
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:157
Date:28-Nov-2022
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A Chinese/Vietnamese Bleu de hue bowl, 19th century, decorated with the seven scholars of the bamboo grove, two character mark to base. Height 6 cm, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese carved white Wear foliate rim dish, Northern Song Dynasty, possibly Jiexu kiln, with a flaring hexafoliate rim, the interior with scrolling peony decoration. Height 5.5 cm, diameter 18 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese Longquan celadon dish, Southern Song Dynasty, with impressed decoration of a lotus blossom to the interior, carved fluting to the cavetto and a foliate rim. Height 4.5 cm, diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese Longquan moulded celadon dish, Yuan Dynasty, with moulded decoration to the cavetto of scrolling foliage within petal lappets and a foliate rim, covered in a sea green celadon glaze. Height 4 cm, diameter 17.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese celadon bowl and two Chinese celadon dishes, Song Dynasty and later, the bowl with moulded decoration and one dish with impressed decoration to the centre. The bowl: height 7 cm, diameter 19 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese Longquan carved celadon bowl, Southern Song Dynasty, decorated with carved scrolling foliage to the cavetto, covered in a sea green celadon glaze. Height 4.5 cm, diameter 20 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese moulded celadon bowl, Yuan Dynasty, with moulded decoration to the cavetto of scrolling flowers. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A pair of Chinese Longquan celadon bowls, Southern Song/Yuan Dynasty, each covered in a sea green celadon glaze with an unglazed circle to the centre. Height 4 cm, diameter 13 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese Longquan celadon twin-fish dish, Southern Song Dynasty, with impressed decoration to the centre of two fish and carved lotus petals to the exterior covered in a sea green celadon glaze. Height 4.5 cm, diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese Longquan celadon eight Buddhist emblem bowl, Yuan Dynasty, with moulded decoration to the interior of lotus petal lappets each containing one of the eight buddhist emblems, with a foliate rim and carved lotus petal decoration to the exterior. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Chinese blue and white bowls, Ming Dynasty, circa 17th century, each decorated with scrolling flowers. The largest: height 7.5 cm, diameter 15 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Two Chinese blue and white dishes, Ming Dynasty, the larger decorated with a deer in a landscape, the smaller with scrolling foliage. Height of the larger 4 cm, diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Two Chinese blue and white bowls, Jiajing/Wanli period, one decorated with figures in a landscape, the other with two qilong, each with mark to base. Each approximately: height 6 cm, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese blue and white fish pond bowl, Jiajing/Wanli period, decorated with three fish in a lotus pond to the sides, a fish to the centre interior, four character mark to base. Height 6 cm, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese blue and white deer and crane bowl, Jiajing/Wanli period, decorated with a crane and a deer within a landscape to the exterior and a ruyi to the centre, four character mark to base. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 14.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A pair of Chinese blue and white bowls, Kangxi mark and of the period, decorated in kraak style with reserves containing alternating long Eliza figures interspersed with flowers, four character Kangxi mark to base within a double circle. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A mirror image pair of Chinese blue and white vases, Republic period or later, decorated with a mythical beast on a rock and an eagle perched on a tree, six character Kangxi mark to base. Height 34.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese underglaze blue and copper red dragon and phoenix bowl, Kangxi mark and of the period, with a overted rim and carved waist to the middle exterior, decorated with a five-clawed dragon and phoenix chasing a flaming pearl to the upper register, and to the lower register waves, a six character mark for Kangxi to the base. Height 7 cm, diameter 20 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese cloisonne altar garniture, late Qing Dynasty, comprising a censer and two candle prickets, decorated with scrolling lotus against a turquoise ground with gilded bronze details. Height of censer 20 cm, width 16 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Southeast Asian opium pipe, length 66 cm
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A Chinese archaic gold inlaid bronze ritual food vessel (Ding), probably Zhou Dynasty, of flattened spherical form supported by three legs, having two upright rectangular loop handles, inlaid in gold and silver lobate patterns, the domed cover with three rings, overall green patination. Diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese bronze censer, Xuande mark with fluted sides and a foliate rim, cast six character mark to base. Height 9 cm, diameter 12 cm
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A Chinese Junyao dish, Yuan Dynasty, with a pale blueish-white glaze decorated with a copper splash to one side. Height 3.5 cm, diameter 14.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white and iron glazed ewer, 20th century, decorated with bird and flower roundels to each side in blue and white against an iron brown ground. Height 21.5 cm, width 17 cm
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A Chinese rock crystal carving, of an elegant woman in flowing robes holding a peach spray. Height 23 cm
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A Chinese hardwood brush pot, 20th century, in Ming style with a plain beaded edge to the mouth and footrim. Height 16 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
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A Chinese Shiwan altar offering hand of Bananas, 20th century, height 11.5 cm, width 30 cm
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A group of Shiwan Chinese altar offering star fruit together with a green glazed bowl (24), 19th/20th century. The bowl: height 9.5 cm, diameter 19.5 cm
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A Chinese carved bamboo brush pot, 19th/20th century, decorated with three scholars beneath a pine tree with two attendants to the rear. Height 14 cm, diameter 9.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white dragon dish, 18th/19th century, decorated with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, base unglazed. Height 6 cm, diameter 29 cm
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A collection of Chinese blue and white export porcelain, 18th century, comprising: a set of four octagonal plates painted with peonies and flower sprays, two other shaped circular plates, a shallow dish, eight soup plates including three decorated with peonies and bamboo and three decorated with peonies. (15). Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A Chinese blue and white lidded bowl, 19th century, decorated with mandarin ducks in a lotus pond. Height 19 cm, diameter 18 cm
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A set of 8 Chinese blue and white teacups, together with another teacup, 19th/early 20th century, decorated with flowering prunus branches with a square mark to the bases. Height 4 cm, diameter 6 cm
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A Chinese blue and white bombe tripod censer, 19th century, decorated with a classical Chinese landscape scene. Height 9.5 cm, diameter 20 cm
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A large Chinese blue and white bowl, 19th century, decorated to the exterior with four warriors and to the interior with peonies, four character Kangxi mark to base. Height 10 cm, diameter 26 cm
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A group of 22 Chinese blue and white spoons together with a large serving spoon, 19th/early 20th century, the small spoons decorated with a figure in front of a pagoda, the serving spoon decorated with the seven scholars in the bamboo grove. Length of the larger 23 cm
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A Chinese blue and white candle lamp, 19th century, with pierced sides and top, decorated with scrolling pea flower, the base with a candle stand in the centre. Height 20 cm, diameter 14 cm
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A Chinese blue and white dish with warrior decoration, 18th century, decorated with four warriors beneath a mountain and a scrolling peony border. Height 2.5 cm, diameter 24 cm
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A set of 10 Chinese blue and white teacups, 19th/early 20th century, decorated with flowering prunus branches with a square mark to the bases. Height 4 cm, diameter 6 cm
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A Chinese blue and white vase, 19th century, decorated with a landscape in underglaze blue and elephant ears to the neck. Height 42.5 cm, diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese blue and white bowl, Kangxi period, decorated with peony and bamboo, surrounded by bamboo and grape border. Height 4 cm, diameter 17 cm
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A large Chinese octagonal blue and white jardiniere, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, decorated to the exterior with scrolling lotus beneath a ruyi border. Height 44 cm, diameter 47 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney.
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A pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain famille rose temple jars, each with domed cover, painted in colours with Shi-Shi dogs at play, bearing Yongzheng six character mark to base. Height 41 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A pair of Chinese Doucai scroll ends, 20th century, each decorated with scrolling qilong and lotus in doucai enamels. Length 6 cm, diameter 5 cm
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A Chinese enamelled water pot, Tongxi mark and of the period, decorated with scrolling lotus bats and shou characters in enamels against a blue enamel ground, six character Tongxi mark in iron red to base. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 8 cm
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A Chinese famille rose leaf form dish, Tongzhi mark and of the period, decorated with flowers and insects in famille rose enamels with a tongzhi mark in iron red to the base. Height 6 cm, width 18.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose Dou-Form container, decorated with a scene with figures in a landscape and sprays of flowers to sides. Height 10.5 cm, diameter 9 cm
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A Chinese famille rose Drum-Form stool, decorated with scrolling lotus against an apple green ground. Height 31 cm, diameter 25 cm
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A Chinese famille rose Hu-Form vase, 20th century, with deer head handles and dragon roundel decoration to the front and rear, six character Guangxu iron red mark to base. Height 17 cm, diameter 13.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese carved bat and Shou Claire de lune vases, Qianlong marks to both bases, carved with bats surrounding Shou symbols, covered in a pale blue enamel glaze. Height 23 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose tea bowl, Tongzhi mark and of the period, decorated with figures in a landscape in famille rose enamels, six character Tongzhi mark in iron red to base. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose two dragon dish, Guangxu mark, 19th/early 20th century, decorated with a red and green dragon, six character Guangxu mark in iron red to the reverse. Height 3 cm, diameter 26 cm
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A Chinese famille rose export bowl, Qianlong period, decorated with sprays of flowers and with an interior rocaille border. Height 9 cm, diameter 21 cm
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A Chinese foliate rim famille rose dish, 18th century, decorated with figures in a landscape. Height 5 cm, diameter 28.5 cm
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A Chinese inscribed Qianjiang Cai enamel vase, 19th/early 20th century, decorated with fishermen to the front, inscribed in black and red enamel to the reverse and to the neck. Height 45 cm, diameter 21 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain famille rose hexagonal lidded jars, painted with flowers and happiness symbols. Height 34 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A Chinese famille rose bowl, 19th/20th century, decorated with peonies, chrysanthemum, mallow and lotus and insects in famille rose enamels. Height 8 cm, diameter 15.5 cm
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A Chinese carved and reticulated Wucai vase, 19th/20th century, with carved and pierced decoration to the sides of figures in pavilions, six character Kangxi mark to base. Height 34.5 cm, diameter 16 cm
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A Chinese blue ground Goldfish bowl, 19th/early 20th century, decorated with birds and flowers in shaped reserves against a blue ground containing birds and butterflies, the interior decorated with goldfish and water weeds. Height 35 cm, diameter 41 cm
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A Chinese famille rose mille Fleur round box, 19th/early 20th century, decorated with a variety of flowers against a gilded ground, six character iron red Quanling mark to base. Height 5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
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A Chinese Ge-Type vase with dragon decoration, 19th century, decorated in relief with a dragon in iron brown against a crackled cream glaze, chenghua mark to base. Height 26 cm, diameter 10 cm
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Two Chinese famille rose and relief decorated vases, 19th century, decorated with warriors in famille rose enamels and relief dragons in iron glaze. Height of the larger 43 cm, diameter 19 cm
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A Chinese famille rose rouleau 'Boys Vase', decorated with scenes of boys playing in famille rose enamels against a scrolling floral lime green ground. Height 25 cm, diameter 10 cm
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A Chinese porcelain tile painting, painted with an emperor and attendants in an interior with calligraphy. 44 x 31 cm
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A Mughal manuscript page, another similar and an Indian decorative painting, the manuscript depicting a caparisoned elephant, horse and camel, the other with noblemen riding elephants with attendants, and the third with a repeated design of horse, camel and elephant. (3), the first 33 x 20 cm framed. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A Japanese Imari lobed plate, painted in underglaze blue and enamels with flowers and a wild horse. Diameter 31 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A Japanese Kenjo Imari bowl, circa 1690-1720, decorated with a mythical creature to the centre surrounded by brocade borders, six character Chinese mark to the base. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
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A Japanese bronze of a tiger, Meiji period, the naturalistically modelled roaring beast on a shaped wooden base, signed to underside, with inset glass eyes. Length of the bronze 47 cm
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A Thai sandstone head of a Buddha, with tightly curled hair, downcast eyes and serene expression. Height 33 cm, overall 42 cm. Provenance: lady Hannah Lloyd Jones, Rosemont, Woollahra. The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney. Exhibitions: 'Fine and decorative Art', David Jones Art gallery, Sydney, 9-20 April 1964, no. 19 (possibly)
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Two Russian Icons, a 19th century icon of the prophet Elijah painted in colours in the Western style on a gilt scroll relief ground, the other later of the Dormition of the Virgin on a gilt engraved ground. The larger 36 x 30 cm
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A Russian icon of Saint Nicholas and Saints, 19th century, painted in colours on a gilt and engraved ground in later wooden frame. Overall 43 x 39 cm
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A niello snuff box, apparently unmarked, probably Russian, the cover with a palace and the initials F.N., the reverse with a spray of flowers. 7.5 x 4.5 x 1.8 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A Russian silver vodka cup, Moscow assay mark 1857, maker's mark illegible, French control mark, of tapering cylindrical form with a moulded rim having a band of scrolled engraving. Height 5.5 cm, weight 41g
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A Russian silver and niello beaker, Moscow assay mark of 1864, maker's mark Md, of cylindrical form with a flared rim, decorated with scrolls on a stippled ground, having two shaped rectangular reserves of cityscapes. Height 8.5 cm, weight 98g
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A Russian silver, gilt and niello beaker, Moscow assay mark of Nikolai Dubroven, 1840, maker's mark Ak, of cylindrical form with a flared rim, decorated with floral scrolls on a gilt stippled ground, having two circular reserves one of a ship by a dockyard, the other of a mounted cavalry officer, engraved with initials, gilt interior. Height 8.5 cm, weight 160g
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Faberge: a silver gilt and crystal rectangular dish, maker's mark K. Faberge, with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1899-1908, having ribbon-tied wreath handles and star cut base. Width across handles 17.5 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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An English marcasite and enamel brush and mirror set, mid 20th century, each with a guilloche blue enamel decorated back comprising hairbrush, hand mirror, clothes brush and a tortoiseshell comb in presentation case. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A George III silver snuffer tray, a George V silver Christening bowl, a silver mounted pocketwatch stand and a set of silver plated letter scales, the snuffer tray London, 1812, the christening bowl by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1928, and the clock Chester, date letter rubbed (4). Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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Georg Jensen: a no. 21 pattern silver teaspoon, a stainless steel letter opener and a stainless steel teaspoon, (3). Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A collection of Victorian & Edwardian silver items, comprising a rectangular tray, Birmingham 1904, a small lamp, Birmingham 1906 with a blue frilled glass shade, a rectangular box, Birmingham 1899, a rounded rectangular ring box, Birmingham 1903, and oval box, Birmingham 1903, and a heart shaped box, Birmingham 1897, all decorated with repousse scrolls and rocaille. (6), the tray: 19.5 x 27 cm
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A George V cased silver condiment set and an Elizabeth II fruit set, the condiment set: Birmingham, 1919, comprising two pepperettes, two salt cellars and a mustard of half gadrooned design, the Queen's pattern fruit set, Sheffield, 1979.
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A Christofle 'Gallia' silver plate ice bucket and a WMF silver plate bon bon basket, the ice bucket with swing handle and liner, having two bands of reeded decoration, the basket in the manner of Josef Hoffman with gilt interior and pierced stylised flower, pierced handle and border. Width of the basket 24 cm
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A tazza, a cup and saucer and a pair of goblets, 19th century, the milk glass goblets enamelled with birds and gilt lines, the tazza of fluted outline painted with grasses, the German cup and saucer with gilt rocaille and coloured flowers, the saucer impressed Karlsbad. Height of the goblets 17 cm
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Two Victorian silver tea caddys the first with makers' mark of Stokes & Ireland, London, 1899, rectangular with canted corners, the rising top with moulded and gadrooned edges on a conforming foot, engraved with a monogram, the other with maker's mark of George Unite, Birmingham, 1897, of octagonal outline with a domed top and ball finial. Combined weight 338g
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A pair of George II silver cauldron salts, maker's mark rubbed, London, 1752, each of typical form with gadrooned rim raised on three cabriole legs with shell feet, gilt interior. Diameter 8 cm, weight 240g
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A pair of French silver and glass comports together with a silverplate oval platter, the late 19th century comports by Prevost et Cie, with fluted bowls on leaf cast rocaille pedestals, the platter with moulded edge, stamped Perego Luigi Pinerolo to underside. Height of comports 16 cm, diameter 25 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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Three Georgian silver sugar nips, one London 1783, cast as a figure of harlequin with snake handles and leaf grips, the other two of typical scrolled form with shell grips, one apparently unmarked, the other with maker's mark Sh and date letter rubbed. Length 12 cm
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A George III silver snuff box & an Edward VII silver box, Birmingham 1809, of curved rectangular outline engraved with a leaf pattern, the Edwardian box, Birmingham 1902 engraved with scrolls around a vacant heart-shaped reserve. The George III box: length 5.5 cm
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A French silver serving plate and a set of ten silver (800) side plates, the serving plate with reeded rim, engraved with a monogram, the circular shaped side plates with moulded rims. Diameter of single plate 29 cm, diameter of side plates 16 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A set of eight French creamware scallop plates by Delvaux of Paris, each with six impressions of scallop painted with stylised coral. Diameter 24 cm
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A pair of Paris Porcelain scent bottles, first half 19th century, each in the form of a 'nodding head' chinaman seated on a cushion and moulded base with scrolled feet, painted in colours, one incised 'Vigneron' to underside. Height 20 cm
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An 18th century French silver cruet stand, marked with a crowned C, boat shaped with two bottle stands having fruiting rocaille supports, holding two spirally reeded bottles with silver tops. Height 24 cm, width 27 cm, silver weight 734g. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A Continental silver (800) tea and coffee service, 20th century, in the Empire style, each piece with a band of palmette decoration above an ovoid body on leaf cast lion paw feet, comprising a coffeepot, teapot, covered sugar basin and creamer. Height of coffeepot 20 cm
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An Italian silver (800) twin-handled tray, of shaped oval outline with moulded edge and a pair of rocaille cast scroll handles. 50 x 37 cm
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An Indian silver box and a Continental silver and tortoiseshell card case, the Indian box by Hamilton & Co. 1946, square with a design of brickwork, the other box of shaped rectangular outline, marked 800. The Indian box: 6 x 6 x 1 cm
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A Louis XVI silver chocolate pot, Paris, 1783-1789, of baluster form with a fluted spout, hinged finial to the domed top and turned wooden handle on short cabriole legs. Height 20 cm, weight 469g. Provenance: lady Hannah Lloyd Jones, Rosemont, Woollahra. The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A set of five Moustiers faience plates, 18th century, painted in shades of green and puce with exotic birds and Pulcinello. Diameter 25 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A quantity of Continental silver (800) tableware, comprising four platters with shaped outline and moulded borders, two oval and two circular, a pair of plates with gadrooned borders, one stamped a. Aucoc, and a set of six finger bowls and underplates with embossed scrolled borders. (18)
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A Hungarian silver sugar box, maker's mark Am late 19th century of bombe outline decorated all over with scrolls, flowers and rocaille, on scroll feet, gilt interior. Height 12.5 cm
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A collection of French faience plates and a Quimper stand, comprising: a set of four plates decorated with carnations, three plates from Mont Saint-Michel, another with a farmhouse, a transfer printed plate with flowers, the stand centred with a Breton man. (10). Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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