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The Spring Auction Series, Part I — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:556
Sale Title:The Spring Auction Series, Part ILots with images:556
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:365
Date:27-Nov-2022
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An Aubusson rug, the tapestry weave rug in a muted dusky rose, maroon, and coffee palette upon a cream field, featuring a central floral medallion enclosed by a floral chain, with vegetal arabesques and decorative floral style spandrels, 260 x 175 cm
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A silk knotted rug, Iran, 20th century, with central medallion design on a maroon ground, 206 x 149 cm
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A Brojerd rug, Southwestern Iran, circa 1940's, 201 x 130 cm
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An Abadeh rug, south Western Iran, circa 1950's, 166 x 107 cm
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An Afghanistan rug, Turkoman design, late 20th century, 283 x203
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A large Turkoman knotted carpet, Afghanistan, late 20th century, 342 x 247 cm
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An Afshar rug, south Eastern Iran, 208 x 152 cm
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A Bakhtiari rug, south Western Iran, circa 1940's, 201 x 155 cm
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A central Persian rug, Kashan district, early 20th century, 200 x 130 cm
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A Turkoman rug, Central Asia, Tekke tribe, early 20th century, 185 x 118 cm
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A West-Central Persian carpet, Mahal district, early 20th century, 278 x 357 cm
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A Southern Persian knotted rug, Fars province, Hamsa Confederation of Tribes, late 19th century, 156 x 200 cm
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A silk knotted rug, Iran, twentieth century, finely woven with central medallion design, 100 x 156
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A Ghomsheh pattern rug, south central Iran, late 20th century, 157 x 103 cm
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An ornately patterned Saruk rug, south Western Iran, late 20th century, 152 x 98 cm
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A Kashan pattern rug, Southern Iran, 223 x 145 cm
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A flatwoven carpet, Ersari Turkoman tribe, Central Asia, mid 20th century, 386 x 204 cm
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A knotted pile carpet, Senneh district, North-West Iran, mid 20th century, 220 x 290 cm
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A knotted pile carpet, South-East Iran, Afshar weaving district, circa 1920, 190 x 160 cm
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A Raj-era Art Deco rosewood lounge suite, Pondicherry, India 1930s, comprising a settee and two wing chairs with carved cabriole legs, covered in luxe textured violet upholstery by Atmosphere, India, 100 cm high, 150 cm wide, 85 cm deep. Provenance: made in the former French colony of Pondicherry India. Geethanjali artefacts, Pondicherry. furnishings of the residence of Victoria's Commissioner to India, Bangalore, then,. the official residence of Victoria's Agent-General to London
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A rosewood bench seat, in the Raj-era Art Deco style, India, hand made with carved cabriole legs and a squab cushion covered in luxe textured violet upholstery by Atmosphere, India, 52 cm high, 130 cm wide, 49 cm deep. Provenance: the residence of Victoria's Commissioner to India, Bangalore, then,. the official residence of Victoria's Agent-General to London
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A large Warwick vase garden urn on a stone plinth, in composite cast stone with a weathered patina, vase 80 cm high and 120 cm wide, plinth 57 cm high, 58 x 58 cm
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A Victorian dual seat cast iron garden bench, 19th century, with scrolling floral designs to the legs and arm rests, with weathered slats, length of back 243 cm
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A mixed weathered teak four piece outdoor setting, comprising three bench seats and a long bench, the length of back of the largest seat 182 cm
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Milan Todd (1922-2018), Sun Worshippers, timber relief panel, signed and dated lower left: Todd 73, 91.5 x 60.5 cm
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A Tji Wara Society male antelope sculpture, Bambara Mali, carved pierced wood with remnant pigment, 131 cm high, 40 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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An antique Venetian giltwood mirror, early 19th century, the shaped mirror with pierced rocaille decorations and a vegetal crest, the original plate enclosed by a pale blue border decorated with a lozenge band, 102 cm high 72 cm wide
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A faux- bois decorated straight-front chest of drawers, central European, 19th century, with three long drawers and garlic bulb handles, raised on bun feet, 101 cm high, 125 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A Louis XV style hexagonal brass hall light, 60 cm high
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An finely carved Louis XVI style giltwood salon mantel mirror, the arching mirror with a scallop shell crest flanked by trailing pendants of flowers to the shoulders and sides terminating in whorls, the plate draped with ribbon tied swags and folded drapery, 260 x 140 cm
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Sybren Valkema (1916-1996), An art glass vase, 1963, a free-blown colourless glass vase with enclosed glasstrails, signed to footrim and numbered Vh 36, illustrated in and together with a copy of the exhibition catalogue, Leerdam Unica 1923-1987 by Marc Heiremans, which accompanied a 1987 exhibition at Galerij Novecento, Antwerp, 38 cm high, Note, The Dutch artist and teacher, Sybren Valkema, was the founder of the European studio glass movement known as Vrij Glas (free glass)
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Aldo Tura (1909-1963), Italian, A goat skin and brass cocktail shaker and matching thermos, the wood cased shaker and thermos covered in emerald green goat skin with brushed brass mounts and fittings, thermos with original label to base, 'Creazione Tura Italy', the cocktail shaker 29 cm high
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A Louis XVI style gilt bronze cartel clock, late 19th century, with a cast floral crest and draped with floral and fabric style swags, the dial with Arabic numerals, minute markings, and pierced gilded hands beneath a domed glass, with pendulum, 55 cm long
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A large gilded wall mirror, the frame ornately moulded with bay leaves, 190 x 150 cm. Provenance: Drake house, Australian Catholic University (Acu)
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A pair of Louis XV style walnut bergeres, with arching backs, squab seats and rollover arms, upholstered in a red, grey and cream stripe fabric, the frame with carved floral details and cabriole legs
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A shoulder mounted taxidermy stag head, with glass eyes and original antlers, 121 cm high
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A Regency style dolphin-based centre table in the manner of Maitland Smith, the circular wood table with a fine faux marble tiled surface above a giltwood column and supports to a tripod platform base, 76 cm high, 120 cm diameter
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A Meissen porcelain figure group, late 19th/20th century, a romantic pastoral group clustered beneath a tree after the original design by Michel Victor Acier, blue underglaze crossed swords mark, incised 'D.95', red painted 23 to base, 26 cm high
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A Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted boulle pier cabinet, 19th century, with a single glazed door and decorated throughout with scrolling brass strap-work and classical mounts, 109 cm high, 69 cm wide, 34.5 cm deep
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A Bohemian gilded porcelain dinner set, 20th century, a setting for twelve, together with similar service, the cream setting with tooled gilded borders, comprising plates in various sizes, cups and associated saucers, and various serving wares, green backstamps marked Czecho-Slovakia, and initialled a W, the largest tureen 17 cm high, 31 cm diameter
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An impressive bespoke fruitwood breakfront bookcase, made by Robert Brown, Cabinetmaker, Melbourne, the bookcase with an extended base having four cupboards, the central section with internal drawers and a slide out tray for electronic equipment, raised on a plinth base, 274 cm high, 186 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A bottle of Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1973
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An impressive bespoke fruitwood breakfront bookcase, made by Robert Brown, Cabinetmaker, Melbourne, the bookcase with an extended base having four cupboards, the central section with internal drawers and a slide out tray for electronic equipment, raised on a plinth base, 274 cm high, 186 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A Belgian oak Art Deco mirror backed sideboard by DeCoene Freres, circa 1930, a rouge de Rance marble top sideboard with fluted pilasters, gilt bronze embellishments and inlaid floral details to the twin doors with original keys engraved 'Decoene Freres', 159 high, 165 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A Murano glass sputnik chandelier designed by Paolo Venini for VeArt, 1960, with chain and ceiling cup, 50 cm diameter
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A slender Royal Worcester urn vase by Harry Stinton, 1956, the tapering amphora vase featuring highland cattle at a mountain stream, with high set scroll handles and a gilded pedestal base, black backstamp underside, shape 2710, 28 cm high
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A rare German brass alms dish, Nuremburg, circa 1540, with a frieze of Gothic lettering and a border of flower heads to the marli, 45 cm diameter
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A Louis XVI style giltwood sofa suite, comprising a two seat sofa and a pair of armchairs, with matching cushions, upholstered in rouge and gold silk bird motif brocade, length of back 130 cm
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A George III mahogany fold-over tea table, circa 1790, of D-end form, with satinwood stringing and panel inlay to the frieze, raised on four tapering legs, 73 cm high, 91.5 cm wide, 90 cm deep
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A Victorian mahogany long stool, late 19th century, the rectangular padded seat covered in floral tapestry above a moulded frieze, raised on foliate scroll feet, 30 cm high, 123 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A Louis XV walnut armoire, early 20th century, with a carved crest to the extended cornice above a parquetry pediment, twin shaped and mirrored doors, quarter veneer panels to the sides, with a pair of lower drawers and raised on small cabriole feet, with associated keys, 240 cm high, 135 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A glazed mahogany bookcase, English, 19th century, the projecting lower section with five graduated drawers raised on bracket feet, 223 cm high, 130 wide, 43 cm deep
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A large novelty Murano art glass face vase, by S. Togo, 20th century, with aventurine inclusions to the black brim, and applied features to the speckle glass body, raised on a teal conical base with a black collar and multi-toned applied tubular base, signed to lower base, 50 cm high
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A carved and panelled teak Damchiya chest, Indian, 19th century, profusely carved with scrolls and beading, with sunburst style studs and iron straps, 84 cm high, 120 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A 'Louvre' pine paravent by Joamin Baumann, French, 1940s, an undulating room divider formed out of hinged pine slats, metal makers label to one end, 150 cm high, 245 cm long (extended)
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A pair of weathered teak outdoor bench seats, by the the Australian Squatter's chair Co., Sydney, length of back 151 cm
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