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Fine & Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:458
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:458
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:397
Date:12-Dec-2022
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Two Victorian tapestry footstools and a tray on wheels, late 19th to 20th century, the round footstools with tapestry and beads upholstery, and a long-glazed tray with similar needlepoint on wheels. Height 6 cm, length 60 cm, width 26.5 cm, (tray)
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A Regency copper samovar, circa 1820, the neoclassical ovoid tea urn suspended on four legs with Egyptian revival caryatid mounts above a footed dais, the lid and base decorated with the crescent moon, flanked by lion heads with ring handles, the scrolled pivotal tap with ivory handle. Height 33 cm, width 22 cm, depth 25 cm
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A set of five Pembrook Pottery jars and covers, Pembrook Pottery (Dandenong Ranges), circa 1980s, the Australian studio pottery set of lidded stoneware round jars or cannisters, in sienna, beige and blue glaze, each with impressed mark to the underside. Height 23.5 cm, and smaller
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A Victorian decoupage glass ball, 19th century, the reverse gilt painted glass decoupage ball, decorated with figures, animals, birds and flowers, raised on a square pierced cast bronze base. Height 47 cm, diameter: 31 cm
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A Victorian company cast iron stamp, 19th century, the paper embossing stamp with turned ebonized handle, black body with gilt flowers, with sports Company stamp. Height 18 cm, length 29 cm, width 9.5 cm
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A brass double branch piano sconce, circa 1860, the ornate double piano sconce of good weight, with pierced neo-classical swing arms and backplate, in polished brass with patina. Width 44 cm
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Two glass perfume factice bottles, the large shop display perfume bottles, comprising Gucci by Gucci pour homme and My Burberry. Heights: 25.5 cm, and 22 cm
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A set of five French copper saucepans, early 20th century, the nesting set of five straight-sided heavy gauge polished copper saucepans, with rivet joined steel handles. Height 9 cm, diameter: 19.5 cm, and smaller
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A set of five French copper saucepans, circa 1900, the nesting set of five straight-sided heavy gauge polished copper saucepans, tin lined, with rivet joined steel handles. Height 9 cm, diameter: 18 cm, and smaller
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A framed sampler Pentonvilla, circa 1825 by Sarah Clarke, August 20th 1825 height 40.5 cm, width 36 cm
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A large Indian hardstone and shell inlaid box and cover, 20th century, the rectangular box with a pierced shaped reserve of repeating quatrefoil motifs to the cover, surrounded by a floral pattern of inlaid semi-precious stones and mother-of-pearl on a white stone ground, the sides matching. Height 7.5 cm, length 31 cm, width 23 cm
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Two gilt metal mounted glass boxes and a travel clock, the pair of late 19th century French gilt metal mounted glass dressing table boxes, with hinged tops, one etched with birds and symbols, the interiors with original pin cushions; and a Swiss Imhof travel clock in its original brown leather case. Length 9.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, (clock)
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A Victorian Welsh cast iron Cathedral heater, registration no 195880, circa 1890s, the pierced hexagonal body painted green and decorated with scrolls and arches, below a stepped and domed top with bud finial, the interior set with ruby glass panel sides, the chimney removed to turn into a lamp, standing on outswept scroll feet. Height 79 cm, diameter: 35 cm
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Four antique walking sticks, c1900 comprising two with silver tops and two with silver collars, one bamboo, one ebonised. Length 93 cm, and smaller
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A Victorian cast iron umbrella stand, 19th century, the pierced leaf-cast back with Gothic revival style arches, supporting a shaped reeded frame, with removable drip pan, Victorian registration diamond mark to the reverse. Height 71 cm, width 49 cm, depth 20 cm
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A Victorian campaign style walnut writing slope, 19th century of typical rectangular form, with shaped brass capping to the corners and banding to the edges, brass inset swing handles, long side drawer to the bottom, the hinged top opening to a later tooled and gilded brown leather slope and compartments for ink bottles and writing implements, with two small secret drawers. Height 16.5 cm, length 45 cm, width 28.5 cm
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A vintage wooden rocking horse, c1970s, the painted horse finish with tail, saddle, irons, on a pine base. Height 100 cm, length 117 cm, width 42 cm
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A large porcelain mortar and pestle, 20th century of typical form, the pestle with a beech handle, the mortar impressed underside 'Guaranteed acid proof' and numbered. Height 18 cm, diameter: 37.5 cm, (mortor) length 34 cm, (pestle)
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Two miniature portrait paintings, 19th century. Comprising an oval miniature portrait of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, after a 1787 half portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, in watercolours on ivorine, marked 'Gainsborough' to the side and housed in an ivory tile frame within a gilt bronze bezel, and another of Margaret Caroline, daughter of John Ellis Esq. Of Hurlingham, Middlesex, in an oval gold plated frame, unsigned, details on label verso. Length 14 cm, width 12 cm, and smaller
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Two novelty bottle stoppers, comprising a German black forest carved figural bottle stopper, and another with Scottie dogs. Length 11 cm
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A mounted ivory flower brooch and a boxed plaque, 19th century comprising a finely detailed carved openwork ivory plaque or brooch of floral form, mounted and framed, tother with an ivorine oval relief plaque with a religious theme in a brass frame marked 'England', in its original green leather and velvet presentation case. Length 16.5 cm, width 13 cm
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A framed porcelain portrait plaque of 'La Bella' after Titian, possibly Berlin KPM, late 19th century, the three-quarter-length 'Portrait of a Lady' or 'La Bella' after Tiziano Vecelli's original (c1536, Palazzo Pitti, Florence), wearing a blue and garnet gold embroidered dress, housed in gilt frame. Length 19.5 cm, width 14.5 cm
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A Russian cast brass icon plaque, early 20th century, the rectangular plaque depicting saints and disciples, the top pierced, with inscriptions and beaded border. Length 18.5 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A Napoleon III liquor chest, late 19th century, the rectangular ebonised box with brass inlay, the hinged top and sides opening to reveal a fitted interior with four etched decanters with stoppers and fifteen liqueur glasses with square feet, all with trailing foliage etched design, with key. Height 26.5 cm, width 32 cm, depth 23 cm
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A framed hand painted Continental porcelain plaque, late 19th century, the hand painted landscape with figures and boats on porcelain plaque, unsigned, housed in period ebonised framed. Height 17 cm, width 22 cm
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A French burl walnut liquor box, late 19th century, the rectangular burl walnut veneered box, the hinged top with waved front finely inlaid with brass and mother-of-pearl oval panels of foliage and flower heads, interior empty, no key. Height 24.5 cm, width 31.5 cm, depth 24.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter and ivorine figural group signed Menneville, Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960) pseud. 'Menneville', circa 1930s modelled as a seated young woman smelling a rose, in a long gown and a textured cloche, her hands and face of moulded ivorine, flanked by three doves and a hound', upon a contrasting tiled black marble and onyx plinth base, incised 'Menneville' to right hand side corner, a pseudonym used by Cipriani after migrating from Italy to Paris. Height 31 cm, length 64 cm, width 20 cm
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A French bronze allegorical figure of a maiden, Antoine Gaudez (1845-1902) 'Paix Et Abondance', c1890, the dynamic figure of a young maiden walking in dark brown patinated bronze, with a garland of fruit in the folds of her flowing dress and a flower in her right hand, her upswept hair with a jeweled headdress, standing on a sphere over a swirly cloud base, signed to base and sphere and titled. Height 55.5 cm
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A silver plated brass figure of an Egyptian dancer, circa 1930 an Art Deco silver plated brass figure of stylized Egyptian dancer, walking gracefully towards her audience on tiptoes and smiling with her arms opened, semi clad in orientalist attire with beaded cap and glimmering beads, on an integral circular stepped base, incised 'Van Zak' mark to base. Height 52 cm
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A pair of neo-classical style Two-Branch wall lights, 20th century, the pair of cast metal gilded wall lights, each with ribbon tied cresting and double branch backplate, central half-Atlantes holding two scrolling branches with leaf drip-pans, with neo-classical and foliate decoration, electrified. Length 57 cm, width 28 cm
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A French bronze group of children on a marble base, early 20th century, the patinated bronze figural group depicting a boy and girl seated on a naturalistic rocaille ground, inspecting a bird in a nest, raised on an oval black marble base. Height 32 cm, width 40 cm, depth 17 cm
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A French patinated bronze figure of a lyre harp player, late 19th century depicting a classically draped nymph playing the lyre harp, standing barefoot on a naturalistic circular base decorated with flower heads and foliage; unmarked, possibly after Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse or Eutrope Bouret. Height 48 cm
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A bronze figural group of William Tell after Kissling, Richard Kissling (Swiss, 1848-1919), 20th century modelled in standing pose with his crossbow slung over his right shoulder, wearing a hooded tunic and sandals, his left arm around his Son Walter, the pair on a sloping naturalistic rocky base, in dark brown patina signed 'Rich. Kissling' in the cast, on an integral octagonal plinth. Height 59 cm, width 30 cm, depth 25 cm
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An early French bronze model of the Marly horse, after Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746) circa 1850, the impressive rearing horse with lion skin saddle beside a semi-draped attendant holding the bridle, on a naturalistically moulded base. Height 55 cm, width 53 cm, depth 20 cm
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A brass carriage clock, circa 1900, the time only 8-day carriage clock in an obis brass case, with white enamel dial, Roman numerals, beveled glass panels with oval panel on top, on platform base, with swing handle, movement stamped 'A.C.C., L.', probably French. Height 11 cm
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A brass carriage clock, circa 1920, the time only 8-day carriage clock in an obis brass case, with white enamel dial, Roman numerals, beveled glass panels, on platform base, with swing handle, double-ended key, unmarked but probably French height 11 cm
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A barometer in leather case, early 20th century, the surveying aneroid barometer marked 'Sawtell Adelaide', in original leather case. Length 11.5 cm, diameter: 8 cm
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An Art Deco three piece marble clock set, Silvin, Paris, circa 1930, the clock in veined white and portoro marble with gilt ormolu stylised leaf and bead decorations surrounding oval Arabic numerals dial, the case of arched form with contrasting panels, the 8 day bell strike movement bearing the Js in oval mark of Silvin (Paris), together with two matching decorative urns, with key and pendulum. Height 23.5 cm, width 37 cm, depth 13.5 cm
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A French black marble mantel clock, circa 1900, the works marked 'Samuel Marti/Medaille D'or Paris 1900', bell striking, the Arabic numeral dial within a case of classical architectural form with domed top and final, flanked by tempietti of open semi-circular form and raised on a rectangular plinth, the movement with eagle trademark stamped FM (Friedrich Mauthe), with pendulum. Height 35 cm, width 35 cm, depth 14 cm
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An Art Deco veined marble mantel clock, Ste Clusienne (France), circa 1930, the enamelled convex Arabic numeral dial marked 'Mazanec a Blois' set within a pink veined marble arched case raised on ball feet and adorned with cast bronze feather-like scrolls and stylised swags with beading, the striking movement stamped 'Societe Clusienne S.C.A.P.H, Cluses, 45418 95m/m height 31.5 cm, width 33 cm, depth 11 cm
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A Swiss Imhof table clock, circa 1960, the heavy brass cased table clock with reeded sides and stepped base, square light brown Arabic numeral dial with gold tone hands, with a 15j Swiss movement. Height 17.5 cm, width 26 cm, depth 5 cm
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A Georgian mahogany wheel barometer, signed Dubini, Beauchamp Street, circa 1820, the mahogany case with swan neck pediment, with circular hydrometer silvered dial, thermometer, convex mirror, dry/damp dial, all above a spirit level dial engraved 'L.Dubini 11 Beauchamp street, leather Lane' length 108 cm, width 30 cm
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A Vienna regulator clock, late 19th to early 20th century, the enamel dial with Roman numerals in a mahogany architectural styled case with decorative side pillars flanking the glazed door, with double weights, key and pendulum. Height 110 cm, width 47 cm, depth 19 cm
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A late 18th century bracket clock by Jaquet-Droz, movement signed Pierre Jaquet-Droz, circa 1780, the large Louis XVI-style cartel clock and conforming wall bracket, in a green lacquered shaped case with glazed side panels, gilt mounted with masks, C-scrolls and acanthus leaves motifs and a vase finial, the circular silvered dial with Roman numerals, the bell striking brass movement engraved 'Jaquet-Droz a La Chaux de Fonds', with pendulum. Height 109 cm, width 51 cm, depth 25 cm
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A Louis XV style boulle clock and pedestal, Hermle, 20th century., the case of shaped form with a decorative pressed brass dial, enamel cartouches and Roman numerals, surmounted by a pagoda top & pierced scrollwork finial, the body in red and black tones inlaid with brass, with pierced rocaille elements & trims, fitted with a 14 day Hermle pendulum movement stamped 150-080, raised on a matching tapering pedestal with a variegated rouge marble top & Baroque adornments, with key & pendulum. Height 58 cm,…
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A framed Chinese silk embroidery, Republic period, 20th century, the handstitched square embroidery surrounded by four roundels, depicting birds on branches and symbols, mounted and housed in a gilt frame. Height 42 cm, width 60.5 cm
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A framed Chinese 'Hundred Children' embroidery, circa 1970s, the one hundred children in outdoor setting, with character inscriptions, housed in a rectangular frame. Height 41.5 cm, width 86 cm
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Two English-Chinese Dictionaries, 20th century, the hardcover bilingual dictionaries with illustrations, comprising: Webster's Collegiate dictionary with Chinese Translation, Commercial press Ltd., Shanghai, 1923 a comprehensive English-Chinese dictionary, Commercial press Ltd., Shanghai, 1949. Length 31 cm, width 26.5 cm, and smaller
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A large Chinese blue and white jar and cover on stand, late Qing period, end 19th century, the stoneware jar and cover of traditional form, decorated with four double happiness characters on a ground of trailing foliage and tendrils, on a fine hardwood carved stand. Height 26.5 cm, diameter: 24 cm
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A Chinese Jun Ware Hu vase, impressed four character mark, 20th century, the stoneware baluster vase with an everted rim and a pair of figural mask and ring handles to the neck, covered in opaque turquoise flambe glaze suffused with deep purple-red, thinning over the rim and dripping over the body and inside the mouth, a four-character mark to the underside. Height 26 cm
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Three sets of Chinese pocket gold scales and two weights, mid 19th century, the hardwood cased 'Dotchin' or gold scales of typical form with a graduated bone beam, brass pan and weight, in a pivot-joined shaped case with brass catch, together with two rectangular weights. Length 34.5 cm, and smaller
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Two Chinese carved wooden figures, 20th century comprising a figural group depicting an archer with horse, with glass inlaid eyes, mounted on a pierced rocky and foliate base, and another of an immortal standing on a dragon base. Height 32.5 cm, and 30.5 cm
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A vintage Chinese dressing table box, the square stained timber box with incised and gilded floral decoration, brass swing handles with bat style mounts, the hinged lid opening to a mirror easel, with front cupboard doors revealing two small shallow drawers. Height 40 cm, width 24 cm, depth 24 cm
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A Japanese vase, Royal Copenhagen bowl and eagle, 20th century comprising a Royal Copenhagen crackle glaze bowl, a Japanese vase, and a cast metal eagle. Height 16 cm, and smaller
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A group of six Chinese terracotta warriors, 20th century, the standing figurines of warriors, archer and mid-rank officer, after the 'Terracotta army' originals, raised on square bases. Height 23.5 cm, and smaller
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A large Canton export 'Fu Lu Shou' floor vase on celadon ground, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the tall baluster shaped vase with a flared rim gilt twin dragon handles, decorated with the three star Gods Fu, Lu and Shou, accompanied by a deer and a crane, both symbols of longevity, reserved on a celadon ground decorated in typical Canton famille rose manner with butterflies, birds and flowers. Height 62 cm
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A Chinese porcelain famille verte Oviform Kangxi vase, Kangxi period mark, 20th century decorated in famille verte enamels and underglaze blue with a continuous scene of warriors on horseback in landscape, with successive brocade pattern borders to the rim and base, six character underglaze blue Kangxi mark to the underside. Height 33 cm
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A Chinese porcelain famille verte baluster vase, Kangxi period mark, 20th century Chinese baluster vase, decorated in Qing style famille verte enamels, height 43 cm
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A pair of Chinese pewter teapots, 19th century, the pair of globular compressed form teapots, unadorned patinated pewter with swing handles, each stamped with maker's mark to the underside and under lid, bearing export type wax seals. Heights: 14 cm, and 16 cm
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A pair of Chinese vintage timber planters, 20th century, the pair of stained wood oval barrel planters, each raised on four shaped legs.
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Two vintage Chinese kettles and a watering can, late 19th to 20th century, the patinated pewter water kettles and covers, with handle and straight spout, unadorned, together with a pressed copper watering can with handle and embossed motifs. Height 30 cm, length 39.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, (watering can)
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A vintage Chinese wooden bottle and a jar, 20th century comprising a turned wood bottle and cover, incised with inscriptions to one side, and a barrel shaped lid with painted floral decorations. Heights: 20 cm, and 22 cm
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A Japanese lacquered koi fish box, Showa period, c1940s, the rectangular lacquered jewellery or document box, the top decorated with three koi fish among seaweeds, the hinged lid opening to an interior with a sliding three-compartment tray, with key. Height 14 cm, length 38 cm, width 28 cm
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A Chinese export lidded jar on stand, early 20th century, the temple jar and domed cover decorated with reserves of mother and child at play on a ground of thousand flowers, unmarked, on carved wooden stand. Height 27 cm
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A Chinese porcelain dragon vase, 20th century, the baluster form vase with an everted rim, with raised decoration of dragons chasing pearls among clouds, bearing maker's mark to the underside. Height 23 cm
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Two blanc de chine guanyin figures, 20th century, the contemplative figures with downcast eyes, in flowing long robes and jewels and holding lotus stems, each with one hands detached to change position, raised upon a wave like floral bases, stamped to base. Height 31 cm, and 26 cm
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Three Japanese cloisonne vases, late Meiji period comprising a pair of baluster form vases and a larger one with a short neck, all on 'Tea dust' ground, variously decorated with butterflies, tendrils, flower heads and floral sprays, and decorative mons. Height 15.5 cm, and smaller
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A Chinese carved rosewood buffalo group on stand, late 19th to early 20th century carved with a boy holding closed scrolls seated on the back of a recumbent tethered buffalo, naturalistically carved with the heads turned facing the side, glass inset eyes, bone teeth, textured body, on a rectangular openwork fitted stand. Height 18 cm, length 27 cm, width 14 cm
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A large Japanese bronze tripod koro and cover, late Meiji to Taisho period, the well patinated ovoid bronze koro with a domed cover pierced with cloud design, raised on three dragon head feet, the body with a continuous decoration of applied and finely incised flying cranes and birds over bamboo, pine and prunus branches, nice patina, stamped to the underside with maker's mark. Height 32 cm, diameter: 29 cm
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A carved rosewood brush washer and pair of chilong brush rests, 20th century, the pair of brush rests, each carved as two opposing chilong with horned snouts, supported upon their hind legs and curled back over their sinuous and intertwined bodies, and the shallow oval shaped washer decorated in relief with a sage sitting on a rock among gnarled pine branches and mountains around the sides. Length 20 cm, width 13.5 cm, and smaller
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A Chinese export porcelain dragon punch bowl on stand, 20th century., the large and deep punch bowl extensively decorated with green and red dragons with five claws contesting flaming pearls above a ruyi border, all against a bright yellow ground, the interior with similar decoration to the well, and the rim decorated with incised scroll border, bearing an apocryphal period mark to the side, with rotating wooden stand and original case. Height 18 cm, diameter: 36 cm
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A Chinese white jade carved elephant with ruyi sceptre, 20th century, the finely carved jade elephant modelled walking, supporting a relief carved blanket upon its back, with tusks, his trunk raised to reach a ruyi scepter sitting on his head, the white jade with a smooth silken finish. Height 26.5 cm, width 25 cm
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A jade carving of a Three-Legged Toad on stand, 20th century, the stone carved as a large, plump toad holding a string of money in its mouth, with exaggerated eyes and nares, its back is covered in a regular pattern of incised bumps, the pale stone with opaque black and brown inclusions, on a carved wooden stand gold 7 cm, diameter: 13 cm, (irregular)
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Two Chinese bronze ornaments, 21th century, the contemporary hollow cast bronze ornaments, comprising a dragon boat on a base of waves with inscriptions to the sails, and a snake curled around a bag of coins, each with apocryphal marks to the underside. Height 20 cm, width 22.5 cm, (dragon boat)
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A large carved celadon jade 'Nine Dragon' openwork Bi-Disc, late 19th to early 20th century finely carved to a wide pierced border of eight dragons, with two opposing pairs on either side of flaming pearls, an inner border of two pairs of ruyi and hooks, the eight motifs pointing to directions aligned with the pearls, and a central roundel with the ninth dragon, the pale celadon stone suffused with a small light brown areas, mounted on a white canvas.
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A Japanese export Satsuma vase, 20th century, the baluster vase with a wide waisted neck with applied trailing moriage enamel diaper pattern ground in red, brown and blue with figures engaged in narratives in a landscape setting, with green and gilt highlights, unmarked. Height 22.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese blue and white sleeve vases, Daoguang period eight-character mark, the pair of sleeve vases with everted rims, each finely decorated in underglaze blue with pairs of cranes under pine trees and bamboo, all symbols of longevity and fidelity typical of wedding vases, the pair bearing underglaze blue eight-character Daoguang period marks. Height 30 cm
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A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, 19th century with foliate rim, decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red, green and blue enamels with a wide border of shaped cartouches of birds inflight amongst pine surrounded by alternating panels and a central roundel of hatch, whorl and hexagonal fret grounds, the exterior set with Japanese symbols. Height 6 cm, diameter: 38 cm
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A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century decorated in Imari palette of underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red, green and gilded with border of shaped cartouches of scrolling vines on brocade ground and geometric patterns, and a central cartouche with bird on branch surrounded by hatch and fret grounds, the exterior set with blooming plum branches. Height 6 cm, diameter: 37.5 cm
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A pair of Satsuma export Kinkozan Tsukuru vases, Showa period, the baluster shaped hexagonal vases with waisted necks and bases, featuring the deity Kannon with a radiating halo, further adorned with flowers, and her attendants, in dark palette moriage enamels against a cobalt blue ground, with Kinkozan Tsukuru stamp to the underside and 'Made in Japan'. Height 31 cm
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A pair of export Satsuma vases, early Showa period, the pair of baluster form vases decorated in dark palette moriage enamel featuring the deity Kannon and sages against gilded and polychrome grounds, a honeycomb border to the neck, bright gilded highlights throughout and bearing two-character marks to the underside, possibly Kinkozan Tsukuru. Height 30.5 cm
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An opposite pair of large porcelain dogs of fo, 20th century, the slip cast pair pained in iron red and emerald green with touches of mauve and blue, one with its paw on a ball, the female with its paw foot on a small pup, both seated on pierced square form decorated bases, each with three character signatures underside. Height 37 cm, width 16 cm, depth 10 cm
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A Chinese small lacquered cabinet, 20th century, the rectangular timber frame with two cupboard doors and small drawer below, the front lacquered and gilded with scrolls and symbols, with paktong backplate and lock. Height 49.5 cm, width 40 cm, depth 18 cm
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A small Chinese tapered Two-Door cabinet, 20th century, the small hardwood cabinet with a framed top panel projecting over the slightly tapering sides, supported on four rounded corner struts extending to form the legs and joined by curved apron, the two doors flanking the central support, locked with brass plate set with loops, and opening to an interior with a single shelf. Height 58.5 cm, width 40.5 cm, depth 18 cm
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Two Chinese woven cane lunch boxes, 20th century, the two and three tier basket lunch boxes, each cylindrical with handle, the lids painted with figural scenes in gold on black ground. Height 42 cm, width 36 cm, diameter: 33 cm, and smaller
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A Chinese lacquered scroll box, 20th century, the scroll box or writing box of long rectangular form with a domed lid in lacquered timber with a hinge style lock and 'C' scroll handles at each end, with raised and gilded auspicious symbols including bats, shou medallions and endless knots. Height 18.5 cm, length 62 cm, width 22.5 cm
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A Chinese red lacquered lunch box, early 20th century, the elongated quatrefoil form lunch box, with three tiers and cover, with incised and polychrome painted auspicious symbols to the sides, a dragon and phoenix in flight to the cover, the pierced squared handle with Chinese key. Height 41.5 cm, width 43 cm, depth 25.5 cm
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Four Chinese elm small stools, circa 1900 comprising two merchant stools with rectangular tops raised on A-frames with mortised straight legs, each fitted with two small side drawers, and two graduated smaller rectangular stools. Height 24.5 cm, length 45 cm, width 22.5 cm, and smaller
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Three Chinese wooden boxes, 20th century comprising a hardwood rectangular lunch box, three tiers with cover, the handle with a long pin lock, an elm water container with metal banding, applied carved panels and locking cover, together with a carved hinged lid rectangular spice box, carved and pierced with auspicious symbols, with small side drawer. Height 30 cm, width 25 cm, depth 20 cm, (tallest)
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Two Chinese cane baskets, early 20th century comprising a cylindrical woven rattan grain basket with handle, and a split cane woven storage basket with round cover, long handles, painted with characters Heights: 71 cm, and 54 cm
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A Chinese bench seat, early 20th century of rectangular form, the spindle back set with carved figural and floral tablets, with carved frieze and armrests, on four leg square legs. Height 93 cm, width 173 cm, depth 45 cm
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A pair of Chinese rice containers with covers, 20th century, the pair of wooden circular vessels painted with dragons and phoenixes in silver and gilt on glossy brown ground, inscribed with characters to the lower section, with covers. Height 35 cm
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A Chinese dressing table, Republic period, the central mirror with a pierced floral crest flanked by ornate supports with open shelves above drawers with carved scrolled legs, the serpentine table with four drawers below, raised on turned legs with a lattice undertier. Height 190 cm, width 121 cm, depth 60 cm
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Two Chinese carved and pierced elm doors, 20th century, the carved and pierced panelled doors, each with a shaped central reserve flower vase surrounded by intricate key fret, the top section carved and pierced with twin dragon, the bottom carved with figural narrative, with hinges. Height 95 cm, width 44 cm, (each panel)
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A Chinese mirror washstand with bowl, 20th century, the rectangular galleried top with a circular basin cut-out, below a swing mirror on turned supports with finials and pierced floral decoration, above two side drawers, raised on turned legs joined by a lattice undershelf; with a blue and white porcelain deer bowl decorated with borders of trailing foliage to the interior and exterior, apocryphal Qianlong mark underside. Height 146 cm, width 70 cm, depth 42 cm
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Four Chinese carved and pierced decorative wooden panels, 20th century, the finely carved and pierced elm panels with a central reserve surrounded by intricate key fret, the top and bottom sections with relief carved animals amongst foliage, the tops fitted with a Chinese brass ruyi form suspension hooks. Length 123 cm, width 50 cm, per panel
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A Chinese four panel carved floor screen, 20th century, the carved and pierced screen, each panel with intricate lattice and top and bottom sections with relief carved animals amongst foliage. Length 155 cm, total width 196 cm
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A Chinese stained hardwood cabinet, 20th century, the rectangular small cabinet with two small drawers and a deeper one above a pair of double-panelled cabinet doors, on stile feet, with panelled sides, the drawers with 'C' scroll handles and shaped backplates. Height 77 cm, width 65 cm, depth 44 cm
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A Chinese brass bound medicine cabinet, late 20th century, the rectangular top over five drawers and twin cupboard doors below, with brass 'C' scroll handles and fittings, raised on short legs. Height 107 cm, width 51 cm, depth 33 cm
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A Chinese elm child size horseshoe chair, 19th century, the unusual 5-legged horseshoe chair with a wide back scrolling rail, carved and pierced with floral and figural decorations, above a round woven seat and raised on five square tapering shaped legs. Height 84 cm, width 51 cm, depth 46 cm
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