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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:681
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 1Lots with images:663
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:570
Date:5-Nov-2022
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An antique Japanese gold lacquered decorated ostrich egg ornament on original lacquered stand shaped as a bird claw, Meiji period, 19th century, 26 cm high. Provenance: Purchased at Christie's Auctions south Kensington, London in the late 1980s for $2000.
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Satsuma pair of Japanese earthenware vases with birds and blossoms, Meiji period, red seal mark to base, 13 cm high
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An antique Japanese travelling cabinet with 6 drawers and 2 doors, decorated with gilded panels and bronze mounts, Meiji period 19th/20th century, 46 cm high, 49 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A Japanese lacquer ware document box decorated with flying cranes, 20th century, 2 cm high, 18 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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A stunning Japanese black urushi lacquer ware inro with gold nashiji flake interior, agate ojime and carved figural ivory netsuke, by Mei Otoyuki, Edo period, 19th century. Beautifully adorned with scene of Kazusue Kajiwara the warrior who fought in the Genji camp depicted on one side with a plum branch in his quiver, and on the reverse he is bearing a pennant. The words 'Genpai Gassen' on the body represent the Genji war in 1184. The inro 8.5 cm high
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An antique Japanese inro, lacquered cherry wood with gilded landscape scene, with ceramic ojime and Foo dog carved boxwood netsuke, Meiji period, the inro 9 cm high
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An antique Japanese inro, black lacquer with mother of pearl and gilt decoration (rubbed), carved wood ojime and horn netsuke, Meiji period, 19th century, the inro 7 cm high
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A Japanese carved boxwood skull Ojime bead, together with a carved boxwood shell ornament adorned with a frog, and a carved boxwood wild boar netsuke, 20th century, (3 items), the largest 8 cm long
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Zui Sho Japanese bronze vase with bird and iris decoration, 20th century, two character mark to base, 40 cm high, 31 cm wide
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An antique Japanese carved boxwood netsuke in the form of a peach, a kingfisher netsuke, a carved and painted wood netsuke, together with a cast resin figure, 19th and 20th century, (4 items), the peach 5 cm high
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An antique Japanese carved tagua nut netsuke (Edo period), a Japanese obi dome (20th century), together with a cloisonne egg, (3 items), the egg 4 cm high
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A Japanese carved ivory netsuke figural group with hand-painted finish, two character seal mark to base, 5.5 cm high, 5 cm wide
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Two Japanese carved ivory netsuke, one of a mother and child, the other of a bearded man, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, the larger 4 cm high, 4.5 cm wide
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An antique Japanese rosewood square form tray with faux bamboo gallery, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 7 cm high, 38 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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Three antique Japanese carved ivory ojime beads, Meiji period, 19th century, the largest 2 cm high. Provenance: The berry collection, Melbourne, Young's Auctions, 2008
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Four Kyoto school Japanese carved ivory netsuke including an elephant figural group, wood cutters, samurai helmet group and a figural group with fan, 20th century, the largest 4 cm high
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Three Kyoto school Japanese carved ivory netsuke of standing figures including wood cutter, man with monkey and figural group with rat, 20th century, the largest 5 cm high
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Three Kyoto school Japanese carved ivory netsuke of standing figures including a man holding a fish, man with a gourd, and a basket seller, 20th century, the largest 5 cm high
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Three Japanese carved ivory netsuke of seated figures including a mother and child, the vegetable seller, and workman, 20th century, the largest 3.5 cm high
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Four Japanese carved ivory netsuke of seated figures including a bird man, kneeling man, seated man with stick and a wandering man, 20th century, the largest 3.5 cm high
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Three Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a man with a child, a geisha, and a travelling man with a sack, 20th century, the largest 5 cm high
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Three Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a reclining man, a drum figural group, and two crouching figures, 20th century, the largest 5 cm long
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An antique Japanese bronze jardiniere inlaid with flying silver cranes and moon, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, engraved in the moon 'To Trissie from Allen, 5/4/22', 28 cm high, 35 cm diameter
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Satsuma ware, lacquer ware bowls, antique boxes, Chinese timber stands etc, 19th and 20th century, (13 items), the Satsuma vase 15.5 cm high
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Kutani Japanese 'Arita' porcelain vase with lotus style lobed rim, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, six character mark to base, 15 cm high
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An antique Japanese red lacquered bowl with cockerel decoration, A/F, Meiji period, 19th century, 10 cm high, 22 cm diameter
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Fukagawa Japanese porcelain vase with peony decoration on white ground, underglaze blue mark to base, and housed in a spruce box, 28 cm high
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An antique Indian Sideli mosaic adjustable bookstand, ivory, silver, ebony and sandalwood, circa 1870, 10.5 cm high, 23 cm wide when closed
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An antique Indian miniature painting on ivory, titled 'Delhi Fort' verso, 19th century, 9 x 13 cm, 13 x 18.5 cm overall
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Set of 12 antique Indian miniatures, housed in a single oval gilt frame, 19th century, each miniature 3 x 4 cm, frame 42 x 34 cm
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An Indian carved ivory elephant together with a horse and rider, both mounted on wooden bases, early to mid 20th century, (2 items), the larger 8 cm high overall
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Three Burmese carved bone knife handles, mounted on later wooden stands, 19th and 20th century, the largest 13 cm high, 19.5 cm high overall
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