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Estate & Collector, Session I — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:408
Sale Title:Estate & Collector, Session ILots with images:408
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:283
Date:21-May-2023
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Vietnamese school, study of old man in traditional Garb, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 55 x 45 cm
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Chinese school, 4, bird and flower studies, glass cracked on one, ink & colour on paper 4, 63 x 43 cm each
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Vietnamese school, 'Street Scene', signed and dated indistinctly lower right, oil on canvas, 78 x 58 cm
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Indonesian school, Sudirga, Batuan style festival, gouache on linen, 34 x 30.5 cm
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Chinese school, 2, mountain landscapes, both stamped and inscribed, ink & colour on paper 2, 91 x 22.5 cm approx. Each image
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Malaysian school, portrait of a woman in traditional dress, unsigned. Framer's label verso Petaling Jaya Selangor, oil on canvas, 57.5 x 48.5 cm
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Vietnamese school, woman with the Teachings of Baha'u'llah, 1982, signed and dated lower right, ink & colour on silk, 65.5 x 37 cm image
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Chinese school folio of woodblocks, seven images 24 x 32 cm, image of goldfish signed Wu Zuoren 24 x 32 cm.
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Japanese school, Fujin, the wind Demon, Edo/Meiji period, 19th century, ink & colour on silk, 86.5 x 40.5 cm
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Portrait of the Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai man Singh II India 1912-1970, hand coloured silver gelatin Photgraph 47 x 32 cm
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Indian Mughal miniature painting, 'Hunting Party', 19th century, calligraphy inscription verso., gouache, ink & gilt on paper, 34 x 25.5 cm sheet
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19th century Persian school painted book covers, Qajar lacquered leather book binding, hand painted with equestrian hunting scene, and figures in a garden. 25 x 18 cm
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Japanese school, woman Attending to her feet, script lower left, woodblock, 29.5 x 20 cm
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Two Japanese scrolls. Depicting two koi 112 x 35 cm image. The other with an old man fishing 110 x 42 cm image
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Chinese woodblock scroll published by Rong Bao Zhai studio Beijing, label verso no. 8030 1088A, 44 x 34 cm
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Set 6 Chinese calligraphy scrolls, ink on paper, 44 x 177 cm
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Keng Seng, Choo, Malaysian b.1945 2, 'Rubber Plantation', signed lower right and dated '74 57 x 34 cm; and another, indistinctly signed and dated '71 46 x 39 cm, Batik 2
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Chinese Guangxu period jardiniere, blue & white decoration of phoenix and flowers, and twin bands of iron brown 'Ge' glaze. Height 30 cm, diameter .36 cm
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Set of 4 framed Chinese famille rose porcelain plaques with inscriptions, Republic period or later. Each plaque 20 x 10 cm, frame 31.5 x 61 cm overall.
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Pair smaller Chinese blue & white dishes, with lobed rims decorated with fish, Kangxi marks, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century diameter 20.5 cm each
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3 Chinese export blue & white dishes, with pagoda lake scenes, 18th century small hairline cracks to two, rim frits. Dia.24.5 cm each.
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Chinese yellow Scraffiato ground famille rose vase, pear shaped vase with enamelled floral decoration, iron red 4 character mark drilled. Height 28 cm
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Pair Chinese famille rose porcelain wall vases, Republic period, decorated with men playing Go. One handle broken and reglued. Height 20 cm
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Chinese export famille rose octagonal dish, decorated with a pheasant, 18th century small hairline from rim 5 cm and small rim chips to back edge. Dia.25 cm
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Japanese Imari plate, Meiji period, decorated with floral designs in cobalt blue and iron red, diameter 31 cm
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19th century Sino-Tibetan bronze Buddha, the crowned figure seated in a meditative pose, holding the long life vase containing the nectar of immortality. Height 42 cm
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Antique gilt bronze Sino-Tibetan Buddha, Shakyamuni seated on lotus throne, right hand Bhumisparsha, left hand Dharmachakra. Height 21 cm
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Pair Japanese Meiji period bronze vases, by Hidekuni, carved & inlaid in gold, silver & copper with a cockerel on a plum branch. Each with carved signatures for Hidekuni who worked in the Nogawa workshop in Tokyo. Height 12.5 cm
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Japanese Meiji period ivory figure, marine ivory figure of a farmer with a rooster and chicken, signed to base. Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 31 cm
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Japanese Meiji period ivory figure, well carved marine ivory figure of a storyteller, on wooden base, Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 32 cm
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Pair Chinese carved ivory figures, an old fisherman and his wife, on timber stands minor losses to one figure. Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 26 cm
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Chinese jadeite bowl on stand, deep bowl on a raised circular foot. On a well carved Qing period pierced wooden stand. Height 6.5 cm, diameter .10.5 cm
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Pair Chinese spinach jade bowls on stands, on raised circular feet. Height 4 cm, diameter .9.5 cm
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19th century Chinese reticulated ivory vase, carved with delicate birds and flowers, on a pierced wooden base. Damaged with losses pieces available Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 25 cm
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Japanese Satsuma elephant form koro, heavily gilded caparisoned elephant supporting censor on back. Signed. Koro cover missing. Height 24 cm, length 26 cm
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19th century Chinese Peranakan Straits export 5 lobed bowl, glazed with turquoise ground and yellow clouds and rim, fixed to a later wooden stand. Dia.19 cm
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Chinese Tung King Shun factory 4 piece tea service, Yixing pottery body with paktong dragon design overlay, impressed 'Tung King Shun factory Weihaiwei No.1' to base, internal rim chip to one lid.
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Chinese Sancai glazed Ming Dynasty roof tile, Charmingly modelled horse, leaping through clouds, with old losses and restoration. Height 23 cm
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Chinese blue & white bowl, shallow bowl on a tall raised foot. The exterior with continuous decoration of immortals in a bamboo grove, the interior with band of bamboo to rim and 4 character apocryphal mark. Height 7 cm, diameter .15.5 cm
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Chinese blue & white ginger jar, painted with 6 bands of stylised shou characters, later turned wooden cover with pierced shou character. Height 19 cm
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Pair Japanese Satsuma Pottery vases, ovoid form vases, each decorated with a ground of hand painted butterflies, and 2 decorative reserve panels, one depicting children in procession, the other, wildflowers. One with large restored chip to rim. Unsigned. Height 16.5 cm
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Pair Japanese Satsuma tea cups and saucers, late Meiji/Early Showa period. Decorated with gods and immortals. Satsuma mark to base.
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Japanese Satsuma bowl, deep bowl raised on a circular foot. The interior decorated with the goddess Amaterasu, with attendant and dragon. Signed to base, old kintsugi repair to rim. Height 10 cm, diameter .19 cm
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Pair larger Chinese blue & white dishes, with lobed rims decorated with fish, Kangxi marks, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century Dia.25 cm each
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2 Chinese export blue & white dishes, 18th century, rim frits. Dia.23 cm each.
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Early 20th century Japanese lacquered jewellery box, rectangular box with hinged cover. Guri-bori lacquer ground with phoenix rondel to lid. Height 8 cm, length 23 cm, depth 15 cm
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Chinese antique ivory puzzle ball on stand, circa 1900, thirteen layer puzzle with 12 subsidiary balls on outer layer, all on a tall stand carved with palm trees. Nb: ivory export restrictions, height 28 cm, diameter .7.5 cm
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Chinese antique ivory puzzle ball on stand, circa 1920, seven layer puzzle ball, on an ivory stand, Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 15 cm, diameter .4.5 cm
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Chinese antique ivory puzzle ball, circa 1920, seven layer puzzle ball, on a figural carved ivory stand, Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 15 cm, diameter .3.5 cm
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Chinese gourd form vase, with peach bloom glaze, and underglaze blue Qing dynasty mark to base. Height 13 cm
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Chinese carved agate covered jar, with high relief decoration of flowering prunus, pine tree with bird perched, and a lion finial. Twin ring dragon head handles. Small loss to carving. Height 14.5 cm
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3 various Satsuma Pottery items, delicately painted koro, with pierced cover, and raised on 3 short legs restored height 9 cm; an ovoid 'Wisteria' painted vase height 9.5 cm; and a small covered jar, with autumn tree decoration height 10 cm.
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Pair Japanese Satsuma miniature vases, with hand-painted decorative mirror panels, depicting lady and child in a garden and a floral panel. Signed to base. Height 9 cm
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Japanese Satsuma miniature Pottery vase, signed Kinkozan Tsukuru. Very fine, hand-painted with ladies in a garden, height 9 cm
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3 various Chinese porcelain miniature items, Sancai glazed globose vase with dragon hairline crack; Qianlong marked famille rose tea cup hairline crack; and blue & white willow leaf vase height 9.5 cm.
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Japanese Kiseru smoking pipe, bamboo and iron pipe with mixed metal inlay, together with kiseruzutsu pipe case; and a carved ivory ojimi, signed. Nb: ivory export restrictions. Length 22 cm
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Chinese mottled white jade archer's ring, Qing Dynasty. Cylindrical ring worn on the right thumb to take the bowstring tension. Ex Fred Breakwell collection, accession no. A227; J.R. Lawson Auctioneers, Feb 7th 1979. Height 2.6 cm, diameter . 3.1 cm
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Japanese ivory Chidori netsuke, in the form of a stylised sparrow, horn inlaid eyes. Himotoshi and signature to base. Gold suspension loop later added for conversion to pendant.
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2 Japanese ivory netsuke, one a kabuki actor, with rotating face, signed to base, together with a netsuke of a hare resting on the back of a tortoise. Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 5 cm kabuki actor
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Very fine Japanese Meiji period ivory okimono, carved as a spreading pine tree with figures below feeding minogame 10,000 year old turtles, the whole supported on a lobed stand with 4 legs, a flowering prunus branch beneath. Signed Chogyoku, Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 4.5 cm
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Boxed set of 4 Chinese silver coin set hexagonal dishes, includes Kiang Nand dragon dollar, two other Chinese coins, and one Mexican coin. Box marked Boyes, Bassett Ltd, Shanghai. Total weight of dishes 258g.
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Two Chinese silver dishes, each with inset coin, diameter 9.5 cm, width 121g total
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Two Chinese coin inset silver dishes
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Three Chinese coin set circular dishes, together with one, set with a British florin. Total weight of dishes 174g.
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3 various sterling silver napkin rings, one by Wang Hing W30.7g, wing Nam & Co. W38.9g, and one British, hallmarked Chester 1918 W23.6g
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Chinese miniature jade table screen, rectangular panel 3.5 x 2.5 cm with coral and hardstone floral inlay one loss upper left. In a carved wooden stand. Height 5 cm overall
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Collection of miniature stoneware items, Include celadon glazed vase height 4.5 cm; lidded paste pot height 2.8 cm; sake cup Dia.5.3 cm; specimen vase with celadon splash height 9 cm; Chinese revolutionary boy height 12 cm.
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Japanese bronze Tokyo school suspended gong, Meiji period, cast with relief portrait of a woman. With striker. Dia.41 cm
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Assembled group of trade ceramics, china and Vietnam, 15th/16th century, diameter 12.8 cm-25.5 cm
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Pair 19th century Chinese bronze censers, modelled as a scholar riding a deer, height 41 cm
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3 Chinese embroidered silk panels, one with mandarin collars, all with brocade borders, 31 x 33 cm, 30 x 30 cm, & 35 x 20 cm
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3 Japanese studio stoneware items, two small vases in signed tomobako; and tea cup, height 7 cm, 8 cm & 9 cm
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3 Sawankhalok Pottery dishes, blue and white decoration, diameter 10.5 cm, 17 cm, & 22 cm
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Collection of Burmese lacquerware, black with gilt decoration. Six plates, five graduated bowls, and one other. Dia.26 cm largest
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Very large Bakhtiar wool carpet, red ground with floral central medallion, from the Zagros mountain region, 470 x 348 cm
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Large Hand-Woven Persian carpet, cream ground with dark blue floral pattern, 345 x 245 cm
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Louis XIII style buffet, with baize lined cutlery drawers above 2 doors, with diamond point panelling on bun feet. Height 99 cm, width 146 cm, depth 65 cm
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Louis XIII style cupboard, with diamond point panelled door, and panelled sides, height 93 cm, width 72 cm, depth 46 cm
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Pair French marquetry inlaid pedestal stands, with black marble circular tops, supported by 3 tapering serpentine legs. Height 95 cm, depth Ia.48 cm
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Regency mahogany tilt-top breakfast table, rectangular top with ebony band inlay, on turned pedestal with splayed legs ending in brass castors, height 70 cm, length 145 cm, depth 101 cm
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Circular Ria and Yiouri Augousti mirror, polished shagreen over timber frame, Dia 105 cm
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Set of 5 simulated rosewood Regency dining chairs, with carved gilt highlights, sabre legs and caned seats, height 82 cm
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French 19th century mahogany semainier chest, with one drawer fitted as concealed desk, with black marble top and ormolu fittings. Height 157 cm, width 100 cm, depth 50 cm
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18th century 8 day Bristol grandfather clock, by William Wasbrough, silvered brass dial with Roman numerals, calendar and second apertures. Arched top with moon phase. Surmounted by a gilt gesso phoenix. Height 252 cm
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Simple 17th century single drawer desk, bronze drawer pull, turned legs with stretcher supports, of peg joined oak construction. Height 74 cm, width 75 cm, depth 58 cm
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Early 20th century walnut veneer davenport desk, with tooled leather inlaid writing slope, opening to reveal 2 drawers. Height 80 cm, width 54 cm, depth 57 cm
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Large 19th century gilt overmantel mirror, in wooden and gilt gesso frame, 118 x 100 cm
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Shabby Chic rectangular wall mirror, with distressed green painted wooden frame, 114 x 85 cm
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Rosenthal studio 'Hombre' model desk, designed 1974, by Burkhard Vogtherr, black lacquered wood, single drawer and leather inset top. Impressed signature. 210 x 110 x 72 cm
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Louis XV style bureau plat, 20th century desk with tooled leather top, with palm and satinwood inlay, and 3 underdrawers. Height 74 cm, width 140 cm, depth 80 cm
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Pair 20th century designer side tables, square tables with frosted glass on aluminium and timber bases. Height 77 cm, width 60 cm, depth 60 cm
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Late Victorian games compendium, by F.H. Ayres, Compartmentalised oak case containing box wood chess set, whale bone dominoes and dice, ivory gaming tokens, 4 sets of cards, lead Totopoly pieces, and race track board, chess and backgammon boards, whist counters etc. Nb: ivory export restrictions, height 18 cm, width 32 cm, depth 22 cm
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Regency coromandel tea caddy, sarcophagus form caddy with ring handles. 2 removable compartments and a central crystal mixing bowl. Standing on 4 bun feet, height 20 cm, length 35 cm, depth 21 cm
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Pair 18th century Italian giltwood Torches, converted to lamps, with pressed metal drip trays height 55 cm, together with a single Florentine candlestick, converted to lamp base, height 66 cm.
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Regency coromandel tea caddy, sarcophagus form caddy with ring handles, ivory escutcheon, domed cover, and 2 internal compartments flanking a central cut crystal mixing bowl. Nb: ivory export restrictions. Height 21 cm, length 31 cm, depth 16 cm
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Victorian brass mounted burr walnut Necessaire, Halstaff & Hannaford, London. Lid interior fitted with mirror concealing document compartment. Interior fittings missing, height 16 cm, width 32 cm, depth 25 cm
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Fine 19th century pietra dura jewellery casket, assembled and retailed by Finnegans, from 18th/19th century Florentine pietra dura fruit panels set into an ebony casket with gilt ormolu mounts. The interior in yellow silk and black velvet and fitted for a ladies dressing table. One rear foot restored. Height 18 cm, depth 20.5 cm, width 27.5 cm
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Kelvin & Wilfrid O. White ship's compass, gimbal mount in a brass frame. Height 35 cm
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Laughing Buddha figure, seated on lotus throne stand. Inscribed to base 'Crushed marble Buddah [sic] from Bern to her Husband 1984'. Height 22.5 cm
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Bassett-Lowke O-Gauge live steam Gnr 4-2-2 locomotive & tender, green with red trim. Old repair. Repainted, and modified. Length 47 cm
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