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Traditional Furniture and Decorative Arts — Shapiro Auctioneers

Auction House:Shapiro AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:280
Sale Title:Traditional Furniture and Decorative ArtsLots with images:212
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:174
Date:24-May-2010
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Pair of Indian School Portraits, on silk, embroidered
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Jon Winch, Ancient Gothic Games, Games for Six Players, Colour Lithograph V/XXV, signed lower right and dated, 69 cm x 54 cm
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Banyon, Portrait of a Society Lady, Australian c1930, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 168.5 cm x 95.2 cm
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Jason, portrait of a youth, mixed media on paper, signed and dated lower right, 112.5 cm x 37 cm
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Edward Louis Dupain, (French, 1837-1943), portrait of a military gentleman, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 150 cm x 104 cm
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G C Watson, ships at Dock, oil on board, signed lower right and dated, 25 cm x 54.4 cm
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English School, Coastal Village, watercolour, unsigned, 22 cm x 31 cm
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Max Pedler, (1931-1996), Figures at the Bar, pen and ink, signed lower left, 22 cm x 30 cm
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Bevier, The Balloon, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 38 cm x 32 cm
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Harvey, Trees in Landscape, together with The Country Gate, both signed 'Harvey' lower right
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Douglas Pratt, gum trees in Valley, oil on board, signed lower right, 22 cm x 30 cm
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18th century British school, portrait miniature, on ivory painted in oval, of a man of mature age in full wig and dress, encased in a gold frame. Diameter 4 cm. Provenance: Purportedly from the collection of Baroness E.de Spengler of Paris Lawsons Sydney 21 September 1955. Private Collection Sydney
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18th century British school, portrait miniature, on ivory painted in oval, of HRH George III. Diameter 2.5 cm
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19th century English School, Portrait Miniature, painted in oval, portrait of Anne of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII, diameter 7.5 cm
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19th century British school, portrait miniature, on ivory signed H and S of a young man in open necked attire, encased in original square red leather box, 8 x 6. cm. Provenance: J Williams frame maker, S/Northbridge Street Edinburgh
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Possibly by Robert Emmett, 19th century English school portrait miniature, on ivory of a young man in formal attire, encased in original oval red leather box, 7 cm x 6.5 cm
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Walker and Hall, Victorian Silver Plated Twin Handled Gallery Tray, c1880, having a variety of circular vacant cartouches and trailing fern motifs, resting on squat bun feet, length 60.5 cm
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George III, Sheffield Plate Pint Tankard, c1780, modeled in cylindrical form with applied decoration to simulate coopering, centred by the cipher of Lord Byron 'Crede Byron', fitted to one side with a scrolled handle, height 17 cm
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Thomas Law and Son, George III Sheffield Plate Lidded Tankard, c1790, modeled in cylindrical form with applied decoration to simulate coopering, fitted to one with a scrolled handle. Lid possibly associated, height 18 cm
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European silver enamelled card case, of square form, the top panel enamelled with a nude, 9 cm x 9 cm
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Frederick Basse, (1852-1913), Australian sterling silver Twin Handled Trophy Cup, bearing Victorian hallmarks for Sheffield, c1900 modelled with a thistle shaped bowl, the interior with original gilding, flanked by twin angular handles, resting on a knopped waisted pillar and a stepped circular spreading foot, height 29 cm, weight 664gms. Frederick Basse was a prominent Adelaide Jeweller and Retailer, retailed often for Wendt. Well represented in National Public Collections
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Frederick Elkington, Victorian sterling silver presentation chalice cup, Birmingham 1872, bearing the inscription 'Hrh and Hrh, the Prince and Princess of Wales to the National Archery. '. Height 19.5 cm, weight 228gms
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19th century Chinese Silver Footed Rose Bowl, the crimped flared rim leading to a waisted neck, hammered bowl with a raised figure of a dragon chasing the flaming pearl of immortality, resting on short legs modelled in the form of bamboo stalks, united by trailing vines, height 16 cm, width 16 cm, weight 566gms
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19th century Dutch Figural sifter Spoon, the handle modelled with a figure in 17th Century dress, the pierced bowl having ducal armorial cipher length, 22 cm, weight 122gms
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Late Victorian Rectangular sterling silver Tray, Birmingham 1899, Maker M J J, profusely decorated with the English Rose, Scottish Thistle, Welsh Leek and the Irish Clover and centred by a vacant cartouche, length 32 cm, weight 276gms
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Late Victorian Silver Plated Twin Handled Gallery Tray, c1880, of rectangular form, decorated with sprays of flowers in bloom resting on squat bun feet, length 62 cm, width 34 cm
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19th century Chinese silver twin handled vase, having raised decoration of dragons chasing the flaming pearl of immortality diameter, 20 cm. Height 8.25 cm, weight 258gms
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Late Victorian sterling silver Fruit Bowl,Birmingham 1898, the shaped rim having leaf and berry and pineapple highlights, leading to a pierced tapered bowl, length 32 cm, height 5 cm, weight 310gms
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Mappin & Webb, Mappin plate four piece tea and coffee service, comprising coffee pot, tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl
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Victorian silver plated oil lamp, c1870, converted to electricity, with a frosted glass shade, leading to a turned and fluted column and a lobed triform base, with applied figures (a/f). Height 67 cm
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Ebenezer Coker, George III sterling silver salver, London 1763, of circular form with a pie crust edge, centred by a full armorial cresting, on ball and claw feet. Diameter 33 cm weight, 884gms. Provenance: John Hawkins Antiques, NSW. Private Collection, NSW
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Martin Hall & Co., Pair of Victorian sterling silver Presentational Salvers, Sheffield 1859, each with pie crust edge, the tray having incised scrolled tendril decoration and centred by the inscription 'To Thomas Gregg Esq. From a friend. Grateful for kind professional attention. January 1860' on ball and claw feet, diameter 26 cm, total weight 1146gms
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William IV Presentational Silver Tankard, London 1833, Marked on base, engraved and dated 'Presented to Chief Officer of the Kent by T.H.F. One of her passengers as a memento of the first voyage of that ship from London to Port Phillip 1853', height 12 cm
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George III sterling silver Baluster Shaped Tankard, London 1773, Maker Id, the acanthus capped scrolled handle fitted to one side, on a circular spreading foot, height 14 cm weight 444gms
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S & G Gump & Co. San Francisco, Ca c1956, sterling silver Punch Bowl, with a shaped rim and facetted sides all resting on a circular spreading foot, diameter 25.5 cm weight 824gms
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Victorian Silver Traveling Cup, London 1868, Maker Jb, the metamorphic vessel, having engine turned decoration and original leather case, weight 110gms, height 6.5 cm
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Charles Stuart Harris, Pair of Victorian sterling silver Pierced Vases, London 1889, each with acanthus leaf terminals and a gadrooned rim, the pierced scrolled bowl resting on a similar pierced foot, length 30 cm, height 14.5 cm, weight 1072gms
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Chinese sterling silver Pierced Footed Tray, c1930, of circular form, unmarked, together with a pair of Chinese Silver sweet meat dishes and an Epns bon bon dish, weight of vase 554gms, combined weight of sweet meat dishes 258gms
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Pair of Chinese Neo-Classical Revival Silver Candlesticks, 20th Century, each with floral swags and ram maskheads leading to stepped square feet, height 25 cm
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Walker and Hall, Boxed Set of Silver Plated Sweetmeat Dishes, with cast foliate edges, in original Walker and Hall presentation box, Length of Box 36 cm
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Victorian sterling silver Mounted Horn Beaker, together with a mauchlin ware box and cover and a 19th century treen and horn gaming beaker
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Robert Hennell II, pair of George III sterling silver gravy boats, London 1785, each with large inverted sparrow beak pouring spouts leading to a baluster shaped body, having a single scrolled handle fitted to one side, resting on three short legs and scalloped feet, length 26 cm, combined weight 810gms
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Georg Jensen, Acanthus Pattern Flatware Service, comprising eighty eight pieces
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White Gold and Diamond Flower Ring, featuring 206 baguette and princess cut diamonds, weighing 2.14cts in total
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18ct Gold Flower Cluster Ring, the centre brilliant cut diamond weighing 1.75ct, total diamond weight 3.25ct
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Platinum Peking Jade and Diamond Dress Ring, the centre stone surrounded by 32 brilliant and baguette cut diamonds
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White Gold, Platinum and Coral Dress Ring, with three oval shaped cabochon corals set with six pave-set diamonds
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Five Stone Eternity Ring, the diamonds weighing 0.75ct in total
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Five Stone Eternity Ring, the diamonds weighing 0.75ct in total
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18ct White Gold, Pink Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire and Diamond Dress Ring, the centre oval shaped tourmaline weighing 4.25ct, surrounded by a total of 0.28ct brilliant cut pink sapphires and eight brilliant cut diamonds weighing 0.57ct in total
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Gold, Pink Sapphire and Diamond Ring, the brilliant cut centre stone bezel set in white gold and pave-set diamonds
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White Gold, Solid White Opal and Diamond Dress Ring, the centre oval shaped opal surround by two rows of claw-set brilliant cut diamonds
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18ct White Gold, Aquamarine and Diamond Dress Ring, the emerald cut aquamarine weighing 10 ct, surrounded by 18 pave set diamonds
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Yellow and White Gold and Diamond Ring, with pave set diamonds in a geometric pattern
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Victorian 15ct Gold Demi Parure, composed of polished shield shaped brooch with matching earrings set with seed pearls
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Victorian 15ct Gold Demi Parure, composed of brooch and matching earrings decorated with blue enamel and seed pearls, in original box
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Russian Niello Snuff Box, Moscow 1875 maker BC Ma, modelled in cushion form, to front centred by a troika the verso centred by a arabesque motif, the hinged case enclosing a gilt washed interior, length 19 cm
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Russian Green Hardstone Egg on Stand, attributed to Michael Perchin, faint Kokshnik mark the gilt hinged egg resting on a scrolled triform support, overall height 9 cm
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Russian Silver Gilt Niello Snuff Box, Moscow 1790-1801, maker Bu, modelled in rectangular form the top and verso decorated with ghostly figural images in landscape, the hinged box enclosing a lightly gilded interior, length 9.5 cm
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Russian Cloissonne Enamel Silver Gilt Spoon Moscow (Tula) pre 1896, the bowl decorated with scrolling tendril vines and turquoise beads, length 12 cm
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Silver and Enamel Frame, bearing the marks of Faberge and Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, the rectangular frame decorated with swags and applied trompe l'oeil flowering roses and vines, enclosing a portrait in the manner of Borovikski of an officer of the Imperial Court of Russia, in full dress uniform with the Maltese Cross, having an A frame easel strut to verso, height 13 cm. Provenance: Purportedly from the collection of Count Valentin Zoubov
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Russian 14ct Gold Snuff Box, c1920, the ribbed rectangular body having an cabochon sapphire thumb piece, the hinged top enclosing the initials 'Hj', length 8.5 cm, weight 104gms
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Head of Buddha, Tang Dynasty 7th century AD, modelled in typical form, traces of original gilding resting on an modern ebonised stand. Height 38 cm.
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Figural ivory okimono, Meijii period, modelled in the form of a mythical horned shelled beast, with carved seal to base. Length 6 cm
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Pair of Volcanic Rock Temple Dogs, height 63 cm
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Painted red pottery equestrian figure on horse, Tang Dynasty, naturalistically modelled on a rectangular base, the rider with a peaked hat and long trousers, height 33 cm. This lot includes a certificate of identity from The Macao Archeology Association, dated 15 June 1994
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Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jar, Ming Dynasty, the central band featuring six beasts, including a unicorn, each beast supporting a 'Shou' symbol on its back. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney
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Chinese Gu-shaped porcelain vase, Yongzheng period, with motifs replicating Shang Dynasty bronze prototype, covered with a pale celadon glaze. Height 20.5 cm.
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Five Ivory Japanese Netsuke, together with two resin figures
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Thai Gilt Lacquered Figure of Buddha, Rattanakosin Period, carved in the Ayutha manner, dressed in long robes, left hand close to its side the right hand now lacking, the hair curled over the ushnisha, height 67 cm, overall height 87.5 cm
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Chinese enamel bowl bearing the mark of Qianlong, the circular body decorated with birds and figures in landscape. Diameter 15.5 cm.
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Pair of Chinese 18th/19th century blue and white Meiping vases,Yuan Dynasty, each decorated with waterfowl among lotus with running floral and classic scrolls in Cizhou style. Height 30 cm.
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Japanese bronze figure of Guanyin, Heian period, seated on an elongated lotus throne, right hand in Abhaya gesture. Height 20 cm.
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Japanese Stoneware Jar, Seto, Edo Period, glazed all over with a metallic russet ground, overlaid with a glossy black glaze running in long drips from shoulder height 42 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney
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Japanese Arita Ware Figure of Guanyin, Edo Period, dressed in traditional robes after the Chinese figures of the Kangxi Period, hands to one side, height 36 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney
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South East Asian Bronze Figure of Guanyin, 10th Century, modelled on a double lotus pedestal, displaying four hands in various Mudras, height 24 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney
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Ming Dynasty Chinese blue and white plate, of circular form, decorated with Buddhist motifs and scrolling tendril vines. Diameter
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19th century Chinese Lacquer Bombe Shaped Casket, with paw feet, together with an ebonised tin tray
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Chinese papier mache casket, with domed top
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Chinese Black Lacquer Octagonal Food Storage Box and Cover, decorated with gilt highlights and landscape painted panels, height 46 cm
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Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Vases, of baluster shape, with gilt highlights electrified, (a/f), height 84 cm
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Imari Fluted Bowl, Meiji Period, together with five various asian ceramic pieces (a/f)
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12th century Korean celadon bowl, of circular form.
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Frederic Focht, (French, 1879- ), Man in Flight, c1930, bronze figure group, two male nudes flying over the earth, stepped black slate marble base, height 74 cm
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19th century bronze figure of mercury, c1860, arm outstretched, resting on a stepped plinth. Height 82 cm
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Pierre Le Faguays, (French, 1892-1962), bronze figure group, a nude woman with a gazelle on a black slate marble base, signed 'Fayral' (Le Faguays pseudonym). Length 65 cm. Depth 14 cm. Height 23 cm.
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18th/19th century Bronze Figural Askos Ewer, the shaped body having a loop handle and applied figures of goats and cherubic maskheads, length 29 cm
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19th century whale pan bone, etched with a two mast and a three mast boat, 14.5 x 23.5 cm
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Early Walrus Tooth Scrimshaw, decorated with a three mast British vessel, length 14 cm
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Whalebone Scrimshaw, decorated with two mast British vessels in a secluded bay with a castle in the background, length 20.5 cm
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Whalebone Scrimshaw, decorated with a central spray of flowers (a/f), length 18 cm
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Six Ivory Carved Tools, including a saw, a pair of tailor's scissors and a cricket bat, length 10 cm
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Japy Freres, 19th century Burr Walnut Music Box, playing six airs and striking on bells, the rectangular case with thumb moulded edge and satinwood stringing all resting on squat bun feet, width 86 cm depth 34 cm height 27.5 cm
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Miessen, 19th century Figural Porcelain Clock, having a two train movement, roman numerals on a white painted dial, the case encrusted with sprays of flowers and figures and objects emblematic of love and music, width 78 cm height 53 cm
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Nine Edwardian Carpet Bowls, c1910, in earthenware, polychrome finish
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19th century export ware famille rose lidded chocolate pot, the baluster shaped body, decorated with sprays of flowers. Height 24 cm
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Three Persian Ivory Miniatures, Two depicting polo scenes
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Louis XVI ivory Carnet de Bal, having applied gilded plaques 'Souvenir' d'Amite', centred by miniature portrait in profile of a lady. Height 8.75 cm. Provenance: Purportedly exhibited at the cornucopia Exhibition at Bishopscourt, Darling point, Sydney, August 1963
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19th century French Fan, the paper leaf painted with scenes of court life and trophies, the carved tortoiseshell sticks with applied pierced gilt panels and mother of pearl decoration, length 48 cm
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19th century French Fan, the green silk leaf painted with a lady and her suitor, she at her window he wooing her from the garden, length 51 cm
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