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Fine & Decorative Arts — Raffan Kelaher & Thomas

Auction House:Raffan Kelaher & ThomasNumber of lots recorded:150
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:150
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:104
Date:28-Nov-2023
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A Miller brass and milk glass table lamp, with painted leaf and flower design to shade. Height 70 cm.
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A French Gaudard oil lamp, ruby overlay and cut glass stem and reservoir, on brass and glass square base. Overall height 74 cm.
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A Wilkinson British/Australian Infantry officer's dress sword, 1897 pattern, with ray skin hilt, pierced guard bearing Royal cypher, the stainless steel blade polished and etched. Length blade, 81 cm. In fitted leather scabbard.
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A Royal Australian Navy telescope, Ross London, pattern 3733, broad arrow - RAN 711, RAN 1944, no. 89805. Length, 55 cm (full extension).
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A super constellation novelty chrome ash tray, as used by G. Douglas Macarthur, circa 1950. Dim, 12 x 20 x 20 cm.
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A Metters Sydney cast iron boot scraper, circa 1900. Dim, 20 x 30 x 22.5 cm.
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A Benin bronze bust, height 41 cm.
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A Nigerian Benin bronze standing figure, on rectangular base. Height 37 cm.
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A Nigerian Benin bronze bust, of a man with upturned hair. Height 27 cm.
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After Frederic Remington (American 1861-1909), 'Outlaw', bronze on marble base, title plaque attached. Overall height 54 x 38 cm.
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A good pair of patinated bronze torcheres, modelled as a man and a woman wearing tunics and wreaths, standing on koi fish, on circular moulded base, fitted for electricity, with frosted glass flame shades. Overall height 172 cm. (2)
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A late 19th century oil lamp, painted with courtly presentation, frosted glass shade cut with stars, brass mounts, the burner marked 'Wright & Butler duplex burner, Birmingham'. Height 68 cm.
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An American onyx and brass banquet lamp, with embossed brass reservoir, and milk glass shade. Height 80 cm.
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A Victorian oil lamp base, with blue porcelain support column with gilt design, raised on a pierced brass base featuring masked face and scroll feet, the burner inscribed 'Young's', Hinks duplex patent. Height 62 cm.
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A Trowatt and Sons oil lamp, glass body painted with seabirds above a churning surf, etched glass shade. Overall height 58 cm.
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A late 19TH/Early 20th century oil lamp, green cut glass reservoir on an ornate wrought metal stand, dimpled shade etched with flowers and citron tint, the mechnanism marked 'B Cars'. Height 78 cm.
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An original Art Deco Menton Cote D'Azur travel poster, designed by Charles Beglia, lithograph, circa 1935, framed 94 x 55 cm.
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A late Victorian bronzed metal wall light, modelled as a serpentine maiden with scrolling supports and single fitting. Height 68 cm. Depth, 51 cm.
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Charles Georges Suan-Ferville (French 1847-1925), a bronze figural torchere lamp, signed Ferville Suan, 1886'. Height 113 cm.
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A Qum silk rug, the central stepped red lozenge with pendant ends, on ivory ground and black foliate spandrels, foliate border. Dim, 170 x 105 cm.
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A fine Persian Qum paradise rug, the pale sage coloured ground with central water feature and surrounding garden including birds in trees, roses, bird border, signed to lower border, wool pile on cotton foundation. Dim, 175 x 120 cm.
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A Persian pictorial rug, depicting Omar Khayyam and his attendant playing an oud, with inscription to lower border, deer and rabbit border, wool pile on cotton foundation, possibly a rug from Kasmar. Dim, 180 x 125 cm.
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A Georgian mahogany cabinet on stand, shaped top strung with ebony and boxwood, double astragal glazed doors, on matching stand and drop handles, all on tapering legs with castors. Height 162 cm, width, 67 cm. Depth, 45 cm.
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A 19th century French walnut credenza, fitted with three doors. Height 102 cm. Width, 179 cm. Depth, 39 cm.
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An Andrew Lenehan Australian cedar & rosewood tilt-top loo table, rosewood veneered, with carved central column and cabriole legs, scroll carved feet on original metal castors, circa 1860s. Height 71.5 cm. Width, 106 cm. Depth, 143 cm. Lenehan's paper label affixed to the interior (top) of the pedestal.
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A good Art Nouveau bentwood three seater settee, circa 1900, probably by J & J Kohn, Austria. Height 114 cm. Width, 140 cm. Depth, 48.5 cm.
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An unusual mid Victorian burr walnut combination Davenport/Music cabinet, timber gallery and top shelf supported by two turned columns, a mirror partially revealed behind decorative fretwork panel, hinged 'Piano' top opens to reveal a slide-out writing desk with drawers, pigeon holes, etc, and an adjustable writing slope, lower, turned/carved columns flank a music cabinet with three shelves behind original glass door. Height 122 cm. Width, 58 cm. Depth, 45 cm.
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A French Henri II style dessert buffet walnut sideboard, fitted with a rouge marble work surface, gallery top and plate rack with spendles, fitted two doors and drawers below. Lock available, no key. Height 192 cm. Width, 121 cm. Depth, 46 cm.
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A leadlight and brass standard lamp, the caramel slag glass shade decorated with a continuous band of Bedouins in the desert, the brass stand with three ram's head supports and on circular swag decorated base and on three scrolling feet. Height 154 cm.
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A Colonial cedar Desk/Wash stand, with high gallery back and fitted with two drawers, circa 1860-1880. Height 90.5 cm. Width, 105 cm. Depth, 50 cm.
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A set of four mahogany chairs dining chairs with carved back and green velvet drop- in seats.
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A 17th century oak joint stool, rectangular top with carved frieze, and splayed ring turned legs joined by stretchers. Height 52 cm. Width, 46 cm. Depth, 24 cm. Provenance, from the Estate of Robert Compton-Jones.
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An alabaster pedestal, with square top and canted corners, ring turned column, on circular stepped base. Height 99 cm.
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A Karabagh style Turkish woollen Kilim, allover scrolling floral design on black ground, palmette borders. Dim, 308 x 142 cm.
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A room size Persian Heriz carpet, the red field with a large floral medallion with central flower, allover scrolling floral work and small figures, inscribed within the carpet, grey ground spandrels, wool pile on cotton foundation. Dim, 363 x 253 cm.
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A Victorian walnut lady's writing desk, with fruitwood inlay and stringing, tilting surface, single front drawer, on tapered square supports with original ceramic castors, circa 1880. Height 76 cm. Width, 58 cm. Depth, 50 cm.
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A 19th century French mahogany library table, with rounded edge and faux drawers, leather inset top, all raised on four turned and reeded legs. Height 77 cm. Width, 242 cm. Depth, 140 cm.
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A Regency rosewood library table, well figured grain to top with rounded corners, two mahogany lined frieze drawers, reeded supports and on castors, no connecting stretcher, circa 1820-1830. Height 68.5 cm. Width, 116 cm. Depth, 62 cm.
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An Australian cedar court house two section cabinet, the upper section containing twenty four pigeon holes, the lower section with double doors enclosing vertical internal divisions and full length shelf and storage. With Australian Government VR Crown impressed stamps/ dates (September 1876) applied to upper exterior top and base. Replacement keys. Height 192 cm. Width, 168 cm. Depth, 54 cm. Provenance, ex- Crookwell Court House.
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A Victorian rosewood Games/Work table, two leaves opening to reveal the games surfaces and in the centre eighteen open compartments surround the square work box below, on original metal castors. Height 74.5 cm. Width, 72 cm. Depth, 46 cm.
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A Persian Isfahan woollen carpet, the allover scrolling foliate design on a terracotta red field, 100% wool pile on cotton foundation. Dim, 345 x 255 cm.
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A Persian silk rug, with central weeping willow quadraform lozenge, and weeping willow spandrels, palmette and willow border. Dim, 207 x 145 cm.
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A good gilt wood mirror, in rococo style, sumounted by a shell scroll and acanthus leaf work. Height 126 cm.
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An Indo Kashan silk rug, with central urn design surrounded by trees and birds, foliate and bird border. Dim, 125 x 69 cm.
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A French 15th century style chestnut armoire, with moulded cornice, panelled doors, full length iron hinges, on cabriole legs, 19th century, with key. Height 242 cm.Width, 157 cm. Depth, 74 cm.
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An Edwardian rosewood bookcase, fitted with two doors and shelving. Height 117 cm. Width, 90 cm. Depth, 35 cm.
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A late Victorian mahogany bookcase, fitted with two glazed doors and two panel doors. Height 222 cm. Width, 110 cm. Depth, 54 cm.
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A Victorian silver plated and cut glass centerpiece, with single trumpet and with the central bowl supported by three peacocks, circular base. Height 60 cm.
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An elephant tusk on stand, length, 108 cm. Collected Lagos, Nigeria, circa 1960s. With CITES export number.
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A late 19th century French black slate and green marble mantel clock, the fluted drum shaped case supported on a pair of scrolling corbels and stepped rectangular base, back enamel dial with Roman numerals, Medaille de bronze movement, no. 2506, hallmarked L. Charvet Aine. Key and pendulum available. Dim, 37 x 55 x 17 cm. (damage, small chips to plinth edges, chip to back of drum).
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