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Interiors | Private Collections — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:437
Sale Title:Interiors | Private CollectionsLots with images:437
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:392
Date:3-Mar-2024
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An elm tavern stool, 19th century, with a dished seat above slightly swollen legs united by a box stretcher, 52.5 cm high
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An ivory okimono of a farmer, early 20th century, standing, holding a large basket of vegetables in both hands, signed, 18 cm high
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A large contemporary wool rug, the tufted rug in modulating red tones, 290.5 cm x 239.5 cm
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Two flatweave rugs, one of chevron design in indigo and tangerine colours, the other featuring a lattice design enclosed by a key fret border in light tan and oatmeal colours, the chevron rug 319 x 133.5 cm, the lattice rug 277 x 186 cm
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A brightly coloured flatweave rug, of geometric design with rows of star forms and blocks in cream, red, sky blue and plum colours, 379 x 184 cm
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A large brightly coloured flatweave rug, of geometric design in myriad colours, 435 x 300 cm
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Two vintage Murano glass owl paperweights by Cenedese, a Scavo glass owl with engraved signature to base and Murano Cenedese Vetri metallic label, and; a cased glass owl in pale amethyst and emerald colours, engraved Cenedese to the base, the largest owl 15 cm high
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Three painted wood Sepik River ancestral masks, Papua New Guinea, decorated with ochre, tan, and white pigments, one mask with cowrie shell embellishments, the largest 65 x 34 cm
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A collection of eleven wood masks, the features carved and painted, the largest 46 cm high
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A group of vintage rosewood African carved male and female busts, together with the figure of a curled and hunched man, the tallest figure 30 cm
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Two Sri Lankan wood masks, each carved and decorated in bright colours, the largest 33.5 cm high
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A group of Asian bronze and wood figures, comprising two figures of Buddha and two Buddha heads, together with three smaller bronze figures, the largest 55 cm high
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Two naive hardstone African carvings, monkey figures one signed M.Jamba, the other signed Fanizani, 18 cm and 13 cm high
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A large vintage rosewood elephant with bone tusks, in a walking attitude with curled trunk, 26 cm high, 38 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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A group of stone ornamental animals and eggs, together with a brass elephant, comprising a recumbent stone hippopotamus, a hardstone camel, various semi-precious stones eggs including malachite, banded agate, pink quartz, and; a stylised brass elephant with a bronze patinated finish, the elephant 20 cm high
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A Scottish John Deacons millefiori scent bottle, together with a similar paperweight, a clear and cobalt ground scent bottle with a mushroom stopper and flacon style bottle both with millefiori canes, signed with a central Scotch thistle cipher to the stopper and interior, the clear cased polychrome paperweight with a polished pontil, unmarked, 11 cm high, the paperweight 10 cm diameter
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A collection of six wool tapestry cushions, the largest 35 x 36 cm
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An Italian cased glass ornamental disc, with layered colours and a perimeter fringed effect thickly cased in clear glass and angle mounted to a clear glass plinth, unmarked, in the manner of Galliano Ferro, 19 cm high, 12 cm diameter
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A vintage Murano glass cat figurine by Archimedes Seguso, of solid form with aventurine inclusions, inscribed signature to base, Archimedes Seguso Murano, 17 cm high
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A British Colonial calamander caned armchair, 19th century, slender framed with a rectangular backrest and three splats, a slightly bowfronted seat and square, tapered legs united by an H form stretcher
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Map of 'London', colour engraving, with printed text on margin, 17.5 x 27.5 cm
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Map of 'Parte of Surrey', colour engraving, with printed text in image, 23 x 39 cm
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Cary's new and Accurate plan of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark and parts Adjacent, engraving, with print text on margin, 81.5 x 124 cm
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A vintage mahogany cased Maelzel metronome, early 20th century, Paris, with metal plaque to the face, numbered 516 844, with associated key, 22.5 cm high
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A George III mahogany astragal glazed hanging corner cabinet, early 19th century, with boxwood stringing, three shaped shelves to the interior and associated key, with remnant BADA label, 108 cm high, 81 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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A George III mahogany astragal glazed hanging cabinet, early 19th century, with an extended cornice above two doors with internal shelving, 82 cm high, 91 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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Three Art Deco silver plated novelty wares and a photo frame, 1930s, comprising a boy and girl twin candlestick, a commemorative 1937 George VI Coronation ornamental dinner gong featuring a page blowing a horn, and a small photograph frame with a glass insert, 22 cm high and smaller
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Two Italian pietra dura floral panels, the larger featuring a loose naturalistic arrangement of a lily, orange carnation and yellow rosebud set within a black marble ground, the other a single mauve rosebud, 22.5 x 17.5 cm, and 11.5 x 7.5 cm
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Epsom Downs and cross at Chichester, Sussex, two colour engravings, each with printed text on margin, 10 x 15.5 cm and 20 x 14 cm
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A Georgian oak gate leg table, 18th century, of pegged construction, with bobbin legs united by a box stretcher, 71 cm high, 103 cm wide (extended), 92.5 cm deep
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A collection of Quimper pottery, four Dutch pottery items and a French naif peasant girl salt cellar, 20th century, comprising eleven bowls and assorted plates, painted and stencil marks underside, the largest plate 31 cm diameter
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A Murano freeform cased glass vase by Cenedese, of cushion form with an irregular fire polished rim and a striped polychrome decor within clear glass, with foil label, Murano/Cenedese/Vetri, 32.5 cm high
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A cranberry and ultramarine sommerso vase, of waisted baluster profile with a fire polished rim and flat base with a polished pontil, unmarked, 24.5 cm high
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An emerald and ultramarine sommerso vase, of waisted baluster profile with a fire polished rim and flat base with a polished pontil, unmarked, 24.5 cm high
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A Bengali Kantha quilt and one other, in cotton, a small 'Necker's cube' pattern quilt and a triangular pattern overstitched quilt with chevron borders and tie-dyed backing, 114 x 97 cm and126 cm x 197 cm
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Two pottery busts, probably Roman, plus a facsimile bust, the largest bust 9.5 cm high, 21 cm high with stand
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A facsimile basalt bust of Tutankhamen, total height 28.5 cm high, the base 21.5 x 13 cm
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A collection of antique terracotta vessels and lamps, probably Roman, seven items including a decorative facsimile covered pot with Greek style decoration, the largest 16 cm high
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An antique oak and brass coopered barrel stick stand, 19th century, 79 cm high
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A vintage'Real Sola Pith' helmet by J. Leaver, India, the fabric covered helmet with hat box
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A souvenir Swiss Alpine walking cane with a Chamois horn handle, early 20th century, from 'Luzern', the cane with a horn handle and faux hoof mount, 81 cm long
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A two panel carved hardwood and inlaid lacquer screen, Meiji period, each panel inset with blue ground lacquer panels inlaid in mother-of-pearl, bone, ivory and polychrome ivory with birds and flowering plants, a seal to each front panel, the reverse similarly decorated, within a pierced hardwood frame carved with birds amidst cloud scrolls, each panel 176.5 cm high, 84 cm wide
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A gilt decorated black lacquer three stack cabinet and cover, 20th century, the interior with various partitions to each tier, the cover painted with a deity in a dragon chariot accompanied by female attendants, 40 cm high, 55 cm wide, 33 cm deep
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A black lacquer gilt decorated Chinoiserie sideboard, with two cupboards and two drawers decorated with figures and lakeside pavilions in gold and polychrome relief, raised on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, 97 cm high, 180 cm wide, 66 cm deep
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A small black lacquer gilt decorated Chinoiserie sideboard, with two drawers above an open compartment and a cupboard below with two doors, decorated with figures and lakeside pavilions in gold and polychrome relief, raised on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, ensuite with the previous lot, 95 cm high, 106 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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A Chinese gilt wood decorated black lacquer cabinet, 20th century, the pairs of doors and sides inset with openwork panels, 91 cm high, 74 cm wide, 37 cm deep
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An elaborately decorated and carved hardwood Shodana cabinet, Meiji period, with shibayama style blue lacquer panels and doors inlaid in mother-of-pearl, ivory and bone including sliding doors and drawers, with various cupboards and shelves within the intricately carved frame on a substantial base with dragon pediment, 250 cm high, 154 cm wide, 37 cm deep
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A pair of blue glazed square section porcelain stands, 20th century, the sides with open dragon-bordered panels in relief picked out in gilding, 39.5 cm high, 22.5 cm square
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A hardwood moon shape display cabinet, 20th century, with a hinged glazed door to the front and glazed to the reverse, the interior with stepped shelving, the whole supported on an open work base with a shaped skirt and corner bracket feet, 105 cm high, 92 cm wide
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A red lacquer fan-shaped stand, the top decorated with a landscape panel supported on an apron and corner legs, with floral motifs on the lacquer ground; together with a red lacquer circular stand on five scroll feet, the fan shaped stand 47.5 cm high, 56 cm wide, 33 cm deep (approx), the circular stand 29 cm high, 33 cm diameter
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An impressive hardwood and shibayama style inlaid gold lacquer Shodana display cabinet, Meiji period, fitted with an asymmetrical arrangement of cupboards, with sliding panels, doors and drawer fronts, decorated in ivory and mother of pearl inlay on gold lacquer with legendary figure scenes, landscapes and pairs of Mandarin ducks, and further embellished with carved and pierced ivory spandrels, the back carved and pierced with peacocks and birds among floral branches and surmounted by an openwork crest…
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A hard wood scroll end table, 20th century, carved with open work vines and berries to the apron and incurved legs, 40 cm high, 92 cm wide
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A glazed rosewood hanging display cabinet, the glazed hinged front enclosing stepped shelves, 63 cm high, 46 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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A Chinese marble set pierced hardwood stand, with a waisted neck and applied decorations above two tiers and raised on ball and claw feet, 81.5 cm high, 43 x 31 cm
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A Chinese carved wood 'Dragon' lantern, 20th century, the glass shade pendant from the dragon's head, supported on a platform base with four scroll feet, 195 cm high
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A carved wood double door cabinet, 19th/20th century, in the form of a temple with pierced doors, windows and crest, 61.5 cm high, 69 cm wide
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A Chinese black lacquer two door cabinet, 20th century, with gilt openwork panels of figures on horseback and on foot, the interior with stepped shelves and a single drawer, 79.5 cm high, 60.5 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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A miniature Chinese black lacquer two door cabinet, 20th century, with gilt openwork panels of phoenix and precious objects, 44 cm high, 35.5 cm wide, 15.5 cm deep
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A profusely carved hongmu display cabinet, circa 1900, of rectangular form, the intricately carved multi-tiered cabinet fitted with a combination of shelves above a single small cupboard to one side, with openwork carved borders of flowering prunus, and dragon entwined corner supports, the sides carved with fruiting gourd and pomegranate repeated on the openwork back interspersed with bamboo, surmounted by an arched openwork frieze decorated with dragons, the wood with dark patina, 210 cm high, 110 cm wide…
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A lobed hardwood stand, inset with a rose marble top supported on a pierced apron and corner mask feature paw feet with stretchers, 44 cm high, 45 cm diameter
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A square section hardwood stand, inset with a rose marble top supported on a pierced apron and corner mask feature paw feet with stretchers, 46 cm high, 40 cm square
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A shaped square section hardwood stand, inset with a rose marble top supported on a pierced apron and corner mask feature paw feet with curved stretchers, 45 cm high, 40 cm square
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A contemporary oriental black lacquerware coffee table, of rectangular form with canted edges, gilt and coloured figural scenes to the surface and patterns throughout, 48 cm high, 122 cm wide, 88 cm deep
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A Chinoiserie fold over games table, with a serpentine profile, shaped skirt and raised on cabriole legs, in black lacquer with figures and lakeside pavilions, on simulated bronze claw feet, 73 cm high, 91 cm deep, 43 cm deep
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A pair of modern ebonised oak stands, with tile inserts in russet and gold, and raised on stile legs, 31 cm high, 45 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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A black lacquer gilt decorated Chinoiserie oval extension table and six associated chairs, the chairs including two carvers with vasiform splats, Chippendale style legs, finely decorated with figures and lakeside pavilions in gold and polychrome relief, the table raised on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, also with two leaves, 69 cm high, 145 cm wide, 123 cm deep, additional leaves each 48 cm wide
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A pair of hardwood drum shaped stands or seats, 20th century, 46 cm high, 36 cm diameter
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A pair of hard wood circular stands, each with a shaped apron carved in relief with flowering chrysanthemum sprays above the four cabriole legs, 53 cm diameter, approximately, 51 cm high
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A Japanese two-section kitchen tansu, with two tiers of shallow cupboards with sliding doors above a four small drawers, the lower cabinet with two shelves, 164.5 cm high, 119 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep
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Two Japanese polychrome wares, Meiji period, comprising a ewer with bird form spout and dragon handle; and an Imari hexagonal vessel with relief decoration and pierced neck, 24.5 cm and 22 cm high
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Three Chinese polychrome wares, 19th/20th century, comprising a famille verte table screen with quatrefoil plaque of birds and flowers, pierced wood frame and stand; together with a covered bowl; and a rectangular pillow, the plaque 43 cm high overall
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A polychrome covered tureen and an oval stand, 20th century, the tureen decorated with European huntsmen in famille rose style, the stand with diaper and foliage scroll border, the tureen 37 cm wide, the stand 34 cm wide
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A carved wood figure of Liu Hai, 19th/20th century, reclining with his three legged toad and a string of cash, pierced wood fitted stand, 40 cm wide
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A group of Chinese jade and hard stone carvings, comprising two covered vases, each with foliate scroll and loose ring handles, wood stands; a petite pierced wood screen with jade appliques; and a pair of hardstone covered bowls, the vase 18 cm high, the screen 21 cm high
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A large carved wood figure of a sage, 20th century, carrying a peach branch and a scarf full of peaches, 69 cm high
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A large Japanese Imari floor vase, 20th century, painted with panels of ducks on a flower strewn ground, inscription to base, 56.5 cm high
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A group of four Japanese Satsuma earthenwares, Meiji period, comprising a waisted hexagonal jar on tripod feet with loop handles, mark Toshi-furu to base; a cylindrical brushpot-style vase with a bird on a flowering branch; and a pair of miniature 'Hundred butterfly' jars, the cylindrical vase 12.5 cm high
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Two Satsuma earthenwares, Meiji period, comprising a covered jar of square section on bracket feet, painted with a figure scene in a garden of flowers, pierced domed cover; together with an hexagonal vase painted with maidens beneath a blossoming tree, the jar 11.5 cm high, the vase 18.5 cm high
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A group of seven Satsuma earthenwares, early 20th century, comprising two bowls with maidens in a garden; a similar dish; two small jars one with a cover; and two porcelain dishes, marks to bases, the largest bowl 16 cm diameter
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Two Japanese Satsuma earthenware vases, 20th century, one with figure panels on a coral ground; the other with figure panels on a gilt decorated blue ground, 42 cm and 32 cm high
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A Chinese polychrome decorated supper set, 20th century, comprising nine shallow dishes, each decorated with a dragon on a ground of flames, fitted lacquer box, 28 cm x 28 cm
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An iron-red decorated figure of a dragon, the details picked out in gilding and white, cloth covered stand, 39 cm wide
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Four ceramic figural groups, 20th century, one of two women playing go, wood stand; one of an old sage carrying a large cash medallion; and two other figure groups, the tallest 27 cm high
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An elaborately decorated Japanese bronze censer, cover and stand, Meiji period, set with removable floral handles, openwork stand and snake and eagle knop; together with a bronze vase decorated in relief with an eagle on a pine branch, the censer 48 cm high, the vase 39 cm high
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A Japanese inlaid bronze vase, Meiji period, standing on four tall waisted legs, the sides inlaid with gilt cranes in flight among copper and blue clouds above gilt florette strewn waves, and set with double loop handles, 27.5 cm high
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A group of four carved wood figures, 20th century, comprising a pair of immortals with silver wire inlay; a boxwood figure of an immortal; and a boxwood figure of small boy holding a bird, the tallest 29 cm high
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An impressive Japanese Kutani covered vase, Meiji period, the rounded sides supported on five scroll feet and set with phoenix head and pierced ring handles, the sides painted with legendary figures between diaper borders, the cover surmounted by a flaming pearl knop, inscription to base, 39 cm high
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A modern Japanese blanc-de-chine farmer figure carrying two baskets, 54 cm high
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Two large Chinese famille rose covered boxes, 20th century, each of circular form and painted with a figure scene panel on a floral decorated ground, Qianlong and Jiaqing seal marks to base, 36 cm diameter
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Four Chinese famille rose wares, 20th century, comprising a jardiniere painted with figures; a famille rose vase with figure scene panels on a mille fleurs ground; and a pair of famille rose vases, the tallest 30 cm high
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Two Japanese polychrome wares, 20th century, comprising an unusual vase set on the shoulders with a pair of cicada handles and painted with birds and flowering plants, inscription to base; together with a large Kutani basin with figural and floral shaped panels on a gilt ground, the vase 45 cm high, the basin 37 cm diameter
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A group of four Japanese Imari and Kutani wares, 20th century, comprising a two handled tray; two shallow bowls; and one small bowl, the tray 36 cm wide
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Two Japanese Satsuma earthenwares, Meiji period, comprising a tapering vase with a continuous figure scene; and a petal shaped bowl, both with marks to the base, the vase 24.5 cm high
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A Japanese lithophane tea set, 20th century, comprising six cups, saucers and side plates, a teapot, sugar basin and covered milk jug with dragon motifs and moriage enamel decoration; together with a larger similar plate, the teapot 19 cm high
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Two Satsuma earthenwares, Meiji period, comprising a dish finely decorated on the interior with warriors and maidens on a gilt diaper ground, inscription Dain Nippon Yokohama ko Satsuma yaki Hododa zo to base; together with a circular compressed box and cover decorated with vignettes on a delicate scroll ground, Hozan mark to base, the dish 12 cm diameter
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A collection of thirteen modern polychrome decorated Japanese dishes, the interior of each with a basket of peonies, 16 cm diameter
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A reticulated Satsuma earthenware covered jar, Meiji period, the sides and cover with cell diaper work, on three feet, rubbed mark to base, 12 cm high
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A group of four Satsuma earthenwares, Meiji period/20th century, comprising a covered box decorated with a continuous landscape; a cylindrical jar with figures; a baluster vase; and a petite lobed bowl, the covered box 11 cm diameter
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A group of eight Satsuma wares, Meiji period/early 20th century, comprising a small bucket-shaped vase with a bamboo style handle, mark to base; a pair of small cylindrical vases by Ryuichi Hitsu decorated with figures and mon, marks to base; four petite vases; and a small covered jar, the tallest 9.5 cm high
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A fourteen piece Satsuma earthenware tea service, 20th century, including a covered teapot and matching sugar basin, six cups and associated saucers each decorated with maidens beside a lakeside pavilion, the teapot 15 cm high
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