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Tribal Artefacts and Tribal Art — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:508
Sale Title:Tribal Artefacts and Tribal ArtLots with images:500
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:429
Date:24-Jul-2010
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Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik Gable Ornament with Mask. Palm spathe surmounted by carved mask in cane cradle. Mounted on cane armature fringed with natural fibre. Old weathered patination. 121 x 89 cm
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Western Arnhemland decorated large turtle shell. Eight aquatic animals and birds rendered in crosshatching, surmounted by foliage. Northern Territory, 1970's. Length 93 cm width 69 cm
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Papua New Guinea Wosera Yam Mask. Older mask collected in the Prince Alexander Ranges. Ochre and char decoration. Some losses under chin and at tip. On stand. Height 51.5 cm
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Papua New Guinea middle Sepik costume mask. Two tier ceremonial mask of smoked cane, grass fibres and natural mastic. Height 116 cm
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Two Papua New Guinea Highland Body Ornaments. Mother of pearl crescent with natural fibre string; and part conch. Both have actual wear, conch with traces of red body paint
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Australian Aboriginal Headdress. Natural fibre and melaleuca bark. White clay and emu feather decoration. Northern Australia. Height 48 cm
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West Papua Canoe Prow. Shallow incised decorations showing use wear and weathered patination. Length 96 cm
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Papua New Guinea Mindja Figure. Ritualistic concave face and snake motif with polychrome decoration. Kwoma people, Bangus village, East Sepik provenance. Collected 1960's. Small losses. Height 185 cm
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Papua New Guinea canoe Splashboard. Carved and pierced with traditional figure top edge. 62 x 53 cm
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Papua New Guinea Yam Face Carving. White lime, yellow and traces of red polychrome on old patina hardwood. Height 32.5 cm
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Papua New Guinea Ritual Suspension Hook. Mi Gavi Tar Gau Sepik,' incised on chest of top figure. Loss of finger to male, old cracks and repairs. Collected by Paulian Missionaries mid 20th C, then. Height 190 cm
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Trobriand Islands Presentation or Ceremonial Part Axe. Exaggerated size, on pierced base. Old losses and termite damage. Collected Milne Bay 1930's. Length 106 cm
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Papua New Guinea Abelam Yam Mask. Woven fibre with polychrome natural pigment decoration. Wosera district, East Sepik provenance, 1970's. Height 44 cm
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Papua New Guinea Digging Stick. Village use, natural fire patination. Simple banded haft. Length 134 cm
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New Hebrides War Club. Slim ovoid head with a pair of collars. Flange terminal to shaft. 1940's. Losses. Ex Richard Berry Collection, Melbourne. Length 94.5 cm
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Middle Sepik Male Food Hook. Tapering figure with horned shoulders and finely painted face. Yamok Village, East Sepik. Provenance: 1970's. Small loss to ear. Height 131 cm
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Southern Highlands war shield. Mendi Valley. Ovoid form with incised plain curling decoration. Rope handle. Papua New Guinea, 1970's. 111 x 46 cm
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Papua New Guinea Manam Island Canoe Steering Paddle. Large flat blade with carved shoulders and tapering shaft terminating in a carved figure. Weathered. Collected Madang province, 1960's. Length 216 cm
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Papua New Guinea Milne Bay Canoe Splashboard. Part (upper) section of tradtional splashboard. Height 35 cm
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Papua New Guinea Human Hair Headdress. Partially felted hair over woven base. Later restoration stitching. Much actual use patination. Diameter 26 cm
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Kwoma Mindja Figure. Single concave face on black and white board with looped medial ridge. Washkuk village, East Sepik 1970's. Height 187 cm
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Papua New Guinea Kwoma Triple Yina Figure. Graduated faces with polychrome decoration. East Sepik province, 1970's. Small losses. Height 203 cm
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Massim Style Ceremonial Spear. Bird totem carved hilt and simple carved device to spear head and haft. Length 225 cm
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Kwoma Nogwi Female Figure. Deeply incised upper body with weathered polychrome decoration. Washkuk village, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea 1960's. Height 121 cm
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Papua New Guinea Lower Ramu River Canoe Prow with Mask. Incised gunwhale terminating in totemic mask. Much use, age patination and weathering. Madang province, 1960's. Length 136 cm
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Papua New Guinea Yina figure. Carved concave face with rear tenon mounting. Natural pigment polychrome decoration. Kwoma people, Bangus village, East Sepik province. Older split. Height 116 cm
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Mid 20th century Papua New Guinea Mask. With applied feathers and boar's tooth decoration. Length 45 cm
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Papua New Guinea Carved Mask. Tarabanum Village. Sepik river. Small losses to top. Mid 20th century With metal stand. Height 26 cm
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Papuan Gulf 'Kakame' Figure. Zoomorphic form with cocked leg. Shaped, carved and polychrome ochre decoration. Height 52 cm Length 81 cm
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Papua New Guinea Totemic Carving. Cojoined pig, ancestor figure and mask with polychrome finish. Decorated with mastic, grass, human hair, feathers, shells and tusks. Length 132 cm
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Abelam New Guinea Head Finial. Ochre, char and lime decoration. Prince Alexander Ranges. Height 35 cm
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Four Items: Papua New Guinea Teeth, Shell and String Body Ornaments. Including bailer shell pubic cover; kina shell necklace; dogs teeth necklace; and bailer and cowrie necklace. Collected Maprik area 1960's. Length 50 cm (Longest)
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Papua New Guinea war shield, Mendi. Charred surface with ochre filled incisions and rope handle. Collected 1970's. 112 x 42 cm
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Papua New Guinea Female Ancestor Figure. Female surmounted by hornbill. Finely painted face with inset shell eyes and grass skirt. Palembi village, East Sepik. Collected 1970's. Height 142 cm
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Sepik Latmul Orator Stool. Ancestral figure with oversized head decorated with tusks, shells, feathers and human hair (beard). Collected mid 20th century by Paulian Missionaries, thence private collection since c.1970. Height 120 cm
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Papua New Guinea Orator figure. Carved figure with limed face, seated on stool. Weathered polychrome finish. Height 100 cm
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Middle Sepik Female Ancestor Figure. Surmounted by bird. Figure with fibre skirt and inset shell eyes with polychrome decoration. Palembi village, collected 1970's. Height 132 cm
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Papua New Guinea Carved Gable Mask. White clay highlights on dense hardwood mask. Sawos people, East Sepik province. Collected 1970's. Height 111 cm
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Papua New Guinea Kwoma Nowgi Bimorphic Figure. Blackened ambiguous human form with white highlights. Washkuk village, East Sepik province, 1960's. Height 157 cm
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Papua New Guinea Kwoma Mindja figure. Single concave face over raised medial carving. Washkuk village, East Sepik, 1960's. Height 148 cm
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Two Trobriand islands Chief's yam house panels. Incised and low relief aquatic motifs, with enamel paint. Some older termite damage to edges. Collected Milne Bay, 1960's. Length 182 cm (each)
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Papua New Guinea figural food hook. Female figure with polychrome face, feather decoration and inset cowrie shells - some missing. Height 130 cm
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Aboriginal School. Sea Eagle. Natural Earth Pigments on Bark. 40 x 53 cm
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Papua New Guinea, Manam Island, large drum (Garamut). Slit log, with heavily decorated sides; ends with projecting ancestor figures. Large, heavy piece, coastal Madang, 1950's. Length 210 cm. Width 37 cm. Height 48 cm
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Papua New Guinea Bow. Carved points, and strung with cane. Actual use patination. Early to mid 20th century Length 178 cm
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Two Papua New Guinea Bows. one with finely carved tips. No strings. Early to mid 20th century Length 177 cm (Longest)
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Aboriginal School. Western Desert Composition. Acrylic on Board. 66 x 70 cm
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Mental as Anything Promotional Poster. 'Liar Liar Pants on Fire, the Album,' signed by the band. 58 x 46 cm
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Pair Early Coloured and Silvered Plaques. Engraved scenes after Fragonard and by Matthiew ('Le Serment d'Armour); and J G Wille ('Musiciens Ambulans'). Silvered Copper (Coloured) (Pair). 30 x 23 cm; 29 x 21 cm
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Seven books: 'Hallmarks on Plate,' by W Shaffers. Published by Bickers and Son. 5th edition 1875; 'Spring Songs with Music' from 'Flower Fairies of the Spring' by Sicely Mary Barker published by Blackie and Son Ltd. With 12 tipped-in prints; 'French Faience,' by
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Folio 'La Gravure Originale Belge 5,' 1928/29. Remaining five (of originally 10) artworks by Carlo Van Her lithograph; Robert Crommelynck aquatint; Van Caeneghem etching; R Schoenberg etching; Georges Baltus lithograph. All signed in pencil except George B
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Book: 'Roland Oudot,' by Daniel Bouga. Published by Flammarion, Paris. Edition of 300 (number 45) containing two original lithographs
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Book: 'The Eric Thake Picture Book,' by Elizabeth Summons. Published by Gryphon Books 1978. Limited edition 691/1000
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Book: 'Camile Mauclair,' Illus. by Henri Le Sidaner. Published by Galleries George Petit, 1928. With two original etchings
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Book: 'Puissances de Paris,' Illus. by Andrew Length Hote. Published by Les Bibliophiles du Palais, 1951. Edition of 200, example 5. 18 original etchings
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Book: 'Judy Cassab - Portraits of Artists and Friends,' by Lou Klepac. Published by The Beagle Press, 1998 Signed by Judy Cassab
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Book: Livres d' Artiste-Hilaire 'Jardins.' Published by Les Bibliophiles de L'est, 1977. Edition of 120.12 original lithographs. Unbound, signed by Hilaire, in slip case
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Book: 'Andre Beaudin - Verve Edition,' by Georges Limbour. Published by A Zwemmer, London 1961. Including 8 original lithographs
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Leger, Fernand (French 1881-1955). 'L'Art Abstrait,' 1949. Edition of about 2000 copies included in special edition of Derriere le Miroir, May 1949. Lithography by Maeght. Lithograph (Magazine Cover). 38 x 28 cm
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Book: 'Point to Point, the Art of Tim Storrier.'
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Book: 'Norman Lindsay - Shipwreck,' a poetic drama by Douglas Stewart. With 23 black and white drawings, and five colour plates by Norman Lindsay. The Shepherd Press, Sydney 1948. The rare deluxe edition, limited to 100 copies; of which this is number 18 speci
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Book: 'Life and Work of Will Ashton.' Published by Legend Press. Signed edition of 300 with slipcase
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Book: 'La Foire de Sorochinietz,' illus. by Vera. Published by Editions Galatea, Paris, 1945. Special edition of 13 which inlcudes original etched metal plate for book illustration
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Book: 'Eugene Von Guerard's Australian Landscapes.' limited to 1000 copies, signed by the author Marjorie Tipping
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Book: 'Andre Masson Gravures 1924-1972,' by Roger Passeron. Published by Office de Livre, 1973. With three original lithographs
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Book: 'Minaux, Lithographer,' by Fernand Mourlot. Published by Leon Amiel, Paris 1974. Includes 6 original lithographs
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Two Australian Art Books: 'The Art of Rubery Bennett.'. Published by Angus and Robertson. Limited edition of 1000. Signed by the artist; 'Conrad Martens, The Man and His Art.' By Lionel Lindsay. Published by Angus and Robertson, 1920
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Two Books on 'Albert Tucker.' Each signed by Barbara Tucker
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Book: 'Orara: an illustrated poem,' by Henry Kendall [Tom Roberts]. Published Melbourne: Art Union of Victoria, 1881. Large folio, half-red morocco with tooled decorations over gilt-lettered green watered cloth (a few stains, lightly rubbed), moderatly f
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Two Books: 'The Flower Paintings of Albert Sherman,' intro by Howard Ashton. Published by Angus and Robertson, first edition 1955. Tipped in colour plates; and catalogue: G W Lambert 'Lambert Memorial Exhibtion,' September/October 1930
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Book: 'The Heretic: A Play in Three Acts,' by Morris West; with original lithographs and relief prints by Idris Murphy. Published by Isotome Press, [Strawberry Hills, NSW], c.1988. 140p, 9 prints: Illust. (some colour), in box, 49 x 37 x 8 cm. Limited edition
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Seven Items. Includes four etchings (2 of Meriden school); Japanese woodblock; Japanese pastel landscape; and linocut
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Two Japanese Woodblock Prints. Kunichika, Samurai in Crab and Bird Costume; Kunisada, Samuri in Front of Black Banner. Small edge losses and trimming. 36 x 24.5 cm (Each)
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Two Japanese Woodblock Prints. Toyokuni, Samurai with Parasol; Kunisada, Courtesan and Screen (Large edge losses). 35 x 24.5 cm (Each)
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Two Japanese Woodlbock Prints. Kuniyoshi, Samurai in Carp and Blossom Costume; Unknown, Samurai with Bare Chest. Edge losses. 36 x 24.5 cm (Each)
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Two Japanese Woodblock Prints. Kunisada, two Samurai; Kuniyoshi, Single Samurai. Edges trimmed and soiled. 35 x 24 cm (Each)
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Kunisada, Utagawa (1786-1864). Japanese Woodblock Print Scroll. Paper discoloured and fragile in places. Tryptich. 35 x 76 cm
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Two Chinese Scrolls. Both with scenes depicting Taoist morality of crime and punishment, reincarnation and afterlife of spirits and saints. 115 x 60 cm
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Japanese School. Sleeping Fox. Signed lower right. Ink and Watercolour. Diameter 56 cm (Fan Shaped)
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Tibetan Brocade Tchoba. With brass ball fastenings on brown exterior, cotton lining. Height 130 cm
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Robin's egg glazed Meiping vase. Qianlung seal mark, probably Republic period. Height 25.5 cm
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Cased Chinese Inkstone. Bamboo form blackwood case containing tapered and inscribed stone. Length 15.5 cm
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20th century Chinese vase. Decorated in relief with cream glazed trees, and mythical beasts. On wooden plinth. Height 22 cm
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Ding Ware Jar. Stylised floral decoration. Height 15 cm
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Early Chinese M.O.P. Butterfly Form Dish. Width 26.5 cm (Total)
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Pair Blue and White Tea Bowls. With covers and under plates. Chrysanthemum decoration and five character marks. Minor chips and small crack. Height 9.5 cm
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Early Chinese Famille Noir Cloisonne Opium Pipe. Including Bush and tongs. Character marks to lid. Height 26.5 cm
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Largefamille rose Vase. All over decoration of butterflies. Shoulder has gilt and enamelled scrolls. 6 character mark to base. Height 43 cm
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19th century famille Verte Enamelled Ogee Form Bowl. Gilt rim, with internal decoration of flora and butterflies. Length 21 cm
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Chinese Blackwood and Burlwood Tea Table and four Matching Fitted Stools. Carving to table and stools, all with ball and claw feet. Height 45 cm deep 65 cm
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Early Korean Blue and White Water Dropper. Octagonal shaped; dragon painted to top, and foliage to sides. Height 7 cm Diameter 11.5 cm
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Antique Chinese Silver Alloy Mirror. Raised dragon and tigers decoration shaped rim. Diameter 18.5 cm
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Chinese silver cased fish set, serving for 6, with textured handles with fish decorated blades, also two servers, including early 20th century Shanghai gift card
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Early Japanese Kutani Bowl. Court scene decoration. Signed to base. Diameter 24 cm Height 8.5 cm
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Early Chinese Millefleurs brush pot. Gilt rimmed. 6 character mark to base. Height 14 cm diameter 16.5 cm
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Four 19th century Kitchen Qing Plates. Rustic floral decoration. Diameter 17 cm (Each)
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Japanese Export Bronze Vase. Relief decoration of peacock and foliage. Height 24.5 cm
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Pair early Chinese famille rose dishes. Quilong dragons among floral scrolls dec. 6 character marks to bases. Diameter 21.5 cm (each)
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Indian (?) Brass Incense Burner. Height 22 cm
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Indian Brass and Wood Beggars Bowl. Applied brass dragon's heads to each end. Use patination. Length 46 cm
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