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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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Early Tibetan Metal Panel. Incised tradtional decoration with central deer highlighted in gold. Possibly 17th/18th century Length 61.5 cm
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Yemini Dagger and Scabbard. Dagger handle amber with raised silver metal dec. scabbard with embossed silver dec. on leather body. Length 33 cm
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Inuit Scrimshaw Balleen. Signed Allen Uattungowrur (?). Dec. with polar bears in an arctic scene. Reverse inscribed 'A plain sketch of a ten legged polar (sic) bear, a good comparence (all) of a person, walrus, and a regular polar bear to a ten legged bear. Length 53 cm
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Five Pieces Satsuma Ceramics. Including coffee pot and lidded two handled sugar bowl. White/red/blue embossed enamelled chrysanthemum pattern. Rim chips to spout of coffee pot; Satsuma bowl with traditional decoration in cartouches, and with hand painted inner figure. Height 17.5 cm (Coffee Pot)
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Two Persian Hand Painted Leather Covers of a Book. Both covers have hand painted traditional figures. The front cover has label verso 'Saul le Roi d'Israel benit David (le Prochaine Roi d'Israel Il lui dit ( - voit dans ses yeu x un Bon Avenir.' The back co. 22 x 34 cm (Both)
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Indo Persian School. Horseman and Figures in a Landscape. Gouache on Bone. 9 x 14 cm
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Fine antique Japanese lacquer cabinet, with near matching top. Base decorated with panels of birds, flowers and mythological creatures. Two doors, top and bottom drawers. On plinth base decorated with carp. Gilt brocade to front.side panels richly decorated w. (cabinet). Height 87 cm, width 55 cm. (top). Height 51 cm. Width 47 cm
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Chinese School. Watercolour. 85 x 44 cm
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Turkish Carpet. Animal motif on red/blue border. 196 x 117 cm
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Gabbeh Woollen Rug. Red and blue patterned. 165 x 88 cm
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Two West Timor Biboki Textile Items. With Hausufa motifs. 174 x 83 cm, and 92 x 48 cm
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Chairman Mao Tambour Hanging. Depicted also with his wife Jai Qing and comrades Li Pang and Chou En Lai, dated Aug. 1967. 220 x 300 cm
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Two Chairman Mao Tambour Hangings. One depicted with Li Pang, dated 1970; and the other depicting young Mao holding an umbrella. Cira 1970's. 190 x 250 cm, and 220 x 80 cm
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Pair Shakudo Japanese Vases. Bird, grape vine, and bamboo decoration in silver, gilt, and copper. Height 25 cm
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Pair 19th century Anglo-Indian ivory and turned wood bobbinreels. Lithographic landscape prints inserted to base. Height 29 cm (each)
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Japanese Ningyo Figure Empress Jingu. Meiji Era doll with original samuri costume and metal ware. Circa 1850-1900. Height 50 cm
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Chinese military rank badge. Tiger, denoting 4th military rank. 27 x 31 cm
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Chinese brush pot of carved and pierced bamboo, with hardwood trim. Carving inscription to side. Height 18 cm
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Japanese Bronze Inlaid Vase. Dual handled surmounted by circular plate. Brass and copper inlaid design of traditional figures and birds in flight. Vase separate from column on tri-footed base (1 section of brass decorative form missing). Height 45 cm (Total)
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Pendet, W (Indonesian). Cockfighters and Gamblers, Ubud, Bali. Gouache on Cloth. 68 x 92 cm
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Chinese red cloisonne vase. White blossom decoration. Height 18 cm
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Chinese rank badge. Civilian depicting a peacock. Third civil rank. 27 x 29 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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Large embroidered thangka of Amitayus (Longevity), with gilt thread mandola. 110 x 83 cm
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Two Japanese Netsukes. Scholar and pilgrim woman. Both signed. Height 6 cm (Each)
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Chinese Bronze Miniature Censer. Tri-legged and marked to base. Diameter 6 cm
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Circa 1920 Carved Chinese Ivory Hair Tongs. Vignette deeply carved to each side of the hinge area, garden scene and pond with carp and crayfish. Length 24.5 cm
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Anitque white 'Chicken bone' jade bi disc. Pierced archaic dragon design to centre. Diameter 11.5 cm
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White jade cigarette holder. Also white jade brush handle. Incised with dragon decoration. Length 15 cm (Longest)
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Two Chinese hardstone Stele carvings, each carved with traditional scenes. Height 10 cm (Average)
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Japanese ivory Okimino. Cat chasing rat onto the head of old man with broom. Signed to base. Old repairs. Height 14.5 cm
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Early 20th century Horn Buddha Figure on Stand. Rim chip to figure, and leg missing from stand. Height 11 cm (Total)
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Chinese Hardwood Brush Dip Pot. Decorated with mythical beast. Signed to base. Diameter 7.5 cm
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Black Crystal Agate Snuff Bottle. Height 7.5 cm
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Large white agate Suzhou type snuff bottle. Scholars and attendants, and landscape carved decoration. Height 8.5 cm
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Celadon jade snuff bottle. Fisherman decoration to front, characters verso. Coral stopper. Height 6 cm
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Finely Carved Suzhou Type Agate Snuff Bottle. Scholar and attendants to front; tree carved to back. Height 6.5 cm
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Celadon jade snuff bottle. Circular form with boy carved to front and characters to back, coral stopper. Height 6 cm
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Pair Chinese silver wine cups. Engraved floral decoration, stemmed. Character mark to bases. Height 8.5 cm (each)
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13 Chinese Coins and quantity Japanese Occupation Money
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Japanese silver smokers set. Matchbo x holder on legs, shakudo metal top depicting fisherman, gold chop mark. Lidded silver ashtray with glass insert, rosewood lined and shakudo of moonlit lake
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Chairman Mao Memorabilia. Jacquard portrait; animated waving wrist watch; carved white jade pendant. 42 x 37 cm (Portrait)
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Tibetan Coral Necklace of Graduated Disc Form Beads. Also, 18 Lohan stained jade prayer beads
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Ball and Claw Footed Hall Table. Plate glass protective top. Height 76 cm Width 106 cm deep 44 cm
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Edwardian Queensland maple shaped front sideboard, with two doors and two central drawers. Height 100 cm. Width 168 cm deep 58 cm
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American Art Deco Lamp. Fairies type, but unmarked. Coppered base with milk glass diffuser and chrome cover. Restored. Height 47 cm
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Maple gateleg folding top table. 93 cm (square and fully Extended)
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Blackwood Settlers Rocking Chair. Splat back, wide arm rests. With fiited upholstered cushion. Width 71 cm
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Oak Gateleg Table. Height 74 cm Length 155 cm Width 106 cm
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Early revolving bookcase with four compartments and spindled gallery on trefoil base. One handle missing. Some older repairs. Height 70.5 cm
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Victorian bronze frame planter/centre table. Converted, with glass top, ball feet with lion head mounts. Height 48 cm. Width 100 cm. Depth 74 cm
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Graduated pair four Tier Turned Cedar Whatnots. Height 107 cm, and Height 115 cm
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Colonial cedar chiffonier, with carved backboard, one drawer and two doors with shield decoration. Key available. Height 135 cm. Width 96 cm deep 47 cm
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Marquetry Inlaid Wine Table. Circular with central pedestal to tri-footed base. Diameter 49 cm Height 70 cm
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Jacobean Style Oak Chest of four Drawers. On stretcher platform. Height 100 cm Width 76 cm deep 43 cm
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Ladies Dropfront Writing Desk. With fitted interior and two external drawers. Height 106 cm Width 71 cm deep 45 cm
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Four Giorgetti Tub Armchairs. Blue cloth upholstery, polished wood arms. Height 88 cm (Total) Width 63 cm
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1910's Hand Painted Overmantel. Three panels painted with flowers and fruit; one of which is signed Height E Ross, and dated 1918. Possibly South Australian. Height 93 cm Width 107 cm deep 13 cm
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Marble Top Table. Ornamental black wrought iron legs. Height 71 cm Length 140 cm deep 70 cm
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Cedar twin pedestal desk. Eight drawer gallery back with tooled leather writing slope and side pads. Height 110 cm. Width 132 cm deep 64 cm
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Book: 'Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture,' by Fahy, Simpson and Simpson. Published by David Ell Press, 1985
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Book: 'Australian Furniture Pictorial History and Dictionary 1788-1938,'. by Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press 1998. limited edition, #490/2000. Signed by the authors
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Colonial cedar campaign chest. Three drawer chest on two drawer base with high set turned legs. Height 113 cm. Width 99 cm deep 47 cm
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Book: 'First Fleet to Federation, Australian Antiques,'. published 1977 by the National Trust of Australia. Signed by Kevin Fahy
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Circa 1900 Cedar Side Chair. Turned legs with pediment style back rail. Height 94 cm
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Circa 1930's Italian marble floor lamp. In the form of an eagle on a pedestal, surmounted by a ball shade. Electrics ok. Height 173 cm
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Australian Koala Form Jug. Brown glazed with green, wood form handle. Marked '49' to base (some glaze chips). Height 10 cm
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Darbyshire Pottery kookaburra figure. Mouse in beak. Height 12 cm
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Grace Seccombe kookaburra figure, inscribed 'Gs-Aus' to base (chip to tip of wings). Height 20 cm
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Grace Seccombe Kingfisher mounted dish, depicting kingfisher on a stump at edge of stylised circular blue water pond with green and brown ground. Hand signed to base. Height 7.5 cm, and diameter 11 cm
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Diana Pottery Vickers Gin Advert rooster figure. Height 19 cm
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Disabled Soldiers Pottery Vase. Brown drip glaze. Height 10 cm
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John Campbell green glaze vase. Dual handled, 1934, inscribed to base (rim chip). Height 19 cm
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Group three Remued Pottery Items. Multicolour and blue drip glaze. Multicolour and blue drip glaze. Including vase with conical waist, incised '245 (chips to foot ring); baluster vase, incised 1934; high lipped jug, also incised 1934. Height 16 cm (Tallest)
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1970's Bendigo pottery Don Bradman limited edition. Mug. Brown glaze. Height 15 cm
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Regal Mashman brown glaze vase, inscribed to base. Height 27 cm
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Charles Wilton Terracotta Decanter and five Goblets. Melbourne c.1965. Height 28 cm
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Englund, Ivan (b.1915). Stoneware bottle vase, with applied handle, pink tinted ash glaze, and brushed rust decoration. Incised to base 'Ivan Englund.'. Height 37.5 cm
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Les Blakebrough Tenmoku Glazed Pot. three applied handles and neck. Height 26 cm
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Australian Studio Bottle Vase. Tenmoku glaze with spiralling russet line down to base. Impressed to base 'M.D. and Gulson, Goulburn.'. Height 30 cm
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Four Diana Aboriginal mugs, decorated with sgraffito Aboriginal men on black ground. Each bears original adhesive label. Height 12 cm
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Pair Kookaburra Form Ceramic Bookends. Unmarked (1 bookend restored). Height 14.5 cm
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Regal Mashman beehive vase. Double handled vase with annular decoration. Incised '112A to base. Height 17.5 cm
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Three Australian pottery items, including blue glazed vase dec with embossed flannel flowers marked 'I Richmond' to base and two other green glaze Remued type vases (unmarked). Height 16.5 cm (Richmond vase)
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Pair Regal Mashman Art Deco Vases. Geometric conical form. Height 19 cm
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Book: 'Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950, published by Casvarina Press, 2004. Limited edition #547/2000
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Book: 'Australian Jewellery 19th and Early 20th century,' by Schofield and Fahy. Published by Antique Collectors Club, 1991
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Regal Mashman blue glaze vase, inscribed to base. Height 15.5 cm
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Three Pieces Australian Pottery. Including mottled glaze retriever marked 'Aj;' gumleaf tray, unsigned; Bakewells Newtone gumnut and leaf vase with pierced rim. Height 16 cm (Newtone)
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Pair Circa 1880's Oval Plaster Reliefs. Crusade battle, and Medieval town scene. 23 x 33 cm (Each)
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Victorian American Blue and White Toilet Aquarius (Toilet/Wash Jug). With underglaze stamp to body 'Patented US June 30th, 1891.'. Height 32 cm Width 44 cm
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Late C19th Dresden Porcelain Vase. Ram's head mounts, painted courting scene decoration. Erased blue crossed swords mark. No lid, hairline to rim. Height 51 cm
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Shelley Mabel Lucie Attwell Boo-Boo Tea Pot. Rd#724421. Lug broken from under lid. Height 13 cm
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Pair early ruby glass vases. Extensively decorated in hand painted gold scrolling vines (some rubbed). Height 23 cm (each)
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Early cranberry glass bon bon dish. Basket form with clear glass twisted handle. Height 17 cm
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Shelley Hilda Cowham childrens tea pot. Decorated with children reading in a tent. Signed. Small chip under lid rim. Height 14 cm
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Pair early Mary Gregory type blue glass vases. Decorated with embossed white enamel figures and dual handled amber glass. Height 21.5 cm
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Murano Barbini glass fruit bookends. Pale blue with aqua interiors and aventurine leaves. Height 18 cm (pear)
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Murano Barbini glass fruit bookends. Clear with seeded gold and red interiors. Short one cm hole drilled to body of both. Aventurine inclusions to leaves. Height 16 cm (pear)
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Two Royal Doulton Plates. 'The Jester,' #D5903/H; and 'The Falconer,' #D5907/H. Diameter 26.5 cm
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