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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:800
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day TwoLots with images:773
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:686
Date:24-Jun-2024
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An antique Khmer cast bronze standing figure of the Hindu god Harihara, a combination of Vishnu and Shiwa, finely cast with detailed hair locks and realistic facial features, holding attributes in each hand, supported by a double square shaped pedestal base, 19th/20th century, 41 cm high
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A large and impressive bronze Bodhisattva Padmapani standing figure wearing a finely cast three-pronged leaf jewel encrusted tiara, decorated with incised flowers and scroll-work with beads and jewellery, 19th/20th, 88 cm high
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An antique Sino-Tibetan green Tara bronze figure seated on a double lotus base with lotus flowers at her side wearing a detailed incised dhoti, a pendant right leg resting on a lotus flower in full bloom, with a four-pronged lotus thunderbolt incised to the base, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, 17 cm high
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A fine Sino-Tibetan Shakyamuni Buddha statue, gilt bronze and copper, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, 14.5 cm high
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An antique Chinese seated Amitayus copper figure in dhyanasana pose, on pierced rectangular base, inscribed with a nine-character inscription 'Da Qing Qianlong Geng-Zi Nian Jing Zao', dated 1780 and of the period, 18.5 cm high, 10.5 cm wide.
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An antique Chinese carved timber alter table with bird decoration, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, note: later stone top. 124 cm high, 185 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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An antique Chinese pottery funerary chair, Ming Dynasty, 18 cm high, Provenance: highlights from the Lai family collection, Christies, New York, 17th September, 2015.
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A fine antique Chinese celadon glazed bubble cup on later timber stand, Sung Dynasty, 10th/11th century, 5 cm high, 9 cm diameter, 7.5 cm high overall
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An antique Chinese polychrome pottery statue of a court attendant, Tang Dynasty (618-906), 40.5 cm high. With University of Wollongong thermoluminescence documentation
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Antique Chinese low adjustable seat, carved timber with bamboo slatting, Jiangsu region, 18th/19th century. Reference see classical & Vernacular Chinese furniture in the Living Environment: Examples from the Kai-Yin Lo collection (Hk: 1998), 37 cm high, 30 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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An antique Chinese elm timber foot stool with carved lattice work top and floral motif, Qing Dynasty, circa 1870, 22 cm high, 53 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A Chinese carved ivory needle case, ivorine pocket fan and a silver plated pocket pencil, 19th and 20th century, (3 items), the needle case 8 cm high
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An antique Chinese Beijing enamel plate on Imperial yellow ground, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, 14.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese carved ivory panel, seated Buddha statue, and book ornament, all on timber stands, mid 20th century, (3 items), the panel 17.5 cm wide
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A Hong Kong carved ivory panel and lidded bottle, both on carved timber stands, mid 20th century, (2 items), the larger 24 cm high overall
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An antique Japanese bronze gong, ceramic cloisonne vase, Chinese blue ceramic vase, and a reproduction ceramic 'Entombed Warrior', (4 items), 21 cm high
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A Chinese four seasons famille vert porcelain vase on stand (base holed), together with a Chinese double gourd shaped vase, late Qing to Republic period, (2 items), 32 cm and 27 cm high
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An antique Chinese carved jade Buddha statue on carved wooden stand, 18th/19th century, 10 cm high overall, 12 cm wide
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An antique Chinese carved ivory trinket box with dragon decoration, together with two carved ivory puzzle balls on stands (one incomplete), 19th/20th century, the largest 15.5 cm high
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A Chinese carved ivory statue of a female standing nude in waves and clam shell, on wooden stand, early to mid 20th century, 22 cm high overall
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An antique Chinese turquoise glaze vase and cover with applied chrysanthemum and gourd decoration, 19th century, impressed square seal mark to base, 21 cm high overall
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A Chinese porcelain vase with butterfly decoration on green ground, Republic period, 20th century, 45 cm high
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An antique Chinese carved ivory Guanying statue, in original box, early 20th century, 22 cm high including timber base
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An antique Chinese cloisonne lidded vase on black and blue ground, adorned with dragon, phoenix and lion, 19th century, 18.5 cm high
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An attractive pair of vintage Chinese carved timber huali windows, early to mid 20th century, 137 x 99 cm each
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Set of carved semi-precious stone musical instruments and carved wooden stands, housed in original fitted box, late 20th century, the box 16 cm wide
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