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Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day Two — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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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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A Chinese carved jade bird ornament on wooden stand, together with a carved jade urn in suspended stand, 20th century, (2 items), the larger 23 cm high overall
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A Chinese export ware lidded ginger jar with unassociated antique carved timber base, 19th/20th century, (2 items), the jar 24 cm high
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A Japanese carved ivory duck netsuke, a Chinese carved ivory cigarette holder and a Hong Kong carved and coloured ivory pheasant statuette, (3 items), the largest 10 cm long
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A superb pair of Japanese cloisonne porcelain vases by Takeuchi Chubei, Meiji period, 19th century, rare, signed Dai Nippon Kojin Takeuchi, 26 cm high
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A fine Japanese cloisonne vase in the manner of Hayashi Kodenji, adorned with butterflies, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, (A/F), 25 cm high
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Kutani antique Japanese porcelain Bijin statue, Meiji period, 20th century, 44 cm high
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A Japanese cloisonne butterfly vase on blue ground in the manner of Kodenji, early 20th century, 15 cm high
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Namikawa (attributed) fine Japanese cloisonne vase with phoenix decoration on green ground, Meiji period, 20th century, 9 cm. Compare: similar pattern at the V & a Museum, collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1192992/pair-of-vases-namikawa-yasuyuki
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Namikawa school pair of antique Japanese cloisonne butterfly vases on green and gold speckled ground, Meiji period, 11.5 cm high
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Namikawa (attributed) fine Japanese cloisonne lidded vase, Meiji period, 20th century, 10.5 cm. Compare: a pair of lidded jars at the V & a Museum, collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1192992/pair-of-vases-namikawa-yasuyuki
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Honda (attributed) fine Japanese cloisonne vase with butterfly decoration on green and gold speckled ground, Meiji period, 20th century, 14.5 cm high
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Satsuma fine Japanese earthen ware vase on blue ground adorned with six circular vignettes and gilt decorated highlights, Meiji period, 19th century, bearing several seal marks to base, 16 cm high
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An antique pair of Chinese cloisonne vases on blue grounds, 19th/20th century, 33.5 cm high
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A pair of Japanese Kutani ware vases (A/F), Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 35 cm high
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A fine antique Japanese cloisonne lidded urn on blue ground, decorated with birds and flowers, Meiji period, 19th century, 41 cm high
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A monumental antique Japanese bronze censer with dragon decoration, mounted on a timber stand, Meiji period, 19th century, 37 cm high, 60 cm across the handles
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Satsuma high quality Japanese earthenware mantle vase adorned with vignettes of interior scenes, Meiji period, 19th century, signed in vignette centre right, 47 cm high. Note: within this fine Satsuma decoration are signatures applied to some of the furniture and the scroll painting the young boy is holding, and signed monograms encircling the neck which are placed with-in silver-ingot shaped cartouches.
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Ando (attributed) fine cloisonne koi panel on blue ground in original frame and box of issue, 20th century, the panel 24 x 12 cm, 45 x 35 cm overall
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A Japanese carved ivory okimono of a man with a monkey, Meiji period, 19th century, red seal mark to base, 18.5 cm high
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An antique Japanese two page woodblock print showing three figures in landscape, Meiji period, 19th century, 34 x 48 cm, 53 x 65 cm overall
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A Japanese pigeon blood cloisonne vase with butterfly decoration, 12 cm high
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Two Japanese pigeon blood cloisonne vases decorated with wisteria and chrysanthemum, 20th century, the larger 18 cm high
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Two antique fine quality Japanese cloisonne vases on grey grounds, Meiji period, 19th/20th century. Note: both damaged. The larger 15 cm high
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Three antique Japanese woodblock prints of women and geisha girls, presented loose in a sleeve, Meiji period, 19th century, sheet sizes 37 x 25 cm each overall
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Satsuma Japanese earthenware vase, together with a Chinese celadon plate, (2 items), the vase 19 cm high
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Suiseki Japanese scholar's stone on fitted carved timber stand, 40 cm high overall
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Suiseki Japanese landscape scholar's stone on carved timber base, 60 cm wide overall
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Suiseki black Japanese landscape scholar's stone on carved timber base, 54 cm wide overall
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Suiseki fossilized Japanese wooden specimen on carved timber base, 28 cm high overall
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Antique Japanese bronze censer adorned with birds and water scene, Meiji period, 19th century, 30 cm high
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An antique Japanese carved ivory trinket box, together with an Indian carved ivory box with timber top and base, plus a pair of carved ivory napkin rings, 19th/20th century, (4 items), the box 3 cm high, 5 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep
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An antique carved ivory page turner, Indian carved ivory paper knife, and a Chinese carved ivory statue on carved timber stand, (3 items), the largest 34.5 cm high
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Satsuma Japanese earthenware vase on blue ground, Meiji period, 20th century, 40 cm high
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An antique Japanese lacquered inro with carved ivory netsuke and silver ojime, Meiji period, the inro 8 cm high
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Four assorted antique Japanese woodblock prints, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, note framed, varying sizes
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Group of fourteen Japanese carved ivory and bone netsuke, mid 20th century, the largest 4 cm high
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Three Japanese carved ivory netsuke, 19th/20th century, the largest 6.3 cm high
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Four assorted Japanese carved ivory netsuke comprising three seated figures and a boy with a crane, 19th/20th century, the largest 4.5 cm high
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Four assorted Japanese carved ivory netsuke including a bathing woman, 19th/20th century, the largest 6.5 cm high
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Four assorted Japanese carved ivory netsuke including a sage with a drum, and a boy in a basket being raised aloft, 19th/20th century, the largest 8.4 cm high
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Four assorted Japanese carved ivory netsuke including a tower of animals and creatures, 20th century, the largest 5.5 cm high
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Four assorted Japanese carved ivory netsuke including a nude washer woman, a boat, an old man, and a circular group of boys, 20th century, the boat 6.5 cm long
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Three assorted Japanese carved ivory netsuke including a monkey group, a dog figure and a monkey figure, 19th/20th century, the largest 3.5 cm high
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Three assorted Japanese carved ivory netsuke including a samurai figure and two demon figures, 19th/20th century, the largest 3.8 cm high
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Five assorted Japanese carved ivory figures and netsuke 20th century, the largest 5 cm high
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A Japanese carved ivory box with many faces, a carved figural group, and a carved ivory netsuke, Meiji period, 20th century, (3 items), the box 7.5 cm high
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An antique Japanese lacquered shibayama fire screen, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 106 cm high, 84 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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Sumida Gawa Japanese pottery reclining bear stature, Meiji period, 20th century, 33 cm long
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Assorted Chinese and Japanese ornaments, carved wood, ivory, bone and stone, as well as a Ming blue and white porcelain shard box, mixed vintages and condition, (11 items), the largest 9 cm high
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Asian Art: a group of six framed artworks including a Japanese silk embroidered landscape; mainly late 20th century.
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A Japanese woodblock panel, carved timber, Meiji period, 74 x 15 cm
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Three antique Japanese hand painted octagonal porcelain plates, Meiji period, 20 cm wide
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Four carved ivory elephant charms, two carved ivory miniature Buddha ornaments, and an antique carved bog oak locket, 19th/20th century, (7 items), the largest 4.5 cm high
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A set of twelve antique Indian miniature paintings on oval ivory panels, 19th century, framed as one in later gilt surround, 42 x 34 cm overall
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An antique Indian illuminate manuscript page with Raj portrait and hunting scene, 19th century, 29 x 17 cm, 41 x 28 cm overall
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An antique Indian miniature painting of a seated Raj and lady, 19th/20th century, 12 x 9 cm, 29 x 25 cm overall
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A hand painted Indian picture of a palace scene and flying peacock, attractively mounted and framed, 20th century, 36 x 28 cm overall
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Raj Jahan 'King of the World' Indian painting, 20th century, 33 x 26 cm, 48 x 41 cm overall
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An antique Indian finely cast bronze Krishna Rajamannar standing figure, with an impressive (Jatamukuta) headdress and both arms extending outward, with beautifully aged patination, 19th century, 59 cm high
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Two Indian Siva Bhiksatana bronze figures with elaborate headdress, weapons, and other attributes, Indian, Tamil Nadu origin, 19th/20th, century, 26 cm high
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Modern Asian ceramic water pot and three vases, late 20th century, the largest 21 cm high
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An antique Thai Buddha head statue, carved stone with fire blackened finish, 19th century or earlier, 10 cm high
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An Indian reverse glass painting of a procession, 20th century, 40 x 60 cm overall
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Angkor Wat vintage rubbing, 75 x 68 cm overall
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Group of nine rare Persian antique hand painted playing cards, 18th century, framed as a group, 27 x 22 cm overall
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Indian carved ivory figures, assorted elephant charms (bone, plastic and wood) and a Chinese faux ivory vase, 20th century, (10 items), the vase 9 cm high
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Two plates from 'The Punishments of China', 'Peine de la Cangue' by Regnier and 'Malfaiteur enchaine a une tige de fer' by Schael, steel engravings, hand coloured, circa 1830, both approx. 20 x 15 cm.
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A cast metal standing Buddha statue, unknown age and origin, 66 cm high
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Assorted Asian artefacts, carved jade, hardstone, papier mache and metal, mixed vintages and origins, (12 items), the plate 16.5 cm wide
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A pair of carved timber and polychrome phoenix temple birds, 20th century, 65 cm high
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A Burmese hand painted map and overview of a Buddhist temple with Sandskrit inscription, 60 x 106 cm
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A tribal mask and breast plate, carved wood, fibre, shell, boar tusk and natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea origin, 20th century, (2 items), the mask 81 cm high
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A tribal club, carved wood, Solomon Islands, 62 cm long
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A Loma mask, carved wood with remains of painted finish, Liberia/Guinea origin, early 20th century, 105 cm high
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Pende mask, carved wood, fibre and copper, Kasai and Kwango, West Congo origin, 46 cm high overall, Provenance: totem Meneghelli collection, South Africa
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A grain storage pot, fired terracotta resting on three legs, Wasume people, Chad, 38 cm high
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Two rice paddles, carved wood, Ethiopian origin, 102 cm and 97 cm long
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Toumbouctou/Goundan food or water pot, terracotta clay (with later stand), Mali origin, 34 cm high
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Dinka headrest of zoomorphic form, carved wood, Sudanese origin, 22 cm high, 49 cm wide
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A very good example of a tribal stool, carved wood with incised decoration, Ethiopian origin, 17 cm high, 37 cm wide
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A weaving pulley, carved wood, Senufo tribe, ivory coast, 14 cm high
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A tribal female standing statue, wood on stand, Senufo tribe, ivory coast, 130 cm high overall
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A Swazi headrest, carved wood, Swaziland, African origin, 14 cm high, 45 cm wide
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A Dinka headrest, carved wood, Sudanese origin, 15 cm high, 45 cm wide
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A Konso headrest pillow, carved wood and leather, Ethiopian origin, 15 cm high, 19 cm wide
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A Dinka tribal headrest, carved wood and woven leather, Sudanese origin, 20 cm high, 41 cm wide
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Twp tribal headrests, carved wood, Gurage (Ethiopia), and Oromo/Arsi (Ethiopia), 15 cm and 14 cm high
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A conical tribal drum, carved wood and hide, Republic of Congo, 78 cm high
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Two tribal headrests, carved wood with incised decoration, Kambatha and Arussi tribes, Ethiopian origin, 18 cm and 20.5 cm high
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Two tribal headrests, carved wood (one with metal handle), Himba (Angola), and Turkana (north West Kenya), 20 cm and 13 cm high
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A Tellem burial headrest, carved and incised wood, Mali origin, 10 cm high, 20 cm wide
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A Dinka headrest with three legs, carved wood, Sudanese origin, 21 cm high, 42 cm wide
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Two headrests, carved wood, Jila tribe (Amphere region, Ethiopia), and Afar tribe, 16 cm and 16.5 cm high
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An Oromo headrest pillow, carved wood with incised decoration, Ethiopian origin, 15.5 cm high
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An Afar headrest, carved wood, Ethiopian origin, 16 cm high
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Two Gano axes, carved wood and steel, north East Zimbabwe, 44 cm and 48 cm long
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Two tribal grain boards, carved wood, Ethiopian origin, 25 cm and 36 cm long
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Three traditional rattle bracelets, leather and steel, Cameroon origin, the largest 15 cm wide
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Colon mask, carved wood with patinated finish, West African origin, with later stand, 43 cm high overall
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A Kuba mask, carved wood, shell, bead cooper and sisal, Congo origin, 46 cm high
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