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

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:754
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day OneLots with images:713
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:698
Date:23-Jun-2024
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An antique English mahogany cabinet with open side shelves, leadlight panelled door, single drawer and cabriole legs, circa 1910, 136 cm high, 76 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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A solid English oak countertop display cabinet with moulded top, conforming base and two removable shelves, circa 1900, 65.5 cm high, 41 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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An arts and crafts solid walnut metamorphic step chair, circa 1910, 89 cm high, 43 cm wide, 37 cm deep
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A solid English oak tabletop display cabinet with two bevelled glass panelled doors, fluted stiles and key, circa 1900, 53.5 cm high, 60.5 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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An Italian classical Ionic timber pedestal with square top, conforming base and stop fluted trunk, mid 20th century, 91 cm high, 26 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A solid English oak revolving bookshelf with moulded perimeter top, drop-side adjustable slope and four leg base on castors, circa 1910, 91 cm high, 54 cm wide, 47.5 cm deep
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A maple revolving bookshelf with moulded perimeter top, two tiers, sixteen slats and plinth base, 54 cm high, 45 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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An antique English counter top display case with hinged sloping top, veneered in rosewood with solid rosewood ogee moulded edge, 19th century, 14 cm high, 56 cm wide, 42 cm deep
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A Georgian style walnut framed portico mirror, early 20th century, 71 x 27 cm
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A Louis XV style giltwood wall mirror with ornate floral carved and scrolled frame, 20th century, 155 x 99 cm
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Jules Leleu 'Tabouret Curule Stool' fine French Art Deco style seat finished in shagreen and bone, designed in 1925-1927, 59 cm high, 65 cm wide
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A set of three vintage Danish style bar stools with black leather upholstery, mid 20th century, 77 cm high
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A vintage mahogany brass bound trunk with twin locks and lift out tray, 20th century, 51 cm high, 97 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A vintage teak sideboard, circa 1970s, 67 cm high, 180 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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A vintage red poppy chair designed by Antonio Citterio, 66 cm high
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An exceptional quality vintage Chinese rosewood dining table and 8 chairs including two carvers, profusely inlaid with cut and engraved mother of pearl decoration, 20th century, (9 items), the table 80 cm high, 198 cm wide, 101 cm deep
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A vintage Chinese rosewood coffee table inlaid with cut and engraved mother of pearl decoration, 20th century, 52 cm high, 120 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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'Grand Tour' antique Italian pietra dura circular table top with accompanying table base, (in barn find condition), 19th century, pietra dura 45 cm diameter, table 64 cm high, 55 cm diameter
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An antique Sheraton mahogany armchair, together with a Regency style side chair with ebonized finish, 19th and 20th century, (2 items), the armchair 96 cm high
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A fine quality George II style English side table in the manner of William Kent, carved mahogany with red marble top, 20th century, 80 cm high, 147 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A reproduction stained pine pedestal, late 20th century, 78 cm high
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Bokhara hand-knotted Persian rug on terracotta red ground, 150 x 250 cm
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A Mandarin hat with silk tassels, official head wear of the Chinese Qing dynasty. 8 cm high, 23 cm diameter.
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A pair of Chinese embroidered hangings, early 20th century, silk and metal covered thread, embroidery on cotton. 41.5 x 170 cm and 47 x 174 cm
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A pair of Chinese finely embroidered silk purses, Qing Dynasty, 16 x 12 cm and 7.5 x 15 cm.
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An ottoman embroidered panel, silk and metal thread embroidery on silk, early 20th century, 179 x 56.5 cm
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A finely embroidered Chinese panel, Qing Dynasty, silk embroidery on silk, 35.5 x 27.5 cm
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A single bedspread, English production, 20th century. 234 cm x 219 cm, excluding tassels.
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North-west Persian saddlebags, in unused condition, mid 20th-century, wool warp and weft, wool knotted pile. 127 x 50.5 cm.
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A European embroidered cover, late 19th century, silk and metal-covered thread embroidery on silk-satin. 55 x 52 cm.
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A Central Asian Lakai embroidery, early 20th century, silk on cotton. 52 x 54 cm.
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A Chinese embroidered sleeve-band, Qing Dynasty, silk on silk. 84 x 11 cm.
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A Chinese skirt, Qing Dynasty, silk embroidery on silk. Waist 76 cm approx, length 86 cm approx.
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A Turkoman woman's head dress, Central Asia, late 19th century.
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A Chinese compound-weave textile, early 20th century. 93 x 107 cm.
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Five Indonesian batik textiles, mid 20th century, cotton. Various sizes, largest measures 104 x 242 cm.
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Five Indonesian batik textiles, mid 20th century, cotton. Various sizes, largest measures 105 x 250 cm
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A pair of Indonesian Ikat textiles, 20th century, cotton. (1) 124 x 180 cm (2) 130 x 175 cm.
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A Persian hand-knotted wool runner with floral motif on red ground, 485 x 80 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted wool runner on red ground, 310 x 80 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted wool runner on red and cream ground, 310 x 80 cm
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A vintage Flokati rug, 270 x 190 cm
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A vintage rug with abstract pattern, circa 1960s, 180 x 128 cm
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A Navajo rug on red and black ground with green, blue and grey design, 20th century, 281 x 198 cm
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Two antique colour lithographs 'The Edinburgh Express', and St. Paul's Cathedral, 19th century, the larger 54 x 72 cm overall
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A pair of 18th century French marine lithographs, circa 1756, both framed 60 x 45 cm each overall
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'Cock Fighting' antique hand coloured English engraving, published in London by T. McLean, January, 1820, 21 x 31 cm, 32 x 50 cm overall
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Two antique equestrian engravings with hand-colour finished, 18th/19th century, I.) Brushing in, to catch others, II.) Cardinal Puff, 28 x 38 cm, 52 x 62 cm each overall
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Artist unknown (19th century), oval portrait of a lady, oil on canvas, 59 x 49 cm, 64 x 54 cm overall.
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Set of three antique coloured lithographs in period frames with black and gilt glass, 19th century, 60 x 53 cm each overall
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[Botany bay Interest], James Gillray (1765-1815), 'Consequences of a Successfull French Invasion. No.1. Plate 1st. We come to recover your long lost Liberties', [London : 1798; the Bohn restrike of 1851, authorized by Gillray's widow], hand coloured. The house is adjourned to Botany bay. A famous, satirical look at the decision of the English parliament to create a penal settlement at Botany bay, in contrast to the atmosphere of reform and concern with civil liberties in the newly created Republic of…
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[The French in the Pacific], James Gillray (1765-1815), 'The Caneing in Conduit Street. Dedicated to the flag officers of the British Navy', [London : 1798; the Bohn restrike of 1851, authorized by Gillray's widow], hand coloured, 26 x 35 cm. Gillray caricatures Thomas Pitt's streetcorner assault on George Vancouver. Pitt came aboard hallmarked sterling Discovery to partake in the Vancouver Expedition to the Pacific. While at Tahiti, Pitt was flogged for trying to trade a piece of broken barrel-hoop for…
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A framed vintage print of a seated nude, early 20th century, 79 x 46 cm
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Four assorted artworks, mixed vintages and origins, the largest 61 x 52 cm overall
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