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Fine & Decorative Arts — Raffan Kelaher & Thomas

Auction House:Raffan Kelaher & ThomasNumber of lots recorded:151
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:151
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:112
Date:25-Jun-2024
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An ivory coast Gere mask, carved wood with cloth headdress and carved wood and hair moustache, height 38 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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An ivory coast Gere mask, with shotgun cartridge and cloth headdress and fur and hair 'Mouth', padded fabric frame to face, height 42 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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An ivory coast Gere mask, carved wood with cloth, fibre and and metal adornements, height 46 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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An Aboriginal mulga wood shield, all over carved with kangaroos and trees, circa 1950s, length: 79 cm. Together with a turned wooden club, length: 102 cm. (2)
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A Cook Islands ceremonial spear, the shaft carved with geometric designs, length 248 cm. Together with another tribal paddle, with carved finial (damaged), length: 205 cm. (2)
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Five Pacific Island spears, variously carved and wrapped with rattan. Length longest 307 cm. (5)
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A tribal bow, together with two fishing spears. Length bow: 185 cm. (3)
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A Maori greenstone patu handclub, with broad blade, ring hole and carved lines to handle, length 29 cm.
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Jessie Oonark (1906-85), 'Big Woman', 1984, stonecut and stencil, edition 10/50, titled and signed lower right and printed by Simon Tookoome, 62 x 90 cm, framed 80 x 107 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Jessie Oonark (Inuit 1906-85), 'The great Hunter', 1975, colour silkscreen on paper, edition 13/22, titled and signed lower right, printed by William Ukpatiku, 62 x 83 cm, framed 81 x 99 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Jessie Oonark (Inuit 1906-85), 'Tarrara', 1981, stonecut and stencil, edition 25/30, signed lower right and printed by W. Kannak, 53 x 59 cm, framed 74 x 80 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Janet Kigusiuq (Inuit 1926-2005), 'Fish (Iqaluk)'), coloured pencil on paper, signed upper left, sheet 51 x 75 cm, framed 77 x 99 cm. Purchase receipt from Inuit gallery Vancouver 1989. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Luke Anguhadluq (Inuit 1895-1982), 'Bear Catches Seal', 1981, screenprint, edition 25/50, signed lower right, printed by P. Iksikaq, blind embossed stamp lower right, 51 x 73 cm, framed 73 x 94 cm. Label verso for Hugo Galleries. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Jessie Oonark (Inuit 1906-85), 'Hands and feet like Ulut', 1981, colour screenprint, edition 25/30, signed lower right, printed by David Mannik, 46 x 62 cm, framed 67 x 83 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Jessie Oonark (Inuit Canada 1906-85), 'Inuk Catching a Bird', 1981, stonecut and stencil, edition 31/50, titled and signed lower right margin and printed by M.Noah, 94 x 60 cm, framed 116 x 81 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Irene Avaalaaqiaq (Inuit 1941-), 'Inuk', coloured pencil on paper, unsigned, 70 x 55 cm, framed 91 x 73 cm. Original purchase receipt from Inuit gallery, Vancouver, 1989. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (Inuit 1941-), 'The big head with Horns', 1975, stonecut and stencil, edition 19/40, titled and signed lower right, 63 x 99 cm, framed 84 x 118 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Luke Anguhadluq (Inuit 1895-1982), 'Shaman Entering the drum Dance', 1976, silkscreen on Bfk Rives paper, edition 39/59, signed lower right and printed by William Ukpatiku, 74 x 52 cm, framed 95 x 71 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Simon Tookoome (Inuit 1934-2010), 'Embarrassing Tumble Study', coloured pencil on paer, signed in syllabics lower right, 54 x 74 cm, framed 75 x 93 cm. Purchase receipt from Inuit gallery Vancouver 1989. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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An Inuit embroidered felt wall hanging, felt animals stitched onto a wollen back cloth, signed lower centre in syllabics, 78 x 143 cm.
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A 19th century coromandel Teacaddy, rectangular with brass mounts, satinwood interior and two domed top compartments with original lining, each monogrammed shield plaques, with key, dimensions 15 x 25 x 15 cm.
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A 19th century rosewood Teacaddy, with boxwood stringing, the interior with one compartment and one mixing bowl, with key, dimensions 15 x 23 x 15 cm.
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One bottle Cuv?E Dom P?Rignon 1982 vintage, 750 ml.
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A 18th century oak food cupboard, fitted with perforated metal panels, raised on four turned tapering legs united by stretchers, height 141 cm, width 130 cm, depth 55 cm. Key available.
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A large and fine Persian carpet, with red ground and allover foliate and floral design, wool on cotton foundation, dimensions 410 x 315 cm.
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A fine silk Isfahan rug, central foliate lozenge with pendant ends on deep navy blue ground, alover floral design and palmette design borders, dimensions 155 x 100 cm.
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A Louis XV kingwood style vitrine, with ormolu mounts and shaped glazed single door, height 166 cm, width 86 cm, depth 45 cm.
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A late Qing Dynasty wedding bed, intricately carved with parcel gilt and pine panels of landscape and latticework, internal two tiers, dog of fo finials, height 215 cm, width 204 cm, depth 229 cm.
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A huon pine chest of drawers, fitted with two short and three long drawers, on later turned feet, height 112 cm, width 104 cm, depth 48 cm.
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A Victorian walnut centre table, with shaped cross banded top and on turned legs with stretcher base, height 72 cm, width 97 cm, depth 55 cm.
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An Afghan Turkoman rug, ten guls on a brick red ground, abstract borders, wool on wool, dimensions 200 x 134 cm.
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A Louis XVI style dark stained centre table, with onyx inset top, raised on four fluted and carved legs, with turned undertier, height 86 cm, width 112 cm.
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A fine Murano glass chandelier, with scrolling arms, pink roses and blue spirals, pendant floral drops and applied leaves, height 90 cm approx, width 60 cm approx.
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A vintage Bessarabian woollen Kilim, with dark brown ground and allover pink roses and scrolling border, dimensions 238 x 179 cm.
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A Victorian mahogany davenport, fitted with two drawers and two faux drawers, together with a pen drawer, height 93 cm, width 53 cm, depth 54 cm.
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A set of four Colonial cedar shield back hall chairs, with solid seats and turned and fluted legs. Provenance: Purchased as 'Original cedar chairs' from the 1st National bank in Adelaide.
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A Persian Qum silk inlaid rug, with central vase of flowers and allover floral design on a deep blue grep field, red meandering floral borders, dimensions 240 x 135 cm.
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A Persian Balouch hall runner, multiple guls on a deep red ground, soft lustrous wool, dimensions 290 x 84 cm.
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An 18th century style rococo wall mirror, with heavily scrolling surmount, and bevelled glass, height 174 cm, width 90 cm.
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A Victorian mahogany drop leaf table, the top cross banded in rosewood, fitted with two drawers, on turned and carved legs, height 74 cm, width 143 cm, depth 67 cm.
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A Colonial cedar linen press, enclosed by panel doors, flanked by turned columns, on turned feet, fitted with five slides, height 212 cm, width 164 cm, depth 80 cm. Provenance: Westfield house, Deloraine, Tasmania.
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A good Afghan Turkoman rug, with three large lozenges on a terracotta ground, geometric borders, wool on wool , dimensions 196 x 115 cm.
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A large Bakhtiari woollen compartment carpet, with multiple garden panels and animal motif borders, wool on cotton foundation, dimensions 335 x 255 cm.
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An original Reschs dinner ale advertising sign, in brass frame, dimensions 137 x 99 cm.
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An early 20th century brass fire guard, height 85 cm.
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A scagliola marble horse's head, modelled from the head of a horse of Selene, from the East pediment of the Parthenon, Athens, in the British Museum, height 61 cm, length 86 cm.
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A Bertil Vallien cast iron pendant candelabrum, the metal frame fitted with twelve glass tealight holders, length 56 cm.
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Two antique French olive presses, length 210 cm. (2)
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A pair of large and rare Chinese ancestor portraits, painted by Chen Hong, depicting a mandarin of the 5th rank, his third Son, wife and daughter-in-law, with descriptions of their life above, gouache on paper, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 172 x 91 cm, framed 220 x 141 cm. Provenance: Lynette Cunnington Asian Art.
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A mid 19th century Continental walnut dumbwaiter, three tier with eagle supports, the lower tier with gryphon and foliate carved support, height 140 cm, width 130 cm, depth 58 cm.
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A 19th century campaign chest of drawers, fitted with two short and three long drawers, flush brass mounts, height 103 cm, width 99 cm, depth 46 cm.
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