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Decorative Arts — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:177
Sale Title:Decorative ArtsLots with images:177
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:138
Date:25-Nov-2024
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A Victorian Thomas Webb & Sons cameo glass perfume bottle with sterling silver cover, dated 1889, the cranberry glass body carved with flowers and foliage in white overlay, above a patterned border, the screw-top sterling silver cover, conical, embossed with conforming decoration, hallmarked Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd (Frederick Bradford Macrea), London, 1889, Thomas Webb & Sons to base, 14 cm high, 9 cm wide
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Two cameo glass scent bottles with sterling silver mounts, attributed to Thomas Webb, the smaller perfume globular, the cranberry glass body with white carved overlay of blossoming flowers and foliage beneath a lappet border to the neck, the screw top cover with hallmarks for C C May & Sons (Charles May), Birmingham, 1887 (lacking internal stopper), the other of flattened teardrop shape, the deep amber glass body with white carved overlay of blossoming flowers, the screw top cover with hallmarks for Walker…
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A Thomas Webb & Sons three-colour cameo glass vase, late 19th century, circa 1890, ovoid bottle shape, carved and overlaid in translucent red and opaque white on a yellow glass ground, decorated with flowers and foliage, acid etched circular mark, Thos Webb & Sons cameo, 25.5 cm high
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A Thomas Webb & Sons 'Ivory' cameo glass vase, 1880s, of bulbous form with a slender neck and a scalloped rim, decorated with flowers, foliage and a butterfly, the cameo work stained in brown enamel, acid etched arched mark, Thos Webb & Sons underside, 20 cm high
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A fine 'Octopus' Federzeichnung glass vase by Johann Loetz, 1880s, bulbous bottle form, the satin cased glass with scrolling air trap design with federzeichnung 'Pen drawing' gilt vermicelli decoration overall, the neck gilded with lappet design and black enamel scrollwork decoration, enamelled 'Patent 9159' to underside, 27 cm high, 18 cm at widest point
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A gold Favrile iridescent glass vase by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Furnaces, New York, 1920s, baluster shaped with a long neck on a raised circular foot, inscribed 'Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc. Favrile / 9985M' underside, 38 cm high
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A rare Russian Art Nouveau Acid-Frosted and enamelled glass vase with 84 silver mount, second Artel, Moscow, 1912-1916, the vase of tapering flattered form, decorated in enamel and remanent gilding with flowers and foliage to one side, a single stemmed flower and butterfly to the other, all on an acid-frosted colourless glass ground, mounted with an embossed Russian silver rim and twin handles, struck on the neck and one handle with maker's mark, 84 standard, 24.5 cm high, the handles 15 cm wide
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A silver-mounted Burgun & Schverer cameo glass vase by Desire Christian, circa 1900, ovoid, acid-etched, wheel-chiselled, martele and gilded glass with a design of purple wisteria against a marbled blue and brown glass ground, the rim with a French silver mount cast with fruiting vine, signed 'B S & Co. / Verrerie D'Art de Lorraine depose' underside in gold., 16 cm high, 13.5 cm wide
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A Daum Freres opalescent glass vase, Nancy, circa 1895, slender trumpet form, acid-etched, cut and gilded with a plane tree design on matt-etched opalescent glass ground, hand painted Daum Nancy with cross of Lorraine signature in gold underside, 33.5 cm high, 11 cm at widest point
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A Daum Freres 'Nicotiana' cameo glass vase, Nancy, circa 1915, tapering form on a spreading foot, acid-etched, wheel-carved and cameo glass, with flowering Nicotiana (tobacco) plant on a colourless martele glass ground with orange and red pigment powder inclusions, engraved Daum Nancy with cross of Lorraine to side, 31 cm high
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A Daum Freres 'Nicotiana' cameo glass vase, Nancy, circa 1910, tapering form on a rounded foot and raised martele rim, acid-etched, wheel-carved and cameo glass, with flowering Nicotiana (tobacco) plant on a colourless glass ground with orange and red pigment powder inclusions, engraved Daum Nancy with cross of Lorraine to foot rim, 21 cm high
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A Daum Freres 'Snowdrop' cameo glass vase, Nancy, circa 1900, elongated ovoid form on a spreading foot, acid-etched, wheel-carved and cameo glass, with blossoming Snowdrop flowers, colourless martele glass ground with white and various blue powder inclusions, conforming engraved floral motifs to the foot, engraved Daum Nancy signature with cross of Lorraine underside, 35 cm high
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A Daum Freres 'Diabolo Decore de Lierre' glass vase, Nancy, circa 1910, baluster tapering form with slightly everted rim, acid-etched and enamelled, decorated with berries and foliage on colourless glass ground with white, yellow and green pigment powder inclusions, acid-etched and enamelled Daum Nancy cameo signature with cross of Lorraine to side, 14.5 cm high, 10 cm at widest point
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A Daum Freres cameo glass vase, Nancy, circa 1910, baluster tapering form with slightly everted rim, acid-etched and enamelled, decorated with sailboats at dusk, on colourless glass ground with red, yellow and green pigment powder inclusions, acid-etched and enamelled Daum Nancy cameo signature with cross of Lorraine to side, 14.5 cm high, 10 cm at widest point
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A Daum Freres 'Arnica' glass vase, Nancy, circa 1925, elliptical 'Pillow' form, acid-etched and enamelled, decorated with flowering arnica on cased colourless glass ground with white, yellow, green and pink powder inclusions, painted Daum Nancy France with cross of Lorraine to side., 10 cm high, 11.5 cm wide
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A Daum Freres cameo glass miniature vase, Nancy, circa 1910, of beaker form, acid-etched and enamelled, decorated with flowering Japanese boxwood and foliage on colourless glass ground with white, orange and red pigment powder inclusions, acid-etched and enamelled Daum Nancy cameo signature with cross of Lorraine to side., 5.2 cm high, 4 cm wide
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A Le verre Francais 'Digitales' cameo glass vase, 1920s, ovoid, overlaid and acid-etched with stylised bell flowers and foliage in red, orange and brown, on a mottled pink and white ground, engraved signature to foot 'Le verre Francais', acid etched to base 'France', 17 cm high
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A Le verre Francais 'Escargots' cameo glass ewer, 1920s, elongated ovoid form on a spreading foot, overlaid and acid-etched with stylised snails, branches and cane work in orange and brown, on a yellow glass ground, engraved signature to foot 'Le verre Francais', 32 cm high
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A Le verre Francais 'Primerolles' cameo glass vase, 1920s, tapering shape on a spreading foot, overlaid and acid-etched with stylised primrose flowers and foliage in orange and brown, on a mottled yellow and orange ground, engraved signature to foot 'Le verre Francais', acid etched to base 'France', 27.5 cm high
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A Rene Lalique 'Le Jade' opaque green glass scent bottle, Lalique for Roger et Gallet, Paris, 1926, in Chinese snuff bottle form, moulded with a parrot against a scrolling thicket of branches. Impressed 'Roger Et Gallet / Paris' verso, also monogrammed 'R.L / France' underside, 8 cm high
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A French pate-de-verre glass 'Dancer' pendant by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, 1920s, the circular pendant decorated in relief with a ballerina in white, within a black square frame, set against a floral border in purple, monogrammed 'G.A.R' to bottom right hand corner, suspended on original purple woven cord with tassel, the plaque 5.5 cm diameter, the total length including tassel 51 cm
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A Rene Lalique 'Faucon' car mascot, designed 1925, 1930s, the falcon modelled naturalistically in clear and polished glass with an amethyst hue, moulded 'R Lalique' and wheel cut 'France' to base, mounted on a chrome collar, on a black marble base, the chrome collar engraved 'Breves Galleries/ Knightsbridge / S.W.3./ Pat. No. 309301', 21 cm high, the base 9.5 cm diameter
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A Lalique 'Bacchantes' vase, designed 1927, post 1945, the tapering body moulded with a continuous scene of dancing maidens, in frosted blue-grey crystal, script etched 'Lalique France/ R / 0742' to base, edition number 0742, together with original box and certificate of authenticity, 24 cm high
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A Lalique 'Vichy' vase, third quarter 20th century, the model introduced 1937, of tapering elliptical form, the clear glass body moulded with frosted garlands of stylized flowers and foliage in relief, 'Lalique Cristal France' underside, 17 cm high, 20 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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A Lalique 'Bacchus' clear and frosted glass vase, third quarter 20th century, the model introduced 1938, tapering in form, relief moulded with fawns in foliage, acid etched 'Lalique France', 18 cm high
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A Moser enamelled Amberina glass ewer, late 19th century, of ovoid form, with slender neck and circular foot, the whole richly decorated in raised enamel, the centre decorated with applied parrot on a branch against a ground of applied acorns, enamelled insects, oak leaves and raised gilt tendrils, the amberina glass body with gilded handle, rim and foot, partial original label and painted 2789/ D180 in gilt script to base, 43.5 cm high
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An unusual Victorian Australian-Themed sterling silver and marble covered bowl on foot, John Samuel Hunt, London, 1862, oval in outline, the deep bowl with a domed cover with a naturalistic figure of a standing kangaroo as a finial, lobed frills to the rim of the bowl and edge of the cover, the interior gilt, mounted on a broad spreading nero portoro marble foot, conforming marks to the kangaroo, its retaining nut, cover, and bowl, 19.5 cm high, 14 cm wide, 10 cm deep, 228g in total (excluding the marble…
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A sterling silver kangaroo, Whitehill silver & plate Co., London, 1979, naturalistically modelled standing with head turned to one side, impressed made in England underside, 15 cm high, 21 cm wide, 7 cm wide, 706g
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A rare Australian Colonial silver butter knife by Alexander Dick, New South Wales, circa 1837, maker's mark A.Dick followed by lion passant, lion's head, date letter E, and duty mark, the raised fiddle-shaped handle with shell crest, hallmarked to underside of handle, 14.5 cm long, 22g
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A pair of Australian 9ct gold napkin rings by Erik Elks, Melbourne, 1970s, rectangular, engraved and pierced, each decorated in a stylized foliage design, inset with a single gem, engraved 9ct / Elks to interior, 2.5 cm high, 3.5 cm wide, 3.5 cm deep, 48g total weight
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A Charles I silver-gilt Seal-Top spoon, circa 1630, the deep pear shaped bowl with a faceted stem with a fluted baluster shaped terminal, its top prick with initials and date 'F.F' / MB / 1630', an unidentified mark of a crown to the bowl, 16.5 cm long, 36g
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A cased set of four sterling silver and Vermeil shell dishes by Maison Odiot, Paris, second half 20th century, each naturalistically cast as an oyster shell with a polished silver interior and vermeil exterior, fitted in the original leather-covered Odiot case with the gilt emblem of the Aga Khan as Ismaili Imam to the centre of the cover, each shell 3.5 cm high, 8 cm wide, 9 cm deep, 930g in total
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A vermeil covered bowl on foot by Maison Odiot, Paris, second half 20th century, circular on a low moulded foot, the domed cover with a finial of a partly-open flower and leaves and engraved to one side with the emblem of the Aga Khan as Ismaili Imam, fitted in the original leather-covered Odiot case with the Aga Khan's gilt emblem to the centre of the cover, 9 cm high, 13 cm diameter, 404g
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An Arts & Crafts sterling silver belt buckle designed by Kate Harris, William Hutton & Sons Ltd, London, 1906, in three parts, the square central plate cast in low relief with the head of a 'Puritan maid' in profile to the left within a roundel, the side pieces with vertical baguettes, 6 cm high, 11.5 cm wide (overall), 98g
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A George V sterling silver tray, William Comyns & Sons Ltd (Richard Comyns), London, 1932, of shaped square outline with pointed centres and raised moulded edge, on moulded bracket feet at the corners, the centre engraved with initials in a cipher, impressed London hand made underside, 2.5 cm high, 35.5 cm wide and deep, 1,632g
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An early Victorian sterling silver and silver plate chafing dish, apparently with Royal Provenance, the cover by Robert Garrard II, London, 1844, the probably-associated silver plate base of similar period, of lobed circular outline, the cover with a finial of a crown on a cushion, the base with a pair of handles and standing on four foliate scrolling feet, a mount for a burner to its interior, the cover engraved to one side with the combined coats of arms of Edward and Victoria, Duke and Duchess of Kent…
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An antique Austrian silver part flatware service for eighteen, 13 lothig (813 standard), maker's mark E.S, Vienna, 1846, in an elegant pattern, the stems of the forks and spoons of English King's shape with indented terminals and pointed bowls to the spoons, ninety-two pieces, comprising eighteen each of table knives and forks, fruit knives and forks, and table spoons, and a pair of serving spoons, together with a set of twenty fiddle pattern tea spoons by the same maker and of the same date and standard,…
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An antique Austrian silver centrepiece tazza, 800 standard, maker's mark 'Fr', Vienna, late 19th century, the circular dish raised on a baluster stem with two lightly-draped exotic figures above the lobed oval base, rococo floral and foliate decoration in relief throughout, 40 cm high, 30 cm diameter, 1,666g
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A George IV sterling silver goblet by Paul Storr, London, 1823, the bowl with a band of flowering foliage above the gadrooned lower half raised on a waisted pedestal with a moulded and foliate foot, the interior gilt, 15.5 cm high, 228g
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A Victorian sterling silver claret jug, Daniel & Charles Houle, London, 1860, baluster shaped on a circular foot, repousse decoration to the body and foot of flowers, grapes, and foliate scrolls, the handle modelled as a grape vine, the hinged cover with a grape bunch finial, the interior gilt washed, the body engraved to one side with monogram Dt within a roundel, 36 cm high, 1,200g
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A Victorian sterling silver claret jug, Atkin Brothers (Henry Atkin), Sheffield, 1877, baluster shaped on a circular foot, the body, foot, and handle with repousse and chased floral and geometric decoration, blank shaped cartouches each side of the body, beaded edges to the mouth and foot, 36.5 cm high, 806g
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A Victorian sterling silver claret jug, Edward, John, & William Barnard, London, 1848, the facetted baluster shaped body with scrolling handle on a spreading hexagonal foot, the hinged cover with spire finial, the body, cover, and foot with chased floral and foliate decoration, 33 cm high, 926g
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An Art Nouveau glazed ceramic bust of a water nymph, produced by Ernst Wahliss, Vienna, circa 1900, circa 1900, modelled with flowers in her wet hair, her hand to her mouth, indistinct incised signature, possibly 'Thiem', to the base, impressed Ernst Wahliss Turn, Wien mark to the reverse with numbers 216 / 2, 73 cm high
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A matched pair of James MacINTYRE & Co. Florian design vases, designed by William Moorcroft, circa 1905, of baluster shape with an everted rim and spreading circular foot, green and gold tubelined tulip-type design on a dark blue and green ground, printed Macintyre mark and with green painted initials for William Moorcroft, pattern no. 'M2096', 31.5 and 32 cm high respectively, 16 cm at widest point
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A Royal Worcester porcelain vase, decorated by George Johnston, dated 1908, baluster shaped on a square foot, a pair of foliate handles to the shoulders with husk swags between these, the body finely decorated in enamels and raised gilt work with swans in flights amidst reeds on the all-over pale blue ground, a black swallow in flight to reverse, puce factory marks and model no. 1937 underside (lacking cover), 20 cm high
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A Royal Worcester porcelain ewer, decorated by James Stinton, dated 1903, the pierced mouth, neck, and shoulder above the ovoid body on circular foot, the front decorated with pheasants in a landscape, signed Jas. Stinton, the reverse with a spray of flowers, green factory mark underside with number G965 underside, 16 cm high
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An antique French painted porcelain plaque, possibly Montereau, early 1880s, rectangular, the field decorated with a bust length portrait of a young woman in period dress on a geometric blue and gilt floral ground, signed 'Lecomte', within a gilt and yellow-ground border of anthemia, the remains of the original manuscript label to the reverse with the date 1883, 34.5 x 27.5 cm
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A Meissen Hausmalerei Goldchinesen teapot and cover, circa 1725, Augsburg, the decoration slightly later, of squat globular form, with a domed cover, with stalk handle, the curved spout with a mask terminal, gilded in the Seuter workshop, with oriental figures in various pursuits, spout and finial with silver-gilt rings joined by chains, 12.5 cm high
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A Meissen coffee pot, circa 1735, the decoration probably Christian Friedrich Herold, pear shaped, with a J-shaped handle, goldgefasster spout and domed cover, raised and painted prunus decoration and gilded Schulz codex-style decoration overall, incised N to the unglazed base, 24.5 cm high
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Two Royal Copenhagen 'Flora Danica' oval dishes, pattern no. 20, shape no. 3537, last quarter 19th century, each with shaped, reticulated and gilded borders, the centre decorated with botanical specimens Humulus Lupulus. L. & Lonicera Hylosteum. L., inscribed with their Latin names verso, the first dish with green factory stamp above blue waves, numbered 20/3537, impressed K to underside, the second with green Danmark stamp above blue waves., each 3.5 cm high, 26.5 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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A Royal Copenhagen 'Flora Danica' square bowl, pattern no. 20, shape no. 3510, late 19th / early 20th century, the shaped gilded border with cantered corners, the centre decorated with botanical specimen Galeobdolon Luteum Huds, inscribed with the Latin name verso, green factory stamp above blue waves, numbered 20/3510, impressed W to underside., 7 cm high, 22.5 cm wide, 22.5 cm deep
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Three Royal Copenhagen 'Flora Danica' plates, pattern no. 20, shape no. 3553, last quarter 19th century, each with shaped, reticulated and gilded borders, the centre decorated with botanical specimens Syringa vulgaris. L., Myosolis stricta. Link. & Atropa Belladonna. L., inscribed with their Latin names verso, each with green factory stamp above blue waves, numbered 20/3553 to underside, 25 cm diameter
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Five Royal Copenhagen 'Flora Danica' plates, pattern no. 20, shape no. 3554, late 19th / early 20th century, each with shaped, reticulated and gilded borders, the centre decorated with botanical specimens Lappa tomentosa. Lam., Prunella grandiflora. Jacq., Geranium dissectum. L., Trifolium fragiferum. L. & Muscari botryoides. DC., inscribed with their Latin names verso, one with green factory stamp above blue waves, numbered 20/3554, the others bearing green Danmark stamp above blue waves, 22 cm diameter
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Five Royal Copenhagen 'Flora Danica' plates, pattern no. 20, shape no. 3554, late 19th / early 20th century, each with shaped, reticulated and gilded borders, the centre decorated with botanical specimens Anchusa Officinalis. L., Cerastium alpinum B. Glabratum. Lind., Scabiosa suaveolens. Desf., Hydrocharis Morsusranae. L., & Endymion nutans. Dum., inscribed with their Latin names verso, one with green factory stamp above blue waves, numbered 20/3554, the others bearing green Danmark stamp above blue waves…
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A large Mason's 'Chartreuse' pattern dinner service, second half 20th century, an assembled service of approximately two hundred and twenty-five pieces, basically for twelve places with larger or smaller numbers of some pieces, comprising soup plates, handled soup bowls and under plates, entree plates, dinner plates, side plates of two sizes, cereal / fruit bowls, tea and coffee cups and saucers, tea and coffee pots, cream jugs and covered sugar basins, and a large number of serving and accessory pieces…
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Four Dutch Delft earthenware dishes, variously 18th and 19th century, comprising two large blue and white 'Peacock' dishes, circular with ochre rim, the centre decorated with an urn containing an arrangement of peacock feathers and flowers, the rim with stylised flower heads against a scrolling ground, one with underglaze blue mark for de Porceleyne Claeuw under 250, together with two smaller plates, each with stylized floral designs, the peacock plates 30 cm diameter, the smaller dishes 24 cm and 25.5 cm…
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A large antique Italian Majolica vase in Renaissance manner, Pesaro, late 19th / early 20th century, of baluster shape with a pair of exuberantly scrolling handles between the shoulder and the everted mouth modelled as twinned serpents with a grotesque mask at the base, decorated in sixteenth century 'Istoriato' manner with the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite to the front and a landscape to the reverse, the foot signed 'C. Gai / Pesaro'
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A pair of antique Italian Majolica vases in Renaissance manner, late 19th / early 20th century, each of baluster shape with a pair of scrolling handles between the shoulder and the everted mouth modelled as twinned serpents with a grotesque mask at the base, each with its original separate low plinth, decorated in sixteenth century 'Istoriato' manner with classical mythological scenes to the front and reverse, each 79 cm high, including plinth
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A large Imari porcelain vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890, ovoid with an undulating everted mouth and modelled with bow-tied cord above the shoulder, decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels with plum blossom, bamboo, and chrysanthemum and a repeating design to the flanks of recumbent deer alongside a meandering stream, 65 cm high
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A Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt 'Three Graces' table lamp with shade, 'Reinventing Elegance' series, number 21 of an edition of 75, modelled after the Three Graces marble sculpture by Antonio Canova, mounted on a stained hardwood plinth, together with a pleated cream shade, the shade and base with original fitted box and certificate of authenticity, total height 76 cm (including shade), the base 21.5 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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A pair of Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt figures, 'Cupid' and 'Psyche', 'Reinventing Elegance' series, numbered 3 of an edition of 200, modelled after the classical, together with fitted acrylic plinths, each with the original fitted box and certificate of authenticity, total height 23 cm & 24 cm respectively (including plinth), each base 15 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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An Australian glazed earthenware figure of a woman by Marguerite Mahood, 1930s, modelled wearing an elaborate gown, her face tilted upward, with one hand raised toward her neck, the other hand resting on a ruffle of her gown, incised 'Marguerite Mahood' and numbered 'P2237' to the edge of the foot, 13.5 cm high, the base 8 cm diameter
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A large dinner service from the 'Terry Whelan Suite' decorated by John Olsen, 1970-1971, potted by Robert Mair (b. 1943), decorated by John Olsen (1928-2023), stoneware, seventy-eight pieces comprising fourteen each of dinner plates, entree / dessert plates, cereal / fruit bowls, and goblets, fifteen handled ramekins with covers, thirteen side plates, two large covered serving dishes, and two small pitchers of different sizes, all decorated by Olsen with various freely-drawn motifs and geometric and…
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A large stoneware Paella serving bowl decorated by John Olsen, 1970, potted by Robert Mair (b. 1943), decorated by John Olsen (1928-2023), circular with lightly-rounded sides on a thick bevelled foot, the interior and exterior decorated by Olsen with freely-drawn abstract organic designs in cobalt blue and brown on the speckled pale grey-white ground, Mair's impressed mark to the foot, inscribed by Olsen underside 'High diddle diddle' and signed and dated 1970, 18 cm high, 44.5 cm diameter
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A part tea and coffee service from the 'Terry Whelan Suite' decorated by John Olsen, 1970-1971, potted by Robert Mair (b. 1943), decorated by John Olsen (1928-2023), stoneware, thirty-four pieces comprising nine cups and saucers (and two further saucers), nine mugs, bamboo-handled tea pot, coffee pot, two covered sugar basins, and a cream jug, all decorated by Olsen with various freely-drawn motifs and geometric and abstract organic designs in cobalt blue on the speckled pale grey-white ground, many also…
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A part tea and coffee service from the 'Terry Whelan Suite' decorated by John Olsen, 1970-1971, potted by Robert Mair (b. 1943), decorated by John Olsen (1928-2023), stoneware, eleven pieces comprising six mugs, bamboo-handled tea pot, coffee pot, two covered sugar basins (one lacking its cover), and a cream jug, all decorated by Olsen with various freely-drawn motifs and geometric and abstract organic designs in cobalt blue on the speckled pale grey-white ground, many also with details in brown, all with…
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Robert Hoddle (1794-1881), mount Tennant, on the Murrumbidgee river, the resort of a notorious bushranger, New South Wales, watercolour, Previously catalogued as being signed and inscribed in the lower part of the sheet, now concealed beneath the mount, inscribed as title on a modern label to the reverse of the frame, this presumably transcribing the concealed original inscription on the sheet, 26.5 x 41 cm
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George Baxter (1804-1867), a pair: 'Australia: news from home' and 'News from Australia', watercolour and gouache, each signed lower left: Baxter, accompanied by impressions of Baxter's oil process prints based on the compositions, each with Baxter's embossed mark in the lower margin, the watercolours each 21.5 x 29 cm
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Attributed to John Francis salmon (1808-1886), two drawings for 'Victoria illustrated - second series' (1862):, 'Union bank of Australasia, Melbourne' and 'Melbourne and Hobson's bay railway station, St Kilda', watercolour over pencil, the first on paper with a Whatman turkey mill watermark, the first signed and dated 1859 lower right: J. Salmon / 1859, 19 x 24 cm and 16.5 x 24 cm (sight), 25.5 x 36 cm and 17.5 x 26.5 cm (sheet sizes)
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Oxley, John, Journals of two Expeditions into the interior of New South Wales -, London, 1820, John Oxley, Journals of two Expeditions into the interior of New South Wales, undertaken by order of the British Government in the years 1817-18 (John Murray, London, 1820), Quarto, with section titles, one folding engraved plate, five aquatint plates (two hand coloured), three folding charts, and two folding tables, in nineteenth century half calf with morocco boards and gilt lettered spine
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Bougainville, Louis de, a voyage round the world -, London, 1772, Lewis [i.e. Louis] de Bougainville [and John Reinhold Forster, translator], a voyage round the world performed by order of his most Christian Majesty, in the years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 (J. Nourse and T. Davies, London, 1772), Quarto, with one folding engraved plate and five folding charts, in contemporary full calf with bordered boards and gilt decorated and lettered spine
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Phillip, Arthur, a voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany bay -, London, 1789, [Arthur Phillip], the voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany bay, with an account of the Establishment of the Colonies of port Jackson & Norfolk Island, compiled from authentic papers - (John Stockdale, London, 1789), Quarto, with the forty-seven plates and six charts called for and the advertisement at the end, the title vignette in its second state, in mid twentieth century red cloth with plain gilt lettered spine
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A very large and impressive 1:30 scale Builder's model of the S.S. Wandilla, circa 1912, for William Beardmore and Co., Glasgow, a highly-detailed full model in painted wood with metal fittings and wire and thread cables and rigging, mounted in its original oak and glass case with the cipher of the Adelaide Steamship Co. In a crest to each of its long sides. Please note: the model will remain at the Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum until its removal by the purchaser, with very limited opportunity for…
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A George II gilt-framed pier mirror in the manner of William Kent, circa 1740, the rectangular plate within a moulded cassetta type frame with sanded plate surmounted with a pediment enclosing an armorial escutcheon between scrolling foliage and flowers, 149 cm high, 73 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A Victorian figured walnut writing or library table, 1860s-1870s, the rectangular top with rounded corners and lined with gilt tooled leather above a pair of frieze drawers to one side, raised on a pair of turned supports with outswept carved feet on casters, 72 cm high, 114 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A fine antique French brass inlaid rosewood and glazed book-case, last quarter 19th century, the moulded cornice and frieze surmounted with a gallery above the glazed door flanked by brass-mounted Corinthian columns and a drawer to the base, on turned feet, the front and sides inlaid with grotesque and foliate designs in engraved brass, the bird's eye maple-veneered interior with adjustable (later) shelves and a drawer below, later fitted with lighting for use as a display cabinet, 226 cm high, 113 cm wide…
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An antique Italian Scagliola pedestal, second half 19th century, the plain cylindrical shaft finished to simulate red porphyry on a cavetto-moulded base simulating white marble and the octagonal black foot, 120 cm high, 28.5 cm, 28.5 cm diameter (across the top of the shaft), 40 cm wide (across the foot)
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A provincial Louis XV walnut commode, mid 18th century, of 'Tombeau' shape, the rectangular top with slightly serpentine front and moulded edge above three long drawers, on shaped feet and aprons, the sides panelled, 85 cm high, 126 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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A Napoleon III marble-topped carved and gilt wood console, third quarter 19th century, in Louis XV style, the breche d'Alep marble top above the carved and pierced frieze raised on scroll supports with a low stretcher, the frieze and stretcher with rocaille centres, the frames with similar decoration throughout, 79 cm high, 79 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A Regency mahogany framed day bed, circa 1820, the upholstered scrolling ends above the seat with squab cushion, on outswept feet with brass lion's paw caps and casters, the front with brass rosettes to the scroll terminals and reeding to the seat rail, in striped blue fabric, 73 cm high, 212 cm wide, 74 cm deep
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A large Kermanshah Persian rug, the deep blue-ground field with quatrefoil medallion amidst trailing flowering foliage and spandrels, the claret-ground border of Herati type, 362 cm long, 303 cm wide
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An antique French parcel-gilt jardiniere on stand, last quarter 19th century, in Louis XVI manner, the oval jardiniere with a pink and orange breche marble cover enclosing a removable metal liner, raised on a pair of open supports joined with a stretcher, a figure of a putto on a swing between the supports, the interior of the jardiniere with impressed number S6840, repainted and regilt throughout, 92 cm high, 66 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A Victorian porcelain mounted burr Thuya and ebonised secretaire side cabinet, 1880s, in Louis XVI manner, the rectangular top mounted with a tall gallery of three open and enclosed compartments above three frieze drawers, the central drawer fitted with an adjustable rising leather lined writing surface, raised on turned and fluted supports to the front with two under-tiers, the gallery, frieze, and supports with painted porcelain and gilt metal mounts, 143 cm high, 122 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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A Victorian porcelain mounted burr Thuya and ebonised secretaire side cabinet, 1880s, in Louis XVI manner, the rectangular top mounted with a tall gallery of three open and enclosed compartments above three frieze drawers, the central drawer fitted with an adjustable rising leather lined writing surface, raised on turned and fluted supports to the front with two under-tiers, on brass caps and casters, the gallery, frieze, and supports with painted porcelain and gilt metal mounts (the oval panels to the…
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An antique provincial French oak armoire, late 18th / early 19th century, in Louis XV style, the moulded cornice and frieze above a pair of doors enclosing (later) removable shelves and a drawer to the base, its shaped front serving as the apron between the scrolling feet, the frieze with a carved crest of birds and flowers above panels of similar decoration in relief to the doors and drawer front, 237 cm high, 184 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A Louis III or XIV walnut centre table, mid 17th century, rectangular, the thick top with moulded edge above the frieze raised on turned supports rising from a moulded platform stretcher of double cross form, the frieze moulded on all sides and with turned pendants to its underside at the corners and centres of the long sides, 78 cm high, 114 cm wide, 68 cm deep
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A Louis III or XIV walnut writing or centre table, mid 17th century, rectangular, the top with moulded and carved edge above a frieze drawer to one side, raised on spiral-turned supports united by a conforming H-form stretcher with a pair of further supports rising from that at the centre alternating with turned pendants to the underside, 80 cm high, 111 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A George II walnut side table, 1730s, the rectangular quarter veneered and cross-banded top with re-entrant corners above a cock-beaded frieze drawer, raised on square cabriole supports, 70 cm high, 60 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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An antique Italian figured walnut commode, mid 18th century, rectangular with a serpentine front, the top with moulded edge above three long drawers, on bracket feet, the top quarter veneered within broad cross banding, the drawer fronts also cross-banded, 81 cm high, 107 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A Carlos II walnut centre or side table, second half 17th century, the rectangular single slab top above three frieze drawers to one long side with fronts carved to geometric designs, the opposing side with similarly carved panels, raised on splayed shaped and carved trestle supports with wrought iron braces, 78 cm high, 169 cm wide, 69 cm deep
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A Baroque period Italian walnut Sgabello, 17th century, the thick shaped back with moulded edges above the rectangular seat with canted corners and a deep frieze below, raised on a pair of solid shaped supports, 92 cm high, 34 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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A small provincial Louis XVI marble-topped walnut commode, last quarter 18th century, rectangular, the grey veined white marble top above two drawers, raised on fluted tapering square supports, the front carved in low relief with a basket of wheat and vases of flowers, 85 cm high, 83 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A Charles II walnut side table, 1680s, the rectangular top with moulded edges above a frieze drawer, raised on bobbin turned supports joined with low peripheral stretchers, 69 cm high, 68 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A Charles II oak chest of drawers, circa 1680, in two parts, the four long drawers of different depths, on stile feet, the drawer fronts panelled with mouldings, the second and fourth drawer geometric, split bobbin turnings applied between the drawers and mid height to the panelled sides, 99 cm high, 102 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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George III leather upholstered sofa, late 18th century, the straight back and closed arms above the seat with a long squab cushion and pair of back cushions, on tapering square supports with brass caps and casters, in green leather, 81 cm high, 183 cm wide, 78 cm deep
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A pair of tole Peinte pear tree wall lights, Italian or French, second quarter 20th century, each modelled as a spray of fruiting pear branches with two lights on a pair of branches extending from the base, each 63 cm high, 38 cm wide
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A Victorian figured walnut and inlaid book-case cabinet, 1880s, the upper part with a moulded cornice and frieze above a pair of glazed doors, the projecting lower part with a pair of frieze drawers above a pair of panelled cupboard doors flanked by half columns, on a plinth base with flattened bun feet, the front in highly figured walnut and inlaid with floral designs in box and other woods to the centres and corners, 216 cm high, 125 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An antique Louis XV style ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat, late 19th century, the shaped rectangular top lined with gilt tooled leather above the frieze with three drawers to one long side and false drawer fronts to the other, raised on cabriole supports, the top and all sides mirror veneered, ormolu mouldings and mounts throughout, 75 cm high, 117 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A George III brass bound mahogany cellarette, last quarter 18th century, octagonal, the hinged cover enclosing the original zinc-lined interior with bottle dividers and draining spigot to the base, on tapering square supports with brass casters, brass carrying handles to the sides, 68 cm high, 48 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A George III mahogany library bookcase of the period and in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, third quarter 18th century, of four bays in break front outline, the upper part with a swan-neck and fretwork pediment and moulded and dentilated cornice above the four Gothic tracery-glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with a pair of panelled cupboard doors to its central section flanked by flights of drawers, on a moulded plinth base, 256 cm high, 247 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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