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An Eye for Beauty Part II — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:810
Sale Title:An Eye for Beauty Part IILots with images:810
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:638
Date:11-Aug-2024
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An antique English mother of pearl jewellery casket with original blue silk interior, 19th century, 8 cm high, 18 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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An antique French marquetry table box with tumbling box decoration, interior fitted with lift-out tray, 19th century, 11 cm high, 27 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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An antique French amboyna humidor, 19th/20th century, stamped "Lenoir 14 Rue Royale", 7 cm high, 23 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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An antique French miniature chest of four drawers, veneered in rosewood with faux grain split bobbin turned columns and applied ripple decoration, circa 1860, 47 cm high, 59 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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An antique English walnut apprentice Wellington chest of five drawers, 19th century, 48 cm high, 36 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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Antique Indo-Persian brass and copper bar balance scales, 19th century, 150 cm high
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An antique burr walnut two drawer collector's travelling chest with unusual swivel locking mechanism, 19th century, 25.5 cm high, 25 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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An antique English Chinoiserie sewing box with black lacquered finish, 19th century, 9 cm high, 25.5 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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An antique French portrait of a mother and two children, hand painted on ivory, housed in an attractive gilt metal frame, 19th century, 20 x 14 cm overall
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An antique bronze elephant head wall bust, 19th century, 25 cm high
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Three antique calling card cases, including mother of pearl and silver example; Sadeli-ware example and a hand painted timber example, 19th century, (3 items), 10 cm high approximately
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A powder horn with ornate silver plated mounts, 19th century, 44 cm long
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Two skull and horn trophies mounted on hardwood shield backs with silvered applied plaques, mid 20th century, (2 items), the larger 49 cm high
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An antique walnut jewellery casket with lift top and fall front bevelled glass door revealing two drawers, 19th century, 20 cm high, 28 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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An Anglo-Ceylonese antique ebony and ivory desk compendium with fitted writing slope drawer and adorned with elephant carving, 19th century, 33 cm high, 39 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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A pair of antique whist scorers, rosewood and ivory with shibayama insect decoration, 19th century, 9 cm high
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An antique Carrara marble statue, 19th century, 56 cm high
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A pair of antique Venetian table mirrors, 19th century, 43 x 27 cm each
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Two antique mother of pearl calling card cases with silver name plaques, 19th century, 10.5 cm wide
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Augustin Courtet (1821-1890), birth of Venus, cast bronze statue, signed "Courtet, Scpt.", 22 cm high
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An antique English rosewood writing box, 19th century, 11 cm high, 26 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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An antique English mahogany apothecary box, 19th century, 19 cm high, 17 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A pair of antique French brass candlesticks, 19th century, 92 cm high
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An antique English ivory gavel with silver cap, 19th century, 19 cm high
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Hermes antique cast bronze statue on black marble base, 19th century, 46 cm high overall
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A miniature hand painted portrait of a lady in a blue dress, housed in a piano ivory and tortoiseshell frame, 20th century, 14 x 12 cm overall
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An antique hand painted miniature portrait of a lady, signed "L. Packer", 19th century, 11 x 10 cm overall
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An antique hand-painted miniature portrait of a girl in black dress, painted on ivory, mounted in 9ct rose gold frame, and housed in a plush fitted case, late 19th century, 7 x 5 cm overall, the case 10.5 cm high
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An antique hand painted miniature profile portrait of a man, watercolour on card, early 19th century, 13.5 x 11.5 cm overall
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An antique hand painted miniature portrait of a young child, painted on ivory, in gold plated mount, 19th century, 8 x 6 cm overall
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An antique Continental miniature portrait of a lady in an ostrich plume hat, housed in an ornate gilt metal frame, 19th/20th century, 16 x 10.5 cm overall
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An antique miniature portrait of a bearded man, painted on ivory and housed in a later timber frame, 19th century, 12 x 10 cm overall
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Two Italian miniature circular portraits of ladies, hand painted on ivory, 20th century, the larger 16.5 x 16.5 cm overall
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An Italian miniature portrait of a lady, hand painted on ivory, housed in a piano ivory frame, 20th century, 14.5 x 12.5 cm overall
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A French miniature portrait of a lady in a floral hat, hand painted on ivory, housed in a boule and piano ivory frame, 20th century, 13.5 x 12 cm overall
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A Georgian miniature portrait of a young man in blue coat, hand painted on ivory, early 19th century, (frame re-painted), 12.5 x 11.5 cm overall
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A Georgian miniature portrait of a lady, hand painted on ivory, housed in a 9ct rose gold frame, early 19th century, 8 x 5.5 cm overall
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A pair of Italian miniature portraits of ladies, hand painted on ivory, 19th/20th century, 12 x 10.5 cm each overall
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A miniature portrait of a lady in a hat with a blue bow, hand painted on ivory, 20th century, 11.5 x 11 cm overall
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Two Edwardian antique miniature portraits, hand painted on ivory, early 20th century, the larger 7 x 5.5 cm overall
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Philip Jean (British 1755-1802): miniature portrait of a seated lady playing guitar, signed and dated lower right "P.Jean, pinx, 1794", housed in ebonized frame, painting 15 x 12.5 cm.
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A pair of antique French fisherman statues, cold painted spelter, late 19th century, 21 cm high
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An antique bronze bulldog statue, 19th century, 11 cm high 21 cm wide
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An antique putti statue, cast bronze with remains of original finish, mounted on black marble base, most likely Austro-Hungarian, 19th century, 20 cm high
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An antique French carved oak crucifix with gilt finished cast metal Christ, 19th century", 52 cm high
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After Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (1710-1795) "Venus Au Bain" cast bronze statue of woman, 19th/20th century, 84 cm high
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An antique French amboyna box, 19th century, 9 cm high, 22.5 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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An antique Dieppe ivory statue, mounted on a turned treen plinth, 19th century, 17.5 cm high overall
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Artist unknown, cast bronze garden sculpture, 20th century, signed (illegible), 78 cm high
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An antique repousse copper plaque with three maidens and child, 19th/20th century, 66 x 56 cm
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W.M.F. German Art Nouveau brass vase, 19th/20th century, stamped "W.M.F.", 50 cm high
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An antique gilt bronze and carved ivory statue on marble base, early 20th century, 28 cm high
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Henri Michel Antoine Chapu (French, 1833-1891) cast bronze sculptural plaque mounted on later ebonized stand, 70 x 45 cm overall
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"Rieur" de Donatello, antique fired chalkware bust of a child, with inset glass eyes, 19th/20th century, 33 cm high
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After Edward McCartan (1879-1947) "Diana and Hound" cast bronze statue, 20th century, signed "Edward McCartan", 128 cm high
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A set of ten carved African ivory place name holders, 19th/20th century, 6 cm high
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Six antique miniature pictures, hand coloured lithograph and one hand painted example on ivorine, 19th/20th century, the largest 20 x 20 cm overall
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An antique bronze wall plaque of a reclining nude housed in ebonized frame, 19th/20th century, signed lower left (illegible), plaque 37 x 64 cm, 59 x 86 cm overall
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An antique Continental carved alabaster eagle dish, late 19th century, 8.5 cm high, 16 cm long
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An antique carved marble bird statue with glass eyes, early 20th century, 14 cm high
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An antique Italian carved marble and alabaster bust of a lady, 19th/20th century, signed verso (illegible), 44 cm high
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An Italian antique carved marble bust of a young woman, resting on a stepped oak plinth, late 19th century, 32 cm high overall
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An antique walking stick with carved dog's head handle with glass eyes, brass collar, blackthorn shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 87 cm high
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A walking stick with whalebone shaft, whale tooth handle and brass ferrule, 86 cm high
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An antique walking stick with carved horn bird's head handle, cane shaft and copper ferrule, 19th century, 84 cm high
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A walking stick with whale tooth handle, fiddleback blackwood shaft and brass ferrule, 86 cm high
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An antique rootstock walking stick, unusual carved head handle with bone inlaid eyes and silver tooth, 19th century, 90 cm high
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An antique walking stick with whale tooth handle and timber shaft, (missing ferrule), 19th century, 89 cm high
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A walking stick with carved ivory handle, silver collar, Australian hardwood shaft and brass ferrule,  90 cm high
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An Australian fiddleback blackwood walking stick with brass ferrule, 89 cm high
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A walking stick with whale's tooth handle, timber shaft and whalebone ferrule, 85 cm high
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A walking stick with Chinese carved ivory seated figure handle on a fiddleback snakewood shaft with brass ferrule, 86 cm high
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An antique walking stick with ivory handle, silver collar with foliate decoration, Malacca shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 89 cm high
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An antique walking stick with carved ivory handle, silver top and collar, ebony shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 93 cm high
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An antique walking stick with carved wooden dog's head handle with glass eyes, metal collar, blackthorn shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 89 cm high
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An antique walking stick with carved wooden parrot handle, blackwood shaft and brass ferrule, early 20th century, 95 cm high
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An antique walking stick carved and polychrome finished dog's head handle with mouth opening mechanism, gold finished collar, timber shaft and brass ferrule, 87 cm high
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An antique walking stick with hippopotamus tooth handle, silver collar and ebony shaft, (no ferrule), 19th century, 90 cm high
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An antique walking stick with turned ivory handle, engraved silver collar with dedication, ebony shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 88 cm high
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An antique walking stick with carved horn handle, Malacca cane shaft and brass ferrule, 19th/20th century, 91 cm high
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An antique Japanese walking stick with carved ivory shibayama handles, gilt metal collar, timber shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 81 cm high
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An antique walking stick with carved ivory handle, silver collar with engraved ownership details "Percy Haggas, Leeds", ebony shaft and brass ferrule, 86 cm high
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An antique walking stick with carved ivory handle, embossed silver collar, Malacca cane shaft and brass ferrule, 85 cm high
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An antique walking stick with high carat yellow gold top, Malacca cane and brass ferrule, 19th century, 83 cm high
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An antique walking stick with impressive Chinese silver handle with dragon decoration by Luen Hing of Shanghai with snake-wood shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 92 cm high
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An antique lady's walking stick with 18ct yellow gold and carved ivory fist handle, blackthorn shaft and brass ferrule, 86 cm high
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An antique walking stick with horn and gold finished goose head handle, beech shaft and horn ferrule, 19th/20th century, 84 cm high
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A whalebone shaft walking stick with whale's tooth handle, silver collar and cap, 84 cm high
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An Japanese parasol with carved ivory handle, ferrule and fittings, 84 cm high
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Henri Rischmann Art Deco bronze kingfisher statue on white onyx base, circa 1930, signed "Rischmann Bronze", 20 cm high
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A pair of silver bronze reclining female figures on Sienna marble bases, 20th century, each 25 cm long
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A vintage Art Deco cast bronze statue of a kneeling nude nubian woman, early to mid 20th century, 25 cm high
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A Continental Art Deco statue of a dancing lady, mounted on a green marble base, circa 1930, signed "Annefridl Meyen", 30 cm high
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An Art Deco bronze statue of a prowling lioness, circa 1930, 16 cm long
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Maurice Guiraud Rivere (1881-1947), horse racing patinated cast bronze with carved ivory face and hand details, early 20th century, 30 cm high, 86 cm long, 20 cm deep
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An Art Deco cast bronze pheasant statue with cold painted finish, on black slate and onyx base, signed "Limousin", circa 1925, 33 cm high, 84 cm long, 15 cm deep
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Nailsea style glass bowl, 20th century, 19 cm high
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An Art Deco cast bronze pheasant statue on black marble base, signed "M. Marien", circa 1925, 41 cm high, 63 cm long, 17 cm deep
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A black forest style carved timber bear statue, 20th century, 38 cm high, 58 cm long
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Four assorted vintage timber boxes including musical example, 20th century, the largest 17 cm wide
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