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Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 1. — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:751
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 1.Lots with images:751
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:652
Date:16-Nov-2024
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An antique English mahogany four drawer writing desk with hand coloured leather writing insert, circa 1890, 77 cm high, 106 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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An antique English circular top occasional table, burr walnut book matched veneered top over a turned and fluted stem terminating on well carved cabriole scroll legs, circa 1890, 73 cm high, 53 cm diameter
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An antique English walnut Sutherland table, quarter book matched burr walnut veneered top with turned support base, stretcher rail and gate-leg action, circa 1890, 70 cm high, 98 cm wide (extended), 86 cm deep
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An antique English mahogany cylindrical pedestal cabinet with white Carrara marble insert top and single door, circa 1880, 73 cm high, 39 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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An antique English mahogany dressing table with central mirror, single drawer front supported by turned and fluted columns to the lower tier base, circa 1890, 166 cm high, 120 cm wide, 52 cm deep
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An antique English walnut oval top occasional table veneered in figured walnut with ebony crossbanded edge supported by a quad column base with carved and shaped legs, circa 1890, 73 cm high, 89 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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An antique English mahogany occasional table with turned and fluted column base terminating on three cabriole legs, circa 1890, 68 cm high, 48 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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An antique English cast bronze occasional table, 19th century, 74 cm high, 39 cm wide
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An antique English Sheraton Revival mahogany dome top display cabinet with satinwood inlay, late 19th century, 133 cm high, 84 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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An antique English Sheraton Revival mahogany revolving harpist chair with tapestry upholstered seat, late 19th century, 94 cm high
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An antique French Art Nouveau oak hallstand with floral pressed panels, single drawer with shelf and brass fittings, circa 1920, 205 cm high, 112 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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An antique French mahogany boudoir stool in the classical style with cross frame supports and stretcher, rattan top and ormolu mounts, 19th/20th century, 48 cm high, 47 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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An antique English mahogany bedside cupboard with single door, circa 1890, 80 cm high, 38 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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Waring & Gillow nest of three occasional tables, early 20th century, bearing maker's plaque, 65 cm high, 48 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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An antique English Art Nouveau style display cabinet in the manner of Liberty & Co., mahogany with brass and stained marquetry inlay, early 20th century, retailed by Buckley & Nunn of Melbourne and London, 178 cm high, 91 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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A set of six antique oak dining chairs in the English Arts & Crafts style, showing the influence of Charles Rennie Macintosh, early 20th century, 105 cm high
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A good quality vintage George II revival walnut dressing table with serpentine front edge on cabriole legs with well carved acanthus knee terminating on hairy paw feet, 20th century, 81 cm high, 97 cm wide, 52 cm deep
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An English Georgian reproduction Carlton house desk with flame mahogany veneered and cross banded edge, circa 1930, the gallery back well fitted with storage drawers and pigeon holes, 123 cm high, 128 cm wide, 75 cm deep
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A French Art Deco wrought iron framed mirror, circa 1930, 49 x 86 cm
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A vintage brass fan shaped fire screen, early to mid 20th century, 67 cm high, 97 cm wide when open
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An Art Deco citrine glass wall mirror, circa 1930, 66 x 41 cm
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A set of four Continental bentwood chairs with Windsor style backs, 20th century, 93 cm high
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A vintage hardwood pedestal table with barley twist column, 20th century, 69 cm high, 29 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A vintage Florentine bureau bookcase with hand painted floral decoration, 20th century
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A vintage mahogany occasional table in the 18th century style with scalloped edge top and tri-form column base, 20th century, 54 cm high, 66 cm wide, 66 cm deep
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A vintage mahogany side table, the top with scalloped edge and leather insert on turned column and three cabriole legs, 20th century, 50 cm high, 33 cm wide, 33 cm deep
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A vintage camphor wood blanket box, richly carved in the Oriental manner, 20th century, 58 cm high, 103 cm wide, 92 cm deep
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A vintage Indian carved rosewood side chair adorned with floral motif and zoomorphic front legs, 20th century, 106 cm high
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A vintage English reproduction two door wardrobe with studded leather finish, circa 1930s, 182 cm high, 104 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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An Australian cedar and walnut dwarf bookcase, 19th/20th century, 180 cm high, 84 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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An antique Georgian tilt-top occasional table with turned pedestal column, cabriole legs terminating in pad feet, circa 1790, 70 cm high, 76 cm diameter
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An antique English mahogany pole screen with claw feet, carved platform base, turned column and tapestry top, 19th century. Note: missing finial. 135 cm high
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Butler's table antique Australian cedar base with later mahogany tray top and folding snap hinge sides, 73 cm high, 87 cm wide, 66 cm deep when open
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A child size armchair crafted in the antique style, late 20th century, 52 cm high
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An Australian kauri pine scullery table with blackwood legs, 19th century, 72 cm high, 102 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A set of eight Chippendale revival mahogany ribbon back dining chairs with upholstered drop-in seats, acanthus carved cabriole front legs terminating on ball and claw feet, 20th century
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A reproduction metamorphic library chair, late 20th century
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An antique English caddy top mahogany chest of four drawers with cross-banded and string inlaid top, shaped apron and bracket feet, (note: missing knobs), circa 1820, 86 cm high, 87 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A vintage walnut wall cabinet in the Dutch 18th century style, early 20th century, 87 cm high, 88 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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An antique Austrian stained beech hatstand, 19th/20th century, 202 cm high
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An octagonal occasional table with two drawers, faceted column and scrolling feet, 72 cm high, 45 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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An antique Australian ash desk with six drawers, tambour front and fitted interior, early 20th century, stamped "F. K. Cox & Co. Pty. Ltd. Kensington. European Labour Only", 113 cm high, 138 cm wide, 75 cm deep
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A reproduction campaign style chest, sadly in poor condition with peeling veneer and losses, late 20th century, 100 cm high, 99 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An antique oak hallstand with storage box base in the Arts & Crafts style, early 20th century. Note: hooks damaged, mirror requiring installation, 201 cm high, 110 cm wide, 30 cm deep
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A Chippendale style mahogany bookcase with claw feet, 192 cm high, 92 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A vintage camphorwood trunk with recessed handle and metal bindings, 20th century, 50 cm high, 96 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A vintage iron wine cage on jarrah base, 20th century, 130 cm high, 56 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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H. Bergman, untitled landscape with shack, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 39 x 78 cm, 60 x 99 cm overall
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Theodorus Selfhorst (1891-1983), (fishing boats), oil on canvas, signed lower right "Th. Selfhorst", 49 x 69 cm, 60 x 80 cm
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Johannes Josephus Destree (1827-1888), (Dutch river landscape), oil on oak panel, signed lower left "J.J. Destree", 23 x 30 cm, 38 x 44 cm overall
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Johann Bernard Klombeck (1815-1893), (winter scene), oil on canvas, signed lower right "J. B. Klombeck", attractively presented in an impressive ornate gilt frame, 61 x 102 cm, 100 x 141 cm overall
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Artist unknown, (portrait of a man), 18th century or earlier, oil on oak board, 24.5 x 18 cm overall
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(after) Rembrandt van Rijn, sitting monk, aquatint, 41 x 30 cm, 72 x 58 cm overall
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A set of four antique French hand coloured engravings depicting fruits, 18th century, attractively framed and mounted, 62 x 44 cm each overall
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(after) Rembrant van Rijn, landscape, engraving, 11 x 23 cm, 39 x 49 cm overall
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Artist unknown, (the letter), oil on canvas, 75 x 61 cm, 99 x 86 cm overall
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A pair of Continental floral still life oil paintings on slate, 19th century, 36 x 29 cm each, 46 x 39 cm each overall
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China trade painting, oval court garden scene (18th/19th century), oil on canvas laid down on board, 32 x 43 cm, 45 x 57 cm overall
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A pair of antique china trade paintings, I.) (pagoda and junks), II.) (fort and junks), oil on canvas laid down on board, 20 x 16 cm each, 40 x 37 cm each overall
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Four framed antique coloured engravings of South Pacific scenes: I.) view in Anamooka, and the Inhabitants, II.) view of Oonalashka, and the Inhabitants, III.) Habitations and people of the Island of Atooi, IV.) a view of the new Discovered Island of Ulietea, approximately 31 x 33 cm each, 43 x 48 cm each overall
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William Hogarth (1697-1764), group of seven antique engravings (loose), the largest sheet size 42 x 56 cm overall
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Artist unknown, (portrait of a seated man in red robe), oil on board, housed in attractive gilt frame, 29 x 24 cm, 46 x 41 cm overall
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Joseph Mallord William turner RA (1775-1851), landscape, watercolour with the authorized blind stamps of Wedlake Letts & Burns, with the turner number W5134, initial of John Ruskin, noted from the collection of Edward Bellais no.45, 8.5 x 12 cm, 34 x 31 cm
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Artist unknown, (portrait of a seated man with a skull), oil on canvas, 25 x 20 cm, 37 x 33 cm overall
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Artist unknown, (interior scene of feasting monks), enhanced lithograph on board, 20 x 25 cm, 41 x 46 cm overall
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Coronation of Queen Victoria, coloured Baxter print in gilt frame, mid 19th century, 49 x 58 cm overall
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David Roberts (Scottish, 1796-1864), Jerusalem, hand coloured lithograph, signed in plate, "David Roberts April 9th, 1839", inscribed "London, published by F.G. Moon, 20 Threadneddle Street, June 1st, 1844", 33 x 50 cm, 59 x 75 cm overall
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David Roberts (Scottish, 1796-1864), I.) Citadel of Jerusalem, without the Walls, II.) gate of Damascus, hand coloured lithograph, inscribed "London, published by F.G. Moon, 20 Threadneddle Street, Oct. 1st, 1842", 26 x 33.5 cm each, 49 x 56 cm each overall
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"The cape of good Hope" antique hand coloured engraving, attractively framed and mounted 26 x 40 cm, 55 x 67 cm overall
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"Goldsmith's Daughter", antique engraving, attractively housed in maple frame with original gilt slip, 87 x 72 cm overall
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Artist unknown, (19th century, Italian school), (the supplicant), oil on board, in gilt frame, 13 x 8 cm, 32 x 25 cm overall
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Charles Walter Radclyffe (1817-1903), Moorland landscape, watercolour, signed left "Charles Radclyffe, 1865", 23 x 48 cm, 52 x 81 cm overall
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William Muller Hewitt (British, active 1870s-1909), on Ehe Vayl, watercolour, signed lower left "Wm. H. Muller Hewitt, 1876", 31 x 44 cm, 59 x 72 cm overall
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David Cox Junior (1809-1885), (untitled English street scene), oil on board, signed lower right "David Cox, 1851", 25 x 20 cm, 45 x 40 cm overall
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Artist unknown (Scottish school), (untitled loch scene), watercolour on card, inscribed verso (illegible), 33 x 45 cm
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Artist unknown, (cupids in landscape), oil on canvas, signed upper left "Sutzens(?)", 75 x 95 cm, 93 x 105 cm overall
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D. E. Gilbert, Coating caravan, black Leed (Gulgong), 1872, ink and watercolour on vellum, signed and titled lower left, 36 x 47 cm, 49 x 59 cm overall
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W. Hale, (shipwreck), oil on board, signed lower right "W. Hale", 18 x 27 cm, 30 x 39 cm overall
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Henri Tebbitt (1852-1926), (lily pond and farm), watercolour, signed lower left "H. Tebbitt", 53 x 76 cm, 83 x 108 cm overall
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Artist unknown (British school), Tunbridge Wells Common, 1851, watercolour, titled verso, 22 x 35 cm, 45 x 59 cm overall
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W. Hemsley (British), (flirting figures interior scene), oil on board, artist's name on the mount, 24 x 19 cm, 50 x 45 cm overall
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Artist Uknown, (roses in landscape), oil on board, signed lower left (illegible) and dated 1893, 52 x 66 cm, 68 x 62 cm overall
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Artist unknown, (two figures in mountain landscape with waterfall), oil on board, dated lower left "1896", 30 x 46 cm, 47 x 64 cm overall
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Artist unknown (Dutch, 20th century), (fishing boats), oil on canvas, signed lower right (illegible), 49.5 x 69 cm, 60 x 79 cm overall
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George de Feure (France), vin Brundt, lithograph print, signed in plate lower right "De Feure", 34 x 25 cm, 57 x 47 cm overall
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Pitrocelli, portrait of an old man with pipe, oil on canvas (not stretched), signed lower right, 36 x 28 cm, 60 x 50 cm overall
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William Thomas wood (1877-1958), untitled landscape with birch trees, oil on board, signed lower left "William T. Wood, '97", 37 x 45 cm, 52 x 60 cm
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Artist unknown, (untitled European street scene), oil on canvas, signed lower right (illegible), 71 x 39 cm, 79 x 47 cm overall
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Artist unknown, impressionist French river scene, pastel, signed lower right (illegible), 27 x 41 cm, 36 x 50 cm overall
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Joseph Englehart (1867-1915), I.) Venice, II.) Venezia Campos, two pencil sketches framed together as one, signed upper left, 31 x 26 cm overall
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L. Mulder, (Dutch farm scene), oil on board, signed lower right "L. Mulder", 34 x 26 cm, 46 x 36 cm
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F. N. Seville (Britain), I.) butcher row Shrewsbury, II.) fish Street, Shrewsbury, watercolours, signed and titled in the lower corners, 27 x 18 cm each, 54 x 46 cm each overall
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Artist unknown, (seascape), oil on canvas, 24 x 65 cm, 32 x 72 cm overall
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Three assorted dry point engravings in gilt frames, the largest 46 x 41 cm overall
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Artist unknown, two Australian scenes, dry point engravings, signed in the lower margins (illegible), the larger 56 x 60 cm overall
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Artist unknown, (Newlyn school), portrait of a boy, oil on linen, signed upper left (illegible), 59 x 48 cm, 80 x 70 cm overall
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Artist unknown (mountain farm scene), oil on board, signed lower right (illegible), 22 x 60 cm, 44 x 82 cm overall
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Two antique prints in matching oak frames with gilt slip mounts, early 20th century, the larger 49 x 52 cm overall
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Artist unknown, Nasturtiums, wood block, artist's proof, signed lower right (illegible), 29 x 28 cm, 48 x 46 cm overall
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Artist unknown (Australian school), (alpine scene), oil on board, 36 x 43 cm, 50 x 57 cm overall
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