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Seasonal Sale - Decorative Arts & Furniture — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:449
Sale Title:Seasonal Sale - Decorative Arts & FurnitureLots with images:435
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:258
Date:16-Apr-2008
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William Ricketts an earthenware plaque showing William Ricketts surround by the faces of five Indigenous Australian children, paper label verso inscribed 'Ricketts and Aboriginal Children of Musgrave Ranges,' incised Wm Ricketts. Height 26 cm
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William Ricketts, a glazed earthenware Coolamon, moulded with a lizard and the faces of Indigenous Australian children, incised Wm Ricketts, 35 cm long
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William Ricketts a small earthenware plaque, showing the face of an Indigenous Australian boy, paper label and pencil inscription verso 'Tjurki, Pitjantjatjare Tribe, Musgrave Ranges,' incised Wm Ricketts. Height 14 cm
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William Ricketts A double sided earthenware sculpture, moulded to one side the visage of a young William Ricketts and an Indigenous Australian elder, the reverse showing the faces of Indigenous Australian children, inscribed Wm. Ricketts, 31 cm wide
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William Ricketts Victoria An impressive earthenware architectural sculpture, modelled in high relief with a ceremonial scene showing Indigenous Australian children emerging from the earth, below a seated bearded elder, later stone base, the sculpture 44 cm high
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William Ricketts Victoria, Unsigned A monumental earthenware Coolamon sculpture, modelled in high relief with a bearded Indigenous Australian elder and bounding wallabies, 60 cm wide
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William Ricketts Victoria, unsigned A rare earthenware coffee pot, the handle and spout modelled as tree branches, with a figural lid modelled as the face of an Indigenous Australian child, 26 cm high. Provenance: Purchased Leonard Joel, 22 August 2001, lot C14
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William Ricketts an earthenware sculpture showing the torso of a bearded Indigenous Australian elder, incised Wm Ricketts 1944. Height 18 cm
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Remued Victoria, circa 1935, a waisted cylindrical earthenware branch handled jug, green drip glaze, incised Remued 38. Height 20 cm
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Mel-Rose Ware Victoria, Circa 1935 An ovoid earthenware vase, moulded with gum leaves, green glaze, stamped Mel-Rose Australian Ware, 12 cm high
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John Campbell Tasmania, 1936 A ribbed cylindrical earthenware vase, with a mottled blue glaze, incised 44L John Campbell Tasmania, 1936, 16 cm high
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Remued Victoria, circa 1935, an earthenware branch handled vase, with a yellow and green drip glaze, incised Remued 456. Height 16 cm
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Grace Seccombe, New South Wales, an earthenware figure of a koala perched in a tree, incised GS Aus, 10 cm high
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Regal Mashman, New South Wales, a ribbed ovoid earthenware vase, brown glaze with contrasting highlights, loop handles, incised Regal Mashman, 226, partial foil label, 23 cm high
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Remued, Victoria, a compressed ovoid branch handled jug, with applied grapes and leaves, green and brown drip glaze, incised Remued Handmade and model number, 19.5 cm wide across the handle
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Remued Victoria, Circa 1940 An earthenware basket, with a barley twist handle, blue drip glaze, incised Remued 1-12, 27 cm high
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Ernest Finlay New South Wales, Circa 1930 A waisted cylindrical earthenware vase, with a green glaze, incised Ernest Finlay, 16.5 cm high
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Eric Juckert Victoria, Circa 1960 An ovoid earthenware branch handled jug, with a blue matt glaze, the body moulded with a sweeping tree branch, incised Eric Juckert, 11 cm high
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John Howley and Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd Victoria, Circa 1955 A shallow ovoid earthenware charger, painted with a scene showing an Indigenous Australian hunting in an outback landscape, incised Am Boyd, 38 cm diameter
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Regal Mashman, New South Wales, a ribbed ovoid earthenware vase, brown glaze with contrasting highlights, loop handles, incised Regal Mashman, 112 A, 18 cm high
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Remued Victoria, Circa 1935 An earthenware branch handled jug, waisted, in colours of beige and green, incised Remued 56, 24.5 cm high
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John Campbell Tasmania, 1935 Compressed ovoid, with a yellow and burnt orange glaze, incised John Campbell, Tasmania, 1935, 13 cm high
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An Australian Pottery Basket Ovoid, with a pierced handle and applied berries, incised Da 'Dunster' 1937, 12 cm high
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Marguerite Mahood Victoria, Circa 1943 An earthenware 'Tudor Lady' figure, modelled with a floral dress, in colours of green and mauve, incised date letter M, 1530 and Marguerite Mahood, (loss to headdress), 24 cm high
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Marguerite Mahood, Victoria, a gourd form earthenware vase, modelled with an applied dragon and incised scrollwork, red and orange ground, incised month circle, date letter F and 1390, monogram encircled by a lizard and Marguerite Mahood, 15.5 cm high
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William Merric Boyd Victoria, 1947 A rare and important earthenware figure, modelled as a young Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd playing, inscribed title Playing on the Sand, Merric Boyd, Australia, 1947, 15.5 cm high
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An Australian Art Pottery Vase Cylindrical, with floriate sgraffito decoration, mottled green, yellow and pink glaze, incised Delamere Art, 19 cm high
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Mel-Rose Ware Victoria, Circa 1935 A ribbed, waisted ovoid vase, with a powder blue glaze, stamped Mel-Rose Australian Ware, 17 cm high
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Wembley Ware, Western Australia, circa 1950, a baluster earthenware vase, painted with a native Australian motif, painted mark hand painted and moulded stamp Wembley Ware. Height 18 cm
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Regal Mashman, New South Wales, a monumental earthenware vase, graduated brown and blue glaze, flanked by angular handles, incised Regal Mashman 10 B, 37 cm high
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Remued Victoria, circa 1940, a pottery wall pocket, with an applied gum leaf, brown, orange and green glaze, incised Remued and indistinct model number. Height 16 cm
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Huntley Victoria, Circa 1950 A slip cast figurine of a dog, with a brown glaze, moulded mark Huntley, 16 cm high
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Remued Victoria, Circa 1935 A ribbed cylindrical branch handled vase, with a green drip glaze, incised Remued 145/9, 23 cm high
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Pates Pottery New South Wales, Circa 1960 A large earthenware lustre vase, moulded with leafy sprigs, on a cream ground, stamped Pates Potteries Sydney Australia, 43 cm high
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Pates Pottery New South Wales, Circa 1960 A slip cast figure of a donkey, in colours of brown, yellow and green, black factory stamp Pates Pottery Sydney Australia, 23 cm wide
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Remued Victoria, Circa 1940 An earthenware basket, with a barley twist handle, green drip glaze, incised Remued 1-12, 27 cm high
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Remued, Victoria, a baluster earthenware branch handled vase, with a ribbed body, applied gum nuts and leaves, incised Remued 255M, 12.5 cm high
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Peggy Whiting Victoria, Circa 1935 A tapering cylindrical earthenware vase, with a mottled mauve and green glaze, incised Peggy Whiting, 17.5 cm high
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David and Hermia Boyd shaped earthenware dish with sgraffito decorations showing an angel on a pale green ground, and incised 'D & H Boyd'
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Eric Bryce Carter New South Wales, Circa 1940 A shaped rectangular dish, with applied gum nuts and leaves, on a yellow and green ground, incised E. Bryce Carter, 22 cm wide (restored)
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John Campbell, Tasmania, a tapering cylindrical earthenware vase, with a graduated yellow and green glaze, incised John Campbell Tasmania, B 49L, 36 cm high
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John Campbell, Tasmania, a rectangular earthenware planter, moulded with Australian flora, yellow and green glaze, incised John Campbell, Launceston, Tasmania, 42 cm wide
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Deborah Halpern, Victoria, a figural earthenware shower caddy, in colours of yellow and pink on a pale blue ground, painted signature Deborah D Halpern, 36 cm high
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Bennett pottery Adelaide, circa 1930 a waisted cylindrical earthenware branch handled vase, graduated green drip glaze, incised Bennett Adelaide, 21 cm high
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Nell and Wyn Holden New South Wales, Circa 1935 A compressed cylindrical vase, with three branch handles, in colours of green and pale blue, incised Wynell within a gum leaf, 12 cm high
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John Campbell, Tasmania, a large baluster earthenware vase, with two scroll handles, brown and green drip glaze, incised B35 John Campbell Tasmania, 35 cm high
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Remued, Victoria, a baluster earthenware vase, with applied gum nuts and leaves, brown and green drip glaze, incised 'Remued Hand Made' and indistinct model number, 12 cm high
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The Little Sydney Pottery, New South Wales, a circular earthenware charger, painted with a boomerang and an Indigenous Australian elder smoking a pipe, black stamp within an oval, 29.5 cm diameter
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Mel-Rose Ware Victoria, Circa 1935 A waisted cylindrical earthenware vase, moulded with gum leaves, mauve glaze, stamped Mel-Rose Australian Ware, 30 cm high
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Mchugh Pottery Tasmania, Circa 1920 An ovoid earthenware vase, with an unusual blue and brown drip glaze, incised McHugh Tasmania 22, 19 cm high
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John De Burgh Perceval and Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd Victoria, 1953 A glazed earthenware lidded casserole dish, cream glazed with a radiating yellow linear design, incised A.M. Boyd and Perceval 1953, 30 cm wide across the handles. Note: acquired at Murrumbeena Pottery
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Les Blakeborough Circa 1970 A circular stoneware charger, iron glazed with a central oxidized geometric pattern, impressed monogram, 44 cm diameter
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Annie Mitchell South Australia, Circa 1940 A miniature earthenware toast rack, with applied gum nuts and leaves, incised A.F Mitchell, Goodwood, Sth Aus, 5 cm wide
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Regal Mashman New South Wales, Circa 1935 An ovoid earthenware stem vase, with a mottled green and brown glaze, incised Regal Mashman 237, 13 cm high
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Mel-Rose Ware Victoria, Circa 1935 A baluster earthenware vase, green drip glaze, stamped Mel-Rose Australian Ware, 27 cm high
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An Important Australian Carved Eucalypt Panel Signed John K. Blogg, 1915. The rectangular panel finely carved in high relief with a flowering Golden Wattle branch, inscribed signature and date, 138 x 40 cm
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An Australian carved eucalypt panel signed John K. Blogg, 1915 rectangular, ornately relief carved with a leafy Eucalyptus branch on a recessed background, incised signature and date, 52 x 29 cm
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An Australian Carved Cedar Fire Screen By John K Blogg In the renaissance revival taste, signed and dated 1909 Rectangular, finely carved with gryphons amongst a foliate background, centred by an armorial crest, 74 x 51 cm
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An Australian carved elm walking stick, reputedly carved from part of the battleship HMS Nelson, decorated with entwined leafy acorn branches, within rope twist borders, inscribed HMS Nelson, 85 cm long
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An Australian Carved Frill-Necked Lizard Panel Carved in relief depicting a frill-necked lizard on a tree branch surrounded by foliage, 55 cm high
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A carved oak screen school of Robert Prenzel, comprising two hinged panels of graduated size, carved in the gothic renaissance taste with gryphons on a stippled ground, 106 x 82 cm
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A Continental silver presentation cup and cover, the tapering cylindrical bowl bearing the central inscription 'Healesville Turf Club, Won by Mr J Lithgow's 'Cyclist', Healesville, Jan 1st 1898', within a bright-cut surround and applied grape and vine decoration, stamped 899. Height 30 cm
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An Australian silver presentation cup unmarked, probably by William Edwards, the ogee body decorated with a continuous chased and embossed frieze showing a sheep in a rain forest landscape, inscribed 'The Gift of R. C. Morton Esq, For the Best 4 Tooth Lincoln Ram, Awarded to Messrs. J & S Austin, Avalon. N.A.S. Spring Show, 1875.', the stem modelled as two entwined branches, gilt wash interior. Height 26 cm
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An Australian Blackwood Armchair Attributed to William Stanway, Victoria, Circa 1870. The curved back and arms with horse hair upholstery above scroll legs, brass castors. Reference: for a similar example see K. Fahy and A. Simpson, Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Casuarina Press, Sydney 1998, plate 138, p. 242
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An Australian Huon Pine Double Bed Circa 1860. The shaped and panelled head and foot board flanked by solid square supports surmounted by lappet carved finials, raised on fluted bun feet, 161 x 151 x 214 cm
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A Schulim Krimper oak dining suite unsigned, comprising a drop leaf dining table and eight chairs, six with a bowed crest rail and a leather cord back, two with a caned back, the table 267 x 76 x 89 cm
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A Schulim Krimper teak coffee table, the shaped glass top raised on stylised supports and cross stretchers, signed S. Krimper, 139 x 60 x 47 cm
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A Grant Featherston Television Series settee model introduced 1953, the open back contoured settee, with cream vinyl buttoned upholstery, raised on four tapering legs, 126 cm wide
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A set of four Australian hardwood cafe chairs designed by George Korody, each having a bowed crest rail, above a padded seat, raised on angular legs
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A white cedar chess board dining room suite by Robert Dunlop, comprising a substantial dining table and eight dining chairs, the table inset with a large chess board, raised on baluster legs; each dining chair modelled as a chess piece, the dining table measuring 200 x 200 cm
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A Macassar Quarter Veneered Coffee Table By Robert Dunlop. The square top with bracket feet, makers badge to one leg, 85 x 85 x 44 cm
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A Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases Meiji Period Each shaped vase with a continuous band of decoration depicting women and children, raised on a shishi dog, gilt highlights, 15.5 cm high
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A Japanese Satsuma Vase Meiji period Meiping form decorated with two panels depicting Japanese ladies at leisure, gilded with wisteria and chrysanthemums, signed base, 18.5 cm high
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A Japanese Satsuma Vase Meiji period, 19th century Ovoid, decorated with two panels, depicting ladies at leisure and children playing, signed to base, 19 cm high
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A Japanese Satsuma Vase Late Meiji Period, Signed Hexagonal, painted with central panels showing a garden setting with Chrysanthemum and butterflies, on a deep blue ground, gilt highlights, 15.5 cm high
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A Chinese Scroll Ancestors Gouache on paper, 100 x 214 cm
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An Indian Jain bronze stele of a Jina possibly pre-16th century, the steeped platform base and mandorla decorated with various deities, the seated jina being shaded by a canopy. Lengthy inscription on back. Height 16 cm
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A gilt bronze figure of a Bodhisattva Ming Dynasty 16th - 17th century seated in dhyana sana, having eighteen out swept arms holding various attributes. Height 15.5 cm
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A large Japanese bronze jardiniere Qing Dynasty, 19th century baluster, decorated with panels of birds in relief, surmounted by applied elephant heads, floral ground, 37 cm high
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Japanese bronze figure of a rat Meiji period, 19th century, the crouching animal holding a nut between its front feet, signed to base 6.75 cm high
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A Japanese Lacquer ware Box and Cover Meiji Period, 19th century. The top and sides inlaid with tinted mother of pearl in the form of flowers, blossom, leaves and birds, the interior fitted with a lift out insert, 41 cm long
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An impressive pair of Japanese cloisonne vases Meiji period baluster, each decorated in silver wire and enamel with mythical birds amongst clouds, the lower section with oceanic coral and shells, 46.5 cm
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A Cantonese Chinese ivory briese fan Republic period, the guard sticks intricately decorated with carved figures, pagodas and foliage, the sticks of similar decoration, presEnted in a giltwood frame 26 cm high
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A Japanese ivory okimono, the standing figure modelled as a travelling salesman carrying various, musical instruments and trinkets, 15.5 cm high.
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A Japanese ivory okimono Meiji period, the standing figure modelled as a fisherman with two fish in one hand and three on his back. Height 14.5 cm
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A Chinese bone walking stick, the sectioned stick, decorated with chinoiserie scenes, terminating in a ball shaped relief decorated handle, 88 cm long
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A Large 19th century Chinese Silver Jewellery Box Hand beaten chased and repousse decorated depicting reeds and lilies amid a pond, interior fitted with a velvet lined removable insert, locking mechanism and lobed carry handle, 33 x 15.5 x 23 cm
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A Japanese Silver Rose Bowl Meiji / Taisho period Campana, fluted with a circular base and inset grill, signed base, 17.5 cm high
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A collection of Japanese World War II military swords, comprising a katana sword, a tanto dagger and a further dagger, each with a bound, sharkskin grip, bronze tzuba and a leather scabbard, the katana 88 cm total length
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A collection of Meiji Japanese cloisonne, consisting of two tea caddies and a kogo, the caddies decorated with chrysanthemums and Japanese motifs
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain tripod censer early Qing Dynasty, circa 17th century, the bulbous body decorated with three circular medallions and three separate scenes, within stylised floral scrolls, supported by a rosewood stand, 21 cm diameter
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A Chinese Porcelainfamille rose Garden Seat Late Qing Dynasty Barrel shaped, with pierced medallions, enamel decorated with Buddhist symbols, flowers, foliate and an exotic bird on a green ground, 44.5 cm high
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A Chinese porcelain famille- verte vase Qing Dynasty, late 19th century cylindrical with flared neck, the body of the vase supporting two reserves depicting warriors in training, the neck with two landscape reserves, all on a subtle powder blue ground with on glaze gilding, 36 cm high
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A Pair of Chinese Enamelled Bowls Late 19th / Early 20th century Each circular, with butterfly, floral, and fruit enamel decoration, turquoise ground to the exterior, four character Qianlong mark to base, 17 cm diameter
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A Chinese Bin Thuan Cargo blue and white bowl Wanli period (1573-1619) circular, the interior painted in blue depicting a kylin within two circles, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's, the Bin Thuan shipwreck Auction, Melbourne, March 2004
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A Large and Impressive Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases Meiji Period, signed Each painted and gilt with panels showing scenes of figures at leisure pursuits, the reverse decorated with a scene of a mountainous landscape with a lake and pagodas, reserved on a deep blue ground with gilded trellis and mon borders, 47 cm high
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A Japanese Satsuma Vase Meiji Period Compressed ovoid, with slightly a flared rim, decorated with raised enamel scene depicting a three claw dragon, within a thousand faces pattern, signed, 35 cm high
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An Indian Sandstone Stele 10th/12th Century. The stele depicting a goddess resting her left arm on a child's head flanked by a lotus-bearing attendant, 40 x 20 cm
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A carved marble head of a Buddha south East Asia, 19th century or earlier, having down-swept eyes and a subtle smile, the ears slightly embellished, 23 cm high
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A Burmese lacquered giltwood Buddha late 19th century, the standing figure with out swept robes and both hands in varada mudra, having a tightly knotted coiffure surmounted by a stupa finial, raised on a tiered platform base, 149 cm high
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