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Benjamin Bradbury Collection — E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:584
Sale Title:Benjamin Bradbury CollectionLots with images:574
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:489
Date:30-Jul-2011
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John Samuel Loxton. 1903-69. Australia. Fishing, New Zealand, signed 'John S Loxton' lower left, oil on canvas. 39 x 49 cm.
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Alan Boucher. Candles Homestead, Mirboo North. Signed 'Alan Boucher' lower left. Oil on canvas board. 50 x 60 cm.
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Bill Walls, Park place south Yarra. Watercolour Titled Lower left, signed Bill Walls Bears Rosalind Humphries label verso. 28 x 80 cm.
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A pair of oval gilt framed French fashion prints.
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Two London Prints London street scenes circa 1790 30 x 44 cm together with Albert Henry Fullwood (1863-1930) Britain, Australia Brighton Beach Melbourne Hobson Bay Railway station St Kilda 1862 Hand coloured steel engravings Engraving 17.5 x 23 cm 11 x 25 cm
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Peter Trusler. 1954-. Australia, the feather, signed and dated 'Trusler, 2000' lower right. Gouache and watercolour. 21 x 28 cm.
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British school. Harbour sentinel. Oil on canvas. 52 x 65 cm.
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Elizabeth Butterworth. 1949-. Britain. Aramacao. Signed, dated and numbered '2/5, 1993' in the lower margin. Artist proof. 82 x 54 cm.
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British School. Portrait of a Gentleman. Nichols & Co Bournemouth Depository label verso. Oil on canvas. 63 x 51 cm.
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Elizabeth Butterworth. 1949-. Britain. Arachloroptera. Signed, dated and numbered '2/5, 1993' in the lower margin. Artist proof. 82 x 54 cm.
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French School. 17th century garden scene. Oil on canvas board. 42 x 120 cm.
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Helmut Newton volume of female nudes 'Sumo' on stainless steel stand.
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Thomas Henry bone. 1901-53. Australia. Yarra Bank, signed 'Thomas H Bone' lower right, watercolour. 21 x 36.5 cm.
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Paul Jacoulet. 1902-1960. France. Sunset in Menado, Celebes Island (1938). Studio stamp and signature lower left. Coloured wood cut. 40 x 29.5 cm.
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Henry Charles Fox. 1860-1929. British. Droving Sheep. Signed 'H.C. Fox, 1924' lower right. Watercolour. 27 x 37 cm.
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Thomas Henry Bone. 1901-53. Australia. Signed 'Thomas H Bone' lower right. Watercolour..
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Ivars Jansons. 1939-. Australia. Study in purple and white, signed 'Ivars Jansons' lower right, oil on board. 47 x 64 cm.
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William Frederick Longstaff. 1879-1953. Australia, Britain. Pyramids, Egypt. Signed 'Will Longstaff' lower left. Watercolour. 48 x 71 cm.
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Marian Rennie. Australia. Mother and child, signed and dated 'Marian Rennie, 1977' lower centre, watercolour. 74 x 56 cm.
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Bruce Malloch (1936-.) Australia Recall for a Moment. Signed B. Malloch lower right and dated 78. 24 x 36 cm
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John Thomas Nightingale Rowell. 1894-1973. Australia. Summer pastoral, signed 'John Rowell' lower left, oil on board. 44 x 60 cm. Providence: Bank of New South Wales, head office, 341 George Street, Sydney. Corporate Art collection.
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Andris Jansons. 1939-. Australia. Clearing Mists, Grampians. Signed 'Andris Jansons' lower right. Oil canvas on board. 24 x 35 cm.
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Ernest Vogel. 1909-93. Australia. Landscapes, near Yea (2). Each signed 'Ernest Vogel' lower left and lower right. Watercolour. 10 x 13 cm.
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European School 19th century Allegorical Study Lower left Copy of Studis Leonardi L.Fortane 17 Rome. Signed and titled Oil on canvas. 103 x 124 cm
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Ernest Vogel. 1909-93. Australia. Worri Yallock II. Signed 'Ernest Vogel' lower left. Titled verso. Watercolour. 29 x 36 cm.
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Nodie Gude Country Road. Signed lower left 34 x 53 cm. Together With. The Storm. Signed N Gude lower left.
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Paul Jacoulet. 1902-1960. France. On the Sand, Rhull, Yap (1937). Studio stamp and signature lower right. Coloured wood cut. 29 x 38.5 cm.
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Australian School. Unofficial War History of Laburn Island, 1945. Watercolour. 37 x 52 cm. Provenance: Owned by the family of Major Harry McCann (1896-1950) commanding officer of Laburn Island. Douglas Pratt and Kenneth Jack were assigned to this unit.
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John William Ashton. 1881-1963. Australia. Morning at Mossman, signed 'Will Ashton' lower right, oil on board. 34 x 45 cm.
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Attributed to Clarice Marjoribanks Beckett. 1887-1935. Australia. Landscape. Oil on board. 23 x 35 cm. Provenance: Bought from Rosaline Hollinrake. Nb: Sold with a copy of 'Clarice Beckett, The Artist and her Circle' by Rosalind Hollinrake. With a dedication on the title page, 'To Ben & Stella Love Rosalind.' In reference to Ben, of the Ben Bradbury Collection.
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Willy Bennett Tjapanangka. Australia (Aboriginal). Kiwirrkurra Pool Holes, Mans Travelling. Signed, titled and dated '07' verso. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas. 60 x 72 cm.
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James Ranalph Jackson. 1882-1975. Australia. Harbour from north Sydney, signed 'James R Jackson' lower left, oil on board. 61 x 91 cm.
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Ernest William Buckmaster. 1897-1968. Australia. Mixed Bunch, signed 'E Buckmaster' lower right, oil on canvas. 89 x 61 cm.
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Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek. 1840-1912, the Netherlands. Droving sheep, signed 'H. B. Koekkoek' lower right, oil on canvas. 108 x 80 cm.
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Georges Rene Villain. 1854-1930. France. Figure in the Village. Signed 'Georges Villain' lower left. Oil on board. 37 x 44 cm.
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A pair of gilt framed fashioned French prints.
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A French provincial walnut washstand, with a galleried marble top, below two frieze drawers and a pair of panel doors, on short cabriole legs. Height 107 cm. Width 89 cm. Depth 50 cm.
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A French kingwood bibliotheque, with a moulded cornice, three glazed doors with satinwood panels banded with kingwood below, on tapering short legs. Height 184 cm. Width 191 cm. Depth 42 cm.
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A superb mid-Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal Dickens desk, the back section having a shelf with brass pierced gallery flanked by pillars each with three drawers, above a leather inset hinged adjustable writing slope, below three frieze drawers with satinwood stringing on end pedestals, each having three graduated drawers, raised on a plinth. Height 110 cm. Width 160 cm. Depth 68 cm.
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A French oak writing table, of rectangular form with inset leather top, below two frieze drawers, on carved fluted legs with curved stretchers and carved splats. Height 75 cm. Width 107 cm. Depth 55 cm.
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A French mahogany buffet, with a marble top and three frieze drawers, above three panelled doors each with brass banding, on turned tapering supports. Height 102 cm. Width 192 cm. Depth 50 cm.
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A fine French kingwood tall chest with a marble top, five drawers with floral marquetry decoration flanked by canted corners, below a shaped apron and bracket feet. Height 110 cm. Width 52 cm. Depth 37 cm.
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A Victorian Irish burr walnut centre table, the top quarter veneered and of serpentine outline with a scalloped moulded edge carved with clover leaves, the bird cage also carved with conforming clover leaves, with a centre finial, on four carved out swept supports. Height 73 cm. Width 160 cm. Depth 68 cm.
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A William IV rosewood bookcase, with a moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors, the lower section with a pair of glazed doors, supported on a plinth. Height 235 cm. Width 150 cm. Depth 49 cm.
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An outstanding 19th century boulle centre table, the shaped top of serpentine outline with scarlet tortoiseshell and cut brass inlay together with mother of pearl inlay of ho-ho bird, banded with gadrooned ormolu the serpentine frieze with gilt metal lions head mounts and drawer with lions head escutcheon, raised on cabriole legs each with ormolu lions head mounts and sabots. Provenance: Purchased in 1906 by notable Melbourne family and is presently owned by their descendants.
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A French 19th century Napoleon III ebonised and boulle three-tier etagere the top tier with ormolu gallery above two conforming lower tiers on four sabre-curved supports with ormolu sabots. Height 78 cm. Width 38 cm.
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A fine Napoleon III gilt metal mounted scarlet boulle credenza, of serpentine outline, with gadrooned ormolu moulded edge above a frieze of scarlet tortoiseshell and brass, inlaid, below a scarlet tortoiseshell and brass inlaid panelled door banded with ormolu banding flanked by mask head ormolu corbels and glazed doors. Retailers brass panel Roche & Co.Melbourne. Height 115 cm. Width 216 cm. Depth 54 cm.
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A 19th century French 'Farret A' Paris' ormolu mantel clock, surmounted with a courting couple wearing 16th century costume, with applied intricate ormolu decoration to the body, on scrolled feet with mask-heads and fruit, with a cherub playing a lute to the base, the clock with a silvered chased dial, depicting a country landscape and Roman numerals, with an eight day French movement and silk cushioning. Stamped to the movement: 'Farret A' Paris', 'C. L. Baumgºrtel, Leipzig' and 'Medaille d'Argent Vincent…
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W Jewitt & Co Marine Chronometer Marine chronometer supported by wooden-glass-brass case. Suspended in centre of case by two brass pins and secured by fastening latch Provenance: Gadski collection Height 18 cm. square 17.5
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A tall French Louis XV style bow fronted walnut chest with a marble top, below seven drawers flanked by canted corners, on short cabriole legs. Height 110 cm. Width 54 cm. Depth 34 cm.
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A superb Victorian burr walnut library breakfront bookcase, with a moulded cornice, above four glazed doors, the lower section with four panelled doors, supported on a plinth. Height 238 cm. Width 264 cm. Depth 60 cm.
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A French Louis XV style walnut coffee table, the top with sunburst decoration, above a shaped frieze, on cabriole legs. Height 54 cm. Width 65 cm.
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A decorative French kingwood occasional table, the top with floral marquetry decoration and scalloped brass bound edge, on cabriole legs with fine ormolu sabots. Height 74 cm. Width 57 cm.
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A 19th century French oval rosewood centre table, with brass stringing, on a cylindrical column, with four carved splayed legs terminating in brass castors. Height 76 cm. Width 84 cm. Depth 109 cm.
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A French fruitwood bureau, the fall enclosing pigeon holes, below three drawers, on cabriole legs. Height 101 cm. Width 102 cm. Depth 41 cm.
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A Victorian kingwood Louis XV bureau de dame, probably a London cabinet maker, the top with brass gallery, above a glazed door flanked by small drawers, below ormolu banding, three frieze drawers, on scrolled supports with ormolu caryatids. Provenance: From Max Kerry Melbourne some forty years ago. 118 cm wide, 58 cm high, 132 cm.
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A late 19th century French walnut writing table with inset leather top, above three frieze drawers, on turned legs with stretchers. Height 74 cm. Width 165 cm. Depth 80 cm.
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A Victorian cathedral brass skeleton clock, having, a single strike half-deadbeat escapement, and pierced Roman numerals chapter ring under glass dome. Height 41 cm overall
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A French Louis XV style kingwood commode, with a marble top above three cross banded drawers on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. Height 82 cm. Width 80 cm. Depth 43 cm.
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An early 18th century French walnut armoire, with a moulded cornice, above a pair of panelled doors inlaid with satinwood, with original iron hardware, above a carved apron, on short cabriole supports.
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A fine French late 19th century mahogany vitrine, with a marble top above a glazed door with brass banding flanked by fluted columns on tapering legs.
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A French kingwood bombe shaped bibliotheque, with three glazed doors flanked by corbels, on tapering supports with ormolu sabots. Height 180 cm. Width 79 cm. Depth 49 cm.
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A late 19th century rosewood inlaid display sideboard, with a swan neck pediment, above a large mirror flanked by smaller mirrors and shelves, the lower section with a pair of glazed doors flanked by marquetry inlaid doors, above an open shelf, on turned supports. Height 255 cm. 155 cm wide. Depth 50 cm.
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A notable 19th century Tasmanian colonial, Cassarina games table, the fold over top enclosing huon pine, blackwood and musk crib board with a cylindrical column and on platform base the reeded bun feet. Height 75 cm. Width 92 cm. Depth 49 cm.
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A fine Victorian mahogany extension banquet table, of rectangular form with four extra leaves and a moulded edge on carved cabriole legs. Height 72 cm. Length 339 cm. Width 139 cm.
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A French Bibliotheque, with a marble top above a grilled door flanked by marquetry decorated doors with a shaped apron on short cabriole legs with ormolu sabots.
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A French late 19th century podrouse, the hinged top enclosing a fitted interior on carved cabriole supports with under shelf.
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An outstanding early Victorian mahogany serving table. Makers label Strahan cabinet maker Henry Street Dublin. Rectangular form with an arched mirror within carved foliage above the table with a moulded on cabriole carved legs. Height 258 cm. Width 248 cm. Depth 74 cm.
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A George IV mahogany breakfront bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors flanked by smaller astragal glazed doors, the lower section with secretaire drawer enclosing an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes, above a pair of panelled doors flanked by larger panelled doors, supported on a plinth. Height 256 cm. Width 252 cm. Depth 58 cm.
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A Victorian flame mahogany library bookcase, with an arched moulded cornice above a pair glazed doors, below a pair of panelled doors, on bracket feet. Height 248 cm. Width 147 cm. Depth 54 cm.
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An early 19th century Dutch marquetry decorated chest, of serpentine outline, with four drawers, on bun feet. Provenance: Estate of Timmons Esq. Who was employed by Dalgety & Co. Merchants and importers. Dalgety & Co. Exported wool to England and imported antiques to the colonies.
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A Regency rosewood card table with brass stringing, the hinged top enclosing a baize interior, with a reeded column on four out swept supports terminating in brass caps and castors. Height 70 cm. Width 103 cm. Depth 51 cm.
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A good Regency rosewood centre table, circular form with brass stringing, tilt top on a ringed turned column with four out swept feet supported terminating in brass caps and castors. Height 71 cm. Width 122 cm.
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A William IV mahogany banquet table, rectangular form with a moulded edge, three extra leaves, on octagonal tapering legs terminating in brass castors. Height 74 cm. Length 277 cm. Width 127 cm.
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A pair of French oak provincial bedside tables, each the top with a gallery edge above an open shelf and drawer on high cabriole supports. Height 74 cm. Width 39 cm. Depth 35 cm.
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A fine pair of French Louis XV style kingwood bedside chests, each of bombe outline with a marble top, above drawers with floral marquetry decoration on cabriole supports with ormolu sabots.
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A fine French tulipwood secretaire a abattant, with marble top, the drawers with ebonized banding, cast foliate decorated handles flanked by ormolu corbels.
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A tall French walnut display vitrine, the cornice with brass gallery edge, below a glazed door and glazed sides on cabriole legs. Height 153 cm. Width 57 cm. Depth 38 cm.
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A fine pair of French Louis XV style walnut bedside chests, each, bombe outline with marble top above three inlaid drawers on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots.
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A fine French 19th century Louis XV style walnut centre table, of serpentine outline, the top with floral marquetry decoration, above a shaped frieze on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. Height 72 cm. Width 95 cm. Depth 63 cm.
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A 19th century French walnut monk's bench, with carved mask cabochon above a back carved with putti flanked by dog of Fo carved arms, above the front carved with frolicking cherubs. Height 145 cm. Depth 128 cm. Depth 59 cm.
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A George III mahogany library bookcase, the arched moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves the lower section with a pair of panelled doors, above a shaped apron on splayed bracket feet. Width 116 cm. Depth 60 cm. Height 250 cm
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A French Louis XV style kingwood etagere of kidney outline, with brass banding, a frieze drawer, on cabriole supports with under shelf and ormolu sabots.
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A superb Victorian burr walnut credenza of serpentine outline, with a pair of ormolu banded glazed doors flanked by open shelves and ormolu corbels, on a ormolu banded plinth.
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