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The Graham Geddes Collection, Part 1 — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:695
Sale Title:The Graham Geddes Collection, Part 1Lots with images:660
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:212
Date:15-Sep-2012
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An 18th century Italian walnut side cabinet, rectangular, carved with a leaf tip border above two frieze drawers, the lower section with two panelled doors separated by reeded stiles, bracket supports, 93 x 96 x 45 cm.
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An antique marble bust of a man possibly Roman or later His head turned to the right, with short hair, the eyes with drilled tear ducts, features worn, raised on a roughly hewn socle and a plinth, the bust 76 cm high, the plinth 102. 5 cm high. Provenance: Acquired in the late 1960s. Published: Bonham's London, 21st January 2009, lot 186 Exhibited: on loan to the University of Melbourne, Australia, March 1995 - July 2003.
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Two crocodile skin travelling cases and a satchel, the largest case 51 cm wide.
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A French gilt wood console, with a serpentine variegated marble top above a pierced apron and scroll supports united by a cross stretcher, 128 x 86 x 60 cm.
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A George III Chinoiserie green lacquered long case clock the dial signed Robt. Ward, London, circa 1770, with a silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, strike/silent dial and calendar, the eight day movement housed within an arched hood, above a shaped rectangular casement door, the whole painted with figural and architectural scenes in raised gilt, 237 cm high.
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A specimen marble inlaid centre table, circular, with a radiating pattern in multi coloured marble specimens with an ebonised wooden surround, above a leaf carved silvered and ebonised standard and a concave platform base, 123 cm diameter x 76 cm high.
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A pair of 19th century Rajasthan polychrome torcheres, each with a lobed tapering stem rising to a hexagonal top, raised on tripod supports, 152 cm high.
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A rococo style walnut framed wall mirror, the rounded rectangular plate with a boldly carved foliate surround, 210 x 95 cm.
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two similar wrought iron music stands, each with a knopped stem rising to a scroll body supporting a music stand, tripod base, the tallest 139 cm high.
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A fine pair of Italian painted terracotta allegorical figures, representing Autumn and spring, after the original models by Canova, foundry mark G. C, each standing figure modelled as a semi-draped woman in classical attire, one figure holding a posy of spring flowers, the other holding a bunch of grapes, raised on modern painted wooden plinths, each figure 15 cm high; each plinth 92 cm high.
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A pair of Hide upholstered wing back armchairs, each with a wing back above roll over arms and fitted cushion, raised on cabriole legs.
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A classical style patinated plaster figure of an athlete, the figure bent at the knees preparing to run raised on a naturalistic base together with a painted wooden plinth, the figure 67 cm wide, the plinth, 74 x 91. 5 x 35 cm.
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A pair of French Empire style oak and pine Bijouterie tables, each with a body carved in the form of an eagle supporting a cabinet with a glazed, hinged rectangular top, 68 x 110 x 57 cm.
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A French provincial style oak armoire, with a rounded rectangular cornice above a projecting crest carved with doves, grapes and vine and two carved panelled doors, cabriole supports, 205 x 236 x 75 cm.
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A pair of spelter figures, each standing figure wearing classical robes, one modelled as a woman holding a net filled with fish, the other depicting a woman holding a bunch of grapes, raised on a rectangular base, together with a painted wooden plinth, each figure; 170 cm high, the plinth; 66. 5 x 40 x 56. 5 cm.
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A polychrome and gilt wood torchere, converted to a lamp, with a knopped and fluted stem above a triform base, together with a shade, the torchere 74 cm high.
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A specimen inlaid marble centre table, circular, with geometric parquetry inlay in multi coloured marble specimens above a lobed stem and a concave platform base, 121. 5 cm diameter x 82 cm high.
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A 19th century Venetian wall mirror, bevelled rectangular plate, within a segmented etched mirrored glass surround, (hair line cracks and repair), 88 x 44 cm.
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A late 19th century Italian walnut library table, with a rounded rectangular leather inset top above figural carved supports untied by a cross stretcher, bun feet, 116 x 75. 5 x 76 cm.
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A 19th century French gilt wood Barometer and thermometer, the waisted case pierced and carved with leaf tips and ribbons centred by a painted register and a circular dial, 97 cm high.
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An 18th century Dutch brass chandelier, the stem comprising four spheres of graduating size emanating two tears of six scroll arms terminating in sconces with circular drip pans, 125 cm high.
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A pair of flashed blue glass kendis, each of cylindrical form with engraved decoration, 52 cm high.
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A pair of flashed blue glass kendis, each of cylindrical form with engraved decoration, 52 cm high.
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An 18th century painted plaster male torso model, naturalistically cast, 60 cm high.
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A 19th century painted plaster figure of Hebe, the standing figure wearing classical robes, a sprig of flowers in her left hand raised on a rectangular base, together with a steel plinth, the figure; 170 cm high, the plinth; 59. 5 x 40. 5 x 45 cm.
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A French gilt metal mantel clock, the eight day count wheel strike movement on one bell with an enamelled Roman numeral dial, housed within an elaborate foliate gilt metal cast case, (damage to dial), 50 cm high.
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A George III oak dresser base, rectangular, with two geometric panelled drawers with brass loop handles, raised on turned supports, 181 x 88 x 51 cm.
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A Persian floor rug, with a foliate field on a maroon ground within cream borders, 400 x 354 cm.
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A Moroccan embossed brass and coloured glass light shade, the pierced lobed top above a segmented clear and coloured glass central section, the lobed lower section terminating with a turned pendant, 153 cm high.
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An Indian silver foil overlaid settee, the triple arched crest rail with a feather carved border and a foliate frieze above scroll arms and three fitted cotton upholstered cushions, raised on lions paw feet, 170 cm length of back. Provenance: Estate of Gol, Rajasthan.
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A Spanish Carlos II walnut bench, with a solid rectangular back and seat raised on canted rectangular supports, 210 x 87 x 49 cm.
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A scarlet tortoiseshell framed wall mirror, the recessed segmented rectangular plate within dual tortoiseshell and ebonised borders, 140 x 104 cm.
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A limed oak dresser, with a boarded plate rack, the lower section with two carved frieze drawers and two carved panelled doors, cabriole supports, 126 x 258 x 48 cm.
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A 17th century Spanish painted and gilt wood wall mirror, the rectangular plate within a recessed surround carved and applied with foliate decoration and gilt on a red ground, 125 x 102. 5 cm.
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A late 19th century French bronze and ormolu mantel clock the dial signed Cabut Jne., the enamelled Roman numeral dial and platform escapement within a foliate carved surround, above a cast figure of a bull, raised on a rocaille base with scroll feet, 42. 5 cm high.
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A Continental painted pine storage chest, rectangular, the body painted with foliate panels on a blue green ground, 148 x 55 x 68. 5 cm.
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An 18th century Spanish polychrome side chair, with a shaped crest rail and a vertical splat above a drop in seat, painted with foliate sprigs on a blue green ground, cabriole supports.
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A 17th century Spanish provincial style oak side table, rectangular, with three frieze drawers carved with acanthus leaf panels, above turned supports united by a cross stretcher, 250 x 83 x 55 cm.
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A Persian floor runner, with repeating medallions on a terracotta ground, 500 x 92 cm.
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A French Empire gilt bronze figural mantel clock, with a silk suspension count wheel strike movement on one bell, the engine turned silvered Roman numeral dial within a naturalistically cast surround surmounted by a silvered and gilt bronze figure of a mounted horse rider, the body cast with shell and scroll motifs, 46 cm high.
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A Variegated marble fire surround, rectangular, with ogee moulding to the front, 106. 5 x 109 x 18 cm.
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two similar Venetian cushion front mirrors, each with a canted bevelled rectangular plate within segmented mirrored borders with etched foliate decoration beneath a pierced crest, 140 x 92 cm.
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A 19th century French gilt bronze figural mantel clock, with an eight day bell strike silk suspension movement and a Roman numeral dial housed within a cartouche cast in the form of a soldiers shield flanked by a centurion helmet, an arrangement of spears and a standing soldier, the lower section cast with military trophies, 50. 5 cm high.
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A French embossed metal and crystal chandelier, with a fluted stem emanating two tiers of six scroll arms with sconces, crystal prism drops, 116 cm high.
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A late 19th century red lacquered Chinoiserie long case clock the dial signed Robt. & Peter Higgs, London, circa 1870, with an eight day bell sticking anchor escapement movement, the brass Roman numeral chapter, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar within embossed arabesque surrounds, the hood with a stepped pediment, the whole painted with court scenes on a red ground, 245 cm high.
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A Roman marble architectural buttress, circa 1st- 4th centuries A. D., of shaped outline, carved with a single acanthus leaf, (chips and losses), 58 cm high. Published: Bonhams London, 15th October 2008, lot 109.
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A French provincial style oak library bookcase, with a breakfront fall cornice, above two central pierced panelled doors and a further door to either side, each with a metal grill, raised on cabriole legs, 364 x 308 x 50 cm.
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A George II oak drop side table, the oval drop side top supported by gate legs above a central draw, raised on turned supports, united by cross stretchers, 105 x 69 x 90 cm.
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A taxidermied sea turtle, the full bodied sea creature with shell complete, 50 cm long.
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A George III Chinoiserie lacquered long case clock the dial signed Rob. Jackson, London, circa 1770, with an eight day bell striking movement and an anchor escapement, the silvered Roman numeral chapter with subsidiary seconds dial silent/strike dial, and calendar with an arabesque spandrel ornaments, the arched casement door painted with figures, on a plinth base, 360 cm high.
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A Spanish style refectory table, rectangular, with iron capped corners above canted shaped rectangular supports united by interlaced wrought iron cross stretchers, 241 x 77. 5 x 92 cm.
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A set of six George I style walnut framed armchairs, each with a lobed rectangular back above a fitted seat upholstered in floral fabric, cabriole legs.
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A marble specimen inlaid centre table, circular, inlaid with a radiating multi coloured pattern, above an open work wrought iron base, 107. 5 cm diameter x 80 cm high.
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A Napoleonic bronze lamp base, the tripod claw footed base supporting a columnar standard together with a white cloth shade, 45 cm high.
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A 17th century Italian Renaissance style walnut prie-dieu, rectangular, with a frieze draw and a cupboard door carved with female mask heads and figural stiles, the base with a lift top storage compartment, 73 x 90 x 52. 5 cm.
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A French brass and crystal chandelier, the open work body with twelve branches, eight with sconces and four with crystal prisms hung with prism drops, 93 cm high.
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A French Empire style giltwood console, with a serpentine marble top above an acanthus leaf carved frieze, raised on scroll supports with lion's paw feet, 92 x 72 x 43. 5 cm.
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A marble specimen inlaid centre table, circular, inlaid with a radiating multi coloured pattern, above a reeded bone veneered stem, raised on a square foot, 121. 5 cm diameter x 78 cm high.
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A pair of French gilt wood torcheres, each with a leaf carved stem rising to a gallery edged top, triform base, 117 cm high.
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A 19th century Louis XV style painted and gilt metal mounted bracket clock the dial signed Le Dunois, a Paris, circa 1870, the waisted case painted with foliate decoration, the whole with finely cast metal mounts, together with a bracket of conforming design, the clock, 95 cm high, the bracket 37 cm high.
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A French painted pine commode, with a break front marble top above two full length drawers raised on tapered supports, 89 x 85 x 48. 5 cm.
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A Louis XVI style oak framed chaise longue, each curved end with a reeded crest rail above a fitted cushion, fluted supports, 208 cm long.
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An 18th century Spanish cloth covered storage trunk, with a hinged bowed top, the whole applied with faded red material with steel mounts, raised on a later polychrome base, 130 x 64. 5 x 68 cm.
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A French crystal and brass chandelier, with a fluted stem emanating twelve sconces with six lights, hung with crystal swags and prisms, 90 cm high.
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A fine quality 19th century French bronze and ormolu mounted marble clock and garniture, with a silvered Roman numeral dial and eight day count wheel strike movement with silk suspension, flanked by classical style winged figures raised on a rectangular dais with a plinth base and scroll feet, the clock 54 x 78 x 112 cm, the garniture 70 cm high.
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A pair of Louis XV style armchairs, each with a shaped rectangular back above padded arms and a fitted cushion, upholstered in suzani fabric in colours of chocolate and red.
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An 18th century French walnut commode, with a serpentine veined marble top above three full length carved panelled drawers with gilt metal handles and escutcheons, cabriole legs, 120 x 89 x 66 cm.
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A 19th century Louis XV style cut brass inlaid bracket clock, with a waisted case and a Roman numeral dial and an eight day count wheel strike movement, raised on a separate bracket, each with gilt metal mounts, the clock, 58 cm high; the bracket, 21 cm high.
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A substantial pair of 17th century Flemish polychrome torcheres, each with a turned stem rising to a sconce above a triform base, 163 cm high.
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A pair of William IV buttoned leather tub chairs in the Chippendale manner, each with a rectangular back above roll over arms upholstered in studded and buttoned leather raised on rectangular supports.
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A breche marble fire surround, with a rectangular mantel above a relief carved frieze and supports, 153. 5 x 110 x 30 cm.
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A pair of French Empire style bronze winged victory lamp bases, each cast as a classical female figure with arms raised supporting a light fitting, raised on a rectangular dais on a square foot, each base; 72 cm high.
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A fallow antler chandelier, with an open work body formed from intertwined antlers with twelve sconces, 90 cm high.
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A 19th century gilt wood and brass cased cartel clock the dial signed C. L Malnsjo & Co, Goteborg, the circular enamelled Arabic numeral dial and eight day bell striking movement, within a ribbon and foliate carved surround, the lower section with swags and filigree, 71 cm high.
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A double sided oak easel, the double sided open frame with a central threaded metal shaft and mechanism for height adjustment, wooden casters, 203 cm total height.
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A carved marble statue of a child late 16th/early 17th century standing semi draped figure with curled hair raised on a rough hewn base, (lacking both hands) together with a modern metal plinth, the figure; 98 cm high, the plinth; 93 cm high.
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A classical carved marble male torso carved in the contrapposto stance, 92 cm high.
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A Charles II oak side table in the Spanish taste, rectangular, with a planked top above four frieze drawers carved with patera, reeded supports, plinth base, 294 x 85 x 69. 5 cm.
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An 18th century Louis XV French oak armoire, with a lobed stepped rectangular cornice above a leaf carved frieze, with two panelled and carved doors above a shaped apron, cabriole supports, 163 x 227 x 63 cm.
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A Spanish oak vargueno late 18th/early 19th century, the cabinet with a fall front, opening to an interior fitted with multiple drawers and storage compartments, carved with trefoil panels within geometric borders, the separate stand comprising twist turned and reeded supports united by a colonnaded cross stretcher, 122 x 149 x 53 cm. Provenance: de-accessioned from the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria; acquired at Sotheby's Melbourne. The Collection of the National Gallery of Victoria,…
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A pair of French carved and painted wall mirrors, each with a shaped rectangular plate within a boldly carved and pierced surround, 210 x 100 cm.
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A marble male nude torso in the manner of 1st century Rome, realistically carved raised on an ebonised plinth, the torso; 77 cm high, the plinth; 25 cm high.
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A marble specimen inlaid centre table, circular, inlaid with a radiating multi coloured pattern, above a reeded bone veneered stem, raised on a square foot,121. 5 cm diameter x 78 cm high.
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A French Empire gilt wood bergere, with a bowed back above padded arms and a fitted cushion upholstered in maroon velvet, fluted supports.
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An 18th century oak serving table, the planked rectangular top above three drawers carved with patera, each with replaced brass handles, raised on tapering reeded supports above a platform base, 294 x 84 x 84 cm.
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An 18th century Louis XV armchair and ottoman, with a bowed back above padded arms and a fitted cushion, the ottoman of shaped rectangular form, each raised on fluted supports.
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A classical style composite male torso in the 1st century manner, naturalistically carved with a black patina, together with a separate plinth, the torso; 94 cm high, the plinth; 80 cm high. Provenance: Deaccessioned from Cinecitti Studio's, Rome.
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A French gilt metal mounted painted bracket clock and bracket the dial signed Jn. Bte B, circa 1750, with an enamelled Roman numeral dial, the movement with a verge escapement housed within a waisted case, applied with foliate cast mounts, together with a bracket of conforming design, (the movement lacking the strike train), the clock 90 cm high; the bracket 36 cm high.
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A large Aubusson narrative woven wall tapestry 17th/18th century designed as a figurative christening scene within a wooded grove depicting a man and women holding their infant with a clergyman standing by all within a border of floral motifs and bouquets, woven in wool, 345 x 290 cm.
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A substantial pair of sculpted white marble figure groups depicting putti Astride Sphinxes, after Jacques Sarazi, each carved as a putto seated on a sphinx, with a floral garland draped over the lap of each figure, together with a modern metal plinth, each statue 145 x 109 x 57 cm, each plinth 155 x 91 x 69. 5 cm. Provenance: Acquired at Christie's South Kensington, 1st May 2003, lot 226. Published: Christie's South Kensington, 1st May 2003, lot 226.
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A George III oak drop side table, the oval drop side top supported by gate legs above a central draw, raised on turned supports, united by cross stretchers, 144 x 76 x 130 cm.
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An oak framed dumb waiter, with two tiers, the lower section with a frieze drawer, cupboard doors and an apron door, 59. 5 x 163 x 60 cm.
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A large Aubusson Verdure woven wall tapestry, 17th/18th century designed as a scenic display of an idyllic village surrounded by a framework of dense foliage and exotic birdlife in the foreground all within a border of fruit and floral motifs, woven in wool and silk, 395 x 260 cm.
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A Louis XV period walnut side table, with a serpentine rectangular top above a carved frieze draw, cabriole supports, 93 x 78 x 56 cm.
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A French Verdi-Gris painted plaster figure of the Charioteer of Delphi, after the antique, 19th century, the standing figure with missing arms draped in an Ionic chiton, his bare feet set upon a squared socle, incised Delphes / Aurice Vainqueur to front of socle and inset with lead seal possibly stamped Musee Nationaux Moulage, total 200 cm height.
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A Louis XV style walnut framed salon suite, comprising a three seat settee, two arm chairs and two ottomans, each with foliate carved decoration upholstered in charcoal fabric, cabriole legs, the settee 218 cm length of back.
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A French ebonised and gilt metal mounted bureau plat shaped rectangular, with a leather inset writing surface, above three frieze drawers, cabriole legs, 138 x 76 x 69 cm.
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A classical style composite figure of a maiden, the classically draped standing figure with tight curled hair and her right arm raised behind her back, together with a steel plinth, the figure; 175 cm high, the plinth; 64 x 40. 5 x 61. 5 cm. Provenance: Deaccessioned from Cinecitti Studio's, Rome.
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A large floral woven wall tapestry 18th / 19th century designed as a floral display with central motif bordered by large flourished and swirling borders punctuated by flowers, woven in wool, 270 x 300 cm.
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An Italian walnut, ivory and marquetry secretaire a abattant, late 18th/early 19th century, the scalloped dentil cornice inset with spring loaded concealed storage compartment above a drop front writing surface, opening to multiple drawers and storage compartments, the lower section with two doors, the whole finely inlaid in bone and contrasting woods with figural scenes, foliate borders and carved stiles, raised on lion's paw feet, 114 x 181 x 57 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Nicolla Millata .
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