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Quarterly Collectors Auction, Day 1 — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:529
Sale Title:Quarterly Collectors Auction, Day 1Lots with images:520
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:337
Date:4-Feb-2014
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A Louis XV style gilt and carved wing back bergere, French 19th century, 110 cm high, 62 cm wide
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A bentwood nine-piece drawing room suite designed by Gustave Siegel, Austrian circa 1905, with square brass feet, settee 124 cm wide and 75 cm high
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A pair of tubular chrome armchairs, circa 1930, covered in faux leather, 87 cm high, 64 cm wide
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A pair of Louis XVI style gilt wood caned bergeres, French 19th century, 98 cm high, 60 cm wide
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French one-drawer bedside table. Carved walnut and rouge marble top. 31 x 48 x 83 cm
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An antique Continental walnut four-door chest. Impressive floral carved drawer fronts and edge with brass swing handles. 96 cm x 65 cm x 85 cm
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Orkney chair: oak & woven straw with original drop-in seat, 19th century
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Smokers bow chair: English elm, early to mid 19th century
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Australian cedar five-drawer chest with half turned columns & ebonized handles. C1860s. 120 x 52 x 109 cm
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Bookcase: English oak & glass with full length carved corbels & facemask decoration, 19th century. Width 123 cm, height 228 cm
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Sideboard: Colonial cedar two-drawer cantilever top supported by 3 turned columns, unusual double domed panel doors, carved back & original patina. C1860s. 148 x 60 x 100 cm
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Footstool: English carved oak with tapestry top, c1870s. 27 cm
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French carved & gilt overmantle mirror. 110 x 102 cm
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Antique carved mahogany salon screen with tapestry insert. Height 167 cm, 107 cm
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Sideboard: English oak mirror backed sideboard adorned with carved knights, early 20th century. Width 167 cm, height 207 cm
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Huon pine chest: eight drawers with serpentine front, carved columns & beautiful birdseye figuring. Late 19th century. H.140 x 116 x 53 cm
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Hat rack mirror: carved oak & glass, early 20th century. Width 103 cm height 64 cm
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Antique Singer treadle sewing machine, circa 1901
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Hall seat: English oak with handsomely carved panels & recumbent lion arm rests, late 19th or early 20th century. W 122 cm deep48 cm, height 110 cm
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English carved oak armchair, early 20th century
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Planter: English oak planter in the Tudor style, c1920s. width 75 cm, diameter 31 cm, height 61 cm
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Palm tub; Australian blackwood circular planter c1920s. 84 cm
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A carved Chinese camphor wood blanket box (top split); plus a carved magazine rack.(2 items)
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Nest of 4 coffee tables with carved legs. 66 x 46 x 50 cm
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Italian carved walnut occasional table.79 x 55 x 56 cm
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Cocktail cabinet: burr walnut with carved drawer fronts & cabriole legs. 140 x 122 x 40 cm
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Two pairs of modern cream finished 2 drawer bedside tables.(4 items)
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French cherrywood coffee table & matching one-drawer lamp table. Both peg jointed with cabriole legs. 170 x 120 x 40 cm(2 items)
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Pair of gilt bronze urn shaped table lamps & shades with marble bases. 42 cm(2 items)
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Pair of 5 branch gilt bronze candelabra with cherub bases. 60 cm(2 items)
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Chandelier: impressive gilt metal & crystal multi-branch chandelier. Height 135 cm, width 60 cm
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A pair of gilt metal gothic style candlestick lamps, French 19th century, 69 cm high
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Ornate brass standard lamp with etched glass shade. 174 cm
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A pair of French gilt bronze decorative table lamps with shades. Tri-form bases with claw feet & 4 branch candelabra tops. 90 cm(2 items)
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French carved timber table lamp & shade. 105 cm
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A pair of gilt metal ornate table lamps; plus 3 branch candelabra form with flame finials. 90 cm(2 items)
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Chandelier: impressive 12 branch crystal & gilt metal hanging light. Height 175 cm
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Pair of ornate gilt metal standard lamps with foliate design. 167 cm (2 items)
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Louis Icart (French 1888-1950), Women in landscapes, pair of coloured etchings, signed and numbered in ovals, image size 47 x 37 cm
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L. Carpi, Maritime battle scene, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 40 x 66 cm
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French school, 19th century, parrots, flowers and insects, pair of oils on canvas, 49 cm x 37 cm
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English school, 19th century, Waterbird, pheasant and other birds in a landscape, oil on canvas, 71 x 86 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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European school, 19th century, birds and fruit in a landscape, oil on canvas, 71 x 86 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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A good Chinese hardwood table screen, Qing Dynasty, carved with fruit and flowers, 84 cm high, 55 cm wide
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Australian school: pair of landscape watercolours signed J.Marsh lower left. 20 x 44 cm(2 items)
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William Robinson, Early Sun, coloured etching, signed, titled, numbered 51/75 and dated '98 in pencil to margin, 29 x 30 cm paper size
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John Piper Ra (1903-1992), Capesthrone, artist proof lithograph, signed and inscibed A/P in pencil to margin, 68 x 103 cm
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Francois de Ribaupierre (1886-1981), Dent Blanche, oil on board, signed lower left and inscribed verso, 53 x 63 cm
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Leonard French: 'Genesis' folio of prints and a 19th century Chinese watercolour 29 x 40 cm
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Douglas Annand - a pen drawing of lizards, signed and dated lower left 1942, 12 x 23 cm, with accompanying book
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D. Guillot, two ladies beneath an apple tree, ink on paper, signed lower left, 12.5 x 24 cm
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European school, circa 1920, Venetian lady on a gondola, coloured ink on paper/fan design, 23.75 x 31 cm paper size
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John Leach, 'The Old Fox Hunter', 'A Friendly Mount' and 'Gone Away', three 19th century hand coloured prints with inscriptions by the artist, in naturalistic branch carved frames, image size 45 x 65 cm, frame size 67 x 87 cm
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Artist unknown, Snipe in a marsh, oil on canvas, marked Neville Cayley 1891 lower left, 75 x 133 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne
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Roy Leitch (Australian): 'Medamut', Bedouins in desert landscape watercolour right, 71 x 39 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed
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After Antonio Canova, G Tognoli dis. Pietro Bonato aqua forte. Angelo Bertini Boif., Aiace, engraving, plate size 62 x 41 cm
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A collection of nine hand-coloured 19th century prints of insects, animals and reptiles, coral painted frames, approx. 18.5 x 11 cm, frame 34 x 27 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne
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Two coloured prints of horse fittings and grooming equipment, image size 33 x 45.5 cm
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A pair of coloured prints in brass mounted chip carved frames, 19th century, frame 62 x 84 cm
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William Kentridge (South African, born 1955), Spectrometre, digital iris print with watercolour and wash, 44.5 x 60 cm
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English school, circa 1830, portrait miniature of a lady in a black dress with fur stole, oil on board, in folding case, 19 cm x 14 cm, case 22 cm x 17 cm
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Melville Haysom (1900 - 1976), the Dry Hills, oil on board, signed lower right and titled to verso, 30 x 40 cm
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J.A Morrison, Pamir - four masted schooner under sail, 23 x 45.5 cm
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English school, 19th century, Roman marble bust, oil on canvas, 72.5 x 52 cm
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European school, owl under moon light, signed and dated 60 lower left, 57 x 45 cm
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Still life - interior with mirror and pink flowers,oil on canvas,signed and dated 51 lower right, 40 x 53 cm
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French school, 20th century, Cubist still life, oil on canvas, initial lower right, signed Claude Roulaud, Taillei? to verso, 38 x 55 cm
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French school, 20th century, abstract figure study, oil on canvas, initialled SA lower left, 62 x 43 cm
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Claude Roulaud (French, born 1945) - French school, 20th century, La Lampe Tempete, oil on board, signed to verso, 46 x 48 cm
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Claude Roulaud (French, born 1945) - French school, 20th century, Fiesta, oil on board, initialled lower right, signed and titled to verso, 38 x 46 cm
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Claude Roulaud (French, born 1945), French school, 20th century, La Main, oil on canvas, inilialled lower left, signed and titled to verso, 46 x 33 cm
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Deborah Halpern (born 1957), Caress, signed, titled 30/40 in pencil to margin, 40 x 30 cm plate size
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French school, 18th/19th century, classical processions, ink and wash in original gilded frames, 91 x 44 cm frame size, (2)
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After F Boucher, La Toilette de Venus, collection de Ma Febvre, French 19th century, engraving, paper size 23 x 26.5 cm
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N Preston, the Scottish Isles - three masted ship at sea, watercolour with body colour, signed, 25 x 35.5 cm
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J. Kragh Pedersen, Orchestra, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled and dated 62 to verso, 58 x 67 cm
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Max Pollak (1886-1950): lithograph portrait of a woman. Limited edition 37/150 pencil signed & titled in the lower margin. 57 x 22 cm
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Fank Crozier (1883-1974): World War I battlefield scene, oil on board. Crozier enlisted in the A.I.F in 1915 & served at both Gallipoli & the Western front most notably at Pozieres. Later he was appointed an official war Artist along with the likes of Arthur Streeton, George Lambert, Septimus Powers & Ivor Hele. 44 x 29 cm
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Louis Wain: original pen drawing of 2 cats. Mounted, not framed. 13 x 9 cm
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William Alexander Dargie (1912-2003): oil on board of boats, signed lower right. 29 x 37 cm
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Abstract figure, Artist unknown, European/Australian circa 1960; copper clad sculpture on marble base; 28 cm high
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Australian school oil on board, landscape signed lower right, C.Reynolds. 45 x 29 cm
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'The Salmon, Canada's Plea For a Threatened Species'; limited edition portfolio of prints including tribal images & artworks by J.Stewart, Denbigh & R.Kovach. Housed in original folios with slip case this edition was presented to members of the United Nations in 1974 when published
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J.Colin Angus (1907-2002): 'Tatong, Strathbogie Ranges' oil on board, signed lower right. 27 x 59 cm
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Les van de Sleys, woodblock print, L/E: 70/75, signed and dated 1981 lower right, 42 x 33 cm
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Postcards & photographs: remains of collection; souvenir packets of photographs, Albert World War I before & after postcard set, postcard album etc(30 items)
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Erotica: c1890s photograph album with 84 erotic and pornographic photographs. Mainly 2 sizes (15 x 11 cm and 10 x 13 cm); sepia or black & white. Accompanied by an earlier purchase invoice from Sotheby's New York (June 1990) for Us$4,675. G/VG condition
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Aboriginal carte de visite by S.Duesbury of Brisbane c1870; carte de visite, 'One Thousand Portraits of Living & Historical Celebrities'; J. W. Lindt cabinet portrait of a gent; & a carte de visite portrait.(4 items)
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Australian Light Horse: impressive assortment of mainly group photographs some with captions dating from 1903 to World War I. Includes one carte de visite military portrait.(15 items)
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Photographic archive of of the Victorian town of Drouin including Drouin football teams 1917 & 1919, Warrigal high school cricket team 1921, World War I military photographs & post cards, ephemera, maps etc. Well worth inspection. (70+ items)
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Interesting group including real photographs of Drouin; Bruce Bairnsfather (3); shipping, general Australian; European; American; English etc. (200+ items)
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Comic postcards: collection in album, noted beer related (59); Donald McGill range (84). Fair/VG. (143 items)
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Comic postcards - Relationships: collection in album, noted courtship, flirtation, honeymoons, marriage (good & bad), divorce, bossy wives, mothers-in-law. Fair/VG.(162 items)
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Ballarat Tramway Ticket: souvenir ticket no.189, for the opening of the electric system, August 18th 1905, in postcard format. 'The Electric Supply Coy. of Victoria Ltd'. Ticket used, with punched hole, soiled but fair condition. Very rare!
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Comic postcards: collection in album, noted smoking related (64); coal (35), cycling (11) & crime (36). Fair/VG. (146 items)
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Comic postcards: collection in album, noted Sport (53) including baseball (some rare cards), billiards, bowls, boxing & darts; spanking/smacks (43); Art (42). Fair/VG. (138 items)
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Comic postcards: collection in album, noted music related (72) & mosquitoes (5). Fair/VG.(77)
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Comic postcards: collection including celebrities, noted Charlie Chaplin (9), Jack Hobbs, Mae West, Betty Grable, lady Godiva; Swinging 60s; cosmetics. Fair/VG.(81 items)
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Comic postcards: collection comprising early Donald McGill (52); plus World War I French comic postcards from the collection of Ronnie Barker (10). Fair/VG.(62 items)
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Comic postcards: various subjects in album, noted television (18), toilet (12), Tramps (35), Trousers (23) & Trains (81). Fair/VG.(167 items)
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