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Chattels of the Chateau - A Prestigious European Collection of Furniture and Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:150
Sale Title:Chattels of the Chateau - A Prestigious European Collection of Furniture and Decorative ArtsLots with images:150
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:142
Date:14-May-2019
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A ladies gold oyster Perpetual Datejust wristwatch, Rolex, circa 2013. Automatic. 3 cm. Ref. 178278. Serial number O59973Y8. Circular blush dial with diamond markers. Sweeping seconds and date aperture at 3 o'clock. Case, dial and buckle signed. Original box, papers, swing tags.
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A Swiss Art Deco Gubelin desk clock and a hat pin, octagonal, signed, Roman numerals, quartz alarm. Af, width 3.7 cm. With a dendritic agate hat pin.
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A strand of multi-coloured Tahitian South Sea pearls, thirty-three graduated 11.4 -1.4 cm near round multi-coloured Tahitian pearls, with a diamond set clasp containing forty-one grain set black diamonds of estimated total weight 0.20 carats. 14ct gold. Weight 96.5 grams. Length 47 cm. Gemmologist's report available.
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A strand of pearls, sixty-four 12.0-13.0 mm near round South Sea pearls, with a diamond set clasp containing fifty-three grain set diamonds of estimated total weight 0.30 carats. 18ct gold. Weight 178.5 grams. Length 90 cm. Gemmologist's report available.
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A strand of pearls, thirty-five 12.0-14 5 cm near round South Sea pearls, with a diamond set clasp containing two grain set diamonds of estimated total weight 0.02 carats. 18ct gold. Weight 105.8 grams. Length 50 cm. Gemmologist's report available.
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A rare George I bureau bookcase, early 18th century, of small proportions. Serpentine fronted and shaped sides. Red lacquered with original Chinoiserie decoration profusely done. Original blue painted interior. Shaped broken pediment top with double front opening door above three drawers, above a fall front with fitted interior, resting on ogee bracket feet, height 195 cm, width 91 cm, depth 48.5 cm
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Four oil painted Oriental style panels, exotic birds in river scenes, with lotus flowers and gilt background. Oil on canvas, some restorations. 120.5 x 50.5 cm (each)
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An elegant Oriental style Captain's chair, leather seated with stepped geometric arms and back, height 74.5 cm, width 53 cm, depth 48 cm
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A gilt hall mirror, with pierced moulded, foliate and scroll decoration. 128 x 74 cm
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A pair of Middle Eastern brass vases, impressed decoration with fish, birds and deer, height 33 cm
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A pair of Maison Jansen style side tables, in brass with fluted tapering legs below flame finial top. Glazed shelves, height 56 cm, width 65 cm, depth 38 cm
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A pair of Anthony Redmile style ostrich egg candlesticks, painted with black and gold foliate decoration, each mounted with eight elephant masks and raised on turned column bases with beaded decoration. Signed in monogram, height 34.5 cm
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A Louis XV style marble-topped occasional table, carved and gilt with floral, acanthus and scroll decoration, with cross-banded frame and resting on shaped cabriole legs. The top cartouche shaped in champagne coloured marble, height 77.5 cm, width 65 cm, depth 64 cm
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A set of six Murano Persepolis bowls and plates, etched decoration, Venetian by Seguso Gianni. Bowl, height 6.5 cm, Plate depth 19 cm
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A set of six hand-blown Persepolis Murano flutes, etched decoration, Venetian by Seguso Gianni, height 21 cm
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A French late Empire style work table, C. 1820. In mahogany with a single frieze drawer with ribbon and wreath decorated keyhole escutcheon, ebonised turned column legs fitted with brass mounts terminating on bullock horn legs, height 79 cm, width 60 cm, depth 45.5 cm
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A large 60-Piece Limoges dinner service, one serving plater, one salad bowl, two serving chargers, one tureen, one gravy boat, two side dish servers, twelve side plates, twelve starter plates, twenty-one main course plates, eleven soup bowls.
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French School- La Fee Urgele, 18th portrait of a French Actress 'A la Fee Urgele', oil on canvas. The fairy Urgele, or What Pleases women is a comedic opera in four acts by the composer Egidio Duni. The libretto, by Charles-Simon Favart, is based on Voltaire's Ce qui plait aux dames and Chaucer's the Wife of Bath's Tale. This portrait possibly depicts Marie-Therese Laruette (1744 –1837) a French opera singer. 154.5 x 70 cm
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Three hand-painted icons in the Cusco style, St. Michael, Athena and Heracles, oil on canvas. 39 x 29.5 cm
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A French blackamoor figure torchere lamp, carved, moulded and painted, with six-branch candelabra, fully electrified, early-20th century, standing on an elaborate plinth with scroll and acanthus decoration, height 174 cm
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A Chinoiserie style ladies writing desk, 19th century, black lacquered with floral decoration, the fall front brass with painted landscape decoration with cranes. Surmounted by Greek key border and pierced oriental geometric top. Elaborately decorated and carved splayed legs, height 125 cm, width 57.5 cm, depth 40 cm
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A pair of carved and gilt wall brackets, with scalloped edge top, above a concave lower edge, the underside of the top carved with radiating leaves. The top supported by a bracket of counter facing scrolling leaves and florals finished with acanthus decoration, height 26.5 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 19 cm (each)
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A 19th century Chinoiserie lacquered cabinet, two doors, black with all over floral and foliate decoration, with phoenixes and birds. The central panel depicting three court figures, standing on bracket feet, height 92 cm, width 61 cm, depth 30.5 cm
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A hand-woven tapestry quilt, with central cartouche with rosettes, in red, pink and beige. 240 x 310 cm
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A large Oriental style coffee table with old Chinese panel top, fashioned from an 18th century wall panel of raised lacquered. Depicting dragon and phoenix gilded detail on variegated brown and black lacquer, raised panel, with Greek key border and outer border, archaic vessels, bats, diaper patterns. Glazed top with later frame, height 470 length 120 cm, depth 72 cm
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A very fine Iranian Kashan carpet, hand-knotted on deep red ground with intense floral decoration with floral and foliate borders, central floral medallion. 55 x 155 cm
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A very fine hand-knotted Persian Tabriz carpet, with beige ground, and soft salmon hues, intense all over floral and foliate decoration and central medallion, with multiple paisley and geometric borders. Signed. 130 x 200 cm
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A pair of Italian Baroque style carved and gilt hanging putti figures, early-19th century, length 40 cm (each)
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An early-19th century carved and gilt bed pelmet, French, elaborately carved and moulded with scroll and acanthus decoration. Along with a matching pair of blue silk curtains, height 27.5 cm, width 146 cm, depth 114 cm
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A pair of fine Italian silver fighting rooster table ornaments, early to mid-20th century, by Fratelli Peruzzi, Florence, both realistically modelled and highly detailed. Hallmarked F.lli Peruzzi Firenze, signed R Nolle, stamped 800, height 24 cm & 26 cm approx.
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A Christian Dior silver-plated lidded serving dish, shell decoration finial and with Pyrex glass insert. Impressed signature to the underside and 'Made in Italy'. Purchased Christian Dior Paris C. 1980, height 70 length 40 cm, width 22 cm
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A Christian Dior silver-plated wine cooler, impressed signature on the underside and made in Italy. Purchased Christian Dior Paris, C. 1980, height 22.5 cm, width 15 cm, depth 12.5 cm
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A set of twelve oyster forks, mother of pearl handles and silver acanthus mounts, length 14 cm
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A silver shell coin purse, length 8 cm
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A sterling silver cream jug and a sterling silver sugar bowl, of neoclassical boat shaped styling, each with a gadrooned lower section and a rolled rim, both with ribbed bracket handles, hallmarked to upper body of each Birmingham 1904, maker Arthur Cook. Bowl, height 7.5 cm, jug, height 6 cm
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A pair of crystal and silver swans open salt and pepper cellars, Italian in crystal and mounted swan necks in silver plate, height 7 cm (each)
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Honore Camos (1906-1991) - the Henhouse, oil on board. Signed lower right. 50 x 62 cm
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A very fine and unusual Persian Heriz Fantasy silk rug, of very high quality, hand-knotted with ivory ground, depicting mythical figures on horseback, animals and birds, flowers and foliage. 163 x 98 cm
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A pair of Baroque style putti figures musician angels, ceramic, height 25.5 cm
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A very fine Louis XV commode, Parisian manufactured in matched fruitwood veneer, possibly olivewood. The D-shaped top elaborately crossbanded, masterly crafted with graduating tones and with central medallion, the ends with half-circle motifs. The commode bombe-shaped with serpentine fronted drawers, both the sides and drawers crossbanded with chamfered mounts. Each fitted with gilt bronze drop handles fashioned in the form of bird claws, decorated with masks and acanthus scrolls. Also with cartouche…
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An impressive pair of Buddist Chinese/Tibetan terracotta Lokapala figures, two of the world Guardians of the four cardinal directions. Tang Dynasty (618-906), showing paint traces depicted in the usual pose subduing demons on a plinth base. Old repairs, height 67 cm
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A rococo style carved and gilt wall bracket, with scalloped edge top, above a concave lower edge, the underside of the top carved with radiating leaves. The top supported by a bracket of counter facing scrolling leaves, finished with a scroll and hanging leaf to the bottom. Faults, height 21 cm, width 20 cm, depth 11 cm
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A 60-Piece set of silver plate canteen of French cutlery by Ercuis and Cambly, knives, forks, salad knives, salad forks, teaspoons, dessert spoons, 2 ladles, salad serves. Cake set, etc.
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A fine pair of Cantonese famille rose vases, Late-19th century, both decorated in famille rose enamels with panels of court figures in interior scenes and birds, flowers and butterflies, the shouldered shape decorated with raised baby dragons highlighted in gilt at the shoulder and with foo dog handles to the necks, height 45 cm
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Three jacquard woven Belgian tapestry cushions, depicting marquises and marchioness with dogs by Fabrice De Villeneuve. 44.5 x 44.5 cm (each)
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A 19th century boulle bonheur-du-jour writing desk, Louis XVI style, pierced three-quarter edged gallery top, above two doors and two drawers, with serpentine frieze drawer raised on cabriole legs, with gilt metal mounts and ornate brass strapwork, the sides mounted with caryatids, height 131 cm, width 77.5 cm, depth 47.5 cm
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A Qing Dynasty porcelain ginger jar, decorated in underglaze blue with hawthorn pattern decoration, height 25 cm
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A Kangxi blue and white vase, with a waisted neck, decorated with twin shaped cartouches enclosing figures in a garden, in a hawthorn decorated ground, height 25.5 cm
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A. Persia - Noon, rest from work, oil on canvas. Signed lower left. 65 x 81 cm
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A set of French La Verrerie De Biot wine glasses, height 15.5 cm
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A set of six St Louis cut crystal coloured liqueur glasses, mid-20th century, height 20 cm
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A set of thirty Daum crystal glasses, comprising seven whisky tumblers, nine shot glasses, nine liqueur glasses and five wine glasses.
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A French La Verrerie De Biot glass punch set, comprising punch bowl, ladle and twelve glasses. Bowl, height 27.5 cm, width 7 cm
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Eleven cut crystal knife rests, length 9 cm (each)
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An old church carved hanging candle holder, in mahogany with a carved mask. Length 23 cm
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Artist unknown - portrait of girl holding tray, Late-18th century French school. Pastel on paper. 60 x 48.5 cm
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A. Persia - place des Lices Saint Tropez, oil on cavas. Signed lower left. 65 x 81 cm
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A small Louis XV style bedside cabinet, of three veneered marquetry inlaid drawers (some losses). Red breche marble with pierced three-quarter brass gallery raised on hipped cabriole legs. With keyhole escutcheons, height 78.5 cm, width 80.5 cm, depth 35.5 cm
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A Louis XV style fauteuil, finely carved with distressed painted finish. Cartouche shaped back with down-scrolled padded arms. Serpentine shaped rails with medieval tapestry style upholstery, height 95 cm, width 66 cm, depth 55 cm
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A Victorian mahogany sideboard, break-fronted with four cupboard doors, flanked by acanthus and scroll carved corbels, and serpentine frieze with three drawers. C. 1850, height 89.5 cm length 154 cm, depth 50 cm
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Eight Kaiser fruit plates, hand-painted with peaches, plums and berries, signature to the underside. Large depth 24 cm, Small depth 18 cm
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A pair of Kaiser vases, German, with gilt swan handles and blue landscape decoration on white ground. Signature to underside 'Peint a la main, Antonia G.', height 29.5 cm (each)
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A very fine Louis XIV commode, attributed to master Cabinetmaker Thomas Hache (1664-1747), the Hache family was a celebrated dynasty of cabinetmakers from the city of Grenoble at the foot of the French Alps. Led by Noel Hache (1630-1675), the Son of a master baker, who didn't follow in his father's footsteps and instead was introduced to the veneer technique in a workshop of a master from Calais. His Son Thomas was born in Chambery, following in his father's footsteps he worked there as an apprentice and…
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A Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD) head of a lady, mounted on wooden stand, height 12 cm
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A pair of Chinese rock crystal Foo dogs, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, on carved and pierced stands, height 14 cm
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A Han Dynasty terracotta jar, height 11 cm
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A small Cantonese porcelain bowl, hand-painted with butterflies and floral decoration, height 5.5 cm, depth 10 cm
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A Cantonese famille rose cup and saucer, decorated in the rose medallion pattern. Alternating panels of birds, butterflies and flowers with figures. Saucer depth 14 cm, cup, height 5 cm
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A Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD) horse head, on perspex stand, height 9 cm length 14 cm
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A small Han Dynasty style bowl, height 3 cm, depth 6.5 cm
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A hand carved and polished agate bowl, height 6 cm length 15 cm
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Four very fine Chinese polychrome reverse painted court scenes, Mid-19th century, on glass with their original frames, representing genre scenes on luxurious Chinese palace terraces and landscapes, with Imperial court figures receiving dignitaries and similar. 35 x 50 cm (each)
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A fine pair of Louis XV period fauteuils a La Reine, Mid-18th century, moulded, carved, and parcel gilt, with red lacquer. Each with a cartouche shaped padded back above down-scrolled padded arms. Serpentine shaped rails, decorated with shredded shells and acanthus leaves, terminating on shaped cabriole legs. Upholstered in original Aubusson tapestry of spring floral bouquets. Provenance: Purchased Pascal Moufflet Antiques, Nice France, height 106 cm, width 72 cm, depth 75 cm
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Two Chinese rouge pots, blue and white painted decoration with dragons, one with red interior and another with incised silver mounts, height 2.5 cm & 2 cm, depth 5.5 cm & 6 cm
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A Sorrento inlaid tray, with fine marquetry inlaid walnut, signed. 58 x 40.5 cm
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A Louis XV giltwood pier mirror, French Provencal, early-18th century, in the palatial style, carved gesso boarders elaborately decorated with a framework of foliate, c-scrolls and rocaille, with outset shoulders of acanthus and flowers, the apron similarly formed and flanked by short scroll supports. In the early-18th century, split paned mirror glass was used as the technology hadn't advanced to make large mirror panes at the time. 183 x 83.5 cm
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A pair of Kilim cushions, 41 x 41 cm (each)
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Andre Martins De Barros - portrait of a Reader, oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 33 x 250 mm
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Four brocade cushions, 44 x 29 cm (each)
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A set of eight Daum crystal brandy balloons and two hand blown champagne flutes, flutes purchased from Roger verge at Moulin De Mougins, Paris. Tallest, height 20 cm
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A hand-knotted Afghan Baluch war rug, on blue ground, with geometric borders, the central panel decorated with woven helicopters, planes, tanks, 20th century. 120 x 202 cm
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A very long hand-knotted Tabriz runner, on beige ground with central red panel and floral borders. 600 x 76 cm
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An Afghan prayer rug, hand-knotted, overall and coral ground and geometric design. 115 x 130 cm
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A hand-woven tapestry quilt, with floral motifs in blue, red and yellow. 310 x 244 cm
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Honore Camos (1906 - 1991)- still life with Apples and pitcher, oil on board. Signed lower right. 25 x 330 mm
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Honore Camos (1906-1991)- still life with Gerberas, oil on board. Signed lower right. 65 x 53 cm
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A Louis XV style occasional chair, framed in mahogany with carved decoration of rosettes and foliate motifs, shaped apron with scrolling acanthus decoration, resting on shaped cabriole legs withmm X shaped stretcher with rosette.19th century, covered in Burgundy velour upholstery, height 89 cm, width 66.5 cm, depth 64 cm
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An ashtray and plate by Jean Marais (1918-1998), ashtray C. 1970, signed, in an iridescent black glaze, depth 16 cm. Sagittarius plate from the Zodiac series, depth 2.5 cm. Marais, well-known film actor and sculptor, and was the muse of Jean Cocteau, starring in Cocteau's movie 'La Belle et la Bete'. Together with another cut glass ashtray.
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A Louis XV style bureau plat, inlaid in finely figured walnut, ormolu mounted with scroll and foliate decoration. Three shaped frieze drawers and resting on cabriole legs, height 80 cm length 155 cm, depth 75 cm
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Fanny Teure - portrait of a boy, oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1823 lower left. 114 x 87 cm
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Honore Camos (1906-1991) - Provencal landscape, oil on board. Signed lower right. 38 x 46.5 cm
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A very large and decorative pair of early 20th century Foo dogs, blue and white painted decoration on elaborate plinths. Minor faults, height 64 cm
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A Qing Dynasty white and blue lidded jar, decorated with scrolling vines and blooming lotus blossoms. The lid with foo dog finial, with suspension side handles, height 17 cm
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A large Chinese blue and white bottle vase, decorated with dragons chasing pearls. Qianlong mark to underside, height 46 cm, width 27 cm
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A Qing Dynasty blue and white vase, Qing mark to underside, height 21 cm
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A pair of Cantonese famille rose plates, alternating panels of birds, butterflies and flowers with figures, depth 21.5 cm & 24.5 cm
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Three silver-plated salt and pepper cellars, with original blue liners and three spoons, height 5 cm
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A Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) horse, in a classic Tang style, elegant standing horse with sweeping, arched neck, wearing a saddle and blanket on broad back. Natural buff clay and orange painted saddle blanket. Scattered areas of encrusted earth. Thermoluminescence certificate number 08150702. Purchased at Besch Auctions, Cannes, 2000, height 44.5 cm length 45 cm
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A gold thread table runner, 156 x 31.5 cm
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A white porcelain Limoges urn vase, C. 1910. Signature to underside, height 23 cm
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