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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:351
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:350
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:219
Date:20-Oct-2019
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A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood bombe commode, circa 1930, a shaped yellow breche marble top above two drawers with floral strung reserves, an apron with drop, hipped edges flowing to curvaceous legs, embellished with cast bronze mounts and sabots, height 80 cm, width 84 cm, depth 42 cm
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A transitional style tulipwood bedside table, circa 1930, the petite table with a three quarter gallery, three drawers with shaped and strung bookend veneer reserves, a shaped apron and slender tapering legs united by an undertier, height 72 cm, width 24 cm, depth 22 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood bedside tables, circa 1930s, the tables with floral inlay to quarter veneer panelled tops, a single drawer and open compartment to one table, three drawers to the other, with shaped aprons and raised on slender cabriole legs, height 73 cm, width 41 cm, depth 33 cm
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A fine William IV rosewood stretcher-based table, circa 1830s, rectangular with rounded edges and a small concealed drawer to one long side, turned drops to each corner, raised on double barley twist supports to square section trestle ends with elegant finial details and united by double barley twist stretchers, height 74 cm, length 128 cm, width 68 cm
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An Art Deco wrought iron hall stand, circa 1930, with a long central mirror flanked by textured slender splats, the central splats in the form of sinuous fruiting vines with tendrils, three rose sprigs to the upper section, the lower register with a geometric arrangement of square section rods and drip trays, height 191 cm, width 80 cm, depth 25 cm
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A carved Henry II style walnut court cabinet, late 19th century, well carved and ornamented with floral and patterned motifs, with turned and fluted columns, a raised central section with arching compartment, side cupboards, an extended base with rear plate rack, twin drawers and cupboards, height 253 cm, width 152 cm, depth 55 cm
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A pair of transitional style tulipwood inlaid bedside tables, circa mid 20th century, with shaped galleries, inlaid tops and three drawers with shaped reserves and stringing, raised on slender curvaceous legs, height 75 cm, width 37 cm, depth 31 cm
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A fine Victorian mahogany extension table, mid 19th century, with four leaves, maker's label for Edwards & Roberts, London, the round table having a shaped edge and a shallow apron above elegant tapering reeded legs with toupie feet and brass casters; with wind out extension rod underside and associated winder; ivory maker's cartouche to mechanism, height 76 cm, length 136 cm, width 136 cm, extended length 297 cm
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A South African Native timber auto trolley by Vorster & Co, circa 60s, Vorster & Co (Sth Africa) label to trolley, a cantilever style auto trolley with trestle base on casters
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A mid century Australian walnut extension dining table with eight chairs, circa 1960, unmarked, Melbourne made, the table having a series of fielded timber tiles to the apron, the dining chairs, including carvers, having lattice form mid rails and red velvet upholstery, height 76 cm, length 213 cm, width 106 cm, (table) height 101 cm, (chairs)
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A mid century teak coffee table by Schulim Krimper (1893-1971), circa 1960s, with a rectangular bevelled plate glass top above peg joined stretcher supports raised on slightly shaped curving legs and united by a slatted undertier, height 50 cm, length 130 cm, width 65 cm
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An Empire inspired bamboo framed black leather armchair, mid 20th century, probably French, the bergere with a white metal hammered cresting rail, bamboo arms with fanciful ram's horn terminals, curved supports with ram's head and acanthus motifs, raised on legs with hoof feet and upholstered in buttoned black leather with a bolster head rest, height 84 cm, width 76 cm, depth 75 cm
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A neoclassical style brass and mother of pearl inlaid thuja wood Bonheur de jour, a pair of Aesthetic style inlaid chairs, 19th century, an arching crest, long shelf, two short drawers and a fold out writing surface above a single drawer, fluted legs with 'U' shaped stretchers, inlaid borders throughout; ebonised chairs with giltwood and mother of pearl inlay upon stretcher based legs, height 135 cm, width 80 cm, depth 47 cm, (desk) height 88 cm, (chair)
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An oak Regence style Bonnetiere, 20th century, having an extended cornice, the single door with upper and lower shaped fielded panels, a curvaceous apron and raised on small cabriole feet, with long brass hinges and pierced escutcheons, height 184 cm, width 94 cm, depth 58 cm
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A French Henri II style oak court cabinet, later 19th century, with a pierced and carved crest above a pair of mirror panel glazed cupboards, flanked by outer cupboards, an open compartment with turned supports to an extended base with twin drawers and cupboards, elaborately carved and ornamented in the Renaissance revival manner throughout, total weight 987gr, height 261 cm, width 141 cm, depth 55 cm
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A provincial style walnut dough bin and stand, 20th century, the tapering hinged bin mounted on a relief carved stand with turned legs and a decorative box stretcher, height 100 cm, length 121 cm, width 50 cm
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A pair of Art Deco mahogany bedside tables, circa 1930s, of bowed profile having inset veined pale ochre marble tops above twin doors centred with a relief carved vegetal motif, with white metal pull handles, the apron with shaped drop and raised on petite square section tapered legs, shelving to the interior, height 64 cm, width 55 cm, depth 40 cm
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An Edwardian twin pedestal oak desk, early 20th century, the green leather tooled top above three drawers, drawers and plinth bases with casters to the pillars, the drawers with shaped brass batwing backplates in the Georgian manner and swing handles, height 72 cm, width 122 cm, depth 61 cm
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A late Victorian walnut davenport, 19th century, with an arched gallery, hinged stationery compartment and two ink bottles, a red leather writing surface and opening to a compartment with a small drawer, four drawers to one side, faux to the reverse and raised on a trestle base, with Robert Adam style satinwood inlaid decoration throughout, height 87 cm, width 56 cm, depth 53 cm
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A four leaf William IV mahogany extension table with six chairs, circa 1830s-40s, a substantial table with a deep skirt, six bold ball and baluster centurion skirt legs with toupie feet and brass castors, together with balloon back chairs in the French manner with pierced decorations to the crest and mid rail, cabriole legs, and purple upholstery to the stuffover seats, height 74 cm, length 150 cm, width 135 cm, extended length 249 cm, (table), height 94 cm, (chair)
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A pair of Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood bedside tables, mid 20th century, with serpentine yellow breche marble tops above two drawers with floral inlay to strung veneer panels, with hipped edges, cabriole legs, cast trims and sabots, height 76 cm, width 45 cm, depth 33 cm
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A small Regence style oak commode, mid 20th century, with a shaped profile, three carved drawers with cast foliate handles and raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet, height 71 cm, width 55 cm, depth 27 cm
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A Louis XV style blonde cherry wood chiffoniere, mid 20th century, with a shaped rectangular top above five drawers with carved panels and swing handles raised on small curvaceous legs with whorl feet, height 107 cm, width 53 cm, depth 45 cm
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A transitional style cherry wood chiffoniere, early 20th century, with a gently curved front, quarter veneer panels to the six drawers above a shaped apron and small curvaceous feet, with restrained pierced cast trims and petite knob handles, height 117 cm, width 57 cm, depth 35 cm
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A pair of oval transitional style tulipwood bedside tables, circa 1930s, with pierced brass galleries surrounding yellow marble tops above two drawers with book end veneer reserves and cast foliate handles, raised on long cabriole legs, height 73 cm, width 34 cm, depth 25 cm
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A transitional style tulipwood commode, circa 1930s, with a breche D'Alep marble top of breakfront profile above three long drawers with parquetry details, an ornamented drop and raised on cabriole legs, with cast bronze wreath swing handles and sabots, height 82 cm, width 94 cm, depth 44 cm
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A three tier mahogany dumb waiter, early 20th century, of simple open galleried form with turned supports, ball finials and a lower drawer, raised on small turned feet with casters, height 105 cm, length 76 cm, width 47 cm
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A French wrought iron console table, circa 1930, with a creamy amber marble top of slender rectangular form with a formal scroll work skirt and raised on cabriole bifurcated legs with whorl feet, height 96 cm, width 146 cm, depth 25 cm
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A refined late Art Deco rosewood Enfilade by Leleu, circa 1940, factory of Leleu, a shaped top above four cupboards with a large parquetry cartouche surrounded by delicate boxwood stringing and flora and mother-of-pearl accents, raised on stylised cabriole legs with gilt metal cast trims; lined to the fitted interior in sycamore; Paris interior decorators label to central cupboard, height 97 cm, width 231 cm, depth 55 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut revolving music canterbury and stand, circa 1860s, purchased from acorn Antiques, Melbourne, a highly decorative canterbury in beautifully figured burr timbers featuring a small adjustable shaped table which converts to a music stand, a turned and carved stem above an oval open partitioned base with spindles and knot patterns, raised on scroll legs and porcelain casters, height 112 cm, length 65 cm, width 47 cm
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A small blackwood pedestal desk, early 20th century, with a brown leather writing surface, three drawers to the apron and pillars each with three drawers, all with turned pull handles, raised on small recessed shaped and square section feet, height 79 cm, width 118 cm, depth 61 cm
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A William IV mahogany linen press, early 19th century, of elegant plain form, twin doors with recessed panels opening to shelving above two short and three long cockbeaded drawers with oval backplates and swing handles, raised on gadrooned mushroom cap feet, height 215 cm, width 128 cm, depth 63 cm
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A Victorian mahogany lady's chair, 19th century, having a buttoned tablet back and a carved crest to the showframe, a serpentine stuffover seat above cabriole legs with whorl feet and porcelain casters, with cream blush damask upholstery, height 96 cm, width 56 cm, depth 76 cm
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A Magdesprunger cast iron tripod table or pot stand, circa 1890, Nurenberg, maker's trademark M E with obelisk in oval; and 'Musterschutz' (design protection) number 4550, the shaped hexagonal table with Renaissance style decoration upon splayed 'Turned' legs to an undertier with decorative knop, maker's trademark and numbers underside, height 77 cm, diameter: 52 cm
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A fine Victorian walnut chaise longue, 19th century, with a central buttoned medallion flanked by decorative pierced carving and curved and buttoned ends, a stuffover serpentine seat, the apron and cabriole legs with carved details, upholstered in cream blush damask, height 94 cm, width 191 cm, depth 83 cm
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A pair of reproduction Victorian mahogany side chairs, with cusped crests, cross over pierced vegetal splats and raised on stuffover seats above cabriole legs, with cream blush damask upholstery, height 90 cm, width 46 cm, depth 51 cm
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A pair of finely carved Victorian walnut side chairs, 19th century, beautifully carved balloon back chairs with sinuous entwined knots and vegetal motifs, stuffover serpentine seats and cabriole legs, with cream blush damask upholstery, height 90 cm, width 47 cm, depth 54 cm
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A set of four Victorian mahogany balloon back chairs, 19th century, in the French manner with carved ornaments to cusped crests, carved mid rails, stuffover serpentine seats and raised on cabriole legs, with cream blush damask upholstery, height 87 cm, width 45 cm, depth 51 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut fold over inlaid games table, 19th century, the demi-lune table with thumb nail edging and inlaid with a delicate scrolling boxwood border of convolvulus, birdcage turned supports to a drum style base issuing four cabriole splayed legs with acanthus carved knees and square section scrolling feet and casters, height 74 cm, width 98 cm, depth 51 cm, diameter: 102 cm, (extended)
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A Victorian burr walnut whatnot, 19th century, of rectangular profile with a small oval mirror in a carved surround above a small shelf, three shelves of even size with spiral turned supports and raised on turned feet with porcelain casters, height 136 cm, width 54 cm, depth 36 cm
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A Victorian walnut chiffonier, 19th century, having an arched mirrored back with a pierced crest embellished with vegetal and fruiting motifs, a serpentine front above two cupboards with oval mirrored reserves to a shaped platform base, height 180 cm, width 126 cm, depth 49 cm
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A fine Louis XV style kingwood bombe commode, late 19th to early 20th century, with a serpentine breche d'Alep marble top above three drawers with shaped feather banded reserves with blonde and ebonised stringing, pronounced hipped edges and splayed legs, embellished with gilt bronze cast mounts and sabots, height 95 cm, width 132 cm, depth 57 cm
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A Victorian mahogany tripod based wine table, 19th century. Provenance: Acquired through Acorn Antiques label, a circular shaped top raised on three curvaceous supports to a central pedestal with finial and issuing splayed cabriole legs with whorl feet, height 74 cm, diameter: 52 cm
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A Victorian walnut veneer centre table, 19th century, a shaped oval top with fine burr veneers above an elaborately carved pedestal with an umbrella arrangement of acanthus to four splayed cabriole legs with floral carving terminating in whorl feet and brass casters, height 73 cm, length 150 cm, width 136 cm
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An early Victorian bow front mahogany chest, mid 19th century, the chest with four long drawers of graduated depth, with cockbeading, turned knob handles and raised on double bun feet, height 106 cm, width 113 cm, depth 60 cm
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A miniature drop side hardwood table, early 20th century, the mahogany top with rectangular sides supported on pull out lopers, raised on a turned pedestal and four splayed cabriole legs terminating in brass paw feet, height 52 cm, extended length 90 cm, width 44 cm
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A Victorian walnut whatnot, second half 19th century, the corner quarter circle whatnot of three tiered form with fretwork galleries, boxwood inlay, spindle supports and raised on turned legs, height 98 cm, width 56 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Victorian rosewood centre table, 19th century, in rich lustrous tones, the circular table with thumbnail edging, a faceted pedestal to three splayed cabriole legs with carved motifs terminating in whorl feet with casters, height 72 cm, length 128 cm, width 124 cm
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An early Victorian bow front mahogany chest, mid 19th century, the chest with two short drawers and three long drawers of graduated depth, with cockbeading, turned knob handles and raised on double bun feet, height 115 cm, width 123 cm, depth 56 cm
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An Edwardian mahogany hallstand with porcelain tile, early 20th century, with a relief carved foliate crest, a spindle frieze with a central mirror to a shelf, a mottled red marble table with drawer above a pierced splat to a platform base, with six brass hooks and umbrella compartments and trays, height 203 cm, width 99 cm, depth 33 cm
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A rustic English provincial elm dresser, late 18th century, with a fine patina and of pegged construction, with a decorative shaped cornice, long plank sides, an open pegged rack, the shelf above a pair of rail and stile plank doors to a plinth base, height 199 cm, width 112 cm, depth 40 cm
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