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Art | Asian | Jewels | Objets — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:349
Sale Title:Art | Asian | Jewels | ObjetsLots with images:349
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:258
Date:14-Jul-2019
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A cast bronze alloy kris hilt of horses head, Java, Indonesia, 19th century. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 8.5 cm
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A kris, Keris with a straight blade, carved wood sheath & hilt, Java, Indonesia. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 43 cm
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A kris, Keris with a nine wave blade, white pressed metal sheath & bird head hilt, Java, Indonesia 17-19th century. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia, note: a Keris or kris was created for religious rituals and is believed to possess magic powers, both as a weapon & spiritual object. Length 49 cm
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A kris, Keris with a seven wave blade, various pressed metals in the decorated sheath & bird head hilt, Java, Indonesia 17-19th century, note: The Keris is always considered as protective & adds courage & confidence to the owner. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 52 cm
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Six exceptional kris, Keris with distinctive blade patterns by master Ironsmiths, Indonesia, 16th-19th century, the hilt, hulu are made from rare types of wood, each with a sheath in repousse metal & wood, a purpose made glass display case, & a book Ensirklopedi Keris, Bambang Harsrinkuksmo (14). Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia, note, a Keris or kris was created for religious rituals and is believed to possess magic powers, both as a weapon & spiritual…
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Two kris, Keris Sheathes in pressed metal, Indonesia 19th & 20th century. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 40-51 cm
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A curved blade dagger, with a bone & dark hardwood sheath, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century. Length 41 cm
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A short spear, Tombak, with a Parmor iron blade on a cylindrical hardwood shaft, Java, Indonesia 17th-19th century, in polished wood sheath. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 50 cm
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A spear, Tombak, with a Parmor iron blade on a shaped cylindrical hardwood shaft with brass fittings, Java, Indonesia 17th-19th century, the keris blade has small figures on each side, the sheath shaped, to fit the five wave keris. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 96 cm
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A steel spear blade, with well patinated wooden sheath & a long hardwood turned shaft, Indonesia, 19th/20th century. Length 153 cm
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A rare long circular spear holder, Indonesia, 19th/20th century. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 151 cm
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A rare long circular spear holder, Indonesia, 19th/20th century. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Length 156 cm
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A cast metal medicine horn, Naga Marsarang, the zoomorphic creature has a curled tail, Sumatra, Indonesia, 20th century, the mixture contained a magic potion that enabled the user to communicate with the Gods, on an elaborated fitted display stand. Provenance: A businessman who spent a decade travelling the Islands of Indonesia. Height 16 cm, length 22 cm
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An Indian wood Edict panel, in red lacquer, 19th/20th century. Provenance: Joan Bowers collection 1998. Height 18 cm, length 38 cm
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A carved wood deity shrine, architectural model, Rajasthan, 19th/20th century. Provenance: Joan Bowers collection 1998. Length 38 cm, height 13 cm
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A carved wood deity shrine, architectural model, Rajasthan, 19th/20th century. Provenance: Joan Bowers collection 1998, W 30 cm, height 13 cm
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A carved wood deity shrine, architectural model, Rajasthan, 19th/20th century. Provenance: Joan Bowers collection 1998. Height 26 cm, width 12 cm
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A carved wood deity shrine, architectural model, Rajasthan, 19th/20th century. Provenance: Joan Bowers collection 1998. Height 29 cm, width 8 cm
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A Chinese malachite censer, carved with a lion dog knop & handles, 20th century. Condition: a minor restoration to one of the foot. Height 15 cm
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A fine white jade covered vase, with a swing handle & carved with two Qilin & a lotus knop, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, a rust splash on one side with a fine crack. Height 18 cm
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A white jade covered vase, carved with an elephant knop & double handles, 19th century. Height 19.5 cm
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A finely carved white jade with russet Inclusion of two young boys collecting lotus in a pond, 19th century. Height 7.5 cm, width 7 cm
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A Chinese celadon & brown jade crouching tiger, with natural russet Inclusion to the head. Length 6 cm
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A Chinese jade archaistic C shaped dragon, diameter 4.5 cm
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A Chinese cobalt blue glazed bowl, of rounded form. Height 6 cm, diameter 13.5 cm
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A Chinese censer with elephant shaped handles, glazed in a pale blue, Qianlong seal mark, Qing Dynasty. Height 7 cm, width 15 cm
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A fine Victorian porcelain vase, the bloom with a pink blush & a gilt twig support vase, Moore Brothers, England c.1890, impressed mark to base, 550, some loss to gilt. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 12 cm
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A Spanish carved giltwood plaque, stucco & painted with wings encircling the beautiful face, 18th/19th century. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman, diameter 12 cm
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A large oval gilt bevelled mirror, Intricately carved by HarOld English in 1997, the gilding by David Butler, Sydney, note, inspired by the original mirror for Yves St Laurent's muse, Ines De la Fressange, see photographs & drawings. Height 180 cm, width 130 cm
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A Baroque carved giltwood & gesso frame, with angel heads. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 62 cm
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A carved gilt leaf, 18th/19th century. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 23 cm, width 21 cm
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A cast gilt metal object, flowers mounted above a ring. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 16 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A zoomorphic leopard figure, the abstract form in a composite material, artist signature under left arm. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 8 cm
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A bronze male torso, verdigris patina, 20th century. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 9 cm
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A glass display dome in fitted base, 19th/20th century. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 32 cm
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A very large Georgian glass rummer with square stepped foot, early 19th century. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 21 cm, width 15 cm
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A fine English green glass Victorian lamp base, mid 19th century, now electrified to Australian standards. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 51 cm
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A tortoiseshell three tiered jewelry chest, Concertinaed with shell Hinge, probably Ceylon, early 20th century, a plaque inset with a carved dragon on the cover. Height 9 cm, width 12 cm, depth 9 cm
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A fine silver box inlaid with abalone, stamped mark, Hechoen, Mexico, hinged lid reveals walnut interior. Length 17.5 cm, width 9.5 cm
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Two pearl white Nautilus sea shells, each mounted & framed in a shadow box (2), 48 x 40 cm frame
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A fine French linen & wool blend tapestry, hand made wall hanging with felt backing, early 20th century. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman, 300 x 89 cm
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A fine handmade Tabriz silk rug, decorated with flowers on an ivory ground, the central motif of Persian architectural shapes, surrounded by a rich borders of entwined foliage & flowers, 132 x 204 cm
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A fine handmade Tabriz silk rug, decorated with flowers on a cream ground, in hues of rust, amber & red, Spraying from the central motif, surrounded by a bands of border of entwined foliage & flowers, 77 x 104 cm
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A fine modern Indo-Ispahan silk & wool pale grey & ivory rug, 300 x 230 cm
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The head of a Bedouin tribesman carved in ivory & the head of an African female, 19th & 20th century, in silhouette, designed as a brooch or lapel pin, with an ivory pin on the verso. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 6-5.5 cm
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A circular covered box encased in ivory, both the lid & bowl have a brass liner, 19th century, each of the arrow shapes has a small brass peg. Height 9 cm, diameter 10 cm
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A tall carved ivory architectural model of an Eastern Orthodox bell tower & Spire with a thermometer, 19th/20th century, carved in bands with circles, lines & arches, a cross on top of a small onion dome. Height 28 cm
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A painted Tibetan column, with a stepped square base & top, 20th century. Height 80 cm 38 cm sq
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A tall elegant cast iron & painted classical urn on raised base, 19th/20th century. Provenance: The Eclectic collection of a Sydney gentleman. Height 75 cm, diameter 40 cm
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