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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:498
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:497
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:318
Date:23-Nov-2020
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A Czecho-Slovakia amphora vase, post 1918 mark, the large moulded baluster vase with an applied cherub, festoons of roses and a pair of lion's head and ring handles above an acanthus leaf embellished base with scrolling feet, in a soft mottled blue grey, taupe, olive and dusky pink palette, backstamp underside, impressed mark of amphora, painted and impressed numerals, height 45 cm
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A pair of large hand decorated Fries-Onnaing covered vases, mid 20th century, baluster vases with low domed lids, boldly decorated with peacocks amidst foliage, impressed marks underside and design number 748, height 42 cm
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Stanley John (Jock) Clutterbuck (B.1945), untitled, cast and welded iron with green oxide finish; signed and dated Clutterbuck 90 to base; raised on rectangular display plinth; a printmaker and sculptor, Clutterbuck is represented by Australian Galleries in Melbourne, in all major Australian collections, and internationally, height 113 cm, width 80 cm, (sculpture), height 95 cm, length 45 cm, width 40 cm, (plinth)
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A large Indian weave wool rug, the rug featuring an allover design of lotus and other flower heads with tendrils in tan, soft blue grey and cream colours upon a dark chocolate near black field, surrounded by a contrasting wide main border in straw colours with formal floral designs and narrow bands, length 357 cm, width 270 cm
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A Kashmiri silk rug, in an iron red, mushroom and teal palette featuring a central sixteen point rosette surrounded by floral sprays in a formal meandering design upon a cream field, fan shapes and flower heads to the corners and enclosed by a complementary floral border with black accents and narrow bands
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A Persian Kork wool and silk rug signed, in superfine kork wool, with a central medallion, and an allover design of shah abassi and other flower heads, tendrils and exotic birds in cream, navy aubergine and maroon colours upon a muted mid green field, enclosed by intricately patterned main and narrow borders, length 311 cm, width 203 cm
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A Persian Kashan silk rug, with a sixteen point rosette and an allover design of tendrils and flower heads in blue, red and tan colours upon a cream field, with shaped spandrels and vegetal borders, length 210 cm, width 131 cm
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A refined Persian Esfahan style wool carpet, of mihrab design featuring a vase of flowers issuing flowers and tendrils in muted blue, olive and tan colours with flashes of red upon a floral and arabesque strewn ground, the main olive border with formal floral designs enclosed by narrow bands in blue and red colours, length 214 cm, width 141 cm
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A Caucasian tribal wool rug, the pictorial rug with a central rosette, decorated to the straw coloured field with vases and flowers and tendrils in iron red, white and green colours, with geometric stepped forms and shaped spandrels, the main border with vases and flowers between narrow bands, length 192 cm, width 122 cm
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A Persian wool rug, with a large lozenge in straw colours profusely embellished with arabesque and floral forms upon an indigo blue ground of similar design, the main border of scrolling floral form between narrow bands, length 210 cm, width 139 cm
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A Persian Kork wool and silk rug, with a sixteen point rosette and an allover design of tendrils and flower heads in blue, red and tan colours upon a cream field, with shaped spandrels and vegetal borders, length 348 cm, width 209 cm
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An Indian weave wool rug, the rug featuring an allover design of lotus and other flower heads with tendrils in tan, olive, grey and cream colours upon a chocolate field, surrounded by a contrasting wide main border with repeat floral designs and narrow bands, length 305 cm, width 245 cm
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A signed Persian Qum silk rug, a tile patterned rug featuring repeat pattern vase, flower and stylised tree of life designs in iron red, tan, black and cream colours enclosed by a flower head border and narrow bands, signed to the short end, length 157 cm, width 108 cm
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A signed Persian Qum silk rug, with three decorative octagonal lozenges and various hooked, star and stylised floral forms in rust, tan, olive and black colours upon a wheat coloured field, a wide border of flower heads and narrow patterned bands, signed to the short end, length 147 cm, width 103 cm
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A Qum Persian silk rug, in sage, green, tan, muted pink and brown colours with a central medallion and profusely decorated with vegetal motifs upon a cream field, meandering spandrels and surrounded by a main border and narrow bands of vegetal design, length 152 cm, width 92 cm
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A small Persian Kork wool rug, the field decorated with the tree of life and an abundance of flowers, bird life, and a stag in a grey olive, red and dark blue palette upon a cream field, the dark main border with flowers and cavorting animals, length 155 cm, width 102 cm
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A Persian wool rug, the rug with Kerman influence having a central rosette, prolifically decorated with flowers in myriad colours upon a white field, with foliate spandrels, and enclosed by a main border with damask rose motifs and narrow bands, length 202 cm, width 152 cm
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A demi-lune brass wall sconce, circa 1950, a glazed sconce with double scroll supports, and two electric candles within neoclassical style mounts against a silvered reflective ground, length 40 cm, width 18 cm, depth 9.5 cm
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A vintage brass French hall lantern, circa 1930s, a cylindrical glass housed within a brass frame and having 'S' scroll supports, the central rod fitted with with three electric candles, European wired, length 55 cm, diameter 25 cm
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An antique hall lantern, early 20th century, a frosted and faceted pendant shade attached to a moulded cup, with an articulated stem to a ceiling attachment, length 25 cm, (shade)
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A magnificent antique French bronze eighteen branch chandelier in the exotic Moorish taste, circa 1870s, the chandelier with a knopped stem terminating in a large pierced censer style ornament with exotic flower designs, two tiers of scrolling arms embellished with vegetal motifs supporting broad pierced dishes and electric candles, length 115 cm, diameter 110 cm
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An Art Deco copper and opalescent glass chandelier, circa 1930, signed Ezan, with a knopped and baluster stem embellished with four opalescent long tailed birds, six upturned branches supporting opalescent dishes with radiating feather motifs, length 90 cm, diameter 80 cm
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A small brass three branch chandelier in the French manner, 20th century, with a decorative leafy ceiling cup, baluster stem with stiff leaf design and curvaceous arms supporting floriform dishes with electric candles, length 30 cm, diameter 43 cm
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Two Art Deco moulded glass hanging shades, 1920s-30s, a frosted shade with moulded lobe and floral decoration, and a peach coloured shade with radiating drape effects, both wwith rope twist suspension cords, length 18 cm, diameter 33 cm, and smaller
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A large antique Dutch style bronze chandelier, 19th century, with a cast addorsed mythical creature motif above a knopped stem terminating in a large globe and issuing eight 'S' scroll arms with simple triple bead details each supporting large dishes and electric candles, length 86 cm, diameter 90 cm
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An eighteen branch wrought iron chandelier, a provincial style garlic shaped chandelier with two tiers of curvaceous arms with scrolling terminals supporting dishes with electric candles, length 115 cm, length with chain: 190 cm, width 123 cm
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A French provincial style bronze and tole chandelier, circa 1910, wired to Australian standards, a five branch chandelier with a floriform ceiling cup, turned and spiral twist stem with buttress supports to a circular boss, scrolling wrought decorative elements and arms with applied tole leaves terminating in frosted multi-petal glass shades, length 90 cm, diameter 94 cm
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A French Empire style gilded bronze eight branch chandelier, circa 1880s, converted gasolier now with Australian wiring, a fluted and urn shaped stem with stiff leaf decoration, four arms with high set bracket arches and floral embellished buttresses supporting frosted torch shades alternating with four 'U' shaped arms with dishes and long electric candles, length 98 cm, diameter 65 cm
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A Victorian bow front mahogany chest, 19th century, with thumbnail and bullnose edge details above two short drawers and three long drawers of graduated depth with fine flame mahogany faces and target shape pull handles with mother-of-pearl buttons, raised on waisted turned feet, height 116 cm, width 113 cm, depth 55 cm
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A small Louis XV style inlaid cabinet in tulipwood and other timbers, circa 1930, with key, an elegant cabinet with hand coloured floral inlay to a shaped cartouche flanked by parquetry embellishments, a central inlaid cupboard, pairs of drawers to the short ends with banding and stringing and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 91 cm, width 84 cm, depth 45 cm
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A striking Louis XVI style cabinet in tulipwood and mixed timbers, mid 20th century, the demi-lune cabinet of bold inlaid design, with three frieze drawers, central drawers flanked by cupboards with shaped rectangular cartouches in contrasting timbers, with quarter veneer panels, banding and stringing, and raised on fluted legs, with restrained gilt bronze trims and borders, height 92 cm, length 114 cm, width 53 cm
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A Louis XVI style mahogany telescopic extension dining table, circa 1900, with four plain extensions, rectangular with rounded ends and supported on tapering fluted legs with block and conical feet, united by twin 'U' shaped stretchers, with restrained vegetal ornaments and rosettes; table with telescopic extensions, height 74 cm, length 130 cm, width 115 cm, extended length 330 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood bombe bedside tables, mid 20th century, with ochre and purple mottled marble tops of serpentine profile, two drawers with floral inlay to bookend veneer panels, the sides conforming, a shaped apron with drop, hipped edges in contrasting timber flowing to cabriole legs with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 73 cm, width 41 cm, depth 32 cm
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A small mahogany hall table in the Georgian manner, circa 1900, of plain form, with three frieze drawers with cast foliate wreath handles and raised on tapering square section legs with brass casters, height 76 cm, width 106 cm, depth 60 cm
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A marble topped Louis XV style walnut bedside table, 19th century, with a rouge marble top above a single drawer and hinged cabinet with a fielded panel, a shaped apron and raised on long slender cabriole legs with floral carved details and whorl feet, height 89 cm, W42 cm, depth 38 cm
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A marble topped Louis XV style walnut bedside table, 19th century, with a serpentine rouge marble top above a single drawer and hinged marble lined cabinet with quarter veneer panels, similar to the sides, with a shaped apron and raised on slender cabriole legs with acanthus decorated hips and whorl feet; small damage to door, height 83 cm, width 40 cm, depth 40 cm
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An impressive walnut Louis XV style King size bed, 19th century, the bed converts to two single beds, the high back of curvaceous form with channel grooved frames and fine foliate carving in high relief, raised on shell hipped cabriole legs with whorl feet, the end board of conforming design, with rails, height 174 cm, (bedhead) width 247 cm, height 108 cm, (bed end)
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A refined Napoleon III rosewood vitrine, later 19th century, with a serpentine rouge-de-Languedoc marble top above a shaped single glazed door and curved side panels, feather banded rosewood veneers throughout with cast foliate gilt bronze trims, the shaped apron with a decorated drop, and sabots to the small hipped cabriole legs, with key, height 156 cm, width 84 cm, depth 45 cm
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A blonde oak regence style enfilade, mid 20th century, with keys, with a serpentine parquetry top above a central drawer and shaped fielded cupboard flanked by full length cupboards, a shaped apron with drop and raised on short cabriole legs with whorl feet, relief carved foliate motifs, long hinges and cast foliate mounts, height 103 cm, width 204 cm, depth 58 cm
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A Louis XV style inlaid bombe kingwood commode, circa 1880s, with key, with a serpentine profile to the brèche violette marble top above three drawers each with floral inlaid motifs to pairs of shaped reserves, the sides finely inlaid to book end veneers, with hipped and angled cabriole legs, a shaped apron, and decorated with finely cast bronze mounds, foliate handles and sabots, height 90 cm, width 90 cm, depth 47 cm
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A Louis XVI style plum pudding mahogany bedside table, later 19th century, the elegant table with a purple and yellow marble inset top above a single drawer and a hinged and marble lined compartment below fashioned as two conforming drawers, with reeded edges and turned and slender fluted legs terminating in toupie feet, decorated with gilt bronze husks and leaf pendants, ribbons, and ring pull handles, height 84 cm, width 47 cm, depth 37 cm
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A pair of beech Art Deco tub chairs, circa 1930s, the low set blonde show frame chairs upholstered in textured caramel gold velvet with spring coil stuffover seats and raised on small swollen ribbed legs, height 73 cm, width 65 cm, depth 62 cm
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A transitional style tulipwood commode, circa 1900, the commode with a grey mottled marble top of breakfront form above two striking parquetry drawers in contrasting timber, with ring handles and circular backplates, and raised on cabriole legs with gilt bronze mounts, height 86 cm, width 109 cm, depth 53 cm
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A pair of transitional style tulipwood bedside tables, circa 1930, with mottled yellow ochre marble tops, three quarter timber galleries, one table with three drawers, the other with a single drawer and pot cupboard, the faces decorated with quarter veneer panels, cross banding and stringing, raised on cabriole legs, height 80 cm, width 45 cm, depth 33 cm
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An exceptional suite of eight George IV mahogany dining chairs including roll arm carvers in the manner of Gillows, circa 1830, unmarked, with fan shaped gadroons and acanthus scrolls to the rails, an arching mid rail of reeded design centred with a rosettes, pairs of spiral flowers to the terminals, blue, taupe and cream stripe upholstered drop in seats, reeded seating rails and raised on slender turned and reeded legs, splayed to the rear, height 85 cm, width 53 cm, depth 57 cm, (carver)
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A French Renaissance revival walnut breakfront court cabinet, circa 1880s, the cabinet having an arched and carved crest, an extended moulded pediment with dentil and bead decorations, side railings and finials above turned, fluted and carved supports to a rouge marble top, three decorated drawers above a finely central cupboard carved with vases, arabesques and fruits, open side compartments with columnar supports, and raised on squashed bun feet, height 220 cm, width 142 cm, depth 54 cm
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A French Renaissance revival walnut trestle extension table, early 20th century, the telescopic extension table with two additional leaves, having turned and fluted supports to 'U' shaped trestle ends united by a stretcher with four conforming supports, raised on turned and squashed bun feet with porcelain casters, height 77 cm, length 114 cm, width 100 cm, extended length 212 cm
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A Louis XVI style inlaid kingwood bonheur-de-jour, 19th century, with a three quarter brass gallery above a fall front with an ebonised floral marquetry reserve upon quarter veneer panels embellished with kingwood scrollwork, similar to the sides and shaped apron, the interior with small drawers and a slide concealed compartment, raised on hipped cabriole legs with bronze espagnolettes terminating in sabots, height 95 cm, width 79 cm, depth 45 cm
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A Georgian mahogany chest of drawers, early 19th century, a well figured chest of rich coloration, with cockbeaded pine lined drawers comprising two short and three long drawers of graduated depth, all with brass 'Bat wing' back plates and swing handles, raised on shaped bracket feet, height 108 cm, width 106 cm, depth 55 cm
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A Louis XV inlaid tulipwood bombe commode, circa 1930s, with a curvaceous yellow marble top, two long drawers with book end veneers enclosed by leafy scrolling borders and sprigged with flowers, the sides similarly decorated, raised on hipped and tapering cabriole legs, with gilt bronze cast mounts, foliate handles, and sabots, height 89 cm, width 110 cm, depth 49 cm
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An Edwardian mahogany dressing table, early 20th century, a framed rectangular mirror between pillar supports with urn form finials, a shelf and two petite drawers and compartments, the table with two drawers above tapering square section legs to an undertier and terminating in porcelain casters, with restrained crossbanding, stringing and small spandrels to the skirt, height 150 cm, width 107 cm, depth 56 cm
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A refined dressing table in mixed timbers with Louis XV and Art Nouveau Influences, early 20th century, a bevelled glass between shaped side supports embellished with cast bronze candle sconces, two convex profile small drawers, the bow front table with bullnose edging and three drawers above cabriole legs, in Karelian birch with walnut and kingwood cross banding, gilt bronze cast trims and sabots, height 150 cm, width 128 cm, depth 61 cm
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A pair of French occasional chairs in mahogany and mixed timbers, early 20th century, arch backed chairs with os-de-mouton mid rails and baluster splats with mixed timber veneer reserves and crossbanded decoration, shaped seats with padded tops upholstered in shell pink jacquard silk, shaped aprons and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze mounts and lion's paw sabots, height 99 cm, width 48 cm, depth 48 cm
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A pair of Italian Arper Catifa 80 lounge chairs, designed by Lievore Altherr Molina 2006, low horizontal profile chairs upon a chrome four way base with return swivel mechanism (Art. 2028), with the original wool upholstery featuring a repeat circular design in coral, pink, citrus green and chocolate colours, height 68 cm, width 79 cm, depth 70 cm
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A Louis XV style cherry wood dining table, the long rectangular table of serpentine profile with parquet surface, shaped apron with relief carved vegetal and shell motifs and raised on curvaceous legs, height 78 cm, length 243 cm, width 110 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style tulipwood bedside tables, circa 1930, with shaped quarter veneer panelled tops, both with bookend veneer drawers, a shaped apron and raised on cabriole legs, height 70 cm, width 38 cm, depth 32 cm
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A petite Louis XVI style salon chaise, 19th century, the chaise with a curved shaped back with a ribbon, bead and berry carved cresting rail, a stuffover seat and a ribbon carved seating rail raised on knopped and fluted tapering legs with rosettes and pendant vegetal motifs, restored and upholstered in delicate shell pink jacquard silk, height 91 cm, length 82 cm, width 50 cm
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A set of six Louis XVI style carved giltwood salon chairs, 19th century, square back chairs with ribbon, bead and berry carved cresting rails, a stuffover seats upon a ribbon carved seating rails and raised on knopped and fluted tapering legs with rosettes and pendant vegetal motifs, restored and upholstered in delicate shell pink jacquard silk, height 98 cm, width 50 cm, depth 57 cm
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A pair of Victorian mahogany chairs in the French manner, circa 1850, balloon back chairs with carved mid rails, serpentine stuffover seats with pale tapestry weave fabric and raised on tapering French cabriole legs, height 83 cm, width 46 cm, depth 51 cm
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A Dutch walnut bonnet top display cabinet, early to mid 20th century, the shapely arching top of moulded form with carved crest, twin shaped doors with eight astragal panels, angled square section edges of curved profile, two lower cupboards with book end veneer fielded panels, a shaped apron and raised on sturdy ball and claw feet, height 223 cm, width 128 cm, depth 50 cm
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A French Louis XV style tulipwood gueridon, 19th century, with a three quarter brass gallery enclosing quarter veneer panels, the deep skirt with a moire silk lined drawer to the short end and a slide, hipped cabriole legs united by an undertier, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 70 cm, length 43 cm, width 35 cm
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A marble and gilt metal coffee table, 20th century, the veined apricot marble top above a cast rococo base with cabriole legs terminating in paw feet, height 48 cm, length 100 cm, width 50 cm
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A refined mahogany and brass inlaid Regency games table, circa 1820, the beautiful rich honey toned top with canted edges, having a fine patina, brass stringing and inlaid honeysuckle motifs to the corners and edges, stringing and bead decoration to the skirt and raised on a turned column to four sabre legs with rosewood inlay within strung borders above brass lion's paw feet and brass casters, good quality green baize to the interior, height 73 cm, length 91 cm, width 46 cm, extended length 92 cm
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A refined Victorian inlaid burr walnut Sutherland table, 19th century, with a beautifully figured top enlivened with boxwood stringing and delicate foliate decorations raised on a turned stretcher base and having turned slender fold out legs with porcelain casters, height 57 cm, length 85 cm, width 58 cm
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A finely carved Victorian walnut piano stool, mid 19th century, carved in the Renaissance revival manner with a central fluted and cup form stem with flora details to a spreading base of conforming design, and having three buttress style curvaceous supports with leaf and pendant floral decorations above whorl feet, height 53 cm, diameter 42 cm
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A Victorian walnut pier cabinet, 19th century, with key, with a well figured bullnose top above a burr veneer pediment with boxwood stringing and decorative inlay, stringing around the glazed door, two lined shelves and raised on an extended base, with gilt bronze pierced and pendant neoclassical decorations, height 101 cm, width 83 cm, depth 30 cm
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A green upholstered mahogany desk chair in the antique manner, the button back chair with padded sides and a stuffover seat, with a showframe and scroll end supports, raised on square section scroll legs, height 90 cm, width 62 cm, depth 67 cm
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A Victorian mahogany spoon back lady's chair, 19th century, the showframe with carved details to the crest and a button back above stuffover serpentine seats, raised on cabriole legs with whorl ends and porcelain casters, upholstered in pale green damask, height 95 cm, width 58 cm, width 72 cm
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A Chippendale revival mahogany chair, mid 20th century, with a wheat sheaf shield shaped back curved supports and arms to a stuffover seat and raised on cabriole legs with carved knees and ball and claw feet, height 98 cm, width 56 cm, depth 56 cm
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An important Pleyel double manual revival harpsichord, 1905, France, serial number #22F823, with a marquetry case and lyre post with six pedals, provenance: formerly the property of Polish harpsichord virtuoso Wanda Landowska 1905-1907 and played by her during her concert tour of England at that time; property of Dr John Flynn, philanthropist and Tattersalls heir; exhibited in the Pianoforte Past at William Bradshaw's Queen Street Galleries, Sydney, 1970s; private Melbourne collection, height 93 cm, width…
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A Louis XV style cherrywood commode, circa 1930s, of serpentine profile with three long drawers with shaped fielded panels, the curvaceous apron with drop and raised on short cabriole legs with whorl feet, with brass swan neck handles and foliate escutcheons, height 86 cm, width 96 cm, depth 46 cm
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A Victorian mahogany button back gentleman's chair, 19th century, the spoon back chair with a channel grooved show frame in mid honey tones and scroll end open arms, a serpentine shaped stuffover seat and raised on turned legs with porcelain casters, height 99 cm, width 60 cm, depth 91 cm
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A cast bronze lamp with an antique ebonised pedestal, early 20th century and after, a Louis XVI style cast lamp with formal trims, and floral swags with an oval parchment style shade, the slender ribbed pedestal with a turned and carved lower register, upon a tripod base terminating in lion's paw feet, height 115 cm, (torchere) height 60 cm, (lamp)
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An impressive Victorian oak Mirror-Backed sideboard, mid 19th century, of Gothic inspiration with a spearhead crenellated crest above a large rectangular glass flanked by cluster style pilasters, a long shelf on turned supports above the breakfront cabinet with frieze drawer, panelled side cupboards embellished with trefoil arch motifs and cluster pilasters upon extended faceted bases, raised on a plinth base, height 237 cm, width 229 cm, depth 72 cm
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A Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase, 19th century, with key, with an extended ogee pediment above twin doors with arched glass panes trimmed with corbels, the fall front opening to a fitted interior with maple veneer drawers, decorative pigeon holes, and a tooled green leather writing surface, two conforming lower cupboards above a plinth base, height 226 cm, width 133 cm, depth 49 cm
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A Sheraton Revival display cabinet, early to mid 20th century, probably satinwood with painted decorations to the pediment and pendants to the edges, a carved crest and finials, astragal glazed doors flanked by concave glass panels, three shaped shelves and raised on slender turned legs united by an undertier, height 195 cm, width 129 cm, depth 40 cm
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A fine William IV mahogany linen press, circa 1830, with an architectural extended pediment, two cupboards flanked by spiral carved columns above three long cockbeaded drawers of graduated depth, with brass oval plates and swing handles, raised on toupie bun feet; with internal wardrobe fitting, height 214 cm, width 137 cm, depth 60 cm
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A striking early Victorian flame mahogany corner cabinet, circa 1830s-40s, the upper register with two shelves and a mirrored back, embellished with relief carved leafy whorls, the lower extended register of bold curved and concave profile with a pair central cupboards flanked by convex cupboards, dressed with columnar embellishments with carved feather capitals, raised on a plinth base, height 163 cm, width 151 cm, depth 96 cm
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An antique stained hardwood hall stand, with a shaped arching crest above a central mirror and shaped open relief carved frames with eight turned hanging hooks, a hinged storage box, turned supports and twin umbrella and stick compartments with metal drip trays, height 217 cm, width 105 cm, depth 33 cm
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A French pale distressed mahogany dining table with eight chairs, 20th century, with two extensions, of neoclassical inspiration, the telescopic extension table with rounded ends, deep skirt and raised on tapering edged square legs with brass cap feet, accompanied by square back chairs centred with carved and pierced anthemion variant motifs, stuffover seats upholstered in taupe macro-suede and raised on tapering ring turned legs, square to the back; purchased in Paris, height 76 cm, length 216 cm, width…
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A Victorian walnut cheval mirror dressing table, 19th century, the central shaped rectangular mirror with a carved and pierced crest flanked by pairs of small drawers with similar embellishments, side pillars with four drawers each, all faced with decorative figured veneers, raised on a plinth base, height 173 cm, width 138 cm, depth 56 cm
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A fine flame mahogany William IV pedestal sideboard, circa 1830, the breakfront sideboard with classical influence, having a low rectangular gallery flanked by finely carved leafy scrolls, three frieze drawers, lockable pedestal cupboards elegantly faced with restrained conical panels, drawers to the interior, one with cellaret, raised on a plinth base, height 111 cm, width 183 cm, depth 61 cm
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A Georgian provincial eight day long case clock, early 19th century, by William Stephenson of Dorchester, the oak case with mahogany trim, crossbanding and stringing to the hood and surmounted by a broken arched pediment with formal brass decorations, the painted dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary dial and date wheel, and flanked by slender columns, the body with reeded columns above an extended base, with mechanism and in working order, height 216 cm, width 51 cm, depth 25 cm
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A William IV rosewood wine table, circa 1830s, the oval table with a recessed mahogany tray surrounded by a broad rosewood veneer edge, a shallow skirt and raised on a turned and carved pedestal with centurion skirt and floral cap decoration, the spreading circular platform base supported on three feet with lobed 'Turtle shell' style covers, height 72 cm, length 51 cm, width 46 cm
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A Louis XV style tulipwood bombe commode, circa 1930s, with a serpentine mottled ochre marble top above two drawers inlaid with floral motifs to shaped and strung bookend veneers enclosed by darker toned veneers, similar to the sides, a shaped apron with drop and hipped and angled tapering cabriole legs, dressed with cast foliate mounts, pull handles and sabots, height 82 cm, width 91 cm, depth 46 cm
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An elegant brass inlaid ebonised Napoleon III secretaire, mid 19th century, with key, the secretaire with a rouge-de-Languedoc marble top, four drawers with engraved brass vegetal inlay and white enamelled accents, the fall front with vase and floral arabesques opening to a fine bird's eye maple compartment and four drawers framed in rosewood, a red velvet writing slope, with brass stringing, gilt bronze neoclassical mounts and raised on bun feet, height 139 cm, width 75 cm, depth 36 cm
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A flame mahogany Biedermeier roll top secretaire, circa 1830, with two keys, the plain roll top enclosing small drawers faced with burr timbers and open compartments, a sliding tooled leather writing surface, three long drawers with diamond shaped escutcheons, with pine back, ebonised ball finials and raised on ball feet, height 110 cm, width 112 cm, depth 52 cm
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A three piece vintage leather lounge suite with footstool, early 20th century, two rollover arm lounge chairs and a three-seat couch, all with cushion seats and backs upholstered in dark distressed leather, a vintage storage box foot stool recently upholstered in leather with stud trim, height 86 cm, width 184 cm, depth 87 cm, (couch)
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An antique walnut fauteuil in the Louis XIV manner, 19th century, the square high back chair and stuffover seat covered in shell pink, cream and pale olive cut velvet with bold studwork, with channel grooved arms relief carved with pendant husks and leaves, the scrolling legs with whorls and block feet united by an os-de-mouton style 'H' form stretcher, height 112 cm, width 65 cm, depth 71 cm
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A set of six provincial Louis XV style oak Ladderback chairs, early 20th century, the blonde oak chairs with shaped arching crests and carved shell decorations in relief, os-de-mouton mid-rails above drop in envelope raffia seats, one as found, and raised on cabriole front legs with turned 'H' form stretchers, height 98 cm, width 48 cm, depth 47 cm
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A Louis XVI style flame dark mahogany commode, 19th century, with a dark grey marble top above a shallow drawer with four internal partitions, three long drawers below each with three partitions, curved edges and raised on toupie feet, with gilt bronze beaded ring handles with target backplates and festooned escutcheons, height 99 cm, width 128 cm, depth 55 cm
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A fine William IV honey mahogany sofa, circa 1830s, Duncan Phyfe inspired with an elegant flat crested and 'S' curved showframe, rollover arms with gadroon detail in low relief and raised on comma shaped extended legs richly carved with leafy details, well upholstered in cream damask, height 90 cm, width 228 cm, depth 70 cm
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A set of four walnut Louis XVI chairs and two carvers, late 19th century, shaped shield back chairs each with a channel grooved frame and modest floriform crest, curvaceous supports to a serpentine stuffover seat, the integral shaped apron with carved motif and cabriole legs terminating in whorl feet, upholstered in mid olive green velvet, height 106 cm, width 93 cm, depth 53 cm, (carver)
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An antique English oak coffer, 17th century, a provincial style coffer of good dark patination, with a plank top with crimped short ends, rail and stile construction with relief carved borders and three decorative arching motifs to the face, raised on short legs, with original iron hardware including staple hinges, height 61 cm, width 139 cm, depth 57 cm
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A Louis Philippe flame mahogany bureau D'Abbatant, mid 19th century, with key, a refined piece with vivid feather mahogany veneers, with a long ogee profile drawer above a framed fall front opening to a finely appointed interior with sets of concave faced drawers with mother of pearl button knobs, compartments and a leather writing surface, three further long drawers below, two ogee, one deep and plain, and raised on squashed toupie feet, height 148 cm, width 102 cm, depth 56 cm
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A small neoclassical mahogany display cabinet, 19th century, of elegant slender form with a pierced gilt bronze gallery above a single part glazed cupboard, the lower register with quarter veneer panels, centred with a wreathed porcelain romantic idyll, the interior with glass shelves and a red damask lining, raised on small tapering fluted legs, with gilt bronze borders and trims throughout, height 152 cm, width 58 cm, depth 34 cm
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A mahogany fire screen with Norse relief carved decoration, early to mid 20th century, a trestle-based screen with a fine roundel featuring four entwined serpents, replicating the medieval Icelandic church door (1200 AD), housed on permanent display in the Museum of Iceland, height 105 cm, width 68 cm, depth 31 cm
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A Victorian inlaid rosewood sewing box, 19th century, the arched casket-shaped box with delicate boxwood stringing and ribboned floral inlay opening to a buttoned chartreuse silk interior with fittings, in original condition and with key, height 14 cm, width 20 cm, depth 20.5 cm
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