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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:172
Sale Title:The Collector's AuctionLots with images:172
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:144
Date:22-Jun-2021
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A Northern Thai bronze fragmentary Buddha head, circa 16th century, showing a clear Khmer influence to the facial features with prominent nose and lips and with a flaming ushnisha finial, mounted on a wooden base. Height of head 29 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A group of Thai fragmentary sculptures, circa 16th century, comprising three bronze buddha heads and three ceramic sculptures. (6), height of largest head 12 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A large Thai Sukhothai style bronze fragmentary Buddha head, circa 16th century, with fine facial features and a gentle smile, the hair finely cast as tight curls, the ushnisha finial missing, together with a fitted wooden base. Height of head 27 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A group of Thai Sawankhalok ceramics, circa 15th century, comprising one bowl, four lidded boxes, four vases and three small sculptures. Diameter of bowl 21 cm, height 6.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A large group of Thai Sawankhalok vessels, circa 15th century, of various forms, some with lug handles. (14), height of largest 8 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A pair of Thai 'Bencharong' coral-ground bowls, 19th century, decorated in famille rose enamels with shaped reserves containing mythical figures, surrounded by apsaras, the base with a floral design. Diameter 17 cm, height 9 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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Two large Thai black-ground buddhist 'Bencharong' covered bowls, 19th century, decorated to the exterior with Buddhas and apsaras, surrounded by flames in famille rose enamels. Height of larger 23 cm, diameter 21.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A set of five Thai blue-ground Buddhist 'Bencharong' covered bowls, 19th century, decorated with Buddhas and mythical animals to the exterior in famille rose enamels and gilding. Height 7.5 cm, diameter 11.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A group of Thai 'Bencharong' ceramics, 19th century, comprising three high covered bowls, a jar, a box, a cup and a spoon, all decorated in famille rose enamels. (7), diameter of largest covered bowl 18.5 cm, height 23 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Thai Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok celadon vase, circa 15th century, of pear shape with incised geometric decoration, covered in an even grey-green celadon glaze. Diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A rare Vietnamese terracotta fragmentary Buddha head, Champa, circa 11th century, Depicted with elongated facial features and a high ushnisha, together with a fitted wooden base. Height of head 11 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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Two Vietnamese/Annamese lime pots, circa 15th century, the larger decorated with scrolling lotus, the smaller in the shape of a puffer fish. Height of larger 6 cm, diameter 8 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Gandharan grey schist fragmentary Bodhisattva head, ancient Region of Gandhara, circa 3rd century, modelled with an elaborate coiffure. Height 7 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A group of Burmese lacquer pieces, circa 19th/Early 20th century, comprising a large tray, three cylindrical boxes and four bowls decorated with red, black and yellow lacquer. Diameter of tray 46 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A pair of Burmese bronze bird form finials, circa 19th century, modelled as standing birds on octagonal plinths, fitted to later wooden stands. Height including stand 38.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese blue and white Barbed-Foliate dish, Hongzhi (1487-1505) or Zhengde (1505-1521) period, decorated to the centre with guardian lions chasing brocade balls and with cash motif to the rim. Diameter 21 cm, depth 3.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese blue and white dish, Hongzhi (1487-1505) or Zhengde (1505-1521) period, decorated with peonies and a garden rock to the centre, with fruits and butterflies to the rim. Diameter 25.5 cm, depth 5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese blue and white tile, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated with brocade balls and precious objects, the reverse with remnant strips from the firing. Width 27 cm, height 31.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A large Chinese octagonal blue and white jardiniere, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated to the exterior with scrolling lotus beneath a ruyi border. Diameter 47 cm, height 44 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A group of Chinese blue and white Kitchenwares, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), each decorated with underglaze blue with broadly drawn scrolling foliage. Diameter of largest 29 cm, depth 7 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese Swatow blue and white bowl, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), circa early 17th century, decorated with flowers and foliage to the centre and cavetto, with kiln grit to the foot rim. Diameter 27.5 cm, depth 6 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A large Chinese blue and white circular plaque, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated with seven guardian lions chasing brocade balls, surrounded by flames. Diameter 47 cm, depth 1 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese blue and white plaque, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), or Republic period (1912-1949), decorated with a lady riding a horse in a garden surrounded by attendants, together with wooden wall mount. Height 42 cm, width 26 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese blue and white bowl, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 15th century, decorated to the interior with visvajra motif to the centre, to the exterior with tortoiseshell design. Diameter 15 cm, height 7 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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Four Chinese Bleu de hue vessels, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising three dishes and a cup, the largest dish decorated with guardian lions and a four character mark to the reverse, the three dishes bound with a metal rim. Diameter of largest 16.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A group of Chinese blue and white Kitchenwares, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, comprising five large bowls, seven dishes and three smaller bowls, each decorated with various designs of flowers and foliage and abstracted arabesques. (14). Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A group of Chinese blue and white dishes, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), comprising three dishes and two fragments, one dish decorated with a barbed foliate rim and two deer to the centre (Wanli period), another dish decorated with a phoenix (Jiajing period), a small swatow dish, two Ming blue and white dishes with ground down rims. Diameter of the Jiajing dish 21 cm, height 4 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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Two Chinese blue and white dishes and a covered box, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a finely decorated dish with two deer (Wanli period), a dish with scrolling flowers (Qianlong period), and a swatow box. Diameter of largest 26.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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Eleven pieces of Chinese blue and white ceramics, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, comprising four lidded jars, three vases, a censor, a bowl and a box base. Height of largest 24 cm, diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquer dish, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa late 19th century, with a barbed foliate rim, decorated to the interior with figures in a landscape, the reverse with a four character Qianlong mark. Diameter 22.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese enamel decorated large dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde or Jiajing period, decorated to the interior with fish within a lotus pond to the centre surrounded by scrolling flowers, in red, green and yellow enamels. Diameter 30 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese enamel decorated dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde or Jiajing period, decorated in red and green enamels with a fish in a lotus pond to the centre and to the rim with scrolling lotus. Diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese Swatow dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 17th century, decorated in green and red enamel with two phoenix amongst peonies to the centre, kiln grit adhering to the foot rim. Diameter 24.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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Two Chinese enamel ceramics, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), comprising a bowl with red, green and yellow enamel decoration of guardian lions with an underglaze blue mark to the base, and a red and green enamelled box. Diameter of bowl 15 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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Five Chinese Ge-Type jars, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 18th century, each of globular form with a fine stained crackle and brown rims. Height of largest 7 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese album of Qi Baishi woodblock prints, Published by Rong Bao Zhai studio, Beijing, in leporello format, containing twenty two prints after flower and animal paintings by Qi Baishi (1864-1957).. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes, Sydney
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A Chinese jadeite seal pendant, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the irregular pebble with apple green inclusions carved with a spray of prunus, having an oval panel to base, silk suspension cord, in brocade box. Height 3.8 cm. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate, Sydney
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A pair of Chinese soapstone seals, each cubic matrix surmounted by a seated lion, in brocade box. Height 6.5 cm. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate, Sydney
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A miniature Chinese tea dust glazed baluster vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), height 10.3 cm. Provenance: Chait Galleries New York (label to base), property from a deceased estate, Sydney
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A set of Chinese porcelain 'Clair de Lune' Tablewares, comprising five plates, five saucers and three footed bowls, six character Yongzheng reign mark within a double circle. Diameter of plates 24.5 cm. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate, Sydney
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A Chinese Wucai porcelain jarlet, Shunzhi period (1644-1661), ovoid, painted in underglaze blue and enamels with two boys playing ball, in antique brass cylindrical box. Height 10.5 cm. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate, Sydney
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A miniature Chinese apple green monochrome glazed bottle vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), with all over craquelure. Height 12 cm. Provenance: Chait Galleries New York (label to base), property from a deceased estate, Sydney
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A Chinese Longquan celadon Brushwasher, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), of flared conical outline, on wooden stand. Height 4 cm, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate, Sydney
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A Chinese Junyao celadon petalled bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), having six carved petals, even blue white glaze and moulded footrim, in Japanese brocade box. Height 5.2 cm, diameter 8.8 cm. Provenance: Gump's San Francisco #11476-1, undated typed description letter. Provenance: Property from a Deceased Estate, Sydney
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A pair of Chinese carved Claire de lune vases, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or Republic period (1912-1949), circa 19th/20th century, with carved low-relief decoration of flowers and ruyi heads, covered in a fine claire de lune glaze, the bases with underglaze blue Qianlong marks. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese elm and brass-mounted meditation chair, with geometric back rail and armrests above the rattan seat, on rounded legs with shaped aprons and joined by stretchers. Height 87 cm, width 75 cm, depth 75 cm
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A Chinese silk brocade Surcoat, the cream silk with patterns of crane roundels and gourds, with blue embroidered sleeve endings and a border of purple, green and black, pale blue silk lining.. Provenance: Judith Rutherford antique Chinese textiles, Sydney, acquired from the above 2013
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A set of four 18th century Canton enamelled and silver spoons together with a brass hand warmer, the spoons with rooster finial, decorated with European scenes, the hand warmer with pierced cover and decorated with Chinese scenes. (5)
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A pair of Korean elm low chests, early 20th century, each with white metal mounts, a central cupboard standing on scroll feet. Height 62 cm, width 81 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Manjushri, 20th century, seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, the two hands in dharmacakra mudra, from which emanate lotus blossoms holding a sword and a book. Height 24 cm
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A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana, 20th century, seated on a lion resting on a single lotus base, weathering a five-pointed crown and holding a mongoose in the left hand. Height 22 cm
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A Tibetan inscribed gilt bronze figure of Lokapala Dritarashtra, circa 18th century, seated in rajalalitasana on a rectangular base, playing a lute, the base inscribed to the reverse in Tibetan sanskrit. Height 10.5 cm
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An Indian Copper-Inlaid bronze figure of Devi, circa 12th century, the four-armed devi seated on a recumbent animal vehicle, holding attributes including a vajra, raised on an integral waisted rectangular plinth. The eyes of both Devi and the vehicle inlaid with copper. Height 9 cm
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An Anglo-Indian ebonised occasional table, the circular top centred with a relief of an elephant within a border of flowerheads and scrolls, on four elephant head legs united by an X-stretcher with central dish tier. Height 63 cm, diameter 69 cm. Provenance: Martyn Cook Antiques, Woollahra
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An antique iron bound trunk, European, early 19th century, the slightly domed rising top revealing a velvet lined interior, the exterior decorated with panels of iron lattice work with gold floral and geometric decoration. Height 49 cm, width 87 cm, depth 50 cm
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A Syrian olivewood, ebony and mother of pearl inlaid davenport, late 19th century, the rising slope front opening to reveal two drawers, secret compartment to right hand side, the base with turned uprights and conforming inlaid panels, one side revealing four drawers, on bun feet. Height 88 cm, width 65.5 cm, depth 69.5 cm
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An Isfahan rug, the mustard ground with central urn and medallion of dragons and phoenix surrounded by flowering trees, ibex, birds and rabbits, within an ivory ground mihrab niche, within multiple borders of Shah Abbas flowers interspersed with birds and animals. 245 x 155 cm
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Two etchings from the 'Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman Antiquities from the cabinet of the Hon. Wm. Hamilton', published by P.F.H. D'Hancvarville, Naples 1766-7, handcoloured, one depicting five naked youths disporting themselves to Aphrodite, the other of a woman and a youth. The largest 28 x 52 cm
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Two etchings from the 'Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman Antiquities from the cabinet of the Hon. Wm. Hamilton', published by P.F.H. D'Hancvarville, Naples 1766-7, handcoloured, one depicting four men and a cup boy at a symposium, the other a scene with an Amazon, Athena's owl, two men and a hound'. The largest 27 x 35 cm
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A Roman marble head of a youth, modelled with slightly open mouth and curled hair, on black granite base. Height 15 cm. Provenance: Newman's Antiques, Sydney, acquired from the above 22 May 1969
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A white and coloured marble bust 'Puritas' by Professor Aristide Petrilli (1868-1930), carved as a maiden wearing a coif with lilies in her hair, her incised bodice centred with a lily and inscribed 'Puritas', on square socle, incised to verso 'Gal' Prof a Petrilli Firenze'. Height 35 cm
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An antique cast metal Crown ornament, the circlet cast with ovals and lozenges, supporting a foliate corona. Height 20 cm, width 46 cm, depth 18 cm. Provenance: Ros Palmer Antiques, Woollahra, acquired from the above
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A pair of Spanish style wrought iron curule chairs, with cast brass finials and baluster terminals, tooled leather back and seats, one seat split. Height 83 cm, width 61 cm, depth 50 cm
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An early Victorian mahogany longcase clock by George Baker of Birmingham, the painted dial with Roman numerals, the spandrels with painted representations of the four continents, surmounted by a moon phase dial, the hood with swan neck pediment supported by turned and carved uprights flanking the glazed door, the trunk with inset turned uprights, rosewood crossbanding throughout. Height 238 cm, width 62 cm, depth 23 cm
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A Georgian mahogany D-end dining table, having central drop-leaf section flanked by semi-circular ends, later carved frieze with swags and paterae on square tapering legs. Height 72.5 cm, width 109 cm, length (extended) 281 cm
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A Victorian elm country elbow chair and an elm Ladder-Back chair with rush seat, (2). Provenance: From the contents of Swanton (built 1827), Sutton Forest, NSW
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A set of Victorian style mahogany and brass mounted library steps, with leather lined treads. Height 220 cm, width 60 cm
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A pair of George III mahogany ladder-back dining chairs and another single chair similar, the pair with shaped and pierced crossbars and incised cross rail, the padded drop-in seats on square chamfered legs with H-stretchers, the single chair having a top rail centred with anthemion, the dished seat with stuff-over upholstery on fluted and square sectioned legs. Height of pair 95 cm, height of single chair 92 cm. Provenance: From the contents of Swanton (built 1827), Sutton Forest, NSW
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A George IV rosewood centre table, the circular tilt top on a column pedestal carved with stiff leaves and lappets, the triform base with octagonal bun feet concealing castors. Height 70.5 cm, diameter 127 cm
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A late Victorian ebonised and amboyna banded Aesthetic movement music secretaire cabinet, with three quarter brass gallery above fall front and glazed cabinet with shelf having inlaid and incised decoration, on a plinth base. Height 120.5 cm, width 54 cm, depth 38.5 cm
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A Victorian ebonised, gilt and mother of pearl inlaid occasional table, the shaped tilt top decorated to the centre with a spray of roses and other flowers, on a baluster pedestal and three shaped legs. Height 73 cm, oval top 69 x 58 cm
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