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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:233
Sale Title:The Collector's Auction; Bradman “Australia vs. The Rest” Cricket Bat, 1938Lots with images:233
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:157
Date:28-Nov-2022
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A cased compass, thermometer and measuring device, the compass and thermometer by Negretti & Zambra, the device by short & Mason, London and retailed by E. Esdaile & Sons, Sydney, in a fitted case.
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Captain James cook, Cook's voyage Vol III, and a Sulphide paperweight, the book circa 1790, in distressed leather binding, the paperweight by Ford & Co. Edinburgh with a profile portrait of cook. Diameter of the paperweight 6.5 cm
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A pair of 19th century French brass lamps by Lacarriere Delatour & Cie, Paris, each of squat baluster form, electrified. Height 36 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A pair of French three-light appliques, each white metal frame decorated with clear and blue glass drops, the corona above flowering branches and a tier with three scrolled candle arms all with flowerheads and pendant drops, electrified. Height 41 cm. Provenance: Mr J. Smiley, Woollahra.
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A Georgian style stripped pine fire surround, the leaf carved shelf above a floral swag hung frieze with central tablet, the opening with egg and dart moulded edges. Height 121 cm, width 127 cm, depth 15 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, lot 1020. Mr J. Smiley, Woollahra.
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An Italian walnut cassone, Tuscany, last quarter 16th century, the rising top above the panelled front and sides, on lion paw carved front legs. Width 184.5 cm, depth 60 cm, height 59 cm. Provenance: di Clemente, Florence, Italy. Leonard Joel, Sydney, the collector's auction, 30 June 2020, lot 293. Private collection, Sydney.
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Two Georgian tea caddies, a George III example in mahogany and other woods with checkered bands to the rising top, and a George IV brass inlaid rosewood sarcophagus shaped caddy with beaded mouldings. Height of the tallest 16 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut and marquetry oval side table, late 19th century, the oval top inlaid with floral motifs, above a single drawer, raised on double column supports with concave under tier. Height 69 cm, width 55 cm, depth 40 cm
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A Continental porcelain figural table lamp, late 19th century, symbolic of Industry, the draped blacksmith with his anvil and hammer. Height 104 cm. Provenance: Property from the Hermitage, Vaucluse
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An Italian alabaster carving, first half 20th century, of a child with a book, dozing on a bench. Height 30 cm. Provenance: Property from the Hermitage, Vaucluse.
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An Italian alabaster lamp base, in the form of a leaf caved baluster, on a square plinth, height 63 cm. Provenance: Property from the Hermitage, Vaucluse.
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An carved alabaster figural lamp base, first quarter 20th century, in the form of a seated bather on a rocky outcrop with an urn shaped standard beside her. Height 73 cm. Provenance: Property from the Hermitage, Vaucluse.
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An Italian alabaster and quartz bust of Beatrice, by Professor Giuseppe Bessi (1857-1922), Dante's muse with downcast eyes and wearing a diadem and coif, on rectangular plinth incised with title, signed to reverse. Height 37 cm, width 35 cm, depth 17 cm. Provenance: Property from the Hermitage, Vaucluse
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An Italian white marble statue of a seated nymph, first quarter 20th century, the naked girl posed on a rock with a flowing urn. Height 52 cm. Provenance: Property from the Hermitage, Vaucluse
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An early 19th century French red Morocco Portefeuille, with silver mounts and gilt tooling, having the name M. Mermier. 40 x 51 x 7 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A large decalcomania glass vase and cover, mid 19th century, of inverted baluster form, decorated internally with Chinoiserie figures, birds and flowers on a stone ground. Height 45 cm
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A Regence ormolu mounted kingwood parquetry commode, first quarter 18th century, the marble top above two short and one long drawer with quarter veneer and feather banded fronts having richly cast ormolu handles, escutcheons, the swept legs with leaf cast chutes and sabots. Height 85 cm, width 111 cm, depth 57 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, fine French furniture, 21 May 1992, lot 62. Mr J. Smiley, Woollahra.
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A Louis XVI painted pine armoire, the moulded cornice above a pair of rocaille moulded panelled doors carved with flowerheads and bouquets, decorated cream and gilt, on short cabriole legs. Height 218 cm, width 132 cm, depth 50 cm. Provenance: Mr J. Smiley, Woollahra
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A pair of Charles X mahogany fauteuil, each with dolphin carved armrest supports on sabre legs, upholstered in woven paisley wool fabric. Height 88 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney
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A George III marquetry oval Pembroke table, in the manner of Mayhew and Ince, the fiddleback mahogany top with a central satinwood patera within a border of swags surrounded by scrolling foliate motifs, swags, stylised urns and anthemia, having a concealed end drawer on square tapering legs inlaid with bell-flower drops and terminating in brass castors. Height 71 cm, width 99.5 cm (extended), depth 72 cm. Provenance: Spink and Son, 1977. Thence by descent
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Venini: a Fazzoletto Murano glass vase, of 'handkerchief' form, with bands of latticino decoration, acid etched mark to base. Height 27 cm, other notes: originally designed in 1948 by Paolo Venini (1895-1959 ) to imitate a floating handkerchief, the classic design has never waned in popularity and is represented in the design collection of MoMA, New York.
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Walter Furlan: a large Murano glass vase, of stylised heart shape, with chromatic yellow, blue and mirrored red sommerso colours, engraved 'Furlan Walter' to base. Height 30 cm
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Fulvio Bianconi: a large glass bowl for Mazzega, circa 1965, of oval conical outline, in red glass with blue and green bands, clear overly and shaped base. Length 63 cm, width 23 cm, height 16 cm
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Cleto Munari: a pair of Italian silver and glass 'Campanella' candlesticks, each in the form of a stylised flower and leaf issuing from a blue glass flowerpot, signed to glass, stamped .925, original dust bag, boxes. Height 28 cm
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Flavio Poli: a Murano glass vase, circa 1959, of baluster form with purple and red and clear sommerso colours, produced for Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Height 32 cm, width 14 cm, depth 11 cm
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Luigi Onesto: a Murano glass vase, heart shaped with a short flared neck and shaped foot, having purple, blue and pink sommerso colours, produced for Vetreria Oball, signed to the base 'Onesto Murano 1/1'. Height 22 cm
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Afro Celotto: a unique Murano 'Battuto Ombroso' vase, oval with free-form rim, blown in shades of orange brown, purple, blue and black, having a wheel-cut exterior, signed to base 'Afro Celotto 2005 1/1'. Height 48 cm, width 30 cm, depth 8 cm
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Afro Celotto: a unique Murano 'Battuto Coppia Fissa' vase, of tear-drop outline with an off centre opening, blown with an internal peacock feather design around amber and blue discs, having a wheel-cut exterior, signed to the base 'Afro Celotto Murano 2005 1/1'. Height 49 cm, width 23 cm, depth 12 cm
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Holly Grace: an art glass fish sculpture, 'Shimmer Fish' circa 2000, signed near base 'Holly'. Height 16 cm, length 38 cm, width 6 cm
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Giles Bettison: an early glass vase (1995), of teardrop form in bright yellow glass with an internal lattice design, engraved 'Giles Bettison 4/95' to base. Height 34 cm, other notes: Created while he was a student at the Australian National University, this piece is from a series of five pieces, three of which are illustrated in the book, pattern and Perception, page 34, and listed as 'Untitled vessels, 1995.'
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Michael Retter OAM (active 1990s), spotted gum (Eucalyptus maculata) 1994, marquetry timber panels, signed and dated lower left: M.D.Retter / 1994, 73.5 x 57.5 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney. Other Notes: highly acclaimed wood artist Michael Retter's work is found in numerous public and private collections, most notably Australia's Parliament house for which he completed three commissions. Retter was awarded an order of Australia medal for his 'Contribution to the Art Program in the…
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A collection of sixteen Martin Boyd and Boyd Pottery ramekins, in two sizes with variation of external and internal glaze colours, each with a short protruding handle, various incised signatures. Diameter of the largest 13 cm
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An Australian terracotta cockatoo, first quarter 20th century, with brown glazed beak and stand. Height 39 cm, other notes: there is an identical example in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
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A Lalique 'Pissenlit' bowl, model 3215, in clear and frosted glass moulded with dandelion leaves, moulded R. Lalique France signature. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 24 cm
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Fourteen French cut crystal champagne flutes, each with cut facets, above a knopped stem and circular foot, variations in design. Height 17 cm
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A pair of Baccarat crystal comports and confituriers, the comports with star cut foot and faceted decoration, the confituriers on knopped stem with flute cut bowls and pagoda covers and hexagonal finial. Height of comport 13.5 cm, diameter 21.5 cm, height of confituriers 22 cm
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Two Vietnamese golden celadon bowls, Ly/Tran Dynasty, one with a barbed foliate rim and moulded decoration of flowers and grapes, the other with carved fluted decoration to the exterior. The moulded bowl: height 5.5 cm, diameter 16 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese celadon bowls, Ly/Tran Dynasty, each with inwardly turning rims, the largest with carved lotus petal decoration to the exterior. Height of largest 8 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, decorated with a foliate rim and spiral carving to the cavetto, the centre with an unglazed rim, the base with an iron wash. Height 7 cm, diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th century, with carved fluting to the cavetto and five spur marks to the interior, covered in a golden celadon glaze. Height 5 cm, diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, with carved abstracted foliate motifs to the cavetto and five spur marks to the interior base, covered in a greyish celadon glaze. Height 8 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon cup, Ly/Tran Dynasty, with carved lotus petal decoration to the exterior, covered in a greyish celadon glaze, the base with an iron wash. Height 8 cm, diameter 7.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, with carved decoration to the interior of scrolling foliage and to the exterior with a foliate lappet border, covered in an olive celadon glaze. Height 7 cm, diameter 18.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese carved celadon bowls, Ly/Tran Dynasty, with foliate rims, carved decoration to the cavetto and unglazed rings to the centre. The largest: height 7.5 cm, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese celadon bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, of wide shallow form with an inwardly turned rim covered in olive celadon glaze. Height 5 cm, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Two Vietnamese carved celadon bowls, circa 13th/14th century, both decorated with scrolling foliage, one of wide shallow form, the smaller with an iron wash to the base. The largest: height 4 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon Alms bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th century, of spherical form with abstracted carved decoration to the sides covered with an olive green celadon glaze. Height 11 cm, diameter 18.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese celadon bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, with short vertical walls covered in a blue green celadon glaze. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 16 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved golden celadon Alms bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th century, of spherical form with abstracted carved decoration to the sides covered with a golden celadon glaze. Height 11 cm, diameter 18.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th century, carved to the exterior with vertical fluting and covered in an olive green celadon glaze. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon cylindrical bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th century, carved to the exterior with lotus petals, covered in an olive green celadon glaze with an iron brown wash to the base. Height 11.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon Alms bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th century, of ovoid form with carved decoration of scrolling foliage to the interior covered in a greyish celadon glaze. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese carved celadon Alms bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th century, of spherical form with carved decoration of lotus petals to the exterior covered in an olive green celadon glaze. Height 10.5 cm, diameter 18.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese molded white-ware bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, with moulded decoration to the interior of scrolling flowers. Height 5.5 cm, diameter 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese molded White-Ware bowl, Ly/Tran Dynasty, with decoration to the interior of peonies and lotus flowers, five spur marks to the interior centre and a phosphatic iron glaze to the exterior. Height 6 cm, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese stoneware bowl with enamel decoration, Ly/Tran Dynasty or later, with carved foliate decoration and red and green enamel decoration of fish and foliage. Height 10 cm, diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese stoneware dishes, Ly/Tran Dynasty and later, one white glazed, another with moulded decoration and another footed dish with blue and white decoration. Height of largest 3.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese blue and white dishes, Tran Dynasty, circa 14th century, each decorated with abstracted scrolling foliage. The largest: height 3.5 cm, diameter 18.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese stoneware bowls, circa 15th century, one decorated in underglaze blue, another white glazed and another with iron brown decoration. Height of the largest 9 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Four small Vietnamese stoneware bowls, circa 15th century, one bowl with an iron glaze to the exterior, the others with a clear glaze. The iron glaze bowl: height 5.5 cm, diameter 10 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese blue and white dishes, circa 15th century, one decorated with a character to the centre, another with scrolling lotus and another with a fish. The largest: height 3.5 cm, diameter 21 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese stoneware jars, circa 15th century, each of baluster form, one with four lug handles to the shoulder. The largest: height 9 cm, diameter 9 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese blue and iron glazed bowl, circa 17th/18th century, with moulded decoration to the exterior and a foliate rim, covered in an iron glaze with cobalt blue streaks. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 16 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese stoneware vases, 18th century and earlier, one of bottle form with dots of cobalt to the shoulder, the other two of baluster form with a crackle glaze. The largest: height 13.5 cm, diameter 12 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese iron glazed stem bowl, of wide rounded form with a splayed foot covered in a rich iron glaze. Height 9.5 cm, diameter 13 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese green glazed lime pots, 16th/17th century, bat Trang kilns, of spherical form with an aperture to the front and overarching handles. Height. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese lime pot, 16th/17th century, bat Trang kilns, with an overarching handle covered in a clear glaze. Height 15 cm, width 11.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese lime pot, circa 18th century, of spherical form with an overarching handle, covered in a red and green glaze. Height 16 cm, width 13.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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Three Vietnamese lime pots, 15th-17th century, bat Trang kilns, two (17th century) of spherical form with overarching handles, one smaller (circa 15th century) of flattened spherical form with a small handle. Height of largest 12 cm, width 10 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A rare Vietnamese inscribed lime pot, circa 16th century, bat Trang kilns, of spherical form with a tall splayed foot, floral relief decoration, and carved decoration including Chinese characters to the sides. Height 15 cm, diameter 12 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A large Vietnamese blue and white lime pot, circa 18th century, of flattened spherical form with an overarching handle, decorated with a dragon in blue and white. Height 19 cm, width 17.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese green glazed lime pot, circa 17th century, bat Trang kilns, of spherical form with an overarching handle with green glaze. Height 13 cm, width 10.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese blue and caramel glazed lime pot, circa 18th century, with an overarching dragon form handle and a buddhist lion mouth. Height 15 cm, width 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Vietnamese blue and white vase, circa 15th century, decorated with shaped reserves containing floral sprays above a lappet border. Height 10 cm, diameter 8.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A group of Chinese and Vietnamese ceramics, 16th century and later, comprising a Chinese blue and white dish with foliate decoration, a pair of small Chinese blue and white dishes, a green glazed bowl and a green glazed dish, and a blue de hue bowl with dragon decoration (6). Height of the largest bowl 5 cm, diameter 9.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese/Vietnamese Bleu de hue bowl, 18th century, decorated with two shaped reserves containing floral sprays within a scrolling lotus ground, four character mark to base, the rim bound in white metal. Height 7 cm, diameter 13.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese/Vietnamese Bleu de hue bowl, 18th/19th century, decorated with a scene of a fisherman within a landscape with a four line inscription to the reverse, four character mark to base. Height 8 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese/Vietnamese Bleu de hue eight immortal bowl, 18th/19th century, decorated with the eight immortals below a dragon chasing flaming pearl border, two character mark to base. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese/Vietnamese Bleu de hue bowl, 18th/19th century, decorated with a scene of a ship and a castle with a five line inscription to the reverse, four character mark to base. Height 9 cm, diameter 18 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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A Chinese/Vietnamese Bleu de hue brushwasher, 19th century, decorated with a mythical beast on a rock surrounded by ocean to the interior, with an inner border of scrolling lotus, four character mark within a double circle to base. Height 4 cm, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E. Ambassador Dato Yusof Hashim and Margaret Hashim.
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