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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:359
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:359
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:286
Date:3-Apr-2023
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A George V sterling silver kiddush cup, 1920 London, with maker's mark for Aaron Teitelbaum the small conical cup raised on a knopped stem and stepped circular spreading base, with a band of bright-cut engraved panels, one with vacant cartouche, marked to the foot. Weight 22g. Height 8.5 cm
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A pair of Polish .800 silver candlesticks, Warsaw city mark, unknown 'FiK' maker's mark, c1920s. The pair of candlesticks of classical form, with square tapering stems, decorated with wreaths, ribbons and fluting, on domed circular bases raised on tripod feet, marled to the bases. Weight 603g height 32 cm
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An Elizabeth II sterling silver kiddush cup, 1955, Sheffield, with maker's mark for Emile Viner of traditional campana shape raised on a knopped stem and stepped circular spreading base, with a band of engraved panels, one with vacant cartouche, with gilt interior, marked to body under rim. Weight 83g. Height 13 cm
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A set of two George V sterling silver kiddush cups, 1922 London, with maker's mark for Moses Salkind the kiddush cups of cup shape raised on a knopped stems and conical spreading bases, same maker and same year, engraved with vacant shield and oval form cartouches between bands of strapwork and foliage, marked to the feet. Weight 93g. Height 12 cm, and 9 cm
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A George V sterling silver sugar Sifting spoon, 1915 Sheffield, with maker's mark for C.W. Fletcher & Son Ltd with a petal shaped bowl and a shaped terminal, pierced and delicately engraved with ribbon and foliage motif, marked to the underside. Length 12.5 cm, weight 29g
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A set of three George V sterling silver kiddush cups, 1919 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Jacob Rosenberg the graduated set of three cups of traditional campana shape raised on a knopped stems and circular spreading bases, embellished with bright-cut panels, each with one vacant cartouche, marked to the feet. Weight 194g height 14 cm, and smaller
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A Russian .875 silver kiddush cup, c1890 Kiev, cyrillic silversmith mark (unknown) the kiddush cup of typical cup form raised on a domed base, with alternating bright-cut architectural and foliate design, marked to the body and the underside weight 51g. Height 9 cm
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A set of four Russian .875 silver kiddush cups, 1895 Kiev, cyrillic silversmith mark (unknown) the matching set of four small kiddush cups with cup shaped bowls raised on a knopped stems and conical spreading bases, each decorated with alternating bright-cut architectural and foliate designs, marked to the body and the underside. Weight 123g. Height 8.5 cm
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A group of Finnish and Greek silver table ornaments, comprising two Finnish hammered silver classical urns with twin handles, on tripod stands (830 silver, Jyvaskyla town mark, c1970s), together with a Greek 925 silver pomegranate ornament on branch, each marked to the underside. Weight 195g height 12 cm, and smaller
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A Lalique 'Langeais' frosted and clear glass pitcher, second half 20th century the straight neck above the frosted and reeded bulbous body, with grapes and foliage cast metal borders to the neck, foot and base of the arched handle, incised 'Lalique France' to the underside. Height 23 cm
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A Danish silver pastry server and a Mexican silver cake server, Peter R. Hinnerup (Herreborg), 1860 the Danish silver cake server with a twisted shaft and a figural crown terminal, engraved 'M.Lindhard' and marked to the underside, together with a Mexican .925 silver cake server with shaped wooden handle and pierced floral design, marked to the underside. Total weight 104g length 24 cm, and 20 cm
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An early Victorian sterling silver Queen's oyster pattern fish slice, 1838, London, with maker's mark for William Bateman II the fine heavy gauge fish slice in Queen's oyster pattern, crest engraved, the blade pierced with scrolls, marked to the underside. Weight 220g length 32 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver fish slice and serving fork set, 1897 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Barnett Henry Abrahams the set with sterling silver handles in Queen's pattern and silver plated blades and tines, pierced and bright cut with flower heads and scrollwork. Total weight 262g length 33.5 cm, and 25 cm
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A set of French silver plated forks and a sterling silver topped glass flask, late 19th to 20th century comprising a boxed set of 11 French silver plated forks (seated lion L in rectangular mark for retailer Grands Magasins du Louvre), together with a small Bristol blue flask with 925 silver (X-rayed) spring-up lid engraved and initialed to top, marked 'Robinson' under lid. Length 21.5 cm, (fork) height 9.5 cm, (bottle)
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A group of silver plated flatware, comprising a punch ladle and a soup ladle in Kings pattern Sheffield Plate, a pair of Christofle silver plated table spoons and a reproduction letter opener marked 'Tiffany&co sterling reproduction 3' in pouch. Length 30 cm, and smaller
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A group of silver plated flatware, WA Rogers and Stokes, mid 20th century comprising a pair of salad serving berry spoons, a small berry spoon, three dinner forks, one table spoon and one platter spoon, all in Kings pattern, with maker's marks. Length 33 cm
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A pair of Victorian crystal wine decanters, 19th century the pair of globe and shaft form decanters, each shaft with elongated oval slice cuts, the globe decorated with engraved spiral bands, with star cut base. Height 22 cm
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Seven early Victorian custard cups, 19th century the set of clear glass custard cups of various designs, including three early Victorian ones with curved lips and pontil marks to base, one fluted with slice cuts, one on solid circular foot. Height 8 cm, and smaller
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Two art glass items, Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda, Catwalk series 'Madame' sculpture (2004, model 90557) the Kosta Boda textured blue and red glass sculpture, incised 'K. Engman' and numbered to the underside, together with a Gordon studio (red hill) teardrop vase in mottled green and brown tones, probably by Grant Donaldson, marked 'Gs' to the underside.
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An Australian iridescent art glass vase by Robert Wynne, Robert Wynne for Denizen studio, circa 1990s the vase of tapering elongated shape with iridescent blue and bronze spiral motif and a peacock gleam finish, with 'Denizen' imprint mark on pontil to the underside. Height 26 cm
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A Rene Lalique "Deux Figurines" menu holder, Des. Rene Lalique, 1924. Model no 3500 discontinued after 1947 (Marcilhac, p.784). The frosted glass menu holder, moulded as two female figures crouching by a pillar surmounted by a ball adorned with grapes, raised on a clear class circular base engraved 'Lalique' height 5.5 cm, diameter: 5 cm
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Seven Georgian style liqueur glasses, circa 1900 the set of liqueur glasses, each with rounded funnel bowls and tapering plain stem on circular spreading base. Height 11 cm
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A French Bayel crystal vase, circa 1930 the tall clear crystal French vase with a thick square base, the twisted body flaring to the top, etched mark of 'Bayel Cristal' to the underside. Height 31 cm
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A French art glass landscape bowl by Peynaud, Jean-Simon Peynaud (1869-1952), circa 1900 the oval bowl with a continuous lake and woodland landscape scene in dark brown on an orange and yellow ground, signed 'Peynaud' to the side. Height 7 cm, length 22 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A Bohemian cut crystal oval box, early 20th century the heavy cut crystal box, the body and cover finely cut with hobnail star design. Height 11 cm, length 17 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A Freres Muller Luneville mottled glass vase, c1930s the ovoid shape vase with a short everted rim, in mottled yellow, orange and aubergine tones, acid etched mark 'Muller Fres Luneville' to the side. Height 28 cm
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A Freres Muller Luneville mottled glass vase, c1930s the ovoid shape vase with a short everted rim, in mottled orange, white and green tones, acid etched mark 'Muller Fres Luneville' to the side. Height 24.5 cm
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Three glass jug and a lidded urn, mid 19th century and later the set of three pressed glass jugs with moulded bases, together with a Victorian footed bon bon dish, raised on a dodecagonal star cut base, the facetted and knopped stem leading to a slice cut bowl with everted scalloped rim, the cover with spire finial. Height 37.5 cm, and 21 cm
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A 43-Piece suite of Waterford Crystal 'Sheila' stemware, tumblers and decanters, Waterford, Ireland, 'Sheila' pattern, 1958-2017. The fine 43-piece suite comprising 6 champagne coupes, 6 hock, 6 red and 6 white wine glasses, 6 whisky tumblers, 6 port/sherry, 6 liqueur glasses, and two decanters with stoppers, each piece with stencil Waterford mark. Height 33 cm, (decanter) height 18.5 cm, (glassware) and smaller
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A Baccarat crystal Five-Branch candelabra, 20th century the fine candelabra with a baluster form shaft and circular domed base with raised roundels and beaded rim, supporting central cep and four writhen scrolled arms with tulip-shaped candle-cup, each suspending double-headed prismatic lustres; acid etched Baccarat mark to the underside. Height 54 cm
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A mixed group of glass and silver items, comprising a jade green 'Big cookie' basket with wicker handle (Fenton, apparently unmarked), a large frosted glass goblet with a clear glass knop, a set of 6 multicolour glass cocktail stirrers, a faceted glass pill bottle with a sterling silver top (1913 London, Walker & Hall) and with a glass trinket box with a silver plated owl lid. Height 30 cm, (goblet) height 12.5 cm, length 27 cm, width 19.5 cm, (basket)
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Seven cut glass decanter, jars and vessels, late Georgian and later comprising a Georgian cut glass decanter with triple plain ring neck, slice cut above shoulder and to the base, with mushroom stopper, three Victorian diamond and slice cut glass pickle jars with stoppers, a Georgian lidded sweetmeat dish and two fluted and plain small water bottles. Height 20 cm, and smaller
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A French Art Deco blue milk glass pineapple vase, circa 1930s the lavender blue ovoid vase, with moulded panels of stylised pineapple textured skin and overlapping strappy leaves, marked France in relief underside height 23.5 cm
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Two large Georgian rummers, early 19th century comprising one with a cup shaped pan topped bowl, with collared and knopped pillar stem, on circular spreading base, and a heavy goblet form on a short stem, both with rough pontil mark. Height 15.5 cm, and smaller
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Two green glass and two clear glass items, mid 19th century and later. Comprising an opaque green glass amphora form vase on a circular base, transfer decorated in Etruscan style with ivy border above Pelias meeting Jason, Bacchus and Sons, c1,850, an octagonal uranium glass decanter with star-cut base and stopper, together with a clear glass bowl with acid etched fern decoration above thumb faceting, and a water carafe with three machine engraved bands. Height 23 cm, and smaller
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A French signed acid etched 'Angelfish' glass vase, mid 20th century in the manner of Alfred Taube, the ovoid vase overlaid in silver and gilt with two angelfish swimming amidst reeds within a scalloped cartouche, signed 'Odat' in the decoration to body. Height 20 cm, diameter: 20 cm
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Four Victorian engraved crystal champagne coupes, circa 1890 possibly Webb, the four Victorian machine engraved champagne coupes, decorated with band of swags and rosettes, raised on short stems with terraced annular collars, on circular spreading bases, two smaller, unmarked. Height 8 cm, diameter: 8.5 cm, and smaller
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Four early Victorian glass decanters, c1830s comprising two small Irish decanters with two diamond cut rings, each with mallet shaped body and diamond cut banding, with mushroom stoppers, and a pair of decanters with two diamond cut rings, fluted bases, slice and diamond cut to mallet form bodies. Height 19.5 cm
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Four Victorian glass water bottles, mid 19th century comprising two Victorian toilet water bottles with painted decoration in white, blue and pink, with stoppers, another with a long neck of painted milk glass with yellow, blue and red design on black ground, and a small soda bottle with triple plain ring neck and a fluted base. Height 22.5 cm, and smaller
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A Royal Dux Bohemia porcelain group of Retrievers, 20th century the slip cast modelled dogs with attentive expressions and painted highlights on a naturalistic oval base in muted green and brown tones, with a pink triangle raised mark, green backstamp and impressed number 1570 to the underside. Height 27 cm, length 37 cm, width 16.5 cm
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An antique English 73-Piece crested porcelain service for ten, 19th century comprising 11 dinner plates, 10 entree plates, 10 side plates, 10 soup plates, 10 desert bowls, 10 tumblers, 3 oval serving platters, 2 round salad servers, 2 small serving bowls, 2 square serving bowls, a gravy boat and plate, a large and small lidded tureens, finely hand decorated with summer floral sprigs and each bearing a heraldic crest with squirrel sejant blazon and motto 'Unitas Fortior', belonging to the Rundle family…
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Two large Lladro Eskimo boy and girl figurines, Nino Esquimal and Nina Esquimal (des. Juan Huerta), 1970-2004 the Eskimo boy and girl resting in traditional dress, in Lladro white finish, each with incised and printed marks to the underside.
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A Limoges porcelain dessert service for twelve, 20th century comprising twelve dessert plates and a serving dish, each with gilt rim, maker's mark P.L in tricolor shield, possibly 'Porcelaine Limousine' mark. Diameter: 17.5 cm, (plates)
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A group Wedgwood Jasperware, small silver and glass items, comprising five modern Wedgwood jasperware small dishes, a bottle vase and a lidded box, together with a pair of sterling silver small filigree candlesticks (Stanetzky, Israel) and other small boxes, plus a cut crystal perfume bottle with target stopper. Height 13.5 cm, (vase) and smaller
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Two Lladro polar bear figurines, comprising one of an Eskimo child playing with a polar bear cub, model 1195 (des. Juan Huerta, 1972-2007) and another of a seated polar bear, model 1209 (des. Juan Huerta, 1972- ), each with incised and printed marks to the underside.
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A Royal Worcester porcelain twin handled vase and cover, Reg no 93434, model 1276, puce standard printed mark for 1897 the oval bulbous body raised on a stepped oval base and tapering to a narrow neck, with Neptune scrolled mask handles to the sides with gilt highlights, the neck with applied winged putti, painted with exotic birds and floral sprigs, with Royal Worcester impressed and puce factory mark to the underside. Height 41.5 cm
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A Wedgwood 'California' dinner service for twelve, California pattern, number W4377, 1963-2005. The eighty-nine piece bone china service in elegant white with a simple gold trim, comprising twelve dinner, entree and side plates, twelve tea cups and saucers, twelve soup bowls, eight soup coupes with five saucers, together with a gravy boat and saucer, a lidded serving dish and a large oval serving platter, each piece with backstamp to the underside. Various shapes and sizes
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A group of six English and Continental ceramic items, 20th century comprising a Herend porcelain spherical openwork potpourri with trailing foliage and flower heads (no.6214), a Carlton Ware Australian design cornucopia vase in pale green glaze, a Dresden miniature porcelain pot with three flowers and foliage, a Coalport cottage 'His Master's house, a colourful glazed ceramic flower heads necklace, and an unmarked speckled quail egg. Height 15.5 cm, (vase)
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A group of ceramic and glass items, 1920s-1950s comprising a Royal Copenhagen 'Girl with goose' figurine (no 527, des. Christian Thomsen), a Carlton Ware 3650 ovoid vase with impressionist blue and green glaze, a Crown Ducal Art Nouveau 'Butterfly' bowl, a price Bros creamware late 1930s ovoid pitcher with relief cranes flying above water lilies in green, lemon and rose colours upon a cream fluted ground, together with an opaque white art glass bottle vase with orange and brown vertical scrolling. Height…
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A Bing and Grondahl 'Merry Sailor' figurine, B&G (Denmark), model 1661, des. Ingeborg Plockross Irminger, late 20th century depicting a young man seated on a barrel playing the accordion, with printed marks and painted model number to the underside. Height 21.5 cm
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Two Gouda Art Pottery matte glazed vases, circa 1930s comprising a Regina amphora form vase, model 216, decorated in vivid tone 'Mergara' pattern against a black ground, and a Schoonhoven ovoid vase decorated with daisies in the 'Margaret' pattern, each with impressed and painted maker's marks to the underside. Height 16.5 cm, and smaller
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Four Dutch ceramic items, circa 1950s comprising a Gouda flora 'Monaco' chamberstick and handled bowl, a Pzh posy vase and a c1960 Goedewaagen serving tray depicting fishermen eating sardines, designed by Anthoni van Gool and signed 'V.Gool'. Height 11.5 cm, (vase) length 23 cm, width 11.5 cm, (tray)
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Two jugs and a sterling silver mirror, comprising a Royal Doulton Kingsware 'The McCallum' character jug, modelled as a bust of a bearded Scotsman, in tan, brown, black and green, printed mark underside, a 19th century Wedgwood style glazed jug with relief moulded decoration of huntsmen and hounds, and a sterling silver floral embossed hand mirror (1900 Sheffield, John round & Son Ltd, total weight 368g). Height 17.5 cm, (jug) and Shorter length 28 cm, (mirror)
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A set of five Gembrook Pottery jars and covers, Gembrook Pottery (Dandenong Ranges), circa 1980s the Australian studio pottery set of lidded stoneware round jars or cannisters, in sienna, beige and blue glaze, each with impressed mark to the underside. Height 23.5 cm, and smaller
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A large Persian wool rug, in Afshar style design with large repeat pattern central field in red and powder blue on navy blue ground, within successive flowerhead and zigzag borders, in reds, blues and greens. Length 33 cm, width 250 cm
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A large Indian wool rug, with palmettes, flowers and scrolling leaves united by tendrils in green and buff tones upon a cream field, enclosed by a broad lotus and floral border on red ground. Length 296 cm, width 245 cm
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A Persian Mashhad wool carpet, mid 20th century with a large central lobed medallion in orange and navy blue upon a red field populated with meandering flowers, with shaped spandrels and enclosed by a main border of formal lotus motifs and narrow floral bands. Length 371 cm, width 263 cm
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A small Persian medallion rug, in a sophisticated palette of black, red, powder blue and muted maroon, with floral sprays and scrolling spandrels on a cream ground, the main border with continuous tendril motifs on carmine ground. Length 163 cm, width 93 cm
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A Persian Kashan style wool rug, late 20th century with a white, red and orange floral medallion upon a blue field, with conforming red and cream spandrels and multiple floral borders with peony and tendrils. Length 362 cm, width 271 cm
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A Chinese Tientsin Woolen rug, the contemporary tufted rectangular rug with a floral and foliate border and garland spandrels, a twin phoenix central medallion, in orange, cream and brown tones. Length 278 cm, width 183 cm
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A signed Persian wool runner, profusely decorated throughout with floral sprays, lotus and paisley in red, navy and cream colours upon a powder blue field, enclosed by conforming borders. Length 250 cm, width 74 cm
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A large Kashmiri Indian silk on wool rug, the main field profusely embellished with lotus flowers and tendrils in russet, pink and powder blue on ivory ground, framed by a lotus and paisley pattern border. Length 349 cm, width 244 cm
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A superb crystal Ballroom chandelier, circa 1950 the large chandelier with cascading rope prisms joining an engraved brass wheel with six lights, the corona adorned with acanthus leaves supporting swags and pear shaped drops, to a lower concentric tier and spherical glass drop, rewired. Length 126 cm, diameter: 67 cm
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A French Art Deco silver plated bronze chandelier by Schneider, circa 1930 with ceiling cup, chain and square central stem supporting a tiered dodecagonal glass dish issuing four brackets, each supporting an upturned frosted glass octagonal flaring shade with Art Deco geometric design and impressed 'Schneider' mark, rewired to Australian standards. Length 80 cm, diameter: 70 cm
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An antique Empire style six-branch gilt bronze chandelier, circa 1900 of torchere style with an ornate wreath cup knotted by thin trailing ribbons, above a stiff drapery stem issuing six foliate scrolling arms supporting dishes and electric candles, rewired to Australian standards. Length 100 cm, diameter: 40 cm
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A Louis XV style gilt framed mirror, mid 20th century the large French giltwood framed wall or overmantel mirror, the shaped frame of linked C-scrolls with palmette crest, ribbed border and scrolled supports. Length 109 cm, width 62 cm
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A Louis XV style gilt framed wall mirror, mid 20th century the large giltwood framed shaped mirror, the frame of linked C-scrolls with foliage wreath to the crest and beaded border. Length 91 cm, width 58 cm
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A Rococco style gilt framed wall mirror, mid 20th century the French giltwood framed shaped mirror, the frame of linked C-scrolls with fleur-de-lys motif and ribbon crest. Length 58 cm, width 37 cm
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A Louis XV style gilt framed wall mirror, mid 20th century the large French giltwood framed shaped mirror, the frame of linked C-scrolls with palmette motif and ribbed border. Length 91 cm, width 55 cm
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A Louis XV style gilt framed wall mirror, mid 20th century the French giltwood framed shaped mirror, the frame of linked C-scrolls with palmette motif and ribbed border. Length 75 cm, width 42 cm
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A gilt framed wall mirror, 20th century the giltwood shaped mirror, with restrained frame of linked C-scrolls and original glass. Length 43 cm, width 32.5 cm
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A French gilt overmantel mirror, circa 1920 the rectangular wood and gesso gilt frame with arched top, surmounted with fine raised rose flower and leaf decoration, with original bevelled edge mirror. Length 133 cm, width 80 cm
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A Louis XV style parcel giltwood and gesso cheval mirror, last quarter 19th century the shaped and pierced frame modelled with foliage, flower heads and scrolls, with losses, supported between a pair of shaped uprights on scrolled legs. Height 179 cm, width 113 cm, depth 73 cm
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A transitional style tulipwood gueridon, circa 1900 the oval table with marquetry top, a frieze drawer decorated with contrasting timber veneer, and raised on hipped and tapering curvaceous legs united by a conforming undertier, with cast bronze mounts and sabots height 75 cm, length 64 cm, width 48 cm
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A Regence style oak display cabinet, circa 1950 with a shaped top above a mirror backed cabinet with glass shelves and lead light set yellow glass to the door and sides, a shaped fielded panel to the lower register, with relief carved shell and acanthus details, raised on cabriole legs. Height 160 cm, width 85 cm, depth 47 cm
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A transitional style marquetry tulipwood secretaire, circa 1900 with a breche D'Alep marble top and canted edges above a drawer and fall front with fitted interior, a pair of cupboards below and raised on small bracket feet, with quarter veneer panelling decorated with marquetry instruments, guilloche borders and floral designs, cross banding, stringing and gilt bronze mounts. Height 138 cm, width 86 cm, depth 43 cm
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A set of six Regence style oak and rush chairs, circa 1930s the chairs with slightly waisted backs, arching crests and mirror image shaped splats, drop in rush seats above a serpentine apron and cabriole legs with whorl feet. Height 100 cm, width 47 cm, depth 48 cm
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