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The Winter Auctions Series, Part II — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:509
Sale Title:The Winter Auctions Series, Part IILots with images:507
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:294
Date:21-Aug-2023
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Lance Bressow (Born 1942), Head in Profile, relief sculpture Carrara marble, raised on a Carrara marble base, signed lower right: Bressow, 40 cm high, 36 cm wide, 15 cm deep (base). Provenance: McInnes Galleries, Brisbane, 1976, Christies, Brisbane, Paintings and Furniture from the Ian Callinan Collection, 11 December 1994, Lot 274
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After George Baxter, The Bride - The Prima Donna Waltz, colour reproduction, published Jullien & Co, London, with printed text in margins, 25 x 50 cm
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French School, La Vendange, colour reproduction, with printed text on margin, 34 x 46 cm
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Artist Unknown, Portrait of a Young Girl and Portrait of a Young Man, pencil and pastel, watercolour, 35.5 x 25.5 cm (oval), 13 x 8 cm
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Robert Langley (Born 1929), Seated Figure. 1988, bronze, signed, dated and editioned on base: Robert Langley / 1988 / 3/6, on marble base, 29.5 cm high, 20.5 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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After William Russell Flint, Waiting, print in colours, signed lower right on margin: W Russell Flint, 44.5 x 61 cm
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After William Russell Flint, The Reading Lesson, print in colours, signed lower right on margin: W Russell Flint, 44 x 58.5 cm
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After William Russell Flint, Sheltering, print in colours, signed lower right on margin: W Russell Flint, 43 x 55.5 cm
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After William Russell Flint, Washing Day, print in colours, signed lower right on margin: W Russell Flint, 40.5 x 56 cm
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After James Malton, Provost's House, Lying in Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, three colour reproductions, each with printed text in image, 13.5 x 19 cm (each)
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Japanese School, Floral Studies, three colour prints, each with printed text in image, 39 x 26 cm (each)
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David Young Cameron (1865-1945), Shipyards, Landscapes, Street Scenes, John Knox's House, eleven engravings, lithographs and etchings, 8.5 x 20 cm - 46.5 x 35 cm, together with two books: Sir D. Y. Cameron, published London 1925
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After C David, 'The Eleventh Labour of Hercules' Slaying the Serpent Ladon, engraving, with printed text on margin, 22.5 x 29 cm
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After Philip Wouwerman, Entree D'Abreuvoir, engraving, inscribed with printed text on margin, 34 x 42.5 cm
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Chinese School, Bird and Blossom, print on silk, 20 x 15 cm
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English School, Highland Goats, watercolour, 20.5 x 29 cm
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After Sydney Parkinson, Syzygium Cumin (Linnaeus) Skeels, Plate 361 - Banks' Florilegium, lithograph, with printed text on margin, edition 36/100, 46 x 30 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 3 July 1988, Lot 368
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European School, Boy with Ball, oil on panel, 16 x 11 cm
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A South American carved stone figure with two terracotta models of a fish and a dog, the stone figure 18 cm high
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Three Asian scroll ink paintings pavilions and lake, pair of cranes, calligraphy and black horse, wood box, and another ink on paper depicting a crane
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A wood figure of a seated monk, late Qing dynasty, wearing loose robes, his gaze lowered in pensive attitude and hands clasped in front, 15 cm high
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An antique brass-strapped elm box, Korean, with hinged lid set with metal bosses and straps, lock plate and fish-form lock, 27 cm high, 62 cm wide, 30 cm deep
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Two Chinese School paintings, ink and colour, one depicting a lady reclining beside lotus and peony flowers, the other depicting legendary figures with attendants in a mystical landscape, framed, overall 92 x 156 cm and 112 x 88 cm
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An Oriental elm cabinet, with two single drawers above twin cupboards united by a circular backplate, raised on square section feet, 107 cm high, 108 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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Two blue and white wares, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, comprising a silver-shaped sauceboat painted with flowers and formal borders; and an octagonal warming dish painted with a central lake side view, the sauceboat 24 cm long, the dish 27 cm diameter
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A pair of Chinese ancestor portraits, in carved wood frames, together with a collection of decorative Thai carvings of mythical creatures, including a lacquered box, the Naga carving 43 cm high
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Two Chinese silver parfumier pendants, one in the form of a vase, the other a purse, each with openwork decoration of birds and flowers, and with a pendant carnelian bead, the pierced vase 10 cm overall, the purse form 9 cm overall
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Two jade carvings, Qing dynasty, 19th century, comprising a pale celadon jade figure of a boy on a large ribbed gourd, and a green jadeite pendant with a bat and lingzhi, 6.5 cm and 7 cm high
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Two jade carvings, 20th century, comprising a green jadeite pendant carved with a toad climbing over a gourd, the pale stone with bright green suffusions; and a pale celadon jade washer, the shallow incurved sides with a bat and foliate stems in relief, wood stands, 6 cm and 7 cm long
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A group of three brushpots, late 19th/20th century, comprising two wood brushpots one carved with a figure seated in a thatched hut in a continuous landscape, another with inscriptions, and a bamboo brushpot carved with a sage, the tallest 16 cm high
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Weng (Cambodian), The Ceremony 1941, diptych, mixed media, signed and dated lower right: Weng '41, 30.5 x 74 cm (each)
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A collection of four Thangka, Tibet, comprising one with applique work, another painted in colours and gilding, and a pair in silk brocade, 70 x 49 cm, 61 x 50 cm and 50 x 37 cm
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A Japanese Imari bowl, 19th/20th century, the exterior decorated with blossoming branches, 28 cm diameter
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A Song-style chicken head ewer, covered with a brown-splashed glaze, 31 cm high
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Two blue and white dishes, 19th century, each of saucer shape, one decorated with a dragon among clouds, the other with a landscape, 27.5 cm and 29 cm diameter
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A group of South East Asian lacquer wares, comprising a bowl with matching stand, and two small covered boxes, the bowl 23.5 cm diameter
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A collection of nine carved wood stands, the largest pierced stand 22 cm diameter
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A Chinese carved celadon vase with mask head handles, 24 cm high
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Seven reference books on Japanese Art and Culture, comprising, The Heritage of Japanese Art, Kodansha International Ltd, hard cover; A History of Japanese Art, by Penelope Mason; Japan: Masterpieces from the Idemitsu Collection; Japanese Art: A Collector's Guide by Alex Newman and Egerton Ryerson; Japanese Culture: Third Edition, by Paul Varley; Japanese Art, by Joan Stanley-Baker; and Japan: A Reinterpretation, by Patrick Smith
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A collection of seven books on Indian Arts, Mythology and Architecture, comprising, Indian and Western Painting, 1780-1910, The Ehrenfeld Collection, 1998; The New Cambridge History of India: Mughal and Rajput Painting, Milo Cleveland Beach; The Art of Ancient India, Susan L. Huntington, contributions by John C. Huntington; Classic Hindu Mythology by Cornelia Dimmitt and J.A.B. van Buitenen; Mughal Architecture: An Outline of its History and Development (1526-1858) by Ebba Koch; Indian Art: A Concise…
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A Satsuma earthenware vase, 20th century, painted with figural panels and set with two animal mask loop handles, 19.5 cm high
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A pair of cloisonne vases and a Persian style vase, 20th century, 26 cm and 18 cm high
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A collection of thirteen reference books on Chinese history, mythology, early Chinese ceramics and works of art, The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army, by Jane Portal; The Great Wall of China, edited by Claire Roberts and Geremie R Barme; A Wonder of the World ? Treasures of the Nation ? Terra-Cotta Army of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Museum of the Terra-Cotta Army; Shaanxi History Museum, hard cover; Chinese Mythology, Anthony Christie, hard cover; The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of Tang Exotics,…
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A Japanese Imari vase, 20th century, painted with floral panels on a flower and diaper ground, wood stand, 56 cm high
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Liu Quan Yi, Ancestor's Portrait, watercolour, signed with seal lower right, 41.5 x 29.5 cm
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Two pairs of costume depictions, comprising a pair of miniature woven textiles of Chinese robes and a pair of depictions of embroidered Asian slippers, 19 x 29 cm and 28 x 29 cm
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A red glazed vase, 20th century, together with a lacquer box and cover, the vase 22.8 cm high, the box 20 x 20 cm
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A small coral-ground vase, late Qing dynasty/20th century, the sides gilt with stylised flower sprays, the mouth rim, interior and base glazed in turquoise, Jiaqing seal mark, 13 cm high
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A small famille rose plaque, Qing dynasty, decorated with a sage holding a fan with his boy attendant offering him a vase of lotus flowers, in a garden setting beneath a pine tree, 14.5 x 9.5 cm
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A collection of Chinese textiles, comprising a set of four embroidered red silk chair covers and an embroidered brown silk dragon robe, together with two small silk embroideries, the chair covers 130 cm long, the robe 75 cm long
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A coral-ground famille rose dish, 20th century, the interior with an overall flowering and fruiting gourd vine within a gilt ruyi head border, the underside with medallions of bats and auspicious characters reserved on a yellow and iron red diaper ground, the base with a ribboned emblem on a yellow enamel ground, 18.2 cm
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A collection of seventeen publications on Asian ceramics and works of art, including Ming 50 years that changed China, the Bp British Museum Exhibition, editors Craig Clunas and Jessica Harrison-Hall; the Art of Chinese Ceramics,150 pieces from the Palace Museum Beijing; Lost at Sea, the strange route of the Lena Shoal Junk; Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain by Elinor Gordon; Two catalogues of Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London exhibitions; three hard back Sotheby's Hong Kong sale catalogues; Sotheby's Concise…
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A collection of eight large carved wood stands, the largest 25 cm diameter
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A collection of twenty-one carved wood stands, including five dish stands, the largest 16 cm diameter
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A profusely carved hard wood display cabinet, with stepped shelves and a small drawer at the base, 143 cm high, 102 cm wide, 33 cm deep
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A reverse glass painting of a young lady, 19th/20th century, carved wood frame, 50 x 32 cm
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A collection of red leather bound volumes of classic tales by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Bunyan and others, comprising twenty eight books
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A collection of Patek Philippe auction catalogues together with a Cartier catalogue, 1989 and later, comprising five volumes
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A collection of catalogues on jewels and decorative arts
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A collection of twenty-three publications on International paintings, carpets, tapestries, furniture, toys, including Anna G. Bennett, Five Centuries of Tapestry from the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, Revised edition; Christopher Payne, Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture; The Great Centuries of Painting: Caravaggio to Vermeer, Skira; H. Wolfflin, Classic Art; and Benin: Art Royal D'Afrique
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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, in six volumes, by The Late Rev Thomas Scott, maroon leather gilt tooled hard covers with gilt pages, published by Wertheim and Macintosh, 1856
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Thomas Bradley, Elements of Practical Geometry, in two volumes, 1862 London, 'Elements of Geometrical Drawing or Practical Geometry, Plane and Solid Including Both Orthographic and Perspective Projection', the two volumes maroon cloth bound with gilt tooled spines, published for the Committee of Council & Education, Chapman and Hall
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A gilded mother-of-pearl inlaid papier-mache barometer watch stand together with two Chinoiserie vases, the stand 20 cm high, 27.5 cm wide, 9 cm deep, the largest vase 12.5 cm high
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A Schatz thousand day dome clock and a Schatz battery dome clock, circa 1970, polished brass movement, dial and base with glass and plastic domes, the largest 23 cm high
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An vintage industrial look large metalware clock face and a wall clock, the large decorative clock face with a distressed finish, the wall clock with Arabic numerals, the largest clock 74 cm diameter
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A Holloway & Co walnut mantel clock, late 19th century, the arched case enclosing a Roman dial, and embellished with pierced Gothic strapping to the edges and crest, with key and pendulum. English case, American movement made for the English market., 26.5 cm high, 21.5 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A rare Chinese character wall clock, late 19th century, 50 cm diameter
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A Prameta German car automaton, circa 1950, 6 cm high, 16 cm wide, 7 cm deep
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A Victorian rosewood barometer/thermometer, English, 19th century, the banjo barometer with an engraved brushed dial, the case adorned with restrained carved details, mark of retailer, J.J. Winsler, Islington to the dial, 101 cm high
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A Georgian style mahogany three chimes grandmother clock, mid 20th century, with bonnet top, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, an engraved brass centreplate and applied cast spandrels, the slender trunk with arching feature to an extended base, playing Westminster, Whittington and Winchester chimes, with pendulum and door key, the case 152 cm high, 29 cm wide, 19.5 cm deep
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A mahogany cased mantel clock, New Haven Clock Co, New Hampshire, with a Roman dial, gong strike and associated key, label to back, 40 cm high
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A Neoclassical Revival giltwood framed barometer by Dunscombe, Bristol, 40 x 23 cm
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A Louis XV style mantel clock by Japy Freres, France, later 19th century, the wood cased vernis martin style clock with a pagoda top and bronze embellishments, having an enamel Arabic dial painted with floral swags, with gong strike, key and associated pendulum, marked to mechanism, 39 cm high, 18.5 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep
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A brass carriage clock, Fattorini & Sons, Paris, early 20th century, an eight day alarm clock, the enamel face with Arabic numeral dial and subsidiary dial, single fusee visible escapement, 11.5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 6 cm deep
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A treen pedestal bowl and cover, 19th century, in turned burl wood with a dome cover and acorn finial, 23 cm high
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Two antique walking sticks, one fashioned from a rustic branch, the other made from shark vertebrae with a wooden handle, the largest 89 cm long
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An antique bronze figure of a cherub, late 19th/20th century, the coy winged figure wearing only his quiver attire, raised on a circular base, 72 cm high. Provenance: Ex Gary Kay collection
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A collection of Meerschaum pipes, 19th/20th century, each in fitted cases, the largest 13 cm long
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A Satsuma brooch button, a carved monkey nut, together with a petite Georgian silver travelling cutlery set, the travelling set comprised of two folding knives with mother-of-pearl handles and a small spoon, in a red leather silver lipped case with clasp, the case 9 x 4.5 cm
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A small rosewood tea caddy, circa 1800, of casket form with a brass escutcheon and twin interior lids, 11.5 cm high, 19.5 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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Three silver mounted walking sticks, the largest 90 cm long
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A large carved giltwood overmantel mirror in the Victorian style, 165 x 150 cm
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A large gilded overmantel mirror, 148 x 120 cm
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An unusual antique pewter wine ewer, French, 18th/19th century, with a knopped and ringed long neck and multiple handles, the lid with a double acorn thumbpiece, unmarked, 74 cm high
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A vintage folk art matchstick or straw church on stand, 85 cm high, 28 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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An interesting assortment of antique and vintage boxes in mixed timbers, comprising twelve decoratively inlaid jewel and trinket boxes, the largest 14 cm high, 24 cm wide, 14 cm deep
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A pair of antique leather riding boots with wooden boot shapers, early 20th century, 45 cm high
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A pair of pierced Moroccan style iron red table lanterns, 46 cm high
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A collection of vintage painted wood Punch & Judy and character puppets, hand carved figures with cotton clothing, the pale blue painted wood box 10 cm high, 29.5 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A collection of religious objects, comprising a print, ebonised crucifix and a religious santos type figure in a distressed finish, the Santos figure 32.5 cm high
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Two wooden 'Cooper' signs with branded iron lettering, 35 x 71 cm
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An antique carved wood figure, Italian, inscribed 'Fr Conzaga' to base, 45 cm high
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A collection of eclectic carved wood objects, comprising a vintage stand, a hatblock, a wood potter's wheel & two police truncheons, the largest truncheon 58 cm long
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A pair of vintage Indian painted wood tiger heads, early 20th century, mounted on ebonised plaques, 35.5 cm deep
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An erotic bronze figure group, unsigned, 8.5 cm high
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After Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950), A green onyx mounted bronze figure group of two lovers, signed J Lorenz after the original by Josef Lorenzl, 21 cm high
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A bronze erotic figure group, 7.5 cm high
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After Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950), A green onyx mounted bronze figure group of two lovers, signed J Lorenz probably after the original by Josef Lorenzl, 21 cm high
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A standing bronze nude, late 20th century, depicting a female figure with hand on hip, raised on a green marble base, unsigned, 31 cm high
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A bronze figure of a kneeling woman, late 20th century, raised on a black marble base, unsigned, 20 cm high,15 cm diameter (base)
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