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Decorative Arts & Collectables, Session I — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:594
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Session ILots with images:591
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:503
Date:26-Aug-2023
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A Georgian style boudoir chair with ram's head decoration and copper and brass veneer, 20th century, 90 cm high, 58 cm wide
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A child's vintage timber chair with decoupage decoration, early to mid 20th century, 74 cm high, 27 cm wide
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A pair of Chinese camphorwood trunks, 20th century, 41 cm high, 93 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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A pair of Chinese two door bedside cabinets with hand-painted decorative finish, late 20th century, 61 cm high, 51 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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A Chinese two door sideboard with hand-painted decorative finish, late 20th century, 89 cm high, 144 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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A pair of decorative Chinese black lacquered plaques, late 20th century, 92 cm x 31 cm each
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An English Georgian wine table with crab legs, early 19th century, 74 cm high, 49 cm diameter
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A Georgian mahogany two drawer toilet mirror (missing central drawer), circa 1820, 60 cm high x 55 cm wide x 22 cm deep
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A Persian hand-knotted rug on orange and red ground, 152 cm x 104 cm
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A vintage Caucasian hand-woven wool rug on green and red ground, 245 x 151
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A hand-knotted tribal rug with brown and orange ground (fair condition only), 213 x 118 cm
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An antique paisley shawl, 19th century, 300 x 139 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted wool rug with blue and cream geometric design, 140 cm x 85 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted silk rug with ornate floral motif with black, olive and terracotta ground, 172 cm x 112 cm
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A hand-woven tribal rug with brown background, 200 x 105 cm
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A Persian silk and fine cotton rug with burgundy ground, 195 x 99 cm
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A Jozan Persian hand-knotted wool rug on red ground, 211 cm x 131 cm. With accompanying certificate and valuation
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Ardibil hand-knotted Persian wool rug on blue ground, 295 cm x 200 cm. With accompanying certificate and valuation
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Three red patterned rugs, the largest 121 cm long
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Qum Persian hand-knotted silk rug on blue ground, 155 x 100 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted rug with light blue ground, 137 x 88 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted rug with navy blue ground, 140 x 90 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted wool runner with crimson ground, 298 x 87 cm
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A Turkoman Persian hand-knotted wool rug red ground, 142 x 100 cm
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Kashmir hand-knotted wool rug on blue and beige ground, 275 x 183 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted wool rug on cream and pink ground, 265 x 223 cm
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A Persian hand-knotted wool rug on cream ground with navy border, 227 x 140 cm
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An antique American patchwork quilt, handmade in cream and pastel colours, early 20th century, 175 cm x 200 cm
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Eight assorted lamps and five assorted shades, A/F, including cast metal, Italian marble, carved sandalwood and others
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An antique French banquet oil lamp with bronze mounted base on facetted milk glass with hobnail crystal font, double burner, chimney and crimson glass shade, 19th century, 104 cm high overall
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An antique oil lamp with gilded cast metal base, pink glass font, black button double burner and glass chimney, 19th century, 60 cm high
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An antique Italian carved marble and alabaster figural lamp, late 19th early 20th century, 69 cm high
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An antique American brass oil lamp with milk glass shade, 19th/20th century, 53 cm high
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A copper and glass portico wall light, 19th/20th century, 36 cm high
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W.A.S. Benson antique English brass desk lamp, circa 1900, 35 cm long
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Loys Lucha French Art Deco frosted glass pendant light with enamel floral decoration, circa 1920s, signed 'Loys Lucha', 40.5 cm diameter
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A pair of vintage industrial heat lamps, mid 20th century, 170 cm high each overall
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Three Art Deco cast metal and pressed glass ceiling pendant lights, circa 1930s, the largest 95 cm high overall
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An Art Deco standard lamp, chrome and glass, circa 1930, 163 cm high
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An Art Deco table lamp, gilt cast metal and glass with decorated finish, circa 1930s, 47 cm high
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A metal table lamp with lead light shade, 20th century, 50 cm high
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An unusual silver plated lamp with floral adornment and laurel wreath top, 20th century, 103 cm high
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'Modernstal Infra-Red' vintage English industrial heat lamp, mid 20th century, 180 cm high
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Hjorth Danish pottery lamp base with fish decoration, impressed mark to base, 25 cm high overall
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A pair of Italian onyx table lamps, mid 20th century, 48 cm high
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Planet desk lamp in original brown metal finish, circa 1970, 80 cm high
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A glass table lamp and shade, mid 20th century, 38 cm high
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A Chinese carved rosewood lantern electric lamp, 20th century, 48 cm high
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A vintage chrome and pearl shell table lamp, 44 cm high
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A chrome table lamp with conch shell shade, 57 cm high overall
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Two table lamps, one made from a Japanese bronze vase, the other a reproduction oil lamp example retailed by Salon of Distinction in Melbourne, 56 cm and 57 cm high
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A tribal musical horn, carved ivory with remains of incised and pecked decoration. Very attractive antique patination, Nigerian origin, 61 cm long
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Two tribal totems, carved bone, Nigerian origin, 68 and 61 cm high
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A tribal totem, carved wood, copper and shell with painted finish, African origin, 85 cm high
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A tribal figural totem, cast bronze, Nigerian origin, 97 cm high
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An African carved stone slave figure (17 cm high), an Indian stone ornament (14 cm high), together with a Papua New Guinea penis gourd (32 cm high)
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Nauru & Pacific Islands Artefacts including baskets, shell bead necklaces and animal trap
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A tribal figure, carved wood and cloth with yellow and blue painted finish, African origin, 88 cm high overall
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An ancestral figure, carved wood, hair, shell and fibre with remains of ochre finish, Papua New Guinea, 46 cm high
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A tribal mask, carved and lacquered wood, African origin, 29 cm high
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Wahaika Maori club, carved whalebone, 19th century, 37.5 cm high
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Wahaika Maori club, carved wood and paua shell, 20th century, 40 cm long
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A Maori ceremonial wand, carved wood, New Zealand origin, 19th/20th century, 38 cm long
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Maori warrior statue, carved wood and paua shell,20th century, 39 cm high
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Three African tribal ornaments, carved ivory, early to mid 20th century, 12 cm, 33 cm and 35 cm high
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A tribal stool, bowl, statue and vessel, carved wood with remains of lime pigment, Papua New Guinea, the stool 42 cm high
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Wasekaseka Fijian chieftain's whale tooth necklace, 19th century. Acquired in New Zealand and restrung in the late 1960's. Provenance Private Collection, Victoria.
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A ceremonial chair carved wood with old metal repairs, Arusha tribe, Tanzania, 32 cm high, 60 cm wide
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A zoomorphic mask, carved wood, metal and shell, East African origin, 57 cm high
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A calabash stand, carved wood fabric and fibre, North African origin, 90 cm high
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Two tribal baskets, woven cane and wood, South African origin. Provenance: The Brosset Collection. The larger 30 cm high x 43 cm wide
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Three tribal statues, carved wood, West African origin, the largest 71 cm high
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Five assorted bronze axe heads, unknown age and origin, the largest 14 cm long
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An Egyptian Ushati, together with two stone mace heads, unknown ages, the Ushati 14 cm high
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A Chinese pottery camel statue with remains of polychrome finish, modeled in unusual pose, Tang Dynasty (618 to 907 A.D.). With accompanying thermoluminescence test certificate from Oxford Authentication Ltd, United Kingdom (Hk 2123-691). 18 cm high, 35 cm long
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A Chinese pottery statue of a male figure with ball, remains of polychrome finish, Tang Dynasty 618 to 907 A.D. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test certificate from the Oxford Authenticity, United Kingdom, (Hk 2123-687). 38 cm high
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An Egyptian carved stone hippopotamus, identified with the goddess Taweret, believed to bring good luck and protection. Middle Kingdom, 2100 - 1800 B.C. 5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide
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A group of three Gandharan terracotta heads of a Bodhisattva, circa 3rd century A.D., approximately 7 cm high each (excluding stands)
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Pre-Columbian Mayan orange ware pottery cylinder vessel, the upper register of carving with bird glyphs and the lower register with a standing and a kneeling lord, late Classic Period, 550-950 A.D., 19 cm high
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A pair of Sassanian Stone seals, banded agate and rock crystal, Greater Persia, circa 4th-6th century A.D., 2 cm and 2.5 cm high
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A pair of archaic Gangetic Valley copper weapons, Indian origin, 35 cm and 13 cm high on later stands
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Lakshimi antique bronze statuette with remains of cold painted finish and inlaid with gemstones, North Indian origin, 14th/15th century, 22 cm high
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Three assorted pre-Columbian statues, terracotta, Mexico and Central America, 13 cm, 12.5 cm and 9 cm high, Provenance The Joseph Greenberg Collection
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An antique hand-painted Russian Icon, 19th/20th century, 35 x 30 cm
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'Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus' by Simone Martini, framed print in Renaissance style giltwood frame, 20th century, 42 x 46.5 cm overall
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Old Believers Russian bronze cross, 19th/20th century, 38.5 cm high
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Old Believers three Russian bronze crosses with remains of blue and white enamel decoration, 20th century, the largest 16.5 cm high
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Old Believers four-fold Russian bronze icon with remains of blue enamel decoration, 19th century, 15.5 cm high, 35.5 cm wide
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Old Believers Russian bronze icon cross with remains of blue enamel decoration, 20th century, 24 cm high
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Old Believers Russian bronze shrine cross, together with a silver cross, and a white metal icon with remains of blue finish, 19th/ 20th century, (3 items), the silver example 11 cm high
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A church censer, cast and chrome plated metal, 20th century, 95 cm high overall
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Ethiopian Coptic cross pendants, cast bronze with remains of silver finish, 19th/20th century, the largest 10.5 cm high overall
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An accumulation of religious items, icons, crucifixes etc, 19th and mostly 20th century, (qty)
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Royalty: A group of four framed images comprising a picture on silk of King Victor Emmanuel, an engraving titled 'Marriage of Henry 7th', an ink drawing titled 'Edward Prince of Wales, Son to Richard III, and a hand-coloured copper engraving of 'Princess Mary'; mixed condition, (4 items).
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