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The Owston Collection - Day 2 — Bonhams

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Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:606
Sale Title:The Owston Collection - Day 2Lots with images:598
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:597
Date:26-Jun-2010
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Three exotic bird displays comprising a pair of satin bowerbirds on grassy stump under broad glass dome, an uncased rare long-tailed paradigalla on a twig, and an uncased rare male saddleback on branching perch with oak leaf strewn base, various sizes
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A toothed shark jaw trophy, probably a great white or white pointer shark, mounted exposing rows of teeth in an open gape. Width 78 cm
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Four exotic bird displays comprising a satin bowerbird on gnarled perch, a lesser bird of paradise on perch, and two magnificent riflebirds on perches and under glass domes
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A yellow-throated toucan standing on a branch perch, in oak five glass case. Height 37 cm
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Two bird displays of a satin bowerbird and a white-faced whistling duck, the satin bowerbird on low perch, labelled with provenance to Townsville, Queensland in 1899, the duck on pedestal mount, 37 cm and. Height 48 cm
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A historically interesting male great bustard standing on a grassy mound with tail feathers and moustache plumes erect, bearing a label inscribed, '.from the collection of the Rt. Hon. E. Bouverie. Lavington, Wilts.one of the last surviving bustards killed on Salisbury plain about 1871', in an ebonised case. Height 89 cm
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Five bird of paradise and bowerbird displays comprising three superb birds of paradise and two regent bowerbirds, all mounted on perches, three under glass domes
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A group of ten small cased bird displays including a Eurasian jay, regent honeyeater, redpolls, Eurasian goldfinch, ruff and reeve, northern wryneck, common kingfisher etc.
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Two bird displays of Eurasian nightjars and New Zealand pigeon, the pigeon on a low perch with shingle base and in five glass case, with label inscribed and dated, 'Kereru - York Bay, North Island, 11.2.06, mounted by C. Poynter, Petone, NZ', the nightjars perched and swooping, one with an insect in its beak, in three glass case, 41 cm and 43 cm high
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A good French late 19th century giltwood salon suite, in the Louis XVI style comprising a sofa and four fauteuils, with arched top rails, reeded downswept arm supports, with Aubusson upholstered backs and seats on fluted tapering legs, the sofa. Width 184 cm
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A pair of late 19th century cream painted and parcel gilt salon chairs in the Louis XVI style with ribbon tied crests above oval backs on turned and fluted legs
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A late 19th century French bois satine table a ambulant, the serpentine parquetry top inlaid with a floral spray, on gilt metal mounted cabriole legs joined by a platform stretcher, 50 cm wide, 39 cm deep, 74 cm high
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A set of three Empire style grey painted bergeres, the scrolled backs above turned uprights on turned tapering legs
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A 17th century Flemish verdure tapestry. Height 267 cm x. Width 318 cm
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A French cast iron three tier table with bronzed finish, the tiers cast with scenes of cherubs reading on a vine cast ground, on caryatid cast supports with hoof feet. Width 62 cm. Depth 41 cm. Height 78 cm
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A massive stained pine refectory table, the rectangular plank top on canted legs united by a H-stretcher. Width 365 cm. Depth 109 cm. Height 76 cm
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A late 17th century Flemish oak draw-leaf refectory table, the rectangular pull out top on baluster turned supports headed with carved ionic capitals united by stretchers on bun feet. Width 208 cm x. Depth 79 cm x. Height 74 cm
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A teak and iron farm house kitchen table, the rectangular plank top above a white painted iron scrolled support. Width 220 cm. Depth 100 cm. Height 79 cm
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A Spanish style stained beech coffer, with multi panelled front. Width 103 cm x. Depth 49 cm x. Height 55 cm
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A wooden gold panning dish with gold nuggets 44 cm diameter
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Two wooden wheel barrows in well used condition
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An American late 19th century oak roll top Derby desk, the roll top enclosing a fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes with hinged slides above two pedestals with four drawers to each side and a central drawer, currently detached, the key escutcheon stamped Derby desk Boston Mass USA, retailers stamp to drawer: Simpole's Manchester. Width 168 cm. Depth 97 cm. Height 133 cm
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A French early 20th century gilt painted cast iron and marble butchers table, the rectangular white marble top above a scrolling base. Width 201 cm. Depth 80 cm. Height 81 cm
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A hardwood coopered peat bucket (unlined) 45 cm high
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A resin bust of a young girl on a marble base. Height 33 cm
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Five New Guinea carvings including an Asmat figural kundu drum, a Iatmul mei mask, and three other Iatmul style masks, largest. Height 84 cm
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A large French late 19th century walnut collectors cabinet, the ogee and stepped cornice above three frieze drawers and five banks of ten drawers and three further drawers to the base. Depth 51 cm, 205 cm in height
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A Japanese bamboo tea basket signed by Kogaku-sai, early 20th century, and another 47.5 cm high
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A Chinese reverse glass painting of a maiden 19th century. Height 50 cm x. Width 35 cm
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A collection of jade and hardstone items, comprising a carved bamboo lidded vase with birds amongst bushes. Height 24 cm, a pair of etched bowls. Diameter 11 cm, and two carved discs .
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A fine suite of Louis XVI mahogany armchairs, by Georges Jacob, maitre in 1765 comprising a pair of bergeres and four fauteuils, the rectangular backs with beaded and shutter carved frames surmounted by lobed finials and flanked by columns, the arms with overlapping leaf carved baluster supports, the bowed seats on plain turned tapered legs with lobed and lambrequin carved collars, each chair stamped G.Jacob
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A Chinese hardwood altar chair
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A pair of Japanese bronze models of carp, late 19th century, each propped up on its tail as if leaping from the water, mouths open and fins outstretched. Height 30.5 cm
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Attributed to Edwin Hayes (British 1820-1904), a Continental port at sunset with shipping moored in the foreground indistinctly, signed and inscribed '. RHA' lower left, oil on canvas, 92 x 152 cm
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A group of four French fashion plates 'Les Croquis du grand chic, etc. 1939' each 33 x 20 cm
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George Earl (British 1824-1908), a hunting party with setters on the moors, signed and dated, 'George Earl 1867' lower right, oil on canvas, 100 x 125 cm
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Richard Carter (Contemporary) Untitled (the fools trust them) signed 'R Carter' (lower right) acrylic on canvas 95 x 93 cm, unframed
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A Western Australia Aboriginal shield, probably Le Grange Bay Region the reverse incised with a square meandering pattern of diagonal grooves, the obverse lightly adzed and with a few vertical grooves. Length 63 cm
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A mixed group of Aboriginal boomerangs, including several large southwest Queensland fighting boomerangs
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A mixed group of Aboriginal boomerangs(50)
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Unknown Artist, Peppimenarti school, Untitled, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 127 cm x 107 cm
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A rainforest Aboriginal sword club, Queensland of slightly bowed, flat spatulate form, with short handle with remains of gum. Length 152 cm
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A mixed group of Aboriginal boomerangs(50)
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A mixed group of Aboriginal hooked boomerangs, Central Australia
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Unknown Artist, Peppimenarti school, Untitled, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 125 cm x 91 cm
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A fine pair of Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, formed from classical female figures, one semi draped, supporting flaming censers on their heads from which issue three cornucopia candleholders cast with anthemions, acanthus and green man masks, the vert antique marble pedestals with a border of overlapping leaves, on black marble plinths with paw feet. Height 99 cm
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A rare matched pair of 18th century French celestial and terrestrial table globes by Desnos, the 31 cm globes papered with twelve gores, the terrestrial titled 'Se Monte Et Vend Chez Desnos. Ingenieur Pour Tout Les Instruments de Mathematique, Rue S. Jacques Pres La Fontaine S. Severin a l'Enseigne du globe a Paris 1758, Avec Priv du Roy', the celestial globe inscribed, dedicated and dated, 1770, the ebonised stands with baluster columns, circular plinths and turned feet. Height 60 cm overall
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An adult European honey buzzard by Leadbetter & Co. Of London, standing on its blackbird prey on lichen and mossy base, in three glass case. Height 56 cm
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An adult bald eagle, standing on a branch perch over its pine-twig nest which contains a pair of eaglets and the skull of a rodent. Height 90 cm
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A display of three albinistic adult scops owls, with varying degrees of albinism, on fern and lichen covered branch perch, under glass dome. Height 55 cm
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An educational display of long-eared owls, two adults and two chicks each on separate perch, the adult male with mouse in its beak, all bearing labels with provenance to Ireland and Scotland in 1902 and 1903, in glazed case. Height 56 cm
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A collage of African and Asian desert and shore birds by John and Ann Burton of Gloucestershire, perched on rockwork on a sandy base, including two pied kingfishers, two adult collared pratincoles, three adult Pallas sand-grouse, two male and female spotted sand-grouse, an adult spur-winged plover, and three adult Egyptian plovers. Height 60 cm
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A cape eagle owl, with leveret prey in one talon, standing on a stump perch amid lichen and moss, in five glass case. Height 67 cm
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A Tasman boobook, probably of the Lord Howe Island race and therefore extinct, seated on a perch looking to the left, under a glass dome. Height 35 cm
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A display of three hornbills, comprising a pair of helmeted hornbills perched above a Papuan hornbill below, in five glass bamboo case. Height 167 cm
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A rare early 19th century ormolu mantel clock with centre seconds indication and fusee movement, Semaine cast with a young woman reading a book by lamplight at a table, on a plinth to a variegated marble base, the dial set into the drapes of the table and with gilt Roman numerals and blued steel hands, the circular spring driven movement with chain fusee and deadbeat 'Scape wheel mounted on the backplate to a short pendulum with heavy brass bob, the rod formed so as to allow for rear winding. Height 30 cm
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A Louis XVI ormolu mounted Paris Porcelain obelisk mantel clock, surmounted by an ormolu torch and laurel wreath with bow and quiver of arrows above a white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals flanked by lion mask handles and supported by white porcelain obelisks each surmounted by doves on orbs and painted with ribbon-tied trophies of war including quivers of arrows, spears, shields, axes and clubs, above four figures emblematic of the Continents and flanked at the base by bollards linked by chains…
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An early 19th century Austrian ormolu-mounted alabaster, grand-sonnerie striking mantel clock, carved with the figure of a seated woman at a desk reading a book by lamplight, the title page engraved 'Allmanack 1824', on a plinth base, the 5 inch dial with enamel Arabic chapter ring and date dial with engine turned centre (hands lacking), the spring driven movement with circular plates with flat bottom edge, with silk suspension and rack strike on a pair of coiled steel gongs on a T-bar support. Height 40 cm
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A good first quarter of the 19th century French ormolu-mounted rouge marble mantel clock in the Egyptian manner, Mesnil, a Paria (sic) the signed 3 inch enamel Roman dial with minute band and Arabic quarter hour marks, with moon hands in a cast bezel, the spring driven movement with tic-tac type anchor escapement to a silk suspended short pendulum, with outside countwheel strike on a bell, all set within a shaped case held by a bare-breasted woman in Egyptian dress, standing in a recess guarded by two…
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A good late 18th century French ormolu and marble mantel clock, the dial signed 'A Paris' the signed 5 inch enamel Arabic dial with outer scale for the date and with a good pair of matching hands, set within a drum case mounted on a breakfront base set with two figures, the plinth further applied with a frieze, the large circular movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Height 46 cm
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A rare late 18th/early 19th century ormolu-mounted mantel clock, Th. Gay, Hger du Roi, a Turin, the signed three inch enamel dial with Arabic hours and quarters set into a variegated grey marble casket on lions paw feet and a stepped base, surmounted by the figure of a sleeping child in front of a pillar supporting an oval tablet with letters cut out in copper 'Qui Que Tu Soit Reconnois Un Raitre. Il Est Le Fu Ou Il Doit L'etre', the movement with silk suspension striking on a bell, 40 cm
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Attributed to Henri Beaubrun (French 1603-1677), & Charles Beaubrun (French 1604-1692), portrait of a lady, said to be Ninon de Lenclos three-quarter length, seated, oil on canvas, 99.5 x 88.5 cm, in a Louis XIV style carved and gilded frame
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Matthys Naiveu (Dutch 1647-c.1721) Portrait of a gentleman, half length wearing a grey coat and wig; and Portrait of a lady wearing a yellow and white brocade dress with coral lining, a pair, both signed 'Naiveu' (lower left) oil on canvas, oval, each 89 x 73 cm
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English school, early 19th century, portrait of a young girl, standing in a landscape, holding a parrot, oil on board, 55 x 44 cm
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Anglo-Chinese school, 19th century, studies of flowering branches and insects a pair, gouache on paper, each 33 x 43 cm
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An early 19th century French gilt bronze figural mantel clock depicting the embrace of two young lovers, the associated English movement supplied by Bentley & Beck, Royal Exchange, London, the signed 4.75 inch enamel Roman dial with minute track and curved signature, with moon hands and centre seconds hand, framed by a garland held by two swans on a pair of pilasters with well cast applied mounts to a bench with lion monopodia supports, the young lovers in front, apparently rushing into an embrace, on a…
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An early 19th century French gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock depicting the parting of two lovers, Thonissen, Paris, the 4.75 inch signed enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic quarter hour markers, with concentric date, flanked by a pair of birds holding a garland between their beaks set between a pair of well cast pilasters to a bench with monopodia feet, further set with a couple holding hands, but she turning away from him, on a plinth base with applied mount, the circular movement with…
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Two head mounts of crocodilians, comprising an American alligator on oval wood shield, and a Malayan gharial, 59 cm and. Length 71 cm respectively, long respectively)
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A pair of adult male and female black mangabeys, alertly seated on log pieces on an earthy base, in five glass case with carved base. Height 61 cm
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A red fox disturbing a moorhen and teal amid grassy rockwork base, in oak three glass case. Height 79 cm
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A circular black and white colobus pelt floor rug, backed with black fabric. Diameter 160 cm
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A cast of a 25lb Atlantic salmon by Allan Allison of Scotland in a bowed glass case bearing label inscribed, 'Root Pool, Kinnaird Castle, south Esk, 1987'. Width 123 cm
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A male superb lyrebird standing on rockwork base displaying its impressive tail, amid foliage and insects, in a Victorian walnut four glass case. Height 98 cm
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Two old walrus skulls, one an adult male, the other immature, both with wired jaws and still displaying their impressive tusks, largest. Length 74 cm
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An adult aardvark, standing on an earthy base, in five glass case. Height 80 cm
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A standing Himalayan tahr upon frosty rockwork base, uncased 125 cm x 136 cm
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Two bird displays of curl-crested acari and Raggiana bird of paradise, the acari on a simple cage perch, the bird of paradise perched above a spotted pardalote and a ruby topaz, both under domes, 41 cm and 52 cm
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Four exotic bird displays, comprising a greater bird of paradise female on a twig perch, two twelve-wired birds of paradise both under glass domes, and a pair of magnificent birds of paradise on log perch and in a five glass case
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A female galah by Rowland Ward, mounted on a low branch stump on mossy mound, in five glass case. Height 40 cm
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Circle of Jens Juel (Gamborg Figen 1745-1802 Copenhagen) Portrait of a lady half length, wearing a blue silk dress with a green ribbon round her neck, oil on canvas laid on panel, oval 59 x 46 cm
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Circle of Claude Gillot (French, 1673-1722), Commedia Dell'arte figures in a Woodland Clearing a pair, oil on canvas, each 68 x 88 cm, in carved and giltwood frames
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An early 19th century French silver-gilt two-handled tea urn, by Jacques-Henri Fauconnier Paris 1819 - 1838, raised on a square base with lion paw feet supporting the ovoid body with applied palms and anthemion and a chase band of putti at play with swans and in boats, lion mask spout and anthemion spigot, two rising loop handle and flat cover with pineapple finial, mark Fauconnier R. Du Bac N.58 a Paris. Height 51.5 cm (height 20') .
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A fine and extensive Faberge silver and silver-gilt table service for twenty four Moscow, 1890-1917 (some pieces with additional French duty marks) 84 stand and
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A Bengal tiger rug backed by tope coloured fabric with backstamp of Buckingham & Carnatic of Madras, pinked red felt border, circa 1920. Length 266 cm
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A large collection of study and trade skins of exotic birds, including bowerbirds and numerous species of birds of paradise, Australasian parrots and cockatoos, crowned crane, black swan, etc. (approx 50)
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Five large uncased birds, comprising a female great bustard on log slice, a great Indian bustard, a lesser flamingo, a black-casqued hornbill on a perch and an Australian raven on a branch, largest. Height 84 cm
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Two displays of a paradise riflebird and an Amazonian umbrella bird, the riflebird displaying on a branch, the umbrella bird standing on a simple base, both in five glass cases. Height 41 cm
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A Cape Barren goose, standing on a sandy mound before a tuft of grass, in a five glass case. Height 81 cm
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An elegant and large polished rhinoceros horn, mounted on a simple tapering wood plinth. Height 61 cm, 71 cm
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An impressive red deer stag trophy head fifteen points, on shoulder shield mount. Height 178 cm
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Two bird displays of grey herons and ring-necked pheasants, the herons interacting on a mossy and floral base, the pair of part-albino pheasants by A. C. Foot of Bath, standing on rockwork bases, both in glazed cases, 72 cm and 56 cm high (2)
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Two bird displays of an owl and a bird of paradise, comprising an adult snowy owl on a short mossy perch, and a male Raggiana bird of paradise displaying on a twig perch, both in architectural mahogany three glass cases, 81 cm and. Height 62 cm
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Two displays of Eurasian jays, both pairs interacting, one pair perched on a forked branch, the other on fern and grassy groundwork. Height 42 cm
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Two displays of greater prairie chickens, comprising a pair standing on grassy mounds in three glass case, and a single male on colourful rockwork base in an architectural mahogany case, 60 cm and. Height 50 cm
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A fine pair of 19th century bronze and ormolu candelabra in the manner of Pierre Philippe Thomire formed from floral garlanded classical maidens leaning against urn surmounted pillars, holding in each hand a pair of lotus blossom candle sconces, on rectangular Rouge Royale marble plinths with imbricated mouldings. Width 83 cm. Depth 45 cm. Height 75 cm
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A fine pair of Louis XVI ormolu six light candelabra by Pierre Philippe Thomire formed from classically draped maidens standing on globes and holding aloft cornucopia of flowers from which emanate further horns cast with scrolls and flowerheads, the pedestals applied with basket of flower mounts to the fronts and lyres and swans to the sides, signed to the reverse Thomire a Paris. Width 30 cm. Depth 28 cm. Height 83 cm
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Jan Looten (Dutch 1618-1681), Sportsmen in a wooded landscape with a Castle on a Promontory in the distance, signed and dated, 'Jan Looten/1659' lower right, oil on canvas, 131 x 153 cm, in a carved and giltwood frame
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E I Turpin, (20th century) Landscape with farmstead signed and dated, 'E I Turpin/March 1971' (lower left) oil on masonite 44 x 58 cm
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Jacob Marrell (Dutch 1614-1681), a vanitas still life of a parrot standing on a tortoiseshell jewel box on a ledge beside a vase of tulips and other flowers, with a skull, sea shells, beetles and soap bubbles nearby, signed 'Jacobus Marrel F' and indistinctly dated, lower right, oil on canvas, 43 x 53 cm, in a carved frame
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A Sepik dugout canoe, Papua New Guinea the outside frieze carved with masks and curvilinear motifs, crocodile head prows at both ends, painted in red, black and white pigments, approx. Length 450 cm
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