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Fine Arts & Jewellery — Davidson Auctions

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Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:444
Sale Title:Fine Arts & JewelleryLots with images:440
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:356
Date:7-May-2011
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Japanese cloisonne vase. Lobed shape, traditional designs on blue ground. Height 37 cm
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Pair carved mother of pearl shells, each with peirced oriental scenes of figures in a garden. Wooden fitted stands. Height 22 cm (total)
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Chinese cloisonne vase. Floral design on blue ground. Height 39 cm
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Two various Japanese porcelain items, including Imari plate, signed to base; and satsuma vase, signed to base. Height 18 cm (vase) diameter 21 cm (plate)
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Thai sterling silver candelabrum. Three candle sites. Traditional decoration. Height 22 cm
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Thai bronze Buddha on wooden stand. Height 22 cm
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Mongolian bronze Garuda figure. Height 25 cm
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Chinese decorative ceramic plate. In the manner of bi Yuanming. Diameter 28 cm
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Chinese Plique a jour vase. Translucent blue ground. Height 13 cm
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18th century bronze Buddha. Teaching monks. Shan state Burma. Height 15 cm
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Mongolian Lama's painted Crown. Formed and embossed cardboard headdress decorated with various incarnations of Buddha. 47 x 15 cm
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Egyptian mother of pearl lidded box. Width 26 cm
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Japanese Imari cabinet plate ceramic diameter 22.5 cm
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Carved wooden Tibetan Praying monk figure. Gilding and glass insets. Length 44 cm
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Chinese blue and white jar. Decorated with four claw dragon amidst flaming pearl and clouds. Lid missing. Height 25 cm
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Chinese celadon and blue underglaze dragon floor vase. Height 60 cm
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Oriental 4 panel folding screen. Pair of ducks under a blossom laden branch in winter, signed lower right. 240 x 200 cm
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Two Woven silk Chinese Views. Hand coloured jacquarded scenes, Hong Kong harbour c.1935, and Palace Lake. Small hole to harbour sky. Silk 17 x 72 cm, and 24 x 37.5 cm
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Chairman Mao Jacquard wall hanging, circa 1970's. 189 x 129 cm
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Two Chinese monumental famille rose baluster floor vases. Carved wooden stands. Decorated with court scenes, attendants and scholars. Raised enamel decorations to neck. 170 cm (with stand)
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Chinese silk carpet. Scroll form central panel depicting temples and mountains. Surrounded by archaic border of warriors, chariots and deer. 290 x 185 cm
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Mongolian thangka. Deities. Lotus and Fo lion verso. Painted on part wooden door. 67 x 57 cm
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Tibetan thangka. Panopoly of deities. Gouache 62 x 45 cm
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Tibetan thangka. Four deities gouache 65 x 200 cm
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Aboriginal kadaicha ceremonial shoes. Spun and woven hair, and feathers. Length 26 cm
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Aboriginal Clapstick. Shaped hardwood with hatch decorated tip. U se patination. Natural pigment on wood length 30 cm
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Dyak bronze ear ornaments. 5 pairs of various forms including animalistic, Kalimantan. Various
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Three early shell rings. Solomon Islands. Diameter 11.5 cm (largest)
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Two Papua New Guinea highland body ornaments. Mother of pearl crescent with natural fibre string; part conch. Both have actual wear, conch has traces of red body paint.
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Two Aboriginal message sticks. Incised whorls and lines. Fine age cracks. Mid 20th century, Western Australia. Length 27 cm
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Australian Aboriginal bark painting. Earth pigments on bark 42 x 20 cm
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Canadian Inuit serpentine hardstone. Figure of a seal. Hand cut and shaped standing seal. Incised artists name in syllabics to base. 'Canadian Eskimo Art' label to base also. Height 18 cm
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Two Papua New Guinea Massim lime Spatulas. Height 29 cm and. Height 31 cm
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Four Papua New Guinea fish hooks. Wood thorn bound with mastic to mother of pearl shank. 9 cm (Longest)
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Papua New Guinea Massim wealth spatula. Pierced and craved turtle shell trimmed with shell rings. Early 20th century. Height 29 cm
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ThreePapua New Guinea bone lime Spatulas. 2 with totemic bird decoration. Abelam people. U se wear. 38 cm (Longest)
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West Papuan wealth stone. Decorated with grass bound native feathers. Dani people. 44 x 12 cm
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Papua New Guinea figure. Male figure with headdress. Coastal Sepik. Height 41 cm
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Group of 4Papua New Guinea carvings. Totemic hornbill figure; mask for carrier; 2 ceremonial masks with tenons. Losses to all. Height 80 cm
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Papua New Guinea Orators stool. Carved ancestor back with remnants of lime. Old splits and chips. Collected 1960s. Height 70 cm
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Papau New Guinea Totemic carving. Hornbill and human figure on kundu form. Plaited sisal and shell decoration. Height 81 cm
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Papua New Guinea Sepik Totemic carving. Hornbill and other birds mounted on figures. Collected 1960s. Height 111 cm
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Papua New Guinea (Arugi) ancestral mask. Mid 20th century carving with shell decoration. Actual use patination. Height 71 cm
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Papua New Guinea shield form ancestral mask. Woven rattan edging on carved face. Fire charred verso. Collected Sepik area 1960s. Height 137 cm
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Papua New Guinea carved food hook. Fish and mask form of dense hardwood. Traces of polychrome whorl decoration. Small losses. Height 63 cm
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Papua New Guinea Asmat cult hook. Lime decoration. Some losses to base. Height 115 cm
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Papua New Guinea middle Sepik Gable ornament with mask. Palm spathe surmounted by carved mask in cane cradle. Mounted on cane armature fringed with natural fibre. Old weathered patination. 121 x 89 cm
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Papua New Guinea lower Ramu river canoe prow with mask. Incised gunwhale terminating in totemic mask. Much use, age patination and weathering. Madang province, 1960's. Length 136 cm
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Four items: Papua New Guinea Teeth, shell and string body ornaments, including Bailer shell pubic cover; kina shell necklace; dogs teeth necklace; and bailer and cowrie necklace. Collected Maprik area 1960's. Length 50 cm (Longest)
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Papua New Guinea Abelam yam mask. Woven fibre with polychrome natural pigment decoration. Wosera district, East Sepik provenance, 1970's. Height 44 cm
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Two Papua New Guinea Gope ancestor boards. Relief decoration with lime and ochre. Papuan Gulf, South Coast New Guinea. 121 cm (longest)
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Solomon Islands spirit house. Woven cane with effigy finial. 30 x 34 cm
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ThreePapua New Guinea Rakes. Natural shaped wood. Used patination. 38 cm (Longest)
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West Solomons mortar and pestle. Carved stone with relief shark design to each side. Height 26 cm
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Balinese Woven wall hanging. Animal and figure motifs. 274 x 66 cm
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Kwoma Nogwi female figure. Deeply incised upper body with weathered polychrome decoration. Washkuk village, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea 1960's. Height 121 cm
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West Papua canoe prow. Shallow incised decorations showing use wear and weathered patination. Length 96 cm
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Trobriand Islands presentation or ceremonial part axe. Exaggerated size, on pierced base. Old losses and termite damage. Collected Milne Bay 1930's. Length 106 cm
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Papua New Guinea Kwoma Nowgi Bimorphic figure. Blackened ambiguous human form with white highlights. Washkuk village, East Sepik province, 1960's. Height 157 cm
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Four various etchings. Austin Platt, cows and Barn; Leonard Beck, 'Cowshed, Gladesville;' Jas Mclean, Cathedral Entrance; Artist unknown, harbour Residences (aquatint) etchings (4) various
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Four Australian botanical lithographs. Bush Plums; Firewheel; eucalypt leaves; Wildflower. Lithographs (4) 29 x 24 cm, each
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Three various Belly up Event posters. Gomez; Wailers; Lucind Williams framed. Official re-issues. Print 45 x 31 cm
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Bomboras Spaceland Gig poster. Re-issued artists edition on heavy stock. Print 122/500 49 x 35 cm
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1,000 Lakes Festival Event poster. Re-issued artists signed edition. Print 56/100 55 x 24 cm
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Framed all Men Joy Gig Postcard. Mouse studios production for Denver concert. Double glazed with psychadelic motif verso. Postcard 17 x 12 cm
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Four Scrojo Event posters. Big HeadTodd; Carnival ox;, the Bad plus; Gregory Isaacs. Official reprints in archival inks. Print 46X31 cm, each
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Three Belly Up Event posters. Goldfish; vinyl; Hothouse flowers. Authorised prints in archival ink. Print 46 x 31 cm, each
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Three various Event posters. Circle Jerks; Garbage at the Fillmore; Abba-zaba at the Fillmore. Authorised reprints. Print 55 x 35 cm (largest)
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19th century Naive marine painting. Clipper, 'City of Zurich' and 2 other ships painted to the underside of canvas covered sailors sea trunk lid. F.J. Purvis, Rms Saxonia stenciled verso over other older names. Splits and repairs to wood. 44 x 107 cm
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Two books: 'Australian Parrots' and 'Parrots of the world'. Auth. Joseph Forshaw. Illus. William T Cooper.
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C.1890 photograph Sydney Harbour. View south west to circular Quay. Albumin photograph 13.5 x 20 cm
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C. 1890 photograph Sydney Harbour. View East over Botanic Gardens. Blind stamp for Henry King. Albumin photograph 15 x 20 cm
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C.1890 photograph Sydney Town hall. View north towards Queen Victoria Building. Creases. Silver gelatin photograph 14 x 20 cm
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Two photographs NSW. Cabinet cards by New York Photographic Co. Darling river and near Wilcania. Ink titles verso. Albumin photograph 10.5 x 15 cm
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Circa 1890's New Zealand photo album. Scenic and mining on albumen paper.
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South African photograph album c. 1870-1890. 114 Albumin photographs showing views of Port Elizabeth, cape Town, Natal, Durban, Tenneriff, Algoa, Grahamstown, Craddock, Madeira, the German club, the red house and yachting groups, sporting, social, leisure, 13 x 19 cm
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Photo album Egypt, circa 1880, 66 full plate photos by the studios of Lekegian (most) and Langaki. Scenes, natives and occupations. Some light foxing. Albumin photograph 20.5 x 25 cm (each)
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Three 1930's NSW travel photo albums, including Canberra and South Coast, West and North Coast
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New Zealand photograph album by R.H.Barlett c. 1880. 23 photographs full plate on printout paper, showing views of Mitre Peak, Mt. Phillip, Mt.Kimberley, Pembroke,Caswell Sound, Dusky Sound, Barren Peak, Arthur river and Valley, Bowen Falls, mount Underwo 24 x 29 cm
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Souvenir photograph album and theatre Programmes. Featuring approximately 50 photographs of personalities (some signed) and stage productions during the late 1920s; and 2 J.C Williamson Ltd magazines dated 1929; souvenir programme original Ballet Russe of 19
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C.1910 photo album, Newcastle, NSW Coast, F. N. Queensland. Approx. 80 7 x 10 cm snap shots of Newcastle, Nobbys beach, Northern Rivers, Mt Isa, Cains and Kuranda
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Bronzed plaster figural lamp, circa 1920 classical female figure holding aloft basket torch. Hairline to base of raised arm. Original condition with some old chips and scuffs. Requires re-wiring. Height 124 cm
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Partner's desk and chair. Pedestals with 4 drawers to each side and double central drawer, brass drop handles, and leather insert. Chair with leather upholstery (Af). Length 151 cm depth 91 cm,. Height 76 cm
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Pair Edwardian cedar salon chairs. Later cream brocade drop in seats. Height 100 cm
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European Art Deco display cabinet. Two shelf mirror backed cabinet, fluted front pillars with stepped Crown. Two drawers under. Crack to mirror glass base shelf. Height 169 x width 93 x Depth 44 cm
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Victorian rosewood pole screen. Embroidered panel of Virgin and angels. Height 147 cm
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Bevelled glass display cabinet. Marquetry decoration. Drawer to bottom of cabinet. Internally lit, with 3 shelves. Key available. Length 105 cm, depth 44 cm,. Height 187 cm
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Kirkman marble topped sideboard. 3 drawers (2 false), 3 doors to front, one door to right hand side. Key available. Length 137 cm Depth 41 cm. Height 96 cm
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Bombe shaped salon commode. Two drawers, with rouge marble top, floral marquetry to front and sides, gilt brass mounts. Width 84 cm. Depth 45 cm. Height 85 cm
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Ferdinand Preiss, dancer, ivory on green onyx base. Height 17.5 cm (including base). Height 13 cm (figure)
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Carlo Bugatti, copper & silver overlay circular tray, extensively inlaid with Egyptian scenes & motifs, featuring musicians & entertainers to centre, surrounded with 2 rings of scenes from courtly and daily life, various animal motifs to outside boarder. Incised verso ' diameter 70 cm
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Jean Didlier (French 1824-1893) Debut, 'Porteur d'Eau Tunisien.', bronze. Height 63 cm
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Pair Continental lidded urns. Hand painted floral decoration on pale blue background. Gilt upward curling handles. Converted to lamps. Damage to base collar of one. Height 50 cm
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Royal Doulton 'Old Charley' large character jug. D5420. Height 16 cm
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Dutch Gouda hand painted ceramic vase, signed by 'Breetvelt.'. Height 34 cm
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Two various Dresden porcelain bowls. Both floral encrusted. Reticulated design. Some losses. Diameter 22 cm; diameter 32 cm
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Lalique glass rooster. Etched mark to base. Height 21 cm
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Two various Continental porcelain figures, including Boy wearing green jacket, with underglaze cobalt blue mark; and couple in garden, with cobalt blue Crown mark and marked Germany. Height 13 cm (boy)
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Two similar Continental lidded porcelain bowls, each with dual handles; both heavily encrusted with floral decoration. No marks evident. Some losses to both, and some discoloration to lid of smaller bowl. Height 13 cm. Height 14 cm
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Beswick horse figure. Brown, with two white 'Socks'. Height 19 cm
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