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Fine & Decorative Arts, Silver & Jewellery, incl. Affordable Pictures — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:591
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative Arts, Silver & Jewellery, incl. Affordable PicturesLots with images:556
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:465
Date:4-Aug-2012
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Massim carved ceremonial bowl. Carved, extended planar ends. Length 103 cm
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Sumba Heirloom Ikat. Double Ikat of running floral motifs in lined vertical columns. Plaited fringe. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 155 x 73 cm
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Sumba Island Ikat. Diamond diaper border with centre of anthromorphic figures & animals. Twilled fringe. Mid 20th century. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 202 x 45 cm
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Older Sumba Indigo double Ikat. Animal motifs. Family heirloom piece. 257 x 54 cm
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Two graduated Indonesian woven cane baskets. 2 Horned style nesting covers.
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Four various Aboriginal Clapsticks. Pyrographed banded & running decoration. Length 46 cm (longest)
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Solomon Islands carved bowl. Pointed oval form with incised rim. Length 46 cm
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Two early 20th century Aboriginal boomerangs. Dark highly seasonal mulga with animals on finely incised background. Some losses to top edges. Length 77 cm (longest)
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C.1925 Sumba traditional Sarong. Double Ikat striped decoration with twilled vertical fringe & beaded fringe ankle line. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. Some storage discolouration. 111 x 57 cm (tube)
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Sumba Ikat. Anthromorphic animal motifs. Early 20th century. Full length centre seam. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 256 x 109 cm
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Older Sumba tie Dyed shawl. Indigo dyed open weave cotton. Plaited fringe. Early 20th century. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 320 x 67 cm
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Indonesian Sumba Textile. Heavy cotton with dyed intricate bird motif. Mid 20th century. 320 x 82 cm
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Two various Thai carvings, including headboard (some losses); & dragon decoration corner piece. Height 50 cm (headboard)
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Handwoven cotton Textile. Features boats, animals & human figures. Circa 1970. 111 x 38 cm
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Sumba Island Womans silver headdress (2). Pierced & repousse cockerells with twisted silver wire border. Length 38 cm each
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Various Oriental carved pieces, including semi-circular headboard, peacock & bird decorated frieze withtraces of original red paint; & pair wall brackets with lintel board. Length 185 cm (rectangular)
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Benin carved ebony head. Height 34 cm
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Five Aboriginal carved Artifacts, including woomera, hollow carrier, clapstick, snake & boomerang. Pyrograph decorated. Length 85 cm (woomera)
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Handwoven cotton Textile. Features a boat, human figures & animals. 84 x 46 cm
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Indonesian Sumba Ebroidered cotton panel. Story of Royalty in hand long stitch. Mid 20th century. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 26 x 173 cm
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Six Aboriginal carved Artifacts, including 2 clapsticks, kangaroo carved from mulga fork, serpent, watercarrier, boomerang. All with pyrographed decoration. Length 87 cm (serpent)
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Fine Ikat in Maroon & brown. Plaited. Fringed. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 205 x 74 cm
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Sumba mens silver wedding crown, gilt washed repousse decorated with male figure. Provenance: family Augustine Umbu Windi. Mid 20th century. Height 14 cm
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Japanese carved wood wall mask. Inscribed verso in ink. Wood. Height 22 cm
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Sumba bronze betel server. Tray, 4 betel bowls & lime pot. 1020's. Length 18 cm (tray)
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Aboriginal boomerangs & woomera. Mulga boomerangs with animals on incised background. Womera has pyrographed decoration, sinew bound peg & natural resin terminal. Length 54 cm (boomerang)
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Lori Laforme, American eagle and Indian heads cradled in hands. Signed under. Stone. Height 23 cm
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Papuan Gulf carved story board. Fishing boat with crocodile, eels, snake & fish. Mask & figure border with lime & ochre infill. 50 x 109 cm
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West African cast brass Priest bust. Detailed majic Regalia. Height 57 cm
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Early 20th century Aboriginal Clapstick & Digging stick. Clapstick has worn ochre decoration of shark & boomerang. Collected W.A. Coast. Length 34 (clapstick)
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Older Sumba Batik. Intricate floral, vine & bird pattern on black dye on brown ground. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 290 x 77
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Primitive style carved stick stand. Decorated with ancestor & snake figures, with woven cane rim. Height 42 cm
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Sumba Merapu stone God figure. Carved limestone God, seated and clasping shoulders. Height 19 cm
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Indonesian Niasan God figure. Carved wood crouching male with elaborate headdress. Height 37 cm
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Relief carved bird forms. Length 16.5 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Carved & pierced animal decoration. Height 18 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Carved & pierced anthromorphic figures. Length 24 cm
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Sumba Island goats horn Medicine flask. String bound twin figure wooden stopper. Length 20 cm
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Sumba Island Merapu God figure. Female God bone carving. Family heirloom ritual figure. Mid 20th century. Height 10 cm
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Sumba Island Merapu God figure. Male God in carved bone. Family heirloom ritual figure. Mid 20th century. Height 10 cm (figure)
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Incised & pierced decoration of an anthromorphic God. Height 19 cm
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Sumba carved bone ritual container. Gods head stopper. Height 20 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Decorated with pierced & incised mythical creature. Length 24 cm
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Sumba Island Marapu God Effigy. Fashioned from buffalo bone. Very old patina from ceremonial use. Height 12 cm
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Boat form surmounted by a God. Length 24.5 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Carved animal & God decoration. Length 22.5 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Pierced anthromorphic Gods over animal form. Length 22 cm
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Pierced decoration of deer surmounted by cockerel. Height 13 cm
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Sumba Island carved deer antler. Mother & child. Old patina. Height 15 cm
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Indonesian Sumba carved antler. 2 Gods, lizard & face. Old use patina. Early 20th century. Family heirloom. Height 18 cm
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Indonesian Sumba carved antler figure. Marapu ceremonial King. Early 20th century. Family heirloom. Height 13.5 cm
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Sumba Island carved buffalo horn. Incised with mythical anthropomorphic face & carved god in the form of a sheathed knife. Also carved horn tip with mythical figure decoration. Length 19 cm
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Sumba male Effigy necklace & bronze container. Glass bead kernal necklace with carved bone male. Also early cast bronze jewelery container. Length 51 cm (necklace)
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Early Primitive footed bowl. Carved single piece wood with long legs on conical feet. Crack to bowl. Height 49 cm
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Three various Pictures. Urbanas, Leonas (b1925 Germany, Australia)'Spring morning.' 1969; Peascod, William (1920-1985), 'Opal Land.', mixed Media on hardboard; van't Hoff, Adriaan (1893-1939),abstract 1968, oil on canvas. Mixed Media on paper. 65 x 50 cm (largest)
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Three various decorative framed prints. Trevor Kilgour 'Asters' & 'Cosmos' (screenprints signed); & Audubon offset lithograph. Various
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Three framed Decorator items, including 1920's wedding photo in oval maple frame; c.1910 Theatrical photo, Enmore Studio; & c.1920 European chromolithograph. Average 87 x 60 cm
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Five volumes of Art in Australia. 5-10 of 1973-1983 set.
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Two cat Themed Artworks, including Toni Mathieson, acrylic on paper; Nicole Gouellet, 'Elle' etching in colour. 47 x 62 cm, 6 x 5 cm
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19th century map Austria Hungary. Tabula ducatus Carnioliae Vindorum Marchiae et Histriae. Hand coloured engraving. 47 x 56 cm
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European city scene. Gilded frame. Oil on canvas. 60 x 90 cm
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Indian gold thread & embroidered silk Sari. C.1930s from Bombay.
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Chinese carved ivory vase. Relief carved mythical creatures, & ring handle creatures to shoulder. Damage to lid. Height 18.5 cm
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C1850 Chinese Familie verte ginger jar. Octagonal form with bright enamel dragon decoration. Kangxi mark, but probably Tao Kuang (1821-1850). Height 12 cm
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Carved wood Balinese Princess. Mid 20th century. Unsigned. Small losses to headdress. Height 34 cm
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Chinese enamelled vase. Decorated with Princess & warrior, plus script. Height 25 cm
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Chinese carved ivory teapot. Relief carved dragon panels to sides & dragon form spout. Length 21 cm. Height 15 cm (without stand)
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18th century Chinese tea caddy. Blue and white decoration of domestic items. Height 11 cm
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Bronze figure of Oriental woman with parasol. Height 22 cm
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Japanese Studio Pottery swimming fish. Signed. Length 26 cm
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Pair Chinese carved ivory Fo lions. Height 12 cm (without stand)
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Early 20th century Chinese champleve bronze vase. Bulbous form with elephant handles. Bronze. Height 24 cm
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Familie rose bulbous vase. Enamelled floral bird & butterfly decoration. 6 character mark to base. Height 27 cm
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Carved ivory nobleman & Wife. Seated on carved thrones. Height 20 cm (total)
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Chinese cloisonne bowl & vase. Yellow dragons on black ground. Four character mark to base of bowl. Diameter 20 cm bowl
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Chinese ivory Tara on lotus throne. Height 19 cm
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Pair Chinese famille noir dogs of Fo. Yellow figures on black stands. Height 20 cm
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Pair carved Chinese Fo lions. Inset with semi-precious stones. Height 13 cm
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Two various Chinese bronze items, including censer with dragon finial; & elephant head handles; & vase with 2 dragon form handles. Height 23 cm(censer)
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Carved ivory 3 Wise Monkeys. Height 10 cm
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Two Older Abacus. Larger has fine silver pinned frame with bone divider. Both signed. Length 38 cm
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Chinese cloisonne items. Plique a jour bowl; cloisonne dragon decorated lidded box; & vase with fish & floral decoration. Height 26 cm
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Carved Chinese panels. 1 domestic and 3 marine scens in dark stained maple. C.1950. 30 x 20 cm each
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Chinese woven cane sewing box. Height 41 cm
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Bronze head of Buddha. Height 50 cm
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Pair Chinese low tables. Height 40 cm, width 60 cm
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Four Chinese Laquer panels. Carved mother of pearl decoration of peacocks. 92 x 37 cm each
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Balinese school. Fighting cocks. Indistinctly signed. C.1970. 63 x 50 cm
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Early Chinese bell. Brass; on carved wooden stand. Height 46 cm
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Two BOOKS, 'Chinese Celadons' & 'South-East Asian & Chinese Trade pottery.' both pub. Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, Hong Kong, 1979.
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Early Japanese brass Hibachi. Decorated with traditional engraved scene. Dual handled. Trifooted on circular wooden base. Height 27, depth 39 cm
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Tibetan bronze green Tara on double Lotus Throne. Traces of gilt. Early 20th century. Height 36 cm
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Pair Qing reverse paintings on glass. Interior scenes of lady with musical instruments; and lady with fan. Remnants of original labels verso, 'Yun Sing.'. 39 x 29 cm (each image) 49 x 39 cm (each overall)
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Chinese Huanghali table. Claw footed legs with pierced frieze rails. Small restoration to one freize. Height 84 width 87 cm Depth 87 cm
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Chinese red Laquer chest. 2 doors, carved with traditional figures, painted decoration to both ends. Brass fittings. Length 100, height 38, depth 40 cm
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Various Chinese items, including stone bi, six character mark bowl: 2 rosewood stands; brass bookends & carved wood immortal. Height 25 cm (Immortal)
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Bronze animal form door Knocker. 'Cats Eyes' shell eyes. Height 16 cm
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Japanese bronze Koro. Embossed kyalin to waist. Bronze. Height 20 cm
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Chinese carved stone Immortal. Height 38 cm
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Japanese hammered bronze gong. Includes red lacquered pierced stand. Height 44 cm (total)
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