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The Rodney Davidson Collection — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:295
Sale Title:The Rodney Davidson CollectionLots with images:295
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:232
Date:21-Mar-2017
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A porcelain scent bottle decorated with a cherub playing the flute, 19th century, 10 cm high
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A green painted enamel hinged box with classical pastoral scene to the lid, Continental, 19th century, 6.5 cm high, 12 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A leather embossed and gilt etui, French, 18th century, with central cartouche depicting a nobleman with putti verso, 10 cm high
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An enamel inkstand decorated with floral cartouches and two circular inkpots and cover, circa 1820, probably English, 2 cm high, 18 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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An enamel figure of an owl on pedestal, Italian, 20th century, 23 cm high
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A hinged jewel box of serpentine form, French 19th cenutry, decorated with figures in a salon, 20 cm wide, 14 cm deep
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A Chelsea figure of a traveling gentleman, circa 1780, 20 cm high
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A porcelain figure of Jupiter and Periphas mounted on square platform, 18th century, 18 cm high
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A Chelsea figure of a young cherub kneeling on a flower encrusted base, circa 1770, 20 cm high
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A Staffordshire figural group, 19th century, 27 cm high
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A pair of Chelsea figures of cherubs kneeling on a flower encrusted base, circa 1770, with small handle to the reverse, 17 cm high
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A German figural group depicting two putti climbing a ladder picking fruit, 27 cm high
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A pair of Chelsea figures of a Roman soldier and cockerel and a young lady playing an instrument with a small lamb at her feet, circa 1770, 19 cm high
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A Chelsea figure of a young woodsman, circa 1770, 24 cm high
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A Chelsea figure of a young lady carrying a water vessel with a small lamb nestled at her feet, circa 1770, 23 cm high
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A Coalbrookdale potpourri vase and cover, decorated with flower and applied flower pods, 19th century, 30 cm high
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A Chelsea figure of a young man in feathered cap carrying a small barrel, with a dog by feet, circa 1770, 16 cm high
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A group of three Meissen figures, one with hand to face, Cupid with broken heart and a cherub with rose crown and pears: 'Je les unis', 19th century, 14 cm high
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A Meissen porcelain figural group depicting three cherubs, German, 19th century, 23 cm high
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A Moore Brothers porcelain sweetmeat dish, English, 19th cenutry, 15 cm high
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A group of three Staffordshire birds, English, 19th century, depicting budgerigars, a canary and a finch, the tallest 13 cm high
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A group of four Capodimante figures, Summer, Spring, Autumn and Winter, together with two similar, approximately 12 cm high
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A Continental porcelain figure of a huntsman, 19th century, 23 cm high
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A collection of coffee cups, Continental, 19th century and later, various scenery
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A collection of blue and white dinner ware, including tea bowls, saucers, plates, tureen, platter and various others, approximately 45 pieces
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Four pottery jars decorated with English Country Scenes, 19th century, 9 cm
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A transfer printed dessert service decorated with a fruit border, including fruit plates, tea bowls and saucers and various others
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An unusual gilt ormolu timepiece in the form of a putti balancing an enamel watch, French, 19th century, clock maker la vallee, 20 cm high
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Two bronzes depicting putti, French, 19th century, one signed to base Vibert, the longest 15 cm long
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A tortoiseshell and gold mounted hinged box, Continental, 18th century, with enamel panel depicting two sparsely clad young ladies with a row of rose cut diamonds, 4 cm high, 8 cm wide, 6 cm deep
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A large French pair of ormolu and marble four light candelabra, 19th century, each with a putti clad in a robe supporting leafy branches and flower bud nozzles, 74 cm high
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A collection of six hand painted fans with pierced bone fittings
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A tortoiseshell and bone hinged box, Anglo-Indian, 19th century, 5 cm high, 20 cm, 9 cm deep
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A group of eight hinged enamel and hand painted boxes, Continental and English, 18th century and later, the largest 2 cm high, 10 cm wide, 6 cm deep
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A group of three enamel objects comprising two cylindrical objects and a nutmeg, together with a circular porcelain painted bowl and cover, the bowl 9 cm diameter
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A miscellaneous group of painted enamel scent bottles, Continental, late 18th/19th century, the largest 11 cm high
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A gilt bronze figure of Cupid with a butterfly, French, circa 1860, on mottled green marble base, 22 cm high, 18.5 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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A collection of three enamel objects together with a porcelain hinged jewel box, Continental and English, 18th and 19th century, the enamel comprising of a writing casket, an oval box depicting Nelson and another with a decorative a motif, The largest 6 cm high, 10 cm wide, 7 cm deep
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A Derby style porcelain figure of Neptune, 19th century, 24 cm high
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A Russian icon of the monk, Nil Stolbensky, 19th century, 35 cm high, 28 cm wide
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A Vienna porcelain cabinet coffee set and tray, elaborately decorated with classical figures, 19th century
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An ormolu and bronze urn mounted on a rouge marble base, elaborately decorated with classical images, 20 cm high
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A miscellaneous collection of boxes comprising two enamel boxes, a porcelain box cylindrical jar and cover, the largest box 5 cm high, 10 cm wide, 8 cm deep
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A collection of four hand decorated blue enamel objects, Continental and English, 18th and 19th century, comprising of a tea caddy, two snuff boxes and a nutmeg, the tallest 12 cm high, 9 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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A pair of French enamel candlesticks decorated with cartouches of classical scenes, on circular base, 19th century, 35 cm high
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A collection of blue enamel and gilt objects, Continental and English, 18th and 19th century, comprising a pair of oblong scent bottles and three etui, the largest etui 11 cm high
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A Staffordshire enamel tea caddy decorated with pastural scenes on a pink and gilded ground, circa 1770, together with another similar, 10 cm high
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A garniture of Staffordshire enamel tea caddies and canister, English, 18th century, decorated with classical scenes on a white and pale blue ground, the largest 8 cm high, 11 cm wide, 7 cm deep
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A collection of five circular enamel salts, English, circa 1770, decorated with pastoral landscapes and botanical sprigs, 6 cm diameter
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A group of eight hinged enamel and hand painted boxes, Continental and English, 18th century and later, the largest 3 cm high, 10 cm wide, 8 cm deep
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A group of five enamel etui, Continental and English, 18th century, decorated with pastoral scenes and portraiture of young women
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Four books on James Gleeson
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A set of four unusual Egyptian Revival walnut pierced work chairs, French, 18th century
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A black marble top Empire style commode embellished with fine ormolu mounts, French 19th century, with applied cylindrical columns, 93 cm high, 130 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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Two oak corner chairs one upholstered in brown leather, the other in tapestry, English, 19th century
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A oak and leather throne chair, Italian, 18th century
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A nest of two tables, gilt tooled leather tops
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A copper charger on stand, 55 cm diameter
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A mahogany drum table with tooled blue leather inset and an arrangement of drawers in frieze on tripod base, English, circa 1790, 79 cm high, 110 cm diameter
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A four-drawer, marble top mahogany commode embellished with gilt bronze escutcheons on bun feet, 92 cm high, 125 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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A mahogany side table with unusual carved cabriole legs with shell motif on the knee, English, 18th century with later top, 79 cm high, 83 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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A George III mahogany carver, English, circa 1820
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A marble top low occasional table with cross stretcher base, 20th century, 45 cm high, 138 cm wide, 80 cm deep
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A Charles II style oak chair with plank form seat on bobbin turned stretcher, English, 18th century and later
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A set of six mahogany pierced shield back side chairs in the Hepplewhite style, English circa 1780, upholstered in pale yellow silk
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An important exotic hardwood salon suite, Egyptian Revival, early 19th century, comprising of a settee, two armchairs and two side chairs, finely embellished with gilt bronze mounts and gilt bronze sphinx, the settee 95 cm high, 120 cm wide, 65 cm wide
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An upholstered beechwood fateuil, French 19th century
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A tapestry frieze panel, Flemish, 17th century, 46 cm high, 191 cm wide
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A pair of mahogany supper tables of restrained form, English, early 19th century, 72 cm high, 86 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A oak cricket table, English, early 19th century, 55 cm high, 80 cm diameter
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An oak Charles II style carver chair with applied diamond panels, 18th century and later
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A metal bound pine sea chest, English, 19th century, 80 cm high, 92 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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An oak plank top table on baluster legs, English, 18th century and later, 78 cm high, 100 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A mahogany carver chair with central vase formed splat, English, circa 1800
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A pair of important fruitwood elaborately carved torcheres on tripod base, Italian, 17th century, embellished with putti, ram's head masks and floral swags, 180 cm high
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A pair of French bronze and ormolu candlesticks in the form of standing satyrs, 22 cm high
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A group of five carved wooden pricket candlesticks on tripod base, Italian, 19th century and later, the tallest 62 cm high
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A small carved and painted figue of Christ, probably Spanish, 18th century, within a glazed wooden case, the figure 22 cm high, 12 cm wide
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A pair of brass ornamental griffins, 35 cm high
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A giltwood circular mirror surmounted with an eagle and laurel leaves, English, 19th century, 70 cm high
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A pair of ormolu and gilt bronze candelabra on alabaster base, French, 19th century, with putti supporting aperture, 30 cm high
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A pair of ormolu and bronze figural candelabra, French, 19th century, 28 cm high
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A spleter figure of a Roman Soldier, 40 cm high
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A framed silk tapestry of a mother and her children, English, 17th/18th century, 23 cm high, 19 cm wide
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A framed silk tapestry of a maiden, English, 18th century, 23 cm high, 23 cm wide including frame
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Queen Elizabeth [the Queen Mother] (1900-2002), signature 'Elizabeth R' below photograph by Dorothy Wilding, dated '1951', framed & glazed, overall 29 x 43 cm. Also another framed photograph of Queen Mother holding koala with faded signature.
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A bronze and resin figural scultpure of a dancing maiden, mounted on an oval marble base, unsigned, 29 cm high
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A pale mahogany twin pedestal dining table, English, early 19th century, 72 cm high, 242 cm wide, 151 cm deep
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After William Hamilton (British, Late 18th century), Portrait of William Cramont, oil on canvas, 59.5 x 49 cm
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After Thomas Gainsborough, (Portrait of a Lady), oil on canvas, 75.5 x 59 cm
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in the Style of Frans Van Mieris (18th century), La Famglia Del Pittore, oil on canvas, 53 x 39.5 cm
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A timber model of a doll's house in the form of a Georgian Manor, made by Justin Bishop, 100 cm high, 67 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A studded and embossed leather and carved walnut Lombardy armchair, Italian, 17th century. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne
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An unusual oak and polychrome decorated throne chair, probably Italian, 17th century, the back panel carved with ecclesiastical figures, with original upholstery which converts into a prayer chair
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A bronze figure of Mercury mounted on mable base, 25 cm high
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A pair of carved silver gilt torcheres, French, circa 1800, 94 cm high. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne
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A pair of composite stone wall sconces modeled as tiger masks, 18 cm high
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A profusely carved oak court cupboard, English, inscribed 1715, 172 cm high, 118 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A rare Louis XV silvered wood crib, French, 18th century, 52 cm high, 74 cm wide, 38 cm deep. Provenance: ?Graham Cornall Antiques, Melbourne
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A pair of finely carved Solomonic columns, Italian, 17/18th century, 247 cm high
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