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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 rare Louis XIV painted and gilded eagle lectern, stamped Jacques Boulanger, French, early 18th century, 190 cm high. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne
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A framed stumpwork fragment depicting a regal gentleman and his wife, probably King Charles II, 37 cm square including frame
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A collection of three Russian icons, 18th/19th century, one of the Evangelist Mark, one of the Mother of God Kazan and one of two Saints, largest, 33 x 35 cm
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A James II oak Bible box on stand, English, late 17th/early 18th century, later stand, possibly George II, 97 cm high, 68 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A globe mounted on circular glass stand by Smith and Son Ltd., 19th century, inscribed Patent 19460 the Empire Clock, 20 cm high
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A marble figural group depicting three small children dancing on circular plinth, signed A. Gori (1895-1925), together with a green marble column
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A miscellaneous collection of eight Roman glass items, 3rd-4th century A.D., including candlestick, dish and other vessels, the tallest 6 cm high
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A Roman bronze hanging oil lamp with three spouts, Herodian period, 1st century A.D. Holy Land, decorated with leaf patterns, lacking one of the suspension lugs, together with a Roman bronze oil lamp decorated with the face of Silenus, 1st-3rd century A.D, 14.2 cm long, 10.5 cm wide, 11 cm long
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A group of eight Roman glass antiquities, dating from 1st century A.D., including vessels, double-handled jugs and cylindrical bottles, the tallest 13 cm high
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A carved Gothic oak linen fold cabinet, in the Elizabethan style, English, 18th century, interior with an applied label inscribed Countess de Waroux, Honiton, Devon, 160 cm high, 131 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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A walnut veneered Canterbury with peirced work decoration, English, 19th century, 92 cm high, 60 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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in the Style of George Romney (19th century), Portrait of R. B. Sheridan, oil on canvas, titled and inscribed verso: R.B. Sheridan G Romney, 59 x 48 cm
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A Chippendale style setee with pierced splat upholostered in ecru linen, English, early 19th century, 92 cm high, 122 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A set of eight embossed leather James II style side chairs, English, 18th/19th century, together with a pair of profusely carved oak carvers
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An unusual mahogany revolving library bookcase with collapsable writing panel, English, 19th century, 92 cm high, 52 cm wide, 85 cm deep
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An elaborate rosewood brass marquetry stand, Egyptian Revival style, French, 19th century, with green marble cover, 102 cm high, 50 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A black lacquered Japanese cabinet painted with stylised butterflies, 19th century, 145 cm high, 87 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A George III string inlaid flame mahogany longcase clock, by John Pengelly, Banstaple, North Devon, 1796, 230 cm high. Provenance: Purchased Georgian Antiques, 1960
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A set of eight unusual mahogany dining chairs with serpentine seats, English, early 19th century, two carvers and six side chairs
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A walnut veneered marble top console table in the Imperial style, French, 19th century, 85 cm high, 138 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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A gilt metal metal mantle clock with central starburst decoration, floral swags and white enamel face, 60 cm high
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A gilt bronze and rouge marble mantle clock with enamel dial signed C. Piaget, Paris, 19th century, flanked by a centurion and a suit of armour, 47 cm high
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A pair of ebonized bronze candelabra modelled as winged goddesses, French, 19th century, on marble base, 66 cm high
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A pair of mahogany carvers embellished with harebells to the splat, English, 19th century, together with another oak carver
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An unusual mahogany chest of drawers, French, early 19th century, with applied ornate ormolu escutcheons, 82 cm high, 90 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A cedar wood statue in the form of an ibis, representing Thoth, the god of wisdom, Roman period, Egypt, 1st-2nd century A.D., 14.5 cm high, 19 cm long
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