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The Contents of Falls House — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:555
Sale Title:The Contents of Falls HouseLots with images:544
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:363
Date:13-Nov-2017
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A Thai sawankalok lidded box, 14th/15th century, together with a Vietnamese urn, 16th century, sawankalok: 13 cm high, urn: 9 cm high
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A leather studded wing chair
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A finely carved ivory cockatoo on stand, Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912), with stand: 25 cm high
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A pair of Windsor armchairs, English 19th century. Provenance: Mossgreen, An Important European Collection, Melbourne, 2016, lot 245
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A circular pine pedestal table on three legs, 90 cm diameter, 72 cm high
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A Boulle clock, 57 cm high
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An antique 'Chateau Neuf Du Pape' red tole ware grape pickers bin., 59 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 60 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, Melbourne, Quarterly Collectors Auction Series, 2015, lot 717
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A large copper jardiniere, 54 cm diameter, 39 cm high
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A Louis XVI revival carved and gilt wood drawing room suite, French 19th century comprising a sofa and four armchairs. Provenance: Mosgreen, An Important European Collection, Melbourne, 2016, lot 154
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A leather studded wing chair
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A bronze figure of Rodin's, The Thinker, on black marble base, signed Rodin to base, 39 cm high
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A leather box ottoman, 83 cm wide, 68 cm deep, 48 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, A Private Collection of International Decorative Arts, Melbourne, 2016, lot 102
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A pair of hardwood stands with marble inserts, 13 cm diameter, 7 cm high
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A Victorian carved alabaster model of a child climbing a chair, with applied bronze mouse, 48 cm high
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A bronze figure of a cupid on a marble stand, 13 cm high
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Two fossilised crabs, 13 cm long
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A polychrome decorated Allegorical figure group, Italian, 16th Century, 103 cm high. Provenance: Graham Cornell, Melbourne
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A pair of Regency rose wood occasional tables, 53 cm high
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A pair of upholstered arm chairs
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A guilt and marble topped side table, 50 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 50 cm high
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A champleve vase with liner, 25 cm high
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A pine box on stand, 97 cm wide, 38 cm deep, 45 cm high
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A French verre eglomise painted wrought iron console table with mirrored top, French, circa 1950, 136 cm wide, 39 cm deep, 88 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, Interior Decorator No. 6, 2015, lot 75
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A circular painted occasional table, 50 cm diameter, 65 cm high
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A bamboo brush pot, 23 cm high
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A painted pine side cabinet, Italian 17/18th century, 87 cm wide, 42 cm deep, 80.5 cm high
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An Australian Colonial dresser, 107 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 197 cm high
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An ivory salt pot and pepper grinder
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A cast iron umbrella stand, 74 cm high
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A painted iron table with marble top, 98 cm wide, 39 cm deep, 78 cm high
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An Evans Sweson ladies umbrella, with ivory mounts
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Four ladies parasols, one with gold collar, early 20th century
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A refectory plank top dining table, 309 cm long, 77 cm deep, 75 cm high
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A Sandfast umbrella with silver mounts, together with a continental lady's parasol, and a walking cane
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A pair of large carved wooden torcheres, 68 cm high
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A set of ten leather studded dining chairs, including eight singles, and two carvers
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An oak side table on turned supports, 87 cm wide, 56 cm deep, 67 cm high
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A tolle ware tray on stand
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An oak extension dining table, 200 cm long, 74 cm deep, 77 cm high
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A standing grey schist figure of Bodhisattva Gahndaran, 3rd Century, 54 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's, The Estate of the Late Dr Paul Otto Taubert, Melbourne, May 2007, lot 63
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Two green stone pendants, longest: 13 cm long
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A fossilised crab in three pieces
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Five fossils
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A collection of mammal teeth
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A fossilised dinosaurs egg
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Three spear heads, and an axe head
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Two framed fossils
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A selection of fossils
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Three parts of Kauri gum
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A selection of shells
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A selection of shells
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A carved wood mask, from Monpa, Arunachul Pradesh, East Bhutan, late 19th century, 22.7 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, Acquired from the above by Dr Peter Elliott in 1984, Mossgreen, The Peter Elliott Collection, Sydney, 2015, lot 484
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An ivory ecclesiastical figure of an infant on stand, 17th century, 15 cm high
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A Santos bust, 19th century, 30 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, The Peter Elliott Collection, Sydney, 2015, lot 759
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A Santos figure of an Apostle, 19th century, 26 cm high
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A Vietnamese antique pottery vessel in traditional decoration, 26 cm high
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Two Santos figures, tallest: 18 cm high
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A Santos figure
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A carpet in traditional design, 475 cm long, 298 cm wide
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A set of cotton carpets in traditional design, Smaller: 274 x 193 cm, Larger: 356 x 275 cm
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A traditional carpet, 173 x 148 cm
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A woollen hall runner in traditional design (Cadrys), together with a woollen doormat in traditional design, runner: 383 x 83 cm, doormat: 94 x 72 cm
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A traditional woollen carpet with central motif, 187 x 126 cm
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A woollen carpet with traditional decoration, in orange, red, and navy, 310 x 201 cm
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A traditional woollen carpet, 326 x 252 cm
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A woollen carpet of traditional design in red, 250 x 330 cm
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A traditional tribal rug, some wear, together with a door mat, rug: 300 x 213 cm, mat: 86 x 63 cm
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Three traditional tribal carpets
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A Moroccan woollen tribal carpet, some wear, 380 x 292 cm
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A Turkish woollen carpet, decorated with peacock inspired design, 250 x 350 cm
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A woollen floor carpet with palm decorations, 382 x 382 cm
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A Turkish woollen carpet, 400 x 300 cm
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A carved walnut coffer, Spanish, 16th/17th century, 148 cm wide, 56 cm deep, 59 cm high
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A large coffer with wrought iron handles, 130 cm wide, 62.5 cm deep, 75 cm high
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A walnut winged armchair with linen upholstery
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A pair of wooden side tables with carved decoration, 54 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 59.5 cm high
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A timber and marble topped kitchen island cabinet, 115 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 86 cm high
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A collection of tin jars, 33 cm high
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A white painted console table, 120 cm wide, 38 cm deep, 84.5 cm high
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A music Canterbury, 50 cm wide, 37 cm deep, 60 cm high
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A Japanese satsuma two handled Potpourri pot, 17 cm high
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A walnut finely carved and decorated credenza, 207 cm wide, 65 cm deep, 245 cm high
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A hand painted writing desk and chair, Desk: 120 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 79 cm high
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Two Japanese iron carp figures
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A 17th century style cabinet on stand, 132 cm wide, 30 cm deep, 195 cm high
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A hand carved Arts and Crafts arm chair with carved Sanskrit inscription, 'Aham Etat Na' (I am not this)
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A pair of Empire style guilt bronze candle sticks, 24 cm high (each)
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A pair of painted wrought iron standard candelabra, 182 cm high (each)
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A George III mahogany bracket clock, English circa 1800, with white enamel dial, 23 cm wide, 17 cm deep, 33 cm high
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An ammonite, 28 cm long, 24 cm wide
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A Paragon S. Fox & Co. Limited lady's parasol, with a silver mounted handle, together with a Paragon S. Fox & Co. limited parasol frame, with silver mounted handle, and another Paragon S. Fox & Co. Limited umbrella, with a silver mounted handle
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A mahogany candle box, 23 cm wide, 17 cm deep, 29 cm high
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A metal towel rail, French, 91 cm high
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A metal wine rack, French, 90 cm high
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A cast iron based table with marble top, 61 cm diameter, 75.5 cm high
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A Victorian wire plant stand, 137 cm wide, 65 cm deep, 123 cm high
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A white painted metal plant stand, 113 cm wide, 61 cm deep, 129 cm high
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A pair of cast iron urns on stands, 92 cm high (each)
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A pair of white pews, 214 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 102 cm high
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A tolle ware lamp base and shade, 75 cm high
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