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Decorative Arts — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:353
Sale Title:Decorative ArtsLots with images:352
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:242
Date:17-Sep-2018
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A collection of five framed wax relief miniature portraits, 19th century, comprising two female portraits and three male portraits including Napoleon. Two portraits with paper labels to verso reading original wax relief by Leslie ray London, the largest 25 cm x 23 cm (including frame)
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A collection of eleven silhouettes, 18th and 19th century, comprising six male silhouettes, including one on ivory, and five female silhouttes, the largest 22 cm x 20 cm (including frame)
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A collection of Victorian mother of pearl inset lacquer objects and one other, comprising stationary tidy, oval mother of pearl inset lacquer tray, a hand painted tin tray, and two mother of pearl inset lacquer boxes, the stationary tidy 35 cm high
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A collection of ecclesiastical items, 19th century and later, comprising a Spanish colonial Jesus statuette with glass eyes, a framed pietra dura crucifix, a framed carved shell religious diorama and three small 19th century religious icons, the statuette 24 cm high
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A collection of fifteen Victorian paperweights, all with varying designs and of various sizes, including 'Queenie' paperweight, the queenie paperweight 7.5 cm high, 9 cm diameter
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A collection of sixteen floral decorated porcelain items, 19th century, comprising four plates, seven footed vases and five others, predominately on cobalt blue ground, the largest vase 16 cm high, 13.5 cm wide
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Two Regency brass inset boxes and a mother of pearl inlaid stationary box, the stationary box with two doors inset with mother of pearl floral motifs, above a break arch top. The second box with a cut brass inlay raised on gilt metal bracket feet. The third box with a raised and reeded top, and cut brass inlay overall, raised on bun feet, the stationary box 33 cm high, 32 cm wide, 21 cm deep
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Three wooden apprentice items, 19th century, comprising a cheval mirror, and two chests of drawers, the largest chest 36 cm high, 30 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A collection of decorative brass and spelter ornaments, 19th century and later, comprising nine dog shaped ornaments, and eleven others including pheasants and figures, the largest 23.5 cm high
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Two Georgian needlework pictures on silk, early 19th century, one depicting a boy with dog, the other a girl fetching water, both framed in original gilt frames and mounted on board, 44 cm x 31 cm, and 45 cm x 31 cm retrospectively
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A collection of four Georgian needlework on silk pictures, late 18th / 19th century, all featuring imagery associated with the bible. Each needlework is framed and mounted on board, the largest 42.5 cm x 49 cm
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Two Georgian needlework on silk pictures, early 19th century, the larger needlework depicting a nobleman giving council to a mother and her children, hand painted and embroidered in gold, the smaller depicting three young women also embroidered in gold, 42 cm x 60 cm and 36.5 cm x 25 cm retrospectively
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A collection of four Georgian needlework samplers, early 19th century and later, three alphabet samplers signed Miss Eliza Mechan, Harriet Loader and Hannah Thomas, and one in remembrance of Mary Anne Strandland, the largest 42.5 cm x 30.5 cm
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A collection of four small Georgian needleworks, two silk needleworks include a lady in her garden, the other a lady in a pastoral setting, both are housed in gilded oval frames. Another features a parrot (provenance to verso), the fourth a possible depiction of the Shroud of Turin in the Royal Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, 22 cm x 17 cm, 20 cm x 16 cm, 26 cm x 28 cm, and 15 cm x 22 cm retrospectively
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Two Georgian needlework samplers, early 19th century, both framed, one signed Eliza Parnwell 1826, the other titled 'A Minute', signed 1832, 42 cm x 32 cm, and 48 cm x 37 cm retrospectively
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A collection four needlework pictures, 19th century, all framed and mounted with one work depicting St Paul's Cathedral, two similar country scenes, and a floral still life, the floral still life 41 cm x 33 cm
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An English heraldic needlework, 19th century, silk embroidered and mounted on cardboard with the English coat of arms bearing the escutcheon 'Dieu et mon droit' (God and my right), 49 cm x 40.5 cm
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Artist unknown European school 19th century, 'Landscape with farmers and livestock', oil on canvas, 68 cm x 83 cm
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Artist unknown Dutch school 18th century, 'Tavern scene', oil on wooden panel, 57 cm x 71 cm
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Artist unknown European school 18th century, 'Peasant couple walking on a path', oil on canvas, 37.5 cm x 47 cm
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Charles Cattermole 1832-1900, 'Ceremonial scene', watercolour, signed lower right hand corner 'Chas Cattermole', 32 cm x 47.5 cm
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Two similar male portraits after John Russell, circa 19th century, one framed, pastel on board, signed J. Russel, the other unframed, pastel on canvas, 59 cm x 46 cm, and 76 cm x 63 cm retrospectively
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Three art works Concerning the Australian landscape, early 20th century and later, Patricia Royle, oil on canvas, signed lower right hand side, Leon J. Ferguson, oil on canvas, signed lower left hand side, signature illegible, oil on board, signed lower left hand side, 39 cm x 49 cm, 38.5 cm x 45 cm, and 29.5 cm x 39 cm retrospectively
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Three still life artworks, early 20th century and later, Frances Duffy, oil on canvas, signed lower right hand side, D.M. Fox, oil on board, signed lower right hand side, signature illegible, oil on canvas, signed lower right hand side, 24 cm x 18.5 cm, 34.5 cm x 28.5 cm, and 30.5 cm x 40.5 cm retrospectively
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Mildred Bendall 1891-1974, 'Floral still life', oil on canvas, signed 'Mildred Bendall' lower left hand side, 61 cm x 46 cm
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Artist unknown Dutch school early 20th century, 'Floral study', oil on board, unsigned, set in an ebonized wooden frame, 25 cm x 20.5 cm
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Two watercolours, Daryl Lindsay 1889-1996, 'Study of a ruin', signed lower right hand side, Factories on the saltwater river, signed lower right hand side, 26 cm x 33.5 cm and 24 cm x 33.5 cm respectively
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Three framed water colours, early 20th century and later, Australian rural landscape, signed J.M.W, portrait of a young woman, unsigned, Turkish salon scene, unsigned, 11 cm x 17 cm, 18 cm x 14.5 cm, and 15 cm x 19 cm retrospectively
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Two framed works on paper, Sybil Craig and Victor O'Connor, Sybil Craig, 'Man with cow', ink and water colour on paper, signed lower left hand side, decoratively framed, Victor O'Connor, 'Crowd study' water colour, signed 'VG. O'Connor' lower left hand side, 24.5 cm x 21.5 cm, 13 cm x 11.5 cm retrospectively
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Five works on paper, one framed, Frank P. Mahoney and Theo Scharf, Frank P. Mahoney, untitled, oil on card, unsigned (attribution verso), Theo Scharf, Florence, water colour, signed upper right side, and three other works on paper also by Theo Scharf all signed, Mahoney 29 cm x 17 cm
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Artist unknown British school late 19th century, 'Portrait of a young girl with her pet dog', oil on canvas, set in a decorative pine frame, 59 cm x 43 cm
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Two British portraits in decorative gilt frames, 19th century, portrait of a Georgian period gentleman, work on paper, the second depicting a young lady in the woods hiding a love letter, frames measuring 62 cm x 56 cm, and 53 cm x 43 cm retrospectively
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A group of three portraits, early 19th century and later, each portrait is in oval format and set in a decorative gilt frame, two portraits feature a gentleman and a young girl both executed in pastel, the third a lady intricately painted in oil on ivory panels, signature illegible located on the right hand edge, 45 cm high, 37.5 cm high, 30.5 cm high retrospectively
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Two framed portrait miniatures, 19th century, one miniature depicts a young woman, painted on ivory and set in a wooden frame with a lacquered finish, the label to verso reads 'Painted by G. Marshall Mather, miniature painter, 63 Princes Street, Edinburgh', dated 1842, the second depicting an elderly woman, painted on ivory and set in a wooden lacquered frame, 9 cm high and 10 cm high retrospectively
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Artist unknown possibly Spanish school circa 17th century, 'Portrait of a Spanish gentleman', oil on board, set in a modern gilt frame, 17.5 cm x 14 cm
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A group of four portraits and portrait miniatures, 19th century and later, two matching portraits concerning historical ecclesiastical figures, and two others, matching portraits measure 19 cm x 17.5 cm (frames)
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Luigi Del Buono 19th century, pair of Italian studies titled 'Psyche', and 'Saffo', oil on paper on board, both have conservators reports dated 4/01/2000 by Art Atelier, attached verso, each signed 'Del Buono', 24 cm high (image size)
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A collection of nine printed and reverse glass paintings relating to Christianity, 19th century, each picture presented in a rosewood frame. The collection features portraits and biblical events including 'St Mark', 'St Luke', 'St John', 'The cup found in Benjamin's sack', 'And St John baptising Christ', each frame measuring 31.5 cm x 41.5 cm approx
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A collection of four Georgian hand coloured etchings, late 18th century, each print presented in matching carved wooden frames with gilded highlights and titled in no particular order 'The Nutting Villager', 'The village Doctress', 'Proverbs Chap. IX.'. And 'The singing Bird', largest frame 49 cm x 34 cm
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Three paired groups of hand coloured prints, 19th century, each pair has matching frames, largest pair 47.5 cm x 39.5 cm
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Three framed works on paper, late 18th century and later, the first a portrait of a young girl, artist unknown, in pastel, the second a coloured etching depicting a pastoral setting with a mother and her children, and the third a coloured engraving of a girl, 35 cm x 27 cm, 42 cm x 32.5 cm and 23.5 cm x 19.5 cm retrospectively
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Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), the Bishop's door, etching, editioned 29/30, signed lower left hand side, 26 cm x 17.5 cm
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George Eddy (born 1917), four framed etchings, etching, all signed, editioned and titled, St Pauls Hill end, Sacred heart church Hill end, St Andrews Hill end, and church at Selby, 14 cm x 19 cm, 10 cm x 13.5 cm, 14.5 cm x 20 cm, and 19 cm x 26 cm retrospectively
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Ethel Louise Spowers 1890-1947, Untitled, linocut, signed E.L. Spowers, not editioned, 15 cm x 9 cm
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Mervyn Napier Waller (1894-1972), the flight, coloured woodcut, signed M. Napier Waller, editioned 14/50, 14 cm x 15.5 cm
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Three framed etchings and one engraving, the first etching by Sydney Ure Smith, the engraving by Monica Poole, titled Gully and editioned 52/150, the second and third etchings are signed illegible, the Sydney Ure Smith 13 cm x 17 cm
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Two Japanese wood blocks, circa early 20th century and later, one depicting a Samurai, signed in Japanese characters to lower middle left 'Gototei Kunisada', the second depicting an owl in tree, signed in Japanese characters to lower right corner, 35.5 cm by 24.5 cm, and 37 cm by 16.5 cm retrospectively
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Two Artworks: a large etching and a watercolour, circa late 19th century, the large etching signed Robert W Macbeth, depicting farmers ploughing a field, the water colour a classical themed study of two women with dogs, signature lower right hand corner illegible, 57 cm x 85 cm, and 39 cm x 58 cm
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Two publications on Banksias, the first, Banksias, volume I by Celia E. Rosser and Alexander S. George, published in 1981 in association with Monash University, the second, the Banksias of Victoria, six watercolour drawings by Celia Rosser, published by the Maud Gibson Trust on behalf of the Royal Botanic Gardens, 1980, This folio contains only five of the six prints
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Six illustrated publications on Australian birds and Marsupials, Marsupials of Australia, volume I, M.J. Smith and Re.Woodford Ganf, Lansdowne Editions, 1980, birds of the Australian Swamps, volume II, Frank T. Morris, Lansdowne Editions, 1981, Robins and Wrens of Australia, Frank T. Morris, Lansdowne press, 1979, a natural History of the birds of New south Wales, John William Lewin, Queensbury Hill press, 1978, Raymond Ching the bird paintings, Collins: the Tryon gallery, 1978, a Synopsis of the birds of…
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Masterpieces of Western and near Eastern ceramics, John Basil Hennessy, Kodansha, Japan: 1979. Bound in cloth covers, each housed in individual clam shell box, in eight volumes. Text in English and Japanese, volume one: ancient and near East Pottery, volume two: Greek and Roman Pottery, volume three: Pre-Columbian Pottery of the Americas, volume four: Islamic Pottery, volume five: Italian ceramics, volume six: French ceramics, volume seven: English and Dutch ceramics, volume eight: German and Austrian…
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A taxidermied hartebeest, early 20th century, in original condition, wall mounted with glass eyes, 120 cm high, 36 cm wide and 68 cm deep approximately
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Two Georgian mahogany wash stand cabinets, both with square shaped tops opening to a wash stand, one featuring a tambour fronted cabinet, the other with a retractable mirror, the largest 90 cm high, 46 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep
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A Georgian mahogany sideboard, early 19th century, bow fronted with inlay to the outer edge of the top. The cabinet comprising two central drawers with inlay flanked by two outer opening doors and raised on turned tapered legs, 90 cm high, 121 cm wide, and 59 cm deep
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A Victorian flame mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top above five flame mahogany fronted drawers with decorative brass handles, each drawer face with engraved gilded detailing and mounted on four castors, 120 cm high, 117 cm wide, and 52 cm deep
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A Victorian mahogany vitrine, late 19th century, carved banding running across the cabinet's top and base. Two glazed doors are crested with foliate carving and flanked with by turned columns, 92 cm high, 91 cm wide and 38 cm deep
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A Georgian mahogany chest of drawers, 19th century, the rectangular top above five drawers, each with banded inlay raised on four bracket feet, 87 cm high, 110 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A Regency rosewood dining chair and a Victorian mahogany elbow chair, early 19th century and later, the Regency chair featuring carved and brass inlaid back rails, the elbow chair with scrolled arms above turned front legs, 83 cm high and 86 cm high retrospectively
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A rare pair of Anglo-Indian ebony dining chairs, circa 1830, each chair with two intricately carved horizontal back splats with foliate decoration and a nubian head to the centre. Back legs are splayed, the front legs turned, 85.5 cm high
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A pair of Continental dining chairs, 19th century, each chair with a scrolled back and a carved wreath featuring male and female portraits. Recently upholstered velour seats finishing on tapered legs, 88 cm high
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A small Georgian mahogany writing cabinet, the rectangular top sits above a drawer leaf with a felt panel. The cabinet comprises four drawers applied with brass handles and lock faces, all raised on four bracket feet, 75 cm high, 79 cm wide, 46.5 cm deep
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A William IV mahogany bookcase cabinet, the two glazed doors of the bookcase with original glass, over a cabinet starting with two drawers above two doors with inset panels, 210 cm high, 178 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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A Victorian mahogany breakfast table, the flip top table with a lobed edge, featuring a crossbanded parquetry border surrounding a star motif to centre, and raised on an elaborate tripod base, 72 cm high, 124 cm diameter approximately
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A Victorian papier mache tray on stand, late 19th century and later, the tray inlaid with mother of pearl and hand painted floral motifs decorating the outer portion of the tray. The stand carved in faux bamboo, the tray 75 cm wide, 61 cm deep. Total height 54 cm (including stand)
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A Victorian papier mache occasional table, 19th century, the top serpentine in shape, gilded and inlaid with mother of pearl and hand painted floral motifs, raised on a turned pedestal above a platform base set upon three iron feet, 67.5 cm high, 70 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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Two mahogany wine tables, 19th century, both tables with circular tops set upon a turned pedestals over a tripod bases, the larger of the two featuring a flip top, the largest 72 cm high, 62 cm diameter
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Artist unknown European school early 19th century, portrait of a woman, set in an antique gilded frame, 34 cm x 30 cm
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A Georgian mahogany fall front bureau chest, 19th century, the fall front enclosing a fitted interior with a leather in set panel above four drawers, raised on bracket feet, 103 cm high, 99 cm wide, 51 cm deep
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Artist unknown 19th century, rural town, oil on board, signed Daniel Jousting to lower right, 26.5 cm x 34 cm
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A Victorian five piece sterling silver tea and coffee service, Joseph and Albert Savory / London / circa 1846-1849, comprising a tea pot, coffee pot, creamer, sugar pot, and a large tray. The service plain and fluted in style on scroll bracket shaped feet with melon finials, the tray of rounded rectangular shape with an elaborate shell capped and foliate relief border, with two vine leaf handles, 5744 gms silver, approximately, the teapot 17.5 cm high, the tray 71 cm long
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An Australian walking cane and riding crop, 19th century, the cane with a polished ram's horn handle, the crop handle also horn and applied with an embossed metal band depicting a hunting scene, crop 64 cm long, walking stick 89 cm long
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A rare George III sterling silver Argyle, Walter Brind / London / circa 1773, the baluster body terminating in a flared foot, flanked by a wicker covered handle, 263 gms silver, approximately, 13 cm high, 11.5 cm at widest point. Other Notes: The Argyll is believed to be invented by Duke of Argyll (1682-1761), hence the origin of the name
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A cased set of six silver and enamel teaspoons and sugar tongs Liberty & Co. / Birmingham / circa 1902, These Medea pattern spoons, were designed by Archibald Knox, for Liberty & Co. The spoons, housed in original Liberty case, 82 gms silver approximately, the sugar tongs 11 cm long, other Notes: designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty, the Medea pattern was Liberty's most popular pattern
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A Georgian sterling silver salver, of circular form with an elaborate floral rim, with a heavily engraved floral and scroll decoration, with a central crest, 1008 gms silver, approximately, 29 cm diameter, 4 cm high
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A French Art Nouveau silver sweets dish, Gallia L'Alfendie, circa 1908, double leaf formed, with a central handle, 10 cm high and 39 cm long
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A Christofle silver plated serving tray, circa 1910, rectangular in form, with factory mark to underside of base, 71 cm long, 42 cm wide
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An Austrian 800 silver tea service, Alexander Sturmm / Vienna / circa 1870, comprising a teapot, coffee pot, hot milk jug, cream jug, sugar basin and tea kettle on stand with burner. Each of oval form, with beaded edges, and intialled 'Lm', 3320 gms silver, approximately, kettle on stand 34 cm high
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A Victorian sterling silver Armada pattern wine ewer, Martin Hall & Co. / London / circa 1876, of typical form with spring-action scroll handle, bearing the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom above the Royal artillery crest to one side and the intials Ab (presumably artillery Battalion or Brigade) to the other, stamped Pearce & Co. Leeds to rim on base, 1310 gms silver, approximately, 36 cm high (including handle), 16 cm at widest point. Provenance: Inherited in 1981, and originally purchased in the…
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A Russian silver tea set, Sergei Kuyetkovsky, circa 1892-1908, comprising teapot, creamer and sugar pot. Each piece covered in a rich red lacquer depicting troika in a landscape. Assayed by Yakov Nikolayevich Lyapunov, teapot 12.5 cm high
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A fine sterling silver and malachite ink stand, by Julius Schomburgk, retailed by J.M.Wendt, circa 1870, the shaped rectangular black marble base inset with a malachite veneered border, centred by a malachite box surmounted by a silver figure of an Indigenous Australian male, flanked by a pair of silver-lidded cut glass inkwells with cockatoo finials, supported by four lion-paw feet, hallmarked 'Jm Wendt, Adelaide', anchor and a lion passant, 22 cm high, 26 cm wide, 17 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased by the…
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A rare figural clay sculpture, 'The friend of the Arunta', William Ricketts (1898-1993), circa 1939, depicting a group of Arunta tribesmen explaining the importance of the churinga stone to Sir Baldwyn Spencer. Accompanied by original pamphlet and photograph of the sculpture by A. E. Stephen. Incised signature to base 'W Ricketts Pottery Sanctuary, Mt Dandenong'. 16 cm high, 38 cm long, 20 cm deep. Other Notes: This sculpture was part of a series presented by Ricketts at his mount Dandenong gallery, titled…
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Robert Prenzel (1866 -1941), early 20th century, a carved portrait of an Aboriginal man carved in blackbean presented on an oak frame. Signed and dated ' R Prenzel 1924, lower right hand side of torso, 62 cm by 58 cm
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A Wedgwood terracotta wine cooler, circa 1840, the exterior decorated with a bas relief of a Bacchanalian triumph, flanked by two handles. Incised Wedgwood to base, along with the shaper number 654, 25 cm high, other Notes: the Bacchanalian 'Triumph' was inspired by the Borghese vase now in the Louvre - the original vase is of Pentelic marble and the figures on it are carved in base relief to represent a ceremony sacred to Dionysus (Bacchus)
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A Martin Brothers stoneware clock, Robert W. Martin, Southall, circa 1878, the arched top above a circular dial with birds, floral and scroll motifs. With movement by Berger Paris, incised to verso R. W. Martin - Southall 3- 1878, 33 cm high, 41 cm wide, 14 cm deep
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A large French oval carriage clock, 19th century, the oval case profusely engraved over all, with glass panels to top, sides and back. The circular dial with Roman numerals enclosed around an scroll engraved plate. The back plate stamped 'Made in France', 27.5 cm total height, approximately 17 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A French carriage clock, Roy and Fils, Paris, 19th century, the case inspired by the neoclassical movement with columns flanking each side of the case. The silvered dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands above two lower subsidiary dials. The brass back plate stamped 'Roy and Fils, Hgers du Roi, a Paris, 25 cm total height, 15.5 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep
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A French ormolu and marble mantel clock, Jean-Francois and Guillaume Deniere, Paris, late 19th century, the ormolu decorated brass and glass case featuring a lovely garland motif to face, all raised on a stepped oblong marble and ormolu plinth base (not pictured). Encasing a white porcelain dial with Arabic numerals, and finely painted with garlands and floral motifs. The dial signed Deniere/Ft De Bronzes/A Paris. Regulator movement with sunburst pendulum. The backplate stamped Deniere/ a Paris, 48.5 cm…
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A French bronze mantle clock, Charles Pickard, Paris, circa 1820, the gilt bronze case featuring a young lady in prayer, all on a floriate rock formation above a rococo inspired platform base. The white porcelain dial with cobalt blue Roman numerals, and steel hands. The dial signed Espagnae y Fils, a Toulouse. The silk suspension movement stamped Pickard 895, 37.5 cm high, 28.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep
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A French Empire mantle clock, circa 1820, the gilt bronze case featuring a young lady with a tambourine in a woodlands setting with a basket of grapes, all on a rock formation. Raised on an empire style platform base with a central mask head flanked by fruit swags and decorative borders. The silvered dial with Roman numerals, and steel hands. Eight day movement with silk suspension. Unsigned, 45 cm high, 32 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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An impressive French three piece bronzed and marble clock garniture, 19th century, the three piece set mounted with figures and raised upon bracket feet. The central figure signed Ch. Vely, Garnitures 78 cm high
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An English ebonised bracket clock on stand, Thomas Boxell, Brighton, 19th century, the break arch ebonised case with four spires to each corner, with glazed panels to back and sides, all raised on an integral platform base with four brass feet. All encasing an elaborate fire gilt brass dial finely engraved with scroll and floral motifs around a circular chapter ring with Roman numerals. The dial door hinged at base, with a drop down opening. The dial signed 'Thos. Boxell, Brighton' with a double fusee…
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A German Polyphone clock, the domed top opening to reveal a small polyphone player, 63 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, and 22.5 cm deep
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A brass fusee skeleton clock, the dial signed George Gibb, New Machar, 30 cm high
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A mahogany longcase clock, by John Aspinwall Liverpool, circa 1800, circular silvered dial framed by pierced spandrels, foliate engraved centre with subsidiary seconds dial and concentric calendar, signed John Aspinwall, Liverpool. The upper arch displays a hand painted landscape scene above two brass hemisphere. The well figured case of rich colour, with swan neck cresting and central floral finial to hood, shaped top to the trunk door flanked by gilt metal mounted columns, raised on bracket feet, 241 cm…
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A Victorian bracket clock, Whitehead, Birmingham, circa, the ebonised case with gilt metal mounts. Three train, quarter chiming with Westminster chime, 64 cm high, 40 cm wide, and 28 cm deep
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A French Chinoiserie mantel clock, Jean-Joseph Robin, Paris, 19th century, the waisted case decorated with figures and pavilion. The case mounted with decorative gilt bronze mounts and a figurative finial. The circular dial with Arabic numerals for hours and minutes. Signed Robin a Paris to dial, and stamped planchon to movement, 59 cm high, 29 cm at widest point
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A French boulle mantel clock, AD Mougin, Paris, late 19th century, the waisted case with rococo style gilt bronze trimmings and a floral finial. All framing a circular enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals for hours and minutes. The dial signed by the retailer Mappin & Webb Ltd, Paris. The movement stamped AD Mougin Duex Medailles, 40.5 cm high, other Notes: Mougin was one of the best clock makers of the period and possessed two gold medals from the Paris exhibitions. The Duex Medailles and star are…
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A French Industrial Revolution clock, circa 1890, modelled as a tower with a revolving spire featuring canons. The tower inset with a clock dial and aneroid Barometer flanked by two lanterns, all above a stepped square base on spherical feet, 73 cm high, 29 cm wide, 29.5 cm deep
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A gimbal brass ship's stick Barometer, gimbal mounted, mercury filled and encased in brass, 92 cm high
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A regulator clock, 19th century, the oak case crowned with a large moulded cornice, the face flanked with fluted columns on a platform base, 151 cm high, 55.5 cm wide, 26.5 cm deep
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