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Decorative Arts & Collectables — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:627
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & CollectablesLots with images:626
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:411
Date:28-Oct-2018
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A Chinese export ware porcelain tankard, 18th century, 12.5 cm high
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A Chinese famille rose porcelain lotus brush washer, early to mid 19th century, 5 cm high, 8 cm diameter
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A Chinese porcelain vase, Kangxi with Louis XV French ormolu mounts, 18th and 19th century, 23 cm high
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A Chinese silver jardiniere with applied dragon decoration, early 20th century, Chinese character mark, carved wooden stand, 14 cm high, 24 cm diameter, 1260 grams
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A rare Chinese shagreen case adorned with an applied sterling silver dragon, early 20th century, 21 cm high
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A Chinese wedding collar, hand embroidered silk and glass beads, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 88 cm across
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A Chinese embroidered panel of tiger and bats, 19th/20th century, 26 cm x 29 cm
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Antique Chinese ivory bead necklace, 19th century, 143 cm long
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A Sumatran tiger skin rug, 230 x 160 cm
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A rare Chinese cinnabar lacquer circular box, 18th/19th century, square seal mark to base, 7.5 cm high, 13 cm diameter
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A Chinese blue glazed pear shaped stem vase, Qianlong mark, 20th century, 19 cm high
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A Chinese porcelain lantern with dragon motif, 19th/20th century, 36 cm high
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A set of four Chinese porcelain panels, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 56 cm x 18 cm each
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A fine Chinese porcelain bowl decorated with dragons amidst a floral motif, glazed in Imperial yellow and turquoise ground, 19th century, 9.5 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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Two Chinese ancestor portrait paintings on paper, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, framed and glazed, 204 cm x 127 cm each overall
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A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase on celedon ground, mid 19th century, 40 cm high
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Tibetan Densatil gilt-bronze image of an offering goddess (Chopay Lhamo), 14th/15th century, One of a group of supporting statues, later stand, Similar example sold by Mossgreen (Melbourne), 4MG spring auction series (19th November 2013), lot 207, $77,000 hammer price plus buyers' premium, 32 cm high including stand
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A fine and rare Sino-Tibetan bronze Vajra, 19th century, 20 cm long
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A Sino-Tibetan shrine entrance, gilt bronze, 19th century, 25 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze and cloisonne dragon finial (or possibly a handle), 17th/18th century, 11 cm long
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Laotian seated Buddha statue, gilt bronze, 15/16th century, 31 cm high
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A Tibetan thangka painting on silk of a warrior, early 20th century, 142 x 106 cm
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A Tibetan thangka painted on silk with Buddhist motif, early 20th century, 140 x 105 cm
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A Chinese crystal and glass censer, early 20th century, 20.5 cm high
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, late Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century, four character mark to base, 26 cm high
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A Chinese 'Willow' patterned serving dish, 19th century, 31 cm across
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A Chinese porcelain 'Willow' patterned washer, 19th century, 19 cm across
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A Chinese porcelain mantle vase, 19th/20th century, seal mark to base, 30 cm high
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Two Chinese blue and white porcelain bowls, early 20th century, Largest 13 cm diameter
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A Chinese porcelain opium pillow, 19th century, 12 cm high, 15.5 cm wide, 6 cm deep
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Two Chinese snuff bottles, carved stone and coral, 19th/20th century, 8 cm and 6 cm high
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A Chinese Qingbai teapot, 19th / 20th century, 16 cm high
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A Chinese famille rose porcelain charger, 20th century, 62 cm diameter
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An antique Chinese carved ivory sewing kit with implements, and two mutton jade pendants, 19th and 20th century, the tallest 15.5 cm
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Canton Ware Chinese export porcelain vase, 19th century, 20.5 cm high
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquered box, 19th century, inlaid brass seal mark to base, 6 cm high, 14 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep
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A Chinese polychrome finished carved hardstone statue of a warrior, 19th/20th century, 70 cm high
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A Chinese polychrome finished carved marble statue of a standing Buddha on a lotus plinth, 101 cm high
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A Chinese late Qing Dynasty cricket cage, carved timber and gourd, together with a bamboo brushpot and pair of bamboo ornaments, the tallest 22.5 cm high
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A Chinese porcelain footed dish, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 4.5 cm high, 13.5 cm across
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A small Chinese porcelain wash basin with Buddhist motifs, 19th century, 9 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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A Chinese polychrome porcelain footed bowl with Guangxi mark, 19th/20th century, 4 cm high, 13 cm across
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A Chinese porcelain octagonal bowl with dragon and phoenix design, 19th century, marked Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi, 7.5 cm high, 16 cm across
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A Swatow blue and white dish, a marked Chinese plate (possibly Bleue De Hue) and an unmarked Chinese cup (late Qing Dynasty)
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Three assorted Chinese polychrome porcelain dishes, Guangxu period, yellow dish 14.5 cm diameter
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A pair of large Chinese porcelain teapots, unmarked, 20th century, 24 cm high
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Chinese porcelain teapot with 'Children Playing' marked Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi, together with an Empress dowager style bowl, most likely Republic period, the teapot 21 cm high
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Two Chinese bronze mirrors in the Tang Dynasty and Han Dynasty styles, 19th/20th century, 14 cm and 19 cm diameter
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Chinese porcelain lidded bowl, Guangxu mark but most likely later, together with a famille rose porcelain vase, 20th century, the vase 34 cm high
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A collection of assorted Chinese ornaments, vases, dishes and plaque, 20th century (14 items), Chiang Kai Shek portrait tile 34 x 24 cm
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A Chinese carved jade pendant, most likely 20th century, 6 cm x 4 cm
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A Chinese polychrome porcelain cup decorated with lappets and lotus with stylised peonies, late 19th century, impressed seal mark to base, 7 cm high, 8.5 cm wide
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Three Chinese porcelain bowls, Canton Ware teapot, two sauce dishes and a Cantonese plate, 19th and 20th century, the teapot 15 cm high
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Chinese porcelain bowl, a famille vert platter, and a segmented dish, 19th and 20th century, the platter 41 cm diameter
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Five china Straits porcelain spoons together with a pair of famille rose porcelain spoons, 19th century, 14 cm each
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A pair of Chinese porcelain plates with erotic scenes on celedon ground, early to mid 19th century, 17 cm diameter
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A Chinese blue and white bowl decorated with dragons pursuing flaming pearls, Qianlong mark, 20th century, 19 cm diameter
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A Chinese Wucai pot with chess scene and a blue and white porcelain plate, 20th century, the pot 14 cm high
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A Chinese seated Guanyin, polychrome carved marble, 19/20th century, 72 cm high
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A Chinese seated Buddha statue, polychrome and carved marble, 19/20th century, 61 cm high
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A Chinese Guanyin statue, carved hardstone with remains of polychrome finish, 50 cm high
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A pair of Chinese porcelain vases, 20th century, 28.5 cm high
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A Japanese silk kimono, early 20th century, 150 cm high
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Group of five Japanese netsuke, carved ivory and bone, 20th century, the longest 3 cm
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A Japanese Hirado porcelain plate, 19th century, signed 'Hichan, Shampo Tesukura', 22 cm diameter
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Three Japanese Satsuma vases, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, the tallest 15 cm
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A Japanese cloisonne vase, pigeon blood and silver, 20th century, eight character mark to base, 22 cm high
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A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases on yellow grounds, Meiji period, 15 cm high
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Three cloisonne vases, Chinese and Japanese, the largest marked Ando,19th/20th century, the tallest 18 cm
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Three Japanese Satsuma vases, 19th and 20th century, one with wooden stand, the tallest 27 cm
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A Japanese brush pot, carved bamboo, Meiji period, 45 cm high
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A pair of Japanese Imari vases, early 20th century, faux seal mark to base
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A Japanese eagle statue, bronze with silvered finish on later wooden base, 31 cm high
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Three Chinese carved jade discs, 19th/20th century, the largest 8 cm diameter
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Group of five Han funerary figures, the tallest 17 cm high
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Burmese cow bells converted into a hanging light and two porcelain opium pots, 20th century, the light fitting is 53 cm across
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A pair of Chinese porcelain serving bowls, Guangxu, late 19th century, 24 cm diameter
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A Chinese porcelain bowl with enamel floral decoration, 20th century, 13 cm diameter
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A Chinese burl wood carved immortal, with fitted wooden stand, early 20th century, 27.5 cm high, 41 cm long
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A Chinese archaic style bronze censer, 19th/20th century, 15.5 cm high
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A Chinese archaic style carved jade disc and miniature seated Buddha statue, the Buddha 6 cm high
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Unknown artist (Chinese, 20th century), Peasant girl with Sheep, oil on canvas, 80 cm x 99 cm
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Liu Xiong Guang (20th century, Chinese), Two peasant portraits, oil on canvas, signed in the lower margin, 101 cm x 100 cm
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A pair of Chinese carved timber pedestals with marble tops, 20th century, 81 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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A Chinese alter table, elm and softwood, 20th century, 86 cm high, 176 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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A Chinese pedestal or pot stand, carved wood and rouge marble, 19th century, 46 cm high, 39 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A Chinese porcelain spherical vase, 20th century, 28 cm high
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A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain table lamp bases, 20th century, 34 cm high
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Set of four Chinese side tables, hardwood and marble, 20th century, 50 cm high, 40 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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A Chinese temple table, carved timber with remains of lacquered finish, 20th century, 87 cm high, 95 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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Four Hindu statues, miniature Mughal portrait on ivory and French Art Deco pen set (6 items), tallest 16 cm
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Map of China compiled from original survey and sketches by James Wyld, circa 1840, original cloth-backed folding edition in green cloth covered slipcase, 66 cm x 83 cm
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General Ulysses S. Grant (18th President of the United States) cabinet portrait photograph of the famed civil war General and later President, captioned and dated 'Gen. U.S. Grant, September 22nd, 1879', 15 x 11 cm
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A Phrenological Chart', circa 1871, printed by Edward turner Printers and Stationers, 26 hunter Street, Sydney, framed and glazed, 45 x 29 cm
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Circa 1970s comic collection, Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Superboy, Spiderman and others, mixed condition (100+ items)
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Circa 1996 poster 'Boss Hog Supernova, the Great American Music Hall' by John Howard, limited edition 76/350, pencil signed in the lower margin, framed and glazed, 85 cm x 49 cm
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Map of the European Settlements in the East Indes and on the Eastern coast of Africa including part of Europe' by Thomas Kitchin, published by T. Cadell, circa 1776, 36 cm x 49 cm
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Circa 1960s movie day bill posters '2001: a Space Odyssey' and '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' by Robert Burton (Sydney), 75 cm x 33 cm
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1851 The Great Exhibition of Works Of Industry of all Nations, London: 'Exposition Universelle De 1851. Travaux De La Commission Francaise Sur L'industrie Des Nations, Publies Par Ordre De L'Empereur.' [Paris, 1857] part VIII 'Beaux-Arts' 1039 pp bound in two volumes, half leather with gilt titles to spines. An exhaustive review of the activities of the French Commission in the area of fine arts.
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1878 Paris International Exhibition: Sala, George Augustus: 'Paris Herself Again in 1878-9' [London: Remington & Co. 1879]. Vol. 1- mounted frontispiece Woodburytype print of a humorous sculpture 'You Dirty Boy' exhibited at the Paris Exhibition of 1878, XVI, 331, vol 2 - frontis piece engraving, IV, 354, bound in decorative green cloth with gilt titles to spine by bone, blue floral eps, half titles and over 400 illustrations, both plates and in-text. Life in Paris after the Siege of Paris in the…
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