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Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:506
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 2Lots with images:504
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:411
Date:1-Nov-2020
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An upholstered oval bedroom seat with lift top storage compartment, early 20th century, 52 cm high, 62 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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An English oak servery table, circa 1900, 115 cm high, 107 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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Sheridan revival circular games table, rosewood with satinwood marquetry inlay, fitted with four triangular pivot drawers lined in blue silk, late 19th century, 71 cm high, 68 cm diameter
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A ladies bedroom chair with carved walnut frame, 19th century
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An Italian alabaster turned pedestal, late 19th century, 99 cm high, 25 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A French envelope card table, kingwood and walnut with marquetry decoration and ormolu mounts, 19th century, 76 cm high, 60 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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An antique cast iron table and two chairs, 19th century, the table 63 cm high, 50 cm diameter
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An English Art Nouveau cabinet, carved walnut with gilt metal fittings, circa 1900, 125 cm high, 61 cm wide, 37 cm deep
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An antique cast iron boot scraper, 19th century, 37 cm wide
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An impressive antique pedestal of Corinthian column form, painted gesso and carved timber, late 19th early 20th century, 150 cm high, 44 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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An antique English coal scuttle with tools, walnut and brass, late 19th century, 39 cm high, 40 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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Set of three antique brass fire irons, 19th century, the shovel 66 cm long
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Hector Guimard (1867 - 1942), French Art Nouveau railway washstand, cast iron with marble top, late 19th century. 78 cm high, 71 cm wide, 47 cm deep, Guimard is by far the best-known French Art Nouveau architect, to the extent that in some French circles Art Nouveau was referred to as Style Guimard, a moniker promoted by Guimard himself. His work is easy to distinguish amongst other practitioners of the style, with plastic, abstracted and sometimes bizarre vegetal and floral imagery in iron, glass, and…
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A French Art Nouveau boutique shop counter display cabinet, elegantly crafted in carved oak with watermarked silk interior, circa 1895, rear access with three doors and three sliding display drawers, 95 cm high, 235 cm wide, 70 cm deep
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A literary themed hand-painted bedside cabinet, Italian, mid 20th century, 57 cm high, 44 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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An antique dentist's cabinet, American, solid oak with maple and pine secondary timbers, made by The American Cabinet Co., late 19th century, 188 cm high, 69 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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Braby's Patent corrugated iron trunk with dome top and lift out tray, English, 19th century, 51 cm high, 76 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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An Arts and Crafts fire screen with fine silk embroidered panel and carved walnut frame titled Aucassin and Nicolette, late 19th century, 81 cm high, 55 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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A barber's chair, cast iron, enamel and chrome with black leather seat and nautical style ship's wheel lever, early 20th century, with fold out foot plate and original headrest, 54 cm across the arms
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An Art Nouveau fire curb, hand beaten copper with repousse decoration, late 19th century, 149 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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A set of four Art Nouveau pressed back bentwood dining chairs, circa 1900
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A Black Forest carved bear statue with salmon, early 20th century, 101 cm high
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A Chinese display cabinet with faux bamboo carved timber frame, early 20th century, 185 cm high, 94 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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A pair of Chinese pedestals, carved wood with inset marble tops, early 20th century, 78 cm high, 32 cm diameter
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A Chinese opium table, carved timber, 19th/20th century, 32 cm high, 89 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A French Art Nouveau fire screen, wrought iron and beaten copper, circa 1900, 82 cm high, 56 cm wide
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An instrument box, blackwood and walnut, circa 1900, 27 cm high, 45 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A gilt framed mirror, 19th century, 63 x 68 cm
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An oak revolving bookstand, English, late 19th century, 94 cm high, 50 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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An English hallstand, oak with brass pegs, early 20th century, 190 cm high, 84 cm wide, 30 cm deep
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A glory box trunk, camphor wood with floral brass fittings and single drawer, early 20th century, 67 cm high, 100 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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An English oak dwarf bookshelf, early 20th century, 87 cm high, 38 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A pair of French bedside cabinets, oak with marble tops, early 20th century, 88 cm high, 41.5 cm wide, 41.5 cm deep
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Carlo Bugatti (1856 - 1940), lectern, circa 1880 - 90, ebonised wood, wood, brass, ivory, pewter, vellum, cord, bone, 111 x 42.5 x 42.5 cm, illustrated at pages 34 and 35 of the Bugatti - Carlo, Rembrandt, Ettore, Jean Exhibition Catalogue, with text by Amanda Dunsmore and John Payne, for the National Gallery of Victoria [2009], where it was the first item shown. Private Collection, Melbourne. For most people the world of Bugatti is associated with cars, and the interest in Bugatti cars in Australia has…
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Carlo Bugatti wall cabinet with letter racks, walnut inlaid with pewter, bone and copper, c1888 - 1890, 147 cm high, 55 cm wide, 27 cm deep. Bugatti's ideas were much inspired by Moorish, Islamic and Japanese design and he was no doubt influenced by the general European interest in Orientalism during the late nineteenth century. It is, nevertheless, Bugatti?s idiosyncratic combination of these cultural styles that make his furniture so unusual. His approach to furniture design was to treat it as an…
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Meuble A Fards' cocktail cabinet, designed in 1926 by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933). This version was produced in Melbourne, Australia in the 1980s by Colin Bainbridge. 156 cm high, 102 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A fine Austrian vitrine in the Wiener Werkstatte style, circa 1915, 178 cm high, 100 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A French Art Deco wrought iron hall stand with floral motif, circa 1925, 192 cm high, 83 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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A French Art Deco wrought iron hall stand with original green and gilt finish, circa 1920, 187 cm high, 85 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A French Art Deco dressing table, wrought iron and marble, circa 1930, 165 cm high, 80 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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A French Chinoiserie lacquered armoire with ormolu mounts and marble top, circa 1930s, makers ink stamp to top (illegible), 158 cm high, 127 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A French Chinoiserie lacquered and kingwood bombe commode with ormolu mounts and marble top, circa 1930s, 93 cm high, 130 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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An Art Deco display cabinet, walnut, circa 1925, 138 cm high, 46 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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Le Corbusier LC2 design sofa, custom built in full hide red leather and chrome, circa 1980, 140 cm across the arms
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A French shop display cabinet, bronze and glass, early 20th century, 200 cm high, 135 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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A French bookcase display cabinet with black Chinoiserie finish, circa 1920s, 173 cm high, 140 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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A Venetian Murano glass mirror, circa 1930's, 82 x 62
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An Art Deco fan shaped mirror with scalloped and bevelled edges, circa 1930s, 54 x 86 cm
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An Art Deco tri-fold vanity mirror in gilt gesso frame, circa 1930's, 47 cm high, 85 cm wide
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A French oval occasional table, kingwood with marquetry inlay, 20th century, 73 cm high, 60 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An Italian Art Deco cane sun lounge with pull out footrest and adjustable back, circa 1925
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A Chippendale revival dining setting finely carved in mahogany and hardwood, comprising a table, buffet, four standard dining chairs and two carvers, circa 1920s, (8 items), the table 76 cm high, 180 cm wide, 98 cm deep, the buffet 110 cm high, 171 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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Fritz Hansen pair of Danish revolving armchairs, circa 1960, with maker's label, 55 cm across the arms
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Arper Catifa 80 pair of Italian swivel chairs
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An Australian retro sideboard, circa 1960s, 80 cm high, 180 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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An Italian retro circular dining table, chrome base with glass top, 20th century, 75 cm high, 167 cm diameter
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A shop counter display cabinet, 20th century, ex Joshua McClelland Gallery, Melbourne, 100 cm high, 152 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A Victorian style mahogany music canterbury, late 20th century, 46 cm high, 54 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A Chinese porcelain garden seat in the form of an elephant, 20th century, 45 cm high
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A Chinoiserie style cream lacquered and glazed vitrine, 20th century, 204 cm high, 106 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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A French cherry wood sofa table with peg joint construction, late 20th century, 77 cm high, 125 wide, 40 cm deep
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An island display cabinet, aluminium and glass, 21st century, electrified to Australian standards, 201 cm high, 101 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An island display cabinet, aluminium and glass, 21st century, electrified to Australian standards, 201 cm high, 101 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An island display cabinet, aluminium and glass, 21st century, electrified to Australian standards, 201 cm high, 101 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A Persian handwoven rug, red and blue on brown background, early to mid 20th century, 350 cm x 197 cm
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A Shirvan Baku antique hand-woven rug, south eastern Caucasus, 19th century, 180 x 130 cm
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An antique Persian rug, hand-woven in reds, cream and black, late 19th early 20th century, 130 x 110 cm. Provenance: The Joshua McClelland Collection, Melbourne
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug, 20th century, 126 x 78 cm
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug, 20th century, 190 x 120 cm
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug, 20th century, 215 x 122 cm
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug, 20th century, 150 x 92 cm
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug, 20th century, 185 x 72 cm
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug, 20th century, 154 x 95 cm
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug with terracotta coloured background, 20th century, 270 x 181 cm
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A Persian hand knotted silk rug with green background, 20th century, 166 x 92 cm
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A Persian silk hand knotted rug in blue and cream, 20th century, 190 x 123 cm
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A French tapestry with rural scene, circa 1930, 145 x 156 cm
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A French Savonnerie rug, 20th century, 350 x 280 cm
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An antique brass standard lamp with yellow vaseline glass shade, converted to electricity, circa 1890s, 195 cm high
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An Italian cameo carved shell with metal griffin base, 19th century, has been converted to an electric lamp, 21 cm high
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A French wrought iron table lamp with Bohemian leadlight glass and shell shade, late 19th early 20th century, 41 cm high
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A French cameo glass and iron hanging light, circa 1900, the shade 35 cm diameter
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A figural feature lamp, patinated chalkware with glass flame shade, 20th century, 134 cm high
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An Art Deco bronze Alsatian dog desk lamp on marble base, circa 1920s, signed Dormal, 28 cm high
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Limoges French Art Deco porcelain dog lamp, mid 20th century, blue factory mark Limoges, France, 20 cm high
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Soundrite Machine Age table lamp, spun pink aluminium, circa 1930. Similar examples can be found in the Brooklyn Museum New York and the V & A Museum, London. 59 cm high
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Jun Lux German lamp, cream bakelite and metal with additional heat element, mid 20th century, 52 cm high
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A pair of American eagle table lamps, brass and marble, mid 20th century, 51 cm high
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An Italian vintage hanging light, three branch anodised red metal and brass, circa 1950s, 44 cm high, 44 cm wide
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A vintage Italian Arc standing lamp, chrome and stone, circa 1960s, 181 cm high
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An antique German Christmas tree stand with clockwork musical movement, late 19th century, 26 cm diameter
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An antique French porcelain cased clock in the form of a grandfather clock, 19th century, dial marked Duguel Boulay A Chateaudun, the case signed fait par moij Francois Denis, 29.5 cm high
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Ansonia Triumph American 8 day time and strike movement, original paper label on the back, circa 1880, 63 cm high
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Cod Fishing French three piece figural clock set, cast spelter on ebonized wooden plinths, 19th century, 76 cm high
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An antique French empire style mantel clock, time and strike movement in white marble case with gilt metal mounts, 19th century. case very loose requiring attention, 40 cm high
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A grandfather clock, three weight movement with walnut veneer case, 20th century, 205 cm high
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A French Egyptian Revival mantel clock, time and strike movement with open escapement, fine slate and rouge marble case with bronze statue top, 19th century, 55 cm high
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Industry German figural mantel clock, finely cast metal with silver plated finish, early 20th century, 57 cm high
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A collection of antique watch makers tools in an antique cedar two drawer miniature chest, the chest 20 cm high, 28 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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Watch maker's eight drawer miniature chest with large quantity of movements and parts, 32 cm high, 21 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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