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Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:308
Sale Title:Treasures of Leuralla: Contents of Leuralla Toy & Railway Museum, Session IILots with images:298
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:304
Date:9-Oct-2022
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Large scale flying model aeroplane. Westland 1934 R.A.F. Prototype single seat fighter F.7/30 biplane. With fabric covered wooden airframe, working control surfaces, cockpit with windscreen and instrument panel, machine guns and rubber tyred undercarriage, finished in silver RAF livery. As displayed in the Leuralla stairwell. 145.5 cm (wingspan)
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Large scale flying model aeroplane - World War I Lfg Roland C.II 'Walfisch', two seater reconnaissance and escort fighter. With fabric covered wooden airframe, working control surfaces. Rear facing machine gunner. Cockpit with windscreen and instrument panel. Dummy engine. Rubber tyred undercarriage. Duck egg blue. Duck egg blue livery with Maltese cross. As displayed in the Leuralla stairwell. 212 cm (wingspan)
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Steiff pull along bear. An early 20th century Bruin, in dark brown plush with glass amber eyes, stitched nose, felt pads and pullstring growler (inoperative), and mounted on an iron frame with turned wooden wheels. Worn plush to head and patches of loss elsewhere. Overall good for age. Length 60 cm.
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Steiff pull along lion. Mid 20th century lion in golden plush and full brown tipped mane. Plastic amber eyes, long red stitched nose, pullstring growler (operative) and mounted on an iron frame with turned red metal and rubber wheels. Worn plush to top of mane around the ears, but remainder of the body is good. Length 54 cm
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Steiff Jointed elephant. Pab elephant, 35PB, blank button to ear, c.1904. This is one of the first jointed toys to be produced by Steiff and is exceedingly rare, short pile grey raw plush, fully jointed, black boot button eyes, felt tusks, black claw stitching. Areas are balding and holed, tail loose at base, but otherwise good. Length 40 cm
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Steiff pull along sheep, c.1920. Tufted white mohair sheep on rod armature legs with green painted wheels. Plain cream felt leg shanks, painted hooves, with felted foot pads. Hole base of snout, but overall in very good condition for age. Length 34 cm
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Steiff pull along camel. German, 1905-1931, button to ear, 1905-1929, Ean 1122, brown mohair and felt, black boot button eyes, red embroidered nose and mouth, leather bridle, red felt saddle, metal axles with wooden wheels, pull cord to front. Areas of balding, and holes. Length 28 cm
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Steiff pull along monkey. Brown mohair monkey with felt muzzle hands, ears and feet. Painted nostrils and dark eyeliner, glass eyes. Mounted on a metal quadricycle with oscillating action and bellows with whistle (inoperable). Also similar, earlier, monkey with longer mohair. No button, both ength 23 cm
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Steiff Waldi pull along dogs, Germany, c.1960. Includes excelsior filled golden mohair dachshund mounted on wheels, eccentric rear axle creates bobbing motion. Also, similar dachshund in standing pose. Both in good condition. Length 30 cm
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Steiff Begging rabbit. Early large rabbit in seated upright begging pose with long wire armature ears. Honey mohair plush with lighter panels to chest and inner legs. Glass eyes and natural fibre whiskers, simple stitched mouth and nose. No button evident. Later scarf. Some wear around muzzle, otherwise good condition for age. Height 70 cm
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Steiff early bear. Circa 1905, with correct buttonless ear in faded golden mohair. Disc jointed neck, shoulders and hips, legs and paws with 5 claw stitching. Boot-button eyes. Very appealing elder bear with old stitch repair to left foot. Height 35 cm
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Ginger Meggs plaster figures. Includes ginger paired with Minnie Peters, both in Williamstown Victorian football League colours. Also ginger standing in classic, hands in pockets pose. Ginger has had an old repair to base, possibly damaged during construction. Old, minor chips to skirt with repainted touch up. Overall in good condition for age. Height 22 cm (2Nvi)
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Billiken tin Nana Iro Kamen clockwork tinplate robot. From '7 colour Mask,' excellent condition and functional. Height 23 cm
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Louis Marx electric robot and Son. Full plastic robot in red and black, some fading. Front chest compartment contains 2 tools. Missing Son robot. Battery compartment clean. Comes with box in very good condition. Height 43 cm
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3 various Robots. Includes Noguchi fixed key clockwork (small walker good); Horikawa tinplate and plastic robot with chest guns (as found, comes with box, a hole bottom Lh corner); Robby the robot talking model c.1990s (parts missing). Height 39 cm (Robby)
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Dux Germany - Astroman. Robot body is formed from translucent plastic and is operated by remote battery box. It is missing the antenna, and the helmet has been reglued. Also, left arm requires regluing, missing 2 small red lenses from chest. The robot is untested. Height 31 cm
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Horikawa (Japan) attacking Rotat-o-Matic tinplate battery operated robot c.1960s. Very dark grey, fitted with red plastic feet, guns behind chest doors. Little evidence of use, totally clean battery compartment excellent condition. With a good box. Height 30 cm
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2 various Robots. Includes K.O. Japan Jupiter robot, clockwork plastic bodied, functional; and unbranded tinplate robot with spear point walking action. No key, functional. Height 18 cm (Jupiter)
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Horikawa (Japan) attacking Rotat-o-Matic tinplate battery operated robot c.1960s. Very dark grey, fitted with red tin feet, guns poke through top of tilt forward chest door. Corrosion to the interior of the battery compartment door, otherwise good condition. Height 27 cm
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Very large scratch built model of the USS Sulaco Spaceship. Reportedly used in the filming of the 1986 movie, Aliens. Acrylic sheet construction. Various small losses. Length 250 cm
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3 various tinplate space toys. Includes Kanto Japan manned space shuttle, clockwork functional; Marubishi Japan Astro 8 domed flying spaceship (marks to dome, inertia motor needs lube); Lemezaru, Hungary, rocket inertia motor with bump action vertical movement, functional, with good box. Length 40 cm (rocket)
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Modern toys (Japan) - tinplate space toys. Includes Apollo battery operated bubble-nosed ship with whirling astronaut. Also, slightly later dome-topped circular spaceship, battery operated. Both in excellent condition. Length 24 cm (Apollo) (6Bii)
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Linemar toys, Japan. Tin lithographed, battery operated, 'Monorail rocket Ship' complete with 10 stands and rails. Toy shows signs of mild playwear and the battery compartment has some corrosion, but usable. Comes in the original box. Box cover has great graphics with instructions printed on the inside cover (splits to corners). Length 26 cm (monorail car)
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Bassett-Lowke RMS Queen Mary for Hamleys of London. Wooden construction with removable upper deck, triple funnels, radio masts, flying bridge, davits with lifeboats over hull, painted black to waterline and red beneath. Hamleys label to stern deck with rudder control. Bassett-Lowke plate to upper deck. Displayed in a custom-made waterline case. Length 96 cm
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Marklin Ocean liner Viktoria #16150. A reissued large, clockwork, tin plate liner, with red lower hull, black upper hull, white superstructure with detail printing to deck, with deck fittings, including masts, rigging, lifeboat, ventilators, flags etc. Length 96 cm
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Large early Bing Ocean liner 'Kaiser Wilhelm', Three-masted four funnelled tinplate clockwork liner. Maroon and blue hull with white highlights. Full complement of flags plus 10 lifeboats, ventilators and anchors. Large clockwork motor, with key, appears functional. Deck repainted and one strand of rigging absent. All else appears to be in good original condition. Length 103 cm (6Miii)
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Kentucky, 1930s scratch built passenger ship. Wood hull construction, metal fitting masts and rigging intact, launch and a lifeboat on rear davits. Removable superstructure reveals electric motor propulsion. Plaster ballast, heavy. Comes with folding high stand. Length 140 cm
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Bassett-Lowke live steam wooden model of a D36 V Class Destroyer of the British Royal Navy. Based on hallmarked sterling Vivacious which was launched in 1916. The wooden hull is battleship grey with a maroon lower hull, fitted with a live steam driven marine engine and boiler, driving a single rear propeller with rudder (untested). The deck is equipped with various metal fittings including guns (one loose), two masts, a searchlight and metal bridge and superstructure. Rarely seen flags are present. Access…
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Scratch built river cargo boat 'Nell', beautifully crafted single piece carved cedar hull, pine deck, cedar superstructure, and brass funnel fitted with a pre-war field coil DC motor. Inset glass buttons, form portholes. Some scratches and paint losses to hull and rudder catch missing, otherwise good attractive patina. Length 72 cm
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Arnold Germany clockwork tinplate 42 cm Three-Funnel Twin-Screw liner. Hull painted in black and red with white stencilled anchor and porthole details, cream deck and superstructure, 20 fixed lifeboats and mast. Deck and superstructure paint crazed, otherwise good condition. Length 45 cm
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Fleischmann Germany tinplate clockwork tanker, c.1930s. Comprising red lower and black upper hull, grey deck with white superstructure, Esso to single funnel, two lifeboats, four ventilators, includes deck detail, and flags to both masts and stern, complete with propeller and rudder. No key, motor untested. Hull repainted, otherwise in very good condition. Length 51 cm
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Bassett Lowke tinplate live steam Launch. Attractive sleek grey and white painted, with gold trimmed hull. Fitted with boiler and basic motor. No burner. Some repainting. Hull in very good physical shape. Length 50 cm
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Lehmann tinplate battleship St Vincent, cat. 672. Floor toy, fixed key clockwork motor with crude lever governor, working, rotatable gun turrets. Complete with masts, rigging and life boats, which rarely survive. Good condition for age. Length 35 cm
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Cko Kellermann (Germany) K351 battleship. Well made tinplate clockwork model is dark grey, with cream/black highlights, includes mast and deck mounted fittings, clockwork motor is in working order driving rear propeller, with rudder and non-original key. Bridge tower is loose, otherwise in very good condition. Comes with original pictorial box top. Length 35 cm
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Early Arnold tinplate clockwork battleship. Fixed clockwork key in the form of funnel smoke, motor running. Original paint has crazing and losses. Length 19 cm
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Arnold (?) (Germany) tinplate 'Queen Mary' liner. Uncommon pre-war clockwork model with red hull, black upper, cream superstructure, with 3 funnels which are red/black, masts intact. Integrated hull stand for display, motor functional. Small dent to hull and paint losses around rim, otherwise good. Length 28 cm
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Early Arnold tinplate clockwork boat. African Queen-esque river cruiser with flat lead Captain under awning. Fixed key has tension, though motor not running and propellor loose on the shaft. Generally excellent original paint with some losses to the hull. Length 20 cm
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Basset Lowke Iolanthe II Speedboat, 1930. Electrically propelled wood hulled in white with a green waterline. Steering A/F, untested. Comes with a custom-made stand bearing brass plaque' 'restored 1989' L63 cm
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2 modern toys, Japan, battery operated lithographed tinplate ship floor toys. Both battery operated with Bump and Go action. Includes 2 funnel ocean liner, missing some plastic lifeboats, battery compartment reasonably clean and usable, condition; Neptune tugboat, corrosion in battery compartment, otherwise reasonable. Length 56 cm (liner)
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4 various lithographed tinplate boats. Includes ATC, Japan, fan propelled space boat, battery compartment clean; San toys, Japan, inertia mercury racing boat, good condition; Haji, Japan, inertia motor boat, very good with good box; Michael Seidel tinplate clockwork speedboat, working, though missing windscreen and rudder. Length 33 cm (Seidel)
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Bassett Lowke, Britain, clockwork Speedboat. Cream painted wooden hull with green waterline, with transfer maker's label to stern, cabin with screen, wheel operated rudder and seat. Paint loss and chip to prow. Good working condition. Length 63 cm (6Mii)
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2 Hornby Speedboats. Includes No.2 blue hull with a cream deck and dark blue trim. Missing ventilator, clockwork motor A/F, comes with a box. Also, Venture cabin Cruiser, missing one ventilator, rudder and clockwork motor, otherwise paint in very good condition. Length 42 cm (Venture) (6Mii)
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3 various tinplate Ocean liners. Includes Bing 2 two funnel clockwork liner, key present but not winding; Bing 4 funnel liner, mast missing and tabs for superstructure also missing, no rudder; Marklin Deutschland 'Pop-pop' liner, no burner. Length 30 cm (Marklin) (6Miii)
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San toys, Marusan Japan, lithographed tinplate aircraft carrier. Nicely detailed with 8 US Air Force planes on the deck, side guns and control tower. Clockwork single screw motor working well. Excellent condition. Length 38 cm
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Pre-war German tinplate yacht clockwork floor toy. Brown and lime heavy tinplate hull with a centre wheel. Motor runs well, no key. With original swinging sail. Very good condition for age. Length 24 cm (6Civ)
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Sutcliffe Pressings (UK) 'Nautilus the Submarine from Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues under the Sea', turquoise, losses to the name transfer and does not include the rubber bung. Spring is wound but the motor requires lubrication. Length 25 cm (6Civ)
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5 various early tinplate floor ships. Includes Rico ship with rotating aeroplanes, clockwork mechanism missing, condition; Hess clockwork gunboat, gun missing, poor condition; three Hess submarines, various wheels missing. Length 23 cm (Rico) 6Civ
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Tipp & Co (Germany) large tinplate Forecourt petrol Pump set. With oil bin/battery box mounted on traffic island. Comprises three petrol pumps with elecrified globes to top 'Pratts, BP and Shell;' oil bin with 'In' and 'Out' signs to sides. Pre-war period. Requires light cleaning. Good original condition. Width 24 cm, height 16 cm (9Jiii)
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Karl Bub (Germany) tinplate clockwork limousine c.1912. Scarce large scale tinplate clockwork chauffeur-driven vintage car is light grey, with greyish green chassis, roof and upper body, spoked wheels, includes handbrake acting on rear wheels. With adjustable opening windscreen. Good condition for age, with play scrapes to running boards and rooftop. Length 36 cm (9Jiii)
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Meccano Constructor car No.2. Pre-war pressed steel clockwork car in mid green, boat tail version, matching green wheels with spare tyre to driver's side, cream mudguard type wings, baseplate intact. Spring intact but mechanism requires repair, tyres replaced, metal fatigue and losses to one rim, without driver. Paint good. Length 32 cm (9Jiii)
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Tipp & Co limousine. Tinplate, clockwork operated (functional) with light blue body, black top and running boards, Dunlop cord wheels, plus driver. Lever operated battery head lamps plus back-lit number plate. Scuffs and losses to roof, otherwise good. Length 22 cm (9Jiii)
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Pocher, Italy, 1933 Bugatti type 50. Quality, highly detailed 1/8 large scale model, many working features. Some oxidizing of bright parts. Length 65 cm (2Oii)
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Pocher, Italy Alfa Romeo 1932 spider Touring Gran sport. Quality, highly detailed 1/8 large scale model, many working features. Some oxidizing of bright parts. Length 49 cm (2Oii)
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Pocher, Italy, 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Torpedo Cabriolet. Quality, highly detailed 1/8 large scale model, many working features. Length 70 cm (2Niii)
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Scale model Norton 750 Commando Motorcycle. Well detailed, down to swinging ignition keys and tax disc, metal and resin model of this classic British motorcycle. Likely a small edition from a low volume British kit maker. Presented on a chip carved cedar base with faux grass. Plaque bears 'Assembled by JoHNRoss 1999'. Length 27 cm (bike)
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Meccano outfit No.10. 1950s issue in oak veneer 3 layer chest with handles and castors. Contains later additions of tires, lightly played with condition, many parts unused. Losses to corners of lid veneer. (6Cvii)
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Meccano shop display Blackpool tower. Tall illuminated tower with elevator (non-functioning), Meccano pennant to mast. Also, one die cut cardboard Meccano shop sign. Height 140 cm
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Tri-ang Pre-War MT5 large scale clockwork car. 'Magic saloon Car,' by lines Brothers. Large heavy gauge pressed metal two-door coupe in taupe and red with detailed interior. Clockwork motor, functional, with key. Body paint mostly very good, however losses to red mudguards. Rubber tyres deformed. Comes with illustrated box lid, very tatty. Length 42 cm
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Dinky Pre-War No.63 Mayo composite aircraft. Containing Empire flying boat and seaplane. Both original, with fatigued cabin area to larger plane, and areas of underpaint oxidisation to both. In original blue box. 13 x 13 cm (box)
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Dinky Builder construction set No.2, c.1950. Unused box set with original stringing, instruction book and stickers. Good box with attractive pictorial label, metal contents require a light clean, the card has spotting. 31 x 35 cm (6Bvi)
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Meccano/Marklin Tracked Excavator/Dredger 10900. Large constructor kit, assembled but needs recommissioning. Length 120 cm (approx.) (2Nor)
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Vintage dressed mannequin. Ingenue wearing sheer black beaded dress with wool crepe coat. French, 1920s silver sequinned cap and beaded tasseled headband. Also various accessories, shoes, compacts, handbags etc. Height 179 cm (mannequin)
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Old fashion from a Leuralla wardrobe. Includes sheer net embroidered all over dress; novel tennis/street skirt with button front revealing pleated panel behind, with silk lined black wool jacket; black silk crepe dress with beaded collar and belt; quality vivid blue and maroon heavy velvet skirt. Also included is a nifty 1920s Queensland maple dressing stand. Height 161 cm (stand)
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Mannequin and clothing. Part of the Leuralla blue room display includes a modern mannequin with a blue ruched bodice dress, plus, silk floral dress, 1950s elasticised bathing costume, and a black net mantilla. Paint loss to mannequin neck. Height 174 cm
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Leuralla bedroom travel case and accessories. Quality 1930s natural hide case with hatbox, shoes, gloves and parasols, plus a cane sewing basket on stand.
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Leuralla's dolls house. Built by the original owner of Leuralla, E.P. Andreas, for his daughters Marjory and Alice, c.1914. Plain, opened fronted four rooms, which retain some of the original fittings plus later additions. Height 91 cm, width 70 cm, depth 33 cm
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Quality 4 piece bedroom suite. Edwardian Queensland maple comprising dressing table with fitted drawers, high, carved fluted mirror and side drawers, cupboard doors with high relief joinery and floral centre panels. Nickel plated brass pulls; matching mirror backed, marble top wash stand with one drawer and two cupboards; matching bedside cupboard. Three door wardrobe with centre mirror door revealing 4 open drawers and 3 full drawers. Decorative arch top removable pelmet. This suite is in good original…
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Chinese rosewood display cabinet. Glazed double door with cupboard under. Faux bamboo carved door frames, cupboard doors carved with bamboo groves and rock formations. Height 149 cm, width 96 cm, depth 37 cm
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Circa 1920 Chinese mirror. Beveled glass mirror mounted in a lacquered frame, with a carved and gilded top panel. Depicts a Chinese domestic scene involving a day bed. 62 x 29 cm
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Mahogany shield back hall chair. Mid Victorian heavy construction with shaped seat, tapering twist legs, and 'S' scroll carved back. Good original finish. Height 95 cm
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Copper framed shop display counter. Two mirror-backed rear doors, mounted on wood plinth with castors. Length 180 cm, height 97 cm, depth 60 cm
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