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Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:375
Sale Title:Estate & Collector II, Asian, Early Design, Fine ArtsLots with images:375
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:332
Date:10-Mar-2024
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Three studio pottery items. Gillian Broinowski stoneware vase with single applied handle. Impressed studio mark to base, height 6 cm; Alan Watt covered dish, with pale grey glaze. Signed to base, diameter 13.5 cm; and Jo Munro globose vase. Incised signature to base, height 4 cm
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Two Australian stoneware pottery items. Includes a tall celadon glazed cylindrical jar, with ribbed sides and carved floral cover. Impressed studio monogram to foot, height 2 cm; and a spherical sculptural vase. Initialled 'Nb' to base, height 1 cm
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Shiga, Shigeo, 1928-2011, two stoneware covered jars. Spherical jars with covers, one in celadon glaze and one in red iron. Both with impressed studio mark to base, diameter 10 cm
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Australian Colonial cedar 'Waterfall' open bookcase. With triple reeded edges, collected Cooma Monaro region, possibly early 19th century, height 118 cm W94 cm
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E. W. Godwin, 1833-1886, important English Aesthetic movement oak writing table, c. 1877. Probably made by William Watt, height 75 cm W90 cm length 100 cm. Literature: Weber Soros, S. The Secular furniture of E.W. Godwin with catalogue Raisonne; p.165, pl.234, illustration of related design sketch).
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh, attrib, ladder back chair, circa 1895. Stained elm with rush seat, height 115 cm. Literature: Billcliffe, R. 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the complete furniture, furniture drawings & interior Designs', New York, 1979, p.31, illustrated).
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Arts & Crafts or Jugendstil brass wine table. With martele finish, early 20th century, height 69 cm, diameter 44 cm
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Glasgow School, brass planter. In the style of Margaret Gilmour, engraved small, person) mark and initials TMK or JMK to base, length 45 cm
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English Aesthetic movement slip decorated amphora floor vase. In brass stand circa 1880, in the style of E.W. Godwin and Christopher Dresser. Blue and white colourway. Lacking cone shaped base, height 78 cm
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English Aesthetic movement slip decorated amphora floor vase. In brass stand circa 1880, in the style of E.W. Godwin and Christopher Dresser. Green, red and yellow colourway, height 80 cm
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English Aesthetic movement slip decorated amphora floor vase. In brass stand circa 1880, in the style of E.W Godwin and Christopher Dresser. Green and yellow colourway, height 84 cm
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French Art Nouveau Majolica glaze jardiniere and stand. Probably Massier Vallauris, stamped mark indistinct, early 20th century, height 131 cm
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Arts & Crafts oak 'Otley' fire bellows. Carved with entrelac motifs, attrib. Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co. Circa 1907. Leather perished, length 75 cm. Literature: Bennett D, Liberty's furniture 1875-1915, the birth of modern interior design, page 224, plate 6.26, this design illustrated in a Yuletides catalogue, 1907.
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Attributed Christopher Dresser, a very large Minton Aesthetic movement 'Aquatic Life' jardiniere. Shape no. 215 with date cypher for 1878. Lacking feet, star crack to base, height 40 cm W54 cm, across handles). Reference: Met Museum, online) accession no. 1995.273 for an identical model with monotone glaze.
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Minton Barbotine, Impasto) decorated faience portrait plaque. By Antonin Hilaire Boullemier, 1839-1900, signed lower right, impressed Minton mark verso. 29 x 14 cm, plaque).
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Italian Maiolica allegorical tile plaque. Decorated with 'The flight into Egypt', possibly Castelli 18th century 27 x 19 cm, plaque).
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Two Austrian Alexandra porcelain works figurines. Includes female allegorical figure of 'Industry', and bucolic harvest figure. Impressed and printed marks to base, height 26 cm, each
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Book, Aubrey Beardsley, illustrator) Le Morte D'Arthur, J.M Dent 1893, publisher). Limited edition 1500 copies. Gilt embossed cloth covers, profusely illustrated by Beardsley.
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Austro Bohemian clear cased orange glass vase. In the style of Loetz 'Titania', internally decorated with green metallic feathering. Ex Sotheby's, height 17.5 cm
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Liberty & Co. 'Tudric' pewter table clock. Model no. 0383 with copper face inset with enamel plaque, probably by F.C. Varley) circa 1905. Original Lenzkirch movement, and hands, lacking key, not running, height 25 cm
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Rene Lalique 'Setubal' lemonade jug. Marked 'R. Lalique France' to base, height 18 cm. Provenance: Estate late Prue Socha, Sydney.
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