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The Brans Collection

This Sydney auction presents an important collection of art, decorative arts and furniture from the long-running Brans Antiques and Art, Perth.

AUCTION

Sale: LJ8444
21 November 2021, 4:00pm 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

VIEWING

Viewing in Sydney:
Friday 19 - Saturday 20 November, 10am - 4pm
Sunday 21 November, 10am - 3pm

CONTACT

Madeleine Norton
madeleine.norton@leonardjoel.com.au


Lot 1

AMALIE SARA COLQUHOUN (1894-1974) The Leonard Joel Porter oil on canvas

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $12,000

Lot 2

§ JEFFREY SMART (1921-2013) Detail for 'Trumper Park 1961' 1960 ink on paper

Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500

Sold for $5,000

Lot 3

A PAIR OF ALUMINIUM FRAMED ARMCHAIRS AFTER A DESIGN BY MARCEL BREUER

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Lot 4

A PAIR OF ALUMINIUM FRAMED ARMCHAIRS AFTER A DESIGN BY MARCEL BREUER

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Lot 5

SIR STANLEY SPENCER (British, 1891-1959) Stan & Mary Drawing Each Other lithograph, ed. 30/75

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $550

Lot 6

AN ITALIAN ONYX RECTANGULAR TABLE TOP

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $1,200

Lot 7

A PAIR OF INDIAN TRIBAL CARVED WOODEN DOLLS

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $950

Lot 8

AARON R. GRAY (American) Time Will Tell 1968 oil on canvas on panel

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Lot 9

A TANZANIAN CARVED WOOD ALTAR FIGURE

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $200

Lot 10

A CARVED LUGURU CHIEFTAIN'S CHAIR

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,200

Lot 11

A BACTRIAN BRECCIA STONE ANICONIC IDOL

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $900

Lot 12

§ JOHN CHARLES GOODCHILD (1898-1980) The Iron Triangle 1948 oil on canvas

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Sold for $600

Lot 13

A SCRATCH BUILT MODEL OF A TWO MASTED LUGGER

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $800

Lot 14

A VICTORIAN ELM AND BEECH WINDSOR CHAIR

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $650

Lot 15

A WELSH OAK DUODARN

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $1,500

Lot 16

A JACOBEAN OAK JOYNED STOOL

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $3,600

Lot 17

A MATCHED PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY BEDSIDE COMMODES

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $3,600

Lot 18

A PAIR OF GEORGE II CAST BRASS CANDLESTICKS

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $350

Lot 19

A VERDURE TAPESTRY FOUR PANEL SCREEN

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $1,000

Lot 20

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND INLAID HANGING CUTLERY BOX

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $500

Lot 21

A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE TOYS

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $750

Lot 22

A GEORGE III SILVER MOUNTED COCONUT CUP

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Lot 23

A CARVED AND POLYCHROME OAK PIGEON DECOY

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $900

Lot 24

A CHARLES II OAK JOINED CHEST OR COFFER

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $4,800

Lot 25

*A TAXIDERMY HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE (Eretmochelys imbricata) *CITES permit required for export

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $1,200

Lot 26

A PAIR OF CUSHIONS FASHIONED FROM TWO FRAGMENTS OF 17TH CENTURY VERDURE TAPESTRY

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $950

Lot 27

A QUEEN ANNE STYLE WALNUT AND UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $650

Lot 28

A BLUE AND WHITE DELFT CHARGER

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $700

Lot 29

A PAIR OF GEORGE III BRASS CANDLESTICKS

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $400

Lot 30

A VICTORIAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CAST IRON UMBRELLA STAND

Estimate:
$200 - 400

Sold for $300

Lot 31

A BLUE AND WHITE DELFT CHARGER

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $800

Lot 32

A BLUE AND WHITE DELFT CHARGER

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $500

Lot 33

A BLUE AND WHITE DELFT CHARGER

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $400

Lot 34

*A LARGE AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL CEDAR AND ROSE MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE FOR THE MITCHELL LIBRARY This item is located in Perth, WA...

Estimate:
$60,000 - 80,000

Sold for $55,000

Lot 35

AN ITALIAN SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN JUG

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $100

Lot 36

A JACOBEAN OAK BACK STOOL

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $800

Lot 37

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WINE TABLE

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $700

Lot 38

RICHARD PETER RICHARDS (1840-1877) Pickpocket With His Dog watercolour

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $100

Lot 39

A GEORGE III LEATHER FIRE BUCKET

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $400

Lot 40

A SMALL TURKOMAN RUG AND A SADDLEBAG

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $400

Lot 41

A SMALL NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUG

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $550

Lot 42

A PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $2,800

Lot 43

AN ANGLO-INDIAN SATINWOOD, EBONY AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WRITING SLOPE

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Lot 44

A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK PANEL

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Lot 45

A SILVER MOUNTED WALNUT AND SHAGREEN CYLINDRICAL BOX BY JOHN PAUL COOPER (1869-1933)

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $4,800

Lot 46

THE ROYAL WEDDING GOBLET: A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER AND SILVER GILT GOBLETS

Estimate:
$700 - 1,000

Sold for $650

Lot 47

A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS

Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 48

A GEORGE III PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY TEA TABLE

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,200

Lot 49

A REGENCY ORMOLU MOUNTED MAHOGANY LIBRARY BOOKCASE

Estimate:
$25,000 - 35,000

Sold for $45,000

Lot 50

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CARD TABLE

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,600

Lot 51

BEETON'S DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL INFORMATION

Estimate:
$150 - 200

Sold for $400

Lot 52

CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $450

Lot 53

BAILY'S MAGAZINE OF SPORT AND PASTIMES

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $700

Lot 54

THE NEW POPULAR ENCYCLOPAEDIA

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $650

Lot 55

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC CHEST

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Lot 56

A LATE VICTORIAN GREY PAINTED AND GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $2,400

Lot 57

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Lot 58

A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CIRCULAR DINING TABLE

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,200

Lot 59

A PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN IN THE MANNER OF REMBRANDT

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $3,500

Lot 60

A PAIR OF FLEMISH CARVED WALNUT CARYATIDS

Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,200

Lot 61

A PAIR OF ITALIAN WALNUT FAUTEUILS

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Sold for $4,800

Lot 62

§ ROBERT LITCHFIELD JUNIPER AM (1929-2012) Landscape After a Fire 1974 oil on canvas on board

Estimate:
$8,000 - 12,000

Lot 63

A BRONZE HIPPOCAMPUS

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $1,300

Lot 64

AN ITALIAN CYPRESS TABLE CABINET

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $2,800

Lot 65

A FRENCH BRONZE OF THE CROUCHING VENUS

Estimate:
$3,500 - 5,500

Sold for $3,400

Lot 66

A LOUIS XV AUBUSSON TAPESTRY PANEL

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Sold for $9,500

Lot 67

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TILT TOP TRIPOD TABLE

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $2,400

Lot 68

A SMALL BRONZED BUST OF MICHELANGELO

Estimate:
$400 - 500

Sold for $350

Lot 69

A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE CANDLESTICKS

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $300

Lot 70

A BRONZE BUST OF DANTE

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $400

Lot 71

A LOUIS XV WALNUT SERPENTINE COMMODE

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $2,600

Lot 72

A PAIR OF ITALIAN BRONZE CHERUBS

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Lot 73

AN ITALIAN BRONZE INKWELL

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 74

A VICTORIAN BRONZE REDUCTION OF THE FARNESE HERCULES

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $3,000

Lot 75

AN ITALIAN ROCOCO STOOL

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $3,000

Lot 76

AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE

Estimate:
$8,000 - 12,000

Sold for $9,500

Lot 77

A SCANDINAVIAN APPRENTICE PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Lot 78

A PAIR OF SWEDISH PAINTED ARMCHAIRS ATTRIBUTED TO EPHRAIM STAHL (1768-1820)

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $3,600

Lot 79

A CENTRAL EUROPEAN OAK AND CYPRESS PANELLED COFFER

Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 80

A PAIR OF CARVED AND POLYCHROME WOODEN REINDEER

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,000

Lot 81

A REPOUSSE BRASS ALMS DISH

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $500

Lot 82

AN ANGLO CHINESE AMBOYNA AND EBONY LIBRARY TABLE

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Lot 83

AN ANGLO-INDIAN VIZAGAPATAM EBONY BOX WITH IVORY INLAY

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Lot 84

A CHINESE CELADON BOTTLE FOR THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $650

Lot 85

A CHINESE CARPET

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,900

Lot 86

A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN OCTAGONAL CHARGER

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $550

Lot 87

*A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE ROSEWOOD OCCASIONAL TABLE *CITES permit required for export

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $850

Lot 88

A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PLATES

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $400

Lot 89

A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN TANKARD

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $100

Lot 90

A CHINESE HONGMU LOW TABLE

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,000

Lot 91

*A PAIR OF CHINESE ROSEWOOD YOKE BACK ARMCHAIRS *CITES permit required for export

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $1,800

Lot 92

A PAIR OF BURMESE BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOXES

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $800

Lot 93

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN VASE

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $2,000

Lot 94

A KOREAN CELADON BOTTLE VASE

Estimate:
$400 - 500

Sold for $750

Lot 95

A JAPANESE KORANSHA PORCELAIN VASE

Estimate:
$5,000 - 7,000

Sold for $5,000

Lot 96

A JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN JARDINIERE

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $500

Lot 97

THREE UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINTS

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $450

Lot 98

A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A BIJIN HOLDING A LAMP

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $9,000

Lot 99

A SMALL JAPANESE EXPORT COFFER

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $900

Lot 100

A JAPANESE EXPORT COFFER

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,100

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