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Decorative Arts

Presenting a diverse selection of antique furniture, interiors, artworks, statuary, and silver in addition to a private collection of Antiquities and the selected contents of Highbury, Toorak.

AUCTION

Sale: LJ8747
5 August 2024, 6:00pm Hawthorn

VIEWING

Fri 2 - Sun 4 Aug, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC

CONTACT

Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
Tel: 03 8825 5635


Lot 2

AN ANTIQUE FRENCH MARBLE AND WROUGHT IRON CONSOLE IN LOUIS XV MANNER Late 19th century

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,200

Lot 3

A PROVINCIAL LOUIS XVI SIX-LEAF PAINTED SCREEN Last quarter 18th century

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,500

Lot 5

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE FRENCH WROUGHT IRON FLOOR-STANDING CANDELABRA Late 19th century

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $2,200

Lot 6

AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE DINING TABLE IN 17th CENTURY ITALIAN MANNER Graham Geddes, Melbourne

Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500

Sold for $2,600

Lot 7

A SET OF TEN OAK AND UPHOLSTERED DINING CHAIRS IN GEORGE I MANNER Graham Geddes, Melbourne

Estimate:
$1,600 - 2,400

Sold for $1,600

Lot 8

A LARGE PERSIAN RUG Late 20th century

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,500

Lot 9

A LOUIS XV-STYLE KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT Mid-20th century

Estimate:
$2,600 - 3,400

Sold for $2,600

Lot 10

A FRENCH SILKSCREEN FEUILLES DARISTOLOCHE TAPESTRY Mid-20th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,300

Lot 11

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN CAST IRON RELIEF SCULPTURES OF GROTESQUE FISH Last quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 12

AN ANTIQUE EUROPEAN FOUR-LEAF EMBOSSED AND PAINTED LEATHER SCREEN Probably Spanish, late 19th century

Estimate:
$600 - 900

Sold for $750

Lot 13

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE GILT-FRAMED FAUTEUILS

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,400

Lot 14

A PAIR OF GRAND TOUR-STYLE MARBLE OBELISKS 20th century

Estimate:
$600 - 700

Sold for $2,200

Lot 15

A STERLING SILVER SALVER PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON TO PRIME MINISTER HAROLD HOLT Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1965

Estimate:
$3,600 - 4,400

Sold for $6,500

Lot 16

THE INAUGURAL ANTI-FOOTBALL LEAGUE DOUGLAS WILKIE MEDAL PRESENTED TO PRIME MINISTER HAROLD HOLT K.G. Luke, Melbourne, 1967

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $2,400

Lot 17

A MALAYSIAN SILVER CIGARETTE BOX PRESENTED TO PRIME MINISTER HAROLD HOLT BY THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA Unidentified maker...

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $700

Lot 18

THE KEY TO MANILA PRESENTED TO PRIME MINISTER HAROLD HOLT 1966

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Sold for $500

Lot 19

AN AMERICAN SILVER MONEY CLIP PRESENTED UPON THE LAUNCH OF THE U.S.S. HAROLD E. HOLT 1969

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $300

Lot 20

AN AUSTRALIAN NATIVES ASSOCIATION ADVANCE AUSTRALIA BLACKWOOD ELBOW CHAIR 1890s, formerly of the Ballarat East Branch of the A.N.A.

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $1,500

Lot 22

Neil DOUGLAS (1911–2003) A crested bird surrounded by snakes and other birds and creatures amidst foliage Thirty-six decorated earth...

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 24

AN IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN STERLING SILVER INKWELL BY WILLIAM EDWARDS AND PRESENTED TO GEORGE COPPIN Melbourne, circa 1858, makers mar...

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $6,500

Lot 25

AN EARLY GEORGE III STERLING SILVER JUG James Crawford, Newcastle, 1760–1768

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,000

Lot 25A

A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS Unidentified maker, marked I·C and I C, probably John Carter II, London, 176...

Estimate:
$2,400 - 3,000

Sold for $2,800

Lot 26

A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV STERLING SILVER SOUP PLATES Benjamin Preston, London, 1834

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $1,600

Lot 26A

A GEORGE V STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd, London, 1913

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $2,000

Lot 28

AN EDWARDIAN STERLING SILVER SALVER Robert Pringle & Sons, London, 1911

Estimate:
$2,400 - 2,800

Sold for $2,600

Lot 29

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE SPANISH THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA Early 20th century, 915 standard, maker unidentified

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,100

Lot 30

A PAIR OF GEORG JENSEN STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS Design 263, post-1945 manufacture to Georg Jensens 1918 design

Estimate:
$5,000 - 7,000

Sold for $5,000

Lot 31

A GEORG JENSEN STERLING SILVER ACORN PATTERN FLATWARE SERVICE FOR SIX Post-1945 manufacture to Johan Rohdes 1915 design

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $4,600

Lot 33

A FINE FRENCH ART NOUVEAU SILVERED BRONZE TABLE MIRROR DESIGNED BY LOUIS MAJORELLE Saglier Frères, Paris, circa 1900

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $1,300

Lot 36

A LALIQUE LANGUEDOC VASE Late 20th / early 21st century, the model introduced 1929

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $4,800

Lot 37A

A ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN POT POURRI VASE DECORATED BY HARRY DAVIS Shape 1515, circa 1902 (date cypher worn)

Estimate:
$6,000 - 8,000

Sold for $9,000

Lot 38

AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN COVERED VASE DECORATED BY FRANK ROBERTS Shape no. 2149, date cypher for 1901

Estimate:
$7,000 - 10,000

Sold for $12,000

Lot 38A

A ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN PLAQUE BY JOHN STINTON Date cypher for 1919

Estimate:
$2,200 - 2,800

Sold for $2,400

Lot 39

A ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN COVERED VASE DECORATED BY CHARLES BALDWYN Shape no. 1482, date cypher for 1902

Estimate:
$2,800 - 3,200

Sold for $16,000

Lot 39A

A WILLIAM MOORCROFT FLAMBÉ-GLAZED CLAREMONT PATTERN VASE Shape 74, circa 1930

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,100

Lot 40

A JAPANESE KUTANI WARE COVERED URN Meiji period (1868–1912), 1890s

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $1,800

Lot 40B

A ROYAL DOULTON CHANG VASE BY CHARLES NOKE AND HARRY NIXON 1925–30

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $2,000

Lot 41

A WALNUT CAIRENE ELBOW CHAIR BY LIBERTY & Co. Circa 1885

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,800

Lot 42

A PAIR OF ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON OAK MONKS CHAIRS Workshop of Robert Thompson, Kilburn, North Yorkshire, 1960s–early 1970s

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $4,800

Lot 43

A SET OF THREE OAK ABINGWOOD ELBOW CHAIRS AFTER THE DESIGN BY GEORGE WALTON Circa 1900, probably by William Birch, one impressed w...

Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500

Sold for $2,600

Lot 44

AN ART DECO HOTEL de MALANDRE SUITE OF FOUR CLUB CHAIRS AND A TABLE The chairs circa 1940, the table probably a little later

Estimate:
$4,500 - 8,500

Sold for $4,600

Lot 46

A LATE GEORGIAN GILT-FRAMED GIRANDOLE MIRROR Circa 1820

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $900

Lot 49

A MATCHED SET OF TEN STAINED BEECH AND UPHOLSTERED DINING CHAIRS IN THE MANNER OF JULES LELEU 1940s

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 50

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE AND LATER RECONSTITUTED STONE PEDESTALS The fronts 19th century

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $800

Lot 50A

A LOUIS XV-STYLE KINGWOOD COMMODE First half 20th century

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $1,200

Lot 52

A LARGE MIRROR IN AN ELABORATELY CARVED ANTIQUE ITALIAN GILT FRAME The frame second half 19th century

Estimate:
$1,200 - 2,000

Sold for $3,200

Lot 53

A VICTORIAN OAK LIBRARY BOOK-CASE Circa 1870

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 53A

A PROVINCIAL LOUIS XV OAK AND UPHOLSTERED FAUTEUIL Mid-18th century

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $900

Lot 54

A RARE PAIR OF FINE GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD TRIPOD TABLES ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS Circa 1830

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $11,000

Lot 55

A SMALL GEORGE I FIGURED WALNUT BUREAU Circa 1720

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $2,800

Lot 56

A PROVINCIAL EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR Third quarter 18th century

Estimate:
$600 - 900

Sold for $1,000

Lot 57

A PAIR OF CHARLES II WALNUT ELBOW CHAIRS 1670–1690

Estimate:
$1,400 - 1,800

Sold for $1,400

Lot 58

A GEORGE II-STYLE GILT-FRAMED MIRROR 20th century

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $3,400

Lot 59

TWO SIMILAR CHINESE NACRE-INLAID ROSEWOOD AND MARBLE STANDS First half 20th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,600

Lot 60A

A SUBSTANTIAL MURANO GLASS MARYLAND CHANDELIER BY BAROVIER e TOSO Designed by Franco Raggi, early 21st century

Estimate:
$4,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 61

A PAIR OF RÉGENCE-STYLE WALNUT AND UPHOLSTERED FAUTEUILS À LA REINE Robert Brown, Melbourne, late 20th century

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $2,600

Lot 61A

A SUBSTANTIAL MURANO GLASS MARYLAND CHANDELIER BY BAROVIER e TOSO Designed by Franco Raggi, early 21st century

Estimate:
$4,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 62

AN ANTIQUE LOUIS XV-STYLE PIER MIRROR Mid-19th century, or possibly earlier

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 62A

A SUBSTANTIAL MURANO GLASS MARYLAND CHANDELIER BY BAROVIER e TOSO Designed by Franco Raggi, early 21st century

Estimate:
$4,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 63

AN ANTIQUE SWEDISH PAINTED PINE SOFA First half 19th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,000

Lot 63A

AN ANTIQUE FRENCH OR FLEMISH VERDURE TAPESTRY Circa 1700

Estimate:
$6,000 - 9,000

Sold for $6,000

Lot 64

AN ANTIQUE SPANISH WALNUT CENTRE OR SIDE TABLE Second half 17th century

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $4,000

Lot 65

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE LOUIS XV-STYLE GILT-FRAMED BERGÈRES EN CABRIOLET Late 19th century

Estimate:
$1,400 - 2,000

Sold for $1,400

Lot 65A

AN ANTIQUE SPANISH OAK AND WALNUT CENTRE OR SIDE TABLE Second half 17th century

Estimate:
$2,200 - 2,800

Sold for $2,200

Lot 66

A FINE NAPOLEON III GILT-FRAMED THREE-LEAF SCREEN Third quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $900

Lot 67

A NAPOLEON III GILT-FRAMED CUSHION-FRONT OVERMANTEL MIRROR Third quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 68

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE STONE GARDEN URNS French or English, 19th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $900

Lot 69

A LOUIS XV-STYLE KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT First half 20th century

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,000

Lot 70

A LARGE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY LOW OPEN BOOK-CASE Last quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 71

AN ANTIQUE FRENCH GILT-FRAMED OVERMANTEL MIRROR 1880s

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,000

Lot 71A

A PROVINCIAL LOUIS XVI OAK COMMODE Last quarter 18th century

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $1,300

Lot 72

AN ANTIQUE FRENCH GILT-FRAMED CUSHION-FRONT OVERMANTEL MIRROR Last quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 72A

AN ANTIQUE FRENCH GILT BRONZE GIRANDOLE Late 19th / early 20th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 73

A PROVINCIAL GEORGE III FRUITWOOD AND ELM CHILDS ELBOW CHAIR Second half 18th century

Estimate:
$600 - 900

Sold for $600

Lot 74

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE FRENCH WROUGHT IRON STANDARD LAMPS Early 20th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,200

Lot 75

A GEORGE II CHINOISERIE LACQUERED CABINET ON STAND Circa 1730

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $9,500

Lot 76

A FINE SIGNED PERSIAN NAIN SILK AND WOOL RUG Habibian workshop, last quarter 20th century

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $4,200

Lot 77

A FINE SIGNED PERSIAN NAIN SILK AND WOOL RUG Habibian workshop, last quarter 20th century

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,000

Lot 78

A PERSIAN NAIN SILK AND WOOL RUG Last quarter 20th century

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,100

Lot 79

A LARGE ANTIQUE PERSIAN HERATI CARPET North-West or West Persia, early 20th century

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,200

Lot 81

AN EARLY VICTORIAN LONG-CASE REGULATOR CLOCK Henry Pace, London, early 1840s

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $4,000

Lot 82

A EUREKA ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MANTEL CLOCK English, 1910s, patent number 14616-1906, numbered 5627

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $850

Lot 83

A LARGE ANTIQUE FRENCH GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK AND CANDELABRA GARNITURE 1870s–1880s

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $850

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