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The Terence Lane Collection, Part I

Leonard Joel is honoured to present at auction the private collection of Terence Lane OAM (1946-2024), the esteemed historian of Australian interior design and former curator at the National Gallery of Victoria.

AUCTION

Sale: LJ8814
3 May 2026, 11:00am Hawthorn

VIEWING

Viewing in Carlton by appointment only. Lots 241 - 277 viewing in Hawthorn by appointment only. Bookings via decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au

CONTACT

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


Lot 1

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN EBONISED BEECH FOLDING CHAIRS IN AESTHETIC MANNER E.W. Vaill, Worcester, Mass., circa 1880

Estimate:
$400 - 500

Sold for $400

Lot 2

A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT EBONISED HARDWOOD THEBES TABLE After the design by E.W. Godwin, circa 1880

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $500

Lot 3

ENGLISH SCHOOL Second half 19th century A portrait of a young woman with a flower in her hair and wearing a black shawl Oil on artis...

Estimate:
$700 - 1,000

Sold for $1,200

Lot 5

After Edmund COTTERELL (1795–1860) An equestrian portrait of Queen Victoria Patinated bronze 41cm high, 40cm wide

Estimate:
$1,600 - 2,200

Sold for $1,700

Lot 7

A VICTORIAN EBONISED LOW SUTHERLAND TABLE Circa 1880

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $650

Lot 8

William DEXTER (1818–1860) A Middle Eastern scene with two owls overlooking figures on a beach Oil on canvas 89 x 75.5cm, oval

Estimate:
$2,400 - 3,000

Sold for $2,400

Lot 9

After Fra ANGELICO (circa 1395–1455) Second half 19th century Madonna della stella Oil and gold leaf on wood panel 68cm high, 37cm...

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $3,400

Lot 10

Guido AGOSTINI (active 1865–1898) An Italian landscape with a figure on a bridge and a hilltown beyond Oil on board 32 x 25cm, oval

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $1,700

Lot 11

A WILLIAM IV GILT-FRAMED SIDE CHAIR 1830s

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $500

Lot 12

A VICTORIAN PARIAN BUST OF THE WATER NYMPH CLYTIE Second half 19th century

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $1,200

Lot 13

AN ANTIQUE WHITE MARBLE PEDESTAL Late 19th century

Estimate:
$600 - 900

Sold for $600

Lot 14

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN-STYLE CLASSICAL BUSTS IN COMPOSITE STONE Late 20th century

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $2,200

Lot 15

AN ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL CAMEO-MOUNTED GILT BRONZE CASKET Second half 19th century, probably French

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $2,600

Lot 16

A VICTORIAN BANDED AGATE PENDANT CROSS Last quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $550

Lot 17

A VICTORIAN SILVER PLATE BROOCH IN AESTHETIC MANNER Circa 1880

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $150

Lot 18

A VICTORIAN GILT METAL-FRAMED CAMEO BROOCH Second half 19th century

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $200

Lot 19

A VICTORIAN BLOOMED GOLD BROOCH Last quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $200

Lot 20

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN GILT-METAL CURTAIN TIE BACKS IN AESTHETIC STYLE 1870s–1880s

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $900

Lot 21

TWO SIMILAR ANTIQUE INDIAN MARBLE FIGURES OF THE INFANT KRISHNA 19th century

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $200

Lot 22

AN ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BHAISAJYAGURU 18th century

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $5,000

Lot 23

INDIAN EXPORT SCHOOL* Second half 19th century The Golden Temple, Amritsar Watercolour and gouache on ivory 9.5 x 14cm, oval

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $1,500

Lot 24

A GROUP OF ANTIQUE INDIAN AND INDO-PERSIAN ART WORKS Variously 19th century

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $700

Lot 25

AN ANTIQUE VIZAGAPATAM IVORY-INLAID BOX* Circa 1900

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $550

Lot 26

A GROUP OF ANTIQUE-STYLE CHINESE CERAMIC SCHOLARS OBJECTS

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $100

Lot 27

A GROUP OF JAPANESE GILT WOOD STANDS Early 20th century and later

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $800

Lot 28

A GROUP OF CHINESE YIXING POTTERY Late 20th century

Estimate:
$200 - 400

Sold for $100

Lot 29

A GROUP OF ASSORTED ASIAN AND INDIAN DECORATIVE OBJECTS Varuously 19th century and later

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $200

Lot 30

A GROUP OF ANTIQUE INDIAN BRONZE OBJECTS 19th century

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $50

Lot 31

ENGLISH SCHOOL Late 19th century A cowrie shell on a bed of vegetation Watercolour 14 x 19cm, oval

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $1,000

Lot 32

George CARGILL LEIGHTON (1826–1895) A set of six plates illustrating English ferns in natural settings Mixed-process coloured prints...

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $350

Lot 33

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL Mid-19th century A half-length portrait of a woman seated wearing a bonnet and plaid shawl Oil artists board (unf...

Estimate:
$700 - 1,000

Sold for $700

Lot 34

A MATCHED PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN AUSTRALIAN CEDAR AND UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIRS Circa 1840

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $1,700

Lot 35

A GROUP OF THREE ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN DECORATED EUCALYPTUS LEAVES, BY CONSTANCE BRETT (née à BECKETT) AND ANOTHER Circa 1900

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $650

Lot 36

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN DECORATED EUCALYPTUS LEAVES AND ANOTHER WORK OF SIMILAR CHARACTER Circa 1900

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $650

Lot 37

Albert Edward ALDIS (1869–1921) Lake Pupuke, New Zealand Oil on board 12 x 19cm

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $550

Lot 38

A COLONIAL PERIOD AUSTRALIAN CEDAR BOOKCASE CABINET Circa 1840

Estimate:
$1,800 - 2,400

Sold for $1,800

Lot 39

A COLONIAL PERIOD AUSTRALIAN CEDAR SIDE CHAIR Circa 1840

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $400

Lot 40

Attributed to John DAVIE (1862–1955) A group of three: The heads of infants with various expressions Bronzed plaster Each about 22 x...

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $400

Lot 41

Frederick BRIER (1854–1922) A lyrebird in a river landscape Gouache and silver paint on wood panel, the panel carved in relief as pa...

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $750

Lot 42

AN ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN SPECIMEN WOOD BOX Early 20th century

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $350

Lot 44

A SET OF BEECH DRAFTING SHAPES Early 20th century

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $250

Lot 45

A LARGE ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN SEA SNAIL SHELL INCISED WITH THE ADVANCE AUSTRALIA COAT OF ARMS Second half 19th century

Estimate:
$700 - 1,000

Sold for $7,500

Lot 46

A LARGE ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN SEA SNAIL SHELL INSCRIBED WITH THE LORDS PRAYER Second half 19th century

Estimate:
$600 - 900

Sold for $1,300

Lot 47

AN ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN DECORATED OSTRICH EGG ON STERLING SILVER FOOT The egg decorated in the manner of Alfred William Eustace, circa...

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $850

Lot 48

AN ANTIQUE-STYLE GLASS DOME ON EBONISED WOOD BASE

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $150

Lot 49

A VICTORIAN SILVER BOX Last quarter 19th century, possibly Australian

Estimate:
$150 - 200

Sold for $100

Lot 50

ENGLISH SCHOOL Third quarter 19th century A portrait of a seated woman, within an inscribed oval Oil on canvas, laid down on a later...

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $2,400

Lot 51

D. JORDANS Two works: Patch, and another portrait of the face of an owl Oil on mahogany panel 19.5 x 12cm and 12 x 19.5cm

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $600

Lot 52

A GROUP OF ASSORTED ANTIQUE HARDWOOD OBJECTS Mostly Australian, variously late 19th and early 20th century

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $200

Lot 53

A GROUP OF VICTORIAN AND VICTORIAN STYLE PICTURE FRAMES

Estimate:
$100 - 150

Sold for $300

Lot 54

AN ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN GLAZED EARTHENWARE VASE BY RICHARD STURROCK, MELBOURNE Circa 1900–1910

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $850

Lot 55

AN ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN GLAZED EARTHENWARE VASE OR VESSEL BY RICHARD STURROCK, MELBOURNE Circa 1900–1910

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,600

Sold for $4,600

Lot 56

AN AUSTRALIAN GLAZED EARTHENWARE VASE OR VESSEL BY RICHARD STURROCK Circa 1900–1910

Estimate:
$1,400 - 2,000

Sold for $2,800

Lot 57

AN AUSTRALIAN GLAZED EARTHENWARE VASE OR VESSEL BY RICHARD STURROCK Circa 1900–1910

Estimate:
$1,400 - 2,000

Sold for $2,600

Lot 58

AN AUSTRALIAN GLAZED EARTHENWARE SCULPTURAL CANDLESTICK BY RICHARD STURROCK Circa 1900–1910

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $5,000

Lot 59

A SMALL GROUP OF DOULTON SILICON WARE Lambeth, circa 1900

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $250

Lot 60

A FLORAL-DECORATED STONEWARE PITCHER BY MARTIN BROTHERS Dated 1888

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $1,000

Lot 61

A WEDGWOOD TRANSFER-PRINTED QUEENS WARE PUNCH POT OR RUM KETTLE 1879

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $450

Lot 62

THREE VICTORIAN JAPONAISERIE CUPS AND SAUCERS Last quarter 19th century

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $200

Lot 63

A SMALL GROUP OF VICTORIAN PORCELAIN

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $300

Lot 64

AN ANTIQUE ITALIAN CAMEO CARVED CONCH SHELL Late 19th century

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $300

Lot 65

A GROUP OF ASSORTED PAPERWEIGHTS IN VARIOUS MATERIALS

Estimate:
$200 - 400

Sold for $50

Lot 66

A GROUP OF ASSORTED PLAQUES OF CLASSICAL DESIGN 19th century and later

Estimate:
$200 - 400

Sold for $250

Lot 67

A GROUP OF ASSORTED TREEN 19th century and later

Estimate:
$200 - 400

Sold for $150

Lot 68

Marie LION (1855–1922) A portrait miniature of a red-haired lady wearing a feather-decorated hat Watercolour and gouache 10.5 x 8cm,...

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $400

Lot 69

A LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK 1830s, the movement by Silvani, Paris

Estimate:
$2,400 - 3,000

Sold for $3,400

Lot 70

A PAIR OF ANTIQUE FRENCH PORCELAIN POT POURRI VASES Second half 19th century, possibly by Jacob Petit

Estimate:
$400 - 500

Sold for $4,800

Lot 71

A PAIR OF LARGE ANTIQUE FRENCH PORCELAIN VASES 19th century

Estimate:
$1,400 - 2,000

Sold for $1,900

Lot 72

Attributed to John DOWNMAN (1750–1824) A bust-length portrait of a gentleman wearing a dark coat, orange waistcoat and white cravat...

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800

Lot 73

TWO ANTIQUE ANIMALIER DESK OBJECTS Late 19th and 20th centuries

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $150

Lot 74

A VICTORIAN BRASS-BOUND HARDWOOD DESK COMPENDIUM Second half 19th century, possibly Anglo-Colonial

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $550

Lot 75

AN ANTIQUE GLASS DOME ON EBONISED WOOD BASE Second half 19th century

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $200

Lot 76

A NEAR PAIR OF ANTIQUE-STYLE GLASS DOMES ON EBONISED WOOD BASES

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $200

Lot 78

AN ANTIQUE BOOK REST AND A GROUP OF TABLE EASELS Late 19th century and later

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $350

Lot 79

A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED SETS AND SHEETS OF HANDMADE PAPER, JOURNALS, NOTEBOOKS AND CARDS

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $350

Lot 80

A GROUP OF PORCELAIN REPRODUCING PIECES OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH MCARTHURS DESSERT SERVICE

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $250

Lot 81

A LARGE GROUP OF FASCIMILES OF EARLY CHILDRENS BOOKS IN THE OSBORNE COLLECTION

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $250

Lot 82

A SMALL GROUP OF ASSORTED TEXTILES 19th century and later

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $300

Lot 83

A GROUP OF ASSORTED ANTIQUE PRINTS Variously 19th and early 20th century

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $100

Lot 84

ENGLISH SCHOOL Second half 19th century The head of St Catherine of Sienna, after a stained glass window in the church of St Vincent...

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $400

Lot 85

THREE VICTORIAN GLASS JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT VASES

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $400

Lot 86

A GROUP OF ASSORTED HAND FANS

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $350

Lot 87

A GROUP OF PRIMITIVE WORKED STONE OBJECTS Various origins, and periods

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $250

Lot 88

A SMALL GROUP OF FOSSILS

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $250

Lot 89

A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA INDIGENOUS ARTEFACTS

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $100

Lot 90

A GROUP OF THREE PAPUA NEW GUINEAN EARTHENWARE FIGURES Sepik River region, 20th century

Estimate:
$150 - 250

Sold for $950

Lot 92

AN ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN EMU EGG AND KID LEATHER CENTREPIECE 1870s–1880s

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,400

Lot 93

A DIMINUTIVE AUSTRALIAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A KOALA Second quarter 20th century

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $450

Lot 94

A GROUP OF ANTIQUE AND LATER PRINTS AND PRINTED EPHEMERA Mostly late 19th century

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $300

Lot 95

A GROUP OF ANTIQUE SMALL CASES AND BOXES* Variously late 19th century

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $100

Lot 96

A GROUP OF ROCK CRYSTAL AND STONE OBJECTS

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $200

Lot 97

A GROUP OF ASSORTED BOXES IN VARIOUS MATERIALS 19th century and later

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $300

Lot 98

A VICTORIAN STYLE MANTEL-MOUNTED BRASS FIRE SCREEN FRAME Possibly of the period

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $100

Lot 99

SETS OF TRADE SAMPLES OF PRESSED WINDOW GLASS AND BOOK CLOTH First half 20th century

Estimate:
$100 - 200

Sold for $250

Lot 100

Kikukawa EIZAN (1787–1867) A woman holding a mirror to her face Colour woodblock print 35.5 x 22.5cm (sheet)

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $400

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