DECORATIVE ARTS & COLLECTABLES

Live Auction

Sat 22nd Feb 2020

Time: 01:00pm

The sale begins at 1.00pm AEDT on Saturday, 22nd February with a large offering of silver objects (Lots 1 – 121) which include the rare Faberge tie clip (Lot 17), the magnificent French silver, niello and enamel comport in the Japanese style (Lot 20), a Mexican sterling silver five piece coffee & tea service (Lot 79) and a “Sir Christopher” pattern American sterling silver cutlery service by Wallace (Lot 84). The sale continues with a huge range of International Decorative Arts featuring ceramics, paintings, decorator pieces and glassware. We are particularly pleased to be offering the HUGO LONITZ Prussian majolica owl, (Lot 128) and the PAUL SORMANI writing compendium (Lot 129). The Moorcroft collection (Lots 155 – 190) is exceptional, as is the beautiful PAUL PHILIPPE “The Awakening” gilt bronze sculpture on rouge marble base, (Lot 192). The lovely DAUM cameo glass vase with French silver mount and gilt rim (Lot 223) would complement any collection as would (Lot 263) an impressive antique games box, coromandel and satinwood with brass fittings. Featured on our front cover (Lot 272) is a museum-quality piece by OZIAS HUMPHRY (1742-1810): his King George III triptych with the central panel showing George III and the Prince of Wales reviewing the troops, circa 1797 (after William Beechey). Portraits of Queen Charlotte and a seated King George III (after ZOFFANY, circa 1771) adorn each side panel; the whole hand-painted on ivory panels, signed lower right in the centre panel, with the original carved bone, mother of pearl and ivory frame.  And that only gets us to the end of the first day’s offerings.

Day Two, Sunday 23rd February begins at 10.00am AEDT with a diverse range of Chinese & Asian decorative arts (Lots 407 – 473), continues with a nice range of jewellery and watches (Lots 474 – 503) which is followed by a fantastic collection of Lamps, Lighting and Furniture (Lots 504 – 698). Some of our favourites in these section include a Sino-Tibetan teapot, finely worked silver with carved jade panels, encrusted with coral and turquoise (Lot 440), the exquisitely painted Japanese cloisonné koi panel in original frame and box (Lot 453), the delicate white gold tennis bracelet featuring 50 diamonds (Lot 477), the beautiful Northern Italian collector’s cabinet, oyster walnut and kingwood, (Lot 535), and  the pair of Italian Blackamoor pedestals (Lot 557). The catalogue also features an unusual pair of A.M.E. FOURNIER French commodes and dressing mirrors, of amboyna and kingwood with marble tops and ormolu mounts and handles (Lots 596 & 597).

Following the tremendous success of our clock auction last year, we are pleased to be able to offer another nice group, (Lots 733 – 811), not quite as extensive or exotic but still some lovely pieces for the advanced collector or the beginner. Other items of note include a particularly rare piece of Judaica (Lot 816) by Abraham ben Shalom BELAIS [Belaish] (1773 – 1853) and Lazare Eliezer WOGUE (1817 – 1897) published in 1838; a fine range of early cameras and lenses, in particular a W. WATSON & SONS: circa 1880-1890 mahogany & brass wet/dry Tropical Tailboard stereo camera, with double extension burgundy leather bellows (Lot 832) and a diverse range of other collectable, exotic, weird and wonderful items including a diving helmet (Lot 855), (Lots 878 and 879) miniature portable dental and medical sets, a collection of pocket knives, corkscrews, bottle and can openers, etc. (Lots 851 – 922), an English pocket knife-pistol, single shot percussion cap with folding trigger and two blades, mid 19th century (Lot 959) and signed photographs of Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon (Lots 979 – 981). The sale will conclude with a fascinating range of smokers’ accoutrements (Lots 983 – 1007) and a well-deserved rest.

We hope to see you in our rooms during the viewing days but for those of you who can’t make it we trust that the images, descriptions and condition reports will assist you.

Happy bidding,

The Leski Auctions Team.

Session 1
Saturday 22 February – 1.00pm AEDT

001-121 Silver
122-406 International Decorative Arts

Session 2
Sunday 23 February – 10.00am AEDT

407-473 Chinese & Asian
474-503 Jewellery & Watches
504-522 Lamps & Lighting
523-698 Furniture
699-706 Taxidermy
707-732 Paintings & Artworks
733-811 Clocks & Timepieces

Collectables
812-815 Tribal Artefacts
816-831 Books & Ephemera
832-847 Cameras & Photographic Equipment
848-850 Fossils & Minerals
851-951 Collectables – General
952-973 Military
974-976 Music & Recordings
977-982 Photographs
983-1007 Tobacciana

Featured Lots

Lot 17

FABERGE Russian silver and enamel tie clip, circa 1900,
full Cyrillic maker's mark with Royal Warrant stamp. 3.5cm long

Est: $1,200 - $1,500

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Lot 20

French silver, niello and enamel comport in the Japanese style, 19th century,
maker's marks illegible,
14cm high, 24cm wide, 2020 grams

Est: $10,000 - $15,000

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Lot 79

A Mexican sterling silver five piece coffee & tea service, 20th century,
3620 grams.

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

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Lot 84

A "Sir Christopher" pattern American sterling silver cutlery service by Wallace, setting for 6 places with 7 pieces in each plus matching carving knife and fork, (44 pieces) silver weight not including knives or carving set 1360 grams

Est: $1,500 - $2,500

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Lot 128

HUGO LONITZ Prussian majolica owl, circa 1870s,
37cm high

Est: $10,000 - $10,000

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Lot 129

PAUL SORMANI writing compendium, Kingwood and amboyna with ormolu trim, interior fitted with compartment, writing slope and original gold plated ink bottles.
Signed "P. SORMANI, 10 r. CHARLOT. 25th December, 1867" with additional monogram,
21cm high, 39cm wide, 32cm deep

Est: $2,500 - $3,500

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Lot 192

PAUL PHILIPPE "The Awakening" gilt bronze sculpture on rouge marble base, France, circa 1925,
signed "P. Philippe",
79cm high

Est: $6,000 - $8,000

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Lot 223

DAUM cameo glass vase with French silver mount and gilt rim, late 19th century,
engraved "Daum, France" with cross of Lorraine,
27cm high

Est: $3,500 - $4,500

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Lot 272

OZIAS HUMPHRY (1742-1810),
King George III triptych. The central panel showing George III and The Prince of Wales reviewing the troops,
circa 1797 (after William Beechey). Portraits of Queen Charlotte and a seated King George III (after ZOFFANY, circa 1771) adorn each side.
hand-painted on ivory panels,

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

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Lot 440

A Sino-Tibetan teapot, finely worked silver with carved jade panels, encrusted with coral and turquoise, 19th century,
43cm high

Est: $3,500 - $4,500

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Lot 453

Japanese cloisonne koi panel in original frame and box, early 20th century,
12 x 23.5cm

Est: $3,500 - $4,500

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Lot 477

A tennis bracelet in 18ct white gold, featuring 50 diamonds of SI clarity totalling 4.72 carats.

Est: $6,500 - $7,500

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Lot 535

A Northern Italian collector's cabinet, oyster walnut and kingwood, 18th/19th century,
185cm high, 118cm wide, 52cm deep

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

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Lot 557

A pair of Italian Blackamoor pedestals, original polychrome finish on carved timber, 19th century,
84cm high

Est: $2,500 - $3,500

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Lot 596

A.M.E. FOURNIER French commode and dressing mirror, amboyna and kingwood with marble top and ormolu mounts and handles, stamped "Fournier", early 20th century,
insert panels to mirror replaced with later coloured paper collage panel, original hand painted panel (damaged) in drawer,
commode 86cm high, 104cm wide, 54cm deep, the mirror 156cm high, 96cm wide

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

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Lot 816

[JUDAICA]
Abraham ben Shalom BELAIS [Belaish] (1773 - 1853); Lazare Eliezer WOGUE (1817 - 1897)
"Livre du puits vivant et voyant, poeme, contenant des maximes de morale et de
politique fondees sur la philosophie......Compose en hebreu par Abraham Belais...
et traduit en Francais par Lazare Wogue...."

Est: $2,500 - $3,000

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Lot 832

W. WATSON & SONS: circa 1880-1890 mahogany & brass wet/dry Tropical Tailboard stereo camera, with double extension burgundy leather bellows. The pair of lenses are by Negretti & Zambra of London and there is also a single Lancaster & Sons 15 x 12 Rectigraph lens. Accompanying these are a tripod, tripod plate, stereo manual shutter and three double dark slides.

Est: $2,000 - $2,500

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Lot 879

DENTAL EQUIPMENT: 18th Century portable case containing six tiny instruments together with a screw-in bone handle for ease of use, a glass plate and two metal sheets; the hinged case with original hook closure. A remarkable survivor.

Est: $300 - $500

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Lot 959

An English pocket knife-pistol, single shot percussion cap with folding trigger and two blades, mid 19th century,
16cm long

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

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