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Sale date:

Silver, Paintings, Ceramics & Furniture Sale at Buckland Newton Place on 11th December 2007

Lot numbers:

131-160 of 558

Lot

Description & Estimate

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131

A CHINESE BRONZE AND "GOLD-SPLASH" BOWL of plain form with mask side handles, the base with a six character Xuande mark enclosed by dragons contesting a flaming pearl, 17th/18th century, 8" diameter £800-1600

Nil

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1500
132 A CHINESE GREEN HARDSTONE BOWL of plain form with a slightly everted rim and a circular foot, possibly Qianlong, 6.25" diameter £100-200

Nil

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133 A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU CANDELABRA of neo-classical design with circular bases, supporting fluted columns with applied swags suspended from ribbon-tied bows, surmounted by conforming flambeau finials from which emanate three "key-pattern" branches supporting fluted nozzles, possibly Scandinavian, 15.75" high (2) £800-1500

Nil

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2400
134 AN QAJAR STYLE METAL BIRD with "inlaid" white metal decoration, on a perch with a quadriform base, 23.5" high £100-200

Nil

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380
135 A REGENCY JAPANNED BOX of rectangular form decorated in polychrome and gilt with chinoiserie on a grey ground, 10.5" wide £200-400

Nil

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320
136 A PAIR OF "SERPENTINE" CANDLESTICKS in finely striated stone with circular bases supporting square stems with canted and fluted corners and flared nozzles, 19th century, 9" high (2) £200-400

Nil

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650
137 A BAROQUE STYLE WHITE MARBLE GROUP of a young boy wrestling with a snake, probably 17th/18th century, 16" x 12.25" high £300-600

Nil

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3000
138 A RUSSIAN STYLE GILT METAL BEAR on a simulated green marble and parcel-gilt plinth, 10.25" high £80-160

Nil

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140
139 A TANG STYLE GREEN MARBLE FIGURE of a seated hound, on a rectangular plinth, 8.5" high £80-160

Nil

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130
140 A CHINESE BRONZE OF A RODENT wearing a cloisonne enamel back cloth, 10" £200-400

Nil

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550
141 A JAPANESE BRONZE OF A HARE with finely chased detail, Meiji, 7.75" long £200-400

Nil

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800
142 A JAPANESE BRONZE OF A PLAYFUL PUPPY, with a raised front paw and finely chased fur, Meiji, 7.5" high £250-450

Nil

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280
143 A JAPANESE MARBLE TIGER, the snarling beast with carved stripes and inlaid mother-of-pearl eyes, 5.75" £100-200

Nil

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450
144 A LAPIS LAZULI EGG, 3.5" a turquoise stone fish and an Indian ivory carving of a snarling tiger, 3.75", a toad, a turtle and a carved shell pomander (a lot) £50-100

Nil

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90
145 A CHINESE "GREEN JADE" CARP with carved fins and tail and incised scalework, probably Qianlong, 8.75" £200-400

Nil

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180
146 A CHINESE JASPER BRUSH POT carved with trees, the stone striated in brown and cream, 4.5" high £100-200

Nil

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200
147 A GEORGE IV GILT METAL PLAQUE with a bust length portrait of the monarch in uniform, in an oval frame, cast and chased with rocaille work and oak leaves enclosed by a basket weave border and surmounted by a crown and lion, the reverse inscribed GEO IIII, 8.25" Provenance: Acquired from Jellinek & Sampson, Antiques, 156 Brompton Road, London SW3 on 30th April 1973 £80-160

Nil

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220
148 A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILT METAL PORTRAIT PLAQUES of the monarch and Queen Charlotte mounted on circular porphyry panels, 5.5" diameter (2) Provenance: Acquired from David Peel & Co Ltd, 2 Carlos Place, Mount Street, London W1 on 26th March 1973 for £250 £400-700

Nil

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400
149 A GEORGE III STYLE GILT METAL CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE, in a glazed octagonal case, with a conforming suspension loop and a circular and white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals in black, the watch movement with an engraved and pierced back-plate, 6" £80-150

Nil

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200
150 A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX, of square form, with inverted corners, decorated in polychrome and gilt with flowers and birds, 14.25" and a simulated "rootwood" bowl, the red lacquer interior with butterflies and insects on a red ground, 10.5" and another similar (3) £150-300

Nil

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140
151 AN EMPIRE BRACKET CLOCK, with a white enamel dial inscribed "Armingaud a Paris", the bell striking movement stamped "515", the architectural ormolu and glazed case surmounted by a displayed eagle and with applied mounts including masks, griffins, hippocampi, musical putti and the corners with fluted pilasters, on block feet, the pendulum in the form of a Bacchanalian mask and the section below the dial with a neo-classical caryatid flanked by floral garlands, cascading ribbons and flaming torches, 20" high £1500-3000

Nil

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3800
152 AN EMPIRE STYLE BRONZE AND GILT METAL TABLE THERMOMETER in the form of a column with applied neo-classical motifs and surmounted by a stylised anthemion 11.5" high £100-200

Nil

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160
153 A CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE, the spool-shaped body decorated with flowers spouting from rockwork on a dark blue ground enclosed by hatched borders, with a neo-rococo gilt metal base mount cast and chased with scrolling leaves, 8.75" tall £100-200

Nil

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180
154 A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD BAROMETER, inscribed "Passement a Versailles" and inscribed "Paris 17.." with a painted thermometer and gauge, the case surmounted by a carved basket of flowers and with drapery swags, tassels, and cascading festoons of flowers, the lower part of the case with upright acanthus leaves. Passement is recorded as the "Optician du Roy" at Versailles. His speciality was the manufacture of astrological clocks £1000-2000

Nil

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2700
155 A HELLENISTIC STYLE WAX HEAD of a woman with her head tilted slightly to the left on a wooden plinth, 11.5" high and a pair of black lacquer boxes with chinoiserie decoration in shades of gilt, 4.75" high (3) £80-150

Nil

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110
156 A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU FIGURES OF CLASSICAL WARRIORS, wearing plumed helmets, one with a spear and an oval shield and the other with a sword and scabbard, each on a rectangular pedestal with applied mounts of military trophies and paterae, 19" tall (2) £1500-3000

Nil

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1400
157 AN ANGLO DUTCH STYLE GILT METAL AND TORTOISESHELL JARDINIERE , with two bands veneered in panels of tortoiseshell and gilt metal mounts repousse with cherubs masks, garlands of flowers and strapwork, the sides with stylised lion's mask loop handles, the wooden interior with a metal liner, 11.25" high x 11" diameter £300-600

Nil

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800
158 AN ALABASTER TABLE LAMP, of neo-classical design, in the form of an urn with carved and gadrooned decoration and copper mounts, fitted for electricity and with a shade, 27.75" high maximum £100-200

Nil

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260
159 A BRONZE OF A WATER BUFFALO probably Italian, 17th century, on a marble plinth, 7.5" max Provenance: Acquired from the Arcade Gallery Ltd (Paul Wengraf) 28 Old Bond Street, London W1 on 11th October 1962 for £100 £300-600

Nil

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420

 160

A BRONZE OF AN AGGRESSIVE BULL, probably Italian 17th century, on a rouge marble plinth with a moulded edge, 4.25" max £100-200

Nil

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460

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