SH167 - Furniture and Artworks From Bronte House and Wattle Ridge Farm The Homes of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Handbury
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Woollahra Hotel Function Room116 Queen St, Woollahra NSW 2025
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Shapiro Auctioneers and Gallery162 Queen St, Woollahra NSW 2025
Leica
Televid 2044093 Camera with Ocular Vario 62/77with black and green Leica cover
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $1,560 Incl BP
After Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822)
Pauline Bonaparte Borghese as Venus Victrixwhite marble
- Measurements:
- height 23 cm length 42 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $780 Incl BP
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
Late 19th Centurythe white enamel circular dial with Arabic numerals, signed ‘Mignolet a Paris’, flanked by two allegorical figures
- Measurements:
- height 41 cm length 42 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $960 Incl BP
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted White Marble Mantle Clock
the white enamel circular dial with Arabic numerals, beneath an urn finial, movement stamped ‘E. Godeau’, back case door (A/F)
- Measurements:
- height 40 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $420 Incl BP
Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882-1943)
Ivory Figure of a Nude, c. 1925on a green onyx plinth, signed ‘F. Preiss’
- Measurements:
- height 29 cm
- EStimate $10,000 - $15,000
- sold $12,000 Incl BP
Josef Lorenzl (Austrian, 1892-1950)
Gilded Bronze Figure of a Nude, c. 1930on a variegated marble plinth, signed ‘Lorenzl’, stamped ‘Made in Austria Bronze’
- Measurements:
- height 29.5 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Mid-19th Centurythe white enamel circular dial with Arabic numerals, signed ‘Autray a Paris’, beneath an eagle finial, the front inset with a high relief of classical figures, and a plaque inscribed ‘Charles X au Prince Polignac’, back case door loose
- Measurements:
- height 56 cm
- EStimate $700 - $900
- sold $1,920 Incl BP
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted and Marquetry Jardiniere
of oval shape with gilded-metal gallery, each side applied with a Cupid seating on scrolled leaf
- Measurements:
- height 20 cm length 43 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $600 Incl BP
Pair of Louis XV Fauteuils a la Reine
By Bernard II van Risamburgh (BVRB), c. 1750each with a cartouche-shaped padded back, upholstered in pink and grey floral fabric, the channelled frames richly carved with floral scrolls and acanthus, on cabriole legs, one chair stamped ‘BVRB’ (A/F) (2)
- Measurements:
- height 97 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
- sold $3,120 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Wine Table
19th Centruythe rectangular top above a tripod base
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $300 Incl BP
Georgian Mahogany Gate-leg Table
c. 1800the oval top with two drop leaves, raised on tapered legs terminating in pad foot feet
- Measurements:
- height 73 cm width 120 cm depth 96 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
Australian Arts & Crafts Child’s Chair
c. 1936the cartouche-shaped back carved with central medallion enclosing monogram and flanked by two dragons, with paper label to back
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $540 Incl BP
Sterling Silver and Lapis Lazuli Jewellery Casket
Mark of Hardy Brothers, London, 1933of rectangular shape, lid and sides with vibrant lapis lazuli panels hallmarked
- Measurements:
- height 7 cm width 15.5 cm depth 10 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $2,400 Incl BP
Late Victorian Sterling Silver Footed Bowl
Mark of James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, 1896the circular lobbed bowl with reticulated motifs throughout, the rim decorated in high relief with leaf and grapes, hallmarked
- Measurements:
- height 9 cm diameter 25.5 cm weight 673 grams
- EStimate $600 - $800
German Silver Five Light Candelabra
Mark of Carl Frey & Sohne, c. 1910marked ‘crescent and crown, 800, C. Frey & So’, with Polish import control marks
- Measurements:
- height 56.5 cm weight 1913 grams
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
Waterford
Six Crystal Balloon Wine Glassestogether with eight Waterford champagne glasses and a jug and two decanters (17)
- Measurements:
- height 19.5 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $780 Incl BP
Lalique
Eight Champagne Flutes‘Ange’ pattern, engraved and moulded glass, bowl engraved with wings, stem surmounted by frosted angel’s face, etched to underside ‘Lalique, France’ (8)
- Measurements:
- height 20.5 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $1,200 Incl BP
Lalique
Suite of Crystal Stemwarecomprising eight water glasses, seven red wine glasses and eleven white wine glasses, etched to underside ‘Lalique, France’ (26)
- Measurements:
- approx. height 20 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,800 Incl BP
Pair of White-painted Oak Chester Armchairs
20th Centuryupholstered in cream linen fabric, on tapered fluted legs
- Measurements:
- height 114 cm width 90 cm depth 64 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
- sold $5,520 Incl BP
Italian Parcel-gilt Altar Niche
19th Centuryof architectural form, the half dome painted with night sky and carved with depiction of the holy spirit, supported by four columns carved with acanthus leaves, raised on a faux marble platform
- Measurements:
- height 101
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,200 Incl BP
Pair of Anglo-Indian Ebony Side Chairs
Mid-19th Centuryeach with a carved top rail, scroll arms, caned drop-in seat, raised on carved and turned legs (2)
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $540 Incl BP
George III Oak Commode
Late 18th Centurythe rectangular lid with moulded edge, on turned and carved legs joined by stretchers
- Measurements:
- height 50 cm width 50 cm depth 40.5 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
Black Forest Carved Figure Group
19th Centurydepicting a bull and a cow, on quatrefoil base
- Measurements:
- height 28 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $300 Incl BP
French Skeleton Mantel Clock Under Glass Dome
Mid-19th Centurythe Y shaped brass movement plates engraved with flowers and scrolls, white circular enamel dial with Roman numerals, stamped ‘Ms Honorables Exp Paris. Londres’
- Measurements:
- height 25 cm (incl. dome)
- EStimate $300 - $500
Meissen
Large Porcelain Covered VaseBlue Ming Dragon pattern, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, cover and rim of vase chipped
- Measurements:
- height 63 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Chinese Export Porcelain Tureen
painted with English hunting scenes, the panels reserved on an mandarin palette ground, the lid with peach finial
- Measurements:
- height 22 cm length 41 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Victorian Five Branch Ruby Glass Epergne
19th Centuryeach vase of trumpet form
- Measurements:
- height 56 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
Pair of Italian Seven Light Crystal and Glass Chandeliers
each chandelier with clear and coloured crystal drops, further embellished with coloured glass grapes, electrified (2)
- Measurements:
- approx. height 80 cm
- EStimate $2,000 - $4,000
- sold $4,800 Incl BP
Sylvestre Clerc (French, 1892-1965)
Standing Nude, Early 20th Centuryplaster, the standing figure with her left arm on her back, signed ‘S. Clerc’
- Measurements:
- height 76 cm
- EStimate $600 - $900
- sold $840 Incl BP
Collection of Taxidermy and Leather Luggage
comprising an armadillo purse handbag, a crocodile satchel and two alligator leather suitcases, armadillo purse missing mirror and shoulder strap (4)
- Measurements:
- length 28 cm (armadillo); approx. 58 x 33 cm (suitcase)
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Pair of Louis XV Style Cream-painted and Parcel-gilt Side Tables
Probably by Jansen, 20th Centurythe serpentine shaped rectangular top inset with mirrored panel above a frieze with single drawer, on cabriole legs
- Measurements:
- height 60 cm width 41 cm depth 30 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
French Provincial Oak Extension Dining Table
the oval top above a cream-painted pedestal base, no extension leaves
- Measurements:
- height 75 cm width 150 cm depth 130 cm
- EStimate $2,000 - $4,000
Christofle
Silver Plated Tureen, Early 20th Centurymodelled as a cauliflower with two leaf handles, raised on four feet, marked
- Measurements:
- height 23 cm length 35 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600