Decorative Arts by Leonard Joel

DECORATIVE ARTS Including the Laidlaw suite by Robert Prenzel and property from the Estate of Hylton Grimmer AUCTION MONDAY 8 AUGUST 2022, MELBOURNE

AUCTION MONDAY 8 AUGUST 2022, MELBOURNE

AUCTION CATALOGUE VOLUME 15 ISSUE 12 LJ8456 COVER: LOT 85 (detail) A CARVED AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD WASH-STAND BY ROBERT PRENZEL Circa 1908 $15,000 – 20,000 INSIDE COVER: LOT 168 (detail) A FLEMISH VERDURE TAPESTRY Late 17th century, probably Brussels $10,000 – 15,000

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DECORATIVE ARTS Including the Laidlaw suite by Robert Prenzel and property from the Estate of Hylton Grimmer AUCTION MONDAY 8 AUGUST 2022, 12PM MELBOURNE

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Decorative Arts

For my second auction standing in for my colleague Chiara Curcio while she attends to

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including a wonderful Martin Brothers two-face jug (lot 80) and a Grand Tour

the joys of new motherhood, I am pleased to introduce a large offering representing the richness and diversity of the decorative arts. We offer here a range of fine and beautiful objects from private clients across Australia, micromosaic (lot 227) consigned from Brisbane private collections via our specialist there, Troy McKenzie. A particularly pleasing aspect of this auction is the prominence in it of estate and private collections – a part of the market that has been central to Leonard Joel’s business since 1919. Thus we open with a fine array of silver, all from various private collections (lots 1–37), including a most impressive silver tea and coffee service being sold from an estate having remained with the family for all of its 165 years (lot 30). These are followed by an estate collection of Georgian glass assembled some years ago (lots 38–62) and, from a notable collector in the field, a selection of millefiori and glass dump paperweights including some very fine and rare examples (lots 63 – 73), and then a large and diverse selection of furniture and objects ranging from fine ‘town’

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pieces to the more rustic and earthy. Running as a rich and diverse stream through the auction is furniture, art, and objects from the Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer. It is no exaggeration to say that when I first saw this in situ, beautifully arranged in Hylton’s home in the Macedon Ranges, I said ‘we’ll take it all’. We cannot hope to recreate the well-judged style with which it was arranged there but I commend it to the Leonard Joel community as an example of how well objects old, fine, and beautiful can be used and enjoyed today without any fuss or preciousness – an approach that would apply equally well to all of what we offer here. The superb late 17th century Brussels verdure tapestry (lot 168), for example, has for the last twenty years hung as a quietly impressive back-drop to both glittering parties and a busy family life. And then there is the highly important Laidlaw bedroom suite by Robert Prenzel (lots 83–88), in its field an unrivalled example of the ‘private collections’ theme of this auction: commissioned from Prenzel in 1908 by Margaret Laidlaw as a gift for her husband Thomas, it has remained within the Laidlaw family ever since. Leonard Joel is honoured to be entrusted with it now – as we are in assisting all our those whose collections, large and small, we offer here. — David Parsons | Head of Decorative Arts

1 A LARGE EGYPTIAN 900 SILVER JEWELLERY BOX Cairo, early 1980s Of oval outline with a domed cover enclosing a velvet-lined interior, on four foliate feet, floral and foliate repousse decoration throughout 15cm high, 35cm wide, 31cm deep, 2365g $600-800 2 AN ITALIAN 925 SILVER CENTREPIECE BOWL ON STAND Armando Poggi, Florence, Milan assay mark, late 20th century The octagonal bowl raised on a waisted stem and circular foot, the pierced and repousse rim and foot modelled as fruit and leaves 23cm high, 1,180g $900-1,200

3 AN ITALIAN 925 SILVER DISH Armando Poggi, Florence, Milan assay mark (rubbed), late 20th century Of angular elliptical outline, the pierced rim modelled as fruit and leaves 10cm high, 45cm wide, 32.5cm deep, 1,544g $1,200-1,500 4 A EUROPEAN 900 SILVER DISH ON FEET First half 20th century (marks rubbed) Circular with a wavy repousse floral and foloiatte border to the fluted centre, on pierced foliate feet 9cm high, 35cm diameter, 856g $700-900 5 A EUROPEAN 900 SILVER DISH ON FEET First half 20th century Oval with a wavy repousse floral and foliate border to the fluted centre, on foliate feet Height 11cm, width 38cm, depth 29cm, 797g $650-800 6 AN ITALIAN 800 SILVER COVERED BOWL Armando Poggi, Florence, Milan assay mark, late 20th century The bowl and cover spherical overall and reticulated throughout to a Neo-Classical architectural and foliate design, containing a removable gilt metal liner 28cm high, 31cm wide, 2,269g (excluding liner) $1,600-2,000

8 7 A GEORG JENSEN STERLING SILVER BOWL ON FOOT Design 197B, post-1945 manufacture to Georg Jensen’s 1916 design The circular bowl with everted rim and subtly planished exterior raised on a pierced support of stylised leaves and grape bunches on a spreading foot 11.5cm high, 14cm diameter, 366g $2,000-3,000 8 A SET OF EIGHT STERLING SILVER PLACE CARD HOLDERS Patrick Mavros, London, various 1990s dates Each in the form of an African animal, reptile, or insect on an oval base, the elephant with ivory tusks, each with incised signature underside The tallest 4.5cm high, 295g in total $1,800-2,200

9 A STERLING SILVER FIGURE OF A RESTING HIPPOPOTAMUS Patrick Mavros, London, 2001 4cm high, 165g $800-1,200

11 AN EDWARDIAN STERLING SILVER SALVER C.S. Harris & Sons, London, 1909 Circular with a pie crust rim, on four pad feet, the centre engraved with a monogram 3.5cm high, 30.5cm diameter, 866g

10 A MID-VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE A.B. Savory & Sons (mark of William Smily), London, 1861 and 1863 A tea pot, coffee pot, sugar basin, and cream jug, the baluster and bombe-shaped bodies broadly reeded with foliate decoration to shoulders, covers, spouts, and handles, the covers with pumpkin finials, all on foliate feet The coffee pot 26cm, 2,407g in total $1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $700-900 12 A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER SALVER John Schofield, London, 1783 Circular with a fluted and beaded rim, on three beaded feet, the centre engraved with a coat-ofarms and motto 24cm diameter, 681g PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800

13 A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER SALVER Peter and William Bateman, London, 1806 Shaped circular with a beaded rim above a husk swag border, on three ball and claw feet, the centre engraved with a crest 23cm diameter, 509g PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800 14 A VERY SUBSTANTIAL MID-VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER TRAY Daniel & Charles Houle, London, 1863 Elliptical with a moulded and foliate border and handles, the centre chased with floral and foliate decoration, the underside engraved with an early inscription ‘oz 200 dwt 10 / J. Stone, Exeter.’ Width 80cm, 6,200g (approx.) $5,000-7,000

15 A MID-VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE Various related Sheffield makers, 1852, 1856, and 1872 A suite made in stages (the tea pot, sugar basin, and cream jug by Roberts & Hall; the coffee pot by Martin, Hall, & Co.; the spirit kettle by Roberts & Belk), the form and decoration of each conforming, the four smaller pieces engraved with a presentation inscription dated 1856, the spirit kettle with an inscription dated 1873 The spirit kettle and stand 43cm overall, the service 5,028g in total $4,500-5,500 16 A GEORGE V STERLING SILVER SPIRIT KETTLE Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London, 1924 In Regency style, the compressed globular body reeded to its lower half, with a wood handle and finial 30cm high overall, 1,417g (including handle and finial, excluding the unmarked burner) PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,000-1,300

17 A SMALL LATE VICTORIAN COFFEE POT Haseler Brothers (mark of E.J. & N. Haseler), Birmingham, 1897 The domed cover above the baluster body with scrolling ebonised wood handle on a moulded spreading foot, repousse floral and foliate decoration Height 19.5cm, 330g $300-500 18 A REGENCY STERLING SILVER TEAPOT Peter and William Bateman, London, 1811 The rectangular bombe-shaped body with a gadrooned rim above angular ribs, with a squaresection spout and loop handle, on ball feet, the cover conforming 15.5cm high, 575g $800-1,200

23 19 A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER TEA CANISTER John Roberts & Co., Sheffield, early 19th century (date mark indistinct) Ovoid on a square platform based with ball feet, the body with repousse swag decoration, the cover and foot with stylised stiff leaves 17cm high, 216g PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $400-500 20 A GEORGE II STERLING SILVER COFFEE POT Maker’s mark FW (possibly Fuller White), London, probably 1748 (rubbed) The moulded domed cover above the spreading body on a skirt foot, the scroll handle in hardwood, engraved with a monogram to one side and with a presentation inscription to the cover 21.5cm high, 614g (including handle) PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200

21 AN EARLY GEORGE III STERLING SILVER TANKARD Thomas Whipham & Charles Wright, London, 1762 Baluster-shaped with a scrolling handle on a moulded spreading foot, repousse floral and foliate decoration with a blank cartouche 13cm high, 424g $800-1,200 22 A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER COVERED TANKARD Peter and William Bateman, London, 1810 Cylindrical on a waisted foot, the moulded cover above the cylindrical body reeded to its lower half, the scroll handle with an thumb-piece and shaped terminal 20cm high, 843g $1,500-2,000

23 AN IRISH GEORGE III STERLING SILVER CUP AND COVER Unidentified maker’s mark S.W, Dublin, 1773-1787 (date mark lost) Vase-shaped with a pair of scrolling handles, the upper register of the cup with a cartouche to each side engraved with arms flanked by fruiting grape vine, the lower register with rustic couples amidst flowering foliage, the cover conforming 36cm high, 31cm wide, 2,253g PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,500-3,500 24 AN EARLY GEORGE III STERLING SILVER JUG James Crawford, Newcastle, 1760-1768 Of tankard form with a short spout, the domed cover above the spreading cylindrical body with a moulded rib above its skirt foot, the scroll handle with a pierced thumb-piece and heart-shaped terminal, engraved throughout with flowering and fruiting foliage, the rim of the cover engraved with a presentation inscription dated 1832 19cm high, 941g $1,500-2,500 7

25 A SET OF FOUR LARGE STERLING SILVER BEAKERS Asprey & Co., London, 1952 (with coronation marks) Each with an everted rim above the tapering body on a broad moulded foot, the exteriors subtly planished Each 14cm high, 1,389g in total PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,200-1,500 26 AN EARLY GEORGE III STERLING SILVER COVERED JUG William and James Priest, London, 1767 Of tankard form with a short spout, the domed cover above the spreading cylindrical body with a moulded rib above its skirt foot, the scroll handle with an acanthus thumb-piece and heart-shaped terminal, engraved below the spout with a crest and motto 19cm high, 785g PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,000-1,500

27 A SET OF THREE GEORGE III STERLING SILVER SOUP PLATES, AND ANOTHER MATCHED The set by John Jacob, London, 1768, the other unidentified The set of three shaped circular with gadrooned rims, the other near identical with a slight variation in the gadrooning, all uniformly engraved to the border with a coat-of-arms and motto Each 24cm diameter, 2,216g in total PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,000-3,000 28 A SET OF SIX GEORGE III STERLING SILVER DESSERT SPOONS Hester Bateman, London 1760s or ‘70s (marks rubbed) Old English pattern 211g in total $500-700

29 A QUEEN ANNE BRITANNIA SILVER TABLE SPOON Andrew Archer, London, 1713 Hanoverian pattern with rat tail, the terminal with engraved initials I*M 48g $300-500 30 AN IMPRESSIVE MID-VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE James McKay, Edinburgh, 1858 Comprising a tea pot, coffee pot, spirit kettle, sugar basin, cream jug, and sugar tongs, the baluster and bombe-shaped bodies and covers richly decorated with various cast and repousse hunting scenes and game animals, each of the bodies engraved with the crest and motto of the Stansfeld family of Flockton, West Yorkshire, fitted in its original oak carrying case with the label of ‘McKay, Cunningham, & Co., Goldsmiths to the Queen’ The spirit kettle and stand 33.5cm high (handle not raised), the service 5,774g in total PROVENANCE: The Stansfeld family, Flockton, West Yorkshire Thence by descent $4,000-6,000

31 A MATCHED SET OF GEORGE III STERLING SILVER TEA POT, STAND, AND CREAM JUG The pot marked for Stephen Adams (overstruck), London, 1800 The tea pot and stand of matching oval outline, decoration, and crest, the cream jug similar The tea pot 15cm high, the set 661g in total (including wood handle and finial to the pot) $800-1,200 32 AN ASSEMBLED STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE Various makers and dates, mostly 19th century, the knives later Fiddle pattern excepting the knives with pistol handles, eighty-four pieces comprising twelve each of smaller knives and forks, larger knives and forks, table spoons, dessert spoons, and tea spoons 2,829g (excluding the steel-bladed knives) PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,000-3,000

34 A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN STERLING SILVER BON BON DISHES Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, London, 1902 Each circular with pierced sides and a foliate rim, on a spreading foot 6.5cm high, 17cm diameter, 460g in total PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $400-600 35 A PAIR OF VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER BOWLS Hawksworth, Eyre, & Co., London, 1896 Each circular with a moulded rim and mid-height rib above the waisted foot, with a pair of pierced scroll handles Each 13.5cm high, 23.5cm wide, 913g in total

36 A GEORGIAN STERLING SILVER GILT INK-STAND The stand, John King, London, 1771; the mounts, Edward Farrell, London, 1825 The elliptical foliate stand on scrolling feet mounted with a pen rest modelled as a figure kneeling on a tortoise and supporting a clam shell flanked by an ink pot in the form of an apple and sand pot and bell in the form of a pear 18cm high, 30cm wide, 31cm deep, 2,216g PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,500-3,500

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200

33 A SET OF EIGHTEEN CHRISTOFLE SILVER PLATE UNDER-PLATES Late 20th century Each circular with a dished centre and moulded rim 30cm diameter PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800

37 A STERLING SILVER GILT ‘BORGHESE’ SOUP TUREEN Maison Odiot, Paris, late 20th century The tureen of Classical form with a pair of handles mounted with winged putti figures and a butterfly finial to its cover, raised on a broad platform base with paw feet, finely chiselled and chased with NeoClassical decoration throughout 22cm high, 2,354g

38 THREE WINE GLASSES 18th century One with a round funnel bowl, set on a triple knopped stem and folded foot, another having a trumpet bowl, set on a knopp above a plain stem and folded foot, the other having a trumpet bowl, on a silesian stem and folded foot Tallest 18cm high $600-800

OTHER NOTES: A fine recreation by Maison Odiot of one of the pieces made by that venerable firm in the early 19th century as part of an extensive silver gilt service for Pauline Borghese (nee Bonaparte), traditionally believed to have been commissioned by her brother Napoleon as a gift upon her wedding to Camillo Borghese in 1803, but now known to have been made in stages through the following decade or more.

39 THREE CORDIAL GLASSES 18th century One having a moulded funnel bowl, set on a mercurial corkscrew stem and dome foot, another with a round funnel bowl with fainted moulded comb flutes, set on an opaque twist stem on a plain foot, the other with a round funnel bowl, set on an opaque twist stem, and a plain foot 17.5cm high

The butterfly finial to the cover of the tureen is a tribute to Pauline Borghese who was known as ‘the butterfly’. $8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE: Second cordial in description: Tenth Exhibition of Fine Porcelain and Glass. 1989 Parkside Antiques. No 38. Illustrated in catalogue $800-1,200

40 TWO ENGLISH WINE GLASSES 18th century One with a waisted bucket bowl on a murcurial air twist stem and folded foot, and another airtwist glass with a waisted bowl Tallest 16cm high $600-900 41 TWO ENGLISH GOBLETS Early 18th century and later Both with pointed round funnel bowls, one standing on a four sided silesian stem enclosing a long tear on a folded foot, the other on a large knopp stem enclosing a large tear on a folded foot Tallest 22.5cm high $600-800

42 TWO ENGLISH SWEETMEAT GLASSES Early 18th century Both with waisted pan-top bowls with everted lips, standing on moulded pedestal stems, on domed feet Tallest: 19.5cm high PROVENANCE: The Rex Ebbott Collection, English and Irish Glass 1690-1840, 1991 Parkside Antiques The tallest glass. No. 97, illustrated in plate 12 $700-1,000 43 TWO ENGLISH MEAD GLASSES AND TWO WINE GLASSES 18th century and later One mead glass having a tulip bowl, set on a plain stem and foot, the second having a cup bowl, set on an annulated stem with inverted baluster and knop, on folded foot, the two wines with round funnel bowls, one on a plain stem the other on an inverted baluster, on folded feet Tallest 16.5cm high $800-1,200

44 A GROUP OF FIVE JELLY GLASSES 18th century Comprising a matched pair of pan-top jelly glasses, a pair of panel moulded jelly glasses, and a round funnel shaped jelly glass Tallest 11cm high $400-600 45 TWO ENGLISH CORDIAL GLASSES Early 18th century One with a trumpet bowl and solid base, set on a collared ball knop stem enclosing a long tear, and a domed foot, the other having a drawn funnel bowl above a plain stem enclosing a tear, on a folded foot 18.5cm high PROVENANCE: First cordial: The Rex Ebbott Collection, English and Irish Glass 1690-1840, 1991 Parkside Antiques No. 94, illustrated in catalogue plate 12 Second cordial: Tenth Exhibition of Fine Porcelain and Glass. 1989 Parkside Antiques. No 42. Illustrated in catalogue $600-800 46 AN ENGLISH TRUMPET BOWL TOASTING GLASS Circa 1740 The flared drawn trumpet bowl on a plain stem and foot 19.5cm high $700-1,000

47 THREE ENGLISH GLASSES WITH BELL BOWLS Early 18th century and later One set on an inverted baluster stem and folded foot, another set on a heavy collared baluster stem and domed folded foot, the other with a drawn bowl, enclosing a tear, set on a plain stem and folded foot Tallest 16.5cm high $800-1,200

48 AN ENGLISH TOASTMASTER'S GLASS AND TWO WINE GLASSES Early 18th century and later The toastmaster's glass with a deceptive funnel bowl above a large knop enclosing a tear, on a folded foot, the two wine glasses with round funnel bowls on inverted baluster stems, on folded feet Tallest 16cm high $700-1,000

49 TWO GEORGIAN WINE GLASSES Each with a funnel bowl and an air twist stem, one stem knopped Tallest 17cm $600-900 50 A DWARF ALE GLASS AND A SMALL FOOTED ENGLISH MUG 1820 and 1840 (respectively) The ale glass having a conical bowl with wrythen fluting and flammiform fringe, on a short stem and plain foot, the mug with tupil bowl and applied spiral ring, on a scalloped foot Ale glass12cm high PROVENANCE: The Rex Ebbott Collection, English and Irish Glass 1690-1840, 1991 Parkside Antiques Dwarf ale glass. No. 27, illustrated in plate 4 $400-600

51 A FACET STEM WINE GLASS AND TWO SMALL WINE GLASSES 18th century The faceted stem glass incorporating a round funnel bowl and petal cut foot, one of the small wines having a round funnel bowl set on an an opaque triple twist stem, the other having an engraved funnel bowl on a plain stem and ribbed foot Tallest 17cm high $600-800 52 AN ENGRAVED ENGLISH SIX SIDED SILESIAN STEM GOBLET Circa 1735 The funnel bowl with engraved depiction of the friendship of David and Jonathan, on folded foot 17cm high $600-800 53 A RARE WILLIAMITE CORDIAL GLASS Mid-18th century The drawn trumpet bowl, on a plain stem and foot, the bowl inscribed beneath the rim in opaque white enamel “THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF KING WILLIAM” 11.5 cm high $1,000-1,500

54 A WILLIAMITE GLASS Circa 1750 The Williamite glass with drawn trumpet bowl, engraved with ‘The Glorious Memory of King Will III’ above a continuing grapevine band, above a plain stem enclosing a tear, on folded foot 18cm high $600-800

55 A JACOBITE WINE GLASS 18th century The Jacobite glass with waisted trumpet bowl engraved with ‘Redeat’, above an open rose, rose bud and thistle, on a multiple air twist stem and folded foot 16.5cm high $800-1,200 56 A LARGE ENGLISH GLASS TAZZA AND A PATCH STAND 18th century Both circular with flanged edges, the tazza set on an eight sided moulded pedestal and domed foot, the patch stand on a bobbin knopped pedestal and folded foot 14.5cm high, 18cm diameter, patch stand 7cm high, 9cm diameter PROVENANCE: Tazza: Parkside Antiques, 1989 $600-800 57 AN IRISH CUT CRYSTAL CRYSTAL JUG TOGETHER WITH THREE DECANTERS AND A WINE FUNNEL EARLY 19th century and later The jug attributed to Waterford, with a step cut neck and spout, and flute cut body, together with a sterling silvermounted whisky decanter of square form, wo glass decanters and glass funnel Jug 21cm high $600-800

58 AN IRISH CRYSTAL STANDING FRUIT/SALAD BOWL Attributed to Waterford, late 18th century The bowl cut with tiers of festoons below an inverted scallop rim, standing on a pedestal with a central faceted knop, on a radially cut foot 21.5cm high, 26cm diameter $600-800 59 A PAIR OF ENGLISH FINGER BOWLS WITH UNDERPLATES TOGETHER WITH A LYNN GLASS FINGER BOWL AND A RINSING BOWL 18th century The pair with scalloped edges to bowls and plates, the other finger bowl of tulip shape and the Lynn glass rinsing bowl of typical form Pair of finger bowls 9.5cm high (on plates) $400-600 60 A MOULDED GLASS SALT CELLAR, A HONEYCOMB MOULDED EGG CUP AND A CUT CRYSTAL SUGAR CASTER 18th century and later Caster 14.5cm high $300-500

61 A RARE ENGLISH SMELLING BOTTLE AND AN IRISH CRYSTAL SCENT VIAL, Attributed to Waterford Circa 1690 and 1790 (respectively) The smelling bottle with a cut crystal neck and body, incorporating silver lidded side receptacles for patches or face creams, the lozenge shape scent vial with cut blazes and combs, and silver lid 9.5cm high PROVENANCE: Scent vial: Parkside Antiques, 2001 $600-800 62 A MATCHED PAIR OF SILVER PLATE-MOUNTED CUT CRYSTAL CLARET JUGS Each of identical spreading form with identical mounts, but differneces in the cutting. Of cylindrical tapered form, the embossed and chased silverplate collars, with hinged covers and Bacchus masks to spouts and handles, each marked Whitehill Each 28cm high $300-500 63 AN ENGLISH GLASS DUMP GARNITURE Early 19th century With air bubble inclusions Tallest 12.5cm $900-1,200

64 THREE ENGLISH GLASS DUMP PAPERWEIGHTS Early 19th century Each with foil flower inclusions Tallest 15cm $900-1,200 65 AN ENGLISH GLASS DUMP NAILSEA PATTERN PAPERWEIGHT AND ONE OTHER The nailsea pattern of coloured glass inclusions, the other with a flower inclusion Nailsea 12cm high $800-1,200 66 THREE ENGLISH GLASS DUMP PAPERWEIGHTS Early 19th century Each with flower unclusions and tears, one with a yellow tear Tallest 10.5cm $900-1,200 67 TWO ENGLISH GLASS DUMP PAPERWEIGHTS Early 19th century With sulphide inclusions of a fish, and bust of Baden Powell Tallest 13cm high $800-1,200

68 A RARE ANTIQUE SAINT LOUIS PAPERWEIGHT With a formal arrangement of root vegetables of turnips and radishes with leafy green tops on a white latticinio basket OTHER NOTES: Saint Louis was the only 19th century French factory to make vegetables the subject of paperweights, possibly as a symbol of charity. $1,000-1,500 69 AN ANTIQUE BOHEMIAN MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT The large cimplex aqua cane with spaced concentric millefiori on upset muslin 5cm high, 6.5cm diameter $1,300-1,500 70 AN ANTIQUE SAINT LOUIS PAPERWEIGHT The royal blue and rose-coloured fushcia with ruby stamens sharing a stem with four leaves and two pretty buds over a white double-swirl latticinio basket 3.5cm high, 5.5cm diameter $2,000-2,500

71 AN ANTIQUE BACCARAT RED AND WHITE CLEMATIS PAPERWEIGHT The clematis having a stardust/bull’s-eye cane centre surrounded by six short red petals, above larger white petals, growing from a stem with a red bud and green leaves, surrounded by a garland of white, blue and green millfiori canes 4cm high, 6cm diameter $2,000-2,500 72 AN ANTIQUE CLICHY SCATTERED MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT The scattered millefiori on an opaque turquoise ground with a large central classic Clichy rose cane surrounded by an assortment of pretty pastry mould and cog canes, three additional rose canes in white and green, one fully white, and a very rare purple and white rose 6.5cm high, 7.5cm diameter $3,800-4,500

73 A RARE BACCARAT STARDUST CARPET GROUND PAPERWEIGHT 1848 With multiple Gridel animal silhouettes and millefiori moth and flower canes nestled in a dense carpet of red-centred white stardust canes, with a white upset muslin interior visible from the underside 5cm high, 7.5cm diameter $13,000-15,000 74 A LALIQUE CRYSTAL ‘ONDINES’ VASE Third quarter 20th century The tapering cylindrical body moulded all round with female nudes in hollow relief amidst stylised waves, incised ‘Lalique France’ mark underside 23.5cm high $1,000-1,500

75 A PAIR OF MEISSEN PAINTED PORCELAIN TAZZE Late 19th century Each circular with partly recticulated sides, the interiors and exteriors decorated with brightlycoloured birds, the bases with butterflies, impressed MEISSEN underside 17cm high, 19cm diameter PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $400-600 76 A SET OF TWELVE PORCELAIN PLATES DECORATED WITH FISH Lenox, early 20th century, decorated by W.H. Morley Circular, the centre of each finely painted by Morley with a different freshwater fish in an aquatic setting, the rims gilt, painted and printed marks underside including the name of the species depicted 23cm diameter

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800 77 A HEREND PORCELAIN ‘ROTHSCHILD BIRD’ PART DINNER SERVICE Second half 20th century Comprising eight each of entree plates, dinner plates, sides plates, soup bowls and under-plates, tea cups and saucers, together with serving pieces including a tureen, a platter, and various smaller dishes, variously decorated with birds amidst foliage and insects and with decorative finials and other applied details, the rims gilt, printed marks underside The platter 36.5cm wide, the tureen 18cm high, 30.5cm wide $2,000-2,500 78 A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT BUST OF MERCURY 19th century, probaby after a model by John Flaxman On a circular socle, separately impressed ‘WEDGWOOD’ and ‘MERCURY’ to the reverse 44cm high, 26.5cm wide, 28cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,500-2,000

79 A PAIR OF MAJOLICA BUSTS French or English, second half 19th century Each of a Classical female figure wearing an elaborate head-dress and drapery, on an integral square socle, apparently unmarked The tallest 44cm high PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,000-4,000 80 A MARTIN BROTHERS TWO-FACE JUG Modelled by Robert Wallace Martin, 1911 Salt-glazed stoneware, each side modelled with an exaggeratedly characterful face, incised underside ‘R.W. Martin & Bros / London & Southall / 2.1911’ 13.5cm high $5,000-7,000 81 AN AUSTRALIAN EARTHENWARE FIGURE OF A LADY By Marguerite Mahood (1901-1989), dated 1935 The lady modelled in a standing pose, glancing to her right, with one hand raised toward her shoulder, the other raising the hem of her dress revealing her foot. Incised ‘Marguerite Mahood’ and numbered ‘E1176’ to edge of footrim, additionally signed and dated 1935 to base 23cm high, the base 12.5cm diameter $3,000-5,000

82 A DECORATED CERAMIC TEA POT BY STEPHEN BOWERS 1988 Of spreading circular shape with a receding foot and cane handle, each side decorated with a panel enclosing a cockatoo’s head, the cover conforming, signed and dated 1988 underside 23cm high $600-900

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The Laidlaw suite by Robert Prenzel LOTS 83–88 The following six lots form the Laidlaw bedroom suite by Robert Prenzel. Dating to 1908, it is one of five related suites made by Prenzel between 1905 and 1910, all to commission for prominent members of society in Victoria’s Western District or their relatives. Together, these suites form one of the most important bodies of work in earlier Australian furniture design. This suite has remained within the Laidlaw family since its creation and is perhaps the last of these suites to remain intact in original ownership. Prenzel’s 1905–1910 bedroom suites represent a merging of two seemingly disparate sources of inspiration to which he had turned after 1900: the European Art Nouveau and Australian fauna and flora, the latter reflecting the current of national pride in Australia surrounding federation in 1901. The first of these suites, the ‘Glenormiston suite’, is only partly a precursor of those that followed for while it is generally similar to these in composition and design, its carved decoration is entirely in the Art Nouveau idiom with no Australian motifs at all. The change was to come with Prenzel’s next bedroom suite, the ‘Mathias suite’ of 1906–1907, now in the National Gallery of Victoria. Despite her Canadian nationality, it was Prenzel’s patron on this occasion who requested that her suite be decorated with Australian fauna and flora. The Mathias suite attracted much attention in Prenzel’s Melbourne workshop before it was shipped off and was replicated for another Western District patron. The Laidlaw suite followed in 1908, commissioned by his wife Margaret as a gift to Thomas Haliburton Laidlaw, a prosperous Hamilton auctioneer, station agent, and pastoralist. It remained at their fine house ‘Kilora’ for the next two generations before being moved to another Laidlaw property. The decoration of the Laidlaw suite is the richest and most exuberant of Prenzel’s 1905–1910 suites. By comparison, the design and carving of the Glenormiston and Mathias suites is restrained. In casting this restraint aside for the Laidlaws, Prenzel reached for the first time the full-blown style for which he is best known. The Laidlaw suite is more boldly carved overall, in deeper relief and richer in faunal decoration, including, most spectacularly, the near-freestanding figures perched atop three pieces in the suite, features not found on any of the other suites. In its freedom, Prenzel’s work for the Laidlaws marks a high point among these suites. The last of these, the ‘Davies suite’ of 1910, retains much of the character of the Laidlaw suite but at a more subdued level. It appears Prenzel made no further suites, turning instead to producing the smaller works – stand-alone faunal panels and occasional single pieces of furniture – that are now the most commonly seen of his work. It is notable that the manner and character of these – typically carved in deep relief, and sometimes surmounted with figures carved almost in the round – relates most closely to that of the Laidlaw suite. Seen in this context, the Laidlaw suite may fairly be regarded as the fullest expression of what we now associate with Robert Prenzel. Reference: Terence Lane, Robert Prenzel 1866–1941: His Life and Work (National Gallery of Victoria, 1994)

83 A CARVED AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD CHEST OF DRAWERS BY ROBERT PRENZEL Circa 1908 With two small cupboards flanking an open compartment and a small drawer above three long drawers, on a plinth base, the top with a low Art Nouveau-style pediment back finely carved with a spray of fruiting eucalyptus and surmounted with a figure of an alighting cockatoo, the cupboard doors carved in relief with, respectively, a flying rosella and a standing ibis beneath a eucalyptus sapling, the front corners carved in relief with stylised waratah decoration 176cm total height, 124cm wide, 55cm deep

PROVENANCE: Part of a suite of bedroom furniture commissioned from Robert Prenzel circa 1908 by Margaret Laidlaw as a gift for her husband, Thomas Haliburton Laidlaw, and installed at ‘Kilora’, Hamilton, Victoria Thence by descent in the Laidlaw family, Western District, Victoria LITERATURE: Terence Lane, Robert Prenzel, 1866-1941: His Life and Work, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994, p. 18 (referring to the suite generally) and relatedly p. 20, fig. 34 (illustrating the wardrobe from the suite lot 86 in the present auction) $20,000-25,000

84 A CARVED AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD DRESSING TABLE BY ROBERT PRENZEL Circa 1908 The rectangular top with a high back supporting a swinging mirror above a pair of small drawers, a pair of frieze drawers and cupboards flanking a kneehole below, on a plinth base, the back with an Art Nouveau-style pediment finely carved with a spray of flowering banksia and surmounted with a figure of a possum, the cupboard doors carved in relief with, respectively, a standing raven and a sugar glider in flight beneath fruiting foliage, the outer sides of the back also carved in relief with foliage 187cm high, 137cm wide, 48.5cm deep PROVENANCE: Part of a suite of bedroom furniture commissioned from Robert Prenzel circa 1908 by Margaret Laidlaw as a gift for her husband, Thomas Haliburton Laidlaw, and installed at ‘Kilora’, Hamilton, Victoria Thence by descent in the Laidlaw family, Western District, Victoria LITERATURE: Terence Lane, Robert Prenzel, 1866-1941: His Life and Work, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994, p. 18 (referring to the suite generally) and relatedly p. 20, fig. 34 (illustrating the wardrobe from the suite lot 86 in the present auction) $20,000-25,000

85 A CARVED AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD WASHSTAND BY ROBERT PRENZEL Circa 1908 The rectangular marble top with a high back and an asymmetrical arrangement of a small cupboard, drawer, and open compartment below, raised on tapering square supports, the back with an Art Nouveau-style pediment finely carved with a spray of flowering wattle and surmounted with a figure of a perched kookaburra (carved all round), the central panel of the back carved in relief with a wren amidst fruiting foliage, the cupboard door also with fruiting wattle, all four legs carved in relief with stylised waratah decoration 141cm high, 142cm wide, 51cm deep PROVENANCE: Part of a suite of bedroom furniture commissioned from Robert Prenzel circa 1908 by Margaret Laidlaw as a gift for her husband, Thomas Haliburton Laidlaw, and installed at ‘Kilora’, Hamilton, Victoria Thence by descent in the Laidlaw family, Western District, Victoria LITERATURE: Terence Lane, Robert Prenzel, 1866-1941: His Life and Work, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994, p. 18 (referring to the suite generally) and relatedly p. 20, fig. 34 (illustrating the wardrobe from the suite lot 86 in the present auction) $15,000-20,000

86 A CARVED AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD WARDROBE BY ROBERT PRENZEL Circa 1908 Of two tall cupboards enclosing hanging compartments flanking a recessed central arrangement of a smaller cupboard, drawers, and open compartments, all on a plinth base, each of the tall cupboards with a sculpted Art Nouveaustyle pediment containing a koala face carved in deep relief above a door finely carved in relief with, respectively, a kangaroo and an emu standing beneath a fruiting eucalyptus sapling, the doors of the central cupboard carved in relief with, respectively, a kookaburra and a cockatoo perched amidst fruiting eucalyptus, all four front corners carved in relief with stylised waratah decoration 223cm high, 233cm wide, 60cm deep

PROVENANCE: Part of a suite of bedroom furniture commissioned from Robert Prenzel circa 1908 by Margaret Laidlaw as a gift for her husband, Thomas Haliburton Laidlaw, and installed at ‘Kilora’, Hamilton, Victoria Thence by descent in the Laidlaw family, Western District, Victoria LITERATURE: Terence Lane, Robert Prenzel, 1866-1941: His Life and Work, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994, p. 18 (referring to the suite generally) and p. 20, fig. 34 (illustrating this wardrobe) $50,000-70,000

87 A CARVED BLACKWOOD DOUBLE BED BY ROBERT PRENZEL Circa 1908 Of rectilinear design, the headboard with a moulded toprail above a horizontal panel finely carved in relief with sprays of flowering and fruiting eucalyptus on a stippled ground, four plain panels below, the footboard conforming with four similarly carved panels forming a quadriptych design above a shallow bow-front shelf, with the original pine-framed wiresprung mattress base Head: 150 x 150cm, Foot: 120 x 150cm, Base: 189cm long, 136cm wide A DOUBLE BEDHEAD, BY ROBERT PRENZEL Foot 121cm high, 149cm wide, Head 150.5cm high, 150cm wide, Base 190cm long, 136cm wide The headboard 150cm high, 150cm wide; the fooboard 121cm high, 149cm wide; the base 190cm long, 136cm wide

88 A CARVED AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD SETTLE BY ROBERT PRENZEL Circa 1908 Of rectilinear design, the panelled back and closed arms above the hinged seat enclosing a storage compartment, the back and lower part of the front each with a pair of panels finely carved in relief with sprays of flowering and fruiting eucalyptus, the outer sides each side panelled and carved in relief with a kookaburra alighted on a branch 99cm high, 125cm wide, 47cm deep

89 TWO SMALL CARVED HARDWOOD WALL-HUNG CABINETS IN THE MANNER OF ROBERT PRENZEL Early 20th century Of similar size and form, each with a rectangular top above a door enclosing an open compartment and a drawer, one with a door carved in relief with a kookaburra perched on fruiting eucalyptus, the other with flowering foliage The largest 47cm high, 37cm wide, 19cm deep PROVENANCE: The Laidlaw family, Western District, Victoria $600-800

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90 A LOUIS IV WALNUT FAUTEUIL Circa 1700 The high square back above serpentine arms, on turned supports with turned stretchers 117cm high, 62cm wide, 71cm deep $1,000-1,500 91 A LOUIS IV WALNUT FAUTEUIL Circa 1700 The high square back above serpentine arms, on turned supports with turned and moulded stretchers 101cm high, 62cm wide, 85cm deep $1,200-1,600 92 A LOUIS XV-STYLE COMMODE 19th century The rectangular top with serpentine front, above two long drawers, raised on cabriole supports 87cm high, 79cm wide, 47cm deep $800-1,200

93 A ROCOCO-STYLE GILT-FRAMED PIER MIRROR The bevelled rectangular plate in a rocaille and foliate frame 107 x 73cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200 94 A GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE TABLE Circa 1730, and later The rectangular top with moulded edge above three frieze drawers arranged around a shaped apron, on square cabriole supports 71cm high, 93cm wide, 51cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200

95 A GEORGE I FIGURED WALNUT CHEST ON STAND The chest circa 1730, the stand later The chest with a moulded cornice above three long drawers between fluted chamfers, the stand with a shaped frieze on turned supports with stretchers 151cm high, 109cm wife, 54.5cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,000-1,500 96 A GEORGE III OAK LOW DRESSER Mid 18th-century The rectangular top above three frieze drawers, on cabriole supports 84cm high,183cm wide, 46cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,500-2,500

97 AN ENGLISH OAK CHEST Mid-17th century Of boarded construction, the ends of the top, front, and back with chip-carved decoration 59cm high, 112cm wide, 38cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $500-700 98 AN UNUSUAL AND LARGE FRENCH PROVINCIAL DINING TABLE 19th century, the needlework probably later The rectangular top with a floral needlework panel beneath glass within a pine frame, raised on a pine base of six carved and moulded cabriole supports joined by cross-stretchers 76cm high, 297cm long, 124cm wide PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,200-1,800 99 A MATCHED PAIR OF LOUIS XIV-STYLE STAINED BEECH FAUTEUILS First half 20th century Of typical form with scrolling arms and os-demouton supports and stretchers, the needlework covers of matching design but different colours 112cm high PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,000-1,500

100 A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT WALNUT AND MARBLE CENTRE TABLE Mid 19th-century The rectangular marble top with shaped ends raised on curving X-form supports with goat head upper terminals and goat’s hoof feet 70cm high, 107.5cm wide, 54cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,200-1,800 101 A ROCOCO-STYLE GILT-FRAMED PIER MIRROR The rectangular plate within an elaborate carved rocaille and foliate frame 128 x 80cm $800-1,200 102 A FRENCH ROSEWOOD AND MARQUETRY BIJOUTERIE TABLE Late 19th century The glazed top and frieze enclosing a silk-lined compartment, on cabriole supports with a low under-tier, the top and under-tier inlaid with floral marquetry, gilt metal mounts throughout 76cm high, 63cm wide, 43cm deep $1,000-1,500 103 A PAIR OF LOUIS XV-STYLE WALNUT AND UPHOLSTERED FAUTEUILS The upholstery in woven lemon-coloured fabric 97cm high, 70cm wide, 57cm deep $700-900 101

104 A SET OF EIGHT EUROPEAN PARCEL-GILT WALNUT CHAIRS IN THE ANTIQUARIAN MANNER Early 20th century A pair of open arm chairs and six side chairs, each of square outline with a carved and pierced back above the padded seat, the arm chairs and side chairs in different fabric Armchairs 106cm high, side chairs 102cm high $800-1,200 105 A FRENCH PROVINCIAL OAK CUPBOARD Early 17th century The frieze charmingly carved with a pair of birds eating berries above a pair of moulded and panelled cupboard doors enclosing shelves, further bird carvings below the sides also panelled and moulded 180cm high, 111cm wide, 68cm deep $1,000-1,500

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106 A VENETIAN MICROMOSAIC-FRAMED MIRROR Late 19th century The oval plate within an eared rectangular frame decorated with applied mosaic flowers and glass details 62 x 48cm $800-1,200 107 A FINE WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD AND MAHOGANY CENTRE TABLE By Arthur Blain, Liverpool, circa 1835 The richly figured circular top with a shaped and carved frieze, raised on a scrolling moulded and carved pedestal on four feet with concealed casters, stamped ‘A. BLAIN LIVERPOOL’ three times to the top of the pedestal 75cm high, 122.5cm diameter $1,000-1,500 108 A VERDE ANTICO MARBLE PEDESTAL Second half 19th century The revolving circular top on a spiral-fluted shaft and moulded base 108cm high $400-600 109 A PAIR OF LOUIS XV-STYLE WALNUT BERGERES Of typical form with carved and moulded frames 106cm high, 82cm wide, 82cm deep $1,800-2,800 110 A CHINOISERIE LACQUERED CABINET Early 18th century and later The upper part with an arched and moulded cornice above a pair of doors enclosing shelves with a brushing slide below, the lower part with a frieze drawer above a pair of doors, on bracket feet, black lacquered overall, the front decorated with Chinese scenes and motifs in gold and coloured lacquer 246cm high, 108cm wide, 52cm deep $2,000-4,000 111 A GEORGE III OAK FARMHOUSE TABLE Last quarter 18th century The rectangular plank top with cleated ends above shaped spandrels raised on tapering square supports 74cm high, 226cm long, 93cm wide $1,200-1,800

107 112 AN ENGLISH OAK CHILD’S PANEL BACK ARMCHAIR Early 18th century The shaped top rail flanked by turned finials above the plain panelled back and open arms, on turned supports, the top rail incised with the initials TH 71cm high, 44cm wide, 46cm deep AN ENGLISH OAK CHILD’S PANEL BACK ARMCHAIR Early 18th century 71cm high, 44cm wide, 46cm deep PROVENANCE: With Fenwick & Fenwick, Broadway, England, 1998 Leonard Joel, A Connoisseur’s Collection, East Melbourne, 7 July, 2021, lot 123 $600-800 113 A CHARLES II OAK JOINT STOOL 1670s The rectangular top raised on splayed turned supports with stretchers 46cm high, 46cm wide, 25cm deep $600-800

114 A SPANISH WALNUT VARGUENO Early 18th century The fall-front enclosing an arrangement of drawers, the case iron-bound and mounted throughout, the hasp lock with a decorative back plate 45cm high, 68cm wide, 30cm deep $2,500-3,500 115 A SPANISH WALNUT SIDE TABLE 18th century The rectangular top raised on splayed trestle supports with wrought iron braces 74cm high, 88cm wide, 55cm deep $1,800-2,200 116 A PIETRA DURA CENTRE TABLE The circular top inlaid with various coloured marbles in a stylised flower head design, raised on a scrolling wrought iron base 72cm high, 120cm diameter $2,500-3,500

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117 A PAIR OF ANTLER ARMCHAIRS European, first half 20th century Each with a full antler frame supporting a shaped padded back and seat and padded armrests, covered in buff suede leather 106cm high, 75cm wide, 65cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $3,000-5,000 118 A ENGLISH OAK REFECTORY-TYPE DINING TABLE Second half 17th century The two-plank top above a frieze raised on turned supports joined by an H-form stretcher, the top removable 78cm high, 282.5cm long, 85cm wide $3,500-4,500

119 A SET OF EIGHT ELM LANCASHIRE CHAIRS 19th century A pair of elbow chairs and six side chairs, each with a shaped top rail above a ladder back and rush seat, on turned supports with hoof feet The elbow chairs 119cm high, the side chairs 100cm high $3,000-5,000 120 AN ANTIQUE EUROPEAN BALTIC PINE CONSOLE TABLE Late 19th century The half-round top on turned supports with stretchers 75cm high, 119cm wide, 61.5cm deep $600-800

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121 A GEORGE II AND LATER MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET 1730s and later The moulded cornice above a pair of glazed cabinet doors enclosing adjustable shelves, with four short shelves below, on bracket feet, adapted from a press cupboard 214cm high, 113cm wide, 48cm deep $1,000-1,500 122 A FRENCH GILT FRAMED OVERMANTLE MIRROR Second half 19th century The rectangular plate within a moulded frame, with a carved crest to the top of a cherub within a foliate wreath. 137 x 85cm $800-1,200

123 A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SAMPLER-TOP WINE TABLE Mid-19th century The glazed rectangular top enclosing a sampler by Ellen White, signed and dated 1842, raised on a Georgian-style tripod support 62cm high, 46cm wide, 36cm deep PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Adelaide Bonhams, The Owston Collecton, Sydney, 25 June 2010, lot 132 $400-600 124 AN ANTIQUE ITALIAN CARVED AND SILVERED WOOD OCCASIONAL TABLE BASE 19th century The pedestal in the form of a putto seated on rocks, raised on a platform base on four scrolling feet, with a later hardwood top 65cm high, (base) 49cm wide, 48cm deep $700-1,000

125 A SUBSTANTIAL AND IMPRESSIVE ITALIAN WALNUT LIBRARY BOOK-CASE 18th century and later Of Classical architectural form, the moulded cornice above three bays each with an arched opening enclosing shelves above a panelled cupboard door 233cm high, 312cm wide, 66cm deep $3,000-5,000 126 AN ENGLISH ELM ELBOW CHAIR First half 19th century The spindle back and outswept arms above the rush seat, on turned supports with stretchers 96cm high, 55cm wide, 55cm deep $300-500 127 A FRENCH PROVINCIAL WALNUT AND OAK BUFFET Second half 18th century The well-worn top above a pair of cupboard doors enclosing shelves and drawers, a further drawer below, the front and sides panel 115cm high, 115cm wide, 58cm deep $800-1,200

128 A GEORGE II OAK BOX SETTLE 1740s The triple-panelled back above open arms and the hinged seat enclosing a storage compartment 110cm high, 114cm wide, 55cm deep $800-1,200 129 A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK CHEST Circa 1690 The top, front, and sides panelled, the front also with a carved foliate frieze 65cm high, 105cm wide, 46cm deep $800-1,200 130 A SUBSTANTIAL GILT-FRAMED OVERMANTEL MIRROR Mid-19th century The rectangular plate and border plates between inner and outer reeded frames, with a crest of shell and foliage and other floral decoration throughout 230 x 134cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,000-3,000

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131 A GEORGE GEORGE III-STYLE MAHOGANY ‘GAINSBOROUGH’ ARMCHAIR 19th century Of typical form, the front supports moulded, button-upholstered in close-nailed brown leather 100cm high, 72cm wide, 69cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $700-900

133 AN AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD GAMES TABLE IN GEORGE III STYLE Early 20th century The half-round top enclosing a baize-lined playing surface above a frieze showing attractive fiddleback figuring, raised on tapering supports with spade feet 74.5cm high, 108.5cm wide, 52cm (not extended) PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-900

132 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS Early 19th century The rectangular top above two short and three graduated long drawers with gilt ring pulls, on splayed bracket feet 108cm high, 120cm wide, 58cm deep

134 A GEORGE III-STYLE MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLE The tilting circular top raised on a gun barrel pedestal and three outswept legs 77cm high, 119cm diameter

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-900

135 A GEORGE III OAK HIGH DRESSER Last quarter 18th century The plate rack with moulded cornice above three shelves between shaped supports, the lower part with an arrangement of drawers and panelled cupboard doors, on shaped bracket feet, the sides panelled 214cm high, 176.5cm wide, 50cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,000-3,000 136 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING TABLE Circa 1800 The top with half-round ends and a removable central leaf all cross-banded in satinwood, above a shaped frieze, raised on tapering square supports with casters 74cm high, 173cm long, 121.5cm wide PROVENANCE: Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton $800-1,200

137 A SET OF SIX GEORGE III-STYLE MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS Early 20th century A pair of elbow chairs and four side chairs, each with a shaped and carved top rail and pierced splat back above the leather drop-in seat Elbow chairs 97cm high, 62cm wide, 59cm deep; the side chairs a little smaller PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800 138 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD WRITING TABLE Circa 1790 The rectangular top surmounted with a removable gallery fitted with an arrangement of drawers and compartments, the frieze drawer fitted with a writing surface raised on a ratchet support, raised on tapering square supports with brass caps and casters, banded and inlaid throughout in satinwood and rosewood 115cm high, 71.5cm wide, 45cm deep $3,000-5,000 139 A VICTORIAN SATINWOOD AND EBONISED SIDE CABINET The top of D-shaped outline above a pair of panelled doors, flanked by pairs of columns and glazed side compartments, gilt metal mounted and finely inlaid throughout. 106.5cm high, 183.5cm wide, 43cm deep $1,500-2,000

140 A WILLIAM IV-STYLE GILT-FRAMED CONVEX MIRROR 20th century The circular plate within a moulded frame with a spread eagle and foliate crest 95cm high, 55cm wide $500-700

144 A REGENCY-STYLE MAHOGANY CHEVAL MIRROR 19th century, possibly of the period The rectangular plate suspended within ring-turned supports on outswept feet with brass caps and casters 191cm high, 75cm wide, 67cm deep

141 A PAIR OF GEORGE III-STYLE MAHOGANY AND LEATHER-UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIRS Of typical form, each with a square back with shaped top, on moulded square-section supports, in closenailed burgundy leather 98.5cm high, 67cm wide, 69.5cm deep $1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800

142 A SUITE OF SIX PAINTED PANELS DEPICTING A CHINESE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE SCENE 20th century Ink and gouache on paper, laid down on the wallhanging panels Each panel 215 x 45cm $1,000-1,500 143 A REGENCY MAHOGANY SOFA TABLE Circa 1810 The rectangular top crossbanded in rosewood above a pair of frieze drawers to one side, raised on a pedestal and four outswept supports with brass caps and casters 71.5cm high, 147cm long (fully extended), 65cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $700-900

145 A CHINESE PORCELAIN-MOUNTED HARDWOOD SCREEN 20th century Of four leaves, each panelled and mounted with variously-shaped enamelled porcelain panels of Chinese figure subjects Each leaf 187cm high, 40.5cm wide, 162cm fully extended PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200 146 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE Circa 1770 The tilting circular top on a turned and spiral-fluted pedestal and three outswept feet 68.5cm high, 75cm diameter PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $500-700

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147 A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE Attributed to Gillow’s, 1820s The rectangular top with a three-quarter gallery and reeded edges above a pair of frieze drawers, raised on turned and reeded supports with gilt brass caps and casters 84cm high, 92cm wide, 62cm deep $1,500-2,500 148 A CHARLES II OAK COURT CUPBOARD Initialled and dated to the frieze ‘MIR 1670’ The upper part with a cornice and frieze above a pair of doors, flanked by pendant finials, the lower section with a pair of doors, the front and sides richly moulded and panelled, the front with carved decoration throughout 166cm high, 142cm wide, 58cm deep $2,500-3,500

149 A SMALL OAK AND PINE CHEST Late 16th / early 17th century, probably Italian The rectangular top above the panelled front, on a moulded base with paw feet, carved Classical decoration throughout 32cm high, 78cm wide, 38cm deep $600-900 150 A EUROPEAN CHINOISERIE-DECORATED WRITING TABLE, Probably Italian,19th century The rectangular top with gilt-tooled leather writing surface above a pair of frieze drawers, raised on turned and facetted supports, parcel-gilt green lacquer throughout, the front and sides with chinoiserie decoration 74cm high, 122.5cm wide, 76cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200

151 A GEORGE II OAK BUREAU BOOKCASE 1740s and later The upper part with a moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves, the lower part with a fall-front enclosing a fitted interior of drawers, compartments, and a well, three long drawers below, the upper and lower sections associated, the carving 19th century 207cm high, 112cm wide, 54cm deep $1,400-1,800 152 AN ENGLISH OAK LATH-BACK SIDE CHAIR Early 18th century The shaped top rail above moulded laths and a hard seat, raised on turned and block supports with stretchers 89cm high, 48cm wide, 51cm deep $300-400

153 A GEORGE III OAK PRESS CUPBOARD Late 18th century The upper part with a moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing shelves, the lower part with a pair of frieze drawers above a pair of doors, on shaped bracket feet 193cm high, 108cm wide, 51cm deep $800-1,200 154 AN ANGLO-INDIAN ROSEWOOD PRESS CUPBOARD Mid-19th century The moulded and carved cornice and frieze above a pair of panelled doors, each carved with a fan-burst motif, on turned feet 198cm high, 128cm wide, 48.5cm deep $1,000-1,500 155 A PAIR OF THAI RED-LACQUERED AND GILT TEAK HOWDAH CHAIRS First half 20th century Each with a low shaped back and open arms above the broad seat with a loose cushion, on splayed supports, carved decoration throughout Each aproximately 85cm high, 82cm wide, 67cm deep $600-900 156 A GILT WROUGHT IRON LOW TABLE The rectangular glass top raised on scrolling supports with a cross-stretcher 52cm high, 149cm long, 65cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $500-700

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157 A PAIR OF BRONZE AND MARBLE LOW SIDE TABLES Each circular with an inset verde alpi marble top raised on three crossed supports 56.5cm high, 59cm diameter PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800

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160 AN EARLY VICTORIAN WALNUT PARTNERS DESK 1840s The rectangular top, formerly leather-lined, now polished, above a pair of pedestals each with drawers to one side and a panelled cabinet door to the other, on a plinth base 74cm high, 175cm wide, 106.5cm deep $1,000-1,500 161 A NEO-CLASSICAL GILT-FRAMED OVERMANTEL MIRROR 19th century The rectangular plate within a moulded frame surmounted with a pediment centered with a flaming urn finial 150 x 132cm $700-1,000 162 A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD OCCASIONAL TABLE Mid-1830s The rectangular top above frieze with carved decoration, on a facetted baluster stem and platform base with scrolling feet 70cm high, 60cm wide, 37cm deep $600-800

163 A WILLIAM IV-STYLE GILT-FRAMED CONVEX MIRROR 56cm diameter $400-600 164 A BRASS FRAMED OCTAGONAL WALL MIRROR The plate bevelled, suspended on a gold braid with tassels 57 x 57cm $600-800 165 A NAPOLEON III BOULLE MANNER PIER CABINET Third quarter 19th century The rectangular top and frieze above a glazed door, on a shaped plinth base, the front decorated with cut-brass inlay on a tortoiseshell ground, all other surfaces ebonized, gilt metal mounts throughout 111cm high, 78cm wide, 32cm deep $1,200-2,000 166 A VICTORIAN CAST IRON SERPENT AND TWIG PATTERN GARDEN SEAT Circa 1870 86cm high, 131cm wide, 46cm deeo PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,200-1,800

167 A VICTORIAN CAST IRON FOUNTAIN Third quarter 19th century The broad shallow bowl raised on a spreading triangular support cast with lion masks and other Classical details 119cm high, 95cm diameter PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $400-600 168 A FLEMISH VERDURE TAPESTRY Late 17th century, probably Brussels Depicting a heron by a pond and other birds flying above in a wooded landscape with a chateau in the distance, retaining the original floral and foliate border, backed with linen 350 x 350cm (approximately) PROVENANCE: Acquired from Kate Thurlow, London, in 2001 $10,000-15,000 169 A FLEMISH TAPESTRY Early 18th century A scene of royal and other figures in an interior 240 x 312cm $2,000-4,000

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170 A FRAMED FRENCH PICTORIAL TAPESTRY 19th century Depicting a pastoral scene in the manner of Francois Boucher with figures and sheep by a river, later framed and glazed 154 x 133cm PROVENANCE: Talgai Homestead, Allora, Queensland; reputedly part of the first furnishings of that historic house upon its completion in 1868, the tapestry said to have been acquired in Tasmania to which it had been brought from Britain in 1850 $1,000-2,000 171 AN AFGHAN TURKOMAN HATCHLI CARPET Of typical engsi design, the burgundy field bisected by a horizontal band of kaikalak motifs within ashik gul borders, the vertical poles geometrical, the borders of ashik guls and sainak motifs, the elem with a hooked zigzag band above a panel of starshaped motifs, fringed kilim ends. 448 x 305cm $1,500-2,500

173 A HERIZ RUG 20th century Predominantly in reds, blues, and cream, the field with a lobed medallion within a general quatrefoil design, the field and borders with geometric vegetal designs throughout 375 x 255cm $800-1,200 174 AN IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE TABRIZ MEDALLION CARPET North-West Persia, 19th century The field with a large central dark blue medallion with two pendants, filled with intricate scrolling foliage against red ground, with scattered floral and foliate patterns, the border of scrolling palmettes 484 x 361 cm PROVENANCE: Robert Bleakley, Sydney Sothebys Australia, Fine Decorative Arts & Jewellery, 27th October 2009, lot 302 Sir Ian Macfarlane, Sydney Nomadic Rug Traders, Sydney $15,000-20,000

172 AN ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN SOUMAK RUG Second half 19th century Predominantly in blue, purple, and orange, the field with larger and smaller guls within diaper pattern borders, the borders geometric 397 x 266cm $1,500-2,500

176 AN ITALIAN CARVED AND SILVERED WOOD TABLE LAMP IN BAROQUE MANNER 20th century With a velvet shade 47cm high (excluding shade) $300-500 177 AN ITALIAN CARVED AND SILVERED WOOD TABLE LAMP IN BAROQUE MANNER 20th century Modelled in the form of a flying putto upon a stylised cloud and scrolling base 70cm high (excluding lamp shade) $500-700 178 A PAIR OF TABLE LAMPS FORMED OF CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD VASES The vases early 19th century Each formed of a gilt-decorated black-lacquered baluster vase on stand, the tall drum shades each with an applied panel of Chinese embroidery The vase and stands alone 57cm, overall with shades 114cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $500-700

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175 A PAIR OF MOULDED GLASS AND METAL TABLE LAMPS 54.5cm high, 37.5cm wide, 16cm deep $600-800

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179 A PAIR OF FRENCH PAINTED AND GILT METAL TABLE LAMPS Early 20th century Possibly adapted from candlesticks, each with a light raised on a black-painted column on a Neo-Classical plinth with acanthus and paw feet Each 59cm high (excluding shade)

181 ‘CESENDELLO’ LIGHTS ON A ROD By Venetia Studium after the design by Mariano Fortuny Five lights suspended at alternating heights from a fabric-covered rod, each with a printed silk shade with a tassel 99cm high, 99cm wide, 16cm deep

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800

PROVENANCE: Formerly fitted at 16 Berry Street, East Melbourne. $800-1,200

180 A ‘CONCUBINE LOTO’ SILK PENDANT LIGHT SHADE By Venetia Studium, after the design by Mariano Fortuny Hexagonal, the wood-framed sides and undersides with printed silk panels 88cm high (including tassels), 39cm diameter

182 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LAMP AND VASE GARNITURE 20th century Comprising three covered jars, one converted as a lamp, each on a hardwood stand 47cm high (jar and stand only) $600-800

PROVENANCE: Formerly fitted at 16 Berry Street, East Melbourne. $600-800

183 AN AMERICAN ART NOUVEAU TABLE LAMP Early 20th century The dome-shaped shade of slag glass panels in a decoratively cast metal shade raise on a reeded stem and broad base, cold-painted in orange-brown, cast mark to the underside M (or W) within a diamond 54cm high, 41cm diameter $600-900

184 A FRENCH GILT BRONZE PENDANT LIGHT In the form of a flying cherub holding the two lights, each with a moulded glass shades 66cm high, 28cm wide, 30cm deep $1,500-2,000 185 A CZECH CRYSTAL CHANDELIER By Preciosa Of twenty-four arms supporting eighteen lights and crystal shafts, and adorned with crystal droplets throughout 135, 115, 235cm including chain and canopy $3,500-4,500 186 A CZECH CRYSTAL MARIE THERESE CHANDELIER Of ten lights adorned with crystal plaquettes 65cm high, 65cm diameter, 112cm high including chain and canopy $800-1,200 187 A FRENCH BRASS AND TOLE CHANDELIER In 19th century style Of four lights, one central, three on scrolling arms 89cm high, 54cm diameter PROVENANCE: Formerly fitted at 16 Berry Street, East Melbourne. $700-1,000

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188 A FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND CRYSTAL CHANDELIER Late 19th century Of twelve lights, supported on a central stem and four foliate arms 98cm high, 80cm diameter PROVENANCE: Formerly fitted at 16 Berry Street, East Melbourne. $800-1,200 189 A FRENCH GILT METAL CHANDELIER IN LOUIS XV MANNER 20th century Of five lights with moulded glass rose shades on scrolling arms beneath a scrolling stem with a figure of a putto 103cm high, 66cm diameter $1,600-2,200

190 A CZECH CRYSTAL MARIE THERESE CHANDELIER Of ten lights adorned with crystal plaquettes 65cm high, 65cm diameter, 112cm high including chain and canopy $800-1,200

192 A LARGE FLEMISH BRASS CHANDELIER 20th century Of sixteen lights raised on two tiers of scrolling arms, supported on a knopped stem 108cm high, approximately 100cm diameter

191 A FRENCH GILT BRONZE CHANDELIER 20th century Of six lights on a scrolling open frame adorned with cut crystal drops 98cm high (including canopy), 53cm diameter

OTHER NOTES: Note: Not converted for electricity $1,500-2,500

PROVENANCE: Acquired by the vendor from Maison Lucien Gau, Paris. $800-1,200

193 A FRENCH GILT METAL AND CRYSTAL CHANDELIER 20th century Of six lights, supported on an open frame decorated, with cut crystal drops 58cm high, 49cm diameter PROVENANCE: Formerly fitted at 16 Berry Street, East Melbourne. $800-1,200

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194 A PAIR OF FRENCH BRASS CHANDELIERS IN LOUIS XV MANNER Late 19th century Each of five lights, supported on foliate arms 127cm high, 40cm diameter PROVENANCE: Formerly fitted at 16 Berry Street, East Melbourne. $800-1,200 195 A TRILLAINE CRYSTAL CHANDELIER By Schonbek Of typical basket form with thirty-nine lights, adorned with crystal droplets and plaquettes 85cm, 70cm wide, 145cm high including chain and canopy $3,000-4,000

196 A CZECH CRYSTAL MARIE THERESE CHANDELIER Of ten lights adorned with long Murano glass flower drops 80cm high, 70cm diameter, 125cm high including chain and canopy $1,700-2,200

198 A CZECH CRYSTAL MARIE THERESE CHANDELIER Of six lights adorned with alexandrite Murano crystal drops 85cm high, 56cm diameter, 125cm high including chain and canopy $1,700-2,400

197 A CRANMORE CRYSTAL CHANDELIER by Waterford Of two tiers emanating nine lights 80cm high, 70cm diameter, 115cm high including chain and canopy $3,000-4,000

199 A CZECH CRYSTAL MARIE THERESE CHANDELIER Of ten lights adorned with crystal plaquettes 65cm high, 65cm diameter, 112cm high including chain and canopy $800-1,200

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200 A FINE FRENCH CARRIAGE CLOCK Moise Bolviller, Paris, numbered 11, circa 1840 Eight-day repeating movement with alarm and date, bell-striking, the lever platform escapement with helical hairspring, the enamelled Roman numeral dial with sweep seconds hand and subsidiary Arabic numeral date and alarm dials, signed ‘Bolviller a Paris’, the finely engraved brass gorge case with bail handle and bevelled glazing, with the original black leather carrying case with the remains of an early manuscript label to its underside 15cm high (handle lowered), 10cm wide, 8cm deep OTHER NOTES: A Bolviller clock of very similar appearance is described and illustrated in C. Alix and P. Bonnert, Carriage Clocks - Their History and Development (1974), pp 71-73, pp 158-159, pl. VII/3, and dated there to around 1840. The clock Alix and Bonnert described and illustrated was numbered 2 by Bolviller; the backplate of the present clock is engraved ‘11’ (inverted). The clock was restored by Ken Hose in 2012 and had a major service by Patrick O’Neil in 2016. $2,500-3,500

201 A VICTORIAN TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER William Webb, London, numbered 5558, circa 1880 The silvered Roman numeral dial with gilt hands and subsidiary seconds and 56-hour ‘down / up’ state of wind dials numbered 5558 and signed ‘W. Webb Junr, London / Maker to the Royal Navy’, the brass bowl stamped 558 underside mounted in a brass gimbal within a stained hardwood and glazed inner case resting in a conforming outer case bound with a leather strap Overall 23cm high, 28cm wide, 23cm deep $2,000-3,000 202 A BRASS AND HARDWOOD-CASED STICK BAROMETER BY BURKE AND JONES Numbered 161, 20th century 96cm high $500-700 203 N. TAYLOR (active late 19th century) A pair: ‘Recruiting’ and ‘The deserter’ Oil on canvas Each 74.5 x 61.5cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,000-2,000

204 SPANISH SCHOOL Dated 1678 St Julia Oil on canvas Inscribed as title lower right Signed and dated lower left ‘Teresa del Nino Jesus. Me fecit ano 1678’ 99 x 91cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,500-2,500 205 ITALIAN SCHOOL Late 17th century A cavalry battle outside a town Oil on canvas 74.5 x 115cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,000-4,000

205A EUROPEAN SCHOOL Mid-19th century A young woman at prayer Oil on canvas Indistinctly signed or inscribed centre right Oval, 79 x 64cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,000-1,500 206 A GROUP OF THREE STILL-LIFE PAINTINGS European, mid-19th century Each of game arranged in an interior, each oil on wood panel, all unsigned The largest 20 x 25.5cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $400-600 207 After BERNADINO CAMPI (1522-1591) The Emperor Titus Oil on canvas laid down on wood panel Late 19th century, after Campi’s 1562 painting 26.5 x 22cm

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PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $300-500 208 ENGLISH SCHOOL Mid-19th century A portrait of a woman in a bonnet and lace-collared dress Oil on canvas 75 x 61.5cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200 209 FLEMISH SCHOOL Early 17th century Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Oil on oak panel 61 x 74cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $2,000-4,000

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210 ELLIS SILAS (1885-1972) A portrait of a working man Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1914 lower left 94 x 72cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer OTHER NOTES: In juxtaposing a fit, strong working man with the recruiting poster on the wall behind him, Silas here represents a prominent theme in the early stages of the First World War: the need for the Allies’ working men to become fighting men. Comparison with photographs of Silas suggests that this is a self-portrait. Silas, who is known to have been patriotic, joined the Australian Imperial Force in October 1914, the year this work was painted. If this is a self-portrait, it seems likely to be associated with that event. The poster depicted appears to be French (the word ‘patria’ – mostly commonly seen in this context in the phrase, ‘pro patria’, ‘for one’s country’ – being spelled here in French, ‘patrie’), suggesting that Silas, like many others, was moved to action by the fate of Belgium and France in August and September 1914.

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Some months later, Silas was amongst those who went ashore at Gallipoli early in the morning of 25 April, 1915, following which he became one of the very few artists to paint works depicting the Gallipoli campaign from first-hand experience. $2,000-4,000 211 ANTOINE BLANCHARD (1919-1988) An early 20th century scene in the Place de l’Opera, Paris Oil on canvas Signed lower right 31.5 x 44.5cm $2,500-3,500

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212 GEORGE EDWARDS (1694-1773) A suite of nine plates from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, circa 1750 Hand-coloured etchings Each decoratively mounted in a gilt frame Each about 24 x 19cm (plate) $2,000-3,000 213 LANGLEY, Batty, NEW PRINCIPLES OF GARDENING (1728) Batty Langley, New Principles of Gardening: Or , the Laying Out and Planting [of] Parterres, Groves, Wildernesses, Labyrinths, Avenues, Parks [etc.] (A. Bettesworth and J. Batley, London [etc.], 1728) Quarto, nineteenth century gilt panelled calf (both boards detached), a.e.g. PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800 214 HAWKESWORTH, John, AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES ... IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ... (1773) [‘Cook’s First Voyage’] John Hawkesworth, An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere [etc.] (W. Strahan and T. Cadell, London, 1773) Large quarto, three volumes, vols II and III in contemporary half morocco with mottled calf boards, vol. I rebacked and with boards in preserved and relaid speckled calf, the uniform spines labelled ‘Cook’s Voyages -1764-71’. A composite set with vol I. in its second edition, including Hawkesworth’s added preface and the ‘Straights of Magellan’ chart, and vols II and III in the first edition, with its continuous pagination. Comprising all but two of the twenty-three plates called for and apparently all charts $1,500-2,500 212 part

227 215 COOK, James, A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN ... (1784) [‘Cook’s Third Voyage’], with an Atlas of the plates James Cook and James King, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere [etc.] (G. Nicol and T. Cadell, London, 1784)

217 NICHOLAS, Nicolas, THE DISPATCHES AND LETTERS OF VICE ADMIRAL LORD VISCOUNT NELSON (1845) (Sir) Nicholas Harris Nicolas, The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, with Notes by N.H. Nicolas (Henry Colburn, London, 1845)

Large quarto, three volumes, vols I and II in speckled cal, vol. III in blocked calf, the uniform spines labelled ‘Cook’s Voyages -1776-80’.

Small quarto, seven volumes, publisher’s blocked and gilt-lettered blue cloth $600-900

Together with an associated Atlas of the plates, folio, quarter calf with marbled paper boards, the gilttooled spine labelled ‘Plates of Cook’s Voyages’

218 A RUSSIAN PAINTED WOOD ICON Early 19th century Depicting the Virgin holding the child Christ 39.5 x 30cm $400-600

The four volumes comprising all but two of the eighty-six plates and charts called for. $5,000-7,000 216 COOK, James, A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE ... (1777) [‘Cook’s Second Voyage’], with Kippis, The Life of Captain James Cook (1788) James Cook, A Voyage towards the South Pole and around the World [etc.] (W. Strahan and T. Cadell, London, 1777) Large quarto, two volumes, 19th century speckled calf, the spines labelled ‘Cook’s Voyages -1772-75’ Lacking all plates and charts, with no evidence that these were ever present. Together with Andrew Kippis, The Life of Captain James Cook (G. Nicol and G.G.J. and J. Robinson, London, 1788), half morocco with tree calf boards $800-1,200

219 A LARGE RUSSIAN PAINTED AND GILT WOOD ICON Late 18th century Depicting a saint holding the Bible, his other hand raised in benediction, surrounded by subsidiary figure of other saints and angels 53 x 43.5cm $600-800 220 A RUSSIAN PAINTED WOOD ICON 19th century Depicting two mounted saints in a landscape, the border clad in repousse brass exposing subsidiary depictions of saints in each corner 31 x 26.5cm $400-600

221 TWO PAINTED AND GILTWOOD ICONS Both early 19th century The larger depicting the Dormition of the Virgin, the other of the martyrdom of a saint The larger 31 x 26.5cm $800-1,200 222 THREE WATER COLOUR PORTRAIT MINIATURES Late 19th century and early 20th century All of male sitters, two presented in ebonized frames, the third in an oval brass frame Largest ebonized frame 13 x 11cm $400-600 223 TWO PORTRAIT MINIATURES IN MATCHING IVORY AND TORTOISESHELL FRAMES One of a young female sitter and the other of a nun in sepia 11.5 x 10cm $400-600 224 TWO PORTRAIT MINIATURES IN DECORATIVE BRASS FRAMES Both featuring young female sitters 10.5 x 8cm $400-600 225 A WATERCOLOUR PORTRAIT MINIATURE 19th century Of a young female sitter, housed in an ebonized frame 16 x 13cm (including frame) $400-600

226 A SET OF FORTY WAX PORTRAIT MEDALS OF MEN OF NOTE Apparently 19th century, after various artists and medallists Representing 16th to 19th century men of note in various fields, each depicted in profile, modelled in relief in the manner and colour of bronze portrait medals, each with the subject’s name, mounted in sets of ten within four antique frames The medals variously 4-4.5cm in diameter PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $600-800 227 AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PAPERWEIGHT DEPICTING THE PANTHEON, ROME Mid-19th century The oval mosaic set within a malachite border in a shaped black marble plaque with fluted sides 2cm high, 17cm wide, 12.5cm deep $3,000-5,000 228 AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE OF ‘PLINY’S DOVES’ Mid-19th century The mosaic set in a black marble plaque fluted to the sides, in a moulded walnut frame The plaque 10.5 x 18.5cm $1,000-1,500 229 A PAIR OF PATINATED BRONZE FIGURES OF MERCURY AND FORTUNA Late 19th century, loosely after Giambologna Each on a circular Neo-Classical marble and bronze plinth, each inscribed at the base of the bronze ‘J. De Bologne’ (Giambologna) Each about 85cm high $1,500-2,500

230 A FRENCH PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF A CLASSICAL MAIDEN Second half 19th century Modelled standing, half-draped, with her hands coming together, on a variegated yellow marble plinth Overall 24cm high PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $400-600 231 A PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY Late 19th century, after Giambologna Brown patina, mounted on a turned verde antico marble plinth 31.5cm high PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $400-600 232 A BRONZE MODEL OF THE ‘WARWICK’ VASE By Ferdinand Barbedienne, late 19th century Brown patina, mounted on a square rouge griotte marble platform base with paw feet, the remains of a Barbedienne paper label underside 21.5cm high, 27cm wide, 19cm deep

233 A PAIR OF FRENCH NEO-CLASSICAL BRONZE PASTILLE BURNERS Late 19th century Each with a circular bowl with gilt interior raised on four square supports on paw feet, on a black marble plinth PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200 234 A FRENCH GILT BRONZE GROUP OF THE INFANT BACCHUS RIDING A GOAT Late 19th century Mounted on a bevelled marble plinth, with indistinct signature cast to the base of the bronze 35.5cm high, 39cm wide $800-1,200 235 A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT BRONZE FENDER ENDS Second half 19th century In Neo-Classical manner, each with a leaping putto and a flaming urn terminal 32cm high, 31.5cm long, 11cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $500-700

PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200

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236 BRUNO ZACH (1891-1945) Diana the Huntress Cold-painted bronze Signed to the base, mounted on a marble plinth 39.5cm high (overall) $2,500-3,500 237 A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A CHILD Second half 19th century Modelled in Classical manner, on a variegated yellow marble socle 33cm high overall, 19cm wide, 14cm deep PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $800-1,200 238 GIUSEPPE BESSI (1857-1922) Ruth Marble Bust length in contrasting marbles, modelled wearing a cowl and a shawl on a integral rectangular socle inscribed with the subject’s name, signed to the reverse 43cm high, 35cm wide, 20cm deep $1,200-1,600 239 A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A DIONYSIAC FIGURE 1st century BC-1st century AD The male figure, perhaps a youthful Dionysus, modelled with locks of hair trailing over his left shoulder, a nebris slung over his right shoulder, mounted on a stand with a black granite plinth 35cm high, 62cm high with stand PROVENANCE: The Roman art market, early 1970s Christian McCann, An Important Lifetime Collection, including Antiquities, Melbourne, 25 June 2017, lot 59 Christian McCann, The End of an Era - Graham Geddes Collection, Melbourne, 19 May 2018, lot 191 $18,000-22,000

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240 A COMPOSITE STONE BUST OF A WOMAN IN ROMAN STYLE 20th century On a integral socle, coloured to simulate terra cotta 86cm high PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $500-700 241 A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL CANDELABRA Possibly by Ferdinand Barbedienne, late 19th century Each with a raised central light surrounded by four further lights on scrolling arms, raised on a square column on fantastic creature monopod supports 51cm high PROVENANCE: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer $1,500-2,500 242 A PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD CANDLESTICKS Late 19th century In stylised crysanthemum form with reeded heads, stems, and feet, black-lacquered with remains of gilding Each 66cm high $400-600 243 A FINE VICTORIAN GILT METAL-MOUNTED COROMANDEL WRITING SLOPE By or in the manner of Betjemann & Sons, London The hinged top with richly-engraved mounts and Bramah lock enclosing a purple velvet writing surface and fitted compartments 10.5cm high, 35.5cm wide, 25cm deep $800-1,200 244 AN EARLY VICTORIAN SET OF PAPIER MACHE TRINKET BOXES Jennens & Bettridge, London, circa 1840 The outer box decorated with a peacock in a landscape enclosing five similarly-decorated boxes, impressed marked underside 5cm high, 28.5cm wide, 26cm deep $600-800

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245 A VERY LARGE ENGLISH GLASS APOTHECARY JAR 19th century Cylindrical with a rounded cap, the jar reversepainted with the royal coat-of-arms of the United Kingdom above a ribbon inscribed ‘Magnesia’, the cap gilt 81cm high, 37cm diameter $1,000-1,500 246 A PAIR OF ITALIAN MOTTLED YELLOW MARBLE STOUPS 19th century Each of stylised shell form with scrolls meeting at the rear of the basin, with a rough-hewn tenon to the reverse Each 6.5cm high, 22cm wide, 22cm deep PROVENANCE: Jason E. Sprague Collection, Melbourne. $800-1,200 247 TWO FRENCH POLISHED BRONZE MEASURES Late 19th century Of matching cylindrical form with moulded rims and bases and a handle to each side, respectively engraved ‘10 LITRES / DECALITRE’ and ‘5 LITRES / DEMI / DECALITRE’ 50.5cm and 20.5cm high $600-800 248 A PAIR OF TURNED OAK PRICKET CANDLESTICKS 18th century 33cm high $600-800 249 A EUROPEAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMEPAINTED WALNUT GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHRIST First half 18th century The modelled standing in robes holding the Christ child, on a rockwork base with a seraphim mask to the front 103cm high $1,000-1,500

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250 A EUROPEAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A PRAYING WOMAN 18th century 31cm high $400-600 251 A EUROPEAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD SCULPTURE OF A RELIGIOUS FIGURE 18th century Modelled standing in robes, holding a book and preaching 54cm high $600-800 252 A CARVED OAK FIGURE OF A BISHOP 18th century The standing figure modelled wearing a mitre and robes 43cm high $500-700 253 A NAPOLEON III TEXTILE FRAGMENT Mid-19th century With embroidery and applique work, bearing the letter ‘N’ for Napoleon III, formerly part of the upholstery belonging to the seat of a stool 35.5cm diameter $400-600 254 TWO EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI FIGURES Late Period (XXVI-XXX dynasty), circa 600-300 B.C. Both turquoise-glazed, the well-preserved larger figure with hieroglyphs to its front, both figures with stands 12.5cm and 9.7cm high respectively (excluding stands) $700-900 255 A KEICHOUSAURUS FOSSIL Late Triassic period, Xing Yi, Guizhou province The sedimentary rock exhibiting a well-preserved fossil 27.5 x 19cm $1,000-1,500

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CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS / SUMMARY Special Conditions of Sale – Jewellery Jewellery and watches offered by Leonard Joel are sometimes accompanied by an Independent valuation as stated in the catalogue. These valuations are conducted by registered valuers and are offered purely as independent opinions. Variation may be found as to the colour, clarity and size of stones described in these reports, consequently Leonard Joel does not guarantee these Independent Valuations. Where stones, gold or other precious metals form part of a Lot can be weighed accurately, Leonard Joel may provide the weight of these elements as part of the description for the Lot. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that these weight figures are given as an approximation only and are subject to a variation of up to ten percent (10%), unless the description of the Lot is accompanied by a laboratory certificate. The Buyer agrees to make no claim against the Leonard Joel or the Seller in the event that the Buyer determines the weight of an element to be less then or greater than the weight described. Wristwatches and pocket watches are offered in there current condition and Leonard Joel does not guarantee that they are in working order. Items may be thoroughly inspected during the viewing period or by prior arrangement. Authenticity Certificates As various manufacturers may not issue certificates of authenticity, Leonard Joel has no obligation to furnish a buyer with a certificate of authenticity from the manufacturer, except where specifically noted in the catalogue. Unless Leonard Joel is satisfied that it should cancel the sale in accordance with the Limited Warranty provided in the General Conditions of Business, the failure of a manufacturer to issue a certificate will not constitute grounds for cancellation of the sale. GST In the event that the vendor is registered for Goods & Services Tax (GST), the invoice to the buyer will provide a separate entry for the GST which is included in the purchase price. All Leonard Joel charges for services referred to in this catalogue are exclusive of GST. Overseas buyers may be entitled to a rebate for GST charged. For further information contact: Marie McCarthy accounts@leonardjoel.com.au Admission Leonard Joel has the right at its sole discretion without assigning any reason therefore to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at any of its sales of any person. Commission (Absentee) Bids Leonard Joel will execute absentee bids when instructed. Lots will be bought as cheaply as allowed by other bids and/or reserves. Telephone Bidding Buyers interested in bidding by telephone should contact Leonard Joel as soon as possible. Please note that telephone bidding facilities are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Bidder Registration To recognise bidders during the sale all intending buyers are required to complete a Bidder Registration Form providing full photo identification and appropriate references if required before the Sale which will enable them to bid by way of a numbered paddle allocated to them. Buyer’s Premium There will be a buyer’s premium added to all purchases. The buyer’s premium will be calculated at the rate of 25% of the hammer price on each lot. This is inclusive of GST. The buyer’s premium is reflected by a reduction in the

Seller’s Commission and is a common practice throughout Australia and overseas. Property subject to the Artist Resale Royalty Lots with the § sign will be subject to payment of the Artist Resale Royalty in the event that the lot is sold for a hammer price of $1,000 or more. The Australian Resale Royalty is a flat rate of 5 percent (5%) levy on the hammer price (including GST). The Australian Resale Royalty is payable by the buyer in addition to the buyer’s premium plus applicable GST. Damage Any viewer who damages a Lot will be held liable for all damage caused and shall reimburse Leonard Joel for all costs and expenses relating to rectification of such damage. Title Leonard Joel guarantees good title to all lots. Warranties and Condition Reports Condition reports will be available for any lot upon request, subject to conditions. Estimates Estimates are a reflection of Leonard Joel’s opinion of the current market values, based on historic and current market realisations of similar lots. Estimates are inclusive of any GST, which may be applicable. Actual prices at this sale may fall short or exceed the estimates. Payment In any event accounts must be settled with Leonard Joel no later than 4pm two days after the auction. Attention is specifically drawn to condition 21 of the Buyer’s Conditions of Sale. Payment may be made by way of cheque, most credit cards, eftpos or telegraphic transfer. Please note: payments made by cheque are subject to a 5 day clearance before goods can be collected. Credit card fees may apply. Bank telegraph transfers should be directed to: Account name: Leonard Joel Pty Ltd Address: Westpac Banking Corporation 150 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia BSB: 033–364 Account no: 942956 Collection of Lots Purchased lots must be collected no later than two days after the auction; otherwise lots shall be moved to storage at the Buyer’s expense (see below). Lots are at the Buyer’s risk from the fall of the hammer. It is strongly advised that overseas and interstate purchasers and absentee bidders make their arrangements with Leonard Joel in advance of the Sale. Charges are outlined below and are quoted in Australian dollars. Removal and Storage Any lots not collected within two days after the auction, may be stored or resold at the Buyer’s expense. Removal Charges Each lot: $55 Storage Charges Each lot: $33 per day Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act) Buyers should be aware of the PMCH Act which protects Australia’s heritage of movable cultural objects and supports foreign countries’ right to protect their heritage of movable cultural objects. The PMCH Act regulates the export of nationally significant heritage objects, it is not intended to restrict normal and legitimate trade in cultural property,

and does not affect an individual’s right to own or sell objects, within Australia. The PMCH Act was enacted in response to the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. It is the responsibility of the Buyer to ensure that the export of any lots purchased are not subject to, or in breach of, this Act. Information about the PMCH Act, the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations 1987 and the 1970 UNESCO Convention, can be found on the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts website at: www.environment.gov.au/heritage/movable/index Exporting Significant Australian Cultural Heritage The export of Australia’s significant cultural heritage is regulated under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act.) It is not intended to restrict normal and legitimate trade in cultural property and does not affect an individual’s right to own or sell within Australia. The PMCH Act implements a system of export permits for certain heritage objects defined as ‘Australian protected objects’. More information is available on the Department of the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts’ website: www.arts.gov.au/movable_heritage Enquiries can be made to the Cultural Property Section at the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, T: 02 6274 1810 E: movable.heritage@environment.gov.au CITES Regulations It is the buyer’s sole responsibility to comply with all export and import regulations relating to your purchases and also to obtain any relevant export and/or import licences. The refusal of any import or export licences, any delay in obtaining such licences or any limitation on your ability to export a lot shall not permit the cancellation of the sale. Please note that all lots marked with the symbol * are subject to CITES regulations when exporting these items outside of Australia. Information about these regulations may be found at www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/cites/ index.html or may be requested from: The Director International Wildlife Trade Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Leonard Home Delivery Purchases can be delivered to your door via Leonard Home Delivery. Please note this service is available in Melbourne (Select suburbs) only and is not available for Sydney auction purchases. For any enquiries about this service please contact delivery@leonardjoel.com.au

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INDIGENOUS ART Olivia Fuller BArtTh, Head of Department Lucy Foster BCA EMA, Specialist DECORATIVE ARTS David Parsons, Head of Department Dominic Kavanagh MFA, Specialist Trevor Fleming BA, Consultant, Japanese Art Carl Wantrup, Consultant, Asian Art Chiara Curcio BA, Head of Department (On Maternity Leave) SYDNEY Ronan Sulich, Senior Advisor Madeleine Norton BFA, BComm, MLitt, Senior Decorative Arts and Fine Art Specialist Marcella Fox, Manager IMPORTANT JEWELS Hamish Sharma, Head of Department, Sydney Lauren Boustridge, Senior Specialist and Administrator FINE JEWELS & TIMEPIECES Bethany McGougan F.G.A.A., BA Hons, MSc, Head of Department, Melbourne Patricia Kontos F.G.A.A., Senior Jewellery Specialist Hannah Sass, Jewellery Manager Indigo Keane, Assistant Isabella Macciolli, Administrator Henrietta Maiyah, Consultant MODERN DESIGN Anna Grassham BA Contemporary Arts, Head of Department Paul Nicol, Modern Design Assistant LUXURY John D’Agata F.G.A.A., Head of Department Indigo Keane, Assistant PRINTS Hannah Ryan, Art Specialist

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