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A Museum Quality Chinese Celadon Bowl, Yuan Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Museum Quality Chinese Celadon Bowl, Yuan Dynasty
Description:
Celadon, six Chinese immortals at the interior, key fret and floral design at the exterior.
Provenance: Private Aus...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Fine George III Painted Satinwood Card Table, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Fine George III Painted Satinwood Card Table, 18th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
The hinged D-shaped top inlaid with a banded border painted wit...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Satinwood
A Museum Quality Chinese Longquan Twin Fish Celadon Glazed Bowl, Song Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Museum Quality Chinese Longquan Twin Fish Celadon Glazed Bowl, Song Dynasty
Description:
Celadon, 2 fish design at the center, scroll design on the cavetto.
Provenance: Private A...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
An English Silverplate Champagne Cooler, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Silverplate Champagne Cooler, Early 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
The stepped circular base to cylindrical body with rising curved...
Category
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Revival Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver Plate
An Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Studiolo Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Studiolo Cabinet, 17th Century
Description:
A renaissance style studiolo of architectural form in walnut, the exterior entablature with risen gal...
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
A Pair of Rococo Style Gilt Wood Wall Sconces, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Rococo Style Gilt Wood Wall Sconces, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
In the Rococo style, characterized by elaborate scrollwork, natu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Flush Mount
Materials
Wood
An Antique French Butchers Table, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Antique French Butchers Table, Late 19th Century
Description:
Curved cast iron base. Ornate cast iron frieze around the perimeter. All original. White marble top with nice aged p...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
A Japanese Black Lacquer and Water-Gilt Altar Table, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Japanese Black Lacquer and Water-Gilt Altar Table, Late 19th Century
Description:
The altar table or butsudan with a detachable black lacquer top, traditionally shaped upturned en...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Depict a heroic subject, possibly related to figures like Achille...
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars
Materials
Terracotta
A Plaster Figure of the Capitoline Flora, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Plaster Figure of the Capitoline Flora, 19th Century
Description:
The plaster figure after the so called ‘Capitoline Flora’, considered by Winckelmann to be one of the most beauti...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
A Plaster Cast of the Spinario or ‘Boy with Thorn’, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Plaster Cast of the Spinario or ‘Boy with Thorn’, 19th Century
Description:
The plaster cast after the original ‘Spinario’ now housed in the Palazzo dei Conservatori (Rome), also ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
A Large Green Glazed Parrot, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Green Glazed Parrot, Late 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Crafted in the late 19th century, presents a captivating collection of finely...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Green Glazed Parrot, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Green Glazed Parrot, Late 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Crafted in the late 19th century, presents a captivating collection of finely...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Green Glazed Parrot, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Green Glazed Parrot, Late 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Crafted in the late 19th century, presents a captivating collection of finely...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of French Ormolu and Peche D’alap Marble Cassolettes, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of French Ormolu and Peche D’alap Marble Cassolettes, 19th Century
Description:
Each peche d’alap with a domed cover surrounded by a foliate band and topped with an ormolu pi...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Variegated Marble Cassolettes, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Variegated Marble Cassolettes, 19th Century
Description:
Each peche d’alap cassolette topped with an ormolu pineapple finial surmounting the dome top...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Ginger Jars, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Ginger Jars, Early 20th Century
Description:
Made of cloisonné enamel on brass, typically featuring intricate floral and foliage motifs with a vibrant bl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
A Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Dragon Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Dragon Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Description:
A square tea caddy with a blue and white design, featuring a dragon amidst scrolling clouds. Originally ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Large Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Edo Style Cranes
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Edo Style Cranes
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 215cm.
Width: 60cm.
Depth: 60cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Meissen Blue Porcelain Plate with Openwork Floral Rim, Early 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Blue Porcelain Plate with Openwork Floral Rim, Early 20th Century
Description:
A Chinoiserie design in the center and a pierced, reticulated (lace-like) border.
Provenance: Priva...
Category
Early 20th Century German Chinoiserie Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Chinese Ceramic Famille Rose Vase With Mark, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Chinese Ceramic Famille Rose Vase With Mark, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Hong Kong Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 54cm.
Diameter: 33cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of French Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of French Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes, 19th Century
Provenance: Private UK Collection.
Description:
The lobed ovoid body of each urn form faux cassolette r...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
An Octagonal Library Table
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Octagonal Library Table
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 80cm.
Width: 107cm.
Depth: 107cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Center Tables
Materials
Hardwood
An Italian Painted and Carved Pine Console, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Italian Painted and Carved Pine Console, 18th Century
Description:
The serpentine faux marble top above a pierced apron carved with a shell and foliage, cabriole supports.
Prove...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Console Tables
Materials
Pine
A Wrought Iron Brazier
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wrought Iron Brazier
Dimensions:
Height: 93cm.
Diameter: 75cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,850 / item
A Spanish Walnut Side Table, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Walnut Side Table, 18th Century
Description:
Rectangular, with shaped rectangular supports united by entwined wrought iron cross stretchers.
Provenance: Private Australia...
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Side Tables
Materials
Iron
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Squat Lekythos, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Squat Lekythos, 19th Century
Description:
A single handle attached to the neck, and a narrow neck with a loop-shaped handle, and a trumpet-sha...
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars
Materials
Terracotta
A Large Georgian Style Movable Oak Library Staircase
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Georgian Style Movable Oak Library Staircase
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 240cm.
Width: 157cm.
Depth: 64cm.
Category
Vintage 1980s Australian Georgian Stairs
Materials
Oak
A Composite Stone Nike Plaque With Iron Base
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Composite Stone Nike Plaque With Iron Base
Description:
After the original marble relief slab of Nike standing and tying her sandal, from the balustrade of the Temple of Athena Ni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
An Antique German Engraved Pewter Jar, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Antique German Engraved Pewter Jar, 18th Century
Description:
The jug features a lidded design, and the lid is adorned with a figural element of a lamb, adding to its decorative ...
Category
Antique 1740s German Jars
Materials
Pewter
A Brass Repousse Jar, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Brass Repousse Jar, 19th Century
Origin and Features:
This particular jardinière is likely French in origin and features a polished brass finish, decorative elements and rests on ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Jars
Materials
Brass
A Chinese Hongmu Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Hongmu Stool, Early 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection Acquired in China in 1970s.
Dimensions:
Height: 51.5cm.
Width: 42cm.
Depth: 41.5cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Florentine Parquetry Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Center Table, 16th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Florentine Parquetry Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Center Table, 16th Century
Description:
the top of rectangular form with inlaid cubic parquetry decoration, contained by a moulded edg...
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Center Tables
Materials
Wood
A French Empire Style Cut-Glass and Bronze d’Oré Urn, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Empire Style Cut-Glass and Bronze d’Oré Urn, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
The cut glass urn flaring to an everted ormolu lip with ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Mark, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Mark, 19th Century
With twisted handles.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 14cm.
Diameter: 19cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Cast Bronze FW Wall Fountain
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Cast Bronze FW Wall Fountain
Description:
A Bronze Wall Fountain of Semi-circular form, the bowl with pronounced egg and dart meander at rim, the underside decorated with a semi-c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Fountains
Materials
Bronze
$18,500 / item
A Neoclassical Style Cast Bronze Dolphin Wall Fountain
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Neoclassical Style Cast Bronze Dolphin Wall Fountain
Description:
Addorsed dolphins in relief with fountain head above a demi-lune basin.
Dimensions:
Height: 800cm.
Width: 1060cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Neoclassical Fountains
Materials
Bronze
$18,500 / item
A Cast Bronze Highly Decorative Fountain
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Cast Bronze Highly Decorative Fountain
Description:
A Highly decorative English fountain, cast from an 18th Century iron original, the main bowl with scalloped edge and gadrooned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Fountains
Materials
Bronze
$42,000 / item
A Bronze Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’ (‘The Bird’ Edition)
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Bronze Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’ (‘The Bird’ Edition)
Description:
The contrapposto male figure modelled from the So-Called Narcissus uncovered in Pompeii in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 19th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A Vintage Lidded Cork Basket with Wooden Handle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Lidded Cork Basket with Wooden Handle
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 12cm.
Diameter: 18cm.
Category
20th Century Australian Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood, Cork
A French Bronze Figure of Atlanta, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Bronze Figure of Atlanta, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Set on an octagonal rouge marble base, the Greek heroine, associated with h...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Bronze Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Bronze Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century
Description:
The contrapposto male figure modelled from the So-Called Narcissus uncovered in Pompeii in 1862. Th...
Category
20th Century Australian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Chinese Pale Blue Glazed Brush Pot, Guangxu Mark, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Pale Blue Glazed Brush Pot, Guangxu Mark, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection Acquired in the Market in Beijing in 1960s.
Dimensions:
Height: 9.5cm.
Di...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Spanish Hand Painted Lebrillo Bowl, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Spanish Hand Painted Lebrillo Bowl, 19th Century
Description:
A Large hand-built terracotta bowl with rabbit motif to the tondo within a banded rim, underglaze painted in tu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
A Spanish Carlos II Walnut Chest of Drawers, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Carlos II Walnut Chest of Drawers, 17th Century
Provenance: Christie's Melbourne, 2000.
Description:
A rectangular plank top with some exposed rounded iron nail heads an...
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A Charles II Style Stool Upholstered with Blue and White Fabric
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Charles II Style Stool Upholstered with Blue and White Fabric
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 54cm.
Width: 57cm.
Depth: 47.5cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Charles II Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
An English Charles I Inlaid Chest of Drawers, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Charles I Inlaid Chest of Drawers, 17th Century
Description:
The rectangular plank top with a cyma reversa moulding above a drawer with two faux drawers to the front, eac...
Category
Antique 17th Century English George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A George III Wooden Parcel-gilt Wall Mirror, Late 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A George III Wooden Parcel-gilt Wall Mirror, Late 18th Century
With bur walnut veneer.
Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 91cm.
Width: 70cm.
Depth: 4cm.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A Large German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
These dishes were originally used as everyday flatware by the wealthy during the Medieval period, serving for food or for holding water for hand-washing. They also served as a display of wealth and status. When they went out of fashion in the later 17th century, many were donated to churches and used as collection plates, which is how they acquired the name "alms dishes".
Purpose:
While historically used for collecting donations for the poor and charitable purposes, they were also commonly used as offertory plates in churches for collecting offerings during services.
Historical Use:
In medieval times, these brass dishes served as everyday flatware for the wealthy, used for food or holding jugs for hand-washing. They also served as displays of wealth and status.
Transition to Alms Dishes:
When they fell out of fashion as domestic items in the later 17th century, many were donated to churches and used as collection plates, leading to the name "alms dishes".
Decorative Function:
European paintings of home interiors...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A Large French Wooden Framed Oil Painting on Canvas, 18th Century
By (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large French Wooden Framed Oil Painting on Canvas, 18th Century
(After) the school of Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 140cm.
W...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
These dishes were originally used as everyday flatware by the wealthy during the Medieval period, serv...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Baroque Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century
Description:
The contrapposto male figure modelled from the So-Called Narcissus uncovered in Pompeii in 1862. The youth...
Category
20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
An Important Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
A dignified portrayal of the bodhisattva, respl...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
A Spanish Wrought Iron Archive Chest, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Wrought Iron Archive Chest, 18th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 26cm.
Width: 62cm.
Depth: 30cm.
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
An Italian Gold Embossed Leather Knife Box, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Italian Gold Embossed Leather Knife Box, 18th Century
Description:
The wooden surface with leather overlay and painted gilt surface decoration consisting of florets and a central...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
An Original Watercolour by Luigi Rossini, 19th Century
By Luigi Rossini
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Original Watercolour by Luigi Rossini, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Melbourne Collection.
Description:
By the well-known 19th Century Italian artist Luigi Rossini...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Paper