Pair of large Chinese porcelain water birds, depicted perched on stylised logs, decorated with polychrome feathers to backs with slender beaks, height 51 cm (2)
Pair of Chinese carved ivory vases, of slender baluster form with a waisted neck and flared lip, each decoratively carved with a pair of birds in an outdoor setting, in tones of red, green and yellow, with inscriptions to upper corners, raised on stepped c
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty embroidered silk Skirts, each with panel embroidered with central peacock surrounded by multiple birds and foliage on green damask, surrounded by embroidered butterfly and floral border, in tones of blue, with concertina panel
Delightful Japanese Meiji period shibayama handled dessert service, comprising dessert forks and knives in a setting for twelve, the ivory handles inlaid with mother of pearl, coral and hardstones, with gilt birds and foliage, the blades engraved in Aesthe
Exquisite Japanese Meiji period tortoise shell and shibayama bowl, by Kaneko sei, c.1890, of deep rounded form, the interior finely decorated in gilt with central roundel featuring applied mother of pearl and jade peonies, butterfly and bird, set within a
Stunning Japanese Meiji period sterling silver and shibayama tray, of rectangular form with shaped corners and raised on four pierced bracket feet, the tray featuring a central gold lacquer panel depicting a blossoming tree and birds before a mountainous r
An embroidered wool work panel, 19th century, depicting a Scottish couple, housed within a later birds eye maple frame, 34 x 27 cm (panel size), 42 x 35.5 cm (frame size)
An enamelled silver bangle, 9 mm wide hollow hinged bangle with enamelled birds and flowers to box clasp with safety chain, internal circ. 17 cm, wt. 27.54g.
Near pair late 19th century Chinese crackleware vases, baluster shape decorated in blue and white, one with birds, insects and blossom the other with foo dogs playing, 23.5 cm high
A Japanese carved ivory netsuke, the elderly gent in traditional robe with bowl and spoon above two caged birds, finely carved, stained detail, carved tablet signature to back of robe, height 5.2 cm.
Chinese porcelain baluster vase. With twin lion mask ring handles. Overglazed polychrome decoration. Twin panels decorated with flowers and birds. Bears four character Qianlong mark to base. Height 22 cm
Pair hexagonal Chinese porcelain vases. Long neck with pair of stylised dragon handles. Turquoise interior and foot, yellow ground body decorated with panels of flowers and birds. Bears four character Qianlong mark to base. Height 21 cm
7 various silver brooches. Including niello heart, operculum bar, tiger eye and filigree, marcasite, dagger, bloom and birds (enamel A/F) and opal triplet. Together with 2 Swedish 830 silver tie clips and slides.
A Chinese Fencai/famille rose vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated in famille rose enamels and gilding with shaped reserves containing birds and flowers, against a ground containing scattered flowers sprays and precious Buddhist emblems.
A large Chinese Canton rose medallion punch bowl, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated with shaped reserves containing flowers, birds and butterflies in famille rose enamels against a gilt ground containing scrolling flowers. 17.5 cm high, 46.
Three antique picture frames, 19th century and later, each of rectangular form, with various design including marquetry inlay, polychrome highlights and birds eye maple veneer, the largest 33 x 28.5 cm.
A needlework sampler, 19th century, depicting a stately home in a garden setting, housed in a birds eye maple veneered frame with various inscriptions verso including '1857' and 'M. Howatson', 31.5 x 33 cm (frame)
Two English silhouettes, 19th century, comprising two profiles of gentlemen, one painted on glass and housed in a birds eye maple frame, the other in a later Florentine gilt and carved oval frame, the largest frame 18.5 x 16.5 cm.
Lynda Harris geometric vase, decorated with birds of paradise, Auckland landscape, impressed mark & paper label to base, 35 cm height (some chipping to glaze)
A pair of late 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain vases, panels of figures in courtyard scenes and blossoms and exotic birds, gilded pairs of foo dogs and salamanders decorate the neck and shoulder, two tiny flake chips. Height 25 cm.
A Chinese famille rose porcelain pillow, oblong, decorated with exotic birds amongst rose and prunus bushes to the main panels, racemes of wisteria to the sides. Probably Tongzhi or Republic Period. 12.5 x 6 x 15 cm
Two framed prints from Buller's Birds, after J.G. Keulemans, 2nd edition, c.1888, including New Zealand Quail' and 'North Island Woodhen. Black Woodhen'. Each 33 x 23 cm.
Pair of ornate Royal Worcester vases circa 1897, handpainted birds centered with a cobalt blue and gilt background, and in relief heads to sides, height 37 cm
Cast iron bird bath, the centre decorated with two birds perched on centre scroll, surrounded by a spreading bowl on fluted support on foot, height 83 cm
Large Japanese Meiji period bronze vase, of meiping form, decorated with raised scenes of birds perched amongst flowering branches, with dragons disputing a flaming pearl, a/f, height 40 cm
Late Victorian sterling silver box and cover, hallmarked, Birmingham, 1900, makers mark rubbed, of rectangular form, decorated with birds, dogs and forest scenes, total weight 60gm, length 9.5 cm
Indonesian Yogya silver oval dish, set with a loop handle and shaped surround, decorated with birds, flowers and foliage, marks to base, total weight 122gm, length 18 cm
Two old Dutch marquetry side chairs, of 18th century style with vase shaped splats, inlaid with urns, flowers and birds, drop-in seats of striped silk, serpentine fronts and cabriole front legs. 52 cm x 44 cm x 113 cm.
A Lalique crystal 'Elizabeth' pedestal bowl, the frosted bowl with eight birds in relief amongst foliage, square footed pedestal base, engraved with maker's details. Diameter 13 cm, Height 13.3 cm.
Japanese inlaid bronze vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), of slender form with two mask handles, inlaid in silver, gilt and copper to one side with an old man holding a staff in one hand, the verso with birds amongst fruiting branches, unsigned, height 37.5 c
Japanese export black lacquer cabinet on stand, late 19th century, the two door cabinet decorated with figures in garden scenes, with flowers and birds, enclosing an arrangement of eleven decorated lacquer drawers, on a European Chinoiserie stand with tape
Zsolnay, reticulated vase, c. 1890, painted in the Iznik style with flowers, scrolling leaves, and birds, printed factory and under-glaze blue marks to underside, height 37.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
A 19th century Chinese blue and white food container, the base with three layers and a dome top lid, with traditional transfer decoration of birds and panels. Height 28 cm, diameter 19 cm. Provenance: Lynette Cunnington Asian Art, Queen Street Woollahra, f
A pair of early 20th century unusual Chinese cloisonne vases upon carved wooden stands each with extensive borders and scrolling plus four panels each, depicting birds. Unusual external brass work. Height 23 cm (without stands)
A Florentine 'Pietra Dura' inlaid stone panel 19th century depicting 2 birds, branches and flowers includes onyx, malachite, lapis lazuli, green stone and jasper. Includes brass stand. Early label verso. 10 x 15 cm
A Rene Lalique 'Chasse Chiens' 1914 design plate, green stained highlights, with three pairs of hunting dog amongst a foliate design, the border including birds, engraved to the rim 'R. Lalique', 'France' and 'R 3001'. Diameter 21.5 cm.
An extra weft handwoven Sumak rug, the field is decorated with three geometric medallions surrounded by stylised birds and animals. Multiple borders. 102 x 142 cm.
Chinese petit porcelain Hu vase, with twin shaped handles, the body decorated with two birds on a flowering branch, in tones of puce and red on a white ground with gilt accents, four character mark to base, height 16 cm
Chinese rectangular cabinet, the rectangular hinged top opening to a compartment above a pair of doors, all carved with quartrefoil cartouches displaying birds perched in prunus blossom trees, above a carved and pierced apron, on four feet, 102 cm x 102 cm
Chinese late Qing Dynasty porcelain jar and cover, of bulbous form, decorated continuously in relief with a pond scene including lotus flowers, birds and foliage, in tones of green, pink, blue and white on a yellow ground, with raised seal mark for Wang Bi
English sterling silver Nestle Centenary dish, hallmarked, London, 1960, Mappin & Webb, of square form with raised sides, marked on interior Centenaril Honderd Jaar Centenary 100 Ar Centenario Hundert Jahre, has centre view of mother bird feeding baby bird
Chinese Republic period black silk jacket, the high collar, yolk and sleeves decorated with embroidered birds and flowers in tones of pale green, pink and cream, with turquoise edging, length 80 cm
Chinese circular top marble occasional table, with pink marble inset top, with beaded surround above a carved and pierced apron displaying prunus branches and birds, on four cabriole legs untied by stretchers, height 45 cm
Chinese carved and black lacquer cabinet, of rectangular form, set with two mirrored doors set with carved and pierced ogee surrounds and panels, displaying birds amongst flowers, the sides set with glass panels of calligraphy, 90 cm x73 cm x 35 cm
Chinese porcelain vase, of faceted form, each facet featuring a central reserve of birds and blossoming trees against a polychrome array of florals and butterflies on a green ground, accented with key fret and gilt borders, mark to base, height 33 cm
Good Satsuma porcelain vase, of baluster form, decorated with Mandarin ducks in a pond scene, with birds in a blossoming branch and flowers, accented with gilt dot decoration, on a cobalt ground with heavy gilt floral motifs, on a circular foot, height 25.
Chinese export ware porcelain bowl, of conventional form, the exterior decorated with figures in an outdoor setting and shaped cartouches with birds, the interior decorated with central rose and geometric border, in tones of purple, blue, green and red, di
Japanese Meiji period jewellery casket, in bronze, with a curved top and double dragon handles, the body set with shaped panels displaying scenes of birds and insects amongst flowering branches, accented in gilt and silver, the door opening to reveal three
A pair of blue and white dishes Qing dynasty, Kangxi period each freely painted in bright toned cobalt blue with a pair of birds on rocks, amongst flowering peonies and magnolia within vignette borders 27.7 cm diameter
A painted red lacquer cabinet, 20th century of rectangular form, the top with upswept ends above a pair of drawers over a pair of doors, the exterior decorated with shaped panels of birds and flowering plants reserved on the overall diaper ground, the side
A pair of Royal Worcester figures of Liberty and Captivity, circa 1880 modelled as classical maidens, each holding birds aloft in shot enamel decorated robes printed puce factory marks and model numbers 2/116 to base the largest 26 cm high
Two Royal Worcester plates painted with birds by Reginald Austin, signed Austin, together a plate painted with a reindeer signed J H Plant, 23 cm wide, and a Grainger Worcester plate painted of Bothal Castle within a moulded border, 22 cm wide. Condition:
Three Royal Worcester small vases painted with birds, the highest painted William Powell, the other vases unsigned attributed to Walter Powell. 12 cm, 9 cm and 6.5 cm high.
Anne Hall 'Shiva and the Birds' pottery vase with applied, painted and sgraffito decoration, exhibited at Powell Street Gallery, South Yarra, circa 1980, 31 cm high, 38 cm diameter
Two native American Indian stone bead necklaces, 3 - 5.5 mm round cylindrical graduated hardstone beads attached with a 38 x 22 mm carved turquoise arrowhead to gold plated conical caps with a hook clasp, length 40 cm, other 2 mm cylindrical horn beads int
A Coalport cup and saucer, circa 1835, pattern 3/608 and 308, an Adelaide shape cup with a twist handle and saucer both decorated in English birds pattern, featuring five species in landscape settings with flourishes of gilded decoration, pattern numbers u
A coffee can and saucer in the manner of old Paris Porcelain, circa 1810, a bute shaped can with an ear shaped handle decorated with continuous borders of figural silhouettes, birds and swaying grasses in gilt, unmarked, diameter 13 cm, (saucer) height 6 c