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Edward William Godwin 'Art Cabinet' English Aesthetic movement cabinet in the Japanese style, mahogany and ivory with sabre brass legs, circa 1880s, most likely manufactured by William Watt, London. This Godwin design was detailed and illustrated in 'The B

A fabulous trio of Japanese bronze cranes, Meiji period (1868-1912), 220 cm, 210 cm and 120 cm high

An album of Japanese woodblock prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo period (1615-1868), a complete set of 55 oban yoko-e (horizontal) prints from the 53 stations of the Tokaido Road series 'Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi' each signed Hiroshige ga, pub

A fine French gilt bronze mounted and ivory inlaid vitrine cabinet, by Gabriel Viardot, Paris, circa 1880, signed, 180 cm high, 92 cm wide, 44 cm deep, Reference, For a similar example see Sotheby's, 19th and 20th century Furniture and Decorations, Belle E

Important antique Japanese hand scroll a chapter of the 'Lotus Sutra', lavishly decorated and written in gold on indigo-dyed paper, Shogun Tokugawa mon mounts Edo Period (1615-1868). 4.2 metres long x 276 mm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Sydney. The

Exceptional Japanese bronze, silver and enamel vase, of handsome baluster form, the silver neck decorated with enamel flowers and foliage, above a pair fo enamel and silver leaf handles, above a fine repeating border of flower heads in tones of yellow, red

A blue-and-white yuhuchun vase Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 29.1 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Whirlpool Uzu', c. 2012 eight-fold screen, antique fabric, Japanese paper (washi), ink and crushed-shell pigment (gofun), silver foil, signed, with box

A Japanese carved wood figure of an Arhat, early Edo period, 17th-18th century, the elderly rakan seated in meditation in long flowing robes neatly tied at the front, the right hand in Semui-in mudra, the wrinkled face locked in concentration, 51.5 cm high

A pair of Meissen yellow ground plates from the 'Yellow Hunting' service, circa 1730, painted to the centre in a chrysanthemum shaped reserve with a phoenix and flower sprays in the Kakiemon style, the rim with three quatrefoil reserves painted with flower

A large Chinese wooden head of a Luohan, Jin/Yuan Dynasty 13-14th century, the expressive features very well defined, with original textile base attached to the surface, gesso and lacquer absent, consecration material found inside the head cavity, in the f

French silver, niello and enamel comport in the Japanese style, 19th century, maker's marks illegible, 14 cm high, 24 cm wide, 2020 grams

A Japanese elmwood tansu, early Meiji period the fall front opening to reveal three short internal drawers above the large open compartment above a scrolled apron on bracket feet fitted with original cast metal hinges and ornaments, 90 cm long, 49 cm deep,

Ben Barnett's Sensational Autograph Book Featuring the Work of Arthur Mailey An autograph book titled 'Australian Cricket Tour - England 1934' on the first page, followed by 18 full-page illustrations of the team members and officials in the touring party,

A stunning Japanese gilt-paper and painted water bird and prunus tree six-fold screen, Meiji period (1868-1912) with finely engraved gilt-metal corner and side fitments and silk borders, 180 cm high, 372 cm wide

Fine Japanese Meiji period cloisonne panel, attributed to Namikawa Sosuke (1847-1910), of rectangular form, beautifully depicting a cascading waterfall through maple tree foliage and a grey shadowed background, in the shosen technique, 53 cm x 26 cm

A blue glaze ormolu mounted 'chrysanthemum' bowl and four plates, the bowl with Yongzheng six-character mark with box, bowl 17.8 cm diam, plates approx. 13 cm diam. each (5). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A Japanese album, 100 Aspects of the Moon, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), double sided album, oban tete-e, accordian mounted with a brocade fabric cover, a complete set of the series Tsuki hyakushi (100 Aspects of the moon), consisting of a frontispie

A very fine small Japanese gold and silver lacquer Kogo, Meiji period (1868-1912), with silver mounted rims, finely painted in black and silver with an owl on a tree branch, the inside cover and base decorated with a similar treed landscape in black and se

A blue-and-white 'scrolling lotus' bowl with box, 15.7 cm diam., 7.4 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

Unusual Chinese opium pipe, probably late Qing/20th century, with later Japanese bowl, of cylindrical form, decorated with raised five claw dragons disputing a flaming Royal pearl amongst cloud scrolls, in tones of yellow, green, puce and blue, the ends de

Ancestral spirit figure, carved wood, shell, natural earth pigments and fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the Japanese invasi

Cartier Helm an 18ct gold, lapis lazuli, jade and diamond-set desk timepiece, circa 1940 dial: jadeite, lapis lazuli centre field calibre: circular jewelled lever movement case: 18ct gold, openwork bezel with 12 lapis lazuli baton hour markers, hinged crys

A set of six Japanese framed panels of birds and flowers, probably Momoyama period, 16th-early 17th century, ink and colour on paper, 98 x 56 cm (each painting), framed by Lloyd Reeves, Art Trade Frames, similar example please see William Watson (ed), 'The

A Japanese Satsuma reticulated pierced vase by Kinkozan

A Japanese six panel Kano school folding screen, 17th century, ink on paper, finely painted with a mountainous winter landscape, featuring a small village and large rocky outcrop beside the lake, three seals at the bottom left panel, attributed to Kano San

Five doucai 'narcissus' wine cups Xianfeng six-character mark with box, approx. 4.6 cm high each (5). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A Japanese framed two panel screen of Tsuru (crane), Edo period (1603-1868), ink and colour on gold leaf, 138 x 157 cm (each painting), Framed by Lloyd Reeves, Art Trade Frames. Provenance: Acquired from Kazari, 1994

A famille-rose enamelled 'three rams' bowl Daoguang six-character seal mark with box, 13.7 cm diam., 6.3 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A blue-and-white 'figures' censer with stand and box, 16.4 cm diam., 9.8 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Bou Entrancement', c. 2012 six-fold screen, Japanese paper (washi), ink, crushed-shell pigment (gofun), gold leaf, and silk on paper, signed

A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain V.O.C. Plate, 17th century, circa 1680, a Museum quality underglaze dish with Voc (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnic - Dutch East India Company) insignia surrounded by long tail phoenix (ho-ho) birds, persimmons an

Two tribal masks, carved wood and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the Japanese inv

A fine Japanese Namikawa Yasuyuki cloisonne vase depicting wisteria upon a black ground. Silver rim & base plate. Signed via inscribing onto the base plate 'Kyoto Yasuyuki' height 9.5 cm

A graduated set of three Japanese bronze cranes, Meiji period ( 1868-1912), 113 cm, high and 60 cm, high

A Chinese Junyao celadon petalled bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), having six carved petals, even blue white glaze and moulded footrim, in Japanese brocade box. Height 5.2 cm, diameter 8.8 cm. Provenance: Gump's San Francisco #11476-1, undated typed

A Japanese framed painting of Yoryu Kannon Bosatsu, Edo period (1603-1867), 19th century, depicting Yoryu Kannon Bosatsu, standing on a blue lotus blossom with child attendant. Hand painted on silk, the frame 180 cm high, 102 cm wide. Provenance: Purchased

A large carved red lacquer dish, Qing Dynasty, 18th century the interior is carved in relief with boys play in a garden. Both sides of the border are carved with flowers. With an old Japanese black lacquer box, 38.5 cm diameter. Provenance: an old Japanese

A set of four iron-red enamelled 'dragon' cups Guangxu six-character marks with box, 6 cm diam., and 5 cm high (4). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A Japanese silvered bronze model of a hawk, by Akasofu Gyokko, Meiji period (1868-1912), cast and carved as a bird of prey perched on a separately cast bronze base formed as a gnarled trunk of a pine tree with cones, the beak, eyes and feet finished in gol

A fine and beautifully decorated Japanese lacquer chest-on-stand, 18th century, on English giltwood stand, 141 cm high, 94 cm wide 55 cm deep

A celadon-glazed square pot Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 14.2 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep, 4.5 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

18ct white gold, diamond and mother of pearl 'Rose de Noel' brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels. Modelled as a Christmas Rose, the pistil pave-set with brilliant-cut diamonds and surrounded by polished white gold stamens and mother of pearl petals, approximately 35

A rare pair of painted enamel and repousse decorated boxes and covers Qing dynasty, each of oval quatre-lobed form with shallow rounded sides supported on a short straight foot, the domed cover painted in bright enamels with a pair of song birds in flight

A fine Japanese cloisonne small jar, Meiji period (1868-1912), exquisitely decorated with a bird over exotic flowers, the soft enamels within gold wires on a blue ground, with a band of silver mounted at the rim, signed 'Namikawa Yasayuki' on a silver seal

A very good Chinese lacquer wine cup, Warring States/Western Han, 4th-2nd century BC, very finely decorated with archaic motifs, in black, red and yellow lacquer, two characters under the base in red lacquer, 15.8 x 13 cm. Provenance: Private Sydney collec

A fine Japanese hardwood shodana, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, fitted with five various sized drawers and shaped compartments, some open and some with silver inlaid doors, the shelves with worked brass mounts, supported on a pierced open-work stand, 173 cm hig

A Japanese silver tea kettle on stand and burner by Musashiya, Yokohama, Meiji period (1868-1912), 38 cm high, 3,130 grams

A guan-type celadon glaze arrow vase with box, 12.1 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

Japanese woodblock print by Hokusai (1760-1849), Edo period. C.1830-32, an important and rare woodblock print, 'Sazai hall at the temple of the five hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaido), from the series thirty-six views of mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokke

Important Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), in silver and gilt, the baluster square form body decorated with four panels depicting the four seasons against a black brocade ground with reserves of phoenix, dragons, butterflies and aventurin

A pair of iron-red enamelled celadon 'phoenix' bowls Daoguang six-character seal mark with box, 14.5 cm diam., 7.2 cm high (2). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A Japanese framed six panel screen of Willow Tree by a Stream, mid 18th century, ink and colour on gold leaf, Kano school, 344 x 150 cm, Framed by Lloyd Reeves, Art Trade Frames. Provenance: Acquired from Kazari, 2001

A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with box, 12 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

An early 20th century Japanese black lacquer cypress house shrine, entirely hand-made, the bi-fold doors with fancy brass hinges and lock opening to reveal a further gilded set of bi-fold doors with fine mesh and carved and pierced panels, drawers below. T

A doucai 'mandarin duck and lotus' bowl seal mark and period of Jiaqing, with steeply rounded sides rising from a straight foot to the flared rim, decorated on the exterior in underglaze blue, iron-red and green enamel, with two pairs of mandarin ducks div

An antique Japanese red lacquered cabinet, profusely decorated on all sides. 18th century. 117 cm high, 82 cm wide, 34 cm wide. . Provenance: purchased from Spink & Son Ltd. London in 1927 for £200. Formerly part of the Anderson collection, England.

A Chinese fine painted Cizhou pear shaped vase, Yuhuchunping Northern Song-Jin Dynasty (960-1234) the vase has a tapering ovoid body which rises to the tall neck that flares towards the outward-curved mouth rim, and is painted in brown on a white slip with

A Japanese two-tiered gold and silver lacquer box and cover, Meiji period (1868-1912), the cover and sides finely decorated with willow trees beside a stream and a water wheel, silver mounted rims and coloured inlaid moon on a black lacquered ground, suppo

Superb Japanese Satsuma lidded koro (censer), signed Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (1868-1912), the body very finely enamelled and gilt with eight panels of birds, figures and sea landscapes, the lid with ‘the thousand flowers’ design. Width 12.5 cm

The ship's wheel from HMNZS 'Kiwi' Bird Class minesweeper the original oak eight spoke brass hub ship's wheel attached to the brass pedestal steering column stand with indicating rudder arrow. Seventy years ago on Jan 29th, 1943 the boat played a vital par

Large Japanese Satsuma Geisha figurine, height 62 cm (small chip to inner fold of robe)

A Chinese Gongxian white glazed jar and cover Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) of ovoid form, the jar covered inside and out with an ivory-toned clear glaze which stops at the foot. The domed cover is surmounted by a plain knob and similarly glazed. Japanese wood

Alan Finlay stunning studio pottery vase decorated in the Japanese style adorned with gumnuts and leaves, Museum quality. Signed 'Alan Finlay', 14 cm high, 14 cm wide

A Japanese full suite of armour, mid Edo period and later, 18th - 19th century. A central lacquered steel breast plate, with a multi plate ridged helmet, metal face plate with hair moustache, leather, chain and laced arms and leg guards. The suit with gilt

Large Japanese studio porcelain vase, in the style of Makuzu Kozan, of baluster form, decorated with banana tree and foliage, in tones of blue on a pale yellow ground, blue mark to base, height 37 cm

A Japanese 5-Case carved wooden Inro

A group of six archaistic jade carvings Varying sizes from 4.7 cm to 8.5 cm wide (6). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A blue-and-white 'phoenix' bowl Wanli six-character mark with box, 18.6 cm diam., 8.6 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A longquan celadon-glazed moulded 'scrolling lotus' vase with box, 41 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

Rolex Oysterquartz Day-Date Ref 19018 an 18ct gold wristwatch with day and date and bracelet, circa 1986 dial: sunburst champagne calibre: cal. 5055 quartz, 11 jewels case: polished tonneau-form, screw down back and crown, fluted bezel case number: 9119700

A fine Japanese Makie Tansu, lacquer cabinet, Edo period, 19th century, comprising three main drawers, two smaller drawers and top sliding doors, decorated overall on a rich nashiji ground with main theme of sparrows flying among bamboo in hiramakie and ta

Rare and beautiful Japanese Meiji period bronze and mixed metal vase (1868-1912), of large proportions, with a spreading lip above a waisted neck and tapering body, decorated with a fine raised scene of peacocks on a rocky outcrop surrounded by flowers and

A fine carved and stained Japanese ivory large okimono signed Shin Ichi [ä¿¡ä¸]. Carved in the form of clambering mice scrabbling over chestnuts and beans, each mouse with rock crystal inlaid eyes, signed to base, 22 cm width x 10.5 cm depth x 10 cm high

An persimmon-glazed and underglaze blue decorated 'dragon and cloud' plate Kangxi six-character mark with box, 20.2 cm diam., 4.6 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

Rare Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vesta case, by Namikawa Yasayuki, signed Kyoto Namikawa under cover), of elliptical form, decorated with foliate frieze on a turquoise ground, between stylised black and green floral borders, with gilt hinged cov

A carved ivory figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century, seated on a high rockwork ledge with right hand resting on her raised right knee, a long-tailed bird perched at her side, and with two boy attendants, their hands clasped in prayer standing

A Japanese carved wooden figure of a Shinto Priest, late Kamakura period, 13th-14th century, seated in a double-lotus posture, wearing a priest's robe and high pointed hat, traces of original lacquer, 22.8 cm high. Provenance: Brian Harkins, 1/8/2006, invo

A superb Japanese Satsuma bowl Meiiji period (1868-1912). By Yabu Meizan finely enamelled and gilt with eight round panels depicting different flowers among mon to base Height 7.3 cm, Diameter 13 cm

A George Nakashima (1905 -1990) lounge chair with free form arm, Undoubtedly one of the preeminent innovators of the 20th century, George Nakashima was a supremely accomplished woodworker, architect and furniture maker. Widely accepted to be the father of

Maio Motoko (Japanese, b. 1948) 'Tane Seed', c. 2012 two-fold screen, Japanese paper (washi), ink, crushed-shell pigment (gofun) and silk on paper, signed, with box

A fine Japanese cloisonne vase in the manner of Hayashi Kodenji, adorned with butterflies, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 25 cm high

A large Japanese Imari temple jar with birds and floral medallion design, in a fabulous array of colours, this jar has a palette of blue ocean tone all on a white ground, underglazed with red and green. The temple jar is in a tapering baluster form and fea

A large Japanese bronze figure of a Bijin holding a lamp, Meiji period, Tokyo school, the beautiful woman stepping carefully in geta holding her kimono with her right hand, her hair elaborately dressed, signed with seal: Hosho/Takanobu, and another reading

A box of 11 Japanese lacquer inros, 19th and 20th century, each one with netsukes, and ojime (11)

A rare and important Japanese oak pedestal desk designed by Walter Burley Griffin for Newman College, University of Melbourne, circa 1917, with original pull out slides and timber handles, stamped James Moore and Sons, City Road, Melbourne, 79 cm high, 213

A Japanese cloisonne vase with a tall stand, Taisho or early Showa period, decorated around the body with sparrows flying about a bamboo and daisy forest, between two decorative borders, the rims emphasised with brocade decorations, the stand with four bal

Pair of Japanese embroidered panels, late Meiji period, c. 1900, depicting samurais in a rocky landscape, framed (2) 210 x 137 cm, (framed). Provenance: purchased in Japan by Cav. Pietro Savio (1838-1904) who took part to the first Italian official mission

A good Longquan celadon barb-rimmed plate, 14th-early 15th century, an incised lotus spray in the centre, the segmented cavetto with lotus flowers on the inside and exterior, covered in a good even olive-green glaze, a firing ring on the base, 34.5 cm diam

A white-glaze moulded 'dragon' vase Qianlong four-character embossed mark with box, 16.7 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A large and impressive Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji period in the style of Hayashi Kodenji, finely decorated with sparrows amongst bamboo. 47 cm high

A large Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze model of eagle on rocky outcrop, 105.5 x 114 cm

A Japanese antique Samurai suit of armour, Edo period, late 18th century/early 19th century, comprising a kabuto with a bat ornament (maedate) and a five -lame Shikoro (neck guard), a mempho and Gusoku. 145 cm high, 46 cm wide, 55 cm deep

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

Fine signed Japanese Meiji period bronze and ivory figure of a woodsman, he is seated on wood stump holding lunch box and tea bowl with teapot and axe to the side. Torso in bronze with ivory head, lower limbs and lunch box contents, 31 cm height (old repai

A Longquan celadon-glazed Guan, Southern song-Yuan Dynasty, 14th century, the bulbous body moulded on the exterior with a twenty-four leaf lotus design and covered in an unctuous pale green glaze inside and out, the thick footrim and the narrow mouth-rim b