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A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Jars
Materials
Stoneware
A Large Vintage Chinese Blanc De Chine Punch Bowl, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Vintage Chinese Blanc de Chine Punch Bowl, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 22cm.
Dimaneions: 47cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Signed Solid Bronze Greek Orator, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Signed Solid Bronze Greek Orator, 19th Century
Bronze, rich brown patination, signed to the base.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 109cm.
Widt...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Jars
Materials
Stoneware
A Chinese Carved Soapstone Figure of A Rooster, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Carved Soapstone Figure of A Rooster, Early 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 5.5cm.
Depth: 2.5cm.
Width: 5cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
A Vintage Stoneware Crab, Mid 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Stoneware Crab, Mid 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 9cm.
Width: 28.3cm.
Depth: 22cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
A Vintage Stoneware Crab, Mid 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Stoneware Crab, Mid 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 9cm.
Width: 28cm.
Depth: 20.5cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Jars
Materials
Stoneware
A Rare Chinese Black Glazed Narrow Neck Pot, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Rare Chinese Black Glazed Narrow Neck Pot, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 42cm.
Diameter: 24.5cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A Rare Chinese Black Glazed Narrow Neck Pot, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Rare Chinese Black Glazed Narrow Neck Pot, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 41.5cm.
Diameter: 23cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A Chinese Ceramic Wucai Jardiniere, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Ceramic Wucai Jardiniere, 19th Century
Description:
Decorated with a mythical creature, likely a qilin, amidst clouds and a border of stylized lotus petals.
Provenance: P...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
A Vintage Chinese Tang Style Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Horse
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Chinese Tang Style Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Horse
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 39.5cm.
Width: 40cm.
Depth: 13cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Chinese Brown Glazed Martaban Storage Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Brown Glazed Martaban Storage Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Description:
Impressed Circular Pattern, covered overall in a brown glaze.
Martaban jars are named after the...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Jars
Materials
Stoneware
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp Base, 12th/13th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp Base, 12th/13th Century
a tripod stand with stylized hoofed feet.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 62.5cm.
Diameter: 22cm.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Central Asian Medieval Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp with Base, 12th/13th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp with Base, 12th/13th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
A 12/13th-century Seljuk bronze oil lamp is an antique from the Seljuk...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Central Asian Medieval Candle Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp, 12th/13th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Seljuk Bronze Oil Lamp, 12th/13th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
A 12/13th-century Seljuk bronze oil lamp is an antique from the Seljuk Empire, k...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Central Asian Medieval Candle Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Substantial Spanish Copper and Brass Brazier, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Substantial Spanish Copper and Brass Brazier, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
The shallow circular body with a separate liner housed within l...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Shagreen Lidded Jewelry Box, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Shagreen Lidded Jewelry Box, 18th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 4.5cm.
Width: 16.5cm.
Depth: 6cm.
Category
Antique 18th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Shagreen Tobacco Box, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Shagreen Tobacco Box, 18th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 3cm.
Width: 15.5cm.
Depth: 6cm.
Category
Antique 18th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
A Chinese Carved Red Lacquer Cinnabar Box, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Carved Red Lacquer Cinnabar Box, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Cinnabar is a red mineral compos...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
A Moroccan Decorative Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Moroccan Decorative Lidded Box, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 27cm.
Width: 31cm.
Depth: 18cm.
Category
20th Century Moroccan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
A Vintage Large Natural South Pacific Giant Clam Shell
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Large Natural South Pacific Giant Clam Shell
The giant clams are the members of the clam genus Tridacna that are the largest living bivalve mollusks. The giant clam lives ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Australian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Shell
An Iron Chinoiserie Box, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Iron Chinoiserie Box, 19th Century
Description:
The iron box rectangular in form, with brass drop handle affixed to flat top with gilt work figurative scene, further gilt work s...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
A Pair of Life Size Bronze Sighthounds
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Life Size Bronze Sighthounds
Description:
A handsome pair of life-size opposing sighthounds, hollow cast in bronze from late 18th – early 19th century English lead origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$24,500 / set
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 19th Century
With flower motif to the center and borderd by abstract floral pattern.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Earthenware
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
Depiciting a hare on abstract floral ground.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 3cm.
Diameter: 33.8...
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Earthenware
A Delft Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Delft Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
With scenic tondo bordered by floral marly.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 4cm.
Diameter: 35.5cm....
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Earthenware
A Solid Cast Bronze Goose with Open Mouth
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Solid Cast Bronze Goose with Open Mouth
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 59cm.
Width: 38cm.
Depth: 16cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Spanish Wrought Iron and Copper Jardinière, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Wrought Iron and Copper Jardinière, 19th Century
Description:
The tazza form gadrooned copper bowl of the jardinière with an embossed acanthus leaf neck between rope moul...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
An Italian Bronze and Ormolu Bacchic Figure, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Italian Bronze and Ormolu Bacchic Figure, 19th Century
Description:
The ivy wreathed and bearded figure in languid contrapposto, leaning against a tree stump entwined in creeping...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Chinese Turquoise Glazed Pottery Jar, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Turquoise Glazed Pottery Jar, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 36.5cm.
Diameter: 26cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Jars
Materials
Pottery
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Amphora, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Amphora, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Amphora, specifically, were us...
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars
Materials
Terracotta
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Oinochoe, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Oinochoe, 19th Century
Description:
Black-figure, a style of ancient Greek vase painting characterized by black, silhouetted figures painted on...
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars
Materials
Terracotta
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century
Description:
A narrow body, a single handle attached to the neck, and a flared base and lip. Lekythoi were primarily use...
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars
Materials
Terracotta
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Amphora, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Amphora, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Amphora, specifically, were us...
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars
Materials
Terracotta
An Antique English Pewter Urn with Mark, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Antique English Pewter Urn with Mark, 19th Century
Features a classical urn shape with two handles and a flared rim.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Heigh...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Materials
Pewter
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Amphora, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Amphora, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
Amphora, specifically, were us...
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars
Materials
Terracotta
A Large Black Wooden Grain Jar, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Black Wooden Grain Jar, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 45.5cm.
Depth: 34cm.
Width: 40cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Jars
Materials
Wood
A Vintage Orange Glazed Porcelain Bottle Vase
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Orange Glazed Porcelain Bottle Vase
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions;
Height: 46cm.
Diameter: 30cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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 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 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 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
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
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 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 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 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 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





