Doris Duke Estate Auction: Day 1 2009-05-02 Auction - 348 Price Results - Millea Bros Ltd in NJ
224: Antique Chinese malachite and pale green jade Budd190: Rare pair Chinese Export Canton porcelain tanks257: Set (13) antique Chinese blue-and-white immortal f
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Boonton, NJ, United States
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Doris Duke Estate Auction: Day 1

Millea Bros Ltd

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This unique 2-day single-owner auction will showcase 846 lots from the 67,000 square foot Main Residence at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, New Jersey, Doris Duke's primary home, as well as selections from her Southeast Asian Art Collection and property from her Park Avenue Manhattan apartment and Beverly Hills, California home. Included in this special auction are objects Doris Duke acquired and lived with, including 17th through 20th century European furniture and decorative objects, silver, paintings and prints, antique carpets, Asian works of art, lighting, draperies, automobiles and magnificent garden statuary. Saturday's auction session is dedicated to 348 lots of Asian Art and Antiquarian Books. A passionate collector of Asian art, Doris Duke acquired Chinese and Japanese porcelains, jades, ivories, paintings and decorative arts from venerable dealers such as C.T. Loo and Yamanaka & Co. as well as numerous Parke-Bernet Gallery auctions throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. A rare collecting opportunity, almost 180 lots from Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection will be offered for bid during Saturday's Asian Session, including 18th & 19th Century furniture, decorative art and Buddhist sculpture from Thailand, Burma and Cambodia. Saturday's auction will conclude with 50 lots of author-signed books, limited editions and antiquarian leather bindings from the Main Residence library.
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Antique Chinese white glazed goose-form censer: Antique Chinese white glazed goose-form censer, 19th Century, possibly Japanese, the hollowed body with small vented cover, 9"h x 10"l x 5.5"wProvenance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
0001: Antique Chinese white glazed goose-form censerEst. $200-$300
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Antique Thai carved and lacquered wood low table: Antique Thai carved and lacquered wood low table, 19th Century, the rectangular top over a shaped apron on cabriole legs ending in claw-and-ball feet, 8.25"h x 20.25"l x 18"dProvenance: The Doris
0002: Antique Thai carved and lacquered wood low tableEst. $200-$300
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Antique Japanese patinated bronze hare: Antique Japanese patinated bronze hare, Meiji Period, modeled in a jumping pose, 8.5"h x 13.5"l x 5.5"dProvenance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, purchased Yamanaka, NY
0003: Antique Japanese patinated bronze hareEst. $150-$250
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Pair Chinese Thai market blue-and-white platters: Pair Chinese Thai market blue-and-white platters, 19th/20th Century, with copper-clad rim, 4-character mark on underside, 14.5"l x 11"wProvenance: The Doris Duke Foundation
0004: Pair Chinese Thai market blue-and-white plattersEst. $150-$250
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Antique Thai carved giltwood & red lacquered cabinet: Antique Thai carved giltwood and red lacquered cabinet, 19th Century, the tapering glazed panel case fitted with 4 doors on figural carved legs, 50"h x 69.5"l x 19"dProvenance: The Doris Duke
0006: Antique Thai carved giltwood & red lacquered cabinetEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Pair Southeast Asian brass recumbent stags: Pair Southeast Asian brass recumbent stags, 19th/20th Century, with elaborate red painted dressings and horns, 9'h x 10.5"l x 3"dProvenance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
0007: Pair Southeast Asian brass recumbent stagsEst. $100-$150
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Antique Japanese painted and brass-bound box: Antique Japanese painted and brass-bound box, 19th Century, the black ground decorated with red trefoil medallions, 9"h x 18"l x 6.75"dProvenance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
0008: Antique Japanese painted and brass-bound boxEst. $70-$100
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(2) antique Chinese lacquer and white jade boxes: (2) antique Chinese lacquer and white jade boxes, 19th & 20th Centuries, including: (1) cinnabar box and (1) black lacquer box set with jade pendant, cinnabar: 1.75"h x 4.5"l x 3.75"d, black box:
0009: (2) antique Chinese lacquer and white jade boxesEst. $150-$250
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Old Chinese spinach jade box: Old Chinese spinach jade box, 19th/20th Century, thinly carved and rectangular in shape, 1.5"h x 5"l x 3.5"dProvenance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
0011: Old Chinese spinach jade boxEst. $80-$120
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Portfolio of Southeast Asian costume studies: Portfolio of Southeast Asian costume studies, 19th Century, approx. (45) gouache drawings, inscribed in pen script "No. 2 - Officers of the Court...", in embossed leather binding, 14.5" x 9" (page
0012: Portfolio of Southeast Asian costume studiesEst. $150-$250
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(3) antique Japanese pottery nodding figures: (3) antique Japanese pottery nodding figures, 19th/20th Century, including: (2) children and (1) monkey, largest: 4"h x 3.25"w x 3.75"dProvenance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
0016: (3) antique Japanese pottery nodding figuresEst. $120-$180
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Group antique Thai silver niello vessels: Group antique Thai silver niello vessels, 19th Century, (8) pieces, including cups and containers probably for chewing betel, largest: 2.25"h x 3.25"dia., smallest: 2"h x 1.5"dia., approx. 9.4
0020: Group antique Thai silver niello vesselsEst. $300-$500
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(3) Thai lacquer plaques of Buddha and Guanyin: (3) Thai lacquer plaques of Buddha and Guanyin, 20th Century, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and pigments, 15.75" x 11.75"Provenance: The Doris Duke Foundation
0022: (3) Thai lacquer plaques of Buddha and GuanyinEst. $150-$250
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Assembled set Japanese porcelain fish dishes: Assembled set Japanese porcelain fish dishes, Including: (10) small dishes and (6) large, each with carp decoration, larger: 9"dia., smaller: 8"dia.Provenance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation,
0024: Assembled set Japanese porcelain fish dishesEst. $70-$100