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Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:139
Sale Title:The Connoisseur's Auction: Night TwoLots with images:139
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:94
Date:20-Dec-2022
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Late 19th century ladies desk, mahogany with Chippendale influence, blind frieze carvings and 3/4 fretwork gallery, fall front with full width drawers, tapering square legs, in the Chinoiserie manner
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Exquisite Victorian epergne, ruby glass flower centre piece, fitted with 6 candy canes, 6 hanging baskets and tall central trumpet vase. (one basket has minor hairline crack)
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'Sir James Hurtle Fisher: first Resident Commissioner in SA' (Adelaide 1955), numbered first edition limited to 250 copies signed by the computer
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The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi limited edition, (1937). Exquisite poetry book, fine bound in lavender Morocco miniature leather, hand illuminated with pure gold and silver and signed by the artist Valenti Angelo
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Elizabeth David, two volumes. 'A book of Mediterranean Food' and 'Italian Food', hard back, first Folio Society Editions in slipcase with gilt titling
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Chinese silver chest, black lacquered with gilt and painted details, five drawers and two doors concealing six small drawers (used for your silver flatware)
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18th century European school, 'Castle view of Sunset' oil on canvas, unsigned. 46 x 60 cm, mounted in giltwood ornate frame
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A banquet lantern, Victorian duplex no. 5 by Evered and Co, Birmingham, ruby glass shade above a cut crystal reservoir and brass column base., height 70 cm
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Cast iron bench seat, full cast iron seat with pierced detailing, central panel depicting bees and flowers, with a bird finial
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Persian Nain rug, hand woven wool with silk inlays, beige ground with Royal Blue, central medallion with floral decoration, fine knot and fine quality rug, signed to one end. 315 x 205 cm
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Leadlight stained glass church window panels, five pieces, classical Gothic shape, various coloured glass, in very good order, overall size, height 188 x total, width 137 cm
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Early portrait in oil, portrait of a bearded gentleman, seated holding a book, oil on canvas, unsigned. 90 x 70 cm (mounted in giltwood frame)
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Spode Copeland pagoda pattern plates, two serving plates, eight side plates, ten saucers, all with gilt edges in blue and white
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Rare Oriental altar stand with cover, ebonised lacquered with gilded decorations, the cover revealing an altar/offering stand of five carvings and detail., width 40 cm, height 27 cm
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19th century French two door armoire, rustic French provincial in cherrywood with ornate metal escutcheons detailing, clothes hanging bar and top storage to interior, height 240 cm, width 150 cm, depth 65 cm
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Huon pine wash stand, mirror and Art Nouveau style tiles to the back, above a marble top base, original condition
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An unusual small mahogany extension table, of small proportions with one extension leaf, turned and reeded legs, fully extended, length 146 cm x, width 102 cm
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19th century dining table, polished mahogany with 3 extension leaves, winding mechanism and supported on turned legs with original castors
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A suite of Viennese dining chairs, four Austro-Hungarian period Art Nouveau mahogany chairs, two being carvers, inlaid with stylized satin wood and mother-of-pearl marquetry and embroidered upholstery
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19th century breakfront sideboard, polished mahogany fitted with 4 doors, serpentine central drawer with 2 more drawers flanking
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19th century spelter lady lamp, Victorian maiden holding an etched ruby glass floral shade of tall proportions, signed to base Zephyr., height 105 cm (some repairs, will require re-wiring)
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BALthAZARD French mantle clock, a substantial Balthazard of Paris hand painted and gilt ormolu mounted mantle clock, 19th century painted with floral decoration with white enamelled face and Roman numerals
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19th century French armoire, polished finish with cross banded details, three doors including large central mirror with bevelled glass, interior shelving
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Exquisite hallstand, in blackwood, bevelled mirror and blue tiled back, fitted with a single drawer, brass and porcelain hooks
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