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British And European Silver Collection Of Arms And Armour — Shapiro Auctioneers

Auction House:Shapiro AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:430
Sale Title:British And European Silver Collection Of Arms And ArmourLots with images:78
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:81
Date:19-May-2008
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18th Century Cast Steel Colichemarde Type Short Sword Probably English, with acorn button and a pierced pommel, leading to a chased knuckle guard and leather wrapped grip, and a pierced shell guard, terminating in a tapered blade length 94 cm
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Solingen, Alex Coppel cast steel Cavalry Sabre, c. 1880, the pommel with gilt and leather mounts, the etched blade bearing the registered pattern number 3293 79, together with its original scabbard. Length 100 cm
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19th century model 1850 cast brass and steel sword, with a leathern or skin grip wrapped in wire, leading to a slightly curved blade. Length 89 cm
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Ivan Martin. 18th Century Steel Short Sword (Af), with an urn shaped pommel, and a bowed grip and lobate quillon, leading to an engraved tapering blade, length 97 cm
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E Thurkle Soho London. 18th century gilt mounted short sword, with acorn button and a beaded pommel, a chased knuckle guard and shaped grip, shell guard, leading to an engraved tapered blade, with acorn button and a beaded pommel, a chased knuckle guard and shaped grip, shell guard, leading to an engraved tapered blade. Length 90 cm
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Solingen, 18th century steel short sword, with a facetted pommel, and a leathern or skin grip wrapped in wire, shaped knuckle guard and lobate quillion, twin pierced symmetrical shell guards, the forte of blade is blued with gold embellishments, together with its distressed silver mounted papier mache scabbard inscribed ' D Drery Chtley to his Majesty Strand'. Length 95 cm
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Wilkinson, Royal Artillery Officer's Sword, with a fully inscribed blade, having leather mounts and scabbard. Length 102 cm
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19th century Cavalry officers sword, with a brass pommel cap, leading to a knuckle guard with three additional branches and a blade with double fullers. Length 98 cm
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Eisenhauer, Late 19th century Royal Artillery Officers Sabre, with a leopards head pommel cap, leading to leathern or skin grip wrapped in wire,a figural lobate quillon, a pair of crossed canon to the ricasso, tapered slightly curved blade which is blued with gold embellishments, with its leather scabbard, length 94 cm
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Late 18th/19th century Hunting Hanger (Probably German), with a brass pommel cap and short horn grip, leading to the steel blade decorated with hunting scenes, length 70.5 cm
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Enfield, Victorian Pioneer Sword Bayonet, with a brass mounted grip, quillon and spring locking bolt leading to a single edge blade, stamped Enfield, with short fuller, length 68 cm
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19th century Sawback Pioneer Sword, with a brass mounted grip, quillon and single knuckle guard leading to a single serrated blade, with brass mounted leather scabbard, length 68 cm
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19th century Sawback Pioneer sword, with a brass mounted grip, quillon, having circular finials leading to a single edge serrated blade, with a single short fuller and brass mounted leather scabbard. Length 46 cm
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19th century Pioneer sword, with a brass mounted grip, quillon and having circular finials leading to a single edge blade, with brass mounted leather scabbard. Length 68 cm
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18th / 19th century Italian steel stiletto, with a barrel style pommel and woven grip, and a cross guard with a pair of truncated quillons leading to a typical sided blade. Length 33 cm
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19th century horn mounted brassed hilted short knife, with a shaped hilt leading to a capped hilt with figural quillon and steel blade, with brass scabbard. Length 24.5 cm
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Solingen 17th/ 18th Century German Executioners Sword, with oversize pommel, and leather wrapped grip, leading to etched blade with square terminals, length 114.5 cm. Provenance: The Munster Family Pre 1980, Purchased Sydney Collection c. 1980
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17th Century Cup Hilted Rapier, with a facetted pommel, shaped knuckle guard and a wrapped grip, pierced hilt, flanked by a pair of angular quillons and tapered blade, length 119 cm. Provenance: Purchased Sydney Collection c. 1980
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17th Century Cup Hilted Rapier, with a facetted pommel, shaped knuckle guard and a wrapped grip, pierced engraved hilt, flanked by a pair of angular quillons and tapered engraved blade, length 110.5 cm
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17th century style two handled 'Highland' claymore, with a lobed pommel, and leather mounted hilt, leading to a pair of forward curved quillons, with figural terminals, and a tapered blade length 146 cm
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18th century Venetian Schiavona, with a brass capped pommel in the form of a cat, and a leather mounted grip, and typical pierced basket hilt, and having a forward facing quillon, leading to a richly etched blade, with the full cipher of Carolus VI, and a to verso a rider astride a rearing horse. Length 104 cm
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17th Century Style Cast Steel Broadsword, with flattened circular pommel, leading to the applied metal rope twist grip leading to a pair of figural quillons in the form of vipers, and an etched blade, length 97 cm
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Andria Ferrara. 17th Century Dutch Broadsword, with an oversize brass pommel, and a wire wrapped leather mounted grip, with a single knuckle guard, leading to a tapered etched blade, length 98 cm
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Antique sword, probably Sudanese 17th century, with a leathern wrapped grip leading to a cruciform hilt and tapered blade with dual fullers. Length 100 cm
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Late 16th/ 17th Century Twin Handled Parade/Paratschwerter Sword, Probably German, with an elongated pommel and leather mounted shaped grip, forward curving quillions terminating in curls, and a further pair of parrying lugs leading to a flame(flammenschwert) shaped blade, length 146 cm
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Antique Jousting Helmet and Cuiress, Possibly 17th Century, the helmet with a longitudinal comb, breathing vents and a long plain gorget plate; the cuiress having raised edges at both the neck and arm pits, and lacking its leather straps, and one dent. Provenance: Geoff K Gray, 1976
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Pair of 18th/19th century European Steel Mitten Gauntlets in the 17th Century Manner, each with raised studded cuff plates, leading to the fully articulated plates, with leather inners. Note these are of a smaller size, possibly made for an adolescent
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Indian Chainmail Coif, of typical form, modelled with welded mild steel rings, resting on later turned timber stand, height 44 cm
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19th century officers Royal artillery brass helmet, modelled with a single horse hair plume, leading to the shaped brass helmet, with a central applied plaque bearing the cipher of the regiment, surrounded by acanthus mounts, and a leather strap; resting on later turned timber stand. Height 41 cm
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19th century brass French fireman's helmet, having an applied plaque bearing the inscription 'Sapeurs Pompiers Montreuil S Mee', fitted with the original red plume. resting on later turned timber stand. Height 19 cm overall. Height 26 cm.
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17th Style Century Combe Morian, with a longitudinal comb and brass floral studded highlights, height 29 cm. Provenance: Purchased New York c. 1980
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Maschke, German Pickelhaube, 1916 pattern, modelled with a elongated spike, leading to a Prussian winged eagle and twin coloured cockades, one being red and white and the other being blue and white(the former denoting the national whilst the latter denotes the country of the soldier Prussia) terminating with a leather chin strap. Height 23.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased Sydney collection c. 1982
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16th Century Italian Basinet, surmounted with its pear stalk, the typically high form leading to a single band of riveted decoration, height 22 cm
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Australian Boys Cadets Tam O Shanter, together with two late Russian military hats
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Pair of 19th century boxlock percussion muff pistols, each with short barrel and scrollwork decorated action, having folding trigger, terminating in one piece walnut grips
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I. Hall of London, pair of antique brass mounted pistols; probably 18th century, each with brassed barrels and actions, the latter with incised decoration emblematic of victory and stained walnut single piece grips
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19th century brass mounted blunderbuss, the all brass canon barrel fitted with a spring loaded bayonet, horn mounted ram rod, leading to the action fitted, marked with a crowned BCf, a top jaw screw, and striking steel and pan cover, terminating to a walnut stock. Length 69.5 cm
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19th century brass mounted blunderbuss, the all brass canon barrel fitted with a spring loaded bayonet, horn mounted ram rod, leading to the action fitted, marked with a crowned P and V, a top jaw screw, and striking steel and pan cover, terminating to a walnut stock. Length 74 cm
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Tower 19th century 'Black Bess' flintlock musket, the barrel fitted with a bayonet, horn mounted ram rod, leading to the action surmounted by a top jaw screw, and striking steel and pan cover, terminating to a walnut stock. Length 144 cm, overall length 178 cm.
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Pair of Early Argentinean White Metal Stirrups, each with white metal mounted leather straps leading to the heavily chased stirrup. Provenance: Purchased Privately Buenos Aries c. 1980
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19th century Military or Police Issue Truncheon, having a ribbed grip and polychrome finish
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Victorian sterling silver Mounted Officers Pouch, Birmingham 1876, of rectangular form, and having a central Victorian cipher, with loop mounts, length 24 cm
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Malay Treen Handled Machete, together with two minor edged weapons
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Grace Seccombe. 'Billy Blue Gum', signed and titled to base, height 19.5 cm
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William Ricketts, Milk Jug, dated 1936, Earthenware naturalistically modelled in the form of a tree stump, a curved branch handle, with a kookaburra to base. Fully inscribed and signed to base, height 12 cm
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Grace Seccombe, Figure of a Galah Resting on a Stump., Initialled to base, and signed and titled to base, height 19.5 cm
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Remeud, Figural Ashtray, c. 1930, modelled with a koala to one side. diameter 11 cm
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Merrick Boyd, Earthenware Bowl, dated 1948, the square form decorated with incised linear forms, together with a Merrick Boyd Jug also dated 1948, decorated with raised grapes and incised linear fronds.
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Mylie Peppin, Earthenware Milk Jug, c. 1935, of baluster form, having a single applied serpent wrapped around the entire object incorporating the handle. (Af) height 14 cm
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Attributed to John Castle Harris for Remeud, Figural Jug, c. 1930, modelled in a baluster form, with a koala nestling into the naturalistic scrolled handle, height 13 cm
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Pilkingtons Royal Lancastrian, Earthenware Vase, dated 1906, the tapered high necked vessel, decorated with an all over blue, mottled vase. (A/P) height 27 cm
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Richard Garbe Ara. 'Spring' Cream Glazed Earthenware Figure for Doulton &Co, modelled in the form of young woman her body swathed in a simple garment (Slight Af) height 52 cm
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Richard Ginori, Fighting Cocks Pattern Coffee Service, c. 1930, comprising coffee pot, creamer, lidded sugar bowl, coffee cups and saucers and a pair of cake plates, each decorated with twin cockerels eating in an exotic landscape all on a salmon pink ground and initialled Hmm. Provenance: The Estate of the late F D Garvan
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Dresden, Suite of Eight Late 19th century Dinner Plates, c. 1900, each having a pierced rim, and decorated with panels of blue and white floral sprays. Provenance: The Estate of the late F D Garvan
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Dresden, Earthenware Part Dinner Service, c. 1920, comprising fifty one pieces, each piece decorated with floral sprays on an off white ground. together with six Royal Crown Derby blue and white coffee cans and saucers. Provenance: The Estate of the late F D Garvan
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Royal Crown Derby, Selection of Imari Pattern Table Ware, comprising; two dining plates, three cake plates and a side plate.
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Royal Crown Derby, Neo-Classical Porcelain Vase, dated 1878, modelled in the form of a fish having a shell mounted on his back; together with a lidded Dresden vase and one other piece.
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19th century French Porcelain Menu Stand, c. 1870, modelled as a menu card and having ribbon tie borders, height 13.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late F D Garvan Item number
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Continental Ceramic Figure of a Parrot, c. 1920, modelled resting on a stump; together with a early spill vase on pink ground and a minor Nymphenburg ceramic (Af). Provenance: The Estate of the late F D Garvan
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Beeleek, Black Mark Vase, c. 1880, modelled in the form of a conch shell (Af) together with minor pieces of ceramics. Provenance: The Estate of the late F D Garvan Item
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19th century Blue and White Sparrow Beak Jug, together with a transfer printed blue and white bowl. Provenance: The Estate of the late F D Garvan
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Dresden, Suite of Six Hand Painted Porcelain Name Plates, c. 1920, each of rectangular form and decorated with a pair of urns amid foliage
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Spode, Imari Palette Lidded Tea Bowl, c. 1800, together with a Royal Dux figure of a lady and a lidded Capidimonte twin handled bowl
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Hadley's Worcestor, Twin Handled Porcelain Vase, having gilt highlights and twin panels decorated by Harry Stinton, terminating in a circular spreading foot with gilt band, height 21 cm
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Serves, Ch Chosson Modelled Figure of a Duck, c. 1920, of rectangular form; leaning to drink from a murky pond. length 17 cm
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Doulton Lambeth, Earthenware Three Piece Cruet Set, c. 1915, comprising open salt, pepperette and a lidded mustard pot; each modelled with stylised flower heads and rosettes on a dusky olive ground.
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Furstenburg, Art Deco Lidded Serving Bowl, c. 1930, modelled with chequer-board highlights
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Dresden, Harlequin Pair of Late 19th century Porcelain Figures of Ladies at Leisure, together with a selection of three later European ceramic figures
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Burmantofts, Earthenware Charger, c. 1880, The circular dish decorated with raised figures of a stork and jumping frogs in a gentle pool. diameter 64 cm. Provenance: Copeland and De Sous, Woollahra, Private Collection, New South Wales
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Selection of European Ceramics, c. 1890-1980, Including, 19th century spill vase, transfer printed vase, German figure, lidded Herend vegetable dish and one other piece.
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Torquay Ware, earthenware tankard, c. 1920, modelled as a wide cylindrical vessel and inscribed, together with a boxed twin tone pie funnel
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19th century Staffordshire Scottish Figure Group, c. 1880, Together with a selection of minor figural pieces
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Royal Worcester, Pair of Cylindrical Porcelain Footed Vases, c. 1950, together with a selection of minor ceramics
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Dresden, Late 19th century Porcelain Standish, having twin bottle inserts and decorated with sprays of garden flowers on a white ground
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Spode, Porcelain Ink Standish, having twin bottle inserts, and Chinoiserie decoration on a blue lustre ground with gild highlights
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19th century German Figure Group Young lovers, modelled with the couple in 18th Century Dress, standing in front of a pomegranate tree on a pierced scrolled socle base.(slight Af to tree leaves) height 33 cm
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Three 19th century German Figure Groups, Modelled each as a young gallant with a dove and a lamb, a debutante playing the lute and a young musician playing the Swedish Bagpipes, and all located fronting a bush is full flower on gilt highlighted scrolled base.
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19th century Porcelain Figure Group, the Musician, modelled as a young man in full court attire, with a flute to his lips and a tambourine to one hand, resting on floral encrusted pillar and gilt highlighted scrolled base height 26 cm
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19th century German Figure Group, The Flower Girl, modelled as a young woman, colourfully dressed, her hair up in a bun, holding a basket of freshly picked flowers to one hand, on a rustic green ground, height 25 cm
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Dresden, Porcelain Figure Group, the Flautist, modelled as a young boy in a faux military jacket; together with Staffordshire Figure Group, the Hunter, with his faithful dog at one hand, his musket to the other and his prey at his feet.
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Sevres, Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Coupe, The oval bowl decorated with a central hand painted spray of flowers, on a white ground having a deep aquamarine ground and gilt highlights in the form of flying C scrolls and flower heads, all contained within a pierced ormolu rim and feet modelled in the form of a grapevine. length 34 cm
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Spode. 19th century Porcelain Garniture of Trumpet Shaped Vases, each modelled with flared beaded lip and foot and decorated in a Kutani palette.
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Royal Worcestor, Blue and White Breakfast Teaset, c. 1870, comprising tea pot, creamer, sugar bowl, and twin cups, on a blue and white ground of lotus flowers with gilt fern leaves, together with a pair of late 19th century Masons Ironstone cabinet plates
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Royal Doulton, Two Late 19th century Cabinet Plates, signed W Slater L Bilton, Each decorated with floral sprays and having substantial gilt highlight to rim.
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Masons, Ironstone Bone China Dinner Service, c. 1880, comprising; and each decorated with vibrant floral sprays on a white ground.
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Royal Crown Derby, Part Dinner Service, Peacocks, comprising; each decorated with earthy palette with peacocks in a exotic landscape; Together with a Doulton Burslem Part Dinner Service, c. 1910
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Roya l Winton, Selection of Hazel and Tartanware Pattern, c. 1930
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Royal Doulton, English Rose' Part Bone China Dinner Service, comprising; each decorated with sprays of roses on a white ground.
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Spode 19th century Tea Pot, of squat proportions with gilt highlights, together with a Booths Tea Pot and a Copeland Jasper Ware Planter
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Royal Crown Derby 19th century Porcelain Jardiniere, The oval planter with panels of sprays of summer flowers on an ivory ground and gilt highlighted cobalt blue surround, flanked by twin foliate modelled handles. Length 49 cm. Provenance: Alan Landis Antiques Sydney
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Hadleys Worcestor, Harlequin Pair of Porcelain Squat Vases, c. 1910, each decorated with panels inset with sprays of flowers and berries, with arabesque gilt highlights.
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Royal Doulton, Lustre Ware Box and Cover, c. 1925, modelled with a continuous band of decoration of mythical creatures on a burnt orange and white ground, height 17 cm
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Royal Worcestor, Baluster Shaped Vase, c. 1920, Decorated with birds in a gilt highlighted panels on a speckled blue ground, height 19 cm
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Royal Worcestor, Selection of Blush Ivory Ware, c. 1890, Including, a platter, creamer and four sweetmeat dishes.
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Royal Crown Derby, Pair of 19th century Porcelain Trumpet Vases, Each with bold cobalt blue and gilt decoration, together with another porcelain trumpet shaped vase.
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Masons, Pair of Cabinet Plates, c. 1850, Together with a matching shallow bowl, all decorated in the Chinoiserie manner. Provenance: The Antique Porcelain Gallery, Sydney
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18th/19th century Dutch Blue and White Tile, Together with a selection of five 19th century florally decorated tiles
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George V sterling silver Ladies Evening Purse, Birmingham 1915, the lyre shaped body initialled 'Ear' on a link chair and loop handle.length23
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Continental Figural Spelter and Brassed Inkwell, c. 1910, modelled with a figure of a Japanese lady bending slightly with a fan, flanking the inkpot resting on a contemporary glass base, height 11 cm
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Continental Guilloche Enamel Etui, c. 1920, the screw top in the form of a thimble together with another contempory brassed smaller version.
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