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Important Sale of Silver and Antique Furniture — E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:501
Sale Title:Important Sale of Silver and Antique FurnitureLots with images:492
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:413
Date:6-Apr-2014
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A pair of Art Deco Gouda candlesticks, the domed base painted with bright orange flowers above green drip trays. 15 cm high.
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A Royal Doulton 'Mendicant' figure. Designed by Leslie Harradine. 1929-1969. HN1365. 22 cm high.
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A sterling silver muffinere set comprising of two mustard pots, two open salts with blue Bristol liners, two pepper pots, two salt spoons and one mustard spoon. Birmingham 1925. 6 cm high.
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Doulton Lambeth and silver mounted wine jug and two matching beakers. Maker George Tinworth. 25 cm high.
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Royal Crown Derby bell and miniature tureen. Date cipher 1912. Together with small Crown Derby bowls. Bell 10 cm high. Bowls 4 cm high.
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A set of six George III silver soup spoons. Maker Hester Bateman. 1774.
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A George IV Sheffield plate soup tureen. Maker Cresswick & Co. 1820. Circular form, quatrefoil body, domed cover with central handle, two attractive loop handles on the sides, gadrooned edge and a fine armorial engraved cover, with four heavy scroll feet. 28 cm high.
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A Victorian King pattern Silver soup ladle. Maker John Muir. Glasgow 1840. 318gm.
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A silver embossed cylindrical jardiniere. Maker John Henry Rawlings. London 1898. Cylindrical form with chased flower decoration, on three claw and ball feet. 202gm.
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A George V silver sauce boat. London 1919. Shield shape with reeded edge. 101gm.
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A Sterling silver toddy ladle. Georgius Dei Gratia II, the bowl with flower head and C scroll chased decoration, with an ebonised spiral turned handle. 30gm.
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An American silver centre bowl. Maker C.D.Peacock, the centre fluted within a C scroll and shell border. 529gm.
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A pair of impressive old Sheffield ornate silver candlesticks. Maker Matthew Bolton, circa 1784. 25 cm high.
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A George III Silver tankard. Maker John Moore. London 1765. 16 cm high. 500gm.
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A Victorian silver bowl. Maker William Comyns & Sons Ltd. London 1895, the pierced body with C scrolls, within a 'C' scroll and flower head scalloped border, the base pierced flared with conforming decoration, on four flared feet. 313 gm.
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A sterling silver meat skewer (monogrammed M). Makers: Thomas Wallis and Jonathan Hayne. London 1821. 66gm.
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A George III waiter. Maker Richard Rugg. London 1776, the armorial, within a scalloped beaded edge, on three claw and ball feet. 15 cm wide. 235gm.
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A pair of sterling silver sauce spoons. Maker Lias Brothers. London 1830-1. 227gm.
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A Victorian seven bottle silver cruet stand. Maker Hawkesworth, Eyre & Co (Charles Hawksworth & John Eyre). Sheffield 1861. Oval form raised on four feet with chased foliate and flower decoration, containing seven cut glass vessels including glass stoppers. 24 cm high. 547gm.
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A pair of silver sauce boats. Maker Martin Hall & Co. Ltd. Sheffield 1907. Both of pedestal form, with oval foot bases. 418gm.
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A George V silver card tray. Maker Horace Woodward & Co Ltd. London 1910. Circular form, the centre with armorial, with a beaded edge on reeded scrolled feet. 224gm.
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Two George III silver Old English pattern sauce ladles. Maker George Smith (II). London 1806. 104gm.
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A pair of Victorian silver candlesticks. Makers Mark: JJ. Sheffield 1889. 20 cm high.
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A Wurttem Bergische silver woven chocolate basket.
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A pair of Limoges vases. Flared form with rococo pattern with Watteau panels. 24 cm high.
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A Napoleon III Boulle clock garniture. An eight-day gong striking movement, with cartouche Roman numeral dial. The case scarlet tortoiseshell and cut-brass, with boulle marquetry with gilt metal mounts and conforming side pieces. The movement marked with a Paris maker.
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A Dr Wall Worcester tankard, circa 1760, the tankard with a blue and white cabbage pattern.
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A KPM porcelain group modelled of a squire, a woman and child. The squire wearing a turquoise jacket and a hat.
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Dr Wall teapot, circa 1760. Globular form, with sprigs of flowers.
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A French gilt metal Cartel Clock, the eight-day bell striking movement with Roman and enamelled dial, mounted in a scrolling foliate decorated pierced case, with mask head decoration. 55 cm high.
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A mahogany lamp table. Square form, with a plank top, on bobbin turned legs with an under shelf. 72 cm high, 52 cm wide, 52 cm deep.
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A French late 19th century oil lamp. With a Cantonese porcelain font, with domestic scenes with a carved base, later electrification with fabric shade. 73 cm high.
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A miniature walnut vitrine. With glazed doors, flanked by ormolu corbels and glazed sides, on turned feet. 50 cm high, 34 cm wide, 18 cm deep.
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A French Louis XV style kingwood and floral marquetry commode, the rouge marble top of serpentine form, above three drawers with marquetry decoration, gilt bronze handles, sides of bombe outline with conforming decoration, with a shaped apron, on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 96 cm high, 121 cm wide, 51 cm deep.
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A hand knotted Nain Persian rug. With a large medallion within green on a light green field, with palmettes with a conforming border. 305 x 205 cm.
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A French 19th century Art Nouveau bronzed group. Cast of a draped man and a woman. The woman holding a child, inscribed 'Rancoulet', on a circular rouge marble base. 59 cm high.
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A 19th century French walnut over mantle, the rectangular plate, flanked by pilasters with ebony fluting, surmounted by an arched top with a centre cabochon. 133 cm high, 103 cm wide.
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A French Art Nouveau figure cast of a young artist, on a step base. 54 cm high.
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A pair of Louis XV style sculptured brass wall appliques.
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A French Louis XV style walnut bibliotheque, the green marble top, above a pair of glazed doors, flanked by canted corners, on tapering legs with ormolu sabots. 157 cm high, 101 cm long, 39 cm deep.
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A pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze appliques.
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A pair of Regency mahogany elbow chairs. Each with a cresting rail, with leaf and scroll anthemion carving. The splat with anthemion C scroll carving, on sabre legs.
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An impressive French 19th century paper mache stationary box, circa 1870. 34 cm high, 45 cm wide.
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A French Limoges table lamp flared form, celeste bleu ground with painted reserve, and gilt handles, with later electrification with fabric shade. 76 cm high.
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A French walnut pedestal desk, the top inset with leather, with brass banding, above three frieze drawers, on end pedestals with graduated drawers. 78 cm high, 145 cm long, 82 cm deep.
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A pair of Louis XVI style painted fauteuils. The foliate carved cresting rail with gilt highlights, above a padded tablet back, arms and seat, raised on turned fluted legs.
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A Continental carved oak bookcase, the carved pediment, above a glazed door, the lower section with a s carved panel door, on carved bun feet. 155 cm high, 68 cm wide, 46 cm deep.
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A set of four French 19th century prickets. 55 cm high.
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A pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze appliques.
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A French 19th century Louis XVI style marble portico clock, the clock with an enamelled dial and Arabic numerals, surmounted with gilt bronze decoration, with an eight day movement and a mercury pendulum. 51 cm high.
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A French Louis XV style kingwood and marquetry commode. The yellow marble top of serpentine form, above three drawers with marquetry decoration, gilt bronze handles, sides of bombe outline with conforming decoration, with a shaped apron on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 89 cm high, 106 cm wide, 49 cm deep.
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A 19th century Tasmanian huon pine chest, the frieze with a shaped drawer, below a deep drawer with applied carving, flanked by small drawers, above three graduated drawers, flanked by carved corbels. 141 cm high, 118 cm wide, 54 cm deep.
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A good French walnut armoire, the shaped pediment with ormolu roundel decoration, above a pair of mirrored doors, flanked by ormolu corbels on turned feet. 220 cm high, 130 cm wide, 45 cm deep.
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A Lilian carpet, the centre medallion with brick red field flower head decoration, and a blue border. 380 x 295 cm.
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A 19th century French iron cross. The cross with a mask head and foliate decoration.
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A Rococo style oval shaped wall mirror. The oval plate within a carved silver frame, surmounted by carved shell.
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A 19th century French iron cross. The cross with foliate decoration.
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A French walnut library bibliotheque, the moulded cornice, above a glazed door, flanked by panel doors each with satinwood banding, on turned legs. 180 cm high, 160 cm wide, 47 cm deep.
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A French fruitwood side table. Gothic style with a gallery, on lyre end supports with a stretcher. 75 cm high, 72 cm wide, 47 cm deep.
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A late Carolean 17th century oak side table. Rectangular form with a plank top, pinned on bulbous turned legs with stretchers. 70 cm high, 93 cm wide, 73 cm deep.
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A pair of French provincial bedside tables. Each with three drawers on high cabriole legs.
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A pair of French 19th century table lamps. Each glass, with a brass base, font painted with flowers, and later electrification with fabric shade. 61 cm high.
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A Chinese Republic period vase and cover. Brightly painted with mythical creatures and warriors. 46 cm high.
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A French fruitwood demi lune form commode, the demi lune top banded with satinwood, above three drawers, flanked by a curved drawer and curved panel door, on fluted turned legs. 84 cm high, 105 cm wide, 51 cm deep.
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Three shelves of leather bound books.
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A fine Victorian burr walnut side table. Rectangular form, on fluted end supports. Each carved with out swept legs and a stretcher. 74 cm high, 107 cm wide, 50 cm deep.
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A set of four Victorian walnut dining chairs. Each with a carved crown top, above a carved splat, on cabriole legs.
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A French Louis XVI style bedstead. The head with ormolu roundel decoration, above a parquetry panel, with a conforming foot.
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A George II red walnut corner table. The hinged sides on tapering legs, terminating in pad feet. 72 cm high, 83 cm wide.
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A Tabriz Persian rug. A beige and blue medallion surrounded with flower decoration on red ground, with a conforming border. 380 x 290 cm.
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Three shelves of leather bound books.
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A George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, the moulded cornice, above a pair of astragal glazed doors. The lower section with a secretaire drawer. The fall enclosing drawers and pigeons doors, above graduated drawers on bracket feet. Provenance: part of the 1970 furnishing of the historical important Ross House Cotham Rd, Kew. 218 cm high, 104 cm wide, 55 cm deep.
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A French provincial Comtoise longcase clock. The case with painted flowers, with an enamel dial, and pierced brass pendulum.
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A French early 19th century Provincial walnut armoire, the stepped serpentine cornice above a foliate carved frieze and a pair of panelled doors, with heavy iron lock plates and hinges, the apron with scalloped edge, raised on squat cabriole legs. 244 cm high, 154 cm wide, 66 cm deep.
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A French walnut coffee table, circa 1920. Circular form, on high cabriole legs.
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A French provincial style walnut dining table. Rectangular form, with top parquetry with draw leaves. The frieze with urn and foliate carved decoration, on cabriole legs with an 'X' stretcher. 76 cm high, 151 cm long, 116 cm deep.
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A set of eight Georgian oak and elm Yorkshire ladder backs. Comprising six standards and two carvers, each with horizontal splat rush seat, on turned legs terminating in pad feet.
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A pair of French walnut single bedsteads, circa 1930. Each with an arched back, with carved foliate, on cabriole legs. 114.5 cm wide.
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A Louis XV style walnut breakfront armoire. With arched cornice, above a mirrored door, flanked by panel doors, on carved cabriole legs.
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French walnut dwarf bookcase. With grey marble top, above open shelves, flanked by canted corners.
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A pair of French kingwood and floral marquetry three drawer bedside cabinets. 73 cm high, 25 cm wide, 26 cm deep.
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A French 19th century Louis XVI style canape. The cresting rail, with carved ribbon decoration, above an oval panel flanked by small panels with out swept arms, curved front on fluted legs with original French Aubusson tapestry. 149 cm wide.
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A French Louis XVI style gilt coffee table, the white marble top, above a frieze with S scroll and flower head decorations, on fluted tapering legs. 45 cm high, 104 cm wide, 54 cm deep.
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A Continental walnut poudreuse. The rectangular hinged top with satinwood and ebony floral marquetry, within satinwood banding, on double ring turned square tapering supports. 97 cm high, 58 cm wide, 38 cm deep.
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A ornately carved jade urn in presentation box. The urn and cover with etched floral decoration, supported on a carved wooden stand.
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A superb Persian silk wall carpet. With panels of birds on a black field. Signed top left, the signature relates to a Persian billionaire and was woven by the weaver as a gift to the recipient.
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A 19th century mahogany writing table, the inset leather top with a moulded edge, with three frieze drawers to the front and reverse, on bulbous fluted legs. 74.5 cm high, 179 cm wide, 88.5 cm deep.
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A fine old Tabriz Persian rug, the beige and terracotta medallions, surrounded with flower decoration on a brick red ground, with blue and beige borders. 373 x 140 cm.
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A silver plated tea service on a tray. Comprising a teapot, a sugar bowl, a cover water pot and a cream jug. Each of bulbous form with chased decoration, on pierced feet and gadrooned edge, on a tray with gadrooned border and scrolled end handles.
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A Victorian Moore Brothers porcelain figural banquet lamp, circa 1880. Modelled as cherubs perched within a leafing tree, the font with applied cactus branches and buds, raised on scrolled gilt base.
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An early Victorian rosewood table. Oval form with moulded edge, on carved end supports with out swept carved legs, with a stretcher. 75 cm high, 135 cm wide, 73 cm deep.
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A George II mahogany Gainsborough chair, the arched padded back, with out swept padded carved arms, with a shaped front on carved cabriole legs.
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A Continental terracotta figure of a maiden holding a dove. Signed 'Carrier Bellouse'. 60 cm high.
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A French mahogany tall chest. The marble top, above six drawers with ring handles. 79 cm high, 55 cm wide, 43 cm deep.
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A late 19th century Indian Silver repousse panel, the continuous decoration depicting a story with elephants and howdah, within foliate. 83 cm wide.
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A French Louis XV cartel clock. Maker L.Eveque. Paris, the clock with an eight day count wheel bell strike movement, and enamelled Roman numeral dial, within a case finely cast with floral and foliate decoration. 36 cm high.
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A William IV mahogany carver chair. The curved cresting rail, with lotus decoration splat, with out swept arms, on turned tapering legs.
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A La Vigne spelter figure cast of a mother and child, holding a basket of grapes. 67 cm high.
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A French second Empire commode, the black marble top, above four drawers, flanked by pilasters with ormolu capitals. 82 cm high, 84 cm wide, 51 cm deep.
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A Zanjan Persian carpet, the terracotta field with centre medallion and geometric designs, within a palmette deep blue border. 215 x 137 cm.
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