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Decorative Arts + Jewellery — Lawsons

Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:287
Sale Title:Decorative Arts + JewelleryLots with images:287
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:190
Date:29-May-2014
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Ansonia black slate mantle clock flanked by green marble column supports, with visibale lever escarpment, has a pendulum. Height 31.5 cm
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Bailly Paris oak inlaid portico clock with an enamelled face with Roman numerals and a brass surround. Has two keys and a pendulum. Height 44 cm
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Charles X gilt bronze mantle clock with an applied figure of a resting boy. Height 38 cm
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Continental marble and gilded brass mantle clock with a hand painted ceramic panel of a pheasant. Dent to the top, with a pendulum. Height 29 cm
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Edwardian maple inlaid mantle clock with a mechanical movement. Length 30.5 cm
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French brass lantern clock of Persian influence, with a mechanical movement. Height 25 cm
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French ormolou clock heavily gilded with a front panel hand painted with a courting couple, with two other ceramic panels of serene rural scenes to the sides below two panels on either side of still lifes, set upon four impressive sphinx feet, with a key and pendulum. Height 56 cm
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German walnut mantle clock with a fish scale carved roof and timber turned finials. Has both a key and pendulum. Height 50 cm
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Tiffany & Co., eight day Swiss carriage clock with a mechanical movement, needs a service. Height including handle 15 cm
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Vienna wall clock with timber turned work throughout and a carved relief panel of a lady. Has a pendulum. Length 114 cm
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Edwardian inlaid mahogany banjo barometer with fahrenheit to centigrade thermometer and a gauge showing 'Changeable, Fair, Very Dry, Stormy & Rain' length 69 cm
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Thomas Gaunt & Co., Victorian timber aneroid barometer with readings for 'Stormy, Rain, Change, Fair & Very Dry', marked 'T. Gaunt & Co., Melbourne London' to the face. Length 45 cm
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Gilt brass pair of sphinx figures set upon brass stands. Length 18 cm
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Marble and brass pair of garniture with gilt metal swan motif handles and an acorn finial. Height 33 cm
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Spelter pair of Roman figures on black slate bases, some loose slate pieces. Height 59 cm
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Bronze figure of a horse of heavy proportions, unmarked. Length 47 cm
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Bronze stalking tiger figure on a marble base signed 'Fundicao r de Mingo S. Paulo J. Turin' length of base 58 cm
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Enzo Plazzotta bronze ballet dancer on a marble base, stamped 'Plazzotta 9/9' to base, crack to arm and a small chip to the base. Height 41 cm
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Bronze and red marble six piece desk setting comprising a double ink well pedestal with a figure of a bronze tiger, a bulldog ashtray, another bulldog paperweight, an ink blotter, a letter opener and a stamp seal. Length of pedestal 35 cm
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Regency rosewood brass inlaid writing slope with folding compartments, inkwell and a lidded container, with a key. Dimensions 40.5 x 24 x 15 cm
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Victorian rosewood writing slope with a folding compartment, inkwell and writing storage compartments. Folding tray loose and in need of restoration. Dimensions 30.5 x 23.5 x 15 cm
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Victorian rosewood writing slope with brass inlay, folding out and hidden compartments. Has a key. Dimensions 40 x 25 x 16 cm
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Georgian mahogany sarcophagus tea caddy with two interior lidded containers and a cut glass bowl. One foot is loose and some damage to one corner. Dimensions 33 x 18 x 16 cm
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Regency rosewood brass inlaid fitted tea caddy on bronze claw feet with ring handles, a brass inlaid body, velvet lined interior, two lidded canister compartments, a cut glass bowl and a silver plated caddy spoon. Dimensions 31.5 x 16 x 22.5 cm
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Victorian kingwood and marquetry tea caddy with three brass internal lidded containers. Dimensions 22.5 x 12 x 12 cm
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Brass and bone corkscrew decorated with Gothic design. Extended length 25.5 cm
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Oak three bottle tantalus with twin handles, a fall front compartment and mirrored back, together with three associated cut glass lidded jars. Dimensions 33 x 38 x 26 cm
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Victorian crystal and English hallmarked sterling silver necked pair of decanters with inside faceted design and a repeating diamond shaped banding. Birmingham, 1900, maker the Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co. Height 18 cm
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Beyer amber glass seven piece drinks suite consisting of a decanter and six sherry glasses with cut starburst and grapevine design. Height of decanter 32 cm
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Nachtman crystal set of six long stem Wines totalling six with cut starburst and grapevine design. Height 20 cm
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Villeroy & Boch coloured crystal sherry set consisting of six glasses with cut starburst pattern in blue, purple, amber, ruby, emerald and gold, mostly with original stickers. Height 14 cm
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Villeroy & Boch coloured crystal wine glass set consisting of six glasses with cut repeating diamond pattern in purple, gold, blue, emerald, ruby and green, mostly with original stickers. Height 18 cm
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Lalique 'Chrysis' car mascot of kneeling nude female figure leaning backward with windswept hair and outstretched arms. Height 12 cm
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Rene Lalique 'Tete D'Aigle' car mascot in clear and frosted glass, moulded 'R.Lalique, France' to the side of neck feathers, with dark grey hue to the glass. Length 14 cm
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Strombergshyttan Studio glass vase by Mikael Axenbrant in black and orange with 24 carat gold flecks, original sticker to base. Height 25 cm
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Victorian pink glass pair of lustres with floral and butterfly enamelled painted detail, each with eigh matched crystal drops. Height 33.5 cm
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Victorian ruby glass epergne with five floral shaped trumpets. Height 52 cm
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French musical box with an impressed scene of Chateau de Saint Germain en Laye. Needs a service and has a key. Dimensions 11 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm
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Boars tusk and silver mount salt and pepper shakers unmarked but tested and holds for silver. Height 10 cm
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Ivory carved Chinese tusk pierced and intricately carved with various musicians and associates, birds and flowers upon a carved rosewood stand. Length of tusk 42 cm, weight of tusk 930g
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Japanese inlaid whist markers both with gilt hand painted face of birds and foliage, ivory counters with mother of pearl and stone set insects, some losses. Dimensions each 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 cm
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The Camden Goodall & Son Ltd., whist marker with an English hallmarked sterling silver backing, ivory counters and a timber top. Birmingham, 1900, maker Synyer & Beddoes dimensions 9.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 cm
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Minature hand painted pair of portraits in a gilt filigree frame surrounded by rounded ivory panels depictings 18th century ladies, one signed 'Silver', the other indistinctly signed. Dimensions of each 17 x 15 cm
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Mother of pearl carving of a ship and another decorated with flowers. Height of ship 15 cm
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Tusk, horn and timber walking cane with a rubber stopper. Length 98 cm
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Whales tooth tabua on a woven fiber necklace. Length of tooth 16 cm
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Whales tooth tabua on a leather strap. Length of tooth 14 cm
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Leopard fur coat with black silk lining. Approximately size 12 length from underarm to cuff 40 cm length 75 cm
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Ocelot fur full length coat with black mink collar, brown silk lining and an internal pocket embroided 'Md' approximately size 10-12. Length from underarm to cuff 38 cm length 110 cm
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Ocelot fur full length coat with brown silk lining and inset brown hide stripes. Approximately size 10. Length from underarm to cuff 44 cm length 110 cm
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Continental urn shaped lamp with gilding and hand painted with maidens, signed Bernard. Height of body 40 cm
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Continental cup, Paris cup saucer with another cup and saucer the Continental cup with a 'Chateau des tuileries' stamp and another 'Sevres 1884' stamp to base, restoration to the gilded rim and hand painted with a grand manor lake scene. The other Continental cup and saucer painted with a distinguished lady, heavily gilded with significant restorations and the Paris cup and saucer painted with a lady and gent fishering, gilded with some cracks to the cup and chips to the saucer.
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French porcelain tea set with Napoleonic theme consisting of a cake plate, cup and saucer, teapot, lidded sugar and lidded creamer in a silk lined case, all marked M. Imp le de Sevres. Dimensions of case 43.5 x 35 x 14 cm
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Meissen 18th century tureen and cover with an apllied finial in the form of a putti with a cornucopia bearing fruit and flowers, several hand painted classical scenes with two goats head handles and four goats feet, a gilt wash metal interior bowl, some considerable damage and repairs to the body. Height 30 cm
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Meissen dragon charger designed with two Chinese dragons chasing the flaming pearl., Diameter 48 cm
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Meissen Gothic style cup saucer and another German cup saucer together with French cup saucer the Meissen decorated with three panels of hunting scenes and raised gilt detail, some restoration to the cup handle. The other German cup saucer with repeating diamond floral and gilt pattern and restored to the rim of the saucer. The French cup saucer hand painted with classical parkland scenes.
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Moorcroft African lily vase of rounded ovoid form with slightly flared short rim. The body tubeline decorated with stylised African lilys, under cobalt blue and rustic glazes. Impressed factory mark and shape number 189 and incised 'W Moorcroft'. Height 32 cm
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Moorcroft anemone vase on a cobalt blue ground, incised 'W. Moorcroft' to the base. Height 23 cm
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Moorcroft pomegranate Jardiniere of rounded ovoid form with twin-handles and footed base, decorated with pomegranates in varying shades of purple and pink surrounded by berries, against a dark cobalt blue ground, signed in blue 'W.Moorcroft', with impressed factory mark and impressed shape number 333, with a 7 cm crack. Height 21.5 cm
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Royal Crown Derby peach tree ewer on a cobalt blue ground with gilding, with a Zeus Ammon head to the handles base. Height 26 cm
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Royal Worcester lidded potpourri bowl by Kitty Blake hand painted with berries and heavily gilded with reticulated neck and cover, dated 1942-48, shape number H165, signed K Blake. Height 15 cm
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Schneeballen blanc de chine covered urns with applied floral detail, in the Meissen style. Height 21 cm
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Victorian parian ware ewer encrusted with flowers, minor losses to petals on one flower. Height 40 cm
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Vienna hand painted and gilded porcelain lidded urn decorated with classical scenes, restored finial. Height 30 cm
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Austro Hungarian silver chalice of large proportions and inscribed 'Dr Molnar Frigyes 10 eves Kulugyi Fotitkari Mukodesenek emlekere 1922-1932 a Magyar Cserkeszszovetseg Kulugyi Hivatala' marks indecipherable. Height 28 cm, weight 409g
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Austro Hungarian silver sugar pot and cup of melon form with a floral finial. Pest, c1900. Height of pot 15 cm, total weight 542g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Australian Themed spoon set in a fitted case, depicting a billy tea can, a koala in a tree, a lyrebird, a kneeling Aboriginal man, an emu and a kangaroo. Birmingham, 1928, maker Hardy Brothers, weight 84g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edwardian picture frame inscribed 'Turretfield' 26.4.04' Birmingham, 1901, maker Henry Matthews dimensions 25.8 x 19 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver etched dessert serving spoons in a fitted silk lined case. Two serving spoons Sheffield, 1893, maker Atkin Brothers berry spoon Sheffield, 1892, maker Atkin Brothers, total weight 137g
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English hallmarked sterling silver pierced pickle dishes with cut crystal liners in a fitted case. London, 1938, maker W. Drummond & Co. with two pickle spoons London, 1937, maker Adie Brothers Ltd, total weight 159g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian jug with allover floral etched detail. Birmingham, 1863, maker Henry Hyde Aston, height 12.5 cm, weight 179g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian tazza and a pair of bon-bon dishes all with intricate piercings and floral design. Tazza Birmingham, 1900, maker Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd., diameter 17.5 cm, weight 152g bon-bon dishes Birmingham, 1900, maker Henry Matthews, diameter 11.5 cm, weight 87g, total weight 239g
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German silver 800 standard basket pierced and with a swing handle and glass liner, inscribed to one side 'Mr 1888 III/13' and VR 1913 III/14' Heilbronn, c1880, maker Bruckmann & Sohne. Length 26.5 cm, weight 555g
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Indian silver teapot with an elephant figure finial, a Hindu deity handle and decorated with scenes of frolicking dogs on an all over floral ground. Unmarked but tested and holds for silver. Height 16 cm, weight 874g
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Indian sterling silver three piece tea set each panel with embossed and chased agricultural and rural scenes, with a horn handle. Maker T&S, height of teapot 16 cm, height including handle and finial 1230g
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Italian silver 800 standard Raffaello pattern cutlery setting Per Quattro consisting of a serving spoon, four main spoons, four coffee spoons, one serving fork, four main forks, four entrata forks, four main knives and four entrata knives. Palermo, maker Eugene Stancapiano weight not including knives 1273g
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Scottish hallmarked sterling silver Victorian fish slice with starburst pierced blade and Kings pattern handle. Edinburgh, 1837, maker James McKay length 31 cm, weight 189g
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Scottish hallmarked sterling silver Victorian forks and another fork consisting of three Kings pattern forks. Edinburgh, 1837, maker James McKay. Weight 206g and one rats tail pattern fork Exeter, 1838, maker William Rawlings Sobey. Weight 69g, total weight 275g
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Scottish hallmarked sterling silver Victorian tankard with panels o highland goats, a Yorkshire terrier, a Shetland pony and highland sheep. Inscribed 'Elizabeth Stuart Burhnam Wentherhead 2nd February 1896', some minor dents to the rim. Glasgow, 1893, maker George Edward & Sons. Height 9.2 cm, weight 173g
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Siam sterling silver set of eight card holders depicting various south East Asian deities. Weight 330g
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Sterling silver sovereign purse stamped 'Sterling' and fitted with a money clip, a lift top mirror and compact, inscribed with the initials 'MB' ton one side and '1916' to the other. Length not including chain 8.5 cm
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American sterling silver cutlery setting in a fitted canteen, consisting of a cake knife, a carving knife and fork, twelve main knives, twelve entree knives, a twelve pate knife, twelve main forks, twelve entree forks, twelve sweet meat forks, twelve dessert forks, a serving spoon, four serving spoons, twelve parfait spoons, twelve soup spoons, twelve main spoons, twelve teaspoons, twelve dssert spoons, twelve bouillon spoons and twelve coffee spoons. Almost complete, missing one main fork. Maker Steiff…
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edwardian matched dessert suite in a green velvet lined case. Consisting of a pair of twin handled footed bowls. London, 1909, maker Hardy Brothers. Weight 937g. A pair of spoons with gilt wash bowls. Sheffield, 1909, maker James Dixon & Sons, weight 147g a pair of silver plated grape scissors a set of twelve fruit knives and fruit forks. Sheffield, 1909, maker Allen & Darwin dimensions of case 59 x 48 x 12 cm, weight not including knives and forks 1084g
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English hallmarked sterling silver matched tea and coffee service with ebony handles. Coffee pot with dent to the spout, sugar bowl and creamer. Chester, 1911, maker George Nathan & Ridley Hayes teapot with a large dent to the side. Birmingham, 1917, maker S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd., weight including ebony handles 1695g
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Ethiopian silver 800 standard and boars tusk pair of candlesticks mounted on ivory bases. Height 22 cm
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Silver cigarette case with indistinct marks. Length 12.5 cm, weight 171g
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Silver plated canteen of cutlery matched set in oak fitted box with key, consisting of carving knife, carving fork, fish servers, salad servers, basting spoon (all unmarked) ladle, twelve main forks, twelve entree forks, twelve tablespoons, twelve dessert spoons, twelve pate spoons, twelve teaspoons by Plata Lappas ten main knives marked Paris five main knives and eight entree knives by Roberts & Belk, Sheffield, England
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Russian silver gilt icon of Christ Pantocrator
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Bronze gilded wall clock scrolling design topped with a cherub and enamelled Roman numerals. Length 71 cm
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French 19th century onyx and brass gilded clock modelled with a farm couple, set up a velvet lined stand, with a key and pendulum. Dimensions 31 x 32 cm
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French 19th century patinated and gilt bronze figural mantle clock the patinated bronze case modelled with a classical figure of Autumn, enclosing an enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and signed 'Goutiere', mounted on a stop-fluted gilt bronze oval plinth with central garland on a white marble base with cast feet, with a twin barrel movement with pendulum, striking on a rear mounted bell. Height 44 cm
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Oak Victorian mantle clock elaborately carved in the Gothic style, with Roman numerals and two side doors and Westminster chime. Has a key and pendulum. Height 84 cm
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Waterbury wall clock with Roman numerals. Has a key and pendulum.
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Aynsley bowl by N Brunt with painted fruit decoration., Diameter 31 cm
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John Campbell vase with green and yellow glaze, shape number 68, signed 'John Campbell Tasmania' to base. Height 33.5 cm
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Satsuma bowl finely gilded and decorated with allover floral detail and butterfly design., Diameter 15.5 cm
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Georgian and Victorian glass wares comprising two Victorian footed tumblers one with etched fern leaf design, four Victorian sherry glasses, two etched the others cut, one other etched glass, two Georgian gin glasses with conical bowls, one etched with ribbons. Height of tallest -12 cm
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Holmegaard pair of oversized green cased glass decanters one stopper with ground down restoration. Height 45 cm
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Moser glass vase with hand painted floral detail on a gilded stand. Height 55 cm
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Rene Lalique Beauvais vase with clear and frosted glass, with a trumpet form body and five graduated scroll type decorations on either side. Damage totalling three chips. Height 19 cm
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