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Fine Decorative Arts + Jewellery — Lawsons

Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:275
Sale Title:Fine Decorative Arts + JewelleryLots with images:274
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:201
Date:24-Sep-2015
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American sterling silver pierced dish having a cast shell & foliate border, with hand-pierced geometrical & floral decoration & pinched sides. Maker Gorham Manufacturing Company, made for English export. Condition good, minor tarnishing. Length 27 cm. Weight 267g
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Ando Jubei cloisonne lidded trinket dish having floral motifs to the lid, signature panel to the base & a velvet lined interior. Condition good, minor age related wear to the base. Diameter 8 cm
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Art Deco 'Hunter & Lion' figure group by Limousin on a granite, marble & onyx base, showing a bronze lady hunter & lion, signed. Condition good, chip to the back. Length 90 cm
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Australian silver Victorian artillery trophy cup by Evan Jones having three crossed rifles holding a tapered bowl & standing on a round stepped platorm base. Inscribed 'Artillery Cadet Corps - 1882 - Presented by His Worshipful the Major - John Harris Esq - Won by - Sergt McDonnell. Sydney, c1882, maker Evan Jones. Condition good to fair, age related wear, uneven base, some tarnisging. Height 16.5 cm. Weight 166g
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Beswick set of three wall Seagulls stamped 'Beswick England' to verso & impressed 9221, 9222, 9223. Condition good, minor chip to one reverse hole, some crazing. Height of largest - 30 cm
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Carlton Ware 'Spider's Web' coffee service comprising a coffee pot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer & six coffee cups & saucers decorated with spiders web cobwebs with fruiting berries, harebells & dragonflies to a pale green lustre ground. Condition fair, substantial crazing to the teapot & two coffee cups, staining to another coffee cup. Height of coffee pot - 20 cm
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Christofle silver plated 'Spatours' setting for eight persons in canteen comprising eight main forks, eight main knives, eight main spoons, eight entree forks, eight entree knives, eight dessert spoons & eight teaspoons. Condition excellent to good, minor wear
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Continental silver three piece teaset comprising a teapot with a side hinged, domed lid with a tree form finial, sugar bowl & creamer, all with gilt wash interior, having round baluster bodies with repeating patterns & foliate detail, an etched 'Confido' family crest, & sitting on four cast scrolled shell form feet. 13 Loth. Condition fair, some minor dents, restored handle & hinge on the teapot, uneven feet. Height of teapot - 18.5 cm. Weight 814g
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Copeland parian bust of Clytie after the antique 1855 original, the maiden depicted bust length issuing from foliage, on a concave sided circular base signed 'C. Delpech. Redt' & 'Art Union of London 1863'. Condition good to fair, some hairline cracks & some small chips to the base. Height 34 cm
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Copeland parian bust of Princess Alexandra modelled quarter-length, wearing low bodice and sash, impressed 'Alexandra', on waisted socle & signed 'Art Union of London, Mary Thornycroft.sc'. Condition good to fair - hairline to left breast. Height 40 cm
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Derby Stevenson & Hancock allegorical 'Water' & 'Earth' figures each marked with red Crown over crossed swords with the Stevenson & Hancock mark over a D, & the name of each figure. Condition good, minor losses to the petals. Height 18.5 cm
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Edgar Brandt Arts & Crafts wrought iron chandelier holding eight lights. Condition good, age related wear. Diameter 63 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver & cut crystal decanter with a cut crystal stopper & a weighted plaster base. Birmingham, 1918, maker H S Murdoch. Condition good, minor chip to the stopper. Height 38 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII four piece tea set comprising a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl & creamer, having plain rectangular baluster bodies with rounded corners, reeded rope twist borders, & each standing on four bun feet. Birmingham, 1904, maker Jones & Crompton. Condition fair, some denting & missing finial to the coffee pot, some tarnishing. Height of coffee pot - 19.5 cm. Weight including handles & finial - 1344g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII pierced dish with cast floral border, & sitting on four claw feet. Birmingham, 1904, maker E J Partridge. Condition good, minor tarnishing. Length 33 cm. Weight 453g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Elizabeth II tray having a round body, with a plain burnished ground, an applied bathborder. Birmingham, 1953, maker Deakin & Francis Ltd. Condition good, minor tarnishing. Diameter 20 cm. Weight 219g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George II Christening mug having a plain round bellied body, a scroll side-handle with acanthus leaf detail, sitting on a pedestal foot. London, 1759, maker John Bayley. Condition fair, some dents & pushed in handle. Height 8.4 cm. Weight 137g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George III cream jug having a round melon form body with hand-chased stipple & floral work, a reeded handle & Chippendale border, sitting on a collet foot base. London, 1800. Condition good, some tarnishing. Height 10 cm. Weight 148g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George III Hester Bateman pair of open salts having oval boat-shaped bodies with hand-pierced galleried sides, applied reed-edged borders, blue-glass liners, & sitting on four ball & claw feet. London, 1785, maker Hester Bateman. Condition good, one replaced blue liner. Length 8.5 cm. Weight 103g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George III teapot having a round body with exaggerated hand-chased half-fluting, a band of etched foliated detail, sitting on a pedestal foot. London, 1816, maker Solomon Hougham. Condition good to fair, some dents & tarnishing. Height 22 cm. Weight including finial - 864g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George III teapot having a half-fluted body with gadrooned edges sitting on a collet foot base. London, 1807, maker John W story. Condition good, minor age related wear, small dent to the lid, slightly loose handle length 24 cm. Weight including timber handle - 638g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George IV soup ladle having a handle in the double-struck Queens pattern, with a plain oval bowl and honey-suckle design on the heel. London, 1827, maker William Weston. Condition good, some tarnishing. Length 34 cm. Weight 363g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George IV sugar & creamer having half-fluted bodies with gadrooned edges sitting on collet feet. London, 1826, maker Sebastian Crespel II. Condition good, some tarnishing. Height of sugar bowl - 10.3 cm. Weight 563g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V bachelors tea set comprising a teapot with a domed hinged lid & timber handle, sugar bowl & creamer, all having dodecagonal panelled bodies with a cast foliate applied border & standing on scrolled feet. Birmingham, 1926, maker Henry Matthews. Condition good, some tarnishing. Height of teapot - 13 cm. Weight including handle - 601g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V jewellery box with a hinged lid, timber lined interior & leather base. Birmingham, 1918, maker Hardy Bros. Condition good, some minor dents. Dimensions - 8.2 x 8.2 x 5 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V teapot having a round plain baluster shaped body with an applied cape border sitting on four cast applied feet with a timber handle & finial. Sheffield, 1911, maker Walker & Hall. Condition good, minor tarnishing. Height 16 cm. Weight including handle & finial - 796g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V teapot & creamer having plain octagonal bodies & sitting on scrolled feet. Birmingham, 1934, maker Charles S green & Co Ltd. Condition good, some tarnishing. Height of teapot - 11.5 cm. Weight including timber handle & finial - 799g
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English hallmarked sterling silver teapot having plain rectangular baluster body with rounded corners, reeded rope twist border, side hinged lid & standing on a collet foot. Birmingham, 1905, Jones & Crompton. Condition good, minor tarnishing. Height 22 cm. Weight including timber handle & finial - 742g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian Christening cup having a round bellied body with hand-chased floral & scroll-work decoration, a central cartouche monogrammed 'R.P.R', a scroll handle & sitting on four scolled feet. London, 1857, maker John Keith. Condition good, some tarnishing. Height 9 cm. Weight 100g
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Franz Xavier Bergmann cold painted bronze Vienna camel Pincushion stamped 'Geschützt' to the base. Condition fair, some losses to the paint, missing bridle. Length 11 cm
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French 19th century pair of hand painted oversized chargers depicting French Alpine scenes, stamped 'Sci' to verso. Condition good, minor age related wear. Diameter 54 cm
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Fritz Diller silver plated relief depicting stags in combat, signed lower right 'F. Diller', set in a timber frame. Condition good to fair, some tarnishing & wear to the frame. Dimensions of frame - 56.5 x 50 cm
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Gamet enamel on brass pair of hand painted vases depicting two Elizabethan figures amongst a rural backdrop, signed to both. Condition poor, cracks to the rear of the male vase, damage to the bases. Height 17.6 cm
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German Majolica pair of comical frog open salts depicting a romancing couple ksitting on an upturned snail shell carriage pulled along by a work frog over a lilly pad, raised upon a blue stepped pedestal, stamped to the base & numbered '1357'. Condition poor, substantial losses thoughout. Length 23 cm
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German silver 800 standard five light pair of candelabra having removable drip pans & nozzles, cast with scrolled & swirl detail. Condition good, minor wear & tarnishing. Height 63 cm. Weight 2978g
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German silver 800 standard set of basket salts in lattice basket form with glass inserts & six salt spoons, set in a felt lined case. Berlin, maker J.H. Werner. Condition good, one glass liner has been replaced. Weight 188g
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German silver 800 standard swing handle basket having a round body with ring pierced edging, floral detail & sitting on three cast foliate claw feet. Condition fair, restoration to the handle, minor wear. Diameter 24 cm. Weight 535g
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German silver cup having a round body with tapering sides of showing one of the stations of the cross. False mark of Christoph Erhard, Munich. Condition good, minor age related wear. Height 8.2 cm. Weight 129g
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Goebel 'Angelic song' figure group with impressed marks to the base. Condition good, firing crack to the base. Height 10 cm
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Goebel 'Playmates' figure group with impressed marks & stamp to the base. Condition good to fair, small chip to the hat feather. Height 11 cm
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Goebel 'Sensitive hunter' figure group with impressed marks to the base & signed. Condition excellent to good, minor wear to the base. Height 12.5 cm
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Heinrich Hoffmann Gablonz glass set of seven plates decorated with raised bird & floral pattern, with a raised buttlery stamp to the base. Condition good, minor wear, one with chip to the base. Diameter 28 cm
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Indian silver fruit stand having a pressed floral rim & a large floral form bowl above a palm tree topped stem surrounded by four lions standing on a band of various Indian animals all set upon a hexagonal pedestal covered with seven rosettes. Unmarked but tested & holds for silver. Condition good, very minor tarnishing. Height 29 cm. Weight 1186g
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Irish hallmarked sterling silver Victorian 'County Kidare polo club' trophy bowl having half-fluted gadrooned decoration,sitting on a pedestal foot, inscribed 'County Kildare polo club - Johnson cups, Won by Thomas Ritchie 1890 - Won by A.J. Godley 1891 - Won by W Blacker 1892 - Won by Buttler Broke. A.J. Godley, J.A McBean, Major R. St. Ledger Moore. Dublin, 1890, maker Edmond Johnson, Edmond Johnson Ltd. Condition good to fair, bend to the pedestal, some tarnishing. Diameter 14 cm. Weight 300g
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Ivory miniature portrait of a lady signed Füger, holding a floral bouquet, set in an ivory frame. Condition fair, losses to the frame. Dimensions - 13 x 12.8 cm
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Ivory miniature portrait of a lady semi clad & wearing a floral headband, set in a timber frame. Condition good, minor wear to the frame. Dimensions - 13.5 x 10 cm
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James Neale & Co dinner setting comprising sixteen plates, four square footed dishes, two leaf shaped dishes, a round footed dish & a pedestal foot dish, all with raised floral decoration. Condition fair, damage to the pedestal dish, restoration to one square dish & a crack to another, crack to two plates
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John Hutton & Sons seal fur top hat with a silk lined interior monogrammed 'W.A.R. & stamped 'John Hutton & Sons Newcastle Upon Tyne' & having a leather rim impressed 'Manuactured by Tress & Co London', in a fitted hard leather box, initialed 'W.A.R. Condition good, hat in perfect order, case has some age related wear. Length & width of hat internal - 19.5 x 15.5 cm
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Kornilov Brothers Russian late 19th century large dish painted with Oriental floral motifs. Condition good, minor wear to the gilt. Diameter 35 cm
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Kosta Boda 'Metropolis' Bertil Vallien Atelier vase with cover in two parts, signed to the base. Condition excellent to good, almost as new. Height 55.5 cm
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Kutani pair of lidded pots having four panels of birds & flowers, with Foo dog handles & finials, standing on three feet, & with a six character signature to the bases. Condition fair, restoration to one finial, crack to one base. Height of tallest - 42 cm
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Kutani signed vase painted with sages & musicians, with a four character mark to the base. Condition good, minor wear & crazing. Height 37 cm
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Lalique set of three seal fish on stand comprising one in ferrat blue & two in mauve opaque pink, signed 'Lalique France', with a perspex stand. Condition excellent to good, almost as new. Height 5 cm
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Martin Boyd pottery coffee service for six persons comprising a lidded coffee pot & a creamer, both with woven timber swing handles, a sugar bowl, six coffee cups & saucers decorated with repeating sgraffito detail, signed to the bases 'Martin Boyd Australia'. Condition good to fair, one cup handle restored, early chip to the creamer spout, some crazing. Height of coffee pot - 21.5 cm
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Meerschaum pipe with a screw in amber mouthpiece, set in a hard velvet lined case. Condition good, minor wear, used condition, wear to the velvet, damaged hinge to the case. Length 16 cm
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Meissen Allegory of Winter figure group on a rococo base, standing around a pedestal with fire. Blue crossed sword stamp to the base with incised mark '245'. Condition good to fair, early loss to one finger. Height 9 cm
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Meissen floral encrusted mirror with crossed blue swords, having applied cherub figures, with a timber backing. Condition fair to poor, one cherub missing wings. Height 33.5 cm
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Meissen Gotzkowsky relief charger having a petal shaped edge, the flange & centre are decorated with molded foliate relief design & painted with natural flowers & with a gold painted rim. Blue crossed sword stamp to the base. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Diameter 33 cm
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Meissen painted plaque of Penitent Magdalene depicting a mourning semi clad reclining Magdalene reading in a forest with a cremation urn, set in a gilt frame, & having blue crossed swords to verso. Condition good, minor tarnishing to the frame. Length 13.5 cm
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Meissen set of three fruit plates all painted with peaches, pears & plums & having a raised green & gilt painted foliate border. Two crossed sword marks to the base. Condition good to fair, some staining to all, early chip to one base. Diameter 21 cm
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Merric Boyd animal figures depicting a seated koala & one other animal with baby, paper work authentication from a Boyd family member. Condition fair to poor, some losses to both figures. Height of tallest - 12 cm
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Mikiphone Swiss made pocket Phonograph having a black composition resonator & nickel-plated pocket-watch form case impressed lettering. Condition good, minor wear, working order. Diameter 11.4 cm
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Miniature pair of portraits Victorian ladies both signed & set in oval timber frames. Height 12 cm
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Miniature portrait of a lady set in a gilt green velvet lined frame. Condition fair, damage & wear to the frame. Dimensions - 14 x 11.5 cm
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Miniature portrait of a lady signed Mayer, & set in an octagonal inlaid timber & bone frame. Condition good, minor losses to the frame. Dimensions - 14.3 x 13.5 cm
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Miniature portrait of a lady indistinctly signed, & set in an octagonal inlaid timber & bone frame. Condition good, minor losses to the frame. Dimensions - 14.3 x 13.5 cm
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Miniature set of four portraits Victorian ladies signed & set in oval timber frames. Condition good, minor wear to the frames. Height of largest - 10 cm
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Minton Amhurst Japan Imari pot with cover, printed & embellished in the Imari palette. Condition good to fair, slight losses to gilding. Height 38 cm
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Minton parian ware 'Lalage' figure by John bell in a simple tunic of fine material, seated with her hands clasped over one knee & head gently tilted in a pensive gaze, crisply modelled bouquet is supported at her wrist & at her feet a lizard scampers over a mound. Signed to verso. C.1868, shape no. 391. Condition good, small loss to one rosette. Height 41 cm
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Moorcroft fish vase, tubelined & glazed red, painted monogram & impressed marks. Condition good, some crazing. Height 20.5 cm
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Murano art glass comport with repeating air twist & gilt patterns, unmarked. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Height 16.5 cm
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Murano Campanella millefiore vase in pink, blue, green & white tones, with original sticker. Condition excellent to good, very minor wear. Height 12.5 cm
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Murano F&M Ballarin signed spiral perfume bottle with stopper, with original sticker & signed to the base. Condition excellent to good, minor wear to the base. Height 22 cm
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Murano Vetro Artistico art glass vase with candy stripes. Signed with original sticker. Condition excellent to good, as new condition. Height 17 cm
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Orrefors rounded decanter with a etched signature to the base. Condition good, minor wear. Height 29 cm
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Orrefors square line decanter with a etched signature to the base. Condition good, minor wear. Height 29.5 cm
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Penn Senator 4/0 game reel with original box. Condition excellent to good, as new condition. Width of reel - 8 cm
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Penn Senator 9/0 game reel with a timber handle. Condition excellent to good, as new. Width of reel - 11 cm
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Policansky 3/0 gamereels comprising two, one with a Bakelite casing. Width of reels - 7.5 cm
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Possibly 14th/15th century book of hours vellum page featuring the prayer in the garden of Gethsemane & the Last supper. Condition good, some losses to the paint, age related wear. Dimensions of frame - 21.2 x 15.8 cm
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Probably 19th century Indo-Persian steel tabar with shagreen grip handle. Condition good, age related wear, signs of use. Length 92 cm
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Royal Doulton Christine Abbott vase with impressed leaf detail, initialed 'Ca' to the base & inscised '6783 BW3'. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Height 31.5 cm
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Royal Doulton green & gilt dinner setting for six persons comprising six dinner plates, six side plates, six soup bowls, six kidney shaped plates, six cups & saucers, lidded soup tureen on stand, a pair of lidded vegetable tureens, a smaller tureen on stand, a gravy boat on stand & two graduated oval platters. Rd no. 542,587. Condition good, minor wear, small chip to one oval platter
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Royal Doulton painted vase by Harry Allen on a blue ground with gilt highlights, painted with two panels of Bedouin desert scenes, signed to one panel. Condition good to fair, some losses to the gilding. Height 17.5 cm
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Royal Worcester jardiniere having a basket weave body embossed with grape & leaf with integral double handles, model no. 2361, dated 1904. Condition good to fair, some restoration. Diameter 36 cm.
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Saint Louis green thistle glass vase signed to the base. Condition fair, chips to the base. Height 19 cm
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Salvador Dali hardcover book 'Le diner de Gala' Felicie, Ny, 1973 (first edition). Comprising 322 pages & 136 various unique recipes, & having a gilt dust jacket. Condition good, some wear to the gilding. Dimensions - 31 x 22 x 4 cm
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Satsuma pair of vases on a blue ground with a landscape pagonda scene band, character signature to the base. Condition good, minor age related wear. Height 18.5 cm
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Satsuma pair of vases on a deep blue ground, painted with gilt highlights depicting a landscape pagoda scene. Condition good, minor age related wear. Height 15.5 cm
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Satsuma vase on a blue ground decorated with peacocks amongst cherry blossom & chrysanthemum landscape band, character signature to the base. Condition good, minor age related wear. Height 15.5 cm
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Silver Art Deco trophy cup set upon a timber base & having later inscriptions '1974 Mrs K.M. Lewis' & '1975 Mrs d'A. Baker-Carr'. Indistinct marks, tested & holds for silver. Condition good, some scratches & tarnishing. Height 19 cm
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Silver Clad Fire Brigade padlock heavily laden over a cast metal body with a brass keyhole. Condition fair, some losses to the silver on the shackle. Length 10.8 cm
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Silver plated animal Themed centre piece with an etched dish & trumpet by James Dixon & Sons, featuring a deer & a giraffe, stamped to the base. Condition good, minor tarnishing & age related wear. Height 52 cm
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Silver plated Jugendstil centrepiece by Kayser having a bowl form cornucopia helding by a mermaid, flanked by two bowls with raised foliate detail, each with applied putti figures. Stamped to the base. Condition fair to poor, tear to one bowl, some restoration. Height 43.5 cm
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Silver plated Victorian four piece tea & coffee service comprising a teapot, coffee pot, sugar & creamer in the Indian taste with all-over repeating floral motifs & having elephant form handles. Sheffield, 1876, maker Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk. Condition excellent to good, minor age related wear. Height of coffee pot - 26 cm
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Victorian mahogany sarcophagus tea caddy with a moulded glass & two lidded compartments, sitting on four bun feet. Condition fair to poor, no lead lined interior, uneven feet, missing lock face, missing a timber beaded panel. Dimensions - 29 x 15 x 15 cm
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Vincenti & Co French gilt three piece clock garniture set having applied bronze putti figures nurturing a goat & painted porcelain panels, all standing on three plaster beaded stands, with a pendulum. Condition fair, needs a service, some tarnishing, missing glass face & backplate. Height including stand - 40.5 cm
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Vintage Fly fishingreels comprising a Steelite S&A reel, a Mitchell 758 singel action fly reel, two Japanese reels, a British Leeda dragonfly reel & a Ryobi number 444 reel. Condition good to fair, some minor age related wear. Width of largest - 10.5 cm
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Vintage game fishing & boatreels comprising one Japanese reel, an Avoca Halcyon product Surfmaster reel, another Surfmaster reel patent number 89152 & a Immec reel. Condition good, some minor wear. Width of largest - 9 cm
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World War I Australian artillery gun Sight Rangefinder marked 'Dial Sight no 107 (Aust) Mkii - Jwh - 1943 - Serial no 1391', for a twenty five pound field gun, the post fitting with an eyepiece & adjustable range drums for elevation & windage. In a hard leather fitted case. Condition good, movements working, minor age related wear to the case. Height of case - 30 cm
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