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Fine Decorative Arts + Jewellery — Lawsons

Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:272
Sale Title:Fine Decorative Arts + JewelleryLots with images:272
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:205
Date:17-Dec-2015
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Barbotine Majolica flower decorated vase circa 1900. Condition, good, some crazing. Height 48 cm
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Brown Westhead Moore Majolica floral pitcher having a raised pineapple type body with applied floral detail & a twig form handle, stamped with a moulded registration lozenge to the base. Condition, fair, restoration to the rim, hairline crack. Height 21 cm
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Brown Westhead Moore Majolica garden seat of Oriental influence, decorated with elephant head rests, stamped to the base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 47 cm
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Choisy-le-Roi dragonfly lidded tureen modelled as a two dragonflies standing on a shell, stamped to the base. Condition, good to fair, some restoration to the tail. Length 20 cm
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Copeland Majolica jardiniere in the Renaissance style, with two handles & Bacchus face panels, stamped to the base. Length 42 cm
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English antique Majolica 'Honey bear' jug attributed to George Skey modelled as a bear sitting cross legged, with two interlocking spoons to form the handle, unmarked. Condition, good to fair, professional restoration to the back spoon handle. Height 30 cm
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English antique Majolica cobalt blue cheese Keeper having repeating rope & fern motifs & a branch handle. Condition, fair, some age related wear & chips. Height 23.5 cm
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English antique Majolica cobalt glazed sardine box with swan finial to lid. Condition, fair, some restoration. Dimensions 17 x 13 cm
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English antique Majolica cobalt Sardine box with an underplate decorated with shells to the edges, the body & lid decorated with flowers, butterflies & dragonflies & having an applied swallow figure finial. Condition, fair, some chips
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English antique Majolica Corn decorated bread tray decorated with four corn cobs on a lattice form base with a corn leaf border. Condition, good to fair, minor hairline & two minor early chips. Length 34 cm
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English antique Majolica covered box decorated as a luggage box, possibly George Jones. Condition, fair, chip to the inside lid
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English antique Majolica five piece egg cruet set with a basket form handled dish with green painted lattice form body & four removable egg cups, stamped to the base. Condition, good, minor crazing to the cups. Length 12.5 cm
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English antique Majolica group of three various fish jugs of various sizes. Condition, good, some crazing. Height of tallest 28.5 cm
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English antique Majolica hunting dog handled jug decorated to both sides with hanging pheasants, game birds & hare, unmarked.
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English antique Majolica Isle of man three Legged Sailor teapot possibly Joseph Holdcroft, modelled wearing a brown hat & fashioning a chinstrap beard, sitting on a coil of rope & holding a furled Union Jack to form the handle & his removable head the cover. Condition, good to fair, some chips, restored spout
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English antique Majolica Minton style cobalt glaze Chinaman teapot moulded as a Chinese gent dressed in a traditional turquoise robe, holding a theatrical mask, with his plaited ponytail forming the handle.
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English antique Majolica monkey serving dish modelled with a monkey eating a nut, sitting on a tree trunk, with registry mark to the base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 25.5 cm
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English antique Majolica set of three graduated jugs all having a timber type finish & decorated with a band of flowers, some cracks.
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English antique Majolica Stork jug depicting a stalk wading in shallow water with two swallows flying overhead, with a straw form base. Condition, good, some minor paint losses. Height 23 cm
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English antique Majolica Strawberry server modelled with a squirrel eating a nut, sitting on a tree trunk, unmarked.
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English antique Majolica triple Stork stemmed cake stand with waterlily design top with a three swan modelled base, unmarked but possibly Foresters. Condition, good to fair, professional restoration to the stem. Dimensions 23 x 15 cm
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Eureka pottery Majolica Triangle shaped teapot circa 1885, decorated in the Japanese fashion with applied fans, unmarked. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 19.5 cm
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European antique Majolica pair of Cherubic sweetmeat servers holding basket weave dishes with floral appliques, both standing on a round starurst base, stamped to the bases. Condition, good to fair, some restoration to both feet
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European antique Majolica Stork decorated stick stand with a Czech republic mark to base. Condition, fair, some cracks & restoration. Height 90 cm
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French antique Majolica Palissy style display plate decorated with shells, two lizards & a frog. Condition, good to fair, professional restoration. Length 38 cm
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French antique Majolica set of four asparagus Artichoke plates with two wells for sauce. Condition, good to fair, some minor chips. Diameter 24 cm
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French antique Majolica twin handle asparagus serving dish modelled with eight asparagus spears on a lattice form tray, unmarked. Condition, good to fair, some damage & restoration. Length 41.5 cm
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French Palissy Majolica fish wall plaque by Francois Maurice set with a fish on a plate with various leaves & shells, unmarked. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 41 cm
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George Jones Majolica iris jug in cobalt blue glaze decorated with raised flora, having a basket form handle & standing on a rope twist base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 21 cm
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George Jones Majolica monkey handle teapot of crescent shape on a cobalt blue ground with blossoming branches issuing from a branch-moulded spout, stamped with a moulded registration lozenge to the base. Condition, fair, restoration to the lid & losses to the inside rim. Height 15 cm
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George Jones Majolica Picket Fence & apple blossom cheese Keeper with a lilac interior, stamped to the base. Condition, fair, some cracks to the underplate. Height 17.5 cm
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George Jones Majolica Thrush Strawberry server the erver in the form of a dish decorated with green leaves & strawberry blossom on turquoise ground. The applied bird figure perched on the rim between two hollow nests which form wells for the creamer & sugar bowl. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 27 cm
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George Jones Majolica water lily blossoms strawberry server having two flower form sugar & cream bowls, a basket weave form handle on a lily shaped dish & a raised lilac basket form rim, stamped with a diamond registration mark to the base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 27 cm
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Hugo Lonitz Majolica bird with oak leaf wall pocket vase stamped with the shape number to verso. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 24 cm
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Hugo Lonitz Majolica naturalistic jardiniere decorated in the Pallisy style, modelled as a tree trunk encrusted with lizards, frogs, snails, insects, floral & foliate decorations an impressed factory mark & a registration number '1314'. Condition, good to fair, small chip, professional restoration to two feet. Height 23 cm
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Hugo Lonitz Majolica Palissy style twin handle serving bowl having two Bacchas faces to each side with ivy leaf detail, stamped to the base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 27 cm
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Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Blackberry design cheese Keeper having applied blackberry flowers & fruits. Condition, good, some crazing. Height 28 cm
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Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Sardine box the dish & cover on a brown ground & covered in naturalistic detail, with a rope twist yellow painted rim, all on an oceanic form base & with two modelled sardines forming the finial. Unmarked. Dimensions 15 x 15 x 14 cm
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Joseph Holdcroft Majolica teapot modelled as a Chinese boy wearing traditional dress climbing an oversized melon, his head forming the cover, the spout forms the stalk while the handle is modeled as a twig, unmarked. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 24 cm
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Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Wedge shaped cheese dish with Underplate on a turquiose ground with blossoming branches issuing from a branch-moulded handle, on a raised lip dish with shagreen type surfasing, unmarked. Condition, good, some wear to the base. Height 25 cm
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Majolica Art Nouveau set of three graduated jugs all on an brown glaze ground, having raised floral pattrns & motifs with scrolled handles, unmarked. Condition, good, wear to the base
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Minton Majolica 'Jester' pewter lidded Castle jug with a jesters head finial upon a pewter lined lid, the body decorated with figures dancing around a castle wall, with a twisted branch as a handle. Stamped 'Minton 1231'. Restored lid. Height 34 cm
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Minton Majolica asparagus design cradle moulded as thirteen asparagus spears on two stands over a rounded recangular plate with a geometric border, each side with a floral medallion. Stamped to the base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 27 cm
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Minton Majolica Chinaman teapot moulded as a Chinese gent dressed in a traditional turquoise robe, holding a theatrical mask, with his plaited ponytail forming the handle, stamped 'Mintons 8381' to the base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 13 cm
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Minton Majolica cobalt blue glazed jardiniere on a cobalt blue ground decorated with six lion heads, each over a claw foot base.
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Minton Majolica dolphin fruit stand the top bowl supported by an entwined dolphin. Height 25 cm
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Minton Majolica ewer & under plate in the Renaissance style, having various putti figures, floral motifs & a winged caryatid to the high handle, the base of flared flutes with stylized flower heads, stamped 'Minton 472' to the base, modelled by modeled by Emile Jeannest. Condition, fair, some minor chips, professional restoration to the handle
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Minton Majolica game pie dish the lid relief moulded with a hunted hare, grouse & duck on a bed of ferns, the body decorated with oak leaves onto a basket woven ground, decorated in a predominantly green & brown glaze with turquoise interior, stamped to the base. Condition, good, minor age related wear
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Minton Majolica life size stork umbrella stick stand standing on one leg atop a rocky mound, an eel clasped in its beak, a frog beneath its foot, the stand formed by tall bullrushes & water-lily pads, shape number 1910. Condition, good to fair, minor professional restorations to tips.
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Minton Majolica monkey teapot circa 1870, modelled wearing a Chinese waistcoat clutching a coconut, his head forming the cover, his tail the handle, with impressed marks 'Mintons 1844' to the base. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 23 cm
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Minton Majolica mottled glazed Oyster plate having a mottled glaze & stamped to the base 'Mintons 1323' & with a moulded registration lozenge. Diameter 24 cm
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Minton Majolica Oyster plate decorated with five spiralling fish on a brown ground & six turquoise shell form dishes, stamped 'Minton' to the base.
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Minton Majolica rams head decorated jardiniere with under plate having a tapered body decorated in relief with floral & fruit swags on a spirally fluted turquoise ground, the top edge with an egg & dart pattern in blue, yellow gold & white, the bottom edge with a garland design of laurel leaves & ribbon in green & mauve, resting on a round fluted undertray with a matching egg & dart pattern, modelled by Baron Carlo Marochetti & shown at the great Exhibition in 1851. Condition, fair, some early chips &…
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Minton Majolica Renaissance style ewer decorated with Naiads & putti, stamped '474'. Condition, good to fair, restored hairlines to the spout & top of body. Height 31 cm
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Minton Majolica spring & summer sweetmeat serving dish depicting two putti carrying a shell, after a model by Albert carrier-Belleuse, on a oval pedestal base, stamped 'Minton'. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 29 cm
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Minton Majolica triple cherub centrepiece bowl depicting three putti holding a flower basket, modelled by Hughes Protat, stamped to the base. Height 30 cm
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Portuguese antique Majolica pair of Palissy style monkey candlesticks having two applied monkey figures seated in tree form candlesticks on round yellow pedestal bases. Unmarked but probably by Mafra. Condition, good to fair, minor chips & repairs. Height 18 cm
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Portuguese antique Majolica Palissy style ewer & under plate the body & cover in the typical rustique manner with two applied scarab beetles, the handle modelled as a lizard hunting the frog whilst three smaller lizards stalk a butterfly. Condition, fair, some cracks & chips
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Portuguese antique Majolica Palissy style lidded ewer the body & cover in the typical rustique manner with three applied scarab beetles, the handle modelled as a lizard hunting the frog finial whilst another smaller lizard looks on.
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Portuguese antique Majolica Palissy style Reptile plate diameter 32 cm
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Portuguese antique Majolica Palissy style Reptile plate diameter 23 cm
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Portuguese antique Palissy style Majolica reptile platter of heavy proportions modelled with various reptile, amphibians & bugs, stamped to the base. Diameter 39 cm
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Sarreguemines Majolica Darwin monkey candlestick posed wearing a top hat in a seated position on a 'Darwin' book, stamped to the base.
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Sarreguemines Majolica dessert suite comprising a serving dish & six side plates all decorated with various fruits & berries.
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Sarreguemines Majolica early Corn decorated lidded tureen stamped to the base.
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Sarreguemines Majolica John Barleycorn & John bull character jugs with John bull John known as 'Grotesque 3257' modelled with rosey cheeks, muttonchops & an upturned hungry collar, Barleycorn known as 'Grotesque 3181' modelled with rosey cheeks & wearing a white hat with a blue band.
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Sarreguemines Majolica serving tray having a wicker form bowl decorated with two fern leaves, woven edging with two ribbon form handles, stamped to the base.
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Sarreguemines Majolica set of three fruit decorated tureens of various sizes, comprising a lidded berry dish & underplate, a lidded strawberry dish & a lidded cherry dish.
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St Clement Majolica early French Luneville cat Absinthe jug with the tail forming the handle, raised marks to the base '7486 Sc France'.
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Thomas Forester Majolica 'Numidian crane' garden seat on a cobalt blue ground, each side modelled with two pink cranes amongst reeded grass, unmarked. Height 53 cm
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Thomas Sargent French Majolica 'Bull' wall pockets with laurel head wreaths & ribbons, incised 'Ts' to verso.
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Thomas Sargent pair of antique French Palissy Majolica vases standing on tree form bases & decorated with butterflies, stamped to the bases.
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Wardle & Company Majolica 'Bird & fan' teapot decorated to each side with a bird within a fan panel, unmarked.
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Wedgwood green Majolica set of six Sunflower pattern plates stamped to the base.
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Wedgwood Majolica 'Bird & fan' serving tray decorated with four fans & four birds on branches, stamped to the base.
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Wedgwood Majolica 'Cauliflower Ware' teapot inspired by the earlier Josiah Wedgwood original. Condition, fair, some restoration & minor chips
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Wedgwood Majolica game pie dish decorated to the body with vines & hanging game birds & to the top with game birds, hare & a rabbit finial. Condition, fair, restoration to the lid
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Wedgwood Majolica pair of triple dolphin cake stands having tortoise-shell glaze dishes with geometric reticulated rims, on a tall stem of three twining dolphin tails, the heads resting on a triangular shape base, stamped 'Wedgwood'.
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Wedgwood Majolica three piece Strawberry server in three sections with fitted recesses for holding a covered sugar & creamer & having raised naturalistic detail, stamped with a registration mark.
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Wedgwood Majolica Waves serving platter modelled as a boat, with two seaweed pieces to the interior, with lapping ocean waves to the edge, stamped 'Wedgwood Yzi'. Condition, fair, some restoration
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Cloisonne fine silver wire butterfly vase on a blue ground, with a copper insert. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 28 cm
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Ansonia MacBeth spelter figural mantle clock on a timber base with claw feet, with a key & pendulum. Condition, good to fair, some wear, needs a service. Length 45 cm
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Baccarat pair of storm lanterns with ten crystal drops & an etched foliate shade, acid etched 'Baccarat' stamp to the base. Condition, excellent to good, almost as new condition. Height 55 cm
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Cantagalli Majolica Madonna & child plaque after the Renaissance original 'Madonna in the lily Bower' of Luca Della Robbia resembling closest the example in the Lichtenstein collection, set in an oak wall hung frame. Condition, good, minor paint chip to childs foot & mothers scarf. Length 65 cm
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Capodimonte lidded figural urn with two mermaid figural handles, a lid modelled with an applied lion finial, raised putti figures to the neck, a relief of various classical ladies to the body below two Jupiter Ammon heads & various figures to the base. Stamped to the base 'R Capodimonte' & numbered '2995'. Condition, good to fair, loss to one mermaid tail. Height 55.5 cm
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Chelsea pair of dishes of lobed form with a gilt painted rim & decorated with various floral sprays, with Christies Auction stickers. Condition, good to fair, hairline crack to one, minor age related wear. Diameter 19 cm
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Clarice Cliff 'Beechwood' bowl painted in green & yellow tones on a cream ground, stamped to the base 'Clarice Cliff Newport pottery England'. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Diameter 22.5 cm
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Colin Heaney art glass Toasting goblet in iridescent blue on a nautical themed stem base, signed to the base 'Heaney 90'. Condition, good, minor wear. Height 22.5 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII pair of handled dishes having a plain round body, two scroll handles & sitting on a plain round pedestal foot. London, 1907, maker George Edward & Sons. Condition, good, minor wear. Height 8.5 cm. Weight 249g
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John Campbell green & yellow drip glaze two handled vase with rust tones to the rim, signed 'John Campbell 1934'. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 14 cm
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Kinkozan finely decorated vase with three continuous panels, the top panel painted with a spring garden landscape scene, the second panel depicting exotic birds in a spring garden landscape setting, this middle panel is of the highest quality, the third panel is decorated with several families enjoying a walk in the spring weather, signed in gold, Kinkozan. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 12 cm
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McHugh brown & yellow drip glaze vase of bulbous form, signed 'H McHugh 1934' to the base. Condition, good, some crazing, firing crack to the base. Height 30 cm
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McHugh green drip glaze vase with amber splashes throughout, signed 'H McHugh Tasmania 1935'. Condition, good, some crazing. Height 17 cm
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Murano Archimede Seguso frosted glass floral centrepiece with pink flowers on an aqua stemmed clear glass leaf, with original sticker. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Length 33 cm
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Murano horse figure in swirling brown, yellow & white tones, unsigned. Condition, good, minor wear to the base. Height 27 cm
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Persian silver coffee pot embossed with floral detail, stamped with Persian script & 'Made in Oman' to the base. Condition, fair, loss to one holder, some dents. Height 26 cm. Weight 1017g
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Persian sterling silver Pourer with raised floral detail, stamped with Persian script & ' silver 925' to the base. Condition, good, minor wear. Length 23.5 cm. Weight 428g
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Persian Turquiose glaze bowls with tapered edges. Condition, fair, both have restorations. Diameter of largest 19 cm
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Sevres 'Service Ordinaire de Fontainebleau' plate decorated with a border of wild beasts among foliage interspersed with Royal 'LP' monograms. Designed by Jean-Charles-Franc¸ois Leloy, further decorated with a gilt Greek key pattern around a central gilt medallion. The underside of is marked with Fontainebleau & date mark for 1837, gilt 'M' possibly for Moyez, incised f(?) 36-8. Condition, good, minor age related wear, some losses to the gilding. Diameter 24 cm
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Stuart Crystal 'Glendevon' drinks suite for six persons comprising six white wines, six rummers & six fluted champagnes. Condition, excellent to good, almost as new
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