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May Emporium — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:857
Sale Title:May EmporiumLots with images:848
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:602
Date:29-May-2016
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A Chinese boxed folio of eight silver coins, limited edition - circa 1990, the information & certificates in the folio, 32 x 24
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Two Chinese jade bi Disks on black cords as pendants
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Two Chinese round bangles together with a strand of dark jade green beads, adjustable length on silk cord
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A large grey- green jade boulder seal, the smooth stone with carving to front & reverse. Condition: a crack & frits. Height 13 cm
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A wood netsuke, with two Noh actors one as sumo wrestler wearing a kessho, a large & small hole to the underside. Height 3.5 cm
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A wood netsuke, of a man with large mussels on legs & arms & a very thin body, revealing his rib cage on his back, he is holding a barrel with a coral sprig. Height 4 cm
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A wood netsuke, of a recumbent deer with antlers, large & small holes to underside, a fine smooth patina, unsigned. Length 4.5 cm
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A collection of Chinese wooden stands
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A collection of Chinese carved wooden stands
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A collection of Chinese carved wooden stands
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A Chinese carved bowl stand in two parts, stylised longevity characters. Diameter 18 cm. Height 9.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese wood floor stands & another two, together with a carved octagonal wood storage barrel [5], D
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Two Chinese earthenware storage jars with a brown glaze, H
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Three bunches of carved rose quartz Grapes, mid 20th century, with jade leaves on silk [3]. Length 22 cm
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A Chinese foliate shaped cinnabar lacquer dish with metal rim, the deeply carved design has a cricket & cicada in a flowering garden. Diameter 19 cm
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A Chinese blackwood stand inlaid with rouge marble, the apron & legs carved with flowering prunus branches. Condition: losses to apron, H
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A Chinese red lacquer bench, rectangular with a lattice apron, Qing dynasty, the floating panel top on square section legs ending in half horse hoof feet. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 49 cm. Length 103 cm. D 32 cm
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A Chinese red lacquer two door cabinet with original bronze fittings, painted & highlights in gilt, the butterfly a symbol of summer & joy. Condition: chips and losses to lacquer. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 60 cm. Width 40 cm. Depth 32 cm
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Chinese scroll rubbing, stylistically from Mogao Ku Caves, with a central Buddha, the clean ink rubbing with Tibetan characters. Length 200 cm
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A pair of Chinese paintings on glass of a Mandarin & his wife, wearing a civil rank badge with a bird, sitting in front of screen with flying red crested cranes, 69 x 49
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Two Chinese paintings on silk, signature Zhai Ming, above a red seal, one of bird and flowers, one of butterfly and flowers, 28 cm x 37.5 cm
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Chinese school, fisherman returning home, ink on silk. Diameter 32.5 cm
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A Chinese dedication - signed & dated 1982, transliteration: 'Expressing to a couple how clever & beautiful they are', black lacquer frame, 82 x 52
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Two Chinese framed ancestor portraits, the male & female in elaborate red robes, each seated on black lacquer horse-shoe backed chairs covered in celadon fabric. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 135 cm. Width 70 cm
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Five Chinese panels in black lacquer, a restaurant menu, the gilt characters suggest - crab, sashimi lobster, ginger, shallots etc. [5]. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Length 66 x 20 cm
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A Chinese ink and brush bamboo and Poem, 97 x 31.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain oval lidded box blue and white aquatic flowers and ducks. Height 26 cm
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Two Chinese blue and white square containers with pyramid shaped lids, 10 cm sq
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A souvenir collecting trip through Asia including a Japanese lidded tea bowl, a box of coasters from Korea, a terracotta warrior, cloisonne chopsticks [12]
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A Chinese plate with coral red bats on front, 20th century, to the underside claims to be a copy under the six character Guangxu mark to base. Diameter 24 cm
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A large Chinese bronze Happy Buddha his bare feet resting on lotus pods, above two confronting water dragons encircling the base, the figure with patterned robes open exposing a full tummy, traces of gilt. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 80 cm. Width 55 cm. Depth 50 cm
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Two natural bamboo canes with gilt characters, one 'Wishing happiness, long life & more boys' & the other..'people in authority make life easier'. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 120 cm
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A Chinese red lacquer ten character Couplet 19th/20th century, the gilt characters with words like 'Spring winds crossing boundaries' 'Birds flying, fish swimming. Condition: original lacquer & gilt. Height 140 x 18 cm
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A Chinese polychrome teapot with metal handles, two figures seated eating & drinking in a garden, beside the discarded gourd, four character iron red mark to base. Height 15 cm
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A collection of deities including three carved wood immortals, earthenware, porcelain, gilt lacquer, wood with traces of gilt [8]. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection, immortals. Height 42 cm
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A pair of pale blue Chinese vases. Height 48 cm
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A Chinese oval shaped bowl with underglaze blue dragon decoration, key fret pattern around the mouth with metal rim. Height 17 cm. Length 27 cm
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A Chinese yellow glazed bowl with blue floral decoration. Height 16 D 24 cm
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A pair of Chinese brass candlesticks, together with a translucent God of Mercy, the longevity characters on a stepped pedestal [3]. Height 38 cm
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Two Chinese Blank seals in a hardstone with finely carved lion dogs, the beige stone with streaks of red. Height 7 cm
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Two carved rosewood Buddhist bracelets, composition coral & amber & another with glass beads, one fine wood grain bracelet has twelve round beads the other has thirteen [4]
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Carved jade Snow peas, green bananas & sugar peas held together as a bunch, mid 20th century, realistically carved in jade and agate with contrasting leaves.
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A Chinese white marble seated Happy Buddha, on a black lacquered low stand [2]. Height 11 cm
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Two Chinese figures carved and moulded in a bone resin, the elegant couple wearing high ranking Mandarin robes & jewellery. Condition: the female has restoration to head. Height 60 cm
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A Chinese porcelain sleeping God of Longevity with a celadon glaze, together with two carved and painted deities [3]. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 22 cm
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A Chinese carved wood figure, seated on a dragon throne, the Ming style robust figure is wearing a flat hat. Height 29 cm
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A Chinese yellow glazed lidded box & ashtray, with blue flowering vines [2], box 22 cm
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A carved wooden painted horse standing foursquare on metal stand. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 41 cm. Length 38 cm
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A Chinese horse with painted crackle glaze. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 52 cm. Length 57 cm
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A Chinese crackle glaze green Galloping horse with gilt highlights, L
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A Victorian 9ct rose gold emerald and diamond ring, four round emeralds, 0.30ct with four round opals, hallmarked London. Wt 1.5grams
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An antique 18ct yellow gold and diamond ring, Chester 1905, five old European cut diamonds, 0.20ct in total. Hallmarked Chester 1905. Wt 2.7grams.
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An 18ct white gold diamond and sapphire pendant, Forty round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.40ct, colour G, clarity SI with sixty five round sapphires, 1.30ct in total. Total weight 4grams.
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A pair of 18ct white gold South Sea pearl earrings two South Sea pearls, 18 mm.
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An 18ct white gold princess cut diamond ring, one princess cut diamond, 0.40ct, colour G, clarity SI with forty three round brilliant cut diamond, 0.21ct. Wt 8.7grams
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A 9ct yellow gold garnet & diamond ring, one emerald cut garnet, 1.20ct with twenty round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.20ct. Wt 2.7grams
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A Victorian 18ct yellow gold sapphire& diamond ring, three round diamonds, 0.09ct with two round sapphires, 0.08ct. Wt 3.2grams
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An 18ct white gold solid white opal ring, one oval solid white opal, 18 x 12.5 mm. Wt 4.9grams
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A Victorian 9ct rose gold garnet ring, five round garnets, 0.12ct in total, hallmarked London. Wt 2grams
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Two 9ct yellow gold stick pins, one stick pin, heart shaped with a pearl and a circular pin with a red paste gemstone. Wt 3.6grams
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An 18ct yellow gold ruby and emerald ring, one pear shaped emerald. 2.05ct and one pear shaped ruby, 7.17ct. Total weight 6.4grams.
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An 18ct yellow and white gold diamond flower ring, nine round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.13ct in total. Total weight 3.6grams.
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A three strand sapphire bead necklace, sapphire beads, 747ct in total.
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An 18ct yellow gold diamond ring, twelve princess cut diamonds, 0.24ct. Wt 4.7gams
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An 18ct yellow & white gold sapphire & diamond ring, one cushion cut Ceylon sapphire, 8 x 5.5 mm, 1.70ct with two baguette diamonds, 0.16ct and ten round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.35ct. Wt 6.5 grams
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An 18ct yellow gold solid white opal & diamond pendant, one pearl shaped solid white opal, 23 x 15 mm, one oval solid white opal, 7 x 5 mm with single cut round diamonds, 0.50ct in total. Wt 6.3grams
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An 18ct yellow gold amethyst ring, one oval amethyst 20 x 17 mm, 17ct, deep purple in colour. Wt 9.3grams
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A 9ct yellow gold diamond ring, three round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.20ct. Wt 2.5 grams
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An 18ct rose gold pink diamond flower pendant, one round brilliant cut diamond, 0.23ct, colour pale yellow, clarity SI with one hundred and four round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.75ct in total, colour pink/champagne, clarity SI. Total weight 4grams.
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A pair of 18ct rose gold pink diamond flower earrings, two round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.44ct in total, colour, pale yellow, clarity SI with two hundred and eight round brilliant cut diamonds, 1.43ct in total, colour pink, clarity SI. Total weight 8.5grams.
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An 18ct white gold ruby & diamond ring, one oval ruby, 2.50ct, ruby is treated by glass filling with twenty four round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.48ct. Wt 5.2 grams
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An 18ct white gold emerald cut diamond ring, one emerald cut diamond, 0.20ct with ten round diamonds, 0.10ct. Wt 5.1 grams
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An 18ct yellow gold sapphire & diamond ring, one oval sapphire, 1.50ct with sixteen round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.32ct in total. Wt 8.6grams
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A sterling silver bracelet marked Tiffany & Co, rounded belcher links with a heart disc. Length 19 cm.
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An 18ct yellow gold diamond band ring, seven round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.28ct.
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A pair of 18ct yellow gold diamond hoops earrings, filigree flower shaped design with twenty round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.80ct in total. Wt 11.6grams
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An Antique18ct yellow & white gold diamond bar brooch, five old mine cut diamonds with eight rose cut diamonds, 0.32ct. Wt 3.9grams.
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An English 18ct yellow gold sapphire & diamond ring, 1908, one round sapphire, 0.50ct with eight single cut diamonds, 0.10ct. Hallmarked London, 1909. Wt 4.1grams
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An English Victorian diamond buckle ring, Chester 1897, two mine cut diamonds, 0.25ct. Hallmarked England, Chester, 1897, J.H. Wt 4grams
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A 9ct yellow gold & red paste gemstone bar brooch, one, red paste gemstone with a triangular inserted pattern. Wt 6.2 grams
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An 18ct white gold diamond & sapphire ring, one round brilliant cut diamond, 1.50ct, colour L(light yellow), clarity SI with thirty round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.50ct and forty-two fancy cabachon cut blue sapphires, 2.50ct and twelve fancy cut emeralds, 0.40ct. Valuation supplied. Wt 9.6grams
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A 9ct rose gold amber ring, one oval amber 19 x 11 mm. Wt 3.4grams
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A pair of 14ct yellow gold ruby & diamond earrings, two oval rubies, 2.00ct in total with sixteen round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.32ct in total. Wt 2.3grams
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A 14ct yellow gold ruby & diamond ring, one oval ruby, 1.00ct with eight round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.24ct.
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An 18ct yellow gold solid white opal ring, one pear shaped solid white opal, 18 x 13.5 mm with thirty four single cut diamonds, 0.34ct. Wt 5.5grams
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An 18ct rose & yellow gold garnet & pearl ring, one oval cabachon garnet, with twenty two seed pearls. Wt 7.2grams.
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A pair of 18ct white gold pink and blue sapphire and diamond earrings, assorted sapphires - blue sapphires, 19.15ct, pink sapphires, 14.35ct, white sapphires, 0.35ct with six round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.82ct in total, colour HI, clarity SI. Total weight 29.6grams. Valuation supplied.
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An 18ct white gold emerald and tsavorite garnet ring, one oval cabochon emerald, 12ct with one hundred and twenty two round tsavorite garnet, 3.00ct. Total weight 10.9grams. Valuation supplied.
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An English 9ct rose gold garnet ring, five round garnets, 0.60ct in total, hallmarked London. Wt 2.5grams
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A Murano glass black and gold bead necklace, length 80 cm
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An 18ct yellow gold diamond cluster ring, twelve round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.35ct. Wt 4.4 grams
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An 18ct white gold pearl & diamond ring, one akoya pearl, 10 mm with twelve single cut diamonds, 0.12ct. Wt 6.4 grams
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An 18ct yellow gold solid white opal ring, one oval solid white opal, 18.2 x 13.5 mm. Wt 6.44grams
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An 18ct yellow gold diamond band ring, eight single cut diamonds, 0.18ct. Wt 5.6 grams
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A sterling silver charm bracelet by Georg Jensen, rounded belcher link bracelet with four charms including a frog, lady, oval disc and heart. Wt 46.7grams. Length 19 cm
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An 18ct white gold sapphire & diamond ring, one round brilliant cut diamond, 0.20ct with six round diamonds, 0.12ct and seven square sapphire, 0.15ct. Wt 9.6grams
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A 14ct yellow gold Pave diamond ring, round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.50ct. Wt 8.2 grams
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An 18ct yellow gold green jadeite ring, one oval cabachon jadeite, 14 x 12 mm. Wt 9.3grams
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An 18ct yellow gold jadeite and diamond pendant, one carved piece of jadeite with round brilliant cut diamonds, 2.80ct in total. Wt 24.8grams.
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An eleven strand freshwater pearl necklace with a 14ct yellow gold diamond clasp, multi coloured rice bubble shaped freshwater pearls, 4-5 mm with 14ct clasp set with round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.08ct. Length 42 cm
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