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Estates of Lady Sidney Orme McPherson and her daughter Marion Orme Page — E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:507
Sale Title:Estates of Lady Sidney Orme McPherson and her daughter Marion Orme PageLots with images:501
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:495
Date:7-Aug-2016
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An important Italian 17th century walnut and gilt credenza, with moulded frieze above two drawers, below a pair of doors with a shaped apron, terminating in lion paw feet, 115 cm high, 143 cm wide, 49 cm deep.
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A late 17th century north Italian walnut chair, with embossed leather decoration, the arching padded back above a pair of scroll fluted arms, with cushion to the square seat, supported on scrolling legs joined by stretcher.
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An Italian pietra dura panel, late 19th to early 20th century, depicting Roman ruins, 10.5 x 6.5 cm.
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A late 19th century Berlin oval porcelain plaque, painted with classical maiden standing holding a lekythos, 'Psyche' after L. Sturm. 22 x 16 cm. (Factory: highly likely to be KPM)
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Chattillon the Captive, bears the label of W.J. Norman Looking Glass Manufacturer & Picture Framer, 26 x 14 cm
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An Afghan tribal Turkoman rug, circa 1940's, 175 x 102 cm.
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A flared Edwardian crystal vase with lozenge decoration, 17 cm high, 23 cm diameter.
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A modernist glass vase of baluster form with white and black swirl decoration.
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A silver christening cup with original case, 155gm, gold wash interior, together with another silver christening cup, inscribed 'Clive' (McPherson), 87gm.
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A George V silver box, maker: William Neale & Son Ltd, Birmingham, 1966
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A boxed glass flask with silver mounts, together with a christening set, total weight 94gm (excluding glass bottle) a George VI silver christening set, maker: Deakin & Francis Ltd Birmingham, 1939, total weight 130gm
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A George III silver shaped oval bright cut tea pot stand. Maker Henry green London 1787, 17 cm long, 142gm
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A Rene Lalique opalescent bowl moulded in the form a daisy, 10 cm wide and four cm high, together with a later Lalique bowl with rooster crowing, 9 cm high, and 9 cm wide, and another Lalique small bowl
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A Victorian posy holder pierced and embossed with flower and leaf, with leaf-decorated stem, chain and plain finger ring, 14 cm long.
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A Dresden gilt box with raised mythological figures, the interior also with painted landscape, with under glaze blue mark, 6.5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide.
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A pair of sterling silver pitch-filled candlesticks, 25 cm high.
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A George V silver cigar box, maker: Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1924. Bearing the McPherson monogram, with engraving 'From J.A.H. 1926', 16 cm long.
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A Belleek tete a tete tea set with black mark, comprising teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug, a pair of teacups and saucers on a large oval tray.
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A pair of silver candlesticks, Birmingham, 1943, with a weighted base.
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A pair of Victorian plated grape scissors, a Birmingham silver matchbox holder, inscribed Clive McPherson, together with an Edwardian plated bell.
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An 800 silver basket, with swing handle weighing 164gm.
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Three silver salts, maker: Horace Woodward & Co (Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor), London, 1884, 49gm total, together with a screw top salt, 9 cm high.
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A Hardy Brothers sterling silver water jug, of bulbous form, with gold wash interior, 18.5 cm high, 430gm, presented to 'The Rt. Hon. R.G. Menzies, C.H, Q.C., M.P., by the directors of Shoalhaven Paper Mills Pty. Limited, February 1957', together with a silver tray inscribed 'Robert Menzies', and presented by Sir Robert to Marion Page-McPherson on the occasion of her being a bridesmaid at the wedding of Heather Menzies in Canberra, 1954. Maker: James Dixon & Co., Sheffield, 1950, 55gm, 14 cm wide
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A George V silver cigar box, maker: Henry Clifford Davis, Birmingham, 1916.
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A pair of Irish Georgian silver grape scissors, maker: J Scott, Dublin, 1809, 86gm.
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A large and unique set of J. A. Linton, Australian sterling silver spoons, comprising six serving spoons, four teaspoons, and 24 sweet spoons, each with decorative pierced handles in the form of various Australian wildflowers, approx. Total weight 824gm.
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A boxed set of English silver spoons with enamel shell decoration marked Drummond & Co, Melbourne, together with a set of six sterling silver teaspoons, marked Dunklings, Melbourne.
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A set of three Birmingham sterling silver quaches with monograms inscribed.
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A late 19th century French vitrine with floral marquetry and glazed sides on tapering legs with under shelf, 170 cm high, 104 cm wide.
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Various Venetian coloured glass items including vases, bowls, together with two Carnival glass bowls and a ruby bowl.
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Two portable Thermos brand vacuum vessels circa 1950 and a Thermos brand vessel, model 29Q manufactured in England 1959, together with a cocktail shaker and a glass jug.
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A cloisonne box and cover, a cloisonne vase, a small bowl and cloisonne plate, a Cantonese bowl, together with a soapstone figure of a cat.
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A late 19th century vase, together with a pair of edged vases, a decanter and stopper and a Swedish vase.
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A set of six Orrefors modernist glasses with S.G.C personalised mark, together with an Orrefors leaf shaped bowl designed by Lars Hellsten, an Orrefors decanter and stopper, two other decanters and stoppers, and a crystal jug.
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A Doulton Burslem willow pattern salad bowl, 23 cm diameter, an Art Nouveau Royal Doulton Stoneware small jardiniere, and a Victorian Staffordshire harvest jug, 21 cm tall.
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A canteen of plated cutlery in lily pattern, initialled JJW, comprising 14 entree forks, 12 dinner forks, 21 desert spoons, four salts, 12 teaspoons, 5 coffee spoons, (approx.).
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A pair of Victorian silver salt spoons: maker: Charles Boyton, London, 1855, 20gm, a Chester silver ashtray, 27gm, together with six Arabic silver teaspoons, 33gm, and three similar, possibly silver teaspoons, a silver teaspoon marked sterling, with inset semi-precious stone, three other Birmingham silver salt spoons, and other assorted silver items.
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A plated Victorian pepperette, 17 cm high, three plated decanter labels, a Victorian plated cigarette case, a pair of plated presentation dishes inscribed 'Sorrento Easter, 1961' a glass pin dish with a silver rim, a plated napkin ring and a child's bangle marked 'Sidney'.
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Two plated early 20th century entree dishes and covers and plated waiters and bread board.
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Hanoverian pattern cutlery, comprising dinner forks, entree forks, soup spoons, desert spoons, together with salts and two sets of bone handle fish services.
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Martin Boyd ramekins, together with a blue bulbous vase, a miniature jug and two pottery bowls, and a salmon Glucksteins cigarette box with miniatur pottery vases inside.
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A boxed set of fruit knives and forks with mother of pearl handles, a similar set with serrated knives and forks, a bone handle fish service, a set of Walker & Hall cake forks, a set of teaspoons and a set of plated Rodd oyster forks.
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Two shelves of assorted vintage red and white wines and fortified wines, including Leasingham Hut Creek 1990 Shiraz Cabernet, a Queen Adelaide 1995 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon ruby Cabernet, and a Chateaux Tahbilk 1987 Cabernet Shiraz.
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A shelf of champagne including Paul Louis Blac de Blanc Brut, Shelmerdine 2006 Blanc de Noirs, and Armassoni Nectar Dry champagne.
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Nine bottles of Villard French Brandy, eight bottles of Gustave Pierre & Co Select French Brandy, and a bottle of de Valcourt Napoleon Finest French Brandy.
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A pair of Georg Jensen stainless steel chicken shears, together with plated Art Deco fruit knives with green handles, together with a box set of Royal Worcester egg coddlers.
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A plated Edwardian biscuit barrel with chased decoration.
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An Edwardian plated sugar basket with blue glass insert, two Victorian part cruet sets with pierced decoration on paw feet, a pair of ink bottles, and a plated chamber light.
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A Sheffield Plated entree dish, the border with c-scroll and shell decoration, together with an American late 19th century plated basket with swing handle.
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A collection of crystal glasses, comprising 11 Edinburgh champagnes, six liqueurs, ten fine Edwardian crystal tumblers, ten Edinburgh hock glasses, and various other Stewart glasses.
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A crystal perfume bottle with silver top, together with three silver napkin rings, and five silver perfume bottle tops, total silver weight: 206gm.
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A set of six boxed silver plated napkin rings, together with two plated candlesticks and a plated jug with gold wash interior.
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A glass jar with silver lid with worn marks, inscribed 'Marion', together with glass pin jar with Birmingham silver cover, and a Sheffield plate mustard with blue glass liner.
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Various glass items, including a Venetian glass basket, a Bavarian flared glass vase, two coloured vases, a ruby glass, a pair of Venetian glass vases of bulbous form with original paper labels and a late 19th century etched glass vase insert with scrolled handles.
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Several bottles of Bodega port, together with a 1985 vintage port bottled in Fairfield for the Toorak College old girls Association, a bottle of Fairfield Vineyard four penny dark port, and a bottle of all Saints Muscato
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Modernist glasses together with lead crystal glasses.
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A plated jug, toast rack, vase, tumbler and napkin rings, together with a square plated tray.
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Early 20th century pressed glass candlesticks, bowls, and other items of pressed glass.
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An early Victorian Irish silver jug and matching sugar bowl both flower head decoration. Maker: James Fry, Dublin, 1838, total weight 660gm.
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A silver desk set with two silver top bottles, pierced gallery on paw feet. Maker: Walter & John Barnard, London, 1890, 212gm.
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A Victorian silver jug, with embossed continuous rural landscape with horses and figures, maker: Jacobes J Oosterbaan, London 1894, 256gm
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An Edward VI Britannia standard silver tankard of Charles II style, with tapering sides, double-scroll thumb piece and acanthus leaf junction to handle, and McPherson coat of arms which reads 'Touch Not the Cat But a Glove'. Maker: HF, London, 1908, 756gm.
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A Rene Lalique amethyst tint 'Faucon' mascot, circa 1925, Marcilhac catalogue number 1124, with original silver plate base, signed 'R. Lalique', 19.5 cm high.
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A silver patch box, inscribed with presentation by the Queen to lady McPherson on the occasion of her Coronation 1953. Maker: Henry Hodson Plante, Birmingham 1951, 84gm.
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A German silver vesta case, the lid with cartouche of 18th century rural figures, 71gm.
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An Art Nouveau amber glass perfume bottle, the silver mounts with pierced c-scroll and foliate decoration, the cover with medieval embossed scene
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A George III silver gravy boat, London 1774. Shaped with gadrooned rim and fluted scroll handle, raised on three shell and scroll feet from shell mounts on the paw feet, with armorial crest, 19.5 cm long, 270gm
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A George V silver tea service, comprising a teapot, water pot, jug, and sugar bowl. Maker: J Parkes & Co, London, 1934, total weight 1548gm.
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A rare and decorative Italian silver gilt and enamel heavily engraved cigarette box, having a panel of maidens in an Italian landscape. Assayed in France.
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A Victorian silver rose bowl. Maker: Walker & Hall Sheffield 1898, the border with pierced foliate and mask border decoration on paw feet. Approx. 450gm 10 cm high, 13 cm wide.
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A Victorian silver tray, maker: Barker Bros, Birmingham, 1899, with chased decoration within S scroll and shell border on three feet, 1238 gm, 38 cm diameter.
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A Victorian silver hot water jug of simple form with fluted decoration to base on circular foot. Maker: Thomas William Dobson London 1889, 669gm
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A Chinese silver Republic period cigarette box, embossed with dragons within a key border, 11 cm wide, 5 cm high, 9 cm deep.
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A pair of Edwardian mother of pearl opera glasses.
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A mid-20th century fine French glass cabinet with Chinoiserie decoration and interior lighting.
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A Paul Garnier French brass carriage clock, the lever platform escapement striking on a gong, with enamel dial. 12 cm high.
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A Qing period Chinese celadon vase of baluster form with flared neck, fluted base, and moulded decoration, bears the BADA seal and hence imported to Australia prior to 1961, 25 cm high.
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A pair of impressive Japanese, Meiji period, circa 1890, blue and white hand blown pots, with painted peonies and a shaped lattice border, 93 cm high.
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A George III Sheraton knife box, the lid with sunburst marquetry decoration, the interior knife holders are removed, 36 cm high, 33 cm deep, 23 cm wide.
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An Australian silver shaped circular tray by William J Sanders, Sydney, 20th century, with applied leaf and floral scroll rim, marked 925 and presented to Sir Clive McPherson by the Super Phosphate Manufacturers of Australia in appreciation of his work as Australian Commissioner on the board of the British Phosphate Commissioners from March 1927 to August 1946, weight: 1106gm. Together with Victorian plated tankard, the front with coat of arms, presented December 1887, 'Senior Trial Eights' of the lady…
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An Edwardian plated tantalus set, with locking mechanism, maker: Walker & Hall Sheffield one decanter has a chipped rim.
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A Victorian blue and white transfer Staffordshire tureen and a sauce jug, together with two of Carlton Ware pottery vases, 26 and 29 cm high, and pair of blue and white vase wit registration mark. 10 cm high.
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A set of three crystal and stoppers of bulbous form with lozenge decoration and porcelain labels, together with two contemporary Bristol blue tall goblets, 34 cm high.
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A Qing period Chinese blue and white vase, of baluster form flared neck. Approx. 47 cm high.
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A 18th century French provincial buffet, breakfront, with original rouge marble top, above four panel doors flanked by panel sides. 90 cm high, 195 cm wide, 54 cm deep.
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A composite set of silver and plated fiddle and thread pattern canteen of cutlery, some with McPherson and other monograms, comprising: ten 750 silver dinner forks, nine 750 silver soup spoons, two sterling silver desert spoons, six dinner knives with 800 silver handles and steel blades, together with, six dinner knives with plated handles and steel blades, eleven plated entree forks, twenty-two plated dinner forks, nine plated desert spoons, and five plated desert spoons.
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A Royal Doulton dinner service with place settings for eight, pattern name 'New Romance'.
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An Edwardian set of plated salts, mustard, and pepperettes, with blue glass inserts, marked Drummond & Co, Melbourne, made in England.
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A set of four late Victorian silver plated Elkington & Co candlesticks of baluster form with flower head decoration and detachable sconce, 26 cm high.
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A reproduction Sheffield plate wine coaster, 11 cm high, together with a pair of Strachan reproduction Old Sheffield plate champagne buckets, 9 cm high.
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A Germanic mid-19th century split pedestal mahogany dining table with two extra leaves.
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A set of six early Victorian rosewood dining chairs, each with Crown top on cabriole legs
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A pair Crown Staffordshire birds modelled of a white Partridges on a rock base modelled by M Doubell Miller, 21 cm high.
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A Herend porcelain beaker, 19 cm diameter, together Herend vase, 10 cm high.
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A set of eleven Nymphenburg porcelain figures, four on stands and others playing musical instruments and celebrating.
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A set of three Qing period Cantonese plates, bright orange and blue decoration, 23 cm wide approx.
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A pair of 18th century carved oak caryatids, 30 cm long.
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An Italian school, 18th century still life. Provenance: Bears label of Frost & Reed, Bristol & London, and marked Lady Mary Lacey verso, 67 x 55 cm.
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A Walker & Hall four-piece plated tea service, pattern 3057, includes water jug, 30 cm tall, teapot, and milk jug, and sugar bowl, together with a biscuit barrel, maker: Phillip Ashberry, Sheffield, 19 cm high. Provenance: loaned to the state Governor, Sir Dallas Brookes on the occasion of the 1954 visit of her Majesty the Queen, and on the occasion of the 1956 visit of the Queen mother
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A George III mahogany tea table, with hinged top, 73 cm wide, 93 cm long, 46 cm wide.
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