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The Richard Berry Collection - Part 2, Day 1 — Young's Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Young's Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:521
Sale Title:The Richard Berry Collection - Part 2, Day 1Lots with images:513
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:454
Date:29-Mar-2009
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Pair of Staffordshire pottery cats. Na 19 cm
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Georgian polychrome tea caddy, the ovoid body with a neo-classical scene, original handle and escutcheon, no hinge
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Antique parchment in turned bone canister. Dated 1756. Pertaining to Richard Cock of London and his being granted the status of 'Freeman'. London Coat of Arms and blind embossed seal at extremities.
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Willow' patterned tea cosy. Handworked scene in blue, turquoise and white beads on red tapestry ground. Folding timber frame with cushioned interior. Diameter 25 cm
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Two Chinese feng-shui compasses. Circular wooden bodies with hand-painted Chinese character calibrations. 12 and 11 cm diam.
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Antique parian bust of a gentleman. Reverse printed with 'Published as the Act Directs by Sam.L Alcock & Co. Burslem, Staffordshire, February 22nd 1847. 21 cm
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Two parian busts. 'Rossini' and 'Felix Mendelssohn'. Both imprinted with names. 11 cm each
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19th century pottery flower aid. Shell shaped vase with hand-painted Chinoiserie scene of a Fisherman and Crane. The reverse with a Pagoda scene. 21 cm
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Victorian Royalty teapot. English commemorative teapot decorated with the Royal Crown, fler-de-lis spout and anchor handle. 18 cm
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Doulton Lambeth Pottery vase. Pate-sur-pate on baluster shaped body. Two portrait cameos in foliate scrolling, dated 1880. Monogrammed on base, 'E S'. (Eliza Simmance, active 1873 - 1928) 15 cm
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Royal Doulton jug. Frank Brangwyn, R.A. Pottery jug, pale green glaze with frieze of fruit and foliage. 21.5 cm
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Royal Doulton art pottery vase. Baluster shaped body. Blue glazed ground with Arts and Crafts frieze and foliage design. Incised monogram on base, 'Jh'. (John Huskinson, active 1878 - 1883) 18 cm
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Royal Doulton pottery vase. Unusual form with flared sgraffito base and wide blue glazed rim. 24 cm
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Royal Doulton jug. Arts & Crafts style in mottled green glaze. Adorned with two rampaging lions and hearts. 16.5 cm
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Royal Doulton 'Orient Line' advertising ashtray. Circular ribbed body with company logo in centre. Stamped on base 'O.S.N. Co.'. Plus a related Orient Line postcard and etched glass vase for 'Huddart Parker & Co.'. 12.5 cm diam.
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Continental porcelain cup and bowl. Hand painted with Peasant fishing scenes, river, mountains and castle in the background. Early 19th century Cup;6.5 cm. Bowl; 13.5 cm diam.
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Papier mache tea caddy. Elongated octagonal body on 4 scroll feet. Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and foliate design. Both original lids present, one with carved shell handle, early 19th century. 15 x 26 x 19 cm
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Two Staffordshire figure groups. One of Welsh peasant ladies, the other of Scotsman and wife. 13 and 16 cm
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Two porcelain cat ornaments. Including a novelty match holder/vesta with cats playing and a figure of sitting cat. 7 and 11 cm
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Antique English pottery figure. Hand painted (underglaze) statue of a seated peasant lady with basket of flowers and fruit. 17 cm
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Pair of 19th century majolica candlesticks. In the form of eagles with wings spread, each crowned with a candle holder. Hand painted underglaze. Height, 20 cm, wingspan, 22 cm
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Martin Bothers 'Grotesque' face jug. The face with a mischievous grin, sporting a goatee beard. Small horns protruding to rear of jug. Neck and handle with damage and repairs. Incised on base, 'R W Martin and Bros. London and Southall, 1889.' 25 cm
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Burmantofts Grotesque animal vase. Turquoise glazed figure of seated reptilian creature with raised head and open mouth. Stamped on base, 'Burmantofts faience, England, 1898'. 16 cm
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Wilkinson's 'Oriflamme' vase. Marble lustre glaze in purple, red and yellow highlights. Pale green interior 14 cm
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Wedgwood Lustreware bowl. Blue ground with gilded Chinese dragons and fire decoration. Height 8 cm. Diameter 11.5 cm
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St. Lukas (Utrecht) vase. Green lustre ware with iridescent glaze. Stamped on base. 19 cm
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Japanese art pottery vase. Squat shaped body with high Art Deco pierced and ridged stylised handles dividing the body. Each side decorated with Phoenix and floral motifs in low relief. Base stamped with Japanese monogram. Height 20 cm, diam. 30 cm
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Pierrefonds Arts and Crafts vase. Two handled body in blue crystalline glaze. 23 cm
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Art Deco pottery plate. Blue and turquoise enamel and painted decorated dish. Portrait of a Lady in Evening wear with floral surrounds. Signed 22 cm
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Ruskin candle stick. Arts and Crafts style finished in mauve lustre glaze. 17 cm
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Ruskin vase. Blue mottled glaze with black and brown highlights. Impressed stamp. 11.5 cm
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Ruskin vase. Matt finished soft blue dribble glaze. 11.5 cm
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Ruskin covered jar. Hexagonal shaped with blue glazed exterior. Green crystalline interior. Impressed stamp with original paper label. 7 cm
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Set of five Beswick porcelain musical monkey figurines, including a saxophone, guitar, tuba, banjo and drum player
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Art Deco Bat jug. Blue cylindrical body with crescent moon handle. Bat with mouth spout and star decoration. Stamped 'B.G. Vulliamz.' 14 cm
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Deal Ware vase. Inverted baluster shaped body in blue and green glaze. 24 cm
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Amphora vase. Gourd shaped with mottled green ground. Band of nasturtium floral decoration. Stamped 'Made in Czechoslovakia, amphora'. 21 cm
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Bretby Ware vase. Two handled cylindrical body with floral design. Cream glaze. 24 cm
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Danish Art Nouveau pottery vase. Burnt orange body with dark stylised stem and floral rim. Impressed stamp, 'P. Ipsen, Kjobenhavn, 509'. Inscribed signature 'Jensen' (Lauritz Jensen). 19 cm
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Two (2) Copeland Spode Coronation whisky advertising decanters. Andrew Usher & Co., Edinburgh. Commemorating the crowning of King George V and Queen Mary, June 22nd, 1911. Three colour pate-sur-pate body with crown stopper. Cameo banners with royal portraits. Reverse decorated with English coat of arms. 25.5 cm
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Georgian Irish crystal turn-over comport. Circular body with diamond cut decoration and curled rim. Stepped base with fluted foot, sunburst base. Height 21, diam, 24 cm
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Samson (French) ceramic plate. Armorial crest surrounded by famille rose style flowers. Pierced and gilded rim with enamelled highlights. Faux Chinese mark, early 19th century. 24 cm
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Sevres porcelain cabinet plate. Blue ground with gilded baroque scroll work and applied enamel highlights. Hand painted military scene. Entitled on reverse, 'Passage du Rhin'. Blue Sevres mark and artist's initial, 'M.', (Jean-Louis Morin, active 1732 - 1787) underglaze. 24 cm
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Two (2) Victorian porcelain cabinet plates. One with pink ground, bird, berries and beetle. The other on soft lemon ground with butterflies and roses.
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Antique Staffordshire porcelain cabinet plate. Hand painted panel showing Kilchurn Castle and Loch Awe. Green border with gilded bramble decoration. 2.5 cm
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Two (2) Victorian maritime plates. Black transferred design depicting a steam ship under sail and fully rigged tall-ship in rough seas. Border with cartouches of neo-classical dolphins, mermaids and sea-horses. 24 cm diam.
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Victorian maritime food warmer plate. Green transferred design depicting a steam ship under sail and fully rigged tall-ship in rough seas. Border with cartouches of neo-classical dolphins, mermaids and sea-horses. Set in a metal bowl with spout for adding hot water. 24 cm diam.
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Two (2) Grainger & Co. Cabinet plates. Three green fern leaves and a gilt border. Printed mark on reverse, circa 1870 -1889. 3 cm diameter
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Dinner plate. English porcelain. Crowned Queen's monogram 'Vr' over Government House banner. Pale green border with gilt rim. Reverse with crown and 'From William Mortlock and Sons, 18 Regent Street, London'. 23 cm
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Three (3) pieces of German pottery. Wine jug with applied branch handle. Scenes of peasant farmers drinking and dancing. Plus a pair of mustard pots with pewter lids, foliate sgraffito decorated bodies. Jug 25 cm, pots 9 cm
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Art Nouveau spelter statue. Gilded figure of woman playing a mandolin. Stamped maker's mark, illegible. Mounted on a rouge marble column. 22.5 cm total height.
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Three (3) antique circular lidded boxes. Papier mache with hand painted portraits of Bearded Men. Diameter 11.5 cm
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Two (2) antique dioramas. European stepped town scenes with local characters, minstrels and children. Under glass domes on oval bases. 22 and 18 cm
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Pair of Victorian yellow satin glass piano lamps and scones, original matching shades on single kerosene burners.
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Victorian glass epergne. Circular mirrored base with 4 tulip-shaped trumpets and 3 clear glass leaves. (Includes one replacement leaf.) 32 cm
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'Clarke's Fairy lamp', Doulton Burslem floral patterned base with US patent number, in an unusual two tier design, complete with Queen's Burmese glass shade and original Clarke's pyramid candle
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Fairy lamp, Queen's Burmese pink and yellow glass shade, the Clarke's clear glass base with well and original candle
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Two (2) Fairy lamps. Queen's Burmese glass shades on Clarke's 'Cricklite' clear glass bases. 12.5 cm each
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Two (2) Fairy lamps. Queen's Burmese glass shades on Clarke's clear glass bases. 10 cm each
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Two (2) Fairy lamps. Different sizes. Queen's Burmese glass shades on Clarke's clear glass bases. 12.5 and 10 cm
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Clarke's crystal and glass Fairy lamp, four branch banquet lamp with diamond cut crystal shades, brass mount on a flared cut crystal base. Glass cups and brass mount all showing maker's name
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Two (2) glass gasolier shades. Queen's Burmese, one satin finish, the other a gloss finish. 6 cm each
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Fairy lamp. Hobnail clear glass long-stem base with mottled green vaseline glass shade. Complete with Clarke's candle, 'The Burglar's Horror!' 21.5 cm
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Two (2) Fairy lamps. Green Nailsea glass shades on Clarke's clear glass bases. 10.5 cm each
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Victorian Fairy lamp. White and pink cased glass shade with matching base, hand painted with foliage and butterfly. 12 cm
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Victorian Fairy lamp stand, set of three matching blue satin glass shades and bases, mounted on a leaf shaped mirrored base
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Two (2) Fairy lamps. Victorian vaseline glass, one pink, one green. Sitting on matching bases, triangular leaf shaped feet. 14 cm each
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Pair of Fairy lamps. Victorian blue swirling marbled glass shades on matching bases. 11 cm each
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Pair of Fairy lamps. Victorian cross hatched and fluted blue satin glass shades on matching bases. 12 cm each
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Pair of fairy lamps, Victorian, cross hatched and fluted green satin glass shades on matching bases.
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Pair of Fairy lamps. Victorian cross hatched and fluted satin ruby glass shades on matching bases. 12 cm each
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Four (4) Clarke's 'Cricklite' Fairy lamps. Clear glass shades with gilt metal mounts on Clarke's bases. 14.5 cm each
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Pair of Fairy lamps. White satin glass conical shades on matching bases. 14 cm each
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Fairy lamp. Victorian satin finished ruby glass with turned-in pie crust top shade. Flared crimped matching base. 15 cm
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Fairy lamp. Tall opaque cream/amber shade on Clarke's clear glass base 17 cm
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Fairy lamp. Victorian white satin glass shade with pie-crust rim on matching base. 13 cm
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Three (3) Fairy lamps. Green, blue and ruby glass shades on Clarke's clear glass bases. 9, 9 and 10 cm
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Three (3) Fairy lamps. Cranberry, amethyst and ruby glass shades on Clarke's clear glass bases. 9, 9 and 10.5 cm
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Three (3) Fairy lamps. Ruby glass with matching base. Blue hobnail glass with matching base. Unusual opaque crackle glass shade on Clarke's clear glass base. 9.5, 10 and 10.5 cm
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Three (3) Fairy lamps. Victorian blue satin glass shades. One on matching base, the others on Clarke's clear glass bases. 13 cm each
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Art Nouveau lamp shade. Green vaseline glass with acid-etched and wheel cut floral decoration. 11 cm height
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Pair of Theodore Deck vases. Displaying strong eastern aesthetic design elements, including butterflies, birds, dragonflies, opium poppies, magnolias and chrysanthemums. Figural turquoise elephant handles. Floral bordered rim and foot. A magnificent pair of vases by the acclaimed 19th century French potter and designer. 31 cm each
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Hungarian 2-handled vase. Manufactured by Fischer J of Budapest. Islamic shape with panels of gilded floral decoration over a burgundy and floral background. 31.5 cm
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Amphora 2-handled vase. Circular flared body. Forest scene on mottled blue ground. Stamped 'Amphora, made in Czechoslovakia' 15 cm height
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Mary Gregory three piece mantle suite, a magnificent and rare set of matching Victorian glassware, comprising of a pair of vases, comport and matching stands for all, showing scenes of women boating, fishing and spectating, the stands with cottages and floral sprays, fine brushwork detail, original gilding. Vase and stand 53.5 cm, comport and stand 33 cm
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Pair of Mary Gregory glass vases, in blue glass of tapering cylindrical form, hand painted with scenes of children playing.
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Victorian glass epergne. Opaque swirled pattern glass trumpet and bowl. Silver plated 4-legged stand with silver plate mount for trumpet. 44 cm
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Pair of Victorian monumental yellow vaseline glass epergnes, each of flared trumpet form with frilled rim, brass mount connecting to circular matching vaseline glass base. Extraordinary size, the rarity is enhanced when considering the fragility of such pieces. Rare survivors that have endured two world wars and transportation from England to Melbourne, 126 cm and 119 cm
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Antique Bohemian glass table set. Opaque glass tray, covered bowl and two goblets. Decorative gilt overlay, monogrammed, 'Eb'. Tray 26 cm diameter
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Antique German hand-blown glasses. Comprising of 4 green glass goblets and 2 beakers. Each with enamelled armorial decoration and Latin motto, 'Sic itur ad astra'. Approx. 15 cm height
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Victorian pink satin glass bowl. Swirled design with heavy stepped and frilled edge. 22 cm diameter
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Three (3) Victorian glass baskets. Two ruby and yellow cased with frilled edges. The other a powder blue satin glass.
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Victorian Mary Gregory posy holder. Ruby glass with overlaid decoration and remains of gilt edging. 14 cm
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Pair of Victorian pink satin glass vases. Baluster shaped cased pink glass with diamond patterned quilting and flared rim. 22.5 cm
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Pair of Richardson glass vases. Blue glass with gilt enamel decoration. Octagonal shaped bodies with a flared rim and stepped foot. Circa 1850. 32 cm
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French amber glass bowl. Exterior with colourful enamel work showing galleons, stylised fish and seaweed. Interior also with enamelled galleon. 25 cm diam.
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French 'Eiffel Tower' commemorative vase, with a cylindrical glass body with flared base, acid etched and gilt filled Art Nouveau foliate design encompassing a panel of the Eiffel Tower, 19th century
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Victorian glass vase. Squared body in green and white glass, each side with oval panels of gilded insects and flowers. 19 cm
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Victorian satin glass vase. Bulbous shape with square tapering neck. Cream hooped design ground, enamelled floral, butterfly and beetle decoration. 17 cm
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Stevens and Williams glass vase. Cased yellow and ruby glass, blushing to lime green at base. Twist decorated body and crimped rim. 19th century. 16 cm
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