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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:171
Sale Title:International Decorative Arts, Day 1Lots with images:171
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:89
Date:6-Nov-2016
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A mahogany square table pianoforte made by John Broadwood & Son., circa 1,800, 83 cm high, 169 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A fine Regency rosewood circular table with brass inlay, English, early 19th century, 70 cm high, 120 cm diameter
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A painted and gilt Chinoiserie decorated four-fold leather screen, probably Dutch, late 18th century, 231 x 244 cm
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A magnificent Edward VII gilt sterling silver garniture of a large oval centrepiece, a pair of comports and a pair of vases by John Bodman Carrington and Carrington & Co, London 1902/5/6, the centrepiece engraved 'Presented to Sir James & Lady Fairfax on their Golden Wedding by their Sons and Daughters - 12th March 1857-1907' and a crest and motto 'Lucem Fere Fax' (Carry a Torch), all with pierced lattice body, scroll cartouches supporting bold floral swags, leaf scroll rim with classical Maenad masks and…
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An exceptional Edward VII pair of gilt sterling silver five-light, four branch candelabra by Carrington & Co, London 1906 each designed with floral rococo shaped square base rising to a knopped stem and leaf capped arms, floral nozzles and drip trays, 56 cm high, 49 cm diameter,. Provenance: Sir James Reading and Lady Fairfax
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An impressive Victorian pair of sterling silver comports by George Fox, London 1862 each designed with an embossed circular pedestal base supporting three playful putti holding aloft a wire work basket and cut glass bowl, 36.5 cm high, 25 cm diameter, 2,395 grams
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A very fine George II sterling silver pierced swing handled cake basket by Edward Aldridge, London 1751 with bold cast rim of wheat sheaves, grape vines and pomegranates, scrolled pierced body and contemporary engraved coat of arms, scroll feet with classical Maenad mask terminals and rocaille shell feet, swing handle with dragon head supports and engraved crest, fully marked on body, 33 x 28 cm, 27 cm high, 1,730 grams
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A Georg Jensen silver circular two handled vegetable bowl and cover, designed by Georg Jensen in 1921, Copenhagen, 1926/32, model No 417, the hand beaten circular body with carved ebony shell, silver bud and scroll handles, supporting domed cover with applied cluster of flowers and buds over foliage, standard factory marks, crowned oval Georg Jensen mark, 'GI' Sterling over S in oval dots mark and model numbers, 28 cm across the handles, 12 cm high, 925 grams
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A Georg Jensen silver Blossom pattern oval tray, designed by Georg Jensen in 1905, Copenhagen, post 1945, model No 2H, the oval hand beaten body with two loop blossom and scroll handles, standard factory marks, oval Georg Jensen mark, and model numbers, 36 x 21 cm, 600 grams
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A pair of Georg Jensen silver Pomegranate two-light candelabra, designed by Georg Jensen in 1919, Copenhagen, 1933/44, model No. 324 each on a circular base rising to a stem formed as a pomegranate supporting entwined branches and scroll and berry central finial, standard factory marks, model numbers and initials 'GJ' within a rectangular box, 23 cm high, 26 cm wide, 2,285 grams
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A fine Victorian pair of sterling silver mounted comports and covers by Robinson, Edkins & Aston, Birmingham, 1844/5 the vase shaped bodies with matt textured panels of scrolls with pendant bunches of grapes and finial, 23 cm high, 16 cm diameter, 1,200 grams weight of silver
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A George III Scottish pair of sterling silver circular salvers by William & Patrick Cunningham, Edinburgh 1799 each with thread border on three feet, fitted leather case, 21 cm diameter, 625 grams
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A grand pair of Victorian sterling silver rococo two branch candelabra by William Comyns, London 1898 each with shaped base cast with roses and rocaille shells rising to floral knopped stem supporting 'S' scroll branches, floral nozzles and central finial of a cluster of roses, 44 cm high, 4,410 grams
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A boxed Royal Worcester porcelain set of six demi-tasse gilt cups and saucer painted by Harry Stinton, 1920, with Highland cattle in a misty landscape, puce factory mark and silver gilt spoons by Henry James Hulbert, London 1919, fixed box with retail's label of Wixleys, Southhead on Sea
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An Edward Vi sterling silver mounted glass dessert suite by Charles Boyton, Sheffield 1909 comprising a finely pierced circular bowl and twelve matching single handled dessert dishes all with yellow/green glass liners, the bowl 24 cm diameter, the dishes 13 cm across the handles, 2,245 grams total weight of silver
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A Georg Jensen silver Blossom pattern tea and coffee service, designed by Georg Jensen in 1908, Copenhagen, 1915/30, model Nos. 2 D & C, comprising a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl and cover, milk jug and pair of sugar nips, the pots with right angled carved ivory handles, hand beaten bodies and domed covers with large bud and berry finials, standard factory marks, crowned oval Georg Jensen mark, 'GI' Sterling over S in oval dots mark and model numbers, the coffee pot 21 cm high, 1,845 grams
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A Georg Jensen silver Blossom pattern oval bowl, designed by Georg Jensen in 1905, Copenhagen, post 1945, model No 2H, the oval hand beaten body with the rim designed with blossom and scrolls, standard factory marks, oval Georg Jensen mark, and model numbers, 13 x 10 cm, 110 grams
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A Georg Jensen silver Blossom pattern shallow round dish, designed by Georg Jensen in 1905, Copenhagen, post 1945, model No 2A, the rim designed with blossom and scrolls, standard Georg Jensen & Wendel A/S factory marks, and model numbers, 19 cm diameter, 365 grams
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A George III Irish sterling silver two handled cup and cover by Carden Terry & Jane Williams (of Cork), Dublin 1812 with engraved contemporary coat of arms, motto 'Spe' (Hope) and presentation inscription, domed cover with cone finial, 26 cm high, 810 grams
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A George II Irish sterling silver baluster mug by Henry Daniell, Dublin 1730, with engraved contemporary coat of arms, the base initialled 'M.T.A' and scratch weight '7=2', 10 cm high, 215 grams
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A Georg Jensen silver circular bowl, designed by Johan Rohde in 1912, Copenhagen, 1915/30, model No. 6, with a circular flared bowl raised on berried leaves and scrolls and stepped oval base, the base engraved 'Florence Stern Kahn - 1931', standard factory marks, model numbers, crowned oval Georg Jensen mark, 'GI' Sterling over S in oval dots mark and initials 'JR' within dots, 13 cm high, 16 cm diameter, 385 grams
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A George V sterling silver tortoiseshell pique dressing table suite by William Comyns, London 1910 comprising a rectangular tray, pair of candlesticks and three jars and bottles, all with inset paterae and ribbon tied swags, the tray 23 x 1 cm, the candlesticks 15 cm high
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A pair or George V sterling silver Sabbath candlesticks London 1922, by Henry Snellgrove with knopped stems engraved with floral swags, 31 cm high
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A fine quality Victorian cased gilt sterling silver claret jug and pair of goblets by Stephen Smith, London 1863, the baluster jug finely engraved with foliage 'Royal Crown, 9, Surgeon Major Robert Lewer of the 9th Queens Royal Lancers, Kabel, 1880' within fitted case with label 'CJ Hill, later Catchpole & Williams, Oxford Street', the jug 34 cm high, the goblets 18.5 cm high, 1,150 grams
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An impressive George III sterling silver suite of a pair of sauce tureens and covers, a pair of entree dishes, covers and Sheffield plate warming stands by Thomas Ellerton and Richard Sibley I, London 1803, the urn shaped tureens with ribbon-tied reeded rims and loop handles and engraved with a contemporary coat of arms, the domed cover with a winged orb and mural coronet finial, the shaped circular entree dishes with the same arms and finials, raised on warming dishes, retaining their original tinned…
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A Georg Jensen silver canteen of Cypress pattern cutlery, comprising 11 soup spoons, 11 table forks, 11 table knives, 12 dessert spoons, 12 entree forks, 12 entree knives and 12 tea spoons, designed by Tias Eckhoff in 1953, 3,760 grams total weight
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An American sterling silver cutlery suite by Wallace Silversmiths Inc., in the Grande Baroque pattern, first introduced in 1941 comprising twelve dinner knives, sixteen dinner forks, ten entree knives, ten entree forks, ten soup spoons, ten dessert spoons, ten butter knives (four flat, six with filled handles), five cake forks, three serving spoons, two pickle forks and a jam spoon, 2970 grams total weight (excluding knives)
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An unusual George III sterling silver oval reversible plate stand and burner by John Wakelin and William Taylor, London 1786 with threaded rims and oval double burner engraved with two contemporary crests, one with a Marquise's coronet, the other an heraldic crown, 10 cm high, 31 x 22 cm, 715 grams
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A pair of French oval silver mounted cut glass comports by Paillard Freres, 31 rue Chapon, Paris, circa 1880 the pierced stands elaborately decorated with cast putti holding trophies, doves and goat head masks among scrolls and swags, 15 cm high, 19 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A Victorian sterling silver centrepiece, on circular mirrored plateau by Robinson, Edkins & Aston, Birmingham 1845 the pierced trumpet vase and stand decorated with grape vines, 39 cm high overall, the plateau 33 cm diameter, the vase 33 cm high, 1930 grams
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A William IV sterling silver fluted coffee pot by Paul Storr, London 1836 with engraved anthemion decoration, contemporary coat of arms, and flower finial marked by John Samuel Hunt, 22 cm high, 820 grams, The Arms are those of Lambeth
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