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Estate & Collector — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:307
Sale Title:Estate & CollectorLots with images:304
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:254
Date:25-Feb-2018
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Books (3), early Colonial drawing books 1840-1841. Inscribed in sepia 'Peter McPherson Australian College Jamison Street, May 4th, 1841, Sydney.' the three books containing 88 pencil, ink and wash drawings of early Sydney, other classical Art exercises, anatomical, animal, marine, architectural, English and European town and country scenes. Some paper watermarked 'Ruse and turner, 1837.' in 1842 the population of Sydney was approx 30,000. Mixed media, 23 x 30 cm (largest)
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'Panorama of Sydney NSW in the year 1829'. Centenary publication (1929) after a painting by Robert Burford. Published by lake & Sons Ltd, Sydney and Melbourne, from the original in the possession of Mr J Feldheim. (key numbers of interest: 18, General Darling and Colonel Dumaresq; 19, Bongaree). Print, 21 x 89 cm
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Groote Eylandt bark painting. Depicting numerous fish mammals, snakes etc in a central field. Natural earth pigments on bark. 63 x 22 cm
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Aboriginal bark painting. Warraguk the bat. 30 x 22 cm
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Mid 20th century Aboriginal bark painting. Hunting Turtles, Groote Eylandt. Natural earth pigments on bark, 50 x 36 cm
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Pacific Island childs top. Decoratively bound coconut (rattle) mounted on hardwood spindle, with stand. Length 64 cm
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Bougainville Solomon Islands carved spirit figure. Female with fish. Incised decoration and inset mother of pearl eyes. Wood, height 50 cm
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Tall Papua New Guinea carved panel. Relief carving of ancestor figure holding crocodiles. Height 200 cm
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Mid 20th century Balinese carving. Man binding rice sheaf. Height 33 cm
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Micronesian fishing tackle box. Hollow carved trunk with fitted lid. Use patina. Diameter 30 cm
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Cook Island pedestal adze. Bound adze on tapering chip carved base. Ruatangata Province. Height 52 cm
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Two Aboriginal Weapons. Grooved western desert shield; and older stone worked boomerang. Old repair. Length 76 cm (shield)
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Aboriginal fish tailed ceremonial club, probably Northern Territory with polychrome hatched decoration. Length 133 cm
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Three Aboriginal walking sticks. All with helical carved snakes. Heavy use patination. Length 98 cm (longest)
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Shona soapstone sculpture. Possibly by Lovemore Bonjisi. Height 43 cm
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Nine various Sporting and Pastimes prints, including two pages from Blome's 'The gentleman's Recreation,' (London 1686). Also sundry hunting prints and cockfighting, Russian fishing, coursing etc. Coloured stipple engravings and copper engravings. 28 x 24 cm (average)
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Pair 19th century stipple engravings, after Louis Francois Mariage, ornate gilt frames, black and gilt stencil lettering. Titled 'Naufragio de Telcoy Amazili;' and 'Sacrificio Sublimen del Cacique Henrique.', 68 x 75 cm (each overall)
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Two various photo albums, including Kitch's mountain views (6) real photo blue mountains scenes. Also large 1950s Australia to UK travel album containing approx 180 souvenir view postcards, printed and real photo. Photographs and Photogravure
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French music hall poster. 'La Chantouse Parisienne, Armand'ary.' later lithograph of fin de siecle poster by Weyl. Stone lithograph, 78 x 55 cm
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Three early 18th century coloured copper plate engravings. Johannes Kip, (c1653-1722) 'St Clements church in the strand,' (56 x 58 cm); David Lockley, 'The new church in the strand, London 1719,' (57 x 44 cm); and H Terasson, 'His Majesty's Royal Banqueting house of Whitehal, London, 1713,' (44 x 57 cm).
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Pair Japanese Meiji period bronze vases. Baluster form with twin mask and ring handles, mixed metal inlaid decoration. Height 38 cm (each)
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Three Republic period porcelain vases. Famille rose decoration of figures in a mountain lake landscape (height 24 cm); the other two with famille rose birds and flowers. Height 24 cm, 14 cm and 9 cm
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Sturt pottery square dish. Footed earthenware with iron decoration. Diameter 20 cm
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Japanese cloisonne vase. Dark green ground with wisteria decoration. Height 15.5 cm
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Two Himalayan Shamans masks. Hand carved wood with fine, old patina. Provenance: The Dr Peter Elliott collection. Height 25 cm (average)
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Japanese Satsuma pottery incense burner. Quartrefoil shape, with gilt brocade decoration. Satsuma mon to base. Height 11 cm
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Chinese cloisonne vase. Black ground with cherry blossom decoration. Baluster shape. Together with a cloissonne bun form lidded box. Height 14 cm (vase)
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Pair Cantonese Republic period cloisonne vases. Lobed baluster form. Decorated with flowers and butterflies. Height 17 cm
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Tibetan box. Timber box covered with painted leather, iron reinforced corners. Polychrome decoration of Buddhist sage. Height 27 cm
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Pair Japanese Edo period Abumi (Stirrups). Iron with relacquered finish. Height 24.5 cm
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Japanese Meiji period Imari charger. Central medallion of a floral basket, surrounded by brocade panels; blue and white floral decoration verso. Hairlines to central medallion. Diameter 45.56 cm
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Japanese bronze jardiniere. High relief fruiting vine with leaves. Makers signature stamped to base. Height 21.5 cm
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Chinese Qing Dynasty table screen. Eight wooden frames with original hinges, each with six blue and white porcelain panels. The centre panels depicting sages and deities. As inspected incl. Restoration and cracks to some panels, one leg missing,1 tile repainted. Height 82 cm, width 17 cm (each)
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Two 19th century Indonesian betel nut cutters. Hand forged iron. One with silver damascene inlay. Length 23 cm (each)
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18th/19th century Indian bronze vajris (foot Scrubber). Cat form finial with mottled patina. Height 9 cm
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Tibetan bronze 'Savage' horse Bit, including one other early bronze bit. Length 30 cm (each)
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17th/18th century Chinese hand cannon. Three barrels with iron strapwork. Socket mount for attachment of wooden handle. Length 34 cm
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Indonesian Keris and Dayak Mandau sword. The keris with old kocet-kocetan (beetle) form hilt with excellent patina. Seven wave pamor blade. Mandau with dayak carving to hilt and scabbard. Length 66 cm
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Mughal style shield. Steel shield with Arabic islamic inscriptions. Replacement lining and handle. Diameter 42 cm
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Mughal style shield. Steel shield with Arabic islamic inscriptions. Replacement lining and handle. Diameter 53 cm
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Edwardian oak three bottle tantalus. Containing three spirit decanters and stoppers. EPNS mounts. Height 32 cm
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1919 Gravity desk clock, with patented mechanism and internal pendulum. Crack to glass, which has chapter ring. Height 26 cm
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Two Australian World War II Souvenirs. A watch desk stand inscribed 'Merry Xmas Darwin 1944' and a naval 'Returned from Active service' medallion.
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Hohner 6-Way Harmonica. In original box.
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Victorian writing slope. Fitted interior, tooled leather writing surface, later replacement. Gilt brass re-inforced corners and escutcheons. Height 15 cm length 15 cm D22 cm
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Pair of bronze Scottish terrier bookends, height 16 cm
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Polished marble chess set, height 11 cm (Queen)
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Sir Thomas Brisbane Land Grant 1823. Granting of 40 acres to John Desmond, district of Kurrajong NSW. Includes seal. 28 x 37.5 cm
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Official Marriage Programme Princess Maud of Wales 1896. To Charles of Denmark July 22nd 1896. Signature to upper left - possibly that of Maud written to verso and showing through in reverse. 38 x 38 cm
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1911 HMAS Australia presentation Photos. Two photographs of launch laid in a commercial presentation mount with description from the cable supplier Henley's. Silver Gelatin photo (2), 20 x 17 cm (each)
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Tasmania, late 19th century photo album. Contains 24 albumen full plate photographs, laid on hand captioned album cards. Photographer uncredited. All photos have cut corners. Remainder of album contains 24 later (c1913) half tone photogravure prints of Tasmanian views. Albumen photograph (24), 21 x 28 cm
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1944 HMAS Hobart original Dockyard Plans. Eight drawings on linen, ex cockatoo Dockyards and Engineering with later garden Island additions. Creasing and rubbing but remain completely legible. Blueprinted linen with ink additions, 62 x 170 cm (average)
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Three 1920s-30s African big cat Skins. Two leopard and a cheetah. Various holes and losses. 220 cm (longest)
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Maps (4), various early Oceana maps. 'Carte de la Cote de la Nouvelle Guinee' from the Coquille expedition, c1824; 'Carte des Iles Kermadec' from the Bruny-D'entrecasteaux voyage, pub. Paris c1807; 'Plan de L'Ile Borabora' from the Coquille expedition c1725; two maps on one sheet, 'De L'extremite Meridionale de L'Archipel du St.Esprit;' and 'De L'extremite septentrionale de la Nouvelle Zeelande' from the Bruny-D'entrecasteaux voyage, pub. Paris c1807. Engraving (4), 74 x 48 cm, 51 x 37 cm, 50 x 36 cm, and…
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Maps (4), Von Reilly, Italy, Switzerland, Asia and Netherlands. Karte von Italien; Kart von der Schweiz, Karte von Asien; and Karte von der Republik der Niederlands, by Franz Joseph Von Reilly, pub. Vienna 1795-6. Hand coloured copper engraving, 61 x 78 cm (average)
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Map, Ortelius map of Cuba. 'Hispanilae, Cubae, Aliarumque Insularum Circumiacientium, Delineatio,' from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius, pub. Antwerp, 1570. Hand coloured engraving, 37 x 50 cm
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Maps (9), from Cooks 3rd voyage. Various Pacific maps as pub. In a Dutch issue of 'A new Authentic and complete account of Voyages Around the world.' Also Batavia, Strafs Sunda by Heydt. Engraving (9), 17 x 23 cm (average)
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Maps (2), early Pacific and Australian Exploration. 'Carte de la Route des Corvettes L'Astrolabe, et la Zelee a travers le Detroit de Torres,' by Vincendon-Dumoulin, c1842; 'Carte de la Partie Septentrionale de la Nouvelle Bretagno, decouverte par Dampier, en 1700, reconnue par le contre-amiral Bruny d'Entrecasteaux, en Juillet 1793,' by Beautemps-Beaupre and Francois, 1807. Tear and staining. Copper engraving, 47 x 63 cm and 51 x 76 cm
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Circa 1935 Hong Kong and china photo album. Mixture of expatriate snapshots and postcard scenes and views incl. Hong Kong panoramas. 40 pages. Silver Gelatin Photos, 9 x 14 cm (average)
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Pair Victorian Baxter colour engravings. Mother and daughter (city and country). 15.5 x 11 cm (each approx)
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Two miniatures. Portrait of young woman with rose; and Courtesans in a garden. Mid 20th century, both signed. Eight x 6.5 cm (each)
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Two Victorian lithographic dog studies. Hand coloured. Diameter 20 cm (each)
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William Moorcroft large flambe 'Pansy' vase. Signed 'W Moorcroft and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England' to base. Height 32.5 cm
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William Moorcroft 'Cornflower' float bowl. Minor glaze imperfections. Signed 'W Moorcroft' to base, and impressed mark. Diameter 28.5 cm
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William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' large baluster vase. Signed 'W Moorcroft' and impressed mark to base. Height 31 cm
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William Moorcroft 'Eventide' footed bowl. Signed 'W Moorcroft' to base and impressed mark. Height 56 cm Dia10.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Spring flowers' vase. Initialled 'Mw.' impressed facsimile signature and 'Potter to hallmarked the hallmarked the Queen' 'Made in England.', height 16 cm
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William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' baluster vase. Signed 'W Moorcroft' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft Burslem England '73' to base. Height 23 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' jug. Initialled and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Height 11.5 cm
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Walt Moorcroft 'Clematis' vase. Initialled 'Wm' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England.', height 18 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' ovoid vase. Initialled 'Wm and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England 101' to base. Height 18.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft flambe 'Anemone' vase. Impressed facsimile signature 'W Moorcroft' and impressed mark 'Potter to hallmarked the Queen, made in England' to base. Height 11 cm
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'gesso faience' jug. James Macintyre & Co, designed by Harry Barnard. Factory mark to base. Height 13.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Anemone' vase. Monogrammed 'Wm' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England.' date stamp for 1991. Height 19 cm
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Moorcroft lustre glazed inkwell, with silver plate hinged lid. Impressed mark 'Moorcroft to base. Diameter 12 cm
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Three William John Moorcroft 'Fruit and Finch' items, including jug; candlestick; and bud vase. All monogrammed 'Wm' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Height 21 cm (candlestick)
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Walter Moorcroft flambe 'Hibiscus' vase. Royal warrant paper label and impressed mark 'Made in England' to base. Height 13.5 cm
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Two Moorcroft Pottery 'Hypericum' vases. Both with impressed marks 'Moorcroft Made in England' and date stamped 1994. Height 16.5 cm (tallest)
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Walter Moorcroft 'Buttercup' vase. Monogrammed 'Wm' and mpressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England.' date stamp for 1994. Height 19 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Anemone' bowl. Initialled and iimpressed facsimile signature and marked 'Potter to hallmarked the Queen, made in England' to base. Diameter 27.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Fruit and berries' vase. Signed 'W Moorcroft and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England.', height 26 cm
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Moorcroft Pottery 'Columbine' tazza. Impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England' to base. Height 9 cm diameter 9 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Hibiscus' ginger jar. Initialled 'Wm' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England' to base. Height 15.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Magnolia' vase. Initialled 'Wm' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England.', height 23.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft floral vase. Initialled and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Height 32 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Anemone' plate. Initialled and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Diameter 25.5 cm
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William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' humidor, with silver plated rim. Signed and impressed mark to base. Height 14 cm
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Two Moorcroft Pottery 'Magnolia' items, including pin dish and bud vase. Both impressed 'Moorcroft made in England.' the vase date marked for 1991, and the dish 1994. Height 9.5 cm (vase)
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Walter Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' vase. Signed 'W Moorcroft' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Height 21 cm
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Walter Moorcroft Pottery vase, with tubeline decoration of trees by a lake. Monogrammed 'Wm' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft made in England.' date stamp for 1994.
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William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' vase. Signed 'W Moorcroft' and impressed marlk 'Moorcroft made in England, M17' to base. Height 21.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Anemone' vase. Royal warrant paper label to base. Height 15.5 cm
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Walt Moorcroft 'Clematis' vase. Initialled and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Height 22.5 cm
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Moorcroft Pottery 'Lamia' vase. Designed by Rachel Bishop. Height 15.5 cm
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Two Moorcroft Pottery peacock feather vase. Small ovoid vase, signed in gold 'Rachel Bishop' and date stamped 1996 (H10 cm); and a stem vase signed 'J Moorcroft 11.9.97,' date stamped 1997 (H20.5 cm).
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Walter Moorcroft flambe 'Anemone' fruit bowl. Initialled and impressed 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Height 8.5 cm diameter 26.5 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' vase. Initialled and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base. Height 14 cm
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William John Moorcroft 'Hibiscus' fruit bowl. Monogrammed 'Wm' and impressed mark 'Moorcroft, made in England' to base and date stamp of arrow for 1990. Diameter 26 cm
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Pair 19th century spelter figures. A warrior clad in the ancient manner and a lady in a grecian dress. Both on cast iron bases. Height 35 cm
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Arzberg cylinder vase. By Hans Theo Baumann. Height 33 cm
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