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The Estate of Frank & Jill Jones — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:367
Sale Title:The Estate of Frank & Jill JonesLots with images:367
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:343
Date:10-Dec-2018
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A giltwood and verre eglomise wall mirror, 19th century, the rectangular plate surmounted with a verre eglomise landscape and flanked by a pair of columns, 69 cm high, 40 cm wide
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A group of contemporary decorative objects, a metal figure of a frog, a set of three sheet metal candlesticks, a sheet metal figure of a cow on a stand, and a table stand, the cow figure 43 cm high
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A well-turned Victorian mahogany coat stand, the stem with various coat and hat supports and a stick and umbrella stand below, standing on a broad turned base, together with a wall-mounted ebonised coat hook, the coat stand 208 cm high
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A George III fruitwood tripod table, circa 1800, the tilting circular cherry wood top raised on a baluster stem and three outswept feet, 69 cm high, 69 cm diameter
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A Baluch prayer rug, circa mid 20th century, the stepped mirabh decorated with twenty-two lozenge shaped guls, 124 x 85 cm
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A Victorian brass and cast iron umbrella and stick stand, of four columns supporting quadripartite dividers to the top, the moulded and painted cast iron vase with removable tray, 65 cm high, 24 cm wide, 21 cm deep
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A Japanese Sumida Gawa vase, of typical style and decoration, 24 cm high
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A Japanese painted pearl shell, 19th century, depicting figures in landscape, 17 cm x 19 cm
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A Chinese lacquered wood bowl, containing spherical and ovoid decorative objects, the objects of various materials, sizes, and decorative styles, the bowl 9.5 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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A fine George III mahogany-cased square piano, John Broadwood & Son, marked 'John Broadwood & Son, London, great Pulteney Street, 1798 Patent', the Neo-Classical case and recessed under-tier raised on tapering share-section supports terminating in brass caps and castors, with fine mouldings and inlaid with ebony and boxwood stringing throughout, the keyboard recess satinwood lined, numbered 4363 (1798-1800), 86 cm high, 163 cm, 58 cm depth
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An antique Children's game, 'The Expert Angler', late 19th century, a fishing game comprising wooden rods and 'Fish', in original pine case with printed instructions, the case 65 cm long
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A large George II and later mahogany chest of drawers, mid 18th century and later adapted, probably originally the lower part of a tall piece, now with a rectangular top above two long drawers, on bracket feet, 72 cm high, 129 cm wide, 63 cm deep
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Francesco Bartolozzi after William Hogarth 'Shrimps!' - portrait of a shrimp seller 1782, stipple engraving, in mid-19th century rosewood frame, 27.5 cm x 20.5 cm (plate)
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An antique Chinese blue and white porcelain jar, with a dragon motif. Lacking cover, 20 cm high
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A Chinese lacquered jewellery box, 20th century, 18 cm high, 21 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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An Afghan pictorial rug, second half 20th century, decorated with figures and animals against a white ground, 203 x 111 cm
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A Baluch prayer rug, first half 20th century, the step shaped mirabh decorated with guls against a camel ground, original kilim ends, 152 x 90 cm
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A Sistani Baluch main rug, circa 1900, with Tekke Turkoman style guls to the main field, 206 x 127 cm
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A Baluch rug, 20th century, with geometric abstracted garden design decoration, 220 cm x 131 cm
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A Persian rug, 20th century, with a central medallion against a dark blue ground filled with curvilinear floral motifs, 209 cm x 136 cm
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A George II Cuban mahogany tea table, circa 1740s, the rectangular fold-over top with re-entrant corners above a frieze with a drawer to each side, raised on turned supports with club feet, 74 cm high, 71 cm wide, 32 cm deep (closed)
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A shooting stick and a group of eight walking canes,
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A Chinese silver mounted handled bamboo walking cane, circa 1900, 84 cm long
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An antique boxwood Draughting rule, with a sliding brass fence, each of the four sides of the rule with a different gauge, 122 cm long
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An antique beech cork Inserter and six antique cork Screws, the corkscrews of various design, including bone and wood-handled examples, two fitted with brushes, together with a travelling cork screw, the inserter 24 cm long (closed)
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A fine small George III satinwood-banded mahogany bow-front sideboard, late 18th century, the finely figured mahogany top cross-banded in satinwood above an arrangement of five drawers inlaid with satinwood banding and spandrels and retaining original gilt metal lion mask ring pulls, raised on tapering square-section supports terminating in spade feet, inlaid with ebony and boxwood stringing throughout, 84 cm high, 104.5 cm wide, 56 cm deep. Provenance: L. J. Cook & Company Pty Ltd
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A group of eleven assorted antique sterling silver and Silver-Plate napkin rings, three marked sterling silver, including a pair, the remainder plated
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A pair of crystal covered dishes with under-plates, the oval dishes with domed finialed covers, each dish with cover, 17 cm high, 19 cm wide, 14 cm deep
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A group of eleven antique silver decanter labels, various designs and makers, one gilt, eight marked sterling, three apparently unmarked, together with a French enamelled metal bottle label
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A George III sterling thread edge silver wine funnel, with matched later dish and a cork screw, the funnel and original removable strainer, maker's marks for William Allen III, London, circa 1799, the dish Mappin & Webb, Birmingham, 1913, the corkscrew with illegible rubbed mark but English, circa 1900
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A group of assorted traditional silver plate and cut glass tableware, including a Georgian-style salver, a silver-plate bottle coaster, two candlesticks, a cut glass lustre, a cut glass caster and condiment vessels, and others, (22)
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A small assorted silver plate and crystal group, a silver plate tray and a bottle coaster, a cut crystal decanter and a glass decanter
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A George III style mahogany tea table, circa 1900, the rectangular fold-over top above a shaped frieze with small drawer, raised on tapering square-section supports with feet, 72 cm high, 90 cm wide, 43 cm deep (closed)
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A George II style drop-leaf mahogany dining table, 19th century, possibly incorporating earlier elements. The attractively figured oval top above a plain frieze, raised on cabriole supports, each carved with scrolls and acanthus foliage to the top and terminating in a claw and ball foot, 73 cm high, 160 cm long (extended), 122 cm wide
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A set of four George III style mahogany dining chairs, 19th century, each with an unusual slatted square back above a drop-in seat in green velvet and serpentine front seat rail, raised on square-section supports united by an H-stretcher, the front supports Marlborough moulded, each 97 cm high, 56 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A Victorian beadwork and ebonized wood teapot stand, late 19th century, of rounded rectangular outline, the beadwork panel with stylised floral and foliage decoration set within the ebonised frame, on flattened bun feet, 5 cm high, 55 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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An antique reverse glass portrait print, early 19th century, using an earlier engraving, depicting Catherine Compton, Countess of Egmont, with her infant Son Charles, 46 x 36 cm, overall
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A Charles II oak chest of drawers, circa 1670s, in two sections as typical of the type, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a deep drawer with two shallower drawers below, the drawer fronts and dividers richly moulded, the sides panelled, on (later) shaped bracket feet, 83 cm high, 101 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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An Irish George III sterling silver salver, Dublin / circa 1774, of typical circular outline with a pie crust edge, gadrooned at the rim, raised on three pad feet, engraved to the centre with the Strettell of Dublin coat of arms. Unidentified maker's mark Cf, 36 cm diameter, 4 cm high. Provenance: Antique Galleries Pty Ltd, 17th June1975
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A Victorian style silver plate chamberstick, and Wick Trimmer in the same style, the chamberstick James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, with two snuffers (probably associated, one damaged), the wick trimmer with unidentified marks, the chamberstick 12 cm high
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Three early Georgian sterling silver punch ladles, one John Harvey I, London, 1740, the marks to the other two respectively illegible or lost to rubbing. The Harvey ladle with a single-lipped bowl, crimped with a barbed rim, with an elegant scrolling shaft and turned ebonised wood handle, the other two ladles similar to each other, each with a plain bowl and ebonised wood handle, one twist-turned, Harvey ladle 35 cm long, the others similar and slightly longer respectively. Provenance: The John Harvey…
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A pair of George III sterling silver mustard spoons, John Lias / London / circa 1807, of conventional plain type, in Old English pattern, each 10 cm long
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A sterling silver dish commemorating the University of Melbourne, marked underside as sterling and dated 1989, the plain dish with everted rim decorated to the centre with a printed image of the University's old Law building, engraved dedication or ownership inscription underside, 20.5 cm diameter
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An Oriental blue and white lamp together with four decorative blue and white pieces, comprising a Chinese baluster vase fitted as a table lamp, a covered jar, a smaller vase, and two small bowls, the taller vase 22 cm high (excluding lamp fitting and shade), the others smaller
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A George III inlaid mahogany cellarette, early 19th century, rectangular with chamfered corners, on lion's paw feet with brass castors, the front and adjacent chamfers inlaid with Neo-Classical urn and swag decoration in variously coloured woods, with ring handles to the sides, the interior lead-lined, 45 cm high, 57 cm wide, 44 cm deep. Provenance: L. J. Cook & Company Pty Ltd, 4th October 2012
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A French patinated bronze figure of a Greyhound, early 20th century, apparently unsigned. The hound' naturalistically modelled in a walking pose, on a base of foliage, mounted on a low black marble plinth, 17 cm high (overall), the plinth 19 cm wide and 12.5 cm deep
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Robert Havell Jnr after Willam Havell a pair of antique prints: Sion house and view of Frogmore house, Windsor, Berkshire, published 1815 and 1819, coloured aquatint etchings, 28 x 36 cm (plate) approx. Each
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Samuel Alken after T.S. Roberts 18th century, Lismore castle, coloured aquatint etching, published 1795, 32 x 43 cm (image)
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James Hulett (d.1771), view of Dublin, hand-coloured engraving, plate from John Barrow's 'New Geographical Dictionary', circa 1760, in an antique bird's-eye maple frame, 19 x 27 cm
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A mid Victorian Australian cedar book case cabinet, circa 1860s, of appealing original mellow colour, the upper part with a moulded cornice above a pair of arched glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with a pair of glazed doors enclosing cabinet space, on a moulded plinth base, 221 cm high, 130 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A set of ten English cabinet plates, mid 19th century, circular with slightly indented rims, each decorated with a different view of English abbey or castle ruins in a landscape within cobalt and gilt borders, each 25 cm diameter
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Two small sparrow-beaked jugs, 18th century, the first decorated with a Chinoiserie scene the other a floral bouquet, the taller, 11 cm high
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A group of early Worcester tea ware, circa 1780, a first period tea cup and matching saucer, underglaze blue crescent mark to the saucer, another saucer with underglaze mark, an associated cup, and an unmarked tea bowl, all fluted and decorated in cobalt and gold, the taller cup 6.5 cm high, the widest saucer 16 cm
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Two French wine bottles fitted as table lamps, the shades not matching, 51 cm high (overall), and slightly shorter
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A Regency mahogany side chair, and another similar, circa 1810 and 1820 Respectively, each with a bar top-rail and a cross-rail above an upholstered seat, each on tapering ring-turned front supports, the first 91 cm high, 50 cm wide, 54 cm deep, the other slightly smaller
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A pair of cast iron figural door stops, and another, the pair modelled as lions rampant on plinths, the third modelled as a gun dog amidst vegetation, the pair each 38 cm high, the third 31 cm high
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A small marble table lamp and a single-light sconce, the lamp of baluster form with a black shade, the sconce with a shaped mirror back-plate, the lamp 29 cm (including shade), the sconce 30 cm high, overall
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Thomas Watson after Peter Lely (18th century), a pair antique portrait prints of Noblewomen in parkland, one of Henrietta, Countess of Rochester, mezzotint engravings on laid paper, published 1779, 45 x 33 cm approximately each
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A fine George II marble slab and mahogany centre table, probably Irish, mid 18th century, the rectangular slab of rosso Verona marble with square sides mounted above a plain frieze, raised on cabriole supports, all four with knees richly carved with lion masks with flowing manes forming spandrels to the frieze, the supports terminating in paw feet, 82 cm high, 95 cm wide, 65 cm deep. Provenance: H. W. Keil Ltd, 4th December 2000. Other Notes: Unlike a side table, this table was designed to stand in the…
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A George II mahogany corner chair, mid 18th century, originally a close stool, the back with a curved and moulded top-rail and a pair of baluster splats flanked by columns above the drop-in seat and seat rails with deep shaped aprons, raised on a cabriole support with pointed foot to the front, the other supports plain turned, 78 cm high, 60 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A pair of fine George II walnut and upholstered side chairs in the French manner, mid 18th century, each with an upholstered arched high back and seat raised on four cabriole supports with scrolling feet, the knees and spandrels of the front supports carved with acanthus foliage, covered in yellow silk damask, 101 cm high, 61 cm wide, 63 cm deep. Provenance: Martin Allen Antiques, 2003
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A pair of George III mahogany side chairs, circa 1770, each with a ladder back of four pierced serpentine rails between outswept uprights above the broad upholstered seat with serpentine front, raised on square-section supports united by an H-form stretcher, moulded Marlborough supports to the front, the uprights of the back conforming, 97 cm high, 60 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A pair of George III mahogany side chairs, 1770s, each with a serpentine top-rail above a pierced vasiform splat and upholstered seat, on square-section supports united by an H-form stretcher, 94 cm high, 57 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A mahogany and glazed collector's display table in the George III style, mid 20th century, the rectangular glazed top above a central frieze drawer and drawers to each side, on tapering square-section supports with spade feet, the table variously cross-banded and inlaid with stringing, 76 cm high, 67 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A table lamp, in the form of a Chinese celadon-glazed vase, with a square shade in white fabric, 68 cm high, overall
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A collection of tropical sea shells, with other natural objects, the shells in two glass vases and a silver plate bowl, with others loose, together with a carved boab nut and a collection of feathers
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A metal table lamp, first half 20th century, the hexagonal stem on a spreading circular base, black with coloured decoration, with a black fabric shade, 58 cm high, overall
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A cut-velvet wall hanging, 20th century, in the17th century English style, 237 x 110 cm
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A George III mahogany tripod occasional table, third quarter 18th century, the possibly associated tilting circular top with pie-crust edge raised on a fluted columnar stem with three outswept legs with acanthus-carved knees and ball and claw feet, 68 cm high, 62 cm diameter
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A George III style mahogany kettle stand, probably late 19th century, the octagonal top with shaped gallery on a slender columnar stem and three outswept legs, 74 cm high
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An antique George III style mahogany side chair, 19th century, possibly earlier, the upholstered high back and seat raised on square-section supports united by an H-form stretcher, covered in foliate cut velvet, 100 cm high, 59 cm wide, 68 cm deep
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A George II fruitwood open arm chair, second quarter 18th century, marked to the the rear seat rail with incised initials Ts beneath a Crown, the back with a yoke top-rail and vasiform splat supporting outswept shepherd's crook arms above the drop-in seat, on cabriole front supports, with columnar side stretchers united by a serpentine cross stretcher, 92 cm high, 55 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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A George I style walnut stool, probably 18th century, the upholstered rectangular seat raised on plain cabriole supports, 42 cm high, 53 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A George III mahogany side chair, circa early 19th century, the upholstered high back and seat raised on square-section supports united by an H-form stretcher, 94 cm high, 60 cm wide, 63 cm deep
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A George II mahogany drop-leaf supper table, Mid-18th century, the attractively-figured oval top above a shaped frieze to each side, raised on six slender turned supports with pad feet, 71 cm high, 127 cm long (extended), 99 cm wide
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An antique Chinese black-glazed vase, containing a decorative plastic orchid, the vase 24 cm high
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A celadon-glazed dish, 20th century, with double fish motif, 17 cm high, 29.5 cm diameter
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Three Rajasthani cotton quilts, first half 20th century, decorated in geometric motifs, in quilted applique, 231 cm x 153 cm, 188 cm x 139 cm, and 198 cm x 130 cm
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A Tibetan white metal figure of Buddha, seated on a double lotus base, 15 cm high
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A George III rosewood tea caddy, early 19th century, of plain double-cube form with a hinged top, with boxwood stringing to all edges, 15 cm high, 30 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A George III satinwood and inlaid tea caddy, latter half 18th century, rectangular with canted corners, the hinged top enclosing two compartments with original covers, inlaid throughout with shell, patera, and classical details in various woods on the satinwood ground, 12 cm high, 18.5 cm wide, 11 cm deep
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A George III mahogany travelling tea caddy, late 18th century, of classical cube form with a hinged top with brass ring pull, the upper meeting edge and the foot slightly projecting, the case in richly figured mahogany with all edges ebony strung, the single compartment interior tin lined, 11 cm high, 10 cm wide, 10 cm
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A mahogany-cased mantel clock, John Pickford, Liverpool, circa 1830s, the enamelled Roman numeral dial with domed glass cover set within a upright rectangular case with an arched top and plinth base, the front decorated throughout with anthemia and other classical details in relief, the sides with gilt brass grilles and ring handles, 43 cm high, 30 cm wide, 16 cm deep. Other Notes: John Pickford is recorded as a clockmaker working in Mersey Street, Liverpool, between 1814 and 1851.
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A Japanese Imari bowl, late 19th century, 8.5 cm high, 18.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese wooden figural group, 19th century, modelled on a small boat, 5.5 cm high, 20 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep
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A group of assorted decorative items, including a Chinese porcelain pillow and a covered jar, English transfer-printed creamware, a Ginori demitasse, a silver plate bowl, candle jars, and others
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A Turkoman stone-inset metal and leather satchel, late 19th century, inset with nine carnelian cabochons, and four other stones, the satchel 16 x 15 cm (excluding strap)
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A Chinese mixed metal stirrup, 19th century, constructed from various metals including paktong, with fine incised and relief decoration, 16.5 cm high, 13 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A group of Chinese porcelain, including a pair of blue and white plates, a blue and white jar, and two copper red glazed vases, the jar 29 cm high, the plates 27 cm diameter
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A Miao tribe seven-tier torque, mid 20th century, of white metal with incised decoration, 29 x 29 cm
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Three pieces of contemporary pottery: a vase by John Kent, incised signature underside, a sculptural tea pot by Claire Reid, incised signature and date '93 underside, and a small Song-inspired vase, with unidentifed mark, the Kent vase, 24 cm high
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A door stop modelled as a figure of a seated lion, naturalistically modelled, stained red-brown, 25 cm high
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Two contemporary ceramics, including a blue and white porcelain vase titled 'Water Birds' by Alexandra Copeland, signed and dated to base A. Copeland, 2010. Together with a large blue and brown-decorated bowl signed with incised mark: as water birds 37 cm high
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Three contemporary ceramics, Alexandra Copeland (born 1947), three pieces of colourfully decorated pottery: a platter and two bowls, all signed and respectively dated: A. Copeland 1995 (platter) and 2000 (both bowls), the platter 36.5 cm diameter, the taller bowl 17 cm high
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A Chinese paktong hand warmer, 19th century, with incised landscape decoration, 12 cm high, 14 cm wide, 11 cm deep
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A set of three ceramic plates, Alexandra Copeland (born 1947), each circular and colourfully decorated with a rabbit on each, 26 cm diameter
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A group of six Chinese and Japanese cloisonne objects, including a pair of vases, two covered circular boxes, a snuff bottle, and a plique-a-jour vase, the pair of vases, each 14 cm high
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A group of items, mostly Oriental, 19th century and later, including a Japanese tobacco box, inro, Japanese bamboo tea scoop, three wooden egg cups, etc
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A Chinese paktong hand warmer, 19th century, 14 cm high, 16 cm diameter
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Two ancient Roman glass vases, respectively, 16 cm and 14 cm high
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