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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:364
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:363
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:247
Date:16-Jun-2019
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A Kutani vase Meiji period, 1868-1912, the baluster vase with an exaggerated trumpet neck, decorated with identical figural narratives to two reserves upon a white ground embellished with auspicious flowers and ho ho birds in red, blue, and emerald colours, painted red characters marks underside, height 43 cm
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A pair of Japanese Imari vases Meiji period, 1868-1912 large baluster vases with narrow ribs and finely modelled in relief with two writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the body with decorative reserves and designs in a typical underglaze blue, iron red and salmon palette, height 36.5 cm
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A Chinese Longquan type celadon dish, with concentric rings to the rim and centre enclosing a fine sgraffito design, the exterior with a continuous frieze of combed stiff leaf motifs, the base glazed and with five spur marks, height 4.5 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
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A set of rock crystal beads housed in a polychrome wooden case, a long strand of evenly shaped clear rock crystal beads with two smoke coloured beads, housed in a bi shaped box decorated with coloured Daoist symbols upon a diaper ground, length 73 cm, (beads) diameter 20.5 cm, (box)
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An antique Japanese cloisonne vase and a box Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century, a lobed baluster vase inlaid with auspicious pairs of creatures below a border of dragon and phoenix and other floral and patterned bands, together with a covered circular box decorated with circles enclosing flora on a black ground, height 24.5 cm, (vase)
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A deep blue glazed bottle vase, the monochrome vase with a slightly waisted neck, a shallow channel to the collar and raised on a foot ring, with an even blue glaze throughout, white to the interior and base, height 36.5 cm
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A Sang-De-Boeuf flambe bottle vase, the vase in rich deep cherry colours with hints of blue mauve to the neck and a brighter halo to the collar, a presentation piece with the name of the recipient in underglaze characters underside, height 33.5 cm
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A Satsuma banquet lamp, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)., the vase featuring figural narrative scenes with gilt enrichments set within a cast base and metal mounts, with chimney, and a frosted and patterned glass shade, with electrical conversion, height 60 cm
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A Kutani charger Taisho period, circa 1920, the porcelain charger featuring figures walking in a muted landscape with Mt Fuji in the background, partly framed by a lavish arrangement of peony flower heads and foliage and two peacocks, red painted character marks underside with r, height 6 cm, diameter 38 cm
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A famille rose charger, 20th century depicting a courtly scene set in a pavilion with figures to the fore including a horseman bearing a standard, enclosed by a floral and fruiting border with teal and pink lingzhi fungus heads, a double bordered apocryphal Tongzhi seal mark underside, height 5.5 cm, diameter 42.5 cm
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A pigeon blood type seal, a well figured plinth in bright red colours with contrasting celadon and oatmeal hues, seal script to the base, length 13.5 cm
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A pigeon blood type seal, a plinth in bright red colours with oatmeal coloured inflections, seal script to base and incised script marks, length 15.5 cm
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A group of six Yixing type teapots, 20th century, five with seal marks comprising a fluted pair, a small pot with script, a conical pot with bamboo decoration, a large ovoid and unmarked pot with an incised prunus branch and a finely moulded pot with lingzhi fungus finial and articulated dragon head, height 11 cm, width 19.5 cm, and smaller
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A Peking glass style vase, the compressed moulded bottle vase depicting aquatic life and a dragon and bird flying in moonlight, upon a wave textured transparent teal ground with aventurine style inclusions, height 26.5 cm
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A Tokyo school ivory okimono of a head of Corn Meiji period 1868-1912 finely and naturalistically carved depicting a ripe head of corn with husk partly removed and silks folded, unmarked, length 26 cm
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A fine antique mutton fat jade group of two water buffalo Qing Dynasty, in creamy even toned pale stone and depicting two water buffalo upon a giant lotus leaf, one upon its haunches, the other recumbent and curled and grazing upon an auspicious lingzhi fungus. Provenance: the property of a Welsh Presbyterian missionary working in Mongolia in the 1890s, thence by descent, height 4 cm, length 6.5 cm
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An antique jade horse and monkey figural group possibly early 20th century, in even celadon colours depicting a recumbent horse with a mischievous monkey upon its back tussling over a stem of lingzhi fungus, an auspicious pairing representing power and promotion. Provenance: Property of a British soldier stationed in China and Hong Kong, 1930-40, thence by descent, height 4 cm, length 7 cm
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A fine antique jade dog pendant on a strand of Neiger Brothers Czechoslovakian Art Deco glass beads Qing Dynasty, and 1920s, in translucent pale celadon stone, the recumbent dog looking over its shoulders suspended from a strand of red and green Egyptian revival beads Provenance: the property of a lady resident in 1920s Shanghai, thence by descent, height 2.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A jade dragon ship, in spinach jade and carved in the form of a dragon body with dragon masthead housed in a fitted and carved wooden base, height 34 cm, width 40 cm
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A large vintage carved ivory tusk probably African in origin, carved with a herd of ten elephants in a forest setting, signed G. Rungu underside and mounted in a palisander stand to one end, height 19.5 cm, width 68 cm
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Two vintage ivory elephant ornaments, a small elephant and a walking elephant with mahout and bearing a load, height 7 cm, width 7 cm, and smaller
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A shibayama decorated rosewood elephant Meiji period, 1868-1912, a caparisoned elephant with a strap and beadwork head dress embellished with jade tiles, carnelian, mother-of-pearl and natural and coloured ivory, the saddle featuring overlapping chrysanthemum petals and supporting a floral cup, height 17 cm, width 21 cm
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A signed vintage ivory netsuke of an elephant and figures, a comical piece with five figures restraining a caparisoned elephant while two figures clamber on top, upon an oval base, character signature underside, height 3.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
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A signed vintage ivory netsuke of an elephant and figures, a comical piece with five figures restraining a caparisoned elephant while two figures clamber on top, upon an oval base, character signature underside, height 3.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
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A pair of dark stained vintage ivory elephants, the opposite carved caparisoned elephants with beadwork embellishments and studded with cabochon turquoise coloured studs, height 11 cm, width 11.5 cm
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Two small signed ivory netsuke elephants Meiji period, 1868-1912 to early 20th century, the caparisoned elephants on stands embellished with inked engraving and coloured beadwork, signed underside to both items, height 4 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A shibayama ivory elephant Meiji period, 1868-1912, the elephant with caparison and beaded headdress decorated with mother-of-pearl and coloured ivory embellishments, height 6.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A malachite elephant snuff bottle carved as a caparisoned elephant with lingzhi fungus embellishments, and having a matching malachite lid, height 5.5 cm, width 7 cm
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A vintage Indian ivory elephant featuring an elephant with a tasselled caparison, mahout and figures riding in an open howdah, on a small oval stand, height 11 cm, width 8.5 cm
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A vintage Indian ivory elephant with howdah featuring an elephant with decorative caparison, mahout and two figures in a relief carved and canopied howdah, on a small stand with turned feet, height 12.5 cm, length 9.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A vintage Indian ivory elephant with howdah featuring an elephant with decorative caparison, mahout and two figures in a relief carved and canopied howdah, on a small stand with ball feet, height 12.5 cm, length 10.5 cm, width 6.5 cm
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An antique pair of Indian ivory elephants, the opposite pair of elephants with raised and curled trunks, fissure lines to the bodies, height 10 cm, width 12 cm
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A vintage Indian ivory box, the oval box continuously relief carved with an elephant train, the lid with a recumbent elephant finial and leaf designs to the edges, height 7 cm, diameter 6 cm
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A vintage signed ivory elephant netsuke, a caparisoned elephant with decorative head dress, lightly relief carved and inked, signed to foot, height 3.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
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A vintage signed ivory elephant netsuke, a caparisoned elephant with a strapwork and beaded head dress, signed to foot, with himatoshi underside, height 3.5 cm, width 5 cm
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A signed antique ivory netsuke of an elephant and figures, Meiji period 1868-1912, signed to foot, the large comical netsuke depicting a figure clambering with difficulty over, the back of the elephant, two other figures offering support and instruction, the figures with inked and engraved clothes, height 5.5 cm, width 6 cm
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A vintage ivory elephant ornament, the carved model upon a textured organic rectangular stand, height 6 cm, length 10.5 cm, width 6.5 cm
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A jade dragon ship, in spinach jade and carved in the form of a dragon body with dragon masthead housed in a fitted and carved wooden base, as found, height 48 cm, width 40 cm
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An emu egg and silver-plated epergne beneath a glass dome, 19th century, the relief carved emu egg surmounted by an emu figurine and flanked by two frilled conical glass vases held in silvered framework with fern frond embellishments and little kangaroo decorations, upon a red velvet ground and an ebonised base, height 27.5 cm, length 41 cm, width 24 cm
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A silver plated vegetable tureen and cover, circa 1900, pattern 7622, mark of Drummond & Co. Melbourne, the tureen with laurel leaf borders in relief and engraved with bright cut floral designs enclosed by formal ribbons, with a removable handle, marked underside, length 30.5 cm, width 23.5 cm
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A seven piece Christofle silver plated tea and coffee service, late 1890s, mostly and variously numbered, Christofle marks, some with Maillechort rhombus, the monogrammed service comprising teapots in two sizes, a coffee pot, jug and covered sugar basin, of compressed plain ovoid form with a single rib plus two lidded creamers of cylindrical form, marks underside, height 18 cm, (coffee pot)
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A large Edwardian silver plated meat dome, early 20th century, the fine dome with a large bead edge, a simple ribbed border to the lower body within beaded trims, the large fixed handle fashioned as a double scroll with bold beading, with engraved monogram, length 51 cm, width 39.5 cm
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A silver plated fruit knife and fork set, and a set of fish servers, early 20th century, a fruit set for six with floral engraved blades and ribbed Lucite handles replicating mother-of-pearl, housed in a wooden case with brass cartouche and a set of fish servers also with Lucite handles, English made and cased, length 27 cm, 20.5 cm, (servers)
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A set of six Christofle silver plated tea glass holders and glasses, late 19th century, with Christofle mark of period, the elegant holders with twin borders of flutes, etched bands and guilloches high set loop handles with petite bowl thumb rests, with the original glasses, marks underside to foot, height 10.5 cm
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A Christofle silver plated tray, 1935-1975 mark with Christofle mark of period and Gallia stamp, the shallow dish style tray of simple and elegant rectangular design with rounded corners, the extended rim decorated with a fine ribbed border, length 43 cm, width 32.5 cm
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A Slovakian silver plated centrepiece tazze by Sandrik, 1918- c.1940 rose and circular a E Sandrik mark in square, number 8847, the Secessionist style tazze with the original shallow glass tray held within a three arm metal bracket above slanted strap form supports with rows of square 'Gitterwerk' perforations, an undertier of conforming design supporting a glass vase, marked underside, height 24.5 cm, diameter 23.5 cm
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A vintage silvered bronze Marie Antoinette bottle and seal, late 19th century, the bust on stand serving as the screw top lid of the bottle, with engraving to lid in the form of a seal, height 10.5 cm
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An Australian themed silver-plated inkstand set, 19th century, with a fern surmounted by an emu, an aboriginal figure and a kangaroo, upon a velvet ground, with two glass inkpots and an ivory pen with a sterling mount, the whole raised on an ebonised base, height 20 cm, length 29 cm, width 14 cm
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Christofle silver plated wares: a tazze, chocolate pot, tray, later 19th century, Christofle marks, two with Maillechort rhombus, a heavy gauge tazze with a removable bowl, turned and knopped stem to a domed base, a large chocolate pot with a thread edged rim and base and a faceted ebonised handle, and a lozenge shaped tray with pie crust edge and mark of Windsor, Paris', stamps to all, length 40.5 cm, width 27.5 cm, (tray)
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A forty eight piece Christofle silver plated 'Rubans' flatware service first issued 1907, 1935-1983 period marks of elegant design with ribbon tied thread edges in the Louis XVI manner comprising forks, fish knives and large spoons for twelve, six teaspoons and six three tine dessert or cake forks, punch marks to all, length 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A late Victorian four piece silver plated tea and coffee service, later 19th century, pattern 7944 5, mark of Drummond Melbourne, a tapering straight-sided coffee pot, teapot, creamer and covered sugar basin with flat topped lids, engraved in the Aesthetic manner with flowering vines marked underside, height 22 cm, (coffee pot)
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A sterling silver and ivory page turner with an elephant head handle, 1893 Birmingham with maker's mark for H.J.L beautifully crafted with a finely textured elephant head handle and a long simple rectangular blade, hallmarked to the ferrule, length 40 cm
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Four flat Ware items: Irish and American sterling, Continental silver and a cased silver plated serving set, early 19th century Dublin, with maker's mark for Samuel Neville, mid 19th century, with maker's marks for hall, Hewson & Brower of New York, other, a pair of Old English pattern Irish serving spoons, an American butter knife a Continental pouring spoon with a plated bowl, and a cased set of fish servers, silver weight 251gr (cased set and pouring spoon excluded) length 30 cm, and smaller
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A small herd of silver elephants, one marked sterling silver, 20th century, one marked London 1989, with maker's mark for Js & Mj four cast elephants, hallmarked to body of one total weight 74gr, height 2.5 cm, width 4 cm, and smaller
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A small herd of elephants, Continental and sterling silver, Austrian bronze, 20th century, Italian, 1984 London, with maker's mark for Nat Leslie Ltd three cast silver models and a cast cold painted bronze figure with gold and copper coloration, all items stamped or hallmarked, silver weight 79gr (three items only), height 3 cm, width 5 cm
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A mixed group of glass, silver plate, and sterling silver wares, a frosted horse head 'Chess knight' ashtray and lighter, two silver plated sugar castors (one by Stokes), two plated coasters, and small dishes with clips, two round sterling silver photograph frames,1908 and 1991, a sterling vanity pot, a sterling and glass tazza, and a set of novelty cocktail sticks diameter 14 cm, (frame) height 17.5 cm, (horse)
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A pair of elegant sterling silver water jugs or coffee pots, 1968 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Roberts & Belk Ltd of faceted pear shape with stepped domed lids and wooden finials, having shaped wood handles with silver mounts, raised on waisted stepped bases hallmarks to upper bodies total weight 1230 gr, height 22.5 cm
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Two antique sterling silver bowls, 1916 Glasgow, with maker's marks for Robert Scott, and 1940 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Hukin & Heath Ltd, a six point lobed dish raised on Art Nouveau style feet, hallmarked to upper rim, and a smart circular bowl with a bowed square rim edged with a plaited border, raised on a low conical foot ring, hallmarked underside, silver weight 629gr, height 5 cm, diameter 21.5 cm, and smaller
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A sterling silver butter dish, 1979 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Roberts & Belk Ltd, the circular dish with a shaped gadroon and floral motif rim, a pierced liner dish, the domed lid with wrythen finial, hallmarked to all components, silver weight 452 gr, height 10 cm, diameter 14 cm
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A Thai sterling silver table cigarette box pre 1939, the rectangular box with a partitioned timber lining profusely decorated in relief with scrolling forms and a shaped cartouche enclosing deity figures impressed sterling and Siam underside, height 5 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
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Two silver spill vases, Indian and Chinese, early to mid 20th century of traditional conical design, the Indian example with a scale and embossed foliate design and chevron bordered rim, the Chinese example of pierced floral form with a fluted rim, marked to the foot, silver weight 108gr, height 13.5 cm, and 12.5 cm
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An Edwardian jewelled silver gilt elephant pot pourri, 1906 with Chester import mark, maker's mark for Wg & Co, the realistically modelled elephant having a cabochon jewel studded caparison, the removable head revealing a perforated pot pourri cover hallmarked to mount, head and cover total weight 272gr, height 9.5 cm, 17.5 cm
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A silver elephant sculpture, Mufanyane, by Paul Mavros, 20th century, Zimbabwe, with antelope stamp sterling standard, maker's cyphers and title of item, the realistic model of 'Mufanyane', noted for his irritable nature magnificent tusks and the hole in his forehead the size of a fist (probably, the result of a bullet wound), hallmark, maker's ciphers and title underside current retail price, £3100 total weight 847gr height 7.5 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver pierced bowl with a glass liner, 1844 London, with maker's mark for Charles Thomas fox & George fox, the pedestal bowl pierced with interlocking foliate forms, having an applied scroll border, twin loop husk handles and raised on a rocaille base, with the original frosted white glass scallop edged liner, hallmarked underside, silver weight 344 gr, height 13 cm, diameter 15 cm
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A Georgian sterling silver mounted carved coconut chalice 1788 London, with maker's mark for probably William Stroud, the finely carved chalice with tiers of fan patterns and strawberry cuts, a sterling pedestal base and rim with an applied band and scalloped collar crisply hallmarked underside, height 14.5 cm
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A pair of English sterling silver candlesticks and a complementary Mexican sterling decanter, 1923 Birmingham, with maker's marks for William Neale Ltd, and second half, 20th century, with maker's mark for Rrt, Mexico, a pair of hexagonal pillar sticks with conforming flaring sconces and bases and a mallet shaped faceted decanter with a matching stopper, both hallmarked total weight 1039 gr (sticks weighted) Heights: 17 cm, and 21.5 cm
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A sterling silver pie crust waiter, 1979 London, with maker's marks for Roberts & Belk Ltd, in the elegantly plain Chippendale manner and raised on four whorl feet hallmarked underside, silver weight 852 gr, height 3 cm, diameter 31 cm
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A small sterling silver covered cup probably 1921 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Elkington & Co, a pedestal cup with reeded handles with ribbon twist mounts surmounted by a cast seated classical figure, hallmarked to upper body, mark also of Elkington & Co with pattern number 21999 underside, silver weight 150gr, height 12 cm
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A pair of sterling silver gravy boats, 1970 London, with maker's mark for C.J. Vander Ltd elegant George II style boats with gadroon borders, flying scroll handles with acanthus leaf thumbpieces, and raised on three legs with stepped hoof feet and foliate mounts, crisply hallmarked underside, silver weight 729 gr, height 10.5 cm, width 18 cm
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A fine four piece sterling silver melon shaped tea service, 1969 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Roberts & Belk Ltd comprising tea and coffee pots, sugar basin and creamer, of compressed form with scalloped edges, foliate scroll handles, domed lids with fruit and vine leaf finials to the pots, all raised on cast scrolling feet, hallmarked to all components, silver weight 3327 gr, height 23 cm, and smaller
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An elegant sterling silver tea tray, 1926 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Mappin & Webb rectangular and plain, with an applied ribbed border to the rim and canted bracket handles, hallmarked underside, silver weight 3010 gr, length 51 cm, width 38 cm
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A sterling silver pierced bowl, 1907 Chester, with maker's mark for Walker & Hall, with a series of vertical ribs and graduated navettes, with twin laurel wreath and ribbon handles, hallmarked to tray, silver weight 498gr
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An Edwardian sterling silver pierced dish, 1912 London, with maker's mark and retailer's mark for Hardy Bros, the circular dish with a central six petal flower interspersed with arabesques, enclosed by a scrolling vegetal border with a thread edged rim raised on three small feet, hallmarked underside, silver weight 249gr, height 3.5 cm, diameter 19 cm
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A mixed Georgian sterling silver and Sheffield Plate tureen, early 19th century, London, handle with mark of Paul Storr, tureen cover also London with rubbed dates and maker's mark, a finely cast Regency twig and foliate handle upon a lobed cover, and a fitted Creswick & Company plated base, crisp marks to handle, rubbed marks to cover, crossed arrow mark to base, silver weight 849gr (cover and handle only), height 14.5 cm, diameter 28 cm
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A fine pair of solid sterling silver two light candelabra, 1970 London, with maker's mark for C.J. Vander Ltd, Harrods retailer stamp crisply cast and chased with a knopped stem and a pair of 'S' scroll arms supporting dishes and sconces, embellished with formal neoclassical shell leaf and husk forms, a detachable upper register allowing use as a single stick, hallmarked underside and to all components, silver weight 4241 grams height 33.5 cm, width 33 cm
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A cased sterling silver five piece cruet set, 1978-79 Sheffield, with maker's marks for Roberts & Belk Ltd of traditional design comprising a pepper pot, salt and mustard pot with blue glass liners and associated spoons and hallmarked to all components, silver weight 212 gr (without liners), height 10 cm, and smaller
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A fine set of twelve Georgian sterling silver table spoons, 1809 and 1811 London with makers marks for Eley, fern & Chawner (eight), and F' over Wb (four) Old English spoons, engraved with initial 'B' to the terminal, hallmarked underside, silver weight 820gr, length 21 cm
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A pair of sterling silver entree dishes, 1913 London, with maker's mark H L for Charles Lambert & Co, the elegant lobed navette shaped dishes with detachable central ring handles of conforming design, decorated throughout with gadroon borders, engraved crests, hallmarked to all components, silver weight 3379 gr, length 29.5 cm, width 21 cm
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A fine pair of solid sterling silver three light candelabra, 1970 London, with maker's mark for C.J. Vander Ltd crisply cast and chased in the George II manner, with a knopped stem and scrolling arms supporting dishes and sconces, embellished with neoclassical shell and leafy forms, the detachable upper register allowing use as a single stick, hallmarked underside and to all components, silver weight 4522 grams height 39.5 cm, width 34 cm
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A group of eleven silver wares: sterling and Continental, late 19th through 20th century, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Chester, other various dates and makers, and Italian.800, Yogya (Jakarta).800 silver comprising salt and pepper shakers, small dish, gravy boat, lobed bowl engine turned beaker, gadrooned salt cellar and mustard pots with spoons Yogya dish with an ornate lotus border, hallmarked to all items total weight 635gr height 7.5 cm, width 14 cm, (creamer)
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A pair of Continental silver elephants, 20th century, with.800 silver stamps, mark of Rako' and one with Crown mark Realistic hollow cast elephants with trunks raised, hallmarked to feet total weight 196gr, height 6.5 cm, width 10 cm
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A group of five Russian.875 silver gilt spoons, 1838 St Petersburg, zolotniki 84, unknown assay master A.T, maker's mark for Franz Kernig, the gilt washed fiddle, thread and shell spoons, with later monogram MC and engraved Crown mark, hallmarks underside, silver weight 291gr, length 18 cm
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A solid sterling silver elephant, 1988 London, with maker's mark for Js & Mj realistically modelled, the elephant standing with trunk raised, hallmarked to belly, silver weight 147gr, height 5 cm, width 9 cm
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A pair of Victorian sterling silver berry or serving spoons, 1894, with maker's marks for John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater finely decorated with formal neoclassical motifs upon a textured ground, the terminals with similar decoration and vacant cartouches, hallmarked to stems, silver weight 116gr, length 22 cm
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A sterling silver three piece tea service, 1969, 1971 Sheffield, with maker's marks for Roberts & Belk Ltd comprising a teapot, sugar basin and creamer of faceted baluster form with scroll handles, small spurs and pointed terminals, the teapot with a wooden handle and a domed lid with turned wooden finial, hallmarked to all components total weight 1204 gr, height 18 cm, width 23 cm
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A Stuart Devlin sterling silver totem wine goblet, 1981 London, with maker's marks Sd, the goblet with a gilded bullock atop a bark textured stem, the gilt washed bowl engraved, hallmarked underside total weight 178gr, height 15 cm
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A Stuart Devlin sterling silver Sydney opera house goblet, 1973 London, with maker's mark Sd, goblet numbered 29, the broad gilt washed bowl supported on a rough textured stem to a triangular base with three cast images of the opera house site prior, during construction and at completion, hallmarked underside total weight 220gr, height 15 cm
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A Stuart Devlin sterling silver 'Bristol 600' goblet, 1973 London, with special Bristol assay stamp, maker's mark Sd, number 297 from a limited release of 600 for 'The Heritage collection, a straight sided goblet gilt washed to the interior with a rough cast gilt stem supporting five gilt single-sided coins above a circular base hallmarked to foot, information and Bristol assay mark underside total weight 408gr height 15 cm
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A Stuart Devlin sterling silver commemorative goblet, 1981 London, with maker's mark Sd, numbered 118/950, in the original presentation box with associated papers, a gilt lined triangular shaped goblet with a Prince of Wales feather gilt stem to a Crown and a circular base, commemorating the wedding of HRH Prince Charles to lady Diana Spencer, hallmarked underside total weight 327gr height 19 cm
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A Stuart Devlin sterling silver and gilt party bowl, 1972 London, with maker's mark Sd, numbered 7 from a series of 100 certificate of authenticity, boxed, made for Viners, the globular bowl with an off centre aperture and resting on a chisel textured straight-sided circular stand, hallmarked underside total weight 262gr, height 9.5 cm
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An American part sterling silver 'repousse' flatware service, 1896-1924 period, mark of S. Kirk & Son Co, pattern introduced 1846, the ornate floral cast service with fifty two pieces comprising six main knives and forks, five tablespoons, eight salad forks, twelve teaspoons, four small dessert or berry spoons, a pair of servers, pickle fork, butter knife small serving spoon, six 'Sundae' spoons, marked to stems total weight 2332gr (approx) length 22 cm, (knife)
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A fine sterling silver tea tray, 1971 Sheffield, with maker's marks for Roberts & Belk Ltd, the rectangular plain tray with rounded corners, applied cast gadroon rims with neoclassical embellishments to the corners and similarly decorated bracket handles, hallmarked underside, silver weight 3470 gr, length 55 cm, width 41 cm
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A large sterling silver elephant on stand, 1929 London, with maker's mark for Carrington & Co, the intricately and finely modelled specimen on a rectangular textured base and supported on a separate ebonised stand, crisply hallmarked to short end, silver weight 2350gr, height 27 cm, length 30 cm, width 14 cm
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A sterling silver menorah, 20th century, Israel, with a conical stem and spreading base with arms of tubular design decorated throughout with filigree wirework embellishments, marked underside with origin and standard, silver weight 219 gr, height 28 cm, width 21 cm
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A silver menorah, 20th century, unmarked of embossed form with a series of scrolling fruiting motifs supporting sconces and tapering to a small rounded pedestal with a broad floral embossed base with cast and pierced feet, silver weight 396gr, height 32 cm, width 32 cm
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A sterling silver fluted bowl, 1972 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Roberts & Belk Ltd, the elegant plain bowl with a flat tray and broad flutes to the side with cusped and pinched edges, hallmarked underside, silver weight 617 gr, height 5.5 cm, diameter 24.5 cm
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An Austro-Hungarian Jugendstil.800 silver cake tray, circa 1900, with 1872-1922 Dianokopf standard, faint maker's marks, the circular tray with pierced and embossed vegetal motifs, a high set sinuous arching handle of fixed form with channel grooves and floral mounts hallmarked to edge of tray, silver weight 467gr, height 29 cm, diameter 28 cm
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A silver-plated mirror on stand, 19th to early 20th century, the pierced and cast circular frame with rocaille, lattice and figural forms having a velvet back with easel stand, height 20 cm, width 20 cm
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An elegant sterling silver comport, 1969 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Roberts & Belk Ltd, the lobed circular comport with applied thread and gadroon borders, raised on a stepped and domed base, hallmarked underside, silver weight 709 gr, height 8.5 cm, diameter 27 cm
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An elegant sterling silver pierced dish, 1975 Sheffield, with maker's marks for S.J. Rose & Son, the shallow dish having a broad border pierced with fruit, foliage and tendril motifs between four shaped cartouches, with applied grape vine rims hallmarked underside, silver weight 784 gr, height 5 cm, diameter 32 cm
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