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The Emporium Auction — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:669
Sale Title:The Emporium AuctionLots with images:554
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:399
Date:31-Mar-2019
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Three sterling silver cubic zirconia ring. Provenance: Australia Post, unreserved
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Two pairs of sterling silver earrings including paua shell. Provenance: Australia Post, unreserved
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Four sterling silver rings including a Pandora cubic ring & a crocodile
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A sterling silver bangle with horse head ends
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A freshwater pearl & rose quartz bead necklace, length 80 cm
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Four Murano bead necklaces, length 40-60 cm
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Three sterling silver charm bracelet
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A sterling silver Egyptian panel bracelet, five rectangular panels with carved Egyptian motifs, length 18.5 cm
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Four sterling silver rings including a cubic band & a gold plated circle ring
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A sterling silver filigree perfume bottle
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Five sterling silver gemstone rings including mother of pearl, marcasite
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Four sterling silver bracelets including a padlock bracelet
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A silver (800) dragon coral & turquoise necklace
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Two sterling silver heart pendants
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Five silver & silver plate gemstone pendants including onyx, blue topaz, synthetic ruby
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Four sterling silver & silver (800) bracelets including moonstone, turquoise
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Five pairs of sterling silver gemstone earrings including lapis & garnet
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A sterling silver & rubber collar necklace
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Three pairs of sterling silver earrings including hoops & studs
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Two sterling silver butterfly necklaces including enamel
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A sterling silver Playboy ring, an onyx signet ring & a band ring
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A brass & silver plate Persian coral & turquoise bracelet, flower shape panels inset with half beads of coral & turquoise, length 18 cm
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A vintage gold plate paste gemstone necklace, round paste gemstones mounted in circular frames, length 40 cm
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A pair of 9ct rose gold lined cufflinks, rectangular in shape with filigree & engraved detail
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A collection of gold plated service pins
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Three brooches including a Scotish tourist brooch & a gold plate mother brooch
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A Ecclissi sterling silver ladies wrist watch, white dial, gold Roman numerals & hands, sterling silver case & band
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A ladies Centrum wrist watch, black dial, gold hands with a gold plated case, self winding manual movement
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A ladies sterling silver Golana wrist watch, black face, silver hands, sterling silver & black enamel case with a self winding manual movement
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A Citizen Eco-Drive ladies wrist watch & bangle, silvered dial, rose gold batons & hands, rose & silver plate case & band, eco drive movement with matching crystal bangle, as new, in working condition, with original box
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A Tw steel gentleman's wrist watch, black & blue dial, white Arabic numerals, three subsidiary dials, quartz movement, as new in working condition, with original box
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An Armani Emporium gentleman's wrist watch, black dial, silver battons & hands, quartz movement, as new condition in working condition, with original box
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A Seiko 5 automatic gentleman's wrist watch, blue dial, white Arabic numerals & hands, day date window, steel case with glass back, reference number 7S26-02JO
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A cased brass French carriage clock
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A US army Chelsea clock, Boston in case, black dial, Arabic numeral, black Bakelite case, mounted in a timber case with key, in wotking condition, diameter 13 cm
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An Art Deco Westclx, Scotland figure clock, cream dial, Arabic numerals, second alarm dial, wind movement in working condition, ceramic Art Deco lady, some chips & crazing, height 38 cm
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A Smiths Enfield London clock, damage to back, good working order, diameter 50 cm
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Two silver gilt framed prints of Paris [2], each 51.5 x 42 cm overall
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Two black & silver framed prints of African Beauties [2], 46 x 40 cm overall
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Three small timber frames with prints, 24 x 19 cm overall
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Lewis Creighton, sheep in the Heather, oil + two works of Colonial Houses, scraper board [3], 50 x 60 cm, 31 x 42 cm
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Clare Goodwin, the Quiet sea + Central Australian Waterhole, oil on canvasboard, framed [2], 37 x 43 cm largest, overall
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Artist unknown, Outback town c.1970, acrylic on board, signed, framed, 71 x 93 cm overall
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Six reproduction prints of antique maps in reproduction birdseye maple frames [6], 52 x 60 cm overall
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Two timber framed prints, Sydney Harbour & hunting print (2), 36 x 30 cm, 49 x 42 cm overall
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A cream distressed picture frame, with Monet print, backing, matt & glass, 80 x 80 cm overall
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Framed tapestry, detail of a medieval French tapestry, pheasants, & flowers, 41 x 51 cm
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Italian school (20th century) the finger of God, from the Sistine Chapel, acrylic on canvasboard, signed, 50 x 59 cm
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A reproduction 19th century timber frame with Stramonia Syringa print, 83 x 104 cm overall
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Five reproduction birdseye maple frames with folk art prints [5], 29 x 26 cm (4), 33.5 x 38 cm overall
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Three contemporary blonde timber frames with Alain Ferraris prints, each 54 x 44 cm overall
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A black contemporary frame with photograph of Sydney Harbour, 51 x 51 cm overall
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A silver gilt contemporary frame with decorative printed glass panel, 51 x 51 cm overall
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Four contemporary frames with folk art cross stitch & a print, largest 47 x 40 cm overall
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H H Carter, (early 20th century), the Mighty gums, watercolour, signed lower right, 63 x 39 cm
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Joseph Fowles, (1810-1878) after, Sydney Street views: George Street, King Street, York Street, Pitt Street c.1882 + Wesleyan Centenary Chapel + the post office + folio of National Trust prints, engravings, some handcoloured + prints, 26 x 26 cm (4),18 x 22.5 cm (2)
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Government Printer NSW, (early 20th century), Surf bathing Manly, NSW c.1910, silver gelatin photograph, Antiquie print room, label verso, 27 x 35 cm
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William Dymock, (act. 1810) after, NSW 1810: view of Sydney from the West side of the cove no. 4, colour lithograph pub. William Dymock, 37 x 50.5 cm
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W H Withers, a Sydney Harbour Trust, birdseye view of the port of Sydney 1912, from the port of Sydney NSW official handbook pub. 1913, 2nd edn, colour lithographic print, 63 x 77.5 cm
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Graham Clarke, (b.1941) British, Tibby's Teatime + Monday farm [2], Handcoloured etching/aquatint ed. 7/250, 5/250, each signed lower right, 13.5 x 17 cm
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After Rembrandt van Rijn, the windmill (the little Stink mill), etching, later edition (20th century), signed in plate lower right, 14.2 x 20 cm
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English school, (19th century), portrait of a woman, pastel, 63 x 52 cm oval
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Danny Li Wan Fai, (b.1954) Hong Kong, on the Slips c.1984, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 92 x 61 cm. Exhibitions: the Royce gallery, Sydney, 1984. Other Notes: the artist was taught western painting in the late '60s from Chiang Wing-sin, an established oil painter from china. His continual experiments with techniques led him to develop his current individual style. In 1984, Li's debut solo exhibition in Royce gallery, Sydney, Australia brought him recognition. His work was selected for the XXI and the…
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Danny Li Wan Fai, (b.1954) Hong Kong, the Jetty c. 1984, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 60 x 90 cm. Exhibitions: the Royce gallery, Sydney 1984. Other Notes: the artist was taught western painting in the late '60s from Chiang Wing-sin, an established oil painter from china. His continual experiments with techniques led him to develop his current individual style. In 1984, Li's debut solo exhibition in Royce gallery, Sydney, Australia brought him recognition. His work was selected for the XXI and the…
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Danny Li Wan Fai, (b.1954) Hong Kong, Dinghys at rest c. 1984, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 60 x 90 cm. Exhibitions: the Royce gallery, Sydney, 1984. Other Notes: the artist was taught western painting in the late '60s from Chiang Wing-sin, an established oil painter from china. His continual experiments with techniques led him to develop his current individual style. In 1984, Li's debut solo exhibition in Royce gallery, Sydney, Australia brought him recognition. His work was selected for the XXI and…
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Watson, Insolation, embossed Monoprint, signed lower left in a 1930s frame, 35 x 25 cm
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W Vliet, Dutch river scene, oil on canvas, signed lower right, some damage to frame & canvas, 38 x 68 cm overall
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G H Harrison, (19th century) British, SS Edith of Boston 1885 Swansea Bay, watercolour, signed lower right & inscribed: Swansea Bay/ G H Harrison 60 Carmarthen Road, Swansea, 42.5 x 63 cm
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Dutch school, (19th-20th century), fishing boats at rest, oil on board, 34 x 57 cm
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Wiangping, elephant artist, red flowers, Maesa elephant camp Chang Mai, Thailand, painted to raise funds for the sanctury, acrylic on paper, 72 x 56 cm
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Stanley Parker, (20th century) English, portrait of Leslie Walford, Oxford 1950, pencil, signed lower right, 60 x 47 cm
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[Photography etc.] three volumes including, Beck, Deborah, hope in Hell, Allen & Unwin, Crows nest, 2005 + Gernsheim, Helmut. Masterpieces of Victorian Photography, Phaidon press, London, 1951 + Strasser, Alex. Immortal Protraits, the Focal press London, 1941 [3]. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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[International Art] seven volumes including, Mann, C. Modigliani + Pierre Bonnard drawings, ray Hughes gallery catalogue + Picasso, NGV catalogue 1984 + Renoir to Picasso Qag cat. 2001 + Ferrara Lg. Reclining nude + Pedretti C. Leonard Da Vinci + Michelangelo to Matisse Agnsw cat. 1999 [7]. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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[Sculpture] five various catalogues including, the world Expo 88 collection + sight Specific + sculpture Park '88 + Irving sculpture gallery 1989 + Australian sculpture Now 1984. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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[Australian Art] seven volumes including, Ure Smith. Douglas Annand + friend, Dsl. Gunners Diary 1943 + Australian painting Today 1963 + a Guide to modern Australian painting + fine Australian paintings II + Qag Selected works + Lets face it, the history of the Archibald prize. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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[British Art] five volumes including, Gernsheim, H. Julia Margaret Cameron, Pioneer of Photography, 1948 + Britian in pictures: popular & traditional Art Margaret Lambert & Enid Marx, childrens illustrated books Janet Adam Smith, British Romantic artists John Piper, British drawings Michael Ayrton [5]. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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Mr Gay. The Beggar's opera, William Heinemann, London, 1921, Illus. Claude Lovat Fraser, spine detached. Foxed endpapers, . Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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[Printmaking] six volumes including, Misericords + Munting, a. Fantastic floral engraving + Australian prints Ang + Elaine Haxton Printmaker + modern Australian Women + Australian prints Agnsw [6]. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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Art and Australia thirty Vols including, 1971 (1), 1973 (2), 1974 (3), 1975 (2), 1976 (3), 1977 (3), 1978 (3), 1979 (1), 1983 (10, 1984 (4), 1985 (2), 1986 (1), 1987 (1), 1988 (2), 1989 (2), 1990 (1). Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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[Australian Art & Design] three volumes including, Bertie, Charles. Old Colonial By-Ways, Art in Australia, Sydney 1928 + Ure Smith, S. Ed. Present day Art in Australia, 1949 + Art & Designe 1, a Ure Smith Publication 1949 [3]. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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Agsa, El Dorado: Colombian gold catalogue 1978 + Spratling, William. More human Than Divine, Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, 1960 [2]. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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Secret Treasures of Russia, state history Museum, 1992 + Likhachov, Dimitry. Intro. Novgorod Icons: 12th-17th century (2), Arora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1980, hardback printed green cloth, dust jacket, good, some wear. Provenance: The Estate of the late Anne Wienholt
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Kern, Anne. Ed. Frederick McCubbin: the man & his Art, Heidelberg Publishing Company, Sydney,1980, large folio
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Australian Art Collector magazine, forty six Issues including, 1999-2002 Issues 9-19, 2002-2004 Issues 21-30, 2005-2007 Issues 31-40, 2008-2011 Issues 43-55 + Issues 61 & 63 [46]
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Art and Australia magazine thirty three Issues including, 1999 Vol 36 no. 4, 1999-2007 Vol 37 Nos 1-4, Vol 37 Nos 1-4, Vol 38 Nos 1-4, Vol 39 Nos 1-4, Vol 40 Nos 1-4, Vol 41 Nos 1-4, Vol 42 Nos1-4, Vol 43 Nos 1-4, Vol 44 Nos 1-4 [33]
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A cast iron figure of a deer at rest, height 8 cm L 12.5 cm
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A cast bronze sculpture of a baby in the Foetal Position, purchased at Prouds Art gallery, Sydney in the 1990s, artist unknown, length 7.5 cm
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A moulded, patinated metal figure of a seated baby, signed W Stanfield, 99, height 9.5 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver mounted turquoise opaline glass perfume bottle, c.1890, length 5.5 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver mounted painted porcelain tear drop perfume bottle, Charles May, Birmingham, 1886, length 8 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver mounted white opaque glass perfume bottle, Charles May, Birmingham, 1889, hand painted with orange leaves, dents to silver top, some wear to paint, height 7.5 cm
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A George III sterling silver Old English dessert spoon, Hester Bateman, London, 1789
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A George III sterling silver pair of bright cut sugar tongs, George Smith, London 1812
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A matched pair of George III sterling silver sauce ladles, William Sumner, Thomas Barker, London, 1796 & 1816, length 16.5 cm
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A George III sterling silver bright cut tea caddy spoon, George Wintle, London, 1796, length 6.8 cm
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An Edward VII sterling silver miniature hip flask, Cohen & Charles, Chester, 1903, height 7 cm Wt 55 grams
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A Dutch sterling silver tea caddy spoon with swan detail, Amsterdam, 19th century, length 10 cm
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A George III sterling silver pepper caster, Thomas Pratt & Arthur Humphries, London, c 1790, height 13.5 cm Wt 72 grams
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Three Victorian sterling silver King's pattern serving spoons, William Eaton, London, 1839, with engraved crest to handle. Provenance: Owned by Thomas Barker (1799-1875), engineer, manufacturer, grazier & philanthropist, he arrived in Sydney on the Earl Spencer in October 1813 & thence by descent, length 32 cm Wt 630 grams
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Six Victorian sterling silver King's pattern serving spoons, William Eaton, London, 1839, with engraved crest to handle. Provenance: Owned by Thomas Barker (1799-1875), engineer, manufacturer, grazier & philanthropist, he arrived in Sydney on the Earl Spencer in October 1813 & thence by descent, length 22 cm Wt 625 grams
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