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Fine Decorative Arts; Fine Jewellery & Timepieces, Lawsons, Sydney — Lawsons

Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:442
Sale Title:Fine Decorative Arts; Fine Jewellery & Timepieces, Lawsons, SydneyLots with images:442
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:277
Date:30-May-2019
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Posen European silver (800) kettle on stand with burner elaborately detailed with nicely shaped handles, graduated finial, swing handle and bulbous fluted mid section and handled burner with gas knobs. Marked Posen 800 silver to base, height 33 cm
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Morgan & Ball London top hat & David Jones Christie's London top hat both in the classic black with the black band around base and curved rim. The Christie's London example made from either rabbit fur or silk. Sizes inside only both 20.5 cm x 16.5 cm
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Early 20th century ivory handled knives possibly African of origin with ebonised bands layered with metal mounts the larger example with a shaped pommel, both with tapering blades. Lengths 43 cm and 30 cm
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Leica Ernst Leitz camera and lens with Leitz Elmar f=5 cm 1:3,5 lens with cap, the camea numbered Nr.719 782. Comes in original case, width 15 cm
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Vintage brass steam engine locomotive working model of a locomotiv on track attached to timber board. Length- (full track) 30 cm locomotive (19 cm)
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Pair of Meiji gold laquer silver and shibayama vases of square form baluster shape in gold lacquer, the rims lined in silver, the neck with flowers and leaves on a matt gold ground and with silvered mounts with elephant themed ring handles. The body with ovoid panels foliated at the top, of inlays of characters and flowers in high relief in mother of pearl-shell, coral and ivory re, the feet of spear form. Signature: on pearly inset on base. Size: height 31 cm
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Meiji Japanese ivory figure an impressive tall standing and well carved Meiji figure of a man in traditional Japanese garb carrying sticks and eggs, presumably from the eagle that is confronting him perched on his bag of sticks. Height 35 cm
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Antique two door fitted Organiser excellent example of a two door, single drawer compendium, fitted nicely with curved sections for filing, a ribbon holder section to back of left door, pen holder and two inkwell compartments either side, and a pin mechanism that opens/locks drawer, height 30 cm, width 37 cm, depth 21 cm
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Royal Worcester, 'Padua' service for ten in white with black urn and scrollwork decoration and comprising of 10 coffee cups, 10 tea cups, 10 dessert plates, 20 bigger saucers, 10 smaller saucers, 10 soup bowls 12 dinner plates 2 oval raised dishes, 1 lidded comport, 1 gravy jug, 2 different sugar bowls, 2 different cream jugs, 1 large serving tray, 1 small tray
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Royal Worcester figure of a man of an eastern man with headress long robes and carrying a decorative water urn. Stamped to base no. 1250, height 22 cm
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Royal Worcester highland cattle vase by John Stinton with rich gilding, decorated with highland cattle & signed lower right, a highland cameo to the back and in the baluster shape. Numbered H312, height - 16.8 cm
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Sterling silver fruit set for six with fiddle and shell and gadrooned patterning and consisting of 6 knive and 6 forks. Mix of Georgian and Victorian London Hallmarks, lengths (forks) 17 cm (knives) 21 cm, weight: 520g
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Lalique bison paperweight fine example of a frosted glass bison as if in grazing, standing on a rectangular base. Etched Lalique France to base, height 10 cm, width 12 cm, depth 4 cm
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Carved reproduction Maori 'Toki Pou' with green stone tip well carved with paua/abalone shell inserts and rush weaved sections. An impressive greeenstone features as the blade or tool. Length 50 cm
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Christos gilded silver oklad icon likely of Russian origin and with gilde silver oklad above a painted Christ on board. Hallmarked Moskow 84 H.3, size 27 cm x 32 cm
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Chinese blue & white bowl, possibly Qing dynasty, decorated with blue flowers to exterior, Diameter-22 cm
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Bronze Buddah figure sitting cross legged on raised double pedestal base its hands Abhaya mudra. Height 50 cm
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Red model MG Automobile modelled on the early 1900s cars, resembling an early MG automobile. Height 32 cm, width 62 cm, depth 30 cm
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Large blue and white charger with Islamic script with scalloped rim and featuring several cartouches of islamic script to the rim and a large centralised Islamic script to the centre. Diameter 50 cm
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Early Optometrist's travelling case by American Optical Company c1880, containing eye-charts, over 100 lenses and other instruments related to optometry. Size of box 26 cm x 40 cm
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Satsuma Kinkozan basket beautifully detailed and featuring Japanese ladies in the garden with swing handle, decorated to the interior with butterflies. Signed to base, height 15 cm
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Large cast chrome owl on marble base chrome sculpture of an owl perched and mounted on black marble base with felt underlay. Total height 45 cm, weight approx 6kgs
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An Italian Sorrento Ware carved picture, high relief featuring a gentleman looking over two ladies sewing, on an Italian paved street. The features defined by ivory inserts and an mother of pearl scarf. Size 60 cm x 48 cm
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Japanese Meiji gold lacquer silver and shibayama tray crafted in the scalloped form with a silver rim inlayed with cloisonne flowers, leading down to gilded interior each decorated with s symmetrical pattern with pearl and enamel detail. The mid section featuring two ivory panels decorated with pearl flowers, bird and character (missing), surrounded by a pierced gallery with enamelled chrysanthemums. Width 29 cm
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19th century silver tea and coffee service good silver service comprising of coffee pot, teapot sugar and creamer. Each detailed with gadrooned bottom section, timber handles and finials and monogrammed to mid section. Hallmarked London c1898 by (????), height of coffee pot 21 cm, weight 1.91kg
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Sterling silver sugar castor Birmingham and bottle coaster London the castor with ocatagonal panelled body and pierced lid and the coaster circular with timber insert. Hallmarked (castor) Birmingham circa 1915 by Alexander Clark & Co Ltd (coaster) London circa 1987, diameter of coaster 13 cm height of castor 16.5 cm
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Late Qing early Chinese Republic lidded containers (2) hand painted decorated with females and calligraphy script, height of cylindrical example 9 cm, height of rectangular 4 cm, length 9 cm
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American walnut mantle clock with white dial with Roman numerals, the centre with hour section probably for the alarm. The case defined by carved scrollwork pediment with female head, painted glass door flanked by two gilded Art Deco ladies and a decorative gilt pendulum, height 62 cm
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Milton Moon charger of large proportions and characterised by by a central overglazed abstract design with one feature resembling a 'Moon'. Inscribed by artist to base, diameter 53 cm
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Milton Moon large green glaze vase overglazed in a 'Olive' green and blue colour, and a nice shape with outswept rim. Inscribed 'Milton Moon' to base. Height 36 cm
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Milton Moon pair of small bowls with a lovely white 'Icing' style glaze to the interior and a drip glaze greenish finish to the exterior. Signed to base, Heights 7 cm and 8 cm
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Large Milton Moon wall plaque of large proportions and featuring green, white and brown splashes of glaze on a terracotta field. Signed lower right and labelled 'Brachina' Flinders Ranges. Size 58 cm x 43 cm
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Milton Moon 'The other Shore' oil on board (2003) in a dark earthy colour and allegory pertaining to a circular 'Moon' esque feature. Signed to verso. Size 54 cm x 37 cm
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Milton Moon 'The other Shore' oil on board (2003) in a dark earthy colour and allegory pertaining to a circular 'Moon' esque feature. Signed to verso. Size 50 cm x 40 cm
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Milton Moon cylinder vase in a cylindrical shape and featuring an abstract design in white glaze. Signed to base and featuring a small hole for hanging, height 22 cm
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Milton Moon set of four mugs shaped nicely with curved handles and glazed in earth brown, olive green and white tones. Signed to base, Heights 10 cm (1 is 12 cm)
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Milton Moon small bowls of differing sizes with one having a shallower deposition. Both glazed nicely in green and brown glazes. Signed to base, size 1), height 8 cm, diameter 14 cm 2) 5.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm
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Milton Moon dishes (2) of polymorphic shape, shallow deposition and featuring an abstract design to top. Signed Miltoon moon (1994 & 1996), Sizes 1) 21 cm x 22 cm 2) 24 cm x 18 cm
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Milton Moon dishes (2) both of shallow deposition, and one with a 'Rough' finish and featuring a green splash glaze, the other with a bowtie or dog bone glaze. Signed to base. Diameters- 19 cm and 17 cm
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Milton Moon large bowl finished and glazed nicely with a deep deposition and a gilt and bowron drip glaze poring over. Signed to base, height 16 cm, diameter 20 cm
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Pair of Milton Moon framed plaques with white and brown splash abstract glaze. Signed to verso. Size 40 cm x 27 cm
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Milton Moon small charger with brown white and blue splash glaze, and a layered rim. Signed Milton Moon, diameter 27 cm
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Probably early 18th century 'Onion' glass bottle a dark green glass wine bottle with pontil base, tapering neck and collar to the rim. Height 21 cm
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Set of four late Georgian silver Vinaigrettes of small proportions and featuring differing patterns including cross hatch design. Weght 34g
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Regency sterling silver cream jug with protruding band to the mid section and a nicely shaped handle and rim. Hallmarked London c1808 by possibly William Bennet, height 9.5 cm, weight 120g
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19th century Scottish silver mounted snuff mull in a nice curved shape and mounted with sterling silver hinge and rim. Length 7 cm
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Three late 19th/ early 20th century naval Ensigns including Canadian 'Five Provinces', Republican Ireland & Scotland. Size (Canadian) 81 cm x 50 cm (Scottish) 75 cm x 57 cm (Irish) 75 cm x 56 cm
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19th century Anglo-Indian ivory chess pieces & book intricately carved and based on an Old English style however probably carved in India and are Chinese in manner the pieces turned and delicately carved from ivory and the darker pieces coloured a reddish pink. Comes with reference book. Height of King pieces 8 cm
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Late Victorian wall clock in mahogany with turned gallery supports glass front door with white dial with Roman numerals. Length 100 cm
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George V NSW Police badge King George the V with centralised monogram, Royal Crown to top and New South Wales Police to edge. Length 10 cm
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Early 20th century sterling silver & glass dressing table set Matchine silver lidded suite including four perfume bottles, one large and two circular containers buffer with two oval dishes, shoe horn and nail file with tortoise shell insert. Hallmarked London c1926 by C.B & S, height of perfume bottles 12 cm
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art glass shell form centre bowl in the Murano manor with blue green and black streaks complimented by gold dust specs, size L 38 cm H 18 cm W 21 cm
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Waterford Crystal suite of items boxed wine glasses (8) together with a mirror and small vase of elegant design, with a modernistic hexagonal hand mirror, set of 8 Lismore pattern glasses and a 'Bullet shaped' vase. Height (glasses) 18.5 cm (mirror) 29 cm (vase) 21 cm
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Chinese Caligraphy Parchment in frame featuring Chinese script on parchment with red seals/stamps. Size 100 cm x 55 cm
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Chinese water dropper with crackle glaze of small proportions and in a nice green glaze with crackle finish, height 8.5 cm
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Famile verte tea bowl with lid Yongzheng featuring green and red scroll patterning to lid and bowl. Marked to base, height 8 cm
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A Hardy Brothers hallmarked sterling silver four piece coffee service, of slim proportions and featuring coffee pot and jug with with Bakelite handles twin handled sugar and a small creamer. Hallmarked Birmingham circa 1937 by Hardy Brothers, Heights (pot and jug): 25 cm, (sugar) 9 cm (creamer) 11 cm, weight 2.2kg
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A Viners hallmarked Stering silver flatware service consisting of 8 each dessert spoons, entree and main knives and forks, 7 soup spoons, 6 butter knives and 4 serving spoons, hallmarked Sheffield, mostly 1958. Approx weight 3.3kgs
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Chinese glass snuff bottle featuring girl, blue stopper and marked to base. Height 7 cm
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Chinese greenstone snuff bottle with red stopper and featuring green veins in white stone. Height 6.5 cm
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Chinese green snuff bottle, with black vein like features and matching stopper. Height 6 cm
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Chinese amphora shape flambe glaze vase signed to base glazed nicely in a red glaze with blue highlights and with twin handles. Height 35 cm
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Chinese Doucai dish Yongzheng mark featuring immortals in the sea, next to a temple. Marked to base. Diameter 21 cm
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Chinese Doucai berry dish Yongzheng marked featuring blue lined rim and centralised floral motif, diameter 20 cm
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Large cast brass bell probably dated in the early twentieth century with thick woven rope handle attached to an iron clasp. Height (bell Only) 20 cm
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Collection of 925 silver teaspoons with Australian flower themed tops well crafted set of nine teaspoons with Australian flora themed thumb grips including gumnuts, kangaroo paw and Boronia with beaten bowls, marked StgSil (925) by Harris & Sons, length 11 cm, weight 100g
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An ivory figure together with ivory jar with finial top carved early 20th century ivory items including a fisherman holding fish on timber stand, together with a segmented lidded ivory box with timber lid and ivory finial. Heights (figure) 15 cm (box) 9 cm
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Thai sterling silver Buddah themed case with Swizel sticks delicately carved to lid featuring a high relief Thai buddha in prayer mode and surrounded by scrolled detail. Comes with a set of seven thai themed entree forks or sticks featuring boats, buddhas and deities. Size (box) 4 cm x 12 cm x 10 cm (Swizel) 9 cm
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Royal Doulton Captain Cook Commemerotive urn of large proportions and in basalt black. Featuring two handles and depicting him coming to shore to pillage. The reverso featuring a cameo side profile. Gilt lettering to top marked (1770 Australia 1970) and marked to base with Royal Doulton stamp and marked edition number 70. Comes in box, height 21 cm
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Rosenthal set of seven hand blown cocktail glasses of a polymorhic shaped bowls and of large size and in the vintage Tapio Wirkkala art glass design for Rosenthal studio line glass., Stickered made in Germany, height 15 cm
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Art Deco dancer after D.H.Chiparus good and large reproduction figure of and Art Deco dancer, a classic example of a typical Chiparus. Comus on decorative marble base, height 71 cm
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Bronze Art Deco style seated lady good reproduction of a lady seated on a high stool or occasional table and raising her goblet. Height 55 cm
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Pair of sterling silver candle sticks with Corinthian style stems and gadrooned rims on a graduated base, hallmarked, London, circa 1904, Swh Ltd, height: 13 cm
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Large scale vintage model Automobile, modelled on the early 1900s cars, resembling an early 'Rover' automobile, height 35 cm, width 60 cm, depth 35 cm
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Black model vintage Automobile modelled on the early 1900s cars, resembling an early Packard automobile. Height 28 cm, width 42 cm, depth 34 cm
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Royal Doulton 'Minden' service in yellow, decorated with 9 dinner plates (3 smaller),6 teacups, 6 saucers, 6 cup saucers, 6 coffee cups, 6 coffee cup saucers 6 teacups, 1 lidded tureen, 1 teapot, 1 jug, 6 bowls, 6 coffee cups 6 smaller bowls, 1 serving tray, 1 double handle serving or sauce cup with tray.
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Leica Minilux Zoom automatic camera quality 35 mm zoom compact camera with high-grade titanium body, High-speed Leica Vario-Elmar 35-70 mm zoom lens (f/3.5 to f/6.5), fully automatic controls with additional manual settings, plus built-in flash Chosen Europe's compact camera of the year 1998/99 by European Imaging and sound Association (Eisa)
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Linhoff Technorama 617 camera 90 mm f/5.6 Super Angulon, Shutter 1 - 1/500 and bulb, no time. F/5.6 through f/45 with clicks at half stops, 120 and 220 film, no need to alter the pressure plate, Actual image size 57 x 172 mm, comes with box
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Voightlander Bessa R2 camera comes with an attached Ernst Leitz GmbH Weitzler Summarit lens F=5 cm 1:1.5 NR 1500004 Fotar 40 1A Japan. Comes with Carry bag
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Chinese ivory set of 6 spoons & 6 forks with plastic container of small proportions and decorated nicely with floral handles and stems with butterflies and insectia. Comes with moulded plastic holder dated early 20th century. Length of cutlery 10 cm
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Woodrow bowler hat & morning top hat the bowler example made from fur and felt and the grey example a sleek grey with black band. Sizes of inside only (bowler) 20.5 cm x 16.5 cm (top hat) 20.5 cm x 17 cm
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Victorian inlayed cutlery box in mahogany with a finely curved shaped and a detailed timber inlaid banding amd metal mounts. The interior again featurin nice inlay with star formation to the interior of the lid and the base lined with blue velvet. Height 35 cm, width 23 cm, depth 25 cm
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Rosewood Victorian cave a Liquer case veneered nicely in dark rosewood, and with brass banding and lock. The interior fitted by walnut with compartments for decanters and shelves to the door for glassware. Height 30.5 cm width 33 cm depth 20 cm
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Leica Ernst Leitz camera and lens with Summicron f=5 cm 1:2 NR 1040750 lens with cap, the camea numbered Nr.981 125. Comes in original case, width 15 cm
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Rare Leica I camera very early (C1930s) Ernst Wetzlar Leica camera Serial number 20810, with a Leitz Elmar 1:3,5 F=50 mm lens with later cap and viewfinder. Comes with early Leica carry case. Width 15 cm
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Leitz Wetzlar lens and Anastigmat lens together with Leica case comprising of Leitz Wetzlar 1996116 Summicron 1:2/35 lens with viewfinder in case together with Saga Anastigmat 1:3.5 f=50 mm no 27001 lens and a Leica carry case
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George III set of four Scottish sterling silver serving spoons with large oval, deep bowls tapered shoulder and curved terminals. Hallmarked Edinburgh c 1808 possibly by Mitchell and Russell, length 23 cm, weight 273g
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Pair of Sheffield sterling silver column candlesticks with fluted column stems above a floral and gadrooned edge bases. Hallmarked Sheffield c1920 by Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd, height 15 cm, weight 962g
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Pair of George III sterling silver mounted condiment bottles & Sheffield sterling sugar castor bottles rimmed with silver floral decoration over a cut glass pattern. The sugar castor with pierced top and gadrooned base. Hallmarked (condiment) London circa 1775 by possibly Thomas Daniell, Heights (bottles) 11 cm (castor) 17 cm
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Hallmarked sterling silver Christening set by Aspreys London delightful set comprising of two dishes, small jug, cup napkin ring and two teaspoons decorated with a teddy bear motif. Hallmarked London circa 1997 by Aspreys London, diameter of dishes 17 cm, weight 1.1kg
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Leica Ernst Leitz Wetlar camera in case with Summicron f=5 cm 1:2 NR 11166602 lens with cap, the camea numbered No525661 comes in original case, width 15 cm
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Russian painted icon featuring jand painted saints,with two featured on the border. Size 35 cm x 30 cm
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Hallmarked sterling silver topped walking stick with a Victorian heavily decorated handle with gadrooned scrolls and floral work. Hallmarked London, c 1902 by unknown, length 83 cm
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A pair of antique silverplate 3 wrythen arm candelabra c. 1900, height 41 cm
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Giant clam shell the giant clam (Tridacna gigas), probably South Pacific in origin, the world's largest molluscs are typified by their large fluted shells. Size cm 69 cm width, depth 44 cm
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Vintage Steroscope with slides consisting of stereoscope viewing glasses and six boxes containing approx 200 Sunbeam slides of places around the world including London Zoo, Palestine, India and natural history.
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Bronze Chinese lidded censer on stand with two ring handles and a mid section decorated with birds and flowers, resting on on three feet protruding from dragons mouths. The lid pierced and featuring a dragon llike finial, and comes with a well carved rosewood stand. Height (censer) 36 cm (stand) 12.5 cm
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Rosewood writing slope with brass mounts fine example in rosewood veneer and brass mounted with rosewood scrollwork inlaid to the brass banding. Well fitted with blue velvet slope inkwells and compartmental sections. Size 10 cm x 35 cm x 26 cm
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Pine antique compendium with drawer two door, single drawer compendium, fitted nicely with curved sections for filing, holder section to back of right door, pen holder and two inkwell compartments either side, and a pin mechanism that opens/locks drawer, height 29 cm, width 38 cm, depth 21 cm
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French three piece brass clock garniture (height 31 cm length38 cm) featuring a reclined probably spelter lady harp player on a floral base on top of a veined marble base labelled ' Chanson d' Automne ' or autumn song and supported by two urn form garniture on marble bases. Signed R.Richard, the face features a white enamel dial with floral decoration and the movement labelled F Martin c1900, size (clock) 35 cm x 40 cm x 14 cm (garniture), height 27 cm
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