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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:398
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:398
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:200
Date:8-Sep-2019
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A cast bronze model of a greyhound, an elegant, dignified hound' in deep brown colours seated upon a shaped and faceted base with floral ornamentation, height 74 cm
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A dramatic Art Deco spelter figural group by R. Varnier, circa 1920s, a hunter perched on a craggy outcrop spearing a panther, in light green gold, colours, incised maker's name to base, and raised on a black marble plinth, height 72 cm, length 84 cm, width 15 cm
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A spelter model of a pheasant, circa 1920s-30s, signature of R.Varnier and foundry stamp, the naturalistically modelled fowl posed upon a rocky outcrop and cold, painted in muted ochre and bronze colours, above a green veined black marble, base, height 41.5 cm, length 45 cm, width 17 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figure of an archer by Salvatore Melani (1902-1934), circa 1925, a dramatically posed male figure in a loin cloth with arm outstretched and bow raised, in cold painted verdigris colours upon a shaped marble base with onyx trims, incised signature of S. Melani lower right, height 47 cm, length 60 cm, width 20.5 cm
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A bronze amphora urn vase with stand, 19th century, the amphora with pointed foot and a decorated border in relief set within an integral pierced tripod stand with floral and creature motifs, height 51 cm
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A spelter dog group, circa 1920s-30s, a pair of matching recumbent dogs posed on an orange veined marble base faced, with green onyx and black marble tiles, height 14 cm, length 41.5 cm, width 12.5 cm
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A spelter model of an Alsatian, circa 1920s-30s, naturalistically modelled as an alert recumbent dog on a mottled oyster grey, marble base, height 20 cm, length 34.5 cm, width 13.5 cm
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A spelter model of a dog, circa 1920s-30s, the cold painted model of a flexed and alert dog with its forelegs positioned, on a rock, with a portoro marble sphere and raised upon a black marble, ellipse shaped base, height 27 cm, length 50 cm, width 15 cm
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An Art Deco spelter deer figural group, circa 1920s, signed Leduc, comprising a recumbent and a standing deer flanking a fawn, in chocolate, bronze colours upon a mid grey marble base, incised signature to the short, end, height 29 cm, length 65 cm, width 16 cm
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An Art Deco spelter model of a Sunbathing woman, circa 1920s-30s, a modish cold painted figure of a seated woman in her swimsuit, holding a rose decorated parasol and accompanied by two dogs, raised on a veined black, marble base, height 23 cm, length 65 cm, width 14 cm
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An Art Deco spelter dog group, circa 1920s, two realistically modelled Alsatian dogs in deep bronze tones, one seated, the other recumbent and mounted on an onyx and marble base faced with contrasting brown and green onyx panels, height 35 cm, length 63 cm, width 11 cm
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A fine Art Deco bronze figure, circa 1920s, a powerful study of a man pushing a raft with a pole, upon an integral base, in patinated colours and inscribed mark of Ouline to base, height 45 cm, length 63 cm, width 18 cm
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A large scale Art Deco spelter Alsatian dog figure, circa 1930, the recumbent alert dog in gold bronze colours upon a monumental two tone, marble base, height 34 cm, length 65 cm, width 20 cm
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An exotic 'Gerdago' bronze & ivory dancer (Gerda Iro 1906-2004), 1930s, Vienna, Arthur Rubinstein foundry monogram, signed Gerdago, Austria, a dramatically poised stylised dancing figure wearing a winged and flaring, cat suit with a cloche cape, cold painted in red, blue, gold and black, colours, impressed marks to socle, raised on a large green onyx hollowed dish, height 25 cm
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A pair of vintage famille rose floor vases, mid 20th century, baluster vases having broad waisted necks with applied dog of fo handles, decorated throughout with shaped cartouches enclosing figural narrative, scenes and vegetal motifs amidst scattered sprigs, fruits and patterned, motifs, double bordered painted seal marks underside, height 59 cm
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A pair of Oriental bronze vases, late 19th century, the tall vases with baluster bodies and conical necks, decorated with shaped, panels of birds in relief, lappets to the neck and fantastic creature handles, height 47 cm
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A Chinese cloisonne vase, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, a drum and carinate shaped body with a broad waisted rim, fantastic creature, twin handles, profusely decorated throughout formal arrangements of auspicious flora, stiff leaf borders and lappets to the foot, height 36 cm
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A pair of large Chinese famille rose vases, circa 1970s, baluster vases with waisted necks and broad rims, decorated with writhing, dragons in various colours amidst a profusion of flora upon a brightly gilded, ground, apocryphal double bordered Qianlong seal marks underside, height 45 cm
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A famille verte dragon dish, the shallow porcelain dish featuring two dragons chasing a flaming pearl, amidst clouds, ruyi style clouds to the exterior, with apocryphal Kangxi, marks within concentric rings underside, height 5 cm, diameter: 28.5 cm
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An antique famille verte dragon pot with a rosewood cover, of ovoid form and well decorated with writhing dragons chasing a flaming, pearl amidst clouds, the collar embellished with Daoist emblems and a ruyi, border, a band of lappets to the foot, bearing apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, underside, height 20 cm
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A multi coloured Peking glass style bowl, the rounded bowl of slightly distended compressed form, with figures, flying, phoenix, auspicious foliage and architectural elements in aubergine, green, red, aqua and opaque yellow colours upon a frothy clear glass diaper ground, engraved seal mark to cartouche underside, height 11.5 cm, diameter: 17 cm
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A vintage Oriental bone Daoist shrine, shaped as a hipped roof pavilion, the oval shrine with two carved doors and side decorations raised on a stepped base to a timber plinth, the doors, opening to reveal an altar, guanyin and various ceremonial objects, engraved, lotus decoration to the body, height 20 cm
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A jade and gilt bird shaped burial urn, carved as a fantastic bird vessel with a smaller bird serving as the lid, covering a small hollowed space, in mid green jade embellished with remnant, gilt, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mario Cordedda fine, Antiques Melbourne, height 20 cm, width 20 cm
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An antique porcelain pillow, Qing Dynasty, probably 19th century, the traditionally shaped and moulded pillow with curved neck rest and extended ends, freely decorated with flora and peaches in underglaze blue, light green and maroon colours, height 12 cm, length 24.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A pair of Kyoto Satsuma vases, late Meiji period, circa 1900, baluster vases with carinate collars and broad necks, decorated with large, figural panels and patterned borders in a typical pale palette upon a cream, ground, with moriage decorations and bright gilding, unmarked, height 24.5 cm
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A carved cinnabar pot and cover, the ovoid lacquered pot with a blue enamel interior, twin high set handles, and domed lid with lotus bud finial (small loss), carved with figures, symbolic flora and pavilions in sublime landscape settings, a carved floral, and lingzhi fungus border to the collar, lotus petal lappets to the base, height 13 cm
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A famille rose cylindrical vase or brush pot, mid 20th century, decorated with the eight immortals on a raft between floral borders, bright, gilt to the rim and lappets to the foot, bordered four character mark, underside, height 23.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese Straits type famille rose covered jars, 20th century, hexagonal jars with reserves depicting figural narrative scenes in pavilion, and landscape settings between floral decorated panels upon a lime green, ground, lingzhi fungus and key fret borders to the collar and neck, lappets, to the foot, red seal script marks underside, height 30 cm, length 21 cm, width 13 cm
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A pale celadon jade peanut shaped brush wash, the half peanut shell formed as two miniature brush wash bowls, a lingzhi, fungus embellishment with foliage to one end, length 7.5 cm, width 4 cm
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A small carved jade plaque, in pale mottled jade flecked with deeper green veins, depicting flying bats, and a lingzhi fungus head to one face, a chilong with lingzhi fungus to the other, length 7.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A bronze censer bowl, in deep olive colours with a distinctive light black stipple to the broad, neck and integral handles, raised three conical feet, bearing apocryphal, Xuande marks to cartouche underside, height 9.5 cm, diameter: 15.5 cm
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Three jade items: a small beaker, seal, and a pendant, a small two handled beaker with twin fantastic creature handles, a mottled, brown jade square form seal relief decorated with a heron standing on a lion, a shaped triangular pendant in pale to near black colours, engraved in the archaistic manner, height 4.5 cm, and smaller
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An antique jade and enamel stick pin, Qing Dynasty, the triangular pierced and carved jade ornament featuring a bird within, foliage attached to a silver, blue and turquoise enamel collar with a long, silver stick, length 17 cm
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A blue and white crackleware covered jar with sterling silver mounts, the jar and domed lid freely decorated with underglaze dragons amidst flowers, and clouds, sterling silver rims and foot plate, and a silver capped knop, stamped.925 underside, height 13.5 cm, diameter: 10 cm
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A pigeon blood type seal, the plinth style seal with a flat domed top, lightly flecked with beige, colours, engraved script to one face, seal script with remnant ink to the base, length 15 cm
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A signed Japanese ivory walking cane handle, Meiji period 1868-1912, signed Gyokuzan, the rounded handle carved as a cluster of twenty individual theatrical Noh, masks, two character signature to neck, length 4 cm
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An antique signed ivory okimono of a man Frightened by a Praying Mantis, Meiji period, 1868-1912, an amusing study of a seated farm worker gesticulating and yelling at the sight of a giant praying mantis climbing up his leg, with light engraving and brown ink, signed to cartouche underside, height 7.5 cm, width 8 cm
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A Qianlong period porcelain export ware tea caddy, 18th century, the famille rose caddy of typical square section form with sloping shoulders, decorated with an enamel floral spray to both faces and delicate border, decorations, without lid, unmarked, height 12.5 cm
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Two antique Chinese silver bowls, late Qing Dynasty, each with eight pronounced lobes and raised on four scroll feet with leafy, mounts, decorated with light line engraving to the interiors depicting, figures in landscape settings with pavilions, four cartouches with script, underside, silver weight 841gr, height 6.5 cm, diameter: 28 cm
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A Shoushan stone carved mountain, utilising the natural contours and amber russet hues of the stone, carved in relief and depicting figures and a walled village in a rocky landscape, with a fitted rosewood stand, height 8 cm
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A Chinese polychrome decorated vase, 20th century, the baluster type vase with a garlic shaped rim and pierced gilt lug handles, decorated with a figural scene of two boys offering a peach to an elder in an auspicious landscape, script to the reverse, oval printed stamp underside, with wax jianding seal, height 29 cm
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Five vintage carved zitan Luohan figures, first half 20th century, well carved figures on integral wooden bases and depicting five of the eighteen Buddhist Luohans, height 33 cm, and smaller
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A vintage famille rose vase, 20th century, the broad necked baluster vase with enamel decoration depicting a figural, narrative in a pavilion setting, a processional with horses and figures, carrying banners to the reverse, unmarked, height 35.5 cm
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An Imari covered vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a ribbed baluster vase with dome cover and dog of fo finial, decorated with reserves of flora, birds and formal shapes in a typical iron red, cobalt, apricot and gilt palette with the occasional purple accent, height 30.5 cm
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A pair of vintage rose medallion plates, both with four cloud shaped reserves decorated with pairs of narrative, figural scenes and flora with birds and insects, and centred with floral, roundels upon a brocaded ground, one plate marked china to diamond, diameter: 25 cm
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An elaborately carved white opal snuff bottle, Intricately pierced and carved in the round as a stylised tree dotted with luminous flowers and populated with various symbols including peaches, a deer, and herons, height 11.5 cm
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A large bronze Chinese censer, of broad basin shape with high set square bracket handles and raised on three, cabriole legs with whorl feet, decorated with archaistic motifs in low relief, to the body upon a diaper ground, height 28 cm, diameter: 26.5 cm
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A coloured Shoushan stone Luohan figure, the smiling luohan seated amidst rockwork, decorated with a mustard coloured, vestment and a russet cape, the lower dress in teal colours, height 11 cm, width 10 cm
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A vintage famille verte bowl shaped brush wash, 20th century, the petite bowl depicting a dragon and phoenix chasing a flaming pearl amidst, flame and ruyi clouds, six character underglaze mark underside, height 4 cm, diameter: 7.5 cm
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A small polychrome porcelain brush, wash dish, 20th century, circular with an inverted roll rim and decorated with the figure of a contemplative woman playing a guqin (zither) seated upon rockwork beneath a gnarled pine tree, diameter: 12 cm
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An antique signed ivory okimono of a man with a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the elderly traveller or pedlar figure with a monkey clambering up his right, arm, a double gourd to his waist and a range of items including a small, temple and a tied sack at his feet, upon a naturalistic base, two character, signature underside, height 22 cm
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A Yixing type teapot, the umber coloured compressed round pot with a small spout and tubular handle, incised with a spray of wild grass and flora to one face with script, bold, characters with script to the other, impressed seal mark cartouche underside, height 9.5 cm, width 16 cm
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A Yixing type teapot, the russet teapot of compressed pear shape with applied sprigged decoration, in paler hues depicting village and landscape scenes, the lid with an ornamented border, seal script characters to oval cartouche underside, height 6 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A soapstone mythical creature figural group, in mottled celadon colours and depicting a stylised roaring bixie figure with a smaller bixie upon its back, height 23 cm, width 29 cm
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A carved boxwood ornament, pierced and carved with a range of auspicious symbols including bats, peaches, and Buddha's hand citrons amidst swirling clouds, height 27.5 cm
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A pair of Japanese vases and an Edwardian vase, early 20th century, 1912, large deep blue baluster vases with twin handles, decorated with bold flowers, one in relief, in polychrome colours and embellished with moriage enamels, character marks underside, a large flask shaped vase with ornate handles with pheasant decoration, registration mark in relief underside, Heights: 48.5 cm, and 46 cm
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A polychrome porcelain plaque, depicting two male figures engaged in a narrative in a landscape setting, with script, and housed in a pierced and carved wooden frame, height 51.5 cm, width 40 cm
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A large soapstone carving with stand, a naturalistic boulder in rouge and amber colours, well carved in high relief, with six figures in a sublime landscape setting with mountains, river, and auspicious pine and bamboo foliage, with a decorative wooded stand, height 23 cm, length 27 cm, width 13 cm
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A large pair of terracotta dogs of Fo ornaments, glazed in deep black brown colours replicating bronze, the roaring male and female pair both balancing upon pierced balls, the female dog with a pup, beneath its front paw, height 35 cm
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An Ornamented ebonised Korean cabinet, with three short drawers above a pair of cupboards, four lower cupboards, above a pulvinated apron with curvaceous feet, profusely embellished, throughout with engraved and shaped brass hinges, a bold traditional circular, lock plate, bat backplates with swing handles and other brass hardware, height 107 cm, width 140 cm, depth 47 cm
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A Victorian silver plate ear trumpet, later 19th century, with markings for F.C Rein & Son 'Patentees, Sole, Inventors and only makers', 30 Charing cross Road, London, the dome shape hearing aid with swan neck and decorative grille, engraved, throughout with foliate motifs, engraved to rim with maker's particulars, height 13.5 cm
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A cased Victorian five piece deer antler steel blade carving set, 1899 Sheffield, with maker's mark for probably John Batt, steel blades by Cunninghams, the set of two knives, two forks with working guards and a sharpening steel, the sterling silver ferrules and terminals with borders of neoclassical, vegetal decoration, rope twists and gadroons, hallmarked, length 42 cm, and smaller
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A George II/III sterling silver cake basket, 1760 London, with maker's mark for Elizabeth Godfrey, a fine wire work basket with a basket weave base, rustic style trellis woven, with fruiting grapevines and having a crab stock swing handle, hallmarked to foot rim and handle, silver weight 662gr, height 9 cm, length 31 cm, width 24 cm
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A WMF silver plated cast and embossed rococo style shell dish, late 19th century, Germany, the scallop shell dish raised on four cast feet, with a pierced and cast, handle in the form of a cupid playing a lute, mark to rear foot, height 14 cm, width 19 cm, depth 20 cm
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A large Victorian sterling silver toast rack, 1855 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Henry Wilkinson & Co, a shaped arching toast rack with strapwork partitions and provision for six, slices, a trefoil shaped handle, the rectangular base with canted corners and ball feet, hallmarked to short end, silver weight 390gr, height 17 cm, length 17 cm, width 11 cm
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A cased set of four Victorian sterling silver salts and spoons, 1898/99 Sheffield and Birmingham, with maker's marks for Henry Atkin to salts, and maker's marks for Henry Matthews, rectangular gilt washed salts of embossed form with flattened scroll edged, rims and floral motifs to the body, raised on ball and claw feet, complementary, spoons, hallmarked to all items, silver weight 224gr height 3 cm, length 8 cm, width 6.5 cm
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A sterling silver replica Roman bowl and spoon commemorating the 2000, year Anniversary of the birth of the Roman Empire, 1971 Sheffield, maker's mark for historical Heirlooms Ltd, numbered 604/1500, a replica of the original Roman bowl in the British Museum, cased, with four, associated documents including a facsimile letter from the Vatican, acknowledging receipt of no. 1 of the limited series, hallmarked, silver weight 211gr, height 7 cm, diameter: 11 cm, (bowl)
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An Australian sterling silver blotter and blotter pad, late 19th century, with mark of Wendt sterling silver, a plain silver mounted ebonised blotter with a lemon squeezer knop and a conforming blotter pad, hallmarked to both, length 15.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, (blotter) length 58 cm, width 45 cm, (blotter pad)
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A WMF silver plated glass lined bowl, early 20th century, Germany, the Secessionist style bowl with Egyptian revival influences of pierced boat, shape, with elongated bifurcated handles, pierced decoration to the sides and papyrus style capitals flowing to pointed feet, with the original glass, liner, mark to foot, height 15.5 cm, length 42 cm, width 17.5 cm
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A WMF silver plated cast and embossed rococo style bowl, late 19th century, Germany, the kite shaped shell embellished bowl with winged espagnolette handles and raised on four shaped cabriole feet, gilt washed to the interior, marked WMF, to underside of handle, height 10 cm, length 20 cm, width 10 cm
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A pair of sterling silver cherub pin trays, 1898 London, with maker's mark for William Comyns & Sons, the four lobed dishes with crimped edges and embossed with Sir Joshua, Reynolds winged angels and trailing foliage, hallmarked to short ends, silver weight 74gr, length 12.5 cm, width 8 cm
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WithdrawnA Continental silver miniature three piece parlour suite, 20th century, stamped.835 to both chairs, a three seat tablet back rococo revival canape and two matching side chairs, delicately cast and having fine engraved decorations, marked underside, possible mark of Hm' to canape, silver weight 47gr, height 4 cm, width 5 cm, and smaller
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A late Georgian sterling silver pedestal wine jug, 1828 London, with maker's mark for Charles price, of lobed pear shape form, repousse and chased with acanthus and stiff leaf, decorations, the scrolling handle with applied leafy forms and finely, embellished mounts, gilt washed to the interior, hallmarked to mid body, silver weight 976gr, height 28 cm
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A pair of Mexican sterling silver dolphin candlesticks, mid 20th century, mark of a. Torres Vega, in solid silver, with slender ribbed sconces to plain dishes supported on serpentine cast dolphins and stepped circular bases with rope twist, decoration, stamped marks underside, silver weight 528gr, height 14.5 cm
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A sterling silver Art Nouveau sugar bowl, 1905 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Harry Hayes, the sugar bowl of compressed and waisted form embossed with bold free flowing, ribbons to the body, with twin bracket thread edged handles, hallmarked to the waisted collar, silver weight 151gr, height 9.5 cm, width 15 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver mounted claret jug, 1868 London, with maker's mark for George fox, of plain globular form with starburst base, the cast spout and collar of naturalistic leafy form and having a crabstock handle, hallmarked to collar, and to original pierced stopper, height 25 cm
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An Edwardian 'Crown Perfumery' sterling silver cased scent bottle, 1904 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Henry Matthews, the tapering lay down scent bottle in green glass with paper labels to the body and neck for the Crown Perfumery Company, overlaid with an embossed, pierced rococo silver sheath, hallmarked to border, length 22 cm
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A pair of George III sterling silver pepper pots, probably 1803 London, with rubbed maker's marks, the pedestal urn shaped pots with gadroons to the tapering bodies, with stepped dome lids, raised on waisted socles and square bases, hallmarked to foot, standard also to lid interiors, silver weight 177gr, height 10.5 cm
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A pair of Victorian sterling silver berry spoons, 1882 Birmingham, with maker's marks for Frederick Elkington, the fiddle pattern spoons with bright cut floral engraving to the terminals, the gilt washed bowls of lobed form with embossed and chased fruit motifs, crisply hallmarked underside, silver weight 148gr, length 21 cm
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A pair of George III sterling silver basting spoons, 1813 London, with maker's marks for Thomas death or Thomas Dicks, Old English pattern spoons, engraved with the letter 'H' to terminals, hallmarked, underside, silver weight 248gr, length 29.5 cm
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A Regency armorial sterling silver coffee pot on stand, 1806 London, with maker's marks for Paul Storr, the pot of compressed carinate form with finely worked formal borders, an anthemion motif to the pouring spout and a twin snake mount to the fruitwood, handle, the tripod based stand raised on lion's paw feet supporting an urn, shaped burner, hallmarked to stand rim, pot base, lid, total weight 1700gr height 27 cm
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A USSR silver gilt and niello swing handled bon bon dish, post 1958, with hammer and sickle mark and.925 standard, other, the small dish with a finely worked border and swing handle decorated with folk like bird and floral imagery, hallmarked to foot ring, total weight 155gr, height 11.5 cm, diameter: 10 cm
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A sterling silver tankard, 1876 Exeter, with maker's mark for Josiah Williams & Co, the tapering straight sided tankard with a hollow 'C' scroll handle, finely, bright cut throughout in the Gothic revival manner, hallmarked below rim, silver weight 280gr, height 12.5 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 large George II sterling silver tankard jug, 1764 London, with maker's initials I*M, the large scale baluster tankard with a domed lid and open shaped thumb spur, a bold hinge decoration to the scroll handle with a target shaped terminal, threaded bands to the mid section and raised on a waisted foot, crisply, hallmarked to lid and underside, silver weight 1054gr height 22 cm
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A pair of late Georgian floral sterling silver sugar nips, 1835 London, with maker's mark for Paul Storr, the scissor form nips crafted as floral and insect encrusted twigs, hallmarked twice to the oak leaf shaped bowls, silver weight 61gr, length 15 cm
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A George III sterling silver dish cross, 1799 London, with maker's mark for Hannah Northcote or Henry Nutting, the thread edged dish cross with star forms to each terminal and stepped, canted feet, hallmarked underside, to two arms and each movable component, silver weight 528gr, length 32 cm, width 32 cm
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A Georgian sterling silver helmet jug, circa 1795, no date letter or city mark, maker's mark Jh, of elegant plain form with a high set threaded handle, a simple embossed, motif to the rim and a delicately bright cut vacant cartouche, the slender, pedestal and socle raised on a square base, partial hallmarks to foot, silver weight 94gr, height 14 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver teapot, 1886 London, with maker's mark for Rosenthal, Jacob & Co, of compressed carinate form with a small straight spout and swing handle, profusely embossed and chased throughout with vegetal forms and a single, mask, engraved 'Ethel' to an oval cartouche, hallmarked underside, total weight 250gr, height 7 cm, diameter: 14.5 cm
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An antique Indian silver bowl in the Lucknow manner, late 19th century, the repousse bowl with a wavy rim and decorated throughout with jungle scenes, populated with native animals, raised on three fish head feet, typically unmarked, silver weight 100gr, height 5.5 cm, diameter: 10 cm
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A sterling silver Magdalen College first Torpid trophy cup, 1913 Chester, with maker's mark for George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, the waisted ovoid body with twin circular handles, with presentation, inscription to the 1914 rowing team, bright cut college crest to the reverse, hallmarked underside, retailed through Walford & Spokes, Oxford, silver weight 391gr, height 10 cm
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A cased pair of Victorian sterling silver gilt dessert spoons, 1893 London, with maker's marks for William Hutton & Sons (Edward Hutton), the pear shaped bowls with cast neoclassical snake twist stems, formal, scrolls and cherubs, and apostle terminals, hallmarked underside to the bowls, silver weight 144gr, length 20 cm
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A Victorian Aesthetic movement sterling silver scent bottle, 1882 London, with maker's mark for Sampson Mordan II, cylindrical with a hinged lid and enclosing a fitted glass vial with the original stopper, engraved to the body with oriental foliage, bird and insect, life, including an owl, hallmarked to base and interior of lid, total weight 47gr, height 5.5 cm
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WithdrawnA Continental.800 silver lipstick holder, early to mid 20th century, the square section holder engraved with flora and leafy arabesques, a blue, glass cabochon clasp releasing the hinged mirror, marked.800 to the interior, length 6 cm
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Four Australian sterling silver decanter labels, mid 1960s-80, with maker's mark for John Edwin Hale with piping shrike mark, fourth marked Nc with bounding kangaroo (as per Jeh mark), sterling and W, Lightly hammered oval labels, port, Gin, brandy, with simple engraved borders, and lettering, and chain link attachments, other similar, hallmarked, underside, silver weight 57gr, width 4.5 cm, and smaller
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WithdrawnTHREE Australian sterling silver napkin rings, late 19th - 20th century, with maker's marks for J.M. Wendt of Adelaide and Broken Hill, of plain form, one with bright cut floral and heArt Decorations enclosing, initials, one engraved 'Billie', the third engraved and dated 1908, hallmarked to all silver weight 86gr
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WithdrawnTWO Australian sterling silver belt buckles, late 19th to early 20th century, with makers' marks for Charles Horne of Gawler, and Palfrey (probably G.H. Palfrey, Jewellers of Melbourne), a plain rectangular buckle, and a shaped rectangular buckle with engraved, initials, both marked underside, silver weight 63gr, length 7 cm, width 5 cm, and smaller
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WithdrawnAN Australian sterling silver sporting shield, 'The Soccer, Premier shield, high Schools Annual Competition, late 19th century, with maker's mark for Perryman (South Australia), a cushion profile shield engraved and marked to lower body, silver weight 118gr, length 14.5 cm, width 15.5 cm
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WithdrawnTWO Australian sterling silver napkin rings, circa 1880 and after 1900, with maker's mark for H. Steiner and Brunkhorst, (later lion dexter punch), a cushion shaped ring with narrow bead borders, and a plain ring with bold, raised initials, Msnc, both hallmarked to the interior, silver weight 90gr
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WithdrawnTHREE Australian sterling silver napkin rings, 1880-1890, with maker's marks for J.M Wendt of Adelaide and Broken Hill, two plain rings with elaborately engraved initials, one with a brushed, texture, the third with delicate bright cut borders, hallmarked to all silver weight 88gr
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