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Fine Decorative Arts; Fine Jewellery & Watches — Lawsons

Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:468
Sale Title:Fine Decorative Arts; Fine Jewellery & WatchesLots with images:467
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:334
Date:26-Sep-2019
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Clement Massier large green amphora vase (c1900s) fine and uniquely large amphora vase by the celebrated ceramicist Clement Massier from his time in Golfe-Juan. The large twin handled amphora features a moorish green thick lustre and is decorated nicely with classical figures surrounding the mid section, adorned by two well shaped detailed handles and footed by a graduated acanthus leaf base. Marked Clement Massier Golfe-Juan (A.M), height 92 cm
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A Qing Dynasty blue and white vase Qing Dynasty (19th c.), with blue underglaze porcelain, decorated with a floral ground and archaic characters, and blue glazed lion themed decorations to neck. Comes on carved rosewood stand, height 60 cm
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L'Objet dinner service for 8 persons, comprising of 8x chargers, 8x Dinners plates 'Agean' & 8x entree 'Fortuny Maori' in various well suited patterns.
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Large mahogany and brass jeweller's scales beautifully crafted with a single mahogany base fitted with a drawer, and containing brass weights, penny and other small weights, smaller scales and a hammer, size 75 cm x 55 cm x 32 cm
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Aphrodite bronze, ed. AC II height 43.5 cm inscribed on lower side
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Pair of Baccarat crystal hurricane lanterns with scalloped top and etched acid mark design sitting on top of a spiralled base. Acid mark to base as well as baccarat stickers, Heights 41 cm
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Lalique France Olonne holly leaf comport with frosted glass holly leaf base holding onto a clear bowl and standing on a single foot. Signed Lalique France, diameter 27 cm, height 19 cm
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Royal Copenhagen owl of a prominent owl standing on pine tree base with acorns in the classic blue, whites and greys. Marked to base, height 35 cm
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Baccarat 'Massena' drinks suite with decanters with a nice deep cut faceted shape, and comprising of 4 large goblets, 6 medium goblets, 6 smaller goblets, 4 champagne goblets, 1 vase, 1 decanter, 3 candle holders, 2 smaller candle holders. All marked to base
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Stuart Devlin tea light holder of naturalistic open work form with shaped edges and pierced gallery, standing on a sterling silver base hallmarked London circa 1972 by Stuart Devlin, height 19 cm weight 305g
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Stuart Devlin Cocktail/Shot Pourer another fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. With 'Bow tie' shape and an organic gilt middle section. Hallmarked London c 1976 by Stuart Devlin, length 15 cm weight 90g
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Christofle silver lidded tureen fine example of a plated Christofle silver plated covered dish with two handles and portrait medallions, hallmarked: 'Christofle France'.'Collection Gallia'. France, second half 20th century, height 16 cm width 30 cm
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Lalique sparrow comport featuring four frosted glass sparrows sitting below a small curved bowl. Marked to base, Diameter 14 cm, height 8.5 cm
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A Lalique 'Josephine' table lamp with shade with a frosted crystal Corinthian style stem, the mid section featuring a four sided swan display, with gilt metal mounts intersecting and light fitting, height 44.5 cm
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Willam IV fish slice and early 20th century example the William IV example with a star and leaf pierced pattern to the blade and the other with a curved raised edge. Hallmarked (William) London circa 1836 by William knight II (other) London circa 1906 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, lengths 31 cm weights (William) 167g (other) 188g
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Pair of Stuart Devlin wine goblets another fine example by the famous post war silversmith Stuart Devlin. With gilded organic form stem work and a beaten finish bowl and foot. Hallmarked London c 1973 by Stuart Devlin, Heights 16 cm weight 449g
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Pair of Mexican sterling silver oil lamps (925) good matched pair of oil lamps with elongated bodies and, shaped handles. Marked to base (925), Widths 15 cm weight 198g
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Gilt crystal drinks suite probably Czech or Moser in Similarity with nicely cut crystal and patterned gilt rim and comprising of six wine glasses and four cocktail glasses.
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Lladro figure of two dogs featuring a large pair of Irish Setter hounds in nice pastel colours. Stamped to base, size, height 25 cm, width 40 cm, depth 13 cm
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Murano glass 24k gold leaf horse possibly by Zanetti an exceptional Murano large rearing horse (Cavallo Rampante), with mane and half of its legs in clear glass, the body, tail and hooves have 24k gold leaf additions making it stand out dramtically. Hand blown by the famous Italian Murano glass maker Oscar Zanetti on the infamous Murano Island, height 60 cm
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Baccarat crystal cut decanter with a hallmarked spirit label in a nice square shape and with an attached leaf and cherubic decorated English sterling silver decanter label marked 'Whiskey'. Hallmarked London c1972 by Israel Freeman & Son Ltd, height 24.5 cm
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Agate bird figure on Calcite base well crafted bird, with an agate made body with gold, (tested and holding at 14k, possibly 18k), beak, tail and branch and standing on a calcite 'Rock' attached to a marble base, size, HEIGHT17 cm, width 15 cm, depth 13 cm (approx gold weight) 13g
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George III English hallmarked sterling silver letter opener of long and tapering form and with a pierced ring grip to end. Hallmarked London c1785 by (Ti??) unknown, length 34 cm weight 104g
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Christofle silver bowl featuring a cross hatch woven design, with rope twist edge, diameter 22 cm, Wt 342g
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Wedgwood bone china 'Ascot' part service of 10 coupes, 10 coffee cups, 8 small saucers, 9 medium and 2 larger.
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Baccarat crystal set of four ducklings in frosted glass and differing positions, stamped to base, Widths 13 cm
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A Qing Dynasty blue and white lidded vessel Qing Dynasty (19th c.), with blue underglaze porcelain, decorated with villagers playing enthusiastically one on a dragon. The shoulder section featuring four zoomorphic lubs and a small shaped spout. The lid in dish form featuring characters to top and underside and the vessel sits nicely on a rosewood stand, height cm
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Lalique crystal bull of a bull prepared to charge in frosted glass, and standing on a rectangular signed base, height 9 cm, width 11 cm, depth 4 cm
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Composite bust of a female nude heavy and possibly cast out of concrete or simiar, height 57 cm
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L'Objet marble & bronze cheese platter with 8x forks wonderfully crafted with the handles crafted into an organic form, the same of which cradles the rim of the marble cheeseboard, diameter of cheese board 30 cm
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Set of Scottish and English George III sterling silver dessert spoons (9) with monogrammed grips and spurred stems. Hallmarked Edinburgh c1814, London c1805, u 284g
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Lalique 'Bacchus' vase in tall clear glass with a thick frosted band showing mythical Fauns in foliage. Signed to base, height 17 cm
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A Baccarat crystal 'Massena' drinks suite consisting of 13 large wine goblets, 13 medium wine glasses, 13 small wine glasses, 13 champagne flutes (two of each shown in photo) and a decanter
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A Christofle Malmaison cutlery setting for 10 persons with serving implements in the Empire style, with its frieze of delicate palm and lotus leaves and symmetrical design. Dedicated to Chateau de la Malmaison, a favored Parisian residence of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Josephine. Comprising of 10 dinner forks, 10 dessert forks, (2 extra medium forks) 10 dinner knives, 10 bread knives, 10 entree knives,8 large tablespoons, 10 smaller tablespoons, 10 soup spoons, cake slice, cheese knife and sauce ladle.
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Royal Worcester trumpet vase decorated with fruit by H. Aryton hand painted with berries and peaches, with gilt rim signed by Harry Ayrton and stamped to base, height 16 cm
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Lalique small bowl, bell and candlestick the bowl of small proportions astanding on a singular foot whilts the bell exhibiting a frosted glass bird finial and teardrop striker. The candlestick having a prominent four sided daisy to mid section and comes with a spare part both marked Lalique, height of bell 14 cm, diameter of bowl 12 cm and height of candlestick 12.5 cm
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Collection of early Georgian, Victorian and William IV teaspoons including some Scottish examples, most with a monogramm to grips, length 14 cm weight 305g
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Stuart Devlin silver dinner bell another fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. With gilded porganic form handle and silver bell end. Hallmarked London c 1970 by Stuart Devlin, length 15 cm weight 127g
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Hallmarked sterling silver cruet set consisting of embossed tray, with pierced gallery two blue glass lined salts (one lidded) and a castor,all of which have a pierced design featuring classical style amphoras. Hallmarked Birmingham circa 1978 by Bes & Co, diameter of tray 18 cm combined, weight 731g
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Lalique 'Josephine' lamp with spare part. With a frosted crystal Corinthian style stem, the mid section featuring a four sided swan display, with gilt metal mounts intersecting and light fitting, height 44.5 cm
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Pair of Lalique Sparrows in frosted glass and featuring a sparrow in flight and one grooming its feathers. Signed Lalique France to base, Widths 12 cm and 13 cm
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Lalique crystal bison in frosted glass, and nice detail to shoulder and head. Standing on a rectangular signed base, height 10 cm, width 12 cm, depth 4 cm
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Baccarat crystal cut decanter with a hallmarked spirit label with a pleated shape to the base, neck and stopper and featuring an attached sterling silver grape and leaf 'Brandy' spirit label. Hallmarked London c1972 by Israel Freeman & Son Lt, height 29 cm
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Victorian hallmarked sterling silver letter opener of long and tapering form and with a pierced ring grip to end and monogrammed with a dragon belo, width hallmarked London c1860 by Chawner & Co. (George William Adams), length 31 cm weight 107g
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Christofle silver plated teapot in the Art Deco style and decorated with acanthus leaf rim and foot, acorn finial and nice curved handle. Marked Christofle Coll. Gallia to base, height 24 cm
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Royal Worcester 'The English Game' dinner serving wares comprising of two oval baking dishes, one scalloped pie dish, two lidded comports and four small two handled. All featuring different 'Game' including trout, golden plover and quail.
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Baccrat crystal decanter with flask bottom and the mid section well cut with cross hatch pattern and a ball shaped stopper, height 32 cm
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Set of five early celadon plates possibly Song/Longquan (approx Diameter 24 cm) set of five early hand crafted 'Kitchen' dishes one featuring characters, diameters 24 cm
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Small composite bust of a lady heavy and possibly cast out of concrete or simiar, height 36 cm
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Katana attributed to Shinto Jumyo (Mino no Kami Jumyo), c1670 (with paperwork) Shinto period mumei (unsigned) katana, 69.2 cm nagasa (cutting edge) with no flaws in high quality koshirae with high gloss black saya. Tempering is kyo yakidashi hamon mix of pronounced choji midare hamon and suguha hamon in full polis, height fine itame-hada forging. (paperwork) Nthk kanteisho attributes this fine sword to Shinto Jumyo (Mino no Kami Jumyo), Enpo period (1673-1680), Mino province tsuba: Edo period large iron…
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Baccarat crystal set of three baby chicks in frosted glass and in differing positions. Signed to base, Widths: 6 cm and 8 cm
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Christofle silver rectangular basket featuring a cross hatch woven and 'Cane style' design, size, HEIGHT5 cm, width 23 cm, depth 24 cm weight 541g
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Stuart Devlin hallmarked letter opener another fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. The letter opener beautifully crafted with a 'zig-zag' form handle of a fine and heavy grille of patinated silver and gold plate, leading out to a 'Spade' form end. Hallmarked London c1972 by Stuart Devlin, length 23 cm weight 105g
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Pair of Lladro figural lamps in pastel colours and featuring a young man with dog and a young lady with bird both seated against a tree acting as the lamp column, Heights 37 cm
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Small Lalique St cloud bud vase (H 12 cm, Diameter 9.5 cm) of small proportions and featuring an acanthus leaf design flanking the body. Signed Lalique France, height 12 cm
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Limoges 'Veritable Bleu de Four' tea suite for six persons well presented tea service in cobalt blue with decorative gilding and marked and inscribed to base. Comprising of six teacups, seven saucers (1 spare), jug, teapot, lidded comport and serving tray.
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Theresienthal glass candle holders with decorative gilt rims and turned stems, height 24 cm
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Mexican sterling silver sauce boat and tray the boat of large proportions, both featuring a nice rolled pattern to rims, the boat with a nice shaped handle. Both marked to base 'Hecho En Mexico 925 sterling, width of boat 21 cm of tray 25 cm weight combined 604g
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Georgian collection of spoons (5) comprising of four tablespoons, one with a ratstail back and one teaspoon. Ages include George II and George III and makers in Ebeneza Coker, weight 254g
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Baccarat pair of crystal candle holders with crystal drops on twisted fluted stem bases, having a central spike with two arms leading to two candle holders, decorated with crystal spears. Marked to base, height 34 cm
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Lalique 'Mesanges' glass bowl a heavy glass bowl with fluted facets on the sides, and a frosted relief band of small birds near the rim. Engraved on the underside 'Lalique France', diameter 25 cm
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Large gilt bronze swing arm light sconce elaborately crafted and featuring a figural mermaid surrounded by scroll work, length 55 cm x 51 cm
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Pair of early Famile rose converted table lamps with shades with hand painted decoration of chrysanthemums, and chickens roaming beleo, width two symmetrical patterned bands grace the top and bottom of the cylinder, height 64 cm
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A set of 6 Lalique crystal drinking glasses with frosted glass bases and semetrical patterns, signed to base Lalique of France
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- untitled, height 55, width 50 cm Steve Davies (1964 - ) untitled ceramic sculpture, height 55, width 50 cm .
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Pair of bronze lion dogs fine and heavy examples, depicting two lion dogs one with hand on a ball, the other with its hand firmly on another small lion dog. Both of dark earthy greens and reds and the other with gilded highlights, lengths 30 cm
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Qing Dynasty blue and white lidded vase Qing Dynasty (19th c.), with blue underglaze porcelain, decorated with a floral ground and archaic characters, blue underglaze four character mark to underside, height 44 cm
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Marquis Waterford Crystal decanter in the squat form and well 'Flower' form base and and a pleated neck. Marked to base, height 27 cm
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Lalique crystal pair of Sparrows of one feeding and one gazing up, in frosted glass. Signed to base, Widths: 13 cm
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Stuart Devlin 'Sydney Opera House Teaspoon' with opera house finial textured handle and shaped bowl, in presentation box. Hallmarked, London, circa 1973 by Stuart Devlin, length (spoon only) 15 cm weight spoon 33g
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Lalique drinks suite with a tapering frosted glass, decanter and four shot glasses. Signed Lalique France to base, height 25 cm
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A Victorian timber smokers stand with twin candle holder mid section raised on quad ball feet, with copper insert ashtray, height 60 cm
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Pair of George III crystal and sterling silver sugar castors with facetred crystal bases. Hallmarked- Birmingham c1789 possibly James Dixon & Sons, Heights 20 cm
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Chinese white jade carved brush washer well carved and early example of jade on fitted timber stand, width 10 cm, HEIGHT4.5 cm
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Pair of Republic Chinese jardinieres on dishes decorated with chrysanthemums, birds and Chinese script, Heights 13 cm
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Gilded spelter horse and soldier clock French in style of a soldier riding a horse on top of clock base with silvered and copper dial flanked by columns, size 44 cm x 30 cm x 12 cm
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Set of George IV teaspoons together with Victorian salt spoons the larger teaspoons with monograms, both with spurred stems, Wt131g
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Tri-Footed celadon censer in a bright green colour with three feet with three holes to each leg and a segmented body, height 14 cm
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Hallmarked sterling silver salt (Georgian) and a sugar castor the castor with pierced patterned top and turned finial and the salt well decorated with flowers and graduated splade feet. Hallmarked (castor) Birmingham c1946 by Adie Brothers Ltd and the (salt) (Georgian), weight 142g
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19th century alabaster bust of a maiden in the Florentine style (reference Pietro Bazzanti or Cesare Lapini) of a well carved bust of a lady wearing a Egyptian headdress & jewellery. An intricate rose graces the front of her blouse, height 53.5 cm
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Lalique 'Dampierre' vase in the urn form and decorated to the mid section with 'Interlocked frosted glass sparrows with lug barries between. Signed to base, height 12 cm
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English hallmarked silver dishes and a Crusader sterling bowl the two dishes of shallow deposition both hallmarked together with a large bowl marked Crusader sterling 1 dish hallmarked Birmingham c.1978, J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd, diameters 11 cm, 10.5 cm and 14 cm combined, weight 438g
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Lalique 'Honfleur' large and small dishes with frosted glass geranium leaf border, signed Lalique France to bottom, diameters 27 cm and 21 cm
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Stuart Devlin lidded dish and another another fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. With gilded organic and piereced detail, one with a lid with Amythest insert finial. Hallmarked London c 1975 and circa 1974 by Stuart Devlin, diameters 11 cm weight combined 275g
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Possibly C.19th French Sevres large cobalt blue porcelain centrepiece, with gilded 'Star' form highlights, turned pedestal and sitting on a single foot, size Diameter 32.5 cm, height 25 cm
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Early 20th century hallmarked sterling silver jugs (2) one with twin handles and two spouts and the other small with a nice curved spout, height 10 cm weight 223g
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Small Lalique bowls for eight persons with silvered rims, likely dessert bowls
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Mexican sterling silver pitcher with a gadrooned body and shaped handle and a curved rim. Marked to base Hencho En Mexico sterling 925, Heights 21 cm weight 632g
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Mexican silver letter opener with English hallmarked example and another the Mexican example of a Taxco with an 'Organic' form handle and thin blade, together with two others of similar proportions, one with a turned handle and another of which is hallmarked Sheffield c1982, lengths 20 cm (English) 18 cm (Mexican) 16 cm (other), weight (combined) 76g
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Bohemian hand painted gilt drinks suite for eight persons hand painted with gilded and floral highlights and comprising of 8 larger wine goblets, 8 smaller, 8 sherry/liquer glasses, centrebowl, decanter, jug and two candlesticks.
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Swarovski Crystal swan of large size for Swarovski and of a majestic swan. Marked to base, size, height 12 cm, width 12 cm, depth 8 cm
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Baccarat crystal pair of mallet form decanters (chips to one rim) with a nice curved and pleated foot or club shaped base with thin neck and octagonal stopper, Heights 42 cm
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A set of three Ming potted and decorated dishes set of three early hand crafted 'Kitchen' dishes featuring blue decoration, diameters 24 cm
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Bronze Chinese censer elaborately decorated with dragon handles and archaic style decorations to mid section. Marked to base, size, HEIGHT7 cm, width 16 cm Diameter (no handles) 10 cm
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Lalique crystal pair bird pin dishes the birds of frosted glass, one with wings expanded, perched above two curved dishes. Signed to base, Heights 10 cm
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Pair of Baccarat crystal cut candle holders, together with another smaller pair, in a good design, with nice sharp lines, acid mark to base, Heights 19.5 cm and 17.5 cm
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Mounted Shell,'La captive et les oiseaux' a Leon Louis Chapon, French (1836 - c. 1900) lithographic Print/Etching interesting and unique etched shell of a notable artist Leon Louis Chapon, and his work titled 'La captive et les oiseaux' or 'The Prisoner and the Birds'. Most likely a transfer, mounted in frame, size of shell 16 cm x 13 cm (frame) 24 cm x 30 cm
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Sterling silver candelabrum (.925) likely early 20th century and of three branches, pleated stem and graduated base. Marked to base 925 silver, height 44 cm weight 1.34kg
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Lalique crystal suite of plates of several frosted glass thems mostly relating to flowers. This includes an Australian example, diameter 21 cm
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Set of eight gold Stuart Devlin napkin rings of naturalistic open work form with shaped edges and pierced gallery, diameter of rings 5 cm weight combined 361g
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