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Antiques & Decorative Arts — Watson's Auctioneers (No longer trading)

Auction House:Watson's Auctioneers (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:371
Sale Title:Antiques & Decorative ArtsLots with images:337
Auction Location:ChristchurchPrices available:255
Date:14-Sep-2009
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Small bisque Royal Worcester vase with hand painted floral decoration. Shape No. 1074, circa 1875
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Royal Dux Art Deco figurine modelled as a partially nude woman with a colbalt blue train. Applied pink triangle. Height 30 cm
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Royal Doulton bulldog draped in a Union Jack was produced in 1941. Designed by Charles Noke
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Moorcroft plate tube lined decoration with clematis
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Moorcroft shallow bowl, decorated with clematis
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Moorcroft comport, tube lined decoration hibiscus
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Moorcroft small circular dish with clematis decoration
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Moorcroft small oval dish with clematis decoration
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A fine Art Nouveau Royal Doulton Sung flambe vase by Noke and Arthur Eaton decorated with an exotic bird on a rich red and orange ground. The body signed A Eaton. The underside with Doulton and Sung marks and signed Noke. Height 330 mm x width 300 mm (minor hairline to base)
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Continental figure of a gentlemen with a sevres blue jacket and a tricorn hat and holding a bunch of flowers
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Art Nouveau 'Phoenix Ware' vase with peacock decoration
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Pair of glazed terracotta figurines of an old gentlemen and young boy, understamp with H in a triangle
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Large Moorcroft vase decorated with tube lined anemones. Blue signature for William Moorcroft, potter to H M the Queen. 230 mm height
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Moorcroft vase, decorated with pomegranate, green signature
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Carlton Ware bleu royale ginger jar decorated in the new Mikado pattern. Excellent condition. Complete with original sticker
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Miniature brass carriage clock and a matching hydrometer with sevres style enamel sides
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A Royal Worcester scallop edged plate, with a scene of highland cattle in a naturalistic landscape, signed H. Stinton to the lower left, the plate with a gadrooned gold rim, printed mark in black to the underside
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American cranberry glass casket with enamel decoration and silver plate mounts by Meridien & Co
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Three Pratt Ware pot lids in gilded frames
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Pair of handpainted oval Paragon wall plaques. One of a blue tit and the other a blue tit and warblers. Both with a heavy gilded and embossed surround
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Lalique model of a sparrow with its head in its wing
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Lalique model of a sparrow feeding
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Lalique model of a sparrow with its head up. (small chip to tail)
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An Art Nouveau opal irridescent glass bowl of swirl design
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An Art Nouveau Kralik bowl, the base with red, purple and brown decoration fused to the surface of the vase. Height 130 mm
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An Art Nouveau small green Loetz irridesent vase in the Spiraloptisch pattern. c.1905
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Edwardian rose bowl with mother of pearl lustre and green glass trailing
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A green Art Nouveau Loetz bowl with octagonal base decorated with raised formosa threads. (chip to rim)
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An Art Nouveau Kralik opaque bowl with green glass trailing
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A French Art Nouveau glass bowl, orange with applied pewter decoration. Marked ‘Arly France’
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Air to Ground Support Squadron clasp in silver. Maker G H Osang
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Gold Day Fighter clasp with star pendant. Maker G H Osangi, Dresden
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Gold Day Fighter clasp with star pendant. Maker G H Osangi, Dresden
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Third Reich Officers 'Crusher style' visor cap in mouse grey with three gold pipings, leather visor, gold metal eagle cap badge and wreath with cocade. Original Erel logo. This model is the Sonkerklasse
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An Art Nouveau green irridescent vase
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Early leather bound autograph book with sketches, including those of Jean Batten, S L Thompson etc
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Attractive Colonial New Zealand totara chest of drawers with stepped top. The top central cupboard is flanked by two drawers. It is crossbanded in rewa rewa and opens to reveal three small drawers encased in a rewa rewa surround. Below this are three long drawers. This piece is attributed to the well known cabinet maker William Norrie. 1180 mm height x 1110 mm length x 515 mm width
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A sterling silver aide-memoires on heavy glass base
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Sterling silver fob watch chain
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Pair of sterling silver 'Old English' pattern salt spoons. London 1809. Maker John Lias
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Large chrome plated pocket watch with Swiss movement
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Vintage Omega gentlemans' wrist watch in military style. Stainless steel case. Original dial and hands. Manual winding movement
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A group of military medals together with miniatures: Coronation Medal 1953 New Zealand Service Medal 1939-45 Victory Medal 1914-1919 awarded to P.T.E. K.G.A. Archer British War Medal 1914-19 awarded P.T.E. K.G.A. Archer
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Enigar Ultrasonic Seapearl automatic genlemans' wrist watch. 21 jewel movement
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Rolled gold pocket watch with a leather strap. Elgin U.S.A
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9ct gold watch chain
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Box of enamel studs
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Victorian brass double sided locket with engine turned decoration
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10ct gold ladies Waltham Hunter pocket watch with engine turned and engraved decoration. Complete with gold watch keys
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Enamel and copper brooch, a souvenir from the Auckland Exhibition 1915
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Antique Lapus lazuli and seed pearl heart shaped poison ring with a decoratively twisted gold band
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Ladies sterling silver pocket watch with an engraved case, enamelled dial with gilt decoration and Roman numerals
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Sapphire and pearl ring
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2 chrome pocket watches. (a/f)
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Bullers Birds 1888 in 2 Vols A History of the Birds of New Zealand 2nd Edition Printed by Taylor & Francis Pub Red Lion Court, Fleet St Lithography J G Keulemans. Sl stressed, original condition, damaged spine, gilt edge, Sl fox in 1st 5 pages. New Zealand Quail loose in Vol II
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18ct yellow gold and platinum solitaire diamond ring, brilliant cut. Total: 2.097ct Colour: F-H Clarity: I1 Valuation $36855.00
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Single loose brilliant cut round diamond. Total: 1.58ct Colour: E Clarity: Si2 (chipped)
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18ct blue kyanite and diamond cluster pendant set in white gold. Total: 1.00ct
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Impressive 18ct Art Deco style aquamarine and 20 bead set diamond ring, total: 2.48ct (aquamarine)
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18ct blue kyanite and diamond cluster earrings set in white gold, total: 1.45ct
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An unusual New Zealand silver and paua shell choker necklace, the oblong pieces of paua connected by decorative marcasite sections
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Victorian 9ct gold chain bracelet with a padlock clasp in original velvet box
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18ct white gold diamond bangle. Total: 3.52ct
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18ct white gold diamond ring with a 0.50ct central diamond and 18 x 0.01ct grain set diamonds together with an 18ct white gold eternity ring of 21 x 0.1ct round briliant grain set diamonds
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18ct yellow gold diamond pendant in the form of a fleur de lis. Total 1:90ct
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18ct Art Nouveau style diamond frog brooch set in white gold. Total: 1.06ct
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9ct white and yellow two tone gentleman's criss cross wedder
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18ct diamond earrings set in white gold. Total: 1.24ct
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18ct yellow and white diamond three stone ring set in white gold. Total: 0.38ct
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18ct yellow gold and platinum collet set solitaire diamond ring flanked by platinum diagonal strips, each bead set with three small diamonds. Colour: F-H Clarity: V-S Diamond weight: 0.6ct
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18ct yellow/white gold diamond bangle. Total: 1.77ct
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Three stone diamond ring. The ring set with platinum on yellow gold with three separate tube set diamonds.
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18 ct yellow and white gold solitaire diamond ring.
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Leather cased mahjong set 1920/30s
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Royal Stanley ware 'Jacobean' bowl. (a/f)
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19th century glass celery vase
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Pair of Victorian (boy/girl) milk glass vases
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Colonial octagonal table on porcelain castors. Medal for carving by Hetti Smith won at the Industrial Canterbury Exhibition Jubilee
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Pair of delicately carved late Victorian dining chairs on cabriole fronts legs
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Victorian oak hallstand in the Jacobean style with a central mirror flanked by dragons below a spindle frieze with heavily carved pediment. The table top encloses a drawer with lion head handle above a carved base. Original wooden hooks
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Impressive New Zealand Colonial matai (white pine) breakfront wardrobe; the shaped and moulded frieze above a central mirrored door enclosing pull out shelves and drawers and flanked by two panelled doors. The exterior is decorated with carved corbels, applied carving and ivory handles. The craftmanship in this wardrobe is of superior quality and this, combined with the magnificence of the timber makes it a spectacular piece of New Zealand furniture. 2170 mm height x 1910 mm length x 540 mm width
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Gilt framed wall mirror with scroll decoration
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Gilt framed wall mirror with scroll design
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Victorian walnut credenza with mirrored back and doors. 1830 length x 1120 width x 745 mm height
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A French mahogany carver chair and a side chair both upholstered in a Regency strip
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Large Victorian mahogany framed over mantle mirror
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Gilt framed oil painting
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J Storer, portrait of a gentleman with a book, oil on tile 15.5 x 13 cm
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Book - Modern Masters of Etching. Frank W Benson. This is a collection of original 1923 hand-tipped in photogravures of etchings by Frank W Benson. This rare and limited edition of the Studio Collection was listed as 'Number Six'
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Signed photograph of Lord Bledisloe
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Photograph of Winston Churchill, 1943
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Signed photograph by B C Freyberg, 1949
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Light oak Westminster chime bracket clock with spring driven mechanism and pendulum. Marker Gustav Becker. Chimes each 1/4 and 1/2 hour and strikes on hour with Westminster chimes. This clock has been over-hauled
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Rudolph Ackermann The Battle of Balaklava early lithograph signed, titled & dated 1855 430 x 650 mm
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Mamiya C33 camera, 80m lens.
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Olympus OM10 camera
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Rollei F & H German camera
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Leica camera (Ernst Leitz Wetzlar D.R.P.) No. 123756
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Yashica 44 camera
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Exakta Varex IIA camera
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