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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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Pair of ivory photo frames in the Dieppe style
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Two war medals, the New Zealand service medal and 1939-45 Allied service medal
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A small single shot flare pistol with wooden grip. Brass frame and steel barrel. No name or proof marks
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Maori stone adze of good shape
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Maori argillite stone adze. Good colour. 145 mm length
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Large Maori stone adze. 16 cm. Length
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Maori stone adze. Some chips. 130 mm length
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Maori stone adze. Good colour. 120 mm length
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Maori fine stone adze. Tinges of green. 110 mm length
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Maori stone adze blade. Traces of greenstone. 110 mm length
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Small Maori adze, good shape, traces of greenstone
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Maori stone adze of good quality and shape
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Maori stone adze
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Maori greenstone pendant, with hourglass hole for hanging
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Ebony walking stick with sterling band
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Maori Folk Art walking stick. (a/f)
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Box set of silver plate and mother of pearl fruit knives and forks with Art Nouveau mounts
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Hand painted miniature in a pierced brass mount
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Presentation inkwell bearing an inscription and model of a horse
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A reproduction pewter clock designed originally by Archibald Knox. Pewter front with aluminium back and pewter movement cover. Blue enamel dial surrounded with a rim of copper set with blue/red abalone stones
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Brass photo frame in the form of a porthole
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Brass prismatic compass
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A small three legged pewter vase stamped Connell 88, Cheapside
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Brass harpoon log. Maker T W Walker, Birmingham. This instrument was designed to measure the spped and distance travelled of a ship through water, the harpoon log is one of the oldest and rarest of all Thomas Walker's distance measuring apparatus
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Early Shipping Scene Storm at Sea oil on board 285 x 395 mm
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Pair of Victorian walnut cameo back chair with carved back on cabriole legs together with a oblong foot stool on cabriole legs
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A New Zealand timbers inlay occasional table with an oval geometric starburst top on a turned cathedral style base with applied bulls-eye mouldings. 690 mm height
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Leather club chair
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Leather club chair
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Sterling silver salver with decorative scalloped edge and shell and gadrooned border with extensive engraving on three ball and claw feet, inscribed central cartouche 'J Fleming Douglas - the people Waimate on His Leaving the District 1905'. Sheffield 1903. George Hope
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Pair of brass seven branch candelabrum, the heavy triangular brass base on three ball and claw feet
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WMF silver plated desk set in the Art Nouveau style
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A sterling silver desk calendar
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New Zealand elm perpetual desk calendar
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Victorian mahogany chest of four long drawers with brass handles in the form of swags
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Edwardian mahogany revolving bookcase
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Art Deco chair with cow hide cover. Ex Invercargill Courthouse
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A magnificant Colonial totara Scotch chest with central hat drawer flanked by small drawers, umbrella drawer above and three full length drawers below on a plinth base. 1430 mm height x 600 mm width x 1235 mm length
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Sterling silver Old English flatware set twelve place setting comprising 12 large dinner forks, 12 entree forks, 12 soup spoons, 12 dessert spoons and 12 teaspoons, maker William Eaton together with 12 dinner knives and 12 entree knives, London 1983
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Box set of 6 sterling silver teaspoons with trefid handle and bright cut decoration. Birmingham 1918
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Sterling silver Kings pattern soup ladle. London 1900
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Sterling silver stemmed goblet with bright cut decoration. Birmingham 1879
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Pond yacht 'Frolic' Oamaru. Carvel planked New Zealand pond yacht in original condition. 1500 mm x 450 mm
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Sterling silver double handled christening mug of trophy shape with gilded interior. Monogrammed lion's head and collar, London 1840
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Sterling silver cream jug with plain pear shaped body on three hoof feet. Scroll handle and monogram depicting a lion's head with collar. London 1736. Maker Walter Prosser (possibily)
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Sterling silver sauce boat, Sheffield
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Pair of sterling silver Georgian III 'Old English' pattern tablespoons. Bottom struck London 1711. Maker Thomas Chawner
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Sterling silver sauce boat with flying scroll handle on three pad feet, Sheffield 1924
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A George III sterling silver fiddle and thread basting spoon, initialled Josiah & George Piercy, London 1813
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A George III Old English pattern with beaded edge sterling silver basting spoon, monogrammed Rcg, London 1785, Thomas Northcote
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Victorian sterling silver fiddle pattern basting spoon
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A George III sterling silver basting spoon, initialled Ei, London 1810, Peter & William Bateman
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Sterling silver fiddle pattern basting spoon with armorial deer's head crest. London 1815
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Sterling silver desk set with pierced tray and two sterling silver cut glass ink wells with silver mounts, London 1897
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Sterling silver fiddle pattern sauce ladle. London 1786
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Sterling silver six section toast rack. Birmingham 1927
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Sterling silver cream jug on three pad feet. Sheffield 1920
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Sterling silver sifter spoon with decorative pierced bowl, (no marks), possibly French
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Sterling silver castor. Chester 1854
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Sterling silver oval shaped mustard pot with gadrooned edge on four ball feet complete with blue glass liner and spoon. Mustard pot - London 1828. Spoon - Newcastle 1845
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Sterling silver golfing trophy. Birmingham 1936
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Sterling silver salt cellar of circular shape on three hoot feet, initialled. London 1737. Maker Ben Corbett. Together was a salt spoon. Birmingham 1962
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2 Victorian sterling silver soup spoons, London
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Sterling silver engine turned napkin ring with empty circular cartouche and embossed rims
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Unusual Dutch silver snuff box with bright cut decoration
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Sterling silver London bottom mark Old English soup spoon, monogrammed 1778
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19th century Irish hanoverian sterling silver dessert spoon, Joseph Savory, Dublin 1860
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Set of 4 Old English armorial teaspoons, London 1897
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Georgian sterling silver feather pattern bright cut Old English soup spoon, Thos Graham, c.1792
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Set of 6 fiddle thread dessert spoons, bird crest, Wc London 1833
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Pair of Edinburgh sterling silver queens pattern dessert spoons. Glasgow 1840 and Edinburgh 1839
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Pair of silver plated knife rests in the form of equestrian jumps
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Set of 4 sterling silver fiddle thread table forks, London 1832, W.M. Chawner II
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Three sterling silver fiddle pattern dessert forks monogrammed 'E'. Maker W.M. Eaton, London 1841
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Five E.P. Kings pattern Edwardian dessert forks (maker M&N) together with a fiddle pattern E.P.N.S dessert spoon
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Pair of sterling silver Old English table forks, London 1799, maker John Belden
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An attractive and unusual rimu and totara Colonial sideboard. The shaped rimu top above three totara drawers with curved ends. Carved acorn and leaf detail below. The whole resting on six turned and carved legs. 1840 mm length x 540 mm width x 930 mm height
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Royal Worcester vase depicting peacocks in a landscape and with gilded moulded decoration. Base with puce printed marks and date code for 1912
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A walnut five drawer chest of drawers with line inlay to drawer fronts and top, pine sides, bracket feet and brass hardware, 18th century. (restored)
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A rectangular two tier occasional table inlaid with New Zealand timbers. The top with a central starburst pattern surrounded by various specimen timbers in geometric shapes. The star shape is repeated in the base of the table. Diamond shape moulding decorate the sides of the table. Cross stretcher base on shaped tapering legs. 645 mm height x 590 mm length x 425 mm width
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Colonial New Zealand mottled kauri hallstand with hoop top, central oval mirror and shaped table front above a shaped frieze base. 2200 mm height x 1070 mm length x 440 mm width
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Art Deco chair with cow hide cover. Ex Invercargill Courthouse
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Art Deco chair with cow hide cover. Ex Invercargill Courthouse
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Victorian gentleman's armchair in deep buttoned eather upholstery with a carved mahogany surround on porcelain castors
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Late 19th century kauri loo table
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Late 19th century W & T Avery beam scales with porcelain tray
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Set of 6 Victorian walnut balloon back chairs with carved back rail on cabriole legs
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Early 20th Century cased set of grain scales
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Victorian mahogany dining table with an elaborate basket base
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Set of 6 Victorian walnut cameo back dining chairs
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A Chinese rosewood rectangular centre table with a shaped and carved frieze depicting oriental dragons, Greek key pattern style decoration to table top, the whole resting on four carved cabriole legs
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Early 20th century blue and white ashet, 'Italian Scenery'
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Old Hardy's telescopic gaff
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Chinese floor jar with 19th century seal. (a/f)
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New Zealand historical Mahogany 'Scouts Trophy' shield with an applied silver plaque depicting a horse and rider and additional silver shields by Rash and Gooder New Zealand silversmiths
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New Zealand Rimu Shooting Shield With 7 sterling silver Plaques, Maker Leonard S Nicol Masterton
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Antique Irish Baltic pine butchers block with great patina and wear
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Large silver framed wall mirror with scroll moulded decoration
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Enamel sign for 'Lipton Teas'
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Silver plate samovar with embossed decoration
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