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The Connoisseur's Evening Auction — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:365
Sale Title:The Connoisseur's Evening AuctionLots with images:365
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:201
Date:24-Feb-2020
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A pair of 19th century porcelain mantle urns decorated with central cartouche and hand painted scene against pink ground and twin gilded handles (one A/F)
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Brass and blue satin glass piano kerosine lamp
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A pair of Victorian pink glass overlaid lustres with crystal prisms (one A/F)
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A Georgian Irish plain stem wine glass
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A Georgian plain stem coridal glass with reeded funnel bowl
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A Georgian opaque cotton twist glass with reeded funnel bowl
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A Georgian multi-spiral air twist wine glass
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A Georgian Irish opaque cotton twist cordial glass
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A Georgian baluster wine glass
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Two early balustroid stem drinking glasses
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A rare 'Lauenstein' Balustroid toast masters wine glass with gold rim c.1770
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A Georgian plain balustroid cordial glass
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A Georgian plain stem wine glass
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A Georgian baluster wine glass
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A Georgian Irish opaque cotton twist cordial glass with facetted gadroon bowl
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A Georgian opaque twist funnel bowl cordial glass
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A rare Georgian baluster wine glass
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A Georgian Irish plain stem cordial glass
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A Georgian baluster wine glass with thick air bubble stem
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A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children, height 38 cm
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A Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery vase depicting elephants
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A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children
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A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children
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A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children
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An antique ivory handled fly whisk
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Oriental blue and white porcelain charger
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Early Chinese porcelain teapot of small proportions together with shallow bowl
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An Oriental cloisonne lidded jar
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Oriental smokey quartz snuff bottle
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Oriental carved sodalite snuff bottle decorated with an Immortal
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19th century Japanese carved ivory figurine (A/F)
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19th century Japanese carved ivory netsuke
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19th century Japanese carved ivory netsuke
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19th century Chinese carved boxwood brush pot
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Two oak framed early engravings depicting Bulldogs
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Mid-century Johgus Bornholm Danish 'Viking Stoneware' bowl, signed to base
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A large art glass shallow bowl by Eamonn Vereker
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Murano art glass vase
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The S.O Beilby presentation shield 'South Australian Postal Service' cricket award made by Ranleigh
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Bust of a young Aboriginal child signed J. McD
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Bust of a young Aboriginal child holding a goanna signed J. McD
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Rare large brass telescope by Ross of London No.55537
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Ernest Favene 'Explorers of Australia and their life work' 1908, First Edition
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James Allen 'History of Australia from 1787 to 1882' Melbourne 1882, First Edition
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James C. Hawker 'Early Experiences in SA' Adelaide 1899, First Edition
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'The Book of the Lantern being a Practical Guide to the working of the Optical (or Magic) Lantern' by T.C. Hepworth 1891, Fourth Edition, 75 illustrations
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Sir John A. Cockburn 'Australian Federation' 1901, First Edition
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'Adam and Atoms - The Story of the Warbuton Aborigines' by W. Grayden 1957, First Edition
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'Watercolours and Drawings' by Hans Heysen text by Sir Lionel Lindsay and James S. MacDonald, Legend Press
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Seven Little Australians' by Ethel S. Turner 1894, Second Edition, including text soon to be omitted from publication for almost 100 years, concerning the 'evil' perpetrated on the aboriginal race by colonisation
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Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (illustrated by) 'The Sentry and the Shell Fairy' a fairy story commissioned by Shell Oil to promote motor car lubrication 1923
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'Poems by Tom Black' Port Lincoln 1915, First Edition
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Our Flying boys' Song, by Ronchetti-Allin and Jack Fewster, commemorating Ross and Keith Smith's flight from England to Australia 1919
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'Jan Masaryk - A Personal Memoir' by Bruce Lockhart, The Dropmore Press 1951. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the Author and bound by the London Craft Bindery in full blue Niger Morocca, and one other
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Two books by Tullie Wollaston 'The Spirit of the Child' and 'Our Wattles
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Lou Klepac 'Kenneth Jack Printmaker 1946-1996' The Beagle Press, signed by the Artist
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Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England and France' by Arnold and Saint 1913, First Edition and 'Antique Jewelry' by Burgess 1938
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A rare collection in fine order of 5 original photographs of SA contingents headed for the Boer War: 1/ Eureka Photo Studio, Adelaide - photographer taking a shot of assembled troops, hills in background;2/ Eureka Photo Studio, Adelaide - mounted troops in rural setting riding on a road;3/ Gordon Walker, Adelaide - tented army camp with horses;4/ S.G. Spink, Adelaide - almost 70 uniformed troops and onlookers;5/ S.G. Spink, Adelaide - group portrait of 19, including officers and buglers
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'Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia' Special Session 1875, documents and folding maps
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Royal Doulton 'Babes in the Woods' blue and white porcelain vase of large proportions, height 39 cm
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Attractive early cut crystal canister with ornate silver plate footed stand and lid
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An antique cut crystal and silver plate claret jug with engraved decorations and mask shape spout
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19th century French glass vase decorated with hand painted romantic scene against pink ground
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Royal Doulton 'The Jester' porcelain figurine by Charles Noke
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A pair of large Crown Devon porcelain vases 'Royal Windsor' pattern dating between 1891-1913
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain plate
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Royal Crown Derby budgerigar porcelain paperweight with gold seal
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An early Coalport 'Imari' pattern porcelain cup and saucer
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A pair of Murano Cenedese glass squirrels figurines
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Grainger Worcester small porcelain hand painted basket c.1897
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An early Englsh ceramic biscuit barrel with hand painted autumn leaves decoration
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Goebel ceramic Art Deco ladies face wall plaque
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An early Derby porcelain plate decorated with flowers and gilding (tiny chip)
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Goebel porcelain stylised cat figurine designed by Rosina Wachtmeister
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19th century small hand painted porcelain figurine of a lady
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German wax half-doll with bisque arms
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A magnificent ladies Art Nouveau silver plate belt
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A sterling silver cigarette case with gilt interior and enamelled porcelain insert of a vintage 'Spanish woman' (some minor chips to edge of porcelain)
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Royal Worcester 'Royal Garden' pattern bachelors porcelain teapot
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18th century New Hall coffee can, pattern 678 c.1790
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Spode bat printed porcelain breakfast coffee can c.1820
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Dresden porcelain mirror decorated with applied flowers and cherub (old repair)
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19th century French Edme Simpson porcelain figurine of a cherub with bocage (some a/f to flowers)
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A Victorian walnut writing box with parquetry inlays
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A Dutch naval cutlass with leather scabbard
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Indonesian carved bone dagon design dart gun
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An Indian pata vintage sword
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Grand Lodge Centenary presentation 'Wilkinson' sword (1984) in original presentation box
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Oriental ivory handle parasol with carved monkey decoration
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Oriental carved camel walking stick with elephant shape carving on the handle
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A rare Royal Doulton vase 'Blue Sun' with hand painted Arabian Potter by Charles Noke (smallest chip to base rim)
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An attractive antique silver plated cigarette case decorated with high relief rural scene
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An early Belleek reticulated bowl with applied flowers (some A/F)
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Royal Worcester porcelain cabinet plate with floral embossed edge and ornate gilt decoration to centre
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Doulton Lambeth stoneware H. Simeon toby jug
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Bendigo Pottery limited edition 'Robert Menzies' mug
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Vaseline uranium ewer with blue twisted handle
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A pair of 19th century Staffordshire King Charles Cavalier dog statues (one A/F)
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Bennett Pottery trough vase with frog
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Royal Doulton stoneware jug
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