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Special Antique Auction — Gowans Auctions

Auction House:Gowans AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:237
Sale Title:Special Antique AuctionLots with images:237
Auction Location:HobartPrices available:182
Date:27-May-2020
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Ladies silver diamond ruby (enhanced) and blue enamel bracelet with valuation $1920 in 2012, 18 cm long
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Pair of framed miniature portraits on paper, lady and gentleman, 9.5 x 7.5 cm
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Boxed Longines Flagship gents wristwatch in original box
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Signed Martin Boyd Australia dish, 18 cm diameter
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Oval miniature framed portrait, 6 x 5 cm
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Moorcroft Burslem vase, M45, Pansy, 9.5 cm tall
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Moorcroft vase, pomegranate pattern, made in England, 12 cm tall
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Martin Boyd Australia dish, 13.5 cm diameter
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Martin Boyd dish, boats, 13.5 cm diameter
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1879 Sydney shield reverse gold sovereign
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Pair of 18ct hoop earrings, shell design, 30.45G
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Original boxed fine Victorian 18ct locket/pendant in the shape of an urn with quality detailed filigree decoration to front and back micro mosaic to top and opens up to an oval locket inside, 7 cm high, 2.5 cm wide,n
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David Barclay mustard spoon C1830's, 9.5 cm. David Barclay is the first Silversmith in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania), active 1830's-1840's
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Thomas Russell & Son, Liverpool 9ct half hunter pocket watch, Swiss made
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David Barclay mustard spoon c1830's, 10 cm. David Barclay was the first silversmith in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), active 1830's-1840's
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Early photo of Thylacine / Tasmanian tiger, 8.5 x 10 cm
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18ct Universal Geneve men's watch with leather band
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Ornate sterling silver water jug, London 1866, Dobson Picadilly, 22 cm high
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Set of 4 silver knives, unmarked, Kings pattern
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Pair of sterling silver salts with blue Inners on 4 legs, Chester 1906, 6 cm high, 9.5 cm wide, 5 cm deep
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Sterling silver ladle, Kings pattern, London 1854, 34 cm long
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18ct gold lined Victorian mourning brooch set with rhodolite garnets and quartz and pair of 15ct gold acid tested drop style earrings with floral design garnets and quartz with valuation in 2018 for $3250
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Shaped sterling silver salt and matching mustard pot, Dublin 1790 Arthur Clark
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18ct blue sapphire and diamond necklace, chain acid Tests as 18ct, construction acid Tests to 9ct white gold with valuation in 2018 for $12900
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Ornate sterling silver cigar case, Birmingham 1914, 13 cm high, 8 cm wide
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Sterling silver cake server, Edinburgh 1811, maker G.F
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Green unsigned McHugh frog, 9.5 cm high, 8.5 cm long, 8.5 cm wide
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Framed oval miniature of lady, 9.5 cm high, 7 cm wide, signed K Adams
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Unsigned McHugh frog, 9.5 cm high, 15 cm long, 17 cm wide
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Oil painting on good news bible, Pro Hart 1988 'Fruit Fly', 18 x 10.5 cm, painted for Bert Taylor after an interview for Taylors Australia
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Pair of sterling silver serving spoons, Exeter 1851, 22 cm long
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Set of 12 sterling silver teaspoons, Sheffield 1914
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Sterling silver serving spoon, Kings pattern, maker J.L.G London 1874, 22 cm long
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Sterling silver spoon, London 1837, 18 cm long
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Sterling silver serving spoon, Kings pattern, London 1834, 22.5 cm long, engraved Eliz Durell 28 January 1834
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Sterling silver serving spoon, London 1922, 22.5 cm long
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18ct gold sovereign holder brooch, inscribed 'M. J. Fulcher from her Affectionate Husband, July 12th 1890'
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World War II medal, Dr Nigel Basil Gresley Abbott with 9ct gold rifle medallion
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32 diamond 14ct gold bracelet
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South Sea pearl necklace made up of 39 South Sea pearl with 14ct yellow gold ball clasp, 46 cm long, with valuation $9500 in 2014
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12 x sterling silver shell pattern knives, Sheffield, 22.5 cm long
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Van Diemens Land Pardon 1838 with seal, signed John Franklin to convict Ann Carrol (Arrived Van Diemens Land 1834)
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Sterling silver candlestick, London 1772, 30 cm tall, with reeded columns, some Repairs
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Pair of sterling silver candlesticks, Corinthian style, Birmingham 1918, 14 cm tall
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Sterling silver salver on 3 claw feet, Kings pattern, London 1903, 27 cm diameter
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Oliffe Richmond marble relief carving, Seagulls C1942, unsigned, 29 x 22.5 cm
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Ornate sterling silver salver on 3 legs, London 1828, 26 cm diameter
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8 x sterling silver Kings pattern Knives- Sheffield, 25.5 cm long
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19th century whalebone walking cane, carved with rope twist and reeded design, 85 cm long
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Signed Maude Poynter Ratho Tas. Pottery 1 handled jug, flowers and leaves design. Maude Poynter (1869-1945) moved to Ratho at Bothwell in 1918, 17 cm high, 22 cm wide, 16 cm deep, small chips to top rim and base
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Set of 6 sterling silver teaspoons, London
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McHugh Tasmania signed leaf plate, 24.5 cm diameter, brown and green
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William Ricketts 1899-1993 Pottery dish depicting 2 Aboriginal faces, 25 cm long, 10 cm wide, 9 cm high
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Moorcroft Pomegranate vase with slender neck, signed with paper label, 19.5 cm high
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19th century whalebone veneer lift top box with pierced decoration and brass handles, some damage, with shell contents
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Georgian sterling silver teapot, Newcastle 1815, 19 cm
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Linocut signed C L Allport 20 cm high, 30 cm wide
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Pair of musk framed portraits of lady and gentleman, unsigned, 28 cm high, 22 cm wide, (internal) 53.5 cm high, 46 cm wide, (external)
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Signed McHugh vase, brown and yellow, 21.5 cm high
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Book, Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture by Fahy and Simpson
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Colonial huon pine framed crayon and pencil portrait of a gentleman signed Thomas Bock, 1851, 36 cm high, 29.5 cm wide, (internal), 53.5 cm high, 47 cm wide, (external)
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Sterling silver cutlery set inscribed with letter 'S', London 1913, consisting of 7 serving spoons 8 soup spoons 7 teaspoons 2 sets of 8 forks (different Sizes) and 16 unmarked knives, not matching to the rest of the cutlery set. Cutlery canteen included.
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19th century cedar secretaire roll top bookcase with pull out writing slope fitted with huon pine drawers and 8 pigeon holes. The upper bookcase has 2 doors with original glass flanked by corbels, 234 cm high, 124 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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19th century mahogany longcase clock, John Gillet Brailes, with hand painted arched face flanked by Corinthian columns on bracket feet, 210 cm high, 54 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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19th century mahogany bookcase. Base has 2 drawers and 2 doors flanked by corbels on plinth base and top with 2 glass arched doors flanked by corbels, 224 cm high, 121 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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Colonial cedar 4 door multi pane glass door bookcase, 198 cm high, 122 cm wide, 35.5 cm deep
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19th century birds eye huon pine chest of drawers with serpentine top drawer above 7 drawers flanked by carved pilasters on turned legs, 141 cm high, 117 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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Doulton Poppy circular plate with shaped edge, 26 cm diameter
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Moorcroft vase, signed J Moorcroft 8/9/97, Pansy design, squat shape, 17 cm high, 19 cm diameter
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Moorcroft dish, orchids pattern, oval, 2 cm high, 23 cm wide, 15.5 cm deep
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Framed watercolour of early Battery Point, Ellen Burgess, in oval mount, 17 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Musk framed ink sketch, daisy Banks Richmond by Anne Darie, 15 cm high, 19.5 cm wide, (internal) 31 cm high, 35.5 cm wide, (external)
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Birdseye huon pine framed original hand coloured engraving 'Lily of the valley, Anemone', Louisa Ann Meredith (1812-1895), 19 cm high, 12 cm wide, internal, 36.5 cm high, 30 cm wide, external
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Birds eye huon pine framed L Wood watercolour, 1856, 2 men with dogs, 31 cm high, 45.5 cm wide, (internal) 51 cm high, 66.5 cm wide, (external)
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Framed watercolour, L Dechaineaux 1941, Mt Dromedary and Causeway 18 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Framed watercolour by John Eldershaw, 27 cm high, 37.5 cm wide, river scene
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Musk framed watercolour of bench seat in garden. The bench seats in the painting are of Lots 161 and 178, 23 cm high, 33 cm wide, (internal), 51.5 cm high, 64.5 cm wide, (external)
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Original 1854 aquatint in birds eye maple frame, Hack Mare and Foal, 35 x 38 cm
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19th century cedar 7 drawer chest of drawers flanked by corbels on turned legs, crack to top, 126 cm high, 131 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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Doulton Poppy jug, 21.5 cm high
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Clarice Cliff water jug, Celtic harvest Newport Co, 22 cm high
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Moorcroft bowl, pomegranate, 6 cm tall x 17.5 cm diameter
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19th century birds eye huon pine 7 drawer chest of drawers flanked by carved corbels angled pilasters on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 121 cm high, 123 cm wide, 60.5 cm deep
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Doulton Poppy circular comport / bowl, 10 cm high, 21.5 cm deep
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19th century rosewood sarcophagus shaped jewellery box inlaid with mother of pearl with ring handles on bun feet
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Moorcroft vase, 13 cm tall, Puffins
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Framed watercolour, H.S power, mountain scene, 23 cm high, 32 cm wide
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John Eldershaw watercolour, Ross bridge, 33 cm high, 49 cm wide
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Framed oil painting, Mabel Hookey, Mist over Hobart, 38.5 cm high, 28.5 cm wide
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Gilt framed watercolour, William short, river scene 1905, 19 cm high, 29 cm wide
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Framed oil painting, Mabel Hookey, Laneside trees Rokeby, 34 cm high, 24 cm wide
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Gilt framed oil on board, Sydney long, a grey evening, 39.5 cm high, 29 cm wide
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Ornate gilt framed oil painting, William Rowell, tree and beach, 28 cm high, 36 cm wide
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Framed oil painting, William Rowell, in the distance 21 cm high, 24.5 cm wide
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Gilt framed watercolour William Stott (1857-1900), lake scene 17.5 cm high, 24.5 cm wide
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19th century cedar 7 drawer chest of drawers on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 121 cm high, 129 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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Doulton Poppy vase, 22 cm tall
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Signed John Campbell Tasmania 10B trough inscribed with Launceston cup 1950 Winner Tarcombe, hairline crack
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Round huon pine pokerwork kookaburra vase, 13 cm high
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Gilt framed oil signed H Forrest (Haughton Forrest 1826-1925) lake scene 11 cm high, 17 cm wide
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