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Connoisseurs Evening Auction — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:380
Sale Title:Connoisseurs Evening AuctionLots with images:380
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:263
Date:1-Jun-2020
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Rare Moorcroft teapot with a pair of matching teacups and saucers, decorated in rich blue/green ground and 'Buttercup' design by Sally Tuffin
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A Moorcroft two handle vase of deep green Celtic tones, by Sue Pointon, height 15 cm
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Moorcroft small deep dish on small foot, decorated with lillies, green/blue ground, signed to base diameter 11 cm
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A small Moorcroft dish decorated in freesia design by Lily Gwynne, diameter 11 cm
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Moorcroft pottery berry decorated small bowl, signed to base
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Walter Moorcroft pottery pansy decorated small shallow bowl, signed to base
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Moorcroft pottery vase decorated with finches and pomegranate by Sally Tuffin, signed to base, height 11 cm
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A rare Moorcroft squat vase decorated in rich blue/green geometric design marked to base 'WM' and signed J. Moorcroft 7/9/92, 15 cm x 15 cm, Artist's monogram by Gillian Leese
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William Moorcroft shallow dish decorated in anemone design, signed to base diameter 22 cm
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Moorcroft shallow dish decorated in arum lily design, signed to base diameter 22 cm
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Moorcroft pottery vase decorated with hibiscus flowers, height 9.5 cm
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Three Moorcroft pottery reference books
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Victorian cast iron base oil lamp with Art Nouveau decorated reservoir
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19th century Austrian iridescent glass biscuit barrel with handpainted enamel flowers and silverplate lid and handle, height 15.5 cm
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Bohemian ruby red cut crystal vase
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Versace Medusa head bottle stopper by Rosenthal, in original presentation box
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Pair of Villeroy & Boch crystal five-branch table top candelabras
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Roman terracotta female head figure from the Faiyume area of Egypt, circa 1st/2nd Century AD
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Venetian ruby glass teapot and sugar bowl decorated with hand painted Victorian scene, enamel flowers and gilding
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain plate, diameter 28 cm
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19th century Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain tray, length 31 cm
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Victorian green glass lustre with crystal prisms and gilding decorations, height 25 cm
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British United Clock Company desk clock decorated with cherub and dragonflies to the face and surrounded by a blue glass case, with Wagner Watch Maker, Adelaide stamp to reverse
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Lalique 'Duex Fleurs' frosted and clear glass perfume bottle, etched Lalique France to base
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Victorian ruby red glass chantele scent bottle with gilded decorations
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Victorian brass and cast iron microscope with two lenses in fitted mahogany box
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Sike's Hydrometer' Victorian hydrometer in brass and fitted in original mahogany box
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Bring & Fage Victorian protractor kit in a fitted mahogany box
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19th century cast iron shell shaped wall water fountain, width 20 cm
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Baccus decanter marked Luxardo, Italy to base
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Vintage American Astatic microphone
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Cast iron McCallasters General Merchant Truck, purchased 40 years ago
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Silvio Apponyi, a carved duck from Tasmanian celery pine, signed below, length 23 cm
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William Ricketts Aboriginal boy wall plaque, signed verso, 14 cm x 12 cm
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Etruscan Greek 'Duck' askos terracotta vessel dating 430--410BC with certificate of authenticity
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Two pottery mugs, signed to base, height 13.3 cm and 10 cm
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Pottery figure of a mother and child, signed to verso, small chip to inside rim
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Early Milton Moon pottery handbuilt vase, signed to the base, height 28 cm
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Milton Moon pottery vase, signed to base, height 35 cm
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Royal Doulton glazed pottery vase decorated with foliate, signed to base, height 15 cm
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Four volumes of 'The Imperial Dictionary' and Kingsley's novels
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Collection of ten early bushranging works from Charles White, Jack Bradshaw, John Parsons, C.H. Chomley adn R.J. Clow. All Paperbacks rebound in green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Includes Review Copy, First Edition of 'History of Australian Bushranging - the Early Days', some a/f
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'Bonds Book of the South Australian Centenary Air Race Souvenir' Adelaide 1936
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'The Desert Mounted Corps. An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine and Syria 1917-1918' by Lieut.-Colonel R.M.P. Preston with an Introduction by Lieut.-General Sir H.G. Chauvel, bookplate by Shirlow
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A Bunch of Wild Flowers' by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite' Sydney 1948 First Edition with the 22 tipped-in colour plates
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Ion Idriess 'Prospecting for Gold' 1931 Second Edition in undamaged dust jacket, with interesting 1931 advert for a gold battery loosely slipped in
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J. Lavington Bonython: 'Notes of a Trip to Europe in 1896' Adelaide 1900, 'Produced in book form for circulation among friends
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'Mitchells Australian Expeditions' volumes 1 & 2 Second Edition
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'Fun and Fantasy Drawings from Punch' by Ernest H. Shepard
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Captain Cook 'Voyag to the South Pole SLSA 1970' facsimile edition, two volumes complete with all maps and illustrations, describes Cook's second voyage
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Captain Cook' Captain Cook's Journal SLSA 1968 facsimile edition, complete with all maps and illustrations, describes Cook's first voyage
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'A Small Collection of Plain Cookery Recipes for Household Use' compiled by Annie Bishop, Adelaide 1911 First Edition
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'Myths of the Munkan' by Ursula McConnel 1957 First Edition
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W.C. Gosse: 'W.C. Gosse's Explorations, 1873. Report and Diary of Mr W.C. Gosse's Central and Western Exploring Expedition 1873' Adelaide. Ordered by the House of Assembly to be printed 1874. A rarity, this expedition was the one which brought to the wider world the phenomenon which is Uluru, and which Gosse named Ayers Rock. With neat marginal puncture marks from a previous binding. About fine.
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'The Adventures of Roderick Random' by Tobias Smollett, 1792 New Edition, two volumes
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Six St. Peters Prize Bindings
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1881 Victorian Parliamentary paper 'Police Commission Minutes of Evidence', half-leather binding, five raised bands to spine with gilt titled label;'Royal Commission - Kelly Gang', first six pages missing but supplied in facsimile, repairs throughout
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Two Wilkinson & Co. Home Guide Books, 1907 and 1914, Adelaide First Editions
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'Amongst Austrailan Aborigines: Forty Years of Missionary Work - The Story of the United Aborigines Mission' by E.J. Telfer, First Edition
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Theodore B.F. Ruoff 'An Englishman Looks at the Torrens System' 1957 First Edition
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Fred H. Allen 'The Great Cathedrals of the World Illustrated with 130 full-page photogravares, in full leather gilt tooled and decorated, dentelle edges and marbled endpapers in two volumes
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Late 19th century French railway lamp, marked Butin-Gillet Paris
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Pair of early Japanese bronze vases decorated with dragons and foliate, height 24 cm
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19th century Japanese spill vase in the shape of bamboo with six character marks to base, height 14 cm
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Early Japanese terracotta tile with hand painted cooper on a carved wooden frame and base
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Japanese Meigi period ceramic lidded vase with handpainted ducks decorations and dog of fo finial, height 19 cm
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Japanese Meiji period satsuma vase decorated with handpainted Geishas and gilding, three character marks to base, height 18.5 cm
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19th century Chinese bronze vase decorated with enamel flowers, height 11.7 cm
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19th century Japanese bronze vase decorated with applied flower, height 26.5 cm
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Pair of early Chinese carved bamboo brush pots depicting scholars, height 14.8 cm
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19th century Chinese carved wood card case with village scene decorations on all sides, repaired, 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 1.5 cm
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Carved bone figurine of a scholar, height 7 cm
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An early carved ivory figurine of a monkey holding a fan, fan a/f on a wooden base
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Pottery hare figurine with bronzed finish, signed to base, length 5 cm
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19th century carved wood netsuke depicting a scholar, height 3.5 cm
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19th century carved bamboo netsuke in the form of a frog, height 7.3 cm
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19th century carved ivory figurine of a duck, signed to base, height 4 cm, length 7.5 cm
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Carved bone pill box depicting a bird, height 2.9 cm
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Carved bone letter opener depicting elephants
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Pair of early carved ivory vases on wooden bases, depicting elephants andTaj Mahal
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Exquisite Western Han Bi carved in nephrite jade surmounted by a dragon and flanked by pohoenix with the entire bi covered by a raised grain pattern and the central aperture filled in the an open work, height 70 cm, width 50.7 cm
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An early Chinese six-sectional bronze box with bird handles, diameter 11 cm
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19th century Japanese bronze two handled vessel raised on three feet, character seal to base, diameter 14.5 cm
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19th century Japanese bronze vase decorated with dragon and foliate, height 29 cm
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19th century Chinese carved bamboo brush pot depicting a man amongst bamboo forest, height 22.2 cm
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An early Chinese cinnabar lacquered vase with blue enamel interior decorated wtih carved flowers, height 23 cm
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A late 19th century Indian carved ivory figure of a Mughal signitary seated in a bullock-drawn carriage with six standing guardsmen
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Late 19th century Indian carved ivory elephant Howdah model with intricate details
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Late 19th century Indian carved ivory elephant Howdah model with intricate details
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An early carved ivory card case, A/F
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Stone plaque engraved with horse decoration, signed by the artist
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Eskimo Inuit seal carved stone figurine
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Oriental brass sensor of ornate design decorated with dogs of Fo and dragons, height 20 cm
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Cantonese porcelain teapot and two matching cups, decorated with handpainted Geishas and flowers, height 17 cm teapot
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Antique finely carved horn chess set
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19th century Swonkalot pottery lidded bowl, diameter 10 cm
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Early Chinese pottery bowl, diameter 18.4 cm
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Early 18th century Chinese celadon bowl woth central flower decoration, diameter 29 cm
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Pair of 19th century Chinese platform shoes in silk and embroidery
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18th century celadon glazed terracotta two handled vase, height 6.7 cm
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