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Emporium — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:162
Sale Title:EmporiumLots with images:161
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:142
Date:12-Jul-2020
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A Lalique crystal thistle vase, late 20th century the heavy gauge part frosted and moulded vase of flower head form with twin clear leaves and raised on short blade knopped stem and a spreading foot, etched mark of Lalique France, original labels, height 12 cm
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A Lalique Cactus perfume bottle, late 20th century of globular form with a conforming stopper, in a frosted finish decorated throughout with nodules dotted with black enamel, height 10 cm
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An ancient Roman pottery fragment featuring a face on a perspex stand, with certification, height 4.5 cm (fragment), height 8 cm (inc stand)
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An Roman pale glass bottle with blue lustre detail, rounded long body with a short neck & collared lip, on perpex stand, with certificate, height 7.5 cm
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A Roman pale glass bottle with brown & blue lustre detail rounded body rises with a tall, cylindrical neck & collared lip on perpex stand, with certificate, height 14 cm
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After Pietro Bazzanti (c1823-c.1874) Italian, after Antonio Canova, Psyche revived by Cupid's Kiss, white marble on green marble pedestal, inscribed: P Bazzanti Florence, to base, condition: Repairs to Pysche's left arm, shoulder, wrist & fingers, repair to base of both wing & insertion of new holding pins, left wing broken & repaired, both evidence of staining, staining to base of work, possible later smoothing of edges to base of work 80 x 76 x 45 cm including wings plinth, height 114 cm
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A Meissen porcelain leaf shaped dish with raised & painted flowers & Insect detail, c.1880, basket weave rim with gilt detail, twig shaped handle, small break to one flowers & break to leaf section on handle, crossed sword mark to base 25 x 21 cm
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A Meissen porcelain plate with floral & gilt detail, c.1890, crossed swords on base and marked F152 a. Diameter 29 cm
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Seven Meissen plates with painted Sprigs of flowers, c.1924 underglazed blue crossed swords mark. Diameter 18 cm
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A Royal Worcester, Kitty Blake bud vase decorated with Blackberries & flowers, c.1937 signed K.Blake, 2491 on base, height 8 cm
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A Royal Worcester creamer & sugar bowl, white ground with blue floral design silver plate rim on bowl & lid of creamer with cane covered handle
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Six Royal Worcester 'Golden Carnation' tea cups & saucers, white ground with gold floral detail
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A Spode Copeland dinner service retailed by T. Goode & Co, London c.1880, white ground with blue & white geometric pattern with butterfly motif, hand painted floral detail, acorn gilt finials, includes three graduating platters, five lidded tureens, two large bowls, nineteen plates, four crescent shaped dishes. Marked to base, no.608158, break & repair to one small tureen, some crazing & discolouration
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A collection of Spode 'Camilla' porcelain, including flat cup trio, toast rack, lidded hot water jug, coffee pot, creamer, egg stand, warming plate with reservoir for hot water, plate & two sugar bowls plate, diameter 23 cm
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Two Spode Imari pattern fluted demitasse cups & saucers, pattern 2942
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A Royal Crown Derby Imari pattern dinner service, no.1128 includes eight dinner plates & side plates, a creamer & sugar bowl
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Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Spanish, after the Last supper 1978 plated aluminum bas relief, platinum finished ed. I 94/95 signed lower right in plate Jupiter Arts limited, Hawaii, stamp verso 44 x 60 cm. Other Notes: good condition, original framing
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Gaye Porter, Threesome 2000, ceramic on black timber base. Provenance: the collection of Jayne Goodes OAM. Odd Pods, The Sculptors gallery, Sydney, 2000 Cat.no.9, height 21 cm
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Ruth Levine Moorish denim bowl denim & papier mache. Provenance: the collection of Jayne Goodes OAM. Diameter 30 x 20 cm
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A pair of timber painted laughing & smiling head sculptures, on stands. Provenance: the collection of Jayne Goodes OAM., height 18 cm
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Elsa Emilia Montalvo (21st century) Close friends 2000 painted timber & wire. Provenance: Alta gallery, Surry hills, views of Uluru October 2000 cat. No. 11, height 72 cm and 90 cm
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Peter Gill (20th century) the Initiate 1981 sisal, feather, timber & metal stand. Provenance: Wilson Dessaix Galleries, October-December 1981, height 60 cm (inc stand)
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An ostrich feather fan with resin staves
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Kay Alliband (20th-21st century) Priscilla Queen of the Desert glazed ceramic. Provenance: Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, 2002 condition: Repairs to hands & one ankle, height 53 cm
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Phil Bennett (20th century) Coyote Howling at the moon lamp 1994 painted timber. Provenance: seasons gallery, north Sydney, 1994
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A cobalt blue art glass bud vase trumpet shape, height 15 cm
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A Lundber Studios lustre vase in purple & green with Frond pattern, with original certificate, height 20 cm
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Nick Mount (b.1952) the collection of Jayne Goodes OAM. green twist trumpet vase, 1979 Handworked glass engraved signature & date to base. Provenance: The Collection of Jayne Goodes OAM., height 13 cm. Diameter 21 cm
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Tomaso Buzzi (1900-1981) Italy bubble vase Handblown glass signed to base, height 30 cm, diameter 34 cm
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A Watkins & Hill, 5 Charing Cross Road London barometer, Raemur, c.1760, flame mahogany sick barometer, flat top, inlaid case with mercury tube & glass cover, silvered brass scale plate with scale reading & weather indications, signed 'Watkins & Hill, 5 Charing Cross, London'., height 92 cm
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A St John Fulham, May astronomical regulator clock, c.1850, mahogany vase, silvered brass dial, black numerals & hands, wind movement with mercury pendulum, as part of an astronomy to regulate time keeping 180 x 34.5 x 25.5 cm
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A Victorian pietra dura paperweight in black marble, inlaid with a variety of colourful Hardstones & gemstones, including malachite & jasper 13 x 8.5 cm
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A Victorian black marble pietra dura inlaid obelisk, inlaid with various gemstones & hardstones including lapis & malachite, plinth decorated with white flowers, height 36 cm, plinth 10 cm square
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A Belleek porcelain ribbon vase, c.1930, known as a ribbon vase, the classical form, moulded with a ribbon motif, adorned with highly detailed flowers & lustre glaze over porcelain, a few small chips & a repair to rim, height 20 cm
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A tall Italian ceramic flamingo tureen, chip to tail & lid 44 x 54 x 25 cm
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Roman Reyes Obatala fan timber & paint, height 28 cm
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Stephen Bowers (b.1954) cockatoo charger 1982 earthenware, high fired, chrome oxide mix decoration Initialled & dated to base, height 6.5 cm,. Diameter 46.3 cm. Literature: http://robingibson.net/artists/stephen-bowers. Other Notes: the artist Notes: 'This was made at the old jam factory on Payneham Road. I threw a lot of plates on the wheel around that time & was firing to high fire in the big gas kilns there to stone ware & porcelain temperatures - using detailed eastern oriental patterning & other…
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Six Wedgwood 'Summer Garland' coffee cups & saucers
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A Wedgwood Raleigh tea service, includes twelve trios, two cake platters, a sugar bowl & creamer
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Five Royal Doulton cups & saucers, with gilt laurels & navy trim, stamped on base includes extra saucer
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Five Royal Crown Derby demitasse cups & saucers, blue & white pattern with peacock detail
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Six Royal Crown Derby cups & saucers, roses with navy & gilt trim, pattern no 8275
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Five Royal Crown Derby trios, green with floral spray, includes extra plate
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Tony Martin (20th century) baluster vase 1990 Chun glaze on earthenware signed & dated to base, height 16.5 cm
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Douglas Pottery (20th century) large charger, gum leaf decoration Temaku glaze on earthenware impressed mark to base, Douglas Pottery WA, diameter 41.5 cm
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Nicky Coady (20th/21st century) small vase glazed ceramic artist's label, height 9 cm. Other Notes: the artist has been potting for over 30 years, graduated from Brookvale Tafe in the 1980s, currently exhibiting at the Ferry artist gallery, Wisemans Ferry
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Elizabeth (Liz) Foster (20th century) Netherlands/Australia blossom vase 1988 + vase form [2] each glazed stoneware each signed to base: Bep, height 10-17 cm. Other Notes: migrated to Australia 1952. Dipolma of ceramics Canberra school of Art 1979. Founding member of the Bimbimbi ceramic study group with Hiroe Swen
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Greg Hamilton (20th century vase 1989 white glazed porcelain with brushwork abstract design signed & dated to side, height 13.5 cm
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Marcus Daniels (20th century) tall vase Temuku glaze on earthenware signed with artist's initials to base, height 29 cm. Other Notes: Studied at Sturt under Ian Mackay, works Gulson Pottery, Goulburn
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Paul Spooner (20th century) England/Australia dish 1985 glazed earthenware signed & dated to base, diameter 28 cm. Other Notes: Emigrated to Australia 1969, studied Harlow Technical College, Essex. Exhibited beaver Galleries, Canberra. Works Paulsan Pottery, Springton SA
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A mark knight large Pottery vase, initials on base, cracks to base from firing, height 32 cm
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A vintage Venesta Ltd lead lined timber travelling trunk with travel papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & his Wife Vesesta Lt boxes & barrels, Vintry house, Queen St place, London- the boxes gained special notoriety from their use on two well-publicized Antarctic expeditions. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) took some 2500 Venesta boxes to the Antarctic, where they withstood difficult conditions including exposure to salt water and burial in ice Dr T.S Greenaway & his wife travelled…
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A vintage Venesta Ltd lead lined timber travelling trunk with travel papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & his Wife Vesesta Lt boxes & barrels, Vintry house, Queen St place, London- the boxes gained special notoriety from their use on two well-publicized Antarctic expeditions. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) took some 2500 Venesta boxes to the Antarctic, where they withstood difficult conditions including exposure to salt water and burial in ice Dr T.S Greenaway & his wife travelled…
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A vintage Venesta Ltd lead lined timber travelling trunk with travel papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & his Wife Vesesta Lt boxes & barrels, Vintry house, Queen St place, London- the boxes gained special notoriety from their use on two well-publicized Antarctic expeditions. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) took some 2500 Venesta boxes to the Antarctic, where they withstood difficult conditions including exposure to salt water and burial in ice Dr T.S Greenaway & his wife travelled…
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A vintage Venesta Ltd lead lined timber travelling trunk with travel papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & his Wife Vesesta Lt boxes & barrels, Vintry house, Queen St place, London- the boxes gained special notoriety from their use on two well-publicized Antarctic expeditions. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) took some 2500 Venesta boxes to the Antarctic, where they withstood difficult conditions including exposure to salt water and burial in ice Dr T.S Greenaway & his wife travelled…
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A vintage Venesta Ltd lead lined timber travelling trunk with travel papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & his Wife Vesesta Lt boxes & barrels, Vintry house, Queen St place, London- the boxes gained special notoriety from their use on two well-publicized Antarctic expeditions. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) took some 2500 Venesta boxes to the Antarctic, where they withstood difficult conditions including exposure to salt water and burial in ice Dr T.S Greenaway & his wife travelled…
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A vintage Venesta Ltd lead lined timber travelling trunk with travel papers, c,1920-1930 for Dr T.S Greenaway & his Wife Vesesta Lt boxes & barrels, Vintry house, Queen St place, London- the boxes gained special notoriety from their use on two well-publicized Antarctic expeditions. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) took some 2500 Venesta boxes to the Antarctic, where they withstood difficult conditions including exposure to salt water and burial in ice Dr T.S Greenaway & his wife travelled…
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A Staffordshire flat back figure of two dogs, height 15 cm, 12 x 6 cm
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A pair of Staffordshire porcelain greyhound figures, on white ground bases with green grass detail, black & white greyhounds 11 x 8 cm
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Three Staffordshire porcelain Houses, some chips, heights 6-13 cm
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Six Staffordshire Ironstone plates, two bowls & a platter, white ground with red detail
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A standard china, England tea service with rose detail, white ground, black rim with rose detail, includes a cake platter, a creamer & four trios
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A Gustav Klimt 'The Kiss' tea service, includes a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, six cups & saucers, in original box
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Five Aynsley china cups & saucers, pattern no 8174, floral with gilt edges, an extra saucer
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An mid 19th century English porcelain teapot in the form of a cat, possibly Bow, height 20 cm. Diameter 22 cm
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A Price Bros Cottage Ware teapot & matching sugar bowl, c.1930, in the form of houses, handpainted, chip to lid of sugar bowl, height 12-16 cm
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A Royal Albert Heirloom tea service, includes five trios, extra saucer & plate, a creamer & cake plate cake plate, diameter 26 cm
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A Royal Albert Crown cake plate & six side plates platter. Diameter 26 cm
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A Rosenthal female Matador figure, height 25 cm
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A pair of Limoges Gourmet Labesse swan salt cellars with spoons
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A Royal Copenhagen tea & coffee service, white ground with pale blue floral detail 'fan' pattern, includes teapot, creamer & lidded sugar bowl, five flat cups & six saucers, five demitasse cups & five saucers, sauce boat (missing lid) & coffee pot (missing lid), pattern no 1212
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An English vintage porcelain hand painted teapot of a cat etched to base made in England, height 22 cm
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A Kosta Boda red swirl tea light holder. Diameter 18 cm
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An Orrefors tall rectangular glass vase with diamond cross pattern, height 32 cm
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A pair of Victorian cordial glasses, retailed in Denmark, height 16.5 cm
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A pair of Australian carnival glass comports, butterfly bush motif. Diameter 17 cm
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An impressive Art Deco uranium glass bowl, twin handled with Chipmunks 15 x 39 cm
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Eight Stuart Crystal wine glasses with diamond cut pattern, height 17.5 cm
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Three cut glass decanters, each with stopper, height 24 cm
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Two European porcelain jars painted with floral sprays & butterflies, backstamp of cross swords, condition: one lid missing. Provenance: the Estate of Romano Mazzucco, height 22 cm, diameter 11 cm
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A Mikimoto gold plate & Akoya pearl Bookmark in original box, length 13 cm
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A pair of silver metal wall Scones with berry leaf detail, length 18 cm
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A Carrara marble grey & white mottled column H97 cm
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A Georg Jensen tobacco pipe with a 14ct yellow gold central band
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An Australian, possibly Tasmanian sarcophagus shaped timber inlay work box with fitted interior, c.1850, interior lid inlaid with native timbers 19 x 34 x 26 cm
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An apprentice Australian cedar chest of five drawers 50 x 41 x 25 cm
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An Australian cedar desk compendium with Perpetual calendar. C.1880 32 x 32 x 25 cm
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An Australian cedar dropside work table, c.1890, two drawers with silk drop section 73 x 79 x 53 (extended)
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An Australian cedar oval wine table with later Chessboard detail 72 x 53 x 40 cm
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An Australian cedar childs chair on table, converts to two pieces possibly two apprentice pieces, height 90 cm
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An Australian cedar document box with leather handle, initials to front, fitted interior 20 x 32 x 22 cm
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An Australian cedar apprentice chiffonier, c.1850 one drawer over two doors 90 x 65 x 36
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An Australian cedar document box with metal handles 32 x 53 x 38 cm
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An Australian cedar hexagonal tray 45 x 45 cm
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An Australian cedar desk compendium 15 x 52 x 78 cm
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An Australian cedar tall dressing table mirror one leg missing, some alterations to mirror screws needed 90 x 68 x 27 cm
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An Australian cedar apprentice dressing table mirror single drawer 54 x 38 x 20 cm
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An Australian cedar apprentice dressing table mirror 30 x 13 x 37 cm
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An Australian cedar mirror with shelf 69 x 44 cm
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An oval silvered mirror with scroll & ball detail 61 x 22 cm
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