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Connoisseurs Evening Auction — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:432
Sale Title:Connoisseurs Evening AuctionLots with images:432
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:332
Date:3-Aug-2020
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A Sheraton carved walnut keyhole mantle clock with enamel face
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A Sheraton carved walnut keyhole mantle clock with enamel face
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Pair of ecclesiastical brass candlesticks originally from an English chapel, height 45 cm
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Superb antique Royal Vienna cabinet plate of large proportions depicting 'Apollo und die Musen' after Joseph Gunther, diameter 34.5 cm
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Exquisite antique Royal Vienna urn shaped vase with cover decorated with handpainted scenes of Triumph der Ariadne and Das Orakel, jewelled gilding and two handles, height 27 cm
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Metal bird figurine on a cold painted raised leaf stand
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Small bronze figurine of a cherub holding a bird on a wooden base, height 10 cm
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19th century French bronze bird figural vase on rouge marble base, height 15 cm
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Cast metal cat figurine on a marble base, height 20 cm
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Late 19th century cold painted Austrian bronze figure of a nude with lion on a Persian carpet, signed Namgreb Bergman
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Celestial brass sun dial on a marble base, height 24 cm
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Cortasa Alpaca silver plate and metal bird shape brandy warmer with Napoleon crystal brandy balloon by Baccarat
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Victorian crystal lustre with cut crystal prisms
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Victorian mahogany inlay silk lined sewing accessory holder box, width 17.5 cm
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Victorian brass-bound rosewood tea caddy box, height 12 cm, width 15.5 cm
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Armand Marseille 'Beauty' porcelain head doll with rare leather jointed body
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19th century French Rococo brass candle stick, height 23 cm
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Pair of gilded spelter deer figurines on a marble bases, height 13 cm
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Bronze lion statue, unsigned, length 24 cm
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Ricoletto plaster figure of a jester, signed and dated 1924
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Brass inkwell quill desk set ornament
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Meissen porcelain gilt edge embossed plate with hand painted flowers to centre panel
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American Art Nouveau brass clock garniture set depicting semi-clad maidens
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French gilded pottery lion figurine resting on a rock signed to revers Ant. Amureasti, length 25 cm
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Uncommon double-ended measure c.1860/1880 Irish capacity and marked half noggin
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19th century child's pewter flagon c.1880's
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Art Nouveau silver plate lidded trinket box decorated with clover
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Two Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain pin dishes
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain two handled tureen
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain dish
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Two Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain oval shape dishes raised on four feet
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern lidded porcelain dish
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain dish
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18th century Derby porcelain cup and saucer rare blue mark c.1780 BADA seal stamp to base
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An early Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain trio
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern porcelain bowl
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19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain vase decorated with handpainted flowers and gilding mark to base
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Brass lidded censor in the form of a lily pad
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19th century Chinesefamille rose vase hand painted with fighting scene and glazed green lion handles
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A spelter figure of a horse on a black glazed base
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Cast bronze statue of an African Goddess, height 24 cm
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Large wall plate 'Achilles and Ajax' by Sydney artist Orpheus Arfaras by Modern Ceramic Products, Sydney
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Framed Oriental lacquered and gilt storyboard depicting warriors
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P.L. Edgar 'Sir James Penn Boucaut. His Political Life 1861-1875' Adelaide 1961
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'The Koran' London 1861 New Edition with engraved folding plan and view of the Mosque at Mecca
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'History of the families of Bonython of Bonython and Bonython and Carclew... to which is added an account of the Bonythons who settled in SA' by Eric Glenie Bonython 1966 First Edition for private distribution with related letters and postcards
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James Bonwick 'The Last of the Tasmanians or The Black War of Van Diemen's Land' Adelaide, Libraries Board of SA 1969, facsimile edition of the 1870 first edition
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A. Brauer 'Under the Southern Cross' History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia, Adelaide 1956 First Edition
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Walter Howchin 'The Stone Implements of the Adelaide Tribe of Aborigines' No.57 of the 1979 facsimile of the First Edition
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Mr Ernest Gile's Explorations 1872 First Edition South Australia Parliamentary Paper No.21 1875
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Simpson Newland 'The Far North Country' Adelaide 1887 First Edition
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J.B. Austin 'The Mines of South Australia' Adelaide 1863 First Edition. The map as cited on title page was a separate publication - not here present
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'Shogun' James Clavell first edition signed by author dated Adelaide Exhibition 1975
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J.M. Barrie 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' n.d. c.1920, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 126 pages 15 of 16 tipped in plates including frontis., gilt/blind stamped to front, gilt to spine
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Lord Byron 'Don Juan, A Poem, Cantos I-XVI' quarter bound leather with paper sides and label to spine, various editions bound as one, title page printed by Benbow 1822, text dated 1823-25, single volume, not located in any catalogue in this form
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Complete works of Lord Byron, four volumes of Baudrys European Library 1833, tooled and gilded leather boards with labels and four raised bands to spine some damage to volume 1 first edition thus
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W.M. Thackaray 'Miscellaneous Prose and Verse' four volumes, Bradbury and Evans 1855-57, embossed cloth boards
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Three Year Books of the SA Literary Societies' Union 1899, 1900 and 1901
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Cervantes 'The History of Don Quixote' in two volumes, privately printed for the Navarre Society 1923
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T. Warlow 'By Mirage and Mulga: The Soldiers' Cheer-up Book' Adelaide 1916 First Edition
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Album of Celebrities: Cartes de Visite of British Royalty and other Eminent Victorians
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De Buffon 'Mammiferes' volumes 1-4 First Editions 1828-1830, in French
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'William Light's Brief Journal and Australian Diaries' Adelaide 1984 Superior Edition with 'Colonel William Light - Founder of a City' 1991
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Rachel Biven 'Some Forgotten... Some Remembered' 1976 signed limited edition with related exhibition catalogue loosely included
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J.M. Barrie 'The Admirable Crichton' n.d. c.1930, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, 235 pages with 16 tipped in plates including frontis. with 'Little Minister' 1906
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Five Prince Alfred College Prize Bindings
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Victorian brass and satin glass hall light fitting from Cairnbrea Estate, Port Pirie decorated with hand painted Australian scenes and frilled ovelayed rim
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Superb German Meissen ginger jar with cover, decorated with birds, butterflies and applied floral sprays a/f, height 47 cm
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Antique porcelain head pin-cushion doll dressed in hand embroidered floral and lace costume, height 35 cm
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German Dresden miniature urn shaped vase with applied figural handles, fine gilding and pate-sur-pate cherub design miniscule chip to base
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German Dresden salt cellar with applied lady figure and flowers, length 16 cm
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Meissen German porcelain figure of 'The Flower Seller', height 12 cm
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Pair of Limoges cobalt blue porcelain vases with high rlief gilded stock and foliate decorations, height 36 cm
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Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri vase and cover decorated with hand painted exotic birds and floral springs and two dragon styled scrolled handles dated 1909, height 26.5 cmsigned to base
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Carved Italian Rococo style gilt carved mirror c.1900, height 35 cm, width 23.5 cm
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Cast metal immortal figurine on a carved wooden stand, height 25 cm
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Quality Japanese enamelled lidded bowl with makers mark to base and velvet lined
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Carved Oriental boxwood cat figurine, signed, height 3.5 cm
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Oriental carved bone vase depicting village scene
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19th century carved agate double gourd snuff bottle of flattened form, the translucent pale yellow stone with russet inclusions 6.6 cm, purchased at Mossgreen Auctions
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Japanese salt glaze finish porcelain vase with crane decoration and character marks to base
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Oriental round metal water flask decorated with gilding, seal mark to base, diameter 17 cm
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Cast metal Tang style horse statue, height 21 cm
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Japanese blue and white porcelain dragon decorated gourd vase with character marks to base and Oriental blue and white porcelain caddy no lid
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Chinese carved marble statue depicting Dog of Fo, height 17.5 cm
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Ornately carved Oriental soapstone vase decorated with birds and flowers
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Archaic style jade tablet with inscriptions
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19th century Delft blue and white porcelain plate depicting a vase with flowers, diameter 16 cm
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Pair of Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases with hand painted Geisha scenes and gilding, signed by Nambe, height 18 cm
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Pair of Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases with hand painted Geisha scenes and gilding, signed to base, height 10 cm
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Tibetan Vajar cast metal Mythical Weapon of the Gods
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Chinese bronze twin handled censer on tri-base feet, signed character marks to base
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Brass Chinese bowl Emperor Suan Te period c.1426 on wooden plinth with inscribed silver plaque character marks to base
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19th century Cantonise porcelain hand painted and gilded plate depicting flowers and insects, diameter 20 cm
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Victorian carved ivory cigar holder
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Victorian carved ivory cheroot holder
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Victorian carved ivory cheroot holder
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Oriental figurine of a scholar on a carved wooden base
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Carved green Buddha figurine on a wooden base and another
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Herend porcelain hand painted cup and saucer 'Fruits and Flowers' pattern
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