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Special Antique Auction — Gowans Auctions

Auction House:Gowans AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:364
Sale Title:Special Antique AuctionLots with images:353
Auction Location:HobartPrices available:281
Date:19-Oct-2020
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Scrimshaw whales tooth, man blowing large sea shells, 15.5 cm high
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Ivory and tortoiseshell framed female miniature portrait 8 cm high, 6 cm wide
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Colonial musk framed portrait of a gentleman with R l Hood Gilder and Picture Frame Maker label, 9 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, internal 22 cm high, 20.5 cm wide, external
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Sterling silver cigarette box, Birmingham 1929, Docker and Burn Ltd, 5.5 cm high, 17.5 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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Doulton Lambeth vase R 1884 blue flowers and brown leaves 15 cm high,
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Sterling silver top and crystal perfume bottle, Birmingham 1901, Henry Matthews, 11.5 cm high
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Display plate, 1994 Bradford Exchange/Wedgwood, reproduction of Clarice Cliff Bizarre pattern, 20 cm diameter
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Pair of unframed oil paintings on wooden panels signed Cooper, highland cattle and sheep, 15 cm high, 30 cm wide
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Pair of convict leg irons with broad arrow British ordnance stamp, 75 cm long
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19th century birdseye huon pine two door wardrobe, fitted with upper shelf over hanging space on plinth base, 218.5 cm high, 151.5 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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Yellow and blue vase signed by McHugh Tasmania '67, 14.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter
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Fine carved jade Wiseman figure on wooden base, 17.5 cm high
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Ivory Japanese okimono chicken carrier figure, 15 cm high
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Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with flowers, 19 cm high
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Ornate sterling silver grapevine pattern pierced basket, Sheffield 1917, James Dixon & Sons weight 850gm, 26 cm high, with handle up), 28 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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Pokerwork lift top card box with kookaburra and gum leaf decoration, 9 cm high, 11 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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Georgian sterling silver teapot, damaged handle, 420 gm, London, 1802, maker Alice and George Burrows
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Hand painted emu egg, two kookaburras, 21st century
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Fine carved bone Japanese lady figure, 20 cm high
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Wembley penguin ashtray, 13.5 cm diameter
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Moorcroft teapot with lid, anemone pattern, made in England, 14.5 cm high, 22 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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Red Ando Japanese cloisonne vase, 16 cm high, 14 cm diameter
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Limited edition two handled Royal Doulton loving cup #61 of 600, the three Musketeers signed Noke and H Fenton, 25 cm high, 26 cm wide, 20 cm deep, with booklet
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Pokerwork koala vase, 20 cm high
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19th century sterling silver four piece teaset including teapot coffee pot milk jug and sugar bowl, London 1842, William Hutton
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19th century English oak dresser on four turned legs with three shelves and two doors to top above a three drawer base, 201 cm high, 163 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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Signed McHugh Tasmania 10 vase, unusual glaze, 17.5 cm high, 14 cm diameter
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Pokerwork wild flowers mirrored plate engraved Australia signed Joy Yeaman, 30 cm diameter
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Four Crown Derby traditional Imari pattern 1902 coffee cups and saucers
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Large pokerwork poinsettia vase, 17 cm high
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Carved soapstone Foo dog, 15 cm high
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Rare Bendigo Henry Lawson character mug, limited edition scenes 821/2000, 14 cm high
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19th century full cedar four door glass top library bookcase with two glazed upper doors and two double panel lower doors on plinth base, 245 cm high, 162 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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19th century four drawer huon pine chest of drawers on turned legs with brass escutcheons and huon pine secondary timber, 95 cm high, 93 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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3 piece Crown Derby traditional Imari pattern teaset including 1919 teapot sugar bowl with lid and Milk/Cream jug
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Pair of sterling silver candlesticks with filled bases, Lj Millington Birmingham, 30 cm high, 12 cm wide
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Colonial musk picture frame 24.5 cm high, 27 cm wide, internal, 39 cm high, 42 cm wide, external
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Framed watercolour, Cliffs Near Ardossen Scotland 1907 by A. Harris, 17.5 cm high, 22 cm wide
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Framed lithograph, Ptilotis Fasciogularis, J Gould & H.C Richter, 55 cm high, 37 cm wide
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Birds eye huon pine cased wall clock, key and pendulum in office
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Framed portrait watercolour of Letitia Lamb 1856, inscribed on the back, 20 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Copper hand coloured engraving by John Webber, from Captain Cooks Voyages, the Opossum found in the Southern Extremity of New Holland, 14 cm high, 18 cm wide
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Pokerwork kookaburra circular wall mirror, 24 cm diameter
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19th century etched glass and silver plate claret jug 29 cm high, 14 cm wide
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Colonial cedar 5 drawer cockbeaded campaign chest of drawers on turned legs with two X 1/2 drawers above three full graduated drawers, blackwood and pine secondary timbers and brass escutcheons, 119 cm high, 118.5 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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Crystal decanter with pheasant sterling silver top 28 cm high, Birmingham 1993, J. B Chatterley & Sons Ltd
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19th century birds eye full huon pine 8 drawer chest of drawers flanked by corbels on turned legs, 136 cm high, 127 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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Pair of Spode Copelands vases with peacocks 20.5 cm high, made in England
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Crown Derby traditional Imari pattern gravy jug and saucer
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Inlaid Colonial sewing box with assorted timbers including musk tulipwood cedar and pine with fitted inner tray
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Ornate gilt framed oil painting Road to Mt Wellington 21 cm high, 28.5 cm wide, unsigned
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Framed lithograph, Malurus Leuconotus, J Gould & H.C Richter, 48 cm high, 33 cm wide
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Birdseye huon pine framed Clara A P Tapp pencil drawing Colzean Castle Scotland, 10.5 cm high, 16.5 cm wide, internal, 31.5 cm high, 38 cm wide, external
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19th century four tier cedar and blackwood what-not with single drawer base four finials to top on turned legs with Casters- 135 cm high, 51 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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19th century seven drawer chest of drawers flanked by reeded corbels and pilasters on turned legs, some damage, cedar and huon pine secondary timbers. Please note backboards have been replaced with ply, 135 cm high, 132 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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New Zealand specimen wood box with makers card, William Norrie, card with all timbers listed in office, 10 cm high, 30 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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Victorian meatplate with Eastern design, 47 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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Gilt framed oil painting signed by Frank Moss Bennett, Mohiax Brittany, 37 cm high, 23.5 cm wide
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Australian oil, 19th century framed oil painting on canvas, unsigned, The Homestead, 41 cm high, 54 cm wide
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Early photo of native tiger, Tasmania, Tasmanian Thylacine, 11 cm high, 15.5 cm wide
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Cedar specimen box with lift out tray, 12 cm high, 44 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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19th century cedar seven drawer chest of drawers on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 113 cm high, 116 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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19th century blackwood moulded picture frame with engraving, Her Majesty the Queen, 71 cm high, 53 cm wide, internal, 96 cm high, 79.5 cm wide, external
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19th century cedar 5 drawer chest of drawers flanked by carved corbels on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 111 cm high, 117 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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Early Colonial cedar desk with original blind bookcase top on turned legs with three drawers to front. Provenance: From Carlton House, Joseph Steele the first Settler in Carlton river area Tasmania, 180 cm high, 160 cm wide, 88 cm deep
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Mid 19th century Barossa valley pine kitchen dresser with glass top doors above a two door two drawer base, 243 cm high, 178 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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Ornate gilt framed maritime oil painting on canvas 'Looking for cover 1891' signed by Edward E Keene, repaired canvas), 91 cm high, 90 cm wide
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Ornate large gilt framed oil painting on canvas, Corra Linn, signed Nicholas, 59.5 cm high, 90 cm wide
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Ornate gilt framed oil painting on canvas, lions, unsigned, 49 cm high, 74 cm wide
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Maple framed Lifebuoy soap advertising print, 'On Guard' Royal Disinfectant, 51 cm high, 70 cm wide
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Framed J. C. Goodhart etching, Conquest, Broken Hill Mines, 21.5 cm high, 29 cm wide
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Set of 5 framed watercolours of birds signed H. H. Calvert 1915, each 15 cm diameter
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Framed watercolour of St Andrews Scotland 1907 by a Harris, 17 cm high, 22.5 cm wide
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Pair of J. W. Beattie photographs of George Tattersall, after the drawing of the Bank of van Diemens Land Lottery, 26.5 cm high, 34 cm wide
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Wartime embroidery on silk, Governor of Egypt 1916-1917, 35 cm high, 35 cm wide
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Copper engraving from Captain Cooks Voyages, the Endeavour river on the coast of New Holland, 19.5 cm high, 29 cm wide
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Two pencil sketches white Starline Cruise ships, signed J Bryan 1925, 19 cm high, 59 cm wide
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Original copper engraving from Bankes atlas, a man of van Diemens land, 22 cm high, 17 cm wide
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Framed lithograph, Eopsaltria Leucura by J Gould & H C Richter, 55 cm high, 37 cm wide
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Gilt framed Wartime embroidery, Victory for the Allies, 49 cm high, 49 cm wide
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19th century musk picture frame, 46 cm high, 34 cm wide, internal 59 cm high, 47 cm wide, external
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Unusual European 19th century school collage with highlighted form foil Sequins and decorations, 35 cm high, 47 cm wide
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Birdseye huon pine framed engraving by J Harris, Going to the Moors, from a painting by C C Henderson, 52 cm high, 72 cm wide, internal 70 cm high, 90 cm wide, external
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19th century birdseye huon pine single door bedside cabinet with spindle gallery back, 94 cm high, 44 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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19th century cedar chaise lounge with ornate carved back
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19th century mahogany dropside table on turned pedestal base with four splayed reeded legs and brass casters, 73 cm high, 106 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 106 cm When leaves up)
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Book, Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950, Casuarina Press
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Book, Australian furniture pictorial history and dictionary 1788-1938, Fahey and simpson)
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Pair of 19th century cedar carver chairs with scrolled arms and tulip carved front legs, 92 cm high, 56 cm wide, 52 cm deep
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Inlaid satinwood and rosewood oval display cabinet on four tapering legs and fine brass casters, 71 cm high, 57 cm wide, 45.5 cm deep, key in office
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Victorian mahogany four drawer desk on turned tapering legs, 74 cm high, 109 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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Art Deco Wilkinson Ltd Burslem two handled bowl 'Memory Lane'
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Doulton Lambeth jardiniere, 16 cm high, 18 cm deep
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Signed Martin Boyd Australia plate, 26.5 cm deep
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19th century birds eye huon pine four drawer chest of drawers on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 85 cm high, 92 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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Pair of sterling silver candlesticks with filled bases, Lj Millington Birmingham 1993 30 cm high, 12 cm wide
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Six Crown Derby traditional Imari pattern 1993 soup bowls, 22 cm deep
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Victorian cast iron table with ornate base and pair of Victorian cast iron chairs, Ex Lyndhurst, table 70 cm high, 64 cm deep
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Chinese cloisonne plate, 26 cm deep
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19th century Regency style mahogany double end sofa with carving to backboard and front uprights, 84 cm high, 203 cm wide, 66 cm deep
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