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Connoisseur’s Evening Auction — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:383
Sale Title:Connoisseur’s Evening AuctionLots with images:383
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:259
Date:12-Oct-2020
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'The Veiled Maiden' bust in composite materials, made in Chatsworth England inset with label to the base
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Royal Doulton flow blue 'Irises' tall lidded porcelain vase with cover (small chip to cover)
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Royal Doulton flow blue 'Irises' small lidded vase
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Austrian Loetz Art Nouveau iridescent glass vase with pewter twin handle mounts raised on four scrolled feet, height 42.5 cm (professionally repaired)
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Royal Worcester cornucopia shell vase
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Royal Worcester cherub shell design dish
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Rare 19th century 'Parlous no. 3' perpetual calendar clock by maker: Seth Thomas clock Co. - Connecticut USA. 8 day time and strike set, set in a rosewood case, c. 1875, height 67 cm
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French blue glass mantel vase with hand enamel design 1880's
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Royal Worcester porcelain potpourri vase decorated with hand painted 'Fallen Fruit' and gilding, signed by Roberts
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Royal Worcester 'Fallen Fruit' hand painted porcelain vase, signed by Roberts
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Rare Mamie Venner Art Deco design hand painted dish, signed and dated reverse 1924
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Bronze figure of spirit of Ecstasy on marble base
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Quality silver statue of boy on a marble base
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Metal statue of a gentleman in top hat on a wooden base (radiator cap?)
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A large and impressive carved bone figure of a geisha with intricate inlaid decoration
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An early bronze statue of a Arabian Prince, height 36.5 cm
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Georgian burr walnut tea caddy with feathered inlay decoration (chip to reverse corner)
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Edwardian English oak smokers cabinet with central lower drawer with ornate brass handle together with four pipes
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Two Georgian three ring glass decanters with etched decorations (no stoppers)
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An early cut crystal and silver plate lidded dish with engraved decorations and bull finial to the lid raised on four ball shape feet
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Two bottle tantalus with a pair of cut crystal decanters on silver plate embossed cradle
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Art Nouveau brass inkwell stand (no insert)
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Ornate brass inkwell stand (no insert)
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An early American sterling silver and etched crystal sugar bowl and creamer decorated with flowers and scrolls
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Beautifully ornate lacquered Oriental jewellery chest with embossed and gilt butterfly decoration, mirrored hinged lid and two lower drawers
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Automation singing birds on a branch amongst foliage in cage (both birds moving)
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Brass shoe horn with horse head shaped handle
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Set of nine Wedgwood Majolica leaf plates
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Large Japanese blue and white porcelain charger
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John Gould 'Handbook to the bird of Australia' Landsdowne press 1972 Facsimiilie edition of the original 1865 edition, with clear protective wrapper
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John Gould 'The birds of Australia' 1972-1974 Lansdowne press, complete 8 folio volume facsimilie of original 1848 edition, in original foam packaging and clear protective wrapper
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The Challenge 1983' Gore Phillip - black leather book in mahogany box with brass title plate, first edition No.167/1000 with certificate of authenticity (comes with 1983 America's cup Sparkling Brut)
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Teutonic Myth and Legend' and 'Classic Myth and Legend' books
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Thomas Gill 'Bibliography of the Northern Territory of South Australia' (Adelaide: Hussey and Gillingham [1903]) first edition
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John Halpin 'Blood in the Mists' (Sydney [1934]) first edition, Australian prisoners of war in turkey in World War one
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John Howard Hinton 'A tour in Holland and north Germany' (London [1851]) illustrated with steel engravings
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Frank Dalby Davison 'Children of the dark People', illustrated by pixie O'Harris, 1936 first edition
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Five prize bindings
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4x C.J Dennis first editions + one other - Sentimental Bloke, Glugs of Gosh, Jim of the hills &Moods of ginger Mick
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Pictorial souvenir of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to South Australia (1927)
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Cervantes 'Don Quijote de la Mancha' (1842) leather bound marbled edges and endpapers
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'South Kensington Museum: free evening Lectures delivered in connection with the special Loan collection of Scientific apparatus 1876' (London) first edition
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Geo. Geoffrey 'The Principles and Practice of Australian Woolclassing' (Adelaide: 1899) first edition
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Alfred Searcy 'In Northern Seas' (Adelaide 1905). First edition with map, folding of port Darwin and its proximity to the markets of the world
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Two books by Mary and Elizabeth Durack 'The Way of the Whirlwind' (1956) and 'The Magic Trumpet' (1946)
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Victorian photograph album 'Porcelain, Pottery and Portraits' illustrating 'The various schools of keramic decoration', a gift from his brother to Josiah Henry Symon, in full leather tooled in gilt with metallic monogram on front
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Azaria Chamberlain - a small important collection of original photographs, negatives and hand written notes by Michael Chamberlain, as used during the famous inquest in 1980 (Provenance: Mr Trevor Scadden who, at the time, was the news and Crime Reporter for 'The news Adelaide')
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George Edwards 'The Goldern Boomerage Serial'. Four books: 'Boomerang Stories for the Children' (1942), 'The lost Tribe' (1943), 'Tuckorie's warrior Friend' (1944) and 'Bushland Tales' (1944)
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Victorian hand enamelled pitcher 1880's satin uranium glass
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18th century Dr Wall Worcester blue and white porcelain bowl decorated with flowers and a butterfly and scalloped rim
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Fine Venetian green glass hand painted large shallow plate 'Venetian Scene' diameter 29 cm
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Pair of blue glass and gilt decorated mantel vases 1880's
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Edwardian gilt bronze single trumpet epergne decorated with cold painted bugs to base
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Dresden porcelain campana vase decorated with handpainted flowers and gilding against blue ground
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Pair of Victorian green glass wine decanters with original stoppers
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William Moorcroft 'Wisteria Fruits' vase - signed c.1920 -, height 18.5 cm
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William Moorcroft 'Clemitis' vase, signed c.1930 -, height 12.5 cm
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A small Moorcroft vase in the 'Peone' pattern
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William Moorcroft 'Pansy' vase, signed c.1930 -, height 10 cm
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William Moorcroft Pottery vase decorated with pansies c1920
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William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' fruitbowl, 1938 signed
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William Moorcroft 'Pansy' vase, signed c.1928 -, height 12 cm
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A Moorcroft paperweight - marked to the base
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An attractive Moorcroft lidded ginger jar of small proportions (factory seconds with red dot to base)
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William Moorcroft 'Orchid' vase (Royal Warrant label) c.1950 -, height 10.5 cm
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Rare Moorcroft 'Honeycomb' pattern ginger jar designed by Philip Richardson (this pattern was only retailed for just over a year and later discontinued), height 15 cm
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William Moorcroft 'Anemone' vase, signed c.1940 -, height 15.5 cm
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19th century Japanese Satsuma hand painted porcelain plate decorated with cherry blossoms and gilding
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Two 18th century Oriental small serving dishes
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Japanese Meiji period miniature ceramic teapot decorated with hand painted geishas and nature scene (seal mark to base)
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Carved jade Chinese drop pendant of a mythical creature
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Carved boxwood netsuke in the form of a crouching tiger, signed by artist to side
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18th century Oriental blue and white shallow bowl, character marks to reverse (some A/F)
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Chinese brass sculpture of two entwined dragons
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Japanese Yatate travelling calligraphy case
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Jade carved figure of an elephant
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Carved boxwood netsuke in the form of a coiled snaked, signed by artist on reverse
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Jade carved Chinese drop pendant on beaded jade necklace
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19th century Japanese Satsuma hand painted porcelain plate decorated with cherry blossoms and gilding
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Early Oriental 18th century Chinese bowl with similar shallow dish
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Wedgwood of Eturia cornucopia shell shaped large 'White Nautilus shell' vase
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Fruitwood c.1920's folding travel artist's box
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Superb early Royal Worcester cabinet plate - hand painted with leaves
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Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern bachelor tea service comprising of teapot, milk, sugar and trio
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Wedgwood of Eturia cornucopia shell shaped large 'Pink Nautilus Shell' vase
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Chinese satsuma fine egg shell china bowl, finely gilded &decorated
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Art Deco Kodak film developing tank together with Kodak Brownie camera etc
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Victorian policeman hand painted baton with crown decoration, marked 13
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Set of six antique Magic lantern moveable colour slides
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A set of antique Magic lantern colour slides (set of 11)
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A set of antique Magic lantern colour slides (set of 12)
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Anglo India ornate brass handled dagger in leather sheath
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German Soviet era AK47 bayonet in original sheath
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Nepalese kris with jewelled scabbard with two reverse knives
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Vintage traditional Thai 'Dha' fighting sword (very sharp)
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World War II Fairbairn Sykes English commandos knife marked Sheffield with original sheath
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German World War II K98 bayonet marked jos.corts '39' with original sheath and leather bag
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Two World War I awarded medals 'Campaign and Victory' medals awarded to 'William Charles James Cates' Royal Navy
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Early Victorian cut crystal thistle shaped cordial glass with baluster stem of plain dome foot
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Georgian ogee bowl cordial glass with air twist stems on conical folded footed base
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