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Interiors | Private Collection — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:379
Sale Title:Interiors | Private CollectionLots with images:371
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:315
Date:11-Oct-2020
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A Ghomesheh rug, South West Iran, with stylised asymmetric floral medallion within a floral border, 150 x 103 cm
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A Tafresh rug, South West Iran, circa 1940's, with geometric central medallion on a red field and quartered corner medallions within a stylised floral border, 204 x 131 cm
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A Turkaman rug, North East Iran, circa 1930's, with repeating lozenge pattern on red field withing a geometric border, 192 x 141
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A Saruk rug, South Iran, with floral design of stylized medallion on red ground within a a stylised floral border, 222 x 139 cm
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A Mehraban runner, North West Iran, with stylised floral design on a blue field within stylised floral border, 292 x 79 cm
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A Mahal rug, South West Iran, circa 1940's, with bold central floral medallion on red field and quartered corner floral medallions, 215 x 130 cm
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An Indian rug, with stylised floral pattern on a red field with a cream floral stylised pattern border, 270 x 360 cm
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A Persian Tabriz carpet, Iran, with Tabriz design of bold floral of medallion and quartered corner medallions in a blue field of floral sprays within a border of palmettes and floral sprays, 292 x 209 cm
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A Persian Kashan carpet, Iran, with Kashan design of elongated medallion and quartered corner medallions on a red field of palmettes, floral motifs and tendrils, 354 x 246 cm
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A Persian Kashan carpet, Iran, with floral design of stylized medallions and quartered corner medallions on a cream field of palmettes, floral sprays and tendrils, 306 x 202 cm
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A Persian Sarouq Mir wool carpet, Iran, with traditional paisley pattern on red toned field, 311 x 114 cm
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A tribal Persian Luri wool rug, Iran, with tribal design of repetitive geometric medallions, 458 x 149 cm
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A rare set of four William III Britannia standard silver dog-nose tablespoons by Pierre (Peter) Harache I, London 1698, each with rat-tail bowls and engraved armorial to the heel of a collared lions head erased, 315gms total weight. Note: In the last quarter of the 17th century a number of French huguenot craftsmen left their own country and settled in England to escape religious persecution. The Huguenots were generally popular in London due to the protestant reaction under William and Mary and several…
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A pair of George V sterling silver Art Deco style salad servers Josiah Williams & Co (David Landsborough Fullerton) London, 1932, 170gms
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A George III old English pattern tablespoon, William Woodward, London 1769, together with an Irish silver tablespoon, William Ward, Dublin 1783, 130gms total weight
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An Australian silver kilt pin by Edward Fischer, Geelong circa 1884, in the form of a Scottish broad sword with a bright cut hilt, stamped E. Fischer and sterling silver, 11.8 cm. Note: Edward Francis Gunther Fischer (1828-1911) was born in Vienna and arrived in Australia in 1853. By 1857 he had established a gold and silversmith business in Geelong, which expanded to employing some 17 workers by the mid 1870s. In 1891, Fischer sold the business and moved to Melbourne where, by 1895 he was in partnership…
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A pair of William IV Irish silver fiddle pattern serving spoons, Philip Weekes, Dublin 1838, 190gms total weight
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A pair of George III silver candle sticks, William Cafe, London 1770, the drip-pans with the mark of John Cafe, each with armorial engraved filled square gadrooned bases rising to a similarly decorated knopped stem, the removable drip-pans with conforming decoration height 26 cm high, 1200 gms
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Two Chinese Export silver napkin rings, late 19th century, one of hexagonal form with panels of figures and prunus, stamped Kwong Yuen, and one of circular form decorated with relief molded Chinese calligraphy, by Wang Hing & Co., stamped WH 90 and Chinese character mark, 66gms total weight
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A rare Irish silver tablespoon by Esther Forbes, Dublin 1725, Hanoverian pattern with a rat-tail bowl, 72gms
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Three English sterling silver tablespoons, 1698 and later, comprising an English Sterling silver tablespoon by John Wirgman, London 1746, an English sterling silver Hanover pattern tablespoon by Thomas Shermer, London 1717, and an English Britannia standard silver trefid spoon by J. Madden, London 1698, 176gms total weight of silver
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Three George V sterling silver cigarette cases, one case with engraved initials 'C.P.H', Joseph Gloster Ltd., Birmingham 1911;, another case with striped machining, Colen Hewer Cheshire, Chester 1912; and a case with engraved initials 'G.F.B', Robert Chandler, Birmingham 1911, 272gms total weight
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Two sets of Georgian sterling silver bright cut shell bowl teaspoons, 1807 and later, comprising a cased set of six teaspoons by Richard Crossley & George Smith IV, London, 1807; and a further set of six teaspoons by John & Henry Lias, London, 1820, total weight 170gms
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A Japanese bronze figure of a seated farmer, circa 1880, the provincial figure seated next to a rice bushel, 5.5 cm high
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A collection of English and Irish silver table wares, 1749 and later, comprising a George III sugar caster, Jabez Daniell & James Mince, London 1768; a George III silver incuse mark tablespoon, Richard Crossley, London 1785; a George III silver incuse mark bright cut dessert spoon, Benjamin Mountigue, London 1785; and a Georg III Irish silver marrow scoop, probably Alexander Richards, Dublin 1749, 210gms total weight
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A set of eight George III Irish silver old English pattern serving spoons, John Shiels (or Sheils) Dublin 1794, together with a set of eight George III Irish silver old English pattern teaspoons, Dublin, circa 1800, 720gms total weight
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A collection of early 19th century Newcastle silver table ware, 1804 and later, comprising and old English pattern serving spoon, Thomas Watson, Newcastle 1806; a set of bright cut sugar tongs, Dorothy Langlands, Newcastle circa 1810, and a set of Kings pattern tongs, John Walton, Newcastle 1844, 145gms total weight
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A collection of Victorian silver flatware, 1840 and later, comprising a pair of silver fiddle, thread and shell serving spoons, James Beebe, London 1840, and an assembled set of seven fiddle pattern dessert forks, Elizabeth Eaton, London 1849-1852, 560gms total weight
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Two George III silver tablespoons, 1779 and later, comprising a silver a feather edge tablespoon, William Stalker & John Mitchison, Newcastle 1779, and a fiddle pattern tablespoon, William Welch II, Exeter 1816, 120gms total weight
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A George V Art Deco style enamelled silver mounted glass dressing table set, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd., London 1931, comprising a mirror, three various shaped containers and a square form perfume bottle, each with floral swag engraving to the glass vessels and radial engine turned cafe au lait decoration to the covers and mirror, the mirror 23 cm high, 18 cm wide
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A set of mother pearl mounted gilded silver plate dessert knives and forks, English, late 19th century, comprising a setting for ten
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A set of three George I sterling silver Hanover pattern tablespoons, Edward Bennett I, London circa 1735, each with a rams head cresting to the heel, total weight of silver 216gms
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A Victorian Scottish provincial silver toddy ladle, marked TF, Perth, circa 1860, together with a fiddle pattern silver teaspoon, marked R & RK, 55gms total weight
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A collection of four Russian silver spoons, 1849 and later, comprising three Russian 84 zolotnik silver tablespoons, Moscow; and a, Russian 84 zolotnik silver serving spoon, St Petersberg, total weight 242gms
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Three pieces of silver gilt flatware, French, 18th century, comprising a cannon handled knife, fork and dessert spoon each with conforming repousse decoration of a floral festoon, 212gms
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A German Art Deco enamelled Silver cigarette case, circa 1930, decorated with blue enamel striped engine turned banding and blue cabochon stone set clasp, marked 900, 8.5 cm high
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A 19th century Grand Tour gold mounted micro-mosaic brooch, the finely laid miniature tesserae showing a scene of St. Peter's square, the Vatican, Rome, within a sunstone oval and gold mount, clip, safety chain and loop to the reverse, 4 cm high, 5 cm wide (oval)
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A gold mounted polished agate landscape brooch,19th century, oval, with pin and locket ring to the reverse, 4 cm high, 5.5 cm wide
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A late Victorian Scottish silver mounted pebble brooch, of lobed form set with panels of banded agate and bloodstone, 5 cm high
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Three late Victorian seed pearl set gold brooches, comprising a 15ct bow decorated arrow brooch; a 15ct crescent set bar brooch, and a 9ct ribbon form bow brooch, the largest 5.8 cm long
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An unusual silver equestrian necklace, the long chain connected by an arrangement of miniature equestrian motifs including a bit, straps and stirrups, 65 cm long
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain snuff bottle, 19th century, decorated with a writhing dragon, jadeite stopper, 8 cm high
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A Chinese rosewood scroll box, circa 1930, 8 cm high, 91 cm wide, 14.5 cm deep
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Chinese Porcelain, the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Text in Chinese and English. Presented by the Urban Council of Hong Kong. A catalogue of the Ko collection exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. 163 pieces exhibited in color. Volume I with table of contents, preface, and an essay by noted scholar John Ayers. Volume I also includes color photographs with captions. Includes blue and white ware, polychrome ware, and monochrome ware. Two views of most pieces. Volume II essays by Julian Thompson, Ko…
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Four pieces of Victorian wheel etched fern pattern glass, circa 1860-1870, comprising a finger bowl with star cut base, a sherry glass with pillar cut stem, a larger tumbler or 'pony' glass and a tumbler with a fern and arrow pattern, the largest 15 cm high
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An Arts and Crafts style footed smoke glass comport, by James Powell & Sons Whitefriars, glassworks, London, circa 1890-1910, the circular foot rising to a knopped stem supporting a deep bowl with a wide flat rim, 14 cm high, 29 cm diameter
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A George III wheel engraved dwarf ale glass, the tapering body engraved with an encircling festoon of hops, 15 cm high
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A George III wrythen dwarf ale glass Two George III wrythen dwarf ale glasses, one with a domed foot and knopped stem, the other with a swirl descending down the stem to a broad foot, 13 cm high
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Two Arts and Crafts style glass bowls, by James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars glassworks, London, each with straw coloured tinting, one of wide baluster form with an everted rim, the other with a banded and fluted molding to the body, the largest 23 cm high
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An Arts and Crafts style glass ewer, by James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars glassworks, London, the sea green baluster body raised on a knopped standard with a loop handle, 28.5 cm high
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A rare English George III period wrythen glass wine funnel, circa 1750-1760, 17.5 cm long
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A George III wrythen ale glass, circa 1740-1760, the domed foot with a gadroon collar rising to a double knopped lobed stem, 14 cm high
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A large Irish cut crystal turnover bowl, possibly Waterford, early 19th century, with a stepped domed foot, the body carved with strawberry diamond decoration and hobnail cutting to the rim, 20 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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A Baccarat cut crystal Campana form urn, French, circa 1990, of elegant tapering form with an everted rim, the base with acid etched factory mark 'Musee des Cristalleries de Baccarat 1821-1840 Reproduction', 30 cm high, 21.5 cm diameter
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A St Louis fuchsia paperweight, French, circa 1850, set with a large flower and two pink buds pendant from a leafy stem, above a bed of spiralling latticinio threads, 5 cm diameter
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A Clichy patterned millefiori paperweight, French, circa 1850, with a central pink floret within a row of white pastry-mould canes, surrounded by five differently-coloured cane circlets each enclosing a solitary pink-and-green Clichy rose cane, set in clear glass, 6 cm diameter
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A Baccarat garlanded millefiori paperweight, French, circa 1850, with a central coloured floret within a row of white floret mould canes, surrounded by six white, green and red cane circlets each enclosing a solitary red-and-white floret cane, set in clear glass, 7 cm diameter
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Two Clichy millefiore miniature paperweights, circa 1850, one with a central white floret and eight encircling canes including a distinctive Clichy rose, the other with concentric wreath form florets in green and aubergine encircling a central pale pink and cobalt floret ,set in clear glass, 4.5 cm diameter (each)
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A Regency brass inlaid rosewood tea caddy, circa 1830, the interior fitted with a central heavy molded glass blending bowl and two tea boxes with rosewood lids, 15 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, 16.5 cm deep
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An George III rosewood ring handle tea caddy, circa 1820-1830, of rectangular form, inlaid with a brass starburst to the lid, the fitted interior with two rosewood zinc lined tea caddies flanking the original star burst cut blending bowl, 15 cm high, 31 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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A French terracotta desk seal and a carved crystal desk seal, 18th century and later, carved as the bust of a classical Roman adorned with a laurel crown, the crystal seal of chamfered baluster form, 10 cm high and 7.5 cm high
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A Regency Killarney ware arbutus wood and yew marquetry inlaid tea caddy, Irish, circa 1820, of sarcophagus form with a penwork panel of Muckross Abbey, 13.5 cm high, 26 cm wide, 13 cm deep. Note: The Muckross Abbey ruins, founded near Killarney by the Franciscan monks in the 15th century, was a favourite tourist attraction in the Victorian and Regency period due to a passion for 'romantic ruins'., The local timbers and marquetry are a feature of the style. Bands of oak and acorn garlands and arbutus…
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A Victorian mahogany naturalists birds egg specimen box, 19th century, the hinged cover opening to an arrangement of compartments and removable trays each containing a selection of speckled birds eggs, 15 cm high, 30 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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Two sets of Sampson Mordan & Co. writing instruments and a George III white metal mounted ivory folding pocket ruler, each writing instrument stamped S. Mordan & Co., comprising two spiral decorated propelling pencils in one case and a nib pen and pencil to the other, in original purple satin lined fitted cases; the hinged one foot ruler with twelve inches marked, circa 1800
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Two bronze desk ornament figures of Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th century, comprising a small bust signed L. Chandos and a gilded standing figure on a plinth inscribed 'June 18, 1815', the largest 11 cm high
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Two Japanese black and gold lacquered, ivory and Shibiyama Bezique markers, 19th century, of rectangular form decorated in gilt and mother of pearl with chrysanthemums, insects and birds, 9 cm long
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A large French bronze lion mask door knocker, late 19th century, 25 cm diameter, weight approx. 4.75kg
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A polished wood fold-out specimen box, 19th century, fitted with twelve trays for glass microscope slides, the prepared slides including some specimens from 1865, of the John Dancer type and some from the university of Bristol, 9.5 cm high, 20.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep
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A George III Irish mahogany traveling decanter box, circa 1780, with four square form gilt decorated glass decanters the interior lined with marble paper, 24 cm high, 21 cm wide, 21 cm deep
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A framed needlepoint embroidery sampler by Dinah Maxfield, circa 1834, on the importance of religion, 43 x 33 cm
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A Victorian cased brass full-circle protractor, by W. F. Stanley, late 19th century, with a bevelled circumference edge and finely engraved increments, the cross-bar inscribed 'Stanley, Gt Turnstile Holborn, London', 31 cm diameter
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A set of eight Royal Crown derby Imari Kings pattern dinner and soup plates, circa 1810, the plates 25.5 cm diameter, the bowls 26.5 cm diameter
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A set of eight Royal Worcester gilt edge oyster plates, dated 1903, 19.5 cm diameter
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A rare George III Archbishops wax seal impression, dated 1815, the wax seal impressed 'The Seal of Henry Ryder D D Bishop of Gloucester, 1815', with his coat of arm, within its original leather case, 11.5 cm high x 7.8 cm wide
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A rare George III painted and lacquered papier mache tray commemorating the battle of Trafalgar, circa 1810, decorated with a scene showing two warships engaging in battle, one flying St George's ensign the other flying the French flag, 44.5 cm high, 57 cm wide, 2.5 cm deep
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A set of six Royal Crown Derby auricula pattern plates, circa 1810, 25 cm diameter
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A set of six Neapolitan rose gold mounted angel skin coral buttons, by Michele Piscione, circa 1900, accompanied by the original box, 1.2 cm diameter (each)
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An Australian fiddle-back black wood document box, Federation period, circa 1910-1920, 11.5 cm high, 35 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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An Australian specimen wood inlaid document box, circa 1850, possibly Tasmanian origin, with an inlaid eight pointed star design with chevron stringing and rosewood, 11.5 cm high, 29.5 cm wide, 22.5 cm deep
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