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

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:499
Sale Title:Connoisseur’s Evening AuctionLots with images:499
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:297
Date:14-Dec-2020
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French blue glass kerosene lamp with handpainted base and reservoir with brass fittings
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Zsolnay Hungarian figure of a 'Nude Woman' iridescent glazed finish marked to base
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Zsolnay Hungarian figural jug with iridescent glazed finish marked to base
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Zsolnay figure of a fountain with iridescent glazed marked to base
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Art Nouveau cast metal dish on stand heavily embossed nude amongst flowers on tri Regency dolphin base
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Art Nouveau decorated 800 silver cigarette case
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Minton 'The Sage' porcelain figurine bone china with bronze head and hands made in England dated 1978
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Edwardian French alabaster mantle clock with skeleton face and cherub swinging pendulum together with Victorian large dome (a/f to hour hand)
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Most attractive 19th century French tortoise shell and ormolu mounted small bracket clock with chiming movement and cupid finial to the top section
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19th century Bohemian Bristol green vase with cut gilt deer and forest decoration
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Sterling silver Art Deco unusual cigarette packet holder (faint makers marks)
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Streling silver cigarette box cedar lined on paw feet, hallmarked Birmingham 1951
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English Art Deco sterling silver card case, hallmarked London 1926 105g
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Rare 1930's cast iron Mickey Mouse doorstop by makers: 'Brett Door Stop' with original paint finish
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A French Art Nouveau design bust signed 'Manon'
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Chinese carved fruitwood cricket cage decoated with scholar scene
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An early Japanese egg yolk porcelain glazed trumpet vase (character marks to base)
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Oriental carved jade display depicting chrysanthemum flowers and birds on carved wooden base
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Japanese carved ivory figurine of a fisherman with children carved rosewood base
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Carved coral figurine of a Chinese woman with a cat on carved wooden base (small repair)
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Vintage Chinese dragon jade hand mirrror with belt and engraved brass dragon decoration to reverse
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Oriental carved jade snuff bottle with double handles to each side
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Japanese porcelain snuff bottle decorated with hand painted Geishas to each side, signed to base
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White Peking glass snuff bottle with green overlay elephant and flower decorations
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Carved Oriental bone pear ornament
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Jade carved figure of mythical beast on fruit
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Victoria lacquered tea caddy with double lead lined interior and hand decorated and gilt decoration of swallows and foliage
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An early Chinese carved cinnabar large lidded bowl with acorn finial
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19th century Chinese famille verte porcelain plate decorated with hand painted bird sitting on wisteria branch
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19th century Chinese 'Famille Rose' porcelain plate
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Japanese cloisonne vase with red ground depicting flower leaves
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19th century Chinese champleve enamel brush pot
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Carved mother of pearl shell display depicting two dragons on carved wooden base
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Chinese export ware celedon cricket cage signed to base (repaired to corner)
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Tagua nut double ox netsuke signed by artist to base
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Jade carved figure of a seated owl with garnet inset eyes
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Carved obsidian Buddha figurine
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Carved jade pendant necklace
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Cantonese large porcelain bowl decorated with hand painted butterflies and green leaves around the outside and interior of bowl and flowers along the rims
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Carved hand painted miniature mask with feather decorations in display case, signed by the artist
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Fine pair of dragon design cloisonne lidded bowls
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Carved netsuke depicting three turtles, signed to base
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19th century carved boxwood netsuke depicting entwined mythical creature and fish, signed to the base
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19th century carved boxwood Shi Shi netsuke, signed to the base
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Antique gun metal snuff box with engraved deer decorations
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Antique cast metal entwined serpents buckle
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19th century Japanese bronze buckle depicting a fruit bat with open wings
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An early Japanese bronze figurine depicting reclining man with frog resting on his knee
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Cinnabar lidded box with inset carved bone decoration featuring horsemen
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Worcester bowl, 11.5 cm wide, painted in polychrome Chinese Famille pattern, c.1765, unmarked, small chip to rim
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Three Oriental silvered cloisonne bowls on carved wooden stands
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19th century William Lund Petal and Pistil carved ivory chess set with makers mark to red King figurine, King height: 8.5 cm (one pawn replacement)
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An early carved ivory cheroot holder decorated with engraved tiger
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Carved jade pendant of Guan Yin
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19th century carved jade double gourd shape obi depicting a lion
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19th century carved dragon figurine, signed by the artist
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Mounted brooch and suspended ring on acrylic board by Wendy Mainwaring (1936-1989), Australian Jeweller and Design artist, ring sterling silver and 18k yellow gold, signed with monogram, brooch sterling silver 10 x 13.5 cm, signed monogram verso, frame: 35 x 37.5 cm, signed monogram on silver mount
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19th century British Sword Dome fancy vest buttons salesman sample card folder
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Society of Arts blowpipe painting set in original box
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Sperm whale tooth
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Vintage box full of mineral samples (four trays all full)
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Lino Bianchi Barriviera: 'Vedute de Napoli Cinque Incisioni Originali' 1957. View of Naples. Five original etchings in original wrappers introduction by Bruno Molajoli
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Rare 18th century hand coloured lithographical map of the world double side frame
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Lady Rymill's Flower Paintings' (Adelaide:1986) Signed limited edition
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Paris Nesbit 'Morning' Vol I Nos 1 to 15 (Adelaide: 1900) The fifteen issues of Nesbit's pugnacious, partisan and humorous publication, the only issues 'owned and edited' by Nesbit himself, preserved for posterity in a cloth-binding and signed and inscribed by Nesbit to a friend
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Edward Fitzgerald with drawings by Eliho Vedder. Haughton Mifflin & Co.. and Bernard Quaritch dated 1884. Modern rebinding, some foxing and moisture damage, Glorious illustrations
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[Norman Lindsay]: The Complete Works of Gains Pretorius Done into English by Jack Lindsay with One Hundred Illustrations (1944)
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George Griffith: 'In an Unknown Prison Land' (london 1901) First Edition. Griffith was a novelist, world traveller and guest at Seppeltsfiield in S.A. which he considered the best colony in the world and named 'A Cosmopolitan Colony'.
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Cecil Bert Lovell Lock: The Fighting Tenth Souvenir of the 10th Battalion, A.I.F. 1914-1919 (Adelaide 1936) First Edition. With the extentive and elusive erraslip
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Ion Idriess and others: Youth Annual 1930
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'Completion of Parliament House. The Centenary of South Australia.' 1936. Full leather decorated and lettered in gilt
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Four St. Peters College Prize Bindings
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19th century Japanese carved wooden cover prayer book with carved wooden box
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Nuri Mass 'Australian Wild Flower Fairies' 1937 First Edition
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R.S. Sampson 'Through Central Ausralia' (Perth: 1934) Second Edition
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'Lady Galway Belgium Book' Adelaide 1916. Proceeds from this book went to the Belgian Relief Fund. Name of Ainslie Roberts inscribed to front.
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Horton James: 'Six Months in S.A.' (1838) AND Capt. S.A. White: 'Into the Dead Heart' (1914) both facsimile editions numbered and limited to 99 copies, in copies, in quarter and half-leather respectively
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Geo. Jeffrey: A Practical Handbook on Sheep and Wool for the Farmer with which is incorporated Professor Perkins' Report in 1906 on the Sheep at the Roseworth Agricultural College Farm (Adelaide 1907) First Edition inscribed and signed by the Author
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Paul Depasquale: 'A Critical History of S.A. Literature 1836-1930 (Adelaide:1978) First Edition
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Joseph Reinhardt 'A collection of Swiss Costumes in Miniature' N.d. c1825. Publishers red half Morocco, marbled bearch gilt titles to spine, paper label to front. 30 fine, hand colored plates, (with only 25 listed) as always each plate captioned. Printed in English and French. Some loss to spine. Plus one other similar c1940
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Edward MacCurdy 'The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci'. 1948, Two volumes. Unread with some pages unopened. Heavily illustrated from his own pages.
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Biographia Britannica or the lives of most Eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland 1766 vol 6 part II. First edition complete. Some damage but consistent with age
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Carew's Survey of Cornwall' by Thomas Tonkin, republished by Francis Hext, with his note that this is a gift of the Right Honourable Lord de Domstanville, both knights and near neighbours in Cornwall. Full leather binding, delicately embossed with gilt tooling.
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William Harcus 'South Australia! It's History, Resources and Productions'. London 1876. 1st Edition
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Two bound volumes of 'Guinea Gold' from Volume 1 November 19 1942 to Volume 1 no. 240 July 15, 1943. Four page newspaper per issue reporting war and Australian news. Refers to proposed Normandy landing, Bradman etc.
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19th century porcelain tall vase of elegant proportions and decoration, twin handles with a gilded reserve depicting a woman near a fountain.
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19th century Meissen porcelain sugar caster decorated with hand painted flower bouquet
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Conta and Boehme German fairing figure 'The Spoils of War
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Conta and Boehme German fairing figure 'Tug of War
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Pair of Dresden porcelain figurines depicting a couple with dogs
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19th century Zsolnay Islamic style porcelain vase (repairs)
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Royal Worcestor nautilus shell vase
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Worcester sparrow beak jug, 11 cm high blue and white decorated in the Fence transfer print pattern, C1770, blue hatched crescent mark and collectors labels to base, good condition
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Pair of Lalique 1968 Chinese zodiac glass plates
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Georgian ogee bowl wine glass engraved with roses, and air twist stem, raised foot with rough pontil, collectors mark to base, good condition, height 15 cm
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Georgian ogee bowl wine glass, engraved with flowers, opaque cotton twisted stem, raised foot with rough pontil, collectors mark to base, good condition, height 14 cm
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Bohemian overlayed crystal goblet
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Pair of Val Saint Lambert 'Gardenia' pattern crystal candlesticks
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Minton Arthurian Legend portrait porcelain plate with pink border and gilding decorations
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Large and impressive crystal and sterling silver perfume bottle heavily hobnail cut crystal hallmarked London 1926 by markers HP and S
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