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Fine & Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:360
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:360
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:226
Date:24-May-2021
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A Japanese Moriage enamel earthenware vase, Meiji period, 1900, the baluster vase with a trumpet neck and ornate scroll handles to the neck, profusely decorated throughout with figural narrative scenes, patterns and floral embellishments in glossy raised enamels in a green, blue, and rust coloured palette with white highlights upon a matt ground, characters underside, height 38 cm
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A pair of Noritake porcelain covered vases, baluster vases in the European manner with moulded flying handles, domed covers and square bases, decorated with floral cartouches, panels and borders in a predominantly mint green, pink and cream palette picked out in gilt, backstamps underside with Komaru symbols, height 32.5 cm
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A rose medallion platter, Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, the oval platter with four shaped cartouches, two with figures engaged in narratives in interiors, the other with flora, insects and birds, brocaded borders on gold and floral cartouches to the rim, height 3.5 cm, length 30.5 cm, width 23.5 cm
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A Cantonese rose medallion vase, late Qing Dynasty, second half 19th century, the baluster vase with a waisted neck and lobed rim with pairs of gilded chilongs to the neck and zoomorphic lug handles, embellished throughout with alternating panels of figural narratives and panels of birds, insects and flora between brocaded bands, height 45.5 cm
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An impressive pair of Cantonese rose Mandarin floor vases, late Qing Dynasty, second half 19th century, the baluster vases with broad trumpet necks with applied chilongs to the collar and zoomorphic handles, decorated to the body with figural narratives scenes to shaped cartouches between brocade borders to the scalloped rim and foot, on a white ground embellished with auspicious Daoist symbols, flora and insects, height 63 cm
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20th century Japanese school, Showa period, 1970s, two works a lady in a rickshaw and a lake scene with Mt Fuji, Gouaches on fabric, both signed lower right, height 33.5 cm, width 41 cm
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A celadon glazed guanyin, the Dehua type seated guanyin with arabesque head dress and applied ornaments to the dress, height 32.5 cm
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A famille rose vase, first half 20th century, the baluster vase with a broad trumpet neck, decorated with panels of polychrome narrative scenes, floral cartouches to the neck and body and borders of rambling peony, a ruyi border to the rim and lappets to the foot; a bordered four character mark underside, height 35 cm
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A rose medallion teapot and a conforming covered box, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cylindrical teapot with a moulded twist handle and a small flush fitted lid with a vegetal finial, decorated with alternating figural and floral and bird cartouches within brocaded borders, small medallions to the sides, the box similar, both unmarked, height 9.5 cm and 15 cm
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An antique rose Mandarin teapot, second half 19th century, a large slightly concave teapot with a flattened collar and a high domed lid, decorated with a continuous figural narrative in a garden pavilion setting, the collar profusely decorated with insects and flora upon a gilded ground, unmarked, height 21 cm, width 29 cm
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An antique rose medallion pitcher, second half 19th century, the octagonal baluster pitcher with a scalloped rim and moulded handle, decorated with a figural narrative scene in a pavilion to one face, and a floral, bird and insect scene to the reverse, decorated below the pouring spout with brocade and a bird roundel, unmarked, height 14 cm
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Two vintage Balinese carved hardwood busts, probably 1940s, a well carved serene figure of a Janger dancer, and a man with a traditional head dress with a flower, height 31 cm and 24 cm
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A group of three ceramic bowls, late Qing Dynasty and after, a freely painted minyao-type bowl with a diaper patterned broad rim and three reserves, etched family name to the centre of bowl; an oatmeal rustic bowl with hurried painted decoration to the exterior, an unglazed gritty footrim, with wax Jian Ding export seal, and a small Jun ware bowl in teal and olive colours splashed with purple red glaze, height 7 cm, diameter 18.5 cm
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A hardwood brush pot, a near black close grain timber pot of straight-sided quatrefoil shape with a flattened rim and banded base, height 16 cm, length 15 cm, width 13.5 cm
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A pair of gilt metal filigree and enamel birds, the pair with defined feathers in shades of green, with outstretched wings with yellow and russet decorations, filigree wing tips and tail feathers, upon ebonised wooden stands, height 7.5 cm, width 13.5 cm
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A pair of cased jade costume ornaments, both of vegetal design, one a bamboo culm with prunus flowers, the other in the form of a vegetable, both with cords and miniature pearl and coral coloured bead clusters, one with a metal bead, the other with magenta tassels, length 7 cm
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A pair of miniature Doucai cups, the petite cups decorated with branch sprigs embellished with peaches and other fruit and flowers, bearing apocryphal Yongzheng marks underside, height 4 cm, diameter 5.5 cm
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A bronze censer, the heavy gauge cauldron of waisted and compressed form with twin archaic creature handles in relief, in rich dark chocolate to russet tones, four character apocryphal Ming mark in relief underside, height 7 cm, diameter 15 cm
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A pair of spinach jade bowls, translucent bowls of ogee and everted form, richly flecked with dark and light colours, raised on, foot rims, height 4.5 cm, diameter 10 cm
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A pigeon blood style stone seal, the large rectangular seal with a low domed top, in bright red colours with oatmeal inflections, seal script mark in relief to base with remnant red ink, length 13 cm
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A jade covered box, the circular box with a fitted flat lid in pale olive, celadon and caramel colours carved throughout with vegetal forms, height 5.5 cm, diameter 10 cm
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A jadeite archer's ring in an antique silk box, in mottled bright green to white colours housed in a floral silk cylindrical box with tassel attachments, diameter 3.5 cm
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A polychrome porcelain bowl, the bowl raised on a short foot rim decorated with five writhing dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds and above frothing waves, in green enamel colours with black and white enrichments, underglaze apocryphal Qianlong seal mark underside, height 7.5 cm, diameter 16 cm
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A large Chinese cloisonne vase, early to mid 20th century, the baluster vase well decorated with brass wired peony blooms in mauve, pink and red colours amidst foliage in various shades of green upon a black diaper ground, height 38.5 cm
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An antique Thai Sawankhalok-Ware elephant, the kneeling caparisoned elephant with a small rider holding a tiny vessel, in celadon and amber brown coloured glazes, height 19 cm, length 18 cm, width 11 cm
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A famille rose teapot, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cylindrical teapot with a flush fitted lid and moulded peach finial, small porcelain supports holding twin wire handles, decorated with figural entertainment scenes in cloud shaped cartouches upon a mint green ground embellished with auspicious bats, peaches and shou medallions, height 17.5 cm
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Two similar Chinese cloisonne bowls, both of everted shape and decorated to the interior with wired prunus blossoms and branches in colours, iris blooms to the exterior, one upon a black diaper ground, the other upon a mottled peacock blue ground, height 6 cm, diameter 20.5 cm
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A group of three Japanese wooden architectural Al elements, early 20th century, Simply carved birds in differing sizes, originally decorative elements from a from a Shinto shrine, height 20.5 cm, width 18.5 cm and smaller
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A rose Mandarin hot water serving dish with cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the oval dish decorated to the domed lid and base with figural narratives in garden and pavilion settings enclosed by gold ground floral and insect borders, height 16 cm, length 36.5 cm, width 25 cm
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An export ware famille rose meat platter, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the octagonal platter with notched edges depicting a figural narrative set within a lakeside pavilion enclosed by a purple diaper border with iron red cartouches with flowers and scenes, unmarked, height 4.5 cm, length 44 cm, width 36 cm
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An Imari jar, Meiji period, 19th century, finely decorated with shaped cartouches with floral designs within finely brocaded borders and other decorations, height 15.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese reverse glass trade paintings, late Qing Dynasty, 19th to early 20th century, the Cantonese paintings of beautiful traditionally attired ladies modestly holding decorative fans, housed in the original timber frames with brass hanging hooks, height 39.5 cm, width 29 cm and smaller
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A Chinese hanging scroll, ink on paper depicting prawns, with script reading 'December', height 76.5 cm, width 35 cm
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Two pairs of antique Chinese plates, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, a near pair of famille verte plates with bamboo and flowers enclosed by a floral border punctuated with floral panels, one with a Kangxi period Artemisia leaf mark, the other with a square hatched mark, both within concentric rings, and a pair of famille rose plates with bamboo and magenta peonies in a fenced garden, sprigs to the rim and having with brown dressed edges, unmarked, diameter 23 cm and smaller
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A blue and white Chinese plate, Qing Dynasty, mid 18th century, the plate with a shallow well, freely decorated with honeysuckle and other flora to the tray enclosed by concentric rings and a bold and spontaneous floral border, edged with a brown dressed rim, height 3.5 cm, diameter 28 cm
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Two Japanese Imari plates, early 20th century, a transferware underglaze blue plate with painted petals with birds and flora, and a plate with a floral roundel surrounded by shaped cartouches enclosing shi shi dogs, both unmarked, diameter 24.5 cm and 22 cm
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A refined Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, an elegant small baluster vase with a slender neck, finely decorated with alternating ho ho birds and dragons in colours to ferrous red lappets upon an indigo ground below chevron and richly brocaded borders, stiff leaf motifs to the necks and sprigs, height 18.5 cm
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A Cantonese rose Mandarin vase, late Qing Dynasty, second half 19th century, the baluster vase with a broad neck and applied ring handles with zoomorphic mounts, decorated to the body with figural narratives scenes to reserves and cloud cartouches between brocade borders on a white ground embellished with auspicious Daoist symbols, flora and insects, height 40 cm
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An Imari covered vase, Meiji period, early 20th century, an octagonal baluster vase with a conforming domed lid, with a lion dog and floral collar above peony flora in the typical ink blue, gold and iron red palette, character mark to lid, height 42 cm
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A Chinese polychrome vase, 20th century, the baluster vase with a broad flaring neck, embellished with chilongs to the collar and pairs of zoomorphic lugs, profusely decorated in the Cantonese famille rose manner between ruyi and lappet borders with two reserves enclosing complex figural narrative scenes in courtly settings in iron red and pale teal colours, double bordered stamp mark underside, height 38 cm
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A bronze okimono of Minogame turtles on a rock, Meiji period, 19th to early 20th century, two legendary minigame turtles with long seaweed tails in polished golden bronze, pewter and deep chocolate colours on a cast rock in mottled green colours sparingly encrusted with seashells, unmarked, height 17 cm, width 32 cm
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A set of three vintage Chinese feather Art pictures, a set of three vintage Chinese feather Art pictures, mid 20th century, song birds and a red crested crane perched in prunus blossom and pine tree branches, in high relief and similarly framed with pale green mounts and black frames, length 31.5 cm, width 31.5 cm
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An Oriental bronze tripod censer, early 20th century, the covered egg-shaped censer with a domed cover and a cast figural finial, with floral decorations to the body, applied high set handles with bat head mounts and raised on zoomorphic legs to a round base, height 24.5 cm
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A gilt bronze mounted Japanese ceramic jardiniere, early 20th century, the ovoid bowl enamel decorated with ladies and full bloom flowers in muted colours and gilt enrichments upon a ferrous red ground, housed in ornate metal mounts with high set dragon handles and formal vegetal designs, raised on four pierced legs with ball feet, height 30.5 cm, length 37 cm, width 24.5 cm
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A covered jade tripod vase, in pale cream to grey colours flecked with amber, of baluster shape with a domed cover and lion finial, chevrons and bats in relief and raised on bold fantastic creature mounts and feet, height 23.5 cm
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An Oriental blue crackleware covered bowl, the brass mounted bowl and cover decorated with underglaze blue figures amidst clouds upon a finely oatmeal crackleware ground, four character marks underside, height 12.5 cm, diameter 13 cm
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A multi-coloured jade bi disk, the large form disk in speckled wheaten colours, diameter 19 cm
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A vintage Chinese Majolica bowl, early 20th century, the ovoid bowl in modulating toffee coloured glazes, with tube lined flora and flying phoenix and applied frogs and lizards to the collar, an unglazed base, unmarked, height 13.5 cm, diameter 18 cm
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A group of five Chinese cloisonne items a covered bowl and four vases, second half 20th century, the bowl with flowers on a white diaper ground and four similar baluster vases with flora on a black diaper ground between ruyi and patterned borders, height 18.5 cm and smaller
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A bronze censer, a compressed cauldron form censer with large, curved twin handles and raised on a tripod base, in mottled bronze gold colours, bearing apocryphal Xuande period mark in relief to cartouche, height 12 cm, diameter 19 cm
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A group of four Japanese earthenware and Satsuma wares, Meiji to Showa period, late 19th to mid 20th century, comprising a baluster vase with Kannon and attendant sages, a bronze mounted vase, a Koro and a small crackleware vase, decorated with moriage enamels, bright gilt, on matt grounds, one item marked for Suzuki Company, height 24 cm and smaller
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A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, Meiji period, late 19th century, large baluster vases with formal floral borders and patterns to the neck and foot and an arrangement of growing roses, chrysanthemum and other flowers on a turquoise blue ground scattered with butterflies and birds, height 34 cm
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A Japanese enamel planter with European gilt bronze mounts, Meiji period, 1900, the ovoid planter in white and turquoise colours with two shaped cartouches embellished with raised gilt insects amidst gold flora, with trailing cobalt and gold scrollwork, and housed in a Renaissance revival frame with a rope twist rim, cast scroll handles with maskheads and raised on a pierced lappet base with elaborate cabriole feet, height 29.5 cm, width 33 cm, diameter 22 cm
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An early large polychrome Cantonese fish bowl, the floor bowl finely decorated throughout with phoenixes in a luxurious flower garden in a green, iron red, and aubergine grey palette with touches of rose, between patterned borders, unglazed to flat base, height 40.5 cm, diameter 46 cm
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A large polychrome Chinese vase, the baluster vase with a trumpet neck hand painted with flora and birds, with signature and script, drilled to base, height 44.5 cm
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A fine Chinese black lacquer cocktail cabinet, circa 1950, with a hinged top, fall front and an arrangement of cupboards, a fully fitted lacquered interior and well decorated throughout with applied carved shell figural scenes set in painted landscapes within patterned borders, raised on short ogee bracket feet, height 108 cm, width 97 cm, depth 51 cm
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Two boxed sets of sterling silver demi-tasse spoons, Tasmanian silver novelty Gumleaves, other, 1957 Sheffield, Walker & Hall, a set of six spoons with pierced finials; 1956 Birmingham, William suckling Ltd, a set of coffee bean spoons; a sterling condiment spoon, gumleaf bookmarks by Taylor & sharp (Hobart), a condiment knife and pickle fork with green stone handles, marked sterling, total weight 142gr, length 13 cm and smaller
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A set of silver-plated fish knives and forks with hardwood canteen, early 20th century, for six place settings, the service with mother of pearl handles, engraved details and embossed silver ferrules in the original canteen, length 20.5 cm and smaller
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A selection of silver-plated table wares, 19th to 20th century, a Victorian boxed four-piece cutlery set with engraved knife with mother of pearl handle, spoon, napkin ring and fork; a cake fork and spoon service for six, Dunklings; fifteen cake forks, a timber canteen with a six piece fish knife and fork set with mother of pearl handles, engraved details and silver ferrules, length 12.5 cm and smaller
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A set of four Christofle silver-plate 'Piccolo' salt and pepper shakers, heavy gauge shakers with stylised bird finials, marked Christofle and with silver plate stamps to foot, height 6.5 cm
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A Continental .930 silver figure of a female bowler in a wooden Rotunda, early 20th century, with star and moon stamp, 930 standard, initials SR; also 1892 London, partial importer's marks, foreign make mark, the cast figure in antique dress holding a boule, within a redgum 'Rotunda', hallmarked to base of figure, silver weight 94gr (figure only), height 19.5 cm
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A pair of large cut crystal scent bottles with sterling mounts, 1926 London, with maker's marks for Walter Gardener Groves, globular bottles with faceted stoppers, strawberry cut hexagonal motifs to the body within triangular arrangements, the plain silver mounts with rollover rims and single cushion profile bands, hallmarked, height 16.5 cm
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Three late Victorian reticulated sterling silver baskets, 1897-1899 London, with maker's marks for Charles Stuart Harris, neoclassical boat shaped baskets with ruby glass liners, applied bead decoration to the edges punctuated with acanthus leaf motifs, the body with openwork circular borders and trellis strung with festoons and rosettes, raised on fanned anthemion feet; crisply hallmarked underside, silver weight 2388g height 14.5 cm, length 30 cm, width 23 cm and smaller
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A fine pair of sterling silver Oriental style tea caddies, 1901 London, with maker's mark for George fox, of classic ginger jar shape with domed lids and cast floral finials, with fretwork borders, engraved oriental scenes with figures, dragons and flora to the body, and raised on removable archaic style pierced bases, gilt washed to the interiors, hallmarked to all three components, silver weight 1087gr height 19.5 cm
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A 182 piece 12 place sterling silver King's pattern flatware service with a large double tier canteen stand, the 1965/66 Sheffield service by Viner's comprising large knives and forks, small knives and forks, knives and forks for fish and fruit, soup, cake, coffee and tea spoons, eleven cake forks, eleven dessert spoons, six serving spoons, two butter knives, a soup ladle, berry spoons, carving knife and fork, bread knife and a fish serving knife and fork; hallmarked; silver weight 5343gr, total weight…
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A pair of Victorian Scottish sterling silver coasters, 1856 Glasgow with maker's marks for Jm, Arcaded wire work shallow baskets finely embellished with cast grape vine stems to the edges, pendant leaves and grape bunches, the interior trays also engraved with trailing vines, on timber and velvet bases, hallmarked to foot rim, total weight 985gr, height 5.5 cm, diameter 17 cm
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A fine Georg Jensen sterling silver grape comport, 1925-1930 period, pattern 264 designed by Jensen in 1918, stamped Denmark sterling, an ogee profile dish with a lightly hammered finish above a richly cast support with pendant grapes and a lobed and spiral twist stem with bead work embellishments, raised on a low spreading base, hallmarked underside, silver weight 1231gr height 27 cm, diameter 25.5 cm
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A magnificent George IV sterling silver swing handled basket, 1825 London, mark for Richard William Atkins & William Nathaniel Somersall, a finely cast and chased reticulated border richly populated with game animals and fowl amidst woodland settings within a rocaille border, a central roundel featuring a falcon attacking a hare, with an armorial crest, 'Semper Eadem' and raised on stepped base, the swing handle conforming; hallmarked, silver weight 1343gr height 10.5 cm, diameter 34 cm
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A George III silver toddy ladle, 1808 London, with maker's mark for Thomas Freeth, with a wrythen baleen handle with silver cap to the terminal, a forked silver drop to an oval bowl with pouring spout, hallmarked to centre of bowl, total weight 47gr, length 39.5 cm
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A pair of German sterling silver fish salt and pepper shakers, 20th century, marked .925 and Germany, naturalistic fish with defined scales and hinged heads, hallmarked to front fins, silver weight 110gr, height 4 cm, width 9 cm
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A sterling silver bowl, 1927 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Albert Edward Jones, the compressed low bowl with a pedestal base and twin loop handles with applied grapevine decorations to the mounts, in a fine hammered finish, hallmarked below rim, height 7.5 cm, width 30.5 cm, diameter 22 cm
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An Art Nouveau sterling silver chain and plaque belt, 1902 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Levi & Salaman, also marked for Sth Australian maker and retailer, Basse, the clip double buckle with a pierced and cast floral and figural design, and seven similar scalloped medallions, united by twin chains, hallmarked to all components, silver weight 120gr, length 73.5 cm
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A sterling silver mustard pot, 1920 London, with maker's mark for Robert Frederick fox, an antique style pot, the domed lid having an applied cast bird and maple leaf finial and curvy gadrooned edges above the body pierced with arabesques and bird life, with vacant cartouche and blue glass liner; hallmarked, silver weight 126gr, height 8.5 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver 'Cellini' style sugar basin, 1876 London, with maker's mark for Daniel & Charles Houle, the pedestal basin with twin espagnolette handles and profusely decorated throughout in the Renaissance revival manner, hallmarked below rim, silver weight 413gr, height 13.5 cm, width 19 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver 'Cellini' style creamer, 1889 Sheffield, with maker's mark for James Dixon & Sons, the pedestal creamer with an espagnolette handle and profusely decorated throughout in the Renaissance revival manner, hallmarked below rim, silver weight 240gr, height 14 cm
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A group of eight assorted sterling and .800 silver wares, 19th to 20th century, Chester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Indonesia, other, a Chester made button hook; a trowel shaped butter slice, engraved butter knife with a mother of pearl handle, an engraved napkin ring, and a salt, all Birmingham; a Scottish sauce ladle; a Yogya .800 pill box; and a novelty sterling palm tree souvenir spoon, all hallmarked, total weight 217 gr, length 18.5 cm, (knife)
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A French silver creamer, later 19th century, with Minerva 1 standard, maker's mark for Emile Puiforcat, the baluster creamer of rococo design having a vegetal scroll handle, shell motifs below the thread edged rim and spout and raised on four rocaille feet, hallmarked below rim and underside, silver weight 175gr, height 12 cm
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A French silver covered sugar basin, later 19th century, Minerva standard, maker's mark for Massat Freres, the compressed pot with rococo elements, having twin scroll handles and four vegetal cabriole feet, the stepped domed lid with a cast floral finial, an etched design to the body enclosing an initialled cartouche, hallmarked underside and to neck, silver weight 368gr, height 16 cm
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A French silver coffee pot, later 19th century, Minerva standard, maker's mark for martial Gauthier, the baluster pot with a scrolling handle, spiral twist designs to the body and a domed lid, with a well cast fruiting finial, an ornate vegetal spout and raised on cabriole legs with rococo mounts; hallmarked to lid, handle and underside, silver weight 508gr, height 22 cm
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A French silver hot water pot, second half 19th century, Minerva 1 standard, by Lavallee Orfevre, Paris, the baluster pot with a bud and leaf finial, a plain spout and wooden handle with vegetal scroll mounts, applied medallions with initials to the body; hallmarked to lid, upper body and foot, maker and retailer's stamp underside, total weight 276gr, height 16.5 cm
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A sterling silver cigarette box, 20th century, the rectangular box having a hinged lid embossed with an elephant enclosed by scrollwork upon a matte ground, the interior lined with polished bird's eye maple, stamped .925 sterling underside, total weight 348gr, height 4.5 cm, length 11 cm, width 11 cm
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A Chinese silver chatelaine, late 19th to early 20th century, factory mark of wing Nam & Co, Hong Kong, some components with Chester and Birmingham hallmarks, some items unmarked, a complete chatelaine with belt clip medallion marked 'Luck', link chain attachments to implements including a button hook, scissors, bottle opening/pocket knife, retractable pencil, other; some components hallmarked, total weight 151gr length 34 cm
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A mixed group of three French silver beakers, 19th century, .950 standard, various makers, two straight-sided beakers with concentric threads below the rim, the other with a stepped base, hallmarked, silver weight 230gr, height 8 cm and smaller
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Four George II to Edwardian sterling silver table wares, 1751, 1836, 1903 London, various makers, a refined George II cauldron salt by David Hennel I of ornate embossed and chased floral design upon hoof feet; a pair of William IV crested mustard spoons by Benjamin Smith, and an Edwardian flying handle sauce boat by moss Morris, all hallmarked, silver weight 189gr height 9 cm, width 14.5 cm, (sauce boat)
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A refined Victorian silver gilt inkwell, 1855 London, with maker's mark, Sc, for probably Susanna cook, the lobed dish with engraved formal vegetal and scroll motifs housing a ruby glass inkwell with a domed lid and a floriform everted edge, raised on shell feet; crisply hallmarked underside and to collar, total weight 604gr, height 11.5 cm, diameter 18.5 cm
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A large sterling silver wine coaster, 1905 London, with maker's mark for Pairpoint Brothers, the everted trellis style coaster richly embellished with applied cast grape vine motifs throughout, gadroon edges to the rim and a cushion form vegetal border to the base, hallmarked underside, silver weight 762gr, height 8 cm, diameter 21 cm
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A magnificent Italian sterling silver champagne bath, post 1968, .925, mark of a. Cesa. S.C, via Trotti 10, Alessandria, the oval lobed bath with a waisted conforming base, having an applied cast scroll and anthemion rim above a fluted border, pierced scroll handles with acanthus embellishments, the body with formal vegetal and pendant fruit details, hallmarked to rim interior, with standard, post 1968 mark, silver weight 4520gr height 29 length 67 cm, width 35 cm
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A set of six cased German silver table spoons, early 20th century, with crown and crescent mark, .800 silver standard stamp, and trademark for Sandig, stamped Schmidt, an elegant Art Deco set with pointed bowls and tapering swollen handles with blunt ended terminals, with a fluted channel to the handle and borders of graduated beading; hallmarked underside, silver weight 360gr length 21.5 cm
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A sterling silver four trumpet epergne, 1913 Chester, with maker's mark for Clark & Sewell, with a central fluted trumpet with a scalloped and cusped rim and three smaller trumpets of conforming design issuing from curvaceous supports, raised on a domed base; hallmarked to foot and underside of trumpet rims, silver weight 436gr height 26 cm
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A French silver coffee pot, later 19th century, with Minerva 1 standard, maker's mark for Emile Puiforcat, a finely worked baluster coffee pot of rococo inspiration, with a finely cast bursting fruit finial, shell forms to the lid and neck, the spout and scroll handle with acanthus and trailing floral motifs, raised on four rocaille feet; hallmarked to collar, silver weight 662gr, height 25 cm
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A French silver neoclassical coffee pot, later 19th century, Minerva 1 standard, maker's mark to lozenge underside (indistinct), the carinate shaped pot having a flat topped domed lid and a pedestal base, with ribbon tied threaded designs to the lid and mid section, a fruit finial and rosette mount to the wooden handle, acanthus decorations to the spout and a beaded band to the foot; hallmarked to upper body and underside, total weight 629gr, height 25 cm
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A sterling silver coffee pot and teapot, 1935 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Atkin Brothers, a George III style baluster coffee pot and compressed teapot with scroll handles with ivory insulators, shaped applied rims and raised on cast scroll feet, hallmarked to the bodies, silver weight 1372gr, height 21.5 (coffee pot)
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A pair of sterling silver Sabbath candlesticks, 1933 London, with maker's mark for Moshe Rubin, Knopped sticks lightly embossed and chased with folk-like flora, with removable sconces, and raised on shaped barb and cusp platform bases, twice hallmarked to lower registers and sconce interiors, silver weight 341gr, height 31 cm
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A set of fifteen French .950 silver spoons and fifteen matching forks, 1884-1910, Minerva 1 standard and maker's mark for Henri Soufflot, finely double struck and heavy gauge spoons and forks with acanthus and pendant designs and tapering thread edges, hallmarks to all, silver weight 2541gr
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An exceptional French .950 silver table service for twelve, late 19th century, maker's mark for Pierre Queille to lozenge, .950 standard, stamps to blades and canteen for Marret Jarry Freres, Paris, comprising steel blade knives, forks and spoons, two serving spoons, soup ladle and salts of thread edged and foliate design with neoclassical palmettes hallmarked to all and apparently unused; one knife absent, total weight 3629 gr (with knives), 2740 gr without length 25 cm, (knife)
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A four piece sterling silver tea and coffee service, 1964 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Viners Ltd, comprising a coffee pot, teapot, creamer and sugar bowl, all with gadrooned edges and converging gadroons to the body, ebonised bracket handles and rectangular terminals, hallmarked to all, total weight 1877gr, height 23 cm, width 26 cm and smaller
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A lavish William IV sterling silver presentation cup and cover, 1833 London, with maker's mark for Joseph Angell I & John Angell I, the pedestal urn having a lobed cover with a finely cast floral finial and an applied grape vine border, repousse and chased to the lower body with thistle, rose and acanthus embellishments above a floral base, with reeded and acanthus moulded twin handles, hallmarked underside and to lid; on stand, silver weight 1231gr height 38 cm
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A fine Victorian sterling silver and glass jug with tankards, 1873 London, with maker's mark for Chawner & Co, of medieval inspiration with a rectangular handle and segmented domed lid with finial, embellished throughout with grilles, pierced quatrefoils, studded strapwork and Tudor rose devices, the pedestal tankards conforming, hallmarked to lower strap of jug and to rim, and to lower bodies of tankards, Heights 32.5 cm and 15.5 cm
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A superb Victorian sterling silver grapevine centrepiece, 1871 London with maker's mark for Alexander Macrae, modelled as entwined grapevines with cast pendant grapes and leaves to hold a central cut crystal bowl and three smaller bowls, raised on an acanthus and grapevine embellished domed base; hallmarked above foot, silver weight 2020gr, height 52 cm
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A silver rimmed glass 'Seaweed and sea Urchins' bowl by Sabino, circa 1930s, model 9063, Minerva mark and partial maker's mark to silver rim, the large moulded and frosted bowl with urchins and flowing seaweeds, sea urchins forming tripod feet, moulded mark of Sabino France to centre, height 8 cm, diameter 31 cm
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