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Fine & Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:402
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:402
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:327
Date:5-Jul-2021
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A framed fire screen painting, 1910, the screen portion of a hand held fire screen painted with a windmill scene and white geese on a pond, signed and dated Em 1910 and housed in a giltwood box frame with a laurel leaf border, height 31 cm, width 32 cm
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Two antique oval dome glass frames, one with religious subject, 19th century and later, a gilded frame on red bole enclosing a plaster religious figural scene in high relief enclosed by a gilt bezel and ribbon twist, the other of ebonised form, length 29 cm, width 23 cm
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Two antique European wooden carvings, 17th - 18th century, an oak high relief carving of demi-figure beneath an ionic scroll and with pendant fruits, probably a furniture corbel, and a rustic folk carving fragment of a winged head surrounded by floral forms, length 31.5 cm, and smaller
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Three antique European wooden culinary stamps, 19th century, in mixed timbers, a floral stamp with handle, a folk art bird and heart engraved stamp, and a navette shaped stamp featuring a cow, length 25.5 cm, and smaller
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A mixed group of eight antique European wooden moulds and treen, 18th to 19th century, a Scandinavian maple spoon, purchased Polly de Courcy-Ireland, Hampshire in 1997 for £160, a fork and an oak spoon, a cow butter mould, a butter press, and three miniature moulds, length 18 cm, width 9 cm, and smaller
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A group of three antique European wooden biscuit moulds and a marriage paddle, 18th - 19th century, in mixed timbers, two double sided folk biscuit moulds probably German and Dutch, a single sided naive bird mould, and a long folk art marriage paddle engraved with heart and tulip designs, length 31.5 cm, and smaller
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A group of three antique European wooden biscuit moulds, 18th - 19th century, in mixed timbers, a double sided small plank with stylised folk figures and angels, a single mould featuring a pair of figures, and a panel depicting a figure on horseback, length 25.5 cm, and shorter
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A group of four antique European wooden biscuit moulds, 18th -19th century, in mixed timbers, a single stylised naive bird mould, a double sided plank mould with folk images - figures, bears, crescents and other animals, and a mirror pair of elm animal moulds, length 33.5 cm, and smaller
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An antique brass and copper bed warming pan and a skimming spoon, 18th to 19th century, a pierced and engraved brass bed warmer with a copper base and liner with a wrought iron handle, and a long handled large skimming spoon, in brass with copper rivets to a wrought iron handle, length 107 cm, and 73 cm
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Three antique European wooden moulds and presses, probably 18th - 19th century, in mixed timbers, a blondewood double sided mould with folk figures and two circular paddles with incised patterns, length 32.5 cm, and smaller
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Two antique fuel lamps, late 19th century, the ceramic fonts with floral transferware designs, having pierced and decorative brass mounts, chimneys and frosted petal form dishes, with burner mechanisms and dials, one item marked Bec Matador, height 37 cm, and smaller
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An antique 15 inch 'Matador' fuel lamp, late 19th century, the ovoid cream ceramic font with a transferware design featuring birds on a frame surrounding a village scene, with pierced and cast brass mounts, chimney and original burner mechanism and dial, height 31 cm
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A set of antique brass W & T Avery balance beam scales with weights, early 20th century, in fine condition, the scales mounted on a mahogany base with a single drawer, accompanied by ten weights, with stamp of W & T Avery, Birmingham twice to the beams, height 70.5 cm, width 51 cm, depth 27 cm
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A Victorian brass and copper strapped oak dairy bucket, 19th century, a coopered barrel with a rivet joined brass handle. Provenance: Stewart Antiques, West Sussex, purchased in 1993 for £175.50, height 36 cm
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Four Scandinavian pewter wares in the antique manner, comprising a large pedestal bowl, a Norwegian plate, a large tankard with a scroll handle and generous knop thumbpiece, and a large quaich, with various antique style touch marks, other, height 12 cm, diameter 40 cm, (footed bowl)
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An antique rustic metalware tankard, and a set of pewter spoons in a timber rack, a handworked baluster copper tankard with a rivet joined strap handle, and a set of twelve fiddle pattern table spoons in a tiered hanging rack, some spoons with indistinct markings to the stems, height 17.5 cm, (tankard)
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A fine antique tapestry fire pole screen, 18th century, a gros point and petit point design to a shaped cartouche in wool featuring an allegorical narrative set in a landscape with a man with a goat gesturing to a seated man holding a flute, in delicate stitching in muted teal, iron red and brown colours, with some exposed canvas, a border in possibly later and courser gauge wool, enclosed by a fine mahogany fretwork frame, height 57 cm, width 48 cm, (panel only)
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A Georgian needlework sampler by Mary Rushton aged twelve 1835, daintily worked in cross stitch upon fine translucent linen featuring a verse and a double storey house with stylised gardens, enclosed by a running vegetal border, height 32.5 cm, width 33.5 cm
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A group of three copper saucepans and a pot lid, 20th century, two steel lined Matfer Bourgeat saucepans, sizes 12 and 14, an all copper saucepan, and a pot lid, all with rivet joined steel handles, height 7 cm, diameter 15 cm, and smaller
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Three antique copper saucepans, 19th to early 20th century, the three straight-sided saucepans with folded joins to the bases and rivet joined steel handles, one stamped S.K below crown and also marked Berl no. 203, height 9.5 cm, diameter 14.5 cm, and smaller
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Two antique Swedish Svepask type painted boxes, 19th to early 20th century, oval boxes with lids and locking handles with painted folk designs, of typical split wood and sewn design, the older box dated 1860 to cartouche, height 23 cm, length 39 cm, width 25 cm, and smaller
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An antique folk art chest, 19th century, a painted chest with a domed lid and shaped bracket feet, with painted flora throughout, the interior with candle box and painted decoration to the interior of lid, height 26 cm, length 44 cm, width 24 cm
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A Victorian Tunbridge ware burr elm writing slope, 19th century, in light honey tones with a fine and tight burr, with a compartment in a grained finish for pens and a fold down velvet covered slope, the surface decorated with twin bands of slanted tiles in mixed timbers with bone and abalone shell enrichments, the canted edges in chevron and cross designs, and an octagonal cartouche enclosed by white metal stringing to the lid, as found, height 11.5 cm, width 35 cm, depth 25.5 cm
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A group of four antique copper wares, 19th to early 20th century, a large kettle with a fixed arching handle, a deep ladle with a roll over rim and a long wrought handle, two funnels, one with a fixed strainer, height 27 cm, width 29 cm, (kettle)
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An antique French tortoiseshell sedan chair perfume and jewellery casket, second half 19th century, the finely crafted 'Sedan chair' with a domed lid and leaf and knop finial, with beaded brass mounts, applied leafy decorations, and raised on leafy cabriole legs, the hinged dome lid enclosing a small compartment, and hinged drop front 'Doors' supporting individual scent bottle holders, lined throughout with watermelon coloured moire silk, height 22 cm
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Three Argentinian bullock horn shoe horns, back scratcher, 20th century, two with hooked handles with silver plated bands and one with a hand shaped back scratcher and a bamboo style stem, in a fine array of modulating colours, length 52 cm
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A brass luggage rack, a wall luggage rack with cast initials for 'New south Wales Railway' to the side supports, height 25 cm, length 73 cm, width 30 cm
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Four stainless steel Alessi items two bowls, two ashtrays, early 2000s, two Spirale ashtrays designed by Achille Castiglioni in two sizes and two matching Amfitheatrof perforated round bowls designed by Francesca Amfitheatrof, maker's marks underside, height 9.5 cm, diameter 21 cm, and smaller
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Two stainless steel Alessi bowls, 2008, 'Marli' fruit bowls in two sizes designed by Stephen Blaess, maker's marks underside, height 12.5 cm, length 35.5 cm, width 26.5 cm
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A set of all copper saucepans, 20th century, the straight-sided nesting set with rivet joined iron handles, height 9 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A set of three vintage copper saucepans, 20th century, lined saucepans with rivet joined steel handles, height 10.5 cm, diameter 22.5 cm, and smaller
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A vintage set of seven copper saucepans, 20th century, a lined nesting set with rivet joined brass handles, height 9.5 cm, diameter 21 cm
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A vintage set of five all copper saucepans, 20th century, a nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height 10 cm, diameter 20 cm, and smaller
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A set of seven vintage all copper saucepans, 20th century, a nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height 10 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A set of five vintage copper saucepans, 20th century, a lined nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height 9.5 cm, diameter 20 cm, and smaller
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A set of five vintage copper saucepans, 20th century, a lined nesting set with rivet joined steel handles, height 9 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller
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A group of four Halcyon Days enamel flower pot boxes, and a basket box, the enamel and porcelain pots each encrusted with various floral specimens, tulips, roses and daffodils, with hinged bases, and a garden basket box with roses, lavender and tools, the base bearing a 1590 gardening verse by Edmund Spenser, all marked, height 9 cm, and smaller
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A Roman glass flask, antique, BC, a small globular vase with a long neck and an everted rim, in pale green colours with metallic iridescence, height 9 cm
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A Roman terracotta oil lamp and a small bust, antique, BC, the oil lamp with a bead border surrounding the central aperture, an anthemion handle and remnant paint, and a small terracotta head of a woman with coiffed hair and side piercings, length 12 cm, width 7 cm, and smaller
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A Museum copy of an antique Roman terracotta head, the model of a female head with coiffed hair tied with bands, upon a wooden display stand and bearing a lead disk, 'Hand made, Museum copy', height 17 cm
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Two vintage Continental miniature paintings of bucolic scenes, 20th century, circular watercolours depicting a watermill scene, signed Grim, and two figures with a donkey signed Lancret, in matching wooden frames, height 12.5 cm, width 12.5 cm
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A pair of antique European ivory figurines on silver bases, 19th century, probably German, a pair of animated male and female figures in 18th century attire, he a jaunty character with tree trunk support and she coquettishly offering a rose, raised on compressed and embossed rococo bases and petite feet, apparently unmarked, height 18 cm
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A fine group of nine Halcyon Days enamel wares, a Gilbert box, other, 20th century, five Halcyon Days boxes, a Halcyon Days Gertrude Jekyll 150th Anniversary vase, numbered 24/50, a Worcestershire tall ship enamel vase, a rosebud with a 1579 proverb by John Lyly, and a lavishly decorated replica 1815 Russian box marking the presentation of the Sir Arthur Gilbert collection to the British nation in 2000, height 8.5 cm, and smaller
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A fine Bilston type enamel nutmeg grater, later 18th century, the egg shaped screw top grater with floral posies and white raised enrichments upon an ultramarine ground, length 5 cm
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A group of antique enamel patch boxes, a bonbonniere, and two studs, 18th to 19th century, a delightful tiny copper patch box with an enamel portrait, a guilloche enamel patch box, an exquisite French blue ground bonbonniere with a scene of a reclining lady in a landscape enclosed by gilt enrichments (faded signature), crossed feathered baton marks for Vincent Dubois, and two French floral enamel studs with turquoise borders, height 3 cm, length 5.5 cm, width 4.5 cm, and smaller
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A mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell card case, 19th century, the card case with finely engraved mother- of-pearl borders, an inlaid engraved silver owl and crescent moon to the lid and opening to reveal a blue moire silk lined interior with an ultramarine and gilt tipped concertina card holder, length 11 cm, width 7.5 cm
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A group of four Halcyon Days 'Bouquet' scent bottles and seals, 20th century, two marked 1989, 2000, a pair of floral moulded scent bottles with butterfly stoppers, and two stamps with stone seals, all with hallmarked silver gilt mounts, and Halcyon Days backstamps, height 9 cm, and smaller
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Two Georgian papier mache snuff boxes and a miniature gold inlaid ivory box, early 19th century, a black lacquered box with delicate silver inlaid borders and floral forms, and a smaller rounded edge box with either contemporary or later faux malachite finish, and a petite ivory box with exquisite gold inlaid borders and a vacant cartouche, length 7.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, and smaller
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Two antique enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th to 19th century, a Bilston type bonbonniere of moulded oval form with a scene to the lid and floral cartouches upon a powder blue ground enriched with raised white enamel, a mirrored lid to the interior, and a round puce camaieu patch box decorated with narrative scenes of ladies and attendants in garden settings, height 2.5 cm, length 4.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, and smaller
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An interesting miscellany of eight ornaments and trinkets, 19th-20th century, an enamel handled letter opener, a mother of pearl spoon, a porcelain spoon, an Oberammergau souvenir box, miniature boxes in the form of apples enamel, Chinese cloisonne, and sterling silver in a brushed finish (hallmarked), length 16 cm, and smaller height 5.5 cm, and smaller
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Two antique cut glass scent bottles, 19th century, both overlaid with cobalt cut to clear, one of rounded rectangular form with an embossed silver turban hinged lid with the original glass stopper, and a petite flask with a brass globe stopper lid and suspensory chain, length 7 cm, and smaller
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Two French enamelled scent bottles, circa 1830s, overlaid glass bottles with silver mounts, one of conical form with borders of floral designs and teal patterns with a silver gilt engraved hinged lid with glass stopper, the other of waisted and faceted form with a finely painted musical trophy bordered with gilt designs and floral panels and sprigs, with a spiral twist turban hinged lid, also with glass stopper, length 10 cm, and smaller
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A Georgian portrait miniature, early 19th century, a sensitive study of a young woman, in a gilded matt and velvet frame, length 10 cm, width 9 cm
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Two fine Bilston type enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th century, a shaped tapering teal ground box with pink roses within cartouches picked out in raised white enamel, and a waisted circular box with a floral posy to the low domed lid with a blue and amethyst patterned border, sprigs to the cream body, height 3 cm, length 4.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, and smaller
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An interesting group of eleven English and Continental porcelain items, a Coalport cottage, 'His Master's House', a Herend floral pot pourri, an Ayshford bone china floral box, two pin dishes and a thimble by Royal Worcester and Staffordshire, a Saxon Dresden pot with flowers and a pair of Saxon Dresden sheep, a Royal Crown Derby dragon pill box, an unmarked speckled egg, height 12 cm, and smaller
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An interesting mixed group of eight Continental porcelain items, 20th century, a Klausenburg basket weave covered box with rose finial, a Saxon Dresden miniature pierced basket, a floral decorated blue scent bottle also by Saxon, and by Limoges a miniature cup and saucer, two boxes, one with polychrome flowers, the other featuring a cupid, a floral and patterned box in the form of a fruit, all marked, height 9.5 cm, diameter 13 cm, and smaller
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A group of four vintage handcraft tools with wooden handles, including a tracing wheel, two latchhooks and a crochet hook, length 16.5 cm, and smaller
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A group of four novelty Halcyon Days scent bottles and boxes, comprising bottles in the form of a tiger, a rooster and a lady holding a basket of flowers, with silver gilt mounts, the tiger with marks for 9ct, and a box in the form of an 'Oxford Sandy and Black' rare breed pig, all with Halcyon Days stamps, length 9.5 cm, and smaller
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A fine group of eighteen mixed enamel boxes, ten Halcyon Days boxes including two tiny cylindrical proverb boxes, three of Royal interest, four Bilston and Battersea boxes, two Staffordshire 'Flower of the month boxes', and two boxes by Crummles, various shapes and sizes
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An antique marble bust of a woman, circa 1900, the serene figure of a young woman with downcast eyes, dressed in a frilled and pierced bonnet, her dress with pleated cap sleeves, unmarked, height 25.5 cm, width 23.5 cm
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An antique marble bust, circa 1900, the white marble bust of a young woman in a head scarf, and a shawl over one shoulder, indistinctly signed to the reverse, height 27.5 cm
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A delightful collection of twenty eight Halcyon Days enamel Easter eggs, comprising the following years 1975, 1976 and sequentially from 1979 through to 2004, all with stands, two with little surprises inside, height 6 cm
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A bronze plaque by Budujeme Slezsko (mid 20th century Silesian school), 1945-46, the bronze plaque in relief featuring a pointer dog in a landscape setting and supported on an oak panel, panel with name and date plaque, height 26 cm, width 40 cm
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A figural table lamp, a bronze-look lamp featuring a nude female holding aloft a frosted glass shade in the form of a flaming torch, height 78 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figure, circa 1930s, in gold and bronze lustre colours featuring a seating woman in a modish one shouldered gown cradling a bird, raised on an ellipse shaped veined black marble base, height 22.5 cm, length 35 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A Chinese cloisonne mantle clock, circa 1970s, the brass and glass case with overall cobalt ground cloisonne designs, having eight slender pillars, and a low dome with a gilded urn finial, a white porcelain dial with Roman numerals, with gong strike, and pendulum featuring a portrait bust of a lady, with key, height 45.5 cm, length 34.5 cm, width 15.5 cm
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A spelter animal group, circa 1930, two Alsatian dogs, one seated, the other recumbent, in bronze lustre colours and raised on a veined black marble base faced with contrasting tiles in celadon and maroon flecked white marble, height 18 cm, length 40 cm, width 10 cm
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A bronze model of Mignon by Jean Garnier (1853-1910), the serene standing model of Goethe's character, Mignon carrying her mandolin, upon a round base, incised mark of J. Garnier, also with title plaque, height 29 cm
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An Art Deco spelter bird lamp, circa 1930, a crested bird lamp in bronze and copper colours beside a globular white shade upon a buff coloured marble base, height 14 cm, length 23 cm, width 9 cm
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A spelter bust of a Belle Epoque lady by Auguste Moreau, circa 1900, the pedestal bust in bronze colours featuring a fashionably attired young woman in a tightly laced frilled bodice, her coiffed hair dressed with a ribbon, inscribed Aug. Moreau to base, height 31 cm
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A French portico clock, late 19th century, in ebonised wood with boxwood inlay, the enamel dial with Roman numerals set within an ornately cast bezel and supported between spiral twist columns with cast capitals and bases, with key and elaborately cast pendulum, height 44.56 cm, width 13 cm, depth 13 cm
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An Art Deco spelter stag and doe group, circa 1930, the stylised recumbent pair, both with one foreleg raised, upon a dark veined cream marble base, height 22 cm, length 54 cm, width 14 cm
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A bronze animal group by Alex Alphonse Arson (1822-1880), the naturalistic model of a group of four dogs avidly following a scent, signed Arson to base, height 21 cm, length 29 cm, width 16 cm
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An American Ansonia walnut 'King' model mantle clock, circa 1901, Ansonia trademark to dial, an arching architectural frame with finial and a mask head motif flanked by fluted turned pillars with lion's head decorations, the painted glass door enclosing an enamel Roman dial, with bell strike and double barrel pendulum, upon a shaped rectangular base, antique paper label verso, height 60 cm, width 35 cm, depth 12 cm
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An Art Deco marble and spelter mantle clock, an Art Deco marble and spelter mantle clock, circa 1930, with maker's mark for Pierre Megnin, Seloncourt, with a rectangular white metal dial with Arabic numerals, marked Salamon, Noyon, set within a rectangular multi-coloured marble case and flanked by a pair of Alsatian dogs, raised on a long marble base, with key and pendulum, height 25 cm, width 46 cm, depth 11 cm
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A pair of gilt bronze and marble five light mantle candelabra, 19th century, with fluted and waisted white marble bases housed in decoratively cast bronze mounts, cupid form stems holding branches issuing multiple stems of flowers, leaves and sconces, height 66 cm
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A mahogany 'Sheraton' banjo barometer by Comitti Holborn, after the Sheraton style barometer first manufactured by Comitti in 1890, in a solid mahogany case with a broken pediment, ebony and boxwood edgelines and shell and bat wing inlay to the case, with a brushed silver dial and thermometer to the stem, length 93 cm, width 25 cm
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A pair of heavy gauge bronze winged lion candlesticks, cauldron style candlesticks in an anodised bronze finish supported by three bold and brightly burnished cast winged lions with paw feet, ribbed edges to the waisted short sconces, unmarked, height 9.5 cm
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A three piece maroon porcelain clock garniture in the manner of Sevres, 19th century, with maker's mark for A.D Mougin, the architecturally inspired clock with an arching top with urn form finial supported on porcelain pillars and enclosing a painted porcelain Roman dial set within a gilded bezel, a painted trophy panel below and raised on a cast base with shield and cabochon forms and scroll feet, with conforming urn form sidepieces with village scenes and wreath form handles, with pendulum, height 23 cm,…
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Three small vases, a Japanese style buckle, an etched glass, 20th century, a flared olive green Wedgwood vase with applied decorations, a tiny glass spill vase within a reticulated holder, a cloisonne and alabaster vase, a composite material disk shaped part buckle decorated in relief with the image of a geisha, and an etched glass, height 11 cm, and smaller
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A large Cantonese export ware rose medallion vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the baluster vase with a waisted neck adorned with lug handles and chilongs to the collar, decorated throughout with figures engaged in narratives and panels of flora, insect and bird life between brocaded borders, height 60.5 cm
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A pair of Cantonese rose medallion vases, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the baluster vases with scalloped trumpet necks having pairs of applied chilongs to the collars and twin animal lug handles to the necks, decorated with alternating panels of figural narratives and arrangements of flowers, bird and insects between brocaded borders, height 35 cm
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A large blue and white dragon jar, in the Ming style and featuring five writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst fiery clouds and between lingzhi fungus and lappet borders, chevron decoration to the neck and also bearing apocryphal Jiaqing reign marks, height 40 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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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 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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An inside painted snuff bottle, the rectangular cased glass snuff bottle with a domed glass stopper, featuring a cat stalking a butterfly to one face and two playful cats to the reverse, length 9 cm
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Two tagua nut animal okimono and a resin netsuke, 20th century, a delightful study of two playful rabbits, and a panda eating bamboo, both tagua nuts signed, and a resin netsuke in the form of a ram, 4.5 cm, and smaller
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Three Chinese porcelain wares, mid 18th century to 20th century, a small Nanking cargo blue and white dish, with Christie's label, number 5110 (chip), a conical bowl with a floral spray and insects, with apocryphal Yongzheng reign marks, and a yellow ground bowl with delicately incised wrigglework decorated with a floral spray, with apocryphal Qianlong reign marks, height 7 cm, diameter 14 cm, and smaller
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Two cloisonne bowls and a cloisonne horse, 20th century, comprising a yellow dragon bowl upon a black ground and a floral bowl upon a teal ground, with blue lappets to the lower register, and a black caparisoned and prancing horse decorated in colours upon a black ground, height 25.5 cm, width 28 cm, (horse) height 5.5 cm, diameter 11 cm, (bowls)
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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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A Chinese jade snuff bottle, a pear shaped cushion profile bottle with twin pierced scrolling handles, in vibrant mottled emerald tones, with stopper (spoon absent), height 5.5 cm
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A jade pendant, in sage to celadon tones depicting auspicious peaches, with cord attachment, length 4.5 cm
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A jade ornament in the form of coral, pierced and carved as a piece of freeform coral in oatmeal colours with light tan inflections, upon a fitted wooden stand, height 10 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 pigeon blood-type seal, rectangular and boldly flecked in red and oatmeal colours, relief carved with landscape and figural scenes, archaic seal mark with remnant ink to base, length 15 cm
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A vintage Chinese black ground cloisonne ginger jar, early to mid 20th century, the ovoid jar with domed lid decorated throughout with white prunus blossoms between ruyi and scale borders on a black ground with wired scroll decorations, as found, height 23.5 cm
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A Kutani 'Geisha Girl' lithophane porcelain tea set, circa 1950s, maker's stamp of Haysai, the egg shell porcelain service comprising teapot, creamer, covered sugar bowl and twelve cups with associated saucers, all decorated in a refined grisaille palette picked out in gilt, the base of each cup featuring the portrait bust of a geisha in low relief, visible when held up to the light, backstamps underside, height 14.5 cm, width 21.5 cm, (teapot)
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A mixed group of five polychrome decorated Chinese porcelains, late 19th to early 20th century, a pair of crackleware baluster vases with applied matt brown borders with chilongs and lug handles decorated with figural scenes in landscapes, a bowl and two cups with famille rose decorations, red bordered stamp marks to three, height 20.5 cm, (vases)
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