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The Connoiseurs Auction, Part 1 — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:335
Sale Title:The Connoiseurs Auction, Part 1Lots with images:335
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:191
Date:27-Sep-2021
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Pair of Bohemian overlaid mantle vases, ruby red crystal with gild decorated with crystal droplets, height 32.5 cm
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19th century Moser teapot, Bristol blue crystal with exquisite all over gilding and hand painted enamel flower decorations
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19th century Moser sugar bowl, Bristol blue crystal with exquisite all over gilding and hand painted enamel flower decorations
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19th century Moser milk jug, Bristol blue crystal with exquisite all over gilding and hand painted enamel flower decorations
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19th century Moser cups and saucers, Bristol blue crystal with exquisite all over gilding and hand painted enamel flower decorations
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19th century Moser plates, Bristol blue crystal with exquisite all over gilding and hand painted enamel flower decorations
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Victorian ruby glass wine glasses, set of five with twisted decorations and clear stems
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Pair of 19th century vases, Sevres style with etched crystal trumpets gilt metal and hand painted bases decorated with winged maidens, height 15 cm
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Bronze hound' dog figurine, cast bronze on four footed brass base, length 12.5 cm
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Solid brass crucifix, English made ornate pressed brass crucifix, height 33.5 cm
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Photo frame, cast metal with classical scene decoration depicting maidens and cherubs
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Victorian candle holders, pair of squat cast iron gilt with floral decoration
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Miniature cast dog ornament, hunting dog with frill and collar, length 6 cm
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19th century cold painted bronze figure, heavy figure of a swallow, signed to base K.K. Height 4.7 cm
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A. Pandiani - Milano statue, an Italian figure in cast bronze of an Italian greyhound, signed to reverse length 29 cm
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Bronze statue, an early Burmise Buddha, H; 35 cm
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Early Victorian decanter with Teardrop stopper, with three band glass collar
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Russian laquered trinket box, hand painted and gilt village scene signed by the artist
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Voitre Marek cast iron modelled crucifix, Maddona and child crucifix, length 38 cm
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Bisque porcelain crucifix, fine white bisque model of Jesus on wooden cross
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Russian laquered trinket box, hand painted and gilt depicting galloping horses signed by the artist
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Swiss Madonna and Child icon, musical display with gilt decoration
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Russian 84 silver religious icon, 19th century hand painted Madonna and Child marked Aw 1890
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Russian 84 silver religious icon, 19th century hand painted marked Aw 1890
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Russian 84 silver religious icon, 19th century hand painted marked Aw 1890
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Voitre Marek modelled crucifix, hand painted and enamelled, plaster with copper applied hands, face and feet, (gifted by the artist)
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Voitre Marek cast metal figure, modelled figure heavy cast of Madonna on wooden base, height 28 cm
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Russian laquered trinket box, hand painted depicting three maidens signed by the artist
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Russian laquered trinket box, hand painted and gilt depicting Kosac on horseback signed by the artist
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Waterford Crystal bowl, stunning large oveal cut crystal bowl etched to base 'Kennedy', 35 x 24 cm
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Large malachite Speciman bowl, with malachite egg 35 x 28 cm
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Chess board, oval white marble and malachite complete with chess pieces, width 44 cm
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Captain James cook, 'A voyage towards the south pole... 1772 ...1775', 1970 Libraries board of South Australia facsimilie reprint. Two volumes including illustrations and folding maps
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Heath Robinson, 'Book of Goblins' Hutchinson 1920 1st edition with neat hand colouring
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Heath Robinson, 'Perrault's complete fairy Tales' Kestral 1975
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Heath Robinson, 'The water Babies' by Charles Kingsley Constable, 1915 1st edition
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Heath Robinson, 'The giant Crab' David Nutt, 1900 2nd edition
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Heath Robinson, 'The giant Crab' Minerva press 1973 with dust jacket
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Heath Robinson, 'The adventure of Uncle Lubin' Minerva press 1972. Complete fine jacket
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Heath Robinson, Elsie Munro, 'Topsy-Turvy Tales' Bradley head 1923 1st edition. Inscription to f.f.e.p.
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Heath Robinson, 'Hans Anderson's fairy Tales', boots the Chemist edition, signed by Robinson 1935 1st edition
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Heath Robinson, Rudyard Kipling, 'A song of the Englsih' published on behalf of 'The daily Telegraph' including loose speech by Rudyard Kipling
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Heath Robinson, 'Bill the Minder' Hodder/Stoughton c.1920 with sixteen coloured tipped in plates
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Heath Robinson, five items related including 'The Reign of King Herla', 'The works of Rabelais' and the Sunday Times article from 1972
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Heath Robinson, six photographic postcards showing 'Heath Robinson's Ideal Home', 'The Gagets' 1934
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Heath Robinson, 'Leather Breeding on the Wandle' Connolly Bros undated. Scarce pamphlet of curious content
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Heath Robinson, Rudyard Kipling, 'A song of the English' Hodder/Stoughton updated in extremely scarce box with coloured illustration attached
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Heath Robinson, 'Railway Ribaldry' great Western Railways 1935, in very good condition
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Heath Robinson, 'Railway Ribaldry' great Western Railways 1935
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Woggheeguy', Australian Aboriginal Legends, 1930, illustrated by Nora Heyson, collected by K. Langloh Parker. (binding split at title but still firm)
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Heath Robinson, 'Heath Robinson at War' Methuen 1942 1st edition. Soft boards with original and complete dust jacket
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Heath Robinson, R.F. Patterson, 'Mein Rant' Blackie 1940 in fine unclipped jacket
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Heath Robinson, 'Hunlikely' by Duckworth & Co, 1916 1st edition - scarce
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Heath Robinson, Cecil Hunt, two volumes 'How to run a Communal Home' 'How to Build a new World' Hutchinson 1943, 1941. Both in clipped jackets with small losses
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Heath Robinson, 'Heath Robinson at War' Methuen 1942 1st edition, soft boards with complete dust jacket, very good example
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Heath Robinson, 'The Sunday Times Magazine' June 4, 1972 includes article 'The wonderful world of Heath Robinson' with illustrations
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Heath Robinson, 'Absurdities, a book of collected Drawings' Hutchinson (1934) bound in half Morocco, marbled paper with gilt tooling to spine, 1st edition
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Heath Robinson, 'The Monarchs of Merry England (Edward I to Richard III) Alf Cooke undated. One in the series describing the various English rulers. Rebacked with some wear
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Heath Robinson, 'Humours of Golf' Methuen 1923 1st edition
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Heath Robinson, 'Some Frightful war Pictures' by Duckworth & Co 1916, popular edition
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Heath Robinson, K.R.G. Browne, three volumes 'Let's Laugh', How to live in a flat, How to be a Perfect Husband, 1939, 36 and 37 respectively, Hutchinson
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Heath Robinson, two Folio Society volumes in sleeves 'Hans Anderson's fairy Tales', 'A mid summer Nights Dream' plus another
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Ian Fleming, 'The diamond Smugglers' first edition with complete dust jacket
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Graham Greene, 'A Sense of Reality' first edition with original dust jacket
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An historical Account of the Circumnavigation of the globe and of the progress of Discovery in the Pacific Ocean, from the voyage of Magellan to the death of Cook'. Illustrated by a portrait of cook; a facsimilie... Of the transit of Venus... And twenty-one engravings. Edinburgh 1836 first edition
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Pastor J.M.R. Ey 'Mittheilungen', Adelaide 1880 early history of the Lutheran church in South Australia
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Walter H. Bone, 'What Became of Them' Australian Stories for Children' (Sydney 1952). Edition limited to one thousand copies
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May Gibbs 'Scotty in gumnut Land', 1941 first edition
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Michael burden, 'Lost Adelaide a photographic record' Melbourne 1983 first edition
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Edwin Gordon Blackmore 'Denison's Decisions', Adelaide 1881 with house of assembly 'Standing Rules and Orders' Adelaide 1887
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Heath Robinson, three volumes William and Charles Robinson by Larkin, Lewis and day. Heavily illustrated
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Heath Robinson, 'The works of Francis Rabelais' two volumes, Alexander Moring Ltd, no date. Top edges gilt
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English oak brass bound campaign writing box, made for Larcom and Veysey Portsmouth by John Weiss and Sons London with studded brass bounding, dove tail joins and removable internal tray
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Green onyx small mantle clock, decorated with Grecian columns, with Europa mother of pearl dial
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Victorian domed miniature brass mantle clock, a delightful brass and enamelled mantle clock mounted on marble with Regency design figures under glass domed top, working
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Miniature slate mantle clock, in the form of a Grecian Colosseum, by makers Mercedes
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Art Deco statue, gilded metal depicting a lady on marble base, height 28 cm
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Art Deco bronze statue, depicting a lady dancer on marble base, height 27 cm
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Art Deco bronze statue, of a sitting girl, height 8.5 cm
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Pair of cold painted bronze bookends, Austrian bronze spaniel bookends mounted on alabaster
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Austrian cold painted bronze pheasant figure, well modelled bronze figure
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Dresden cup and saucer, early 19th century German porcelain lidded cup and saucer decorated with hand painted soldier scenes, gilding and rose bud. Finial to cover, repair to one handle
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Sevres style mantle urn, heavily gilt cast metal with porcelain panels depicting chatting couple and lake scene vista, height 32 cm
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Dresden scent bottle, encrusted decoration in relief with hand painted courting scenes to main body, base marked with crossed swords and letter T (slight A/F), height 23.5 cm
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Royal Worcester dish, hand painted with 'Fallen Fruit' decorations, signed Roberts, diameter 11 cm
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Royal Worcester dish, hand painted with 'Fallen Fruit' decoration, signed E. Townsend, width 11.5 cm
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Royal Worcester pot pourri, hand painted with 'Fallen Fruit' and gilded decoration and pierced lid, signed Roberts, height 14 cm
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Royal Worcester pot pourri, hand painted and gild with 'Fallen Fruit' pierced lidded pot pourri, signed Maybury, height 12 cm
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Royal Worcester, porcelain hand painted plate decorated with fallen fruit and gilding against turquoise border, signed by the artist H. Henry, diameter 27.5 cm
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Royal Worcester vase, twin handled ivory blush mantle vase with hand painted floral decoration, height 21.5 cm
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Dr Wall tea bowl, with blue and white interior decoration and rare embossed pattern to exterior, blue crescent mark to base
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Royal Vienna, small porcelain dish with hand painted portrait of a lady decoration and gilding
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German footed dish, 19th century porcelain with applied flowers by Sitzernorf (some A/F)
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Staffordshire figurine, 19th century group figurine depicting Romeo and Juliet by T. Parr C1870
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Chess set, carved bone figures with marble board
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Vintage ivory carved bangle, African with carved leaf decoration
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Vintage ivory carved bangle, African ivory with carvings
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Vintage ivory carved bangle, African with carved leaf decoration
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Vintage carved ivory brooch, finely carved brooch depicting running deer through foliage
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Vintage ivory beaded necklace, long strand of 46 polished ivory beads
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