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The Connoisseur's Auction - Night One — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:308
Sale Title:The Connoisseur's Auction - Night OneLots with images:308
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:183
Date:31-Jan-2022
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Plaster bust, Danish made depicting a gentlemans head, makers stamp to reverse
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A pair of rare early Australian single trumpet epergnes pressed tin base with emu amongst foliage with another matching with losses, early pressed glass trumpets (chip to one rim)
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Victorian carved marble bust, depicting sweet young girl on alabaster base, signed Orioti
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Crystal atomiser, gilded metal fittings and paint work atomiser netting intact
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Enameled petit binoculars ladies petit binoculars, brass and ivory decorated with forest green enamelling, gold stars and floral windows
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Royal Doulton British bulldog, Union Jack flag bearing on Churchill bulldog World War II patriotic figurine (Rd No.645,658) 'Royal Doulton England' marked to base
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18th century porcelain tea bowl and saucer, fluted design with hand painted flowers and red ribbon
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Pretty silverplated soap dish, pierced base decorated with berries amongst leaves with thick glass insert
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Thorne and Cameron Scottish whiskey bottle, stoneware highland whiskey 'My Queen Jubilee Blend', decorated vine, image of Queen Victoria impressed, stamp to base reads 'Port-Dundas Glasgow Pottery Co'
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Rare Rockingham glaze teapot, oversized stoneware teapot majolica finish with floral rose head decoration in pink, green, purple and blue colourways (some A/F chips in part)
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Late 19th century church Grail, ruby glass bowl with Gothic decorated brass base, pagan style
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Royal Doulton flambe emperor penguin, beautifully modelled seabird in rich red and Burgundy flambe colourway with underglaze feather decoration to back
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Royal Worcester teapot, Oriental design porcelain blue and white teapot with willow and pagoda decorations with cane shape handle raised on three gilded feet
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Pierre Felix Fix-Masseau signed bronze bust, depicting a young girl on marble base signed
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Bronze classical sculpture athlete sculpture, quality cast figurine of young male carrying baton, cast metal with natural marble base
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Waterford Crystal side plates, set of eight each marked 'Waterford' in etched Company mark (A/F light scratches)
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Lalique scent bottle, frosted lily of the valley design to stopper, engraved signature to base Lalique France
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Lalique candlestick, frosted crystal 'Three Anemones' chandelier etched signature to base Lalique France
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Crystal Oblique desk ornament, with hand painted bouquet of flowers in urn
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Victoria crystal Oblique desk ornament, pretty etched crystal depicting flowers
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Lalique crystal vase, 'Elisabeth' decorated with satin finished birds and leaves on clear pedestal base etched mark to base Lalique France
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Late Georgian crystal decanter, William IV with mushroom stopper c.1830
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St Louis tumblers, pair of crystal with gilded scroll decorated rims
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Victorian ruby glass, claret jug with clear glass applied handle and facet cut stopper
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Victorian tree double basket epergne, table top tree design epergne with two ruby glass hanging baskets
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Pete Raos paperweight, green leaves and white lilly design, signed 'Pete Raos 2000 NZ' (A/F small bruise to external wall)
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John Deacons paperweight, high quality Scottish art glass. Decorated with floral bloom. Controlled cane and petal design surrounded by rich green leaves on concentric swirled line base ground. Paper label and signature cane to base that reads 'John D' with two Scottish thistles
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Baccarat France paperweight, rich Royal Blue colour decorated with female figure with flowing dress holding a star. Cut and polished windows highlighting central maiden. Etched factory mark to base with original paper label
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Baccarat France paperweight, superb floral window decoration on striking aqua blue ground. Etched factory stamp to base. Limited edition no. 81/200 constructed in 1998. Makers signature cane to front reads '1988B'. (A/F a scratch and three bruises)
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Miniature art glass scent bottle, milk glass with adventurine, blue and orange decoration with gilt metal crown shaped cork based stopper
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19C hand painted cabinet plate 19th century hand painted cabinet plate, M.L Heseltine May 14 1821 marked to reverse with gilt border
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Meissen figurine, 19th century German porcelain depicting a lady in a green dress holding a prayer book and rosary beads
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18th century porcelain saucers, two with hand painted flower sprays and ribbons
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Royal Worcester spill vases, matched pair of upright shell cornucopia with nautical themed shell and snail decoration. Factory base stamp reads '2351' made in England
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Royal Worcester Nautilus shell vase, bone china white glazed nautical themed decoration, marked '4/94' to base
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18th century porcelain tea bowl, with hand painted garland decorations to internal border and exterior
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Silver plate bottle holder, Art Nouveau design with embossed decorations and twin handles
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Val St Lambert crystal vase, quality Belgium amethyst cut with polished finish, engraved signature to base
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Katar Indian dagger, ornate gilt handle decorated with foliage
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Vinatage Nepalese ornate dagger, with bone handle and etched brass mounts in wooden and brass scabbard
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Persian sword and scabbard vintage Parisian sword, with etched blade and wrapped leather handle with wrapped leather and ornate brass scabbard
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Nepalese kukri vintage dagger, with carved wooden handle
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19th century French bayonet, Tri-sided
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African vintage dagger, with etched decorated blade and inlaid wooden handle
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Set of Perisian daggers, collection of three etched blade daggers with shaped and etched brass handles
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Swarovski Crystal Pierrot, designed by Adi Stocker for Scs annual edition 1999
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Swarovski 'The magic of Crystal' brooch, marked 2001 to rear. Beautiful snowflake design in celebration of Christmas
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Waterford Crystal 'Time Pieces' clock, Irish crystal in cathedral influenced shape
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Swarovski home display stage red curtain, and tragedy mask details
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Swarovski Crystal original figurine, magic of dance Isadora 2002 Swarovski Collectors Society by Adi Stocker complete with certificate stand, plaque and box
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Swarovski Crystal figurine, magic of dance Antonio 2003 by Martin Zendron for the Swarovski Collectors Society with presentation stand, booklet plaque and original box
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Swarovski Crystal candle holder, central cut crystal orb flanked by ball based candle spikes
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Swarovski Crystal dragon, striking red eye dragon figurine with ball, from annual edition 1997 'Fabulous Creatures', engraved artist mark to base of one foot, produced for Scs boxed
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Swarovski Crystal picture frame, Wonders of the sea 'Harmony' modelled of 2005 for Martin Zendron with presentation plaque base plate and box
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Swarovski Crystal photo frame Swarovoski crystal photo frame, beautiful open worked leaf on stem design in three green to yellow toned crystals with original box with booklet
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Crystal photo frame, by Waterford
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Crystal photo frame, by Waterford
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Swarovski Crystal vase of roses, striking red rose crystal in faceted vase
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Daum Passion art glass sculpture, limited edition 207/500 French Daum sculpture of two figures embracing, by artist Sylvie Mangaud Lasseigne with certificate plaque and box, length 30 cm
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South Australian Centenary official souvenir, of port Pirie diamond Jubilee 1876-1936 (Adelaide: 1936) first edition
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Koonibba Jubilee booklet, Twenty-five years Mission work among Australian Aboriginals 1901-1926 (Adelaide: 1926) first edition
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Denison Olmsted, 'The mechanism of the Heavens; or Familiar illustrations of Astronomy with historical and biographical sketches' (London 1853) full leather, richly decorated in gilt; edges gilt. Fifteen tinted plates
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Souvenir of the visit of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales to South Australia, July 1920
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Commonwealth of Australia, 'Trans-Australian Railway turning the first sod' by his Excellency the Governor General at Port Augusta 14th September 1912
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W.H.G. Kingston and Charles low, 'Great African travellers from Bruce and Mungo park to Livingstone and Stanley' (London 1890) first edition
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The life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman by Lawrence Sterne published by Walker and Edwards c.1817 (A/F spine loss and some staining)
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Tibetan Phurba ritual dagger, solid bronze with gilt highlights and painted Dakini mask end, mythical creature and snakes to the blade and a horse to the opposite end, length 36 cm (together with a turned timber stand)
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Cantonese plate, 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain deep plate decorated with hand painted enamel foliate, exotic birds and butterflies., diameter 24.5 cm
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19th century teapot, salt glazed ironstone with hand painted oriental design featuring bamboo shaped spout and handle
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Satsuma vase, Japanese Meiji period porcelain cylindrical vase with hand painted scenes depicting samurais and geishas with extensive gilding, marked to base (repair to rim), height 18.5 cm
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Satsuma Koro Japanese Meiji period, porcelain koro with four alternating hand painted cartouches decorated with immortal scenes and extensive gilding, raised on four feet and applied dog of fo to finial. Character marks to base. (Repair to lid), height 14 cm.
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Tibetan shrine statue, bronze ornamental display with gilt finish, a ritual dagger above a lotus base, entwined snake also above a shrine depicting cameos of various Deity's, height 12 cm
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Avalokiteshvara statue, bronze figurine with gilt finish, five head statue with eight arms, highly decorated and embossed aureole, standing on a lotus upon a shrine base, height 34 cm
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Nepalese Manjushri statue, bronze figurine with gilt highlights, jewelled earrings and crown, seated upon a lotus on a stand, decorated with mythical dogs and floral design aureole, height 24 cm
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Koro incense burner, Japanese bronze urn on plinth modelled with flowers and birds with twin elephant handles and dog of fo finial
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Burmese opium weights, 19th century bronze, set of six graduating measures decorated with mythical dragon
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Vintage table match Striker, brass lidded pedestal base on tray
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Antique brass table Striker, embossed cherub decoration with fitted interior
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Thuan shipwreck Binh Thuan, glazed bowl with Buddhist lion underglaze decoration. Christies auction label no. 01719 on blue cloth with wooden disk stand (A/F to top edge of rim)
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19th century Chinese bowl, large Mandarin famille rose bowl with finely hand painted enamel decoration depicting various garden court scenes, foliate and insects to border and in between the panels, diameter 25.3 cm, height 9.2 cm
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Nepalese dancing Ganesha statue, bronze figurine with gilt finish and jewelled crown, twelve arms grasping many weapons and items, dancing above mythical creature on a lotus base, height 34 cm
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Brass casket, Danish, ornately decorated featuring the Battle of Lyndanisse to front panel
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Moorcroft night rose vase, striking design by Nicola Slaney. Artist signature to base with umbrella motif C2009 Stoke on Trent England
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Rare Doulton Lambeth experimental vase, decorated with autumn natural pressed maple leaf foliage. Arts & Crafts period with rare blue and green colourway. Engraved artists marks of 'Lb' and 'Eh' to base. Doulton Lambeth factory mark absent
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Merric Boyd, signed pottery sculpture of a man with a bucket 1926
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Rookwood Pottery vase, beautiful hand painted cherries and leaf decoration underglaze, makers stamp to base and artist initials 'Lvb' (slight scratching to body of vase)
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Walter Moorcroft vase, anemone, height 10 cm c.145
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Moorcroft vase Moorcroft, Moorcroft magnolia vase, height 16.3 cm. Royal Warrant label (potter to the Queen c.1935)
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Walter Moorcroft, anemone vase, height 21 cm c.1945, Walter Moorcroft signature
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William Moorcroft, tiger lily inverted rim bowl c.1930, height 11.5 cm
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19th century Moser vase, Bristol blue crystal with exquisite all over gilding and hand painted enamel flower decorations, height 10.8 cm
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Austrian cold painted bronze, 19th century cold painted bronze figure of a boy with a cigar, marked Austria to base
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Royal Doulton titanium Ware milk jug, classical titanium ware with geometric design and central bird
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Terracotta bust, artist unknown, Nova Scotia terracotta figure depicting sailor on opposite side
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C.1900 French Majolica crucifix, makers stamps verso, height 36 cm, width 23.5 cm
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A pair of German Jasperware plaques, 19th century sage jasperware wall plaques depicting seated maidens and cherubs
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Adams blue Jasperware milk jug, with Tunbridge Wells armorial and swags of flowers
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Royal Worcester, blush porcelain hand painted floral decorated banded jug with gilt branch handle 21 cm
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Belleek teapot, iris porcelain decorated with shells and coral in yellow and cream tones
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Silver plate jam dish, an early crystal and silverplate lid with stand
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