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The Winter Auction Series — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:498
Sale Title:The Winter Auction SeriesLots with images:498
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:334
Date:17-Jul-2022
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Chinese school, lake and mountains, ink and colour on paper, framed, inscribed and with one seal, 98 cm x 53 cm, 130 cm x 76 cm overall
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Chen Kuan (1959 - ), three cranes, Thatched huts, ink and colour on paper, two paintings, framed, each inscribed and with one seal, each 64 x 46 cm, 88 x 63 cm overall
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Three reverse glass paintings, 19th/20th century, each depicting a maiden practising refined pursuits in an interior studio setting, one practising calligraphy, another painting and the third playing a musical instrument, framed, each 59 cm x 43 cm overall
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A pair of hardstone applied ancestral portrait panels, each 83 x 52.5 cm
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A silk kesi 'Shou character' panel, woven in bright colours with Shou Lao and other legendary figures, some supported on clouds and others in a landscape of rocks, pine and peach trees, with bats and cranes, within the gold ground shou character, reserved on a red ground, 110 cm x 68 cm
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A silk kesi blue-ground panel, woven in polychrome silk depicting Shou Lao standing beneath an overhanging peach tree growing beside rocks and flowering plants, holding a staff and a large peach, his deer to one side and a bat in flight above, a six-character seal mark in red above, all reserved on the deep blue ground, 120 cm x 73 cm
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Two unusual embroidered textile sutra panels, probably forming the front and back panels of an original set of folios, each panel of rectangular form embroidered with the eight Buddhist emblems, Bajixiang, supported on a lotus flower and encircled with foliate scrolls, worked in satin and outline stitches and framed by double line borders, encircled with a frieze of ten striding dragons pursuing flaming pearls, all reserved on the yellow ground of embroidered squares, each 11.5 cm x 43.5 cm, Compare with…
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Three thangkas, Tibet, late 19th/20th century, mounted and framed, 87.7 cm x 67.5 cm, 93.5 cm x 73 cm and 76.5 cm x 58 cm
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A silk embroidered 'Vajrapani' thangka, the wrathful protector standing in fierce alidhasana backed by a flaming mandorla, a tiger skin and garland of severed heads around his waist and wearing serpent jewellery, holding a vajra in his raised right hand, standing above a smaller figure of six-armed Mahakala, and with two Geluk-pa lamas seated on clouds above, brocade mounts, 94 cm x 62 cm, 140 cm x 90 cm overall
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A Chinese elm horseshoe chair, of typical bowed form with stretcher base and a relief carved medallion with archaistic motif to the central splat, 106 cm high, 68 cm wide 54 cm deep
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A Chinese red lacquer altar style console table, early 20th century, the table top with everted ends above five frieze drawers, with carved spandrels and having shaped trestle ends, 90 cm high, 250 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A Chinese red lacquered elm sideboard, early 20th century, in deep russet tones with three drawers and twin cupboards with traditional brass hardware, the face with extended shaped edges and raised on short cabriole legs, 100 cm high, 158 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A polychrome and gilt decorated coromandel black lacquer eight-panel screen, first half 20th century, one side with a continuous courtly scene of figures variously occupied in leisurely pursuits on terraced pavilions and in gardens, below a frieze of fan-shaped landscapes and an outer border of precious objects and 'Antiques', the reverse with panels of birds among different flowering plants and trees, each panel 244 cm high, 45.5 cm wide
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Two Chinese red lacquer side cabinets, with everted ends, the cabinets with two drawers above twin cupboards, having shaped spandrels, a scroll decorated skirt, and traditional brass hardware and faceplate, 85.5 cm high, 104 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A pair of black and gold lacquer coromandel-style cabinets, with rockwork, auspicious flora and birds upon a gilded ground, with traditional brass plate hardware, 64 cm high, 58.5 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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A contemporary oriental style black lacquer cabinet, with four drawers and twin cupboards with traditional brass hardware and raised on stile feet, the surface with a woven rattan finish, 85 cm high, 145 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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An antique oriental brass-strapped elm box, with hinged lid set with metal bosses and straps, lock plate and fish-form lock, 27 cm high, 62 cm wide, 30 cm deep
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A carved and lacquered hard wood cabinet, of rectangular form, the front with a pair of central doors and two side doors, decorated with black lacquer panels carved with plants and trees and a central frieze of carved figural panels, the doors opening to reveal four drawers below an upper shelf, all above three further drawers at the base, set with metal lock plates and basket-shaped pull handles, 188 cm high, 140 cm wide, 65.5 cm deep
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A red lacquered hard wood cabinet, of rectangular form, the front decorated with relief carved friezes highlighted in gilding above the two doors set with a large circular chased metal lock plate above two shaped metal plates with basket-form pull handles, 165 cm high, 105 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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An elaborately carved hardwood cabinet, of rectangular form, the front with two central doors and two side doors, each carved with openwork panels centred with a maiden and small boy above cranes beneath pine trees, the sides with panels of phoenix within openwork floral scrolls, the interior with four drawers above a single shelf, baitong lock plates and florette handles with twin-fish pull handles, 193.5 cm high, 132.5 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A 'Guan'-type mallow-shaped washer, 19th/20th century, covered overall with a pale bluish crackled glaze, the foot rim applied with a brown wash, inscribed fitted wood box, 21 cm diameter
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A 'Ge'-type quatrefoil jardiniere, with fluted sides and barbed everted rim supported on four bracket feet, covered overall with a faintly crackled grey-blue glaze, thinning to brown around the rim edge, 24.5 cm long
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A 'Guan'-style celadon glazed vase, mark of Yongzheng, of mallet shape, covered overall with a faintly crackled pale green glaze apart from the brown footrim, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark, 17.5 cm high
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A small yellow-glazed vase, zhadou, Shende Tang Zhi mark, the squat globular body surmounted by a wide flared mouth, covered on the exterior with a lemon yellow glaze, the base inscribed in iron-red with a four-character mark, 8.5 cm high
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A white glazed vase, mark of Kangxi, the sides with relief decoration beneath the overall white glaze, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 15.5 cm high
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An incised white glazed stemcup, mark of Qianlong, carved with lotus scrolls beneath the white glaze of bluish tint, incised on the interior with a six-character mark, 14.5 cm diameter
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A crackle-glazed vase, fanghu, mark of Daoguang, subtly moulded with a raised panel on each side and set on the neck with a pair of rectangular handles, applied overall with a brown crackled pale glaze falling evenly around the brown washed footrim, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six character seal mark, 32.5 cm high
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A large underglaze blue and copper-red hu form vase, late Qing dynasty, 19th century, painted with figures besides pavilions and stilted dwellings set among trees and rocks in a continuous lakeside scene with distant mountains, 35.5 cm high
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A copper-red vase, mark of Qianlong, set on the shoulders with three animal head handles, covered with a rich crimson glaze thinning over the handles and below the pale buff rim, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, 28 cm high
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A copper-red glazed tazza, mark of Qianlong, covered on the exterior with a rich red glaze, the rim and interior in white, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, 20.7 cm diameter
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A copper-red meiping, 20th century, covered with a rich red glaze of even tone, the glaze thinning at the rim and falling unevenly over the interior, wood stand, 18.5 cm high
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A large blue-glazed bottle vase, late Qing dynasty, 19th century, the globular body surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, covered on the exterior with a rich violet blue glaze of even tone, the rim and interior glazed in white, 40 cm high
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A blue-ground gilt decorated vase, mark of Tongzhi, the pear-shaped body and waisted neck gilt with shou roundels, bats and wan symbols scattered overall between formal borders, the base with a six character mark in underglaze blue, 29 cm high
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A green-glazed bottle vase, mark of Kangxi, covered on the exterior with a finely streaked rich green glaze, the rim and interior in white, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 37 cm high
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A crackled green-glazed jar, 19th/20th century, of ovoid form, covered with a glaze of bright tone, brown-edged rim, the base incised with a four-character mark of Chenghua, 18 cm high
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A ruby-ground famille rose Tibetan form altar vase, Benbaping, mark of Qianlong, the globular body enamelled with the eight Buddhist emblems alternating with stylised lotus in reserve on the rich ruby ground, the neck enamelled to imitate a Tibetan banner below florettes and flower scrolls, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character seal mark, 26 cm high
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A turquoise-ground famille rose vase, mark of Daoguang, the sides enamelled with stylised lotus sprays and bats with pendant ribboned wan emblems, between formal borders, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character seal mark, 17.8 cm high
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A small yellow-ground vase, mark of Yongzheng, decorated in underglaze blue with floral scrolls and formal borders reserved on the bright yellow ground, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 11 cm high
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A celadon ground vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century, decorated in underglaze blue with figures in a garden setting, 43 cm high
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A famille rose ceremonial subject vase, Shende Tang Zhi mark, painted with figures on the banks of a lake watching a procession of ornate dragon and phoenix boats, the continuous scene with huts and pavilions set along the mountainous shore, below stylised lotus sprays on the yellow-ground neck with double scroll handles, the base inscribed in iron-red with a four-character mark, 28.8 cm high
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A famille rose 'Balsam pear' bowl, mark of Daoguang, painted with fruiting and flowering branches beside bamboo shoots, the decoration extending over the rim onto the interior, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, 11 cm diameter
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A famille rose vase, zhadou, mark of Daoguang, the exterior enamelled with a frieze of stylised lotus sprays linked by pink bats, below a turquoise cloud collar border, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, 9 cm high
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A famille rose vase, mark of Guangxu, the pear-shaped body brightly enamelled with a pair of birds on rocks among flowering peonies and other plants between formal borders, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character mark, 30 cm high
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A famille rose vase, mark of Qianlong, 20th century, brightly enamelled with Liu Hai and his three-legged toad, watched by an attendant with bats overhead, the reverse with an inscription in black, the base with a blue enamel four- character mark, 20.6 cm high
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A famille rose porcelain table screen, 20th century, the rectangular plaque painted with three sages offering gifts, standing beneath a pine tree, a kylin supported on clouds nearby below an inscription in black with two red seals, wood frame and stand, the plaque 45 cm x 64 cm, overall 78 cm x 79 cm
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A famille rose 'Eighteen immortals' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the sides brightly enamelled with a gathering of the immortals and the neck with a scene of boys in a garden, between formal borders, 45.5 cm high
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Japanese wood block prints, oban triptych, mounted and framed, each sheet approx 35.5 cm x 24 cm, overall 66.5 cm x 101 cm
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A Japanese bamboo basket, 20th century, with tall loop handle, signed, inscribed wood box, 63 cm high
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A Fushikizo Noh mask, Japanese, 21 cm high, 13 cm wide
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A large collection of Japanese silver dishes, comprising seventeen pieces in various sizes, each of shallow form supported on a high foot, the base stamped with Japanese silver marks, 12 cm to 6 cm diameter
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A group of three Japanese wooden training swords, 117 cm long and smaller
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A carved wood netsuke, Meiji period, in the form of a recumbent ox, the details finely delineated in the dark wood, 4.5 cm long
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An octagonal Imari charger, Japanese, decorated with a ho-ho bird flying over a fenced garden with a plantain tree, flowers and rockwork, alternating red and blue reserved panels to the border featuring garden and cottage scenes, 43 x 43 cm
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A pair of Japanese gilt lacquered temple candle sticks, late Meiji period, each with lobed base and finial, metal mounts and candle holder, including three pairs of white candles, fitted wood box, each 75 cm high
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A Japanese six-panel folding screen, inscribed Seigyu ga, 20th century, painted in colours on the gold silk ground with a single bird perched on a branch of a flowering prunus tree beneath overhanging willow and maple and beside brightly coloured flowering plants and bamboo, bearing the signature and with a red seal, each panel 170 cm high, 62 cm and 64 cm wide
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Two Japanese double gourd vases, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, decorated with cranes in flight among bamboo, impressed marks, 20 and 23 cm high
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A carved ivory box and cover, Meiji period, the cylindrical sides decorated in relief with a gathering of legendary figures in a continuous landscape, a two character mark in red to one side, 11.5 cm high
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Two Korean celadon dishes, Choson dynasty, each with inlaid decoration, 11.5 cm and 12.5 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 8 & 9 March, 2006, lot 174
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A Korean celadon moon jar, 20th century, inscribed wood box, 33 cm diameter
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A collection of twelve Sotheby's international auction catalogues, of Chinese ceramics, works of Art, paintings, furniture and S.E Asian arts
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A collection of eleven Sotheby's international auction catalogues, of Chinese ceramics, works of Art and snuff bottles
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A collection of twelve Sotheby's international auction catalogues, of Chinese ceramics, works of Art and furniture
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A collection of eleven Sotheby's international auction catalogues, of Chinese ceramics, works of Art, furniture, lacquer and snuff bottles
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Two Sotheby's Hong Kong catalogues of the Sakamoto Goro collection, comprising Sakamoto Goro, sculpture, 8 October 2013, and Sakamoto Goro, porcelain, 8 October 2014
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Five Sotheby's Hong Kong hard back catalogues, comprising water, pine and stone Retreat collection, 8 April 2013; Qing Imperial porcelain, 8 October 2013; the Cunliffe Musk-Mallow Palace bowl, 8 October 2013; a magnificent Falangcai bowl, 8 April 2013; and exceptional Qing porcelain, 9 October 2012
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Six Sotheby's international hard back catalogues, comprising the Fonthill dragon jar, Hong Kong, 8 October 2014; a magnificent Imperial Yangcai crane and deer ruyi vase, Paris, 12 June 2018; water pine and stone Retreat collection, Hong Kong, 4 April 2012 and 8 April 2014; Gods and beasts from the Speelman collection, Hong Kong, 8 April 2014; and Qing Imperial Monochromes, Hong Kong, 9 October 2012
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Two Sotheby's Hong Kong hard back catalogues, comprising Splendours of the Qing court, 11 April 2008; and important Chinese Art from the Sir Quo-Wei Lee collection, 3 October 2018;
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A collection of seventeen Sotheby's international auction catalogues, of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works of Art
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A collection of forty-four editions of Orientations
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A collection of fourteen Sotheby's international auction catalogues, comprising Chinese ceramics, works of Art and furniture
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A collection of fifteen Sotheby's international auction catalogues, comprising Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works of Art
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Two diamond studs, one round brilliant cut diamond weighing 0.55cts and the other weighing 0.60cts, claw set and finished with post and butterfly back fittings. 18ct white and yellow gold, total weight 2.1gms.
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A black crystal opal and diamond ring, comprising an oval shaped cabochon cut Lightening Ridge black opal, set within an abstract mount with round brilliant cut diamonds totalling approximately 0.30cts; 18ct gold. Weight 10.5g. Ring size P.
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An opal and diamond ring, featuring an oval shaped light opal flanked by eight round brilliant cut diamonds; 18ct gold (with a 9ct gold internal sizer). Weight 7.3gms. Ring size S.
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Glanville-Anson, Vanessa, Australia, b.1951, sterling silver, gold and enamel brooch, handcrafted, modelled as surrealist clouds and an eye shedding tears, total weight: 13.5gms, signed.
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Glanville-Anson, Vanessa, Australia, b.1951, sterling silver, gold, enamel and ivory pill box and stand, handcrafted, circular form with a green and enamel lid overlaid with surrealist figural design in sterling silver and 18ct yellow gold. Supported on an ivory, sterling silver and gold base. Signed. Total weight: 40gms
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Glanville-Anson, Vanessa, Australia, b.1951, sterling silver, enamel and wood sculpture, handcrafted, modelled as a Surrealist carved black wooden panel with applied sterling silver and enamelled in yellow and blue. Finished with a coiled spring and raised on two squat feet. Signed. Total weight: 138.5gms
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Vanessa Glanville-Anson, Australia, b.1951, sterling silver and hardwood brooch, handcrafted, modelled as a sculptural landscape in silver and highlighted with various hardwood panels. Signed. Total weight: 34.0gms
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Vanessa Glanville-Anson, Australia, b.1951, sterling silver and boulder opal pendant, handcrafted, featuring a sterling silver sculptural panel with a free form polished boulder opal pendant set below. Suspended from a woven cord necklace. Total weight 34.3gms. Total length: 59 cm
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Glanville-Anson, Vanessa, Australia, b.1951, sterling silver and ebony pill box, handcrafted, freeform elongated vessel, ovoid aperture revealing leather lined interior and finished with a carved ebony lid with applied silverwork. Total weight: 55.1gms.
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A gold necklace, flat figaro link design. Crafted in 18ct yellow gold. Total weight 25.9gms, total length 470 mm.
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A large gold bracelet, flat curb link design, crafted in 18ct yellow gold. Total weight 62.1gms, total length 230 mm.
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A gold bracelet, flat woven bracelet with polished finish, crafted in 14ct yellow gold, total length 190 mm, total weight 50gms.
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A solid crystal opal pendant on chain, a solid crystal opal pendant on chain, featuring a tear-drop shaped light crystal opal measuring 20.7 x 10.7 mm, mounted in 18ct gold, suspended from a 9ct gold chain. Total weight 5gms.
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A boulder opal enhancer pendant, a boulder opal enhancer pendant, featuring a polished freeform boulder opal measuring 9.1 x 7 mm, mounted within an 18ct gold rub-over set enhancer pendant. Weight 5.1gms.
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A vintage Royal Crown Derby jewellery suite, featuring a brooch with matching earrings, each styled as a porcelain flower with foliate detail to brooch, clip-on backings to earrings. Signed and with original fitted Royal Crown Derby box.
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An Italian gold and pearl necklace, featuring five cultured pearls measuring 5 mm set between pairs of geometric gold panels and interspaced with fine chain, crafted in 18ct yellow gold. Total weight 7.7gms, total length 610 mm.
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A fancy gold gate link bracelet, the wide bracelet with twist links throughout, tapered to each end, finished with a heart padlock and safety chain. Crafted in 9ct yellow gold, total weight 13.3gms, total length 180 mm.
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An antique gold bracelet, of curb link design, suspended with two gold charms. Having a concealed sliding tongue clasp and finished with a safety chain. Total weight 20.9gms.
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A gold bracelet and matching ring, both of flat curb link design, the bracelet finished with sliding tongue clasp and two figure eight safety catches, total length 200 mm, total weight 46.1gms, the ring size X, total weight 11.9gms.
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A pair of aquamarine and diamond earrings, each set with a princess cut vivid aquamarine weighing 2.40cts, surrounded by sixteen round brilliant cut diamonds, set in 18ct white gold, post and butterfly back fittings. Total weight: 7.9gms
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A sapphire and diamond bombe ring, featuring sixty square cut blue sapphires invisibly set . Having a border of channel set thirty four baguette cut diamonds to either side of the gallery. Crafted in 18ct white gold. Total weight: 17.1gms.
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A Tahitian pearl and diamond brooch, featuring a flower centrally set with a Tahitian pearl measuring 11.1 mm, surrounded by pave set diamond petals and radiating petals set with a single round brilliant cut diamond. Set in 18ct white gold and finished with clip and brooch fitting. Weight: 20gms, diamond weight 0.96cts total.
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A five stone diamond ring, comprising five round brilliant cut diamonds individually tension set totalling 0.93cts, finished with upswept shoulders and tapered band. Crafted in 14ct white gold. Total weight 4.4gms.
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A zircon and sapphire bracelet, comprising round cut blue zircons, interspaced with round cut white sapphires, individual box settings, 9ct rose gold, total weight 26gms, total length 200 mm.
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A fancy gate link bracelet, the wide bracelet with twist links throughout, tapered to each end, finished with a heart padlock and safety chain. Crafted in 9ct yellow gold, total weight 13.0gms, total length 180 mm.
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A pair of diamond half hoop earrings, a pair of diamond half hoop earrings, each earring set with 0.78cts of round brilliant cut diamonds, split row with floral motif, mounted in 18ct white gold. Post and hinge fittings. Total weight 4.7gms.
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A pair of cultured pearl and coral drop earrings, a pair of cultured pearl and coral drop earrings, each earring featuring a carved coral bee, suspending a detachable freeform cultured pearl of silver grey hue; set in 18ct gold. Italian makers marks.
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A pair of diamond Huggie earrings, each featuring a central row of baguette and tapered baguette cut diamonds, edged in round brilliant cut diamonds. 9ct white gold. Post fittings. Total weight 4.3gms. Total diamond weight 0.56cts.
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A shell cameo by R. Rajola, Sydney, featuring the finely carved profile of a lady, signed R.R to verso, measures 6 x 4.5 cm. Comes in original fitted box from R. Ragola, Sydney.
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