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Interiors — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:314
Sale Title:InteriorsLots with images:309
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:265
Date:2-Oct-2022
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A Colonial silver mounted emu egg on ebonised stand, 19th century, with an emu on drum finial above a stiff leaf collar and pendant vine leaf decorations, similarly decorated to the stem and issuing three legs with leaf form feet, above an ebonised base, marks not visible, 33 cm high
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A Napoleon III rosewood bijouterie table in the Louis XV style, French, circa 1860, the oval top with gilt metal mounts, raised on curved cabriole legs joined by a base shelf, 77.5 cm high, 45 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A marquetry inlaid walnut poudreuse, French, 19th century, the hinged top with gilt bronze trim and intricate marquetry decoration centred with a musical trophy; the bird's eye maple interior fitted with a mirror and compartments, raised on later cabriole legs, with key, 70 cm high
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A large harlequin Coalport afternoon tea service, early 20th century, comprising approximately thirty pieces, decorated in pattern 2265 with floral sprays and gilded gadrooned borders, factory marks to the base, including a miniature teacup, the milk jug 9 cm high
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A collection of cut crystal and glass, 19th century and later, comprising a pair of cut crystal decanters, an ovoid vase, cruet bottle, silver mounted box, five pieces of faceted crystal and glass and three Victorian glass star etched beakersthe decanters, 31.5 cm high
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A George IV mahogany cellarette, circa 1825, the domed casket with ebony stringing and edges, the body with brass loop handles to the short ends and raised on four turned legs with brass caps and castors, with key, 79 cm high, 54 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A George III mahogany hanging corner cupboard, circa 1800, with a narrow ogee profile cornice, cross banding and satinwood inlay to the astragal glazed door, bearing BADA label, 101 cm high, 60 cm deep
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A provincial George III oak longcase clock by Parkinson of Lancaster, circa 1745, with dentil detail to the hood above slender pillars, the brass face engraved Parkinson Lancaster having a Roman chapter ring, scroll spandrels and date aperture, the trunk with mahogany cross banding to the pendulum door and raised on ogee bracket feet, 215 cm high. Other Notes: Made by Robert Parkinson who moved to Lancaster in 1732 after he was freed from his apprenticeship. Noted for his fine eight day movement clocks,…
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A large Sevres porcelain and ormolu mounted vase and cover, late 19th century, decorated with an oval panel depicting a lady and gentleman on a Bleu de Roi ground within richly gilded and tooled cartouches and borders, with Neoclassical style bronze wreath handles and decorations, 52 cm high
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A Georgian style mahogany bureau bookcase, 19th century, with a dentil pediment above two glazed doors with astragal bars, the fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior above two short and three graduated long drawers; each with brass handles and oval back plates, 217 cm high, 103 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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Two Continental porcelain female figures, 19th century, comprising a woman wearing a blue shawl and holding a muff and an allegorical figure in a floral robe, both on Rococo style bases, marks to base, the largest 15 cm high
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A Regency mahogany carver, circa 1810, with a turned top rail and foliate carved centre rail, reeded scrolling arms with brass rosette terminals, with a drop-in seat and raised on reeded sabre legs
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A Victorian giltwood salon mirror, circa 1850, the oval frame with a floral garland crest and a moulded and bead surround to the original plate, 80 x 52 cm
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A pair of antique brass heat guns, together with two small heat guns and a book about collecting antique paint stripping guns, the largest gun 32 cm high
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A Swiss gilt enamel travelling clock, together with a leather framed desk clock, 1920s and later, the Liverpool made enamelled clock in lapis lazuli and turquoise colours with rubbed maker's marks, housed in the original case, and a desk clock with a painted scenic face, Arabic numerals and Swiss 8 day movement, 5 cm high, 5 cm wide, 3 cm deep
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A short dagger, the ribbed pointed blade with a later banded handle and a rounded pommel, 32 cm long
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A mahogany cased music box, by F.C Lecoultre, Swiss, circa 1845, an eight tune music box crank operated with a 33 cm brass cylinder and comb stamped with maker's trademark, housed in a mahogany case inlaid with satinwood stringing, the case 13 cm high, 52 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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An English panelled oak settle, 18th century, with seven fielded panels over a hinged box seat with a central storage compartment, length of back 177 cm
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A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut ecclesiastical chair, circa 1850, with a profusely pierced and carved crest flanked by clustered pier stiles with Gothic pinnacles, a carved seating rail and raised on clustered pillar legs; the back upholstered with a medieval style embroidered panel, 162 cm high
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Three military edged weapons, German, French, Japanese, early to mid 20th century, a German M1898 sword bayonet and scabbard, World War I issue, for Mauser 98 rifles, a French Lebel bayonet with scabbard, and; a Japanese bayonet for 6.5 mm type rifle, the largest 68 cm long
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A Daum crystal lamp base, France, mid 20th century, of curvaceous organic form, etched mark of Daum France to foot, 28 cm base only
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A glazed earthenware model of a horse and a black dog, by Betty Heal, 20th century, 10 cm high. Other Notes: Betty Heal was Roger Brookes's mother. The Brookes family owned a property at Mt Eliza called 'Frost Hill' and it has been suggested this companionable pair may have been family pets
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A Victorian mahogany astragal glazed bookcase, 19th century, the extended pediment with a key fret border, with twin glazed doors above a drawer base and raised on bracket feet, keys for cabinet and drawer, 139 cm high, 107 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A George III oak corner cupboard, circa 1800, the moulded overhanging pediment above two glazed doors with astragal bars; the base with two panelled doors, raised on bracket feet, 198 cm high, 100 cm wide
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A collection of English porcelain tea and coffee sets, comprising a pair of Cauldon pink floral teacups and saucers, a part turquoise Royal Worcester demitasse set comprising one can and six saucers, and a petite unmarked tea service with a teapot, sugar bowl, cups and saucers, the teapot 8.5 cm high
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A figurative ceremonial spear, Bacouba, Democratic Republic of Congo, polished wood and iron, made by the Kuba kingdom, 152 cm long. Provenance: Sidewalk Gallery
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A Georgian style coffee table and a floor lamp, a mahogany circular table raised on tapering legs, the table 58 cm high, 64 cm diameter, the lamp base 160 cm high
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An Edwardian satinwood display cabinet, in the Georgian style, circa 1900, the astragal glazed doors enclosing three shelves above a shaped apron and raised on cabriole legs with paw feet, 162 cm high, 95 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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Victorian ebonised and satin wood inlaid walnut games table, circa 1870, the swivel folding top with Mauchline type decoration opening to reveal chess and backgammon boards, with a frieze drawer and sliding work basket, and raised on turned and carved supports, with BADA label, key and associated chess pieces, 73.5 cm high, 58.5 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A Victorian oak gateleg table in the Jacobean style, later 19th century, of pegged construction, the oval top raised on barley twist legs to an aged stretcher base, 76 cm high, 126 cm wide, 97 cm deep
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William Daniell, Liverpool Taken from the Opposite Side of the River, colour engraving, published by Longman & Co, London 1815, with printed text on margin, 16 x 23.5 cm
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John Cary, Map of Cheshire, engraving, originally published 1787, with printed text in image, 22 x 27 cm
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A Louis XV style kingwood vitrine, early 20th century, the slender bombe vitrine with a gilt bronze pierced crest above a shaped glass door with a painted panel of a courting couple and landscape scenes to the lower register, three glass shelves to the fabric lined interior and raised on splayed legs, gilt bronze trims and mounts throughout, 192 cm high, 64 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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A pair of Sevres Empire porcelain figures of Napoleonic army officers, 1804 and later, red painted mark to base Mre Imple de Sevres, 21 cm high
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A Georgian mahogany bureau, 19th century, together with a reproduction bookcase top, the fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior above four graduated long drawers with bone lozenge escutcheons and replaced brass drop handles, raised on bracket feet, the bureau 110 cm high, 103 cm wide
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A small mahogany bookcase cabinet, in the Georgian style, 19th century, the dentil cornice above a single astragal glazed door, together with a separate demi-lune base with two satinwood cupboard doors above two graduated drawers, raised on three splayed feet, the cabinet 109 cm high, 65 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A collection of decorative Australian animal figures, 20th century, comprising five pieces in pewter, silver, bronze and wood, 4 cm high, 9 cm wide
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A collection of decorative wood ornaments and a lacquerware tray, comprising a mask, a statue of a buddha and a pair of carved wood antelopes, together with an oriental gilded black lacquer dish, the lacquer dish 39 cm diameter
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A collection of decorative metal objects including brass, pewter and copper, comprising two pewter tankards, a copper etching plate and a bronze medallion, a brass figure of a crayfish and an etched Japanese dish, the largest tankard 12 cm high
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A set of seven Regency style mahogany dining chairs, each with a brass inlaid tablet top rail above a curved X-form splat centred with a lozenge, upholstered in Regency style fabric and raised on turned front legs
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Two military swords, each with a straight edge blade and basket hilt, the larger with a wire wrapped handle, the other with a bronze and wood handle with figural moulded decoration, the larger 105 cm long
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An antique ebony walking stick, carved from a single piece of wood the tapering stick with an integral knob handle and exhibiting a fine close grain, 84 cm long
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A pair of Regency style beech and stained mahogany side chairs, each with a tablet top rail inset with a simulated amboyna panel and rope twist centre rail above the drop-in seat, covered in Regency striped fabric, raised on turned front legs
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A Georgian style mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, early 20th century, with boxwood stringing and brass drop handles, raised on ogee bracket feet., 107 cm high, 110 cm wide, 57 cm
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Government of Victoria Invitations to the Editor of 'Advance Australia & Lady', to the Royal Review 1901 and The Exhibition Building 1901, two colour lithographs, with printed text on margin, 22 x 28.5 cm (each), together with a leather bound official program of the Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in Melbourne
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A varied group of sterling silver items, early 20th century and later, including a Persian silver woven basket vase on bun feet, marks in farsi to base; a decorative spoon; a snowflake Christmas decoration, and; a butterfly wing pendant in a sterling silver mount, hallmarks to all items, the basket vase 9 cm high, 11 cm wide, 11 cm deep, weight of silver (excluding pendant) 145gms
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Thomas Barrett (British, 1845-1924), Herding Sheep, mezzotint, signed on margin: Thomas Barrett, 15 x 19.5 cm
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John Baird, The Teams, colour print, with printed text on margin, 32 x 45 cm
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A Queen Anne revival mahogany fall front bureau, the front with an applied oval relief panel, enclosing a fitted interior above three graduated drawers with turned knob handles, raised on cabriole legs with pad feet, 98.5 cm high, 68.5 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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Black Body Mask, Touba Makonde - Tanzania, 75 cm high, 28 cm wide. Provenance: Sidewalk Gallery, Hobart
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Artist Unknown, Map of Cheshire, colour engraving, 7 x 10.5 cm
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A collection of vintage clocks, 1940's and later, five pieces including a cased fob, travel and small desk clocks and a heavy gauge copper 1960's wall clock, the largest dial 15 cm diameter
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A Queen Anne style walnut stool, early 20th century, the padded top covered in tapestry fabric, raised on four cabriole legs with acanthus carved knees standing on claw ball feet., 46 cm high, 57 cm wide, 42 cm deep
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A pewter Tuareg teapot, Mauritania, mid 20th century, together with a Moroccan style pewter coffee pot, the largest pot 26 cm high
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A small antique sandstone gargoyle, in the form of a mythical avian figure, 19 cm high
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A vintage iron and cast iron stone tennis court roller by En-Tout Cas, 144 cm high, 66 cm wide, 60 cm diameter of roller
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A collection of vintage measuring items, comprising two sets of scales and a decorative table top cast iron rain gauge stand, the stand 25 cm high
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A Georgian Revival mahogany wine table together with a pair of glass top side tables, 20th century, with knopped turned stems and splayed tripod bases, the wine table 48 cm high, 31 cm diameter
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A lizard skin Huon Gulf drum, Papua New Guinea, 1930's, 65 cm high
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A collection of vintage ephemera and Australiana, including a boxed compass, a penny, antique tram tickets, vintage redheads matches and a RAAF diamond jubilee commemorative plate
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A vintage collection of ladies' accessories, 1940s and later, comprising four beaded clutches, a beige leather handbag, a pair of Bally size 8 silk covered stiletto pumps, black crochet gloves and a brass Victorian bell, the handbag 23 cm high
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An Orrefors crystal vase and a cut glass vase, 20th century, the swirling 'Svaneholm' pattern crystal vase signed by Jans Johansson to base, together with a cylindrical vase with vertical bands of ladder like cuts, the largest 25 cm high
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Japanese School, Mount Fuji, mixed media panel, inscribed lower right, 18 x 25.5 cm
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A Philips Radiogram stereo together with a collection of records, 1960's and later, 69 cm high, 115 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A gold charm bracelet, featuring twelve assorted yellow gold charms of various carats, suspended from a 9ct rose gold fancy gate link bracelet with heart padlock., Total weight 59.5gms.
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Two Signet Rings, Featuring an 18ct yellow gold signet ring with oval panel engraved with an eagle, total weight 13.9gms together with a 9ct rose gold signet ring with square panel with engraved initials R H, total weight 4gms.
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A Sapphire and Diamond Eternity Ring, Full circle design, featuring fourteen old cut diamonds and fourteen carre cut sapphires, set in platinum.
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A collection of Yemeni 'coin silver' filigree decorated jewellery, comprising a 'Sun & Moon' pendant, Hadhramaut region, of circular pierced design with tassels set below and hung from a curb link silver chain, an armlet, and a silver wedding pendant of hexagonal form with coral beads, edged by tassels, the largest piece 15 x 15.5 cm. Provenance: Sidewalk Gallery, Tasmania
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A George V sterling silver creamer jug and sugar caster by Josiah Williams & Co, London, 1912 and a small sterling bon bon dish by William Hutton & Son Ltd, Birmingham, 1928, hallmarked to all items, the creamer 15 cm high, total weight of silver 290gms
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An Edwardian mahogany finished bijouterie and music cabinet, circa 1910, with cartouche shaped glazed panels to the upper section and curvaceous glazing bars to the lower register with hipped and carved corners above petite feet, 105 cm high, 60 cm wide, 43 cm deep. Provenance: Kozminsky Galleries, Melbourne, 1964
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A collection of French and English porcelain, 18th century and later, including cans and saucers by Niderviller, Bristol and first period Worcester, a Vienna porcelain custard pot, other, and a powder blue ground Limoges vase with floral decoration and gilt enrichments, 18 cm high
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A collection of gentleman's accessories, including a vintage camera, 19th century and later, including a cased vintage camera, a cigar holder, a mother-of-pearl compass, a concertina tiered tortoiseshell box and assorted white metal boxes
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A large collection of vintage silver plate, mixed table and serving wares including trays, bowls, water pots, bon bon dishes, egg cups, salts
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A Victorian mahogany long stool, late 19th century, the rectangular padded seat covered in floral tapestry above a moulded frieze, raised on foliate scroll feet, 30 cm high, 123 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A pair of Georgian style mahogany bedside chests, each of serpentine profile with a dentil frieze above two long drawers and shaped apron, with blind fretwork details, raised on short legs with castors, 63 cm high, 112 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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An oval mahogany framed toilet mirror, 19th century, with turned supports, trestle base and stretcher, 53 cm high, 55 cm wide
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A mahogany framed folding vanity mirror, early 20th century, of serpentine form, with bevelled plate, a central arching crest with a carved anthemion, and raised, on cabriole legs, 82 cm high, 103 cm wide (unfolded)
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Two oak hanging cupboards in the antique Dutch style, each with a shaped dome top, canted glazed sides and a conforming single door enclosing two shelves, 78 cm high, 80 cm wide
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British School (19th Century), Southport, Lancashire, watercolour, 5.5 x 8.5 cm
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A Regency mahogany tilt-top breakfast table, circa 1820, the oval top with a reeded edge, raised on a turned column support with four reeded splayed legs with acanthus brass caps and castors, 72 cm high, 141 cm wide, 122 cm deep
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British School, Village by a Stream 1928, watercolour, signed but illegible and dated lower left, 23.5 x 35.5 cm
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A vintage Stanley spirit level, circa 1950, in seasoned cherry with cat's eye glasses and 'tested for accuracy', 61 cm long
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A handwritten vellum indenture, English, 17th century, dated April 1622, 40 x 50 cm
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A collection of books on Australian art, history and culture
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An Australian blackwood display cabinet, 20th century, with a single astragal glazed door, three shelves and raised on splayed feet, 131 cm high, 60 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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Two jarlets together with a glazed earthenware dish, a Vietnamese blue and white annamese style jarlet, a jarlet in soft mottled tones and a brown and teal glazed saucer dish, the dish 15 cm diameter
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A collection of books and references on antiques and collecting, approximately 45 items on mostly silver, porcelain, furniture and general collecting
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A George V sterling silver inkstand, Josiah Williams & Co, 1914 London, with two crystal hob nail cut bottles with sterling covers and mounts and two pen wells, the stand with applied leaf scroll corners and conforming feet; hallmarked to all elements, the tray 15 x 22 cmdeep, total weight of silver 385gms. Other Notes: Josiah Williams & Co included George Maudsley Jackson & David Landsborough Fullerton
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A Rococo Revival silver plated ink stand by Hardy Bros Ltd, mid 20th century, the heavy gauge cast tray with a decorative applied border, a diamond point cut glass bottle with a silver plated mount and a cradle style pen rest, the tray 22 cm wide, 18 cm deep, 9.5 cm high (bottle)
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A lapis blue guilloche enamel sterling silver dressing table set by Albert Carter, Birmingham, 1925, comprising a hand mirror, a clothes brush, a button hook, a powder jar, a trinket box, nail buffer and a pair of faceted crystal scent bottles, all with engine turned decoration throughout, the scent bottles 8.5 cm each
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Three sterling silver table dishes, Birmingham, 1920's and later, a lobed comport with an undulating rim by E S Barnsley & Co, Birmingham, 1920; a petite pierced silver bon bon dish by Adie Brothers Ltd, Birmingham, 1926, and a shell form butter dish with a fitted glass liner by Charles Wilkes, 1927, retailed and boxed for Hardy Bros. Ltd, the comport 11.5 cm high, total weight of silver 315gms
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A group of silver and plated wares including candle accessories and a letter opener, a sterling silver ebonised candle snuffer by Hampton Utilities, Birmingham, 1972; an ornate antique silver plated wick trimmer with a plated gadrooned and shell ornamented dish and an etched South East Asian silver 'kris' wavy blade letter opener, bearing Arabic marks (translates as Golestan), the candle snuffer 31 cm long
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racks by Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1923 and later A trio of sterling silver toast stands by Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1923, 1925 and 1929, two of arched form, and one of trefoil shape, hallmarked to rails of all, the largest 7.5 cm high, total weight of silver 135gms
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A sterling silver engine turned table top cigarette box by Hardy Brothers, London, 1928, a timber lined wood box with an applied thumb piece, twice hallmarked and stamped also to base, 4.5 cm high, 11 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep, total weight of silver 320gms
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A sterling silver engine turned decorated cigarette case, possibly Edwin Harrop, circa 1920's, the spring hinged case with a brushed gold interior and spun wire cigarette holders, marked Britannic, E H sterling silver, 11.5 x 9.5 cm, total weight of silver 205gms
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A pair of small Rococo inspired silver candlesticks, Swedish, 1962, embossed and knopped candlesticks with a three crowns Swedish national mark, date stamp and other punch marks, having lobed rocaille decorated wax pans and bases of conforming design, plaster filled, 15.5 cm high, total weight of silver 350gms
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A sterling silver waiter by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London, 1927, the plain waiter having a shaped rim with a gadrooned edge and raised on pad feet, 21 cm diameter, 415gms silver weight
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A Rococo inspired embossed .800 silver tray, German, circa 1900, with a cailloute design design throughout, Continental silver standard, post 1886 crown and crescent mark, and partial maker's mark to base, displayed in an oriental stand; together with a circular plated salver with a gadroon border, late 20th century, the German tray 44 cm x 33 cm, total weight of silver 795gms
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A group of silver plate wine associated wares and a sterling silver decanter label, comprising an ice bucket with an applied rim, a Sheraton revival wine cooler, a pair of claw tongs, and a sterling silver whisky label by Crisford & Norris Ltd, Birmingham, 1975, wine cooler 16.5 cm high, the decanter label silver weight 10 gms
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A collection of sterling silver table accessories, Chester and Birmingham, early 20th century, comprising a pair of place card holders, three napkin rings, and one other, Sampson Mordan & Co, 1912 Chester; Sanders & Mackenzie, Alfred George Griffiths, 1918 Birmingham, the place card holders with cast pheasants, the leaf adorned napking ring 6 cm high, total weight of silver 75gms
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