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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:556
Sale Title:The Winter Auctions Series, Part ILots with images:556
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:396
Date:20-Aug-2023
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Two small ivory okimono and a netsuke, 19th/20th century, one of a figure holding a large octopus over a basket, signed; another of a dragon coiled among clouds, unsigned; and a seated figure, signed, 3 cm to 5.5 cm
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Three wood netsuke, Meiji period, comprising a boxwood figure of a deaf Sennin, signed Toshinao; a wood figure of an oni seated holding a tablet; and a another of a monkey and chestnut, unsigned, 3.5 cm to 5.5 cm
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An ivory figure of a chicken seller, Meiji period, the figure standing weighing a cockerel held in his right hand, the left holding the weight and scale, wearing a belted tunic, pantaloons and rope sandals, another bird perched on a trunk at his feet, his face with laughing expression, the features well defined, two character signature on a small red plaque, 29 cm
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An intricately carved stained ivory okimono, Meiji period, of legendary figures and boy attendants variously occupied on the deck of a phoenix boat, over crested waves swirling beneath the hull, the details well defined, a two character signature on a red panel on the base, 20.5 cm long
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A pair of Japanese applied lacquer plaques, 19th/20th century, each applied in bone, mother of pearl and wood, one with an eagle and song bird beside bamboo and prunus, the other with a pair of ducks and flowering plants, the russet lacquer ground painted with blossoming branches, each 45. cm x 30 cm
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A wood tobacco pouch with pipe case and two lacquer inro, Meiji period, the tobacco pouch in the form of a boxwood octopus emerging from the pouch, the head and body forming the cover and tentacles to either side, the boxwood case en suite; together with a three case red lacquer inro with a square ivory netsuke and silver ojime; and a four case gold lacquer inro with boxwood ojime, the pouch 9 cm long, the inro 9.5 cm and 7.5 cm
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A pair of applied lacquer panels, 20th century, each with relief decoration depicting a female warrior standing beside a tree holding a sword, the details picked out in black, reserved on a russet lacquer ground within the black lacquer frame with scroll ends, pierced metal hangers, each 84 x 33 cm
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An ivory carving of three child musicians, Meiji period, the two girls seated holding batons striking bells pendant from a large frame with dragon head terminals, the boy standing watching them to one side, their hair highlighted with black and red detailing, fitted wood stand, 10.5 cm high
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An ivory figure of a farmer, Meiji period, standing wearing a tunic tied at the waist and rope sandals, his hands held in front originally clasping something now missing, a long staff tied with a rope resting against his left shoulder, the upper part now missing, and a basket at his feet, the face with well defined features and hair drawn into a top knot, wood stand, 26 cm high
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A bronze figure of a rice farmer, Meiji period, standing in bare feet, taking a rest from his work, filling his pipe from the pouch at his waist and supporting the long handle of his hoe, his head bent forward, wearing a loose jacket and cloth cap, 33 cm high
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Two triptych wood block prints, one attributed to Kuniyoshi of a battle scene with Yoshinaka and Tomonori wrestling, entitled Kitaguri Daikassen; the other with three fan-shaped prints of groups of maidens beside a lake, framed, 97 cm x 39.5 cm and 97 cm x 57 cm overall
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Three Japanese wood block prints, two attributed to Chikanobu and Kunisada depicting women wearing traditional kimonos and holding fans, and one of a male samurai actor holding a sword, gilt wood frames, 53 cm x 38 cm, 50 cm x 37 cm, 56 cm x 41.5 cm
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A group of three Japanese Imari dishes, 19th/20th century, comprising a large charger, an oval dish and a small saucer dish, each with fluted sides and scalloped rims, decorated with floral motifs, 40 cm, 38 cm and 21.5 cm
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Paintings and Statues from the Collection of President Sukarno of the Republic of Indonesia Five Volumes, hardback with sleeves, by Lee Man- Fong compiler, printed by Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan, 1964
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A collection of seven reference books on Japanese Netsuke, including Netsuke, by Neil K. Davey; Contemporary Netsuke, by Miriam Kinsey; Real and Imaginary Beings, The Netsuke Collection of Joseph and Edith Kurstin, by Okada Neill; Eccentrics in Netsuke, Sydney Moss Ltd.
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A collection of eight books on Japanese Netsuke, including Masterpieces of Netsuke Art, compiled by Bernard Hurtig; Netsuke, The Miniature Sculpture of Japan, by Richard Barker and Lawrence Smith; Collector's Netsuke, by Raymond Bushell; Contemporary Netsuke, by Miriam Kinsey
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A collection of five books on Japanese Inro, including The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs, by George Lazarnick; The Inro Handbook, by Raymond Bushell; In Search of Netsuke and Inro, by George Cohn
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A collection of four books on Japanese Prints and Works of Art, including Images from the Floating World, by Richard Lane; A Guide to Japanese Prints and their Subject Matter, by Basil Stewart; Legend in Japanese Art, by Henri Joly
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A collection of six books on Chinese Works of Art, including Chinese Buddhist Bronzes, by Hugo Munsterberg; Foundations of Chinese Art, by William Willetts; Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, by Stanley Charles Nott
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A collection of seven books on Chinese Works of Art, including The Chinese Collector through the Centuries, by Michel Beurdeley; Chinese Ivory Sculpture, by Warren E. Cox; Chinese Painting, by William Cohn; Chinese Art, by Stephen W. Bushell Vols I and II
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A collection of eight books on Chinese Snuff Bottles, including Snuff Bottles of China, by Hugh M. Moss; Chinese Snuff Bottles, by Lilla S. Perry; Snuff Bottle Terminology Part I, by Raymond Li
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A collection of nine books on Chinese Snuff Bottles, including The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, by Bob C. Stevens; Masterpieces of Chinese Snuff Bottles in the National Palace Museum; The Ko Family Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles Parts I, II and III, sold at Christie's 1971-73
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A Han-style green glazed pottery figure of a dog, standing four square with head raised and ears pricked in alert attitude, a harness around its neck and front legs, and the tail curled over its haunches, 47 cm high
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A Longquan celadon censer, late Ming dynasty, of squat rounded form standing on tripod feet, the sides sketchily carved with scrolling lotus beneath the overall sea green glaze apart from the unglazed base burnt orange in the firing, 14 cm high
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A small green glazed tileworks pillow, Ming dynasty, of rectangular form, the sides with flowering plants in relief picked out in cream and chestnut; together with a green glazed pottery vase, one side with a figural panel in relief on a chestnut ground, the tablet 21.5 cm long, the vase 15.5 cm high
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A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure of Guanyin, 20th century, standing wearing loose robes, one hand in the mudra of patience, the other cradling a lotus stem, on a high base with aquatic plants and fish, 54 cm high
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A coral-ground 'boys at play' famille rose vase, Hongxian mark and period, the sides with shaped panels of boys playing in garden settings interspersed with landscape vignettes reserved on the coral ground gilt with dense floral scrolls and formal borders, the slender neck set with double stylised animal head loop handles, the interior and base glazed in turquoise, iron-red Hongxian mark, 33 cm high
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A carved bamboo figure of Liu Hai, Qing dynasty, the jovial figure seated on rockwork, his three legged toad crouched at his foot, and holding a cash in his right hand, his face with smiling expression and wearing loose drapery tied around his waist, 14.5 cm high
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An unusual and impressive set of carved bamboo figures of the Eight Immortals, Qing dynasty, each figure standing wearing long flowing robes and carrying their attribute, the tallest 37 cm high, The Eight Daoist Immortals represent five mythical and three historical individuals with magical powers which can be used to intercede on behalf of mortals. They are Zhongli Quan who carries a fan; Zhang Guolao who carries a bamboo tube-drum with two iron sticks to strike it; Lu Dongbin whose attributes are a fly…
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An unusual gilt bronze cylindrical censer, Qing dynasty, the straight sides encircled with raised horizontal bands and set below the mouth with two animal mask and ring handles, supported on three short baluster feet, the base with an inscription and apocryphal Xuande mark within a rectangular recess, 14 cm wide
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An unusual bronze censer, late Qing dynasty, of cylindrical form supported on tripod conical feet, the sides finely incised with flowering plants and set with loose ring handles pendant from animal heads below the everted mouth, dark brown patina overall, the base with an apocryphal two character Xuande mark in a rectangular recess, 18 cm wide
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A small gilt bronze censer, Qing dynasty, of bombe form, set with two lion head handles below the flared mouth, the base with a raised seal character within a recessed medallion, 9.5 cm wide
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An unusual gilt bronze rectangular boxed seal, the cover decorated in relief with a dragon above a lakeside pavilion, the seal with a long inscription on one side and the face with seal characters, the seal 6 cm long, the box 8.8 cm long
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Three Chinese silver wares, late Qing dynasty, comprising a ewer decorated in relief with a song bird in flight above flowering peony and iris, marked H C (Hung Chong Canton and Shanghai); and a small jug and sugar basin with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl in relief, marked K W Hong Kong (probably Kwan Wo), total weight 700 gms, the ewer 19.5 cm high
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A gold splashed bronze censer, Qing dynasty, of rounded rectangular section, the squat sides set with double loop handles below the lipped mouth, supported on corner bracket feet, the base with a dedication and apocryphal Zhengde mark within a recessed square and a further four character mark reading In Obedience Dachen Ma, 20 cm wide
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A pair of bronze archaistic vases Gu, Qing dynasty, late 19th century, each decorated with stiff leaves rising up the flared neck above a band of the Eight Trigrams around the central bulb and key fret bands around the high splayed foot, the base with an apocryphal Xuande mark in a rectangular recess, 26.5 cm
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An unusual hard wood sceptre, 19th/20th century, inlaid with boxwood plaques carved with pomegranate, gourd and lingzhi sprays applied over the ground densely carved with trailing cloud scrolls and linear borders, 42 cm long
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A polychrome wood figure of Guanyin, late Ming/Qing dynasty, standing on a rockwork base, the right hand extended holding a flower, the left lowered clasping a fold of the trailing scarf, wearing a dhoti tied at the waist and falling in folds to the bare feet, a sash and jewels around the bare torso, the head with lowered gaze and long hair drawn into a high chignon fronted with a floral diadem and tied with a sash falling over either shoulder, traces of white, red and blue pigments, 140 cm high
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An inscribed soapstone seal, late Qing dynasty, the square base surmounted by a mythical animal recumbent on a bank of clouds, the head turned to one side with fierce expression and with two curved horns, the stone of amber colour, one side incised with characters in Tibetan and Chinese, the face with seal characters, fitted box, 7.5 cm high
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A pale celadon jade covered vase, late Qing dynasty, of rounded rectangular section set on the waisted neck with two foliate scroll handles and supported on a high waisted foot, flanked on one side with a figure of Guanyin supported on clouds, wearing loose robes and trailing scarf, the other side with a phoenix perched on a rocky ledge, the tail plumes rising in pierced relief, the whitish stone with small areas of russet suffusions, 10.5 cm high
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An unusual stackable compound cabinet, late 19th century, the lower section cabinet with two painted and carved panel doors opening to interior drawers and shelf, surmounted by three tiered front opening chests with similarly painted and carved panels and set on the sides with metal loop handles, 178 cm high, 76 cm wide, 48.5 cm deep
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A Chinese carved hardwood mother of pearl and 'dreamstone' marble inlaid armchair, early 20th century, the back with flowering prunus flanking a circular central 'dreamstone' marble plaque within a frame of shou characters, the marble inset seat on corner legs joined by pierced inlaid aprons, 97.5 cm high, 62 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A Thangka, Tibet, 20th century, framed, together with two mixed metal travelling shrines, the thangka 84 x 65 cm overall, the shrines 13 cm and 11 cm long
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Two Japanese Rimpa School panels, 19th century, each painted in ink and colour against a gold speckled ground with flowering plants, one with hydrangeas and lilies in a long handled basket, the other with blossoms and plants in a jardiniere, brocade mounts, framed, 135 cm x 51 cm, images; 164 cm high, 76.5 cm wide frames. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 2 March 2005, lots 54 and 55
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A pair of Japanese inlaid bronze archaic-style vases, Meiji period, 19th century, each of tall tapering form set on the shoulders with upright loop handles springing from archaistic animal heads, the sides decorated in gold, silver and copper with song birds above flowering magnolia on one side, and a phoenix perched on the branch of a blossoming tree on the other, 45 cm high
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Three hard cover books on Chinese ceramics and works of art, comprising, Oriental Ceramics, Vol II: The World's Great Collections - The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, by Suzanne G Valenstein and 2 more, published by Kodansha International Ltd, 1982, hard cover with sleeve; China: A History in Art, by Bradley Smith and Wan-go Weng; and Chinese Ceramics, by Michel and Cecile Beurdeley
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Two hard cover books on Chinese ceramics and works of art, comprising, Oriental Ceramic Art, by S.W. Bushell; and Chinese Art – The Minor Arts by R. Soame Jenyns and William Watson
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Two reference books on Chinese Arts, comprising, The Palace Museum: Peking: Treasures of the Forbidden City, by Wang-go Weng and Yang Boda, hard cover; and The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Discoveries from the People's Republic of China
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Five publications on Chinese and Asian textiles, comprising, When Silk was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles by James Watt and Anne Wardell; The Topkapi Saray Museum. Costumes, Embroideries and other Textiles; Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia – The Guido Goldman Collection by Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale; Chinese Silk: A Cultural History, Shelagh Vainker; Card Catalogue of an Exhibition of Korean Costume and Textiles, Linda Wrigglesworth in association with Myrna Myers, London
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Three reference books on Tibetan art, comprising, Sacred Visions: Early Paintings from Central Tibet, by Stephen M. Kossak and Jane Casey Singer; Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, Denise Patry Leidy and Robert A.F. Thurman; The Art of Tibet: Selected articles from Orientations 1981-1997, paperback
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Three reference books on Chinese ceramics and historical influences, comprising, Chinoiserie: Chinese Influence on European Decorative Art 17th and 18th Centuries; Heaven is High, the Emperor Far Away: Merchants and Mandarins in Old Canton, Valery M Garrett; Masterpieces of Chinese Export Porcelain, David Howard and John Ayers
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A collection of seventeen publications on Chinese jades, furniture and works of art, comprising Jade of the East by Geoffrey Wills; Chinese Jade by Jessica Rawson; Chinese Jade throughout the Ages by Stanley Charles Nott; Chinese Jade of Five Centuries by Joan M. Hartman; Translucent World by Liu Yang and Edmund Capon; Chinese Jade from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum by James C.Y. Watt and Michael Knight
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Three Sotheby's international catalogues and another publication on Japanese, prints, books and paintings, comprising, Sotheby's Catalogue of the Collection Huguette Beres: Estampes, Dessins et Livres Illustres Japonais, Paris, 25 November 2003; Sotheby's Catalogue, Important Japanese Prints Illustrated Books and Paintings from the Adolphe Stoclet Collection, London, 9 June, 2004; Sotheby's Catalogue, Japanese and Chinese Prints, The Walter Amstutz Collection, Tokyo, 15 April, 1991; and, Japanese Prints:…
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A collection of nine books and publications on Chinese history, works of art, paintings and culture, comprising, The Treasures and Dynasties of China, Bamber Gascoigne, hard cover; Fantastic Mountains; Chinese Landscape Painting from the Shanghai Museum, Liu Yang and Edmund Capon; Chinese Paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: 14th-20th centuries, hard cover exhibition catalogue by Edmund Capon and Mae Anna Pang; The Compelling Image - Nature and Style in Seventeenth Century Chinese Paintings, James…
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A collection of fourteen reference books on Chinese history, works of art and paintings, comprising, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics Suzanne Valenstein; Chinese Ornament The Lotus and the Dragon, Jessica Rawson; Bronze Vessels of Ancient China in the Avery Brundage Collection, Rene-Yvon D'Argence; The Arts of China, Hugo Munsterberg, hard cover; Shaanxi History Museum; The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco – Selected Works; Treasures from the Shanghai Museum: 6,000 years of Chinese Art; Buddhist Art and…
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A mabe pearl, gold, and ebony ring by Adrian Lewis, The half pearl of silver and white hues measuring 14.85 mm bezel set in gold, the frame overlaid with ebony, having an 18ct gold mount beneath, signed A L, XXII, total weight 17.2gms.
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A South Sea pearl and diamond ring, The round pearl of silver and white hues measuring 14.65 mm, mounted in a rose gold solid basket, encircled with a row of thirty four round brilliant cut diamonds and having a rose cut diamond of 2.4 mm set beneath to the basket at each end. Finished with pierced triangular detail to the shoulders with a rose cut diamond and further round brilliant cut diamonds, total diamond weight 0.80cts, 18ct white gold, total weight 14.2gms.
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A pair of baroque South Sea pearl and silver earrings, Each tear drop shaped pearl measuring 17.6 x 12.2 mm, of white and silver hue, surmounted by a silver disc with etched decoration, having post and butterfly clip fittings, total weight 10gms, signed.
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A pair of South Sea pearl earrings, The button pearls of silver and white hues displaying fine lustre measuring 13.65 mm, mounted to an 18ct gold disc panel and having post and clip fittings, stamped 750 Amj, total weight 8.6gms.
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A South Sea pearl ring, The South Sea pearl of silver and white hues measuring 10.4 mm, held in four large petals above split shoulders, crafted in 9ct rose gold, 5.2gms.
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A Victorian turquoise and gold pendant brooch, Featuring an engraved circular frame, intertwined with a ribbon-style motif set with cabochon cut turquoise, further articulated rings, suspending a chain and tassel drop, crafted in 15ct gold.
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An Edwardian aquamarine and gold necklace, Comprising a cushion cut aquamarine with a pear cut drop below, flanked by two round cut aquamarines. Interspaced with knife edge bars and finished with a trace chain, all in 9ct gold. Total weight 6.0gms.
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Three gold bangles, Comprising an 18ct gold circular bangle with bright cut decoration 52 mm diameter, 6.1gms, together with a 9ct gold oval hinged bangle with engraved decoration 60 mm diameter, 9.84gms.
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An Art Deco style colour change sapphire and diamond plaque ring, Navette pierced form centrally set with an oval violet, blue sapphire of 0.67cts, surrounded by round brilliant cut diamonds, 18ct white and yellow gold, 4.95gms.
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An Edwardian gold, moonstone and pearl bangle, Oval hinged form, featuring an oval heart shaped moonstone cut en cabochon, surrounded by small seed pearls, set above a tapered and reeded bangle, 15ct gold, total weight 14.05gms.
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