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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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A part suite of Victorian 'Hanoverian' sterling silver flatware, Lambert & Co., late 1880's to early 1890's London, and later pistol grip knives, Terry Shaverin,1994 Sheffield, in the early Georgian revival style with a long ridge and long rat tail comprising 12 main and 6 entree three pronged forks, 12 soup, dessert and teaspoons, together with a set of 10 main and 12 entree pistol grip knives, hallmarked to all, the knives 22 cm long, 3000gms (excluding knives), 4925 gms (including steel blade knives)
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A mixed group of mostly sterling silver spoons, also Continental and Russian, 19th/20 century, two boxed sets of sterling demitasse spoons, various tea, demitasse and condiment spoons, a smaller group of Continental demitasse spoons and Russian .875 silver fig bowl spoons; hallmarked, the largest condiment spoon 13.5 cm long, 470gms silver weight
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A mixed group of sterling silver teaspoons and other tea wares, early 19th century and later, nine Georgian fiddle pattern teaspoons, two rat tail demitasse spoons, sugar shovels, tongs and a butter knife, all hallmarked, the sugar tongs 14.5 cm long, 405gms
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A Victorian sterling silver card case in the Gothic taste, Alfred Taylor, Birmingham 1855, together with a faux tortoiseshell sewing box and a pair of enamelled scissors, 10 x 7 cm, 60gms silver
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A pair of George III sterling silver candlesticks, William Collings, London 1771, cluster columns with stiff leaf capitals and square form removable dishes raised on tiered and weighted bases, hallmarked to foot rims and to dishes, 31 cm high, 2110gms total weight
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Two sterling silver vases and one Continental silver vase, London, 1889, 1990, and 18th/19th century, a tall embossed vase with spiral and floral motifs, a beaker style vase with fluted motifs to the lower register, and; a Dutch style embossed and prick worked floral vase with tulip and daffodil stems and a stiff leaf girdle, with an illegible mark and a swan punch stamp, the largest vase 25.5 cm high, 715gms silver weight
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A mixed group of sterling silver wares, early 19th/20th century, including a coaster, toast rack, a bright cut mustard pot, two pairs of salts Georgian and early 20th century, an orb shaped inkwell, and a small bread crumb box, the orb 10 cm high, 770gms (excluding crumb box, orb, and timber based coaster)
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A group of sterling silver ladles and a pair of servers, early 19th/early 20th century, a Victorian George Adams (Chawner's) soup ladle, two gravy ladles, London and Sheffield, a small Georgian Scottish ladle in King's pattern, two Sheffield sterling servers, one silver plate ladle, the largest ladle 33.5 cm long, 480gms silver weight
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A sterling silver creamer, Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1899, and a Continental silver vase, possibly 18th century, the pedestal creamer with an embossed tulip motif, hallmarked to lip, and; an embossed vase with lug handles, with Continental .800 marks to foot and swan punch mark, 15 cm high, 550gms
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A pair of Hanau silver serving dishes, together with two large silver plate platters, 19th/20th century, the Hanau dishes embossed with portrait medallions and swags to the rim, hallmarked underside, and; a pair of probably Elkington plate platters with date letter for 1872, 46 x 36 cm larger platter, 21.5 cm diameter silver dishes, 605gms silver weight
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A four piece sterling silver coffee service, C S Harris & Sons Ltd, London 1907 & 1909, of lobed baluster form comprising coffee and water pots with fruitwood handles and finials, a sugar basin and sucrier, hallmarked to the bodies, the largest coffee pot 24 cm high, 1605gms total weight of silver
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A fine pair of Neoclassical salts, Cornelius Joshua Vander, London 1896, and a French Louis XVI style silver salt cellar, P. Freres, 1907-1913, a pair of heavy gauge Neoclassical pierced basket salts with lion mask ring handles, crisply hallmarked underside; a twin salt cellar in the French Louis XVI taste with a central obelisk feature, hallmarked lozenges, all with blue glass liners, together with a pair of Georgian condiment spoons, 15 cm high, 15 cm wide, twin salt cellar, 475 gms, silver weight
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A green floral Spode Felspar porcelain dessert service, circa 1830, comprising a comport and fourteen dishes with green floral sprigs and gilt enriched moulded handles, the comport 11.5 cm high, 34.5 cm wide
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A group of six Georgian and Victorian platters, 19th century, including Spode/Davenport, Staffordshire, comprising also an imari tureen base and a draining plate, the largest 33 x 50 cm
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A floral and butterfly decorated faience tureen by Creil Et Montereau, France, late 19th century, with a squash form handle lid, scrolling acanthus forming the feet and handles, 28.5 cm high
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A tapestry seat elm child's chair, circa 1820, with a vasiform splat, swept arms and raised on sabre legs with stretchers
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A Chamberlain's Worcester dinner service, 1820s, pattern 4871 the floral decorated service comprising dinner plates, soup bowls, four tureens in various sizes with bursting fruit finials, and a range of platters, all with floral decoration and moulded details enriched with gilt, the tureen 27 cm high, the largest platter 50 x 40 cm
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A large group of majolica cabbage and vine leaf plates, early 20th century, comprising approximately sixteen pieces, 22 cm diameter
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A mixed collection of majolica wares, including Wedgwood, 19th/20 century, including moulded floral and shell shape plates, green and brown glazed dishes and a moulded jug with a pewter lid, the jug 19 cm high, the largest scallop plate 22.5 cm diameter
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A large Victorian tureen and stand in the style of Copeland Spode, the square section tureen with a domed lid featuring a rural scene of a fisherman selling his wares and a similar stand decorated with oriental designs, the tureen with lion dog finial/handle and transfer decorated tureen and base, unmarked, the stand 43 x 32 cm, the tureen 23 cm high
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A collection of majolica crane and heron motif plates, late 19th century, including one with a reticulated border, 19 cm diameter
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A group of majolica moulded leaf plates and a matching comport, 19th/early 20th century, in a rich deep green glaze, the comport 15 cm high, 31 cm wide
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A mixed collection of moulded majolica leaf plates, 19th/20th century, in three naturalistic designs, the largest leaf dish 23 x 26 cm
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An interesting group of mostly English and French slip glazed earthenwares, 17th century and later, including an inkwell, two jugs, and assorted plates and dishes, the largest jug 24 cm high
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A small Chamberlain's Worcester tureen and stand, circa 1815, pattern 1633, lavishly moulded in cornflower blue and white with gilt enrichments, on a floral decorated stand, marked Chamberlain Worcester 1633 to lid interior, 17 cm high
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A framed Maria Theresa Thaler of Austria Restrike silver trade coin, marked to the reverse 'Archid. Avst. Dux Burg. Co. Tyr. 1780 X', 4 cm diameter
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A Murano millefiori glass vase lamp, 20th century, of tapering cushion form, with electrical fitting to the interior, 42.5 cm high
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Three assorted lamps in brass and silver plate, 19th century with later fittings, a silver plate candlestick, a brass Dutch style candlestick and a brass lamp base with a milk glass shade, all with electrical conversions, the largest 58 cm high
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A mixed group of Staffordshire pottery wares plus a hand modelled glazed peacock, 19th century, a large spill vase, a swan spill vase, a pair of dalmatians, a poodle, a pair of recumbent sheep plus one other, and a deerhound, the peacock 32.5 cm high
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Two miniature apprentice chests, 19th century, a petite cedar chest and an apothecary cabinet, both lined as jewellery boxes, the apothecary cabinet 29.5 cm high, 30 cm wide, 12 cm deep, the cedar chest of drawers 24 cm high, 20.5 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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A Regency rosewood card table, circa 1820, the rectangular foldover top with carved frieze, on a square moulded column standing on a platform base and four hipped and carved swept legs, 70 cm high, 87 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A William and Mary ebonised inlaid walnut cushion mirror, 18th century, decoratively inlaid with trailing and scrolling foliage motifs, later plate, 64 cm high, 54.5 cm wide, 7 cm deep
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A George III Chippendale style carved mahogany tea table, circa 1760, the rectangular top with a carved edge surrounding each side, a frieze drawer below, standing on square legs with fret corner brackets, 74 cm high, 83 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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