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The Connoisseurs Collection, Day 1 — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:287
Sale Title:The Connoisseurs Collection, Day 1Lots with images:287
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:184
Date:25-Sep-2023
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Victorian rams head inkwell, cast metal figural rams head on wooden base with inkwell insert
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Pair of Brenner Kosmos piano lamps, 19th century lamps with frosted green glass shades on copper and brass weighted bases
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Pair of framed ivory miniatures, hand painted ivory miniatures by artist George Engleheart c.1793-94 in mottle velvet frame
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Jumelle Chevalier opera glasses, a pair of French opera glasses with silvered flower and leaf decoration in leather travel case
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Hand painted ivory miniature, depicting a French maiden in ornate gilt frame
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Hand painted ivory miniature, Indian gentleman in ornate gilt frame
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Brass embossed jewellery casket, heavily decorated with rococo design cherubs with hinged lock and velvet interior
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Flamed mahogany disk shaped box, polished mahogany lidded trinket box
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Spanish hand painted miniature, religious scene in ornate surround with scrolls to reverse, marked to centre R. Martos 49
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Silverplate posy holder, pierced and embossed wine leaf decorations
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Victorian gilded posy holder, stunning pierced scroll decorations set with various semi precious gemstones
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Silver posy holder, decorated with bright foliate on foldable tripod legs
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Victorian walnut tea caddy, chest shaped twin reservoir with button stud and brass ornamentation and key
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Victorian walnut trinket box, embossed carved, depicting Orpheus with star embossed base (A/F to interior rim)
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Framed carved shell cameo, well carved of a gentleman in ornate gilt frame
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French miniature carriage clock, early 20th century brass and bevelled glass carriage clock by Henri Jacot Paris with fitted travel case and key
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Charles XIV framed wax silhouette, King of Sweden and Norway 1818 detailed information to reverse
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Framed 19th century Autotype, depicting Mrs Anne Wemyss Arbroath 1856
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Art Deco micro mosaic picture frame, floral inlaid arch design calendar c.1930
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19th century Japanese wall bracket, black lacquered papier mache folding bracket decorated with hand painted gold and red fisherman and village scene., height 18 cm
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Antique carved ivory necklace, detailed carved depicting elephants and pierced balls with silver clasp
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Carved carnelian script Tablets, beautifully carved carnelian with scripture on double drop tassel
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Chinese fine porcelain bowl, Guan Dong provence white celadon glazed bowl of conical shape on raised base, decorated with subtle incised design with russet highlights, diameter 20 cm, height 6.7 cm
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Japanese cloisonne lidded pot, beautifully enamelled and decorated with storks amongst a stream
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19th century Damascus dish, heavy hand made copper round dish with solid silver inlayed decorations., diameter 10 cm
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White Sukhothai celadon pot, early white clay lidded pot with foliate decoration in relief, diameter 11.5 cm, height 6.2 cm
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Antique Chinese ivory ladies fan, carved ivory and hand painted silk ladies hand fan in lacquered ware gilt presentation travel box decorated with village scene and butterflies
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19th century Japanese plate, 'Imari' pattern porcelain plate decorated with hand painted red, orange and blue foliate, scalloped edges and blue scrolls and flowers to reverse., diameter 21.8 cm
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19th century Japanese plate, 'Imari' pattern porcelain plate hand painted red, orange and blue decorated with exotic birds and foliate, scalloped edges and red and blue foliate to reverse., diameter 21.6 cm
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Japanese Meiji period bronze vase, bulbous shape decorated with shipping scene and mountains, height 19 cm
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Sterling silver and enamel ornament, modelled as an elegant peacock with long plumage upon wooden log with additional floral detail
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Sterling silver and enamel ornament, modelled as peacock standing upon wooden base with floral detail to front
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Erotic ivory carving, carved ivory figures with signed monogram to the base
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Antique Japanese carved boxwood netsuke, depicting a monk singing, signed to base
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Japanese carved boxwood netsuke, Edo period depicting a monkey
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Ivory netsuke, in the form of a toad and Gremlin with a gourd, signed to base, height 5 cm
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Edo/Meiji period Japanese netsuke, carved antler netsuke depicting monkey with offspring, height 3.5 cm
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Ivory netsuke, in the form of two bears signed to the base, length 4.5 cm
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Japanese antique ivory pendant, hand carved ivory pendant depicting lion in relief
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Octagonal walnut trinket box, unusual slide out centre with turning locking mechanism
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Victorian treen box and train ticket, mahogany slide open box in the form of a book with Melbourne to Richmond first class monthly train ticket for 1860
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Tortoise shell card case, late 19th century. Carved Oriental case, carvings to both sides
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Victorian bronze framed medallion, Re opening of the Royal exchange 1844 bronze medallion with the observe showing Thomas Gresham in double sided gilt frame
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Black forest card case, 19th century. Finely carved hardwood case with flowers, foliage and church buildings
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Stunning Victorian water colour, leather embossed book with brass clasps and velvet interior revealing an internal water colour portrait of a young gentleman and his hound' unsigned
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Antique scrimshaw whale tooth, 20 cm long depicting a ship harpooning a whale
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Antique Japanese lacquered box, decorated with bird and mountains to lid with red lacquered interior
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Antique fly Whisk, carved ivory and wooden handle with inlayed mother of pearl and enamel decorations with real horse hair
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Milton Moon, large Milton Moon pottery bowl with blue and green highlights, full signature to base, diameter 37 cm
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Royal Doulton Sanming vase, stunning thickly glazed limited edition c.2000 flambe No.89 of 125, English made with Chang mark to base, height 37 cm, width 33 cm
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Pete Smit, 'Koala' bronze sculpture, signed 8 x 6 cm
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Pete Smit, 'Sulphur Crested Cockatoo' bronze sculpture, signed, 10 x 5 cm
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Pete Smit, 'Echidna' bronze sculpture, signed, 9 x 5 cm
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Bodo Muche studio foundry, 'Eagle' bronze sculpture, impressed stamp, mounted on timber base 16 x 14 cm
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Pete Smit, 'Tree Frog' bronze sculpture, signed, 12 x 10 cm
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Pete Smit, 'Frill neck Lizard' bronze sculpture, signed, length 10 cm
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Pete Smit, 'Female Wren' bronze sculpture, signed, height 9 cm
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Pete Smit, 'Kookaburra' bronze sculpture, signed, 12 cm
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Victorian photo album, beautifully hand painted photo album depicting flying swallows and floral border with a large group of local antique portrait photographs
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Arthur Streeton, 'The Art of Arthur Streeton' Sydney Angus and Robertson 1919, deluxe edition, one of only 30 copies with additional 36 tipped in engravers plates, small insect damage to front end paper
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Aesop's Fables, 1793 printed for John Stockdale Piccadilly London, two leather bound volumes one repaired with bookworm and charming engravings abound
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Jules Verne antique book, 'Voyage Extraordinares' and 'L'dle Mysterieuse' c.1880 in gilt decorative binding
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Frank Brangwyn, 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' 1919 T.N. Foulis first edition with full-colour plates by Brangwyn inlaid on deckle edge pages
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Victorian double photo album, embossed leather with internal coloured pages with antique local portrait photographs
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Victorian tooled leather photo album, beautifully embossed and tooled leather album with gilding decoration full of antique local portrait photos
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Colonial Architecture in South Australia, Elfrida and Rolf Jensen, Ridgy 1980
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Edmund Dulac, 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' c.1920 Hodder hardback with gilt decoration frontispiece, inlaid with tissue guarded full colour illustrations by Dulac
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Jules Verne antique book, 'Cinq Semaines en Ballon and voyage au centre de La Terre' c.1880 on gilt decoration
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Victorian leather photo album, gilt leather photo album with antique portrait photographs
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Victorian photograph album, including historic family portraiture, young soldiers etc
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Victorian photo album, embossed leather with coloured pages with antique portrait photographs
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Victorian leather photo album, embossed with antique portrait photographs
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Victorian photo album, tooled and embossed leather photo album with antique portrait photographs
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Mary Gregory jug, Victorian ruby red jug with frilled rim clear handle and hand painted white enamel decoration depicting maiden and foliate, height 18.5 cm
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Mary Gregory glass vase, Victorian ruby red with hand painted white enamel depicting a girl and foliate, height 8.5 cm
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Mary Gregory glass miniature vase, Victorian ruby red glass with hand painted white enamel decorations depicting a girl and foliate, height 6.5 cm
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Mary Gregory glass jug, Victorian ruby red with hand painted white enamel depicting a girl and foliate, height 7 cm
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Mary Gregory glass miniature cup and saucer, Victorian ruby red glass with hand painted enamel decorations depicting a boy and foliate, height 4 cm (cup), diameter 7.3 cm
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Mary Gregory glass cups, pair of Victorian ruby red glass with hand painted white enamel decorations depicting boy and a girl and foliate, height 6.8 cm
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Mary Gregory miniature cup, Victorian ruby glass with hand painted white enamel decorations depicting boy playing with hula hoop and landscape, height 5.4 cm
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Mary Gregory glass dome, Victorian amethyst colour glass with white enamel decorations depicting children and foliate, height 20 cm (tiny chip to rim)
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Mary Gregory glass vase, Victorian ruby, red glass with clear frilled sides with hand painted white enamel decorations depicting children playing, height 24 cm
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Victorian glass biscuit barrel, ruby red glass with hand painted white and yellow flowers and gilded decorations, height 23 cm
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Victorian cranberry lustres, pair of cranberry glass lustres with cut milk glass overlay decorated with hand painted enamel floral and gilt decoration, height 25.5 cm
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Royal Doulton roses vase, green ground twin handled vase with hand painted pretty roses and gilt decoration, signed by the artist Bya Bentl c.1882-1900, height 10.8 cm
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Kings porcelain pair of cherubs, two cherub figures, signed by the artist D. Belluke
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A pair of 19th century scalloped dishes, hand painted and gilt with mythical creatures
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Lalique French crystal pin dish, crystal dish with central owl etched to base
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Antique celadon glazed bowl and teacups, green footed bowl with concave ribbed internal shaping grouped with two light blue and white glazed teacups, diameter 16 cm, height 4 cm
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Sung Dynasty Chinese bowl, rich celadon glazed bowl with raised foot and lotus petal design to base, diameter 14.5 cm, height 4 cm
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Antique glazed bowl, slip glaze over white clay body decorated externally with geometric leaf design, diameter 12 cm, height 4.5 cm
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Sung Dynasty glazed bowl, early Chinese saucer shaped bowl with rich olive green to brown celadon glaze (formally part of ray Tregaskis's collection), diameter 14 cm, height 4 cm
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Antique Sukhothai glazed utility bowl, thickly glazed footed bowl with blue and white external foliate design, diameter 14.7 cm, height 5 cm
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Annamese glazed bowl, crackle glaze stoneware bowl with inked blue archaic motif decoration, diameter 27.5 cm, height 6 cm
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Antique glazed bowl, green celadon slip glaze over ribbed terracotta stoneware with footed base with double line mark to interior, diameter 17 cm, height 9.2 cm
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Antique Pottery rice bowl, glazed bowl with Greek key and foliate decoration and light green crackle glazed internal and external surfaces, diameter 15 cm, height 5.5 cm
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Two English porcelain plates, decorated with hand painted birds and foliate with gilded rims, diameter 23.6 cm and 23 cm
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Royal Worcester pair of plate, Fallen fruit pattern with hand painted blackberries to saucer and gilded rims, signed Leamon, diameter 15.2 cm
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Pair of Royal Worcester vases, blush ivory fluted design decorated with hand painted birds and gilded blossom branches and swags around the neck, height 13.5 cm
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Colin Heaney art glass vase, signed cape Buron hot glass studio Australian iridized vase
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