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The Connoisseur's Auction - Night One — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:297
Sale Title:The Connoisseur's Auction - Night OneLots with images:297
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:186
Date:29-Jan-2024
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Rare carnival glass dish, Northwood 'Peacock and Urn' aqua opal large bowl with ice blue vaseline glass, scalloped edge, diameter 24 cm
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A Victorian epergne, rare purple/blue coloured glass, single central trumpet flanked by smaller vases, height 54 cm
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Victorian turquoise glass vase, twin handle hand painted foliate and bird decorated vase with gilt highlights and enamelled beading, height 30 cm
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Lalique crystal bowl, 'Nemours' pattern frosted glass, recessed poppies with black centres, etched marking to base Lalique France, diameter 25 cm
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Lalique crystal figurine, depicting red dragon with original box and certificate, length 10 cm
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R. Lalique Oleron vase, Rene Lalique Art Deco frosted glass vase with blue wash finish, engraved cursive signature to base 'R.Lalique France', height 8.5 cm
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Moser glass vase, stunning 19th century ruby red twin handled vase decorated with hand painted enamel birds, yellow, blue and white flowers and foliate with extensively gilded sides, rim and handles, height 38 cm
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Aynsley porcelain hand painted trio, Fallen fruit design by N. Brunt with gilded interior to cup and central panel of saucer and plate
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Royal Worcester porcelain trio, signed by two artists hand painted fruit design with gilded interior to cup
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Royal Worcester twin handled bud vase, hand painted floral design, signed 'E Barker', height 9.5 cm
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Royal Worcester porcelain lidded urn, hand painted twin handle vase, fruit decoration, signed Leaman, gilt highlights 18 cm
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Royal Worcester cabinet plate, Bristol blue ground with elaborate gilt decoration, hand painted fruit design to central panel, signed C. Hughes 27 cm
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Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri jar, impressive hand painted 'Fruit Study' lidded jar featuring fruit decorated panel on gilt basket weave design spire finial pierced lid, signed T. Nutt 30 cm
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Royal Worcester porcelain lidded urn, hand painted twin handle vase, fruit decorated signed Leaman, gilt highlights 21 cm
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Spode porcelain plate, 19th century porcelain decorated with blue borders and hand painted flowers with gilding, diameter 24 cm
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Stilton cheese dome, blue and white rose decorated Staffordshire Ironstone, England
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Mary Gregory glass jug, ruby glass with hand painted enamelled decoration depicting a young girl with birds, clear celery twist handle 20 cm
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Vintage bone and tortoise shell trinket box, hinged lidded trinket box with pierced coloured bone inlays over tortoise shell body, some (A/F) consistent with age
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Victorian ruby glass scent bottle, double ended faceted crystal fitted with ornate repousse floral design silver gilt ends, one with button flip opening mechanism other with screw cap presented in purple felt inlaid case
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Antique L. Casella London thermometer, glass faced mercury thermometer marked 'Otto Boettger Adelaide with wooden case
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Antique French carriage clock, brass carriage clock with gilt and enamelled dial with original key
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Murano glass slipper, Zanfirico technique miniature slipper in green and blue ruffled edge with gold over aventurines, length 12 cm
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19th century. Hand painted ivory portrait miniature, depicting French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in military uniform in carved ebony frame, signed by the artist
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Sterling silver and crystal scent bottle, Edwardian scent bottle with cut floral star decoration (hallmark rubbed)
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Antique ladies sewing box, 19th century sarcophagus form lidded chest on bum feet with mother of pearl details, holding compartment tray (A/F to one handle)
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Otto Boettger Adelaide microscope, antique brass and cast iron viewing instrument in red felt lined glass dome
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Robur tea tin, Patented embossed reptilian skin design No.1 grade 1lb net tin with cap that reads 'Robur is good Tea'
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Eddie Wentorf, bronze sleeping koala figurine retailed from Bicheno Gallery, Tasmania
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Agate trinket casket, natural polished and faceted trinket box with beautiful orange tonal colouration
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Wedgwood Majolica bowl, embossed vine leaf decorated master bowl 27 cm
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Cast metal monkey bell, Chinoiserie bell modelled as monkey with outstretched arms
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Telegraph works balance gauge, arched spade shaped wooden case stamped E.T.D S.A. From Silvertown, London
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Crystal Royalist glassware, engraved accession to the throne and Coronation commemorative tankard
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Allan Lowe, Australian pottery water set (8 piece)
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Western Assurance Company advertising calendar, original tin plate wall calendar with cardboard date and day cards
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Victorian walnut writing box, beautiful burr walnut brass bound campaign writing box presented to John Mansom 1876 local business and family man from Gawler and moved to port Pirie information included
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Cut crystal lustres, a pair 19th century clear glass with hanging cut prisma, height 31 cm
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Late Victorian uranium, vaseline glass vases, pair of hand painted floral design, height 33 cm
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Murano glass vase, Fratelli Toso millefiori cane satin glass twin handle vase 13 cm
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Italian candy strip Zanfirico vase, multi colour striped decoration interspersed with white zanfirico canes and clear applied handles and base, height 15.5 cm
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Lalique ring tray, French crystal with central mounted frosted bird, etched marking to base Lalique France
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Lalique France Quail paperweight, frosted crystal naturalistic swallow bird paperweight
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Lalique France Quail paperweight, frosted crystal naturalistic bird paperweight
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Vetreria Bisanzio Murano glass clown figurine, hand blown art glass depicting musician clown playing tuba with gold aveturines to his face, hand, feet and instrument, etched mark to base Vetreria Bisanzio Murano, height 32 cm
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Moorcroft Pottery vase, beautiful designs of irises and pansy with rich variated colour glaze, uncommon dual flower design
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William Moorcroft, pomegranate and fruit squat vase C.1920, signed, height 10.5 cm, width 13 cm
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William Moorcroft, William Moorcroft pansy vase, signed C.1920, height 13 cm
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Perthshire art glass paperweight, designed by Stuart Drysdale C.1982 Crieff Scotland 'Christmas' shepherd, sheep and star design No.22 of 350 with box and paper
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Caithness Scotland paperweight, designed by William Manson no. 34/500 in 'Red Rose' pattern with retailers card
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Amberina glass vase, beautiful golden amber to ruby two tone blown glass vase with clear applied spiralling decoration to body and pinch flared top rim
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19th century mantle lustre vase, milk and ruby glass overlay, with crystal drops and floral panels
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Daum art glass, blue, green crystal of naturalistic form, signed Daum France, 12 x 12 cm
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Edwardian ice blue enamelled vase, late 19th century with enamel decoration, height 32 cm
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Moser stem glasses, hand made crystal glasses 'Splendid Gold' pattern set of four liquer and four wine glasses decorated with engraving and gilded rims
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William Yeoward crystal glasses, set of eight Adriana pattern decorated with engraved garlands and beaded rim, inspired by antique design, height 15 cm
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William Bligh, 'The log of H.M.S. Providence, 1791-1793' Genesis publications, 1976. Limited edition 415/500. Large quarts in slipcase and original posting box. Half leather, gilding to spine. Numerous folding maps
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James Cook, 'The Journal of H.M.S. Endeavour 1768-1771' Genesis publications 1977. Limited edition 413/500. Large quarts in slipcase and original posting box. Half leather, gilding to spine. Numerous plates, some coloured
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William Bligh, 'The log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789 Genesis publications 1975. Limited edition 476/500. Large quarts in slipcase and original posting box. Half leather, gilding to spine, illustrated end papers
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Burkes Peerage, 1953, 100th edition. Rebacked with new end papers
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David Livingstone, 'Pictorial edition of the life and Discoveries of David Livingstone', two volumes, half leather, marbled edges, tooled spines with raised bands. N.D C.1878. With illustrations and coloured plates including one coloured map. Volume two with pagination error to first few pages
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Composition marble mantle figure, classical figure of a young child reading
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A rare sporting memorabilia plaque, a set of original autographs belonging to the English cricket team involved in the Bodyline series cricket test match against Australia in 1933. The signatures include all of the team members of the English side and includes 4 other cricketers from various years (provenance: the signatures were obtained by the vendor's father who was at the time, a police constable with the South Australian Police, attached to this plaque is a statutory declaration)
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Statue of Buddha, seated in a gilded finish, height 36 cm
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Chinese blue and white charger, late 19th century transfer printed with horses, rabbit and tiger themed decoration
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French garniture clock set, 19th century porcelain turquoise ground with gilded highlights Chinoiserie design with applied dog of fo decorations white enamel dial with blue enamel Roman numerals with matching jardinieres decorated with applied elephant handles, movement by Japy Freres, height 27 cm in fully working condition overhauled recently by local clock maker (A/F to dial and one jardiniere)
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Carved ivory panel, beautifully hand coloured and carved panel depicting geisha girls
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Rare Japanese ivory and wooden figure, beautifully carved ivory detailed head, hands and feet of a wood cutter seated on a carved log, with detailed carving to his clothes etc. Signed by the artist to the base
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Antique Japanese ivory netsuke, beautifully carved detailed group figure of two gents and a turtle, signed to the base by the artist, height 5 cm
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Antique Japanese carved mammoth tusk, well carved group figure of prosperity two gents on a money bag, height 4 cm
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Antique Japanese ivory netsuke, Amazing carved detail of a Japanese Samari blowing a conch shell, signed by the artist to bottom of his foot, height 8 cm
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Antique Japanese carved mammoth tusk netsuke, beautifully carved group figure of fisherman and koi carp and turtles, signed to base, height 4 cm
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Antique Japanese ivory netsuke, well carved figure of a young Fisher boy coloured details and signed by the artist to the base, height 4 cm
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Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century depicting elderly gent and child with gourd on turtle, signed to base
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Chinese carved ivory snuff bottle, heavily carved details of sages amongst blossoms on carved wooden base, total height 12 cm
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Japanese netsukes, carved wood three monkey's hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, artist signature to base
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A rare pair of carved ivory tusks, Ex John St Auburn auction a pair of carved ivory tusks with Australian silver mounts, hand carved with lions and native animals on wooden stand, length 60 cm
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Japanese Satsuma vase, wisteria and iris decorated Meiji period vase with artist mark to base, height 12 cm
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Carved wooden tool, tribal man wrestling a bird and other animals with pull string and carved bone toggle, height 28 cm
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Egyptian silver dishes, three graduated oval shape dishes decorated with engraved flower petals and scrolls, width 17, 11 and 8 cm 456g
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Antique champleve enamel vases, pair of brass twin handle vases with embossed decorations and red, blue and green enamel decorations against turquoise ground depicting warrior scenes, height 24.5 cm
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Antique champleve enamel vase, brass twin handle vase with embossed decorations and ram's masks to handles and red, blue and green enamel decorations against turquoise ground, height 24 cm
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Antique Japanese Imari plate, 19th century. Scalloped edge porcelain plate decorated with hand painted foliate and gilded highlights, diameter 24 cm
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Antique Japanese Imari plate, late 19th century. Scalloped edge porcelain plate decorated with hand painted foliate and gilded highlights, diameter 21.6 cm
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Brass elephant ornament, well modelled cast brass with bronzed finish
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19th century. Japanese corner shelf, black lacquered shelf decorated with hand painted and extensively gilded garden scene, height 27.5 cm
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Oriental game box, lacquered box comprising of four lidded boxes to interior and eight trays with some contents including carved mother of pearl chips, decorated with hand gilded Chinese garden scenes (some A/F) 30 x 27 x 9.5 cm
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Imari porcelain plate, red, blue and orange colourway with stylised rabbit and floral designs ('A/F' restored)
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Chinese tea money brick, pressed tea monetary brick with dual sided geometric and star detailed pagoda designs
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Scrimshaw, carved whale tooth showing whaling ship and whale
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Chinese porcelain charger, enamel decorated with bird, vase and floral design
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Carved chess pieces, Art Deco carved wood set
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Antique arcade crystal coffee grinder, interesting example of bench mountable hand crank ornate cast iron and glass grinder
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John Hinge, 'Nora Creina bay - near Robe' watercolour, signed lower right, 8 x 7 cm
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John Hinge, 'Outcrop of rocks Noar Creina bay - Robe' pencil, signed lower right, 5 x 12 cm
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Japanese iron tsuba, two cranes design Edo period 64 mm
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Japanese iron tsuba, Edo period with Dote mimi edge Ninja stung 72 mm
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Capodimonte porcelain figurine, blanc-de-chine figural group depicting five children playing in a garden decorated with applied flowers and gilded embossed base, width 20 cm
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Lalique France thistle design bowl, frosted and clear crystal with repeated thistle head design, diameter 26 cm, height 12 cm
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Venetian glass comport, footed ice blue glass comport decorated with four electric blue ribbed canes, height 21 cm
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Lalique plate, crystal plate decorated with engraved lily of the valley flowers, etched verso Lalique France, diameter 21.5 cm
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