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The Connoisseur's Auction - Night One: Collectables and Objet d'Art — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:291
Sale Title:The Connoisseur's Auction - Night One: Collectables and Objet d'ArtLots with images:291
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:167
Date:25-Mar-2024
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Rare Milton Moon jug, pottery tall water jug thick drip glazing of green/red tones, the applied handle with leaf motif, signed, height 27 cm
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Two earthenware pottery bottles, hand build pottery bottles bud vase, signed to base H. Enri 71, tallest 25 cm
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F.E. Cox Jolliff, hand built pottery jug of free-form design, signed, dated and numbered below, height 9.5 cm
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Milton Moon studio pottery tea bowl, grey russet colour glazed tea bowl of rounded shoulder triangular form, incised 'M' signature to base, height 6.2 cm, depth 10 cm
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Milton Moon studio pottery bowl, studio pottery bowl with blue brown glaze over clay wheel thrown base, height 5.8 cm, depth 24.5 cm
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William Ricketts pottery face pendant, full signature to reverse pottery bust of an elder with reverse bale for pendant, length 9 cm
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Marguerite Henriette Mahood, 'The Platypus' Australian pottery sculpture, signed and titled below, height 4 cm, length 11 cm
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Jo Caddy, ceramic vase in the form of a woman's head, clutching a flower, signed with monogram below, height 18 cm
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Gus McLaren pottery horse, stylised pottery horse figurine, pierced body design with geometric shaping in grey green glaze, height 28 cm
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Bitossi style horse, unglazed pottery horse possibly designed by Aldo Londi 39 x 40 cm
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Quality Milton Moon pottery vase, hand built with dark tint glaze and central decoration, full signature to base, height 22 cm
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Aynsley porcelain plate, decorated with hand painted flowers and gilding with maroon border, signed by the artist G. Bentley, diameter 26.5 cm
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Antique carriage clock, ornate gilded with high relief decorations with semi clad maiden to corners, white enamel round dial and black Roman numerals
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Antique silver and crocodile skin purse, c.1900 brown crocodile skin and leather sectional purse with sterling silver fittings, hallmarked Birmingham
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A fine rosewood inkwell, hand crafted in the form of a castle, with threaded stopper
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Kpm porcelain salt cellar, figural double salt cellar depicting a cherub and hand painted floral swags and gilding to cellars with internal courting couple scenes, width 14 cm
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Coalport porcelain lidded urns, Queen Elizabeth II 25th Anniversary of the Coronation, decorated with hand painted Coronation scene and gilded rams head handles against cobalt blue ground, height 25.5 cm
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Minton porcelain plate, decorated with hand painted Caernarfon castle and gilding, against turquoise border, signed by the artist, diameter 27 cm
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Pair of Elkington salt cellars, silverplate figural salts depicting boy and girl with baskets on ornate base, height 15 cm
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Hand painted miniature, 19th century portrait miniature on ivory depicting a young lady in blue dress in oval brass frame
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Antique chestnut basket with Underplate, blue and white pierced porcelain decorated willows and mausoleum, length 28 cm
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Coalport hand painted floral cabinet plate, 19th century davenport plate with central bouquet of flowers surrounded by gilt scrolled border and pierced edges c.1830, diameter23 cm
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Victorian mahogany Draftmans travel set, polished mahogany with hinged lid revealing fitted leather and sectional stationery compartment with lower fitted drawer for draftsman instruments original label for W.A. McKinley Ramsgate
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Amboyna solid wooden Deed box, polished solid amboyna hinged lidded deed box with lower central drawer and polish interior
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Victorian walnut apothecary travel set, Homeoepathic Pharmacy south London antique travel chemist box, with upper section for chemist bottles and lower drawer with three pharmacy bottles and fitted leather interior
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King Edward VIII bronze figure, original Sydney March bronze figure of King Edward on horse back on green marble base signed, length 28 cm, height 33 cm
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John Dowie (1915-2008), bronze figure group, mother and child, signed to base 'J Dowie 63', height 19.8 cm base, width 19 x 8.5 cm
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Earthenware pottery jug, hand built pottery jug with central reindeer motif, height 24 cm
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Large Victorian oval fish platter, by W.T Copeland, depicting fish in a decorative border, length 58 cm
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Rare Victorian Chas Raymond sewing machine, c.1870 trade household mark table top sewing machine with hand painted decoration presented on white marble base
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Italian faience plate, 19th century decorated with hand painted Venus and cupid scene (two tiny chips to rim), diameter 25 cm
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19th century cast brass bell, figural table bell cast as young male holding hops and alcohol flask, height 18.2 cm
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Silverplated demitasse coffee service, pair of French Art Deco silver plated cups with matching base plates and wooden handles, diameter of saucers 11.2 cm, height 5.5 cm
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Edwardian sterling silver cigarette box, machine decorated Art Deco cigarette box with Spanish cedar lining, hallmarked Birmingham 1935, length 17.2 cm
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Georgian sterling silver teaspoon, geo III teaspoon by makers Samuel Hennell 1810 London, clean example in fitted drummond box
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Rare mid-nineteenth century Squeezebox, Functioning early-Victorian musical instrument with pierced foliage design rosewood boards, green leather concertina, bone keys together with a hexagonal, velvet lined, lidded box. Serial stamp S166 and patent label 'C. Wheatsone, Inventor...London'
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Mother of pearl set bible and Bookmark, a leather bound devotional bible decorated in nacreous shell with the arms of Jerusalem and German silver engraved bookmark
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Pro Hart, hand painted on bible 'Still Life' signed
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Antique brass powder flask, embossed detail depicting United States shield, eagle and handshake (post civil War)
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German ship Gimble, C. Plath Hamburg brass gimble with wooden base plinth, height 22.5 cm
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Signed Mary Pickford photographs, two original colour tinted Hartsook Studios character portraitures both hand signed by famous Canadian silent movie actress
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Caithness paperweight, cranberry swirl interior with controlled bubble work, etched signature to base, height 7 cm
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Antique Meerschaum pipe, pierced decorated bowl with carved detailing and yellow coloured mouth piece in fitted case
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Victorian pair of gilt serving spoons, beautiful pair of shell shaped serving spoons with heavily embossed floral handles, in full fitted velvet and silk lined presentation box
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Antique Meerschaum pipe, pierced decorated bowl with carved detailing and amber coloured mouth piece in fitted case
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Historic Australian photograph of Ned Kellys Uncle, rare image depicting Ned Kelly's uncle Luke posing upon plinth, produced by Dublin and Melbourne portrait Rooms, Castlemaine
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Rms Lusitania dance card, a handwritten document with drawing, belongings to passenger on the voyage of Nov 22, 1886
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America's Wonderlands', J.W. Buel, 1893 decorative leather binding with over 500 photographs
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World stamp album, mixed lot of quality stamps
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Richard Lyndekker, 'The Royal natural History' 6 volumes, Frederick Warne, London 1893-6 1/2 leather gilding to spine, marbled end papers and edges, heavily illustrated with numerous colour plates
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A pair of crested Ware figures, Queen Mary and King George V bisque detailed figures made by Stoke on Trent, height 13m
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Royal Worcester porcelain plate, decorated with extensive gilding against cream border, diameter 27 cm
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Pretty Victorian milk jug, 19th century milk jug with hand painted bouquet of flowers with gilt details and pinched spout, BADA part label attached
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Victorian pretty milk jug, hand painted rose decoration with gilt rim and handle
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Coalport Victorian milk jug, 19th century milk jug hand painted bouquet of flowers amongst gilt decoration (very small hairline to rim)
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19th century hand painted teapot, English shaped antique teapot hand painted and gilt with floral decoration and sage green highlights, numbered to base, height 20 cm, length 27 cm
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19th century Coalport floral basket, early Coalport basket vase with hand painted central bouquet of flowers, beautiful gilding and applied flowers to exterior and handle, stamped to base
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Herend lidded trinket box, reticulated hand painted ball shape trinket with applied flower bulb finial
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Pair of 19th century. German porcelain figurines, a washer girl and gardeners' boy modelled and hand painted on gold painted base, height 19 cm
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Dresden porcelain plate, reticulated twin handle plate decorated with hand painted flowers and gilding by Carl Thieme, Germany, diameter 28 cm
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Dr Wall antique cup, Dr Wall blue and white two handled cup with floral decorations
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Thomas Webb cameo glass vase, pink glass cameo vase with white floral decorated (tiniest nibble to rim), height 11 cm
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Quality pair of Bohemian lustre vases, ruby glass with overlaid hand painted enamel decorations depicting roses and bouquets of flowers on gilt base with crystal droplets, height 27 cm
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Royal Worcester plate, 19th century porcelain cobalt blue ground decorated with gilded flowers, butterfly and cranes, diameter 23 cm
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Davenport beautiful antique teapot, 19th century hand painted teapot with beautiful detailed roses and flowers amongst bright gilded decoration and cobalt blue ground top, height 14 cm, length 27 cm
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Baccarat 19th century. Paperweight, dated 1848 spaced canes on upset muslin ground, signed and dated
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French mantle clock, cast metal with maiden bust to top and scrolls to sides, brass round dial with black numerals, height 22.5 cm
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Chinese hardstone teaset, light green carved stone teaset in beautiful light green and white colour depicting bird and prunus blossom and branch, base, length 19.5 cm, teapot, height 10.5 cm, width 20 cm ('A/F' slight to one teacup rim and spout of teapot)
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Japanese wooden netsuke, tan fruitwood, carved depicting pensive hound' with crossed paws scratching ear
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Netsuke of frogs Ironwood netsuke, carved and signed of a sociable group of three frogs
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Mammoth tooth netsuke, beautifully detailed of a seated man with Turtle
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Antique Japanese carved ivory netsuke, depicting a frog leaping over a dog, signed by the artist
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Asian silver filigree jewellery casket, open worked repeated floral design, fine repousse of substantial capacity resting on four feet concurrent with form and shape design, stamped to base, length 25 x 25 cm, height 13 cm, wt. 1305grams
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Antique Japanese carved ivory okimono, quality carved figure of a fisherman holding a fish and oar decorated with engraved geometric details to his clothes, character marks signature to base, height 8 cm
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Floral enamelled glass snuff bottle, black ground with bright flowers signed by the artist
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Japanese wooden netsuke, blonde fruitwood carved depicting two rats in wheat barrel, inset with glass eyes
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Chinese Peaking glass snuff bottle, vintage carved bamboo shape Peking glass
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Japanese carved figure, fisherman holding goose and fish in ivory 'A/F', 19th century signed, height 13 cm
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Carved bone Oriental shrine temple, circa 1940s hand carved tall shrine with seated buddha detailed carvings of lotus and phoenix on carved rosewood base, height 37 cm
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Bronze Ganesh statue, 19th century Indian Hindu Lord Ganesh four arm seated Ganesh, height 14 cm
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Qing Dynasty cloisonne trinket, lidded enamel trinket decorated with five claw dragon and flaming pearl design in red green, yellow and blue cloisonne enamel, height 7 cm, depth 11 cm
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James Dixons serving suite, three piece serving set including two serving ladles and pierced bowl strainer, all with apostle finials fitted in Adelaide retailers box for A.L. Brunkhorst
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Royal Doulton flambe figurine, English Doulton figure of a mother and daughter, height 22 cm
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Royal Doulton flambe Arab figure, Doulton Prestige figurine sterling silver Moor limited edition 35/250 modelled by Alan Maslankowski, height 26 cm
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Royal Doulton flambe figurine, C.1960 English flambe group figure of an embracing couple, height 32 cm
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Royal Doulton flambe figurine, Doulton figurine of a young girl and dove, height 22 cm, some scratches to reverse glaze
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Victorian ceramic tiles, decorative tiles depicting farmers sewing and reaping fields, height 30 cm, width 15 cm
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Victorian Staffordshire coffee service, E. Hughes and Co six person coffee service, green ground with gilt swags and decoration fitted in silk and velvet presentation box, one plate with staples repair
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Edwardian sterling silver vanity set, English made eight piece vanity set including nail buff, scissors, files etc in velvet and silk lined presentation box
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Royal Crown Derby tea service, Imari pattern four person teaset comprising of trio's side plates and cake plate 17 piece in pristine condition
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Royal Crown Derby pin dishes, Imari pattern crescent shaped pair of pin dishes
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Royal Crown Derby serving dishes, collection of four Imari pattern dishes and plates all various sizes, hand painted and heavily gilt in pristine condition
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Royal Crown Derby pate knives, Imari pattern boxed set of serving knives
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Royal Crown Derby pair of cabinet plates, Imari pattern cabinet plates with scalloped edges in pristine condition
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Royal Crown Derby pin dishes, Imari pattern round shaped pair of pin dishes
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Royal Crown Derby pin dishes, Imari pattern oval shaped pair of pin dishes
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Royal Crown Derby serving dishes, Imari pattern set of three serving bowls, hand painted and gilt on Regal blue ground in pristine condition
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Pair of Coalport plates, 19th century porcelain apple green batwing design, decorated with flowers and gilding, diameter 23 cm
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18th century. Worcester petite tea caddy, hand painted and gilt decoration painted by cut fruit painter with bees and butterflies, height 14 cm
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19th century Wedgwood string holder, blue Jasperware with various scenes lidded string holder (small chip to inside rim), height 9 cm
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