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The Spring Auction Series, Part I — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:405
Sale Title:The Spring Auction Series, Part ILots with images:405
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:223
Date:24-Nov-2024
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A Sevres biscuit allegorical group, The Judgement of Paris, circa 1870s, after the model by Louis-Simon Boizot, with Paris wearing a Phrygian cap kneeling and presenting Venus with the Golden Apple, she seated on clouds, Cupid below her holding a dove and stroking a spaniel, Minerva and Juno with their respective attributes behind, impressed Sevres mark and the letter M to base, 34 cm high
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A Directoire style marble top mahogany console table, 19th century, with a pierced brass gallery to the shaped surface above a single drawer and columnar fluted legs to an undertier and toupie feet, with brass trims and swing handles, 87.5 cm high, 98.5 cm wide, 34.5 cm deep
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A large Louis XV style tapestry fire screen, 19th century, with a moulded giltwood frame featuring a finely worked fruit and trophy vignette in muted tones, 115 cm high, 72.5 cm wide, 40 cm deep (at base)
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A fine Louis XVI style ormolu mounted marble temple clock garniture, later 19th century, with eight day whirl bell strike, the drum head with Arabic numerals to an enamel painted dial surmounted by a lovebird finial, decoratively mounted columns and frieze above an extended circular base, with associated four candle side pieces, key and sunburst pendulum, the clock 48 cm high, 21 cm diameter, the candelabra 40 cm high
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A pair of gilt bronze Sphinx chenets, late 19th century, with art Nouveau and Neoclassical elements, the female figures with flowing hair raised on formal waisted bases with anthemion and other vegetal motifs above whorl feet, inscribed Costermans to base, each 40.5 cm high
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A pair of Louis XVI style painted chairs, with ornate floral embroidered upholstery, height of back 87 cm, seat height 45 cm, Provenance: Roy's Antiques, Clifton Hill, Melbourne
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A transitional style marble top tulipwood cabinet, French, 18th century, of shaped profile with a flecked grey marble surface above a central drawer and quarter veneer cupboard flanked by small drawers and tambour front lower cupboards, chamfered cross banded edges and feather veneers to the sides, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots to the petite cabriole legs, with key, 103 cm high, 104 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep
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A pair of French gilt bronze six light mantel candelabra, mid 19th century, the stems with rocaille elements and demi figures supporting cornucopia issuing scrolling vegetal arms and sconces, raised on elaborate circular bases and tripod feet, 57.5 cm high, 28 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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An Italian style painted armoire, in a distressed dove grey painted finish with decorative panels to the twin doors picked out in gold colours, dark painted finish to the interior, 226 cm high, 136 cm wide, 52 cm deep, Provenance: Graham Geddes Antiques
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A Regency mahogany library table, circa 1810, with the original gilt tooled leather top, two cockbeaded drawers and further dummy drawers to three sides, raised on trestle ends and swept feet with brass anthemion decorated terminals on casters, 73 cm high, 144 cm wide, 110 cm deep
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A fine large Regency flame mahogany Regency cellaret, circa 1825, of elegant sarcophagus form with a diamond point domed lid, gadrooned edge and raised on lion paw feet, 64 cm high, 75 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A Murano glass flush mounted ceiling light and matching wall sconces, the clear glass light and sconces of of open petal form with ribbed feature, 15 cm drop, 60 cm diameter
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A striking Murano glass peach blush glass chandelier, circa 1950s, the tiered chandelier issuing sinuous moulded leaf forms, with a spiral twist stem and a bullicante bowl, 80 cm drop (approx)
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An ornate silver overlay framed mirror, 150 x 120 cm
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A Louis XV style ebonised commode, the three double drawers with decorative pierced gilt metal escutcheons and drop ring handles above a carved serpentine skirt, 83 cm high, 106 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A Gothic Revival oak plank top dining table, on carved supports and a stretcher base, 78 cm high, 219 cm wide, 84 cm deep
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An impressive Art Deco style marble statue of an exotic dancer, in two tone marble and raised on a small plinth, 191 cm high, 106 cm wide from hand to raised foot, depth of base 35.5 cm
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A Classical style carved marble torso on plinth, the contrapposto torso with pronounced musculature, raised on a black metal plinth with an extended base, the torso 70 cm high, 163 cm high including pedestal
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A mahogany bracket clock by J Wallis, English, circa 1860, double fusee with anchor escapement, in a flame mahogany case with stepped crown and pineapple finial, gilded ball feet and ring handles to the fretted sides, with key, 48 cm high, 28 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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A George II mahogany tea table, possibly Irish, circa 1740, with blind fret twin drawers, gadrooned skirt and raised on cabriole legs with relief carved knees and paw feet, 73 cm high, 79.5 cm wide, 39 cm deep (unexte
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European School, Classical Tavern Interior with Figures, oil on canvas, Dimensions: 55 x 45 cm
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A late Georgian secretaire bookcase, early 19th century, with an extended pediment above astragal panelled doors, the fall front opening to a fitted interior with boxwood faced drawers, pigeon holes, 217 cm high, 124 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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A floral inlaid rosewood vitrine, early 20th century, with an extended concave cornice above two shaped doors and sabre legs, decoratively inlaid with boxwood ribboned swags, trailing floral elements and sprigs, with two wood shelves, 142 cm high, 91 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep
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A set of eight George III mahogany dining chairs, late 18th century, comprising six dining and two carvers of shield form with pierced splats featuring wheat ear and husk motifs in low relief above stuffover serpentine seats to stretcher-based legs
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A Tasmanian Colonial cedar chess table, circa 1860s, the tilt top table with feature casuarina and burr inlay to the surface, above a Gothic pierced skirt and raised on a turned pedestal to a tripod base, 76 cm high, 48.5 cm wide, 39.5 cm deep, Provenance: Armadale Antiques Centre, 1994
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A rustic Continental style console table, with solid oak surface above three carved front freize drawers, raised on square tapering legs, 79.5 cm high, 170 cm wide, 70.5 cm deep, Provenance: Graham Geddes Antiques
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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887), A Greek Orator, the bronze figure exhibiting rich brown patination, raised on a base inscribed 'By Zeus, hail the most beautiful of maidens', and signed 'par. Carrier', 110 cm high. Other Notes: for similar see Sotheby's 19th and 20th century Sculpture, London 20 May 1994, lot 18 and also illustrated
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A Spanish oak wrought iron stretcher base refectory table, in the Carlos II style, 78 cm high, 91 cm deep
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A French Art Deco walnut extension dining table with six matching chairs, circa 1935-40, the table with chamfered corners, typically plain extensions and associated high back suede upholstered stuffover chairs, table, 74.5 cm high, 168 cm wide, 103 cm deep, the leaves each 66.5 cm wide, Provenance: Fabrile, Melbourne
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A French Art Deco walnut buffet d'enfilade, circa 1935-40, of serpentine profile, hipped, angled cabriole legs and inlaid to the central cupboards with a formal shell and scrolling leaf device, 94.5 cm high, 245 cm wide, 56 cm deep, Provenance: Fabrile, Melbourne
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Emile Laporte (1858-1908), Vergincetorix with his son, bronze, impressed signature to base, Emile Laporte, 86 cm high, 40 cm wide, 38 cm deep; base 34 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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A large walnut Renaissance Revival refectory table, French, second half 19th century, ornately carved with a decorative apron above sphinx trestle ends, the stretcher with fluted supports, pull out stretchers to the short ends, 78.5 cm high, 194 cm wide, 105 cm deep, each leaf 69 cm wide
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A Neoclassical style Carrara marble fireplace surround and mantel, with shaped volutes, 121 cm high, 176 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A suite of eight Art Deco style leather dining chairs, with textured leather seats and pebble textured white velvet backs, raised on splayed legs, height of back 99 cm
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A George III mahogany and satinwood foldover card table, late 18th century, of cross-banded demi-lune form, the deep skirt supported on tapering square form legs to spade feet, 73.5 cm high, 91 cm wide, 49 cm deep (folded), the top 98 cm diameter unfolded
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A verde antico spiral twist pedestal, 19th/20th century, with an octagonal surface and matching base, 99 cm high, 33 cm diameter (approx)
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Y A Northern Italian rosewood, ivory and ebony cabinet, late 17th century, in the Renaissance style with engraved ivory plaques depicting hunting, fishing, fowling and hawking scenes, the frieze drawers and base inlaid with Neoclassical motifs, 163 cm high, 112 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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A French terracotta figural group of a satyr, Bacchante and putto, after the original by Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814), 19th century, incised mark of Clodion to interior of base, 48.5 cm high
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A treacle glazed terracotta figure of a school boy, probably Austrian, early 20th century, modelled and incised marks to the bust and mounted on an integral stepped base, unmarked, 35 cm high, 35 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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A George III mahogany fold-over card table, in the Chippendale style,18th century, the serpentine top above a flower and ribbon carved frieze with pierced and scrolled corner brackets, raised on square tapering linen fold legs, 73 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep, PROVENANCEChristie's Melbourne, Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts, June 19 - 20, 2000, lot 180A., Note:, Inscribed under the felt baize in pencil ""My Own Work / Thomas Chippendale St. Martin's Lane / 1752"" and further inscribed with a sketch of…
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European School, Figures at a Festive Dining Table, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 56 cm
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English School ((Late 19th - Early 20th Century), Still Life with Roses, oil on canvas, 29.5 x 36.5 cm
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A Robert Butterfield of Paris pocket sundial, early 18th century, of octagonal profile with painted leather case depicting harbour and Classical landscape scenes, the brass dial with hinged gnomon and marked Butterfield Paris, lists of town names verso, 2 cm high, 8 cm wide, 7.5 cm deep
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An elegant gilded brass clock garniture, retailed by J.W Benson, Old Bond Street, London, 19th century, with eight day French movement striking on bell, featuring a tall finial above architectural body flanked by slender knopped columns, with associated candelabra side pieces, the clock 34 cm high, 17 cm wide, 13 cm deep, the side pieces 32.5 cm high
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A rare George I walnut bureau-cabinet, in the Dutch taste, English, first half 18th century, the moulded arch pediment, above a pair of shaped and bevelled glass doors, opening to a shelved interior; the fall front opening to reveal a leather lined writing surface with an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers with a central door, the lower section with three long serpentine drawers raised on squat bracket feet, 223 cm high, 113 cm wide, 60 cm deep, Provenance: The Cunningham family, Somerset, England.…
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A triptych of Siena, in the Proto Renaissance manner, painted with a crackle glaze finish, 183 cm high, 87 cm wide (each panel)
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A pair of black marble pedestals, 41 cm high, 70 cm wide, 70 cm deep
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A Louis XVI style giltwood button back canape, upholstered in burnt orange brocade, length of back 173 cm
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An ornate wrought iron and marble top console table, French, 86 cm high, 140 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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A rustic pine farmhouse refectory table, 19th century, of pegged construction, the plank top with much patina above chamfered legs united by an H stretcher, 75 cm high, 216 cm wide, 71.5 cm deep
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A pair of wrought iron gates, in an aged and distressed painted finish, 279 x 144 cm
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A striking pietra dura side table on a wrought iron base, with bright specimen stones laid in a spiral pattern above a boldly scrolled base, 78 cm high, 107 cm diameter at top
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A painted Italian provincial style bookcase, two arching glazed cupboards centred with a painted cupboard and urn motif, three cupboards to the lower register above a plinth base, 245 cm high, 165.5 cm wide, 37 cm deep. Other Notes: This bookcase does not come apart. It is extremely heavy and must be removed by a professional carrier.
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A Louis XV style silver clad desk, of serpentine profile with two drawers, a dipped skirt and raised on cabriole legs, with relief carved details throughout, 78 cm high, 165 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A Louis XVI style marquetry buffet cabinet, mid 20th century, with lattice marquetry and cross banding to the surface above four fitted felt lined cutlery drawers and lower cupboards all similarly decorated, a floral inlaid cartouche to the central cupboards, with gilt bronze trims throughout, raised on fluted legs, 99 cm high, 187 cm wide, 59.5 cm high
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A large carved Renaissance Revival style bookcase and display cabinet, with a projecting cornice above a paterae embellished frieze and niches with carved figures and portrait roundels, wood shelves to the interior, 208 cm high, 296 cm wide, 51 cm deep. Other Notes: This bookcase is extremely heavy and must be removed by a professional carrier.
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A George III mahogany fold over tea table, circa 1780, of serpentine profile with relief carved edging, raised on shaped square section legs with small angled brackets, 74 cm high, 98 cm wide, 49 cm deep (folded) 98 cm extended
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A pair of George III parcel gilt side chairs in the French taste, later 18th century, tablet backs with ribbon twist and bead edge frames, floral and ribbon crests, the serpentine stuffover seats raised on fluted and carved legs
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A large maple veneer Biedermeier Revival sofa, 19th/20th century, on a pine frame, shaped back and rollover arms, 106 cm to the top of the shaped cresting, 236 cm wide, 69.5 cm deep
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A pair of small Sevres style bronze mounted porcelain vases together with a pair of bottle vases, 19th century, baluster covered vases with Marie Antoinette initials, finely decorated with posies, festoons and bleu celeste ribbons picked out in gilt, together with a pair of French bottle vases, featuring baskets of flowers and trailing foliage, red painted marks to bases, the bottle vases 16.5 cm high
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A pair of faux snakeskin upholstered wingback armchairs in the Louis XV manner, of generous proportions with serpentine showframes and relief carved decorations
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A French silvered bronze figure of an allegorical maiden, 19th/20th century, in the manner of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and mounted on a rouge de France marble base, unsigned, 43 cm high, Provenance: Christies London, 'Un Moment de Perfection', auction 10199, 3 December 2014, Lot 33
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Artist Unknown, Portrait of Sir Anthony Van Dyck, oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm
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(Attributed) Tsuguhara Foujita, Figure Studies, two colour lithographs, inscribed on image lower right: Foujita, 31 x 22.5 cm (each)
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A bronze figure of a horse by Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879), converted to an Australian agricultural trophy, circa 1900, on a rouge marble base inscribed 'Gascoyne Pastoralists Association Trophy presented to D.N. Mccleod Esq. for largest number of points gained for awards at annual show 1906', 46 cm high
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Two frosted crystal 'Chrysis' car mascots/desk ornaments, one marked Lalique, the kneeling female nudes leaning backwards with outstretched arms and windswept hair, mounted on stepped bases and serving as desk ornaments, one ornament inscribed Lalique France, bases unmarked, 14.5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 19.5 cm deep
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A pair of Italian verre eglomise mirror panels, circa 1940s, featuring allegorical Classical scenes in imaginary landscapes, gilt framed, 68 cm high, 55 cm wide
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A large antique giltwood overmantel mirror in the Louis XVI manner, 19th century, with twin ribbed frames entwined with ribbon, applied floral motifs to the corners and centred with a lavish shell and floral crest, 230 cm high, 134 cm wide
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A large pair of gilt bronze mounted porcelain Sevres style vases, 19th century, with richly moulded leafy handles and fruiting finials to the covers and finely painted allegorical scenes of maidens accompanied by cupids to the gilded cartouches on a cobalt blue ground, signed, underglaze Sevres style marks to undersides and one lid, 93 cm high
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A mahogany Georgian style secretaire book case, a marriage piece with astragal glazed doors above a fall front and three long drawers
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A pair of George III sterling silver dishes, B.S, London 1774, heavy gauge dishes of lobed and gadrooned form centred with engraved armorials featuring lion passant and boar's head devices, hallmarked Bs with pellet, engraved 20-13 and 20-2, 2.5 cm high, 24.5 cm diameter, 1200gms
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A Queen Anne Britannia silver tankard, Humphrey Payne, London 1718, with domed lid above a girdled straight-sided body, fanned thumbpiece and scroll handle, hallmarked underside and to lid interior, 14.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter foot rim, 465gms silver weight
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A George III sterling silver tankard, Francis Crump, London 1765, of plain bellied form and of generous proportions with double scroll handle and acanthus thumpiece, engraved armorial within floral cartouche, hallmarked underside, 15 cm high, 10 cm diameter foot, 9.5 cm, rim, 540gms silver weight
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A George II sterling silver waiter, Edward Wakelin, London 1754, of gently lobed form with gadroon edge and raised on whorl feet, engraved lion Sejant erect armorial, hallmarked underside, mark of Wakelin (surmounted by Prince of Wales feathers), 2.5 cm high, 18 cm diameter, 325gms silver weight
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An internal sulphide cameo glass plaque of two philosophers in the manner of Baccarat, French, circa 1880, hobnail cut glass with a gilt metal mount, depicting portrait profiles of Voltaire and one other, 9 cm high (including bail), 5.5 cm wide
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A French gold mounted rock crystal seal, circa 1840, the gold mounted initialled stamp decorated to the crystal body with vertical oak leaf borders in two tone gold, 8.5 cm long
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A Rene Lalique Ambre perfume bottle for Francois Coty, circa 1910, in frosted sepia tones and of tapering form with a flat rim and stopper, decorated with four classical maidens holding flowers, relief mark of R.Lalique to foot, 17 cm high
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A Louis XVI silver portrait miniature snuff box, later 18th century, chased and engraved with formal floral motifs and borders, the portrait of a gentleman in an embroidered red coat and with powdered hair housed in a ribboned cartouche, hallmarked to the gilt washed interior, 3 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 5 cm deep, 71gms total weight, Provenance: Chiswick Auction House, London, Silver & Objects of Vertu, 25 March 2020, Lot 258
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A Neoclassical Continental silver box, possibly German or Austrian, late 19th century, chased and engine turned, featuring cupids holding their various attributes, laurel borders to the edges, hallmarked but indistinctly to the interior rim, 2.5 cm high, 7 cm wide, 5.5 cm deep, 90gms silver weight
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A Neoclassical .800 silver snuff box, mark of Posen, Germany, circa 1900, the hinged lid with frolicking cupids and their various attributes in a Classical setting beneath swags and decorative borders, a 1928 inscription to the interior, hallmarked to the lid rim, 1.5 cm high, 8 cm wide, 5.5 cm deep, 72gms silver weight
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A Louis XV silver gilt cartouche shape snuff box, Paris, circa 1735, the hinged lid chased with an allegorical figure study within rocaille elements, cupids with festoons to the reverse, illegible maker's mark, charge and discharge marks, 1.5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide, 5 cm deep, 49gms silver weight, Provenance: Mossgreen, March 2017. Christie's Geneva, 15 November 1983, Lot 403
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A Continental gilt metal embossed box with an enclosed portrait medallion, artist unknown, circa 1780, the finely worked gilt on copper box, decorated to the lid with a Classical figure in a temple setting flanked by scrolls and various attributes, a portrait medallion of a young woman to the lid interior, unmarked, 3 cm high, 8 cm wide, 6 cm deep
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A gold mounted tortoiseshell box with a concealed portrait miniature by Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784), probably mid 1760s, the oval box with three colour gold and silver floral inlay to the removable lid, the inner compartment with a delicately rendered watercolour on ivory half portrait of a woman in a blue dress, initialled Nh and dated probably 1764, 4 cm high, 8 cm wide, 6 cm deep, Provenance: Manhattan Art & Antiques Centre, Hoffman Gampetro, New York, 2015
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Y A George III tortoiseshell snuff box with portrait medallion by Richard Cosway (1742-1821), the gentleman wearing a blue coat, his hair powdered, and set into a waisted gold mounted and lined box, the oval mount and thumbpiece of chased design, 2.5 cm high, 8 cm wide, 5.5 cm deep, Provenance: Philip Mould & Company, London, 2013
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A South Staffordshire type enamel and gilt etui, 1770-1780, finely decorated with botanical specimens reserved on a blue ground within raised gilt cartouches, with some implements, 9 cm high, 4 cm wide
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A Battersea enamel miniature plaque depicting Christ on the cross, mid 18th century, transfer printed enamel in delicate colours housed in a gilt metal frame, after an engraving by Ravenet (Simon Francis, the elder), 1753-1755, 10 cm high, 8 cm wide. Other Notes: a near identical plaque is housed in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Accession number: 414:1429-1885. Crucifixion subjects are unusual in the repertoire of Battersea enamels of this era suggesting it may have been made for a Roman…
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An exquisite Viennese enamel and bronze mounted miniature cabinet, late 19th century, the cabinet fitted with petite drawers and decorated to the body and interior with plaques embellished with landscapes and allegorical narratives, 16 cm high, 11.5 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep
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A miniature portrait of two children, 19th century, oil on card, 9 x 11.5 cm, Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen Collection, Melbourne
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English School, Portrait of a Lady, oil on canvas, 24 x 19 cm, Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen Collection, Melbourne
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T Bonsi, Temple Scenes I & II, pair of watercolour and gilt on paper, each signed lower right: T Bonsi, 15 x 23 cm (each), Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen Collection, Melbourne
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A miniature portrait of a gentleman at his desk, artist unknown, 19th century, watercolour on ivory, 12 x 9.5 cm, Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen Collection, Melbourne
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Two miniature portraits of ladies, 19th/early 20th century, half portraits, oil on ivory, one signed Tischler lower right, 7.5 cm diameter, and 8 cm high, 6 cm wide, Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen Collection, Melbourne
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A miniature portrait of G.Freer Esq., by George Hargreaves (English, 1797-1870), oil on ivory, signed and inscribed verso: Hargreaves Pinxt. April 1822, 10.5 x 8.5 cm, Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen Collection, Melbourne
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A rare and important George III Battersea enamel cricket medallion, 18th century, of oval form surrounded by a frame of paste diamonds and depicting a pair of crossed bats, ball, trailing ribbon of beads and wickets, inscribed verso:, 'Wednesdays Cricket Society, Revived and Established 1780, Edward Medley, Treasurer', 7.5 cm high, 8 cm wide
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A large sterling silver and ruby glass trumpet vase, William Henry Sparrow, Birmingham 1906, the frilled vase housed in an ornately pierced silver holder to a domed and weighted base, 32 cm high, 500gms weighted silver holder
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A French Empire .950 silver cruet set by Pierre Jacques Meurice, Paris, circa 1806-1809 period, with elegant ajoure borders to the integral tray and bottle holders, the rims supported by Classical dancing maidens, with the original faceted bottles, hallmarked, 26.5 cm high, 23 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep, 600gms, Provenance: Andre and Cecile Fink Collection.
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A Neoclassical sterling silver coffee pot and a matching tea pot, William Hutton & Sons, London, 1898 & 1902, gadrooned to the lower bodies with matching domed lids and finials, '7' shaped wood handles, hallmarked to upper bodies, 25.5 cm high, coffee pot, 12.5 cm high, teapot, 885gms total weight
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A Christofle 'Integrale' stainless steel flatware service for ten, French, circa 2000, comprising forks, knives, dessert and soup spoons and teaspoons, the largest knives 22.5 cm long
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A fine Continental silver and enamel decorated belt, in the Japanese taste, early 20th century, with sixteen panels individually decorated with floral specimens in relief upon an intricately worked ground, the main roundel buckle with clip marked Wf within a square border and Stg Sil, 68 cm, belt length
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Three items of Victorian English sterling silver: a pierced basket, sugar caster and a creamer, Sheffield, London, various dates and makers, mid to late 19th century, the pierced basket on bunch of grape feet finely embossed with vines and floral motifs, apparently unmarked, an embossed square bombe form sugar caster. and a baluster floral embossed creamer; hallmarked, 21 cm high, caster, 755gms silver weight
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