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

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:686
Sale Title:The Spring Auction Series, Part IILots with images:686
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:420
Date:25-Nov-2024
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A large sequential collection of Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates dating from 1968-2015, 47 items, described verso to each with title, backstamps and date ciphers, with a collection of associated books and pamphlets
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A collection of Royal Copenhagen vases and Royal Copenhagen commemorative plates, 1970s and later, comprising approximately fifteen pieces, the largest plate 23 cm diameter
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A partial Limoges gilded porcelain dinner service together with a Richard Ginori tureen, comprising fifteen pieces including plates in two sizes, the Ginori tureen with rope twist handles, blue floral design and a vegetal finial, 24 cm high
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An assortment of ceramic wares, 19/20th century, nine items including four petite leaf form Herend dishes, a Doulton Lambeth bowl, a landscape jug, a baluster vase and Italian style faience plate
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A European porcelain figural group, Vion & Daury, later 19th century, a seated woman dressed en-deshabille with a cupid upon her lap and writing a manuscript, black anchor mark underside, otherwise unmarked, 22 cm high. Provenance: Roy's Antiques, Melbourne
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Two vintage Royal Doulton figurines, 'The potter and 'The mask Seller', 1930s and 1950s, 'The Potter', Hn 1495, designed by Charles Noke, with early painted marks, potted by Doulton & Co., and the mask seller, H.N 2103, designed by Leslie Harradine, green backstamp underside, 18 cm and 22.5 cm high
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A collection of Chinese earthenware vessels, 20th century, comprising three small glazed jarlets and two larger pots, the largest jarlet 9 cm high, the largest pot 16 cm high
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An Italian maiolica plaque, in the 18th century manner, figures engaged in narratives and rustic entertainments in the style of Mattonella Castelli, label of John leech, Auckland Art Dealer, framed, 28.5 cm high, 38 cm wide
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A set of ten Victorian Aesthetic movement plates, Mintons, 19th century, pattern 5326, orchard and vine fruit botanical plates decorated in enamels and tonal gilt and silver paste in relief upon a cream ground; puce backstamps and impressed mark underside with painted numerals, 22.5 cm diameter
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An assorted porcelain group including a Meissen model of a swan, three Moore Bros. Cactus vases and a compact box, 19th/20th century, the Meissen swan, inscribed 2214, the Moore Bros. Vases, design 408, and a domed box centred with a medallion portraits, 11 cm high, swan; 11 cm high, cactus vases
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A Bernardaud 'Constance' tureen and a Herend 'Rothschild Bird' playing cards box, 20th century, the footed tureen with oak leaf and acorn borders, the moulded domed box partitioned to the interior, backstamps to both, 6.5 cm high, 16.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep, card box
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A Wedgwood basalt sucrier, 19th century, and a later black ground lion dog bowl, early 20th century, the covered sucrier of neoclassical form with rosso antico allegorical vignettes, impressed Wedgwood mark and cipher, and a lion dog bowl in emerald colours upon a satin black ground, printed mark underside, 11.5 cm high, 16.5 cm wide, 9 cm deep, sucrier, 10 cm high, 15.5 cm diameter, bowl
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Three antique cabinet plates and a dessert dish by Coalport, Sevres Chateau des Tuileries, Mintons and Royal Doulton, 19th century, a Coalport cattle decorated pink ground plate, unmarked; a Mintons Aesthetic bird plate, numbered G2214 with cipher, a Marie Antoinette portrait plate, stamps underside, and; a Royal Doulton shaped teal ground dessert dish with gilded trims, magenta trophy and rose medallions, puce marks underside, the dessert dish 28 x 23 cm, note, Coalport plate from the Timothy Menzel…
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A collection of Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grondahl figurines, later 20th century, comprising approximately fifteen pieces, including teddy bear series figures: Victoria, Victor, Freddie and his friends, My very best friend, the largest, 17 cm high
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An extensive Villeroy and Boch 'Look' dining service, together with Wedgwood porcelain, the Villeroy and Boch service comprising approximately one hundred and ten pieces, including entree, side and dinner plates, platters, soup bowls, cereal bowls, serving and salad bowls, jugs, coffee and tea cups with matching saucers, and; a Georg Jensen fish form platter, Wedgwood cup and saucer, a selection of bowls by jasper Conran for Wedgwood and a contemporary transfer decorated box by Limoges, the Wedgwood plates…
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An extensive 'Pompadour' pattern faience dinner setting by Sarreguemines, French, 19th century, comprising dinner plates, entree plates, comports, bowls and a jug, approximately fifty pieces, the largest comport 13.5 cm high, 25 cm diameter
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Four naively decorated hand painted faience wares, French, early 20th century and later, comprising a pouring vessel with hand painted flowers and cockerel circa 1900 25 cm high, 23 cm wide, a twin-handled lidded tureen, circa 1950, 18 cm high, 23 cm wide, a bottle neck shaped vase 25.5 cm high, 15 cm diameter and a lidded tureen, circa 1950 17 cm high, 23 cm wide
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An English brown jasper ware jug and two stoneware jugs, 19th century, the largest stoneware jug 34 cm high, jasper jug 19 cm high
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A parian ware figural group, 'Ariadne and the Panther', second half 19th century, after Johann Heinrich von Dannecker, depicting Ariadne on the back of a panther above a rectangular base, marked '163' to base, 35 cm high
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A hand painted maiolica style plate, Italian
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A pair of Villeroy & Boch vases together with two small Victorian salt glazed jugs, 19th/20th century, one jug with ivy motifs, the other with grapes and leaves, the largest jug 17.5 cm high, the vases 25 cm high
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A Chelsea Derby lozenge shaped rose dish, together with a Royal Crown Derby bowl and covered vase, later 18th century and 20th century, the moulded dish with festoons of roses below a turquoise border studded with gold flower heads, gold D and anchor mark, label for Scottish Antiques Co., and; a covered vase and bowl with pink rose decorations, red marks to bases, the dish 32 x 25 cm
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A white glazed porcelain elephant figure, Heubach, Germany, circa 1930, naturalistically modelled and with green trademark of Heubach to base of one foot, 21 cm high
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A pair of Empire style scenic porcelain vases, circa 1820, urn vases with high set bird and fish tail gilded handles, decorated with forest scenes to beaded reserves upon a pale celadon green ground, formal gilt highlights throughout, unmarked, 26.5 cm high
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A Chelsea cabinet plate, gold anchor period, 1756-1759, with moulded scroll edge picked out in gilt and teal, decorated with sprigs and posies of spring flowers in soft colours, anchor mark to base, 23 cm diameter
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A large Victorian rococo tureen, by davenport, 19th century, extravagantly moulded with a compressed waisted body, vegetal handles and finial, lavishly decorated throughout with formal rocaille elements in gold and navy upon a white and cream ground, with stand, puce marks to lid and tureen base, 32 cm high
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A neoclassical porcelain teapot and a later pair of Spode 'Fleur de Lys - Gold' covered pots, early 19th century/ later 20th century, the teapot of slightly compressed form with a '7' shape handle and associated stand, pattern 1043, otherwise unmarked, the teapot 16 cm high
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A pair of Moroccan terracotta vases together with an amphora style vase, 53 cm high
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Three Moroccan terracotta vases, of rustic appearance, one with cover, largest 55 cm high
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A parian bust of a young woman, possibly French, 19th century, the semi profile bust on a turned base, wearing a lace shawl tumbling from her hair and decorated with a band of roses, unmarked, 25 cm high
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A silk plush top hat by Woodrow & Sons, Britain, circa 1900, housed in the original lined leather box
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A Chinoiserie painted floor lamp with pagoda form shade, mid 20th century, in black with gilt decorations, knopped stem and an octagonal base, 173 cm high to the top of the shade
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Two Turkish wool kilims, in bold geometric patterns, the largest 124 x 256 cm
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An Aubusson rug, the tapestry weave rug in a muted dusky rose, maroon, and coffee palette upon a cream field, with a central floral medallion enclosed by a floral chain, arabesques and decorative floral medallions and spandrels, 246 x 298 cm
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A small Persian pattern wool rug, contemporary, with a central medallion and profusely decorated with flora upon a russet field, Indian made, 118 x 174 cm
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A Senneh district kilim Iran, 1930s, richly coloured with conjoined diamonds upon a flower strewn midnight blue field, 112 x 160 cm
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A northwest Persian Kurdish rug, mid 20th century, the dark blue field with red and pink flowerheads enclosed by rouge and blue borders, 100 x 210 cm
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A Beluch all-wool rug, early 20th century, with diamond medallions on an aubergine- coloured field and original goat-hair side finishes, 135 x 190
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A small Afghan wool rug, late 20th century, with a red field and a broad geometric main border, 75 x 125 cm
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A brightly coloured Turkish wool rug, mid 20th century, the central red field with two diamond lozenges enclosed by a cream and bold flower head border, 100 x 195 cm
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An Afghan handknotted wool tribal rug, 220 x 475 cm
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An Ersari Turkoman carpet, Central Asia, 20th century, with a design of characteristic guls within a chequerboard layout, 170 x 250 cm
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A semi-antique Turkoman prayer rug, silk and wool composition with a central repeated medallion motif, in tones of faded red, orange and brown, 90 x 135 cm
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An Afghan handknotted wool tribal rug together with a smaller Turkoman wool rug, the largest 196 x 113 cm, the smallest 79 x 112 cm
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Three antique rugs including a saddlebag, the Ersari runner 100 x 245 cm, the Turkish wool saddle bag 120 x 136 cm, the Balouch rug 117 x 204 cm
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A Senneh district kilim, Iran, 20th century, shades of cream and watermelon, on a midnight blue field, 105 x 145 cm
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An antique Savonnerie style rug, in the 17th century French manner, with formal floral designs in muted colours upon a deep cream field and enclosed by a narrow border, 173 x 248 cm
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A large wool Persian pattern rug, Indian, 268 x 371 cm
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A hand knotted tribal Sangun Balouch rug, Persian, pure wool pile, with an all over design of geometric herati mahi patterns on a charcoal toned field, geometric border, 105 x 181 cm
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A Gulfarang Bidjar rug, Persian, Kurdish weave, the pure lambs wool pile hand knotted with a classic floral design of elongated floral medallions surrounded by a field of floral sprays with quartered medallion corners, 105 x 172 cm
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A vintage tribal Persian wool rug, Lorestan Province, hand knotted with a tribal design of angular medallions on a field of tree of life and floral patterns, horse and bird forms, with a geometric border, 130 x 296 cm
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A Persian knotted pile runner, Tabriz region, 20th century, with 'Workshop signature', profusely decorated with flowers and vase arrangements in colours upon a navy field, with rust coloured spandrels and multiple floral borders, 97 x 414 cm
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A northwest Persian knotted pile runner, Heriz region, early 20th century, with a row of geometric floral star designs upon a brick red field enclosed by multiple borders, 110 x 438 cm
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A west Persian knotted pile rug, Senneh region, early 20th century, of bold lozenge design with dense formal floral patterns in pink, red and tan colours upon a cream and ink blue field enclosed by geometric borders, 133 x 192 cm
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Y three sterling silver ink wells, 19th/20th century, one with a silver inlaid tortoiseshell lid, one with a guilloche blue enamel lid, all hallmarked, and including a small unmarked pot with an ivory handle, 10 cm diameter largest ink well
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A small sterling silver coffee pot, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, 1918, and; a teapot, 1899, both London, the baluster pedestal coffee pot with a domed lid and acanthus decorations to the spout and terminal, gadroons to the rims, hallmarked to the upper body, engraved angel crest; the bachelor teapot with tripod feet, having a central girdle, rubbed marker's marks to base, 21.5 cm high, 11.5 cm high
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A sterling silver tankard, Richard Comyns, London, 1937, of typical baluster profile with a double scroll handle and acanthus thumbpiece, applied rim and waisted foot, engraved initials and date, J.A.C 1937, crisply hallmarked underside, 10.5 cm high, 320gms
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The floral Alphabet miniature plate collection in sterling silver, Franklin Mint, 1979, a complete set of floral emblems, hallmarked to each, 3.9 cm diameter, 275gms silver weight
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A large etched silver plate banquet tray, 19th century, with four handles, an applied rococo border and intricately patterned borders, 104 x 66 cm
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A Georgian sterling silver swing handle sugar basin and an early Victorian goblet, 19th century, a neoclassical basin with rubbed mark of Rf, with bright cut borders, to a pedestal base; the goblet, mark of H.H, for probably Henry Holland, London 1842, also with bright cut and prick worked border to the rim and foot, hallmarked to both items, but rubbed, 15.5 cm high, goblet, 430gms silver weight
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A George III sterling silver snuffer tray, Richard Cooke, London 1799, of ellipse form with shell and whorl ends, crisply hallmarked underside, 190gms silver weight, 26.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep. Provenance: Christie's, July 2005
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A pair of George IV sterling silver oval salts, Robert Hennell, London 1824, with pierced bodies and raised on ball and claw feet, with blue glass liners, together with a pair of baluster shape Sheffield sterling silver pepper pots, two mustard spoons, 5 cm high, 8 cm wide, 6.5 cm deep, 175gms silver weight
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A cased set of four sterling silver napkin rings, J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd, each representing a separate assay office, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London and Sheffield, 1969, 125gms silver weight. Provenance: Christies, 5 July 2005
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An unusual Mexican silver plate pitcher with a chameleon handle, Wolmar Castillo, Taxco, Mexico, in a hammered finish with a bold stone effect inlaid handle, maker's mark and trademark underside, 19 cm high, 12 cm wide, 15.5 cm deep, irregular
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A part suite of Christofle silver plate flatware in Malmaison pattern, sixty nine pieces comprising eight teaspoons, dessert spoons, small knives, entree knives, and fish forks; seven dessert forks and fish knives; three main knives and forks, and; and nine assorted serving utensils, the main knives 24.5 cm long
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A large assorted collection of silver plate, including serving implements, coasters, bon bon dishes, decorative fruit bowls and associated servers, including Gorham, Hardy Bros, Christofle, and a selection of horn, mother of pearl salt and pepper pots and spoons, various sizes
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A mixed group of English sterling and Dutch table and vanity wares, 19th/20th century, various makers, including neoclassical style salts with blue glass liners, Georgian condiment spoons, pierced bon bon dishes, a pedestal cut glass bon bon dish, a Sheffield sterling wine coaster, two egg cups, a shell and cupid salt and a vanity bottle, 265gms silver weight, excluding coaster and pedestal bon bon dish, 4 cm high, 13 cm diameter, coaster
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A mixed group of sterling silver table wares, spoons and condiment accessories, 19th/20th century, various dates and makers, including cruet items, a napkin ring, various condiment spoons, a pair of tongs, two salts with Bristol blue liners, a pierced Chinese mustard pot with liner, 295gms silver weight
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A sterling silver marrow spoon, a toddy ladle, together with a silver plate mechanised cheese scoop, mid 18th/19th century, various makers, the marrow spoon of typical form with rubbed marks to the rear of the handle, engraved initials R over I S to the drop, the toddy ladle with inset shilling and baleen handle, and; a Walker & Hall cheese scoop with silver ferrule, 37 cm long, toddy ladle, apparently unmarked, 55gms marrow spoon weight
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A collection of sterling silver wares, a mustard pot, scent bottle, small stand and a portable inkwell, various dates and makers, 19th/20th century, an engraved Victorian mustard pot with blue glass liner; a screw top scent bottle with glass stopper; an octagonal stand, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, and; an unusual late Georgian engine turned portable inkwell, by T.D (unidentified), 14 cm wide, 8.5 cm deep, 290gms, silver weight
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A sterling silver christening cup, Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1929, together with a creamer, John Evans II, London, mid 19th century, a small straight-sided christening mug, engraved initials, and; a Georgian style baluster creamer with a double scroll handle, and pad feet with shell terminals, both hallmarked, 12.5 cm high, creamer, 280gms silver weight
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A sterling silver footed dish, Mappin & Webb, London 1890, and a bowl, Viner's Ltd, Sheffield 1952, a lobed and embossed bowl raised on a frilled base, and a heavy gauge small bowl with an applied Celtic border to the rim, hallmarked to both items, 5 cm high, 13 cm diameter, and 6.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter, 250gms silver weight
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A late Victorian sterling silver footed bowl, James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1895, embossed with scrolls and formal acanthus and floral motifs below the applied rim, similarly decorated to the foot, hallmarked below rim, 8 cm high, 19 cm diameter, 335gms silver weight
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A group of silver plate wares including a spirit kettle and stand by Hukin & Heath, and an Elkington & Co. Tray, 19th century, the squat spirit kettle of modernist shape with ebonised handle, raised on a stand with burner, and a shaped oval tray and a Hukin & Heath pepper grinder
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Y a cased sterling silver mounted tortoiseshell dressing set, Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1925, complete and comprising a hand mirror, two hair and two clothes brushes, and a comb, all sterling silver bound and delicately inlaid with a wreath motif, hallmarked, housed in the original Mappin & Webb fitted silk lined case, 8 cm high, 35.5 cm wide, 18.5 cm deep, case
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Two vintage silver plated champagne coolers, one with applied grape vine border and lions head handles, the largest 28 cm high
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An elegant pair of Victorian silver plate sauce tureens, circa 1880, in the George III neoclassical manner, the boat shape tureens with high set reeded handles and shell terminals, raised on stepped bases, unmarked, 15.5 cm high
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Two Georgian sterling silver caddy spoons, London, 1800 and 1803, one with a leaf form bowl, the other delicately bright cut to the handle, hallmarked underside, 9.5 cm and 8 cm long, 20gms, silver weight
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A pair of Elkington plate candlesticks together with two beakers, one French silver, the other plate, early to mid 19th century, the weighted George II style candlesticks of knopped form, one beaker with bigorne marks and an English inscription, dated 1829; the plate beaker with faux silver marks to the base, the candlesticks 24.5 cm high
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A pair of sterling silver matchbox holders and a hip flask, London 1924 and 1969, a finely engined turned pair of matchbox holders, engraved to cartouches, mark of S J rose & Son, and; a hip flask with removable cup and engine turned cover, mark of Charles Henry Dumenil; hallmarked to all, 14.5 cm high, flask, 145gms silver weight
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A mixed group of sterling silver table wares, various dates and makers, 20th century, comprising a quaich cup, toast rack, egg cup on integral stand and a napkin ring, all hallmarked, 4.5 cm high, 14 cm wide, 10 cm deep, quaich cup, 275gms silver weight
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Two boxed sets of sterling silver demitasse spoons, a cut crystal and silver scent bottle, and a petite sterling photo frame, various dates and makers including apex, 20th century, a set of six spoons by apex, a set of twelve spoons, a cut crystal scent bottle with a plain sterling mount, and; a plain oval photo frame, 19 cm high, scent bottle, 180gms silver weight (spoons only)
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A small mixed group of sterling silver items: a ladle, a replica of the Manners pickle fork, condiment grinders, various dates and makers, 20th century, an Albany pattern gravy ladle, Harrison Bros., 1904 Sheffield, a boxed replica of the first English silver fork, originally assayed in 1632, Francis Howard Ltd., 1965 Sheffield, and; a pair of silver mounted wood grinders, Pg Co Ltd.1968 London, 10 cm high, grinder pair, 18 cm long, pickle fork, 135gms, silver weight, fork and ladle
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A gold plated diamond set golf trophy putter, 20th century, won by Jack Robie, Outright Winner, 50 pots, 76 off 20, in original presentation case, 90.5 cm long
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Two Lekker bikes in black and red, Dutch made, traditional Dutch bicycle design of lightweight construction, designed for urban commuting, with taupe leather handles and seats
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Two Lekker bikes in pale blue and mint green, Dutch made, traditional Dutch bicycle design of lightweight construction, designed for urban commuting, with taupe leather handles and seats
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