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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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Unclassified
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*** A large porcelain mortar and pestle, 20th century of typical form, the pestle with a beech handle, the mortar impressed underside 'Guaranteed acid proof' and numbered. Height 18 cm, diameter: 37.5 cm, (mortor) length 34 cm, (pestle) ***
*** Three antique English stag handled Pocketknives, comprising a Harrison Brothers & Howson Marlin spike knife with a steel folding blade and sailor's spike, in tan leather pouch, together with two flat bottom steel pruners: a Needham Brothers (Sheffield)… ***
*** A group of assorted items, comprising a leather clad travelling inkwell, a small turned ebony circular box and cover, a Bakelite carved belt buckle, a silver plated mustard pot engraved with family crest, a Charles Horner metal thimble, a seal, a novelty… ***
*** A set of five copper saucepans, circa 1900 the heavy gauge copper set of five straight-sided saucepans with tin lined interiors and rivet joined cast steel handles, height 10.5 cm, diameter: 20.5 cm and smaller ***
*** A set of five copper saucepans, circa 1900 the heavy gauge copper set of five straight-sided saucepans with rivet joined cast steel handles, height 9.5 cm, diameter: 20.5 cm and smaller ***
*** A brown Crododile skin travelling vanity case with .800 silver accessories, Austria-Hungary .800 silver mark, Vienna, circa 1890 the thick crocodile skin case with brass slide locks, opening to a tan leather lined interior, fitted with 8 vanity items with… ***
*** Four Chinese export silver and other items, comprising a Chinese export silver jigger / shot measure, stamped 'Taiping Sterling', a dragon tripod salt cellar (Qi Chang, Canton, 19th century), a carved mottled jade libation cup on stand, and an engraved… ***
*** A set of five copper saucepans, circa 1900 the copper set of five heavy gauge straight-sided graduated saucepans with hammered finish bottom, rivet joined cast iron handles. Height 10 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, and smaller ***
*** A Chinese celadon glazed 'Twin-Fish' dish, possibly Yuan Dynasty the circular dish with a deeply fluted cavetto and rim, applied in the centre with two unglazed charcoal fish in high relief, the scales and fins well defined, covered overall with an even… ***
*** Four Chinese elm small stools, circa 1900 comprising two merchant stools with rectangular tops raised on A-frames with mortised straight legs, each fitted with two small side drawers, and two graduated smaller rectangular stools. Height 24.5 cm, length 45… ***
*** Three Chinese inside painted snuff bottles and stoppers, One painted with scholar, one with pandas, one with prawn, each decorated on both sides and with filigree wire stopper with polychrome glass cabochon beads, height 8.5 cm and smaller ***
*** A Chinese blue and white ovoid Millet jar, probably later Qing, 19th century the Chongzhen-style jar of compressed ovoid form with a short neck, pierced to the shoulder with two pairs of holes on opposite sides for bail handles, decorated with a scene of… ***
*** A large Victorian silver plated meat cloche, Martin Hall & Co, late 19th century, the heavy gauge cloche of typical form, the oval dome with a bold bead edge to the rim, the scrolled handle with a graduated bead motif, with maker's stamp to interior.… ***
*** Four Georg Jensen silver gilt year spoons for 1972, 1973, 1976 and 1976, Georg Jensen, designed by Annelise Bjorner, the plain gold-plated spoons, each enamelled with the flower of the year motif to the terminal, dated to the reverse, stamped Georg Jensen… ***
*** A group of sterling silver mounted bottles and a photo frame, comprising a late Victorian blue glass cylindrical small far with faceted body and underside star cut decoration, hinged lid and internal stopper (1899 Birmingham, Levi & Salaman), a square… ***
*** A group of silver and silverplate spoons, a German .800 silver serving fork with a deer leg handle, an .800 silver folding double-ended travel spoon with a pierced lion handle, a Dutch silver tea caddy spoon (1896 Amsterdam, lion 1 mark), Amsterdam, total… ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver four trumpet epergne, 1906 Birmingham, maker's mark rubbed with a central tapering and waisted trumpet with a scalloped rim framed by three smaller trumpets of tapering design issuing from slightly curved supports, raised on a… ***
*** A George III sterling silver fish slice, 1819 London, with maker's mark for Thomas Freeth the heavy gauge fiddle pattern fish slice with a pierced and engraved blade, initialed Tta to handle, marked to the underside. Weight143g length 31 cm ***
*** Four Murano glass items, comprising a Murano triangle bowl in golden amber glass with controlled bubble and gold leaf inclusions, a swan dish in red and white cased glass with a clear neck, a pink glass vase with applied hot glass flowers, amber glass… ***
*** A pair of Edwardian sterling silver pepperettes and a tape measure, 1900 Chester, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings shepherd 1911 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Deakin & Francis Ltd the pair of small pepperettes, cylindrical shape… ***
*** Four Australian studio glass items, comprising a Setsuko Ogishi Mizuno studio glass centerpiece bowl with green ball knop and conical foot, a large Eveline Schumann blue and gilt freeform bowl, an Ogishi Mizuno pink and blue bottle vase and another… ***
*** A group of sterling silver candle holders and a vase, comprising a single flower repousse trumpet vase (1897 London, William Comyns & Sons), a pair of plain waisted candle holders (2008 London, M C Hersey & Son), a smaller pair (2004 Birmingham, L J… ***
*** Four mixed Edwardian sterling silver and silverplated items, comprising a lovely rococo revival lady's purse (1909 Birmingham, Henry Marshall & Sons) embossed with birds, scroll, leaf and trellis designs, with attachment chain, each side engraved with… ***
*** An assorted group of small Staffordshire dogs, 19th century. Including flat back spaniel dog, eight various dog figure and one goat, ten animals in total, some marked to the underside, height 19 cm and smaller ***
*** Seven assorted Buddhist Tsatsa pendants and tokens, early to late 20th century comprising five miniature cast clay deity figures mounted as pendants, together with cast tokens with deities, origin Thailand and Tibet, length 7.5 cm and smaller ***
*** Two Lladro figurines, comprising a 'Still Life' ref. 5363 and a 'Little Sculptor' ref. 5358, each with blue backstamp and incised numbers and other cyphers to the underside, with their original boxes. Height 21 cm, and smaller ***
*** Three Lladro figurines, comprising a Collectors collection 'Afternoon Promenade' ref. 7636 figure, a 'Girl with Geese' ref. 1035, and a repaired A/F 'Basket of Love' ref. 7622 figurine, each with blue backstamp and incised numbers and other cyphers to the… ***
*** Three Lladro figurines, comprising a 'Wild goose Chase' figural group (Lladro Ref. 5553, des. Francisco Polope issued 1989-1998), a 'Spring is Here' figure (Lladro Ref. 5223, des. Jose Puche issued 1984-2021) and a 'Sweet Scent' figure (Lladro Ref. 5221,… ***
*** Two Lladro 'Privilege Gold' figurines, comprising a 'Pied piper of Hamelin' ref. 8425 figurine, and an 'Aladdin' ref. 8532 figurine, each with blue 'Privilege Gold' backstamp, incised numbers and cyphers, with their original boxes. Height 20.5 cm, and… ***
*** A set of five Georgian Petal-Moulded glass rummers, early 19th century each with an ovoid-shaped bowl, the bottom half moulded with twelve petal flutes, on a bladed knop capstan stem ending in a square lemon-squeezer base. Height 11 cm ***
*** Two Irish cut crystal comports attributed to Waterford, 19th century, the fine heavy Georgian style cut crystal footed bowls or comports, one with a stepped domed foot, the waisted body carved with strawberry diamond decoration and hobnail cutting to the… ***
*** A large glass vase designed by Clyne Farquarson, 20th century of tall cylindrical form on a starburst circular foot, cut with stylised upright flowering branches, the underside worn with partly illegible etched mark 'England', possibly John Walsh or a… ***
*** Three Moorcroft vases, comprising a limited Ed. 'Montana Cornflower' vase (des. Rachel Bishop, 2000), shape 92/6, floral decorated in shades of blue, yellow, green and brown, signed and numbered 165/650, together with a 'Florian Echo' small vase (des.… ***
*** A Limoges porcelain tea, coffee and dessert set, Jean Pouyat, Limoges (1858-1920), circa 1900 comprising five teacups and saucers, five coffee cups and saucers, and five small dessert plates, each decorated to the rim with a repeat pattern within a tooled… ***
*** Three Copeland & Garrett and other duos, comprising a c1850s Copeland & Garrett rococo pedestal cup and saucer, the foot with acanthus and shell moulding and an ear form handle, with gild enrichment to the moulded reserves, stamped underside, a c 1830s… ***
*** A Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda 'Rainbow' vase, Des. Bertil Vallien (b.1938), Rainbow series, 1980-89 the elegant oval vase decorated with colorful threads against a mottled white body, signature and serial number 48288 to the underside, height 29 cm,… ***
*** A group of three Majolica asparagus and artichoke plates, French, circa 1900 comprising a five Lilles artichoke plate, unmarked but a known design, an Orchies asparagus plate with a moulded edge and a bunch of asparagus spears to the centre upon a teal… ***
*** An Art Deco ceramic greyhound group by Siegl, attributed to F. Siegl, circa 1930s the dynamic slip moulded matte cream crackle glazed model of two stylised greyhounds leaping over a stylised mound, upon integral plinth base, apparently unsigned, but a… ***
*** An Art Deco ceramic model of 'Dolly' the elephant, circa 1930s the slip moulded crackle glazed model of a trumpeting elephant upon an angular base, titled 'Dolly' in relief, unmarked. Examples of the same model are often signed Le Jan. Height 30 cm,… ***
*** A Bidjar wool runner, 20th century the wool pile Bidjar runner with successive medallions in red and blue upon a beige field, the border with repeat pattern scrolls. Length 313 cm, width 73 cm ***
*** A Louis XV style gilt framed wall mirror, mid 20th century the large French giltwood framed shaped mirror, the frame of linked C-scrolls with palmette motif and ribbed border. Length 91 cm, width 55 cm ***
*** A Victorian cast iron Melbourne Street light, 19th century the large cast iron bracket light with grapevine scrolls design, with later white glass shade and gallery. Height 106 cm, width 50 cm ***
*** A small Regence style oak desk, mid 20th century of serpentine profile with a framed parquetry surface, one drawer, curvaceous skirt, and raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet. Height 75 cm, length 90 cm, width 60 cm ***
*** A small Regence style oak commode, mid 20th century with a shaped profile, two carved drawers with cast foliate handles and raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet. Height 71 cm, width 54 cm, depth 37 cm ***
*** Two small kerosene lamps, circa 1900 one in blue glass blue with reflector, Brenner burner, clear shade and chimney, the other in ruby and milk patterned glass with clear handle, fitted with later burner and clear shade. Height 23 cm, and 18.5 cm ***
*** A three-piece George V sterling silver condiment set, 1918-19 Birmingham, with maker's mark for J Sherwood & Sons in the neoclassical taste, the set comprising a boat-shaped mustard pot with blue glass liner and original spoon, and two matching open salt… ***
*** A pair of Empire style mahogany bedside cabinets, mid 20th century, the rectangular bedside cabinets, each with a well-figured plain top above a slightly recessed fall front, decorated with central gilt laurel wreath knotted by thin trailing ribbon and… ***
*** A pair of Louis XV style cherrywood bedside tables, mid 20th century each with a low three quarter gallery surrounding a shaped top, one with three drawers below, the other with a single drawer above an open compartment, with cast metal handles and raised… ***
*** A pair of Louis XVI style armchairs, mid 20th century, the pair of petite armchairs, each with foliate carved top rail above padded shaped arms and close-nail cut-velvet upholstered back and seat, raised on cabriole legs. Height 88 cm, width 60 cm, depth… ***
*** A group of assorted copper kitchenware, eight pieces comprising a covered pot, small saucepan, various strainers, and pudding tins, diameter 38 cm, (large strainer) and smaller ***
*** A Worcester James Giles decorated teapot and a Coalport jug, circa 1768 and circa 1805-10 (jug), a ribbed barrel shaped teapot with a floral finial gilt decorated in Queen's pattern at the James Giles London Studio, unmarked; and an oval jug with gilt… ***
*** A collection of ten books, relating to painting in the Victorian era ***
*** A group of five vintage ebony elephants, five walking elephants of descending size with ivory tusks and toenails, height 8.5 cm, width 10 cm and smaller ***
*** Two antique fuel lamps, late 19th century, the ceramic fonts with floral transferware designs, having pierced and decorative brass mounts, chimneys and frosted petal form dishes, with burner mechanisms and dials, one item marked Bec Matador, height 37 cm,… ***
*** Ten Australian books: Empire, travel & Exploration, gold rush, harold Finch-Hatton, 'Advance Australia!'; Fitzpatrice, 'The British Empire in Australia'; G.H. Wathen, 'Golden Colony or Victoria in 1854' 1855; Fox and Percy Spence, 'Australia'; Charles H.… ***
*** A collection of ten vintage Japanese dolls, Kokeshi and Kimekomi, circa 1960s - early 1970s, three timber Kokeshi dolls of typical form and seven Kimekomi dolls of children, bijin and kabuki figures, decorated with kimono fabrics over timber cores, some… ***
*** 12 assorted vintage pens, Fendograph, Conway, Waterman and sterling silver etc., length 13 cm, and smaller ***
*** A vintage brass Milner's Safe plaque and a pair of brass Sydney Harbour Bridge bookends, the cast circular plaque depicting a coat of arms and a Milner's safe, with the script, Milner's patent (212), Thief- Resisting; and a pair bookends commemorating the… ***
*** Mundy, Godfrey Charles, 'Our Antipodes', three volumes, or, 'Residence and Rambles in the Australasian Colonies. With a Glimpse of the Gold Fields', second edition, revised, published by Richard Bentley, London, 1852, some illustrations, half bound in… ***
*** A mixed group of four Edwardian hobnail and cut glass scent bottles, and one other in a gilded mount early 20th century, four with rubbed London hallmarks to mounts dressing table bottles with faceted globe stoppers, one with a pressed incuse rose stopper… ***
*** A group of antique enamel patch boxes, a bonbonniere, and two studs, 18th to 19th century, a delightful tiny copper patch box with an enamel portrait, a guilloche enamel patch box, an exquisite French blue ground bonbonniere with a scene of a reclining… ***
*** A group of five Satsuma belt buckles / brooches, late 19th / early 20th century the delightful mixed group of cushion profile buckles and brooch conversions, decorated with flowers picked out in gilt, some signed to brass backs. Diameter: 5 cm, and smaller ***
*** A vintage model of a horn and ivory canoe, early 1960s, Madras (Chennai), India, the long slender dugout canoe with an upswept rear section, populated with nine tiny oarsmen and a sternman, and decorated with flowers and scalloped ribbons in ivory, raised… ***
*** A trio of Chinese jade Zodiac figures, probably later Qing period, later 19th century, in mottled jade amber, cream and brown tones, the simply carved figures of a tiger, rooster and a dragon. Height 5 cm. Width 3 cm. And smaller ***
*** An antique Japanese cloisonne vase and a box Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century, a lobed baluster vase inlaid with auspicious pairs of creatures below a border of dragon and phoenix and other floral and patterned bands, together with a covered… ***
*** A group of five Chinese cloisonne items a covered bowl and four vases, second half 20th century, the bowl with flowers on a white diaper ground and four similar baluster vases with flora on a black diaper ground between ruyi and patterned borders, height… ***
*** A stylish marcasite silver bracelet, sterling silver, circa 1920's, presented as a strong geometric design of rectangular shaped panels and open oval links with grain set marcasite set, fitted with slide clasp and safety chain. Length 18 cm ***
*** Two Shuangxi Chinese blue and white jars, and a plate, Qing Dynasty, 19th century and after, two ovoid jars each with three double happiness symbols and freely executed scrolling sweet pea motifs throughout between concentric ring borders, and a plate… ***
*** A group of assorted ivory and other objects, a Chinese carved ivory card case, a Chinese set of toothpicks and stand, an armorial decorated case, and various letter openers (one tortoiseshell) and needles, etc., length 11.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, (card case) ***
*** A group of four vintage Mughal watercolours, comprising a scene of women bathing, a romantic interior scene, a woman in a garden accompanied by a peacock, and a woman in a garden with a deer, all in saturated opaque colours on paper, with gilded… ***
*** Two sets of silver plated cutlery, Snail tongs and a fruit set, with maker's marks for Martin Hall & Co, and James Dixon & Sons Ltd, shaped rectangular snail tongs of plain form, cased in a velvet and silk lined box of retailer, William Drummond & Co… ***
*** A Continental silver footed dish and a small pierced Dutch .830 silver basket. Late 19th to early 20th century, the oval dish with chased foliate cast handles, a beaded rim and bright cut decoration to the bowl, raised on four vegetal feet, with standard… ***
*** A selection of marcasite set silver jewellery, silver, comprising eight pieces, each of various vintage age from early 20th century to 1950's, with five brooches of floral and spray designs, along with three pair of matched earrings, each fitted with… ***
*** A fine group of Australian sterling silver items: boxed spoon set, two shovel spoons, butter knife and cheese knife, 20th century, marked sterling silver, with makers' marks for Rb, butter knife; Trevor Platt, cheese knife; Wicks of broken Hill, a pair of… ***
*** Four heavy gauge sterling silver dishes, 1969 (two) and 1973 London, with maker's marks for Solomon Joel Phillips (S J Phillips Ltd), plain plate style dishes with shallow trays, flat rims and sharply cut edges, hallmarked underside to rims, silver weight… ***
*** A Persian forged and engraved steel ewer and charger, a traditional 16th century style ewer of garlic shape and a charger both profusely engraved and blackened with floral, knot and scale patterns and decorative borders, height 48 cm (ewer) diameter 40 cm… ***
*** A group of seven Georgian sterling silver mustard spoons, early 19th century, various dates and makers, five fiddle pattern spoons and two Old English spoons; hallmarked to all. Silver weight 85gr. Length 11 cm ***
*** Three sterling silver items, two Vestas and a Matchbox 1905, 1906, 1937 Birmingham, by Joseph Gloster, W.R Ltd and F.H Adams & Holman, the two vestas engraved throughout and the later matchbox of unadorned plain form and inscribed to the interior; all… ***
*** A group of Chinese carved ivory, a circular box carved with flowers, possibly mammoth ivory, and a pair of cylindrical salt and pepper shakers, height 4.5 cm, diameter 6.5 cm, and smaller ***
*** A group of four pairs of sterling silver salt and pepper pots, 20th century, all marked sterling silver, three pairs of tapering salt and pepper pots with turban tops, and a pair of bullet shaped salt and pepper pots with waisted bases. Total weight 316gr… ***
*** A matching set of seven Edwardian silver spoons and forks, 1907 Sheffield, with maker's mark for C.B, a jam spoon, sugar shovel, cocktail, bread and sardine forks, with silver plated and bright cut bowls and tines, the swollen sterling silver handles with… ***
*** A collection of jewellery, comprising seven pieces, three pair of silver drop earrings of various ornate design, one pierced wire worked floral brooch in silver, a pierced silver worked bracelet of overlapping panel design, a silver chain with feature… ***
*** Two Cups: Victorian sterling silver and German .800 silver, 1870 Birmingham, with maker's mark for George Unite, a footed cup with a double scroll handle, with a bright cut undulate border and pendants hallmarked to upper body, and post 1886 Germany, a… ***
*** A group of large.800 silver soup spoons, early 20th century Germany, with maker's mark of Friedrich Feuerstein, Hanau, some also marked L Knorr, matching fiddle pattern spoons with initialled terminals; hallmarked underside. Silver weight 311gr. Length 22… ***
*** A group of three sterling silver photograph frames, 1902 London, and 1904, 1906 Birmingham, various makers, two circular and one oval frame, all of plain rolled form with easel backs; hallmarked to all, diameter 12 cm and smaller ***
*** A collection of gold jewellery, comprising three pieces, all in 9ct, featuring a smooth woven link rose gold chain of classic weight and length, a yellow gold figaro link bracelet and small round charm depicting an angel. Lengths: 52 cm, and 18.5 cm,… ***
*** A selection of jade set jewellery, comprising six pieces, one pair of yellow gold set drop earrings, another yellow gold 14ct pair of larger fixed drops, both with pierced posts, a small teardrop shaped jade pendant with single pearl set on a fine gold… ***
*** A George III sterling silver basting spoon, 1809 London, with maker's mark for Thomas Wallis II, an Old English pattern spoon with crisp unworn bowl, contemporary initials to the terminal, hallmarked underside, silver weight 100gr, length 29.5 cm ***
*** A floral moulded tureen, and a Derby tureen, circa 1770; 1780s (Derby); Derby. Provenance: Cynthia Walmsley, UK for £355. A delicately moulded red line edged oval tureen with strap finial, leafy lug handles and delicate polychrome posies, unmarked, and… ***
*** A selection of antique bog oak, French jet and ivory jewellery, comprising a large selection of carved ivory, carved bog oak, faceted French jet of various style, some in parts, others complete ***
*** A silver pocket watch and fob chain. Sterling silver, the pocket of mid size, open faced with a white enamel dial and applied floral outer, Roman numerals and two hands, the case heavily decorated, hallmarked with key wind, key attached, suspended from a… ***
*** A collection of jewellery, comprising one 14ct yellow gold Figaro link chain, one 9ct rose gold belcher link chain, one 14ct yellow gold cross pendant and one 9ct rose gold marquise shaped clasp ***
*** A strand of Mikimoto pearls and other pearl jewellery, the strand presented in box, as a classic graduated strand of small round cultured pearls, cream in colour, fine lustre, 3.5 mm to 7 mm, fitted with clasp, along with a selection of various pearl set… ***
*** Thirteen pieces of pattern glass, including Fenton, late 19th to later 20th century, American and probably English, eight ruby glass items, one turquoise and five 'Primrose' vaseline glass items, comprising a selection of covered dishes, vases, occasional… ***
*** A group of six sterling silver napkin rings, including two pairs. Mostly Edwardian and after, Birmingham, Sheffield, Chester, various makers, including a scroll rim pair with differing town marks, a bright cut pierced pair and two others; hallmarked.… ***
*** A large collection of silver and gemstone bead jewellery. Comprising a large collection of forty-one pieces, varied in style, semi precious polished and tumbled bead necklaces, some with silver pendants fitted, gilt antique jewellery, a silver charm… ***