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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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| *** | A collection of Chinese silver and enamelled items. 20th century, the set includes a pair of tiny wine cups with dragon head handles and two small dishes with enamelled decoration. Stamped to base, indecipherable silver content. Various Dimensions. | *** |  |
| *** | A set of four Christofle silver plate salt Shakers, 20th century, each with reeded bodies and stamped to base. Height 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Gouda Pottery vase and a jug, circa 1920s, the large Pzh amphora form vase, decorated to the bulbous body in the 'Emmy' pattern, with date cypher for 1921, together with an Arnhem factory jug with autumn leaves and flower head decoration on dark green… | *** |  |
| *** | A French copper jam pan, circa 1900, the heavy gauge copper circular pan with slightly flared sides, a rolled rim and a pair of rivet joined brass handles. Height 14 cm, diameter 38.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Gouda Dutch Pottery tray, decanter and jug, circa 1930s, comprising a matching circular tray and a dimple decanter and stopper in the 'Mara' pattern, with painted marks 'Royal Zuid Holland' and model numbers, together with a model 2547 'Risa' pattern… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Georgian cast iron and painted lead tobacco boxes, circa 1820, comprising a George III painted lead tobacco box of rectangular outline with canted corners and conical lid, with applied and painted birds and motifs, raised on four ball feet and… | *** |  |
| *** | A modern Chinese lotus jardiniere, the jardiniere or fish tank, circular with a rounded rim, decorated in underglaze ink with foliate and lotus motifs, with inscriptions to one side. Height 31 cm, diameter 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese export silver salt cellars and spoons, Luen Hing, Shanghai (1875-1930), c1900 the pair of circular salt cellars with fine solid cast relief floral decoration, together with a pair of Edwardian sterling silver salt spoons with shell… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of cabinet plates, early 20th century, the cabinet plated painted with exotic birds in landscape signed R.G.K (R.G. Keeling), with gilt highlights on cobalt blue ground border, probably Aynsley or Coalport, each bearing retailer backstamp for… | *** |  |
| *** | A three piece Chinese export silver condiment set, Kwong man Shing and Luen Wo, Canton (1875-1920), c1900 comprising a pair of oval shaped salt cellars with relief cast blossoming trees decoration, the trunks extending to form the tripod feet, with glass… | *** |  |
| *** | Three antique silver plated bottle coasters and stand, 19th century comprising a good pair of large wine bottle coasters, Georgian style with pierced foliate design and grape-vine rims, turned fruitwood bases, inset bosses and blue velvet lining to… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Georgian style mahogany tilt top occasional table, 19th century with a circular top on a turned and carved baluster column with tripod legs terminating in lion paw feet. Height 69 cm, diameter 86 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three volumes on Samurai | *** |  |
| *** | Six small vintage French metalware frames, plus one other, early 20th to mid 20th century, a mixed group of cast brass and bronze hanging and easel back frames, one enclosing a photograph of a smiling boy in a hat, another with probably a husband and wife… | *** |  |
| *** | A mahogany tambour front filing box, early 20th century, the desk top box opening to a tiered arrangement of open shelves, height 22 cm, width 32 cm, depth 25.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A good mixed group of twenty four books relating to Antiques, including 'The Shorter Dictionary of Antique Furniture' and other texts on furniture, silver collecting and identification, and antiques in general | *** |  |
| *** | A fine silk Polish table cloth, 20th century, traditionally embroidered with pulled thread and florid foliate borders in mauve, pale green, light blue and salmon pink colours on fine natural ecru silk, length 230 cm, width 155 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of jewellery, comprising four pieces, all set in 14ct yellow gold, a pair of stud earrings set with a tiger's eye bead, a matched gold link and tigers eye bead bracelet and necklace and finally a further bracelet set with small coral beads | *** |  |
| *** | An assorted group of vintage toys, early to mid-20th century. Comprising an 'Eastaugh Penguin' wooden pond yacht, with shaped and weighted keel, rudder, mast and sails, an English Wells Brimtoy clockwork double decker bus model 517 with key, two Japanese… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of iron candelabra lamps, circa 1950, the pair of Gothic style cast and wrought iron five light candelabra, with four arms arching from a twisted centre column and adorned with scroll motifs, raised on a four feet spreading base, electrified and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian style embroidery portrait of Elisabeth de France, 20th century, the oval portrait on printed fabric, with embroidered highlights to the dress, floral hat and bouquet of flowers in her hand, housed in a two-tone painted and gilt frame, height… | *** |  |
| *** | Hardcover reference book 'The illustrated history of Phonographs', Daniel Marty, publ. Edita SA, dis. Vilo Inc. New York, first ed., 1981.204 pages, 200 illustrations, with dust jacket, fine condition. Height 31 cm, width 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A group of three Pratt Ware box lids, mid 19th century, Transferware designs comprising 'The Shrimpers', and 'Garibaldi', featuring, the general holding the Italian flag and gesturing towards Florence, both in turned frames, and an oblong lid with shaped… | *** |  |
| *** | Two gilt metal mounted glass boxes and a travel clock, the pair of late 19th century French gilt metal mounted glass dressing table boxes, with hinged tops, one etched with birds and symbols, the interiors with original pin cushions; and a Swiss Imhof… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Victorian rosewood and Italian leather jewellery boxes, late 19th century comprising an Italian black leather covered casket, the domed lid opening to a green velvet interior with removable tray, with gilt trims and key, together with a rectangular… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of three copper saucepans, circa 1900 the heavy gauge copper set of three straight-sided graduated saucepans with rivet joined cast steel handles. Height 10 cm, diameter 23.5 cm and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A large group of New Guinea tribal objects, over twenty wooden and cane objects, including axes, spears, bows, shields, masks, figures, and necklaces, variously carved and decorated, reputedly collected in New Guinea in the 1930s by a relative of a… | *** |  |
| *** | Four Scandinavian pewter wares in the antique manner, comprising a large pedestal bowl, a Norwegian plate, a large tankard with a scroll handle and generous knop thumbpiece, and a large quaich, with various antique style touch marks, other, height 12 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A neoclassical style table lamp, the contemporary lamp base with a composite faux marble tapered column set above and below a Corinthian style capital and square stepped base, with label 'Imperio' made in Spain to the underside, with a pleated silk cream… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Queensland themed books: 'A history of Bundaberg' and 'Tom Petrie's Reminiscences', j.Y Walker, 'The History of Bundaberg: A typical Queensland Agricultural Settlement' published by W.C Aiken, Bundaberg, Gordon and Gotch 1890; and Constance Campbell… | *** |  |
| *** | Eight books: mostly English Verse and Epic poetry, 'The Poetical works of S.T Coleridge' & 'The Poetical Works Henry Wadsworth Longfellow', the Chandos Classics, n.d, 1886; 'The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith', Oxford ed. 1906; 'The Poetical… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved wooden box with mother of pearl pieces. The Anglo-Indian brass bound box with floral engraved top and contents: an assortment of shell and mother-of-pearl items including buckles, brooches, engraved tokens, earrings, some broken or incomplete… | *** |  |
| *** | Art by Ernest Buckmaster (signed), Edited by Barry Ellem & Norman Buckmaster, Melbourne, Evelyn fine Arts, 1993, Ltd. Ed. No.371/1000, signed by Norman Buckmaster, colour & b/w plates, includes 3 free prints for separate framing & prospectus, full cloth,… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine collection of five watercolour commercial Artworks for Potter & Moore, and a printed proof, circa 1940s, the original artwork for Potter & Moore toiletries products, the Australian branch of the 1749 founded English Company, including various… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four antique copper wares, 19th to early 20th century, a large kettle with a fixed arching handle, a deep ladle with a roll over rim and a long wrought handle, two funnels, one with a fixed strainer, height 27 cm, width 29 cm, (kettle) | *** |  |
| *** | Six assorted knives and Multi-Tool knives, comprising a modern American Smith & Wesson lock-blade knife with stainless steel blade and body, in a tan leather pouch, a 'Tactical' knife with a rubber grip handle and stainless steel lock-blade, a Swiss-style… | *** |  |
| *** | A framed hand painted Continental porcelain plaque, late 19th century, the hand painted landscape with figures and boats on porcelain plaque, unsigned, housed in period ebonised framed. Height 17 cm, width 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three taxidermy piranha, scorpion and tortoise shell, 20th century comprising a piranha with its jaws open, raised on a circular wooden stand, a small tortoise shell, and a giant black scorpion Palamnaeus fulvipes under dome. Width 18 cm (piranha) Height… | *** |  |
| *** | Copper engravings of the Americas, Asia & Africa from Thomas Bankes's 'New System of Geography', and others, circa 1775 and later, a compilation of views, customs and dress of indigenous peoples and others comprising some ninety five mostly engraved… | *** |  |
| *** | Nine antique pewter wares: five mugs and four measures, 19th to 20th century, Victorian and later mugs, four 20th century measures, three straight-sided pint tavern mugs, one spouted, with 'C' style handles; a Watt & Harton of London ribbed mug; a… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique French cupid lamp, late 19th to early 20th century, Brightly gilded with a cupid holding a bowl upon brick wall, above a mottled marble topped base, with a crackleware frosted globe shade, height 35.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three silver ladies pocket watches, one silver fancy cased open faced pocket with applied gold to dial, 38 grams Swiss case hallmarked Cj 93563590, movement unmarked, the second small open faced with gold dot detail to dial, key wind 29.4 grams. Swiss.… | *** |  |
| *** | A William IV mahogany tea chest, circa 1830, of sarcophagus shape with a fitted interior comprising two lidded caddies and an aperture for the original glass, now absent, with a mother-of-pearl button decoration to the lid and a matching escutcheon,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two sterling silver lighter cases, comprising a Chinese export silver zippo-type lighter case with repousse dragon on matted ground to the front, the reverse engraved 'Duke' and 'Peiping china 1946', and another Japanese 950 silver flint-wheel ignition… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco spelter seagull table lamp, circa 1930, a gold coloured seagull in full flight above cold painted vegetation and rockwork supporting a two-tone shell pink frosted globular shade with gilt, concentric rings, raised on a two colour marble base… | *** |  |
| *** | Two open faced pocket watches, one silver plated copper, circa 1930's, Zenith on dial. Case 662933, Zenith movement 125506, also engraved 18.28.1.P.E, along with a silver 800 full sized pocket detailed by horse motif to case. Back, 112.6 grams. Dial… | *** |  |
| *** | Aldin, Cecil. 'Dogs of Character', published by Eyre and Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1927. Hardcover, with illustrations by Cecil Aldin, 117p. Brown cloth with gilt titles, light foxing on many pages. Length 27.5 cm, width 20.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | John Gould (1804 - 1881, British/Australian), facsimile edition of the two part work a Monograph of the Macropodidae or family of kangaroos, published by John Gould in 1841 and 1842. Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1981. Folio, 30 colour plates.… | *** |  |
| *** | An artisan styled silver cuff and matched ring, sterling silver, presented as a wide open ended cuff styled bangle with tapering form, designed to replicate folds of fabric in brushed and polished silver, undulating in the horizontal rails, along with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of six vintage pens and pencils, comprising two gold filled pens with 14ct nibs, a Schaeffer pen, a Feulograph enamelled pencil, and a .935 silver and enamelled pencil with one other, length 13.5 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | Two Oriental Teapots: Yixing and silver Clad porcelain. Late Qing Dynasty to 20th century, the yixing teapot in the form of a thick slice of bamboo or branch with a moulded fly whisk handle, signed; and a pumpkin shaped sang-de-boeuf flecked teapot with a… | *** |  |
| *** | An interesting group of six cast bronze and iron mortars and Pestles, 19th to early 20th century, various cast items ranging in size, one model with lettering to the rim, Heinrick Ter Horr Co Recit Anno 1687' above moulded friezes, height 14.5 cm, and… | *** |  |
| *** | A small figural table lamp. Modern, the bronze coloured lamp with a putto upon a scrolling base, the light with a glass shade having a vertical rib motif, the whole upon a shaped ebonised base. Height 33.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A brass figural table lamp. Modern, in the Art Deco manner, and depicting a classical figure in a tunic upon a globe issuing sun rays and scrolling motifs and with one arm raised, the crook form light entwined with leaves supporting a frosted glass petal… | *** |  |
| *** | Six porcelain wares Caughley, Derby, Worcester, other, 1770s to early 19th century, a Caughley style blue Chinese patterned dish; a polychrome floral custard cup with a grooved loop handle; an underglaze blue moulded salt with tiny figures in cartouches… | *** |  |
| *** | Five assorted Chinese blue and white bowls, late Ming to Qing dynasty comprising four Minyao blue and white shallow porcelain bowls decorated to the interior with butterflies, stylized bat and scrolls on a light grey white ground, together with a deeper… | *** |  |
| *** | A famille rose plate and famille verte vase, bearing Gangxu and Kangxi marks, 20th century comprising a circular dish polychrome enamelled with Budai in a garden with his sack and holding onto his rosary, with iron-red painted six-character Guangxu mark… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Arita export covered jar as lamp base, circa 1890, the large Japanese porcelain covered jar decorated with a songbird perched on a garden railing with clouds above, overhung with colourful flowering prunus blossom, all in a large shaped reserve… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese export blue and white oval platter, early 20th century the oval shallow tray or platter depicting the eighteen Luohan surrounded by a floral border upon a mottled blue ground, possibly for the Vietnamese market in bleu de hue style, with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue and white porcelain plate, Kangxi period decorated to the interior with a floral basket medallion and a border of flower heads upon mottled blue ground, the exterior with scrolls and an underglaze blue double fish mark. Diameter: 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Worcester floral coffee cup and saucer in monochrome green, circa 1760s, a fluted coffee cup and saucer, with gilded dentil borders and sprigged with Meissen style 'Deutsche Blumen', the cup with a double twisted handle with gilt tipped leafy mounts,… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of three antique porcelain Chinese snuff bottles, a cylindrical famille rose bottle with a phoenix and flora bearing a partial apocryphal Qianlong seal underside, and two cushion shaped bottles, one with cricket motifs and the other with coral… | *** |  |
| *** | Two pairs of Chinese porcelain cups, a pair of wucai bowl shaped cups with birds in prunus and bamboo foliage, and a pair of bell shaped cups well decorated with underglaze blue birds in a rockwork and garden setting; bearing Yongzheng and other character… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Indian carved ivory Kohl pots, 19th century the carved elephant ivory make-up containers with traditional pointed stoppers. Height 12 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese wooden boxes, 20th century comprising a hardwood rectangular lunch box, three tiers with cover, the handle with a long pin lock, an elm water container with metal banding, applied carved panels and locking cover, together with a carved… | *** |  |
| *** | Three full hunter pocket watches, one silver plated with engine turned case, key wind, 98.8 grams case JF 28044. One gold plated hunter with lion and hound' motif to outer case, crown wind, 86.4 grams, dial marked K. Serkisoff Constantinople. One sterling… | *** |  |
| *** | Two silver pocket watches, one sterling silver, open faced, mid sized, crown wind, 63.4 grams. Case hinge broken. Swiss 935 silver case 5279 Eb, movement unmarked chronograph fully jewelled. One sterling silver, full hunter with engine turned case, key… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of six vintage ebony elephants, mid 20th century, a graduated group of elephants with toenails, tusks in bone and ivory, height 10 cm, width 10 cm and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | Five Chinoiserie teawares two tea bowls, two tea cups, a saucer New Hall and other, early 19th century, all unmarked, figural scenes to all including a New Hall teabowl in pattern 20; a large teabowl and matching bute cup with a oval ring handle, probably… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese blue and white snuff bottles and stoppers, comprising a porcelain one of cylindrical form decorated in underglaze blue with a dragons chasing a flaming pearl, six character mark to base, and a carved overlay glass one, carved in relief with… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze pheasant and a relief carved ivory plaque, comprising an unsigned gilt bronze sculptured pheasant after Henri Alfred Jaquemart, together with a Chinese carved ivory circular plaque, with pierced border and floral bouquet in deep relief. Height 10… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese polychrome charger with Ming Chenghua mark, late Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century the large circular charger with sloping sides, richly decorated with opposing panels of Hundun faceless beings in floral setting and figure in fenced… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved jade snuff bottle and stopper, the large snuff bottle of flattened baluster form, the stone of even tone, set with a gilt collared blue glass stopper, height 8.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hanging scroll painting of immortals, 20th century, the ink and colour on paper scroll, depicting a gathering of immortals and their attendants amongst clouds and on a walled terrace within a mountainous landscape, sealed, on a blue… | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese seals, 20th century comprising a rectangular amber flecked cream stone seal of roughly hewn appearance with text to one face and seal script in relief to an oval cartouche, and two others. Height 8.5 cm, and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | A group of ten small carved semi precious stone Chinese figurines, comprising seven miniature seated deity figures in amethyst, agate, rock crystal, tiger eye, pink quartz, bright green jade, and probably black jade; a small walking figure in modulating… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of vintage Japanese Hakata Urasaki ceramic elder figures, 20th century, Engaging studies of elder couples in traditional attire engaged in everyday pursuits, one couple lighting and smoking a cigarette, the other couple to eat and drink, he with… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white jade seal, a pendant and an agate sphere, the relief carved boulder white jade seal, decorated with a figure to one side and a tree on rockwork to the other side, the underside cut, together with a carved Buddha pendant of pale white jade… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of five Chinese painted glass snuff bottles, the group of high shouldered cushion profile snuff bottles each with cased painted designs including two traditional landscapes, one signed landscape bottle with remnant snuff, a signed bird decorated… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique patinated spelter group of a Carabinier Mounting a horse, European, last quarter 19th century, brown patinated, with an integral low base mounted on its original mahogany plinth or architectural form, height 30.5 cm, length 21 cm, width 11.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A decorative vintage Chinese lacquereware coffee table, mid 20th century, the rectangular table with eight immortals engaged in an allegorical narrative, one figure flying upon a red crested crane, a pair in a boat, and another on horseback, in… | *** |  |
| *** | A nest of decorative vintage Chinese lacquerware nesting tables, mid 20th century, four tables with scenes and figures in mother-of-pearl and semi precious stones under glass raised on square section straight legs with horse's hoof feet united by box… | *** |  |
| *** | A Blanc-de-Chine collection of the eighteen Luohan, the slip cast porcelain group depicting the eighteen notable figures, each holding or accompanied by their particular attributes. Height 15 cm. (approx). | *** |  |
| *** | A bamboo brush pot and a scroll weight, 20th century the brush pot using the natural form and culm of the bamboo and further carved with bamboo stalks and foliage, unmarked, together with a carved hardwood scroll weight, seal script engraved to the top,… | *** |  |
| *** | Five Chinese carved animal hardwood boxes and covers, late 20th century, the carved oriental wood boxes and covers comprising two pairs of birds and one crab. Width 21 cm, (crab) width 19 cm, (bird) and smaller | *** |  |
| *** | Two cloisonne and enamelled boxes, 20th century comprising a Chinese cloisonne barrel lidded box with birds on branches in shades of blue against a white ground, and a middle Eastern circular box with geometric designs filled with orange, green and blue… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of five carved jade items, comprising a white jade reticulated circular pendant plaque formed of coins an scrolls, a round tubular shaped solid jade bangle in cloudy white and pale green stone, a snuff bottle of flattened bottle form rising from… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Minyao Ming style plate. the earthenware plate with a broad foot rim with wide everted rims, freely decorated with blue motifs in wash between concentric blue lines, an unglazed border to the central section, a post 1997 Jianding wax export… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four mixed sterling silver spoons, late 18th to 20th century, London, one Birmingham, various makers, two Georgian fiddle pattern and one King's pattern soup or serving spoons, and an early 20th century leaf pattern jam spoon; hallmarked to all… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese bowls, Imported for Geraldine Cooper Interiors, rustic oviform bowls having waisted necks and raised on circular foot rims, with elephant head lug handles and decorated throughout with figures in a garden setting on a crackle ground;… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Georgian sterling silver mustard spoons and a caddy spoon, 1821 London, with maker's mark for probably William Chawner II (pair), and 20th century Birmingham, mark for William Adams Ltd (date mark rubbed), a matching pair of fiddle pattern… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four antique silver plated coffee and kettle pots, 19th to early 20th century, two by James Dixon & Sons, two baluster pots of similar manufacture with engraved and raised floral decoration, conforming beaded scroll handles and floral finials… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Japanese Imari covered jars, late 19th century, the pair of small baluster shape jars with tall domed covers with knop finial, decorated with floral baskets in reserves, unmarked. Height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | four vintage Oriental ivory items: two ornaments, a dagger and a trinket, box, mid 20th century, a Japanese group of six monkeys, an oriental fishing boat with figures, a ring handled dagger with green stone terminal, and a small circular box with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Japanese charger, mid to later 20th century, the Japanese charger with figures engaged in a narrative in a landscape setting in red, orange, and green colours within a patterned and floral border; with script underside. Height 4.5 cm. Diameter 41… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Soastone pumpkin box on stand and a figural vase, early 20th century, the carved and pierced pumpkin form box and cover with leaves handle, pieced foliage and lotus flower base, on a fitted wooden stand, together with a climbing monkey and birds… | *** |  |