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Precious Objects — Philips Auctions Australia

$150,000
A Faberge silver gilt, enamel and diamond set nephrite tray,…
$18,000
A Russian silver and gem set elephant match holder by Faberge,…
$13,271
A Russian silver presentation kovsh, bearing marks for…
$11,123
An Elizabeth I sterling silver communion cup, 1582 London,…
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Precious Objects
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*** A brass religious four panel icon, 19th century, the hinged decorated with an empty cross surrounded by scrolling vines that opens to reveal four enamelled panels each segmented in five parts each telling a different religious story. Height 17.5 cm length… ***
*** French school (19th century) A gentleman in a fur-trimmed coat, traditionally identified as Richard Wagner painted on ivory, signed 'Lavare'[?] centre right, oval, in a fine paste-jewelled filigree brass frame. Height 11 cm. Width 9 cm (overall) ***
*** An Orthodox icon, possibly Baltic, depicting two female Saints, 18th to19th century, the elongated figures of Saint Barbara and one other with child saint in attendance, in a simple orange, blue, white and russet palette with bold, black outlines,… ***
*** An Orthodox icon, possibly Baltic, 18th to 19th century, five saints including Peter with John, and Mary gesturing to two others, with smaller panels featuring St Nicholas, and mother of God and child, and another depicting three archangels, in a simple… ***
*** A fine signed Japanese lacquer tea caddy. Showa period, designed by Ittushinsai Okutsu, born 1935, the circular tapering pot with a flattened dome lid, well decorated with the image of a court carriage in a landscape setting in low relief gilt paste and… ***
*** A sterling silver and tortoiseshell tea caddy, 1894 Chester, with maker's marks for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) shepherd, an oval straight sided caddy of tortoiseshell with a silver mount having a simple ribbed design to… ***
*** A pair of gilt Bronze-Mounted rouge griotte marble garden urns and covers, late 19th to early 20th century, in the Louis XVI taste, each inverted baluster form urn with a domed cover, the high shoulder flanked by Clodion-style grotesque mask handles… ***
*** A cased miniature portrait of a lady, possibly the young Queen Victoria, English, first half 19th century, probably on ivory, half-body length, the sitter in plain clothes including a shawl and bonnet, mounted under glass within a hinged red… ***
*** Two miniature paintings in ivory frames, 20th century, two finely painted oval miniatures, one of an older Dutch woman in 17th century attire with a lace bonnet and Elizabethan collar, and a Regency styled younger woman, both signed and housed in ivory… ***
*** A fine portrait miniature of lady Harrington, 19th century, unsigned, a rectangular half portrait of the aristocratic sitter attired in a white, ruffled gown and strands of pearls, in watercolours on ivory, and housed in a brass easel back frame with… ***
*** An antique mother-of-pearl card case, 19th century, the diamond tiled case with a central silver lozenge with a vacant cartouche and engraved floral design, with a solid clasp and hinge and original blue lining, length 10.5 cm, width 7.5 cm ***
*** A mixed collection of vintage ivory cigarette holders, napkin rings, an antique seal, knife rests, vase and spoon, 19th century to 1960s, twenty one items, Seven assorted oriental carved and engraved cigarette holders, seven carved elephant napkin rings… ***
*** A Grand Tour bronze replica of the Warwick vase, later 19th century, the small size urn after the Roman original with Bacchic ornament and classical borders, height 13 cm, width 20 cm, diameter 14 cm ***
*** A sterling silver box with an enamel plaque of an Ocean Liner, 1919 Birmingham, with maker's mark for William Hutton & Sons Ltd, the circular box with alternating plain and threaded bands with an applied porcelain plaque of a three funnel ocean liner (SS… ***
*** An Edwardian engraved sterling silver Visiting card case, 1905 Chester, with maker's mark for Cohen & Charles, of typical rectangular and hinged form, profusely engraved throughout with foliate decoration and arabesques, engraved a M to cartouche;… ***
*** A fine ivory and silver communion purse, late 19th century, the shaped purse with ivory panels to the back and front edged in silver, with an applied relief carved putti trio with garlands encircling a vacant rocaille silver cartouche, and to the interior… ***
*** Four Napoleon III framed miniatures, 3rd quarter 19th century, comprising two circular miniatures of ladies in square wooden frames with gilt surrounds, a lovely bronze gilt frame with ribboned crest with a carved bone dancing couple, and an oval frame… ***
*** A sterling silver hinged dressing table box, 1926 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Adie Bros Ltd, the circular box with a hinged top having a slightly raised profile and a Chippendale ribbed border, the collar and base with simple applied bands and… ***
*** A Russian 875 silver cigarette case., early 20th century, unidentified mark, 84 zolotniki standard, rectangular with rounded edges and corners, the top with chased decoration of a bird above a water with vegetation, the hinged top with cabochon release… ***
*** A set of six small 925 silver kiddush cups and an associated tray, modern, the cups with no maker's mark, marked '925'; the tray with marked 'E' within a geometric device and 'St925', the cups each with a flared rim and waisted neck above the ovoid body… ***
*** A Victorian green glass dump, circa 1880 ovoid with a flat base, internally decorated in powder and air bubbles with a design of flowers in a pot. Height 11 cm ***
*** A bronze reliquary box, 19th century, the architectural reliquary box in the Gothic style, with a hinged cover as a pitched roof adorned with quatrefoil bands, the sides cast with arched vignettes depicting a baptism scene and charity-themed narratives,… ***
*** A pair of George V sterling silver kiddush cups, 1926 London, with maker's mark for Moshe Rubin with cup shaped bowls raised on a knopped stems and conical spreading bases, each with a bright-cut engraved vacant oval cartouche surrounded by trailing… ***
*** Three gold chains. One 9ct yellow gold box link, one 9ct yellow gold curb link and one 14ct flat link, each fitted with simple clasps. 9ct: 4.9gr 14ct: 5.8gr ***
*** An antique French miniature painting of a woman in a gold plated frame, 1775, with date and initials, A.S. To margin, the portrait bust in watercolour and white highlights on ivory of a woman in a powdered wig and a white lace dress upon a pastel blue… ***
*** A French bronze urn on a marble base, 19th century, the Napoleon III urn vase with pendant fruits, rococo cartouches and a pierced rim raised on espagnolette supports with paw feet to a triangular veined red marble base, height 28.5 cm ***
*** Two Georgian portrait miniatures, early 19th century, the portraits in watercolour on ivory, one probably late Georgian of a young woman, the other of gentleman in a frock coat, apparently unsigned, both oval and housed in ebonised frames, one with acorn… ***
*** A set of four Russian .875 silver kiddush cups, 1895 Kiev, cyrillic silversmith mark (unknown) the matching set of four small kiddush cups with cup shaped bowls raised on a knopped stems and conical spreading bases, each decorated with alternating… ***
*** A miscellany of antique and vintage petite pill boxes and a compact, sterling and Continental silver, late 19th century to 1930, two floral enamel ware boxes, a nut shaped mother-of-pearl hinged box, an .800 silver agate topped box, a 1908 Birmingham… ***
*** A miniature painting of a Milkmaid, an oval miniature after Jean Baptiste Greuze's 1780 painting of a milkmaid and donkey, in a faux tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl frame; with a 1989 Moorland Galleries receipt, United Kingdom, for £290. Height 14.5 cm,… ***
*** A signed portrait miniature of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, 19th to early 20th century, signed Cosway, (Richard 1742-1840) but after, an opposite half portrait of a work originally by Thomas Gainsborough painted in 1787, in watercolours on… ***
*** A pair of Madonna and Child miniatures, oval paintings in the Italian Renaissance manner both in watercolour upon a gilded ground, signed, probably Canova, and housed in rectangular wooden frames within gilt metal bezels, height 12 cm, width 10.5 cm. ***
*** A piece of walrus tusk scrimshaw, finely engraved and inked depicting a small herd of walruses, signed and dated 'Louis 1902' below; upon a customised timber display stand. Length 16 cm (without stand) ***
*** A pair of French spelter urn vases, circa 1900, with Art Nouveau influence, the ovoid bodies with putto embellished medallions surrounded by fruiting garlands, with twin high set bracket handles with floral embellishments, slender trumpet necks and… ***
*** A sterling silver and tortoiseshell trinket box 1925 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Mappin & Webb. The circular box raised on three petite curvaceous legs, with simple concentric rib designs to the body, the slightly domed tortoiseshell lid delicately… ***
*** Two late Victorian to Edwardian sterling silver card cases, 1889 Chester with maker's mark for William Neale, and 1902 Birmingham with, maker's mark for MWL, one case of hinged form, the other of curved profile with an open short end, both engraved with… ***
*** A mid Victorian sterling silver patch box, 1851 Birmingham, with maker's mark for David Pettifer, of serpentine rectangular form with applied clasp, engraved with foliate, arabesques, vacant cartouche to lid, hallmarked to both lid and base, silver weight… ***
*** A Lalique owl ornament with a figural frosted glass vase in the style of Lalique, later 20th century, signed to owl and with paper label, vase unmarked, a frosted and clear glass owl ornament or paperweight and a tapering moulded pedestal vase with… ***
*** A French Gothic-style cast brass table casket, 20th century, rectangular, the hinged top with a swing handle and a hasp lock, the top and all sides cast in relief with medi'val religious and profane scenes, brown patinated with the figures in polished… ***
*** A pair of Mughal painted manuscript pages, late 18th/early19th century, each depicting a religious figure in a landscape, one with an inscription above, gouache heightened with gold on paper, both signed, mounted and framed. Height 13 cm. Width 6.5 cm,… ***
*** A sterling silver dressing table box, 1908 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Henry Matthews, the oval cushion shaped box with a spring form hinged lid, plain but for a sinuous monogram to the lid, silver weight 70gr. Height 3 cm. Length 8.5 cm. Width 6.5… ***
*** A Russian.875 silver, enamel and filigree caddy spoon, 1882-1897 Moscow with zolotniki 84 and maker's mark for Ivan Saltykov, the spoon with bright red, blue, turquoise and white enamels set in floral and foliate patterns to the reverse of the bowl and to… ***
*** A sterling silver card case, 1901 Chester, with maker's mark for Charles Cooke rectangular with engraved scrolls decoration, hinged top, initialed. Weight 66g length 10 cm, width 7 cm ***
*** A brass single panel icon, 19th century, set to the centre with eleven disciples looking towards Jehovah in the heavens. Height 13 cm length 9.5 cm ***
*** A Greek Orthodox painted icon of Saint Peter, 19th century on a prepared wooden panel and painted in tempera, depicting Saint Peter standing with a gilded halo, holding the key of the gates of heaven in his left hand, with script in Greek to image. Height… ***
*** A Georgian satinwood tea caddy, early 19th century, of sarcophagus shape with a diamond point lid and an applied bronze basket of flowers motif, lion's head mounts with rings to the sides, an ivory, escutcheon and two internal compartments with blonde… ***
*** A cloisonne and silver hip flask in the Russian manner, bearing 1893 date and assay of Lev Fridrikhovitch Oleks, Imperial court cypher and maker's marks for Grachev Bros, the heavy curved compressed flask with a screw top with hinge to the body, and… ***
*** A signed portrait miniature of a lady, late 19th century possibly a late 19th century miniature portrait of Mrs. Currie after a portrait pastel by John Russell, on card, housed in a circular brass egg and dart easel frame, signed 'Delprat D. John Russell'… ***
*** A relief carved altar panel, early 20th century, the relied-carved and painted hardwood altar panel of architectural form, depicting religious narratives in twelve rectangular and square reserves, divided by borders with carved flower heads. Height 213 cm… ***
*** A mahogany sarcophagus shaped tea caddy, 19th century, the flame mahogany sarcophagus shaped tea cady or chest, with a flat base, brass escutcheon, the fitted interior with hinged caddies. Height 32 cm, length 44 cm, width 28 cm ***
*** A Victorian bird's eye maple box, 9th century, with key, the light honey toned box with an aged patina, formerly a tea caddy, with rosewood edges and a simple round mother-of-pearl escutcheon, well restored with black moire taffeta lining, height 10.5 cm,… ***
*** A pair of French marble and bronze urns, the 19th century pair of urns raised upon stepped square white marble pedestal bases, with bronze classical baluster shaped bodies, acanthus leaf twin handles and decorative cone shaped bronze finials, height 25 cm ***
*** A Georgian mahogany box, early 19th century, the restored tea caddy of pleasingly plain design with simple boxwood stringing, ebonised edges and an arrow head escutcheon, fabric lined, height 11 cm, length 20.5 cm, width 10.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian walnut tea caddy in the Gothic manner, second half 19th century, the casket shaped box with good figuration embellished with pierced brass, ivory and studs, with two lidded partitioned sections to the interior, the lid lined with the original… ***
*** An antique portrait miniature of a woman early 20th century, the half portrait of an elegant attired Georgian lady in a plumed hat and a blue gown, in watercolours on ivory or ivorine, housed in a simple timber frame, height 12 cm, width 10 cm ***
*** A pair of small bronze urns, probably French, early 20th century, each decorated in relief with running flowering vine, the covers conforming, height 18 cm ***
*** A Russian.875 silver notebook, 1908-1926, Moscow with second kokoshnik mark, 84 standard, non-identified, maker's mark in Cyrillic, 'P.K, a small hinged notebook in a fine brushed finish, cursive initials to the cover, with clasp, moire silk taffeta… ***
*** An amethyst set Bishop ring. 9ct yellow gold, handcrafted as a modern signet style ring, centrally set with an oval cabochon amethyst of light colour, bezel set, detailed to each wide shoulder with an overlaid cross motif in gold, tapering to reverse to a… ***
*** An ivory framed miniature. The oval frame mould with veneered ivory panels around a gold bezel and enclosing a miniature image of a young woman attired in the Empire manner. Height 9.5 cm. Width 8.5 cm ***
*** A French ivory Communion purse, late 19th century. The rectangular purse with a floral decorated ivory panel to the front and a plain ivory panel to the reverse, with cream leather and brass mounts opening to tan coloured silk compartments. Height 6.5 cm.… ***
*** An Islamic pierced ivory card case, early to mid 20th century, having a fitted removable lid, and pierced in dots and tear drops in various floral and circular designs, the pieces of the case joined with petite pins, length 8.5 cm. Width 5 cm ***
*** A late Georgian miniature portrait of a mother and her Daughter, early 19th century, possibly on ivory, the sitters half-length, posed embracing, glazed within a metal bezel frame. Height 8 cm. Width 6.5 cm, oval ***
*** A pair of bronze elephant paperweights or bookends, each with a trio of trumpeting elephants of graduating sizes upon green onyx bases. Height 11 cm. Width 12 cm. Depth 8 cm ***
*** A Cantonese famille rose tea caddy, the rectangular tea caddy with a cylindrical domed lid decorated with figures, flowers, birds, auspicious flowers and fruits to reserves; with a bordered modern 'Mandarin' figure stamp underside, height 17 cm ***
*** A sterling silver trinket box. 1919 Chester, with maker's mark for Colen Hewer. a shaped rectangular hinged boxed with finely engraved foliate and floral motifs over all and having a plain oval cartouche to the lid, gilt washed to the interior; hallmarked… ***
*** A superb collection of Forty nine pictorial paperweights, circa 1900 and later, a delightful and varied selection of weights, souvenir photographic images of mostly Australian places and destinations in sepia and handcoloured tones including images as… ***
*** A walnut dome topped tea caddy, 19th century, the hinged lid above a fitted interior set with two hinged lidded compartments. Height 15 cm. Width 22 cm. Depth 14 cm ***
*** A Continental silver thurible, circa 1880, the conical body set with putti head lug handles surrounded by flower head medallion border above rising leaf pattern and acorn finial. Height 13 cm ***
*** A pair of ecclesiastical style brass candlesticks, with maker's plaque for E J Dwyer Co, Sydney. The heavy brass sticks each with a large shallow scalloped cup and a simple knopped stem to a spreading base; maker's plaques underside. Height 31 cm ***
*** Two antique miniature portrait paintings, 19th to 20th century, depicting a woman in a jewelled head dress and white and yellow medieval, style gown, and an 18th century style lady in country attire with a flower, decorated straw hat, both signed and… ***
*** A commemorative scrimshaw whale tooth, lightly engraved and inked representing the Bangalore convict ship that arrived in Moreton Bay carrying 292 convicts; with mark of 'Jesper 1992 Albany', with carry pouch and timber stand. Length 11 cm (without stand) ***
*** A Russian .875 silver kiddush cup, 1882-99, combined St Petersburg and zolotniki 84 marks, rubbed maker's mark, the small beaker with bright cut folk and pan Slavic designs, hallmarked silver weight 40gr, height 6.5 cm ***
*** A tortoiseshell lidded box, in striking mottled shades edged with bone, and having a mother-of-pearl shield shaped escutcheon, lined to the interior in fine brown suede. Height 4 cm. Length 11.5 cm. Width 7.5 cm ***
*** A Regency rosewood tea chest, circa 1815, of sarcophagus shape with boxwood edging, a bone escutcheon, twin lion and ring brass handles and raised on elaborate cast shell feet, the fitted interior with hinged caddies and a glass mixing bowl, with a silver… ***
*** A brass religious four panel icon, 19th century, the hinged decorated with an empty cross surrounded by scrolling vines that opens to reveal four panels each segmented in five parts each telling a different religious story. Height 15 cm length 38.5 cm ***
*** A sterling silver calling card case, circa 1906, Birmingham, boots pure Drug Company, the rectangular flip top case gently cushioned featuring a central neo classical motif to front. Stamped to rim. Weight 74gr. ***
*** A French black glass, silver and bronze trinket box, circa 1920s, the rectangular black glass box with silver inlay of a horse and coach to the lid finished with a silver rim, set within a fine open work gilt bronze mount with beaded borders inset with… ***
*** A pair of portrait miniatures in ebonised hanging frames, mid 20th century, petite oval portraits of young women in watercolours housed in Georgian style ebonised frames with foliate hanging mounts and connected by a pale olive velvet green ribbon, length… ***
*** Two antique enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th to 19th century, a Bilston type bonbonniere of moulded oval form with a scene to the lid and floral cartouches upon a powder blue ground enriched with raised white enamel, a mirrored lid to the interior… ***
*** Three Judaic 925 silver pieces, modern, all marked 925. A small deep-bottomed dish, unmarked; a small shallow dish by Hazorfim; and a small handled cup by Hadad, the dishes with similar fruiting grape vine edges, the cup with a cartouche to one side with… ***
*** A fine Russian silver gilt and enamel spoon, 1882-1889 Moscow, with combined city and 88 standard of period, and maker's mark for Ivan Khlebnikov, in the pan Slavic style, the reverse of the bowl decorated with a floral champleve enamel design in white,… ***
*** A European miniature painting of a woman housed in an antique, tortoiseshell inlaid brass frame, 19th century, the oval watercolour half portrait of a woman in 18th century attire in a brass frame inlaid with tortoiseshell decoration in the form of a bird… ***
*** Two antique miniature portrait paintings, 19th to 20th century, a portrait of a lady in a dark blue dress wearing a black short mantilla, dressed with a red flower, and a portrait of a woman wearing pearls, an ermine trimmed velvet cape over one shoulder,… ***
*** A 925 silver kiddush cup. Hazorfim, Isr'l, modern, marked 925. Goblet-shaped, the waist of the body and the foot decorated in relief with a continuous band of fruiting grapevine, the interior gilt. Height 15 cm. Weight 126gr ***
*** A sterling silver tea caddy, Sheffield, 1907, Rubbed makers mark, weight 129g, height 8.5 cm ***
*** A sterling silver vanity casket, 1896 London, with maker's mark for William Hutton & Sons Ltd, richly embossed with Art Nouveau style gadroons to the body and hinged lid, with crimped edges and engraved 'Jessie Fraser 1896' to cartouche, hallmarked, to… ***
*** A pair of French porcelain and gilded spelter ewers, late 19th to early 20th century, the Renaissance inspired ewers of pierced and cast form with scrolls and shell motifs, the porcelain bodies in ink blue with medallions each enclosing a classical… ***
*** A sterling silver tea caddy, 1911 Birmingham, with rubbed maker's mark, the square section caddy with canted edges having a shaped and hinged dome lid with ball knop; hallmarked underside and to interior of lid, silver weight 130gr height 9.5 cm ***
*** Four Victorian silhouettes and an engraving of young Victoria, 19th century, an opposite boy and girl pair, with delicate gold highlights, a printed silhouette of a girl carrying a cat, a female profile bust in an oval frame; an engraved half portrait of… ***
*** A Chinese earthenware tea caddy, 20th century, the double layered caddy of tapering ovoid form with an inverted rim, fitted lid and knop finial, the outer layer with four compartments, two with relief scenes of villages, the others pierced and depicting… ***
*** A pair of Russian.875 silver sugar or ice tongs, circa 1899-1908, with zolotniki 84, bearing maker's mark for Carl Faberge, the tongs with a ribbed upper section tapering to plain tulip shaped terminals with a raised hobnail design to the inner clasps;… ***
*** A burr birch tea caddy, circa 1870, the simple rectangular veneered body with hinged lid above a fitted interior. Set with two large hinged canisters and a single skinny container. Height 14 cm. Length 29 cm. Depth 15 cm ***
*** A 925 silver kiddush cup, modern, no maker's mark, marked 'Sterling' to the base, the flared and rolled rim above the tapering body decorated in relief with a continuous band of fruiting grapevine, the interior gilt. Height 7 cm. Weight 92gr. ***
*** A late George III mahogany tea caddy, circa 1800, rectangular with a domed hinged top, the exterior in finely-figured mahogany with boxwood-strung edges and a metal carrying handle to the top, the interior fitted with two canisters with moulded and inlaid… ***
*** Two sterling silver torah pointers, .925 silver, early 20th century the two torah pointers (yad) of typical form with cylindrical bodies, adorned with borders of beading and leaf-tips, one bisected by a spherical knob, the other with fluted section and… ***
*** A set of four George V sterling silver kiddush cups, 1930 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Britton, Gould & Co the set of four small kiddush cups of cup shape raised on a knopped stem and stepped circular spreading base, with a band of bright-cut foliate… ***