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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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Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:79
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Prices available:79
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Precious Objects
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*** A pocket knife on chain. Gold plated elongated oval shaped pocket watch, vintage with bright cut pattern work, hinged to reveal various knives, suspended from a gold coloured centipede link chain ***
*** A matching pair of Samson Angel tea caddies, early 20th century, in the Chinese manner, the baluster caddies with festoons and gilded decoration to the collar, sprigged to the body, with angels blowing trumpets with a Crown and shield to a gilt reserve;… ***
*** A hand decorated Continental porcelain card case, 20th century, the rectangular case with rounded edges decorated with roses, blue stripes and gilt lattice, with gilt metal mounts and a floral clasp; unmarked, length 7.5 cm, width 6 cm ***
*** A Georgian silhouette of a gentleman and a Baxter print, circa 1810 (silhouette); circa 1848 (Baxter print) A full length portrait silhouette of 'Mr Summers Nephew to lady Wray' with bronze highlights and in the original ebonised frame (description verso)… ***
*** A French Communion purse. 1890s. The petite purse of arched rectangular form made of peach coloured replica ivory and red leather with gilt and silver inlay, an oval window to the front containing an enamel of the Roman temple-style church of Madeline,… ***
*** A Greek Madonna and Child icon, a modern icon, prepared and painted in the traditional manner with gesso and gold upon a prepared timber panel, signed Polydoropoulos to image lower left, height 25 cm, width 21 cm ***
*** A Victorian lady's shell inlaid card case, late 19th century, of hinged form and with a diamond pattern inlay of mother-of-pearl and abalone shell, with a petite button release catch to the side and lined with original red fabric. Length 9 cm. Width 5.5… ***
*** An ivory miniature portrait, early 19th century, the oval portrait of a young dark haired woman in Empire style dress finely painted in watercolour on an ivory support, unsigned and within a moulded frame. Height 12.5 cm. Width 10 cm ***
*** A pair of moulded brass Icons in the Russian manner, small square tablet form icons, one with an enamel decorated border and highlights, both with a recessed design in low relief in the Byzantine style, with Cyrillic script. Length 6 cm. Width 5.5 cm ***
*** A Continental silver covered box, 19th century, the compressed circular box having a stepped lid with a slightly raised profile, decorated to a frieze with flowers on a finely engraved and beaten ground, the lid similarly embellished and with a central… ***
*** A sterling silver patch box, 19th century, probably English (but evidently unmarked, testing as 925 fineness), rectangular with concave sides and a recessed hinged cover, the upper edges with moulded and chased foliate decoration, the interior gilt, width… ***
*** A Moorcroft enamel box, contemporary, 'Bald eagle' pattern, edition 67/150, the oval, straight-sided hinged and lidded box with gilt metal mounts featuring a bald eagle flying over a river, with conforming decoration to the side; boxed and with paper… ***
*** A 925 silver kiddush cup, modern, marked 'sterling 925', no maker's markGoblet-shaped, the waist of the body decorated in relief with a running band of foliate cartouches, the foot with stylized floral decoration, the interior gilt. Height 13 cm. Weight… ***
*** A sterling silver card case, Clark and Sewell, Birmingham, 1922/3 the slightly-curved rectangular case with a hinged lid, engine-turned engraving to both sides within bevelled edges, the front with a central circular reserve engraved Hbs. Height 4.5 cm.… ***
*** A pair of brass church candelabra, each of five lights arranged in a line and set at an angle on a knopped stem. Height 68 cm ***
*** A pair of framed miniature portraits on ivory, 9th century, the first depicts the Duchess de Vendome in elegant court dress, the second Mademoiselle Mars draped in a floral garland, each set behind glass and enclosed within a gilt frame, frame height 9 cm… ***
*** A pair of marble and spelter based urns, circa 1890, the flared lip urn adorned with a resting putti and scroll base above a pink marble base supported on four gilt scroll legs. Height 28 cm. ***
*** A Russian silver tray, circa 1940, set with a single handle above a gilt washed and beaded border body and stamped to the side. Weight 104g. Length 16 cm. ***
*** A sterling silver oval trinket box, Henry Matthews, Chester. 1907/08, the foliate decorated hinged lid above a velvet lined interior supported four pad feet, weight 53gr. Length 8 cm. Width 4.5 cm ***
*** A portrait miniature in an Empire style bronze frame, circa 1950, an oval hand painted and signed portrait of a lady in 18th century attire with a plumed hat, housed within an oval bezel and cast rectangular frame with vegetal motifs and a pierced crest… ***
*** A Russian Mto-1000A lens in leather case, circa 1970s the Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope lens, 10.5/1000, with original leather case and three lens filters.as found ***
*** A sterling silver bible cover, 1905 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Reynolds & Westward, a pressed image after Holman Hunt's 'The light of the World' painting (1851-1853), with some tears to surround, hallmarked lower left silver weight 9gr, length 11.5… ***
*** A Russian .875 silver kiddush cup, Kiev 1908-1926 combined 84 Kokoshnik mark, cyrillic silversmith mark (unknown). The kiddush cup of typical cup form raised on a domed base, with alternating bright-cut architectural and foliate design, marked to the body… ***
*** A fine American silver plated tea caddy, early 20th century, with Soc mark with Crown, the oval canister finely embossed in the antique manner with Teniers style decoration to the body and lid, silver on copper; trademark stamp underside, height 12 cm. ***
*** A cut glass paperweight by Val St Lambert, mid 20th century, clear modulating to cherry red, a cut triangular plinth terminating in a rounded base, foil factory label to base, height 18 cm ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver curved card case, Samuel M. Levi, Birmingham, 1905, of typical form, the cartouche to the front engraved with initials in compendium, otherwise engraved all over with stylized foliate decoration, total weight 36g, length 8.5… ***
*** A fine portrait miniature, mid 20th century, attributed to Lisa de Montfort, b. 1906, in oil, a delicate and sensitively rendered portrait of Margaret Hamilton, wife of David William Hamilton, and set within a brass frame in a velvet and leather display… ***
*** A pair of George V sterling silver kiddush cups, 1922 London, with maker's mark for Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co (Jacob Rozenzweig), each with a cup shaped bowl raised on a knopped stem and conical spreading base, engraved with vacant shield form cartouche… ***
*** A silver plate mounted ebonised casket, the top, front, and sides mounted with silver plate relief plaques of traditional country scenes, the interior lined in padded blue silk, height 11 cm, length 19 cm, width 16 cm ***
*** A George V sterling silver kiddush cup, 1915 Chester, with maker's mark for J. Zeving (Joseph Zweig) of traditional campana shape raised on a knopped stem and stepped circular spreading base, with a band of bright-cut engraved panels, one with vacant… ***
*** An Elizabeth II sterling silver kiddush cup, 1955, Sheffield, with maker's mark for Emile Viner of traditional campana shape raised on a knopped stem and stepped circular spreading base, with a band of engraved panels, one with vacant cartouche, with gilt… ***
*** A Russian .875 silver kiddush cup, c1890 Kiev, cyrillic silversmith mark (unknown) the kiddush cup of typical cup form raised on a domed base, with alternating bright-cut architectural and foliate design, marked to the body and the underside weight 51g.… ***
*** A pair of Georgian blue and white Pearlware tea caddies, late 18th to early 19th century, the cylindrical caddies of carinate form both decorated with Chinese pavilions and garden scenes with decorative diaper, scale and pattered borders to the collars;… ***
*** A pair of Russian fairy tale porcelain display plates, 1988 and 1990, the framed plates each decorated in the manner of Russian lacquer boxes and depicting traditional fairy tales by individual decorators including 'Ruslan and Ludmilla' by Gleb Lobimov… ***
*** A Bilston and Battersea pill box, after 1970, the yellow circular box with a slightly raised lid, enamel painted with two finches in a spruce tree, with a yellow rose to the interior of the lid, hinged and with bronze engine turned mounts; with backstamp… ***
*** A Japanese Sumida vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), of tall cylindrical shape with an inverted mouth and a horizontally-ribbed body, dark and blue-suffused pale glazes falling unevenly from the rim over the red-orange ground, a religious figure applied in… ***
*** An antique glass paperweight, late 19th century, the domed circular weight with the inclusion of a motif of clasped hands within a laurel wreath in white above a layer of variously-coloured inclusions, pontil mark underside. Height 6 cm. Diameter 8 cm ***
*** A vintage French gilt and timber crucifix. Length 30.5 cm. Width 17 cm ***
*** A cast ormolu and rosewood crucifix, of typical form, the rosewood cross with brass stringing, length 30 cm, width 17 cm ***
*** An antique tortoise shell card case and a Georgian tortoiseshell box with mother of pearl inlay, length 10.5 cm, width 8 cm, and smaller ***
*** An antique portrait miniature in a pinchbeck frame, early 20th century, the oval portrait of a woman in watercolours upon ivory, lightly etched monogram, possibly Jchb, to left of image and housed in plain frame, with bail, length 8.5 cm, width 6.5 cm ***
*** A silver plate ecclesiastical pedestal plate. Mid 20th century, Buckinghamshire, UK, the stepped plate with concentric ribs to the rim, centred with the engraved symbolic monogram of Christ used by the Roman Catholic church, Ihs enclosed within a sun… ***
*** An antique porcelain flask and a Staffordshire china tea canister, both of square outline, the European porcelain flask unmarked, the tea canister by Crown Staffordshire, length 16.5 cm, and smaller ***
*** A sterling silver pill box, Charles Penny brown, Birmingham, 1912/3, plain rectangular, the slightly raised cover enclosing a gilt interior. Height 2 cm. Width 4.5 cm. Depth 3 cm. Weight 22gr ***
*** An antique enamelled glass lady's dressing table box, early 20th century, the circular ruby glass box decorated in white with foliage, the hinged meeting edges in gilt metal. Height 4 cm. Diameter 6 cm ***
*** An antique brass-mounted glass lady's dressing table box, early 20th century, the pink glass box in the form of an egg, its hinged upper half enamelled with a spray of flowering foliage, mounted in a scrolling brass stand. Height 19.5 cm. Width 17 cm ***
*** A French gilt spelter jewellery casket, in the form of a Louis XV commode with boldly angled hips and curvaceous legs, the gilt spelter box with hinged lid, marked 'Depose 225' to the underside. Height 11.5 cm, length 16 cm, width 8.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian Mother-of-Pearl Visiting card case, 19th century, the rectangular hinge top case diagonally set with mother-of-pearl tiles finely engraved with patterns and floral motifs, with a press button opening mechanism revealing the ivory tipped edges… ***
*** A Victorian Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Visiting card case, 19th century, a rectangular hinge top case diagonally set with mother-of-pearl tiles bordered by a chevron arrangement of abalone tiles, with a press button opening mechanism revealing the ivory… ***
*** Two vintage Continental miniature paintings of bucolic scenes, 20th century, Circular watercolours depicting a watermill scene, signed Grim, and two figures with a donkey signed Lancret, in matching wooden frames, height: 12.5 cm, width 12.5 cm ***
*** Antique framed miniature portrait in gilded frame, as found, length 8 cm, width 6 cm ***
*** A French ormolu jewel box with a signed miniature, 19th century, the cartouche shaped box with engine turned and neoclassical stiff leaf borders, the engine turned lid dotted with myriad stars centred with a faintly signed portrait medallion of a woman in… ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver kiddush cup, 1909 London, with maker's mark for Moses Salkind of traditional campana shape raised on a knopped stem and domed circular and stepped base, the body bright-cut engraved with foliate reserves between bands of… ***
*** A George V sterling silver kiddush cup, 1915 Chester, with maker's mark for J. Zeving (Joseph Zweig) the small kiddush cup of traditional campana shape raised on a knopped stem and stepped circular spreading base, decorated with bands of strapwork, marked… ***
*** A sterling silver kiddush cup, the tapering beaker with a rolled rim, engraved with the Star of David and script in Hebrew; marked 925 to base with maker's mark Ppm in triangle, with additional mark of GB326. Silver weight 81gr. Height 7.5 cm ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver kiddush cup, 1908 London, with maker's mark for Moses Salkind the small conical cup raised on a knopped stem and stepped circular spreading base, the body bright-cut engraved with diamond shaped floral reserves, one with… ***
*** A sterling silver patch box, 1902 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Adie & Lovekin Ltd, the rectangular box with crimped edges to the lid and base, a decorative embossed lid with arabesque foliage and a plain cartouche upon a textured ground; hallmarked… ***
*** Two paperweights, one silver, one glass, later 20th century, the sterling silver paperweight modelled as a ripe and splitting pomegranate, marked .925 and with additional unidentified mark; the tall domed Cascade Caithness Scotland glass weight with… ***
*** A group of four small objects of diverse interest, a set of Victorian polished brass scales for sovereigns and half-sovereigns by Harrison; a bone-handled seal; a Chinese stone seal; and a enamelled metal patch box. Length 9.5 cm. (scales), and smaller ***
*** A pair of Baxter prints, the Prince & Princess of Prussia, 1858, in the oil colour print process patented by Baxter, and depicting Prince Frederick William of Prussia and the Princess Royal, Princess of Prussia (Queen Victoria's eldest daughter)… ***
*** Seven Royal Crown Derby items: Four small decorative dishes, a trinket box, creamer and sugar bowl, variously dated from 1921-1965 and later from 1970s to 1990s, in Derby Posies pattern, period of manufacture 1900-2003, with sprigs and loose posies of… ***
*** A camel leather trinket box by the Al Khaznah Tannery, Abu Dhabi, the hinged top enclosing a compartment with removable tray, the exterior and interior decoratively lined in tan and cream leather throughout, height 9 cm, length 24 cm, width 24 cm ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver topped dressing table jar, 1905 Birmingham, with maker's mark for W J Myatt & Co, the globular cut glass pot with fancy diamond cuts and fanned foliage motifs, with an embossed rococo revival top with birds, a lion face and an… ***
*** A German porcelain trinket box, circa 1900, Swaine & Co. Humlttensteinach, design 2317, a shaped covered box with a bird and flower decorated cartouche with gilt enrichments upon a speckle glazed peacock blue ground, impressed design number and green… ***
*** A fine signed Paul Ysart 'Harlequin' Scottish paperweight, from 1971, with paper label of Paul Harland Studio, harlequin pattern PY3008 from the Paul Ysart pattern book, with striking controlled 'Bouncing' bubbles encased in the clear glass dome rising… ***
*** A Continental silver beaker or kiddush cup, circa 1930s Austria, with toucan stamp, mark of.800 fineness and other marks. The tapering straight-sided mug gilt washed to the interior and engraved 'Josef 1936'; hallmarked underside. Silver weight 73gr.… ***
*** A small cylindrical silver trinket box, 20th century, a hinged box, probably Eastern and decorated with scrolling foliage on a hammered ground; hallmarked indistinctly to one end, silver weight 45gr length 8 cm ***
*** An antique South American earthenware religious figure, the figural remnant with a studded breastplate surrounded by a vestment with etched lines, and wearing a semi-circular or possibly solar head dress also studded, with remnant buff and red paint.… ***
*** A sterling silver fob card case attachment, -26, Birmingham, William Neale & Sons Ltd, the small rectangular case with hinged lid and bale with ring featuring a simple engraved pattern of stripes to front and verso. Stamped internally. Weight 30gr length… ***
*** A velvet and brass jewellery box, the gold velvet covered low casket with a gently domed profile and an Empire style putto in a chariot carrying a cornucopia to the lid and raised on petite brass paw feet, the interior lined in deep olive velvet with a… ***
*** A German portrait miniature of a young man, early 19th century, an oval profile bust delicately rendered in watercolour upon a cracked ice type muted blue ground, enclosed by a pinchbeck frame, backing paper with label of Wilhelm Muller, Berlin, length 7… ***
*** A fine Edwardian portrait miniature of a young lady 1905, a delicate and refined watercolour half portrait of a young woman, marked a. Douglas 1905 to the image, also described as 'Anne L. Douglas, 53 Stanhope gardens, London Sw, No.2 portrait Study'… ***
*** A late Victorian jewellery casket, late 19th century the cast brass and velvet covered jewellery casket with applied twisted rope Wedgwood-style medallion to the top. ***
*** An antique decorated brass box, early 20th century, in the form of a casket with a hinged cover and ball feet, with various engraved decoration, some enamelled in colours. Height 6 cm. Width 9.5 cm. Depth 6 cm ***
*** A silver bonbon Pillbox, sterling silver, made as a stylised bonbon pill box, the wrapped sweet detailed by engraved work, the twisted ends acting as the opening to the hinged box ***
*** An antique glass reliquary casket, late 19th to early 20th century, of truncated pyramidal form with gilt bronze bead and claw edging to bevelled, glass panels, velvet lined and raised on cast pierced leafy mounts with paw, feet, height 12 cm ***
*** A Victorian mother-of-pearl calling card case, 19th century, the hinged case with a diagonally set mother-of-pearl tile design. Length 10.5 cm. Width 8 cm ***
*** A Limoges vase and pill box, mid 20th century, the vase with gilt handles raised on a gilt circular foot, the body painted deep cobalt blue with a reserve of a Watteau inspired courting couple; the pill box of same blue with gilt floral design to lid,… ***
*** Two fine Bilston type enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th century, a shaped tapering teal ground box with pink roses within cartouches picked out in raised white enamel, and a waisted circular box with a floral posy to the low domed lid with a blue… ***