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Davidson Auctions
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** 995.8 fine gold 1000.2 Gram bar (Geomin Australia #M991). Weight 1000.2 grams ***
*** Framed collection early cameos and micromosaics. Total of 27 oval medallions: 10 cameos of classical subjects; 17 micromosaics of Roman scenes etc. Height 40 cm (overall) ***
*** Fine 19th century pietra dura jewellery casket, assembled and retailed by Finnegans, from 18th/19th century Florentine pietra dura fruit panels set into an ebony casket with gilt ormolu mounts. The interior in yellow silk and black velvet and fitted for a… ***
*** Silver niello box Presented to T. E Lawrence (of Arabia). Lid features oval cartouche of ottoman crest with Turkish flags each side. Back has a cornucopia of flowers with '1913' faint (worn) to base. ottoman silver mark to both lid and body. ***
*** Cased double Russian icon. Madonna and Child, and Christ. Silver gilt and enamel oklads. Hallmarked profile and initials 'CT.' 20 x 17 cm each panel, overall 32 x 47 cm ***
*** Australian Steiner colonial silver centrepiece with original base, probably circa 1870 of a kangaroo mounted on top of an emu egg, and below an aboriginal man and woman under entwined ferns. Maker Steiner, Adelaide, base hallmarked. Purchased Bonhams,… ***
*** 10th century Kufic Koran folios. Near East or North Africa. 13 x 20 cm. (each) ***
*** George II sterling silver tea caddy. Hm London 1758, Arthur Sonesby.The cover in the form of a Mandarin seated cross legged. Height 16 cm, width 290g). Provenance: The estate collection of Sir Eric and lady Harrison, former high Commissioner to the UK… ***
*** Faberge limited edition 18ct yellow gold pill box. Victor Mayer. Red enamel set with single cabochon ruby and emerald. Ruby 0.37ct. Emerald 1.7ct, in handmade wooden box. Weight 73.5g ***
*** Faberge silver soup plate, marked K Faberge Moscow 1899-1908, Empire style, octagon form bowl with four pairs of hippogriffs with wreaths within a leaf cast border. 22.5 x 22.5 cm, (W372g). Provenance: Estate late John Schaeffer. ***
*** Russian icon, St Nikolay Chudotvorec, enamelled oklad and name plate. 25.5 x 21 cm ***
*** Russian icon Kazanskaja Bogomater, tempera on board and enamelled silver 21.5 x 17 cm ***
*** Two early unsigned miniature portraits, one of a gentleman, bears handwritten description verso 'A Member of the Lloyd Family, Thought by Isabel Lloyd to be her Paternal Grandparents Isabel Lloyd, Daughter of Capt. Charles Lloyd B.I. Navy and Isabel Myers… ***
*** Four Kufic Koran fragments, mounted in double sided frame. 10 x 18 cm. (each) ***
*** Very early carved oak religious figure group. Madonna and Child with supportive attendant - possibly medieval. Hole at top, possibly to accommodate halo. Old woodworm losses no longer active. Height 46 cm. Provenance: Luciano Sita collection, Sydney. ***
*** 19th century Russian icon, depicting Mary and the Infant Jesus surrounded by nine saints, with god above, silver gilt oklad. 35 x 30 cm 46 x 41 cm frame) . Provenance: Deceased Estate, Sydney. ***
*** Large 19th century Russian icon of Christ mother and Saints. Silver oklad and halos all marked for Moscow 1890, maker 'BC' (attrib. Vasilii Semenov). 36 x 31 cm (icon only) 43 x 38 cm (incl. case) ***
*** Early French enamel patch box. Rural scene with courting couple to lid; interior floral decorated. Marked 'Lille, 1767,' to base. Diameter 6 cm ***
*** Russian icon of Christ, enamelled halo and gilded silver oklad. 21.5 x 17 cm ***
*** Ottoman miniature portrait of Prince Sehzade Selim Suleyman 1860-1909). Depicted seated and in military uniform. 16.5 x 10.5 cm ***
*** Russian 3rd Artel St Petersburg guilloche cigarette case. Early 20th century. Silver gilt interior. Hallmarked to base and lid. Applied yellow gold initials in a diamond set reserve, 8 x 5 cm ***
*** Early large Koran bifolio, probably Ilkhanid, Iran, 13th century. 49 x 72 cm ***
*** George III Hester Bateman hallmarked sterling silver tea caddy London 1787, lockable lid, swing handle finial, engraved, marked 'HB' to base, small dent to lid which closes irregularly. Height 11 cm (total) ***
*** One Thousand Years of British Monarchy sterling silver mint edition. 50 sterling silver ingots issued as a limited edition by John Pinches Medallists limited & its associated companies. The ingots are enclosed in a wooden box & a plaque on it reads: 1000… ***
*** Silver-gilt cloisonne card case. The front depicting the King of clubs, with the Queen of Hearts verso. Spurious marks for Fedor Ruckert. Height 10 cm, W327g) ***
*** Russian Mikhail Grachev, silver travelling icon. Hallmarked St Petersburg 1907-1926, Mikhail Grachev. Triptych form, opens to painted porcelain panels of Christ Pantocrator flanked by two archangels in champleve enamel settings. Height 13 cm width 13 cm ***
*** Late 19th century articulated Santos figure. Female saint with wooden body, paper mache head & extremities. Glass eyes, height 136 cm (total) ***
*** Russian icon, gilt and oil on wood, three saints including Vasily and Praskovya with the Christ child, central vertical split to top half. 25 x 20.5 cm. ***
*** After Raphael, Madonna della Sedia old framer's label verso for Henry W Callan, George Street, Sydney. Nb: custom timber packing crate available. Oil on canvas 67 x 59 cm oval ***
*** French 14ct' yellow gold pill box. Chased garland decoration. No hallmarks apparent. Weight 65.2g ***
*** Thai mother of pearl shell inlaid lacquer Alms bowl. Early 20th century diameter 29 cm. Provenance: Estates late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and import-export merchant trading, initially… ***
*** 19th century Russian icon, Resurrection and Ascension of Christ with attendant Saints. 34.5 x 28 cm. Tempera and silver on wood ***
*** 18ct yellow gold framed horn cross Wt.42.5g (total) ***
*** Early miniature of nobleman, signature illegible, dated 1611. Handmade lignum vit' frame with horn retaining ring, oil on copper 7.5 x 5.5 cm (length) ***
*** 40 small gold nuggets, WA goldfields. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. Wt. 26g ***
*** Two fine silver Ingots Wt. 1001g & 1003g (2.004kg total) ***
*** 19th century Russian icon. Christ revealed by two Saints. Chip to gesso lower right edge. 71 x 56.5 cm ***
*** Early Russian icon, tempera on wood, mother of God and Christ child. 27 x 21 cm. ***
*** Early china patch box. floral and bird decoration to outside; underside of lid also floral decorated. Height 6 cm, length 8 cm ***
*** Beaumont, John Thomas Barber (British 1774-1841) portrait of a gentleman, possibly the Duke of Wellington. Unmarked gold & blue enamel frame (2 chips to the enamel); lock of hair verso, embellished with gold sheaves (partially detached) & mounted onto… ***
*** 19th century Russian icon, Mary with infant Jesus, in a vintage ogee arched box frame, 17 x 13 cm 43 x 24 cm frame). Provenance: Deceased Estate, Sydney. ***
*** Rare Arts & Crafts Collins & Co. 'Dryad' metal works copper and brass casket. With hinged cover, inset with signed silvered relief-cast figural panels, circa 1912. Crested inscription 'Gardez Bien', height 15.5 cm ***
*** 1810 Russian icon, mother of Christ and Crucifixion. Makers mark 'Ba' and assay mark 'Tb-1810.' small break to Rh oklad margin. 11.5 x 8.5 cm ***
*** Colonial emu egg mounted table centre with a leather base in the form of ferns and flannel flowers ***
*** Illuminated Qu'ran / Koran . Provenance: A former diplomatic family based in the ACT (collection formed in the 1950s & 60s); by descent to the current owner, height 16 cm ***
*** Early Greek Orthodox icon. two sections including three saints above; and angel flanked by knights slaying dragon etc. To lower, gilt and tempera on wood panel, 48 x 33 cm ***
*** Gold & quartz nugget. From the WA goldfields. Wt. 3 5.1g. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. ***
*** Georgian mahogany tea caddy, with three internal fruitwood lidded and silvered compartments; external brass embellishments; on four brass claw feet. Width 35 cm height 22 cm ***
*** Russian icon. Nerukotvorny, later box frame. 22 x 17 cm. Gilt and oil on wood ***
*** After Raphael, the holy family with the Infant St John the Baptist II inscribed verso a Carreras' 1858. Oil on canvas 100 x 75 cm. Provenance: Estate late Robert Neumann, Sydney. ***
*** 19th century Russian icon. Full length portrait of Christ, enamelled silver halo and brass surround. 34 x 26.5 cm ***
*** Pair large Chinese famille vert tea caddies. Mythical flying dragon decoration Kiangsi mark to base, but later. Height 32 each ***
*** Plaster relief of of the Archangel Michael, after the model by Benjamin Creswick (1853-1946), Depicted standing in a Gothic niche, armed & holding a flaming sword & scales for the weighing of souls, cast signature 'B. Creswick,' (90 x 30 cm. Provenance:… ***
*** Islamic Qu'ran manuscript two Illuminated double sided calligraphy Folios. Probably 15th century. Tears, fixed to mount with masking tape. Provenance: A former diplomatic family based in the ACT (collection formed in the 1950s & 60s); by descent to the… ***
*** Pair French porcelain mantel garnitures. Hand painted. Courting couple cartouches, with ormolu fittings on metal base. Lids with acorn finials. Height 37 cm ***
*** Tortoiseshell veneer sewing box with a removable inner tray, miscellaneous inclusions and ball feet ***
*** Georgian tea caddy house. Hinged rooftop lid with drawer below. With painted Georgian architectural details, height 32 cm ***
*** Georgian tortoiseshell tea caddy, rectangular form, with serpentine front, and 2 interior compartments, on 4 replacement ivory feet. Nb: ivory & tortoiseshell export restrictions. Height 13 cm, width 19 cm, depth 11.5 cm ***
*** .999 Pure Gold 1 Troy Ounce Ingot. With serial numbers & Chinese characters (31.2g). ***
*** Four gold nuggets & one gold in quartz. From Paynes Find, WA. Wt. 10.8g (nuggets) Wt. 25.3g (total). Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. ***
*** A saint carved in bone, probably German, 17th century. Bone. Height 13 cm ***
*** Australian ostrich egg mounted standish. Egg carved with Australian fauna, on column with fern fronds extending; figures of aboriginal with boomerang, and kangaroo. Two original glass inkwells. Height 30 cm, length 28 cm ***
*** Early icon. Virgin for the Softening of Evil Hearts. Label verso with description & Russian attribution. Tempera & gilt on panel. 18 x 15 cm ***
*** Two various early marine ivory scrimshaws. One depicting sailor with foot on 'Grog' keg; the other a woman in period dress (latter with cracking & some old restoration.) Length 11 cm (each) ***
*** Ormolu kingwood jewellery box. Sevres porcelein plaques, floral decoration. Width 30 cm. Height 14 cm ***
*** Five boxes silver Ingots from Singapore historical Monuments collection. Issued 1979. 3 boxes have 5 solid silver ingots; 2 boxes have 4 solid silver ingots (1 missing from each), each in original wooden presentation case. Total of 23 ingots. Weight 31.7… ***
*** 19th century tortoiseshell sewing box. Cedar carcase, marine ivory feet. (as inspected, damages and loses). ***
*** Late 18th century Russian ivory & bone veneer casket, timber, Teremok form with pierced & engraved fretwork, from the port city of Arkhangelsk. Lid detached with minor losses, on bracket feet, height 12 cm, width 23 cm, depth 15.5 cm ***
*** After Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) 'The Blind Fiddler,' 1806, miniature on ivory panel. In ebonised frame, 16 x 20 cm, (including frame) ***
*** Late 19th century Russian icon, 'Joy of all Who Suffer', mother of God. Silver oklad. Moscow. Tempera on wood panel, 34 x 29 cm painting) ***
*** Early Russian icon. Adoration of Infant Christ. Inscription to decorative border. Inscriptions & label verso. Tempera & gilt on panel. 41 x 26 cm ***
*** 19th century Russian icon of Timothy. Inscription verso which includes a date of 1894. 35 x 28.5 cm, gilt and Tempera on wood ***
*** De Courcy Jones, Helena G., portrait miniature of Napoleon Bonaparte. in ebonised oval frame. Inscribed verso 'Napoleon Bonaparte By H G Jones, Member of the Society of Miniature Painters. 10 x 9 cm (overall). Provenance: Collection Cleopatra Rochfort… ***
*** A batch of 21 early printed Psalter pages. Some 16th century. Acquired by Morley in Rome in the late 1950s, double-sided. Psalter Pages (21). Various 45 x 32 cm ***
*** 19th century German hand written prayer book. Velvet covered with silver embellishments including corners, Jesus Sacred Heart, Madonna and Hhild to back. engravings after Murillo & J Leudner. 402 pages and index. Height 18 cm ***
*** Antique Spanish bronze church bell. Circa 16th/17th century. Clapper replaced, some losses to lip. Collected from Cebu, Philippines, 1978. Verbal history from priest at church where acquired that the bell was cast in Spain and brought over by Catholic… ***
*** Art Nouveau embossed silver plaque 'Medicina.' Russian silver marks for Moscow, maker 'I K.' silver 20.5 x 9 cm ***
*** Russian icon. St. Zosim and St. Savvaty. Tempera on wood panel and gilded silver 21 x 17 cm ***
*** Nine Russian Brass Saints Triptychs. Also one small diptych. Each ornately decorated, six with enamelling. 22 x 18 cm ***
*** Regency rosewood tea caddy sarcophagus shape and M.O.P. Key escutcheon with two hinged lidded internal tea boxes fitted and cut crystal mixing bowl (probable replacement), on bun feet and ring handles. No key. Height 22 cm. Length 37 cm ***
*** 19th century Russian icon, Christ Pantocrator. Silver brass oklad, 30 x 25.5 cm 40 x 36 cm frame). Provenance: Deceased Estate, Sydney. ***
*** 19th century Russian icon. Madonna and child. Brass oklad. Tempera. 20.5 x 17 cm, 27 x 23 cm (overall) ***
*** Georgian portrait miniature. 'Stephen Sloane Younger Son of Hans Sloane of Stoneham Co Hants,' painted by Francis Dickinson. Oval painting on ivory in gilt bronze classical frame. Name of sitter & artist written verso in ink. Watercolour Length 12 cm ***
*** Russian icon. St Alexy. Gilded relief carved border. 25.5 x 21 cm. Gilt and oil on wood ***
*** 19th century folding Russian icon. Centre panel depicts the death of the Christ mother, with saints depicted to the doors. 47 x 28 cm (centre panel). Tempera on wood ***
*** Russian icon. St Anrey Pervozvanny. Parcel gilt silver overlay. 13 x 10 cm. Tempera on wood panel ***
*** Late 19th century Russian icon, St Nicholas. Silver. Gilt oklad. Moscow. Tempera on wood panel, 22 x 18 cm painting ***
*** Early boxed Russian niello teaspoons. Set 6. Stamped 84; makers BC. Russian town views. Gilded. Weight 85g ***
*** 19th century carved religious tableau. Scourging the Penitent. Four original polychrome figures on platform. Length 48 cm ***
*** Early carved boxwood and gold' patch box. Relief carving of cherub to lid; and carved body. Gold' interior. Some wear and restoration. Length 9 cm ***
*** Whale's tooth scrimshaw. Incised with brigantine at sea. Cracks, splits and stains. American school. Length 16 cm ***
*** Early Victorian teak (?) tea caddy, with two internal lidded compartments; and removable central mixing bowl (replacement); domed top; on bun feet. Width 35 cm height 20 cm ***
*** Panel Handpainted Enamel Iconic Plaques. 12 stations of the cross. 31.5 x 27 cm ***
*** 19th century Russian icon. Mother of God with centuryhrist child. Maker's mark 'M H.' Tempera on wood panel and gilded silver 16.5 x 13 cm ***
*** Two Various Pro Hart sterling silver Ingots. Mining scenes, 1 entitled 'Broken Hill.' 5.5 x 6.5 cm, and 4.5 x 4.5 cm ***
*** 19th or early 20th century Russian icon, Christ Pantocrator. Silver & gilt oklad, 18 x 14.5 cm 25 x 22 cm frame). Provenance: Deceased Estate, Sydney. ***