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Precious Objects — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Precious Objects
- Paperweights & dumps (7)
- Religious Objects (25)
- Russian works of art (9)
- Scrimshaw (14)
- Tea Caddies (23)
- Urns and Garnitures, Decorative (15)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| *** | A Russian silver gilt and enamel covered urn, marked Khlebnikov with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, circa 1885 the panelled ovoid body, loop handles and cover enamelled throughout with vari-colour stylised scrolling foliage, one side with a convex panel of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian gold cigarette case, rectangular form, with engraved geometric decoration and sapphire cabochon push clasp, 14ct rose gold, hallmarked, total weight 154.65gms. | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian gold coin, 1902 Nicholas II 37 ½ roubles - Jeweller's copy, 21ct gold, 32.3gms. | *** |  |
| *** | A large scrimshaw whale tooth depicting a whaling scene, engraved and inked and depicting tall ships amidst icebergs and numerous small row boats towing flagged whales, and to the reverse, a tall ship in full sail within a cartouche, presented on an… | *** |  |
| *** | George Engelheart (1750-1829) Attrib. A portrait miniature of William Henry Betty (1792-1874), wearing a black coat with a white waistcoat and ruffle collar, in a gilded metal frame, inscribed in ink verso with a newspaper cutting William Betty 7.3 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Florentine breche d'Alep marble casket, opening to a partitioned interior, with extended canted corners, the face with a central heart on a fielded panel with fleur-de-lis motifs, and raised on ball feet, 22 cm high, 30 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A 9 carat gold two handle presentation cup, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Ltd, London 1927, the footed cup with flying handles, engraved T.H - E.H and 1886-1936, hallmarked below rim, retailer's mark for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd underside, with… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Regency portrait miniatures, in the style of George Engleheart, first half of the 19th century depicting the same gentleman in two versions, gold frames, one with a pearl border, one intact to verso with sprays of hair and seed pearl initials on… | *** |  |
| *** | A gold card case, Octagonal hinged form with engine turned and engraved decoration, having a sapphire cabochon push clasp, crafted in 14ct gold, total weight 59.80gms. | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian silver christening cradle by W. Kerr of Sydney, circa 1898, the ornately decorated double ended cradle with pierced and applied acanthus scrolls and repeating classical motif banding raised on an ebonised rectangular wooden base set with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver bullion thread embroidered velvet ecclestiastical banner, French, 19th century, 185 cm high (from rod to tassel), 105 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A gold pillbox, square form, of woven chevron design, 18ct gold, total weight 22.2gms. | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt-decorated chenxiangmu bead rosary bracelet, comprising eighteen square-shaped wood beads suspending pearl beaded amethyst coloured teardrop pendants, inscribed fitted pewter box, the rosary 26 cm diameter, Compare with a bracelet in jewellery of… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of large gilt bronze mounted classical marble urns, French, 19th century, with goat head form handles, 46 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait miniature of a chevalier, probably French, 18th century oval, painted on copper depicting a gentleman in a long powdered wig wearing armour and a silk cravat, within a gilt brass frame 9 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A fine pair of Aesthetic movement enamelled vases in gilt bronze mounts, later 19th century, exquisitely decorated with coloured birds with gilt enrichments amidst rushes and assorted flowers against a teal ground, housed in oriental style mounts with… | *** |  |
| *** | A gold card case, Of square hinged form, having engine turned decoration and a cabochon sapphire push button, crafted in 14ct gold, total weight 36.3gms. | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait miniature of an officer, 19th century the figure wearing a black coat with a red sash and medals, verso with a hair panel on a silk ground, oval rose gold frame 8.5 cm high. | *** |  |
| *** | A French Art Nouveau two handled bronze jardiniere in the manner of Alphonse Mucha and Gustave Moreau, 43 cm high, 32 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A rare kid leather mounted emu egg centrepiece, 19th century, the lily banded egg supported by pendant fern branches on a circular ebonised base with conforming decoration, glass dome, 48 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of portrait miniatures, probably 19th century bearing signature J. Smart depicting a lady and a gentleman in 18th century costume, within a hinged oval bi-fold silvered metal frame 8.4 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of gilt bronze mounted marble cassolettes, French 19th century 46 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A seed pearl mounted portrait miniature brooch, 19th century, showing a portrait of Julia Tatham wearing a red dress and lace head scarf, 4.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Estate of George Richmond thence by descent, a fine small-scale portrait of Julia Tatham… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of scrimshaw whale teeth, late 19th century, both decorated with tall ships, 13 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A 'Christ Pantocrator' icon, Russian, 19th century, the partial gilt silver oklad with engraved and pierced decoration and applied halo by Nicholai Nikitin, St Petersburg 1845-1874, the painting tempera on wood, 22 x 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy with engraved silver cartouche to lid, circa 1860, with engraved silver cartouche to the hinged cover and engraved initials Me, 16.5 cm high, 17.5 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Andor Meszaros (1900-1972), stations of the cross, twelve bronze relief medallions, signed: Andror Meszaros (each), dated (each) 1942- 1969, inscribed with latin titles (each), 6.3 cm diameter. Provenance: The Dr George and Mrs Ann Geroe collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Colonial silver mounted emu egg on ebonised stand, 19th century, with an emu on drum finial above a stiff leaf collar and pendant vine leaf decorations, similarly decorated to the stem and issuing three legs with leaf form feet, above an ebonised base,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian .875 silver casket by Ie, St Petersburg 1874, with assayer's mark for Mathias Henrik Kipeleinen, of rectangular from with engraved scroll and strapwork, with an 84 zolotnik mark and date for 1874 the crest 'Tout au Rien' (all or Nothing) to lid;… | *** |  |
| *** | A George III silver strung tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1800, of casket profile with a vacant silver cartouche to the lid, twin lids with ivory knops to the interior, with key, 12 cm high, 17 cm wide, 10 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique polychrome and giltwood carved figure of an angel, 56 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A carved polychrome and giltwood figure of the Madonna, late 18th/early 19th century, near flat to the back on an integral wood base, 115 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A gold card case, Rectangular hinged and polished form with engraved initial, suspended from fetter link chain and jump ring, crafted in 9ct gold, total weight 45.9gms. | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of French bronze campagna form urns, 19th century each decorated with a frieze of a Bacchanalian scene, flanked by twin handles with classical mask terminals, on a plinth base 26 cm high, 21 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A tortoiseshell box and cover Qing dynasty, 19th century of shallow circular form, the cover and base carved with landscape scenes within florette borders, 9.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze arc de Triomphe Grand Tour trinket box, 19th century, realistically modelled with bronzed sculptures and chains, a velvet lined hinged compartment, standing on an oval onyx base, 15 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A George IV mother-of-pearl inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy, standing on four ball feet with floral marquetry inlay to the front, opening to a split compartment, the mouth of the box lined with bone, 16 cm high, 18 cm wide, 10 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Three pieces of scrimshaw, 20th century, three substantial whale teeth, two with mid twentieth century engraving and colouring depicting tall ships and whaling scenes, one lightly engraved and inked, probably earlier, 16 cm long, largest tooth | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy with floral mother of pearl inlay, circa 1850, of serpentine form, standing on ivory bun feet, 13.5 cm high, 20 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An antique Australian gold card holder, Rectangular hinged form, engraved initials to the polished case, crafted in 9ct gold, retailed by P Proud, total weight 38.90gms. | *** |  |
| *** | A French gold pencil, a gold thimble and a gold pill box, the pencil with an embossed figural sheath in 18ct gold, signed, a 9ct gold thimble in the original hard case, and a small engine turned pill box in 18ct gold, total weight 28gms, the pencil 9 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century a Russian silver and painted icon of the Resurrection of Christ, late 18th/19th century, the silver oklad stamped 84 Zolotnik and Hx, 31 x 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Russian School, Saint George and the Dragon, mixed media on panel, inscribed but illegible verso, 31 x 26.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian silver plate emu egg stand, 19th century, with two carved pendant emu eggs within an ornate foliate decorated frame surmounted by an emu, 36 cm high, 29 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of spelter ewers with marble bases 62 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A George III tortoisehell and ivory veneered tea caddy, with a silver escutcheon and plate engraved 'E.Whitaker', standing on bun feet, 12 cm high,19.5 cm wide, 12 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An Islamic sterling silver covered box, 20th century, the domed cover repousse decorated with a wildcat attacking prey amidst stylised foliage and exotic birds on a lightly textured ground, formal engraved border to the lower register, hallmarked to… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of decorative portrait miniatures, comprising six pieces, including 'The Swing' after the original by Fragonard, the largest 10 x 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A George V sterling silver mounted tortoiseshell box, Finnigans, New Bond Street, London 1913, of rectangular form with classical gadrooned borders, 8 cm high, 23 cm wide, 18 cm deep. Provenance: Romayne Munro (nee Hordern) of Point Piper and Milton park,… | *** |  |
| *** | Three Australian silver plate mounted emu eggs, 19th century, one impressed Evan Jones, Sydney to the base, the largest 27 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait miniature of a lady, after Richard Cosway, 19th century wearing a white dress with a ruffle collar and a ribbon in her hair, inscribed verso, within an oval mount and ebonised wooden frame 9 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of gilt bronze mounted white marble urns, French, 19th century | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian 9 ct gold mounted ivory portrait miniature of a gentleman, 19th century, painted with a portrait of a gentleman in a black coat and cravat with a finely chased oval gold frame, 6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Battersea enamel box, English, 19th century of oval form, hinged cover, finely painted with a fisherman in a landscape scene reserved on deep blue ground 3 cm high, 8 cm wide, 5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of gilded enamel vases, French, 19th century each of baluster form on a rich red ground, decorated with the figure of a lady and a gentleman in a garden landscape 17 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two scrimshaw ivory whale teeth, 19th century, one depicting a finely engraved and inked scene of a figure falling into the mouth of a whale, the other featuring the bust of woman, inscribed 'Minery' and dated 1847, 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three portrait miniatures, 19th century and later each painted with a portrait of a lady in period costume with elaborate hair ribbons and bows the largest 12 cm high (oval) | *** |  |
| *** | Two Georgian miniatures in gold pendant frames, late 18th century, comprising an oval bust portrait of a judge in a red robe and a profile portrait of a fashionable woman with coiffed hair, a lock of hair encased to the reverse, hand written label… | *** |  |
| *** | A Georgian tortoiseshell domed tea caddy, circa 1800, finely decorated with silver stringing and ivory edging and ball feet, with a brass finial and silver escutcheon and vacant cartouche, complete with lids to the two section interior, with key, 16 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A gold framed portrait miniature of a lady wearing a white shawl and a straw hat with blue ribbons, inscribed W. H. 1769 lower right, enclosed back 7.7 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Georgian mother of pearl tea caddy, with bone handled lidded interior compartments, 14.5 cm high, 20 cm wide, 12 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait miniature attributed to Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois, French, circa 1800, profile portrait of a gentleman in a black coat, signed 'Bourgeois 1800' lower right, 4 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Two Continental enamel boxes, 19th century each of circular form with a gilt metal mounted hinged cover, decorated with figures and landscape scenes 4.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter. Provenance: The Buller-Murphy Collection | *** |  |
| *** | An collection of nine miniatures, including a portrait of the Duke of Wellington, the largest 12 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A late Georgian inlaid beech tea caddy, the lid inlaid with an oval fan, the bone escutcheon above a central decoration of snow drops to the front, 13 cm high, 15 cm wide, 10 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Russian silver cigarette case, 19th century embossed with a bear and a hunter, inscribed in Russian to the interior and impressed 84 Zolotnik and illegible makers mark 11.5 cm high, 9 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A George III satinwood inlaid mahogany tea caddy, with a matching set of silver tea spoons by John, Henry & Charles Lias of London, circa 1823, with gilt bronze lion form ring handles, standing on bun feet, original bowl and tongs, 20.5 cm high, 25.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian Colonial impression of the Lord's prayer by George Brimblecombe 20th Dec 1859, housed in a cedar frame, 74 x 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of gilt bronze mounted classical urns, 34 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Bohemian polychrome carved wooden panel of the crucifixion, 17th century 33 cm high, 42 cm wide Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, an important private collection, 14th September 2014, lot 141 Clive Brans Antiques | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian sterling silver 'Castle top' card case, Frederick Marson, Birmingham 1850, featuring the Crystal Palace in high relief amidst profuse scrollwork, monogrammed cartouche to the reverse, hallmarked to interior rim, 10 cm x 7 cm, 70gms | *** |  |
| *** | Four hand painted portrait miniatures of women, early 20th century, including versions of the Mona Lisa and Gainsborough's Sarah Siddons, all housed in ivory tiled frames, the largest 6 cm long, frames: 12 cm high, 11 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Louis XV style bleu celeste ground ormolu mounted porcelain ewers, 19th century, each decorated with a jewelled cartouche of frolicking couples, 30 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A gold nugget a freeform nugget. Weight 10.3g. | *** |  |
| *** | A mother-of-pearl and brass inlaid jewel casket by Tahan, Paris, mid 19th century, on a rosewood base with a velvet interior and raised on petite brass bun feet, with the original key, marked Tahan Paris to the lock, 12 cm high, 24 cm wide, 18 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A scrimshaw mounted ebonised inkstand, 19th century, with brass mounts and a cut glass ink bottle, the whale teeth each 10.5 cm long, 13 cm high, 30 cm wide, 20 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A mid century centre bowl, Italian, circa 1950s | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of four portrait miniatures, 19th century and later each depicting a portrait of a lady, in variously gilded and ebonised frames the largest 9 x 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three portrait miniatures, early 19th century and later each painted with a portrait of a lady, the earliest work of a lady in a blue dress with a pinchbeck frame inscribed 'Sdlr pinxt 1816' the largest 9 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Regency tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1815, with silver stringing and a vacant cartouche to the domed lid, the fitted interior with bone button handles to the tea compartments, 11 cm high, 17 cm wide, 9 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A composite tusk section, with a carved scrimshaw, image of a lady in a bonnet, 25 cm high. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen | *** |  |
| *** | Two Clichy millefiore miniature paperweights, circa 1850, one with a central white floret and eight encircling canes including a distinctive Clichy rose, the other with concentric wreath form florets in green and aubergine encircling a central pale pink… | *** |  |
| *** | Two English paperweight 'Dumps', later 19th century, one with foil flower inclusions, the other with radiating air bubbles, partially ground pontils to both, 17.5 and 13.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A miniature portrait of G.Freer Esq., by George Hargreaves (English, 1797-1870), oil on ivory, signed and inscribed verso: Hargreaves Pinxt. April 1822, 10.5 x 8.5 cm, Provenance: The George Brugler & Jasmine Cowen Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted blue ground porcelain urns, hand painted with scenes of a courting couple, with acorn finials to the lids, 43 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Anglo Indian Vizagapatam silver and ivory inlaid box, late 19th century, 6 cm high, 12.5 cm wide, 10 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A gold nugget a freeform nugget. Weight 9.9g. | *** |  |
| *** | Two Australian Colonial emu egg and silver plate covered cups, 19th century, one featuring a kangaroo and emu upon a naturalistic base beneath palm leaves; the other featuring an aboriginal figure holding aloft an egg with an emu finial, both items… | *** |  |
| *** | A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with a crocodile, 'caiamant' engraved to verso, 13.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | An Edward VII sterling silver card case by Crisford & Norris Ltd, Birmingham 1908, embossed with a kangaroo among ferns, with script initials to verso, 10 x 7 cm, total weight of silver 56gms. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, Sydney, 2006, condition… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved and painted figure of a saint, late 18th/early 19th century, the standing figure with a book in one hand, raised on a later tapering square plinth, 42 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An orthodox polychrome painted wood icon of the Madonna and Child, mounted with a pierced brass oklad, 22.5 x 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait miniature of a gentleman, 18th century, finely painted with a gentleman in a taupe coat and white jabot, within an oval paste mounted frame, 3.7 cm x 3 cm. Provenance: a gentleman's collection - Mr Neil Robertson, Leonard Joel, Melbourne,… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau presentation musical jewellery box, with a domed top decorated throughout with etched waratahs and applied badges, initialed Hng and inscribed 3rd May 1913-1934, 20 cm high, 25 cm wide, 22 cm deep. Other Notes: Heather Nancye Gordon was… | *** |  |
| *** | A Mughal miniature painting, Northern India, late18th/early 19th century, Burraq with Archangel Gabriel, Farsi Calligraphic panel verso, gouache, gold and pigment on wasli paper, painted with a Burraq, the lightning fast glimmering creature that carried… | *** |  |
| *** | A Regency miniature portrait of a lady in pearls, early 19th century painted on copper 11.5 cm x 9.5 cm | *** |  |