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Recreations & Pursuits — Philips Auctions Australia

$8,863
A Russian gem-set fourteen carat gold cigarette case, circa…
$8,400
A fine French three coloured 18 carat gold snuff box, circa…
$7,200
A gold sapphire set cigarette case. 18ct yellow gold, circa…
$5,770
A full-size blackwood billiard table. By Alcock & Sons. No.1693…
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Number of lots recorded:96
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Prices available:96
Category:
Recreations & Pursuits
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*** A Bitossi ceramic decanter designed by Aldo Londi, 1960s, in the characteristic Rimini blue glaze comprising a wide sgraffito frieze in 'Circles and rhombus' design to the cylindrical body, with an oversized stopper, marked 101/30/B and stamped Italy to… ***
*** Two Victorian sterling silver vesta cases, 1874 and 1875 Birmingham, both with maker's marks for Frederick Marson, both decorated in the Gothic revival manner with foliate decorations within, shaped forms and enclosed by chevron borders, both hallmarked,… ***
*** A pair of silver mounted small glass decanters, 1902 Birmingham, with maker's marks for William Hutton & Sons, the elegant bottle decanters with an optic vertical rib and cut glass floral designs above star burst footed bases, with pierced collars and… ***
*** An Arts & Crafts silver and glass inkwell, early 20th century, marked sterling, the circular dish with a pierced ribbon motif to the border and embossed with fruits, a square solid light blue glass well to the centre; stamped sterling underside. Silver… ***
*** Two antique sterling silver vesta cases, one by unidentified maker, marked a a with a horse's head and 925, early 20th century; the other James Deakin & Sons, Chester, 1914, both of typical rounded rectangular form, the first repousse decorated to each… ***
*** A sterling silver picture frame, 1933 Birmingham, with rubbed maker's mark, the rectangular frame with a simple thread design to the edge, the timber back with easel support; hallmarked to side of frame. Length 16 cm. Width 12 cm ***
*** A sterling silver vesta, circa 1863, Birmingham unknown maker, decorated with scrolling floral swags surrounding a central medallion. Height 4 cm ***
*** A Minox Bl Sub-Miniature camera, model Bl, c1970s the German subminiature camera with aluminum body and semi-coupled Cadmium Sulfide exposure meter, with black leather fitted pouch. Length 12 cm, width 3 cm ***
*** An Art Deco spelter bear ink well, circa 1930, the walking polar bear in deep bronze tone beside a shaped box with geometric design serving as the inkwell, with ceramic insert, raised on a grey and black marble base. Height 8.5 cm, length 19.5 cm, width 8… ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver and ivory handled seal, 19th century, with a bulbous carved handle with a floral cap, other vegetal motifs, and tapering gadroons to a floral knop, attached to a silver seal, length 7.5 cm ***
*** A bronze figural ashtray. Cast as a naturalistically styled pheasant drinking from a shallow shaped dish, in gold colour with red. Height 12.5 cm. Width 11 cm ***
*** An Art Nouveau collapsible letter rack and a sterling silver cased desk calendar, 1900, Germany with maker's mark for Ges Gesch, D.R.G.M. 237670, and 1906 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Walker & Hall, a pierced and painted two tier rack with snowdrop… ***
*** A Georgian mahogany tea caddy and a pewter tobacco box, early 19th century, a small mahogany caddy with boxwood edging and a shell cartouche to the lid, the interior with lid and tin lined compartments (fault to hinge), and; a pewter tobacco box with deep… ***
*** A Baccarat crystal 'Lalande' clock, designed by Savinel & Roze for Baccarat, 1995 in blue coloration, the design classic desk clock of demi-lune undulating form with a minimalist circular white clock face, discreetly inscribed Baccarat in cursive, with a… ***
*** An Art Deco bronze, mountain goat ashtray, circa 1930, the stylised goat with its front legs poised and suspended above the shaped, portoro marble tray, height 8.5 cm length 13.5 cm width 10.5 cm ***
*** An ormolu desk set, 19th century, the rococo desk set cast and pierced with scroll and foliate motifs, raised on four leafy feet, with a pair of lobed pedestal cup ink pots with lug handles and similarly decorated lids with ornate finials, blue glass… ***
*** An antique ivory cigarette holder, probably Taisho period, 1920s, a slender tapering holder lightly engraved and inked with the image of a prowling tiger, length 20 cm ***
*** An Austrian cold painted bronze dog and onyx ashtray, circa 1920, a delightful study of two terriers, one sleeping, the other scratching and raised on a round well figured green onyx base with a shallow well, diameter 16 cm ***
*** An Art Deco spelter and marble ink well, circa 1930, a small bird beside a shaped box serving as the inkwell, with glass insert, and mounted on a yellow ochre marble base, with recessed section for pens, height 12.5 cm, length 23.5 cm, width 14 cm ***
*** A small vintage French crystal and silver plated decanter, early 20th century, conical with delicate vertical lines descending to clusters of lens cut motifs, the mount with stylised pierced and vegetal motifs, height 25.5 cm ***
*** An elegant sterling silver presentation desk lighter, 1974 London, with maker's marks for Garrard & Co Ltd, of pleasingly simple tapering form with an undulating rim, the top section recessed and centred with a removable chrome lighter and plastic fluid… ***
*** A nautical themed Victorian sterling silver and enamel vesta case, 1886 London, with maker's mark for Thomas Johnson II, of plain rectangular form and embellished with three flags on a pole, the internal rim engraved 'I will carry a light', hallmarked,… ***
*** A French bronze and marble ashtray or vide-poche, circa 1930, with maker's mark for Maurice Frecourt, a petite cast French bulldog upon a green serpentine marble octagonal base, marked Frecourt to the bronze, height 5 cm length 8 cm width 8 cm ***
*** A small late Victorian sterling silver cigarette case, 1894 Birmingham, with maker's mark for probably Frederick Marson, rectangular and of gently shaped form with rounded corners, engraved throughout with arabesques, with a vacant circular cartouche and… ***
*** A Continental silver lady's cigarette case and a sterling top vanity, bottle, probably American, early 20th century, a finely embossed case with a naturalistic stem of flowers in full bloom, cartouche engraved 'Elusia', and a straight-sided faceted bottle… ***
*** A French porcelain pill box, the rectangular snuff or pill box with waisted sides, hand decorated to the exterior and the interior with summer flower sprigs and a bouquet to the domed lid, with blue maker's mark and inscribed 'Made in France' to the… ***
*** Two vases and a table cigarette lighter by Rosenthal, 1970-80s, a cylindrical studio Linie vase and a matching marquise shaped smaller vase, both decorated in water lily design by Alain Le Foll, and a mottled gold, oval lighter with a whimsical figural… ***
*** A sterling silver cushion top jewellery box and one other, 1909 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) shepherd, and; first half 20th century, other, a hexagonal silver box on cusped feet, silk… ***
*** A sterling silver cigarette case, 1930 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Gieves Ltd, the engine turned case of shaped cushion profile with a plain cartouche to one corner and typically gilt washed to the interior with intact wires to hold… ***
*** A small sterling silver covered ashtray. Mid 20th century. Circular and cushion shaped with an inverted rim and a fitted hinged lid with a small thumb lever for ease of opening; stamped '925' to base. Silver weight 33gr. Diameter 5 cm ***
*** A group of three glass decanters one, ship's shaped diamond cut with a mushroom stopper; the second, square shouldered with fluted pattern and a ball stopper the other, carinate shaped with a tapered fluted neck and a spire stopper. Height 38 cm. Diameter… ***
*** An Eclectic group of eleven silver items, from late 19th century onwards, including a Victorian sterling needle case; six sterling silver teaspoons, 1899 Birmingham with maker's marks for Henry Matthews; three salt spoons, one sterling and two Italian;… ***
*** A late Georgian cut-glass decanter, second quarter 19th century, the flat-topped stopper in a ringed neck above the cylindrical body, slice-cut above and below the shoulder, flute-cut towards the foot. Height 21 cm ***
*** A French faience inkwell, circa 1950s, rectangular with a curvaceous front section, with lidded compartments and provision for pens, and decorated with a textured glazing and sgraffito floral imagery upon an aqua ground. height 12.5 cm. Width 34.5 cm.… ***
*** A Victorian glass decanter, 19th century, the slightly waisted and shouldered decanter with distinctive shaped ribs below a conical collar and a faceted neck, with a conforming mushroom stopper. Height 32 cm ***
*** A sterling silver vesta case Albert Jackson, Birmingham, 1904/5 the rectangular case with side-hinged lid engraved throughout with foliate decoration, a blank shield reserve to the front. Height 4 cm. Width 2.5 cm. Weight 13.6gr. ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver vesta case, unidentified maker's mark CB in cartouche, Birmingham, 1909/10, of typical form, each side chased with foliate decoration either side of a plain diagonal band. Height 5.5 cm. Width 4.5 cm. Weight 30gr ***
*** A Italian 925 silver gilt photograph frame, Giancarlo Livi (his mark 336, entered at Florence, 1959), Florence, after 1968 the rectangular repousse silver frame with asymmetrical floral and foliate decoration, on a felt-lined base, glazed, a hinged stand… ***
*** A Russian 840 silver cigarette case, circa 1900, set with a pierced and scroll decorated front and plain interior. Height 10 cm. Weight 123gr. ***
*** A Nikkormat El-Series SLR camera with lens, Nippon Kogaku, 1972-1976 the Nikkormat camera in black body with electronic autoexposure, Nikon Aw-1 winder, with a Nikkor 28 mm f/3.5 Pc lens, and a Nikon DR2 right angle viewfinder attachment. As found ***
*** A Polaroid SLR 680 camera, 1980s the Polaroid land camera with flash, in its original box, as found. ***
*** A heavy brass Victorian seal and an agate seal, length 7 cm ***
*** A Ronson 'Queen Anne' table lighter, silvered metal, of classical sarcophagus form, height 6 cm, width 7.5 cm ***
*** Two sterling silver picture frames, 1984 and 1985 London, with makers' marks for John bull Ltd and Rbb, a shaped rectangular frame in the Art Nouveau manner with a heart shaped aperture, and a waisted and arched frame embossed with rococo style decoration… ***
*** An engraved glass sterling silver topped decanter, 1906 London, James Powell & Sons the Whitefriars pale green decanter raised on a domed foot, decorated with curving sprigs of foliage and initialed 'Bmj', the sterling silver stopper with incised banding.… ***
*** Two sterling silver photograph frames. 1919 and 1922 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Charles S. Green & Co, the circular frames of plain rolled form with wooden easel backs, both hallmarked. Diameter: 19.5 cm, and 13 cm ***
*** A sterling silver leather lined playing card box, 1899 London, with maker's mark, W.F.W for Wright & Davies, of plain form, with 'Patience' in relief to the piano hinged lid, initialled, to lower right, leather lined, leather base with plaster fill,… ***
*** A sterling silver cigarette case, e.J. Trevitt & Sons, Birmingham, 1938/9, the sprung-hinged rectangular case with an engine-turned exterior and engraved monogram, the interior gilt. Height 8.5 cm. Width 8 cm. Weight 98gr. ***
*** A sterling silver vesta case Henry Matthews, Birmingham, 1896/7 the slightly-curved rectangular case with side-hinged lid engraved throughout with foliate decoration, a circular reserve to the front engraved CC. Height 4.5 cm. Width 3.5 cm. Weight 20.6gr. ***
*** A French bronze dish or ashtray by Albert Marrionet (1852-1910), circa 1900, signed a. Marrionet to edge finely cast as a circular dish encircled by bramble berries, foliage and twigs, incised signature to edge Diameter 12 cm ***
*** A silver lady's cigarette case, circa 1920-30s, possibly Hungarian, with mark to hexagonal cartouche and other, engine turned to the top and with monogrammed cartouche, unadorned to the reverse; hallmarked to both the gilt washed lid and base. Total… ***
*** An Italian sterling silver photograph frame, modern era, the frame with a cushion profile and textured finish, with embossed scrolls and foliate motifs to two corners, with blue velvet backing and an easel support. Height 17 cm. Width 12.5 cm ***
*** A Georgian glass decanter, late 18th/early 19th century, the Georgian triple ringed decanter with conical lower section and original target stopper, height 26.5 cm ***
*** A Continental silver vesta case, circa 1930s, the book form vesta case with top opening lid, 800 silver tested, with embossed floral decoration to the lid and engraved initials, marked to the interior but illegible. Weight 35g, length 4.5 cm, width 3.5 cm ***
*** Two sterling silver picture frames, 1982 and 1985 London, with makers' marks for Keyford frames and John bull Ltd, a gently waisted rococo embossed frame and a shaped rectangular frame with a serpentine crest having continuous gadroon and beaded borders,… ***
*** An antique carved fob seal, 9ct rose gold mounted, presented as an antique trumpet shaped fob piece carved from a single piece of jasper, deep brown/red in colour, fitted with a stepped gold frame and god bail, engraved to seal base with compass and Latin… ***
*** A pair of antique cranberry flash glass decanters, 19th century, the mallet shaped decanters with clear facet cut globe stoppers, each with borders of star, diamond and pineapple cuts and concentric borders to the neck, height 20.5 cm ***
*** A sterling silver cigarette case and a vesta, 1913 Birmingham, both items, with maker's marks for Henry Clifford Davis (case) and T.Heatley, a plain cushion form cigarette case, hallmarked to the interior, and a bright cut floral engraved vesta and match… ***
*** Two sterling silver photo frames, one square with pierced rococo style decoration (1906 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Henry Matthews) and a plain rectangular frame (1922 Birmingham, Baldwin & Marriott) total weight 595g length 21.5 cm, width 16 cm ***
*** A Threaded cranberry glass jug and bowl set & a table vesta, the jug and bowl set, probably by Stevens and Williams, with applied clear feet and white threading, a technique patented by Stevens and Williams in the 1880s, together with a glass table vesta… ***
*** A Val St Lambert cut crystal ashtray, 20th century, a bold diamond facet cut circular ashtray, with etched signature underside to edge. Height 7 cm length 13.5 cm. Width 13.5 cm ***
*** Two glass decanters, a rectangular decanter with canted edges of cut design throughout and with a faceted ball stopper, the other of cylindrical form with a carinate collar, with etched floral motifs and a ball stopper. Heights: 23.5 cm and 20 cm ***
*** Two vintage Kodak Eastman Brownie box Cameras, a leatherette covered Brownie Junior with its Art Deco inspired metal front plate, introduced in the US in 1934 for the original price of $2.75 and discontinued in 1942, and the Australian made version of the… ***
*** An antique Coquilla nut sewing case or Darning egg, the decoratively engraved and pierced nut in two parts well crafted and joined with a fine screw thread. Length 6.5 cm ***
*** A novelty carved and painted wood set of bottle opening implements, mid-20th century, in the form of three musical sailors, the removable heads of each respectively topping a bottle opener, a cork-screw, and a cork stopper, all fixed to a wooden base.… ***
*** A Russian silver lighter or vesta, late 19th century, with zolotniki 84, and possible obscured maker's mark, the rectangular vesta with an internal compartment covered with fine filigree wire work, having a ribbed hinged lid and provision for holding the… ***
*** A sterling silver picture frame, 1968 and after, with silver standard and marks for Florence, Italy, the moulded rectangular silver frame of low cushion profile with a repeat diamond shaped border to the internal edge and a cross stitch pattern to the… ***
*** An English cobalt glass decanter, late 19th/early 20th century, bell-shaped with a flat-topped stopper, gilt line decoration to the foot and stopper. Height 19.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver vesta case, 1888 Birmingham, with partial maker's mark, the hinged rectangular vesta decorated throughout with foliate scrollwork on a textured ground, with a vacant circular cartouche; hallmarked to interior rim. Silver weight… ***
*** A painted porcelain ink stand in the rococo manner, with a pair of ink pots, one covered, flanking a floral centre-piece and shell-shaped dish, white-glazed with coloured and gilt details, unidentified blue mark underside. Height 12 cm. Width 25 cm. Depth… ***
*** A sterling silver cigarette case, 1919 Birmingham, with maker's marks for Duncan & Scobbie, the rectangular case with a curved and cushion profile, engraved and bright cut with patterns and floral designs to both faces and monogrammed to a central… ***
*** A Victorian hobnail glass decanter, circa 1860, the bulbous body decorated with raised hobnail decoration leading to a plain long neck with slightly flared lip and bud shaped stopper. Height 26 cm ***
*** A finely inlaid blotter by Eugenio Quarti (1867-1926), 19th century, the walnut blotter with brass edging with a lozenge design in brass wired designs and mother-of-pearl enclosed by wired borders, the turned handle with a micro-mosaic design, length 13… ***
*** A hardwood and fruitwood desk top compendium, late 19th century, with twin doors opening to a fitted interior with a tiered stationery organiser, compartments for pens and inks, and a lower drawer. Height 29 cm, width 38.5 cm, depth 20.5 cm ***
*** A crocodile skin and sterling silver gentleman's card wallet, and a Mabie, Todd & Co. Retractable 'Fyne Poynt' pencil, 1898 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Francis Webb, for Hardy Bros, Brisbane, and post 1915 England, a sterling edged chocolate… ***
*** An Art Deco vintage plastic and mother-of-pearl cigarette holder, circa 1920s, France, a square section amber coloured holder with a mother-of-pearl diamond and fan patterned border with gilt highlights, housed in a slender kid case with clasp, length 11… ***
*** A vintage Ronson silver plated 'Queen Anne' table lighter, mid 20th century, the heavily weighted elongated oval lighter with bead and gadroon decoration upon a waisted base; mark of Ronson underside, height 6 cm, width 9 cm ***
*** A sterling silver picture frame, of simple modern design with a slightly cushion profile and ribbed edges; with a timber veneer easel back; mark for Italy and .925, height 24 cm, width 19.5 cm ***
*** An antique musical Black Forest carved bear cigarette set, circa 1900, comprising two growling bears, one raised on its hind legs, with a lidded barrel and a small brass bowl set in a timber surround, upon a square base with canted corners, winder… ***
*** A sterling silver bottle opener, 2000 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Carr's, of elegant plain rod form with a stainless steel opener, hallmarked to handle; boxed. Total weight 88gr. Length 15.5 cm ***
*** A small vintage crystal decanter, mid 20th century, of tapering form elegantly decorated with a series of vertical incisions from the shoulder to the base, with a flat topped stopper, height 20.5 cm ***
*** An antique French opaline decanter set, late 19th century, comprising a tray, conical decanter, pedestal cordial glasses and a bowl (lid, absent), in mint green with white enamel and gilded decoration of birds amongst, vegetation, height 27.5 cm (decanter) ***
*** A cranberry glass bowl with matching jug, and a cut glass decanter, later 19th century and after, the bowl and jug with threaded and frilled cranberry rims, applied clear, rigaree and raised on a border of shell feet, and a conical decanter with, fan,… ***
*** A pair of glass decanters and liquor glasses. 20th century, the set includes a pair of matched ovoid decanters with facetted stoppers and six petite stemmed liquor glasses each etched with a heraldic symbol. decanter height 23.5 cm. Glass height 8 cm ***
*** A Victorian emerald green decanter, circa 845, the moulded body with starburst base set with baluster shaped stopper. Height 32 cm ***
*** A glass decanter, 20th century, the high shouldered decanter with a slice cut neck and a flat topped octagonal stopper, the body upon a slightly extended octagonal base. Height 22.5 cm ***
*** A bronze neoclassical seal, 20th century, the patinated bronze seal depicting three putti on a tripartite stand supporting an orb with a mirror finish above their head, with a hexagonal uncut seal base. Length 11 cm ***
*** A Freemason's case and contents, the contents including a bible and various documents, length 18.5 cm, width 42.5 cm, depth 5 cm ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver snuff spoon and a later sterling wishbone, 1869 London, with maker's mark for probably George fox, (spoon) and 20th century, an elongated slender spoon with a petite bowl and a domed finial with knop, hallmarked to stem, and a… ***
*** A French opalescent cranberry and clear glass decanter, circa 1900, the small heavy gauge straight-sided decanter with a spiral rib decor the carinate collar and ball globe of conforming design, in cranberry colours modulating to clear, with a polished… ***
*** An Edwardian cut glass decanter, early 20th century, of slender conical form with star cuts and flower bursts, with a baluster shaped stopper, height 42.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese metal tobacco box and two picture frames, the straight-sided brass, copper and white metal box with engraved script and scenes, the pull off top with an applied, pierced and embossed floral and scroll motif, a shaped rectangular copper frame… ***
*** A sterling silver double photograph frame. Modern, with possibly Italian marks, the rectangular frame with an embossed silver frame decorated with flowers and vacant banners below two oval apertures for photographs mounted on a navy fabric backing;… ***
*** A George III-style silver-plated ink stand James Deakin & Sons, Sheffield, early, 20th century, the rectangular stand with a pair of recesses for ink bottles (lacking) flanking a central handle, a pen rest to the rear, on moulded bracket feet. Height 7 cm… ***
*** An Edwardian sterling silver vesta with a later silver plated cigarette, case, 1912 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Joseph Gloster Ltd, 1920s (case), of typical form with engraved foliate details to the body, striker to the base, & Hallmarked to the… ***
*** A collection of Javanese Yogya.800 silver teaspoons, cocktail sticks, with stand, and skewers, mid 20th century, a boxed set of six teaspoons with floral motifs to the terminals, 36 cocktail, sticks with a mushroom shaped tiered stand for twelve sticks,… ***