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Antiques & Interiors, Silver, Asian Art and Collectors' Number Plates — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:590
Sale Title:Antiques & Interiors, Silver, Asian Art and Collectors' Number PlatesLots with images:582
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:444
Date:19-Aug-2012
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Edwardian opaque glass vases, together with pressed milk glass goblets (6)
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A pair of novelty book ends, in the form of frogs leaning against books
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A fine Noritake porcelain dinner service in the Caledonia design
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Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) for Barovier & Toso, a Marina Gemmata vase in Bordeaux, internally decorated with graduated air bubbles and gilded inclusions, the side with raised clear glass shoulders 26 cm. H
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An Art pottery vase, signed Heggie? 95, together with a Ceramicas Sevilla Pimienta charger, and a small vase (3)
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An oversized brandy warming glass together with six brandy balloons 3 by Stuart Crystal and an opaque oversized glass
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Six ray Cook ceramic ramicins, two leaf form dishes by Carlton & Poole and Sylah Melbourne dishes
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A Bing & Grondahl 1974 porcelain bell, together with a Villeroy & Boch trio and porcelain de Paris boxed ramekins
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A quantity of Studio Pottery chess pieces
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A quantity of 20th century ceramics and glass, comprising Holmegaard, Poole, Porsgund and others
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A pair of possibly Lithgow Pottery fern pots 24.5 cm. High x 14.5 cm. Diameter
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A Wedgwood Jasper Ware dish, box & cover, together with Halcyon Days boxed enamel (3)
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Two Limoges porcelain boxes & covers, one in the form of a violin together with European porcelain figures
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A large Webb Corbett crystal vase, together with crystal basket and bowl (3)
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A Lalique crystal bird, together with art glass bird figures by Hadeland and others and a Nao porcelain dove
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Collectable horse figures, comprising, pair of silver plate seahorse mounts, Chinese cloisonne, glass and porcelain examples
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A good collection of 36 x apothecary and chemistry measuring glasses
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Four Doulton Lambeth stoneware jugs each with typical hunting raised emblems on two tone ground tallest 19 cm
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Two stoneware flagons for Gin & Brandy, registered design mark for 1851 together with woven basket
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A Doulton Lambeth stoneware teapot, together with a twin handled bowl (2) each with typical hunting raised emblems on two tone ground
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Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, vase with gilded inclusions encased within opaque interior and green glass exterior with clear glass shoulders. Height 24 cm
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A rare slag glass ink well, together with black glass Art Deco posy dishes and a paperweight
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A set of three engravings Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1820 in period reeded Georgian frames 'Mrs Merrick' 'The Honourable lady Stanhope' 'Mrs Robinson' (3)
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Snaffles Gunners & the Guns, & the Guns! Thank God! the Guns! (2) colour offset prints 40 x 62 cm, 44 x 66 cm
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A Replogle world globe, with raised surface, mounted on copper stand 40 cm. H
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A large oversized advertising display bottle 60 cm. H
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A monumental Murano green trumpet-shaped vase, Italian 19th century 64 x 21 x 21 cm
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A white ceramic vase, German, circa 1900 21 x 7 x 7 cm
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Three 20th century lamp bases, comprising alabaster, reticulated porcelain and painted timber (3)
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A quantity of 19th century and later ceramics, comprising lustre jug, cottage Ware tea pot, salt glaze jug, pie birds and others
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David Wilkie (1785-1841), after the Rent day engraving published Jan 27 1877, London fine Art Society.37 x 60.5 cm. Other Notes: the corkscrew of the period, very rare
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S Chelham Sculpt. (18th century) A View of Otaheite with several vessels belongin to that Island & a Perspective View of Cocos and Traitors Islands discovered in the Voyages to the South Seas, for Middleton's complete System of Geography C 1778 Handcoloured engravings (2) 20 x 29 cm, 19.5 x 29 cm
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Henry Beraldi Balcon Athenee 1901 etching drypoint, later impression signed & dated lower right 24.5 x 14 cm
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A George III mahogany and satinwood linen press the arched cornice with acorn decoration above a pair of satinwood cross-banded doors with central urn decoration, enclosing three later shelves, above two short and two long drawers, raised on later bracket feet 126 cm wide, 56 d x 204 h
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An 19th/20th C Empire-style brass inlaid mahogany armoire having a molded cornice with pediment crest above a panelled frieze, the bevelled mirrored door with corner bosses flanked by brass reeded columns, raised on a inset panel base with drawer, ending in toupie feet 127 cm wide, 63 d x 238 h
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A collection of pewter, comprising, Dutch 18th/19th century box and cover marked U. C. M, Brodrene Mylius BM Norwegian tankard, Fien Zinn German plate and others (9)
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A contemporary American 'Hepplewhite'-style entertainment unit 220 x 101 x 57 cm
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Seven 19th century and later engravings and prints, comprising portraits, fishing and coach subjects
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An Indian Mango wood cabinet with carved antique Rajasthan doors with original metal framed sections, with original iron rings. Height 205xDiameter 42xLength 107 cm
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A vintage Tru View stereo picture film viewer, boxed and with film strips of American views, together with a Positips stereoscope and vintage spectacles
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A collection of 64 vintage ceramic and glass insulators Insulators were originally designed to keep the wires linking telegraphs and telephones insulated from the wooden poles that held them aloft
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An Victorian iron frame, together with a cream ware ceramic oval frame (2) largest 72 cm. H
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A Victorian brass & tin telescopic hearth brush, organ pipe and spinning mill engineers large screwdriver (3)
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An early English wire skimmer, together with other tin & brass kitchen accoutrement
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Two boxes of Victorian and later brass and copper vent covers or stands
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Sixteen 19th century and later paintings, watercolours and gouaches (Provenance Peppergreen)
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A pear's 19th century Chromolithograph, together with etchings, mezzotints and others, mostly in period oak frames (7)
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A brass ink stand, together with photo frame, birds, glass ink well and figures
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An Australian branding iron and wool bail stencil, together with shoe stretcher, kettle stand and vintage chalk board
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An interesting French 19th century cog driven implement, possibly used for clocking in together with three vintage grinders and chrome pump and Company plaque
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A large soapstone dish containing jade and rose quartz grape vines
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62 x vintage brass Acme Thunderer Whistles
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A gilt metal family tree photo frame, onyx table lighter, white metal peacocks and a desk barometer
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A pair of vintage solid nickel stirrups, together with a brass dish and figure (3)
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Three rare old French copper lids for Saucepans with original copper pins and iron handles. Diameter 21.5 cm, 23 cm and 28.5 cm
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Four German chargers in relief, together with a hand painted plate (5) 37.5 cm. Diam
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Two pairs of miniature brass candleabra, together with other brass collectables
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A pulp-Ware bowl, English, circa 1930, 9 x 20 x 20 cm
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Victorian English 24 x piece porcelain dinner service by Ridgeways in the Dundee pattern
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W. Adams & Co oval serving dishes, together with Austrian dressing table set and others
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Three boxes of French vintage tin pastry cups
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Five vintage sets of counter spice scales
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Australiana comprising, waratah embossed leather photo album and unsigned card, Australasian Temperance and General Bonus certificate, framed Anzac Parade print (4)
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Two pub advertising mirrors, together with three original advertising cards for van Der Cruyssen tobacco and Pears labels framed
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Four Edwardian Royal commemorative gilded prints framed, two lacking glass
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Five 19th century and later hand coloured engraving and others
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A brass lamp, together with vase and jardiniere (3)
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A well crafted early 20th century hand carved pierced timber panel of 'The Lord's prayer' mounted on silk background, framed and glazed 70 cm. X 46
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A vintage Peddle horse carved timber on a tin and iron base
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A pair of Hermes-style bar stools, 95 x 55 x 66 cm
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A distressed blue painted mirror, 1930, 102 x 86 cm. 102 x 86 cm
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An African pigskin & timber tub chair
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An Edwardian folding upholstered chair
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A mid 20th century Kay of London pull up table Skittle set, in original box
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A large quantity of advertising ephemera, comprising, Orlox boxes, 'Cheerio champagne' and others
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Approximately 400 Robert Opie collection printed tin advertising signs
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Five original vintage advertising cards, framed and glazed
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A collection of 15 x framed and glazed original advertising reciepts, book plates relating to cooking and a house building plate
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24 x original 20th century advertising lables, framed and glazed
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An interesting Studio photograph of an Edwardian gentleman with his bicycle wearing a cycling uniform faded and with some surface scratch marks 24 cm. x 20
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An interesting collection of si x 19th century and later hand coloured photographic portraits and others comprising photo of a constabulary, couple on a motorbike and sidecar and a married couple
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Three Edwardian photographs, rural village, Parisian Jewlery shop and Fun Fair in Town square (3) Artist Unknown, largest 29 cm. X 43
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A George V official Royal document, rank promotion certificate for 'Hector Albert Ollet' from 2nd Lieutenant to Officer by His Majesty's Command, signed and dated 1915, signature bottom right corner illegible, together with a reciept for lamps dated 1890 (2)
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A very interesting collection of early photographs, and posters relating to the NSW Fresh food and ice Company Ltd ephemera relating to this Company held in the Powerhouse and National Museum of Australia
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A rare colonial salt print photograph of a family picnicking in a bay, artist unknown framed, mounted and glazed 9.5 cm. X 15
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Two rare carte vista, Abraham Lincoln & Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, with stamp verso Mr Kilburn 222. Rgent Street, Abraham Lincoln with signiature verso and stamped J. Oldershaw, faded and with dirt to suface 5.7 cm. x 9 & 6 x 9
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Three framed vintage photographs, of various Edwardian city scenes
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An early poster advertising Penguin ice cream, together with a dinner menu from the Orion celebrating the end of World War II and a menu from the S. S President Monroe dated 14th May 1942, and two boat photographs
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William Shakespeare vollume I II Edited by Barry Cornwall, 1850 - London - William S. Orr & Co. In half-morocco bindings with gilt tooling to the spine Externally worn, with some rubbing and wear to the heads and tails of the spines
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Punch, volumes 1877,78,79,80,81,82,83
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Two finely stitched and painted needlework pictures, first half 20th century
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Handworked wool tapestries by Mrs Wheeler of Gosford Highschool framed c.1940 (2)
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20 x vintage postcards, relating to Australia & New Zealand, mostly first half 20th century, with a pictorial souvenir Bathhurst and an 1893 flyer for a recital
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Approximately 51 vintage postcards from Europe, America and Asia, mostly first half 20th century, together with 'Snapshots' of London & Brussels
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A collection of Royal comemorative postcards, comprising 33 x lady Diana related cards, and 66 other Royal related cards
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A collection of Royal comemorative postcards, aproxamitly 100 comprising examples of Edward VII, HM. Queen Alexandra H. R. H Duke of York, Queen Victoria and other European Nobles
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A collection of Royal comemorative postcards, aproxamitly 100, mostly comprising examples of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II as a young girl and onwards, together with direct family
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A collection of Royal comemorative postcards, aproxamitly 120, mostly comprising examples of Queen Mary, H. R. H Prince of Wales, King George V & King Albert, Edward VIII the Royal children and others
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A collection of Royal comemorative postcards, aproxamitly 100, mostly comprising examples of Queen Mary, King George V, Prince of Wales (Edward) King Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Simpson and others
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Two photo/postcard albums, containing pictures and postcards from Europe and America, mostly first half 20th century
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