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Antiques & Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House: Webb's Number of lots recorded: 165
Sale Title: Antiques & Decorative Arts Lots with images: 161
Auction Location: Auckland Prices available: 120
Date: 07/08/2008









Lot Description Price Image
*** A Late 19th Century French Optometrist's Quality Optical Testing Set in Original Brass Mounted Mahogany Case including each of the testing spheriques concaves and spheriques convexes with metal detailed tabs. Circa 1870. Note; some lenses absent but set near complete. Width 53.1 cm. Depth 32 cm. Height 7 cm ***
*** An Antique Turkish Bucket the wooden body with ring turned decoration, with a brass collar and handle mounts. One has a cross and crescent motif. Note; old repairs and losses. Height 29 cm ***
*** A 19th Century Birdseye Maple with Timber Inlay Sewing Box the hinged lid decorated with multi-diamond veneer inlays resulting in a cubed pattern, the interior with a compartmented lift-out tray. The box supported on wood turned feet. Width 29 cm. Depth 21.8 cm. Height 13.5 cm ***
*** A Highly Decorative Sarcophagus Twin Tea Caddy the fore and domed lid panels decorated with birdseye maple foliate inlay, remnants of wood supports for the now absent wood ring handles, mother of pearl escutcheon, the hinged lid lifting to reveal two covered compartments. Supported on four bun feet. Note; wood chip to lid, old worm damage to base. Width 21.5 cm. Depth 12.2 cm. Height 15.5 cm ***
*** A 19th Century Walnut and Decorative Pierced Brass Card and Games Box of shallow rectangular form, the hinged lid with a brass scrolling foliate and dice pierced and engraved spandrel at each corner, and a brass three playing card motif centred, the box front panel with an ornate large foliate pierced and engraved brass escutcheon, the lid lifting to reveal five open compartments with original 'silver' paper lining, the lid interior with padded satin lining. Width 28 cm. Depth 17.2 cm. Height 6.8 cm ***
*** A Crimson Stained and Natural Chess Set of the Staunton Pattern and Tooled Leather Chess Board the chess set complete in bone, the King height 7 cm, the crimson stain in bright original colour, with some minor wear/loss of stain to some pieces. The folding games board with a fine hide playing surface, tooled and gilt decoration ***
*** A Wood Cased Set of 19th Century English Dominos the complete set with ebony wood backs and bone fronts, each tablet centrally pinned with a brass pin, the wood case with a sliding top ***
*** A Vintage Sable Fur and Fully Lined 3/4 Length Coat the fur in excellent condition, the upper lining with some small moth holes, the embroidered cloth label 'Manufacturing Furriers J.S. Grounds & Co Ltd 96 Lichfield St Christchurch'.@ Length 84 cm ***
*** A Louis Vuitton Suitcase in monogrammed canvas with leather handle and trim. Two trunk latches flank the central lock, brass corners, interior comes with a removable tray. Circa 1980. Note; some writing to the lid interior. Height 22 cm. Width 61 cm. Depth 42 cm ***
*** A Vintage 'Gilli Originals New York' Lucite and Metal Oblong Handbag the two tray design in deep amber with a moulded same colour lucite clasp which secures the top tray, the lower compartment by a push-activated metal hook clasp, the hinged beveled edge lid with an elegant curved horseshoe swing handle, the base lower edge also beveled, the lower compartment with the original label. Width 22.6 cm. Depth 11.5 cm. Height 24 cm. inc. handle in upright position ***
*** A Georgian Period Pair of Cut Steel Buckles slightly curved with fibre remnants on black possibly leather inserts, each with a spring release along with the chape and tongue to hold the buckle securely. Length 6.5 cm. Width 4.4 cm ***
*** Two Vintage 'Amber' and Wood Parasol Handles each with chipping faults. Length 21 cm. & Length 25 cm ***
*** An Agate Handled Three Piece Desk Set including a seal, paper small knife, the third item with just the shaped agate handle remaining ***
*** A 9CT Yellow Gold Powder Small Compact plain, with an internal mirror to the hinged cover. Birmingham 1924 ***
*** An Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Spectacles Case with Sterling Silver Framed Blue Tinted Glasses the case upper surface floral and scrolling foliate engraved with a vacant cartouche, and with a pierced sterling silver attached suspension hook, both marked Birmingham 1902. The spectacles with folding arms, marks for London ***
*** A J. W. Benson Sterling Silver Cased Half Hunter Pocket Watch (not tested), white enamel face, Roman numerals, with a seconds subsidiary dial at VI, the dial 'J.W. Benson 58 & 60 Ludgate Hill'. London 1874 ***
*** An Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Three Cigar Case scrolling foliate engraved with the oblong cartouche vacant, gilt interior. Birmingham 1902. Length 12 cm. Width 6 cm ***
*** A London 1902 Sterling Silver Cheroot Holder of tapering oblong form, the surface all-over scrolling foliate engraved, the shield cartouche area script initialled, hinged cap and an attached suspension ring. Length 7 cm ***
*** A Sterling Silver Butter Knife with Paua Shell Inlay Length 13.7 cm ***
*** An Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service with gadrooned rims and half fluted embossed bodies, raised on four bun feet. Birmingham marks, milk and sugar 1908, teapot 1906, coffee/hotwater pot 1920, various makers ***

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