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Auction House:Vickers & Hoad AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:491
Sale Title:Militaria; Directors' SelectionLots with images:471
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:177
Date:10-Dec-2017
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Mixed metal sterling silver and bronze elephant sculpture. On bronze base, signed J. Artes, marked 925, 30 cm long, 16 cm wide, 24 cm high ex trunk. Ex Berretta Galleries London
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Seven antique Majolica miniature jardinieres & vases by Thomas Sergent, some marked with impressed T.S., 17 cm high and smaller (7)
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French Art Deco cold painted spelter figure of a turkey on a stepped, tri-colour onyx base, 46 cm high, 43 cm wide
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Rare antique early 19th late 18th century French Louis XVI style clock, Quiery of Paris with enamelled dial, showing the day of the week, hours and minutes. Circa 1800, 52 cm high
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Pair of Georgian sterling silver shell butter dishes by John Angell, marked 1835, London, JA, 15 cm x 13 cm, 320g (2)
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Rare, antique George III epergne, sterling silver with bespoke, modern glass liners, marked MB for Matthew Boulton, Birmingham,1790, 2225g ex liners, 33 cm high
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Antique French First Empire silver coffee pot, 950 silver with applied eagle spout, tripod foliate feet & finial marked Antoine Guillemin, Paris, 1798-1809, 950. to spout, lid, feet and body, 24 cm high, 176g
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Sydney bus scroll to include Circular Quay, Double Bay, Erskineville, Gardeners & Bourke Rds, Kingsford, La Perouse, Malabar Beach, Maroubra Beach, Opera House, Pyrmont, Randwick Depot, etc
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Part set of Old English 'Shell' patterned cutlery, to include 21 dinner forks, 2 ladles, 6 dessert spoons, 6 dinner spoons, 6 lunch forks, mixed marks London, 1895, 1906, WCJL, G&S Co, etc 2638g
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Early Georg Jensen Acorn (Konge) pattern caddy spoon in sterling silver, marked 1910-1925 Jensen GI marks, 925s with English import marks c.1931, 10 cm long, 25g
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Antique diamond & gold ring, fine millegrain setting marked Zolotnik 56 (14k) c.1908-1926, m' (pokoi), central stone 55 mm x 55 mm x 3 mm, 58x European cuts Antique diamond & gold ring, fine millegrain setting marked Zolotnik 56 (14k) c.1908-1926, m' (pokoi), central stone 55 mm x 55 mm x 3 mm, 58x European cuts
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David Boyd (1924-2011) The Goddess of Sunflowers, signed lower left, ex Australian Art Auctions 8-3-93, 43 cm x 39 cm
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Rare impressive Chinese carved ivory chess set, pawns in the form of various gods riding tigers, lions, horses, cheetahs, donkey & deer etc, contained in fitted carry case and chess board, original importation receipts from Australian Customs, 1973 with original purchase receipt from Kuala Lumpur, 1973, pieces 20 cm high, bishops 16.5 cm high, knights 11 cm high
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French brass fireman's helmet with embossed steel plaque of origin reading Sapeurs Pompiers, Grezille and original leather lining, 30 cm high, 20 cm long
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Antique French Henri II walnut two height cabinet, two door top fitted with embossed card drawers, the doors mounted with carved water carriers in relief, two door base, 213 cm high, 85 cm wide
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Antique English Mason's Ironstone Imari dessert service to include an oblong dish, three square dishes and six plates, plates 21 cm wide, (10)
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Christofle silver plate cutlery service, Albi pattern marked Christofle to include 8 x dessert spoons, 4x dinner forks, 8x lunch fork, 6x soup spoons, 5x tea spoons, 4x dinner knives, two servers, 7x lunch knives
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Girard Perregaux ladies watch, with a mechanical movement, 18ct gold case and fine mesh bracelet, marked 750, Girard-Perregaux to dial and inside case, 17 jewel Swiss made 504408, 26.8g, ex. movement inc. glass
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Fine antique French bronze bust of an Empress, F Barbedienne Fondeur, on turned wood sockle, seal A Gollas Brevete, 36 cm high
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Impressive antique French oak extension dining table, standing on six legs extended, (please note the wide size of this table), 75 cm high, 170 cm wide, 340 cm long
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Important and rare illuminated firman of Mahmud II, 30th Sultan of the ottoman Empire, 1785-1839, 16 lines of text in calligraphic diwani Arabic, 75 cm long excluding frame Important and rare illuminated firman of Mahmud II, 30th Sultan of the ottoman Empire, 1785-1839, 16 lines of text in calligraphic diwani Arabic, 75 cm long excluding frame
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Antique pair of Cardheilhac solid silver 'Rocaille' candlesticks, marked Minerva, EC for Ernest Cardheilhac, Paris (1851-1904) each 28 cm high, 339g (2)
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A rare set of six provincial Scottish sterling silver table spoons, circa 1800 marked James Erskine of Aberdeen 23 cm long, 378g
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