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The Connoisseur's Evening Antique Auction — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:392
Sale Title:The Connoisseur's Evening Antique AuctionLots with images:392
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:167
Date:22-Oct-2018
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Large Australian Studio Glass vase
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Murano glass clown with original sticker
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Fenton uranium glass lidded jar with hand painted flower decoration, signed P. Hesson
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Impressive amethyst Villeroy and Boch vase
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Swarovski Crystal Siamese fighting fish, with box
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Swarovski Crystal lotus leaf candlestick, with box
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Swarovski Crystal teddy bear, with box
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English Okra Glass vase (sticker to base)
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English Okra Glass iridescent glass vase by Richard Golding, limited edition 12/1000, signed to base
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Murano Cenedese Vetri glass vase made using Scavo Technique c.1950's (original sticker and signed)
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Two framed opal chip pictures depicting Sydney Harbour and rural scene, both signed
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Copper parrot figure with chrysoprase chest, opal set eyes on natural chrysoprase base
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Quality polished boulder opal specimen
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Fancy carved polished boulder opal specimen
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Polished boulder opal specimen
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Abstract carved malachite owl
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Hand made copper figure of a miner with iolite specimen
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Hand made copper figure of opal miner set with boulder opals, signed LHS to base
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Large rough specimen boulder opal
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Exceptional split boulder opal specimen polished
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Small sterling silver kangaroo on boulder opal base
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Carved green hardstone bird on crystal base
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Hand made copper shaft winch with bucket of opals and opal chips to base
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Hand made copper figure of opal miner set with boulder opals, signed RHS to base
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Carved ruby in zoisite mother and child on wooden base
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Rough specimen boulder opal
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Semi polished boulder opal specimen
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Symon and Jusaitis 'Sturt Pea a Most Splendid Plant' one of an edition of 207 copies in quarter leather, signed by the authors
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Michael Terry 'Untold Miles: Three Goldhunting Expeditions...of Central Australia' (1933) first edition, with card, signed by the author mounted on front fixed endpaper
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Chapbook' an Australian magazine edited by Allan Francis and Rex Wood (Adelaide The Hassell Press) with coloured lino cut 'The Red Dancer' by Rex Wood 41/400 tipped-in frontspieces
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'Vineyard of the Empire: Early Barossa Valley Vignerons 1842-1939' out of series unnumbered copy of the quarter leather edition
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Norman Lindsay 'Vision. A Literary Quarterly' no. 1-3 1923
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C. Winnecke 'Journal of the Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition' 1894 Corkwood Press facsimile reprint in two volumes
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G. Taplin 'The Folklore, Manners, Customs and Languages of South Australian Aborigines' (Adelaide 1879) including as Addendum 'Grammar of the Narrinyeri Tribe of Australian Aborigines' (1878) illustrated with seven (unusually still present) plates from photographs (albumen prints), nine lithographed Aboriginal drawings and six leaves of lithographical correspondence
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Picturesque Europe', 'The British Isles' Cassell, Peter and Galpin, London leatherbound
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Mrs Beeton's Every-Day Cooking' 1909 new edition
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'Sunny South Australia' by May Vivienne 1908
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Charles James 'A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary' two volumes bound in leather (1810) and inscribed to Irish moderate and patriot Henry Grattan MP from the author
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T. Horton James 'Six Months in SA' one of the numbered facsimile edition of 99 special copies in quarter leather, of the 1838 first edition of advice to emigrants
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'The Native Tribes of South Australia' (Adelaide 1879) Comprising the Narrinyeri, the Encounter Bay Tribe, the Port Lincoln Tribe, the Dieyerie Tribe...illustrated with eight tinted lithographic plates
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L.V. Praagh 'The Transvaal and its Mines (the Encyclopedic History of Transvaal)' 1906 full leather
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Rare 19th century miner's lamp by 'Eccles' (all complete in good order)
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Early Oriental brass and copper travelling pen and ink set
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Oriental metal figure three sided Buddha, seal to base
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Bird Study folio 'The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds' William T. Cooper and J.M. Forshaw
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Bird Study folio 'Nocturnal Birds of Australia' Richard Schodde, Ian J. Mason, illustrated by Jeremy Boot, limited edition 184/750 signed
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Bird Study folio 'Robins and Wrens of Australia' Frank T. Morris limited edition 482/500 signed
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Bird Study folio 'Finches of Australia' Frank T. Morris limited edition 69/350 signed
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Bird Study folio 'Birds of Prey of Australia' Frank T. Morris limited edition 100/,500
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Bird Study folio 'Pigeons and Doves of Australia' Frank T. Morris limited edition 167/500 signed
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Bird Study folio 'Parrots of the World' Joseph M. Forshaw, illustrated by William T. Cooper limited edition 65/100 signed
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Bird Study folios two volumes colour plates 'Australian Parrots' limited edition 428/1000, signed by author Forshaw and artist Cooper
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Large Thai twin handled incense burner with gilt highlights and dragon decorations, seal to base
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Early Nepalese bronze figure of Ganesha with painted and gilded decorations
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Early Chinese celadon crackle glaze vase
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Oriental brass incense burner decorated with lotus leaves and frogs, seal to base
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Superb miniature Japanese Kutani Satsuma vase with fine hand painted decoration in the style of Kinkonzan School
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Carved jade figure of Geisha girl
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Large Thai cold painted bronze figure of Buddha on dragon
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Large ornate Oriental brass incense burner with three elephant head feet (markings to base)
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Jadeite carved Chinese dog (small chip to tail) on wooden base
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Exceptional 19th century Japanese inside-painted glass vase decorated with landscape scenes
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Early cast brass figure showing Ganesha seated on a swing
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Oriental bronze lidded incense burner in form of Dog of Fo
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Carved jade horse
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Pair of 19th century Oriental blue and white covered food vessels decorated with village scenes
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19th century Japanese finely carved ivory glove stretcher
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19th century Japanese ivory and silver glove stretcher, hallmarked London 1872
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19th century Japanese ivory glove stretcher
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Oriental carved jade Geisha figurine on carved rosewood stand
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Carved ivory mammoth, signed to base (damage to tail)
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Miniature ivory dominoes set
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Japanese bone inro with erotic scene and a wooden bat netsuke, signed
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Oriental carved ivory 'Village Scene' ornamental stand with wooden base
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Early 20th century rare wireless cloisonne vase in canary yellow ground and foliate decoration, makers mark to base 'Sato'
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French 19th century polychrome chinoiserie hand painted plate
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Leather belt with sterling silver jade set buckle, maker Z.L.
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Walrus tusk with carved raised painted eskimos and seals (from Lapland Russia), signed
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Pair of hand painted Oriental cups decorated with children playing in original box
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Chinese Testudinate stone 'Gongshi' or spirit stone in the form of a turtle (A/F)
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Thai bronzed figure of seated Buddha
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Milton Moon pottery dish, diameter 42 cm
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Rare Doulton Burslem vase decorated with chrysanthemums and gilding, signed by Kelsall, height 29.5 cm
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Rare Doulton Burslem vase decorated with chrysanthemums and gilding, Kelsall, height 26 cm
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Early Royal Worcester heavily gilded double handled vase hand painted with rose decoration
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Hardy Royal Worcester rose patterned pot pourri vase with cover
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Lalique footed vase with bird decorations
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Swarovski Crystal pegasus on stand with original box and certificate A/F
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Royal Worcester hand painted 'Fruit' plate by N. Creed
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Royal Worcester porcelain lidded jar decorated with hand painted fruit signed by Leaman
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Carved jade lion
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Fine quality jade vase
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Moorcroft 'Purple Emperor' design vase by E. Bossons, height 16 cm
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Moorcroft 'Fruit Garden' design vase by N. Slaney, height 16 cm
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Lalique sparrow head up, signed
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Lalique black onyx base floral nude lady figurine c.1942 signed
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Carved white Cooper Pedy SA opal in form of turtles and eggs
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Moorcroft 'Collector's Club Piece' vase, height 11 cm
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Moorcroft 'Leaf and Grape' design bowl c.1932, diameter 16 cm
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Walter Moorcroft 'Clematis' signed, height 15.5 cm
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