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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:454
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:454
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:274
Date:28-Jul-2019
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An antique French oak framed wall barometer, early 20th century, carved with oak leaves and rustic branches enclosing a brass barometer with, visible internal works and an enamel thermometer to the stem, length 51 cm, width 24 cm
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An antique French timber framed wall barometer, early 20th century, carved and pierced with vegetal forms with a wicker style basket enclosing a barometer with visible internal works, an enamel thermometer to the stem, length 44 cm, width 22 cm
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A French gilt spelter mantle clock with elephant motifs, 19th century, maker's mark for Japy Fils, key and pendulum, a drum head set in a 'Wood barrel' case with a decorative pressed dial with, enamel cartouches, a floral finial, high set scrolling handles with vegetal, pendants, elephant head side supports to the shaped plinth and raised on a timber look base with twig stock and mock riveted timber legs, height 38 cm, width 31 cm, depth 18 cm
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A French black marble mantle clock garniture, circa 1870, maker's mark of Marti et Cie, Medaille De Bronze, with a drum head housing an enamelled marble dial with exposed brocot, escapement marked Jullot a Meaux, raised on volutes flanking a glazed panel, showing the Ellicott-type pendulum, above a moulded plinth base, inset with, malachite tablets and with incised gilt decoration throughout, the pair of tazze conforming, with key, height 41 cm, width 42.5 cm, depth 14.5 cm
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A French black marble and spelter mantle clock, later 19th century, marked Capy Arpajon, having a black and gilt enamelled dial with Roman numerals within a marble, pedestal type case on gilt metal feet and surmounted by the figure of a maiden personifying music, height 70 cm, width 33 cm, depth 24 cm
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A rococo style tortoiseshell and ormolu mantle clock, 1900, mark of Plancheron, (au Palais Royal) Paris to mechanism and dial, the waisted clock with a pagoda top having an enamel dial with reserved Roman, numerals and minute markings, in a fine mahogany coloured shell case with, cast vegetal frame and scrolling embellishments, with key and pendulum, height 40 cm, width 20 cm, depth 11 cm
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A spelter deer and gazelle group, circa 1920s-30s, a recumbent deer and a recumbent gazelle in lustrous gold and brown colours, raised upon a two-tone marble base faced with contrasting tiles, height 22.5 cm, length 55 cm, width 12.5 cm
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An Art Deco spelter clock with dove motifs, 1920s, with maker's mark for Marti et Cie, an arching portico type clock with fluted pillars and floral capitals, supporting a faceted floral and fabric draped case housing the enamel dial, with Arabic numerals, raised on a bow front two tone marble base with a pair, of nesting doves perched in a basket, key and floral decorated pendulum, height 36 cm, width 42 cm, depth 20 cm
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A Louis XV style ormolu mantle clock, 19th century, with maker's mark for Japy Freres, the waisted clock housing a floral painted enamel dial with Arabic numerals, a scrolling acanthus leaf finial, and rocaille shell, lattice and leafy forms, throughout, the sinuous pierced base incorporating Art Nouveau elements, with, key and pendulum, height 35 cm, width 26 cm, depth 14.5 cm
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A Louis XVI style ormolu mantle clock, 19th century, with maker's mark of Vincenti to mechanism, a finely cast clock of architectural form with painted enamel dial with, Arabic numerals surmounted by a fruit and floral urn, an extended base with, rounded ends and demi fluted columns with pine cone finials, embellished, throughout with neoclassical trims and borders, key and pendulum, height 33.5 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 11.5 cm
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A fine black Napoleon III black marble gong strike mantle clock, 19th century, with maker's mark for S. Marti et Cie, with a flat arching cornice above a dial with visible escapement and Roman, numerals to the chapter dial flanked by recessed and stepped architectural, side decorations and raised on an extended base, with engraved details and applied ormolu masks and lion heads, with key and pendulum, height 44 cm, width 47 cm, depth 18 cm
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An Art Deco onyx and marble clock garniture, circa 1930s, maker's mark of S. Marti to mechanism, the fan shaped case in contrasting planes of white and green onyx with black, marble, an engine turned dial set within a cast bronze scalloped reserve with, lily and foliage motifs, the side vases of conforming design, with key and pendulum, height 29 cm, width 46 cm, depth 13 cm
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A small Louis XV style ormolu mantle clock, later 19th century, with key and pendulum, the waisted clock well cast with a cupid finial and scrolling acanthus and pendant forms, an enamel dial with blue Roman numerals and minute markings, and finely pierced hands, raised on scrolling feet, height 28 cm, width 14 cm, depth 11 cm
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An Art Deco onyx clock with bird motifs, circa 1920s, with maker's mark S. Marti to mechanism, mark of a. Billie to dial, the multi-toned onyx clock with an arching central plinth housing the square, dial with Arabic numerals and flanked by a pair of white metal birds backed, with semi circular onyx panels, raised on a stepped rectangular base, with, conical metal feet, key and pendulum, height 26.5 cm, width 36 cm, depth 13 cm
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A Napoleon III black marble mantle clock, 1850-1870, with maker's mark for S. Marti et Cie, the elegant plinth style case enclosing an enamel chapter ring with Roman, numerals and a visible escapement, raised upon an extended base with verde, antico decoration to the cusped edges, with key and pendulum, height 33 cm, width 28 cm, depth 14.5 cm
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A French ormolu mantle clock with Sevres style panels, late 19th century, with key and pendulum, an elegant clock with a stepped square section domed lid and pointed finials, turned pillars to each edge above a waisted and extended conforming base, blue celeste panels painted with scenic classical ruins and a painted dial, with Roman numerals to gilded cartouches, raised on low toupie feet, unmarked, height 35 cm, width 22 cm, depth 18 cm
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A vintage Japanese copper and brass wall clock, early to mid 20th century, the brass dial with incuse painted Arabic numerals and a secondary dial, hands absent, housed in a heavy gauge brass and copper surround, clock with, character marks, numbered 13403, the copper case marked a 1627, diameter 19.5 cm, depth 8.5 cm
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An antique bronze model of a stag, circa 1900, the naturalistic model of a twelve point stag posed upon a verdigris rocky, base, apparently unmarked, height 60 cm, width 44 cm
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An Empire style ormolu figural clock, 19th century, with key and pendulum, a winged classical maiden reclining upon an arching plinth housing the engine, turned dial with Roman numerals, upon an extended rectangular base with, winged lion's paw feet, decorated with applied torch, snake and ram's head, motifs, the base with interlocking wreaths and ropes, height 55 cm, width 34 cm, width 13 cm
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An onyx Art Deco clock garniture, circa 1920s, with maker's trademark F C enclosing a cog, of arching triangular form with an oval Lucite dial with cherry coloured, Arabic numerals, embellished with grey angled stripes and a small cast floral, motif, the side tazze of conforming design, key and pendulum, height 27 cm, width 39 cm, depth 12.5 cm
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A Louis XV style ormolu cartel clock, late 19th century, pierced and cast with shell and scrolling leaf motifs and housing an enamel, dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minute markings beneath a domed glass, with key and pendulum, length 56 cm, width 32 cm
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A bronze figural group of Ariadne riding a panther, 19th century, after the model by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (1758-1841), the nude allegorical figure semi reclining along the back of one of Dionysus's panthers, raised upon a stepped rectangular base with canted corners, incised mark of B.R underside, height 16.5 cm, length 16 cm, width 8 cm
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A bronze model of a Marly horse with Groomsman, after the original by Guillaume Cousteau (1677-1746), late 19th century, the model of a rearing horse held by a nude male figure upon a rustic base, filled to base, height 18 cm, width 19 cm, depth 8 cm
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An antique neoclassical bronze Roman charioteer, 19th century, France, the realistically modelled charioteer with whip raised encouraging his pair, of galloping and rearing horses, upon a red marble and bronze base with, lion's paw feet, unsigned, height 27.5 cm, length 44.5 cm, width 19 cm
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A pair of bronze candlesticks in the Louis XVI style, circa 1900, Knopped cast sticks with neoclassical decoration throughout, height 22.5 cm
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A mahogany mahjong table, the table of traditional form with a low gallery and skirt with four small, drawers for game pieces and raised on shaped legs with hoof feet united by double crossed stretchers with supports, height 83 cm, length 83 cm, width 83 cm
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An antique Chinese Ming style timber cabinet, the cabinet with shaped upturned ends above three drawers and two cupboards, with traditional circular brass backplates and swing handles, long shaped and relief carved spandrels, and raised on block feet, height 89 cm, width 156 cm, depth 46 cm
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A large bronze Chinese censer, of broad basin shape with high set square bracket handles and raised on three, cabriole legs with whorl feet, decorated with archaistic motifs in low relief, to the body upon a diaper ground, height 28 cm, diameter 26.5 cm
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A marble and rosewood table screen, the screen of typical rectangular form raised on shaped trestle ends and enclosing a roundel of white and grey black marble emulating a sublime, mountain scene, height 41 cm, width 32 cm, depth 14 cm
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A pair of vintage famille rose floor vases, mid 20th century, baluster vases having broad waisted necks with applied dog of fo handles, decorated throughout with shaped cartouches enclosing figural narrative, scenes and vegetal motifs amidst scattered sprigs, fruits and patterned, motifs, double bordered painted seal marks underside, height 59 cm
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A Chinese Straits type famille rose covered pot, 20th century, the squat ovoid pot with a high domed cover with knop decorated profusely, decorated throughout with flowers and phoenix between lingzhi fungus and lappet borders, unmarked, height 27.5 cm, diameter 27.5 cm
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A Cantonese decorated Cong style vase, early 20th century, the square section vase with two large reserves depicting figural narratives, in pavilion settings, smaller shaped reserves with floral motifs upon a floral rich brocaded gold ground, partial seal script mark underside, height 36.5 cm
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A pair of Satsuma vases, Taisho to early Showa period 1920s-1930s, the export ware baluster vases typically depicting Kannon flanked by two, rakan, decorated in broad plains of muted colours with lavish use of moriage, enamel and bright gilt, red character marks underside, height 33 cm
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A Chinese root carving of an elder balancing on one leg, Utilising the natural gnarled and twisted characteristics of the root timber, carved as the ebullient figure of a man holding a ball and a staff upon an open work root wood base, height 51 cm
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Three painted Tibetan cedar scroll boxes and a Hospitality cup for the offering of yak milk, late 19th to early 20th century, two rectangular boxes and a conical box with muted painted decoration, throughout with floral motifs, Buddhist symbols and simple brass hardware, and a cylindrical cedar vessel, brass clad to the rim and base and painted, with lappets and scrolling flora, some items with certificates, height 30.5 cm, width 39.5 cm, depth 20.5 cm, (large box)
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A pair of Chinese Straits type famille rose covered jars, 20th century, hexagonal jars with reserves depicting figural narrative scenes in pavilion, and landscape settings between floral decorated panels upon a lime green, ground, lingzhi fungus and key fret borders to the collar and neck, lappets, to the foot, red seal script marks underside, height 30 cm, length 21 cm, width 13 cm
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A boxwood ruyi sceptre, well carved as a stem of lotus with buds, seed heads, leaves and flowers, the central lotus embellished with two mythical Jin Chan creatures, three legged, money toads, jointly grasping a coin, length 48 cm
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An Imari plate, a signed Satsuma vase, and a similar bowl, Meiji to Showa period, 19th century to 1930s, the lobed Imari plate with six reserves enclosing vegetation and bird life, a 1930s baluster Satsuma type vase signed Seizan, depicting Kannon and an immortal in moriage enamels upon a matte brown ground, and a similar low bowl, housed in a wicker frame, height 25 cm, (vase) diameter 24 cm, (plate)
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A famille rose cylindrical vase or brush pot, mid 20th century, decorated with the eight immortals on a raft between floral borders, bright, gilt to the rim and lappets to the foot, bordered four character mark, underside, height 23.5 cm
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A Chinese polychrome decorated vase, 20th century, the baluster type vase with a garlic shaped rim and pierced gilt lug handles, decorated with a figural scene of two boys offering a peach to an elder in an auspicious landscape, script to the reverse, oval printed stamp underside, with wax jianding seal, height 29 cm
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A bronze archaic type vessel, of zun shape and of rustic and encrusted form, with stylised bird handles to the flared neck, the ovoid body with three mask heads holding rings and raised on a conical base with a trio of lion feet, incised and low relief, archaistic motifs throughout, height 29 cm
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A vintage famille rose vase, 20th century, the broad necked baluster vase with enamel decoration depicting a figural, narrative in a pavilion setting, a processional with horses and figures, carrying banners to the reverse, unmarked, height 35.5 cm
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A pair of vintage rose medallion plates, both with four cloud shaped reserves decorated with pairs of narrative, figural scenes and flora with birds and insects, and centred with floral, roundels upon a brocaded ground, one plate marked china to diamond, diameter 25 cm
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A wooden brush pot, the plain dark toned pot of slightly waisted form emulating zitan, height 12.5 cm
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A cased Inkstone, the lingzhi fungus shaped green stone housed in a fitted stone box decorated, with a plaque of a buffalo, length 11 cm, width 7.5 cm
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A blue and white sleeve vase in the transitional manner, the sleeve vase of typical form with a waisted neck with lappet motifs, a sgraffito border to the collar and well decorated with five figures in a traditional landscape setting, one leading a horse, another with a banner, unglazed to the base, height 30 cm
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A pair of Japanese Imari vases, Meiji period, 1868-1912, large baluster vases with narrow ribs and finely modelled in relief with two, writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the body with decorative reserves, and designs in a typical underglaze blue, iron red and salmon palette, height 36.5 cm
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Two Yixing type teapots, one pot of elegant squat carinate form in dark chocolate colours, and a squat, straight sided pot with a flat cover in red terracotta colours, both with, seal marks in relief underside and to the lids, height 7 cm, width 15.5 cm, and smaller
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A zitan tray, rectangular with cusped corners and a channel grooved low galleried edge, height 2.5 cm, length 37 cm, width 34 cm
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A fine jade ornamental censer, in translucent celadon jade, the bowl raised upon tripod foliate legs and having well carved lion handles with rings, surmounted by a finely pierced, dome cover with arabesque designs and having a floral finial also with ring, attachments, height 12.5 cm, width 14.5 cm, diameter 9 cm
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Two jade items, one a bi-disk in pale celadon jade with a patch of vibrant green and copper, colours, lightly incised with arabesques, and a pierced carved figure of a man riding a lion, diameter 5.5 cm
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A jade model of a creature upon a melon, in pale even toned celadon depicting a curled fox like creature upon a lobed, fruit, height 4.5 cm
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A jade dog, the pale even toned celadon figure of a recumbent dog looking over its shoulders, height 3 cm, width 7 cm
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A hard stone seal, in mottled dull green colours and decorated with an incised and inked, landscape scene, finely detailed script to the reverse, the seal with remnant ink, height 6.5 cm, width 4 cm
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A Shoushan stone seal, the plinth type seal with a low domed top, decorated in low relief with a small figure with a fan to one face, and lotus to the reverse, incised seal, mark to base, height 8 cm
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A jade archer's ring, in mottled mid green colours with a flat natural hewn top, diameter 3 cm
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A Tokyo school ivory okimono of a head of corn, Meiji period 1868-1912, finely and naturalistically carved depicting a ripe head of corn with husk, partly removed and silks folded, unmarked, length 26 cm
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A small blue and white brush wash, the small dish with inverted rim having a mid brown slightly iridescent, glaze, the interior with underglaze decoration of a dragon chasing a flaming, pearl, four character personalised mark underside, height 3.5 cm, diameter 9.5 cm
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A Shoushan stone carved mountain, in rich mottled caramel colours relief carved and depicting a figure seated, in a landscape setting, height 6 cm
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An antique famille verte dragon pot with a rosewood cover, of ovoid form and well decorated with writhing dragons chasing a flaming, pearl amidst clouds, the collar embellished with Daoist emblems and a ruyi, border, a band of lappets to the foot, bearing apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, underside, height 20 cm
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A famille verte dragon dish, the shallow porcelain dish featuring two dragons chasing a flaming pearl, amidst clouds, ruyi style clouds to the exterior, with apocryphal Kangxi, marks within concentric rings underside, height 5 cm, diameter 28.5 cm
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An Oriental silver tiger belt buckle or amulet, probably Chinese, the tiger of embossed and chased form, growling and depicted, walking through grasslands, unmarked, silver weight 64gr, height 11 cm, width 13 cm
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A signed Japanese ivory figure of a woman with her children, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the kimono dressed woman carrying a small child across her right shoulder, a boy child at her feet grasping her clothes, all in lightly incised attire, ink decoration to the hair and facial features, signed in red ink to the base, height 14 cm
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A signed Japanese ivory figure of a fisherman with a child, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the engaging smiling figure of a man accompanied by a boy and carrying two, large fish over his shoulder, a paddle in his right hand, both attired in traditional robes with incised and inked decoration, incised signature, underside, height 21 cm
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A large jade cabbage upon a carved wooden stand, the well carved leafy cabbage of enhanced lavender colour housed in a heavy, lotus carved stand above a rectangular base, height 23.5 cm, length 25 cm, width 14.5 cm
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Five vintage carved zitan Luohan figures, first half 20th century, well carved figures on integral wooden bases and depicting five of the eighteen Buddhist Luohans, height 33 cm, and smaller
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An agate snuff bottle, the flecked creamy semi-translucent agate bottle emulating a stem of bamboo, with a brass mounted pink glass lid, height 7 cm
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A decorated rosewood ruyi sceptre, the pierced sceptre embellished to the fungus head with a garden scene in mother-of-pearl, abalone and coloured stone, the stem with auspicious flora, bats and script also in mother-of pearl, length 34 cm
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A small crackleware vase, the creamware vase with a garlic bulb rim decorated with a network of veins, in pale ochre and black colours, incised mark, china, underside, height 11 cm
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A vintage Peking glass snuff bottle with case, the high shouldered opaque mid green bottle with a malachite lid housed in a fitted fabric lined case, height 7.5 cm
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A bamboo brush pot, realistically carved as a stem with smaller stems and foliage, height 10.5 cm
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A vintage signed ivory elephant netsuke, a caparisoned elephant with a strapwork and beaded head dress, signed to foot, with himatoshi underside, height 3.5 cm, width 5 cm
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A vintage signed ivory elephant netsuke, a caparisoned elephant with decorative head dress, lightly relief carved and inked, signed to foot, height 3.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
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A shibayama decorated rosewood elephant, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a caparisoned elephant with a strap and beadwork head dress embellished with, jade tiles, carnelian, mother-of-pearl and natural and coloured ivory, the saddle featuring overlapping chrysanthemum petals and supporting a floral cup, height 17 cm, width 21 cm
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A pair of dark stained vintage ivory elephants, the opposite carved caparisoned elephants with beadwork embellishments and studded with cabochon turquoise coloured studs, height 11 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A vintage ivory elephant ornament, the carved model upon a textured organic rectangular stand, height 6 cm, length 10.5 cm, width 6.5 cm
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Two small signed ivory netsuke elephants, Meiji period, 1868-1912 to early 20th century, the caparisoned elephants on stands embellished with inked engraving and coloured beadwork, signed underside to both items, height 4 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A signed antique ivory netsuke of an elephant and figures, Meiji period 1868-1912, signed to foot, the large comical netsuke depicting a figure clambering with difficulty over, the back of the elephant, two other figures offering support and instruction, the figures with inked and engraved clothes, height 5.5 cm, width 6 cm
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A vintage Indian ivory elephant with howdah, featuring an elephant with decorative caparison, mahout and two figures in a relief carved and canopied howdah, on a small stand with turned feet, height 12.5 cm, length 9.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A French silver plate champagne bucket, 20th century, of tapering form with a series of concentric engraved bands to the lower, body, and ring handles applied to circular lugs, impressed stamp of Tl with, horse and rider mark underside, also stamped made in France, height 24.5 cm, diameter 17.5 cm
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A Slovakian silver plated centrepiece tazze by Sandrik, 1918 - c.1940, rose and circular a E Sandrik mark in square, number 8847, a Secessionist style tazze with the original shallow glass tray held within a three arm metal bracket above slanted strap form supports with rows of square, gitterwerk' perforations, an undertier of conforming design supporting a glass vase, marked underside, height 24.5 cm, diameter 23.5 cm
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Christofle silver plated wares a tazze, chocolate pot, tray, later 19th century, Christofle marks, two with Maillechort rhombus, a heavy gauge tazze with a removable bowl, turned and knopped stem to a domed, base, a large chocolate pot with a thread edged rim and base and a faceted, ebonised handle, and a lozenge shaped tray with pie crust edge and mark of Windsor, Paris', stamps to all length 40.5 cm, width 27.5 cm, (tray)
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A sterling silver fluted bowl, 1972 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Roberts & Belk Ltd, the elegant plain bowl with a flat tray and broad flutes to the side with, cusped and pinched edges, hallmarked underside, silver weight 617 gr, height 5.5 cm, diameter 24.5 cm
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An Edwardian sterling silver tray in the George II style, 1904 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Barker Bros, an oval tray lavishly decorated in the English rococo manner with a cast pie, crust rim, twin handles and engraved to the surface, raised on acanthus feet, hallmarked underside, silver weight 3100gr, height 5 cm, length 68 cm, width 43.5 cm
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A sterling silver three piece garniture, 1889 London, with maker's mark for Frederick Elkington, comprising a large footed bowl and two conforming smaller bowls all gilt, washed to the interior, finely cast in the rococo revival manner with applied, scrolling rims, baskets of fruits and raised on lavish scroll feet with, acanthus and mascaron mounts, hallmarked underside, silver weight 1732gr height 15.5 cm, length 23 cm, width 23 cm, and smaller
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A silver elephant sculpture, Mufanyane, by Paul Mavros, 20th century, Zimbabwe, with antelope stamp sterling standard, maker's, cyphers and title of item, the realistic model of 'Mufanyane', noted for his irritable nature, magnificent tusks and the hole in his forehead the size of a fist (probably, the result of a bullet wound), hallmark, maker's ciphers and title underside, current retail price, £3100, total weight 847gr height 7.5 cm, width 11.5 cm
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An elegant sterling silver pierced dish, 1975 Sheffield, with maker's marks for S.J. Rose & Son, the shallow dish having a broad border pierced with fruit, foliage and tendril motifs between four shaped cartouches, with applied grape vine rims, hallmarked underside, silver weight 784 gr, height 5 cm, diameter 32 cm
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A pair of sterling silver William III style candelabra, 1893 London, with maker's mark for Lambert & Co, the two light candelabra both with a fluted stem supporting a knopped upper, section and scrolling arms with dishes and sconces, a tapering base to a stepped square section foot with canted corners, gadroons and flutes and throughout, hallmarked underside, silver weight 2126gr height 42.5 cm
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A Georgian sterling silver fish slice, 1799 London, with maker's mark for Abstinando King, the trowel shaped slice with a pierced blade enclosing an engraved fish motif, within a bright cut and prick worked border, with later ivorine handle, total weight 112gr, length 27.5 cm
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An Australian sterling silver sporting shield, 'The Soccer Premier Shield, High Schools Annual Competition', late 19th century, with maker's mark for Perryman (South Australia), a cushion profile shield engraved and marked to lower body, silver weight 118gr, length 14.5 cm, width 15.5 cm
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Five Continental .800 silver knives and five Austro-Hungarian silver, spoons, early 20th century, shaped hollow handled knives with Rostfrei Solingen steel blades, hallmarked, to throat, and five fiddle pattern teaspoons, hallmarked to finials, total weight 535gr length 24.5 cm, and 14 cm
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A silver basket and a book on Australian Silversmiths, 19th century, basket marked Iam only with additional rubbed mark, a silver open wirework basket with flower motifs, silver weight 90gr, and nineteenth century Australian Gold & Silversmiths', Kurt Albrecht, Hutchinson Australia, first published 1969, height 11.5 cm, diameter 11.5 cm
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Thirteen sterling silver Australian place card holders, early 20th century, mark of silver to one sterling silver, Adelaide with, lion passant mark to twelve, small shield form holders set within open rings and mounted on circular, bases, marks underside, silver weight 132gr, height 2.5 cm, diameter 2.5 cm
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An Italian sterling silver picture frame by Lilian Austin, the modern rectangular frame in immaculate condition featuring a striking, crushed paper' textured border, timber finish polished back and easel, support, hallmarked lower right and facsimile signature lower left, height 23.5 cm, width 18.5 cm
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A sterling silver and ivory cucumber slicer, probably 1801 London, rubbed maker's mark possibly TF, a broad spatula shaped blade with handle supporting a sterling silver angled, blade and braced with riveted clips, tightening screws underside, partially, hallmarked to the blade only, length 22 cm, width 6 cm
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A rare silver gilt and frosted glass claret jug, 1857 London, with maker's mark for Charles Thomas fox & George fox, of Grecian style with a high set scroll handle with mascaron mount, engraved, fan motifs to the frosted body, the footed base with a shaped border, hallmarked to collar and base, height 30 cm
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A group of eleven silver wares sterling and Continental, late 19th through 20th century, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Chester, other, various dates and makers, and Italian .800, Yogya (Jakarta) .800 silver, comprising salt and pepper shakers, small dish, gravy boat, lobed bowl, engine turned beaker, gadrooned salt cellar and mustard pots with spoons, Yogya dish with an ornate lotus border, hallmarked to all items, total weight 635gr height 7.5 cm, width 14 cm, (creamer)
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A sterling silver and malachite bird ornament, the cast model with petite green eyes and having a malachite breast, apparently unmarked, length 8 cm
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A Spanish silver donkey toothpick holder, post 1934 pentagram mark for .915 minimum standard and additional mark in hexagon, a charming study of a donkey carrying twin buckets and mounted on a stepped, circular base, hallmarked underside, silver weight 81gr, height 6.5 cm, width 7 cm
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Four Australian sterling silver decanter labels, mid 1960s-80, with maker's mark for John Edwin Hale with piping shrike mark, fourth marked Nc with bounding kangaroo (as per JEH mark), sterling and W, lightly hammered oval labels, port, gin, brandy, with simple engraved borders, and lettering, and chain link attachments, other similar, hallmarked, underside, silver weight 57gr, width 4.5 cm, and smaller
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