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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:431
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:431
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:291
Date:22-Mar-2020
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A French marble clock garniture, circa 1920s, a triangular mantle clock with a white veined marble case faced in grey green, marble with bead decoration and a cast bronze floral embellishment, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and enamel festoons, accompanied by shallow, cup form tazze on conforming triangular bases, with key and pendulum, height 28 cm, width 31 cm, depth 11.5 cm
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An Art Deco clock garniture, circa 1930, with maker's mark for Lardot et Boydon Paris, in onyx and portoro marble, a glazed cabinet housing the dial with Arabic, numerals and flanked by stylised pheasants upon a shaped base, the accompanying, tazze of conforming design, with key and pendulum, height 34 cm, width 39 cm, depth 13 cm
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An ornate Renaissance revival bronze mantle clock, late 19th century, with maker and retailer's mark for H. Riondet, Paris, an elaborately cast dial set within a plinth having white enamel cartouches, with Roman numerals surrounded by vegetal spandrels, lion's head ring handles, to the sides, a cast urn to the pagoda top and raised on a rectangular base, with mask decoration and cast leaf and paw feet, with key and pendulum, height 62 cm, width 34 cm, depth 27 cm
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An ornate ormolu transitional style mantle clock garniture, late 19th century, with key and pendulum, the clock with a waisted profile having a painted enamel dial with Arabic, numerals, ornamented throughout with rococo and neoclassical elements, including trophies, fish, and rocaille leafy forms, with a pair of similarly, extravagant five light candelabra, height 55 cm, width 36 cm, depth 19 cm, (clock) height 67 cm, (candelabra)
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A Louis XVI style ormolu cartel clock, mid 19th century, with maker's mark for S. Marti, finely cast and pierced with neoclassical ornament throughout, surmounted by an urn with flame finial, centred with an enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minute markings below a glass dome, with key and pendulum, length 55 cm, width 27 cm
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A Chinese carved hardwood altar table, later 20th century, in light toned wood, with upturned short ends, kneehole arch, spandrels and trestle sides all richly carved and pierced with figures and garden scenes, height 102 cm, length 209 cm, width 52 cm
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A vintage Chinese black lacquered cabinet, mid 20th century, the cabinet with twin cupboards each with three panels decorated with figures, birds and auspicious flora in applied coloured stone and shell, painted scenes to the sides, with traditional hardware and pin lock, raised, on short feet, height 115 cm, width 80 cm, depth 45 cm
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20th century Japanese school, geisha, gouache on fabric, with characters and seal to right margin, height 41 cm, width 30 cm
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Two framed vintage Oriental fans, a circular panel featuring floral motifs in watercolour on a speckled ground, with script, and a gold coloured folding fan panel depicting two figures in a landscape setting, with script, width 50 cm, and diameter 27.5 cm
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A large Chinese famille rose vase, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the baluster vase with a broad trumpet neck, applied zoomorphic lug and ring, handles, and decorated to the body with a beautiful lady and two children in a garden setting, one child with a fan, the other teasing a cat with a spider, on a string, character marks to the neck, height 43 cm
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A fine pair of Chinese enamel lamp bases, Republic era, mid 20th century, hexagonal baluster vases with waisted necks, decorated to each facet with scenes, auspicious foliage and bird life including red crested cranes, lotus, and other blooms, tendrils in colours to the teal neck and waisted foot, with stands and pull chain switches, height 61.5 cm
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A Japanese bronze censer lamp, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the lamp with a waisted base embellished with cast dragons in high relief and borders of turtles and other animals, a pierced censer globe with small door, and a shapely domed cover with saw tooth motifs hung with five articulated, flower-like bells, height 47.5 cm
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A pair of a Chinese cloisonne bottle vases, mid 20th century, well decorated with trailing convolvulus flowers in various colours with twining foliage upon an intricately wire worked blue ground, a ruyi border to the neck and a scale and floral border to the foot, height 39 cm
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A large blue and white Shuangxi jar, 20th century, a baluster wedding jar with a domed lid and floral finial, three double, happiness symbols and freely executed scrolling sweet pea motifs throughout, below a key fret border, four character mark underside, height 44 cm
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A pair of antique cloisonne covered vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, domed baluster vases decorated with flowering branches below ruyi and lotus, borders, upon a mid blue ground with intricate diaper inlay, height 22 cm
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An antique brass oil lamp with an Imari base, later 19th century, mark of Hugo to mechanism, the Imari vase base decorated with fan shaped reserves with bird decoration, upon a floral strewn and underglaze cobalt ground, mounted in a bronze, coloured brass base and collar, full mechanism and chimney, height 60 cm
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A pair of Cantonese vase mounted banquet lamps, 19th century, the Qing Dynasty rose medallion vases reserved with figures, flora and birds, within brocaded borders, applied chilongs to the collars and dogs of fo, handles, housed in cast brass mounts, the neck with burner mechanism, and with the original long glass chimneys, height 49 cm, (73 cm, includes flu)
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Three Imari plates, Meiji period, 1868-1912, scallop edged plates, two with six fan shaped panels centred with bowls of flowers, the other plate with cloud shaped cartouches of birds and landscapes, and centred with a roundel of mountains, diameter 22 cm
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A Cantonese style famille rose punch bowl, late Qing Dynasty, on a footed base decorated with four figural panes within vegetal borders and divided by 'Cracked ice' panels, a border of fruits and flora to the interior, rim and a peony with sprigs in iron red to the bowl, height 14 cm, diameter 28 cm
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A Chinese bronze censer, finely cast with an intricate writhing dragon finial, the body with similar, designs in high relief and raised upon a zoomorphic tripod base, bearing an apocryphal six character Xuande mark underside, height 14.5 cm
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A small bronze censer bowl, the bowl and cover well cast with a dragon finial in high relief, twin, zoomorphic handles and a series of open mouthed bats to a frieze, raised on a tripod base, four characters to a circular cartouche underside, height 10.5 cm
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Two vintage Japanese ivory horses, Animated near white ivory figures in realistic poses, height 9 cm, and smaller
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A vintage ivory rhinoceros netsuke, a naturalistic model in tea stained colours, with signature and himatoshi to the belly, width 5.5 cm
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A vintage ivory boar netsuke, the naturalistic model with a prominent mane in tea stained and inked, colours, signature to the ham and himatoshi underside, width 4.5 cm
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A vintage ivory seated boar netsuke, the corpulent characterful figure upon its haunches finely inked to depict, fur, signature and himatoshi underside, width 5 cm
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A vintage ivory elephant netsuke, a trumpeting elephant in tea stained colours, signed to rear leg, with himatoshi to the belly, width 5 cm
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A jade figure of a man holding a peach, in celadon jade with striking brown colours to one sleeve, depicting a smiling man in a straw hat gazing down at a peach, with the tools of his, trade and a double gourd over this shoulder, height 9 cm
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A vintage Japanese ivory figure of a great Dane, the recumbent figure resting its head upon crossed paws, signature and himatoshi underside, width 5.5 cm
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An antique Chinese ivory page turner, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the long blade decorated with engraved floral decoration to the handle with remnant black ink and gilt colours, length 33 cm
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A bronze mounted Imari dish, 19th century, the Meiji era scalloped plate with moulded flutes, centred with a roundel of flowers and a wide border of flora, birds and brocaded patterns, raised on a cast Renaissance revival base with pierced and cast high set handles, height 16.5 cm, diameter 30.5 cm
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A Japanese porcelain tea service in the Chinese manner, probably early Showa period, 1920s, with Dai Nippon marks, comprising a teapot, covered sugar basin, a creamer and nine bute shaped cups, with associated saucers (one cup as found), all decorated with Chinese style, figural narratives set in garden settings, in a pink, mauve, emerald and pale, green palette, iron red stamps diagonal mark and characters underside, height 19.5 cm, (teapot)
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A pair of Chinese polychrome enamel octagonal plates, early 20th century, with floral borders and figural narrative scenes, one with ladies taking tea, in a fenced garden, the other depicting two ladies with young children in an auspicious garden setting, in a predominantly pink, mauve and blue palette, length 24.5 cm, width 24.5 cm
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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 export famille rose bowl in the Mandarin palette, Qing Dynasty, in the 18th century manner featuring two large figural narrative cartouches, in garden settings between iron red trellis decoration and smaller cartouches, with landscape sketches, the interior centred with a pink rose, diaper borders, and grey and red floral cartouches to the rim, raised on a deep foot ring, height 11 cm, diameter 23.5 cm
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A pair of large Cantonese covered vases with stands, early 20th century, well decorated rose medallion baluster vases depicting courtly narrative, scenes and entertainments and panels of flora and birds within brocade and bright gilt borders, the covers similarly embellished, unmarked to the unglazed bases, raised on quality rosewood display stands, height 49 cm
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A vintage Indian ivory deity figure, early to mid 20th century, a traditional depiction of Krishna issuing from a lotus flower and playing a flute, well pierced and carved with flowing drapery and arabesques, and raised, on a timber plinth, height 20 cm
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Two Oriental jade figures, a celadon jade figure of a traditionally attired lady carrying a lotus, sceptre, and a creamy jade figure of a trumpeting elephant with a corkscrew, trunk, both on fitted wooden stands, Heights 19 cm, and 11 cm
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A salmon coral figure of a seated man, the coral with natural fissures depicting a seated elder wearing a cap with script and holding a palm fan and a double gourd, upon a brass strung wooden, stand, height 9 cm
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A salmon coral figure of a guanyin, with natural fissures and pits depicting the guanyin in a serpentine pose, with a lotus head dress and holding a pearl, standing on a lotus base and supported in a matching cast silver stand, height 16.5 cm
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A Sino-Thai Thepanon-Ware Bencharong bowl, 18th-19th century, a covered bowl in bright enamel colours, greens, red, turquoise, yellow and white, and depicting fans of leaves, scrolls, fruits and white oriental tree, squirrels upon a pink ground, with a yellow floral border to the foot and collar, unmarked, height 16 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
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A pair of Satsuma vases, Showa period, early 1920s, mark of Kinkozan Tsukuru, baluster vases with waisted necks decorated with Kannon and rakan in muted, colours, with bright gilt and moriage enamels upon a matte brown ground, bordered black characters underside, height 30.5 cm
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A 'Mutton Fat' style jade bracelet, featuring nine irregular opaque white beads interspersed with petite, tangerine coloured spacers, diameter 10.5 cm
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A Sino-Thai Bencharong bowl, 19th century, a deep flared bowl decorated with floral embellished lappets in colours, between iron red borders, the interior centred with a floral motif, height 9.5 cm, diameter 17.5 cm
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A floral Satsuma bowl, Taisho to Showa period, 1920s-50s, mark of Koshida Company, the lobed bowl finely decorated to all surfaces with large chrysanthemum, flowers and other species in colours and rich gilding, bordered red cartouche, underside, height 6.5 cm, diameter 15 cm
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A figural Satsuma bowl, Meiji period 1868-1912, signed, beautifully decorated to the exterior with a border of pendant wisteria, flowers, the interior featuring nine kimono clad bijins below a floral, decorated honeycomb border, double bordered black cartouche underside, height 4.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
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A Sino-Thai Thepanon-Ware Bencharong bowl, 19th century, a deep flaring bowl in enamel colours, principally orange, yellow, turquoise, puce and green and depicting the worshipping Thepanon and hybrid Norasingh, upon a deep olive ground strewn with flames, the interior in bright green, with a central floral roundel and patterned borders to the rim, unmarked, height 21.5 cm, diameter 21 cm
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A fine Satsuma Koro, late Edo/ Meiji period, 1860-70, mark of Dai Nippon (great Japan), signature, the censer with lion head ring handles and fantastic creature tripod feet, a well modelled shi shi lion dog to the cover, decorated to the body with four, figural panels in a refined light palette with accents of gosu blue and turquoise, and delicate brocade and moriage enhancements, character marks to banner, height 25 cm
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A pair of Dehua porcelain cabbage vases with stands, 20th century, delicately moulded white porcelain vases in the form of baluster cabbages, supported on cushion shaped wavy bases issuing cavorting fish, height 42 cm
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A pair of Japanese Imari bowls, Meiji period, 1868-1912, deep finely ribbed bowls decorated to the interior and exterior with chrysanthemums in a fenced garden, with brocaded diaper panels and centred, with underglaze blue 'Three friends of winter' roundels, height 8 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
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A celadon jade bracelet, featuring irregular pebble style beads interspersed with petite gold coloured, spacers, diameter 8 cm
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A famille rose bottle vase, decorated with a figural narrative scene set in a landscape and grotto, setting, with apocryphal Qianlong seal mark underside, height 22.5 cm
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A pigeon blood-type seal, a plinth with a rounded top in striated red over tan colours with seal script, and remnant red ink underside and script to one face, length 9 cm
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A Cantonese famille rose lidded canister, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu stamp 1875-1908, cylindrical with a fitted lid and decorated with panels and borders of flora, and daoist symbols, stamp with Guangxu characters within concentric rings, underside, height 16 cm, diameter 13.5 cm
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A small soapstone seal, in deep beige colours and depicting a fo dog atop a rectangular plinth, with seal script and remnant red ink to the base and script to one face, height 6.5 cm
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A deep red coral figure of the deity Shoushing, the deity typically depicted with a large cranium and carrying his attributes, of a staff and a peach, raised on a small brass strung wooden stand, height 12 cm
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An antique fuel lamp with an Imari base, 19th century, the Meiji era baluster base with shaped panes of vegetal motifs between stiff, leaf and patterned borders, raised on a cast brass foot of neoclassical, design, with burner mechanism to the neck, and glass chimney, height 60 cm
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A famille rose covered jar, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the baluster jar with a fitted lid enamel decorated with vases of flowers and fruits, scholars' materials, daoist symbols and other auspicious objects, between lappet and ruyi borders, script to the lid, height 33 cm
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A large export ware Satsuma Koro, Meiji period, 1868-1912, red hiragana characters and shimazu family crest, of typical censer profile with an ovoid body, a moulded tripod base, applied, shi shi dogs to the collar and surmounted by a pierced domed lid with a shi, shi finial, decorated throughout with Kannon and rakan in bright gilt and moriage enamels upon a brown ground, probable satsuma mark underside, height 35 cm
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A Peking glass snuff bottle, decorated with a chilong to both faces and archaistic style fantastic ring, handles to the sides, in dark chocolate colours upon opaque white, the red, stone stopper with brass mounts, height 8 cm
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A Chinese bronze and cloisonne enamel guanyin and elephant, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, depicting the bodhisattva of compassion seated in Royal ease side saddle upon, a caparisoned elephant, wearing an enamelled cloak and a flowing scarf, her, finely coiffed hair secured with a gemstone, her left hand holding a scroll, and her right raised in vitarka mudra, reign mark to belly of elephant, height 38 cm, width 29 cm
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A jade model of Jurojin, one of the Japanese Gods of good Fortune, in brown stained white jade typically depicting the deity in a boat, accompanied by his attribute of a white deer, with small attendants each carrying food or drink vessels, height 11 cm, width 16 cm
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A pair of famille rose vases, 20th century, two panel baluster vases featuring ladies engaged in pastimes in garden, settings, on a turquoise ground with scrolling flora and decorative fan, shapes, between lappet, ruyi and floral borders, bordered iron red four, character marks underside, height 29.5 cm
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A blue and white Chinese bowl, probably Ming Dynasty, the bowl featuring three freely decorated lion dogs within trailing floral, tendrils, a key fret border to the rim and concentric rings to the lower, register, centred with a floral roundel, four characters underside reading, longevity and good fortune, height 9 cm, diameter 18 cm
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An antique Chinese export ware plate in the Yongzheng manner, Qing Dynasty, the famille rose plate in the 18th century manner depicting western style, figures at leisure in a verdant landscape setting within a black diaper, border embellished with gilded and shaped reserves enclosing puce and iron, red landscape scenes, diameter 23 cm
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A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the charger with fan shaped panels featuring birds in landscape settings and embellished with variously shaped and brocaded panels, centred with a roundel, with blue aquatic vegetation, height 8.5 cm, diameter 54.5 cm
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A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the charger with fan shaped panels of red crested cranes and cartouches of feather and vegetal motifs, and repeat diaper, feather and lattice patterns, enclosing a floral roundel, height 7 cm, diameter 46 cm
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A jade figure of a guanyin, the contemplative figure dressed in a symmetrical arrangement of folded and pleated robes seated in Dhyana mudra and holding a small vessel, in crystalline pale celadon colours, raised upon a contrasting stone double, lotus base, height 24 cm, width 17 cm, depth 10 cm
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An Edwardian cased four piece carving set, circa 1901 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Joseph Rodgers & Sons, comprising two knives and two forks, with ivorine handles and sterling silver, ferrules and terminals embossed with neoclassical ram's heads and laurel, wreaths, hallmarked to silver elements, with steel blades, length 41 cm, (knife)
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Two sterling silver sugar casters, 1924 London, with maker's mark for C.E. And 1936 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Mappin & Webb, both of baluster shape, one octagonal (Mappin & Webb) and raised on stepped pedestal bases, hallmarked to upper bodies and to lid rims, silver weight 196gr, height 17 cm, and 16 cm
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A George III sterling silver teapot, 1772 London, with maker's mark for Francis Crump, the straight-sided teapot with a carinate collar, with flush fitting hinged, lid and baluster finial, a gently curved spout and a fruit wood handle, plain, but for ribbed borders to the collar, base and mounts, armorial to the body, hallmarked underside, total weight 463gr, height 13.5 cm, width 22.5 cm
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Three silver items a small sifter spoon, a miniature warming pan, a, large decorated cast spoon, 1904 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Atkin Bros., a sifter spoon, a warming, pan, with probable Hanau pseudo-marks, early 20th century, and an ornate, cast and engraved spoon with Hanau pseudo-marks for B. Nerescheimer, Sohne, with 1907 Chester import mark, also stamped .925, silver weight 101gr length 16 cm, and smaller
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A pair of late Victorian sterling silver salts, 1898 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Henry Matthews, lobed oval salts with gadrooned rims and embossed with panels of ribs and floral motifs, with applied scroll handles and petite bun feet, hallmarked to waist, silver weight 80gr, height 4.5 cm, width 10 cm
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Two sterling silver items a dish set with a George III coin and a, miniature throne chair, 1787 coin, 1913 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Albert Ernest Jenkins, the coin centred within a small wavy rimmed hammered bowl, hallmarked to rim, and a 1902 London made throne chair with marks for Cornelius Desormeaux, Saunders & James Francis Hollings, silver weight 108gr diameter 9 cm, (dish)
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A late Victorian sterling silver sugar caster, 1895 London, with maker's mark for Samuel Walton Smith, of baluster shape with spiral gadroons and flutes, a vacant rocaille, cartouche, the domed lid finely engraved and pierced with floral motifs, hallmarked to neck and lid rim, silver weight 188gr, height 18 cm
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A silver elephant, early 20th century, with single letter mark, probable Hanau, the solid silver realistic model with ivory tusks, pseudo-hallmark to belly, silver weight 91gr, height 5 cm, width 9 cm
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An Irish Georgian revival sterling silver sauce boat, 1910 Dublin, with maker's mark for J.M, an embossed and chased boat with fox and swan motifs amidst fruits and foliage, three spiral twist legs with paw feet and lion head mounts, with a double scroll flying handle, hallmarked underside, silver weight 136gr, height 8.5 cm, width 14.5 cm
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Two sterling silver kiddush cups, 1911 & 1912 Birmingham, with makers' marks for probably Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum && Co, and Josef Zweig, the pedestal cups both simply embellished with bright cut borders and decoration, gilt washed to the interiors, hallmarked to foot of both, silver weight 87gr, height 11.5 cm, and smaller
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A Victorian sterling silver inkstand, 1852 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Thomas Bradbury & Son, a Renaissance revival stand of shaped form with shield and scroll feet, integral handles and other formal ornaments, with a slender shaped taper, stick and facet cut inkpots with silver mounts, hallmarked to all components, silver weight 323gr (without ink pots), height 13 cm, length 23 cm, width 16 cm
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A novelty sterling silver rococo style slipper box, 1890 London, with mark for Thomas Glaser (importer), punch mark for foreign, manufacture and with Hanau pseudo-hallmarks, an ornate embossed slipper, hallmarked under heel, to upper heel and lid, silver weight 52gr, height 4.5 cm, width 10.5 cm
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A George III sterling silver teapot, 1802 London, with maker's mark for Samuel Godbehere, Edward Wigan & James, Boult, the oval teapot of bombe profile with pairs of wide flutes, a carinate collar, and stepped domed lid, with a fruitwood handle and finial, and ornate bright, cut bands, lattice and floral patterns, hallmarked underside and to lid, total weight 497gr height 17 cm, width 28 cm
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A thirty piece German sterling silver cutlery service, early 20th century, stamped 925 and with figural mark, a setting for six with dinner knives and forks, soup spoons, dessert spoons, and teaspoons, double struck with rococo foliage and shell motifs, hallmarked, to stems, silver weight 1065gr (without knives), length 21 cm, (spoon) and smaller
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A Victorian sterling silver cruet with a mixed set of bottles, 1860 London, with maker's mark for Robert Harper, variously marked bottles, the rococo style oval tray with a wooden base, central handle and eight mixed, bottles, raised on acanthus embellished scroll feet, hallmarked to rim of base, height 28 cm, length 21 cm, width 17 cm
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A pair of Victorian salts in the Oriental taste, 1850 London, with maker's mark for probably John Eley, the cauldron salts with applied ribbed and fluted rims, engraved with rococo, and Chinoiserie designs, raised on paw feet with Chinese gentleman mask, mounts, with glass liners and two small condiment spoons, silver weight 251gr (salts only), height 5.5 cm
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A Georgian sterling silver snuff box and a sterling silver burner for a, spirit kettle, 1820s Birmingham, with maker's mark Ts, and 1812 London (probably) with maker's mark for Paul Storr (lid only), indistinct marks to base, a cushion profile box with bright cut decorations, twice hallmarked to the gilt washed interior, and a two piece burner marked to lid, rubbed marks to side, silver weight 130gr, height 3 cm, diameter 7 cm, (kettle burner)
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A Victorian sterling silver table top snuff box, 1889 Birmingham, with maker's mark for George Unite & Sons, an elongated box of serpentine profile decorated throughout with engraved, maple leaves, a large cloud shaped vacant cartouche to the lid, hallmarked, twice to the gilt washed interior, silver weight 127gr, height 2 cm, length 11 cm, width 5 cm
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A George III sterling silver nutmeg grater, 1793 London, with maker's mark for Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson, a plain oval box with lid and prominent hinging opening to the metal grater, a concealed hinged base, twice hallmarked, total weight 31gr, width 4.5 cm
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A rare novelty William IV sterling silver cow snuff box, 1835 Sheffield, with partial maker's mark for...W, the small box in the form of a recumbent cow, hinged to the base and gilt, washed to the interior, hallmarked to back, maker's mark to front, silver weight 18gr, width 6.5 cm
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A George III sterling silver nutmeg grater, 1809 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Joseph Willmore, a plain rectangular box with rounded ends, opening to reveal the hinged metal, grater, twice hallmarked, total weight 20gr, height 2 cm, width 4 cm
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A George III sterling silver snuff box, 1815 London, with partial maker's mark for...H, rectangular and of slightly waisted form, the lid and base embellished with a panel of bold ribs, twice hallmarked to the gilt washed to the interior, silver weight 69gr, length 7.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver presentation snuff box, 1845 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Edward Smith, the rectangular box with a serpentine profile, engraved with vegetal, arabesques and flora, inscription to the lid, and twice hallmarked to the gilt washed interior, silver weight 66gr, length 6.5 cm, width 4 cm
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A George IV sterling silver snuff box, 1824 London, with maker's mark for Charles Rawlings, featuring a hunting dog scene to the lid within a raised cartouche, bright, cut surrounding bands and engine turning, with an applied thumbpiece and crisply hallmarked, twice, to the gilt washed interior, silver weight 72gr, height 2 cm, length 6.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
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A George III sterling silver snuff box, 1813 London, with maker's mark for John Linnit & William Atkinson, a waisted rectangular box engine turned throughout, twice hallmarked to the brightly gilt washed interior, silver weight 89gr, height 2 cm, length 7.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A George III silver gilt snuff box, 1809 Birmingham, with maker's mark for William boot, of gently curved profile with a hinged flush lid, plain, but bearing an engraved armorial of a bird of prey with a banded collar, hallmarked twice, total weight 45gr, length 7 cm, width 4 cm
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A George IV sterling silver snuff box, 1827 London, with maker's mark for Thomas Edwards, with smart engine turning to the lid, bright cut borders, a floral, thumbpiece, ribbed sides and similar engine turning to the base sprigged with fern leaves, gilt washed to the interior and twice hallmarked, silver weight 49gr, length 6.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A George III sterling silver snuff box, 1817 Birmingham, with maker's mark for possibly Ts, of slightly kidney profile and decorated throughout with narrow and broad, ribs and flutes, gilt washed to the interior, hallmarked to rim of flush, hinged lid, silver weight 62gr, length 6.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A George III gilt Washed sterling silver snuff box, 1808 London, with maker's mark for probably William Parker with a heart, shaped pellet, Simply decorated with a cross hatched design throughout with plain edging to the lid, twice hallmarked to the burnished gilt interior, silver weight 88gr, height 2 cm, length 7.5 cm, width 4.5 cm
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A George III sterling silver snuff box, 1805 London, with maker's mark for probably William Parker with a heart, shaped pellet, an elegant rectangular box of curved profile with pairs of parallel grooves, throughout, twice hallmarked to the burnished gilt interior, silver weight 76gr, height 2.5 cm, length 7 cm, width 4 cm
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A George III sterling silver table top snuff box, probably 1819 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Thomas Bartleet, an engine turned lid with an applied rococo style floral thumbpiece, finely, ribbed to the sides, gilt washed to the interior & Hallmarked to the rim, silver weight 68gr, height 2.5 cm, length 8 cm, width 3.5 cm
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A pair of ornate sterling silver bon bon dishes, 1910 and 1911 London with maker's mark for Mappin & Webb Ltd, fluted boat shaped dishes with pierced sides embellished with arabesque, borders and festoons, applied cast rococo style rims with whorl decorations, and raised on cast and pierced feet, hallmarked undersides, silver weight 402gr, height 10.5 cm, length 18.5 cm, width 15.5 cm
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An Egyptian .900 silver hand mirror, post 1946 marks with lotus punch, the oval mirror with an ornate pressed back with radiating floral motifs, a floral border and a cast bird handle, hallmarked to the back and side, length 18 cm, width 14 cm
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