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Connoisseurs Auction, Day 1 — Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

Auction House:Small & Whitfield Auctions and ValuationsNumber of lots recorded:286
Sale Title:Connoisseurs Auction, Day 1Lots with images:286
Auction Location:AdelaidePrices available:150
Date:26-Sep-2022
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Chinese 18th century charger, hand painted floral decorated Chinese charger. 35 cm diameter, small 'A/F' consistent with age
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Beautiful Chinese blue and white bowl, extensively decorated in excellent original condition, signed to base. Diameter 17 cm
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Chinese blue and white serving bowl, 18th century. Chinese extensively decorated serving bowl, minor hairline cracks, no chips. Diameter 15.5 cm
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Chinese blue and white serving bowl, 18th century. Chinese deep bowl externally decorated and signed to centre, chips to rim. Diameter 14 cm
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Chinese blue and white ginger jar, village scene in good, original condition
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Chinese unusual shallow bowl, well decorated to outside with early coloured decoration. Diameter 11 cm
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19th century Cantonese plate Cantonese plate, 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain deep plate decorated with hand painted enamel foliate, exotic birds and butterflies., diameter 24.5 cm (early repair)
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19th century Japanese charger, Maiji period blue and white porcelain charger decorated with branch of blossoms and geometric design scene depicting a pagoda and willows with brown lustre rim. diameter 40.5 cm
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A pair of carved Chinese ivory scholars, finely carved pair of scholars holding staffs and scrolls ex Bruce's auction labels to reverse
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Vintage carved walnut, carved featuring 100 monks
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Erotic carved ornament, group of active oriental folk upon ladder of lust, signed. Ivory hippopotamus tooth
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An erotic carving, of a geisha holding towel and standing on a plinth base, Japanese ivory circa 1900
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Ivory woman and child netsuke, finely carved with engraved decoration depicting woman holding fan and flower and child with basket
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Wooden and ivory netsuke, modelled of a working man holding hammer and sack, standing upon two full sacks, signed to base with red seal mark
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Ivory and rosewood netsuke, modelled of chicken egg with newborn articulated baby emerging from egg with another newborn chirping, red seal signature mark to base
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A carved netsuke, of a deity holding a double gourd, signed to base, Japanese ivory circa 1820
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Ivory rat netsuke, finely carved as two mice eating corn, signed with black glass eyes
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Ivory frog netsuke, modelled of three frogs upon rope, signed to leg of largest frog
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A carved netsuke, of a mythical figure playing a musical instrument, signed to base, Japanese ivory circa 1880
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Ivory nude lady ornament, Chinese lady with lotus flower upon wooden look rest, makers mark to rear of foot, ivory hippopotamus tooth ivory
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Carved seal, carved ivory seal in the form of a clutching fist with entwined serpent with brass seal base
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Chinese stone amulet, green natural stone carving in the form of a cicada with good patination and hand feel
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Chinese stone amulet, carved stone of archaic style mythical beast with hole for tie to top
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17th century - 18th century stone Shiva head, carved stone Shiva head, ancient Indian
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Japanese cloisonne vase, contemporary black and floral design (marked to base)
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Tunbridge ware tea caddy, Edwardian fruit wood floral Tunbridge ware sectional tea caddy with label to base
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French Ormolou mounted perfume bottles, set of four enamelled perfume bottles in brass cradle
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Victorian Jewellery/Perfume box, square thick glass brass bound trinket box with hinged lid
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Antique floral decorated perfume bottle, tapestry design Art Deco perfume bottle with original stopper
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4711 designer perfume bottle, metal bound amber glass perfume bottle with jewelling and original stopper
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Victorian single trumpet epergne, green fluted glass on brass base, decorated with Regency dolphins and roses, height 29 cm
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Antique sewing box, brass band velvet expandable two tier case on bun feet, satin fitted interior complete with gilt metal tools including thimble
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Ostrich skin ladies handbag, made in Italy by Bagifali, as new
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Carved wooden netsuke, modelled of a cicada upon bamboo with glass eyes, signed to base
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Amber rabbit snuff bottle, of unusual form depicting rabbit in standing posture with bottle end to front with metal and red stone stopper
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Chinese milk glass scent bottle, extensively decorated with floral design, metal fitting with lapis lazuli detail at top and script mark to base
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Chinese ceramic scent bottle, Uncommon attractive duck egg blue colour with three white goldfish in relief, with stamped reign mark to base
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Carved Chinese pig scent bottle, quality design in purple and clear glass with blue sunstone and brass stopper
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Murano glass scent bottle, millefiori art glass set with scattered portraits and gold flacks (no stopper) against strands of blue, red and turquoise colours, length 6.7 cm
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Murano glass scent bottle, millefiori art glass set with scattered portrait canes and gold flecks against strands of blue, red and turquoise colours with gold collar to neck (no stopper) L:6.7 cm
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Peking glass scent bottle, modelled as frog with young upon back, brass and natural red coral stopper
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Yellow glass scent bottle, attractive gourd shaped scent bottle with stone topped dabber, in cut glass decorated foliate design in relief with hand painted enamel fish, script mark to base ('A/F' restored to top lip)
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Jade scent bottle, green, carved jade bottle with metal and green turquoise stopper
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Three monkey netsuke, Hear, See and Speak No Evil monkey group with black glass eyes
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Chinese Shi Shi dog scent bottle, finely carved bearded dog upon ball with brass and red coral stopper (unsigned)
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Peking glass scent bottle, deeply carved glass with phoenix in purple with brass and red stone stopper
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Chinese amber glass snuff bottle, modelled of a bearded male carrying wine gourd and basket upon back, red coral detail to top of metal scoop
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Rat in barrel netsuke, hand carved wood modelled of a rat with food, signed to base
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Chinese netsuke, modelled as a hand holding monkey with glass eyes, signed to base
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Mice and basket netsuke, carved wooden netsuke modelled of two mice, one upon basket and other articulated moves in and out of basket, signed to rear
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Reclining rat netsuke, modelled of recumbent rat resting on rocking chair, signed to base
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Rat and pumpkin netsuke, hand carved as a pumpkin with leaves and rats feeding, one articulated, signed to rear
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Twin frog netsuke, hand carved in the form of two frogs upon leaf, signed to base
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Chinese blue milk glass scent bottle, quality thick enamelled hand applied decoration depicting twin grasshoppers amongst finely painted grasses, with coral and brass stopper and makers script mark to base
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Pharmaceutical campaign travel medicine box, rare fully fitted Victorian pharmacy box with 130 pharmacy bottles in fitted oak brass bound box
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Set of six Wedgwood Majolica leaf plates
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Queen Victoria enamelled mug, early original Coronation enamelled mug dated 1897
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King Edward Coronation enamelled mug, original 1902 Coronation mug highly decorated
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Bone storage box with Victorian scene, large storage/deed box with village scene decoration
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Ethiopian warrior shield, antique carved wood domed shield decorated with thin embossed brass strips. diameter 52 cm
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Tulip pewter pint, c.1870/1880, excellent condition, inscribed 'The Oak' Hyde park corner (London) inscribed with owners initials 'Ed;
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Pewter 1/2 pint tavern pot, with George IV verifications and VR for London likely made by R. Alden c.1820/1828. Has a spout modification for pouring
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Victorian lead light windows, beautiful design lead light doors / windows with floral decoration 57 x 35 cm
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Gum tree Brownie', by Tarella Quin illustrated by Ida S. Retoul c.1908 (minor damage)
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May Gibbs, 'Two little Gum-Nuts Chucklebud and Winkydoo, their Strange Adventures' (Melbourne: 1924) first edition
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Lectures on Egyptian Art, (1928) by Jean Caparte, a beautifully photographed first-edition hardback in original binding
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Marcel Verte, (1960) 'Virgil's Ecologues' signed by the Hungarian artist, delicately illustrated, numbered limited edition of the ancient Roman epic poem. Slipcased hardback with gilt spine
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Vintage ship in a bottle, hand made and painted model of a ship
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Victorian leather photograph album, leather bound with gilt page edger and embossed leather and velvet cover piece containing portraits
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Battles of the British Navy', two volumes leather bound steel plate engravings depicting captains with facsimilie signatures, rare pair (damage to spine c.1852)
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William Russell flint, (1955) 'A Minx Admonished' golden cockerel numbered-edition slipcased book, bound in red Morocco leather and marbled boards, set with watercolour images of beautiful young women
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Stereoscope cards, a collection of rare boxed viewing cards of early Egypt, Palestine and Jerusalem, together with viewing scope by Underwood and Underwood New York
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Protected native birds of South Australia', with coloured lithographs by C. Wall, a signed presentation copy by the compiler T. Duffield (Adelaide 1910) first Edition
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SA Parliamentary paper 1874 no. 255, 'Improved fittings etc in Emigrant Ships' with plan of a between Decks fitted with hammock cots
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The other side of Nowhere', by Tarella Quin Daskein illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, tidy condition, illustrations have been coloured in
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The Grammar of Chinese ornament, large hardback colour-facsimile studio edition of the Art classic by Owen Jones, fine in dustjacket
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Tracey Emin, signed by the artist, a true first edition hardback in dustjacket of her Rizzoli 'Works - 2007-2017'
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Vintage Draftsmans set, fully complete three layers fitted oak draftsman set with lower rulers etc.
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Cut Throat razors, a boxed set of four (vintage)
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G.D Delprat and others, Transactions of the Australiasian Institute of Mining Engineers Vol 12, 1907. Includes one treatment at BHP, bromo-cyaniding of gold
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The Journal of the Horn Scientific Exploring, Expedition 1894' four accompanying maps including extensive folding map showing the route, and the survey of the Hermannsburg Mission station, in original, but damaged, box
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Vintage English coloured photographs, of various English landmarks and monuments
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German cased bracket clock, arch top mahogany with marquetry boxwood inlaid decoration and banding
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French carriage clock, 1839 L Epee, Sainte Sukanne - France
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Silver cased Ansonia travel clock, polished steel and brass winder clock marked made in USA, held in leather trim travel case, sterling silver handle and frontispiece hallmarked Birmingham 1902, depicting fishpond scene. Mark to glass Art Nouveau
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Portrait miniature, framed, hand painted, depicting lady in floral plume hat and collared dress, signed Weber and Right
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French carriage clock, brass, with key and leather case
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Large leather cased travel pocket watch, Swiss made steel and brass case eight day timepiece, hand enamelled Roman numeral face marked Lamborn Bros, Melbourne with luminous hands and highlights case with stand and face aperture
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Miniature character portrait, finely painted beautiful lady portrait in unusual headdress and jewel belted clothing, details to rear read 'Painted by Emily Davis c.1840'
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Art Deco perfume bottle, larger perfume bottle with embossed fruit decoration and black and clear glass stopper, height 20 cm
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Bohemia Art Deco decanter, amber etched deer decanter proud stag amongst trees with tall original stopper
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Victorian watercolour of a young girl, beautiful painted with white enamelled highlights unsigned in maple frame
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19th century fine quality trio, Coalport blue ground, floral and gilt decorated cup, saucer and plate set
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John Wesley wax seal, carved wooden bust 1839 centenary with mother of pearl inlays and brass seal to base
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Dresden porcelain pot pourri, open pierced work to body with hand painted floral encrusted design
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Dresden porcelain lidded urn, floral encrusted hand painted with putti holding bird, turn handled with gilt highlights
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Royal Vienna plate, quality Austrian porcelain plate decorated with hand pained scene depicting two maidens with cherubs in garden setting and extensively gilded border and turquoise jewelling diameter
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Moore Brothers figurine, 19th century. Porcelain rabbit figurine with hand painted bronzed finish and red glass eyes, height 9 cm
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Richard Ginori Italian figurine, early Naples, circa 1800 figure of a young dandy with basket of rabbits, marked to base
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Coalport blue birds cup and saucer, circa 1880's beautiful gilt cup and saucer
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