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Writing — Desk Accessories - Recreations & Pursuits - Philips Auctions Australia
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| Philips Auctions Australia | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 21 |
| Lots with images: | 21 |
| Prices available: | 21 |
Category:
Writing - Desk Accessories
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A Russian 875 silver rolling blotter, unidentified maker's mark ?.M, late 19th century (no assayer's and date mark apparent), indistinct town mark, 84 zolotniki standard, the pillar-form handle modelled with foliate decoration on a base with stepped edges… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian sterling silver topped crystal bottle Upon a tray, 1881 London, with maker's mark for Edward Ker Reid, probably part of a desk set, the bulbous cut crystal bottle with a silver collar and hinged cushion lid centred upon an hexagonal petal tray… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian sterling silver desktop match-striker, 1896 London, with maker's mark for Elkington & Co. In the Renaissance revival style, the rectangular casket form match-striker with a slightly domed hinged lid and raised on four scrolled feet, with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A sterling silver desk calendar, 1929 Birmingham, with maker's marks for W.J Myatt & Co, the silver framed calendar with cardboard calendar cards behind a glass and in an ebonised case; hallmarked to silver component. Height 13.5 cm. Length 21 cm. Width 5… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique silver plated Pug dog pounce pot, 19th century, the seated dog with brown glass eyes and perforations to the back of the head, for sprinkling ink blotting powder, height 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two quality vintage Swiss leather bound travel clocks, circa 1945-50, an Angelus 'folioluxe' travel clock with a full calendar, eight day movement, alarm and a moonphase dial, first released in 1947, and an eight day, movement gilt metal crocodile skin… | *** |  |
| *** | A Dutch silver and cut glass desk set with scales, 19th century, with key mark, comprising two globular and lens cut ink pots with domed silver lids and mounts resting in a shaped ebonised base with squashed bun porcelain feet, and to the rear, a set of… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco cased celluloid lacquer desk set, 1930s, comprising a letter opener, a pen, a screw-capped nib box, a seal, and a pencil, each red lacquer piece with incised and gilt stylized floral decoration, fitted in original case, length 18.5 cm (letter… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Empire style ormolu and Portoro marble desk set, 19th century, the beautifully veined black marble desk set of rectangular form, framed with shallow recesses for pens, a pair of low stepped plinths supporting finely cast ormolu glass lined ink… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau brass rolling blotter, the handle cast as stems with flower head terminals. Height 7.5 cm. Width 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian walnut and mahogany writing slope, 19th century of typical rectangular form with brass shield vacant cartouche and matching escutcheon, the lock with key of conforming style, with shaped brass capping to the corners and banding to the edges,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of burr walnut desk set boxes, utilising the decorative qualities of the burr timber, a simple hinged rectangular box, and a low cushion shaped rectangular box with a flush fitted lid, for pens and pencils. Height 5.5 cm. Width 18 cm. Depth 10 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Victorian Sheffield plate desk set, 19th century, the casket-styled box with a domed lid and urn form finial with lion ring handles to the sides, raised on lion's paw feet, with gadroon edges throughout, the interior with a fitted compartment with two… | *** |  |
| *** | A sterling silver desk set, 1909 London, with maker's marks for John Grinsell & Sons, a shaped rectangular silver tray raised on ball feet and with fitted compartments for twin square glass ink bottles, both with sterling silver mounts and flat hinged… | *** |  |
| *** | Two ornate antique desk clocks, 19th/20th century, British United clock Co., Birmingham; Ansonia clock Co., USA, a pierced cast brass frame enclosing an Arabic numeral chapter ring and gilded centre, with a patented built-in winding key to the reverse of… | *** |  |
| *** | Two small sterling silver framed desk Clocks, 1990 & 1994 Sheffield, with maker's marks Whitehill Silver & Plate, clocks by R. Carr, two rectangular frames, one with a rectangular dial with Roman numerals and a rope twist motif to the frame, the smaller… | *** |  |
| *** | A small sterling silver tray and a sifter spoon, 1900 Chester (tray) and 1950 Sheffield, a gadroon edged long pen tray or similar, and a plain Old English thread edged silver spoon, hallmarked to both silver weight 186gr, length 22 cm, width 6 cm, (dish)… | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Nouveau collapsible letter rack and a sterling silver cased desk calendar, 1900, Germany with maker's mark for Ges Gesch, D.R.G.M. 237670, and 1906 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Walker & Hall, a pierced and painted two tier rack with snowdrop… | *** |  |
| *** | An ormolu desk set, 19th century, the rococo desk set cast and pierced with scroll and foliate motifs, raised on four leafy feet, with a pair of lobed pedestal cup ink pots with lug handles and similarly decorated lids with ornate finials, blue glass… | *** |  |
| *** | A finely inlaid blotter by Eugenio Quarti (1867-1926), 19th century, the walnut blotter with brass edging with a lozenge design in brass wired designs and mother-of-pearl enclosed by wired borders, the turned handle with a micro-mosaic design, length 13… | *** |  |
| *** | A hardwood and fruitwood desk top compendium, late 19th century, with twin doors opening to a fitted interior with a tiered stationery organiser, compartments for pens and inks, and a lower drawer. Height 29 cm, width 38.5 cm, depth 20.5 cm | *** |  |