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Important Sale of Silver and Antique Furniture — E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:501
Sale Title:Important Sale of Silver and Antique FurnitureLots with images:492
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:413
Date:6-Apr-2014
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A Victorian walnut davenport, the shaped hinged front with inset leather, enclosing four doors, above graduated drawers, with sham doors on reverse. 94 cm high, 54 cm wide, 54 cm deep.
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A French Louis XV style carved walnut canape, the carved cresting rail, above a padded back with scrolled arms and a loose cushion, on carved cabriole legs. 103 cm high, 128 cm wide.
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A French Louis XVI style walnut centre table. Scalier De Crystal, Paris, early 20th century. Oval form. The top with green and yellow marquetry decoration, the frieze with conforming decoration, on square tapering supports, with ebony banding. 73 cm high, 80 cm wide, 52 cm deep.
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A 19th century walnut blackamoor torchere, the support of an Nubian draped figure, on scrolled feet. The shaped top with foliate decoration. 94 cm high, 34.5 cm wide.
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A French Louis XVI style mahogany commode, the black marble top, above three drawers, flanked by fluted pilasters, on turned tapering legs. 81 cm high, 117 cm wide, 50 cm deep.
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A late Victorian mahogany Sutherland table, the hinged sides, on twin turned end supports, united by a stretcher. 70.5 cm high, 76.5 cm wide, 29 cm deep.
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A fine quality George III mahogany library chair, circa 1770, the vase shaped pierced splat, with out swept arms on square chamfered legs, with contemporary fabric upholstery. Provenance: Purchased Creswick Antiques, Somerset, England, circa 1980.
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A Royal Crown Derby tea service. Date ciphers: 1901 and 1925. Imari pallet, comprising six teacups, saucers, and side plates.
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A good Victorian burr walnut pier cabinet, the moulded edge, above a frieze with ormolu banding, below a glazed door with roundels, flanked by pilasters. 106 cm high, 86 cm wide, 37 cm deep.
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A Napoleon III 2nd empire mahogany side table, the marble top, above frieze drawers with columns, with ormolu capitals on a plinth. 68 cm high, 48 cm wide, 35 cm deep.
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A pair of French Louise XVI style cassolette electrified table lamps.
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A pair of French ornately carved four drawer bedside chests.
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A 19th century carved walnut carousel horse. Modelled with front legs and back legs bent, with a carved saddle, carved with a coat of arms. 114 cm high, 140 cm long.
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A mahogany early 19th century 'admiral Fitzroy' style barometer.
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A French gilt metal and crystal chandelier, circa 1920. Basket shape with six arms, terminating in cone and candle lights, all with facetted prisms. 50 cm high, 49 cm diameter.
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A 19th century Chinese bronze figure. Modelled of a lion.
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A fine French Louis XV style kingwood commode, the rouge marble top of serpentine form, above three drawers, gilt bronze handles, sides of bombe outline, with a shaped apron, on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 89 cm high, 125 cm wide, 54 cm deep.
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A pair of French kerosene table lamps. Each with porcelain bases, with floral and butterfly decoration.
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A Continental palisander wall shelf. Surmounted by a pierced pediment, flanked by finials, below two shelves. 84 cm high, 47 cm wide, 21 cm deep.
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An persian Kashan pattern carpet, the central medallion, within a red field with a navy border. 402 x 300 cm.
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A Royal Crown Derby 'Posies pattern dinner set. Comprising twenty large plates, twenty entree plates, eighteen side plates, eighteen coffee cups and saucers, a meat platter, a coffee pot, a milk jug, a sugar basin and a jam pot.
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A pair of outstanding 19th century William IV silver 'transitional' seven light candelabras. England, circa 1835, the Sheffield plate base metal with some electroplated parts. The six rococo style foliate scroll branches, each on a leaf moulded baluster column, with a circular foot. 65 cm high.
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A Victorian mahogany four leaf extension dining table supported on turned legs.
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A set of six Victorian mahogany dining chairs. Admiralty style with crown tops, above upright splats, on bulbous turned legs.
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A set of eight Victorian mahogany dining chairs. Each with a padded back, a shaped front, on turned legs.
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A seventy piece sterling silver Art Nouveau cutlery canteen with eight place settings (71 pieces).
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A pair of French Louis XV style carved walnut side chairs.
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A large brass framed plaque. Sevres style plate, with centre painted reserve with a celeste bleu and gilt border with brass banding.
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A Sheraton revival mahogany horizontal vitrine, the hinged glazed top, above glazed sides, on square tapering legs with boxwood stringing. 86 cm high, 63.5 cm wide, 46.5 cm deep.
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A French flame mahogany bedside cabinet, the inset rouge marble top, above a frieze drawer, and a panelled door, on turned legs with an under shelf. 82 cm high, 36 cm wide, 38 cm deep.
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A Dutch late 19th century marquetry elbow chair, the high arched back, shaped centre splat, decorated with ribbon bows, flowers and leaves, upholstered drop in seat, with out swept arms.
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A George II red walnut tea table. Rectangular form, with shaped corners. The top with marquetry decoration, enclosing a polished interior, above a frieze drawer, on tapering legs terminating in pad feet. 73 cm high, 81 cm wide, 38.5 cm deep.
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A Dutch 18th century marquetry side chair. High arched back, carved centre splat, decorated with ribbon bows, flowers and leaves, upholstered drop in seat, and raised on cabriole legs with scroll feet.
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A French Louis XVI style kingwood lamp table, the marble top within a brass gallery, above a frieze drawer with parquetry decoration on square tapering supports, with a parquetry decorated under shelf. 69 cm high, 50 cm wide, 33 cm deep.
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A early Victorian rosewood canterbury. With fret panels and three music stands, flanked by spiral columns above a shaped base with a drawer on turned feet.
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A French Louis XV walnut marquetry bedside table, the top with satinwood floral marquetry and gallery edge, above three drawers, on high cabriole legs. 78 cm high, 38 cm wide.
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A hand knotted Isfahan rug, the rug with a centre medallion and flower, within a red ground with palmette decoration, with a deep blue border. 383 x 296 cm.
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A pair of French walnut bedside tables. Each with a marble top within a brass gallery, above two drawers, on bulbous legs. 67 cm high, 39.5 cm wide, 26 cm deep.
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Two brass portholes. Possibly from the Lusitania. Each with a hinged cover.
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A Russian brass divers helmet.
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A carved wooden deed box with carved pheasant decoration. 28 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23 cm deep.
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A French walnut three drawer secretaire à abattant, the white marble top, above a fall enclosing leather inset writing surface, above three drawers, on short cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 84 cm high, 39 cm wide, 33 cm deep.
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Comprising five teacups and saucers, with Imari pattern with gilt. Together with another Imari tea service, with six teacups and saucers.
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A French Louis XV style rosewood secretaire bookcase, the arched cornice, above a pair of arched glazed doors. The lower section with a shaped fall, enclosing a writing surface and small drawers, on high cabriole legs. 196 cm high, 98 cm wide, 56 cm deep.
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A pair of French Louis XV style walnut drawing room chairs with pink floral upholstery.
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A German 'Heinrich Handwerch Halbig' doll. 80 cm high.
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A small French parquetry top occasional table.
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A French rococo style gilt chandelier. Early 20th century, the six scrolled arms cast with foliate. 52 cm high, 53 cm diameter.
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An Oriental Chinese baluster vase. Decorated with courtiers. 45 cm high.
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A French Louis XV style faux tortoiseshell and gilt mounted mantel clock. 45 cm high.
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A Louis XVI style French tall chest, the marble top, above seven drawers on short square tapering legs. 143 cm high, 77 cm wide, 38 cm deep.
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A pair of Art Nouveau gilt vases. Each of globular form, with a flared neck and moulded leaf decoration, with a scantily clad bronzed cherub. 37 cm high.
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A French bronze twin handled Warwick vase. Signed F. Barbedienne. Socle en marbre, cast with eight portraits in high relief, beneath a reeded acanthus border and twisted reeded branched handles. The whole raised on a stepped rouge marble pedestal base. 27 cm high, 33 cm wide.
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A French kingwood transitional commode, the top with ebony banding, above three drawers flanked by ebonized fluted pilasters, on tapering legs. 90 cm high, 125 cm wide, 54 cm deep.
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Aviva Kamil. Australia. Open Plains.
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A French provincial oak chest. Rectangular serpentine form, with four shaped drawers, a carved apron, on short tapering legs. 89 cm high, 89 cm wide, 43 cm deep.
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A French Sevres blue electrified table lamp.
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A French Louis XV style walnut vitrine. Bow front with a curved door, flanked by glazed sides, on short cabriole legs. 142 cm high, 69 cm wide, 32 cm deep.
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A Regency mahogany carver chair.
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Three French gilt bronze three arm wall appliques.
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A good Irish Regency mahogany settee, the settee with fluted arms, and loose cushions on the back and the seat. The base with brass ormolu decoration, on spiral turned legs, terminating in brass castors. Provenance: Dublin.
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A French Louis XV style gilt bronze Cartel wall clock. 60 cm high.
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A fine Tabriz rug. Hand knotted with a geometric design, on a red field within a cream and blue border. 400 x 300 cm.
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A pair of French spelter figures. Modelled of ladies on world globes. 72 cm high.
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A French late 19th century gilt bronze urn, the circular marble base with Neo-classical decoration. 32 cm high.
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A French 19th century exhibition marble mantle clock, the clock with an eight day bell striking movement, the gilt dial with painted Roman numerals, surmounted by a bronze figure of a lady and a globe on a marble base on ormolu feet. 68 cm high, 51 cm wide.
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A bronze Art Nouveau plaque. 39 cm high.
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A French Art Deco Bronze figure. Signed 'Larre'. Inscribed 'Gire Perdue'. Modelled as a standing female nude with arms raised behind her head, on a square marble base. 41 cm high.
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A Victorian burr walnut Sutherland table, the rectangular gateleg table with a burr walnut veneer top, with fluted tapering end supports, united by a conforming stretcher on splayed scroll legs. 64 cm high, 68 cm wide open, 51 cm deep.
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An impressive pedestal sideboard. Maker T.Willson. 58 Great Queen Street, London. With raised mirrored back surmounted by deer, the top with a carved edge, with three frieze drawers, on end pedestals, each with a carved panel door, on a plinth. Stamped with maker.
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Ormolu double branched wall lights. Adams style.
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Alfred Charles Stanley Anderson. British 1884-1966. Village Scene. Engraving. Signed in pencil. 34 x 25 cm.
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A group of Chinese 18th century porcelain. Includes a water pot, a Nanking cargo plate, a wine cup, an ink well/pot, a tea bowl, and a lidded dish, the Nanking Cargo plate is from the treasure rescued from the wreck of 'The Geldermalsen' which sank in 1752 and was discovered in 1985.
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A pair of Meissen cabinet plates of birds.
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A 19th century barrister's wig, the white wig with the original iron carrying case.
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Australian pottery basket. Castle Harris. (1893-1967). Flared form with a twisted handle and applied floral decoration. 22 cm wide.
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A Royal Doulton flambe vase. Cylindrical form, with black cottages. 23 cm high.
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Australian pottery bowl. Castle Harris. (1893-1967). Flared form with encrusted foliage and a band of pierced decoration, within a scalloped blue border. The exterior with drip glaze pink. 18 cm wide.
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Merric Boyd (1888 - 1915). Earthenware jug modelled as a koala having branch handle. Inscribed designed by M. Boyd 1924. Height 18 cm.
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A George III sauce boat. Maker John Edwards III. London 1795. In the centre a scalloped edge armorial, with four hoofed feet and scrolled handle. 18 cm wide. 217gm.
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A cased set of six Georgian sterling silver berry spoons in presentation case.
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A George IV sterling silver milk jug. Maker J.A. London 1824, the floral mounted flange opening, above a generous circular foot base. 15.5 cm high.
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A George II sterling silver spoon. Maker I.E. 1804 London. 53gm.
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A Victorian plated biscuit sachet. Circa 1875, the ring handle and engraved scalloped body in rococo manner, supported on two cast open bipods, with a stretcher base and original fittings with gilt interior. 25.5 cm high.
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A Victorian Continental silver and ivory handled child's rattle, the rattle is fashioned as a turned column, with a whistle to one end, and an arrangement of suspended bells at the mid section, terminating in an ivory handle. 28gm.
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A Victorian christening cup. Maker John Kilpatrick. London 1871. 99gm. Cylindrical form with chaise firm decoration, presented 1872. Together with a George V boxed christening cup. Birmingham 1916. 55gm.
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An Australian silver tea service. Maker Stokes & Sons. Melbourne, Australia. Comprising of a teapot, water pot, sugar bowl and cover, and a cream jug. Each with a cast flared base. 1634gm.
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A Victorian silver cruet set. Maker Joseph & Albert Savory. London 1838-9. Six glass bottles on scrolled feet, each with a mask and a carrying handle. 850gm.
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A pair of Victorian silver wine labels. Birmingham 1859-60. Port and Sherry, each cast as a leaf. 19gm.
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Two George III silver serving spoons. Maker George Gray. London 1797. 131gm.
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Georg Jensen Silver set of six Acorn pattern teaspoons. Together with a pair of Georg Jensen forks pickle forks and Jensen silver slats and pepperette.
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A George II silver pap boat. Maker's mark indistinct. 11.5 cm long. 61gm.
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A Mappin & Webb neoclassic style sterling silver tea and coffee set, circa 1902. 2375gm.
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A Regency tortoiseshell etui, the box enclosing sewing instruments.
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A George III Silver cream jug. Worn marks. London. 1802. Bulbous form with fluting and armorial, with a gold washed interior. 10 cm high. 252gm.
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A pair of Edward VII silver bonbon dishes. Oval form with pierced and chased cherub decoration.
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A pair of outstanding Victorian ruby lustre glass vases. Each with gilt foliate decoration. The bowl hung with facetted prisms, on a shaped cut stem with gilt decoration, on spreading feet. 34 cm high.
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A William Moorcroft Claremont vase. Globular form, with a cylindrical neck, signed W. Moorcroft, and impressed 'Moorcroft'. 18 cm high.
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An Edwardian plated glass wine jug, the globular crystal base cut with a decorative collar and spout, with repousse foliate patterns and scrolled handle. 27 cm high. 708gm.
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A painted ewer. Cylindrical tapering form, painted with a draped woman, with gilt banding and a gilt handle. 28 cm high.
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