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July Emporium Auction — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:684
Sale Title:July Emporium AuctionLots with images:684
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:481
Date:31-Jul-2016
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A Chinese apple-shaped water pot, Guangxu mark to base, 20th century, designed as ornamental and functional for the scholar's table, a channel around the short neck for dripping water, a good even glaze, D 9 cm, height 7.5 cm
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A Chinese red glazed bowl, six character Xuande mark to base, a controlled glaze on the rounded sides, a high foot in clear glaze, condition: minor scratches to glaze, D 20 cm, height 7 cm
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A Chinese porcelain bowl painted in underglaze blue, rounded shape with Flaring at Mouth, mark to base, with a dragon chasing the flaming pearl through the clouds, D 19 cm
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A rare Chinese Yixing lidded storage barrel, four character impressed makers mark to base, molded to imitate bamboo sheets with pins a character to front. Height 21 cm
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A Chinese square form mirror black vase with elephant ring handles, Kangxi mark [1662-1723], square body & foot with a round neck, underglaze blue mark to base. Height 26 cm
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Chinese fish bowl of circular tapering form, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the underglaze blue decoration of scrolling vines between a band of ruyi near the top & stylized leaves at the bottom. Height 18, D 25 cm
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A Chinese carved sleeping figure of a slender old man with a long strand of Buddhist beads, his robe lying open revealing his ribs, sleeping after consuming a gourd of wine, a large lotus leaf sheltering him from a tiger, on carved wood stand, Length 32 cm
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Three carved green jade Pears with Contrasting agate leaves, held together with silk, Length 13 cm
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A carved Translucent yellow agate bowl, traditional shape, rounded & flaring at the lip, D 10 cm, height 5 cm
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Four lithographs with Idealised Indian Subjects, beautiful young Women, Swans, elephants & Gardens, in the style of the Royal Academy of arts in the early 19th century [4]
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The Big game Hunt in the Tropics, Indian watercolour on fabric, mid 20th century, a Mughal ruler on horseback & dwarfed servants on the grassy knoll, once considered an exotic & heroic sport by nobility, 33 x 25 cm
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An Indian Bejewelled gilt bronze four armed deity, seated on a waisted lotus pedestal, two hands empty the other holding torches, wearing a tall beaded head adornment in front of a halo of serpent, a molded & hand finished figure. Height 11 cm
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An ivory netsuke, depicting. Height 3 cm
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A Japanese ivory netsuke, of a women wearing a head scarf while fanning a charcoal stove, a child leans over her shoulder eating a satay skewers, unsigned. Height 3.5 cm
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A Japanese ivory netsuke of a standing figure holding a bowl, two daruma one sleeping the other seated, unsigned. Provenance: Adelaide collector. Height 4 cm
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A Japanese bone netsuke of the God of Longevity, seated with a child at his feet. Provenance: Adelaide collector. Height 3.5
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An ivory netsuke, depicting two actors, the taller wearing fox mask, Kitsune, terrorising seated figure. Provenance: Adelaide collector. Height 3.8 cm
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An ivory netsuke, Noh actors wearing masks, signature to base, one a ferocious dog leaning on a lucky mallet. Provenance: Adelaide collector. Height 2.75 cm
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An ivory netsuke, depicting child riding upon the shoulders of a seated figure, signed to base, the child holding a Daruma. Provenance: Adelaide collector. Height 4.75 cm
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A Japanese metal tsuba, sword guard & knife handle, stored in a paulowmia wood presentation box [2], Length 9.5 cm
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Two pairs of Japanese Fuchi, sword Mountings, stored in a paulownia wood presentation box wood, Length 4 cm
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Two pairs of Japanese Menuki, sword Mountings, stored in a paulowmia wood presentation box, with original documentation
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Japanese netsuke of a boy riding an ox & a Chinese deeply carved tusk 20th century, with moutainouse landscape, signature to base of netsuke [2], condition: missing part of point to tusk, tusk Length 17 cm, height 5 cm
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A graduated set of three Japanese red lacquer dishes with stylized black Ship design, Meiji period [1868-1912], all with fine gold Makie designs on aerial display stands that can be removed without damage to lacquer [3]. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection., 10 cm to 12 cm
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A rare Japanese brocade Obi with a signature & two lines of calligraphy on the reverse, Meiji period [1868-1912], in shades of grey-green, with a continuous detailed flowing geometric pattern, the verso in blue with the embroidered calligraphy, Length 380 cm, width 30 cm
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Japanese double-sided brocade man's Obi, with Ginko leaves, Meiji period [1868-1912], the continuous pattern in tones of green on the double folded length, Length 330 cm, width 15 cm
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Japanese double-sided brocade woman's Obi, Meiji period, [1868-1912], with a continuous detailed landscape in autumn tones of gold, amber yellow & brown, traditional scene of trees, flowers, bridges & cranes, Length 450 cm Width 30 cm
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A Japanese Satsuma vase, fine crackle & gilt glaze, Satsuma Mon to base, Taisho period, the globular shaped vase with a short neck, painted with the eighteen arhats. Height 19 cm
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A Japanese four case lacquer Inro, Ojime & plain wood Manju attached, Taisho period, decorated in gold hiramaki-e with characters from known fables, nashiji interior. Height 6 cm
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A Shigeo Shiga Studio, celadon concave rectangular dish, Japanese, 1928-2011, on low feet, with signature and impressed leaf motif to base, width 42 cm
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A pair of Japanese bronze candlesticks with mon, Meiji period, traditional shape with square top & base & central spike. Height 28 cm
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A graduated set of three Japanese lacquer dish, with fine gold Makie decoration, Meiji period [1868-1912], designs of pine & plum trees on a red background, aerial display stands can be removed without damage to lacquer. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection., 8.5 cm to 10.5 cm
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Japanese woodblock, the Ruins of Fukuoka Castle, artist Kawase Hasin, circa 1940, an uncompleted 17th century castle & moat in Kyushu, framed and mounted in silk, 35 x 23.5 cm
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Three Japanese ivory netsuke, all with Pop-out eyes, two Daruma figures with coloured pigment, each signed & a standing Noh figure, figure H 5.2 cm
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A Japanese shrine cabinet, black lacquer embellished in gilt, 20th century, the front folding doors concealing ribbed doors that open to a carved and opulent gold & lacquer interior, designed as a temple with tiers for the hierarchy, for domestic & office use, condition: original condition. Height 150, D 59 Width 55 cm
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A Japanese Studio Pottery bowl with off centre stencil design opposite a bamboo mon within an octagonal, D 25 cm deep24.5 cm
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Five Japanese lacquer trays & dishes, with fine gold Makie decoration, Meiji period, a sake dish with cranes, a lidded bowl with chrysanthemum, three rectangular trays with butterflies [6]. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection, trays Length 15.5 Width 8.5 cm
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Two Japanese Indigo blue Noren fabric door flaps, each with mons & auspicious symbols, Meiji period [1868-1912], one with a vertical split from bottom to nearly the top, a red knot, in shades of blue, the other four panel noren with the splits hand stitched, a crane flying above a gingko tree, Length 80, width 66 cm & Length 140, W135 cm
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The Wise owl, Linocut ed. 12/200, signed in pencil Kozaki Kan with a red seal, triple mounted & framed, 17 x 13 cm
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A Chinese enamel teapot with a high handle, 20th century, painted with panels with flowering branches, alternating with dragons in roundels, condition: minor enamel chips. Height 14 cm
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Two Chinese panels, the yellow rosewood frames have a finely carved blackwood border, 19th, 20th century, inlaid with jade & turquoise cabochons, the immortals including the patron of musicians sitting high in a tree, inlaid with semi precious stones [2], condition: fine original detail with very good patina. Provenance: Imperial Peking collection. Height 100 cm Length 38 cm
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A large Chinese scroll, mid 20th century, painting 100 x 44 cm
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A Thai Votive terracotta plaque, with traditional hand gestures, depicting a walking buddha, mounted on black board. Height 25.5 cm
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A Chinese bronze Votive plaque, with a seated Buddha in the centre & several disciples, on the reverse eleven lines of calligraphy, the mirror shape of domed top & square base. Height 19.5, W14.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese Manchu shoes with a Cloud & ruyi Toe, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the cream fabric overlaid with black cotton & velvet, lined with blue cotton, stitched sole below the white low platform, condition: very good, Length 20 cm
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A Chinese carved agate seated Happy Buddha, on shaped wood stand [2]. Height 9 cm
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A Chinese lacquer day bed, a band of seven carved gilt panels Decorating the front, a double structure including internal side and rear panels with a window ceiling beneath a solid roof supported on an external frame,on contrasting base. Height 238, width 220, D 80 cm
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A Chinese bronze censor with dragon handles, Xuande mark to base, decorated with a band of stylized dragons interspersed with characters, on three low legs, D 18 cm, height 11 cm
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A Chinese porcelain Pillow, a six character underglaze blue mark, made in the tradition of the Ming dynasty, Length 43 cm
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Two Chinese framed Scrolls on silk, painted with pheasants & Eagles, Republic period, each 105 x 29
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A Chinese bronze paperweight in the form of a ram, Length 8.5 cm
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A Chinese scroll, 20th century, 89 x 39 cm
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An ivory netsuke, depicting demon with large sack over his shoulder. Height 2.8 cm
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A Japanese ivory netsuke of a Woodsman with faggot of firewood. Height 3 cm
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Three carved Japanese ivory & bone netsuke, two standing & one seated, signatures, a fisherman with his net, a traveller & a beggar, fine detailing. Provenance: Adelaide collector. Height 3.5 - 5.5 cm
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Man with Cockerel, oil on canvas, signed & dated lower left, E J Meimban, 1979, Filipino figurative painter, homage to Fernado Amorsolo, notes: Felix Jesus 'Ely' Meimban IV, known for painting everyday life, a member of Filipino portrait artists Guild Inc., 60 x 44 cm
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Simeon Banahaw, (20th century) Filipino, Kuweba 1986, oil on canvas, signed & dated lower right, inscribed verso: Kuweba SA Banahaw, 82 x 92 cm
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Miranda, (20th century) Filipino, Fishes 1984, oil on canvas, signed lower left, gallery labe, verso, 91 x 60 cm
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Lajos Gimes, (1886-144/45) Hungarian, sitting amongst the Daisies 1919 + walking home 1919 (2), each gouache, each signed & dated, each 24.5 x 33.5 cm
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Johanna Sibilla Kusel, (c.1650-1717) Flemish, after, Nymph with a Tambourine dancing with Satyrs, etching eng. Wenceslas Hollar (1607-1677) Prague, 7.5 x 10.4 cm irregular, trimmed. Provenance: The Peter Lane collection. Tasmania, LITERATURE, Hollstein 147
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Victor Robert Watt, (1886-1970), sheep Grazing by the river, oil on canvas on board, certificate of Authenticity, signed H Watt, verso, 27 x 37 cm
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Eva Hannah, (act.1950's-1990's), dimanche (1991), oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 90 x 75 cm
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John Roy Eldershaw, (1892-1973), landscape, watercolour, signed lower right, 37 x 45 cm
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John Roy Eldershaw, (1892-1973), Clearing of the Rains, Central Australia, watercolour, signed lower left & lower right, titled verso, 32 x 53.5 cm
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Irish school, (18th-19th century), Family portraits of the Irish Relatives of the Hudson Family (5), oil on board (4), watercolour on ivory (possibly), diameter 43 cm, 13.5 x 10.5 cm, 13 x 10 cm, 11 x 8 cm, 8 x 6.5 cm
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Leslie Matthew (Spy) Ward, (1851-1922) British, Sir Samuel Hope Morley + the Duffer, vanity Fair Supplement (2), each chromolithograph, each signed in plate, each 33 x 19.5 cm
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Douglas Roberts Dundas, (1900-1981), portrait of an old man c.1932, pencil, signed & dated lower left, David Jones Art gallery, cat no. DT60, original receipt, verso, 29 x 23 cm
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Virginia Cuppaidge, (b.1943), Untitled 1994, gouache, signed & dated lower right, signed verso, 24 x 32.5 cm
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Virginia Cuppaidge, (b.1943), Untitled c.1994, gouache, signed lower right, signed verso, 32 x 24 cm
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Amy Nimir, (act. 1925-1949), portrait 1932, pen & ink, signed & dated lower right, 25 x 20 cm. other Notes: Amy Nimir (later Lady Smart) studied fine arts at the Slade in London and visited Paris and Rome., her first exhibition dates from 1925, her painting already showing a deep 'oriental influence,' according to Azar, who comments on her painting Barques (boats), seeing in it the achievement of the artist's maturity., Barques' he wrote, '[infused] with the solidity of a grey light softly tinted with pale…
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German school, 543 Grauer koala + 551 Sidney in Neu Holland + 552 Bewasnete Neu Hollander + 580 Hund von Neuholland + 592 Nuhollandischer emu c.1832 (5), lithographs from Hellfarth, Neue Bildergallerie fur die Jungend, Gotha 1835, Kunstantiquariat Valentien, Niederwall, label verso, each: 14 x 18 cm approx.
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Tony Costa, (b.1955), the old windmill back of Bourke, oil on canvas on board, signed lower right, titled verso, 24.5 x 35.5 cm
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Romain (Erte) de Tirtoff, (1892-1990) French, Lafayette, Silkscreen ed. AP, printed: Chicago Serigraph Workshops, signed lower right, 67 x 48 cm. Provenance: The Peter Lane collection, Tasmania
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Albrecht Durer, (1471-1528) Germany, after, the eight Austrian Saints, woodblock, late impression possibly from the original block c.1820s, 17.7 x 36.3 cm trimmed. Provenance: Richard Griffin, the Gryphon press book shop, Melbourne, the Peter Lane collection Tasmania.
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Sulpice-Guillaume (Paul Gavarni) Chevalier, (1804-1866) French, after, Tronc pour les Pauvres (the Poor box) c.1840s, ink & brush on paper, attributed to Gavarni, to matt, 37 x 52 cm. Provenance: The Peter Lane collection, Tasmania
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Konstantin Stoitzner, (1863-1934) Austrian, Waiting for the Catch, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 70 x 99 cm. Provenance: The collection of Peggy Moore, NSW
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Charles McArthur, (act. 1870) British, the Return Journey, watercolour, signed lower right, 50 x 73.5 cm
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Allan Fizzell, (b.1944), Creek at Dungog 1977, oil on canvas on board, signed & dated lower right, titled verso, 44 x 54 cm
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Otto Kuster, (b.1941), grey day, Kurri Kurri 1974, oil on canvasboard, signed lower right, signed, titled & dated verso, 56 x 76 cm
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Allan Fizzell, (b.1944), Bush Track, Capertee 1977, oil on canvas on board, signed & dated lower right, titled verso, 59 x 90 cm
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Ramon Ward Thompson, (b.1941), Berrima Backyard 1994, oil on canvas on board, signed lower left, titled & inscribed verso, 71 x 91 cm
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Guy Martin A'Beckett Boyd, (1923-1988), portrait of the sculptor Andor Meszaros 1971-76, cast bronze on a timber plinth, signed to neck, height 28 cm
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Martin Ndudzo, (20th century) Rhodesian/Zimbabwean, head of a man in an Elaborat headdress (A63), carved timber, signed to base, height 74 cm
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Martin Ndudzo, (20th century) Rhodesian/Zimbabwean, head of a man (A49), carved timber, signed to base, height 46 cm
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Sailas Makumba, (20th century) Rhodesian, head of a man (A54), carved timber, signed to base, height 44 cm approx.
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Thomas Balfour (Tom) Garrett, (1879-1952), old centre, Monotype, signed lower right, titled verso, 24 x 24 cm
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Iso Lane, (19th century) Australia, Gathering berries, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 20 x 32.5 cm
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John Mather, (1848-1916), Bush scene with tree fern 1915, watercolour, signed & dated lower left, 44 x 28.4 cm
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An early Australian 1881 sovereign coin, Melbourne mint brooch, a gold sovereign coin, 1881, Melbourne mint, the front with Queen Victoria, the reverse with St George & the dragon, mounted on a fine bar brooch with twisted finials. Wt 12.5grams. Provenance: Ken Cavill collection
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An early Australian 18ct yellow gold foliate & Swallow 'Forget me not' brooch attributed to Edward Schafer, an wire and ivy leaf design with a swallow and engraved 'forget me not' plaque. Hallmarked ES for Edward Schafer, Melbourne, as seen in Australian Jewellers by Cavill, Cocks and Grace, plate no.242. Provenance: From the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill. Wt 7.1grams. Provenance: Ken Cavill collection
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An early Australian yellow gold quartz gold nugget mounted on a 15ct gold bar brooch by Edward Schafer, a double bar with twist and ball finials, inset with a quartz gold nugget in natural form. Stamped 15ct E.S for Edward Schafer, Melbourne., as seen in Australian Jewellers by Cavill, Cocks and Grace, plate no.242. Provenance-from the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill. Wt 14.2grams. Provenance: Ken Cavill collection
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An Australian Commonwealth Military Forces 9ct gold locket, Chester 1916, a round locket with a raised design, the reverse with engraved initials. Hallmarked Chester, 1916. Provenance: From the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill., Wt 8.3grams
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An early Australian1877 half sovereign, Melbourne mint brooch, a half gold sovereign coin, 1877, Melbourne Mint, the front with Queen Victoria, the reverse with the shield of England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland, mounted on a fine threebar brooch with leaf shaped scrolls. Provenance-from the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill., Wt 7.2grams
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An early Australian gold nugget brooch, a solid gold free formed nugget with some crystal inclusions, mounted on an 18ct yellow gold brooch pin. Provenance: From the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill., Wt 22.4grams
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An early Australian 9ct yellow gold signet ring by Rodd, a rectangle signet top with a double ridged band. Hallmarked Rodd. Provenance-from the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill, Wt 6.3grams
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An early Australian 9ct yellow & rose gold medal by Aronson & Co, Melbourne, circa 1924, with engraved initials on the front and date on reverse., Wt 4.9grams
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An early Australian 9ct yellow & rose gold map of Tasmania charm by F.A Flint, Tasmania, Wt 1gram
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A 9ct rose gold champagne diamond ring, one round brilliant cut diamond, 0.50ct, champagne in colour., Wt 4.1grams
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An early Victorian rolled gold mourning locket, oval in shape with an engine turned pattern with an engraved filigree edge and a glass front. 50 x 42 mm.
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An 18ct yellow and white gold princess cut diamond ring, one princess cut diamond, 0.46ct, colour F, clarity VS2, GIA certified. Together with an 18ct yellow gold band ring. Total weight 7.4grams. GIA certificate and valuation supplied.
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