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Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:398
Sale Title:Fine Decorative Arts, Jewellery & WatchesLots with images:398
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:238
Date:29-Sep-2016
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Australian sterling silver tray by W.J. Sanders having scalloped edges & floral bands, engraved 'Presented to Dudley Beresford Lewington Esq By His Colleagues As a Token of Esteem, on His Retirement As Chairman of Directors of British Tobacco Company (Australia) Limited. 31st December, 1954.' Condition good, minor age related wear. Diameter 35.5 cm. Weight 1122g
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Austro-Hungarian silver 800 standard Jardinier stand of diamond shape, having ornate pierced floral detail, two scrolled handles, sitting on four cast shell form feet. Condition good, slightly uneven feet. Length 32 cm. Weight 397g
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Austro-Hungarian silver 950 standard four piece teaset comprising a teapot with a side hinge lid, hot water jug, lidded sugar bowl & a cream jug. All with round scalloped bodies, pear form finials & standing on four cast scrolled feet. Monogrammed 'Skz'. Brno, circa 1867. Condition good, some tarnishing, age related wear, slightly loose teapot lid. Height of hot water jug 21.5 cm. Weight including timber handles 2683g
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Austro-Hungarian silver 950 standard tray having a floral pierced border with shell decoration, with an etched body. Condition good, some scratches & general wear. Length 39 cm. Weight 553g
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Beswick figure of a tiger with 'Beswick England' stamped to both front paws, with original sticker. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Length 32 cm
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Bohemian cut crystal Boudoir lamp having starburst patterns & two lamps. Condition good, aesthetically in good condition, wire cut. Height 56 cm
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Bronze plaque silhouette of a Gent wearing a miltary coat, aiguillette & epaulettes, deep set & mounted in a timber frame. Condition good, minor wear to the frame. Dimensions 50 x 46.5 cm
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Bronze plaque silhouette of a Madame de Marigny signed Rivoulon wearing a ribbon in her hair, inscribed indistinctly, deep set & mounted in a timber frame, with a cardboard plaque to verso stating 'This Medallion Is That of Madame De Marigny the First Grandmother Of? Scot Skirving. She Was the Mother of Monsieur Quenard-Churchill of Vevey Who Married Susan Churchill.? the Parents of a Lay Family of G?-Churchill. the Marigny's Were Hugenouts?? Trench Family Who Had Fled to Switzerland at the End of the…
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Clarice Cliff Newport pottery fruit bowl having raised detail to the body depicting flowers, birds & fruit. Stamped to the base 'Clarice Cliff of Newport Pottery England' & with a raised mark '286 4/5'. Condition good, expected crazing, minor wear to the base. Diameter 23.5 cm
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Clarice Cliff Newport pottery posie bowl & frog with an orange & black drip glaze, standing on a fruit form base. Stamped to the base 'Clarice Cliff of Newport Pottery England'. Condition good, some crazing to the bowl. Diameter 25.5 cm
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Continental pottery relief plaque depicting a young maiden chastising another in her courtyard while two putti look on. Stamped to verso 'Fxr 303', & set in a copper pressed frame with floral detail & grotesque heads in each corner. Condition good, minor tarnishing to the frame. Dimensions 50 x 42 cm
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Czech Bohemian Egermann crystal ruby red pair of lustres comprising two crystal drop lustres, each with eight crystal drops, decorated with typical shell, stag & chateau motifs. Condition good to fair, small chip to one rim, one crystal drop damaged. Height 27 cm
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Dutch Harvesting Themed plaque signed Julien Dupre depicting a harvester 'The Gleaners', set in a gilded timber frame. Condition good, some minor paint losses to the frame. Dimensions 15.5 x 11.5 cm
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EC Comics 'Psychoanalysis', 'Md', & Cargo 'Rex Morgan M.D. Comics 'Psychoanalysis', number 1, April 1955, illustrated by Jack Kamen. Condition fair, some tears to the cover & early pages, general age related wear. M.D. the Fight for life', number 1 May 1955, illustrated by Graham Ingels. Condition good to fair, general age related wear. Rex Morgan M.D.' December 1955. Condition good to fair, general age related wear
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Edo 'Shoki the Demon Queller' tsuba unsigned, with a high relief figure of Shoki the Demon Queller with his Chinese sword looming over a cowering oni by a waterfall, under a cherry blossom tree. Highlighted in gold, silver & copper. Set on a timber covered box. Condition good, minor expected age related wear. Dimensions 80 x 74 cm
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Edo Jumyo Wakizashi Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Kanteisho circa 1800, unsigned wakizashi from Mino Province, attributed to Jumyo school by recent Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai kanteisho, with an appraisal & authentication certificate, in full polish & with ubu nakago (unaltered tang). Jihada forging is tight itame, with bright gunome hamon. Matched Higo school iron nature themed koshirae in iron with gold highlights with an unusual sagurigane in cloisonne. Nbthk & Nthk are the two pre-eminent…
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Edo Keisai Eisen '10 Autumn Glasses' Japanese woodblock print 'Imayou Bijin Awase' series, published by Wakasaya, circa 1840s. Condition good, some wear to the edges. Dimensions 35 x 24 cm
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English hallmarked sterling George III silver spoon by Hester Bateman in the Old English pattern. London, 1777, maker Hester Bateman. Condition good, general age related wear. Weight 44g
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English hallmarked sterling silver & Guiloche dressing table set comprising a lidded perfume bottle with stopper, lidded powder jar, clothes brush, mirror, hair brush, comb & associated niello compact. Lidded powder jar, Birmingham, 1930, maker Albert Carter, perfume bottle, Birmingham, 1931, maker Albert Carter, clothes brush, mirror, hair brush & comb, Birmingham, 1932, maker Albert Carter. Condition fair, lid on perfume bottle is loose, hairbrush head slightly loose, teeth on comb missing. Height of…
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII calling card case having a shaped rectangular body with hand-engraved floral decoration, & a side-hinged lid. Birmingham, 1903, maker Joseph Gloster Ltd. Condition good, minor age related wear. Dimensions 9.5 x 7 cm. Weight 79g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII pair of candlesticks with neo-classical raised detail, having square bases with raised urn & leaf patterns, with tapering collumns decorated to each side with mouted bull trophy motifs, ribbons & flowers, round capitals decorated with bunting & repeating leaf detail, removable beaded nozzles. Weighted bases. Sheffield, 1908, maker Martin, hall & Co. Condition good, minor age related wear, minor dents to one base. Height 30.5 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII tazza having a hand pierced & engraved round body with floral engraved decoration, with an applied scrolled floral edged border, & all sitting on a plain stepped pedestal foot. Birmingham, 1910, maker Williams Birmingham Ltd. Condition excellent to good, minor wear to the base. Height 14 cm. Weight 373g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII teapot having a domed hinged lid, & decorated with raised floral detail. Birmingham, 1902, maker Williams Birmingham Ltd. Condition fair, slightly loose hinge & handle, some tarnishing. Length 28.5 cm. Weight including handle & finial 507g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Elizabeth II boxed condiment set comprising a lidded blue lined mustard pot & spoon, open blue lined salt & spoon & a pepper pot. All with applied gadroon borders & sitting on four cast lions paw feet, set in a silk & velvet lined case. Birmingham, 1969, maker Garrard & Co Ltd. Condition good to fair, crooked foot on the pepper pot, minor wear & tarnishing. Dimensions of box 26.5 x 13.5 x 7 cm. Weight 202g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George III berry spoons having hand-chased handles with floral decoration, & gold-gilt hand-chased fluted bowls with fruit decoration. Edinburgh, 1800, maker Alexander Zeigler. Condition good, minor age related wear. Length 23 cm. Weight 123g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George III swing handled sugar bowl of oval scalloped shape, having scrolled leaf etched detail, standing on a clover shaped pedestal foot. London, 1798, maker Alexander field. Condition good, minor tarnishing. Width 12 cm. Weight 175g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V bowl of Art Deco shape, having two handles with raised geometrical patterns. Sheffield, 1938, maker W & G Sissons. Condition good, some tarnishing. Length 26 cm. Weight 445g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V cigarette case with engine turned detail, a button clasp, with a gilt wash interior. Birmingham, 1929, maker Drh. Condition good, minor scratches. Dimensions 14.5 x 8.5 x 1 cm. Weight 214g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V cigarette case with engine turned detail, a gilt wash interior with a button clasp. Engraved to the interior 'R.E. Hallett'. Birmingham, 1920, maker William Neale & Son. Condition good to fair, slight bend to one side, minor tarnishing. Dimensions 15.5 x 8.5 cm. Weight 233g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V footed bowl having pierced Art Nouveau style latticed shell decorated borders, standing on a round pedestal foot. Birmingham, 1933, maker Adie Brothers Ltd. Condition good to fair, dent to the base, some tarnishing. Diameter 26 cm. Weight 517g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V four piece teaset comprising a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl & cream jug. of stepped tapered shape with two gardrooned borders, all standing on four ball feet. Sheffield, 1930, maker Atkin Brothers. Condition good, teapot lid & finial slightly loose, cream jug & sugar bowl feet slightly uneven, all tarnished. Height of coffee pot 21.5 cm. Weight including timber handles & finial 1985g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V four piece teaset comprising a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl & cream jug. of octagonal tapered shape, all standing on pedestal feet. Sheffield, 1935, maker Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd. Condition good, teapot & coffee pot feet slightly uneven, teapot lid & finial slightly loose, all tarnished. Height of coffee pot 20 cm. Weight including timber handles 1847g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V salver having a Chippendale border, a plain ground, & sitting on four cast scroll feet. Sheffield, 1930, maker Lee & Wigfull. Condition minor age related wear & tarnishing. Diameter 31.5 cm. Weight 816g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V tazza of dodecagonal shape, with a stepped border, standing on a hexagonal pedestal foot. Sheffield, 1930, maker Atkin Brothers. Condition good, some tarnishing. Height 12 cm. Weight 699g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V tray having a square body with shaped & cut corners, a plain ground, stepped border, sitting on four cast scrolled ball feet. Sheffield, 1935, maker Viner's Ltd. Condition good, some tarnishing. Length 26.7 cm. Weight 703g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George VI cigarette case with engline turned detail, double clasp & a sping holder. Birmingham, 1950, maker Cohen & Charles. Condition good, minor scratches. Dimensions 15.5 x 8.5 x 1.1 cm. Weight 241g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George VI four piece tea set consisting of a teapot coffee pot, sugar bowl & cream jug, having plain octagonal bodies, with timber handles & finials, sitting on claw feet. Sheffield, 1949, maker Viner's Ltd. Condition good, tea pot & coffee pot feet slightly uneven, teapot lid slightly loose, all tarnished. Height of coffee pot 21 cm. Weight including handles & finials 1570g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George VI salver having a pie crust edge border, a plain ground monogrammed 'H', & sitting on three cast scroll feet. Birmingham, 1939, maker Adie Brothers Ltd. Condition good, some tarnishing. Diameter 31.5 cm. Weight 938g
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English hallmarked sterling silver George VI salver having a square body with an applied cut-corner border, a plain ground, & sitting on four cast scrolled feet. London, 1940, maker F T R & Co. Condition good, some tarnishing. Length 16.8 cm. Weight 283g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian cigarette case having etched floral detail, a gilt wash interior & monogrammed 'Ach'. Birmingham, 1897, maker a & J Zimmerman Ltd. Condition good to fair, clasp slightly loose, age related wear, some tarnishing. Dimensions 9 x 7.8 x 1.6 cm. Weight 108g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian cutlery setting comprising six main forks, six entree forks, four teaspoons, four coffee spoons, three serving spoons, two mustard spoons, a fish serving knife & fork, a pair of asparagus tongs, cake knife, sauce spoon, sugar tongs & tea shovel, all with floral etched & monogrammed detail. Four main forks, four entree forks, two main spoons, four teaspoons, three serving spoons, sauce spoon, sugar tongs. London, 1882, maker Josiah Williams & Co, one main fork,…
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian pair of candlesticks, Sheffield, 1839, maker John Waterhouse, Edward Hatfield & Co. Weight 2076g
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French black slate mantle clock having a bronze figure of a lion, flanked by two pressed bronze Corinthian pylons & a cherubic scene beneath, with a pendulum. Condition good to fair, good overall condition, needs a service. Height 42 cm
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French brass carriage clock by Duverdrey & Bloque having a white enamel face & bevelled glass windows, with a key. Condition fair to poor, damage to the enamel, needs a service. Height 11 cm
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Gerbing & Stephan Majolica pair of lidded urns circa late 1800's, in the Renaissance style, stamped to base G&St. Condition good to fair, small chip to the top of one head. Height 35 cm
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German silver 800 standard etched crystal lidded punch bowl & ladle etched with repeating floral motifs, the lid with a pressed border & acorn finial. Condition fair, chip to the bowl rim, general age related wear. Height 36 cm. Weight 407g
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German silver 800 standard Jardinier with a crystal bowl insert having a swing handle & pierced scrolled foliate detail, the bowl is of floral form with etched detail. Condition good to fair, two chips to the bowl. Height 12.5 cm. Weight 119g
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Great Britain 1948 Australian Invincible signed Team sheet signed by all members of the 1948 Australian cricket team, signed by Bradman, Hassett, Barnes, brown, Hamence, Harvey, Johnson, Johnston, Lindwall, Loxton, McCool, Miller, Morris, ring, Saggers, Tallon, Toshack, Johnson (Manager) & Ea 'Chappie' Dwyer (1948 Tour selector). Condition fair, folded several times, with lower left fold adrift in lower, but not affecting signatures. Dimensions 22.5 x 19 cm
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Herend 'Chinese Bouquet Raspberry' vase & two Ashtrays painted with gilt highlights, stamped & numbered to the base. Condition good, minor wear to the bases. Height of vase 17.5 cm
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Herend 'Indian Basket Raspberry' four piece nut dish set painted with gilt highlights, stamped & numbered to the base '444'. Condition good, minor wear to the bases. Length 21 cm
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Hermes of Paris cigar Cendrier by Limoges bearing an image of a Samurai on horseback with his student, set against a luminous gold background & framed with a decorative gilt border. Marked 'Hermes Paris' to one side & 'Made in France' to the opposite, with a goatskin-suede covered base. Condition good to fair, some paint wear to one holder, minor age related wear. Dimensions 19 x 16 cm
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Ivory carved Anglo-Indian chess set having pierced & carved detail, the white pieces in natural ivory, the black pieces painted to the bases. Set in a silk & velvet lined case. Condition good, all complete. Height of tallest 9 cm. Weight 425g
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Katsushika Hokusai 'Ono No Kamachi' woodblock print 'The Hundred Poems As Told By the Nurse (Hyakunin Isshu Uba Ga Etoki)', publisher Senyudo, modern version of the 1835 original. Condition fair, tear to one corner. Dimensions 38 x 26 cm
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Kosta Boda glass 'Atoll' vase in jade by Anna Ehrner of tapered shape, stamped 'Kosta Boda' to the base. Condition minor wear to the base. Height 19.5 cm
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Koto to Shinto Uchigatana in snakeskin with traditional military itomaki-no-tachi mounts of iron in koto style, with patterns in iron mimicking snake skin scales. Snakeskin covered saya continuing under silk wrap on tsuka, with large shakudo dragon menuki typically used at the end of the Edo period. the tsuba is a large iron mokkogata signed 'Nobuie', with armourer's folded edges & corners, depicting a crane against the rising sun over waves. Unsigned mumei, attributed to Echizen Seki school. the aged tang…
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Lladro bust 'Little Girl' 01012024, issue year 1971, Retirement year 1985, Sculptor Fulgencio García. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Height 37 cm
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Lladro figure 'Girl with Lillies Sitting' 01014972, issue year 1977, Retirement year 1992, Sculptor Vicente Martínez. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Dimensions 24 x 10 cm
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Lladro figure 'Wheelbarrow with Flowers' 01001283, issue year 1974, Sculptor Francisco Catalá. Condition good to fair, some expected losses to the flowers. Dimensions 23 x 14 cm
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Louis XVI Pendule de Cheminee clock showing abundant Egyptian influence. the case of white marble in the form of an Egyptian pylon carring a gilt tambour. Lavish use of gilt caryatids, gilt floral mounts, two fine bronze sphinxes & an Imperial eagle clutching a serpent. The motif is repeated on the pendulum. Very fine handmade movement, silk suspension, striking hours & half hours on a single bell, with a pendulum. Condition good, working order. Height 60.5 cm
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Meiji Fujikawa Tamenobu 'Sshanks Mare Mitsuke' woodblock print 'Famous Places of Tokaido' series, publisher unknown, dated 1890. Condition good to fair, some wear consistant with age. Dimensions 33 x 22 cm
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Meiji Oohara Koson 'Two Barn Swallows in Flight' woodblock print under a willow tree & flowering cherry, publisher unknown, circa 1910. Condition good, minor wear consistant with age. Dimensions 35 x 18.5 cm
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Moorcroft 'Peaches & Grapes' bowl painted over a cobalt blue ground, signed & impressed marks to the base. Condition good, minor wear to the base, slight crazing. Diameter 22 cm
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Mother of pearl fruit cutlery setting for twelve persons in a fitted oak canteen, with a key. Condition good, lock not working. Dimensions of case 35.5 x 25 cm
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Murano dolphin figure by V. Nason & C coloured with a vignette of smoke glass to clear glass, mounted on a wave form stand, with original sticker. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Height 40 cm
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Norma Grimshaw travel Diary comprising various world photos, correspondence, post cards, extensive travel notes & diary entries, newspaper clippings, business cards & various ephemera, circa 1950's & 60's.
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NSW Waratahs 1894 Honour cap blue plush velvet cap in six sections, with golden braid & tassle, embroidered with 'NSW' & '1894' to the peak, with black plush lining within & a Farmer & Company, Sydney label within. Several signatures under the peak. Unknown recipient. in 1894 the Waratahs took a squad of twenty five to New Zealand, beating a New Zealand XV 8-6. As rare as a Wallabies win in that part of the wild. Condition exceptional condition
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Parian 'Highland Mary' figure draped in a long flowing tartan shawl, standing on a round pedestal base. Condition good to fair, some losses to the leaves at her feet. Height 41 cm
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Phar Lap shoe, Trentham New Zealand 1928 original horseshoe from Phar Lap, from the saddlery at the Trentham Racecourse, Wellington. the general nail pattern of known later racing plates, fastened to a wooden plaque, engraved 'Phar Lap/Trentham NZ/1928'. Originally billed as Lot 41, the un-named chestnut colt owned sold on January 24 1928 for 160 guineas to David Davis, picked up by Harry Telford, & taken to Australia. The plate was acquired on that day by one of the under-bidders, Wellington trainer…
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Romanian silver 800 standard cigarette box of rectangular tapered octagonal shape, having a gilt wash interior with a light gilt wash to the outter. Condition good, very minor wear. Dimensions 13.5 x 11 x 9 cm. Weight 502g
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Romanian silver 950 standard cutlery setting comprising eleven main forks, twelve entree forks, twelve fish forks, twelve fish knives, ten fruit forks, twelve fruit knives, twelve souffle spoons, ten teaspoons, fourteen coffee spoons, eleven flat bottom spoons, ten oyster forks, eight serving spoons, a pair of salad servers, three mustard spoons, pair of open salts with glass inserts, pair of large serving spoons, pair of candlesticks, pair of carving forks & a knife, fish knife & fork set, large pate…
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Royal Doulton figure 'H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' HN2884, worldwide edition 946/1500, with a timber stand, certificate & set in a silk lined box. Condition good, almost as new, wear to the box. Height 20.5 cm
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