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Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:249
Sale Title:Art - Asian - JewelsLots with images:170
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:143
Date:16-Oct-2016
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An 18ct yellow gold & palladium yellow Ceylon sapphire ring, circa 1900, one oval Ceylon sapphire, yellow in colour with no signs of heat treatment, measures 10.8 x 7.5 mm, 4.75ct, mounted in a 18ct yellow gold ring with palladium setting and detail, size M. Wt 3.5grams
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A 1907 22ct yellow gold 20 French Franc coin mounted in an 18ct yellow gold pendant, the obverse depicting the bust of France's national symbol, Marianne, designed by J.C. Chaplain, the reverse a rendition of 'Le coq gaulois', the Gallic rooster, the unofficial symbol of France. Wt 11.4grams
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A platinum 2.15ct diamond ring, one round semi-old European cut diamond, 2.15ct, colour F, clarity VVS, mounted in six claws with a fluted surround, size M. Wt 7.5grams
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A 9ct yellow gold diamond heart pendant, twelve round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.20ct with fourteen round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.20ct. Wt 3.5grams
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An 18ct white & yellow gold enamel turtle brooch, with white gold legs, head and a yellow gold brown enamel shell. Wt 19.2grams
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A 9ct yellow gold bracelet with a diamond heart padlock clasp, belcher style links, heart padlock with round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.25ct, length 19 cm. Wt 21.1grams
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A pair of 18ct yellow gold ruby & diamond earrings, twenty four round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.24ct with sixty seven square natural rubies 1.50ct. Wt 5.7grams
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A pair of 18ct white gold diamond circle earrings, sixty six round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.76ct with twenty round brilliant cut champagne diamonds, 0.30ct. Wt 5.6grams
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An 18ct white gold diamond circle pendant, round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.80ct with round brilliant cut champagne diamonds, 0.35ct. Wt 4.5grams
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A 14ct white gold pink Spinel & diamond ring, one oval natural pink spinel, 3.37ct with eighteen baguette diamonds, 0.72ct, colour F, clarity VS and twenty six baguette diamonds, 0.78ct, colour G, clarity VS-SI. Valuation supplied, size P. Wt 11.1grams
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An 18ct white & yellow gold white & yellow diamond pendant, thirty seven round brilliant cut yellow diamonds, 0.37ct with forty six round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.46ct. Wt 3.5grams
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A pair of yellow & white gold yellow & white gold diamond earrings, thirty two round brilliant cut yellow diamonds, 0.32ct with forty round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.40ct. Wt 4.6grams
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An 18ct white gold sapphire bead necklace, thirty six oval sapphire beads, 7 mm mounted in sections between box chain, length 60 cm. Wt 17.1grams
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An 18ct yellow gold garnet bangle, an oval polished bangle with a ball pattern edge, claw set with fourteen sets of old cut garnets. Wt 53grams
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A 9ct yellow gold sapphire & diamond ring, four round brilliant cut diamonds, 0.20ct with five round sapphires 0.30ct, size, length. Wt 5.2grams
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An 18ct yellow gold garnet, amethyst & citrine ring, one oval garnet 7 x 5 mm, one oval amethyst 6 x 4 mm and one citrine 6 x 4 mm, size M. Wt 4.2grams
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An 18ct yellow gold emerald bead necklace, thirty eight oval emerald beads, 8 mm, mounted in sections between box chain, length 65 cm. Wt 12.9grams
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An antique Victorian 14ct yellow gold Elgin pocket watch, the front case set with seven rose cut diamonds, 0.14ct in a crescent moon shape and inlaid with two enamel swallows. White dial with black Roman numerals and hands and a second subsidiary dial. Boxed, diameter 35 mm. Wt 43grams
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An 18ct yellow gold Francois Borgel wrist watch, circa 1900, white enamel dial with black and red Roman numerals, black hands with a subsidiary second dial and a Baume & Co manual movement. The watch and case were made in Geneva by Francois Borgel. The Borgel case was an early attempt to make wrist watches resistant to dust and moisture. The case is hallmarked F.B with the key of Geneva together with Geneva hallmarks and the import mark of the Leo zodiac which indicates the watch was imported, assayed &…
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A French gilt bronze mantel clock Au Char de L'Amour, circa 1880, a winged cupid driving a horse drawn chariot, the wheel incorporating the white enamel dial and movement, 8 day bell strike. Mounted on a rectangular grey marble base with gilt decoration, height 44 cm, width 45 cm
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A French Directoire gilt bronze mantel clock, circa early 1800's, three gilt cherubs on a pedestal draped with floral garlands. The drum shaped clock has a white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, signed Thiery a Paris. Grey and white marble pedestal and base, height 64 cm
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A French gilt skeleton conical pendant mantle clock, circa 1890, gilt scroll with a drum clock, white enamel dial, black Roman numerals and silver conical pendant. Mounted on a wooden plinth with glass dome, height 35 cm
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A French bronze & gilt elephant clock, circa 1890, a brass elephant with a child resting on a rock eating grapes above a drum case inset with a clock with a white enamel dial, black Roman numerals and gilt hands, signed Costain a Paris Grie de la Madeleine, with a two train chiming movement with a striking bell, height 53 cm, width 45 cm
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An English ebonised & gilt bronze clock retailed by J.E Caldwell & Co, Philadelphia, circa 1890, a brass dial with three subsidiary dials, with Roman and Arabic numerals, chiming on eight bells, and strike silent, anchor escapement, rise and fall pendulum adjustment, striking the quarter hour on the gong. The ebonised rectangle case with gilt handles, decoration and lion paw feet, height 59 cm
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A French black slate mantle clock, circa 1905, square mounted black slate clock, gilt drum clock with black dial, gilt Roman numerals and hands. 8-day movement with strikes on the hour and half hour, height 30 cm
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A French gilt bronze Lighthouse clock, circa 1890, the rotating upper section with a domed top. Clock with silvered dial and Roman numerals, on reverse is a barometer dial. The lighthouse is mounted on a slate base, height 43 cm, width 16 cm
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A French brass windmill clock, circa 1890, the roof mounted with a weather vane and above the gilded windmill vanes is a clock, aneroid barometer and thermometer, each with a circular white enamel dial. The front door conceals the winding square for the automaton movement. The lighthouse is mounted on a gilt slate base, height 50 cm
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An English brass Gravity clock, circa 1920, a brass clock, black dial, Arabic numerals mounted on a double pedestal brass frame and plinth, height 20 cm
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A La Lumiere 'Diamonds of light' ball point pen, one round brilliant cut diamond, 0.10ct, colour G, clarity VS1, mounted into the top of a black resin ball point pen. In original box with certificates
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An oval centre table with original tapestry inlay, featuring fluted legs & an urn-shaped central support to legs, water gilding & watercolour decoration in coral & lapis lazuli, 74 x 136 x 88 cm. Provenance: The original marble bar, Adams Hotel, Sydney
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