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Fine Decorative Arts & Jewellery — Lawsons

Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:383
Sale Title:Fine Decorative Arts & JewelleryLots with images:383
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:240
Date:24-Nov-2016
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Afghanistan medal 1878-1880 'Kandahar, Ahmed Khel', engraved 'Hala 2nd Sikh Infy'. Condition: good to fair, minor age related wear
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Australian stamps collection from 1981-2001 comprising twenty one volumes.
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Australian sterling Art Deco trophy 'The Oceanic Cup' with two handles & engraved 'Presented By W.P. Roth, President, Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco, USA, 1968 D.J. Stilwell 35 Stableford' to one side & the other side engraved with winners & dates from 1336 to 1967. Sydney, circa 1936, maker Hardy Brothers. Condition: good, minor wear consistant with age. Height 23.7 cm. Weight 453g
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Australian sterling silver cigarette case retailed for Prouds with a gilt wash interior, inscribed 'R.L.C.', retailled for Prouds, Sydney, circa 1900, Edwin Harrop. Condition: good, minor wear consistant with age, 8 x 7.6 cm. Weight 84g
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Australian sterling silver Serviette rings retailed for Anthony Hordern engraved 'Mother' to one & 'Dad' to the other, set in a silk & velvet lined box. Brisbane, maker F.J. Mole & Co. Condition: excellent to good, minor wear. Diameter: 4.8 cm. Weight 37.5g
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British war medal 1914-1918 & Victory medal pair engraved to both '14473 Pte H. K Macpherson 2 A.H.S. A.I.F. Condition: Good to fair, some tarnishing
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Castle Harris frilled neck lizard vase having a circular drip glaze body, tapering inwards to a foot & to the opening. the lizard applied as three dimensional decoration. Signed to the base. Condition: fair to poor, heavily restored with some damage, 24 x 19 cm
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Castle Harris frilled neck lizard vase having a lobed neck & drip glaze body. the lizard applied as three dimensional decoration. Signed to the base. Condition: fair, some crazing, minor damage to the spines, 15 x 15 cm
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China medal 1900 engraved '3050 Sep. Abdul Gafur. 17 Madras Infy'. Condition: good to fair, minor dents
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Edo Wakizashi by Kawachi Daijo Fujiwara Kuni Sada Aizu Japanese province (1644-1681) ubu nakago, having an unusally broad blade with long kissaki. Condition: excellent, the blade in full polish set in a shirasaya, with a well defined hamon & hada, & a very fine habaki. Nagasa (cutting edge), 41 cm, Motohaba (width at habaki), 3.7 cm, Munemachi (breadth of blade at habaki notch), 0.6 cm, Kissaki length, 5.6 cm
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Grace Seccombe 'Western Rosella' figure standing on a tree form frog base, signed 'Australia' to the base. Condition: poor, damage to the tail, some cracks & crazing. Height 15.9 cm
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India General service medal 1891 'Hazara 1891', engraved 'Sepoy Dayalou 3'. Condition: good to fair, some wear
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India medal 1895 'Punjab Frontier 1897-1898', engraved indistinctly. Condition: good to fair, minor wear & tarnishing
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India medal 1895 & Afghanistan medal 1878-79-80 'Samana 1897', engraved 'Sunta Singh 29th'. 'Kandahar Engraved 'G? 1198 Pt Sunta Singh 1 Grs I. Condition: Fair, wear to the engraving, restored
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Indian General service medal 1888 'Hazara 1888', engraved 'Sepoy Niholu 45th 13th Inf'. Condition: good to fair, some tarnishing
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Japanese World War II silk Captured good Luck Flag bearing Japanese signatures. Condition: fair, wear consistant with period & age, 100 x 74 cm
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Koto Wakizashi Ubu by Kaneharu Saku Mino province, Muromachi period. Blade shape of hirazukure, iroi mune, sakizori, bohi. Tempering of gunome notare midare, togare, deep ashi iri, yo, choji, nado. Boshi is jizo. Forging is itame hada, some looseness, faint gunome midare utsuri, nado. the sword is mounted for field use in iron mounts with a hard wearing lacquer saya. the tsuka is wrapped in fine brown leather without ever having had menuki. Fuchi kashira are Higo style iron with a boar eye opening in the…
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Lieutenant K J Payne Pow 4222 'A Wartime Log For British Prisoners' New Zealand World War II soldier captured 1st June 1941 released 11.4.45 & interred at Oflag VIII F Brunswick, comprising one hundred & seventeen pages relaying his time as a Prisoner of war, various photos, drawings & poetry. Condition: fair, general Ware consistant with age, 18 x 12.5 x 2.8 cm
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Melbourne 1956 Olympic car badge in chromed metal with enamelled Olympic rings, with the Melbourne coat of arms. Molded to verso ' Des. Pend. No34501, manufactured by H. R. Hobson Pty Ltd, Melb'. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Length 10.5 x 10 x 0.5 cm
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Norma Sullivan hand built & etched stoneware carafe & jug set decorated with stockmen & various Australian flora & fauna. Signed 'Norma Sullivan Eudlo Qld'. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 32 cm
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Norman Selfe American Scenery album, Eadweard Muybridge 1884 '360 Photos of American Scenery Collected By Norman Selfe on the Spots Represented in 1884', comprising scenes of New Zealand, Honolulu, San Francisco & California, Arlington Hotel, Santa Barbara, Humboldt Bay, north California, Oregon, Columbia river, Washington state, Vancouver's Island & Washington Territory, Puget sound Sawmills, American Steamers, Yosemite Valley, state of Nevada & Indian Chief, salt lake city, Colorada Springs, Colorado,…
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Prussian medal group Merit cross for war Aid, Merit for the state, Prussian long service cross 25 Years service, Prussian long service cross 15 Years service & a Wilhelm I Centenary medal 1797-1897. Condition: good, minor age related wear
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Salt glaze Australian Jardinier having a flared mouth, repeating fleur de lis motifs to the shoulder, applied floral bouquets to the body, unmarked. Condition: good, some age related wear. Height 26.5 cm
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Silver plated 8th Australian Governor General Presentration trowel engraved 'Presented to His Excellency Baron Stonehaven PC GCMG DSO Govenor General of Australia at the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Principal's House Moore Theological College, Newtown, Sydney, NSW September 14th 1928. Condition: Good, slightly loose handle. Length 40.5 cm
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United Nations Korea medal engraved 'A 24607 C.G. Barclay'. Condition: good, minor age related wear
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Ansonia late 19th century spelter 'Denis Papin' clock inset porcelain dial with black Arabic hour numbers, with an eight day movement. Ornately decorated with applied scrolled & beaded motifs. Condition: good to fair, general age related wear, clock is loose to the base, loose finial, needs a service. Length 39 cm
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Austro-Hungarian silver 800 standard pair of goblets having beaded rimmed bases & edges. Condition: fair, some dents & tarnishing. Height 19.5 cm. Weight 269
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Baccarat 'Dauphin' pair of Hurricane lights having crystal drop wells, removable etched shades on with dolphin shaped frosted stands. Condition: good, minor wear to the bases. Height 59 cm
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Beswick lion Family comprising a male, female & a cub lion. Stamped to the bases. Condition: good to fair, small chip to the male lion, length of largest 23 cm
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Beswick Siamese cat numbered '1882'. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 24 cm
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Bing & Grondahl figure 'Mason' by Niels Nielsen numbered '1786'. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 28.5 cm
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Bing & Grøndahl floral painted vase set on a deep blue ground with a white interior. Stamped & numbered to the base '8755/501'. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 30 cm
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Bodo Muche bronze 'Megaptera' on opal base modelled as a whale diving with dolphins, signed & numbered 'Bodo Muche 39'. Condition: excellent to good, as new. Height 39.5 cm
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Bohemian overlaid cranberry glass vase decorated with three gilt windows & raised enamelled flowers. Condition: good, minor wear to some gilding. Height 26.4 cm
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Bohemian silver 800 five piece tea service comprising a teapot, hot water pot, milk jug, cream jug & a lidded sugar bowl, of octagonal shape, with hand beaten detail, timber handles & finials. Condition -good, slightly loose handle to the hot water pot, loose finial to the sugar bowl, height of hot water pot, 17.8 cm, weight including handles & finials, 2207g
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Bow octagonal plate, probably 1750s, painted with Indian flowers to the centre & prunus relief to the rim. Condition: good to fair, typical crazing, few tiny chips to rim, width, 22 cm
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Butty 'A Nantes' wall clock having a lift top glass front, with enamelled Roman numerals, with a key & pendulum. Condition: good to fair, minor wear, needs a service, 46.5 x 46.5 x 14 cm
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Cameo sea shell carving featuring a cameo & with a floral border. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Height 15 cm
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Carlhian & Beaumetz a Paris black slate mantle clock with marble inserts, a white enamel face dial & Roman numerals. Condition: fair, some general wear & restorations, needs a service. Length 50.5 cm
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Carlton Ware 'Chinese Figures' vase depicting a high status official in front of a temple with a gaggle of servants in attendance. Set in the classic Chinoiserie Chinese garden with bridges & barges & an island, with Chinese caligraphy forming a frieze around the mouth of the vase. Numbered '3199'. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Length 33 cm
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Continental bronze gilded pair of marble tazzas heavily decorated with flowers, grapes & lion heads. Condition: good, minor age related wear consistant with age. Height 21.5 cm
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Curt Schlevogt malachite glass Buddha figure seated in the lotus position. Condition: good to fair, minor early chip to the base. Height 20.5 cm
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Doulton Burslem pair of two handled vases painted with flowers with gilt highlights. Rd number 128497. Condition: fair to poor, one restored. Height 32 cm
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Dutch silver 833 standard holy font having a hinged lid, with later applied back ring. Circa 1859-1893, maker Ag. Condition: good to fair, missing back foot. Height 20 cm. Weight 130g
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Edwardian glass & brass figural owl decanter having a hinged head & glass eyes. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Length 24 cm
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Edwardian oversized pocket watch in case with Roman numerals & four smaller dials. Condition: good to fair, needs a service. Diameter: 9.7 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver Edward VII photo frame decorated with Reuben's angels. Birmingham, 1907, maker Henry Matthews. Condition: fair, some losses to the bottom left. Height 29 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V boxed manicure set comprising two crystal containers, nail file, cuticle knife, scissors, toothbrush & a nail buffer. Set in a royal blue silk & velvet lined box. Birmingham, 1914 & 1915, maker Henry Matthews. Condition: good to fair, minor wear consistant with age, dimensions of box 24 x 14 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V cigarette box having an adjustable sectioned interior & a leather base. London, 1924, maker Hardy Brothers. Condition: fair, some dents, 13.8 x 9 x 5 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver George V pair of graduated glass perfume bottles of round form, with cut glass stoppers & engraved detail. Birmingham, 1912, maketr Henry Matthews. Condition: minor age related wear, some tarnishing, height of tallest 11.5 cm
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian salver having a raised beaded border, central engraved floral detail with a lamb armorial, all sitting on three cast scrolled feet. London, 1860, maker Thomas Bradbury & Sons. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Diameter: 17.9 cm. Weight 250g
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English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian tray having a rectangular body with a plain ground monogrammed 'MB', a raised gallery border with hand-pierced floral & scroll decoration. Retailed for Flavelle Brothers, Sydney. Birmingham, 1900, maker Henry Matthews. Condition: good to fair, slightly bowed. Length 30.5 cm. Weight 302g
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French silver 950 standard Grapefruit spoons set for twelve persons set in an oak silk lined box, with wire inlay with the wording 'Cafe'. Paris, circa 1880, maker Charles-Alexander Lavallee. Condition: good to fair, some loose, wire inlay, dimensions of box 21.5 x 18 x 4.2 cm. Weight 230g
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French slate Sun dial dated 1787 inscribed with Christogram 'Ihs' & engraved with a crescent moon. Condition: good, general age related wear, 17.3 x 16.5 cm
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French spelter A.G. Moulin figural clock with a black slate body, on cast beast head feet, with a key & pendulum. Condition: good to fair, needs a service. Height 62.5 cm
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Furstenberg 18th century coffee pot pear shaped, painted with purple floral bunches & pink & gilt bands. Condition: good to fair, slight rubbing to gilt on handle, one petal chipped on top. Height 27 cm
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Galle vase with floral scenes in burgundy, on an ochre ground. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 23.5 cm
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German 19th century pair of stoneware panelled & lidded vessels of hexagonal shape, having applied scenes of leisure, marked to the base. Condition: fair, chip & crack to one rim. Height 50 cm
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German pewter football inkwell featuring mounted two figures, flanked by two hinged lidded wells. Stamped indistinctly to the base. Condition: good to fair, some wear consistant with age, apparent restoration. Length 34 cm
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Henry Marc a Paris Porcelain mantle clock coloured brightly, having floral rococo style applied detail & painted with gilt highlights, with an enamel face & Roman numerals. Standing on a carved gilt base, with a key & pendulum. Condition: good to fair, some restoration, working order, height not including stand 31 cm
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Hugo Lonitz Majolica pair of figures modelled as an 18th century lady & gent. Stamped '1379' to the base. Condition: fair, restoration to one hand, small chips & some cracks. Height 32.5 cm
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Humidif walnut humidor in the campaign style, having an internal pull out compartment, multi coated piano lacquered finish. the inside lid with a digital hygrometer & fitted with a humidification system. Condition: good to fair, slight sun bleaching to the lid, 40 x 26.5 x 19.5 cm
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Italian silver 800 standard table lighter with basket weave form detail. Condition: good, minor wear, working order. Height 9.5 cm
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Lladro figure group 'Motherhood' by Fulgencio García 01014575, issue year 1970, Retirement year 1992. Condition: excellent to good, minor wear to the base, 33 x 11 cm
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Louis Vuitton Ebene Broadway Messenger bag having a nylon cross-body strap with brass adjustment buckles & links, a top strap handle, & a cross over flap that covers two bucket pockets with facing chocolate leather belts & links to thread them through. the flap opens through a red fabric interior. in the Damier pattern, tag number TH0939. Condition: excellent to good, almost as new, 36 x 25 x 11 cm
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Marble pair of gilded swan handles urns with acorn finials. Condition: good, minor wear consistant with age. Height 34.5 cm
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Meerschaum pipes one modelled as a Victorian lady & another of a 17th century gent. Both set in original cases. Condition: fair, some losses, length pf largest 9 cm
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Meiji Gunto in Saya the Kashira modelled as a warrior under a cherry blossom tree, the tsuba with brass menuki, the fuchi designed showing a warrior fighting a dragon, & with a heavily pierced tsuba. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Length 90 cm
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Meissen Indian flowers lidded ink well comprising a saucer, well & lid, painted in puce, with gilt highlights. Condition: good to fair, early crack to the saucer, minor wear to the base, diameter of dish 17 cm
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Meissen mid 19th century panoramic double handled dish with a view of Dresden within turquoise floral and deep gilt edged border. Condition: good to fair, rubbing to gilding. Length 34 cm
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Mexican sterling cup & saucer hand beaten & with floral engraved detail. Condition: good, minor age related wear, height of cup 9 cm. Weight 229g
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Mexican sterling silver rose in a woven form pot. Taxco, maker Rancho Alegro. Condition: good, minor tarnishing. Height 22 cm. Weight 130g
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Moorcroft 'Anemone' vase having pink & purple flowers on a cobalt blue ground, marked stamp 'Moorcroft Made in England'. Condition: good, some crazing, minor wear to the base. Height 23.6 cm
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Moorcroft 'Glendair Carp' vase by Kerry Goodwin of bottle form, from the Legacy collection, in the manner of the early Florian carp pattern, limited edition numbered 72, dated 2012, impressed centenary backstamp. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 36.8 cm
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Mother of pearl shell carving 'Dieu Et Mon Droit' depicting the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Condition: good, minor wear consistant with age. Length 23 cm
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Murano F&M Ballarin signed art glass vase with swirling colours, & engraved signature. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 24 cm
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Murano F & M Ballarin signed spiral perfume bottle with stopper, with original sticker & signed to the base. Condition: excellent to good, minor wear to the base. Height 22 cm
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Murano glass grape lamp with frosted glass hand tied pieces, on a metal frame, & standing on a semi translucent aventurine base. Condition: good, unsure if working. Height 52 cm
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Florence Barlow Doulton oil lamp with milk glass font by Hinks & Son, decorated with wrens in foliage. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Height 47 cm
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Rene Lalique 'Riquewihr' bowl clear glass with a double ringed elevated grapes motif frosted rim, & an acid etched mark 'R Lalique France' to the base. Condition: good, minor age related wear to the base, very small chip to the underside rim. Diameter: 35 cm
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Royal Copenhagen figure 'Walking Bear' by Knud Kyhn numbered 2841. Condition: good minor wear to the base. Length 16 cm
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Royal Copenhagen three piece coffee service comprising a coffee pot, cream jug & lidded sugar bowl, painted with early rural scenes, decorated with floral detail & gilt highlights, dated 1957. Condition: good, minor age related wear to the bases, height of coffee pot 18.5 cm
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Royal Copenhgaen 'Blossom' vase of balaster shape, painted with a flowering tree branch to one side & a buterfly to verso. Stamped & numbered '2629 & 2129', initialled 'Sk', dated 1962. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 27 cm
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Royal Dux figure of a nude Flapper wearing nothing but a bowed cloche hat while seated on a draped stool, with a Royal Dux lozenge to the base. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 36 cm
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Royal Vienna 'Jupiter & Callisto' charger on a magenta & blue ground with gilt highlights. Condition: good, minor ealry chip to the base. Diameter: 35.5 cm
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Royal Vienna Kauffman charger painted in magenta & gilt, with a central panel of dancing maidens, beehive mark to verso. Signed Kauffman. Condition: good, some minor wear to the base. Diameter: 34 cm
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Royal Worcester 'Down & Out' figural menu holders by James Hadley each modelled as a man standing on a simulated brick base, impressed factory mark & indistinct date lozenge to base. Condition: good, minor age related wear to the bases. Height 15.5 cm
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Royal Worcester black swan centrepiece vase of tapered shape, with three black swans surrounding the base. Condition: fair, some cracks & restoration. Height 21 cm
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Russian icon Kazanskaya mother of God tempera on wood panel. Overlaid with beaded oklad & ormolu basma. Robes ornamented with beading & cut gemstones. Condition: good, minor tear to the bottom right, 30 x 27 cm
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Russian silver teapot having a tapered neck & round bellied body with ribbed detail. St Petersburg, 1881, maker Ivan Vonifatiyevich Yevstigneyev. Condition: good. Minor wear to the base, slightly loose handle. Height 19.5 cm. Weight 769g
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Satsuma lidded mount Fuji double handled vase having two panels, one depicting geisha on a balcony before a scene of mount Fuji, the other with warriors within a waterfall scene. Signed to the base. Condition: good to fair, restored lid, general age related wear. Height 24 cm
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Satsuma Meiji hexagonal vase two sides combined to form three floral panels with bamboo & chrysanthenums, gilt signature & mon to base. Condition: good, minor age related wear to the base. Height 16 cm
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South Pacific turtle shell ex Fiji. Condition: fair, some apparent restoration, hole to the rear. Length 44.5 cm
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Stuart Crystal 'Geneva' drinks suite comprising nine red wines & fourteen white wines. Condition: good, minor wear consistant with use
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Taxidermy female Mallard duck mounted on a organic form base. Condition: good, complete. Length 53g
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Urgos cherry mahogany bracket clock having a wall mounted shelf, with Westminster chime, with a key. Condition: good, working order, height not including shelf 35 cm
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Victorian brass figural Daniel Lambert form ink stand modelled seated on the ground carving a full roast chicken, having a hinged head. Condition: good to fair, minor age related wear, missing insert. Length 17 cm
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Victorian brass pair of fire Irons having timber turned effect detail. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Height 29 cm
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Victorian milk glass pair of vases painted with portraits of girls, signed Anne. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Height 45 cm
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Waterford Crystal vase of tapered shape, with geometrical cut patterns, marked to the base. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 25.5 cm
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