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International Decorative Arts; Fine Chinese & Asian Art — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:653
Sale Title:International Decorative Arts; Fine Chinese & Asian ArtLots with images:653
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:395
Date:28-Nov-2017
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A George III sterling silver floral embossed water jug with flower finial by Walter Brind, London 1781, 33 cm high, 890 grams
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A George VI sterling silver five piece baluster tea and coffee service by William Comyns, London 1947, the coffee pot 21 cm high, 2160 grams total weight
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A large Elizabeth II sterling silver bulbous punch jug, London 1952 engraved with a coat of arms and motto 'Pro Rege et Populo' (For King and People), 23 cm high, 1485 grams
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A George IV pair of sterling silver floral and shell embossed candlesticks by John & Thomas Settle, Sheffield 1821, 21 cm high
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A George IV sterling silver rectangular swing handle basket by Rebecca & Edward Barnard, London 1823 with bold shell and foliate rim and embossed large lily leaf and flower decoration, 24 cm high, 34 x 28 cm 1160 grams
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A George V sterling silver hot water pot by Bryan Savage, London 1910 with engraved crest, motto 'Boulez en Avant' (Strike forward) and pomegranate finial, 23 cm high, 905 grams
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A Victorian sterling silver two handled floral embossed sugar bowl and a cream jug the bowl by London 1867, the jug by London 1862, 12 & 7 cm high, 500 grams total weight
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A collection of sterling silver items comprising a circular two handled bowl by Atkins Brothers, Sheffield 1951, a circular bowl by Barnard Brothers, London 1884, a pair of octagonal bowls, Sheffield 1946, seven small dishes and two Chinese ash trays, the bowl 26 cm wide, 1500 total weight, 1500 grams total weight
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Two Victorian sterling silver Fiddle, Thread and Shell pattern pierced fish slices one by William Eaton, London 1838, and one London 1837
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A George VI sterling silver garniture of four serving dishes by Atkins Brothers, Sheffield 1951/2 comprising a circular bowl, a comport, a rectangular dish and a shell shaped dish, all with pierced grape vine rims, the largest 30 cm diameter, 2700 grams total weight
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A George II sterling silver baluster mug with later floral and scroll embossed decoration by Thomas Whipman, London 1739, 12 cm high, 350 grams
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A George VI sterling silver octagonal salver by William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London 1945, 30.5 cm square, 1340 grams
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A Victorian sterling silver shaped circular dinner plate by John Hunt & Robert Roskell, London 1881 with thread, leaf and scroll rim and engraved coat of arms and motto, 18 cm diameter, 610 grams
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A George III sterling silver circular naval presentation punch bowl by John Emes, London 1803 with stiff leaf rims and bands of grape vines engraved, The Ship 'Juno' of Liverpool, Commanded by Capn. Lutwidge Affleck, of Eighteen Guns 6 Pounders and 44 Men being captured off the Coast of North America, on the 14th of August 1803, by the French Frigate La Poursuivante, of twenty two 24 Pounders, Twelve 9 Pounders and 330 Men, after a well fought Battle, The Underwriters of London present Capn. Affleck, with…
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The Eglinton Race Cups, a grand George III pair of gilt sterling silver two handled urn shaped cup and covers by John Crouch, London 1810/1 each with a cast medallion depicting a horse race below a cast band of foliate scrolls, bold lion mask handles, domed cover with acanthus bud finial, 34 cm high, 27 cm across the handles, 7,390 grams
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A Victorian sterling silver 'Cellini' wine jug by Charles Fox, London 1875 of typical form with heavily embossed and chased classical decoration, 28 cm high, 985 grams, This style of jug of renaissance revival chased decoration of strap-work, masks, arabesques, foliage and animals was originally designed by Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine silversmith of the 16th century
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A Victorian boxed gilt sterling silver Bacchanalian pattern dessert set by Henry J Lias & James Wakely, London 1878/9, comprising a pair of grape scissors, a sugar shifter and a pair of serving spoons
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A George III sterling silver oval pedestal two handled soup tureen by Thomas Heming, London 1780 with partial fluting, gadrooned rim and contemporary coat of arms, 24 cm high, 41 cm across the handles, 2210 grams
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A William III Britannia standard silver two handled porringer by Robert Timbrell, London 1697 with embossed swirled fluting, rope work and bands of flowers, engraved initials, 10.5 cm high, 19 cm across the handles, 310 grams
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A George I Britannia standard silver circular bowl and cover by Thomas Parr I, London 1716 engraved with a contemporary coat of arms, 8 cm, 10 cm diameter, 180 grams
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A Dutch silver cow creamer, 19th century, 10 cm high, 160 grams
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A George II sterling silver baluster argyle by Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, London 1757 of typical form with 'S' shaped spout, 17 cm high, 330 grams
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A large George III sterling silver fluted harvest jug by Peter, Anne & William Bateman, London 1804 with hinged cover and engraved with a contemporary coat of arms, crest and motto 'Pro Legibus AC Regibus'(For laws and kings), 27 cm high, 1795 grams
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A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver two handled cup, probably by Edmund Holaday, London 1713 with applied girdle and contemporary engraved 'The Gift of ye Lady Peneyston to' and initials within a scroll cartouche, the base with scratch weight 23=05, 14.5 cm high, 24 cm across the handles, 705 grams
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A George II Irish sterling silver circular pie dish by Robert Calderwood, Dublin 1731 engraved with a crest and initials 'HGE', 2.5 cm high, 24 cm diameter, 435 grams
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A George II sterling silver baluster mug by Thomas Cooke II & Richard Gurney, London 1752, 12.5 cm high, 330 grams
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A George II Irish sterling silver embossed two handled cup by John Moore, Dublin 1743 with applied girdle and decorated with Bacchanalian putti and vines, 19 cm high, 25 cm across the handles, 845 grams
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A George III sterling silver wine funnel by Robert Jones I, London 1787 engraved with a crest, 14 cm long, 85 grams
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A sterling silver mounted glass wine jug, 20th century with Bacchus mask spout, vine leaf collar and handle and hinged cover, 30 cm high
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Two Georgian sterling silver oval sauce boats, one London 1750, scratch weight 4=19, and one London 1763, 14.5 & 13 cm long, 240 grams total weight
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A George III sterling silver beaded swing handle pedestal sugar basin by Hester Bateman, London 1787 with engraved bright cut floral swags, 10 cm high, 15 cm wide, 155 grams
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A massive William IV set of four Royal sterling silver circular salts by William Bateman, London 1836 each with four bold lion mask and paw legs, shell, flower head and gadrooned rim, engraved with a crown and cyphers of William IV and Queen Adelaide, and four salt spoons, 6.5 cm high, 12 cm diameter, 1750 grams total weight
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An Edward VII sterling silver collapsible cup by Sampson Morden & Co., London, 1904, 12.5 cm high, 350 grams
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A Victorian sterling silver three branch, four light candelabrum by Samuel Walker & Co, Sheffield 1838, with fluted and shell base, stem and arms, engraved with a crest and motto 'Spero' (I hope), 52 cm high, 2930 grams
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A George IV sterling silver rectangular swing handle basket by Samuel Hennell, London 1822, with shell, leaf and gadrooned rim, engraved contemporary coat of arms, 31 x 25 cm, 875 grams
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A George III sterling silver two handled cup by John Swift, London 1772 with embossed swirled fluting and floral decoration, 21.5 cm high, 23 cm across the handles, 585 grams
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A Dutch silver oval two handled porringer, 18th century, 7 cm wide, 26 cm across the handles, 205 grams
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A George II sterling silver tapering coffee pot by Jonathan Swift, London 1745 with contemporary engraved initials and coat of arms, and a later applied crest finial of a leopard passant by Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, circa 1810, 22 cm high, 710 grams
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A Victorian sterling silver mounted etched glass 'Christmas' wine jug by Rebecca Martin & Ebenezer Hall, London 1873 the body and mount decorated with holly, a mask of Bacchus and Bacchanalian putti, 26 cm high
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A large George IV sterling silver circular salver by Barak Mewburn, London 1827 with bold leaf, shell and gadrooned rim raised on shell feet, engraved with a Marquis coat of arms, coronet and motto, 'Anim et Fide' (Courage & Faith), 50 cm diameter, 3,020 grams
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A George II sterling silver oval pierced swing handled basket by Thomas Mason, London 1734, on four scroll legs, cast flower head and scroll rim, engraved contemporary coat of arms and motto 'Deo Patriae Tibi' (For god, country and yourself), the reverse with later coat of arms and motto 'Pro Dio et Ecclesia' (For god and church), 25 cm high, 31 x 26 cm, 1350 grams
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A Thomas Webb & Sons style cameo glass silver plate mounted wine jug, circa 1890, the ovoid pink glass body cameo cut and etched in opaque white glass of apple blossoms and leaves, with a silver plated mounted collar, lip, hinged cover with a beaded urn finial and looped scroll handle with engraved feather capping, 22 cm high
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An Elizabeth II sterling silver King's pattern cutlery suite setting for twelve by Frank Cobb & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1950, comprising soup spoons, table knives, table forks, entree knives, entree forks, dessert spoons, tea spoons and six serving spoons, 4,300 grams of weighable silver
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An 18th century French silver snuff box with fitted watch to one end, with white enamel dial and engraved 'Roy Horologer, Rue St Honore, N 1424', 10.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
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A George III sterling silver brandy saucepan by John Eames, London 1807, 20 cm long, 200 grams
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A George V sterling silver cocktail shaker by Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham 1934, 25 cm high, 345 grams
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A silver gilt hinged jewel box, with applied enamel panel, hallmarked 925 Sterling, maker EB, 3 cm high, 9 cm wide, 6 cm deep
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A sterling silver sculpture, 'Lester Piggott, The Final Frame', produced by Garrard & Co., London to commemorate the jockey, Piggott's retirement, limited edition 7/37 (one for each year of his career), signed by sculptor Edwina Emery, on a sodalite and ebony base, 31 cm high, 38 cm long.
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A George III sterling silver bright cut oval fluted tea pot and matching stand by Peter & Anne Bateman, London, 1796, engraved with contemporary script initials 'WHB, 30 cm long, 19 cm high, 805 grams
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A carved walnut Renaissance revival Savonarola chair, late 19th century, with later tapestry covered seat
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A Sheraton style mahogany serpentine front sideboard, late 19th century, 90 cm high, 193 cm wide, 94 cm deep
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A pair of carved provincial oak wool spinning chairs, probably Welsh, circa 1880
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ARTHUR CALROW ARMITAGE (1847-1931), All Amid the Rigours of the Year in the Wild Depth of Winter, initialled and dated lower right: ACA 1907, oil on canvas, 40 x 55 cm
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A large foliate carved panelled oak coffer, English, 18th century, 84 cm high, 144 cm wide, 64 cm deep
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A walnut cross-banded oak tall boy on stand, English, 18th century, 88 cm high, 96 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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A carved oak monk's bench, English, circa 1640, 85 cm high, 69 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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A marquetry inlaid mahogany long case clock, English, late 19th century, eight day fusee movement, Westminster & Wittington chimes, moonphase secondary dial, inscribed Association of Diamond Merchants, Jewellers and Silversmiths to the case, 249 cm high, 57 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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A panelled oak coffer, English, 18th century, 59 cm high, 114 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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A late Regency oval mahogany breakfast table, circa 1820, 70 cm high, 138 cm wide, 106 cm deep
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A French gilt brass carriage clock, late 19th century, the dial inscribed Goldsmith's Company, 112 Regent Street, London W, Paris made, the top plate engraved with a coat of arms and monogram of the Armitage family, together with a leather travelling case and key, 16.5 cm high
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A large marquetry inlaid and satinwood cross-banded cabinet, English, 19th century, 195 cm high, 124 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A large floral encrusted painted and gilt Samson porcelain vase, in the Chelsea style, 19th century, 46 cm high
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A pair of Samson painted hard paste porcelain pot pourri vases, in the Chelsea style, 19th century, bearing gold anchor mark to the base, 28 cm high
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A late Victorian marquetry inlaid walnut apprentice Sutherland table, 53 cm high, 62 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A marquetry inlaid walnut bedside cabinet, English, 19th century, 84 cm high, 40 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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A collection of Copeland and Garrett blue and white plates, 19th century, together with a dinner plate bearing the Armitage coat of arms and a Copeland Spode 'Chelsea' pattern dish, the largest platter 30 cm wide
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A small collection of Royal Crown Derby 'Old Imari' pattern porcelain, 20th century, the goblet 12 cm high
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A Biedermeier flame mahogany tall boy chest of drawers, 19th century, 156 cm high, 107 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A pair of Hepplewhite style marquetry inlaid mahogany dining chairs, English, 19th century
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A senior eights rowing trophy from Trinity College, Cambridge, in the form of a three handled pewter tyg, 1901, inscribed with the Trinity College coat of arms and including J. M. Armitage (stroke), NOTE, Not only is the 'Cat and Buns' apparently connected with Edward III, but First Trinity's motto, Fama super aethera notus is also to be found on Great Court's Clock-Tower (also named King Edward's Tower), where it follows Edward III's name. It is a quote from Virgil's Roman masterpiece, the Aeneid, meaning…
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A Royal Crown Derby 'King' pattern part dinner set, first half 19th century, the largest platter 38 cm wide
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ARTHUR CALROW ARMITAGE (1847-1931), Fishing Boats, initialled and dated lower right: ACA 1903, oil on canvas, 34.5 x 45 cm
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A George V pair of sterling silver hexagonal candlesticks by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1925, 21.5 cm high
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A pair of Edward VII sterling silver oval pierced bowls by Charles Stuart Harris, London 1901, with beaded rim, laurel swags, patera and engraved with a crest, 11 cm high, 23 x 18 cm, 1300 grams
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A George III sterling silver set of three oblong salts by Thomas Daniell & John Wall, London 1814 with shell, scroll and beaded rims and a set of four Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern salt spoons by Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater, London, 1846 the salts 10 x 7 cm, 375 grams
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A collection of sterling silver comprising a four piece tea set, Sheffield 1908/9, a tea strainer and stand, Birmingham 1966, a toast rack, Sheffield 1905 and a sugar caster, London 1904, 1200 grams total weight
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A collection of Georgian sterling silver Old English pattern cutlery, all with the Armytage crest, mixed makers and dates, comprising a soup ladle, a pair of sauce ladles, eight table spoons, five table forks, a dessert spoon, a collection of silver plated cutlery
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A collection of sterling silver desk items comprising three cigarette boxes, one engraved 'Woodcote Park Golf Club, Won by JM Armitage 1923', Birmingham 1921 & 1912, a cut glass inkwell, Birmingham 1900 and a square inkwell, London 1918
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An Edward VII sterling silver four piece fluted tea and coffee service by Lee & Wigfull, Sheffield 1908 and a matching silver plate kettle on stand, the coffee pot 22 cm high, 2025 grams total silver weight
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A set of eight Chippendale style brocade upholstered mahogany dining chairs, 19th century
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A Buceros bicornis (Hornbill) skeleton under dome, the bird 35 cm high, the base and dome 55 cm high, 42 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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A glazed rosewood cased South American bird Diorama, 50 cm high, 63 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A Panthera tigris sumatrae (tiger) skin, with fully taxidermied head, glass eyes and documentation, 250 x 188 cm
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A Panthera leo (lioness) skin, with fully taxidermied head, glass eyes and documentation, 282 x 186 cm
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A naturalistic fully taxidermied American green iguana, the naturalistic base and rock 27 cm high, 30 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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An Equus quagga (Zebra) skin, 310 x 200 cm
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A psittacines (parrot) and an Ara araurana (blue and yellow macaw) skull, the macaw skull 7 cm high, 10 cm long, the parrot 5 cm high, 10 cm long
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A Panthera tigris (tiger) skull, 15 cm high, 30 cm long
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A Potamochoerus larvatus (bush pig) skull, 14 cm high, 37 cm long
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A Canis Lupus (wolf) skull, 11 cm high, 22 cm long
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Two Hydropotes inermis (Chinese water deer) skulls, the largest 7 cm high, 16.5 cm long
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A naturalistic fully taxidermied juvenile alligator mississippiensis (North American) alligator, 20 cm high, 46 cm long, 48 cm deep
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An African baboon skull, probably Papio Ursinas (Cha cma baboon), mounted on a carved wooden wall plaque, 14 cm high, 22 cm long
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A Murano vetro a retichello covered glass bowl, 18th century, with white lattice and applied red rosettes, 11 cm diameter
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A Thomas Webb & Sons cut cameo glass jar, circa 1890, with a later silver plate collar and cover, 14 cm high
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A small Thomas Webb & Sons cut cameo glass covered urn, circa 1890, 7.5 cm high
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A large Murano glass egg 'Carnivale' by Elio Raffaeli, sign to base Elio Raffaeli, 22 cm high
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Two Australian 'Dreamtime' glass vases by Chris Pantano, signed, inscribed and dated to the base of each, the tallest 13 cm high
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A Satuma sake cup and a Kutani box, Meiji period, 19th century, the cup 5.2 cm diameter
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A Le Verre Francais cut cameo glass vase, early 20th century, decorated with stylized palm trees, carved signature Charder, 22 cm high
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