The Kashmir teapot, with an $800 opening bid, is one of several interesting silver items that include a George III mustard pot (lot 158), a fan shaped letter holder (lot 160) and a pair of early Victorian paste stone shoe buckles (lot 157).
One of the most valuable sterling silver items in the sale is a fine Georg Jensen ‘poppy’ two branch candelabrum (lot 193) with an opening bid of $11,000 and the reserve price already met.
Another is a Victorian Renaissance revival centrepiece (lot 199) with a $1600-$2000 estimate.
Decorative arts manager Dennice Collett said typical of the 15 miniatures on offer was lot 46, a painting of the Virgin Mary and child, with an opening bid of $300.
“Others include a portrait miniature of Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots) (lot 48) and a miniature painting of Venus (lot 54),” she said.
Two gilt bronze and ivory figures (lots 62 and 65) – a circa 1910 Dutch girl by Italian sculptor Joseph D’Aste (active 1905-1935) and a girl with a large umbrella after Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947) – are bound to attract plenty of attention.
Among the furniture on offer is a richly carved antique Chinese rosewood desk (lot 140) with a $1500-$2000 estimate while among the Australian art is an excellent Pro Hart painting depicting a mining scene (lot 313) – one of two by the artist in the auction – and Robert Dickerson’s My best friend (lot 333).