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Deborah Halpern (Australian, b. 1957), Figural Vase, c. 1990, wheel-thrown ceramic, altered shape, with majolica decoration of two faces in orange and pink with black outlines, happy on side, angry on the other, signed to base, height 11.5 cm. Provenance:

A Harlequin set of 12 George III Irish Celtic-Pointed silver table forks, all twelve have the same monogram of a Crown above stylised 'C'. London 1793 (.3 x I'D) (.1 x ') ; 1794 (.3 x J O) and 1795 (.5 x I'D). Makers : John Dalrymple and Jonas (John) Osbor

A pair of Royal Worcester lidded potpourri urns, Hadley shape, hand painted with fruit by N. Creed and one other, gilded embellishments to body and pierced lid, dates from 1960, height 11 cm.

Keith Murray Wedgwood uncommon black basalt vase, finely ribbed, ovoid form. Red signature and other printed and impressed marks, height 13.5 cm.

An Auckland New Zealand tramway related heroic silver presentation fob medallion, presentation engraved 'From The Avondale School Children. to Motorman Bach For Saving Life 1904', the front engraved with a tramcar. Suspended from a fob chain. Note: The 'se

A Swiss .800 silver cased dual time zone pocket watch, for the Turkish market 53 mm case, white enamel face with two small 12-hour dials, one with Roman numerals, the other Ottoman along with a subs seconds dial. Arabic printed marks to dial, engraved scri

A Vacheron & Constantin, 18ct gold ultra-thin open face dress pocket watch, 43 mm cased, fine lever movement with micrometer, numbered 416593, c.1931. Champagne dial with Arabic numerals at quarters, baton indices for other hours, railtrack minutes, subs s

Unusual 15 second rack lever silver pair case pocket watch, signed Litherland, Liverpool, number 4137, 56 mm, outer and inner cases both hallmarked Chester 1805/6 by Ebenezer Irwin. Bell shaped balance cock with engraved Crown and marked below 'Patent', di

A Dresden floral encrusted vase and cover, Carl Thieme, 19th century, of baluster form, decorated with a courting scene to one side and a floral arrangement on the other, floral encrustations throughout and applied putti, all raised on a plinth base, under

A fine and large ormolu and Sevres style porcelain candelabrum, last quarter 19th century, of seven lights, the raised central light with a flamiform finial cap, the other lights on scrolling reeded and foliate branches radiating from the stem, the whole r

A pair of Italian marble topped carved and gilt wood console tables, mid-19th century, in mid-eighteenth century style, each with a white marble top above the moulded frieze raised on scroll supports with a low stretcher, the frames carved and moulded with

A pair of French porcelain and ormolu vases and covers, late 19th century, decorated to one side with scenes of courting couples, and floral arrangements to the other side, set within a gilt border on a celeste blue ground, flanked by a pair of ormolu wing

A French ebonised and inlaid drop side occasional or games table in Louis XVI manner, circa 1880, the top of square outline with semicircular drop leaves on all sides inlaid in thuya and other woods with a still life to its centre and neo classical foliate

A George IV gilt framed convex mirror, William Wade, London, the circular plate within the moulded frame with applied torus, crest of acanthus leaves, and foliate tail piece centred on a shell, Wade's engraved label to the reverse, 108 cm high, 62 cm wide,

A pair of French Empire style ormolu sculptural wall lights, mid-19th century, modelled as male and female winged classical figures, the female figure draped in a flowing chiton, the male figure lightly draped with a quiver sung across his back, each of th

A large Meissen porcelain amorous figural group, 'The Decisive Choice', model J49, late 19th century, after the model by J.C. Schonheit, depicting a young woman being courted by her paramour while the other is spurned, on an oval base, moulded and gilt wit

Two Pre-European toki (argillite), one quadrangular form, the other spaded form, 12 cm, 7.5 cm length.

Kuba spear with other

Turkana throwing stick with Nuer axe and other

Two Pre-European toki, tapering quadrangular forms, polls uneven, one with hammer dressed laterals, the other with a small amount of flaking to the edges of the upper section, 12 cm, 10 cm.

Two Indian Hindu Tempura Pantings, one depicting Krishna playing a flute with two attendants, the other with the Hindu goddess Durga riding a lion, each 26 x 20 cm

A Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase by Kinkozan, baluster form, the body painted with opposing panels emblematic of spring and autumn, one side with male and female mandarin ducks beside a river, the other side with two hens beneath a flowering tree reser

A large rare Qing Dynasty carved wood dragon panel, superbly carved in huanghuali wood (attributed) in layered relief with nine dragons each with four claws. The central dragon with sinuous wreathen body in front profile with head carved in high relief wit

A 19th century Tibetan thangka depicting Grahamatrika, the three faced deity holding parasols, a vajra and other tantric implements. The upper section with Lama Tsongkhapa flanked by attendant bodhisattvas above a figure of Avalokitesvara and Amitabha. The

A late Qing Dynasty porcelain bowl, elliptical shape, painted in polychrome enamels with scholars seated at a table drinking tea and other figures in various pursuits. The bowl interior painted with scattered flowers, 27 cm width

Two late Qing Dynasty porcelain bowls, one of hexagonal shaped, painted with a general and attendant soldiers. The other of lobed form painted with bats amidst scrolling clouds on a yellow ground. Each with turquoise glazed interior, 19 cm and 21 cm diamet

Two late Qing Dynasty porcelain bowls, each of square form, one painted with cranes in flight amongst scrolling clouds. The other painted with floral decoration. Each with turquoise glazed interior, 18 cm and 17 cm width

Two Pre-European toki (argillite), one with rounded poll and hammer pecked surface with blade sharp and intact. The other broken away poll and hammer pecked along the right lateral edge, considerable fritting to the blade, 9 cm, 8 cm length.

Sevres porcelain teapot and cover (Theiere Calabre), c. 1763, of ovoid form with ear shaped handle of 3rd size, decorated with oval panels of garlands of colourful flowers hanging from a ribbon bow reserved against a turquoise petit vert ground and further

Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle, c. 1887, to commemorate Queen Victoria's 1887 golden Jubilee, blush ivory and gilt, decorated with cameo of a young Victoria to one side, the other with floral sprays, with a silver plated coronet shape stopper, heig

Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle, c. 1887, to commemorate Queen Victoria's 1887 golden Jubilee, blush ivory and gilt, decorated with cameo of a young Victoria to one side, the other with floral sprays, with a sterling silver stopper, marked, height 5

Two large Japanese Arita porcelain chargers, Meiji period (1868-1912), cobalt blue underglaze decoration, one depicting floral sprays and the other a koi fish (2), diameter 43.5 cm (largest). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Two Chinese porcelain figures, Qing Dynasty, the two reclining figures smoking opium, holding a pipe in one hand and resting their heads in the other, one retains Christie's label (2), height 8 cm width 19 cm; height 8 cm width 17.5 cm. Provenance: Christi

A South-East Asian .800 silver circular tray, possibly Indonesian, 20th century the large tea tray with deep repousse border to rim with scrolls, swags and trophies, to an otherwise plain interior, stamped 800 to the interior, no other mark. Weight 1037g d

A Chinese relief carved Guan Yu wall panel, mid 20th century the scroll form carved wooden panel or plaque of Guan Yu (aka. Guan gong, Kuan Yu or Yunchang), depicted standing as a red-faced warlord in his, one hand on his long, lush beard, the other holdin

A signed carved erotic ivory seal, late 19th to early 20th century designed as Chinese seal depicting a realistically carved actively standing couple in erotic encounter on an integral oval stepped base, inscribed with a springtime suggestive poem on one s

A signed carved erotic ivory seal, late 19th to early 20th century designed as Chinese seal depicting a realistically carved actively amorous standing couple at play on an integral oval base inscribed with a springtime suggestive poem on one side and engra

A signed large carved erotic ivory seal, late 19th to early 20th century designed as Chinese seal depicting a realistically carved actively amorous couple at play on an integral oval base inscribed with a du Fu poem spring on one side and engraved with a s

An antique F.A Stallman steamer wardrobe trunk, Frank a. Stallman, Columbus, Ohio, early 20th century the studded metal bound steamer trunk with cushion-top, with a fitted faux leather interior featuring five drawers below a locking jewellery box to one si

A pair of brass ships cabin lanterns, Eli Griffiths & Son Ltd., Birmingham (1870-1963), circa 1915 the pair of oil lanterns of traditional shape with three panes of glass, one hinged for access, each with Bulpitt type burner, wooden carrying handle, vented

A Zenza Bronica Etr series medium format camera with accessories, Bronica Co. (Japan), Etr, 1976-1980 the Zenza Bronica with winder, fitted with Zenzanon MC 40 mm f/4 lens with Seiko leaf shutter, with two film back holders and other accessories.as found

A group Wedgwood Jasperware, small silver and glass items, comprising five modern Wedgwood jasperware small dishes, a bottle vase and a lidded box, together with a pair of sterling silver small filigree candlesticks (Stanetzky, Israel) and other small boxe

Antique foiled glass bead necklace & other costume jewellery. Includes brooches, carnelian, faux pearl & glass beads.

14ct yellow gold pair of cluster earrings, each set with 6 cultured pearls, as feature gems, with 6 small diamonds and one with 3 blue sapphire and the other earring with three rubies as accents as seen in the photograph. One pearl is missing from the sapp

A hard camera case containing various lenses and other related accessories, comprising P. Angenieux 35 mm f2.5 F.35 1 2.5 Retrofocus type R1 No 346160, Schneider Kreuznach Xenon 1:2/80 3722520, Asahi Pentax Ricoh XR Rikenon 1:1.7 50 mm, Nikon AF Nikkor 35-

A comprehensive Wedgwood Queensware dinner service for eight place settings with extras, together with a matching Leedsware stand, comprising over one hundred pieces including dinner, entree and side plates, pasta or soup bowls, shallow bowls and dessert d

A collection of five black and white photographs detailing the John Martins Department Store building interior, including John Martin's dining hall, Opened 1936, John Martin's first Christmas Pageant, 1933, John Martin's fire, Easter Sunday, 1901, John Mar

Doreen Blumhardt box of pottery tools from Japan, includes calligraphy brushes, handmade wooden tools, rattan teapot handles, and other assorted items.

Two pearl brooches both are in 9ct yellow gold. One of which is set with seed pearls and turquoise in a six petal design. Possible late 19th century Australian origin. Stamped 'Star 15 Fleece' by Larard and Sons Melbourne. The other is a crown set with sma

Three Meissen cups and saucers two in a small format, (4 cm) one with maritime scenes in panels on a blue ground, the other having courting couples on a plum ground. The larger (10 cm) covered teacup has a floral and butterly motif, the saucer having two p

Three sterling silver thimbles one hallmarked, one marked sterling silver, the other with rubbed hallmarks, total weight 10grams

Postcards, collector cards, cuttings, illustrations and other ephemera in albums in a mediam-sized box. (quantity).

Military: an album containing a good range of Pc's including silks, other ephemera, etc. (over 200 items).

[Botany & other Sciences], 'Select Extra-Tropical plants readily eligible for Industrial culture or Naturalisation....' by Ferdinand von Mueller [Sydney : Thomas Richards, 1881] 403pp, original green cloth binding; 'Report on the Geology, Mineralogy, Botan

A circa 1930s nail-care set; a perfume atomizer, a 'Breast reliever', a boxed corset, a work box with various sewing equipment, some homemaker books, and various other oddments.

A Victorian mahogany library table, inset leatherette top, three frieze drawers one side, false drawers the other, raised on turned legs and castors. 137 cm x 90 cm x 76 cm.

Handsome Japanese cloisonne vase, of baluster form, decorated with two reserves containing flowers, foliage and butterflies, with the other containing flowers, foliage and birds, with boarders of flowers and insects, height 33 cm

Chinese wooden carved screen, of rectangular form, decorated with one panel containing scene of birds amongst flowers and foliage with the other side containing a symbol surrounded by bats, panels surround by pierced flower and scrolling foliage pattern, a

Italian 18ct gold, sapphire and emerald brooch, stamped 18k, Italy, in the form of three leaves with pierced and rope twist accenting, each leaf decorated with two linear rows of precious stones, one comprising eighteen small round cut sapphire stones, the

Mary Gregory glass vase and jug, in green glass, one decorated with a man riding a snail, the other a boy with sticks, height 31 cm and 18 cm (2)

20th century bronze figure of a nude woman, depicted seated, resting on one arm, with the other resting on her head, signed L. Hardy, editioned 6/25, height 22 cm

Stunning Russian silver and guilloche kovsh, with impressed Russian marks to base, with green guilloche handle set with a garnet to one end and amythest to the other end, with a rectangular bowl and acorn finial and set crowned double eagle to base, total

Mid 19th century Wedgwood Portland vase, c.1840, produced as a copy of the celebrated Portland vase, of oviform form with twin handles, decorated in white on black basalt with classical figures at various pursuits, the decoration also appearing on the base

A Japanese modernist vase by Miyanaga Tozan III (1935-), Heisei period (1989-2019), circa 1990, moulded in hexagonal form, with carved abstracted water ripples to the surface, covered in a pale bluish-green celadon glaze. Carved signature reading 'III Toza

A Japanese Shigaraki Tsubo by Otani Shiro/Mugen (1936-), Heisei period (1989-2019), circa 1990, of spherical form in Shigaraki stoneware, part covered in flying ash glaze, displaying a rich and warm orange colour in the unglazed areas. Together with its to

A Japanese modernist studio vase by Kondo Yuzo (1902-1985), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1970, of gently flaring cylindrical form in white porcelain, decorated boldly in underglaze blue with plum blossom. Signed Konbdo to base. Together with its tomobak

A Regency figured mahogany Pembroke table, 1810s, the rounded rectangular top above a frieze drawer to one end and a conforming false drawer front to the other on ring turned tapering supports with brass caps and castors, the top crossbanded in satin wood

Robert Prenzel (1866-1941), 'Juanju', a woman of the Waluningma tribe, Gilbert River, North Queensland, after J.W. Lindt, black chalk, ink, watercolour, and paint on paper, signed and dated lower right: Robt. Prenzel 1922, 56 x 38.5 cm, Other Notes: The or

An Australian sterling silver ewer, presented as the 'Learmonth Coursing Cup', 1875, Kilpatrick & Co., Melbourne, 1875, the globular body with tall neck and loop handle raised on a spreading foot, the handle modelled as a woody grape vine stem with applied

Two George III sterling silver nutmeg Graters, the larger by unidentified maker (mark rubbed), London, 1791, the other Wardell & Kempson, Birmingham, early 19th century (mark rubbed), both elliptical in outline, the smaller with a domed cover, both with br

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware urn decorated by Florence E. Barlow, dated 1877, twin handled, decorated with four oval reserves each with a sgraffito storks in landscape settings, incised markers mark and impressed date of 1877 and rosette factory mark to und

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware ewer decorated by Hannah Barlow, dated 1876, of typical form, decorated with a central band of sgraffito horses and sheep in a landscape setting, incised markers mark and impressed rosette factory mark to underside of base, toge

A pair of Doulton Lambeth stoneware vases decorated by Hannah Barlow & Frances E. Lee, of tapering form, with a slender fluted neck, decorated with a central band of sgraffito sheep, incised markers mark and impressed rosette England factory mark to unders

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase decorated by Hannah Barlow, circa 1900, baluster in form, the central band decorated with a scene of sgraffito doe in a landscape setting, incised marker mark and impressed rosette England factory mark to underside of base,

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase decorated by Eliza Simmance, circa 1900, baluster in form, with a fluted and frilled neck, decorated overall with repeating floriate motifs in the Art Nouveau taste, incised markers mark and impressed rosette England factor

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase decorated by Hannah Barlow & Eliza Simmance, circa 1900, of baluster form, with a central band of sgraffito cattle in landscape setting, incised markers marks and impressed rosette England factory mark to underside of base,

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase decorated by Hannah Barlow, dated 1887, of baluster form, with a central band of sgraffito lions and lionesses in landscape, incised markers mark, impressed date mark of 1887 and rosette factory mark to underside of base, t

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase decorated by Florence Barlow & Francis E. Lee, circa 1880, bottle shaped with a slender neck, decorated with scrolling foliage surrounding a central oval cartouche featuring a scene of pate-sur-pate ducks amongst grasses, i

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase decorated by Florence Barlow, dated 1882, of tapering form, decorated with two oval cartouches of foliate motifs, flanked by raised pate-sur-pate sparrows and foliage on a stippled ground, incised markers mark, impressed da

A pair of Doulton Lambeth stoneware vases decorated by Frank a. Butler, circa 1905, each of slender form, decorated with repeating relief moulded oak leaf designs, incised markers mark and impressed circle, lion and crown factory mark to underside of base,

A pair of Doulton Lambeth vases decorated by Florence E. Barlow, circa 1905, each of slender baluster form, with a fluted neck, decorated with floriate motifs and pate-sur-pate geese amongst grasses on a stippled ground, incised markers mark and impressed

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware ewer decorated by Florence Barlow, circa 1880, of tapering form, the body decorated with pate-sur-pate birds and foliage on a stippled ground, flanked by a stylized bird form handle, incised markers mark, impressed date mark of

An inscribed Chinese painted fan with carved bamboo guards, Republic period (1912-1949), with a calligraphic inscription to the front of two bamboo-stem poems describing lychees, by Hu Yisheng (1883-1957). The reverse with a painting of pavillions within a

A Chinese inscribed lacquered wood table screen, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), circa 16th/17th century, decorated with precious antique objects to one side in red against black lacquer highlighted with gilding, the ground of crushed abalone shell, the other si

A Japanese 'Mishima' style vase by Kusube Yaichi (1897-1984), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1930s, of baluster form with impressed repeating stylised chrysanthemum design inlaid with white slip in Korean style. Impressed seal for Kusube on the base. Toge

A Japanese studio vase by Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004), Showa period (1926-1989), of baluster form in stoneware with a large persimmon glaze splash to one side, and to the other a smaller iron brown splash. Impressed circular mark for Uichi to the base. Toget

A French musical automaton of a girl at her dressing table, 20th century, the figure in eighteenth century dress and holding a hand mirror and powder puff seated at her dressing table on which rests a mirror and other objects, mounted on a gilt plinth with

A fine Regency cavalry officer's sabre by John Prosser, presented to Thomas potter MacQUEEN, dated 1819, the gilt hilt with a milled grip and wolf's head pommel, cross-guard with spread eagle badges in relief, acanthus leaf langets, and dog's head terminal

Alphonse Emmanuel de Moncel de Perrin (1866-1930), 'Les amoreux', bronze, with a brown patina, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, early 20th century, cast with incised signature to the left side of the seat: Adolphe Moncel, with the founder's incised si

Auguste Nicolas Cain (1821-1894), 'Lion et lionne se disputant un sanglier', bronze, in a mottled gilt and brown patina, cast last quarter 19th century, cast with incised signature to the front of the base, lower right: a. Cain, 38 cm high, 63 cm wide, 35

A Chinese cocoon jar with painted decoration, Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD), 29/09/2005, of grey stoneware pottery with vertical double-line decoration to the body, further decorated with remnant paintwork in red and buff colour of scrolling archaic clouds, 31

A Chinese Straw-Glazed equestrian figure, Sui (581-618) or early Tang (618-907) Dynasty, 7th century, finely modelled as a male rider on horseback, the horse with downcast head and open mouth, covered in a yellowish straw glaze, 30.75 cm high, 23 cm wide.

A Chinese painted pottery figure of a kneeling court lady, Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD), 20/09/2017 - 23/12/2011, modelled as a slender kneeling court lady with hands clasped before her within her sleeves, with remnant painted details, 45 cm high, 24 cm wide.

A late Georgian stained sycamore-cased bracket clock, George Booth & Son, Aberdeen, circa 1830, the double fusee bell striking movement and enamelled Roman numeral dial with glazed brass bezel within a case of architectural form brass inlaid to the front a

A French walnut and other fruitwood Vendange table, early 19th century, of typical form, the circular top tilting on its trestle and sled-foot supports, 75 cm high, 100 cm diameter

Three adjustable piano stools, bentwood and other, early 20th century, one with a pressed design to the seat with stud trim, another with a hardwood seat above turned legs terminating in brass claw and clear glass feet, variable heights, 38 cm diameter