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A rare and large Chelsea porcelain floral painted and gilt edged shell moulded oval silver-shaped dish, English circa 1760, gold anchor mark. Provenance: Parkside Antiques Melbourne (Pat Daniels) 18/09/1990 (AUD$4500). Robert Burke collection no 72. Exhibi

A very rare and Important pair of Chelsea porcelain Boar Hunt and Leopard Hunt bocage candlesticks, English circa 1760/5, gold anchor mark. Provenance: Robert Burke collection no 71. Exhibited: Ceramic Collectors Society Exhibition Sydney 1979 no 3, Flower

A fabulous and large Chelsea porcelain oval trellis and foliate moulded oval dish, painted to the border with reserved panels with Fables subjects, most likely by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale. English circa 1752, red anchor mark. Provenance: Parkside Antiques

A very rare Chelsea porcelain figure of Tyrolean dancers, modelled by Joseph Willems, after the Meissen original by J.F. Eberlein. English circa 1752, red anchor mark. Provenance: Oscar Dusendsohn collection, sold Sothebys, December 6 1960 lot 41, Parkside

An unrecorded Chelsea porcelain Meissen style gilt and moulded sugar cup and cover, painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale with Classical landscapes, English circa 1758, gold anchor mark. Provenance: Parkside Antiques, Melbourne (Pat Daniels) 1989. Robert Bur

Polyphon, Hugo Wertheim, Melbourne with decorative carved lid, with photo of Venice city waterways, includes key and numerous metal disks, 24.5 cm dia. Not working.

An antique bowler hat in original card hat box with lithograph label from 'Buckley's' of Melbourne

A German Art Nouveau silver plated bowl with glass liner, a German green and yellow pottery vase, a blue ceramic fruit platter, a 'Quinol' French pottery face jug with Melbourne retailer and a vintage Coty powder box, 19th and 20th century, (5 items), the

Two antique Malaysian silver tobacco boxes (Chelpa) of broadly spherical form with a shaped apron with scalloped edge. The domed sides with chased and repousse decoration of trailing foliage centred with a leafy fluted rosette, all edged with a quatrefoil

An important pottery figure of a Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) warhorse, 69 cm high, 42 cm long. With University of Wollongong thermoluminescence documentation, plus certificate of authenticity from B.C. Galleries in Melbourne. Provenance: Philip Caldwell

Antique war elephant with riders and soldiers, brown glazed stoneware, SI Satchanalai, Thailand, 16th/17th century. 35 cm high, 33 cm long, 19 cm deep, (weight 5kg). The sculpture includes the mahout guiding the elephant and a warrior riding the hindquarte

Una Deerborn (Australian 1882-1972). Two bowls, earthenware, a shallow bowl with a pinched rim, applied florals, glazed in aqua, wine red, and green, and a Peggy Whiting deep bowl with two branch-like handles at the rim applied leaves, glazed in mauve, gre

Antique Australian 15ct yellow gold brooch set with a rose cut diamond & blue & red gemstones, marked Aronson & Co Melbourne. Approx weight 4.87 grams

Mid 17th century West country silver apostle spoon, with a fig-shaped bowl, flattened stem and figural gilt finial, prick dot engraving Sp over 1673 over real photo, makers mark Cr (and another, cup with mullets), possibly from Taunton area, circa 1670 len

Gold sovereign, an 1888 Queen Victorian sovereign in a 9ct yellow gold mount. Melbourne mint. Weight: 9.2 grams.

Sterling silver baptism cup marked 'Sterling' to base for Drummond, Melbourne, height 8.5 cm, weight 143grams approx.

A wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowl, Daoguang mark and of the period, 14.8 cm diameter. Provenance: John Kenny, Melbourne, Sotheby's, The Estate of the late John Kenny, Melbourne, 17-18 May 2004, lot 64, also featured on the cover. Private collection,

A yellow-glazed and moulded 'Dragon' square saucer, Kangxi period, 13.5 cm long. Provenance: Connoisseurs' Store, Melbourne (label)

Sterling silver kangaroo, Australia, late 19th-early 20th century, a kangaroo, realistically cast and chased, gross weight approximately 770 grams, height approximately 130 mm, stamped Drummond Melbourne and pure Australian silver .. Provenance: The privat

Australian Federation 15ct yellow gold pendant 'Dinna Forget' Marked Melbourne Jewellers Assoc marks 15. Approx weight 4.79 grams, 'Dinna Forget' Marked Melbourne Jewellers Assoc marks 15. Approx weight 4.79 grams

Antique Australian rose gold filled manacle bangle, with a heart padlock clasp, marked RR9 to both and filled. By R. Robertson Melbourne. Approx inside length 70 x 60 mm, weight 23 grams, minor bruises, bangle, with a heart padlock clasp, marked RR9 to bot

Antique Australian 15ct yellow gold star burst pendant brooch, set with seed pearls, marked S' Melbourne jeweller Asso. marks. Approx width 38 mm, weight 6.75 grams, pendant brooch, set with seed pearls, marked S' Melbourne jeweller Asso. marks. Approx wid

Heavy gents 18ct gold sovereign ring, mounted with a 1895 Victoria 22ct gold sovereign, Melbourne mint, diameter 22 mm, in a four claw setting, above a textured 18ct gold setting with tapering shoulders, total weight 19.07gm, size W/X

Three Ivana Perkins bronze 'Fairy Penguin' sculptures, from the well regarded Melbourne sculptor. All three in different poses, each signed and dated to the foot. (3)

Australian full gold sovereign, 1889 Melbourne mint gold sovereign St. George and the dragon and Victoria to reverse 7.94grams, in good, crisp condition

Australian full gold sovereign, 1889 Melbourne mint gold sovereign St. George and the dragon and Victoria to reverse 7.94grams, in good, crisp condition

A large and very decorative Turkish knotted pile carpet with 'Oushak' design; 20th century. Provenance: Stuart rattle, Melbourne, 480 x 306 cm

A pair of Charles and Ray Eames aluminium group chairs, stamped 681/82 938-006 and manufacturers stamp to base, 88 x 55 x 60 cm each. Provenance: Leonard Joel, spring auction, 2006, lot 644, Sir Andrew and lady Marsha Grimwade CBE collection, Melbourne

A Patchwork rug, composed of fragments of earlier 20th century rugs, 482 cm long, 382 cm wide. Provenance: Behruz studio, Melbourne, from whom acquired by Stuart rattle in 2011 for a design scheme by him for the vendor

A provincial Louis XV walnut and upholstered canape a Oreilles, mid 18th century, the triple-arched back and shaped 'Ears' descending to short partly open arms above the seat with loose cushions, on cabriole feet flanking floral-carved shaped aprons, in re

A carved hardwood portrait panel of an Indigenous Australian man by Robert Prenzel, signed, early 1920s, Bust-length, carved in very high relief, the bare-chested man in a laughing expression, stained dark brown, in its original fiddleback blackwood frame

A pair of Australian sterling silver and emu egg salt cellars, Kozminsky, Melbourne, mid 20th century, each of circular bowl form raised on a tripod of emu's feet on a low platform base, the interior with pierced rim set within a green-stained emu egg exte

A Meissen porcelain tea pot, circa 1730, of fluted octagonal form, with a scroll handle and a bird's head spout, decorated in the Kakiemon palette with a bird amongst prunus, bamboo and pine, the lid adorned with flowering branch finial, underglazed crosse

A Meissen porcelain hot milk jug, circa 1740, of baluster form with a wishbone handle and acanthus thumbpiece, gilded spout, all on a turquoise ground, hand painted with reserves of harbour scenes, the cover decorated uniformly, underglazed blue crossed sw

A Sevres porcelain chocolate pot, late 18th century, of unusual design, modelled in the classical-style, decorated with blue and gold bands to upper and lower body, the central panels painted with large country scenes to each side, decoration later, crosse

A George III sterling silver matched suite of flatware for twelve, various London and Edinburgh makers and date 1780s-1810, Old English bead-edge pattern, eighty-nine pieces, comprising twelve each of entree knives and forks, dinner knives and forks, soup

A large antique Chinese blue and white porcelain vase converted to a table lamp, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of square outline with a waisted neck above the body tapering towards the base, decorated with cloud and guardian lion motifs, on a painted wooden

Italian school mid 19th century, a bust-length portrait of a young woman in rustic dress and holding a flute, oil on canvas, 68 x 54 cm, oval. Provenance: Leonard Joel, the Clendinnen collection, Melbourne, 25 September, 2011, lot 98

Motor trade: an original 'Exide Batteries' poster (1926); a 'Keep Bros. & wood Pty Ltd, Batman Street, West Melbourne c.1930s trade catalogue; various unused motor-trade related advertising blotters (golden Fleece, Aero-Press, shell motor oil, etc.)

Ship's bell from the 'Bass Trader, Melbourne', with impressively worked rope handle, 20th century. The Bass Trader was built in Newcastle and launched in 1961 and spent her days plying the Bass Strait route from Tasmania to Melbourne, the bell 20 cm

'The Picturesque atlas of Australasia' edited by Andrew Garran, [Melbourne, 1888], unbound as issued by subscription

'Aitken's Brewery, Victoria parade, Melbourne, established 1854', colour lithograph of the new Carlton Brewery on the corner of Powlett Street in East Melbourne, circa 1860, 10 x 18 cm, 33 x 41 cm overall

Melbourne panoramic black and white photographic print in card mount (re-print), 41 x 102 cm overall

A red leather-bound album of Australian and Pacific albumen prints containing 65 images of Melbourne, rural Victoria, Tasmania and Fiji, mostly 13 x 18 cm each approximately, with others 24 x 30 cm.

Photographs & postcards including carte-de-visit early Sydney street scene with inscription, general Tom Thumb and wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren, 'Coffin Making DEPt. B. Mathews Undertaker, S. Yarra, Melbourne', plus others, (52 items

A walnut-cased glass-top jewellery or collectors vitrine table English circa 1920 23 cm high, 176 cm width, 57 cm deep, English circa 1920. Provenance: Kozminsky's Melbourne., 23 cm high, 176 cm width, 57 cm deep

William Drummond antique Australian silver emu ornament, 19th century, stamped 'Pure Australian silver, Drummond, Melbourne', 4 cm high, 63 grams

Henry Young of Melbourne, Australian sterling silver ornament with standing Aboriginal warrior and kangaroo amongst foliage and grass trees, 19th century. Note: most likely an incomplete base to an emu egg casket or centre piece.

'The Suburban Challenge Cup' Australian silver cricket trophy cup and cover, most likely the work of Henry young of Collingwood in Melbourne, circa 1870s. 23 cm high, 222 grams

Early BHP interest: Henry Young (of Collingwood in Melbourne) antique Australian silver serving tray with inscription 'Manufactured from the first silver from the Barrier Ranges' with central monogram

Tulloch & brown, Melbourne, 'Map of the Colony of Victoria 1856, comprising part of New South Wales, the Boundaries, Counties also Seaport & Inland Townships, the gold fields with the Latest Discoveries, Roads, tracks, &c. &c Compiled from

W.E. Ladner antique Australian 18ct yellow gold wedding ring, early 20th century. Ladner had three stores in Melbourne in the early 20th century, Collins Street, Collingwood and Ivanhoe. Stamped 'W.E. Ladner, 18ct', 5.2 grams

Edward Schafer of Melbourne antique Australian silver necklace, circa 1880, stamped 'Schafer, Melbourne, Sterling' with crown mark, 39 cm long, 72 grams total

'Centenary of Melbourne' jug by William Adams & Sons Ltd, England 1934, limited edition 89/200, with certificate, 25 cm high

'His Grace most Revd. Daniel Mannix D.D. Archbishop of Melbourne', cast bronze wall plaque, early 20th century, 23 x 16 cm

Centenary of Melbourne jug by William Adams & Sons Ltd, England 1934, limited edition 118/200, with accompanying certificate, 25 cm high

Antique huon pine hat block stamped 'Godfrey, Melbourne', 19th/20th century, 26 cm high

An antique drop-dial wall clock with fusee movement, with retailer's details on the dial 'J.R. Webster 103 Swanston St. Melbourne', 19th century. Note: American movement in English mahogany case. 53 cm high overall with 12' dial

Dorothy Sutherland two handled pottery vase, incised 'Dorothy Sutherland'. Sutherland worked with both Klytie Pate and John Barnard Knight in Melbourne during the 1940s and 50s. 18 cm high, 21 cm wide

Klytie Pate impressive pottery lidded vase adorned with sgraffito palm trees, glazed in turquoise, blue and cream, incised 'Kyltie Pate, 1994', 43 cm high purchased from Distelfink gallery, Melbourne. Lot 40. Note: this was the major work of the exh

Remued 'Fawkner souvenir of Melbourne' green glazed pottery jug, circa 1934, incised 'Remued', 12 cm high

A fine Australian fiddleback blackwood chair with cane seat, possibly the work of Harry Goldman of Melbourne, circa 1920s, 91 cm high

An Australian kauri pine specimen six drawer filing chest on moulded plinth base with triple bay adjustable divisions, original brassware and double panelled sides, early 20th century, stamped 'E. Hill, Nth. Melbourne, 1911', 71 cm high, 60.5 cm wide,

A fine and impressive antique Australian black wood sideboard with ornate-carven panels and unusual turned columns, Melbourne origin, 19th century. 238 cm high, 183 cm wide, 63 cm deep.

E.B. Willis Australian pottery bowl adorned with raised figures of women in sporting poses, incised 'Hand made by E.B. Willis, 1935', 11.5 cm high, 22.5 cm wide Provenance: The Estate of ray Hughes, private collection Melbourne

A Victorian sovereign, 1885, Melbourne mint.

Colonial Australian fob watch in 18ct yellow gold case marked with London 1887 18 FM (likely Frank moss of Birmingham). Stem wind movement marked Walsh Bros Melbourne 91067. (active 1850-1910s), approx total weight 49 grams, diameter 3.65 mm. Back plate ne

Hennry Newman pendant, having an amethyst round mixed cut 18.2 x 10.5 mm transparent bright mid purple colour with a surround of 2.5 mm round shape half seed pearls. Manufactured in 9ct yellow gold and stamped Newman. Finished with a fine 9ct yellow gold c

A cedar square wine-cellarette, Australian circa 1860, with brass carry handles with internal fit out of one lift out tray and a further compartment for bottles. Provenance: Mossgreen Melbourne, 45 cm wide,44 cm deep,34 cm high

An early Victoria 9ct yellow turquoise & seed pearl circular brooch, half turquoise beads, 0.5 mm to 1 mm, seed pearls, 3 mm, Wt 4.5 gramss. Provenance: Helen badge jewellery, Melbourne, Australia

A Victorian 15ct yellow gold rose cut diamond & sapphire brooch, Wt 3.9 grams. Provenance: Schlager antique jewellery, Melbourne, Australia

An Australian 9ct yellow gold baguette amethyst bar brooch, Joseph Lawrence, Melbourne, one amethyst, 3.50ct, Wt 2.7 grams

An Australian 18ct white gold diamond leaf bar brooch, William Drummond & Co. Melbourne, one mine cut diamond, 0.20ct. Three single cut diamonds, 0.7ct in total., Wt 3.6 grams

An Australian 9ct yellow gold green paste gemstone & seed pearl pendant/brooch, Willis & Sons, Melbourne, Wt 4.2 grams

An Australian 9ct yellow gold map of Australia pendant & chain, Robert Robertson, Melbourne, southern cross engraved detail with garnet gemstones, Wt 3.1 grams

Two Australian map of Tasmania brooches, Willis & Sons, Melbourne & Robert Robertson, Melbourne, Wt 4.7 grams

An early Australian 9ct yellow gold diamond, sapphire & ruby shield bar brooch, Aronson & Co, Melbourne, Wt 4.9 grams

An early Australian 9ct yellow gold 'Best Wishes' map of Australia bar brooch, Robert Robertson, Melbourne, Wt 2.4 grams

An antique Australian 9ct rose gold cruciform pendant, front with engraved detail and vacant angular shield cartouche, marks for Johnson & Simonsen Melbourne, size 42 x 28.5 mm, some minor dents, wt. 2.74g.

Sally Tuffin for Moorcroft, vase, 1993, Tasmanian blue gum pattern, numbered 441/500, decorated with flowering gum nuts amongst gum leaves on a blue and green ground, retains manufacturer's stamp and signature, with certificate, height 19 cm. Provenance: P

Murano vase, with tapered neck, alternating green, blue, yellow, and orange, internal vertical stripes, height 21 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

William Moorcroft, 'Dawn' vase, c. 1930, of baluster form, glazed earthenware, stamped 'Made in England' and 'Moorcroft', signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', restored rim (A/F), height 21 cm, diameter 12 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Japanese glass vase, hexagonal trumpet form, mottled aqua glass, maker's mark to underside, height 35.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Oliver Hemming (South African, b. 1959), 'Nio' tea set, comprising a chrome large teapot, creamer, each with a black handle, and a sugar bowl, retains manufacturer's label (3), height 20.5 cm, (tallest). Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

After Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947), Russian dancer, parcel-gilt bronze, on black marble plinth, signed to base 'D. H. Chiaprus', height 66 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Pierre-Luc Feitu (1868-1936), the Thinking woman, c. 1926, patinated bronze sculpture, signed and dated to base, height 93 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Dino Rosin (Italian, b. 1948), Calcedonian glass sculpture, 'Aphrodite', c. 2000, Murano glass, coloured and scavo glass, with black glass stand, signed 'Dino Rosin' to base, with applied factory lozenge mark, signed and numbered, 'Dino Rosin, Arte studio

Rene Lalique, 'Aras' vase, designed 1924, of ovoid form, blue-stained opalescent glass, signature and number to underside 'R. 'Lalique France', 'N919', approx. Height 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Art Deco terracotta bust, c. 1930, manufactured by Keramia, with ceramic stylised turquoise glazed hair, stamped 'Keramia', numbered 'No. 1120', height 32 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Amphora, porcelain female figure, c. 1900, depicting a female figure in the Art Nouveau style with open arms, stamped 'Imperial Amphora, Turn Austria' with crown mark, no. '775, 35, 23', height 54 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Clelia Bertetti (1904-1995), La Morte di Diana, 1935, manufactured by Le Bertetti ceramic studio, Italy, figural glazed porcelain, signed 'Le Bertetti, Torino, made in Italy, La Morte Di Diana, 4', height 25 cm, width 39 cm. Provenance: Designage, Melbourn

Luca Barnetti, Torino, Italian Art Deco Pottery figure, a reclining nude male angel, handwith grey wings, painted underside 'Luca Barnetti, 'Icaro', N. 5, Torino, Italy', restored finger (A/F), height 24 cm, length 48 cm. Provenance: Designage Melbourne, p

C. I. A Manna, Torino, Italian Art Deco Pottery figure, a reclining nude woman, painted underside 'C. I. A Manna Torino, made in Italy', height 10 cm, length 60 cm. Provenance: Designage Melbourne, private collection, Melbourne

Art Deco blonde wood centre table, French, c. 1940, the circular top with sectional shagreen inset, with stepped timber surround, raised on four fluted curved legs, on a circular base, height 70 cm, diameter 122 cm. Provenance: Edward Clark Antiques, Melbo

Pair of brass Art Deco display cabinets, French, c. 1930, manufactured by Siegel of Paris, with a single glass door, two glass shelves, timber base, with interior plaque, 'Etal Siegel Paris' (2), height 175 cm, width 60 cm, depth 60 cm. Provenance: Private

A. Calendi, female nude standing on a lion skin, nickel plated bronze, signed on side of base 'Calendi', restored arm, minor surface wear (A/F), height 68.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne