Catalogue
Sterling Silver Candle Stick, maker John Scofield, London, date letter for 1772, of Ionic form, (estimated actual silver weight 130g). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Sterling Silver, small circular tray, hallmarked Sheffield, 1992, maker Carr's of Sheffield Ltd, with scalloped edges, (12.5 cm wide, 83.35 g weight); salt, hallmarked Sheffield, 1908, maker Walker & Hall, of trophy form with handles, (45mm high, 23.58 g weight); mustard pot, hallmarked Sheffield, 1908, maker Walker & Hall, with handle and lid, (55mm high, weight 32.20 g); oval salt cellar, hallmarked Birmingham, 1910, maker, G E Walton & Co Ltd, with blue glass liner; pepperette, hallmarked Chester, 1897, maker Stokes & Ireland Ltd, with blue glass liner; butter knife, 19th century, silver blade with mother of pearl handle; another with steel blade, silver handle hallmarked London, 1870, maker Chawner & Co (George William Adams), (total silver weight 150 g approx). Very fine. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Silver objects, sovereign case ribbed (36 g), another (28.3 g), match case (24.3 g), Administrative building case (37.8 g); plated base metal coin case 3d, 2/6. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Sterling Silver Candlesticks, maker Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd, Sheffield, date letter for 1885, of Corinthian design, (estimated actual silver weight 165g). Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
Sterling Silver, sugar tongs, hallmarked c.1780, maker Charles Hougham, with pierced arms and shell clasps, (13.5 cm long); another, hallmarked London, c.1800, maker S?; another, hallmarked London, 1804, maker Stephen Adams II, (total weight 100 g). Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Sterling Silver, Georgian baluster pepper caster, hallmarked London, 1777, maker Thomas Daniell, of bulbous form, with reeded borders, pierced dome cover with spiral finial and stepped pedestal foot, (13 cm high, weight 71.22 g). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Sterling Silver, cased set of teaspoons, hallmarked Sheffield, 1908, maker Thomas Bradbury & Sons, (weight 70.73 g), in original case by Primavesi Bros; R Carr, silver framed mantel clock, quartz movement, silver mounting hallmarked Carr's of Sheffield, 1990. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Sterling Silver, decorative spoon, hallmarked Birmingham, 1891, maker S&A, stem modelled as a tree trunk, topped with a bear mauling the wood, (11.5 cm long, weight 12.80 g). Very fine and unusual.
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Denmark, goblet, possibly silver, with Denmark's lesser (State) version coat-of-arms on one side, base marked AP in an oval frame and below this is P also in an oval frame; Great Britain, plain silver vesta hallmarked for Chester and made by John Millward Banks, with ring top suspension, engraved on the front is a horse's head and below is an ornate scroll with the legend, "Audaces Fortuna Juvat" (Fortune Favours the Brave). Toned, good fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Silver Plated, various items, mainly 19th century, including wine funnel, with swan neck and reeded border, large pierced bowl, (18cm long); circular napkin ring with engraved initials; wine label, "Bitters"; wine coaster, circular with pierced and engraved sides, (10.5 cm diameter); mustard pod, oval shape with cut glass sides and hinged lid; small spoons of various sizes (8). Very fine. (13)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Pewter jug, with hinged lid, decorated body and base, with wooden handle, made by ISC&Co. The handle loose at the top end, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Serving set, gilt carving fork and flat cake blade, ivory spoon and fork, all with matching ornate handles, stamped "STAHL", engraved C.H. in monogram. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Stipple engravings, by John Chapman, published by J. Chamberlaine, (c.1796-1800), seven different portraits depicting Admiral Sir Hyde Parker; Admiral Sir James Saumarez; Admiral Sir Charles Saunders; Admiral Lord Duncan; General Hoche; Louis IX; Louis XIII of France, all mounted in matched frames (five 19cm x 23 cm, two 19.5 cm x 25 cm). Yellowing consummate with age, very fine (7)
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Anonymous oil painting, attributed to Italy, depicting a seascape with people frolicking in the foreground as a tall ship sails by, in a heavy ornate frame (approx 60 cm x 50 cm). Frame with chips, painting with minor crazing and losses, fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
George Lambert, "Across the black soil plains", ivorex by A. Osborne, reverse with suspension wire. A few edge chips particularly on top edge, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
The Martyrdom of St Thomas a Becket, ivorex, by Arthur Osborne, 1904, reverse impressed "A.Osborne / copyright / 1904". Repaired, fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Oil paintings, Thomas Creswick, (1811 - 1869), a quaint windmill on the riverside, reminiscent of simpler times, in a frame mark T.CRESWICK, R.A (24 x 19.5 cm); another oil painting, unsigned, depicting a landscape of the Scottish Highlands, in a wooden frame (20 x 15 cm); a third, depicting a sea scape, in an ornate frame (41 x 36 cm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $440
Coloured prints, a series of three depicting Grenada, Seville, Cintra (Sintra), by Deeble, Nyon, and C. Stanfield after a sketch by General Sir Samuel Hawker respectively, all mounted in matching wooden frames (32 x 28 cm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Silhouette portrait, 19th century, c.1840, depicting a seated lady, in dress and bonnet, with tinted highlights, framed, (33 x 26 cm); another, Georgian gentleman facing left, c.1815, by Edmonstone & Co of Edinburgh, framed, (16.5 x 14.5 cm); another Georgian gentleman, facing left, c.1790, in oval frame, by Miers London, (14cm high); early Victorian portrait of a Lady, c.1840, facing left, framed, (13.52 x 11.5 cm). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Woodblock print, c.1840, 'Costume des environs de Coutances', depicting a 16th century north-Western French woman in traditional dress, hand coloured, (32 x 25 cm) (illustrated); Magasin Des Demoiselles, engraving of three ladies of fashion, c.1850, hand coloured, (26.5 17 cm); 'Under The Window', by Kate Greenaway, c.1879, original page from the book depicting a child with chickens, coloured, (23 x 18.5 cm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Silhouette portraits, ivory carved portrait of a gentleman facing right, in contemporary outfit, in circular frame, mounted on board, (14.5 x 12 cm); another, wax portrait of a lady facing right, described as Princess Charlotte, appears to be in medieval Florentine dress, in oval frame, (21 x 18 cm) Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Silhouette portraits, (19th century), four portraits of cut black card, three of men and two of women, all mounted in matched circular frames (13 cm x 10.5 cm). Yellowing of backing paper, very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
England, (1798), a pair of hand-coloured engravings by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Hans Holbein the Younger, published by John Chamberlaine, March 26 1798, the first of Henry, Eldest Son of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, the second of Charles, 2nd Son of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (27 cm x 23 cm). Mounted in matching wooden frames, yellowing consummate with age, very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Prints, various, (c.18th - 19th century), "The Origin of Painting" engraved by Bartolozzi, published 1st October 1787 by A Peggi (26.5 x 28.5 cm); Hercules defeating the Hydra (32.5 x 26.5 cm); Napoleon on horseback (34.5 x 48.5 cm); three miniatures of Court and Noble life; all in frames. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $130
Wax portrait, c.1780, three-quarter facing portrait of a 17th century gentleman, in three dimensional style, coloured, (120 mm diameter). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Georgian portrait, pen and ink on paper, c.1820, depicting a gentleman holding a book, unfinished, framed, (20x 16.5 cm); printed portrait of Admiral Boscawen, by John Chapman, stipple engraving, published 1 June 1796, framed, (17 x 12.5 cm); steel engraving, 19th century, depicting four cherubic youngsters, coloured, framed, (21 x 19 cm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
William II, Prince of Orange-Nassau, porcelain portrait, c.1820, depicting a three-quarter facing bust right of the Prince, in uniform, wearing Military Orders of William, circular portrait in rectangular frame, (26.5 x 23 cm). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $650
Francois Rabelais, plaster cast of the medal engraved by Jacques-Edouard Gatteaux, 1818, in original circular black timber frame, (90mm diameter). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Bronze plaque, late 19th - 20th century, depicting Paul Ruben three quarter facing, coat of arms in field (52 cm dia). Rim dents, edge finial loose, fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
Various maps, including glazed framed maps of Antarctica, second edition 1977; print of Pacific Ocean by Fullarton (1840) purchased from Map House London; maritime maps of Broken Bay; map of Hawkesbury River by T.B. Bell for Department of Lands, price 2/6 5th edition; three fabric nautical charts of Queensland, S. Aust, NSW and Lord Howe Island; imprint colony maps, sheet 2, circa 1890. Fair - fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $700