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ID - 431611 - A early edition copy of 'Collected Verse of A.B. Paterson', published 1921 by Angus and Robertson LTD, also includes a illegible message on first page

As found, used condition

ID - 431612 - A Fine Yard-O-Led (England) Sterling Silver 'Corinthian' Fountain Pen, hallmarked for Birmingham, c.2011, fitted with a 18ct gold yard-o-led medium nib and cartridge ink, serial no. 5615

Excellent condition, no box or accessories, writes smoothly

ID - 431613 - Vintage 1960s Staco little betty miniature toy sewing machine, with functional spinning handle

ID - 431614 - A Quality Yard-O-Led Sterling Silver 'Corinthian' propelling pencil, hallmarked for Birmingham, c.2010, serial no. 3236

Excellent condition, no box or accessories, writes smoothly

ID - 431615 - A vintage 'Noveltrim' Italian made woven handbag, perfect for skipping down to the markets or filling with fresh flowers!

In good vintage condition with original label

ID - 431616 - A fabulous blue anodised Bushells 3kg tea tin featuring Australian fauna and flora, in great condition

ID - 431617 - A John Beswick, England, seated squirrel money box, signed to base, sticker intact

ID - 431618 - A vintage Vapo-Cresolene (American) miniature oil lamp vaporiser, featuring a small oil lamp with milk white flue in a cast metal holder, no vaporising funnel to top

As found, chip to flue base, highly patinated, no vapor funnel

ID - 431619 - A vintage Erik Frost Mora, Swedish hunting knife with wooden handle and leather pouch

ID - 431620 - A pair of vintage silver glove stretchers, indistinctly marked for P&D Birmingham and another pair in quality bone

ID - 431621 - An antique vase of white cased blue glass with silver rim, marks to rim for Henry Perkins & Sons, London, sterling and 1924, possibly fitted as a repair to original vase

As Found, small dent to silver rim

ID - 431622 - A John Beswick, England, light brown Labradoodle figurine, signed to base

ID - 431623 - A small antique pewter dish with three tudor rose stamps and marked 'London X' to back, possibly C 18th Century

ID - 431624 - Five Beautiful Pieces of Sterling Silver & Marcasite Jewellery, including three pairs of screwback earrings, and two bow brooches, one marked 'No. 277', total weight approx. 21.67g, largest (brooch) approx. 4.5cm (L)

ID - 431625 - A pair of enamelled 'Firestone' cufflinks and matching tie bar, plus a 'The Metropolitan Coin Club Sydney' badge

ID - 431626 - A charming antique art nouveau sterling silver clothes brush, with beautiful embossed flowers and ribbed edge, hallmarked for Boots Pure Drug Co. (Birmingham), c.1905, with registry mark, no. 48062?, total weight approx. 78.07g

ID - 431627 - An vintage Polish silver cigarette case, with gold tone 'KS' monogram to front, marked for .875 silver with '2' lady's head mark with 'W' for Warsaw assaying, assay mark in use c.1931 - 1963, maker's mark 'KW', total weight approx. 145.32g

As found, some denting and tarnishing

ID - 431628 - Four Lovely Marcasite Brooches, including floral swirls and feather-like sprays, plus a charming sterling kitty with amber coloured eyes, kitty approx. 3.5cm (L)

ID - 431629 - An antique sterling silver mesh purse, hallmarked for the British Automatic Mesh Company (London), c.1915, with fabric lining trimmed with a pale purple trim, a short chain attached with each link marked with lion passant, total weight approx. 115.05g, in very good antique condition

ID - 431630 - A stunning antique silver mesh purse, with repousse detailed frame and monogrammed panel for 'DH', the reverse inscribed for Feb 4th, 1913, purse frame marked '800 Silver' for continental silver, total weight approx. 160.42g, in very good antique condition, no liner

ID - 431631 - A vintage compact with enamelled lid and floral design

ID - 431632 - A black Cross Coca Cola ball point pen with gilded bottle to clip, in original box

ID - 431633 - A beautiful sterling silver napkin ring, in beautiful green velvet lined presentation box, hallmarked for George Nathan and Ridley Hayes (Chester), c.1897, with beautiful open floral scrollwork with a central monogrammed heart 'DHP', total weight approx. 27g

ID - 431634 - A vintage set of bass B Cattle sovereign scales, for full and half sovereigns in original case

ID - 431635 - A lord Nelson Ware sugar shaker with pink rose design and silvered top

ID - 431636 - A Troyan (Bulgarian) pottery teaset, featuring two large and two small cups, and two saucers

All as found, some small chips to two cup rims, one saucer
Saucers:

ID - 431637 - A Diana (Australia) Deco-style vase with yellow and tan glaze, marked to base 'Diana Australia' and '22', no chips, cracks or repairs

ID - 431638 - A handsome vintage Franke & Heidecke (Germany) 'Rolleicord' camera in leather case, accompanied by three lens accessories in pouches on a leather strap

Dimensions of camera case

ID - 431639 - A John Beswick, England, rhinoceros figurine, signed to base, sticker intact

ID - 431640 - A silver plated holder with handle to hold two glass oil and vinegar bottles with stoppers, marked for PM Italy

ID - 431641 - Antique musical cupid theme door knocker - vintage condition

ID - 431642 - A Webb and Corbet clear glass pedestal bowl, featuring glass cut features, with marked 'Webb and Corbet' to base

ID - 431643 - A vintage Ensign 'Midget' Model 22 folding film camera with leather case, with striking art deco style face plate and expanding bellows front with struts, red lens viewing window and swinging viewfinder, inside of case indicating the camera uses Ensign E10 'Lukos' film

As found; case significantly patinated, leather pouch with some wear and tear, camera untested, dimensions (folded)

ID - 431644 - A rare copy of G. L. Walsh, 'Bradshaws Ancient Rock Paintings of North-West Australia' hardcover book with dustjacket, published by Edition Limit��e, Geneva, Switzerland 1994, Limited to 1,000 copies

In excellent condition

ID - 431645 - A 1990 edition of 'Lookin for your mob, a guide to tracing aboriginal family trees' by Diana Smith and Borobia Halstead, published by Aboriginal Studies Press

As found, signs of use

ID - 431646 - A early edition of 'Cricket Walkabout The Australian Aboriginal Cricketers on Tour 1867-8' by D.J. Mulvaney published by Melbourne University Press

ID - 431647 - A metal meat injector, with a detachable needle and lid, also includes 'British mace' marked to top

ID - 431648 - Two Swarovski Crystal Society exclusive small paperweights including a 2014 wild horses (#5004732) and a 2015 peacock (#5063699), both in original boxes, peacock measures:

ID - 431649 - A Davidson (England) cloud glass flower bowl with turned down rims and matching frog in amber glass, and a smaller set in topaz-briar coloured cloud glass with raised geometric design to bowl

Dimensions of amber glass set

ID - 431650 - A flowering fruit tree with gazanias in a large ceramic pot ( Pot has Hair line crack)
H: 67cm, Diameter: 60cm

ID - 431651 - Three sterling silver, Sheffield, spoons and a sugar scoop, 54.81g

ID - 431652 - An unusually hallmarked clothes brush, in silver tone repousse form with 'UWM' hallmark with small lizard icon, presumably silverplate, possibly Australian

In excellent vintage condition

ID - 431653 - A Don Shiel, Australia, signed lunar texture charger

ID - 431654 - A pretty round English sterling silver tri footed bowl with reticulated design, c.1931, 55g

ID - 431655 - Three sterling silver, Birmingham, spoons including one possibly 1827, plus a butter knife, total weight 45.73g

ID - 431656 - A small sterling sliver, plate, London, C.1906, 90g

ID - 431657 - Five spoons marked 812 silver Austria, Sterling Mexico, Sterling Wallace, Sterling Apex and 800 silver, Italy, 81.57g

ID - 431658 - A collection of good quality jewellery including an Oroton pendants two charms, bracelet, bangle and three pendants all in sterling silver

ID - 431659 - A pair silver handled dressing accessories with 'Cherub's Head' handles, one a shoehorn with hallmarks for D&F (possibly Deakin & Francis), Birmingham, c.1904, the buttonhook hallmarked for G&CL (unknown), Birmingham, possibly 1908, hook body marked 'STEEL'

Total weight approx. 122.19g, largest (mirror) approx.:

ID - 431660 - A sterling silver bangle with striped design, 25.55g

ID - 431661 - A pair of Carrs, Sheffield, sterling silver, plain square cufflinks,15.2g

ID - 431662 - A handmade stirling silver Luckenbooth pendant with hallmarks to back for Edinburgh Assay Office and Sutherland Silver by Fountain Dornoch, includes certificate of authenticity, pendant measures:

ID - 431663 - A vintage Long Branch Saloon, Dodge City Kansas brothel coin with 'Any Way Any Day' as found with some patination

ID - 431664 - A set of six Strachan Australia, silver plated coasters

ID - 431665 - Four Chinese snuff bottles, including one bottle made of bone with depictions of two women and birds, as found some with chips, tallest stands:

ID - 431666 - A matching silver fork and spoon set, with floral engraving to front and back and 'Betty' engraved to top, a pretty pair, 50.38g

ID - 431667 - Two embossed sterling silver accessories, including a hand mirror and comb, comb hallmarked for Birmingham, c.1905, and mirror hallmarked for Chester, c.1911, both appear unmarked for makers, comb with some wear, mirror overall very good with some spotting to mirror surface

ID - 431668 - A retro Albaware (Australia) 'Shells' vase in pale green and cream, marked to base 'Albaware' and 'A22', no chips, cracks or repairs, some staining to interiork

ID - 431669 - Eight Vintage Deetail (England) metal soldier figures, including WWII German Infantrymen and a North African soldier, some c. 1970s

All as found in good vintage played-with condition, some paint loss
Each approx.:

ID - 431670 - A Collection of Trinket Boxes, including a vintage repousse box with velvet lining and a scene of a courting couple, vintage xylonite boxes, porcelain, ceramic, and timber pieces

All as found, one xylonite box with panels for repair, total 10pcs
Largest approx.: 12 12 4.5

ID - 431671 - A pair of faux scrimshaw resin tusks depicting 'The Gam' captained by John Prior of the Niger

ID - 431672 - A retro Scheurich (West Germany) pitcher vase with band of geometric design to body, marked to base 'W Germ' and '274-27', no cracks, chips or repairs

ID - 431673 - A lovely two-pair of glasses, including a pair of 'Shur-on' (American) pince nez glasses, presumably gold filled or plated, and a vintage pair of faux tortoiseshell glasses

Both in good condition, faux tortoiseshell glasses

ID - 431674 - A vintage Hohner (Germany) 'Marine Band' harmonica in original box, beautifully engraved, accompanied by a very tiny Hohner 'Little Lady' harmonica

Both in very good vintage condition, larger (Marine Band) in box approx.:

ID - 431675 - A John Beswick, England, seated hippopotamus calf, money box, signed to base, sticker intact

ID - 431676 - Three art glass paperweights and a blue decorative sphere

Tallest:

ID - 431677 - A Spode Velamour (England) vase with floral relief design, marked to base, and a Sylvac (England) posey vase/small jardiniere in orange and green over a yellow glaze, marked to base 'Made in England' and '1827', both no chips, cracks or repairs

Dimensions of Sylvac vase

ID - 431678 - A fantastic Kodak (American) 'Retina' Ia film camera with schneider-kreuznach 50mm f:2,8 lens, plus accessories, including a suede leather case, a film/accessories box, original instruction manual, and paper lens cleaner

All as found; appears in good vintage condition, camera untested

ID - 431679 - An impressive collection of souvenir spoons, mostly from across Australia, including two collectable Australian Halley's Comet 1986 spoons and a mix of XPT spoons, all as found, all roughly:

ID - 431680 - Four glass paperweights with laser etched 3D patterns

One with chipped corner

Each:

ID - 431681 - The Housewife's Cookery Book', hard cover vintage edition, with colour plates and inscription for 'Nov 23/35'

ID - 431682 - Four antique lantern slides, three from 'The Baker and the Tarred Fence' c. 1880- 1911 and a slide depicting roses, also includes Victoria small book 'The Queen's Album of Sidmouth & Budleigh Salterton', with photos and drawing of the regions towns and countryside, all as found with wear, slides measure:

ID - 431683 - A very good collection of eight car badges including Citroen, Audi and Rover

ID - 431684 - A very good collection of eight car badges including Ford and Land Rover

ID - 431685 - Two mid-century ceramic figures of draught horses, unmarked, no chips, cracks or repairs

Dimensions of larger

ID - 431686 - A large Raynham (Australia) vase with pierced design, stucco finish and cased in pale pink glaze, marked to base 'Raynham' and '198B' no chips, cracks or repairs

As Found, light marking to surface

ID - 431687 - A Chinese Tang-style sancai glazed figure of horses, no chips, cracks or repairs

ID - 431688 - A ceramic commode in wooden case

As Found, repair to seat

ID - 431689 - A large black metal pair of scales, with a large collection of seven weights from one ounce to two pounds

In great rustic condition, moves cleanly, as found

ID - 431690 - An Antique Seth Thomas (American) Faux Slate Mantle Clock, in working condition with two train movement chiming on the hour with a gong and the half-hour with a bell, includes key and pendulum, case as found with missing foot and wear and tear
H: 28cm, L: 37cm, Depth: 16cm,

ID - 431691 - Allan Waite (1923-2010, Australian) two landscapes, including 'Rocks of Charlotte's Pass' and 'Spring, Charlotte's Pass', both canvas on masonite, SLR 'Allan Waite', unframed

Dimensions of each

ID - 431692 - Kangaroo Skin Plush Animal Toy. Some Wear Evident. Sold As Found

ID - 431693 - Two hand-carved timber boxes, one of Fort Denison Sydney and the larger of a sail ship, as found with signs of use, largest measures:

ID - 431694 - A collection of Duperite (Australia) 'Superware' bakelite manufactured for 'Qantas Empire Airways' (c1934-1943), including four snack sets of cup and long saucer, five rectangular plates, and a tumbler

Dimensions of cup

ID - 431695 - Three small original Australian landscapes, including Helen N Jones (active late 20th cent, Australian/local artist) 'The Home Track', oil on canvasboard, SLR 'H N Jones', artist name, title inscribed to verso, landscape with wattles in bloom, oil on canvas on masonite, SLR 'B Elvish Oct 74', and a view of Sydney Harbour, etching on paper, titled 'Sydney Harbour' and signed 'T R Amies' in pencil under plate margin, attributed to Thomas Reginald Amies (1883-1973, English, active Australia)

As Found, some discolouration and marks to paper of etching, couple of paint chips, especially to edges of remainder, all unframed

Dimensions of Elvish work

ID - 431696 - A boot shaped vase with elf on the toe, and a large pitcher with foliate relief design and drip glaze in beige and pale blue, both no chips, cracks or repairs

Dimensions of pitcher

ID - 431697 - A rare & unusual pair of Satsuma (Japanese) moriage vases, with butterflies painted under a raised enamel overlay, heightened with a applied brown ground and additional slip lines, possibly mid-century

Both in excellent vintage condition, both marked to base with Satsuma crest and artist's name, dimensions each:

ID - 431698 - A large Pates Pottery (Australia) trough vase with speckled design in teal, and a small swan vase with drip glaze in green and brown, Pates marked to base 'Pates Potteries' and '2015'

As Found, crazing to glaze on interior of Pates vase

Dimensions of Pates vase

ID - 431699 - Two Carved Soapstone pieces, including a fine carved pomegranate brush washer in pale stone, and a figure of the immortal Lan Caihe scattering flowers from a basket

Each in excellent condition with no chips or cracks detected
Larger (Lan Caihe):

ID - 431700 - A vintage wire-frame magazine rack

ID - 431701 - A set of three depictions of dwellings in Paddington and Glebe, including 'Glebe St', 'Paddington' and 'Mansfield St', ink on paper, titled and signed 'JM Rattigan 79'

Dimensions of each frame

ID - 431702 - Peter Whelan (b 1939, Australian), a depiction of a woman in an apron feeding hens, canvas on masonite, SLL 'Peter Whelan', unframed

ID - 431703 - A turn of the 20th Century dressing table with beautiful burr walnut veneer detail
as found, age-related wear

ID - 431704 - Werner Filipich (b1943, Austrian/Australian) 'Hawksbury River', oil on board, SLR 'Werner Filipich', titled LR

Dimensions of frame

ID - 431705 - E Mary Shelley (active early 20th cent, English) 'Exeter Cathedral from the Bishop's Gate', etching on paper c1920s, titled, signed 'E Mary Shelley' and editioned 82/150 under plate margin, plate margin 24.5 x 16.4 cm, accompanied by a water colour sketch of a small town square, no visible signature, and a vintage offset lithograph after 'Castello Di Costigliole' all works framed

As Found, discolouration to paper, light wear to frames, including scrapes, scratches

Dimensions of Shelley frame

ID - 431706 - Artist Unknown, a coastal landscape with children and sea gulls, oil on canvas, no visible signature

Dimensions of frame

ID - 431707 - A Hand-Knotted Afghan Kundus, Length 287cm, Width 78cm (Stock co. 313)

ID - 431708 - Three vintage Kodak cameras, including a 'The Handle' instant camera, an 'Instamatic' 130 and an S-100 EF, accompanied by a Rollei flash Dimensions of instant camera

ID - 431709 - A vintage His Master's Voice Rangemaster 'Little Nipper' retro portable radio in stylish cream and red

As found, untested, no cable

ID - 431710 - A vintage Polaroid 660 camera

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