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Antique & Collectables (Inspections: Section 3)

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ID - 448792 - A large cockatoo carved from parasitic wood

ID - 448793 - Two rare and collectable hollow ostrich eggs, displayed in gilded glasses

ID - 448794 - A gorgeous large antique Victorian cameo brooch, with a carved lady in profile to center surrounded by grape vine leaves with a ribbon and a flower, c-clasp pin to back with safety chain, and three o-rings with an attached later 9ct gold clip bale marked 375

Marked to back '9C' to small plaque, with some elements or details possibly rendered in pinchbeck gold (possibly indicated by greening and wear), metal untested, total weight approx. 17.29g

ID - 448795 - Three vintage whistles, including The Acme Thunderer (England) and Rider & Bell 'Aussie Thriller' (Sydney)

ID - 448796 - A watch, marked Rolex Oyster Perpetual, in silver and gold tones with multi faced dial

Marked 'Water Resistant Stainless Steel Back/Rolex'; untested, authenticity unconfirmed

ID - 448797 - Three lovely pairs of clip on and screwback earrings, including two antique style silver tone bell drop earrings with filigree detail, a pair of black enamelled hibiscus flower earrings, and a pair of gold tone earrings with small coral pink cabochons, possibly glass

Filigree drop earrings have some bends and wear; otherwise good, largest:

ID - 448798 - All eyes on this lot: a glass eye and eye patch, in grey blue with flecks of hazel and hand painted blood vessels, presented and stored in a vintage 'Life Guard' (Sydney, Australia) Virginian tobacco tin

Eye appears in excellent condition with no defects, eye dimensions:

ID - 448799 - A late 1920s 'Rolls Razor' self sharpening safety razor in lovely art deco style metal case, appears in good condition

ID - 448800 - A lovely pair of dark black-blue pearl earrings, with button shape and lustrous finish on two simple silver tone hooks

ID - 448801 - A vintage sterling silver ring, marked for 'Tiffany' to band, with a central square blue faux stone surrounded by smaller square cut white faux stones, mounted on a thick band with 'Tiffany' and 'STGSIL', approx. sz. 5, total weight approx. 4.9g

ID - 448802 - A beautiful Aksel Holmsen (Norway) retro sterling silver & amber guilloche enamel overlapping ring, marked 'Made in Norway/Sterling/925' with Aksel maker's mark between Sterling/925

Open sized (approx. sz.7), total weight approx. 3.4g; some tarnishing, line through marks, no damage to enamel

ID - 448803 - A Rowallan, Scotland, leather cross body bag in red, as new with tags

ID - 448804 - A beautiful strand of dark purple-black iridescent pearls, each in a slight egg shape, knotted between, with a lobster clasp to end

ID - 448805 - A beautiful array of gorgeous and unusual jewellery pieces, including an Italian micro mosaic cross pendant, a boxed 'Sea Gems' pewter Celtic brooch, a continental silver and porcelain birds on a branch ornament, a pair of white faux stone collar studs, a gold tone bee tiepin, a modernist silver tone and green stone ring, and more, in a small jewelry box

Some with wear, patination; jewellery box dimensions:

ID - 448806 - A pair of vintage Parker (American) model '51' rolled gold cap fountain pens, both with vacumatic ink chambers, both with 1/10 micron 12ct rolled gold caps, in black and teal-green in an original parker case

Both in good vintage used condition, some wear to teal-green gold cap layer, vacumatic function appears good

Lengths each:

ID - 448807 - A collection of silver tone, sparkling jewellery, including statement pieces and a Barcs (Australia) bow necklace, an 'Agnes' articulated necklace, and a gorgeous silver tone cuff bracelet

All appear in good condition, some wear and patination to Barcs necklace.

ID - 448808 - A delightful Thai sterling silver & enamel butterfly brooch, with panels of green, yellow, cobalt, red, and light blue with white, marked to back

Some small hairline cracks to enamel but no loss detected; some tarnishing

ID - 448809 - Two pieces of sterling silver and multicoloured stone jewellery, including a abstract pendant necklace with round and square cut purple, yellow, and blue stones in a bezel setting suspended from a sterling snake chain, and a sterling silver ring with six blue, purple, and pink toned stones in oval and round cuts, sz. 7

Total weight approx. 12.52g
Chain length:

ID - 448810 - A magnificent large vintage marcasite bow brooch and a vintage sterling silver bar brooch with simple bezel and beaded form and a central orangey-red oval cut stone

Bow brooch appears unmarked; comes with replaced safety chain
Larger (bow):

ID - 448811 - A pair of gorgeous art deco style brooches, including a diamond shaped bar brooch with a rectangular black stone centre surrounded by geometric marcasites, and an ovoid form red tone brooch with marcasite openwork surround

Both marked 925 to back, total weight approx. 15.52g
Largest:

ID - 448812 - A vintage Seagull (Canada) pewter & grosgrain ribbon bookmark, c.1981, with a Seagull pewter Christmas candle pendant or hanging decoration

Bookmark ribbon with small stain; length:

ID - 448813 - A rare 'Professional Photographers of Victoria, Melbourne Centenary 1934' medal, awarded to a Jack Cato, presumably John Cyril 'Jack' Cato (Australian, b.1889-1971), renowned Australian photographer who was operating in Melbourne from the 1920s onwards

ID - 448814 - A collection of quality earrings, including a pair of jade like stone drops with Chinese characters, a pair of seed pearl earrings surrounded by red stones in a gold tone setting, a pair of sparkly purple stone studs, a pair of gold tone vintage earrings with small ruby like stones, and a pair of white faux stone studs

Total 10pcs, 5 pairs, largest (jade drops) approx. each:

ID - 448815 - A beautiful 10ct White Gold & Smoky Quartz statement ring, marked '10K' to inner band, approx size 7

Weight: 2.00g
Size: 7.5

ID - 448816 - A collection of mixed vintage lighters, including Maruman, Ronson, HAC (Melbourne), and King (America), including a handsome boxed art deco style Ronson 'Varaflame', total 8pcs

All as found and untested; largest (Ronson Varaflame):

ID - 448817 - Three stylish vintage digital watches, including a Lorus VO41-5020, a Pioneer LCD quartz chronograph, and another vintage LCD watch

All appear in good external condition; untested

ID - 448818 - A collection of charming items and accessories, including a vintage Lentheri (Frech) 'Cheekstick' in rocket red, an 18ct gold plated hinged bracelet, a pretty gold tone snake chain bracelet with purple faux cabochon, a tiger's eye pendant, a pair of similar clip on earrings,a portable travelling clock, a beautiful gold tone pocket watch, and another pocket watch with faceted plastic face

All with wear; all clocks untested, total 9pcs
Largest (travelling clock, unfolded)

ID - 448819 - Six diamante statement rings featuring a variety of colourful rhinestones, one with white gold plated band marked '18k' with other indistinct marks

Sizes: 6.5 to 7

ID - 448820 - An ornate timber jewelry box full of various earrings, and other pieces.

ID - 448821 - A large assortment of clip on and screw back earrings, including a pair of plastic floral clips marked for West Germany, a pair of enamel hoops marked '1968', huggie earrings, bead drops, vintage clips, and more

Longest:

ID - 448822 - A collection of branded watches, including a watch marked Oscar de la Renta with moon phase, a watch marked Gucci, a lovely Marc Jacobs gold tone & white MJ1449 watch, a watch marked Pierre Cardin, and a watch marked Calvin Klein, total 5pcs

All appear in good to very good used condition; all untested

ID - 448823 - A pair of pretty gold tone leverback earrings, with raised crown setting and central honey coloured stones, possibly paste, total weight approx. 2.13g

Each appear hallmarked, indistinctly; one possibly with 'N'; length each:

ID - 448824 - A beautiful collection of darling jewellery, including brooches of a lizard and a cat, two rings, and a filigree style pendant, a marcasite ring, and a sterling silver art deco style bar brooch with two faux pearls

All in overall very good condition to good; cat brooch with some loss of silvering and potentially a lost 'ball' in their paws but presents beautifully regardless

Largest (lizard):

ID - 448825 - Three pieces of lovely jewellery, including two identical pendants in gold and silver tones with an outer heart and an articulated drop with a tricut brilliant purple stone, and a small sterling silver ring with central white brilliant stone, sz. 6

Pendant:

ID - 448826 - Three beautiful gold plated sterling silver pendants with central ruby look stones surrounded by white stones in high prongs

ID - 448827 - Four vintage bottle openers, including two Carlton, Foster's Lager, and Victoria Bitter branded pieces, an Abbot's Lager rustic opener, and a moving two-part bottle opener

All in good used condition, patination present but text legible

ID - 448828 - A large art glass vase featuring white, orange and a purple centred squiggle

ID - 448829 - An interesting vintage clock, featuring black geometrical shapes and a floral insert.

ID - 448830 - Artist Unknown, portrait of a woman in a green turtleneck sweater, oil on masonite, no visible signature

As Found, minor marks to surfaces, including a couple of light small scrapes

Dimensions of frame

ID - 448831 - A glass art vase depicting an ocher colour landscape, blue sky, and lanky trees.

ID - 448832 - A purple desk clock featuring a decorative purple glass insert

Sold as found, untested

ID - 448833 - A art glass fish in blue and white linear design

ID - 448834 - Six vintage etched Indian brass vases with banded lacquer design, two tall vases and four smaller vases, taller vases measure:

ID - 448835 - Two Ercol (England) timber easy chairs.

Some age related wear.

ID - 448836 - Artist Unknown, a portrait of Siamese cats, mixed media and sgraffito on board, SLL (indistinct)

Dimensions of frame

ID - 448837 - A Veg Dye Afghan Chobi rug
161M X 102M Stock 540

ID - 448838 - A beautiful marquetry coffee table with small square drawers

ID - 448839 - A portfolio of vintage Australia travel and other advertising images in a display book, most mounted on paper

Dimensions of largest

ID - 448840 - A vintage chesnut hinking cane with souvenir medallions from Luxembourg cities

ID - 448841 - A colourful pair of cast iron wall mountable parrots

ID - 448842 - A large pair of hand-carved wooden & metal pelican sculptures with spring necks

Each:

ID - 448843 - A large assorment of various stud backed or hooked earrings, including vintage, modern, sterling, and more

Majority in matched pairs, some patination, longest (Carmen) earrings:

ID - 448844 - A collection of funky and colourful retro styled stud earrings, and an awesome retro red & white linked bead necklace

Some earrings patinated or unmatched; otherwise good

ID - 448845 - A large collection of multitone chains including bracelets and necklaces in a variety of styles and finishes, including snake chains, link, box chain, twist, braid, and textured, some branded including Oroton

As found; some for repair, some ready to wear
Oroton:

ID - 448846 - Five vintage pocket knives, including two Richards of Sheffield knives, an Aitor (Spanish) swiss style knife, a Japanese fish shaped knife, and one small example marked for the Republic of Ireland

All as found, articulation good, need a clean, crack to Japanese knife, otherwise very good
Largest:

ID - 448847 - A collection of costume jewellery, including a chunky gold tone leaf & ladybug bracelet, glass necklace pendants and two stretch beaded bracelets

ID - 448848 - A simple silver tone ring, possibly a men's wedding band, marked partly indistinctly to inner band, possibly '18c' and 'COOTE', possibly for 18ct white gold or platinum or palladium, attr. Angus & Coote, metal content untested and unconfirmed, sz. 10

Total weight approx. 7.37g

ID - 448849 - A sterling silver chain necklace, marked '925' and 'R' to clasp

Lengh: 51 cm
Weight: 22.61 g

ID - 448850 - A small perfume bottle brooch, with a globular silver tone metal cased bottle with tiny glass dauber and lid, suspended from a bar brooch with pin

Some slight wear

ID - 448851 - Four beautiful gold tone pendants, each with stones surrounded by white stones in a pronged setting, including three with dark wine red stones and one with a dark blue stone

Each but blue stone marked to bale, presumed 925 with gold plating; blue stone appears unmarked
Each approx.:

ID - 448852 - A antique and near antique collection of silver and silver tone brooches in a variety of styles, including two sterling and marcasite brooches, a sterling crown pin, a 935 silver marcasite brooch, an 800 silver filigree brooch, and a large unmarked filigree piece for repair

Total 6pcs; all as found, the majority in good condition, largest:

ID - 448853 - A charming dark green jade seated buddha pendant suspended from a silver tone bale

ID - 448854 - Two beautiful sterling silver, marcasite, and black stone deco style pendants, one with a radial teardrop design, the other with a polished cabochon and marcasite surround and decoration

Both marked 925 to reverse; total weight approx. 7.65g

ID - 448855 - A pair of matched marcasite brooches with inset glass-look panels in red and green with floriate surrounds

Both marked 925 to back, total weight approx. 29.48g
Dimensions each:

ID - 448856 - Five charming key pendants, including four diamante studded keys and a sterling silver marcasite key pendant, and two silver tone bow brooches

One stone missing from one key; otherwise excellent
Longest:

ID - 448857 - Artist Unknown, a Balinese harvest scene, oil on canvas, SLR (indistinct), accompanied by a print featuring cranes after an original Oriental screen

Dimensions of painting frame

ID - 448858 - Two framed souvenir pictures, including a map on tapa by Amini Tu'ivai, info label to verso, and a scene of junks on water, synthetic polymer on canvasboard, SLR 'Toni 82'

Dimensions of tapa frame

ID - 448859 - A fabulous seventeen piece antique and vintage EPNS and brass candleholder collection including four Willie Winkies, two genie lamps, and EPNS pieces made in England and Australia, plus two art deco trumpet vases

ID - 448860 - Three pairs of vintage Norwegian and Finish bamboo cross country ski poles, in different sizes, including one pair with leather handles

Tallest pair: 158 cm

ID - 448861 - Two antique printer trays including standard and brand 'stamps' including a cross and a shield

As found

ID - 448862 - An antique hand-made pine curio wall shelf
as found, for restoration

ID - 448863 - A set of three antique letter printer press trays

As found, one with damage to the end

ID - 448864 - An antique style pine kitchen dresser plate display shelf
as found, for restoration

ID - 448865 - A Steinhart 'Triton' Automatic watch, 100 ATM, in black and neon orange, with ETA 2824-2 movement, with original box, manual, and silicone replacement band

Appears in working condition (hands move), very good condition with minimal wear

ID - 448866 - A beautiful pair of 18ct yellow gold diamond stud earrings, each featuring a 1ct round cut diamonds in a prong setting with stud backs, lovely high fire, marked 750 to stud pin and backing, total weight approx. 1.83g, accompanied by a certificate of purchase indicating the stones are I2 clarity, purchased at Mazzucchelli���s Woden, c.2022

Each diamond approx. 0.5cm (W)

ID - 448867 - A beautiful vintage watch brooch, with a peacock blue-green enamelled brooch and an Alvarex mechanical watch suspended from a gold tone case with facetted plastic window, movement marked 17 Jewels, Swiss

In beautiful working condition (ticks, hands move), minor wear to surface

ID - 448868 - An Alpina 'Extreme 40 Sailing' limited edition automatic watch, no. 1239/8888, model no. AL525X4V6, with visible movement to back

In excellent condition, light wear, appears in working condition (hands move, movement runs)

ID - 448869 - A replica Rolex 'Sea-Dweller' automatic watch, with 'Deepsea Challenge/Ring Lock System' bezel ring, original designed for deep sea diving

Appears in working condition (hands move), minimal wear and tear

ID - 448870 - A heavy Maranez Rawai automatic watch, with heavy brass bezel and case and thick glass front, with emerald green face and simple chapter ring, heavy duty leather strap, in box with alternate silicone strap and changing tool

In working condition (hands move, ticks), light wear and patination to brass underside and strap

ID - 448871 - A fantastic collection of thimbles, mostly English fine bone china, including Caverswall, Fenton, Coalport, Hammersley, a St George Royal Family complete set, a Tudor full lead English crystal one in original box, and a silver plated one marked '925 M'

ID - 448872 - A gorgeous, handmade WW1 mother's brooch with Rising Sun shaped shell and wire 'Mother' across front, circa 1915, in great condition for age

ID - 448873 - An assortment of faux pearl jewellery, including four necklaces and two pairs of earrings

ID - 448874 - A quaint, vintage metal model set of a garden, includes miniature flowers, gardeners, a cute dog, a bench, trees and more! Most marked 'Made in England', held inside a biscuit tin, all as found

ID - 448875 - A pair of Swarovski crystal earrings and two pairs of sterling silver earrings, one with marcasite and diamantes, the other one featuring red rhinestones, both marked '925' to setting

Largest: 2 cm

ID - 448876 - A Gofu Three Sheep 'Sanyang Kaitai (Mountain Sheep Bring New Beginnings)' pure gold bar, with certificate of issue, pamplets, display sleeve, and envelope, approx. 999% purity, 0.2g

Bar dimensions:

ID - 448877 - A sterling silver pendant, marked for Tiffany & Co. (American), with one side marked '925' in lozenge, T&CO, and 1837, the reverse marked (C) 2001 Tiffany & Co, total weight approx. 5.3g

As found; some cleaning needed, bale appears resoldered

ID - 448878 - A stylish Helson 'Shark Diver' automatic 1,000M watch, serial no.2100 NH35, with brass bezel and body, teal face, and leather band, plus replacement silicone band, pins, and band replacing tool, with warranty card, all in original Helson packaging

Appears in working condition (hands move), very good worn condition, band in preloved condition

ID - 448879 - A collection of natural or natural look jewellery, including an ivorine bead necklace, a pink coral bead necklace, a bone panel necklace, a cream glass bead necklace with shards of pink nacreous beads, and a bundle of dainty shell style earrings, each in a sterling silver stud setting, appears to be either repurposed ivory shards or a similar material

Ivorine:

ID - 448880 - A lovely collection of pearl necklaces, including dyed examples, in various colours such as cream, purple, pale blue and pale teal

Total 7pcs; longest:

ID - 448881 - A dainty 9ct Italian gold rope chain, marked 375/Italy to end of chain; total weight approx. 0.60g, and a pair of 10ct rose gold hollow loop earrings, each marked 'Isabel', 'MHJ10K', one dented slightly, earring weight approx. 0.45g

ID - 448882 - A nice collection of jewelly, including a heart-shaped jade pendant, a sterling silver ring featuring colourful rhinestones, marked '925' to inner band, a gold plated earring marked 'P325', and a faux pearl necklace

ID - 448883 - A vintage hair set with two hair brushes and a comb, marked 'Barnet' and 'Made in England', includes brushes have monogram 'H.W.H', set in box appearing hardly used, measuring:

ID - 448884 - A quality Tonino Lamborghini 7D-12 stainless steel watch, with quartz chronograph movement and brushed metallic yellow multidial face and date with luminescent hands, accompanied by a valuation certificate for $3,900.00 AUD c.2007

Appears in working condition, hands move, with instruction booklet and guarantee card, as new with original wrapping and leatherette case with card cover

ID - 448885 - A glittering array of vintage and vintage style jewellery, including bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings, and brooches

Some as found in used condition, light repair needed
Largest (headband):

ID - 448886 - A collection of quality branded watches, including Citizen, Seiko, Lorus, and Pulsar, including a handsome vintage Seiko SQ, model no. 6923-7000, serial no. 440384, with original band and black face with silver finish

All as found and untested; total 13pcs

ID - 448887 - A selection of silver-tone sparkling diamante jewellery, most are marked 'Avon', plus an Avon jewellery care cloth in box

ID - 448888 - A vintage sterling silver brooch marked 'Original by Simpson' as found, a Trifari bracelet and a pair of dress clips

ID - 448889 - A fantastic array of mixed watches, including fashion, branded, sparkling, vintage style

ID - 448890 - Artist Unknown, a depiction of a stone country house, oil on linen, inscribed 'Dougai', stretched and ready to hang

ID - 448891 - A rustic antique English pine chimney cupboard with lots of character
as found

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