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Antique, Vintage & Collectables (Inspections: Section 1 & 2)

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ID - 463043 - An Alvino Bagni Mid Century pottery bulbous vase with orange and green glaze, impressed to base 'ITALY'
As found, some chips

ID - 463044 - An antique Arts & Crafts armchair with elaborated seat back, solid timber frame, and green corduroy upholstery, something for Arwen's court, methinks

W: 59cm, Dep: 56cm, H: 141cm

ID - 463045 - An antique Arts & Crafts high-backed timber chair, quality complex construction including hexagonal seat and corduroy upholstery.

As Found - missing right leg brace (as shown In photo). W: 52cm, Dep: 52cm, H: 115cm

ID - 463046 - A very fine vegetable dye Afghan Chobi rug, Length (CM): 298, Width (CM): 247, Stock No: 2315

ID - 463047 - Pierre-August Renoir (1841-1919, French) 'A Little Boy Writing', vintage framed reproduction print after an original painting

As Found: signs of discolouration

ID - 463048 - A beautiful Persian silk wall hanging rug, in cream tones with timber wall mounting bar to back and stitched-in loops

Approx. :

ID - 463049 - Wilhelm Hempfing (1886-1948, German), coastal landscape with view of a sailboat, vintage reproduction print after an original painting

Dimensiosn of frame

ID - 463050 - A large cast iron urn in a dark brown, with relief floral designs

ID - 463051 - A retro stereogram with built in turntable, radio and two storage spaces

As found, untested, wear and tear, crack on radio

ID - 463052 - A Zapotec Indian hand-knotted small rug in burgundy, beige and brown tones, possibly wool, original label to one corner

Dimensions: 73 x 55 cm

ID - 463053 - A beautiful Persian silk wall hanging runner carpet, with pink ground and pictorial pattern of deer, birds, and cats and stitched in loops for wall mounting

Approx.:

ID - 463054 - Artist Unknown, a depiction of three rabbits, lithograph, SLR 'D Gilpin'

As Found: discolouration to paper

Dimensions of frame

ID - 463055 - A cast metal bell with rich green patina, with figures and text 'Qui me tangit vocem meam audit (who touches me, hears my voice, in Latin)', sounds lovely and clear

ID - 463056 - A hand-crafted glazed pottery jug or vase with textured design, signed to base (indistinct)

ID - 463057 - An Anthony Conway (Australia) pottery vase with crystalline glaze, signed to base

ID - 463058 - A large and beautiful Martini (Mark Galton & Tina Cooper, Australia) iridescent fan edged studio glass vase with glossy applied details and splayed foot all in shades of blue and purple, signed and numbered to base

ID - 463059 - A beautiful Art Deco Sowerby (England) c.1930s 'Hermes Winged Messenger' bowl, pattern no. 2566, with four stepped feet and internal ridges for holding a frog aloft

Some minor factory flaws, chips and fleabites to feet, otherwise good

ID - 463060 - A fine ceramic gnome figure on wooden stand, signed Giuseppe Armani (1935-2006, Italian), with Capodimonte stamp to base and 'Made in Italy' label to stand

In excellent condition, no certificate of authenticity

ID - 463061 - A vintage hand-made and hand-painted milk glass jug with delicate floral decoration

ID - 463062 - A mid-century Romulus Verzolini (Italian) Questa Majolica pottery plate

ID - 463063 - A striking vintage Joel Mills & Peter Jansons (Prince Edward Island) 'The Dunes' ikebana vase with kenzan, with green glaze and incised signature to base, c. 1980s

Base marked 'The Dunes/PEI'

ID - 463064 - A vintage brass rose bowl with frog, and lugs featuring grinning beasts

ID - 463065 - An antique timber Davenport writing desk, featuring walnut burl veneer, leather op, lockable drawers, and key
Dep: 56cm L: 56cm H: 94cm

ID - 463066 - A vegetable dye Afghan Chobi rug, Length (CM): 187, Width (CM): 128, Stock No: 1941

ID - 463067 - A large vintage tapestry depicting an idyllic country scene, in a timber frame with ornate pierced design

As Found: small hairline crack to frame

Dimensions of frame

ID - 463068 - A beautiful Indian timber-framed mirror with wide rustic frame

ID - 463069 - Theodore (Theo) Brooke Hansen (1870-1945, Australian), a depiction of gum blossoms in a vase, vintage lithographic reproduction print after an original painting, in a frame of a similar period

As Found: signs of discolouration

Dimensions of frame

ID - 463070 - A fine Art Deco timber chest of drawers with dressing mirror and reeded front

ID - 463071 - A rare antique first edition of 'Woodworking Machinery' hardcover book by M. Powis Bale, Crosby Lockwood & Co., London, 1880, accompanied by a vintage copy of the Weekly Times Farmers' Handbook, fifth edition

In very good antique condition, with original fold out plates

ID - 463072 - A fine Flli Calzuola Deruta Majoliche vase, hand painted


As Found: cracks to base from firing

ID - 463073 - A heavy vintage solid timber pedestal / plant stand L: 30cm W: 30cm H: 92cm

ID - 463074 - An antique style brass laid timber coal box, with hammered brass exterior featuring country scenes

Minor wear

ID - 463075 - A cast iron figure of an Australian solider

ID - 463076 - Two industrial enamel metal light shades, one black, one green

ID - 463077 - A vintage wooden chest full of oil paints and media, two drawers and hinged top, as found

Dimensions of chest

ID - 463078 - A cast iron plaque marked 'Australian Commonwealth Military Forces'

ID - 463079 - A vintage metal trunk painted army green, great patina

ID - 463080 - A striking retro table lamp with chrome-look finish

ID - 463081 - Wykeham Perry (1936-2021, Australian) Untitled (holiday at the coast), oil on stretched canvas, SLR 'Wykeham Perry', unframed

As Found: small tear to lower left near edge of frame

ID - 463082 - Two vintage suitcases with travel labels, metal locks made in England

Both as found

Largest:

ID - 463083 - A handsome near antique Kodak No. 2 folding automatic 'Brownie' camera, with bright and clear 'Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter' frame surrounding lens

As found, appears in good external condition; slide for camera bellows stiff, cannot be folded, dimensions when unfolded:

ID - 463084 - A tall art glass vase with a striking rose gold sparkle design

ID - 463085 - A vintage pair of Vesper (Japan) binoculars 7 x 50

As Found

ID - 463086 - An art glass paperweight featuring a suspended jellyfish

ID - 463087 - Two 'Brownie' cameras, including a boxed Kodak Brownie Model C six-20 camera in original box with manual, and a Kodak No. 2A Model B camera

Both in good used vintage condition with wear, largest:

ID - 463088 - A multicoloured art glass vase

ID - 463089 - A vintage set of Picasso Dominoes made in Spain

As Found, used condition

ID - 463090 - A large art glass vase with a green, pink and white design

ID - 463091 - An art glass colourful parrot on a blue and green base

ID - 463092 - An amazing vintage Bohemia glass chess set with an interesting array of characters, in case
as found, chess board broken, some pieces exhibit chips

ID - 463093 - A charming vintage Kodak Brownie 'Starflash Outfit' camera kit in original box, compatible with Kodak VP127 verichrome black and white film, C127 colour film, and E127 Ektachrome colour slide film, in excellent near new condition with accessories and booklet, appears incomplete

Box dimensions:

ID - 463094 - A large vintage faux crocodile leather handbag
as found, age-related wear

ID - 463095 - A collection of camera equipment and items including, two tripods, two cameras one from Kodak and the other Agta made in Germany, a vintage kodak temperature measurer and a set of four 'Walton home movies' 8mm, two sealed

Tallest measured
As found, all untested

ID - 463096 - A vintage Mikado No. 11540 film camera (with film still in!), and leather case, plus two vintage camera accessories in box: a Velbon BR-5 deluxe bracket with tilter for a bounce flashlight, and a vintage Red Spot cap lamp model no. 399

All untested; appear in good to very good condition, largest box (tilter):

ID - 463097 - A pair of Versace-style cushions in a paper bag marked 'Versace'

ID - 463098 - A large black loping panther with crazed glass surface finish

ID - 463099 - A spiral bound pop culture edition of 'Elvis - Elvis Aron Presley 1935- 1977' featuring 1000 Elvis facts and a bit of heresay, plus 'People Presents: The Intimate Elvis' Commemorative Birthday Edition, 1981

ID - 463100 - A three-folio set of 'Times Past: Everyday antiques in the home'

ID - 463101 - Two copies of novels by Ion L. Idriess, including 'In Crocodile Land' c.1946, and a c.1953 edition of 'Lightning Ridge The Land Of Opals'
Both as found

ID - 463102 - A collection of vintage books, magazines and booklets, including 'The Modern Marvels Encyclopedia', a copy of 'Wheels' magazine issued in Dec 1957, the 'McPherson's Guide for the Handyman', two 'Songs for Australian Children' booklets, and more

All as found

ID - 463103 - A collection of newspapers with headlines depicting the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the attack on the Twin Towers
as found

ID - 463104 - A large Mary Gregory yellow pitcher with a dark blue handle
as found, significant cracks and repair

ID - 463105 - A Royal Doulton Images 'Sisters' HN3018
As found, small glaze imperfection to lower back

ID - 463106 - An antique Chinese blue & white export porcelain small serving tureen, with figural beast head lugs to either end, hand painted with profuse decoration of landscapes, scuffs, small chips and rough edges to platter and tureen lid, under platter with unglazed foot and kiln grit, tureen (with lid, no platter) 18cm (L) x 11cm (H)

ID - 463107 - A vintage W. Goebel (Germany) 'Out of Danger' porcelain table lamp, c.1960s, featuring Hummel figurines, marked to base

As found, requires rewiring

ID - 463108 - An antique Wedgwood (England) Majolica Sunflower plate, marked for 1871 to base

Various manufacturing faults, including stilt marks, consistent with age
One chip to rim

ID - 463109 - A vintage uranium glass citrus juicer

Very good condition, small chips to inner juice holes but not easily noticeable

ID - 463110 - A cylindrical art glass vase hand-crafted by artist Glenn Howlett (contemporary, Australian, active in Willunga, South Australia), with sticker to base

ID - 463111 - A Lladro (Spain) porcelain figure of a young boy playing the cello, marked to base

ID - 463112 - An unusual large Chinese blue & white export porcelain hexagonal charger, beautifully and carefully decorated with blossoming flowers, rock, fence, bamboo, and birds, with repeating border; large crack running through the body of the plate, small chip with loss on surface, glazed base with three kiln spur marks, possibly in imitation of Japanese style, attr. 18th century, 36.5cm (dia.)

Please note, due to the nature of the damage on this piece we recommend it not be posted, and that a conservator is employed to stabilise the piece

ID - 463113 - Six antique Chinese blue & white export porcelain hexagonal plates, attr. Qing Dynasty, each with a matched motif of a landscape with figures and a border of flowers and ribboned lozenges, one with crack and loss to edge, and an additional smaller crack, smaller likely a kiln flaw, each approx. 23cm (dia.)

ID - 463114 - An antique Chinese blue & white export porcelain large serving platter, attr. 18th century, with a hand painted scene of peonies and bamboo with floral edging, with a large staple repaired break through centre and chips to lower edge, unglazed base, 42.5cm (W) x 35cm (L)

ID - 463115 - A Kutschenreuther Fell, Bavaria Germany tea set, including a teapot, six trios and a large cake set, each marked 10

Teapot measured
As found, minor signs of use

ID - 463116 - Two vintage Australian mottled glaze pottery wall vases in green and brown tones, the triangular one attributed Diana Pottery, marked to back

One chipped to back

Tallest:

ID - 463117 - A vintage green uranium glass circular plate or small platter

Diameter: 26.5 cm

ID - 463118 - Two vintage Diana Pottery (Australia) bowls, one in mottled green glaze, the other one in blue with handle and textured pattern

Largest:

ID - 463119 - Five pieces of Royal Doulton (England) 'Bunnykins' ware, including a boxed mug

As Found: a few minor scratches to bowl

ID - 463120 - A vintage table lamp with ceramic base in bronze-metallic effect glaze, and fabric shade

As found, appears in working condition - Plugged in, lighted up, no further testing

Total height:

ID - 463121 - A colourful collection of eight Sommerton-Green porcelain teacups with floral accents

ID - 463122 - A Wedgwood (England) Etruria Bateau vase
As Found, light surface wear and small chip to base

ID - 463123 - A pair of Orrefors (Sweden) crystal wine glasses, both with original grey label, c.1970s, no cracks, chips or repairs

ID - 463124 - A vintage Clarice Cliff (Newport Pottery, England) 'Water Lily' no.999 ceramic salad bowl, with blue-cream ground and green and brown leaves with dainty pink flowers, excellent vintage condition, marked to base

ID - 463125 - A stunning Theresienthal (Bavaria) comporte, sandblast crown mark to base, original label in place, no chips, cracks or repairs

ID - 463126 - Three Deco era Poole (England) jugs, including two PB 'Bluebird' pattern designed by Norah Preston (c1930-40s), and one AP pattern designed by Truda (Adams) Carter (c1930s), rectangular Poole cartouche to bases, along with inscribed pattern numbers, no chips, cracks or repairs

Dimensions of largest

ID - 463127 - Two vintage cut glass decanters with stoppers, plus a spare stopper

Tallest:

ID - 463128 - A rare vintage Seiko 'Robot Face' H239-5020 digital watch, c.1981, for restoration and repair; band appears original, lug pin lost to one end, movement, speaker, and mechanisms untested

Dial:

ID - 463129 - A mechanical automatic watch, marked 'Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust', in handsome silver and rose gold tones with date window and crystal with small etched 'crown' detail, movement unmarked, caseback marked 750/18K, watch band marked 'Rolex/Geneva/Swiss Made/Steelinox/RolexSA/CL5/72200

Winds correctly, keeps time consistently (tested over several days), automatic/winding both in working condition, with holographic 'Rolex' sticker to caseback, screw-down crown in good condition, band as found with lost pin

Authenticity unconfirmed, metal content untested

ID - 463130 - A Montville Pottery (Australia) domed-shaped vase marked 'Noosa'

ID - 463131 - Three vintage Parker pens, including two ballpoint pens, one in case, one in presentation box, and one in beautiful blue-green metallic sheen, in original unopened blister packaging

Longest:

ID - 463132 - A pair of sterling silver 'Verite' huggie earrings with a channel set row of six white round cubic zirconias, RRP $79.95, total weight approx. 2.32g, approx. 2.5cm (dia.)

ID - 463133 - Two Bohemia Crystal (Czechoslovakia) glass paper weights with controlled bubble effect and blue inclusions

ID - 463134 - An unusual New Zealand studio pottery green and brown glazed bowl or ashtray, decorated with a hei tiki in Crown Lynn 'Wharetana' ware style, with an impressed 'Thunderbird' mark to base, and a Native American style stencilled vase with striking designs on a white ground, signed 'Lyn Dini' to base

Ashtray:

ID - 463135 - A pair of vintage Christofle (Paris) silver plated grape scissors, designed by Lino Sabattini (1925-2016, Italian), in original box

ID - 463136 - Four vintage mechanical watches including three gold tone pieces, including: one engraved with 'To Mother/From Edna/1935' and '1886-1936' to band, movement and face unmarked, case interior marked for Handley (Australia) rolled gold, an Oris watch with gold plated case, a Chronex watch with a gold filled case, and a Ritex silver tone watch

All for servicing

ID - 463137 - A pair of Persian style enamel and sheet metal quad footed stands, with hammered designs and peacock motifs

Largest:

ID - 463138 - A collection of mixed Unicorn watches, including a rolled gold ladies watch, a charming watch with guilloche face, a quality Unicorn automatic 'Amphibian' with Citizen band and Hermetica stainless steel case, and multiple watches without bands

All as found, untested, largest:

ID - 463139 - A fine pair of sterling silver and opal cuff links in a Brutalist design

ID - 463140 - A vintage Phillip Ashberry & Sons (England) silver plate casket, with etched swags of flowers and ball feet, and an EPBM caster with screw top

Both with tarnishing and wear to surface, no lining to casket interior
Casket:

ID - 463141 - A Thomas Sabo (Germany) 'Charm Club' black obsidian beaded bracelet featuring an 'A' charm, in original box with dust pouch, accompanied by a 1942 Australian half-penny set in a sterling silver pendant necklace, marked 925 to bale and to clasp

Chain:

ID - 463142 - A glittering collection of genuine vintage and vintage-style diamant�� costume jewellery

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