SH117 - Fine Furniture, Paintings, Silver, Decorative and Asian Arts
auction
Shapiro Gallery, 162 Queen St, Woollahra, SydneyItalian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Mirror
the arched plate contained within an ornately carved and moulded frame with a scrolling foliate crest surmounted by leaves and flanked by trailing foliage
- Measurements:
- height 127 cm width 69 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,680 Incl BP
Regency Mahogany Card Table
with fold-over top above a turned support on a small circular base, raised on four down-swept legs with brass terminals
- Measurements:
- height 75.5 cm width 91.5 cm depth 45.5 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,320 Incl BP
Victorian Gilt Bronze Mounted Walnut and Marquetry Credenza
c. 1860the bow shaped top with outset corners above a frieze with three circular hand painted Sèvres panels and ormolu bands, flanked by two columns with ormolu capitals and terminals and two bowed glazed doors enclosing two shelves
- Measurements:
- height 98 cm length 155 cm width 35 cm
- EStimate $2,000 - $3,000
- sold $2,160 Incl BP
Victorian Burr Walnut and Marquetry Side Table
with a serving tray top inlaid with flowers, raised on four ebonised down-swept legs, with Antique Dealer Association label
- Measurements:
- height 77 cm width 82 cm depth 58 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $660 Incl BP
Victorian Walnut Loo Table
c. 1880the oval top inlaid with satinwood and ebony stringing and a moulded edge, raised on four turned supports continuing to square with three down-swept legs carved with acanthus
- Measurements:
- height 66 cm length 114 cm width 68 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $480 Incl BP
Four Regency Style Dining Chairs
each with down-swept arms, seat upholstered in beige fabric, raised on turned and tapering legs (4)
- Measurements:
- height 93 cm width 58 cm depth 53 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $720 Incl BP
Victorian Walnut and Marquetry Sewing Table
the octagonal top inlaid with flowers, raised on pedestal base with three down-swept legs, with fitted interior, together with a side table, the oval top painted with garlands and flowers (2)
- Measurements:
- height 74 cm width 43 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $900 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Dining Table
c. 1860the top with moulded edge, raised on baluster turned and fluted legs terminating in brass cup castors, with three extension leaves
- Measurements:
- height 70 cm length (extended) 280 cm width 131 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Six Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
c. 1820with carved top rails and green velvet seats (6)
- Measurements:
- height 85 cm
- EStimate $2,000 - $3,000
- sold $2,400 Incl BP
Silk Rug
Mid-20th Centurydecorated with flowers and foliage, in shades of green, beige, burgundy and navy blue
- Measurements:
- 306 x 199 cm
- EStimate $600 - $900
- sold $2,280 Incl BP
George III Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase
c. 1800the upper section with a moulded cornice above two astragal glazed doors, the lower section with a fall flap inlaid with satinwood and ebony, above two short and three long drawers with brass handles, raised on bracket feet, with 'British Antique Dealer Association' label
- Measurements:
- height 235 cm length 122 cm width 56 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
- sold $6,480 Incl BP
Victorian Giltwood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror
c. 1860the rectangular plate contained within a moulded frame with a breakfront architectural cresting centred by a cartouche containing the profile of a gentleman, flanked by acanthus moulded pilasters terminating in paterae
- Measurements:
- height 190 cm width 138 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
- sold $4,560 Incl BP
Pair of Louis XVI Style Chairs
each with molded frame with leaf-carved cresting, upholstered in pink floral fabric, raised on cabriole legs (2)
- Measurements:
- height 100 cm width 52 cm depth 49 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $360 Incl BP
Impressive Victorian Walnut Breakfast Table
c. 1850the circular top inlaid with a central floral and musical trophy surrounded by a band of scrolling foliage inlaid in various stained and natural fruitwoods, above a turned pedestal and raised on three acanthus carved cabriole legs terminating in castors, with registered kite mark underneath, dated from 9th August 1856
- Measurements:
- height 74 cm diameter 136 cm
- EStimate $8,000 - $12,000
- sold $9,000 Incl BP
Louis XV Fruitwood Serpentine Commode
c. 1900of bombé serpentine form with a moulded marble top above two drawers inlaid with sprays of flowers, the side similarly inlaid, raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze leaf cast mounts throughout
- Measurements:
- height 86 cm length 120 cm width 50 cm
- EStimate $4,000 - $6,000
William IV Mahogany Double Pedestal Sideboard
c. 1830the triangular shaped back with moulded scrolling ends, above an inverted breakfront top, a long central beaded drawer flanked by two arch panelled cupboard doors with dummy drawers to the top, raised on bracket feet
- Measurements:
- height 118 cm width 170 cm depth 58 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $2,000
- sold $1,440 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Card Table
c. 1880the fold-over top raised on two legs terminating in brass claw feet
- Measurements:
- height 70 cm width 91 cm depth 43 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $780 Incl BP
Victorian Six Light Cut Crystal Chandelier
the circular corona hung with two rows of lustres and strands of beads leading to six down-swept branches each with a circular sconce hung with lustres and a large facet cut bose, minor chips to drops
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
- sold $3,400 Incl BP
Escalier de Cristal, Panier Frères et Cie
Pair of French Transitional Style Caned Chairs, c. 1880-1923each with a branded stamp 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris' (2)
- Measurements:
- height 80 cm width 52 cm depth 43 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Italian Three Panel Folding Giltwood Screen
19th Centurywith inset glass panels
- Measurements:
- height 170 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $1,020 Incl BP
Pair of Napoleon III Kingwood Corner Cabinets
c. 1870with palisander floral marquetry and ormolu mounts, each with white marble top (2)
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
19th Century French Green Onyx Pedestal
the tapered column with applied ormolu decoration of flowers and garlands, raised on square base
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $480 Incl BP
Pair of Louis XV Style Bedside Tables
with ormolu mounts and marble tops (2)
- Measurements:
- height 73 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Empire Gilt Wood Overmantel Mirror
19th Centurycarved and moulded with scrolling foliage and leaves
- Measurements:
- height 165 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $1,920 Incl BP
Louis XV Style Gilded Brass Mounted Lady's Desk
Mid-20th Centuryembellished with flowers, the upper section with five drawers, with fold-over top above a long drawer
- Measurements:
- height 100 cm width 80 cm depth 48 cm
- EStimate $1,500 - $2,500
Four Italian Empire Armchairs
c. 1820each with parcel-gilt and white-painted frame, rectangular back above straight arms, the front legs carved with maiden heads, on lions-paw feet (4)
- Measurements:
- height 101 cm width 61 cm depth 52 cm
- EStimate $2,000 - $3,000
Venetian Painted Bureau Cabinet
19th Centurythe upper section with an arched top surmounted by carved finials, above a pair of doors, painted with flowers and butterflies, the bureau section enclosing an arrangement of pigeon-holes above three serpentine long drawers
- Measurements:
- approx. height 260 width 120 cm depth 65 cm
- EStimate $4,000 - $6,000
- sold $4,560 Incl BP
Silk Rug
Mid-20th Centurydecorated with flowers and foliage, in shades of beige, pink and green
- Measurements:
- 277 x 176 cm
- EStimate $600 - $900
- sold $2,640 Incl BP
Georgian Fruitwood Triple Pedestal Dining Table
the shaped rectangular top above three pedestals with down-curved reeded legs and one extension leaf
- Measurements:
- height 74 cm width 245 cm depth 129 cm
- EStimate $2,500 - $3,500
- sold $4,320 Incl BP
Assembled Set of Eight Dining Chairs
each with reticulated shield back, four Georgian chairs, together with four 20th century chairs (8)
- Measurements:
- height 92 cm width 48 cm depth 46 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $2,400 Incl BP
French Six Branch Chandelier
with crystal and coloured glass drops
- Measurements:
- approx. height 101 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $2,400 Incl BP
Regency Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
- Measurements:
- 143 x 92 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,560 Incl BP
Marble Top Cast Iron Garden Table
the rectangular rouge marble top resting on a black painted cast iron base
- Measurements:
- height 71 cm width 172 cm depth 69 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $900 Incl BP
Pair of Victorian Painted Cast Iron Garden Chairs
Possibly Coalbrookdaleeach with pierced decoration to the back and seat, the round back decorated with a central medallion depicting a peasant, raised on richly cast cabriole legs surmounted by classical male busts (2)
- Measurements:
- height 100 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,320 Incl BP
Pair of Victorian Painted Cast Iron Garden Chairs
Possibly Coalbrookdaleeach with pierced decoration to the back and seat, the architectural back decorated with a central medallion depicting a maiden, raised on cast cabriole legs (2)
- Measurements:
- height 99 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $960 Incl BP
Stinkwood Brass Banded Swazl Carved Wood Blanket Chest
Cape Dutch, c. 1860with brass strap hinges, ornate brass escutcheon, raised on large ball feet
- Measurements:
- height 79 cm length 135 cm depth 60 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $360 Incl BP
Pair of Victorian Five Light Candelabrum
brass and cast iron, with gilt highlights and frosted glass shades, converted into electric lamps (2)
- Measurements:
- height 158 cm
- EStimate $2,500 - $3,500
- sold $1,800 Incl BP
Wrought Iron Six Branch Chandelier
each branch designed as a daffodil, with five suspended birds
- Measurements:
- approx. height 70 cm
- EStimate $2,000 - $3,000
- sold $2,640 Incl BP
Two Painted Wrought Iron Chandeliers
c. 1960with applied leaves and flowers (2)
- Measurements:
- height 56 cm ; 47 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $480 Incl BP
Empire Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers
with white marble top, above three small drawers and two long drawers, with gilded brass hardware, raised on tapered fluted legs
- Measurements:
- height 90 cm width 128 cm depth 59 cm
- EStimate $1,500 - $2,500
Pair of Louis XV Style Bergères
Mid-20th Centurywith mustard velvet upholstery
- Measurements:
- height 112 cm width 67 cm depth 62 cm
- EStimate $1,200 - $1,800
- sold $1,920 Incl BP
Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Mirror
the arched frame carved and moulded with scrolling foliage and leaves, top (A/F)
- Measurements:
- height 170 cm width 82 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $660 Incl BP
Empire Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinet
Mid-20th Centurywith three doors, enclosing two glass shelves
- Measurements:
- height 189 cm width 119 cm depth 40 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $3,500
Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze Mounted Chest of Drawers
Mid-20th Centurywith rouge marble top, above three drawers embellished with sprays of flowers
- Measurements:
- height 92 cm width 81.5 cm depth 41 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $2,000
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Commode
Mid-20th Centurywith rose marble top, the bow-front with tree long drawers
- Measurements:
- height 84 cm width 124 cm depth 61 cm
- EStimate $2,500 - $4,500
Louis XVI Style Serpentine Front Console Table
with single front drawer, the ebonised top and front decorated with flowers, with ormolu mounts
- Measurements:
- height 78 cm width 115 cm depth 40 cm
- EStimate $700 - $900
- sold $960 Incl BP
Viennese Secession Two Door Cabinet, c. 1913
palisander wood and marquetry, enclosing pull-out shelves, with glass top, bearing transport label from Vienna in December 1913, with keys
- Measurements:
- height 114 cm width 131 cm depth 60.5 cm
- EStimate $1,500 - $2,500
Gustav Siegel
Art Nouveau Bentwood Side Chairwith red velvet seat
- Measurements:
- height 90 cm
- EStimate $200 - $300
- sold $72 Incl BP
Mahogany Pie Crust Tilt Top Table
raised on a carved tripod base, losses to veneer (A/F)
- Measurements:
- height 70 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers
c. 1670with eight drawers decorated with geometric design, resting on a chest with two drawers
- Measurements:
- height 120 cm width 102 cm depth 60 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,380 Incl BP
Carved Oak Caviar Bowl on Stand
18th/19th Centurymissing the bowl and one glass
- Measurements:
- height 70 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $720 Incl BP
Gilt Wood Mirror
of oval shape
- Measurements:
- height 109 cm length 104 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $960 Incl BP
Victorian Style Walnut Dickens Desk
the upper section with six drawers above a top with red leather writing insert over two pedestals flanked by drawers, raised on bun feet
- Measurements:
- height 102 cm width 116 cm depth 65.5 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $2,000
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Pole Fire Screen
the screen decorated with Venus and cherubs in garden
- Measurements:
- height 151 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
English Oak Gate Leg Table
19th Centurywith side drawer and brass hardware
- Measurements:
- height 72 cm width 139 cm depth 106
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $240 Incl BP
Regency Style Mahogany Canterbury Music Stand
inside drawer labelled 'Grand Rapids Michigan'
- Measurements:
- height 52 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $120 Incl BP
Edwardian Rosewood Lady’s Desk
inlaid with tulipwood and ebony, together with a desk chair (2)
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $960 Incl BP
Pair of Empire Style Brass Lamps
with cream shades (2)
- Measurements:
- height 93 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $480 Incl BP
Louis XVI Style Coffee Table
with marble top, ormolu mounts and porcelain panels, raised on four fluted legs
- Measurements:
- height 50 cm width 93 cm depth 52 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $540 Incl BP
English Pine Cricket Table
- Measurements:
- height 74 cm diameter 73 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $900 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Sewing Table
with replaced fabric on basket
- Measurements:
- height 72 cm width 61 cm depth 46 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $360 Incl BP
Louis XVI Style Console Table
with rectangular marble top and ormolu mounts, raised on four fluted legs, together with a Louis XVI Style Petite Console Table, with black marble top (A/F) (2)
- Measurements:
- height 78 cm width 92 cm depth 35 cm ; height 78 cm width 56 cm depth 31 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $420 Incl BP
Near Pair of Spanish Louis XV Style Display Cabinets
with painted doors and gilded metal mounts (2)
- Measurements:
- height 152 cm width 64 cm depth 30 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $540 Incl BP
Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Secretaire Bookcase
Mid-20th Centurythe double-domed cabinet with a pair of mirrored doors, the bureau section enclosing an arrangement of pigeon-holes above four long drawers, raised on bracket feet
- Measurements:
- height 207 cm width 92 cm depth 45 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $3,500
Bureau Cabinet
Mid-20th Centurywith Chinoiserie decoration, the bureau section enclosing an arrangement of pigeon-holes above three long drawers, with marble top
- Measurements:
- height 140 cm width 93 cm depth 38 cm
- EStimate $1,500 - $2,500
Chinese Hardwood Nest of Tables
carved with leaves (4)
- Measurements:
- height 62 cm
- EStimate $700 - $900
- sold $480 Incl BP
Japanese Elm and Cedar Tansu
two-section chest on chest with metal hardware, the upper section with a sliding door cabinet and six drawers, the lower section with five long drawers
- Measurements:
- height 160 cm width 89 cm depth 40 cm
- EStimate $1,500 - $2,500
Korean Cedar and Hardwood Tansu
two door compartment above three small drawers and four long drawers, with brass hardware
- Measurements:
- height 136 cm width 106 cm depth 46 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $1,140 Incl BP
Chinese Hardwood and Bone Inlaid Centre Table
20th Centurythe circular top profusely inlaid with pagodas, warriors, bats and mythical beasts, above a carved frieze inlaid with bone, raised on a carved pedestal base
- Measurements:
- height 75 cm diameter 92 cm
- EStimate $4,500 - $5,500
Chinese Rosewood Vitrine Cabinet
the two door vitrine finely carved with iris and floral decoration, resting on a similarly carved stand with two drawers
- Measurements:
- height 199 cm width 110 cm depth 46 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Chinese Ebonized Centre Table
the circular top above a carved and reticulated apron depicting dragons, raised on four legs carved with dragon's heads with ivory inlaid eyes
- Measurements:
- height 78 cm diameter 92 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
Chinese Hardwood Console Table
carved all over with geometric design and stylised dragons, each side decorated with a taotie mask, raised on four carved legs
- Measurements:
- height 87 cm width 126 cm depth 48 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Pair of Chinese Walnut Two-Door Cabinets
Late Qing Dynastyeach carved with geometric designs, interiors with two shelves and a secret compartment, replaced brass hardware, raised on four legs (2)
- Measurements:
- height 189 cm width 126 cm depth 55 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
Chinese Hardwood Nest of Tables
comprising four graduated tables, one table (A/F)
- Measurements:
- height 71 cm width 50 cm depth 36 cm
- EStimate $700 - $900
Black Lacquer Two Door Cabinet
20th Centurydecorated with landscape, one door (A/F)
- Measurements:
- height 73 cm width 63 cm depth 58 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $336 Incl BP
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Dressing Table Mirror
Mid-20th Centurywith single drawer
- Measurements:
- height 69 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
Pair of Chinese Two Door Black Lacquer Cabinets
with applied floral decoration (2)
- Measurements:
- height 91 cm 61 cm 36 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,560 Incl BP
Queensland Maple Waste Paper Box
c. 1926of tapering form with panelled side, on four bun feet
- Measurements:
- height 38 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $660 Incl BP
George III Mahogany Knife Box
converted to a stationary box
- Measurements:
- height 35 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $168 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Tea Caddy
of sarcophagus shape, inlaid with brass
- Measurements:
- height 21 cm length 31.5 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $480 Incl BP
Victorian Tea Caddy
of sarcophagus form, embellished with mother-of-pearl, with key
- Measurements:
- height 15 cm length 29 cm
- EStimate $100 - $200
- sold $216 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Walking Stick
carved with geometric and floral design, with brass mount
- Measurements:
- height 87.5 cm
- EStimate $100 - $200
- sold $300 Incl BP
Victorian Mahogany Banjo Barometer
P. Salvade, Liverpoolinlaid with ebony and rosewood, with silvered dial, weather gauge, mercury thermometer and convex mirror, face (A/F)
- Measurements:
- height 98 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
Winterhalder and Hofmeier
German Carved Oak Mantel Clockthe silvered dial with Roman numerals, with subsidiary chime-silent and regulator dials
- Measurements:
- height 49 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $840 Incl BP
Mappin & Webb
Art Nouveau Mantel Clockmahogany case inlaid with mother-of-pearl and paua shell, the enamel dial signed 'Mappin & Webb Ltd.', with key
- Measurements:
- height 27 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $384 Incl BP
French Brass Carriage Clock
of rectangular handled form, the enamelled dial with Roman numeral hours and Arabic numeral minutes, signed 'L'Epee Fondee En 1839, Sainte-Suzanne, France', raised on bracket feet
- Measurements:
- height 14.5 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $336 Incl BP
Japy Frères
19th Century French Mantel Clockbell striking movement, surmounted by a porcelain urn with an acorn finial, hand painted porcelain dial with enamel Roman numerals chapter, with Sèvres style porcelain panel hand painted with ladies in a garden, together with garniture, key available (2)
- Measurements:
- height 34 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $600 Incl BP
Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
First Quarter 19th Centurywith a young boy holding a flaming torch in a chariot pulled by two butterflies, the wheel forms the enamelled dial, with Roman numerals, on a rectangular base adorned with foliage an musical instruments
- Measurements:
- height 34 cm
- EStimate $2,500 - $3,500
- sold $2,800 Incl BP
Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (Belgian, 1880-1950)
Hindu Dancer, c. 1930gilded bronze sculpture of a dancer wearing a bustier and a skirt, one leg raised mid step, resting on bronze and rouge marble plinth base, signed 'Cl.J.R. Colinet' and numbered 'D 170'
- Measurements:
- height 38 cm
- EStimate $5,000 - $7,000
- sold $3,600 Incl BP
Fernand Ouillon-Carrère (French)
Sword Dancer, c. 1919patinated bronze sculpture of a nude, her hair dressed in two braided cinnamon buns, resting on a circular bronze socle with four swords and stepped green onyx base, signed 'F. Ouillon Carrère 1919'
- Measurements:
- height 55 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
- sold $1,800 Incl BP
Edouard Fraisse (1880-1956)
Bronze Figure of a Footballer, c. 1930signed 'E Fraisse' on rectangular marble base
- Measurements:
- height 28 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $456 Incl BP
Bronze Figure of Female Nude
holding a flower in each hand
- Measurements:
- height 63 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $216 Incl BP
Irénée Rochard (French, 1906-1984)
Bronze Sculpture of a Bear Cub, c. 1925green-brown patina, signed 'I. Rochard E.A.'
- Measurements:
- height 50 cm width 50 cm depth 35 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Ground Porcelain Covered Vases
19th Centuryeach decorated with bucolic garden scenes, signed 'A. Maglin', the underside of each cover with pseudo Sevres marks, on modern wooden pedestal bases (A/F) (2)
- Measurements:
- height 105 cm ; 68 cm (base)
- EStimate $15,000 - $25,000
- sold $24,000 Incl BP
French Terracotta Figure of Cherubs
Late 19th Centuryin the manner of Carrier-Belleuse
- Measurements:
- height 47 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
Art Nouveau Ceramic Lidded Box
c. 1900decorated with nudes and floral motifs, signed 'H. Steiner'
- Measurements:
- height 9 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilded Brass Candelabra
each modelled as a cherub holding a demi wreath and standing on a globe (2)
- Measurements:
- height 81 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $1,680 Incl BP
Pair of Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Style Covered Vases
each of tapered cylindrical form, the cover with acorn finial, cobalt blue ground with central panel depicting two lovers, signed 'B. Lebrun', flanked by ormolu mask handles, raised on a gilt metal base, covers with pseudo Sèvres marks (A/F)
- Measurements:
- height 48 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $900 Incl BP
Rare Edwardian Opal Picture
c. 1915depicting a vase of flowers, the natural solid white and crystal type opals from Coober Pedy are raised and applied to a black velvet panel, created by Mrs. Lillian Maude Crook of Adelaide, South Australia, specifically for a Jeweller named Tucker
- Measurements:
- approx. total weight 300ct
- EStimate $15,000 - $25,000