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- Jewellery

The Spring Auction Series

Lot gallery

301 — An early 19th century casuarina and line inlaid tea caddy

302 — An early 19th century casuarina and line inlaid tea caddy

303 — A Napoleonic sarcophagus seal stand

304 — A late 19th century mahogany and rosewood case accordion

305 — A pair of Victorian field glasses, Troughton & Simms

306 — A rare pair of Italian hunting poodles in painted compressed paper

307 — A German porcelain white parrot or cockatoo

308 — A cased travelling glass

309 — A pair of 18th century brass candle sticks

310Y — A Victorian silver mounted snuff box

311 — An Adams Old English hunting tankard and breakfast cup

312Y — An oval box in pique and ivory, William & Mary

313Y — A Victorian silver mounted tortoiseshell tortoise hatchling silver mounted box

314Y — A 19th century whale tooth scrimshaw

315Y — A collection of scrimshaw

316 — Two carved marble figures of rhinoceros', 20th century

317 — A 19th Century French ivory and tortoiseshell carriage clock

318 — A pair of Regency bronze and ormolu candelabra

319 — A First Empire ormolu and marble mantel clock

320 — A First Empire period marble and ormolu mantel clock

321Y — A skull and jaw of a male fish-eating crocodile

322Y — A complete skull and jaws of a larger tiger, mounted on a wooden plaque

323 — A trophy head of an adult American Bison

324Y — A full skull and jaws of an adult hippopotamus

325Y — Five taxidermy items

326Y — An Emu

327Y — A young Wedge-tailed eagle

328 — An adult male ring necked Pheasant

329 — A bare faced Heron, Pomma, New Zealand. B.Paynter, taxidermist, Petone 1912

330Y — A sandy furred European otter posed on a rocky bank in a glass case

331 — A fine pair of Louis XVI ormulu, bronze and marble eight light candelabra

332 — A large and impressive 19th century French patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock

334 — A bronze bust of an Indian warrior on marble base, signed J. RITTER 78

335 — A 20th century bronze model of a standing Bulldog

336 — A small Topoke currency blade and a fine Ngbandi spear D.R. Congo 147cm and 145cm long respectively (58" and 57" long) 2

337Y — A 19th century French carved ivory parasol handle

338Y — A 19th century black forest carved cane handle

339 — A pair of 19th century French porcelain vases in the Chinese manner, mounted as lamp fittings

340 — A resin bust of a young girl on a marble base

341 — Edward Henry Windred(British, 1875-1953)A group of three studies of Racing Pigeons

342Y — A young male great bustard

343Y — An adult bald eagle

344 — Two displays of common loons (2)

345Y — An adult greater spotted eagle

346Y — A fine pair of adult swallow-tailed kites by James Gardner of London

347Y — An adult male white Owl

348 — A displaying male golden pheasant

349 — Edward Lear(British, 1812-1888)A Marsupial mouse

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301 —
An early 19th century casuarina and line inlaid tea caddy

302 —
An early 19th century casuarina and line inlaid tea caddy

303 —
A Napoleonic sarcophagus seal stand

304 —
A late 19th century mahogany and rosewood case accordion

305 —
A pair of Victorian field glasses, Troughton & Simms

306 —
A rare pair of Italian hunting poodles in painted compressed paper

307 —
A German porcelain white parrot or cockatoo

308 —
A cased travelling glass

309 —
A pair of 18th century brass candle sticks

310^Y —
A Victorian silver mounted snuff box

311 —
An Adams Old English hunting tankard and breakfast cup

312^Y —
An oval box in pique and ivory, William & Mary

313^Y —
A Victorian silver mounted tortoiseshell tortoise hatchling silver mounted box

314^Y —
A 19th century whale tooth scrimshaw

315^Y —
A collection of scrimshaw

316 —
Two carved marble figures of rhinoceros', 20th century

317 —
A 19th Century French ivory and tortoiseshell carriage clock

318 —
A pair of Regency bronze and ormolu candelabra

319 —
A First Empire ormolu and marble mantel clock

320 —
A First Empire period marble and ormolu mantel clock

321^Y —
A skull and jaw of a male fish-eating crocodile

322^Y —
A complete skull and jaws of a larger tiger, mounted on a wooden plaque

323 —
A trophy head of an adult American Bison

324^Y —
A full skull and jaws of an adult hippopotamus

325^Y —
Five taxidermy items

326^Y —
An Emu

327^Y —
A young Wedge-tailed eagle

328 —
An adult male ring necked Pheasant

329 —
A bare faced Heron, Pomma, New Zealand. B.Paynter, taxidermist, Petone 1912

330^Y —
A sandy furred European otter posed on a rocky bank in a glass case

331 —
A fine pair of Louis XVI ormulu, bronze and marble eight light candelabra

332 —
A large and impressive 19th century French patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock

334 —
A bronze bust of an Indian warrior on marble base, signed J. RITTER 78

335 —
A 20th century bronze model of a standing Bulldog

336 —
A small Topoke currency blade and a fine Ngbandi spear
D.R. Congo 147cm and 145cm long respectively (58" and 57" long) 2

337^Y —
A 19th century French carved ivory parasol handle

338^Y —
A 19th century black forest carved cane handle

339 —
A pair of 19th century French porcelain vases in the Chinese manner, mounted as lamp fittings

340 —
A resin bust of a young girl on a marble base

341 —
Edward Henry Windred
(British, 1875-1953)
A group of three studies of Racing Pigeons

342^Y —
A young male great bustard

343^Y —
An adult bald eagle

344 —
Two displays of common loons

(2)

345^Y —
An adult greater spotted eagle

346^Y —
A fine pair of adult swallow-tailed kites
by James Gardner of London

347^Y —
An adult male white Owl

348 —
A displaying male golden pheasant

349 —
Edward Lear
(British, 1812-1888)
A Marsupial mouse