day 1    |   day 2    |   day 3    |   day 4    |   day 5

lot

                                                                                                                                           

 

fifth day of auction

saturday 25th october 2003 at 2.30 pm

 

 801  .*   english silver ink well, 1949

 802  .*   english silver ink well, 1949

 803  .*   silver round powder box

 804  .*   silver comport with pierced border patterning, birmingham 1938

 805  .*   georgian silver porringer

 806  .*   geo. iii silver pap bowl with engraved crest, 1799

 807  .*    edwardian  silver cream jug and sugar bowl 1908

 808  .*   art deco silver large evening purse

 809  .*   silver 800 mesh coin purse c. 1920

 810  .*   silver mesh tiny coin purse

 811  .*   ramon perellon y roccaful (1697- 1720) maltese silver snuff box, foliage engraving, hinged lid

 812  .*   2 silver toast racks with ball feet, sheffield 1924, birmingham 1903

 813  .*   english silver pair candle sticks, birmingham 1951

 814  .*   english silver pair desk candlesticks, square base, 1942

 815  .*   edward vii silver baluster sugar caster

 816  .*   english silver mounted crystal caster, pineapple cut, 1911

 817  .*   victorian silver flower vase embossed with flowers and scrolls, reeded band, 1898

 818  .*   italian silver embossed chamber candlestick, vine leaf shaped

 819  .*   6 sheffield sterling silver coffee spoons

 820  .*   silver 3-piece condiment set, blue glass liners, boxed

 821  .*   v. d'esposito pair water-colours 'fishing boats' signed, 11 x 23cm, in gilt frames

 822  .*   d’ esposito water-colour 'fishing boat' signed, 7.5 x 26cm, in gilt frame

 823  .*   godfrey critien pair water-colours 'the grand harbour' signmed, framed

 824  .*   giusepe ovidio inglott gauche, 'the dawn of day over st paul's islands' signed, 1928, 31 x 24cm, framed

 825  .*   carmelo bonello (1901 - 1977) water-colour 'st paul's islands' 25 x 12cm, in gilt frame

 826  .*   carmelo bonello (1901 - 1977) water-colour 'marsamxetto harbour at sunset' 24 x 15cm, signed in monogram, framed

 827  .*   giovanni bonello (1858 - 1920) pair water-colours 'marsamxetto harbour' and 'valletta from grand harbour' signed in monogram, 17 x 7cm, in gilt frames

 828  .*   mid 19th c. mahogany cylindrical cupboard, reeded sliding door, white marble top

 829  .*   19th c. maltese mahogany & chestnut corner cabinet, inlaid with stringing & central medallion of acorns, grey marble top

 830  .*   19th c. mahogany harp-back inlaid stool/seat, embroidered seat

 831  .*   18th c. maltese pair walnut 'louis xv' armchairs, carved motifs to back & apron, tapestry upholstery

 832  .*   2 18th c. maltese louis xvi walnut armchairs with upholstery

 833  .*   19th c. regency mahogany side table with hinged top, on turned columns and platform base with splay legs

 834  .*   victorian walnut & satin wood banded fold-over card table, on carved & turned columns, splay legs, c.1860

 835  .*   limoges china jewel box with hinged lid on brass edges, decorated with gilt wreats & banding, blue & red stripes

 836  .*   fine china figure group 'the music lesson' marked

 837  .*   19th c. meissen pair china figures playin flute and banjo c. 1840

 838  .*   italian large ceramic figure, 'lady sitting', signed, c.1920

 839  .*   italian large ceramic figure, 'nude with dove', signed, c.1920

 840  .*   v pochini 19th c. white marble bust, 'purete' on pedestal

 841  .*   brass carrige clock roman enamelled numerals

 842  .*   edwardian  pair silver candlesticks with embossed scrolled circular base, 1907

 843  .*   edwardian  silver part fluted sugar bowl with reeded handles, 1909

 844  .*   geo. iv silver teapot, engraved & reeded bands, ball feet, london 1807

 845  .*   silver 800 3 piece coffee set with engine turned patterning, volute feet, c. 1920

 846  .*   victorian silver hot water jug with flushed hinged lid, gadroon edge, embossed spiral flutes, 1895

 847  .*   edwardian  silver tea pot, part luted body and lid, 1906

 848  .*   italian silver 800 teapot with bud finial, chased and engraved vertical bands of various flowers, c. 1920

 849  .*   italian silver 800 large cream jug with chased & embossed floral panels, honeysuckle & claw feet, c 1920

 850  .*   19th c. mahogany and satin walnut banded credenza with lateral showcases, brass mounts and stringing

 851  .*   19th c. italian walnut upright escritoire, inlaid brass, fitted interior, on round tapered feet, c.1850

 852  .*   19th c. maltese gilted 3-seater sofa, rococo foliage & scrolls

 853  .*   edwardian  mahogany bureau bookcase, over 2 drawers, cabriole legs

 854  .*   19th c. ebonised mahogany credenza with lateral display cabinets, central panel door, set with panels of pietra dura in floral patterns, brass mounts and inlay, c. 1870

 855  .*   19th c. maltese mahogany sofa with carved scrolled arms and back, turned legs and a matched pair of armchairs, c.1860

 856  .*   19th c. maltese stained chestnut hall coffer on bun feet

 857  .*   19th c. french gilted mirror of small proportions with ornate finial

 858  .*   19th c. maltese carved wood gilted lustre mirrors, foliage & scroll motifs

 859  .*   italian pair carved wood gilted lustre mirrors with rocaille and foliage, c. 1900

 860  .*   robert caruana dingli (1882 - 1940) water-colour 'fishermen mending nets' signed, 26 x 18cm, framed

 861  .*   luigi maria galea (1847 - 1917) oil painting on board 'st paul's islands' signed, 55 x 22cm, framed

 862  .*   edward caruana dingli (1876 - 1950) water-colour 'in the shadow of the bastion - valletta' signed, 27 x 37cm, framed

 863  .*   paolo andrea deangelis pair gouache paintings 'the three cities from upper barracca' and 'sliema marina, manoel island and valletta' signed, 1855, framed

 864  .*   nicola f. crescimanno pair oil painting 'marina con pescatori' signed crino, 1874, 29 x 16.5cm, in gilt frames

 865  .*   nicolo cammillieri (1807 - 1855) water-colour 'barque entering grand harbour' signed, 45 x 31cm framed

 866  .*   charles fredrick de brocktorff (1775-1850) water-colour 'view of the churus in the cathedral church of st john, valletta' signed, 32 x 42cm, 1824, framed

 867  .*   2 18th c. malta guache paintings on printed paper 'valletta da marsamxetto' & ' valletta da bichi' engraved by giacomo moro, giuseppe bardi after original paintings by alberto pullicino, framed (see n depiro, int. dictionary of artists, page16)

 868  .*   van den daele ..,  oil painting 'portrait of a mother and her two children' 1859, 92 x 72cm, in ornate gilted original frame

 869  .*   f helly pair oil paintings 'mountain lakes' signed, 82 x 50cm, in gilt frames

 870  .*   late 18 c. maltese olivewood & mahogany chest of 4 drawers with inlaid medallions & stringing, caprine legs

 871  .*   19th c. maltese olivewood and mahogany serpentine chest - bureau with 2 lower drawers, fitted interior, inlaid stringing and oval medallions, on hoof feet

 872  .*   19th c. maltese mahogany slope-front bureau, over 2 drawers, square tapered legs

 873  .*   early 19th c. italian walnut settee and 6 chairs, sloping back rail with curved uprights, upholstered seats and square tapered legs, c. 1810

 874  .*   19th c. wax bambino with artificial floral surround, under glass dome

 875  .*   19th c. portico clock in ebony with brass stringing, enamel face, brass column capitals and bases, under glass dome

 876  .*   18th c. majolica dish painted with coat of arms & cross of the order

 877  .*   early 19th c. italian silver sugar bowl and cover, of neo-classical form reeded and fluted patterns, lion mask handles with beaded rings, on 4 claw supports and platform base, ball feet c. 1820

 878  .*   19th c. neapolitan silver urn shaped sugar bowl & cover with eagle finial, honeysuckle applied terminals with volute paw feet c. 1820

 879  .*   naples silver sugar bowl, scroll & leaf feet, flower & leaf border, flower finial, 1850

 880  .*   19th c. sicilian pear shaped silver coffee pot, wooden handle, embossed leaf & flower border, splay & ball feeet, flower bulb finial, 1856

 881  .*   18th c. silver round tray, applied gadroon border, on claw feet, dated 1735

 882  .*   ball period 1801-1809, maltese silver library oil lamp, rocaille finial, the 4 burner reservoir with vertical flutes & cover with chased acanthus leaves, baluster column & conical foot also with fluted & foliage, 4 hanging tools, & oval screen

 883  .*   elkington & co., english silver 4-piece tea & coffee service with pie crust edge, paw feet

 884  .*   victorian silver 3-piece tea service, floral embossed panels, scroll handles, 1855

 885  .*   edwardian  silver pair entree dishes & covers, detachable handles with foliage, bead & foliate applied bands with shell corners, 1907

 885.1.*   19th c. maltese silver chocolate pot, pear shaped, floral finial, on hoof feet, c.1805

 886  .*   george iii silver large fruit/punch bowl elaborately embossed with panelled foliage curved lobes & beading, london 1920

 887  .*   english oak bracket clock, brass dial with subsidiary dials of seconds & chimes/bell dial, acorn finials, c.1800

 888  .*   19th c. english walnut cabinet with concave side shelves, inlaid mahogany border & stringing, brass mounts & insert porcelain miniatures

 889  .*   18th c. maltese olivewood lady's bureau with 2-door book/show cabinet, inlaid with fruit wood stringing & oval fret medallions of scrolled foliage, 2 internal drawers, on square tapered legs with reeded ball feet, c.1740

 890  .*   19th c. italian ebony large secretaire cabinet with extensive mounts, 2 central bas-relief roundels battle, pastoral & mythological episodes, 2 doors enclosing 16 drawers, recess inlaid with ivory, ebony & fruitwoods showing a building, c1850

 891  .*   19th c. maltese olivewood seprntine-front chest of 4 drawers, star motif on top & sides, caprine legs, c.1800

 892  .*   19th c. italian cabinet in walnut, ebony and tortoiseshell veneer, inlaid with ivory stringing and panels of see-weed, geometric central medallion, 11 internal drawers and fold down door, on table base

 893  .*   19th c. italian cabinet with 3 doors and internal drawers, inlaid with ivory panels of saints and scrolled foliage, on table base

 894  .*   willie apap (1910 - 1970) oil painting on board 'young girl in blue' signed and dated, 1945, 25 x 33cm, framed

 895  .*   toissant busuttil (1912-1994) oil painting on board 'maltese country house' signed, 1941, 33 x 38cm, framed

 896  .*   2 18th c. malta guache paintings on printed paper ricasoli e s. angelo' & 'veduta valletta da bichi' engraved by giacomo moro, giuseppe bardi after original paintings by alberto pullicino, framed (see n depiro, int. dictionary of artists, page16)

 897  .*    2 18th c. malta guache paintings on printed paper 'veduta citta valletta' & ' veduta citta di malta' engraved by giacomo moro, giuseppe bardi after original paintings by alberto pullicino, framed (see n depiro, int. dictionary of artists, page16)

 898  .*   18th c. maltese school oil painting, 'ex voto: thanksgiving for salvation from the plague' in gilt frame

 899  .*   17th c. oil painting 'the deposition' (bozzetto)  35 x 48cm, in painted and gilt frame

 900  .*   late 18th c. maltese school oval oil painting, 'grand master de rohan', in oval gilt frame, 70 x 94 cm

 901  .*   17th c. oil painting 'still life of mixed flowers in a vase' 76 x 56cm, in painted and gilt frame

 902  .*   17th c. italian school oil painting 'capriccio' 74 x 50cm, in gilt frame

 903  .*   joan miro (1893-1983) escalade, etching, aquatint and carborundum printed in colours on arches paper, printed & published by maeght, 1969, 50 x 66cm

 904  .*   pablo picasso (1881-1973) little faces no.57. 1963 polychrome glazed pottery plate decorated in blue and brown with a cross-hatched grid, with a white head painted within each square, on a black unglazed ground. inscribed in black on verso no.57,

 905  .*   v. d' esposito water-colour 'inner grand harbour' signed, 35 x 12cm, framed

 906  .*   victorian mahogany sepertine fold-over card table on scrolled support & tiered base

 907  .*   19th c. mahogany dining table, turned column on splay legs, 1840, with inlaid monogram

 908  .*   carlo camilleri (1890 - 1910) pair fine water-colours 'maltese lady' and 'maltese countryman' in gilt frames

 909  .*   carlo camilleri (1890 - 1910)pair fine water-colours 'maltese country woman' and 'maltese husband' in gilt frames

 910  .*   carlo camilleri (1890 - 1910)pair fine water-colours 'maltese cage seller' and 'maltese earthenware seller' in gilt frames

 911  .*   carlo camilleri (1890 - 1910)pair fine water-colours 'maltese fresh cheese seller' and 'maltese sea fruit seller' in gilt frames

 912  .*   carlo camilleri (1890 - 1910)pair fine water-colours 'maltese strawberry seller' and maltese salad seller' in gilt frames

 913  .*   d'esposito water-colour 'entrance to grand harbour' signed, 21 x 9cm, framed

 914  .*   carmelo bonello (1901 - 1977) gauche, 'bighi' signed, 16 x 10cm, framed

 915  .*   d'esposito water-colour 'bighi' signed, 16 x 7cm, in gilt frame

 916  .*   18th c. oil painting, 'salvator mundi', in gilt frame, 13 x 17cm

 917  .*   19th c. oil painting 'the virgin mary' 20 x 25cm, in gilt frame

 917.1.*   19th c. oil painting 'courtyard with a woman darning' 38 x 56cm, in gilt frame

 918  .*   19th c. carved wood figure of the immaculate conception, polychrome painted in an embossed brass oval frame

 919  .*   19th c. mahogany cross with silver figure, tips, scroll & buttons

 920  .*   2 19th c. ruby glass jirandoles with painted gilt foliage, crystal prism drops

 921  .*   19th c. gilt metal and bronze mantle clock with children and blue porcelain

 922  .*   19th c. french gilt metal clock with eauestrian figure surmount, under dome

 923  .*   19th c. french ivory crucifix on mahogany cross

 924  .*   japanese ivory okimono carving, 'fisherman'

 925  .*   2 murano red glass comports with waverly edge, c.1940

 926  .*   late 19th c. fine china figure of a swan driven carriage with 2 figures

 927  .*   5 fine porcelain figures of cherubs on gilted circular bases

 928  .*   19th c. meissen china figure of a boy with a basket of apples, underglaze mark

 929  .*   english silver round tray, pie-crust egde, scroll feet, 1912

 930  .*   edwardian  pair silver baskets embossed with foliage & scrolls, 1901

 931  .*   victorian silver set of 4 embossed dishes, flowers & scrolls patterning, 1884 london

 932  .*   edwardian  silver large casket extensively ornate with african motifs: lion finial, 4 repousse medallions with animals & views, 3 cloisonne enamel crests, bands of embossed folige and rocaille, standin on 4 elephants, 1908

 933  .*   english silver cake basket, swing handle, applied cast border of scrolls, foliage & flowers, london 1860

 934  .*   victorian silover 4-piece tea & coffee service, richly chased & embossed flower & foliate patterns, on feet, london 1858

 935  .*   english silver round salver, reeded & scallop edge, scroll feet, 1936 london

 936  .*   victorian silver punch bowl, embossed lobes, sheffield 1895

 937  .*   silver 800 rectangular serving tray, scroll handled applied modified egg & dart border

 938  .*   george v silver coffee pot, ebonised wood handle, embossed scrolls & flowers, turnstile finial, 1910

 939  .*   silver maltese daghjsa on wood pedestal

 940  .*   sterling silver sugar bowl and cover

 941  .*   6 19th c. maltese silver fiddle pattern teaspoons

 942  .*   6 19th c. maltese silver tea spoons

 943  .*   6 19th c. maltese silver fiddle pattern tea spoons

 944  .*   7 19th c. maltese silver tea spoons

 945  .*   8 19th c. maltese silver dessert knives

 946  .*   5 19th c. maltese silver dinner spoons

 947  .*   5 19th c. maltese silver dinner spoons

 948  .*    george iii silver pair gravy spoons with old english pattern hafts, 12'', london 1807

 949  .*   george iii silver serving basting spoon, london 1805

 

jewellery & coins

 950  .*   maltese gold and silver tiara set with rose diamonds c. 1900, (formerly belonging to and worn by mrs alexandra borg olivier during the 1964 malta independence ceremonies)

 951  .*   18ct gold collier set with sapphires & diamonds

 952  .*   19th c. pearl brooch and pair earrings; the brooch of interlaced c-scrolls with flower petals, of 6 parallel rows of graduated pearls, the matching earrings, original box, by dismore silversmith, liverpool

 953  .*   late 19th c. russian 18ct gold and balck enamel set of brooch, bracelet and pair earrings set with topaz

 954  .*   late 19th c. silver and gold oval brooch pendant, star shaped centre within leaf garland border, with suspended tear drop

 955  .*   maltese silver & gold pair earrings set with rose diamonds

 956  .*   coral necklace

 957  .*   18ct gold choker

 958  .*   18ct gold flexible snake bracelet

 959  .*   18ct gold gent's brilliant diamond signet ring

 960  .*   white gold ring, central diamond surrounded by 6 sapphires & 24 other smaller diamonds

 961  .*   old gold ring with seal stone

 962  .*   silver gilted opera mesh bag

 963  .*   14ct gold lady's fob watch

 964  .*   silver pocket watch with enamel face, chronometer

 964.1.*   silver 800 fob watch & chain roman numerals, engraved case

 964.2.*   silver, rolled gold, silver plated, chrome & brass fob watch cases

 965  .*   2 masonic medals (1 silver)

 966  .*   victorian mother of pearl card case

 967  .*   silver gilt portable host box with engraved cross

 968  .*   derohan gold coin, 20scudi 1778

 969  .*   derohan silver coin, 2 scudi, 1796

 970  .*   gold sovereign, jubilee head, 1891

 971  .*   3 french gold 5 francs coins & 2 north african coins

 972  .*   gold sovereign, 1853

 973  .*   s.m.o.m. gold commemorative coin - valletta 1566-1966

 974  .*   s.m.o.m. gold commemorative coin - valletta 1566-1966

 975  .*   s.m.o.m. gold commemorative coin - valletta 1566-1966

 976  .*   victoria silver crown 1889, and marie therese silver coin 1780

 977  .*   8 victoria silver florins and 2 edw. vii florins

 978  .*   derohan copper coin, geo. iii coin 1768 and 16 other copper coins

 979  .*   churchill crown, pius ix bronze medal, coin and 10 other coins

 980  .*   139 foreign coins

 

end of auction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

day 1    |   day 2    |   day 3    |   day 4    |   day 5