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Handcarved rosewood altar cabinet, with upward turned ends and carved corbels, fitted with two frieze drawers, above two panelled doors, carved with flower and urn motifs. Approx. 34" high, 49" wide. Estimate|: $650-750.
249 Altar Cabinet
Brass cathedral form skeleton clock, with white enamelled Roman numerals, glass dome and oval wooden base. Approx. 20" tall. Estimate: $550-650.
252a Skeleton Clock
Pair of antique Satsuma (Japan) handpainted earthenware vases, of baluster form with scrolled handles, and depicting ladies in a garden, with gilt, moriage and enamel accents. Circa 1900. Approx. 24.5" tall. Estimate: $900-1,200.
252 Pair Satsuma Vases

 Collection of George III and William IV sterling silver flatware: Old English Thread pattern tablespoon, John Dalrymple, Dublin, 1788; toddy ladle; mustard spoon; Fiddle Shell dessert spoon, William Eaton, 1830; and 6 tablespoons in Fiddle, Fiddle Thread and Engraved, and Reverse Hanoverian patterns by William Eley & William Fearn, 1807; Wm. Eley, Wm. Fearn & Wm. Chawner, 1811; Wm. Chawner, 1823 (pair); etc. Total weight approximately 522 grams. Total of 9 pieces. Estimate: $400 - 500.
254A Antique Silver
Fine handwoven all silk runner, of Qum design, with medallions and foliate bough designs on a dark blue ground, brown corners with figural accents, and vinery blue borders. Approx. 10'0" x 2'7". Estimate: $1,000-1,200.
254 All Silk Runner

 Collector's lot of 12 antique Georgian sterling silver tablespoons, Fiddle pattern, by London makers: four by Charles Eley, 1825; two by George Wintle, 1819; two by John Harris IV, 1821; Robert Rutland, 1814; George Day, 1815; Josiah & George Piercy, 1816; and William Chawner II, 1828. Total weight approx. 824 grams. Estimate: $600 - 800.
256A Antique Silver
  Lady's stainless steel Corum wristwatch, Reference 24.183.20, with heart-shaped case set with 37 round brilliant cut diamonds, approx. 0.84 carat, mother-of-pearl dial, lugs and crown set with 5 cabochon sapphires, and a Corum blue leather bracelet embossed with Corum logos. Estimate: $1,500 - 1,700
258A Lady's Corum
French style mahogany low bookcase, fitted with two frieze drawers over three shelves, on compressed cabriole legs. Approx. 120.5cm wide, 29.5cm deep, 107cm high. Estimate: $750-850.
258 Low Bookcase

 Rare lot of English 18th century George III sterling silver flatware, Old English pattern, all hallmarked for London makers, including dessert spoon by John Lampfert, 1768; 5 tablespoons-William Sumner & Richard Crossley, 1776; Richard Crossley, 1791; Bright Cut pair by Charles Hougham, 1782; Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan, 1794; and 2 teaspoons-Solomon Hougham, 1798, and Stephen Adams I, 1799. Total of 8 pieces. Total weight approx. 345 grams. Estimate: $300 - 400
261 George III Silver
 Lady's 18 karat white gold custom-made ring set with a rectangular step cut aquamarine, approx. 14.85 carats, in a latticework galleried mount. Estimate: $2,400 - 2,800
262A Aquamarine

Surrey House Chippendale style burl mahogany triple pedestal formal dining table, the crossbanded top with gadroon carved edge, on acanthus carved balusters and tripods with ball and claw feet, with two extension leaves. Approx. 152" overall length, 45"width. Estimate: $2,500-3,500.
262 Surrey House Table

Set of 10 Surrey House Massachusetts Chippendale style carved mahogany dining chairs with foliate serpentine top rail and pierced vasiform splat; on acanthus carved cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, includes two armchairs. Approx. 39" high. Estimate: $2,750-3,000.
263 Set 10 Chairs

Handwoven Oriental Bokhara rug,  with overall medallion motifs on a red ground, red borders, with geometric accents. Approx. 9'1" x 6'0". Estimate: $700-900.
264 Oriental Bokhara
Impressive handcarved Oriental serpentine jade incense burner of rectangular form, on footed base, with raised decorations, of overall medium veined green colour. Approx. 16.5" x 13". Estimate: $150-250.
264a Incense Burner

 Lady's 18 karat yellow gold ring invisibly set with 34 square cut rubies, total approx. 4.40 carats, and 14 round cut diamonds, total approx. 0.14 carat. Estimate: $700 - 800
266A Ruby Ring
Antique handpainted Russian icon depicting the Ascension of Christ in a desert setting with Mary and his disciples, tempera on panel. Approx. 14" x 12". Estimate: $1,500-2,500.
266 Antique Icon

Handwoven Persian silk and wool Nain rug, with stellate medallion and floral vinery designs on a cream ground, cream corners, tan to cream borders with flowerheads and vinery. Approx. 9'10" x 6'8". Estimate: $700-900.
268a Silk/Wool Nain
Venetian style tri-lobed shaped hall mirror, the foliate form frame accented with etched decorations. Approx. 47" x 31". Estimate: $275-325.
272 Etched Mirror
3-piece Louis XVI style gilt bronze and green marble girandole form mantel clock and garniture set, with 7-branch candelabra, decorated with patinated bronze faun figures. Estimate: $400-600.
276a 3-pc. clock set
Fine French style carved mahogany desk, the curved fall front surmounted by three small drawers, fitted with a leather writing surface and a drawer, on cabriole legs. Estimate: $1,500-1,800.
276 Mahogany Desk

10 piece Chippendale style dining set, including arch top glazed china cabinet, the base with numerous drawers and doors, twin pedestal tabvle with carved skirt and vasiform supports, 8 urn back chairs including two armchairs, with upholstered seats. Estimate: $1,600-2,000.
280 10pc Dining Set

 304-piece American sterling silver flatware afternoon tea/buffet service by Wallace Silversmiths, Inc. (Wallingford, Connecticut), in the Rose Point pattern (introduced 1934), complete for 20 persons, with numerous extra and serving pieces.  Total weight approx. 7,583 grams. Estimate: $4,500 - 5,500.
281 Wallace Rose Point

  Lady's 14 karat white gold tennis bracelet set with 38 round brilliant cut diamonds, total approx 9.94 carats. Estimate: $6,500 - 7,000
282A "Tennis" Bracelet
Chippendale style carved escritoire secretary desk, the upper section with numerous storage compartments, and gadrooned edge, the base fitted with a pair of frieze drawers, on carved cabriole legs. Estimate: $325-350.
282 Carved Desk

David Alfred Morrisseau (b.1961, Native Canadian Ojibway). Thunderbirds with fish, and perching owl family. Pair of acrylics paintings on paper. Both are signed. 9" x 12". Estimate: $300-400.
283 David Morrisseau

Handwoven Persian Kashan rug, with medallion and floral vinery designs on a red ground, blue to cream corners, dark blue borders and vinery accents. Approx. 9'8" x 6'7". Estimate: $700-800.
284a Persian Kashan

George III style mahogany console, the frieze with carved chinese fretwork, on clustered column legs. Approx. 54" wide, 18.5" deep, 33.5" high. Estimate: $1,000-1,200.
285 Mahogany Console

Art Nouveau style foliate carved mahogany server, fitted with two doors, on c-scroll legs. Estimate: $1,100-1,400.
287 Mahogany server

 Lady's 18 karat white and yellow gold custom-made ring with a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant cut diamond of "Natural Fancy Intense Yellow Even" colour (GIA Report), approx. 1.52 carats, centered by 2 pear cut diamonds of fancy yellow colour, approx. 0.42carat, surrounded by 76 micro set round brilliant cut diamonds, approx. 0.60 carat. Total diamond weight approx. 2.54 carats. Estimate: $12,000 - 14,000
288A Intense Fancy

 26 pieces of antique Georgian and Victorian sterling silver flatware, complete for 6 persons with serving pieces, Old English pattern, all hallmarked for London makers: tablespoons-William Eley & William Fearn, 1807 & 1822; dessert spoons- Wm. Eley & Wm. Fearn, 1801; Wm. Eley, Wm. Fearn & Wm. Chawner, 1812; 1817; Wm. Chawner, 1834; Wm. Theobalds, 1836; teaspoons-Wm. Eley & Wm. Fearn, 1807 & 1815; Wm. Eaton, 1811; stuffing spoon William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner, 1813; ladle, John James Whiting, 1844: salt spoons-Sarah & John Blake, 1816 (3), William Eley & William Fearn, 1814 (2), and William Chawner II, 1823 . Total weight approx. 1,084.5 grams. Estimate: $800 - 1,200.
292A Antique SIlver
Fine handcarved rosewood  room divider/display cabinet, the upper section with a frosted glass panel and shelving, over 2 drawers and 2 doors. Estimate: $900-1,000.
292 Rosewood Cabinet
Fine Georgian style leather top mahogany 3-piece set of nesting tables, with slender ring turned legs. Approx. 19" wide, 19" deep, 23" high. Estimate: $450-550.
294 Nesting Table set

Handwoven Persian Kerman rug, with medallion and floral vinery motifs on a dark blue ground, tan to blue corners, and dark blue border with flowerheads and vinery. Approx. 10'6" x 7'7". Estimate: $500-600.
294a Persian Kerman

Pairof NeoClassical style cast iron garden urns, the flared rim over a body with gadrooned band, on a fluted foot and square base. Of antique ivory finish. Approx. 23" tall. Estimate: $325-350.
296a Pair Garden Urns

96 piece Wilkeshire porcelain dinner service, the gold and red border with arabesque foliate motifs. Complete for 12 persons, with serving pieces and tea set. Estimate: $500-700.
299 96pc Dinner Set

Impessive Viennese style 12-branch chandelier, with central urn column, s-curve arms, gilt and enamel floral decorations, and hung with crystal ropes and pendants. Approx. 35" diameter, 34" high. Estimate: $1,500-1,800.
300 Crystal Chandelier
Louis XVI style mahogany fold over games table, with inset leather top, on fluted tapered legs. Approx. 32" wide, 33.75" deep, 30" high. Estimate: $800-900.
304 Games Table

Late 19th century Swiss music box by MFS, with walnut case, the cover veneered in rosewood with fruitwood cross banding and central marquetry tambourine, horn and sheet music, with 33cm (13") cylinder and zither attachment playing 8 tunes, as hand-inscribed on the colour lithographed tune sheet depicting gambolling putti engaged in musical pursuits. Made for the Russian market. 57cm (22.5"). Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500.
305 Antique Music Box

 Antique English William IV and Victorian sterling silver tea and coffee wares, fully hallmarked by London makers, all repoussé decorated and chased with similar acanthus scroll, floral and trellis reserve designs: coffee pot by Charles Thomas Fox, 1839; teapot by Richard Pierce & George Burrows, 1831; two-handled sugar bowl by John James Keith, 1830; and cream jug by Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater, 1854.  Total weight approx. 2,350.3 grams. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,000
308A Antique Silver

Pair of Lalique (France) emerald green crystal low bulbous vases, with raised foliate designs, both signed beneath. Each approx. 2.5" wide, 2" high. With original fitted box and papers. Estimate: $200-225.
310 Pr. Lalique Vases
 40-piece American sterling silver flatware silver by Lunt Silversmiths (Greenfiled, Massachusetts), in the Eloquence pattern (introduced 1953), complete for 8 persons.  Total weight approx. 1,540 grams.  With a mahogany bow-front lift-top chest, Pacific anti-tarnish cloth fitted interior, brass hardware. Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500.
312A Sterling Flatware
Elegant Sheraton style mahogany vitrine table with hinged top and velvet interior, decorated with line inlays, on slender taper legs with spade feet. Approx. 31.25" wide, 30" high. Estimate: $450-500.
314 Vitrine Table

Handwoven Oriental Jaipur rug, with overall palmette and flowerhead designs on a beige ground, tan and beige borders with flowerheads. Approx. 9'3" x 6'0". Estimate: $600-800.
314a Oriental Jaipur

 Lady's 14 karat white gold custom earrings, the traditional ear-studs set with 2 round brilliant cut diamonds, total approx. 1.00 carat, suspending detachable free-swinging drops set with 2 pear cut fancy yellow diamonds, approx. 0.55 carat, 2 princess and 114 round brilliant cut diamonds, approx. 0.69 carat. Total diamond weight approx. 2.24 carats. Estimate: $1,800 - 2,000
315 Earrings

 Lady's 14 karat white gold ring set in a gallery mount with a round brilliant cut diamond, approx. 1.32 carats, centered by 2 pear cut diamonds, approx. 0.67 carat. Total diamond weight approx. 1.99 carats. Estimate: $4,000 - 4,500
316A 1.32 Carats

French Provincial style 9-drawer triple dresser, of ebonized and antique ivory overall finish, on low cabriole legs. Approx. 47" x 20.5" x 33.5". Estimate: $550-650.
318 Triple Dresser
 53-piece Canadian sterling silver flatware service by Fine Arts (Northumbria) Sterling Silver Co. (Toronto), in the Cello pattern, complete for 8 persons with extra and serving pieces.  Total weight approx. 1,616.5  grams. Estimate: $1,000 - 1,200.
320A Canadian Sterling

 Two George III sterling silver stuffing spoons, Old English pattern, both fully hallmarked for Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1791 and 1794, one with engraved shell crest, the other with monogram. Length approx. 31 cm (12 1/4"). Total weight approx. 216.5 grams. Estimate: $300 - 400.
322A George III Silver
Venetian style 6-light chandelier with scroll ornaments, extensive gilt decorations and coiled clear glass accents, the s-curve arms with ornamental bobeches. Approx. 29" diameter, 35" high. Estimate: $550-650.
324 Crystal Chandelier

 Lady's rare 14 karat white gold custom-made ring set with a round cut sapphire of natural blue colour (Weinstein Report), approx. 2.19 carats, with a border of 4 marquise and 4 round brilliant cut diamonds, total approx. 0.82 carat. Estimate: $2,500 - 2,800
325 Natural Sapphire

French Provincial style rectangular credenza, of overall ebonized and antique ivory finish, with two pairs of drawers flanking a central column of open shelves, on low cabriole legs. Approx. 62" x 19" x 27". Estimate: $500-600
326 Credenza

 Collection of antique Russian silver (.875 fine), all with maker’s, town assay and zolotnik standard marks, including: Art Nouveau engraved vodka cup, Moscow, after 1896; engraved-back pair of spoons, and single spoon, Viktor Savinkov, Moscow assay mark; pierced ladle, possibly Odessa, 1862; Fiddle pattern (15 pieces) including set of 6 teapsoons, Nijni Novgorod, 1852; 2 teaspoons, Orel, 1875; etc.  Total weight approx. 829.3 grams.  Total of 20 pieces. Estimate: $500 - 700.
328A Russian Silver
Pair of Chinese blue-on-white porcelain vases with overall floral decorations and medallions depicting sword fighting in front of Royals. Appr. 91cm (35.75cm) tall. Estimate: $400 - 600.
330A Large Vases
 Three antique English George IV and William IV  sterling silver serving pieces by William Eaton in the King’s pattern: soup ladle, hallmarked 1830, length approx. 33 cm (13"); fish slice, 1829, with ornately pierced blade, length approx. 32.8 cm (12 7/8"); and butter knife, 1833, length 20 cm (7 7/8").  Total weight approx. 624 grams. Estimate: $500 - 700.
332A Antique English

Rare lot of 8 English late 18th - early 19th century sterling silver tablespoons, Old English pattern, by Peter, Ann & William Bateman, each fully hallmarked: 1798, two 1801, 1802 and four 1804. Length approx. 21.2 cm to 23.2 cm (8 3/8" to 9 1/16"). Total weight approx. 484.5 grams Estimate: $400 - 500.
336A Antique Silver
Venetian style oval shaped hall mirror, with elaborate pierced decorated crest and base, accented overall with etched decorations. Approx. 50" x 28". Estimate: $275-300.
336 Etched Mirror

French Provincial style three drawer console writing table, with serpentine frieze and cabriole legs, of overall ebonized and antique ivory finish. Approx. 43" x 18" x 31.5". Estimate: $250-300.
337 Console Desk

Important collection of early 19th century Irish sterling silver flatware, all fully hallmarked by Dublin silversmiths: in theFiddle pattern- stuffing spoon, attributed to William Cummins, 1823; 11 dessert spoons, Charles Marsh, 1828; 4 teaspoons, C.E. and Matthew West, 1821; 2 teaspoons attributed to James Brady, 1835, and Kelly & Richard Sawyer, 1812; in the Old English pattern-tablespoon, 1805.  Total approximate weight 680.5 grams.  Total of 19 pieces. Estimate: $500 - 700.
338A Antique Irish

 Lady's matinee-length necklace of 89 Akoya cultured pearls, approx. 6.50 to 7.00 mm, on a 14 karat yellow gold navette clasp. Length approx. 68 cm (26.75"). Estimate: $650 - 750
341 Cultured Pearls

 Lady's 18 karat yellow and white gold bracelet of elegant fancy link design set with 133 round brilliant cut diamonds, total approx. 5.63 carats. Estimate: $2,300 - 2,500
344A Diamond Bracelet

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