9ct solid Yellow and Rose Gold shield, NSW rugby league football “life member”, c.1900, engraved “G. Dawson”. This piece can be worn on a chain or off a fob clasp and measures 4cm x 2cm.

$1,650    CHILTON’S ANTIQUES AND JEWELLERY

18ct yellow French gold antique drop earrings with a cluster of seed pearls around a small diamond centre inside the gold ring at the base below a striped and scrolled…

Le Verre Francais – ‘Moderniste’ Vase. A rare modernist glass vase of ovoid form with applied foot. The graduated smokey glass acid etched with concentric circles and wavy bands. Signed on the foot ‘Le Verre Francais‘ and ‘Charder’.
French, Circa 1930. 23cm High.
*’Charder’ was used from the second half of the 1920s by Charles Schneider. It was a contraction of his name.

$1,245     UNE BELLE CHOSE BY CURIUM

Horst P. Horst (German/American, 1906–1999).

Extremely rare Waratah cased set retailed by Flavelle Brothers Ltd, Sydney & London.
Silver 800 Gilt and enamel Brooch, Buckle and Bracelet
The bracelet unknown till now. Mint condition. 
Illustrated in “Australian Flora in Decorative Arts “ by Betteridge. (except bracelet)
Possibly designed by R T Baker, c.1910.

$7,500  ALAN LANDIS ANTIQUES

From the July newsletter, read here.

HICKS & MEIGH:
THE STAFFORDSHIRE ESTABLISHMENT

BY KEN BARNES, THE JOHNSTON COLLECTION

Of the many families who contributed to the phenomenal success of ceramics manufactured in Staffordshire during the late 18th and early 19th Century, few were as well-established as the Meigh family.

Earthenwares made at the historically significant Old Hall Pottery in Hanley by the original Job Meigh, his son Job II and grandson Charles, were notable for their quality and durability. While…

A Swiss singing bird musical automaton in a brass festoon decorated cage, c.1950. H 30cm. 

$2,950     ABBOTT’S ANTIQUES

George II/III Mahogany Chest upon Chest of fine quality in original condition including the brass swan neck handles, steel locks and oak drawer linings, c.1760. 

$4,250    WESTBURY ANTIQUES

Image: Charlotte Coote of @cooteandco. Photography: @armellehabib. Styling: @heathernetteking

From…

Georgian Salt-glaze plate, with transfer-printed coat of arms for King George II or George III; probably the latter, as it’s likely to be from a set made for The King when he acceded to the throne. England c.1760. 

$6,000  

ETRURIA ANTIQUES GALLERY 

Left image: @gpjbaker and @kitkempdesignthread

From the July newsletter, read here.

Left: Sylvia Hallam, The Terrace, 2000, acrylic on card, 60x45cm.

$4,000 FELLIA MELAS GALLERY

Right: A large twisted bronze torque with open ring terminals and a rich dark green patina. Northern Europe, iron age/early medieval. 6th-8th century.

$2,250 PETER LANE GALLERY

From the July newsletter, read here.

FOWELL, Newton Digby (1768-1790)
Midshipman Newton Fowell, on board HMS Sirius at sea, off Rio de Janeiro, 6 August 1787: autograph letter signed, addressed to his father, John Fowell.

Entire letter, 1 page, quarto, manuscript in ink on the first side of a bifolium, laid paper watermarked with Britannia and GR surmounted by crown; dated 6 August 1787 and signed N. Fowell, addressed to John Fowell Esq., Black Hall, S. Brent, Devonshire, England, with DOVER/SHIP-LRE hand-stamp on the face and rated in ms. 1/7 (to be paid…

Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Signed, E. Pinter. Possibly a pseudonym for Edward Henry Corbould (British 1815-1905)
Lunar Enlightenment (in pencil verso). c.1860.
Watercolour on the card. 
$5,500   

WRIGHT GALLERY FINE ART

From the July newsletter, read here.

The proposed dates are 7 to 24 October 2024, about 17 days, and covering roughly 4,000 years of engaging history, stimulating art and impressive architecture.

In Athens, we visit the unforgettable marble buildings of the Acropolis, other archaeological sites and museums, plus some outstanding 19th-century Neo-Classical houses.

In southern Greece, we travel through the picturesque landscape to visit the Late Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, the harbour town of Nafplio with its Venetian, Turkish and Greek overlays, the Byzantine citadel town of Mystra, the fortified tower houses of Mani (the ultimate…