April 1
Today we’re releasing a flood of lovely Fresh Stock.
There’s a scattering of porcelain, including Meissen, and some other highly decorative porcelains including the scarce ‘wall pockets’ modelled as birds on nests, and a sweet little pair of ‘perfume ewers’, probably Coalbrookdale, all encrusted in flowers.
The selection of small little precious pieces is mainly of French origin; this is no coincidence, as the branch of the local family they came from traces its origins to a romance in France at the time of WWI: these were just the sort of thing to buy a French ‘sweetheart’, before they came back to Australia and settled down.
There’s a host of other fine pieces, with more to be added shortly. The large-scale ‘Mercury’, illustrated below, is a 19th century Bronze after the 1580 original by Giambologna. It was made for the Medici family of Florence – to put in the middle of a fountain! A very wise choice, considering he was the god of commercial success – and successful the Medici most certainly were.
2022 EXHIBITION
In other news… we are very pleased to announce our 2022 Exhibition date.
We have waited patiently for our Government to announce when they will call our looming election – but as they have yet declined to do so, and there is very little time left, we have taken a chance and settled on the ‘least likely for election’ Saturday in May – the 7th. It will run for the next few weeks, before we bring it up to Melbourne for our next event….
This Exhibition is an accumulation of wonderful items of quality from the past several years, sourced from all over the globe – but also very locally. Several high-profile collections of ceramics will be included, with many published pieces.
Dr Wall Worcester punchbowl, circa 1760
A superb large-scale example of early Worcester porcelain, with a rare combination of four prints by Hancock, printed in a rarely seen ‘Lilac’ tone.
One of a number of fine Dr Wall Worcester pieces to be seen in our upcoming 2022 Exhibition.
Check out the extensive ‘Preview’ page here >> with much more yet to be added as it is process and published.
Melbourne Antique Fair
Finally, we are also eagerly anticipating our Melbourne Antique Fair for 2022. This is taking place ‘back where it all began’- in the Malvern Town Hall, High Street Armidale, Melbourne, 10th-13 June. The AAADA is selling tickets already, book via their website here >>
Enjoy!
regards,
Paul & Glenys Rosenberg,
Mathew Bugg
Fresh Stock
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Victorian blue crackle Mary Gregory vase with scene of a young boy with a candy apple, c.1880Sold -
Pair of Continental wall pockets, birds on nest of berries, c.1870Sold -
Pair of Moore Brothers wall pockets, white swallows perched on turquoise nests, c.1875Sold -
French Porcelain dressing table set, painted with cherubs, candlesticks & pot & tray, c. 1880$545.00 AUD -
Chamberlain’s Worcester potpurri, flowers on blue, c. 1830Sold -
Pair of early Victorian porcelain candlesticks with claret ground, c.1845$495.00 AUD -
Grand Tour bronze of ‘Mercury’, after Giambologna, on tall marble plinth, 19th c.Sold -
Meissen style pedestal with Watteauesque couple & flowers, c.19th centurySold -
Meissen figure of a gent with flowers, in very fancy clothing, c. 1880$765.00 AUD -
Gold tone card case with rose gold ‘Intelligence Corps’ insignia, c.1940Sold -
Swedish .830 silver case with red enamel poppies, c.1912Sold -
Gold oval pendant with suspended pink faceted spinel gem, c. 1900Sold -
French 18k gold bar brooch with central pearl, c.1895Sold -
Paul Edouard Dreux 18k Gold stick pin with sculpted face of a terrier, c.1910 -
Limoges enamel brooch with musical cherubs, silver mounted with seed pearls, c. 1880Original price was: $645.00 AUD.$500.00 AUDCurrent price is: $500.00 AUD. -
Pair of glass zodiac intaglio bracelets, Leo & Sagittarius, c. 1910$145.00 AUD -
French 18k gold cupid bar brooch with leaf and berry accents, c.1910$185.00 AUD -
French 18k gold stick pin with 9 diamonds on a patterned disc, c.1900Sold -
French 18k gold star-burst brooch with seed pearls, c.1895Sold -
Asprey silvergilt card case, monogram ‘NB’, by Charles and George Asprey, 1927Sold -
Czech paste aquamarine and marcasite bracelet & earring set, c.1930Sold -
Edwardian pen knife with intricately carved Mother of Pearl panels, hallmarked 1912Sold -
Early composition ducks-head letter opener, c.1920Sold -
Blue guilloche enameled pen knife, French c.1900$95.00 AUD -
French silver pocket knife/nail file with rococo scrolls, c.1900$95.00 AUD -
French silver marcasite and mother of pearl filigree pendant on chain, c.1920$280.00 AUD -
German Art Deco silver marcasite leaf brooch, c.1920Sold -
Meissen pointed Quatrefoil demitasse cup and saucer with puce flowers, c.1890$180.00 AUD -
Coalport – Anstice, Horton & Rose – Imari cup and saucer, pat. 1016, c.1810Sold