This extremely unusual ring of a raft of 22  swimming ducks measures 4 1/2 by 8 inches and the frog is 5 by 3 inches. Both pieces are signed with the Black Japan mark and date from the 1930 to 1950&#39;s.  There are some very minor paint skips and wear on the carmel luster. It is an interesting figural set waiting for an imaginative floral arrangement to make a statement centerpiece. It also serves as a wonderful bowl to hold your easter egg treats for the upcoming holiday.

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Figural Japan Luster Flower Float Bowl &#38; Frog

Stunning modernist solid gold pendant has a linear arrangement of three gemstones in graduated sizes: a triangular shaped medium dark amethyst; a rectangular peridot; and a large oval cut clear gem that sits high and has a hint of pink in some lighting.   The pendant is 1 5/8 inches by 5/8 inches.  It is not marked but acid tests as 14 karat gold and weighs 8.9 grams.  It is an enhancer with a hinged bail   that provides the opportunity to easily attach it onto different necklaces, such as pearl strands or thick chains, and transform existing jewelry pieces without permanently altering them. Beautiful and in excellent condition! 

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Solid 14k Gold Multi-Gemstone Enhancer Pendant 

This beautiful antique  portrait measures 3 by 2 inches and is mounted in a brass and convex glass frame fitted in a black 5 by 4 1/2 inch frame. The frame has an attractive embossed oak brass hanging attachment.  This early portrait would date to the 18th or early 19th century. It likely is the portrait of a lady from a wealthy European family. It is in very good antique condition. A wonderful piece to add to a cabinet display of antique objects of distinction or work into a wall grouping arrangement.

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Antique Miniature Portrait of Beautiful Lady

This pair of early Georgian sterling  serving spoons  date to 1801.  They  measure 8 inches in length and are monogrammed with beautiful scrolled initials. Both are fully hallmarked. One is legible and identifies Duncan Urquhart & Napthallhart as the maker. The other is illegible blurred casting.  Both are in very good antique condition.

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Georgian Sterling Silver Serving Spoons

This set of six demitasse spoons has unusual acorn shaped bowls, ornate floral handles, and hand engraved &#39;Georgian-style&#39; images of what looks like a family crest or coat of arms on the back.  The spoons are 4 1/4 inches long and have a combined weight of 85.9 grams.  There are impressed marks on the back of the handles but they are difficult to decipher (see photos).  The spoons are in excellent antique condition. 

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Six Early Sterling Silver Spoons 

This Victorian snuff box has polished banded agate stone on both top and bottom that is mounted in engraved metal inscribed: &#34;PRESENTED BY K. QUINN, TO CAPT. BARKLAY, MARCH 1875&#34;.  We have not polished the metal but it is likely brass that was originally gilded.  The box measures 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 inches across and 3/4 inchess deep.  It is in excellent antique condition and would make a great addition to a snuff box collection, special pill box, or small trinket/jewellery box. 

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1875 Presentation Banded Agate Snuff Box 

There is no indication of where this vintage powder compact was made but it is marked &#39;Silver 950&#39;, a standard that is slightly higher than sterling and was used in Japan and some European countries. The compact is exquisite and is beautifully engraved on both the front and back with scroll work and a finely etched border. The front is monogrammed with what looks like P.O. and there is a hinged powder compartment on the interior. The compact measures 2 5/8 x 2 3/4 inches across and approximately 1/2 inches deep, and weighs 88.9 grams.  It is high quality and in excellent vintage condition.

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Superb 950 Silver Double-Sided Engraved Powder Compact

Lot includes five nut/candy bowls with reticulated sides that are marked Sterling Silver on the underside with the mark of Roden Brothers, a Toronto firm that opened in 1891 and was taken over by BIRKS in 1953.    The bowls measure 3 x 3 inches across and 3/4 inches deep and have a combined weight of 70.2 grams.  Excellent vintage condition.  

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Roden Brothers Sterling Silver Nut Dishes 

This early Newfoundland 50 cent piece is in circulated condition.  The date and casting images remain visible. 

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1872 Newfoundland /Canadian 50 Cents Silver Coin

This carved shell cameo is white with a soft tan background and is bezel set in 14k gold with twisted rope detailing. It has a swivel bale and can be worn as either a pendant or a brooch. The bale is marked 14k and the piece has a total weight of 9.5 grams.  It is 1 7/8 inches high including the bale and 1 3/8 inches wide.   Lovely and in excellent condition.

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14K Gold Vintage Hand Carved Cameo Scenic Brooch / Pendant

This antique stick pin is not marked but tests as 10k solid gold and weighs 1.82 grams. The head of the pin has a bezel-set banded stone cameo with a plain white oval in the center and a carved wreath halo. It looks great as is, but also gives the opportunity to have a tiny monogram carved if desired.  The cameo measures 1/4 x 7/16 inches and sits high of the ornate gold frame. The stick pin is  2 5/8 by 7/16 inches total length.  It comes in an off-white with gold band, leather, fitted box with soft yellow velvet and silk lining that is marked: &#34;Jewellery Department The T. Eaton Co Limited Toronto Canada&#34;.  The box is 3 3/4 by 1 1/2  across and 1 inch deep, and is in very good antique condition with only minor wear that does not detract.

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Antique 10K Gold Cameo Stick Pin In Early Eaton&#39;s Box

This lot includes:
1) A 4 by 2 1/2 inch sterling topped crystal dresser jar. The top features a deco design and is monogrammed with the initial M. It is in excellent condition. 
2) A 6 inch tall sterling topped crystal perfume bottle. The top engraving matches the dresser jar. There is no dauber.  It is in excellent condition. 
Both pieces are signed Birks. 

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BIRKS Sterling Dresser Jar &#38; Perfume Bottle

This vintage necklace is marked as 14k solid gold, was made in Italy, and weighs 9.8 grams.  The curved centrepiece has contrasting yellow and white gold hearts set with small diamonds.  The necklace is 19 3/4 inches long measured straight across the centrepiece.  Beautiful and in excellent condition, it would make a great accessory for a wedding or other special occassion.   

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14K Gold Diamond Heart Necklace 

This large, faceted, cut citrine is a rich orange-brown colour that shows beautifully as it sits high in the 18k gold setting that allows more light to highlight the warm glow of the stone.  The pendant measures 5/8 inches across, 3/4 inches including the bail, and 7/8 inches deep.  The split bail is marked 18K and the pendant weighs 8.5 grams.   Gorgeous and in excellent condition.  

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18K Gold Large Citrine Pendant 

This beautiful vintage sterling clamper bracelet is a masterpiece of design. It features an abstract embossed floral/leaf pattern. It weighs 70 grams and is fully marked 925. It measures a large 2 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches, is nicely toned and in excellent condition.  A statement bracelet to wear or add to a vintage jewellery collection.

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Heavy Embossed Vintage Sterling Clamper Bracelet

These antique candle holders were made in the 19th C. in the UK. They are solid brass and 12 inches tall. They still have their ejectors for removing the spent candles. Excellent antique condition.

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Dimensions:
4 x 4 x 12
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Antique Brass Candlesticks

In over 50 years of collecting antiques, this is the only glass jug and basin set I have seen. It was made about 1890 and is in perfect condition. In today’s world, it would be perfect for summer entertainment. The basin could be filled with ice to chill wine and beer and the jug could hold sangria, or even water. The basin measures 15.5 inches in diameter and the jug stands 11 inches tall. A very rare survivor in perfect condition!
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Exceptional Glass Jug and Basin Set

This vintage ladies Omega manual winding cocktail watch dates from the 1960s or 1970s.  The glass has a distinctive cut surrounding the dial that adds shimmer, and bow lugs connecting it to the strap.  It is small, meauring 3/4 x 1 inches, 8 inches including the strap and very attractive but needs repair as it is not currently working.  

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Vintage Omega Manual Wind Ladies Cocktail Watch 

This vintage 'Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express' quartz wristwatch has a blue textured strap and a Swiss-made movement in a rectangular gold-tone case with a white dial that has a distinctive blue heraldic monogram.  The curved watch is 1 1/2 inches long measured straight across and with the strap included, 8 1/4 inches in total length.   It is very attractive but the band has split laterally on one side and should be glued.  The watch needs a battery and has not been tested.

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Orient Express Tank Quartz Wristwatch With Leather Strap

This gorgeous flower vase is in the form of a basket with a textured, opalescent, Loetz-style, soft satin base that reflects brilliantly in bright light and a clear glass applied handle.  The striking vase is 12 1/4 inches high to the top of the handle and 8 x 5.25 inches across at the widest.  It has a slightly rough pontil mark on the underside.   It is lovely and in excellent condition with only very minor signs of age/use that do not detract.  Beautiful on its own or with cut flowers from the garden.

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Beautiful Opalescent Martelé Glass Flower Basket 

This modernist/brutalist fringe pendant necklace was created by Toronto jewellery designer Rafael Alfandary in the 1970s in hammered copper with a Murano glass cabochon centre.  The pendant is large and measures approximately 3 inches across, 4 1/2 inches including the fringe.  The chain is 1/4 inches wide and 32 inches long including the clasp.  The collectible retro necklace is stunning and in excellent condition.  

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Large Signed Rafael Copper Fringe Pendant Necklace 

The stone in this modern pendant is a bezel set, oval, bloodstone that measures approximately 3/4 by 1/2 inches. The gemstone is set in a halo that is an asymmetrical and irregular, twisted, floral vine of silver with different width and heights in the brutalist style. The pendant is not marked but tests as a high grade silver and is undoubtedly hand crafted. It measures approximately 1 7/8 inches high and 1 1/4 inches across.  It is a sturdy, heavy piece and weighs 19.2 grams.  In excellent condition, the pendant would look great on a heavy sterling or leather chain.

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Large Brutalist Solid Silver Bloodstone Pendant 

This striking 20th century, heavy, spring green cut-to-clear crystal vase is not signed but is high quality and was likely made in Czechoslovakia or possibly in Belgium.   The vase is 6 1/4 inches tall, 5 5/8 inches across the bottom, and 5 inches across the top.  Excellent condition and looks great on its own or filled with spring daffodils and tulips.  

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Heavy Green Cut To Clear Crystal Vase 

This vintage man&#39;s ring has a black enamelled face with the red, white and blue three-link chain mark of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), symbolizing friendship, love, and truth.  The face is surrounded with a thin band of white gold and measures approximately 1/2 x 3/8 inches.  The shoulders and shank are yellow gold.  The inside of the band is marked 10k and the ring weighs 4.49 grams.  The intriguing fraternal signet ring is size 12 and in good vintage condition.

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10K Gold Enamelled Odd Fellows Ring, Size 12

Aurora (Ontario, Canada) PARTNER MANAGED Downsizing Online Auction - Murray Drive

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Nutbrown cream-glazed pottery elephant pie funnel approximately 3 1/8 in H, registration number 86082, minor rim wear. Royal Worcester two-piece pie funnel c.1950s, black glazed bird topper stamped Royal Worcester England, white ceramic funnel base, overall height approximately 4 3/4 in. Both vintage, lightly used.

Nutbrown elephant pottery pie funnel 3 1/8 in

Royal Worcester blackbird pie funnel with base 4 3/4 in

Elephant pie funnel and assembled blackbird funnel side by side

Blackbird topper removed from white base, base bottom visible

Close-up of Royal Worcester mark on bird stem

Cream pottery elephant funnel with smooth glaze and vent spout; glossy black bird figure fits into cylindrical white base forming a pie vent.

Nutbrown elephant pie funnel and Royal Worcester blackbird pie funnel

Lot has two vintage pie funnels that are to vent steam from a pie while baking, preventing the filling from bubbling over, including:
1.  A Nutbrown pottery pie funnel shaped like an elephant that dates from the Edwardian era, is approximately 3 1/8 inches tall,  and has the registration number 86082; 
2.  A vintage 2 piece Royal Worcester funnel with a blackbird that sits inside a white funnel base.  It dates from c. 1950&#39;s and is approximately 4 3/4 inches high.    
The elephant has a small spot of wear on the rim of the vent but overall both are in excellent vintage condition, great for baking and/or collecting.    

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Lot #69: Vintage Pie Birds

Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sat, April 04 2026 Category A: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pickup Location: Murray Drive, Aurora, ON, L4G 6B1 View Map (opens in new window)

Lot #69: Vintage Pie Birds

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sat, April 04 2026 Category A: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pickup Location: Murray Drive, Aurora, ON, L4G 6B1 View Map (opens in new window)

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