English carved oak panel dating to the Elizabethan period, circa 1580, with deeply carved geometric and foliate decoration. Approximately 12&#34; x 8&#34;. Retains an old Bishop & Miller auction tag identifying the panel as circa 1580, with a previous estimate of 80–100. Age-related wear, surface variation and losses consistent with its considerable age.
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Elizabeth I Carved Oak Panel, Circa 1580

Large handmade stoneware teapot by noted Dundas, Ontario potter Anne SNEATH, finished in a mottled rose-red, grey and deep cobalt glaze with loosely incised decoration around the body. Wheel-thrown form with fitted lid, substantial handle and elongated spout. Signed/impressed to the underside. Sneath is represented in the Donn Zver School of Pottery permanent collection by several works, including 1980s stoneware teapots, jars and bowls.

A strong example of Ontario studio pottery, likely dating to the 1980s. Approximately 6.5&#34; high.
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Anne SNEATH Dundas Ontario Studio Pottery Stoneware Teapot

Period Art Nouveau colour print depicting a classically dressed woman beside a large urn, circa 1900. Presented under glass in an ornate gilt frame with decorative applied corner and border ornament. Approximately 23.5&#34; x 17.5&#34; overall. Some age-related wear, cracking and losses to the frame; see photos.
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Art Nouveau Woman with Urn Framed Print, Circa 1900

Chinese porcelain tea service decorated in a colourful famille rose palette with turquoise grounds, floral motifs, Greek-key borders and auspicious Chinese longevity characters. Includes covered teapot, two large bowls, three smaller cups/bowls, two porcelain spoons and a plate. Teapot bears a red seal-style Chinese mark to the underside. Attractive coordinated vintage set with light age and use wear.
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Chinese Famille Rose Turquoise Ground Longevity Porcelain Tea Set

Framed embroidered United States Great Seal commemorating the American Bicentennial, 1776–1976. Finely worked in metallic bullion-style thread with coloured silk details on a dark ground, depicting the American eagle, shield and “E Pluribus Unum” banner. Approximately 9.5&#34; x 7.5&#34; overall. Vintage frame with age-related wear; backing shows staining and losses.
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United States Bicentennial Bullion Embroidered Great Seal, 1776–1976

Handmade covered stoneware casserole by noted Dundas, Ontario potter Anne SNEATH. Wheel-thrown broad rounded form with fitted lid and distinctive twisted rope-form handle, finished in layered earthy green, turquoise and deep blue glazes. Signed to the underside.

Anne Sneath was an established figure in Ontario studio ceramics; examples of her stoneware jars, bowls and teapots from the 1980s are held in the Donn Zver School of Pottery permanent collection.

Approximately 5&#34; high including handle. Circa 1980s.
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Anne SNEATH Dundas Ontario Studio Pottery Covered Stoneware Casserole

Framed embroidered U.S. Secret Service badge insignia featuring metallic bullion thread and coloured details, with engraved plaque reading “Ray H. Pincomb, Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service.” Presented under glass in a gilt-tone frame. An interesting personalized piece of United States law-enforcement memorabilia.
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U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Ray H. Pincomb Framed Bullion Badge

All of the high relief metal car plaques and more plus some framed.
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Boxlot of Car Plaques and Frames

Vintage mid-century Greyhound Lines commemorative relief plaque featuring a steering wheel held by gloved hands, Greyhound bus and laurel wreath decoration. Heavy cast in mould construction with an aged silver-tone finish. Approximately 10&#34; x 10&#34;. Considerable surface wear, scuffs and finish losses consistent with age and use.
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Vintage Greyhound Relief Plaque

Bone china from Royal Doulton in the UK, still in original box.
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Royal Doulton Bunnykins Infant Set In Box

Novelty brass-tone desk set modelled after a vintage deep-sea diving helmet, incorporating a digital clock and black pen with separate pen holder. Includes original illustrated box with operating instructions. Clock is battery operated; working status untested. Approximately 4&#34; high to helmet, taller with pen inserted. Light surface wear consistent with age.
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Vintage Diver’s Helmet Digital Clock &#38; Pen Desk Set, Original Box

Pair of substantial Chinese bronze vases with rich reddish-brown patinated finish. Each features a baluster-form body with tall flared neck, applied archaistic phoenix-form handles, floral relief panels to the neck and large raised figural landscape scenes surrounded by scrolling cloud decoration to the body. Approximately 14&#34; high and 5&#34; across the mouth.

Appealing matched pair with considerable decorative detail and an older patinated surface. Minor age-related wear, rubbing and surface marks throughout.
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Pair of Antique Chinese Bronze Vases with Phoenix Handles &#38; Figural Relief Decoration

Pair of large decorative medieval jousting knight figures, each depicting a fully armoured knight mounted on an armoured horse and carrying a lance. Elaborately detailed metal armour with etched foliate decoration, textile caparisons with fringe, and leather-look tack, mounted on stepped wooden display bases. Approximately 13&#34; high and 14&#34; long each. Some age-related wear and minor losses; see photos.
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Pair of Medieval Knight on Horseback Decorative Figures

Original Braun ST1 solar card calculator, Type 4856, introduced in 1987 and designed by noted Braun industrial designer Dietrich Lubs. The Museum der Dinge specifically attributes the ST1 to Lubs, and period Braun design documentation likewise identifies him as its designer.

Ultra-thin credit-card-format calculator with black minimalist face, LCD display, solar cells and distinctive yellow equals key. Marked “Braun AG Type: 4 856” and “Made in Hong Kong” to reverse. Complete with original Braun protective wallet and original ST1 retail box. The ST1 was produced for only a relatively brief period and is a collectible example of late-1980s Braun functionalist industrial design.

Tested and working. Box shows light storage wear; calculator and wallet present very well overall.
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Vintage 1987 BRAUN ST1 Solar Card Calculator Type 4856 – Dietrich Lubs – Boxed &#38; Working

Vintage Arrow Handicraft Corp. DeLuxe and Sports Electric Ball Clock, production dated August 25, 1980. Fascinating kinetic clock uses rolling balls along three numbered tracks to display hours and minutes. Includes a quantity of original-style balls, instruction/assembly paperwork and clear plastic dust cover. Approximately 16&#34; wide x 11&#34; high. Electrically operated; working status untested. Light age-related wear and scratching to cover.
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1980 Arrow DeLuxe Electric Ball Clock, Complete with Balls &#38; Instructions

Two decorative hand-blown art glass vases featuring applied spiral glass trails. Includes a substantial clear cylindrical vase measuring approximately 15.5 in. tall with heavy irregular clear glass coils applied around the exterior, together with an approximately 8 in. tall multicoloured vase with red, green and blue internal decoration and applied clear spiral trail. This type of applied coil decoration is commonly referred to as a spiral wrap or rigaree in art-glass descriptions.

Clear vase retains remnants of a label to the underside but maker is presently unidentified. Multicoloured vase has a small chip to the inner rim. General age-related wear; see photos for measurements and condition.
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Pair of Vintage Hand-Blown Art Glass Spiral Wrap Vases

Turkish flatweave runner rug by Göğüş Kilim, featuring repeating geometric motifs in burgundy, rose, cream and grey with fringed ends. Labelled “Göğüş Kilim / Kilim Tekstil Ürünleri,” composition noted as 50% cotton, 30% acrylic and 20% polyester. Approximately 10&#39;5&#34; x 3&#39;3&#34;. Light wear consistent with use.
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Göğüş Kilim Turkish Flatweave Runner Rug, 10.5&#39; x 3.3&#39;

Collection of three older Chinese decorative carvings, including an approximately 10 in. tall intricately carved figural stand with pierced geometric work and removable carved dragon puzzle ball, a separate finely pierced dragon puzzle ball with multiple freely nested concentric spheres, and a pale green carved stone fisherman figure with rod and suspended fish. The elaborate concentric “puzzle” or “mystery” ball form is a long-established Chinese carving tradition, with comparable dragon-decorated examples documented from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Good intricate workmanship throughout. Older pieces with age-related wear and minor imperfections/losses; please see photos for condition and measurements.
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Old Chinese Antique Carved Sculptures &#38; Puzzle Balls

Large Turkish flatweave kilim rug by Göğüş Kilim, featuring repeating geometric motifs in burgundy, rose, cream and grey with fringed ends. Labelled “Göğüş Kilim” and “Kilim Tekstil Ürünleri,” composition noted as 50% cotton, 30% acrylic and 20% polyester. Approximately 8&#39;5&#34; x 5&#39;4&#34;. Light wear consistent with use.
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Large Turkish Göğüş Kilim Area Rug, 8.5&#39; x 5.3&#39;

Striking antique NuArt table/night lamp, circa 1920s, featuring a heavy cast metal base modelled with a symmetrical pair of gilt herons or cranes flanking stylized green aquatic foliage. Fitted with a large spherical art glass shade in vivid yellow and deep green/blue, with an unusual mottled cellular pattern. Approximately 14 in. high and 10.5 in. wide.

The shade is removable and the lamp retains an older cord and socket assembly. Surface wear, paint loss and oxidation consistent with age; shade with surface wear/scratching as photographed. Untested. An identical NuArt heron lamp with glass shade is currently being offered online as a 1920s example, supporting the identification and period.
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Antique NuArt Art Deco Double Heron Lamp with Art Glass Globe, c. 1920s

Large Turkish flatweave kilim rug by Göğüş Kilim, woven with repeating geometric motifs in burgundy, terracotta, cream and taupe, with fringed ends. Labelled “Göğüş Kilim” and “Kilim Tekstil Ürünleri,” composition noted as 50% cotton, 30% acrylic and 20% polyester. Approximately 10&#39;2&#34; x 6&#39;5&#34;. Light wear consistent with use.
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Large Turkish Göğüş Kilim Area Rug, 10&#39; x 6.5&#39;

Large wheel-thrown stoneware teapot by noted Dundas, Ontario potter Anne Sneath, finished in a rich mottled blue-green glaze. Features a ribbed rounded body, long spout, fitted lid with sculptural loop finial, and an unusually substantial overhead handle with twisted applied supports. Incised signature to underside. Approximately 9 in. high. Wooden apple shown for scale. Minor age-related wear.

Sneath was an established figure in the Hamilton/Dundas ceramics community and was involved in the development of the organization that became FUSION: The Ontario Clay & Glass Association. The Donn Zver School of Pottery&#39;s permanent collection specifically holds several Anne Sneath works, including teapots from the 1980s, bowls and jars, which makes the attribution here particularly solid. The Hamilton Potters&#39; Guild also continues to present its Anne Sneath Best in Show Award in her honour.
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Anne SNEATH (Dundas, Ontario) Studio Pottery Teapot, 1980s

Canadian Chalet Art Glass freeform centrepiece bowl in rich amber glass, with dramatic pulled and folded organic points and a substantial clear-to-amber base. Etched “Chalet” signature to underside. Approximately 9&#34; across and 5&#34; high. Light surface wear consistent with age.
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Chalet Art Glass Amber Freeform Centrepiece Bowl

Substantial vintage decorative field cannon constructed of heavy cast iron, with ornate wheeled carriage, large spoked wheels and brass-toned axle caps and fittings. Features an adjustable cannon barrel and impressive weight and construction. Approximately 15 in. long and 7 in. high. Wooden apple shown for scale. Minor surface wear and oxidation consistent with age.
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Vintage Heavy Cast Iron Field Cannon Model

Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) SELLER MANAGED Estate Sale Online Auction - Gertrude St.

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English bone china dinner and tea service, six place settings each with teacup, saucer and three graduated plates, 30 pieces total, all-over floral chintz pattern with multicoloured roses and assorted flowers, gilt rims, some pieces bearing F. HOWARD signature, green Hammersley Bone China Made in England marks, age-related crazing and light gilt wear

6 teacups

6 saucers

6 small plates

6 medium plates

6 large plates

Complete set of six place settings displayed on table

Angled view highlighting chintz pattern and gold rims

Close-up of teacup, saucer and three plate sizes stacked

Glossy white bone china densely patterned with pink, yellow, blue and purple floral chintz, scalloped edges traced with gold, elegant loop handles accented in gold

Hammersley Floral Chintz Bone China Service

Hammersley & Co. English bone china part dinner and tea service, richly decorated in the all-over floral chintz pattern with colourful roses and assorted flowers, finished with gilt rims. Numerous pieces bear the F. HOWARD signature within the decoration, the noted Hammersley floral artist associated with the factory’s highly decorative floral wares. Comprising six place settings, each with teacup, saucer and three graduated plates, for a total of 30 pieces. Green Hammersley Bone China, Made in England marks to bases. Some age-related crazing and light wear to gilt; overall presents very well.
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Lot #734: Hammersley F. HOWARD Signed Floral Chintz Bone China Dinner Service

Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Tue, September 22 2026 Category A: 01:00 PM - 07:15 PM

Pickup Location: Gertrude St., Hamilton, ON, L8L 4B7 View Map (opens in new window)

Lot #734: Hammersley F. HOWARD Signed Floral Chintz Bone China Dinner Service

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Tue, September 22 2026 Category A: 01:00 PM - 07:15 PM

Pickup Location: Gertrude St., Hamilton, ON, L8L 4B7 View Map (opens in new window)

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