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AUCTION of the Property of the Late Dr Jimmy Farrugia
Dr Jimmy Farrugia [1922 – 2006] was a highly respected Maltese medical doctor, politician, art collector and philanthropist born in Tarxien. After earning his medical degree from the University of Malta in 1946, he worked as a
general practitioner and dedicated much of his life to religious and community services. His distinguished political career included being elected to Parliament in 1976 and 1981, serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1988, and holding the role of Acting President of the Republic of Malta on many occasions throughout the 1990s. Beyond his public duties, Dr Farrugia truly had the study of Maltese silver at his heart, spending over thirty years researching the subject. This passion led him to become a part-time lecturer on Maltese silver at the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of Malta. He published his extensive findings in important books such as Antique Maltese Domestic Silver in 1992 and Antique Maltese Ecclesiastical Silver in 2001. Dr Farrugia who was married to Doris nee Tanti.
DATE :
9th, 10th & 11th June 2026 at 2.30pm
9th, 10th & 11th June 2026 at 2.30pm
LOCATION :
VILLA ANNUNZIATA, TRIQ XINTILL, TARXIEN (The Large Roundabout above Addolorata Hill)
VILLA ANNUNZIATA, TRIQ XINTILL, TARXIEN (The Large Roundabout above Addolorata Hill)
ENTRIES ACCEPTED :
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Thursday 4th from 9am to 5pm
Friday 5th from 9am to 5pm
Saturday 6th from 9am to 1pm
Monday 8th from 9am to 5pm
Lot Num.
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Auction Date
503
Late 18th C. mahogany bureau bookcase, ca 1790, over 3 drawers, bracket feet, 231 x 94 x 56cm
€ 500 - 650
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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504
Late Victorian mahogany showcase with astragal glazing, standing on cabriole legs, 199 x 100 x 29cm
€ 200 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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505
Late 18th C. mahogany work table with rosewood inlay, sliding green silk well, on 4 convex supports, brass castors, 79 x 53 x 51cm
€ 200 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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506
Early Victorian mahogany whatnot with fret gallery and drawer, on barley twist columns, 115 x 61 x 40cm
€ 200 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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507
Mid 19th C. mahoghany fold-over tea / card table, on turned column and splay legs with brass toe castors, 90cm
€ 150 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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508
Georgian mahogany pembroke / breakfast table standing on turned column and reeded splay legs having brass claw castors, 73 x 98 x 105cm
€ 200 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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512
Late 19th C. Maltese carved mahogany corner tables with grey marble tops
€ 100 - 180
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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513
Edwardian inlaid mahogany sitting room suite with ivory and fruitwood inlaiy: settee, 2 armchaors and 2 chairs
€ 200 - 400
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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514
4, 19th C. Mahogany dining chairs with concave back-rails, turned legs, drop in seats, ca 1850
€ 50 - 100
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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516
Mid 20th C. alabaster urn and cover lamp, 68cm on yellow marble column, 104cm
€ 140 - 250
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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517
A NICHOLAS, water-colour ‘Marsamxetto Harbour’ 68 x 23cm, signed, framed
€ 250 - 350
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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518
19th C. pen drawing and wash ‘The Grand Harbour Valletta from the New Barracca’ 48 x 16cm, framed
€ 250 - 350
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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519
19th C. pen drawing and wash ‘The Grand Harbour Valletta from the Old Barracca’ 53 x 17cm, dated August 1854, framed
€ 300 - 400
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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520
19th C. pen drawing and wash ‘The Marsamxetto Harbour Valletta’ 54 x 13cm, framed
€ 250 - 350
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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521
18th C. carved bone composition of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene’ with silver haloes, set on an 18th C. Maltese inlaid frame
€ 800 - 1200
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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522
18th C. collection of 12 carved bone devotional figures set in a painted deep frame
€ 600 - 750
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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523
19th C. carved wood gilted pelmet, with scallop and scrolls, 225cm (mounting brackets at 210cm) and pair curtain retainers
€ 300 - 400
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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524
19th C. pair carved wood gilted pelmets, 170cm ( mounting brackets at 160cm) and 2 pairs curtain retainers
€ 600 - 750
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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525
20th C. pair (160cm) and 1 (190cm) ebonised and painted pelmets with foliate motifs, in the French boulle manner, mounting brackets at 170 & 142cm) and and 3 pair curtain retainers
€ 200 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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528
Gilted bronze plaque of an Evangelist with 8-pointed cross and Serpent, 23cm, set in a surround of silver and gold thread garland of flowers, in oval mahogany frame case
€ 300 - 400
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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529
Gilt metal devotional cross with ornate decoration, set with seed pearls, coloured stones and relic, in frame case, 26 x 33cm
€ 40 - 80
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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530
18th C. Italian school anonymous oil painting on canvas ‘St Joseph with the Child Jesus’ 54 x 43cm, in a gilt frame
€ 300 - 400
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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531
19th C. oil painting on canvas ‘The Sacred Heart of our Lord’ 52 x 43cm, in gilt frame
€ 200 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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532
18th C. Maltese school oil painting on canvas ‘Portrait of a Girl wearing long necklace with 8 piointed cross’ ( Reverse in pencil: Lor Grima Fecit 1788), 58 x 42cm, framed
€ 300 - 600
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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533
20th C. coloured print ‘A girl with a Canary’ in ornate oval gilt frame
€ 20 - 40
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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534
JAMES CAMPBELL NOBLE 1846-1913, oil painting on canvas ‘Highlander with his Dogs and a Stag on his Horse’ 109 x 61cm, in gilt frame
€ 300 - 400
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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535
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS 1829-1896, oil painting on canvas ‘A Young Woman in Lilac Dress’ 36 x 46cm, signed in monogram, in gilt frame
€ 800 - 1200
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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536
Late 19th C. Maltese school anonymous oil painting on canvas ‘Portrait of a Woman’ 76 x 62cm, in gilt frame
€ 150 - 250
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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537
18th C. Italian pair anonymous oil paintings on canvas ‘A Country House and Surroundings’ 69 x 36cm, in gilt frames
€ 400 - 550
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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538
SINGER SARGEANT, 1856-1925, oil painting on canvas ‘Musician in an Interior with Piano and Violin’ signed, 92 x 74cm, in ornate gilt frame
€ 1000 - 1600
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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539
C. COLE, Late 19th C. pair oil paintings ‘Landscapes’ 30 x 60cm, in gilt frames
€ 50 - 80
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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540
THOMAS SILVESTER STEELE, pair oil paintings on canvas ‘Fruits and Flowers’ 142 x 112cm, signed, 1892, in gilt frames
€ 600 - 750
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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541
17th C. Italian school anonymous oil painting ‘A Country Scene with Dwelling and Farm animals’ 74 x 147cm, in painted and gilt frame
€ 1000 - 1600
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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542
P JONES pair oil paintings on canvas ‘A Barn with Dog’ and ‘3 Dogs in a Landscape’ signed, 1859, in gilt frames
€ 120 - 200
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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543
NICOLA DIACONO, 1892 – 1968, pair oil paintings on board ‘Neapolitan Characters with Water Jar and Pipes’ 31 x 48cm, signed, framed
€ 150 - 250
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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544
ERNEST CHARLES WALBOURNE, 1872-1927, pair oil paintings ‘English River Scenes’ 18 x 28cm, in gilt frames
€ 100 - 180
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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545
JOSEPH HORLOR, 1834-1866, oil painting on canvas ‘Scottish Highlands’ 30 x 51cm, signed, in gilt frame
€ 80 - 160
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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546
LOUIS SILAS, 20th C. oil painting on canvas ‘Still Life of Flowers on a Table’ 79 x 63cm, signed, Silas, in ornate gilt frame
€ 100 - 180
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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547
Late 18th C. Italian school oil painting on canvas ‘A Landscape with Equestrian Traveller’ signed on reverse Pive Gulan, 30.5 x 24.5cm, framed
€ 100 - 180
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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548
NICOLA DIACONO 1892-1968 water-colour ‘A He Goat’ 48 x 71cm, signed, framed
€ 100 - 180
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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549
NICOLA DIACONO 1892-1968 black ink drawing on paper ‘A Monk leading his Laden Horse’ 33 x 18cm, signed, 1923, framed (Bronze Medal Winner – British Empire Exhibition Preliminary Exhibition 1923)
€ 300 - 400
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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550
A NICHOLAS, water-colours ‘Fishing Boat in Grand Harbour’, signed, framed
€ 100 - 180
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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551
A NICHOLAS, water-colours ‘Fishing Boat in Grand Harbour’, signed, framed
€ 100 - 180
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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552
NICOLA DIACONO, 1892 – 1968, pair oil paintings on board ‘Cotton Making’ 28 x 20cm, signed, framed
€ 200 - 300
11/06/2026 at 2.30pm
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