9th, 10th & 11th June – Tarxien

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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.

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Lot Num.

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Description

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Auction Date

403

Victorian silver taper stick and snuffer, Sheffield 1851, 14cm, 184gms

€ 150 - 250

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404

Early 19th C. silver (Swiss or Portuguese) candle snuffer and tray, 21cm, pieced pattern allover with figures and animals, on lion paw feet, 350gms

€ 300 - 400

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405

Victorian silver cream jug and sugar bowl, parcel gilt interior, 565gms

€ 200 - 300

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406

Thai silver embossed cache pot, 18cm

€ 120 - 200

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407

Victorian silver standish with ornate openwork edge, Birmingham 1846, complete with taper stick and snuffer, 720gms

€ 600 - 750

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408

Geo III circular silver salver on scroll feet by Robert Ross, London 1765, applied scallop and scroll border, on scroll feet, 35cm, 1160gms

€ 900 - 1400

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409

Victorian silver cruet stand with 7 crystal bottles, Sheffield 1858, 30.5cm, weighted

€ 800 - 1200

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410

Victorian silver cake basket with swing handle and spreading base, Birmingham 1863, 32cm, decorated with panels of openwork and embossed grotesques, 810gms, 30cm

€ 800 - 1200

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411

Geo IV silver brittania cover by Joseph Haddock & William Reid, London 1823, 50 x 28cm, 3080gms

€ 2500 - 3500

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412

Geo V silver 4 piece tea & coffee service with kettle and tray, 1910/1914, of neoclassical form with applied garlands and scrolls, 7650gms

€ 4000 - 5500

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413

Victorian engraved silver 4 piece tea & coffee service, of neoclassical form, 2410gms

€ 200 - 3000

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414

Walnut and brass card box

€ 30 - 60

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415

Early 19th C. ormolu standish with 2 crystal wells, with foliage and spirals, ca 1830, 30.5cm

€ 100 - 180

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416

Chinese carved soapstone sculpture of peonies and bird

€ 30 - 60

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417

early 20th C. Japanese Kakeimon china bowl decorated with a drummer, 18.5cm

€ 20 - 50

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418

19th C. Chinese egg-shell porcelain tea cup decorated with farm scene, 7.5cm

€ 10 - 30

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419

Late 18th C. Chinese porcelain celadon vases decorated with blue dragons, 60cm

€ 300 - 400

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420

Mid 18th C. Chinese porcelain pair vases with dragon handles and painted underglaze dragons, 61cm

€ 400 - 550

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421

Late 19th C. French brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid trinket box with ormolu mounts

€ 150 - 250

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422

Early 19th C. brass and tortoiseshell card box, ca 1810, 9 x 14 x 7.5cm

€ 100 - 180

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423

Late 19th C. brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid pocket watch box with sprung mechanism, ca 1900, 4 x 7 x 9cm

€ 100 - 180

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424

Late 19th C. brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid match / vesta box with striker surface and drawer, ca 1900, 5 x 9 x 6.5cm

€ 100 - 180

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425

19th C. brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid standish with gilted bronze, ca 1810, 10 x 26.5 x 19cm

€ 400 - 550

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426

Pair brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid baluster candlesticks, 19 x 10cm

€ 100 - 180

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427

Mid 19th C. brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid pair of pedestals with concave sloped sides, 14 x 30.5cm

€ 400 - 550

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428

19th C. brass inlaid and red tortoiseshell liqueur cabinet, 4 engraved crystal decanters and 16 glasses within, set on a removable ormolu stand, ca 1870, 28 x 34 x 26.5cm

€ 450 - 600

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429

Early 19th C. brass and red tortoiseshell portable writing cabinet with fitted interior, red damask lined, ormolu mounts and feet; set on a table base (53cm) with cabriole legs, ca 1880, 46 x 76 x 65cm

€ 600 - 750

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430

Late 19th C. boulle red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid on ebony jardiniere with original zinc liner, ca 1890, brass surround gallery, 81 x 69 x 45cm

€ 250 - 350

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431

Early 19th C. red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid pair of tapering pedestals having white marble tops, gilt bronze mouldings and finials, ca 1820, 124 x 46 x 30cm

€ 800 - 1200

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432

Late 19th C. brass inlaid and red tortoiseshell piano stool with revolving adjustable seat, ca 1900, 50 x 37cm

€ 200 - 300

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433

Mid 19th C. French boulle imposing spoon back armchair signed M. Schiler, with red tortoiseshell and brass inlay on ebony in the manner of Charles Andre Boulle, ca 1850m 137 x 76 x 73cm

€ 500 - 650

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434

Early 19th C. mahogany bureau bookcase in red tortoiseshell and brass marquetry on ebony ground in the manner of Charles Andre Boulle, ca 1800, with extending writing slope, the domed top with gilt bronze finials, 223 x 134 x 58cm

€ 200 - 3000

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435

Early 19th C. French boulle bonheur du jour having writing slide, inlaid with red tortoiseshell and brass on ebony, brass urn finials, ca 1820, 162 x 81 x 51m

€ 700 - 900

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436

19th C. brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid lady’s desk with brass columns, fold-out writing surface, ca 1830, 76 x 145 x 80 x 30cm

€ 600 - 750

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437

Early 19th C. pair of corner cabinets with tortoiseshell and brass inlay on ebonised ground, ormolu mounts, ca 1830, 116 x 76 x 60cm

€ 1600 - 2400

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438

Early 19th C. red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid bureau plat in the manner of Charles Andre Boulle, standing on 4 cabriole legs with gilt bronze caryatid figures, ca 1820, 76 x 114 x 66cm

€ 1000 - 1600

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439

Mid 19th C. serpentine centre table in red tortoiseshell and brass marquetry on ebony ground, with cabriole legs, set with caryatid bronze figures, 76 x 147 x 89cm

€ 1000 - 1600

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440

Mid 19th C. unusual rectangular centre table on column and platform with splayed legs with lion claw castors, having brass inlay on ebony, red tortoiseshell, ca 1840, 76 x 129 x 91cm

€ 1000 - 1600

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441

Mic 19th C. brass inlaid and red tortoiseshell double serpentine credenza with ormolu mounts, ca 1840, 114 x 208 x 54cm

€ 1600 - 2400

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442

Late 18th C. pair of ormolu candelabra of Rococo design, tree form, 71cm, ca 1790

€ 400 - 550

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443

18th C. Venetian pair carved wood corner consoles with Nubian figures, 35 x 27cm

€ 300 - 400

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444

Early 19th C. Venetian carved wood polychrome decorated torchier with a satyr wearing engraved robe, on scrolled tripod base, 102cm

€ 500 - 650

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445

Late 18th C. Venetian jardiniere shell on a kneeling Nubian female and child, on octagonal base with lion paw, with zinc liner, 160 x 62 x 62cm

€ 1000 - 1600

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446

Late 18th C. Nubian figure of War holding a halberd, wearing drapery of gold and painted marquetry on black ground, 195cm

€ 1000 - 1600

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447

Mid 19th C. pair bronze figures in cold painted polychrome, circular bases, 47cm, with glass lace maker’s lamps

€ 100 - 200

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448

AMADEO COUNT PREZIOSI, 1816-1882, water-colour ‘Two Montenegrinos smoking’ signed Preziosi, 1868, framed

€ 700 - 900

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449

AMADEO COUNT PREZIOSI, 1816-1882, water-colour ‘Cairo – Street Scene’ 26 x 35cm, framed

€ 500 - 650

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450

AMADEO COUNT PREZIOSI, 1816-1882, water-colour ‘A Old Turk’ signed Preziosi, 15 x 22cm, framed

€ 300 - 400

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451

AMADEO COUNT PREZIOSI, 1816-1882, water-colour ‘Two Girls holding Pipe and String Instrument’ signed Preziosi, 13 x 20cm, framed

€ 400 - 550

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452

Early 19th C. Maltese water-colour ‘A Woman wearing the Faldetta’ 21 x 24.5cm, framed

€ 120 - 200

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