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SELLER MANAGED Downsizing Online Auction - Thome Crescent 10/03/21 03:54:01 Toronto (Ontario, Canada) SELLER MANAGED Downsizing Online Auction - Thome Crescent Auction Opens: Fri, Nov 13 6:00pm ET Auction Closes: Thu, Nov 19 8:45pm ET Lot Title Lot Title 0001 Daum Nancy crystal frog - signed and in 0018 Set of two Christofle silver-plated knife/utensil- excellent condition A rests in the shape of a fox and a rabbit - new in 0002 Harrods Knightsbridge Kaymet Ribbed Tray in box A gold and blue/turquoise - signed A 0019 Pair of red Christofle chopsticks - signed and 0003 55-piece Paragon Victoriana Rose tea set - new in box A complete - excellent condition A 0020 Pair of new black Christofle chopsticks - signed 0004 Mid-century modern A. J. Donahue "Winnipeg and new in box A Chair" or "The Canadian Coconut Chair"-late 0021 Original oil on canvas painting - excellent 1940s/early 1950s A condition A 0005 Mid-century pair of Scheurich West German 0022 Vintage soapstone whale carving on soapstone vases - signed - excellent condition A stand - artist signed A 0006 Large vintage Maple wooden live-edge bowl - 0023 Mid-century oil on board impasto Canadian signed A landscape painting -signed A 0007 Mid-century green Murano glass bowl - 0024 Pair of Wedgewood crystal candlesticks - new excellent condition A with sticker A 0008 Set of three 1970s Robert Held glass goblets - 0025 Alexandra McCurdy “Under Wraps 6― print - #6 signed and in excellent condition A out of 12 in artist series - signed and in 0009 Hollywood Regency-style gold etagere - excellent condition A decorator’s showroom A 0026 Geoff Searle tray - signed and in excellent 0010 Antique original Beefeater engraving - circa condition A 1860 - British gallery A 0027 Set of six Villeroy and Boch wine/water goblets 0011 Antique Persian wool/silk hand-woven carpet - - new A very high knot density A 0028 Tiffany and Co lidded square porcelain box - 0012 Large red globe floor lamp A signed A 0013 Pair of tall San Miguel glass vases - never used 0029 Hollywood Regency brass fan A with original stickers A 0030 Set of Jonathan Adler Muse mugs - brand new A 0014 Mid-century modern Danish Fransden lamp - 0031 Franklin Porcelain - Basil Ede - The Garden signed A Bird Bird vase - signed and in excellent 0015 Extra-large Murano glass multi-colour charger - condition A excellent condition - very heavy A 0032 Large heavy wool Persian rug - hand-knotted - 0016 James Kent Old Foley Staffordshire - jug and approx 95 inches x 50 inches. A bowl - excellent condition A 0033 Mid-century yellow and gold Murano glass 0017 Mid-century Dorothy Thorpe 1960s modernist bowl - excellent condition A lucite and gold tone metal candlestick holder A 0034 Pair of large Finnish ribbed ice glass bowls - they are quite heavy and are in excellent condition A 1/4 10/03/21 03:54:01 Lot Title Lot Title 0035 Belgian artist Suzanne Van Kerckhove 0061 Vintage hand-painted double-handled dish - serigraph - signed A Nippon B 0036 Vintage Murano glass horse figure - excellent 0062 Royal Doulton Gerald Gulotta Impressions vase condition A - excellent condition B 0037 Mixed polished stone necklace A 0063 Mid-century Scandinavian icicle bowl - 0038 Large oil on canvas landscape painting- excellent condition B excellent condition A 0064 Vintage bird sculpture in white B 0039 Venetian blown glass vase - very heavy and in 0065 Vintage Venetian green glass vase and excellent condition A controlled bubble bowl - excellent condition B 0040 Franklin Porcelain - John Wilkinson Country 0066 Mixed media original artist-signed picture 2012- Garden Butterfly vase - signed and in excellent “Quad Lulu― B condition A 0067 Pair of Chris Collicott Kikkerland Sculpted 0041 Mid-century Murano swirl glass bowl - Pushing Men Bookend Figures B excellent condition A 0068 Set of Russian Matryoshka stacking dolls - 0042 Vintage stoneware sculpture- purchased from made and handpainted in St. Petersburg B gallery- excellent condition A 0069 Original oil on canvas seascape painting - 0043 Porcelain sculpture- possibly Royal Dux A signed and in excellent condition B 0044 Very large Italian mid-century wood marquetry 0070 Mid-century Scandinavian glass owl - excellent inlay plaque A condition B 0045 Mid-century artisan Italian whimsical lidded 0071 1970s Stained/slag leaded glass pendant light dish - double-signed. It is in great condition shade in blues B overall with the exception of a chip along the 0072 Vintage Pyrex bowl - B edge of the tub (please see pictures) B 0073 Hornsea Christmas plate - signed and in 0046 Extra-large mid-century enamel charger - excellent condition B excellent condition B 0074 Vintage Venetian blown amethyst glass 0047 Vintage copper mixing bowl B chalice/dish - excellent condition B 0048 Pair of mounted wood decorative masks/faces B 0075 Vintage Pyrex bowl - B 0049 Lawrence Harris “Houses, Richmond Street― - 0076 Mid-century Norway Niels Aa Sivertsen limited edition print B Rondane series for Stavangerflint vase - signed 0050 Large yellow submarine ceramic bank B B 0051 Large antique Hollywood Regency style brass 0077 Vintage set of Pyrex bowls C - red B lamp in green glass B 0078 Mid-century glass basket in excellent condition - 0052 Bicyclette wine/magazine rack B heavy B 0053 Nybro Sweden crystal polar bear sculpture- 0079 Vintage set of Pyrex dishes D - double-handled signed and in excellent condition B B 0054 Large Panos Tossounian Limited Edition Lion 0080 Set of two matched vintage mixing bowls - framed art print -signed and numbered B excellent condition B 0055 Large Panos Tossounian Limited Edition Lynx 0081 Godinger American Silversmiths silverplated rt print - signed and numbered B set of knives - new in box C 0056 Canadian artist-signed handmade tea pot - never 0082 Mid-century Scandinavian abstract art dish - used and in excellent condition B very heavy and in excellent condition C 0057 Pressed glass bird sculpture in excellent 0083 Vintage Pyrex bowl E - B condition B 0084 Large Venetian glass egg in blue and gold - 0058 Vintage genuine horn on mount B excellent condition C 0059 Cigar humidor box - never used B 0085 Vintage Pyrex bowl - B 0060 Three multi-coloured Murano glass pieces - 0086 Mid-century gold-gilt bracelets with glass excellent condition B cabochons - excellent condition C 2/4 10/03/21 03:54:01 Lot Title Lot Title 0087 Mid-century Finnish bowl - very heavy and in 0117 Vintage Venetian glass large enamel multi- excellent condition C colour brooch B 0088 Venetian glass controlled bubble vase - 0118 Vintage polar bear figure C excellent condition C 0119 Large mid-century mouthblown Venetian satin 0089 Mid-century stoneware plaque in teak frame - glass vase -excellent condition B signed C 0120 Mid-century Murano flower paperweights - 0090 Hornsea Christmas 1985 plate - excellent excellent condition C condition and signed C 0121 Modern pair of cubic bird figures C 0091 Vintage silver-tone bracelet- excellent condition 0122 Pink Murano glass ring - excellent condition C C 0123 Vintage carnival glass vase B 0092 Vintage large artisan pottery tray - signed and in excellent condition C 0124 Vintage basket weave cuff bracelet C 0093 Vintage Pyrex bowl G B 0125 Vintage English RJV pair of metal candlesticks - signed and in excellent condition C 0094 Mid-century teak bowl - excellent condition C 0126 Pair of Murano glass fish C 0095 Vintage Pyrex bowl H B 0127 Vintage set of four place card holders - new in 0096 Tree of Life pendant and chain - new and never fitted box C worn C 0128 3-tier jewelry box with key - never used C 0097 Vintage Pyrex bowl I B 0129 Hematite and bead necklace and bracelet C 0098 Vintage Pyrex bowl with lid J B 0130 Vintage bracelets C 0099 Large rectangle foiled back bird tray - new and in excellent condition C 0131 Large metal decorative AT sign C 0100 Genuine horn necklace- excellent condition C 0132 Pair of double-matted rectangular framed pictures - excellent condition C 0101 Vintage 1980s whimsical etched glass vase - heavy C 0102 Mid-century pair of teak trays C 0103 Hand-painted white and coral lidded ceramic jar C 0104 Three-tiered server - never used C 0105 Teatro Verde cubic vase C 0106 Set of two vintage Pyrex bowls K - signed B 0107 Vintage porcelain unicorn - excellent condition C 0108 Vintage Japanese porcelain vase - excellent condition C 0109 Mid-century Scandinavian glass bowl - excellent condition C 0110 Mid-century Danish enamel plate - heavy C 0111 Ceramic vase with eyes C 0112 Artist-signed original pair of paintings - couple by starlight C 0113 Mid-century Japanese hand-painted pottery vase C 0114 Set of four Rosenthal glass goblets - signed C 0115 Mid-century Venetian glass vase in yellow- excellent condition C 0116 Mid-century vintage set of Pyrex plates with lime rims - signed B 3/4 10/03/21 03:54:01 Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Mon, November 23 2020 12pm to 6pmCategory A: 12pm to 2pmCategory B: 2pm to 4pmCategory C: 4pm to 6pm Pickup Location: Thome Crescent, Toronto, ON, M6H 2S5 Please review below: You must book a pickup time within 24 hours of closing, or one will be assigned. 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