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February Art & Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:719
Sale Title:February Art & Antique AuctionLots with images:125
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:565
Date:28-Feb-2012
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A mid-20th century Maori carved stylised figure, notch, linial and spiral detail, tongue extended, paua insert discs to eyes. Height 42 cm
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A New Zealand Fire Brigade helmet, all brass with leather insert and chin strap, c.1920's. Merriweather pattern with embossed dragons to the comb and helmet plate incorporating a trophy group of fireman's tools. This helmet belonged to the vendor's grandfather, F.C. Robinson who was stationed at Palmerston north.
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A rare colonial New Zealand terracotta chimney pot made by George Boyd, Newton Pottery, the octagonal shaped pot decorated around the rim with eight stars, stamped G. Boyd, Newton Pottery, Auckland, to the base, some chipping to base with some pieces absent from internal liner. 91 x 35 cm
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Medals, badges, various documents, notebooks, etc. belonging to the Australian serviceman E.F. Dent #430340, includes The Defence Medal and standard service pair, dog tags, cap badges, notes taken by Dent pertaining to his work as a ‘Telegraphist’, ration cards, leave passes, etc.
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Three Australian World War II medals awarded to W.D. Dent, includes The Defence Medal and a standard pair and a 1934 ‘Centenary of Victoria’, dated 1934 and 193.5 cm
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A World War II medal group awarded to Acting Flight Sgt. E.H.E. Shaw R.A.F., including the Defence Medalmm x 2, 1939-1945 Service Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, The Africa Star, The 1939-1945 Star and the conforming five miniature group and various other R.A.F. badges, buttons, etc.
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Three World War I medals awarded to R.McNewman, N.Z.E.F., includes pair of service medals and 1914-15 star.
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Assorted medals and badges, includes World War II service pair, The Africa Star and five other badges, ‘The Queens’, ‘Lincolnshire’,’ The Norfolk Regt.’, etc.
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A Harrington & Richardson 5 shot hammerless .38 cal revolver. Chrome finish with blued trigger guard and checkered grip. Serial No. 99348. C endorsed licence required.
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An Arabian Flintlock Musket, with steel engraved bindings, ivory inlay to stock, in rustic condition, requires attention. Length 144 cm
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A superb and rare set of c.1830 percussion officer’s pistols, 18 bore, by George Clough & Sons, retaining all blue finish on metal parts, original Damascus browned barrels with gold point coin on barrel flats, the percussion locks with fine engraving and signed by the maker, in unfired condition and of an early date for percussion pistols. In original fitted flame mahogany case with original flask, bullet mould, set of turned-screws with pin-prick on top of one, two push/cleaning rods, bone oil bottle,…
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An early 20th century Japanese Naval Officer’s sword with gilt wire bound Shagreen grip, the shaped gilded guard decorated in relief with floral mons repeating to the pommel and fittings on the leather scabbard, mildly curved blade. Length 80.5 cm
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An Omani Jambiya, the classic Arabian knife with its original worked silver scabbard and complex belt of silver cords and rings attached to a belt covered in worked silver. The knife hilt of horn. Height 33 cm
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An old chromed steel sword, the ribbed leather grip with wire binding, shaped plain narrow guard, hooked quillion, leather covered scabbard.
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An old steel sword, ribbed covered grip, decorative open work guard including Royal cipher of crown above bow and horn, chromed scabbard.
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Five various books on war including four ‘Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45’, includes N.Z. engineers, Middle East, 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment, Prisoners of War and Crete and other volume, ‘2194 Days of War’.
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A Chinese scroll painting, framed and glazed, depicting a scholar’s stone (gongshi) of the Taihu type, with calligraphic inscription and two sealed stamps. Slightly faulted. 81 x 35 cm. Collected by the vendor in Beijing, c.1956
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Three Chinese fan panels framed in a single mount under glass, two circular and one shaped, two painted with landscapes, the other with a calligraphic poem. Laid on silk brocade ground. 116 x 360 overall. Collected by the vendor in Beijing, c.1956
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A mid 20th century Chinese large watercolour on paper, flowering bamboo with pair of birds, various calligraphy and seal marks to right margin. 70 x 133 cm, original frame under glass.
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A Chinese embroidered silk vest, boating and pagoda scenes in full colour on a cream ground, trimmed with blue and white embroidery with gilt embellishments, pale red lining.
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An old Chinese silk embroidered jacket with flowers and peacocks in pastel tones on a black ground.
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A Chinese blue and white cylinder vase, hand painted decoration of dragons, clouds and pearls, six character mark to base. Height 12 cm
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A 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar with simple stylised floral painting, ex. Nanking cargo. Height 12.5 cm. Together with a small Chinese porcelain lidded jar of circular section, blue and white with orange painted dragons. Height 8 cm, Guang Xu marks, c.1900, lid repaired.
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A Chinese porcelain tall blue and white teapot, the small swollen square section body on a square tapered tall pedestal to the bowl form square base, painted blue tendril and floral decoration, complete with a flat square section lid.12.7 x 13 x 21 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase of inverse baluster form with deep red/mauve glaze with pale highlights, unmarked. Height 13.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain baluster vase with rich Sang de Boeuf glaze, crackle celadon glaze under the foot. Height 16 cm, unmarked.
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A Chinese polychrome enamel footed bowl, the pale blue celadon type glaze with heavily enamelled floral and leaf spray, raised on tapered foot. Diameter 15.7 cm
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A large Chinese polychrome octagonal charger, the circular well decorated with mountainous coastal landscape highlighted with figures, houses and boats, precious objects to the rim, the reverse with three sprays of various fruit, pale celadon type ground, underglaze blue character marks to reverse. Diameter 41.5 cm
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A superb Chinese painted porcelain plaque, depicting eight gambolling horses in a meadow beneath ancient gnarled trees, a rocky outcrop and flowering plants to the foreground, signed and with a calligraphic inscription top right, 55.5 x 33 cm
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A Chinese porcelain elegant baluster vase of slender form, the variable red glaze almost entirely highlighted with green glazed mottling. Height 18.5 cm
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A Chinese polychrome enamel wide cylindrical brush pot decorated with various figures in robes of blue, green, yellow and red, uniform scale green ground base, highlighted with bats and clouds. Diameter 16 cm. Height 17 cm
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A Chinese porcelain bottle form vase, the muted red glaze with tea-dust type speckle, ovoid body, long cylindrical neck, white glaze to the base. Height 14.5 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain vase, the cylindrical body and collared neck with raised white decoration of chicks, insects and blossoms in ‘Pate sur Pate’ style on celadon ground. Height 41 cm
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A Chinese figured square carved stone seal with recumbent fu dog to the top of the green stone seal with character marks carved to the base. 6 x 6 x 4.2 cm
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A Chinese carved horn ornament, one face carved with the standing Quan Yin on lotus throne amongst clouds in relief, dark colourway. 5 x 3.2 x 16 cm
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A Chinese small circular bronze mirror, all over verdigris patina in dark tones with red highlight, relief decoration to the back of zodiac elements, central small suspension lug. Diameter 8.5 cm
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A Chinese black rectangular dry ink stone, geometric scroll borders to each base, one enclosing fine calligraphic verse, seal mark and other characters to reverse. 6 x 21.5 x 2 cm
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A Chinese carved horn small ceremonial vessel, fu dogs carved to the rim, restrained carving to the body, raised on three splayed and carved feet. 7 x 4 x 7.5 cm
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A Chinese carved hardstone large toggle of domed form, decoration of animals and fruiting plants, deeply carved to the top, four small suspension holes to the flat base, dark transparent amber tones. 4.3 x 3.3 x 5.4 cm
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A Chinese jade toggle of cylindrical form, one end with suspension hole, the other open, the sides with pierced carved panels, variable tan/brown tonings with darker inclusions. 2 x 3.2 cm
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A Chinese red coral carved handling piece as a recumbent fu dog, carved using the natural form. Length 5.5 cm
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A Chinese jade disc form pendant, tapering circular form, central circular pierced hole, semi-translucent, mid-green colourway with veined deep red natural inclusions. Diameter 5.2 cm
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A Chinese pale green jade pendant of ovoid form, deep carved with goat amongst scrolls, a bat to the base, restrained decoration to the reverse, fine hidden suspension hole. Length 4.7 cm
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A Chinese inkstone, rectangular form with circular concave shallow well flanked by five lines of calligraphy in fitted hardwood case with incised calligraphy to cover. 15.5 x 20 x 4.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese carved crystal birds, each with large flower to its back, clear colourway with peach/red inclusions. Each approx. 6.5 x 5 cm
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A Chinese orange stone fine carved table piece of mountainous form, the front carved with figures within a landscape, restrained carving to the back, darker inclusions to the body. 5.5 x 2.5 x 6 cm
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Two Chinese carved rosewood figures, one depicting Hotei, the other Gama Sennie, both with glass eyes. Height 39 cm, minor damage.
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An old Chinese cinnabar lacquer box of shaped rectangular form, the lid of figures within a garden landscape, fine trellis design to the borders, black interior. 19.5 x 12.5 x 6.8 cm
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A 20th century painting, artist unknown, seated Buddha, oil on stretched canvas, unsigned. 45.5 x 40 cm, contemporary ebonised frame.
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A Chinese bronze teapot form ceremonial water dropper, cast in relief with dragons, dragon head spout and lid finial, character mark to base.
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A 19th century Mandarin’s rank badge of embroidered silver and gold thread depicting a phoenix. Framed and glazed. 27.5 x 29 cm
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A Chinese carved wood furniture panel depicting Kuanyin and other figures. Red lacquer and parcel gilt. 41.5 x 19.5 cm
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A pale jade ornately carved ruji sceptre, the three tablet type panels carved in low relief with dragons battling over a mystic pearl, spaced by pierced high relief dragons, cloud and pearl forms that encircle the middle back section, formed in two sections and glued, now discoloured.46 x 9.3 x 6.8 cm
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A Chinese ivory carved figure of Kuanyin, lightly stained, standing holding a raised flowering bough, on circular wooden plinth base. Height 12 cm
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An old Chinese bronze vase, the base decorated with wave forms in a rough sea, the band to the top embossed with stylised dragons in a cloudy sky, the neck with geometric decoration, together with a heavy lid. 14 x 13 cm
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A large cloissonne bowl, circular shape with inverted rim, decorated to the exterior with a pair of opposing dragons and mystic pearls in polychrome on a green cloud ground. The interior decorated with a large sinuous five clawed dragon in similar colours. Four character Ming reign mark under the base. Diameter 26 cm
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A pair of Chinese cloisonne vases decorated with butterflies and finches amongst trumpet flowers and vines, in a sky blue ground, geometric decoration to base and around rim. 10 x 20 cm
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A Chinese crackle celadon glazed small shallow bowl, circular form, raised on three shaped feet, underglaze blue mark to base. Diameter 10 cm. Height 5 cm
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A small Chinese porcelain bowl, the inverted rim and base with repeating blue and red motifs with green highlights, underglazed, the well with red calligraphic motif, underglazed blue mark to base. Diameter 9 cm. Height 3 cm
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A Chinese baluster vase, famille rose decoration of warrior type figures, one on the back of a shi shi, green glazed salamander handles, remains of red seal mark to base. Height 19.3 cm
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A Chinese famille rose cylinder vase decorated in polychrome with a man and woman with calligraphy in black, short everted rim, unmarked to the base. Height 16.5 cm, diameter 8.8 cm
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A Chinese porcelain bowl, hemispherical raised on a small foot ring, decorated in iron red and polychrome enamels with bats in flight amongst vines bearing gourds, on a turquoise ground, a lappet frieze at the rim. Six character Qing, Jiaqing reign seal mark under the foot. Diameter 21 cm
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A Chinese teapot, the hexagonal porcelain body with a rich blue glaze, fancy white metal mounts including various animals and butterflies, stamped mark to the base.
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A pair of Chinese porcelain inverse baluster jars with covers, decorated with fish and lotus plants on a blue ground, the domed cover with a bud finial. Qianlong seal stamp to bases. Height 45 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase modelled as a decorative fish leaping from the water, the scales forming the walls of the vase, reticulated. Height 32 cm
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A Tang style horse, Sancai glazed, standing on a small plinth base with saddle and trappings. Height 30 cm
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A Sung style bottle vase, powder blue with peach-bloom splash on the ovoid body, overall crackle finish. Height 21 cm
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A Chinese bamboo relief carved lidded pot, the fitted flat lid with a flying crane amongst clouds, the body with encircling band of fruiting vine decoration. Diameter 10.3 cm. Height 8.8 cm
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A Chinese black lacquer double gourd form bottle, complete with stopper, deep relief decoration of figures and buildings within a scrolling fruiting vine, traces of red lacquer and gilt. Height 14.5 cm
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A fancy Chinese teapot with three wide salmon pink hardstone rings to the body spaced by fancy white metal mounts with applied panthers and dragons, Kuan Yin finial.
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An old Tibetan green glass, cloisonne and silver teapot, silver mounts of phoenix, various dragons, frogs and monkey finial to the lid, impressed mark to base. Height 9.5 cm. Length 13.5 cm
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A small Japanese cloisonne teapot, squat circular shape decorated with scattered circular panels and flowerheads on a gold aventurine ground. Height 7.5 cm
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A small Japanese cloisonne teapot, squat circular shape, decorated with butterflies on an emerald green iridescent ground, the domed top with a bud finial. Height 10 cm
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A Japanese cloisonne charger, decorated to the centre with a panel of chrysanthemums on a pale blue ground framed by a broad border decorated with stylised flowers and birds. Diameter 30 cm
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A Japanese cloisonne plate, decorated with a Manchurian crane in flight above peonies and other flowers on a powder blue ground, framed by a geometric border. Diameter 24.5 cm
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A Japanese cloisonne charger, decorated with peony and a butterfly on a black ground framed by a stylised floral and geometric border. Diameter 30 cm
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An old Japanese bronze fire-pot decorated in relief with dancing figures, cloud form side handles, the three short tapered feet to the wooden base.
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An early 20th century Japanese sewing box/collector’s cabinet, the combination of five drawers and top panel in exotic timber, the hinged top and frame in black lacquer.
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A 1920’s Japanese decorative red and black lacquer sewing box with hinged lid and combination of four drawers. Restrained decoration to the front.
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An early 20th century Japanese mulberry wood sewing box, hinged lid and combination of four drawers, bronzed fittings.
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A pair of quality Japanese dark hardwood (Zitan) small boxes of plain rectangular form with oval cut-away handles. 22.5 x 15 x 7.7 cm
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A cased set of loose leaf prints of Hiroshige’s ‘53 Stations of the Tokaido’. Reprint in colours.
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A Japanese Satsuma reticulated basket vase with painted and gilded decoration of figures at lakeside. Height 18 cm, painted seal mark and mon. Lid missing.
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A Meiji period, Satsuma earthenware vase, signed under the base. Ovoid shape, painted in two panels reserved on a ground of gilded and polychrome diaper patterns with figures in a landscape and a group of flowers. Repaired. Height 12.5 cm
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An impressive c.1900 Japanese Satsuma teaset, entirely decorated with warriors and dragons in traditional polychrome with gilt enrichments, includes teapot with dragon headed spout, dragon in relief to body, handle and finial, conforming lidded sugar bowl, cream jug, six cups and saucers, large triple row of maker’s character marks to back of each and most with double mon, minor faults.
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A good Satsuma, Meiji period, earthenware vase with impressed signature: Kinkozan tsukuru. Of tapering square section with a flattened shoulder, cobalt glazed and detailed with gilded diaper patterns and flowers, each side with a panel, variously painted with minute detail with groups of samurai, geisha and families in landscapes and pavillions. A small mouth which rises from the shoulder has repair to a break. Height 15 cm
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An exceptional Japanese, Meiji period Satsuma jar and cover, signed Kozan and with the Shimazu mon in gilt. Of squat circular shape with walls and cover reticulated to appear as fine basket weave; four panels of shaped outline encircle the body, two finely painted with scenes of women, attendants and guests performing the tea ceremony, one an interior scene of a cha-shitsu (tea room) the other in a cha-niwa (tea garden); the other pair of panels are painted with chrysanthemums, birds and butterflies to one…
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An old Japanese finely carved ivory tusk section of long rectangular natural curved form, deep relief detail of mountainous village landscape with multiple figures, elephant, buildings, bridge and trees.28.7 x 7.8 cm
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A scholar’s rock in green and yellow variegated stone on wood base. 37 x 18 x 16 cm
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Seven bronze opium weights of varying sizes in the form of fu dogs.
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A pair of Victorian sepia pictorial tiles by Mintons. In later wooden trivot frames. 17.5 x 17.5 cm
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A Minton’s China Works blue and white tile, ‘The Tempest’. Small rim chips. 15 x 15 cm
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A Victorian tile, decorated with a scruffy terrier, mushroom tones, by Sherwin & Cotton. 15 x 15 cm
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A Victorian dog tile similar to above in pinky mauve tones.
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A Victorian dog tile similar to above in pea green tones. 15 x 15 cm
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A Victorian dog tile similar to above in dark turquoise. 15 x 15 cm
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A Victorian dog tile similar to above in a deep mustard tone. 15 x 15 cm
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A Victorian dog tile similar to above in red tones, some rubbing. 15 x 15 cm
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A Victorian tile decorated with a scene from Rumpelstiltskin in brown and sepia tones, Minton’s China Works. 15 x 15 cm
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A Victorian tile decorated with a story from Aesop’s fables in blue and white tones, minor chipping, Minton’s China Works. 15 x 15 cm
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