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April Art & Antiques Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:823
Sale Title:April Art & Antiques AuctionLots with images:112
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:630
Date:24-Apr-2012
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An old Turkish handmade copper pitcher, of mallet form with riveted handles; along with a Turkish hand worked copper pot
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A rare Georgian plate warmer, of circular shape with inverted rim designed to hold hot water, with a baluster turned side handle. Diameter 31 cm
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A 19th century bell metal cow-bell of oblong tapering shape with iron hanger. Height 13.5 cm
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An Art Nouveau English Pewter inkwell designed by Archibald Knox, circular form with domed hinged lid, relief whiplash pod and heart leaf designs, impressed marks including model #0162, no liner. Diameter 11.5 cm
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A set of six Italian pewter measures, graduating from 1l. to 1/4ol., plain cylindrical form with angular handles, each with measure amount to the small side panel. Heights from 17.7 cm to 5 cm
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A 19th century turned brass preserving pan of small proportion with lugs to the rim and wrought iron swing handle. Diameter 20.5 cm
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A good late 19th century bronze lamp base, classical decoration of four stylised woman with floral swags, mask, wreath and other banded decoration to the column, conforming spreading base, old electric fitting and cord. Height 46.5 cm
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An old European ebonised crucifix, the figure of Christ in silver plated metal. Height 47 cm
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A Japanese green glass fishing buoy, held in hand knotted netting
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A similar Japanese green glass fishing buoy in netting
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A smaller Japanese smoky glass fishing buoy in hand knotted netting
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A Primus miner’s brass cased safety lamp. Height 23.5 cm
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An Eccles miner’s brass safety lamp. Height 25 cm
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A late Victorian period hanging lantern of square section, set with multicoloured leadlight glass panels. Height 28 cm
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A late Victorian period hanging lantern of square section set with ruby coloured glass panels. Height 30 cm
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Four old brass and steel padlocks, in varying sizes with keys
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An old wooden bucket, the dark painted staves bound with three brass bands, some shrinkage and old repairs. Diameter 25 cm. Height 26.5 cm
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An old heavy tripod bronze pot, the long handle marked with ‘Cox, Taunton, IV’
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Two bunches of large old iron and brass door keys, approximately 32 in total
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A collection of various cabinet, caddy and clock keys
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A pair of vintage leather driving gauntlets, together with leather helmet
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An old inlaid hardwood billiard cue, inlaid ivorine plaque named ‘Champion Cue Billiards Ltd’ and with portrait of a tattooed Maori man, original tapered tin outer case
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An early 20th century perpetual calendar, the oak frame with architectural pediment, turned knobs to change the paper rollers showing month, date and day which are behind glass, 27 x 36 cm
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An old Japanese axe, the heavy old steel blade with notch markings, wedge fitted to the oval section tapered wood handle
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An early 20th century Thornton-Pickard mahogany and brass plate camera, Beck symmetrical lens on Tp shutter, with three double dark slides and hood, all housed in Tp tweed satchel with leather trim and binding, plate size 6½”mm x 5”
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A vintage Kodak autographic camera, the black paint finish in good condition, 127 film inside, in original Eastman Kodak Company leather case
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A large Cook portrait lens, 14½”f/4.5, in a lacquered and japanned brass case with original leather box; along with a japanned tin mounted magic lantern lens
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An Ericsson wall mounted telephone with original braided cord and handset. Height 73 cm
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A Dollond & Co. lacquered brass surveyor’s sighting level in original case. Length 32 cm
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Three vintage Aa (Automobile Association) badges, includes a Royal Automobile Club Associate badge with enamelled Union Jack centre and two various fittings
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An Edwardian Sheraton Revival mahogany banjo barometer, urn, bow and fan inlays, the circular silvered dial with engraved blackened detail, conforming thermometer dial with original glass tube. Height 80 cm
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A burr timber hinged lidded box, containing six cut throat razors by Cadman & Sons, Sheffield
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A Watts Abney level in original leather case
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A pair of brass military World War II shell cases complete with heads, 3.7 cm, the blackened steel heads with brass fittings, engraved marks
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A pair of ‘Indian clubs’, the turned wooden bowling-pin shaped clubs used to form choreographed exercise routines. Height 66 cm
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A brass Sykes hydrometer in mahogany case
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A World War I period Simens Bros. & Co. Ltd, London, field telephone, the original mahogany case with a hinged lid enclosing the handset and fittings including a turning arm above plate enclosing the mechanism. Original leather strap handle. 30 x 17.5 x 23.5 cm
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A Georgian sycamore treen wig or glove powderer, squat baluster shape with conforming screw-on lid and nozzle. Height 13 cm
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A 19th century Coromandel wood jewellery/work box, sarcophagus shape, raised on fluted capped bun feet and with turned ring handles to the sides, the interior fitted with a cerise silk detailed compartmentalised removable tray. 31 x 24 x 16.5 cm
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A small burr maple veneered gentleman’s accoutrements box, the hinged lid opening to reveal a removable tray fitted to hold a pocket watch flanked by compartments to hold cufflinks, studs, etc. 15 x 11.5 x 7 cm
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A 19th century mahogany tea caddy, oblong shape with tapering walls, the hinged lid inset with an oval inlaid fan pattern, opening to reveal a pressed glass mixing bowl flanked by two lidded compartments. 33 x 15.5 x 16.5 cm
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A walnut, Tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy, oblong shape with two lidded compartments. 20.5 x 12 x 12 cm
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A 19th century rosewood sarcophagus shaped tea caddy with ring handles to either side, raised on squat bun feet, the interior with two lidded compartments. 23.5 x 14.5 x 16 cm
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An oak desktop perpetual calendar, the display apertures flanked by barley twist decorative columns. Height 16 cm
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A 19th century trinket box, the lid and fascia banded with alternating stripes of rosewood and maple, lid insert with a mother-of-pearl rondell, the keyhole with a brass circular escutcheon. 27.5 x 19.5 x 11 cm
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A dome lidded tea caddy veneered in rosewood cross banded burr maple, the lid inlaid with a diamond pattern, the interior divided into two compartments with conforming lids. 19.5 x 11 x 11.5 cm
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An ebony piano shape trinket box, the hinged serpentine lid opening to reveal a satin lined interior, raised on inverse baluster turned small legs. 16.5 x 10.5 x 7 cm
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A 19th century rosewood hinged lidded jewel box, inlaid with white metal stringing and mother-of-pearl rondells to the corners, the hinged lid enclosing an interior fitted with pink moire silk detailed compartments. 25.5 x 17.5 x 11 cm
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An early 20th century carved ebony fancy desk stand, the rectangular stand with four elephants to the corners, ivory tusks, central lidded box, upstand pocket watch support and pair of candle sconces. 26 x 17 cm
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A good Regency rosewood tea caddy of sarcophagus form, mother-of-pearl fretwork cut floral bird and plant inlays to the architectural lid and front, egg and dart type mouldings, the interior with caddy compartments, one with hinged lid, the central green velvet lined compartment for mixing bowl absent, raised on compressed spherical feet, ring side handles. 35.5 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm
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A Victorian rosewood writing slope, the interior with a tooled blue velvet writing surface and complete with an inkwell and key, the hinged lid inlaid with a vacant shield plaque. 33 x 22 x 13 cm
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A 19th century mahogany writing slope, brass capped and bound with bale handles to either side, the interior with a replaced green baize writing surface, a single drawer fitted to one side with old English label fixed to base. 50 x 26 x 17.5 cm
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A 19th century English rosewood tea caddy, of sarcophagus shape with anthemion and ring handles at either end, the lid opening to reveal two lizard compartments flanking a cut glass mixing bowl. 31 x 16 x 17 cm
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A 19th century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam work box, oblong sarcophagus shaped, the hinged lid with overlaid sections of ivory, horn and mahogany, the edges bound with cappings engraved with foliate and arabesque meander borders, the base with similar edge capping, the interior with a segmented removable tray. Some losses. 33.5 x 24.5 x 21 cm
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A Vizagapatam box, the octagonal form box profusely decorated with carved bone and ivory over tortoiseshell on eight paw feet, the lid opens to reveal a baize lined interior and a mirror to the lid. Diameter 21 cm. Height 8 cm
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An old surgical saw for amputations marked with a military arrow to metal handle. Arnold & Sons, London. Length 35 cm
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An early 20th century billiard scoring frame, mahogany with two revolving score boards and brass slides. 87 x 30 cm
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An old rare Wilton cricket umpire’s counter, the push-button mechanism showing eight ball overs, c.1930, chrome on brass, the front embossed ‘Wilton Counter’. Diameter 5 cm
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A Victorian garden roller, the cast iron roller in two parts, with a painted cast iron handle with wooden grips, the handle decorated with a pot of flowers to the centre at base, 69 x 150 cm
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A small circular Smiths clock from World War II Lancaster bomber in later wood case. Working order
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A quality ‘Celebrity’ guitar ‘by Ovation’, rounded moulded plastic body, the mahogany detail with mother-of-pearl inlays, six steel strings, volume and tone controls to the side, fitted velvet lined case
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A New Zealand timber veneered box, the top and fascias with burr totara, rewarewa and other veneers, the hinged lid with an eight pointed star medallion and vane motifs in the corners, in the manner of Jewell & Co. 22 x 21 x 10 cm
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A New Zealand fuschia wood turned lidded box, the lid inset with a paua shell rondel, the lid edges faulted. Height 11 cm
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A New Zealand timbers medal display box, the sloping hinged lid of compression grain timber opening to reveal a glazed lidded interior lined with black velvet, shaped to accept two medals, the box of dovetail construction with a small plinth foot. 19 x 11.5 x 9 cm
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A Victorian small tortoiseshell box decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay, the lid opens to reveal two tiny lidded compartments and a mirror to the lid, damage commensurate with age, together with an old tortoiseshell domed powder container, exterior gilding worn
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An old fine quality Staunton style turned and carved wood chess set, the weighted bases with green baize, c.1880s, possibly Jaques, in Victorian mahogany hinged lid box
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An old European carved ivory chess set, turned base to each piece, one side lightly stained, one king missing top knop, housed in old tortoise shell covered box and with wooden board
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A carved marine ivory letter opener formed as a crocodile, chip to tail
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A whalebone walking cane with a slender tapering shaft, the marine ivory grip inlaid with three spacers of black horn and with a ‘Turk’s Head’, knop finial. Length 84.5 cm
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A whalebone walking stick with an antler handle, long slender tapering shaft. Length 82 cm
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A good bone and hardwood walking stick, the handle of carved bone as a seated dog with open mouth fitted to the plain brass collar and mildly tapered cylindrical shaft of dense red/brown wood, brass capped end with hard rubber tip, two-tone tortoiseshell inset eyes. Length 92 cm
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A large old elephant ivory tusk, natural curved form, the exterior with darkened finish to the fine graining, numbered towards the wide end DS6246. Length 117 cm. Weight 20kgs
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A classical scrimshawed whale's tooth 'Victory' showing the sailing ship with flags beneath two winged angels holding a ribbon with the vessel's name below sea horses and a radiating sun, highlighted with black, matt smooth overall finish. Length 16 cm
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A classical scrimshawed large whale's tooth, 'Auckland 1844', showing Auckland harbour and town as it was in 1844, black highlights, smooth finish. Length 18.5 cm
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A classical scrimshawed large whale’s tooth, finely detailed showing a whaling scene with sail boat and four long boats, one being flipped by a whale, black stained highlight, smooth overall finish. Length 17 cm
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A scrimshawed whale's tooth, detailed with nine various whaling harpoons and harpoon heads, black detailed, smooth overall finish. Length 15.5 cm
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A contemporary scrimshawed large whale’s tooth, ‘the Prince enjoys five of his women at once.......’ from the Kama Sutra, the erotic scene to the front detailed in black, a long finely scripted verse to the reverse. Length 17 cm
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A 19th century small original scrimshawed whale’s tooth, ‘Anne’, ‘My True Love’, with cherub holding bow and arrow towards a love heart with a woman’s head below a ribbon with her name ‘Anne’, further heart and ribbon detailed to reverse. Length 9.5 cm
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A contemporary scrimshawed whale’s tooth, with sailing ship and diving whale, detailed in black, blue and green highlights, signed Bill Cooey, c.1970, mounted on turned circular wood base. Length of tooth 12 cm
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A contemporary scrimshawed whale’s tooth showing a Chinese market scene and entitled ‘1000 B.C.’, detailed in black, smooth overall finish. Length 15 cm
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A taxidermy hawk, standing on branch with rabbit at feet, neck arched and wings raised and outstretched. Shield form plaque to wall
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A vintage piano key ivory framed watercolour portrait miniature of a woman, the oblong frame inlaid with a mahogany border, the image in an oval aperture held with a brass mount, painted on an ivorine panel. Overall 14 x 11 cm
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A Victorian tortoiseshell and ivory card case, hinge requires some attention. 7.5 x 10 cm
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A Victorian sewing and manicure set, the various implements with mother-of-pearl handles, in velvet lined leather fitted case
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An early 19th century pictorial and alphabet sampler, a vine framing a biblical verse, trees, flowers and birds, signed Mary Purdue, aged nine years, 1832. Some damage, framed under glass. 31 x 29 cm
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An early 19th century pictorial sampler, birds, insects, flowers, trees and a fenced house, all framed by plain stitching, three biblical verses, signed Martha Addison 1812. Some damage, framed under glass. 37 x 32 cm
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An early 19th century pictorial sampler, a biblical verse to the centre and surrounded by trees, flowers, insects, birds and trailing vines, signed Caroline Box aged six years, 1832. Some damage, framed under glass. 43 x 32 cm
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An early 19th century pictorial and alphabet sampler, a biblical verse with embroidered trees, flowers and trailing vines, signed Amelia Halley, 1822. Some damage, framed under glass. 32.5 x 26 cm
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A Victorian naval wool work picture, the central panel with a sailing ship surrounded by naval ensigns and various other flags in red, blues, creams and greys, on old linen backing and framed under glass in moulded plaster frame, minor damage to frame. 24 x 26 cm
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A double-six set of bone and ebony dominoes; along with a set of old turned wood draughts and an ivory sectional puzzle in an old biscuit tin
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A nickel plated cast brass money box modelled as a standing bear. Height 15 cm
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A Fun Ho cast aluminium money box, no. 107, ‘Every Copper Helps’, modelled as a Maori Policeman. Height 14 cm
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A pair of Indonesian shadow puppets, finely detailed, pierced and painted decoration, with turned horn handles
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A Victorian cased set of silver plated nutcrackers and an ivory handled nut pick
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A figured and birdseye maple framed 19th century portrait of a young girl, watercolour on paper. 25 x 225 overall
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A pair of framed cigarette card ‘pictures’, each containing 30 Alice in Wonderland cards from the 1930s, each 62 x 37 cm
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A Victorian meerschaum style plaque, sculpted in relief of the “Adoration of the Magi”, in velvet mount under glass with a deep oval oak frame, signed M. Justin. 40 x 33 cm
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A small micro-mosaic photo frame, the brass backing with metal strut. 5 x 6 cm
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A collection of exotic butterflies, beetles, moths, dragonflies and scorpions, housed in a hinged display case. Overall 45 x 27.5 cm
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Three various ball/sphere forms, includes a glass witches ball, smaller clear glass ball with a flat base and a hardstone ball of variable dark brown veined hardstone. Diameters from 5 cm to 8 cm
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