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October Art and Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:777
Sale Title:October Art and Antique AuctionLots with images:180
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:556
Date:9-Oct-2012
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A small 20th century scrimshaw whale's tooth depicting a sailing ship, serpent and parrot perched upon a barrel, detailed in black, polished finish. Length 12 cm
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A polished whale's tooth. Length 16 cm
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A carved African warthog tusk, carved in low relief with elephants amongst a wooded landscape mounted on a brass plinth base. Width 16 cm
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A 20th century scrimshaw whale's tooth depicting various sailing vessels and whales, signed, black stained detail, polished finish. Length 10.5 cm
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A 20th century scrimshaw whale's tooth, finely detailed with seven various sailing vessels, whales and lighthouse, detail to both sides, signed. Length 11 cm
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A scrimshaw bone cribbage board, a sailing ship to one side, two crib board panels to the other with decorative borders. Length 11.5 cm
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Two adult whale rib bones, natural curved form, white finish with tan toned sections and ends. Length 1520 and 170 cm
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An impressive male American buffalo (bison) taxidermied head with full winter coat, his horns blackened, glass eyes. 67 cm x 70 cm x 57 cm
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A full body taxidermy mount of an adult male thar, he stands with head turned to the left, well developed horns, long winter coat and glass eyes. He stands on a modelled rocky type base. Total height 136 cm length 133 cm
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A taxidermied boar's head, the open mouth with ivory tusks and teeth, black painted eyes, mounted on burr maple shield. Height 57 cm
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A large python snake skin. Some faults. Length 260 cm
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A python skin. Length 350 cm
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A pair of uncommon Doulton Lambeth stoneware photographer's developing tanks of tall narrow square section form, each tank designed to contain processing chemicals and to have the strip film suspended in them. One with rim chip. 28 cm x 28 cm x 111 cm
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A pair of old wooden skis along with a pair of bamboo handled ski poles
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A pair of impressive Jean-Louis Gregoire (French 1840-1890) bronze boxers, confronting each other, gloves clenched, one with arms outstretched, both on a rectangular plinth base with signature to one, good original old patina. Height 33 cm
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A mainly 19th century world coin collection housed in a multi-drawer travelling case, the lid revealing 12 sectional narrow drawers with a collection of Victorian silver crowns, an early 20th century English shilling, Irish coinage, etc
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A c.1900 album of mainly New Zealand postcards and photographs including Maori portraits, family groups aboard ships, various ships, New Zealand buildings and landscapes, including 'The Haka being danced before our King & Queen at Rotorua. N.Z.', postcards from Colombo, photos from India, Tangier, Cairo, etc
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A stylish polished bronze cubist sculpture of a dancing couple signed 'Telino'. Height on black marble plinth base 22.5 cm
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A rare 19th century French tailor's child mannequin, the distressed patched cotton covered life size body with turned wooden arm and neck plugs, single turned finial, carved wood legs and boots with original red and black paint, plain platform base. Height 99 cm
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A good New Zealand studio glazed floor pot, ovoid form, brush painted stylised fish and other forms in tones of soft blue, tan, green and black, lustre glaze finish. Height 44.5 cm
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A pair of C.F. Goldie books by Alistair Taylor published 1977, 'His Life & Painting' and 'Prints, Drawings & Criticism, both in original packing boxes and sleeves
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Four books - Dolls & Childhood Antiques
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The antique reference book 'English Goldsmiths & Their Marks' by Sir Charles J. Jackson
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A book, 'Furniture of the New Zealand Colonial Era', by William Cottrell published 200.6 cm
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A late Victorian period brass and steel extendable fishing gaff with original turned wood handle
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A 19th century, possibly Russian gun metal, gold and turquoise cigarette case, rectangular form, shaped for the hip, the hinged lid jewelled with small turquoise beads, some absent, the 14ct. yellow gold push clasp set with a cabochon turquoise. 8.2 cm x 6.2 cm
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'Royal Worcester Porcelain' book by Henry Sandon published 197.8 cm
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A 19th century German violin, two piece back, cased with a German bow
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A 19th century violin cased with two bows, unstrung, some faults
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An unusually large cut crystal table lamp, the spherical shade on domed base with a wide circular foot. Height 50 cm
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A Victorian tall green glass vase, cylindrical neck and squat compressed body, frilled top rim, white enamel painted with spring flowers. Height 31 cm
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A Victorian period clear and frosted glass 'Pale' sherry keg with original brass spigot. Height 31 cm
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A large Victorian period cylindrical glass jar with domed lid and star cut base, ornate etched grape and vine leaf decoration. Height 25 cm
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Two 19th century clear glass Penny Licks, the heavy walled small bowls on sturdy tapered stems and a spreading foot
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An old clear glass ship's decanter of plain circular section with original stopper, engraved 'Military arrowhead' mark. Height 26 cm
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A Georgian period dark green glass 'rolling pin' keepsake with Folk Art engraved decoration of ships in anchors, Williams and Eliza Doerey, Milo, Ann, Dee and Aid. Length 39 cm
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Four Georgian wine glasses with single knop stem and facet cut trumpet shaped bowls. Height 10 cm
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Eight rare Clyne Farquharson crystal glasses with leaf and ribbon cut decoration, facet stems and circular feet. Engraved signatures. Heights vary from 140-150
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A Haig's whisky decanter in 'Kuttrolf' form with cork and metal stopper, marked 'Haig, London' at the base. Height 28 cm
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A Peter Raos paperweight, squat flat shape and decorated with a sea floor scene, signed and dated to the reverse
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A Garry Nash attributed art glass vase with ovoid body and short flat flared rim, included with gold flecks and various iridescent highlights, ladder effects, possibly from the reef series. Unmarked. Height 25 cm
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An Alan Fox Western Australia small art glass spiral form, high iridescent lustre finish in blue and purple, engraved signature, date 1992 and 'W.A.'. Height 6 cm
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A pair of vintage Murano coloured glass roosters, variable red combs with variable red, blue, yellow and green plumage etc. on spreading circular bases with mild gold fleck inclusions, minor chip to one wing end. Heights approx. 19 cm
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An Orrefors Sweden clear glass candlestick, the plain nozzle with a flat drip tray tapering to the stem and wide flared circular foot. Paper label and etched marks. Height 18.5 cm
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A malachite glass vase, moulded in relief of naked woman dancing under trees. Height 2 cm
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A Barolac opalescent glass vase, trumpet form, decorated with fish and seaweed, the handles in the form of sea horses. 15 cm x 17.5 cm
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A good tall Daum Nancy glass vase, internal dark blue flecking graduating from the base to the lighter blue top, three panels of gold flecked highlights, the bulbous base tapering to a rolled form rim, wheel cut signature. Height 31.3 cm
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A Daum Nancy glass beaker form vase similar to above, the ovoid body on a circular tapered foot, light blue panels to the dark blue panelled body and base, red and gold flecked panelled highlights. Height 16.5 cm diameter 14.5 cm
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A cut crystal table lamp, the spherical shade on a circular domed base. Height 27 cm
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An old Australian aboriginal wood yandi dish of simple naturalistic oval shape, the base with a circle of incised marks. Western Australia. Length 60 cm
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A carved Benin type ivory figure, the head with woven hair and plaits, the base with stylised neck rings. Length 11 cm
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A Solomon Islands hewn wood bowl, modelled as a turtle, the rim with incipient head, tail and flippers, all with incised notch patterning. Length 50 cm
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A large Southeast Asian nipple gong, copper with hammered finish. 53 cm x 24 cm
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A large Southeast Asian nipple gong, copper with decorative patterned finish. 62 cm x 18 cm
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A large Southeast Asian nipple gong, copper, with beaten finish with original patina. 48 cm x 3 cm
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Two items, an old African totemic carved wooden baton of double winged form with Janus masks, notched banded detail to the handle, loop suspension, and a clear pale coloured kauri gum boulder
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An American Indian paddle, the wooden paddle painted with black and brown chevron patterns to the blade, the handle painted in green, length 123 cm
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A late 19th century 'New Zealand Ferns' album, the cover with impressed gilt lettering enclosing various natural fern specimens dried and decoratively displayed with their hand written botanical name associated, the approx. 21 pages detached from the spine, some attention required
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An Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition (1898-1899) Certificate of Merit, 1st Class Award to T.F. Leighton & Son, lithographically printed 'At The 'Star' Printing Works, Auckland, New Zealand', inscribed and signed, highlighted in gold. 60 cm x 46.5 cm original frame with gilt slip
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A good 20th century New Zealand pounamu hei tiki, serrated paua inset ring eyes, chin to left shoulder, hands to thighs, pronounced rounded belly, tapered suspension hole, the mid/dark green tone with darker and paler highlights. Length 9.5 cm
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A 20th century greenstone Maori hei tiki, standing with chin to left shoulder, open mouth, hands to thighs, red sealing wax to the ring eyes. Length 11.2 cm
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A New Zealand woods walking stick, the shaft of rewarewa, the turned head inlaid with various woods including kauri, totara, rewarewa, etc. Length 96 cm
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A New Zealand native timbers box, oblong shape, the hinged lid inlaid with a diamond medallion on a field of burr totara framed by a border of rewarewa and with compression grain timber, the fascia and sides all with similar panels of compression grain veneer, the interior cedar carcass fitted with a removable kauri tray with red baize lining. 30.5 cm x 23 cm x 12.5 cm
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A box of New Zealand native timbers, fashioned to appear as a book, the rimu spine sliding to allow the lid to slide open, the lid, frame, walls and back of various patterned timbers including mottled and figured kauri, burr totara and rewarewa, the carcass of kauri. An associated note inside on letterhead of George Howard, Auckland cabinetmaker notes the details of the presentation of the box in 1905 to a Mrs McKeown. 17.5 cm x 27.5 cm x 6 cm
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Graeme Storm bowl, with everted rim and scale pattern to the interior. Diameter 280
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A Mirek Smisek bowl, tenmoku and ash glaze with leaf pattern to the interior. Diameter 21.5 cm
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An unusual New Zealand Briar Gardner Pottery jug of simple country design with green, red, blue, and ochre glaze effects, incised marks. Diameter 19 cm
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A Crown Lynn small white swan, shape 15.4 cm
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A large Lawrence Ewing New Zealand studio pottery lidded vessel, tall wide ovoid form with sculpted captured rope ring handles, the flared rim with dome topped lid with compressed ball finial, speckled pale grey glaze to the lid and shoulders over the green/dark brown ground, impressed potter's mark to base, c.1980s, kiln kiss to shoulder. Height 55 cm diameter 45.5 cm
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Three letters of correspondence from the Hillary family, to their bank, one signed by Ed. Hillary, the others by his uncle and mother, dated 193.9 cm
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A rare two volume set 'The Heart of the Antarctic' by E.H. Shackleton, published Heinemann, London, 1909. 1st Edition. Vol. II with three folded maps and panorama in pocket. All coloured plates, plates, and diagrams present. Original blue cloth binding with silver spine lettering and silver embossed design to the fronts. Foxing to interior, spine splits, Vol. I tape repair to splits, corners bumped and fading
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'An Account of the Pelew Islands...', published Nicol, London 1788, 4th Edition, octavo, with portrait engravings and folding map, in original half-bound calf with marbled boards. Good condition, corners bumped, slight soiling and foxing, date stamp and pencil inscriptions to end paper
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World War I service medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal (PTE. G.W. Snowden, N.Z.E.F) along with N.Z. Rifle Brigade and Reinforcements and machine gunners cap badges, etc
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A selection of military memorabilia, includes badges, buttons, newspaper articles, letters from the war, internet research, etc., all pertaining to Pte. Ryder
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A Chilean made bayonet, the short single edged straight blade with wooden grip, steel scabbard with leather frog
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A c.1900 leather 12 gauge shotgun case labelled W.J. Jeffery & Co., Queen Victoria Street, London, with brass capped corners, oak lined, the fitted original green baize interior with original Damascus 12 gauge side-by-side 'Nitroproof' barrel, a selection of various cleaning rods and equipment, the gun not present
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A 1907 Lee-Enfield bayonet, wooden grips, straight single edged fullered blade with original leather scabbard with steel fittings and canvas sling
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A Mosin-Nagant Model 1938 Carbine, .76.2 cm x 5.4 cm complete with canvas sling and spike bayonet
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An Australian made 'MA Lithgow S.M.L.E. III 1942', Lee-Enfield rifle, .303, embossed marks to stock and metalwork, with canvas sling. Firearms licence required
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A 1935 Mauser Model 98 rifle, .8 cm, laminated Wood stock, the metalwork with Waffen markings, leather sling, the bolt with mismatched number. Firearms licence required
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A double barrel shotgun by F.P. Baker & Co., 12 gauge side by side, serial #1434, the barrels marked 15 Panton Street, London S.W. 2½” choke each barrel length. In associated Rewarewa timber case with baize lined compartments and with cleaning rod and cartridge belt
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A Royal Flying Corp. embroidery, a representation of the 'Wings' above the cap badge motif. Framed and glazed. 31 cm x 31 cm
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A collection of mainly 1980s Chinese stamps including various mint sets, locks, Korea, Taiwan, etc
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A Chinese pale green jade pendant of rectangular form, carved in relief with animals and pine tree within a landscape, the reverse with restrained mild carving of a rectangular panel and cloud forms. 6.6 cm x 4.1 cm
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A Chinese carved hardwood figure of the god Shau Lao, traditionally represented with a large forehead, peach and staff, etc., standing on a base. Height 32.5 cm
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An 18th century/19th century Chinese ivory seal, square section surmounted by a compactly carved kylin with fire issuing from his flanks, the base carved in Zhuanshu seal script with four characters. Probably marine ivory. Height 7.5 cm
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A Chinese pale green handling piece of ovoid shape carved with a figure of the seated Buddha. Length 9 cm
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A Chinese Han style standing jade goose with carved dragon. Length 11 cm
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An old Chinese rhinoceros horn portable seal assembly, of bottle form as three elements, the tapered top removable from the body exposing the seal end, the two section body as the container for the ink paste, each element having holes for the suspension string attached
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A Chinese carved ivory ornamental tusk section, finely carved in filigree with a tiered landscape with temples, tea houses, pagodas and pavilions along with equestrian figures, peasants, boat men and personage carried in a palanquin, raised on a stained wooden stand. Height overall 26.5 cm width 11 cm
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A Chinese carved ivory chess set, red stained and natural, the pieces carved as monarchs, noblemen and warriors, each piece raised on a 'Puzzle Ball' base, some small faults
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A Chinese carved ivory canister, the walls carved in low relief with an entwining sinuous dragon on a background of pierced trellis, the cover with a lotus bud finial. Height 11.5 cm
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A large old heavy Chinese carved ivory figure of the seated Hotei with long necklace and set with six small coloured 'jewels'. Height on fitted carved and pierced wood stand 230. Seal mark on base
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A Chinese carved ivory beaker form vase carved in low relief with an encircling frieze at mid-point and with stiff leaf designs to the upper and lower sections, the base engraved with a flowerhead design, slight fault in base. Height 10.5 cm
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A finely carved Chinese ivory hair comb, with nine widely spaced tines issuing from a carved and filigree pierced plaque detailed with bats and a fruiting vine surmounted by a 'rope-twist' rim fixed with a 'string' of graduated spherical beads. Height 15.2 cm
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A Chinese carved ivory figure, depicting an emperor wearing highly patterned robes and head dress, raised on a lozenge shaped plinth base. two small repairs. Height 15 cm
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A Chinese carved ivory model of a sailing sampan, raised on a rosewood plinth base. Length 18 cm
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A Chinese carved ivory model of a cockerel feeding amongst bushes, stained and natural ivory. Width 6.5 cm
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A Chinese carved jade bi disc, carved with two chi dragons clambering over its upper surfaces, and carved underneath with a quatrefoil scroll pattern. Diameter 7.2 cm
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A large Chinese jade bi disc of pronounced discus form carved to both surfaces with dragons and beasts, the stone of varying colours including reddish brown to green. Diameter 13.5 cm
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