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February Art and Antiques Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:671
Sale Title:February Art and Antiques AuctionLots with images:164
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:446
Date:26-Feb-2013
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A set of five Irish Waterford Lismore pattern tumblers. Height 80.
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An early 20th century Ballantyne's advertising glass inkwell, square form with wrythen lobed lid, the interior with Ballantyne's advertising including images of the 'S.S. 'Maori' ', 'Coach, West Coast Rd', etc., the card advertising with printed detail 'Made by the Whitehead Hoag Co.'
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A 20th century cameo glass lidded powder box decorated with irises in purple tones on a tinted red ground, signed to lid and base. Flake chip to rim. Diameter 10.5 cm
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A pair of Murano glass figures of a dandy and his companion, their costume decorated with colourful murrines. Height 23.5 cm
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A Murano glass clown with a spherical multi-coloured body, blue tie, gold upright collar, original sticky label. Height 16 cm
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A Murano glass clown, long elongated multi-coloured body with a coat, holding an orange and yellow striped ball, big green bow tie. Height 27 cm
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A Murano glass clown, the body in the form of coloured grapes, a long red tie, green upright collar, original paper labels. Height 21 cm
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A Murano glass clown, the egg shaped body decorated with red and white stripes, the base in speckled yellow, white and red bow tie with paper label. Height 30 cm
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A good Rene Lalique 'Cyclamen' scent bottle of tall tapered hexagonal form with embossed decoration of a naked woman with long cicada wings, green stained highlights, the oval convex stopper with scroll moulded relief detail to the top, moulded signature to base. Height 14.5 cm. Note: This bottle was designed for the perfume house Coty
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An early rare Rene Lalique glass shallow dish, 'Vases No. 2' pattern, seven ovoid vases encircle a leafy central panel and spill flowers into the intermediate spaces, stained in celadon green, moulded Verrerie d'Alsace. Factory mark c.1921-23. Diameter 27.5 cm
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A Lalique clear and decorative green glass dish, shallow circular form, the base in relief with five green petals, the top with engraved conforming decoration, engraved marks. Diameter 16.5 cm
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A Lalique 'Tang Horse' paperweight, frosted finish to the horse, clear rectangular block base with engraved signature. Height 10 cm
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A Lalique frosted and clear glass ring dish, the clear dish base mounted with a central leaping fish, engraved marks and paper label. Diameter 100, height 90.
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A Lalique clear and frosted glass ring dish similar to above, mounted with a young bird.
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A Lalique frosted and clear glass elephant paperweight modelled with trunk raised, the clear rectangular block form base with engraved marks and paper label, chip to ear. 15.5 cm x 15.5 cm
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A Garry Nash blue glass vase, flattened ovoid form with red and green veined and spotted highlights, yellow rim, matt finish, engraved signature and date '99. 20.5 cm x 9 cm x 18.5 cm
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A Murano glass sculpture of a shark, modelled in clear and blue glass. Height 38.5 cm
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A Murano glass sculpture of a dolphin, modelled similarly to above in clear and pale blue glass. Height 35 cm
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A Benin bronze figurine of a woman with woven skirt, bare breasted with neck rings, head dress and holding a fan, on wooden stand, some damage. Height on stand 40 cm
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An ivory carving, the end of the elephant tusk carved in the form of an African woman's head and torso with necklace detail, her high headdress raised from head to tip of tusk. Height 30 cm
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A carved wood African mask with applied copper wire 'scarification' to the forehead and detailing the eyes and ears, the chin framed by a string work beard, raised on a display stand. Height 46.5 cm
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An African Dan tribal mask, carved with a large bird beak mouth, slit eyes, tripartite headdress with coir and cowrie shell decoration, mounted on a display stand. Overall height 66 cm
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A Solomon Islands feast bowl, the rough hewn wood bowl of boat form, with two holding lugs to each end, the square stand as part of the bowl, black finish. 70 cm x 27.5 cm x 13 cm
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An old Tokelau fishing box (Tuluma) made from a one piece block of kanava wood, traditional oval form with fitted lid and raised notched top finial, conforming handles to the sides, the coconut fibre sling is absent, evidence of hand hewn work to the interior, semi-polished and polished exterior. 28.5 cm x 22 cm x 20 cm
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A good 19th century primitive Bontoc hewn small wood bowl, good rich dark old patina, small cane lashed repair to old split. Approx. 16.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 75.
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A Maori carved tokotoko (talking stick), the shaft carved with various standing figures, masks, linial notched and whorl patterns, surmounted by a standing figure carved with hands clasped to abdomen, the eyes of figures and masks inset with paua shell. Length 87.5 cm
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A carved Maori lintel panel depicting Manaia figures carved in high relief, their bodies carved with whorl patterns and their eyes with paua ring inlay. 63 cm x 100 cm
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A waka kereru, (wood pigeon trough) roughly hewn long rectangular shape with lashing protuberances at either end. Considerably weathering. Length 160 cm
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A Maori Inunga nephrite mere, traditional form with spatulate blade tapering to the grip, hour-glass suspension hole, the butt with traditional incised and ridged decoration, good mid/dark green colourway with pale inclusions, the butt end with striking pale striated natural inclusions including orange/brown tones. Length 38 cm Not registered.
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A Huia tail feather, traditional white tip. Length 22 cm Provenance: Purchased by our vendor along with the following feather from an antique shop, 'Agincourt House, Dartmouth, England and purchased in 1975 for eight pounds'.
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A Huia tail feather similar and shorter to above with provenance as above. Length 17 cm
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A small huia tail feather, traditional black colourway with white tip. Length 95.
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A collection of seven rare Amokura tail feathers, the full length feathers with off-white at the base tapering to their fine long length with typical striking red colouration, now some fading evident. Average length 44 cm Provenance: 'The Amokura feathers were acquired from Mike Scholes in 1989. These were given to his father in the 1930s when he had the souvenir and curio shop which Mike and Sue now own in Whakarewarewa'. The letter of provenance associated with these feathers also includes the details:…
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A World War I 'He Maharatanga' booklet published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. of London, sold for the benefit of disabled and wounded N.Z. soldiers, compiled by Miss Betty Rhind in memory of the New Zealanders who fought and died in the Gallipoli campaign of The Great War: 'An Epic of Heroism'/from the Despatches of Sir Ian Hamilton; and poetry of Rupert Brooke and others. 21.5 cm x 145, with outer sleeve and various letters and invitations.
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A New Zealand United Fire Brigade's Association long service medal designed by Anton Teutenberg, traditional fireman to front and presentation inscription to back 'G.R. Nicol, Auckland 1A1 For Five Years Service'.
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The Queen's South Africa Medal (Boer War), awarded to '9018PTE K. Stewart 1st REGT. 10th N.Z. CONT.', complete with ribbon
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A military sweetheart brooch, made from two badges of the 11th North Auckland Mounted Rifles. Length 60.
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A good Olive Jones N.Z. studio pottery footed bowl, lustrous green glaze to the exterior with a brushed wax resist band of leaf design to the top rim, incised signature and '27' to base. Diameter 197, height 10.5 cm
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Two Olive Jones and two other New Zealand colonial pottery pieces, the blue glazed Olive Jones vases with incised signatures, the other pieces signed. Height 100 and 72.
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A Mirek Smisek baluster pottery vase with freely painted designs around the shoulder and bluish/brown glaze effects. Potter's mark, c.1971. Height 24 cm
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A Titian Studio character jug, 'Wahine', faint impressed marks to base. 9 x 13 cm
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Graeme Storm studio pottery bottle vase, ovoid shape with pan mouth, glazed to the neck and shoulder with various blue colours. Hairline under foot. Height 36 cm
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Steven Scholefield N.Z. studio pottery wall platter, panelled design with impressed Theo Schoon/Len Castle repeating stamped designs, negative copper tone glaze effects to the variable pale grey glaze. Impressed positive marks to reverse. Diameter 34.5 cm
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A Peter Stichbury large platter, decorated with a gestural iron sand pattern to the ash grey centre framed by a Tenmoku border, impressed artist's mark to foot ring. Diameter 39 cm
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A vintage N.Z. Feltex 'MT COOK' floor rug, the view of Mt Cook framed by blossoms, pukeko to the foreground. 137 cm x 685, later machine bound edge.
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A vintage N.Z. Feltex 'MT EGMONT N.Z.' floor rug, imagery of Maori figures capturing the sun, farm animals to the foreground. 136 cm x 695, later rebound edge.
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A framed 'N.Z. Graphic And Descriptive' Frontispage including the detail 'The Illustrations by C.D. Barraud......', framed under glass.
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A 19th century Chinese embroidered silk collar and lotus flower motifs from a child's robe, the collar of 12 petal forms framed in a rondel outlined by the floral motif, later framed and glazed. 59 cm x 59 cm
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Three Chinese ceramic snuff bottles, various shapes and coloured glazes, two with relief decoration, two with stoppers missing. Height approx. 65.
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Two Chinese porcelain snuff bottles with painted and relief decoration together with a black lacquer snuff bottle decorated with shell inlay. Height of box 75. Two with stoppers missing.
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A Chinese pale jade carved pendant as a corn cob with sinuous leaf detail. Height 73.
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A Chinese pale green jade Buddha's hand Citron pendant, sinuous form. Height 55
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An old Chinese rhinoceros horn portable seal assembly of bottle form, the base as the container for the ink paste, the top of this section also the receptacle for the tapered four sided seal, string attachments, some deterioration. Length 62.
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A Chinese carved ivory snuff bottle, the shouldered shape carved to one side in high relief with a figure and vase of flowers, engraved to the reverse with cranes and pine trees, incised signature under the base. Height 67
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Two Chinese items, a dark green carved jade small vase of bamboo form with relief animal and bird highlights and a carved ivory sectional bangle with dragon decoration.
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A 19th century cased Chinese black silk and gilt fan, hand painted with blossoms and butterfly, decorative gilded sticks, displayed open within a glazed and moulded giltwood frame.
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A pair of late 19th century Chinese finely embroidered panels/mandarin's cuffs, decorated with birds, butterflies and florals. 48 cm x 100, gilt framed under glass.
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A late 19th century Chinese finely embroidered panel/Mandarin's cuff, stylised floral decoration in red/brown, blue, gold and other pale tones. 48 cm x 105, framed under glass.
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Two carved soapstone seal chops in an ebony hinged lidded box.
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A carved Chinese jade handling piece as a recumbent lion and cub
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A Chinese jade pendant, of asymmetric oval shape, mottled dark green, apple green and pale green shades, carved and pierced with lotus flowers and seed pods. Height 57.
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A Chinese jade archer's ring, mottled brown and mutton fat jade.
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A Chinese yellow jade carving of a finger citron. Length 95.
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A Chinese jade pendant carving of twin fish. Width 16.
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A Chinese jade pendant carving, oval shape, carved as a finger citron and a chi dragon. Height 50.
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A Chinese reddish coloured jade cylindrical toggle, carved with various incised patterns. Height 60.
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A Chinese carved rock quartz pendant, oval shape, carved as a monkey clambouring upon a large gourd. Height 22.
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A Chinese pale green jade tablet plaque, oblong shape, carved to one side with figures in a landscape and verso with calligraphy. 4.7 cm x 30.
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A dozen Chinese mother-of-pearl carved games counters, of various shapes including circular and oval.
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A Chinese bronze sculpture of a sage reclining on gnarled branch. Height 15 cm
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An old Chinese silver plated two-handled tripod incense burner with bamboo, dragon and loquat decoration and finely engraved character marks. Height 20 cm
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Six old Chinese small bronze hand mirrors, circular form, decorative scroll and panelled backs.
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A c.1900 Chinese silver small basket, circular form, the pierced and engraved body with a band of bamboo decoration, decorated swing handle, raised on four decorative feet, impressed marks for Tuck Chang & Co., Shanghai. Diameter 90.
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Four old Chinese silver coins 'Kiang Nan Province', Mace And 2 Candareens'. Diameter 39 ea.
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A large heavy Chinese nephrite boulder with relief decoration of a snake with original shaped wood stand. Length 39 cm
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An old Chinese scholar's rock, grey colourway with natural weathered textured finish and form including open sections, raised on a shaped platform base. 39 cm x 20 cm x 29 cm
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A Chinese black striated scholar's rock of naturalistic moulded form. Height on fitted wood stand 20 cm
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Two Chinese reverse painted art works, one depicting two women stepping from a pavilion veranda onto a sampan, the other of a bird perched amongst flowers held in bronze vessels, each framed similarly. 56 cm x 38 cm
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A late 19th century/early 20th century Chinese bronze censer, squat circular shape, the rim with handles issuing as loops, raised on three tapering feet, intaglio hallmark cast under the base, dark brown patina. Diameter 11 cm
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A jade and zitan wood ruyi sceptre of serpentine shape with a single jade set plaque carved in low relief with a figure upon the back of an elephant, the terminal end carved with incised small scrolls. Length 36 cm
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A Chinese red cinnabar lacquer libation cup modelled after the archaic bronze form with an incipient dragon handle and raised on three lion mask and paw feet. Width 12 cm
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A bronze Chinese wine ewer modelled as a bird, its body cast engraved with iron masks, animals and foliate scrolls, four character field mark cast under the foot. Height 15 cm
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A Chinese inkstone, its upper surface carved with leaves and fruit, the reverse carved with calligraphic script, enclosed in a zitan wood box, the lid carved with various calligraphic script and a seal mark. 20.5 cm x 16.5 cm
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A Chinese red inkstone, modelled as a guqin depicted partially wrapped in a fabric sleeve patterned with flowering branches highlighted with gilt, engraved with characters to either side, in original cloth covered box. Length 13.5 cm
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A pair of decorative Chinese carved giltwood panels, carved in high relief with equestrian figures and warriors amongst a wooded landscape, a trellis pattern to the back of the figures. 109 cm x 40 cm
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An early Chinese carved ivory figure depicting a South-West Asian Muslim merchant, the rare figure is carved to follow the natural curve of the tusk, attractively emphasising the subject's tilted head which is expressively carved and detailed with sideburns, a moustache and a small pointed goatee beard, his shaved head is covered by a close fitting skull cap, the figure stands upon a solid tusk section plinth, both the base and figure are slightly yellowed with age and display numerous old age cracks along…
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A set of four terracotta blackware models of soldiers from the Chinese buried army, three modelled standing and one kneeling. Height of tallest 108 cm
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A Chinese porcelain table screen, the rectangular plaque decorated with birds perched upon lotus flowers beside a pond, mounted in a carved and pierced black wood frame. Height 880, width 44 cm
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A large Chinese carved wood figure of a standng war lord with a ceremonial dragon sword, the base carved with a dragon and cloud forms - painted red and richly gilded. Height 64 cm
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An antique South China Buddhist stone carving, the standing Buddha flanked by two smaller Buddhas, flaming mandala enclosed within a larger mandala carved in relief with flying figures and dragons, fitted to an ebonised flared base, old repair. Height overall 102 cm
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A Chinese famille rose plate, decorated with traditional scenes and colours. Diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese porcelain famille rose jardiniere, flaring hexagonal shape, raised on conforming saucer dish, the walls decorated with a fenced garden scene, a woman depicted to each panel. Four character seal mark under the base. Height 21 cm
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain tulip vase, the body with five apertures framing a central slender neck rising to a globular terminal, all painted in underglaze blue with dragons and foliate tendrils, Kangxi four character mark under the base. Height 23.5 cm
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A large impressive Chinese fahua jar of baluster shape with tubelined decoration of lappets, flowers, leaves, birds and insects in colours of turquoise, yellow, rose pink, aubergine and ivory on a black ground. Height 48 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain charger, decorated with bats on a stylised cloud ground painted in iron red, a Shou character to the centre and further auspicious character and ruyi sceptre medallions frame the centre. Four character mark to reverse. Diameter 49.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase, oviform with a tall trumpet neck, the body decorated with a panel of a nobleman and demon, framed by a curtain of cloth moulded and painted in overglazed enamels, the body of the vase painted in underglaze enamels with flowers and foliate tendrils, blue Daoguang seal mark under the foot. Height 35 cm
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A Chinese porcelain double gourd shaped vase, decorated with a mottled red and green glaze, small firing flaw at foot ring. Height 22 cm
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A modern Chinese celadon porcelain ovoid vase modelled in deep relief with dragons and cloud forms. Height 175, impressed marks on base.
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An old Chinese pottery kendi, traditional long tapered spout, baluster form body with tan glaze over the terracotta body. Height 16 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain bowls recovered from the Tek Sin wreck of 1822, each circular with slight everted rim, pale celadon glaze, labelled underneath from the original salvage auction. Diameter 16 cm
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