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August Art and Antiques Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:641
Sale Title:August Art and Antiques AuctionLots with images:177
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:431
Date:13-Aug-2013
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An Edwardian mother-of-pearl card case, rectangular form, the exterior decorated with leaves and flowers.
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An Edwardian mother-of-pearl and abalone (paua) card case, rectangular form, the exterior with alternating diamonds of mother-of-pearl and abalone.
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An Edwardian mother-of-pearl and abalone card case, the lid opens to reveal a silk concertina section for individual cards.
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An Edwardian sandalwood and inlaid card case, rectangular form, the exterior inlaid with ivory, ebony and dyed ivory geometric and floral forms.
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A Victorian walnut Tunbridge ware jewellery box and writing slope, the lid opens to reveal a lift-out jewellery tray with various compartments, the writing slope beneath with Morocco leather top and compartments for pens and inkwells. 29.5 x 22 x 17.5 cm
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A good early Victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy, rectangular form, the mildly domed lid of hexagonal section, plain un-engraved rectangular top plaque and escutcheon, opening to reveal an ivory lined edge interior and two tortoiseshell covered compartments, raised on copper spherical form feet, good original condition and patina. 16.5 x 9 x 12.5 cm
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A small 19th century papier mache snuff box, the hinged lid decorated with a hand coloured lithograph of a country man doffing his hat.
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A vintage Indian brass shrine, decorated with scrolls, spires, peacocks, on four scrolling feet. 25 x 20 x 48 cm
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Two 19th century Indian carved wooden panels, depicting a Hindu god and goddess, each carved in high relief, the goddess with two female attendants, the god astride the back of a large bird. Each 30.5 x 18.5 cm
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A pair of 19th century bronze figures, a gent. and his companion, he holds his tricorn hat to his right hand, formal dress of the day with long pleated jacket, his companion with bird to her right shoulder, basket of flowers to her left, both raised on turned mottled dark and pale red marble stands. Height overall 31 cm Old BADA sticker to the reverse of one.
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Two 19th century gilt metal statuettes. One depicting Cupid standing before a massive anvil, his hands raised above his head holding a hammer (head of hammer absent). The other, a putto, stands beside a blacksmith's vice, the object of his manufacture absent from his raised right hand. Each height 10.5 cm
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A Regency rosewood tea caddy, sarcophagus shape with vaulted lid and tapering walls, raised on squat bun feet, the interior with two fitted removable canisters with vaulted hinged covers flanking a glass mixing bowl. Old repair to lid. Width 34.5 cm
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An Auckland Rugby League player's cap, 1939, yellow and blue velvet with gold bullion tassel; with an affixed silver medallion 'Stormont Shield' winners 1939. Along with a miniature E.P. trophy cup 'H.R.U. Seven-a-side, 1934'.
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An early 1900s sporting cap, the black velvet cap decorated with the initials embroidered to the front of AAFA, 1904.
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A group of military and wrestling medals to Sgt. Louis Somervell Robertson 11/454 NZEF (b.1885 Scotland - K.I.A 1915 Gallipoli), comprising: 1914-18 Brit War Medal; 1914-15 Star; New Zealand Machine Gun Corps cap badge; 'D' company collar badge; a 9ct gold medallion engraved 'Light-Weight Champion of Scotland...8/12/06; a 9ct gold medallion engraved with wrestlers; a bronze Auckland Exhibition (Teutenberg) medallion without recipient's engraving; a small silver pendant. Robertson was six times lightweight…
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A U.S. Navy Azimuth circle gauge, in original box with maker's label, the gauge with U.S. Navy Mark III, the model no. and date 1941 - Azimuth is the angle formed between a reference direction and a line from the observer to a point of interest projected on the same plane as the reference direction.
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A set of late Victorian 'De Grave, Short, Fanner & Co., London' beam balance scales, the original lacquered brass tripod stand with lever action to raise the two brass chain suspended pans, 'To Weigh 50oz'. Named to the lever. Height 52.5 cm
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A 19th century copper and steel kitchen skimmer, the shovel form copper blade with multiple pierced holes, plain long polished steel handle. Length 71.5 cm
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A c.1900 'Cookes Patent' brass surveyor's sighting level on original mahogany folding tripod and with original mahogany travel case, two tubular bubble levels mounted to the top, a compass plane (glass broken) below the instrument fitted to the adjustable tripod top, the travel case with fitted interior, original ebonising to most of the brass fittings.
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An old brass helmet coal scuttle, swing handle to the top, smaller handle to the back.
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A dozen Chinese carved mother-of-pearl games counters, of various shapes including circular and oval.
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A Hohner polyphonia, this triple harmonica in original box with label. 31 x 8.5 cm
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A Hohner 64 Chromonica, in original box. Length 7 cm
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A Hohner harmonica, 'The Larry Adler', in original box. Length 6.5 cm
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A child's Edwardian tricycle with treadle-action pedal drive, spoked solid steel wheels and decorative brass steering handle.
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A Tasman N.Z. stamp album with a fairly complete N.Z. collection, includes four 1862 Full Face Queen's (Perf.), most second side faces, pictorials, health, some exhibition, thirteen 1931 Coat of Arms, etc.
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The Victory Stamp Album, a collection of early world stamps. Together with a box of miscellaneous stamps.
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William Fox 'The War in New Zealand' book, published Smith, Elder, London, 1866, 1st edition, 8vol. pp.xvi, 268 pages, with plan and folding map, original cloth cover with staining and wear.
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A bronze sculpture of fighting hares, in the manner of Kees Verkade (Dutch b.1941), signed indistinctly to the oval plinth base. Height 29 cm
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Adrien Etienne Gaudez (French 1845-1902), 'Vainqueur' (Winning), gilded bronze sculpture of a young athlete passing a winning post, minor damage. Height 64 cm
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A cast iron 'Greedy Boy' money box, the gent wearing a red jacket, mustard toned sleeve to his raised right hand, the red top hat with green trim, lever action, embossed details to reverse. Height 22 cm
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A matched pair of cut amethyst crystal geodes, the single large geode cut into two displaying full crystallization, a pronounced central ridge and cavity to the base, including rare crown forms and calcite wands, polished cut border, each measuring 30.5 x 23.5 x 14 cm Note: amethyst is the birth stone for February.
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An antique Indian carved gilded and painted wood Yakshi winged figure standing on lotus throne and stepped wood base. Height 44 cm Displaying traditional characteristics such as her nudity, smiling face and evident (often exaggerated) feminine charms that lead to the association with fertility.
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A N.Z. nephrite (greenstone) river worn boulder, good dark green colour with all natural river worn surfaces, uncut, this boulder will free stand giving a scholar's rock type form. Approx. 22 x 17 x 8 cm Weight 4.4kgs. Note: At under 5kgs, this boulder can be exported.
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A Xythos 'automatic' miniature key ring pistol by Andres & Dworsky, Austria; .2 cm pin fire revolver action, in original plastic case with two boxes of miniature cartridges.
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A fine engraved map 'The Provostship and Viscounty of Paris' by Guillaume de L'Isle and John Senex, London, 1713, with hand-coloured outlines, covering areas of Normandy, Champagne, etc. and Paris. 51 x 63 cm
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A French cloisonne and gilt bronze desk standish, the rectangular tray supporting a square urn shaped inkwell with hinged cover, the tray and urn detailed in chinoiserie floral patterns on a background of stylised trellis design, the tray section with an ornate filigree scroll gallery, the urn with ornate foliate handles, the hinged lid surmounted by a tall gilded foliate finial.
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A broadsheet bound folio of 'The Evening Post' newspaper, from Saturday April 1st 1922 to Friday June 30th 1922.
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A French Art Nouveau painted terracotta bust, of a young woman wearing a draping, off the shoulder gown, painted in muted red and greens with braided ribbon straps, her flowing hair caught at neck, label to front 'Marguerite', impressed marks to reverse, some wear commensurate with age. Height 57 cm
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A French Art Nouveau painted terracotta bust, of a young woman with flowing hair caught at the base of her neck in a bun, the plinth with Art Nouveau flowers, her hair painted black with the body in a bronze effect, labelled to front 'Coquelicot' (wild poppy), impressed marks to the reverse, the base with an impressed signature. Height 54 cm
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A milliner's wooden hat block for a wide brimmed hat, with removable top for the addition of various hat crowns, stamped Godfrey Melbourne, 22'. Diameter 32 cm
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A milliner's wooden hat block for a top hat, with turned stand, stamped '22½'. 16 x 31.5 cm
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A milliner's vintage hat block, the block with turned stand.
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A milliner's vintage wooden hat block, with turned stand, the block stamped '22'.
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A milliner's vintage hat block for a beret, in five interlocking pieces with metal fittings.
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A pair of shoemaker's wooden moulds, with metal fittings, children's size 7.
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A costume outfit from the opera Don Giovanni, the cream satin frock coat with decorative braiding, together with sash and feathered hat.
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A pair of Edwardian ivory opera glasses, brass fittings.
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A porcelain and wood crucifix, the porcelain base in the form of a mourning woman, two angels to the feet with a small font for holy water, the wooden cross with a porcelain figure of Christ. Height 40 cm
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An old Indonesian kris, the wavy old layered steel blade in a fully carved scabbard with mask highlights, conforming figure carved handle, ebonised finish to woodwork. Length overall 63.5 cm
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A fine late 19th century Scottish wicker fishing creel, leather bound with leather harness, good patina. 34 x 15 x 20 cm
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A wooden duck decoy, handmade with original paint finish, glass eyes. Length 30 cm
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A large magnum size mallard duck decoy, made in the early cork body style with wooden head and wooden underside, hand carved, original paint finish with wooden keel, some age cracks, 1930-40s. Length 41 cm
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A wooden mallard duck decoy, cedar, fitting swivel head, hand carved and original stain finish, glass eyes, c.1940s.
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A rare Scottish pintail duck decoy, original canvas over cork body, flotation tag to underside, glass eyes, original paint finish, c.1900-1920s. Length 38.5 cm
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A pintail duck decoy, in the head back form, some details to base, original paint finish. Length 39 cm
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A 19th century whalebone sailor's mallet, the solid barrel form head with three shallow incised bands to the centre, fixed to the tapering plain turned handle, three fine incised bands to the grip. 11.5 x 5.8 x 27 cm
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A large, old ivory elephant tusk, age patina and cracks, old ink notations of measurements and names, game park numbers impressed to one end. Weight 9 kilos.
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A large, old ivory elephant tusk, similar to above, with game park numbers impressed to one end. Weight 10 kilos.
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A vintage carved ivory lamp, the tusk section mounted on a turned wood base, profusely carved with Eastern and Indian scenes under a leafy canopy of trees, two very minor chips. Diameter at height of tusk section 12 x 20 cm
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A vintage taxidermy pukeko mounted in a glazed hexagonal case with three mirrored panels.
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A late 19th century French Mirecourt violin, the exotic timber sourced from the Vosges Mountains, two piece back, in good condition. Length 600, complete with bow in later case.
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A good early 20th century French violin by Jean Baptiste Colin, two piece black, reddish/brown toned body polish, original maker's label to the interior with handwritten date 1911, in good playing condition and with good tone. Length 610, in fitted later case with bow.
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An old German violin, the back with decorative inlay, old paper label to interior, in old wooden case with two bows, requires attention.
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Two stoneware salt glazed flagons, both with a raised armorial plaque of a standing lion framed by incised vine motifs, one with side lug handles and tap fitting to base. Heights 29 cm and 20.5 cm.
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An old Royal Doulton Lambeth storage crock, the large two-tone crock with impressed mark to shoulder with no.6 to the other side. Diameter 290, height 50 cm
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A Royal Doulton Lambeth storage crock, similar to above but a size 4. Diameter 250, height 48 cm
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A taxidermy adult black swan, standing with wings slightly raised, head held high and slightly forward, on a simulated sandy knoll. Height 66.5 cm
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Two uranium glass perfume bottles, heavy wheel cut decoration and facet cut stoppers. Height 7.5 cm
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A vintage pink 'Depression glass' perfume bottle, the squat round wheel cut bottle on four stepped feet, the tall wheel cut decorated stopper also decorated with flowers in relief, old label affixed to base. Height 18.5 cm
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A vintage pink 'Depression glass' perfume bottle, the body of deeply embossed roses in relief, with matching stopper complete with dauber. Height 12 cm
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An Art Deco amethyst glass perfume bottle, the wheel cut decorated bottle with tall facet cut stopper. Height 16 cm
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Two pink glass perfume bottles, one with wheel cut decoration and facet cut stopper, one in Art Deco manner with starburst decoration to bottle and stopper.
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An Art Deco plastic japanois 'inro' make-up container, the imitation jade and ebony container unscrews in the middle to reveal a mirror and powder puff and cavity for face powder, etc. The decorative glass cage affixed to the top in imitation of an oriental cricket cage, the decorative brass piercing to the base holding a silk cord, attached to which is a similar plastic container which unscrews to reveal a tiny glass scent bottle.
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Two green glass perfume bottles, one small with wheel cut decoration and a round facet cut stopper, the other plain cylindrical form with a brass pierced decorative collar and lid, the lid with a glass panel to top. Heights 80 and 10.5 cm
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A French turn-of-the-century perfume bottle, in the form of a hip flask, the glass etched with flowers and leaves, the silver gilt base and lid embossed with more flowers and leaves with original glass stopper. Height 10 cm
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A Victorian milk glass perfume bottle, the ovoid body with a silver gilt engraved pop-up top. London 1866. Height 8.5 cm
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Two small 19th century cranberry glass perfume bottles, both with embossed silver tops. Height 4 cm
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An Edwardian double ended scent bottle, the clear glass with wheel etched decoration and brass tops. Length 12 cm
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An Edwardian cobalt blue double ended scent bottle, the facet cut glass with brass tops. Length 13 cm
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A Victorian double ended ruby glass scent bottle, the facet cut glass with silver plate tops. Length 11.5 cm
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A Victorian green glass double ended scent bottle, the facet cut glass with silver plate embossed tops, one of which needs a hinge repair. Length 13 cm
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An Edwardian cranberry glass perfume bottle, with embossed silver top, slight chipping to base. Birmingham 1902. Length 7.5 cm
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A late Victorian perfume bottle, the slender tapering wheel cut clear bottle with embossed silver top. Length 15.5 cm
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An Edwardian silver cased perfume bottle, the plain octagonal shaped bottle encased in a silver cover, decorated with ribbons, swags and leaves. Birmingham 1908. Height 13 cm
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A Victorian milk glass perfume bottle, the spherical form bottle internally etched in a scale ground, the exterior decorated with a flowering leafy vine, silver screw top. London 1887 by Sampson Mordan. Height 11 cm
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A Victorian black glass perfume bottle, the large square form bottle enamelled in the Mary Gregory manner with a heron in a river setting, silver collar to top, the black glass stopper in the form of a crown. 5.5 x 17 cm
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An Edwardian silver cased perfume bottle, the plain glass bottle encased in a silver frame decorated with ribbons, columns and flowers, the bottle with the original labels (Lily of the Valley), still sealed, Chester 1902; together with a perfume advertising calendar from Jas. Waters Chemist, Dunedin, and a paper fan for Divinia perfume.
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A Dresden perfume bottle, bright daffodil yellow ground with a cartouche of hand painted wild flowers within a gilt border to the front. Height 7.5 cm
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Two 19th century small perfume bottles, one small facet cut squat green glass with a silver lid; the other a flat spherical amber German souvenir bottle.
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An Edwardian small china scent bottle, the flattened ovoid form decorated with a Japanese geisha girl to the front, with silver top. Birmingham 1904. Length 6 cm
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An Edwardian small china scent bottle, the heart shaped bottle decorated with two lovers to the front, silver top. Birmingham 1908. Height 5.5 cm
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Four miniature perfume bottles, two of hand painted china, one with a silver top; two glass, one with painted enamel decoration, the other encased in a frame of silver plate cherubs.
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Four miniature perfume bottles, all glass, encased in metal and jewelled frames. Three with brooch fittings, one on a silver chain with dog clips.
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Three miniature perfume bottles, all metal, one in the form of a fish, one in a lidded ewer, the third decorated with cloisonne enamel.
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Four miniature perfume bottles, one in a metal encased shell, two with jewelled metal frames, and one with an embroidered metal frame.
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An Art Deco glass perfume bottle, the heart shaped bottle with wheel cut star decoration to the front, the large facet cut stopper with original dauber. Height 14 cm
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A crystal perfume bottle, the squat wheel cut decorated bottle with a large free form stopper decorated with deeply etched flowers. Height 13 cm
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A modern cameo glass vase, in the French style carved with single mottled red/brown overlay to the blue base layer, woodland scene with birds in flight. Signed. Height 21 cm
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A vintage millefiori glass vase, baluster shape with tall neck and frilled rim. Height 19 cm
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