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Taxidermy; Modern Design — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:199
Sale Title:Taxidermy; Modern DesignLots with images:174
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:111
Date:10-Dec-2013
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Taxidermied gemsbok. Height 140 cm
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Taxidermied cape buffalo, on wooden shield mount, taxidermy circa early 1960s. Width 88 cm
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Taxidermied red hartebeest. Height 98 cm
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Taxidermied blue wildebeest. Height 73 cm. Width 55 cm. Diameter 74 cm
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Taxidermied black wildebeest. 72 cm x 43 cm x 77 cm
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Taxidermied blesbuck antelope. Height 97 cm
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Taxidermied impala antelope. Height 95 cm
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Taxidermied lioness head, on wooden shield mount, taxidermy circa 1960s, possibly by Rowland Ward. 52 cm x 40 cm x 56 cm
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Taxidermied zebra, rearing from the front quarters. 130 cm x 43 cm x 80 cm
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Taxidermied leopard tortoiseshell, carapace and plastron complete. 42 cm x 20 cm
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Taxidermied Australian saltwater crocodile. Length 143 cm
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Taxidermied zebra skin, with tail and head intact. 300 cm x 210 cm approx.
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Taxidermied maple leaf giraffe, a superb and rare specimen, measuring 300 cm installed
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Taxidermied wolverine skin rug, with full head mount displaying winter coat. 130 cm x 93 cm
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Taxidermied zebra head, from neck up. 85 cm x 82 cm
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Taxidermied Alexandrine parakeet, on wooden perch mount. Height 45 cm
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Taxidermied wild boar, with tusks on wooden shield mount. Height 60 cm. Diameter 40 cm
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Zebra skin, with tail and head intact. 280 cm x 170 cm approx.
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Boars tusk, with silver collar, inscribed New Zealand 1905
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Turtle shell. Length 63 cm
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Taxidermy Ram's head
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Small ivory elephant tusk
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Roy Lippincott, a pair of library Senate chairs, made in the Arts & Crafts style. Provenance: Previously held in the University of Auckland collection
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Roy Lippincott, a Senate arm chair, made in the Arts & Crafts style in kauri and rimu with tapered arms raised on a four point base. Provenance: Previously held in the University of Auckland collection
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Ces Renwick for Airest, Bahama lounge chair and foot stool, made circa 1955
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Garth Chester, a pair of rare salon chairs, in original condition with original red vinyl covering, curved ply back and shaped arms raised on tapering legs. These important chairs were part of a small group made by Garth Chester for Winter's Beauty Salon
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Garth Chester (attributed), bent plywood magazine tray
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Pair of 1950s New Zealand Blue fibreglass Sunseeker deck chairs. Length 162 cm
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A pair of 1950's bikini chairs, with tubular steel framing., original Butler's retail label to the underside of each
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A set of four New Zealand 1950's side chairs, with original grey vinyl upholstery
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A set of four New Zealand made 1950's side chairs, with black tubular steel framing and original green / yellow covering
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1950's Bikini chair bar stool, original Butler's label affixed to the underside.
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Michael Payne. 1970 Expo chair, with mahogany laminate shell with black leather upholstery, raised on chrome four point star base terminating in castors
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A New Zealand late 1950's teak armchair, possibly by Morgan Furniture
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Rudi Schwartz for Whitmore Arti Domo (Christchurch), a rosewood chest of drawers, with three full width drawers, raised on square section legs. Width 90 cm
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Rudi Schwartz for Whitmore Arti Domo (Christchurch), a rosewood two drawer bedside cabinet, raid raised on square section legs. Width 60 cm
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A pair of New Zealand made 1950's armchairs, with scissor legs with original yellow vinyl covering
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John Crichton [attributed], pair of side chairs, with blackened steel tubular framing, together with a stool
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John Crichton [attributed], three vintage 1950's armchairs, with tubular blacked metal framing, original patterned cream vinyl upholstery
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A pair of New Zealand made 1950's armchairs, with original textured wool upholstery
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John Crichton [attributed], a pair of bent tubular steel standard lamps
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Garth Chester. 1950s bar stool, with bent tubular steel frame, and original white vinyl seat
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Ernst Plischke, a rare modernist coffee table, with integral magazine rack
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JW Backhouse Limited, a good pair of New Zealand made mahogany framed armchairs, with sculptured arms raised on cylindrical legs, original black vinyl upholstery. The back rest affixed with brass screws., made in 1962. Original label affixed to underside of one chair
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JW Backhouse Limited, a good pair of New Zealand made mahogany framed armchairs, with sculptured arms raised on cylindrical legs, original black vinyl upholstery. The back rest affixed with brass screws., made in 1962. Original label affixed to underside of one chair
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A New Zealand 1950s industrial designed chair, with metal frame and red vinyl seat and back
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Timothy John, mastermind chair, industrial synthetic felt, wire and steel framing., >From the woven series, the Woven series is comprised of experimentation around hand weaving and wrapping techniques. The concept was initially inspired by a previously designed steel wire ball pendant light shade. The wire, when handled, naturally fell into a ball-like structure, which then later became the technique used to create the framework for the Genius and Mastermind chairs. An interest in creating texture through…
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Timothy John, genius chair, industrial synthetic felt, wire and steel framing., >From the woven series
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Timothy John, optimist Light, industrial synthetic felt, wire and steel framing., >From the woven series
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Timothy John, traditionalist Vase, industrial synthetic felt, wire and steel framing., >From the woven series
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Grant Featherston, a good and rare B210 contour TV chair, raised on tapering oak legs from a cruciform support, red textured fabric upholstery., original Featherston Furniture label affixed to base
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Grant Featherston, a set of six contour dining chairs, upholstered in grey fabric on splayed tapering legs
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Modern History (Melbourne), custom made low line three seater sofa, upholstered in wool fabric in as new condition
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An Australian Norman and Quaine day bed, with white leather upholstery, makers label affixed to the base. Length 200 cm. Width 80 cm
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Alvar Aalto, a pair of armchairs designed for Paimio Center, 1931-1933, laminated birch plywood
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Eero Saarinen, vintage Grasshopper chair, bent laminated wood frame with red leatherette upholstery, numbered on the underside of the arm
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Jorgen Hovelslov, danish Harp chair, the unique design based on the bow section of a Viking ship with the central element being indicative of a mast and the flag line representing the halyards
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Curtis Jere for Artisan House, brass metal sculpture of birds in flight, signed. Curtis Jere is a compound nom-de-plume of two mid-century American designers. The C Jere line was sold by the company Artisan house. They specialised in creative, dramatic and unorthodox wall sculpture and home decoration
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Curtis Jere for Artisan House, a spectacular large American modern metal sculpture of a yacht. Pieces like this with such superb detail are hard to find, signed and dated 1976
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George Nelson, gigantic Modernica saucer bubble lamp
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Olivier Mourgue, djinn Chair & ottoman, red fabric-covered polyurethane and bent tubular frame, the Djinn 'fireside' chair is an important piece of modernist furniture designed in 1965 and made famous by the appearance of the chair in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Chromcraft, a pair of Sculpa chairs, on cast aluminium bases with black vinyl seats, USA, 1965. This model was featured on the original Star Trek series
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Chromcraft, a pair of Sculpa chairs, on cast aluminium bases with black vinyl seats, USA, 1965. This model was featured on the original Star Trek series
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Three West German studio pottery vases, ceramics, circa 1960's
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Three 1950's German studio pottery jug and vase, ceramics
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Three 1960's German studio pottery vases, ceramics
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Large Poole Pottery baluster vase, ceramics, circa 1930, with Art Deco design handles, speckled celadon green glaze, impressed mark. Height 26 cm
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A Murano clear cased red art glass vase, glass. Height 28 cm
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Clyne Farquarsen, cut crystal water jug, glass, with a spiralling leaf decoration, signed on the base. Height 200
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Red Danish anglepoise lamp
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Erik Wortz for Niels Eilersen, safari chair, with slung arms raised on tapering cylindrical legs
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Robin Day. Leo lounge chair, with black leather upholstery, raised on a four point aluminium base, the Leo Chair from the British designer Robin Day, gained iconic status in the 1967 James Bond (Sean Connery) movie 'You Only Live Twice'
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Hadrill and Horstmann, white anglepoise lamp
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Hadrill and Horstmann, grey anglepoise lamp
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Hans Wagner, pair of upright oak armchairs, newly upholstered in Sanderson fabric
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Timo Sarpaneva for Litala, pair of Festivo four ring candlesticks
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Timo Sarpaneva for Litala, pair of Festivo two ring candlesticks
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Nagel BMF onion candelabra
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Jens Quistgaard, teak ice bucket
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G Plan 1950's teak sideboard, of small proportions the upper section with a single shelf and cocktail cabinet, the lower section with cupboards and three drawers with shaped handles on tapering legs. Width 123 cmmm. Height 120 cm
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G Plan, early 1960s wing back couch and two armchairs, upholstered in white vinyl with black seats
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Louis Poulsen for Poul Henningsen, vintage PH5 hanging light in purple. 182, fALSE, fALSE, no lot
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1960's three seater couch, with original yellow wool blend upholstery, raised on chromium plated trestle supports
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Grete Jalk [attributed], teak three seater sofa and matching armchair, with paddle shaped arms on cylindrical tapering legs
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Grete Jalk for France and Daverkosen, pair of teak framed lounge chairs, makers label stamped to base of the back, purchased from Kirkcaldie and Stains, Wellington in the 1950s
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Grete Jalk for France and Daverkosen, teak framed arm chair, with paddle shaped arms
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Grete Jalk (attributed), three seater sofa, with sculptured arms upholstered in chocolate brown vinyl, raised on tapering legs. Length 140 cm
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Grete Jalk (attributed), rectangular teak coffee table, raised on tapering square section legs. Length 96 cm
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Hans Wagner for Getama, teak day bed, upholstered in charcoal wool fabric, on tapering legs. Length 195 cm
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Standard lamp, with George Nelson bubble shade
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Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, aluminium group circular dining table, with wood laminate top raised on a four point aluminium base, diameter 100 cm
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Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, set of four vintage orange shell chairs, blackened tubular aluminium legs on original nylon glides, impressed Herman Millar stamp to the underside of each shell
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Charles and Ray Eames, two seater couch, with tubular aluminium framing and black cloth upholstery
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Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, red LCW chair
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Georg Thams for Vejen Polstermøbelfabrik Denmark., pair of black leather winged lounge chairs, 1960's-1970's, chromed flat steel base, loose cushions upholstered in black leather
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Arne Vodder for Fritz Hansen, two-seater sofa, original wool upholstery with oak legs, fritz Jansen label affixed to the underside
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A pair of mid-century modern swivel brown leather and brushed chrome lounge / office chairs, from Denmark, dating from the late 60s early 70s, made in the manner of furniture by Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
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Studio 65 for Edra, a genuine Bocca Marilyn lip sofa, designed by Studio 65 in 1972, overall in good condition with minor fabric pulls. Length 210 cm
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Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen, a pair of PK22 chairs, stainless steel frames with wicker cane, impressed factory marks and original sticker affixed to base
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Le Corbusier for Cassina, sofa day bed model LC5, chromed bent tubular steel frame with leather upholstered cushions. Length 300 cm
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