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January Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:525
Sale Title:January Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:137
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:388
Date:21-Jan-2014
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A pair of Louis XVI style giltwood fauteuils, the square backs with ribbon carved outline surmounted by a floral carving, the arm scrolls and fronts carved with acanthus leaves, raised on tapering fluted legs, upholstered in cream striped brocade.
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An early 20th century French style carved giltwood bergere armchair, leaf, floral and ribbon detail, shell pediment, floral pattern striped silk brocade upholstery.
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A Louis XV style parlour couch, the ornate frame with deep cream painted finish with red velvet ruched/crushed upholstery with studded decoration, together with three matching tasselled cushions. Length 150 cm.
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An early 20th century French style painted and gilded display cabinet, rectangular form, carved pediment, mirrored back, glazed sides and single door, raised on four short scroll legs, two internal glass shelves. Minor attention required. 79 cm x 39.5 cm x 44.5 cm.
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A pair of early/mid-20th century French style bedside cabinets, distress painted, marble inset tops, each with a single drawer and panelled door, raised on scroll legs.
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An impressive silver plate and glass double naked lady coffee table, each figure supported on her knees with arched back, arms held high behind supporting the oval glass top, height of each figure 49 cm, glass top 98 cm x 58 cm.
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A good George III oak and mahogany long case clock, the engraved brass dial named W. Jackson, Hull, the silvered chapter ring engraved with Roman numerals for the hours, a smaller subsidiary dial enclosed for the seconds, a further smaller silvered disc above engraved 'Dum Spectas Fugio', the face also with applied cast fancy scroll mouldings to the spandrels, the hood with double swan neck pediment framing a brass finial, reeded columns flanking the face, the main case with Sheraton inlays of shells,…
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A Victorian flame mahogany cheval toilet mirror, the arched mirror on full column supports with turned finials and scroll carved feet, the base with two small jewellery drawers. Width 71 cm, height 90 cm.
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A decorative gilt framed mirror, the bevelled glass framed by a deeply moulded sinuous Art Nouveau foliate design. 62 cm x 51 cm.
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A small Georgian period mahogany 'Chippendale' parcel gilt fretwork wall mirror, with original distressed glass. 63 cm x 38 cm.
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An Italian marble statue of the Venus de Medici, signed P. (Pietro) Bazzanti, Firenze, c.1880. Sculpted after the Hellenistic antique statue, the naked goddess standing coyly looking to the left with putti riding a dolphin by her left leg, a polished slave bangle restoration encircles her left arm. Bazzanti was a central figure in the production of Florentine sculpture at the end of the 19th century. The Galleria Bazzanti opened in 1822 and specialised in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of…
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A brass figurative sculptural lamp, in the manner of a Hellenistic Marathon youth, the athletic figure stands poised on one leg, nude with a loosely draped cloth, both arms raised, his left arm supporting a torch with electric lamp fitting. Verdigris patination. Height 15.5 cm.
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A replica Spanish suit of armour of the 16th century by Marto of Toledo, Spain; the full size suit of armour based on the period of Charles V, after an original in the Royal Armory in Madrid, the suit of polished steel with decoratively etched details complete with arabesque fabric gown and sword. Raised on square wooden plinth base. Height overall 200 cm
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A cast bronze statuette of an eagle, modelled alighting on a gnarled tree trunk, wings outstretched. Raised on circular spreading stepped base. Height 82.5 cm.
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A matching bronze eagle statuette, as above.
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A basket chandelier of French style, the top section with waterfall of graduated octagonal crystals, the bottom section with both octagonal and rectangular crystals, on gilt metal frame with facet finial. Height 58 cm
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A brass ceiling light of Dutch style, the central large bulbous section supporting two tiers totalling 11 scrolling branch candle holders with ring suspension and finial. Height 68 cm.
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A pair of giltwood table lamp bases, modelled in medieval manner, the triform bases raised on paw feet, the knopped baluster columns supporting campana urn nozzles and electric lamp fittings. Height 5.8 cm.
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A vintage oak standing lamp, of tapering bobbin turned design rising from a tapering square section pedestal with square stepped base and pink fringed shade. Height 190 cm.
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A crystal and glass 15 branch chandelier, the scrolling wrythen twist branches each with etched crystal drip trays, with hanging facet cut glass drops, a large central etched glass column leading to five wrythen twist glass canes, another central etched glass column leading to a further five glass canes, some damage and requires attention. Diameter 77 cm, height 102 cm.
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An outstanding and important Colza ormolu standard lamp, the neo-classical five branch lamp modelled with shell shaped nozzles and embellished with acanthus leaf finial raised on a tall fluted tapering column with acanthus capital issuing from a gun-barrel plinth base with acanthus knop, raised on a circular plinth decorated with anthemion supported on three lion's paw feet, the gun barrel base with an affixed heraldic coat-of-arms of the Watkin's family (Wales). The coat-of-arms surmounted by the twin…
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A Georgian cast iron fireback, highly decorative with a possibly French royal house coat of arms. (crack) 66 cm x 60 cm.
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A pair of vintage classical concrete garden urns, of baluster form with floral and leaf relief decoration, ogee and dart top rims, ribbed spreading lobed bases. Height 64.5 cm.
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A Victorian carved marble grave urn, the draped urn with floral swags and flame finial. Height 58.5 cm.
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A large Japanese anagama storage jar with typical dark brown glaze effects, a restrained band of decoration beneath the top edge. Height 45.5 cm.
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