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April Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:563
Sale Title:April Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:91
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:411
Date:15-Apr-2014
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A pair of large early 20th century brass ecclesiastical column candlesticks, wrythen twist bodies, large castellated cup form drip tray to the top, disc form central section, spreading circular bases. Height 54 cm
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A brass ecclesiastical candlestick, with five nozzles raised on a tilted arm supported by leafy tendrils from a circular domed foot pierced with trefoil cut-outs. Width 41 cm
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A large ecclesiastical candlestick, with campana shaped top raised on a tapering fluted baluster column issuing from a tri-form base with acanthus scroll feet. Height 106 cm
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A bronze and chrome standing crucifix, the figure of Christ of natural bronze colour suspended from a chrome cross fitted with a pair of arched candle sconces and above a small font, raised on a graduated stepped plinth base. Height 50.5 cm
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A large Art Nouveau copper planter, of flared cylindrical form, embossed restrained design band towards the spreading base, brass riveted raised handles to the rim. Diameter 40 cm. Height 31.5 cm
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A graduated set of five old French steel and copper cooking pots, the plain circular copper bodies with tin lining, the steel strap handles with loop ends and riveted fittings, stamped 'Made in France'. The pot diameters from 18.3 cmto 10.2 cm
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Two large old copper saucepans, both of circular shape, the brass handles attached with rivets. Diameter 31 cm and 39 cm, height 13 cm and 5 cm
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A large old copper low sided jam pan, the brass side handles attached with rivets. Diameter 46 cm, height 12 cm
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A small old copper circular saucepan, the long brass handle attached with rivets. Impressed mark 'Metters'. Diameter 16.5 cm
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A large old copper kettle, diameter 25 cm, together with an old copper pan with brass handles, diameter 32 cm, and an old copper funnel, height 19 cm
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Two copper saucepans, with wrought iron handles riveted to the pans, the smaller 3 pints capacity, the larger 5½ pints
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A Parisian copper saucepan, with a wrought iron handle riveted to the side, 9 pints capacity, maker's mark stamped to handle. Diameter 24 cm
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A large Victorian copper saucepan and cover, both pieces with wrought iron riveted handles, the lid crested with a ducal coronet and the number 21, 2 gallons capacity. Diameter 27 cm
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A large early 19th century copper deep mixing bowl, with riveted brass handles fixed beneath the rolled rim. Approx. 5 gallons capacity. Diameter 40.5 cm
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A large Victorian copper kettle, a smaller kettle (lid absent) and an old copper funnel with a steel tube nozzle
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A Victorian cast brass jam pan with riveted wrought iron handle, 27 pints capacity; along with a smaller 19th century brass jam pan with wrought iron swing handle (A.F.). Diameter 19.5 cm
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A vintage wooden bluebill duck decoy, wide body, low head style, glass eyes, hand carved and painted, c1950s. Length 29 cm
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A vintage North American wooden duck decoy, 13', hand carved with old paint finish and upright head. Length 32 cm
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An antique Oliveros canvas mallard hen decoy, 14½', stuffed with bull rush kapok, hand stitched top and base, glass eyes, with original hand painted finish, early 1900s, length 36 cm
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A vintage Armstrong canvas drake duck decoy, 15', made from fine cork chips and kapok to form a dense water tight body, glass eyes with original hand painted finish, early 1900s. Length 38 cm
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A pair of wooden bluebill duck decoys, 12½', exceptional quality and hand carved from a single piece of wood, twin hollow keels, wide deep bodies, glass eyes with steel anchor ties, original finish, c.1930. Length 32 cm
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A vintage Scarborough oak sea fishing reel, 6', wooden handles, brass fittings and with line, c1930s
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A vintage Oakwood fishing reel, 6', star back with brass inner spool, large free turning bulbous handles and brass fittings, c.1910
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A small antique Hardy brass reel, 2½', horn handle, strong permanent check, embossed with Hardy name and address, c.1890s
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A Hardy Viscount reel, 3¼', fully spooled with line, exceptional quality and with zip case
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An antique Malloch patent turntable reel, 4', alloy face plate, brass fittings, bone handle, fully embossed and in good original order, c.1890s
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A large Scarborough sea fishing reel, 10', made from extra strong Tufnell material, brass foot and fully spooled, c.1930s - '40s
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An old whaling harpoon, the pivoting curved and barbed iron head on an iron shaft with a length of plaited rope attached, the cap mount fitting to the bold tapered plain cylindrical long wooden handle. Length overall 216.5 cm
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A vintage Hardy No. 1 Mark V Altex fixed spool reel (LHW), good original condition, maker's details to fitted circular plaque to side, good working order with strong snappy bale arm
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A Hardy Bros. vintage fixed spool No. 2 Mark V fishing reel, all alloy with brass fittings and bakelite handle (LHW), snappy bale arm, maker's details to inset plaque to body
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A Daniel Searles design Bowie knife, with high polished steel blade, ebonised hilt with nickel guard, ferrell and pommel, bright polished steel scabbard. Overall length 31 cm
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A pair of trophy elephant tusks, mounted individually on wooden backs, outer curvatures 64.5 cmand 67 cm
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A sperm whale tooth, natural curved form, semi-polished. Length 14 cm
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A whale rib bone, natural curved form, cut at each end, engraved and decorated in green with a dragon. Weight 3150gms. Length 113 cm
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A 19th century bear skin muff, in original storage box
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A mink jacket, the short cropped jacket with 3/4 sleeves in honey caramel tones
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A fallow deer trophy head, on lightwood shield back. Height 1010, width 69 cm
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A large taxidermy Eurasian owl, displayed in a rimu framed glazed cabinet, black painted interior back, moss to the base, the owl perched upon a branch. Height of owl 62 cm. Cabinet dimensions 62 x 36 x 81 cm
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A taxidermy pukeko, he stands on one leg, the other raised, traditional deep blue and black plumage with striking red colouring to his beak and forehead, on driftwood base. Height overall 48 cm
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An old cast iron Mr. Punch door stop, the cast figure with traditional curving tall hat, hand to long nose, his dog sits beside. Serpentine base. Height 32 cm
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An Edwardian oak desktop calendar, tall architectural form with three cylinder rolls giving month, date and day operated by turning knobs to each side, English maker's details to the reverse. Height 22 cm
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An Edwardian mother-of-pearl and paua shell card case, the front with a machined silver panel with blank cartouche. 10 x 8 cm
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A set of brass postal scales and weights, beam balance form, raised on a wooden plinth. Width 22 cm
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A Victorian beam balance by Day & Millward Ltd, Birmingham, with painted frame and suspended brass pans, to weigh 2lbs. Height 31 cm
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A set of Victorian beam balance scales, the wrought iron frame with two suspended copper pans, along with a selection of weights. Height 41 cm
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A set of Victorian brass postal scales, raised on a mahogany plinth base and with a selection of stacking weights. Width 24.5 cm
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A Hughes & Son Ltd, London, large drafting circumference scribe of mahogany with adjustable brass brackets to hold steel pins, in original cedar box. Instrument length 129 cm
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A carpet layer's rule, cedar with brass edges, marked with scale in inches to measure 6 feet
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A pair of Victorian hand stitched wool needlepoint bell pulls, decorated with daisies on a blue ground flanked by twist cord, with gilt brass pull fittings. Length 18 cm
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A large vintage tapestry wall hanging, decorated in the French Chateau manner, with flowers and a large central medallion, in muted pastel tones, requires some cleaning. 345 x 456 cm
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Two vintage evening purses, one of pink seed beads with an ornate pewter frame, the other with steel beads in an elaborate deco pattern with a restrained metal frame
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A pair of large Victorian spelter figurines of 'Hippomene' and 'Atalante', standing on matching circular plinth bases. Height overall 84 cm
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A large bronze-resin classical figure, of young semi-naked women holding two doves. Impressed mark 'Carrier-Belleuse. After the 19th century original. Height 61 cm
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A 19th century bronze figure, 'Le Triomphe' by Horace Daillion (1854 - c.1940), a winged standing male figure on rocky outcrop. Height on green marble plinth base 66 cm
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A Remington style bronze sculpture of a rearing horse and cowboy alarmed by a rattlesnake, raised on rectangular base. 27 x 15.5 x 36 cm
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A well modelled bronze figure of a Hellenistic youth. Height on circular base
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A late 19th century European bronze 'Le Dimenche (sic) Matin', depicting a woman washing the face of a child. Entitled to the base. Height 25 cm
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An Indian bronze statuette, of a Yakshi standing, her arms holding an oil lamp, the figure raised on a stepped plinth base. Height 32 cm
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A decorative plaster moulded bust of the goddess Kuanyin, raised on a square wooden plinth base. Height 56 cm
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A Dan Parker bronze sculpture, dolphins and marine environment, signed and dated. Height 22 cm
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An old enamel sign, 'Nectar Tea', in the shape of a teacup and saucer. Printed mark 'Patent Enamel Co. Ltd, B'ham & London'. Width 53 cm
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An old blue and white enamelled metal sign, 'Telephone Pay Station'. Wall mounted. Height 20 cm, length 46 cm
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An old enamelled metal sign of tall oblong shape, with thermometer, 'Ex-Lax Chocolate Laxative' blue, black, red and white. Width 21 cm, height 93 cm
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An old metal sign, 'Maritime Cement', tall oblong shape, rounded at each end. Width 21 cm. height 92 cm
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An early 20th century enamelled double sided sign, 'Member Innkeeper's Guild of Nova Scotia', shield form with central image of a standing griffin holding a large key, red, black, white and blue tones. 49.5 x 66 cm
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A lithographic tin Coca-Cola advertising sign, 'Things go Better Coke', red on white 'Made in Canada'. 74 x 31 cm
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A vintage tin advertising sign/blackboard 'Sun Crest', lithographically printed with a Sun Crest soft drink bottle and logos in orange, blue and white above the dominant blackboard area. Some marks, mainly to the corners. 49 x 69 cm
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An early 20th century lithographic tin 'Santovin' advertising sign, includes image of sheep and cattle in a paddock with various wording and logos, 'Prevents & Cures Tapeworms, Worms, Husk or Hoose Fevers.....', maker's details to base for B.A.T. Co. Ltd Smethwick. Dominant red, black and cream tones, green border. 69.5 x 51 cm
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A tin advertising thermometer, 'Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco', blue, red and yellow tones on white ground, the central thermometer with glass tube. 20.5 x 97.5 cm
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A vintage Air New Zealand travel poster 'Tahiti', depicting a stylised naked woman in waist deep water, flower to her hair, in tones of pink and black on variable green ground. 'Printed in New Zealand '. 97.5 x 62 cm
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Five vintage airline advertising posters; three for British Airways, 'LONDON, Busch Gardens, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.' and 'Garuda Indonesian Airways' depicting an Indonesian gilded carving on gold ground
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A vintage 'NAC Route System' advertising poster, depicting a map of New Zealand showing airline routes, a sky blue ground. Printed to the bottom 'Serving 25 Cities and Towns throughout New Zealand, Lands & Survey 1964/2 printed in New Zealand by N.A.C.'. 91 x 57 cm, some marks towards the base
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A Starkie's Patent 'Sonny Boy' money bank, cast aluminium, with movable ears, c.1948. Height 15.5 cm
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Corgi Toys No. 261 James Bond's Aston Martin D.B.5, with all parts working including ejector seat and bandit figure, shield and gun, along with secret instructions and spare bandit figure, with inner display stand and outer box
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A Dinky Toys Mercedes-Benz truck and trailer, in box with original inner support sleeve. One wing mirror absent
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Dinky Toys 'Lady Penelope's 'FAB1' Rolls Royce, matt pink body with clear sliding roof complete with figures, one concealed missile, harpoons absent, in original box excluding inner stand
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Dinky Toys 'Joe 90 Sam's Car' No. 108, chrome paint finish, 'keyless clockwork motor' at fault, in original box with inner display plinth
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Dinky Toys 'Joe 90 Sam's Car' No. 108, rarer red paint finish, 'keyless clockwork motor' at fault, in original box with inner display plinth
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Dinky Toys 'Spectrum Patrol Car', No. 103, metallic red paint finish, 'jet engine sound', at fault. In original box
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Dinky Toys 'Gabriel Model T Ford' No. 109, from Gerry Anderson's 'The Secret Service, in original box with plinth liner
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Dinky Toys 'Police Accident Unit' and 'Police Patrol Range Rover', No's 287 and 254, in original boxes
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Dinky Toys Parsley's Car, No. 477, in original box; and Dinky Toys 'Freeway Cruiser' in box
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Two packets of four Meccano Parts rubber tipped missiles, to suit Lady Penelope's car
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An Armand Marseille baby doll, with sleeping blue glass eyes and composition body. Length 38 cm
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A Simon & Halbig girl doll with sleeping brown glass eyes, open mouth with four teeth and composition body. Length 33 cm
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A vintage plush teddy bear with glass eyes and stitched nose, length 39 cm. Together with an New Zealand pedigree girl doll with sleeping blue eyes, length 42 cm
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An unusually large vintage golliwog, black velvet with bead and mother-of-pearl eyes, stitched mouth and original outfit with red tails, bow tie and black dress trousers. Length 70 cm
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An old German Goebel bisque porcelain doll, with sleeping brown eyes and open mouth, the composition body with movable limbs. Some faults. Length 60 cm
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An Art Deco German baby's pram, solid rubber wheels with aluminium guards, the oval form body with woven cane type section to the gold toned body, folding canopy. In need of some attention
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A vintage tinplate clockwork Hercules tip truck, red and green with yellow wheels, not working, length 28 cm. Together with two small toy cast lead aeroplanes
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A vintage Hornby 'O' gauge clockwork train set, green loco and tender, three carriages, deep yellow with grey tops, level crossing, assorted track and home-made wooden signal box. One axle missing and worn condition
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A miniature brass tilt-top table, tripod base and shaped top. Height 20 cm
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Five small brass Victorian door knockers, includes a Cheshire cat, The Lincoln Imp, etc
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A naturalistic greenstone boulder. Length on wood stand 23 cm, height 18 cm
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A small Victorian tin meat cover of melon shape, with original base. Length 22 cm
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A Victorian maple veneered writing slope, oblong shape with bevelled edge detailed to the hinged lid in ebony and mother-of-pearl. Some distress. 28 x 19 x 12 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut desk top escritoire, the sloping front opening to reveal a perpetual calendar and numerous divisions for stationery, pens and ink bottles, complete with key. 33 x 25 x 33 cm
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A Georgian mahogany tea caddy of cube form, the edges clashed with boxwood, a brass handle to the hinged lid, the interior with single compartment with oak cover. Lock mechanism absent. Height 14 cm
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A pair of late 19th century glass domes, circular section, raised on ebonised wood plinths. Diameter 15 cm, height 35 cm
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A pair of vintage Canadian snow shoes, the bentwood frames with fine rawhide and sinew woven infill. 107 x 29 cm
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