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September Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:671
Sale Title:September Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:112
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:485
Date:9-Sep-2014
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A late Victorian epergne, with central light cranberry trumpet, three 'Jack in the Pulpit' trumpets, three clear glass stylised leaves, in a light cranberry scalloped bowl. 28 cm x 47 cm
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A 19th century vase in the manner of Loetz, of baluster shape, the body with four large dimples to the sides and with vertical trailings running from mouth to foot, attractive iridescent finish. Height 13.5 cm
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A set of seven Irish Waterford Lismore pattern wine goblets. Etched marks. Height 15 cm
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A Lalique 'Jaffa' (feather) pattern jug and a set of six tumblers, the relief moulded long feather type band with frosted detail, cylindrical form, the jug with angular handle, the tumblers with engraved marks, the jug acid etched. An original Art Deco design of c.1931.
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A Cristal Lalique figure of a bison, frosted finish, his head lowered, raised on a clear rectangular solid block plinth, paper label attached, engraved signature. 12 cm x 4 cm x 9.5 cm
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A fused and slumped glass candle-stand by Sylvia Kaiser, c.1995, formed as two angled posts pierced by four horizontal rails. Width 47.5 cm. Height 20.5 cm
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A 19th century Fijian tabua, the natural curved whale's tooth with polished finish, multiple hour glass drilled holes to one end, the tip with single hole broken away. Length 13 cm
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A good 19th century Tongan root-stock club, the rounded head with seven spurs to the central flared section, the plain mildly tapered shaft with a plain single reduced band grip. Of good weight and dark brown colour. Length 68 cm
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A vintage Fijian finely carved hardwood offering bowl, the large plain oval shallow bowl with single large handle, the attached square section with two large diamond cut-outs and angular linial carved detail, the demi-lune large end with fine rows of zig-zag carved detail. Length 30.3 cm
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An African hardwood chief's low stool, the rectangular top slightly dished, raised upon five vertical supports, the exterior four decorated with serrated carving, the central pillar decorated with notch and linial designs, all raised upon a conforming oblong plinth base, 50.5 cm x 24.5 cm x 39.5 cm
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An old aboriginal green schist stone churinga, flat oval disc form with finely engraved multiple concentric circles in shallow relief, some wear evident. 17.5 cm x 10.2 cm
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A pre-European Maori stone patu muka (flax pounder), traditional plain form with reduced grip, fine pecked overall finish. Length 19.5 cm
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A late 19th century Maori carved patu (hand club), unusual straight backed blade, with good notch and curved lineal carving, of good weighted hardwood and old patina, plain tapered grip and square chamfered butt. Old repair to blade. Length 410. Being assessed for Y registration.
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An old Maori whalebone carved pendant/pin, tapered form, forming a point at one end, a break to the other, showing remains of a suspension hole for lashing either as a pendant or possibly a cloak pin. Reg. Y12464. Finely engraved with a name. Length 9.5 cm
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An early/mid-20th century Maori carved presentation walking stick presented to M.A. Brook (OBE), a Maori Land Court Judge, the tapered cylindrical stick with entire fine carved bands of curvilinear and geometric ridges with notch carved detail, paua inset eyes to the single mask, good old dark patina, the ovoid handle of various native woods, together with a small N.Z. woods box, the interior with presentation silver plaque 'Presented to M.A. Brook Esq. By The Coromandel R.S.A. 1947'. Length of walking…
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A good old Maori paddle, of plain form and proportions, the long blade tapering to a narrow point, the plain handle with swollen butt end, evidence of being a swamp find, old darkened patina. Length 1550. Being assessed for Y registration.
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An old Maori toki kakauroa (long handled axe), with steel blade and long tapering oval section, dark wood handle with pointed terminal and twin bands of notched carving towards the terminal end. Length overall 134 cm
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A 20th century Maori greenstone hei tiki, notch carved ring eyes and other broad detail. Length 7.8 cm
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A massive kauri gum nugget. Collected by the vendor's Scottish grandfather who worked in the kauri logging industry, c.1890s, as a limber (removing top branches to facilitate felling), in this employment he recovered this and two other naturally bled massive nuggets, the others still held by descendants. Weight approx. 9.9kgs (21lbs). 50 cm x 23 cm x 17.5 cm
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A massive Maori carved Pou post, robustly carved with a figure, it stands clasping a patu to its abdomen, notch and linial carving depicts moko to chin, forehead and biceps. Height 210 cm
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A weighty Maori carved Pou post, of tall, almost triangular section, carved with an ancestor figure above three dogs clambering in the lower portion. Height 215 cm
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A carved wood Maori Tekoteko figure, configured as a figure standing above another, each depicted with hand grasping the abdomen and with all-over notch and lineal carving, some losses. Height 154 cm
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A vintage R.P. Moore hand coloured panoramic photo 'Lake Tekapo N.Z.', the extensive view including Tekapo House - the original hotel of the 1920s. 16 cm x 93.5 cm
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A contemporary N.Z. greenstone carving, the round medallion with a central design of celtic knots, on greenstone stand. 8 cm x 10 cm
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An N.Z. greenstone carving, the native N.Z. skink sitting atop a small natural greenstone slab. 12.5 cm x 10 cm
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21 naval cap tallies (hat bands), 15 of Royal N.Z. Navy ships: Lachlan (2), Pukaki, Kaniere, Rotoiti, Hawea, Taupo, Tutia, Royalist, Bellona, Black Prince, Endeavour, Otago, Taranaki, Kiama, along with tallies of the bases: Philomel, Tamaki, Olphert; and the Royal Navy ships: Danae, Ajax and base: Victory.
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Two N.Z. Land Deeds, under the 'Auckland Waste Land Act' and the 'Settlements Act' for parcels of land in the Auckland and Pukekohe regions, one to an 'Armed Constable', the other to a labourer, dated 1868 and '70, both signed by Sir George Bowen.
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An old N.Z.R. (N.Z. Railways) leather wages bag, original worn finish, painted 'OPAPA' to one face, the top band pierced for threading original brass security latch, old brass Yale padlock attached with key and old N.Z.R. tag with written details in ink. 31.5 cm x 23 cm approx.
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An old N.Z.R. 'Hastings 1917' guard's van stretcher, World War I period, the original brown canvas sling attached to long hardwood arms with expanding steel fittings and brass wheels, details stencilled to the canvas.
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Two unframed Brett's chromolithographic prints, 'Native Berries of N.Z.' and 'N.Z. Wildflowers'. Unframed.
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An early Auckland map, 'Plan Showing the Relative Position of Auckland and the Pensioner's Villages', published by J. Arrowsmith for Charles Heaphy, 1849. 40 cm x 50 cm
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A map of N.Z., Western Australia and Tasmania from Stieler's Hand-Atlas, published by Justus Perthes, 1873, hand coloured in outline. 33.5 cm x 39.5 cm
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A 19th century map of 'The Islands of N.Z.' published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1838. 39 cm x 30.5 cm
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F Moxon 'Te Punga' and 'Pohutukawa', two etchings, each signed and entitled, each 24/100.
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Mark Dawson, Portrait of an old Maori woman, pastel on black paper, signed, framed and glazed. 36 cm x 30 cm
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Gordon Minhinnick (1902-1992), untitled (beach scene with figures in a pohutukawa's shade), etching, signed. 8 cm x 17 cm
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Monna Malcolm (1913-1996), plaster figure group 'The Sorrowful Lover', rough red paint finish. Height 820. Note: Malcolm attended the Elam School of Art from 1928 and throughout the 1930s. She was a talented sculptor and studied under William Wright. Malcolm was a part-time lecturer in sculpture from 1949 until 195.4 cm
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Monna Malcolm, (1913-1996), plaster figure group 'Ode to the West Wind', later white paint finish. Height 6.7 cm
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A large studio pottery bowl, probably by Len Castle, with ash-feldspar glaze to the interior, tenmoku to the exterior, the impressed artist's cypher under the foot flooded with glaze. Diameter 46.5 cm
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Keith Blight, large slab built red glazed vase, encircling wavy toned lines to the base, impressed various circular motifs in two rows to front and back, two cylindrical rods across the top. Impressed potter's mark. Height 44.5 cm
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Penny Ericson ceramic sculpture, a companion work to 'Six Days in a Southern Landscape' the Portage Ceramic Awards premier prize winner of 2003. Comprising six hollow, slab-built hemispheres in white earthenware clay, decorated with slip glaze, cleft vertically to form paired sections. Each pair 31 cm x 18 cm x 14.5 cm approx.
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A large vintage panoramic 'Ellerslie Racecourse Auckland N.Z.' photograph, taken on race day with full crowd and race in progress, entitled and dated 26.12.23. Some damage. 72 cm x 38.5 cm
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Two vintage panoramic sporting photos; 'First Test Rugby League Football England v's N.Z. Aug. 11th 1936', showing the full team, named, in front of a packed stadium. Some fading and damage. 102 cm x 250. The other entitled 'French Rugby League Touring Team, Australasian Tour, 1960'. It shows the full team with assistants, named, by 'Melba Studios .......Sydney'. 98 cm x 23 cm
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A late 19th century hand tinted photograph by J.C. Morton of Auckland of racing cyclists, entitled 'Albert Cycles Behind Pace', showing a three seater tandem being chased by a single rider, signed and inscribed 'Auckland' lower right, entitled in an aperture cut in the mat, original oak frame. The image 27 cm x 37 cm details of the photographer attached to the reverse; he probably operated within the years 1870s to 1930s.
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Two historically important c1910 photograph albums of Anthony 'Tony' Wilding and other Wimbledon tennis players, includes 28 original pre World War I era photographs (5.3 cm x 8 cm) taken at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships circa 1910, showing among others the famous four time Wimbledon champion, multiple Davis Cup winner, Olympic medallist, world No 1and dashing playboy Tony Wilding, many in action, some including an unknown well dressed companion. The albums also include 14 original photo images of the…
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Two vintage Belgium Snauwaert tennis racquets; a 1978 La Grandi ash wood fibre composite, open throat, near new, with wooden press and a 1984 Snauwaert Vitas Gerulaitis, ash wood painted racket in excellent condition (The white ash of Belgium was considered the best material available and Snauwaert supplied up to 70% of Slazenger's frames at one stage).
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Three vintage tennis racquets; a 1978 Dunlop Volley, aluminium frame open throat, made in England. Excellent condition, with cover, a 1968 - 1982 Wilson T2000 steel open throat racquet, unusual crown and spiral wire wrap stringing system (this racket was kept in production virtually due to Jimmy Connor's world dominance in tennis rankings during this era. He won Wimbleton with this racket among his 109 Singles tour victories. It was regarded as an extremely difficult racket to control and a 1973- 1982…
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a c.1970 Butch Buchhols steel framed open throat racket, facsimile signature to plastic inset in throat, with cover, a rare racket in excellent condition and a 1978 - 1980 Dunlop John McEnroe Senior, composite open throat, John McEnroe label to throat and neck, excellent condition with cover.
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A 1978 - 1980 Dunlop John McEnroe Senior racquet as above.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a 1978 - 1992 'Head' 'Vilas' wood/graphite racket with insulated handle, made in U.S.A. From Argentina, Guillermo Vilas won 4 grand slams between 1977-1979, superb racket in excellent condition and a 1982-1983 Donnay Bjorn Borg Allwood laminated racquet, maple, beech, ash, facsimile signature to throat, with cover. Made in Belgium. In excellent condition. Known as Ice, Borg Borg won 11 grand slams including six French Open titles.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a c.1970 Futabaya Golden Shot wood racket. Made in Japan, established 1904 the oldest Japanese racket maker. Excellent condition with cover and a 1950 - 1976 Spalding Davis Cup laminated wood, made in New Zealand by Feltex Sports Ltd. Excellent condition with press.
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Two vintage Dunlop tennis racquets; a 1954 - 1980 Dunlop Maxply Fort wood laminated racket, made in England, excellent condition with press and a 1975 - 1977 Dunlop 'Evonne Goolagong' pictorial racket. Blue/White, laminated wood, made in Taiwan. Goolagong, an Australian aboriginal won seven grand slam singles titles between 1974 & 1980. In excellent condition with press.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a 1981 Kawasaki Power wood laminated racket. (note, no relation to motorcycle company) made in Taiwan/Japan, good condition and a c.1930s Slazenger 3 Point Challenge, ash, made in New Zealand/Australia, good condition with press.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a 1975-1977 Dunlop Marty Riessen pictorial racket, white/wood grain, laminated. Very good condition with press. From America, Riessen won six singles titles and 53 doubles titles between 1969 and 1981. Made in Taiwan and a 1970s Slazenger Challenge #1 wood racket, made in England. Excellent condition with press.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a 1927 - 1928 Spalding Olympic open throat laminated wood racket. New radical design for the 1920s and a 1930s - 1943 E. Kent Cup Defender Superb laminated wood racket. Made in USA, excellent condition with press.
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A 1935 - 1938 Wilson Ellsworth Vines tennis racquet, pictorial registered personal model. Laminated 9 plywood racket with combed basswood handle, facsimile signature. From America Vines won Wimbledon and the U.S. open in 1932 and was the number one player for several years. Excellent condition with period gut strings and press.
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A 1922 - 1930 Dayton USA New Dayton tennis racquet, with revolutionary steel stringing and frame. Retains original strings and original label. Very good condition.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a 1930s Slazenger Crown Three Star racket. Gold leaf Monoplane label, heavy loss to Brown/Red paint on throat but generally a good condition racket, restrung, with press. Made in Australia and a 1936 - 1937 Spalding Superba racket. Nicely finished mainly in green. Original labels including one which states Selected 6 ply, excellent condition with press and blue gut strings. Made in USA.
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A 1921 - 1926 Wright & Ditson Oval tennis racquet, white ash, concave throat, facsimile signature in gold leaf George Wright. This American company was founded in 1871 by famous baseball player George E. Wright and businessman Henry Ditson. Excellent condition with original gut strings. Some breaks to strings, with press. Made in USA.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a 1933 - 1938 Wright Ditson All American laminated open throat oval racket, good condition, made in USA and a 1930s/40s Alexander Topspin tournament racket, excellent condition, made in Tasmania Australia.
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A 1920s/30s Slazenger Queen's Tournament model tennis racquet. Unusual elongated oval shaped head. Original strings distressed and racket has delaminated at the throat area. Unusual 26 cm long grooved wooden handle. This Queen's model racket is not listed in Siegfried Kuebler's comprehensive racket book.
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Two vintage tennis racquets; a 1920s unidentifiable label, extremely narrow throated laminated racket of fine wood construction. Remains of gold leaf label (possibly 'Victory') and black gut strings. Overall sound with press and a c1910 Spalding Imperial model racquet, very good overall condition with press, strings distressed, made in Great Britain.
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A 1914 - 1921 Spalding Gold Medal 'HIG' model racquet, gold leaf imprint to throat V.R. & A.C. Jones Auckland stamped on one side of handle, made in New Zealand by V.R. A.C. Johns patent 27 February 1904. The other side stamped Made in England by Ag Spalding, a rare early New Zealand liveried racket. Good condition with press. Strings distressed.
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A c.1910 Spalding Pytchley 'CHK' patent 4865 1904 racquet, made in Putney, London. Overall sound with hairline surface crack to handle and distressed strings with press.
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A c1910 rare F.H Ayres 'S.W Doust Special' racquet, imprinted facsimile signature model. Stamped F.H Ayres and London on handle sides, very good condition racket with distressed strings, with press. Made in England. Doust was a Wimbledon doubles finalist in 1909 and Australia Davis Cup player. Anthony Wilding also used Ayres rackets.
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A 1904 - 1924 Wright and Ditson 'Colombia' racket, with convex throat piece. Black monotone label depicting Victorian gentlemen playing a forehand. Excellent condition with distressed strings, original canvas full length cover. Made in USA.
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A rare 1905 Victor Sporting Goods Co USA 'Oxford' racquet, concave throat with fine gold leaf labels to both sides. Stamped Patented January 3rd 1905 on side of handle. Excellent condition with distressed strings.
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A 1907 - 1920 Spalding USA 'Oval' racket, concave throat piece and ash frame. Excellent condition racket with fine gold leaf labels to throat piece with possibly original gut strings. In original canvas full length cover (some distress).
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A c.1910 rare 'Imp' fishtail tennis racket, very good example with press. Fishtail handled rackets were designed and popular in the late 19th century. They were touted as having greater acceleration but to all intents and purposes it was a fashion or fad which has been an intrinsic aspect of tennis rackets marketing since the 19th century. Fishtail rackets were manufactured by various companies who reputably copied Slazenger's 'Demon' fishtail from the 1890s. A very good condition, original vintage racket.…
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Vintage tennis balls and Club satchel; the three 1930s white Slazenger tennis balls in original tin together with a Secretary's Leather Satchel, Ex. Mt Eden Tennis Club Auckland New Zealand 1920s. Stamped Mt Eden Tennis Club inside, marked Warranted Bullock Hide.
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A framed original advert for Wilsons t2000 steel rackets, picturing Jimmy Connors.
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47 vintage books on tennis, including biographies of Bille Jean King, Budge Patty, Lew Hoad, Martina Navritalova, Ken Rosewall, Bjorn Borg, Neale Fraser, Pat Hughes, Bill Tilden, Owen Davidson, Stanley Dowst, Mary Hardwick, Pancho Gonzalez, Chris Evert, John McEnroe and others.
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14 vintage cricket books, biographies and autobiographies. Neil Harvey, C T Studd, Martin Crowe, Glen Turner, Frank Tyson, D J Cameron, John Reid, Tom Graveney, Brian Statham, Neville Cardus, C.T Brittenden etc.
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Two vintage cricket bats; a c.1930s 'Gradige' no5 'Len Hutton' autographed cricket bat. Hutton was a famous English batsman between 1930s and 1950s who at one stage held the world record for the highest test score with 364. Very old innings of '135' inscribed on reverse of bat with details illegible. A well-used character bat which has obviously scored many runs. Made in England together with a c.1920s 'B. Warsop' of Marlebone, England. 'Patsey Hendren' 4 star facsimile autographed bat. A fine willow…
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A c.1900s rare Cann Taylor 'Gem Putter', J.H Taylor facsimile autograph on head. J.H Taylor was a five time British Open champion between 1894 and 1913. Patent 303688/09. Also stamped Cann & Taylor on hickory wooden shaft, excellent condition, leather grip loose.
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A c.1920 E. Jones Niblick golf club, with 'swallow' and 'Thru Flight' stamp. Hickory Shaft, excellent condition with loose leather grip.
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Two early Hickory shafted golf clubs - drivers, both with hickory shafts, one by A.G. Spalding, c.1910, notched wooden face, bone toe plate and old leather bound grip, the other similar but with insert face plate. Both lead weighted.
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Two old Hickory shafted golf clubs - drivers, includes: a Robert Simpson Carnoustie Long Nose, c.1880-1890, spliced shaft to V-in-neck, plain face, inset toe plate, stamped maker's details, the other with stamped details to top, linial incised face, insert toe plate, both with inset lead weight, leather bound grip.
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Four vintage Hickory shafted golf clubs-irons, includes: a Cochrane's Ltd Mashie 5 iron, Knight Mark c.1915-1939, a William Gibson Kinghorn Mashie 5 iron, c.1930, another Mashie by Alex Patrick c.1900 and other.
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Four vintage Hickory shafted golf clubs-irons, includes an F.H. Ayres Niblick, c.1905, a mid-iron (No. 2) by A.G. Spalding & Sons, c.1905, a long iron (No. 2 )by Spalding 'Specially made for J. McCormick, Rotorua, N.Z.' and another Spalding Mashie Niblick (No. 7 iron) c.1905, each club with further details to old label.
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Four old Hickory shafted golf clubs-irons, includes an Alex Anderson Mashie Niblick (7 with iron) c.1908, a Spalding Mashie (5 with iron) c.1920, a F.H. Ayres deep face Mashie (5 with iron), lady's club c.1910 and other.
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Three old Hickory shafted golf clubs-irons, includes: two left handed; one by Gibson (1868-1921), medium iron with round back c.1900 and a Glasgow Golf Co. Mashie (5 with iron), c.1910 and one right handed Niblick (8-9 with iron) by the St. Andrew Gold Co., c.1910, made for Maxwell & Wiseman's, Auckland, a special club with heavy sole. Old label with further details to each.
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A collection of 19 old various golf clubs, includes woods and irons, many with various labels, includes: Mills Putter, c.1928 made by Standard Golf Co., etc. and an old leather carry bag.
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Fun Ho! Massey Harris tractor #521 and Ferguson tractor #520, with trailers.
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Fun Ho! Euclid Dumper #414, tip truck #162 and heavy dump truck #522.
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Fun Ho! ltip truck #502 and large crawler front end loader #538, with trailer.
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Fun Ho! tip truck #502 and large crawler front end loader #538, both with trailers.
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Fun Ho! medium front end loader #532 and McKenzie & Bannister tractor #407, with trailers.
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Fun Ho! two #806 tip trucks and one trailer.
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Fun Ho! tip truck #162d with trailer; and articulated truck-trailer #524 (prime mover numbered 2/536).
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Fun Ho! tip truck and trailer #806 and bulldozer #802.
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Fun Ho! tip truck #162d and large crawler front end loader #538, (blade absent) with trailer.
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Fun Ho! Farmall front end loader #531 (AF) and Ferguson tractor #520, with tipping trailer.
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Fun Ho! medium front end loader #532 and Farmall front end loader #531, with trailers.
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Fun Ho! large crawler front end loader #538 (blade absent) with trailer and McKenzie & Bannister tractor #407.
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Fun Ho! articulated tanker #416 (prime mover numbered 1/536).
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Fun Ho! medium bulldozer #534 and large crawler front end loader #538.
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Fun Ho! articulated truck and trailer unit (modified axles) and tractor #807 (AF).
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Fun Ho! Aveling-Barford road roller #413; front end loader #801 and tip truck #806, with trailer.
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Fun Ho! Ferguson tractor #520 and front end loader #801, with trailers.
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