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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:974
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:277
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:819
Date:24-May-2016
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A cast metal Rococo strut back dressing table mirror, woman and cherub highlights
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A 19th century American F.A. Whitney Carriage Co. impressive cane, wood and steel baby's pram, woven cane detail, cane and bobbin turned side bars, buttoned velvet upholstery with applied lace highlights, steel springs to the shaped beech frame, the 10 spoke wheels with iron fitted hubs and rims, a parasol fitted to the back with white and black frilled detail, maker's plaque attached. Length 140 cm
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A 19th century fancy painted cane, steel and brass baby's pram, expanding black canvas type hood, brass fittings, cane scroll work body with red velvet interior, scrolling steel springs, iron spoked wheels, white glazed china handle of turned form with fancy brass wrythen turned supports. Length 130 cm
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A vintage 'King George IV' painted circular portrait plaster panel, in relief in full regalia, gilt highlights. Diameter 64 cm
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A pair of modern carved and painted musical cherubs, gilt highlights. Height approx. 55 cm
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A pair of gilded winged cherubs, modelled as if in flight. Length 38.5 cm
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Two large conch shells
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Two large conch shells
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Two large conch shells
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Two conch shells
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Five graduated murex seashells
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A collection of various seashells, includes Murex, spider type, nautilus, etc., approximately 4 cm
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A collection of seashells and starfish, includes bailer, spider, cowrie, etc., approx. 1.8 cm
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Four large bailer shells, one with cut top allowing use as a bowl on stand
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Four seashells, includes two clam and helmet type
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Four seashells, includes a very large bailer, one smaller and a pair of clam shells
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A pair of French Empire ormolu candlesticks, with slender fluted columns raised on tri-form crooked paw feet. Decorative chains drape from the drip pan to the stem base; each raised on giltwood tri-form bases. Height 32 cm
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A decorative bronze statue depicting war as a young woman with broken sword, carried by Victory, depicted as a young man in winged armour. Raised on marble plinth. Height 29 cm
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A French Empire style gilt brass candlestick, later electrified as a table lamp, modelled as a nest supported on a stem formed as bullrushes, raised on three crooked taloned feet supported on small turtles. Height including lamp holder 39.5 cm
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A French neo-classical style inkstand with two inkwells set in a casket decorated with panels representing the arts, flanked by griffins and raised before a pen tray embossed with a pattern of foliate tendrils, flowerheads and leaves. Width 27 cm
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A bronze sculpture of a tiger, modelled prowling, raised on a black marble plinth base. Overall length 51 cm
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A pair of 19th century bronze table candelabra, with four scrolling branches each with a candle nozzle, a central taller nozzle above all supported on vase type bodies, aesthetic movement, floral, leaf and scroll decoration, each raised on a black marble socle base with octagonal foot. Height 55.5 cm
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A New Zealand artist unknown bronze of a seated monkey by PFC, one hand behind his head, the other near his mouth seated upon a beehive, entitled 'Simia Politicus Novaeseelandiae', initialled and dated 1980. Height 15.5 cm
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A Regency rosewood framed gilt metal relief plaque, depicting Polish dancers. Overall 29.5 x 24 cm
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A portrait miniature group on ivorine panel, of three 18th century society women, signed indistinctly Reynold. In gilt metal frame surmounted by a ribbon and flower pediment. Image 9 x 12.5 cm
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Two hand-coloured miniature paintings on ivorine panel, one depicting an 18th century interior, the other an 'artistic' scene; both in decorative gilt metal easel frames, each frame surmounted by a neoclassical stylised pediment. Image 10.5 x 13.5 cm
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A Regency portrait miniature of a naval officer, painted on ivory panel, the young man wearing a dress blue jacket with epaulettes and gold braid trimming. Oval image with gilt mounting in ebonised square frame with oak leaf and acorn hanger. 7 x 5.5 cm
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An 19th century portrait miniature painted on ivory, of a young woman wearing an Empire dress with voile collar and bonnet. Oval image with gilt metal mount in black ebonised frame with grape hanger. Image 8.5 x 7 cm
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An 18th century portrait miniature on ivory, of a young boy seated before a table strewn with flowers. Rectangular image with gilt metal slip set in an ebonised frame with gilt floral hanger. Image 8.5 x 6.5 cm
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A miniature watercolour portrait painting by (Samuel) Henry Betts (c.1825-1892), of a young girl in tartan dress, signed H Betts, Artist. In mahogany frame. 15.5 x 10 cm
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A late Georgian miniature watercolour portrait painting, of a young girl in black dress. In burr timber frame. Image 13 x 10 cm
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A late Victorian miniature watercolour portrait painting on ivory panel of a young gentleman. In gilt wood frame. Image 8.5 x 6.5 cm
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Two Georgian portrait miniatures, both oval in ebonised frames, the larger of a young woman painted on ivory panel, monogrammed JB, image 4.5 x 39; the other an older woman on ivory, oval image 3.4 x 2.1 cm
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A c.1900 golden velvet and shell decorated picture frame, rectangular form, domed top, two different multiple type shells laid in rows decorate the frame. 31 x 21 cm
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An anti-slavery oval miniature on ivory, the portrait of a kneeling black man in chains inscribed 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother', in ebonised oval frame with convex glass. 10.5 x 9.5 cm
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A Victorian black papier mache tray with shaped border and shell inlay. Maker probably Jennens & Bettridge. Length 78 cm
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An impressive Victorian papier mache tray, hand painted with wild flowers, some gilt remaining to edge, 77 x 59 cm
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23 cold painted lead soldiers, late 20th century representing various nations c.1812 including 'British 5th Dragoon Guards', 'Napoleon's Imperial Guard', 'Mamelukes', etc., nine various on horseback and two cannons included
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A vintage German Kellerman tin plate battleship, K-351, dark grey hull and superstructure with tin printed details, clockwork motor. Length 34.5 cm
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A vintage Fun Ho model 91 motorbike with rider and pillion, red paint finish, white wheels
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A Christchurch made cast aluminium 'Greedy Boy' money bank', with white collared green jacket and red bow tie, some distress to paint
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A boxed Britain's 15.5 cm field gun, no. 2564, with some missiles in red card box with pictorial label; along with a royal artillery 415 inch Howitzer and 25pdr. Howitzer both unboxed, also a Dinky jeep and trailer
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A Dinky Pullmore Car Transporter along with four Dinky cars
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Four Dinky military toys, a #660 12-wheel Tank Transporter, a Centurion Tank, 3 ton Army Wagon and an Armoured Personnel Carrier
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A complete sheet of 120 New Zealand 1939 3d. brown unhinged mint Postage Due stamps, including near complete selvage
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A stamp album of world stamps, 23 leaves including Chinese, Cuban, Czechoslovakian, British and other stamps
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An 18th century copper plate engraved map of Macau, engraved by Granger, c.1780. 34 x 21 cm
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A 19th century copper plate engraving, 'A View of the Town and Castle of Macau', printed 1844. 20 x 30.5 cm
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A folio 'Pictorial Illustrations of N.Z.' by S.C. Brees, published London 1847, loose with covers, in later case
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A c.1850 large format hand coloured printed atlas, 'The Edinburgh Imperial Atlas, Ancient & Modern, Revised & Corrected to the Present Time, from The Best Authorities. Published by Gall & Inglis, 38 North Bridge, Edinburgh'. gilt detail to the quarto leather binding. 55 x 35 cm
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An 1892 large format atlas, 'The Cosmographic Atlas of Political, Historical, Classical, Physical and Scriptural Geography and Astronomy', by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London 1892. 49 x 38 cm
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A very large Tunisian 'sand rose' (Sahara rose) gypsum crystalline cluster, of caramel colour, incorporating numerous petal shaped crystals spreading in a broad and elevated structure. 31 x 34 x 250 approximately
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A small old Moeraki boulder, spherical form with flat base, segmented with quartz type outline inclusions. Diameter 25 cm
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A 17 kilo New Zealand greenstone cut boulder, the natural exterior of mountainous type form with single cut and polished face showing good dark green tone to the centre. 41 x 19 x 20 cm
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A semi-nephrite boulder, of pale green colour with one cut face. Approx. 14½kg
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A large piece of nephrite, with three cut faces displaying dark green colour with white veining. Approx. 24kgs
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A nephrite boulder with one cut face, displaying oxidised rind and inclusion through a pale milky green colour. Approx. 11kg
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A large nephrite boulder section with large cut face, displaying a mottled white and dark green colour. Approx. 23kgs
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A large 1.1kg kauri gum boulder, near clear traditional tone showing flecked inclusions, old polished main surface. Length 21 cm
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A small kauri boulder, one side polished and smooth, the other in natural form. 705gms
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A mid-size kauri gum boulder, one side smooth and polished, the other in natural form. 1885gms
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A kauri gum boulder, one side smooth and polished, the other in natural state. 1.8 kilos
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Two dactylanthus carved in the form of lizards. Length 160 and 12 cm
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A carved dactylanthus, two lizards on a branch. Length 37 cm
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A carved dactylanthus, in the form of a cormorant. Length 31 cm
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Two cased insects, includes one large butterfly 'The Cisseis Morpho' and 'Fancy Pants Walking Stick'
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Three individually cased insects, includes two named butterflies and one large scorpion
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An old museum display case containing eight colourful butterflies, all detailed to reverse, includes the rare 'Regal Swallowtail', all African examples. 39.5 x 21 cm
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Three display cases of multiple butterflies, the smallest with seven lustrous blue smaller butterflies all labelled on reverse, another with seven 'Oriental Nymphalids', the largest with six similar Asian butterflies
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A display case containing two large exotic grasshoppers, both from Peru, includes 'Giant Rose-Winged' and 'Giant Brown Hopper'
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A cameo shell carved with classical goddesses
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A cameo shell with carved allegorical panel, 'The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite'. Height 14 cm
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A 19th century European carved small ivory figural needle case, the Breton woman standing in traditional dress, the removable top revealing a cylindrical section as a receptacle for needles, fine detail. Height 6.8 cm
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A carved African elephant tusk bridge, one side deeply carved with a troop of five elephants walking through bush. With 1988 CITES certificate, 2.1kg, outer curvature 94 cm
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An old marine ivory carved graduating elephant stack, the nine elephants supported upon a ball and oval section base. Height 24.5 cm
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Three warthog tusks. Length 11 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm
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Two old sperm whale's teeth, unpolished original patina. Length 130 and 14 cm
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A carved African elephant tusk brooch, one side deeply carved with a troop of six elephants. With 1988 CITES Certificate. 450gms. Outer curvature 44 cm
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A taxidermy hawk, the hawk alighting on a gnarled tree branch to retrieve a dead rabbit, with wings in full flight. 90 x 57 cm
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A taxidermy rabbit in crouching position on a piece of tree bark. Length 38 cm
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Two old taxidermy fish lamps, the puffer fish and porcupine fish of dried and swollen form, each to receive a candle or lamp fitting, ex. an old Japanese sushi restaurant
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A taxidermy chamois head, short curving horns, mid and pale brown tan coat, shield backing board, glass eyes
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A taxidermy Spika deer's head, the stag with short six point antlers, glass eyes
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An American Civil War N.C.O. sword with brass hilt and guard marked with inspector's initials and further marked and dated 1862 at the ricasso, with brass mounted leather scabbard
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A sword stick rapier blade with yew wood handle, the slender blade of tri-form section. Length 87 cm
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An Indian Damascene dagger, the curved blade set in a hilt with leopard's head pommel, the hilt and sheath decorated in niello-type silver inlay. Length 31.5 cm
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A Tibetan dagger with horn hilt, the sheath of silvered metal embossed with Buddhist precious objects, length 250; along with a brass and leather scabbarded set of knife and chopsticks
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A short sword in scabbard, the brass hilt with simple guard, hooked quillon, wooden grip with cordons, the spear point blade with Arabic script engraved to the ricasso. Length 55 cm
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A Swedish M/1896 M/1938 Mauser socket bayonet, manufacturers markings to ricasso and scabbard. Length 33 cm
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An antique percussion cap pistol, with simple walnut stock and turn-off barrel. No firearms licence required
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A ship's binnacle compass with brass shroud on a teak cylindrical stand mounted with a 10 inch gimballed compass
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A 19th century scientific beam balance in case, the lacquered brass balance with maker's name 'L. Oertling, London', the mahogany case with glazed panels to sides and top, lifting front panel above two drawers with ivory handles; the balance action activating ivory pads to release the pans. 42 x 29 x 53 cm
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A small brass jam pan with steel swing handle, along with a set of Avery brass stacking weights. Diameter 16 cm
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A set of English postal scales with weights, along with an Avery pocket beam balance
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A set of four Avery bell weights, 1lb, 2lb, 4lb and 7lb
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A rare antique Shell Oil Co lighter fluid pump modelled as a petrol bowser, c1900s, this example with Shell Oil and model #136 marks to base along with Ross Robbins & Co, Melbourne Foundry marks and Reg No 2683(?). original paint and chrome finish. Height 32 cm
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Five vintage bottles of various coloured writing inks, including a large bottle of Stephens 'Fancy Green' and one of 'Blue Black'
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A late 19th century Meerschaum pipe as the bust of an African American man, his head as the bowl, he wears a straw hat, amber mouthpiece, in original leather case with worn red velvet lining. Length 14 cm
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A c.1901 Huntley & Palmer row of bound books biscuit tin, lithographically printed and embossed as if with decorative period bindings including the titles 'History of England', 'Pilgrims Progress', etc., tin belt form strap binds the exterior, marbleized type end papers, the hinged top lid with small tag handle. Printed details to base. 16.3 x 12.5 x 16 cm
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A George III large pewter mug and cut glass salt cellar, the mug with maker's mark to interior base for John Warne, the salt of stepped oval form with part-serrated top rim, the diamond form pedestal with chip to one end
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