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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

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Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:730
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:162
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:578
Date:21-Jun-2016
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A large 17 inch carved wooden duck decoy, magnum size, black drake, swivel head, glass eyes, wooden keel, c.1950s.
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A large 17 inch carved wooden duck decoy similar to above.
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Three early 20th century small brass trout fishing reels, includes: 2 1/8 inch French Le-Lite and two English reels measuring 2½ inch and 2¾ inch.
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A New Zealand made early 20th century brass trout fishing reel by A.J.R. Ross & Co. of Napier, 3½ inch, fully named, 3D spool.
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A late 19th century English 4 inch Gamages brass fishing reel, free spool, wooden handle, with vintage line.
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A c.1890 large 4¼ inch Malloch of Perth brass salmon fishing reel, strong permanent check, most original lacquer remaining.
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A pair of c.1900 small 3 inch wooden fishing reels, both embossed with maker's names; A. Wilkes & Alcock.
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A mid-20th century impressively large 9 inch English mahogany sea fishing reel, Scarborough type, one handle larger than the other, labelled 'The Sea Reel', complete with heavy mono line.
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A c.1940 Hardy fold-up landing net, embossed maker's name, brass knuckle, heavy waxed netting.
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A c.1940 old wicker and leather fishing creel, leather binding and harness.
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A late Victorian black Japanned aluminium fly box, wool lined, complete with approx. 250 quality English trout flies, good condition.
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A rectangular kauri Rodd & Gunn fly box, complete with flies.
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A large old polished turtle shell, overall good condition. 72 x 57 cm
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A taxidermied rainbow trout, on kauri boards engraved with details, 'Caught May 1958 Lake Tarawera. Weight 16.5lbs by R. Jamieson'. Length 78 cm
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A small ocelot fur rug, with head, on felt and linen backing, some distress. Length to end of tail 1040, width 52 cm
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A vintage bear skin muff, in original box together with a chocolate brown mink fur hat.
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Two fur hats, one a silver grey mink, the other possibly bear on a black felt.
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A jaguar fur vest, the long vest fully lined and in good condition.
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An ocelot fur jacket, with shawl collar in a contrasting fur, fully lined.
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A full length fox fur coat, in coppery ginger tones, fully lined and in good condition.
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An exceptional Fiordland Wapiti stag taxidermy head and shoulder mount, the twelve point antlers of good even spread, width 1140, fitted to an oval backing board. Provenance: from the collection of E.J. Schofield of Auckland, founder of the motor vehicle company of his same name, this and the following mounts collected through the 1940s.
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An exceptionally large shoulder mount North American Dall ram, very large curving horns, outer curvature approx. 88 cm oval backing board
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A New Zealand red stag head mount, the antlers of twelve points and with good even spread, width 36.5 cm shield form backing board. Provenance: as above.
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A large North American Mountain Goat head and shoulder mount, ears raised, glass eyes, oval ebonised back board.
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A New Zealand large Sika stag head mount, good even spread to the eight point rack, width 68 cm
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A Pronghorn Antelope head and shoulder taxidermy mount, inward curving horns. Note these horns have densely packed hairs similar to that of the rhinoceros.
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A South Island New Zealand Thar taxidermy head mount, oval backing board. Provenance: as above.
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A moa's leg and foot, some smaller bones absent, displayed in a glazed case.
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An old African carved small elephant tusk, relief detail of sea birds, snake, goat and fish, a palm tree towards the base. Length 53 cm. Weight 828gms.
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A hippopotamus' curved lower canine tusk, removed of its enamel and polished to the ivory surface, the tip with grinding facet. With affixed tag and inscribed inside the cavity associating the tusk with Colonel Boscawen. Outer curvature 36.5 cm .
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A large trophy hippopotamus lower curved canine tusk, with enamel surface still remaining, large grinding facet near the tip. Outer curvature size 8 cm
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A pair of hippopotamus tusks mounted on presentation board and plinth, with an ivory, horn and wood insert to the centre and presentation plaque.
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A collection of 24 large insects encased in resin blocks, include staghorn beetles, wasps, weta, stick insects, grasshopper, etc.
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A 19th century medical surgery vaporizer, - a Lister-type carbolic steam (phenol) spray, c.1869-1890 designed to provide an antiseptic environment. With maker's marks for D. Marr, 27 Little Queen Street, London. Height 27 cm
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Six pearl shell polished dishes, three small and three large.
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Two antique ivory fitted drawing instruments, includes a 12 inch four-fold rule, the white metal frame with ivory inserts, scale marked together with a parallel rule.
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A large Victorian amber cigar holder, swollen (duck-bill form with short banded Meerschaum end with silver collar the long amber mouthpiece of rich 'egg-yolk- tone, short crack. Length 10 cm in original fitted morocco leather case with note of provenance to William Hoffman 'Who Owned the 1st Music Academy in Auckland in Shortland Street'. About 1870'.
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An Edwardian period silk fan with bone sticks, painted with trailing roses and signed by the artist. Length 35 cm
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A Jemni horn handled jambiya dagger, the hilt mounted with brass rondels and solid brass panelled back, curved blade set in elephant hide scabbard, bearing an old collectors' label. Overall length 34 cm
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A niello silver worked jambiya dagger, the scabbard with suspension rings, the blade with engraved decoration.
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Three ivory backed vanity accessories, includes a hand mirror and two clothes brushes, with monograms.
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An early 20th century Japanese jeweller's anvil with various hammers, the tree-trunk polished section with four various steel anvils inserted, domed and various flat top forms together with a combination of five hammers, various steel heads with wooden shafts. The base measuring 49 x 32 x 16.5 cm
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A Georgian period circular pine cheese board with handle, diameter 48 cm
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11 vintage house and gate keys, varying sizes.
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A large piece of kauri gum, one side in natural form, the other hand polished. 1300gms.
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A large piece of kauri gum, some polishing. 1200gms.
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Two pieces of kauri gum, similar to above. 1600gms.
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Three pieces of kauri gum, one in natural unpolished form, the other two polished. 1200gms.
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Six pieces of kauri gum, various shapes, all hand polished, 1 kilo.
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An assortment of Pacific seashells, including cowrie, etc.
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An assortment of Pacific shells, including helmet and horned helmet shells.
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A small 19th century tortoiseshell box containing two small spice jars, the box of oblong form with hinged lid opening to reveal the two small glass jars, one broken, some losses. Width 7 cm
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A 19th century bronze sculpture of a winged male god contemplating the destruction of the Roman Empire, he sits with cloth wrapped to his waist upon various fragments of architectural ruins, his right hand to his beard, his head slightly lowered, old patina. 28 x 12.5 x 39 cm
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A reproduction Art Nouveau bronzed statuette, of a young lightly clad woman holding a flower and in dance pose. Height 45 cm
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A carved wooden bust of a female, early 20th century, collected in Quito, Ecuador. Height 30 cm
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A copper saucepan, seven pint capacity, lidded and with two steel handles to the side.
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10 various Victoria pewter measures, ranging from one-quart to a quarter gill.
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A large set of brass banker's pan scales, the pans supported on a beam with elevating action from lever to the front of the tripod base. Height 78 cm
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A vintage musical jewellery box modelled as a grand piano, decorated in gilt chinoiserie on a red ground, the piano lid lifting to reveal a removable jewellery tray. Length 36 cm. Hinged cover over keys loose.
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An Indian watercolour, depicting a Maharaja and consort admiring a crescent moon and a lotus flower. 20 x 31 cm
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An 18th century map of Bedfordshire, c.1786. I9.5 x 17 cm
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A set of four German chromolithograph prints of fruit. Each 26.5 x 19 cm
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Seven framed Italian 18th century engravings (Antiquities of Ercolano), c.1760. Each 9 x 22 cm
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A collection of old hats and hat boxes.
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An Edwardian walking stick, the cane stick with silver bands. London 1910.
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An early 1900s walking stick, the cane stick with two silver bands. London 1913.
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An early 1900 Briar and silver walking stick, the stick with two silver bands. London 1915.
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Two vintage copper jelly moulds, one decorated with a spider to the top.
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A Chinese lacquer tea box, the exterior painted in chinoiserie decoration, gilt on black, the interior tin lined, with a Chinese decorated lid. 28 x 20.5 x 15.5 cm
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A large Chinese lacquer tea box, gilt chinoiserie decoration on a black ground, the interior with two tin lined compartments, the lid missing, a brass handle to each side. 34 x 26 x 20.5 cm
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An early 20th century parquetry inlaid tray, the field with a design of 'tumbling cubes' under glass, the splayed walls with integral handles. 53 x 42 cm (old repairs to corners).
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A pair of old cast iron garden urns, of campana shape with echinus rim, raised on square plinth bases. Height 36 cm
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A bronze cruise ship paperweight, marked under the base 'H.M.S. Britanis Chandris Lines'. Length 16 cm
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A Louis Vuitton overnight bag, the brown body with dark gold detail, stitched tan leather strapping, handles and shoulder strap, numbered and monogrammed.
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A signed copy of 'The Life And Times Of Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by William Lee Rees And Lily Rees', 1892, with inscription to vendor's relative 1892 by Sir George Grey.
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A 19th century Maori carved whalebone Kotiate, traditional double bladed form with parallel sided handle terminating in a carved stylised mask end, drilled suspension hole, good old dark patina. Length 27.5 cm width 12.5 cm
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A good 19th century large Maori carved pipe bowl, finely carved in good deep relief with a stylised full male figure to the front and base, tongue extended, genitals present, a further conforming stylised mask to each side, good dark original patina. Diameter of bowl 38, height 6.2 cm
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A 19th century Maori carved tokotoko (walking stick), attributed to Tene Waitere (1854-1931), four stylised carved and pierced figures, to majority of shaft, paua inset eyes, fine linial and notch highlights, the handle as a stylised albatross head, plain tapered shaft tip end. Length 90 cm. Note: similar examples illustrated in 'Carved Histories' by Roger Neich published 2001, see page 234 Fig. 15.5. Some age cracking.
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A Pounamu kuru pendant, pale green colour, tapering shape drilled with 9ct. gold suspension loop, length 7 cm. Y13179. Licence required.
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A pounamu kuru pendant, dark green stone, of flattened slightly torpedo shape, drilled with suspension hold, registered Y13091. Length 8.5 cm
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A modern Maori carved greenstone orator's staff, long uniform rectangular section, a stylised full figure with entwined S-scroll stylised figure and fish forms, carved wrythen banded handle, mid/dark green tone with black spotting. Length 50.5 cm
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A small proportion carved Maori bailer (tata), the proximal rim carved with weku heads, the forward projecting handle with a terminal head, the dished surface with chisel marks, split to lip. Length 31 cm
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A boxed pair, silver butter knife and jam spoon both with New Zealand greenstone handles, lengths 12 cm. Birmingham 1927.
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An New Zealand colonial kauri gum boulder with semi-polished face. 1396gms. Length 18.5 cm
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A c.1910 Brodie family photograph album, including Winkelmann yacht photos. Includes 14 yacht and motor boat photos, two of these noted 'Photo by Winkelmann', others similar, most with pencil entitlement, 'Jack Humphries Boat, Napier', Lauren's (?) Boat 'The Gloria' ', this motor boat the subject of five photos in this album, others entitled 'Putiki Bay, Waiheke, Lauren (?), Hal Shira and Tom Finlayson', 'Ladies Bay', 'St. Heliers', etc. Other photos dated 1908 and entitled 'Inner Harbour, Napier',…
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Two George Chance 'Camera Studies', silver gelatin photographs 'Lake Wakatipu from Frankton' and 'Lake Wanaka at Pembroke', both signed and entitled, one framed. Each 21 x 26 cm
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A large format hand coloured photo depicting a Maori woman with a child preparing flax. 54 x 40 cm
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A large format hand coloured photograph of Featherston Prisoner-of-War Camp, Wairarapa; in oak frame. 37 x 49.5 cm
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Trevor Lloyd, 'St Thomas's Church Ruins, Remuera', etching. 17 x 24.5 cm
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A pair of Limited edition C.F. Goldie books: 'His Life & Painting' and 'Prints, Drawings & Criticism'.
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The book 'Capt. Cook Artists in the Pacific' by Anthony Murray-Oliver published 1969.
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A boxed set of 65 'New Zealand WOODS', each with a printed label detailing common and botanical names, etc., housed in a kauri long rectangular box, the lid labelled to the interior 'From Collection Arthur Richardson 314GT, South Road, Papakura, New Zealand 30.5 x 10.5 x 6 cm
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A small gold retort, Ex. Grahamstown, Coromandel, of cast metal with cover with vent pipe and suspension lug. Diameter 18 cm
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A large New ZealandR. oil can, along with New ZealandR. engineer's can of galvanised steel. Largest 36 cm
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A New Zealand immigrant passenger's contract ticket, on the 'Zealandia' sailing for Auckland, 1874. Laminated.
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Peter Snell's historically important 1964 Tokyo Olympics New Zealand representative running singlet, the black singlet with stitch applied racing number in black on white '466' below another black cotton stitched panel with embroidered 'New Zealand' and the trademark 'Silver Fern', the manufacturer's label overstitched with Peter Snell's name tag, 'Snell, P.G.', some signs of age, minor staining and deterioration evident. 77 x 36.5 cm . as displayed under glass within a presentation frame together with…
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An Anton Teutenberg Fireman's Medal for Five Year's Service, along with additional two year service bar to ribbon, presented to Fireman G.S. Cathcart, Invercargill F.B.
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A World War I large bronze Memorial plaque, issued to next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel killed as a result of the war, depicting Britannia and Lion, named Charles William Gosling. Diameter 12 cm
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A New Zealand Efficiency decoration in case, awarded to Maj. R.M. Innes, New Zealand Cadet Corps. ERII cypher.
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World War I Service Medals awarded to Rflman W. Lambie, New ZealandE.F., along with a Home Guard arm band with affixed Hamilton unit badge along with a number of period postcards to the same Lambie.
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