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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 collection of over 75 World War I cap badges, shoulder and collar tabs, buttons and other insignia, including 5th MR (Otago Hussars) badge, all mounted on blue surge fabric banner.
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A collection of 16 military cap, shoulder and collar badges, along with other badges and insignia.
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A 19th century Shako cap badge, with silver crowned and wreathed shield framed by a gilt metal sunburst.
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A Colt 'New Pocket' six shot revolver, .32 cal., chromed finish with pearl grips. 7 cm . barrel. Endorsed firearms licence required.
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A folding clasp knife from the H.M.S. Hood, with two folding blades, the ivorine grips engraved with the ship's name. Length 8 cm
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A Dayak Mandau sword, with scimitar shaped blade with carved and pierced detail on the back edge towards the point, shaped fullers to either side and with multiple brass inlaid notches to the blade back, the hilt with a deep white metal ferrule and intricately carved bone handle. Length 67.5 cm
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A West African short sword with lanceolate blade with engraved mid-rib, hide bound hilt with wrought iron basket knop and steel Spike pommel. Length 64 cm
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A military short sword, with double edged blade fitted to a brass hilt with square section at the blade union moulded to one side with a bombardier's insignia and to the other side with a Tudor rose. Length 44 cm
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A Chinese short sword, with 35.5 cm double edged steel blade, with ribbed swollen wooden grip, brass pommel and ferrule and bat shaped crossguard. In wooden scabbard with brass throat and chape. Overall 57 cm
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A Victorian 1827 pattern Rifle Officer's Infantry sword, the blade with etched crown 'VR' cipher along with slung powder horn, the hilt with guard pierced with the same slung horn, shagreen grip and complete with steel scabbard. Overall length 100 cm.
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A terracotta bust in the manner of T.N. Lovatt, of a Maori man with incised moko, a drop pendant suspended from his right ear. Height 23 cm
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R.S. Lovatt Temuka Pottery coffee set, matt ivory and dark brown finish with relief encircling grapevine band, incised marks, includes coffee pot, six mugs, sugar and cream.
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Two pairs of Temuka pottery vases, one pair of baluster form with variable tan and brown glaze, the other of waisted form, green glaze, printed marks. Heights 18 cm and 16.5 cm
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A large Temuka ovoid vase, two open angular handles with long leaf detail, spreading circular foot, lustrous variable tan/red glaze. Height 26 cm
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Temuka powder blue glazed teapot, lobed sides, relief detail to spout, rim, handle and lid, printed mark to base including facsimile signature for T.N. Lovatt.
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A Temuka Pottery raised scallop shell trough vase, pale glaze.
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A Temuka pottery oval form dish, Art Nouveau relief, floral decoration, dark brown with mottled pale highlights, printed mark.
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Three Temuka pottery items, includes: two electric kettles and one boot form vase.
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Two colonial pottery items, includes: a Temuka blue glazed large Art Deco pottery jug and a small Milton clear glazed pot.
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Two Luke Adams colonial pottery items, a blue glazed barrel form jug with oak leaf highlights together with a brown glazed squat spherical vase, oval printed mark.
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Two Luke Adams colonial pottery items; an ovoid vase with relief hunting and tavern scene highlights and a small basket with rope twist form handles.
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Two Luke Adams small/medium barrel form jugs with oak leaf detail, one brown, the other with green glaze. Heights 15 cm
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A large Luke Adams colonial pottery teapot, tapered form, moulded as bound slatted form, rustic branch spout, the recessed lid with open conforming handle, flake chip to spout. Height 20 cm
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Luke Adams colonial pottery hunting jug, relief detail, metallic Rockingham type glaze. Height 20 cm
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Luke Adams blue glazed vase, the ovoid body with relief tree, windmill and figure designs, tall cylindrical neck. Height 15 cm
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Two Luke Adams bird decorated baluster vases, each with three standing large classical birds backing to the vase, one rich blue glaze, the other brown. Height 13 cm and 15 cm
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Two Luke Adams small jugs, brown and dark rich brown glazes.
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Three Luke Adams pottery items, includes: a large trough vase with scrolling handles, buff glazed, printed mark, and two small squat spherical vases, one majolica, the other in Rockingham brown glaze.
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Luke Adams green glazed hunting jug, relief moulded with greyhound handle and hanging game. Height 24 cm
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Three Luke Adams small pottery pieces, includes: a majolica glazed beaker and two brown glazed vases.
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A Luke Adams lustrous green glazed tall jug, tapered form. Height 16 cm
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Three colonial New Zealand pottery pieces, includes Luke Adams brown glazed oval teapot and pale glazed ovoid vase with relief hunting scene decoration, together with a Temuka pottery blue glazed small jug.
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Four Christchurch Brick Co. Ltd pottery items, includes three jugs, the top with brown glaze and one large mug, an encircling band of fine coggle decoration to each, impressed mark to base of each.
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Four O.C. Stephens pottery items, pale exterior glazed with vibrant red, green and other internal tones, includes two trough form vases, jug and small bowl, printed signature to base of each.
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Four O.C. Stephens pottery items, includes a campana vase, trough vase, wall vase and small vase, pale exterior glazes with colours to the interior, printed mark to base of each.
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Three O.C. Stephens small squat vases, green and blue glazes, each with printed mark.
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Glen Afton colonial New Zealand pottery mixing bowl, press moulded, V-form relief decoration to the exterior with pale tan glaze. A similar example illustrated in 'New Zealand Pottery' by Gail Henry 1999.Diameter 29 cm
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Two Timaru Stour Ware colonial pottery chamber pots, tan glazed with speckled green and red glaze highlights.
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A Timaru Pottery butter cooler, the terracotta unglazed domed cover with repeating coggle decoration and knob top handle, brown glazed ring edged base.
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Four Elizabeth Matheson 'PAKA' pottery items, includes a green glazed jug and vase, turquoise glazed wall hanging vase and small blue pot, each with inscribed potter's marks.
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Four Elizabeth Matheson pottery pieces, includes three vases, black, turquoise and mustard glaze together with a blue glazed jug, incised marks to base of each.
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A c.1890 Milton Pottery dark green glazed bread plate, radiating wheat sheaths to the centre, text to the exterior 'Where Reason Rules The Appetite Obeys', impressed diamond form mark of Graham & Winter period. Length 29 cm
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Two Milton Pottery majolica glazed items, a jug with spherical body and a small squat vase with cylinder neck, striking blue, brown and green glaze. The small vase has a small chip to rim. Heights 19.5 cm and 7.5 cm
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A colonial Milton Pottery majolica glazed specimen vase, ovoid body with tall narrow mildly flared neck, traditional mottled glaze and rich blue, brown and green tones, flake chip to rim. Height 20.5 cm
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A Milton Pottery bread plate, brown Rockingham type glaze, relief moulded including the text 'Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread'. Length 29.5 cm. Note: A similar example illustrated page 24 'New Zealand Pottery' by Gail Henry 1999.
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A New Zealand colonial Benhar Pottery salt glazed umbrella stand, the inverted rim with relief grapevine decoration, the body top section with further relief grapevine forms, the lower body of an open worked trellis design, the base with further basket type work and four large acanthus leaf type feet, some chipping, variable salt glaze effects from rich brown to near clear with green highlights. Height 59 cm. Note: This is the example illustrated in 'Pottery in New Zealand' by Gail Lambert 1985, Page 38…
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Steve Fulmer, 1980s/90s pottery bowl, elliptical oval form, tall flared rim, matt blue variable glaze with incised decoration.
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Two Molle pottery pieces, includes a float bowl, sculpted form, green and brown glaze with toadstool highlights together with a tapered heavily ribbed wall vase with variable green glaze, incised marks to each.
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Elizabeth Lissaman six person nine-piece coffee service, the dark terracotta body with striped glaze effects, six mugs, jug and two small bowls, inscribed name and marks including date code for 1978.
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Three Olive Jones pottery items, includes a pale green glazed jug, height 14 cm a powder blue glazed vase, height 13 cm and a pale tan squat vase, diameter 12 cm each with incised full signature to base.
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Olive Jones medium/large pottery vase, variable mauve glaze effects, swollen form, incised signature to base. Height 17 cm
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A rare New Zealand Olive Jones pottery vase of ovoid shape with flared rim, covered in a rich flambe glaze shading to violet blue around the rim. Impressed signature. Height 21 cm
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Briar Gardner green glazed flared pottery bowl, the tall sides with inverted rim, soft blue glaze effects to the interior, full signature inscribed to the base. Diameter 17 cm
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Two Briar Gardner pottery trough vases, tall shaped sides, variable pale/red and pale/brick orange glaze tones, incised signature to base of each.
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A good New Zealand Briar Gardner pottery vase, squat circular section with rounded rim and thick textured yellow and ochre glaze. Impressed signature. Height 9.5 cm
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Two Crown Lynn vases, campana shape, one white, the other black. Printed mark and impressed number to base. 17 x 20 cm
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A good Crown Lynn large hand potted vase, shape #24 with lathe banded spherical body and open flared neck, traditional matt white glaze, printed and incised marks to base. Height 23.3 cm
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A Crown Lynn hand potted small vase, cylindrical form, three incised narrow bands to the top, printed tiki mark, traditional matt white glaze. Height 13 cm
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A large New Zealand Crown Lynn white swan. Printed mark. Length 30 cm
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A small Crown Lynn swan, together with one other by the Kelston Works.
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A large cream coloured Crown Lynn swan.
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A large New Zealand white Crown Lynn swan. Printed mark. Length 24 cm
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A New Zealand Crown Lynn Kiwi spill vase with mottled blue glaze effects. Incised fractional numbers on base. Height 12 cm
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Peter Stichbury coffee pot, brushed iron rich glaze decoration, lidded, impressed mark.
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A good vintage Peter Stichbury tall vase, the unglazed base with wrythen bands, the ovoid large top with two impressed sides highlighted with ring form bosses and a grey glaze. Impressed potter's mark to base. Height 38.5 cm
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Peter Stichbury large circular wall flask, the front with a central circular glazed area framed by a wide band of finely impressed repeating zig-zag decoration. Impressed potter's mark. Diameter 35.5 cm
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A Len Castle shallow bowl, the centre with blue glaze graduating to a brown, impressed mark to base. Diameter 30 cm
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Lyndal Jefferies (New Zealand b.1971) cast art glass iceberg sculpture, tall mountainous form with hole piercing the centre, frosted opaque finish to the pale ice-blue tint. Unsigned. 22 x 8 x 22.5 cm
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A large glassmaker's furnace crucible, clear molten glass covering over the white body, large bowl form, a pool of clear glass remains to the interior. Ex. the studio of Garry Nash. Diameter 55.5 cm height 32.5 cm
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A glassmaker's furnace crucible, cylindrical shape, for green colourway glass. Ex. The studio of Garry Nash. Height 18 cm
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A glassmaker's furnace crucible, cylindrical shape, for blue colourway glass. Ex the studio of Garry Nash. Height 18 cm
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A Garry Nash 'Kowhai Series' platter, signed and dated '13. Diameter 35 cm
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A Garry Nash red crackle vase, flattened ovoid shape, signed and dated 2001. Height 21.5 cm
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A 19th century German painted glass jar, scenes of German castles to the exterior with flowers and gilded embellishment. Height 25 cm
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A small Georgian rummer, facet cut stem.
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A 19th century glass rummer, bucket bowl raised on knopped stem from circular foot, engraved with monogram and epithet 'Love Live happy'. Height 14.5 cm
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A Georgian wine glass, conical bowl on baluster stem from a circular folded foot. Height 15 cm
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A Georgian wine glass, engraved and moulded conical bowl raised on plain stem from circular folded foot. Height 15 cm
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A Georgian wine glass, flaring trumpet bowl on plain stem, raised from a domed circular foot. Height 18 cm
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A Victorian glass rummer, the bell bowl engraved with monogram in cartouche and religious figure at prayer, raised on short thick stem from heavy circular foot; along with a squat circular vase shaped inhaler glass. Rummer height 15 cm
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An early/mid-20th century cut crystal large punch bowl and 12 matching cups, the bowl with serrated wavy border, fitted to a flared pedestal base, decoratively cut with various stars and radiating forms, the cups of conforming decoration, together with a silver plate ladle.
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A modern Meissen cut crystal and green flashed 'Arabian Knights' vase, flattened oval form, figure and gondola picture panel to the front, original fitted box. Height 25.5 cm
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A Swarovski figurine, 'Lead Me - the Dolphins', issued 1990, with original box and certificate.
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A Swarovski figurine, a mother with a baby seal, in original box.
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A Swarovski figurine, 'Care for Me - The Whales', issued 1992, with certificate and original box.
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A large art glass vase by Tina Cooper, from the 'Sealife' collection, freeform polychrome raised on frosted circular foot. Some losses. Diameter 43 cm
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A Clyne Farquharson design for Walsh cut crystal vase, 'leaf' vine pattern repeating to body, open tapered beaker type form, engraved signature and acid etched factory marks to base. Height 20 cm
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A rare Rene Lalique large opalescent lidded box 'Deux Sirens', c1921, circular form, relief moulded naked maidens to the lid with swirling bubbles. Moulded signature, engraved 'France No.43'. Diameter 26 cm. Provenance: Wedding present to vendor's parents 1929, Sydney Australia.
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Paul D'Avesn Art Deco opalescent large shallow bowl, relief moulded with three carp amongst radiating lines of graduating bubbles, strong opalescence, moulded maker's name. Diameter 30.3 cm
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A French J. Landier Art Deco opalescent large shallow bowl, relief decoration of radiating forms heightened with graduating bubble type forms, footed base, moulded maker's name. Diameter 35 cm
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A Crown Ducal (Charlotte Rhead), baluster vase, single handle, a wide band of tubelined flower and leaf decoration, geometric border bands, soft lustre finish in orange, green and pale mauve dominant tones. Shape 146. Height 21.5 cm
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A Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal vase, geometric floral decoration with striking orange and yellow dominant tones. Painted and printed marks. Height 14.5 cm
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Charlotte Rhead Bursley-Ware ovoid vase, blossom and falling leaf design on mottled grey ground, printed marks. Height 21 cm
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A Crown Ducal (Charlotte Rhead) Art Deco jug, a single encircling band of fruit, lustre tones. Height 22 cm
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Charlotte Rhead baluster vase, tubeline decoration of florals and leaves in purple, red and green tones, single side handle, impressed, printed and painted marks to base. Height 21 cm
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Two Art Deco Carlton Ware lustre pieces, a small vase in the geometric stitch pattern, together with a Rouge Royale bowl with bird of paradise, butterfly and weeping tree decoration in jewelled enamels and gilt.
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A Burleigh Ware Art Deco wall mask, in the form of an Indian chief head with feathered headdress, in blue tones. 28 x 29 cm
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A vintage figurine, in the form of a nude girl sitting in repose, terracotta glaze, impressed and stamped marks to base, 'Cortendorf'. 33 x 31 cm
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A 1930s Australian Melrose Art Pottery large bowl, striking variable green glaze, four tapering ribs to the exterior, circular platform base, printed marks. Diameter 23.5 cm height 13.5 cm. Note: The Hoffman Brick, Tile and Pottery Company (Started 1870) produced the collection titled Melrose Art Pottery from 1931 till 1942.
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A pair of cold painted Spelter table lighters in the manner of Franz Bergmann, modelled as Bedouin carpet sellers on camelbacks, each raised on vitrolite bases. Height 19 cm
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