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Antiques & Art — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:729
Sale Title:Antiques & ArtLots with images:189
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:478
Date:13-Sep-2016
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A pair of green marble obelisks, raised upon a short square section and supported on a black marble cube form plinth. Height 38.5 cm
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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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An early 20th century bronze sculpture, of an elderly seated gent entitled 'La Barthe Mai-Decembre - 1935 - ', draped in a classical robe, raised on marble base with entitled plaque attached. Height 17 cm
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A Victorian bronze of the Greek god Hermes, or the Roman god Mercury (the Winged Messenger), his left foot balancing on a column of air, which is fed by the mouth of Zephyr, bronze and marble base, after the original by Jean De Bologne, lacking caduceus. Height 81.5 cm
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A bronze statuette group of an embracing couple, signed to the base 'Burn', raised on wooden plinth base. Height 30.5 cm
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A pair of small decorative bronze campana urns on plinths, each with lion mask handles, the plinth bases with decorative foliate motifs and stiff leaf borders. Height 22.5 cm
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A pair of decorative gilded griffins, modelled en passant, raised on black plinth bases. Height 14.5 cm
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Six art books - Peter McIntyre: 'Pacific', 'The Painted Years', 'New Zealand', 'Kakahi' and 'McIntyre Country'
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Three art books - G.E. Lodge: 'The Unpublished N.Z. Bird Paintings'; 'Buller's Birds of N.Z.' and Galbreath: 'Walter Buller, the Reluctant Conservationist'
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Four art books, on Blomfield, Sharpe, Earl and White
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Seven art books, five on Raymond Ching's works, one by Power on water birds and one by Jackson on N.Z. Wildlife
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33 copies of Art News New Zealand and 125 copies of Artzone
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Four Dinky Toy cars: Austin A105, Sunbeam Rapier, Ford Capri and Bentley Coupe
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Five Dinky Toys: Alfa Super Sprint, Singer Vogue, Austin Taxi, Studebaker, President and model 190 Caravan
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A Chad Valley tin plate 'Express Furniture Removals' 2-ton wagon
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A Dinky Toys model car: Austin Se7en Countryman, model 199, mint in box
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Six vintage tin plate toys, including an American 1950s saloon ambulance, a London double-decker bus, a Triang Minic fire engine and others, considerably play worn
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VIP Electric Model Roadways Set (Scalextric) - comprises racetrack, two 1/32nd scale MGA and Austin Healey, tinplate roadway, etc., in a card box with evocative illustration to lid
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A large selection of Tri-ang and Hornby '00' model locomotives, rolling stock, track and buildings
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A pair of Continental brass table candelabra, with three nozzles on scrolling arms issuing from a central column and nozzle, raised on a tripartite ebonised column from a tri-form base highlighted with ormolu highlights. Height 52 cm
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A Victorian brass adjustable book stand, the spreading circular heavy base with adjustable screw thread for height adjusting. Height not extended 30.5 cm
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A polished bronze statuette of a rearing stallion. Height 28.5 cm
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A McCauley aluminium aeroplane propeller blade, with ridged socket stamped with serial numbers and model numbers. Length 94.5 cm
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A Richard's Patent steam pressure indicator, in mahogany box
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A Richard's improved patent steamengine indicator, in mahogany case
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A McInnes-Dobbie patent steam-engine indicator, in mahogany case
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A McInnes-Dobby patent steamengine indicator, in teak case
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A pair of cased clarinets, marked 'Cabart a Paris., in case
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A Hardy's 3.' fly reel, with narrow drum, made for W.H. Tisdall (stamped on brass foot), ivorine handle, c.1911. Original finish, evenly worn with nice patina. A good N.Z. example of this early reel
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A Hardy's 37/8' 'Taupo' (Perfect) trout reel, with alloy foot (chipped), ebonite handle, the slightly wider drum designed for handling larger fish
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A Hardy's 'Perfect' Duplicated Mk II 33/8' trout reel, with ribbed brass foot, ebonite handle, agate line guide. With original finish with slight wear to rims, presentation inscribed and dated 193.1 cm
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An F. Steans & Co. Ltd, Christchurch, 35/8' trout reel, made by E.J. Brown, a copy of the Hardy's 'Perfect', c.1950, bronze anodised finish
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A late Victorian Heatons Rubin 5' mahogany salt water fishing reel, Slater Latch type, early model, quick-release spool, embossed with maker's details under the foot
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A good 1920s 6' Scarborough mahogany salt water fishing reel, brass foot and arm to the body
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A good Edwardian Meisselbach Tripart 2' American casting reel, nickel silver over brass, on/off check, fine rope type borders
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An early 20th century Kentucky Blue Grass No. 33 Simplex casting reel, nickel silver finish, casting thumb grip plate, Model C, uncommon
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A c.1910 Pflueger Progress brass fly reel, skeleton type, 2.' wide, model 60, fully embossed with maker's details, old line
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A c.1920 5' Allcock aluminium fly box, 12 windowed compartments, with over 100 various flies
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A c.1920 6.' Allcock fly fishing box, 16 windowed compartments
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A large 17' carved wooden duck decoy, magnum size, black drake, 3 swivel head, glass eyes, wooden keel, c.1950s
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A large 17' carved wooden duck decoy, similar to above
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A N.Z. stag antler priest carved by Des Baker, carved as a tree trunk section upon which rests a creel, landing net, rod and rainbow trout. Length 33 cm
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A red fox fur hat, with German fashion label and a red tipped grey sable hat
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A three-quarter length ocelot fur coat, with faux fur collar and trim to the front, fully lined and in good condition
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A luxurious white fox fur coat, slight dark tips, fully lined and in excellent condition
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Two vintage mink hats, chocolate brown
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An old taxidermy full mount crocodile, mouth open showing teeth, glass eyes. Length 122.7 cm
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An old full mount taxidermy hawksbill turtle, the shell polished, head raised with glass eyes, wire loops for wall hanging. Length 50 cm
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An exceptional Fiordland Wapiti stag taxidermy head and shoulder mount, the twelve point antlers of good even spread, maximum width 103 cm, fitted to an oval backing board. Provenance: From the collection of E.J. Schofield of Auckland, founder of the eponymous motor vehicle company. This mount collected in the 1940s
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An old whalebone vertebra, the thick oval section disc with three main protruding arms. 80 cm x 30 cm x 70 cm
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An Inuit serpentine carving, of a hunter in a kayak with seal bodies on the deck, with bone paddle, harpoon, gaff and leather thongs. Provenance: Gifted to the vendor's father, a doctor practicing between 1954-58 at the Mountain Sanatorium ('The San') an isolation hospital for tuberculosis (TB) at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Inuit patients who were resident for treatment periods of around two months used serpentine gathered from a lake and creeks within the grounds of The San, as material for these carvings…
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An African Shona carved serpentine sculpture as a stylised traditional figure, the gent bent forward, polished sections, the good deep green toned stone with metal flecked inclusions. Height 60 cm
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An African Shona carved serpentine stylised bust, the head in corner profile. Height 42 cm
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An old American folk art carved bone sculpture of a standing gent, wearing a tall top hat, umbrella held under his curved left arm and plain coat with single button, stained detail to the recesses. Height 18 cm
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A late 19th century French Dieppe carved ivory figure of a huntsman and his son, cross-bow across his shoulder, the group arm in arm. Finely detailed. Height 9.2 cm
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A late 19th century French Dieppe carved ivory small figure of a goose girl, she stands with single bird under her left arm, three to her front, raised on an ivory lozenge form base and spreading wooden base
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A late 19th century French Dieppe small carved ivory figure of a young rotund gent, he wears a flared jacket and holds a walking stick in his left hand, raised on an ebonised socle form base
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An Art Deco carved ivory figure of a young girl, she stands on her toes, her skirt held out performing a curtsy, finely detailed, raised on alabaster block base. Height 12.3 cm
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A late 19th century French Dieppe carved ivory small figure group, of a young boy playing a musical instrument to a seated rabbit, fence behind, rustic platform base
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An old marine ivory carving group, in the form of a walrus with pup, length 21 cm
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A large and impressive ebony and silver handled Indian presentation walking stick, the tapered handle with repousse traditional figures within scrolling cartouches, presentation inscribed 'Col. Eliott' (Colonel Eliott), the long wide tapered shaft of good black tone, horn capped end. Length 108 cm
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A carved antler handled wooden walking stick, carved in relief with a stylised curving whale's tail, paua disc set to the top
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Two antler handled walking sticks, natural semi-polished antler handles with wooden shafts
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A late Victorian silver, ivory and malacca cane walking stick, the approximate T-form ivory handle with decorative embossed silver cap ends and fitting to the tapered malacca shaft, engraved 'W.S.' reputedly a presentation upon the achievement of becoming a 'Writer to the Signet', under Scottish law a judicial officer who prepares warrants, writs, etc., is known as such. Provenance: 'This cane was given to William Clark (1853- 1921)...'. Full provenance available
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A large hippopotamus tusk, dramatically curved and with natural wear at the tip end, some infill to the pulp cavity. Outer curvature approx. 73 cm, weight approx. 2800gm
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A long Victorian silver handled and ivory bladed paper knife, the handle with ornate shell and scroll pattern. Birmingham 1891. Length 36 cm
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A carved and pierced coquilla nut egg, in two sections with screw joint union, raised on a band constructed of coquilla nut and bone. Height 14 cm
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A large piece of kauri gum, approximately 9kg, incorporating and spreading over a piece of kauri timber
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Four small nuggets of honey coloured kauri gum, with good translucency. Approximately 650gms
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Three pieces of kauri gum, of attractive honey colour with varying translucency, approximately 660gms
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Two pieces of kauri gum, of rich butterscotch colour, approximately 415gms
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A kauri gum boulder, of dark butterscotch colour with good polish. Approx. 550gms
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A large nephrite boulder, in natural form, river polished, approx. 25 kilos
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A dark nephrite boulder, in natural form, river polished, approx. 25 kgs
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A natural and polished piece of pounamu, one side still in unpolished rough form, one side cut and polished, base cut and unpolished with remains of painted numbers. Length 28 cm
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A kauri gum piece, of approx.3 kgs, irregular natural finish, unpolished, another with flowering basket with rake detail. 12 cm x 42 cm, stitched together and in common frame
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Three semi-polished kauri gum pieces, totalling 2.6 kgs
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Three dactylanthus (wood rose) specimens, each with flower head forms. Lengths approx. 20 cm
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A damascene bladed jambaiya dagger, the curved blade set in a hilt with horse head pommel, the hilt and sheath decorated in niello-type silver inlay. Length 31.5 cm
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An African 'Shona' stone sculpture, a portrait bust of a man. Height 38 cm
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A small carved Meerschaum pipe in case, the body carved with a horse, amber mouthpiece
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A pair of mother-of-pearl opera glasses, and a monocle on chain necklace
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A set of four German ornithological chromolithograph prints. Framed. 31 cm x 24 cm
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An album of 3 cm x 23K gold and silver banknotes, each $100 Official Legal Tender of Antigua and Barbuda
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A selection of Wrights' of Lymm 'Deep 23 carat genuine English Gold Leaf', sheets, the sheets measuring approx. 8 cm x 8 cm, with original branded paper covers., c.195 cm
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A length of antique gold thread silk sari material, decorated with a pattern of flower-heads on a red ground bordered by an emerald border with lotus flower pattern
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A pair of C.W. Chapman silhouettes, c.1830, the gent and lady in profile to the left, painted on card and bronzed, signed under the truncation and detailed 59 Oxford Street. Each in a maple frame, labelled to the reverse in detail including reference to illustration 'Plate 73 in British Profile Miniaturists by A. Mayne. Faber 1970'. Image size 9.3 cm x 6.5 cm
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A good and fine George IV sampler by Agnes Trotter Kerchesters 1829, with numerals, alphabets and traditional imagery including uncommon crowns and saying, worked in red, green and gold dominant tones. 36 cm x 32 cm
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Three small George III embroideries, one with the initials 'P.B.R.' within a cartouche; another similar with date 1789; head and bird highlights, the two long arms pivoting to form the handle, the cutter now as a pointed dagger
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A 19th century alphabetical and epithet sampler. 42 cm x 30 cm
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A micro-mosaic easel photo frame, patterned with flowers on a copper back and easel strut. Height 6 cm
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A 19th century papier mache snuff box, rectangular shape, the top decorated with a portrait of a gentleman. 8 cm x 5 cm x 2 cm
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A Victorian ivory vanity pot and hair tidy, each piece with engraved monogram. Tallest 8 cm
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A vintage copper mirrored vanity cabinet, the exterior lined with heavily embossed floral copper work, cushion mirror, the front panel opens to reveal copper interior with two hanging clothes brushes. 35 cm x 8 cm x 60 cm
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An early 20th century oak cased wall barometer- thermometer, both gauges with enamel dials. Height 56 cm
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A Napoleonic paperweight, the rectangular small marble slab with applied silver plate disc decorated in relief with a bust of Napoleon in military dress
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Two treen screw lidded containers enclosing glass vessels, one a stoppered bottle, the other a tumbler and measuring vial
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An Edwardian mahogany shop counter display cabinet, with convex bowed glazed front, rear opening drop-down door to access an interior sloping glass display shelf. 37.5 cm x 23 cm x 20 cm
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Six Dutch bronze medals/medallions, dated between 1879 and 1906, includes commemorative medallions and prize medals
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Six Dutch 19th/early 20th century medals/ medallions and miniature frame, various, enamelled, some with ribbons and backing
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