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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:700
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:173
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:443
Date:27-Jun-2017
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An old German Limbach bisque doll, with sleeping blue glass paperweight eyes, open mouth with four teeth and composition body with moveable limbs. Wally mark, with three leaf clover symbol. Length 50 cm
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A vintage MerryThought (British) lion plush soft toy pyjama case, the gold and pale toned plush with black and cream toned velvet highlights, original label, some wear.
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A rare tall N.Z. colonial kauri lamp-post mould made by Jas Niven & Co., Napier, painted and turned detail, tapering circular section with brass maker's plate attached. Ex. the Bryan Jackson Museum, Devonport. Length overall 390 cm
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A Japanese Fender 'Jazz Bass' electric guitar, the wooden body with white plastic panel, four-string, rosewood fretted neck, maker's details attached. In 'Fender' soft case.
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An old Fijian carved wooden hand club, the diamond section head with serrated teeth type protrusions, the grip with traditional notch and lineal carving, good dark tone, minor losses. Length 76.5 cm
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A Pacific Island mace-headed club, the fluted head surmounted by a shell inlaid dome finial, the shaft with 'shark tooth' notching and further shell inlay to the collar. Length 46 cm
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A Fijian Masi (tapa cloth), of typical design and decoration, in colours of black and terracotta. Width 90 cm, length 236 cm
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An old conch shell trumpet with brass mouthpiece. Length 33 cm
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An old Solomon Islands hardwood walking cane of entwined snakes, the handle inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Length 98 cm Together with another old walking stick.
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A Pitcairn Island souvenir walking stick, with clenched fist handle, along with a kauri walking stick with paua inlay.
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A good old Fijian kava bowl, circular form, raised on four graduating truncated legs, lashing lug protruding under the rim, good dark patina, adzing evident to base. Diameter 44 cm
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An old Aboriginal boomerang, carved from mulga wood with incised kangaroo decoration. Length 86 cm
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A wood cut engraving from the 'Illustrated Australian News, Queen Street', published 1883. 24 cm x 23 cm
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An 'Illustrated London News' wood cut engraving, 'The Australian Cricketers at Kennington Oval', depicted in two panoramas, 'The Match' and 'The Finish'. 37 cm x 49 cm
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An old African stained ivory slave bangle, the oval polished tusk section of dark tan/brown tone. Approx. 12 cm x 10 cm
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Two ivory tusk tips, one with African carved face. Tallest 12 cm
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A sculpted basalt head along with two small pre-Columbian pottery heads. The former 17 cm high.
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Two pre-Columbian pottery ritualistic figures, one an oil lamp with zoomorphic head, the other a figure riding a horned beast. The latter length 21 cm
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Three Maori woven early/mid-20th century flax kete, the natural flax woven in decorative designs. Provenance: Ex. the estate of Miss G.M. Fleming of Christchurch, further details available.
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An early/mid-20th century greenstone hei tiki, traditional pose with chin to left shoulder and hands clasped to thighs, dark green tone with paler highlights. Height 7.8 cm
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A carved stone hei tiki, small form, wide body, tan and dark brown toned, natural inclusions evident. Height 6.2 cm
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An old Maori carved model waka form, the exterior with stylised figure, notch details. Length 25 cm
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A N.Z. poker work vase, of tall ovoid shape, decorated in colours with a Maori wahine. Height 20 cm
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George French Angas, 'A Feast at Mata-ta' and 'Throwing the Spear', lithograph in tints, hand finished in colour from 'The New Zealanders Illustrated', pl.36. London, 1867. 46 cm x 34 cm
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A large collection of found objects including moa bones, other bones, teeth, 'Fragments of Moa Eggs', artefacts, worked pieces, later tiki, clay pipe, etc. All housed in a five-drawer metal cabinet. A large interesting collection with connections to Northland.
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An early 20th century N.Z. Folk Art Maori decorated tea cosy, of peaked whare form and decorated with coloured cottons with a Maori warrior in front of a whare with figural columns, decorative various coloured thread border. 35 cm x 28 cm
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A good New Zealand colonial inlaid woods box, the central burr totara panel flanked by multiple banded various N.Z. woods, the sides vertically striped in various timbers. 28.5 cm x 20.5 cm x 9.5 cm
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A good N.Z. folk art carved box, the lid with a recessed panel carved in relief with a white heron in flight, the sides with scenes of kiwi, weka, kea, fungi and flora, the back carved 'A 1917 D'. 23 cm x 17 cm x 9.5 cm
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An allegorical bronze statuette 'Simia Politicus Novae Seelandiae', signed with initials PFC and dated 1980, a monkey seated upon a beehive. Height 15.5 cm
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A 1936-1997 All Black Captains signed rugby ball, personally signed by all 27 living captains, with metal stand, limited edition 47/500.
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A World War II oil painting, 'Extensive Landscape with Night bombing', oil on board, signed indistinctly. 30 cm x 37 cm
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A 1907 photo album of the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, comprising six hard-leaves each with four annotated photographs.
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An Indian damascene tulwar, the curved watered blade set in a hilt with a leopard's head pommel, the hilt and sheath decorated in niello-type silver inlay. Length 61 cm
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An old Arabian sword, the wide flat tapered blade with restrained native engraving, the cruciform hilt with red leather cover, conforming scabbard and double hangers, oval domed disc form pommel. Length 91 cm
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An old Indian tulwar sword, traditional single edged curved blade, Damascene type decorated cruciform hilt with disc form pommel. Length 89 cm
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An old Indonesian kris, unusually with straight sided tapered blade, the heavy wooden hilt decorated with broad black band, wooden scabbard. Length 52 cm
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An old Indonesian kris, long wavy blade, Garuda styled hilt, hardwood scabbard. Length 72 cm
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An old Borneo Dyak headhunter's sword (Mandau), highly decorated with repeating painted designs to the wooden scabbard and antler hilt, woven banded detail, multiple teeth tassels, the blade narrowing to the handle. Length 62 cm
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A French M1866 yataghan sword bayonet, for the Chassepot rifle, the curved blade with T-back dated 1871, hooked quillon, brass hilt with cordons, in original and matched numbered black painted steel scabbard. Length 70 cm
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A good pair of 19th century small percussion pistols, scroll engraved brass frames, unmarked screw-off blued barrels. Length overall 14.5 cm, .50 calibre, the bore 35 approx., in later fitted case.
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A pair of 19th century short barrelled large bore percussion pistols by Thomas Monck of Stamford, fitted with captive rammers and belt-hooks, .70 calibre, the bore approx. 15 cm, the grips finely checkered, enlarged knob form butts. Length overall 18.5 cm, the barrels 7.5 cm, in later fitted box complete with bullet mould
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An antique American Great Plains muzzle loading hunting rifle, octagonal 24 inch barrel with brass cap, percussion cap conversion, two triggers (hair trigger action), ram absent. No license required.
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A Crimea War/Indian Mutiny three medal group, awarded to George McFadyen, 71st Highland Light Infantry. Includes Crimea with Sebastopol bar, Indian Mutiny with Central India bar and Turkish Crimea medal, all mounted with ribbons.
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A group of three World War I N.Z. service medals, to 3/999 Sgt. J.B. Hostick, NZEF; along with a RSA silver brooch.
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A pair of World War I N.Z. Mounted Rifles spurs, leather fittings including belts and lace cover, the chrome spurs with pinned coin rowels.
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A German World War II M35 helmet in cream paint finish, possibly Norwegian Nazi re-issue, Nazi type double decals, original leather lining and with chin strap, the interior back rim stamped '436'.
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A Garry Nash studio glass vase, squat ovoid shape, blue chip patterned, signed and dated '11. Height 21 cm
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A Garry Nash studio glass vase, ovoid shape, green chip colour, signed and dated '12. Height 24 cm
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An impressive and heavy Hoglund glass vase, in colours of swirling lipstick pink, orange and cobalt blue, paper label to side and etched mark to base. Height 34 cm
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A Hoglund glass vase, iridescent petroleum colouring of blue, pink and green, paper label to the side and etched mark to base. Height 23 cm
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A Richard Shields carved kauri stylised sculpture, bladed Pacific inspired form, on mahogany base. Height 34.5 cm
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A small Len Castle specimen vase, squat ovoid form, the tenmoku glaze with fine gold speckled highlights, impressed potter's mark. Diameter 9.5 cm, height 8 cm
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A Len Castle bowl, tenmoku outer glaze, green/blue glaze to the interior with mottled effects. Impressed potter's mark. Diameter 23 cm
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Len Castle flared bowl, variable iron spotted grey glaze to the interior on tenmoku ground, impressed potter's mark. Diameter 29.5 cm
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An early c.1970s Len Castle ash glazed pouring vessel, wide tapered body, narrow short spout with curved lip below, the waisted neck with original cork-ended stopper, the variable grey glaze with iron spotting, impressed potter's mark. Height 19 cm
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Seven Elizabeth Lissaman pottery items, includes: four mugs with banded coloured glaze, one with two-tone speckled brown/grey glaze; a milk jug in banded blue, brown and tan glaze; and a small pot with banded and painted glaze, a single slot to the side as a spoon holder, painted glaze as a face. All pieces with incised potter's name and coding.
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An early 20th century Benhar pottery blue glazed duck ornament, plainly modelled in solid form, rich blue glaze, incised detail to the flared oval base. 12.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 10.5 cm
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An uncommon Titian fantail wall vase, the bird in flight with large flaring fan form tail forming the main vase, glazed in blue, red and softer tones, incised mark to reverse. Height 14 cm
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A Titian pottery brown trout jug, the handle formed by the leaping fish beside a rising wave body, naturalistically painted colours, impressed mark and number 'M4'.
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An early Crown Lynn Crum Brickworks large squat baluster vase, green and mottled turquoise glaze, fractional number and impressed '29' to base. Diameter 19.5 cm, height 16 cm
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A 'Discovery of New Zealand Chess Set' sculpted by Frank Szirmay, for Riki Creative Art Ltd., 1970, in bronze, limited edition37/1025; the opposing sides represented as Maori and European, the king-piece of the Maori side a poutokomanawa, its opposite by Capt. James Cook. Szirmay, a Hungarian refugee to New Zealand produced monuments for the Cook Bicentenary, the centenary of Tauranga Harbour, and the post Napier-earthquake the 'Spirit of Napier' statue. Complete with accompanying original tawa chess table…
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A pair of 1940s studio pottery wall pocket vases, tapered form, modelled as block walls each with a pair of budgerigars perched to the top. Glazed in colours, unmarked, possibly Australian. Heights 20.5 cm
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Two pairs of various vintage glasses, includes: a pair of rummers with flute and stepped cut wide bodies and a pair of pressed glass fluted jelly glasses.
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A Bristol blue glass rinser and carafe, the rinser with ground pontil, the carafe of mallet shape.
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An Irish Waterford trumpet shape flower vase, with ornate field cut decoration and star cut circular base. Etched mark on base. Height 25 cm
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An Irish Waterford Lismore pattern decanter of conical shape, together with seven matching goblets. All with etched marks. Height 10 cm
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A set of six Irish Waterford Lismore pattern tumblers. Etched marks. Height 11 cm
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An early 1900s American Arts & Crafts glass shade, in the manner of Tiffany, possibly made by a contemporary American glass company, eight sections of caramel 'slag' glass, with copper framing and decorative fleur-de-lis. Diameter 41 cm
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A small Victorian cut glass decanter with original stopper and silver Sherry bottle ticket.
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A pair of Victorian Bohemian glass lustre vases, slender trumpet form column on round base, the top decorated with panels of flowers and gilt embellishments, one base repaired. Height 30 cm
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A modern Lalique frosted glass car mascot, 'Chrysis'. engraved marks. Height 14 cm
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A pair of coloured art glass ducks and matching bowl, in pink/turquoise tones, one duck with neck outstretched, the other bending down to drink from the folded rimmed bowl. Height of ducks 46 cm and 26 cm Some minor scratching to bases.
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A sizeable Italian tortoiseshell glass vase, of conical form, 'Made in Italy' label and matching another sold by Cordy's labelled 'Vetri Artistici'. Height 41 cm
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A German cranberry and clear-cut glass vase, with flared rim and star-cut base. Height 26 cm
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A vintage Murano glass facet walled vase, sommerso purple and amber in a sapphire blue case, in the manner of Mandrazutto. Tiny frits to some edges. Height 21 cm
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A vintage Murano glass facet walled vase, labelled 'V. Nanson & C, Murano, Italy', sommerso plum in a pale amber casing. Small frit to rim. Height 22.5 cm
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Large Jugendstil style glass bowl, decorated with acid cut red fuchsia flowers and leaves, Werner Sahm and 29-09-1921 cut into the base, 25.5 cm.
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Five Art Deco Czech glass napkin rings in the manner of Karl Palda, with black and frosted decorations.
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A pair of 'Wilton Ware' Art Deco vases, hexagonal shape with flaring rim and foot, decorated in bright enamels with a Persian night pattern incorporating blackamoors in a gondola on a gilded swirling river. Height 21.5 cm
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An uncommon Carlton Ware 'Devils Copse' pattern 3767 'Cone' bonbon bowl, shape S797, matt mottled turquoise background, designed by Violet Elmer, c.1935. Diameter 23 cm
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A rare William Moorcroft 'Moonlit Blue' baluster vase, the encircling pattern with blue speckled trees with olive green outline on cobalt blue ground, painted initials in green and impressed marks including shape No. M46. Height 18 cm
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A rare MacIntyre 'Revived Cornflower' tall double gourd form vase, the red dominant floral design on a mottled green and dark blue ground, elegant double gourd form, impressed shape no.166 to base, full signature in green for William Moorcroft, printed MacIntyre mark. Height 30.5 cm, minor glaze rubbing to rim.
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Three Clarice Cliff Bizarre matching banded design pieces, includes: a Stamford jug, octagonal stem dish and beaker, each decorated in the same banded design, black, orange/red and tan, flake chip to jug.
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A Clarice Cliff water set including jug and four mugs, relief leaf and cloud scroll moulded decoration, green, tan and brown painted highlights to the buff toned body.
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A Ruskin lustre glazed tall vase, 'petrol' type glaze effects in lustrous blue and purple tones, the squat spherical body with long tapered neck, impressed marks and date 1919. Height 26.2 cm
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A c.1900 Kremnitz majolica tazza, stylish relief multiple poppy decoration in rich red on green and cream ground. Diameter 24 cm Impressed mark.
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A c.1900 Schutz majolica tazza, jugendstil relief decoration with flowering water lily framed with a multiple dragonfly border. Diameter 25 cm
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A c.1900 Royal Doulton stoneware Art Nouveau loving cup, encircled with blossom tendrils, the three handles with rosettes matching a band to the body, impressed and incised marks. Height 18 cm
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An Art Deco plaster wall mask 'Dorinda', modelled 3/4 profile, named verso. Height 33 cm
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An Archibald Knox design English Pewter (Tudric) candlestick for Liberty, c.1902-1905, the nozzle with a wide circular drip tray on a circular section body tapering to a point, three tapered supports to the spreading circular base with whiplash relief decoration, the three heads with blue enamel, some losses. Shape 0221, stamped mark. Height 14.5 cm
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A pair of stylish German Orivit pewter Art Nouveau candlesticks. Height 18 cm, impressed marks.
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A pair of early 19th century Royal Crown Derby plates, of rounded square shape and with floral and gilt pattern. Diameter 25 cm
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A Georgian New Hall slop bowl, with painted polychrome decoration of Chinese figures. Diameter 16 cm
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An early Dr. Wall Worcester shallow dish, with shaped cobalt blue and gold rim, painted in puce with floral sprays, underglaze 'W' mark on base, c.1755-1770. Diameter 21 cm
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A pair of old 'Ironstone China' Imari decorated shaped dishes, stylised leaf form, all-over decoration.
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Six early 19th century English Hackwood blue and white saucer dishes and five matching tea bowls, impressed and printed marks.
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A fine quality German Meissen porcelain cup and saucer with polychrome floral painting and gilded borders, Marcolini period, c.1774-1814.
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A Derby two handled cabinet cup and saucer, with King Street Works 'William Larcombe' mark (1916-1935), the cup painted with still life panels of fruit and flowers on a yellow ground; the saucer with roses.
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Three pieces of cabinet porcelain, a tazza, a low footed tazza and a plate, each painted with individual floral designs within gilded and 'jewelled' borders, the two tazzas with similar decoration to the bases.
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An 18th century English blue and white large shallow bowl, traditional Chinese coastal landscape and building design with two men on a bridge, the serpentine rim with gilt banded highlights. Diameter 21.3 cm
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