Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.

Click here to view registration and subscription levels

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
***
A Chinese mutton fat jade bangle, with vibrant green inclusions and of uniform circular section.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese carved ivory puzzle ball on stand, the carved and pierced ball of six concentric layers raised on a stand of three supporting horses upon a carved pedestal base. Height 14.5 cm In original box.
***
***
***
A large ornately carved ivory hippopotamus tusk, fully carved and pierced along its length with landscapes, pagodas and temples along with numerous figures. Mounted on wooden stand. Length of tusk 29.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
An old Chinese finely carved chess set, half red stained, includes regal standing figures, elephants as rooks and men on horseback, minor losses.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese green hardstone censer and cover, possibly jade, modelled as an urn raised on a stand surmounted by a multi-tiered cover, the basin cover embellished with dragon handles with captured rings. Height 50 cm
***
***
***
A pallet of twelve jade tablets, each of slender rectangular form engraved with archaic script. Overall 23 cm x 21 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A scholar's rock on wooden plinth stand, of white-veined red stone resembling snow on a mountain ridge. 52 cm x 17 cm x 17 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese hardstone carving of a man standing holding a pipe, his jacket over his shoulders, a teapot sits at his feet. Height 29 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese rock crystal carved head of Kuanyin, the green tinted crystal bust raised on a carved wooden shoulder mount. Overall height 25 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A selection of fifteen snuff bottles, includes examples in lapis lazuli, silver, jade, agate, painted glass, etc.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese carved hardstone lion dog, modelled crouching. Length 5.5 cm
***
***
***
A carved horn libation cup, carved in low relief with figures and forest trees. Height 14 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A lapis lazuli carving of Hotei, standing beneath an arch of cash coins. Height 9 cm
***
***
***
An old Chinese ink stone, oval shape embossed with dragons and calligraphic inscription to underside. Height 16 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A small carved miniature ivory book, the pages open, finely engraved and stain decorated with calligraphy and a bird in flight in a landscape, signed to reverse. Height 4.6 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A late 19th century Chinese silver decorative two-piece belt buckle, each oval section with a central large panel enclosing two fret cut relief calligraphic forms, framed by various floral and mon forms, impressed character marks and '90' to reverse.
***
***
N/A
***
A late 19th century Chinese Wang Hing & Co. silver two-piece buckle, each circular section with an open worked relief contorted dragon within a frame of two repeating floral mon and coin form motifs, impressed marks to buckle back.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese silk embroidered robe, copper coloured with dragons and motifs in bright blues and reds.
***
***
N/A
***
An early Qing dynasty ceramic altar fruit, a peach of large dimension attached to a stem with leaves and smaller fruit, copper green glazed, some chips. Length 21 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain enamel decorated charger, the polychrome enamel patterned with flowers within a diaper border. Diameter 34 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain small bowl, with everted rim, decorated to the rim with cloud motifs into the centre with an ideogram, the exterior decorated with fruit and flowering tendrils in polychrome. Guangxu mark under the base. Diameter 13 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain squat circular vase, decorated in iron-red and copper-green enamels with qilin and fiery clouds, the shoulder decorated with a cruciform motif pattern and Precious Objects. Wanli ten-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle under the base. Height 20 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese porcelain Ming-style blue and white shallow dish, decorated to the centre with stylised flowers, sea-pods and leaves as a bouquet framed by a blue dot border. Diameter 29 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese large porcelain vase, with pierced walls, baluster shape, decorated in polychrome with ho-o birds to the body and further with diaper panels, stiff leaf borders and cloud pattern to the pan mouth; lion mask handles issue from the neck. Ming Dynasty Wanli six-character mark to the rim. Height 55 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese porcelain oval plate, decorated with flowers and landscapes, Precious Objects and fans. 31.5 cm x 25 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain small bowl, circular with tapering thick walls decorated in famille vert with qilin on a background of leafy tendrils between borders of olive green. Six-character Guangxu mark under the base. Diameter 12 cm
***
***
***
A 19th century Chinese famille rose square section baluster vase, with typical enamel decoration. One of the gilded side handles damaged and small rim frit. Height 22 cm
***
***
***
A large impressive Chinese famille rose baluster vase, of square section painted with panels of figures, the light turquoise ground with profuse floral motifs. painted four-character mark on base. Height 39.5 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese famille rose vase, decorated with a dragon, flowers, phoenix bird, salamander lizards to the shoulders with foo dog handles, restored rim. 44 cm x 17 cm
***
***
***
A pair of Chinese famille rose lidded containers, floral decoration, gilt highlights, one with lid cracked and re-stuck.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese rosewood lidded box, rectangular shape, the lid inlaid and in relief with dragon designs in pale boxwood. 21.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 7.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain famille rose vase, ovoid shape with trumpet neck and everted scalloped mouth, exotic dragons form handles to the neck, the body and neck painted with figures from history along with calligraphic inscriptions and panels. Height 42 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese famille rose porcelain moon flask, the flattened circular form with tulip mouth and two handles issuing from the shoulder, the body decorated to either side with a view of a Christian crucifixion and European figures in a landscape. Height 37.5 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese porcelain rouleau vase, decorated in famille rose with flowers and a rocky outcrop, fine black decoration to the shoulder and neck. Qianlong seal mark under the base. Height 35 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A 19th century export ware famille rose lidded vase, baluster form, finely painted with multiple figures in courtyard settings within large panels, florals, birds and leaves framing, the domed conforming lid with foo dog finial, some damage and restoration. Height 28 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese porcelain blue and white wine ewer, of provincial Ming style, the body decorated with figures seated in a landscape, the tall neck decorated with clouds and stiff leaf pattern. Height 16 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A small Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in the Ming manner with lotus flowers and tendrils, an artemisia leaf mark under the base. Height 13 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain blue and white squat circular vase, with figures of young boys in a landscape, the short trumpet neck with stiff leaf decoration. Height 8 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A small porcelain wine cup, decorated in underglaze blue in the Ming manner with a fish to the centre and flowering tendrils to the exterior. Diameter 8 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain blue, white and red painted miniature teapot, decorated with figures. Character marks on base. Diameter 7 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain blue and white ginger jar and cover, decorated with floral tendrils and large stylised ideograms, cracks under the base. Height 23 cm
***
***
***
Two Chinese porcelain seal chops, tall square section, decorated in underglaze blue, one with river landscapes to each side, the other with the same and with two panels of calligraphy. Height 11.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white willow pattern tea bowls, decorated with a coastal scene highlighted with buildings, boat and birds, the serpentine rim with pale brown glazed border.
***
***
***
A pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white saucer bowls, with traditional coastal village scene of two men on a bridge, with gilded rims.
***
***
***
A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, squat circular body with tall tapering neck, the body decorated in underglaze blue with bodhisattvas accompanied by a dragon and a tiger. Height 27 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese porcelain blue and white gourd vase, in the Ming manner, the upper section of ovoid shape, the lower section of octagonal shape, four-character mark under the base. Height 26 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese blue and white deep bowl, circular shape, decorated with chrysanthemums. Chip to rim. Diameter 12 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese fine porcelain wine cup, of bell shape, decorated in underglaze blue with figures and a deer in a fenced landscape, six character Kangxi mark under the base. Height 6 cm
***
***
N/A
***
An old Chinese dish, decorated in underglaze blue and white in florals, some rim and base frits. Diameter 24.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A small Chinese blue and white brush washer, painted with fish and water weeds. Diameter 7 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A pair of mirror-matched decorated massive Chinese porcelain vases, bottle shape, decorated in underglaze blue on an ochre ground with sinuous dragons in flight on a background of scattered clouds and lightning, low on the body further dragons circle amongst rolling waves. A square scroll pattern at the mouth repeated on the foot ring. Six character Qianlong seal mark under the base. Height 63 cm
***
***
***
A large celadon glazed porcelain circular platter, incised banded underglaze detail, traditional pale green/blue glaze. Diameter 29 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain vase, ovoid shape with trumpet neck and raised on spreading circular foot, moulded with leaf patterns around the base and incised scrolls to the shoulder, cream glaze. Height 21 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain hexagonal brush pot, each face decorated with birds and flowers alternating with panels of calligraphy. Six character Guangxu mark under the base. Height 13 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Song style celadon glazed dish, decorated to the centre with an impressed floral pattern. Diameter 35 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese jun glazed dish, the hare's fur glaze with a plum coloured splash. Diameter 14 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese Junyao footed bowl, circular form with inverted rim, with pale blue glaze with purple-red splash highlights. Diameter 22 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese footed flared bowl, similar to above. Diameter 20 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain double-gourd vase, with sang-de-boeuf glaze, crackled glaze under the small foot ring. Height 14.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain vase, ovoid, painted with a mountainous landscape. Seal mark under the base. Height 20 cm
***
***
***
A fine Chinese porcelain wine cup, decorated in iron red with two dragons amongst fiery clouds, a wave pattern decorates the stem foot base, four-character mark in underglaze blue under the foot. Height 7.2 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain incense burner, urn shape raised on three mask legs, dog handles issue from the shoulder and stand proud to the rim, decorated in inky underglaze blue with birds and flowers in the Ming manner. Height 23 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A collection of old Chinese miniature mud men figures and buildings, the figures with books, fish, etc., the buildings as guard houses, etc., green and dark brown dominant glaze.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese archaic-style bronze ding, squat circular shape raised on three elephant head legs and with twin dragon handles issuing from the sides. Width 24 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese bronze-alloy bird-shaped wine ewer, decorated with lion masks to the sides and all over with scroll tendrils. Height 14.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese Hongmu timber brush pot, cylindrical shape with slightly waisted walls. Height 13.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese copper patinated two-handled tripod incense burner with cover, ornately pierced and decorated in relief with traditional designs of leaves, flowers, scrolls, fish and elephants. Six character Xuande mark under the base. Height 26.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese lacquered and gilded metal figure of a scholar, seated holding a baton of rank, engraved calligraphy to the back of his seat. Height 25 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese champleve enamel and bronze vase, ovoid shape with two beast head handles issuing from the neck decorated with encircling bands of enamel alternating with diaper patterned surfaces. Height 30.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A cloisonne lidded urn vase, inverse baluster shape, mottled blue ground with floral cloisons. In original box with glazed front. Height 14 cm
***
***
***
A Japanese cloisonne plate, depicting two fighting samurai in a winter landscape. Diameter 30.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese bronze incense burner, squat circular shape raised on three swollen feet, surmounted by a pierced cover with serpent dragon finial, the body of the burner decorated in low relief with archaic style designs, seal mark under the base. Height 17 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A pair of bronze scroll weights, of rectangular shape with an engraving of a kneeling naked female covering both sections, four-character mark to top right. Length 11 cm
***
***
N/A
***
An early 19th century Chinese temple water urn, squat circular shape, raised on a domed foot, the flattened cover surmounted by a foo dog finial, elephant head handles issue from the sides, the tap formed as a dragon head with water issuing from the mouth. The lid, body and base decorated with encircling bands of swastika scrolls and further with lappet panels. Height 50 cm
***
***
***
A Chinese porcelain crackle glaze small dish, circular with inverted rim. Diameter 9 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain rice bowl, decorated with figures and a pavilion in the landscape, seal mark under the base. Diameter 11.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese Yixing red ware teapot, circular shape with carved surface decoration of sinuous dragons. Seal mark under the base. Small repaired chip to foot.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese Yixing red ware teapot, of box shape with naturalistic cherry blossom handles and spout, impressed seal mark under the base.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese Yixing ceramic teapot, of square shape with rounded corners, carved with scroll detail. Chip to lid.
***
***
N/A
***
A miniature finely carved wood mask/toggle, the reverse with shaped bar and signed with double calligraphy mark, minor losses.
***
***
N/A
***
A large Chinese porcelain jarlet of circular domed shape with short neck and flared rim, covered in a mottled rich green glaze the interior of the neck with flambe wash, Diameter 14.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A pair of Chinese woven rattan multi-tier baskets, of octagonal shape with highly decorative carved handles, with worked brass fittings. Height 75 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain brush pot, cylindrical shape, decorated with figures playing go. Height 11 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain white glazed bowl, circular with shallow well. Diameter 14.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A small Chinese porcelain vase, ovoid shape, painted with flowers. Height 10.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain cylindrical brush pot, painted in polychrome enamel with Shao Xing, a child and a stag in a landscape. Qianlong seal mark under the base. Height 12.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A small Chinese crackleware porcelain brush washer, squat circular shape. Diameter 6.5 cm
***
***
N/A
***
An old Chinese metal opium pipe, with peacock bowl, length 37.5 cm Together with four graduated Burmese bronze chicken opium weights.
***
***
N/A
***
A pair of Chinese shrine figures, each seated deity holds a symbol of their position, each with gilded finish raised on red painted throne seats. Height 40 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese terracotta glazed statuette of Laozi, the master portrayed standing holding a staff with affixed small scroll and bearing a fan in his left hand. Height 58 cm
***
***
***
A large Chinese circular ding pot, raised on three legs, two handles to the rim, decorated with masks, square frets and raised studded pattern. Diameter 51 cm, height 37 cm
***
***
N/A
***
An old Chinese hand painted scroll with green (jade) stone ends, hand painted in tones of green, black, blue and red with a scene of extensive tall mountainous landscape with waterfall, buildings and a single figure, calligraphy and seal marks to the top. 139 cm x 55 cm, the rod with dark green stone ends with pale inclusions, in original wood box with black ink calligraphy to lid.
***
***
N/A
***
A Chinese porcelain dish painted with a wall garden in underglaze blue and iron-red within a chevron border, the exterior with chocolate brown glaze, six character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue under the foot. Diameter 15 cm
***
***
***
A 14ct gold and enamel jockey cap clip, the clip diagonally set with a jockey cap enamelled in yellow and orange, valuation available, 7.20gms.
***
***
N/A
***
A retro silver and pearl brooch, the funky retro design set with a 1.1 cm baroque pearl of a silver white hue, valuation available.
***
***
N/A
***
A 9ct gold and blue zircon brooch, in the form of a floral spray and set with nine round facet cut turquoise blue zircons, Birmingham 1957. 8.50gms.
***
***
N/A
***
A 14ct gold Mikimoto pearl brooch, the spray form set with a cluster of nine akoya cultured pearls to the centre, Mikimoto stamp. 11.70gms.
***
***
N/A
***
A Tiffany & Co. 18ct gold, sapphire and ruby brooch, in the form of a five-petal flower with stem and two leaves, flower and leaves pave set with sixty-one small round sapphires (one missing) with a round ruby claw set to the centre, stamped Tiffany & Co., valuation available, 11.30gms.
***
***
N/A
***
A vintage large 18ct. yellow gold and diamond floral brooch, the two entwined sculpted gold flowers each with five round brilliant cut diamonds claw set as stigma. 26.4gms. 8.2 cm x 7 cm
***
***
N/A
***
A 9ct gold, ruby and diamond brooch, the plain slender bar set with five rose cut diamonds and four facet cut rubies in rub-over mounts.
***
***
N/A