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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:771
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:144
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:507
Date:22-Aug-2017
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A mixed lot of fishing tackle, including three fishing books, two good Rimfly trout reels, a large old fishing wallet plus contents and a wooden Big Game Lure
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A good Wicker fishing creel, with canvas carry sling. Good condition. Width 34 cm
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A vintage extendable C. Farlow & Co. Ltd alloy gaff, with teardrop belt clip and alloy hook keeper, with makers' details. Rare to find
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A neat and tidy vintage brass and stainless-steel poacher's gaff, with copper belt clip and copper hook keeper, brass priest to butt end, made in Great Britain, c.1920s
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A large vintage Hardy's alloy salmon gaff, with stainless hook, brass belt clip and original paint finish. Hardy's Coat-of-Arms impressed near butt end, c.1940
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A good vintage Sharpe's trout landing net, alloy and brass construction, complete with the original netting, c.1940
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A good c.1910 Ogden Smiths brass and steel extension gaff, turned wood handle, copper belt clip to side, the hook keeper with maker's details
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A fine quality vintage split cane fly fishing rod, The Gem by Aspindales, England. Complete with canvas bag and fitted with a good fish tail wood and brass fly reel
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A Czech Tokaz aluminium 4½ inch reel with perforated plates, bakelite handles, impressed marks to straight back
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A 4 inch Scottish 'Graham of Inverness' Salmon reel, c.1866, with brass face plate, alloy back plate, bovine handle and permanent check
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A 3¼ inch Herbert Hatton Hereford fly reel, c.1920, with alloy construction, brass foot and red agate line guide and original line
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A Victorian 4 inch A.N. Allan brass salmon fishing reel, bone handle to the winding arm, permanent check, stamped with maker's details
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Two similar brass 2½ inch quality fly reels, permanent check
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A pair of 2¾ inch vintage alloy crank wind trout fishing reels, old silk braided line attached, good working order
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A good 3½ inch Army Navy fly fishing reel, c.1902, with embossed brass face plate, horn handle, German silver rims, permanent strong check and early braided line
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A 4 1/2 inch Hardy Marquis Salmon No.2 fly reel, with brass ribbed foot and line, complete with Hardy zip case
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A late 19th century brass 3½ inch G. Little & Co., London, all brass salmon fishing reel, old patina, embossed with maker's details, horn handle, permanent check
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A good 1890 4½ inch Chevalier, Bowness & Bowness brass salmon reel, embossed maker's name, loud permanent check, wide handle, ebony back plates, a quality reel in good condition
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A c.1930 good Hardy alloy fly box, maker's plaque to lid, the interior with 16 flip-top window compartments, the lid with sheepskin lining with small flies attached
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A late Victorian large brown leather fly wallet with flies, line tooled detail, over 200 small flies included, good finish
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A c.1940 leather and canvas fly wallet with flies, the interior with three canvas cast holders, two pages of nymphs to gut and two pages of small trout flies on belt, belt strapped to centre
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A c.1930 English leather fly fishing wallet, chamois and parchment pockets, includes 34 named individual envelopes containing various flies
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Three volumes of 'Nests & Eggs of British Birds' by F.O. Morris & W.B. Tegetmeier, illustrated with coloured plates. Published London 1896
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A Lighthouse stamp album of Singapore and Hong Kong stamps, a vintage collection
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A large Lighthouse stamp stock book, including a collection of stamps from China, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia
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A set of seven N.Z. 1855 imperf. Full Face Queens stamps, the used set minus one 6d
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A full set of N.Z. 1862 perforated Full Face Queens stamps, all used and mounted on a Tasman sheet
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A used N.Z. stamp collection housed in a Tasman album, from 1873 to 1986 and fairly complete, including 1874 First Sidefaces, 1882 second Sidefaces, 1898 Pictorials, 1906 Christchurch Exhibition Set minus the 6d., .2 cm x 1913 Auckland Exhibition stamps, blocks of four Mint 1925 Dunedin Exhibition, Airmail 1957-61, Provisional 2d. Star Overprint, 1907 Pictorial Officials minus the 5 shillings, many other Officials, etc
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An album of early N.Z. stamps, many with extra detail typed regarding history, varieties, etc., includes: ½d. Newspaper stamp 1873-1895, various First Sideface 1874-1882, second Sideface issue 1882-1900, advertising printed to reverse, 1898-1907, Pictorial including 'Official' issues, 1d. 'Universal', King Edward VII including Officials, King George V. Provenance: Presented with various printer's details and multiple examples of each stamp including noted varieties
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A New Zealand stamp collection including used Red Boy and Blue Boy Health issues, together with other early Health and early issues, Pictorials etc
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An early 1900s banner, for the 'Oxford Girls Friendly Society', decorated with Art Nouveau lilies in gold thread on self-patterned silk brocade, on metal bar with fringe and tassels. 45 cm x 72 cm
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An early Victorian hand painted portrait miniature, the young woman with white lace trimmed dress, green scarf with jewelled star to her hair, oval form, housed within a decorative leather case with blue velvet lined interior
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Two European portrait miniature paintings, circular images of young women framed in gilt mounts set within square pear wood frames. 11 cm x 11 cm
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Three vintage purses, includes one leather with gilt trim, another beaded with peacock design, the other smaller embroidered with silver plate frame
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A vintage perambulator (child's pram), the woven cane seat with green vinyl interior and a collapsible hood, the cream paint finish frame with long curved handles running on a pair of large and small wheels, all with original rubber tyres. Restored
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A William IV sampler, silk on handwoven linen, worked by Elizabeth Goodwin, June 30, 1836, religious verse with pot plants, birds and a strawberry vine border. Original rosewood frame with gilt slip. 38 cm x 40 cm
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A Victorian silk and linen sampler worked by Charlotte Weston, Mrs Bakewell's School, 1852, religious verse with bird, flowers and strawberry vine border. Some distress. 40 cm x 32 cm
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A Georgian alphabet sampler, worked by Isabella Reid, 1810. 43 cm x 24 cm
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A brass novelty vesta, inlaid in enamels: 'Who The [Devil] Are You
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A silver-plated vesta, embossed with a racehorse and inscribed 'Epsom'
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An Art Nouveau buckle, decorated with scarab beetle and Egyptian motifs and set with cabochon 'gem stones'. Width 8 cm
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A pair of World War I N.Z. Mounted Rifle spurs, leather fittings including belts and lace cover, the chrome spurs with pinned coin rowel end fitting
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Four small Eugene Rimmel's (Perfumer) Almanacs: 1883, '84, '86 and '71, along with a Victorian pop-up card
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An early 20th century hand painted gardening advertising sign, the shaped cut edge conforming to the image of a woman seated upon a wheelbarrow with various tools, inscribed 'With the Addition of Laughton Natural Garden Manure She has Everything to make a Wonderful Garden', painted in colours on a heavy card. 71 cm x 56.5 cm
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A postcard album, of over 175 cards mainly of the English Royal Family and associated ephemera from the late 19th to early 20th century
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A postcard album, of over 175 cards of international interest
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An uncommon tin vesta box, 'The Wedding Day' and 'Three Weeks After Marriage'
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An antique tin plate Royal Trick Elephant mechanical money box, c.1912. Made in Germany. Length 17 cm
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An antique cast iron hanging Santa money box, 'Save & Smile', c.1910. Made in England. Length 18 cm
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An antique cast iron Tower Bank money box, c.1900. Made in U.S.A. Height 24 cm
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Three swimming medals, two in silver and one in bronze, c.1907, in original cases
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Eight various small-bore shooting medals, c.1950s/60s
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A c.1920 Dutch silver framed embroidered lady's handbag, sapphire cabochons to the ball clasps, panelled scenes of castle and deer framed by florals
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A late George III mahogany tea caddy, sarcophagus form, restrained inlay decoration to the exterior, interior with two lidded compartments and a mixing bowl, ruched velvet lining to the lid, on brass bun feet with one ring handle to one side remaining. 32.5 cm x 16 cm x 22 cm
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An Edwardian Lifesaving Society Certificate dated 1904, in oak frame set with a Victorian penny
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A fine engraved map of 'China and Burma', published by Tallis, drawn by Rapkin, c.1850. 26 cm x 34.5 cm
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A small Victorian cast iron fire grate, with classical decoration of Gothic arches, floral rondels, etc. 36 cm x 23 cm x 40 cm
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A pair of Victorian cast iron park bench end supports, with ornate pierced decoration. In found condition. Height 80 cm
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A Victorian Lipscombe & Co. pottery water filter, brick red glaze, raised decoration including a central armorial with brass spigot. Height 50 cm
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A boxed Edwaridan chromium plated travelling hair curling iron set, with spirit heater, in ivory box. Length 18 cm height 7 cm
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An Arts & Crafts hand-beaten copper charger, in the manner of the New Lynn School, the broad rim decorated with stylised dolphins and shells. Diameter 56 cm
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Two beaten copper banana tree sculptures, the trunks issuing from circular plinth bases embossed with flowers, each trunk formed of overlapping scales, the taller supporting 12 large leaves, the smaller with nine leaves
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A large shallow copper cooking pot, two iron handles, on three brass feet, tin lining to the interior and hand-beaten effect to the exterior. Diameter 69 cm
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A 19th century Maori pounamu kuru pendant, straight sided oval section, drilled suspension hole. Length 7 cm Registered Y432
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A 19th century Maori pounamu kuru pendant, flat long lozenge form with rounded ends, drilled suspension hole. Registered Y431
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An associated group of eight moa bones, comprising the main leg bones - pairs of femur, fibula, tibiotarsus and tarsometatarsus. The longest approximately 42 cm
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Oceanic Art I and II, by Anthony JP Meyer, published by Konemann, Germany, 1995. First edition, cloth, in dust jacket, pp. 640. Illustrated with 731 plates, mostly in colour, many full-page. Complete in two volume set in pictorial box
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A carved Maori figurative panel, standing in profile, the koruru head with inset paua eye, the arm and leg detailed with incised whorl carving. Signed K. Herron 1978 to reverse. Height 80 cm
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Two hand coloured engravings from Duperrey's 'Voyage Autour du Monde......' (La Coquille), Portraits of Raja Ampat Islanders, c.1822. Each 34 cm x 51 cm (sheet size), framed
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A Vanuatuan (Malakula Island) initiation totem, configured as a grotesque portrait mask constructed of pigmented mud and fibre set on a conical 'head' of vegetable material overlaid with cobweb, the face mounted with boar's tusks, raised on a light timber stave. Height 103 cm
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An old Tibetan carved bone and horn demon dagger, the triangular horn blade with stylised fanged demon mask, the handle with encircling bands including further demon masks, skulls and other bands. Length 36 cm
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An old PNG cassowary bone betel nut knife, dagger type form, the handle with fine coloured bead bands encircling various nuts and shells, further mother-of-pearl shells suspended. Length 38 cm
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An old Tibetan long knife, the blade formed from a Japanese bayonet, wooden turned handle with fine fibre plaited binding, the wooden scabbard with conforming binding, aluminium guard. Length 44 cm
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An old Trobriand Islands carved wood club, wide tapered bladed form with notch and linial carved detail, tied fibre end decoration, the pommel as a stylised animal form with pierced centre, white pigment to the carved recesses. Length 65 cm
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An old bone and silver Tibetan 'kangling' Buddhist trumpet, with long femur bone, the widest end with large embossed and engraved decorative silver cover including a stylised dragon and dragon, scroll and leaf forms, the mouthpiece cap end with stylised stiff leaf, bead border and other designs. Note: the kangling should only be used in chod rituals performed outdoors with the chod damaru and bell. Length 35.5 cm
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An old Borneo bamboo blow-pipe, the applied sections with woven fibre binding, includes five blow darts, reputedly tipped in poison, decorative hair bound sections, reputedly as used by head hunters. Length 132 cm
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An old PNG tribal mask, black pigment finish, incised carved detail, the long nose tapering to a point, fibre binding to the exterior including cassowary feathers
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An old Dyak carved wooden shield, long lozenge form with incised carved detail of stylised animal forms, a fanged tooth band towards the centre, an integral handle to the reverse. Length 130 cm
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A PNG belt, of woven string work adorned with boar's tusks, cowrie shells and cassowary feathers
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A Solomon Island wicker shield, of flaring rectangular shape, of simple basket weave form with cane handles to the reverse. 108 cm x 37 cm
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An old African knobkerrie hardwood throwing club, traditional bulbous head, the plain handle mildly tapered, good old patina. Length 140 cm
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George Baxter (1804-67) 'The Rev. J. Waterhouse Superintending the Landing of The Missionaries at Taranaki, New Zealand', oil print, coloured in the Baxter patented method. 28.5 cm x 40 cm
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Two George Baxter oil colour prints, 'The Reception of Rev. J. Williams at Tanna...' and 'Massacre of the Lamented Missionary the Rev. J.Williams, and Mr. Harris', each framed and glazed, 21 cm x 32 cm
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A pair of early 1900s kauri gum busts, exquisitely moulded depicting a Maori chief with full face moko and a chiefteness with a moko kauae. Heights 19 cm. Some faults. Provenance: From a private museum, the owner having collected gum artefacts for many years. Note: Examples of these gum busts are on display at the Matakohe Kauri Gum Museum in Northland
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A well carved N.Z. greenstone (nephrite) taniwha sculpture by Steven Gwaliasi, the stylised open worked sinuous figure with hands clasped to abdomen, its tail connected to the elbow, good dark green colourway, raised on a carved marble base with connecting portrait masks and whale and dolphin images. Height 18.5 cm Note: Gwaliasi is a well-known sculptor, jeweller and educator who has taught at the Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Greymouth and elsewhere. Named to the base
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A modern sandstone carved canoe figure head, (nguzunguzu) by Steven Gwaliasi, finely carved traditional form with stylised head. 21 cm x 10 cm x 26 cm Gwaliasi of Solomon Island descent now living in Hokitika, West Coast, N.Z
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A sculptural stone carved figure, black granite like material, modelled partially squatting with hands to thighs, erect penis, pierced for suspension behind the combed coiffure. Height 14 cm
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A Benin bronze plaque, of shield shape outlined with a ring border, moulded in high relief with a figure holding a bow and arrows in his right hand, a staff in his left. Height 24.5 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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A naive carved wood sculpture, 'Pania of the Reef', in the manner of Capt. Gilbert Small. Height 27 cm
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A 1920s/30s New Zealand woods inlaid kauri small box, rectangular form, the mildly domed lid with banded four-pointed type star inlay, the lid interior with panelled and banded inlay, the front and sides with zig-zag inlaid panels and banded block corners, raised on ebonised tapered square feet. 20 cm x 15.5 cm x 10.5 cm
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A N.Z. colonial William Norrie inlaid native woods box, rectangular form, the hinged lid with star inlay, short flared platform base; underneath with pencil drawn key to the various timbers. 29.5 cm x 14 cm x 7.5 cm
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A large-scale model of the clipper ship 'Canterbury', 1242 tons, built in Glasgow in 1874, she brought thousands of immigrants to New Zealand. Housed in a purpose built glazed, kauri framed display vitrine raised on a table base. Once the property of the 154-year old Auckland Club and displayed in its Shortland Street rooms this model moved to the Northern Club when the former merged with it in 2010, subsequently it was sold. Vessel dimensions 146 cm x 19.5 cm x 92 cm; vitrine/stand dimensions 153 cm x 46…
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A large album of Auckland postcards, approximately 200 cards, mainly photographic type, many with tinted colour
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A rare autograph group of the complete 14-man 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition Team including Tenzing Norgay. After climbing Everest in May 1953 they returned to London in July on a BOAC Argonaut Speedbird airplane, on that journey the signatures of the entire team were secured on a BOAC postcard. In August, Hillary and George Lowe toured New Zealand performing speaking engagements, in Wellington they stayed at the home of John Pascoe the mountaineer and author. During that visit Lowe gave Pascoe's 11…
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A colonial Milton Pottery majolica glazed flagon, the spherical body with raised neck and flared rim with pouring spout, the handle with incised rib detail, lustrous glaze dominated with blue highlights. Height 19 cm
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A vintage Crown Lynn green McAlpine fridge jug, ribbed tall rectangular section form with 'McAlpine' in relief to each side. Height 22.5 cm
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A vintage Crown Lynn McAlpine fridge jug, white glazed with 'McAlpine' in blue in relief. Maker's mark printed to base. Height 22 cm
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Four Len Castle small bowls, each glazed with grey mottled feldspar and tenmoku to the rims. Impressed artist's cipher. Diameter 14 cm
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Len Castle deep bowl, the interior with grey feldspar glaze with purposefully developed speckling and slight crazing framed by a tenmoku rim, the exterior with similar glaze speckled with tenmoku bursts. Impressed artist's cipher. Diameter 27.5 cm
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