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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:712
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:683
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:526
Date:27-Mar-2018
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A late 19th century Selfridge of London 'Extra Quality' Sombrerera gentleman's hat, with a black encircling band with bow, printed details to the interior, the chin strap requiring attention.
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A late 19th century 'Centaur II', Extra Quality' gentleman's Sombrerera type hat, printed details to the interior 'Made in England Expressly for J. Ballantyne & Co., New Zealand'.
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A large impressive oblong white tropical coral specimen, of boat form and in excellent condition. With metal display stand. Length 29 cm
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An early 20th century Venetian carved cameo shell lamp, carved heart form panels including an erupting Mt Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples, chrome fitting on turned ebonised base. Height overall 22.5 cm
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A 17th century French carved walnut statue of the evangelist St John, depicted with an eagle at his feet and tablet to his right hand. with Dutch purchase receipt dated 1979. Height 24.5 cm
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A quality 17th century Flemish carved ivory Christ figure, depicted crucified, exceptional detail and old patina. Minor losses. With Dutch purchase receipt dated 1976. Length 24 cm
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An old European carved wood ceremonial pouring vessel, the oval tapered bowl with protruding handle and spout, scroll detail, geometric and fluted bands to the bowl, the spout with brass tube lining, old patina. 33.5 cm x 13 cm x 8 cm
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An old fishing creel and a 3' inch 'Intrepid Rimfly' rod and reel, the finely made basket with opening lid and leather strap.
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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 vintage carved and painted duck decoy, the mallard with glass eyes. Length 31 cm
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A 13 inch wooden spoon bill (shoveller) hen decoy, c.1940s, with early type tack eyes and belly weight insert.
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A Magnum sized wooden duck decoy, handmade from a single block of beautifully grained redwood, the swivelling head with tack eyes, c.1950s. Length 40 cm
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Four Victorian Pratt pot lids, some repairs and chips. Bear baiting etc.
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A 19th century highly decorative woven fibre case enclosing a Chinese enamelled teapot, the double clam shell form case with wicker frame and woven fibre ribs, quilted silk interior.
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A brass single draw telescope by Thomas Peacock, Auckland, with 22 inch main tube and 17 inch extension tube, 2 inch objective lens with protector slide. Fitted with a gimbal mount. Peacock, a Glaswegian optician and instrument maker emigrated to Auckland in 1862 and operated from Shortland Street until election to the Council subsequently becoming Mayor and an MP.
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A small bronze figure sculpture, of a youthful herald trumpeter. Raised on granite plinth. Monogrammed Z' Height 19.5 cm
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A pair of sculptural bookends modelled as silver plated geese, signed T. Rochard, raised on black marble bases. Height 20 cm
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An Art Deco spelter figure of a hockey player, the gent standing on one foot holding his stick, on alabaster block base. Height 21.5 cm
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An old brass ship's porthole window, with remains of some paint. Diameter 50 cm
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A vintage Dunhill silver plate lighter, the base with embossed marks and patent no. 390107, plain unengraved body. Height 5.4 cm
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A carved Indian ivory hand mirror, the profusely carved frame decorated with animals, gods and goddesses, small oval bevelled glass mirror to the centre. 9 cm x 27 cm
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A World War I service medal and a George V Volunteer Long Service Medal, both with ribbons, presented to H.D. Parrott, Rangoon. Together with his watch.
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A British Rifle League skull badge, a silver and enamel Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs badge and a Teddy Tail League badge.
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A British War Medal and Victory medal, to Capt. J. Scott, along with a Defence Medal.
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A scarce World War I 9ct. tribute medal, awarded to the next of kin of Lt. G.M. Don of Windsor, Oamaru. Suspended from a red, white and blue cotton ribbon, the medal unusually features a black enamel border around the 33rd Reinforcements badge. Don, a farmer, died of wounds on 25/8/1918. Maker marked 'Harris'.
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A Scottish skean dhu, with a carved ebony handle, cairngorm mounted pommel and conforming silver mounted ferrule and scabbard. Birmingham 1935 by Joseph Cook & Son. Length 18.5 cm
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A socket bayonet for use with the.75 caliber India Pattern Brown Bess flintlock musket, Napoleonic Wars period, c.1815. Length 54 cm
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A World War I officer's Sam Browne belt.
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A brass and copper powder flask, the body with moulded flutings, fitted with an adjustable delivery nozzle. Length 18.5 cm
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An early 1900 embroidered hatchment for the Wiltshire Regiment, highly colourful, featuring their flags, regimental colours and engagements they were involved in including Sevastopol, New Zealand, South Africa, etc. 57 cm x 51 cm
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A vintage Indonesian badik knife and scabbard, horn handle, straight sided damascene blade, decorative silver fittings, with scabbard. Length overall 49 cm
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An old Fijian tabua, with rich cream patina, re-drilled tip hole with fixed plaited coir cord. Length 15 cm
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An old Fijian tabua, with brown-cream patina, fixed plaited sennit cord. Length 14.5 cm
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An old Fijian tabua (sperm whale tooth), fine holes to either end, with original tumeric staining, Length 11.5 cm
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An old woven fibre Papua New Guinea yam mask, concentric eyes. Height 43 cm
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A Papua New Guinea ceremonial collar, woven shells with an outer edge of white feathers, with metal stand. 40 cm x 60 cm
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A Papua New Guinea ceremonial collar, similar to above but with an outer edge of irridescent blue/black feathers, with metal stand. 60 cm x 40 cm
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Two giant clam shell currency rings, set onto metal stands. 22 cm x 30 cm and 13 cm x 20 cm
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Three Papua New Guinea 'Eye of Shiva' cat's eye shells, mounted onto metal stands. Height 28 cm 21 cm 18 cm
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A Trobriand hardwood stool, the disc form top and base with a stylised figure between, traditional liniel and notch carved decoration, some repair. Height 48 cm
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A Benin bronze sculpture of three zoomorphic figures riding on the back of a stylised elephant. Length 22.5 cm
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A small solid carved ivory bust of an African woman, height 12 cm
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A walking stick made of shark vertebrae with an ivory handle carved with Maori designs. The 65 graduated vertebrae interspersed by horn discs, the silver ferrule embossed with a koruru mask head, the handle with tiki figures on a notched pattern ground. Provenance: Bequeathed to our vendor from his aunt who died without issue. Oral history has it made by a Scottish marine engineer named McLean of Akaroa, Banks Peninsula. Length 930
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A small bowenite hei tiki, modelled with hands to thighs, ring eyes with red wax insert. Height 6 cm
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A large and impressive Charlie Raponi Wilson nephrite hei tiki, of Marsden jade showing good pale inclusions, the right hand to the chest, the left to the left thigh, the head tilted, the serrated paua inset eyes with red sealing wax detail of unusually large proportions. Length 15.8 cm. Note: Charles Raponi Wilson has been carving since the 1960s and is recognised as a leading carver of hei tiki, drawing inspiration from ancestral taonga. In 2009 he was commissioned by New Zealand Post along with other…
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A large Maori carved wheku mask, with paua ring eyes, open mouth with protruding bifurcated tongue, the arched brow surmounted by two profile wheku heads. Rotorua area c.1950s. Height 75 cm
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A 1943 Jane Brenkley carved and painted Maori themed table-top/wall plaque, three figures to the foreground, a canoe with paddler and whare and figures behind, well detailed and with original paint in colours, signed and dated 1943, the edge with relief carved repeating leaf design. 29.5 cm x 46 cm
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An early 1900s rewarewa timber box, silver shield to top, 'From Wanganui to Rotorua, H. Prouse, Christmas 1902'. 22 cm x 14 cm x 12 cm
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A colonial native timber box, in the manner of William Norrie, with panels of various native woods, the interior lined with old faded velvet. 28 cm x 13 cm x 11 cm
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A large carved Maori gourd, traditional motifs to one side and a hole to upper back section. Height 44 cm
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Two carved Maori gourds, traditional motifs, one painted, the other unpainted and incompletely carved. Heights 23 cm and 28 cm
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A large and impressive colonial kauri gum bust, in the form of a Maori mother and child on a wooden base. Cracking commensurate with age. Approx. 30kgs. 50 cm x 60 cm
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A good vintage New Zealand tin sign for D.H. Brown & Son, Brookfield Roller Mills, Christchurch, lithographically printed in colours with the business name above, an image of their five storey brick building and associated 'Grain Store', steam train with carriages and tall smoking chimney, all further above relief pressed image of two women wearing white aprons displaying a large sack of 'Peerless Flour', the base detailed with the maker's name 'Geo. Hadfield, Advertising Contractor, Wellington, New…
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A Royal Doulton stoneware 'Kia Ora' large jardiniere, decorated in relief with tiki, masks, spiral motifs and 'Kia Ora' plaques, in a pale mottled blue band, the lower section of the body decorated in darker blue. Diameter 23 cm height 17.5 cm
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An 1876 Waikato Agricultural & Pastoral Association 1st Prize Medallion designed by Anton Teutenberg of Auckland, New Zealand, presentation engraved 'Awarded to Jas Runciman for Grade Shorthorn Bull 1.YR...', in original copper finished metal case with blue velvet lining. Diameter of medallion 5.4 cm modeller's name cast in relief.
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A Feltex New Zealand rug, Queenstown - New Zealand, framed. 138 cm x 68 cm
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Vintage New Zealand tourist poster 'Guide Rangi - Pohutu Geyser, Rotorua', mounted on canvas. 50 cm x 75 cm (excl. frame).
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A 1911 Hamilton Rugby Union cap, gilt tassel to the top and fringing. The frayed label with recipient's name, J. Dickson.
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Whites Aviation hand coloured photograph, Sandy Bay, Matapouri', original label verso. 52 cm x 62 cm
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A Folio of Watercolours by Charles Heaphy, edited by Anthony Murray Oliver, published 1981, in original packing.
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A double plate steel engraving from the Atlas of the voyage of Labillardiere in search of the La Perouse expedition, c.1800, 'Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zeelande' and 'Jeune Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zeelande'. Engraved by Jacques Louis Copia. 28.5 cm x 41 cm
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Flight Lieutenant Clive Woodward (Bomber) Estcourt, RNZAF (NZ 391045), RAF Bomber Command World War II archive collection. Includes historical memorabilia from pre-World War II, World War II period and some later material. Estcourt flew as a bomber aimer and navigator, an incredible 40 missions in active service for Bomber Command. The collection includes, Ink signed and detailed bra '1.8.44 TO 18.3.45. 75(NZ) Squadron -&- 7 Pathfinder Squadron'. Signed by crew members and with their position, 'Skipper J.R…
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150 plus piece collection of RNZAF crested Crown Lynn crockery, includes 26 dinner plates, 29 luncheon plates, 19 breakfast bowls, 20 large oval plates (1 with chip), 16 medium oval plates, 6 small oval dessert bowls, 6 demitasse coffee cans & saucers, 21 tea cups, 22 saucers and pair of condiments. Includes gold RAF wings & trim. Note orange line detail for N.C.O's & enlisted personal mess, blue/gold lines for officers mess. Provenance: From the estate collection of Clive Estcourt together with a…
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An Australian anagama fired vase, cylindrical with two small loop handles at the rim, along with two Japanese Bizen ware plates. Vase height 25 cm plates 21 cm
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A Bernard Leach stoneware pottery vase, impressed ovoid form, brushed dark glaze on the pale grey ground, two encircling bands framing, impressed potter's mark, together with the St Ives mark. Provenance: From a major Hawkes Bay Collection, further details available on request. Height 13 cm diameter 14.5 cm
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A set of six Len Castle studio pottery spice jars, beehive type form, each with a different spice named, 'Garlic', 'Ginger', etc. Each with potter's impressed mark.
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Len Castle blue glazed bowl, with underglaze chatter pattern around the inside wall. Impressed monogram. Note: Purchased from the potter 2001. Width 25.5 cm
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An early Len Castle double aperture vase, the variable brown ash type glaze to the top, the two spouts with saddle between, horizontal ridges, impressed mark c.1970. Height 22.5 cm
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Warren Tippett early coffee pot and plate, the pot with prominent throwing lines, brown tenmoku glaze. Stamped mark below the handle, the plate with brown centre and three abstract wax-resist designs, stamped mark on the foot. Pot height 18.5 cm plate diameter 24 cm
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Warren Tippett large rectangular platter, with repeating stamped flower motif. Not marked. Originally from a Wellington corporate collection. 47.5 cm x 36 cm
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A good large Warren Tippett vase/lamp base, ovoid form, lustrous red and green glaze effects, an encircling band of wax-resist decoration including circular and trellis forms, swollen rim. Height 420
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Ted Dutch rectangular block with impressed designs on all six faces. Name stamped in full. 7 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm
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Doris Dutch 'City Scape', large built-up goblet form, blue glaze on the inside. Stamped mark on the stem. Note: Purchased directly from Doris, for whom this was a favourite and a special piece she kept in her own collection. She sold it to the current owner in 2004 as she was thinking of moving house. Height 24 cm
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Doris Dutch large built-up deep bowl with geometric designs, blue glaze on the interior. Stamped mark. Height 27 cm width 30 cm
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Jim Greig 'turning form' vase, brown tenmoku glazed, maker's initials inside the foot. Width 24 cm
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A wall plate/platter by Michael Lucas decorated by Jill Totty, (Phoenix Pottery) with Art Nouveau 'Macintosh' roses, signed and dated 1984 to reverse. Diameter 42 cm
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John Sweden jar 'The Tears of Papatuanuku', large ovoid jar elaborately painted with abstract faces, fish and other patterns, and 'The tears of Papatuanuku fall in the rivers... and rivers'. Painted initials on the base, dated 1992 and inscribed 'The Tears of Papatuanuku'. Height 39.5 cm
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John Sweden, Tide Watcher', large orb form, elaborately painted with abstract designs including faces, fish, and plants. Painted initials on the base, and entitled 'Tide Watcher' along with apparent Japanese calligraphy. Height 27 cm
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Denis O'Connor lidded cube with abstract patterns and a curved lid with 'dorsal fins'. Brown stain and incised dashes and circles in bright colours. The lid has an unglazed white body with two fins in brown and pink and pierced linear designs. Stamped monogram. The lid has a firing crack and one fin has been broken off professionally restored. Ref: Illustrated: 'Cone Ten Down, pg 15.5 cm. Dated to 1979. Height 270
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Paul Laird lustre glazed bottle vase, stamped mark on the base. Height 195
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Paul Melser wide flat platter, with lustrous shino style glaze. Maker's mark to the base. Width 36 cm
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Paul Melser wide flat platter, with wax-resist repeating leaf pattern. Maker's mark to the base. Width 35.5 cm
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Carol Swan shiny black orb form, indented on one side, decorated with splashed gold and silver glaze decoration. Signed and labelled. Height 18 cm
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Carol Swan two pyramid forms, one shiny black glaze with geometric patterns in a thick white glaze, together with a shorter example with thick white crackled glaze. Name labels on bases. Tallest 28 cm
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Ray Rogers large squat floor pot, rich iron red glaze. Impressed mark. Height 38 cm width 44 cm
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Ray Rogers large squat discoidal vase, mottled lustre-like glaze. Name incised in full on the base. Height 18 cm width 40 cm
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Michael Lucas large bowl, thick greenish-grey glaze with a wide band of brown circles around the inside wall. Stamped mark on the foot. Width 38 cm
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Lawrence Ewing speckle glazed flask with cork and rope ring through a single lug on the shoulder. Incised mark on the base. Height 21.5 cm
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Two early Chester Nealie bowls, with different brown glazes and wax-resist patterns inside. Early crossed circle stamped mark on both. Widths 29 cm and 14.5 cm
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Chester Nealie bowl and Toby Stafford teapot, the bowl with glassy celadon glaze, two lugs and applied sprig with impressed frog design. Incised mark on the base and possibly a date (obscured), the salt-glazed teapot in the style of Chester Nealie, brown and fawn glaze with splashes of other shades. Wire handle wrapped in raffia. Not marked but named on faded original paper label. Heights 9 cm
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Peter Collis large vase, with painted abstract floral decoration. Incised signature on the base and dated '83. Height 26 cm
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Peter Collis large squat floor pot, unusual violet-blue glaze, bold overglaze gold decoration in three panels. Not marked. Height 27 cm width 40 cm
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Peter John Simpson (UK b.1943) 'Carcassonne II', this monumental piece from Simpson's Carcassonne Suite, c.1989/90 was entered in the Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Awards exhibition c.1990. It has the maker's stamp at the base and appears to be dated. Note: At the show it was priced at more than $10,000. It became part of the Auckland Studio Potters collection and was sold to the current owner in 2015., Bio: http://www.thestudio17240.eu/Biographypeter.htm. Height 80 cm
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Peter Lange zoomorphic sculptural teapot, realistically modelled as a rat with baby to its back and bone to its mouth, the stopper as a cheese wedge, rich black and olive-green glaze. Maker's name on the base. Note: Purchased at Cordy's 2008. Height 175
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Helen Mason and Theo Schoon collaborative mug, with repeating stamped 'jigsaw puzzle' motifs in a band around the middle. Stamped marks by both makers under the handle. Height 95
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A large Graeme Storm vase, spherical form with shaped neck and rim, poured blue/green glaze with purple highlights, impressed mark. Height 35.5 cm
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Two Graeme Storm vases, one inverse baluster shape with carved decoration in brown glazes. Height 24 cm the other ovoid shape with incised and pierced foliage decoration, turquoise glazed. Height 18 cm
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Three Olive Jones pottery pieces, a green glazed vase, flat tray and small pin tray, with incised signatures and dates. Vase height 22 cm. Tray widths 10 cm and 25 cm
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A Patricia Perrin pottery vase, ovoid, raised on four short legs, variously glazed. Height 16 cm
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Mirek Smisek green cauldron with tripod feet and flat lid, unusually made of earthenware. Signed in full on the base. Note: Mirek advised this was made at Stoke, Nelson, circa 1955. He could only recall ever making two of these pieces. Height 26 cm
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