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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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Mirek Smisek bowl, with altered form and unusual 'snow' glaze varying from pale blue to pale pink suffused with a dense white speckle on the outside. Impressed monogram. Width 25.5 cm
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An early Mirek Smisek oil bottle, fine dark blue/grey salt glaze, original woven cane topped cork stopper, incised full signature mark, Nelson period. Height 17.5 cm
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Mirek Smisek vase, fine combed banded and panelled decoration, variable pale glaze over blue, green and brown tones, early impressed potter's cypher. Height 27 cm
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Three Titian wall ducks, graduating size and with impressed numbers to reverse.
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An Ambrico trickle glaze elephant, apple green tones. 13 cm x 9 cm
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An Ambrico trickle glaze kiwi spill vase, apple green tones, with numbers to base. 2 cm x 11 cm
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An Amalgamated Brick & Pipe Co. wall vase, denim blue trickle glaze, with scratched numbers to back. 20 cm x 27 cm
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A Titian Studio small two-handled platter, decorated with Maui fishing at the North Island, handles formed by the tail of the sea birds. 30.5 cm x 17.5 cm
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A large Crown Lynn hand-potted vase, shape #15 of banded spherical form, matt white glaze, designed by Ernest Shuttlebotham, printed mark and incised '15'. Height 23 cm two short hair cracks to the foot.
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Crown Lynn Hand Crafted vase by Daniel Steenstra, stylised paited black floral decoration on a brown lustre ground, printed marks. Height 16 cm
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A Crown Lynn Hand Crafted vase by Daniel Steenstra, the pine cone or leaf branch painted in colours on gloss white ground, printed marks. Height 15.5 cm
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A Crown Lynn Wharetana wall plate (plaque) 'Puhi Urutapu Tamahine', green glaze with mild relief Maori portrait framed by a stylised Maori carving. Diameter 25.5 cm impressed number to the reverse '1023'. The original catalogue refers to this plaque as 'Representing a Virginal Young Maori aristocrat who due to a strong sense of racial and tribal pride and purity, were subject to the utmost seclusion before marriage. This young lady has the marriage tattoo on her chin and wears the traditional hei tiki…
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Barry Brickell Fatso jug, large size, classic form with pinched bird-head type spout, speckled grey glaze with lustrous red/brown glaze highlights. Height 31 cm
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Barry Brickell Fatso style jug, olive brown glaze and tenmoku glaze to the rim. Handle has firing cracks. Possibly a collaborative piece as it has Brickell's mark and another unidentified mark. Height 19.5 cm
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An early Barry Brickell salt glazed Fatso jug, deep chocolate brown glaze, some chipping to spout and rim. Impressed mark at the base of handle. 31 cm x 36 cm
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Barry Brickell squat form bottle, with black glaze and freeform swirling brown designs. Stamped mark at the base. Height 20.5 cm
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A Barry Brickell large bowl, glazed with light olive colour to interior and various mushroom and dark olive green to the exterior. Diameter 29 cm
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A Barry Brickell medium size jug, with glazed interior and partially glazed exterior in red-brown tones. Height 19 cm
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A set of four Barry Brickell mugs, hand-thrown with 'mushroom' side handles, variously green-brown glazed. Impressed mark beneath handles. Height 11.5 cm
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A Barry Brickell large teapot, squat circular shape with short spout and loop handle, the lid with 'mushroom' handle. Dark tenmoku glaze. Diameter 20 cm
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Peter Raos Floral Garden Series art glass vase, tall tapered form with flat rim and clear foot, engraved with maker's signature and dated 1994. Height 18.3 cm
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Peter Raos art glass vase, similar to above.
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Peter Raos Garden Series art glass paperweight, domed form, dominant colours of white, blue and green, engraved signature and date 1992. Height 8.4 cm
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A Garry Nash art glass 'Garden Series' vase, flattened oval form, decorated with coloured canes as the flowers on speckled blue and green ground, internally red with white highlights. Engraved signature and date '89. Height 21 cm. Note: This being one of only approx. 25 made in this series.
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A Garry Nash glass vase, iridescent petrol blue finish with bands of green and blue running through, signed and dated '95. Height 10 cm
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A Peter Viesnik glass goblet, together with a small bowl decorated with murrines.
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A Peter Viesnik glass bottle vase, together with a Hoglund glass footed bowl, the vase with murrines and trailing glass decoration.
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A large Peter Viesnik glass bowl, decorated with murrines and splashes of blue, pink and green, signed and dated '93. Diameter 27 cm
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Two Georgian cotton twist stem wine glasses, one conical bowled with double helix within a multiple spiral stem, the other bell bowled with latticino knopped stem. Tallest 15 cm
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Three Georgian decanters, two of mallet form, all with various cut decoration. Heights 24 cm 23 cm and 21 cm
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Four Waterford Crystal brandy balloons, two in the Colleen pattern and two in the Lismore pattern, one with ground foot.
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Five Waterford large wine glasses, Lismore pattern.
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Four Daum crystal graduating scent bottles, with gilded embellishment to base and rim.
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An Art Deco triple nude bronze sculpture by Henri Lautier, the dancers staggered on an octagonal base, signed in script, foundry mark to the base 'G. Thew, 1929', original patina. Height 31.5 cm
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A pair of French Art Deco style Majolica vases/bookends, cubist form with an animal supported upon its front paws, green and blue dominant triple majolica type glaze. Height 18 cm
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Three French Art Deco style majolica glazed pieces, includes: an owl mounted smoker's stand with receptacles for vesta and box, a cubist form vase/bookend and an ashtray with whippet handle.
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A WMF silver plate Secessionist spirit kettle, the stylised rectangular domed stand supporting the burner, two supporting arms to the ovoid body teapot with swing handle, cane absent from handle.
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A German Secessionist movement silver plate column candlestick, stylish restrained decoration, stamped to the foot 'GSE E.P'. Height 28 cm
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An Arts & Crafts copper tea caddy, the exterior decorated with Spanish galleons on the sea, stamped to the side and base with 'Newlyn', the lid with a small swing handle. 15 cm x 12 cm
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An English Pewter Art Nouveau vase, of circular shape with tall trumpet neck, two handles looped from mid-way on the neck and join the body in bifurcated tendrils which conjoin with an overhand knot motif. Impressed mark and no. 0214, attributed to Archibald Knox design. Height 34 cm
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A bronze figural dish after Gustave Gurschner (Austrian 1873-1971), the Art Nouveau female bust with long flowing hair forming the bowl to the front, impressed marks, leather fitted panel to the base. Length 20 cm
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An Austrian Amphora sculpted vase, the tapered basket weave type woven body with full relief sculpted florals and ivy, impressed marks. Height 24 cm
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A Troika pottery vase, flat circular form, incised decoration, marks to base. Diameter 12 cm
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A French Art Deco Louis Dage pottery vase, decorated with leaves and blueberries on a mottled blue and mushroom ground, painted mark to base. Height 14.5 cm
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A Minton 'Chinese Marine' blue and white ashette, decorated with a fanciful Oriental scene framed by English flowers, the well with moulded draining tree, chip to back edge of rim. 51 cm x 40.5 cm
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An early 19th century whiteware 'Blue Willow' pattern lidded soup tureen, c.1830. Some faults. Width 36 cm
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A 19th century Mason's Ironstone sauce tureen and stand, decorated in the Imari palette. Width 20 cm
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Two Chelsea porcelain bowls, painted with birds and insects. Repairs and faults. Diameter 24 cm
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A blue and white bat print chinoiserie cup and saucer, late 18th early 19th century, decorated with panels of figures and flowers.
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A rare salt glaze Staffordshire figure of Peg Woffington. Restored. Height 13 cm
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Four 19th century Staffordshire items, includes a seated drinking gent, two dogs and a pastille burner.
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Three 19th century Staffordshire figures, the various women in traditional dress, glazed in colours. the tallest 20 cm
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Three 19th century Staffordshire items, includes two spill vases, each with a pair of figures, the other, a young figure with sheep.
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Two 19th century Staffordshire figured teapots, one with lid missing, the other double sided and with lustre highlights.
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Two Victorian Staffordshire figures, the gent with rabbit to the basket suspended over his shoulder, the Scottish woman with sheep to her left side,both with professional restoration. Heights 24 cm and 18.5 cm
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Three Victorian Staffordshire figure groups, all with professional restoration.
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A pair of Derby whiteware figural candlesticks, professionally restored. Height 18 cm
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A pair of Meissen-style small porcelain figurines, decorated in polychrome, raised on gilt metal stands. Professional restoration. Height 15 cm
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An 18th century Derby figurine, Goddess of the Sea'. Height 24 cm
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Assorted Regency trios, Davenport and Coalport, with traditional floral and gilt decoration, some damage.
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Two Regency Derby plates, floral decoration and gilt embellishment, minor chips.
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A Regency Newhall lidded sugar bowl, decorated with florals and gilt embellishments on a white ground, the centre with a band of basketweave decoration, old repair.
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A Burmantofts Faience pottery plaque, featuring a woodland scene with mountains in the background. Diameter 45.5 cm
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A mid-20th century Royal Worcester Highland Cattle painted vase by H. Stinton, two cattle to the front, a Highland landscape scene to the reverse. elaborate gilt enrichments, the pierced lid with tapered finial, printed mark to base including shape #2713. Height 21 cm
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Three small Royal Worcester fruit painted dishes, two circular and one long octagonal painted with peaches and grapes signed 'Ayrton' and dated in Code 4 1939.
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A Royal Worcester Grainger & Co. cabinet plate, the centre hand painted with three river lapwings in natural habitat, the rim with gilded and pierced decoration. Date mark for 1902.
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A Royal Worcester tazza, hand painted by Harry Price, the dish entirely painted with fruit on a mossy ground framed by a gilded scalloped edge border woith shell handles, raised on a circular foot with conforming fruit painting and moulded raised gilding. Black mark, c.1951. Width 31 cm
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A William Moorcroft early Pansy design vase, baluster form, the encircling band of decoration with white glaze above and cobalt blue below, full signature in green and impressed marks to the base. Height 20 cm
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A William Moorcroft early Pansy design vase, similar to above, full signature in green and impressed marks to the base. Height 19 cm
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A William Moorcroft Pansy fruit bowl, with silver plate rim, impressed and painted mark to base. small frit to base. 21.5 cm x 11 cm
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A Moorcroft charger, Finches, designed by Sally Tuffin in the ochre colourway, 1989/1990. Diameter 35.5 cm
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A Moorcroft vase, bulbous baluster shape, Finches designed by Sally Tuffin in the ochre colourway, 1989/1990, height 17 cm
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Three c.1920s Royal Doulton for Tiffany plates, hand painted with fish by S. Wilson, includes 'Gwyniad', 'Roach' and 'Char'. Gilt enrichments, printed and painted marks to the reverse. Diameter 22.5 cm
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A tall Royal Doulton vase, jug form, decorated with a countryman carrying a scythe. Height 38 cm
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A pair of Royal Dux figures, in classical 19th century French dress, the lady with mandolin, the gent singing, dominant salmon pink glaze. The mandolin end repaired. Triangle mark to base. Heights approx. 31 cm
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An attributed Australian studio pottery Majolica jug, Art Deco period with radiating crescent forms to the flat-sided circular body. Unmarked. Height 27.5 cm
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A Belleek teapot, cream and lemon lustre finish, in the form of bamboo sticks, first black mark to base.
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A Crown Devon Art Deco figurine, Rio Rita', modelled by K. Parsons, gold back stamp and signature to base. Height 30 cm
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A fine old Japanese carved okimono of six blind travellers, each connected to the other, carved from a single tusk section piece, signed to the base, slight fault. Provenance: The Joy and Denis Hanna estate collection. 5.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 3.2 cm
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An early 20th century finely carved ivory netsuke of Tanuki seated with child, wrapped in traditional robe supporting a bowl, the young boy to his left with right hand upon his head. Signed with calligraphy. Provenance: The Joy and Denis Hanna estate collection.
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A fine old Japanese carved ivory netsuke of Okame, kneeling with a bizaare large mushroom, strapped to her back, a small demonic figure upon her left shoulder with large leaf, two-character mark to the base. Provenance: The Joy and Denis Hanna estate collection.
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An old finely carved Japanese boxwood netsuke of a Sennin, he stands in traditional robe with peach and long staff, a lantern/shrine to his back, an old label attached to the himotoshi. Provenance: The Joy and Denis Hannah estate collection. Jewelled eyes.
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An old stained and carved ivory dreamshell netsuke, enclosing a landscape with a building, bridge and tree, signed to the base. Width 5.5 cm
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An old Japanese characterful carved ivory figure on stand, the farmer depicted chasing his straw hat, a hand plough over his left shoulder, the hat in front raised on its edge, all on a carved ivory shaped base, raised on a carved wood stand. Some old repairs. Length 31 cm
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An Edo tsuba, carved and inlaid iron, decorated with cloud form designs inlaid in bright bronze to the rim of the openwork circular shape. Diameter 8 cm. In box.
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A late Edo tsuba, carved and inlaid iron, decorated with an eagle upon a rocky outcrop, inlaid in mixed metals including gold. The kôzuka-bitsu plugged with shakudo. Circular. 7.8 cm x 8 cm
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A late Edo tsuba, carved and inlaid iron with rolled rim, decorated in low relief with leafy patterns and butterflies inlaid in with gold highlights. The kôzuka-bitsu plugged with shakudo. Circular. 7.7 cm x 8.2 cm
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An Edo period tsuba, carved in low relief with ship's sails and rocky outcrops, signed beside the seppadai,. Square shape. 8.5 cm x 8 cm
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A late Edo period tsuba, quatrefoil shape with scroll borders, decorated one side with a large moth carved and gilded, the opposite side with cloud forms. 8 cm x 8.5 cm
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A tsuba, pierced sukashi with spoked design with heavier bars joining the hitsu-ana and kozuka-bitsu. Circular 6.6 cm x 6.1 cm
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A pair of fine Satsuma earthenware vases, ovoid shape, finely painted with figures of samurai and others in alpine landscapes, seal marks under the bases. Height 24 cm
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A pair of Satsuma earthenware vases, hexagonal ovoid shape, decorated with portraits of Immortals and a dragon. Seal mark signature under the base. Height 13 cm
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A pair of Satsuma earthenware vases, baluster shape, decorated with portraits of Immortals and dragons. Seal mark signatures under the base. Height 15 cm
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A pair of Satsuma earthenware vases, ovoid shape decorated with numerous portraits of immortals and dragons on a gilt ground, signed and marked 'Satsuma-Yaki' on painted tablet under bases. Height 17.5 cm
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A Satsuma earthenware coffee service, comprising a coffee pot, milk jug and sugar basin, along with five demi-tasse coffee cups and saucers. Decorated with portraits of Immortals and dragons. Height of pot 16 cm
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A Satsuma earthenware circular liddded box, decorated with portraits of immortals and dragon, two-character signature under the base. Diameter 9 cm
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A pair of Japanese Meiji period vases in the 'Thousand Faces' pattern, hexagonal baluster form with dragon handles, gilt enrichments, a sinuous dragon highlighted amongst the multiple figures, painted and gilded large character mark to the base. Height 24.5 cm
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A Japanese Meiji period 'Thousand Faces' decorated bowl, the interior with multiple geisha within an extensive landscape, the exterior with two large conforming panels, cobalt ground, gilt enrichments, marks to base. Diameter 19.2 cm
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A Japanese Meiji period fine Satsuma bowl, decorated with deities, the cobalt ground rims with fine gilt trellis and band decoration, fine character marks in red to the base. Diameter 15.2 cm
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A Japanese Meiji period fine and unusually decorated Satsuma bowl, the interior entirely decorated with scenes of samurai within an extensive landscape, the exterior with a single encircling dragon, multiple character marks in gilt to the base. Diameter 12.5 cm height 5 cm
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