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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:718
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:706
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:493
Date:26-Mar-2019
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A 1900 Javan Kris, with Serpentine blade, some staining, timoho wood scabbard and hilt, with two small red natural stones to ferrule. Blade L.32.5 cm.
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A kris, with straight heavy laminated 15' blade, the scabbard profusely carved including a horse motif, the hilt carved as a crouching figure.
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A mid-19th century Japanese Jingassa, a conical 10-plate steel soldier's helmet, (distressed area with old contemporary repair), retains original grass rope chin strap looped to 4 iron rings, remains of paint finish to interior and exterior. 33 cm x 17 cm.
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A kris, with wavy blade set in a carved garuda hilt and with a scabbard carved with scrolls and demon masks, length 53 cm
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An all steel rapier, with slender blade, ovoid at the forte and double edged for 3/4 of its length, the hilt and guard with chiseled chevron pattern, plain oval guard, length 91 cm
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A horn handled sword stick, with a long tapering fullered blade with flat back, length 91 cm
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A 19th century Scottish broad sword, Renfrew Highland Militia c.1880, in field dress with silver plated ball tip crossguard (basket hilt removed for battle), etched blade, wire bound leather grip and standard pommel, length 90.5 cm.
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A 1827 Pattern British Naval Officer's Sword, with folding guard, the distressed scabbard marked Woolf & Co, No 45 Old Bond Street, London, length 88 cm
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A set of English armour, six-plate section of riveted armour off a 16th century shoulder lame. Some rivets absent, copper wire ties to retain shape, length 27 cm.
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A mere pounamu, traditional spatulate shape with swollen butt knob pierced by a large diameter off-centre hourglass hole. With an associated framed 'whakapapa' listing 11 owners, from Muriwai to Aporotanga and Te Awanui. inscribed with subscript: 'Aporotanga paid it to Te Awanui as [crossed out: compens] utu for the great fight that took place between the Arawas & the Ngatiawas at Te Awateatua [possibly Te-Awa-o-te-Atua Pa or river in the Bay of Plenty]. The fight afterwards known as the Waikaukau.' Y…
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A patu paraoa (whalebone club), of spatula shape with large flattened butt knob pierced by a slightly irregularly drilled hole. Y registered L.37 cm. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A patu paraoa (whalebone club), of spatula shape with flattened butt knob with small flanges, pierced by a square chiseled hole. Y registered L.36 cm. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A kotiate paraoa (whalebone hand club), with lobed blade divided into quadrants by sulci notches/perforations to either side, the grip terminating in a profile weku head, with remnants of red wax to the ring eyes, length 32.5 cm. Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A kotiate paraoa (whalebone hand club), the spatula blade with uncommon notch design to the sides, where each quadrant overlaps the opposing lobe with the pattern reversed on the opposite side, the handle with simple butt knob, pierced and with a two-ply muka loop with affixed log tufts of dog hair, length 30.5 cm. Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A 19th century whalebone heru (hair comb), double sided, with two profile manaia cresting a koruru head above two divided blocks of tines, one block with the outer tine broken off. The face's eyes all with red sealing wax inlay, height 17 cm Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A 19th century whalebone heru (hair comb), double sided, with a weku head, shoulders and arms above six tines. The face's eyes and 'crown' with paua inlays, height 17.5 cm Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A whalebone tiki, double sided, with head tilted to the side, protruding tongue, hands clasped to abdomen and feet closely drawn up. Ring eyes inlaid with red sealing wax, height 8.7 cm. Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A small whalebone tiki, double sided, with head slightly tilted, eyes inlaid with paua, height 6.4 cm. Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A portrait of Te Mamaku, a chief of Ngati Haua-te-rangi, oil on canvas, inscribed Topine te Mamaku and initialled M.J. 19 cm x 14 cm. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A portrait of Te Hei, a Ngati Raukawa chieftainess, oil on canvas, c.1907, inscribed Ani te Hei and initialled M.J. Small repair. 19 cm x 14 cm. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A whalebone tewhatewha, with distal blade extension and tapering shaft carved with a profile weku head inlaid with paua ring eyes to either side, length 100 cm. Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A hand cut slab of pounamu (nephrite), showing unusual irregular cutting striations and undulations possibly from hand held wire cutting rather than blade cutting. The same technique evident to both faces. 39.5 cm x 21 cm x 2 cm. Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A New Guinea canoe paddle, the shaft extending with figural carving to the blade, along with other relief carving, remnants of binding to terminal end, length 164 cm. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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A wooden club, of taiaha form, possibly a performance prop, length 133 cm. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).
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Major-General Horatio Gordon Robley (1840-1930), two works, 'From a Painted Door' and 'From a Maori rafter', watercolour on paper, both signed and entitled, 24.5 cm x 17.5 cm.
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Major-General Horatio Gordon Robley, two works, both 'From a Maori rafter', both signed & entitled 24.5 cm x 17.5 cm
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Two folk art carved wood Maori figures, a man kneeling with taiaha and a woman kneeling holding a mere. Tallest 29.5 cm
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19th century Maori tekoteko figure, with a patu held in the right hand, open mouth displaying block form teeth and male genitals present, surmounting a Koruru mask suggesting this figure was featured in an elevated position. Old red brown paint finish, height 82 cm. Provenance: From Queen Victoria School for Maori Girls in Parnell, Auckland, which opened in 1902 and closed 2001. Registered Y13863.
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An early/mid 20th century Maori carved walking stick, the handle carved as an arched full figure, its hands going down the shaft above two reverse facing stylised figures and the dominant length of curvilinear and notch detail. The handle figure with pronounced extending head, paua inserts, length 89 cm.
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An old taiaha, traditionally carved with a stylised head and protruding tongue with whorl design, one paua ring inset eye remaining to either side, idiosyncratically carved asymmetrical forehead pattern, length 160 cm. Y registered
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A 19th century taiaha, of overall slender proportions, red-brown timber, with small carved head and protruding tongue, ring eye inserts absent. A name faintly incised on the shaft (Nauhipi?) Length 150 cm. Y Registered
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A mid/late-20th century quality Maori carved stylised figure, the fine incised tattoo type decoration highlighted with blue, hands clasped to front, genitals evident. Rotorua school, height 60.5 cm.
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New Zealand colonial artist unknown, portrait of a Maori woman wearing korowai cloak, after a photograph/postcard by Muir & Moodie sometimes entitled 'Meditation', oil on board, monogrammed and dated 1900. 39 cm x 30 cm
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Two moa leg bones, a tibia and top section of a femur. 370 and 15 cm.
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A rare model colonial kauri gum chest of drawers, the two drawers with bun handles and hand form pulls, shaped panelled sides, raised on four claw feet, the top with fancy upstand back and oversized turned finials, highlights of cherub and florals encased within panels. 12 cm x 10 cm x 19 cm. Mounted on original faded velvet plinth with circular ebonised base. Some loses and restoration. Provenance: From the estate of R.K. Garlick (arrived in New Zealand in 1862) who was the owner of one of the first gum…
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A massive kauri gum boulder, in polished state and natural as found form. Collected by a Scottish immigrant who worked in the kauri logging industry, c.1890s, as a limber (removing top branches to facilitate felling). In this employment he recovered this and two other naturally bled massive boulders, the others still held by family descendants. Weight approx. 9.9kgs (21lbs). 50 cm x 23 cm x 17.5 cm.
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth, finely engraved and stained in black with detail of a sailing ship and a whaling scene including a whale destroying a long boat and birds awkwardly in flight, the reverse engraved 'Whaler Metacom 1842', 20th century, crack to tip end, length 15 cm.
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An old antler fid, the natural shape with attractive patination, collected from an elderly fisherman working out of Moeraki, length 25 cm.
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A vintage c.1899 'Native Flowers of N.Z.' colour lithograph, half of the original painting by William Huddlestone, lithographed by William Shaw Diedrich Schmidt, displaying an elaborate N.Z. floral display within a Maori carved kumete. 46 cm x 57.5 cm, framed under glass.
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A New Hebrides/Vanuatu iron trade axe hafted on a wooden club handle, the terminal end with 'cotton reel' finial, a hybrid form that emerged from the colonial era of the 1800s.
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A Solomon Island burnished wooden oval bowl, with conforming low foot. 34 cm x 25.5 cm
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A Solomon Islands large circular wooden bowl, with water washed finish, diameter 51 cm
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Two Solomon Islands paddles, light brown wood with ring terminal finials, one faulted, length 129 cm
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A Solomon Islands paddle club, oval blade with medial rib, shaft with tapering finial, length 106 cm
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A large Solomon Islands paddle club, oval blade with medial rib, shaft with tapering finial, length 124 cm
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An Oceania wooden shallow dish, circular with single handle issuing from the rim, diameter 32.5 cm
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A late 19th century/early 20th century Samoan wooden saw tooth club (nifo'oti), with long teeth to one side and a single curved hook at the end, length 75 cm.
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An old Vanuatu hardwood club, simple shape expanding at the head, fine old blackened patina, length 89 cm
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A Solomon Islands long club, lanceolate blade with medial rib, dark brown colour, length 112 cm.
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A Fijian ula, with rootstock head with natural fissures, the slender shaft with notched decoration at the grip, length 40 cm
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A Fijian ula, with small spherical rootstock head on a slender shaft, length 36.5 cm
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A 19th century Fijian tabua on cord, the sperm whale tooth tabua finely engraved with lineal dot designs and crosses, some lettering evident, connected to an old cord of traditional woven and braided magimagi (sennit). The tooth length 16.5 cm, the cord 66 cm.
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A Lapita pottery vessel, winged shape with raised surface decoration, width 15.5 cm.
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An old Borneo Dayak tall carved panel, dominated with two figures in relief, one with horn type headrest and spear, the other standing upon the head of a bull. Further relief decorated lineal panels, supported upon an ebonised stand, height 213 cm, width 51.5 cm.
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An old Australian Aboriginal hardwood bullroarer of broad flat shape, notched at one end for fibre cord, L.50 cm. Sold in these room in 1998 as a woomera.
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An old aboriginal nulla nulla (hunting stick), Cape York area, traditional tapered cylindrical form with swollen head tapering to a point, dark patina, length 57 cm
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A trade axe, the steel blade on a simple wooden shaft with butt knob, length 64 cm
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A Pitcairn Island carved wood folk art flying fish, with open mouth and inlaid eyes. Stamped 'Made by Vernon Young', slight faults, length 34.5 cm.
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IVORY CROCODILE, An African carved ivory crocodile, length 39 cm.
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An African spatula bladed short sword, with ivory hilt with incised banded decoration, length 46 cm
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An African Assegai short thrusting spear, with slender leaf shaped blade affixed to a tapering wooden shaft with leather thong bindings, length 134 cm.
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An African war axe, with wing shaped blade fixed to a slender wooden shaft, length 76.5 cm
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An unusually long Maasai seme sword, with flat narrow forte extending to a spatula tip, with wooden hilt and hide covered scabbard, length 117 cm
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Two African wooden clubs, one Northern Nguni tribal group, possibly Swazi, with round head surmounted by a ridged comb, pierced to accept a steel blade, the simple shaft with anthropomorphic suggestion of small breasts, L.59.5 cm, the other possibly Zulu, with multiple branched head and tapering shaft, L.62 cm. Provenance: Private Auckland collection, previously the collection of M.D.Simpson (Merton D. Simpson Gallery, N.Y.).
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An old African Ivory Coast awale board game 'table' and 46 nickernuts, with 14 compartments raised on an asymmetrical platform base. Provenance: Private Collection of a Senior UNICEF Photographer in Africa c.1970 and her partner a diplomat with the British High Commission. 73.5 cm.
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An African Ivory Coast presentation dish, the circular adze hewn dish with a central oval compartment covered by a deep lid surmounted by carved faces and in low relief with a torso and limbs, a small integral pedestal stands raised from the dish floor, diameter 48 cm. Provenance: Private Collection of a Senior UNICEF Photographer in Africa c.1970 and her partner a diplomat with the British High Commission
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An African knobkerrie, the single piece hardwood knob, with four panels of finely woven brass wire grips to shaft, length 67 cm.
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Three vintage African carved ivory letter openers, each with a variously carved finial.
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A pair of old West African carved wood stylised figures, their heads of stylised flattened curved form, the man with beard, original dark stained patina. Heights approx. 38.5 cm ea. Note: both with old collection details painted to reverse 'EA1980.257 Morris W. Africa', the other numbered EA1980.258. some repairs and loss.
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A West African double figure group, Mother & Child', similar to above. Collection details to reverse: 'EA1980.268 Morris W. Africa', height 19 cm.
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A vintage West African three-figure group, the carved pale wood with restrained carved and black stained highlights including protruding belly buttons, height 18 cm. Collection details painted to the base 'EA1980.269 Morris W. Africa'.
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An old West African (Senufo) carved wood horn bill fertility sculpture, modelled standing, remains of dark stained pigment, height 18 cm. Note: old collection details painted to base 'EA1980.267 Morris W. Africa'.
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Two West African carved wooden tribal masks, both with restrained scarification detail, dark and red stained highlights, the larger with some insect damage. Both with collection details painted to reverse 'EA1980.260 Morris W. Africa', the other numbered 1980.259, height (approx). 31.5 cm.
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An old African leather and beaded belt type section, the rectangular leather length with coloured and lineal beaded highlights, the centre top with pouch opening, the long leather tasselled fringes with red and white bead highlights, length approx. 70 cm.
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Len Castle, large stoneware pourer, of squat circular kendi form, the angled neck with cork stopper, tenmoku glazed, impressed cipher, diameter 26 cm
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A Len Castle large blossom vase, press-moulded stoneware, saturated iron under-glaze with rutile over-glaze, the rectangular top pooled with glaze, impressed potter's mark, C1970, height 44 cm.
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Barry Brickell, a large chalice, with deep bowl raised on conical base, impressed mark, height 33 cm
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Robyn Stewart, raku fired, pigmented and burnished, carved ceramic blade form. Impressed mark and exhibition labelled. Chips, height 65 cm
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John Parker, pottery vase, matt white with dark banding, height 10 cm
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John Parker, ribbed spherical vase with slender neck, height 21 cm.
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John Parker, textured teal vase, circular on ring turned foot, diameter 30 cm
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John Parker, textured white vase, tapering cylindrical, height 24.5 cm
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John Parker, Vortex cone, matt white glaze. Impressed initials, height 12 cm.
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John Parker, Vortex cone, matt white glaze. Impressed initials, height 24.5 cm.
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John Parker, Vortex vase, conical ring turned and cylindrical neck shape pierced with brass screws, gloss black glaze. Impressed initials.H.23 cm.
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John Parker, Vortex vase, conical ring turned and cylindrical neck shape pierced with brass screws, gloss black glaze. Impressed initials.H.40.5 cm.
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John Parker, small 'Vortex' totem cone, black gloss glaze, impressed initials, height 19 cm
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John Parker, Vortex flared bowl with pierced flower holder insert, black gloss glaze, impressed initials, height 19 cmmm, diameter 29 cm
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John Parker, bronze glazed cut walled bottle vase, height 14 cm
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John Parker, small bronze glazed bowl, diameter 11.5 cm
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Peter Stichbury large decorative shallow bowl, the tenmoku glaze with poured iron sand decoration with soft golden type highlights. Impressed potter's mark, diameter 39 cm.
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Garry Nash art glass volcanic type series lava vase, tall flattened ovoid form with yellow lipped rim, signed and date matt crackle red exterior with yellow highlights, d '98 to base, height 31.5 cm.
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An early Garry Nash (Sunbeam Glassworks) 'trail' bowl, circular with slight fluting, graduated celadon colour with fine mauve trailing. Etched signature and dated '90, diameter 32 cm
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A large and impressive Garry Nash glass sculpture of free form vase shape, open at both ends, cerulean blue with internal black feathered design and shading. Signed and dated '97, height 70 cm.
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A Garry Nash large glass vase, squat circular, yellow interior, emerald exterior with gold/palladium shards and red rim. signed and dated '94, diameter 29 cm
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Rebecca Heap 'Spiky Geode', clear and green glass, diameter 13 cm
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Lynden Over (Lava Glass) vase, tapering shape, sommerso red, black and white in clear casing. Signed and dated 201 cm, height 19 cm
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A large Hoglund glass circular dish, the centre with a blue-green spiral framed by a broad amethyst band and with a deep sapphire border. Signed, diameter 62 cm
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A very large Hoglund glass vase, blue with blue-green markings, ovoid shape, etched mark 'O & M Hoglund, America's Cup 2003'. Hoglund was appointed as a merchandise licensee for the 2000 and 2003 America's Cup, height 38 cm
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A very large Hoglund glass vase, with blue-green-purple markings, ovoid shape, etched mark 'O & M Hoglund, America's Cup 2003'. Hoglund was appointed as a merchandise licensee for the 2000 and 2003 America's Cup, height 38 cm
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