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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:780
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:779
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:665
Date:30-Apr-2019
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A Cypriot terracotta skyphos/mastoid deep cup, with small loop handles, decorated with four rondels to either side and concentric banding to the interior. Restoration. Diameter 15 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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A large pottery amphora storage jar, with loop handles at the sides, damage to mouth, height 50 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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A large piriform pottery storage jar, with loop handles at the shoulder, all over ribbed surfaces, height 45 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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A Greek oinochoe (wine ewer) with trefoil mouth, a bird shaped askos (oil flask) and a plaster cast of a bas-relief bejewelled hand from antiquity. Faults. Ewer height 23.5 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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An Egyptian alabaster pilgrim flask, discoid with short neck, two loop handles at the shoulder. Some restoration to one side, height 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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Four Middle Eastern artefacts, two small turquoise faience ushabtis, length 6 cm, a XVIII dynasty scarab and a Roman terracotta oil lamp. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Two Middle Eastern artefacts, a string of turquoise faience beads and a terracotta oil lamp. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Five Roman glass unguentaria and a bangle, three blue glass baluster/piriform, an iridescent blue alabastron, a green 'candlestick unguentarium and a wrythen twist bangle. Tallest height 13 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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Five Roman glass items, an iridescent blue conical bowled and stemmed glass, a cylindrical beaker with trailed band, a fluted stemmed glass, a fluted cylindrical flask with handle and a piriform flask with handle and pinched spout. Tallest height 12 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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Five Roman glass items, a sprinkler flask baluster shape with vertical ribs and with constricted internal neck, a purple/rust piriform flask, a cylindrical bottle with flattened mouth, a mallet body bottle and a flared mouthed flask. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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Five Roman glass items, an amphora shaped bottle, a small iridescent dish, an ovoid wide mouth carafe, a squat circular small bowl and a pinched walled beaker. Tallest height 7.5 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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A collection of 41 Roman and other early bronze coins, mainly smaller in size, the largest diameter 2.5 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Ten ancient Greek and Roman bronze coins, various, the largest of diameter 4.5 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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An ancient Greece Athens 'Tetradrachm' silver coin, 449-413B.C. - Sear 2526, a good crisp example 'VF'. Note: Athenian Owls were arguably the most influential of all coins and one of the most highly recognisable as they popularised the practice of putting a head on the obverse and a tail (animal) on the reverse. Athena was goddess of both wisdom and warfare as represented by the owl.
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Three ancient bronze coins and one token, includes 'Egypt, AE20 2nd Cent. B.C. Head of Zeus, two eagles, 'Hadrian 117-138, AR Denarius, Rx Tell VS Stabil, other smaller and a New Zealand token issued by S. Hague Smith, Ironmonger, Merchant, Auckland.
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13 napped stone arrowheads and spear points, - variously American Indian, Patagonian and Scottish. Mounted on hardboard displays. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Late Bronze Age style socket axe head, Han style money knife, five tanged or socketed arrow heads and a small bronze key. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Two Medieval iron crossbow tips, c.14th-16th century Roman iron tanged arrowhead c.100AD, Egyptian Neolithic/predynastic stone point, Israel (Mt Carmel) Neolithic tool and a Sandia I lanceolate tool. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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24 napped stone arrowheads and spear points, - various cultures including American Indian.
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A framed display of two Bronze Age tanged spearheads and two slender bronze pins, longest 32 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Two pre-Colombian style terracotta pots, squat baluster with side loop handles, painted with hatched and lineal patterns, height 120 and 8 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.
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A collection of 17 old mainly Chinese coins, includes: Szechuan dollar (1912), Year 1, 1934 dollar, Sinkiang Sar ND Y7, Sinking 5 Miscals. Y6, etc., each in a plastic sleeve, many ex. Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange Ltd. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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A collection of mainly 19th century copper coins from Guernsey, Jersey and England, includes 15 Guernsey 1 Doubles, seven Guernsey 2 Doubles, 15 4 doubles, 38 Doubles, Jersey includes 62 copper coins from 1841 1/52 of shilling to 1957 1/12 of shilling, various New Zealand, collection of Australian pennies, English pennies 1860-1940, two pages of assorted tokens from England and Nova Scotia 1788, 1824, 1832 and 1840, etc.
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An album of older New Zealand coinage, includes 23 half-pennies from 1940 to 1965, 26 pennies from 1940-1956, 41 threepences including 1935 graded 'GF', 40 sixpences, 46 shillings, 30 florins, no 1935, 20 half-crowns, etc. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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A collection of older world coinage in album, includes Great Britain pennies from 1806, half-pennies from 1806, 20 18th century and 19th century copper tokens 'Birmingham Union Copper Co. 1812, Ireland Wicklow Cronebrane 1/2 1789, etc., New Zealand and G.B. 5/-, assorted Ceylon, India, 10 G.B Maundy coins, 5 Wairarapa Farmer's Co-op. Assn., assorted France, South Africa, Sarawak, Fiji, assorted forgeries, etc.
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A large collection of mainly English 19th and 20th century copper coinage, includes many Farthings, a letter included detailing 'Purchased 12 May 1969, etc.'. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Two Austria 1780 Maria Theresa and double headed eagle thaler coins, in silver. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Five various small gold coins, includes Italian Umberto I 5 Lire, etc. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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A 1900 Queen Victoria's visit to Ireland souvenir medallion, in white metal, her bust in profile to one side, verse and florals the other. cast maker's marks for Spink & Son, in original red leather fitted box, the exterior detailed 'Presented by Earl Cadogan...'. Diameter 3.9 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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A William & Mary 1693 silver half-crown, graded as 'aVF, nice example'. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Charles I silver shilling, 1636-38, described as 'VF/gVF, lovely example'. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Henry VIII 1526-44 silver groat, described as 'Nice Portrait VF'. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Five vintage silver coins, includes two Italian Kingdom of Naples - Joachim Murat 5 Lire 1813 Naples, one Italian States Kingdom of Napoleon 5 Lire, China Yunnan Province 7 Mace 2 Candareens and other Chinese silver dollar. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Two early New Zealand aluminium tokens and one bronze medal, the tokens include: 'Presbyterian Church, Port Chalmers, 1840. Do This in Remembrance of Me', maker's details stamped to both sides, S. Reading, Dunedin, and 'W.R. Cooke & Son Chemist 198 High ST Ch.Ch. 'Good for a Drink at Soda Fountain' together with 'The Bell Medal. Presented by The Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs'. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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32 New Zealand 19th century Tradesmen's Tokens, includes 3 x J. Hurley & Co., 1 x Morris Marks, Auckland, 1d., etc.
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A collection of 29 New Zealand 19th century Tradesmen's Tokens, includes Alliance Tea Co., Christchurch, 1866. .8 cm height Ashton, various dates, 5 x G.L. Beath & Co., 1 x Charles barley, one times S. Beaven, Invercargill 1863, 1 x Brown & Duthie, 2 x J. Caro & Co., 5 x S. Clarkson, 2 x S. Clarkson, 1 x A. Clark and 3 x S. Coombs.
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Three 19th century New Zealand tokens, includes George McGaul, Grahamstown, Thames 1874, Somerville, Grocer, Auckland 1857 and William Pratt 'Direct Importer of Every...', Christchurch 1854. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Three 19th century New Zealand tokens, includes United Farmers Co-operative, 2 shillings,1853, J. Hurley & Co., Wanganui and Hobday & Jobberns, Christchurch.
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Five old Australian aluminium bread tokens, each different, each issued by the Newcastle & Suburban Cooperative Society Ltd, two for 'One Loaf' and three for 'Half Loaf'. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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31 mainly New Zealand and Australian Tradesmen's tokens, as noted on associated sheet, includes New Zealand 1904 Marlborough Exhibition, Pears Soap, 1865 Dunedin Tram Token, NAAFI token 1939-45 War, ½ franc, J.G. Fleming, Tasmania, etc.
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28 New Zealand 19th century Tradesmen's tokens, includes James Wallace, 1859 1d., etc.
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29 New Zealand 19th century Tradesmen's Tokens, includes 2 x Day & Mieville, 3 x E. De Carle & Co., 1 x T.S. Forsaith, 1858 1d., etc.
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A 1930/1940 Taupo fishing lodge Visitor's Book, tooled leather cover, with numerous signatures, including Bernard Freyberg, many New Zealand, England, Australia, etc., together with a caricature by Harry Lauder. Some addresses given as onboard ships, the 'Diomede', 'Dunedin', 'Leith', 'Achilles', etc. 23.5 cm x 18.5 cm.
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A fine weave canvas oilskin hen duck decoy, body hand stitched and packed with kapok, wooden bill and glass eyes, complete with early lead mushroom anchor, length 37 cm.
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A large Northern pintail carved wooden duck decoy, single piece construction with hand painted finish, glass eyes, cipher and dated 2000 under the base, length 51 cm
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A vintage redhead duck decoy, wide wooden body, separate head, glass eyes, keel beneath, c.1940s, length 34 cm.
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A display duck decoy by Decourcy L Taylor, monogrammed c.1990s, hand painted one piece North Canadian white pine, sleeping black duck, length 38 cm
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A set of deer antlers and part skull, nine-pointer, mounted on carved wooden back.
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A set of elk horns, mounted with part of the skull onto a wooden shield.
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A Mandrill baboon skull (Mandrillus sphinx), two part skull - separate cranium and jaw with all teeth including 5.5 cm (visible) upper incisors, length 24 cm
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A lion skull, two part skull - separate cranium and jaw complete with all teeth including the large incisors, length 33 cm
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An old lion's tooth, natural polished tip end showing some wear, length 11 cm.
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A taxidermied jay, in a perching position on tree branch.
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A taxidermied magpie, in standing position perched on a tree branch.
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A taxidermied European grey heron, in standing position on a tree, height 90 cm.
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A taxidermied young red fox, in sitting position on bevel-base. 55 cm x 24 cm x 43 cm.
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A taxidermied head of a chamois, with hook to the wooden mount for hanging.
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The taxidermy head of a European mouflon, attached to a carved Black Forest style shield.
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A taxidermied chameleon, in a stalking position on a tree branch.
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A taxidermied two-toed sloth, on a small tree branch and in a glass jar.
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A large vintage full mount turtle, modelled with head raised, the unpolished 13 plate shell of good butterscotch colour, small losses to marginal plates, length 70 cm.
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A pair of decorative drinking horns, mounted on horn ball attached to a wood base, silver plate rims to horns, height 31 cm.
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A large bullmouth helmet shell, length 25 cm.
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Three pieces of blue coral, (Heliopora coerulea), on stands. Tallest 23.5 cm
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A large scale pond yacht 'Thelma', in display case, made by Alexander Stewart on his return from Gallipoli. The large glass and stained timber case with brackets to hang from the wall, recently removed for the first time from an old Mt Eden villa. Case dimensions width 153 cm, depth 32 cm, height 167.5 cm.
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A cased half ship model of the S.S. Richmond, built in England in 1885. Purchased by the vendor's family for their Pacific Island trading business. The 'Richmond' continued to be used on routes between Dunedin, Auckland, the Society Islands, Tonga and Samoa until 1896 when she was sold to the Union Steamship Co. and renamed 'Haupiri'. In 1915 she was sold by USS Co. to Sun Shipping Co., London, she was lost in a storm in the Mediterranean in 1922. 157 cm x 24 cm x 35 cm.
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Assorted S.S. Richmond accessories, includes two silver plate food covers, a mug and glass, all marked S.S. Richmond.
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A miniature colonial cedar chest of five drawers, two breakfront drawers across the top with three graduated full width drawers below, bobbin turned mouldings, kauri linings and short turned feet. Width 40 cm, depth 31 cm, height 43 cm.
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A decoratively veneered box, oblong shape with hinged lid, parquetry inlaid in various mottled, figured and burr timbers on a solid mottled timber carcase. 31 cm x 26 cm x 13 cm
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An unusual burr totara planter, tapering octagonal shape. Diameter 26.5 cm, height 19 cm
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A Schuco clockwork monkey drummer, and a German tinplate cat toy.
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An American colonial 'Dinah' mechanical cast iron money box, working order. J.E. Stevens Pat. 1869, height 18 cm.
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A 1920s English Hoop-la Clown and Trick Dog cast-iron moneybox, with coin. Minor repair to base, length 22 cm, height 19 cm
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A 1909 English brass 'Alice in Wonderland' moneybox, Pat. #18808-07, missing bottom base-plate, height 10 cm
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A c.1910 English cast-iron standing Golliwog moneybox, by John Harper. Back head panel separate from body, height 15 cm
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Two 19th century artist's paint boxes, one labelled inside the lid 'Illuminating Colours & Materials, Winsor & Newton, London
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Four framed pages from a New Zealand fern album, each 43 cm x 32.5 cm
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A Victorian leather bound double opening photograph album, each side with 14 gilt edged leaves holding 30 images (60 total), the covers embossed with shamrocks and roses. Width 33 cm
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A collection of approximately 35 Fire Brigade photos, includes 19th century individual portraits, group photos and post card photos.
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A French portrait miniature on ivory, signed Geurin, of a woman in pink dress. Oval in papier mache frame. 14.5 cm x 12.5 cm
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A Georgian papier mache snuff box, cushion shape with cut metal inlay. Width 9.5 cm
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A Georgian painted papier mache snuff box lid, in 19th century gilt frame, a portrait of an elderly gentleman. Overall 25 cm x 25 cm.
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A good 19th century whalebone walking stick, the plain tapered shaft with bands of horn below the tapered octagonal sperm whale's tooth handle, length 91.5 cm
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A vintage ivory handled walking cane, the shaft with a silver collar and square section ivory handle.
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An antique walking stick, the wooden shaft with silver plate handle, restrained decoration.
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An Edwardian oak smoker's compendium, the doors opening to reveal pipe racks and three drawers. 32.5 cm x 23.5 cm x 30.5 cm
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A late 19th century gilt spelter standing figure of a stork, in upright pose, raised on original ebonised turned wood stand, height 19.5 cm.
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The Discobolus of Myron (The Discus Thrower), bronze statue on marble base, height 64 cm.
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A bronze statuette of a battle weary knight, seated beside his horn, shield and helmet holding his mace, length 33 cm
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A Troughton Simms brass theodolite, in case, with silvered scales, one levelling tube broken.
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A 5½'mm x 27' lathe, steel bed with brass fittings.
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A French 'Maison de l'Ingenieur Chevallier' pocket barometer, diameter 6.5 cm.
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An unusual French vintage pair of folding binoculars with inbuilt compass and signalling mirror, in original velvet purse, length 10 cm.
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An Edwardian oak and silver plated framed three bottle tantalus, with the original square section decanters. With key, length 36 cm.
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A Philips 'Porteldisc' record player, c.1941, portable Bakelite cased, magnetic reproducer, combination of lid and turntable.
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An antique violin, with Antonio Stradivarius label, with case and bow.
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Notable Australian Thoroughbreds, ATP 1981, No.1581/3500 and 'Notable English and Irish Thoroughbreds', ATP 1983, No.1581/2500.
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Louis Vuitton yellow Houston mini handbag, monogrammed patent leather, stitched brown handle, used with some red marks showing.
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A 1901 Sparkbrook M.L.E Mk1*.303 rifle, (Long Tom), S/No.83509, with New Zealand issue marks, 03 date to butt plate tang, lobbing sight. Provenance: Private Estate Collection. License required.
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An 1882 Martini Henry Carbine IC1, converted 1893 H.R.B. Co.,.303 A.C MkII. S/n A6844. Provenance: Private Estate Collection. License required.
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