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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:823
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:805
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:567
Date:25-Jun-2019
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A printed and manuscript Grant of Land to the Auckland Harbour Board, dated 1872, under Section 5 of The Auckland Military Reserves Act 1871, along with a New Zealand immigrant passenger's contract ticket, on the 'Zealandia' sailing for Auckland, 1874
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Richard A. Cruise 'Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand, pub. Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme and Brown, London (1823), 1st ed, 3/4 morocco with marbled boards, 8vo (22 cm), iv, 321p, marbled edges, colour frontis of Tetoro, Chief of New Zealand. Contemporary signature of Capn. Baker on title page. Scarce, good copy
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Julius Vogel (ed.) 'The Official Handbook of New Zealand', pub London, Wyman & Sons 1875. 272pp. 8vo 21.5 cm. 3/4 green leather and marbled boards, black and white plates, maps and illustrations, some folding. 7 original black and white photographs
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Weeping Over a Deceased Chief' from 'The New Zealanders Illustrated' by George French Angas, 1867, lithograph in tints, hand finished in colour. 25 x 36 cm (image)
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A late 19th century chromolithograph print, The Death of von Tempsky at Te Ngutu O Te Manu', after the original painting by Kenneth Watkins, depicting conflict in bush with Armed Constabulary and Maori Forces. 41.5 x 63 cm. Some creasing
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Nine vintage large format 1934 Waitangi Treaty House celebrations photographs, commemorating the gifting of Treaty House by Lord Bledisloe, the 9 inch x 12 inch black and white images include a haka performance, aerial shots of the extensive grounds including tents, car parking, bridge, etc., multiple extensive shots of seated and standing figures, other Maori dance performances, etc., each marked verso: 'Photo by T.W. Collins Warkworth' with ink entitlement and detailing 'Pictures Taken at Waitangi During…
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An album of vintage New Zealand postcards, various towns and cities of NZ
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An 1880 Hawke's Bay Agricultural & Pastoral Society 'silver' medal, depicting cartouches of animal heads, the reverse with relief punga and fern design framed by the society name and with engraved presentation cartouche 'D. Campbell 1880', the edge presentation engraved '1st Prize, Entire to Improve Breed of Carriage Horses'. With maker's details 'J. Pinches. London'. 58.9gm, diameter 5 cm
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A pounamu hei tiki, in Taranaki style, with upright head, ring eyes inlaid with serrated edged paua shell, standing in flexed stance, one had to chest above a corpulent belly, one hand to thigh, height 13 cm
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A Maori canoe paddle, the long lanceolate blade with adzed finish (reglued cracks), the tapering shaft terminating in a simple terminal knob, length 158 cm. Provenance: Private estate collection
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Assorted early New Zealand postcards, together with playing cards featuring New Zealand scenes
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A 20th century Maori souvenir carved paddle, the blade back carved in high relief with multiple profile heads, the shaft with figures. Some faults, length 60 cm
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An uncommon World War I Somes Island Wellington Harbour New Zealand woods hinged lid box, made by an 'Enemy Alien' interned on Somes Island, the kauri carcass with other exotic New Zealand timbers parquetry inlaid, sectional interior. 41.5 x 25.5 x 10.5 cm. Provenance: A note included detailing 'This has been passed down, my grandfather who died in 1972 aged 88 bought this home from World War I. The story is it was made by prisoners-of-war on Somes Island off Wellington...'. Note: it is possible that this…
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An early/mid 20th century carved wooden tiki, carved in high relief with suspension hole to the top, length 13.5 cm. Provenance: From outside a whare at Te Kopi sheep station (Wairarapa), c.1900-1910, owned by Sir Walter Clarke Buchanan, (1838-1924) MHR for Wairarapa. From Bill Page, station manager and Boer War veteran (died 1926)
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Two New Zealand Police Service and Good Conduct silver medals with miniatures, one to 'Inspector C.R. Cotterrell New Zealand Police 1971', with ribbons, one with associated box
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A vintage Feltex picture rug, Auckland Harbour Bridge', woven in colours with image of bridge and landscape, coat-of-arms bottom left and tiki images to the top corners. 67 x 130 cm
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An old copper fire screen, embossed with a scene of the Landing of Cook 1769, domed top, four curved feet. 71 x 68 cm
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An early Crown Lynn attributed prowling lion sculpture, tan trickle glaze, hand incised mane detail, unmarked, length 22 cm
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Crown Lynn Art Deco sculpted polar bear book-end, matt white glaze, stylised design, height 100m
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Two Crown Lynn Arthur Rhodes vases, both with traditional banded decoration including a finely sculpted unglazed section, one with printed tiki mark to base. Flake chip to one. Heights 245 and 165
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An early Crown Lynn Ambrico flared bowl, serpentine rim, green trickle glaze over pale blue, shape #53 impressed and with fractional number to base. Minor rubbing to rim, diameter 26.2 cm
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A Titian Studios scallop shell vase, impressed number 631, width 13.5 cm
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A Briar Gardner pottery jug, sponged and trickle glazed in an olive and mustard tones, signed and dated to base, height 13.5 cm
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Mirek Smisek, Gate to the World', salt glazed stoneware deep bowl, with original gallery label under the base, impressed potter's cipher to the side, width 28 cm
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Ten Peter Stichbury door handles, for doors or drawers, diameter 9.5 cm
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Ten Peter Stichbury door handles, for doors or drawers, various sizes
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Anneke Borren, small wall mounted vase, c.1975, length 19 cm
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Anneke Borren, dragon, (two piece), earthenware, 1988. Literature: Illustrated page 31 'Anneke Borren - Ceramiste', 2016 [pub in conjunction with Anneke Borren's retrospective exhibition at Rick Rudd's Ceramics Museum, Whanganui, 2016], height 34 cm
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Royce McGlashen studio pottery decorated bowl, brushed glaze in a landscape design, autumnal tones with red blush sky, a double hanging aperture to the reverse, diameter 28.5 cm
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A Len Castle shino glazed bottle, with lug handle to the shoulder. Impressed potter's mark, height 27 cm
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Len Castle blue alkaline pooled pouring bowl, the glaze darkening as it pools to the centre, the exterior of volcanic silica type, thick walled, the exterior tapering to a narrow base, stamped potter's mark, diameter 31.5 cm
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Len Castle hanging wall vase, impressed design, umber rubbed glaze, minor firing flaws, c.1970, height 280
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Len Castle lidded storage jar, squat spherical form, tenmoku glaze, central rope impressed band, knob handled lid, impressed mark c.1970s
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Jeff Oestreich (U.S.A. b.1947), ovoid vase made at the St Ives Pottery, finely salt glazed, fine incised bands to the shoulder, potter's and pottery marks to base, height 225. Note: Oestreich worked at the Leech Pottery from 1969 to 1971
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Five Crewenna Pottery (Harry and May Davis) cups and saucers, stoneware, impressed mark
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Zeke Wolf large shallow dish, Orange Tree', initialled and dated '01, diameter 42.5 cm
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Brian Gartside large bowl, with abstract decoration on tenmoku ground, diameter 39 cm
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A Brian Gartside pottery platter, pale and dark abstract glazed decoration, paper label to base, diameter 40 cm
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Doreen Blumhardt (1914-2009) 'Heaven-Man -Earth' a significant sculptural installation, the three sculpted stoneware elements raised on stoneware lozenge sections with relief South Coast Wellington rock impressions, speckled brown glaze highlights. The tallest section 140 cm. Note: Dame Blumhardt was a pioneer of art education and the founder of the Blumhardt Foundation, set up to foster art in New Zealand. Her collection is housed at the Dowse Art Museum
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Roy Cowan major large garden sculpture, tapered and sculpted cylindrical form, the top with multiple trumpet form piercings and scrolling forms, in rich dark red brown, mid-brown and speckled pale glaze highlights, height 1080
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Roy Cowan large 'Owl' stoneware sculpture, tall tapered flat slab form, the two circular piercings towards the top with radiating concave framing and incising below of owl's eyes form, sculpted ribbed neck, aqua-green and dark speckled brown glaze highlights, height 90.5 cm. Provenance: Ex. the Lorraine and Patrick Williams collection, Wellington
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Chester Nealie large ovoid floor vase, lug handles to the shoulder, the wood fired celadon glaze displaying lustrous golden brown tone, remnants of shells to body and base, part paper label and incised artist's mark to base, height 48 cm
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Juliet Peter large stoneware floor vase, wax resist open hoop design repeating to the shoulder, the body with variable turquoise glaze on brown, sculpted top rim, incised maker's marks to base, height 41.5 cm
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Michael Cardew, cider flagon, earthenware with sgrafitto plant motif, banded and animal decoration, brown/orange glaze, impressed potter's mark and Winchcombe pottery monogram, height 38 cm
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Three coffee cups and saucers, Donna Matrix, decorated by Fiona Pardington in Victorian items
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A Martin Poppelwell 'Lapin' bowl, the exterior decorated with leaping lapin, black on a white ground, signature and date to the centre of the bowl, diameter 16 cm
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Four pieces of New Zealand pottery, includes an early Peter Hawkesby coffee mug, mid period bowl and two Tippet tea bowls (one cracked)
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Royce McGlashen large baluster vase and wall plate, the vase with brushed stylised landscape design, height 360m
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Jo Munro, pit-fired large pod form vase, variously decorated firing effects, the top with cut opening section. Potter's incised monogram to base, height 29 cm
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Ted Dutch tile, King and Queen go Driving', c.1980, screen printed ceramic. 15.3 x 153
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Ian Webster pottery three-piece sculpture, untitled view towards Rangitoto, angular slab construction, cut relief and glazed decoration. Potter's mark to base. The tallest section 39 cm, small repair to a corner of the smallest section
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Ian Drury (Coromandel) sculpted wall plaque, combed, incised and glazed highlights, impressed potter's mark to reverse. 14.5 x 12 cm
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A John Crichton mosaic platter, decorated with concentric rings of tiles on a spun copper base, affixed paper label, diameter 27.5 cm
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A vintage Ruth Castle hand woven cane dish, Star of David', dark dyed rim and centre, diameter 23.4 cm
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Helen Schamroth, Life Threads - Fragments VIII', mixed media, dyed silk panels, hand-made rag paper and various, signed, entitled and dated '87. 81 x 50 cm
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Anita Berman, Progressions I - Changes', woven and decorated three-piece fragment framed artwork, entitled and signed. 17.5 x 31 cm
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Three Peter Viesnik coloured glass paperweights, each with bubble and tendril type inclusions from a coloured base, in tones of yellow, green and blue etc., each with engraved signature and date '97
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Peter Raos, Star of the Sea' art glass paperweight, the red starfish upon anemones and multi-coloured ocean floor, signed and dated 2000, diameter 9.5 cm
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A Hoglund glass vase, decorated in iridescent peacock blues, marked at base. 15 x 12 cm
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Garry Nash, polychrome glass boulder, signed and dated '98, width 30 cm
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Garry Nash, large ovoid vase, cobalt cased over white with silver shard decoration, signed and dated '99, height 30.5 cm
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Keith Rowe, (Hot Glass Studio, Blackheath N.S.W.), large 'Nature' vase, cylindrical reducing at the foot, mottled tortoiseshell patterned gloss interior and frosted exterior. Maker's cipher at pontil. 37 cm
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A Roman glass small vase, with two handles at the everted rim, height 10.5 cm
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A Victorian Stourbridge green glass dump, height 9.5 cm
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A Victorian cranberry glass jug, the ovoid body with optical fluted decoration, clear glass ribbed handle, height 19 cm
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A set of six Waterford Crystal glasses, the short stems with knopped based diamond cut bowls. Etched mark to each some with paper labels, height 13.3 cm
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A set of six Waterford Crystal large red wine glasses, Lismore type pattern. Etched mark to each, height 20 cm
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A set of six Waterford large red wine glasses, tall tapered stems with broad diamond cut bowls, etched mark to base of each, height 22.5 cm
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A Waterford Crystal decanter, of mallet shape with tapering octagonal stopper, height 32.5 cm
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A rare original Crown Crystal Kangaroo pattern carnival glass master bowl, large kangaroo and no branch below version, Rd4696, ruffled rim black/amethyst, minute frit to edge, diameter 24 cm
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Eight Bohemian crystal wine glasses, the harlequin set of varying colours and patterns
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A retro Kosta Boda 'Swimmer's' heavy glass dish, square form, relief moulded decoration to the base showing through the thick clear glass, the central base with blue geometric design, maker's label to one end, etched maker's mark and designer's signature Bertil Vallien and model no. 79368
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A Murano glass clown figure, in vibrant colours, height 36.5 cm
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A Murano glass clown decanter, the head forming the stopper, height 34.5 cm
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A 1930s opalescent glass cased clock, in the manner of Rene Lalique's 'Deux Colombes' clock, of arched shape moulded in relief with a pair of doves amongst prunus blossom, raised on a gilt metal plinth base, with interior illumination and fitted with a Hammond Clock Co, Chicago (1931-37) electrically driven clock mechanism, height 26 cm
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A Lalique France signed 'Jaffa' dish, crescent form with repeating seed head design in frosted highlight, engraved signature, width 20.2 cm
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A vintage signed Lalique crystal France marguerites daisies large centrepiece bowl, the exterior flared rim with repeating relief decorated daisies, etched maker's mark, diameter 36 cm, some chipping
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A 1930s French art glass opalescent bowl, radiating leaf design with star form centre, moulded maker's mark illegible, diameter 27 cm
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A c.1910 Tudric pewter and enamelled mantel clock made for Liberty of London, of architectural tower form with original mottled blue and green enamelled copper dial with Roman numerals, original Lenzkirch 8-day movement, with key, stamped to the base 'TUDRIC' and the model # 01034, height 17.5 cm
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A rare c.1930s French Art Deco miniature bar cigarette dispenser by Sudre for Cado, the Macassar wood bar with polished chrome top and bartender shaking a cocktail, the bar top slides to reveal cigarette compartments and allowing music to play, the winder as the ice bucket, engraved maker's mark 'Sudre', height 17 cm
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A WMF silver plate Jugendstil table mirror, the oval mirror with restrained stylised decoration and tapered side columns, strut back support. Embossed makers marks, height 40 cm. Note: Used for many years as a shop counter mirror by a leading Auckland Jeweller
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A good Art Deco Josef Lorenzl naked dancing woman, original green patina, engraved 'LORENZL' to the circular base, raised on hexagonal alabaster column and square platform base, some chipping to the alabaster, c.1930, height 66.2 cm
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A late 19th century WMF silver plate woman figured table mirror, the oval mirror in silver plate frame with draped classical maiden leaning forward, column formed sides with central base symbolised with torch, quiver and bird below a wreath. Stamped marks including '11508', strut back with later fitting, height 39 cm
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An English Pewter Archibald Knox design footed basket, stylised pierced foliate border, (made for Liberty of London) stamped 'English Pewter 01172' to the base, length 23.2 cm
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A Kayserzinn Art Nouveau pewter basket, curvilinear and leaf mildly raised designs, stamped mark to the base and model #4450, length 31.8 cm
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A rare Clarice Cliff applique Bizarre 'Blue Lucerne' candlestick, shape #331 of squat flared form, diameter 8.8 cm, small hairline crack
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A rare Royal Doulton Charles Noke and Harry Nixon 'Chinese Jade' bowl, naturalistically designed as a lily pond with a lily flower to outer rim, printed Royal Doulton mark to base, signed 'Noke Chinese Jade HN ', some typical crazing, width 17.5 cm, height 7.7 cm
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A Bernard Moore flambe glazed vase, cylinder form with swollen top in deep rich red glaze, printed mark to base, height 10.5 cm
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A good William Moorcroft Leaf and Berry vase, baluster form, coloured glaze on variable green and blue ground, painted initials in blue and incised marks to base, height 24 cm
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An Australian Airzone 'Radio Star' mantel radio, black Bakelite case with cream grille. As is, height 36 cm
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A Victorian Parian bust 'Clytie', on socle base, height 28.5 cm
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A 19th century French porcelain desk set, the two handled base holding various size lidded pots for inks, nibs, wipers and other writing accessories, decorated in wildflowers on a cobalt blue base with gilt embellishments. (some odd pieces). 30 x 22 cm
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A late 18th century quality Dutch Delft polychrome enamel tin glaze plate, painted with various florals and insect, repeat patterned banded border, some fritting to edge, diameter 33.5 cm
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Six pieces of 18th/19th century English blue and white china, variously chinoiserie patterned, tea bowls, saucers and dishes
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Six Copeland china fruit plates, finely hand painted with scenes of the Holy Land within apple green borders, diameter 25 cm
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A Rockingham style fruit set, of eight plates, a tazza (restored) and three dishes, hand painted with landscapes framed by an apple green and gilt border
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A Victorian Prattware part service, sixteen plates, six comports and dishes, decorated in traditional country scenes with a decorative border. Some old chips and cracks
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A 19th century Prattware loving cup, together with a large mug, decorated with seaside and country scenes
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Five Royal Doulton Nursery Rhyme pieces, includes a cup, saucer and plate, mug and tall beaker, 'Peter Piper', 'Old Mother Hubbard', etc
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A vintage Sylvac uncommon naked lady figured vase, the lady in a long drape holding a flower beside a rocky well formed as the vase, impressed number 1338' and 'Made in England' to base, blue glaze, height 18 cm
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