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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:599
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:588
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:380
Date:17-Sep-2019
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An early redware terracotta baluster jar, probably Filipino, two loop handles to the shoulder (one restuck), height 23 cm.
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A small early Filipino pottery jar, labelled 'National Museum of the Philippines, Manila RP Registration'. Restoration, height 10 cm
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An early pottery jar, probably Filipino, squat circular, diameter 17 cm
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A 19th century Maori carved whalebone wahaika, the traditional double lobed spatulate blade with full stylised figure to the back, weku head to the butt, square cut lashing hole, of good weight, length 34.5 cm. Provenance: this item has resided in the one family for three generations.
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A large pre-European Maori black basalt toki (adze), tapered form with curved bevel in good polish, flaked finish to the tang. dark tone. Duff type 1A, length 26 cm.
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Two Maori pre-European toki (adze), one of Ohana argillite, mildly tapered form, polished overall finish with mildly curved bevel in good condition. 5.5 x 2 x 16.5 cm. The other smaller, tapered form with reduced grip, length 10 cm.
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A Maori pre-European argillite toki (adze), type 2, fine all-over pecked finish, mildly curved parallel sides with rounded pole, the narrow tapered blade edge with flake chipping, hammer-dressed. 6.5 x 4.5 x 22 cm.
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A Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), pale stone of long tapered form with the polished curved bevelled edge in good condition, length 19.5 cm.
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A Maori pre-European large argillite toki (adze), type 1, with long narrow pole end, pecked finish, evidence of flake chipping to base and sides otherwise polished finish, tapered with blade at the widest width. 7.5 x 3.5 x 25 cm
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A decoratively carved Maori hoe (paddle), the lanceolate shaped blade decorated with rauponga and other lineal and notch carvings to one blade face along with a small inlaid paua piece. The shaft with similar carving to a section, the terminal knob carved as a profile head with paua inlaid eyes. Dark brown stained finish, length 121 cm.
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A vintage Maori carved swagger stick, inlaid with paua shell, length 66 cm.
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An early 20th century Maori carved trinket box, the lid with stylised head flanked by the arms, hands to mouth, tongue extended, kowhaiwhai decoration to the sides, ebonised. 24.5 x 14 x 10 cm.
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A 20th century traditional style Maori large matau (fishhook), the curved wooden shank with large bone barbed end, waxed fibre lashing, plaited length of cord attached with spliced looped end. Overall length 80 cm.
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A carved kauri gum head and torso statuette of a Maori warrior, with incised moko, dressed in korowai and holding a mere pounamu, with polished wood stand, height 16 cm.
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A large pounamu (serpentinite) boulder, flattened rounded form, the top polished revealing good variegated dark green tone. Approx. 28kgs. 42 x 34 x 17 cm
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Two pieces of contemporary carved pounamu, a rounded rod pierced with a hole (11.5 cm) connected by a length of plaited flax to an oval flattened disc 11.2 x 8.3 cm.
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An Akapita Scully carved basalt wahaika sculpture, contemporary stylised form with inset paua and ivory ring detail, length 30.2 cm.
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A post New Zealand Land Wars map, showing Confiscated Lands around Auckland and the Waikato, dated 1868. 54 x 37 cm.
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Hand coloured lithograph from the Voyage de l'Astrolabe, Amboine' (Ambon, Indonesia) by de Sainson, 1833. 28 x 44 cm.
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A vintage albumen photograph, depicting Fred Mantell, the first postman to ride a motorbike in Christchurch, details verso. Along with a book 'A History of the Post Office in New Zealand
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A portrait photograph, inscribed verso: 'This photo of a Japanese who lived at Parihaka 2 Japanese men live there for a long time round war years at Parihaka. The last tattooed woman Roha told me when they were pulling down the last old buildings at Parihaka, I found it on the ground and brought it back home'. Provenance: Collection G.J. Grace. 35.5 x 27.5 cm.
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A box of New Zealand glass photo plates, includes Napier Nurses' Home after the earthquake, Black Reef from Pt. Chev, etc.
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Two early photographs of Wellington, by William Henry Whitmore Davis (1812-1901), depicting Thorndon and early waterfront, c.1867. Each 19 x 25 cm.
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An Onehunga Mills travel rug, in terracotta and mushroom tones, with original label.
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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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A rare Peter Hutson & Co. pottery commemorative Boer War jug (1899-1902), in a rich majolica glaze dominated with blue and green tones, relief decoration of a soldier with a bandolier and rifle standing to attention, crossed flags and the words 'Whawhai Mo To Kanga Mo To Kuini Ake Ake Ake' (Fight For Your Queen Forever), the handle modelled as a cannon, impressed potter's monogram and 'Rd.123', height 21 cm. Professional restoration to spout and top rim. Note: Hutson's eldest son served in the South…
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A Luke Adams lidded crock, deep caramel glaze and decorated with Greek Key pattern. 23 x 25 cm.
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An O.C. Stephens kaka beak wall pocket vase, modelled floral decoration in a finely mottled brown glaze with green highlights, printed potter's mark to reverse, height 19 cm.
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A Crown Lynn Bohemia ware vase, designed by Mirek Smisek, abstract curved line incised decoration to the matt brown glaze, incised mark to base, height 12.5 cm, hairline crack to top rim.
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An early Mirek Smisek decorated vase, the ovoid body with an encircling wide band of fine leaf decoration on white, gloss glaze over the terracotta body, incised potter's name in full, height 11.8 cm
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A pair of early ('50s/'60s) Mirek Smisek salt glaze jugs, linier decoration with signature to base, one handle repaired, height 19 cm.
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Barry Brickell swollen vase, the lobed body with lustrous red/brown glaze, grey glaze to the waisted rim, impressed potter's mark, height 18 cm.
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Crown Lynn Daniel Steenstra vase, the swollen body with dark brown and green mottled tones and incised bands showing the white body, height 15 cm. Note: this unmarked vase was purchased from Geoffrey Ball, a Crown Lynn manager c.1962 and was noted as being by Daniel Steenstra.
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A rare Titian rugby boot, designed and modelled by Cam Brown in 1956 to commemorate the victory by Waikato over the Springboks in 1956. Don Clarke was instrumental in winning the match and his boot size '9' is impressed on the sole. It reads 'Waikato 14 Springboks 10, June 9th 1956' handwritten in the glaze. 12 x 12.5 cm.
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Anneke Borren large anagama bowl, horizontally ribbed, 2014. 28 x 14.5 cm. A.B.: 'By the time I was in my sixties, the Wellington Potters Association had built their 'Japanese anagama tunnel kiln', in the Horokiwi hills, and the challenge of 'making' pots to be fired in a sustained group effort, for over 100 hours with wood firing, was inspiring. The kiln can hold 350 pots of various sizes. I consider my anagama fired pots to be amongst the best I have made.'
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Anneke Borren, pot with wood lid, anagama fired, 2011-16, diameter 20 cm.
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Anneke Borren tall lustrous brown vase, stoneware, the dark glaze with black brushed decoration, waisted form, potters mark to base, made 2009, height 40 cm.
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Pamela Annsouth salt glaze claw vase sculpture - modelled as an altered bath claw foot, thick glaze, potters mark to base. 14.5 x 16 cm.
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A Crewenna New Zealand studio pottery wax resist flagon, a dark tenmoku glaze with stylised decoration in lustrous dark red/brown tones, turned wooden topped cork stopper and tap. Impressed potter's mark to base of strap handle, height 32 cm.
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A 1950s Len Castle baluster stoneware vase, with the rare edition of Ruth Castle rope necklace, the natural woven fibre rope with two wooden beads, the vase with spotted grey green glaze with tan highlights. Impressed potter's mark, height 21.5 cm.
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A c.1960/70 Len Castle jug, ovoid body with fine ribbing, variable dark grey glaze, strap handle, impressed potter's mark to base, height 15 cm.
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An Ian Firth triple vase lamp base, the connected narrow necked vases each with an impressed and decorated section, pale grey green ash type glaze, height 4 cm. With coloured natural wool shade.
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A large Paul Fisher flagon, ovoid shape with loop handle at the short neck, reddish-brown glaze with three wax-resist dragonfly motifs to the sides, height 30 cm.
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Els Boone studio pottery bowl. From the 'Unica' Experimental Department of De Porceleyne Fles, Holland. Ex.the collection of Anneke Borren. Anneke worked at this studio in 1967/68, A.B: 'My time at the 'Unica' department, of the Royal Dutch Delft Blue, 'De Porceleyne Fles', in 1967 was hugely rewarding. Based on the Scandinavian practise of placing one's designers and artists within the factory complex. All clocking in at the same time and clocking out. Both designing 'Unica' pieces, as well as work for…
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Mike O'Donnell (Taraariki Pottery) anagama water jar, dribbled lustrous glaze effects, impressed and shell highlights, incised potters' marks to base. 11.5 x 125. Note: Some know Michael as the 'Waterman'. He has carried his clay water jars containing the waters of life to numerous parts of the world. He most recently appeared in the film documentary 'The Water Whisperers'.
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Suzy Dunser, salt glazed porcelain oil can jug, the mildly cylindrical body with large raised top lip and cylindrical spout, elegantly pale salt fired. Impressed potter's mark, height 23 cm.
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A Waterford Lismore crystal jug, cylinder body, height 11.5 cm
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A Waterford Crystal jug, Lismore pattern, height 16.5 cm.
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set of six Waterford champagne glasses, 'Lismore' pattern,saucer type.
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Ten Carl Faberge champagne flutes, snow dove pattern, etched mark to base, chip to one glass.
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Six Bohemian crystal wine glasses, the harlequin set of varying colours, height 19 cm.
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A Bohemian crystal decanter and four liqueur glasses, the harlequin set of varying colours, height 33.5 cm.
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Four glass paperweights, two with coloured canes, one cobalt blue with flowers and a clear glass Val St. Lambert free form piece.
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A Remy Martin crystal nut dish, decorated with a centaur throwing a spear, diameter 11.5 cm.
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An Art Deco bronze and ivory (chryselephantine) figurine by Georges Van der Straeten, the elegant lady with carved ivory head, shoulder, chest and arms, some loss to fingers, her bronze wide dress with fine floral patterned centre, onyx circular base, height 36 cm.
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A Bretby mottled blue vase, impressed marks to base, height 16 cm
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An Aultcliff blue vase, impressed marks to base, height 11.5 cm
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A Pilkington Lancastrian blue vase, impressed and printed marks to base, height 11 cm
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A Pilkington Lancastrian mottled teal vase, impressed and printed marks to base, height 10 cm
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A Pilkington Lancastrian peacock feather vase, impressed marks to base, diameter 9 cm
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A Wilkinson's 'Honeyglaze' sugar caster, Clarice Cliff conical shape, height 14 cm.
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A Carlton Ware 'Devil's Copse' pattern lozenge shaped bowl, decorated in bright enamels and gilt with trees bearing 'eye' fruit along with exotic paddle and spearpoint flowers on a cobalt ground, raised on gilded ball and claw feet, and with gilded handles. W.31.5 cm.
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A L. Dage Art Deco vase, decorated in trailing grape vines, signature to one side, France painted to the base. 14 x 13 cm.
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A rare Rene Lalique opalescent glass 'Marisa' vase, mould-blown in opalescent white with rows of vertical fish motif, flat spreading top rim, engraved signature 'R. Lalique, France' and model no. 'No. 1002', designed c. 1927.
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A Rene Lalique uncommon 'Perruches' green stained bowl, moulded in relief with 20 perched budgerigars, on blossom ground with green stained highlighting, engraved signature 'R. Lalique', Model #419, c.1931, diameter 25 cm.
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A Rene Lalique frosted glass 'Ormeaux' vase, the repeating leaf design with frosted finish accentuated to the recesses, the inverted rim probably shortened and re-polished. Engraved signature 'R. Lalique, France', and 'No. 984, height 16 cm.
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A Rene Lalique opalescent blue stained 'Ormeaux' vase, the spherical body with repeating leaf design highlighted with the blue stained finish, the short everted rim with flat top displaying irregularity in width, possibly later ground. Engraved signature 'R. Lalique, France' and design 'No. 984', introduced in 1926, height 16.5 cm.
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A pair of Lalique scent flasks, in the Dahlia pattern, Lalique France etched to base. 17 x 7.5 x 21 cm.
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A Lalique powder bowl, in the Dahlia pattern, Lalique France etched to base, diameter 12 cm.
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A Lalique flacon, in the Enfants pattern, Lalique France in etched script to the base. 9 x 10 cm.
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A Lalique bon-bon dish, the rim decorated with scallop shells, Lalique France etched to base, diameter 20 cm.
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A Lalique bon-bon dish, the rim decorated with leaves in deep relief. Lalique France in etched script to the base, diameter 25 cm.
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A Lalique vase, in the Dampierre pattern, Lalique France in etched script to the base. 12 x 12 cm.
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Two Lalique ring trays, one in the Naiade pattern the other Carp, both with Lalique France in etched script the base. 9.5 x 11 cm.
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A Lalique ring tray, in the Ecureuil (squirrel) pattern, Lalique France etched in script to the base.
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A Lalique dish, decorated with stylised flower heads, Lalique France etched to the base, diameter 20 cm.
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A Sarreguemines majolica basket dish and cover, patterned with fruit, diameter 17 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica handled basket, patterned with fruit, diameter 21 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica oval two handled dish, patterned with strawberries. Width 35.5 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica oval dish, patterned with blueberries. Width 24 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica dish and cover on fixed saucer, patterned with cherries, diameter 20 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica oval platter, patterned with fruit. Width 31.5 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica circular platter, patterned with fruit, diameter 29.5 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica low footed tazza, patterned with fruit, diameter 23.5 cm
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A Sarreguemines majolica plate, patterned with cherries and strawberries, diameter 25 cm
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A vintage Grimwades Ltd 'Maoriland' jug, swollen ovoid form, hand coloured with landscape incorporating whare, lake and smoking mountain, printed Maori carving border and handle, height 11 cm
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A vintage Grimwades Ltd 'Maoriland' jug, swollen rectangular form, hand coloured with landscape incorporating whare, lake and smoking mountain, printed Maori carving border and handle, height 11 cm.
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A West German ceramic wall plaque, modelled with the head of a young woman, height 25 cm.
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A West German ceramic wall plaque, modelled with the head of a young woman, height 23 cm.
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A West German ceramic wall plaque, modelled with the head of a young woman, height 24 cm.
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A Royal Copenhagen figurine, The Little Mermaid, printed marks to base, height 21 cm.
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A Royal Dux figurine, the medieval woman in blue dress and snood, the base with full pink triangle, printed and impressed marks, height 28.5 cm.
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A Chinese pallet of 12 jade tablets, each of slender rectangular form engraved with archaic script. Overall 23 x 21 cm
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A Chinese white jade pendant, goddess to one side, calligraphy to the other, with cord and red coral bead. 6 x 8 cm.
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A Chinese large carved jade court seal, surmounted with a foo dog, the square tablet base carved with four characters, dark green tone with tan/pale green inclusions. 10 x 10 x 14 cm.
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A Chinese Han Dynasty style nephrite adze blade, tapered flattened form with mildly curved bevel, wide tapered suspension hole, mottled mid/green dark tone, length 8.3 cm.
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A Chinese white jade handling piece, finely and softly carved with a bust of Shou Lao, holding a peach, and with a robe draped around his shoulders, length 5.8 cm.
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A large egg yolk amber bead of rounded flattened form, opaque and pale cloudy sections, in good polish. 82gm, diameter 6.3 cm.
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A Guangdong Province red stone tablet, the square section stone with calligraphy to one side and symbols, geometric forms and florals to the other. 41 x 41 cm.
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A Chinese rosewood timber brush-pot, cylindrical form, base plug present, height 19.5 cm.
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