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The Guy Ngan Estate Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:190
Sale Title:The Guy Ngan Estate AuctionLots with images:185
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:188
Date:7-Oct-2019
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Doreen Blumhardt, spherical stoneware pot with band of brushed wax resist decoration. Impressed mark, height 24 cm.
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Doreen Blumhardt, three bowls, one deep with brushwork frieze, one with pouring lip, one with gestural decoration to the well, diameter 18 cm, 18 cm and 23.5 cm.
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Doreen Blumhardt, squat circular lidded box and two small sedge vases, diameter 12 cm, 7.5 cm and 6 cm.
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Doreen Blumhardt, large squat circular vase, mottled olive with cobalt to the shoulder, diameter 30 cm.
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Doreen Blumhardt, large stoneware floor vase. c.1980s. Impressed artist's cipher, diameter 37 cm
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Doreen Blumhardt, bottle vase with heavy feldspar glaze. Impressed mark, height 37 cm
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Graeme Storm, large circular shallow bowl, tenmoku glaze with eight-petaled flower head motifs to the well. Impressed marks, diameter 49 cm.
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Juliet Peter, large ovoid stoneware vase, with negative resist pattern. Incised mark. Firing cracks to side, height 35 cm.
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Juliet Peter, salt glazed horse sculpture with candle holder to back. c.1970s, height 42 cm
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Len Castle, three spherical vases, graduating sizes, umber pigmented, impressed mark to each. Tallest 15 cm.
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Len Castle, early discoid wall vase, ash glazed with umber pigmented mouth. Impressed mark, diameter 27.5 cm.
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Len Castle, two porcelain double aperture grass vases, umber pigmented, impressed mark to each. Tallest 14 cm.
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Len Castle, yellow glazed bowl, c.1970s. Impressed mark, diameter 27.5 cm
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Len Castle, a squat circular vase with deep green glaze, two umber pigmented spherical small vases and an ash glazed circular box, with hairline crack to lid, diameter 12.5 cm, 10 cm, 8.5 cm and 13 cm.
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Len Castle, stoneware spike wall vase with impressed pattern and oxide pigmented detail, height 28.5 cm
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Len Castle, a shallow bowl, chun glazed interior and tenmoku exterior, diameter 21.5 cm.
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Len Castle, stoneware spherical vase with rich tenmoku glaze. Impressed mark, height 16 cm
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Campbell Hegan, squat ovoid vase with rich sang de boeuf glaze. Impressed mark, height 15 cm.
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Jean Hastedt, shino glazed teapot and two covered jars. Pot height 18 cm, jars height 11 cm.
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Peter Stichbury, a set of four small bowl, diameter 13.5 cm, a two handled bowl, diameter 24 cm, and two others, diameter 13.5 cm and 17.5 cm. Impressed mark to each.
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Barry Brickell, set of four mugs, hand-thrown with 'mushroom' side handles, variously green-brown glazed. Impressed mark beneath handles, height 11.5 cm
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Jean Hastedt, three porcelain boxes, two tall with lug handles, one squat with fused lid, height 18 cm, 15.5 cm and 10 cm.
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Jean Hastedt, three porcelain boxes, two tall with lug handles, corner chip to one, and one cube shaped, height 17 cm, 15.5 cm and 10 cm.
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Jean Hastedt, shino glazed lidded jar and bowl, height 19.5 cm, diameter 17.5 cm.
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Peter Stichbury, two coffee mugs, two short stemmed goblets and two small bowls. All with impressed mark
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Juliet Peter, three squat circular, small, multi-aperture vases. Incised marks. Diameters 8.5 cm, 8.5 cm, 8 cm.
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Juliet Peter and Roy Cowan, a salt glazed pig money box, all legs repaired, and two plates incised mark JRC.
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Peter Collis, two red glazed orb vases and two circular lidded boxes, height 11.5 cm and 10 cm, diameter 9.5 cm
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Kingsley Baird, untitled bronze wall sculpture, signed, dated 1990, edition 3/6, height 23.5 cm.
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Greer Twiss, bronze reclining figure, on rosewood plinth, length 15 cm
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Jonathan Campbell, bronze female wetapunga, length 35 cm
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Jonathan Campbell, bronze female wetapunga and male tusked wetapunga, initialled and dated '07, length 39 cm
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Jonathan Campbell, Wetapunga', cast silver mounted on acrylic plinth. Losses to two legs, length 13 cm.
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Nephrite pendant, disc form with double koru piercing, diameter 7.5 cm
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Nephrite pendant, bi disc form, diameter 7.5 cm.
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Nephrite sculpture, square form with koru piercing. 6.5 x 6.5 cm
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A sculpted leather ram skull, with natural horns and 'radiator mask', width 34 cm.
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Anneke Borren, ceramic black on black glazed jar with bamboo handle, c.1985-91, height 21.5 cm.
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Gita Berzins, anagama fired stoneware 'eroded' vase. Impressed mark. c.1985, height 47.5 cm
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Doris Dutch, four vases, one of squat circular form with asymmetrically placed tall neck, the others of boulder shape with multiple pierced openings, the larger with impressed pattern. Tallest height 13 cm.
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Four pottery pieces, a lidded box, a yunomi, a small bowl and a cork stoppered jar. Various unknown makers
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Ian Firth, a small casserole, an olive jar and a small bowl, each tenmoku glazed and with gestural resist decoration, diameter 18 cm height 21 cm, diameter 14.5 cm.
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James Greig, stoneware coffee pot. Incised initials, height 21.5 cm.
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Martin Beck, two stoneware vases mallet shaped with sculptural decoration and partial glaze, height 16 cm and 13 cm.
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Rosemarie Brittain, six small bird sculptures, variously glazed.
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Rosemarie Brittain, seven small bird sculptures.
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Rosemarie Brittain, bird sculpture, coiled and slab built with oxide wash, height 20 cm.
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Rosemarie Brittain, bird sculpture, coiled and slab built with oxide wash, height 24 cm. Small beak chip.
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Rosemarie Brittain, bird sculpture, coiled and slab built with oxide wash, height 19.5 cm.
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Onlie S.M. Ong, ceramic banana sculpture, applied label, length 41 cm.
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Keith Blight, pottery slab sided vase, height 35 cm.
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A New Zealand studio glass vase, amethyst with gold panels, signed and dated '99, inscribed Jean and Guy, height 17 cm, along with an amethyst glass orb.
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Graeme Storm, small bottle and twelve various small pottery items.
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A turned black maire bowl, two porcelain apples, porcelain bowl, etc.
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Paul Fisher, lidded stoneware box, unknown potter anagama teapot and small vase
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Artist unknown, salt glazed earthenware arched construction. 39 x 28 x 18 cm.
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Anneke Borren, black on black cylindrical jar, with turned bone spire finial lid by Owen Mapp, height 29 cm
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Nola Barron, sculptural vase and two faceted orbs, shino glazed, height 21 cm
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George Kojis, sculptural vase and tall lidded box. Incised signature and dated '80 and '81, height 48.5 cm and 27 cm
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George Kojis, ovoid vase and cylindrical lidded jar, incised signature to both, the jar dated 180?, height 30 cm and 44.5 cm
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George Kojis, freeform sculptural pottery lidded container, height 50 cm
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George Kojis, freeform sculptural pottery lidded container, height 50 cm
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Two large pottery lidded jars, one with trailed glaze to the shoulder, the other with glazed interior (lid reglued), height 32 cm and 35 cm
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Garry Nash, translucent yellow glass bowl decorated with scattered murrines. Signed and dated '98, diameter 25 cm
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Keith Blight, four porcelain blade forms, and Julia Van Helden stoneware 'rock', height 11 cm and 7 cm
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Teal Valley Pottery, squat circular vase, E. Stevens squat spherical vase and another of ovoid shape. Tallest 15.5 cm
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Two small convex mirrors, used by Ngan to observe behind him while working in his studio, height 125 cm and 73 cm.
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Danish rosewood Modus armchair, designed by Kristian Solmer Vedel for Søren Willadsen, c.1960-69. Kontrol Nr. label affixed.
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Danish rosewood Modus table with aluminium fruit bowl top, designed by Kristian Solmer Vedel for Søren Willadsen, c.1960-69.
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A pair of early vintage Arne Jacobsen 3100 'Ant' chairs, for Fritz Hansen, black finish ply with the three legs covered with light grey fluted plastic.
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Falcon high back chair designed by Sigurd Ressell, for Vatne Møbler, Norway, 1970s, tan leather cushioned seat. Vatne label affixed to rosewood frame.
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Falcon chair designed by Sigurd Ressell, for Vatne Møbler, Norway, 1970s, dark tan leather cushioned seat. Vatne label affixed to rosewood frame.
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An ottoman using a Sigurd Ressell canvas sling and tan leather cushion, with alternate timber frame (borer)
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A vintage teak framed 'boomerang' chair, designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard-Nielsen for France & Daverkosen, 'FD' maker's badge inset to front seat bar, c.1950-57.
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A pair of birch plywood folding 'Rex' chairs designed by Nico Kralj for Stol, designed c.1952, with later black leather upholstery.
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Three small metal framed tables and a Sebel Mini Hobnob chair, one table with yellow vinyl top 46 x 46 x 32 cm, the chair in orange plastic.
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A mahogany framed, green tile topped coffee table. Made by Guy Ngan. 94 x 94 x 42 cm
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Tube steel and teak framed recliner chair, upholstered in black vinyl, along with associated ottoman.
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A tall mid/late 20thc rimu open compartment shelf, the five compartments with fine woven fibre type back panelling. Made by Guy Ngan. 40 x 28 x 216 cm
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A large and impressive Roy Cowan sculptural garden pot, the swollen stoneware body with a mouth and shoulder modelled with scrolls reminiscent of a Doric capital. 73 x 27 x 86 cm. Illustrated front cover New Zealand Potter Magazine volume 13 number 2, Spring 1971.
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A large and impressive Roy Cowan sculpture, of open castellated form with four well defined flanges, covered with splattered light green and brown glaze effects. Old repair, height 80 cm.
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A large Roy Cowan sculptural garden pot, the swollen stoneware body with a mouth moulded with a volute scroll to one side and a sickle shaped 'prow' opposite. 98 x 29 x 92.5 cm
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A large old furnace crucible, of tall cylindrical shape, volcanic surfaced, height 76 cm.
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A large old furnace crucible, of tall cylindrical shape, greenish tones with a typical volcanic surface and irregular shaped rim, diameter 30 cm, height 80 cm.
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A large old upturned furnace crucible, of tall cylindrical shape with a ceramic pipe affixed, height 107 cm.
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A large old Chinese provincial storage pot, ovoid with brown glaze, height 56 cm
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A pair of old Chinese carved stone temple lion dogs, modelled seated on cloth draped plinths, each with a forepaw raised, the male's placed upon a sphere, the female upon a pup, height 67 cm
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Chinese calligraphy, red ink on rice paper, laid on block mount board. 133 x 81 cm.
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Painted calligraphic scroll, laid on brocade backing and framed. Inscribed by Ngan: 'Peking October 1977' and with studio seal stamp. 30 x 153 cm.
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Framed Chinese calligraphy, inscribed bottom edge in Ngan's hand: 'Presented to Guy Ngan & 18 New Zealanders during their visit to Kwangchou (Guangzhou) in October 1977'. 136 x 67 cm
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Confucius Qufu 1984, block print, inscribed and dated in Ngan's hand. 60.5 x 35 cm
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Unknown Chinese Artist, Two Horses, lithograph, with Guy Ngan Stokes Valley studio seal stamp lower left. 55 x 70 cm.
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Four Chinese prints, including one of shrimps after Qi Baishi.
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Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih), Prawns, woodblock 'water printing' with ink on paper, c.1948. 33.5 x 38.5 cm.
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After Li Keran (1907-1989), Buffaloes and Boys with Cricket', block water printing technique. 69 x 46 cm.
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After Li Keran (1907-1989), Buffaloes and Boy', block water printing technique.??' x???mm.
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A selection of Chinese ink tablets, calligraphy and artist's brushes.
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A set of eight Chinese ink tablets, cast with various scenes, dragon, phoenix and gold/silver highlighted calligraphy, in brocade display box and outer cover.
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A collection of Chinese accordion/concertina books and sewn books, some in sets with casing.
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Five Chinese block prints, with polychrome colouring and four calligraphic writings on rice paper, various sizes, unframed.
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