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Jewellery, Decorative & Fine Arts — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:380
Sale Title:Jewellery, Decorative & Fine ArtsLots with images:368
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:285
Date:10-Aug-2021
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A 20th century Maori carved decorative panel, with wheku and koruru heads to either end with inlaid paua eyes. Length 75 cm
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An early/mid 20th century Maori carved long lintel ex. Auckland Town Hall, carved with a central stylised figure flanked by three pairs of further figures and scrolls. Paua insert eyes. 270 x 30 cm. Provenance: Ex. Auckland Town Hall basement area. Removed for refurbishment and acquired c.1970 by the ethnographic specialist Mike Higgs, (now deceased), then on sold to our vendor.
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A large Maori stylised carved mask, unusually with crosses to the cheeks. Old red paint finish. 46 x 10 x 80 cm. Being assessed for registration.
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A large pounamu boulder/touch stone, river worn. 30+kgs. 54 x 350 x 14 cm.
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A large and impressive New Zealand nephrite/pounamu water worn 'floater' boulder, showing pale rind and mid/deep green main body tone. Roughly oval form with peaked highlights to the top. Approx. 117 kgs. Note: It takes many 1000's of years of wear to achieve this floater form. Nephrite registers 6 to 6.5 on the moh hardness scale
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A good pounamu (nephrite) boulder, natural contoured shape, weighing over 30kg.
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A clump/cluster of coins from the Elingamite wreck, the silver coins and others within a matrix of wreck material, wood, glass etc. Approx. 23 x 18.5 x 7 cm. Provenance: Ex. the Kelly Tarlton Shipwreck Museum, sold by Webb's November 2002.
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A collection of silver coins from the wreck of the SS Elingamite, the over 130 coins of varying size, this hoard consists of 985 grams of sterling silver treasure coins. Note: The SS Elingamite was wrecked on the Three Kings Island group November 1902. On board were 52 boxes of coins destined for the Bank of New South Wales.
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A set of five coins from the wreck of the SS Elingamite, includes 1902 gold half Sovereign, Sydney mint, silver half crown, florin, 1 shilling and 6 pence. Provenance: Ex. Webb's Auction sale of Kelly Tarlton Museum items, Nov. 2002.
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A set of six silver and copper coins from the wreck of the SS Elingamite, in better than average condition. Includes half crown, florin, 1 shilling, 6 pence, three pence and penny. Provenance: Ex. Webb's Auction sale of Kelly Tarlton Museum items, Nov. 2002.
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A framed lithograph from C.D. Barraud's New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive, 1877, 'Te Raku/Whata/Te Rangatira..' 14 vignettes on one plate. 41.5 x 29.5 cm.
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An 1864 Waitemata Steam Ferry Company Limited share certificate, for £10, this being 'SHARE No.8', printed and handwritten detail in ink, with company stamp. 23 x 11 cm
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A rare White's (Leo White) vintage yachting photograph, titled 'Keelers, Auckland 1936', depicting the 1904 Logan built A3 - Ariki and the 1935 Logan A18 - Tawera. Silver gelatin large format print. 38.5 x 48.5 cm
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Attributed to Henry Winkelmann (New Zealand, 1860-1931), The Logan Yacht Akarana (1888) at Sydney Harbour 1893, black and white photograph later vintage reprint. 39 x 29.5 cm.
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A Crown Lynn McAlpine fridge jug, blue lettering on white ground, printed mark to base.
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A Crown Lynn small swan, No. 154, impressed mark to base.
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A Crown Lynn hand potted white vase, the lower half with lathe decoration, the top plain, Tiki printed mark to base. 15 x 13 cm.
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A large Crown Lynn swan, white, No.170, impressed mark to base.
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A large Chester Nealie anagama floor pot, spherical body with trumpet mouth, lug handles to the shoulder, anagama fired with scallop shell remnants and variable rich dark glaze effects. Height 52 cm.
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A Len Castle large serving dish decorated with impressed designs, tenmoku and wood ash glaze, oblong shape, the deep well walls impressed with various stamps, some attributed to Theo Schoon, impressed rope pattern to the centre. Impressed maker's mark to base. 42 x 33 cm
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A Rosemarie Brittain pottery bird, coiled and slab built with cream finish to chest and wings. Height 14 cm.
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Penny Read, canvas wall hanging, 'Fertility Skirt' signed and dated R. '89, 150 x 140 cm.
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Four Stephan Rondel cast aluminium candlesticks, tripod based. Height 15 cm.
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Two Levi Borgstrom carved wooden spoons, one a tea caddy scoop, the other with wide tapered bowl, both with hook form short handles. Maximum width 10.5 cm.
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K A Spring (English) early/mid 20th century 'Head wood carving', as an African woman, on octagonal stand with artist details to base. Height 18.5 cm.
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An early 1900s bronze Art Nouveau plaque, a young girl gathering flowers, by P. L. Kowalczewski, signature verso. 18 x 13 cm.
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A French Art Deco large Dinanderie vase, copper with brass overlay in a repeating grape bunch and leaf design. Height 22.2 cm.
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A French Art Deco Dinanderie copper and white metal vase, geometric and ring inlaid design to the large squat ovoid body. Height 22 cm.
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Large-scale Art Deco face vase of a woman, after Franz Hagenauer. Fine quality manufacture, all metal construction, heavy in the hand, unmarked, c.1980s. Height 52 cm.
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Julien France Art Deco opalescent glass bowl, three relief rose panels. moulded signature, c.1930's. Diameter 30 cm.
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A good French three-piece Art Deco ormolu and marble clock garniture set, the peak domed top clock with stylish ormolu mounts, the dial named 'Au Lingot D'or', the tazza garnitures with shallow circular bowl form tops raised on conforming four bar ormolu mounts. The clock height 24.5 cm. c.1920s.
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An uncommon Sevres French Art Nouveau pottery vase, with silver mounts by Victor Saglier. Retailed by Siegfried Bing, c. 1900. The high fired art pottery body with semi crystalline glaze. Height 18.8 cm. Note: A similar vase held in the V&A collection, London with note: Victor Saglier and his successors Saglier Freres (Eugene and Andre Saglier) were metalworkers in Paris who commissioned vases from ceramicists such as Alexandre Bigot and from artists working at the Sevres factory. The Sevres chemists'…
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A European ceramic Art Deco bust of a woman, in the manner of Goldscheider. Impressed number 367 under the base. Height 19 cm
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A Keith Murray green spherical vase, hand thrown with lathe turned concave bands. Height 18.5 cm. Impressed full signature mark. Height 18.6 cm. Note: Keith Murray was born in 1892 in Mt. Eden Auckland. Emigrating to England at age 14. As an officer with the RAF, he was awarded the Military Cross for 'Conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on numerous occasions'. After graduating from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London in 1921 he was elected an associate of the Royal…
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A rare 1920's Shimy Bros. art glass Egyptian perfume bottle, the long amber rectangular section bottle enamelled with an historical Egyptian tomb figure. Maker's name to the top and details to the reverse. Shimy Bros. Artistic Perfumes Port-Said, Cairo, Luxor, Egypt.'. The lid with faceted amber glass top above the decorative gilt metal screw fitting with long glass dipper. Length 19.3 cm. In original faded velvet fitted box. Note: Both Ahmed Soliman and the Shimy Brothers were the leading Egyptian…
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A Moorcroft Macintyre Florian ware vase, bottle form in the Cornflower pattern, printed marks to base, professional restoration to rim. Height 28 cm.
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A Royal Doulton Chang bottle vase, rich all-over multi-coloured decoration with veining, factory mark, Chang, Noke signature and Harry Nixon monogram to base, tiny frit to base. Height 28 cm.
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A Ruskin iridescent blue glazed shoulder vase, impressed marks and date 1919. Height 21 cm.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal highball glasses, in the Alana pattern with fine diamond hobnail cutting.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal champagne flutes, in the Alana pattern with fine diamond hobnail cutting and facetted stems.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal whisky glasses, in the Alana pattern with fine diamond hobnail cutting.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal brandy balloons, in the Alana pattern with fine diamond hobnail cutting and facetted stems.
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Four Waterford Crystal champagne flutes, decorated in Millennium patterns. Height 26 cm
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal hock glasses, in the Alana pattern with fine diamond hobnail cutting and facetted stems.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal white wine glasses, in the Alana pattern with fine diamond hobnail cutting and facetted stems.
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Waterford Crystal port sherry and liqueur glasses (8+8+6), in the Alana pattern with fine diamond hobnail cutting and facetted stems. Chip to the top rim on one port glass
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A Waterford Crystal decanter, in the Alana pattern, conical shape with spherical stopper. Height 27 cm
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A pair of Waterford Crystal claret decanters, Master Cutter series, baluster shape on short stems and circular bases with spherical stoppers. Height 27 cm
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A pair of Waterford Crystal decanters, in the Alana pattern, baluster shape with mushroom stoppers. Height 27 cm
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A pair of Waterford Crystal decanters, in the Alana pattern, mallet shape with spherical stoppers. Height 27 cm
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Six Waterford hock glasses, Maeve pattern. Height 19 cm.
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Waterford Crystal Lismore decanter, square section body, square flat top stopper. Height 22 cm. In original lidded box.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal Lismore tumblers, tall 12oz size, etched marks.
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A set of four Waterford Crystal tumblers, wide size, broad diameter cut, etched marks.
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A set of four Waterford Crystal tumblers, wide size, broad diameter cut, etched marks. Slight tint.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal champagne glasses, etched marks.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal champagne glasses, etched marks.
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A large Rogaska crystal vase, cylindrical form with circular optical cut highlights. Acid etched marked to base. 33.5 cm
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A large Rogaska crystal 'Crown of Thorns' bowl, broad flared pointed top rim, square pedestal base with acid etched mark. Height 24.5 cm.
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An 18th century Dutch Delft blue and white charger, floral decoration, tin glaze with rim frits and firing faults. Diameter 35 cm.
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An 18th century Dutch Delft tin glaze blue and white ovoid vase, decorated with a landscape with buildings. Height 16 cm
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A Victorian blue and white lidded tureen, decorated with passionfruit flowers, the lid surmounted by a lion's head handle and with conforming side handles. Provenance: The Lala Seabrook Collection, bought at the Florence Court auction 1991, lot 40. (With catalogue), width 36 cm.
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A large late 19th century Meissen figure group after a 1730s design by J.J. Kandler of Count Bruhl's Tailor, sitting astride a billy-goat, wearing a floral painted and gilded coat, his trade accoutrements about him, including an iron and scissors hanging from the animal's horns and a pincushion on his rump. Crossed swords mark in blue, incised and impressed model No.107. Restoration to legs and elsewhere. Height 43 cm Cf. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26812/lot/279/
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A 19th century Sevres style porcelain cherub plaque, hand painted, gilt enrichments and frame. Diameter 23 cm
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Mintons for Tiffany & Co New York porcelain tea service, early 20th century, near complete 12 place, decorated with a green band and elaborate gilding. Includes 12 teacups, 11 saucers, teapot, sugar and creamer. Gilded marks to each include Tiffany & Co., New York, Made in England.
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A Chinese carved ivory figure of Shou Lao, standing holding the sacred peach and his staff with sacred bat and gourd, on turned wood stand. Height 34.5 cm.
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A Chinese carved ivory laughing Buddha, holding a staff and fruit, on carved wood base, tip of staff damaged. Height 29 cm.
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A Chinese carved ivory puzzle ball, the stand with floral base and empress figure, possibly eight layers to the ball, old damage. Height 28 cm.
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A Chinese carved ivory puzzle ball on stand, the stand with floral base and emperor figure, possibly nine layers to the ball, some old damage. Height 30 cm.
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An early 20th century Chinese silver coffee/hot water pot, plain tapered form, the lower body finely planished, wooden handle and finial. By Sing Fat of Canton. Height 20 cm. 424gm.
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An early 20th century Chinese silver cigarette case, the lid highly embossed in relief with a sinuous dragon. Probably Lee Yee Hing of Hong Kong. 12 x 8.5 cm. 148gm.
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Chinese export silver dollar dish, marked Nanking, of circular form with bamboo style rim, 1934 $1 silver 'junk dollar' set to centre. Diameter 9 cm. 67gm.
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A late 19th century Chinese silver basket, with swing handle, elaborately embossed and pierced with dragons amongst clouds, no liner. Possibly by Luen Wo of Shanghai. Diameter 12.5 cm. 185gm.
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A c.1900 Chinese silver specimen vase, narrow tapered form, embossed with blossoms. By Wang Hing & Co. of Hong Kong. Height 15.5 cm. 72gm.
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A c.1900 Chinese silver lidded pot, relief bamboo sprig decoration on finely hammered ground, glass liner absent. By Tuck Chang & Co. of Shanghai. Diameter 8.8 cm. 121gm.
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A c.1900 pair of Chinese silver condiment pots, decoratively pierced and embossed with dragons, raised on three ball feet. Liners absent. By Luen Hing of Shanghai. Diameter 4.7 cm. 85gm.
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A c.1900 Chinese silver novelty small lidded box, as a melon with applied leaves, vine and florals, bat form hinges. Multi character mark. Length 10 cm. 65gm.
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A c.1900 set of seven Chinese silver nip cups, relief dragon and pearl decoration on hammered ground. Height 5.5 cm. 378gm.
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A fine bamboo section carved brush pot, extensive landscape scene with buildings and figures, rosewood top rim and base, rounded square form, three rows of calligraphic signature. Height 12.5 cm.
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A fine quality Chinese porcelain blue glaze brush pot, the speckled blue glaze with near encircling full band of fine gilt calligraphy and seal. White glazed interior, top rim and base sections. Diameter 18.5 cm. Height 15 cm.
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A Chinese Nanking porcelain plaque, decorated in blue and white with a fenced and fortified rocky shoreline, with gardens, figures and buildings. In broad burlwood frame. Overall 48 x 62 cm
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An old Chinese blue and white porcelain panel, depicting a temple lion dog and six pups playing with a large brocade ball. Dark wood framed. 53 x 34.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese 18th century export ware porcelain sauce boats, oval, blue and white decoration of a shoreline with pagoda and temple opposite a fenced garden. Length 21 cm
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Two Chinese 18th century export porcelain blue and white mugs, decorated with temples, figures and boats, each with strap handles. Height 8 cm
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A Chinese provincial Ming porcelain bowl, pale celadon with underglaze blue decoration, the exterior walls with fluting. Sanded foot ring similar to Swatow wares. Old cracks and chips. Diameter 33.5 cm.
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A Chinese blue and white hat stand vase, hexagonal, decorated with a fort and equestrian warriors. Guangxu six-character mark to base. Repairs to rim. Height 26 cm.
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A Neolithic style Chinese barrel form pottery vessel, painted scrolling and banded decoration, pedestal foot with some chipping. 33 x 21 x 30 cm.
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A large Chinese porcelain pale aqua blue glazed vase, garlic mouth, incised waterlily and lotus pod decoration, triple pod form handles. Height 61 cm. Blue character marks to base.
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An old oriental exotic wood large display stand, the irregular scrolling edge with shallow lip, burr and striped grain effects. 80 x 48 cm. In good polish.
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An 18th century Chinese Kangxi famille verte charger, central flowering tree vignette framed by a brocade pattern circlet and outer border of flowers on sinuous stems. Restored. Diameter 34 cm
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A Thai celadon large dish, scalloped rim, incised floral, scroll and leaf detail, lobed under the rim. Dia42 cm.
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An elaborate Japanese, Meiji-era bronze and copper bowl, the basket-weave flat wire walls framing a circular bronze plaque decorated in relief with mixed metals including silver and gold, with a stork wading in a lotus pond. Diameter 28 cm.
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A c.1900 Japanese red lacquer folding base table, the circular top with twin dragons and mystic pearl, turned base. Diameter 62 cm.
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A large Japanese Meiji Arita blue and white charger, decorated with birds and butterflies in flight above flowering plants. Diameter 37.5 cm
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A large Japanese Arita blue and white charger, decorated with an exotic bird perched on a fruiting bough. Diameter 39.5 cm
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A c.1900 Japanese nest of four tables, rectangular form with pierced baluster sides, gilded dragon decoration.
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A late 19th century Japanese hand warming brazier, circular pot form, engraved bamboo and woven fence decoration, the flat domed lid cast with two kingfishers amongst reeds, overhead swing handle. Diameter 22 cm.
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A 19th century large timber trunk section hibachi, copper lined, the approximately circular form with natural semi gnarled and polished form showing strong grain, lacquered bird, leaf, vine and berry highlights in red and gold. Approx. Diameter 60 cm. Height 32 cm.
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A fine Japanese Satsuma reticulated tripod koro, the domed lid and body with fine hexagonal pierced and painted floral panels, lavish gilt enrichments, open C-scroll handles, stylised lion mask scrolling feet. Three row black calligraphic signature. Height 15.5 cm.
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An old Japanese bronze singing bowl, plain form with distressed varnish finish. On red and gold silk cushion with ebonised handled hammer.
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