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Jewellery, Decorative & Fine Arts Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:337
Sale Title:Jewellery, Decorative & Fine Arts AuctionLots with images:334
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:224
Date:11-Oct-2022
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A French clock and barometer in the form of a windmill, the brass and metal windmill with slate base, a clock and barometer set to the front with a thermometer to each side, with keys, when wound the sails work intermittently, some old chips to base. 28 x 50 cm.
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A model of the scow 'Rangi', the last big cargo scow out of Auckland in the early 1900s and used mainly for cargos of native timber. During World War I the Rangi was instrumental in recapturing Von Luckner who had escaped from internment on Motuihe Island. Together with a copy of the book, 'Out of Auckland', width 56 cm, height 64 cm.
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A model of the topsail schooner 'Huia', she sailed around NZ, across the Tasman, and the Pacific from 1894 to 1951, width 80 cm, height 60 cm. Together with the book 'Log of Huia'.
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A Victorian mahogany brass fitted games box, elaborately fitted to the interior with games boards, chess set, draughts set, lead horses, bone dominoes, counters, clamps, marble board game, etc. 44 x 24.5 x 18.8 cm.
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A vintage copper measure, official Royal stamp to inside rim, 3 gallon stamped to front, large looping handle. 34 x 40 cm.
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A large old copper pot, two heavy brass side handles, repaired base. 29 x 16 cm.
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Two French St. Clair copper pans, brass handles, marked to base, together with three copper 2oz measures, diameter 205 and 9.5 cm.
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Three French St. Clair copper saute pans, brass handles, all marked to base, diameter 26 cm, 21 cm, 20.5 cm.
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A George III brass skimmer, pierced oval form dished end, length 47 cm.
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A George III brass skimmer, pierced fan form dished end, length 54.5 cm.
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A George III brass skimmer, pierced oval form dished end, length 42.5 cm.
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A pair of early Victorian pewter pint mugs, crowned VR touch mark, engraved to the base, height 12.5 cm
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A small bronze sculpture of an Australian lizard, on bark section with gum nuts, signed indistinctly, length 14 cm
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A 19th century Austro-Hungarian silver mounted large meerschaum pipe, the large curved bowl with relief crowned scripted initial crest. The fancy mounts including hinged cover, in Morocco leather fitted case. With carved and turned wood and antler stem, length 33 cm.
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A pair of 19th century French fancy bronze urns, the raised handles with double portrait busts and boar's head mounts, encircling bands incorporating shells, Greek key, acorns and leaves. The square bases on conforming ebonised plinths.
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A Victorian hand painted portrait miniature silhouette, the boy in profile holding a riding crop, decorative gilt brass and ebonised framed. The reverse detailed 'William Perkins penny, Son of John & Mary Perkins born Sept. 22nd 1832...' 15.5 x 15 cm.
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A Victorian hand painted portrait miniature of Wm. Saendeir, wearing a black jacket with floral spray. The reverse detailed 'Conservation framed. On back of painting: 'Wm. Saendeir brother of James Foords first wife'. Ebonised frame. 13.5 x 11 cm.
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A Victorian portrait miniature of a girl with dog, hand painted in ink and watercolour, signed and detailed verso R.W. Barnes 1842. Birds-eye maple frame. 23 x 17.5 cm.
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A 19th century portrait miniature on ivory, the woman with lace bonnet and collar wearing a blue dress.
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An antique ship's wheel (helm), in teak with iron strapped circumference and centre boss, eight turned spokes, diameter 11 cm
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A French black mink fur coat, high collar, sleeve cuffs, fully lined, with French label, excellent condition. Size 12-14.
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A vintage marble figure, of a reclining Chinese child, 40 x 15 x 28 cm.
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Victorian naval medals trio: Abyssinia medal, Egypt medal and Khedive star 1882, along with miniatures of the same. Abyssinia to E. Kinder Midsn hallmarked sterling Argus; Egypt to Lieut E. Kinder R.N. Hallmarked sterling Thalia; Khedive unnamed as typical. Original ribbons, on pin back bar. Abyssinia with probable early repair to ball beneath crown suspension. Https://www.omsa.org/the-abyssinia-medal-1867-1868-to-the-rn/
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Victorian naval medals pair: Egypt medal with Suakin campaign bar and Khedive star 1884-6, along with miniatures of the same, to Rev W. Sedgwick, B.A. Chapn R.N. Hallmarked sterling sphinx. William Walmsley Sedgwick (1858-1948). Born in the UK served as Navy Chaplain 1884-86, followed by incumbencies in the UK, South Africa and New Zealand where his final position was the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Waiapu.
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A large pounamu boulder, of flat oval river worn form, dark tone. 65 x 52 x 24 cm. Approximately 120kg.
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A contemporary pounamu pekapeka, double sided, with serrated paua inlaid ring eyes. Fine kahurangi variety nephrite, on plaited cord with pounamu toggle, width 7 cm
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A contemporary pounamu pekapeka, with serrated paua inlaid ring eyes. Dark kawakawa variety nephrite, on plaited cord with pounamu toggle, width 7 cm
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Attributed William Norrie New Zealand colonial inlaid woods glove / jewel box, mottled kauri with tumbling block parquetry inlays, the interior with deep red velvet lining. 30.8 x 14.5 x 9.6 cm.
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E. Mervyn Taylor (1906-64), koruru, woodcut, signed, titled, edition 60. 11.5 x 9 cm.
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E. Mervyn Taylor (1906-64), red Kowhai, woodcut, signed, titled, edition 30. 11 x 10.5 cm.
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A unique bowl decorated by Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, with the name 'Michael' to the centre, 'Tiki' stamp and 'Handwerk' in brushpoint to back, diameter 17 cm
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A Crown Lynn Art Deco trickle glaze spherical vase, apple green glaze, raised on three feet, with fraction mark and a faint 'Made in New Zealand' mark to base, (firing chip to one foot). 18 x 20 cm.
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A Crown Lynn Art Deco spherical vase, with Owen Salisbury painted decoration, raised on three feet, scratched numbers to base. 18 x 20 cm.
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Crown Lynn Daniel Steenstra green/yellow glazed hand potted vase, ovoid body with narrow tapered neck, finely ribbed, black to the interior top rim, throwing marks evident, crown mark stamped to base. Incised shape # 17, height 26.5 cm.
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A Len Castle bottle vase, triangular form with impressed marks to one side, birds egg glaze to top, the base darker speckled finish with rope impressed lines, height 17 cm.
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A vintage Len Castle platter of rounded rectangular form, the light teal and brown centre with impressed pattern, rolled brown rim, impressed mark to base. 30 x 26 cm.
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A Len Castle blossom bowl, iron underglaze with wax resist blossom decoration, impressed mark to base, diameter 33 cm.
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A Len Castle discoid stoneware vase, three heavily combed vertical rope impressions to each side, concave mouth, iron oxide washed matt glaze, impressed potter's mark, height 35.5 cm
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A Len Castle and Andrew van der Putten coffee pot, tenmoku glaze. Double marked, height 17 cm. Note: This pot was thrown by Andrew van der Putten, and finished, glazed and fired by Len Castle. Made in Len's Tawini Road studio, Titirangi.
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A Barry Brickell lidded casserole, pale glaze with crazing, impressed mark to base. 26 x 17 cm.
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A Mirek Smisek wax resist vase, baluster form, black glaze with broad blue band to the centre. Impressed potter's mark.
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A Peter Stichbury early Crum Brickworks salt glazed vase, rounded oval form with lathed finish, deep cream glaze, scratched initials to base (small flake chip to base), height 22 cm.
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A Peter Stichbury lidded jar, cylinder form, lug side handles, darker blue banded and brushed detail. Impressed potter's mark, height 18 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury wax resist shino glazed vase, open beaker form with a broad band of panelled and trellis ground decoration, good lustrous tones. Impressed potter's mark, height 24.5 cm. Labelled to the base 1997. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury wax resist shino glazed vase, darker brushed and incised leaf design, good lustrous tones. Impressed potter's mark, height 23 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury lidded jar, lug side handles, darker blue banded detail. Impressed potter's mark, height 25 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury stoneware cylinder vase, with a wide band of repeating impressed roulette pattern, tenmoku glaze with top with partial pale blue glaze. Impressed mark, height 23 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury stoneware lidded casserole, lustrous shino glaze, tenmoku to the base, strap handles to the lid and sides. Impressed mark, diameter 24 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury stoneware cylinder vase, with a wide band of impressed Nigerian roulette pattern, shino glaze with light iron oxide highlights. Impressed mark, height 21.5 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury circular large dish, golden glazed poured ironsand highlights, unglazed rim. Impressed potter's mark, diameter 33 cm.
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A Peter Stichbury large chun glazed flared bowl, with a rich glaze starburst chun to the interior, brown/red tenmoku exterior. Impressed potter's mark, diameter 31 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited family, friends and the public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury chun glazed bowl, black tenmoku exterior. Impressed potter's mark, diameter 22.5 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited family, friends and the public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury large stoneware bowl, wax resist glazed exterior, celadon type interior and exterior ground. Impressed potter's mark, diameter 24.5 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited family, friends and the public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury large swollen bowl, with a rich black glazed exterior, pale interior. Impressed potter's mark, circa 1996, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited family, friends and the public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury pale blue glaze tea set, includes teapot with overhead bamboo handle and six mugs with darker blue strip to the handle.
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A Peter Stichbury papa red glaze teapot, the partial red over pale grey glaze. Bamboo over-top handle. Impressed mark. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury cylinder vase, chun glaze above tenmoku. Impressed mark, height 21 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A Peter Stichbury twin fish plate, dark glazed with wax resist decoration on blue. Impressed potter's mark, diameter 26.5 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited family, friends and the public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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Peter Stichbury red / blue glazed lidded pot, a pool of blue glaze to the lid top, pale celadon type underglaze. Impressed mark, height 11 cm. Provenance: From the collection of one of the potter's nephews. He attended many of the open days where Peter invited the family, friends and public to view and purchase his latest offering of pots.
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A large Ian Firth square platter, iron red glaze with wax resist decoration and blue tinged glaze to one corner, impressed mark to base. 40.5 x 40 cm.
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A John Crawford, Hector Pottery, vase, with an abstracted facial view, deep olive-green glaze, impressed mark to one side, height 29 cm.
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Patricia Perrin 'Onion pot', squat circular form, brushed glaze highlights to the unglazed body, with lug handles supporting the rope cord and original large cork stopper, height 25 cm.
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An Anneke Borren tall vase, brown stoneware, bulbous base brush patterns of light black decoration, gloss finish, from the Sufi series, height 35.5 cm.
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An Anneke Borren tall vase, brown stoneware, bulbous base bands of light black decoration, matt finish, height 33.5 cm.
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A Paul Fisher large ovoid orb form vase, dribbled caramel glaze over soft red/tan glazed body. Incised mark to base, height 26 cm, diameter 30 cm.
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Sculptor unknown abstract large pod form, inverted flask form with pale red and green partial matt glaze. Raised on rectangular block base, height 68 cm.
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A Joan Campbell (Australian 1925-97), tall raku vase, baluster form with glazed and firing effects, height 64 cm.
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A Cathy Richardson paperweight, decorated with an undersea garden, signed and dated 2007 to base, height 14 cm.
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A Peter Raos glass perfume bottle, decorated with lilies, original ball finial stopper with long dipper, signed and dated 2001 to base, height 15 cm.
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A bronze card or key tray by Louis-Albert Carvin (French 1875-1951). Modelled as a stalking cat and chicks on a winnowing basket, signed. 13 x 12 cm
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Petrus Verdie (Brazil/France early 20thC) reaching bending figure, cire perdue bronze, signed and dated 1905, foundry mark of Claude Valsuani, height 24.5 cm, excluding mahogany plinth. The Valsuani foundry was associated with Renoir, Daumier, Picasso, Troubetskoy, Matisse, et al. Verdie was at various times in the early 20th century on the committee of, and an exhibitor at the Exposicoes Gerais de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro. A retrospective of his work was held at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes in…
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An Art Nouveau figured bronzed spelter table lamp, modelled as a woman at a well filling a pitcher, coloured slag glass panel to the illuminated base, impressed signature Waldbrunn. A trunk supports the top lamp fitting, no shade, height 39 cm.
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A Georges Jouve (French 1910-1964) rare 1950's orange glazed pitcher, fine band of pale glaze to the rim, black glazed interior. Incised marks to base, height 19 cm. Small repair to lip of spout. Note: Georges Jouve is one of the most important ceramists of the 1950s. Born into a family of decorators, he was soon encouraged to study architecture. At the age of seventeen, he started training both in Art history and sculpture at the prestigious Ecole boulle.
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Two Wilkinson's Oriflamme vases, one bulbous with twin spout, the other ovoid. Veined and multi coloured glazes. Printed marks to base. H's.100 & 8.8 cm.
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Two Wilkinson's Oriflamme vases, both of ovoid form. Veined and coloured glazes, one blue/green with red highlights, the other deep red. Printed marks to base, one with paper label, height 135 and 13 cm.
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Three Wilkinson's Oriflamme miniature vases, one with painted fish highlight, traditional multi coloured with veined effects and gilt top rims. Tallest 2.7 cm.
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Wilkinson's Oriflamme baluster vase, dark golden lustre glaze with red veined highlights. Printed marks, height 16.6 cm.
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Wilkinson's Oriflamme squat wide vase, green and pale blue mottled glaze with golden veined highlights. Printed marks, diameter 17 cm. Professional repair to the top rim.
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Wilkinson's Oriflamme hexagonal baluster vase, painted with a fish, green mottled glaze with red and golden toned veined highlights. Printed marks, height 17.8 cm.
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Two Wilkinson's Oriflamme pieces, includes a red baluster vase, height 15 cm and a plate with dominant red tones, diameter 22.6 cm. Printed marks to base.
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A Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian bottle form vase, panelled form, lapis toned glaze, moulded black glazed leafy and floral branch highlight, height 25.8 cm.
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A Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Art glazed squat vase, speckled iridescent dark red golden glaze, panelled flared body, two scrolling handles to the waisted neck, impressed marks, height 13 cm.
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A Mintons secessionist vase, tube lined floral decoration in tan, red and green tones. Printed marks, height 17.5 cm.
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A Bretby Art glaze specimen vase, speckled blue/green and red sectioned gloss glaze, narrow semi swollen neck, impressed mark, height 13 cm
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A Royal Doulton titanium large baluster vase, speckled green above blue glaze. Printed marks, height 24.3 cm.
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A Thomas Forrester & Sons phoenix ware 'Princess Argus' vase, Art Nouveau peacock decoration with tube line and coloured decoration, gilded highlights. Moulded to the base 529 otherwise unmarked, height 24.5 cm.
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A Benthall & Co. 1887 Arts & Crafts ruby lustre ware bowl, attributed to a design by Walter crane, with birds, fruiting vines and scrolling panels. With lustre maker's mark to base and date 1887, diameter 25.7 cm. Minor wear to the interior.
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A William Moorcroft two handled vase, decorated in the pomegranate pattern, with additional decoration to the interior rim, one handle has been restored, height 27 cm.
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Five 19th century wine glasses, facetted bowls, each with a spreading foot, some with knopped stems. Tallest 15 cm.
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A pair of 19th century tall pilsner glasses, tapered and faceted flute form bowls on circular foot, both engraved with matching name, height 18.5 cm.
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A large, heavy Lalique 'Martinets' vase, engraved mark: Lalique, France, height 24.5 cm
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A Victorian Copeland parian ware figure 'Boy with Rabbit', the boy seated upon a rocky outcrop wearing a straw hat with grape vines, holding a rabbit. Impressed maker's mark .and 'J76', height 30.5 cm.
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Victorian Copeland parian ware figure 'Cottage Girl', the young girl and her dog after a sculpture by L. A. Malempre, inspired by Gainsborough's painting 'The cottage girl with dog and Pitcher'. Impressed 'L a Malempre Sc. 1876 ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union Copyright Reserved. Copeland, height 37 cm.
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A Victorian parian ware John & Thomas Bevington bust 'The bride of Lammermoor,' the veiled bride in the style of Rafaelle Monti, an Italian sculptor known for depicting the human form draped in a veil, socle base. Impressed marks, height 21 cm.
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A Victorian parian ware bust of Clytie, the ancient mythological Greek water nymph, based on the ancient Roman marble sculpture of Clytie in the Townley collection at the British Museum, height 19.5 cm
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A Victorian parian ware bust of Prince Albert by W. H. Kerr & Co., Worcester, circa 1855, on socle base. Impressed mark E.G Jones, Sculptor and printed maker's mark, height 32.5 cm.
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A pair of uncommon Victorian Staffordshire country figures, the couple with cows, on oval bases, traditional painted tones. Minor restoration, height 21 cm.
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Victorian finely modelled china chicken teapot, the hen with wings lowered and tail curling to the oval base, with BADA sticker, length 27 cm.
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Three Victorian Imari palette shallow bowls, includes a pair of 'Stone China' green parrot pattern and an Ashworth Ironstone bowl in an Oriental design, width 26 cm.
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An early 19th century Chelsea or bow relief moulded leaf dish, grape bunch highlights, fine painted floral sprays. Unmarked, appears to be hard paste porcelain, length 21 cm.
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