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April Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:756
Sale Title:April Antique AuctionLots with images:52
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:533
Date:27-Apr-2010
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A graduated set of three Murano glass seals, stylised form in clear glass with smoky internal decoration, two with paper labels. Lengths 185, 130 and 95.
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Set of three Murano glass dolphins stylised leaping form, clear colourway with speckled gold fleck internal decoration, paper label to each. Lengths 22.5 cm, 19 cm and 15 cm.
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A set of three graduated Murano glass owls, stylised form of clear glass with blue and green internal decoration, paper label to each. Heights 170, 130 and 100.
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An old Venetian glass dressing table set comprising perfume atomiser, perfume bottle with crystal stopper and a lidded powder bowl, decorated with hand painted coloured flowers and tall box with hinged lid opening to release two hinged fitted compartments of various bottles, drawers etc further revealing two drawers and six bottle compartments, includes various bottles, jars etc, stainwood stringing, brass knob handles, on fitted later Sheraton Revival stand with tapered square section legs and lower shelf…
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A crystal biscuit barrel, with wheel cut decoration and silver plate rim handle and lid. Height 22 cm diameter 13 cm
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A Georgian period drinking goblet, funnel shape bowl, short stem with single knop and spreading foot. Height 16 cm diameter 11 cm
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A large Georgian period drinking glass, funnel shape bowl, short stem with single knop and spreading foot. Height 3 cm diameter 9 cm
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An old 19th century drinking glass, bell shaped funnel bowl, short stem and spreading foot. Height 2 cm diameter 7.5 cm
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Two Georgian drinking glasses, trumpet shape bowls, short stem with single round knop and spreading foot. Height 11.5 cm diameter 6 cm
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A pair of Georgian period drinking glasses the cylindrical bowls on short stem with tapered foot. Height 14 cm diameter 7 cm
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Three Georgian period drinking glasses, funnel shape bowl, short stem, spreading foot. Height 12 cm diameter 6 cm
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Two Georgian period drinking glasses, trumpet shape bowls, short stem and spreading foot. Height 110 & 100, diameter 60 & 65.
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A pair of Georgian glasses, long funnel shaped bowl, short stem on spreading foot. Height 15.5 cm diameter 7 cm
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Three Georgian period drinking glasses, cylindrical shape bowl, stem with two knops and spreading foot. Height 15.5 cm diameter 7 cm
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Three Victorian decanters with pronounced ribbed lower bodies, tall necks and original stoppers. Height 33 cm Tiny chips.
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A large clear glass dome with ball shaped handle. Diameter 28.5 cm height 39 cm
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A large Stevens & Williams engraved glass vase by H Cook of tapered cylindrical form engraved with otter chasing fish and with internal optical ribbing, engraved signature and 'No. 72.'. Height 21.3 cm diameter 17 cm
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Small pale blue glass Worth scent bottle. Length 5.3 cm impressed marks.
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A Lalique glass bowl, the pattern of graduating dahlias, Lalique France etched to the base. Height 10 cm diameter 26 cm
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A large heavy Lalique clear and frosted glass vase modelled in deep relief with swallows and swirling leaves. Height 24 cm engraved mark Lalique, France in script post 1945.
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Lalique large shallow bowl decorated with fish radiating from the pool of bubbles to the well, relief to the exterior, engraved mark. Diameter 34.9 cm
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Rene Lalique 'Formose' opalescent glass vase of serpherical form moulded in relief with goldfish, engraved signature and 'No 934' to base rim. Height 17.5 cm
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Rene Lalique 1914 glass plate, 'Assiette Chasse, Chiens', - dog hunt birds, the border with an Intaglio ring of pheasants and foliage framing the centre of three pairs of dogs and foliage, green stained highlights, the rim engraved 'R. Lalique France No 3001'. Diameter 21.4 cm
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Four pieces of old afghan silver plate and coloured stone jewellery ornaments festooned with chains and bells.
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Two Afghani breastplates decorated with metal discs, coloured beads, glass and low grade silver belts. Widths 330 and 310.
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A collection of eighteen Syrian orange agate cylinder seals. Lengths approx 30 - many with wax impressions of designs, together with bound folder of associated literature.
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A collection of seventeen old Burmese bronze chicken opium weights, the tallest is 6.5 cm, the smallest 25.
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A collection of twelve old Burmese bronze temple guardian opium weights, the tallest 6.5 cm, the smallest 2.5 cm.
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A small antique West African weaving loom, wood bound with fibre. Length 16 cm
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A small carved wood African Lubo Nboko kneeling figure with bowl. Height 18 cm Congo
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An African Luba carved wood figure of a kneeling woman. Height 25 cm Congo
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An African carved wood Tabwa headrest carved in the form of a seated figure. Height 17.5 cm Congo
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A large African carved wood Tabwa standing female ancestor figure with elaborate head dress. Height 67 cm Congo.
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An old African carved wood fetish standing figure decorated with iron nails and small cloth bundles, the face with red and white pigment and glass inset eyes. Length 38 cm Congo.
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An old African Luba diviner's gourd carved with seated wood female figure. Height 23.5 cm Congo
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An old African Ijbo janiform spirit head decorated with white pigment. Height 39 cm Nigeria
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An old African fang bust, the elongated face with long nose and sleeping eyes. Height 34 cm
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An old African Mangbetu carved hardwood standing figure. Height 33 cm Congo
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An African carved wood Ashanti oll with typical moon face and outstretched arms. Height 36 cm Nigeria.
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A Trobriand Islands canoe prow, carved and pierced decoration, pig, birds etc. Length 62 cm
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An old Trobriand Islands walking stick with fluted bulbous handle and finely notched decoration. Length 106 cm Some wear.
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Pre-European Aboriginal battle axe, circular form shaft bound and attached to flat stone head with animal skin. Label attached. Length 46 cm. Displayed on metal stand.
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An Afghani tribal necklace decorated with coin pendants on chain suspension set with lapis lazuli. Length 30 cm Sold with pair elaborate earrings.
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An early/mid 19th century maori patu paraoa (whale bone hand club) of light thin sectioned form, well balanced, square section lashing hole, some original working and polishing marks, old ink inscription 'Riverton 1845. S.I.'. Length 41.6 cm.
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Colonel Marmaduke Nixon's personnel powder horn, scrimshaw work to the buffalo horn of two women in typical Victorian dress, one on horseback, the tip as the lid with wooden fitting, the wide end with inset pinned kauri plug. Length 36.5 cm. Note Marmaduke George Nixon born 1813/1814 graduated from the Royal military College, Sandhurst, immigrated to New Zealand in 1852 soon becoming an advocate for the South Auckland Landholders for access to Maori 'Waste Land' in the Waikato and Thames regions. Soon…
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A mixed New Zealand woods small apprentice chest consisting of two small drawers over two full width drawers, inlaid star decoration to the top with a small rewa rewa panel to each side, some attention required. Height 34 cm width 24 cm depth 22 cm
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A N.Z. rewarewa Folk Art battleship crib board. Length 33 cm
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A Crown Lynn porridge bowl in green and brown trickle glaze together with a green and brown trickle glaze clog.
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Two Crown Lynn Wharetana Ware ashtrays, one of sloping rectangular form decorated with stylised Maori mask, brown with green interior, the other of circular form the brown exterior with band of stylised decoration, green mottled glaze to the top. Length 11.5 cm diameter 10.5 cm one with minor fault.
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A Crown Lynn Commemorative loving cup, for The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II with gilded lion handles and the Royal Coat of Arms to the front. Height 3 cm diameter 10 cm
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Titian marlin form lustre vase of serpentine trough shape, wavey top rim, tones of yellow, green and black with gilt highlights, impressed mark to base. Length 40 cm
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Briar Gardner pottery vase of squat baluster form, heavy textured glaze in tones blue, green and yellow, incised signature to base. Height 10.5 cm
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Briar Gardner vase, the tapered cylindrical body with wide everted curved rim, variable blue and yellow glaze, incised signature to base. Height 8.5 cm diameter 13.3 cm
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Andrew Van der Putten cylindrical pottery vase brightly decorated with black outline, impressed mark. Height 19.5 cm
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Andrew Van der Putten flask form with compressed ovoid body and wide strap handle, rolled rim, variable olive green and brown glaze, impressed potters mark C1970-80. Height 20.5 cm
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Chester Nealie cylindrical flask form with strap handle and ball stopper, rich partial green salt glaze, original label and price $20 to base. Height 25.7 cm
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Barry Brickell wheel thrown bowl, the shaped rim with three face form spouts, partial clear and pale celadon type glaze, unglazed towards the base, heavily iron spotted. Diameter 28 cm impressed potters mark.
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O. C. Stephens shallow bowl, cylindrical form, variable textured pale glaze on speckled olive ground, printed marks. Diameter 23.5 cm
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Mirek Smisek pottery baluster flask with band of stylised leaf decoration and dark bluish green glaze effects. Height 25 cm impressed mark. Together with four matching goblets.
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Len Castle type hanging wall vase of oval form, textured finish, brown glaze to rim.
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Len Castle small bowl, wheel thrown stoneware brown glaze to the exterior with optical blue 'Chun' type glaze to the interior, incised potters mark to base. Height 7.5 cm diameter 16 cm
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A small Len Castle specimen vase of spherical form with rich purple glaze graduating to a blue green base, incised monogram. Height 12 cm
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Len Castle small pouring bowl with variable blue green glaze and rich red/ brown rim and vase by other potter of rounded square form with tapered shoulder, matt blue glaze.
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Len Castle bottle form vase, the square section body with two panels of wax resist decoration, lustrous redmauve- brown glaze with spotted grey highlights. Impressed potters mark C1970. Height 29.2 cm
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Len Castle lidded trinket box, hand modelled stoneware, the lid with twin bird heads, one to each end, unglazed matt finish with umber rubbing, blue glazed interior. Length 11 cm. Height 8.5 cm
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Len Castle large shallow bowl with wax resist decoration of two stylised birds to the well, partial lustrous redbrown glaze on darker ground with spotted olive green rim. Impressed potters mark C1970. Diameter 41.5 cm
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Luke Adams small jug, compressed body, the neck and handle top with rich red-brown glaze, clear gloss body, oval stamped mark to base, signed 'Jean Hurle and dated 3-9-29' to inside lip. Height 11.1 cm
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Luke Adams mug, cylindrical form, rich green glaze, printed mark to base. Height 10.5 cm repaired chip to inside lip.
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Luke Adams cube form teapot with angular handle, rich brown glaze, the lid incised to base 'Office'.
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Luke Adams ovoid form vase, of ovoid form, relief decorated with hunting scenes, tree fern etc, unglazed. Height 16.8 cm
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Luke Adams wall pocket formed as two spiralling shells on heart shape leaf backing, majolica type glaze in green and brown tones. Length 15.2 cm
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Luke Adams New Zealand style 'Staffordshire' mantle dog, press moulded, all over rich variable brown glaze, buff body. Height 16.5 cm length 24.5 cm
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Luke Adams game jug with traditional hanging game and leaves in relief, dog form handle, rich deep green glaze. Height 24 cm
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Luke Adams large tapered cylindrical vase with rich brown spotted glaze, impressed mark to base. Height 22.6 cm
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Luke Adams trough vase of long baluster form with two scroll handles, clear-buff glaze, printed oval mark. Height 11 cm length 34.5 cm
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Ford and Ogden colonial pottery jar of cylindrical form with waisted neck, coggle decoration, rich brown glaze. Height 15 cm diameter 10.5 cm
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A Christchurch Brick Co. tall cylindrical waisted vase with rich olive green glaze, three small repeating bands of coggle decoration to the centre, impressed mark to base. Height 31.3 cm
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Lambert Bros. money box of baluster form with a coin slot and 'Lorna's Bank' to shoulder, salt glazed, incised date to base '1911', damage to finial top. Height 14 cm
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Lambert Bros. large filter of cylindrical crock type form with recessed lid, two applied scroll handles and original metal tap, fine impressed repeating coggle decoration, salt glazed. Height 40 cm diameter 30 cm
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Milton pottery majolica vase with tall ovoid body and short cylindrical neck, richly glazed in tones of brown, blue and pale tones. Height 14.7 cm
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Milton pottery ewer with majolica type glazed ovoid body and fancy metal mounts including tapered base and wide rim spout with double scroll handle, gilded finish, 'Thought to have had its metal parts formed at Barningtons in Dunedin'. Height 36.5 cm
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Homebush colonial New Zealand mantle dog of classical 'Staffordshire' form, the buff clay with clear glaze. Height 29 cm .
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W. M. White (Dunedin) water filter of large waisted cylindrical form, relief applied decoration of Royal Coat of Arms, grape and leaf motifs and birds, applied scroll handles, central oval plaque with makers details, four gallon. Height 44 cm some cracking.
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P Hutson & Co. planter pedestal, majolica glaze in deep blue and brown tones with green highlights, the bowl form top with heavy lobed decoration on turned pedestal and square flat platform base with impressed makers marks. Height 30.5 cm crack to rim.
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A vintage Ruth Castle wall hanging of woven cane in the check pattern with partial staining. Diameter 28 cm
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A vintage New Zealand rug, the border in Maori motifs with six central panels of geometric designs, fringed to either ends in colours of red, black and ivory. Length 127 cm width 89 cm
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A New Zealand retro rimu and black iron coffee table with magazine rack below, the top inlaid with enamelled plaque decorated with primitive rock drawing designs in colours of red, turquoise, white etc. Length 71 cm depth 46 cm height 37 cm
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A Michael Weir sculpture of Sir Richard Hadlee painted in naturalistic colours. Height on plinth base 460. Number 22 from a limited edition.
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A Michael Weir sculpture of Grant Fox, painted in naturalistic colours. Height on plinth base 385. Number one of a limited edition.
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A pair of Chinese porcelain baluster covered vases with polychrome decoration of dragons chasing flaming pearls, on an ivory finely crackled ground. Height 32 cm
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Two small Chinese 18th/19th century porcelain bowls of circular shape on short feet, each with polychrome and gilded decoration of armorials 'Nil Conscier Siri' and floral sprays. Diameters 120 and 140. Faults.
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A Chinese old fine porcelain bowl, the exterior with polychrome decoration of green leaves, red and blue butterflies etc, the interior with hidden Chou symbol and bats, Jia Jing six character marks to base. Diameter 10.5 cm
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A Chinese fine flared rim bowl, underglaze blue floral decoration to the interior, the exterior with four circular reserve panels with polychrome enamelled decoration of florals and birds, all on imperial yellow ground with further polychrome enamel floral and scrolling leaf decoration, Dao Guang character mark to base. Diameter 16.5 cm height 7.5 cm
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A rare early 19th century Chinese Mandarin's silver and kingfisher feather head dress, floral designs and cloud forms. Length 9.5 cm Some faults.
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Two vintage Chinese triple chain pendants, set with carved and pierced apple green, jade ornaments. Length 105 and 125.
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A Chinese carved agate snuff bottle with paler highlight of birds and blossoms to the flattened oval body, cabochon red stopper.
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A Chinese fine carved banded agate snuff bottle of oval form, raised highlights of lily leaves and carp, cabochon matching banded agate stopper.
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A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, the cylindrical body painted in red/orange with goldfish. Height 7.5 cm
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A Chinese walnut snuff bottle carved with tiny figures, coral stopper. Length 5.5 cm
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An old Chinese carved agate snuff bottle of rectangular form, carved prunus blossom decoration to the mottled orange-brown body, carved orange coral floral stopper with green jade disc. Height 7 cm
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