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The Collection of John Elliot Lawford (1933 – 2020) — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:200
Sale Title:The Collection of John Elliot Lawford (1933 – 2020)Lots with images:200
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:187
Date:5-Dec-2023
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74th Highland Regiment of Foot Pennant with battle honours for Seringapatam (1799) and Assaye (1803). The Elephant emblem awarded to the regiment for Assaye surrounded by laurels with unidentified armorials on the reverse, all very finely embroidered in highlighted colours on silk, some signs of wear, good over all condition considering age, ca 1810. 31 x 57 cm, mounted & framed. The victories by the British East India Company in these two important campaigns over the Kingdom of Mysore and the Maratha…
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A pair of extinct male and female huia birds, the female with raised head and open beak, the male posed at slightly lower level alongside her, both perched upon a small tree stump, the pair as mounted in 19th century, unrestored condition, some tail feathers lacking on both, enclosed in later steel and glass display case, (not recent). 56 x 54 cm overall. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Captain James cook, samples of the Pacific tapa cloth, collected on the three voyages of Captain James Cook: 1769-1779, mounted, 17 x 17 cm, framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Captain James cook, samples of the Pacific tapa cloth, collected on the three voyages of Captain James Cook': 1769-1779, mounted, 26 x 18 cm, framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Carver unknown, tekoteko figure, carved totara wood and paua shell, 73.5 x 10 x 9 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Auckland. Previously in a private collection in the United Kingdom and passed by descent. Repatriated circa 2000.
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Heru Iwi, rare whalebone hair comb, pre- European period, manaia decoration, with 10 teeth, length 19.3 cm. Provenance: Florence court sale [2009]. Estate of John Lawford
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Kaitaka Aronui, mid 19th century of classic traditional style woven from muka [fine flax] with narrow side borders and deeper lower border of taniko. The wide lower border of striking diamond shaped patterning with the traditional dyed fibres highlighted with brightly coloured wool yarns, approximate: 124 x 77 cm, of unusually small size possibly woven for a child. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford
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Kaka Poria, 19th century pounamu bird leg ring, central hole, and a smaller hole drilled near top edge. Outer edge stone circle has 3 sets of stone protrusions, bottom and side edges of ring. Entire surface well polished and worn smooth. Length 36.9 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford
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Matau, carved one piece whalebone fish hook, late 18th to early 19th century, the top carved and with hole for attaching the muka cord, non-barbed with lashing groove, length 10.4 cm [approx]. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu Okewa, rare Chatham Island curved stone okewa [hand club], bird shape, oval cross section. Worn oval knob on the top of the handle. Surface pitted and some flake scars, surfaces worn. Length 27.5 cm [approx]. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Mere pounamu, [18th century], an exceptional pre-European pounamu mere of a translucent medium green colour with waves of white feathering, large well worn stone drilled hourglass hole. Length 38 cm, known as the Kronfeld mere after the first Collectors Dr. & Mrs. M. Kronfeld who presented it to the New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd in Wellington where Dr. Kronfeld was the port Health Officer. The mere was displayed on the R.M.S. Ruahine which went on the London passenger service, it was returned to New…
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Patu onewa, a large 19th century stone nephrite patu, of traditional form with spatulate tapered end, the butt end with three concentric ridges and partially drilled hourglass suspension hole. Length 41 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu onewa, a large impressive 19th century nephrite stone club, of traditional form, rounded base with very small side chips off both sides of the blade. Short cylindrical handle with hourglass suspension hole, oval knob with four concentric ridges and one at the centre. Entire surface polished. Length 41.8 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu onewa, 19th century stone club, of traditional form with spatulated tapered blade, the butt end with four concentric ridges and one in the centre, hourglass suspension hole. Length 40 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu onewa, 19th century stone hand club, of traditional form, rounded base with a few very small chips off one side of blade. Short cylindrical handle and hourglass suspension hole oval knob with four concentric ridges and one at the centre. Entire surface polished over hammer-dressing. Length 39.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu onewa, 19th century stone club, rounded base with small side chips and one larger chip from base. Short cylindrical handle with hourglass suspension hole, oval knob with four concentric ridges and one at the centre. Entire surface polished over hammer dressing. Length 38.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu Par?oa, early 19th century whalebone club, with rounded base small chip to one side. Short flat handle with slightly wider flat knob at the top, two shallow horizontal ridges on each side of the knob and a small square suspension hole [edges worn], length 38.6 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patuki - club, late 19th century club, carved from medium brown wood with light patina, sides taper to a single triangular point. Grooved knob at top of the handle with single suspension hole. Short plain shaft tapering to a four sided fully carved club. Length 31.4 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's auction label dated 9 May 1977. Estate of John Lawford.
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A rare portrait tile of the guide 'Sophia', produced by George Cartlidge at Sherwin Cotton Pottery in Staffordshire ca 1900. Titled top right corner. Depicted wearing a korowai, pounamu tiki and pendant and huia feathers in her hair. With the artist George Cartlidge's monogram, 21.5 x 14 cm and in the original black frame. Created using a technique popular at the time, rendering photographs on ceramic surfaces for a three-dimensional image. The technique involved combining the use of varying monochromatic…
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Tewhatewha, long handled fighting staff, carved from dark brown wood with a rich patina, perforated suspension hole on inner edge of the blade. Long tapered shaft, with three grooves carved a quarter of the way up, large chip to butt end. Length 132.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Tewhatewha, long handled fighting staff, carved from medium brown wood, perforated hole on inner staff. Long tapered shaft, wheku figure carved with shell inlaid eyes, almost halfway up. Small chip to butt end. Length 135.4 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Taiaha, fighting staff, carved from medium brown wood, slender plain shaft tapering into a narrow rounded blade. Carved upoko and arero with double raupongo spiral pattern, plain eyes. Length 144.8 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Taiaha, fully finely carved fighting staff, carved in dark brown wood, upoko and arero feature double rauponga spiral of p?kati and haehae, small chips, notched paua eyes [lacking one]. Eight further sets of eyes dispersed across the shaft some of the shell inlay missing. Various carved patterning throughout. Numbered 91939 in white ink below. Length 105 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Taiaha, a long fighting staff 19th century or earlier, carved from dark reddish wood with plain shaft tapering into broad blade. Finely carved upoko and arero, features double rauponga spiral pattern of p?kati and haehae, plain eyes. Lip features three notches each side resembling teeth. Partial old sticker label on blade end, writing indecipherable. Length 106 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Taiaha, a small 19th century fighting staff century, the carved upoko and arero with finely carved with rauponga spirals terminating at a pointed tip. Length 21.5 cm, 5 cm wide at spatulate end. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki - adze, large dark green pounamu toki, straight blade with sharp corners, steep short bevel with marked chin. Straight vertical sides taper to damaged pole. Entire surface polished. Length 29.2 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki - adze, 19th century or earlier medium to pale green pounamu toki, straight blade with small chips along cutting edge, steep short bevel with rounded chin. Straight vertical sides to rounded poll, groups of small notches along both ventral edges. Poll is reduced in thickness, with suspension hole, a deep lateral groove across poll below the hole, entire surface polished. Length 23 cmm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki - adze, large mottled medium green pounamu toki, 19th century or earlier, of quadrangular tapering form with straight vertical sides, poll slightly reduced in thickness. Short steep bevel and sharp blade. Length 29 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki - adze, large rare greywacke stone toki, quadrangular form, straight vertical sides, with unusual small notches along the length of the four edges of the adze up to the poll, flakes to poll. Slightly curved sharp rounded blade. Length 35 cm. Provenance: Kenneth Webster collection. Estate of John Lawford.
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Greenstone boulder, river washed greenstone boulder, 32 kgs. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Ketu, wooden digging implement, dark brown wood, oval handle and single suspension hole, short rounded edged shaft, paddle shaped blade, length 39.6 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Ketu, wooden digging implement, dark brown wood, oval handle, with single suspension hole, short rounded shaft and paddle shaped blade, length 45 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Ketu, early 19th century agricultural tool, carved wooden paddle shaped tool, used to loosen soil around plants, abrasions to point of the digging end, length 76 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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K?, digging stick, long digging tool carved from medium brown wood, plain tapered shaft ending in flat rounded blade, light patina, blade chipped and short cracks, small single knob top of handle, length 173.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Digging stick, a very long dark brown pole of cylindrical form, hand carved with varying width throughout, tapering at one end to a blunt point and the other end narrowing to the digging end. Melanesian origin. Length 353 cm, circumference at thickest point 20 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Digging stick, long carved medium brown pole tapering to a point at one end the other a narrow blunt end, split in the wood near blunt end, length 247 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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M?h?, large stone sinker, with recessed lashing grooves around the circumference, approx 25 x 23 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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M?h?, stone spherical sinker, with elongated neck, beginnings of hole drilled part way through the neck, top of the sinker carved with two deep grooves, the whole surface shows hammer-dressing, length 16 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu aruhe, wooden fern root pounder, with semi rounded body, tapered down to handle end with rounded butt, with burn & scorch marks, length 34.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu aruhe, wooden fern root pounder, handgrip formed in the first 14.5 cm with rounded butt, flat base, length 31 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu muka, round based stone pounder, with pitting marks, shaft smooth, handle and top covered with hammer dressing, the round top is worn but remains of three concentric oval grooves on the top remain, length 27 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu muka, stone flax fibre pounder, handgrip formed in the first 10 cm, rounded butt & base, length 24 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Patu R?kau, 19th century, wooden patu of medium brown colour, rounded base and short cylindrical handle, oval end knob carved with concentric grooves and ridges, suspension hole with old auction label attached dated 3rd June 1998, carving scratch marks on the body of the club, length 42 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Pounamu cloak pin or pendant, a straight pounamu pendant of dark green colour and rounded form, slightly flattened with hourglass suspension hole, length 12.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Tabua, a 19th century Fijian sperm whale tooth, yellowish cream patina, with two suspension holes, one at each end,. Length 14 cm approx. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Samoan club, Fa'alaufa'i, medium brown heavy Samoan bilateral toothed club,. Length 105.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Samoan club, wooden war club the shaft widening to the blade which tapers to a point and with a central ridge on the tapered end,. Length 134 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Pounamu ear kuru, an early ear pendant of light green colour flattened rounded form, the suspension hole slightly to one side, worn, with a small notch to the top edge [resembling an eel with open mouth]. Length 4.7 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Collection of toki / adze etc [5 Items], patu - curved handle section of stone patu possible okewa club. Snapped transversely across mid-section of the blade. Four roughout stone toki - 2 blade ends and 2 poll sections and size varies. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze, large basalt stone toki of tapered form with curved bevel, flaked & polished finish, dark tone, small chips to cutting edge, length 34 cm, width [blade end] 10.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze [2x], greywacke toki with straight sharp blade, short sharp bevel with marked chin, vertical sides, slightly shaped. Poll end chipped, incomplete. Length 10 cm. Toki /Adze stone of dark colour with straight sharp blade, short sharp bevel, poll end broken away. Length 6.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze [2x], small stone quadrangular toki with flake marks over the entire, surface polishing to blade edge and small flakes off the cutting edge, vertical side taper to straight poll,. Length 13.2 cm, toki /adze, roughout, blade end step and unformed. Length 16.5 cm, Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze [2x], small stone toki with flake scars over the entire surface, surface smooth & worn, 11 cm, adze / toki with flake scars over entire surface, blade section polished, vertical sides tapering to a straight truncated poll. Length 18.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze, 18th century basalt stone adze with mottled grey colour, one chip on the blade edge, marked 'Ruakaka 2B', length 17 cm. Provenance - Florence court sale [2009]. Estate of John Lawford
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Toki, adze, 19th century stone adze with straight blade with one very small corner chip, steep short bevel, rounded chin, straight vertical sides tapered to rounded poll, length 15.6 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze, large toki with slightly curved, chipped blade edge, steep bevel with no marked chin, straight vertical sides, entire surface displays flake scars and hammer-dressing, part polished, length 28.4 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze, small 19th century worked pounamu adze, medium green, with white feathering, small chip to blade, length 5.3 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Toki, adze, large argillite toki with well-defined edges, raised curve brow to the blade edge, large chip to cutting edge 32 cm, unpolished tang to one side of upper section, upper section 8 cm, polished section 25.5 cm [approx.];. Length 32 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Mahi K?hatu, worked stone, a symmetrical cylindrical [?] Maori fishing stone, round hole drilled through the length of the stone, all edges and surfaces worn smooth, length 13 cm approx. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford
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Mahi Kahatu, worked stone, a symmetrical irregular shaped [?] pounamu pendant, round hole drilled through the top, a small protrusion above the hole has four grooves, all edges polished and smooth. Possible portion of k?k' p?ria/bird leg ring. Length 4 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Mahi Kahatu, worked stone, a carved stone of slightly flattened spherical shape, with parallel notched ridges around the circumference with circular notched ridges on each side. There is a drilled hour glass suspension hole at the top of the shape, a separate greenstone pendant has been has been tied to the main stone through this hole. The hole is flanked by two protrusions carved with two faces, the whole has a flattened base and can stand on this surface, the shape has a resemblance to a carved stone…
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Mahi Kohatu, five pounamu worked stones, three small thin shaped toki pounamu, possibly ornaments. Length 3 cm approx. Pounamu adze flake, roughly triangular shape,. Length 3.8 cm. Worked stone - roughly rectangular polished pounamu,. Length 6.8 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Worked stone, two seated figures back-to-back with arms on knees, eyes nose and mouth carved, origin unknown,. Length 17.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Charles D. Barraud, [3x], 1. Auckland harbour, chromolithograph, 25 x 35 cm, 1875, 2. Wakefield - Edward. Auckland harbour. N.Z. Coloured lithograph, published by A.D. Willis 1889, 3. (Vogel. Julius.) Hokitika river, from the town of Hokitika, hand coloured wood engraving. 9.7 x 15.5 cm, 1875, all framed. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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George Baxter, the Rev. J. Waterhouse superintending the landing of the missionaries the Rev Charles and Mrs creed at Paranake (Taranaki), New Zealand, a contemporary advertisement and Wesleyan Mission description of the event inset on the reverse, 'Our reception among the natives was very encouraging. As soon as Mr & Mrs creed approached the shore, in the boat, they began to cry out 'Emata' 'Emata' that is 'O Mother' ' O Mother' and seven females immediately ran into the sea, up to their shoulders, caught…
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De Sainson, L'Astrolable dans la passe des Francais. (French Pass) (Nouvelle Zelande), Pl 40, hand coloured lithograph, 1833. 28 x 39 cm framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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De Sainson, Vue de Kahouwera. Village fortifi'e a la abaie des iles (Nouvelle Zelande), Pl 51, hand coloured lithograph, 1833. 30 x 39 cm, framed with 'Kauuwhera pa - bay of Islands 1827' inscribed on mount. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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De Sainson, village de Korora-reka (Nouvelle Zelande), hand coloured lithograph, Pl 61, 1833, 30 x 39 cm, framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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De Sainson, La Corvette L'Astrolabe, hand coloured lithograph, Pl 105, 29 x 39 cm. Framed and mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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De Sainson, Vue Prise a la Baie des Iles (Nouvelle Zelande), hand coloured lithograph, 1833. Pl 62, 25 x 26.5 cm, framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Charles Heaphy, part of Lambton harbour, in port Nicholson, New Zealand, comprehending one third of the water frontage of the town of Wellington. Published for the New Zealand Company by Smith, elder, lithograph, hand coloured, 1841, 43 x 54 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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John C. Hill, Admiral, Lord Jellicoe, second Governor general of New Zealand 1920-1924. Crayon & pastel, signed lower left, 35 x 22 cm, mounted and framed. John hill, 1889-1974 was the cartoonist for the Auckland star. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Cyrille P. Laplace, Plage de Korora - Reka [Nouvelle Zelande], de Sainson edit, coloured aquatint 1835. 24 x 31 cm, framed & mounted. A fine impression rare in this condition relating to the voyage of the Favorite under the command of La place that visited the bay of Islands in 1830. Ellis 140. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Trevor Lloyd, tree Ferns, etching, titled and signed, 34 x 21.5 cm, framed. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Menard, village de Koro-rareka (Nouvelle Zelande), 'Watering bay, early Russell', hand coloured lithograph 1841, inscribed on mount, 18 x 27 cm framed & mounted. Ellis 143. Scarce. Relates to the voyage of the Venus 1836-1839 commanded by Abel du Petit-Thouars. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Walter Wright, at the Empire's Call: New Zealand Troopers sailing for the South African war, coloured print, published by Brett Printing Co Ltd, Auckland, in original wood decorated frame. (1899), 42 x 95 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Artist unknown, farm workers with donkey crossing a bridge in a rural landscape, oil on canvas, British 19th century school in the style of Constable, 89 x 69 cm, in fine period gilt frame. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Artist unknown, Pomona goddess of fruit (on a chariot pulled by two tigers), coloured print on the reverse side of glass, English (1810), 19 x 24 cm, framed. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Frank Brangwyn, the Tow rope, drypoint etching (1906), titled in pencil with artists monogram, 14.5 x 21 cm, mounted and framed, very good condition, one or two light spots.
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Oswald W. Brierly, 'Fatshan Creek', the 'Raleigh's gig sinking and the crew disabled …. Commodore Keppel shaking his fist at the enemy ….', tinted, coloured lithograph, published by day & Son, London 1857, 42.5 x 60.5 cm, framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Chinese artist, two Junks, gouache and watercolour on silk, ca 19th century, each 17 x 26 cm, each framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Bernard. R.A. Fleetwood-Walker, reclining nude, oil on canvas, label on reverse 'B. Fleetwood-Walker Memorial exhibition. Reclining nude 65', 54.5 x 38 cm, framed. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Bishop W. Follen (1856-1936), English landscape - autumn colours, river valley and cottages, watercolour, signed lower right, 58 x 78 cm, contemporary gold frame, Exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1882. Travelled extensively in Britain and the Channel Islands. Reputed to have lived in South Australia for several years. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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G.H.T. Satirical study of a young native boy leading a rhinoceros by its horn. Watercolour, signed with initials lower left, 19.5 x 26 cm, mounted and framed. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Lindsay Norman, [2 Etchings], 1. Love on earth. No 274, signature, 1925, inscribed in pencil, artist's impressed stamp on bottom margin, blue/gray, 42 x 33 cm, 2. Virtue. No 370, signature,1921, inscribed in pencil, artist's impressed stamp on bottom margin, blue/gray, 39 x 30 cm. Copper plate etchings, framed as a pair. (2). Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Edward Lear [In the style of], 19th century English school - south Eastern European, Balkan type landscape, with figures and thatched pavilion in foreground; oil on canvas laid down on board, label on reverse, collection: 'William Bromley - davenport. Baginton hall then removed to Capesthorne hall, 47 x 80 cm, in finely carved gilt rococo mid 19th century frame. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Lieut L.G. Heath [Drawn By], Hongkong as seen from the Anchorage, drawn by Lieut L.G. Heath of the hallmarked sterling iris. Three coloured engravings published by the Hydrographic office of the Admiralty, May 4th. 1847. Pulled from the original Admiralty copper plates in 1991 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the cession of Hongkong to the United Kingdom. Over all 65.5 x 78 cm, framed & mounted. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Lionel P. R. A. Smythe, Waiting for the boats, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1872 lower right, 29 x 19 cm, contemporary carved rococo frame. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Christine Webster, hydrangea woman, cibachrome (framed fragment) 1993/95, Gow Langsford gallery exhibition label on the reverse, 103.5 x 29.2 cm, framed. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Geoff Williams, reclining nude woman, oil on canvas laid down on board, signed lower right, 35 x 65 cm, framed. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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Johanne Zoffany, Colonel Mordaunt's Cock match, at Lucknow in the Province of Oude in the year 1786 at which were present several high and distinguished Personages. Engraved by Richard Earlom, hand coloured mezzotint, margins, framed to plate mark, 46 x 59 cm. Key to the sitters in the picture mounted on the reverse, (1794). Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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An English silver coffee pot, baluster shaped form, boxwood handle, pineapple finial to lid, London, badly rubbed marks, W. 900g approx. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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An English silver coffee pot, with rococo chasing to the lower body, ebony handle, acorn finial to lid, W. 650g approx. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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A large silver lidded hot water jug, London, 1830. Height 25 cm, W. 940g. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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A three-piece silver tea set, made by Emes and Barnard, with floral decorated borders, on feet with fluted base, London, 1823, W. 1800g. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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A pair of silver dished plates, with decorative borders, armorial crest to edge, London, 1839, diameter 26 cm, W. 1240g approx. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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A large two-handled silver tray of plain Georgian style, with scalloped corners and ridded border on four feet, made by Carrington and Co. London, 1915; the tray is inscribed 'Presented to Major S. Callagham, seventeenth lancers on leaving the regiment by his brother officers, 20 March 1916', signed by the officers, 61 x 46 cm, W. 4.725kg. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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A rare Georgian period Anglo-Indian silver teapot, melon shaped with leaf and scroll decorations, scroll feet, pumpkin finial, Hamilton and Co. Calcutta, & Lb and Co. Calcutta, C. 1820, W. 1000g approx. It was buried along with other items during the siege of Lucknow, it was then uncovered and returned to England. Purchased from Cordy's in 2002. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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A silver scroll handled and lidded bowl, with shell and scroll base, with floral finial, Calcutta, made by Hamilton and Co. Inscribed 'To Mr. G. Hoogan, in great for recognition for many years as apothecary to the 52nd light Infantry Regiment'. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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A small silver waiter, with gadrooned border on three feet, Calcutta, made by Hamilton and Co. D. 19.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
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