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December Antiques & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:801
Sale Title:December Antiques & Art AuctionLots with images:36
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:612
Date:7-Dec-2010
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A Georgian period coopered brass bound mahogany ice bucket of boat shape with a brass liner and a brass swing handle. Length 37.5 cm, height 30 cm. Honourable wear
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A St Clair copper circular saucepan with a domed cover, heavy brass side handles and a brass finial. Diameter 28 cm
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Three copper saucepans with long brass handles, two with lids. Diameters 9 cm, 16 cm and 21 cm
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A steel flat wire measuring tape on a copper hand held drum marked T. Peacock & Son, Opticians, Auckland. Diameter 17 cm
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A French, St Clair copper hemispherical kitchen mixing bowl. Diameter 32.5 cm
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A St Clair, French, copper and brass kitchen pan along with a two handled copper and brass pan
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A late 19th century large brass kettle with stamped manufacturer’s mark to the side, J.C. & W. Lord. Polished and lacquered. Height 32 cm
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A late 19th century brass ecclesiastical candlestick with five sconces arranged on an angled bar supported on a knopped column stand. Height 67 cm
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A Victorian brass padlock with key by J. Bates, Wolverhampton, along with a Champion and Union six lever padlock
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Five old padlocks, four with keys, includes one Victorian with “Vr” marked escutcheon cover etc
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A pair of large brass column table lamps with square plinth bases and cream fabric shades. Height of each 118 cm
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A vintage Zebra skin backed onto black felt with a shaped edge. Length 300 cm from head to end of tail, width 134 cm
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A vintage leopard skin rug backed onto black felt with a shaped edge, in good condition, some claws remaining. Length 250 cm, width 135 cm
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A Black Forest carved wood study of a stag's head mounted on a naturalistic branch trophy wall plaque. Finely carved and with dark rich brown patina. Height 86 cm
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A large turtle shell with lacquer polished surface, slight losses. 70 cm x 50 cm
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A pair of Victorian period ivory opera glasses, minor damage
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A bronze sun dial, the face with Roman numerals, calendars and a verse. Nice green verdigris patina. Diameter 12 cm
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An old oak desk calendar of tall oblong form with apertures for day, date and month with old paper rolls turning on wooden rollers. Height 10.5 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 8 cm
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A Victorian period optician’s opthamoloscope in original satin and velvet lined case. Length 12 cm
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A mahogany stick barometer, the dial marked St James and accommodating a Vernier type adjustable scale, the case set with a thermometer. Suspended on a brass gimbal wall mount. Height 91.5 cm
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An early 20th century mahogany cased brass and ebonised steel microscope with auxiliary lenses and a selection of slides
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A Victorian brass embalmer’s pump, the cylindrical body with affixed label “Matthews, Carey St, Lincoln’s Inn, London”. The pump shaft with a turned ivory handle. Height 26.5 cm
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A quality Victorian cased brass binocular microscope by R. And J. Beck, London No. 14057, complete with quatrefoil objective lens mounts, adjustable table mirrors and multiple lenses as well as additional table stage and an illuminating magnifying glass
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A 19th century cased brass microscope along with a selection of various lenses
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An Eccles miner’s lamp, steel and brass cased with maker’s label affixed. Height 23 cm
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An early 20th century surgeon’s kit labelled inside the lid of the leatherette case “Boyd Gardner’s Bone Operating Instruments”. 25 cm x 15 cm
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An uncommon table top centrifuge device with four brass removeable containers driven by a geared handle, table mounted
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A graduated set of eight brass metric weights from 5-500 gms
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A selection of 16 graduated nesting brass bucket weights and various Troy weights as three sets, some part
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A graduated set of cast iron weights from 56 lb. to 2 lb., various makers including Avery & Airbanks
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23 cast bronze brackets from an Edwardian display cabinet to support glass shelves. Length 29.2 cm
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A Sikes hydrometer, c.1880, in original mahogany box, additionally fitted with an ivory backed thermometer. 20 cm x 9.5 cm x 5 cm
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An early 20th century brass Theodolite by E.R. Watts & Son Ltd, London, No. 36031, with silvered Vernier horizontal and vertical scales. Complete with an adjustable platform base. Height 31.5 cm
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A “Husun” micrometer sextant by Henry Hughes, London, 1941. Complete with accessories in a mahogany case with original certificate, japanned finish with a brass arc, silvered scale and brass lenses
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A 20th century cased sextant by the “Hezzanith Instrument Co.”, London, No. 68347. Japanned finish with a brass scale
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A field compass in an ebonised metal case with mother-of-pearl dial. Diameter 6 cm. With original leather travelling case
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A collection of four Edwardian period Italian walnut folding wall brackets with ornate carved and pierced decoration and coloured oval inlays of groups of figures. Heights 50 cm, 50 cm, 46 cm and 31.5 cm. Hinges detached on one
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A Victorian period rosewood tea caddy, sarcophagus shape with three compartments to the interior, two with original lids. Mixing bowl missing. Height 13 cm, width 28 cm, diameter 15 cm
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A Victorian period tortoise shell and ivory card case of plain design with silver stringing. Length 10.5 cm
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A 19th century Indian Vizagapatam cushion shaped serpentine travelling pocket watch case, hardwood with intricate engraved ivory inlay. Width 12 cm, depth 12 cm
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An inlaid wooden tray, the oak tray inlaid in ivory and mixed woods with the Union Jack, four square columns to each corner with turned wood stretchers also inlaid with ivory. Length 52 cm, depth 30.5 cm
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A tortoise shell needle case inlaid with silver flowers and silver mounts. Length 10 cm
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A Victorian period ivory calendar in the form of a turning wheel. Diameter 4.5 cm
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A heavy brass desk cannon with a mahogany carriage and brass wheels. Length 33 cm
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A brass Coat of Arms doorstop - Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense. Length 29 cm
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An unusual gilded utility fob with four slide-out tools including a propelling pencil, a pen knife, a button hook and a bodkin
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An Art Nouveau silver plated lady’s sectional belt formed of linked medallions depicting portrait busts and with a similarly embossed buckle
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A Dutch silver framed lady’s purse, the hinged frame opening to reveal two compartments decoratively pierced and embossed with figures, masks and flower heads
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A 19th century French table top music box playing eight airs, the walnut lid inlaid with a trophy group of instruments. Affixed label inside lid marked 'Qualite Excelsior Super Extra' along with a programme list. Some borer to case. Width 45.5 cm. Height 15 cm. Depth 21.5 cm
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A 19th century table top music box, the ebonised case with a group of trophy instruments to the hinged lid, the mechanism visible beneath a glazed interior lid. Width 51.5 cm, height 14.5 cm, depth 22.5 cm
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A Continental rosewood jewellery box of serpentine outline, the hinged lid carved in high relief with leafy tendrils and a scallop shell. The front similarly decorated with an ornate silver metal escutcheon. Restored lid bowed. Width 31 cm, depth 21 cm, height 8.5 cm
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A Japanese elm multi-drawer small cabinet of oblong shape with drawers of various sizes. Width 44.5 cm, depth 19.5 cm, height 24 cm
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A late 18th century Scottish treen chalice, the fruitwood bowl with a bright cut unmarked silver rim raised on a turned rosewood circular spreading foot. With later silver plated inset. Height 14 cm
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An unusual turned coconut wood jardiniere or brush pot, capstan shape with lappet border at the mouth. Height 21 cm, diameter 23 cm
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A pair of brass “Pascall Atkey & Son, Cowes” boat’s running lamps of narrow dimensions, fitted with spirit burning lamps along with a brass blown fog horn
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A vintage optometrists model of an eye, professionally made by the “Central Scientific Co.”, Chicago, U.S.A. of a large size with moveable parts and painted detail, housed in a mahogany glazed case with maker’s plaques, one detailed “Myers’ Model I Eye, patented October. 1912”. Height 40 cm, width 50 cm, depth 8 cm
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Four brass bell weights, 1lb, 2lb, 4lb and 7lb, on specially made splay board
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A large heavy thick walled circular Southland Beech wood bowl made by Jim Robbie. Diameter 52 cm, height 20 cm
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A New Zealand colonial kauri music stand of plain oblong shape on a circular section column stand withmm x shaped base. Height 129 cm. Minor attention required
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A 1920’s period lady’s ball gown travelling bag, English Jekmoth brand, the top with brass bound hinges, fittings and handle
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An unusual ivory tusk elephant bridge with four elephants to one end and a crocodile with open jaws to the other end, minor damage. Length 63 cm
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Three various page markers, one silver of trowel form, Birmingham 1901, another of gilded brass sword form with banded agate handle and one carved ivory as a gum leaf
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An old sperm whale’s tooth of natural curved form, small cut to jaw end. Length 16 cm
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A taxidermy group of a hawk with raised wings being confronted by a pale coloured stoat, wood base with trunk form section
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A taxidermy cock pheasant with wings outstretched, mounted on a driftwood section
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An old massive kauri gum boulder in natural form, unpolished with some bark attached. Length 64 cm, width 28 cm, weight 11.2 kilos
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Two old kauri gum boulders of natural unpolished form, weights 3 and 4.5 kilos
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A pair of hand painted Emu eggs, one with a scene of a village entitled “Kaffir Kraal”, the other untitled, depicting a seated Zulu smoking a pipe. Height 14 cm
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A heavy cut slab of greenstone. Height 21.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 5 cm
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A heavy cut slab of greenstone. Height 22 cm, width 8 cm, depth 4.5 cm
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A greenstone block cut from a river boulder with a natural worn surface to the back, four cut faces, formed as a book end. Height 20 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 11.5 cm, weight 5kgs
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A lion’s tooth pendant, the fancy mount modelled as a lion’s head with open mouth and well detailed mane, the tooth with an old crack. Length 9.6 cm
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A piece of black tourmaline crystal in natural state. Height 7 cm
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An early 20th century Australian “Queen’s College” rowing oar for the “University of Melbourne 1910” Rowing eight, the blade with gilt inscription, naming the university, college, crest, members of the crew, along with their weights and “Head of the River” with original dark red/brown paint to the blade and varnish to the shaft marked “5” (W.M. Abbott, 12st. 4lbs.) beside the old leather fitting. Length 327 cm
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An old bronze Art Deco pillar with classically decorated capital with two separate bottom panels. Height 13.7 cm. Originally part of the old Auckland Railway Station
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A colonial period pharmacist’s bottle label multi-drawer cabinet, the 64 drawers each with a label to the front, some enclosing multiple labels, dark canvas cover to wood frame, two drawers missing. Width 67.5 cm, height 40 cm, depth 12 cm
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A large heavy Victorian period cast iron two section garden urn of classical campana style. Diameter 53.5 cm, height 44 cm
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A vintage child’s porcelain toilet with coloured floral transfer decoration and a wooden seat, by Twyfords, Hanley, England. Height 31.5 cm
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A Victorian period porcelain toilet “The Lucania” - all-over brown floral transfer decoration. Height 41 cm. Some faults
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A case of mounted moths in a variety of vibrant tropical colours. 30 cm x 45 cm
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A vintage painted plaster mannequin’s display hand for jewellery. Height 24 cm
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Three copper sauce pans with long brass and steel handles, two with lids. Diameters 20 cm, 21 cm and 23 cm
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A graduated set of six old copper saucepans with long iron handles, the largest diameter 18.5 cm, the smallest 8.5 cm
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A large Pacific Islands Baler shell table lamp on a shell base. Height 29 cm
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A wooden carved knitting sheath, possibly of Scandinavian origin, owner’s initials marked into top. Length 24 cm
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A 19th century French leather vase with a leather handle and gilt brass fittings, the lock engraved A Girardeau, Paris. Length 74 cm
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Three old curved wood panels from the base of a carousel with bright vibrant polychrome painted decoration. Length of each 1400. Some distress
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A gilt brass five branch chandelier of French style with leaf and scroll decoration and facet cut glass pendant lustres. Height 45 cm
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An antique English fruitwood pedal driven spinning wheel of traditional design with a large spoked wheel. Height overall 92 cm, with maker's label Peter Stewart Spittalfield, Dunkeld
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An ornate Victorian period cast iron freestanding stove with elaborate raised and pierced decoration of leaves, flowers, scrolls, etc., the open base with a brass finial and original metal tray, the twin bowfront doors with a flying bird handle and a black enamel finish with gilded highlights. Width 62 cm, height 80 cm
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A vintage Three Castles “The All Blacks 1924” lithographic print from the original team photo complete with member’s names below, 33 cm x 41 cm, original frame under glass
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A 1925 official rugby programme “England v. New Zealanders” complete with players, times, dates and advertising etc., 25 cm x 37 cm, in mahogany frame under glass
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A vintage photograph of William Gilbert Grace depicted with a long beard and cricket bat under his left arm, a section of picket fence to his right, 21.5 cm x 16 cm. In mahogany frame under glass. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) made cricket perhaps the first modern spectator sport and developed most of the techniques of modern batting
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An original Michael Jordan signed Bulls jersey, Chicago Bulls #23 with black and white detail on red ground, unworn, framed under glass
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A Hardy Brothers rare Limited Edition gold sovereign fly reel in original soft zipped case, complete with two extra spools, the back plate engraved “The sovereign 7/8 Serial No. 821”, gold finish all over with wooden handles
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A vintage Hardy Bros. Ltd fly box with japanned blackened finish, rectangular form, the lid with original chamois cast case slide fitting to the lid, the interior with plastic sliding lids to the 12 compartments, interior lid fitted for casts etc. Original maker’s plaque. Length 15.5 cm, width 9 cm
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A vintage fishing creel, fine weave with a fish design leather and metal strap to the lid, c.1920’s/30’s
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Two framed fly displays, one Taupo trout flies, the other Taupo nymphs
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A vintage Efgco line winder dryer, wood, steel and alloy with a German dam fly reel
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A Hardy Bros. England, fly reel “The St John”, 3 7/8”
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