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April Art and Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:732
Sale Title:April Art and Antique AuctionLots with images:57
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:556
Date:19-Apr-2011
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A Chinese cased set of balance scales with a bone beam marked with graduated measurements suspending a simple metal dish, balanced by a single moveable weight, the bamboo case of two sections marked with a calligraphic inscription. Length 35 cm.
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A 19th century needlework picture, in original period frame, depicting a mill house and river scene. Some age discolouration. 46.5 cm x 54.5 cm.
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An uncommon 'American brand' Victorian tabletop lace crimping roller, the base marked with cast patent marks and dated 1879. Width 22 cm.
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An unusual money box modelled as the Flat Iron Building, New York. Cast iron with silver and gold painted finish. Height 13.5 cm.
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An old black and white Dean’s straw stuffed terrier toy dog. Length 41 cm, printed marks, Dean’s Tru-to-Life Animals, Made in England, 191.5 cm.
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A cast iron negro money box, red jacket, green bow tie. Height 17 cm.
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A negro money box, red jacket with a green collar and a white bow tie. Height 16 cm, Christchurch maker.
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A Victorian chromolithograph and natural foliage diorama montage depicting a hunting hound with a rabbit. In original oak frame with gilt slip. Overall 57 cm x 65 cm.
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A pair of vintage Chinese dolls, elderly man and woman dressed in traditional Chinese costume. Height 200 and 21 cm.
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A pair of automobilist’s vintage goggles with amber lenses in zinc frames, marked S.L.N., vented pig-skin face padding and original elastic head band. The goggles fold to fit in an original round card box.
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A B.O.A.C vintage 1950’s advertising poster, 'B.O.A.C Argonaut Speed Bird', colour lithograph depicting an aeroplane with a cut out section showing figures to the interior with associated names of the various sections, the plane in silver on blue ground, some tears to margins. 61 cm x 99 cm, no fading.
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A B.O.A.C vintage 1950’s airline advertising poster (A British Overseas Airways Corporation), colour lithograph, 'Fly to India by B.O.A.C. with writing to the base .....In association with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, ...' depicting an Indian town square with a mosque in the background, printed in colours of soft blue, orange/brown etc. 101 cm x 62 cm, no fading, one tear and minor distress to margins.
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A B.O.A.C vintage 1950’s airline advertising poster, ‘Fly Your Freight Across The World by B.O.A.C’, colour lithograph depicting freight box with lightening bolt type wings above clouds. 101 cm x 61 cm, some tears and losses to margins, no fading.
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A B.O.A.C 1950’s vintage airline advertising poster, 'Fly To U.S.A via Gt. Britain By Constellation Q.E.A-B.O.A.C Kangaroo Service' depicting the Chrysler Building. 101 cm x 62 cm, minor distress to margins, no fading.
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A B.O.A.C. 1950’s vintage airline advertising poster, 'It’s a small world by Speedbird', colour lithograph, depicting an airline symbol amongst ribbon flags above a stylised world map and wording. 101.5 cm x 63 cm, some distress to margins, no fading.
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A Teal 1950’s vintage airline advertising poster, 'Tahiti', colour lithograph depicting a stylised French couple with a poodle and wine with sun and sun shade 'Tasman Empire Airways Limited' to the base, 97.5 cm x 64.5 cm, some tears, no fading.
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Two vintage airline advertising posters, 'Air France. Afrique Du Nord', depicting a painted African city scene, colour lithographs by Villemot and a Qantas 1950’s poster 'London Fly There By Qantas...', depicting a London 5 81 48 13 64 49 19 29 72 1 7A 23 73 47 46 61 67 51 95 59 6 scene with Big Ben, both posters with distress including some losses. 10 cm x 615 and 10 cm x 73 cm, no fading.
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A Teal c.1950’s airline advertising poster, 'It’s Thrifty to Fly to Australia. Teal', colour lithograph, depicting a Scottish dog with it’s head shaped as Australia on a green graduating to darker green/blue ground, various tears to margins, no fading. 97 cm x 63.5 cm.
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Four vintage Qantas airline advertising posters, two matching with a partial town scene, a double-decker bus and a mountain all above ‘Hong Kong’ and with applied Qantas sticker, and two others similar. 86.5 cm x 59 cm, minor distress at margins.
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Four vintage American Airlines advertising posters c.1940’s-50’s by Ivan Demitri, one with aeroplane in flight ‘Five-mile-a-minute-Five-Star’, another with Dutch fishing fleet ‘Hospitable Holland’, another with stylised map with people ‘Many people’s, One Community’ and other of The White House ‘Go American in the U.S.A’, 59 cm x 77.5 cm.
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'The Australians 1888', a commemorative printed silk handkerchief, depicting the Australian cricket team of 1888 with the names of the players below, claret border. 42 cm x 40 cm.
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An 18th century map of Surrey, ‘Actually Surveyed and Delineated by John Seller’, hand coloured and dated 1733, some distress. 46.5 cm x 55 cm, framed under glass.
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A Maori bible, Te Paipera Tapu (The Holy Bible, Bible Society Publication 1924).
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Autographed photographs of Hollywood stars and others including Ranier and Grace of Monaco, Dame Nellie Melba and Danny Kaye. Some signatures facsimile.
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A vintage postcard album of 300 plus cards, mainly overseas including a selection from a World War I soldier writing to his girlfriend in New Zealand, sweetheart cards, comical, Great Britian and Europe.
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Two photograph albums including World War II military photographs and Auckland residential photographs.
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A selection of photographs and postcards, many military, World War I.
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A Georgian tortoiseshell pique-a-jour inlaid patch box of oblong shape with a hinged lid. Length 7.5 cm.
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Two framed displays of iridescently coloured beetles.
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A framed display of beetles including a stag horn, etc.
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Two framed displays of bright iridescent coloured butterflies and moths.
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A framed display of blue iridescent butterflies and moths.
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A framed display of moths and butterflies in varied bright colours.
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A small freestanding taxidermy monkey with glass eyes and original large teeth. Height 40 cm.
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A taxidermied red fox mounted on a naturalistic fibreglass base. Height 45, length 78 cm.
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A taxidermied kiwi, mounted on a plain wooden block. Height on board 32 cm. Width from beak to back 54 cm.
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The taxidermy head of a small crocodile. Length 29 cm.
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A quality taxidermied large kudu head with traditional spiral horns, ears to attention and with a good coat. Depth from shoulders to nose 98 cm. Height overall approx. 185 cm.
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A taxidermied boar’s head, glass eyes and mounted on a natural wood base. Height 39 cm, length of head 43 cm.
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A taxidermied full body mounted fawn, on wood stand. Height 58 cm, length 81 cm. Depth 23 cm.
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A taxidermied deer’s head, the velvet covered antlers of eight points, glass eyes. Maximum height 86 cm, span on antlers 45 cm.
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A pair of old Folk Art painted wood and cork duck decoys with lead weights. Lengths 26.5 cm.
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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 bag of vintage Hardy Bros. catalogues, Penn fishing tackle catalogues, etc.
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A leather shot flask, with brass sprung actioned measured delivery spout. Height 215.
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A copper shot flask embossed with game birds and dogs, the brass nozzle with a spring closure. Length 18 cm.
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A 19th century horn powder horn, the base of wood, with horn screw top, minor damage. Length 18.5 cm.
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An old Talwar sword with traditional curved blade, the shaped grip with ‘disc hilt’ surrounding the pommel of short spike form, the guard with two protruding horse type feet. Length 83 cm.
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An Indian elephant ear control pike with screw out spike to handle end, sold as ornamental wall pieces to tourists in colonial days. Length 43 cm.
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Two old Abyssinian iron spear heads, an old Persian dagger sheath, a Chinese battleaxe head and upper miscellany.
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Two silver medals and ribbons for The Monarchist League, enamelled in violet, green and white. Sheffield 1977.
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A Victorian period Primrose League Medal, in original box with a purple ribbon, starburst pattern, the centre with an enamelled blue belt and yellow primrose (The Primrose League was formed in 1883 by admirers of Benjamin Disraeli).
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A group of miniature medals, Colin Mbe (Civil), British war medal, victory medal, George V silver jubilee medal, and French Croix de Guerre 1914-18 with three mentions-bronze palm, gilt star, bronze star along with a legion of frontiersmen badge and silver metal axe badge.
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A cased Mbe (Civil), George V period, awarded to Cyril Dervin Fernando Sri Lanka), 1956, with citation.
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An uncased Mbe (Civil), awarded to Herbert William Thompson, George VI type, awarded in 1953, with citation. This award uncommon as it represents the first of the awards made by Queen Elizabeth II. The scroll bears the facsimile signatures of Elizabeth and Queen Mary. The award to Thompson was made for services to the blind. $195 New Zealand Historical Pottery & Tribal
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A rare and interesting collection of 43 silver and parcel gilt medals, some hallmarked for Birmingham mid 19th century the majority marked Stg Sil or Silver and probably New Zealand made. Many with Scottish or Irish motifs and insignia, one stamped Sandringham Caledonian Society. Occasional examples stamped with makers mark ‘W’. One only engraved verso ‘New Lynn Carnival, October 30th 1943’. Each hung on ribbon stitched to a black velvet display swag.
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Two buffalo lodge medals, a N.Z.E.F. lapel badge and a British war medal 1914-18 to L Gainey, Merchant Fleet Auxiliary. The lodge medals silver gilt with enamel, one hallmarked Birmingham 1938, the other unmarked.
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A group of medals awarded to R.A. Waring, 1914-18 Victory medal, 1914-15 star, 1914-18 British war medal. Along with a New Zealand Police long service and good conduct medal awarded to Constable Waring with bar, for 22 years service, the hanger and the medal marked by the makers Mayer & Kean, Wellington. 7 Along with photographs of the recipient in police uniform and another.
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A group of service medals to Capt (M?) Wylie: World War II, 1939-45 star, Africa star, Italy star, defence medal, War medal, New Zealand War Service medal. (Capt M Wylie, 1 Mobile Dental Unit, attached to 18 armoured reg.). B.S. Wylie. Along with a miniature medal group of the same, and sister Wylie’s Nzans badge and a silver Navy League medallion with bar for special service marked Silver.
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A French Croix de Geurre (1914-18). The ribbon with two mentions, one bronze star and one silver gilt star along with Belgian Yser medal both on original ribbons.
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A collection of World War II ephemera including a photograph of Montgomery, Churchill and Freyberg in a staff car, plus other photographs, ration book, Id card, a photograph album belonging to sister Peak including photograph in Egypt, along with various shoulder pips, badges, epaulettes etc.
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Two Athletic Championships medals, one silver, one bronze in boxes labelled for A. Kohn, jeweller, Auckland. Both engraved for the recipient F.A Finlayson (high jump) 1931 & 32. The silver example with Elkington & Co., Birmingham 1932. Each with a discus thrower to the obverse, and ‘Auckland Secondary Schools’ and fern leaves to the reverse.
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A 2nd Nzef souvenir of the war in the Western Desert, Greece, and other African and European theatres. In the form of an alabaster square box, the battles engraved to the lid along with a plaque engraved with New Zealand and fern leaf, dated 1940-1944, from B.C.F. Some repairs. 15.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 5 cm.
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A 1950’s New Zealand autograph book, including various autographs of visiting artists, sports players including some 1956 Springboks, All Blacks and others.
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A selection of miscellaneous World War II military certificates, correspondence, typescript forms correspondence and photos.
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A selection of World War II correspondence from Eb Gladding Nzef including letters from the Middle East as well as international paper currency and three service medals: 1939-45 star, 1939-45 defence medal, 1939-45 war medal.
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An Interpreter’s Licence under the Maori Land Act, 1931 signed by Governor General Freyberg dated 1952 to Walter Graham.
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A quality vintage studio photographic portrait of an artillery officer, World War I, with the blind embossed stamp for Bartlett & Andrew, Wellington, signed by the photographer S.P. Andrew. 19 cm x 14 cm.Unframed.
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Two books. Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War, 25 Battalion. Kia Kaha, life at 3 New Zealand General Hospital 1940-46 by E.M. Somers Cocks.
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An early 20th century stitched artwork panel, portrait of a Maori woman showing headband with feather and cloak, finely detailed in tan, brown, red and black, original frame with H. Fisher & Son label on reverse. Height of panel 11 cm. Width 8 cm.
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A New Zealand kauri circular wall plaque painted with a lake and mountain scene, signed G. Satchell. Diameter 850. Old repair.
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A Luke Adams brown salt glazed crock in chocolate brown, impressed mark to front and stamped mark to base, N.Z.F., R38 impressed to top. Height 25 cm, diameter 13 cm.
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A Christchurch Brick Co. colonial New Zealand jug, the top with a cobalt blue glaze, clear glaze to the body, impressed marks to base. Height 13.5 cm.
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A vintage Len Castle large cylindrical vase with fine banded sgraffito decoration, a rich dark olive green glaze to the top, a matt dark red/brown glaze to the centre, unglazed at the base. Impressed potter’s mark, c.1970’s. Height 32 cm, diameter 16 cm.
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A large Peter Stichbury stoneware teapot, squat circular shape with cane handle fixed by two loops at the shoulder. Tenmoku glaze, covering the majority of the body but clear of the foot. Impressed with potter’s cypher, c.1970’s-80’s. Diameter 19 cm.
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A Peter Stichbury teapot, circular dome tapered form, cane handle, chun glaze, impressed monogram.
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A large pottery lidded casserole pot with a speckled black/blue glaze, two side handles by Jim Gregg, together with a small lidded casserole pot by Crewenna Potteries, glazed in browns and grey. Height 230 and 150. Diameter 275 and 16.5 cm.
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A New Zealand Steve Fullmer pottery sculpture of a stylised head with detachable polychrome painted adornment. Height 37 cm, signed. From the Tomahawk Series.
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A bundle of New Zealand pottery magazines, New Zealand Potter, etc.
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A bundle of New Zealand pottery magazines, New Zealand Potter, etc.
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A bundle of New Zealand pottery magazines, New Zealand Potter, etc.
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An old Fijian gun stock (gata) club of curved form with pointed spur. Length 800. $325.
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An old Fijian Kiakavo club, with rounded spur and roughened baluna, remnants of coir bound plaited binding to the haft. Dark old patina. Length 86 cm.
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A Fijian whale’s tooth tabua with old patina and woven sennit cord. Length of tooth 15 cm.
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An old Fijian tabua, whale’s tooth, old patina with woven sennit cord. Length of tooth 16 cm.
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A Victorian cranberry glass ewer, with a clear glass stopper and handle, squat mallet body with dimpled finish. Height 28.5 cm.
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A large heavy glass vase, trumpet shape with a swirling free form top, Bayel, France. Maker’s mark to base. Height 49 cm.
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A small amber Bohemian glass goblet decorated with Chinese scenes together with a small cranberry overlay goblet and a small uranium glass goblet.
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A rare Rene Lalique ‘Satyr’ carafe, with sepia staining to the handle modelled as the head of a satyr with elongated horns, the stopper moulded with fruits and leaves, clear ovoid body with original applied ‘Cusenier’ label, engraved to the base ‘R. Lalique, France pour Cusenier’. Height 24 cm, chip to top rim. Designed by Rene Lalique for the wine merchant Cusenier in 1923.
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A Lalique France glass urn moulded in high relief with oiseaux aet olives. The hemispherical bowl raised on a short stem from a clear square foot. Height 13.5 cm.
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A Sevres France crystal ornamental paperweight modelled as a frosted finished parrot perched upon a clear glass obelisk plinth. Height 13 cm.
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A mid 20th century French cameo glass night light engraved with maker’s name 'Lucidus', the blue body with deep red/ brown overlay cut with Chinese figures in a landscape scene, spreading foot. Height 13.5 cm, diameter 11 cm.
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A pair of small Bohemian glass lustres, cranberry pink with panels of enamelled floral decoration to the top and base, with gilded painted embellishment, castellated top, each vase with 10 alternating long and short crystals, some damage to one vase. Height 22 cm.
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A large impressive cut crystal vase of waisted flared form, entirely diamond cut. Height 35 cm, diameter at top 210. $180 8
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An impressive large crystal bowl, the exterior and base with heavy wheel cut decoration. Height 15 cm, diameter 28 cm.
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A suite of crystal drinking glasses, nine champagne, nine red wine, seven white wine, nine liqueur and eight spirit tumblers. The stemmed glasses with bell bowls and simple facet cutting raised on knopped stems with included tear drops, raised on hexagonal cut bases.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal hock glasses in the Colleen pattern.
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A set of six Waterford hock wine glasses in the Sheila pattern with large oval cuts to the bowls, tapered hexagonal stems and acid etched marks. Height 18.6 cm.
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