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July Art and Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:738
Sale Title:July Art and Antique AuctionLots with images:52
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:538
Date:19-Jul-2011
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Two small kerosene brass boat lamps, cylindrical form with flared bases, one with gimbled mouth, both with partial frosted spherical shades, brass heat deflectors for top of each labelled Harnisch
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Two brass hand held kerosene lamps, hinged front covers
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A Victorian period conical kitchen pouring measure, the cone form body with old seam, tapered cylindrical riveted copper handle to the side. Height 22 cm
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Two old copper items, a conical form milk jug with hinged lid together with a tapering cylindrical measure with handle to the side. Height 225 and 17.5 cm
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Three miniature Victorian copper dome top moulds
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Three ornate Victorian miniature copper moulds. One acanthus shape, one oval flower top, one conical stepped four tier. Tallest 4.5 cm
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A pair of small Victorian flower top copper moulds, with six ribbed sides, impressed model No. 85, these are made by Benham and Froud, although unmarked. Height 6.5 cm
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A Victorian copper sandwich mould, rectangular with ribbed sides. Marked with the original owner’s name ‘Burns’. 8.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 1.8 cm
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Two Victorian copper entree moulds. One in the shape of a fish, the other a butterfly. Illustrated in Mrs Marshall’s ‘Book of Moulds’ published 1886. Retinned by ‘Dunkin’ so remnants of tin remain on the outside of the mould
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Two Victorian copper miniature moulds. One round ring mould, the other horseshoe shaped
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An unusually tall Victorian copper mould (6” high vs. the normal 4”). Ornate triple level model with flower top. Heavy gauge copper with brass dovetailed seam. c.1860. Impressed with model no. 14
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Three early Victorian stoneware jelly moulds, c.1845. Smallest decorated with an acorn, the others with a recumbent lion and a bunch of grapes
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A Victorian copper brandy warmer, the tapering cylindrical body mounted with a turned oak handle
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A Victorian period copper kettle with a turned wooden handle, together with a copper pot with full length side pouring spout, ear shaped handle and brass knob to lid. Height 100 and 130, diameter 23 cm and 13 cm
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A Victorian copper kettle, oval form, dome lid with brass finial and overhead handle, old dovetailed seam to back and base
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An Edwardian copper circular hot water warming pan with a brass handle and cap, along with a set of three graduated size copper, brass handled shallow kitchen pans
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An old copper bed warming pan with turned long beech handle
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A late 18th century copper samovar with blackened finish, ivory spigot and handles. Urn shaped, raised on a square plinth with squat spherical feet. Height 32.5 cm
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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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Three Victorian period copper kettles of various shapes and sizes, two with fixed handles, one with a swing handle
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An old cast brass exterior business sign,’ James Meehan & Sons Ltd. Registered Office’. Length 560, depth 25.5 cm
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An old cast brass business sign made to fit a column on the exterior of a building, ‘Gwen Smith Gowns Ltd’. Width 520, depth 25.5 cm
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A Victorian period copper warmer, oval shape, curved to fit the small of the back, brass rings to each end and brass screw lid. Width 31 cm
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An old cast brass building sign for ‘The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited’, on wood backing. Height 415, length 55 cm
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A Victorian period cast iron and brass coffee grinder
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A Victorian period silver mounted tortoiseshell folding magnifying glass of oblong shape with rounded corners. Length 9 cm. Minor faults
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A good quality Watson’s monocular microscope in original oak case with lenses, with key. 1940’s
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An old studio microphone, bakelite base with metal and wire fittings, in old oak box with additional wire. Height 165, width 11.5 cm
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A pair of opera glasses in mother-ofpearl and gilt, with original case
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A leather bound brass four drawer telescope, the ocular lens with a swivelling sun filter, the objective with a lens hood. Overall length extended 7.5 cm
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A Victorian cast metal desk stand mounted with two moulded glass inkwells. The frame decoratively moulded with knot designs and palmettes. Width 21 cm
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A boxed microscope, the swift and brass monocular microscope with a box of glass slides and an extra lens. Box with brass carrying handle. Height in box 285, width 195, depth 15 cm
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An old Kodak Cine camera, in leather carry case with a handle and shoulder strap. Length 240, depth 7 cm
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A small Edwardian period gentleman's postcard album containing risque postcards of ladies as well as risque humorous postcards
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Two New Zealand complete photograph albums ‘Sunny Memories’ printed to the covers, includes larger format images, family groups, Maori Rotorua district, yachting, logging, Auckland District, etc
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Two vintage albums of New Zealand photographs, some larger format images including ‘Birch Forrest’, ‘Lake House..... 253 miles from Auckland’, various wharf scenes, boating scenes, etc, one album dedicated to a ‘Cruise 1931’ with ‘Clevedon Wharf’, ‘Wairoa River’ and other entitled coastal scenes
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A vintage album of New Zealand postcards including steamships, Pictorial Postcards of New Zealand towns and scenes and a New Zealand ‘Tourist Series’ photograph
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An album of vintage New Zealand postcards including ‘The Maoris’, various New Zealand towns, National Park and a selection of New Zealand photographs, many entitled including ‘Tourist Series’ with entitlements
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A.H. Messenger - a small collection of hand written letters and coloured sketches including “a Cape Horn Xmas, “Stowing Wool aboard a Clipper” The Brig “Edward” from Lyttleton”. Together with highlights in New Zealand History by A.H. Messenger, an illustrated booklet with inscription and signature
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An old German folio of Albrecht Durer prints, foolscap folio size, black printed on buff paper
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Volume I and Volume II of Perouse’s Voyage 1785-88
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42 Volume II of the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, some damage to cover
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A Victorian Stevengraph bookmark, ‘The Good Old Days’, featuring travelling by coach and horses, framed under glass with old wood frame. 5 cm x 15 cm
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Five various New Zealand Art & Craft books, includes ‘Craft New Zealand’ by Blumhardt & Brake, ‘New Zealand Painting’ by Brown & Keith, two by Shona McFarlane and ‘Batik’
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An old postcard album containing various postcards, animals, humorous, greetings and some New Zealand
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A vintage printer’s tray filled with printer’s blocks of various styles, letters and numbers together with extra blocks and printer’s composite tools. Length 20, depth 36 cm
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Two Victorian carpet bowls, one decorated yellow, one puce, along with seven other later carpet bowls
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A pair of vintage cased roller skates ‘The ‘Brampton’ No.1 Ball Bearing British’, complete in original case with key fitting and leather straps
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A short caramel coloured mink jacket, wide collar, three-quarter sleeves, interior pockets to lining, excellent condition.
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A full length mink coat, chocolate brown, pockets with paisley lining, in excellent condition
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A light chocolate mink coat, wide collar, cut to fit waist with slight flair, pelts sewn horizontally, lined and in excellent condition
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A white Saga fox fur jacket with slight brown tipping, fully lined, some wear
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A knee length fur coat, pelts of a small aquatic animal in chocolate brown with light highlighting, lined and in excellent condition
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A knee length ocelot fur coat, leather trim to front pockets, fully lined, some wear
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A black Astrakhan coat, the shoulders front and back yoke with added straight fringing, lined and in excellent condition
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A cream mink fur jacket, side pockets, lined and in excellent condition
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A grey mink fur coat, shawl collar, pelts running horizontally, lined and in good condition, together with a cream mink fur stole
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A vintage ocelot fur jacket, requires some repair
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A vintage black astrakhan coat, lined and in good condition
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A full length arctic wolf coat, fully lined and in excellent condition
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A reproduction small Victorian toy rocking horse, by Stevenson Brothers, England, 1985, Limited edition 8/250. Width 72 cm
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An Edwardian period white ostrich feather fan together with a mother-ofpearl and paua card case
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A 19th century carved coquilla nutmeg box/ grater ornately carved with chequering, wrythen fluting and turning. Grater missing. Height 8 cm
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A vintage adjustable hat block, the wooden hat block mounted on two metal stands with a large adjustable screw lever, hat sizes on the base
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A Georgian horn beaker of natural tapering form with inset turned section to the base. Height 10.5 cm. Along with an early 19th century snuff mull made from a polished hoof
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An old carved wood Philippines figure of St. Anthony, depicted wearing a robe, raised on a sphere above a spreading base. Remnants of old paint finish, hands absent, some damage to base. Height 31 cm
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A Victorian period star shaped pin or hat pin cushion, embroidered with clear and white seed beads and pearls making up bunches of grapes, beaded fringing to edge, red velvet worn. Diameter 20 cm
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A 19th century oval snuff box, the top and base of cut and polished agate, the decorative rims in brass, with suspension ring
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A 19th century square banded agate snuff box, the rim in decorated brass with suspension ring
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A pair of antique burr maple picture frames, with brass suspension rings. The largest 8.5 cm x 12.5 cm
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Two 19th century treen items, a tapered cylindrical container, the lid engraved ‘Suchard’ for The Chocolate Company, carved with stylised leaves, containing a horn beaker together with a rosewood hinged lidded snuff box of rectangular cushion form
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A late Victorian walnut writing slope, the lid inset with a Maltese shield shaped brass panel and with a similar escutcheon, the interior fitted. 30 cm x 22 cm x 15 cm
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A turned and carved stone lidded vessel deeply carved with hieroglyphs, highlighted with black pigment. Height 10 cm
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A tiny Victorian period egg shaped treen vinaigrette. Length 2.5 cm
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An opal and matrix carving of a sea cow, vibrant blue opal inclusions to the flecked brown matrix. Length 7.5 cm
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A vintage Indian carved wood figure of the god Krishna, standing on one foot playing a flute, fitted to a rectangular plinth, painted in colours with gilt highlights, some minor losses. Height 17 cm
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A vintage carved wood model of the Indian deity Ganesh, painted in colours, traditionally depicted seated upon a snake, some faults. Height 25 cm
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An elaborate early Victorian period horn and ebony pipe with long flexible mouthpiece and decorated silver gilt egg shaped bowl. Length 650, London hallmark C1841. Bowl is detached
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Two Continental pewter wine vessels, one of bell shape with a circular handle, lidded pouring spout and an internal touch mark. Height 24 cm. The other of can shape with a long pouring spout and a tall circular stem. Height 23.5 cm
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A large W.& T. Avery Ltd brass and iron balance scale, with central column support, leaf and scroll decoration and two circular brass pans on triple brass rod suspension links. Height 87 cm
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A large impressive set of Victorian period brass and steel floor mounted balance scales to weigh 56lbs, the central steel support with a heavy brass balance arm and two circular brass pans on chain supports, supported on a deep oak plinth base, maker’s mark D.E. Grave & Co. Ltd, London. Together with a graduated set of ten brass weights from 28lbs to 1oz. Height overall 150 cm, width of base 106 cm
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A 19th century brass inkwell modelled as a grotesque compact imp with a contorted animal body, removable lid. Height 7 cm
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A vintage ‘Greedy...’ figural bust money bank, made in Christchurch, the lever raising the arm for coin to mouth, original black and blue paint with red jacket
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An old oak cutlery tray with two divisions. Length 365, depth 22 cm
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A 19th century Baltic amber paperweight carved as a prayer book. Some faults. 10.5 cm x 7 cm x 2.5 cm
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A paper knife made from a military swagger stick, the handle formed from a brass shell case marked with George VI Military Police badge and similar cipher to the end. Length 23.5 cm
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A Victorian period police truncheon with original coloured and gilded decoration. Length 40 cm
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A World War I period oak truncheon of flared form with ribbed handle and lead weighted head end, also with groups of three hobnail studs reputedly from soldier’s boots. Length 49 cm
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A taxidermied male goat’s head with wide flared spiral curved horns, reddish brown tones, with beard, mounted on rimu back board. Width of horns 93 cm
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A taxidermied full mounted fox with a bird in its jaws, mounted on a natural tree branch. Height 680, width from ear to tip of tail 92 cm
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A Victorian period diorama of taxidermied birds in flight on tree branch with grass and bracken to base, under large glass dome. Height 540, width 340, depth 22 cm
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A taxidermy trophy rainbow trout. Length 750, mounted on a rimu shield wall mount
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A taxidermy deer’s head, 13 pointer red deer on a kauri shield plinth
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A vintage carved wood and painted duck decoy (Mallard Drake), naturalistically modelled and painted in colours with glass eyes, marked to the base ‘French Board River Decoy Co.’. Length 37 cm
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A mid 20th century carved and painted wood duck decoy (pintail style), naturalistically carved and painted, glass eyes, minor shot damage. Length 42 cm
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A mid-20th century rare carved and painted duck decoy (New Zealand teal duck) naturalistically carved and painted, lead keel. Length 33 cm. On later pegged stand
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A vintage 3¼” Hardy Viscount 130 fishing reel, ventilated spool, marked with maker’s name and model, with old line and in a Hardy red zip case
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A vintage 3 3/4” Hardy Viscount 150 fishing reel with a spare spool and a large Hardy black case - zip faulty, ventilated spools, the back marked with maker and model
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A Victorian 4” large brass salmon fishing reel engraved by the maker S.T. Williams, Queen Street, London, horn handle, permanent check, good condition with original finish, c.1873
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A vintage large 4½” Moscrop type bronze salmon fishing reel, horn handle, rim tensioner, permanent check, good condition with original semi-distressed finish
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