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Artworks, Decorative Arts, Furniture, Horology & Jewellery — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:592
Sale Title:Artworks, Decorative Arts, Furniture, Horology & JewelleryLots with images:572
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:306
Date:4-Dec-2007
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A Milton Potteries Majolica Stand on a raised foot with mottled blue /green and yellow glaze. Strap to base. Note chip to rim. Height 3.5 cm Width 21 cm
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A Steve Denford Kauri Urn with a baluster shaped body, pinched neck and a flared rim. A decorative metal inlay runs down the side of the urn
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Presentation Document Regarding the Native Rights Bill Hone Heke (1869-1909) entered Parliament in 1893 as Mhr for Northern Maori, and in 1894 was responsible for introducing a Native Rights Bill in an attempt to redress the 'ill-advised and unjust legislation of the past' with regards to the Treaty of Waitangi. The Bill was not accepted by the House of Representatives and this document expresses grievances about the fact. 'They did not even debate the matter, but purposely absented themselves so that a…
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An Aluminium 'Dalbro' Electric Heater the frame cast in one piece featuring silver ferns and a kiwi emblem stamped 'Dalbro Christchurch'
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A Crown Lynn Wharetana Ware Bowl with tiki decorations and a mottled blue and green glaze. Stamped to base. Note small fault to glaze. Height 6 cm Depth 18 cm
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A Titian Ware Egyptian comport a shallow bowl with two handles on a raised foot. Bowl features Egyptian scenes on a brown glaze. Height 9.5 cm. Width 31 cm
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A Pair of Greenstone Earrings With Gold Fittings
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Three pieces of gold and pounamu jewellery including a chain necklace, teardrop earring and a brooch
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A sterling silver salt spoon with tiki handle length 6 cm
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A Wooden Folk Art 'Winstone' Truck painted burgundy with silver trim and 'Winstone's' painted down the side. Circa 1940. Condition issues from wear and tear. Height 18 cm Width 50 cm Depth 20.5 cm
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A Late 19th century Gold Mounted Kiwi Beak Brooch bearing the marks 9ct and a raised shaped heart, possibly a New Zealand maker not identified. The brooch commissioned to wear as a cloak/cape fastener. Provenance: originally gifted to the vendors mother 110 years ago, King Country. Length 12 cm
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A Greenstone Hei Tiki mid green stone with shading to the edges, red sealing wax to the eyes, head tilted towards the right, right hand across stomach, left hand on thigh. Carved suspension hole. Y.13543. Length 78 cm
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A mounted tusk brooch featuring a silver fern and the letters 'N.C'. Mounts chased with foliate pattern. Birmingham silver gilt mounts
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A whale bone comb or heru paraoa comprising five prongs, all intact and ending in tapering point, the front carved with a spiral pattern, the distal end with rounded edges and flattened top, suspension hole to one side. Collected in Huntly in the 1900's length 15.5 cm. Width 6.6 cm
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A greenstone Hei tiki of medium green, flat back and curved front, both hands on thighs, head tilted to the left. Suspension hole to centre of forehead.Collected in Huntly in the 1900's L64 mm Y.13607
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A worked Pounamu fragment the nephrite of dark green with lighter flecks, worked beveling along the edges, flat upper and lower surfaces. Length 4 cm. Width 2 cm. Depth .3 cm
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A 'Bird Beak' Form Metal Recovery Mystery Object recovered with other Maori Artefacts. Length 7 cm
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A P.N.G. Stone Adze Length 9 cm
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A P.N.G. Stone Adze Length 13.5 cm
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A Pounamu Unworked Piece surface rough to the underside, slightly polished upper surface.16 cm x 16.5 cm x 45 greatest depth
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A Carved Tokotoko or Walking Stick with carved head forming handle, two figures standing atop heads on shaft with rauponga and spirals between initials carved to top of handle. Some paua inlay missing. Y.13576. Length 96 cm
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A mere Pounamu the stone of medium green with white flecks throughout, tapers from the blade to the grip, with a wrist cord hole and leather strap, three horizontal grooves to the end. Y number not required. Length 360. Width 10.5 cm
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An Adze Head Portion from Meta Argillite flake. Y.07676 Length 5.5 cm. Width 2.6 cm
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Two Stone Adze Blades sold with another adze fragment. Y6027 Y6006 Y6004. Largest Adze 12 cm
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Two Stone Adze Blades Y6039 Y830. Both Length 14 cm
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An Early 20th century Piu Piu and Bodice Arawa the piu piu of black dyed flax, decorated with three horizontal bands of multirows, replaced cord, plaited ties. Length 680 Width 76 cm. The Muka woven bodice with hukahuka tags and Milliners feathers. Y registration not required
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A Greenstone Tiki mid 20th Century, repair to lower section. Height 5.5 cm
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A Folk Art Carved Model Maori Meeting House the figures with incised and impressed spiral and wave decoration, paua shell eye inlays. Two opening doors to the front, red ochre paint finish. Circa 1940s. Width 87 cm. Depth 25.5 cm. Height 43.5 cm
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A 20th century Wood Carved Small Waka spiral carved decoration, red paint/stain finish. Y registration not required. Length 108.5 cm. Height 40 cm
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A flax skirt or Piu Piu with twisted and dyed sections, waistband with coloured wool plaited tie
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A Whale Bone Waihaika a slender whale bone club with central carved figure consuming its foot or tail. The butt knob carved as a head, both figures with paua inset eye and a plaited human hair suspension loop. Length 31 cm
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A stone pounder or Patu Muka the pounder of dark grey stone, possibly greywacke, of conical shape with a reduced grip and pitted all over. Length 19.5 cm
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A Fern Root Pounder or Patu Aruhe The pounder of light coloured wood, slightly conical shape with reduced hand grip and plain butt knob. Well worn from exposure to weather
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A greenstone adze blade an unfinished nephrite adze blade with cutting groove evident, untanged quadrangular cross section to front section, tapers to a pronounced point at poll. Polished all over, with straight cutting edge. Height 1.3 cm. Width 12.5 cm. Depth 5 cm
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A contemporary version of a trade blanket along with two cushions, by Rona Ngahuia Osborne, entitled 'One Musket one mountain for three star and My heart'. Blanket silk, wool hemp applique on recycled woollen blanket and hemp backing. Cushions, hemp and wool applique and embroidery on recycled woollen blankets with hemp backing
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A Bone Kapeu Pendant Rounded at both ends with a countersunk suspension hole. Highly polished surface.Collected in Huntly in the 1900's Y.13609 Length 12.5 cm
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A Whalebone Cloak Pin or Aurei the bone Aurei curved along length, tapers to rounded distal. Proximal end features linear pattern with single paua shell inset. Countersunk hole and polished surface. Collected in Huntly in the 1900'sY13606 Length 79.5 cm
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A Small Greenstone Hei Tiki head tilted to the right, right arm on the chest, left hand on thigh. Collected in Huntly in the 1900's Provenance: presented to the architect and builder of the Rotorua Bathhouse Y13545. H35 cm
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A Native Timber Mere of conventional spatula shape with a ridged butt knob, pierced with a suspension hole. Possibly Puriri. Length 40 cm
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A Pair of Teko Teko Figures With Kowhaiwhai Carved Supports the carved figure has a protruding tongue, inset paua eyes possibly holding a taiaha (now absent). Traces of original pigment decoration with associated posts. Length 94 cm Width 12.5 cm
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A Bone Pendant or Kuru the slender pendant with rounded ends, countersunk suspension hole and highly polished surface.Collected in Huntly in the 1900's L9 cm Y13605
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A Greenstone Hei Tiki of medium green, flat back and curved front, both hands on thighs, head tilted to the left. Broken suspension hole. Collected in Huntly in the 1900's Y13608 Length 5 cm
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A Kuru Pounamu Bowenite 'Tangiwai Pendant' of medium to dark bowenite, rounded at both ends with countersunk hole at proximal end.Y10923
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Three Bone Needles of varying lengths, all tapering to a point. Two with countersunk suspension holes, all with polished surface. Collected in Huntly in the 1900's Y13603 Y13602 Y13604
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Four Various Small adzes Y10632, Y10633, Y10637, Y10636
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A small stone sinker of ovoid shape with cord hole to the top. Y2238 length 7 cm
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A Carved Maori Wall Panel featuring a central female tiki with protruding tongue and inset paua eyes flanked by a pair of Manaia with repeated spirals and linear notching. Height 60 cm Width 120 cm
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A carved oak panel / table top with Maori figures the slightly oval shaped panel surfaces feature a finely hand carved ancestor figure mid section, with carved ancestral head on opposing edge. Length 123 cm. Width 54.5 cm
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A Maori Carved Teko Teko Figure the panel plain carved in low relief with paua inlay to eyes and forehead. One paua section piece absent. Height 77 cm. Width 140 cm. Depth 4.5 cm
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A tin painted Maori warrior sign featuring a crouching Maori warrior holding a taiaha, possibly a weather vane. Note, scratches and wear. Height 70 cm. Width 68 cm
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Hmnz Charles Upham Notice Board the oak board features a list of officers and their on board/ ashore status. Height 83 cm. Width 67.5 cm
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A New Zealand Folk Art Maori Carved Low Stool carved with repeating spiral and linear notched patterns. Height 250 cm. Width 89 cm. Depth 40 cm
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A New Zealand Pictorial Souvenir Rug depicting 'Mt Egmont' the rug decorated with a rural landscape and the Maori legend showing Maui's capture of the sun. Note: lower edge binding in need of repair. Length 140 cm. Width 68 cm
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A New Zealand Pictorial Souvenir Rug depicting Lake Taupo showing the volcanoes in the background. Length 139 cm. Width 69 cm
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A sterling silver Fern Brooch inlaid with a paua 'NZ'. Length 4 cm
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A Gold Chain Necklace with heart shaped pounamu pendant. Pendant inset with gold 'NZ'
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A Gold Tiki Pendant Stamped 9 ct
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A Gold Tiki Pendant stamped 18 ct. Note: one jewelled eye absent
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A New Zealand War Medal 1844-47 and 1860-68 framed with text, awarded to Joseph Gallagher 4th division, New Zealand Armed Constabulary. Born Otahuhu, enlisted aged 18, 1868
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A bronze Gallipoli Anzac medal dated 1915, issued 1967 obverse features Simpson and his donkey, reverse a map of Australia New Zealand and the Southern cross
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A stone Beater, Patu Muka of dark coloured greywacke, elongated body narrows to a well formed grip with a knobbed end. Length 26 cm. Width 7.5 cm
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A stone fishing sinker the round bulbous body with flared knob top with horizontal groove
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A pair of pink and white terrace oil paintings on oyster shells in the style of J.P. Backhouse, one oyster shell features the white terraces and the other, pink terraces. Note damage to the edges
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A greenstone Chisel of quadrangular section, from the Taranaki Coast. Y.13544
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A Bone Fragment from a pa site on Waiheke Island. Y registration not required
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An Adze Blade from Waiheke Island Y13272. Length 7 cm
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An Adze Blade from Waiheke Island Y13273. Length 10.5 cm
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An Adze Blade from Waiheke Island Y13270. Length 92 cm
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An Adze Blade from Waiheke Island Y13271 Length 8.5 cm
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A Te Rona Coffee Set in matt brown and agate wear comprising coffee pot, sugar, creamer and six mugs, incised marks
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Te Rona Mug, Beaker and Jug in brown tan and agate wear
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Two Lovatts Mugs with neo classical spring decoration in brown on a cream ground. Incised Lovatts Jasper Ware Temuka NZ
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Three Te Rona Two Handled Mugs or loving cups, with Kiwi decoration incised Te Rona Te Umakaha Aotearoa
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Te Rona Sugar and Creamer with kiwi decoration in brown and tans incised Te Rona Te Umakaha Aotearoa
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Two Te Rona Mugs with kiwi decoration in brown and tan incised Te Rona Te Umakaha Aotearoa
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Three Te Rona Mugs with kiwi decoration in browns incised Te Rona Te Umakaha Aotearoa
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Two Te Rona Dishes one rectangular, one kidney shaped in agate ware incised Te Rona
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Four Te Rona Mugs of varying size in Agate ware, incised Te Rona
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Six Te Rona Agate Ware Items with various incised marks. Compromising bowl, mug, sugar, creamer, eggcup and novelty mug
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A Dominion Bitter Window Sticker advertising 745ml bottled beer by Dominion Breweries Ltd Auckland. Unused. Note: wrinkled. Height 92 cm. Width 80 cm
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A Charles Meryon Etching titled 'Nouvelle-Zelande, Greniers indigenes et habitations a 'Akaroa'
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A Charles Meryon Etching titled 'Akaroa, Peche a La Seine Hesfale le Banks'
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A kauri cricket table the bobbin turned base with dark stain supporting a golden kauri top, circa 1890. Height 73 cm. Depth 51 cm
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A Kauri Hallstand of restrained design with bevelled mirror below a spindled gallery and carved cresting. Panel of six Victorian tiles above the glove drawer, original turned wood coat hooks. Circa 1900. Height 217 cm. Width 122 cm. Depth 36 cm
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A kauri chest of four drawers with mottle veneered fronts standing on bun feet. Height 94 cm. Width 103 cm. Depth 48 cm
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A kauri Scotch chest of restrained design comprising three full. Width drawers below three smaller, standing on bun feet. Height 118.5 cm. Width 114 cm. Depth 45 cm
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A Crown Lynn Squat Vase the sgraffito decoration of rings around the body over a mottled green glaze, unmarked. Height 10.5 cm
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A Crown Lynn Squat Vase with blue and fawn glaze, circular made in New Zealand mark. Height 8.5 cm
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A Crown Lynn Squat Vase with mottled green glaze, incised v5.10 to base. Crazed. Height 10 cm
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A Crown Lynn Squat Vase with mottled plum glaze. Various impressed numbers to base. Height 10.5 cm
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An Olive Jones Pot in green/brown speckled glaze. Mark to base
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A Briar Gardiner Vase in attractive green and yellow glaze with stylised fern decoration. Incised New Zealand Briar Gardiner 01/09/41. Height 8.5 cm
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A.J. Rancich Trough Vase in green glaze. Impressed marks J Rancich Auckland NZ. Some flaking to glaze. Length 25.5 cm
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A Hutson & Co. Wellington Stoneware Barrel the attractive glazes in blue, greens and ochres with plain stoneware screw top. Unmarked. Height 43 cm
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A Hutson & Co. Wellington stoneware barrel, the screw top with impressed cipher mark. Some faults. Height 40.5 cm
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A Hutson & Co. urn base with attractive blue/green and tan glazing, crack to edge. Impressed P. Hutson & Co. Wellington. Height 31 cm
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A Hutson garden pot with incised decoration and wavy edge in blue and green glaze. Some chipping to the edge, unmarked. Height 21 cm
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A brown stoneware chimney pot stamped Amalgamated Brick pipe Ltd Taranaki stone works. Height 67 cm
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A stoneware field pipe, impressed P. Hutson & Co. Wellington
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A Stoneware Field Pipe impressed Amalgamated Brick Pipe Ltd. Taranaki Stone works. Height 68.5 cm
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