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September Art and Antique Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:728
Sale Title:September Art and Antique AuctionLots with images:73
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:456
Date:13-Sep-2011
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A Maori pre-European patu onewa of traditional form with tapered spatulate blade with rounded ends, the butt with defined ridges and a tapered hour glass suspension hole, the dark grey stone with black flecked highlights. Length 32 cm
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Four Maori pre-European stone adze blades, (toki), small size, tapered form
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A pre-European Maori adze (toki), highly polished in dark grey Argillite, rectangular cross section, chips to front of blade. Length 12.5 cm
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A 20th century Maori carved wooden patu with traditional spatulate blade, the butt end with a drilled suspension hole and darkened finish, possibly due to fire burn. Not registered. Length 35.5 cm
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An early 20th century Maori piupiu of traditional banded design with worked in black dyed and natural muka with a wide finely woven taniko top band in geometric designs in colours of brown-red, tan and black-brown
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A 20th century Maori candlewick feather cloak, the weave allowing for the shoulders, the feathers fixed in rows of colours. With some feather loss. Red faded wool to the outer margins. 105 cm x 88 cm approx
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An old Maori small model Taiaha of stylised carved form, the tongue and blade with lineal and notch carvings, paua inserts, the neck with a band of small feathers, possibly Huia. Length 63.5 cm, repair to shaft
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An early 20th century Maori finely carved wooden patu, the blade with fine detailed swirling lineal and notch carved decoration to both sides. Length 39 cm
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A mid 20th century Maori carved box, rectangular form, the cushion form lid and base side panels with curving lineal and notched carving, rounded plain square section legs. 31.5 cm x 20 cm x 17.5 cm
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A mid 20th century Maori carved waka huia, traditional lozenge form, the lid with relief carved lizard, all over lineal straight and curved carving with notched detail. 38 cm x 13.5 cm x 7.5 cm
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A modern old style carved Maori koruru gable apex mask, dark stained wood, carved with moko. Height 34 cm
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A mid 20th century Maori carved waka huia, elongated oval form, the fitted lid with relief carved stylised male figure, the base with two raised lugs for suspension carved as stylised faces, curved lineal and notch carving. 39 cm x 9 cm x 11 cm
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A New Zealand folk art money box modelled as a pataka with a recessed porch and poker work fascia raised on four legs. Height 15 cm. width 18 cm
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A dark red/brown stained carved Maori wooden figure standing in flexed stance with tongue extended. Height 54 cm
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A Maori carved timber picture frame, rectangular with an oval image aperture carved in each quadrant with a weku head with inlaid paua eyes. 55 cm x 41.5 cm
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A Maori greenstone kapeu (pendant) of small form with a curved end (hockey stick), gold suspension ring through the drilled hole. Length 4.5 cm. Reg. Y15890
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A Pacific Islands stone pre-European large adze of tapered elongated form with defined narrow flat sides, domed top and bottom, narrowing to the blade and butt ends. 7 cm x 5.5 cm x 25 cm
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A Melanesian stone bladed hafted adze with rattan binding and notched heel. Length 54.5 cm
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A Cook Islands Tivaevae of strip form, floral and leaf designs in green and white with yellow highlighted centres on aubergine ground
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A Cook Islands Tivaevae queen size quilt, hand stitched in a floral design, blue and white
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A Solomon Islands ‘tema’ tridachna shell, large pendant with fretwork cut tortoiseshell frigate bird overlay with shell pendants attached, woven fibre binding. Diameter 16.5 cm
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A large old Fijian hardwood kava bowl of traditional form with a broad flat rim and six truncated legs. Diameter 64.5 cm
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A heavy vintage Fijian kava bowl, plain design on four tapering legs and a shaped lug to one side. Diameter 41 cm
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A long hardwood Melanesian fishing spear, with a multiple barbed point. Length 251.5 cm
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A large solid ivory African carving of a female head, highly polished finish, natural form to the base. 9.2 cm x 10.7 cm x 25 cm. weight 2.5 kgs
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Five old glass photographic plates, one attributed to William Partington
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A bundle of old New Zealand photographs, family groups, Queen’s visit, etc
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A late 19th century Milton New Zealand ornamental ewer, the ovoid majolica body with gilt metal mounts, the fancy top with a classical large lip and scrolling handle, the spreading foot with a rope type band. Height 22.5 cm. Note: it is thought that the metalwork was made at Barningtons in Dunedin
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A late 19th century Milton New Zealand ornamental vase, the long cylindrical neck and classical angled handles with majolica glaze, the spherical body with applied ceramic hail and applied sculpted flower and leaf designs, some damage. Height 33.5 cm
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A late 19th century Milton New Zealand ornamental ewer, the ovoid majolica body with gilt metal mounts, the fancy top with a classical large lip and scrolling handle, the spreading foot with a rope type band. Height 22.5 cm. Note: it is thought that the metalwork was made at Barningtons in Dunedin
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A large rare New Zealand pottery barrel, P. Hutson & Co., Wellington, no. 4, rich mottled and feathered dark blue, green and ochre glaze effects, lathe cut bands around the top and bottom, some restoration Height 44 cm
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Elizabeth Matheson vase of baluster form with two shaped strap form handles, blue glaze, incised marks to the base including date ’43. Height 13.5 cm. Diameter 12 cm
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A Harry and May Davis, Crewenna Pottery lamp base, ovoid shape with trumpet neck, decorated with a resist pattern of leaves, impressed studio mark. Height 35 cm
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Three small early Len Castle dishes, circular with inverted rims, unglazed exterior, glazed to the well with a concentric, radiating drawn glazed effect. Diameter 14 cm
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An early Len Castle hanging disc form vase, the impressed pattern from a stamp, dark pigment stained, the plain domed centre with darkest colouring, impressed mark to back, c.1969. Diameter 15.5 cm. See ‘Len Castle Making The Molecules Dance’, Lopdell House Gallery 2008, page 214 for similar example
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A Len Castle hanging bottle form vase, tapering to a point at the base, the middle section with incised bands, the top with flared rim, blue glaze to the opening, the pale body with crackle finish and dark staining to the recesses, impressed potter’s mark. Length 42.5 cm
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A Len Castle hanging vase, winged form with double apertures to the top with internal blue glaze, the pale ridged body with partial dark staining. Impressed potter’s mark to reverse. Width 32 cm. Height 19 cm
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Three Hilary Clark New Zealand Arts & Crafts copper pieces, includes a wide bowl with incised and engraved geometric decoration, a circular tray with engraved and stained stylised leaf decoration to the centre, hammered finish and a curved rectangular basket/tray with two wire overhead handles and flared feet, leaf decoration to the surface. Each piece marked with artist’s monogram, two with etched signature and Auckland, N.Z. Note: Hilary Clark was an art lecturer at Auckland Teachers College, introducing…
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A Crown Lynn circular thick walled bowl with lathe turned bands beneath the top rim. Diameter 21 cm. Together with a Crown Lynn milk jug - both with green trickle glaze effects. The bowl with fractional number to the base
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A Crown Lynn vase of tall ovoid shape with a cylindrical base, ribbed design with green and brown trickle glaze effects. Height 18.5 cm
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A Crown Lynn table lamp, globe shape on three angular feet, brown trickle glaze. Height 40 cm. incised fractional number to base
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A Ruth Castle decorative woven dish of dyed rattan core, ‘Star of David’ pattern. Diameter 36.5 cm
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A Ruth Castle woven fruit dish, dyed rattan core, ‘Fish Basket’ technique. Diameter 36.5 cm
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A Ruth Castle woven onion basket, dyed rattan core, hanging form. Length 42 cm approx
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A Chester Nealie wood fired vase, the wide ovoid body with open cylindrical neck, single impressed lug to the upper shoulder, partial textured finish with variable glaze effects from deep black/brown to orange/brown. Label to base. Height 25 cm
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A Mirek Smisek early Nelson period flagon, the ovoid body finely ribbed and with a blue, grey and brown glaze with gold speckled highlights, complete with original woven cane handle and cork and cane stopper, incised full signature mark to base. Height 28 cm
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A Mirek Smisek flagon, the ovoid body with lug handles for the woven cane handle, the cork stopper with a woven cane top, the dark speckled pale green/grey glaze with dark vertical banded highlights. Impressed potter’s mark to base. Height 32 cm
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A Mirek Smisek vase, ovoid body, thick sculptured rim, bands of blue, dark and pale glaze, impressed potter's mark to base. Height 26 cm
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A Mirek Smisek baluster vase, the body with four vertical indentations, four small lug handles to the shoulder, a heavy manganese salt glaze with copper/dark brown effects, potter's mark to base. Height 26 cm
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A Mirek Smisek footed bowl, heavily incised ‘Kapiti’ decoration to the exterior, Shino glaze. Impressed potter’s mark to base. Diameter 26 cm. Height 12.3 cm
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Two Mirek Smisek small pieces, an ovoid vase with a manganese salt glaze and a small unomi, finely potted and incised, banded salt glaze, both with potter’s impressed mark. Height 9.5 cm and 6.2 cm
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An early Mirek Smisek footed bowl, the interior with three stylised tree forms, a mustard/brown ash glaze, early impressed potter’s mark. Diameter 23.7 cm. Height 7 cm
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A Doreen Blumhardt slab built vase of rectangular cross section, mildly tapered form, the tapered oval neck with glaze to the top and inside of green/brown colouring, the exterior showing heavily grogged clay and with umber wash. Impressed artist's mark to base. 24.5 cm x 9 cm x 33 cm
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Two Doreen Blumhardt rock impressed vases: one a wall vase of ovoid form with a partial green dribbled glaze to the textured surface with umber wash, the other a small pressed moulded specimen vase similar to above, both with potter’s mark. Heights 20 cm and 8 cm
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A Barry Brickle pottery vase, baluster tall form with a swollen lobed body, patterned to the top rim, pinched at the base, partial off-white glaze. Impressed potter’s mark to base. Height 31 cm
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A New Zealand Charles Holmes pottery slab vase of tall narrow oblong section decorated on either side with rich orange glazed circles within a ‘volcanic’ field. Height 32 cm. Impressed mark
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A large Shelly Vinson (NZ) studio pottery floor standing vase of baluster form, the body painted with two panels of stylised florals in tones of soft red, green and blue/grey on a celadon type ground, dark glaze to the rim, c.1980. Height 46 cm
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A New Zealand Campbell Hegan shino large ceramic shallow circular bowl with ash coloured crackle glaze effects, the foot unglazed and burnt orange in the firing. Impressed mark. Diameter 37 cm
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A Barry Ball stoneware flagon, of tall mallet bodied form with a ring neck and small loop handles at the shoulder, impressed with artist’s cypher. Height 39.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose porcelain plate, decorated to the centre with a scene of figures on a garden terrace within a gilt square fret border, the broad rim similarly decorated with figures and precious objects. Diameter 27.5 cm
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A provincial Ming blue and white shallow dish, decorated with mythical beast in underglaze blue. Diameter 23 cm
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A small Chinese porcelain squat circular box, decorated in iron red with dragons. Six character Kangxi mark under the base. Diameter 6.5 cm
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A small ceramic Chinese candle stand, of dished shape supporting a central nozzle, decorated with flowers and precious objects. Rim chip
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A Chinese porcelain small bowl, hemispherical with everted rim, decorated in polychrome with figures to the exterior walls. Six character Wanli mark under the base. Diameter 8.7 cm
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white bowl, decorated to the well with a phoenix amongst flowers. Diameter 24 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain famille verte figures of female courtiers. Height 15 cm
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A Chinese porcelain small bowl, inverted rim, painted in grisaille with a landscape, four character seal mark under the base. Diameter 9 cm
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A 19th century Chinese famille rose vase of large bottle form, spherical body and a tapered cylindrical neck entirely decorated in enamels dominated with rose florals, green leaves, insects and birds. Height 34 cm
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A 19th century Chinese porcelain famille rose jardiniere of square section, slightly flaring at the mouth, the walls decorated with birds, butterflies and flowers. Re-stuck chip at rim. Height 19.5 cm
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A late 18th century Chinese porcelain export ware shallow dish, square section, painted in polychrome enamels with figures in a garden scene, small rim chip. 23.5 cm x 23.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white bowl decorated to the exterior with deer and birds in an encircling landscape. Diameter 21 cm
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A Ming style blue and white vase, inverse baluster shape, decorated with birds in a landscape. Height 18.5 cm
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An 18th century Chinese Imari circular plate, traditional underglazed blue and overglazed iron red floral designs. Diameter 22.5 cm
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A large and rare 19th century antique Chinese wash basin decorated in Canton famille rose enamels with panels of birds, butterflies and flowers with gilt enrichments, broad flat rim. Diameter 47.7 cm. Height 13.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain ovoid ginger jar, decorated with a sage and two attendant boys in a fenced garden. Cover absent. Height 12 cm
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A small Chinese blue and white cylindrical vase, decorated with a landscape scene. Height 8.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain tea caddy, of hexagonal lozenge section. Painted to the various sides with bijin and calligraphic inscriptions. Printed seal mark under the foot. Height 16 cm
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Two old Chinese rice bowls, blue and white in ‘as dug condition’
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A Republic period Chinese porcelain vase, baluster shape, decorated in gilt pen work on a black ground. Six character Kangxi mark under the foot. Height 20.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, the ovoid body decorated with various flowers and fruit, the tapering slender neck decorated with bamboo. Height 36 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain polychrome decorated vase, ovoid shape with handles issuing from the trumpet neck, painted with figures of two old men in a landscape, calligraphic inscription to the rear. Restoration. Height 58 cm
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A male pottery standing tomb figure, reputedly Han Dynasty, upper limbs absent, finely carved details to face, genetailia evident, supported on a contemporary acrylic stand. Height 55 cm
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An old Chinese seated Buddha, carved wood with lacquered finish showing some distress, muted tones of blue/grey and red to his robe, his right hand held in a mudra position. Height 35 cm
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A pair of large porcelain vases of hexagonal section, the bodies decorated in blue and white with landscape scenes, buildings and pagodas beside a river and junk. The neck decorated with a stiff leaf pattern and similarly the foot. One with slight restoration to neck. Height 44.5 cm
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A Chinese bronze statuette of a deified general, he sits upon a lion throne wearing armour and robes patterned with dragons reading from a book in his raised right hand. Height 12.5 cm
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An old Chinese porcelain lidded field ink box of octagonal form, decorated in relief with figures within a landscape including a brazier, famille rose enamels, bats and clouds to the base, gilded six character Qianlong reign mark to the foot
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A Chinese stone carving, red tinted, carved as an elderly gentleman wearing an ornately patterned robe, his compact form mirrors the natural shape of the stone, his face and hand utilising the natural pale colour of part of the stone. Height 8.7 cm
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A Chinese hardstone plaque, carved as a stylised dragon upon which rests a sinuous lion figure. Width 8 cm
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A Chinese inkstone in Zitan wood box, the lid engraved with calligraphic inscriptions, as is the stone itself. 25.5 cm x 17 cm x 5.5 cm
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A 15 piece Chinese desk set, the 14 carved, mainly soapstone pieces including various chops, mountainous landscape carving, carved tree with ibis to top, standing lion, monkey with large peach, tablet, lidded box, etc., all mounted on a hardwood stand
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A cinnabar lacquer box, oblong shape, the lid carved with five figures, the walls with foliate designs. 12 cm x 8.5 cm x 4.3 cm
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A carved Chinese stone figure of the god Shao Lao, in butterscotch coloured stone. He sits holding twin peaches over his shoulder. Height 9 cm
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A carved stone figure of a Chinese deity, he sits holding an open fan and a bowl containing a peach, milky mutton fat colour. Height 6.5 cm
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A Chinese blackwood ruyi sceptre inset with a jade plaque, the plaque carved in low relief with a caparisoned elephant with a rider between celestial clouds, the sceptre’s terminal carved with similar cloud motifs. Length 35.5 cm
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A Chinese jade sceptre of tapering rectangular shape, mottled green-brown stone, drilled with a single tapering hole towards the narrower end. 29.5 cm x 5.4 cm x 7. Purchased from the Sankey Auction, Auckland, 1980s
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A Chinese white jade pendant plaque, oblong shape, carved in relief with a dragon and phoenix, calligraphic inscription to the reverse. 5.7 cm x 3.8 cm
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A Chinese jade bi-disc with an 18ct. gold character mark to the centre with a strap mount and a tapered bail suspension. Vibrant green inclusions to the overall pale tonings. Diameter 2.7 cm
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A Chinese carved rock quartz toad, the lucky three-legged amphibian sits upon two carved ‘cash’ coins. the translucent stone submerged with multiple golden fibrous inclusions. Length 8 cm
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A jade snuff bottle in variegated light to dark green decorated with Chinese characters to both sides
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A Chinese jade bi disc of variegated light to dark green
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