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Auction House:
Cordy's
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:95
Prices available:96
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*** A pair of 19th century finely carved ivory musicians, both in pleated traditional robes with large hats, he holds a flute to his mouth, she has a stringed instrument to one hand, a raised glass to the other, both on turned ebony stands. Height of ivory… ***
*** A German bronze statuette, a farmer standing with plough, by Hans Müller (1873-1937), Vienna, signed and with foundry mark, raised on black marble plinth base. Height 24.5 cm ***
*** An early vintage wooden teal duck decoy c.1920-30s, handmade, with flat underbelly, swivel head, tack eyes, in original order. ***
*** An early vintage handmade wooden blue bill duck decoy, with glass eyes, lead belly weight, stable crack to neck, c.1920s. Length 30 cm. ***
*** A vintage Canadian Gadwall carved wooden decoy duck, with dark paint finish and glass eyes. Length 38 cm ***
*** A Victorian Parian bust, the head of Apollo, on socle base. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Height 28 cm ***
*** A large wooden duck decoy crafted from a single block of wood with hand painted finish and glass eyes. (minor restoration to tail). Height 22 cm length 47 cm depth 19 cm ***
*** A small bronze statuette of a woman representing Victory, standing holding a laurel wreath, height 19 cm ***
*** A fine silvered metal votive figure, Mary holding the baby Jesus, on turned wood base. Height 16 cm. ***
*** A 11.5 inch wooden carved and painted display duck decoy, the black ground highlighted with strawberry fruit, flowers and leaves, glass eyes. ***
*** A World War I memorial bronze plaque, named George Strathdee. In original crested paper sleeve and cardboard outer. Note: Strathdee is recorded as 'Wounded in the Somme offensive on 12th October 1916, and later on posted as missing'. Diameter 12 cm. ***
*** A bronze sculpture of a standing lion, with long mane and open snarling mouth, length 47 cm. ***
*** A small bronze figure sculpture, of a youthful herald trumpeter. Raised on granite plinth. Monogrammed Z' Height 19.5 cm ***
*** A large wide-body canvasback red-head wooden duck decoy, hand carved from heart white cedar, lead belly-weight and anchor tie, incised maker's owner's initials under tail. Length 36 cm ***
*** A bronze figure of Hermes or Mercury (possibly), seated and holding a large flagon. On green marble base, height 17.5 cm. ***
*** A fine quality carved wood figure on a standing hunting dog. Incised mark Hs. Huggler-Seiler, Brienz. Tail repaired. Length 24 cm ***
*** An old cast iron Mr. Punch door stop, the cast figure with traditional curving tall hat, hand to long nose, his dog sits beside. Serpentine base. Height 32 cm ***
*** A circa 1940 12' Whistler Golden Eye wooden decoy duck, hand carved, wide 7 inch body and wooden and lead keel. ***
*** A cast iron model of a recumbent bull, with bronze patination. Length 60 cm ***
*** A pair of wood and gesso gilded wall sconces, in the form of naked female half bodies, acanthus leaf decoration to the base, the single candle branch issuing from the base. Old repairs. Height 32 cm. ***
*** A well weathered 15½ inch wooden mallard hen decoy, with swivel head and glass eyes. Length 38 cm ***
*** A bronze statuette of a man after the 'Borghese Gladiator', raised on white marble plinth base. Height 29 cm ***
*** A bronze bust of Hori Ngakapa Te Whanaunga, mounted on a burr kauri and rewarewa plinth base, set with a silver plaque detailing the chief's exploits in one of the Land Wars battles of 1863. Height 17 cm ***
*** A large 14 inch x 7 inch wide body wooden duck decoy flat underside and hollow body, fitted with large wooden keel and original glass eyes. c.1940's. ***
*** A very good painted wood 'Black Duck' display decoy, the head turned and wings in upward position. Length 37 cm. ***
*** A Victorian Parian bust 'Clytie', on socle base, height 28.5 cm ***
*** A pair of 14 inch wooden display duck decoys, well detailed, glass eyes, hand-carved and painted. c.1980's. ***
*** E. Hope sculpted bronze figure group, two young children upon the back of a ram, one holding its horns, incised detail. Provenance: Purchased in Vietnam, the work of an Australian artist. Length 25.5 cm ***
*** A small Richard Rohac (Austria 1906-1956) bronze figure of a crouching African woman, stamped with maker's mark and 'Made in Austria' to base, height 21 cm. Note: Rohac began and completed his apprenticeship with Werkstatte Hagenauer. ***
*** A terracotta bust in the manner of T.N. Lovatt, of a Maori man with incised moko, a drop pendant suspended from his right ear. Height 23 cm ***
*** A 19th century bronze of a classical Grecian woman, standing attending to her robe. Height 22.5 cm ***
*** A vintage wide bodied carved wooden decoy duck, with swivel head, black paint finish and glass eyes. Length 40 cm. ***
*** A game bird (duck) decoy, canvas covered kapok and wood infill. Length 31 cm. Provenance: Charlie Watkinson (born c.1860) owner of a double ended hunting punt on the Waikato mounted with a swivel black powder gun. ***
*** A game bird (duck) decoy, canvas covered kapok and wood infill. Length 31 cm. Provenance: as above. ***
*** A good 13 inch wooden spoon bill drake decoy, c1940s, hand-carved & finished with tack eyes and lead belly inserts. *** N/A
*** A c.1950 15 inch wooden duck decoy, mallard hen, glass eyes, along with three miniature hand-made wooden decoys. ***
*** A balsa wood carved duck eyes, with glass eyes, lead weighted keel. Length 37 cm ***
*** A terracotta portrait bust by Ken Kendall (1928-2012), a young woman with hair tied in a ponytail. Height 29.5 cm ***
*** A vintage wooden decoy duck, glass eyes and old painted finish. Length 44 cm. ***
*** A good 15 inch hand carved wooden display duck decoy dark stained, attractive form with glass eyes. ***
*** A carved ivory nude figurine modelled standing with both hands raised to the back of her hair on ebonised wood base. Height 15 cm ***
*** A vintage redhead duck decoy, wide wooden body, separate head, glass eyes, keel beneath, c.1940s, length 34 cm. ***
*** A 17th century framed map of Huntington shire, by Robert Morden (c.1650-1703), for Camden's Britannia circa 1695, double page engraved copperplate with hand colouring; 'Sold by Abel Swale Awnsham & Iohn Churchill [John Churchill]'. 38.5 x 43.5 cm. ***
*** Peter Beadle 'Captain Cook 1769' bronze, the small figure standing holding his tricorn hat and flag staff with his foot upon a globe. The cylinder pedestal base with artists monogram, '17COOK69' and foundry mark, height 12 cm. ***
*** A decorative 15 inch x 6.5 inch Mallard drake decoy type sculpture, carved from a single wood block, painted and with glass eyes. ***
*** A good vintage painted wood Mallard hen decoy duck, hand carved, glass eyes, c.1940s. Length 42 cm. ***
*** A Ferdinand Preiss style Art Deco figurine, faux ivory and bronzed metal, the semi naked standing woman in awakening pose. Named to the base, height 21.8 cm ***
*** A cold painted spelter figure of a Red Indian attributed to Bergman, Vienna, c.1900, he stands with his right hand raised shading his eyes as he looks forward, bare chested, long feathered headdress, a rifle to his left hand, naturalistically painted, on… ***
*** A small well modelled 19th century Continental bronze figure of a wild boar. Length 8.5 cm ***
*** Bronze sculpture by Marian Fountain, tabletop small bronze depicts a woman's face and the base with a fish. 'She takes her inspiration from simple and recognisable forms in nature: a fish, a leaf, a pea pod-food from the earth'. Note: fountain trained at… ***
*** A small carved ivory figure, of a drunken tinker. Height on wooden stand 11 cm. ***
*** A large Northern pintail carved wooden duck decoy, single piece construction with hand painted finish, glass eyes, cipher and dated 2000 under the base, length 51 cm ***
*** A 13 inch wooden spoon bill (shoveller) hen decoy, c.1940s, with early type tack eyes and belly weight insert. ***
*** A pair of Art Nouveau bronzed spelter figures of women, both wearing long flowing dresses, one with a bird to her left hand, the other with a grape bunch, fine detail, each on a square dark marble base. Heights 20.5 cm ***
*** An early 20th century ivory rule (sector), of two hinged sections opening to one foot, with other measurements inscribed ***
*** A vintage 10 3/4 inch green wing teal decoy duck, c.1920, tack eyes and with wooden pegged display stand. ***
*** A modern bronze sculpture, 'Wings of Glory' alighting eagle on rocky base. By R. Van Ruyckevelt. Height 25 cm ***
*** A c.1960 uncommon 'ruddy' wooden duck decoy, named, carved from solid wood. ***
*** An unusual fine weave canvas oil skin hen duck decoy, body hand stitched, pack with kapok, wooden bill and glass eyes, complete with early anchor and string. Length 30 cm ***
*** A replica bronze statuette of a Marly horse and trainer, old repairs to hind legs. Height 23 cm ***
*** A 11½' Blue Wing Teal wooden decoy duck, hand carved and painted, glass eyes and lead keel. With wooden display stand. ***
*** A bronze sculpture of a young man, modelled crouching on one knee, good dark patina, height 42 cm. ***
*** A Magnum sized wooden duck decoy, handmade from a single block of beautifully grained redwood, the swivelling head with tack eyes, c.1950s. Length 40 cm ***
*** A small original bronze figure of a seated cowboy, Coffee Break', by J. Contway, Montana. Signed and with original certificate and brochure, height 10.5 cm. ***
*** A cold painted spelter statuette, of a blacksmith at his anvil, raised on marble plinth base. Height 29.5 cm ***
*** An early 1900 onyx and spelter desk pin dish, the green onyx base with depression for pins and paper clips set with a cold painted Spelter Scottie dog in the manner of Franz Bergman. 20 x 14.5 x 14 cm ***
*** An Islamic ceramic wall charger, in style of mina'i ware, decorated with a hunting scene, an equestrian lancer and two lions in a landscape, within an intricate tendril border, diameter 40.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian carved marble grave urn, the draped urn with floral swags and flame finial. Height 58.5 cm. ***
*** An unusual 15' wooden Shoveler decoy duck, hand carved, painted and with glass eyes. ***
*** A Victorian Parian figurine, a female goat herder seated on a rocky outcrop with a goat in her lap. Impressed to the side 'Art Union of Great Britain', some damage. Height 35 cm ***
*** A large vintage 15 inch Mallard hen decoy, made from pressed cork with glass eyes, wooden flat base with wooden keel, unusual early type, c.1910s-1920s. ***
*** A bronze bust of Hori Ngakapa te Whanaunga, chief of ngati Whanaunga, raised on rectangular plinth base, height 16 cm. Cf. Lot 111 in this auction. ***
*** A cast steel statuette of a galloping horse, with bronze patination. Length 63 cm ***
*** A German Spelter bronze statuette, of a standing male athlete with arms raised on a marble plinth, plinth repaired. Height 29.5 cm ***
*** An old 15 inch wooden two-piece duck decoy c. 1940s. ***
*** Two small carved ivory animals, a cat playing with a tassel and a lion. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** An antique c.1910 15 inch canvas Mallard drake decoy, with wide body, glass eyes, interior body of cork chip and kapok and wooden bill. Length 37 cm ***
*** A small old beautifully carved Austrian wood panel carved in deep relief with figure and eagle, framed behind glass. Details on reverse Fr. Unterberger, Innsbruck. 14 cm x 10 cm ***
*** A small bronze sculpture of an Australian lizard, on bark section with gum nuts, signed indistinctly, length 14 cm ***
*** A vintage duck decoy, the wooden duck with paint finish in black, grey beak and glass eyes. 34 cm x 20 cm ***
*** An ivory carved figure, of a standing nude female, height 17.5 cm on wooden stand ***
*** Two small cold painted bronze figures of Arab boys, in the manner of Bergman, one with a rolled rug (faulted) and a water seller. Height 12.5 cm ***
*** A small cold painted bronze figure of an Arab boy, in the manner of Bergman, loading tusks into a donkey's panier. Length 12 cm ***
*** A small bronze of Mercury, after De Boulogne, lacking caduceus. Height 21.5 cm. ***
*** A c.1900 cold painted spelter table vesta of a kneeling Arabic gentleman in the manner of Bergman lighting his pipe upon a patterned carpet, the striker attached to the front, a large open bowl for watches sits beside. 10.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 6.5 cm ***
*** A pair of wooden teal duck decoys displayable modern style and with '1st edition, A.P. Sutch/C. A. Benfield, Boyds Collection 1980-85' to underside. ***
*** A bronze Art Nouveau door knocker, with female head forming the main plate, height 15 cm ***
*** An bronzed spelter novelty monkey vesta, of a monkey prising open a giant clam, removable permanent match to his head, striker to his left forearm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Height 10 cm ***
*** A 19th century bronzed relief portrait plaque of Lord Byron, sculpted by 'Crawford', ebonised frame. Diameter 15.5 cm ***
*** A vintage decoy duck, the wooden duck with original paint finish, small weight to base. 32 cm x 17 cm ***
*** A hand carved 10 inch wooden duck decoy, her head turned in preening pose, maker's name carved to the base, stained and painted finish. ***
*** A c.1940s 13½ inch spoonbill wooden decoy duck, handmade with tack eyes and lead insert to underbelly. Length 34 cm ***
*** Ch. Paillot small bronze figure group of a rodeo rider, the cowboy alighting the back of a bull, his horse alongside, remains of gilt, some damage to tails and ear, engraved mark to front, raised on marble base. 11.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 10 cm bronze… ***
*** A Victorian bronzed spelter figure of a seated dog beside an old satchel and hat both on a dark toned mottled marble base. 13 cm x 7.5 cm x 9 cm ***
*** Ludwig GrËfner bronze sculpture, a blacksmith raised on stone plinth base, the subject's hammer absent. Height 21 cm ***
*** A Paul Flinette hand painted wooden decoy loon, signed and '#2' to reverse, length 40 cm. ***