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Antiques & Fine Art — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:626
Sale Title:Antiques & Fine ArtLots with images:159
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:497
Date:16-Jun-2015
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A vintage Len Castle small pouring bowl, variable grey/blue glaze with semi-crackle finish, dark rust/brown to the rim, impressed potter's mark to base. Diameter 13.3 cm
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A Len Castle high walled pouring bowl, khakhi green overall glaze, a band of fine impressed small double circles to the exterior rim. Impressed potter's mark to base. Diameter 30.3 cm
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A Richard Cadness pottery vase of orb form, with lathe decoration to the top embellished with gilt to the edges, impressed mark to base, in a rich deep olive brown. 17 cm x 23 cm
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A Barry Brickell 'Villa Maria' wine carafe, a chocolate brown glaze to body, impressed 'Villa Maria' wines logo to front, tiny chip to rim.
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Two gun related items: a vintage stitched leather pistol holster and a travelling gun cleaning kit.
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A vintage diagram 'Der Tag' showing the 'Surrender of German Fleet 21st November 1918', the list of ships above various text including 'Meeting of Grand Fleet and German High Seas Fleet at Rendezvous by order of Admiral Sir David Beatty'. Some distress. 57 cm x 44 cm
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A bound copy of the Auckland Weekly News ANZAC Roll of Honour 1915, 104 pages, each with multiple portrait photos and names of men 'Wounded', 'Died of Wounds', etc. 47 cm x 32 cm
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A Japanese World War II Officer's naval dagger, the shagreen grip with a thin wire wrap and brass cherry blossom to each side, wood scabbard with leather covering and floral and cherry blossom designed decoration to throat and tip of scabbard, double brass hanger rings, push-button release, matching decoration to ferrule, blade with minor pitting. Length 41.5 mm
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A vintage bronze plaque of Adolf Hitler, profile in relief to the front, maker's mark to the back. 28 cm x 19 cm
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A Lladro porcelain figurine, an elegant young woman holding a parasol with a dog at her heel. Height 40 cm
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A Lladro porcelain figure of an elegant young woman, she wears a medieval gown, holding a basket of fruit to her left hand, flowers to her right. Height 32 cm
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A stylish Austrian Anzengruber earthenware figure, of a young African woman kneeling on one knee, black with a white base. Height 18.5 cm, impressed marks.
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A set of four Beswick flying ducks, size numbers 5960, 5961, 5962, 5963
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Two Beswick flying ducks, size numbers 5961 and 5963.
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A 19th century French Samson porcelain figurine of a market girl with a basket of pears and dog at foot, painted in polychrome and richly gilded. Gold anchor mark, minor faults. Height 255. Together with a 19th century Continental porcelain figurine of a portly cavalier, painted in polychrome. Faults. Height 21.5 cm
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A Ruskin blue glaze baluster vase, mottled finish, impressed marks and date '1921' to base. Height 15.5 cm
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A Poole pottery vase, with pale blue souffle glaze, ovoid form with tapering shoulder, two stylised Art Deco dove form handles, impressed maker's mark to base. Height 20.5 cm
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A West German Ceramano 'Urania' wall charger, designed by Gerda Heuckeroth, c.1960s; incised marks to back. Diameter 44.5 cm
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A rare Royal Doulton Chang chalice form vase, by Charles Noke and Harry Nixon, c.1925-30, tapered base with flared open mouth, the interior and exterior with heavy lava-like glaze in rich tones of red, ochre, tan and ivory, a band of stylised repeating scrolling motifs to the foot, painted signatures and marks including those of the artists. Height 12.2 cm, diameter 14 cm
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An early 19th century hard paste porcelain table centrepiece bowl of rectangular serpentine form, the interior finely painted with floral sprays in tones of orange, red, blue and green, gilt enrichments, raised on four scrolling feet. 29.5 cm x 24.5 cm x 12.5 cm
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Two Victorian Fenton stoneware octagonal jugs with serpent handles, both with an Imari pattern. Height 150 and 17 cm
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An impressive 19th century earthenware harvest jug, two tone brown body with scenes in relief of hunting, with hop vines around the shoulder, firing fault to spout. 17 cm x 23 cm
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A Victorian period Minton's two-handled goblet, painted with an oval floral panel and richly gilded on a turquoise ground, printed mark. Stem with old repair. Together with a circular plate and a pair of matching coffee cans and saucers. Height 19.5 cm
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A selection of antique china, including early Derby, Spode, some pieces with damage.
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A pair of English porcelain shallow bowls decorated in the Imari palette, one faulted. Diameter 24 cm
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A late Victorian wash set, comprising jug, slop bucket, chamber pot, two soap dishes, one small with lid, the other extra large, decorated with floral swags and ribbons.
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A Hutschenreuther Sylvia 'Magnolia' six person dinner and tea service, the 59 pieces comprising six dinner plates, entree plates, side plates, dessert bowls, soup coupes and companion plates, lidded entree dish, ashette and other serving dishes together with six cups, saucers and plates with coffee pot.
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A Meissen blue onion pattern part-dinner and coffee set, comprising 16 dinner plates, 11 large soup bowls, 9 side plates, 14 dessert bowls, two oval ashettes, a sauce boat, one large and one medium sized coffee pot, milk jug, two lidded sugar pots, 16 cups and a lidded tureen, of varying makes and ages, some pieces with damage.
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A Victorian Aynsley part-teaset, gilded edging with turquoise blue flower sprigs on a white ground, comprising two large cake plates, 12 side plates, 11 saucers, 12 coffee cans, a lidded sugar bowl, a cream jug and a slop bowl, some damage and discolouration.
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A Danish Danico studio pottery vase, of tall ovoid shape with stylised floral painting in colours of blue and brown on a cream ground. Height 30 cm, impressed marks.
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A pair of Royal Worcester trumpet vases, painted by M. Miller with blackberries, blossom and foliage, signed and with date code for 1954. Height 15.5 cm
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A pair of Royal Worcester squat spherical posy vases, painted by De Lane and Bowker with fruit on a mossy ground. Each signed and with date code for 1952. Height 7 cm.
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A Royal Worcester vase painted by Kitty Blake, ovoid shape, painted with blackberries, blossom and foliage. Signed and with date marks for 1930. Height 10 cm
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A Royal Worcester oval comport, painted with fruit and foliage. With gilded rim and handles. Width 31.5 cm
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A Royal Worcester plaque painted by Harry Davis, with a landscape with cottages and figures. Diameter 14.5 cm, mounted in gilt frame.
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A Royal Worcester plate, hand painted with an English cottage garden, signed and with date code for 1932. Width 20.5 cm
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A Royal Worcester hand painted baluster vase, signed by M. Hunt, red rose decoration, gilt enrichments. Height 10 cm
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A Royal Worcester small spherical vase, painted with blackberries, signed. Height 7 cm.
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A Royal Stanley Ware 'Jacobean' ginger jar, decorated with classical dolphins and floral designs on a cobalt ground, with wooden stand. Height 20 cm
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Three Mason's ironstone plates and an octagonal ashette, decorated in the Chinese manner.
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An old Chinese finely carved walnut, multiple figures carved to one side, together with two uncarved walnuts.
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An old Chinese soapstone carved boulder, deeply carved with figures in a landscape. Height 25 cm.
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An old Chinese finely carved nut bead necklace, the dark brown tone to each with individually carved beads totalling 58 of uniform size. Length 88 cm
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A pair of Chinese 'chicken blood' jade chops, each of square section, finely engraved, one with dragon, the other a bird, both with character marks, gilt to the recesses, boxed. Height 7.2 cm.
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A Chinese small bronze container, modelled as a bamboo shoot, the upper surface with an oval opening. Length 15 cm.
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An early 20th century Chinese carved ivory calling card case, plain rectangular form with fitted slide on lid, two finely carved recessed panels to each side detailed with various figures within walled garden settings. 9.6 cm x 5.8 cm
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A carved ivory puzzle ball on stand, under glass dome. The ball carved with multiple concentric levels, the outermost carved with sinuous dragons; raised on a base of three monkeys supported on a baluster column from a carved plinth. Height 16.5 cm
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An early 20th century Chinese finely carved ivory needle case, cylindrical form, all-over details of dragons, florals and birds, the screw lid enclosing numerous long ivory needles. Length 15.3 cm.
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A large marine ivory statuette of the goddess Kuanyin, she stands upon a rocky plinth base, holding an offering in one hand, a leafy branch in the other. Height 25 cm
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A Chinese carved ivory 'dream landscape', finely pierced and carved with a steep wooded landscape with pagoda, temples, figures and boat. Height on wooden plinth 15 cm
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A carved Chinese ivory figure of a deity, standing holding a representation of a temple. Height 10.5 cm
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A carved Chinese ivory tobacco pipe, the small bowl held clasped in a dragon's claw issuing from the plain stem. Length 15 cm
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Two Chinese lacquer jars and covers, incorporating a combination of carved black lacquer over a body of cinnabar lacquer on an enamelled metal body. One of classic ginger jar shape, the other of urn form. The decorative elements incorporating panels of flowers and foliage framed by stylised scrolls and flowers; each on wooden base. Tallest 16 cm
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A Chinese Qing Dynasty cinnabar circular lacquered box and cover, the lid in high relief with figures and a pavilion in a fenced garden looking out over a dramatic landscape; the walls decorated with lotus flowers and other foliage, the foot ring decorated with square fret scrolls. Six character mark engraved under the base and highlighted with traces of gilt. Diameter 24.5 cm, height 10 cm
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A pair of Chinese huanghuali small cabinets, rectangular tapered form, each with two panelled doors, classically carved in relief with exotic birds amongst various plant forms, opening to reveal a plain interior, the sides carved with florals and scrolls, bracket apron plinth to the base, blackened decorative pierced metal tab form handles. 27.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 35.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese export porcelain Dutch market large plates, of shallow bowl form, famille rose decoration of a Canton harbour scene including various buildings and boats, a guardian figure sits beside, her legs immersed into the water, the winged Hermes to the sky, a cartouche to the base with Dutch inscription enclosed, all highlighted with gilt enrichments, 20th century. Diameter 35 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain vases, decorated in famille rose with figures of gods, attendants and associated beasts, the shoulders decorated with precious objects, the necks decorated with pennant friezes. Height 23 cm
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A pair of Chinese famille rose shishi candle stands, each of the temple dogs supports a candlestick nozzle from its back, their bodies decorated with a profusion of mille-fleur. Length 12.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose brush washer, decorated with figures in a fenced garden landscape and with calligraphic inscription to one side, seal mark under the base. Diameter 10 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain vase, ovoid shape with trumpet neck, two handles issue from the sides, decorated in famille rose with a young woman in a garden beneath a prunus blossom tree, along with a stag and other motifs indicating longevity, a calligraphic inscription to the reverse. Height 57 cm
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A large Chinese blue and white bottle form vase, red highlights, decorated with multiple sinuous dragons amongst clouds, character marks to the top rim. Height 39.5 cm, firing mark to the body.
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An old Chinese blue and white shallow dish, the well decorated with an exotic long tailed bird amongst florals and foliage, a wide band of conforming florals to the border, conforming to the outer rim, some faults. Diameter 32.5 cm
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A Chinese blue and white decorated vase, of inverse baluster shape, painted with river landscape, temples and figures. Height 34 cm
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A Chinese porcelain ginger jar, decorated in underglaze blue with bamboo, pine and prunus. With associated turned wooden lid. Height 19.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain storage jar, decorated in underglaze blue with stylised calligraphy on a background of foliate tendrils, squat ovoid shape with conforming lid. Height 19 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain tea caddies, of cylindrical shouldered shape with dome covers, decorated in underglaze blue with birds perched in blossom boughs; various classical patterns decorate the shoulder, rim and foot, including diaper and stiff leaf designs. Height 18 cm
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A pair of large decorative Chinese porcelain jars and covers, of inverse baluster shape with domed covers, decorated in underglaze blue with landscapes, flowers and birds, lappet panels decorate the shoulder and wave patterns decorate the foot. Height 35 cm
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A Chinese porcelain plate.
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A Chinese porcelain jar and cover, ovoid shape with circular top, decorated in underglaze blue with prunus blossom on a 'cracked ice' ground. An old label under the lid marked 'Shelby, London 1924'. Height 28 cm
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Two Chinese blue and white shallow dishes, both decorated with figures, one standing before an old pine tree, the other beneath a willow tree. Calligraphic marks to the back. Diameter 20.5 cm
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Two Chinese blue and white shallow dishes, one decorated with a crane, the other with a mountainous landscape. Diameter 21 cm
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Two Chinese blue and white porcelain Tek Sing wreck salvage recovery porcelain bowls, from the China Sea 1825 shipwreck, each with sea-floor encrustations. Diameter 16.5 cm
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Two Chinese blue and white porcelain Tek Sing wreck salvage recovery porcelain shallow dishes, as above, each decorated with foliate panels. Diameter 18 cm
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A Tek Sing wreck salvage recovery dish; along with a blue and white bowl decorated in the Ming manner with bamboo, prunus and pine to the exterior. Bowl diameter 15 cm
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Three Chinese blue and white porcelain Tek Sing wreck salvage recovery porcelain shallow dishes, as above, decorated with florals. Diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, of tall ovoid form with trumpet neck, decorated with equestrian warrior and foot soldiers in a wooded landscape. Double circle mark under the base. Height 46 cm
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A Chinese porcelain storage jar, ovoid shape, decorated with butterflies and flowers, the inset cover with conical bud finial. Height 30 cm
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white storage jar, squat ovoid shape, decorated with pavilions and other buildings in a river landscape, the flat lid with conforming decoration. Height 22 cm
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Two Chinese blue and white dishes, one with inverted rim, decorated to the interior with dragon and phoenix amongst fiery clouds, Yongzheng seal mark under the base; the other decorated with stylised lotus flowers and leafy tendrils in the Ming manner.
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A pair of massive Chinese porcelain jars and covers, of inverse baluster shape, the covers of high domed shape surmounted by foo dog finials. Both cover and body decorated with foo dogs and fiery clouds, lappet panels decorate the shoulder, further panels encircle the foot, lion mask and ring handles issue from the sides. Height 82 cm
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A pair of massive Chinese blue and white lidded jars, of inverse baluster shape with high domed covers surmounted by cupola finials, both lids and bodies decorated with fish and water plants, lappet panels decorate the shoulder and further panels encircle the foot. Height 89 cm
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A Chinese porcelain rouleau vase, decorated in underglaze blue in the Ming manner with a deity riding a deer accosted by a demon. Height 32 cm
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A Chinese blue and white charger, decorated with numerous birds amongst floral sprigs to the well within a diaper patterned border, further decorated with four small panels of plants and insects, the back with branches of bamboo. Diameter 30 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase, baluster shape, decorated in underglaze blue with precious objects on a broad crackle ground, bands of impressed pattern decorate the mouth and foot with deep brown glaze. Height 26 cm
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A Chinese porcelain double gourd vase, decorated in underglaze blue with tigers, deer, kylin, phoenix and other animals in a landscape. Stylised patterns decorate the neck, waist and foot. Height 42 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase, decorated in underglaze blue with a vase of flowers surrounded by decorative motifs, painted to the baluster shaped body, blue glazed handles issue from the neck. Height 41 cm
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A pair of Chinese wood and ceramic screens, the two folding screens with a large picture plaque in blue and white to the middle, calligraphy to each corner, with gilded carved decoration of figures and foliage to the top and base. One panel measures 30 cm x 14 cm
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A pair of famille verte Chinese porcelain shallow dishes, decorated to the interior with two imperial dragons amongst fiery clouds, opposing a mystic pearl, all detailed in grisaille on a green ground, the back of each dish painted with three precious objects tied with ribbons. Diameter 24 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain export-ware vases, inverse baluster shape, decorated in famille rose with four panels painted with figures in gardens, the surrounding body decorated with moulded and brightly painted stylised florals, the baluster bodies of quatrefoil lozenge section. Height 32.5 cm
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A pair of good quality Chinese cloisonne vases of baluster shape, with tall conical necks, profusely decorated with flowers, butterflies, etc., in various colours on a pale green ground. Height on wood stand (not matching) 23.5 cm
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A good quality Chinese cloisonne vase of baluster shape, hexagonal section, profusely decorated with birds, flowers, butterflies, etc. in various colours on a blue ground. Height on matching wood stand 31 cm
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A pair of good quality Chinese cloisonne baluster vases with ring side handles, profuse intricate decoration of birds, flowers, etc., on a pale turquoise ground. Height on matching wood stands 23.5 cm
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A good quality Chinese cloisonne vase of baluster shape, profusely decorated with floral designs in various colours on a white ground, the rui sceptre side handles decorated with coral coloured cabochons. Height on matching wood stand 27.5 cm
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A large Chinese cloisonne ginger jar, elaborately decorated in rich deep colours in a dark red colour. Height of matching wood stand 27 cm
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A good quality Chinese cloisonne ring-handled baluster vase with intricate detailed decoration of swallows, flowers, etc., in various colours on an olive ground with cloud motifs. Height on matching wood stand 29 cm
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Two good quality Chinese cloisonne pieces, both with profuse floral designs in rich deep tones, a circular bowl, diameter 200 and a gourd shaped vase, height 145. Both with wood stands.
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Two good quality Chinese cloisonne items, both with profuse floral designs in rich dark colours; a circular dish on easel shaped wood stand, diameter 23 cm, and a lidded ovoid vase on wood stand. Height overall 22.5 cm
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A pair of good quality Chinese cloisonne vases of baluster ku shape with profuse decoration of exotic birds, flowers, etc., various colours on a pale turquoise and black ground. Height on matching wood stand 24 cm
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A pair of cloisonne baluster shape vases, the black ground decorated with cloud motifs, patterned with brightly coloured blossom branches and birds. Raised on a wooden stand. Height 23 cm
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Two pairs of decorative carved Chinese panels, one pair carved in high relief depicting birds perched on bamboo and blossom boughs; the other pair with calligraphic inscription in relief on a swastika diaper patterned background, the larger 130 cm x 39 cm
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