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Antiques & Fine Art — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:659
Sale Title:Antiques & Fine ArtLots with images:126
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:522
Date:11-Aug-2015
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A New Zealand early 20th century Benhar pottery vase, flared cylindrical form, unusually decorated with vertical bands of blue, green and pale red glaze. Impressed potter's mark to base, c.1920. Height 21 cm
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An uncommon New Zealand colonial Temuka Pottery bulldog 'trial piece' sculpture, modelled seated with head raised and opening to the back as a vase. Small size, turquoise green glaze.
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A similar uncommon Temuka Pottery bulldog to above, yellow glaze, chip to foot.
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A New Zealand colonial pottery Thomas Hill of Hill Brothers Brickworks, Miramar, Wellington, jug, moulded relief building in landscape decoration, clear glaze over the agate ware type body of terracotta brown with darker marbleised inclusions. Fittings to the back top rim for a lid. Provenance: Ex. the great-grand-daughter of Thomas Hill by family descent, a letter of provenance together with this lot. Height 21.7 cm
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A New Zealand Wally Silva small pottery vase, compressed ovoid form, matt green glaze, low fired, the dark red base with impressed maker's mark 'W.O. SILVA'. Height 7.5 cm, minor glaze losses.
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A good Jova Rancich majolica glazed flagon form lamp base, the spherical body and tall narrow neck with stopper type top, strong blue, green, brown and yellow majolica glaze, impressed mark to base 'J. Rancich, Auckland, New Zealand '. Height 21 cm
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Jova Rancich & Co. New Zealand Studio Pottery vase, tall mildly tapered cylindrical neck, swollen body, rich ochre glaze with vertical dark highlight. Full incised marks to base. Height 19.5 cm
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Two Graeme Storm pottery pieces, the vase of double reel type form with a stylised stiff leaf design, the small bowl with green glazed dot highlights on the tenmoku ground, both with incised potter's marks.
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Graeme Storm pottery lidded jar, finely made, spherical form, the recessed lid with tapered finial, the lustrous metallic type deep red/purple glaze with fine vertical wax resist vine type highlights, impressed potter's mark to base. Height 18 cm
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Two Graeme Storm lidded pottery pieces, includes a large casserole and cylindrical jar with flared rim, brown and khaki green speckled glazes.
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A Rick Rudd hand built black terracotta clay teapot, abstract pinched and coiled form, overhead handle, flared triangular form, gloss black compressed ball stopper. 32 x 14.5 x 240 approx.
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A Rick Rudd hand built black terracotta clay teapot, abstract pinched and coiled form, overhead handle, panelled vertical front, gloss black compressed ball stopper. Height 25 cm
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A Rick Rudd hand built black terracotta clay teapot, abstract pinched and coiled form, overhead handle, panelled front, gloss black compressed ball stopper. Height 185 approx.
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A Rick Rudd hand built black terracotta clay milk jug, abstract pinched and coiled form. Height 11.3 cm
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A Waimea pottery teapot, pale celadon type glaze with brushed leaf and floral sprays, bamboo overhead handle.
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Three graduated Margaret Milne porcelain specimen bottles, fine sculptured bodies with black glaze to the recesses, the fine tapered narrow tops with full black glaze.
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A Bruce and Estelle Martin bottle form vase, brushed pale glaze, painted mark to foot. Height 31 cm
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Arnaud Barraud salt glazed vase, ovoid form with tapered foot, incised broad sculpted scroll decoration, heavy rich brown salt glaze, impressed potter's mark. Height 22 cm
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Greg Barron stoneware spherical vase, four rope type impressions to the rim and sides, horizontal incised banding, variable dark to pale green glaze effects. Greg has identified this pot as one of his being fired to 1300°Celsius. Height 19 cm
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John Parker gold metallic glazed pottery specimen vase, the spherical body with fine incised encircling diagonal bands. Height 16 cm
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Two Warren Tippet bowls, brushed glaze, one shino, the other with tenmoku exterior. Impressed potter's mark to both. Diameters 190 and 12.5 cm
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A large vase by Mark Lander, ovoid shape with trumpet neck, decorated with a cruciform medallion and abstract pattern in brown on a pale glazed background. Height 59 cm
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A large porcelain bowl by David Brokenshire, formed from a patchwork of panels moulded with various impressed patterns and painted designs. Diameter 37 cm
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Steve Fulmer, ovoid earthenware vase decorated with red bands, impressed potter's cypher. Ex the Ruth Butterworth Collection (A+O 2014). Height 25 cm
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A Green Gables New Zealand Pottery ashtray, finely decorated with Maori motifs, the rectangular well with a tall Maori figure carving, a bell to its mouth, buildings behind, Maori motifs to the raised border A.F.
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A good 'Cameron Brown Pottery' ovoid vase, decorated with an encircling snow capped mountain landscape under moonlight, indigo, blue, red and yellow glaze, impressed moulded mark to base. Height 24.5 cm
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A New Zealand pottery trough vase by Molle, modelled as a tree trunk applied with toadstool to the exterior wall. Width 33 cm
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A 19th century short sword, the hilt of ebony carved with multiple cordons and backed with a steel frame, the blade with deep fuller to either side, in later leather scabbard fashioned to suit. Overall length 48 cm
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A Victorian short sword, the brass basket hilt with 'VR' monogram. Overall length 72 cm
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A French St Etienne yataghan bayonet, Model 1866, with hooked quillion and brass hilt. With original steel scabbard. Overall length 71 cm
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A 'Sportco' Model 90A .22 cal. pump action rifle, ribbed wooden fore-end and stock, with magazine. Firearms licence required.
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A Spanish Astra 12g double barrel shotgun, side by side, engraved lock, walnut stock, rubber butt cover and leather sling. Firearms licence required.
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A rare early Macintyre Moorcroft cornflower design teapot, registered in 1897 with 'Esso Faience' mark to base, recorded as an early example of Moorcroft slip decoration, cobalt blue ground, the silver plate hinged lid requiring attention, printed and painted marks to base, damage to spout end. See 'Moorcroft A Guide to Moorcroft Pottery 1897-1990' by Paul Atterbury published 1990, pge 34, photo 4 for a similar example.
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A MacIntyre (Moorcroft) poppy design biscuit barrel, silver plate lid, fitting and overhead swing handle, the ovoid body with tube-line outlined blue and white repeating poppy decoration, chip to foot, printed mark to base. Diameter 17 cm
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A McIntyre Moorcroft Flamminian vase, inverted baluster form, in a deep pea green with three tubelined medallions to the top decorated with Nouveau motifs in blue and cream, signature to base with registration number and 'Made for Liberty & Co.', restoration to base. Height 24 cm
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A William Moorcroft vase, pomegranate pattern, baluster form, signature and impressed marks to base. Height 21.5 cm
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A William Moorcroft vase, in the 'Spring Flowers' pattern, shouldered shape, impressed marks and painted initials. Height 20.5 cm
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A William Moorcroft 'Anemone' pattern shallow dish. Diameter 18.5 cm
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A contemporary Moorcroft tile, with tubeline Art Nouveau style decoration, 'White Rose', impressed marks, and date to reverse, 92/250, 2004, wooden frame, with original box. 31 x 21 cm
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A MacIntyre Moorcroft 'Aurelian' small cabinet vase, decorated with Art Nouveau poppies and blue scale pattern panels. Repaired neck. Height 16 cm
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A Wedgwood black Jasperware bowl, the exterior decorated with dancing Greek maidens and florals. Diameter 25.5 cm
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A Wedgwood black Jasperware salad bowl, decorated to the walls with classical figures, trees and flowers. Along with a pair of matching salad servers with Wedgwood handles. Diameter 23 cm
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Keith Murray design for Wedgwood matt white glazed vase, spherical form with five concave encircling bands, ring foot and neck. Etruria mark to base. Height 18.3 cm
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Keith Murray design for Wedgwood matt white vase, matching above.
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Keith Murray design for Wedgwood vase, matt white glaze, shoulder vase form, tapered with five incised bands to the body, printed Etruria mark to base. Height 19.5 cm
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A large Keith Murray design for Wedgwood vase, spherical form with five concave bands, ring foot and neck, matt white glaze, etruria mark printed to base. Height 23.5 cm
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Keith Murray design for Wedgwood vase, compressed ovoid form with 12 fine concave bands to the body, tapered foot, narrow everted rim, matt white glaze, printed full signature mark to base. Height 16 cm
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A rare Keith Murray design for Wedgwood black basalt bowl, plain flared form with single incised band to the upper rim, small flared pedestal foot, printed full signature mark in red. Diameter 16.7 cm, height 10 cm
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Keith Murray design for Wedgwood lidded ERVIII box, rectangular form, semi-matt white glaze, moulded Royal crest in relief to lid, an encircling band of fine ridging to the body centre, the base with printed mark including 'To Commemorate the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VIII 1937, including the designer's signature. 19.5 x 9.5 x 6.3 cm
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A Barr period Worcester cup and saucer, wrythen fluted and sprig decorated. Incised mark under the base.
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A Grainger Worcester porcelain dish, oval shape, decorated with hand painted florals. Small faults to foot ring. Width 27 cm
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A Royal Worcester hand painted lamp base, tall two handled baluster shape, the body entirely painted with fruit on a leafy ground including apples, pears, grapes, peaches, etc., signed by B. Cox, richly gilded, pedestal base with painted detail to the recessed panels. Height 41.5 cm, date marks c.1957, no electrical fittings.
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A Royal Worcester potpourri jar, painted by Harry Stinton, squat ovoid shape, decorated with Highland cattle in a misty landscape; the pierced cover fixed to the base; c.1955. Height 12 cm
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A Royal Worcester figurine, 'The First Cuckoo' modelled by Freda Dougherty. Height 17 cm
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A Royal Worcester figurine, 'Burma', modelled by Freda Dougherty. Height 130
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A Royal Worcester figurine, 'Scotland', modelled by Freda Dougherty. Height 14 cm
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A Royal Worcester figurine, 'The Parakeet', modelled by Freda Dougherty. Height 18 cm
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Three 18th century German porcelain cabinet figures; a putti riding a goat, a figure emblematic of harvest and a figure of a gardener. Some faults. Tallest 13.5 cm
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A pair of 19th century soft paste porcelain figures, some restoration. Tallest 14 cm
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An impressive Royal Crown Derby Posies 12 place setting dinner, tea and coffee service with extras, the approximately 116 pieces including dinner plates, luncheon plates, shallow dessert bowls, coupes, cups, saucers and plates, ashettes, condiments, boxed three piece carving set, etc.
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An early Coalport bowl and lidded pot, both decorated with the traditional wildflowers and peonie roses, with cobalt blue and lavish gilt embellishment. Diameter 245 and 15.5 cm
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A Meissen porcelain vase, trumpet form, the front white cartouche decorated with wildflowers and insects, cobalt blue ground with gilt embellishment. 14 x 16 cm
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A late Victorian Derby vase, ovoid form, decorated with tubelined and lavishly gilded flowers and birds on a sponged cobalt blue ground, with gilded decoration to rim. 9 x 21 cm
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A set of six Davenport cabinet plates, each hand painted to the centre with a view of Scottish lochs, Tintern Abbey and a view on the Isle of Wight, within a gilded soft pink border. Diameter 23.5 cm
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A pair of 19th century Sevres porcelain cabinet dishes, with hand painted medallions to the centre depicting romantic couples; 'Château des Tuileries' stamped to the reverse. Diameter 24 cm
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An English early 19th century chinoiserie decorated coffee can and saucer, the cup overpainted transfer decoration, the saucer hand painted.
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A Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' pattern fruit service, comprising two tazzas and six plates.
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A Rockingham style cabinet plate along with two soft paste dishes, the plate decorated with florals on a gilt and cobalt ground. Diameter 23 cm
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A pair of Victorian blue and white 'Willow' pattern ashettes. Some faults. Width 40.5 cm
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A Ford & Sons 'Richmond' pattern Flow Blue part dinner service, including: ashettes, tureens, dinner and luncheon plates, soup bowls, side plates, a sauce tureen and sauce boat.
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A 'Doulton Sung' ovoid vase, decorated with an exotic bird on a fiery red background, signed under the base: Noke and with initials for Fred Moore. Height 17 cm
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A Royal Doulton Titanian bowl, the interior hand painted with a Dipper (seabird) on a rocky shoreline. Signed J. Birbeck Sen. Diameter 17 cm
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A Wemyss wash jug and bowl, together with a candlestick and double inkstand in the cabbage rose pattern, some damage and repairs.
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A Troika Pottery slab vase, decorated with geometric squares and circles to one side and a domino style square and circles to the other in matt blues, browns and creams, with glazed sides, designed by Simone Kilburn (1975-1977), painted initials and 'Troika, Cornwall, England' to base. Height 17.5 cm
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A large Lladro figure group, depicting a gentleman in top hat and frock coat accompanying a woman with parasol and playful puppies. Modelled by Fulgencio Garcia. Height 50 cm
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A large and impressive Lladro porcelain sculpture of a Venetian gondola, the gondolier stands on the stern, three passengers sit before him, manufacturer's marks, no. 4800 and artist's signature: J. Ruiz and F. Catala, raised on plinth base. 78 x 16 x 37.5 cm
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A c.1900 Chinese filigree silver flower posy holder, the exotic fish form handle supporting the tapered posy holder from its mouth, fine wirework in floral and leaf design. Length 15 cm
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A c1900 Chinese silver salt cellar by Wang Hing of Hong Kong, four blossom panels. Impressed marks. Diameter 54. See inside back cover.
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A Chinese small carved ivory and rosewood table screen, the rectangular panel with recessed fan form tablet finely engraved and stained with lovebirds above a circular ivory panel finely engraved with a love poem in calligraphy, scrolling rosewood stand. Height 17 cm
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An engraved ivory and rosewood travelling compass, the disc form compass with finely engraved zodiac detail, the peach form rosewood case with a circular engraved ivory recessed panel to lid. Diameter of compass 5.8 cm
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An impressive carved ivory articulated crab, life size with solid body, eight legs and two large claws to front, movable sections, fine engraved naturalistic detail, one back leg requiring attention. 25 x 10 x 9 cm
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A Chinese rock crystal censer and cover, the base of cauldron shape raised on three paw feet and with lion mask handles issuing from the rim with captured rings suspended beneath them, the tall domed cover with conforming captured ring handles to the sides and surmounted by a dragon finial. Raised on a wooden plinth base. Overall height 23 cm
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An old rhinoceros horn, traditional tapered form, good old evidence of age. 17 x 15 x 32 cm. Weight 1702gms. Provenance: Ex. a Bay of Plenty estate.
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A small old rhinoceros horn, tapered circular section form with mild curve, good evidence of old age. 9.2 x 8.5 x 16 cm. Provenance: as above. Weight 435gms.
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A solid rhinoceros horn bangle, circular section, formed from a single piece of rhinoceros horn. 37.2gms. Diameter 8.4 cm
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A large Blanc-de-Chine figure of Kuan Yin, the goddess sits upon the back of a stylised sea creature amongst foaming waves, she holds a single lotus blossom in one hand. Impressed maker's mark and seal to the back of the figure's robe. Height 62 cm
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A Chinese scholar's stone, of natural river worn form, resembling a mountain ridge, one steep face with reddish colour, the other side with overhangs and fluting in darker tones. Width 55 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain Republic period reticulated walled vase, of spherical shape with tall tapering cylindrical neck, the neck decorated in bright enamels with lotus flowers and foliate tendrils on a pink ground, a turquoise lappet border decorates the shoulder, the body glazed in soft celadon and highlighted with gilt detail, the interior walls visible through the pierced body painted in underglaze blue with floral designs, six character Qianlong seal mark under the base. Along with a carved and…
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A Chinese carved bamboo section brush pot, cylindrical form, carved and pierced with confronting dragons amongst clouds battling over the mystic pearl, old dark stained partial detail. Height 14.8 cm, diameter approx. 9 cm
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A Chinese hardwood and marble small display table, the rectangular grey and pale striated marble panel inlaid within the dark hardwood frame, the frieze with double ring highlights, cylinder legs. Three hairline cracks to top. 30 x 18 x 10 cm
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A similar marble and hardwood display table to above.
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A Chinese bronze standing figure of Kwanyin, the serene goddess draped in a long robe, a water lily held in her right hand, integral block form base, good dark patina. Height 20.5 cm
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A Chinese carved red coral snuff bottle as Shou Lao, traditionally represented with gnarled staff and protruding forehead, the copper spoon fixed and removable with the lid, red coral cabochon cap. Height 6 cm
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A Chinese red coral carved snuff bottle as Shou Lao, similar to above. Height 6.3 cm
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A carved ox hoof/libation cup, the exterior with water lily design in relief.
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A Chinese vibrant green jade pi disc pendant, traditional circular form with central hole, vibrant green, pale and dark colourway. Diameter 4.4 cm
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A Chinese pale and vibrant green jade ring, the curved bar form top with D-form shank, pale tone with vibrant green inclusions.
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An old carved Chinese ivory statuette of the goddess Kuanyin, modelled seated holding a ruyi sceptre and mala beads, her long tresses tied in loops over her shoulders. Height 15.5 cm
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A Chinese lapis lazuli plain carved snuff bottle, rounded square form body, oval foot, the short cylindrical top with brass spoon and mount supporting the red coral cabochon form stopper.
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An unusual Chinese porcelain wall vase, of gourd shape, decorated in enamels with a butterfly and flowers. Height 26 cm
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