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Portobello Antiques & Art — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:583
Sale Title:Portobello Antiques & ArtLots with images:122
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:514
Date:14-Mar-2017
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A pair of 19th century brass column candlesticks, Adams-type decoration with fine banded detail, removable sconces. Height 13 cm
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A pair of 19th century brass short column candlesticks, ribbed detail.
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A pair of Victorian brass candlesticks, similar to above.
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A Victorian copper kettle, classical form with oval body.
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A Victorian copper jelly mould, linked chain form moulded detail, impressed maker's mark.
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A pair of Victorian copper jelly moulds, hexagonal lobed sections.
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A pair of Victorian brass candlesticks, classical knopped sections, one with original ejector, candles, brass fittings and shades included.
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A large Victorian brass flared bowl, circular form. Diameter 43 cm
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An early 19th century heavy copper cooking pan, circular form, high sides, double-riveted handles. Diameter 38 cm
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A Victorian brass wall hanging paper clip, large form.
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A pair of 18th/19th century Dutch brass candlesticks, the generous cannon barrel formed nozzles with plain drip trays on knopped columns and spreading circular bases. Height 26.5 cm
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A Victorian cast brass small toffee pan, steel overhead loop handle with copper rivets. Diameter 11.5 cm
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Two small 19th century copper ladles, the long handles with baleen shafts.
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A pair of Victorian brass column candlesticks, with ejectors. Height 27 cm
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A good Victorian heavy brass adjustable book stand, the plate brass support with shaped front lip, adjustable column with screw thread knob, spreading circular foot.
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Three 19th century brass ladles, the two larger with circular bowls.
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Two Victorian brass milk skimmers, multiple pierced shallow dished tray, each with long handle.
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A pair of Georgian brass short column candlesticks, oval form bases. Height 15 cm
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Three 19th century French decorative brass handled containers, ovoid form bodies, relief rope work type band as a central rib, flared necks, c.1830.
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A pair of Victorian brass column ejector candlesticks, rectangular step bases. Height 24.5 cm
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A pair of Victorian brass column ejector candlesticks, circular bases. Height 24.5 cm
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A pair of early 20th century tall brass column candlesticks, fine detail, circular spreading drip trays and bases. Height 30.5 cm
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A pair of Victorian brass column candlesticks. Height 22.5 cm
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A 19th century brass skimmer, circular form with multiple circular piercings, the turned wooden handle with short riveted fitting.
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A 19th century brass New Zealand Fire Brigade helmet, dragon decoration to the 'comb', traditional shield to the front, original chain chinstrap and leather interior.
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A late 19th century heavy bulbous lignum vitae cabinetmaker's mallet, elm handle.
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An early 20th century woodworker's mallet, turned wooden head with fitted turned handle, green painted highlights.
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A 19th century elm wooden mallet, wide tapered turned head, tapered handle. Length 27 cm
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A 19th century country fruitwood primitive fruit bowl, circular form with flared sides, single short flange type handle. Diameter approx. 45 cm
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A mid-19th century brass ewer, squat ovoid shape with short trumpet neck and square loop handle, encircled with a decoratively gadrooned band and all over with encircling etched bands. Height 27 cm
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Two vintage brass items, a plain swollen milk jug and a squat baluster vase.
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A 19th century fine portrait miniature painted on ivory, of a young gentleman wearing a formal black jacket, oval form, the ebonised frame with copper mount, under domed glass, the reverse detailed 'Wn. Saendeir, Brother of James Ford's First Wife'.
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A 19th century portrait miniature of a gent painted on ivory, he wears a wide blue collared jacket and stiff white collar, the birds-eye maple frame with burr walnut slip, framed under domed glass. 21 cm x 17.5 cm
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A 19th century portrait miniature of a gent in profile, he wears a formal black jacket, the gilt frame with ebonised mount with internal brass frame, under glass.
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A George III silhouette of a gent in profile, gilt highlights, the original rosewood frame with gilt slip. 15.5 cm x 13 cm
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A pair of George III silhouettes, of classical women in profile wearing formal dress, gilt highlights, in original birds-eye maple frames under glass. 180 x150.
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A George III portrait miniature of a woman in profile, seated, blue and green highlights, birds-eye maple frame, under glass.
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A George III portrait miniature of a gent, in formal attire, a book (bible) to his left hand, birds-eye maple frame.
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A George III miniature oil painting 'Still Life, Fruit, Flowers, Jug and Crystal Decanter', possibly on ivory, ebonised frame.
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A George III portrait miniature, the gent in formal attire including black jacket, painted on paper, birds-eye maple frame, provenance details on reverse.
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An early 19th century portrait miniature of a military gent, he stands in blue uniform with gilt highlights to his epaulettes and buttons, his peaked cap held in his left hand, finely detailed, rosewood frame.
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Two 19th century silhouette portraits, c.1820, each oval image in ebonised papier mache frame. 14.5 cm x 12 cm
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A set of four Victorian Cassell's ornithological chromolithographs, from the 'Canaries and Caged Birds' series, each in sympathetic contemporary frame under glass, the prints c.1880, each with printed details. 40 cm x 33 cm
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A pair of Maori portrait engravings, 'Te Kauwau, Chief Of The Nga Te whatua Tribe' and 'Te Rewiti, Eldest Son of Te Kauwau', from Charles Terry's 'New Zealand, its Advantages and Prospects...', pub. London 1842 by T & W Boone. Both framed under glass.
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A Victorian watercolour portrait of a woman, she wears a lace bonnet with blue bow, original ebonised frame.
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A Regency decorative copper samovar, the squat baluster form body with raised ribbed lid with floral finial, the scrolling side handles with turned ivory grips, the concave quadruped platform base with scrolling feet. Diameter 28.5 cm. Height 41.5 cm
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A Regency copper samovar, plain baluster body on pedestal base, two scrolling handles, the acanthus leaf rimmed top with fitted lid, brass tap. Height 46 cm
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A Regency copper samovar, the plain ovoid body with domed lid with fine chequered bands, the scrolling handles with ivory turnings, brass tap, the pedestal base with square spreading platform. Height 32 cm
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An early Victorian copper lidded cooking pot, plain cylindrical form, riveted handle to the lid and sides. Height 32 cm
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A 19th century copper cooking pan, steep sided, double-riveted lid side handles. Diameter 37.5 cm
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An old brass hand bell, ebonised turned wood handle, with clapper. Length 28 cm
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A slightly larger brass hand bell, similar to above.
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A Victorian copper kettle, of traditional form with acorn finial and overhead handle.
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An old bronze column candlestick, decoration multi-knopped turned column with classical decorative three-way base. Height 61.5 cm
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A heavy brass decorative vase, cast in deep relief with grape bunch and leaf highlights.
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A late 19th century birdcage, fine domed wire work with brass top fitting for hanging, steel base with sliding drawer, together with pair of original glass feeders, with associated taxidermy bird.
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A mid-19th century vellum covered carved wood child's toy bull, naturalistically painted, the shaped wood interior with hessian cover, overlaid with vellum and handstitched leather trim, ivory horns, glass eyes; some distress commensurate with age. Length 37 cm. Height 26.5 cm
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A vintage clockwork jumping monkey toy, he plays the cymbals as he bounces up and down, flock covered.
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Two woven cane items, an old French large circular basket and a carpet beater.
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Two old decorative items: a woven cane basket and a Spanish terracotta glazed jar with broad strap handle.
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A classical small cast iron urn, pedestal base with square foot. Diameter 20 cm, height 26 cm
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A fine and large George III silk thread sampler, on fine linen, including multiple plant and flowering vase motifs, the central two-storied house with elaborate fence and gates above 'MARGARET FINDLAY' and various initials, further motifs including exotic birds, flowering thistle and an equestrian military gent. Framed under glass. 65 cm x 55 cm
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A European silver, horn and meerschaum pipe, the bowl with relief initials below a crown, silver mounts including octagonal pierced dome cover with scrolling clasp hinge lid fitting, morocco leather cover to the bowl, printed with makers' mark 'Heinr, Schilling. Wien. Adlergasse 721', the long stem with cherry branch, turned horn and antler sections. Length 33 cm
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A late 19th century primitive oil painting, 'Chicks with a Lobster', oil on canvas on board, signed. 18.5 cm x 27.5 cm
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An early 20th century bronze of Lord Kitchener, he stands in traditional military dress, raised on later mahogany turned stand. Height 19 cm
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A Victorian carved alabaster sculpture of a fallen gladiator, after the Hellenistic work of the later 3rd century B.C., finely detailed, the naked male figure rests upon a marble floor together with his sword. 30 cm x 13 cm x 17 cm
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Two carved and painted duck decoy-type ornaments.
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A pair of contemporary carved wooden duck ornaments, adzed finish with distressed paint finish.
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Two 19th century Baxter prints of Queen Victoria, as a young queen and mid-reign. Each 8.5 cm x 7 cm
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A vintage French brass shop display easel, Rococo scroll decoration, strut-back.
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A pair of small French brass display easels, similar to above.
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A large English antique cider jug, c.1880, coopered construction with brass binding, brass mouth and loop handle. Height 68 cm
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A 1similar oak coopered and brass strapped large cider jug. Height 56.5 cm
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A small late 19th century oak and brass cider jug, coopered construction, brass bound and with brass mouth and loop handle. Height 19.5 cm
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A 19th century oak bound barrel, coopered construction, oval section, bound with brass rings. Height 58 cm
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A pair of 19th century brass column candlesticks, the stems with multiple knopping, raised from domed oblong bases with reeded detail. Height 30.5 cm
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A pair of French mid-19th century gilt metal garniture cassolettes, with porcelain bodies in the manner of Sevres, hand-painted with panels of cherubs on a bleu celeste ground, the handles issuing from the sides moulded with female masks, the covers with tall finials inverting to alternate as candle holders. Height 35 cm
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A pair of 19th century gilded brass candlesticks with lustre drops, c.1850. Height 20 cm
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A Regency copper samovar, the spherical body with finial to the vented lid, captured ring handles, the pedestal base with flaring square stand.
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A Regency copper samovar, urn form body, similar to above.
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A 19th century famille rose vase porcelain vase based table lamp, modern wiring, pale green silk shade. Height 39 cm
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Three old Spanish terracotta jars, restrained glaze effects including green splashes.
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A Victorian pewter column candlestick, original ejector, c.1840. Height 26 cm
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A large George III pewter dish, of plain circular form with deep well, broad rim, engraved pairs of initials to base, impressed touch marks. Diameter 42.2 cm
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Two 19th century pewter pint mugs, one of baluster form.
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A pair of 19th century James Yates pewter mugs, with encircling fine reeded bands, with maker's name and owner's details.
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An early 19th century pewter plate, wide broad rim, touch marks to reverse. Diameter 32 cm
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An early 19th century large pewter plate, broad rim, touch marks faintly impressed to reverse. Diameter 40 cm
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An early 19th century large circular pewter plate, touch marks to reverse. Diameter 37.5 cm
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A George III large oval pewter plate, plain broad rim with initials flanking the armorial of a raised hand and touch marks to the reverse. 38 cm x 48 cm
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Three 19th century pewter plates, traditional wide rims. Diameter approx. 23 cm
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Three 19th century pewter tankards, includes one pint and pair of half gill measures.
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Three old pewter items; a lidded canister and pair of salts.
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An early 19th century circular pewter dish, three repeating touch marks to reverse. Diameter 29.5 cm
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Two 19th century large steel keys, with open ring handles. Length approx. 18 cm
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Two Victorian horse brasses, one with blackened leather strap mounted with five various forms including a barrel impressed 'H.B.Q.B.', the other with smaller applied motifs.
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An early 20th century baker's basket, deep oval form with overhead handle.
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A selection of highly decorative upholstery fabrics.
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A selection of highly decorative upholstery fabrics.
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A selection of highly decorative upholstery fabrics.
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