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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's
| Auction House: | Cordy's | Number of lots recorded: | 564 |
| Sale Title: | Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction | Lots with images: | 554 |
| Auction Location: | Auckland | Prices available: | 383 |
| Date: | 26-Feb-2019 |
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A large potted 'Poor Knights' lily, a mature plant with old flowering stems, in terracotta pot, height approx. 120 cm.
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A mature potted cycad plant, a smaller 'pup' plant attached, in plastic tub, height approx. 110 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A large bromeliad potted plant, the green leaves with dark red highlights, in terracotta pot. approximate height 80 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A mature aloe plicatilis potted plant, the plastic pot of classical terracotta look, height approx. 155 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A box of assorted collectables, includes Japanese Arita double gourd vase, swaddled vintage rubber doll, crocheted doll, Donald Duck 'U.S. Mail' wind-up toy, vintage 'millinery blocking scissor action scales', 'Griffin & Sons Ltd Nelson N.Z.' vintage lidded tin, vintage lithographs, wood fired vase, etc. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An old doctor's bag, canvas with metal frame, together with contents - monkey skull, small wood figures and dagger, bone vertebrae section, etc. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes enamelled chain, Office of Worthy Primo, length 56 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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Two old pressed steel toy motor cars, a Wyandotte cord convertible - lacking grill but with both bumpers, yellow with green hood, length 33 cm. Together with a red fire engine(?), top section only, length 3 cm. Both distressed. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An antique pottery recumbent tiger money box, with open mouth and painted decoration. One foot missing. Possibly Indonesian, length 30 cm x height 25 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A pair of Victorian wooden riding boot trees, with articulated feet, height 55 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An old machine tapestry wall hanging, depicting a scene of an Arab prince on horseback with attendant, palm trees and buildings in the background. With suspension rings and bamboo rod. Distressed. 220 cm x 120 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A decorative old Eastern European wall hanging, chain stitch on cotton, gold stylised floral designs in bright colours on a red ground. 150 cm x 280 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An unusual old stone pestle and mortar, with long pouring spout for extracting oil from plant seeds, length 30 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A fibreglass mould for a glass arm theatre prop., three bolted pieces connected as one, length 83 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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Lynda & Ottila painted oil figure study, untitled, the long haired figure standing with fur cape with animal head, signed and dated Aug. 1973. 101 cm x 76 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An early 20th century low long storage trunk painted by Malcolm Ross, various geometric designs to the lid, striped painted sides. 93.5 cm x 37.5 cm x 27 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A vintage tall hinged lidded storage box, painted by Malcolm Ross, the panelled box with red ground and marbleized type black highlights. 60.5 cm x 38 cm x 82 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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Two Japanese ukiyo-e prints by Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-92) from the series 'Wakan hyaku monogatari (One hundred ghost stories of China and Japan), circa 1865, 'Shomu and the elephant' and 'Oda Harunaga and a page with a lantern'. Each oban size 34 cm x 24 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A Tongan Kali head rest with arched legs and pad feet, the head support is tapered towards the centre and the ends angled, length 46 cm, width at widest point 10 cm, height 15 cm. Some distress to one set of legs. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A Leonie Arnold porcelain headed Bird Fetish doll, bound with pale apricot fabric with sequins, length 60 cm, signed with initials and dated '81. An example is held in the Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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Two old Cassowary bone daggers, one decorated with seeds and fibre, length 36 cm, the other plain, length 21 cm. Asmat, Irian Jaya, New Guinea. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An Auckland City Art Gallery, Colin McCahon, 'Gates & Journeys Exhibition' poster, 1989. Some distress. 70 cm x 100 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An antique Greek rhyton (drinking-horn) in the shape of a boar's head, painted beneath the rib with figures and horse. Probably Late Classical to Early Hellenistic Period, c.330-320B.C, length 22.5 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A vintage hand embroidered copy of a Russian icon, Mother of God', detailed in colours and with highlighted gold thread. 48.5 cm x 38.5 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A circa 1900 painted plaster crucifix, mounted on an ebonised back board, showing some distress. 62.5 cm x 44.5 cm x 11 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A good early/mid-20th century Maori figure carved lamp base, the stylised figure with red painted open mouth and extended tongue, linial and notched carved highlights, paua inset eyes, raised on a geometric diamond carved block base with stepped plinth, vintage stylised Maori decorated shade in koru type design, the base with original ebonised finish of height 520. Height overall 730m. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A quality large 18th century/19th century painted and carved figure of a standing saint, the removable head with finely adzed detail to the top, no hair present, hand painted glass eyes, fine detailed features with original paint showing craquelure of age, wearing a traditional robe with pleated detail, its length held under the figure's left arm, original paint in tones of soft red, mustard and darker tones, height 92 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An old dark brown vinyl armchair with roll arms and short tapering square section legs - together with an old patchwork quilt, a kilim cushion and a quilted java bedspread. All distressed. This old chair with the covers and cushion is the one Douglas Wright sat in in his home. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An old finely knotted antique Turkoman bag face, decorated with rows of gul motifs and typical stylized floral designs in colours of deep red, brown and old ivory. 95 cm x 148 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An original old metal Coca-Cola advertising lidded ice-bucket, with swing handle and polychrome printed decoration 'Sico Bottling Plants', diameter 32 cm, height to top of lid 35 cm. Distressed. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A decorative old Rajasthan hardwood settle, ornately carved and pierced with figures, birds, chain designs and horse's heads, supported on baluster front legs. Sold with four old cushions, width 110 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A 19th century European Prie Dieu chair, with uncommon smoking devil highlighted embroidered upholstery to the seat and flat curved back top rail with large studded and tasselled fringe, carved oak frame. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A 19th century demonic painted two-door Tibetan cabinet, the two doors including various demonic portraits, fruit bowls and cloud scrolls within a carved frame. 67 cm x 41.5 cm x 89 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An early 20th century oak 'Show Walker' single drawer filing cabinet, with brass fittings and maker's details. 40.5 cm x 49.5 cm x 36.5 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An early 20th century industrial plated copper document safe, the single door with decorative hinges, remains of old paint with copper showing at the edges, two modern rimu shelves to the interior. 47 cm x 39.5 cm x 52.5 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A colonial green distress painted two-drawer side table, rectangular form, turned legs, the two drawers with bun handles. 156 cm x 56.5 cm x 76.5 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A hand woven Turkish kilim runner with bold geometric designs, deep turquoise, earth red and ivory. 72 cm x 310 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A colonial N.Z. kauri kitchen table, rectangular form, turned legs, vintage brown stained finish, some borer. 122 cm x 87.5 cm x 75 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A vintage two-handled composite storage box, on separate wheeled metal base. 54 cm x 34 cm x 48 cm. Marked 'Suroy, Loos, Nord, France'. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A small Victorian giltwood wall mirror, with rounded top corners, silvered border and plain glass. Some marks. 80 cm x 60 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An old Tibetan decorative cabinet, circa 1900, the front with multiple panels including two pairs of doors, the yellow ground with polychrome decoration of landscapes including various animals, yaks, etc. Panel sides with some original red staining. 98 cm x 37.5 cm x 93.5 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A late 19th century N.Z. colonial green painted kitchen cupboard, the full width top drawer with bun handles above a single panelled door, old distressed paint finish, dark varnished panelled sides. 97 cm x 52 cm x 124.5 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A decorative Victorian cast iron garden bench seat in the manner of Coalbrookdale, the back panel with a hunting dog amongst ferns and florals and an oval panel flanked by two further floral decorated panels, bird decorated arms, curving five panel wood plank bolted seat, vintage dark red paint. 126.5 cm x 55 cm x 79 cm. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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A Victorian cast iron outdoor garden seat, in the Coalbrookdale manner, matching the above bench seat. Provenance: Douglas Wright Estate.
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An impressive large carved ivory oval presentation tray, most probably Dieppe, third quarter 19th century. Carved in highly detailed relief with over 90 individual characters and animals. The central cartouche depicting a tented medieval market scene with numerous purveyors and customers engaged in lively transactions, strips of ivory veneer radiate from the cartouche to a border of six panels carved with representations of folk involved in strolling, revelry, pastimes, dance, entertainment and…
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An early 20th century African carved ivory lidded box, the tusk section carved in relief with various African animals, lion, elephant, etc., the oval flat lid surmounted with a lion beneath a tree, height 11.5 cm, width 10 cm.
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A collection of 15 small carved ivory mainly animals, includes African Ashanti headrest, various lions, elephants and other small and large animals, the tallest 3 cm, finely detailed, some damage.
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A pair of decorative drinking horns, mounted on horn ball attached to a wood base, silver plate rims to horns, height 31 cm.
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A marine ivory walking cane, the tapered octagonal sperm whale tooth carved handle with fine ribbing to the top and conforming banded horn rings, later black painted fitting to the mildly tapered cylindrical shaft with wide bands of criss-cross and spiral carved decoration, the tip end with copper and another band protector, length 815
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A Garth Tapper, Prosecution', lithograph 49/99, signed and entitled. 22 cm x 15 cm image, 40 cm x 30 cm paper size unframed.
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A pair of Cecil Aldin colour prints, 'Trumped' and 'Revoked', each 28 cm x 43.5 cm in modern frames.
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An early 20th century portrait miniature of a young woman, her hair held high, frilled lace ruffled collar, in original brass frame, suspended on a worn silk panel. The oval frame 7.5 cm x 6.3 cm.
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A mahogany writing slope, with brass capping and binding, recessed side handles, baize lined interior. 45 cm x 25 cm x 15 cm
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A Georgian Sheraton period inlaid tea caddy, oblong with canted corners, the hinged lid inlaid with a moth, the front with a shell in tinted and shaded satinwood. 18.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 12 cm
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A Victorian Edwards & Sons gentleman's travelling valise with contents of ivory and ebony backed brushes, mirror, glove stretchers, etc. (14 pieces).
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A Victorian leather gentleman's travelling case with contents, two ivory boxes, four ivory mounted brushes and an ivory handled button hook, all with gold crest, width 29 cm.
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A pair of C.F. Goldie books, His Life & Painting' and 'Prints, Drawings & Criticism', in original Solander cases and card outers, pub Alister Taylor 1979. No.352/160 cm.
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Notable New Zealand Thoroughbreds, ATP 1980, No.1202/2000 and 'Notable English and Irish Thoroughbreds', ATP 1983, No.1202/250 cm.
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Illustrations to Adventure in New Zealand' - Edw. Jerningham Wakefield, Reed 1968, facsimile ed. (500 copies)
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Zane Grey 'The Lord of Lackawaxen Creek', (Bradbury, Lime Rock 1981), limited edition, miniature book, marbled paper cover, illustrated by Catryna Ten Eyck, signed by the illustrator. Together with 'Aelian on Fly-Fishing', (Poole Press, Berkeley, 1979), 1st edition, miniature book, 88 of 250 copies signed by printer Maryline P. Adams & J. P. Adams. In bamboo box.
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A circa 1940s Allcock 6.5 inch x 3.5 inch alloy fly box, 16 flip-up windows with 70 old flies, including both named and very small examples.
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A circa 1850-1940s Dingley 3.5 inch alloy fly reel, with brass foot and sounding check, initialled to inside spool 'No.8 D2', screw is easily turned.
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A rare circa 1960s Hardy 6 inch Eddystone deep sea reel, with brass Bickerdyke line guide and alloy spool, strong working check, twist tensioner and level controlled breaking.
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A circa 1940 12' Whistler Golden Eye wooden decoy duck, hand carved, wide 7 inch body and wooden and lead keel.
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A circa 1930s Mason-style Blue Bill decoy duck, solid wood with partial swivel head, glass eyes and lead keel.
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A 11½' Blue Wing Teal wooden decoy duck, hand carved and painted, glass eyes and lead keel. With wooden display stand.
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A trio of 1954 American hollow-moulded decoy ducks, by J.S. McGuire, stamped 'Featherlite' M-55'
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A collection of vintage fishing equipment, includes bamboo rods and bamboo handled landing net, all in an old canvas bag.
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