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New Zealand Music, Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:889
Sale Title:New Zealand Music, Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:760
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:648
Date:28-May-2019
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Six pieces of kauri gum, some polished, some rough, translucent gold, 1400gm.
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An unusual David Perkins decoy, the wooden weighted fish used for ice or spear fishing, with American coins to both sides, initials to the base, painted. Length 25 cm.
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A pair brass ship's gimbal candle lamps, together with glass chimney flues.
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Artist unknown, marine oil on canvas of 'The Canterbury'. 44 x 54 cm.
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Coloured engraving, Ships of the General Steam Navigation Company'. 40 x 60 cm.
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Frank Patterson, (U.K.-1952), 'SS Mataroa', watercolour, signed. 45 x 53 cm.
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Two brass ship's lanterns, by Holder Stroud, Sydney, dated 1944 and with military markings, each with three glass panels and a reflective white enamel back panel. Height 40 cm.
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A 100' surveyor's chain measure, marked J Chesterman, Sheffield, with brass handles.
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Two wrought iron branding irons, circle B and circle S.
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A convict's leg irons and ball with chain links, with later large Globe padlock.
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Pair of late 19th century convict's manacles, with screw key.
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A 19th century convict's leg iron ball, and chain. Diameter 14 cm
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A whalebone walking stick, with tapered octagonal whale tooth handle with fine ribbing to the top and conforming banded horn rings, later black painted fitting to the shaft with wide bands of criss-cross and spiral carved decoration, the tip end with copper and another band protector. Length 81.5 cm
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A rare cast iron whaling try pot, circular raised on three short legs and with two angular handles issuing from the sides. Of additionally uncommon smaller size. Diameter 59 cm, height 52 cm
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A rare large old cast iron whale pot, bell form, used to remove and render the oil from blubber. Diameter 85 cm, height 60 cm.
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A wrought iron try-pot ladle, Norwegian origin, found Cape Brett region. Length 29 cm
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Two large adult sperm whale rib bone, matched, each approx. Length 200 cm
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Two whale rib bones, approx 1600 and 170 cm
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A whale rib bone, showing considerable age. Length 170 cm
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A sperm whale vertebra and disc plate, the disc approx. dia.29 cm and 1 cm thick in very good condition
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SPERM WHALE VERTEBRA, A sperm whale vertebra.
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SPERM WHALE VERTEBRA, A sperm whale vertebra
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Four Minke whale vertebrae, along with a disc plate. Minke are the second smallest baleen whales.
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A whale jawbone, showing considerable age. Length 188 cm
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An American Robert Brown patent gun harpoon, by Capt. R. Brown, Conn., USA, c.1850, third type with two flue head with pivoting barbs. Length 85 cm.
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An American 'toggle iron' whaling harpoon, by Luther Cole, New Bedford, USA, c.1840-65. The toggle head with an acute forward barb. Length 90 cm
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A grommet iron whaling harpoon, with spring loaded pivoted barb complete with grommet. Marked W.Smith & Son, Redditch, England. Reportedly used by the Perano family. Length 61 cm
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A porpoise iron whaling harpoon, with pivoted barb and socket fitting. Length 64.5 cm
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A porpoise iron whaling harpoon, with pivoted barb and socket fitting. Length 72 cm
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A grommet iron whaling harpoon, with pivoted barb (grommet absent) and socket fitting. Length 68 cm
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A hand forged iron whaling harpoon, with single flue head and ball finial. Length 74 cm.
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A heavily rusted double flue iron whaling harpoon, shaft bent. Length 77 cm.
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An 20th century whaling swivel gun harpoon, with heavy steel fluted pyramid head on long cylindrical section, accommodated on a later long timber shaft. Overall length 243 cm
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A whaling harpoon, long single flued iron, used at Whangamumu, Northland shore based whaling station (1844-c.1940). Length 157 cm.
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A sealing harpoon, with long lanceolate blade tipped by a small double fluked head on socket base. Length 32.5 cm
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Two early sealing harpoons, long single flued irons with socket fittings. Length 31 cm and 33 cm
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A 19th century bronze large fish dart head, with spear tip point, pierced shaft and fluked tail. Length 20 cm (4¾')
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An aluminium porpoise head harpoon, with double pivot barbs, with attached wire rope and swivel. Length 24.5 cm
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A whaler's lance, with diamond blade on slender rod and socket fitting to a varnished wooden shaft, fixed with various cordage and rope. Overall length 223 cm.
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A wrought iron whaling lance, with spear point on short shaft with socket fitting. Length 41 cm
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A large explosive projectile harpoon head, cast steel conical with cavity in the base to accept the charge. Height 31 cm.
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A whaling explosive harpoon head, cast steel with hollow body with internal thread in the base to fit a pole, cable and fuzing mechanism, conical with four flukes. Length 42 cm
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A whaling explosive harpoon head, cast steel with hollow body with internal thread for fuzing mechanism, conical with four flukes, slight damage. Length 42 cm
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A flensing knife, the curved 45 cm blade marked AAF, possibly for Anders Abrahamsen, Fevang, a recorded Norwegian flense maker. Tank fitted to a wooden shaft. Bought by our vendor from an Australian museum. Length 140 cm
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A large flensing iron made by W. Gilpin, Wedges Mills Kent, 19th century, with maker's mark and Patent No.704 to the blade. Fitted to a wooden shaft. Length 108 cm.
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A large whaling boat gaff, with barbed steel hook lock fitted to a bronze head and socket accommodated on a cedar shaft. Length 230 cm (7½').
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A weighty iron blubber knife, socket fitted to a hewn wooden handle. Length 63 cm.
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Two small wrought iron flensing knives, one tanged the other with serpentine handle. Longest 43 cm.
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A whaler's blubber spade, with heavy square iron blade on rod shaft and large socket fitting. Length 75 cm
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A 19th century steel blubber spade, with recurve hook at the blade foot above the socket fitting. Length 26 cm
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Four whaling blubber spades, with crescent shaped heads on wooden handles with cross-bar grips. One with considerable rot. Length 87 cm
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Two crescent headed blubber spades, one with flange fitting the other with socket fitting. Largest length 22 cm
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An antique whaling blubber hook, with simple spike and curved hook on substantial socket fitting to a pole handle. Length 120 cm
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A wrought iron whaler's blubber blanket hook, with captured suspension ring. Length 52 cm
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A wrought iron blubber hook, (pike head) socket fitting. Length 35 cm
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A wrought iron blubber hook, (pike head) on socket fitting shaft. Length 53.5 cm
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A triform flensing spade knife, with pierced tang. with maker's marks on the plate. Length 33 cm.
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A whaling blubber cutter, wrought iron with single blade edge and large pierced hole. Length 30.5 cm
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A wrought iron flensing knife head, pike shaped with double edged blade marked 'Scott' on a socket fitting. Length 42.5 cm
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A wrought iron bone/baleen cleaver head, length 23 cm
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A cast iron bone/baleen cleaver head, of triangular shape. Length 22 cm
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A spokeshave like blubber knife, with two wooden handles.
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A whaling baleen and boning cleaver, hand-forged wrought iron. Length 80 cm.
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A seal blubber knife, kidney shaped blade on forked shaft and wooden handle.
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Three whaler's blubber hand-gaffs, two with wooden crossbar handles, the other all steel.
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A 19th century whalebone and marine ivory walking stick, with inset teak bands to the handle. Length 73.5 cm.
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A bone handled boot pull and glove stretchers
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A large ivory scrimshaw tooth, engraved with a whaling scene and with banderole named 'U.S. Raven'. Length 18 cm
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A small scrimshaw ivory tooth, engraved with a Sperm whale, signed. Length 10 cm.
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Three ivory teeth, of various shapes and dimensions. Longest length 11.5 cm.
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A whale's eardrum, length 11.5 cm
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Three vintage photographs, of Whangamumu whaling station environs taken by Leo White (White's Aviation) 1927, Looking back at the station from onboard a boat, the whaling boat Hananui II and a chase boat, the chase boat underway. each 14 x 20 cm
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An old sailor's hardwood fid, in leather holster. Length 26 cm
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A framed display of six large copper nails, old label verso 'Recovered from a wreak off the South Island, New Zealand'. Longest 19 cm
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A whalebone sailor's rope working fid, length 17 cm.
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A sailor's 'serving mallet, to worm, parcel and serve a lashing to a rope. Length 26 cm
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The Perano Whalers of Cook Strait, 1911-1964' by Don Grady, 1982, hardcover with DJ, 1st ed., 4to, signed by the author.
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Harpoons and Other Whalecraft' by Thomas G. Lytle, pub 1984, hardcover cloth 4to, 1st ed.(600 copies), perfect copy of a scarce classic on the subject
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A large green glass fishing buoy, hand blown with netted rope covering. Diameter 30 cm
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Three products of the whaling industry, a tin of Walker's Ship-Log Oil, a hairbrush with baleen bristles, a roll of 'the Fram' brand continuous corsetry insert stiffening along with an engraving from the London Illustrated News 'Whale Captured in the Thames'.
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A stereoscope and quantity of cards, with subjects including Boer War and international.
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World War I and Boer War postcards, stereoscope cards and Gallipoli NZEF Christmas card. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Muir studio portrait of a sailor, c.1900, 2 cartes de visite portraits of military officers, two 2nd Waikato brass collar badges and 65th Reg. button. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Nineteen cartes de visite, including five men in military uniform, New Zealand Wars period, photographers include DE Maus, McGregor, Coxhead, et al. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Three items of early military ephemera, Napoleonic War manuscript correspondence 1812, Maj.-Gen G.L.Cole receipt for pay 1810, George III signed half pay authorisation to Capt. Gilbert Affleck 1794. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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The Great War Record of Service and 1914-15 Star Medal, awarded to Pte. C.H. Desmond New Zealand E.F., the record of service in burr totara and mahogany frame.
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A Northland Regiment presentation mirror to Brigadier R.W. Harding, etched with the military crest for '15 Northland' and with silver presentation engraved plaque 'Presented to Brigadier R.W. Harding D.S.O., M.M., E.D. Colonel of The Regiment 1951-61 From the Commanding Officer and All Other Ranks of The Northland Regiment 20.1.62'. 91.5 x 61 cm.
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A drum or pocket sextant, by W.Wilson, London, lacquered brass case dated 1903 and sold-out-of-service marks, leather case with broad arrow mark. Diameter 7 cm
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A late 19th century lead sheathed steel breech loading 6-pr projectile, 2.5' cal., marked on the base 'R L Z'. Length 13.5 cm
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Two small diameter cannon balls, diameter 65 and 8 cm.
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A large exploding cannon ball, with threaded screw closure to accept explosive powder. Diameter 19 cm
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An early 20th century cast steel artillery projectile, 9 cm dia., with tin cup inside, lacking drive band, internal threaded fuze. Length 28 cm.
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Three various medals, Russian bronze award for the Chinese Campaign 1900-1901 (Boxer Rebellion), Russian 1853-1856 Crimean War Medal and Queen Victoria jubilee medallion 1897. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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US Civil War QM uniform inventory, Civil War copper token and War of Independence gunpowder measure excavated at Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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A shot and powder measure, with adjustable bowl along with a nipple screw tool. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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A Georgian bronze toy cannon, without carriage, reputedly 'found in the Thames River'. Length 9.5 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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Two miniature brass 'desk cannons', one on four wheel carriage and with recoil lashings, the other on oak two wheeled carriage. Lengths 27 cm and 21.5 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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An assortment of cartridge loading items, including two press, powder dispensers, etc.
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Ten lead musket projectiles, New Zealand Wars period, six fired four unused.
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A 1907 World War I pattern bayonet, in original scabbard. Overall length 57.5 cm.
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