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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:669
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:657
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:435
Date:12-Nov-2019
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A Trobriand Island hardwood stool, two carved acrobats support a circular concave seat with notched and incised decoration, height 55 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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A cassowary feather fly whisk, a kupesi tapa tablet of fibrous bark and stitched palm ribs, and a Solomon Islands spatula with figural handle, length 39 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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A Melanesian carved wood stool, the circular top supported on a female figure with a baby carried on her back, height 37 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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An African carved stool (tonga), Zimbabwe, circular dished top on complex angular base from a circular plinth, diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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An African Ivory Coast Yaure tribal mask, with a bird crest, height 53.5 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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Three aboriginal boomerangs, of mulga wood, the two largest with incised surface to one face. Largest length 84 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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Five various wooden hair combs, one of palmwood spines with coir binding, one Solomon with incised decoration. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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A vintage Senufo Ivory Coast African tribal mask, decorated with red and white pigments, carved with bird surmount, height 59 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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Five various Kiribati coconut wood weapons (swords), four set with shark's teeth, the fifth with small jawbones (fish/eel?). All with decorative woven leaf bindings. Longest length 112 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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A coconut grating stool, possibly Caroline Islands, Micronesia, lanceolate seat on three legs with coir binding, length 69 cm. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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A massive hank of hand plaited coir rope. Provenance: The estate collection of Michael Higgs, (Tribal Artefacts, Polynesian Arts & Crafts, Private & Museum Supplies Specialist)
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An old Polynesian root-stock club, the head with irregular root spurs, the shaft with notched detail at the terminal end, length 90 cm
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An old Polynesian root-stock club, the head with irregular root spurs, the shaft with incised detail below the head and notched detail at the terminal end, length 100 cm
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A coconut wood short pole club (bowai), with domed distal end and notched grip, length 70.5 cm.
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A Fijian root-stock club (vunikau), the flaring head with five spurs and conical distal end, the shaft with notched detail at the grip, length 101.5 cm
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A Fijian kiakavo club, with curved and spur head, plain shaft with swollen terminal end, length 100 cm.
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A Fijian kiakavo club, with curved head, the spur end chipped, plain shaft with swollen terminal end, length 86 cm.
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A hefty Fijian ula throwing club, with spherical head and shaft with notched grip, length 45 cm.
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A Fijian culacula club, of small proportions, the flattened cruciform blade on a short plain shaft with swollen terminal knob, length 71 cm.
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A small ula missile club, with spherical end and slender shaft, length 35 cm
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A Fijian culacula club, of small proportions, coconut wood, flattened cruciform blade on a short plain shaft with swollen terminal knob, length 71 cm.
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A Soloman Island food bowl, a sword fish head to each end, mother of pearl inlaid decoration, length 39 cm.
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A Soloman Island food bowl, in the form of a bird, mother of pearl inlay, length 25 cm.
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A Soloman Island large double food bowl, plain design. 23 x 63 cm.
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A Papua New Guinea carved mask, leaf shaped with simply blocked facial details, red pigment remnants. On display stand, height 89 cm
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A vintage Papua New Guinea highland tribal shield, elongated oval shape, with striking ochre, white and black painted decoration. Old fire damage hole to lower section, height 140 cm
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An Asmat ceremonial dance costume, (West Papua),woven ochre and white pigmented stringwork with grass fringes, full face helmet with ornamental attachments and bodice, height 118 cm approx.
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An Asmat ceremonial dance costume, (West Papua),woven ochre and white pigmented stringwork, open face hood fixed to a robe with grass fringe and bands of cassowary feathered tufts, height 165 cm approx.
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A striking Asmat (New Guinea) tribal carved and decorated shield, the geometric scroll design highlighted with brown, white and black ochre pigments, the reverse with similar design and central ridged handle, fibre strands knotted to the borders, height 142 cm, width 54 cm
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An old Borneo Dayak head-hunter's sword (Mandau), decorated with repeating painted designs to the wooden scabbard and antler hilt, hide wrapping and multiple teeth tassels, the blade narrowing to the handle, length 62 cm.
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An Indonesian ancestral statue (korwar), standing behind and holding a pierced screen, height 67 cm.
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An unusual early/mid-20th century Indonesian tribal heavy hardwood carved figure, the stylised figure with unusual extended nose/mouth, extended stomach, in crouching pose, hands to buttocks, height 37 cm.
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A hardwood carved West Timorese statuette of a Madonna and child, her cape covering her head, open to reveal the child held in her arms, the base carved with an encircling carved frangipani band, height 64 cm.
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Oceanic Art' by Anthony J.P. Meyer, published Konemann 1995. 1st single vol hardcover edition with dust jacket. 700+ illustrations, text in English, German, French.
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A hardwood knobkerrie club, with squat spherical head surmounting four graduated knops and a slender shaft with flaring terminal knob, length 48 cm.
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An old Maori wooden palisade spike/digging stick, registered Y09630.
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A Maori carved kauri poupou panel, the rectangular panel in relief with an ancestor figure named Tane to the chest, hands clasped to abdomen, a smaller figure striding between the main subjects' legs, height 113 cm.
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1865 'Map showing the Conquered Territory, in the Northern part of the North Island (New Zealand) (signed) Chas. Heaphy, 15 Decr. 1864. Includes statement by Lt. Genl. D.A. Cameron and shows rebel land conquered, land of friendly Ma?ori, Government land, Crown grants and location of fighting. 49 x 39.5 cm.
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Map of New Zealand by W. Hughes, with insets: of Auckland, Dunedin and the Otago gold-fields. Pub. George Philip & Son, c.1877.
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Robert Frederick Way (1872-1947), Anihana' (a portrait of a Maori chief), etching, signed and entitled. 31 x 21 cm.
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Four chromolithographic prints of NZ flora, by Sarah Featon (1848-1927). Each framed.
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John Cecil Hill (1889-1974) set of five caricatures of gentlemen, one with 'The National Bank of New Zealand Ltd', cheques laid to the ground, another detailed on reverse 'N. Board R', etc., each in colours and initialled and dated either 1942 or 1945. 30 x 20 cm. Note: Hill was an Auckland Star (Newspaper) cartoonist from 1927 to 1952.
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Brett Printing Co. chromolithograph, Native Flowers of New Zealand'. 52 x 34 cm.
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Five vintage silk Maori theme printed handkerchiefs, four with portrait illustrations, 'Te Hira Te Kawau, Maori Chief' and others, together with 'Maori Village'. Four with original labels attached detailed 'Stoffels'. 29 x 29 cm.
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Hilda Wiseman (1894-1984), Tieke (saddleback) and K?ruhiruhi (pied shag), two linocuts, monogrammed in the plate. 5.5 x 7 cm and 8.5 x 7.5 cm.
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Two 19th century albumen prints of Christchurch, from photos by Dr. Alfred Barker 1859. Each 13.5 x 17 cm
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Two early photographs of Wellington, by William Henry Whitmore Davis (1812-1901), depicting Thorndon and early waterfront, c.1867. Each 19 x 25 cm.
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A scarce copper 'Special Constabulary (Mounted)' medal 1913, to L.L. Mellsop. Awarded by the Auckland Citizens Defence Committee to 'Massey's Cossacks' for the strike of 1913.
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An uncommon bronze Royal Humane Society of New Zealand bravery medal and ribbon, Awarded to Thomas Gillings, For an Act of Bravery, 26 May 1936'. Fitted with swivel scroll suspension and brooch top bar, in Morocco leather case. Produced by Mayer & Kean, Wellington. Gillings (a miner) dived into the Waikato River near Huntly and saved the life of a five year old boy. His left hand was splinted at the time due to an earlier injury. The Mayor of Huntly, Mr C.E. George presented Gillings with his medal at the…
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A vintage copper fire screen, embossed with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. 71 x 68 cm.
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A set of four Barry Brickell knob handled small coffee mugs, each with speckled dark grey glaze over a lustrous dark red brown stoneware, evidence of small impressed mark under glaze below handle, height 7.8 cm.
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Barry Brickell 'Fatso' salt glazed large jug, typical spherical form with stylised bird beak form spout, green/brown variable tone with pale and brighter highlights in gloss and semi-gloss salt glaze effects, five kiln 'gem' drips, one with clay segment, impressed potter's mark at base of strap handle, height 31 cm. Illustrated 'Playing with Fire, Auckland Studio Potter's Society Turns 50' by Peter Lange and Stuart Newby, published January 2011, see page 45, full page illustration.
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Barry Brickell large floor storage pot, the mildly domed lid with turned finial, the pool of green blue glaze to the centre, the baluster body with fluted lug handles, darker variable tones with glossy highlights. Unmarked, height 43 cm.
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A large Barry Brickell stoneware lidded floor pot, the ovoid body with lug form handles, the lid finial with pool of green glaze, speckled glaze/firing effects to the body. Impressed mark to base, the lid with professional restoration, height 51.5 cm.
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Barry Brickell large lidded floor pot, baluster form, decorated lug handles, variable glaze with dark and blue highlights. Impressed mark to base, minor faults, height 41 cm.
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Barry Brickell lidded storage jar, ovoid form, domed lid with knob finial, hairline crack, dark glaze with grey highlights. Impressed mark, height 21 cm.
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Barry Brickell large flared bowl, pale grey green glaze with red/brown iron glaze to the interior rim and spotted highlights. Impressed mark, diameter 33 cm.
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Barry Brickell flared bowl, red/brown banded gloss glaze, impressed mark, diameter 30 cm.
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Barry Brickell large rectangular form dish, impressed with curving stylised railway line and bush form, encircling band of repeating motif to interior rim, the grey tan glaze with pale chun type blue highlights. Impressed mark, length 47.5 cm.
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Barry Brickell grey glaze vase, baluster form, on iron spotted highlights. Impressed mark to base, height 20 cm.
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Barry Brickell pouring wine flagon, the beehive form body with tall tapered spout and flared neck, lustrous red/brown glaze with black highlights. Impressed mark to base, height 21 cm.
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Barry Brickell wine flagon, lustrous and banded glaze, impressed mark, height 18 cm.
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A Crown Lynn 'Three Faces of Eve' table lamp, the three faces supported upon each other in an Art Deco design, square base. Overall matt white glaze, height 315. Square section silk shade
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An uncommon Crown Lynn pictorial plate, William Clarkson Stanfield. 1793-1867. After the Storm', gilt rim, printed artist, date and title to reverse, diameter 26 cm. Note: This plate was presented to Merrin Potter by Tom Clark after she finished working on a special project at Crown Lynn Potteries in 1984. See attached signed letters confirming this.
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Len Castle celadon glazed porcelain bowl, flared, the interior with radiating finely impressed flowerhead design, impressed potter's mark and incised 'HM' to base, minor restored rubbing to rim, diameter 24.5 cm.
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Len Castle early stoneware pouring bowl, rock ash glaze, sinuous combed band encircling below the top rim, the dark khaki green glaze pooling to the well, impressed mark, diameter 24.5 cm.
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Len Castle small shallow flared bowl, impressed repeating design to the rim, grey spotted glaze, early impressed potter's mark, diameter 18 cm.
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Len Castle Sedge grass vase, tapered form, variable umber glaze, impressed mark. Minor flake to top rim, height 14.5 cm.
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A set of six Len Castle tall narrow coffee mugs, each decorated with pressed stylised block stamps, tree and abstract design, impressed potter's mark to each, c.1970, height 12 cm.
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A good vintage Len Castle discoid stoneware vase, three heavily combed vertical rope impressions to each side, concave mouth, iron oxide washed matt glaze, impressed potter's mark, height 35.5 cm
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Mirek Smisek 'Gate to the World' salt glazed stoneware deep bowl, with original gallery label under the base, impressed potter's cipher to the side, width 28 cm.
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A set of six Elizabeth Lissaman bird decorated coffee mugs, each with a cockerel type bird painted in blue and orange/tan on a grey ground, the reverse with a rising sun in similar tone, terracotta type body, incised full marks to base of each including date code for 1976, height 10 cm.
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Peter Stichbury teapot and Nicholas Brandon flask, the teapot with green rock ash glaze and decorative incised and fluted band, cane handle, impressed mark. The flagon with strap handle.
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Peter Stichbury large pottery charger, hand poured ironsand decoration to the glaze, chun over tenmoku, impressed potter's mark to foot, diameter 38.8 cm.
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Helen Mason sculpted and glazed wall panel, approximately circular with wire cut and applied sections, the centre with red and chun type glaze, old illegible label on reverse, diameter 32 cm.
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Dennis O'Connor salt glazed flared bowl, heavy variable dribbled glaze, impressed potter's mark to base, diameter 34 cm.
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John Roy early colourful abstract painted vase, flared form, gold abstract lineal highlights, incised signature and date to base '93 and to the lower side '94, height 16 cm.
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John Roy untitled double figure sculpture, man confronting the devil upon a stylised double torso base. Painted and impressed artist's marks, height 28 cm.
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Jim Greig stoneware tapered vase, lozenge section form with concave cut top, incised stylised potter's initials to base, height 20 cm.
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Flora Christella tall salt glazed cylinder vase, incised floral/mosquito decoration, unmarked, height 40.5 cm.
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Doris Dutch teapot, green brown glaze with pale highlights, cane bound overhead handle. Impressed mark.
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Two John Parker black flared bowls, gloss glaze, ribbed highlights, one with eight circular cut-outs, potter's mark to base, diameter 270 and 29 cm.
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Merilyn Wiseman blue glazed sculpted square dish, the central panel with repeating diamond forms, raised on four sculpted feet, relief potter's mark to base. 31.5 x 31.5 cm.
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Merilyn Wiseman tall flared vase of frond/pod type form, striking blue glaze, potter's mark to base. Minor glaze flake repair, height 34 cm.
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Merilyn Wiseman white glazed trough form vase, sinuous leaf forms, leaf form handles, arching base. Potter's mark to base, length 29 cm.
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Yvonne Rust tall salt glazed vase, baluster form with heavy dark olive green glaze, ribbed mount, height 51.5 cm.
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Two Yvonne Rust sculpted vases, one with triple nozzle top, the other of baluster form with applied rondels and impressed decorated base, one with impressed potter's mark, height 225 and 14 cm.
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Yvonne Rust tall sculpted vase, the bulbous top with flared rim, applied rondels, height 49 cm. Provenance: Purchased Quarry Gallery.
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Yvonne Rust salt glazed jug, tall baluster form, lustrous dribbled tones, height 28 cm.
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Peter Algar large lidded floor pot, ovoid form, partial bright red glaze on grey, double strap lug form handles, the recessed lid with long finial, height 42 cm.
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Peter Collis gold/bronze glazed urn form vase, the compressed wide spherical body with trumpet form neck, fluted scrolling strap handle, height 47 cm.
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Graham Ambrose set of three cherry red gloss glazed flared bowls, graduating size, impressed potter's mark. The tallest 16 cm.
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Mike O'Donnell pictorial glazed 15-tile artwork, Consultation', mounted with two birds, signed and entitled, mounted on backing board. 45.5 x 60 cm.
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Briar Gardner baluster flared vase, streaky yellow above green blue glaze, incised full signature potter's mark to base. Fine small hair crack to rim, height 15 cm.
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John Parker studio pottery specimen vase, the spherical body with angular combed texture, lustrous matt glaze, impressed potter's mark to base, height 15.5 cm.
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Estelle Martin large pottery bowl, wood fired restrained glaze effects in matt tone. Incised potter's mark and date '80, diameter 33.5 cm.
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Andrew van der Putten salt glazed jug, golden green variable tone, impressed potter's mark to base of handle, height 22 cm.
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Andrew van der Putten colourful glazed decorated bowl, fruit and leaf design with black outline, potter's signature and date '92 to base, diameter 30 cm.
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An unusual large Molle pottery leaf dish, apple green glaze with caramel trickle glaze to the rim, script signature to base. 32 x 24 cm.
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Richard A. Shields (active 1970s) carved totara sculpture, stylised open worked oval form, height 22 cm
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