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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:656
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:656
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:445
Date:10-Dec-2019
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Three Ladies Golf Union handicap medals, two silver (one by Kohn Ltd) and one bronze.
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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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A bronze medallion, from L'Exposition, Paris 1900, by Georges Lemair.
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An 1880s bronze Paris Mint restrike of the Legion d'honneur medallion, by Jean-Bertrand Andrieu, and an 1811 Napoleon Bonaparte 5 Francs coin.
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A silver medallion to commemorate the marriage of Napoleon to Marie Louise, Archduchess of Austria, 1810. Diameter 3.2 cm.
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A small silver token celebrating the wedding of Napoleon and Marie Louise, 1810.
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Three French silver coins, of the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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A French demi franc, Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808.
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James Cook: 'Cook's Voyage' Volume II, the official first edition Hawkesworth publication 1773. Notably including: 'Chart of New Zealand...' engraved by John Bayly [The rare original first complete coastline chart of all New Zealand, showing the track of the Endeavour with dates and soundings], also 'Chart of Cook's Strait?' engraved by John Ryland, 'River Thames and Mercury Bay?', and other illustrations. Lacking front and back covers (and endpapers).
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A copper plate engraving from Cook's Atlas to the Third Voyage, 1st edt, 'The Inside of a Hippah in New Zealand', engraved by Webber, Plate 10. 22 cm x 37.5 cm.
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A pair of portraits of Maori chiefs from C.D. Barraud's 'Graphic & Descriptive, Te Puni' and 'Rangihaieta' lithographs. 38 cm x 25 cm.
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A framed map - The Indian Ocean, published by Chas Knight, London. 29 cm x 28 cm.
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A framed map - The Pacific Ocean, published by SDUK. 32.5 cm x 40 cm.
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A scarce 'Map of the City of Auckland 1921', signed by Walter Bush, City Engineer. 49 cm x 69 cm.
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New Zealand Illustrated. [Potts and Willis] The Story of New Zealand and Descriptions of its Cities and Towns...The Natural Wonders of New Zealand, by Edward Wakefield, first edition, 14 chromolithograph plates including pictorial title with view of Queenstown, missing plate of eruption of Mount Tarawera, three uncoloured lithograph images of the Waitomo caves, pictorial board upper cover soiled, lower cover missing, oblong folio, Wanganui, 1890, Printed and Published by A. D. Willis 1889. Text by…
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'Scott's Last Expedition', Vols I and II, the journals of Capt. R. F. Scott, arranged by Leonard Huxley, pub. MacMillan & Co, London 1913, 1st Empire edt, original blue cloth gilt (sunned and bumped), pp.xviii, 498, photographic illustrations and frontis, folding map to each (tears).
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'The Wonderland of the Antipodes and other Sketches of Travel in the North Island of New Zealand', by J. Ernest Tinne, pub. London 1873, 1st, original gilt/blue cloth bevelled boards, iv + 124pp, folding map, 13 illus and plan. Spine and corners chipped.
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'Pictorial New Zealand' by Sir W.B. Perceval, pub. Cassell 1895, 1st, 301pp, engravings throughout, original bright green/gilt cloth, all edges gilt, browning to EPs and scattered foxing.
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'The Changing Maori' by Felix M. Keesing, pub.1928, and 'The Story of Aotea' by Rev T.G. Hammond, pub. 1924.
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'Maori Houses and Food Stores' by William J. Phillipps, Dominion Museum monograph No. 8. Wellington, 1952, red gilt/cloth with pict. DJ, 212pp, 132 black and white and 1 col illus. Together with three early Maori song sheets and 'Brett's Historical Series, Early New Zealand Part III
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The Defenders of N.Z.' by Thomas Gudgeon, pub. Height Brett, Auckland, 1887' xxxvi + 620pp, half morocco and red cloth binding with gilt title and vignette. Spine tears, Prize Award pasted IFC.
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Glimpses of New Zealand...Beautiful Britain of the South, pub Christchurch 1896, 1st, original quarter morocco and blue/gilt cloth, vi + 193, black and white plates+xxii.pp literary supplement/index.
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Maori Art' by Augustus Hamilton, Holland Press 1977 (facsimile reprint of New Zealand Institute 1901 edition), folio, green cloth, gilt spine, DJ with Mylar cover, frontis, illus title page, vi + 439pp.
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3 vols: 'Farthest North' by Fridjtof Nansen, 1904 single vol edt. of The Norwegian Polar Expedition 1893-96. 'The Eastern Archipelago' by W. Height Davenport Adams 1880. 'At Home in Fiji' by C.F. Gordon Cumming, 1882.
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The New Zealanders at Gallipoli' by Fred Waite, pub. Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland 1919, original cloth, no DJ, 2nd Edition. xix +330pp, illustrations, maps (including folded map at back).
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'Facsimiles of the Treaty of Waitangi' (1960), one loose, Pakeha Maori by Trevor Bentley 1999 softcover, and 'Von Tempsky Adventurer' by W.T. Parham 1969.
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'LV (55) Book Plates' by W. P. Barrett, 1900, edt 97/250 signed by the author, and 'Les Belle Heures du Duc de Berry', c.1959.
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'Brett's Historical Series: Early History of New Zealand', by R.A.A. Sherrin and J.H. Wallace, Thomson W. Leys (Ed.), pub. Height Brett, Auckland 1890, 1st, original half leather and blue gilt/cloth, (foxing).
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The Old Whaling Days - A history of Southern New Zealand from 1830 to 1840', by Robert McNab, pub. Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch 1913, 1st. pp.xiii,(3),508, original green cloth binding.
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The New Story of the Kauri, A.H. Reed, 'The Wanganui River', Charlotte E. Warburton, 'Farthest East', A.H. Reed, and 'The History of the Matamata Plains', Vennel et all (compilers)
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Narrative of Captain James Cook's Voyages', pocket edt, 'Captain Cook's Voyages' Folio Society, 'Rifle and Tomahawk' Mona Tracy, and 'Kiwi Saga' Martyn Uren.
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Pacific' by Peter Mcintyre, (original box), 'Landmarks of Te Arawa' by D.M. Stafford, 'Rebecca and the Maoris' Riethmaier, and 'Mataora, The Living Face' Adsett and Whiting (eds).
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Lonsdale 'Library of Sports Games and Pastimes', c.1930s, five instructional and informative volumes: 'Salmon Fishing', 'Trout Fishing', 'Cruising', Sea Fishing' and 'Motor Cruising'.
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Fighting Fins - Big Game Fishing in New Zealand Waters, Illingworth, 1961, 1st, 'Fly Tying for Salmon', Taverner, 1947, 'The Fisherman's Vade Mecum', Maunsell, 1944, (signed by Bill Hamill), 'Angling Ways', Marshall-Hardy, 1948.
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The Bird Paintings, by Raymond Ching, limited edt., 119/360, signed, quality leather bound and in slip case.
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The Bird Paintings, by Raymond Ching, limited edt., 41/360, signed, quality leather bound and in slip case.
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'The Etchings of Frank Brangwyn... Catalogue Raisonne' by William Gaunt, published by The Studio, London 1926, 1st edt, includes numerous images and eight photogravures. DJ worn.
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A nautical album c.1900 of photographs pertaining to the Aberdeen Line vessels SS Moravian and the SS Miltiades, the 53 individual photographs listed including 'Anchored off Capetown, Table Mountain', 'Observatory, Sydney from Smith's Wharf', 'Albatross and Mollyhawks', etc. Image size approx. .4 cm x 5', all housed in 'Photographs' album.
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Seven early 20th century photographic images of N.Z. alpine scenes, includes six photo postcards of Mt Cook, Tasman Glacier, etc., the central photo of The Hermitage, all in common oak frame.
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Four framed prints from Buller's Birds, after J.G. Keulemans, 2nd edition, c.1888, including Buller's Petrel. Each 27 cm x 22 cm.
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John Skeaping 'Mare and Foal' lithograph from the 'School Print' series, c.1946, published The Bayard Press, London. 44 cm x 70 cm.
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Garth Tapper, Prosecution', screenprint 51/99, signed and entitled. 22 cm x 15 cm unframed
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A collection of approximately 80 vintage stereoscopic cards, includes Tongan subjects, labels to reverse including Burton Bros.
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A rare set of ten covers from the French magazine 'La Vie au Grand Air', c.1909-11, all illustrated with aeronautical images including a dirigible and early planes. Mounted/unframed 50.5 cm x 41 cm.
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Three photographs by John Reynolds, for the Listener, c.1980s, '24 Hour Television' and Just Juice fictional mockup. 41 cm x 30 cm paper size
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Two photographs for the Listener, c.1980s, one by Jane Ussher 'Domain Lodge, Pat Greville' and unknown photographer - portrait of Chris Jannides (Limbs Dance Company founder. 41 cm x 30 cm paper size
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Two photographs by John McDermott, for the Listener, c.1980s, 'Harry Sinclair, Front Lawn'. 41 cm x 30 cm paper size.
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Robert Mapplethorpe (US 1946-1989), William S. Burroughs', 1982, gelatin silver print, copyright stamp verso. This photograph accompanied Radar Nr.1 1982 Edition C.L.A.G. [Carl Lazlo, Basel and New York art dealer]. 25 cm x 20 cm. Discoloured left and right margins.
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Unknown photographer, William S. Burroughs' portrait, c.1982, gelatin silver print, faint copyright stamp verso. This photograph accompanied an unknown Radar magazine Edition C.L.A.G. [Carl Lazlo]. 24 cm x 17.5 cm.
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Gerald Malanga (US b.1943), Taylor Mead, actor and poet, Southampton Beach, Long Island', 1971, photographic print signed in the print, copyright stamp verso. This photograph accompanied Radar Nr.3 1984 Edition C.L.A.G. [Carl Lazlo]. 24 cm x 17.5 cm.
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Rosmarie Kung (Swiss b.1940 a.k.a Manon), Untitled portrait, 1982, gelatin silver print, copyright stamp verso. This photograph accompanied Radar Nr.2 1983 Edition C.L.A.G. [Carl Lazlo]. 15 cm x 23.5 cm. Surface soiled.
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A British P1879 Artillery Carbine Mk.I sawback bayonet, the 20' blade double edged towards the point, knuckle bow removed and leaf spring broken, with associated yataghan scabbard.
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A postcard album including World War I NZEF images, 17 real photo postcards including platoons on training Remutaka Hill (multiples of 28th with ferns adorning their lemon-squeezers), Trentham Camp (Wellington College Old Boys), 'Bill Massey's Rough's, Signalling Section, 30th, Specialist's, 1917', etc.
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A World War I gun carriage saddle, New Zealand made, with original padding.
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World War I medal pair and miniatures to 3/3021 Pte. Leonard James Campbell, 8th Regt, NZMC, NZEF. Enlisted 1915 at 17 falsifying age as 20, discharged through ill-health, re-enlisted 1917, duty in Egypt as medical specialist (radiographer), 1918 hospitalised with influenza, discharged 1920. Additionally, with: ribbon board, NZMC brass cap badge, silver RSA badge, silver RSA (69) lapel pin, Watson Victor Jubilee Award For Merit in Radiography (Meritorious Service in X-Ray 1916-1952), silver United Fire…
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A World War I/World War II medal groups and World War II pair, with ribbons, together with conforming miniatures.
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A collection of English military badges, including Manchester shoulder titles, Lanc. Fusiliers, Sth. Lanc., Manchester Regts. and other cap badges, buttons, pips, sergeant stripes, etc.
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An Italian GIL (Gioventu Italiana del Littorio) Fascist Youth sleeve badge, along with other fascist medallions, hat and lapel badges and bullion patches. (11).
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A West African carved wooden figure on horseback, twin face, fine lineal banded detail. Flared notch base. Height 31 cm.
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An early 20th century folk art African carving, depicting a 'white explorer' seated in a litter being carried by the native bearers, old paint finish. 41 cm x 10 cm.
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An African woven grass container, pedestal shaped, with reed and bead handle and embellishments, along with a squat circular woven lidded
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An early 20th century African sculptural wood carving, of a breastfeeding mother. Height 19 cm.
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A small early Filipino pottery jar, labelled 'National Museum of the Philippines, Manila RP Registration'. Restoration, height 10 cm.
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An uncommon vintage Pitcairn Island miro wood basket, rope carved overhead handle, the oval bowl with scalloped rim, swag floral punched decoration and 'Souvenir from Pitcairn Island, Made By Jacob Warren'. Length 19 cm.
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A vintage Pitcairn Island miro wood handled basket, the oval bowl with scalloped rim, punched decoration and 'A Souvenir From Pitcairn Island'. Width 19.5 cm.
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Two Pitcairn Island carved wood dolphins, half models for wall hanging. Length 36 cm.
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A rare pair of extinct huia talons, the left and right legs each with the four toes and claws attached. Length 12.5 cm each. Provenance: Ex: A prominent Bay of Plenty family with connections to the Maori church.
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A historic Maori carved patu, with uncommon notch cut to blade. Embossed Waitangi 1840 to handle. Length 38.5 cm. Framed with note of provenance. 'This mere is made from Australian Red Gum brought to Waitangi in May 1853 for Mr James Busby who was appointed by the British Government Resident in New Zealand.... The Mere is a part of the Original House.' written in ink on paper embossed with the Waitangi Trust seal. With vintage photo of a painting of the signing of the Treaty and 2008 valuation attached to…
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An uncommon 19th century Maori pounamu hei tiki, chin turned to the left, remnants of red sealing wax to eyes, right hand to abdomen, left hand to thigh. Height 9.5 cm. Note: in the uncommon Bowenite variety of pounamu, displaying high translucency and of good green tone, hei tiki are uncommon in this stone and were prized by Maori. Reg. Y21011.
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An old Maori stone tooled pounamu cobble, rounded flattened form with stone tooled scarf and snap cut and other shallow cuts. 665gm. Maximum length 14.5 cm. Reg. Y15533. Provenance: 'Owned by Charles Shroll, Christchurch - around about 1900'.
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A 19th century Maori carved kumete, the figure supported bowl of oval form with flat rim, the front figure with clasped hands and extended tongue, finely carved, the larger figure to the other end of larger form, arms extended back towards the rim, the scrolling broad detail with notched carved highlights, evidence of age. Length 39 cm, height 17 cm. Reg. Y20951.
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Two 20th century Maori carved digging sticks, hardwood with adzed finish, both with fibre lashed footrests. Approximate lengths 210 cm.
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Two vintage muka kete, double ply woven patterns, 16 cm x 15 cm and 20.5 cm x 18 cm.
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An antique 'tramp art' carved picture frame, the double frame in the 'Crown of Thorns' pattern, with old photos. 62 cm x 38 cm.
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An impressive 19th century figured kauri boxed and covered album, Sketches, Scraps, Ferns & Fancies', the book form outer case with mottled kauri covers and photo set cartouche of a young Maori woman opening to reveal the album with tooled leather spine and figured kauri covers carved with entitlement and applied with leaves and oval cartouche with silver engraved leaf incorporating the scripted initials 'CB', the album of mainly decorative fern displays, many with botanical names together with a portrait…
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Frank Barnes, T.S.S. Mavua', The USS Co. (Union Steam Ship Company) Under Steam in the Pacific Islands', entitled, and indistinctly inscribed, painted in oils on a small giant clam shell. Length 29 cm.
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Frank Barnes, T.S.S. Atua', the steamship painted in oils on a small giant clam shell, including 'USS Co.' flag, entitled and dated 1908. Length 29 cm. Note: see similar work on shell held by the N.Z. Maritime Museum, Object No. 1994.246.1.
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Attributed John P. Backhouse pair of Maori portraits on shells, small/medium size, both with Moko and shoulders wrapped with cloak, the woman with two Huia feathers to her hair. Approx height 10 cm and 10.5 cm.
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A c.1900 Sherwin & Cotton Maori portrait tile of the chief 'Matene Te Nga', depicted with full moko and in a Korowai (cloak), the chief of Ngati Maru Iwi, entitled top left, the artist George Cartlidge's monogram bottom right, maker's marks to reverse. 22.5 cm x 15 cm.Professional restoration, in old rewarewa frame, the reverse with outline and starting of Maori carved detail.
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1888 New Zealand Native Football Representatives hand coloured reproduction image, 40 cm x 50 cm.
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The booklet 'Why the All Blacks Triumphed', - A Daily Mail Story of the 1905 All Blacks Tour of the U.K. by J.A. Buttery, published by The Daily Mail, London, 1906. A very rare publication covering the All Blacks winning of every game except the single loss of 3-0 to Wales in disputed circumstances. The cover absent, now with brown paper cover enclosing the 102 black and white printed pages.
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Two framed pages from the Illustrated Times, London 1860, with text and woodcut illustrations pertaining to the NZ Land Wars. Each 37 cm x 25 cm.
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A pair of 19th century N.Z. hand painted personal lady's face screens, each mounted with an entitled watercolour, 'Solander Rocks N.Z.' and 'Sumner Rocks N.Z.', both mounted and framed by a floral embossed circular card with shaped edge, decorative printed paper to the reverse, supported on turned and gilded decorative handles. Length 42.5 cm
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Trevor Lloyd page of sketches, together with a folder cover bearing Trevor Lloyd's name and two recipes for wax and mordant. The 14 portrait pencil sketches on one page. 20.5 cm x 25 cm.
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An 1844 Baxter print, The Rev. J. Waterhouse superintending the Landing of the Missionaries at Taranaki, New Zealand. 30.5 cm x 41.5 cm. Baxter's process is woodblock colour printing superimposed on a copper or steel plate etching. This historic image shows the Maori tribespeople gathering on the foreshore, the reverend conversing with a tribal elder and a group of women carrying one of the missionaries to the shore. Some toning and small repair to top margin.
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Elizabeth Pulman, 19th century vintage photograph of Te Retimana Te Rurapoutu, c.1880s, this studio portrait showing the chief with close cut grey hair, ta moko (re-touched on print), and wearing a cloak and two Huia feathers. This example untitled and unnamed, other examples known. 22.8 cm x 16.8 cm.
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An early photo of a Lindauer painting and a carte de viste attributed to Elizabeth Pulman, both images of a Maori woman wearing muka cloak with child to their back. 14 cm x 9.5 cm and 9.5 cm x 6 cm.
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A postcard album principally of Rotorua images, including early images of Ohinemutu.
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An 1895 presentation 'Winner Wellington Cup' horse riding crop, the gilded gold handle end with presentation inscription 'Presented to T. Taylor, from the Pollard Opera Coy. for Riding Mahiki'. ' Winner Wellington Cup 1895', the finely plaited bound shaft with a plain gold ring, later leather strap end. Length 82.5 cm
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A 19th century folk art carved box, teardrop form with swivelling lid, the scrolling designs including some of Maori type form, original dark varnish. Length 19 cm.
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A colonial N.Z. woods inlaid trinket box, the top with a parquetry rewarewa panel framed by burr totara and other banded woods, kauri lined. 19.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 6.8 cm.
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A mid-20th century Maori carved wahaika, with traditional stylised figure under the lobed blade, a fibre wrist cord attached. Length 42 cm.
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A fine large Marsden Flower pounamu mere by Jayme Anderson, (Te Aupouri, Nga Puhi, T?hoe) (b.1977), broad spatula shape reducing at the grip, pierced with an hourglass hole and with a ribbed butt knob. With signed granite display stand. Length 41.5 cm.
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Charlie (Raponi) Wilson large carved whale bone hei tiki, with the head turned to the right, inlaid paua shell ring eyes with notched edges, hands positioned to thighs, strong chevron detail to chest, mildly concave back. Height 15 cm.
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A painted gourd, patterned with kowhaiwhai inspired designs. Height 35 cm.
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A Kaiapoi mohair and wool rug, Montrose', in tartan pattern blue, green, black and red, with original label.
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A woollen blanket, made for Air New Zealand Pacific Class, large tartan squares in blues, greens and terracotta.
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A Roslyn New Zealand wool travel rug, in traditional tartan, green, blue, black with yellow and red accent, with original Maori wahine label.
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A Mosgiel Woollen Mills blanket, made for the 1974 Commonwealth Games, patterned in a red and white on a blue ground, with original Commonwealth Games label.
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An early Len Castle Crum Brickworks salt glaze bottle vase, squat beehive form with short neck, dark grey/green salt glaze with chrome slip, salt 'gems' to the shoulder. Uncommon impressed castellated LC mark, late 1940s/early 1950s. Height 15 cm.
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