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Jewellery, Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:523
Sale Title:Jewellery, Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:0
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:364
Date:3-Nov-2020
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A set of five graduating French copper pots, iron handles, tin lining in excellent condition, together with a two handled lidded pot.
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Two antique copper pots, hand-beaten finish, rolled rim, diameter 38 cm and 31 cm.
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A Victorian copper coal scuttle, helmet form, swing handle, with shovel.
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An old brass wood box or planter, on three feet with band and rivet embellishment, flared beaten rim. 49 x 33 cm.
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A Victorian coromandel wood combination tantalus, the three crystal cushion cut bottles with some rim chipping housed within a mirror-back upstand before a hinged lidded fitted compartment above secret base drawer, silver plate fret cut fittings and side handles. 39 x 29 x 32 cm.
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A Regency mahogany sarcophagus tea caddy, with hinged lid surmounted by carving of the symbols of Scotland, England and Ireland, raised on carved paw feet, the interior with two compartments flanking a space for a mixing bowl. 35 x 20 x 27 cm.
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A large fan form stag horn coral head, multiple off-white branches with small natural nodules issuing from the single head. Approx. 70 x 60 cm, in display case frame measuring 91 x 4.5 x 81.5 cm.
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Three various corals and one urchin shell, two corals of brain type, another of fan form. The largest width 21 cm.
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A vintage Mr Punch 'Always on Top' silver plate globe paperweight, by J. R. Gaunt of London, with the head of punch on top of a world globe relief decoration of oceans and continents, maker's name to the base, height 12 cm
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An early/mid-20th century brass handled sword walking stick, the tapered reeded gilded brass handle removable from the shaft with single edged long blade sword, dark wood plain shaft.
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A 1920s fine malacca cane sword walking stick, the handle with silver fittings hallmarked London 1923 removing to reveal the long tapered square section spike.
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A circa 1900 small whale's tooth and bamboo walking stick, the plain shaped silver fitting to the polished orca? tooth. Tooth length 7.5 cm.
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An early 20th century sword walking stick, plain form with gilt brass fittings, the long fullered 'Toledo' tapered steel blade with soft edge.
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A Victorian malacca cane walking stick, with carved horn handle and 9ct. Rose gold mount hallmarked Birmingham 1899 and engraved 'Xmas 1900'.
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A vintage bamboo horse measuring walking stick, the concealed aluminium rule extending from the top with brass levelling arm.
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A 19th century briar wood sword walking stick, the knobbly shaft with old wide copper band repair and long steel capped end tapering to a point, the handle butt end with a hidden tapered steel spike removable when handle thrown forward.
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A pair of 19th century Scottish scrimshaw ox horns, each decorated with multiple images of Scottish women in formal period dress, fine detail stained in black, length 43 cm, screw and ring fittings for wall mounting.
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An early 20th century pair of wrought iron handcuffs, with key, stamped 'Hiatt' and other markings, swivel fitting.
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An early Victorian 'Josh. Rodgers & Sons Sheffield' copper 'King's' corkscrew, turned bone handle, side wind handle, makers badge to lower barrel, no brush.
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A taxidermy spotted eagle owl, standing on a gnarled branch and wooden oval base, height 55 cm.
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A large scrimshawed giraffe leg bone, finely detailed with seven African animals, rhinoceros, zebra and buffalo, length 65 cm.
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A pair of circa 1900 leopard's teeth and silver mounted knife rests, each tooth with two strap bands and splayed wire form feet. Each approx, length 6.2 cm.
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A carved ivory tusk section, an adult elephant with jewelled caparison together with baby, standing on carved base, with carved wood stand, height 14 cm.
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A large Allcocks 6inch Commodore game fishing reel, stainless steel, good condition, circa 1960.
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A quality circa 1920s Scottish fisherman's bait kettle, galvanised, oval form, hinged pierced lid and with swing overhead handle.
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An early 20th century 14inch wooden duck decoy, hand-made, original paint, to the wide body, tack eyes and lead belly weight.
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A circa 1940s Mallard drake wooden duck decoy, hand-made and painted with fine ribbed detail, tack eyes, hollowed underside, 16.5 inches.
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An uncommon 12.5 inch hand-made wooden blue bill duck decoy, the head turned in preening position, three sections, original condition
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A circa 1950 life-size 10 inch wooden blue wing teal display decoy, hand carved and painted, glass eyes.
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A circa 1930 original fine weave canvas duck decoy, 14.5 inches long, kapok filled body, glass eyes.
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A circa 1930 15 inch Mallard hen duck decoy, carved wood with hollow body, flat underside and moulded head.
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A circa 1920 large 17 inch Pintail decoy, canvas body, glass eyes, kapok filled, original condition.
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Two vintage French designer lighters, gilt metal, one by Dupont with striped enamelled panels, the other by Cartier with fine machine engraved finish.
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A good vintage tin sign for D.H. Brown & Son, Brookfield roller Mills, Christchurch, lithographically printed in colours with the business name above, an image of their five storey brick building and associated 'Grain Store', steam train with carriages and tall smoking chimney, all further above relief pressed image of two women wearing white aprons displaying a large sack of 'Peerless Flour', the base detailed with the maker's name 'Geo. Hadfield, advertising Contractor, Wellington, N.Z.', some minor…
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Four early indentures written on parchment, variously dated 1681, 1729, 1758 and 1848.
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A mid 19th century map of New Zealand, by W. Hughes 1843, with insets of 'The Settled portion of Western Australia' and 'Van Diemen's Land'. Scattered foxing. 37 x 27 cm.
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V. Miller pair late Victorian oils, untitled coastal scenes with sailboats and figures, oil on canvas, signed, 48 x 74 cm.
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A 19th century miniature portrait of a woman, in oils on ivory, circa 1825, wearing lace cap and ruffled collar. 10 x 7.5 cm in moulded gilt frame.
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A rare Greedy boy money box, with yellow jacket, red collar and white tie, cast aluminium by H.C.U. Ltd, Ch-Ch. Lacking base, height 16 cm.
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A Greedy boy money box, with green jacket, red collar and white tie, cast aluminium by H.C.U. Ltd, Ch-Ch, height 16 cm.
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Large scale 'Ride-Em' pressed steel toy fire engine aerial ladder truck by Keystone Manufacturing Co. Boston, Mass. C1920s. Restored and some replaced parts, length 79 cm
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A small 19th century Russian icon of the mother of God with the Christ child, in oils on wood panel, with brass oklad. 14.5 x 18 cm.
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A 19th century Russian icon of our lady of Kazan, oil paint on wooden panel, old worm. 11 x 17.5 cm.
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A 19th century Russian icon of Jesu Chrioti, from the Pechersk workshop, painted in oil on wood panel. 14 x 18 cm.
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A Russian icon of our lady of Kazan, a varnished print with embossed copper frame, c1920. 29 x 37 cm.
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Georgian tortoiseshell cased perfume bottle, a pique silver inlaid tortoiseshell case containing a miniature glass perfume bottle, height 5 cm.
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A vintage Louis Vuitton Cluny bag, black epi leather, date stamp VI 1924 (December 1994 France), now discontinued, with dust bag. Purchased by vendor from the Auckland Louis Vuitton shop.
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A vintage Louis Vuitton Babylone tote bag, monogram canvas, date stamp VI 1905 (October 1995 France), now discontinued, with dust bag, inside pocket distressed. Purchased by vendor from the Auckland Louis Vuitton shop.
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A 9ct yellow gold New Zealand sweetheart rifle badge/brooch, the rifle with New Zealand on fern overlay, highlighted with gems.
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A gilded 9ct yellow gold New Zealand sweetheart badge/brooch, the New Zealand with a double fern leaf, crowned, ring, bar and scrolling frame. 4.35gm, boxed.
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An original production colour lithograph 'Heroes of the Red Cross, private simpson, D.C.M & his donkey at Anzac, from the original water-colour drawing by Sapper H. Moore-Jones', original entitlement label verso. Inscribed in the image: 'To the memory of our Hero Comrade Murphy (simpson) Killed May 1915. Sapper H. Moore-Jones 1915'. 33 x 24.5 cm, framed under glass. Simpson, a stretcher bearer in the Gallipoli campaign worked for only three and a half weeks, often under fire, until he was killed, the story…
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A Turkish light sabre, circa 1826, with brass basket guard and backstrap cast with Turkish crest, marked 'Mole', wire bound ray skin grip; single fullered blade with double edged leaf tip, length 90 cm.
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A Japanese World War II katana sword, the tang with engraved character marks, shagreen bound grip with original bronze fittings, leather scabbard, blade length 71.5 cm
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A British Royal artillery officer's sword, finely etched blade bearing King George V crest (1911-1936), nickel plated three bar hilt, wire bound shark skin grips, brown leather covered wooden scabbard. Together with a stitched leather document holder of cylinder form.
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A rare 18th century Scottish basket hilt sword, the 92.7 cm double-edge blade with two broad fullers on each face, both engraved with Scottish saying. Iron hilt of the form, circa 1700-1740 with bead tipped ovoid pommel. Leather covered grip. 109 cm overall length. No scabbard. A rare survivor that May have seen the Jacobite rising of 1745 or the Battle of Culloden 1746. Together with a letter of provenance dated back to circa 1900 'It was found in a Wanganui curio shop by Mrs Robertson....Every indication…
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A large river worn and polished pounamu boulder/touchstone, of semi-mountainous form, the mid/dark green tone with pale spotted inclusions, polished top. 54 x 42 x 30 cm. Approx. 40kgs.
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A large river worn and polished pounamu boulder/touchstone, the mid green tone with pale and dark inclusions, polished top. 62 x 37 x 18 cm. Approx. 40kgs.
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An early Maori toki pounamu, pale inanga tone, rounded edged rectangular form, possibly river worn, length 12.5 cm. Registered Y21165
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An early Maori patu muka (stone flax pounder), reduced grip, large circular flake chip to bulbous end, length 22 cm. Provenance: found on a farm near Cambridge. Registered Y09629.
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An exceptional large and impressive old Maori inanga pounamu toki, wide tapered flat form, good overall polish with some evidence of pre-European snap technique to the sides, the mildly curved bevel in good condition. Overall pale tone with some darker inclusions, length 33 cm, width 10.4 cm, depth 3 cm. Registered Y21164
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A Maori whalebone hei tiki, tongue extended, hands clasped to thighs, length 6.6 cm.
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A large and impressive Maori stylised carved figural post, pronounced flared eye surrounds, paua insert eyes, lineal and notch carved detail, hands clasped to abdomen. 10 x 35 x 38 cm
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A circa 1900 sculpted kauri gum book, the clear gum with engraved front cover 'Forget Me not this kauri. Gum N.Z.' highlighted with fern leaves a cross framed by long fern leaves to the reverse, some chipping. 13.5 x 8 x 2.6 cm.
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An Auckland historical 'Point to point Steeplechase' silver plate winner's cup, engraved with winners and race details together with two horse in a landscape 'Won by Arthur T. Close's Merry-Fire', 'Presented by Mr Isaac's for point to point Steeplechase maiden Hunters'. The cup with maker's details for John Dixon & Sons, height 23 cm. Note: details supplied with the cup state: 'The Pakuranga (Auckland) Point-to-Point Steeplechase was won in fast time by Merry-fire, against a field of fourteen, over…
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A rare and historical N.Z. (Otago) Northern Agricultural & pastoral Association Victorian silver trophy cup, presentation engraved 'Northern Agricultural & pastoral Association' and 'Awarded to Reid & gray for largest prize Takers in implements 1875'. 305gm, height 19 cm. Birmingham 1875 by Hilliard & Thomason. Note: papers Past has a record of the 'North Otago Times volume XXIII, issue 1146, 20 November 1875 that records details of Reid & Gray's achievements. See https://paperspast.natlib.govt…
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Burton Brothers, Russian cannon, albumen silver print, 1886. Inscribed verso 'Outside war Memorial and Institute building - Auckland, New Zealand. Showing Russian cannon. Alfred's Son... 1886. 1/2 of original plate'. 14.2 x 10.8 cm.
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Arthur James Iles (1870-1943) hand coloured albumen print, imprinted: 'Iles. Photo. Rotorua. No. 51'. 20 x 13.5 cm
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Trevor Lloyd (1863-1937), old forest remnant with epiphytes, etching. 31.5 x 12.5 cm
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Clifford Murray, 'Vermont Street, Ponsonby', ink and watercolour, signed. 49.5 x 32 cm.
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A pair of Kingsley ware Maori bookends, with highly detailed bronzed figurative panels on mahogany bases. Applied maker's label to base of each, height 20.5 cm.
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A substantial brass door handle ex Auckland's Civic Theatre, in the form of a rotund turbaned gent. 10 x 13 x 30 cm. Provenance: given to the vendor by the manager of the Civic Theatre in the 1990s when Amalgamated/Hoyts relinquished their cinema business there and the theatre closed its doors to undergo a massive renovation.
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A pair of rare Japanese eggshell porcelain cups and saucers, decorated with 'A tangi over dead body of child' and 'Pohutu Geyser, Whaka, Rotorua, N.Z.'
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Australian bark painting from 1970's, artist unknown. 68 x 23 cm.
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Australian bark painting by Curly Bardagubu, born in 1924, died in 1987. A recognised artist, exhibited in a number of galleries. Two bark paintings of his are shown in the book 'Spirit in land. Bark paintings from Arnhem land?, issued by National Gallery of Victoria some 30 years ago. 60 x 21 cm.
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Australian aboriginal Cylcon, an uncommon item found mainly in Western New South Wales and some other areas of Australia. Their precise use has not been established, but they are magic stones and May have been used in ritual contexts. Collected by the late David Baker, former president of the Oceanic Art Society, Sydney
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Australian Aboriginal spear with glass point, glass, wood, resin, fibre. It carries clear sign of wear and the full length would have been 2.5 - 3 m, used with a womera. Northern Australia, the Kimberleys area.
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Australian glass spear point/Kimberley point, flaked glass, resin set. From the Kimberleys
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Australian Leilira Blade/Knife, reputedly collected in the 1930's, Central Australia. Made from reddish quartzite with a grip of resin/gum. Ex. New Guinea Arts, Sydney
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A vintage cook Island Tivaevae tataura, colourful cotton with richly embroidered pansies on a mid-blue background. 234 x 207 cm.
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Papua New Guinea Trobriand Islands large Massim kula 'Soulava? trade object, fashioned from a large piece of pearl shell, beautifully adorned with glass beads, cowrie shells, banana seeds and plastic substitutes for Bagi shells. These objects are important in the complex Kula 'Trading' system, throughout parts of the Milne bay Province. The reverse side carries two names. One is the name of the maker and the other one must be the name of a previous owner. Collected in 2007 on Wamera Island in the Amphlett…
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An old Papua New Guinea stone tapa beater, field collected by the late David Baker, former president of the Oceanic Art Society, Sydney
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An old Papua New Guinea carved lava Ambom fertility stone, the two stylised joined figures of restrained carved and pierced circular form, some black finish remains at the base, height 23 cm.
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Ng West Papua Baliem river stone wealth object (je stone), grand valley, the Dani people. These stones are wealth objects as well as sacred objects of slate. They function as bride price, in addition to their use in important commercial transactions. Some are also regarded as sacred objects and used in ceremonies of birth, initiation, death, etc.
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Ng West Papua. Baliem river, grand valley stone wealth object (je stone), the Dani people. These stones are wealth objects as well as sacred objects of slate. They function as bride price, in addition to their use in important commercial transactions. Some are also regarded as sacred objects and used in ceremonies of birth, initiation, death etc
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Ng West Papua. Baliem river, grand valley stone wealth object (je stone), the Dani people. These stones are wealth objects as well as sacred objects of slate. They function as bride price, in addition to their use in important commercial transactions. Some are also regarded as sacred objects and used in ceremonies of birth, initiation, death etc
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A Len Castle bowl, tenmoku glaze with pale grey 'Crawled' glaze in the cavetto; incised initials under the base, diameter 25.5 cm; height 9.5 cm
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A Len Castle small bowl, with unglazed rolled lip, impressed mark, diameter 12.5 cm
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A Doreen Blumhardt rock impressed slab vase, matt deep red/brown glaze with dribbled green highlights, the arched top with two openings, height 38 cm. Impressed potter's mark to base. Note: Doreen used rocks near Island bay to impress the clay slabs from which this and other works in the series were made.
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A Doreen Blumhardt square wall platter, poured black glaze on blue and green ground, four bars to the reverse and holes for wall hanging. Impressed potters mark. 35.5 x 35 cm
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A Doreen Blumhardt square wall platter, poured dark and bright green glaze on mat umber speckled ground, four bars to the reverse and holes for wall hanging. Impressed potters mark. 35.5 x 35 cm
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A Doreen Blumhardt flared pedestal bowl, the interior with red dots highlighted with yellow and with dark bands. Impressed potters mark, diameter 24.8 cm.
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A Doreen Blumhardt slab sided vase, hand built, with umber pigmented walls and glazed mouth. Old exhibition label underneath, height 40 cm.
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A Mirek Smisek early salt glazed lidded jug, rich dark brown, incised full signature to base, height 20.5 cm.
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A Graham Ambrose 'Tasman Landform' sculpture, the tall swollen curving form in teal blue with dark overglaze highlighting the top. Inspired by the Tasman sea coastline, height 50.5 cm.
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A wall dish by Steven Scholefield (rocket Pottery), decorated with a repeating grid of impressed stamps after Theo Schoon, highlighted with dark glaze, impressed potter's mark to reverse, diameter 29.5 cm.
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A Peter Stichbury large circular shallow bowl, poured iron sand glaze decoration on tenmoku ground, impressed potter's mark to foot and with potter's paper label, diameter 39 cm.
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A Peter Lange 'Rat' teapot, the Chinese character for the zodiac animal rat used as the body, tubular spout and handle, non-functional, sang-de-boeuf red glaze. Named to the rectangular slab base, length 21.5 cm.
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Three Peter Lange salt glazed bottles, all with incised ?3-pin power plug? designs and other lines and squiggles. All originally purchased from Albany village Pottery in 1996. Two with stamped name on base; the larger one unmarked. Note: the tallest bottle has a small glaze frit and another bruise on the lip present when purchased. The bruise had been stained dark before being sold in the shop. Tallest height 26 cm
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A Stephen Bradbourne glass 'Murrine' vase, ovoid, signed and dated 2014, height 17.5 cm
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A Stephen Bradbourne glass 'Murrine' vase, ovoid, signed and dated 2010, height 22 cm
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