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Jewellery, Decorative & Fine Arts Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:341
Sale Title:Jewellery, Decorative & Fine Arts AuctionLots with images:322
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:262
Date:23-Mar-2021
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Austin J40 child's pedal car, fondly known as the 'Joy Car' or 'Junior Austin', the 'J40' was manufactured from 1955 to 1971 by disabled miners at a factory in the village of Tiryberth, near Bargoed in South Wales. Built at the instigation of Lord Nuffield, owner of BMC, soon after the Second World War, they were sold in Austin showrooms for £20, which was a considerable price at the time. It has a dummy engine with spark plugs, a handbrake and electric lights and a horn, some attention required. They were…
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An 18th century French tole peinte glass cooler (verrier rafraichissoir), gold leaves painted on a black ground, crenelated edge, handle to each end. 28 x 20 x 11.5 cm.
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Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam sandalwood trinket/glove box, with fine fretwork cut and craved ivory mounts, domed hinged lid. Some loses to ivory. 26 x 12 x 8.5 cm.
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A Regency mahogany sarcophagus tea caddy, with restrained inlay decoration, the interior with two lidded compartments flanking a cavity for a mixing bowl, ruched velvet lining to the lid, on brass bun feet with one ring handle to one side remaining. 32.5 x 16 x 22 cm.
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A Victorian coromandel wood vanity case, the fitted interior with crystal and silver top jars, lift out compartment and a drawer in the base for jewellery, London 1868 by James Vickery. Some veneer missing from lid. 30.5 x 23 x 18 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 burr totara writing slope, the interior with usual compartments for pens and ink bottles, replacement insert and with old repairs. 39 x 23 x 14 cm.
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A Georgian mahogany banjo barometer, with silvered dial, the lower dial named F. Ciappessoni, Hastings, the trunk with a thermometer with a silver scale and surmounted by a 'dry-damp' dial beneath the swan neck pediment, height 95 cm.
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A bronze statue of Hippomenes (Melanion) after Guillaume Coustou, (from the tale of the race between Atalanta and Hippomenes) a reduction by Frederic Sauvage and marked with Susse Freres Foundry, on an integrally cast circular base and a marble plinth, height 50 cm
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An antique French bronze of Jean de la Fontaine, after Ernest Rancoulet, seated upon a rocky outcrop, posturing as he reads from a book, traces of gilt remain. Cast maker's marks and registration diamond dating to 1883, height 27 cm. Note: Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century.
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A bronze of the Emperor Tiberius, seated upon a chair, pausing from reading from a scroll. Stamped registration diamond dating to 1883. W.23 cm.
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A pair of 19th century Roman style bronze urns on marble bases, the 'volute-krater' neo-classical urns with swan neck terminating handles and encircling band of classical figures, stepped bases, height 225. Note: The Greek 'volute-krater' is essentially an ancient Greece mixing vessel used for the dilution of wine with water.
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A large and impressive colonial kauri cased coral display, the glazed case packed with various stag, brain, fan and other corals, mainly pale tones, some red and colours included. some shell highlights. 68.5 x 37.5 x 62.5 cm.
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A c.1940 carved and painted solid wood duck decoy, 16 1/2 inch, branded to the base 'B Beck', glass eyes, mallard hen form.
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A c.1950 15 inch wooden duck decoy, mallard hen, glass eyes, along with three miniature hand-made wooden decoys.
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A c.1940 quality 13 inch blue winged teal duck decoy, carved and painted with fine detail.
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A c.1940 15 inch Higgins 'life-like' duck decoy, composition body, glass eyes, an uncommon decoy. Repair to beak.
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A good hand carved c.1930 14 inch Mallard Drake duck decoy, head turned to preening position, glass eyes, named 'Animal Trap, Mississippi'.
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A pair of c.1920 17 inch duck decoys, carved and painted, tack eyes, some minor refurbishment.
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A pair of handmade carved wood display duck decoys, heads held high, glass eyes. original condition.
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A rare c.1900 leather duck decoy, stuffed and shaped with kapok and cork chips, glass eyes.
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A c.1960 uncommon 'ruddy' wooden duck decoy, named, carved from solid wood.
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A Hardy Goodwin 4 inch salmon reel, alloy construction with brass fittings, pressure tensioner, on/off check, with impressed Hardy crests, an uncommon example c.1940-50.
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A rare c.1900 3 inch Manton & Co. of Calcutta brass fly reel, Hercules type, horn handle, smooth permanent check and in good condition.
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A c.1890 good example 3 1/4 inch Anderson & Sons fly reel, alloy and brass with ivory handle, permanent check, brass face plates and foot.
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An 1860 2 5/8th inch Dougall crank wind fly reel, all brass, ivory handle, strong permanent check, an early example.
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A large Aubusson tapestry, ornate central floral medallion surrounded by flowering trailing vines, conforming floral decoration to the quadrants, the top and base. Pink, white, greens on a caramel and mushroom ground. 260 x 240 cm.
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A set of six Lorenz Oken (1779-1851) anatomical lithographs, c.1830/40, engraved by C. Schach, from 'Oken's Allgemeine Naturgeschicte IV Anatomie. Showing full and part body elements, nerves skeletons etc. Each 31.5 x 24.5 cm. Individually framed and glazed with TrueVue glass. Note: Oken was a German transcendental naturalist, philosopher and physician, who studied natural history and medicine at the universities of Freiburg and Wurzburg.
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A pair of 19th century miniature oil paintings, Italian country scenes, framed under glass in ornate gilt frames. 21 x 17 cm (including frame).
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A 19th century portrait oil on board, a young man in formal dress, minor damage, unframed. 23.5 x 18 cm.
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A hand painted portrait miniature, the Gainsborough style young woman on ivory, in an ivory frame.
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An early 1700s Italian embroidered silk panel, the centre with the Madonna surrounded by flowering leaves and vines, in gilt and silk thread, framed under glass.
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A Georgian tortoiseshell 'In Memoriam' trinket box lid, central panel set with woven hair wreath and initials in a gold gilt metal frame, under glass. 8 cm.
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A vintage sow and piglets automaton, electric motor driven, used in 1950s-60s by an Auckland butcher for store front display. In working order, eyes, ears and tails move.
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'The Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver', published by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1988, featuring the private collection of The Gilbert Family, most of which is now on display in the museum, fully illustrated, with d/w.
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A Victorian glass bar beverage dispenser, on wooden stand, facet cut finial to lid, tap absent, old chips, height 66 cm.
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A Victorian glass bar beverage dispenser, facet cut finial to lid, on facet cut glass stand, tap absent, old chips, height 58 cm.
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A Victorian glass bar barrel dispenser, impressed gilt lettering and award medals for Old Highland Whisky, lid and tap absent, old chips. 22 x 33 cm.
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A large Victorian glass bar bottle dispenser, gilded lettering advertising Dailuaine Talisker Blend and the price 2½d per Nip, lid and tap absent, old chips, height 68 cm.
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A Mont Blanc 100 Year Anniversary limited edition fountain pen, produced 2006 only, designed and marketed as a homage to Montblanc's original safety pen Simplo Rouge et Noire, c.1908. Black resin case with gold bands and clip, early logo, sliding sleeve case to expose 18K gold M nib. Cartridge fill. With original case, outer packaging and booklets with plastic wrap. As new.
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Three antique pewter mugs, all with maker's names to one side, height 13 cm.
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Three antique pewter mugs, varying sizes from one quart to half pint, height 155, 125 and 9 cm.
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Three antique pewter mugs, two with glass bottoms and one with later addition of a spout, height 120 and 13 cm.
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A French carved boxwood figure of the Madonna and Child, on small dodecagon (twelve) base, height 32 cm (on base).
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An early 20th century French terracotta religious figure group of St Vincent de Paul with two children, original paint finish, height 100 cm.
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A vintage Louis Vuitton Alize 24 Heures travel bag, two separated compartments, each secured with padlocked zippers, each interior with an open side pocket, washable lining, stitched leather trim, LV canvas shoulder strap. 46 x 18 x 38 cm. With large dust bag.
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A 3 inch pocket compass, with paper card and pivoted spear point needle in heavy turned brass case.
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A 4-inch brass cased sighting compass, with card marked Stanley Gt. Turnstile, Holborn, London.
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A Professor Fuller's Calculating Cylindrical Slide Rule, with helical tables on fixed and sleeved cylinders, designed late 19th century, stamped serial number 3793, and 16 (1916). With mahogany fitted box, complete with handsfree mounting bracket. Box length 45.5 cm
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A 19th century navigator's parallel rule by W. H. Harling 4 Finsbury Pavement London, brass on boxwood with protractor scale, in mahogany fitted box with brass dividers.
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An 18-inch ebony three-bar parallel rule, marked 'Hezzanith Field's Rule, Hill's Patent No 15455', with brass hinges, engraved protractor scale.
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A set of drawing instruments, with and ivory instruments, Stanley ivory sector rule, unbranded ivory rectangular protractor (split), in Stanley branded oak case with single removeable tier. 20 x 16 x 5.5 cm
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A set of drawing instruments, apparently complete with brass and ivory instruments, Stanley boxwood sector rule, Stanley ebony parallel rule, Stanley ivory rectangular protractor, etc., in Stanley branded mahogany case with single removeable tier. With key. 19.5 x 13 x 5 cm.
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A set of drawing instruments, steel and bone/ivory handled, with un-named ivory sector rule and 6-inch parallel rule, in walnut case with single removeable tier. 19.5 x 15.5 x 5 cm.
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A set of drawing instruments, principally by Stanley, additionally with other makers including a Negretti & Zambra ivory sector rule, in mahogany cased with two removeable tiers. 22.5 x 16 x 8 cm.
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A set of 12-inch Troughton & Simms architect's scale rules, one absent, with four 2-inch scale rules, all ivory, in branded, fitted mahogany box with dovetail corners.
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A set of six 12-inch Stanley architect's scale rules, boxwood with ivory scales, in branded, fitted mahogany box with box-jointed corners.
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A 6-inch ivory three-bar parallel rule, marked 'Banks, 441 Strand London', with pierced brass hinges, (Robert Banks traded at 440 Strand (1795-1804), 441 Strand (1805-30), instrument maker to the Prince of Wales; signed as both Banks and Bancks).
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A 6-inch ivory two-bar parallel rule, with brass hinges, slight yellowing.
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A 12-inch four-fold ivory and brass rule, c.1880, with scale to the interior only. Slight yellowing.
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A 12-inch four-fold ivory and brass rule, c.1880, with concealed centre hinge.
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A 6-inch ivory two-bar parallel rule, with brass hinges.
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A mid-19th century ivory rectangular protractor, engraved with various scales, .6 x 1 ¾ inch.
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A mid-19th century ivory rectangular protractor, engraved with various scales, .6 x 1 ¾ inch. Yellowed and marked.
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A 19th century 12-inch folding ivory sector rule, marked 'J. Shuttleworth', with brass plugs for divider points at scale ends.
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A 12-inch four-fold ivory and brass rule, marked 'J (John) Rabone & Sons, Maker', c.1880, with brass round joint middle plates, edge and face pins. Exterior yellowing.
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A mid-19th century ivory rectangular protractor, marked 'Elliot Bros., London', engraved with various scales, .6 x 1 3/4 inch.
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A 19th century 12-inch folding ivory sector rule, marked 'J. Shuttleworth', slight cracks at hinge.
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A mid-19th century ivory rectangular protractor, engraved with various scales, 0.6 x 1 3/4 inch.
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A 6-inch ivory two-bar parallel rule, with brass hinges, slight ink spotting.
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A 6-inch ivory two-bar parallel rule, with brass hinges, slight yellowing.
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An architects 3 foot ivory scale rule
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A 19th century Marples Hibernia brace, brass and ebony, with maker's marks and Royal Warrant together with five attachments.
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A 19th century percussion pistol, rosewood handle, marked Tubman, Warrington, length 18 cm. No licence required.
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A good 19th century English pepper pot pistol, the six shot revolving barrel of 3 inch length, the overhead steel hammer holding the percussion caps, scroll engraved detail, walnut grips. The mechanism working. No licence required.
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An Edward VII parade sword in scabbard, chromed, the shagreen grip lacking wire binding, length 102 cm
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A George V parade sword in leather scabbard, chromed guard and decorative blade with Royal cypher, wire bound shagreen grip, with brown leather strap and acorn, length 102 cm.
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A Victorian military dress sword, crowned royal cypher to the looping guard, some losses to the shagreen grip, wire bound, decorative engraved blade detailed 'The New Zealand Clothing Factory' and with VR crowned cypher. No scabbard.
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A Papua New Guinea Sepik River tribal mask, the clay mask built up over a tortoiseshell and decorated with shells, cassowary feathers and fibre trim. 23 x 25 cm.
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A Papua New Guinea tribal breastplate, the red and blue stringwork breastplate trimmed with small fine shells and two large cowrie shells to each side, together with a mother of pearl shell and twine necklace.
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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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Thomas Gudgeon 'The Defenders of New Zealand', 1887, morocco binding with gilt title and vignette.
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A New Zealand colonial Jane Brenkley carved and painted rose decorated box, rectangular form, stained and painted red, cream and green roses, the interior lid with poker work decoration of farmhouse scene together with verse, wallpaper and portrait decoupage lining, signed and dated 1955. 33.5 x 21.5 x 15 cm
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A Len Castle large serving dish decorated with impressed designs, tenmoku and wood ash glaze, oblong shape, the deep well impressed with seven large stamps attributed to Theo Schoon. Dated by Len Castle to the 1960s. Stamped maker's mark to base. 42 x 34 cm
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A Richard Parker pottery vase, square baluster shape with quatrefoil mouth, spinach glaze with yellow and celadon splashes, height 33 cm.
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A Crown Lynn Wharetana ware trinket box, mask decoration, brown glaze, the green/brown mottled lid panel vacant, the interior lip with original glazed over cut-away section. Original paper label to the base. 13.3 x 9 x 6 cm.
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A Crown Lynn Wharetana Art Pottery ware small wall plaque, decorated with a stylised Maori figure, brown glaze, impressed number 1025 to reverse, diameter 14 cm.
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Crown Lynn Daniel Steenstra yellow glazed hand potted vase, baluster form with striking glaze, black to the interior top rim, throwing marks evident, tiki stamp to base, height 26.5 cm.
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A Frank Carpay five bowl set, includes larger serving bowl and four smaller, the wall with a wide green band bordered by black. Crown Lynn back stamp and 'Handwerk' markings to base on the large bowl. Larger bowl dia. 23 cm.
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A large white Crown Lynn swan, impressed mark to base, usual crazing. 32 x 20 cm.
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A Garry Nash glass deep bowl, yellow chip exterior, emerald green interior. Signed and dated '11, diameter 23 cm
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A Garry Nash glass bowl, yellow chip exterior, emerald green interior. Signed and dated '11, diameter 23 cm
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A Garry Nash glass bowl, yellow chip exterior, emerald green interior. Signed and dated '11, diameter 23 cm
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An Archibald Knox three-piece Tudric pewter part tea service, comprising hot water pot with cane handle, sugar and cream, model 0231, with enamels some losses.
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A Rene Lalique 'Poissons' opalescent glass bowl, designed 1921, marked 'R. Lalique', diameter 23.3 cm.
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Two Lalique glass partridge ornaments, 'Perdrix Debout' and 'Perdrix Inquiete', chip to the latter's beak, pre-war design, later etched mark 'Lalique France'. Tallest 18 cm.
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A Lalique glass shallow dish, moulded and frosted maple leaf design, engraved mark 'Lalique France', diameter 24.5 cm
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A late 19th century green glass paperweight, attributed to Baccarat, unmarked, diameter 11 cm.
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An early 1900s cut crystal perfume flask, engraved silver plate top. 9.5 x 11 cm.
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A selection of Bristol Blue glass, includes glass rinser, goblet, two beakers and a decanter with silver plate top and brandy label.
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