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Auction House:
Cordy's
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Douglas MacDiarmid, Still Life with Oranges, watercolour, signed and dated '64. 31.5 X 49 cm ***
*** Terry Stringer, untitled pastel on sculpted and folded paper, signed and dated '85. 39 x 56.5 cm. Housed within a perspex case constructed by the artist ***
*** Two early 19th century steel engravings of statues of Bacchus, larger 37 x 27 cm, in matched frames. ***
*** William Menzies-Gibb, extensive river landscape, oil on artist's board, signed. 21.5 cm x 295. Framed. See back cover. ***
*** Two Regency period watercolour portraits, woman with ringlets and young girl. Lengths 20 cm. Both in oval mounts with matching gilt frames. ***
*** Vintage New Zealand tourist poster 'Guide Rangi - Pohutu Geyser, Rotorua', mounted on canvas. 50 cm x 75 cm (excl. frame). ***
*** Elise Mourant, 'Okoroire', watercolour, signed, labelled on reverse. 36 x 63.5 cm, original frame. ***
*** A small fine 19th century Dieppe ivory plaque, carved in relief with a scene of an 18th century travelling knife sharpener working in front of peasants and a dog. 7.5 x 6 cm ***
*** Aston Greathead, 'The Haast Pass', acrylic on board, signed 38 x 54 cm framed, labelled on reverse. ***
*** A vintage French poster of pigeons, ex a French school, framed under glass. 81 x 92 cm. ***
*** Three early 19th century miniatures, a watercolour portrait, an albumen photo portrait and a silhouette variously framed. Tallest 28 cm ***
*** A patriotic World War I oil painting 'For the King', depicting a grouped arrangement of New Zealand badged cap, Sam Browne, Union Jack and unsheathed bayonet. Titled and signed indistinctly May Mole, dated 1915. 45.5 x 60 cm ***
*** Artist unknown, 19th century folk art oil on board depicting a horse drawn fire brigade, unsigned. 45 cm x 60 cm ***
*** Ida Carey, Waikato Lake landscape with red roofed boat sheds, oil on artist's board, signed. 38.5 x 41 cm, gilt framed ***
*** Two hand coloured lithographs from the Voyage de L'Astrolabe, portraits including two studies of moko kauae. Each 45 cm x 33 cm. ***
*** A Victorian biblical illumination from The New Testament, Epistle to the Ephesians 6:13. 'Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God...', including visual references to armour, shield and sword painted in watercolour and gilt. The gilt slip frame… ***
*** Stanley Palmer, 'The Last Houses', bamboo lithograph, signed, entitled, dated 1973 and numbered 26/50. 39 cm x 52 cm, framed under glass ***
*** A large vintage travel poster for Rome / Roma issued by ENIT and Italian Railways, the image includes the Colosseum and Trajan's Column, c.1930s, designer unknown. 91 x 59 cm. ***
*** Robert Frederick Way (1872-1947), Anihana' (a portrait of a Maori chief), etching, signed and entitled. 31 x 21 cm. ***
*** Ella Spicer, 'Mt Egmont', watercolour, signed, labelled on reverse. 31 cm x 42.5 cm, original frame ***
*** Cora Wilding, 'South Island Mountain Landscape with Farm Gate', watercolour, signed. 55 cm x 43.5 cm ***
*** George Baxter (1804-67), The Rev. J. Waterhouse Superintending the Landing of The Missionaries at Taranaki, New Zealand', oil print, coloured in the Baxter patented method. 28.5 cm x 40 cm. ***
*** A pair of Art Nouveau style large terracotta wall mask plaques, the rectangular sculpted backs with deep relief portrait of a Bacchanalian couple, flowing hair, grape detail, open mouths. Unglazed terracotta. 51 cm x 67.5 cm x 14 cm ***
*** A 19th century bone and pleated paper fan, the sticks pierced and inlaid with cut brass, the paper with hand coloured lithograph some distress. ***
*** Two George Baxter oil colour prints, The Reception of Rev. J. Williams at Tanna...' and 'Massacre of the Lamented Missionary the Rev. J.Williams, and Mr. Harris', each framed and glazed. 21 x 32 cm ***
*** A 1960s 'Air France' promotion travel poster, Grand Bretagne', lithograph in colours, linen backed. 86 cm x 58 cm ***
*** Arthur Herbert Messenger (1877-1962), Normanby Redoubt 1879', monochrome watercolour, signed and dated '59, entitled on mount, 170 x 26 cm. Note: The artist was son of Colonel W. B. Messenger officer in charge of the garrison at Pukearuhe redoubt. ***
*** A hand coloured engraving by De Sainson from the Atlas to the Voyage of l'Astrolabe, 'Tonga-Tabou. Vadodai vient demander la fin des hostilites', litho by Adam printed by Lemercier. 22.5 cm x 32.5 cm ***
*** Louis Le Breton 'Fond De La Baie, Sarah's Bosom (Iles Auckland)' (Port Ross, Auckland Isles) lithograph circa 1846. D'Urville's Voyage de l'Astrolabe, Atlas Pittoresque Plate 175. 19 cm x 34.5 cm. ***
*** A poster advertising the sale of the subdivided 'Rawenga' estate, St Heliers 1919, the poster framed and glazed but distressed and with old repairs. 58 cm x 58.5 cm ***
*** K. Airini Vane, extensive coastal scene, gouache on paper, signed and dated 44, 36.5 x 54 cm original frame under glass ***
*** A framed lithograph from C.D. Barraud's New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive, 1877, 'Te Raku/Whata/Te Rangatira..' 14 vignettes on one plate. 41.5 x 29.5 cm. ***
*** A pastel portrait of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, by Gerard Hugh Bertrand Pinnock, signed and dated 1959. 43 x 34.5 cm. ***
*** A small birdseye maple framed colonial watercolour of Judges Bay, 8 x 12 cm. ***
*** An early 20th century South Africa tourist poster, 'South Africa Invites You', 'The Road To Sunland', 'Booklet from South Africa Offices. Trafalgar Square, London.', printed in colours showing an open tourer beside an electric train. Printer's details to… ***
*** Jos Kivits, central North Island Mountains and lake Taupo, oil on board, signed, dated 1977 verso. 23 x 36 cm ***
*** Edward (Ted), Lattey, 'Mt. Messenger', oil on board, signed. 39.5 x 49.5 cm ***
*** E. Mervyn Taylor (1906-64), koruru, woodcut, signed, titled, edition 60. 11.5 x 9 cm. ***
*** A 19th century steeple chase engraving 'Punchestown Conyngham cup 1872. The Stone Wall', after the painting by Sturgess, engraved by E.G.Hester. 54.5 cm x 85.5 cm ***
*** Nellie Spencer, 'Rangitoto and North Head From Parnell', watercolour, signed and dated 29/10/20.21 x 36.5 cm ***
*** Raymond Fowler, Tui on kowhai branch, acrylic on paper, signed and dated '99. 23.5 cm x 17.5 cm ***
*** C. Hutton, 'Seale Force', waterfall scene with two explorers, watercolour on paper, signed and dated July 1862 (in pencil) and entitled. 44 cm x 31.5 cm, contemporary frame under glass. See back cover ***
*** An Auckland city Council real estate auction promotional poster for 'Valuable Freehold Sites fronting beach Road, Anzac Avenue...', dated 1918. 59 x 73 cm. Some repair and losses. ***
*** Kathleen Airini Vane (1891-1965) 'Pohutukawa at Mahurangi', gouache, signed and dated '43.37.5 x 45 cm ***
*** James Kinnear, untitled rural landscape with stream and black faced sheep, watercolour, signed. 37 x 45.5 cm original gilt frame under glass ***
*** An 18th century steel engraving portrait of Captain James Cook, by Sherrin after the painting by Nathaniel Dance, published 1784. 29 x 23.5 cm ***
*** Philippa Blair, Untitled, mixed media, unsigned, 99.2 x 71.8 cm ***
*** Stanley Palmer, Pohutukawa and Island, Maharangi' bamboo lithograph 22/50, signed and dated 1970-71. 45.5 x 60 cm ***
*** Michael Browne, Appleby in Nelson', oil on board, signed. 40 x 44 cm ***
*** Gwen Ockenden, 'Two Pieces', a still life with two pieces of Moorcroft (Claremont and Moonlit Blue vases), watercolour, signed and dated '44. 47 x 37 cm ***
*** Arthur Thompson (N.Z./Aust. 1915-), 'Still Life with Bottles & Fruit', oil on board, signed and dated '85. (N.Z./Aust. 1915-) 44.5 x 58 cm ***
*** A vintage postcard album, with over 200 postcards including some from World War I and Maori tourist cards. ***
*** Annie Baird, stylised still life, watercolour, signed and dated '73, 45.5 x 60.5 cm, unframed ***
*** Two aquatint engravings, published 1809, 'Eruption of Mt. Etna in 1669' and 'Eruption of Vesuvius in 1769'. Each 62 cm x 46 cm, (page size). ***
*** An 18th century steel engraving portrait of Lord Nelson, by Earlom after the painting by L. F. Abbot, published 1798. 45 x 35 cm ***
*** Military sketch by Daniel Oren(?), 'Front d'X Cavaliers Americains', [French Tenth Army front, American cavalry], ink and watercolour, signed, dated Fev 1918 and entitled. 8 x 13.5 cm ***
*** Military sketch by Franck Dupuy, 'En route pour l'arriere, (Verdun)', [En route for the rear], ink and watercolour, signed, dated Fev 1918 and entitled. 7.5 x 11.5 cm. ***
*** A pair of late Georgian portrait miniature etchings, a man and woman, hand coloured, in oval cavetto and leaf moulded gilt frames. 20 x 18 cm. ***
*** Trevor Lloyd, 'Portrait of a Rangatira', etching, signed. 31.5 x 18 cm ***
*** A Pears Print chromolithograph after J.W. Godward 'Woman with peacock fan', gilt framed. 43 cm x 58 cm. ***
*** Hilda Wiseman (1894-1984), Miromiro (tomtit), proof linocut, monogrammed in the plate. 5.5 x 7 cm. ***
*** Ray Thorburn, 'Mini Modular 3', oil on board, four joined panels, signed, entitled and dated '69 to reverse of each. 61 x 61 cm ***
*** Two lithographs - 'Napoleon III' and 'Lord Raglan, the former without colour, 69 cm x 45 cm, the latter hand coloured, 31 cm x 25.5 cm ***
*** Linda Mapplebeck, Convergence I', oil on board, signed and dated 2004. 59.5 x 59.5 cm ***
*** Linda Mapplebeck, Convergence II', oil on board, signed and dated 2004. 59.5 x 59.5 cm ***
*** Kathy Sumpter, George sound, oil on board, signed. 20.5 cm x 28 cm ***
*** A contemporary Byzantine style small icon, and a European oil on panel depicting the Virgin and Christ child. 17 x 14 cm and 24 x 14.5 cm. ***
*** Robyn Kahukiwi 'Remember Rona...' poster print, framed. Reproduced from a painting by Robyn Kahukiwa - Rona Whakamau Tai. 'Published by the state Services Commission Equal Employment Opportunity unit. P.O. Box 329 Wellington.' 83 x 60 cm ***
*** Jack Crippen, 'Nelson', Buildings in a Landscape, acrylic, signed. 32 cm x 43 cm, original frame ***
*** A vintage framed lithograph, 'The Latest Scandal!', in oak frame. 35.5 cm x 50.5 cm. ***
*** Samuel Charles Brees hand coloured steel engraving, 'Town of New Plymouth at Taranaki, c.1847. 9 x 19.5 cm ***
*** A World War II period poster of Churchill, with Spanish text 'El Hombre Del Momento'. 73 x 48 cm. ***
*** John Easthope World War II air force painting, a Lockheed Hudson light bomber in flight, oil on board. 18.5 x 28.5 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection. ***
*** Garth Tapper, Prosecution', lithograph AP (artist's proof), signed and entitled. 22 cm x 150 image, 40 cm x 30 cm paper size unframed. ***
*** A Victorian reverse glass painting, possibly depicting the Goddess Aphrodite (Venus) and her son Eros (Cupid), in later frame. 23 cm x 18 cm. ***
*** A vintage war recruitment poster, the Harry J. Weston image of a woman standing before a battle tattered Australian/New Zealand flag, the words 'Were YOU There Then?' on red ground, blue and yellow other dominant tones, the printer's details 'W. A.… ***
*** A vintage 1949 Air France Europe travel poster by Robert Falcucci, featuring London's Tower Bridge, Parisian monuments, Chateau de Chenonceau, and a Lockheed Constellation, the first pressurized passenger aircraft, which revolutionized global travel. 95 x… ***
*** A vintage travel poster, 'Africa. Fly There by B.O.A.C.', depicting a simple stylised zebra and buffalo on a dark teal ground. 105 cm x 63.5 cm ***
*** Rodney Fumpston, Anticipation', screen print, signed, entitled and numbered 22/100. 96 x 68.5 cm ***
*** An etching by Archibald Stuart Peterson (1900-76), 'Poi Dancers', 1/4 2nd state. 10 cm x 27 cm. ***
*** Allan Taylor, 'Kawau Island', acrylic on canvas, signed and entitled, detailed on reverse. 30 x 40 cm temporary black box frame. ***
*** Connie Lloyd, (1895-1982), 'A Twisted Tree', etching, signed and entitled. 15 x 17 cm ***
*** Richard Aldworth Oliver, ‘Half-Castes of Pomare’s Pah (Bay of Islands), rare hand coloured lithograph from his London published ‘A Series of Lithographic Drawings from Sketches in New Zealand’ [1852/53]. Provenance: The collection of Dr Neville Hogg,… ***
*** Richard Pheney, New Zealand landscape with figures, cattle and church spire, watercolour, 14.5 cm x 19.5 cm, signed and dated 1862 ***
*** A 1960s/1970s inlaid N.Z. woods portrait panel by Mr L.J. Cox, the Maori chief in profile with huia feather, moko, earring and cloak, in fine detail, original applied label to reverse. 29.4 x 22.7 cm. Note: details of a large World War II marquetry panel… ***
*** Michael blow 'Peonies', oil on board, signed. 19 x 29 cm ***
*** A. Whistler, Old I.G.A. Store, Middle St Ponsonby', ink and watercolour, signed and dated 1975, entitled verso. 34.5 x 39 cm ***
*** A.C. Robertson, oil on canvas, Desert Scout, signed and dated, inscribed verso 'A New Zealander on Patrol Scans the Western Desert', the soldier depicted being Clarence Henry Hawtin ***
*** F. O. Bianchi, South Island alpine landscape, oil on board, initialled 2.6 x 19.5 cm ***
*** A 19th century watercolour painted with an elaborate coat of arms, Ne Cede Malis', further detailed and dated 1863. 27.5 cm x 24 cm ***
*** A Garth Tapper, Prosecution', lithograph 49/99, signed and entitled. 22 cm x 15 cm image, 40 cm x 30 cm paper size unframed. ***
*** A small colonial New Zealand painted shell, attributed to John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908), painted with volcanic scene and entitled 'Mud Volcano, Waiotapo'. 7.5 cm x 8.5 cm ***
*** Paul Augustus Mulready (UK 1805–1864), Portrait Study, Head and Shoulders of a Young Woman, pencil and coloured chalks on paper. Maple framed, c.1837. 26.5 x 21.5 cm. ***
*** Robert Frederick Way (1872-1947), 'Wahine and Child', etching 3/50, signed and titled. 20.5 x 14 cm ***
*** A conte sketch of Rudolf Nureyev and a pastel of a pair of ballet shoes, signed A.P de Alba. 38.5 cm x 28 cm and 27 cm x 43 cm ***
*** Garth Tapper, Prosecution', screenprint 53/99, signed, entitled and numbered. 22 x 15 cm ***