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July Antique, Art & Militaria Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:660
Sale Title:July Antique, Art & Militaria AuctionLots with images:127
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:458
Date:15-Jul-2014
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A coin silver sovereign case, traditional round form, sprung interior, stamped 'Warranted Coin Silver'
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A late Victorian silver and cut crystal heart shaped vanity jar, the heart form lid with embossed scrolls and florals on a conforming diamond and cushion cut base. Birmingham 1900 by Levi & Salaman
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An Edwardian silver and cut crystal perfume bottle, the domed hinged lid with embossed scrolls and florals enclosing a fitted stopper, the tall square section cut crystal body with diamond and cushion deep cut decoration. Birmingham 1901 by Arthur Willmore Pennington. Height 12 cm
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A Victorian gilded and engraved silver cylindrical vanity jar, all-over scrolling leaf, floral and bird decoration, fitted lid. London 1849 by Joseph Hirst. Length 8 cm
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An early 1900s silver and tortoiseshell three piece brush set, silver frames with tortoiseshell backs, the tortoiseshell set with bows, lyres and horns, hair brush, clothes brush and hand mirror. London 191.1 cm
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Two silver and ivory nut picks, plain pointed, tapered and curved blades hallmarked Sheffield 1920 by Atkin Bros., one with wrythen twisted handle, the other plain
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A late Victorian silver and ivory page turner, the parallel sided ivory spatulate plain blade with plain silver cap end and a band of entwined snake. Birmingham 1899 by Levi & Salaman. Length 21 cm
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A modern Tiffany & Co. silver Swiss Army knife, supporting five various implements, scissors, blade, etc., complete with original pouch and card box
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A pair of early George III silver salts, of oval boat form with pronounced gadroon rims, each raised on four spreading legs with hoof feet and shell knees, replacement glass liners. London 1768 by D. & R. Hennell
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A cased pair of late Victorian silver shell salts and spoons, each of radiating clam shell form with gilded interior, conforming spoons, all in fitted Morocco leather and gilt case with dark blue velvet lining. Birmingham 1899 by Crisford & Norris Ltd
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A George III silver salt, oval boat form with shaped gadroon rim, raised on four pad feet with shell decorated knees. Newcastle 1780 by William Stalker & John Mitchison
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A George III silver and blue glass salt, oval form, the frame with engraved banded detail and vacant cartouche, reeded top rim, tapered splayed feet, the original blue glass liner with star cut base. Maker's mark rubbed. London 180.4 cm
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A pair of Victorian silver squat circular salts, fine bead rims, each raised on three pad feet, original clear glass liners. London 1858 by Walter Morrisse. Diameter 6 cm
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A pair of George III silver salts, squat circular form, bead rims, each raised on three pad feet, fitted clear glass liners. London 1775 by Thomas Daniell. Diameter 6 cm
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An early 18th century Continental silver trencher salt, oval form with scalloped flared base and top rim, silver marks to base rim. Possibly Lubeck, Germany. Length 9 cm
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A pair of George III salt spoons, Old English pattern, crested with a lion's head erased. London 1789 by George Smith III & William Fearn
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A pair of William IV fiddle pattern silver salt spoons. London 1834 by Charles Boyton
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A pair of George IV period fiddle pattern silver salt spoons. London 1828 by Clement Cheese
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A William IV silver caddy spoon, the shell form bowl with a handle, engraved border and plain vacant cartouche. Exeter 1834, maker's mark rubbed
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A George IV shovel shaped silver caddy spoon with a finely engraved handle. London 1821 by John Merry
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A George III silver wine funnel, flat fine ridged top rim, traditional star pierced grill, shaped tapered side clip. London 1795, maker's mark partially rubbed
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A Georgian period Scottish silver wine funnel, plain design with gadroon border and shell shaped rim clip. Edinburghc.1820 by Charles Campbell, both hallmarks match. Old repair. Height 12.5 cm
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A George III silver goblet, plain ovoid bowl with gilded interior, the spreading circular foot with reeded rim, scripted initials. London 1802 by Peter, Ann & William Bateman. Weight 168gms. Height 15 cm
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A 19th century Russian Alexander II ceremonial kovsh, the small pedestal bowl with panels of Cyrillic wording to the exterior, the single wide flat shaped handle with religious iconography including a large cross. Assay marks for Ivan Konstantinov, Moscow, 1880, maker's mark not identified. Diameter of bowl 7.5 cm
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A rare George IV silver toddy pot, the cylindrical body with a small spout to the top rim, a pierced grille behind, the hinged lid with rounded edge, crested with a ducal coronet above upraised wings with a mullet between, the plain turned ivory handle fitted at right angles to the spout, marks rubbed. Diameter 8 cm, height 10.5 cm
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A George II silver muffineer, of plain baluster form with rib to the body, spreading circular foot, the pierced dome cover with raised finial. London 1747 by William Coles. Height 11 cm
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A rare George I silver brandy warmer, of squat ovoid form, sparrow beak form spout, socket fixed handle support at right angles to the spout, later turned beechwood handle. London 1725 by George Greenhill Jones
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A George III silver pie spoon, Old English pattern, engraved with scripted initials. London 1795 by George Smith III & William Fearn. Length 30 cm
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A George III silver pie spoon, Old English pattern, crested. London 1805 by Thomas Wallace II. Length 30 cm
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A good George III silver soup ladle, shell shaped and embossed bowl, feather edge Old English handle, bottom marked. London 1768 by George Baskerville. Length 36 cm
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A George III silver sifting spoon, Old English pattern, with cross and scroll piercing to the bowl. London 1783 by Richard Crossley. Length 18 cm
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A George II Hanoverian silver tablespoon, the bowl crested with a fist holding a flower issuing from a coronet., bottom marked. London 1750 by Marmaduke Daintry. Length 20 cm
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A George III Old English silver tablespoon, bottom marked. London 1770 by Philip Roker. Length 21.5 cm
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A George III bottom marked Old English silver dessert spoon. London 1778 by George Smith
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A George II silver tablespoon, Hanoverian pattern, rat-tail, bottom marked, London 1727
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A Wm. & Mary silver trefid spoon, fluted rat-tail, engraved betrothal, initials to the underside of the terminal 'E*M' and to the front a later Georgian script monogram. London 1694, maker's mark script monogram 'TD' (Cf. Jackson's page 141, a similar mark)
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A set of American sterling silver table cutlery, in the 'American Victorian' pattern consisting of eight knives with stainless steel blades, a pair of butter knives, a single fish knife with stainless blade, seven teaspoons, six sweet spoons, seven luncheon forks, eight salad forks, jam spoon, serving fork and four tablespoons, marked 'Sterling Hunt' - total weight approx. 2.1 kilos. Hunt Silversmiths were founded in 1902 in the United States and after 1950 was chosen as the silver to be used at all U. S.…
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A collection of Dutch .833 standard silver table cutlery, plain with beaded borders, eight tablespoons, nine table forks, seven dessert spoons, seven dessert forks, eight table knives with silver handles and steel blades, six matching luncheon knives and a large serving spoon, all hallmarked with 1920s date marks; along with six Dutch silver fruit knives and matching forks. Total weight 2 kgs
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A George III silver baluster mug, engraved script initials, the double scroll handle with acanthus leaf thumbpiece, spreading circular foot. London 1783 by John Kidder. Weight 276gms. Height 12.5 cm
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An early George III silver small baluster mug, plain form with reeded spreading foot, gilded interior, double C-scroll handle. London 1765 by Richard Mills. Weight 159gms. Height 9.2 cm
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A George III silver flat bottomed cream jug, helmet form, the vacant shield cartouche with wreath frame, engraved band below the top reeded rim, tapered reeded handle. London 1797 by Peter & Ann Bateman
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A small Victorian Georgian Revival silver cream jug, of oval shape with fluted decoration. Birmingham 1899 by Henry Bourne
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An Edwardian Georgian Revival silver sugar basin, of oval shape with fluted decoration. Sheffield 1902 by John Round
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A George III silver flat bottom cream jug, of helmet form with two large plain ribs to the central body, reeded top lip and handle. London 1808 by Joseph Beckwith. Weight 178gms
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A good William IV decoratively embossed cream jug, of squat baluster form, the body with eight swollen panels each decorated with asingle flower and stiff leaf design, gadroon rim, gilded interior, decorative S-scroll handle, conforming spreading circular foot. London 1834 by William Hewitt. Weight 171gms
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A George III silver sugar basin, of rounded rectangular tapered form, multiple ribs to the top section, fine gadroon rim, ribbed and scrolling handles, raised on four ball feet, lavishly gilded interior, of good size. Newcastlec.1810/1820 by John RobertsonII & John Walton. Weight 277gms
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A Georgian Revival silver tripod sauce boat, with shaped rim, fluted decoration, flying handle and pad feet. Chester 1924 by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd. Length 15 cm
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A pair of George III silver tripod sauce boats, with gadrooned borders, scroll handles and pad feet. London 1772 by William Cattell. Total weight 725gms
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A William IV period silver coffee pot, of baluster shape with fluted designs, the handle with ivory heat rings, the lid with leaf and flower finial. London 1837 by the Barnard Bros. Weight 930gms. Height 25 cm
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A rare George III silver spirit kettle on stand, of plain tapering oval form, the mildly concave oval fitted lid with ivory finial, the overhead handle with cane binding, some distress, the four-way concave platform stand with shaped legs and lug supports, original burner to the single tier, stylised web form feet;crested with a pair of wings issuing from a chapeau coronet, and to the other side with an heraldic coat-of-arms surmounted by aknight's helmet and winged chapeau. London 1793 by Robert Sharp.…
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A good Victorian period crested silver waiter, with gadroon border, finely engraved floral decoration and three shell and scroll feet. London 1871 by Elkington & Co. (Frederick Elkington). Weight 385gms. Diameter 19.5 cm
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A pair of Adams style silver candlesticks, the tapered columns with flared nozzles and ribbon encaptured ring band, stiff leaf and floral restrained decoration. Birmingham 1914 by William Aitken. Height 12.8 cm
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A George III crested silver marrow scoop, traditional double ended form. London 1780 by Hester Bateman. Length 23.5 cm
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A George III silver fish slice, the pierced blade with four circular sections, each centred with an engraved pineapple, fiddle pattern. London 1808 by Peter & William Bateman. Length 30 cm
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A good George III silver mustard pot, plain oval form with reeded rims, pronounced dome hinged lid with ribbed thumbpiece, original clear glass liner. London 1805 by Peter & William Bateman
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A George III silver salt spoon, Old English pattern, gilded bowl. London 1804 by George Smith (IV)
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A George III silver meat skewer, ring end, traditional tapered blade. Newcastle c1785, John Langlands & John Robertson. Length 30 cm
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A set of four George III silver teaspoons, Old English pattern. London 1807 by Mary Sumner
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Ten Old English silver teaspoons: four Edinburghc.1800 by James Orr, three London 1791 by George Gray, two Edinburghc.1800 T. & E. and one London 1812
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A William IV period Irish fiddle pattern silver mustard spoon. Dublin 1836 by Robert Smith
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A Tiffany & Co silver spoon with pear shaped bowl and fruit and vine leaf decorated handle. London 1938. Length 17 cm
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A modern set of silver Apostle spoons, the 13 spoons with the Apostles to each terminal, in presentation box. Birmingham. Weight of silver 440gms
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A pair of early Victorian silver sugar tongs, King's pattern, scroll decorated bowls. Glasgow 1851 by Peter Atken I
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A late Victorian silver and New Zealand greenstone handle paper knife, the plain blade tapering to a point, the engraved mount fitted with an oval section plain polished dark greenstone handle. Birmingham 1896 by W. H. Lyde. Length 18 cm
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A New Zealand silver S. H. Drew of Wanganui pickle fork, the three pronged tapered end with maker's mark, long twisted shaft to the decorative fitting with tapered greenstone handle of elongated oval section. Length 19.7 cm
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A pair of William IV period Old Sheffield Plate wine coasters, with ornate foliate borders and turned wood bases. Diameters 165. Together with a much smaller Victorian period single coaster. Diameter 8.5 cm
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A Victorian period silver plated inkstand, modelled with stag's heads and finely engraved, complete with a pair of original cube shaped inkwells, by Walker & Hall. Length 25 cm
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A collection of 10 silver folding fruit knives, all with mother-of-pearl handles, various dates and makers
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A collection of nine silver folding fruit knives, all with mother-of-pearl handles, various dates and makers
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A Victorian silver plated lady's coin purse, with silver mounted mother-of-pearl cover. Length 65. Together with two Victorian period silver and mother-of-pearl folding fruit knives
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An Edwardian silver plate and mother-of-pearl fruit set in a mahogany box, the 12 place setting with engraved blades and decorative ferrules in a fitted box with deep purple velvet and silk lining, the box originally for an 18 place setting
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A set of Aynsley china demitasse cups and saucers with silver frames, the china decorated with floral swags and cobalt borders highlighted with gilding, the silver frame of each cup with bound reeded rims, pierced walls and loop handles. Birmingham 1915 by Charles S. Green & Co
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A modern silver pepper grinder, date mark rubbed but for late 20th century by Douglas Pell, London
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A Persian Kashmar style small runner, the field decorated with a curvilinear pattern of islimi tendrils on a bleu-celeste ground. 258 cm x 92 cm
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A hand knotted Pakistan Turkoman-style rug, the field decorated with four lozenge shaped medallions with ivory background, on a pale salmon field, framed by multiple narrow borders. 196 cm x 124 cm
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A Turkish Imalat hand knotted carpet, the ivory field decorated with a large geometric medallion framed by star motifs, geometric patterns decorate the quadrant framed by a stylised floral border, in tones of salmon, pale blue and green. 179 cm x 109 cm
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An old small Hamadan runner, faded red field decorated with four geometric medallions. 166 cm x 65 cm
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An Iranian Qashghai rug, the field decorated with three conjoined medallions surrounded by scattered geometric motifs, further larger motifs decorate the quadrants, all framed by narrow borders. Faded red, blue and other various colours. 180 cm x 164 cm
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An Iranian Hamadan rug, the camel coloured field decorated with a central medallion and stylised florals, similarly decorated in the quadrants, all framed by a broad border and narrower guards, in tones of pale blue, red, indigo and orange. Small hole. 160 cm x 106 cm
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An Iranian Ardabil rug, the oblong field decorated with three sections enclosing sets of three octagonal medallions framed by scattered rosettes and animal motifs, all within multiple borders, in tones of camel, ivory, light blue and dun, along with a background of deep indigo, some fading. 257 cm x 166 cm
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A Turkish Taspinar prayer rug, the khaki coloured field decorated with a geometric mihrab niche, framed by a broad border within narrower guards, dominant tones of blue, green, red and mushroom. 186 cm x 119 cm
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An Iranian Hamadan hand knotted rug, the faded plum red field decorated with three geometric medallions surrounded by bands of stylised florals and three borders, one decorated with a floral meander, the others with boteh motifs. 196 cm x 120 cm
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A Turkish Ghiordes carpet, the chocolate brown field decorated with a large quatrefoil geometric medallion surrounded by six octagonal guls, framed by multiple borders and guards, in red, blue and ivory. 204 cm x 172 cm
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A hand knotted Turkish rug, the field with two conjoined geometric medallions, multiple narrow border guards with stylised floral motifs in colours of red, blue, green, pale orange, light mushroom and old ivory. 110 cm x 190 cm
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An old hand knotted Baluchi tribal rug, the field with three large octagonal medallions and intricate geometric designs, multiple narrow border guards with one central wide guard in typical colours of red, blue, orange and ivory. Some wear. Width 106 cm x 195 cm
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A Persian Hamadan wool on cotton rug, the geometric pendanted medallion on a plain red field, plain geometric decorated spandrels on indigo ground, three border guards, the central with red rosettes. 162 cm x 11.5 cm
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A pair of small Hamadan pictorial rugs, wool on cotton, each with two dominant peacocks on pedestals framed by images of recumbent deer and stylised florals, red ground, the dominant border guard with floral highlights, green, caramel and ivory tones. Each 83 cm x 83 cm
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An Afghan all wool runner rug, the field with six square/diamond form medallions on a field with further repeating diamond form guls, multiple border guards, traditional tones of soft dark red and indigo with ivory highlights. 500 cm x 85 cm
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A fine hand knotted Persian Nain rug, the ivory field decorated with fine islimi lotus tendrils on an ivory ground, framed by a dark cobalt border and with a curvilinear floral meander. 190 cm x 129 cm
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A large Iranian Ardabil carpet, faded pastel tones, decorated with a large central stylised floral medallion on a field of flowers and palmettes, framed by a broad geometric herati border. Some wear. 390 cm x 290 cm
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An Iranian Kashan carpet, the ivory field decorated with floral tendrils and lotus flowerheads on an ivory ground framed by a broad border with curvilinear floral decoration flanked by narrower guards. 298 cm x 202 cm
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A large old hand knotted Persian Feraghan carpet, the plain light brown field with a large central floral medallion, four smaller hexagonal medallions and four corner designs, six narrow border guards and one wide guard with geometric floral designs, red, blue, green, brown, light mustard and pale rose pink. Some wear. 370 cm x 290 cm
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A hand knotted Persian Hamadan runner rug, with a large central medallion and boteh motifs in the field, three narrow border guards with flowerhead designs, in colours of dark blue, rich dark red, chocolate brown, mustard and pale orange. 300 cm x 135 cm
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A Persian Hamadan wool on cotton carpet, the field with repeating rows of various rosettes on caramel ground, blue, red and green dominant tones, the field with multiple border guards, the central with red ground field, decorated with further rosettes and guls, caramel toned outer border. Signature in panel to one end. 285 cm x 194 cm
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A Persian Viss large carpet, the plain red ground field with hexagonal central medallion conjoined to smaller conforming pendant medallions, all with latch-hook borders, bleu-celeste, dark blue and red dominant tones, these medallions incorporating various guls and animal motifs, the field framing with stepped towers and oversized latch hook decoration to the ends, multiple border guards, the largest with pale blue ground decorated with conforming rosettes. 404 cm x 287 cm
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A large Persian Hamadan carpet, the red ground field with a large dominant curvilinear central medallion with internal caramel ground, the outer medallion with blue ground, curvilinear floral designs to all in tones of rose pink, blue, red, yellow and green, multiple border guards, the largest with repeating alternating guls of tones conforming to the centre, striking plain red outer border. Minor marks. 365.5 cm x 175 cm
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A large Chinese sculpted pile vintage carpet, the deep royal blue plain field with a large central floral medallion including multiple repeating rose groups, central wreath enclosing further floral bouquets, the border of further conforming roses and scrolls;red, rose pink, pale olive, green and caramel tones. 280 cm x 375 cm
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A Victorian period mahogany adjustable music stand, the central metal column with circular tabletop and ornate cast iron quadrupod base with lion's paw feet and original black china casters. Height 135 cm
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A Victorian period walnut octagonal work table, the chess-board top with inlaid decoration and a Tunbridge inlay border, with original lined sewing well and carved tripod base. With key. Width 45 cm, height 75 cm
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A pair of small elegant Edwardian French mahogany side tables, the white marble tops with metal galleries supported on four slender turned legs with platform bases, each with a single drawer. Three small pieces of beading missing. 27 cm x 23 cm x 69 cm
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