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Antiques & Fine Art — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:765
Sale Title:Antiques & Fine ArtLots with images:147
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:559
Date:14-Jul-2015
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An Asturias hand crafted acoustic guitar, model AST-30, with spruce top, rosewood body. With hard case.
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A Morris hand crafted acoustic classical guitar, W-40 model (a replica of the Martin D-40), c.1973, with spruce top, Brazilian rosewood body, rosewood finger-board and bridge. With tartan soft case.
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An Epiphone Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, with 'Bourbon Burst' coloured flame maple top and rosewood finger-board with pearloid inlays. With soft case.
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A rare vintage Aria Pro-II electric bass guitar, model PE-800, c.1980, with solid red ash body, three-ply maple neck and rosewood finger-board. With soft case.
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A silver-plate table lamp, a column of acanthus leaves raised from a tri-form base with similar decoration supporting an electric lamp holder with a frosted and cut glass spherical shade. Height 68 cm
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An Edwardian period English Juno brass column oil lamp base. Height 52 cm
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A vintage crystal table lamp, the dome top shade on baluster stem with circular base. Working order. Small chip on underside rim of shoulder. Height 40 cm
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A bronze and chrome crucifix, the figure of Christ in natural bronze fixed to a chrome cross fitted with a pair of arched candle sconces and above a small font, raised on a graduated stepped plinth base. Height 50.5 cm
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A modernist bronze, of a seated woman, with partial dark patina indicating dress and topknot. Height 15 cm
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A set of polished brass yard scales, complete with pan and suspension hook.
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A polished brass lidded vessel of circular section, with domed lid and copper swing handle. Diameter 24.5 cm
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A large old copper watering can, with long pouring spout and two loop handles. Height 46 cm
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An old salt glazed pipe section, dark caramel tones, with orchid plant. 64 cm x 70 cm
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An Edwardian cane and silver walking stick, the silver handle with pierced wood decoration, marks rubbed.
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Two Edwardian silver and cane walking sticks, one with silver cap and band, the other with a small plain silver band.
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A Sheaffer stainless steel ballpoint pen, in original case.
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A Sheaffer sterling silver fountain pen with engine turned decoration, 14ct. gold nib and original box.
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An old bronze ship's bell, with replacement clapper. Diameter 24 cm
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A large Edwardian brass two draw telescope by J. Lizars. Glasgow and London. Length extended 118 cm, on original blackened iron and brass tripod base. In original wood box with replacement lens.
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A 1920s French 'Richard' cameo glass small lamp base, baluster form, the swollen ovoid body with raised floral designs in deep purple red on a yellow ground with vertical red striped inclusions, the signature in cameo, the base with cutaway for the cord, original gilt fitting to the top to receive the shade, shade absent. Height of glass only 13 cm. Note: Richard was the mark used on acid-etched cameo glass made by the Austrian company Loetz after 1918.
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A Lalique opalescent 'Poissons' bowl, etched 'R. Lalique France' to base. Diameter 20.5 cm
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An Etling opalescent glass lamp base, vase form, decorated with tall flowerhead in relief. Height 33 cm
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An Etling opalescent glass vase, ovoid form, decorated with long tailed birds in deep relief, with original paper label to base. Height 24 cm
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An opalescent glass plate, possibly Etling or Sabino, decorated with pine cones and fir needles. Diameter 25 cm
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A French opalescent glass dish, possibly Etling, decorated in the Dahlia pattern, 'France' impressed to base. Diameter 30 cm
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A Lalique perfume bottle, in the 'Enfants' pattern, etched 'Lalique, France' to base. 8 cm x 10 cm
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A small Lalique vase, round squat form with flared rim, on round spreading foot, frosted finish with clear acanthus leaf decoration to the sides, etched Lalique, France to the base. Height 11.5 cm
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A set of six small antique glass sweet dishes, circular with serrated rims, hobnail cut decoration and moulded side handles. Probably Irish. Diameter 11.5 cm
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An unusually large Georgian clear glass decanter, of baluster shape with triple neck rings and original pear shaped stopper. Height 40.5 cm
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A c.1920s European art glass baluster vase, mottled blue, black and red, ground pontil to base. Height 20.3 cm
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A c.1920s European art glass vase, ovoid form, similar to above in mottled red with black base, ground pontil to the foot base. Height 12.5 cm
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A pair of early 20th century Burmese glass vases, spherical bodies with octagonal top rims. Height 8 cm
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A c.1900 opalescent frilled glass lamp shade, flared and fluted form, pale green body. Diameter 25 cm
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Charles Freidman (American b.1949), 'Seashell Tumbler', cylindrical form with wrythen included colour of mottled dark amber tones with pale mauve ground, silvered rim, engraved signature and date 3/98 to base. Height 14.5 cm
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A Murano glass bird ornament, modelled in flight, raised upon a cresting wave base. Labelled under the base and engraved 'B.R. 83'. Height 36 cm
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A Murano glass figurine, of a woman in 18th century costume, her dress incorporating numerous colourful canes highlighted with adventurine. Small faults. Height 21 cm
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A Swarovski Crystal figure, 'Fabulous Creatures' - The Pegasus, with box and certificate.
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Four Clyne Farquharson stem glasses, all with typical wheel cut decoration, signed. Height approx. 14 cm
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Two pairs of modern Jasper Conran designed Stuart Crystal 'ice design' wine goblets. Height 23 cm and 25.5 cm
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A Waterford Crystal decanter, baluster form.
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Two N.Z. art picture glass paperweights, includes: one 'Hot Glass' Peter Raos Arum Lily weight, the other with various millefiori canes and a coloured base as an underwater seascape.
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Two art glass pieces; includes a Garry Nash disc form paperweight with decorative foil coloured inclusions, signed and dated '06 together with a compressed ovoid thick walled vase, the cobalt blue ground with white flowers included.
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A Peter Raos acid green glass decanter, mallet bodied, compressed ovoid stopper, engraved signature and date 1984 to base. Height 29.5 cm
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An American green satin Art Deco powder jar, surmounted by a nude figure to the lid; marked Desmay, Inc. Fifth Avenue New York .
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A Papua New Guinea carved wood story-board, scenes of village life with figures, fish, birds, snake and crocodile canoe. Width 123 cm, height 40 cm
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A large Papua New Guinea woven rattan double tribal mask, painted with coloured pigments. Height 110 cm
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A Papua New Guinea spirit mask painted with coloured pigments and adorned with cowrie shells and pig's tusks. Length 53 cm
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A Papua New Guinea spirit mask, painted with coloured pigments and adorned with cowrie shells, pig's tusks and fibre. Length 60 cm
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A Papua New Guinea spirit mask, painted with coloured pigments and adorned with cowrie shells and pig's tusks. Length 62 cm
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A Papua New Guinea woven rattan yam mask, with unusual protuberance. Length 39 cm
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A Solomon Islands finely carved hard wood figure of a hammerhead shark. Length 73 cm
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A large old finely woven Indonesian rattan lidded basket with conical top and bordered square base. Height 84 cm
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An old Fijian large tabua, the polished whale's tooth with turmeric staining, scratched initials, the old woven fibre cord with copper wire binding. Length of tooth 16.5 cm
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An old Fijian tabua, similar to above. Length 16 cm
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An old Fijian tabua, smaller and similar to above, later nylon woven blue/grey cord. Length of tooth 13.5 cm
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A small old African wood mask of oval shape, with narrow oval eyes and mouth, incised striations. Probably Chokwe, Congo and Zambia. Length 22.5 cm
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Sydney Parkinson, 'Representation of A War Canoe of New Zealand...' and 'Tereoboo, King of Owyhee, bringing presents to Capt. Cook', two hand coloured steel engravings from Cook's Voyages, published Hogg, London c.1784. Largest 19.5 cm x 36.5 cm
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Louis de Sainson, 'Nouvelle-Zelande' (14 Maori portraits and a study of puhoro [thigh] tattoo), three lithographs, from the Atlas of the First Voyage de L'Astrolabe (Dumont D'Urville) 1826-29, published in Paris 1833, plates 42, 54 and 57: Each 43 cm x 31 cm
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Louis de Sainson, 'Vue de L'Aiguade du Capne. Cook, à Houahoua', from the 1833 publication of the Atlas of the Astrolabe Voyage 1827, lithograph Plate 45. 21 cm x 35.5 cm
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Louis de Sainson, 'Nataï...', hand coloured portrait lithograph, from the Atlas of the First Voyage de L'Astrolabe (Dumont D'Urville) 1827, published in Paris 1833, plate 63: Some foxing. 44 cm x 32 cm
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Louis de Sainson, 'Baie Houa Houa', (Natives perform a dance on board the Astrolabe), from the 1833 publication of the Atlas of the Astrolabe Voyage 1827, lithograph Plate 48. 22 cm x 33 cm
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George French Angas, 'Na Horua or Tom Street (Elder Brother of Rauparaha)', lithograph in tints with hand colouring, plate 19 from 'The New Zealanders Illustrated'. Some foxing. 33.5 cm x 28 cm
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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. 26 cm x 40 cm
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Sydney Parkinson, 'A head of a Chief of New Zealand...' and 'A New Zealand Warrior...', two rare steel engravings from the first edition of the alternative/unofficial account of Cook's first voyage, published, London 1773. The unauthorised publication of Parkinson's Journal, who died before the voyages' completion, by his brother followed a dispute with the Admiralty over ownership of the images.
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Louis de Sainson, 'Babiroussa', an uncommon uncoloured lithograph from the Voyage de L'Astrolabe (Zoologie/Mammiferes), plate 22. 40 cm x 27 cm (plate size).
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Richard Aldworth Oliver, 'A Tangi', 'A Korero', 'Stranger's House' and 'Half Castes of Pomare's Pah', four rare lithographs from 'Sketches in New Zealand', published 1852. 27 cm x 39 cm
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A map of New Zealand, Western Australia and Tasmania from Stieler's Hand-Atlas, published by Justus Perthes, 1873, hand coloured in outline. 33.5 cm x 39.5 cm
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A 19th century map of 'The Islands of N.Z.' published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1838. 39 cm x 30.5 cm
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Charles Decimus Barraud, 'Te Puni' and 'Rangihaieta', a pair of portrait lithographs with light hand colouring of Maori chiefs from the 'New Zealand Graphic & Descriptive', published 1877. 38 cm x 25 cm
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68 'briefing' photographs and a typescript for the 1966 visit of the Queen Mother, the monochrome photos include aerial, landscape and architectural views and descriptive carbon copy typescript captions to familiarise H.M. and her staff with the lay of the land.
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An album of 198 postcards, including some N.Z and Pacific subjects, beauties, English landscapes, etc.
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A rare Henry Winkelmann triptych panoramic photograph of Auckland city and wharves, c.1910, the left hand image showing Emily Place and Railway Wharf, the centre image - numerous brick buildings fronting Quay Street, the right hand image - the Ferry Building with Ponsonby - St Mary's Bay skyline. Some faults. Each large format image 36.5 cm x 52 cm
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A rare Henry Winkelmann triptych panoramic photograph of the 'Great White Fleet' anchored in the Waitamata Harbour, August 1908, probably taken from Mt Victoria Reserve, Davenport; the images show 16 American battleships and their escorts during their six-day visit as part of a world circumnavigation displaying American naval power. Some faults. Each large format image 36.5 cm x 52 cm
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Two kauri gum boulders, total 920gms.
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Two kauri gum boulders, total 715gms.
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11 kauri gum nuggets, total 1175gms.
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14 kauri gum nuggets, total 1280gms.
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11 kauri gum nuggets, total 920gms.
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11 kauri gum nuggets and numerous smaller pieces, total 940gms.
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Three kauri gum pieces, total 659gms.
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Two kauri gum pieces, total 1009gms.
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Two kauri gum pieces, total 665gms.
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Two kauri gum pieces, total 865gms.
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Two kauri gum pieces, total 800gms.
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A kauri gum boulder, of attractive honey colour, with large flat facet, 1061gms.
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A kauri gum boulder. 364gms.
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A section of Dactylanthus Taylorii wood-rose, with a large 'flower' on a single branch. Length 34 cm
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Four pieces of coral, of various type and colour.
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Two pieces of coral, of various type.
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A large bullmouth helmet shell. Length 26.5 cm
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A moa bone, tibiotarsus (shin), with considerable erosion, cracks and losses. Length 45 cm
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A large greenstone cut boulder, the two cut and polished faces showing good dark colour, white rind to the outer surface. 54kgs.
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An old Maori Pa kahawai (fishing lure), the curved wooden back with conforming paua shell panel, the bone carved barb with fine fibre lashing, further lashing to the top end. Being assessed for registration. Length 12 cm
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An old Maori Pa kahawai (trolling) lure, similar to above. Being assessed for registration.
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An old Maori Pa kahawai (trolling lure), the long circular section iron hook tapering to the traditional barbed point with mother-of-pearl panel attached, crack to the centre with various lashings and length of cord attached. Being assessed for registration. Length 12.5 cm
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An old Maori greenstone kapeu (ear pendant), elliptical cross section, mildly curved end, tapered suspension hole. Being assessed for registration. Length 6.5 cm
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A quadrangular toki pounamu (greenstone adze), the heel with trauma and possibly darkened by fire. Provenance: Collection G.J Grace, found in a garden backing Mangere Mountain and gifted to Grace c.1960. Reg. No. Y16348. Length 7.5 cm
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A large carved wood Maori pare (lintel), with traditional kororu (carved face) at its centre and stylised Manaia (guardians) at each end. The Manaia is a spiritual guardian, like a guardian angel to ward off danger and protect against intruders. It acts as a provider and protector over the sky, earth and sea. Width 238 cm
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An early 20th century Maori tokotoko (talking stick) carved with stylised faces, some with paua inset eyes, dark patina. Length 53 cm
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A 20th century dark hardwood Maori carved kotiate, restrained linial carved decoration. Length 31 cm
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