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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:537
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:517
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:414
Date:23-Jan-2018
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Ian Firth crackle glazed pouring vessel, organic oval form with compressed ball stopper, impressed potter's mark to base. Height 34.5 cm
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Ian Firth metallic gold glazed bottle form vase, speckled pale interior top, impressed potter's mark and paper label to base. Height 36.5 cm
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A rare early Ian Firth Crum Brick Works glazed bowl, the manganese slip giving lustrous copper glaze effects, incised and banded decoration. Impressed mark to side. Height 13.3 cm, diameter 17.5 cm
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Two Ian Firth pottery items, the specimen vase with sang de boeuf glaze, the spherical jug with variable wood fired glaze effects, both with impressed potter's mark. Heights 19.5 cm and 15.5 cm
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An early Ian Firth pottery lamp base, six crescent forms applied to the shoulder, grey green glaze over lustrous red brown. Impressed potter's mark. Height 34.5 cm
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A large Ian Firth bronze glazed vessel of tall tapered lozenge form, metallic deep gold glaze. Incised signature to base. Illustrated N.Z. Potter magazine. Height 54 cm
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Ian Firth baluster square section vase, pale fine crackle glaze. Incised signature to base. Height 21.5 cm
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Ian Firth red glazed spherical vase, the chun with blue highlights, impressed potter's mark. Height 19 cm
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Ian Firth attributed large jug, rich brown glaze effects, firing flaw to top of handle. Unmarked. Height 34.5 cm
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Ian Firth mountain form vase of mildly tapered lozenge form, incised and sculpted decoration, green and mustard glaze highlights, incised potter's mark to base. Length 24 cm
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Ian Firth large vase 'Spirit of the Mountain', incised and sculpted decoration, pale green and grey variable glaze, incised full signature to base, c.2000. Width 55 cm, height 43.5 cm
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Ian Firth 'Kotiate Bowl', 1970, large ovoid form with kotiate edge forms to the rim and a central koru scroll, unglazed iron spotted rim, brown/oatmeal spotted glaze to the interior. Impressed potter's mark to the back. Illustrated in the N.Z. Potter Magazine No. 3 1996, 'Ian Firth: 50 Years a Potter' by Howard Williams. 57 x 42 x 20 cm
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Ian Firth, Multi-Pot, Landscape Form 1978, the five swollen lobed forms each connected with a spout, variable dark and mid-brown glazed tones, impressed potter's mark, some firing flaw repairs, two spouts broken and re-stuck. 43 x 37.5 x 26.5 cm
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Two Ian Firth lustre glazed specimen vases, narrow tapered form with metallic type glazes, both with incised potter's signature to base and paper label. Height 23.5 cm
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Ian Firth tall matt blue glazed vase, waisted rectangular section, incised potter's signature to base, c.1993, exhibited Invercargill gallery. Height 41.5 cm
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Ian Firth, Still Life Blues' sculpture, matt blue with dark lineal blue highlights, incised potters signature to base and paper label 'NFS'. Height 36 cm. Illustrated 'N.Z. Potter No. 3 1996' in the article 'Ian Firth: 50 Years a Potter' by Howard Williams, Page 14.
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Two Ian Firth matt blue glazed vases, one of narrow lozenge form. Height 27 cm, the other of flattened ovoid form with sculpted shoulders, firing crack to body. Height 19.5 cm
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Ian Firth sculpture, Temptress', red brown and dark encrusted glazed effects, green highlights, mounted on a wooden plinth, entitled and signed in pen and with potter's paper label. Length 21.6 cm. Exhibited at The Pumphouse 'Nothing But Nudes' exhibition, May 2000.
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Three Ian Firth vases, one spherical with dribble green glaze to the shoulder, incised signature. Height 15.5 cm, the others each with an impressed potter's mark. Height 15.5 cm and 12 cm
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Ian Firth double vessel sculpture, mother and child, the 'mother' with necklace, incised decoration to the unglazed base of each. Impressed potter's mark and with paper label. Height 48.5 cm
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Two Ian Firth pottery pieces, includes a double section specimen vase and chino glazed teapot, both with impressed potter's marks. Height of teapot 14.5 cm
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Three Ian Firth pottery pieces and another, the two dishes with pooled glaze and a sculpted bear, each with impressed potter's mark together with a small winged form, minor chipping, impressed with other potter's mark.
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Ian Firth yellow glazed interior bowl, heavily grogged unglazed exterior. Diameter 27 cm
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A large Ian Firth yellow glazed spherical pot, textured finish, a dribbled glaze over the black raku type lower glazed body. Height 56 cm
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Ian Firth bowl, pale grey glaze over the red/brown body. Diameter 29 cm
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Ian Firth large wing handled vase, mauve glaze, textured coned highlights, incised signature and paper label to base. Height 40.5 cm
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Ian Firth spherical vase, speckled grey/green/blue glaze to the top, grey/green to the base, impressed potter's mark. Height 28.5 cm
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Two Ian Firth jars, graduating size, green ash type glaze dribbling over the umber type base, multiple looped handle to each, impressed mark to the smaller. Heights 35 cm and 15 cm
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A large Ian Firth tapered vase, blue glaze with red/pink highlights, tapered narrow slab form. Height 40.5 cm
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A large Ian Firth spherical vase, chun glaze with blue highlights to the red/brown dribble glaze. Impressed potter's mark. Height 49 cm
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Ian Firth large bowl, circular form with dark glazed highlights over the grey/green crackle glazed body, potter's mark to rim. Illustrated N.Z. Potter magazine. Diameter 56 cm
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Ian Firth tapered vase, geometric flower handle, incised signature and paper label to base. Height 27 cm
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Five Ian Firth pottery items, includes: a wax resist teapot, a small loop handled jug, other small near flat-sided jug and two blue dishes.
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Five Ian Firth pottery items, includes a spherical vase, speckled red/yellow vase, etc.
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Six Ian Firth pottery items, includes three jugs, tapered narrow spout coffee pot, lidded jar and salt pig.
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24 Ian Firth mainly small pottery items, includes: six unomi, small dishes, etc.
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A collection of Ian Firth small pottery items, approx. 20, includes jugs, bowls, lidded pots, etc.
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A collection of 132 various N.Z. pottery pieces, from the Ian and Lorraine Firth Pottery Collection.
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A collection of mainly N.Z. Studio potter's work, includes a seven-piece bowl set, etc.
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Len Castle ceremonial pourer, speckled grey glaze on tenmoko ground, impressed potter's mark. Height 22 cm
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Barry Brickell sculpture, the three joined elongated pods each with a spout form top flanking the taller to the centre, unglazed, some flake chipping. Height 58 cm
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Barry Brickell jug, stylised bird form spout, green glaze to the top, lustrous brown glaze effects to the base, impressed mark. Height 14.5 cm
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Three Peter Stichbury pieces, includes: two plates and one larger shallow bowl, poured sand decoration on tenmoko ground. Impressed potter's mark. Diameters two at 23.5 cm and one at 32 cm
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Nicholas Brandon flat sided vase, sculpted floral decoration, dark brown, mustard and red-brown glaze effects, square form top, impressed potter's mark. Height 34 cm
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A set of four Nicholas Brandon tall bottles, variously glazed, tapered form with rolled necks. Height from 48.5 cm to 66.5 cm
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Chris Weaver tapered oval teapot, pale blue glaze, pegged rimu overhead handle. Impressed potter's mark and labelled to base.
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Two Andrew van der Putten jugs, both lidded, one with narrow spout, and shino glaze. Heights 14.5 cm and 21.5 cm, both with impressed potter's mark.
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Nicholas Brandon flagon, dark tenmoko glaze with angular ribbed panel highlights in red/brown. Impressed potter's mark. Height 32 cm
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A large salt glazed lidded pot, potter unknown, bird mark to rim. Height 38 cm
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Two John Green figured pottery pieces, includes: a winged bearded gent, possibly Jonah upon a whale and a stylised bird, some damage.
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Potter unknown, multi-cylinder section sculpture, a pale glazed figure evident within. Height 40 cm
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Peter Hayes pottery sculpture, rounded tapered form with incised textured dark glazed body with circular applied patinated type disc to the top, incised potter's name and date '95 to base. Height 20.5 cm
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A large lidded square form water jar by potter unknown, pale crackle glaze with red/brown firing effects to the base, raised on four lug feet, a handle to either side of the circular lid. Height 27.5 cm
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A collection of N.Z. Studio Pottery, from the Ian and Lorraine Firth Pottery Collection.
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A collection of various N.Z. Studio Pottery pieces, from the Ian & Lorraine Firth Pottery Collection.
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A collection of seven N.Z. Studio Pottery pieces, includes three larger circular dishes, three platters and one small dish.
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Five N.Z. Studio Pottery orb form pieces, includes pieces by Steve Fullmer, Shane Wagstaff, a small red specimen vase and two works by 'edw'.
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Three N.Z. Studio Pottery items, includes Graeme Storm vase, Charles Holmes textured slab sided vase and unknown potter shino jug. Heights 17.5 cm, 21 cm and 20 cm
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Three N.Z. Studio Pottery pieces, includes Peter Gibbs tall salt glazed stoppered bottle, small 'Poison' type jar and rich orange and dark toned crackle glazed spherical vase. Heights 26 cm, 11.5 cm and 10 cm
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Two Ian Firth pots, includes, one with incised and blue splashed glazed highlights over the salt glaze, singular lug handle. Diameter 23 cm
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Three old frames, suitable for miniature portraits, one of birds-eye maple with gold slip and glass, together with two ebonised frames, oval gold metal slips, one with brass acorn hanger and glass, the other with brass thistle hanger and glass absent.
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A George Cruikshank (1792-1878) pen and ink drawing, of Bill Sikes and his dog, from Dickens 'Oliver Twist'. Signed lower left. 20.5 x 12 cm
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A Victorian tapestry, later framed, of a spaniel seated on a cushion. 29 x 39 cm
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Two early 20th century postcard albums, with over 400 postcards of primarily New Zealand subjects, including 'Ngaporo, Wanganui River, the New Zealand Rhine', 'A Galaxy of Maori Beauties', New Zealand International Exhibition and the Pink and White Terraces.
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A collection of over 50 early/mid 20th century postcards, of mostly New Zealand subjects including tourist locations and shipping.
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An Indonesian painting on cotton, depicting a scene from the Ramayana.
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A vintage Kelvin & Hughes Ltd of England brass cased ship's binnacle compass, the brass cover with hinged oval plate revealing a glazed panel for viewing the gimballed compass, maker's details to the compass plate including 'Type No. 72958', raised on a mahogany stand with brass fittings. Provenance: Imported for Mason Bros. for the Stewart Island ferry 'Wairua' when the purchase fell through, it was used as a display at Fosters.
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A c.1940 scratch built model racing yacht 'Secret', blue and white painted hull, chromed keel with weighted base, long bowsprit and tall mast with rigging, on kauri stand. Was raced at Orakei Basin. Old label associated 'length 2 feet 6 inch, keel weight 6½lbs. Owner: Stead Ellis'. Together with a vintage hand coloured black and white photo of 'Secret' racing, silver plate trophy cup engraved 'Wilson Cup 1944-45 Won by S. Ellis 'Secret' ' and a trophy shield with silver plaque engraved 'Martin Shield O.B.M…
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An early 20th century ship's telegraph and control, by Chadburn & Son of Liverpool and London brass housings and handles, other steel fittings, with cables, the telegraph pedestal painted grey. Height of telegraph 113 cm
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A vintage mid 20th century life ring from the Auckland Ferry 'Kestrel', rope stitched to the exterior. Diameter 67 cm
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An old carved kauri ship's name plaque, Ngoiro', detailed in gold and black. Length 152 cm
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An old silver-plated ship's binnacle compass, by Saur, Japan, with fixed handle. Height 27 cm
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A pair of bronzed spelter heavy fishing themed bookends, each with a panel in relief of a fisherman landing a fish. Height 14 cm
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A late Victorian large brown leather fly wallet with flies, line tooled detail, over 200 small flies included, good finish.
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A late Victorian oak cased brass set of travelling balance scales, the beam balance with knob rise and fall, the single drawer including various weights. Height 35.5 cm
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A pair of old brass fish based candlesticks, their open mouths supporting the nozzles, verdigris of age.
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A cased sextant by J. Coombes, the arc engraved with maker's name and owner's name: M. Farquhar, RN. Exam Cert dated 1912 affixed inside lid.
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A 19th century bronze of a classical Grecian woman, standing attending to her robe. Height 22.5 cm
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A vintage cast aluminium bear money box, the brown bear standing and with coin slot to head. Height 14 cm
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An old cast iron money box, in the form of a red postal box. 6.5 x 6 x 13.5 cm
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Four Victorian Pratt pot lids, some repairs and chips.
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A Mamod steam tractor, in original box with steering extension, burner tray, filler funnel and two packets of solid fuel tablets. 25.5 x 12 x 17.5 cm
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A model of a piston driven fly wheel, on oak base. 33 x 12 x 17 cm
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A Stirling 'solar' engine, original paint work, etc. 19 x 10 cm
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A vintage Schuco Studio 1050 1936 Mercedes Benz Grand Prix green racer, working order, complete with original workshop parts. Length 14 cm
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A box of old wooden printer's type, letters and numbers, plain and coloured. Box size, 30 x 20 cm
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A Victorian engraved mother-of-pearl card case, engraved floral decoration.
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A Regency rosewood tea caddy, sarcophagus form, the interior with two removable hinge lidded compartments flanking the engraved mixing bowl.
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A vintage taxidermy armadillo sewing basket, in golden/brown tones and unlined. Length 17 cm
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Two pieces of Victorian tartan-ware, a box decorated with the McLean tartan, together with an egg shaped cotton reel holder decorated with the MacBeth tartan.
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60 mother-of-pearl gambling tokens, various shapes and with decorative engraving.
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A Victorian rosewood dressing case, with brass capping and binding, opening to reveal a fitted interior with jars, bottles and manicure implements. Escutcheon absent. Width 28 cm
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A late Victorian oak smoker's cabinet, with brass capping and binding, the glazed top with two glazed covers opening to reveal compartments for tobacco, cigarettes and matches. Width 30.5 cm
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A Victorian black walnut dressing case, the hinged lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with silver plate lidded boxes and bottle. Keyhole escutcheon absent. Width 29 cm
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A vintage taxidermy leopard skin, canvas backed with shaped baize border, some distress, most claws present.
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Two large impressive coral pieces, a brain coral and a fungia (mushroom) coral, in cream/grey tones. Diameters 12 cm and 17 cm
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Two large cream-coloured Fijian Melo amphora (bailer) shells, lengths 29 cm and 40 cm. Some wear to edges.
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Two quality pairs of vintage shark jaws, wired together for display. Widths 23 cm and 33 cm
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A taxidermy deer's head, the antlers 10 points, mounted to a kauri shield.
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Five Riker-framed large butterflies, four Morpho didus (Giant Blue Morpho) and one Papilio tydeus (Black swallowtail).
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