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December Art and Antiques Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:742
Sale Title:December Art and Antiques AuctionLots with images:135
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:552
Date:6-Dec-2011
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A vintage Aubusson tapestry of florals in muted pastel shades, with a floral maroon border. Length 1450, depth 87 cm
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An old wooden camel saddle frame with iron fittings and engraved silvered metal decoration. Length 137 cm
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A vintage snow sled, the flexible flyer, with original stickers and paint to metal trim. Length 120 cm
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A pair of old wooden skis complete with bindings and old wooden poles with original baskets.
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A 19th century German large folder containing five fold-out hand coloured engravings of a set of stained glass windows, finely detailed, the front board printed with full details including reference to Notre Dame, 62.5 x 43.5 cm
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A pair of late Victorian square Minton's tiles depicting different scenes from Walter Scott novels by Moyr Smith, 'Old Mortality' and 'Rob Roy', with damage. 20.5 x 20.5 cm
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An old German military leather belt, the metal buckle with an eagle in flight carrying a swastika within a wreath, painted grey, silver and gold.
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An old coopered bucket, the two tall staves holding the arched wood handle, original paint finish. 34 x 50 cm
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An old Chinese coopered wooden bucket, two narrow iron straps to the body, the two tall staves support the shaped handle.
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A heavy old Victorian drinking glass, bucket shape with plain stem.
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Six various 19th century conical bowled jelly glasses, two with single knopped stems.
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A set of six cut crystal conical bowled wine glasses with plain baluster stems, along with five matching tumblers with a simple spreading circular foot.
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A 19th century glass celery vase, the tapering cylindrical bowl with etched ferns raised on a baluster stem from a circular spreading foot. Height 20.5 cm
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A small Georgian cut glass decanter, mallet body with triple neck ring and mushroom stopper.
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Two cut glass decanters, both mallet bodied, one with plain fluting and faceting, the other more ornately cut, both with triple neck rings, one with mushroom stopper, the other with bull’s eye stopper.
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A 19th century green flashed cut crystal oblong dish with fan serrated rim and canted corners. Some chips. 38 x 21.5 cm
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Four old cut crystal sweetmeat dishes, of various designs and patterns, one of oblong section with cover. Some chipping.
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An old heavy cut crystal centrepiece bowl, circular shape raised on a single knopped stem rising from a circular domed foot along with a cut crystal oval bowl, both with scalloped rims, early 20th century, some chipping.
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Eight crystal glasses with faceted bell bowls raised on single knop stem on spreading faceted foot.
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A Victorian scent bottle, the green ribbed body with pinched waisted neck, decorated with white and pink enamel twirls. Height 12 cm
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A French cameo glass perfume atomiser bottle, the ovoid body with fine internal frosted decoration, the exterior finely cut with a dragonfly over lilies with silvered highlights, signed in cameo ‘Bendor Pour Franck’, with original silvered metal top fitting and a woven covered atomiser with a long tassel. Height 21 cm
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An early 20th century large cut glass pedestal vase, the wide bell form bowl with concentric vertical cuts and three fine bands to the central body, faceted column and stepped square base. Diameter 21 cm height 28.5 cm small slither chips to base.
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A Murano angular faceted walled vase, with blue and amber sommerso in clear glass, with affixed Vetri Murano labels. Height 20 cm
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A heavy studio glass vase, of ovoid shape with decoration of floral racemes in green and pale blue in the glass body. Signed under the base Skouholm, 2000 #2. Height 14 cm
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A modern ‘splatter’ glass vase, flute shape, graduating from cobalt blue at base through to green/red with major portion of body in canary yellow. Height 22 cmmm Diameter 9 cm
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An Orrefors glass bowl, the sapphire blue everted rimmed bowl raised on an emerald green circular spreading foot. Etched mark under base. Diameter 23 cm
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An old Maori greenstone Kuru (pendant) of oval section, gilded gold pinned cap mount with suspension ring. Length 6.1 cm Reg. Y14839.
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An early/mid-19th century Maori carved patuki (wooden hand club) 'Of a Higher Ranking Person', the square section blade with fine linial and notch repeat carving and with a band of 12 detailed manaia and koruru masks, lobed grip and a stylised full head carved to the butt, good colour and patina. Length 41 cm Provenance: gifted to Dr Cooper from Eltham, Taranaki region, c. 1850 by local Maori as payment for medical treatment and show of the esteem with which he was held, then by family descent. Inspected…
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A 1970s carved wood panel by Pakariki Harrison, a stylised figure of Rua Horahora (Rua the Disperser), paua shell eye, original dark patina. 42.5 x 119 cm
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A Solomon Islands carved wood short dance wand, the tapered diamond section grip with multiple carved mother-of-pearl inlays, the oval ball head with circular inlays, the butt end of tapered cylindrical form. Length 30.5 cm
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A Solomon Islands ceremonial axe, carved wood, the shaft with a section of mother-of-pearl inlay flanked by protruding triangular sections, blackened overall finish. Length 127 cm
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Two Rewarewa walking sticks of plain design.
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A Colonial New Zealand G.F. Vasey Pipe Works, Auckland, tall chimney pot of cannon barrel form with triple tapered ringed vented top, brown salt glaze, impressed makers mark. Height 1135, diameter 34 cm
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A pair of colonial New Zealand G.F. Vasey Pipe Works, Auckland, tall chimney pots of similar form to above, the plain unvented tops with fine tapered flange, some damage, impressed potter’s marks, heights 107 cm
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An 18th century iron cannon-ball found in rocks near Seatoun, Wellington. Tested by Gns Science as late 18th century and stated ‘Given these findings and the location of its discovery, it is not possible for us to accept or reject the hypothesis that this cannon-ball came from one of Captain Cook’s ships-Resolution or Endeavour - during their visits to Wellington’ as strongly suggested by the gentleman who found this cannon-ball. Documents of analysis, Tv and Newspaper interviews, etc. available at viewing.
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An Ambrico (later Crown Lynn) cereal bowl with a thick Majolica type glaze pooled to the well, in tones of green, brown and blue. Diameter 15.5 cm Height 6.2 cm Note: It is recorded that these bowls were produced for the American Forces during World War II.
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A Crown Lynn Frank Carpay plate, decorated with a dancing cockerel in bright yellow, blue and maroon, the rim decorated with a double band of black, printed and painted marks to base. Diameter 23 cm
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A Malcolm Harrison lace book ‘Five Lima Ladies’, original Victorian portrait photographs by Courret Hermand, Lima, assembled within lace panels, signed and dated 198.4 cm
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Three Anneke Borren New Zealand Studio Pottery spheres, the largest of compressed spherical form, all with brushed panelled stylised floral decoration. Diameters 14 cm 10 cm 8 cm
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A New Zealand police helmet, white version with metal badging.
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Briar Gardner large New Zealand Studio Pottery vase, the spherical body with open mildly tapered neck, partial green glaze with darker underglaze to the shoulder, incised full signature and date 3/5/37 to base, minor hairline crack to rim. Height 16.5 cm diameter 16 cm
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Briar Gardner New Zealand Studio Pottery vase of double gourd form, variable high gloss glaze in blue with yellow/green highlights, incised signature to base. Height 17 cm
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Briar Gardner New Zealand Studio Pottery vase of compressed baluster form, a variable blue spotted glaze over the terracotta toned body, initials to base. Diameter 12 cm height 9 cm
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Briar Gardner, wide oval vase of ribbed baluster form, pale tan/green glaze with mid-brown highlights, incised signature to base. 15.5 x 12.5 x 11 cm
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Three Briar Gardner small pottery vases, one in rich green tones with incised decoration to rim, signed and dated 1/4/41, another with variable red and green glaze, incised initials and date, the other of ribbed cylindrical form, tan glaze, signed and dated 3/5/37.
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A large Briar Gardner Studio Pottery trough vase, of tall oval ribbed form, pale tan/green glaze with darker highlights, incised full signature to base. 22 x 10 x 12 cm
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Briar Gardner New Zealand Studio Pottery boat form trough vase, variable yellow/green glaze to the interior, yellow/green mottled over a darker underglaze to the exterior, full signature incised to base, some glaze chipping at keel. Length 24.5 cm height 6.5 cm
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Briar Gardner vase with incised ringed spherical body and tall flared open neck, unusual red glaze, applied gold label and incised signature to base. Height 17 cm
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Two Briar Gardner vases, one of small mushroom type form with an everted rim and a variable red glaze over tan body, signed; the other of low wide circular form with open top, salmon pink and blue variable glaze, signed.
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Briar Gardner Studio Pottery shallow footed bowl, variable green/blue glaze over the tan ground, glossy finish, incised signature and date 1/5/41 incised to base. Diameter 20 cm
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Two Briar Gardner pottery trough form vases, the larger of ribbed form with streaky green/blue and yellow tones over dark brown ground, incised full signature, the other with variable blue to the rim over a darker toned base, incised signature. Length 22 cm and 16.5 cm one with small chip.
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Briar Gardner lozenge form float bowl, variable blue glaze with green highlights over the tan body, incised full signature to base. 30 x 14 x 5.5 cm
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Briar Gardner New Zealand Studio Pottery jug, the brushed semi-mat glaze in green and blue tones, incised signature and date 4/4/39 to base. Height 15.7 cm
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Briar Gardner New Zealand Studio Pottery jug in the Art Deco manner of swollen tapered cylindrical form with a double curved handle, glazed in vibrant yellow with green highlights, incised signature to base. Height 16.5 cm
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Briar Gardner New Zealand Studio Pottery vase of baluster form, fine incised repeating decoration to the top rim, variable pale green glaze with rust red highlights over the terracotta toned body, painted signature and date 1/4/41. Height 11.2 cm
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A large Briar Gardner vase of ribbed wide tapered form, the wide top with inverted rim, variable blue glaze to the top graduating to green and tan with red highlights, incised signature to base. Diameter 19 cm
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Two New Zealand woods boxes, the square form decorated with geometric shapes with various woods including rewarewa, burr totara, etc. 15.5 x 12 x 10 cmand 16.5 x 9.5 x 5 cm
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A New Zealand native timbers box, square form, on small plinth base, the top and four sides with panels of various New Zealand timbers including rewarewa and burr totara. 26 x 18 x 14 cm
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A pair of World War I service medals, Rfc gilt and enamel wings badge, other Rfc badge of wreath and crown form and a Christmas 1914 gilt metal tin.
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A pair of World War I service medals - Lieutenant Colonel and an India General Service medal with Waziristan 1919-21 - Major, complete with ribbons.
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A World War I four medal group including the War Medal and World War I trio, with original ribbons and mounting bars.
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A World War II Samoa 9ct. gold sweetheart brooch as three palm trees above the word 'Samoa' on a plain bar, in fitted box named William Maud, Auckland, N.Z.
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A World War I original Samoa cap badge of pressed gilt brass, the three palm trees above 'Samoa' and framed by a wreath with 'Nz' and 'Expedit. Forces', along with a selection of postcards including Samoa, military, etc. and a hand drawn map of Samoa showing 'Batterybarracks', 'Sentry', 'Cemetery', etc. and a sheet of songs from Samoa, etc.
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The F.H.Hargrave medal group, includes World War I pr, India medal with Afghanistan N.W.F. Bar, 1939 - 1945 star, the Africa star, the Italy star, the Defence medal, 1939 -1945 service medal, Malaya Gsm with Malaya bar and flying medal, the set with nine miniatures and with Hargraves silver and enamel flying wings in box, all in later mahogany framed case.
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A 1925 silver 3rd Gurkha photo frame with portrait of F.H.Hargrave, the plain rectangular frame with regimental engraving and family crest, the portrait of Hargrave in military uniform. 27.5 x 20 cm Birmingham 192.5 cm
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The flying cap and various military items of F.H.Hargrave including epaulettes, a pair of 3rd Gurkhas, an airforce pair, plus 1, framed naval insignia and assorted buttons.
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Two Scottish silver crested badges, the crest matching the previous lot related to F.H. Hargrave, of deer head within a circular belt with Sis Justus Et Ne Timeas. Hallmarked Dublin 1927. Together with a 1915 rowing medal.
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F.H.Hargraves 3rd Gurkha swagger stick with silver ball handle with insignia, London 1918, ebonised shaft. Length 70.5 cm
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An early 20th century large silver presentation cigar box of rectangular form, the mildly domed lid with an applied crest for ‘Royal Engineers Territorial Army’ and a presentation inscription below ‘Lieut.-Colonel A.J. Kinghorn, T.D. Commanding Royal Engineer 51st (Highland) Division Presented By His Brother Officers On The Occasion Of His Vacating Command, after 38 Years Service, Aberdeen, 14th April, 1923’, plain form with a sectional cedar lined interior, marks worn. 30.8 x 18 x 11.5 cm
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Two military Gurkha kukri, both with khaki sheaths, leather scabbards and frogs, one mounted with a regimental crest. Both with wood hilts, one blade stamped ‘Dun Kukri Works’.
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Two Gurkha kukri, one with horn hilt and scabbard with crest of lion of Ashoka above crossed kukri, the hilt with lion’s head pommel, the other with wood hilt and a plain steel double fullered blade.
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Two Gurkha kukri, one wooden, hilted with a single fullered plain blade in traditional scabbard with later military frog, the other horn hilted, the blade with engraved foliate tendrils.
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Two Gurkha kukri, one with a brass mounted horn hilt and single fullered blade, the other with wood hilt, decorated at the ricasso, the scabbard distressed.
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Two old Gurkha kukri, one with wood hilt, single fullered plain blade, scabbard with additional pouch. The other with a dark wood handle, double fullered blade and plain scabbard.
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Two Gurkha kukri, one with wooden scabbard with brass pommel, single fullered blade and engraved leather scabbard, the other with horn hilt, engraved ricasso and scabbard with additional pouch.
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Two Gurkha kukri, both wood hilted with brass fittings, both with plain blades, one with military frog laced to the traditional leather scabbard. The other blade of large size, (blade length 450).
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Two Gurkha kukri, both with wood hilts, one with brass fittings, both with plain blades, the older blade in a later maroon leather scabbard.
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Two Gurkha kukri with wood hilts, one with a double fullered blade in old brown leather scabbard, the other with a later re-covered scabbard.
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A Japanese wakazashi (short sword) of middle to late Edo period with fuchi-kashira showing a kabuto, the tsuba with silver flowers in relief, the blade with visible temper line, black lacquered scabbard. Length 57.5 cm
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A pair of Japanese Meiji period bezique counters, the rectangular gilded white metal plaques with fine shibayama type decoration of cranes and florals, the recessed eight various ivory moveable tablets decorated with insects and butterflies, their bodies of mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, red coral, etc. 9.7 x 6 cm ea.
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An early 20th century Japanese Satsuma part tea service of a teapot with a dragon to the lid and spout, milk jug, pair of cups and saucers and spare lid with damage, painted with figures, buildings and trees within an extensive landscape, gilt enrichments, painted marks to base including the Shimazu family crest, damage to interior teapot lid rim.
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An early 20th century Japanese cloisonne bowl with inverted rim, yellow dragon decoration to the interior and exterior, chasing the flaming mystic pearl with various other tones on a deep blue ground, character marks to the base, raised on a hardwood stand. Diameter 20.5 cm
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An impressive Japanese Meiji period Imari porcelain charger of square form with canted corners, the centre with a flowering tree and florals issuing from a large urn, the floral panelled border highlighted with birds, bonsai and bamboo, traditional underglazed blue, iron red, and green with some rubbing to the gilt highlights. 44 x 44 cm
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Two Japanese chargers, the larger decorated with birds and chrysanthemums in blue on a white ground, with a floral border, the other with a lake scene with mountains, castles, etc., also with a floral border. Diameter 40 cmand 37 cm
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A pair of large c.1900 Japanese vases of baluster form with relief decoration of dragons, flaming mystic pearl and clouds, vibrant streaky glaze of brown and green on yellow in studio ware style. Height 64.5 cmea.
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A Japanese bronze incense burner of compressed circular form, the bulbous body with gold flecked highlights, two open handles to the rim, raised on three lug feet. Seal marks to base. Diameter 10.3 cm Height 8.3 cm
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A Japanese tsuba (sword guard) in bronze with raised gold highlights of a fox within a plain forest setting, signed. 7.7 x 7 cm
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A Japanese tsuba (sword guard), in bronze with gilt and silvered highlights, open form of stylised scrolls with hanging tassels, signed. 8.5 x 8 cm
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A Japanese iron tsuba, the open oval frame pierced with simple scroll designs.
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A Japanese iron tsuba, cast with a design in low relief of old pine boughs and the god Fukuroku.
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A Japanese plain iron tsuba of circular shape with old oxidation.
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A pair of Menuki modelled in various metals including gold as fruiting boughs.
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A Japanese samuarai archer’s hat, of woven cane with cloth covered head straps, Edo period. Diameter 46 cm
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An old Japanese carved ivory figure of a fisherman, he stands in traditional dress with net over his right shoulder holding a short club, on sectional bridge form base, some attention required, signed. Height 20 cm width 13.5 cm
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A Japanese solid carved ivory figure of a Geisha in traditional robe holding an umbrella and scroll, the oval base with inlaid tablet. Height 13.2 cm
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A Japanese rosewood netsuke carved as a kabuto (a samurai’s helmet). Diameter 3.5 cm
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A Chinese carved boxwood netsuke of a dragon within a partially cut-away gourd, inset eyes, character marks to reverse.
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A Japanese gold lacquered seated Buddha, in lotus position with hands clasped, applied head-dress, raised on multi-stepped plinth with cloud form decoration. Height 22 cm
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A Japanese amber type netsuke of a recumbent lion, suspension hole to rear. Length 6 cm
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A Japanese carved horn netsuke formed as the head of a mythical beast with open mouth showing teeth and tongue, the scrolling finely detailed hair forming the suspension lug.
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