Auction Details

An impressive offering this month including kitchenalia, top hats, tortoiseshell items, writing box, work box, violin, guitar, Victorian plant stands, sets of scales including a “must see” set ﬂoorstanding butcher’s scales, horse measuring stick, china weights, military uniforms, signed Christmas greetings from Hitler, Masonic swords, ivory items, pair Victorian Marley horses, Victorian bronzes, Rick Lewis bronzes, Russian icons, tailor’s dummy, Venetian glass, Lalique, good selection of Waterford crystal, tribal items and artefacts, Bishop Selwyn’s personal seal, 60 outstanding pieces of Len Castle from the Jack Smith Estate plus many other pieces of New Zealand pottery, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, mahjong set, ivory carvings, netsukes, snuff bottles, 19thC carved horn, Japanese and Chinese cloisonne, Japanese bronzes, Georgian teabowls, pickle dishes, Royal Worcester, Royal Crown Derby, Royal Doulton, Aynsley, Keith Murray, Wemyss pig, Blue Danube, Edwardian pendants, gold lockets, Chinese jade jewellery, gold chains, 3 satoir, pearls, diamond rings, earrings & necklace, gold sovereigns, paua and silver, Rolex pocket watch, Rolex wrist watch, Hugo Boss wrist watch, carriage clocks, mantel clocks, Art Nouveau inlaid clock, silver vinaigrettes, pair silver coconut shell cups, stilton cheese scoop, silver four piece teaset, Geo.III marrow scoop, skewer, cream jug and waiter, cutlery sets, Persian Turkoman, Afghan & Hamadan rugs, campaign chest of drawers, linen press, music Canterbury, Victorian banquet table, inlaid walnut table, chaise longue, grandmother and grandfather chairs, retro sideboards and chairs, Georgian chest of drawers, balloon and barback chairs, mirrors, pair Blackamoor candelabra, antique paintings, Peggy Spicer, Perrett, Lance O’Gorman, superb handpainted porcelain tile of a Holbein painting, Adele Young-Husband, Dean Buchanan and many more ﬁne paintings and prints.

To be included in April's Antique Auction please phone us on 09 523 1049 or email us at info@cordys.co.nz

Auction times
Tue 9th March / 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Viewing times
Fri 5th March / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sun 7th March / 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Mon 8th March / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location
180 Great South Rd, Remuera, Auckland

Catalogue
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Postal bidding
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Prices realised
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Conditions of sale
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Auction Highlights

	Lot number 022 A vintage Swedish Herman Carlson "Levin" guitar, Goteborg six string. Original case. L:1300mm Estimate: $650 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 167 Robyn Stewart stylised pottery ﬁsh hook (hei matau) with burnished slip glaze effects in green with black highlights. H:240mm Estimate: $250 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 210 A vintage Len Castle discoid vase, hand modelled, stoneware, with three impressed and incised bands to each side, brown pigment rubbed to the surface, impressed mark to foot. H:335mm Estimate: $900 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 237 Len Castle "Volcanic and Geothermal" series shallow bowl, wheel thrown earthenware, lava red glaze to the interior, matt black pigmented exterior and hand sculptured rim. D:460mm Estimate: $950 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 325 A Japanese Meiji period bronze Okimono of a ﬁerce Oni ﬁgure with sword, represented as a demon with patinated and gilded highlights supporting a lotus leaf above his head and sword. H:510mm Estimate: $14000 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 326 Pair of large African bull elephant tusks mounted on shaped wooden base, weighing 24 lbs (10.89kg) and 25lbs (11.35kg), complete with certiﬁcate of ownership from Northern Rhodesia 4 Sep. 1969. H:1365mm Estimate: $29000 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 421 A late Victorian 15ct yellow gold pendant of open scrolling heart form set with two facet cut amethysts and seed pearls, rolled gold chain. Estimate: $450 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 430 A 9ct. gold and amethyst fob spinner. Estimate: $100 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 508 Pearl and diamond brooch, the brooch in the form of a bow set with diamonds and three round pearls. Estimate: $250 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 539 A 19thC French Alabaster "Cupid on a swing" mantle clock the circular enamel dial with Roman numerals and exposed escapement. H:350mm Estimate: $950 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 554 A pair of 19thC silver mounted coconut cups on plain columns and circular feet, acanthus leaf decoration and foliate rims. One with engraved shield to front the other missing. H:190mm Estimate: $350 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 566 A good quality four piece Victorian period silver tea and coffee service of French style, baluster shape with ornate embossed ﬂoral decoration, ivory heat rings, ﬂower ﬁnials, gilded interiors. London 1863 makers Samuel Hayne and Dudley Cater. Estimate: $3000 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 696 A ﬁne quality Victorian period burr walnut serpentine centre table on elaborate open leaf and scroll carved quadrupod base with central platform. L:1500mm Estimate: $3500 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 725a A large stylish Danish teak retro sideboard of oblong form standing on four tall turned legs, four sliding doors with beautifully ﬁtted mirrored interior, the base cantered with three drawers. L:2000mm Estimate: $2000 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 738 Pair of 20th C tall Blackamoor ﬁgures, the mirror pair each with one arm held high supporting ten gilt metal scrolling branch lights, all on three way scrolling bases, carved wood, paint ﬁnish. H:2170mm Estimate: $7000 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 757 Adele Younghusband "Gloria", portrait oil on canvas 600 x 450, signed. Estimate: $600 Price realised: n/a
	Lot number 758 May McClelland the white terraces oil on canvas, 520mm x 700mm, signed. Estimate: $650 Price realised: n/a		Lot number 785 Ivy Hulston pair circular ship paintings "Riverina", and "Orontes", oils on board. Both in life buoy frames. D:190mm Estimate: $200 Price realised: n/a