for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 23rd of October 2019
| Lot No | Description | Est | Image |
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| 151 | A carved wooden Maori Kotiate short hand club, "liver cutter" measuring 35 cm long x 13cm wide. The reke (butt) of the handle a carved tiki with inset paua (abalone) eyes. At the base of the carved tiki a hole with possible original harakeke (flax) string. The body of the club is carved in the rauponga pattern making the origin likely to be the Waipu Valley on the North East Coast of New Zealand. The pattern consists in each quarter a row of dog-tooth notches (pakati) on each side of which are parallel grooves (haehae) and ridges (raumoa). The club body is inset 3 paua (abalone) shells. The club is identically carved each side and inset a total of eight shells. | 500-800 |
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| 163 | A Japanese inlaid marquetry cabinet, the upper section with tambour shutter revealing 2 long drawers (1f), the base fitted 1 long drawer 23cm x 24cm x 10cm | 30-40 |
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| 177 | Two African carved wooden portrait busts of ladies 24cm x 13cm x 8cm together with 2 ditto carved wall masks 33cm x 20cm | 30-40 |
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| 186 | A brick match striker contained in an inlaid wooden marquetry box with hinged lid 15cm x 24cm x 13cm | 30-40 |
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| 211 | A wooden and brass model of a canon with 15.5cm brass barrel raised on a wooden stand | 20-30 |
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| 212 | A 19th Century iron model cannon with 14cm barrel, raised on an associated wooden gun carriage | 40-60 |
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| 281 | Two rectangular Batik printing blocks 7cm x 15cm x 14cm and 6cm x 15cm x 11cm, a turned oak bowl 10cm x 7cm, 1 other walnut bowl 10cm x 15cm and a cylindrical vase 9cm x 7cm | 30-40 |
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| 318 | Two African carved Niger paddles 144cm l x 13cm w | 40-60 |
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| 322 | A large Victorian carved pine and painted scroll shaped bracket 110cm x 107cm x 34cm | 120-150 |
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