JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 29 April 2025 - 10:00 AM start
A 1792 gold spade guinea - 22ct gold, 8.4gms. Dia.24 mm. The reverse with crowned quartered shield of arms in the shape of a spade, legend around, date 1792 below. A good example.
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,200
An uncommon William IV carved ivory desk top combination sundial compass thermometer - with paper plateau, signed 'C Essex & Co, London' under glass dome, the tapered column with glass thermometer framed by engraved scale. The top and base rims with panel carved, leaf and bead decoration. H.160mm.
Estimate: $400 - $800
A vintage painted heavy cast bronze New Zealand Coat of Arms - the design reflects New Zealand's history as a bicultural nation, with Zealandia, a European female figure on one side and a Māori Rangatira (chief) on the other. The symbols on the central shield represent New Zealand's trade, agriculture and industry, and a Crown represents New Zealand's status as a constitutional monarchy. 610 x 590mm.
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
1911 1 ducat Austrian Empire Francis Joseph I gold (.986) coin - 3.49gms. Dia.20mm.
Estimate: $380 - $600
An old katana in tachi mounts (handachi - with cloth bound ray skin covered hilt with tachi kashira, chrysanthemum menuki, chrysanthemum decorated tsuba, the tang with incised and stamped characters, single fixing hole. Overall surface oxidation to blade, multiple nicks to blade edge. In plain wood saya with tachi style koshirae. Blade L.650mm. Overall 925mm.
Estimate: $600 - $900
Frances Irwin Hunt (1890-1981) 'Leaves and Driftwood' - oil on board - signed and dated '52. John Leech exhibition label verso. 550 x 440mm,
Estimate: $200 - $300
A WWI medal group to 57776 PTE A.Tilling. RAMC - framed with photographs of two RAMC privates below an RAMC cap badge. Overall 345 x 165mm,
Estimate: $120 - $200
A Japanese tanto in bone scabbard and hilt - the sectional scabbard and conforming hilt, carved in low relief with numerous figures. Single edged blade. Overall L.405mm,
Estimate: $300 - $400
An estate 18ct yellow gold and three stone diamond ring - the brilliant cuts with an approx. 0.80ct centre stone flanked by approx. 0.50ct each. Some inclusions, some claws requiring attention. 3.85gms.
Estimate: $800 - $1,600
A complete six volume, full calf-bound set, with gilt spines of Nathaniel Hooke's 'Roman History', (1756-71) - published by Priestley and Weale, London, 1821, corrected by Rev. J. R. Pitman. Quarto, with fold out maps. Overall good condition, original owner's signature to vol I.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Five English coronation, jubilee and service medals to Police Constable A.Tilling and family - Metropolitan Police Victoria Jubilee medal 1887 with 1897 bar, Metropolitan Police Edw VII coronation medal, Metropolitan Police George V coronation medal, all to A.Tilling; QEII GSM with Arabian Peninsula bar to CFN C.A. Tilling REME; QEII coronation medal framed with a photo of an early 20thC Post Office Messenger Boy
Estimate: $220 - $340
Two early 20thC medallions won by Trooper L. Crickett - one of 9ct gold made by A. Kohn engraved 'Auckland Mounted Rifles 1906 'Waikato Shield'', 4.35gms. The other in silver 'No.3 W.M.R. D. Squadron Championship Cup Recruits Match 1904'.
Estimate: $220 - $400
WW1 1914-15 trio of medals in a modern frame - with copy photo and 2 wound stripes. The medals all correctly impressed 10/409 SJT L A KINZETT NZEF. Louis Kinzett was living in Wanganui working as a wood turner when he enlisted in the Wellington Infantry in October 1914. He served at Gallipoli where he was wounded on 5 May 1915. He is known to have been involved in a brutal bayonet charge earlier. After recovery in Egypt he was returned to Gallipoli 3 months later, narrowly missing his Battalions near obliteration at Chunuk Bair on 8 August. His second wounding was in France on 15 September 1916.
Estimate: $460 - $600
1914-19 Victory Medal in modern frame with copy photo - the medal impressed 10/273 PTE H E M BROOME NZEF. Harry Broome from Whanganui was a young lawyer serving in the Wellington West Coast Company of the Wellington Infantry. He was killed at Helles on 10 May 1915 aged 20.
Estimate: $160 - $260
A Royal Doulton 'Māori Art' eight-person porcelain tea service - comprising eight coffee cups, eight saucers, eight side plates and one cake plate. Decorated in a Māori kowhaiwhai rafter design adapted by Augustus Hamilton for Royal Doulton.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,400
An African dagger - stitched leather scabbard and carved wood handle, straight double edge blade with fine etched cross hatched engraving. L.390mm.
Estimate: $200 - $300
An Art Deco cold-painted silvered spelter nude figured table lamp, by Jacques Limosin, c.1930s - the athletic figure holds a white glass spherical shade above her head, signed to the base 'Limosin', raised on alabaster plinth. Overall H.600mm.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Clarice Cliff original Bizarre large Lotus jug - with a broad band of painted diamond design. Black printed marks to base. C.1929. Hairline crack to the top rim. H.290mm.
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
