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Lladro King Gaspar, No. 4674, from Nativity Set Item number: 9198 Date: circa 1970 to 2000 Price: NZ$130.00 Part of an (I think) eight piece Christmas Nativity set, this Lladro figurine is King Gaspar. He was modelled by Juan Huerta, and issued in 1970. He was retired in 2002. Model number 4674. Size 21 cm by 9 cm (8.1/4 inches by 3.1/2 inches). Excellent condition. |
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Rare Americana Bisque Negro Head 19th Century Money Box Item number: C12397 Date: mid 19th century plus Price: NZ$365.00 Bisque porcelain money box in the form of a negro’s head. 19th century. Measures 3.7/8 inch high and 3.1/4 inches wide by 3.1/2 inches deep (about 10 cm high by 8.1 cm wide by 8.6 cm deep). One minor fault - little spot white paint loss on cheek, otherwise perfect. Americana. |
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Pug Dog Figurine, Victorian Porcelain Item number: 9072 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$36.00 Figurine of a pug dog, Victorian period, German made. Rather bisque finish to porcelain. Measures 10.3 cm high (4.1/16 inch). There is some age wear to the paint, but no damage at all to the figurine. Very quaint, nice little piece. |
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Victorian Staffordshire Flatback Group, Spill Vase Item number: C11737 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$185.00 19th century Victorian Staffordshire flatback figurine of a lad and his lady – she holds a dove, and he holds a small bowl of what may be eggs. A well is between them and a tree stump, which is a spill vase for holding spills (tapers). Figurines of the flatback type were made to sit on a narrow mantelpiece ledge, and this one was for holding spills with which one could light a lamp or a pipe. (You ignited the spill or taper from the fire below in the grate). Group measures 25.5 cm high, 15.5 cm wide and 8 cm deep (10 inches by 6 inches by 3.1/8 inches). Tiny minor roughness to end of bird’s beak, otherwise in excellent condition. |
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Tiny Bisque Snow Baby Figurine Item number: C11940 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$68.00 Tiny little bisque snow baby figurine – sitting position with outstretched arms. Little child with knobbly jacket, scarf and blue short pants. Measures only 38 mm high and 36 mm wide (1.1/2 inches by 1.3/8 inches). Excellent condition. Late 19th to early 20th century. Proabaly German origin. |
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Porcelain Toby Jug Figurine Item number: C12088 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$75.00 Very nicely detailed and and painted, this toby jug figurine is made in porcelain depicting a standing gentleman clutching a long pipe and a foaming jug of ale. Gilded edge around his hat. No maker’s mark underneath but a gold anchor mark at the base of the handle. Possibly by Samson of Paris, late 19th century. Certainly looks European. Measurements: 20 cm high with a base about 8 cm diameter (8 inches by about 3.1/8 inches). Excellent condition. |
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Victorian Figurine, Young Girl in Winter Item number: C12084 Date: mid to late 19th century Price: NZ$55.00 19th century porcelain figurine of a little girl wrapped up in a hooded gown with boots and a hand muff. All in white, with gilded touches and a hand painted face. Hairline up from base, rear of skirt (see photo). Front perfect, displays well. She measures 19 cm high (7.1/2 inches). Only maker’s mark is an iron–red cross underneath. |
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Lladro Figurine, Girl With Doll Item number: C12102 Date: circa 1971 to 1994 Price: NZ$199.00 Good sized Lladro figurine of young girl with her doll. Design 1211. Introduced in 1972, retired in 1994. Sculpted by Antonio Ballester. Measures 23 cm high (9 inches). There is one fault – the little doll has one broken arm. Otherwise excellent. Charming subject. Priced for the damage. |
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Lenox Hummingbird Figurine Item number: C12208 Date: circa 1988 Price: NZ$65.00 Hummingbird with pink flower, made by Lenox Fine Porcelain. Measures 8.25 cm high, 12 cm wide and about 8 cm deep (3.1/4 inches by 4.3/4 inches by 3.1/8 inches). Excellent condition. From the Garden Birds series, circa 1988. Lenox is a well known maker from the USA. |
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Salt and Pepper Cruet, Early Japanese Lustre Ware Item number: 8927 Date: 1920s to 30s Price: NZ$68.00 Pretty cruet set, with the two shakers in the form of roses in a basket of flowers. Lustre glaze. Hand painted. Impressed mark underneath Made in Japan. Both shakers have multiple holes. Cruet measures 10.8 cm by 7.1 cm by 8.4 cm high (4.1/4 inches by 2.3/4 inches by just over 3.1/4 inches). Excellent condition. Circa 1920s–30s. |
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Porcelain Terrier Dogs Figurine Item number: C11996 Date:early half of 20th century Price: NZ$28.00 Porcelain figurine of two little terriers playing. Muted tones of grey/white with pink tongue. Figure group measures 13.5 cm by 6.5 cm and 11.5 cm high (5.1/4 inches by 2.1/2 inches by 4.1/2 inches). Excellent condition. Impressed mark underneath “Foreign. 12103”. For English import market, early half of 20th century. |
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Miniature Porcelain Opening Purse Item number: C11920 Date: circa mid to late 20th century Price: NZ$30.00 Porcelain purse, metal mount and chain handle, with scene of tall ships or galleons at anchor on each side. Marked inside as porcelain. Measures 40 mm high, 55 mm wide and 33 mm deep at base. Excellent condition. |
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Vintage Angel Fish Salt and Pepper Shakers Item number: 8645 Date: circa mid 20th century Price: NZ$24.00 Vintage salt and pepper shakers in the shape of angel fish. They each measure 63 mm high, 58 mm wide and about 28 mm deep. Plastic bungs underneath. Excellent condition. |
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Austrian Porcelain Cockatoo 3 branch Spill Vase Item number: C11121 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$86.00 Little Austrian porcelain mantel vase, three white cockatoo birds on green pillars. Gilded beaks and rims. Possibly a spill vase, with three openings, one in each bird’s head. Measures 120 mm high, 160 mm long and 37 mm deep (4.3/4 inches by 6.1/4 inches by 1.1/2 inches). One fault, a chip on the right–hand bird’s top edge. Interesting item, well modelled. |
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Beswick Yorkshire Terrier, Warren Platt Design Item number: 8268 Date: 1988 to 1989 Price: NZ$82.00 Beswick Yorkshire terrier figurine, seated with one paw raised. Designer Warren Platt, issued 1988–1989, in the series Good Companions, model number 3083. Height is 14 cm (5.1/2 inches). Matt finish, bisque. In excellent mint condition. |
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Capodimonte Orchid Flower Item number: 8172 Date: 1970s Price: NZ$50.00 Highly detailed, hand painted porcelain orchid flower by Capodimonte, Italy. Has the rear backstamp for Capodimonte, and also the original gold label. Measures 7.75 cm high, by 17 cm by 11.6 cm. It has a few minor unnoticeable shallow nicks to petal edges, but considering how delicate these flowers are, it is in very good condition. |
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19th Century Fairing, Girl with Book Item number: C10712 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$98.00 19th century figurine of a young woman holding a book. Handpainted, gilded edgings to jacket. Heavy porcelain, no maker’s marks. Measures 15 cm high. Excellent condition. |
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Large Porcelain Toby Jug by Heber & Co Item number: 7340 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$115.00 Large German hard paste porcelain Toby jug, made by Heber & Co, of Neustadt (Gotha). Very portly gentleman with a glass in one hand and a sausage in the other. Hand painted. Has the “Made in Germany” mark, so made probably early 20th century. Jug measures 15 cm high and about the same deep. Excellent condition. Very attractive jug. |
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John Peel Character Mug, Sandland Item number: C8955 Date: mid 20th century Price: NZ$49.00 Character mug by Lancaster Sandland “D’ye Ken John Peel”. Hand painted Staffordshire. Circa 1949 plus. Depicts John Peel, the huntsman, wearing his riding pink, with a riding crop as the handle. Measures 10 cm high. Excellent condition. |
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Hummel Tennis Player Salt Shaker Item number: 7511 Date: 1960 to 1963 Price: NZ$48.00 Little chap dressed in his whites and clutching a tennis ball and racquet. Bears the 1960–1963 mark for Hummel. Salt single hole in top of his head. Measurements 7.5 cm high and 4 cm wide. He is in perfect condition except for one minute mark to the back of his sleeve on the racquet arm. Hand painted. |
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Novelty Salt and Pepper Set, Log and Woodpecker Item number: C9761 Date: 1930 to 1940 Price: NZ$125.00 Novelty cruet set, mustard pot with lid, salt and pepper shakers all slotted into a base representing a log. Decoration of a woodpecker on the log. Whole measures 16.5 cm wide by about 5.5 cm deep and 7 cm high. Excellent condition. One cork missing. Has a registration mark underneath 798820, which places the date of manufacture between 1930 and 1940. |
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Edwardian Shoe, Green Porcelain Item number: c10292 Date: circa 1901 to 1910 Price: NZ$45.00 Edwardian period (circa 1901–1910) porcelain shoe ornament, in the shape of a well–worn lace up shoe. Measurements: 5.2 cm high, and 11.6 cm long by 4.2 cm wide. Excellent condition. No maker’s marks, presumably German. |
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Large Black Bretby Kitten with Ball of String, Victorian Item number: C7422 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$199.00 A Victorian Bretby large figurine of a black kitten playing with a ball of red string — it has glass eyes, and is painted terracotta. It measures 25.5 cm long by about 10 cm across, and 11.5 cm high. Very good original condition, with a little paint wear to the ball of string, and a little nibble out of one back foot. |
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Berliner Porzellan Dancing Goatherd Figurine Item number: C7378 Date: unknown — early 20th century? Price: NZ$265.00 A fine porcelain figurine of a dancing child and goats — the backstamp is a green crowned eagle, with S C inside, and the word “Germany” in red. Most probably Berliner Porzellan — Manufaktur Schomburg and Co. Figurine measures 22.5 cm long by 9 cm deep. It stands 19 cm high. Excellent condition; 20th century. |
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Edwardian Style Blue China Shoe Item number: C7776 Date: early 20th century Price: NZ$75.00 An ornamental shoe, blue and white china, with decoration of cattle at the front. Dates from early 20th century. Measures 14.5 cm long, 4.5 cm wide and 7 cm high. Excellent condition. Would have been made in Germany. |
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Pair of Victorian Ornaments under Glass Item number: C9092 Date: mid to late 19th century Price: NZ$235.00 A pair of 19th century Victorian mantle-piece ornaments — a boy and girl in floral bowers, each mounted on a wooden base under a glass dome. Each child is rather a crude one-dimensional plaque, with artificial flowers surrounding them. One dome has a break at the very bottom rear (see photo), but is quite firm in its position. Each ornament measures 22 cm high, 11 cm wide and 7.5 cm deep. |
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Edwardian Miniature Watering Can, Porcelain Item number: C7268 Date: circa 1900–1910 Price: NZ$65.00 A little porcelain watering can, very ornate. Probably made in Germany for sale in England. Circa 1900–1910. Measures 12cm high. Some wear to rim gilding, otherwise in excellent condition. |
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Bisque Style Basset Hound Figurine Item number: 4833 Date: late 19th to early 20th century Price: NZ$45.00 An early dog figurine, with the characteristic long ears and short legs of the Basset Hound. Matt glaze, not quite true bisque, but very similar — with no maker’s marks, and wear to the paint on the tail and body, where he has been handled over the years. Hand-painted eyes, and a black nose — the nose again having some wear to the paint. A large figurine, he measures approx 14.5 cm by 9.5 cm by 9 cm. His coat colour is pale brown, yellowish tones, with white and pinkish area on snout. No chips or cracks. |
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Pug Dog Figurine, Victorian Item number: C8026 Date: late 19th century Price: NZ$185.00 A large figurine of a pug dog, dating from either late 19th or very early 20th century. Probably Austrian-made. Has watchful lugubrious eyes, black face and rust-coloured body. Measures 18 cm long and 17 cm high. Excellent condition. |
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Edwardian White Boot and Boy Figurine Item number: C7926 Date: circa 1900–1910 Price: NZ$75.00 An Edwardian period porcelain vase, in the shape of a boat, with a young boy at one end, and his dog sitting on the toe. No maker’s marks. Item measures 13.5 cm high, and 15 cm long.Excellent condition, although inside is a little dirty where it has been used for flowers. This would clean out with CLR or similar product. Excellent condition. |
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Royal Doulton Figurine, Debbie Item number: C7143 Date: 1968 plus Price: NZ$325.00 Debbie, HN 2400. Handmade and hand decorated, Royal Doulton, 1968. Attractive figurine with beautifully modelled and painted face. Measures approx 15 cm high. Mint condition. |
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Royal Doulton Bo Peep Figurine Item number: C7142 Date: 1937 plus Price: NZ$395.00 Royal Doulton figurine of Bo Peep, number HN 1811. Copyright 1937. Doulton & Co Ltd. Very pretty figure, measuring 12.7 cm high. Mint condition. |
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Dice Egg Cup or Dice Cup, Early 20th Century Item number: C9658 Date: very early 20th century Price: NZ$35.00 Old lustre ware dice egg cup — egg cup in the shape of a hand holding a large dice. Would have been made in Germany, late 19th or early 20th century, for the export market. Measures 7.5 cm high and 6 cm diameter. Some wear to the colour, but no chips or cracks. |
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Santa Claus Biscuit Barrel, Japanese Porcelain Item number: C9601 Date: early to mid 20th century Price: NZ$165.00 Very large cookie jar or biscuit barrel — Santa Claus (looking a bit Japanese) dressed in orange and yellow robes green buttons. Jar measures about 20 cm high and the same wide, handle to handle. Very good condition — some normal wear to the gilding of his hat bobble and the handles, and a fair sized chip inside the lid on the inner rim where the inner rim sits inside the barrel itself. A couple of dots in the green lustre glaze surrounding his head. Very quaint object! |
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Large Half Doll Item number: 3151 Date: 1920s–30s Price: NZ$69.00 A 9 cm high half doll. She has “Made in Japan” impressed in her back. Very good condition, no chips or cracks. There are a few small losses of paint to the back of her head. She would have started life as a brush handle or brush doll. |
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Lenox Jewel Santa Figurine, 1995 Issue, Kris Kringle Item number: C7514 Date: late 20th century Price: NZ$180.00 A porcelain figurine of Santa Claus, ringing his bell and carrying a sack of presents and a small Christmas tree. I think this is the Kris Kringle jewel Santa. Cream glaze, with gilding and bright green and red enamel highlights. Figurine stands 18 cm high. The mark reads: “Lenox Christmas Jewels Collection. Third in Series. Lenox. Made in USA. Issued 1995.” Excellent mint condition. |
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Floral Hand-Painted Ceramic High Heel Shoe Item number: C7953 Date: late 20th century Price: NZ$48.00 Hand-painted large ceramic shoe — painted with lush flowers and foliage and jungle animals. Very detailed. Inscribed underneath: Rose Wallis, ’87. Ali O’Reilly. Written inscription as shown in photo. Shoe measures 24 cm long and 15 cm high. Excellent condition, although a little dirty inside. |