Art Objects - 4

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A rare group of Stalagmites and Stalactites from the Waitomo region of New Zealand.
These were obtained when parts of the caves were destroyed during mining. They were preserved in a local museum which closed when the region was further mined.
Stalagmites grow approx. 1 cubic cm every 40 – 100 years.

16. A Small Stalagmite. 19.5cm including base. $195
17. A Long Cylindrical Stalagmite. 53cm including base. $385
18. Stalactite. 31cm including base. $385 
19. Stalactite. 37cm including base. $485
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20. A Clam Shell of good proportions. 
​Would look great on a sideboard for your keys or a chocolate nest!
​$645
Boer War war pieces
Prisoner of war pieces, Boer War
A rare group of prisoner of war hand made implements, Boer War, circa 1902.

These finely hand worked pieces were made by H.S. Havenga while he was a prisoner of war on St Helena. They consist of a small working plane made of wood and metal, several spoons and needlework tools carved from bone.
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Several are inscribed and dated.
Price: $580 (the lot) ​Incl. GST
Wendt, silver moulds
Wendts Australian (Silversmiths)
The following fine group of castings and moulds was used by Wendts, the Adelaide Silversmiths during the Nineteenth Century in the  manufacture of trophy and presentation pieces.

They were integral in the production of silver presentation Emu Egg groups and are extremely important as they help further the knowledge of the processes undertaken by the working silversmiths of the time. Several of these pieces are illustrated in J.B. Hawkins, Nineteenth Century Australian Silversmiths (Antique Collectors Club, England, 1990) and they have come directly from the collection of Mr Timothy Wendt.

Large Horse - Brass, height 9 cm, illustrated P.92, Australian Silversmiths Vol.2 
Price $650 Incl. GST
Greyhound Dog - Lead, height 8.5 cm, illustrated P.93, Australian Silversmiths 
Vol.2 - Price 
Emu - SOLD
Kangaroo - SOLD
Cow - SOLD
Horse - SOLD
Sheep - Hand carved wax, height 5.5 cm - Price $300 Incl. GST
Sheep - Brass, height 5 cm - SOLD
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