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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year To All!

11/12/2018

Merry Christmas to everyone from Antique & Art Valuation Service.

We have had another great year of driving the length and breadth of the North Island to see what treasures you have hidden in your homes.

Whether we have "spoken" on social media or if you have emailed us directly for our help, we really appreciate everyone who takes the time to contact to us.

We close for the holidays on Thursday the 20th of December 2018 and open again on Tuesday the 29th of January 2019.

We look forward to our 10th year in business next year!

Happy Holidays!

Long Lost Dickens Portrait Turns up in South African Box Lot

25/11/2018

Image from Philipmould.com

A South African fan of Fake or Fortune contacts Philip Mould to investigate whether the Victorian portrait he found in a box lot at auction is the long lost 1843 portrait of the young Charles Dickens. All information from his website is found here.
Watch the video here.

Our Kinetic Public Sculpture Targeted by Vandals

11/10/2018

The Wellington Water Whirler by Len Lye (while under repair) has been climbed and damaged by a 'bored' man. He suffered a head injury in the incident and was treated in hospital. Police have laid a wilful damage charge. He claimed that part of the reason for the theatrics was because there was no sign saying not to climb the sculpture. An auction for a handy wallet sized "idiot sign" appeared on TradeMe soon after. Video is here via NZ Herald. New Plymouth has reported their Wind Wands have also been recently targeted by vandals.

Oceania Exhibition Opens At The Royal Academy London

30/9/2018

To mark 250 years since Captain James Cook ventured our way, the Royal Academy has staged an exhibition to highlight historic and contemporary art from the Pacific. Artists from New Zealand include Fiona Pardington, Lisa Reihana, John Pule and Michael Parekowhai. The good news is, if you are in London from now until December 10th, us Kiwi's and our Pacific cousins get free entry on presentation of our passports.
The Guardian's art critic Jonathan Jones has given it 5 stars *****

The Gibb's Farm Anish Kapoor Voted One of the Best Outdoor Sculptures by the Guardian

9/9/2018

Read article here.

Two Prototype Royal Doulton Maori Character Jugs Sell in the U.K.

30/7/2018

The large Royal Doulton character jugs shown above were lot 1044 and 1045 of Kingham & Orme's latest antique sale which took place on Saturday the 28th of July. As we understand these were prototypes and never put into production. The base of the top one is even marked "Not Produced for Sale". The auction house is based in Worcestshire, England. It is unknown whether these will now be part of a New Zealand collection. Lot 1044 sold for 3,600 British pounds and the rich flambe glazed one, for 3,000 pounds.

Antique Auctions This Month

12/7/2018

Lot 1144 Half Doll on a Chocolate Box est. $500.

Dunbar Sloane has an auction on the 18th and 19th of July, which features some early blue and white porcelain, a collection of pipes, brown furniture at the best prices and some other real proper antiques! Catalogue here.

Lot 213 Pounamu Hei Tiki est. $800

Cordy's has their auction on Tuesday the 17th of July and features the second installment of the Tui Flower estate including a really great selection of tiki and other taonga Maaori. Catalogue here.

The Les & Milly Paris Collection Part 2 - now online

18/6/2018

Art + Object are selling the second part of the Les & Milly Paris Collection on Thursday 28th June at 6:30pm. The catalogue is now available to view online here. There are some major pieces up for grabs including all the big names : Colin McCahon, Milan Mrkusich, Gordon Walters and Toss Woollaston. As well as the above illustrated lot (27) a suite of three Peter Peryer images of Jam Rolls, Neenish Tarts and Doughnuts. Estimated at $10,000-$16,000.

The Tui Flower Estate (Part One) is Up for Auction

17/6/2018

Tomorrow Cordy's will sell the first half of the Flower Family Collection. Tui Flower was known as the "Julia Child of New Zealand". Peruse the catalogue for yourself here. NZ Herald Focus clip here. "The Cordy's crew hasn't been this excited for some time" a recent instagram post tells us. Will see you there!

Heather Straka Sells Very Well in the May Auctions

17/6/2018

The Asian at International Art Centre

Dear John (St John the Baptist) at Art + Object

These dark and beautifully realised paintings did very well in last month's art sales in Auckland. The Asian, an oil on board from 2013 sold at International Art Centre for $34,000. An earlier work from 2004, Dear John (St John the Baptist) sold at Art + Object as part of the Peter James Smith Collection on May 31st for $26,000. It was estimated at $6,000-10,000. Heather is represented by Jonathan Smart Gallery, Trish Clark Gallery, Page Blackie Gallery and Nadene Milne.

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