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Barry Brickell 1935-2016

25/1/2016

Some lovely words and images from the Dowse here.
(Picture is by John Lake of Installation at the Dowse touring exhibition His Own Steam)

You may have heard or seen this emotive clip late last year from The Antiques Roadshow (UK) of an appraisal of a Hei Tiki dug up in a garden in England. I was reading an article yesterday about an archaeological dig under London's Liverpool Street Station and it was hard to miss this:

This stone Patu was found in the rubble of a construction site at Old Kent Road. It is now in the Museum of London's Collection. How did these taonga end up in the earth half a world away? Read the article by National Geographic here.

First Antique Auction Of 2016

18/1/2016

Cordy's Auctions are the first to get into gear after the Christmas Break. Their first auction of 2016 is tomorrow, see the catalogue here.

Barry Brickell 1935-2016

Maori Taonga Finds in England

First Antique Auction Of 2016

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