Taonga from one of Captain Cook's voyages that have been in Te Papa's collection since 1912 are to be returned to Hawaii. See Dominion Post article here.
 Lot 576 Curvette Chair, Greg Smith Est $1,800 Lot 575 Nicholson Chapel Chair, Garth Chester 1/50 c1945 Est $3,000  Lot 664 Billy Apple Exhibition Poster, London 1964 Est $120 Click here to browse and plan your bids.
 Lot 224 Three Len Castle pots made record auction prices at the Simon Manchester Collection Sale at Art + Object in Auckland on Feb 24th. The Blossom Vase pictured above made $15,015 against an estimate of $6,000 - $10,000. Lot 251 a Massive Hanging Form made $2,880 against an estimate of $1,000 - $1,500. Estimated at between $6,000 - $8,000 the vibrant yellow Sulphurous Bowl c2010 made $12,010 a record price for this series at auction. See the results for A+O's 100th catalogued sale here.  Lot 251  Lot 254  Looking through the Sotheby's catalogue of 'Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire: The last of the Mitford Sisters' online I noticed this oil of a "Fancy Rooster" by our best bird painter Raymond Ching. The Duchess was a chicken fancier and there are many beautiful pieces in the catalogue featuring the bird. The sale is tomorrow March 2nd in London. Image: Sotheby's
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