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Māori Pou Sells at Paris Auction for Record $3.7 million

27/7/2021

 
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The statue's final price of $3.7m is a new world record for a Maori piece of art. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd, 2021
A rare carved statue of a woman with full moko sold at Christie's Paris auction this week for $3.7million.  The original makers of the piece were not noted in the provenance and how it originally left the country is unknown. It was part of three high profile collections during the 20th Century until now.  An anonymous "international buyer" was the highest bidder on the day. 

I suspect that the buyer was not a New Zealander. 

Article link at the Otago Daily Times is here.

E.C.

Antique & Art are Out of the Office (10th - 21st July)

10/7/2021

 
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Octagon, 1867. W. Burton photograph, Album 076, P1910-009-016 Hocken Collection
Antique & Art are on holiday this week and flying to Dunedin to take in some historic sights. 
​If you email us in the meantime we will get back to you on the 21st.  Thanks so much!

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