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New Zealand Tāonga Up For Auction in London

4/1/2023

Items from the collection of antiques dealer Emma Hawkins is up for auction at Sotheby's London next week.

The sale is entitled "A Natural World" and features New Zealand interest pieces including the tāonga featured above and two kiwi, amongst the items of natural interest.

A gold mounted huia beak brooch is lot 33 and has provenance to a Victorian Whanganui maker.

Emma is daughter of Tasmanian based dealer John Hawkins.

Valuation Service Now Fully Booked For 2022

28/11/2022

We are now fully booked for onsite appraisals this year.
We can still supply valuations via email up until the week before Christmas.
Our valuation service will be back in late January - after having a break with family.

Thank you to all our customers for another great year. We wish you all a wonderful summer holiday.

*the shop on Whitaker Street will be open Thurs > Fri > Sat throughout the holiday period.
Come and say hi 😊 if you are passing through Te Aroha...

Market Report : Toys are Hot Right Now

16/11/2022

Prices for toys are pretty high right now! Best sellers include rare Fun-Ho and early Disney. Click on images for an expanded look.

Auction Highlights This Month : Unusual and Large Pottery

26/10/2022

Both of these items sold on October 25th in the Studio Ceramic & Applied Arts Sale at Dunbar Sloane Wellington. Click here for the link.

Fomison the Latest Artist to Join the Million Dollar Club

20/9/2022

Tony Fomison's large scale work The Fugitive from the early 1980s is the latest work to get over a million dollars at auction. Lot 38 in the Bank of New Zealand Art Collection at Webb's sold for $1.525 million (hammer price). His previous record price was under $500,000. The artist is the latest artist to 'join' the club whose membership includes McCahon, Parekowhai, Goldie and Binney. (Photo by E. Chamberlain at Webb's Viewing. Fomison work is on the left)

Te Papa Buys Two Bank of NZ Art Collection Works

20/9/2022

Te Papa buys two works from the BNZ Collection. Read RNZ article here.

Another Corporate Art Collection Comes To Market

24/8/2022

The Spark Foundation Collection is being sold next month at International Art Centre. Click here for the catalogue. Artists include Karl Maughan, Brent Wong, Rita Angus and Ann Robinson.

The BNZ Art Collection Catalogue Now Online

24/8/2022

The Bank of New Zealand Corporate Art Collection comes up for auction next month at Webb's Auckland. The catalogue is out now - click here to see those paintings and prices!

Don Binney Painting Joins the Million Dollar Club

14/8/2022

A million dollars (once buyers premium is included) for a Don Binney painting at Art + Object last Night pic.twitter.com/g3k4d9aYzw
— Antique&Art (@AntiqueArtNZ) August 9, 2022

Lalique Auction at Webb's Leaves No Piece Behind

4/8/2022

Webb's Auctions held a spectacular single owner collection of 110 scarce decorative Lalique glass pieces, resulting in a white glove sale (auction parlance for every piece sold). The collection belonged to Dr Jack C. Richards and was collected over a few decades. Many pieces surpassed their estimates, buoyed by international bidding. Some pieces creating new record prices. Hover over the images to see prices realised. The entire catalogue is available here.

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