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Māori Pou Sells at Paris Auction for Record $3.7 million

27/7/2021

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

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!

Hundertwasser Centre Gets Its Topping

28/6/2021

Hundreds watch as golden dome placed on Whangārei’s Hundertwasser centre https://t.co/1JegDAEw0d via @1NewsNZ
— Antique&Art (@AntiqueArtNZ) June 25, 2021

Double Portrait from the 1830s Star Lot at Cordys

18/6/2021

An uncommon Georgian double miniature portrait sold at Cordy's this week for $3,200. It was estimated at between $200-300. Assumed to be a married couple, they are framed separately, but mounted together, and was inscribed with the date 1831 verso.

Star Pieces at Auction This Month

18/6/2021

Another Webb's item. An archive of newspaper photographs from various New Zealand royal tours featured an image of Prince Charles alongside a man with an "I Am With Stupid" t-shirt. It sold for over $22,000. It was the star lot of the auction.

Star Pieces at Auction this Month

18/6/2021

An Antique Oak Auckland Public Library Book Case sold at Webb's for $5,405 against an estimate of $1,000-2,000 last week.

Memorial for John Perry to be held at Webb's this Sunday

18/6/2021

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John Perry (1943-2021)

8/6/2021

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An Antique Shop Sells its Stock at Dunbars

29/5/2021

Dunbar Sloane Wellington's next antique sale is one that is rare these days. They are selling the stock of an antique shop whose owner has closed up for retirement. Emporos in Greytown, which was housed in the beautiful old bank building seen above, is selling china, furniture, glass and more in the latest catalogue here.

Gorgeous Georgian Book Sells Well at Webb's

11/5/2021

A first edition copy of MOSES HARRIS The Aurelian: Or, Natural History of English Insects, namely Moths and Butterflies and the Plants on which They Feed, from 1766 sold for over $15,000 (incl. BP) at Webb's. This was ex Libris of Lawrence Baigent and Robert Erwin. Included in the sale was a first edition of Katherine Mansfield's 1930 publication of The Aloe ($3,055) and a 1937 early translated copy of The Metamorphosis by Kafka ($2,585).

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Māori Pou Sells at Paris Auction for Record $3.7 million

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

Hundertwasser Centre Gets Its Topping

Double Portrait from the 1830s Star Lot at Cordys

Star Pieces at Auction This Month

Star Pieces at Auction this Month

Memorial for John Perry to be held at Webb's this Sunday

John Perry (1943-2021)

An Antique Shop Sells its Stock at Dunbars

Gorgeous Georgian Book Sells Well at Webb's

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