Image via Cordys.co.nz This impressive Mid 20th Century Long Case Clock carved with Maori figures, the hood shaped as a Maori whare, with ebonised finish and paua shell eyes, sold at Cordy’s auctions on August 10th for $10,000 over its lower estimate ($18,500 hammer price). The clock which stands over 2m high, was a feature at a jewellery shop on Queen Street for many years. Other types of Māori carving also did very well in this auction, especially a piece that was said to have come from Whakarewarewa Village.
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