Improbable Gifts for Impossible People

IMPROBABLE GIFTS FOR IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE 15 DECEMBER 6-9PM

15 December from 6pm Auction starts 7pm At Workshop 74 Mackelvie Street, Ponsonby Webb’s and Workshop invite you to our final sale of 2011 to celebrate the stranger things in life.

Offering 50 eclectic pieces, from the curious to the contemporary, ‘Improbable Gifts for Impossible People’ is a chance to acquire something entirely unique for that impossible person in your life.

Throughout the evening, Webb’s will be serving Peregrine Wine, Moa Beer, French Champagne, Toto’s cuisine and fine music. Come join us.

A range of charitable donations will also be made to the Auckland City Mission throughout the evening.

RSVP to Renee Tanner at rtanner@webbs.co.nz View the catalogue and place bids online at webbs.co.nz

The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber, later known as the Colt 1851 Navy was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. It remained in production until 1873, when revolvers using fixed metallic cartridges came into widespread use. Famous “Navy” users included Wild Bill Hickok, John Henry “Doc” Holliday, Richard Francis Burton, Ned Kelly, and Robert E. Lee. Usage continued long after more modern cartridge revolvers were introduced in 1873.

This particular example comes of the collection of the late great Professor Denis Dutton (9 February 1944 – 28 December 2010). Denis Dutton was an academic, web entrepreneur and libertarian media commentator/ activist. He was a professor of philosophy at the

University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was also a co-founder and co-editor of the websites Arts & Letters Daily, ClimateDebateDaily. com and cybereditions.com.

As a Professor of Philsophy he spent a life debating theories of aesthetics. He was inherently interested in the concepts of taste and beauty.

Dutton observed that authenticity in art may be used in the sense of nominal authenticity, in the sense of a work of art being correctly attributed to its author rather than being a forgery, or expressive authenticity, where a work is a true expression of an individual’s or a society’s values and beliefs. He discussed the ambiguity inherent in both definitions,

1 The Philosopher’s Gun $400 - $1,200

asking whether crude “native carvings” made for tourists are authentic, and whether a performance of a Shakespeare play with female actresses or a performance of a Bach composition on a piano are inauthentic.

Dutton’s 2009 influential and acclaimed book The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution[5] opposes the commonly held modernist view that art appreciation is culturally learned, claiming instead that art appreciation stems from evolutionary adaption’s made during the Pleistocene. Conversation Dutton placed significant albeit challenging artistic merit to the Navy Colt.

2 The Snare Drum $100 - $500

By Dallas, London. To battle! Taking its name from the metal wires stretched across the bottom head, this ‘instrument of indefinite pitch’ has been making a proper racket since its grandfather the Tabor was devised in the 14th century. Its renown as a military instrument stems from the Ottoman empire’s armies circa 1500, who used it to tattoo commands across the battlefield. Several decades later the instrument was co-opted by the fife and drum corps in Basel, Switzerland, before finally making its way into the full trap-set in the 20th century. Sortie in the comfort of your own bedroom without, to paraphrase Celine Dion, all the flies and death and stuff. This is a ‘new old stock’ snare created by one of the great names in 20th century drum kits.

Kiev 60 TTL Camera A product of the now legendary Ukrainian cannon/camera factory known as Arsenal, the Kiev 60 TTL is a good example of an early SLR - big and ungainly, but capable of shooting stunning imagery if placed in the right hands. Essentially a redesigned Pentacon Six, this camera features an 80mm Volna-3 lens and a removable pentaprism, and is ideal for prospective amateurs on a budget looking to delve into the world of medium format photography.

3 The Camera $100 - $500

4 The Spoon $100 - $1000

Sterling Silver Snuff Spoon Produced in London (1898) this devilish nose spoon you suspect has survived some fairly heady nights over the last 113 years. Finely balanced the crest offers Lucifer himself as a good thing to hold.

5 The Little Red Book $10 - $100

Reeds “Lilliput” Dictionary Maori English English Maori

by Reed, A H, 1960.

6 The English Suitcase $100 - $500

Handmade by S.Reid London EC4.

90 Fleet Street.

Gregor Kregar Mongrel Mob Glazed ceramic 2005 130mm x 650mm x 420mm Gregor Kregar’s sculpture is concerned with the relationships between art and everyday life. This enigmatic ceramic dog, taken from his Mongrel Mob series of 2005, takes the object out of its everyday context and transfers its original meaning into something more ambiguous, irrational and spectacular.

7 The Art Dog $600 - $1200

8 The Clippers $10-$100

Sheffield Combination UTS No 1 Sheep Clippers. Iconic in design, these clippers are in excellent condition and work well for shearing in the shed or just tidying up your Significant Other’s unruly fringe.

9 The Chemists Glassware $10-$100

17 pieces of ‘Breaking Bad’ interior design ware.

10 The Bubbles $2,500 - $3,500

1995 Krug - clos d’Ambonnay This single vineyard Champagne is the rarest (and most expensive) in the world.

Produced from just one and one half acres of Pinot Noir within the village itself of Ambonnay there were only 3000 bottles made from 11 tiny 200 liter Krug casks. The Clos itself has been around since the year 1700, and the Krug family has been getting the grapes from here for three generations. In 1994 they bought the vineyard and changed the pruning methods and made their first single vineyard wine from the Clos the following year- the 1995. The wine has an encyclopedia of descriptors on its very complex nose; chalk, fine mineral infused black cherry fruit, and brioche.

The aroma is so seamless and integrated that it quickly becomes clear that the wine is on the highest possible level. It is compact and layered, with none of the heaviness that one would expect from a 100% Pinot Noir, barrel fermented 13 year old offering. (Gary Westby, K&L Champagne buyer). Quite simply the 1995 Krug “Clos d’Ambonnay” Brut Champagne is an experience one must have before departing.

11 The Art Brooch $1,800 - $2,800

Octavia Cook, A Captain and A Lady Acrylic, sterling silver, fine silver 2010 68 x 80mm.

Octavia Cook is known for work that evidences an encyclopedic interest in jewellery and its value — monetary, social, sentimental and aesthetic. Her fascination for the discipline she is trained in spans traditional forms like the cameo, mourning brooch and locket, as well as all aspects of the packaging, marketing and provenance of jewels. In particular, she is drawn to the social role of jewellery, especially its identity-projecting possibilities. This particular work was exhibited in “About Face: Aspects of Portraiture” 2010.

‘Cook’s success as an artist may be attributable to the deftness with which she combines contrary elements: Historical and contemporary references; valuable and commonplacematerials, humour and dignity. Her Captain and a lady (2010) is inexplicably satisfying.’

Art News, Winter 2011.

12 Tribal Art Mask $500 - $1500

This superb early Malekula mask presents a double face decorated with multicoloured chevron and dot motifs for use in the Nalawan grade ceremonies. It is made of cane, bark, bamboo, boars tusks, fibre and pigment. Provenance: Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York, 1958; Zanesville Museum of Art, Ohio. 360mm x 230mm.

Wild and mountainous Malekula is the second largest island in the long chain that comprises the Republic of Vanuatu. Malekula does not appear in travel brochures as a tourist destination; rather, it has a dark and foreboding demeanour and its history encompasses black birding, cannibalism, and internecine warfare. The Melanesians of Malekula long ago earned a reputation as being conservative and strongly resistant to the Europeans’ interference in their lives and trespass on their lands.

Their art practice is characterized by the use of wildly vivid and energized natural pigments.

13 The Gothic/ Tribal $100 - $1,000

Gothic tribal folk art candle stick holder is an ubnlikely mix and probably one of the more questionable uses of an ancient Aboriginal boomerang. This strangely crafted arts and crafts candle holder is a mix of the elegant and the bizarre.

The boomerang is of significant age and would have been used for both utilitarian and ceremonial purposes. The linear notching indicates generational lines.

The contrasting and distinctly European floral work is an unlikely but apt addition as it is now known now that Aboriginal culture has one of the most complex and advanced linguistic frameworks in the world for the understanding and worship of flora.

14 The Saturday Matinee $100 - $200

‘Deadly Duel’ and ‘Bruce - King of Kungfu’.

Vintage 35mm films on original Saturday matinee wooden reels. ‘Bruce Le’ (real name Ho Chung Tao) was king of the Brucesploitation movement. His career was kickstarted by Bruce Lee’s death, with Hong Kong film studios noticing the resemblance and dubbing him accordingly, despite his reservations about becoming a marketing gimmick. ‘Deadly Duel’ is a low budget genre classic, featuring truly hilarious English overdubs and some knock-out fight scenes. ‘Bruce - King of Kungfu’ is another fantastically low budget flick which sought to capitalise on the worldwide phenomenon of Bruce Lee. ‘Bruce - King of Kungfu’ follows a young man frequently admonished by his father for getting into fights, and his journey to find a master to hone his skills. ‘Bruce - King of Kungfu’ is a classic example of the sort of hammy, low budget martial arts films which flooded the market in the wake of the master’s death.

15 The 1975 Telephone $10 - $100

The Transit Courier, by Siemens, 1975. Priced as low as $79, it sold well. It turned out to be exceptionally comfortable and durable. Siemens offered it worldwide in a wide range of colours. Marbled finishes are known, although these are probably due to factory staff playing around with the moulding compound rather than being a production run. Unlike the network this phone is still in good working order.

16 Art Magazines $10 - $100

24 Vintage Art New Zealand Magazines Art New Zealand was established in 1975 by Peter Webb who was both the founding director and the Managing Editor during the publications fledgling years. Consistently surveying

New Zealand’s contemporary art with rigour, vintage Art New Zealand publications have also captured biographical images of artists of an era.

17 Hip Flask $10 - $1,000

Issued by renowned silversmiths G J W Hawkeley of Sheffield, circa 1875, this hip flask offers a silver plated removable cup for those must have moments.

18 The Art Ring $500 - $1,000

Wunderkammer for Workshop X Poppelwell ring A favourite piece in the newly launched Wunderkammer for Workshop jewellery collection, ‘Gridded Skull’ is designed by Martin Poppelwell and hand finished in silver by Zora Bell Boyd of Wunderkammer fame. ‘Gridded Skull’ will be custom fitted for the intended recipient.

Proceeds from this lot to be donated to the Auckland City Mission.

19 The Dom Perignon $500 - $1,000

1999 Dom PĂŠrignon Magnum.

20 The Fine Wine $140 - $200

The 2007 Central Otago vintage has been recognized as one producing wines of exhilarating concentration, richness, structure and quality.

Peregrine celebrated the same vintage by producing 1000 bottles of extraordinary wine. This is no ‘normal’ Central Otago expression, being brooding with a complex dusty-earthy, savoury overlay on ripe black and red berry fruits.

Strongly structured with an immense concentration of fine-grained tannins one can easily sense the layers of fruit, oak and site characters interwoven, just waiting to unfold. Unlike the 2005 which delivered immediately, the taut 2007 demanded 2-3 years bottle-age before opening. And here it is ready and waiting, aged to perfection.

21 The Knife $10 - $500

Handmade folding knife with stainless steel blade, brass weighted framing, copper pins, and wild game handle. Finely balanced, designed and created by an achieved craftsperson.

22 The 1905 Auckland Directory $10 - $100

Proceeds from the sale of this lot will be donated to City Mission

23 The Black Swan

$500 - $1000

The first European to see a black swan is believed to be the Dutch sailor Antonie Caen who described the species during his visit to the Shark Bay area in 1636. Later, the Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh captured several birds on the Swan River, Western Australia in 1697, but many people in Europe did not believe him, as at that time it was believed that all swans were white. It is believed that the first black swan reached New Zealand naturally during the 1860s. They continue to migrate from Australia. For most of their life prior to breeding, black swans seem to leave the place where they were born for marine and estuarine habitats. However, when breeding age is attained, they usually return to their birth place and remain there for the rest of their long lives, some 20 years.

24 The Black Bike $8,000-$12,000

1938 Gentlemans ride Velocette Mac 350 In 1934, Velocette released a 350cc ‘high camshaft’ design with enclosed valves. The compact and sprightly machine featured a four-speed gearbox equipped with the company’s new foot-change mechanism. This was the long-stroke MAC. The MAC proved successful

and continued with its rigid frame and, initially, Webb girder forks into the post-war years, giving the adage ‘Don’t fix what ain’t broke’ some real meaning. This example was restored some ten years ago and is in good running order.

25 The Bent Spanners $10 - $100

Organic in form, these three industrial spanners reflect a toolmaker with a great sense of aesthetic purpose resulting in beautiful form as well as utility.

26 The Dom Perignon

$500 - $1,000

1999 Dom PĂŠrignon Magnum.

27 The Hamster $10 - $100

Meet Ginny, a stuffed rodent mounted in attack mode on a piece of Kauri. What more is there to say? Ginny makes for an excellent conversation piece if you enjoy talking about Cricetinae.

28 The Sacred Vessel $15,000 $18,000

Finely carved cocoon shaped vessel guarded by two tikis offering detailed facial carving and notched paua eyes. The base is anchored by a composition of rauponga which spiral out in an orthodox rarua form, and centred ribbing extends from either side of the rarua to connect the two tiki. Each quadrant of the base is decorated with highly refined triple haehae and pataki combinations displayed in diagonal form. The interior of the waka huia base is finished in a traditional manner with scrapping evident. Designed to be hung from the rafters and viewed from below, this waka huia base reflects the work of a true artisan.

29 The Kingi Lure $100 - $500

A wooden Big Kingi 8� lure, circa 1960. Scales are coloured jungle green and pistachio. Features three large triple hooks and a stainless steel duct board and reflector at the ventral anterior.

‘Minerals & Rocks’ by Dudley Benson, 2007. Number 186 of a unique edition of 200. Art work by Peter Stichbury, ‘Untitled (Dudley Benson)’, 2006. Dudley Benson is one of those extraordinary artists who spreads his talent across many mediums. He is a musician, composer, singer (and former chorister at Christchurch Cathedral) and writer, and upon the release of his 2008 album ‘The Awakening’ was described as an ‘indie chamber-pop choirboy’.

30 The E.P.

$10 - $100

31 The Miners Lamp $100 - $1000

Ferndale Colliery was a series of nine coal mines, located close to the village of Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Engraved ‘Colliery No 5’. Colliery No 5 was sunk in 1889 and operated until 1959. At its deepest is was 327m beneath the surface of the earth and at its peak it employed more than 1100 men. This rare example of a miner’s light is in fine condition and is strangely enough entirely wind proof.

32 Fruit Machine

$1,000 - $3,000

A rare 1920s American Vintage Bell Fruit company 5 cent vending slot machine with metal impressed 1776 trademark and stamped 236834. In good working condition. By the 1920s the war on gambling, liquor and all things illicit was well underway. From here on through things got creative. On this slot machine front the pool hall boys commissioned a one armed bandit that hilariously and somewhat cynically incorporated a mint dispensing service (note the vertical 4 windows) as a ploy to ‘legalize’ the gambling machine – arguing that it was a lolly machine as opposed to a gambling vice ripe for cash laundering. ‘Sorry your honour you are mistaken, this is not the short arm of the devil but merely a lolly machine that happens to reward the odd lucky soul.’

33 The Little Anchor $10 - $100

Made of bronze. Age unknown.

34 The Mint Box Set

$100 - $1000

Originally delivered to record stores in mid-December 1978, just in time for Christmas ‘The Beatles Collection’ was offered for $132.98, making it the most expensive record set in the history of the universe. The initial run of 3000 sold out within days. Offering 13 records plus original posters this is the ultimate set of Beatles vinyl. All records are in extremely good order.

35 The Big Spanner $10 - $100

One of the more recognisable tools of the late 19th century and now largely extinct in terms of function, this giant spanner can still be used to apply gigantic volumes of torque to oversized nuts and bolts, and one imagines might be useful for rescuing damsels and dandy’s in distress.

35a Dom Perignon

$500 - $1,000

1999 Dom PĂŠrignon Magnum.

36 The Coin

$500 - $1,500

Metal currency pre-dated minted coinage in Africa by many centuries. Deeply sculptural currency blades evolved from traditional functional objects such as weapons, tools and adornments. While some continued to be functional, for work or decorative purposes, most evolved into ‘pure’ currency, deliberately unusable except as objects recognized, prized and accepted widely as payment and as wealth signifiers. Used to close a variety of important transactions or to signify a transfer of wealth at major events, such as birth, coming of age, marriage, or death, the currency blade was most frequently used as bridewealth, to compensate a family for the loss of a daughter through marriage. Today their prestigious history remains only in their pleasing modernist sculptural form. Idoma people, Benue river valley, northeastern Nigeria.

Early Hei Tiki. A beautiful and early example of Maori lapidary art with well defined features, a large head tilted to the right, and a worn, hourglassshaped suspension hole. This Hei Tiki pendant is carved from nephrite with a lustrous chatoyancy, probably sourced from the waters of the Dart River in Central Otago.

37 The Ancient Adornment $10,000 $15,000

38 The Religious Icon $1,500 - $2,500

A large alabaster figure of Jesus in benediction. For wall mounting, old repairs and losses. Circa 1900.

H1060 W660

39 The Ginga Turtle $50 - $500

A charming ginger turtle with smooth scutes on the carapace and a wrinkled underbelly, a slightly weathered patina and incredulous expression.

Hand carved and painted Dunny figure by Tristan Eaton. 490mm x 380mm x 300mm. Created by Paul Budnitz (of Kidrobot) and Tristan Eaton in 2003, the Dunny is based on a rabbit figure with distinctive tubular ears and has become one of the most transformative urban toys in existence. The name Dunny comes from a combination of street slang and one of the early ‘Devil Bunny’ prototypes. The trend towards the art toy becoming a new fixture in pop art began in Hong Kong in the early 2000s with Michael Lau creating ‘one of a kind’ hip hop action figures for art galleries. Their popularity and exclusivity exploded onto the scene from that point on. Tristan Eaton continues to be a force in the contemporary Pop Art scene. This custom hand carved Dunny was designed by Tristan Eaton and produced by Thunderdog Inc. The Dunny is today a cult figure, used by artists worldwide as a canvas.

40 The Art Toy $1,500 - $2,500

41 The Michael Parekowhai $1,500 - $3,000

Spaceman Cigarettes’, 2010. Screen-print on paper, edition of 70, signed, 1000mm x 700mm.

Accompanied by signed copy of Michael Parekowhai book.

42 Modernist Lights $100 -$1,000

Anglepoise floor lamps from Kifa Industries. Circa 1970.

43 The Modernist Chairs $800 -$1,000

A Pair of Vintage Don Armchairs. Re-upholstered in a khaki webbing with later inlaid detailing.

44 The Revolving Library $500 -$1,000

‘The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde’. Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, New York, 1923. Twelve volumes in dustjackets, displayed on a custom-built wooden carousel. Dustjackets worn. The full set of the writings of this master of humour and pathos, including such classics as ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, ‘De Profundis’, ‘The Happy Prince’ and ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’.

45 The NZ Summer Print $150 - $300

‘A Family in Dusk Bay, New Zealand’, after W Hodges. Published by Alexander Hogg, London, circa 1785. 208mm x 332mm. Card mount.

46 The NY Print

$300 - $600

David Ellis Bubble 7/30 1100mm x 770mm US based artist, David Ellis’ dynamic art practice revolves around the inter-relationship between the visual, aural and kinetic. His work is a sophisticated and succinct combination of his aptitude for percussion, graffiti art and animation. Working both independently and collaboratively, Ellis commonly invites sound artists, performers and musicians to interpret his motion paintings during exhibition.

Ellis’ art practise continues to include installation and performance alongside the more traditional art form of the two-dimensional surface. His work is focused on the interpretation of sound and motion with his paintings being recorded in a form of digital time-lapse animation that Ellis refers to as “motion painting”.

Presenting a conglomeration of the audible and the visual along with movement, Ellis’ works engage and enthral most of the senses with works such as Heap (2008) featuring a large pile of rubbish collected from Brooklyn and Manhattan. Paint cans, bottles, tinfoil and aluminium beams are among the items were specifically wired up with electronic gadgets and recorded to provide the work with an idiosyncratic soundtrack.

Ellis’ paintings contain an element of improvisation and he frequently works directly onto the walls of spaces, which are accessible to the public throughout his process.

47 The Art T Shirt

$300 - $600

Max Gimblett hand painted Workshop Denim T-shirt WORKSHOP’s on-going collaboration with New Zealand artists continues with Max Gimblett.

Gimblett, who was born in New Zealand but works in NYC, created a series of unique paintings directly onto garments for Workshop’s AW12 New Zealand Fashion Week show.

The handpainted pieces capture the spontaneity and concentrated energy of The Red Sea (1995) and

You Can’t Chase Two Rabbits (1998).

“Working with WORKSHOP was a truly inspired collaboration. Crossing over from art to fashion was seamless and makes all the sense in the world,” says Gimblett.

This one-off size small Workshop Denim men’s t-shirt will be supplied with a video of Max producing the Fashion Week works.

Proceeds from this lot to be donated to the Auckland City Mission

48 The Lamp

$500 - $1,000

Fold table light from Established & sons.

The process of folding sheet steel to achieve three-dimensional structure earned the series of Fold lights their name. The T1 (smallest) Fold light is manufactured from just a single sheet of steel, folded several times, with no need for additional fixings.

The resulting silhouetted form of the Fold is representative of the basic outline of a traditional light, a reference that is furthered by the addition of a classic braided fabric cable. These nostalgic references to traditional lighting are made all the more potent by the comparatively modern materials and construction techniques applied in the manufacture of the lights. Celebrated internationally the Fold light is in the Permanent Design Collection, MOMA, New York and the Permanent Collection, Chicago Museum of Modern Art and Design. A true contemporary classic.

49 The Art Rug

$500 - $1,000

Martin Poppelwell HEAD (blue) Ed 1/1 0.46 x 0.83 metres Collaboration with Dilana Rugs

50 The Wrapped Thing $1,300 - $1,800

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