Webb's Made in New Zealand Catalogue, 11.12.19 by Webb's Auction House

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Made in New Zealand Wednesday 11 December 6:00pm Preview Evening Friday 6 December

6pm – 8pm

Viewing Times Saturday 7 December 10am – 3pm Sunday 8 December 10am – 3pm Monday 9 December

10am – 5pm

Tuesday 10 December

10am – 5pm

Wednesday 11 December

10am – 2pm

Specialist Enquiries and Condition Reports Caolán McAleer Head of Decorative Arts caolan@webbs.co.nz +64 27 929 5603 Lots not illustrated in this catalogue are illustrated online at webbs.co.nz

1 Henrietta Harris Chelsea Jade Fixed It Signed, 11/25 Print, hand-worked with unique ‘fixed it’ acrylic ‘smoosh’. 195 x 195mm est

$500 – $1,000

2 A Gavin Chilcott Handpainted Plate Signed, dated and entitled ‘Rampini Radda in Chianti’ to underside. D290mm

3 An Early Barry Brickell Bowl Blue salt-glazed stoneware, impressed potter’s cypher to the lower margin. H100 D325mm

4 An Anna Palnu for Garry Nash Large Plate Signed and dated ‘Anna Palnu for Nash Glass ‘02’ to base. D480mm

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$800 – $1,200

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5 Paul Hartigan JR Lariat Jnr 2006, H-type- pigment print on canvas 1/5 (each a unique colourway). Titled, signed, dated and editioned verso. 900 x 1200mm est

$3,000 – $4,000

6 An Olive Jones Blue Glaze Vase Signature incised to base. H100 D130mm

7 A Pair of Olive Jones Vases One in a soft apricot glaze H70 D110mm, the other in a green glaze H90 D80mm. Both with incised signature to base.

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8 A Selection of Four Billy Apple Hand-Signed Bottles of 1981 Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 1981, Sutton Baron, Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot, Collard Brothers Ltd, Henderson, New Zealand.

10 A Fiona Pardington Crown Lynn Jug Signed and dated 1993 to base. Maker’s stamp to base. H70 D145mm

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12 A Set of Five Richard Parker Signal Plates Terracotta, mid-2000s. Largest D125mm

$500 – $800

9 Max Gimblett Remembrance Brass quatrefoil, #6382. Signed and dated 2015 on printed artist label verso. 250 x 250mm

11 An Aquila by Cameron Brown Urn Classical ovoid urn shaping, with impressed Egyptian motifs to body. Attached maker’s tag. H165 D175mm

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13 An Ian Firth Baluster Vase In a green and blue textured glaze, with shades of brown to one side. Outwards flaring mouth. H240 D220mm est

$400 – $800

$250 – $500

$75 – $150

$80 – $120

14 A Ian Firth Spherical Vase In a bulbous spherical shape, with flared mouth and strap handle. Graduating from brown in the lower, through turquoise and finishing in sand coloured glaze in the upper. H280 D200mm est

15 Max Gimblett - Dogs of Auckland Book Edition 48/100, signed. Auckland, The Holloway Press, 1998, 18 pages.

$200 –$400 est

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$400 – $500

16 Max Gimblett Untitled Ceramic Glazed ceramic, 2007, signed ‘MAX GIMBLETT and dated 2007’. H80 D300mm est

$1,200 – $1,800

17 An Eric Orr for Dilana ‘Marquette’ Rug Showing a ‘Max Robot Head’ inspired design, over a dark navy ground. Created by American artist Eric Orr, a pivotal figure in the 'light and space’ movement, and hand-tufted by luxury rug manufacturer, Dilana. L730 W800mm est $350 – $500

18 Bill Hammond - Puppet Acrylic, carved wood, wire and string. Signed and dated 1970. Hammond has become a celebrated and enigmatic exponent of what is bizarre, surreal and quirky in New Zealand art. Appropriately, he began life as a toy-maker before taking up oil painting in 1981. A note from the vendor, “Bill came to me in my workshop in Fitzgerald Ave and asked me to make boots for his boys. I knew Bill through The Atlantis Market where he sold toys and I sold boots. I made the boots for his boys and he came to collect them and handed me the doll as payment. My workers laughed and told me I’d been ripped off. He didn’t have a lot of money then but I felt sympathy for a fellow artist. It has been hanging up in my shed for over 40 years now I am hoping it will find a new home.” L415 W150 D55mm. est

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19 A Vintage Composite Māori Lamp H660mm, shade D260mm est

$300 – $500

20 A Titianware Teapot In a mottled brown glaze, with a raised line of beading to top and bottom. H180 W230mm est

$100 – $200

21 A Jeannie Van Der Putten Cube Set Three cubes of graduating size, handpainted in pastel tones with a palm tree to each side on all. Largest H100 W100 D100mm est

22 Dick Frizzell - Untitled Toaster, Bread Lithograph on paper, signed and dated ‘Frizzell / 97’ lower right, edition 78/150. Muka Studio Youth Print, unframed. 180 x 280mm est

$200 – $300

23 A Pair of Paul Hartigan Tattooware - Coffee Cups and Saucers No, 3 & 4 1995. Signed and dated. H65mm est

$250 – $500

$100 – $200

$2,000 – $3,000 09

24 A Fane Flaws for Dilana ‘Skellington - Mumsie’ Hall Runner A hand-tufted hallway runner manufactured by Christchurch based Dilana, and designed by New Zealand contemporary practitioner Fane Flaws. Showing simplified female stick form over a grey ground with alternating red and blue lines. L3500 W890mm est

$1,000 – $2,000

25 An Ernst Plischke Chair Designed C. 1948. Constructed from New Zealand pine with hessian webbing and canvas backs, complete with original foam squabs and reupholstered in cream fabric. H780mm est

27 A Keith Murray for Wedgwood Large Vase C.1940 Raised on circular foot, with art deco styling. Stamped to base. H230 D180mm

29 A Crown Lynn Slip Cast Vase Ovoid shape with banding to body, flared neck. Shape 2070 impressed to base. H260 D200mm

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26 A Rare Ernst Pilschke Coffee Table Designed C. 1948. In radiata pine, with integral magazine rack. L560 W335 H385mm

28 A Keith Murray for Wedgwood Large Vase C.1940 An early design, with lathe banding and matte white glaze. H230 D210mm est

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$150 – $300

$1,400 – $1,800

$700 – $1,000

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30 An Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn Vase Hand-potted ovoid vase, with circular foot. Shape 9 incised to the bowl with Crown Lynn factory mark. H110 D135mm

$1,000 – $1,500 est

$200 – $400

31 An Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn Vase Hand-potted ovoid vase, with lathe turned centre bands. Shape 11 incised to the bowl with Crown Lynn factory mark. H130 D110mm est

$200 – $400

32 An Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn Vase Hand-potted ovoid vase, with lathe banding to the lower section. Shape 57 incised to the bowl with Crown Lynn factory mark. Hairline crack to base. H180 D150mm est

$300 – $600

33 An Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn Vase Hand-potted ovoid vase, with banding to the lower and top section. Shape 47 incised to the bowl with Crown Lynn factory mark. H190 D140mm est

34 A Crown Lynn Toby Jug Blue maker’s stamp to base. H180mm est

$100 – $200

35 A Pair of Crown Lynn Nautilus Vases Double shell mantle vase raised on a seabed. Both with impressed 2067 mark to base. H160 W280 D110mm est

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$100 – $200

36 A Michael Draper White Trestle Table New Zealand designed and made, late-20th century. Steel framed legs with white Formica top. Label on reverse. H700 W1800 D800mm

39 An Early Crown Lynn Trickle Glaze Kiwi Mottled red, brown and pale glaze. Fractional markings to base. H120 W140mm est

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$150 – $300

$300 – $500

37 A Rare Crown Lynn Mottled Green Glazed Kiwi Accents of peach glazing, fractional markings to base. H120 W140mm

40 A Pair of Crown Lynn Kingfisher ‘Flower Frogs’ One black with minor surface chips, and one white, both made using slip cast method. H150mm

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$150 – $300

38 Three Richard Parker Canoe Vessels Largest L645 W160mm est

$200 – $400

41 A Pair of Paul Hartigan Churchware Jesus and Mary Cups 1997. Signed and dated. H86mm

$200 – $400 est

$100 – $200

42 A William Seuffert Colonial Wine Table Inlaid with New Zealand native timbers in a marquetry star motif. Raised on turned baluster base with carved tripod legs. H720 D560mm est

$8,000 – $12,000

43 A New Zealand Timbers Inlaid Table The square top marquetry inlaid with New Zealand native timbers in a starburst geometric formation, raised on a central turned column with four splayed curved legs. H700 W590 est Webb's

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44 A Pair of Colonial Kauri Scotch Chests C. 1870, Auckland manufactured. Each with three full drawers below the top with two shorts drawers, two hat drawers, and one long drawer. The sides decorated with scrolled corbels and raised on a platform base. W1285 H1460 D550mm est

$2,500 – $3,500

45 A Map of The Colony of New Zealand Published January 1844 by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square. 635 x 510mm est

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46 A Map of the New Edinburgh Purchase and Reserve for Natives Lithographic print, printed 1844 by James and Luke Hansard, lithographed by J.Arrowsmith. 590 x 460mm

48 A Plan Map of Russell Lithographic print, printed August 1842 by Luke and James Hansard, lithographed by J.Arrowsmith. 290 x 405mm est

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$800 – $1,500

47 A Plan Map for the City of Wellington Lithographic print, printed 1842 by Luke and James Hansard, lithographed by J.Arrowsmith. 480 x 610mm

50 William Kinloch Sprott (1864-93) - Little River Banks Peninsula Oil on board, signed lower right. Titled on verso. 515 x 740mm est

$3,000 – $4,000

49 A Map of The Harbour of Otago Lithographic print, printed June 1845 by Luke and James Hansard, lithograph by J.Arrowsmith. 290 x 410mm

51 A Sterling Silver and Pāua Ink Stand Pāua inlaid with two sterling silver ink wells. L230 W140mm

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$300 – $400

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52 Alfred Gregory - Portrait of Ed Hillary Printed 1953, silver gelatin print. Signed Alfred Gregory in ink verso. 255 x 205mm est

$800 – $1,500

53 Tenzing Norgay and Everest Alfred Gregory Printed 1983, silver gelatin print. Two photographs glued to exhibition board. Signed Alfred Gregory in ink lower right of Everest Photograph, signed by Tenzing Norgay in ink lower right of exhibition board. Inscribed EVEREST FIRST ASCENT 1953 in graphite verso. 400 x 275mm

54 Sir Edmund Hillary Hillary’s Steps Printed 1983, silver gelatin print. Inscribed EVEREST 1953/Final ridge of Everest from south summit/Hillary picture/Print Gregory/Everest First Ascent 1953 in ink and graphite verso. Signed by Sir Edmund Hillary in ink verso. 400 x 300mm

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55 A Sir Edmund Hillary Signed Ice Axe A Vintage ice axe boldly signed at a later date by Sir Edmund Hillary. With a steel pick and shovel head, and the wooden shaft tapering into a steel point. Impressed maker’s mark to pick head. Wear consistent with age and use. L750 W300mm (pick head) est

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$2,000 – $3,000

$6,000 – $8,000

56 Alfred Gregory - Hillary and Tenzing at 28,000 Feet, Everest 1953 Printed 1953, silver gelatin print. Signed Alfred Gregory in ink lower right. Inscribed EVEREST 1953/Hillary & Tenzing on SE Ridge going up to last camp at 28,000 feet/Everest First Ascent 1953/Photo & Print by Alfred Gregory in ink and graphite verso. Signed in ink by Sir Edmund Hillary Verso. 300 x 400mm est

$10,000 – $12,000

57 Alfred Gregory - Hillary and Tenzing at 28,000 Feet, Everest 1953 Printed 2006, colour digital photograph. Signed, titled, and dated below image in ink. Inscribed EVEREST FIRST ASCENT 1953/HILLARY & TENZING ON WAY TO HIGHEST CAMP AT 28,000 FEET - 8,500m/PHOTO & PRINT BY Afred Gregor/ GOOD X in ink and graphite verso. 300 x 400mm est

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58 Unknown Photographer - A Rangitira or Chief of New Zealand Albumen print mounted on card. C. 1880s. Title inscribed to card in graphite. 90 x 60mm

59 Josiah Martin - Māori King Tawhiao Albumen print mounted on card. C. 1880s. Title and photographer inscribed to card verso in graphite. 210 x 150mm

60 Unknown Photographer A Māori Boy Albumen print mounted on card. C. 1880s. Title inscribed to card in graphite. 95 x 60mm

61 Photographer Unknown A Māori Girl Albumen print. C. 1901. Inscribed Richards Protected Oct 8th 1901/2018/ M8z lower edge. 205 x 135mm

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$400 – $600

$1,000 – $1,200

$400 – $600

$250 – $350

62 A Papa Hou, Māori Treasure Box Of shallow rectangular shape, this box held the treasured feathers and ornaments owned by high-ranking people, similar to a waka huia, a later version of treasure box carved in the shape of a canoe. The lid is decorated with carved wheku faces, intricate designs throughout the box. Handles pierced and sculpted as high-relief wheku heads. H50 L380 D140mm est

$2,000 – $3,000

63 A Rare Model Waka Taua, Māori War Canoe Of carved wood, with a raised stern (taurapa) displaying an ancestral figure in high relief, the prow (tau ihu) distinguished by a projecting carved figure with pāua inlaid eyes and a protruding defiant tongue probably depicting Te matauenga, the god of war. The hull is decorated with intricately carved koru and inset with iridescent pāua eyes. The different sections being held together by fibre strings. Waka Taua were truly impressive vessels, that could reach up to 40 metres long and were extensively ornamented. They were used to transport warriors in times of conflict and were statements of power and prestige. Their models would include accurate details of the full-sized originals and may have been used for ritual funeral purposes. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail. H380 L1230 W180mm est

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$1,800 – $2,500

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64 A Superb Hoe, Māori Ceremonial Paddle, Mid/Late19th Century Large and impressive ceremonial paddle, distinguished by the remarkable wealth of the carved decoration. The convex front of the blade features mirrored mangōpare as part of the kōwhaiwhai design, representing the hammerhead shark, a symbol of strength and power. Embellished with pākati (dog-tooth notches) and haehae (parallel grooves) meticulously sculpted all-over, arranged in rauponga patterns framing the mangōpare sections, and extending over the handle section. A carved wheku face with open mouth and iridescent pāua eyes echoes the two other wheku on the shoulders of the blade. The reverse of the blade with eight mangōpare intricately carved across. The handle separating to open at the upper section creates an almond-shaped gap at the centre, each side with carved decoration and pāua inlaid eyes. The symmetry of the composition throughout the piece results in equilibrium and elegance while the elaborate intricacy indicates a labour-intensity of thoroughly faceted chisel-work. The imposing proportions, more than two metres long, enhanced by the lustrous honey patina and the vitality of the sparkling rainbowcoloured pāua eyes, make this hoe a coveted work of art. Traditionally, such hoe would have appeared brandished in battles or ritual exchanges during which the adversaries would compete in terms of sumptuous visual effects to dazzle and disconcert mutually. National Registration Number: Y21010. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail. L2300 W165 D40mm est

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65 Michael Smither - Back Beach 3 Screenprint. Signed and dated 2/24/75-126. 400 x 300mm

66 A Pair of Rare Crown Lynn Corgi Bookends Each a pair of playful corgis jostling to peer over the garden wall. Unmarked. H120 L95mm (each)

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$250 – $500

$700 – $1,000

67 A Tall Ian Firth Turquoise Vase Tapering inwards at the waist and with outwards flaring mouth. H630mm

68 Eileen Mayo Scherzo II String and lino cut, edition 1/14, signed and inscribed. Verso original label ‘Scherzo II string and lino cut. 3gns framed, 2gns unmounted. Eileen Mayo, 90 Malcolm Ave, Chch 2.’ 250 x 220mm

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69 Paul Hartigan - Goldie 2014. Pigment print. Titled, signed and editioned 10/95 lower left. 410 x 500mm

70 An Olive Jones Squat Vase With flaring trumpet neck and horizontal ribbing to the body. In a lustrous blue glaze. Signature and ‘23’ incised to base. H110 D120mm

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$900 – $1,200

$100 – $200

71 An Olive Jones Green Vase With flared neck and daubs of sky blue over green glaze. H110 D120mm

72 A New Zealand Wall Rug C. 1970s, woven wool. 1260 x 1160mm

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73 A Mid-Century Lounge Chair With inwards tapering legs and curved arm rests, freshly reupholstered in a deep navy velvet. H675 W650 D640mm est

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78 A Contemporary Sideboard by Michael Draper Design New Zealand designed and made, late-20th century. Steel frame with white formica panels and frosted sliding glass doors. Label on reverse. H620 W2030 D490mm

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$800 – $1,500

74 A Backhouse Safari Chair and Ottoman Founded in 1948 by Joe Backhouse, the iconic Wellington furniture manufacturer produced some stunning examples of design such as this one, their take on the classic safari chair. With the teak frame featuring the exposed stitching joining the buttoned leather seat and slung leather arms. Chair H960 W640 D800mm, ottoman H400 W640 D500mm est

75 An Industrial Copper ‘Boiler Room’ Dining Table Designed and manufactured in Auckland. Copper wrapped dining table set on mild steel base. Copper ex Auckland Public Library Roof. H760 W930 L2450mm

$1,000 – $1,500

$3,000 – $5,000

76 A Don Lounge Recliner Crafted in solid mahogany, with shaped arms and reupholstered seat and back. Reclining feature with an outwards folding footrest. H930 W700 D800mm est

$800 – $1,200

77 Two Richard Parker Square Dishes L240 W120 H40mm est

$1,200 – $1,600

79 Don Ramage - Shallow Stoneware Bowl L290 W295mm

81 A Billy Apple ‘As Good As Gold’ 1990 Robart & Butler Bottle of Dessert Wine Auckland region, 375ml. “As Good As Gold” was named by the artist, Billy Apple, who also designed the label and packaging. The label displays a Walter Pater’s poem of 1876 about Dionysus, the Greek god of the wine. quoted in Wystan Curnow, Tales of Gold. est

$50 – $100

80 Four Philip Luxton Lotus Fountain Heads One with faults, in duck egg and blue glazes. Largest H160 D260mm

82 A Pair of Pounamu Bookends Contemporary minimalist design with sloped ends and refined corners and edges. H130 W110 D45mm Weight 2.86kg

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$50 – $80

$800 – $1,200

$150 – $250

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83 A New Zealand Made Chess Table and Pieces A square chess table raised on knopped and fauceted legs, and a suite of modernist hand carved kauri chess pieces. Selection of pieces illustrated above. Table H705 W800 D800mm, largest chess piece H150mm est

$200 – $400

84 A Garth Chester Curvesse Chair C. 1944, bent plywood. Auckland born Garth Chester (19161968) is a pioneer of New Zealand design and, just looking at the Curvesse chair, it isn’t hard to see why. Following in the footsteps of Gerrit Rietveld and Marcel Breuer whilst borrowing from Japanese minimalism Chester created something that is uniquely Kiwi, using a ‘No 8 wire’ response with materials he had easy access to (ply) and his own mechanised presses. H820 W600 D620mm est Webb's

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85 A Backhouse Safari Easy Chair Framed in solid teak, with a supple leather buttoned seat, a Backhouse take on the classic safari chair. H780 W640 D750mm est

$600 – $800

86 An Oak and Mahogany Viking Chair C. 1960s, manufactured in New Zealand, fully reupholstered. H900 W600 D700mm est

87 A Broadhead Brothers Sofa and Daybed With humble beginnings in Auckland’s Penrose, Broadhead Brothers secured the licence to produce Fler furniture designed by Fred Lowen. Handcrafted in beech with tapering arms and freshly upholstered memory foam cushions, the reclining function fully functional transitioning the sofa to a lie flat day bed. H800 W2000 D800mm, laid flat D1000mm

89 An Airest Coffee Table C. 1960s, in mahogany, caned shelf on slim tapered legs, H420 L1220 D400mm

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$1,200 – $1,500

$1,000 – $1,500 88 A Briar Gardner Pottery Jug Sponge and trickle glazed in blue and earth tones. Incised signature and dated 1/1/37 to base. H135 D125mm est

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90 A Morgan Rocking Chair Solid mahogany with a vibrant grain is contrasted with freshly redone soft blue upholstery. Slight upwards taper to the shaped armrests. H850 W600 D700mm $400 – $600

91 A Pair of Don Armchairs Don office style armchairs. Raised on slim tapering legs and with elegant armrests. Reupholstered in a charcoal grey. H800 W560 D550mm est

$600 – $1,000

92 A Don Narvik Armchair With ski-jump arms and tapering cylinder legs. Freshly upholstered in a stone fabric over memory foam cushions. H900 W600 D800mm est

$400 – $600

$200 – $400

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93 Murray Cammick - Ray Charles, Auckland Y.M.C.A 1974 Silver gelatin print, signed. 167 x 245mm est

$500 – $800

95 Gary Baigent - Night Catch , Cavalli Islands, Northland Silver gelatin print, 1969. 290 x 195mm est

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98 Six Signed Photographs of Akaroa by Whites Aviation C. 1954 Signed lower right, numbered lower left. Approx. 165 x 240mm

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$800 – $1,200

94 Photographer Unknown The Beatles in New Zealand Silver gelatin print, 1964, Dominion Post Photograph. 200 x 150mm est

96 JA Austin - Pukekura Park, Taranaki C. 1930 Silver gelatin print. Signed and title inscribed. 270 x 365mm $150 – $300

97 A Pair of Whites Photographic Prints Lake Wakatipu & Kaikoura Coast, hand-coloured, from the collection of New Zealand scenes in the library of Whites Aviation Limited, “New Zealand Pictures of outstanding beauty and in glorious colours”. Entitled lower left and signed lower right. 365 x 670mm (each) est

$150 – $200

99 Ian MacDonald - Nikau Palm Near Te Hue Stream Little Barren Island Photograph. Signed and title inscribed. 390 x 390mm est

$300 – $500

100 A Selection of Four Early Crown Lynn Fractional Trickle Glaze Vases One Trumpet vase with horizontal ribbing in a mottled brown and white trickle glaze. A brown and purple trickle glazed baluster vase, with horizontal ribbing to body. A sky blue and green squat vase, with palm leaf motif moulded in relief to body. The smallest a squat vase with flaring neck, horizontal stepping to body in a green glaze. H200mm, H145mm, H100mm, H100mm est

$200 – $400

$600 – $900

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101 A Whites Aviation Photograph - Milford Sound Hand-coloured photograph. 290 x 370mm est

$400 – $600

102 A Rare J.A Dupree Folk Art Table A New Zealand made rustic style folk art table, with the octagonal top resting on a base of intertwining branches terminating in four pointed feet. Manufacturers mark stamped to the underside of top. H730 D800mm

103 A Royal Doulton ‘Kia Ora’ Ware Jardinière Embellished in relief with Hei Tiki, masks, spiral motifs, and oval ‘Kia Ora’ stamps against a mottled blue band. Vibrant darker blue to the lower section. H170 D230mm

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104 Janet Frame’s Writing Desk Janet Frame moved to Avondale, Auckland, in November 1995. In Michael King’s biography of Janet Frame (Wrestling with the Angel) he notes, on page 513, that her home in Avondale had her living room “taken up almost entirely with a full-sized pool table around which Frame and her guests had to edge their way to chairs (she soon swapped it for a large desk).” This is that desk. Janet did not want to keep her full size slate billiard table, especially as she had no writing desk in Auckland. She was at the home of her friends, Puna and Robin McConnell, in Greenhithe, March 4 1996, for a family birthday, and expressed her concern at having no writing desk but she did have an obstructive billiard table! In the McConnell garage, that day, when Janet was looking at the ‘Penny desk’, Penny and Kit McConnell commented, Dad has always wanted a billiard table, Janet, and you want a writing desk so why not swap the two?’ (That desk had been a gift to Robert (Bob) McConnell when he retired from the Transport Department Head Office, in Wellington, then kept for his grand-daughter, Penny McConnell.) Janet was delighted! On the day before the swapping date in June 1996, she inscribed a copy of To the Is-Land, the first volume of her autobiography: ‘For Robin & Puna & Penny and Kit with love from Janet. June 1996, Friday. The day of the Weed-Eater & The Day Before the Desk Arrival.’ She was delighted when her desk arrived, after being anxious about Graham Rudd (who had done an outstanding job of restoring the desk) arriving late with the desk! In March 1996 Janet received a medal from the Chilean government. Michael King noted that the month that the Chilean award was announced came news of the large and ugly Landfall desk, which she had offloaded on neighbours in Levin and hoped never to see again. Now she heard, Victoria University in Wellington had acquired it still in two pieces, its leatherette surface frayed and ripped, its amputated legs still wobbling. It had taken on the status of a

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precious literary artefact. The university asked Frame to verify its provenance. In March 1997, at her home, Janet talked with Robin about her Landfall desk at Victoria University and found a poem she had written about the desk in Menton, France, when she had the Literary Fellowship there. She read the poem aloud at the table and said she would write one about the ‘Penny desk’ that she now used for her writing. She wrote a number of poems using the desk. Janet wished to leave her writing desk to Penny, when she died. However, after living in Avondale and Browns Bay and a very brief spell in a retirement village in Mount Albert she eventually moved back to Dunedin from Auckland at the end of 1997. She asked if she could give her ‘Penny writing desk’ to Penny and Robin McConnell, who were delighted to receive it. It is not clear what writing Janet did in using her ‘Penny’ writing desk as her next publications were posthumous after her death in early 2004. In 1996 in spending time with Michael King, her biographer, with papers piled on her desk and in June 1997 she used the desk when she wrote the foreword for Robin McConnell’s first collection of poetry, nothing is as physical as a poem. Janet and her close friends shared a deep interest in words. When Janet learned of the archaic English colloquial word ‘Firkytoodling’ with its meaning of sexual caressing, foreplay or congress she was delighted! She intended to use the word in her next story as a message of what she thought would be a shared humorous memory of the discovery! She thought the desk would like that being shared! A twist now comes into this story. Robin and Puna McConnell, in possession of the slate billiard table that had been swapped for the desk lent the billiard table to the Maori Anglican Church in Grafton at the end of 2002 as they were moving to Northern Ireland to the University of Ulster.

Puna McConnell had links with this Maori Church and the billiard table was lent to the church for their recreation hall while Robin and Puna McConnell were out of New Zealand. However, upon their return to New Zealand they found it was ‘missing’ and nobody in the church could or would provide information of the whereabouts of the McConnell owned slate billiard table! To this day in September 2019, nobody has admitted knowing about the removal of the FrameMcConnell billiard table or its subsequent whereabouts. Whether unauthorised removal, shifted to private storage or theft, the Frame-McConnell full-sized billiard table has still not been accounted for! Janet Frame died in Dunedin in January 2004, aged 79, from acute myeloid leukaemia. Her friend, Puna McConnell, was diagnosed that same year with acute myeloid leukaemia and died three years later. A donation towards leukaemia research will be made from the proceeds of Janet Frame’s ‘Penny desk’ sale. - Robin McConnell. 3 September 2019. Robin McConnell, New Zealand educator and author, was a friend of Janet Frame’s with frequent interaction in the 1980s and, especially, in the 1990s when she lived in Auckland. The only foreword Janet ever wrote was for Robin McConnell’s collection of poetry Nothing is as physical as a poem. (Pohutukawa Press, 1997). H770 W1700 D1050mm est

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105 A Vintage Qantas New Zealand Tiki Poster C.1970s, ‘printed in Australia, P45’. 995 x 640mm est

108 Leo Bensemann Engravings on Wood Book Edition 48/100. The Holloway Press, Tamiki Campus, University of Auckland, 2004, 26 Pages.

$800 – $1,500 est

106 An Ian Firth Mountain Form Vase With sculpted decoration and in a pale yellow, brown and ivory variable glaze. H400 W500 D200mm est

$200 – $400

107 Natalie Robertson By Dandy 2002 Lambda c-type photograph. 455 x 460mm est

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$500 – $800

109 A Titian Studio Model Waka Trough Vase Satin white glaze. Shape s.104 and maker’s stamp to base. L300mm est

110 A Pair of Olive Jones Green Glaze Vases Both with incised signature to base. One with a squat body and elongated neck H100 D100mm, the other a squat vase with flaring neck, some slight glaze loss. H90 D120mm

113 A Briar Gardner Vase with Everted Rim Variable blue and lavender glazing, with some yellow. Incised signature to base. H90 D135mm

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111 Gail Wright - Oil Power Graphic and acrylic on paper. Signed and dated 2006. 560 x 750mm

114 An Olive Jones Squat Vase Blue glaze with green glaze effects to both interior and exterior. Incised maker’s mark to base. H100 D150mm

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$100 – $200

$300 – $500

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$150 – $300

$100 – $200 112 A Pair of Richard Parker Signal Plates D110mm

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115 An Onehunga Woollen Mills Travel Rug In a yellow and green tartan pattern. With original smaller tiki label attached. A/F 1600 x 1300mm

117 Dick Frizzell - Tiki II Screenprint on paper, signed and dated in graphite lower edge. 350 x 250mm

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118 A Tall Cylindrical Olive Jones Vase Olive green glaze, with textural mottling to the body of the vase. Incised signature to base. H205 D115mm

$200 – $300

116 An Olive Jones Small Stoneware Dish Circular shape with Koruru decoration. Green glaze, signed to base. D95mm

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119 A Roselyn Dunedin Textiles Manatunga Woollen Travel Rug With a tukutuku panel design in green, blue and ivory. With original label attached. 1800 x 1350mm

121 An Early Onehunga Woollen Mills Travel Blanket In shades of lavender, with white and green pinstriping. Original larger tiki label attached. 2000 x 1400mm

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$500 – $800

$200 – $400

120 A Roselyn Dunedin Textiles Woollen Manatunga Travel Rug With shades of teal, olive and blue in geometric formations. Original label attached. 2000 x 1400mm

122 An Onehunga Woollen Mills Travel Blanket With wine and green shaded stripes over a vibrant orange ground. Original smaller tiki label attached. A/F. 1700 x 1350mm

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$400 – $600

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$500 – $800

$200 – $400

123 Burton Bros - Hinemihi Meeting House, Te Wairoa Inscribed 6 RUNANGA HOUSE (HINEMIHI.) WAIROA - BURTON BROS. DUNEDIN on negative lower left. 145mm x 200mm

124 George Valentine Crows Nest Taupo Inscribed lower edge CROWS NEST. TAUPO. 198. 185mm x 285mm

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$300 – $500

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125 A Superfine Kahurangi Pounamu Hei Tiki Meticulously carved with head tilted to the left, wide open pāua inlaid eyes, flared nostrils, heart-shaped mouth with tongue out and hands clasped to thighs. Suspension hole with lanyard above the left eye. Deep dark-green colour. Hei Tiki were and still are one of the most appreciated and emblematic traditional adornments in Aotearoa, considered as a taonga (treasure). Carving pounamu into hei tiki demands a high-level of skill and requires dexterity and patience due to its hardness. It was traditionally worn around the neck by high-ranking men, women and children to signal their origin and status. Able to be passed from generation to generation thanks to the sturdiness and durability of the

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stone, the heirloom would gradually become more powerful and valuable, accumulating the mana (prestige) of each owner as well as accruing its tapu, sacred extent. According to some beliefs, offering a hei tiki to a woman would also help her to give birth to an heir, the figure representing Hine-te-iwaiwa, a celebrated ancestress associated with fertility. In other contexts, it would be used as a political gift to end conflict and ensure peace between the different iwi. L85 W55mm est

$1,200 – $1,500

126 A 19th Century Pounamu Hei Tiki With head tilted to the right, wide open red eyes, flared nostrils, heart-shaped mouth with tongue out and hands clasped to thighs. Suspension hole above the right eye. National Registration Number pending. L115 W85mm est

$2,500 – $4,000

127 A Large Argillite Toki, Māori Adze Blade Of tapered trapezoidal form, blade slightly curved, non-polished, surface with evidence of flake chipping. This adze made of D’Urville Island argillite would have been a product of high value exported over long distances in pre-European times. National Registration Number: Y509. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail. L245 W80 D45mm est

$250 – $400

128 An Exquisite 20th Century Pounamu Waka Huia While Māori high-ranking people used treasure boxes to store their prestigious adornments, the waha huia themselves have always been exquisite works of art and personal objects that were highly valued and handed down from one generation to another. This contemporary treasure box is delicately carved from translucent mottled pounamu into a canoe shape. The tiki, in a squatting position with their extended necks on each side of the box supporting it high with their arched back, create dynamism as well as a fine balance, playing on the volumes of the convex and concave surfaces. The fine lid is adorned with two intricately carved tiki whose entangled limbs constitute a technical feat. This audacious complexity associated with the glittering of the pāua discs inlaid convey a sense of harmony and grace making this exquisite waka huia a remarkable piece of art. H150 W220 D70mm est

$12,000 – $15,000

129 A 19th Century Mutu Kaka, Māori Bird Snare Perch Made from a single piece of wood, unbalanced T-shape with an upright section carved as a wheku with protruding jaw and a horizontal perch slightly curved terminating in another wheku. Native birds, such as kereru, kaka or tui were greatly valued by the Māori as sources of food, bones for tools, feathers for prestigious ornaments such as cloaks, or pets, hence bird catching was considered as a revered activity. Māori would use already captured birds as decoys to help attract wild fowls which would come upon hearing their cries, especially the kaka which is naturally curious and sociable. The mutu kaka, or bird snare perch, lured birds by way of a looped snare connected to the device, attached to a tree branch and baited with berries. When a bird alighted on the perch, the looped snare was tugged, trapping the bird against the upright and preventing it from flying away. National registration number: Y21008. L695 W45mm est Webb's

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130 Paul Hartigan The Natural World 2010. Neon and tinted enclosure on custom wooden base. Vintage ruby glass. Titled, signed and dated verso. H395 W350 D350mm est

$9,000 – $12,000

131 Garry Nash Untitled Neon tubing, electrical components, wooden case, signed G Nash and dated ‘12 in brushpoint verso. H460 W650 D450mm opened est

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$1,200 – $1,500

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132 Gavin Hurley - Jig Map 2002, paper collage. 190 x 255mm est

$600 – $1,000

133 Robyn Kahukiwa - Tino Rangitiratanga Tiki Screenprint on paper, signed, titled and editioned in graphite lower edge. 550 x 400mm est

$300 – $500

134 A Richard Killeen for Dilana Jar Rug Hand-tufted and with black and blue eagles over an ivory ground. Representing a significant collaboration between one of New Zealand's leading contemporary artists, and the celebrated luxury rug craftsman at Dilana. L1800 W1200mm est

135 Gavin Hurley - Captain Cook paper collage. Signed Gavin Hurley in graphite verso. 190 x 255mm est

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$1,500 – $2,000

2019

$600 – $1,000

136 An Airest Daybed Sofa Manufactured in New Zealand, C. 1960s, framed in sleek mahogany and fully reupholstered. W2000 H900 D760mm est

$1,800 – $2,500

137 An Original Portrait by Infamous Prison Escapee George Wilder C. 1960's, oil on prison cloth pyjamas. 360 x 290mm George Wilder was an infamous recidivist prison escapee and folk hero in New Zealand during the 1960's. Firstly escaping New Plymouth prison in 1962 he spent 65 days on the run before being caught and returned to Mount Eden Prison in Auckland. In January 1963 he again escaped prison, this time avoiding recapture for 172 days before once again being brought

back to Mount Eden Prison, it was during this time the popular musical group, the Howard Morrison Quartet penned a hit single called "George, the Wild(er) New Zealand Boy" about him, which, despite being banned by New Zealand's state owned broadcasters, went immediately to number 1 in the charts and stayed there for some ten weeks. His final escape in 1965 was the shortest lived, lasting a mere 3 hours before surrendering to police. Wilder was released in June 1969. est

$200 – $400

138 A Finely Carved Tokotoko, Māori Orator’s Stick With curved handle, intricately carved throughout the shaft with haehae (parallel grooves) and pākati notches (dog tooth pattern). Upper part carved with tiki figure displaying flared nostrils and heart-shaped mouth, poking its tongue out, face adorned with moko. The hands rest on its stomach forming the face of another ancestral figure, the superimposition creating a destabilising visual effect while the formal complexity conveys the potency of the deified ancestors. Wheku carved two-third down the stick. Rich dark brown patina. Pāua inlaid eyes absent. The tokotoko is traditionally a symbol of authority for the speaker holding it, as a demonstration of their lineage and legitimacy, wielded with precision to emphasise pertinent points. National Registration Number pending. L700mm

139 A Taiaha, Māori Fighting Staff Long wooden staff, one end elaborately carved in the shape of a head (upoko) with a face on each side whose eyes were originally inlaid with pāua (three of the four are lost) and terminating in a poking tongue (arero) in the typical Māori gesture of defiance, carved with rauru spirals. The slender and smooth body provides the grip, the blade on the other end is missing. Fine reddish-brown patina. The taiaha was a ‘weapon of authority’, mainly used by chiefs, wielded with both hands in a variety of thrusts, parries and feints. Its ornamentation was aimed to impress and distract the enemy with the sparkles of the pāua, the tongue issuing forth and often the feathers that would be placed around the neck of the weapon. National registration number: Y21009. L695 W45mm est

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$800 – $1,500

$1,000 – $1,500

140 A Very Fine Whalebone Kotiate Kotiate are short hand club originally used for close-range combat. Carved from whalebone, with a large lobed blade, the finial carved with a tiki head with a protruding tongue in a defiant gesture, the eyes hooped with red wax, tapering grip with circular piercing for a thong in order to suspend it or fasten it securely to the wrist. A cartouche in the center of the blade displays skillfully carved rauponga with pākati (dog-tooth notches) and haehae (parallel grooves). The refined and balanced shape of this weapon has been linked to the lobed part of the human liver, hence its name “kotiate” literally meaning in te reo Māori “cut the liver into two”. Because of its elaborate form and the material it is made out of, this kind of weapon was favoured by chiefs, not only used in a combat context but as an emblem of authority, especially during speech-making. L325 W110mm est

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$5,000 – $7,000

141 Five Mid/Late-19th Century New Zealand Cartes de Visite, All Albumen Silver Prints Unknown - Untitled. Young woman wearing feather cloak. C.1860-90. 80 x 55mm. Attributed to Burton Brothers - Portrait of Ratene Hihitawa, Ngāti Pākenga of Tauranga. C.1870. 90 x 55mm John McGarrigle - Untitled. woman with moko, tiara/comb and woollen garment C.1860-70. 85 x 55mm Unknown - Untitled. Young woman with moko and tartan blanket on right shoulder. C.1860-90. 90 x 55mm John McGarrigle - Untitled. Elderly man with moko, prominent feathers and clay pipe. C.1860-90. 90 x 55mm est

$400 – $750

142 A Fine Mere in Rare Jade Creek Kokopu Pounamu short-handled club, of long teardrop form creating an elegant profile, tapering grip with circular piercing for a thong and pommel cut with three slightly arched ridges, painstakingly smoothed surface, natural mottled deep-green colour. Pounamu was found by the Māori shortly after they settled in New Zealand. Its solidity and durability led the Māori to make tools and weapons with it. Because of its hardness, a whole technique needed to be learnt to carve and shape pounamu into a mere; it could take several days or even several weeks to carve one mere. Therefore, it was a prestigious item to have and the most elaborate were generally the property of a chief, as a symbol of their mana (prestige, authority) and used for ceremonial purposes. This rare mere is a splendid example of a contemporary version of the weapon. L400 W85mm

143 A 20th Century Patu Onewa Greywacke short-handled club featuring a flat elongated blade with sharp striking edge. Smooth polished surface. Rounded extremity pierced with a hole for suspending or fastening it securely to the wrist, the tip featuring concentric grooves. In close combat, patu would be used to strike, the blow being administered as a sharp, horizontal swipe aimed at the enemy’s temple. L330mm

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144 Dick Frizzell - Martin Crowe, The Lord’s Century “Martin Crowe is the only New Zealander to score two test centuries at Lords, 106 VS England 1986, 142 VS England 1994”. Based on a photograph by Patrick Eagar. Screenprint, signed and dated lower right 'Frizzell / 96’, edition 147/299. 760 x 440mm est

$600 – $1,000

145 An Edward Cole New Zealand Apples Poster C. 1930s. Lithograph 770 x 480mm est

$1,800 – $2,500

146 A Dean Buchanan Painting on Rodney Davidson Surfboard Surfboard shaped by Rodney Davidson. Signed on Fin. H1900 W500mm

149 A Garry Nash Spherical Vase In a frosted, pearlescent white with pink accents to the upper and lower sections. Serrated design to mouth of vase. H360 D360mm

151 Doris Dutch - Untitled Landscape Acrylic on canvas. Signed lower left. 650 x 1220mm

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152 An Ian Firth Platter Bowl With mottled internal glaze in shades of ash, red and charcoal. External glaze in a rich purple and red. Strap handle to either side with bunching decoration. Impressed maker’s mark to base. H100 D380mm

$400 – $600

147 Nine Richard Parker Signal Plates Terracotta. 90 x 90mm each

150 Doris Dutch - Untitled Landscape Acrylic on canvas. Signed lower right. 650 x 1220mm

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$250 – $500

$150 – $200

$150 – $200 est

$100 – $200

148 A Colin Meads Jim Beam Decanter Sealed H260mm est

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$1,200 – $1,400

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$100 – $200

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153 A Very Large Garry Nash Flattened Ovoid Vase An impressive scale aqua coloured Garry Nash vase, with strong green vertical detailing and accents of red. Hand-blown and of flattened ovoid shape with a concave peak. Signed “G.Nash ‘01” to base. H470 W370 D140mm est

$3,000 – $4,000

154 A Mid-Century New Zealand Made Lampbase With a Glenys Wilcox handcrafted NZ wool shade. Height to top of the shade 910mm est

155 A Large Richard Parker Splash Vase C. 2000s. Quatrefoil shaped top with green and brown splashes. H490 W300 D270mm est

157 A Zeke Wolf Platter A large ceramic platter by New Zealand artist Zeke Wolf. Decorated with vibrant orange persimmons over a blue ground. Maker’s mark and dated to base. H100 D490mm

$800 – $1,500 est

156 A Kate Wells Dilana Floor Rug Riddle Puzzle Designed by Kate Wells, tufted by Craig Allen, Dilana Limited Edition. Title inscribed, signed and dated ‘Riddle / Puzzle 5/5 Kate Wells ‘94’ to verso. 1950 x 1500mm

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$50 – $100

$1,500 – $2,500 159 A Len Castle Pierced Spherical Vase With tenmoku glaze. H130 D150mm

$300 – $500

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$400 – $600

158 A Harrisons Toy Kiwi C. 1970s, signed and labelled 'Toys with Heart'. Made in New Zealand. Leather poseable feet. H290 L350mm est

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160 A Peter Raos Paperweight Decorated with foliate and floral motifs enhanced by glitter dust. Signed and dated on the underside 'Raos, 1993, New Zealand'. H90mm $200 – $400

161 An Unusual Titian Studio HandPainted Ashtray In the shape of a mere, with Tiki impression and painting to the handle, and with green internal glaze to the bowl. Circular stamp to base with 'mere' in the centre. L180mm est

$200 – $400

$150 – $250

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175 A 9ct Gold Pounamu Brooch Adorned with a gold New Zealand fern ornament in its centre and engraved stylised ferns on its edges. L80mm, W15.48g

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$600 – $800

176 A 9ct Gold Pounamu ToothShaped Pendant Engraved floral motif on the bale. L40 W18mm, W5.87g est

$500 – $700

177 A large Lot of USS of New Zealand and TSS Monowai Collectables Including two brass ships clocks, electroplated silver monogrammed silver goblets and swizzle sticks, labelled blankets and bedware, flags, menus, souvenirware, hats, teacups and saucers, original printed advertising and event material. 162 A Patu Muka, Māori Stone Flax Fibre Pounder and A Greywacke Toki, Māori Adze Blade The patu muka with greywacke ovoid body shape and short grip. Used in the preparation of muka by beating the fibres extracted from New Zealand flax (harakeke), to produce traditional Māori clothing, particularly cloaks. The leaves of the flax were scraped and the fibre stripped away, washed and bleached in the sun. It was then rolled into hanks which were beaten on a flat stone to soften the fibre. The weft was completed by finger twining to create the cloth, without a loom. National registration number: Y21005, L210 W70 D70mm. The adze blade made of greywacke, probably from Hauraki Gulf. Of flattened and tapered trapezoidal form. Lower end of adze curved suggesting this was previously the bevel. Bevel on back has straight well-defined chin, bevel angle steep. Evidence of having been used and re-sharpened many times. National registration number: Y21003, L170 W70 D30mm est

$400 – $600

163 A Selection of Two Toki, One Other Oceanic Adze's Blade and One Rubber One Māori adze blade preformed made of basalt, probably from Tahanga quarry in Coromandel. Of rectangular shape, grinding and polish on bevel and on remnant high points on front. Some deep flakes detached on the back. Blade slightly curved. National Registration Number: Y21001, L110 W35 D24mm. The other Māori adze’s blade of flattened and tapered trapezoidal form, sedimentary stone, finely polished, recycled many times. National Registration Number: Y21002, L85 W50 D25mm. One other Oceanic adze’s blade, metamorphic rock, of flattened and tapered trapezoidal form, finely polished, L130 W65 D10mm. One rounded stone used as a rubber, flattened on one side, with concave surface. Shallow concavity has high use of polish. National Registration Number: Y21004, W65mm est Webb's

est 164 Three Late 19th Century New Zealand Photographs William Collie - The Pink Terrace of Rotomahana Albumen silver print, 1874. Unframed. 160 x 210mm Photographer Unknown - Lyttleton Graving Dock, Opened by Sir James Prendergast on 3 January 1883 Albumen silver print, 1883. Unframed. 240 x 230mm Photographer Unknown - Nihotupu Falls Albumen silver print, c.1860-1890. Unframed. 195 x 145mm est

$400– $800

165 Two Toki, Māori Adze Blades One basalt blade of long tapered quadrangular form, semi-polished surface. Deep flake scars apparent on back, sides and front near the poll. One side of blade damaged by flakes detaching from corner and bevel. Blade edge curved. Cross-section in haft areas has rounded edges. National registration number: Y21006, Approx. L145 W50 D25mm. The other blade, sedimentary stone, of flattened and tapered trapezoidal form with matt polished surface, loss on the well-defined blade edge. National registration number: Y21007, Approx. L115 W50 D20mm est

$300 – $500

168 A Contemporary Waka Huia With protruding Wheku heads and all-over carving. H130 W340 D100mm est

$150 – $300

169 A Contemporary Carved Patu Wooden patu adorned with carved stylised rauponga. L400 W135mm est

179 A Pair of Crown Lynn Low Mantle Vases One matte white glaze, the other black. Both impressed to base shape 108. L290mm est

$150 – $300

180 A Garry Nash Attributed Vase A wine coloured frosted cylindrical vase, attributed to Garry Nash Studio. H280 D160mm

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$100 – $200

172 V. Coronelli - Map of New Zealand Engraving. 400 x 300mm est

$600 – $800

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$200 – $300

171 A.M. Mallet - Untitled Map 60 x 75mm Engraving.

173 A Contemporary Figural Tiki With paua inlaid eyes and a protruding defiant tongue, holding a patu in a haka posture. H430mm

167 Two Early Whites Aviation Nautical Photos, Wanganui & Scow Ngaru Titled and signed. Photograph print. 385 x 490mm (each)

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$750 – $1,000

166 Artist Unknown - Two Early-20th Century Auckland Photographs Curren Street Beach (1905), 245 x 375mm. Ponsonby Wharf, Regatta Day, Anniversary Day (1901), 240 x 390mm $300 – $500

178 A Pairing of Ian Firth Pottery Birds The smaller of slender elongated form and mounted on a cube platform base, glazed in a lustround purple black finish. The other a duo of unnamed birds resting on a wooden plinth, glazed in the same shad of purple and black tones. Both with makers label to base. Largest H350mm

$150 – $300

170 A Francois Valentijn - De Moordenaars Bay Hand-coloured engraving on paper, C.1726. 300 x 185mm est

$500 – $800

$100 – $200

181 An Ian Smail Lidded Jar Cylindrical form body with taper and flare to the upper, in variable shades of charcoal and stone. Impressed makers mark to base. H200 D160mm est

$200 – $300

182 Aston Greathead - Untitled Snow Scene Oil on board. Signed lower right. 470 x 720mm est

$400 – $600

174 Two Large Kauri Gum Nuggets Largest Approx. H145 L210 W120mm, combined W2.726kg est

$600 – $800

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183 John Gully -Nelson National Park Watercolour. Signed and dated 1875 lower right. 370 x 280mm est

$6,000 – $9,000

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190 A Len Castle Volcanic Bowl The interior with a blue and green mottled glaze, the exterior matching and with horizontal ribbing to body. Impressed maker's mark to base. H60 D160mm

196 A Roderick Burgess Bronze Figure A seated figure in contemplation, resting on a square form bench. Signed 'R Burgess Jan '98' editioned 1/5. H130 W120 D80mm est

184 Unattributed New Zealand Bronze Sculpture Solid bronze fish in movement mounted to a partially polished solid stone base. H335 W230 D130mm est

$300 – $500

185 Two Stunning Chun Glaze Bowls by Ian Firth The larger graduating from lavender through red to black, the smaller from ash through olive. Both with impressed makers mark to base. Large D220mm, small D120mm est

$100 – $200

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191 A Len Castle Stoneware Jug Ovoid body with flared mouth and strap handle, variable charcoal, deep green and brown glaze. H115 D110mm est

197 A Barry Brickell Terracotta Bowl The outwards flaring rim with repeating cruciform motifs in a green glaze over varying shades of red brown glaze to body and rim. Impressed makers mark to base. H100 D210mm

$75 – $150 est

192 David Barker - The Man and His Art Book 27 tipped-in color illustrations with numerous other full page and in text illustrations. Folio made of blue leatherbacked over cloth, gilt stamped title, original drop-back tray-case box

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193 A "2010 PM's Pinot All Noir" Signed by John Key Produced and bottled in Central Otago by Prophets Rock est

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$150 – $300

188 A Barry Brickell Villa Maria Wine Bottle A stoneware bottle of squat baluster shape, impressed Villa Maria Wines to body, impressed maker's mark to base. H190 D140mm est

$180 – $220

189 A Len Castle Bowl Mottled effect to the ash coloured interior. The exterior in brown to the upper and stone to the lower. Impressed maker's mark to base. H60 D210mm est Webb's

199 A Rare and Unusual Olive Jones Yunomi The interior with a ribbed alternating green and brown glaze. Incised signature to base. H90 D75mm

$100 – $150 est

194 A Martin Poppelwell Cup Slightly tapered cylindrical form vessel, with hand-painted circumference lines in black over an ivory glaze. Signed to base. H115 D90mm

$150 – $200

195 A Len Castle Crucible With a heavily textured exterior and mottled shades of blue, charcoal and green to the interior. Impressed maker's mark to base. D140mm est

$180 – $220

200 An Early-20th Century Tiki Vesta C. 1910. With pāua inlaid eyes. H90 D45mm est

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$350 – $400

$200 – $400

$100 – $200

187 John Lawrence - Owl Terracotta ceramic 212 x 186mm

$200 – $250

198 A Large Juliet Peter Floor Pot A lidded stoneware floor pot, with combed decoration to the body and handle to each side. H480 D360mm est

186 A Selection of Six Pieces by New Zealand Potter Ian Firth Including two flat dishes, and four vases. Of varying glazes. Tallest H150mm

$400 – $600

$150 – $220

201 A New Zealand Lithograph ‘Guerrier de Souraki’ (1843) 190 x 140mm est

$50 – $100

$200 – $300

$180 – $220 2019

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1. Examination of Property Prospective Buyers are strongly advised to examine in person any property in which they are interested before the Auction takes place. Neither Webb’s nor the Seller provides any guarantee in relation to the nature of the property apart from the Limited warranty in the paragraph below. The property is otherwise sold “AS IS” 2. Catalogue and Other Descriptions All statements by Webb’s in the catalogue entry for the property or in the condition report, or made orally or in writing elsewhere, are statements of opinion and are not to be relied upon as statements of fact. Such statements do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Webb’s of any kind. References in the catalogue entry to the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance only and should be evaluated by personal inspection by the bidder or a knowledgeable representative. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this is the price at which the item will sell or it’s value for any other purpose. Neither Webb’s nor The Seller is responsible for any errors or omissions in the catalogue or any supplemental material. Images are measured height by width (sight size). Illustrations are provided only as a guide and should not be relied upon as a true representation of colour or condition. Images are not shown at a standard scale. Mention is rarely made of frames (which may be provided as supplementary images on the website) which do not form part of the lot as described in the printed catalogue. An item bought “on Extension” must be paid for in full before it will be released to the purchaser or his/her agreed expertising committee or specialist. Payments received for such items will be held ”in trust” for up to 90 days or earlier, if the issue of authenticity has been resolved more quickly. Extensions must be requested before the auction. Foreign buyers should note that all transactions are in New Zealand Dollars so there may be a small exchange rate risk. The costs associated with acquiring a good opinion or certificate will be carried by the purchaser. If

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the item turns out to be forged or otherwise incorrectly described, all reasonable costs will be borne by the vendor. 3. Buyers Responsibility All property is sold “as is” without representation or warranty of any kind by Webb’s or the Seller. Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition of the property and the matters referred to in the catalogue by requesting a condition report. No lot to be rejected if, subsequent to the sale, it has been immersed in liquid or treated by any other process unless the Auctioneer’s permission to subject the lot to such immersion or treatment has first been obtained in writing. 4.

At the Sale

1. Refusal of Admission Webb’s reserves the right at our complete discretion to refuse admission to the auction premises or participation in any auction and to reject any bid. 2. Registration Before Bidding Any prospective new buyer must complete and sign a registration form and provide photo identification before bidding. Webb’s may request bank, trade or other financial references to substantiate this registration. 3. Bidding as a Principal When making a bid, a bidder is accepting personal liability to pay the purchase price including the buyer’s premium and all applicable taxes, plus all other applicable charges, unless it has been explicitly agreed in writing with Webb’s before the commencement of the sale that the bidder is acting as agent on behalf of an identified third party acceptable to Webb’s and that Webb’s will only look to the principal for payment. 4. International Registrations All International clients not known to Webb’s will be required to scan or fax through an accredited form of photo identification and pay a deposit at our discretion in cleared funds into Webb’s account at least 24 hours before the commencement of the auction. Bids will not be accepted without this deposit. Webb’s also reserves the right to request any additional forms of identification prior to registering an overseas bid. This deposit can be made using a credit card, however the balance of any purchase price in excess of $5,000 cannot be charged to this card without prior arrangement. This deposit is redeemable against any auction purchase and will be refunded in full if no purchases are made. 5. Absentee Bids Webb’s will use reasonable efforts to execute written bids delivered to us AT LEAST 24 Hours before the sale for the convenience of those clients who are unable to attend the auction in person. If we receive identical written bids on a particular lot, and at the auction these are the highest bids on that lot, then the lot will be sold to the person whose written bid was received and accepted first. Execution of written bids is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale and we do not accept liability for failing to execute a written bid or for errors or omissions which may arise. It is the bidder’s responsibility to check with Webb’s after the auction if they were successful. Unlimited or ”Buy” bids will not be accepted. 6. Telephone Bids Priority will be given to overseas and bidders from other regions. Please refer to the catalogue for the Telephone Bids form. Arrangements for this service must be confirmed AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR to the auction commencing. Webb’s accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any errors or failure to execute bids. In telephone bidding the buyer agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions listed here and accepts that Webb’s cannot be held responsible for any miscommunications in the process. The success of telephone bidding cannot be guaranteed due to circumstances that are unforeseen. Buyers should be aware of the risk and accept the consequences should contact be unsuccessful at the time of Auction. You must advise Webb’s of the lots in question and you will be assumed to be a buyer at the minimum price of 75% of estimate (i.e. reserve) for all such lots. Webb’s will advise Telephone Bidders who have registered at least 24 hours before the auction of any relevant changes to descriptions, withdrawals or any other sale room notices. 7. Online Bidding Webb’s offers an online bidding service. When bidding online the buyer agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions listed here by Webb’s. Webb’s accepts no responsibility for any errors, failure to execute bids or any other miscommunications regarding this process. It is the online

bidder’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the relevant information regarding bids, lot numbers and contact details. Webb’s does not charge for this service. 8. Reserves Unless otherwise indicated, all lots are offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the Lot will not be sold. The reserve will not exceed the low estimate printed in the catalogue. The auctioneer may open the bidding on any Lot below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the Seller. The auctioneer may continue to bid on behalf of seller up to the amount of the reserve, either by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in response to other bidders. 9. Auctioneers Discretion The Auctioneer has the right at his/her absolute and sole discretion to refuse any bid, to advance the bidding in such a manner as he/she may decide, to withdraw or divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots and, in the case or error or dispute and whether during or after the sale, to determine the successful bidder, to continue the bidding, to cancel the sale or to reoffer and resell the item in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, then Webb’s sale record is conclusive. 10. Successful Bid and Passing of Risk Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the highest bidder accepted by the auctioneer will be the buyer and the striking of his hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for sale between the Seller and the Buyer. Risk and responsibility for the lot (including frames or glass where relevant) passes immediately to the Buyer. 11. Indicative Bidding Steps, etc. Webb’s reserves the right to refuse any bid, withdraw any lot from sale, to place a reserve on any lot and to advance the bidding according to the following indicative steps: Increment Dollar Range Amount $25 $0–$500 $50 $500–$1,000 $100 $1,000–$2,000 $250 $2,000–$5,000 $500 $5,000–$10,000 $1,000 $10,000–$20,000 $2,000 $20,000–$50,000 $5,000 $50,000 – $100,000 $10,000 $100,000–$200,000 $20,000 $200,000–$500,000 $50,000 $500,000–$1,000,000

Webb’s will be able to suggest removals companies that the buyer can use but takes no responsibility whatsoever for the actions of any recommended third party. Webb’s can pack and handle goods purchased at the auction by agreement and a charge will be made for this service. All packing, shipping, insurance, postage & associated charges will be borne by the purchaser. 5. Permits, Licences and Certificates 6. Under The Protected Objects Act 1975, buyers may be required to obtain a licence for certain categories of items in a sale from the Ministry of Culture & Heritage, PO Box 5364, Wellington. 7. Remedies for Non-Payment If the Buyer fails to make full payment immediately, Webb’s is entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies (in addition to asserting any other rights or remedies available under the law) 1.

to charge interest at such a rate as we shall reasonably decide.

to hold the defaulting Buyer liable for the total amount due and to commence legal proceedings for its recovery along with interest, legal fees and costs to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.

to cancel the sale.

to resell the property publicly or privately on such terms as we see fit.

to pay the Seller an amount up to the net proceeds payable in respect of the amount bid by the defaulting Buyer. In these circumstances the defaulting Buyer can have no claim upon Webb’s in the event that the item(s) are sold for an amount greater than the original invoiced amount.

to set off against any amounts which Webb’s may owe the Buyer in any other transactions, the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by the Buyer.

to reject at any future auction any bids made by or on behalf of the Buyer or to obtain a deposit from the Buyer prior to accepting any bids.

to exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any property in our possession owned by the Buyer whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way, to the fullest extent permitted by the law of the place where such property is located. The Buyer will be deemed to have been granted such security to us and we may retain such property as collateral security for said Buyer’s obligations to us.

Absentee bids must follow these increments and any bids that don’t follow the steps will be rounded up to the nearest acceptable bid. 5.

After the Sale

1. Buyers Premium In addition to the hammer price, the buyer agrees to pay to Webb’s the buyer’s premium. The buyer’s premium is 17.5% of the hammer price plus GST. (Goods and Services Tax) where applicable. 2. Payment and Passing of Title The buyer must pay the full amount due (comprising the hammer price, buyer’s premium and any applicable taxes and GST) not later than 5 days after the auction date. The buyer will not acquire title to the lot until Webb’s receives full payment in cleared funds, and no goods under any circumstances will be released without confirmation of cleared funds received. This applies even if the buyer wishes to send items overseas. Payment can be made by direct transfer, cash (not exceeding NZD$10,000, if wishing to pay more than NZD$10,000 then this must be deposited directly into a Bank of New Zealand branch and bank receipt supplied) and EFTPOS (please check the daily limit). Payments can also be made by credit card in person with a 2.2% merchant fee for Visa and Mastercard and 3.3% for American Express. Invoices that are in excess of $5,000 and where the card holder is not present, cannot be charged to a credit card without prior arrangement. Personal cheques are accepted, but funds must be cleared before goods will be released. Bank cheques are subject to five days clearance. The buyer is responsible for any bank fees and charges applicable for the transfer of funds into Webb’s account. 3. Collection of Purchases & Insurance Webb’s is entitled to retain items sold until all amounts due to us have been received in full in good cleared funds. Subject to this, the Buyer shall collect purchased lots within 5 days from the date of the sale unless otherwise agreed in writing between Webb’s and the Buyer. At the fall of the hammer, insurance is the responsibility of the purchaser. 4.

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where several amounts are owed by the Buyer to us, in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not the Buyer so directs.

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to take such other action as Webb’s deem necessary or appropriate. If we do sell the property under paragraph (4), then the defaulting Buyer shall be liable for payment of any deficiency between the total amount originally due to us and the price obtained upon reselling as well as for all costs, expenses, damages, legal fees and commissions and premiums of whatever kinds associated with both sales or otherwise arising from the default. If we pay any amount to the Seller under paragraph (5) the Buyer acknowledges that Webb’s shall have all of the rights of the Seller, however arising, to pursue the Buyer for such amount.

8. Failure to Collect Purchases Where purchases are not collected within 5 days from the sale date, whether or not payment has been made, we shall be permitted to remove the property to a warehouse at the buyer’s expense, and only release the items after payment in full has been made of removal, storage handling, insurance and any other costs incurred, together with payment of all other amounts due to us. 6.

Extent of Webb’s Liability

Webb’s agrees to refund the purchase price in the circumstances of the Limited Warranty set out in paragraph 7 below. Apart from that, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents are responsible for the

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correctness of any statement of whatever kind concerning any lot, whether written or oral, nor for any other errors or omissions in description or for any faults or defects in any lots. Except as stated in paragraph 7 below, neither the Seller, ourselves, our officers, agents or employees give any representation warranty or guarantee or assume any liability of any kind in respect of any lot with regard to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, description, size, quality, condition, attribution, authenticity, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, exhibition history, literature or historical relevance. Except as required by local law any warranty of any kind is excluded by this paragraph. 7.

Limited Warranty

Subject to the terms and conditions of this paragraph, the Seller warrants for the period of thirty days from the date of the sale that any property described in this catalogue (noting such description may be amended by any saleroom notice or announcement) which is stated without qualification to be the work of a named author or authorship is authentic and not a forgery. The term ”Author” or ”authorship” refers to the creator of the property or to the period, culture, source, or origin as the case may be, with which the creation of such property is identified in the catalogue. The warranty is subject to the following: it does not apply where a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts at the date of the sale or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or b) correct identification of a lot can be demonstrated only by means of a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the publication of the catalogue was unreasonably expensive or impractical or likely to have caused damage to the property. the benefits of the warranty are not assignable and shall apply only to the original buyer of the lot as shown on the invoice originally issued by Webb’s when the lot was sold at Auction. the Original Buyer must have remained the owner of the lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party. The Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy against the Seller in place of any other remedy which might be available, is the cancellation of the sale and the refund of the original purchase price paid for the lot less the buyer’s premium which is non-refundable. Neither the Seller nor Webb’s will be liable for any special, incidental nor consequential damages including, without limitation, loss of profits. The Buyer must give written notice of claim to us within thirty days of the date of the Auction. The Seller shall have the right, to require the Buyer to obtain two written opinions by recognised experts in the field, mutually acceptable to the Buyer and Webb’s to decide whether or not to cancel the sale under warranty. the Buyer must return the lot to Seller in the same condition that it was purchased. 8. Severability If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted and the rest of the Conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law. 9. Copyright The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by Webb’s relating to a lot including the contents of this catalogue, is and shall remain the property at all times of Webb’s and shall not be used by the Buyer, nor by anyone else without our prior written consent. Webb’s and the Seller make no representation or warranty that the Buyer of a property will acquire any copyright or other reproduction rights in it. 10.

be available as soon as possible after the sale. Results will include buyer’s premium. These results will be posted at www.webbs.co.nz. 13.

Goods and Service Tax

GST is applicable on the hammer price in the case where the seller is selling property that is owned by an entity registered for GST. GST is also applicable on the hammer price in the case where the seller is not a New Zealand resident. These lots are denoted by a dagger symbol † placed next to the estimate. GST is also applicable on the buyer’s premium. Overseas buyers and buyers non-resident in New Zealand will not be charged GST on both hammer price and premiums under the following conditions: 1.

The items are exported through a Webb’s approved freight company including New Zealand Post

The items are exported within 60 days of the date of the sale

The invoice supplied by Webb’s for purchases will be regarded as a Tax invoice for GST purposes.] 14.

Jewels & Watches

Gemstones Gemstones have historically been subjected to a variety of treatments to enhance their appearances. Sapphires and rubies are routinely heat treated to improve their colour and clarity, similarly emeralds are frequently treated with oils or resin for the same purpose. Other treatments such as staining and dyeing, irradiation, filling or coating may have been used on other precious and semi-precious gemstones and organic material. These treatments may be permanent, whilst others may need special care to preserve their appearance. Buyers should assume that each lot has been subject to some form of treatment and that the estimates reflect this. A number of laboratories issue certificates that give detailed descriptions of gemstones, and in the event that Webb’s has been supplied with or obtained certificates for any lot, this shall be noted in the catalogue. However, as there may not be consensus between different laboratories on the degree, or types of treatment of the gemstones Webb’s supplies these without warranty. Pearls Pearls, like gemstones, can also be subjected to various treatments. Buyers should assume that any pearls sold by Webb’s may have been subjected to such treatments, and that the catalogue estimates reflect this. Watches Please note: All watches sold by Webb’s are sold on an ”as is” basis. Webb’s makes no representation or warranty that any watch is in working order. Many watches have been repaired over their lifetime and may contain non-original parts. The absence of any reference to the condition of a watch does not imply that the lot is in good condition and without defects, repairs or restorations. Buyers should be aware that a general service charge for battery or further repair work, for which the Buyer is solely responsible, may be necessary. Estimated Weights If a stone has a known weight, it has been weighed out of the mount. If a stone has an estimated weight, it is an approximate weight only and has been measured by us in the mount and is a statement of opinion only. The information is given as a guide only and Buyers should satisfy themselves with regard to this information as to its accuracy. 15.

Māori Taonga

Please note that Y-registered Māori Taonga can only be purchased by registered collectors of Taonga tūturu.

Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions and any matters concerned with the foregoing fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand, unless otherwise stated. 11.

Pre-Sale Estimates

Webb’s publishes with each catalogue our opinion as to the estimated price range for each lot. These estimates are approximate prices only and are not intended to be definitive. They are prepared well in advance of the sale and may be subject to revision. Interested parties should contact Webb’s prior to auction for updated pre-sale estimates and starting prices. 12.

Sale Results

Webb’s will provide auction results, which will

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