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ZE305 Early 19thC Dutch Steel Engraving

An Early 19thC Dutch Steel Engraving Entitled  'Gezigt van Waterhoozen aan de Kust van Nieuw-Zeeland', Derived From An Engraving By B Durer After An  Oil Painting By Hodges On Cook's 2nd Voyage, Which Is More Commonly Entitled "A Storm In Cook Strait With 3 Water Spouts."

Entire Sheet  283mm x 430mm

Circa 1803

Good Condition.

ZD175 Pair Of 19thC NZ Colonial Pounamu Cufflinks

An Attractive Pair Of 19thC New Zealand Colonial Gold And Pounamu Chain Link Cufflinks Fashioned As Octagonal Discs With Slender Torpedo Shape Terminals.

Circa 1900.

Excellent Condition.

ZC511 Pair Of 19thC NZ Colonial Pounamu & 9ct Gold Cufflinks

A Pair Of 19thC New Zealand Colonial 9 Carat Gold  Oval Cabochon Pounamu Cufflinks With Gold Mounts, Chain Links And Oblong Pounamu Fasteners.

Stamped "9 CT."

Good Condition.

ZC511 Pair Of 19thC NZ Colonial Pounamu & 9ct Gold Cufflinks

A Pair Of 19thC New Zealand Colonial 9 Carat Gold  Oval Cabochon Pounamu Cufflinks With Gold Mounts, Chain Links And Oblong Pounamu Fasteners.

Stamped "9 CT."

Good Condition.

ZC849 Pair Of 19thC NZ Colonial Pounamu & 9ct Gold Cufflinks

A Pair Of 19thC New Zealand Colonial 9 Carat Gold  Oval Cabochon Pounamu Cufflinks With Gold Mounts, Chain Links And Oblong Pounamu Fasteners.

Stamped "9 CT."

Good Condition.

ZC849 Pair Of 19thC NZ Colonial Pounamu & 9ct Gold Cufflinks

A Very Smart Pair Of New Zealand 9 Carat Gold  Oval Cabochon Pounamu Cufflinks With Gold Mounts, Chain Links And Flattened Disc Fasteners.

Both Stamped "9 CT." Together With "JLS" Monogram.

Good Condition.

CD1737 Pair Of 18thC Engravings

A Pair Of 18thC John Webber Engravings Entitled "A CANOE of the SANDWICH ISLANDS, the ROWERS MASKED," And "TEREOBOO, KING of OWYHEE, bringing PRSENTS to CAPT COOK," Plates 61 and 65 From The Book Folio Of Plates To Captanin Cooks Voyages.

255mm x 395mm Plates Only.

Circa 1784.

Small Foxing To The Margin Of One, Otherwise Both In Presentable Condition.

ZE212 Thomas Potts' Desk Blotter

An Extraordinary Japanned Papier Mache Desk Blotter Featuring Polychrome Painted Landseer Inspired Decoration Of A Gruff Chained Collie With Bone Before A Beseeching Smaller Terrier, The Border Inlaid With Abalone, The Edge With Vermicelli Gilding And Simulated Jewels, Each Side Mounted With Tiny Ivory Ball Feet To Prevent Wear And Tear When Unfolded, The Interior With Penned Presentation Inscription Thus :"A Prize given by TB Shapter Esq for Fives, won by Ambrose Potts Christ's College 1866."

305mm x 230mm.

Circa 1865.

Scuffs, Scratches And Knocks Consistent With Age, The Inner Blotter Pages Stained And Used. The Painted Outer Board Presenting Well With Bright Fresh Colours.

Provenance : Direct Descent From Thomas Potts.

Much Has Been Witten Of Thomas Potts, The Following Link To Te Ara Is Edifying

https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2p27/potts-thomas-henry

He Was Also A Great Friend And Supporter Of The Painter Margaret Stoddart.

Ambrose Potts Will Be One Of His 13 Children.

The Christchurch Star  Makes Mention Of A TB Shapter Being Admitted And Enrolled As A Barrister And Solicitor To The Supreme Court Of New Zealand On 8 October, 1868. He Also Appears To Be Active In Canterbury Society Including Various Charities, Amateur Theatrical Circles And Committees.

ZE275 Late 19thC NZ Colonial Kauri Writing Slope

An Unusual Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Kauri Small Writing Slope With Low 3/4 Gallery And Slope With Paper Rest, The Slope Hinged At The Side To Allow It To Be Reversed Exposing A Further Smaller Slope With Paper Grips - Perhaps To Allow Work Outside?

340mm Wide x 162mm Deep x 121mm High.

Circa 1900.

Excellent Original Condition With Original Brass Hardware, The Kauri Of A Most Attractive Hue, An Unusual Form, Not One Sighted By Me In Nigh On 50 Years In The Trade; Inexpensive.

ZE270 19thC NZ Colonial Bronze Imperial Half Gallon Measure

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial Official Bronze Imperial Half Gallon Measure Of Cylindrical Form With Slightly Everted Rims, Stamped "IMPERIAL HALF GALLON GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND 1863" Together With  "N [crown] Z / G. R / SM / 19" On The Bottom Rim.

Good Original Untouched Condition With Some Staining Which Could Be Polished Out.

CD1600 Large English 1960s Studio Pottery Jar

A Large English 1960s Studio Pottery Jar And Domed Wood Cover, The Oviform Jar Featuring Integral Shoulder Handles And Spontaneous Oriental Style  Brush Stroke Decoration Of Leach Inspiration; Impressed Studio Device Mark For Harry & May Davis Of Crowan Pottery.

335m Wide Across Handles x 222mm Diameter Of Neck x 287mm High x 363mm High Including Cover.

Excellent Condition With No Damage Or Restoration Detected, Resonant To The Touch

There Is A Fair Amount On These Potters On Line, The Following Is Typical:

Harry Davis was born in 1910. He first worked at Poole Pottery and then joined the Leach Pottery in St Ives in 1933. May was born in 1914 (née Scott) and worked at the pottery from 1936 to 1937. In 1937 they went to teach at Achimoto College in Ghana, Harry as Head of the Art School. After the war, he and May set up the Crowan Pottery in an old watermill that they converted to generate the electricity to run the pottery. In 1962 they moved to New Zealand and established the Crewenna Pottery in Nelson. In 1972 they went to Izcuchaca in Peru and returned to Nelson in 1979. Harry died in 1986 and May in 1995.

Harry and May Davis produced some of the most technically sound and aesthetically pleasing pots. Decoration techniques included wax resist and the use of Celadon and Tenmoku glazes. Note that both Harry and May were expert potters and decorators. It was their policy not to identify the potter on any pieces made. As a result, quite a few Crowan pots in museums and collections have been wrongly attributed to Harry Davis.

ZE246 19thC NZ Colonial Gold Mounted Shark Tooth Pin

A Very Nice 19thC New Zealand Colonial Gold Mounted Shark Tooth Stick Pin.

58mm Long.

The Gold Not Marked, Most Likely 9 Carat, Circa 1880.

I've Seen A Fair Few Of Gold Mounted Shark's Tooth Earrings Over The Years But Never A Stick Pin - This Will Look Fantastic On The Lapel Of A Lady Of Fashion.

ZE219 Marjorie Eleanor Naylor - Stooks, Moutere Valley, Nelson

Naylor, Marjorie Eleanor, 1908-1985.

Watercolour,

Entitled On Reverse : "Stooks, Moutere Valley, Nelson."

Signed Bottom Right And To Label Verso.

Framed And Glazed.

238mm x 320mm Excluding Frame.

Original "NELSON SUTER ART SOCIETY" Exhibition Label Verso, Dated 1948.

A Subject Revisited By Naylor On Several Occasions, Excellent Original Unfaded Condition.

Naylor was born in Nelson in 1908, and studied art under Hugh Scott. In 1932 Naylor took over from Scott as principal after his retirement from the privately run Nelson School of Painting.

Naylor was an active member of various art societies including the Canterbury Society of Arts, Wellington's Academy of Fine Arts and locally the Nelson Suter Art Society where she served the roles of secretary, committee member and vice-president. Naylor was an accomplished water-colourist and developed a reputation for portraiture.

Naylor had a studio at her home in Bridge Street, Nelson next to the Suburban Bus Company. Her studio was regarded as a local landmark, both for the collection of paintings hanging in the window and for the building. Upon her death, the director of the Suter Art Gallery, Austin Davies, paid tribute to her –

“She was a shy, retiring person, a meticulous individual and one liked by many people. The gallery had attempted to mount a one-person show of her work but she was reluctant to be in the public limelight. She was a longstanding member of the Suter Art Society and, although she hadn't exhibited with the society for some time, she was working until shortly before her death”.

ZE197 19thC NZ Colonial Burr Totara Watch Stand

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial Burr Totara Veneered Watch Stand Of Irregular Shape Incorporating A Watch Aperture And An Extended Base.

300mm Wide x 91mm Deep x 91mm High.

Circa 1890.

Good Condition With A Pleasing Burr Aspect, The Veneer With Good Gauge.

CD1649 20thC NZ Folk Art Carved Totara Trifle

A 20thC NZ Folk Art Carved Totara Trifle Featuring Paua Shell Inlaid Tiki Type Ornament.

163mm Wide x 70mm Deep x 40mm High.

ZE30 Dunedin Interest Mahogany Veneered Box

An Early 19thC Mahogany Veneered Pine Box Of Dunedin Interest, The Interior With Paper Label Inscribed "This is my Grand-mother's "Cap Box" bought out from Scotland in 1856 when my grand-parents (Hislop) with their family travelled in the "Ship Strathmore" to N.Z.  Sara Haggitt."

360mm Wide x 225mm Deep x 180mm High.

Veneer And Line Inlay Losses, Grubby Untouched Condition, Structurally Sound, Original Brass Lock (No Key), Hinges  And Lifting Handle. 

The Strathmore Is Recorded As Arriving In Port Chalmers On 30 September, 1856. Mr And Mrs Hislop In "Cabin" With 4 Sons And A Daughter. John Hislop, A Calvinist,  Is Recorded As Being The Foundation Master Of The East Taieri School From 1856 to 1861.

Under John Hislop's Watch The Following Is Recorded Of The School:

"School committees which dared to allow a dance to take place in the schoolroom were quickly informed that the practice was forbidden, and teachers who were reported to be indulging in alcohol were presented with an ultimatum – reform or resign."

In Later Years, As Secretary To The Otago Education Board, He Banned Dancing In All Otago Schools.

Whew!

ZC89 1877 Treaty Of Waitangi Facsimile

Bound Together As One, 1877 Facsimiles Of The DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE and The TREATY OF WAITANGI, Wellington, George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1833, With Marbelised Boards.

344mm x 217mm

Pretty Good Condition, Front Board Small Detaching, Paper Ends Foxed.

Provenance :

Front Label And Title Page Signed "Brandon," Believed To Be The Signature Of Alfred de Bathe Brandon, MP For Wellington And Porirua 1858-1881, After Whom Brandon Street Is Named.

CD1596 Late 19thC NZ Colonial Burr Totara Tazza

A Very Nice Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Burr Totara Tazza With Dished Circular Top, Pedestal Stem And Stepped Circular Foot.

232mm Diameter x 145mm High.

For The Connoisseur Of Kiwi Totara, Not One Of Those Circular Nut Bowls With The Metal Mounted Centre - Which Are Relatively Common, But A Stylish Tazza, Excellent Condition With Well Figured Wood.

ZD172 Hawke's Bay Interest Carved Kauri Engineers Template & Others

A Decorative Early 20thC Hawkes Bay Interest  Carved Kauri Engineers Template Fashioned As A Spoked Wheel, Mounted On A Wood Panel Carrying A Cast Iron Name Plate For "VULCAN FOUNDRY NAPIER," Together With 3 Other Kauri Templates From The Same Source.

The Wood Mount 530mm x 390mm, The Wheel 320mm Diameter.

Circa 1900.

Evidence Of Long Defunct Worm To Some, Very Decorative, Very Conversational.

CD1525

A GENERAL CHART: EXHIBITING THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY CAPTAIN JAMES COOK… IN THIS AND HIS TWO PRECEEDING VOYAGES; WITH THE TRACKS OF THE SHIPS UNDER HIS COMMAND
By Lieutenant Henry Roberts (1756 – 1796) And Engraved By W. Palmer (1739 – 1812)
Hand Coloured Engraving
Circa 1785
Signed & Entitled Upper Middle
560 x 905mm
Minor Wrinkling And Creases To Map

 

CD1519

Map Of The South Pacific
By Vincenzo Maria Cornonelli (1650 – 1718)
Hand Coloured Engraving
Circa 1691
Signed & Entitled Upper Right
460 x 610mm

 

ZC922

New Discoveries In The South Sea
By Antonio Zatta (1757 – 1797)
Hand Coloured Engraving
Circa 1776
Signed & Entitled Lower Right
320 x 420mm
First Map To Depict Captain Cook’s Voyage To New Zealand, Australia,
And The South Pacific

 

CD1521

The Islands Of New Zealand
By Edward Stanford
Hand Coloured Engraving
Circa 1850
Entitled Upper Left
395 x 310mm

 

CD1520

Chart Of Cook’s Strait In New Zealand
By Alexander Hogg
Hand Coloured Engraving
Circa 1785
Signed Lower Middle & Entitled Upper Middle
230 x 340mm

 

ZD199 20thC Cufflinks

A Pair Of 20thC Cufflinks With Lever Action And Pounamu Discs Mounted With Gold Coloured Tablets Monogramed "F."

Excellent Condition.

ZD208 Crown Lynn Commemorative Mugs

A Pair Of Crown Lynn Commemorative Mugs For The Auckland Empire Games, 1950, With Red Monochrome Printed Decoration Featuring A Lion, Unicorn And Tik, Athletes At Various Pursuits, The Reverse With The Names Of Participating Nations.

90mm Diameter x 100mm High.

Printed Crown Lynn Marks, Circa 1950.

Excellent Condition.

ZD175 19thC NZ Colonial Gold And Pounamu Cufflinks

An Attractive Pair Of 19thC New Zealand Colonial Gold And Pounamu Chain Link Cufflinks Fashioned As Octagonal Discs With Slender Torpedo Shape Terminals.

Circa 1900.

Excellent Condition.
 

ZD176 19thC NZ Colonial Gold Cufflinks

A Pair Of 19th New Zealand Colonial 9 Carat Gold Cuff Links With Oval Shape Terminals.

Stamped "FNS" Makers Device Together With "9C."

Good Condition.
 

ZC475 1930s Pine Soda Syphon Box

A 1930s Pine Soda Syphon Box Of Christchurch Interest With Metal Straps, Side Lifting Apertures, Metal Hinged Top And Fitted Partitioned Interior; Stamped "BRITISH SYPHON CO LONDON ENGLAND' And "QUILL MORRIS (1936) LTD CHRISCHURCH NZ”

372mm Wide x 240mm Deep x 335mm High.

Evidence Of Old Borer, No Longer Active, A Little Separation To Exposed Dovetails, Not For The Pristine Obsessed Decorator But Perfect For The Relaxed Client Looking For A Shabby Chic Aspect, Totally Functional.

ZC439 J. Talbot Clifton's Pine Box

A Most Charming And Decorative 19thC Pine Box, Formerly The Property Of J Talbot Clifton And Latterly George Chance,  With Metal Mounts, Original Hinges And Lock, The Exterior And Interior Smothered With Shipping Labels Including For London, Sydney, Japan, New Zealand Shipping Company , Port Chalmers, Dunedin; Painted George Chance Labels To Both Interior And Exterior; Painted Label For J Talbot Clifton To Interior

605mm Wide x 375mm Deep x 42mm High.

What A Lovely Looking Box; Redolent Of Travel And Use.

Best known for his sepia-toned photographs of the New Zealand rural landscape in the 1920s and 30s, Chance (1885-1963) was the most popular photographer this country has known. He sold over 30,000 prints in his day and most found their place on the walls of New Zealand homes.

It Would Appear The Box Originally Belonged To J. Talbot Clifton And Subsequently Passed Into George Chances Hands.

John Talbot Clifton Sounds Like An Interesting Man - This From Wikipedia.

He became a compulsive traveller who explored Canada, Siberia, Burma, Malaya, Indonesia, Africa and South America, and was known for shooting wild animals and eating them. Some of the animals he shot were species new to science and were named after him, such as a type of wild Siberian sheep (Clifton's bighorn) and a Canadian marmot. He once dined on mammoth recovered frozen from the Arctic permafrost.

ZC738 NZ Colonial SS Napkin Ring

Christchurch Interest : A Cased 19thC New Zealand Colonial Plain Circular Sterling Silver Napkin Ring; Engraved "Clifford."

Weight : 30 Grams.

Stamped Marks To The Interior - "B PETERSEN & CO STERLING SILVER."

Circa 1890.

Good Condition.

ZC739 19thC NZ Colonial SS Napkin Ring

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Plain Circular Napkin Ring, Engraved "M.L.O'R"

Weight : 19 Grams.

Stamped "ST SILVER," Circa 1900.

Good Condition.

A Curious Inscription - Could This Be A Humorous Gift With A Play On The Phrase "M'Lord?"

ZC847 19thC Pounamu Tiki Pendant

A Good Looking 19thC New Zealand Colonial Pounamu Tiki Pendant With Gold Suspension Ring.

23mm Wide x 42mm High Across Ring.

Good Condition.

ZC845 19thC Pounamu Tiki Gold Ring

A Charming Small 19thC New Zealand Colonial Pounamu Tiki Pendant With Claw Setting And Solid Gold Back With Suspension Ring.

10mm Wide x 22mm High Across Suspension Ring.

Circa 1880.

Good Condition.

 


A Mid 20thC New Zealand Made Kauri Circular Stud/ Collar Box And Cover
With An Incised Design Of Fruiting Vine On A Dark Stained Ground,
The Interior With A Central Circular Fixed Box And Cover Incised "Studs;"
The Base Incised "Disabled Soldiers Handicrafts."
186mm Diameter x 1125mm High.
Circa 1950.
Provenance : Discovered In A Scottish Provincial Auction Room June 2018, Together With The Preceding Bowl.

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial Kauri Plain Rectangular Desk Box With Hinged Top,
Moulded Edge, Projecting Base And Squat Bun Feet.
276mm Wide x 175mm Deep x 140mm High.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Original Condition, Original Brass Hinges And Lock, The Kauri Lightly Figured.

An Extraordinary Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial 18 Carat Gold Mounted Carved Wood Cigar Holder
Fashioned As A Lizard Emanating From The Mouth Of A Maori Warrior With Full Moku, The Eyes Inlaid With Paua Shell,
The Two Gold Band Fittings Both Stamped "18CT." 'CHRISTESON" And "G.P."
Circa 1900.
"G.P" Makers Mark Not Identified.

Fabulous Netsuke Like Quality Carving, Superb Patination, Excellent Condition,
This Would Have To Be In My Top 20 Items From 40 Years In The Trade. A Real Taonga!

Papers Past Reveals Many Wellington References To
Louis Christeson At His Various Wellington Barber And Tobacconist Shops.
The National Library Has Several Photos Of Him Outside His Shops.
The Link Below Is Typical Showing Him Alongside His Oversized Carved Wood Scottish Piper

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22684400

 

An Early 20thC New Zealand Sterling Silver Circular Section Christening Mug
With Everted Rim, Domed Base, Gilded Interior And Double Scroll Handle; Plain, Not Engraved.
76mm High x 68mm Diameter At Rim.
Weight : 119 Grams.
Stamped " STER.SIL."
Circa 1920.
Excellent Condition.
 

 

Welch, Nugent Herman
1881-1970
Watercolour On Paper,
Country Landscape With Estuary And Sky, Possibly Pauatahanui.
Signed Bottom Left.
248mm x 341mm.
Contemporary Frame
 

 

A Very Rare 1930's Lithographic Poster Depicting Wahine Weavers.
372mm x 515mm
Excellent Condition; Stuck Down On Board.

Christchurch City Libraries Possess The Identical Image As A Smaller (160mm x 210mm)
Black And White Photograph Entitled "As in ancient days : Maori weavers at work ; Rotorua."

I Can Not Find Another Record Of This Large Format Poster.

 

 

Babbage, Herbert Ivan,
1875-1916.
Oil On Canvas Board.
New Zealand Lake Landscape With Tamariki Bathers.
Signed Bottom Left.
184mm x 303mm
Modern Gilt Frame

Almost Certainly North Island, Likely Lake Taupo Or Rotorua 

A Very Nice NZ Impressionist  Lake Landscape Dating From The Early 20thC
With The Delightful Added Interest Of Tamariki Bathing, 

Born In Adelaide, Herbert Babbage Moved To New Zealand As A Child.
He Studied At Whanganui Technical College And Under The Artist DE Hutton.
He Painted In England And France From About 1904, Returning To New Zealand In 1909
Where He Exhibited At New Plymouth, Whanganui And Wellington.
Works Are Held By The Suter Art Gallery.

 

 

Tonkin, Olive 1880? - 1954
Watercolour On Paper
Yellow Kowhai
Signed Bottom Right
Typed Label Verso
262mm x 373mm
Original Moulded Gilded Frame
Several Similar Botanical Watercolours Are Held By The University Of Auckland Art Collection.

 

Tonkin, Olive 1880? - 1954
Watercolour On Paper
Red Kowhai
Signed Bottom Right
Typed Label Verso
348mm x 242mm
Original Moulded Gilded Frame
Several Similar Botanical Watercolours Are Held By The University Of Auckland Art Collection.

 

Tonkin, Olive 1880? - 1954
Watercolour On Paper
Manuka
Monogramed And Dated 1931 Bottom Right
Typed Label Verso
282mm x 104
Original Moulded Gilded Frame
Several Similar Botanical Watercolours Are Held By The University Of Auckland Art Collection.
 

An Archive Of 15 George Chance NZ Interest Black And White Photographs Together With A Most Charming Pine Cabin Chest, Formerly The Property Of George Chance And Likely Used For Camera Storage.

The Archive And The Box To Be Offered As One Lot.

A Fantastic Opportunity For A Canterbury Or Otago Client Seeking To Create A Significant Decorative Statement In One Swoop.

NZ History Web Site;
As photography matured, practitioners started toying with artistic approaches. Around the turn of the 20th century the mode du jour was pictorialism, a style that stressed atmosphere over subject matter.
An optometrist by occupation, George Chance flew the flag for pictorialism in New Zealand, producing some beautiful, iconic, and popular images. Chance moved here from England in 1909 and always retained some of the mother country in his heart, although evoking an Englishness was also one of the common elements of pictorialism.
 

 

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George Chance 1986 Photographic Exhibition Catalogue, Featuring Award Winning Beech Trees - Wakatipu - NZ
 

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Eglington River - Milford Sound Highway
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 251
Oak Stain Frame
Mounted And Framed, Not Glazed.
Label Numbered 8246
3 Small Scuffs To Image
Illustrated Page 88 Of Catalogue
 

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Spring - Oamaru Gardens
Signed And Entitled To Mount
201 x 257
Ebonised Frame
Label Numbered 9940
 

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Beech Trees - Wakatipu - N.Z.
Signed And Entitled To Mount
201 x 257
Ebonised Frame
Label Numbered 6749
Illustrated Page 24 Of Catalogue

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A Relic Of Pioneer Days
Signed And Entitled To Mount
257 x 302
Oak Stain Frame
Label Numbered 3606
Illustrated Page 54 Of Catalogue Where It Is Entitled “Old Mud Hut, Otago Central, NZ.”

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Matukituki Valley - Wanaka - N.Z.
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207m x 257mm
Oak Stain Frame
Label Numbered 8298
 

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Spring Morning - Christchurch
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 257
Ebonised Frame
A Couple Of Small Scuffs To Frame
Mount Stained
Lacks Label To Reverse
 

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Old Cottages - Bibury
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 257
Oak Stain Frame
Lacks Label To Reverse
 

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Misty Sunshine - N.Z.
Signed And Entitled To Mount
257 x 207
Oak Stain Frame
Label Numbered 5150
Illustrated Page 74 Of Catalogue Where It Is Untitled

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Winter Sunshine
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 257
Oak Stain Frame
Mount Stained
Label Numbered 10086
 

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Lake Hawea - N.Z.
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 257
Label Numbered 1924
Mounted And Glazed, Lacks Frame
 

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Heavy Sea - Curio Bay
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 257
Oak Stain Frame
Label Torn, Number Absent
 

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A Summer Day - South Canterbury
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 257
Oak Stain Frame
Label Numbered 8268
Illustrated Page 78 Of Catalogue

This photograph,  Is One Of Chance’s Own Favourites, And Has Hints Of The English Countryside,
Although The EucalyptusOn The Right Definitely Locates It In The Antipodes.
 

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Harvest – Pembroke. Wanaka
Signed And Entitled To Mount
207 x 257
Oak Stain Frame
Label Numbered 8178
 

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A Good Looking Turn Of The Century New Zealand Carved Wood Walking Stick Of Maori Inspiration
With All Over Notched Carving Featuring Mask With Pronounced Tongue And Paua Shell Eyes,
Inscribed To The Loop Handle "KIA-ORA" And To The Shaft " NEW ZEALAND;" Brass Ferrule.
911mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Good Functional Used Condition, No Damage Detected, More Folk Than Fine Art, Very Pleasing Colour.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Pounamu Heart Pendant With Gold Suspension Bail And "NZ" Gold Mount;
Not Marked, Probably 9 Carat. .
23mm Wide x 31mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1890
Good Condition

A Pair Of Early 20thC New Zealand Gold And Pounamu Cuff Links
Fashioned As Gold Mounted Slightly Domed Rectangular Pounamu Discs United By Chain Link.
Stamped "9CT."
Excellent Condition.

An Early 20thC 9 Carat Gold Collet Ring Set With An Oval Pounamu Cabochon, The Shank Stamped "9CT" And "PG Ld"
Size O.
Total Weight : 3 Grams.
Circa 1920
An Attractive Ring In Excellent Condition.
 

A Mid Century New Zealand Kauri Hinged Rectangular Jewellery Box, The Cover With Parquetry Inlaid Border,
Central Burr Totara Tablet And Paua Shell Inlay, The Sides Veneered With Rewa Rewa, The Front With Paua Shell Inlay,
Raised On Bracket Feet.
245mm Wide x 1478mm Wide x 110mm High.
Circa 1940.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Sterling Silver Pickle Fork With Semi-Translucent Pounamu Handle,
The Silver Featuring A Hei Tiki Motif; Stamped "STERLING."
140mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Good Condition.
 

A Spectacular Pair Of Victorian Sherwin And Cotton George Cartlidge Modelled Dust Pressed Emaux Ombrants Wahine Portrait Tiles, The First Entitled Sophia, Of Sophia Hinerangi Depicted With A Huia Feather In Her Hair, Wearing A Dog Skin Patchwork Cloak, A Hei Tiki And Large Pounamu Pendant Suspended At Her Throat, The Second Of The Guide Bella Depicted With Korowai, Huia Feather And Hei Tiki; George Cartlidge's Monogram Bottom Left; Period Oak Frames.
148 Wide x 220mm High Within Frames - The Tiles Will Be Slightly Larger, The Frames 303mm x 378mm.
Impressed Marks Verso "MADE BY SHERWIN AND COTTON,"
"EASTWOOD TILE WORKS HANLEY STAFFORDSHIRE."
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition - These Tiles Often Exhibit Pronounced Craquelure, Notably Almost Absent From This Pair, The Images Exhibiting Great Clarity And Depth; The Contemporary Oak Frames A Real Bonus.

Sophia Hinerangi, 1830-1911, Known As 'Guide Sophia', The Principle Tourist Guide Of The Famous Pink And White Terraces At Lake Rotomahana From The 1870s Until Their Destruction During The Mt Tarawera Volcanic Eruption Of 1886 When She Relocated To Whakarewarewa Continuing Her Guide Work There. Much Has Been Written Of Her Including Giving Birth To Many Children, By Some Accounts 17, Sighting The Ghostly Waka At Lake Rotomahana, A Portent Of The Eruption Soon To Come, Her Travelling To Australia With The Moa Dramatic Company Playing Herself And Her Involvement With The New Zealand Women’s Temperance Union, Becoming President Of The Whakarewarewa Branch In 1896.

Te Hoari Papakura, Bella, And Her Half Sister Makereti, Maggie, Were Two Renowned Whakarewarewa Guides From Tuhourangi. Today, A Small Carved Wharepuni At Whakarewarewa Still Stands, Which Was Built For Bella By Her Husband. Through Her Guiding Career Bella Worked As A Mentor To A Number Of Whakarewarewa Guides. She And Her Sister Played A Role In Bringing Maori Song And Dance To The Stage, Starting A ‘Maori Dance Troupe’ To Entertain Village Visitors. Maggie Later Moved To England And Studied Anthropology At Oxford University.

Sherwin & Cotton Portrait Tiles Focussed On The Great And The Good Of The Day Such As Benjamin Disraeli And Queen Victoria, But Perhaps Their Most Celebrated Set Is Of The 4 Maori, Commissioned To Celebrate Their Travelling To England To Visit Queen Victoria, Which Not Only Included These Two, Sophia And Bella, But Also The Chiefs Turai Netana And Matene Te Nga,

Dust-Pressing: The technique of manufacturing clay tiles from dust-clay. The damp powdered clay is placed into a screw press and compacted under high pressure to create a tile body that is ready for decoration and can be fired without further drying. This method is the basis of all modern mass-produced tiles.

Emaux Ombrants: From the French meaning “shadowy enamels”. This technique involves intaglio moulding the surface of a tile or other object and then flooding it with a soft glaze that flows freely in the firing. The glaze runs off the high points and into the lower recesses of the moulding to create a tonal variation. This was the technique used by Sherwin and Cotton and others to create so-called “photographic tiles”. These often utilized a dark brown or black glaze to enhance the effect of a photograph

 

A 19thC New Zealand Pounamu Heart Pendant With Swivelling Gold Bail, The Bail Stamped "9 CT."
29mm Wide x 36mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition With Attractive Translucence.
 

A Small 19thC New Zealand Colonial Pounamu Heart Shape Pendant With Intertwined Gold Bail
28mm Wide x 25mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1890.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Tiny 19thC New Zealand Pounamu Tear Drop Pendant With Gold Suspension Bail.
4mm Wide x 17mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1890
Good Condition
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Pounamu Heart Pendant With Gold Suspension Bail.
29mm Wide x 23mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1890
Good Condition
 

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial Pounamu Heart Shape Pendant With Gold Suspension Bail.
23mm Wide x 31mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1900
Excellent Condition.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Pounamu Small Heart Pendant With Gold Suspension Bail.
29mm Wide x 23mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1890
Good Condition
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Elongated Pounamu Heart Pendant With Silver Suspension Bail.
25mm Wide x 35mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1890
Good Condition, Unusual Shape, Excellent Translucence.
 

A Pair Of Contemporary 9 Carat Gold Mounted Circular Cabochon Pounamu Cuff Links;
The Cabochons Circa 1900.
Total Weight : 9 Grams.
Stamped "9 CT" Together With Makers Device Of "WM' For William McDowell.
William Or Bill McDowell Has Been Making Jewellery For Many Years, Being Apprenticed Into The Family Workshop About 50 Years Ago. Recently He Unearthed Amongst The Family Relics A Small Quantity Of Beautifully Cut Pounamu Cabochons And, With My Encouragement,
Has Made Them Into Quality Cufflinks. He Has Enough Pounamu To Make Maybe 5 Pairs - We Have Sold The First Pair, Here Is The Next. These Pounamu Cabochons Were Cut And Polished A Very Long Time Ago. There Are No More.

 

A Pair Of Contemporary 9 Carat Gold Mounted Oval Cabochon Pounamu Cuff Links;
The Cabochons Circa 1900.
Total Weight : 7 Grams.
Stamped "9 CT" Together With Makers Device Of "WM' For William McDowell.
William Or Bill McDowell Has Been Making Jewellery For Many Years, Being Apprenticed Into The Family Workshop About 50 Years Ago. Recently He Unearthed Amongst The Family Relics A Small Quantity Of Beautifully Cut Pounamu Cabochons And, With My Encouragement, Has Made Them Into Quality Cufflinks. He Has Enough Pounamu To Make Maybe 5 Pairs - We Have Sold The First Pair, Here Is The Next. These Pounamu Cabochons Were Cut And Polished A Very Long Time Ago. There Are No More.
 

A Mid Century 9 Carat Gold Collet And Claw Ring Set With An Elongated Oval Pounamu Cabochon,
The Shank Stamped "9K" Together With An Unidentified Makers Mark
Size L
Total Weight : 8 Grams
Circa 1960
A Stylish Ring In Excellent Condition.
 

An Early 20thC 9 Carat Gold Ring Set With A Circular Pounamu Cabochon Within A Twist Mount The Shank Stamped "9CT."
Size L
Total Weight : 6 Grams.
Circa 1920
An Attractive Ring In Excellent Condition.
 

A Very Decorative New Zealand Sterling Silver Rectangular Plaque
Repousse In High Relief With A Kiwi And Egg Amongst Foliage; Contemporary Beech Frame With Wide Green Slip.
The Plaque 106mm x 133mm, The Frame 331mm x 352mm.
Stamped Makers Device Together With "925."
The Makers Device Not Identified, Circa 1980.
Can't Wait To Hear The Nocturnal Call In Suburban Wellington!
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Circular Napkin Ring Monogramed "MMH" In Cursive Script.
Weight : 30 Grams.
Stamped In 2 Separate Punches "WL&S" And "STGSIL."
Wellington, Circa 1900,
William Littlejohn & Sons.

At The Height Of Their Trade Littlejohn & Sons Occupied A Large 3 Story Brick Building On Lambton Quay
Manufacturing Many Large Civic Clocks, Chronometers, Jewellery, Silver, Watches, Instruments & Optical Goods.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Circular Napkin Ring Monogramed "EIJ" In Cursive Script.
Weight : 38 Grams.
Stamped In 3 Separate Punches "W" " NETTLESHIP" And 'St SILVER."
Wanganui, Circa 1900.
William Nettleshiip.

William Nettleship Was Born In London, Emigrated To Victoria In 1851, Completed His Apprenticeship In 1855
And Came To NZ In 1869 Establishing His Business In Wanganui In 1879. He Was Connected With The Volunteer Rifles.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Circular Napkin Ring Monogramed "JH" In Cursive Script.
Weight : Grams
Stamped "B PETERSON & CO STERLING SILVER."
Christchurch, Circa 1900.
B Peterson & Co.

The Founder Of The Firm, Benjamin Peterson From Norway, Arrived In Christchurch At The Age Of 26 In 1862
And Set Up His Business In High Street. It Survives To This Day.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Circular Napkin Ring Monogrammed "LIZZIE."
Weight : 30 Grams.
Stamped In 2 Separate Punches "ST SILVER" And "F.G"
Wellington, Circa 1900.
Frank Grady.

Frank Grady Started As A Jeweller And Fancy Goods Importer In Willis Street, Wellington In The 1880s.
Joined By His Sons In The Early 1900s, The Workshops Produced Mainly Small Silver Items,
Often Incorporating Pounamu, Most Notably Carver Rests.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Circular Napkin Ring Engraved With Ferns And Monogramed "M"
Weight : 28 Grams.
Stamped In 3 Separate Punches With "STG SILVER" Together With 2 Quasi Anchor Marks.
Wellington, Circa 1900.
Frank Grady.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Circular Napkin Ring Monogramed 'BN" In Cursive Script.
Weight : 26 Grams
Stamped In 2 Separate Punches "ST SILVER" And "F.G"
Wellington, Circa 1900.
Frank Grady.
 

A Late 20thC Sterling Silver Taniwha Pendant
Of Entwined Pierced Form With Paua Shell Eye; Fine Sterling Silver Chain.
35mm Long.
Stamped "STG."
Excellent Condition.
 

An Early 20thC Pounamu Tiki Of Typical Pierced Form With Carved Detail And Gold Suspension Ring.
37mm x 25mm.
Circa 1920.
Good Condition, Pounamu Translucent.
 

An Early 20thC Pounamu Tiki Of Typical Pierced Form With Carved Detail And Metal Suspension Ring.
31mm x 19mm.
Circa 1920.
Good Condition, Pounamu Dark With Some Translucence.
 

An Early 20thC Pounamu Tiki Of Typical Pierced Form With Carved Detail And 9 Carat Gold Chain.
The Tiki 27mm x 22mm.
The Gold Chain 465mm Long.
The Chain With An Applied Pad Stamped "9CT."
Circa 1920.
Good Condition, Nicely Defined Carving, Pounamu Translucent, The Chain A Decent Length.
 

A Large 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver And Paua Shell Brooch Of Oval Form,
The Sterling Silver Mount Engraved.
44mm Wide x 39mm Deep.
The Mount Stamped "STERLING."
Circa 1900.
Good Condition, The Paua Of An Attractive Hue.
 

A 20thC New Zealand Made Sterling Silver And Paua Shell Brooch Fashioned As A Butterfly.
32mm Wide x 21mm High.
Stamped "STG SIL." Circa 1930.
Good Condition.
 

A 20thC New Zealand Made Sterling Silver And Paua Shell Brooch Fashioned As A Yacht.
39mm Wide x 41mm High.
Stamped 'SIL," Circa 1940.
Good Condition.
 

A 20thC New Zealand Made Sterling Silver And Paua Shell Brooch Fashioned As A Stylized Bird.
43mm Wide x 18mmn High.
Not Marked, Circa 1950.
Good Condition.
 

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial 9 Carat Gold Mounted Gold Bearing Quartz Flat Side Fob.
41mm Long.
Good Condition.

Price: $385.00

A Tiny Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Pounamu Heart Pendant With Gold Suspension Ring.
13mm Wide x 15mm High.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver And Pounamu Bread Fork,
The Silver Stamped "WELLINGTON STG SIL."
181mm Long.
Circa 1880.
Please Do Not Ask Me If There Is A Makers Mark,
If There Was I Would Have Identified It And Put The Price Up To Well Over $1000.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Sterling Silver And Pounamu Small Bread Fork With Engraved Silver Featuring A Tiki And Flattened Pounamu Handle.
140mm Long.
The Shaft Stamped "STERLING."
Circa 1900.
One Of The Tines With A Wrinkle, Mentioned For Accuracy Only, Otherwise Excellent Condition.

 

A Small 19thC New Zealand Flattened Pounamu Pendant
With Engraved Gold Mount And Fixed Suspension Ring.
29mm Long Excluding Ring x 17mm Wide.
Circa 1880
 

A Good Early/Mid Century New Zealand Wood Hinged Box Carved In High Relief With A Paua Shell Inlaid Tiki Face, The Sides With Sylized Fern Fronds.
125mm Wide x 76mm Deep x 38mm High.
Signs Of Old Borer, Recently Fumigated So Borer Now Well And Truly Defunct.
 

A Mid Century New Zealand Burr Totara Circular Box And Cover.
169mm Diameter.
Circa 1960.
Good Condition, The Cover Fits But Not Snugly.
 

An Interesting New Zealand Mid Century Circular Parquetry Inlaid Bowling Trophy Featuring Burr Totara And Rewa Rewa,
The Centre Set With A White Jack, The Edge Mounted With A Sterling Silver Plaque (Marked) Inscribed;
"HAGGIS MEMORIAL In Memory Of ANGUS MCLEOD NAE NAE BOWLING CLUB,"
The Top Edge With A Further Silver Mount (Marked) Inscribed "1956 R Jaspers, J Bax, A Hurst, T Dean;"
With Suspension Ring.
215mm Diameter.
Circa 1956.
Good Condition

A Mid Century New Zealand Cube Parquetry Inlaid Jewellery Box Of Some Quality Featuring Specimen Timbers Including Kauri And Rewa Rewa, The Interior Velvet Lined : Features Makers Label For "From Collection Fashioned By Arthur Richardson 314 Gt South Rd Papakura Auckland New Zealand."
225mm Wide x 146mm Deep x 89mm High.
Circa 1960.
Excellent Condition.

A New Zealand Silver Shield Shape Badge, Blue And Yellow Enamelled "AG" On A Furled Banner.
20mm x 25mm
Stamped "STG SIL."
Weight : 6 Grams
Good Condition.

An Early 20thC Silver Badge Engraved With An Armorial Device Including The Motto Vincite Virtute Vera;
Conquer By Means Of True Virtue.
16mm x 21mm
Not Marked, Probably NZ Silver, Probably A School Badge Not Yet Identified.
Weight : 4 Grams
Good Condition.

An Early 20thC New Zealand Silver Maltese Cross Shape Medal Cast In High Relief With A Piper And Engraved "Otago Centre P&D Assn;" The Reverse Stamped "ST SILVER."
340mm Wide Across Suspension Ring.
Weight : 15 Grams
Good Condition.

A George Chance Mounted Black And White Photograph Entitled " Lake Wakatipu From Frankton;" Signed Bottom Right Geo. Chance FRPS.
254mm x 298mm.
Not Framed, Stuck Down, Good Condition.

A Charming Early 20thC New Zealand Sterling Silver And Paua Bread Fork, The Paua Handle Incorporating A Kiwi Terminal.
126mm Long.
Stamped "STSILVER."
Circa 1900
 

A Cool Early 20thC New Zealand Sterling Silver Spoon, The Twist Silver Handle Incorporating A Tiki With Paua Eyes, The Bowl Formed From Particularly Irridescent Paua Shell And Mounted With Silver "NZ" Initials.
120mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Stamped "STG."
Rare.

 

A Pair Of Early 20thC New Zealand Sterling Silver Chain Cuff Links With Oval Paua Terminals.
The Paua 23mm Wide x 11mm Deep.
All Pieces Stamped 'STG."

 

A Mid Century New Zealand Sterling Silver And Paua Bar Brooch With Rectangular Panels Flanking A Central Circular Panel.
54mm Wide.
Circa 1950.
Stamped "Sterling."
Good Condition.

A 1940's New Zealand, Ataahua, Presentation Paua Shell And Sterling Silver Hexagonal Inkstand With Sloping Sides And Moulded Edge, A Pair Of Sterling Silver Cylindrical Inkwells With Hinged Covers, Pen Support And Inlaid Silver Presentation Plaque Inscribed "Margaret Hollis An Appreciation Of Her New Zealand Students 1947-49."
231mm Wide x 144mm Deep x 40mm High.
The Inkwells And Supports With Stamped Marks "Stg" Combined With Makers Device Of Flying Bee, The Baize Lined Base With Original Paper Inscribed "Paua Shell Ataahua Brand Made In NZ."
One Small 18mm Section Paua Shell Moulding Missing, One Silver Cover Slightly Proud.

The first great editor of the Journal (NZ Journal Of Physiotherapy) was Margaret Hollis. Margaret came to New Zealand from England where she had worked with Guthrie Smith, and brought a raft of new ideas about suspension therapy, massage, exercise and movement, particularly to cardiothoracic therapy. Within months of her arrival, she was made Vice Principal of the School and Editor of the Journal. Over her two-year term the journal grew in size, secured more advertising revenue (not least from the supplier of Guthrie Smith suspension systems that Hollis brought from England), and defined a higher standard of editorial leadership with her newly appointed Editorial Committee. Inevitably though, the pressure to squeeze decent material from the readership proved too much even for Hollis, as became clear in a bitter Editorial published in 1949

An Utterly Charming New Zealand Mid Century Sterling Silver Mounted Paua Shell Brooch Modelled As A Kiwi Suspended From A Bar.
49mm Wide Across Bar.
Both The Bar And Brooch Stamped "STG" Together With Device Of Ataahua Company, Nelson, Circa 1950.
 

An Exquisite Set Of 6 New Zealand Arts And Crafts Hand Wrought Sterling Silver Teaspoons With Paua Shell Terminals.
98mm Long.
Not Marked, Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.
 

A Delightful Pair Of New Zealand Mid Century Sterling Silver And Paua Shell Salt Spoons With Twist Stems, Shovel Bowls And Paua Terminals.
60mm Long.
Circa 1950.
Stamped "STG" Together With Makers Device, Probably Ataahua.
Good Condition.

A Mid Century Sterling Silver Mounted Paua Shell Tiki Stick Pin With Red Eyes.
20mm Wide Excluding Pin
Stamped "STG SILVER."
Good Condition.

A Rare Pair Of New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver And Pounamu Knife Rests With Crossed Fern Ends Featuring Engraved Entwined "NZ" And Plain Square Section Pounamu Bars, The Ends With Nielllo Type Dark And Light Contrasts.
82mm Wide x 38mm Deep x 35mm High.
Each Stamped "STER SILVER."
A Rare, Possibly Unique Form, At Present No Other Knife Rests Of This Shape Recorded.
 

 

An Interesting Early 20th Century New Zealand Folk Art Wood Tray With Caned Sides, Incised And Stained With Maori Figures, A Sailing Ship And Entitled "Roto-Aira"
58cm x 37cm
 

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial Pounamu Pendant Of Flattened Club Shape Form With Engraved Gold Mount And Suspensiaon Ring.
47mm Long.
Circa 1890.
The Mount Split, The Ring Worn Therefore Cheap As Chips.

A Late 19thC New Colonial Sterling Silver And Pounamu Bread Fork, The Silver Stamped 'STG SILVER," The Pounamu Handle Featuring A  Squatting Pubescent Maori Girl.
167mm Long.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition.

A Selection Of Various Shaped And Sized Pieces Of Kauri Gum. Beautiful Warm Coloured Soothing Tacitile Treasures To Hold In Ones Hand!
 

An Early New Zealand 9 Carat Gold Army Hat Badge Featuring A WWI Pakeha In Uniform And A Maori In Cloak Beneath A Punga Fern, Entitled "NZ Ake Ake 23rd Reinforcments;" Formerly A Badge Now Converted To A Pendant With A Suspension Ring.
33mm High Across Ring, x 28mm Wide.
Stamped "RD" And "9C"
Good Condition.
 

A 20thC New Zealand Parquetry Inlaid Rimu Fruit Bowl With Panels Of Burr Totara And Burr Totara Baluster Stem On Stepped Circular Foot.
190mm Diameter x 136mm High.
Circa 1940.
Great Condition
 

A Late 19thC Turned Wood Shallow Cup.
65mm Diameter x 66mm High.
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

A Late 19th Century Turned Treen Kauri Cup On Stepped Circular Base.
Cracked.
114mm High.
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

An Early 20th Century Turned Treen Kauri Cup With Internal Stamped Ornament And Short Pedestal Base.
94mm high.
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

A Desk Spike Mounted With A Small Piece Of Burr Wood And A Copper Plaque Entitled:
"SFS No 22 Reserved Tree."
103mm Wide
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

A Shaped And Polished Burr Timber Sock Darner. Timber Not Known
92mm Diameter
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

Artist Unknown, Colonial School, Circa 1860.
Pair Of Watercolours Of Maori Men With Moko.
Both Signed With Bird Like Device.
287mm x 228mm
Not Framed, Not Faded, Good Condition.

An Interesting New Zealand Nelson Interest Victorian Sterling Silver Georgian Style Baluster Pint Mug With Acanthus Capped Double Scroll Handle, Engraved Scrollwork And Engraved Presentation Inscription:
"Herbert Evelyn Curtis From Alfred Fell."
London 1869,
Edward Charles Brown.
128mm high.
Curtis, Herbert Evelyn, 1818-1890
Son of Eleonora & Stephen Curtis. Emigrated to Nelson with his brother, Oswald, arriving June 1853. They set themselves up as merchants & were the Nelson agents for the NZ Steam Navigation Company. MP for Motueka & Massacre Bay 1856 to 1866. Married Anne Lineker in 1863.

Alfred Fell came to Nelson in 1842 and began business as a merchant. He went into partnership with Henry Seymour in the firm of Fell and Seymour, and married Seymour's daughter Fanny. In 1859 he retired and returned to England for his family's education. His eldest son, C.Y. Fell, returned to Nelson in 1870 and set up the legal practice of Fell and Atkinson.
Fell House, Nelson College, Is Named After This Family
A Very Cool Present For A Nelson College Old Boy.

 

A Very Cool Early 20thC New Zealand Folk Art Dark Stained Circular Bread Board Carved In High Relief With 4 Paua Shell Inlaid Tiki Faces; Inset Board.
290mm Diameter.

Excellent Condition.

A Turned Kauri Finial
231mm Wide
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A Marquetry Inlaid New Zealand Specimen Timber Rectangular Picture Frame.
162mmx 112mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A Laminated Slab Of Various New Zealand Specimen Timbers
350mm x 285mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A Mid 20thC NZ Interest Silver Plated Caddy Spoon, The Bowl Set With A 1950 Penny And The Handle With A 1957 Threepence.
71mm Long.
Excellent Condition.

A Good Pair Of Royal Doulton Maori Art Plates With Photographic Engraving Of A Maori Woman With A Child On Her Back Within A Ring Of Tattooed Heads And "Kia Ora," The Border With A Kowhaiwhai Inspired Design.
Printed "Royal Doulton Maori Art Rd No 537842" Mark, Together With A Decorators Painted Number "D4931," Circa 1929.
Excellent Condition, Mentioned For Accuracy Only A Few Miniscule Glaze Flakes To The Black Rim.

A Nice Little Block Of Polished Kauri Gum.
95mm x 50mm

A Small Piece Of Kauri Gum, Partially Polished.
57mm High.
Weight : 57 Grams.
 

A Piece Of Worked Kauri Gum Of Koru Form.
92mm Wide.
Weight : 162 Grams

A Block Of Kauri Gum.
125mm Wide x 47mm High
Weight : 171 Grams

A Small Block Of Kauri Gum.
85mm Wide x 43mm High.
Weight : 94 Grams

A Small Block Of Partially Polished Kauri Gum.
99mm Wide x 37mm High.
Weight : 117 Grams

A Small Block Of Unpolished Dirty Kauri Gum, A Worked And Polished Kauri Gum Circle - Broken In 2 Sections, Easily Glued Back Together - And A Kauri Gum Chip.
The Broken Circle 72mm Wide.
Total Weight : 139 Grams.

An Early 19thC French Coloured Lithograpgh Of The Costumes Of The Maori Taken From "Voyage Of The Astrolabe."
260mm x 386.
Circa 1830.
The book, undertaken by order of the king, during the years 1826-29 is an account of a scientific expedition to the Pacific. Illustration from the atlas section of the book.
De Sainson wrote of his admiration for individual Mäori and for Mäori activities and rejected the negative stereotypes about Mäori that were commonly expressed in France. Leonard Bell describes him as 'a serious, close and sympathetic observer of Mäori culture and society . . . [his] approach was level-headed and empirical. Though not always successful, he attempted to record what he saw. His renderings of ornament and moko look careful and faithful . . . '. The official account of the voyage of the Astrolabe was written by Dumont d'Urville and illustrated with lithographs by Antoine Maurin, made from de Sainson's drawings. Maurin was a painter and lithographer who exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1834 and 1836.
The Lithograph Slightly Wrinkled - Take It To Rob At Art For Arts Sake - Another Reliable WCOB - He Will Sort It Out.
 

An Early 19thC French Coloured Lithograph Of 5 Various Maori Subjects In One Of Moko Interest Taken From "Voyage Of The Astrolabe."
363mm x 313mm.
Circa 1830.
The book, undertaken by order of the king, during the years 1826-29 is an account of a scientific expedition to the Pacific. Illustration from the atlas section of the book.
De Sainson wrote of his admiration for individual Mäori and for Mäori activities and rejected the negative stereotypes about Mäori that were commonly expressed in France. Leonard Bell describes him as 'a serious, close and sympathetic observer of Mäori culture and society . . . [his] approach was level-headed and empirical. Though not always successful, he attempted to record what he saw. His renderings of ornament and moko look careful and faithful . . . '. The official account of the voyage of the Astrolabe was written by Dumont d'Urville and illustrated with lithographs by Antoine Maurin, made from de Sainson's drawings. Maurin was a painter and lithographer who exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1834 and 1836.

 

A Charming New Zealand Made Arts And Crafts Beaten Pewter Napkin Ring With Inset Turquoise Enamel Boss.
Circa 1920
Similar Examples Illustrated In Ann Calhouns Book On Women In The Arts And Crafts Movement In NZ

A Good 19thC New Zealand Colonial Kauri Gum Bust Of A Maori Man With Moko And Feather Cloak; On Ebonised Socle.
160mm High Including Base.

 

A RewaRewa carved 21st key.
318mm wide
Provenance :
Wagener Museum