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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.
 

 

 


A Rare 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Kidney Shape Vesta
With Pounamu Sides, Serrated Edge, Hinged Cover And Suspension Ring.
28mm Wide x 46mm Deep x 10mm High.
Weight : 18 Grams All In.
The Hinged Cover Stamped 'STERLING."
Circa 188-0.
A Very Rare Shape, Excellent Condition.

 

 

A 19thC American Boxing Poster, Framed And Glazed Promoting The Appearance Of Herbert A. Slade The Maori Champion Heavy Weight Pugilist At The Opera House, Undated Other Than 'Wednesday Evening February 28', Probably Connected To Slade's Exhibition Tour With John L. Sullivan, The Opera House Probably The One In Ogden, Utah, A Lithograph From A Photograph By John Wood, New York,
Printed By H.A. Thomas, New York.
767mm x 562mm
Late 19thC, Circa 1885.

A Search Of The Web Indicates This Is The Only Known Version Of This Poster.

Provenance
This Poster Hung In Bill's Gay Nineties Restaurant, A New York City Landmark, For Many Years.

Age Toning And Staining, Damages Professionally Restored.

The Following Sourced From Various On Line Sites.

Herbert Augustus Slade (1851-1913), also known as "Maori" Slade. He was a New Zealand boxer of Irish and Maori descent, who fought many of the leading heavyweights of his era including Joe Coburn, Jem Mace and Charlie Mitchell. He challenged John L. Sullivan for the heavyweight championship of the world at Madison Square Garden, New York, on 6 August 1883. Sullivan won in the third round. Given the issues of race in America at the time it was most unusual for a native person to be allowed to fight for the championship. Indeed, it was the first such match featuring a non-white contender. Slade later went on an exhibition tour with Sullivan and settled in the United States. He died in Utah in 1913. Slade may be considered New Zealand's first international sports personality. He was inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame in 2011
 

 

Struggling For A Present For The Old Boy? Any Golfing Enthusiast Would Surely Appreciate This 1920's Golfing Print By Cecil Aldin,
Entitled On The Reverse "Sunningdale, The Fourth Green." Aldin Was A Prolific Artist Whose Original Works Command Significant
4 And Even 5 Figure Sums. His Prints Are Desirable Too And This One Is Signed By Him Together With London Publisher's
Details And Guild Stamp.
392mm x 540mmm
Provenance Of 3 Previous Owners To Reverse.
 

 

 

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.
 

An Exceptional Mid Century New Zealand Gent's 9 Carat Gold And Pounamu Ring
With Slightly Domed Flush Claw Set Stylized Pounamu Tiki, The Rectangular Mount Featuring Notched Design.
Size V
Weight : 7 Grams All In
Excellent Condition, The Shank With Little To No Wear, Restrained And Stylish, The Best Gent's Tiki Ring I've Ever Encountered.
 

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 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 "TO ARTHUR & MOLLY from MICK.."
231mm Wide x 144mm Deep x 40mm High.
The Inkwells And Supports With Stamped Marks "STG" Combined With Makers Device Of Flying Bee, The Base Baize Lined.
Circa 1948.
Excellent Original Condition, The Silver Unpolished, One Tiny Piece Of Paua Base Moulding Absent From Back Corner,
A Small Section Of Baize Missing; Terrific Piece Of Kiwiana, The Paua With A Lovely Lustrous Sheen.
 

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 Good Looking 19thC New Zealand Colonial Large 9 Carat Gold Mounted Tooth Shape Pendant,
The Engraved Mount With Fixed Bail, Stamped "9CT."
23mm Wide x 43mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1880.
Excellent Condition, Good Translucence.
 

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 Plain Circular Napkin Ring
Weight : 25 Grams
Stamped In 2 Separate Punches "ST SILVER" And "G YOUNG."
Dunedin, Circa 1900
George Young.

George Young Was Born In Scotland, Emigrated To New Zealand And Founded His Business In Dunedin In 1862
With Branches Opening In Timaru, Oamaru, Christchurch And Wellington. In 1875 He Was Appointed Jeweller To The Governor Of NZ.
 

A Late 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Plain Circular Napkin Ring
Weight : 28 Grams
Stamped In 2 Separate Punches "GC & Co" And "STG SIL."
Christchurch, Circa 1900
G Coates & Co.

The Founder, Giles Coates, Was A Skilled Clockmaker From London Employed By Vulliamy, The Royal Clockmaker,
Working On The Clocks From Both Houses Of Parliament. He Initially Set Up Shop In Nelson,
Constructing The Nelson Cathedral Clock, Before Moving To Christchurch In 1862,
Opening Premises In Colombo Street. The Business Stayed In The Family On His Death In 1868.
 

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.

A Pair Of Pounamu And Sterling Silver Knife Rests.
Birmingham 1896,
Levi & Salaman.
71mm Wide.
Excellent Condition.
Quite Likely The Pounamu Was Exported To Germany, Cut And Polished, Sent To Birmingham, Mounted In Sterling Silver And Exported Back To NZ. The Carver Rests We Really Want To See Are Those Made By NZ Silversmiths - Very Desirable And Sellling For A Lot More Than This Pair.

Here's A Cute Little Item For The Nelsonians - A Small Circular Nelson Made Sterling Silver Dish With Everted Rim, The Reverse Engraved "JHC & MEC Silver Wedding November 12th 1980."
Stamped " L Kerr Stg Silver."
Lous Kerr Was A Nelson Silversmith Active For Most Of The 20thC.
83 Grams.

Price: $220.00

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

A shaped and polished burr wood book. Timber not known, perhaps Karaka.
204mm x 138mm
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

A pair of 19th century lignum vitae maritime (?) spools.
82mm wide.
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

A late 19th century turned kauri ball on associated stand
91mm diameter.
Provenance :
Wagener Museum

An early 20th century turned treen kauri cup on short pedestal base. 94mm high. K236 $145.

A small early 20th century turned kauri ball. 63mm diameter. K237 $45.

 An early 20th century turned kauri egg. 126mm long. K239 $125

A late 19th century turned treen kauri cup on stepped circular base. 114mm high. K235 $225.

A late 19th century turned Rewa-Rewa ball. 52mm diameter. K238 $85.

A late 19th century turned kauri ball. 91mm diameter. K234 $165.

Provenance : Wagener Museum

NB. Priced from left to right

A fret work vertical narrow double picture frame entitled "Good Luck"; gilt metal mounts.
490mm x 225
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A suspension fret work wall shelf with dolphin supports and featuring a yacht and mermaid.
307mm x 319mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum 

A fret work double shelf pipe rack featuring a horse and photo frame below.
218mm x 347mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A fret work picture frame entitled "New Zealand" featuring a map of the North and South Islands together with a Kiwi.
224mm x 338mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A fret work wall bracket entitled "The Bivouac" featuring boy scouts at a fire.
297mm x 262mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum 
 

A fret work picture frame featuring 2 boy scouts in a canoe.
281mm x 273mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A fret work picture frame entitled "Glory To God In The Highest" featuring a crown pediment.
271mm x 344mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A fret work picture frame featuring a kingfisher. 224mm x 369mm
A fret work picture frame featuring an eagle. 215mm x 368mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A set of 3 fret work picture frames entitled "Music," "Art" and "Industry" all with pediment figures and symbols emblematic of the same; gilt metal rococo mounts. 232mm x 339mm.

Provenance : Wagener Museum

A fret work wall mirror featuring a squirrel and acorns.
339mm x 195mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A fret work wall mirror featuring a diaphanously draped lady dancer.
264mm x 358mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

A fret work wall plaque entitled "India" featuring a bullock drawn wagon and a bevel glass mirror.
312mm x 298mm
Provenance : Wagener Museum

An early 20th century Rewa Rewa walking stick with grip handle. 907mm long. K218 SOLD

An early 20th century burr wood walking stick with knob handle. 869mm long. K219 SOLD

An early 20th century Rewa Rewa walking stick with knob handle. 1036mm long.  K217 SOLD

An early 20th century sectional wood walking stick with ebonised rings and knob handle.910mm long .K220 $425

Provenance : Wagener Museum

NB. Priced from left to right.

A Large Late 19thC New Zealand Pounamu Flattened Heart Pendant
With Elongated Gold Suspension Bail And "NZ" High Carat Gold Mount;
The Bail Stamped, Probably With Carat Mark - Not Decipherable.
56mm Wide x 69mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1890
Excellent Condition, Rare Large Shape, Fabulous Translucence.
 

A Small Plain 9 Carat Gold Cross With Suspension Ring; Stamped "FB&S 9CT"
Probably New Zealand Made.
36mm x 21mm
Nominal Weight.
Circa 1920.
Excellent Condition With Lovely Colour
Apologies, No Image Of Upper Surface Which Is Lovely And Plain.

 

 

A New Zealand Folk Art Dark Stained Circular Wood Fruit Bowl
On 3 Raised Feet Incised And Coloured With Fruit And Foliage - Grapes, Plums And Stone Fruit,
The Base With Incised Signature "A. Neill Napier N Zealand" Within A Lozenge.
Possibly Kauri.
280mm Diameter.
Circa 1950.
Provenance : Discovered In A Scottish Provincial Auction Room, June 2018, Together With The Stud Box Following.
 

An Early 20thC New Zealand Sterling Silver Stick Pin With Oval Paua Shell Terminal.
69mm Long.
Various Stamped Marks Including 'STERLING."
Circa 1920
 

Artist Unknown.
Watercolour.
Wellington Harbour.
Entitled Bottom Left With Illegible Date, Monogrammed "F" Bottom Right.
137mm x 213mm
Circa 1890.

 

A Good Chunky 19thC New Zealand Colonial Sterling Silver Vesta Case
Of Conventional Form With Suspension Ring; Monogramed.
35mm x 51mm.
Weight : 41 Grams
Good Weight, Nice Crisp Action, A Tiny Ding To The Front Right Side Mentioned For Accuracy Only.
 

 

Too, Too Amusing - An Early 20thC EPNS Condiment Set
Comprising Sugar Bowl And Milk Jug Sitting On A Rectangular Stand With Ball Feet, The Handles Formed As Cast Kiwis!
The Stand 170mm Wide x 78mm Deep x 155mm High.
Circa 1920.
Good Nick, Positively Gleaming - May Have Been Replated.
 

Barraud, Edward Noel
1857-1920.
Watercolour On Paper.
Wellington With Harbour And Rimutukas Beyond.
Entitled, Monogramed And Dated 1892 Bottom Right.
267mm x 376mm.
1950s Frame.
Foxed.
 

 

The Earliest Obtainable Map of Wellington, New Zealand

Early plan of Wellington, based upon the manuscript survey map drafted in 1840, under the direction of Felton Mathew,
the first Surveyor General of New Zealand,, which was lithographed in London by John Arrowsmith, and
printed by James and Luke Graves Hansard (1777-1851).
586mm x 810mm Including Frame.

The map is oriented with East at the top, covering Wellington and Lambton Harbor and Oriental Bay

The map identifies the lots for sale to potential colonists, including the lands reserved for the indigenous Maori peoples.

It also identifies locations set aside for markets, a court house, a prison or 'gaol', public offices, cemeteries, military offices,
a signal stations, a customs house, various churches, and more. Color coding defines public reserves (pink),
properties set aside of the indigenous Maori peoples (green), and lands reserved for religious edifices (grey).

OCLC locates only the examples of the map (National Library of Australia and the British Library) and a photocopy in the Auckland Museum.

My research indicates this is a print produced by WCC in 1972, based on a tracing from an original.
In 40 years in the trade this is the first I've seen, If I thought this was a map dating from 1840 the price would be well into 4 figures.
 

 

 Brees, Samuel, 1809-1865.
Coloured Steel Engraving.
Entiteld "Petoni Road With Wellington In The Distance."
79mm x 187mm.
Circa 1847.
Label To Reverse.

 

 

A Mid Century New Zealand Made 9 Carat Gold And Claw Set Pounamu Signet Ring,
The Plain Square Pounamu Tablet With Slightly Chamfered Edges Mounted With Gold "G", The Shank Pierced.
Size P.
Total Weight : 3 Grams
Stamped "9CT" Together With Indecipherable Makers Mark Circa 1955.
 

A 19thC New Zealand Colonial Pounamu Pendant Fashioned As A Patu With Gold Suspension Ring.
53mm Long Excluding Ring.
Circa 1900.
Excellent Condition, Lovely Translucence.

A 20thC New Zealand Sterling Silver Rectangular Table Cigarette Box
With Thumb Piece And Pierced And Line Engraved Bracket Feet, The Hinged Cover With Inset Pounamu Panel.
101mm Wide x 85mm Deep x 52mm High.
The Side Stamped "W.L&S," And "STG SIL."
W Littlejohn & Sons, Wellington, Circa 1920.
Good Condition, The Pounamu Panel With Small Imperfection Front Left Corner, Possibly Original.
 

A 19thC New Zealand Pounamu Charm Fashioned As A Knee High Boot, Pierced With Gold Suspension Bail.
18mm Wide x 30mm High Across Bail.
Circa 1880.
Rare, Good Condition.
 

A Charming Vintage New Zealand Studio Pottery Glazed Stoneware Bird Bath
Featuring A Bath Supported By A Scantily Robed Lady Of Exotic, Possibly Egyptian, Appearance.

Muriel Moody, Eastbourne, Circa 1960.

The Bath Extensively Repaired, Other Old Repairs, Nonetheless Totally Functional.

Provenance : Given By Moody To A Neighbour In The 1960s And Now Being Sold By Her Daughter -
Can Be Viewed In Wellington In The Bolton Street Area.

Muriel Moody Sounds Like A Very Interesting Woman - This Her Wikipedia Entry:

Moody was born in Whangarei, New Zealand on 18 March 1907, the second of six children of John Munro Wilson and Mildred Carrick Proude. Her mother was a talented pianist and loved to sketch, and encouraged her children to develop their talents.

Moody attended Palmerston North Girls' High School, where she showed signs of talent with drawing — the 1925 school magazine contained two of her sketches. After finishing school, Moody worked in Palmerston North as a commercial artist and continued to study art with lessons from Harry Richardson.

In the mid-1930s, Moody moved to Christchurch and became head of advertising for the central city department store Ballantynes. There she met other artists such as Rita Angus and Louise Henderson, and took lessons in etching from Dorothy Turner.

In 1941, Moody joined the British YWCA War Service and worked closely with the director of welfare for the Far East, fellow New Zealander Jean Begg. Moody spent seven years in England, Egypt, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and India setting up residential, recreation and welfare clubs for servicewomen. In 1946 she worked in Japan to open clubs for women of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, including a Muriel Wilson hostel.

After a year in Sydney, Australia, receiving treatment for tuberculosis, Moody returned to New Zealand and married public servant Clive Robert Moody, known as Bob Moody, in 1949. They settled in Days Bay, near Wellington, where Moody set up kilns and began to specialise in pottery.In the 1950s she attended ceramics classes at the Petone technical college with Wilf Wright, June Black, Mary Hardwick-Smith, Lee Thompson, Roy Cowan and Juliet Peter.

Moody died on 24 December 1991 at Lower Hutt Hospital. Her works of art are held in various private collections in New Zealand, Britain, Switzerland and the United States, as well as in several New Zealand galleries and institutions such as the Dowse Art Museum and the Suter Art Gallery. In addition, a stylised cross of ceramic tiles constructed by Moody is displayed on an exterior wall of the Barber Memorial Chapel at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Karori, Wellington.

In 2015, some of her pottery was included in the 50th anniversary exhibition of New Zealand Potters,
entitled "Flora Christeller & Friends - A Retrospective Exhibition".

Notice Her Work Is In The Dowse. Do Go And Look At Their Current Exhibition. Everything, Everything Is Out!
A Marvelous Cacophony Of Paintings, Pottery, Textiles, Sculpture.. A Fabulous Mish Mash!