Friday, July 15, 2011

Discovery and Oceanic Artefacts - Preliminary Highlights









The now well-established trend for items pertaining to our own history being increasingly soughafter by collectors in New Zealand, continued last night in a strong sale with much interest coming in from around the country and around the world. A few of the preliminary highlights included:


Lot. 6 Pacific Clipper $7035


Lot 33. Resolution and Adventure Medal (illustrated above) $12 604


Lot 211. Anaha Te Rahui Figure Bowl (illustrated above) $50 417


Lot 215. 19th C waka huia $21 690


Lot. 257 Taxidermied Maori Kuri Dog $21 690


Lot. 316. Tongan Headrest $3986