In Today's NZ Herald

In the Viva Magazine in today's Herald you'll find a double page spread on the English's and their collecton which will go to auction tomorrow night.

AUCTIONS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT

This week's three part auction schedule kicks off tonight at 6:00pm with our New Collectors' Art auction. This is a small New Collectors' sale of 110 lots and we hope to be done in around one hour at which point we will immediately begin the Asian Art section of the catalogue. Bidding and live streaming for this sale will be available via http://www.liveauctioneers.com/ as will tomorrow night's sale of the English Design Collection which starts at 6:30pm.

Wellington Appraisals Next Tuesday and Wednesday 6th and 7th of March

Shane Cotton, Tui, acrylic on canvas (2003), 1400 x 2800mm $120 000 - $160 000

A+O will be in Wellington next Tuesday and Wednesday conducting the collection valuation for the Dowse Art Gallery in Hutt City. During our stay we will also be conducting limited market appraisals for upcoming catalogues, most especially the April 26th sale of Important Paintings and Contemporary Art. Please don't hesitate to make contact should you wish to organize an appointment or discuss a potential consignment.

A+O to field team in Colville Connection

In the absence of anything earth-shattering to post, or from the 'they've finally bitten off more than they can chew' file, ART+OBJECT will field a team in the 72km Colville Connection on March 10th. If you're interested in joining us you can read more about the event or register at
www.colvilleconnection.co.nz. We'll let you know how we get on...

Important Paintings and Contemporary Art: April 26th

Michael Parekowhai, Atarangi (2003), powdercoated aluminium, $70 000 - $90 000.

Following on from the private Collection of Russell and Shirley Hodgson on the 22nd of March we will be holding the first of our usual Important Paintings and Contemporary Art catalogues. This sale will also feature The Times Group Collection and is shaping as one of the strongest offerings in some time. Catalogue entries are limited but further consignment enquiries are now invited until the end of March. Please don't hesitate to make contact in order to discuss any aspect of the current market or a potential consignment.

THE ENGLISH COLLECTION OF 20TH CENTURY DESIGN/NEW COLLECTORS ART/ASIAN ART CATALOGUES OUT NOW

Open publication - Free publishing - More crown lynn

Hone Tuwhare Trust Secures Kaka Point Cottage

Congratulations to the Tuwhare whanau and the Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust who have, thanks to the generous asssitance of the Takutai Trust, managed to purchase Hone's old home in Kaka Point, close to Balclutha. The aim is to turn the cottage into a writer's residency. In April we will be offering a small selction of Contemporary New Zealand artworks donated by artists in support of the trust. You can learn more about the aims and objectives of the trust here: http://www.honetuwhare.org.nz/.

Latest Catalogue (s)

We went to print last night for the upcoming suite of sales: The English Collection of Design, New Collectors' Art and Asian Art and Design. For our much-loved subscribers out there, expect not one but two catalogues in your mail box towards the end of the week.

Colin McCahon Elias Sale - The 5th Highest Selling Artwork at Auction

The Australian Art Sales Digest has revised their list of the top ten highest selling artworks at auction in NZ with our sale, last April, of McCahon's iconic text painting, He Calls for Elias. Interestingly, it is the highest price a McCahon has sold for under the hammer in nearly fifteen years in this country. You can view the list here:

http://www.aasd.com.au/Top10NZ_Historical.cfm.

Further to this the top ten sale prices for 2011 can be found here:

http://www.aasd.com.au/Top10NZ_LastYear.cfm

The Times Group Collection

John Ward Knox, No Title (4), oil on calico, 2011

On April 26th A+O will offer, as a component of the Important Paintings and Contemporary Art catalogue, the collection of The Times Group, an art buying collective disbanding after the requisite ten years together. The Times Group Collection features contemporary New Zealand works by Michael Parekowhai, Francis Upritchard, Peter Robinson, Heather Straka, Ani O'Neill, Michael Tuffery and many more.

The English Collection of 20th Century Design

Interior view of the English's Design store 'Found' formerly of High Street, Christchurch.

We are currently in production mode for the catalogue for the English Design Collection which will be held on March 1st. Currently on the homepage are three lots from the sale: A two-piece fibreglass Memphis scultpure entitled 'The Lovers', a superb 1970s 'Confidential' sofa designed by Alberto Rosselli and manufactured in Italy by Saporiti, and lastly a pair of early Ron Arad 'Rover Chairs' designed in 1981 and manudactured by One-Off circa this time.