A+O Secures Major Private Design Collection

ART+OBJECT is delighted to have secured the consignment of one of the leading private collections of 20th and 21st Century Design in NZ for sale in early 2012. The English Collection of Important Design will be held in March and features many of the world's leading designers including: Finn Juhl, Hans Wegner, Robin Day, Ron Arad, Joe Colombo and many, many more. The sale follows on from the incredibly successful Ross Morrison Collection and similarly, will be presented in the context of a single catalogue, single exhibition and auction. For further information contact James Parkinson: james@artandobject.co.nz.

Illustrated: Finn Juhl for France and Sons (Denmark), The Bwana Chair and Ottoman (1962) $5000 - $8000.

Pycroft Collection - Evening Preview

This Friday night from 5:30 we are previewing the Pycroft Collection of Rare Books. Feel free to to come and join us for a glass of Invivio and to enjoy the opportunity to engage with one of the most impressive private libraries in New Zealand. RSVP hamish@artandobject.co.nz.

James Parkinson comments on the extraordinary Baldwin Collection in Saturday's Herald

You can read about the extraordinary and previously unseen photographs of Allan Baldwin, here:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10760821

Tauranga Appraisals

Ben Plumbly will be in Tauranga next week conducting a valuation of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust Collection. He will also be undertaking limited private valuations and appraisals. To make an appointment contact him at ben@artandobject.co.nz.

First New Zealand Representative Cap Heads Results in Successful Rugby Auction

Continuing along the successful path of small and tightly-focused, niche auction catalogues, last night's rugby auction again served to stimulate the market and make for an exciting event in collector's calendars. Several strong prices resulted in a sale which attracted collector and media interest from all over the world. Some preliminary highlights include:

Lot 81: 1971 Lions signed ball $1210
Lot 82: Miniature souvenir ball 1924 - 1925 $6665
Lot 100: Signed Stan Meads' All Black Jersey $1815
Lot 105: Colin Meads' Boots $2665
Lot 107: Sean Fitzpatrick 1987 Jersey $3150
Lot 111: 1884 NZ representative cap $20 905
Lot 112: 1896 NZ representative cap $9330
Lot 121: Invincibles Team photo $4848
Lot 124: Originals Team photo $7878
Lot 124.1: 1905 and 1924 signed tour schedules $8000
Lot 137: Ans Westra Athletic Park photo, 1971 $5575

International Coverage of Rugby Auction

The strong interest in all things rugby has resulted, as expected, in much interest from around the globe in tonight's rugby auction. Today, the ESPN driven international rugby news site SCRUM, has picked up the ball and run with it. You can read the coverage as well as in depth anaysis of this weekend's semi finals and Richie McCaw's foot here:
http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/151980.html

An Unprecendented Rare Book Library: Pycroft Collection Catalogue Online Now

Open publication - Free publishing - More antarctica

In Today's Paper...

Rugby, rugby, rugby, and an auction...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10756605

Shane Cotton Donates Painting for Auction in Upcoming November Sale

Shane Cotton has very generously donated a work which we will auction as part of the November 22nd Important Paintings and Contemporary Art auction with all proceeds going to The Hone Tuwhare Char­i­ta­ble Trust. This trust was recently estab­lished to pur­chase and restore Hone Tuwhare’s crib at Kaka Point, develop resources for schools and ini­ti­ate events through­out Aotearoa that cel­e­brate Hone and his con­tri­bu­tion to the Arts.