Auction Highlights
Posted on 11 December 2020
Art+Object’s December 8th auction was the first of its type conducted with the new inhouse app and online bidding facility. The adoption of the new technology was felt immediately with a huge number of registered bidders choosing it over the traditional modes of bidding. Total sales achieved under the hammer were $382 502, with The Paul Hartigan Collection of Crown Lynn realising $31 447. 80 of 82 lots sold under the hammer with several new benchmarks set for New Zealand’s much loved and iconic, post-war slip cast pottery. The New Collectors sale included paintings from the Estate of John & June Ritchie, and the top price of the evening went to Ian Scott’s Lattice No. 101 which realized $16 815. Some of the preliminary highlights include:
Lot 15. Crown Lynn Nautilus vase $780
Lot 23. Crown Lynn Bark shaped vases $840
Lot 34. Crown Lynn Pale Blue Swan $1560
Lot 45. Crown Lynn Vase attributed to Daniel Steenstra $2160
Lot 57. Crown Lynn Vase No. 86 $4685
Lot 72. Crown Lynn Classical Jug $865
Lot 153. John Ritchie Moonlight, Egypt $4325
Lot 158. John Ritchie Abstracted Landscape $5045
Lot 162. John Ritchie, Kuaotuna Beach $2880
Lot 169. June Ritchie, Whakapapa $6005
Lot 184. Max Gimblett, Remembrance $2880
Lot 188. Bill Hammond, Singer-Songwriter III $8110
Lot 198. Ralph Hotere, Round Midnight $6005
Lot 235. Gavin Hurley, Untitled $14 415
Lot 237. Valerie Nielsen, River $7265
Lot 245. Colin McCahon, 15 Drawings $11 410
Lot 252. Ian Scott, Lattice No. 101 $16 815
Lot 263. Helen Brown, Muriwai III $7205
Lot 275. Ray Haydon, Untitled $12 010
Lot 276. Peter Robinson, Bad Faith $13 215
Lot 313. Peter Peryer, Doughnuts $5765
Lot 334. Simon Kaan, Untitled $9730
Lot 359. Dean Buchanan, Kowhai $8165
Lot 366. Andrew Drummond, Encased Atmosphere I $3125
* All listed prices include buyer’s premium and GST.
