New Collectors Art & Decorative Arts Including Furnishings from Mollies Hotel, 1-2 June 2016

Auction Highlights
Posted on 3 June 2016

We are delighted to report two very strong evening's in the saleroom. Highlights were numerous and combined sales under the hammer exceeded $720 000. Some of the preliminary highlights included:

New Collectors Art
Lot 1 Karl Maughan $2520
Lot 4 Ian Scott $2760
Lot 17 Peter Stichbury $9910
Lot 20 Michael Hight $4805
Lot 27 Colin McCahon $6305
Lot 28 Pat Hanly $18 010
Lot 36 Gretchen Albrecht $7205
Lot 37 Laurence Aberhart $3600
Lot 44 Frank Hofmann $3600
Lot 86 Dick Frizzell $2880
Lot 92 Dick Frizzell $19 220
Lot 96 Joanna Braithwaite $9610
Lot 102 Michael Parekowhai $19 220
Lot 107 Gordon Walters $9005
Lot 109 Gavin Hurley $15 315
Lot 117 Ralph Hotere $9610
Lot 119 Philip Trusttum $7205
Lot 141 Ray Haydon $12 010
Lot 190 Stanley Palmer $7805
Lot 239 Nic Moon $2400

Decorative Arts including furnishings from Mollies Hotel
Lot 259 'Man da Rin' tinplate figure $4565
Lot 272 Music Box $4805
Lot 275 Antique Automaton Singing Bird $13 215
Lot 276 Large Symphonian $24 025
Lot 285 French Singing Bird Automaton $7805
Lot 299 'Bird Man' table $3845
Lot 322 Chinoiserie chest on stand $4205
Lot 331 Over Mantle mirror $4805
Lot 341 Argillite stone toki $3365
Lot 343 Mere pounamu $3605
Lot 346 Early 20th C Waka huia $13 215
Lot 350 Carved Maori Pou $6725
Lot 367 William Seuffert Compendium $55 255 (illustrated)
Lot 369 Sherwin and Cotton tile $4565
Lot 439 Lucie Rie bowl $2040
Lot 459 Len Castle $8410
Lot 460 Len Castle $4805
Lot 499 Royal Doulton $11 410
Lot 517 Papier-mache bulldog $3125

*All prices realised include buyer's premium of 17.5% and GST. A full list of prices realised will be published online shortly.