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The Ngaire Hart Estate Collection — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:455
Sale Title:The Ngaire Hart Estate CollectionLots with images:455
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:434
Date:25-May-2020
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A pounamu boulder, 36 cm x 36 cm x 14 cm
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A massive Giant Clam shell (Tridacna), with dramatically ruffled shape, width 58 cm.
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Two large conch shells, the tallest height 21.5 cm.
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Four seashells, including Giant Clam, helmet shell and two others.
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A collection of tiger cowrie and other shells
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A Maori folk art box, dark stained timber, carved to the hinged lid with two figures in relief from a background of notch and lineal surface carving, further surface carving decorates the sides and profile wheku heads to the front panel. 20 cm x 11.5 cm x 8 cm.
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A Maori folk art box, dark stained timber, carved to the inset lid with a koruru mask in high relief, wheku faces and profiles decorate the sides. 19 cm x 12 cm x 8.5 cm.
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A Maori folk art box, carved to the lid with a tree fern and inset with paua, rauponga patterns decorate the sides and kiwis to the ends. 18.5 cm x 11.5 cm x 10 cm. Contains assorted military, school and other institutions' badges, coins, etc.
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A Maori folk art box, natural and painted timber, carved to the lid with a tiki figure in high relief, koru designs decorate the sides. 20 cm x 11.5 cm x 14.5 cm.
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A Maori folk art cigarette box, stained timber; carved to front with a koruru mask, the sides, back, pitched gable top and pedestal base with notch and lineal surface carving; the drop down back reveals cavities for ten cigarettes. 12 cm x 8 cm x 13.5 cm.
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A pair of Maori folk art bookends, dark stained wood, carved as wheku heads with inset paua eyes; simple tiki incised to the base plates. 17 cm x 11.5 cm x 8.5 cm.
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A paua shell ashtray, set within a carved Maori mask, height 15 cm
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A kauri pokerwork trinket box, decorated with titoki fruit and leaves, the hinged lid interior with penwork sketch of a landscape with whare and figure. 25 cm x 14.5 cm x 7 cm.
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A native timber folk art carving of a fantail on a log, finely worked, one wing end chipped, on a solid totara log section, length 15 cm
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Three early 20th century turned kauri foundry moulds for spirit bottles, various impressed marks to the base of each. Tallest height 29.6 cm.
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A wooden foundry mould, for a campana urn interior and rim. 26 cm x 26 cm x 27 cm.
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A small turned burr totara barrel, with press fit lid, height 9 cm.
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Two early 20th century burr totara turned items, a pedestal base goblet and a trumpet form vase, height 135 and 17 cm.
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A burr totara turned comport, diameter 240 cm, height 129.5 cm
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A turned figured kauri comport, with panels of figured timbers decorating the walls, diameter 26 cm, height 20 cm.
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An early 20th century Maori carved kauri pedestal bowl, the exterior carved with koruru masks and kowhaiwhai-like designs, original paua inserts and dark stained finish, Rotorua school, diameter 19.5 cm.
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A mid-20th century Maori decorated wide circular bowl, the curving outer edge pokerworked with tikis and koru type forms, painted highlights, raised on three spike form feet, unsigned. In the manner of Jane Brenkley, diameter 30.5 cm.
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An early 20th century Maori carved cribbage board, highlighted with Maori carved double masks and traditional designs, paua inserts. Good old patina, length 14.2 cm.
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A late 19th century inlaid kauri cribbage box, the hinged lid inlaid with various native timbers, ebonised trim detail, the interior with original pegs, length 26.5 cm.
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A card box and a cigarette box decorated with Maori motifs, and three egg cups painted with New Zealand flowers.
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A circa 1970 Maori carved box, the hinged lid with stylised mask, forked tongue, carved side panels. 21 cm x 14 cm x 6.5 cm. Containing various rock and shell specimens and label Chatham Island Moriori.
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An early 20th century Maori carved model whare shaped box, the hinged roof as the lid, figured posts to the front. Some borer. 18.5 cm x 20.5 cm x 17.5 cm.
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A painted shell in the manner of John Philemon Backhouse, - a view of a lake, whare and figures, oil on black-lipped oyster-pearl shell, unsigned. 22 cm x 19 cm.
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A painted shell in the manner of John Philemon Backhouse, 'Ruapehu, Tongariro, lake Taupo, New Zealand' - a view of a war canoes and a marae, oil on black-lipped oyster-pearl shell, unsigned, titled. 18 cm x 17.5 cm.
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A Maori folk art carved smoker's stand, the top inset with a paua ashtray in block mount with wheku head carvings raised on carved column from a circular foot, height 61 cm.
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A unique kauri gum constructed watch and chain display stand, a shield shape raised on a column base and circular spreading foot. Some losses, height 22.5 cm.
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A circa 1900 carved kauri gum bust of a Maori chief, wearing a cloak, a patu held to his chest, painted moko and hair, height 13 cm.
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A circa 1900 kauri gum sculpture, the chair form with heart back above a flower head, height 11 cm
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A circa 1900 carved kauri gum bust of a Maori chief, heat slumped, dark finish, height 8 cm.
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A circa 1900 carved kauri gum bust of a Maori chieftainess, wearing a cloak, painted moko, hair and other features, height 13 cm.
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Two vintage Maori carved pipes, the bowls with wheku heads.
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A vintage Maori carved pipe, the bowls with wheku head.
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A pair of vintage Maori carved figures, the crouching man with a taiaha, the kneeling woman with a patu, finely detailed and painted highlights, height 245 and 21.5 cm.
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A Maori folk art carved wooden portrait bust of a man, wall hanging, three-quarter profile, with incised moko and wearing a single huia feather, height 22 cm.
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A large gourd carved with Maori kowhaiwhai inspired designs, height 37 cm.
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A Maori folk art carved mahogany shield, with central rondel of four double koru motifs framed by two manaia heads above and two manaia figures below surface carved with notch and lineal pattern. The shield border of tiered scalloped pattern. 33 cm x 23 cm
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A 1970s Maori carved wall plaque by Norm Clark (1942-2016), as a two-headed (Taniwha) stylised figure, paua inset eyes, detailed to the reverse 'NTA Clark and dated '76, height 41 cm.
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A 'Rangatira Souvenir' poutokomanawa carving, Rotorua, circa 1980s, height 52 cm
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A Maori souvenir carved waka paddle, the blade in low relief with a tiki figure above a wheku head, the terminal knob as an elongated wheku head, length 113 cm.
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A leather handbag decoratively carved with Maori motifs, vinyl lined and plaited thong edging, width 35 cm
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A resin cast Maori design table lamp base with kowhaiwhai pattern shade, (excl shade) height 43 cm; and a resin cast 'Kuia' by Allen Davey.
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An uncommon vintage Pitcairn Island miro wood handled basket, oval with scalloped rim; engraved floral and punched decoration, stamped 'Souvenir from Pitcairn Island, Made by Christie Warren...' length 22.5 cm.
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A rare Pitcairn Island souvenir wooden wheelbarrow, incised underneath Jacob Warren, Pitcairn Island', length 36 cm.
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A vintage Pitcairn Island book form box, the front detailed with an outline of the island and 'This box is made by Vernon Young as a souvenir from Pitcairn Island, who is a descendant of Edward Young of HMS Bounty, With Love'. 20 cm x 13 cm x 5 cm.
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A Pitcairn Island carved wood flying fish, made by Thornton Christian, on slender column stand, length 38 cm.
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A vintage flying fish 'Souvenir from Pitcairn Island', impressed to wing 'Home of the Mutineers...' and 'Made by Lance Christian...', length 40 cm.
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A vintage flying fish 'Souvenir from Pitcairn Island', detailed to wing 'Made by Sam Young', length 33 cm.
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A vintage Pitcairn Island carved tou wood hand vase, height 24.5 cm
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Three uncommon Pitcairn Island souvenir paintings on pearl shells, two large, one small painted with flowers; along with a twist (hank) of tobacco leaf.
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A carved tou wood Pitcairn Island souvenir turtle, with inlaid eyes.
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Two Pitcairn Island clasped hand walking sticks, both with punched island name.
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Not bad eh! The work of Jane Brenkley. Jane Brenkley folk art diorama Maori p., My first ever contact with the work of Jane Brenkley was a visit to the Gunson Street studio Tony Fomison in the mid-1970s. There, right next to the main studio easel was a delightful carved and painted occasional table, the repository for the artist's key life support systems. That table was the work of self-taught artist Jane Brenkley found and purchased by Fomison in what he called ''The Golden Age of Flea Markets''. . After…
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A Jane Brenkley carved Maori folk art design pedestal side table, the rectangular top with a women, man and two dogs to the foreground, a lake with waka and background with whare and further figure beyond; raised on upon a figural column from a stepped base. Signed, circa 1940s. Good original stained and painted colours. 54 cm x 35.5 cm x 58.5 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley carved 'Friendship' box, the hinged lid and walls carved with lizards on a background of Maori inspired motifs and tree boughs, partial painted and stained finish and paua inlaid eyes, the interior with epithet and inscription 'To Alan from Ma, October 7th 1964'. (Alan Burnett Brenkley 1911-2011), 48 cm x 22 cm x 17 cm
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A rare Jane Brenkley diorama of a Maori marae, with an intricately carved whare whakairo fascia forming the backdrop, eight figures and three dogs positioned before it along with a pataka and waka, flanked by trees in the foreground. 63 cm x 42 cm x 38 cm.
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An impressive Jane Brenkley Maori carved box, the lid uncommonly carved and painted with possum and stylised tuatara forms on a Maori mask and carved ground, the front with central stylised mask flanked by spiral forms, conforming sides and back, all with elaborate paua inserts; the lid interior pokerworked and painted with a lakeside cottage and epithet: 'May Your Heart Be Ever Happy..., Jane Brenkley 1954', the interior with decoupage cut-outs of young women on a wallpaper ground. Hinges require…
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An uncommon Jane Brenkley pipe rack, carved in high relief with a fantail amongst a leafy background, picked out in oil paints and gilt, height 36.5 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley carved wood 'wakahuia', the hinged lid and sides carved with tuatara, naive Maori masks to either end, remnant colour staining; the interior with pokerwork landscape, epithets, signature and date 1957. 34 cm x 9.5 cm x 9 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley Maori figure-based table lamp, the man performing a haka standing before a poutokomanawa that forms the lamp stem. Incl shade height 49 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley carved wood 'wakahuia', of elongated form tapering at the ends, the hinged lid carved with lizards and naive Maori masks to either end; the sides carved with further masks and notch designs; colour stained and painted; the interior with pokerwork coastal landscape, epithets, signature and date 1951. 69.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 8.5 cm excluding plinth feet.
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A Jane Brenkley carved wood 'Friendship' box, the hinged lid and walls carved with pansies with painted and stained finish, the interior with pokerwork landscape and epithets, dated 1948. 44 cm x 19.5 cm x 10 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley Maori decorated circular lidded box, the removable lid carved with a tiki figure framed by spirals, taniwha and other stylised figures to the sides, paua inserts. Signed and dated 1945 to the base. Small chip repair to rim, diameter 22.5 cm
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A pair of Jane Brenkley turned vases, inverse baluster form, carved and painted with tuis in kowhai trees, signed and dated 1943, height 28 cm.
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An Jane Brenkley Maori decorated 'Friendship' box, the hinged lid and sides carved deeply with Maori inspired tiki and manaia with cats-eyes inlaid to the eyes and elsewhere as highlights. Remnant colour staining to protruding tongues. A marae landscape poker-worked inside the lid and the epithet 'My Heart's in Maoriland Today, Remembering Loved Ones Far Away, and Though Between Us Rolls the Sea, Kia Ora Is My Wish to Thee', signed and dated 1958. 36 cm x 29 cm x 20 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley panel portrait of a Maori chief, relief carved with ink and painted details, signed on reverse. 28 cm x 18 cm
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A Jane Brenkley kauri panel portrait of a Maori woman and child, relief carved with ink and painted details. Marked 15/- (15 shillings) to back. 33 cm x 23.5 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley folk art carved Maori design pedestal side table, the rectangular top with a woman, man and dog to the foreground, a lake with waka and background with whare and further figures beyond; raised on upon a figural column from a stepped base. Signed and dated 1942. Strong stained and painted colours. 51 cm x 33.5 cm x 56 cm.
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A large Jane Brenkley carved 'Friendship' box, the hinged lid and walls carved with roses with colour staining and paint, the interior with pokerwork landscape and epithets, signed and dated 1952'. 50 cm x 28.5 cm x 21 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley carved and painted portrait bust of a young Maori man, in three quarter profile with moko detail, original finishes, chip to edge of collar, height 24.5 cm. Provenance: By family descent. Gifted by Jane Brenkley (nee Hopkins) to her brother, our previous vendor's grandfather.
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A Jane Brenkley decorated small box, the colonial landscapes with waka and whare, Maori carved designs to the borders, conforming decorated interior, signed and dated 1944. 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm x 7.7 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley Maori decorated flat circular box, the lid with stylised Maori mask framed by carved panels, five lizards (tuatara) decorate the outer body. Carved and pokerworked. Signed and dated 1945 to the base, diameter 28.8 cm, height 9.5 cm
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A Jane Brenkley pedestal bowl, garden decorated interior, roses deeply carved to the rim, diameter 23 cm, height 20 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley decorated box, the lid and sides carved, pokerworked and painted with native flowers including clematis, kaka beak, kowhai etc., the lid interior with a scene probably Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island, signed and dated 1944. 31.5 cm x 21 cm x 14 cm. Various found objects, rocks etc. inside.
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A Jane Brenkley Maori decorated box, the removable lid with carved and painted lakeside whare, figures, dogs and waka, conforming scenes to all sides, the interior lid with a tui beside a lake, signed and dated 1943. 27.5 cm x 14 cm x 11.8 cm.
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A Jane Brenkley Maori carved box, extensively carved, pokerworked, painted and highlighted with paua and cat's eyes, the hinged lid with three stylised tiki forms, the interior with lake scene and Maori figures inscribed 'Though Loving Thoughts Are Left Unsaid Too Often Through The Year, Each Day You're Thought Of Lovingly And Proudly, Mother Dear!', signed and dated 1954. Raised on two bar form feet. 33 cm x 22.5 cm x 13 cm.
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Jane Brenkley signed and dated 1945 small Maori decorated box, the lid with tiki mask, lake scene interior, Maori carved designs to the body, two bar form feet.
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Bryan McCurrach (b.1936), relief carved kauri panel of Chief Te Hira Kawau, signed, titled and dated 1965 verso. The panel with a vertical split. 64 cm x 121.5 cm.
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A woven tukutuku panel, by Peter Coatsworth in poutama design. Carved frame. 54 cm x 76 cm
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A woven tukutuku panel, with a decorative hand club and weaving technique samples affixed. 99 cm x 66.5 cm
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A Lindauer print of chief Eruera Maihi Patuone, in framed carved with kowhaiwhai style details. Overall 69 cm x 58.5 cm.
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A hand coloured litho from C.D. Barraud's New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive, 1877, 'Te Raku/Whata/Te Rangatira...' 14 vignettes on one plate. 41.5 cm x 29.5 cm.
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A coloured map of New Zealand by J. Rapkin, with hand coloured vignettes, from Tallis' Atlas, 38 cm x 28 cm.
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A vintage chromolithograph of the Maori chief Te Heuheu V, after a painting by Wilhelm Dittmer. circa 1905. 44 cm x 34 cm
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A vintage chromolithograph 'The Keeper of Pakikaure', after a painting by Wilhelm Dittmer. circa 1905. 50 cm x 36.5 cm
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C. Troughton Clark (1890-1979) attributed, Maori woman with pipe, photographic print. 23.5 cm x 15 cm.
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F E Stewart; photographer, Tour group and Guide standing before a wharenui, circa 1900-1920; blind embossed photographer's studio stamp, Rotorua on mount. 10.5 cm x 14.5 cm.
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A Burton Brothers photograph, 3581 'Taumaranui - King Country'. 13.5 cm x 19 cm
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A Burton Brothers photograph, 3595 'Ani - Taumaranui - King Country'. 19.5 cm x 14.5 cm
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A hand coloured photograph of a Maori woman, inscribed Diamond Harb(our) St(u)d(io). 36.5 cm x 29 cm.
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An antique book by George French Angas 'Polynesia; a popular description...', pub SPCK, circa 1866. duodecimo, xii, 436, fold out map to front, blue calf boards.
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A vintage framed lithograph, 'The Latest Scandal!', in oak frame. 35.5 cm x 50.5 cm.
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A set of eight Maori portrait carbonette photograph postcards, mounted in single frame. 70.5 cm x 17 cm
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An etching by Trevor Lloyd (1863-1937), 'Be It Ever So Humble', signed and titled. 10 cm x 20 cm.
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An etching by Archibald Stuart Peterson (1900-76), 'Poi Dancers', 1/4 2nd state. 10 cm x 27 cm.
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An etching by Trevor Lloyd (1863-1937), 'Fairy Lovers', signed and titled. 16 cm x 8 cm
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