JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
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Guy Ngan (1926-2017)
'125' (Habitation), bronze sculpture, signed, numbered and dated 3.85. Raised on green marble base. 255 x 255 x 157mm
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Guy Ngan (1926-2017)
'100' (Habitation), bronze sculpture, signed, numbered and dated 1979, raised on alabaster base with brass trim. 200 x 200 x 135mm.
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Peter McIntyre (1910-95)
Hallett Bay, Antarctica, c.1958, oil on canvas, signed, 595 x 700mm.
Provenance: The estate of Dr. Gerald Gibb (1924-2017) [Auckland University Professor of Rheumatology and expert on acupuncture and holistic health].
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Peter Robinson (b 1966)
'The Painting is Many Things', acrylic on canvas. 1000 x 1000mm. Provenance: Sold Webb's Auckland 9/4/2015 (lot 26). Private collection Auckland.
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Peter Robinson (b 1966)
'Easy Pay', acrylic and oil stick on plywood, title inscribed, 1000 x 1000mm. Provenance: Purchased Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington c1994-95. Sold Art+Object, The Tim and Sherrah Francis Collection 7/9/2016. Private collection Auckland.
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An impressive bracelet of twenty-two gold half sovereigns mounted in 22ct. yellow gold
the sovereigns in a single overlapping row each with two gold soldered jump rings connecting to the outer row of oval links, screw thread clasp fitting, one sovereign connected to the safety chain. All testing as 22ct. gold. Total weight 114.75gm. Seventeen dated 1912 and five dated 1915.
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Guy Ngan (1926-2017)
'Eclipse II', oil on board, signed, entitled and dated 1984, 1405 x 1405mm diamond form.
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A set of three N.Z. 2013 'The Hobbit $10 proof 1 troy oz. gold coins
each coin of 1 troy oz., 0.999 pure gold, depicting Hobbit figures from the 'Middle-Earth', in original presentation box with packaging, limited edition 56/250.
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Guy Ngan (1926-2017)
'Dynamic Geometry II', oil on board, signed, entitled and dated 1978, 1690 x 1690 diamond form.
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A historical Maori kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak)
entirely covered with kiwi feathers and highlighted with spotted and orange feathers, all fixed to the finely woven candlewick ground, coloured wool used as border highlights and plaited short lengths at the top corners. 830 x 680mm. Provenance: 'The cloak was said to have been made by the people of Huntly for presentation to the Prince of Wales during the 1920 Tour, The Royal Train did not make its proposed stop so the cloak was never presented. It was gifted to a gentleman in 1956 where it remained until now'. Registered Y20999
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A pair of 14ct white gold and diamond drop earrings
each earring set with four vivid blue princess cut diamonds claw set with three round brilliant cut white diamonds, posts for pierced ears, TDW 4.38ct. Gemologist report available.
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A rare and New Zealand historic 1856 ship's bell from the ship 'Tasmanian Maid'
later commissioned as the gun-boat 'Sandfly' employed during the New Zealand Land Wars, finally reverting back to her original name with later civilian owners. The bell with original period engraved name and date 1856 and gimbal bracket, later clapper and complicated woven rope lanyard. Bell dia.195mm. Note: The Tasmanian Maid, a paddle steamer, built 1856, arrived in Nelson in 1857 to give service as a coastal trader and passenger vessel. With the outbreak of the New Zealand Land Wars at Taranaki the Tasmanian Maid was commandeered by the Colonial Government and renamed Sandfly, she was converted to a gunboat with two 12 pounder Armstrong guns added. She was used for the transporting of troops, refugees, supplies and other military duties. She also gave service during conflict in the blockade of the Firth of Thames and the Tauranga campaign, where she is recorded as firing her guns. In 1861 she was released from military service, renamed Tasmanian Maid, and returned to the Nelson area. In 1868 she struck rocks off the Sugarloaves, off the Taranaki coast and sank. It is convention that the bell at launching stays with the ship and does not change with a change of name. Further details available together with photograph copy of a sketch of the ‘Sandfly’ taken from a sketch book of Edward Arthur Williams held by the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.
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An 18ct white gold diamond ring
a 0.71ct pear shape diamond (colour F-G, clarity I1),claw set and surrounded by a double halo of thirty-six round brilliant cut diamonds, with a further six to each shoulder, TDW 1.50ct. Gemologist report available.
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19thC topographical artist unknown
an extensive landscape, probably the West Indies, with large scale agricultural development and buildings, possibly sugar factories and a deep water coastal harbour, oil on canvas, 440 x 595mm. Inscribed verso: 'H.P.M.Aynsley, Esq.' [Hugh Percy Murray–Aynsley (1828 - 1917) was a 19th-century MP for Lyttleton]
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Petrus Van Der Velden (1837-1913)
The Fisher Boy, oil on canvas on board, signed, 935 x 595mm. This painting is from the artist's Christchurch period of genre studies. Literature: Petrus Van der Velden, Catalogue Raisonne, T.L.R.Wilson, 1979, vol. 2 p.133 refer pl. 2.3.2.14. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Gerald Gibb (1924-2017) [Auckland University Professor of Rheumatology and expert on acupuncture and holistic health].
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A pair of 14ct white gold and diamond stud earrings
each earring set with a 1.01ct round brilliant cut diamond (colour H, clarity P2-3), claw set in posts for pierced ears, TDW 1.03ct. Gemologist report available.
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John Barr Clarke Hoyte (1835-1913)
'Mitre Peak, Milford Sound', watercolour, signed, 290 x 520mm. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Gerald Gibb (1924-2017) [Auckland University Professor of Rheumatology and expert on acupuncture and holistic health].
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John Barr Clarke Hoyte (1835-1913)
'Whangaroa Harbour, Northland' Watercolour, signed, 240 x 585mm.
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Christopher Aubrey (1830-1902)
'The Endeavour off Young Nick's Head', watercolour, signed, 280 x 490mm. Provenance: Dr. Neville Hogg (1927-2007), http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1270/2957/ [a renowned collector of early New Zealand topographical material]; The estate of Dr. Gerald Gibb (1924-2017) [Auckland University Professor of Rheumatology and expert on acupuncture and holistic health]
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An 18ct yellow and white gold emerald and diamond ring
a 3.45ct emerald cut emerald (clarity - heavy inclusions), claw set and surrounded by sixteen round brilliant cut diamonds, TDW 0.95ct. Gemologist report available.