JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 29 April 2025 - 10:00 AM start
Pauline Yearbury (Ngāpuhi 1926–1977) and James Yearbury (1921-2008) 'MARAKI-HAU' - incised and coloured wood panel, signed with incised cipher lower left. Labelled and entitled verso 'A Sea Monster of Māori mythology, with a long tubular tongue used for sucking up men and canoes'. Another label detailed 'Designed and Executed by Pauline and James Yearbury, Colonial Gallery, Russell, Bay of Islands, N.Z'. 405 x 165mm,
Realised: $3,200 plus premium