JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 9 June 2026 / 10:00 am start

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A finely modelled Nathan Whitehead bronze boar sculpture,

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
Looking for a starting bid of $800 (0 bids)

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marked to base, 'N.W. 1 of 100 c.05’. With shaped and polished kauri base, by Wayne Ross from 4000 year old swamp kauri. Info impressed to wood base. (Nathan Whitehead runs the Sculpted Metals Art Gallery in Netherton). 260 x 150mm. Provenance: From the estate of a Wellington woman antique dealer. This item from her private home.

A finely modelled Nathan Whitehead bronze boar sculpture, Image 1++
A finely modelled Nathan Whitehead bronze boar sculpture, Image 1++
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