JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 1 December 2026 / 10:00 am start
A rare and New Zealand historical large kauri gum boulder carved 'Samuel Yates Parengarenga',
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Lot Details
in good old polish showing clear near transparent tone throughout. The top carved in relief 'SAMUEL YATES PARENGARENGA' and framed by crossed feathers above and below, a further floral basket above. 330 x 155 x 145mm. 3.1kgs. Note: Samuel Yates (1829 – 1900) was an English-born New Zealander, who was a storekeeper, farmer and businessman in the far north of New Zealand in the latter part of the 19th century. His land holdings were so extensive, he was known as the "King of the North". Yates came to New Zealand, where he had family, in 1852 with his father. Expected to pursue a legal career he instead opened a store at Mangōnui, on the Northland Peninsula. In the early 1860s, he moved further north, to Pārengarenga Harbour. Originally envisaging a short stay for a holiday, the area was to his liking and he opened a second store there. He became a prominent resident, building a large homestead at Paua, on the southern side of Pārengarenga Harbour. He and his wife bought up large tracts of land, eventually owning the bulk of the Far North peninsula above Te Kao. They set up Te Paki Station on 42,000 acres of land gifted to them as a wedding present by local iwi. Eventually the station ran 7000 sheep and 2000 cattle and provided meat for up to 350 gum-diggers working the land for kauri gum. Provenance: Inherited by family descent to a great grandson, our vendor. This boulder apparently being one of Samuel Yate’s prized possessions.
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