JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 19 January 2021 - 10:00 AM start
Three rare TEAL maroro logo curtain fabric sections
Realised: $280 plus premium
Lot Details
the only known examples of the 1949 corridor curtaining used in the Solent VI flying boats in their first two years of service (visible in some interior photos). Ref: p 136 Coral Route: Tasman Empire Airways Ltd, Flying Boats & the South Pacific by Gerry Barton and Philp Heath, 2015. Along with a rare 1961 beach towel printed with the George Moore poster 'Tiare Tahiti', 1080 x 640mm, (the only known example) Ref: ibid, p 36. Provenance: Private Auckland Collection.
