Oceanic and African Art
Two sales are held annually in this specialised area of collecting. Sales feature artifacts from the pre-contact and contact periods through to 20th century works. Pieces covered include those used for ritual, ceremonial, decorative and practical purposes within traditional Māori and Oceanic cultures. This sale category also includes New Zealand colonial furniture.
The market for Māori and Oceanic arts and early colonial furniture has blossomed since the early 1990s alongside a rise in awareness of New Zealand and Pacific cultures and histories. Burgeoning interest from private collectors, dealers, museums and institutions has seen prices steadily rise for rare, early and well-documented pieces.
| Forthcoming auctions | |
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| 4 SEP 12 | Oceanic and African Art |
Previous Sale Highlights:
SUPERB MATAU - FISHING HOOK
L.92mm W.68mm.
Realised: $10,900 - March 2012
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SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF AMATEUR FIELD FINDS c.1920
“The Milford Hook” L.210mm Pa kahawai L.100mm Pin L.120mm Pin L.130mm Bone hook L.40mm.
Realised: $9,100 - March 2012
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IMPORTANT WHALE TOOTH REI PUTA
L.90mm W.24mm D.8.7mm.
Realised: $55,100 - March 2012
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KAHU HURUHURU PRESTIGIOUS FEATHER CLOAK
H.950mm W.1150mm.
Realised: $46,900 - March 2012
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FINE AND EARLY KAITAKA PAEPAEROA - MAORI CLOAK
L.1750mm W.1370mm.
Realised: $35,200 - March 2012
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TEKOTEKO - ANCESTRAL FIGURE
L. 595mm W. 135mm D. 110mm.
Realised: $36,900 - March 2012
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Superb Northwest Coast Club
H.560mm, W.235mm
Realised: $9,380 - - September 2011
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Rare Papua New Guinea Comb
H.305mm, W.85mm, D.47mm.
Realised: $5,900 - - September 2011
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Fine Dogon Statue
H.450mm, W.90mm
Realised: $9,380 - - September 2011
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Mere Pounamu
H.370mm. W.104mm., D.15mm.
Realised: $21,105 - September 2011
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Prestigious Mere Pounamu - In the Name of Tinirau
H.315mm, W.105mm
Realised: $51,590 - - September 2011
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Early Patu Paraoa - Master Carver's Mallet
H.300mm, W.52mm, D.24mm.
Realised: $7,600 - - September 2011
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Finely Carved Hoe
1400mm, W135mm.
Realised: $19,932 - September 2011
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Carved Archetectural Element
L.680mm W.66mm.
Realised: $12,300 - - September 2011
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Early Kahu Kiwi - Kiwi Feather Cloak
L965mm, W1121mm.
Realised: $21,105 - September 2011
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Superb Kahu Kiwi - Kiwi Feather Cloak
L820 mm, W1090mm.
Realised: $23,450 - September 2011
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Tahitian Shark Hook
H.155mm, W.100mm. (hook only)
Realised: $16,415 - March 2011
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Te Kaoreore - An historic Mere Pounamu
L.430mm. W.205mm. D.11mm.
Realised: $146,600 - Nov 2010
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Waka huia by Tene Waitere C. 1853 – 1931, A Ngati Tarawhai Carver, Te Aroha, Rotorua.
Realised: $46,900 - November 2010
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Venerated Bonito Totem
Realised: $29,000 - November 2010
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Cased Kiwi and pair of Huia
Realised: $25,800 - November 2010
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African Dogon Figure
Realised: $23,400 - November 2010
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Single Huia Feather
Realised: $8,500 - - June 2010
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Rare And Superb Fijian War Club
L1170mm W340mm.
Realised: $32,700 - - June 2010
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Rare Tongan Whalebone Chest Ornament
W180mm D161mm.
Realised: $23,400 - - June 2010
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Important Fijian Headrest
H170mm W670mm.
Realised: $8,200 - - June 2010
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Rare Baining Ceremonial Mask
H1100mm L900mm W400mm.
Realised: $7,200 - - June 2010
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Matau Bronze - Bronze Shark Hook
L455mm W72mm.
Realised: $3,700 - - June 2010
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Pa kahawai - Fishing Lure
L118mm W18mm.
Realised: $2,500 - - June 2010
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Tekoteko - Carved Ancestral Figure
L620 W148mm D100mm.
Realised: $11,100 - - June 2010
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Classical Luba Kifwebe Mask and Costume Remnants
H460mm W300 D260mm.
Realised: $12,900 - - June 2010
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Kaka Poria Pounamu
L31mm W27mm.
Realised: $2,300 - - June 2010
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Rare Moa Bone Harpoon Head
L146mm W30mm .
Realised: $9,600 - - June 2010
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Patu Paraoa - Whalebone Master Carver's Mallet
L255 W53mm.
Realised: $8,200 - - June 2010
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Large And Superb Maori Toki
L390mm W91mm.
Realised: $25,000 - - June 2010
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Kete Muka Kiwi - Flax and Kiwi Feather Bag
H230mm W220mm.
Realised: $7,000 - - June 2010
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A Fine 19th Century Fijian Gata Snake Club
Realised: $2,000 - September 2009
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A Maori and Waitemata Harbour Pictorial Marquetry Table Top by William Seuffert
Realised: $10,000 - September 2008
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A Late 19th Century Two Manaia Supported Kumete
Realised: $9,000 - September 2008
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An Exceptional Patu Onewa
Realised: $13,000 - September 2008
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A Toki-Akau-Poto or Tomahawk
Realised: $6,500 - September 2008
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A Late 19th Century, Finely Carved, Figure Supported, Wooden Kumete
W.385mm. D.150mm. H.190mm.
Realised: $22,000 - May 2007
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An Exceptional Quality Kahu Kiwi
Realised: $110,000 - April 2006
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An Important 19th Century Whalebone Hei Tiki
Realised: $24,000 - August 2005
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An Extremely Important Amulet
Realised: $31,000 - October 2003
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A Fine Mere Pounamu
Realised: $10,000 - June 2004
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Of special interest to collectors are Maori figurative carvings, architectural fragments and weapons. A merging of the Māori and Pākehā cultures is reflected in pieces from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Early New Zealand furniture by master craftsmen such as Anton Seuffert and his sons William, Albert and Carl have found favour with the same collecting audience. Awareness of the importance and potential investment value of these marquetry and specimen timber pieces has increased with the publication of key texts on early New Zealand furniture and the work of Anton Seuffert.
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