Thursday, July 24, 2008

EARLY MODEL OF A TOTEM POLE, KWAKIUTL, CA 1920, SIGNED CHARLIE JAMES


A Northwest Coast, Kwakiutl, polychrome model of a totem pole, signed on reverse "Charlie James"
Charlie James was a famous Northwestern native artist 1870 -1938.
23 inches high x 9 inches wide second of two
SOLD THANKS CANADA

EARLY MODEL OF A TOTEM POLE, KWAKIUTL, CA 1920, SIGNED CHARLIE JAMES


A Northwest Coast, Kwakiutl, polychrome model of a totem pole, signed on reverse "Charlie James"
Charlie James was a famous Northwestern native artist 1870 -1938.
23 inches high x 9 inches wide, one of two, local collection.

EARLY MODEL OF A TOTEM POLE, KWAKIUTL, CA 1920, SIGNED MUNGO MARTIN KASALAS



A Northwest Coast, Kwakiutl, polychrome model of a totem pole, signed on signed on the back," Mungo Martin, Kasalas"
Mungo Martin was a famous Northwestern artist 1879 -1962.
29 inches high

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

INLAID GAMES TABLE CA 1880 NEW ZEALAND INTEREST



Pedestal games table, Kauri inlaid with mottled Kauri, burr Totara, Rewarewa, two small drawers.Original condition.

LONGWY


Longwy Ca 1931, signed Lo Hayne

LARGE MEMORY JUG Ca 1910


Large memory jug, found objects Ca1910
sold

LARGE PAINTING BY MATHIAS KAUAGE O.B.E.


Mathias Kauage Sold thanks Brisbane
Miugu Village, Simbu Province,

Every day, Kauage would present his paintings to the public for purchase on the sidewalk in front of a hotel in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea�s main urban centre, where he lived in a small house with his wife and children. In 1987, he was one of four recipients of Sydney, Australia�s prestigious Blake prize for Religious Art. His reputation grew internationally, and he travelled throughout Europe, where he met and created a painting for Queen Elizabeth II in 1998. At that time, she bestowed upon him the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to the art of Papua New Guinea

Admitted to the National Arts School in 1972, Kauage began exhibiting regularly and his lively drawings of modern technology and life in town made his work popular with expatriates and the new PNG elite. As Kauage's success and fame grew, he received many government commissions as well as many invitations to exhibit his work in Europe, Africa, and Australia. His best known works include figures he designed for the mosaic facade of the new PNG Parliament House as well as a series of images he made of the death of Highland leader Iambakey Okuk, which now hang in the National Gallery of Australia. However, Kauage's colorful imagery has also been selected for book covers, stamps, and covers of magazines, including the July edition of
Australia's Art Monthly. Mathias Kauage died in May, 2003 at the age of sixty-six

STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURAL CONTAINER


Unusual Staffordshire figure container, Ca 1860

DRUNKEN PARSON AND HIS CLERK FIGURE CA1830


Staffordshire, Ca 1830, Minor restoration

PRATT POT LID, "THE ENTHUIAST"


Produced by F.&R Pratt and first issued c.1860. From a painting by Lane. Period frame

Bretby Bulldog Ca 1891


Bretby Bulldog Ca 1891, minor losses, 9 inches high,

INLAID SIDE TABLE, NEW ZEALAND INTEREST



Oval side table Ca 1880 inlaid with various native specimen woods inluding mottled Kauri, burr Totara, Nikau palm, Silver Pine

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Maori Feather Cloak


Maori Feather Shoulder Cloak( Maru) with Weka? feathers and unusual taniko decoration, cotton backed 950mm x 950mm

STERLING SILVER TROPHY BELT( SHOOTING)




Rare New Zealand interest Trophy Belt, presented by the Nelson Licensed Victualers Ca 1871. Jones &Co, Birmingham Presentation plaques date from 1880 to 1887 and are all New Zealand made. Original case, great condition.