No Place Like Home

0714 Live Auction Catalogue May 2025

Modern, Contemporary & Historical Art

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Art

Emily Gardener Director of Art emily@webbs.co.nz +64 22 595 5610 Mark Hutchins-Pond Senior Specialist, Art mark@webbs.co.nz +64 22 095 5610 Georgina Brett Specialist, Art georgina@webbs.co.nz +64 27 929 5609

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Foreword

Mark Hutchins-Pond Senior Special, Art

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“ The home setting has been particularly fertile ground for artists the world over for millennia. From decorative interior furnishings through to readymade objects of industrial design, creative individuals have always drawn, stencilled, painted and otherwise embellished objects found in the home. Similarly, they have incorporated home objects into their own oeuvre as symbols or props, often serving as clues to deeper meanings in their practice.

No Place Like Home explores and celebrates this rich tradition of recontextualising what we find around us and enriching the ‘home’ through art.” —Mark Hutchins-Pond

Kia ora koutou, nau mai haere mai; greetings and welcome to No Place Like Home, a touring exhibition and live auction featuring a curated collection of artworks, objet d’art, and collectables that celebrate the human instinct to ‘nest’ and create an inspiring environment to live in. Focusing on the interconnectedness of ‘home’ and art, this catalogue aims to bring together everyday objects that have been re-contextualised, via art, to bring joy, beauty, and a witty playfulness to residential settings.

The ‘home’ and its accoutrements have always provided inspiration conceptually and literally for artmaking. Since the beginning of civilisation, artists' have been fascinated by and experimented with utilitarian objects typically reserved for the home, from ancient Egyptian and Greek makers depicting furniture as status symbols, through to David Hockney’s almost obsessive passion for incorporating designer chairs in his paintings or Pablo Picasso’s additions of chair caning and newspapers to his canvases, functional objects in our daily lives and been celebrated and repurposed by artists'.

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Our curatorial team have selected artworks celebrating the joys of the home environment by artists which cover a wide spectrum of styles and periods- from early 20th century master works by Frances Hodgkins to a dynamic post-modernist pastiche by contemporary Italian surrealist painter Angelo Accardi.

Unexpected highlights include two chairs, painted by Dick Frizzell and John Pule, present as whimsical and unexpected divergences from their art practices. Frizzell’s 2005 untitled (Chair) uses David Moreland’s iconic design titled ‘Frame’ of New Zealand’s most recognisable chairs of the modern era as a ready-made. Its material and structural simplicity make it seem almost ephemeral, while Frizzell’s intervention—a monochromatic styled, timber wall painted directly onto the upholstery—transforms the original chair into a kind of three-dimensional pop art inspired cartoon.

Whereas Pule's chair Monuina, brings attention to the everyday canvas deckchair, named after the Niuean phrase for ‘have a nice day’ or ‘cheers!’. The fold-out chair exudes relaxation, sunbathing or coastal pursuits, on the single strip of white canvas that forms the backrest and seat, Pule’s blood-red cloud ‘islands’ float as if in space, connected by an iconography of tendrils, fauna and flora, religious and navigational symbols.

Another example of art-as-furniture is Terry Stringer’s bronze table, Fallen Figure. Although firmly standing on its four legs with a serviceable flat tabletop, Stringer

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playfully animates this piece by creating perspectival distortions when it is viewed from various vantage points.

Ceramic bowls decorated by iconic New Zealand artist Richard Killen provide a strikingly minimal contrast to a 12-piece set of espresso cups and saucers by internationally acclaimed Young British Artist member, Damien Hirst in conjunction with Hallmark Porcelain.

Swirling versions of Hirst’s signature motifs and densely detailed artworks decorate each saucer, while being perfectly reflected onto the glossy, silver surface of each coordinating espresso cup.

Representations of our beloved fury and four legged companions also add to the diverse amalgam of residential interiors, along with objects alluding to architecture, home décor and floral arrangements and many others full of hygge and a deep sense of belonging.

No Place Like Home will be exhibited in Auckland from 7 — 10 May and Wellington from 15 — 19 May. The live auction will take place in our Wellington gallery, 23 Marion Street from 6.30pm on Monday 19 May. This will be our only live auction of fine and applied art in Wellington this year and those who attended our Art from the 60s live event last year will undoubtedly remember just how much fun our Wellington curated auctions can be.

The auction will be livestreamed for collectors who prefer to bid online. If you’re unable to attend either of the previews in person, we are happy to show you works through face-time mobile phone calls or supply an indepth condition report.

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Programme

Auckland

Launch Event Tuesday 6 May

6pm — 8pm

Viewing Times Wednesday 7 May Thursday 8 May Friday 9 May Saturday 10 May

10am — 5pm 10am — 7pm 10am — 5pm 10am — 4pm

Location 33a Normanby Road Mount Eden

Wellington

Launch Event Wednesday 14 May Viewing Times Thursday 15 May Friday 16 May Saturday 17 May Sunday 18 May

10am — 5pm 10am — 5pm 11am — 3pm 11am — 3pm

Viewing by Appointment Monday 19 May

10am — 4pm

Wellington Live Auction Monday 19 May

6.30pm

Location 23 Marion Street Te Aro 8

5.30pm — 7.30pm

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01 Ans Westra

Ruatoria (Kids Eating Milk Powder) 1963. printed later. digital print, edition of 25 390 × 390mm EST $2,800 — $3,800 PROVENANCE

Private collection.

02 Bronwynne Cornish

House of Echoes 2022 ceramic 190 × 90 × 160mm (widest points) EST $1,800 — $3,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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03 Bill Hammond

untitled wood 290 × 485 × 130mm (widest points) EST $1,200 — $2,200 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Christchurch.

Acquired from the artist, c1980.

04 Richard Killeen

Regeneration 1978 ceramic glaze on Temuka porcelain bowl inscribed Regeneration, dated 1978 and signed KILLEEN in stamp on base 80 × 120 × 120mm (widest points, each) EST $1,000 — $1,500 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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05 Damien Hirst Anamorphic Espresso Cups (set of six) 2012 porcelain 58 × 53 × 53mm (each cup); 120mm diameter (each saucer) EST $1,800 — $3,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington.

NOTE

Produced in accompaniment to Damien Hirst, Tate Modern, London, 4 April – 9 September 2012.

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06 Terry Stringer Seas Sounds 1994 bronze, 3/3 signed Terry Stringer, dated 94 and inscribed 3/3, #562 with incision lower right 290 × 495mm (widest points) EST $5,000 — $8,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Hamilton.

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Terry Stringer Ponsonby on a Stool 1983 bronze, 5/12 signed TERRY STRINGER, dated 83 and inscribed 5/12 with incision front edge 270 × 380 × 200mm (widest points) EST $12,000 — $18,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington.

Acquired from Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, 1983.

EXHIBITIONS

Museum Corridor, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, 18 October 1983.

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08 Michael Smither

Crawling 2006 screenprint on paper, printer’s proof signed MDS, dated 06 and inscribed Crawling in graphite lower edge 380 × 285mm EST $500— $1,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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09 Martin Creed

Work No. 1085 (Thinking / Not Thinking) 2011 C-type photograph 90 × 90mm EST $300 — $500 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

NOTE

Photographed for the cover of Martin Creed's single, the image features Orson (larger) and Sparky (smaller).

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10 Dick Frizzell & Bootleg Design

Marbellous Mutt 2023 acrylic on plastic signed DICK FRIZZELL and inscribed MARBELLOUS MUTT in brushpoint lower edge 800 × 500 × 330mm (widest points) EST $4,000 — $6,000

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PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland. Acquired from Art to Date: Online, Webb’s, Auckland, 5—10 April 2023, lot 37.

NOTE

Originally commissioned for the Paws for Purpose fundraiser art trail for Blind & Low Vision New Zealand.

11 Denys Watkins

Vacation 1975 screenprint on paper, 10/30 signed Denys Watkins, dated ‘75 and title inscribed vacation 10/30 in graphite lower edge 400 × 300mm EST $1,000 — $2,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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12 Teuane Tibbo

Raised Flowers in a Pot acrylic on canvas board signed Teuane Tibbo in brushpoint lower right 600 × 495mm EST $6,000 — $10,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

Bequeathed by the artist, 1984.

NOTE

Frame handmade by artist's husband.

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13 Gavin Chilcott

Landscape with Paper & Pots 1989 watercolour on paper signed Chilcott, dated 1989 and inscribed LANDSCAPE WITH PAPER & POTS in graphite lower left 560 × 765mm EST $2,500 — $3,500 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Whangamata.

14 Rita Angus

The Artist’s Studio graphite and watercolour on paper signed Rita Angus in ink lower right 550 × 360mm EST $12,000 — $20,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington. Acquired from Easter Art Auction, Dunbar Slone, Wellington, 16th April 1997, lot 26.

15 Karl Maughan Huia South 2023 screenprint on Lanaquarelle paper, artist's proof signed Karl Maughan and inscribed HUIA SOUTH in graphite lower edge 976 × 1460mm EST $4,000 — $6,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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16 Angelo Accardi

Misplaced 2017 oil, acrylic and ink on paper signed A Accardi, dated 2011 and inscribed Misplaced in pastel verso 500 × 695mm EST $28,000 — $38,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

Acquired from Gruppo Petit Prince, Amalfi Coast, 2017.

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17 Michael Smither and Ron Sang untitled c2000s boxed limited edition reproduction prints on paper 605 × 855 × 35mm (boxed) EST $1,600 — $3,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

Gifted by Ron Sang.

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NOTE

Grey velvet lined box produced by Ron Sang with Michael Smither's signature embossed on the lid, containing eight colour reproductions of Michael Smither paintings.

Alfred Road Bridge (1971) Joseph Snarling (1978) Hamilton Diggings Central Otago (1969) Rocks with Mountain (1968) Two Cups (1992) Sarah Eating Corn (2000) A Song of the Sea (Gribben Mural) (undated on reproduction) New Zealand Oranges (2000)

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18 Pat Hanly

Panama Women 1987 lithograph on paper, 21/38 signed Hanly and dated 87 in graphite lower right 780 × 630mm EST $4,000 — $6,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington.

Acquired from NZ & International Fine Art - Part I, Dunbar Slone, Wellington, 11 March 2015, lot 5.

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19 Frances Hodgkins

Arrangement of Jugs lithograph on paper signed Frances Hodgkins in graphite lower right 450 × 600mm EST $15,500 — $19,500

20 Gretchen Albrecht

Emergence 2012 oil on patinated copper signed albrecht, dated 2012 and inscribed EMERGENCE in ink verso 175 × 350mm (widest points) EST $7,500 — $13,000

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PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

NOTE

Published by Contemporary Lithographs Ltd, London 1938.

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland. Acquired from Two Rooms, Auckland, 2016.

EXHIBITIONS

Gretchen Albrecht: On Copper, Two Rooms, Auckland, 2 – 22 December 2016.

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21 Frances Hodgkins

Seaside Lodgings c1919 oil on canvas signed FRANCES HODGKINS in brushpoint lower left 650 × 630mm EST $180,000 — $270,000 PROVENANCE

The Sutch-Ovenden Collection, Wellington. Acquired privately; Collection of Micheal Hodgkins, Tauranga. Passed by bequest; Collection of Michael Hodgkins, Invercargill.

NOTE

The Complete Frances Hodgkins catalogue raisonné number: FH0630.

EXHIBITIONS

Frances Hodgkins: From Dunedin to Waikanae, Toi Mahara Gallery, Waikanae, April–May 2019; Canterbury Society of Arts: 48th Annual Exhibition, Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery, Christchurch, March 1928; Exhibition of Paintings by Frances Hodgkins, Mount Street Gallery, Manchester, 4–30 November 1926; Foreign Paintings from the Carnegie Institute International Exhibition, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, New York, 10–31 October 1920; Nineteenth Annual International Exhibitions of Paintings, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 29 April–13 June 1920; International Society, 26th Exhibition, Grosvenor Gallery, London, October 1919.

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LITERATURE

E H McCormick, Works of Frances Hodgkins in New Zealand, (Auckland: Auckland City Art Gallery, 1954), 196; E H McCormick, Portrait of Frances Hodgkins, (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1981), 94.

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22 Fiona Pardington

Hermes Mercury, Cannelles and Parsonage Road 2023 inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 3/10 signed Fiona Pardington in ink verso 1400 × 1120mm EST $18,000 — $26,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Queenstown.

23 Marti Friedlander

Tony Fomison in Front of Omai 1978 silver gelatin print 385 × 405mm EST $7,000 — $9,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

24 Bill Hammond

untitled crackle glazed ceramic 300 × 300mm (widest points) EST $15,000 — $20,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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25 Max Gimblett, Warwick Freeman, Joe Sheehan, Humphrey Ikin, Jim Cooper

Spirit Box wood, pāua shell, tortoise shell, pounamu, tree bark and animal bone 570 × 380 × 510mm (widest points) EST $100,000 — $130,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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26 Peter Siddell untitled (Western Reflections) 1978 oil on board signed PETER SIDDELL and dated 1978 in brushpoint lower left 275 × 365mm EST $20,000 — $30,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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27 Zac Langdon-Pole

untitled 2013 sewn fabrics 1505 × 1355mm EST $3,000 — $5,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland. Acquired from Michael Lett, Auckland, 2013.

EXHIBITIONS

Pale Ideas: Zac Langdon-Pole, Michael Lett, Auckland, 29 May – 11 August 2013.

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28 Dick Frizzell

untitled (Chair) 2005 oil on upholstery; enamel on wood signed FRIZZELL and dated 05 in brushpoint lower right 700 × 650 × 645mm (widest points) EST $3,200 — $4,800 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

29 Don Driver

Flag Pocket 1981 wood rod, found flag and vinyl on canvas signed by Don Driver, dated 1981 and inscribed "Flag Pocket" in ink verso 1740 × 1290mm EST $8,000 — $10,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, New Plymouth.

Acquired from the artist.

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30 Don Driver Bundespost 1998 hand-tufted wool signed Don Driver, dated 1998 and inscribed Bundespost in ink verso 1300 × 2300mm EST $6,000 — $7,500

31 David Trubridge

South Pacific 'Rocker' Rocking Chair and 'Flip' Ottoman early 2000s wood 690 × 560 × 940mm (widest points, chair); 290 × 570 × 640mm (widest points, ottoman) EST $3,000 — $5,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection.

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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32 John Pule

Monuina 2002 acrylic and ink on canvas; wood signed John Pule, dated 2002 and inscribed Monuina in ink lower edge 975 × 645 × 1150mm (widest points, dimensions variable) EST $10,000 — $15,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

Acquired c2003.

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35 Joanna Margaret Paul

Sounds of Poplar Leaves 1989 graphite and watercolour on paper signed JMP, dated 89 and inscribed sounds of poplar leaves in graphite lower edge 235 × 280mm EST $1,200 — $2,200

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PROVENANCE

33 D. K. Richmond

Still Life with Ginger Jar 1929 watercolour on paper signed DK Richmond and dated 1929 in brushpoint lower left 500 × 575mm EST $6,500 — $9,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington.

EXHIBITIONS

NZ and European Works, Ngaio Fine Arts Gallery, Wellington, April 2013.

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Private collection, Auckland.

34 Sam Cairncross

Still Life with Mixed Flowers 1946 oil on board signed Sam and dated 46 in brushpoint upper edge 295 × 367mm EST $3,200 — $4,000

36 Joanna Margaret Paul

Ruapehu: Street Light 1994 graphite on paper signed JMP and dated 94 in graphite lower edge; inscribed Ruapehu : street light in ink lower edge 210 × 285mm EST $1,000 — $2,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington.

Acquired Gold Coast, 2016.

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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37 Edward Noott Sunday Lunch at Broadway Manor 1965 oil on canvas signed Edward Noott in brushpoint lower right 910 × 760mm EST $5,000 — $8,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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38 Terry Stringer

Fallen Figure 1982 bronze signed Terry Stringer and dated ‘82 with incision lower edge 630 × 565 × 380mm (widest points) EST $10,000 — $15,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington.

Acquired from Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, c1980s.

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39 Cj Hendry

Flower Market 2024 reinforced polyester, 30 pieces signed cj hendry and inscribed FLOWER MARKET by machinestitched tag lower edge 520 × 120 × 120mm (widest points, each) EST $1,200 — $2,200 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

Acquired from the artist, 2024.

EXHIBITIONS

Flower Market, Cj Hendry and Clé de Peau Beauté, Roosevelt Island, New York, 2024.

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40 Fornasetti untitled (Magazine Rack) 2022 acrylic and metal 390 × 420 × 190mm (widest points) EST $2,800 — $3,500 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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41 Kay Palmer

Still Life with Chair 1994 oil on canvas signed Kay and dated 94 in brushpoint lower right 995 × 395mm EST $600 — $1,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Havelock North.

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Kitchen Window 1994 oil on canvas signed Kay Palmer with incision lower right 710 × 1220mm EST $800 — $1,200 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Havelock North.

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43 Melvin Day

The Five Senses, after L. Baugin 1966 oil on canvas signed Day in brushpoint lower right 1200 × 900mm EST $18,000 — $28,000

44 Stewart B MacLennan

Summer Cottage, Plimmerton 1963 watercolour on paper signed Stewart MacLennan and dated 63 in ink lower right 470 × 580mm EST $4,000 — $6,000

PROVENANCE

Collection of the Oroya & Melvin Day Trust, Wellington.

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Wellington.

Acquired Wanganui, 2022.

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4 5 Karl Maughan

untitled (Six Bottles of Karl Maughan Cristensen Estate Waiheke Island Merlot) 2005 oil on canvas and wax on wine bottle, edition of 1000 (six bottles); wood signed in brushpoint on box lid 750mL (bottles, each); 95 × 545 × 345mm (boxed) EST $1,000 — $2,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Kāpiti.

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46 Karl Maughan

untitled (Six Bottles of Karl Maughan Cristensen Estate Waiheke Island Merlot) 2005 oil on canvas and wax on wine bottle, edition of 1000 (six bottles); wood signed in brushpoint on box lid 750mL (bottles, each); 95 × 545 × 345mm (boxed) EST $1,000 — $2,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Kāpiti.

NOTE

The work, titled Forest Road, is a five-metre original oil featuring over one thousand of Maughan’s characteristic rhododendron flowers, in vibrant reds and purples, intentionally cut into pieces for wine labels.

The work represents a unique collaboration between Maughan and Christensen Estate, to mark its final vintage, the 2005 Christensen Estate Waiheke Island Merlot. The wine is fragrant with aromas of black cherry, cassis and chocolate box and the palate displays sweet fruit with hints of mocha and liquorice, giving way to a silky, smoky finish.

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ernando and Humberto F Campana Mirragio coloured acrylic mirror 1050 × 1810mm (widest points) EST $6,000 — $10,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

4 8 Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Nugget 2022 resin signed Gaetano Pesce, dated 2022, and inscribed FISH DESIGN in stamp embossing on base 370 × 210 × 220mm (widest points) EST $1,000 — $1,500 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

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49 Len Castle

Inverted Volcano glazed earthenware signed LC with incision on base 180 × 850 × 160mm (widest points) EST $3,000 — $5,000 PROVENANCE

Private collection, Auckland.

51 Mary McFarlane

Study For CHASM II 2006 enamel on found mirror signd M McFarlane, dated 2006 and inscribed Study for CHASM II in ink verso 660 × 180mm EST $2,500 — $4,000 PROVENANCE

50 Jeff Thomson

untitled 2002 print on aluminium signed J G Thompson and dated 2002 in graphite lower right 390 × 110 × 300mm (widest points) EST $800 — $1,600

Private collection, Wellington.

Acquired from Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, 2006.

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Havelock North.

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4.7.

Online Bidding Webb’s offers an online bidding service.

When bidding online the buyer agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions listed here by Webb’s.

Webb’s accepts no responsibility for any errors, failure to execute bids or any other miscommunications regarding this process. It is the online bidder’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the relevant information regarding bids, lot numbers and contact details. Webb’s does not charge for this service.

4.8.

Reserves Unless otherwise indicated, all lots are offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the Lot will not be sold. The reserve will not exceed the low estimate printed in the catalogue. The auctioneer may open the bidding on any Lot below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the Seller.

The auctioneer may continue to bid on behalf of seller up to the amount of the reserve, either by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in response to other bidders.

4.9.

Auctioneers Discretion The Auctioneer has the right at his/ her absolute and sole discretion to refuse any bid, to advance the bidding according to the following indicative steps: Increment Dollar Range Amount $20 $0–$500 $50 $500–$1,000 $100 $1,000–$2,000 $200 $2,000–$5,000 $500 $5,000–$10,000 $1,000 $10,000–$20,000 $2,000 $20,000–$50,000 $5,000 $50,000 – $100,000 $10,000 $100,000–$200,000 $20,000 $200,000–$500,000 $50,000 $500,000–$1,000,000 Absentee bids must follow these increments and any bids that don’t follow the steps will be rounded up to the nearest acceptable bid.

5.

After the Sale

5.1.

Buyers Premium In addition to the hammer price, the buyer agrees to pay to Webb’s the buyer’s premium. The buyer’s premium is 19.5% of the hammer price plus GST. (Goods and Services Tax) where applicable.

5.2.

Payment and Passing of Title The buyer must pay the full amount due (comprising the hammer price, buyer’s premium and any applicable taxes and GST) not later than 2 days after the auction date.

The buyer will not acquire title to the lot until Webb’s receives full payment in cleared funds, and no goods under any circumstances will be released without confirmation of cleared funds received.

This applies even if the buyer wishes to send items overseas.

Payment can be made by direct transfer, cash (not exceeding NZD$5,000, if wishing to pay more than NZD$5,000 then this must be deposited directly into 51

a Bank of New Zealand branch and bank receipt supplied) and EFTPOS (please check the daily limit). Payments can be made by debit card or credit card in person with a 2.2% merchant fee for Visa, Mastercard and Paywave, and 3.3% for American Express. Invoices that are in excess of $5,000 and where the card holder is not present, cannot be charged to a credit card without prior arrangement. Cheques are no longer accepted.

5.6.3.

to cancel the sale.

5.6.4.

to resell the property publicly or privately on such terms as we see fit.

5.6.5.

to pay the Seller an amount up to the net proceeds payable in respect of the amount bid by the defaulting Buyer. In these circumstances the defaulting Buyer can have no claim upon Webb’s in the event that the item(s) are sold for an amount greater than the original invoiced amount.

The buyer is responsible for any bank fees and charges applicable for the transfer of funds into Webb’s account.

5.3.

Collection of Purchases & Insurance Webb’s is entitled to retain items sold until all amounts due to us have been received in full in cleared funds. Subject to this, the Buyer shall collect purchased lots within 2 days from the date of the sale unless otherwise agreed in writing between Webb’s and the Buyer.

5.6.6.

to set off against any amounts which Webb’s may owe the Buyer in any other transactions, the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by the Buyer.

5.6.7.

where several amounts are owed by the Buyer to us, in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not the Buyer so directs.

5.6.8.

to reject at any future auction any bids made by or on behalf of the Buyer or to obtain a deposit from the Buyer prior to accepting any bids.

5.6.9.

to exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any property in our possession owned by the Buyer whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way, to the fullest extent permitted by the law of the place where such property is located.

The Buyer will be deemed to have been granted such security to us and we may retain such property as collateral security for said Buyer’s obligations to us.

At the fall of the hammer, insurance is the responsibility of the purchaser.

5.4.

Packing, Handling and Shipping Webb’s will be able to suggest removals companies that the buyer can use but takes no responsibility whatsoever for the actions of any recommended third party. Webb’s can pack and handle goods purchased at the auction by agreement and a charge will be made for this service. All packing, shipping, insurance, postage & associated charges will be borne by the purchaser.

5.5.

Permits, Licences and Certificates Under The Protected Objects Act 1975, buyers may be required to obtain a licence for certain categories of items in a sale from the Ministry of Culture & Heritage, PO Box 5364, Wellington.

5.6.

Remedies for Non-Payment If the Buyer fails to make full payment immediately, Webb’s is entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies (in addition to asserting any other rights or remedies available under the law) 5.6.1.

to charge interest at such a rate as we shall reasonably decide.

5.6.2.

to hold the defaulting Buyer liable for the total amount due and to commence legal proceedings for its recovery along with interest, legal fees and costs to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.

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5.6.10. to take such other action as Webb’s deem necessary or appropriate.

If we do sell the property under paragraph (4), then the defaulting Buyer shall be liable for payment of any deficiency between the total amount originally due to us and the price obtained upon reselling as well as for all costs, expenses, damages, legal fees and commissions and premiums of whatever kinds associated with both sales or otherwise arising from the default.

If we pay any amount to the Seller under paragraph (5) the Buyer acknowledges that Webb’s shall have all of the rights of the Seller, however arising, to pursue the Buyer for such amount.

5.7.

Failure to Collect Purchases Where purchases are not collected within 2 days from the sale date, whether or not payment has been made, we shall be permitted to remove the property to a warehouse at the buyer’s expense, and only release the items after payment in full has been made of removal, storage handling, insurance and any other costs incurred, together with payment of all other amounts due to us.

6.

Extent of Webb’s Liability

Webb’s agrees to refund the purchase price in the circumstances of the Limited Warranty set out in paragraph 7 below.

Apart from that, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents are responsible for the correctness of any statement of whatever kind concerning any lot, whether written or oral, nor for any other errors or omissions in description or for any faults or defects in any lots. Except as stated in paragraph 7 below, neither the Seller, ourselves, our officers, agents or employees give any representation warranty or guarantee or assume any liability of any kind in respect of any lot with regard to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, description, size, quality, condition, attribution, authenticity, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, exhibition history, literature or historical relevance. Except as required by local law any warranty of any kind is excluded by this paragraph.

7.

Limited Warranty

Subject to the terms and conditions of this paragraph, the Seller warrants for the period of thirty days from the date of the sale that any property described in this catalogue (noting such description may be amended by any saleroom notice or announcement) which is stated without qualification to be the work of a named author or authorship is authentic and not a forgery. The term “Author” or “authorship” refers to the creator of the property or to the period, culture, source, or origin as the case may be, with which the creation of such property is identified in the catalogue.

The warranty is subject to the following: it does not apply where a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts at the date of the sale or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or b) correct identification of a lot can be demonstrated only by means of a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the publication of the catalogue was unreasonably expensive or impractical or likely to have caused damage to the property. the benefits of the warranty are not assignable and shall apply only to the original buyer of the lot as shown on the invoice originally issued by Webb’s when the lot was sold at Auction. the Original Buyer must have remained the owner of the lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party.

The Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy against the Seller in place of any other remedy which might be available, is the cancellation of the sale and the refund of the original purchase price paid for the lot less the buyer’s premium which is non-refundable. Neither the Seller nor Webb’s will be liable for any special, incidental nor consequential damages including, without limitation, loss of profits.

The Buyer must give written notice of claim to us within thirty days of the date of the Auction. The Seller shall have the right, to require the Buyer to obtain two written opinions by recognised experts in the field, mutually acceptable to the Buyer and Webb’s to decide whether or not to cancel the sale under warranty. the Buyer must return the lot to Seller in the same condition that it was purchased.

8.

anyone else without our prior written consent. Webb’s and the Seller make no representation or warranty that the Buyer of a property will acquire any copyright or other reproduction rights in it.

10.

Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions and any matters concerned with the foregoing fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand, unless otherwise stated.

11.

Pre-Sale Estimates

Webb’s publishes with each catalogue our opinion as to the estimated price range for each lot. These estimates are approximate prices only and are not intended to be definitive. They are prepared well in advance of the sale and may be subject to revision. Interested parties should contact Webb’s prior to auction for updated pre-sale estimates and starting prices.

12.

Sale Results

Webb’s will provide auction results, which will be available as soon as possible after the sale. Results will include buyer’s premium. These results will be posted at www.webbs.co.nz.

13.

Goods and Service Tax

GST is applicable on the hammer price in the case where the seller is selling property that is owned by an entity registered for GST. GST is also applicable on the hammer price in the case where the seller is not a New Zealand resident. These lots are denoted by a dagger symbol † placed next to the estimate. GST is also applicable on the buyer’s premium.

Severability

If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted, and the rest of the Conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

9.

Copyright

The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by Webb’s relating to a lot including the contents of this catalogue, is and shall remain the property at all times of Webb’s and shall not be used by the Buyer, nor by 53

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