Thursday, March 29, 2012

Happy Birthday To Us



Given that our inaugural auction took place on May 3rd 2007, it is only a short time before we celebrate our 5th birthday. We will be marking the occasion with a new and vastly improved online platform designed by the team down the road at BKA Interactive. We hope to go live with this in late April or early May.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Russell and Shirley Hodgson Collection: Preliminary Highlights

Dale Frank, $83 245

A lively and ebullient crowd, heated bidding and some staggering results serve to sum up the saleroom from last night's auction of the Russell and Shirley Hodgson Collection. Heading the field was the phenomenal $83 245 realized for Australian artist Dale Frank's, Ultimogeniture Brachyology Brain Fever, which near-doubles the artist's previous Australasian record held by Sotheby's in Australia. Further preliminary highlights include:

lot 3, Michael Parekowhai $7970
lot 10, Richard Lewer $9965
lot 14, Fiona Pardington $28 140
lot 17, Heather Straka $16 415
lot 24, Geoff Thornley $29 310
lot 25, Judy Millar, $22 860
lot 26, Galia Amsel, $10 550
lot 31, Neil Dawson $15 240
lot 40, Jacquie Fraser $18 760
lot 41, Kelcy Taratoa $7620
lot 43, Andre Hemer $8205
lot 46, Liz Maw $30 485
lot 50, Yvonne Todd $11 725
lot 57, Anthony Bennett $10 550
lot 58, Michael Parekowhai $15 240
lot 66, Michael Hight $14 070
lot 67, Jae Hoon Lee $6155
lot 83, Wellesley Binding $6445

Thursday, March 22, 2012

HODGSON COLLECTION TONIGHT: 6-30



The Russell and Shirley Hodgson Collection goes under the hammer tonight at 6-30. For those of you who can't make it you can bid and stream the auction live through the live auctioneers site www.liveauctioneers.com. Applications are alos available for iphones and smartphones.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Tauranga Antiques Roadshow This Weekend




James Parkinson and Hamish Coney will be in Tauranga this weekend conducting the antiques roadshow at the Tauranga Art Gallery. With well over 50 reservations already it will be a busy and entertaining day. If you haven't registered yet or wish to see further details of the event go to: http://www.artgallery.org.nz/events/antiques-treasures-road-show

Monday, March 19, 2012

Hodgson Collection Video Preview: Now Online




You can watch A+O Director's Hamish Coney and Ben Plumbly run through some of the works in Thursday night's Russell and Shirley Hodgson Collection here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgvx2xGEHrk

NZ Herald Profiles A+O in today's Business



Gill South profiles ART+OBJECT nearly five years on from the company's inaugural auction in today's Business section of the Herald. You can read the article here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10792977

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Asian Auction Hits Headlines in Australia



Following the success of last week's Asian Art auction at A+O was Australian journalist Terry Ingram who penned the following article which appears in today's issue of Australia Financial Review. You can read it here: http://www.afr.com/p/national/arts_saleroom/jade_proved_lucky_for_nz_collection_9Zk152mv6PYgoVN9v3uKtM

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hodgson Collection on View Thursday Night



Viewing for the collection of Russell and Shirley Hodgson will commence this Thursday evening when we preview the collection. You can RSVP for the event by contacting Hamish at hamish@artandobject.co.nz.

Monday, March 12, 2012

TEAM A+O SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES COLVILLE CONNECTION


On Saturday team A+O completed the beautiful but challenging 72KM Colville Connection. Not quite the gold medal performance from last years Karapoti, but nonetheless a respectable time of 4:52.

Friday, March 2, 2012

The English Collection: Preliminary Saleroom Highlights

Lot 80, Milo Boughman Sofa realized $6680

Following on from the success of the Ross Morrison Collection last year, the English Collection of Design was met with similar enthusiasm in the saleroom last night. Collectors responded strongly to the opportunity to acquire design classics from the world's leading figures. Some of the preliminary saleroom highlights included:

lot 5, Robin Day chairs $1875
lot 17, Hans Wegner daybed $2110
lot 24, Lufthansa desk $3810
lot 28, Jean Gillon sofa $4100
lot 30, Gunni Omann cabinet, $3165
lot 34, attrib. to Poul Kjaerholm armchairs $3985
lot 70, Garth Chester set of chairs $1755
lot 71, Garth Chester Curvesse chair $2930
lot 78, Hans Olsen pair of chairs $2110
lot 79, Poul Cadovius CADO system $4690
lot 81, Arne Vodder chest $5510
lot 94, German drafting desk $3165
Lot 99, John Britten chair $3630
lot 105, NZ made rosewood chest $2930
lot 111, NZ 1960s loungers $3750
lot 131, Pair of Hans Wegners stools $1990
lot 133, Memphis scultpure $2460
lot 134, Hansen rosewood sideboard $5275
lot 135, Richard Schultz table $2930
lot 143, Pair of French armchairs $5860
lot 166, Mies van der Rohe daybed $5275
lot 168, Pair of Eames aluminium group chairs $3400
lot 188, pair of Butterfly chairs $1405
lot 144, French escitoire $2225

Thursday, March 1, 2012

New Collectors' Art and Asian Art Preliminary Results

LOT 58
New Collectors Art
Lot 12, Peter Stichbury $2110
Lot 18, Cedric Savage $1815
Lot 22, Gretchen Albrecht $1230
Lot 30, Colin McCahon $4220
Lot 31, Shane Cotton $1755
Lot 40, E. Mervyn Taylor $1990
Lot 42, E. Mervyn Taylor $2815
Lot 57, Robin White $7035
Lot 59, Robin White $10 320
Lot 61, Julian Dashper $6445
Lot 75, Gavin Chilcott $3515
Lot 100, Allen Maddox $2990

Asian Art
Lot 4, $6330
Lot 5, $4690
Lot 9, $12 310
Lot 10, $18 290
Lot 14, $8675
Lot 16 $6800
Lot 38, $7970
Lot 44, $7265
Lot 45, $6330
Lot 46, $18 760
Lot 58, $18 170
Lot 71, $10 550
Lot 73, $9380
Lot 74, $9965
Lot 109, $23 450