Update: While the sale made 2.4 million Euros the waka prow failed to sell. A waka prow once in the collection of Major-General Horatio Robley is set to sell in Paris on June 17th. It is estimated at 250,000 - 350,000 Euros, with news headlines claiming it will go for the upper end of this estimate.
The Sotheby's catalogue entry is available online (scroll down for the English text if your French is as good as mine) :
It will be interesting to see how this market is affected by the recession. I assume the market will be for international collectors rather than New Zealand institutions?
