Thursday, October 21, 2010

Tiki Sells For £45,650 In Chatsworth Sale



The Sotheby's Chatsworth Attic Sale of 20,000 objects was held last week, to great interest and purchase. Of New Zealand interest was this hei-tiki (estimated at £7,000), found hidden in the back of a cupboard. It sold for an astonishing £45,650. It was possibly acquired in the early 19th Century by the 6th Duke of Devonshire.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Treasure Trove Found In Paris


A Parisian flat untouched for 70 years reveals a 2.1 million Euro painting by Boldini. Telegraph article here.