Hepplewhite Chairs with Deerskin Seats Owned by Maori Singer
A pair of Edwardian period Hepplewhite style chairs. With the backsplat in typical fountain motif. The seats in deerskin. The chairs were once owned by the Maori opera singer, Inia Te Wiata; legend has it that Wiata bagged the deer for the seats. (2)
Maori motif hall chairs with burr totara backs
Rare pair of New Zealand Colonial plain & mottled kauri hall chairs solid burr totara panel backs with fine Maori motif carved arched top rails, the solid seats on turned supports, all lightly carved
Maori Carved Table with Ancestor Figure Base
A Jane Brenkley small carved table, the top carved with a Maori village scene, the square support column in the form of an ancestor figure, on stylised koru decorated base. The two plants to the top slightly apart. 67 x 47 x 49 cm.
Maori Design Pedestal Side Table by Jane Brenkley
A Jane Brenkley folk art carved Maori design pedestal side table, the oval top with two women, a man and dog to the foreground, a lake with waka and background with whare and further figures beyond; raised on upon a figural column from a stepped base.…
Maori Pedestal Side Table by Jane Brenkley (1942)
A Jane Brenkley folk art carved Maori design pedestal side table, the rectangular top with a woman, man and dog to the foreground, a lake with waka and background with whare and further figures beyond; raised on upon a figural column from a stepped base.…
Maori Carved Pedestal Side Table by Jane Brenkley
A Jane Brenkley carved Maori folk art design pedestal side table, the rectangular top with a women, man and two dogs to the foreground, a lake with waka and background with whare and further figure beyond; raised on upon a figural column from a stepped…
Maori Carved River Landscape Side Table
Jane Brenkley Maori carved design side table, the oval top with river landscape design including four figures seated in front of a whare, a figure in canoe, the three figures to the front in traditional dress accompanied by a dog, original paint finish,…
Maori Carved Side Table with Paua Shell Inserts
A c.1920 Rotorua School Maori carved side table, the rectangular top with a plain central panel framed by a wide border, finely detailed with stylised figures, masks and spiralling forms, fine notch and lineal highlights, the thick plank top with further…
Maori river scene fire screen
A New Zealand Arts & Crafts fire screen carved with a river scene with a Maori women in a waka, 68 x 680 mm
Maori-Inlaid Timbers Side Table from Burned Forest
A New Zealand timbers side table, from the Waikato region, inlaid with a Maori village scene amongst a cabbage tree landscape. The timbers were salvaged from the so-called 'Burned Forest' at Arapanui c. 1920s when the forest was discovered. A note…
Maori Artifacts: Prints from Ralph and Miller Engravings
Two black and white prints from engravings by Richard Ralph and Benjamin John Frederick Miller. From an unknown publication, derived from engravings after Ralph and Miller in Hawkesworth, J., an Account of the Voyages? London, 1773. One depicts two carved…
Colonial Kauri Painted Box with Maori Designs
An impressive colonial kauri painted box, the exterior painted with Maori kowhaiwhai designs in traditional red/black/white tones, the painting is contemporary with the age of trunk, iron side handles, plinth base, the interior painted deep cream with two…
Maori Carved Console Table with Tikis and Weka
A vintage Maori carved console table with stylised carved legs and frieze featuring tikis, weka and dog toothed notching. Height 85 cm. Width 110 cm. Depth 35 cm
Rare 19th Century Maori Circular Side Table by Menzies
John Henry Menzies, a very rare and important 19th century circular side table, The circular top with kowhaiwhai carving and inscribed: Kia marangaa ake akakamo ko te whatatarei a raa. The frieze pierced and carved with wheku heads, the slender splayed…
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