Lot #176 - A rare Thomas Norman Lovatt terracotta pottery bust of the ‘Young Pomare’
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:December 2015 Antique and Art Auction
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Sale Date:01 Dec 2015 ~ 10am
01 Dec 2015 ~ 5pm -
Lot #:176
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Lot Description:A rare Thomas Norman Lovatt terracotta pottery bust of the ‘Young Pomare’
finely modelled with incised moko, wearing a cloak to his shoulders, the top rib standing proud, incised to the base ‘No. 10 T.N. Lovatt 1967’. 245 x 135 x 170. Note: Pomare II was an important Maori leader, born in the latter part of the 18thC. He lived in the Southern Bay of Islands, in the territory of Ngati Manu, of Nga Puhi. Also known as Whiria, by 1815 he was chief over a village in the Waikare District and was reported by newly arrived missionaries to be graceful, well proportioned, strong and attractive to women. Upon the death of his uncle, Pomare I, he took his name as well as his place as leader of Nga Puhi. Pomare II was involved in trading with European shipping and a supporter of European settlement in the area. He signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 17 February 1840. Further biographical details available. T.N. Lovatt 1896-1968 was a third generation master potter and well qualified when he came to N.Z. from Newcastle-under-Lyme, England in 1923 when he took up -
Estimate:NZ$2,500 - 2,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Ceramics & Porcelain
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