DEC JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 4 December 2018 - 10:00 AM start
A prototype (?) bronze cast NZ paperweight
Realised: $100 plus premium
Lot Details
appearing to reference women’s service during WW2. In the style of NZ art of the late '40s and early '50s (Mervyn Taylor style), the double-sided disc features a globe with stylised soldiers being given refreshments by uniformed women volunteers, the other side bears the legend “THEY ALSO SERVED / N.Z.T.A. 1939-1945” (New Zealand Territorial Army?). The base is stamped ‘TRIAL PATTERN’.
