JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 10 December 2024 - 10:00 AM start
A c.1880 New Zealand silver & whale bone 'Ikolaki' whaling interest brooch,
Realised: $1,900 plus premium
Lot Details
formed as a harpoon with silver ribbon suspended on wire rope with fret cut letters 'IKOLAKI'. L.65mm. Note: Papers Past details a fishing report in 1868 of Mr Buchanan's Fishery 'Ikolaki' of Akoroa. Another reference dated 1844 details 'We regret to announce the loss of this vessel at a whaling station, called Ikolaki, situated to the south of Akaroa'.
