JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 15 June 2021 - 10:00 AM start
A unique architectural rendition of the (proposed) T.E.A.L HQ at Mechanic's Bay
Estimate: $300 - $600
Lot Details
in ink and watercolour monogrammed 'HLM' and dated 1949. 500 x 730mm, mounted, conserved, unframed. The Mechanics Bay was the Flying Boat base from the late 1930s - 1960s. Pan American and Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) flew to the Pacific Coral Route, USA, and Australia from here. Teal's Solent–class flying boats, introduced in 1949, were the last trans-Tasman aircraft to fly from the bay. The HQ was converted to offices in 1974 as the Ports of Auckland Building. Cf. 'Coral Route: Tasman Empire Airways Ltd, Flying Boats & the South Pacific' by Gerry Barton and Philp Heath, 2015.
