Thinking of Aunts
2 May to 21 May 2011

  1. AUNT 1 "Te Awa Tahi"
    Fine straw wide-brimmed hat, veiling, cloth roses, bunch of purple cloth flowers & leaves; monogrammed hatpin, hand-made hatpin in velvet, beads & braid; fur collar; beaded dress motif; plastic violin brooch; 3 vintage reels of silk thread; rotary badge; hair net; curtain rings; silk batik dyed fabric.
    $750.00
  2. AUNT 2 "bride"
    Bride's faux orange-blossom wreath and veil, circa 1900; beaded tulle from evening dress, circa 1900; faux pearl necklace; bone/ivory bead necklace, late Victorian brooch with baby photograph.
    $750.00
  3. AUNT 3 "It hurt like billy-o"
    Straw hat, self decorated; small pearl hatpin & pearl and gold metal hatpin; glass bead necklace; sycamore seed necklace; Brooklyn School jubilee badge 1949; fuzzy red fox badge; miniature kookaburra pin; maritime theme pin; gold metal & brass guitar brooch; Texas souvenir brooch with boot; vintage fabric.
    $750.00
  4. AUNT 4 "Wouldn't it rock you?"
    Felt and feather hat; matching amber plastic necklace and earrings; faux fur collar; Edward VIII coronation badge, 1937 (this never took place); ivory/bone elephants brooch; tennis badge; NZ championship fisherman's brooch, 1961, 3rd place; beaded hat pin; vintage dress fabric; home-made wool flower corsage.
    $750.00
  5. AUNT 5 "Te Ore Ore"
    Felt hat with feather trim; clear Perspex hat pin; handmade felt & bead necklace; Newtown School jubilee badge 1934; netball 1st VII badge; cathedral fighting fund badge; decorative woven collar; vintage fabric.
    $750.00
  6. AUNT 6 "wise woman said nothing"
    Felt hat with pearl hatpin; home-made plastic necklace; bone/ivory necklace; satin scarf; diamante and celluloid scarf ring; painted soldier brooch; prefect badge; horn bird brooch; women's land service badge, World War II; grouse foot badge with glass gem; French toile style fabric.
    $750.00