Frogs, Wars and Cobb & Co
5th May 2024 - Blog
In the later 1860s, the age of European discovery in New Zealand has taken a turn. There is a war
Sometimes you make a small find which gives you pleasure. In this case a very small find in an early New Zealand water colour by Gerald Butler Beere, no title, until we opened it up to restore it and found one on the back, and then a little gem emerged of Lake Waikare in the Waikato. If you have an eye for colonial water colours, you will recognise the palette with the characteristic blues and straw colours – did they all work with the same set of paints? You can see it and read about it here.
5th May 2024 - Blog
In the later 1860s, the age of European discovery in New Zealand has taken a turn. There is a war
2nd Jan 2024 - Rare and Early Books
The 17th century Italian traveller, Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri, at around the age of 42 in 1693, decided he had